H e t t o n H e a d l i n e sWinter 2012 Issue 7 North East School Newspaper of the Year Respect Learn Achieve

H e t t o n ’ s C h a r i t y D a y M e e t t h e S t a f f G C S E R e s u l t s S u c c e s s

Inside this issue: Living to a budget; In the words of Mr. Barratt;The School Council; Hetton School Prom and Riddling Rhymes

Year 11 Work Experience

Hetton School in China

School Tripto Tanzania

Sports Fun Day

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It has been a very positive start to the school year. TheGCSE results this summer were once again the ‘best ever’for the school in terms of the headline figures. Forexample, the percentage of students gaining five or moreGCSE A*-C grades including English and Maths was 65%

(up 13% from two years ago and best ever for HettonSchool). In addition, the percentage of students gaining five

or more GCSEs overall was 75% (up 12% from two years agoand best ever for Hetton School) and the percentage of students

gaining three or more A*/A was 20% (up 4% from two years agoand best ever for Hetton School)

This is an outstanding set of results for our students. For the second year in a rowthe school has achieved its best results ever, across a range of different measures.They are just reward for the hard work the students have put in during their time atHetton School. Credit also goes to the staff who have worked hard in supporting thestudents. These results reflect the improvements the school has made, anddemonstrate that at Hetton School, our students truly, RESPECT, LEARN andACHIEVE. I wish our students all the best in their futures, and I feel proud that wehave helped set them on the path to future success.

At Hetton School we are not just about academic results though. As you can seefrom the contents of this magazine, the extra-curricular life of the school is equallyimportant and is for the benefit of our students. Personal development is asimportant as academic development. That is why a group of students have recentlyspent ten days in China visiting our partner school and immersing themselves in theculture; why another group with two members of staff spent three weeks over thesummer holidays helping to build a school in Tanzania; why a group of studentshave started their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme and have completedtheir outdoor expedition; why every member of the school (students and staff alike)took part in a ‘Sport for All’ day (think: It’s a Knockout). What I now need to ensure isthat every student, regardless of their background or ability, engages in as manyactivities and experiences as possible to develop themselves as a person andprepare them well for the challenges of life after school.

Mr P. Keay, Headteacher

From the Head Teacher:Fromtheeditor:Welcome to the latestissue of HettonHeadlines. In this issuewe have a focus on themany extra curricularopportunities available tostudents at the school.

We have features on theschool trip to China andWorld Challenge toTanzania. As ever wealso have a firm focus onthe steps being taken atschool to improve thequality of teaching andlearning. As ever pleaseget in touch with me ifyou have any commentsor questions.

Mr. A. Hindle(Editor)hettonmagazine@gmail.com

This year, Hetton School again ran a summerschool over the six weeks holidays. Thisinvolved year six pupils coming to the schoolsfor a taste of secondary school life, to help boosttheir Maths and Literacy skills, and also to havea bit of fun! With me, pupils learned some newEnglish skills in the morning and then got to dosome Media in the afternoon.

We played with and learnt how to use cameras,taking pictures using different camera angles,which was great fun. This also really helped todevelop our Media skills.

I really enjoyed meeting the year 6 pupils beforethey came into year 7 and have had many ofthem say ‘hello’ in the school yard. Hopefullythey enjoyed it, learned something or maybemade some new friends.

by Mrs Dixon

Summer School

In 2012, students from Year 7 tookpart in a foreign language spellingbee. This was a competition forpeople our age all over the NorthEast. Three different languages wereincluded – French, German andSpanish. Only 4 of the 5 studentsthat took part were speakingFrench – leaving one to doSpanish.

In preparation for the competition,we were given 150 spellings and wewere told to practice as much as we could. We also took part inpractice in Mr Magee’s classroom.

All students did very well, although we did not make the finals. All ofthem are looking forward to helping our Year 7 students next year inthis competition!

Thank you to Chloe Poole, Annabel Laws, Bethany Kirk, Amy Robsonand Hayden Blake for taking part and Mr. Magee for his help!

by Chloe Poole

You are invited to attend our coffee morning toraise money for MacMillan Cancer Support

We will be selling homemade cakes andbiscuits and a variety of drinks in C11

(Mrs Gladstone’s Food Room)

on Thursday 27th September at 11am

9x4 are using their extra technology lesson to run anenterprise, raising money for charity.

Our first venture was the MacMillan World’s BiggestCoffee Morning.

We made cakes and cookies and invited some pupilsto the coffee morning. Even with just a small start weraised £25 to add to the staff coffee morning.

Next event will be Children in Need in November.

By Andrew Gelson, Rebecca Pescod, Hannah Smith andChloe Lawton

In late October, students in Years 9 and 10had the opportunity to work with the charityBeatBullying and Channel 4 Education inbecoming cyber mentors. Hetton School waslucky enough to have training that will link inwith storylines to be used in the hit TV showHollyoaks.

Award Winning Charity BeatBullying andChannel 4 Education teamed up to trainstudents to become 'cybermentors' to helpmake bullying unacceptable. Thirty youngpeople at Hetton school took part inBeatBullying's cybermentors intense two dayprogramme which will equip them with theknowledge and skills they need to offersupport to their peers who fall victim ofbullying and to act as anti bullying advocatesin their school and community.

The training is being funded by Channel 4Education and is the first in a series ofcybermentor training sessions at schoolsacross the country in the lead up to and duringnational anti bullying week. Cast membersfrom Channel 4's flagship youth dramaHollyoaks will also be trained as part of thepartnership. Emma-Jane Cross CEO ofcybermentors and BeatBullying said, "Thanksto their generosity we are able to train thirtyyoung people from Hetton school to beadvocates of BeatBullying's work through theirrole as cybermentors."

By Isabelle Orwin and Georgia Golightly

Beating Bullying -with help from

Channel 4!

Headways - Your Sixth Form!Autumn term means the new Headways students settling in, following their excellent resultsachieved at Hetton School. Hetton Headlines met with three former Hetton students to find out theinside news of what life at Headways is like!

Why did you choose to come to Headways?Jade: It offered the courses I wanted and sounded great.Anna: It offered me the course I wanted to choose and being

able to carry on doing Media at Hetton made the transitionfrom school so much easier.

Kelly: Because it sounded like a great College to come to and Iwas drip-fed information whilst at Hetton.

What are your impressions of it so far?Jade: It’s very hard work and you have to stick with it to achieve

good results.Anna: There is a big increase in work load, but I’m enjoying it

so far.Kelly: It is great! It is so much more laid back than school.

What subjects are you taking and why did you choose them?Jade: Business Studies, Law and Media. I’d love my own business in the future and I really enjoyed Media

at Hetton.Anna: Media, English Language and Geography. These are all lessons I enjoyed at school and I’d like to do

a job in one of these areas.Kelly: Photography, English Language, Literature and Media. I really want to be a Journalist hence I chose

these.

What kind of support are you offered to help you settle in?Jade: The learning centre staff and the lecturers are really

helpful.Anna: You get help from your tutors if you are struggling.Kelly: It’s always available if you seek it out!

Tell us something about being here that people might not realise.Jade: It’s not as bad as you might think, as long as you do your

work on time!Anna: You get the teacher’s email address, so if you have a

problem it’s really easy to get in touch.Kelly: It really isn’t as bad as people make it out to be. Give it a chance, the lecturers are great.

What are your hopes for the future?Jade: I’m looking for good results and a good job.Anna: To work in Journalism and to go on to University.Kelly: I hope to go on to become a Journalist.

Summarise your time at Hetton… do you miss it?Jade: College is really good, so I don’t miss it much!Anna: I miss seeing my friends every day, as College doesn’t give me much time as it is quite hard work.Kelly: I really enjoyed my time at Hetton and miss it a lot. I enjoyed Mr. Hindle’s lessons, but he teaches

Media here too, which makes it so much more enjoyable.

By Jade Lawton, Kelly Harrison and Anna Higgins

More Success!Ex Hetton school pupils at our Headways SixthForm Centre, Sunderland College got to seethe look on the faces of far-away family andfriends as they shared their A Level results inAugust.

The college installed a Skype booth at itscampus and happy students were able to videocall relatives to tell them their good news.Sunderland College is committed to givingyoung people the best student experiencepossible – right down to results day.

It is another record year for the college with anoverall pass rate of 99 per cent, the fourthconsecutive year the college has achieved this.In 21 subjects the pass rate was 100%.

John Rushworth, Head of Headways SixthForm, was on hand to congratulate students.He said: “This year’s pass rates areexceptionally high, and we are immenselyproud of both our A Level and Vocationalstudents."

“Our students have worked incredibly hard andit is fantastic to see the results of all that effort.We like to go that extra mile so that’s why weinvited them to share the news with family whocan’t be here today.”

It is expected more than 850 students will nowprogress on to university, including topuniversities such as Durham and Newcastlewhere they will study subjects includingmedicine, law and engineering.

John said: “We are here to assist students infulfilling their ambitions. Our aim is to help allour students to achieve the best that they canthrough fantastic support and quality teaching.This is especially important at a time whencompetition for jobs and university places is sofierce. As always we are now looking to thefuture. Enrolment for the new term has nowstarted and with a programme of investmentexpected at the college within the next 12months, students who choose to study herehave an exciting future ahead of them.”

IN THE WORDS OF MR. BARRETT:Mr. Barrett is becoming legendary at Hetton School for hisunusual but highly effective assemblies. He recently gave anassembly introducing Heroes Day, getting students to considerwho their heroes are and also getting us to realise that fictionalsuper-heroes are not all they are cracked up to be!

So, what is Heroes Day?In memory of marine: Richard Hollington

• He died from wounds sustained in ablast in Afghanistan.

• He was only 23.

• Is he a hero?

• His friend Danny Galvin decided to raise money for “Help forHeroes” – a charity raising money for injured ex-servicepersonnel.

• He climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.

• He raised over £50,000 on the day he reached the summit –October 21st 2011, and he’s doing it again this year.

• He is a school teacher.

• Is he a hero?

• Danny came up with the idea of National Heroes Day – for schoolchildren to honour their personal hero and to remember our warheroes.

Mr. Barrett went on to talk about Iron Man – a personal hero ofhis, but recognised just how unrealistic his super powers are.

In order for Iron Man to get run at the speed of light, Mr. Barrettused a series of scientific calculations to work out just howmuch Iron Man would have to eat:

• One food calorie is the amount of energy neededto raise the temperature of one gram of waterby one degree Celsius x 1,000

• When running at 1 percent the speed of lighthe would travel at 3 millionmetres (1,860 miles) per second

• KE = 1/2mv2 = ½ x 70kg x3,000,000 m/s2

• 315 trillion kg-m2/sec2

• 1 kg-m2/sec2 = 2.4 food calories

• Flash needs 75 billion food calories to reachthat speed

• 150 million cheeseburgers just to run atfull speed!

So, perhaps, Iron Man’s powers werenot that realistic. Mr. Barrett left thestudents asking, who are our real heroes?The ones that we see on a day to daybasis rather than the ones wesometimes read about.

The dress that I have made is based on a style called Japanese street style and asub-culture within it called ‘Sweet Lolita’. I came up with the idea of making adress like this from looking at a lot of designers that are influenced by Japanesestreet style and then taking inspiration from what they produce.

I then created a few designs and then narrowed it down to my favourite. I had topractice a lot of different techniques before finally selecting the most successfulones that I decided to use.

To make the top part of the dress I made my own template and used this to cutaround on the fabric. Then I have hand sewn beads onto it to decorate it. Insidethe top on the lining it contains a print created using a computer program and ournew sublimation printer. This printer prints using ink that turns into a gas whenheat and pressure is applied and is trapped by the fibres in the synthetic fabric.

Finally, I added lace around the edge of the top, which was also hand embroideredwith beads. I also created my own template for the waist band and the bow.

I then made the skirt using a commercial pattern and then added a band that Idesigned onto the bottom. I have screen printed flowers onto the band and thencut more flowers on the laser cutter and then mounted them on top of each other.I have then added lace to the bottom of the dress.

I have used a range of techniques as Miss Blackie told me that I needed todemonstrate as many skills as possible, including a range of computer aideddesign and manufacture techniques, such as creating my own print and usingthe laser.

I have loved making my dress and my coursework folder and now want to studyfashion design at college and university.

by Katie White

MY TEXTILES COURSEWORK

In mid July, students Sam Blacklockand Kagen McLinden representedHetton Headlines at the North EastSchool of the Year Awards run bythe Journal and Evening GazetteNewspapers.

Hetton Headlines was nominated inthe category ‘School Newspaper ofthe Year’ beating off competitionfrom a number of other schoolnewspapers and magazines to evenget nominated.

The event was held at the Stadiumof Light, with a posh 3 course mealfor all the nominated schools andstudents.

Sam and Kagen gave apresentation about HettonHeadlines, explaining how it showsoff all the news from Hetton School

and to all the different places themagazine is delivered. They thenread sections from articles they hadwritten. DJs from Metro Radio,comparing the event, complimentedHetton School on the quality of thewriting.

After this, it was time for the award,with Hetton School being the nameon the card as it was pulled out ofthe envelope. We won a cheque for£1000 to be used towards theSchool Magazine, as well as aframed certificate and trophy.

After conducting interviews with thepress about our feelings on winningthe award, we headed back toHetton to pass on the great news!

by Sam Blacklock andKagen McLinden

THE NORTH EAST SCHOOL AWARDS

The students spent 3 days in the Udzungwa Mountains where theydeveloped basic camp skills and did some trekking. They then spentabout 10 days at the River Valley Campsite near Iringa where theylearnt to cook with the local people and this also including learninghow to kill chickens. They had to shop in the markets and barter forthe things they wanted. They also spent just over a week at a localprimary school where the students from Hetton did some teachingand renovations. We added a roof to two classrooms and we addedconcrete floor in the classrooms as well as plastering and paintingthe walls. All of the work was done in 30 degree heat. The final dayat school was an emotional one as the students from Tanzaniaperformed cultural dances and as a way of saying thank you theyprovided us with two live chickens which we later had to kill fordinner; the chickens were named Tikka and Masala.

They then spent two days in the Ruaha National Park trying eagerly tospot the Big 5; they managed to see the lions at close range as wellas the elephant and buffalo.

Throughout the trip they camped and cooked on a stove which washard work when cooking for 19 people. We had an out break ofdiarrhoea in camp but we all survived and when walking from campto school we had a Cobra snake slither in front of us and the pupilsjust stood still as I screamed for them to move back slowly. When thesnake passed their first words were "Miss did you get a photo".

The final few days were spent on a beach south of Dar es Salaam.

The children were really friendly, sometimes a bit bossy though!They did a great performance for us on our last night there.

Holly Gardner

Tanzania was amazing! It was as completely differentfrom home as you could possibly imagine.

Nathan Kindred

Tanzania - The Ultimate Adventure!By Miss Paget and the Tanzania students

Miss Paget’s view:

It was hard work being away for threeweeks and at times the students gotemotional but overall it was worth it. Thestudents went from strength to strength.At first they could not get out of bed in themorning but by the end they were up withthe sun. At first the staff had to help makebreakfast but eventually it was delivered tothe tent. In the beginning they were upsetwith the poverty they saw but then they gotover this and tried to make a difference.The students grew in confidence and somestudents showed great leadership skills.The worked as a team to completechallengers and many of them overcomefears. I hope the students learnt toappreciate what they have.

The student’s views:

The Safari was amazing. Seeing wild animals fromso close up was a life-changing experience

Amy Golding

Getting chased by elephants was a highlight, thanks toMrs. Chalk hanging out of the car window taking photos!

Georgia Rushworth

Walking to the top of a large hill and seeing someamazing African views was quite an experience.

Olivia Box

The project itself was a great experience. Being able to help thestudents and the community gave a real sense of achievement.

Mark Thompson

As part of our developing relationship with Number 76 School in Harbin,China; Miss Paget and Mr. Knowles accompanied a number of students toChina in the week before half term. Here we present both the students andteacher’s view of what happened. Based on a blog produced by Mr. Knowles,Miss Paget and the students involved, they tell the story of the 2012 trip.

Brianna and Casey’s account of our first flight:The flight to Dubai was…. interesting. The highlight was definitely Miss Pagetjumping out of her seat and screaming during turbulence, it was great. Weexpected the journey to be really long and drag, but it wasn’t that bad really. Therewas loads of good films and music to keep us entertaining, it was quite enjoyablein the end. Since it was Charlotte’s birthday we got to have a group photo withourselves and the crew, they were really friendly and so were many passengersalso on the flight with us. We made lots of friends on the plane with the otherpassengers who were interested in our trip to China. We finally got to Dubai andit’s a really nice airport. Everything’s so detailed and clean, it’s also really big.There are loads of people from different countries in the world here and it’sinteresting to see and hear everyone from other places, and the shops are goodtoo, especially McDonald’s.

Arriving in ChinaWe all arrived at Hotel Ibis at about 11 o’clock in the morning (4 o’clock in themorning in England ) and we were all practically sleepwalking. When we got thekey cards to the rooms, we got on the lift as soon as we could and headed to therooms. We should have been very excited because Ibis was taller than 7 housesstacked on top of each other, but we only realised how good it was. It was veryclean and tidy.

The first day!An exceptional lunch of local speciality: dumplings (imagine ravioli) was enjoyed ata local restaurant. It is fair to say that although everyone tried most of the styles,not all were popular (saying that, Mr Knowles enjoyed them!)

After an afternoon shopping at the supermarket and the main shopping street weare back at the hotel waiting for our welcome dinner. We certainly aren’t short offood! The dinner is hosted by our partner school and sounds amazing at a Russianstyle hotel.

Banquets and bagsWow! We have just returned fromthe welcome banquet hosted by theHarbin Communist Party Secretaryfor Education and the Minister forForeign Affairs in the Harbinprovince. The dinner was held at a5 star hotel and there were somany different dishes on the tableto choose from, it becameimpossible to try everything as newcourses kept arriving.

The Secretary was a gracious host although Miss Paget and I managed to avoiddrinking too much in the seemingly endless series of toasts. He made a speechthanking us for coming, celebrating the relationship between our schools andcities, and praising the students for their bravery in making such a long journey. MrKnowles replied with an inspiring short speech about our gratitude for theirwelcome and what an honour it was to be invited.

The conversation, partly through translation and partly through the excellentEnglish spoken by some of the officials, ranged from football to customs, fromeducation to Geography, but especially focused on how our students were not coldwhen wearing so little! We explained the concept of being from the North East ofEngland is like being from North East China in that you have to brave the cold.

Back at the hotel, just when we thought the evening was over, someonediscovered they had left their bag at the banquet. This prompted phone calls withWo (our excellent translator) and a visit by Mr Knowles back to the Russian stylehotel. After quite a few communication issues the bag was located and on the wayback Mr Knowles nearly got dragged into some public dancing.

Students views on their first few daysin China: • My first few days in China have been

amazing because we have experiencednew food and language, met new peopleand learned an awful lot of things.

• My first few days in China have beenamazing because we have experienced anew culture, tried food we never thoughtwe would, and even danced in middle ofthe street.

• My first few days in China have beenamazing because it’s been interesting toexperience the fantastic culture and thebeautiful sights.

• My first few days in China have beenamazing because the food is spectacularand we have been bombarded with newand different flavours. The community isvery friendly and this trip is a once in alifetime opportunity that we are all readyto embrace because we may never comeback here again.

Hokey CokeyUpon arrival atthe schooltoday we wereled to the hallwhere we weregreeted bystudentssinging “It is a big big world”. Today was aspecial day for no.76 Middle School as theywere formally launching the SeventhEnglish Salon in the school hall. A numberof guests had been invited to the launchingceremony including the press anddistinguished guests from the communitywho show a commitment to the Englishlanguage. The students and staff on thevisit to Harbin from Hetton School were alsoprivileged to be present in the launchingceremony.

The English Salon is considered an extra-curricular activity which aims to develop anenvironment to stimulate students’ interestin learning English. The students meet theaim of the English Salon throughundertaking activities such as Englishgames, drama and singing.

The first English Salon was established in2006 and since then it has gained anationwide reputation for developingstudents English language skills. Last yearthe school’s production of Little Red RidingHood was featured on Chinese TV tohighlight the innovative approaches no.76Middle School is adopting towards theteaching of foreign languages; this was thefirst time no.76 Middle School had beenfeatured on National TV and as a result itwas considered a great honour for theschool.

CHINA 2012 By Miss Paget, Mr. Knowles andthe students involved in the trip.

No.76 School - what our students say…• My favourite part of our school visit was making the dragons and

painting in Chinese writing because we would never do that inEngland – Abigail R

• I liked table tennis the best. The Harbin pupils were really good at itand they taught us how to do it, and at the end we had a littlecompetition – Chloe H

• I am really glad that we don’t have to start school at 7am and finishat 6.30pm like the pupils in Harbin. They are not even allowed to goout at night because they get 2 or 3 hours of homework! – Brogan

• My favourite part has been talking to the Chinese children inEnglish because it gave me the opportunity to understand differentcultures and backgrounds. I also made new friends. – Charlotte

• I have learned some great things while I have been here in Harbin,especially in the opening ceremony as they did a greatperformance and we tried to do a song and dance. I hope it is likethis for the rest of the trip – Eve

• The opening ceremony was really amazing. We got many amazingphotos and a lovely gift from the pupils. In Art we had great funmaking dragons (very important in China) from paper cups– Casey & Brianna

• The best bit so far has been playing table tennis. We were playingwith some of the best in the school. I also enjoyed meeting newfriends and the teachers have been really kind and helpful – Niall

• On the day we were welcomed to the school there were childrensinging, dancing, making speeches and painting and we werepraised for our try at a song and painting – Chloe T

• My days at no.76 school have been life changing. I found out thattheir days are much longer and they often have to do homeworkuntil 11pm. I used to think that we worked hard at school, but now Ihave visited China I understand how lucky we are – Hayden

• The thing I liked most about today was the table tennis. It wasespecially good verses the PE teacher – Marnie

• My favourite part of the visit to the school was doing the sport. Itwas really fun and I loved seeing all the children smiling and askingus to join in – Caitlin

• No.76 school itself is not in the best condition, but the peopleinside really care and that is what counts – Abby

No.76 School - what our students say… BeijingThis is agroup photoin front of themost popularbridge in theForbiddenCity. Legendstates thatonly theemperor or someone of equal status can walkacross the centre bridge. We decided that weshould leave that to Mr Keay. Further into theforbidden city we continued our tour round. Wewent in the emperors bedroom and it was reallybig. The emperor also had his own bridge andgate. We had a great time in the Forbidden City asyou can see from the photo above.

As we walked through the Temple of Heaven, it feltlike a social club as people played games such asChinese chess and lots of card games. When MrKnowles took pictures of the chess players, one ofthe men looked at him as if he was going to KILLhim!

Today’s visits to Tienanmen Square, Forbidden Cityand the Temple of Heaven, were a fantasticexperience and we took a lot of pictures toremember this. These are things we probably won’texperience again so it was great to get thisopportunity. I think that this will be something wewill never forget and what we shall treasure for avery long time.

Summarising the tripMiss Paget and Mr Knowles would like to say a big thankyou to everyone who have helped make this trip asuccess: Parents – for your bravery in allowing yourson/daughters to come on the trip, your trust in us totake care of them, and your messages of support via theblog; Our Chinese colleagues at no.76 school in Harbin,Jenna and Wu Pei in Harbin and Tracey in Beijing –without you we would not have had the chance to makethis such a wonderful experience; The school forallowing us to run the trip and the messages of supportwe have received (and for covering the odd lesson in ourabsence); and finally to the students, who have beenfantastic. We are both incredibly proud of what they haveaccomplished. Their good humour, their willingness totake on challenges, and their maturity for 12-13 yr olds.It has been a pleasure to spend 10 days with you andget to know you.

An emotional goodbyeAnother wonderful day thanks to thekindness of our hosts. We we privilegedto be invited to the city governmentheadquarters. It was the first time anyeducational group from anywhere in theworld had been allowed to visit. Inanother first we attended a specialperformance of the ethic dance of theregion in the new (opened last week)ethnic artisan and craft centre.

Visits to Sun Island, the Dragon Towerand Zoulin Park made our daycomplete, followed by a special farewelldinner. This ended and there weremany hugs from students and theHarbin staff. We have made somewonderful friends here!

Work Experience ReportJust before October half term, Year 11 students were given their annualchance to experience the wide world of work. Students went as far afield asTeesside and Newcastle, joining staff in hospitals, schools, retail outlets anddesign studios to name but a few. Here, some year 11 students comment ontheir experiences.

Northumbria University Design StudioBased at the fantastic new design building right next to the centre ofNewcastle, we spent our week trying out different steps in the design ofclothes. The massive design studio was a hive of activity. From usingscissors and the sewing machine safely to the chance to make our ownitems. We also had the chance to see students at the University working ontheir designs and the chance to attend lectures to see what a UniversityDesign course would actually be like. The days were long, involving a 7ambus and a 4pm finish, this was a real insight into how busy working lifewould be!

Laura Stephenson, Becky Kennon and Lauryn

Graphic Design – El RobotoMy role for the week was to work on new packaging design for a pack ofchocolates. The staff at El Roboto spend a great deal of time designingproduct packaging in the fast paced atmosphere of a design company. Withdeadlines to meet and customers looking for the cutting edge in designs,this was a great introduction to what being a designer would be like. I waspleased with the quality of the design that I managed to produce.

Dominic Lobban

Sunderland University I spent the week in Sparks FM – the Sunderland University Radio Station. Ihad the chance to do some editing of radio shows and news bulletins. I gotto sit in on some actual radio shows being presented at the time. I did somedirecting of the actual shows too. Overall a really good experience.

Amy Lamb

Sunderland HospitalsWe had the chance to go around all the different hospital departments andunderstand their roles. The most memorable ones Neurophysiology – wherewe had the chance to look at how the brain works. We had the chance togo to the Maternity ward and speak to the women on the ward. The MedicalRecords department was interesting, seeing just how many records thehospital keeps of its patients.

Jasmine Dhami

Becky, Lauryn and Laura

Dominic

Amy

Jasmine

Students Achieve More Excellent Results at Hetton School!

Work ExperienceFor my work experience I got the opportunity to visit NorthumbriaUniversity, in the centre of Newcastle. For 5 days, Lauryn Logan,Rebbecca Kennon and myself, worked with the fashion designstudents, listened to some lectures and helped in the fashiondepartment.

Day 1 Today is the first day of work experience, so we decided to get the bus really early inorder to make sure we were on time. We luckily found our way to the new designbuilding and despite still being half an hour early, we met with Gael Henry who wasgoing to be our mentor for the week. She showed us around the campus and where wewould be working. That afternoon we observed a drawing tutorial and even had a goourselves.

Day 2 Today we were with another member of staff who also works in the fashion department,and we had the opportunity to make a bag using the industrial machines. The machineswere really hard to use at first, but by the end of the day, we had all created a bag thatwe were all proud of!

Day 3 In the morning, we visited a lecture that was taking place in another building. The lectureinvolved a skype meeting with a famous fashion journalist and stylist named CarynFranklin, who was giving the students a brief for a project that they were going to bedoing this year. The meeting was really interesting and Lauryn, Rebbecca and I learnt alot. That afternoon, we shadowed some of the mentors, and listened to the advice theywere giving the fashion students.

Day 4 We observed a talk in the morning which was hosted by a fashion journalist who hadpreviously worked in magazines such as Vogue. The meeting was about where thefashion students were going on their week of work placement. Most of the designstudents were going to London, but some wanted to go abroad in places like New Yorkand Paris. After lunch, we helped the design students with their projects. I helped withsome beading for a student who was doing an African themed collection, Lauryn sewedsome buttons, and Rebbecca was cutting material.

Day 5 On our final morning, we were set the task of washing a car which was in the entrance,for an event which was happening that evening. For the rest of the day we were workingwith the computers and helping with the lighting. We also visited the fashioncommunication department, and learnt about the project that the students were doing.

Despite getting lost a few times and nearly getting flattened by the revolving doors, weall really loved the week and learnt a lot from our work experience.

Laura Stephenson

Ethos andValues

The motto of Hetton Schoolis ‘Respect. Learn. Achieve.’These are three qualitiesthat have the highestimportance for all membersof our school community.

• Respect - students shouldrespect themselves and allothers in our school. Weexpect them to show goodmanners and politeness atall times. In return, theyshould expect to be treatedthe same way.

• Learn - the very reason whystudents attend school.Students will be given everyopportunity to learn anddevelop academically,emotionally, socially andphysically. I believe thatlearning is paramount andis the reason our studentsattend school and thisshould not be disrupted byothers. Students shouldenjoy learning. We have amultitude of extra curricularactivities – we expectstudents to get involved!

• Achieve - we expect everyindividual, whatever theirability, to achieve their verybest in every lesson, everyweek, every term, everyyear and to havesignificantly progressed bythe time they finish HettonSchool. We set our studentschallenging targets – withthe right support, we expectthem to be met.

Hetton School encouragespositive behaviour andcelebrates success.Students are rewarded fordoing the right thing. We donot focus on the negative,punitive aspects of schoollife. However, we do have aset of clear and simple rulesthat we expect every studentto adhere to. In promotingpositive behaviour, we donot accept that the negativebehaviour of a small minorityof students should affect thelearning and progress ofothers. We do not toleratebullying or discrimination.

by Mr. Keay

A huge amount of work has been done oncreating our school VLE in recent months.The VLE can be accessed via our websitehome page and is due to go live early in thenew year. It aims to offer students andparents a chance to access work and ahost of information about the school.There’ll be more information as it launches.by Mr. Hindle

The Hetton School Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)

Last half term in English myself and 9X1 explored some of the different POETIC DEVICES that writers use to bring theirpoems to life. POETIC DEVICES include writer’s tricks such as alliteration, assonance, metaphors and similes.

After studying how poets use these devices to create ‘mind pictures’ in their poems. I decided to set my class (9X1) ahomework challenge. Could they write their own riddle poem called, ‘What am I ?’ describing either a person, place oran emotion? Within the poem students were asked to try and use AS MANY different poetic devices as they could todescribe their chosen subject.

The results were pretty impressive. Why not see how many different POETIC DEVICES you can spot in thefollowing riddle poems?

Riddling Rhymes from Poetic Year Nines

Writer’s tip...A word of warning - real poets don’t sit with a listof poetic devices and try to use all of them in everypoem. Poets usually pick tricks that suit the’feeling’ of the poem they are writing. For example, apoem about the sea might suit lots of colour wordsto describe the way the sea LOOKS (blue, sapphire,azure) and lots of sibilance( where you repeat the‘s’ sound) to create the SOUND of the sea.

Poetic Device ChallengeWhat two poetic devices arebeing used in this line of poetry?

“Brash with glass I want tosmash to pieces”

The first student to find MissLysiak and give her the answer tothe previous question wins a barof chocolate!

What am I?

I am a blazing fireHot like an erupting volcano

I am a crash of cold crystal waterGrabbing rocks by the throat as it

Crashes onto to the shoreI am a raging bull ready to chargeFire in it’s eyes, hell in it’s glare

I am anger

By Kate Ambrose

What am I?

It is the nightmare of the dark dingy dayThe sting that slithers down your spineThe hooded shadows that drowns your

memories like a body drowning painfullyI am the dirty blare of din

You feel broken down, Your body starts to ache

I make your heart bleed from past mistakes

You are drowning in tearsThey drip down like falling rain

All that’s left is the painNo sunshine sits smiling your way

Just the never ending pitter patter of rain

The heart is dyingThe soul is crying

The only weapon is my vermillion penThe door has slamed on happiness

I can feel depression moving in again.

By Casey Watson

What am I?

I am a majestic beautiful landscape engulfed in povertyI am a white hot wonderland wondering where I am

I am a crystallized sun glistening in the immense heatThe pearly white gates of heaven indulged in a caramel vicinity

I am a tranquil tabernacle watching the world glide byI am a sitting structure watching his body sizzle in the midday sun

I am graciously grand and wiselike an old Oak tree deep within an undiscovered forest.

I sit listening to the waters slosh softly against my shoresJust Like before…I am the Taj Mahal.

By Jaskaran Dhami

What am I?

I am the twinkling moon beaming on your backI am the clouds turning darkness into solar eclipse

I am the silence you find in the lengthy shadows of a lonely, lifeless caveI am the hood adolescent that lurks in the dirty coldness of the street

I am the thin wires that whine in the wind up above your headI am the gun that goes bang once shot

I am the fog that creeps around you, taking you to the edge of a nightmareI am foul smelling soot secretly crouching in your chimney

I am the shining sun that makes you shield your eyes.I am a sinister city street at night.

By Andrew Gelson

By Miss Lysiak

On Friday July 13th, Year 11 and staff memberspast and present gathered for the annual schoolprom. Hallgarth Manor again kindly hosted us.

The prom kicked off with the arrival of studentsin a range of cars; from a Hummer to a classicPorsche – parents, staff and students snappedthe arrival and the range of fashions on display.

Mr. Keay kicked off the evening in a double actwith Mr. Howey. Mr. Keay showing hisknowledge of Year 11 students as Mr. Howeyquizzed him about what he could remember ofthe students. Following speeches from theHead Girl(Beth waters) and Deputy Head Boy(Anthony the Head Boy was in China!) wemoved on to a meal of soup, Chicken and adelightful chocolate fudge cake.

The disco then kicked off, with virtually everystudent and staff member at some point hittingthe dance floor. Students cooled off outside andchatted with staff and other students of theirmemories of the past five years and hopes forthe future. A great evening was had byeveryone.

A major thanks must go to Miss Duff for heramazing organisation!

by Kelly Harrison

Kieron Scotter,Macauley Wilson,Jay Anderson,MacauleyBlackburn, AlexCarman and GaryThompson haverecently attendedthe local the B&QStore in Durhamwhere they puttheir woodworkskills to the test.Over the twosessions each pupilassembled a BirdBox and miniatureWheelbarrowPlanter fromscratch. Each pupilwas responsible formeasuring, cuttingand assemblingeach projectindependently.

Mr. Togher

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What am I?

I am obsolete and authenticI am time turning time, tracing the past

I am a worm burning, yearning.I am a pillaged memory

Stood tall against the azure skyI am a gasp of breath

Like a Roman in the heat of battleI am subtle, sleek stone

A monument walking in the windI am Penshaw monument.

By Richard Taylor

What am I?

I am a loud banging in your small earI am a cup catching your criesAnd ripping your heart away

I am an azure drop running down your faceI am the splash of tears on the floor

Locking up happiness, putiing it in a box.

Your tears are like rivers and angels weepingI am a terrible taunting thought ticking in your mind

I am the softly sensitive sighs inside of youI am sadness.

By Caitlyn Hirst

What am I?

I am the darkemptiness at the end of your nightmare

I am the shrieking sound of silenceShhhh!

I am like time creeping pastI follow you around

And watch you from the shadowsI am an invisible cloak

Hung Around your neck

I am crystal pearls of never endinggloominess

I am transparent tears of painI am thin wiry wind whining in your ears.

I am always alone.I am loneliness.

By Gabrielle Burdess

Boys and Girls Dodgeball Club (Sports Hall - SF)

Year 9, 10 and 11 Boys and Girls Fitness Suite and Dance Mats(PE Staff)

KS3/4 Rugby Practice and Matches - (Fields)

Gymnastics Club for all Year Groups, 3.15 - 4.15pm (Gym)

Community Gymnastics Club, 4.15 - 5.15pm

Boys Football (SAFC - MUGA)

Year 9, 10 and 11 Boys and Girls Fitness Suite and Dance Mats(PE Staff)

Girls Hockey - all years (MUGA)

Trampoline Club for Years 7, 8 and 9(Triple A Coach - Gym) - 3.15pm - 4.15pm

Community Trampoline Club, 4.15 - 5.30pm

Boys Football ( SAFC - MUGA)

Year9, 10 and 11 Boys and Girls Fitness Suite and Dance Mats(PE Staff)

KS4 Boys Football (MUGA)

Community Karate Club - All Years, 6.30 - 8.30pm (Gym)

Year 9, 10 and 11 Boys and Girls Fitness Suite and Dance Mats(PE Staff)

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Hetton School Physical Education and SchoolSports Clubs - Winter Term 2012

EXECUTIVE SCHOOL COUNCIL

Morgan Wotton

Tonii Lithgow

John Wear

Shazina Scott

Ewan Donaldson

Brogan Hopkins

Sam Blacklock

Helen Cartwright

Jamie Palmer

Amy Golding

Who is it?What is it?The Executive school council is made out of two pupils out of each year that get voted inby the school council. These two pupils are representatives of the year that they are in.The executive council meets up every half term and have a meeting with Mr Keay todiscuss what we think of the school and our opinions and what we think we could do toimprove school life.

What we discussIn our last meeting with Mr Keay we talked about what the good things about the schoolare and what the bad points are about the school. We also talked about behaviour schoolmeals , teachers and supply teachers. We talked to Mr Keay about how we could improvesome of the bad points about school and gave him some ideas about the school.

How we helpWe help the school because we give our opinions and Mr Keay takes them into accountand he asks us about our ideas about how we could improve the school. Once we tell himour opinions he then takes them into

account and he uses our ideas to improve the school and school life. Once we give himour advice he emails the teachers he needs to and he asks them to do the improvementshe has asked and then in the next meeting we discuss if the school has improved. By Helen Cartwright

Students Support Sports Day!Sports Day 2012 was a change from the norm!On the day itself, students completed the fieldevents in the morning session ranging from theLong Jump to the High Jump.

The afternoon session was completely different.At 1pm, the whole school picked up a chair eachand created the most fantastic theatre around therunning track. Sat in house groups, students couldthen cheer on the students in their groups tovictory. Team Neville deserve a special mention for

their amazing banner and vocal support offered to all the competitors.

For once this summer, the rain stayed off and the event was able to take place fully.Both students and teachers enjoying a great day out!

The winners on the day were:• Bowes House won the Sports Day Trophy in July.

• Elliot Nelson won the Gavin Pattison Memorial Trophy for wining the IntermediateBoys 1500m race.

School Sports Records that were broken in July:• Year 8 Girls’ High Jump: Gabrielle Burdess -

1m 43

• Year 10 Boys’ High Jump: Lee Metcalfe -1m 61

A point of interest - Stephanie Houghton(London 2012 Football Olympian and formerstudent) – still holds the Year 9 Girls’ 200mrecord with a time of 29.01 seconds!

By Sophie Thompson

Why do you want to exercise? Is it important? It isn’t so you can develop hugemuscles like your favourite superhero or so you canlook hot and sweaty like all those TV commercials. It isimportant because it keeps your body and mindhealthy. There are many reasons why exercise is goodfor you, let’s see why it is cool to be active!

The main reason for activity is to keep your hearthappy. Your heart, the most important part of yourbody, pumps blood around your body every day of yourlife. The heart is a hard working muscle and is thestrongest in your body, but it needs you to make it evenstronger! To do this you need to exercise aerobically.

Aerobic is another way of saying that your body needsoxygen. Aerobic exercise is any form of activity thatmakes you take the oxygen from the air you breathe

and is then used in your muscles. When you exerciseyou breathe in all that air (oxygen), your heart becomesstronger and a tiny bit bigger. The number of cells thatcarry this oxygen around your body increases allowingyou to carry even more through your body. This is agood thing, as it lets your body work more efficientlyand keeps you healthy, AND, you can do more of yourfavourite activity without getting tired.

It is good for young people to do this kind of activity atleast five times a week, and no more than five times aweek, for about 20-30 minutes at a time. So how doyou do this? It’s the things you will all enjoy, swimming,dancing, roller and in-line skating, biking, skipping,running around and playing; these activities will get theimportant oxygen around your body.

By Miss Raveira

Exercise and Young People (and may be the not so young!) Work It Out! Why Exercise is Cool

Hetton School has a long history of raising money for charity.Last year we managed to raise around £900 from our annualcharity day. So this year, ably lead by Mr. Howey, the challengewas there to raise even more.

In late November, Hetton Schools annual Charity Day was onceagain a roaring success. The day itself took place on Children inNeed Day and included a host of different events.

Mr. Howey lead a staff raffle, with teachers donating somefantastic prizes, such as fragrances, chocolates and a fetchingshirt.

In the Library and Megabites, both students and staff were ableto enjoy a cake and biscuit sale with all proceeds going tocharity.

At lunchtime in the school hall, some brave year eleven students– Reece Todd, Brendan Walton and Karl Bennett had their legswaxed for charity.

The main event was the school’s non-uniform day, with everyonepaying £1 to take part in it – both students and staff.

This year’s day has raised over £1400. The Executive SchoolCouncil will decide how to share this out amongst the charities –Children in Need; The Steve Tose Literacy Fund; Great North AirAmbulance and Senior Citizens Party.

All students involved in the day thoroughly enjoyed themselves.There were huge crowds watching the leg wax and the cakessold out in minutes!

Mr. Hindle

HETTON’S CHARITY DAY 2012At Hetton School, we have a major focus onalways improving the quality of teaching andlearning within the school. This meansteachers constantly reflecting on their ownlessons and identifying ways to help studentsimprove their levels and grades. Here, someof our teachers give their tips on whatstudents can do to improve within differentsubjects.

One tip to improve your level in Science is tobe able to identify risks in experiments and

explain how to deal with them.

Mrs. Khan, Science

One tip to improve your level in literacy(reading age) is to read a novel, a factualbook, or magazine and newspaper articlesfor just 20 minutes a day.

Mr. Barrett, Literacy

One tip in Art & Design is to carefully followinstructions then add as much original

detail to your artwork as possible

Mrs. Brown, Art & Design

One way to improve your level is history is togive reasons for why an event happened.

One way to improve your level in historyis to decide which was the most importantreason and say why.

Mr. Johnson, History

One tip to improve your success in Englishreading questions is to keep a picture in your

head of a dog chewing a bone.

“How on earth will that help me?” I hear you ask.

Well, a dog chewing a bone won’t stop tillthere’s nothing left to get out of it. If you take

the same approach when you are EXPLAININGthe effects of a quote you have chosen to

analyse, and suggest a NUMBER of differentideas or feelings that the words give you, then

you will hit the requirement of DETAIL. Thissimple trick will raise your grades from level 5

to 6 or GCSE grade C to B.

Miss Lysiak, English

One tip to improve your level in Media Studiesis to include key phrases such as language,

audience, representation and institutionin your analysis.

Mr. Hindle, Media Studies

One tip to improve your level in Maths is tobe able to explain your reasons for each ofyour answers. (eg the angles at a point addup to 360o)

Mr. Hutchinson, Mathematics

RAISING LEVELS

Year 11 students as part of PHSE have been looking at different ways of spending and saving money. This led toclasses spending time researching credit cards, savings accounts and the different ways to pay for items in shops.As part of this, 11N2 came up with different ways to save a little bit of money every month from monthly budgets.

The students considered using price comparison sites as well as the power supermarkets sometimes exert on us tospend our money. Students came up with a variety of ways of saving money. This is what they found out:

By Liam Brand, 11N2

Activities/Clubs - Winter Term 2012

· 8.00 – 8.35amBreakfast Club(Megabytes)

· 8.00 – 8.35am Breakfast Club (Megabytes)

· 8.00 – 8.35am Breakfast Club (Megabytes)

· 8.00 – 8.35am Breakfast Club (Megabytes)

· 8.00 – 8.35am Breakfast Club (Megabytes)

· Study Support in Library3.00 – 4.30pm SL

· Study Support in Library3.00 – 4.30pm SL

· China Club JC - 3.00 – 4.30pm

· Study Support in Library3.00 – 4.30pm SL

· Business Studies Work Shop3.00 – 4.00pm (A10) DBe

· Study Support in Library3.00 – 4.30pm SL

· Band Rehearsals 3.00 – 4.00pm(M2) LC

· After School Club (B10) 3.00 – 4.00pmLK CA

· Lunchtime Club 12.15 – 12.55pm(learning support)

· Library Year 7 & 11 JK· Boys Club (A7) 12.15 – 12.55pmLK CA

· Library Computers (work only) JK· Library Literacy Games JK

· Extended Learning Opportunity KS4C1 SB

· Boys Singing Group (M2) LC· Extended Learning Opportunities(A8 A9 A10 A11)

· Lunchtime Club 12.15 – 12.55pm(learning support)

· Girls Group 12.15 – 12.55pm (A7)LK CA

· Yr11 GCSE Work (all areas)· Library Literacy Games JK· Library Computers (work only)Year 8 & 11 JK

· Extended Learning Opportunity KS4(C1) SB

· Extended Learning Opportunity(A8 A9 A10 A11)

· Lunchtime Club 12.15 – 12.55pm(learning support)

· Japan Club A6 AH · Smoking Clinic A12 LK LW· Library Year 9 & 11 JK· Library Literacy Games JK · Library Computers (work only) JK

· Yr11 GCSE Work (all areas) · Extended Learning Opportunity KS4(C1) SB

· Extended Learning Opportunity(A8 A9 A10 A11)

· Girls Singing Group (M2) LC

· Lunchtime Club 12.15 – 12.55pm(learning support)

· Library Year 10 & 11· Library Literacy Games JK· Drop in (A12) 12.30 – 12.55pm CA LK· Library Computers (work only) JK· Yr11 GCSE Work (all areas)

· Extended Learning Opportunity KS4(C1) SB

· ‘THE DOH-NUT CLUB’ A14(games, discussions, videos) AMc

· Language Club 12.25 - 12.55 (B1) KMa· Extended Learning Opportunity(A8 A9 A10 A11)

· Lunchtime Club 12.15 – 12.55pm(learning support)

· Library Year 11

· Extended Learning Opportunities(A8 A9 A10 A11)

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ʻDonʼt be tempted to buy new clothes each month,every other month will still keep you fashionableʼ

Jodie Allen

ʻDonʼt take so many days out, there is nothingwrong with a good old board gameʼ

Dominic Lobban

ʻBuy and use a bike, to get exercise and cutdown on petrol costsʼ

Liam Brand

ʻIf you really need two cars, have one cheaprun-around rather than two posh onesʼ

Jack Anderson

ʻBe wise with energy. Shop around for cheaperbills, try and cut down on heatingʼ

Nicole Orr

ʻBecome a legendary entrepreneurʼ

Dominic Lobban

Budgeting and Saving Money - the Year 11 attitude!

Miss Howe What is your role here at Hetton?Social Religious Studies teacher.

Why did you apply to work at Hetton?I applied to work here at Hetton

because I looked at the school website and it looked reallygood and had a friendly atmosphere. The school also had anice feel about it and I wanted to work at a school where Iwas close to home.

How have you enjoyed working at Hetton so far?Since I started Hetton in September I have really enjoyedworking here, it has been good to meet a variety of newpeople and to be welcomed to the Hetton community. It hasbeen hard but good.

What school did you work at previously and how is it differentto Hetton?Last year I worked at Graham School in Scarborough whereI done my teacher training. The school was a lot bigger thanHetton so I did not get to know the students as well as Ihave done at Hetton. I prefer Hetton as it is a lot nicer.

Whats your opinion on Hetton School?Hetton is a really good school and has lots of potential. Thestudents are really nice. There are lots of challenges and itis a really nice school to work at. My classes go really wellwhich is good.

How do you think your interview went when you came to Hetton? I only found out the day before that I had my interview atHetton so I was really nervous however when I got here itwent really well. The tour of the school was good as I talkedto many different pupils and staff while walking around theschool. The panel of the student council was really good asI got to talk to them about what they thought of the schooland I got to hear their opinion on Social Religious Studies.

What have you thought of the students at Hetton? The students here a really nice and well behaved. Theycan’t do enough to help you. They are very chatty and canhave a joke. There are some challenging students whichyou get in every school. I like how the students I teachalways are reaching for goals and positives.

What do you look forward to in the future? I look forward to running some extra curricular activities. Ialso want to raise the profile of SRS. I would also like to goon some school trips and even help out with some schoolproductions.

What do you do in your lessons to make them as fun as possible? In my lessons I try to use lots of video clips and do groupwork and have independent learners. I like to play musicwhich reflects to what we are doing and to get Religiousspeakers into school.

What are you interested in outside of school? I love music and have recently taken up swimming. I wouldlike to be more involved in sport. Go to many new placesand spend more time with my family. And to eat lots of food!

Miss Clarke What is your role here atHetton?I am a Maths Teacher.

Why did you apply to work atHetton?Hetton has a good reputation and when I spoke to staffwho had worked at the school they were really positive.

How have you enjoyed working at Hetton so far?My favourite part of working at Hetton has been gettingto know my new classes and I have really enjoyedgetting to know the students I teach.

What school did you work at previously and how is itdifferent to Hetton?I previously worked at a much bigger school, St Bedesin Durham which had 1400 students. Staff and studentsseem to know each other better at Hetton which is whatI like.

What’s your opinion on Hetton School?Everyone made me very welcome and it seems like afriendly environment and a nice place to work. Therealso seems to be some very good mathematicians fromwhat I`ve seen in my classes. I am expecting greatthings in the future.

How do you think your interview went when you cameto Hetton? Really busy but I got a really good impression of theschool from the students and the staff I met. Everyonewas really friendly and I thought it went well.

What have you thought of the students at Hetton? The students at Hetton are really friendly and alwayssay Hello to me around the school which is really nice.

What do you look forward to in the future? Becoming an established teacher within the school andgetting involved in extracurricular activities.

What do you do in your lessons to make them as fun aspossible? I try to relate topics to real life examples and situations,so that students can see the “point” of maths. I also likegames and puzzles.

What are you interested in outside of school? I really like music and often go to gigs and eventsaround the North East (I’m a bit too old for festivals nowthough, so just watch them on TV now) I also reallyenjoy swimming and like to go a few times a week.

G e t t o k n o w y o u r s t a f f !This term Hetton School welcomed three new members of staff in replace of Mr Gilderoy and Mr Roberts.Hetton Headlines caught up with them to see how they are enjoying their time here. by Sam Blacklock, Year 10

On Thursday July12th, students fromYears 7 to 10 tookpart in the first everHetton School SportsFun Day. In a summerof rain, the sun evenshone to celebratethe day.

Students had the chance to visit four different zonesthroughout the day. Activities in the speed challengeincluded an ‘old school’ sports day that included piggyback and egg and spoon races. A tug of war (Mr Keayseemed to love this!) and wheelbarrow races.

Other zonesincluded the mentalzone, wherestudents werefaced with a varietyof puzzles such asputting giant cubestogether fromdifferent shapedpieces. A range of puzzles set by Mr. Hutchinson finishedoff the zone. The physical zone (probably everyone’sfavourite zone!) included an assault course and avariation on table football, wehereby the players wereattached to each other in straight lines.

In the skills challengezone, students had towork as a teamcatching tennis ballshit up into the air ongiant mats and alsothe team had thechance to improvetheir skipping skills.Miss Miller’s quizalso challengedstudents knowledge.

The day was amassive success,with students andteachers all gettinginvolved. Mr. Howeyseemed to reallyenjoy the gladiatorfighting zone and hecould be seen

throwing himself literally into every activity.

Roll on the next one!by Jessie Terry and Karl Bennett

SPORTS FUNIN THE SUN! On the last day of

term, Mr. Howey,Governors and specialguests lead ourannual attendanceand achievementawards.

Throughout theschool year, over 240students neverreceived a behaviorpoint. These studentswere entered into adraw to win prizes such as a mountain bike, £50 cashand a signed Sunderland FC Shirt.

Prizes were also awarded for all students thatattained 100% attendance throughout the schoolyear. Five students never had a whole day off in alltheir time at Hetton School – these were AmyFranklin, Josh Green, Kate Riley and Leanne Woods.Leanne’s amazing attendance stretched back into herJunior School!

Prizes were awarded for the students with the mostachievement points. These went to Milli Stowells,Emily Ward, Sam Blacklock, Nathan Kindred and KateRiley. They received prizes such as a £100 MetroCentre Voucher and an Ipod Nano.

Mr. Howey, Assistant Headteacher said ‘To be able tocelebrate 100% attendance with so many of ourstudents is fantastic. This year we’ve also been ableto recognise those students that really put the effortinto their lessons through the Achievement Pointsscheme. Our students work hard on a daily basis anddeserve the rewards they’ve received.’

by Sam Blacklock

Hetton’s AnnualAttendance Awards

Students trying to raise money onEnterprise Day

The Hetton School Sports Leaders

in action

A concert for Jubilee celebrationsPassing gifts to the students

in Tanzania

The Year 10 Enterprise Day

Our first Duke of Edinburgh expe

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The Winter 2012 Term in Pictures

Mr P’s PuzzleCorner:

Question 2

Morris the Mathematical Magician famously did a magic trick involvingbeing able to identify the values on 3 dice whilst he was blindfolded. AfterMorris was blindfolded, a member of the audience rolled the 3 dice.Morris then gave Hilda, his glamorous assistant, the following instructionsof what to write on a blackboard which the audience could see at all times.Obviously Morris cannot see the blackboard as he is blindfolded!

• Multiply the number on the first dice by 2 and add on 5.

• Now, multiply the result by 5 and add on the number on thesecond dice.

• Finally, multiply the result by 10 and add on the number on thethird dice.

As he shouted out the instructions, Hilda quickly did the mental arithmeticand wrote the answers at each stage on the blackboard.

“What is the final answer?” Morris asked.“Six hundred and eighty one” said Hilda.

Morris instantly replied, “The three dice were ….….... , ….…...... , ….....….”

What were the values of the 3 dice? How did he know so fast?

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Question 1

Bobby has just found out a very interesting fact. If youadd together the squares of 3 consecutive positiveintegers it is equal in sum to the next 2 consecutivepositive integers.

What are the five consecutive numbers?

Answer: ____________________________________________

What is significant about the total of both sets ofnumbers?

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