Important Notices:

Sixth Form Open Evening

on the 8th November

Short Mondays for this term:

7th November

21st November

5th December

School closes at 12:30pm

on 16th December for the

Festive break.

We Are Now A National

Research School

Huntington School is proud

to become one of five

National Research Schools.

Huntington School, York,

has been designated as

the Research School for

the Yorkshire and Humber

region. Five schools

across England will

become focal points of

education research in their

region after winning part of

£2.5m of funding from the

Education Endowment Foundation (EEF)

and the York-based Institute for Effective

Education (IEE). (Continued on P2)

Alex Quigley, Director of Research School &

Jane Elsworth, Assistant Director

From the Headteacher

Dear Parents

Welcome back to a new school year—it is hard to believe the first half term is over already.

Examination Results 2016

I was very pleased with our summer examination results! Here are the DfE’s provisional headlines:

A*-C GCSE in English & Mathematics: 69%;

Attainment 8: 56.2;

Progress 8: +0.3;

English Baccalaureate: 41%.

Congratulations to our Sixth Form students on their fantastic results:

57% A-B rate; 22% A*-A rate. Two students met their Oxbridge offers; three students met their

university offers for Medicine.

Warmest congratulations to the students, staff and you, the parents!

Sixth Form Open Evening

This year’s Sixth Form Open Evening is taking place on Tuesday 8 November

I would like to extend an open invitation to all Year 11 students to attend with their parents.

The new Research Schools will build networks between large numbers of schools in their

region and support them to make better use of evidence to inform their teaching and

learning. There is a growing body of evidence-based resources and tools available to help

inform school leaders and teachers on improving pupil results and spending their budgets

more effectively, but it can be difficult to get research into schools in ways that really make

a difference in the classroom.

Huntington Research School is recognised as a leader in bridging between education

research and everyday classroom practice. They’ll use their expertise to support up to 1000

schools by:

Encouraging schools in their network to make use of evidence-based programmes

and practices through regular communication and events.

Providing training and professional development for senior leaders and teachers on

how to improve classroom practice based on the best available evidence.

Supporting schools to develop innovative ways of improving teaching and learning

and providing them with the expertise to evaluate their impact.

We Are Now A National Research School Continued...

Music Department:

Headteacher’s Open Door Clinic:

Every half term I hold an Open Door Clinic for parents who would like to come and have a chat

about any school-related issues concerning their children.

The remaining dates for this year are as follows:

Wednesday 7 December 5.00pm to 6.30pm

Tuesday 17 January 5.00pm to 6.30pm

Tuesday 14 March 5.00pm to 6.30pm

Wednesday 10 May 5.00pm to 6.30pm

Wednesday 5 July 5.00pm to 6.30pm.

If you would like to meet me during one of the above Clinics there is no need to make an

appointment; just sign in at Reception and I will see you as soon as I am free.

Yours sincerely,

John Tomsett

Headteacher

Extra-Curricular Programme 2016-17:

Performance occasions:

Charity concert in November

“Live Lounge” in February

Chamber concerts in March

Collaborative Primary school work

in June

Art Festival in July

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0JKCYZ8hng

To see how playing an instrument benefits your brain.

Monday GCSE Composition clinic

Monday GCSE ensembles and sequencing

Tuesday GCSE Composition clinic

Tuesday P6 coursework support

Tuesday KS3 Jazz improvisation/ Jazz bands…

up to grade 4

Wednesday A level coursework support

Thursday Senior Swing band (grade 4 plus)

Thursday Secret Choir (sshhhh…….)

Friday Mixed ensembles coaching

Friday Man Choir

Friday Big Choir

Mon to Fri Studio recording (book in advance)

Mon to Fri Band rehearsals (book in advance)

RPE Competition 2016

1st Place = Meg Kirkham 8CC

(John Sentamu)

2nd Place = Amelia Peters 8JF

(Anne Frank)

3rd Place = Tommy Aschman 8CD

(Martin Luther King)

1st Place – Seth Cornish 7WG

(Abdul Sattar Edhi)

2nd Place = Cate Lawson 7BB

(William Tyndale)

3rd Place = Sam Field Gibson 7JE

(Rene Descartes)

The title for this year’s competition for all students in Year 7 & 8 was “Great

people in Religion, Philosophy and Ethics and why they are so great.” Once

again the RPE team have been delighted by the level of effort placed into this

work and have enjoyed discussing it (and sometimes eating it) immensely.

Thank you.

Huge Congratulations to this year’s winners!

6th Form Physicists Visit University of York

On Wednesday 19th October, 15 A-level students visited the Department of Physics at

the University of York to experience what life might be like as Physics student at

University. The students enjoyed a tour of the University’s Astrocampus which houses two

radio-telescopes and three powerful reflector telescopes. Students also had the

opportunity to hold a meteorite that crash-landed on Earth about a billion years ago.

Students then undertook a variety of activities. Special mentions must go to Ben

Schofield and Mel Paylor (both Year 12) who managed to measure the speed of light

to within 5% of the true value (300 million m/s), and also to Idris Lloyd (Year 12) who

managed to get a small magnet to levitate above a superconductor which he had

cooled to below –200°C using liquid nitrogen. The students then experienced a lecture

on the weird properties of quantum physics, where physical systems (e.g. a ‘bit’ of

information) can be in two states (e.g. ‘0’ and ‘1’) at the same time, and how this could

be used in the future to create totally secure electronic communications. This would

represent a huge leap forward in encryption methods used for websites, email, wi-fi

and contactless payments. The day was enjoyed by all and everyone certainly

learned a lot about how physics is currently pushing the boundaries of our

understanding of the Universe.

- Mr Norris

Above: Alex Macdonald, Idris Lloyd, Andrew Fell and Chris Town

Above: Ben Schofield and Mel Paylor Idris Lloyd’s magnet levitating above a superconductor

Year 6 and Year 8 Aspirations Fair

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Huntington School hosted its annual Aspirations Fair on

Wednesday 19th October, showcasing more than 27

businesses, York College, York County Council and York

Apprenticeship Hub. The aim of the event was to promote

information about careers available, opportunities available

and provide information about further education.

The day was a resounding success with more than 450 students

passing through the fair throughout the day. The morning started

as hundreds of students from five local primary schools including

Yearsley Grove, Huntington Primary, Stockton on the Forest and

Robert Wilkinson packed the hall to try a range of activities

relevant to different industry sectors.

“This is fantastic. The best ever! There are over a hundred children

in here and you would not know it. Each one is engaged in an

activity – there is so much to do”, said a Year 6 teacher.

Year 6 and Year 8 Aspirations Fair

The fair was not finished yet!

This year for the first time Year 8s had the opportunity and

privilege of being able to learn more about their future

choices and the opportunities available to them.

Local businesses offering the advice included Portakabin,

Nestle, Amey, National Rail, Derwent Training, Vets 4 Pets,

York City Football Club, Asda, Toni & Guy, Yorkshire Crick-

et Board, JTL Training, Engineering Board, and The Hilton.

But there were also representatives from the RAF, York

Hospital, Police and Army to name but a few.

Further educational providers such as York College, York

St John University and The York Apprenticeship hub were

also represented. There was an air of purposefulness

throughout the afternoon and several business

representatives commented on the quality of questions

that they had been asked by our students.

A big ‘Thank you’ to the Year 7 helpers who impressed

everyone with their willingness to help and their

thoughtfulness.

- Mrs Nelson

Years 6 & 8 Aspirations Fair

Mathematics Individual Challenges

The UKMT (United Kingdom Mathematics Trust) Individual Challenge question papers are taken

in school and the top 40% receive a gold, silver or bronze certificate. The most successful

candidates are invited to follow on rounds. Last year 100 students received certificates, which

is a fantastic achievement for all of them.

Senior challenge:

Carolin Gatzke, Emily Olsen, Sophie Reynolds received bronze certificates.

Sam Curtis, Harshit Kondapally and Haris Lloyd received silver certificates.

Intermediate challenge:

Louis Abbot, Oscar Bygott, Kareem Chayah, Jacob Field Gibson, Joshua Flanagan, Zac

Gallimore, Charlie Gooby, Thomas Grieves, Cameron Humphreys, Benjamin Jefferson, Harry

McCullough, Katie Page, Madison Smith, Katherine Tarbitt, Imogen Welsh, Nicholas Walker

and Lucas Wilson received bronze certificates.

Inés Blanco Romero, Movindu Dassanayake, Matthew Dowling, Ross Peterson, George Russell

and Harriet Willis received silver certificates.

Sam Curtis, Ben Snashall and Joshua Walker received gold certificates.

Junior challenge:

Dwight Adams, Edward Ball, Leo Barker, Nicholas Barnwell, Leah Beamish, Ciara Beavers,

Caitlin Brownlee, James Chaplin, Lucy Chapman, Emily Clarkson, Emilia Clinton, Olivia

Cupaiolo, Kirsty Doughty, Eve Fawcett, Emma Fisher, Ciaran Greer, Joe Hopkins, Hamish Innes,

Emily Joyce, Sedil Kaya, Bailey Kaye, Sophie Kelly, Jacob Kirby, Nathanael Liddle, Niamh

Lofthouse, Daniel Mennell, Natalie Merrick, Emily Mould, Jeremy Muluka, Sam Murphy, Niamh

Porter, Lucy Rose, Joe Roughley, Seray Sawaneh, Maddison Smith, Emma Stephenson,

Gabriela Vasconcelos, Rebecca Waterworth, Evelyn Waugh, Fergus Wilkinson, Daniel

Whitelock and Amelia Wynn received bronze certificates.

Beth Allison, Hannah Black, Gina Blenkiron, Alex Bonfield, Alfie Darley, Alex Forbes, Keira

Forman, Grace Gallimore, Eleanor Gladders, Freya Gibbon, Lois Gibbon, Beth Gibbons,

Samuel Grieves, Finn Holden, Dylan Holroyd, Robert Kay, Lydia Noble, Ben Seymour, and

Olivia Wray received silver certificates.

Oliver Dyke, Alex Gowland, Oscar Hamilton, George Inwood, Lucy Jones and Emma Lack

received gold certificates.

Congratulations to all our students!

Dates of the UKMT (United Kingdom

Mathematics Trust) Individual Challenges

are:

Senior Challenge (for Year 12 and Year 13)

Tuesday 8 November 2016

Intermediate Challenge (for Year 9 and

Year 10)

Thursday 2 February 2017

Junior Challenge (for Year 7 and Year 8)

Thursday 27 April 2017

SPORTS

Key Dates for your diary:

Inspiring confident learners who will thrive in a changing world.

October 2016 Inter-House Cross

Country for Years 7 to 9.

We were lucky enough to have

beautiful weather, making

excellent running conditions.

November

Tuesday 8 Sixth Form Open Evening,

7.00pm – 9.00pm

Monday 21 Year 11 mock exams begin

Wednesday 23 Year 7 Parents’ Evening with Tutors, 4.30pm

Thursday 24 Key Stage 4 Progression Evening, 5.00pm – 7.00pm

Monday 28 Year 12 Parents’ Evening, 4.30pm

December

Friday16 School closes, 12.30pm

Lucy Nicholson - Has been competing against

the whole of Great Britain this summer:

ASA National Summer Championships Lucy

Nicholson won Gold on 5th August in the 800

Free in a time of 9.24.37 & silver in the 400

Individual Medley on the 1st August in a time

of 5.10.32.

She also competed at the British

Summer Championships and

finished 12th in the 200 Butterfly

on 28th July in 2.24.58 and

13th in the 400 Free in a time of

4.32.03 on 30th July.

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Total Raised :

Sept 2015 - July 2016: £2000

and £4000 for the mugs all the

students and staff received for

50th anniversary. THANK YOU to

everyone who has helped us to

raise this money.

Charity No 1155628

07790 837855

friendsofhuntingtonschool@gmail.com

www.facebook.com/FriendsOfHuntingtonSchoolYork

www.huntingtonschool.co.uk/about/friends-of-huntington-

school-york/

@FOHSY1

Dates for your Diary:

Tombola item collection and refreshments:

Wednesday 23rd November, 4:30pm to 7:30pm at Year 7

Parents and Tutor Meeting

Refreshments: at Year 12 parents evening, Monday 28th

November, 4:00pm to 7:00pm

Christmas Fair: Friday 2nd December, 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Tuck Shop: Thursday 15th December, 11:05am

FRIENDS OF HUNTINGTON SCHOOL

Easyfundraising:

Raise FREE and easy money when you shop online.

Register online at www.easyfundraising.org.uk/fohsyork and

follow the instructions on the site. Over 2000 stores give a

donation to us just for shopping with them as you would normally

do. There is no extra cost to you!

We have raised £1004 so far with just 63 supporters since

September 2011.

Thank you to all our registered supporters.

Recycled Uniform:

We have a well stocked supply

of blue and black jumpers and

new Year 11 ties for Cook,

Johnson and Brontë Houses.

We have a limited supply of

new style PE kit and Years 7-10

ties. Prices range from 50p for

a recycled tie, £2 for a new tie,

£3 for a recycled jumper or PE

games top, £5 for a new

jumper. Contact us with details

of what you need and we will

check our stock. Donations of

any good quality jumpers, ties

and PE kit can be left in the

porch of 23 Kingsclere,

Huntington, York YO32 9SF. We

now give all old style PE kit, shin

pads, trainers and football

boots direct to the PE

department for them to

distribute as required.

CAN YOU HELP US?

We are always looking for

businesses to help us with

sponsorship or donations:

We need £25 to cover the

costs of any of our Parents’

Evening refreshments; from

£50 to £5000 to cover the

costs of our Christmas Fair

and £50 to cover the costs

of a tuck shop. If you can

help, please get in touch.

We are also looking for

new Committee members

and helpers. Get in touch

in you are interested in

joining us.