News and Events

6th March
Year 9 (Bronze) 6pm-7pm
Year 10 (Silver) 7.15pm-8.15pm
Roper Theatre

We would like to invite you to The Duke of Edinburgh Bronze and Silver Award Information Evening on the 6th of March 2018 in the Roper Theatre, Upper Oldfield Park Campus.

The Bronze presentation is from 6.00pm to 7.00pm and the Silver presentation from 7.15pm to 8.15pm.

During the meeting you will meet the School’s new Duke of Edinburgh team, Mr Bell and Mrs Lesslie. You will be presented with information about the Award and its different sections. At the end of the presentation, you will receive an information pack and a participant enrolment form. The information will include all key dates, equipment lists for expedition and other additional information you may require. We look forward to seeing you there.

David Bell, Duke of Edinburgh Manager

Thursday 15th March,
7pm-8.30pm
Roper Theatre

On Thursday 15th March the annual Dance Evening will be taking place which will celebrate the exam groups hard work as well as Year 7 and 8 Dance club who will perform pieces as well as some classwork pieces from the Lower school.

This trip is now full. Further applications are welcome but will be placed on the Waiting List.

‘New York, New York, so good they named it twice’ sang Gerard Kenny in 1978, and 40 years later NY is still a totally awesome, and uniquely iconic city to visit, and is our destination for a joint curriculum trip during February half term, 2019.

This is a trip of a lifetime, and will be life changing. It is a joint trip, bringing together the Art, Photography, Textiles/DT Departments. This trip is offered to those students studying these subjects at GCSE or A Level, but this is not exclusive. All students with a genuine interest are most welcome.

Our trip to Barcelona was an incredible success and our forthcoming trip to Rome and Florence proved massively popular, and is eagerly awaited. This proves to experience the art, architecture, fashion and technology of a city up close can enhance a student’s appreciation, understanding and admiration of the very best it can offer. In these areas New York offers probably more than any other city in the world.

Students will have the opportunity to observe, photograph, absorb and draw as we visit some of the most influential art museums and iconic buildings in New York, underpinning the study of Design Movements for the last 100 years. Students will visit the Garment District, meet a successful designer in their showroom, visit NYC’s rare Accessories Factory making goods, conduct a Mini-Project.

This robust itinerary gives a unique opportunity for students to ask questions, see new collections, and learn about art, architecture and fashion right in the epicentre of it all. All these experiences directly support and underpin the students’ work at GCSE and A Level.

The trip is jammed packed with visits and activities:

• Metropolitan Museum of Art – The MET
• Guggenheim Museum
• International Centre of Photography
• Fashion Institute of Technology
• Museum of Modern Art
• Observation deck of the Empire State Building
• Staten Island Ferry, Liberty and Ellis Islands
• Photographic walking tour
• Macy’s Department Store and local independent shops in Midtown
• Grand Central Station
• 9/11 Museum and Memorial Park
• Harlem Gospel Singers and BB King Gospel Choir Brunch
• High Line walk and street art
• Lunch in iconic areas – Central Park, Chelsea Market, Bowling Green, Macy’s, Saks
• Dinner in traditional New York restaurants
• The Stephen Sondheim Theatre to see ‘Beautiful’, the musical story of Carole King, a girl from Brooklyn.

The accommodation

Fairfield Inn and Suites, in the Garment District/Midtown, in rooms with two queen size double beds, shared between 4 students, all en suite – fabulous and central:
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/nycps-fairfield-inn-and-suites-new-york-midtown-manhattan-penn-station/

The company

we will be using is Halsbury, a family run, school’s trip specialist, who have a high reputation as a well-organised and established provider.

The dates:

Sunday 17th to Saturday 23rd February 2019 TBC

Trip is open to:

Present Years 9, 10, 11 and 12. If there are any places available after September 2018 new students to Hayesfield will be able to apply.

Staff:

The trip will be led by myself, along with Mr Lee, Mrs Lisney, Miss Button and Ms Osborne, all highly experienced specialist staff across the subject areas.

The package:

based on a minimum of 25, and a maximum of 45 students, includes:

• Flights from London, direct to New York, with hold and cabin baggage allowance
• UK and USA coach transfers
• 7 days/5 nights bed and breakfast accommodation. Towels included
• Fully comprehensive Insurance
• 5 evening meals
• 4 lunches (students given a budget of 15$ each day x 4 to buy lunch + 1 BB King Gospel brunch included)
• All entrance fees

Cost:

based on a minimum of 25 students: £1426 – maximum of 45 students: £1408

Not included:

• money for shopping and souvenirs, subway rides (lots of walking involved though)
• Personal insurance for own camera
• Extra snacks and drinks in hotel or out and about
• 14$ (about £9) for an ESTA – http://www.esta.us/uk.html
• All staff and students must have this travel authorisation in order to enter the USA

The reply slip must be given in AND the 1st non-refundable deposit of £250 to be paid no later than the 28th February 2018, to initially secure a place.

Payments

are to be made online through Tucasi (Scopay), under the account name NewYork2019. You are most welcome to place any interim payments into your account at your convenience.

Please note: there is a formal payment plan for this trip – attached.

This will be a fantastic trip. It is a wonderful opportunity. There will be physical demands on each student, as we will be walking quite a bit. Behaviour is of the highest expectations. Poor behaviour at school, leading to this trip, could jeopardise the place. If the trip is oversubscribed names will be drawn out of a hat, and any deposit paid will be refunded if a place is not secured.

If you would like to book a place. Please note the deadline:

1. Complete the slip below and return to myself only, via either campus receptions or, email the slip to newyork2019@hayesfield.com. This is the dedicated email address for this trip.
2. Pay the 1st deposit of £250 using Scopay – account: New York 2019
3. Wait for an email to confirm the place and receipt of the 1st deposit

Yours sincerely

Mrs B Brian
New York Trip Group Leader

New York 2019 Letter, Reply Slip and Payment Plan

‘Safe and Sound’ Parents’ Information Evening
Tuesday 27 February 2018, 6.00pm to 7.30pm
Brougham Hayes Campus

You will know from out posts in the School Bulletin that our students’ wellbeing and safety are key areas for us as a school. We offer advice, guidance and support to all our students through our Pastoral Team and through the Curriculum. We would like to offer similar to our parents.

We will be holding a ‘Safe and Sound’ Parents’ Information Evening for the parents/carers of Year 7 and 8 students on Tuesday 27 February 2018. The evening will be held at the Brougham Hayes Campus from 6.00pm to 7.30pm and will be for parents/carers only, it is not expected that students will attend. We have a number of agencies represented to give expert advice and information about Drugs, Internet Safety, On-line Counselling and the importance of good Attendance for student success and wellbeing. We do hope you can join us.

In order to make the best use of our experts, I do need to know numbers so would be very grateful if you could fill in the reply slip on the attached letter and return it to Reception, on either Campus, by Friday 9 February.

Please note, there is no parking on site.

Mrs L Beasley
Deputy Headteacher, Pastoral

We are very excited to announce that students and staff at Hayesfield will be celebrating World Book Day this year on Thursday 1st March.

The theme for Hayesfield World Book Day this year is Inspirational Literary Heroines. The theme was chosen, not only to inspire a love of reading, but also because it links in with our new inspirational House women, International Women’s Day on Thursday 8th March and the fact that it is 100 Years since women got the vote!

To mark what is sure to be an amazing day, the whole school is invited to come dressed in full costume as their chosen Inspirational Literary Heroine (or hero) from books. It’s now time to start thinking about your inspirational character and planning your costume.

Also don’t forget that everyone needs to bring a book that has inspired them for an activity on the day!
Let’s share the buzz about books.

Do you have a spare room?

We are looking for Homestay places in Bath for 30 Year 7 Chinese students (mixed sexes) for 8 weeks (away over Half term) during the Summer term 2018, from 28th April to 30th June. Dates may change depending on flight availability.

The students will be attending Beechen Cliff and Hayesfield in Year 7 and 8 lessons. They are here to improve their English and learn about our culture. As part of that we’d like them to also be part of a family life.

The students would be hosted individually or in pairs of the same sex within a home from home environment which provides daily home cooked meals, packed lunches and a bedroom with a study area. Ideally with an en-suite so they have their own privacy and space but sharing a bathroom is fine, if you can accommodate. Homes must ideally be within walking distance of both schools or be able to provide daily transport, if needed.

You do not need to have a son or daughter in Year 7 or 8 to offer a homestay placement, however, we would particularly welcome interest from families in those year groups and these will be given priority.

If you can accommodate, to cover all living expenses including transport, we provide an allowance of £150 per person per week.
If you would like an application form or would like to find out more information then please contact Fiona Harrison or email international@hayesfield.com

All placements are subject to a home visit and DBS check.

See Mr Johnson for forms if you missed the meeting

Hayesfield Girls’ School is pleased to be launching an incredibly opportunity for all students in Years 10, 11 and 12.

Working in partnership with World Challenge, we’re excited to bring you something out of the ordinary – an expedition travelling to Costa Rica in 2019. This once in a lifetime opportunity will set you apart, empowering you to stand strong in front of potential employers and universities. Join us on Wednesday 24th January at 6.00pm, we’d love to tell you more about it.

Unlike other school trips our students may have experienced where everything is organised by adults and an itinerary is provided for them, beyond the flights there and back and the first night’s accommodation, the students take leadership and responsibility roles to organise the rest of the expedition themselves. Naturally, there is support and students select treks and projects from a range of existing options, but the on-the-ground transport, accommodation, language, meal logistics are all student choices.

Time will be spent trekking – mountain or jungle, long or short – you will decide. A key element will be the community project – working with children, engaging with a local community, supporting an ecology project – the choice is yours. And of course there will be some rest and relaxation – from relaxing on the beach to kayaking down the rivers, via snorkeling and dolphin-, turtle-, whale-watching, and flying high above the luscious forest canopies on a zipwire – it’s entirely up to you!

If that sounds appealing to you, then come along to the meeting in the Hall at Upper Oldfield Park at 6pm on Wednesday 24th of January to find out more. In the meantime, why not check out the World Challenge website to find out a little more about our destination country and to have a look at a sample itinerary?

I look forward to seeing students, parents and carers at the information evening.
Ian Johnson
World Challenge School Leader

We understand that the technical issues that were being experienced with Tucasi Scopay yesterday have now been fully resolved, so online payments and topping up catering accounts should now all be working normally.

Click here to see our fabulous photos

Tickets for Friday are sold out but tickets for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are still available.

Hayesfield Performance and Arts Faculty is proud to announce that tickets for our whole school musical Bugsy Malone are now on sale via Scopay. Performances run from Tuesday 30th January to Friday 2nd February inclusive, starting at 7.00pm.

Tickets are priced at £10 for all adults, £6 for under 18s and £28 for a family ticket of 4 (2 adults, 2 children). With the notorious splurge guns, comedy, romance and some infectious songs this will be the biggest musical ever staged at Hayesfield.

See you in Fat Sam’s Speakeasy!

Darian Nelson
Head of Drama
Hayesfield Girls’ School

Please find attached a letter inviting you and your daughter to the Y9 Options Evening on Tuesday 9th January. Also attached is the Curriculum booklet and Options form for you to look through with your daughter.
Students will be issued a paper copy of the Curriculum booklet on Friday 5th January.

Kind Regards
Philip White
Deputy Headteacher (Achievement)

KS4 Curriculum Booklet 2018-2020
Year 9 Options Form 2018
Options Information Evening Letter