Here are the stories from Henley-in-Arden School and the local area for the week of March 16th 2015

HIAS launches new digital revision system. 
Year 11 students have been invited to sign up for an innovative and beneficial revision scheme. GCSEPod 2.0 is a website and mobile app which caters for students revising for their exams, using 'podcast' clips it enables pupils to listen to material which they will need to learn for their GCSE's in May and June.

Solar Eclipse - March 20th 2015
On Friday there will be a 'solar eclipse' between 8:00 and 10:00am. Students are reminded not to look directly at the sun during this period. Students in science lessons have the opportunity to see the eclipse through special viewing goggles. For more information visit https://britastro.org/eclipsesafety.

Waste disposal in the River Alne
Students who enter the site through The Hub skate park may have noticed in recent weeks that there has been a surge in items being disposed of by the bridge. Items discovered include a statue of a cat, broken television and a badly damaged toddlers bike. 24-Hour cameras are now in operation to guarantee the conservation and safety of the river is maintained.

BRITISH RIDING CLUB QUALIFIER
WELL DONE to our Forest of Arden Riding team in the novice show jumping. The team won the competition and now go to the Winter National Finals at Hartpury College on weekend of 4th April.
The team is Victoria Walters, Bizza Walters and Emily Bridgwater.

PE Kits go up in price...
PE Kit from supplier Sportswear International will go up in price on April 1st 2015 students who are looking to immediately replace kit are advised to take the advantage of the cheaper pricing before March 30th.

And finally...
Students and teachers have said a fond farewell to Mr Oram who has been with us since October on a temporary arrangement. His service to the school has been greatly appreciated and HIAS wishes him the best luck for the future.

The next news update is on March 26th.

Year 11's take part in annual Student Conference

On Thursday January 15th 2014, Year 11 pupils took part in the annual Student Conference where they received their mock exam based projection grades and were made to fill in yellow books which will assist them with their post 16 journey.

The conference was began in high spirits as students received their letter containing their projected grades which told them how they would perform in their final examinations based on current attitudes to learning, coursework and mock exam results. Some students were pleased with their results and were clearly happy and this was easily noticed in the ecstatic atmosphere. Soon the conference began and students took part in a two hour session which discussed revision classes, attendance, grades and applications. Following this students were asked to meet with a member of staff who over the next week will talk to students about progress and queries for the future.

In Mr Irvine's assembly this afternoon the theme continued about moving on from HIAS. Discussing the brain and the phrase 'I know I am going to under achieve'. Mr Irvine discussed the affect of telling yourself you were going to under achieve and used a box as an example. Students were randomly selected to wear the box on their heads before being asked whether it felt like they had a block from achieving what they wanted to. Participants agreed and the motto was that as students you should aim to always do well in your subjects and the key to this is to revise and work hard as their still is time to change the results they will receive in August.

If you are a Year 11 student who is stuck with your options after HIAS, you can seek advice and guidance from Mr Taylor, your form tutor and head of year Mr Willard. Alternatively you can use the UCAS progress website at http://www.ucas.com/progress.

All Year 11's will have an interview with a teacher at some point this week. If you are unsure about your time or you do not know then ask your form tutor. You will also be taking part in individual progress checks over the next few months with your yellow booklet and form tutor. The information for these timings will be told to you in due course.