Harwich And Dovercourt High School

Arrangements for the start of term – Tuesday 4th September 2018 8:35am Year 7 start (to report to the Hall for a welcome assembly) 9.00am Year 12 start (Welcome Breakfast in the Common Room) 9.30am Year 12 (Welcome Assembly in the Hall) 9:50am Year 8-11 students start (to report to their tutor rooms to receive timetables)... 10.00am Year 12 (in tutor groups to receive timetables) 10.25am Break begins for Year 7 10.40am Break time for all 11:00am Lessons begin for all students 12:30pm Early lunch for Year 7 12.40pm Lunchtime 1.20pm Lessons as usual for everyone
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Sports day: Final reminder for Friday 20th July 2018 Students can bring CASH for snacks sold during the events (biscuits, drinks etc). They will not be able to use their cards at all. Parents, family and friends with tickets can also bring money to purchase items on community charity stalls Non uniform day. Community colours theme. £1 donation to Community charity Event starts at 10.30... Event will finish by lunchtime when students will be dismissed FSM students can collect packed lunch from the lighthouse before leaving school All ticket event. Tickets must be applied for and collected before Friday (email admin@harwich.school) Entrance for ticket holders at sports hall entrance by the hair salon Only 100M/200M/800M and relay take place during this time all other events take place the day before (spectators not permitted) Students encouraged to bring plenty of water, suncream and a hat We look forward to seeing you Mr Day
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Sports day: Final reminder for Friday 20th July 2018 Students can bring CASH for snacks sold during the events (biscuits, drinks etc). They will not be able to use their cards at all. Parents, family and friends with tickets can also bring money to purchase items on community charity stalls Non uniform day. Community colours theme. £1 donation to Community charity Event starts at 10.30... Event will finish by lunchtime when students will be dismissed FSM students can collect packed lunch from the lighthouse before leaving school All ticket event. Tickets must be applied for and collected before Friday (email admin@harwich.school) Entrance for ticket holders at sports hall entrance by the hair salon Only 100M/200M/800M and relay take place during this time all other events take place the day before (spectators not permitted) Students encouraged to bring plenty of water, suncream and a hat We look forward to seeing you Mr Day
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X FACTOR TRIP - 18.07.18 Students attending the X Factor trip on Wednesday are reminded that the coach leaves at 12pm. Therefore students are expected to attended tutorial, periods 1, 2 and 3 before leaving for London. Students are allowed to be in non-uniform for those lessons.

UPDATED: School Uniform Shop A school uniform selling event will take place in School on 15th and 16th August from 11am-3pm in the Main School Hall. Payments for uniform on this day can be made by cash or card. Uniform is also available online from Anglia Sport. Please go to the Uniform page for further details https://www.hdhs.org.uk/parents/uniform/< br>

Sports Day Friday 20th July This will be a non-uniform day with the suggested donation of £1 going to Learning Community charities The theme for non-uniform is Community colours for all This is an all ticket event - Sports Day spectators will need to contact the school for a ticket (as previously advised) Students can bring cash on the day to purchase drinks and snacks ... Please encourage sons/daughters to bring sun cream, hat and plenty of water Parents/family and friends - please bring any cash to support each Community charity stalls The event will finish at lunchtime, and students will then be allowed to go home.
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School Uniform Shop A school uniform selling event will take place in School on 15th and 16th August from 11am-3pm in the Main School Hall. Payments for uniform on this day can be made by cash or card. Uniform is also available online from Anglia Sport. Please go to the Uniform page for further details https://www.hdhs.org.uk/parents/uniform/< br>

Year 12 and 13 exam results These are available on Thursday 16th August from 10 am in B1.
Year 11 GCSE exam results These are available on Thursday 23rd August from 10 am in the Hall.

HDHS FESTIVAL 2018 – 13TH JULY, 3.30PM We look forward to seeing you on Friday 13th 3.30pm-5.30pm.
Our headline act for the festival is Jade Spivey. Jade is flying back from New York and will be performing at the start of the festival! https://vimeo.com/89190208

Ski Trip 2019: Ski Trip 2019 is now live on parent pay. £100 deposit will secure your place. Places are going fast so make sure that you book on now to avoid disappointment. For more information contact Miss McKenna in D9 or refer to the school website to view trip information letter

Year 10 head student, Alfie Benson has been working on a STEM project for the past 5 months. On Monday 2nd July Alfie launched a weather balloon from the school field carrying scientific sampling equipment as well as two GoPro cameras. The balloon is designed to travel up to approximately 35,000m in to the stratosphere, well above the cruising altitude of commercial airliners.
In addition, the balloon carried a raspberry pi transmitter (built and programmed by Alfie) which tr...ansmitted live telemetry data (altitude / location) as well as live images back to the school.
Alfie has built a website where you will be able to see video footage of the launch and photos. This photo has been taken form around 24km into the stratosphere!
https://14bensona.wixsite.com/hdhsweather balloon
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Year 10 head student, Alfie Benson has been working on a STEM project for the past 5 months. On Monday 2nd July Alfie launched a weather balloon from the school field carrying scientific sampling equipment as well as two GoPro cameras. The balloon is designed to travel up to approximately 35,000m in to the stratosphere, well above the cruising altitude of commercial airliners.
In addition, the balloon carried a raspberry pi transmitter (built and programmed by Alfie) which tr...ansmitted live telemetry data (altitude / location) as well as live images back to the school.
Alfie has built a website where you will be able to see video footage of the launch and photos taken from the stratosphere!
https://14bensona.wixsite.com/hdhsweather balloon
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Year 10 head student, Alfie Benson has been working on a STEM project for the past 5 months. On Monday 2nd July Alfie launched a weather balloon from the school field carrying scientific sampling equipment as well as two GoPro cameras. The balloon is designed to travel up to approximately 35,000m in to the stratosphere, well above the cruising altitude of commercial airliners.
In addition, the balloon carried a raspberry pi transmitter (built and programmed by Alfie) which tr...ansmitted live telemetry data (altitude / location) as well as live images back to the school.
Alfie has built a website where you will be able to see video footage of the launch and photos. This photo has been taken form around 24km into the stratosphere!
https://14bensona.wixsite.com/hdhsweather balloon
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X Factor Auditions, Wembley Arena, London On Wednesday 18th July, there is an opportunity for year 8, 9 and 10 Media students to attend a Media trip to watch the filming of the X Factor auditions at Wembley Arena. This trip is an exciting and excellent opportunity for Media students to see the filming of a real TV show and see what it would be like to work within the Media industry.... The cost of the trip is £14.60. The coach will leave Hall Lane at 11:00am and we expect to return at approximately 9:00pm, although this will depend on traffic. To secure your child’s space on this trip please login to ParentPay to make payment. If you require help with your Parentpay login details please contact Louise Brundle on ext 257. Places will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. If your son/daughter wishes to attend, please book early to avoid disappointment.
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