Global Values – Art

All projects in art link with contextual work involving various cultures and civilisations from around the world.  They lead to a better understanding of different ways of life and respect for cultures that are different from our own. 

Year 8 students are currently studying life in America and Britain in the 1950s and its influence on Pop Art including the different styles of Pop Art in each country.  The images attached show students Pop Collages where they have explored using every day popular items to make artwork.  Typography and comics were also explored and some year 8 students had a huge amount of fun baking cake messages at home to support their collage work. 

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The Summer That Turns No You Can’t Into No We Can

A local charity BFAdventure has exciting opportunities available to students through the National Citizen Service (NCS) during summer 2020.

NCS delivered by BFAdventure in west Cornwall is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for 15 – 17-year-olds and builds skills, confidence and helps them to prepare for university, work and life.

NCS is a unique 4-week experience during the summer holidays so they won’t miss any school. Teenagers can live away from home during the first two weeks, develop key life skills like budgeting, boost their CV, craft a top-notch personal statement and so much more – all alongside meeting other teens from different backgrounds. There’s also the chance to give back to the community, with 30 hours dedicated to social action projects.

 

“Good experiences, the course took my son out of his comfort zone and he then realised he can do more than he thought.”  Emma PG 2019

 

“We rate it 10 ++++++ / Thank you for turning my daughter’s life around. Not an exaggeration”  Amanda PG 2019

PHASE 1: BE EPIC– A fun action-packed residential week at an adventure centre with instructor-led activities designed to build: teamwork, leadership, communication, resilience and friendships!

PHASE 2: LIVE LIFE– A second residential week, this time at university! While living at university: gain new skills, live in their own flat, cooking with their team, learn to budget, build their CV with a crash course in adulting. PHASE 3: DO GOOD- During 2 weeks in a local community find out personal and team passions, discover issues in your community and use your voice, skills and talents to plan and deliver a social action project. PHASE 4: GO PARTY- On completing the 4-week program in summer, celebrate the young person’s success at a graduation event! The young person then has access to further opportunities as a graduate of NCS!

  • Wave 1 BFAdventure: 29th June to 24th July 2020 (Excluding weekends)
  • Wave 2 BFAdventure: 27th July to 21st August 2020 (Excluding weekends)

It’s also backed by the government so you get all 4 weeks for a contribution of just £50 to take part! EARLY BIRD OFFER until 31/12/2019 the price is an amazing £30! We hope you will take advantage of this early bird offer to secure your young person’s space!

NCS is something that is recognised by employers and UCAS as a way to develop leadership, teamwork and communication skills and it’s a great use of part of the summer holidays. NCS is a truly fantastic opportunity for young people to kick starts their future.

If this is something your young person might be interested in, visit www.wearencs.com to find out more or email us any questions to NCS@BFAdventure.org

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Hayle Academy Christmas Concert 2019

On Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th December, 7.00 pm – 8.30 pm is our Christmas Concert. We would be delighted if you are able to join us on this special evening.

As usual, we will be having a traditional family theme, with the school’s ensembles, soloists and mince pies.

Tickets for our performers will be made three days in advance of general release on Tuesday 3rd December in the school foyer at morning break time (initially limited to 4 per child) and will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis, please reply at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

The cost of each ticket is £1 for adults and 50 pence for children.

If you require additional tickets for either evening, please call the school from 9 am on Monday 9th when any remaining tickets will be made available.

Please keep tickets safe and present them on the night as this is a ticket only event.

We look forward to seeing you then.

 

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PTA Christmas Fayre Stalls £5

With just a few stalls left, we’d love your support on 13th December to sell your arts and crafts.  Stalls are only £5

please email: PTA@hayleacademy.net for more info or to book.

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Holocaust Survivor to Visit Hayle Academy

On Tuesday 3rd December students from Year 9 at Hayle Academy will hear testimony from Holocaust survivor, Mala Tribich MBE, as part of a visit organised by the Holocaust Educational Trust (HET).

The testimony will be followed by a question and answer session to enable students to better understand the nature of the Holocaust and to explore its lessons in more depth. The visit is part of the Holocaust Educational Trust’s extensive all year round Outreach Programme, which is available to schools across the UK.

This visit is part of the Holocaust Educational Trust’s extensive all year round Outreach Programme, which is available to schools across the UK. Dan Mather at Hayle Academy said:

“It is a privilege for us to welcome Mala Tribich MBE to our school and her testimony will remain a powerful reminder of the horrors so many experienced. We are grateful to the Holocaust Educational Trust for co-ordinating the visit and we hope that by hearing Mala’s testimony, it will encourage our students to learn from the lessons of the Holocaust and make a positive difference in their own lives.”

Karen Pollock MBE, Chief Executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust added:
“The Holocaust Educational Trust educates and engages students from across the UK, from all communities about the Holocaust and there can be no better way than through the first-hand testimony of a survivor. Mala’s story is one of tremendous courage during horrific circumstances and by hearing her testimony, students will have the opportunity to learn where prejudice and racism can ultimately lead.

“At the Trust, we impart the history of the Holocaust to young people, to ensure that we honour the memory of those whose lives were lost and take forward the lessons taught by those who survived.”

 

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Presentation Evening Class of 2019

On November 14th, Hayle Academy hosted a Presentation Evening to celebrate the successes of the Class of 2019, academic years 2014-2019. It was a great opportunity to congratulate all our students on their outstanding achievements, wherein we saw some of the best individual results the school has achieved.

This event was led by the Hayle Academy student leadership team with performances from the music department. The evening was all about our current and past students; their individual gifts, talents, accomplishments and efforts to achieve their personal best.

We were pleased to welcome Mr Clive Polkinghorne, Mayor of Hayle, and his wife and honoured to have him perform as guest speaker and presenter of the Subject and Special Awards to our talented students.

The Mayor recounted how his two sons had also attended Hayle Academy and both had left with excellent qualifications and a very strong base to progress into the real world.

He was rightfully proud of them as one was now a senior solicitor partner in one of the largest solicitors in the South West and the other owned a Chartered Accountancy Company. The key message was that on each of their CVs they had proudly stated that they had each attended Hayle Community School.

The Mayor congratulated all the award recipients, the school, its staff and the parents and guardians for their sacrifices in support of these students.

It was an evening of many emotions as students were reunited with their teachers (Including Mrs Dawn Davies – our Language Teacher, now retired, who came all the way from Yorkshire to
present and acknowledge the amazing achievements of her past students.

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November Newsletter

Welcome to the latest edition of our Academy newsletter. As the nights lengthen and the weather deteriorates, November can be a challenging time for schools. However, I have to say that getting to know the young people at Hayle Academy has been a real pleasure. Although Year 11 are in the middle of their first mock exams, I have been really impressed by the gold tie students and their thoughts and plans for the student councils and by the way in which the year group as a whole have conducted themselves in the exams.

Similarly, Year 10 proved themselves to be outstanding ambassadors for the school when we hosted Brook as part of the global values curriculum. This was a challenging day and it was lovely to see our young people asking such good questions, making our guests welcome and treating each other with such respect.

Finally, I’ve been very fortunate to visit many lessons going on around the school and I congratulate our younger students on the pride they are taking in their work. As a school, we are working hard to ensure that all our students are challenged at the right level and that behaviour is good and supports learning.

The recent Presentation Evening for our Year 11 Leavers showed how much respect and warmth there is between staff and students at Hayle Academy. We have many challenges ahead as a school but also much to be proud of. I hope your Christmas planning is going well.

HEAD OF SCHOOL – Dan Mather

Click on image below to read issue

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Donate A Box For Christmas

In 2019 Cornwall Christmas Box collected almost 1,000 boxes, which were then distributed to hundreds of families in need, across Cornwall, we were blown away by everyone’s generosity. VISIT http://cornwallchristmasbox.co.uk FOR MORE INFO or email hello@cornwallchristmasbox.co.uk #christmasbox

Christmas Dinner in a box for the poorest families in Cornwall.

Each box contains enough food for Christmas dinner with all the extra little goodies, treats like mince pies and biscuits, and of course Christmas pudding – which all go to make up a feast for a family in need. Due to storage and distribution limitations, fresh food is not accepted but there are plenty of good things to eat that can still be included. A typical box costs around £30-£40 but you can share the cost by getting together with friends, neighbours and colleagues to fill a box together. The boxes will be distributed by Cornwall Council’s ‘Children’s Early Help, Social Care and Psychology Service’ team and some Children’s Centres to families in need. Other local charities working with disadvantaged families also took delivery of some boxes, to help the people they are working within Penzance, St Ives and Newquay. Check out the website for drop-off locations at http://cornwallchristmasbox.co.uk

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PTA Christmas Fayre

The Christmas countdown is now on and what better way to kick the season off than with a Christmas Fayre on Friday 13th December 2019.  We are counting on the support of the local community who are willing to help by providing manned stalls, raffle items or even just advertising our event.

The Fete will run from 3:30 -5:00 pm and stallholders will be able to set-up from 2.30 pm. The money raised from the event will help the PTA to support the school and students with additional facilities and resources and will also assist with a larger fundraising goal: an all year round outside ‘sail shelter’ for students.

If you would like to reserve a stall space (£10) or want any further information please email:
PTA Chair: ptachair@hayleacademy.net or pta@hayleacademy.net

Alternatively, please contact Mrs Hickson at the school on 01736 753009.

If you know someone who may be interested in supporting this event by running a stall or by displaying one of our posters, please don’t hesitate to pass on this information.

We are also requesting raffle prize donations and these will be gratefully received. We look forward to seeing you all at the event and thank you in advance for your support.

 

 

 

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Smash Your Future Goals – Try the NCS.

NATIONAL CITIZEN SERVICE (NCS)

On 7th November, the NCS visited Hayle Academy to give students the chance to find out more and a chance to join them next summer.  But what is the NCS all about?

The NCS is aimed at 16 and 17-year-olds and can help give you a clearer idea of what you want from your future.

It turns No . You. Can’t – into No. We. Can. And shows you exactly what you’re made of!

Take a few weeks out in summer to mix with a new crowd, try new things and take on fresh challenges. You get to live away from home for a bit and get a taste for independence. You’ll also pick up new skills – that’ll help you to smash your future goals.

You’ll get a crash course in “adulating” Can you budget a food shop? Answer questions under pressure or present to a roomful of people without freezing up?  Give it 1 week!

You get a platform to have your voice heard and pursue a passion project. The NCS experience lasts a few weeks, but the impact lasts a lot longer.

Join over 500,000 people who have done NCS for more information go to:  https://wearencs.com

 

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