Morning Notes
Friday 16 January
Quiz of the week: Please check link below!
Upcoming Trip: Grade 8 Trip to Royal Opera House
The Grade 8 Students will be taking a trip to the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. The students will be given a backstage tour of the facilities. Packed lunches will be provided.
Students need to bring:
A topped up Oyster Card;
Comfortable shoes;
Warm jacket;
- Water bottle.
Monday, Jan 19, 2015, 11:30 AM
Royal Opera House, Bow Street, Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom
Dear Halcyon community,
Grade 8 would like to thank you all for your generously bringing in all your recycled "junk". We seem to have plenty of cardboard boxes.
We greatly need aluninium foil containers, plastic containers e.g. washing up liquid bottles, old shampoo bottles etc and especially tin cans. These are all going to be used towards their "junk Robots"
Many thanks from Grade 8
Notice from Ms. Mills!
We will leave Halcyon at 2pm and return around 4.45pm.
Any girls interested, from all Grades and levels of ability, please sign up on the sheet in the HUB by Monday 19th January.
The final team will be announced on Friday 23rd January.
Thanks
Ms Mills
Service as Action:
Here are a few new opportunities for you to be involved with Service as Action!
-Valentine's Day Opportunities
1. Students to Make Cards for elderly people
2. Students to have a bake sale for Age Uk, or a charity that works with the elderly.
3. Other ideas?? Flowers for students?
-Food Drive:
1. Students to organise a month-long food drive for a shelter in London
**Please see Ms Watson, or come along to the SA Clinic on Thursdays at lunch in the Hub.
Thank you to all Halcyon Ambassadors!
Book of Week
Author: David Levithan
Summary: Every day A falls into a new body. Every day he lives a different life. Because of this situation he never gets too attached to people. All this changes when he falls into Justin's body and fins that he wants to be with Rhiannon, Justin's girlfriend. He abandons his rules as he has found someone he wants to be with day after day.
Upcoming Trip - Grade 6: Highgate Cemetery
The Grade 6 class are currently in the throes of an exciting English and Design Inter-disciplinary unit on the Gothic genre. Additionally, they have just begun learning about mapping in Geography and will be given an opportunity to apply these skills in an upcoming Field Trip to Highgate Cemetery.
Highgate Cemetery is considered one of England's "greatest treasures", providing students with an opportunity to explore Victorian architecture, Gothic-style catacombs, and an abundance of natural forest.
Students must bring:
- Topped up Oyster card
- A warm, waterproof jacket
- Comfortable walking shoes
- Fully charged iPad
- A packed snack, lunch, and water will be provided by Halcyon.
Wednesday, Jan 21, 2015, 09:30 AM
Highgate Cemetery, London, United Kingdom
Girls' Football Fixture @ KFA
Wednesday, Jan 28, 2015, 02:15 PM
The King Fahad Academy, London, United Kingdom
Yearbook Club!
Last year we won 'Yearbook of the Year' award from the Yearbook Machine - we were selected from over 250 yearbooks! This year we are going to make an even better yearbook!
If you have not signed up to Yearbook Club yet, it is not too late - please send Ms Dutton an email to express an interest!
Extra-Curricular Activities
FRIDAY Lunchtime 1245-1320
1. The Fantasy Games Club with Ms Mills (S01)
2.Yearbook Club with Ms. Dutton (T02) *** Cancelled***
3. Homework Club (Lab)
4. Piano Lessons - (F04)
5. Newspaper Club (F03)
Homework Club: reminder
Introduction to Halcyon's Newspaper Club!
Hello, my name is Maxime Cannamela, I am 13 and I am in Grade 8. Last year, in my old school, I wrote a monthly school newspaper along with my fellow classmates during an extra-curricular activity. This year, for my service and action project, I would like to do the same thing except the newspaper would be released weekly and the club will be during Monday lunchtime in F03 and Friday lunchtime in F03 where the members of the club would meet. The newspaper would include some news articles, fun facts, comic strips and colourings. Anybody interested can join by emailing me on the following email: mcannamela19@halcyonschool.com and I will send you a Google Sheet form to fill in before entering. As soon as one person starts entering the club will the newspapers start being published for the following Monday.
Thank you,
Maxime Cannamela.
Lanyards
Please ensure that you are wearing your lanyard at all times whilst at school. Further you MUST remember hand it back to Emily at the end of the day.
Thank you!
Upcoming Sports Events
Jan 22nd - girls indoor football tournament (Grades 6-10)
Jan 29th - indoor football session open to all students in Grades 6-8 (co-ed)
Feb 5th - indoor football session open to all students in Grades 9-10 (co-ed).
All events at 4-5pm at SLC.
We Want To Hear From You!
Do you have a powerful learning app, tech tip or trick that you think Halcyon staff should be using in their classrooms? We are looking to hear from you at our weekly staff meetings every Monday after school. Please send an email Mrs. Crannell ccrannell@halcyonschool.com with a short description of what you would like to share and why. Mrs. Crannell will schedule a time for you on the staff agenda to present.
Menu: Snack & Lunch
Snack:
Fresh Whole Fruit (Dairy Free/Gluten Free)
Cereal Bar
Option 1
Option 2:
Roasted Vegetable & Chickpea Cous Cous (Dairy Free)
Classic Lentil Soup (Gluten Free)
Salad Bar:
Mixed Greens (Dairy Free/Gluten Free)
Celery, Apple & Raisins (Dairy Free/Gluten Free)
Tomato & basil Salad (Dairy Free/Gluten Free)
Beetroot Salad (Dairy Free/Gluten Free)
Dessert:
Courgette Cake & Custard
Have a happy weekend!!
Lost and Found items?
Talk @ Halcyon
In addition to talk@halcyonschool.com, which is an email address that you can write to with any concerns you have, we also have a created a Google form that you can fill out at any time should you wish to raise awareness of anything either anonymously or with your name attached. Check it out!