Our School Our Week - 26 November

DRHS House Cross Country, Christmas Card Competition, Christmas Jumper Day, LRC News, Forward Look ....
Denmark Road High School

Our School, Our Week
Student News
DRHS House Cross Country
Get prepared …
Wear a Christmas jumper and donate £1 - it's for the kids, people! For Save the Children
DRHS Christmas Card Competition
Mrs Williams
News from the LRC
National Tree Week
National Tree Week runs from 28 November to 6 December (https://treecouncil.org.uk/?q=node%2F41). In a year in which the devastating effects of climate change have been seen throughout the world, BBC Radio Gloucestershire is part of a local effort to replant 2020 specimens of our native tree species, specifically oak, beech and hazel (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3gSC23y0kmPRhzSVCH3ShH6/ourboretum).
I’ve collected pocketfuls of acorns and hazelnuts for this purpose and I’ve always wanted to grow a hawthorn tree from seed too, so perhaps it will happen this year!
The LRC holds a range of resources about wildlife and the environment – and as it’s still National Non-Fiction Month, a selection is included below. These are reservable by Click and Collect and count towards the DRHS Reading Marathon Challenge.
There are still many LRC books and textbooks on loan which were due back during last academic year. I have sent lists to tutor groups and visited some of the least responsive tutor groups in order to expedite this process. Where necessary, I am currently contacting parents and carers on SchoolComms to ask that you encourage your son or daughter to return or renew all overdue items to the LRC. If there is any problem with returning these school resources, eg they are lost or damaged, please have your son or daughter see me to sort out a solution. I appreciate your support with this matter.
I have opened our Scholastic Book Club page to new orders this month. It is open until December 10: https://shop.scholastic.co.uk/schools/denmark-road. Books are offered at a discounted price to parents and carers. The LRC benefits in that we receive credit to the value of 20% of orders which we can spend with Scholastic on resources for our students. Your books will be delivered to School. Thank you, as always, for your support.
Ms Carol Cordall, School Librarian
Follow the LRC on Twitter @DRHS_LRC and Instagram
drhs_lrc
E-mail: library@denmarkroad.org
Forward Look – dates for your diaries:
Tuesday 24 November - 4 December Year 11 Mocks
Friday 27 November INSET Day – School closed
Monday 30 November KS3 (Year 7-9) Revision CPD Session for Parents/Carers – 6.00-7.00 pm
Friday 11 December Christmas Jumper Non-uniform Day
Tuesday 15 December Year 8 Chelsea’s Story – 2.30 pm
Friday 18 December End of Term 2 at 1.30 pm
Monday 21 December 2020 – Friday 1 January 2021 - Christmas Holiday
Monday 4 January 2021 Start of Term 3
Monday 11 January - 15 January Year 13 Mocks
Saturday 16 January Bronze D of E Training
Sunday 17 January Silver and Gold D of E Training
Thursday 21 January (TBC) Sixth Form Open Evening
Tuesday 26 January Invest Day 3
The DRHS calendar 2020/21 is available here.
How do I report a student absence?
Please email absence@denmarkroad.org or telephone the school on 01452 543335 and follow the automated message or before 8.30 am on the first and subsequent day of any absence.
Lost Property
A large number of items is lost each week within school. Please encourage your daughter/son to look after their own property (and seek to locate it rather than just buy a new one!) Whilst staff will make every effort to return named items to students it is the responsibility of all students to care for their possessions and seek to locate lost items. Students’ property is brought into school at their own risk.
School Closure Information
In the event of bad weather or any other reasons, information for school closure can be found on our website or Facebook: www.denmarkroad.org or: www.glosclosedschools.com
The information will also be available on the local radio station. Please also check the bus company websites for their up-to-date information:
Bennetts: www.bennettscoaches.co.uk
Willetts: www.willettsofyorkley.co.uk
Denwell: www.denwell.co.uk
Marchants: www.marchants-coaches.com
KB Coaches: www.kbcoaches.co.uk
Finally, Follow me @DenmarkRoad365
Please follow me on Instagram at drhshead and Twitter @denmarkroad365. You will see a snapshot into DenmarkRoad365 and the life of a Headteacher at one of the most amazing schools in the country.