We are happy to introduce the new column from Henbury Secondary School with all the new and what's on.
Life at school is always busy, and this year is no exception. As well as focusing on ensuring all stu- dents achieve their very best, the school offers a wide range of extra- curricular activities to broaden students‘ interests and horizons.
Reintroducing a house system
This year the school returned to a system that hasn‘t been used for a number of years. All students and staff are allocated to one of five houses, and competition between them is fierce! Our houses are named after star constellations, to inspire students to look up to the stars! The names are Aquila (the eagle), Delphinus (the dolphin), Draco (the dragon), Pegasus (the winged horse) and Phoenix (the firebird). So far the advantages of having a house system are proving very positive. Students are able to take on different responsibilities in each house, and each house will take part in charity and sporting events and competitions. Most of all we value the way that all students in a house, of whatever age, mix and work positively together, helping younger students to settle in at school with confidence, and encouraging responsibility and leadership in older students.
Arts at Henbury
Many readers will know that Henbury is a Specialist Arts College, achieving outstanding results for students. We also have a full and exciting programme of activities for local primary schools and residents in Henbury and Brentry. The Community Art Group meets every Monday in school at 4pm. We are also happy to develop other activities in response to residents' requests. Because of the extremely high quality of the work done in school, we were proud this year that the Art team received the National Teaching Award for 'Outstanding Team of the Year' in South West England. If you are interested in finding out any more details about opportunities in Art, please contact John Bennett on 0117 903 0181.
Trips and Visits
This term has been very busy for trips and visits, both at home and abroad. 13 students were accompanied by staff to New York for a week to explore the arts and culture. 18 went to Disneyland Paris for a study break, looking at Business. Two of our students are travelling to Uganda with a member of staff in February, where we have an exchange secondary school with whom we work closely. The two students, Maaya Pandit and Samantha Robertson, have worked hard to raise funds for the trip. We will let you know how they get on in the next edition!
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