CELEBRATION OF CULTURES DAY
& CULTURAL CELEBRATION EVENING
Please save the date for our annual Celebration of Cultures Day at School on Thursday 26 March. This will be a whole school non-uniform day, and we are inviting students to dress in clothes or colours that represent their culture.
Our Celebration of Cultures Day is preceded by our Cultural Celebration evening on Tuesday 24 March. There will be performances by students across years 7–13 followed by a fashion show to showcase different cultural dress. Tickets for this evening event will be available to purchase via ParentMail shortly.
Further details will be available next week.
DESIGN CHALLENGE TEAM
Survey Request
Students taking part in the Newbury & District Agricultural Society (NADAS) Design, Make and Market Challenge are currently working on a project to develop a product to help educate younger children (0-10yrs) about climate change. They really need your help with their product research.
If you have a child aged between 0-10 years old, or work with children in this age bracket, could you please complete this survey. It should only take a few minutes: https://forms.office.com/e/JZ9TEwUPhA
Last year, the team won the competition and are back to retain their title. They would be hugely grateful for your support. Thank you!
IFTAR GATHERING
Thursday 12 March
We will be hosting a School Iftar Gathering for students during the month of Ramadan. This event aims to provide a safe, inclusive, and supportive opportunity for Muslim students to break their fast together in school, while also celebrating the diversity within our community.
Date: Thursday 12 March
Time: 5:30pm – 7:00pm (approx.)
Location: Main School Hall
Students who wish to attend will be provided with a light Iftar meal and refreshments. The cost of the event will be £10 per student. Payment should be made via ParentMail by Monday 9 March.
For more information, please read the letter: Iftar Gathering - Thursday 12 March letter to parents
Or email Mr Ahmad on MAhmad@littleheath.org.uk.
NAME OUR NATURE SPACE
Deadline – Monday 9 March
This week, Mr Ramsden launched a competition to name the new Nature Space. In this video, he walks you round the new space, shows you what has been achieved so far, and what we are planning to do next: https://youtu.be/LgYddSmjNdM.
Many students will be invited out to work on the space over the next few weeks in time for the official naming ceremony on Thursday 19 March.
We are asking students to give us suggestions for the space using the online form by Monday 9 March. Be creative! We'd love to capture the feel of the space and what we want to achieve for biodiversity, outdoor learning and wellbeing. More details, and a link to the online form, on Satchel One.
READING HALF MARATHON
Year 12, Hannah's Fundraising for Cancer Research UK
Next month, Year 12 student, Hannah, is taking on the Reading Half Marathon to raise money for Cancer Research UK. She is determined to raise as many donations as possible, so if you are able to sponsor her at all, it would mean so much!
Here is the link to her Justgiving page: Justgiving page | Hannah | Cancer Research UK
CAREERS & HIGHER EDUCATION FAIR
Stallholders Welcome!
The Careers and Higher Education Fair takes place in Sixth Form, on the morning of Tuesday 23 June. This falls during our "Futures Week" for Year 12, where we encourage students to consider what they will do when they leave Little Heath School.
We have over 200 Year 12 students, and it's an opportunity for them to meet a variety of employers and universities face to face, and to see the vast array of employment sectors and to hopefully inspire them to start researching possible future career paths.
If your organisation would like to be part of this exciting event, please contact our Careers Lead, Mrs Wooller at ewooller@littleheath.org.uk. We are especially looking to highlight Green Careers this year, so please contact us if you can support the promotion of job roles and further education opportunities in this sector.
