Headteacher’s blog 15.09.2023

Shwmae, welcome back to school and the first blog of the academic year. I would like to take the time to say da iawn to Year 7 who have settled in very well. Two weeks in and we already have so many wonderful things to celebrate. 

Celebrating last week's

Classchart Champions

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Outdoor Learning
Da iawn to all pupils who took part in the launch of our outdoor learning space last week. Pupils have been working extremely hard planting, clearing, building and creating a natural tree dome. 

Year 7 Assembly
Pupils in Year 7 were invited to take part in some awareness assemblies. The Year 7 girls attended an assembly hosted by our Prefect Team on Period Dignity at Milford Haven School and each pupil was handed a Period Dignity starter pack containing some basic hygiene and period products. The Year 7 boys attended the infamous talk from The Oddballs Foundation about testicular cancer and spoke to Dayle from Milford Youth Matters about opportunities in their community and some basic hygiene facts. They were all given a backpack deodorant to take away with them.

A big thank you to our Prefect Team, The OddBalls Foundation and Milford Youth Matters for taking the time to speak to our Year 7 pupils.

HOHA News

The latest news from our Heads of House & Achievements

Diamond House started the new school year on a high as the House Cup Champions for 2022/23. They took the crown from last year’s winners Dragon House. Da iawn to Diamond House. 

Dauntless House have been busy working on their Arbenninf Aberdaugleddau curriculum. Some classes even visited the fabulous Milford Haven Museum to investigate the history of our fabulous town.

AOLE Highlights

This week's highlights from our AOLE departments.

Maths Marvel
Last term, Maths & Numeracy celebrated their pupils and their achievements. The following pupils are many of the pupils who have achieved the ‘Maths Marvels’ reward in the Maths & Numeracy AOLE. Congratulations to you all. Ardderchog!

Hospitality
Miss Sizer’s Yr10 Hospitality class have had an excellent day for their mock practical. The work produced was of a really high standard and she is very proud of them for showing their amazing skills

Year 10 English
Despite the heat, Year10 English are showing our school ASPIRE Values beautifully! A great start and a very proud teacher!! In fact, they worked better than Miss Rowley’s camera, which was obviously misting up!!

Hot Chocolate Friday

Da iawn to last week's HCF pupils

Extra-Curricular

Latest news on extra-curricular and well being activities

Enrichment
Please use the link below to access our current Enrichment booklet for the autumn term:
https://milfordhavenschool.co.uk/enrichment/

Wellbeing Friday’s
Please use the link below to access our current Wellbeing Friday schedule for the autumn term:
https://milfordhavenschool.co.uk/wellbeingfridays/

Drama Club
Join Drama Club and take part in our annual school production.

Surf Club
Surf Club is back, Outer Reef have launched their after school surf club, scan the QR code to book.

Coding Club
Year 10 Computer Science pupils will be back running MHS Coders every Friday Break 1. This half term our coding club is running a competition to create a Halloween themed game in Scratch. Competition entries need to be submitted before Friday 27th October, prizes and points up for grabs!

Creative Classwork

Some wonderful work produced this week at MHS
Welsh Phrase of the Week

Cymraeg Yr Wythnos

 ‘Croeso nol

 ‘Welcome back’

UNICEF RIGHTS OF THE CHILD

Article of the Week

NON-DISCRIMINATION
All children have all these rights, no matter who they are, where they live, what language they speak, what their religion is, what they think, what they look like, if they are a boy or girl, if they have a disability, if they are rich or poor, and no matter who their parents or families are or what their parents or families believe or do. No child should be treated unfairly for any reason.

Dates for your Diary

Please note that these are subject to change.

Important Information

 
Please click the link below for full details of our term dates as well as the school calendar. 
 
A reminder that copies of all the letters we have issued this academic year can be found on the ‘Letters Home’ page of our school website. It is advisable to check this page on a regular basis to ensure that you stay up to date with school information. Link to ‘Letters Home’ website page: https://milfordhavenschool.co.uk/letters-home/
GCSE POD is a fantastic resource which Milford Haven School continues to promote amongst learners and their parents/carers.

GCSE POD holds a wealth of support for a range of subjects, with some content specific for KS3 as well as KS4. Learners are encouraged to use their MHS Google log-in to access the site and start exploring the site which could prove extremely beneficial for our KS4 learners.
Please look at the following parent site tour where you can see what is on offer: https://bit.ly/2P1hJKZ
Young person’s mental health toolkit from HWB.
Below is a link to the young person’s mental health toolkit from HWB, designed for 11 to 25-year-olds. Here you will find six playlists to direct you to a wide range of online resources to help you through the lockdown and beyond. In each of the playlists you’ll find self-help websites, apps, helplines, and more that are here to support your mental health and well-being.
Please remember: if you’re finding it difficult to cope, make sure you speak to someone you trust. Who this might be is different for everyone, but it might include family members or carers, a teacher, a helpline, or a doctor. How you feel is important and lots of people are here to help if you need them.