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Black History Month
Black History month is an annual celebration in
the UK of the contributions made by black
people to society. Throughout October, the
History Department is looking at 2000 years of
black British history with our students. We are
also developing our curriculum and will explore
more of the history of the contribution of BAME
(Black Asian Minority Ethnic) groups. Next week Ms Indra will give a school
assembly on the issue.
To find out more about it, visit https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/
Ms Indra’s book recommendation is: 100 Great Black Britons by Patrick Vernon & Angelina Osborne.
Published in 2020.
One of the incidents students will study is the 1963 Bristol bus boycott.
In 1963, a man named Paul Stevenson
organised a campaign calling for people to
stop using the buses in Bristol because the
bus company had refused to hire black and
Asian people. At the time, there was a lot
of racism in the UK – when people are
treated badly or unfairly because of their
skin colour, culture or nationality. The
protest lasted for 4 months until the bus
company changed its hiring policy. This
protest led to the UK law being changed in
1965 to make racism in public places illegal.
Achievements and Successes
If your child has achieved any significant successes / awards / achievements we would love to hear
about them and share them more widely in Headlines as appropriate. e.g. sports; music; new skills etc.
Please email [email protected] and include a paragraph about their achievement and
a photo of the relevant event / ceremony /prize. Thank you.
Year 11
If you would like a copy of the Yearbook and a leavers hoodie, please pay £10 deposit by Thursday 22
October 2020. You can pay via Wisepay, in the school shop under 'Books and Revision guides'.
Photo courtesy of the BBC
Mr Stephenson is in the centre
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Wellbeing
A Space To Be… is a wellbeing project for young people aged 14–18. Workshops are based around
the collections of local museums and your child will work with artists using objects as inspiration for
making art, poetry and stories.
This is not art therapy, simply a way to give young people who are stressed, anxious or generally
feeling low some time out in a friendly, safe and supportive environment. Most importantly – they
don’t need any experience – everyone is welcome including complete beginners. It is NOT a formal
art class.
The workshops will start after half term and run until January and will be delivered online only until
at least Christmas. They are free and young people will take part in 8 sessions of 1.5 hrs each from
4.30pm to 6.00pm working in groups of around 10. Young people can try it out for a session before
making a final decision up until week 4.
How do I find out more?
Please contact Jo Askham, Project Manager:
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: 07746 578 292
A Space To Be… is managed by Herts County Council and funded by the National Lottery Heritage
Fund.
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Merit Points Congratulations to 7C, and 10A who were the highest (number above target minimum) achieving form
groups, in their category, last week!
Year Group Week beginning 5 October Points
Year 7 Annabel C 7C 50
Year 8 Destiny A 8B 50
Year 9 Kyle L 9B 39
Year 10 Amelie B 10A 49
Year 11 George E 11A 36
School Letters Please check the school letters section on the website regularly. The link is: www.mountgrace.herts.sch.uk/school-letters-202021/4799.html
Dates for your diary
Friday 23 October: Inset Day
Monday 26 – Friday 30 October: Half Term
Friday 6 November: Year 8 HPV1 immunisations
Wednesday 25 November: Year 9 HPV Catch-up session
Thursday 12 November: Year 11 Learning Review Evening (TBC)
Friday 18 December: Last day of autumn term
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Fun facts of the week
Your brain burns 20% of your daily calories, despite only being 2% of your body mass.
You can hear a blue whale's heartbeat from more than 2 miles away.
We would like to wish you a relaxing weekend.
The HEADlines Team
You can also view this newsletter at http://www.mountgrace.herts.sch.uk/headlines/4084.html
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS A NEW GOOGLE CLASSROOM CODE FOR STUDENTS WHICH IS: 3uswirp