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Welcome to your 60-second update! Please do take time to read Freddie and Etta's moving and thought provoking piece about their recent school trip to Krakow, where they visited the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp as part of their A Level history course. Vitally important because "those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it", George Santaya. Leavers hoodies for Year 11 are on sale; place your order now, through the Fizz website. Year 12 Geographers have been completing field work in Scarborough, Year 10 netball beat Abbots Hill, Year 9 basketball lost against Samuel Ryder, and Year 11 B boys football beat Longdean in the District Plate quarter final. Your newsletter is in your inbox and on the website. Next week is half term and when we return on Monday 23rd February it is Gold Week. Happy Friday everyone! #TheHHEx #essequamvideri

It's International Culture Day where we celebrate our individual heritage with pride, discover more about the heritage of others, and share the things we have in common as global citizens. #Respect #Relationships #TheHHEx #EsseQuamVideri

Looking for a Sixth Form place in Hemel Hempstead? Want to know why our Sixth Formers say that they Belong at The Hemel Hempstead School? Maybe it is the great results: 72% of grades are A* to C, 42% are A* to B and one in every five is an A* or A. Maybe it is the fantastic teaching, dedicated, experienced and caring staff, or the unparalled leadership opportunities through the HHEx. Maybe it is the state-of the art facilities for learning, sports, and Sixth Form social life. Maybe it is the rigorous and broad academic curriculum with 26 top-quality courses on offer, including top-ups like the EPQ. You too can belong at The Hemel Hempstead School. Click on the link in the bio, or Google 'Join Hemel Hempstead School Sixth Form'. #TheHHEx #EsseQuamVideri #ALevels #Post16 #SixthForm #MySixthFormIsClosing #FindACollegePlace #HemelHempstead #GSCE #GCSEResults #Futures #TheHHEx #EsseQuamVideri #ALevels #Post16 #SixthForm #MySixthFormIsClosing #FindACollegePlace #HemelHempstead #GSCE #GCSEResults #Futures #laurette

Do you work in the garden industry? Or just have green fingers and some spare stuff? Could you help us transform this space into an urban allotment? Working with our EcoClub and GCSE food students? We are looking for donations of planting troughs, planting bags, cloches or cold frames, peat free compost, drip watering systems and seeds for beetroot, beans, carrots, kale, lettuce, potato and spinach. Please contact admin@hemelhempsteadschool.co.uk if you can help. Thank you! #EsseQuamVideri #TheHHEx #Responsibility

#wakeupwednesday AI can be a great learning to, but it needs to be understood and the risks discussed. Here is a great guide for parents and carers.

"When you're an Addams, you need to have a little moonlight. You need to feel a little chill" A huge congratulations to all of the incredible cast (both of them!) and crew who brought The Addams Family Musical to life for four sell-out nights last week. The standard was incredible, the confidence spell bounding and the quality second to none. We are truly blessed to have such talented young people guided by such passionate staff. #TheHHEx # EsseQuamVideri

Welcome to your 60-second update! We need you to top up Parent Pay with any lunch money your child will need for the next three weeks at school, as after the 1st February you will not be able to top up, as we move to MCAS. There is some lost sports kit which we will put out on the 6th February after school so that it can be returned to its owner. Mistletoe Day, organised by our students, raised two-thousand-seven -hundred and fifty-five pounds. A student led quiz night for DENS will take place next Friday. Year 10 boys lost on penalties at JFK, Year 8 boys won at Astley Cooper and at JFK, and U13 girls beat Ashlyns. Year 11 had an incredible time at The National Army Museum. Year 8 have been doing food investigations, whilst Year 10 food students have completed their mock NEAs, Year 8 basketball beat Ashlyns, under-18 boys football beat Longdean, under-13 girls football beat Abbots Hill and the Year 7s lost to Tring. Next week is Gold Week and you can find your newsletter in your inbox and on the website. Happy Friday, everyone! #TheHHex #EsseQuamVideri

Don’t forget to top up Parent Pay and pay for non-uniform and International Day before 1st Feb! Please top-up enough before the 1st February to last for the two weeks up until half-term, and the one after. And pay for non-uniform and tokens for International Day, which is on the 13th February. We will stop using ParentPay when we move to MCAS, but all the money you have on there will be safe. It will automatically move over to MCAS during half-term. But you won’t be able to top-up the balance or pay for new things between 1st February and 23rd of February. So, please top-up enough before the 1st February for the two weeks up until half-term, and the one after. As always, keep an eye on this social media, and your emails, as we roll out MCAS. #TheHHex #EsseQuamVideri

Don’t forget to top up Parent Pay and pay for non-uniform and International Day before 1st Feb! Please top-up enough before the 1st February to last for the two weeks up until half-term, and the one after. And pay for non-uniform and tokens for International Day, which is on the 13th February. We will stop using ParentPay when we move to MCAS, but all the money you have on there will be safe. It will automatically move over to MCAS during half-term. But you won’t be able to top-up the balance or pay for new things between 1st February and 23rd of February. So, please top-up enough before the 1st February for the two weeks up until half-term, and the one after. As always, keep an eye on this social media, and your emails, as we roll out MCAS. #TheHHex #EsseQuamVideri

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Don’t forget to top up Parent Pay before 1st Feb! Please top-up enough before the 1st February to last for the two weeks up until half-term, and the one after. We will stop using ParentPay when we move to MCAS, but all the money you have on there will be safe. It will automatically move over to MCAS during half-term. But you won’t be able to top-up the balance between 1st February and 23rd of February. So, please top-up enough before the 1st February for the two weeks up until half-term, and the one after. As always, keep an eye on this social media, and your emails, as we roll out MCAS.

Celebrating fantastic homework in the Performing Arts this week. #TheHHEx #EsseQuamVideri