Friends of HGS – AGM

Heckmondwike Grammar School will be marking World Mental Health Day on Wednesday 10th October by holding a non-uniform day with a ‘wear green’ theme to show support for this excellent cause. Students will be able to pay £1 for the privilege of wearing their own clothes for the day and all contributions will be donated to the MIND mental health charity.

The forecast for Thursday is heavy rain all day.  Please make sure that you are well equipped with waterproofs, including trousers.  A reminder that rucksacks should be lined with bin liners so  that everything remains dry inside as rucksacks are not waterproof and some spares should also be brought with you. Everything should be inside your rucksack.  The only thing allowed on the outside is your sleeping mat which should also be wrapped in bin liners to keep it dry.  Walking boots are obviously essential.  The forecast for Friday and Saturday looks drier!

The deadline for completing your eDofE information online is Friday 5th October. All assessors reports must be uploaded by this date so that certificates and badges can be issued. Any problems please speak to Mrs Swann as soon as possible.

Information regarding registration for the Bronze and Silver DofE will be given out in the next 2-3 weeks.

 

We are looking forward to welcoming students to our entrance examination on Monday the 17th of September. If your child is taking the exam, you will by now know the details of the day and what time to arrive and collect your child.

Please do be aware that there will be no car parking either on the school site or indeed on the nearby roads. However, very helpfully, Morrisons supermarket have kindly offered their car park which is located in the centre of Heckmondwike, 10 minutes walk from the school. If travelling by car please do use either the Morrisons car park or one of the other free parking sites in the town as we expect a certain amount of congestion close to the school.

May we take this opportunity to wish your child the best of luck for Monday and we look forward to seeing you at the back of the sports hall entrance to the school.

Please see below copies of our weekly newsletter ‘The Heckler’.

You can email us at [email protected] or use our Contact Us form.

 

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Heckler Newsletter 09.02.22

Heckler Newsletter 22.07.22

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Heckler Newsletter 01.07.22

Heckler Newsletter 17.06.22

Heckler Newsletter 10.06.22

Heckler Newsletter 27.05.22

Heckler Newsletter 20.05.22

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Heckler Newsletter 06.05.22

Heckler Newsletter 29.04.22

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Heckler Newsletter 25.03.22

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Heckler Newsletter 17.02.22

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Heckler Newsletter 28.01.22

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Heckler Newsletter 14.01.22

Heckler Newsletter 07.01.22

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Heckler Newsletter 22.10.20

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Heckler Newsletter 02.10.20

Heckler Newsletter 25.09.20

Heckler Newsletter 18.09.20

Heckler Newsletter 11.09.20

If you have anything you would like to feature in the Heckler, such as any special achievements your child has been awarded, please do let us know. We would love to hear from you.

Heckler Archives

 

We are hoping to have an old scholars’ open day on Saturday 13th October 2018 and would like to invite any past pupils and staff to come along with family and friends. It will be an opportunity to catch up with one another, have a tour of the school and look at some of the archive materials. Further details will be announced nearer the time but it would be helpful if you could let us know if you intend to come. This will ensure we have enough tour guides and can cater for everyone.
Please email [email protected] indicating how many people you anticipate will be in your party.

Parents with children who use the 221 Mirfield bus service and are affected by the earlier school finish time of 3.15pm please contact Mr Flynn via email on [email protected]