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BEAUMONT SCHOOL NEWSSASSMA concert and rehearsal The SASSMA (St Albans Secondary School Music Association) Concert will take place on Tuesday 9th March 2010 at 7.30pm. This is where all the Music Departments in St Albans bring groups to perform to each other and get together for a massed item at the end. The Orchestra and Vocal Ensemble will be taking part, and will be rehearsing on the same day in the Alban Arena, leaving school at 11am and coming back at 3.30pm. A few students will also be attending a rehearsal on Friday 5 March from 9.30-12pm. There will be no Concert Band Practice on Tuesday 9 March. Concert Band rehearsals will resume as normal next week (16 March). Gym and Dance Display Photos The Head of PE is proposing to make available a set of photos of the recent Gym and Dance display to any student who brings in a blank CD onto which they can be copied. Students can bring in a blank CD to the PE Office at break or lunchtimes from Monday 1 March onwards. If you have previously notified the school (via Gold Form or subsequently the annual data collection sheet sent home in the Autumn term in order to update our records about your child) that you do not give consent for your child’s photo to be used in school publications, website etc., then photos including your child will not be included in this collection. If you have not previously indicated any objection to photos of your child being used in Beaumont publications, but do not want photos of them participating in the Gym and Dance display to be included in the collection to be copied to students/parents please notify Mr Steve Jump, Head of PE, by the end of this Friday 28 February.
AS Photography exams Year 12 AS Photography exam will run on the week of the 8th to 12th of March.
Drama exams AS - Monologues and duologues Tuesday 23rd March - All day room 60/61 GCSE - 28th and 29th April from 5.30 in room 60/61 AS - group pieces May 5th from 5pm 60/61
Consultation on School admissions arrangements for 2011/12 Hertfordshire County Council is running a consultation on the proposed admissions arrangements for the school year 2011/12 and is seeking responses from parent/carers, schools and community groups. The consultation includes a proposal to move from the 'shortest designated route' method of measuring home-school distances for admission purposes to 'straight line distance' measurement. The consultation period runs until 26 February 2010. Please visit www.hertsdirect.org/csfconsultations for more information and to respond online or call 0300 123 4043 for a copy of the consultation document.
Beaumont School/Winches Farm - planning application for revised development proposals A planning application has been submitted to St Albans District Council to develop land at and adjoining Beaumont School to provide much needed sports and teaching facilities, create a new vehicular access, car park and drop off facilities, and to enable new housing development which will fund this work to be undertaken. Click here to see the Beaumont Life Special Edition detailing the proposals. The planning application can be viewed via the link below and searching for the application reference number: 5/2009/2471. Letters or emails supporting the application should be sent to St Albans District Council by Monday 25th January where possible and by Friday 12th February at the latest. There will be a Residents' meeting in the School library at 6pm on Thursday 28th January in order to bring residents up to date with progress.
Privacy Notice - Data Protection Act 1998 All schools are required under the Data Protection Act 1998 to issue a Privacy Notice (previously referred to as the Fair Processing Notice) to pupils and parents summarising the information held about pupils, why it is held, and the third parties to whom it may be passed on. The Privacy Notice has been added to the Policies page of this website and provides details of local authority and DCSF websites where more information is available. Click here to download a copy. Pupil Data Collection
We would like to take this opportunity to check that the information currently held for pupils is correct and therefore a pupil data collection sheet has been sent home to all pupils on 3 December 2009. This data collection sheet provides a summary of the information currently held by the school for the pupil. Please can you check that the details held are correct, indicating any required changes or additions. Please sign and return the data collection sheet to school via the pupil’s form tutor by Friday 11th December (even if no change is required).
Liam Woods and Vincenzo ('Chinni') Vetere All at Beaumont have been saddened by the recent unexpected deaths of two of our students. Liam Woods was in Year 10, and Vincenzo Vetere in Year 12. The boys died within a week of each other from tragic, but unconnected, causes and our thoughts and prayers are with their families and close friends. Beaumont has been shocked and upset by the deaths of Liam and Chinni; the whole school community has supported each other in this difficult time, and cousellors continue to be available to offer additional support and advice to students and staff. Copies of the letters informing parents of our students about the deaths of Liam and Chinni are downloadable here:
Year 12 Target grades Year 12 Targets were issued to students on 12th November Meningitis information This is the text of the letter sent home 10 November 2009 10 November 2009 The school has been informed by medical staff at the local Health Protection Unit that a member of the school has been taken ill with meningitis. This is being treated as an isolated case and social/school contacts are unlikely to be affected.
As a precaution, however, you should be aware of the symptoms of meningitis, which are as follows:
If any of these occur then medical advice should be sought promptly. A raised temperature and a rash occurring together are particularly important signs, and may be suggestive of blood poisoning. It is important to note that, in cases of blood poisoning, the symptoms of meningitis such as neck stiffness and headache may not occur.
You should also consider the possibility of meningitis and seek prompt medical advice in the following conditions:
Meningococcal bacteria are common about 10% of the population carry them in the back of the nose or throat without causing harm. These bacteria are very fragile and do not survive outside the human body and so are not easily transmitted. They cannot be caught from the air, from clothes or similar objects. Although close household contacts of cases are given antibiotics, widespread use of these in schools is not generally recommended, as this can obliterate the natural protection carried by many children.
For general information the Meningitis Trust is a 24 hour help line which can be contacted on 0800 028 1828 or by internet access on www.meningitis-trust.org Information can also be found at http://www.meningitis.org/
Talent Show - Spectacular success!
After six months of planning the Talent Show took place on 21 October. It culminated in a spectacular event, raising at the last count, £860. This was above the expected target and will be well received by the Hillview Housing Project SA. We have formed a link, (via a Beaumont family) to help fundraising to build 10,000 houses, providing water and electricity for deprived families, rebuilding one of Cape Town’s largest shanty towns. Many thanks to all the performers; students; staff and the audience for making it a great event.
HPV Vaccinations
Girls in Years 8 and 10-13 have recently received the second of their course of three HPV vaccinations. Further vaccinations will occur as follows: Group 1 - Years 8 and 10 vaccinations will take place on 6 May 2010 Group 2 - Years 11-13 vaccinations will take place on 13 May 2010 Please avoid making any appointments for your daughter on these dates. Any queries to Mrs Mortimer.
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