Tuesday 12 March, 6 students were taken to participate in the Faraday Challenge. An annual competition with a real-world challenge for pupils aged 12-13 years. Students were given a brief, which asks them to design a device which solved a problem.

The students worked well together, using electronics, science knowledge and engineering processes to design and build a working model of their idea. They were scored on many aspects of the day including the final presentation of their idea. ALL of the students did well, and we were delighted to bring back the trophy as winners.

There are many opportunities to get involved with STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths) at Worthing High School.

TFC is available for children aged up to 11, or 17 if the child has a disability. You can signpost families to Childcare Choices, so they can see if they are eligible. You can find out more about the scheme here.

Many parents don’t realise that TFC can be saved up on their accounts. Even if childcare is not required throughout the school terms, there is still the option to save up funds which could be used for holiday clubs or out of school care. As half term approaches, it is a good opportunity to remind families of these schemes so they can plan for the upcoming holidays.

The following topics for the workshops have been confirmed for February to July 2024:

A #NeuroNinja is someone who understands how their brain works.  Our brain is shaped by 4 psycho-social forces.  Our habits shape our brain.  Our relationships with friends, families and other people shape our brain.  Our relationship with ourselves shapes our brain.  And our goals shape our brain.

Please see letter below for links and further information.

I just want to congratulate all of our students who entered this competition.

Thank you

Mrs Oz

The fundraising doesn’t just happen at school. We want our students to host their own bake sales for friends, family and the community. Last year this external effort doubled our total for the event. Worthing High would like to celebrate your monumental efforts so please take photos of your cakes and events and email them to sdecourcy@worthinghigh.net so we can share your work to our twitter feed.

Please can all fundraising be sent in though wisepay or donated to the finance office in school.

Thank you

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Cake sales and competitions:

Worthing High School’s charity events kick off this year, as usual, with the Macmillan Coffee Morning. As a school we would also like to support those who have been impacted by the destruction caused by the recent earthquakes in Morocco and the devastating floods in Libya. We will be raising money for both causes through our annual bake sale and competition. 

We will be hosting a cake sale and competition. Please drop your cakes off at student services on the morning of Thursday 28 September. Please can all pre-packaged and home cooked cakes be brought to student services on the 28 September. These will then be sliced or separated and sold to raise money on Thursday lunch. Prices will vary between 20p and £1 per item. 

Star Baker Awards

We want to encourage our young bakers. Therefore we will also be running a best cake competition for each year group (and staff) Students will need to drop their entries to student services on the 28 September. Happy Baking!

West Sussex Youth Choir have announced that there is a tour to Normandy for the in May half term 2024! 

The tour will include performances at some of Normandy’s beautiful historic venues with time thrown in for cultural activities and team building adventures which will create memories for life.  There will be opportunity  to collaborate musically in some repertoire with the conservatoire in the French town of Lisieux and also showcase the Youth Choir on their own.   The price of the tour will be around £520 per person with financial assistance available to ensure its accessible to all. https://www.westsussexmusic.co.uk/choir/tour2024/

West Sussex Youth Choir rehearses on Saturdays 10:30am-12pm at Horsham Music Centre, based at The College of Richard Collyer, Horsham. 

Barnardo's still have spaces on all these activities, but they do expect to be managing a waiting list as the weeks go on.

If you would like to book a place, ask a question or register interest for an upcoming event you need to email moving.forward@barnardos.org.uk

Moments of transition and change are tricky for brains - all brains, children, young people, teachers and parents and carers.   Here, Andrew from AYP, walks us through why the brain finds change so hard and what we can do about it.  Please click here for further useful information

How to Manage the Back to School Wobbles (1)

How to Manage the Back to School Wobbles (2)

Don't forget you're all about to join and access the support from AYP via their #NeuroNinja Learning Hub, just sign up here.

For more information about supporting mental health and mind management, see our videos here about building mental flexibility and managing your brain's worry system.

How to Manage My Brain's Worry System - 14:27s

Introducing Your Mind's Garen - 7:39s

Also Exam #NeuroNinja continues - we also ran two webinars over the Easter holidays and carried out over 100 coaching sessions with students we are supporting at your school.  To sign up to Exam #NeuroNinja weekly webinars at 8pm every Thursday through to the 15 June click here.

Since the beginning of this academic year, Worthing High School has placed vocabulary at the forefront of its focus for literacy in Key Stage 3; one of the ways we have done this is to engage our students in a literacy improvement tool called ‘Bedrock Learning’. This interactive online platform introduces students to new vocabulary and concepts via a range of fiction and non-fiction texts, helps them to apply these in different contexts, and quizzes them to develop their retention of new words. 

Congratulations - Alfie White 7B2

You were the winner, so many imaginative details, you will see your card printed.

We all really liked the WHS blazer on the snowman.

As a school, we continue to monitor the situation and will inform parents if there are further developments.

Thank you for your generosity.

Happy guessing and thank you for the support.

Please see the information below which we have received from the NHS with regards to Chat Health for 11 -19 along with a YouTube link  https://youtu.be/DSl3zN_YoNk

Amazon smile provides the same products, at the same price as on Amazon but you can also benefit the school with every purchase made in the lead up to Christmas. Please see below on how to register on Amazon Smile and help support FOWHS

The day started early, most of our students arrived by 7.00am and worked together to prepare our trusty original car for scrutineering, which it sailed through.  Having been approved to race, the team set about organising themselves for practice.  After the initial session in practice and the time taken to complete a circuit, the team decided to replace the gearing to test their time.  As they did so, a representative of the organisers noticed their activity in replacing the gears for themselves.  Their comment was that it was a pleasure to see students entering into the spirit of the event, rather than have adults involved in the repairing of the car.  A short while later the group were interviewed by the Goodwood PR interviewers and broadcast live to the circuit.  Having replaced the gears it was noted that the car was slower, so they reverted to the previous set up.

It is essential for us to be aware of any allergies or intolerances they may have. 

If your child has any known food allergies, intolerances, ethical issues or Religious beliefs that affect their choice of food (eg.Vegan), please let us know by emailing their Food Teacher

Dear Parents and Carers of year 6 students

You are more than welcome to visit the school to see the students and staff at work during a normal school day. Our 2022 Open Mornings will be held on five occasions and we strongly urge early booking as we have limited spaces available. Tours will commence at 09.15 am as follows: - Monday 26 September, Tuesday 27 September, Wednesday 28, Thursday 29 and Friday 30 September 2022.

To attend you will need to book on Eventbrite, links below. Booking open on Friday 9 September 2022 at 10am

Monday 26 September: https://openmorningmon260922.eventbrite.co.uk  

Tuesday 27 September: https://openmorningtues270922.eventbrite.co.uk

Wednesday 28 September: https://openmorningwed280922.eventbrite.co.uk 

Thursday 29 September: https://openmorningthurs290922.eventbrite.co.uk 

Friday 30 September: https://openmorningfri300922.eventbrite.co.uk

On behalf of myself and the students and staff at Worthing High School, we very much look forward to meeting you.

Yours sincerely

Pan Panayiotou

CEO /Executive Headteacher South Downs Education Trust

NB: Please let us know if you have any special access requirements, which may affect your movement around the school. We will endeavour to make access arrangements for you to enjoy as much of the school as possible.

You can see a virtual 360 tour of the school by clicking here

This year we are hosting a coffee morning and invite students to donate cakes to be sold to raise money. We will be collecting cakes during the week commencing Monday 26^th of September for the big sale on Friday 30 September. Please can all pre-packaged cakes be brought to student services over the course of the week. These will then be sliced or separated and sold to raise money on Friday break and lunch. Prices will vary between 20p and 80p per item.

Star Baker Awards

We want to encourage our young bakers. Therefore we will also be running a best cake competition for each year group (and staff) and ask that they bring their cake to student services on Friday morning where a panel of judges will adjudicate over the entries. Winners will be presented with the coveted wooden spoon trophy. Please ensure all homemade cakes are clearly labelled with the student name and tutor group.

Host your own bake sale

The fundraising doesn’t just happen at school. We want our students to host their own bake sales for friends, family and the community. Last year this external effort doubled our total for the event. Worthing High would like to celebrate your monumental efforts so please take photos of your cakes and events and email them to tizod@worthinghigh.net so we can share your work to our twitter feed. There will be special recognition for students hosting their own bake sales with certificates for creativeness and fundraising.

Please can all fundraising be sent in though wisepay or donated to the finance office in school.

Happy baking (and cake eating),

Mr Izod

Thanks so much for your help with this.

Mr M Micaiah (Literacy lead)

At the moment, there are strawberries, three different types of lettuce, pak choi, choy sum and jade plants being grown. We hope that going forward next year, we will be able to experiment with more varieties of fruit and vegetables as well as flowering plants to attract bees.

If you would like to know more about this and any other STEAM activities, please contact Miss La (tla@worthinghigh.net)

Please click on attachment below to see the chosen winners and some highly commended entries. They can also be viewed on the Food Twitter : WHS_Food

Rosie Evans - Year 8         Samuel Metcalf - Year 7

Keep enjoying cooking both at school and at home

Mrs Whitby

What could you cook to help with the celebrations?