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Spring Fayre

We would like to welcome all stall holders who wish to be part of our Spring Fayre on Saturday 14th April 2012. There will be both a Craft Fayre and a Farmers Market on this day and we would like to invite all stall holders selling produce, hand made gifts and other quality goods to come along and join us. Please see attachments for more information.

Students at Homewood School welcomed Steve Burnett from the Philippines Community Fund (PCF) into school last week to hear about the work his charity carries out in the Philippines. PCF work with children and their families who live on the rubbish dumps in the Philippines. They provide education, nutrition, medical and livelihood programmes.

Once again Homewood School library was responsible for organising the prestigious Southern Schools Book Award presentation evening which was held at Roedean School on Friday 13^th January…and yes, there was a horror book on the short list!

Throughout the Christmas Term a group of 8 pupils who chose the ‘Murals’ option for curriculum enrichment created a set of 8 paintings to be used on stage in the Sinden Theatre.

We are students from Homewood School and are completing a 20-month programme of planning, Money Management and training in preparation for an expedition to Tanzania in July/August 2013. The developmental programme managed by organisers, World Challenge, will encourage us to learn through experience by confronting challenges we have never faced before while trying to organise our itinerary and working through a Money Management programme to raise our own expedition funds.

Homewood School is asking students to contribute towards the Bag2School scheme that will help the World Challenge team raise money for their expedition to Tanzania in 2013. Every student in the school has received a Bag2School collection bag requesting for good quality second-hand clothing, bedding, curtains, soft toys, shoes (tied together), belts and handbags.

Recently, Homewood School has been awarded the Rural Dimension Accreditation by the Schools Network due to maintaining excellence in many areas. The head of the Schools Network programme, Sylvia King, recognised Homewood’s ‘tremendous work’ and commitment in creating ‘active links with organisations such as the School farm, ASDAN (Award Scheme Development Accreditation Network that provides educational opportunities for young people) and the Duke of Edinburgh Award’ that all actively engage students.

Homewood School & Sixth Form Centre invites current Year 11 Students and other prospective Sixth Form Applicants and their parents to our 6th Form Open Evening!

On Thursday, 19th January at between 5pm - 7pm, representatives from all departments will be present to discuss the details of the courses on Offer. Options Literature, which for Key Stage 5 courses can already be found on the kentchoices4u website, may be obtained on the evening.

Congratulations to the following past Homewood School students who achieved prizes at the Point to Point meeting held at Tweseldown at the beginning of December 2011. The Point to Point Racing is held on courses through fields and over fences that involves many local country people nationwide. Jockeys who participate are amateur riders who find it a thoroughly enjoyable and friendly experience.

Technology and the online world are becoming an intrinsic part of many young people’s lives and, just like the physical world, is another equally real world where they can spend a lot of their time. So with Christmas looming ever closer, many parents will be faced with the task of unravelling the complexities of their child’s request for the latest console or video game.

What is safe? When is the right age to go online and play with others? Which video games should I allow them to play? How can I make sure they are not taking big risks that could harm them?

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