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English Transition Work

Dear Parents/Guardians, Our first unit of study at Nobel is Greek Mythology. Not only did the Greeks create Myths to explain natural phenomena, they also loved to share stories about brave heroes and their great adventures. Heroes such as: Heracles (Hercules to the Romans), Perseus, Odysseus and Achilles, but to name a few. With the theme of heroism in mind, we would like you to prepare for your time at Nobel by reading (and listening) to our Year 6 transition text: ‘How to Train Your Dragon,’ by Cressida Cowell. The novel is about an unlikely Viking hero, tossed into dragon-fighting school and tasked with the burden of proving himself as a mighty warrior. In addition to the novel, we will also set extracts from non-fiction sources and more classical texts to compliment your reading. Each week, we will ask you to complete a chapter from your set text and then to answer comprehension activities on what you have read. We will also set additional activities that will introduce you to some of the key aspects central to studying English at Secondary level. For example:

• Social and historical context
• Characterisation
• Setting
• Themes and Motifs
• Structure
• Language
• Genre
• Critical Readings
• Narrative

We look forward to welcoming you to our school and to hearing about all of the other stories and texts you have read over the summer. We recognise that children who develop good reading habits: improve their literacy skills, find it easier to access all subjects and generally have better life outcomes. Moreover, as well as the numerous academic benefits gained from regular reading, enjoying a book can also prove to be a great form of escapism and stress-relief. You can find more information about reading for pleasure on our school website. Yours Faithfully, Ms J Port [ut_one_third]

Week 1

[ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1-How-to-Train-Your-Dragon-Pre-Reading-1.pdf" size="small" title="How to Train Your Dragon - Pre-Reading" ]How to Train Your Dragon - Pre-Reading[/ut_button] [ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1-How-to-Train-Your-Dragon-Pre-Reading-Answers.pdf" size="small" title="How to Train Your Dragon - Pre-Reading Answers" ]How to Train Your Dragon - Pre-Reading Answers[/ut_button]

Celebrating Effort & Success: Year 6 Work

• Homework example

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Week 2

[ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2-How-to-Train-Your-Dragon-Chapter-1-Copy-of-the-text.pdf" size="small" title="How to Train Your Dragon - Chapter 1" ]How to Train Your Dragon - Chapter 1[/ut_button] [ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2-How-to-Train-Your-Dragon-Chapter-1-Questions.pdf" size="small" title="How to Train Your Dragon - Chapter 1 Questions" ]How to Train Your Dragon - Chapter 1 Questions[/ut_button] [ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2-How-to-Train-Your-Dragon-Chapter-1-Answers.pdf" size="small" title="How to Train Your Dragon - Chapter 1 Answers" ]How to Train Your Dragon - Chapter 1 Answers[/ut_button] [/ut_one_third] [ut_one_third_last]

Week 3

[ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/3-How-to-Train-Your-Dragon-Chapter-2-Copy-of-the-text.pdf" size="small" title="How to Train Your Dragon - Chapter 2" ]How to Train Your Dragon - Chapter 2[/ut_button] [ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/3-How-to-Train-Your-Dragon-Chapter-2-Questions.pdf" size="small" title="How to Train Your Dragon - Chapter 2 Questions" ]How to Train Your Dragon - Chapter 2 Questions[/ut_button] [ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/3-How-to-Train-Your-Dragon-Chapter-2-Answers.pdf" size="small" title="How to Train Your Dragon - Chapter 2 Answers" ]How to Train Your Dragon - Chapter 2 Answers[/ut_button]

Celebrating Effort & Success: Year 6 Work

• Dragon egg text one
• Dragon egg text two

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Week 4

[ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/4-How-to-Train-Your-Dragon-Chapter-3-Questions.pdf" size="small" title="How to Train Your Dragon - Chapter 3 Questions" ]How to Train Your Dragon - Chapter 3 Questions[/ut_button] [ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/4-How-to-Train-Your-Dragon-Chapter-3-Answers.pdf" size="small" title="How to Train Your Dragon - Chapter 3 Answers" ]How to Train Your Dragon - Chapter 3 Answers[/ut_button] [/ut_one_third] [ut_one_third]

 Week 5

[ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/5-How-to-Train-Your-Dragon-Chapter-4-Questions.pdf" size="small" title="How to Train Your Dragon - Chapter 4 Questions" ]How to Train Your Dragon - Chapter 4 Questions[/ut_button] [ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/5-How-to-Train-Your-Dragon-Chapter-4-Answers.pdf" size="small" title="How to Train Your Dragon - Chapter 4 Answers" ]How to Train Your Dragon - Chapter 4 Answers[/ut_button] [/ut_one_third] [ut_one_third_last]

 Week 6

[ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/6-How-to-Train-Your-Dragon-Chapter-5-Questions.pdf" size="small" title="How to Train Your Dragon - Chapter 5 Questions" ]How to Train Your Dragon - Chapter 5 Questions[/ut_button] [ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/6-How-to-Train-Your-Dragon-Chapter-5-Answers.pdf" size="small" title="How to Train Your Dragon - Chapter 5 Answers" ]How to Train Your Dragon - Chapter 5 Answers[/ut_button] [/ut_one_third_last] [ut_one_third]

 Week 7

[ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/7-How-to-Train-Your-Dragon-Chapters-67-Questions.pdf" size="small" title="How to Train Your Dragon - Chapters  6 and 7  Questions" ]How to Train Your Dragon - Chapters 6 and 7 Questions[/ut_button] [ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/7-How-to-Train-Your-Dragon-Chapters-67-Answers.pdf" size="small" title="How to Train Your Dragon - Chapters 6 and 7 Answers" ]How to Train Your Dragon - Chapters 6 and 7 Answers[/ut_button] [/ut_one_third] [ut_one_third_last]

 Week 8

[ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/8-How-to-Train-Your-Dragon-Chapter-8-Worksheet.pdf" size="small" title="How to Train Your Dragon - Chapter 8 Worksheet" ]How to Train Your Dragon - Chapter 8 Worksheet[/ut_button] [/ut_one_third_last]

Maths Transition Work

Dear Parents/Guardians, We are pleased to be able to offer you a variety of mathematics resources that will help you to learn and revise so you are prepared as much as possible for the years ahead. Each fortnight we have prepared and adapted some resources for you to read through in a PowerPoint followed by some questions for you to try by yourselves. We have given you the answers as well so you can see how you get on afterwards and try to figure out where you might have gone wrong if you made a mistake. If you really struggle the internet is a great place to look for help and we love the videos on Maths Genie to help you to learn a topic quickly and easily. The topics we have picked are mainly around fractions, decimals and percentages, great fun to do but also useful in life and something that we often have to use. Also if you are good at these then you will be able to show us next year when we cover that topic and impress us with your knowledge. We look forward to meeting you in September and getting back to learning in a traditional environment. I hope to be able to share a love of mathematics with you and if you are not a fan yet then maybe you will start to thrive more in this new environment. Remember to keep up with your numeracy and play maths games during the summer so you are ready to go when we start back. Yours Faithfully, Mr A Mesher [ut_one_fourth]

Week 1 and 2

[ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Percentages-lessons-1-10.pdf" size="small" title="Percentage Lessons 1 - 10"]Percentage Lessons 1 - 10[/ut_button] [ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Percentages-workbook.pdf" size="small" title="Percentage Workbook"]Percentage Workbook[/ut_button] [ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Percentages-workbook-answers.pdf" size="small" title="Percentage Workbook Answers"]Percentage Workbook Answers[/ut_button] [/ut_one_fourth] [ut_one_fourth]

Week 3 and 4

[ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Fractions-of-Amounts-lessons-1-5.pdf" size="small" title="Fractions of Amounts lessons 1-5"]Fractions of Amounts lessons 1-5[/ut_button] [ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Fractions-of-amounts-Workbook.pdf" size="small" title="Fractions of Amounts Workbook"]Fractions of Amounts Workbook[/ut_button] [ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Fractions-of-amounts-Workbook-answers.pdf" size="small" title="Fractions of Amounts Workbook Answers"]Fractions of Amounts Workbook Answers[/ut_button] [/ut_one_fourth] [ut_one_fourth]

Week 5 and 6

[ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Understand-and-use-equivalent-fractions-lessons-1-10.pdf" size="small" title="Understand and use Equivalent Fractions Lessons 1-10"]Understand and Use Equivalent Fractions Lessons 1-10[/ut_button] [ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Understand-and-use-equivalent-fractions-Workbook.pdf" size="small" title="Understand and use Equivalent Fractions Workbook"]Understand and use Equivalent Fractions Workbook[/ut_button] [ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Understand-and-use-equivalent-fractions-Workbook-answers.pdf" size="small" title="Understand and use Equivalent Fractions Workbook Answers"]Understand and use Equivalent Fractions Workbook Answers[/ut_button] [/ut_one_fourth] [ut_one_fourth_last]

Week 7 and 8

[ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Working-with-units-lessons-1-5.pdf" size="small" title="Working With Units Lessons 1-5"]Working With Units Lessons 1-5[/ut_button] [ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Working-with-units-workbook.pdf" size="small" title="Working With Units Workbook"]Working With Units Workbook[/ut_button] [ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Working-with-units-workbook-answers.pdf" size="small" title="Working With Units Workbook Answers"]Working With Units Workbook Answers[/ut_button] [/ut_one_fourth_last]

Summer Task and Projects

[ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Yr-7-Summer-Tasks-and-projects-.pdf" size="small" title="Summer tasks and projects sheet"]Summer Tasks and Projects Sheet[/ut_button]

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Information From Head Of Year

Hello, Please find below the information which has been sent out via email from Mrs Jones (The Head of Year 7). We may upload more useful infomation to this page over the next couple of weeks to please keep visiting back when you can. Please see below the transition timeline we have in place to ensure that your child's transition to Nobel is as smooth as possible. I look forward to meeting you and your families in September. Mrs Chloe Jones chloe.jones@nobel.herts.sch.uk [ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Transition-Letter-website.pdf" size="small" title="Transition Letter" ]Transition Letter[/ut_button] [/ut_one_half] [ut_one_half_last]

September Update From Mrs Jones

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Transition Process 2020-2021 Cohort

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FAQ

Please open the document below to answer some questions you and your child will have about Nobel in September. There are also some lovely messages from our current year 7s about transition. [ut_clear] [ut_service_icon_box width="half" color="#fbba00" hovercolor="#002664"  icon="fa-file-pdf-o" headline="FAQ for Parents and Future Nobelians" last="true" target="_blank" url="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Year-7-PP-to-yr-6-FAQ.pdf"] [ut_service_icon_box width="half" color="#fbba00" hovercolor="#002664"  icon="fa-file-pdf-o" headline="Year 7 Equipment List" last="true" target="_blank" url="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Year-7-Equipment-list.pdf"] [/ut_one_third_last]

In a bid to promote and celebrate students efforts of exercising and staying active during the lockdown period we are asking students and families to upload a 'HealtySeflie' of themselves working out. This could be from the tasks set by the PE department, or an activity the family may be completing, eg a bike ride. We want to celebrate as many students and families keeping active over this period. To upload your 'HealthySelfies' on your post tweet @NobelSchoolPE and use the #HealthySelfie We look forward to seeing lots of your tweets. Also keep an eye out for staff photos also!

During such extraordinary times we recognise the challenges many parents are facing balancing work commitments alongside trying to support children at home. Our priority during this time needs to be keeping our children and ourselves well. It is easy during such uncertain times for both children and adults to become overwhelmed and we all need to be encouraged to look after each other. We understand these challenges are not straight forward but taking care of your mind as well as your body is very important. If the news surrounding the coronavirus is affecting your mental health, then we have put together a list of various resources that may be useful:

• Gov.uk information
• NHS. uk advice
• Mental Health Foundation information
• Mind.org.uk information
• Youngminds.org.uk
• Just Talk Herts
• Mentally Healthy Schools
• Kooth.com
• Childline.org.uk information
• BBC.co.uk information
• Anna Freud

Mental Health Awareness Week

• Mental Health Foundation- Mental Health Awareness Week
• Time to Change

Let us continue to encourage our valued students to not only maintain an academic focus but equally acknowledge the psychological impact this ongoing situation has on us all. If you need further support, then please do not hesitate to get in touch. When working from home it is very important to take care of our emotional wellbeing and mental health. The NHS promotes the 5 Ways to Wellbeing and these are: Connect: Spend time talking with family and friends. Be active: Try and take regular exercise to keep you physically healthy. This makes you feel good by changing chemicals in the brain and changing your mood. Move around for five or ten minutes every hour, just like if you were moving from one lesson to another in school, aiming for frequent, short breaks. Avoid sitting on unsupported chairs such as sofas for long periods. Keep learning: Make a routine for working at home. Follow a normal school day as closely possible. Take notice/Be mindful: Take regular short breaks and be mindful of how you feel. Relax and look around you or listen to music, take a few deep breaths. Avoid use phones, tablets and gaming devices for long periods of time. Give: Just as you would do in school, do something for a friend or relation/adult such as sending a positive message, or offering to help them online. As well as making them feel good, it can make you feel good too!

Covid-19 Symptom checker

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Advice For Parents

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Washing Your hands

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Self Isolating

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Social Distancing

[ut_two_thirds] Everyone must stay at home to help stop the spread of coronavirus. You should only leave your home for very limited purposes:

• shopping for basic necessities, for example food and medicine, which must be as infrequent as possible
• one form of exercise a day, for example a run, walk, or cycle – alone or with members of your household
• any medical need, including to donate blood, avoid or escape risk of injury or harm, or to provide care or to help a vulnerable person
• travelling for work purposes, but only where you cannot work from home

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Updates

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Easter Holidays Update

Dear Parents, carers and Nobelians, As you know tomorrow we would have finished at lunch time ready for the start of the Easter holidays. Even though so much has changed in the last couple of weeks, we still want you all to enjoy a break over Easter and so no classwork will be set from Monday 7 April to Friday 17 April. Normal lesson work will be set again from Monday 20 April. Whilst the holidays would normally be a time for going out, seeing friends and enjoying (hopefully) some better Spring weather, we do appreciate that the next two weeks may well be quite a challenge for families who have to balance parents working from home, children cooped up in the house and the threat of boredom. Therefore we have created a booklet of fun optional activities that you can dip into as much or as little as you want in order to help you enjoy your time off. The booklet can be accessed from the link to the right on this page (scroll down on a mobile device). Some activities ask you to refer to more detailed instructions which will be posted on Show My Homework from Monday, just because the files are too big to go into the booklet, but please remember that these are optional activities, not part of your regular curriculum. We hope that everyone is able to enjoy some family time over the Easter break and that you all stay well and keep safe. Naomi Rose Deputy headteacher

Update From The Headteacher 31/03/2020

Dear parents, carers and Nobelians, I think we would all agree that these are very challenging times. I pay tribute to all of you who are still going to work keeping our essential services going including our wonderful staff, many of whom supervise vulnerable students and those whose parents are engaged in essential work. Our whole school community has responded in typical Nobelian style and we should like to pay tribute to all our staff who continue to support all our students by setting work and giving regular feedback. Our year heads and senior staff can still be contacted in the usual way. Obviously there are doctors and nurses doing really valiant work, but our school contributes to the national emergency in a smaller but albeit significant way. We ask that you continue to encourage all our students to complete set work, it’s vital they don’t fall behind in their studies. Take care and stay safe Martyn Henson Headteacher The Nobel School [/ut_three_fourths] [ut_one_fourth_last]   [/ut_one_fourth_last]

Information For Key Workers

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Information Relating To The School

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[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Updates from the school, information for key workers and parents of vulnerable children and information about free school meals.

Updated Guidance For Parents And Carers On The Wider Opening Of Educational Settings

We have updated our information for parents and carers about the wider opening of education settings to include details about opening secondary schools to years 10 and year 12 pupils from 15 June and to provide links to guidance on safer travel. The guidance can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/closure-of-educational-settings-information-for-parents-and-carers

Updates

We have been informed some students and parents have received a letter from ESFA (Education & Skills Funding Agency, Department for Education) asking for personal learner bank details in relation to the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund. The Department for Education will never ask for personal bank account details. This is a fraudulent letter – please do not respond.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][ut_accordion][ut_accordion_item open="true" label="Learning from home"][/ut_accordion_item][ut_accordion_item label="Headteacher's assembly"][/ut_accordion_item][ut_accordion_item label="Easter Holidays Update"] Dear Parents, carers and Nobelians, As you know tomorrow we would have finished at lunch time ready for the start of the Easter holidays. Even though so much has changed in the last couple of weeks, we still want you all to enjoy a break over Easter and so no classwork will be set from Monday 7 April to Friday 17 April. Normal lesson work will be set again from Monday 20 April. Whilst the holidays would normally be a time for going out, seeing friends and enjoying (hopefully) some better Spring weather, we do appreciate that the next two weeks may well be quite a challenge for families who have to balance parents working from home, children cooped up in the house and the threat of boredom. Therefore we have created a booklet of fun optional activities that you can dip into as much or as little as you want in order to help you enjoy your time off. The booklet can be accessed from the link to the right on this page (scroll down on a mobile device). Some activities ask you to refer to more detailed instructions which will be posted on Show My Homework from Monday, just because the files are too big to go into the booklet, but please remember that these are optional activities, not part of your regular curriculum. We hope that everyone is able to enjoy some family time over the Easter break and that you all stay well and keep safe. Naomi Rose Deputy headteacher [/ut_accordion_item][ut_accordion_item label="Update From The Headteacher 31/03/2020"]Dear parents, carers and Nobelians, I think we would all agree that these are very challenging times. I pay tribute to all of you who are still going to work keeping our essential services going including our wonderful staff, many of whom supervise vulnerable students and those whose parents are engaged in essential work. Our whole school community has responded in typical Nobelian style and we should like to pay tribute to all our staff who continue to support all our students by setting work and giving regular feedback. Our year heads and senior staff can still be contacted in the usual way. Obviously there are doctors and nurses doing really valiant work, but our school contributes to the national emergency in a smaller but albeit significant way. We ask that you continue to encourage all our students to complete set work, it’s vital they don’t fall behind in their studies. Take care and stay safe Martyn Henson Headteacher The Nobel School[/ut_accordion_item][/ut_accordion][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/4" force_padding="on" force_padding_desktop="3" css=".vc_custom_1601382918363{background-color: #888888 !important;}"][vc_column_text][ut_button style="100% !important" color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Working-from-home-guidance-for-families.pdf" size="small" title="Working From Home For Families" ]Working From Home For Families[/ut_button][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][ut_button color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Optional-Easter-Holiday-Activities-for-Students-and-Families.pdf" size="small" title="Optional Easter Holiday Activities" ]Optional Easter Holiday Activities[/ut_button] [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][ut_button color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/KS3-Reading-List.pdf" size="small" title="KS3 Stretch and Challenge Reading List" ]KS3 Stretch and Challenge Reading List[/ut_button] [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][ut_button color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/KS4-Reading-List.pdf" size="small" title="KS4 Stretch and Challenge Reading List" ]KS4 Stretch and Challenge Reading List[/ut_button][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]For all previous updates regarding Covid-19 please click the button below. Any important information will be moved to this page over the next few days.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][ut_button color="theme-btn" link="http://thenobelschool.org/update" size="small" title="Previous Covid-19 Updates" ]Previous Covid-19 Updates[/ut_button][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

Information For Key Workers Or Parents Of Students Classed As Vulnerable

The school is open from 9.00am – 3.00pm for children of key workers and vulnerable students only. Only students on the list will be allowed into school. If you have not registered as a key worker, please do not send your child into school. The school will only be open for years 7 – 10 only. Year 11, 12 and 13 students should work on their own at home. Please let your child know the following:

• Students do not have to wear uniform
• Students should enter by the main reception area to sign in.
• They will be asked to wash their hands before doing anything else.
• They will be directed to the hall to wait to be told what will be happening
• Unless your child is entitled to a free school meal, please send them in with a packed lunch.
• Please stress to your child the importance of remaining at a distance of 2m from everyone.
• The areas that your child will be in will be cleaned before and after they enter

however, please try to send them into school with hand sanitiser. Do not send your child in if they are coughing and or have a temperature

Free School Meals

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_column_text][ut_service_icon_box color="#fbba00" hovercolor="#002664" icon="fa-file-pdf-o" headline="Apply For Free School Meals" width="half" last="false" target="_blank" url="https://www.gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals"] Click ehre to apply for free school meals for your son or daughter.[/ut_service_icon_box][/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_column_text][ut_service_icon_box color="#fbba00" hovercolor="#002664" icon="fa-file-pdf-o" headline="Free School Meals FAQ" width="half" last="true" target="_blank" url="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/DfE_FreeSchoolMeals_ParentCarerFAQs.pdf"] Frequently asked questions for parents and carers about free school meal eCodes and eGift cards.[/ut_service_icon_box][/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2" css=".vc_custom_1601382116019{background-color: #888888 !important;}"][vc_column_text][ut_icon icon="fa-exclamation" size="fa-lg" border="none" align="alignnone" color="#ffffff"] Be Aware Of Scam Emails We have been informed that some parents have received an email stating the following: ‘As schools will be closing, if you’re entitled to free school meals, please send your bank details and we’ll make sure you’re supported’. We can confirm that this is a scam email and is not official. We urge parents that if you receive any emails like this, please do not respond, and delete it immediately.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section]

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• Nobel News - 20 March 2020

Update Monday 23 March

Students of key works need to be in school by 9am or they will not be allowed in. The school will open again at 1pm for free school meal students to come in for lunch. If you have registered as a key work you do not need to register again. If you are registering for the first time and have more than one child you need register each child individually.

Sunday 22 March

To parents of students who are key workers and parents of students classed as vulnerable:

The school is open tomorrow from 9.00am - 3.00pm for children of key workers and vulnerable students only. Only students on the list will be allowed into school. If you have not registered as a key worker, please do not send your child into school. You should have received an email with details on Friday but click on the link below to register: [ut_button color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=mZLfypinuE6tZpGvDONWc41X80v_PntCnHjW3NtvDlBUMlZaTDI5TVFQRTMzNDkxR1pXSDhUVTA5Qi4u" size="small" title="Year 11 Revision Timetable" ]Key worker and vulnerable children registration[/ut_button] The school will only be open for years 7 – 10 only. Year 11, 12 and 13 students should work on their own at home. Please let your child know the following:

• Students do not have to wear uniform
• Students should enter by the main reception area to sign in.
• They will be asked to wash their hands before doing anything else.
• They will be directed to the hall to wait to be told what will be happening
• Unless your child is entitled to a free school meal, please send them in with a packed lunch.
• Please stress to your child the importance of remaining at a distance of 2m from everyone.
• The areas that your child will be in will be cleaned before and after they enter however, please try to send them into school with hand sanitiser.

Do not send your child in if they are coughing and or have a temperature.

To parents of students on Free School Meals

The school will provide a meal for your child tomorrow if you register using the same link as for key workers. If you haven’t already done so, register your child as soon as possible. Lunch will be served at 1.00pm. We are investigating a different solution and will let you know what that is as soon as possible.

Thursday 19 March

All lettings are cancelled as from 3.00pm on Friday 19 March 2020 until further notice.  We will update the website once we are in a position to resume all bookings.

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  All school trips are cancelled for the foreseeable future. This includes the planned trips for the enrichment days and all work experience and work shadowing. We are in negotiation with trip companies and the government about how deposits might be repaid. We will contact you when we have further information. Thank you.

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• Letter to Parents Regarding School Closure

[ut_button color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Working-from-home-guidance-for-families.pdf" size="small" title="Year 11 Revision Timetable" ]Working From Home For Families[/ut_button] [ut_button color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/KS3-Stretch-Challenege-List.pdf" size="small" title="KS3 Stretch and Challenge  Reading List" ]KS3 Stretch and Challenge  Reading List[/ut_button] [ut_button color="theme-btn" target="_blank" link="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/KS4-Stretch-Challenge-Reading-List.pdf" size="small" title="KS4 Stretch and Challenge  Reading List" ]KS4 Stretch and Challenge  Reading List[/ut_button]

Wednesday 18 March

We currently have 21 teachers absent, this means that tomorrow we can provide a normal timetable for yr.7, Yr.9, Yr. 10, Yr.11 and Yr13. Year 8 and Year 12 will need to work at home tomorrow Thursday 19 March. Work will be set for all their lessons in show my homework. Thank you for your help and understanding at this difficult time, there will be another update tomorrow morning.

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Dear Parents / Guardians, Unfortunately, due to the government guidance to reduce social contact to avoid the spread of the Covid-19 virus, we have taken the decision to suspend all instrumental lessons from Wednesday 18 March 2020. This is a precautionary measure that we think is the right decision in the current climate. We have informed the music centre about the lessons, and I will be meeting with Christina Luchies to discuss any money that has already been paid. As soon as we have information about this, and about lessons restarting we will contact parents individually with dates and times. If you have any further questions about this or anything else music related, please contact me at Andrew.Hardy@nobel.herts.sch.uk . Kind regards, Mr Hardy Head of Performance

Tuesday 17 March

Dear parents / carers, Unfortunately we have 30 staff who are unable to come to school tomorrow following advice from the Government. We therefore will have to have a partial closure and to help with this we would like year 9 students to stay at home tomorrow, Wednesday 18 March, but as it stands we would like to them to come to school on Thursday. Year 10 students will be sent home after lunch tomorrow. Work will be set for them on Show My Homework. Please keep monitoring your emails and the website for further information. The Nobel School

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• Letter to Parents Regarding Covid-19 17-03-20

Monday 16 March

• The following trips scheduled for this month are now cancelled:
  • Jamie’s Farm
  • Northern France MFL visit
• Until further notice, all extra-curricular and after school activities will be cancelled.
• The Year 10 parents' evening on Wednesday 18 March is cancelled.
• The Year 10 celebration breakfast on Friday 20 March is cancelled.

Thursday 12 March

• Letter to Parents Regarding Covid-19 12-03-20

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• Nobel News - 6 March 2020

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• Nobel News - 14 February 2020

[ut_one_half][/ut_one_half][ut_one_half_last]The Duke of Edinburgh Award is an internationally recognised qualification that helps our students gain the edge over other applicants in applying for college courses, apprenticeships, university places or employment as it demonstrates that they are well-rounded, confident, ambitious individuals who are independently motivated and can work successfully in a team. We offer The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme to students from the summer of Year 9 upwards and a growing number of participants complete Bronze, Silver and the prestigious Gold awards each year.[/ut_one_half_last] [ut_clear] [ut_one_half] [ut_custom_box title="Bronze" logo="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/bronze.jpg" border_width="2" border_color="#002664" border_radius="5" padding_left="10" padding_top="10" padding_right="10" padding_bottom="10" border_style="solid"]The Award requires students to complete their physical, skill and volunteering sections over either a three or six moth time period. Expeditions for Bronze take place within Hertfordshire in the summer of Year 10.[/ut_custom_box] [/ut_one_half][ut_one_half_last][/ut_one_half_last] [ut_one_half][ut_custom_box title="Silver" logo="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/silver.jpg" border_width="2" border_color="#002664" border_radius="5" padding_left="10" padding_top="10" padding_right="10" padding_bottom="25" border_style="solid"] Silver completes three and six month sections in volunteering, skills and physical in Year 12. They then complete two three day expeditions in the Peak District.[/ut_custom_box][/ut_one_half][ut_one_half_last][/ut_one_half_last] [ut_one_half] [ut_custom_box title="Gold" logo="http://thenobelschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/gold.jpg" border_width="2" border_color="#002664" border_radius="5" padding_left="10" padding_top="10" padding_right="10" padding_bottom="10" border_style="solid"] In addition to the physical, skill and volunteering sections, students undertake a week long residential and complete two longer expeditions in the Peak District and the Snowdonia National Park working with other secondary school students.[/ut_custom_box] [/ut_one_half][ut_one_half_last][/ut_one_half_last]   [ut_one_third] [/ut_one_third][ut_one_third][/ut_one_third][ut_one_third_last][/ut_one_third_last] The Nobel School is currently growing it’s DofE within the school and it’s been wonderful to see the scheme grow so significantly over recent years. We surpass Hertfordshire County Council’s expectations for completion rates as we support our students throughout the programme, from initial application through to receiving their Award as we enjoy celebrating our students’ successes. We run the expedition section of the Award in school ourselves which gives students and teachers the chance to work together in a setting beyond the traditional school environment. The skill, physical and volunteering sections can be completed in school or outside in the wider community, depending on a student’s individual interests. These three sections are always completed prior to the expedition section. [ut_one_third][/ut_one_third][ut_one_third][/ut_one_third][ut_one_third_last][/ut_one_third_last]

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• Nobel News - 31 January 2020

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• Nobel News - 17 January 2020