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Monday 27 June 2022 Year 6 transition days Last week,#Year6students came in to meet their tutors. They have also been joining us each week after school for taster lessons across our#Curriculumas well as watching a variety of videos from our#Subjectleaders that we have been sending directly home.This week is the big one! We're excited to be holding our two#Transitiondays where our future#Year7will join us for a taste of life at#JamesHornsby#JamesHornsbyFamily#Laindon#Zenith
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Friday 24 June 2022 Executive Leadership Team Meet our new Executive#LeadershipTeam!Well done to our Heads, Deputies and Assistants.#StudentLeadershipTeam#StudentLeadership#StudentLeaders#JamesHornsbySchool#JamesHornsbyFamily#JamesHornsby#Laindon#Zenith
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Thursday 23 June 2022 James Hornsby Book Club The#JamesHornsby#BookClubmeets every Tuesday during break 2.Why not come along and get involvedSome of our members have even earned tokens for our book vending machine!#EssexYearOfReading#JamesHornsbyYearofReading#JamesHornsbySchool#Reading#Books#Literacy#JamesHornsbyFamily#Laindon#Literacy#ExtraCurricular#Zenith
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Tuesday 21 June 2022 Year 6 transition videos Our latest#Year6#Transitionvideo was sent home yesterday. A big shout out to#CreativeArtsfor a very informative (and entertaining) video!Have you watched all the videos in our awesome@youtubeplaylist yet#JamesHornsbySchool#JamesHornsbyFamily#JamesHornsby#Laindon#Zenith
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Monday 20 June 2022 Carnegie Book Award shadowing group take part in a workshop at Basildon Library Last week, our#CarnegieBookAwardshadowing group were asked to be part of a workshop at#Basildon#Library- sharing a fantastic presentation about their favourite shortlisted book!Well done to all students involved, you were a credit to the#JamesHornsbyFamily#JamesHornsbyYearOfReading#EssexYearOfReading#Reading#Literacy#Carnegie#Books#CKG22#JamesHornsbySchool#JamesHornsby#Laindon#Zenith
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Thursday 16 June 2022 Library in the Lobby #DidYouKnowOur#Libraryin the#Lobbyis free for all members of our community! Come along and borrow a book to#Read#YearOfReading#LibraryInTheLobby#JamesHornsbyYearofReading#EssexYearOfReading#JamesHornsbySchool#JamesHornsby#Laindon#Zenith
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Monday 6 June 2022 University of Essex and Make Happen deliver Assembly about Higher Education opportunities Thirty#Year9pupils and parents had an assembly delivered by the University of Essex and#MakeHappenall about#HigherEducationopportunities!We are delighted to be working in close partnership with the#UniversityOfEssexon a project for these pupils... including a summer sleepover!#JamesHornsbySchool#JamesHornsby#Laindon#Zenith
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Friday 3 June 2022 Jubilee fun crosses generations #VR#FamilyEnjoy the#Platinum#Jubilee🎶🎶🎶🎶#SisterSledge#JamesHornsby(Pick up your copy of The#Echotoday)
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Thursday 26 May 2022 Woodbury Court care home residents treated to a special VR Event The crown jewel of our#Jubileecelebrations today was treating the residents of the#WoodburyCourt care home in#Basildonto a special#VirtualRealityevent!This event allowed both young and old to re-live the Queen’s coronation celebrations in 2022. The VR technology recreated moments from the coronation to trigger memories for those living with dementia, enabling these#CareHomeresidents to share their experiences with all of us in the#JamesHornsbyFamilySo emotional! Thank you so much to everyone involved in#TheWayBackVR and the#EssexCountyCouncil#YearOfReadingcampaign!More coming soon...#JamesHornsby#JamesHornsbySchool#VR#Laindon#Education#Technology#Zenith
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Thursday 26 May 2022 ITV visit James Hornsby for Jubilee Event A pleasure to have had#ITVjoin us today for an (incredibly emotional!)#Jubileeevent!#JamesHornsbySchool#JamesHornsbyYearofReading#JamesHornsbyFamily#Laindon#Zenith
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Wednesday 25 May 2022 Dan Freedman visits James Hornsby for Author Workshop There's been some great feedback from our Dan Freedman#Authorworkshop and visit! Thank you!If you're a fan of the CBBC show, or if you've just discovered Dan's work, then make sure you check out (literally!) his excellent#JamieJohnsonbooks from our#Learningforum!#DidYouKnowyou can win a copies of his books from our#BookVendingMachine#JamesHornsbyYearofReading#JamesHornsby#Laindon#Reading#Books#Football#Literacy#Library#JamesHornsbyFamily
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Wednesday 18 May 2022 JHS Careers Programme receives recognition at the National Education Opportunities Network Awards! Well done to the#JamesHornsbySchool#Careersprogramme for recognition at the National EducationOpportunities Network Awards!#NEONThe NEON Awards celebrate the#Successthat higher education can have on the lives of learners."#JamesHornsbyworks to enable students enter higher education, delivering a multitude of activities to reach all learners.The school is always striving to give the best to their students and meet their core purpose of ‘enhancing life chances of all our young people, enabling them to fulfil their potential and achieve the best possible outcomes"Thank you for the support from#MakeHappen#JamesHornsbyFamily#Education#EducationOpportunities#Opportunities#Laindon#Zenith
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Thursday 12 May 2022 School grounds decorated with Green Ribbons for Mental Health Awareness Week #DidYouKnowthat the green ribbon is the international symbol for#MentalHealthAwarenessWe've decorated our school grounds with#GreenRibbonthis week as part of#MentalHealthAwarenessWeekWear a green ribbon to show friends, loved ones or anyone at all that you care about their#MentalHealth#JamesHornsbySchool#JamesHornsby#Laindon#MentalHealthWeek#Zenith
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Tuesday 10 May 2022 Transition videos It's that time of year where our#Year6students visit us as they prepare to join the#JamesHornsbyFamilyin September.As well as coming in to join lessons, Year 6 students, parents and carers also get to find out about life at#JamesHornsbyby watching our#Transitionvideos! We had some lovely feedback last year for these and we're excited to update them for 2022!If you're a parent/carer of a Year 6 student you were sent the link to our playlist yesterday! More videos are#ComingSoonEnjoy!#JamesHornsbySchool#Laindon#Zenith
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Tuesday 3 May 2022 Recent Sporting Success shared by the Echo!
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Friday 29 April 2022 Year 9 football team win the district competition! Well done to our#Year9#Footballteam for beating a spirited#BasildonAcademies team 5-3 to win the#Districtcompetition!#JamesHornsbySchool#JamesHornsby#JamesHornsbyFamily#PE#ExtraCurricular#Laindon#Zenith
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Monday 25 April 2022 Jacob comes 3rd in the Winter Karting Championship! Well done to Jacob for his amazing#ExtraCurricularachievements... 3rd in the overall Winter#KartingChampionship!Well done, Jacob! Everyone in the#JamesHornsbyFamilyis very proud of you!#JamesHornsbySchool#JamesHornsby#Laindon#Zenith
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Friday 22 April 2022 Year 7 students start extra curricular boxing fitness sessions This week, some of our#Year7students started#ExtraCurricular#Boxingfitness sessions with Jamie from@jb_bxngA great way to build strength, stamina and confidence!#Enrichment#JamesHornsbySchool#JamesHornsby#Laindon
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Thursday 21 April 2022 New Book Vending Machine has arrived in our Library forum! You may have noticed our new#BookVendingMachinein our#Libraryforum!As part of our Library#RewardScheme, students can earn tokens to purchase#Booksand#Stationary#StayTunedfor more info#ComingSoon#JamesHornsbyYearofReading#JamesHornsbySchool#Reading#JamesHornsby#Laindon#Literacy#Zenith
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Thursday 24 March 2022 Year 10 visit the University of Essex What an inspirational day!A group of#Year10students had the opportunity to visit the#UniversityOfEssexand take part in discussions with current student ambassadors, learn about#Universitylife, understand more about student finance and go on a tour of their magnificent campus!#JamesHornsbySchool#JamesHornsby#JHS#Laindon#Zenith
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Tuesday 15 March 2022 Anton Ferdinand visits James Hornsby to inspire students Today we had the absolute pleasure of having Anton Ferdinand in#JamesHornsbyto inspire our students.What@anton_ferdinand5is doing for local communities is unbelievable.🙌🙌🙌🙌Thank you for stopping by!#JamesHornsbySchool#Laindon#AntonFerdinand#Zenith
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Friday 11 March 2022 National Careers Week #JamesHornsbySchool#NationalCareersWeek#Zenith#JamesHornsbyFamily#JamesHornsby#Laindon#NationalCareersWeek2022#NCW
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Thursday 3 March 2022 World Book Day 2022 Head over to our Instagram to see more pictures from World Book Day at James Hornsby!James Hornsby (@jameshornsby_school) • Instagram photos and videos
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Thursday 24 February 2022 Student Senior Leaders hold Valentines raffle! This month we continued with our push to raise £2.5k for#HavensHospicesOur Student#SeniorLeadersheld a#Valentinesraffle to raise further funds. Thanks for all the generous donations we received from staff, parents, carers and students! The#StudentLeaderslooked fabulous and, as always, we were so proud of them!#Charity#Fundraising#JamesHornsbySchool#JamesHornsby#Laindon#JamesHornsbyFamily#Zenith
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Friday 11 February 2022 Year 8 Students learn to Skateboard with a team of Professionals At The#JamesHornsbySchoolwe value the importance of#Enrichmentand opportunities for our students to develop new skills and interests.This week, as part of#ChildrensMentalHealthWeek2022#Year8students learned to#Skateboardwith a team of professional#Skateboarders#JamesHornsbySchool#JamesHornsby#Laindon#Zenith
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Friday 11 February 2022 The Army visits James Hornsby School As part of#NationalApprenticeshipWeekall of us at#JamesHornsbySchoolwere lucky enough to have the#Armycome in and deliver some fantastic practical workshops; developing key communication and problem solving skills with the students.They finished the day with a presentation on opportunities in the army and routes through apprenticeships.#JamesHornsbyFamily#Laindon#Careers#Opportunities#Zenith
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Wednesday 2 February 2022 £1000 raised for Havens Hospice! Well done to all members of the#JamesHornsbyFamilyWe all worked together to raise £1000 for@havenshospices#StayTunedas we've only just begun....#HavensHospices#JamesHornsby#JamesHornsbySchool#Laindon#Charity#Fundraising#Laindon#Zenith
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Friday 28 January 2022 National Storytelling Week Head on over to our Instagram page to find out what events will be going on next week for National Storytelling Week!
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Friday 21 January 2022 Prep Club launch - 24/01 The#JamesHornsbyPrep Club launches on Monday 24th Jan!#PrepClub#JamesHornsbySchool#Laindon#Zenith
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Monday 17 January 2022 Raising Awareness for #RoadSafety Thanks to#EssexHighways for a fantastic virtual session on raising awareness for#RoadSafetyA really rewarding and informative session for everyone in the#JamesHornsbyFamily#JamesHornsby#Laindon#Zenith
