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Welcome to your sixty-second update. Next week will end in full Christmassy fun and wonderfulness with our tradition; Mistletoe Day. Entirely run by students, and raising thousands for Home Leone and Great Ormond Street, this is a brilliant part of the HHEX. School will finish for students, on the last day, at 1245. Keep an eye out for an important letter about vaccinations for Year 9 and 10 in January. Yet more success in the UK Maths Challenge, with a Gold for Dron, in a special invitational, placing his maths in the top 10% in the whole country. Wednesday is Christmas Jumper Day and the day for Christmas Dinner in the canteen. Jumpers must be worn with otherwise normal uniform. There were sports outings for the under 16 girls football, the year 8 and year 9 boys rugby and the year 11 boys football. All the details of all these stories are in your newsletter every week, and which can be found in your inbox and on the website. Next week is Blue Week. Happy Friday everyone! #TheHHEx #EsseQuamVideri

Today some of our Year 7 students went and decorated a Christmas Tree at St Johns Church Boxmoor. The decorations were all handmade by our Year 7 students. Do go and support the Christmas Tree Festival which is running from 12-16th December. #EsseQuamVideri #TheHHEx #Respect #Relationships

On Wednesday next week, the 17th, it is Christmas Jumper Day! All students can wear a Christmas jumper in addition to their normal uniform. Donations can be made via Parent Pay and all money raised is going to your partner school in Sierra Leone. #TheHHEx #EsseQuamVideri #responsibility

Another #FantasticHomework award. Well done to our English students this week for a fantastic job in their homework. KS3 students completed 100% on their Seneca homework. KS4 student Annabel prepared effectively for her Macbeth assessment where the engagement with homework resulted in Annabel achieving the best score in her class! In KS5, Tilly prepared effectively for Hamlet part b where she nailed her thesis introduction!

Please remember that the school is closed to students for a training day on Thudsay - and here is why! #EsseQuamVideri #TheHHEx #Relationships

Thank you everyone who came to support our wonderful musicians last night at our Winter Concert. Feeling very Christmassy now! #EsseQuamVideri #TheHHEx

Student Leaders are raising money for the Keech Hospice - you can buy a Candy Cane at break and lunch from the hall foyer during the 8th, 9th and 10th December #EsseQuamVideri #TheHHex

We are so proud of our SPARK-ling Mathematicians at HHS – It has been a very successful tool in unlocking progress and consolidating learning. Our top 3 learners in each year group this academic year: Year 11: Shavon, Sum Yi & Eden Year 10: Elizabeth, Adeena & Kyan Year 9: Joseph Y, Lukas & Haadia Year 8: Orson, Charlie B & Gloria Year 7: Maria, Luka & David CB All of these fantastic Mathematicians are recipients of a R2 for their Responsible attitudes. #TheHHEx #EsseQuamVideri

A wonderful day in Cologne. From wandering through busy, bustling Christmas markets to walking along the Rhine to visit the Lindt chocolate museum. It has been a fantastic day! #TheHHEx @hemel_mfl

Cologne Cathedral today, in beautiful weather! #TheHHEx @hemel_mfl

Aachen market done, and now settling down for the night. #TheHHEx

Aachen Christmas Market, and the food is a real hit! #TheHHEx