Despite Covid making 2020 feel anything but normal, there have been a few hints around school of the fun festivities to come, with Christmas carols rising out of the music practice rooms, creative folding of snowflakes in the atrium and festive fundraising for our chosen charities. There will be a Christmas hamper competition, where Year 7s will work in small groups to create Christmas hampers for a local care home and The Harrow Club, while there will be the chance for girls to make their own Christmas accessories, headbands or Festive Fascinators.

There has also been talk of Secret Santas, Christmas music videos and Christmas Quizzes too! 

Here’s a snapshot of what has been lined up at Senior and Junior School plus a few reminders for your diaries! * More details of these events to follow on School Comms.

Now – Christmas Trees available to buy from the Parents’ Guild. More information here.

November 25th – December 14th – Parents’ Guild Christmas Raffle. See here for more details.

December 1st – Christmas decorations go up all around school.

December 1st – 7th – The Harrow Club Christmas Appeal.  We will be selling Christmas cards designed by Year 8 students and fundraising by completing a challenge at any point in these 7 days. Any money raised in this period will be matched by corporate sponsors. 

December 1st – 25th – 25 Days of Music Advent Calendar  – our visiting music teachers have put together 25 days of music for us to enjoy and to support charity Help Musicians. More details to follow!

December 2nd – Lower School Leaders’ Christmas Card making activity.

December 3rd (onwards) – Creation of NHEHS paper  Snowflake Winter Wonderland in the atrium, with contributions from all senior school students in formtimes.

December 7th – 11th – Junior School classrooms decorating.

December 7th – 14th – Parents’ Guild Auction. See here for more details.

December 7th – Year 8 Festive Fascinators Workshop.

December 8th/9th/10th –  We are extending Christmas Jumper Day to three days this year! For a £2 donation to The Log Cabin charity, girls can join in and wear Christmas socks or tights (8th) and accessories and hair grips/bands (reindeer antlers etc) on the 9th, with Christmas Jumper Day itself on the 10th. 

December 9th – Year 9 are making mice and a short film/reading for local primary school.

December 9th – Year 13 Christmas Party.

December 10th – Year 12 Christmas Party.

December 10th – Christmas Jumper Day for The Log Cabin (see Dec 8th/9th).

December 12th – Collect Christmas Trees pre-ordered from the Parents’ Guild (see School Comms on November 23rd for more details).

wc December 14th – KS2 Concert, Nativity and Junior Mince Pie Concerts will be amalgamated, filmed and released to parents during this week.

December 14th – Headmaster’s awards assembly (remote).

December 14th – Senior School Carol Concert (virtual).

December 15-17th – Senior School classroom decorating and competition.

December 15th – Sixth Form Fancy Dress Christmas Quiz.

December 17th – Christmas Lunch.

December 18th – Christmas assembly and Boar’s Head.

• subject to change!