Children In Need - 19th November
Next Friday the school will mark BBC Children In Need day through a non-school uniform. We are inviting parents to make a donation of £1 through ParentPay. If you'd rather do this in cash, students can hand in coins at reception.
On top of this, each Year Council will be running events. Each Council is advertising their activities in school and the donations for each activity.
Year 7 are running a guess the number of sweets in the jar quiz and a "Dress your Tutor" cat walk.
From Monday 15th November, in aid of Children in Need, the Year 8 team will be running a 'Guess the number of Sweets in a jar event'. Students will have an opportunity to view the Jar during tutor time and make a guess for the price of 50p per go.
The event will run all week and on Monday 22nd November we will announce the winner with the most accurate guess, and they get to take the Jar home at the end of the day.
Please remember to bring you loose change to participate and make Children in Need a success.
Year 9 and Year 11 are also having a guess the number of sweets in the jar quiz!
Year 10 are running two charity events to raise money for Children in Need. The first event will be held on Friday breaktime in Gloucester Foyer where pupils will be able to go against each other in rounds of “Sweet Pong”. This will be £1 a match. The more sweets you get in, the more you get to eat! The second event will be a charity netball match where pupils can go against our fantastic Year 10 netball team. Challenge them if you dare…It’s all for a great cause, so come along for your chance to win!
Years 12 and 13 are having a sponge the member of staff event.
We look forward to having a lot of fun for a very good cause. Thank you for your support.
STEM Club this week... the students made indicators out of red cabbage! Now they are waiting to test their creations using acids and alkalis next week.... what colour will they turn?
Sunday 7th November saw our first Ten Tors training hike for nearly 18 months, and it was an absolutely glorious autumnal day for it.
Well done to all that took part - I thoroughly enjoyed the walk, and a huge thank you (as always) to volunteer Iain Richards and also other supporting staff Mr Lord, Ms Cornick and Mrs Brooks.
We wanted to take this opportunity to congratulate Nafisa Tahsin in year 12, who has completed 50 hours of volunteering work in the local community since the beginning of September. Nafisa has been volunteering at The British Heart foundation shop in Trowbridge, with various tasks such as restocking items and serving members of the general public. This is a fantastic achievement and I know that Nafisa has talked about how the volunteering has really helped her grow in confidence communicating to people she does not know. In addition, Nafisa has developed skills in resilience, problem-solving and time management, as she has needed to keep up with the high demands of 6th form study. Well done Nafisa!
