Weekly Update – 22 November 2024
Congratulations to our Year 11 students as they complete the mock examinations today. We have been proud of their attitudes and maturity during this period.
We would like to remind parents/carers that we have a code of conduct here, and ask that if phoning or coming into school you are polite and respectful to our staff.
Our attendance for last week was 92% but we have noticed an increase on our late gate – please do allow extra time with the ever-changing weather conditions and roadworks. If you need to check your child’s attendance it can be seen on Edulink.
We will be welcoming back the Scholastic Book Fair next week, and it will run from Monday 25th November to Thursday 12th December. It will be with us for almost two weeks to ensure that there are still plenty of browsing and buying opportunities despite the two INSET days. The Fair will be open to students to come along and have a look/shop during break and lunchtimes, and both Years 7 and 8 will be visiting during English lessons. This could be the perfect opportunity for some early Christmas shopping, alongside encouraging reading for pleasure! Last year, our students and parents were fantastic at supporting the Fair, and we hope it will be as popular this year. Payments for books will need to be online, with students bringing home the details of the cost and a QR code to scan. Payment can also be made directly via this link. Parents/carers may wish to purchase vouchers ahead of the fair, print them out at home and students can use them as if they are cash. . We will also have some fun stationery for the students, and this can be paid for with cash. The range of prices are usually from approximately 50p to £5.00. The wonderful thing about ordering from the Book Fair is that, due to Scholastic’s Reward scheme, a percentage of the money made can go back into our school – so that means lots of fantastic new books for the library that will be chosen by the students.
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Thanks for your support so far for the Food Drive this month. The deadline for donations is next Wednesday and with nearly 1000 items received, please can you help nudge this number up before the Hart Foodbank collect next week? See this link for full details.
There are two INSET days next week, on Thursday and Friday, 28 and 29 November when school will be closed for students. See our Term Dates page for full details of key dates over the year.
Our Christmas Concert will take place on Tuesday 17 December – please see this link to book tickets.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed to the Kindness Bucket recently, raising £356.50! Your generosity and kindness will make a meaningful difference; spreading joy, hope, and compassion to those who need it most.
The Farnborough 6th Form application deadline for Y11 students has now passed. All references have been received and will be completed in school by tutors, under the management of Ms Wayman. For those who have applied, virtual interviews will take place in school during the week commencing 13 January. These interviews will be conducted via Teams, lasting approximately 15 minutes each. Specific times and dates for the interviews will be shared soon. If you have not yet applied but would still like to, please contact Ms Wayman as soon as possible for further guidance.
It’s Fleet Festivities on Wednesday and we will have a choir singing in Gurkha Square during the evening. There are a number of activities available for children during the evening – see this link for details.
Please see our community events notice here for details of an Army online course for service families, and a babysitting course being held in Aldershot.
The Maths puzzle this week is as follows, due in on Saturday 30 November:
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