Weekly Update – 28 February 2025
Please see this letter regarding sniffer dogs coming into school.
Toilet Supervision – We have recently been running increased supervision outside student toilets both at social time and during lessons. As always, students who are given permission to use the toilet during lessons have been given a card to show to the member of staff on duty. We are pleased to have seen the following improvements to student safety and our environment:
- Almost no damage which has meant that more cubicles are open daily for student use
- A significant decrease in incidents of vaping or poor behaviour in toilets
- No incidents of students using the wrong year group toilet
We are aware that this has resulted in some small queues at the start and, occasionally, the end of free time, but there are also periods where there is no queue. If you would like to give any feedback about the system, please complete this form.
World Book Day – we will be marking this important day in several ways next week on Thursday 6th March. We have several competitions with two already launched. Students have been busy decorating the tutor group doors in the style of their chosen book, and we now also have a creative competition on offer for students to design a Book Token. This is both an in-school prize and a National competition – information has been shared with students both in tutor time and via their Edulink account.
We will have quizzes in library lessons, along with a competition on the day for students to locate staff wearing badges with clues. It’s going to be a busy day. We also hear there may be a few book characters wondering around throughout the course of the day too.
Students will be able to collect their free book token which enables them to get a free £1 book or exchange it for £1 off another book in store. We will have copies of the book ‘This Story is a Lie’ by Benjamin Dean for students to purchase with their token here in school next week also. Keep an eye out for further messages about World Book Day 2025 via our social media accounts.
Our next INSET Day is on Wednesday 12 March when school will be closed to students. See our Term Dates page for key events during the school year.
Two trips are currently open for applications:
Year 7 Life of Christ Open Air Play – A unique, fun-filled day in June which will provide an opportunity for students to learn about the life of Christ in the beautiful surroundings of Wintershall Estate near Guildford.
Year 9 GCSE Art, Photography, and Ceramics Students – A recommended trip to the Victoria and Albert Museum (Art & Photography group) and the Science Museum (Ceramics group). This trip will help students gather material for their personal independent responses required for their GCSE exam.
To apply or register, please refer to the email sent to parents of eligible students on Tuesday 25 February. The deadlines to submit applications and make the deposit payments via Scopay is 9pm on Monday 3 March.
Library: Click here for our usual Library news and Books of the Week.
The PE department are seeking additional sponsorship for new kit, specifically for Year 9 boys football and girls football kit across all years. If your company would be interested in supporting us, please contact Mr Frizzell.
Farnborough 6th Form College are holding a Year 10 Preview Event on the evening of Wednesday 12 March – please use this link to book places if interested.
QMC are holding an Open Evening on Thursday 24 April – see this link for details.
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