Weekly Update – 6 December 2024
We have just been notified that Thames Water will be carrying out work in Hitches Lane next week. This will involve the closure of Hitches Lane, a number of tankers managing flows while the pumping station is off, and traffic management up at the railway bridge. They are expecting the work to take place from Sunday 8 to Thursday 12 December. This will obviously affect staff and student journeys to school and we ask that you factor this into your timings next week.
We are holding a Business Day for our Year 10 students on Wednesday 12 February 2025 and are looking for volunteers who would be able to come in that afternoon to conduct mock interviews with these students. If you are able to commit to this time and help us, please complete this form. Thanks for your support!
The Book Fair is over for another year, and what a fantastic amount of support you all gave to it. A huge thanks to all the students that visited and chose books, and to parents and carers for their support via all the purchases they made. I think quite a lot of Christmas gifts were bought and how lovely that means so much reading for pleasure. We will update you very soon on the final total and what that means in terms of Scholastic rewards for free books, however we do know that you have all helped buy in new books for our library that will be chosen by the students in the new year. Once again, thank you!
As a reminder – all Year 11s should have applied for a college place (or preferably two) by the end of term. Even if a student is anticipating getting an apprenticeship, we advise that a college place is secured as a Plan B. All Year 11s have been offered the opportunity of support to complete applications in school if they haven’t already done so. Parents are welcome to contact me directly, as always. B.wayman@cps.hants.sch.uk – Ms B Wayman
We were delighted to welcome back the majority of our Year 11 Leavers and their families to attend our prize giving and certificate presentation event last week. The cohort enjoyed musical performances from Ed C on Piano and our multi-talented ‘Jazz Combo’ group comprising Mia K, Winston R, Andrew N and Jasmine K and proceedings were opened by Scarlett S on behalf of our Senior Student Leadership Team. Jonathan Phillips, Chair of Governors presented a range of prizes including two Makstrordinary Awards which were presented in Maks Asher’s memory and have been provided by his family. Maks was a valued member of our community who sadly lost his battle with a serious heart condition in 2022. Over 250 prizes were presented and it was a pleasure to celebrate the achievements of our Year 11 Leavers and see how much they are enjoying the next phases of their educational journeys.
Our Bar Mock team performed superbly at the National Bar Mock Trial Competition at Oxford Crown Court on Saturday 30th November. Up against predominantly 6th form colleges, our students showed they meant business when it came to court battle. Whilst they did not win, they secured third place along with many comments from various colleges astounded at their age. It really was a delight to see the look of impressed shock on some older students’ faces! We want to commend the team for their hard work and dedication and say we could not be prouder. Well done to: Charlotte S, Lauren M, Juliet F, Andrew N, Isabelle W, Robert H, Lawrie W, Laith B, Jasmine L, Hannah W, Maya H, Ethan A, Thomas B, Amelie T
UKMT – Invitations to take place in the competition on 29th January will be sent out this week to selected students in years 9,10 and 11. Parents do not need to do anything unless they do not want their child to take part. If an invitation is received and the student is not taking part then an email reply will remove them. Students can find out more information about the challenge from Mrs Powell and all are welcome to attend the challenge club on Wednesdays after school or to use the papers on Dr Frost to help prepare. We are very proud of the students who take part in the UKMT each year and wish them every success.
Our Christmas Concert will take place on Tuesday 17 December – please see this link to book tickets.
Replacement Organisers are now available as a product on ScoPay. Upon receipt of a ScoPay order, the new organiser will be distributed in Registration, by Tutors.
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The PE department are seeking additional sponsorship for new kit across our sports teams. If your company would be interested in supporting us, please contact s.frizzell@cps.hants.sch.uk
The Maths Puzzle for this week is below, entries due in by Saturday 14 December:
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