parent weekly letter 15 - salvatorian college · i would like to wish all pupils and their families...

NEWSSalvatorian College

!Dear parents

It has been a busy and productive last week of term.I would like to extend my thanks to all teachers and pupils at the school, for their hard work and dedication to our school improvement agenda during this term.There have been many very positive successes, and I know that parents appreciate the hard work that the school is undertaking on behalf of our pupils.

We know that we are constantly making improvements and enabling our pupils to be successful both academically and spiritually. These are essential features of Catholic education. I would like to express my thanks to pupils in Year 11 who have conducted themselves in an exemplary way during the recent pre-public examination period.Pupils have been developing the most responsible attitudes to the examinations and the team of invigilators have been impressed. I look forward to seeing the Mock results in January!The pupils have set a very high standard for establishing and continuously improving our school culture and I am very proud of the progress they are making.I would like to thank parents and pupils for their generosity to our Christmas hampers appeal, which appears to be our most impressive effort so far. The pupils’ generosity is a reall testament to their families’ support and a deep recognition of our mission of helping those people who are less fortunate than themselves.

At the Carol service, we presented our Community Partnership Award to Waitrose, who have supported this year’s appeal and were so generous.

I would like to express my thanks to those colleagues who are leaving at the end of term, Ms Sheridan, Mr Doherty and Ms Watson and Mr Ayo, for all the work with staff and pupils. I would like to wish all colleagues every success in the future.I would like to wish all pupils and their families a happy and holy Christmas and a successful 2015.We look forward to welcoming pupils back to school on Monday, 5 January at 8:35.Yours sincerely,

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Headteacher’s Letter

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December 2014 - Wk.15

Salvatorian College

Paul Kassapian Headteacher

This Week

Coming up

Thursday, 18th December Last Day of Term, School Closes at

12.30 pm

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Monday, 5th January Start of the Spring Term -

School reopens for pupils at

the usual time

Tuesday, 6th January Epiphany Liturgies

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Mark Davoren - School Chaplain

Waitrose for their generous

donation of Mulled Wine for

our Carol Service.

Morrisons for their generous

donation of Mince Pies for for

our Carol Service.

Tescos for their generous

donation of Cakes for our

Carol Service.

Thank You to:

Last

week

the

Duke of

Cambridge unveiled a

memorial to the Christmas

Truce. At the outbreak of the

war many believed they

would be 'home by

Christmas'.

Alas this proved not to be the

case and soldiers found

themselves still at the front

come Christmas 1914. !Pope Benedict XV has called

for an official truce, asking

'that the guns may fall silent

at least upon the night the

angels sang'. !This was rebuffed by the

commands of all sides.

However over the festive

season many unofficial truces

broke out on the Western

Front. British and German

troops sang carols together

from their trenches at night,

and during the day met in

no-mans land to fraternise,

give each other gifts and

even play a game of football

(the Germans won 3-2). !The truce reminds us that

Christmas is the time for

'peace on earth and goodwill

to all men'. !This is because the true

Christmas Truce is found in

the manger in Bethlehem.

The birth of Christ is truce

between God and humanity. !The symbolic exile of Eden is

over and once again God

walks with us: even more so

God is one of us. !The Christmas Truce of 1914

was sadly not repeated in

1915 or 1916. !The True Christmas Truce

continues.

!On Tuesday night the School

community gathered for

carols and readings by

candlelight. !The readings and carols

reflected the movement

salvation history towards

the Incarnation. !In his sermon Fr. Alex

reminded us that whilst

Founder’s Day celebrates

the foundation of the

Salvatorians; it is

Christmas, the birth of

the Divine Saviour, that is !

!the patronal feast of the

order and the college.

Carol Service

As in previous years this

endeavour has been

taken up by the boys

with great enthusiasm

and generosity. !Since the first week of

Advent form-groups

have been bringing in

food and gifts to make

up hampers for those

nominated by the

parish of St. Joseph's. !On Monday, teams of

boys working in shifts,

wrapped and packed

57 Hampers.

On Tuesday an eight-

strong crew of students

loaded up a mini-bus

and delivered hampers

around the borough. !As a school community

we also thank our

partners Waitrose,

Harrow-Weald and Mr.

Keith Savage of the 9th

Kenton Scout Group. !!!!Mark Davoren, School

Chaplain !There are some

photographs of the day

below.

Christmas Hampers

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Dominic O’Connell

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Tyron Omnisore

Cam’Ron Moncherie

Alex Watson Daniel Brudkiewicz

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Parent Notices

After school Art Club

Year 9’s

Art club will be starting next term on

Thursdays in Ms Hands’s room. !Year 9's are invited to come along after

school. !The club will help to develop their skills

and introduce them to new materials. !Thank you.

Ms Hands

We would like to invite all students to apply to the 'Junior Masterclasses' programme at UCL (one of the best universities in the world). !The classes are designed to give students a taste of learning at university. !Pupils can pick from a range of academic subjects – they could choose a subject studied at school, or a completely new subject. !The masterclasses are entertaining, hands-on sessions run by UCL academics. !If successful, pupils will get the chance to look around UCL, and meet

other young people from across London. !Junior Masterclasses are open to young people attending state schools in Years 8-11. !UCL run separate masterclasses for Years 8-9 and Years 10-11. !Please note that if a student is in Years 8 or 9 they will need to bring a parent or carer. !Students can apply online at www.ucl.ac.uk/junior-masterclasses Karen Wilkinson Head of Creative Arts Pupil Premium Lead Teacher

Opportunity to apply for UCL University

Masterclass

St Dominic's interviews are

set to take place on the 12th

and 14th of January 2015. !In preparation for this, the KS4

team have arranged for a

member of the St Dominic's

SLT to offer Year 11 pupils

some guidance on

completing their online

application forms.

This guidance assembly will

take place on Wednesday,

12th November 2014 as a

means to ensure Salvatorian

pupils can continue in

Catholic education beyond

Year 11. !!Miss Williams, Head of KS4

St Dominic’s Interviews for Year 11

I am delighted to report that the Year

11 Mock Exams went extremely well. ! The boys showed maturity and

respect in entering the Exam Hall.

The Invigilators commented on how

well the boys behaved and the effort

they put into their exams. I am really

proud of the Year 11’s.

Thank you to the staff members that

supported the boys and assisted

with Exam Day procedures.

Thank you to the parents that

helped to make sure their sons were

prepared with the correct

equipment and were punctual to

school.

Thank you to the invigilators that

work tirelessly for the boys and have

worked closely as a team to ensure

that the boys get the best exam

experience here at Salvatorian

College.

I wish everyone a very merry

Christmas and look forward to a

successful new year. !Lesley Jones

Exams Officer

Exam Feedback from the Mock Exams

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