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Newsletter

April

2014

Dear Parents You will see from the newsletter that we have had a range of hugely interesting, educational and exciting opportunities for our students again this term. As usual they have risen to the challenge and taken part with enthusiasm and skill. If you were able to come to our Rockbeth production you will know what I mean. We are now all ready for a well deserved rest over the Easter break and we look forward to a re- energised start to the new term. Best wishes Susan Willman Headteacher

From the Headteacher

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Congratulations to Niamh Mc Cutcheon, Nikki Patel, Selous Nicolle and Andrew Egles who all made successful applications for this year’s Salters’ Chemistry camp. Niamh and Nikki will be heading to the University of Bath, Selous to the University of Nottingham and Andrew to the University of Sussex. Our students will spend three days and two nights at the Host University, staying in the University Halls of Residence, and using the laboratories. They will carry out new, exciting experiments, and will have the chance to delve into new areas of chemistry. Further back-ground information will be presented through entertaining lectures and demonstrations. In the evenings, practical work in the labs will be put on the back burner, and they shall enjoy a variety of social activities. There are limited places at each camp so we are very proud of them for achieving a place and are excited to hear about their adventures as university scientists! Miss C Hughes Subject Leader for Chemistry

An opportunity has opened up in Science for a Senior Science Technician. We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to manage a friendly team of technicians within the successful Science department. As Senior Technician, you would work with the Head of Science to support the practical and technical aspects of the science curriculum ensuring safe and inspiring practical activities can be carried out by staff and students. For more details please see the Therfield website or follow the link below: http://www.therfield.surrey.sch.uk/index.php/about-school/vacancies/posting/5/Senior%20Science%20Technician?returnl=

Senior Science Technician Vacancy

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BBC School

News Report On Thursday 27th March a group of Therfield students were given the opportunity to be part of the BBC’s school reporting project. The day took place in Therfield School and was intended to allow students to develop their journalism skills whilst also learning how to work the necessary equipment and to see what a real journalist would have to do in their everyday life. Before the actual news day the group of students were offered the chance to take part in after-school sessions where they learnt the general criteria and rules for being a journalist.

These sessions also provided an insight to what the day would be like and gave students time to develop their initial ideas for news stories. There were a variety of stories used including sport stories such as the recent sport relief, the proposed building on Barnett Wood allotments, school related news articles and a review of Thorpe Park. Overall it was a successful event enjoyed by all those who participated. The students said: Oscar - ‘It’s a good opportunity for young students like myself to take a life like role of being a reporter’ Lauren - ‘It’s a good chance to use the proper equipment and to try something that could be our real job when we are older’ David - ‘It’s a fun experience that teaches us journalism skills’ Katie - ‘It’s good to try something new where we actually got to do it ourselves and learnt lots from doing so’ Miss McKinney- ‘I think school report is a wonderful opportunity for students to imagine what it would be like to be a real reporter’ Please follow the link to view the students reports: http://www.therfield.surrey.sch.uk/index.php/news-and-events/bbc-news-school-report

Miss C McKinney—English Teacher in charge of KS5

Mountain Experience Therfield School

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WINTER MOUNTAIN EXPERIENCE 2014 This year the winter mountain experience visit headed back to the Cairngorms national park, same venue, same accommodation but slightly different weather..... 10 students, Mrs Pickett, Miss Hobson, Mr Clark and 15.5kg of homemade cake made the journey from Gatwick to Inverness to collect boot, crampons and ice axes before settling into the accommodation and cooking the evening meal - one of the benefits of this trip is the students working as a team both out in the mountains and cooking for each other back in the accommodation. Day one was the chance to learn the essential skills of walking in winter boots and stopping slips becoming slides by self-belays and ice axe arresting. This is often the high-light for students as it involves sliding downhill in various orientations (sitting up, feet first, head first....) and executing a controlled stop - everyone succeeded. With these essential skills in place, and a dry weather forecast, Cairngorm was the target for day two. It was a fast pace set as students were introduced to both crampons and looking at the stability of snow slopes, making excellent time to the weather station on the summit of Cairngorm, although unrecognisable due to the quantity of rime ice and snow built up on it! The pace of he students allowed for kit to be checked and rucksacks packed before the planned snow hole expedition the following day. The day dawned windy with snow fore-cast, so final supplies purchased and packed before donning goggles and heading to-wards the summit of Cairngorm again. Arrival at Ciste Mhearad saw us drop out of the wind and begin the long task of digging our home for the night.....4.5 hours later and we had a six door, split level snow hole which ran approximately 15m from end to end and had excavated somewhere in the region of 13 tonnes of snow! Copious amounts of snow

were melted to cook pasta, cake and custard, hot chocolate and water bottles were filled with hot water to make hot water bottles before students and staff bedded down for a good nights sleep, sixteen sleeping bodies with just the odd snore heard (don't listen to the stories of Mrs Pickett's excessive snoring.....) One student, Ben Harding, had requested the experience of a 'whiteout', the next morning was his opportunity. As we emerged from our snow hole visibility was poor, making differentiating between snow and sky very difficult. Each student took on the role of leading the group in these conditions as they contoured round Cairngorm, descending back to the car park, pleased that no member of the group had needed to use the dreaded 'keep the Cairn-gorms white' pots. An afternoon of rest allowed the group to catch up on the Winter Olympics and plan what they wanted on the final day, it was unanimous, so snow belays, rope work and abseiling were the order of the day for Thursday. The sun shone on us as we headed into a valley and set up our base for the day. Students worked in small groups, digging belays, holding each other as they an backwards downhill, and in some cases falling over deliberately to see if their partner held them - Jordan Nicolle seemed to articu-lately enjoy this!

Time to pack up and go home......not much cake left and a celebration evening saw Lewis Bingham crowned as chief digger and Mrs Pickett given earplugs for snoring......surely not. The 'short' delay to our return flight gave time to reflect on the previous days, leading such trips is never possible without the support of staff or the enthusiasm of the stu-dents involved, and this was no exception. Mr Clark had enjoyed it so much the year be-fore that he returned, along with Lucy and Ben. Most of the other students had com-pleted the summer mountain experience and were now keen to further expand their mountain skills, here is what they thought of the trip.... Interesting learning the new skills and why they were important before getting a chance to test those skills - Ollie Forsyth Definitely do it if you have the chance - Adam Brady Amazing experience - Ben Harding Rare opportunity and it doesn't have to be a once in a lifetime experience, I may do more of this when I am older- Hannah Rothwell. And once again I am proud to be a member of the team at Therfield and privileged to spend my half term with these amazing students - thank you!

USA Trip Therfield School

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As part of the enrichment programme of the Therfield School Sixth Form, the Bi-Annual USA Trip took place over February Half Term; 3 days in New York City, 1 day via Philadelphia and 3 days in Washington DC. A record breaking number of 50 Sixth Form Students supported by 5 Staff, travelled to JFK New York on Sunday 16th February, returning back to Heathrow on Sunday 23rd February 2014; more tired, wearier but delighted by all of the memories and stories they had to share! The Trip exists around the aims of allowing our students the opportunity to visit New York and Washington DC as a Cultural Experience, so as to visit major points of interest such as the Empire State Building, Wall Street and the Statue of Liberty; Washington DC offers the chance to further explore the historical and political life of the USA through memorials, the White House, Congress and the Smithsonian Institute. This year, the students additionally enjoyed the opportunity of watching a Show on Broadway and eating at the Famous Planet Hollywood Restaurant on Times Square; as well as watching an American Collegiate Basketball Match between Georgetown and Xavier Colleges, and visiting historic Georgetown and the amazing Iwo Jima Memorial at Arlington Nation Cemetery. Whilst visiting Washington DC, the Therfield Students were given the opportunity to visit the plaque on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where Dr Martin Luther King Jr gave his famous “I have a dream” speech, and this really did bring home the importance of such a significant place. The group were able to visit the Lincoln, Washington, Korean and World War II Memorials, all before attending the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The students had previously been the first group from Therfield School to visit the 9/11 Memorial Reflecting Pools at Ground Zero in New York City; and hearing from the guides that on that day back in 2001, the soldiers at the tomb had refused to leave their posts and even under attack had continued to guard their precious colleagues, proved a fitting finale to a wonderful trip for all 55 involved.

All had truly experienced the work and the beliefs of the major American Political Leaders, stretching back to George Washington himself and all left the Country a little wiser and a little more inspired by the sights and sounds they had experienced. Collectively, the group developed independence, understanding and a real sense of adventure and excitement. The next Sixth Form Trip is provisionally planned for February 2016; though it will take a great deal to beat the Fabulous 55 of February 2014. The students said:

Catherine Cowley: “It was the best trip of my life!” James Young: “I just loved it all!” Hind Omer: “It was amazing to walk in the footsteps of the History books we’ve learned from!” Briony Palmer Teacher of History: “It was amazing, incredible in every way!” Gayle Rennie Assistant Headteacher: “It is always an absolute honour and a privilege to spend the week with our students; they are always a credit to us all. Their excitement and enjoyment is evident for all to see and share!”

Miss G Rennie—Assistant Headteacher

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PE

Therfield School Year 8 Netball team attended a tournament at the PGL centre Liddington. The squad of 10 played against 6 schools and only lost 1 match to South Wilts Grammar School who had dominated the tournament. South Wilts had only lost 1 match, had scored 93 goals in total in their 6 matches and had only 8 goals scored against them compared to our 47 goals scored in total and had 24 goals scored against us. The year 8 team were elated when they found out they had made it to the final, however it was then announced that they would again meet South Wilts Grammar School in the final. We knew this would be one of the toughest matches of their netballing career and knew the odds were stacked against us. Therfield Year 8 Netball team went into the match determined and ready to give their all to win this tournament final. The year 8 Team played some of their best netball yet and took a lead 2-0, South Wilts fought back and caught up 2-3, then 4-4. At this point it was so important for Therfield to hold it together and not to crack under the pressure. The girls stepped up their game another gear whilst South Wilts were in shock and were struggling to dominate the game. Therfield took the lead 6-5 and cheers echoed around the courts as the final whistle blew. We couldn’t believe how strong the year 8 team had become and the intensity of the tournament over the two days had allowed the girls to reflect upon their performances and improve their game.

“I always knew the year 8 team had a lot of potential and this came out when it really mattered, when the going got tough Therfield rose to the challenge and each individual player had the inner strength to work together to win the tournament overall.” Nicola Woodroffe PE Teacher and Netball Coach. The tournament is organised and run by England A.E.N.A which meant all the umpires were qualified and organised for Rosie Allison Goal Shooter for Bath and England to come and watch the finals and present the medals and trophy at the end of the tournament.

Year 8 Netball Tour

The year 8 players said: “The netball trip was really good and helped the team improve and e had a great final.” Anya Stead “The netball weekend was really fun and it was good to win against a grammar school in the final. We all really enjoyed the adventurous activities as they were really fun and exciting.” Jodie Sharpe

39 students in total attended the weekend at PGL centre Liddington. We had 23 netball girls which consisted of a year 7, 8 and 9 team who took part in a tournament over 2 days plus adventurous activities. 16 year 7 boys attended football training sessions lead by Manchester United Soccer Schools plus adventurous activities at the centre lead by the PGL staff. Year 9 worked hard to develop their game over the 2 days as they faced some really strong teams and came 4th out of 8 teams. Our year 7 team who possess so much potential played against some really strong teams and came 6th out of 8 teams. “The weekend was absolutely fantastic for our students to really focus upon their sport plus take time to enjoy the more adventurous activities such as zip wire, giant swing and low ropes course. The PGL centre and staff were excellent and worked extremely hard to look after our students and the staff. This is something we now intend to run on an annual basis.” Nicola Woodroffe The year 9 team players said: “We all had an amazing time and it was great being able to play other teams and work on our netball skills.” Laura O’Mahony “The best part was being able to see how much we improved over the weekend.” Chess O’Mahony

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Drama

Along with others I eagerly waited in line to buy my ticket to 'Rockbeth', Therfield School's spring production. The layout of the audience was interesting, four groups of chairs opposite each other with a channel running between them, forming a cross. There were two raised stage areas at each end of the central channel. On stage behind me (or in front of those opposite me) was a large and 'ready to rock' band. There were saxophones, keyboards, drums and guitars a plenty! The lights dimmed and a hush descended. We were ready to begin! A recognisable baseline could be heard as the witches and others walked in. Immediately, I recognised 'Superstition' by Stevie Wonder, a perfect opener to Macbeth. This was going to be fun! The production was excellent! The staging worked extremely well. The action moved from left and to right and then centrally, meaning scene changes ran smoothly and this kept the pace up. I also liked how I was able to see the reaction of my other audience members. The lighting and the smoke created an eerie and dark world that drew me in. The make-up and costumes worked extremely well. Students were almost unrecognisable, and all the leather jackets created a strong sense of uniformity, only isolating Macbeth even more. Excellent performances could be seen throughout, by all the cast. Joe Mason delivered a strong turn as Macbeth. He portrayed Macbeth's anger, desires, confusion and bloodthirstiness well by commanding the stage. Charlotte Weston, as Lady Macbeth, also controlled the audience through her scheming and greed. Every time Lady Macbeth came on stage an air of unpredictability happened, which kept the audience on the edge of their seats. Bronte Skey also shone in a fun and confident performance as the Porter, which included throwing water into the audience! This production delivered in another way; it rocked! The songs were chosen intelligently to go well with the story and the band performed them brilliantly. The second act opener of 'Smells like Teen Spirit' by Nirvana worked very well, as well did "Whiskey in the Jar" (perhaps a nod to the plays Scottish roots!) They all helped to draw the audience in to a thoroughly enjoyable evening. Clearly a lot of work had gone into this production and much praise should be heaped on the staff involved, including the costume, make-up and behind-the-scenes stalwart that is Miss Upson. Similarly the maestri of Miss Fuller and Mr Moon, who steered a rocking band of musicians into excellence. Of course, this would not have gone so well without the excellent stewardship and imagination of Mr Rogers. Your work has paid off! I went home pleased and entertained, as well as humming 'Superstition'

Review by Peter Coulson

Congratulations to all those who took part in Rockbeth - well done on all your hard work!

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Drama

On Thursday the 27th February the Gifted and Talented KS3 Drama students went to see a performance of Emil and the Detectives at the National Theatre. The story is about a boy named Emil Tischbein, who goes to Berlin to see his grandmother. His mother gives him 140 German marks (£59) to pass on to his grandma. Then she puts him on the train and waves goodbye. However, on the journey a man called Mr Snow makes him go to sleep and steals the money. When Emil gets off at Berlin, he makes friends with some other children and they work together as detectives to get the money back. The part I enjoyed the most was when German marks rained down from the ceiling onto the audience. I also liked the chase scene through the sewers between Emil and Mr Snow. I think it was very clever the way that the staging was designed so that the actors could disappear through trap-doors and appear somewhere else, climb ladders which moved, so that it looked as if the actor was climbing, even though they weren’t actually moving up or down. I also found it interesting the way the stage hands made the pathways and passageways of the roads or sewers change by moving lamp posts or torches around. Rachel Smith 7JSM Miss Chard, Miss Walker and Mr Chamberlain who accompanied the students on the trip were extremely impressed with their conduct and would like to thank the students for an en-joyable trip!

Emil and the Detectives

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History

Year 7 History students were set the ambitious task of designing and building their own Castle over the half term for their History project. Students were given one week to complete the project which they would bring into school and entered against the whole of the year. Students designed their castle and entered them under the following categories; Motte and Bailey, Stone Square Keep, Concentric, Palace and a Wild Card Category for any new innovative designs. All 127 students entered the competition with a large variety of materials used, from a large variety of cardboard castles, cake, glued sugar cubes and even a felt embroidered castle. Each Year 7 group held a semi-final where they voted for the winner against their classmates in the different categories, with the finalists going through to the final which would be judged by the whole school. The final was held in the Main Hall during lunch time and was attended by staff and students with the difficult task of picking one overall winner from the 22 finalists. Miss Palmer with two enthusiastic Year 11 volunteers gathered in and counted all the votes. Despite a challenging decision from the voters, Joshua Gray (7PAR) won 1st place with a staggering 71 votes with his concentric castle which had been carefully crafted from oasis foam, with Archie Lowery (7LMR) and David Grosse (7LMR) in 2nd and 3rd place.

The bar has been firmly raised by this year’s current Year 7s, and all have been congratulated for their innovative effort by the History Department, well done Year 7! Miss Palmer History Teacher

Year 7 Castle Competition

3rd Place David Grosse

2nd Place Archie Lowery

1st Place Joshua Gray

Year 7 Castle Competition Selection of Entries

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PSHE

The Body Image Project by Peer Productions – March 4th 2014 The Body Image Project is an 80 minute production which explores how young people’s views of body image can become distorted due to all kinds of different influential factors. This can affect a wide range of young people, their friends and families. The play addresses the associated social, emotional and health implications in an accessible format. The show has been carefully designed to be direct, frank and engaging for young audiences. The play meets key parts of the PSHE curriculum; and as with all Peer Productions services will be carefully created to engage all audiences including the most difficult to reach young people. The production educates and opens dialogue, through which young people become better informed, providing them with a greater understanding and knowledge of how body image affects themselves and others. Made in association with The Succeed Foundation. Local Councillor Tim Hall has funded this project amongst other projects for Therfield School which has enriched our PSHE curriculum. These projects get across some important messag-es to our students that will equip them with the knowledge and skills to make the right deci-sions and choices. The project was presented to year 7 and here is some of their feedback; “I thought the presentation was amazing, their performances set out a really good and seri-ous message in a way that caught all of our attention. A lot of students don’t know how seri-ous anorexia is and doing a short play helps us understand the problem. Some students are negative about their body image and so they decide to stop eating, they could be having emotional issues or problems with their social life. To stop this we need to show them how serious this illness is and make them aware of the consequences.” Grace Tripp This play can help have positive effects on young people as it raises awareness and helps us understand.” Ben Sutehall Peer productions created an amazing show call ‘Amazing Grace’. This show convinces young people to not judge appearances. The serious side of the show says if you stop eating you could get really ill. Young people should not judge themselves against models in newspapers and magazines as the photos are edited.” Megan Donohue I learnt that you should never believe the photographs in magazines as they have all been edited.....they cleverly showed all the negative effects of anorexia which warned the stu-dents and teachers of the effects and to take action quickly or serious damage can occur...” Lara Richardson I learnt to eat well and not think about what others say.” Mosheen “I learnt about anorexia and what it can do to people....it teaches you about the problems that teenagers have......it has a good moral.” Brendan Green

Body Image Workshop

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Government and Politics

On Friday 28th March 26 Y12 and Y13 Therfield Government and Politics students took part in a tour of Parliament and Select Committee experience session. Y12 students participated as part of the preparation for their AS exam on British Government and Politics. Many of the Y13 students are intending to study Politics at university and chose to participate in the trip to deepen their knowledge of how Parliament works. Students undertook an extended tour of Parliament, during which they discovered many of the building’s historic stories and quirks. As both houses were not in session students had the rare opportunity of being able to walk through both the House of Commons and House of Lords, as well as walking through the lobbies as MPs do each time they vote. Students then had a taste of sitting on a Select Committee as they undertook a debate on the effectiveness of Select Committees in holding the Government to account in a Parliamentary committee room. “It was very interesting to see both of the chambers after seeing them on TV. Surprisingly they were both very small for the number of people they sit. The select committee experience proved really educational and fun.” Amie Dredge Y13 “The trip helped to reinforce everything we had learnt in lessons. It was really interesting to put this into practice with the select committee experience.” Michael Agar, Y13 “The tour of Parliament and Select Committee Experience sessions really brought the theory students have been learning about all year to life for them. This experience will be hugely helpful in students understanding the workings of Parliament in general, and Select Committees in particular in the run up to their exams.” Naomi Kimber, Social Science Subject Leader

Parliament Trip

Date Day &

Week 1 or 2 Event

4 Apr 1 Fri Yr 11 pre public exams finish END OF TERM SCHOOL FINISHES AT 1.10PM

5 Apr Sat Easter Break

21 Apr Mon Easter Break (Easter Monday) National Student Drama Festival 12-19 April (Y12&13)

22 Apr 2 Tue INSET DAY

23 Apr 2 Wed Start of term

25 Apr 2 Fri Yr 11 Pre public exam results assembly Bronze practice expedition grp1

26 Apr Sat Bronze practice expedition grp1

28 Apr 1 Mon AS/A2 Art Exam Juniper House Charity Week German exchange students arrive

29 Apr 1 Tue AS/A2 Art Exam

30 Apr 1 Wed Yr 7 parents evenings 4pm - 8pm

1 May 1 Thu GCSE Art Exam Junior Maths challenge

2 May 1 Fri GCSE Art Exam

3 May Sat AS Theatre Studies exam rehearsal

4 May Sun AS Theatre Studies exam rehearsal

5 May 2 Mon BANK HOLIDAY German exchange Students return

6 May 2 Tue AS Theatre Studies exam rehearsal

AS/A2 Photography Exam Interhouse History event

7 May 2 Wed AS Theatre Studies exam rehearsal AS/A2 Photography Exam Presentation Evening 5pm

8 May 2 Thu AS Theatre Studies exam (tbc)

9 May 2 Fri Yr12 last day in school Bronze practice expedition grp2

10 May Sat Bronze practice expedition grp2

12 May 1 Mon GCSE /AS Exams start Inter House Rounders week

16 May 1 Fri Yr11 last day in school

17 May Sat GCSE Drama performance exam rehearsals

18 May Sun GCSE Drama performance exam rehearsals

19 May 2 Mon GCSE Drama performance exam rehearsals School Council Meetings this week

20 May 2 Tue GCSE Drama performance exam rehearsals

21 May 2 Wed GCSE Drama performance exam rehearsals

22 May 2 Thu GCSE Drama performance exam rehearsals

23 May 2 Fri GCSE Drama performance exam (TBC) Yr 13 leavers assembly and last day in school

24 May Sat Half Term

1 June Sun Half Term

Dates for your Diary

2 June 1 Mon Yr10 Hospitality & Catering exams all week

6 June 1 Fri AS Exams finish

9 June 2 Mon A2 exams start Yr10 Hospitality & Catering exams all wk Inter-House Cricket starts

10 June 2 Tue G & T music day Yr7 – 10

11 June 2 Wed Yr5 MFL/Sport Festival 9-12

13 June 2 Fri Yr8 reports complete by staff GCSE exams finish Year 10 sixth form taster day

16 June 1 Mon

Yr10 Hospitality & Catering exams all week House Council meeting all week Yr12 return to school Higher Education week starts Yr 11 Leadership Academy Begins (Invite only)

17 June 1 Tue Inter-House Cricket ends

18 June 1 Wed Living the Vision Showcase 6.30-8.30pm

19 June 1 Thu Higher Education week ends. Yr11 Ball (tbc) Yr12 Btec level2 last day in school

20 June 1 Fri INSET DAY

23 June 2 Mon School Council Meetings this week National Sports Week

24 June 2 Tue Yr 1 Multi-Skills Festival 9.30-12.00

25 June 2 Wed PE & Sport Faculty Awards evening 6.30-8.00

26 June 2 Thu

Yr10 Music exams (solo) Yr13 Leavers tea (tbc) Yr 2 Multi-Skills Festival 9.30-12.00 Gold D of E Qualifying Expedition

27 June 2 Fri

GCE exams finish SPORTS DAY Year 11 Leadership Academy Ends Gold D of E Qualifying Expedition

28 June Sat Gold D of E Qualifying Expedition plus silver qual

29 June Sun Gold D of E Qualifying Expedition plus silver qual

30 June 1 Mon Yr 7 reports home this wk Gold D of E Qualifying Expedition plus silver qual

1 July 1 Tue Yr6 Induction Day Parents Evening for parents of new students

2 July 1 Wed Yr6 Induction Day German exchange departs

3 July 1 Thu Prizegiving 6.30pm AS/A2 Photography exhibition 3.15-6.30pm

4 July 1 Fri Yr7 PSHE workshop 12.05 Bronze D of E qualifying – all participants

5 July Sat Bronze D of E qualifying – all participants

7 July 2 Mon Yr 8 reports home this wk Summer Concert 7.30pm

9 July 2 Wed German exchange returns

10 July 2 Thu Yr10 Music exams (ensemble)

11 July 2 Fri G & T Art workshop yr7-9

14 July 1 Mon Yr10 reports home this wk

15 July 1 Tue Yr9 Health Day

17 July 1 Thu Activity Day

18 July 1 Fri Activity Day

21 July 2 Mon House briefing 8.10am Sixth Form briefing 8.10am

23 July 2 Wed END OF TERM - SCHOOL FINISHES AT 1.10PM

14 Aug Thurs AS & A2 EXAM RESULTS

21 Aug Thurs GCSE EXAM RESULTS