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From: St.Georges School Sent: 22 April 2016 16:20:01 (UTC) Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London To: ICT Support Subject: ENewsletter
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Volume 4 | Issue 27 | 22 April 2016
Prayer for the week
JONAH 2:2–9
"When my life was fainting away, I remembered the Lord,and my prayer came to you,into your holy temple
Sunday 24th Senior Chapel School Uniform 10am
Welcome back to the summer term and I hope that everyone had an enjoyable Easter break. I know thatwe had a different and slightly extended Easter holiday pattern to other schools as a result of ourboarding operation and that this will have created some challenges for parents, particularly for thosewith younger children.
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I hope this has not been too disruptive and I do know that staff have appreciated the opportunity that thelonger holiday gave them this year especially those who were involved in trips and visitsincluding: Year 12 Geography trip to St Ives organised by Mr Robertson, supported by Mrs Apsa, MrCottam, Mrs Howard and Miss Barton with 47 students; French Exchange trip organised by Mrs Stearn,supported by Miss Skendraoui and Miss Cripps with 32 students; Gold Duke of Edinburgh AwardExpedition Practise organised by Mr Cullis supported by Kempston staff with 19 students; Rugby andNetball tour to Paris organised by Mrs Dwyer and Mr Harris supported by Mr Rees, Miss Wilkinson, Miss Wood, Miss Kyriacou and Mr MacIntosh with 76 students; Year 11 Battlefields trip organised byMr Storrie and supported by Mr Cousins, Miss Cripps and Miss Sayers with 35 students; CERN Physicstrip organised by Miss Hicks and supported by Mr Bensley and Mr Lumsden with 24 students. I wouldlike to thank all the staff involved and the students for their exemplary behaviour on all the trips.
On Tuesday we had our annual Sex and Relationships Information Evening to Year 7 parents, whichcoincided with the announcement that MPs had initiated an enquiry into sexual harassment in schools,indicating how important this subject is. Unfortunately, possibly due to being so early in the term, theturnout was low and therefore Mr Davies, Head of PSHE has decided to repeat the presentation forparents of Year 7 pupils and parents of pupils who were new to the school in Year 8 and 9. There aremore details about this later in the newsletter.
On Thursday we had our Year 10 Parents evening which was very well attended. I hope parents andpupils found this a positive and supportive opportunity to discuss their progress. I would like to thankthe PSA for once again providing refreshments throughout the evening.
Friday was one of the highlights of the year, the Big Curry Day in support of the Soldiers' Charity, TheArmy Benevolent Fund and Elizabeth's Legacy of Hope. The curry lunch was as fantastic as always, forwhich I would like to thank Julie and everyone in the catering team. During the day we also had servingmembers of the Royal Marines, 2 Anglian and Grenadier Guard in school engaging with the students ina range of activities, which might have been a bit of a shock for the sixth form students who enjoyed theMarine fitness program instead of their usual badminton session. The soldiers were great at interactingwith the students and it was a pleasure having them at St George's.
Tomorrow is of course the Great Curry Run with participants running (and in my case cycling) 5, 10 or15km. The run starts at 9am so even if you are not participating, you are more than welcome to comealong to spectate and cheer runners along the route.
It has been a great week and I am really looking forward to the run tomorrow but for now I will sign off toenjoy the rest of my 27th anniversary with Mrs McGovern.
Have a great weekend.
Headmaster
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From the Exams Office
Ofqual have recently confirmed resit arrangements for GCSEs and GCEs as they are replaced bynew linear specifications. The main points are:
There will be one final resit opportunity for each legacy GGE in the summerfollowing the end of the qualification, eg students sitting A level History in June2016 will be able to resit any of the units in order to improve their grade for thelast time in June 2017Students in Year 11 sitting GCSEs in English, English Language and Maths inJune 2016 will have two opportunities to resit the current specification ifnecessary, in November 2016 and June 2017
The full outcome of the consultation can be found here;
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/resitsforlegacygcseasandalevels?utm_source=BCmagma&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter 22nd April 2016 As thissummer's exam season rapidly approaches, please watch for regular updates and news in thisnewsletter.
Paul McGillivrayExams Officer
Relationships and Sex Education Awareness Evening. Thursday May 5th 78pm in the Chapel
Letters Home
PSA
This invitation is for all year 7 parents, or parents of children new to the school in year 8 and 9, tocome to a rerun of last Tuesdays presentation.
It is an evening designed to share with you what we teach, when we teach it and the values thatunder pin the RSE programme.
There will be an opportunity to ask questions and learn from one another.
Mr Alex Davie
Yr 11 Men ACWY Immunisation will be held on Thursday 28th April in The Old Library. Appointment times will be sent out via tutors.
For all the very latest on medical information please click here
STUDENT ABSENCE
Call the absence telephone line 01582 765477 or email [email protected] Please statethe pupil’s name, year group, tutor group and reason for absence
Further to my notice last term, may I remind you that all students sitting public exams in the summerwill be bringing home statements of entry to check in the next few weeks. This is an importantprocess, and I will post a copy of the notes issued to help in the Exams area of the website (accessfrom Learning or Information on the home page.)
Parent letter Arrangements for Big Curry Day and Great Curry RunSafety Brief for Runners and Walkers for Great Curry Run 2016 Year 10 Home Study Arrangements Year 11 Study Leave Arrangements
Year 12 Study Leave Letter and Booklet Year 12 Study Leave, Examinations and PostExamination Period Arrangements Year 12 Arrangements 2016 Study Leave, Examinations and PostExamination Period Booklet
Year 11 Post 16 Confirmation Forms (NB there is no link as these are different for each student)
Year 11 Youth Connexions Your Next Steps After Year 11 (please return the completed form to MrsWarden, Sixth Form Secretary)
The latest edition of the PSA newsletter is now available to view and download from the school website—please click here (April Newsletter 2016)
You can contact the PSA at [email protected]
PE Fixtures
Vacancies
Community
Calendar
Please ensure you are following or have access to the Boys & Girls twitter account for any late noticechanges to fixtures. The last few weeks have been very frustrating due to the home pitches beingunplayable and we are glad to have been able to move games to the away venues.
@StgeorgesboysPE
@StgeorgesgirlsPE
Vacancies currently advertised:
CLICK HERE TO VIEW ALL CURRENT JOB VACANCIES AT THE SCHOOL
To find out what's happening in our Community please CLICK HERE
Sat 23 Great Curry Run, Registration 8am Assembly Hall, Start 9am
Sun 24 Senior Chapel, 10am, School Uniform
Mon 25
Pop Lacrosse tournament Y7 and Y8 at lunchtimeYear 7, 8, 9 selected students do summer review tests this week Year 9 attend Theatre Group "Sophie's Choice" period 5
Tue 26
Senior and Yr11 District Rounders Tournament – RWP 3.45pm D of E Bronze Information Evening for Year 10 and Parents, 7pm Assembly Hall followed by Y10 Geography Snowdonia Info Evening, 8pm, Assembly Hall Georgians Meeting, 7.45pm, Gr16
Wed 27Senior District Athletics Championship Westminster Lodge 4.15pm start. Jazz band visit to Whipperley Infant Academy in Luton, 2pm
Thu 28
Tennis Y9 and 10 Boys v Aldenham, away Year 13 EPQ presentations 3pm District Friendly Athletics (Track only) Yr7+9 Westminster Lodge 4.15pm start. Junior Maths ChallengeYear 11 Men C vaccinations, Old Library
Fri 29
A2 CHEMISTRY EMPA Practicals end Governors Estates Meeting 9am Gr16House Quiz, Friday p5 or after school.Boarder exeat begins 2.55pmPop Lacrosse Staff v Students at lunchtime "Lockdown drill" at some point today
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