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Friday 13 June 2025
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Friday 13 June
Updates:
- Green Power Car - Well done on a highly successful last race of the year (season continues in September) - 1st and 2nd in 2nd race!
- Year 8 Boys' Cricket - First match of the season last week, lost to a strong Forest team.
- Year 12 Work Experience - We hope students have had a productive week and we look forward to seeing them back on Monday.
- Year 10 Assessments - Well done to students for their end of year tests (next set for them will be Year 11 mocks!)
- Opal Coast Trip Meeting - Thank you to parents/carers for joining Mrs Holland and her team for the meeting.
- Rainbow Bake Off/Bake Sale - Well done to students for their bake off yesterday - all cakes being sold at lunch time today!
Upcoming:
- Full School Council Meeting - Monday 16 June with representatives from each year group (new catering provider and new rewards system on the agenda)
- Art Exhibition - Tuesday 17 June from 6.00pm in LRC and Gym - Please come and see our students' amazing work in Art, Textiles, Ceramics and Photography!
- Kenya Trip Meeting - Tuesday 17 June from 6.00pm in the Sixth Form Centre.
- Sixth Form Open Evening - Wednesday 18 June 5.00pm - 7.00pm (all welcome, particularly aimed at Year 10 students)
- INSET Day Thursday 19 June - School closed to students.
- Year 6 Welcome Day/Evening - Students join us for the day on Tuesday 24 June, parents/carers come with their child(ren) from 6.00pm on Wednesday 25 June.
- Year 12 Parent information evening - Sixth Form Centre 5.30pm - 6.30pm
- Year 11 Signing Out Day - Wednesday 25 June 9.10am - 10.50am (any old uniform or books you would like to donate can be dropped)
Information:
- Local Authority Consultations - Proposed expansion to QEII special school (linked here) and new Children and Young People's plan for 2026-29 (linked here) - Please share your views.
- Weald Fest - Please help us out if you can! Click here for more info and here to volunteer - thank you in advance!
Monday 16 June = Week A
Best wishes to all,
Mrs Sarah Edwards
Headteacher