A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 12
Year 12s are nearly through the first half term of 2024 and over half way through their first year here in the Sixth Form. As we move into the next half term we will focus more on post-18 options and the UCAS application process.
Thank you to the parents and carers who attended the Oxbridge Briefing earlier this week. We hope you all found it beneficial. There will be more information given to students in the coming weeks.
On Wednesday, our Sixth form football team took part in a futsal tournament, so they took part in a few games. Our team won three, but unfortunately they lost two, which led to them finishing fourth overall. A huge well done to them for playing and doing their best in all these games after a long day at school. Our linguists had an opportunity to enrich their studies with two fabulous cultural trips this week. On Wednesday Spanish students went to the Cervantes Institute to watch a performance of The House of Bernarda Alba. On Thursday our French students took part in a study day at the BFI Southbank. The focus was on Contemporary New Wave Cinema and included a screening of Girlhood, a critically acclaimed film directed by Celine Sciamma. Next week on Monday, after school, Economics students have been invited to attend a talk from Manvir Ubhi about his career in Investment Banking. This will be fantastic for anyone who wants a job in business and specifically finance as he will be providing tips for applying that you won’t find on any careers website as well as enabling students to experience the stock market.
MS SILLWOOD, HEAD OF YEAR 12
SPORTS FIXTURES
Date
Fixture
Result
25.01.24
U13 Outer Borough Cricket Finals
SECOND PLACE
31.01.24
Sixth Form Futsal Tournament
FOURTH PLACE
BOOK OF THE MONTH
Never let me go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Never let me go is a suspenseful and absorbing science fiction novel and coming of age story which follows three friends through their unusual childhood. As secrets surrounding their time at the boarding school Hailsham and lives ahead begin to unfold the novel explores the idea of what it is to have a soul and the innate need to hold onto things lost. It’s a sorrowful and complex novel which criticises the extents of exploitation and the moral implications while debating with the blurred line between right and wrong. It’s a very short yet deeply thought provoking novel which I would highly recommend to anyone looking to read something full of love, identity and friendship but with a disturbing yet crucial message which will leave you changed.
Recommended by Marina, Year 11 student
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