A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 9
It has been lovely to welcome back Year 9 to school. Hopefully the half term holiday offered students a chance to refresh and recharge. This week has been a bit of a shorter week, but it has been lovely to see Year 9 students getting back into the swing of school life, as well as restarting their extra curricular activities. The week before half term we hosted an Options Information Evening for Year 9 students and families in order to help prepare parents and carers to support their children in making this important decision. A reminder that the google form needs to be completed by Friday 1 March. The form is on your child’s tutor group google classroom. February is LGBTQ+ history month. Before the half term, Year 9 had an assembly with Mr Isted to celebrate LGBTQ+ history month. The assembly explored the impact that historical figures have had on supporting the movement as well as considering why it is important that this event is celebrated. In form time, Year 9 have therefore been researching influential people who have furthered the cause for equality in the LGBTQ+ community. Massive congratulations to the Year 9 and 10 Football team for winning the Richmond schools Football tournament on Monday 5 February. All players contributed to the team’s success and the students came away with a gold medal! The students should all feel so proud of their performance, the standard of play was extremely high. This week 9EJO are at the top of the epraise leaderboard. They are closely followed by 9SPI. Well done! We are also asking that parents and carers perform a stationery check as at this time of year those pencil cases that were bulging with equipment in September are now likely to be somewhat depleted. On top of the usual pens, pencils and ruler, please ensure that your child has a purple pen (used for self-assessment of classwork) and a whiteboard pen (used for quick assessments of learning in the lesson).
MRS PORTEOUS, HEAD OF YEAR 9
SPORTS FIXTURES
Date
Fixture
Result
02.02.24
Year 7 Touch Rugby Tournament
FIRST PLACE
05.02.24
Year 9/10 Football Tournament
FIRST PLACE
06.02.24
Year 7/8 Football Tournament
SEVENTH PLACE
BOOK OF THE MONTH
The 1000 year old boy by Welford Ross
The 1000 year old boy is about Alfie Monk who is a thousand year old but his mother sadly passes away in a fire and he no longer finds the appeal in his long life. Therefore he sets out to find the answers to become an average teenager. I found it really interesting to hear about his experiences and how it shapes his personality.
~ Recommended by Neeka, Year 11 student
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