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Week ending Friday 14th February 2020 Inspiring Ambition, Achieving Excellence Dear Parent/Carer, Last week’s Gospel encouraged us to share our talents - “You are like light for the IMPORTANT NOTICES: whole world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and puts it under a bowl; instead it is put on the lampstand, where it gives light for everyone in the house. In the same way your light must shine before people, so that they MEDICAL/DENTAL will see the good things you do and praise your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5 : APPOINTMENTS 14-16). That is exactly what we did this week as we saw to full effect the results of many Whilst we would encourage parents to months of rehearsing for the school production, “Little Shop of Horrors”. As I make your daughter’s medical/dental watched the show, it struck me how fortunate we are as a school to have students appointments outside of school hours, with such a wide range of talents given to them by God. The actors, singers and we appreciate this is not always dancers were absolutely amazing, but what some people didn’t notice was that possible. However, if you have to take there were also people backstage who were quietly displaying skills of good your daughter out of school for such an planning, technical ability, and sometimes sheer patience too. Very many thanks appointment, evidence MUST be to all the teachers, members of staff and students who took part and made it such provided by way of appointment card a memorable show. Hopefully, all can now have an evening off tonight and if they etc., and only a reasonable amount of wish, mark St Valentine’s day with a nice dinner and a movie! time to attend the appointment will be authorised. Please do not expect to take Year 11 quietly marked their last day of prefecting today and will hand over duties your daughter out of school for a whole to Year 10. They have also taken home their PPE revision guides to help them plan day. for their final mock exams in March before the GCSEs start in May. It was also the last day for our two trainee teachers, Mr Day and Miss Makinde. We thank them In exceptional cases where for their work here this half term and wish them well in their future careers. appointments are far away, please speak to the school and this will be taken into School breaks up today for half term. We return to school on Monday 24th consideration. February to another busy week. We will mark Ash Wednesday with a service of Mrs C Smith ashes at 1pm and on Thursday 27th February we will welcome parents of Year 9 to their annual parents’ evening from 4-7pm. STUDENT ABSENCE Before that, we wish everyone well and hope you all have a relaxing break. Some lucky pupils will certainly have an enjoyable time having left yesterday evening on We are seeing an increasing number of the school ski trip to Italy. Bon voyage and have fun! students taking a day’s absence due to menstrual pain. Whilst we are Happy half term to all! sympathetic towards their plight, we are concerned over the amount of school Paul O’Hanlon they are missing. Assistant Headteacher We would like to remind parents that you can send your daughters into school with relevant pain relief which can be Students return to school for 8:25am on Monday 24th February 2020! kept in the General Office – a form will need to be completed for this purpose. We would like to remind parents and carers to be mindful and respectful of We advise that your daughter takes her our neighbours when dropping and picking up your children at the start and pain relief at home before school which, end of the school day. We would remind you that you can drop your children if necessary, can then be topped up in Bradleigh Avenue, and that it is good exercise for your children to walk the during the day by our staff in the General rest of the way to school. If you do have to drive down College Avenue, please Office. drive slowly and carefully, and do not obstruct driveways whilst your children Mrs C Smith alight the car. Many thanks. WOW! WHAT A SHOW! Many congratulations to students, staff, and absolutely everyone involved in the magnificent performance over two nights of ‘Little Shop of Horrors’!! It was an amazing effort by all over many, many months and, wow, how it paid off! We have photos from the Wednesday night performance on this page and the Thursday night performance on the next….enjoy! Mr & Mrs Eve, in the audience for Wednesday’s performance, said… I just wanted to email and say how impressive the girls were in the production this evening. There was certainly a lot of talent on stage! I was also amazed by the scenery and general set design. It must have taken an awful lot of hard work by the teachers and students alike. Congratulations to everyone involved! WOW! WHAT A SHOW! Mrs Perry from Little Thurrock Primary School, in the audience for Tuesday’s performance to primary schools, said… I would just like to pass on our sincerest thanks for Many congratulations to the cast, directors and inviting us to today’s performance of Little Shop of all others involved in the production of Little Horrors – what a super show and what talent the Shop of Horrors. We thoroughly enjoyed last night’s performance which was very professional Convent is nurturing! We very much appreciate the and very entertaining. As they say, it had the kind invitation and our children haven’t stopped Wow factor! enthusing (or singing the songs!) Mr & Mrs Kyndt, in the audience for Thursday’s performance, said… WORLD BOOK DAY – THURSDAY 5 MARCH U16’s FOOTBALL TEAM REACHES SEMI-FINAL! A very big well done to the Under 16’s Football team who successfully managed to reach the semi-finals of the Essex Cup. They played Stanway School, in Colchester and headed over to there on Monday 3rd February. World Book Day takes place on th Thursday 5 March, and we would The team played brilliantly and like to invite you to join us in helping unfortunately some decisions didn’t go your daughter to make the most of our way and we lost 2-0. this special occasion. Some standout players were Nancy Foy Nurseries, schools and libraries and Vanessa Adedeji, who battled hard across the UK celebrate World Book to try score. Day with a huge range of events and activities. We will be running events in the lead up to World Book Day with KS3 pupils producing a World Book Day exhibition Well done to the whole team for including research on their favourite authors, Literature from around the world getting so far in the competition and and re-designing a book cover for their favourite books. There will be a special against some very hard opposition. assembly on Friday, teachers’ ‘Favourite Reads’ displayed throughout the school, Mrs Edwards World Book Day Quiz and ‘Design a Book Token’ competition. In the week leading up to World Book Day, there will be events running every day in the library: MATHS INTERVENTION Monday: Debate Club presentation; Tuesday: Jack Petchey Speak Out workshop for Year 10; Wednesday: Activities and games. On the day itself, there will be a YEAR 11 costume parade and a DEAR event whereby the entire school will Drop Everything And Read for half an hour. Friday after school is Maths intervention from To add to the fun of the day, we invite all pupils and staff to dress up as their 3:20-4:20pm. favourite character from literature for a £1 donation*. Topic: Probability using tree/venn diagrams (Grade 6-8). Higher tier only. Please make sure you come along! Mr Amenze SCHOOL PROM ANNOUNCEMENT! World Book Day celebrates the joy and value of books and reading, especially for We are pleased to young people. To help them get staarted on their reading journey, every child announce that despite receives a £1 World Book Day Token that can either be exchangd for one of TEN not reaching the full special £1 World Book Day books or used to get £1 off any book costing £2.99 or number of students more. You can find out more about the books at worldbookday.com/books. agreed with our venue, we will still be able to go ahead with the Prom at the You can join us in building your dauther’s enthusiasm for books well beyond World Orsett Hall on Tuesday 30th June 2020. Book Day by joining your local library if you are not yet members and encouraging your daughter to quiz regularly (if she is in KS3) using the Renaissance Learning You will need to hurry and pay your Accelerated Reading program. deposit if you now wish to attend as the final numbers will be confirmed next It is never too late to start your journey with books, and the benefits of reading week! Places are limited so hurry and are enormous – so we hope, like us, you will use World Book Day to celebrate with get your deposits in to secure your your daughter. place. Mrs Nyland Happy dress shopping! *money raised will be split between a donation to Readathon and providing new Mrs Brown books for the Library and the English Department. MATHS QUESTION OF THE HALF TERM (KS3 ONLY) JACK PETCHEY AWARD WINNER – JANUARY Question 1: Congratulations to our Jack Petchey Award winner for January 2020, Sara Limbu 11L.