Issue 11 WEEKLY BULLETIN Friday 1 December 2017 Dear Parents and Carers Sir John Talbot’s School has been on a remarkable journey in the last 4 years contributed greatly by Assistant Headteacher Olivia Glackin. Unfortunately for the school Ms Glackin is moving on to other opportunities and so will be leaving us at the end of December. I know for many of you Ms Glackin has been the source of a great deal of support and guidance and will be missed by your children. Ms Glackin leaves the school in a strong position to keep on moving forward and has sent the following message attached. As always the main contact for your child will remain their tutor and year group progress leader. The Progress Leader for Year 7 is Miss Webb, Year 8 Mrs Unwin, Year 9 Mrs Jennings, Years 10/11 Mrs Apperley and Year 12/13 Mrs Jones. Whole school student welfare and pastoral matters can be referred to Miss Johnson, Assistant Headteacher. David O’Toole, Headteacher It is hard to believe that only 4 weeks of 2017 remain and it will soon be time to look forward to 2018 and the many opportunities available to our students at Sir John Talbot’s. Just some of the events which will help to broaden the education of our students are highlighted below. One of the key events next year will be the Year 7 and 9 trip to the Normandy Battlefields which will mark the 100th anniversary of the end of WW1. This will undoubtedly be a most poignant and memorable visit. The Sixth Form are preparing for their visit to Krakow and Auschwitz in January after which they will pass on their experience and reflections to other students. A group of Year 12 students will be visiting Berlin as part of their A level History course. Duke of Edinburgh’s Award students across Bronze, Silver and Gold Level have a very busy programme ahead with numerous expeditions planned for Yorkshire and Wales. As usual there will be a plethora of visits to Art galleries, fieldwork centres and an evening with the Halle in Manchester. 10K Following the huge success of Whitchurch’s first event of its kind earlier this year a winning 10K fundraising event has been launched for 2018. On Sunday 8 April, Sir John Talbot’s School and headline sponsors Grocontinental will be joining forces once again to bring the road race to life. Next year students will be asked to put their creativity skills to the test to design the 10K medal. The 10K is a fantastic opportunity for our students to get involved in many different ways be it running, designing, organising or generally helping out. We are always indebted to everyone who plays a vital role in making these opportunities possible for our young people. Registration is now open! - https://regevent.co.uk/sjt-whitchurch-shropshire-10k-on-sunday-8th-april-2018-1000am. Miss Webb, Head of Key Stage 3 and Mrs Apperley Head of Key Stage 4 Reminders If your child is absent for any reason, please let us know by 8.30am. Call the School on 01948 660600 and choose option 1. Please leave your child’s name, tutor group and reason for absence. Please remember to inform us if you have changed any of your contact details, including email address. Recording of telephone calls: We wish to advise you that calls to and from the school, may be recorded for training and monitoring purposes. Autumn Term 2017 Tuesday 5th September to Thursday 21st December 2017 Term Dates 2018 – 2019 Term dates for the academic year 2018 – 2019 can be found online here. Girls Football Celebratory Dinner The U12 and U14 Girls football teams have made it into On Monday evening The Marches Academy Trust hosted the semi-final of the County Cups. The U12’s travelled to a Celebratory Dinner at Sir John Talbot’s School in Madeley Academy and Prue Noss scored a hat-trick in a recognition of the continued support provided by local 3-0 victory. The U14’s hosted Bishop’s Castle Community businesses and sponsors throughout the year. Guests College and beat them convincingly 12-0, with goals enjoyed an evening of entertainment, provided from coming from Jess Walley, Rachel Owen, Ebony Cooper, musically talented students across both the Marches Chloe Lloyd and Katie Winstone. School and Sir John Talbot’s School. Mr O’Toole, Headteacher closed the evening by presenting a £5000 cheque to Macmillan Cancer Support raised from this year’s Whitchurch 10K run. Thanks also go to students who kindly volunteered their time at this fantastic event. PE KIT As the colder weather is upon us we fully recommend that students should now be wearing the appropriate clothing: PE Kit, PE fleece, base layers including: sports leggings, hats and gloves (dark colours preferred). We understand that these items are not cheap to buy; therefore can you please Carol Concerts ensure that your child has their full name in all their personal belongings including school uniform, coats and their PE kits. This year, for the first time, we will be joining the Marches School for cross Trust performances. Students from both school choirs will sing together at two carol concerts. All are warmly invited to join SJT and the Marches School at both St Lantern Parade Oswald’s Church, Oswestry on Thursday 14 December at On Saturday 25 November, Lanterns created by Year 7 6pm and St Alkmund’s Church, Whitchurch on Monday 18 students were paraded through the town during the December at 7pm. Both concerts will be for one hour. Whitchurch Christmas Light Switch On. This year the lights were switched on by Whitchurch Citizen of the Year, Mrs Rose Snell. Pictured outside the Civic Centre with their fantastic creations: Luca Bridgewater, Olivia Talbot, Alesha Edwards and Rebecca Elsley. Donations of Wood If you are able to donate any wood for the purpose of making wooden bowls and planters (old coffee tables or logs, not pine) please contact Mr Williams on 01948 661851. These items are made and then donated to Hope House and sold in order to raise funds. Upcoming Events 07 December 2017 – Year 11 Parents’ Evening 08 December 2017 – Year 11 Rewards York 11 December 2017 – Year 7 Rewards Pantomime 12 December 2017 – Year 12/13 Cheshire Oaks 13 December 2017 – Year 10 Rewards Trafford Centre 14 December 2017 – SJT School Choir St Oswald’s 18 December 2017 – SJT School Choir St Alkmund’s 21 December 2017 – Christmas Jumper Day. Autumn Term ends on Thursday 21 December 2017 and Spring Term starts on Monday 8 January 2018. .