Dates for your diary

Mon 11th December: ​Inset Day- School closed to Students  
Thursday 14th December:  Exhibition of Beautiful Work 4:30pm-6:30pm (School finishes at 1:40pm)
Friday 15th December: Christmas Lunch in Middle school. Extended lunchtime for Year 5 and 7 to eat a seasonal meal and celebrate in coaching time after. Same finish at 3:15pm.
Friday 15th December: Christmas Jumper day - £1 Donation
Tuesday 19th December: ALL Y7 are in the concert from 6:00pm-8:00pm and any Y5s that are in the middle school choir (Not the Primary                                                              Y2 Choir)                                                                Wednesday 20th December: Last Day of Term Please note School                                                            Finishes at 1:00pm                                                           Wednesday 3rd January: Spring Term 1 (8:30am start)
Thursday 4th January: Yr 7 Science Trip to Science Museum 
Wednesday 31st January: Inset day - School closed to Students

Notices

*Water bottles in school - Please make sure that your child has a water (filled only with water) bottle in school. 

**Friday 15th December is Christmas Jumper Day. Students are required to wear school uniform WITH a Christmas themed jumper.  If you do not wish for your child to wear a Christmas jumper, they are permitted to wear a brightly coloured jumper instead. THIS IS NOT AN OWN CLOTHES DAY. A charitable donation of £1 is suggested for 'Save The Children' Charity.

***Walking Home Alone - If your child walks home alone, please make sure that they use a safe, well lit and busy route. They should not be walking through the park alone and if possible, walk home with a friend. Below is a link to the NSPCC website with more information. 

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/services-and-resources/research-and-resources/2015/out-alone/

Debate Matters

Another great session for our Year 5 Debate Matters!

The debate today was 'Should Homework be Banned?'

What does it take to Live?

In Science, over the last week, Year 7 have been investigating the natural world. They've debated if fire and sea sponges can be classed as living things arguing through a list of criteria, investigated how energy transfers through a food chain in a very soggy practical session and created our own alien food chains, identifying the trophic levels and adaptations of the creatures.

We Need You!

Middle School is busy designing campaign posters and writing manifestos for the School Council. Each coaching group will have one represpentative that will represent the wants and needs of the pupils. It is a great opportunity to help shape and develop the school.