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We were also all very excited to see the Year 1 and 2 students performing in their family assembly this afternoon.

What a wonderful end to the week, it was so exciting to hear all about the adventures that the children had during Camp Ģ����Ƶ and the memories that will remain with them forever, including the teachers telling them to go to sleep! This is an event that the staff and children look forward to each year and our learners develop lifelong memories.

Thank you to all of the parents and carers for joining us today, it is always a pleasure to welcome you on campus to share with your children’s learning and experiences.

Our PE Team also held a Parent Information Session for the U11 FoBISIA Games Team who will be going to compete in the friendly games at Patana Resort in May. The team members are all excitedly preparing for the games, where they will participate in a series of competitions, athletics, swimming, T-ball and football, followed by the much awaited Gala Dinner where they will socialise with the other teams who they compete against during the week.

The Eco Ambassadors have also been busily preparing for a democratic election next week, to recruit members of the wider school to the Eco Committee. They are working on the programme for this at their club this afternoon, and these will be taking place next week in advance of their Sustainability Assembly on Friday, which is also World Earth Day.

Spring Concert

Our school musicians raised our spirits on Tuesday with a repertoire of wonderful performances in our secondary Spring concert. Key Stage 3 PAWS choir opened and closed the concert with their renditions of “Let me Entertain You” and “Eleanor Rigby”. Such was their enthusiasm when singing ELO’s “Mr Blue Sky” that Head of Secondary Mr Draper invited them to close the evening with an encore, to which they agreed and sang with great energy. Other highlights were the senior choir singing “Omnia Sol” in four part harmony and the Year 8 dancers accompanied by the staff band, with our Principal, Ms Drumm, and Ms Quigley on lead vocals.

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Congratulations to every single performer – you were all wonderful. Thank you to the whole Ģ����Ƶ music team for their work preparing students for this event.

Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards��

Congratulations to Suravi, Adhya and Anoushka who have completed their Silver DoE Award. This takes a significant amount of dedication and commitment and is a marker of how students can excel beyond the standard academic curriculum. Ģ����Ƶ is proud to support our students’ self-development through the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme and we are looking forward to our upcoming programmes after the break.

FOBISIA Student Leadership Trip

Good luck to our 16 potential student leaders who will be flying out to Malaysia on Sunday for the FOBISIA student leadership trip – where the conference addresses the theme of the impact of AI on leadership.

Exam Update

Well done to Year 12 and 13 Art students who finished their Art exams (and hence their course) today. It is the turn of Year 11 IGCSE Art students to take their end of course exam next week. We look forward to their work being displayed around the school next year.

Social Media Update

Thank you to Mr Palmer who led the yesterday. He talked parents through (in very general terms) some of the common social media mistakes that our children have made this term and how this has impacted relationships and friendships at Ģ����Ƶ. He also shared our new for students, which were introduced at assemblies this week and will be explored in greater detail at PSHE next term. He finished by sharing some advice for parents, which you can , which focuses on keeping open and honest lines of communication with your child and being prepared to evolve our approach as our children move through the Key Stages. He reminded us that there is no easy “silver bullet” solution and to make an impact both parents and teachers need to commit to supporting our children consistently throughout their secondary school career.