As I look out of my window following a disrupted few weeks earlier in the term because of the weather I see snow falling – at least at the moment it is not settling! I know some of our students however are excited as they prepare to depart for their Ski trip to Austria on Friday.

Our final week of the half term is once again packed with activities. Our girls are involved in a variety of sporting fixtures including Football, Netball, Basketball and two County Hockey matches – good luck, you will do your best and I know you would want me to thank the staff who continue to train and support you. Ongoing throughout the week are our fundraising events to raise money for the plight of the people in Haiti culminating in our non-uniform day on Thursday.

For parents we have two evening events this week: on Tuesday at 7.00pm we are hosting an Information evening for students who may wish to take the Creative and Media Diploma in Key Stage 5, then on Wednesday we have our annual Year 9 Parents Consultation Evening which is always a busy event in the light of making GCSE choices.

I would also like to draw the attention of parents to National  Safer Internet Day. This takes place on Tuesday and the aim of the day is to raise awareness about the risks and dangers associated with careless or unsupervised use of the internet, particularly through instant messaging and social networks and forums. There will be discussions in some lessons for students on being safety aware online and we encourage parents to look resources on the Parents Zone on our Website and also at www.saferinternet.org.

A reminder that school is closed to students on Friday as staff have an Inset Day.

Have a lovely half term break.

Yours sincerely,

Bernadette Jenkins
Headteacher