I hope you all
enjoyed the first snowfall of the year at the weekend. Fortunately there was no need to shut the
school! Sadly, due to the inclement
weather at the weekend all of the rugby matches against Judd were cancelled, which
is a shame as many of the players look forward to the fixture. Despite the cold weather the CCF Recruit Camp
still too place. Thank you to the
members of staff and other volunteers who gave up their weekend to support the
cadets. I hope everyone was able to stay
warm and dry.
Yesterday The
Salvation Army Toy Appeal ended with all of the gifts being placed under the
MGS Christmas tree before being delivered to the charity later in the
afternoon. Thank you so much to everyone
who donated a present; once again we have been overwhelmed with the
response. As I mention this I also wish
to thank Corpus Christi House for staging the Charity Day on Friday. The total amount raised is still to be
calculated, but many students and members of staff were getting involved
throughout the day donating money.
With Christmas fast
approaching there are a number of events coming up this week and next before we
finish next Wednesday. Last night the
Parents' Association ran the annual wreath making event, which was again well
attended. Tonight the SLT enjoy a
festive meal together after work, which will be followed by two days of
Christmas lunches on Wednesday and Thursday served by Independent Catering. And next Tuesday is the annual MGS Carol
Service at All Saints Church starting at 7.30pm. If you fancy singing a few carols and
enjoying a mince pie and a glass of mulled wine then please do come along.
Also this week I
held a Parent Forum meeting on Monday; parents of year 8 students will be
invited in on Thursday to attend the Year 8 Information Evening to hear about
the GCSE options process which begins straight after the Christmas holiday, and
linked to this on Thursday and Friday Year 8 take part in their Careers Day
where they begin to consider what kinds of things they would like to do after
leaving school.
And on Friday we
invite students and staff to wear their Christmas jumpers to raise money for
Save The Children. This has become an
annual event in the MGS calendar which coincides with the national campaign to
wear your Christmas jumpers to work.
Let's hope many join in.
