Firstly I
would like to send out a huge thank you to everyone involved in last week's
school production of School of Rock.
Cast, crew and musicians should all be very proud of themselves. There were so many positive comments each morning
following the night's performances, and these, plus the size of the audiences,
were testament to the quality of the production. This was the best school production in recent
years. A massive thank you to the
members of staff, led by Mrs Brooks, who have supported the students over the
last three months; to the Parents' Association who supplied refreshments each
night, and to all the prefects who acted as ushers. Well done everyone. Last week the U16 football squad won the
5th round of the National Cup beating Heathside Academy in Weybridge
1-0. This puts them through as one of
the last 16 teams in the competition. They performed brilliantly and did the
school proud. The U15B squad is also through to the last 16 of
their National Cup competition. They
beat Plume Academy from Chelmsford 3-1 yesterday afternoon. Well done boys. The U14 team also have the same opportunity
today, so good luck to them. Yesterday we welcomed over 30 visiting
headteachers, senior staff and bursars who attended a training session here
looking at the new data protection regulations which will come into force next
May. Please look out for any changes we
make in how we collect and store data over the coming months. Tonight is the
first parents' evening of the year. We welcome
parents of year 12 students to hear from subject staff about how their children
are progressing with their A Level studies.
We hope it is an informative evening. Tomorrow is a
busy day. Mr Ferguson and I are attending a course at Dartford Girls Grammar
School looking at how schools develop thinking in the classroom; Year 11
students will be receiving their mock exam results just as they would on
results day in August; and another reminder that the MGS choir will be
performing a few Christmas carols in town supporting the Demelza House
Carolathon. Friday is the
second House Charity Day and this time it is Corpus Christi’s. The usual non-uniform and fun activities will
be taking place during the day, but it is at this charity day where we also ask
for food items to be donated to support the local homeless charity. It is also the day when The Salvation Army
comes into school to collect the many toys and presents that have been donated
by you. Once again the response from you
all has been incredible. And finally
there are two Parents’ Association events this weekend. On Friday night there is the MGS PA Race
Night and on Saturday is an already planned trip to Lille. Thank you to the Parents’ Association for
arranging these two events and if you would like to come along on Friday night
to the race evening, then please do.
Maidstone Grammar School Headteacher
