Firstly, I would like to
thank the students and staff of both the art and performing arts departments
for last week’s Art Exhibition and Summer Showcase. After a busy day at work it was good to enjoy
an evening of creativity and performance.
I particularly enjoyed the art work of Nathan Hutchins of Corpus Christi
House and the performance from Charlotte Simmons and Matthew Hau of College and
Barton houses respectively. Well done
all.
With the public
examinations almost over students from years 11 and 13 return to school this
week to hand back their textbooks that they have used for the last few
years. On Wednesday, we also welcome
Year 13 back for their Leavers’ Tea – an opportunity for the students to say
goodbye one last time before they disappear to enjoy a well-deserved summer
break. Cake and punch will be enjoyed by
us all in the Quad.
Friday is the annual
Pre-Sixth Form Induction Day.
Prospective sixth form students from MGS and elsewhere spend a day in
school learning about life in the sixth form and what to expect with their A-Level
choices. We hope they all have an
enjoyable and informative day.
This week also sees staff
put the final touches to next week’s Extended Learning Week. We always look forward to this week, and we
hope the weather holds out to give an enjoyable and rewarding experience for
all. Good luck also to Year 12 and those
students from Year 10 who have chosen to undertake a week’s work experience at
that time.
Finally, congratulations
to Simon Coppard of Corpus Christi House who competed at the UK National U20 Athletics
Championships last weekend at Bedford in the 800m. On the Saturday, he ran
1:52:93 in his heat and had the 3rd quickest time which allowed him
to qualify for the final. As the only
U18 left in the competition, he was the youngest athlete by two years. In a
hard and tactical final on the Sunday, he ran 1:53:90 and placed 7th.
As well as this competition, Simon ran
the European Youth Championship qualifying standard in Brighton on the 30th
May with a new PB of 1:50:82 and finds out soon whether he will be selected to
participate at these international championships in Gyor Hungary for Great
Britain. Well done Simon and good luck.
