Sadly, the two sporting fixtures mentioned
in last week’s blog did not end positively.
The 1st XI football squad lost 1 - 0 against our local
grammar school Oakwood Park, and the 1st XV rugby squad lost their
National Cup 26 - 10 against Sutton Valence.
Bad luck boys; there is still plenty of season left.
Thank you again to everyone who helped
organise and supported the Barton House charity day on Friday. Raising money for the NSPCC, students enjoyed
a day in non-uniform and appreciated seeing staff and students embarrass
themselves at the Disney Karaoke. A good
day.
Congratulations to Hamish Reilly of Corpus
Christi House. Last weekend he took part
in the Super League Jersey Triathlon Elite Youth Event. The event hosted competitors from across
Europe selected by their national governing bodies and involved a continuous
swim-bike-run repeated twice with only a few minutes between each stage. Hamish finished in second place only missing
out on gold by a couple of seconds. The
event rounded off Hamish’s excellent season where he finished second overall in
the National Super Series. Well done
Hamish.
Today we welcome parents of Year 7 to
attend the Year 7 Welcome and Information Evening. Year 7 students have been Maidstonians now for
5 weeks and so this event tonight looks back on their time here and looks
forward to what is expected this year.
In addition to this event, from now for the next two weeks all form
tutors will be making contact with Year 7 parents inviting them in to touch
base and share with them how the first few weeks have gone. We hope that these meetings and tonight’s
event are helpful in ensuring a smooth transition into Year 7.
On Thursday I meet the Parent Forum for
the first time of the new academic year.
It is a chance for me to share a number of developments and understand
the perspective of a parent as we continue to improve the school.
And on Friday the first of two Year 6 open
mornings takes place. It is that time of
year when we open our doors to the wider community and invite Year 6 boys and
their parents in to see what life is like at MGS. These days are always incredibly busy, but
also a pleasure, as we always enjoy showing others why we feel MGS is so
special.
