Welcome
back to school; I hope you all had a good half term break and enjoyed the
pleasant weather. For years 11, 12 and
13 though, the February half term is the beginning of the next three to four
months of hard work, revision and preparation before the examinations in the
summer. Good luck to them all. Welcome back also to the students and staff
who went on the Classics trip to Rome and the Rugby Tour to Italy.
Yesterday was
certainly an eventful day and one that I have never experienced before.
Having to make the difficult decision to close the school due to no water
was hopefully a one off. Thank you very much for understanding the
position we were in, but I am sure the students, despite returning after a
week’s holiday, enjoyed the extra half day off. Back to normality today.
Just
before the half term break we all enjoyed the annual Inter-House Senior Rugby
Competition. Players from years 11, 12
and 13 came together to represent their house, hoping to achieve bragging
rights for the next 12 months. Regular
school players were supported by their peers, some of whom had not played for
some years, to put on six heavily contested games. Congratulations to College House who won all
of their games and a huge thank you to the players who took part. True MGS spirit.
Tonight
we welcome parents from across the school who wish to hear about the recent
Ofsted inspection. I will be joined by
senior staff and governors, and will be answering any questions and hearing the
thoughts of parents. If you would still
like to come please do let my PA, Mrs Friend, know.
