Firstly, I would like to thank the Performing Arts
Department and all of the performers for an excellent Spring Showcase last
Thursday. There was a good variety of
acts consisting of students across all seven year groups. What also needs acknowledging was the
audience. It was the largest audience I
have seen at any MGS showcase or concert.
Thank you to those who came along and supported.
Congratulations to the MGS Army team who won the Military
Skills Competition at the weekend. They, along with second place Royal Grammar
School High Wycombe, will now represent the Brigade in the Cadet Cambrian
Patrol in 2020. The team consisted of RSM
Will Hulme, CSM Chris Owen, SSgt Ben Jessell, Sgt Anuj Thapa, Sgt Ben White, Sgt
Joe Smith, Cpl Toby Berry-Naisbitt, Cpl Finley Wishart. Well done boys and thank you Maj Highway and
WO Rai for accompanying them.
Congratulations also to Hamish Reilly of Corpus Christi House
who took part in the SIABs Schools Cross Country International in Dublin at the
weekend. Out of all the runners, and
there were many, he finished 8th.
He was also the 6th scorer for the England Team, winning gold. Well done Hamish.
Tonight we welcome parents of year 11 students who will be
attending the Year 11 Parents’ Evening.
With it being only four school weeks before year 11 students leave for
their examinations, tonight’s evening is an opportunity for them to hear how
they should utilise the time – the final push as it were.
Tomorrow a group of year 12 students are spending the day in
Epson at the Year 12 Oxbridge Regional Student Conference. MGS attends this event each year, taking a
group of students who are aspirational for Oxbridge. This event is essentially the beginning of
the next eight months which hopefully culminates in an interview and then offer
at an Oxbridge college.
Also tomorrow a group of CCF cadets from the RAF section
hopefully will be experiencing a day of flying, weather permitting.
On Thursday we are hosting a new event: the MGS Year 7 – 13
Careers Fair. During the day over 30
companies and industries will be in school providing an opportunity for all
students to discuss different career paths with them. Students from year group will be given some
time out of lessons to walk around the fair and learn about what they might be
interested in. We hope that this event
becomes an annual fixture in our calendar.
Thank you to Mr Highway, Mrs Sewell and Mrs Accaster for organising the
event.
Also on Thursday the new Student Leadership Team will be
spending the afternoon beginning their leadership training. This year we have introduced a prefect training
programme to train the students how to be a successful prefect and to be able
work well in a team. Thank you to Mr and
Mrs Sewell for arranging the event.
And on Saturday it is the MGS Parents’ Association Annual
Spring Fair. The event starts at 10.30am
and will comprise of many different stalls including a coconut shy, a cake
stall, a tombola and a ‘guess how many balloons in a car’ stall. Do come along. All proceeds will be matched funded by the PA
and donated to the School Library Project.
Thank you to the Parents’ Association and all of the student helpers.
