It
is good to be back! Thank you to Miss
Johnson and Mr Ferguson for writing my blog over the last couple of weeks - I
was away in the US attending the Harvard Model United Nations Conference in
Boston. I am pleased to say that all 28
students thoroughly enjoyed themselves and gained so much from the experience. Congratulations
to Daniel Andrews, our Head Delegate, who achieved a Diplomatic Commendation
for his work.
Congratulations
also must go to the U14 and U15 basketball players, the U13 and 2nd
XI football squads and the 2nd XV rugby squad who all performed
incredibly well last week. The basketball
players took part in a Kent tournament bringing home four wins out of six; the
2nd XV rugby squad beat The Judd School 19 – 7; and the U13 and 2nd
XI football players have now reached the final of the Kent Cup for their
respective ages. Well done all. A good week for MGS sport.
Friday
was also the deadline for year 12 students to apply to be next year’s School
Captain and School Vice-Captain. At last
night’s SLT meeting we shortlisted the applicants based on their letters of
application, but also took into account the student and staff votes that took
place yesterday. Interviews for the two
posts take place after half term. News
of the two successful applicants will be shared soon.
Thank
you to everyone who supported the Parents’ Association Quiz Night last
Friday. It was a successful evening
raising over £1800 for the School. Thank
you to the members of the Parents’ Association for organising the event, to the
students who helped throughout the evening, and to Mrs Friend who supported me
with the questions. A good evening was
had by all.
And
finally, tomorrow we welcome parents of year 8 students to attend the Year 8
Parents’ Evening. It is a chance for
parents to hear how their sons are getting on particularly at this crucial
stage when the boys are choosing to select what subjects they wish to study
from next year. We look forward to
welcoming them tomorrow evening.
