We have now reached the end of the second week of the new school year, and I continue to be impressed with how our Maidstonians have settled into life at MGS. I think they secretly are pleased to be back. The relaunch of our vertical house structure and the reintroduction of mixed aged forms have been positively welcomed, and this is down to the many positive virtues our students have. Well done everyone, and thank you.
Last Wednesday we saw
both senior rugby squads bring home wins for the School. The 2nd XV beat Simon Langton Boys
24-5 as part of the weekly fixture programme and the 1st XV beat St
Lawrence College 42-12 in the first round of the National Cup. Well done to the players, and thank you to
the many who came along to support creating a lovely atmosphere to be a part
of. Last Thursday was the first day the
CCF met after school, and it was the first time the new Year 9 students took
part alongside their fellow cadets. Both
these examples of the rugby players and CCF cadets illustrate how verticality
works: different aged students seamlessly mixing, so much so that you cannot
tell who is in what year.
This week we welcomed parents of year 11 students to attend
the Year 11 Information Evening: an evening to hear from us about the
coming year. Next week students of years 9 and 10, and their parents,
will have their respective evenings.
This week we are also arranging for form tutors to meet with
their year 13 parents to discuss the year ahead. The pandemic has caused
a lot of disruption, so we feel it is important that Year 13 hit the ground
running to position themselves in the best place when we get round to May next
year.
On Friday, we are holding our first charity day to
acknowledge MacMillan Coffee Morning.
Students will be allowed to wear non-uniform, and there will be cakes
available in the Hall at break. A letter
has already gone out inviting parents to attend. Do come along.
And finally,
congratulations to Oliver Thackray of Tonbridge House who has become the All
Stars European Champion for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The competition was held at
the UEL Sports Dock London a couple of weekends ago. He won gold in Gi category
and silver in the No Gi. Oliver also competed
last weekend in the Elite Junior European Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition
retaining his Elite Junior European champion title winning gold in Gi &
silver in no gi. An amazing achievement as juniors from across the world
compete in this event. Well done Oliver.
