Firstly, I would like to thank everyone who attended the MGS Parents’ Association Quiz Night last Friday. Fun was had by all, with the Hudson family beating the Senior Leadership Team by one point! Congratulations to the Hudson family. A huge thank you must go to the Parents’ Association, the sixth form helpers, and to Mrs Friend for supporting the event.
I would also like to congratulate College House for their charity day which I mentioned in last week’s blog. The charity day on Friday 26 January was for the British Heart Foundation, and after adding up all the money a total of over £2600 was raised. Well done to College House, and to Mr Hughes, Miss Dimmick and the College House prefects for their efforts.
But a huge congratulations must go to the Senior Hockey Squad who played their first game last Wednesday in over 15 years. Not only was it their first game, it was also their first win, beating Gravesend Grammar School 4 – 3. Well done to the players and thank you Mr Saunders and Mrs Cook for training them.
Yesterday, parents of year 12 students attended our UCAS Information Evening: an evening to learn more about the UCAS process that will begin in earnest very soon. Thank you for coming, and I hope that the evening was informative.
This week we enjoy the Upper School Spelling Bee where our senior students compete against each other to find the best speller amongst them. Good luck to everyone who is taking part; and thank you to Miss Wilson for once again organising the competition.
Wednesday is another evening for parents, but this time for parents of Year 8 at the Year 8 Parents’ Evening. It is at this time of the year when year 8 students begin the process of choosing their options, and so Wednesday’s parents’ evening is suitably positioned to help parents and students make informed choices.
And, on Friday, a group of students in years 7 and 8 fly out to Italy to have a long weekend learning more about Pompeii and what life was like for Romans when Pompeii was destroyed in the eruption of Mt Vesuvius. I am sure they will have wonderful time. Thank you to Ms Adams for organising the trip.
