HT Blog - Tuesday 10 December 2024
Firstly, I must praise and give
thanks to the brave rugby payers and staff who braved the dreadful conditions
of Storm Darragh at the weekend.
Fortunately, I found shelter in the dug-out, but the players, coaches
and referees all suffered the challenging conditions for the pride of their
school. A weekend we won’t quickly
forget.
Yesterday we welcomed parents of
Year 12 to attend our annual GCSE Certificate Presentation Afternoon. It is an event where we issue Year 12 with
their GCSE certificates and recognise their hard work and academic achievements
from last year. The students now need to
look after them as those certificates will be needed in their futures.
Also yesterday, a number of parents
spent an enjoyable evening together at the MGS Parents’ Association Christmas
Wreath Making event. At the start of the
evening the school refectory floor was covered in Christmas-themed foliage, but
by the end, every parent took away with them a hand-crafted wreath fit for any
front door. Thank you to the Parents’
Association and to Mrs Hudson for leading the event.
This week I begin delivering my
Christmas assemblies to each house. Over
the next two weeks I will be speaking with each house and sharing with them my
thoughts on the term that has passed and looking ahead to next year. Joining me will be the School Captain and
School Vice-Captain who will also share a few words of their own about the upcoming
festivities.
On Friday this week we have three
big events: the Christmas Jumper charity day led by Tonbridge House; the Band
Evening; and the MGS vs. The Judd School 1st XI football match as
part of the National Cup. The
Christmas-themed charity day where we invite Maidstonians to wear a Christmas
jumper has become a well-established event in the MGS calendar, but as well as the
wearing of festive jumpers, this year a number of school bands (including a
staff band) will be performing on stage in the Big Hall in front of an
excitable audience. Following the day, some
of those same bands will be performing at our Band Evening to a larger audience
of rock lovers; and just before that our senior football players take on The
Judd School in the all-important match in the National Cup. The match is at home and will be under the
floodlights of the all-weather pitch, which always makes for an exciting event.
Good luck to the players.
Huge congratulations to Dexter of
Year 11 and Corpus Christi House who last week received the fantastic news that
he has been selected for the GB Gymnastic Top Squad for 2025. This is a wonderful opportunity for him to
represent Great Britain!
Finally, well done to Tonbridge
House who won the first Battle of the Houses Quiz that took place last
Thursday. 100 house points go to
them. Thank you, Mr Holmes, for
organising the event and acting as quizmaster.
