Headteacher's Message
Welcome back to the second half of the Autumn Term. It might seem far away with six weeks to go until the start of the winter break but it is now less than 50 days until Christmas Day!
This half-term has begun with mock exams for both Year 11 and next week Year 13 will join them, however there is plenty of fun to look forward to. Rehearsals are well underway for the school production, Wellington 24, an upbeat and empowering wartime tale about the female workforce as one factory pulls together to try to build a Wellington bomber in record-breaking time: under twenty-four hours. As temperatures rise and prejudices bubble up, will they be able to pull together in time? You will have to come to the show to find out, save the date as performances take place in the Studio Theatre Tuesday 24 – Thursday 26 November at 7pm. Tickets on sale next week.
A huge thank you to everyone who has supported our charity fundraising, at the end of the last half term we raised £240 for breast cancer charities with our Year 7 Pink Day, have hit over £1,100 with our Readathon and raised a whopping £2,553 for Macmillan Cancer Care with our cake sale. ParentPay is still open until Monday morning for any further donations to both Pink Day and our Readathon, both great causes where every £1 is appreciated.
This week we have sent home a letter regarding updating consents via our Parent Portal, Arbor. Please can I ask you to read this letter for full details on how to do this, it will only take a few minutes and will enable us to support your child during this school year.
I also want to share that we are currently recruiting both for a Parent member to join our Board of Governors. As the parent or carer of a student currently on roll you have a right to nominate yourself for the Parent Governor role. We would like to invite applications from any parents with a genuine interest in education and who want to work at a strategic level to develop the school. Please see full details of the Parent Governor role in the letter sent home today.
We are also looking to expand our pool of Invigilators for this summer exam season. No experience is necessary as full training will be given. These are casual roles paid at an hourly rate of £14.49 p/hr. If you are interested or would like any further information, please email Gill Gildersleve, Head of HR, at jobs@waldegravesch.org
Finally, please note we have updated the Home Learning Policy, Behaviour and Rewards for Learning Policy, as well as the Suspension and Permanent Exclusion Policy. You can read these on our website here.
This Sunday is Diwali, one of the major festivals in the Hindu calendar that is celebrated in many parts of the United Kingdom. Diwali is called the Festival of Lights and it is believed that on this day Rama returned to his people after 14 years of exile during which he fought and won a battle against the demons and the demon king, Ravana. People lit their houses to celebrate his victory over evil, symbolising the triumph of light over darkness.
