Happy new year to you all and a very warm welcome back to a new term. It has been a very calm, positive and happy week. The students have been a pleasure to have back.

Welcome also to the students that join us from South Korea for the next two weeks. They are here to experience school life in England.These exchanges can be of huge cultural benefit and I hope our students make the most of this.

Huge thanks to our amazing staff who accompanied students on a very memorable ski trip. It was a huge success and next year’s trip is already being planned! Thanks go to Mr. and Mrs. Scott, Miss O'Connor, Mr. Steyne and Miss Hodge. I also wanted to convey my sincere thanks to Nicolas Charalambous and everyone at the Rotary for their very generous donation to support with buying some new musical instruments for our school. We are very lucky to have such local support. Do attend our Music concert on 7th February, details of which are in this newsletter.

I hope you enjoy reading the newsletter.

Assal Ruse

Tuesday 14th January - Porto Information Evening, 5pm

Wednesday 15th January - Year 11 Geography Field trip to Stratford, London

Thursday 16th January - Year 9 Parents' Evening (Y side), 3:30pm until 7pm

Tuesday 21st January - Parents' Coffee Morning with Ms Ruse (details below)

Tuesday 21st January - PGL Netball Information Evening, 4:30pm

Friday 7th February - School Concert, 7pm

Our Year 7 students have been embracing the joy of reading at home with their families, and we could not be prouder! This will have a huge impact on their literacy skills. The enthusiasm and commitment shown by our students and their families highlight the importance of reading as a lifelong skill and a source of enjoyment.

Keep up the fantastic work, Year 7!

40 students from Years 8 to 10 had a fantastic time skiing in Italy over the Christmas break. Most of the group started off as complete beginners, and had never skied before, so it was great to see all students on the slopes, skiing down blue and red runs by the end of the trip.

Very much looking forward to the next one, so watch this space...

Our sincere thanks go to Staines Rotary Club for their generous donation for music equipment, our students will benefit greatly from this.

The Spring Term Music Concert will be on 7th February at 7pm in the Main Hall. This is an opportunity for students to showcase their hard work on their performances, with a focus on Years 10 and 11 who have their performance exams this half term.

Tickets for the concert can be bought on ParentPay, £3 for adults and £2 for students. All proceeds will go towards future music events.

As the festive season comes to an end, we would like to invite you to join us in supporting our local food bank. If you have any unwanted tins, jars, or cans, or dry food products, we would greatly appreciate your donations.

For the next two weeks, we will be collecting these items at the main reception, after which they will be delivered to help those in need within our community.

Thank you for your kindness and generosity in making a difference.

You are welcome to attend a Coffee Morning with Ms Ruse on Tuesday 21st January at 9.15 – 10.15am. If you would like to attend, please can you let us know by completing this online form:

Parent Coffee Morning 21 Jan