1. A SPECIALIST SCIENCE COLLEGE DECEMBER 2006
Issue No. 2
Eggar‛s identified by the Specialist Schools and Academies
Trust as one of the top 50 schools in the country!
At the Annual National Conference
for the Specialist Schools Trust this
month Eggar’s School was
identified as one of the top 50
schools in the country for the pro
gress we have made over the past
three years for our 5 or more A*C
grades including English and
Mathematics.
There are now 2,642 Specialist
Schools in the country which is 85%
of all schools, and so being in the
top 50 is an achievement to
celebrate!
Our improvement and performance
at GCSE 2006 was described as
‘outstanding’ by Sir Cyril Taylor
MBE the Chair of the Specialist
Schools Trust. He congratulated all
Head Teachers Senior Staff and all
staff of the 50 most successful
schools. His congratulations were
echoed by Tony Blair who also
gave a presentation at the
Conference.
Biology Specialists
We are absolutely delighted to have
achieved such excellence. We which include English and Maths is the
have always focused on the new National ‘Gold Standard’ we know we
i mp ort an ce of English an d have the basis for continued success for
Mathematics and our success in all our pupils.
these subjects along with Science
has led to our current attainment. Congratulations to all the staff who
As 5 or more high grade passes contribute to such excellence!
2. Jake Hazell
Jack Barney
Jo Thomson
Dan Bollman
Ed Barney,
Michael Jones
&
Chris Hiscock
Year 10 pupils enjoying their bonding day with Sparsholt College
at Marwell activity centre
Caroline Priddle, Learning Support
Dan Bollman & Jack Barney
3. We have had
Eggar’s – the Island a birth as
Community well as a
Pictured right is n a m i n g
Emma Young of 7PJ ceremony
with a cake to commemorate Year we even had
Seven’s first anniversary of living as to t h i n k
a community shipwrecked on an island about some
a year ago! To explain this Emma said: laws and rules when an ’imaginary’
“We have been having a series of necklace went missing!” Thanks goes
lessons in Religious Studies where we to Mrs Cureton for making this wonder
have explored what life would be like if ful cake which 7PJ enjoyed eating.
we had to survive as a community, on
an island, away from all the trappings of
st
the 21 Century. Girls Football
Art news Mr Case (PE Dept) has been
Mr Colburn Jackson and Miss organising the Year 7 Girls Football
Carew both run successful Art Club. He has been very impressed with
Clubs of which over 30 Year the girls’ commitment and skills on
7s attend. Both teachers and students show. There has been the odd dodgy
alike enjoy the club and the opportunity tackle, but the girls have shown great
to work with pupils informally. Miss enthusiasm and desire for the game. A
Carew's club are making seasonal big thank you must go to Mr Case for
umbrellas, whilst Mr Colburn Jackson's running this club. The girls who have
club are making 3D Papier Mache stars trained are: Erin Harris, Naomi Hide,
for Christmas. All pupils are enjoying Lauren Connor, Libby Spong, Lizzie
the clubs. New projects will begin in the Knight, Emma Young, Catherine
new year and there is still room in the Blundell, Megan McLachlan, Jenny
clubs for more pupils. Clubs cost 50p Smith, Alex Jarvis, AnnaLouise
per session, this nominal cost covers all Harris, Lucy Jeffs, Fleur Walker, Sophie
the specialist materials used. White, Hannah Smith, Hannah Steel,
Jasmine Weston, Michaela Madgwick
Kware Project and Saffron Smith. Apologies if we
The charity for the Year 7 is have missed anyone out. Well done to
the Kware Project. The Kware you all!
slums are situated in Nairobi, Kenya
where 75% of the population are
The Year 7’s have gone from strength
children and poverty is rife. The aim of
to strength. Their commitment and
the charity is to support these children
passion to learning has been fantastic.
through the building of a hospital and a
I have received nothing but praise from
brand new school. The Year 7s have
their subject teachers.
enthusiastically embraced this charity.
All Year 7 tutor groups are organising
Well done Year 7!!
their own activities to raise money.
Many pupils have been busy already in
Mr Wheeler
creating Christmas badges, pencils and
Head of Year 7
eating Smarties! Speak to tutees from
7CG about the Smartie eating! This
charity will be the focus for the whole
academic year.
4. We have had a busy Autumn Term, More Year 8 News
everyone has worked hard and is in
need now of a relaxing festive break. Alex Wood 8RCo and Lucy Ellis
It has been a pleasure to award many 8SMo swam for the Eggar’s School
th
certificates and merits in assemblies. teams in Basingstoke on the 12
th
We have had two new pupils join us November. The girl’s team came 5
this term Paulina Brzostek 8SWa and a out of 28. This then meant they
warm welcome back to Megan Reid went through to the final and came
th
8KN 5 overall. Please look out for the
article on the National Swimming
I have been very impressed with the Championships.
year council representatives so far this
year as they have shown an enormous Cameron Marshall 8SWa and
amount of professionalism at all the Connor Fielder 8LH had successful
meetings making sure they have trials for the Hampshire district
represented the voice of their tutor football squad. They now represent
groups. As a year group we have then Hampshire’s under 14’s side.
been able to feed back to the whole
school in the student voice meetings –
thanks to Barny Zubor and Laura
Fitzgibbon our Year 8 student voice
reps.
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On the 17 November we suspended
the Year 8 normal timetable and in its
place we had a citizenship day –
focussed on health. We were able to
have informative sessions on stress
relief, drug awareness, alcohol effects,
sex education, worldwide cultures and
healthy living. We had visitors take the
sessions and they were all very
pleased with all pupils’ knowledge, On non uniform day, 17th
participation and commented on their November, pupils in 9DS
exceptional good behaviour throughout held an in class raffle and
the day collected loose change in
the dining hall at break and
I hope you all have a great Festive lunchtime and raised
holiday and I look forward to seeing
everyone in the New Year. £51.10 for Children in Need.
Miss Rogers Well done 9DS
Year 8 Leader
5. NATIONAL SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS The girl’s team was up next and swam the
th 200m Medley Relay. They were fantastic
On Sunday 12 November two teams of
swimmers represented Eggar's School in the and won their heat and were nervously
National Swimming Championships for awaiting the other heats to finish to see
Secondary Schools (Hampshire Round). whether they had won a place in the final.
It seemed an age before we found out
They were racing for a place in the National and it was bad news! We had been beaten
Finals next year. There were 28 schools from to the final by less than ½ a second and
across the whole of Hampshire competing at the th
were positioned 7 overall.
event.
It was the first time that Eggar's School had been
represented at this event and what a fantastic
effort was put in by all the swimmers. They had
been training hard over the previous weeks
under the coaching of former Eggar’s pupil, Emily
Clark and proved what wonderful team sport
swimming can be.
The two events that were being swum were the
200m Medley Relay (Boys and Girls) and the
200m Freestyle Relay (Boys and Girls).
As both our teams were Yrs 7 to 9 we entered
the Junior section of the competition. Junior Girls Team
The boy’s team swam first in the 200m Freestyle
relay and did exceptionally well However, due to
a technical error, they were disqualified . Lucy Ellis, 8SMo -
Catherine Clark, 9HR
The boys swam next in the 200m Medley Relay
and again, they were all brilliant but luck wasn’t Rachel Murphy, 9JF and
on their side and they were once again
disqualified. Emily Bailey, 7PJ.
The final race for Eggar’s was the girls
200m Freestyle Relay and this was the
last chance to shine and they didn’t let
themselves down. They easily won
their heat clocking up an extremely
impressive time of 2:10:79s and won a
place in the final and then out did
themselves by beating that time and
th
finishing 5 with an overall time of
2:09:87s!
We will have to wait and see whether
Boys Junior Team we win a place in the National Finals,
Nicholas Love, 9DW but even if we don’t, the team can be
Alex Wood, 8RCo e x c e p t i o n a l l y p r o u d o f t h e i r
Tom Preston, 7JW and
achievement. Well done!
Jamie Rawlings, 7JW
Mrs Sutehall.
6. Year 9 (and two Yr 8‛s) That evening we divided into teams and
headed off on a night challenge! All the
Geography Field Trip students were blindfolded on the coach and
were dropped off at various points. Then,
with their instructor, they had to find their way
th back to the Field Centre. Again, hot chocolate
On Friday 13 October (yes, it did worry
me!), 19 Geography students set off on a awaited some tired, muddy but elated children
field trip to the Dorset coast. as all the teams arrived back.
We were accompanied by Mr Jim McKell, First thing Sunday morning we set off to
one of the school governors who we Studland Beach taking lots of field equipment
soon discovered had a talent for enter with us. After we had learnt how to use the
taining! We had a “who could eat the equipment we started taking a beach
whole apple” competition as well as a transect. This involved wind measurement,
“guess the time of arrival” competition, PH of the soil, temperature of the soil, ground
which was certainly strongly contested angle as well as soil saturation values. After
and resulted in loud cheering as the all the hard work, we had our lunch in the
coach came to a complete stop outside dunes and a sand castle competition! The
the Allnatt Field Centre in Swanage. judges couldn’t make a final decision as the
standard was so high including elephants,
After unloading the baggage we were mermaids and an “under the sea” scene, so
shown to our rooms and we unpacked. everyone got a chocolate bar!
After that we were whisked off down the
road into Swanage town where the We made our way back to the field centre,
students conducted a survey, asking collected our baggage, said our farewells to
local residents and visitors what they the excellent staff and set off back to Eggar’s,
thought about Swanage and tourism in arriving back very tired but exhilarated after a
the town. They were very confident and great weekend.
spoke to a wide range of people. How
ever, there was one distraction in Mrs Sutehall
Swanage that even I didn’t manage to Geography Department
avoid – the Chocolate Factory!
That evening we wrapped up warmly and
went out onto the field and participated in
some team games in the dark of the night.
Everyone had a great time and we were
greeted with hot chocolate when we got Demonstrating
back. the use of a
ranging pole and
Saturday morning we set off to Durdle clinometer used
Door and Lulworth Cove. We had a to measure the
wonderful day and learnt about the
angle of the
coastal formations that we saw, had a go
ground.
at field sketching as well as conducting
another survey on visitors and completing
an environmental assessment in Lulworth. Catie Davis,
However, we still managed to make time
9VA
for a fish and chip lunch and some even
got ice creams! on Studland
beach
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Friday the 8 of December the year 9
pupils watched the SHOCK, AWE &
INSPIRE show. Shock Awe and Inspire is
an interactive science show which is a
thrilling series of science demonstrations
linked to key areas of the Science
curriculum. Both pupils and teachers
were amazed and stunned by the
plethora of Science experiments. The
show was aimed at captivating pupil’s
imagination. The exhibition included many
exciting demonstrations which were
geared towards the visual learner; this
allowed them to further their understand
ing of some of the key concepts in
chemistry and physics. Pupils saw the
Flaming Tornado, Levitating Gold,
Flammable bubble, flaming music tube
and the list goes on. The pupils have
requested that they have more time so
that they could see more of these
demonstrations. The show was
researched, produced and presented by
Mr Rabani.
8. Southern Trampolining Championships 2006
James Nathaniel Stuart Declan
Bevis, 8RE0 Ward, 7JH Sharpe, 8REo Russel, 8SMo
Keeping Parents
Better Informed
As you will probably be aware we have
recently introduced a termly progress
review which will be issued at the end of
each term for all children. The review
contains currently information on how
your child is progressing. It also
contains information that was shared
with you on Academic Review Day.
There will also be, as in previous years,
an annual report and subject based
parents consultation evening. We hope
that these improvements will make your
understanding of your child’s progress
even clearer
11. On Wednesday 13th December
Eggar‛s held their annual
Senior Citizens Christmas party
Raffle prizes Kingfisher
Fish ‘n’ Chips meal for 2 people
We would like to thank the following
who were kind enough to donate prizes ˜
for our party:
Grange
Hotel
The above donated some mince
pies.
The Grange Hotel donated a voucher
for complimentary Sunday lunch for 2. ˜
Eggar’s admin office staff and the
˜ TA’s donated delicious goodies to
make up hampers.
Toni‛s Hair ˜
Mrs Meeks also very kindly donated
Studio a Christmas hamper
Toni’s Hair Studio delivered a gift
voucher for a cut set & blow dry.
12. The school hall at Eggar’s opened their
doors once again to host the annual
Senior Citizens’ party.
The Charity Reps from Years 7, 8 and
9 enthusiastically and beautifully
decorated the tables for the Senior
Citizens Christmas party. The tables
were judged by Mr Serridge &
Mr Sullivan, Deputy Heads, it was a
very difficult decision but 7PCJ won for
their superb effort in Year 7, 8REo
gave the best display in Year 8 and
9AV delivered the best decorations in
Year 9.
A full Christmas lunch was served to 84
guests invited from Alton and the local
area. Altonian Coaches provided
transport for those who were unable to
make their own way.
After lunch our guests were entertained
by the prefects rendition of 12 days of
Christmas Eggar’s own Big Band
blasted festive cheer out Eggar’s
Dance Group excellently showed off
their choreographed moves Eggar’s
Choir sang and a pianist played golden
oldies for a party singalong. When
our guests arrived they were given a
raffle ticket each – all prizes generously
donated At the end of the afternoon
the winning raffle numbers were picked
and the lucky ticket holders were
presented with their prize. Our guests
had tea & a mince pies to finish off an
exciting afternoon.
We would like to thank the PSA,
kitchen staff, teachers and pupils who
all helped entertain our guests, an
extremely enjoyable and successful
afternoon.
13. Over the years we have prided
ourselves on our school transport
service, and how responsible and well
behaved the children are.
We would, however, just like to take We would like to take this opportunity to
this opportunity in clarifying the remind you how payment should be
procedures regarding bus passes made to the school.
when using this service.
Unless a standing order is in operation,
Passes must be shown to the drivers please could you ensure that all
when boarding the bus. If a child does payments for transport, music tuition
not have a pass, the driver can refuse and educational visits are made by
entry onto the bus. When a pass is cheque? Cheques should be made
lost the child must report this to the payable to “Eggar’s School” and should
Reception team by morning break (if have the child’s name on the reverse, if
possible), who will then issue a different from the cheque book holder.
temporary pass. A new pass will be We understand that sometimes it is not
made and £3.50 requested upon possible to send a cheque and cash
receipt. If the pass has been forgotten must be used. If this is the case, we
on a particular day, then a temporary would prefer it if you could hand deliver
pass must still be obtained from the money to Reception, in person, in a
Reception. clearly marked envelope bearing your
child’s name, tutor group, what the
A temporary pass will only be valid for money is for and the amount. A receipt
a maximum of a week, after which will be issued, once the contents have
time a new one issued or payment of been checked.
£3.50 is necessary.
Thank you for your cooperation in this
We must stress that if a child is trying matter, and we wish you a Merry
to use the bus service without the Christmas and Happy New Year.
necessary passes or paperwork, they
may be refused the right to travel. Finance Team
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On the evening of Thursday 16 Novem Solo musical interludes were
ber we were delighted to welcome back provided by Matthew Rogers and
former students of the school who left in Heather Rowland who are students
the summer of 2006, to receive their in the current Year 11 and 10
GCSE certificates and awards. respectively.
The year group who had worked very The certificates and awards were
hard to achieve excellent grades with presented by Mr Jim McKell, school
74% of the cohort gaining five or more governor, who concluded the
A* C grades were congratulated by Mrs evening with a lively and entertain
Martin on their attitude and application to ing address.
their studies. A record 70% of the cohort
achieved high grade passes in five
subjects including English, Mathematics
and Science and the percentage of A
and A* grades was higher this year than
students at Eggar’s had achieved previ
ously. Special presentations were made
to students in recognition of excellent
results in each subject, including awards
to students who were also successful in
AS level courses at Alton College.
17. Queens Head Public
House
car park
We ask you that you do not
drop off or collect your
children from the Queens
Head Car Park
THANK YOU
C o m p l i n s
r e s i d e n t s Thank you to all
ask…….
Parents using the
Please absence line. Please
They realise
parking is at a also be aware that you
premium at the then need to follow this
be
end of the day
but parents are up with a letter, on your
parking across child's return, to explain
more
residents’ drive the absence.
ways so that
t h e y c a n n ot
access their own considerate
drives a n d
garages. Please Mrs Jones
be considerate
to local residents School Office
18. Rehearsals are well underway for the If you want to see whether Billy Crocker
forthcoming school production of wins the love of his life, how the gang
‘Anything Goes’. This promises to be ster, Moonface Martin (no relation to the
an exciting show with many of Eggar’s Head) escapes the FBI and whether Sir
students performing talents preparing Evelyn, the English aristocrat, manages
to tread the boards for a night of music, to learn to ‘Hang loose’.......watch out for
dance and drama. tickets going on sale in the New Year.
19. ‘Anything Goes‛
Rehearsal schedule
Date What When Who
Thursday 4th Jan Act 1 Sc 1, 3 and 4 3.306.00 Speaking roles
Monday 8th Jan Act 1 Sc 5,6 and 7 3.306.00 Speaking roles
Wednesday 10th Act 1 Sc 2 and 8 Act 2 Sc 1
Jan and 5 3.306.00 All
Thursday 11th
Jan Act 2 Sc 2, 3 and 4 3.306.00 Speaking roles
Monday 15th Jan Act 1 Sc 1, 3 and 4 3.306.00 Speaking roles
Wednesday 17th Act 1 Sc 2 and 8 Act 2 Sc 1
Jan and 5 3.306.00 All
Monday 22nd Jan Act 1 Sc 5,6 and 7 3.306.00 Speaking roles
Wednesday 24th Act 1 Sc 2 and 8 Act 2 Sc 1
Jan and 5 3.306.00 All
Thursday 25th
Jan Act 2 Sc 2, 3 and 4 3.306.00 Speaking roles
Monday 29th Jan Act 1 Sc 1, 3 and 4 3.306.00 Speaking roles
Wednesday 31st
Jan Act 1 Sc 5,6 and 7 3.306.00 Speaking roles
Thursday 1st Feb Act 2 Sc 2, 3 and 4 3.306.00 Speaking roles
Monday 5th Feb Act 1 3.306.00 All in Act 1
Wednesday 7th
Feb Act 2 3.306.00 All in Act 2
Thursday 8th Feb Act 1 3.306.00 All in Act 1
Monday 12th Feb Act 2 3.306.00 All in Act 2
Wednesday 14th
Feb Run 3.306.00 All
Monday 25th Feb Run 3.307.00 All
Wednesday 27th
Feb Run 3.307.00 All
Thursday 28th
Feb Run 3.307.00 All
Saturday 3rd Tech and Back
March Get in Various stage
Sunday 4th March Technical 10.004.00 All
Monday 5th
March Dress with primary schools ? All
Tuesday 6th Performance from
March Performance 7.30 All
Wednesday 7th Performance from
March Performance 7.30 All
Thursday 8th Performance from
March Performance 7.30 All
Performance from
Friday 9th March Performance 7.30 All
20. Ink chromatography…
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On Wednesday the 1 of November we At the end of a thrilling day it was
were pleased to welcome groups of 10 discovered that one group had
year 7 pupils from Amery Hill and correctly identified the murderer,
Robert May’s to Eggar’s for a special refusing to be led astray by red
day of science and investigation. A herrings and using expert deductions
murder had been committed and to spot him.
Detective Chief Inspector Carter needed
his finest recruits on the case to find the Overall the pupils had a dynamic day,
culprit. working in teams made up of pupils
from each school and organising their
own time and focus. This was an
A full day of statement reading, extremely successful event and one
fingerprint analysis, blood spatter and we hope to continue in the future.
blood group testing along with ink
assessment and fibre assay followed,
all under the guidance of various Miss McAulay
officers of the law (Detective Sandeman Science
and CSI McAulay in the lead!)
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22. VOLUNTEERS WANTED TO JOIN THE
EGGAR‛S DUKE OF EDINBURGH TEAM
In response to a number of enquires Benefits of volunteering:
from our parents, it is proposed that · Share the satisfaction and enjoyment of
a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Group young people’s achievement.
be established at Eggar’s as soon · Improve your relationship with young
as possible. people;
The Award has been developed to
· Work alongside pupils in informal settings
offer Young People between the
ages of 14 and 25 an enjoyable, · Get involved in your local community;
c h a l le ng i ng an d r e wa r d in g · Enhance your career prospects;
programme of personal develop · Work with other volunteers in a team,
ment that is recognised to be an out sharing common objectives;
standing achievement by employers · Make new friends;
a n d f u r t h e r e d u c a t i o n a l · Enhance your organisational and profes
establishments in many countries. sional skills;
The Award has three levels,
depending on age, and each level Have fun!
has four sections: Different roles
Service (helping people in the Regardless of whether you have any
community) particular qualifications, the Eggar’s
Skills (hobbies, skills, interests) Award Team needs volunteers. This
Physical Recreation (sport, could include helping out generally,
dance, fitness) being a group leader, or perhaps instruct
Expedition (planning and execut ing in a certain sport or skill. Some
ing a challenging journey) volunteers could help in the administra
If you enjoy a challenge and would tion or fundraising activities to help
relish the opportunity to help others, support our Award Group. It could be as
you could be just the person we're simple as you offering to provide assis
looking for to help guide young tance with transport. All roles are equally
people through The Duke of valuable.
Edinburgh's Award. As an Award
volunteer you'll be part of a large To offer your help, please contact
UKwide team, spending some of Miss J Sandeman at Eggar’s School.
your spare time having fun, making
new friends and helping make a real You will be invited to a preliminary
difference to young people's lives. meeting where questions can be
Regardless of whether you have any answered and a more specific guide to
particular qualifications, the Award the Award Scheme provided. You should
could have the perfect role for you. then complete the confidential Criminal
It is also an adult development Records Bureau forms and we can begin.
opportunity either professionally or
personally which may lead on to You will most certainly be made very
further training, a job, career change welcome indeed!
and so on. Many Leaders undertake
national youth work courses and Jill Sandeman
qualifications. Others with specialist
interests may gain coaching or lead
ership experience/qualifications in
their particular field.
24. LAB IN A LORRY
We were privileged to have Lab in a lorry
visit the school. The Eggar’s year 9
pupils visited the Lab on the Thursday
and the Amery pupils on the Friday. The
Lab in a Lorry programme consists of
three 44ft lorries that visit schools, youth
organisations, major events, and
communities free of charge across the
UK and Ireland.
Designed to inspire the next generation
of scientists and engineers, Lab in a
Lorry offered year 9 pupils the opportu
nity to explore science through specially
created interactive experiments.
The lorry was fitted with three distinct lab
areas where groups of six year 9
pupils took part in the fun and informa
tive experiments. The programme was
delivered by volunteers – all practicing
scientists and engineers – and with at
least one volunteer mentor to every six
students, everyone got to try their hand
at experimental science and think about
the surprises and questions that arise.
The pupils found the Lab in a Lorry a
positive experience. The staff
commented how enthusiastic and well
b e h a v e d t h e E g g a r ’ s p u p i l s
were.
25. The Year 8’s had the honour of
meeting one of Britain’s great
scientists. At no expense spared the
Science department managed to bring
back the one and only Sir Isaac
Newton. Sir Isaac entertained pupils
from Eggar’s, local primary schools
and parents. We learnt about his
achievements from when he was a
little boy till his death. The laws of
Gravity, orbits of planets and the three
laws of motion were all discussed in
great detail. Sir Isaac Newton had
retained his sense of humour from his
past and had countless jokes and
comments which kept the audience
smiling. He even impressed one year
11 boy so much he had his apple
signed by Sir Isaac Newton. “What a
wonderful school with such strong
leadership and forward thinking staff”
was a comment from the great
Scientist.
27. School Calendar 2007 – Dates for your diary
Spring Term
January 2007 1 BANK HOLIDAY
2 School Holiday
3 INSET DAY
11 Y9 Options evening
18 Y9 Parents Evening
24 Y7 Citizenship Day
25 Y10 Double Awards GCSE Mock Art
26 Y10 Double Awards GCSE Mock Art
February 1 18:00 Drugs info Evening for parents
2 Y8 visit to National Gallery
5 Y8 Exam Week
5 Music GCSE final performaces in Hall
6 Music GCSE final performaces in Hall
8 19:00 21:0 Y7/8 Valentine Disco
13 Y11 Double GCSE Art
14 Y11 Double GCSE Art
15 Y10/11 GCSE RS trip to Poland for 3 days
15 16:00 19:00 Y11 Parents Evening
16 INSET DAY
19 23 HALF TERM
28 17:30 18:30 Parents dropin session in LRC
March 1 Y10 Citizenship Day
5 Evening performamces of musical this week to include dress
reheasal to primary schools
7 Y11 Science repeat modules
Alton College Open Evening 19:00—21:00
12 Y10 Modular Science exams
Y11 MFL orals
KS3 Y9 Mock SATS week
14 Y7 Science Big Bug Show (TBC)
16 Y8 Science trip to Natural History Museum (TBC)
19 Y11 Science special event – Shock, Awe & Inspire
22 Spring Concert 19:00 hrs
23 Academic Review Day—1 to 1 reviews with pupils, tutors and
parents
26 Y7 Exam week
Y10 visit to Pertuis
28 Y8 reports to parents
