Welcome back to the summer term. It felt like a really long break and students have come back well rested. On INSET day, all staff worked with educational official, John Tomsett, on some of our key classroom development areas. It’s so important that our staff continue to develop and that we always find ways to improve our classroom practice.

It was fantastic to see so many of our parents at last Sunday’s Year 7 Parents and Carers’ Evening and the Year 11 Mock Exam Results Evening this Friday. We have a series of parental events over the summer term which you are all welcome to attend. Year 10 and Year 8 have not had an in-person event this year and therefore we have put on two additional events:

Tuesday 7th June—Year 10 Parent Information Evening

This event provides you with an opportunity to meet staff and find out how to begin revision and preparation for GCSE exams.

Wednesday 22nd June—Year 8 Electives Evening

This is an evening for students to choose an extracurricular activity to support future career plans. Staff will also be about this night for discussions.

Please do download our free parent app as all communication with regard to your child will be sent by the app.

Over the Easter period, the school kept busy with a Holiday Club which saw 70 of our new Year 7 students join us for a full day of activities.

I want to extend my thanks to all our parents and carers for their support and of course our staffing body, but most of all, your fantastic young people who did so well during Ofsted’s (英国教育标准局) visit.

All the best for a restful weekend!

Angela Wallace

Headteacher

6 . We had been practicing for weeks to make our final day special. Last year, our drama teacher had put in lots of effort to ________ us to perform a “ flashmob (快闪) ” on the ________ day of school in front of 400 children and their parents and teachers.

It took us a while to decide the right ________ , and the right moves for the ________ . At the time, everyone ________ the song “ Champagne Showers ” , and we finally decided that was our song. Every Thursday all the year-six classes would gather to ________ the movements and, as it got closer and closer to the final day of school, we got more ________ than we’d ever been.

When the day finally arrived, we were more ________ than newborn pups, and we were also so nervous that our little hearts were beating fast and our stomachs were full of butterflies. Acting ________ we were totally calm in front of the ________ was not easy. ________ “ Champagne Showers ” blared (响) across the great hall. My heart was beating so fast. Everyone got up and started ________ . I think we were more surprised than the audiences that were ________ us. Standing still once again, we got a huge round of applause. It made us feel so ________ on that final day. We got so much ________ afterwards.

At least I don’t have to ________ that anymore. That was the best day I’ve ever had, and the best performance that ________ at our school have ever given on their final day. I will never ________ how I felt on that final day of school, from my stomach being full of butterflies to leaving the stage full of ________ . It was the most ________ final day!