- Dear
Parents
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 After
our newsletter went to press last week, the playground filled with
children dressed up to look like characters from some of their
favourite books. We had fairies and mermaids, vampires and wizards,
Ali Baba and Huckleberry Finn …
a veritable library of characters! All of them paraded around
the playground before lunch and prizes, kindly donated by the PTA,
were awarded for the best costumes. What a nice end to a very
successful Book Week! Our thanks to all involved.
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- The
Demon Headmistress
- Talking
of people in costumes, we still have a few copies available of the VCD
of our production of The Demon
Headmistress. It is on two discs and they are a bargain at RM10
for both discs.
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- Shoes
for the Children’s Home
- I
would like to thank all parents who responded to our request for shoes
that we can take to the children’s home. It is still not too late to
pass on to us any suitable shoes in good condition.
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-
Japanese
School
- Some
of our primary students will have spent today at the
Japanese
School
. An interesting programme of activities was lined up for them and I
am sure both sets of children will have benefited from the experience.
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- FOBISSEA
Games Meeting
- There
will be a meeting at 7.00 pm on Monday next week, 18 October, for the
parents of students representing the school at the FOBISSEA Games.
Participating students are welcome to attend.
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- Secondary
Swimming
- As
the term has gone on, more and more students are not swimming on
Friday mornings. Whilst we are sympathetic to those children who have
genuine ailments, we would ask that parents only write a “sick
note” if their child is genuinely ill. As this term ends with our
Swimming Gala, in which all students are expected to participate, lack
of regular swimming practice might result in embarrassment. From this
week onwards, students who do not swim on Friday morning will not be
allowed to take part in any further sporting activities that day,
including after-school clubs.
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- AGM
- The
school’s AGM is scheduled to take place on 3 November at 8.00 pm.
Information is posted on the Board of Management’s noticeboard at
the entrance to the school and further information, including
nomination forms, is available from the school office.
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- Meeting
for Parents of Year 11 Students
-
 At
7.00pm next Wednesday, 20th October, there will be a meeting
in the library for parents of students in Year 11. The purpose of the
meeting is to provide more information about the GCSE/IGCSE courses and
what to expect for the rest of this academic year, as well as to suggest
ways in which parents can help their children gain the best possible
grades. Naturally, our Year 11 students are most welcome at the meeting.
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- Early
School Closure: Advance Notice
- On
Monday and Tuesday, 1 and 2 November, an educational consultant will be
in school to conduct some in-service training with staff. To make the
most of his visit, we need to have two longer sessions with the whole
staff. The Board have therefore agreed that school can close at 1.00 pm
on these days. I will remind you again nearer the time, but please make
a note in your diaries that children will need to be collected early and
promptly.
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- Last
Call for Golf…
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If any children from Years 2 – 6 are interested in Golf as an after
school club, please return the completed Registration Form. If you did
not receive one of these and would like one, or need more information,
please see Mrs Wickham.
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- Fathers
and Daughters vs the Hard Men : Football
Match
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- Our
regular football correspondent is incapacitated today and is unable to
write his normal, impartial view of last night’s match on the Archery
Field. He promises me a full match report next week. Sadly, his efforts
on the football field have resulted in back pain that has all but
grounded this stalwart of the mid-field. By all accounts it was a fine
match, which I missed because of the rain, with the Hard Men coming out
winners by 4-0 in the first game and 2-1 in the second. No doubt we
shall get a blow-by-blow account next week. Meanwhile, the staffroom is
awash with rumours that our normal correspondent may be the victim of
his advancing age, whilst the man himself is inexplicably blaming JJ
Hamilton, a boy a fraction of his size (and age). Nonetheless, despite
the dubious ethics of the case, we wish a swift recovery to our colossus
of the pen (and, on occasions, the mid-field).
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- Have
a good weekend,
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