February 2nd 2024

Dear Parents and students

Students have worked very hard this week and earned 2621 Excellent Effort Points by midday today. Thank you parents for all your support. This lies behind every one of the students’ achievements.

Separately, we are asking teachers and associate staff to nominate students for end of half-term commendations for the consistent submission of their personal best class and homework assignments over these past weeks. We really want to recognise everyone’s contribution.

We have sent Homework texts this week for a range of subjects in Years 7 – 11 and Years 12 & 13. Please do check in which subjects your daughter or son is due to submit homework assignments in the coming week.

Of course, it is entirely possible for a student to receive Excellent Effort Points and commendations as well as homework reminder texts in the same week!

If like me, you sometimes struggle to know what your secondary school child is doing at school, this 3 or 4 word weekly view for each subject should be helpful.

Weekly Learning Overview by Year Group.

Our complete Schemes of Work for each subject are also available on the website under Curriculum

As we begin to approach the end of the half-term a reminder of our term dates for this school year. These are unchanged. Term Dates (and important dates) 2023 – 24

This half-term will conclude for students next Thursday, February 8th, as Friday school is closed on Friday for a Teacher and Associate Staff Training Day.

If your child has not yet chosen a book to read for 20 minutes daily, please have them choose and read a book from Digital Library Spring Term 2023 - 2024

If you are not claiming Free School Meals but believe you may be eligible please apply now via:

https://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools/free-school-meals

We have been advised by Kent County Council of possible support for energy costs where families are not in receipt of Free School Meals on a first come served basis with applications closing on February 26^th.

Household Support Fund - Kent County Council

Separately, we currently have a large number of books, which are overdue for return to our school library. Please check this with your daughter or son, so they are returned before half term and then available to the next reader.

Have a wonderful weekend.  

Yours sincerely, 

Charles Joseph 

Principal