Dear Parents and Carers
I hope you are having a fantastic half-term break.
As well as enjoying the mini heatwave away from school I have thoroughly enjoyed working with a hugely dedicated group of Y11 pupils who are demonstrating huge ambition and commitment by being in school throughout the half-term in preparation for their remaining GCSE Exams.
We are looking forward to seeing all pupils return at the normal time on Monday for the final half-term of the year.
The start of this half-term is all about preparing for the End of Year exams which will take place from the middle to end of June - please encourage your children to revise extensively and bring in their revision to show their tutors and teachers. After the exams there are three weeks of normal school before we come together to celebrate the end of the year with a range of trips and activities.
Please remember that, if you are travelling abroad over the Summer Holiday, you may only travel during school holiday time and should not make bookings before 18th July: doing so prevents your child from joining community and prizegiving events at the end of the year and can result in fining or enforcement action.
Some key dates for your diary are below:
2nd July - Summer Fete
3rd July - School closed for INSET
9th July - Summer Concert
10th July - Early finish (2.00)
14th-16th July - School Trips and Sports Day
17th July - End of Term - Early Finish (12.45)
I hope you enjoy the final days of the half-term break,
Mr Neuberger
This Week's Highlights
It may have been the last week of half-term, but the hard work did not stop at Ark Soane! We had another amazing week of GCSE exams. Our Year 11s are smashing it (and half way through already...) and some of our Year 10s took their first exams in their home languages, too. Well done everyone for their hard work, it is paying off!
It hasn't been all work this week however, see some of our Year 11 girls practicing some practical maths skills making hula-hoop Venn diagrams during their break time. Their big smiles say it all!
And it is not only Year 11 giving it their all. Our Year 10 Triple Scientists have been in the lab this week carrying out titrations, some serious researchers in the making here...
Notices
End of year trips
Our end of year trips are upon us in July. A reminder of these is below:
Year 7 - Go Ape & West London Tour
Year 8 - West Wittering Beach & River Walk
Year 9 - Thorpe Lakes Watersports & East London Tour
Year 10 - Gripped London & Whitstable (Geography students) / Khalsa Jatha Gurdwara (Non-Geography students)
Years 7 - 9 will be out on trips Tue 14th & Weds 15th July. They will have their annual Sports Day on Thur 16th July at Twyford Sports Ground.
Year 10 will be out on trips Tue 14th & Thur 16th July.
They will have their annual Sports Day on Weds 15th July at Twyford Sports Ground.
A letter has been emailed with full details, including costs. We require additional consent for Go Ape, West Wittering, and Gripped - please complete the form linked in the letter. Exact timings of each day and further details will be sent closer to the time. Let the office know if you have any questions.
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