End of Term Excitement
Welcome to the School Blog. With less than two weeks of teaching time left, it is understandable that some of our students are becoming a little excitable. However, it is good to report that behaviour remains appropriate and standards are maintained throughout the curriculum. This is especially important as all Sixth Form students have been engaged in trial examinations over the last few days, which are due to finish early next week.
Sixth Form Charity Collection
The Sixth Form Charity Committee is collecting essential bags across the school this year for the homeless. Each tutor group will collect items such as toothbrushes, shower gel, shampoo, and soap to help those in need over the festive period. We hope to build on the fabulous effort of last year, in which 60 bags were given to the charity Share.
This year, the Salvation Army in Wrexham will distribute the bags. Thank you to all the families that have donated already. If you haven’t had the opportunity yet, don’t worry; the bags will be collected from each tutor group on 13th December, so there is still time to support this worthy cause.
Year 10 Dragons’ Den Challenge
This week, Year 10 students participated in the Dragons’ Den challenge as part of their GCSE Skills qualification. Students have been busy designing, branding, and producing a product to sell at next week’s Christmas Market in support of Hope House. On Tuesday, students delivered their pitch to the assembled ‘Dragons,’ who were incredibly impressed. We are very grateful to each of the Dragons for their wisdom, guidance, and support. Kayleigh Dean (Airbus) shared her thoughts:
“I had an inspiring day acting as a Dragon. The students did an amazing job pitching their ideas in readiness for the Christmas Market next week. Their passion and confidence shone through, and we saw a range of ideas from chocolate brownies and candles to ‘sponge the teacher’. I’m sure they will all make lots of money for Hope House!”
Health and Safety Update
We will face a cold snap leading up to Christmas. As usual at this time of year, we are likely to be more susceptible to various bugs. However, some illnesses require closer monitoring, and all families received the standard Scarlett Fever and invasive Streptococcal letter from Public Health Wales this week.
There is no cause for alarm, and all schools are ensuring parents/carers read the letter carefully and follow the guidance. Anyone showing symptoms of Scarlett Fever should seek medical advice and not return to school for 24 hours after starting the appropriate antibiotic treatment. We remind everyone of the need for good hand hygiene and the importance of remembering to “catch it, bin it, kill it”. Please ensure that any students who may require an inhaler bring this with them to school every day.
Sporting Achievements
Well done to our students who participated in the Flintshire Cross Country team at Mold Alun this week. We wish those selected to represent North East Wales in the next round great success! Despite the weather, we can report that our Year 8 Boys’ Football team beat Ysgol Elfed. Well done lads, great effort!
Christmas Concert Reminder
One final reminder: our Christmas Concert is on Thursday, 15th December at 7pm. A large number of talented students will perform a variety of musical items and readings. Tickets are £3 each, including refreshments, and must be paid for via School Gateway. These will be available until midnight, Wednesday, 14th December. There will also be a raffle on the evening, and the evening promises to be a lot of fun. We’d love you to join us for the celebrations.
Year 7 Christmas Service
On Monday, 19th December, we will take our Year 7 students to Hope Parish Church for a Christmas Service during Period 2. All students will be accompanied on the walk to the church, and we know this will be a joyous occasion and perhaps a different experience for some of our younger students. We are very grateful to Father Paul Wheeler and the wonderful people in the Hope Fellowship for this opportunity.
Collecting Summer 2022 Certificates
Ex-students are invited to collect Summer 2022 Certificates on Wednesday, 21st December, from 9.30am to 12.00pm at the school main reception. Anyone collecting certificates on behalf of a student must have a consent letter signed by the student. If it is impractical to collect the certificates on Wednesday, 21st, they can be collected again from Monday, 9th January.
We hope the Christmas shopping is going well and wish you a lovely weekend.
See you back here soon for the next School Blog!
