We recently held a fundraising day and have collected in over £1,600 for the QE Hospital Heart in a Box Campaign. Thank you to everyone who took part and did their bit for our local community.

We have raised over £500 this term for Guide Dogs for the Blind. A special thank you to Ms Brown and her Form for all their sterling work.

In recent League fixtures the Year 7 Football team drew 5-5 with Hamstead Hall and the Year 8 team drew 4-4 with George Dixon. Both our teams remain top of the Leagues though!

Congratulations.

Last week the National Literacy Trust published a report on mental wellbeing, reading and writing. The trust surveyed nearly fifty thousand school-age children in the UK and found that children who are the most engaged with reading and writing (i.e. those who enjoy it, do it daily and have positive attitudes towards it) are three times more likely to have higher levels of mental wellbeing than children who don’t. The report is well worth a read and the website also has a link to top tips and reading lists for parents. Please click here for more details.

On Tuesday 25^th September the Design and Technology Department hosted a Macmillan Coffee Morning. Year 7 students made cupcakes in their food lesson to sell at the event. Cakes were also donated by students and staff. The event was well attended and raised £150 for Macmillan. Thank you to those who helped and donated on the day.