Many thanks to all parents who supported G29 with getting their kit ready for Monday’s Crew Day. The vast majority of bags are now packed and ready for Friday’ practice expedition.

There were a small number of G29 students who were absent or did not have their kit with them on Monday and so did not pack their bags. In order to ensure that they are ready for Friday, we are asking any students to whom this applies arrive by 8:15am at the latest on Friday with their full kit so that they can pack their bags ready for a 9:00am departure. Failure to do so could result in a delay of the entire year group.

Students will navigate between Brockley Whins and Seaburn Metro stations on Friday using the OS Maps they have been studying in school. They will have to work together to find their way (device free!) and make sure that they support one another when things get tough. Students will need a packed lunch and snacks suitable for sustaining a day’s walking as well as a water bottle for hydration.

When they arrive back at school they will be asked to pitch their tent, cook a meal on a Trangia stove and pack away. All students must complete this before they leave on Friday. A reminder that as a result of this, G29 will finish at the later time of 4:30pm on Friday.

We also would like to encourage students to try out some foods they may want to eat on the real expedition, so would recommend bringing something to cook on the stove (e.g. dried “instant” pasta or noodles).

As always, if you have any questions about Friday’s practice expedition, or anything else to do wit DofE, please contact Rebecca Marshall or your child’s Crew Leader.

Happy Half Term!

G28 have brought home their History books to enable them to complete their History extended study which is revision of CS2 in preparation for an assessment in the first week back (date to be confirmed but students need to be prepared for it to potentially be the Monday). All instructions for the specific task are on their google classroom.

I rarely allow students to take their books home as their books are such an important resource, rich with all of their accumulated learning and knowledge. For this reason, it is so important that they are taken care of and kept safe. Please can you remind students of this and support them with this if necessary.

They will all need to bring their books back into school with them on Monday 3rd March.

Thanks for your support and I hope you have a lovely half term.

Apologies, in the previous post it should have said:

• For G28 Class 1 this event will take place on Monday 10th February between 4pm and 7pm.
• For G28 Class 2 this event will take place on Tuesday 11th February between 4pm and 7pm.

Don’t forget you can order a bespoke tote bag featuring your child’s beautiful artwork!

G28 students are going to undertake the production of these bags and guarantee the 1st 30 orders will be ready by 20th December (making it the perfect Christmas gift for family members). The bags cost £5 and the money raised will go towards helping to fund the Silver Duke of Edinburgh expeditions.

If there is appetite for it, we will reopen orders in the new year but due to time constraints we can only at this stage guarantee the 1st 30 orders will be done in time for Christmas.

To order a bag you must use this Shopify link. It will show as sold out once 30 orders have been made. It is crucial that you leave a note on your order with your child’s name, Crew and the artwork you would like printed on the bag. Without this, we will not be able to create your bag and therefore it may not be ready by 20th December. 

If the artwork you are requesting is digital, it is very easy; your child simply needs to share the piece of work with Miss Tatters.

If it is a physical piece, it is very important to us that the student artwork is kept safe and secure. For this reason, we are asking your child to follow these steps once you have ordered a bag.

1. Inform your child you have ordered a bag and which piece of work you have requested.
2. The student will then collect the piece of artwork from their folder during their next art lesson (or at break or lunch)
3. They will bring the artwork to G8 and place it in the purple folder on the teacher desk (ensuring their name is on the work either on the back or by attaching a post-it note). Without this, we will not be able to proceed the order. 
4. When the bag is printed, we will hand the bag and the original artwork back to the student who will need to return the artwork to their art folder immediately.

We are really excited to be able to showcase the student work in this way and get it out into the community!