STRINGER PRESS AUTUMN TERM 2019 A message from the head teacher. Dear Parents, Carers, Staff and Governors, It’s been an exciting and very busy term at Dorothy Stringer. The school celebrated excellent outcomes in the summer and we believe that our students can achieve even more this year! The students continue to work hard, contribute to the school and wider community and generally make us very proud. Year 11s have been working tirelessly preparing for their GCSE’s and have just finished sitting their mock examinations. Their focus in the classroom and dedication to their studies is commendable. They await their results in January with anticipation and then our aim is to support them through to those GCSE exams in May/June. Year 10 have made a successful start to their GCSE subjects and are making strong progress. For Year 9, it’s been a term of reflection as they think about their future and academic achievements to inform their GCSE option choices. Year 8 continue to work hard and contribute to the life of the school both academically and through their involvement in extra-curricular activities. Having successfully made the transition from primary to secondary school, Year 7 are now well settled into school life and taking full advantage of all the opportunities on offer here. The extra-curricular life of the school continues to flourish, with the Carol Service bringing the term to a very special end. Throughout this term students have been working on the school production which is in January as well as participating in sporting teams. The school teams have had another excellent run of wins – more on this later in the newsletter. We also have record numbers participating in the Duke of Edinburgh award and we look forward to celebrating their completion later in the year. The visit of our guests from Ghana was one of the highlights of the term. We were able to share best practice and I know our staff and students are looking forward to the reciprocal visit in February half-term. I do hope that over the Christmas break students can rest and enjoy time together with friends and family and I wish you all a safe and relaxing break over the festive period and a happy and healthy 2020. Matt Hillier
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