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EDITION 91 11th Sept 2020
The weekly newsletter for the Holyport College family
Welcome Back Message from the Head Master Following such a challenging few months, it has been an immense pleasure to welcome our school community back together. Our students have immersed themselves in their learning without a backward glance and it is amazing to see the joy in their faces as they get back into the rhythm of school life. My thanks go to our parents and carers for their support and trust in getting our students back to school and to the entire staff team who have been incredible in adapting to the necessary changes which have allowed our school to function in as close to a “normal� manner as possible. My message to all students at the start of term was that, for each individual to succeed, the learning community which they are a part of must be successful. Communities in which every individual works hard, seizes opportunities and is kind to those around them will see an exponential benefit to the wellbeing and success of each individual within that community. We are already starting to see this paying dividends in our classrooms. It has been a particular pleasure to welcome so many local young people into Year 7. There will doubtless be challenges ahead this Autumn. We continue to work on ensuring lunch service is both safe and timely. Many schools have significantly reduced their catering offers this Autumn however we continue to offer the full range of options to our students however this has led to some delays in service at lunchtime and we are looking to resolve these over the coming week. Due to the changes in our admissions policy. We will be formally consulting on these changes this Autumn and would appreciate the support of our community when this consultation takes place. As communicated to parents before the Summer, we will be reviewing the current shortened school day next Friday, 18th September. We very much wish to revert to a 17:00 finish for all students as soon as it is safe to do so however, if we risk closer contact between year groups within the co-curriculum (as is normally the case) it is possible many more students would have to isolate for two weeks in the event of someone testing positive for COVID and this is obviously something which we are all keen to avoid. We are looking at a range of options and will communicate an update next Friday. I hope that you and all those dear to you are staying safe and well and enjoying the sense of normality that the return to school has brought to us all: we could not be happier to be back! @holyportcollege
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