7th December 2016 Although we are in the seasons of ‘Advent’ - the Christian festival of expectant waiting and preparation of Jesus’ arrival, we must in this newsletter also look backwards to several community events. Book Week Our annual book week was even better than ever, with some stellar guest speakers including, James Mayhew, Steven Camden and Gill Lewis. I particularly enjoyed James’ talk to the children in the Larch Centre as he made up stories and drew wonderful pictures for us to remember his visit. James also was our guest of honour at the Leaf Café when the winners competition read out their short stories. Our thanks to Rebecca at the Leaf café. All in all, a most memorable week for all our students with a real encouragement to keep reading and writing. Autumn Concert The concert at Hertford Theatre was another amazing evening with many talented performers. Speaking to many of our new Yr 7 parents they were truly amazed by the standard and energy of the students. They spoke of their surprise and delight at the talent on show. The confidence that the young people so obviously have and the hours of practice honestly shows. It was a first for our ‘mens choir’ and great to see again the real diversity from classical, popular, jazz and big band. Sixth Form Open Evening The sixth form open evening (yes all on the same week) was another real ‘hit’ with so many of our own, as well as other students new in September, spoke from their heart and with enthusiasm as to why they think that Simon Balle Sixth Form offers the best educational experience. Ladies Pamper Night A big thank you to our parents who through the PSA have recently put in such hard work and given up their time to fund raise for the school. The ‘Ladies Pamper Night’ was as ever a wonderful success with a number of beauty treatments on offer, baked goods for sale and time to ‘chill out.’ Over £1200 was raised! House Plays And then we come to the House Plays. Again the hall was packed out with parents and students. The standard was particularly high with 6 plays of around 30 minutes each in length. Congratulations to New, who were the overall winners. Golden Lunch We continue to help out with at the Golden Lunch, held for the more senior people in our community at the Baptist Church. The faithful five: Lucy, Jessica, Martin, Tom and Katherine helped serve Christmas lunch.
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