I would like to welcome everyone back after what I hope has been an enjoyable and restful Easter Holiday. The Easter break saw a lot of activity at the school. The trip to Normandy returned just as the holidays started and the school trip to Sorrento and the Bay of Naples went out during the holiday. We also ran our very popular and successful Easter revision classes again so, all in all, it was a very busy time. The students who attended the revision sessions and who went on both trips were very well behaved and I would like to thank the large number of staff who gave up their holidays to either run revision sessions or supervise trips abroad. Congratulations to our Year 8 Netball Squad who are the West Essex District Champions following a 22-11 victory over St Marks School (Harlow) in the final. This is a fantastic achievement and, on top of this, the team went unbeaten throughout the year: Kara Pleasance (8Q). Abbie Bromley (8X), Hannah Rivers (8X), Jodie Simm (8Q), Sophia Filaitis (8Q), Ellie Falconer (8R), Temi Olusesan (8X), Lucy Thomas (8Q), Maryann Thurgood (8Q), Louise Gilbert (8R), Lily Foster (8T), Olivia Biddle(8V), Maisie Fellerman (8Q) and Natalie Hall (8V) - very well done! Congratulations also to ‘Team Zambia’ who raised over £1300 packing bags for customers in Sainsbury’s on the first Saturday of the Easter Holidays. I was there for a while and the students were amazing ambassadors for their school. Thanks also to Mr Tisdale and Miss McEvoy for giving up their time to supervise and support. The GCSE Examination season starts in earnest in just under 2 weeks time. Details of the final revision sessions and the GCSE Examination timetable are further on in this bulletin and I would encourage all parents of Year 11 students to check that everyone is clear about when exams are on. If you have any concerns about any aspect of the exams, please contact Mrs Cain (Head of Year 11) or Mrs Draper (Examinations Officer) in the first instance. Next Thursday (1st May) is the Year 10 Parents’ Evening. This is a very important evening for parents of Year 10 students and I would encourage parents to ensure that students have made appointments. If parents have any issues in making appointments please contact Mr McManners (Head of Year 10) at the school. I wish you all a good weekend. Paul Banks Headteacher
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