Week 18 WSS Newsletter

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WaSSup! Week 18

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29 January

Dear Parents, The question I have been asked the most this week is not, “What schools should my son apply for?” or “How do I stop my son playing on his iPad/Kindle/Playstation?” but “Mr Baker, when you say ‘dress-glamorously’ for 11th February, what does that mean exactly?” Well, it doesn’t mean black tie for men and it doesn’t mean full Cinderella ball gowns for ladies but party dress all the same: just dress to impress! (fyi, to dads and male staff, I’ll be wearing a dark suit, white shirt and tie, as always…) The Celebration Party will soon be upon us and then the next Wetherby social event, at the Prep School at least, will be the PTA Quiz on Wednesday 9th March.

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Wetherby Quiz evening is like no other and the questions and answers will remain a closely guarded secret, both before and after the event (as I'll probably use the same ones for the Senior School evening in the Summer Term!). But who doesn’t love a good quiz? I love them and was part of the winning team at my village pub’s monthly quiz last week. Our team of 6, selected from around a dozen people able to attend on the night, always call themselves ‘The Fabulous Baker Boys’, even if I’m not there. This has its origins in a time when I, along with my two sons, who contributed no answers whatsoever, discovered their Bank Holiday Quiz many, many years ago, whilst I was trying to get my youngest son to sleep in his pram. ‘We’, or I, singlehandedly won that day (the prize is always a tub of Quality Street) and have maintained our lucky streak ever since. Before you think that I should put in a turn on ‘EggHeads’ , I can assure you, and with all due respect to my fellow villagers, that it’s a relatively easy and light-hearted quiz and our team comprises a very broad range of ages, interests and abilities so, between us, we can stay alert for the duration of the quiz more than most… This brings me on to my favourite moment of the week. Fantastic talks by our invited guests on Monday; the Official Opening of Wetherby Senior on Wednesday; some exciting staff recruitment for both Schools this week yet even these successes were


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