Results
I am delighted to announce that following a number of remarks our overall results have risen and now stand at
70% 5A*-C including English and Maths.
This is great news for individual students and for the school and reflects the hard work and dedication of our staff team and our students.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Wednesday 8th
October:
New Victoria Theatre, Woking
On Wednesday 8th October, Mrs. Warburg-Gurel,
Miss. Ruffle and Mr. Chandler took a group of 30, year 9 students to see the
stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ at the New Victoria
theatre, in Woking. The timeless classic was considerately and sensitively adapted
for performance and all who attended came away moved by incredible performances
all round. From chuckling at Scout’s naivety to feeling the pain of Tom
Robinson, the play (as does the novel) took the audience on an emotional
rollercoaster. The novel centres round the theme of empathy and putting aside
prejudices to truly value the individual.
“You never really
know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them” – Atticus
Finch
Despite the text’s removal from the GCSE Literature exam,
Winston still feels that the text teaches the students valuable life lessons on
community and morality which can be applied to modern day life.
This challenging and inspiring text will be taught to three
year 9 groups, in their English lessons this year.
“I found ‘To Kill a
Mockingbird’ very enjoyable and found the treatment of some of the characters,
very unfair.” – Sam Sliwinski,
year 9
“I
found the show very interesting and it will help me understand it when we read
the book in class.” – Laura Hamilton, year 9
Wet Break
Our first wet break of the academic year proved to be interesting! Students were given classroom bases for each Year Groupand they had the use of the Main Hall and the Sports Hall for Active Break. Not everyone remembered where they should be but still enjoyed the social time and as students become more familar with the routines they will perhaps use the library or the sports centre during future wet breaks!Inset Day: Britishness!
