Dear Families
We have now reached the month of December and the crisp, cold mornings are very much upon us. The weather is very much appropriate to the season. We again remind parents that students do like to spend their break times outside, therefore a winter coat is important. Blazers are also still expected to be worn under their coats, and we would appreciate it if you could ensure your child leaves for school dressed in their full school uniform.
We have begun our charity collection for the Oadby Foodbank and the food is starting to come to us now. The festive season is slowly approaching, and our school community is thinking of those locally who are less fortunate than ourselves or need a little help to bring about some Christmas cheer. Please continue to donate to this. There are tables in our Reception area for students to leave food.
I wrote last week to inform parents of the earlier finish on Friday 22nd December. Further details are again below.
Our charity bake sale and penalty shoot-out went well this week. The student council are currently counting the amount raised. Cakes sold well, and we thank parents for their support with this event. We will continue to support the humanitarian crisis in Palestine and Israel throughout this term. Our Christmas Jumper Day on 22nd December will also support this Donate to the Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territory Appeal (redcross.org.uk) with students bringing £1 to school to support the non-uniform Christmas jumper day.
Finally, you will have noticed that we are without a crossing patrol person at the moment and have been for some time. We therefore ask that parents park considerately to avoid put students at risk. Also though, there is a sign on the lamppost outside advertising the role. If anyone you know would be interested in the position, please pass the details onto them.
Mr S Greiff
As a school, we are always looking at ways to improve. Our reception is open from 8.00am-4.30pm to take calls. However, many calls they receive are queries that need directing to others in the school, for example, the class teachers or tutors. To enable us to support a quick response to all queries, we would like to support parents with details on the best way to contact the school, depending on your query. To do this, we have produced this 
Our Christmas Concert took place this week and it was a wonderful experience. Thanks go to the students who took part both on the stage and behind the stage who made it such a magical evening and also to the staff involved in planning, organising and supporting the students. 
The Modern Languages Department is excited to announce this year’s Modern Languages House Competition, which will take place in Room 15 on Thursday 14th December from 3:15pm to 4:00pm. The House Competition will be a quiz about how Christmas is celebrated around the world and there will be Christmas chocolate prizes after each round for the round winners! In addition, there are House Points available for the overall winning teams and their houses.
Here are the standings as we approach the end of term:
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