Welcome back to a new half term! I hope you had a good break, despite the wet weather.
I have had the pleasure of leading the assemblies this week. My focus is always on sharing with our students our mission statement which is ASPIRE & ACHIEVE. Our core values are built around ASPIRE which are Ambition, Success, Progress, Inspirations, Respect and Equality. My focus this half term is on Respect. I talked about ‘The Animals’ war – Remembrance Day from a different perspective.
Today we held our Remembrance Service in school. Unfortunately due to the wet weather, it was held indoors this year but we received a beautifully played Last Post by Mary Teague and readings from Eleanor C which were heard over the tannoy system. It was very sombre and the respect shown by the school community was outstanding. We are so proud of them.
It was good to see so many year 11 students come into school for the revision sessions over the holiday. Huge thanks to the staff for running these. There are a number of revision sessions available to year 11 leading up to their rehearsal exams – please encourage them to attend. Next Thursday, 16 November, we have our Island VI Form open evening from 5.00 pm – 8.00 pm. If your child is considering post 16 education, please come along and see what the college has to offer.
The students who visited Vietnam over the holiday had a fantastic time! Take a look at the pictures of the trip on our facebook and instagram pages. The students were amazing and made the staff on the trip very proud!
On Monday we are having ‘Odd Socks’ day. Students and staff are encouraged to wear odd socks for the day for £1 which will be donated to the Anti-Bullying Alliance.
Finally, can I please draw your attention to this letter from the Violence Reduction Unit Director for Hampshire and Isle of Wight regarding knife crime awareness.
Have a good weekend.
Miss Begley
Head of School – Carisbrooke College