It has been a very busy final week. I have thoroughly enjoyed attending the end of year celebration assemblies. It is fantastic to be able to present the headteacher awards. On Monday we were able to let year 7 and 8 see this year’s school pantomime “Snow White” and on Wednesday the whole school was treated to our staff panto. Feedback is that the students very much enjoyed it.
I was super proud of Year 11 yesterday when they received their trial exam grades. They took it seriously and their behaviour was exemplary. They need to think about a revision programme leading up to their exams. Over the Christmas break it would be good to have a go at a few Tassomai challenges.
A group of year 7’s visited ‘Old Charlton House’ yesterday afternoon to sing some carols and deliver homemade cards and biscuits. They were a credit to Carisbrooke and the residents were appreciative of their kindness and company.
Feedback on the behaviour of year 8 and 9 students from both Carisbrooke College and Medina College who went on the trip to Ypres last week has been nothing but positive. The trip was a great success and the students were just brilliant! It was a very busy two days for the students and the staff involved, thank you to all.
We had our delicious Christmas lunch on Wednesday from Chartwells – thank you to the catering team for all of their hard work. Myself, Miss Bracegirdle and Miss Smith helped serve many many meals and students were full of praise for the tasty feast.
A huge thank you to Mrs Peake for organising ‘The Santa Dash’ today. Money is being raised for The Wight Brainy Bunch (they provide emotional support and financial assistance to Isle of Wight families affected by brain tumours). Students ran/walked from Carisbrooke College to Carisbrooke Castle and returned – it was quite a sight and great to see so many students getting involved – pictures to follow. They enjoyed a hot chocolate on return. Mufti day today raised money for the Ellen Macarthur Cancer Trust. We will let you know the totals raised from both events in a further blog.
Congratulations on our top achievement point winners for last week – year 7 Ethan, year 8 Ryan, year 9 Emily, year 10 Taylor and year 11 Lucy.
All the staff at Carisbrooke are extremely proud of all our young people and we wish you all a happy Christmas and New Year and we look forward to seeing all our students back in school on Tuesday 2 January, ready for a new term, in full uniform and with a positive attitude to learning.
Happy Christmas.
Miss Begley
Head of School – Carisbrooke College