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GHS Connect #37 Monday 18 July

From the Head

Somehow we have finally made it (almost) to the end of term! I can’t possibly sum up an entire year in one Connect, so I won’t try, but suffice to say that I am immensely grateful for everyone’s exceptionally hard work in what has been, in my opinion, one of the hardest years ever. Everyone deserves an absolutely fantastic break so do make sure you enjoy it!

A few final thank yous - thank you for the final set of trips last week and this week: a walk along the Thames path; Thorpe Park x 2; The Bush theatre turned Questors; The Globe Theatre; Northala Hills; Diamond Light Source; Oxygen x 2 and debating at Cardinal Wiseman.  

A special shout out comes from Gina to Ben and Abbie, as when the Year 8 trip to the Bush Theatre was cancelled by the venue on the morning of the trip, they went all out to find somewhere to take the students so they wouldn’t be disappointed. The Bush Theatre therefore became Questors Theatre instead and they even managed to get an offer for a free tour of Questors!  

Another special mention goes to Hassnain for taking overall charge of the last minute Yr 9 Thorpe Park Trips, for encouraging staff to help, sorting problems with deadlines for the coaches, calling parents to chase payments and permission slips.  He never failed to smile and managed to get everything sorted super efficiently. 

Congratulations also to the English department for coming home with a trophy from the debating competition.

Well done to all!  

Please familiarise yourself with the VLE announcement about the shortened day Monday and Tuesday and please do ask if you need any support in the heat. Please remember I am at an appointment on Monday, so I will not be in, but you can direct any concerns to Amandip.

No briefing on Wednesday in the morning, but we will meet as a staff at 12:45pm.

Mia

Monday
Shortened day - see timetable below.

Tuesday
Shortened day - see timetable below.

Wednesday 
Final day of term - details here (you'll need to be logged in to the VLE for the link to work).

Extreme heat: shortened day timetable

Period 1 8.35-9.20
Period 2 9.20-10.05
Break 10.05-10.25
Period 3 10.25-11.10
Period 4 11.10-11.55
Lunch 11.55-12.25
Period 5 12.25-13.05
Period 6 13.05-13.50

Learning and teaching

And just like that this year has come to an end!  The Learning and Teaching team would like to thank everyone for their huge efforts with developing our practice this year in a post-Covid world!

Already, many colleagues have already switched their attention to planning for next year. You can find a link here to the start of term arrangements for September, if you find this helpful… But try not to think about this too much - have a wonderful holiday first!

Kelly

Inclusion and Pastoral

We made it!

Given that everyone is on their knees and that is before we hit 40 degrees later on today, I am going to keep this super short...

A huge, huge thank you to everyone for all of your hard work in terms of Inclusion and Pastoral this year. The students of Greenford High School are lucky to have such an amazing bunch of people look after them day in and day out!

Have a fab summer, everyone!

Lou 

Inclusion Heroes!

My Inclusion Heroes this week are two teams - Team PE for a great Sports Day last Monday, despite the sweltering heat, and Team Foresters for a brilliant Staff Do on Wednesday. Both occasions were a long overdue reminder of the lovely side of school life! 

Behaviour for Learning

Thank you to all staff for your hard work on behaviour for learning. It has been our first full teaching year since the Covid lockdowns and there have been noticeable improvements in our students' behaviour. Next year, we will continue to work hard to ensure GHS students are ready, respectful and safe...  but for now, we would like to wish you a wonderful summer break! We look forward to seeing you all in our September CPD.

Mark and Jo