GHS Connect #14 Monday 13 December
From the Head
4 ½ days to go! Hang in there!
I’m keeping it brief this week and just reminding everyone of the end of term arrangements which can be found on the VLE here (note: you'll need to be already logged into the VLE for the link to work). A reminder also that we will hold our leaving speeches virtually, with some snacks delivered around to staff. Please remember that it’s really important to say farewell to our colleagues properly, so everyone should be present for this virtual event, in school, unless you have a LOA.
We are still running the Christmas concert at the moment - this will be a socially distanced event, so please do support it on Wednesday if you can.
I’ll say more on Friday, but I do just want to acknowledge how hard this term has been and how brilliant everyone has been. It’s been tough, coming back and trying to get the students back to normality, focus and hard work, with some more on board than others! This is all on the back of an incredibly exhausting two years, which nobody has really had the chance to recover from properly, with the uncertainty of what might happen next also hanging in the balance. So thank you, everyone - I know it has been far from easy and I do really appreciate everything that everyone has done.
Please do make sure that you have a proper break over Christmas - it is really important to stop and switch off for a while, even if you are not venturing far from home.
Don’t forget that we won’t return until Wednesday 5th January with a staggered start to allow for the testing as outlined on the VLE here.
Enjoy the final few days,
Mia
Will Halsey pre-teaching a difficult concept before students had to apply it. His explanation was really clear because he used examples that the students could hook their learning onto.
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