From the Office
Tree Planting - would you like to help?
I have opened up a specific slot to help on Saturday morning, 4 December please do book yourself and your family on if you’d like to help plant the remaining whips, thank you. - James Wilding.
Christmas market - fancy some handmade presents?
In just two weeks, our Junior Boys PTA will be holding their infamous Christmas Market offering you the chance to buy Christmas presents in peace (and perhaps shop for yourself too!). Local suppliers include Wild Lotus offering unique hand printed tea towels, handmade fudge from Fudgelicious, locally cured meats from Bray Cured, engraved wood from Blue Acorn plus fairies, gonks and gifts alongside homemade wax melts, Tropic skincare and even an artisan gin! For a full list please go to our Facebook page where the event will have all the details with links to browse before the evening itself.
Please put it in your diary, it'll be a great event plus you will get mulled wine and mince pies to help with the shopping experience! 7pm-9pm, Thursday 9 December.
ALL YEAR GROUPS
Face Masks
We are still giving out so many disposable face masks to boys who have forgotten their mask and/or broken the disposable one they have already been given. Please may we ask for parental support in ensuring your son has a reusable face mask with him when coming into school, and always carries a spare with him in his school bag, so we can significantly reduce the number of disposable face masks being handed out daily. Thank you.
House Captains
We were pleased to announce at assembly this week our Academic and Sport House Captains for each year group as follows, as well as Arty H taking on a Marketing role:
Lent Term Activity Sign Up
Activities sign up for the Lent Term goes live on Monday 29 November at 4pm and further details will be emailed on Monday.
Covid Testing
Please remember Lateral Flow tests are for asymptomatic testing only, and if displaying any of the three covid symptoms below a PCR test should be taken:
- Persistent cough
- Temperature
- Loss of taste
Your son should be bringing home a new pack of LFD tests with him today. Please do ensure he is testing consistently twice a week at home and reporting the results.
LFD tests have been widely and successfully used to detect asymptomatic COVID-19 cases. A recent report has shown that the accuracy of LFD tests was more than 80% effective at detecting any level of COVID-19 infection and likely to be more than 90% effective at detecting the most infectious people at the point of testing. So please continue testing to keep everyone as safe as possible!
Foodshare Donations - Christmas Wish List
We will again be collecting valuable donations for Foodshare, and this year have been asked to provide Christmas items specifically as shown in the poster linked above.
Please bring donations into school from the week commencing 6 December, when there will be collection boxes in classrooms.
St Luke’s Christmas Tree Festival 3 - 5 December
This year the Christmas trees are back in the church (Norfolk Road, SL6 7AX) and the Senior Boys Christmas Tree is being decorated by the Tech department and Art Club. Please support this event by going along to see the trees, vote, and donate - all proceeds of voting going to the Thames Hospice. If you cannot make it in person, please visit the website instead, where you will be able to see the trees, and even vote and donate online too! Please see the poster for timings, with the closing service taking place at 6pm Sunday.
Claires Court Juniors PTA Christmas Market - Thursday 9 December
Pop along to Junior Boys from 7pm - 9pm to browse our many Christmas shopping stalls, an evening perfect for buying presents for all.
Senior Boys Christmas Lunch - Friday 10 December
It is assumed that ALL boys will have a Christmas Lunch on Friday 10 December UNLESS you opt out by completing this Senior Boys Christmas Lunch Form by 5 December. There will be no other food available for lunch this day, so if you opt out, please ensure your son brings a packed lunch with him. The £4.50 cost will automatically be deducted from the Payment Portal unless you have opted out. Please also let us know of any dietary requirements via this same form.
Christmas Jumper Day - Friday 10 December
To make Christmas lunch even more festive, please come to school wearing a Christmas Jumper with a £1 donation for ‘Save the Children’.
DEPARTMENTAL INFORMATION
Sports Results
U14A v Windsor Boys Lost 0 - 40
U14A v Gordons Lost 5 - 20
U12A v Desborough Won 50 - 5
U12B v Desborough Won 60 - 0
U13s v Desborough Lost 10 - 20
U16s v Leighton Park Lost 14 - 19
U15s v Desborough Won 40 - 5
U14A v Desborough Lost 5 - 41
Sports Fixtures
Saturday 27 November
A reminder that the fixtures against Grey Court School, Richmond, have reluctantly been cancelled this weekend due to the M4 closure.
Swimming Sunday 28 November
ISA Swimming Nationals
London Aquatics Centre, Queen Elizabeth Park, E20 2AQ
All Day
Rugby Fixtures
Wednesday 1 December
1st XV v Halliford (Away TW17 9HX ) 2.30pm
U16s v Windsor Boys (Away SL4 5EH) 2.30pm
U15s v Windsor Boys (Phoenix) (County Cup 2nd Round) 2.30pm
Thursday 2 December
U14B v Windsor Boys (Away SL4 5EH) 2.30pm
Saturday 4 December
U14A/B v Lord Williams' Thame (Maidenhead Rugby Club) 10am
U13A v Lord Williams' Thame (Away OX9 3NW) 10am
U12A/B v Lord Williams' Thame (Maidenhead Rugby Club) 10am
Rowing Saturday 4 December
Hampton Small Boats Head J15 - J18
Historians of the Week
Year 8 James B
Year 9 Ed S and Will G
Year 11 Charlie B
Linguists of the week
Linguists of the week in Spanish for consistently good performance:
KS3: Noah F-R, Gianpier A, Luke R, Danny J, Freddie L, Max S and Fin O’N.
KS4: Joe B, Freddie D, Daniel G and Luke B-M.
Mathematicians of the Week
Jacob S and Henry K (Year 7), James B and Max S (Year 8), Will G and Ben S (Year 9), Ollie P and Jake D (Year 10) and Luke B-M and Constant S (Year 11).
Scientists of the Week
Noah F-R (Year 8) for excellent planning for the planned practical.
Harri C and Tommy B (Year 9) for excellent data collection for their distance-time graph.
Arjun M and Ayush S (Year 9) for excellent work on atomic structure.
Rohit T (Year 11) for excellent focus on revision work in Chemistry lessons.
