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MR WILDING'S WORDS SUMMER WEEK 4

Year 11 signed off their formal years of school on Friday with their Celebration Assembly, led by Mrs Selzer and Mr Buckle, supported by former head John Rayer and PTA President Phyllis Avery MBE.

First week of public exams are well underway, and congratulations to Year 11 for taking the 'revise at school' or ‘study leave at home’ steps in their stride. Well done too for Year 10, who completed their IGCSE English Language examination this week, and once they’ve drawn breath, commence their English Literature Studies next. Staying on the GCSE theme, Mr Richards (Head of Senior Girls) and I, introduced Year 9 to the Higher Project Qualification, reopening at Claires Court after a couple of years interruption. HPQ provides opportunities for our students to lead their learning using independent research into a topic of their choice, in almost any category of interest. We are running a parents virtual briefing on Monday night. 

And finally, we were able to complete our DofE qualifying Bronze expedition this last weekend, and the instructors all remarked on how polite and respectful all the young people had been. They selected the following young people from their teams for demonstrating what we call the "Spirit of the Award". 

William G - For continuous positivity and genuine friendliness with his peers.

Christian B - For navigation skills, teamwork and ability to stay focussed on task.

Seb S - For his positive attitude and ability to gel with all members of his team.

Hugo W - For his excellent, all-round ability to lead, navigate, support and encourage his team.

Sam B - For being a real team player, quietly supporting others and consistently making good decisions.

Joseph F - For demonstrating true determination and resilience.

Special mention also goes to Christian T, who was the only pupil to be specifically and repeatedly complimented by instructors on both the practice AND assessed expeditions. One instructor described him as a "perfect DofE candidate" who was "spot on every time with his navigation, always well-organised and constantly positive". Christian also demonstrated exemplary friendship and loyalty by selflessly supporting his friend through an emotionally difficult time during assessment.

And finally - last call for any and all interested in the Summer Ball - please contact James Wilding for more information and to get yourself on a table; we are all friends in the Claires Court community, so everyone is welcome.

Have a great weekend!

Mr Wilding

From the Office

Clarification on wearing of PE and Games Kit 

Years 7, 8 and 9 should come into school in Claires Court branded sports kit on Tuesdays and Thursdays i.e. their games afternoons

Year 10 should come into school in Claires Court branded sports kit on Wednesdays and Fridays i.e. their games afternoons

PE Days - On days when boys have a PE lesson, or an after school games activity, they should come into school wearing school uniform and will be able to change in school. 

NB - Only Claires Court branded sports kits are permitted. If boys are wearing Nike, Adidas etc. kit they will be asked to change out of it.

Thursday 7 July/Friday 8 July “Living The Dream” Senior Girls Musical

Please find information about the forthcoming musical “Living The Dream” being held at Senior Girls on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 July and performed by Senior Girls.  This is a ticketed event with a cost of £4 for U16’s and £8 for adults - payment to be made via the Payment Portal before Friday 1 July and we would be grateful if you could also complete the google form so we know which night you would like to attend - tickets will be issued to your son upon receipt of payment.  We do hope you can make one of the performances and look forward to seeing you there.

Year 8 Only

Language Choice for Year 9 - deadline Friday 20 May

The deadline for confirming your son’s language choice for Year 9 is today, Friday 20 May. You would have received a reminder email yesterday if you had not already done so, in which case please do complete this Year 9 Language Choice form by close of play today. Thank you.

FYI GCSE option subjects are not chosen until the Lent Term of Year 9. You will however be asked to make a choice of Creative Arts subjects for September 2022 and this form will be shared with you next week.

U13 North Devon Cricket Tour 27 - 29 May 

Please find the final letter for the North Devon Cricket Tour including itinerary, kit list and other key information for those involved.

Year 9 Only

HPQ Parent Drop-In - Monday 23 May 6.30pm

We have now pitched the Higher Project Qualification (HPQ) to all of Year 9. This is an academic extra qualification on offer to all current Year 9 students. The specification is here  for you to browse though but we would also like to offer an online drop-in session for parents of Year 9 to understand a little more about the qualification at 6.30pm on Monday 23 of May. The MEET link has been emailed to parents directly.

Year 10 Only

B10 Academic Mentoring - Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 May

Please book a slot for an Academic Mentoring Meeting with your son’s form tutor next week by 11pm Sunday 22 May via the Report Portal, accessible through the Parent section of our website. Details can be found on page 13 of this help document, but in summary once you have logged in click on 'Parent Evening', select the day you wish to attend, click ‘Edit Appointment’, then move the toggle to ‘Required’ and select a time from the dropdown list. Meetings will be taking place over the following time frame:

• Tuesday 24 May 1.40pm - 7pm 
• Wednesday 25 February 8.10am - 12.50pm 

On arrival at school please sign in with Mrs Tarr at reception and your son will meet you there and take you to the appointment. Please do look through his Personal Action Plan with him ahead of this meeting and also the report from his Study Skills session with Linda Greetham if applicable, which is available on the Report Portal under Reports and Documents.

Year 11 Only

Thursday 30 June Year 11 Prom Reminder that the deadline for payment for a ticket for the Year 11 Prom is today, Friday 20 May (please see information here ).

Friday 1 July - Year 11 Thorpe Park TBC

Thank you to those who expressed interest in the trip to Thorpe Park. We are now investigating the feasibility of a trip based on numbers and will let you know the outcome in due course.

DEPARTMENTAL INFORMATION (ALL YEAR GROUPS)

Historians of the Week

• Sebastian VS (8B) for his City of London redesign after the Great Fire of London.

• Jake H (9A) for hard work and genuine interest in his presentation on changes to 19th century surgery

• Cameron T-K (10A)

Linguists of the week - German

For their great vocabulary test scores, German linguists of the week are:

KS3: Akhil V, Max B, Tom F, Nate K, Sam P, Ed T, Joshua L and Henry K.

KS4: Tom C, Cole D, Jack N, Panashe C and Max S.

Mathematicians of the last two weeks

Year 7 - Ollie C, Dylan H, Henry K, Toby W and Harry R

Year 8 - Noah F-R, Milan T, Rohan D and Rupert H

Year 9 - Cooper S, Kalin I, Will G, Hugo W and Finley T

Year 10 - James B, Freddie D, Louis B, Will H, Nikhil V, Bryn C and Toby G

Scientists of the Week

Will B (Year 7) for contributing well to lessons.

Jack H (Year 7) for growing the tallest sunflower so far in STEM club.

Sam B, Rory E, Oliver P-J and Milan T (Year 8) for building an excellent paper model of a rocket.

SPORTS RESULTS

Cricket Results

Salesian College     195-4       Claires Court U15s  123-4      Lost

Salesian College     149-7       Claires Court U14A/B    99     Lost

Claires Court U13A    92           Salesian College   79     Won

Salesian College      162-4       Claires Court U12A  118-9      Lost

Claires Court U14A   208-1       Ditton Park              76-7          Won  (County Cup - 2nd Round)

Claires Court U12A   124          Slough & Eton         126-6        Lost  (County Cup - 1st Round)

Claires Court U15A   105-6       Windsor Boys           106-2                 Lost  (County Cup - 1st Round)    

SPORTS FIXTURES

Cricket Fixtures 

Saturday 21 May         

U12A   v   Halliford     9.00am  (Shepperton CC  -  TW17 9HB)

U13A   v   Halliford     9.00am   (Boyne Hill CC)   

U14A   v   Halliford     9.00am   (Away  -  TW17 9HX)

 U15s   v   Halliford     9.00am    (Phoenix)

Tuesday 24 May          

U12A   v   Burnham GS   2.30pm  (Away - Venue TBC)

U13A   v   Charters          3.45pm  (Phoenix) (County Cup - Quarter-Final) 

Friday 27 May              

U13A   v   Kings Hall Prep   2.30pm (Away)  (North Devon Cricket Tour)  

Saturday 28 May           

U13A   v   Braunton CC      10.00am  (Away) (North Devon Cricket Tour)  

Sunday 29 May              

U13A   v   Bideford CC        10.00am  (Away) (North Devon Cricket Tour)

Athletics Fixtures

Thursday 26 May              

U12&U13 RBWM League   4.00pm-5.30pm   (Thames Valley Athletics Centre  -  SL4 6HN) 

Rowing Regattas

Friday 27- Sunday 29 May      National Schools' Regatta  (Dorney Lake)    J15-J18

Saturday 4 - Sunday 5 June      Metropolitan Regatta  (Dorney Lake)   J16-J18