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Mar
Welcome to our Easter Newsletter. Below you will find a letter from Mrs Jackson, plus a round up of the news highlight from this term, as well as upcoming dates for next term.
We hope you all have a restful Easter break and we will see you on Monday 13th April for the start of our summer term!
Dear Parents and Carers
As we approach the end of a term and continue our Lenten journey, I always enjoy reflecting on the many remarkable achievements of our students. This term is no exception. Our students make a positive contribution to our school and our community every day and they make me immensely proud.
School continues to be a hive of activity. Whether it be the buzz of learning around the classrooms, our sporting success on the field, or the many and varied after school clubs we have, there appears to have been something for everyone this term.
As always St Benedict’s has great sporting results, and we are currently participating in rugby, football, and netball events both locally and nationally. We have also had individual successes, most noticeably Annabelle Starkie who participated in the National Schools Cross Country Championships. Lastly, I mustn’t forget to mention our ever-growing darts club!
Our music and performing arts departments continue to go from strength to strength. We enjoyed our annual Carol service and music festival performances, and we are looking forward to our talent show and U Dance appearances.
We enjoyed lots of other activities such as world of work day, engineering projects, and our Bee bath enterprise project in Year 8. What continues to impress me daily is the attitude of our students towards their studies and their excellent behaviour around school. At this time of year, many staff are writing references for our Year 11 and 13 students, secondary education is the gateway to their future, and I am delighted that so many embrace all that St Benedict’s has to offer.
We move now into the summer term and will begin end of year exams for all students. This will be a chance for our students to show us what they can do. It will of course bring sadness too as we say goodbye to Years 11 and 13. We will also have the excitement of welcoming the new cohort of Year 7 to taster day, this year that is over 200 students from 24 primary schools.
Easter will be a time of rest and recuperation (and revision for our older students). I look forward to seeing everyone refreshed when we return in April.
Wishing you all a happy and Holy Easter.
Mrs Emma Jackson
