No.70

15^th July, 2010

YEAR 10 BTEC SPORT

Students studying in the subject were issued with their cardio respiratory systems assignment on Tuesday 8^th June.  The following deadlines apply.

Draft 1 due Tuesday 22^nd June

Draft 2 due Tuesday 14^th July

Draft 3 due Friday 10^th September

Assignment closes Friday 24^th September regardless of Level attained at that time.

PROMPT SETTLEMENT DISCOUNT

Thank you to all those parents who settled their summer fees on the first day of term and who accordingly were entitled to deduct the 1% prompt settlement discount.

All cheques and online payments received after the first day of the Autumn Term (Tuesday, 7^th September) should not have the discount deducted.

For those parents who choose to pay by online banking it is important to authorise payment not less that 4 complete working days before the start of term, ie., to be sent by Wednesday,

1st September to arrive in the school's bank account by Tuesday, 7^th September in order to qualify for the discount.

For online payments the school's bank details are:

Lloyds TSB

Sort Code     30-99-98

A/C No         00083388

Online payments must quote the pupil/parent code as shown on your invoice.

Where pupils are entrusted to hand payments into school, please ensure that they deposit them with office staff before the end of school on the first day of term in order to qualify for the discount.

Thank you

Mrs J Gentis, Bursar

MUFTI DAY – WATER AID

£116.00 has been collected so far for the Water Aid Appeal.

THE DESIGN TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT

This term Years 7, 8 and 9 have been working on projects which have involved researching, developing, producing and packaging a food product which could finally be marketed.  The Year 7's design brief was to design a hand held savoury food item that could be produced in a small catering van. Year 8 had to develop a pasta dish that could be sold as a cook chill product by a local farm shop, while Year 9 had to investigate the food of another country and produce a dish that could be sold as part of an international range in a supermarket.  Each student was required to work in a small group and could use all the resources available in the Food Technology and ICT departments.

Each group's presentations were judged towards the end of term as follows:

Year 7 by Mrs Hancock, our catering manager and Sam Pratt from year 11, Year 8 by Mrs Lear our new DT teacher and Year 9 by Mrs Hutton, Mrs Hopkinson and Mr Ennals and I was most grateful to them for giving up their time.  The standard was again very high and represented a great deal of hard work throughout the term and only a few marks divided the top groups.

The results were as follows:

Year 7    1^st             Gabrielle Dryden, Isabella Foot     

                             and Peter Francis

                2^nd           Esther Afikiruweh,

                             Gabriella Ball,

                             Ellie Cunningham and

                             David Everett

                2^nd           Olivia Gregory,

                             George Grossey and

                             Hannah Gurd

Year 8 1^st                Chris Burrows, Kate Gould and

                             Lucy Turner             

                2^nd           Jimmy Lewis, Jordan O'Toole

                             and Tabitha Ross-Kent

Year 9 1^st                Charlotte Cartwright and                    

                             Natasha Dennington

                2^nd           Alice Bowker and Hannah Rees

Finally, as I am retiring at the end of term, I would like to take this opportunity to wish all students every success in the future and I hope that Mrs Lear, my successor, enjoys her time at The Park School as much as I have.

Mr T Newbery

JUNIOR DEPARTMENT DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Thursday, 15^th July – Junior Prizegiving

Friday, 16^th July – End of Term (at 12 noon).

Tuesday, 7^th September – Start of Term

SENIOR DEPARTMENT DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Friday, 16^th July – End of Term (at 12 noon).

Tuesday, 7^th September – Start of Term

FENCING

Fencing lessons for next term will be held on Thursdays at 4.15pm in the school hall.  The first lesson is being held on Thursday, 16^th September, 2010.

P T A

The PTA would like to thank everyone for their continued support during this school year.

A date for your diary:-

Our AGM is to be held on Monday, 20^th September at 4pm in the Junior School Staff Room.

All are welcome to attend.  Please come along with your ideas and any support you may have.

We wish you a happy summer holiday and look forward to the new term.

UNIFORM SHOP OPENING  TIMES

The Uniform Shop opening times for the summer holiday will be:-

Friday, 27^th August - 10am to 12 noon

Thursday, 2^nd September – 10am to 12 noon

Monday, 6^th September – 2pm to 4pm

The Uniform Shop will not be open next Thursday, 15^th July due to Junior Prizegiving.

The Uniform Shop opening times for next term will be the same as this term, which are:-

Tuesdays and Thursdays 3pm to 4.30pm.

CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations to Annabel Imms who has obtained a 2-1 Honours Degree in Philosophy from Reading University.  Annabel left The Park School 5 years ago.  She has obtained exactly the same degree as her brother, Dominic!

JUNIOR JOURNAL

SOUTH EAST SOMERSET SCHOOL SPORT PARTNERSHIP

On Wednesday, Emma Denham ran for Yeovil Schools in the South East Somerset Schools Partnership event held at Millfield.  Emma ran superbly, helping Yeovil to gain 3^rd place in the relay. Well done Emma!

WHAT'S A-GROWING

The Early Years Garden continues to be productive and the first crop of potatoes is due to be harvested. Members of staff will be 'dropping in' over the holidays to keep an eye on things and to ensure the gardens don't dry out.

END OF TERM PARTY

The end of term party was a great success and enjoyed by all. Even the teachers were seen to be dancing! Thanks to Adam and Hannah for organising the event.

WHAT'S HAPPENING OVER THE HOLIDAYS

We hope that over the school holidays, the new playground equipment will be installed on the Junior site, so the Autumn term will see big changes in the Junior play area.  A huge thank you to the PTA for raising so much of the funding for the project and also to the Governors for matching the PTA funding.

THANK YOU

END OF TERM

The school play was again a magnificent performance overall during the last week of school and the students where a great credit to the school.   Sports Day, Swimming Galas and Junior Prizegiving have all kept us busy and thank you to all parents who were able to support these events with their attendance.  I wish on behalf of the staff and governors of the school that you have a very enjoyable break and that the students come back refreshed on Tuesday, 7^th September and Year 7 on Monday, 6^th September (2pm)

P W BATE  -  Headmaster

STAFFING

Mr Terry Newbery, Mr Colin McNeall,

Miss Christina Lumb and Miss Davina Snook will be leaving us at the end of this term.  We are sorry to see them leave and we wish them all the very best for their future.  Miss Laura Procter will be joining the school in September to teach Year 4.