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We are carrying out a lockdown practice next Tuesday morning at school. Practising this routine regularly is an important part of our safeguarding procedures at school, in the same way that we carry out regular fire drills. We will brief students beforehand and afterwards, in order to remind them of what to do, and hopefully to calm any anxieties about the practice. We will take particular care to talk through the procedure for our Year 7 students, who have not practised this before.  Students took the practice very seriously last time, and I am sure it will be the case again.

In other news, our Christmas tree is now up and awaiting decoration, which this year will be carried out by our Eco Council team who have plans for decorating it with recycled items. I look forward to seeing the festive results of their endeavours.

Finally, I know we again have an amber weather warning across Wales this weekend, with red warnings around the coast. We will be keeping a close eye on river levels over the weekend. We will as always take the relevant advice from authorities, and hope for the best for the weekend ahead. We will communicate any decisions regarding the school via the usual channels as we did recently - although we fervently hope that it is not required and that we can open as normal.

Best wishes to you all,

Hugo Hutchison
Headteacher

Cardiff University are thrilled to invite you and the young people you support to a Confident Futures Campus Day on 17th or 18th December 2024! This full day is designed for young people aged 14+ with care experience, who are adopted, are estranged or have caring responsibilities to explore university and the opportunities available during study.  

What the day will include:  

• A Scavenger hunt across the university  
• Experience a ‘day in the life’ of a student 
• Free lunch at one of our student venues 
• Demystifying misconceptions about who achieves at university  
• Information about the tailored support your young people could receive  
• Support with transportation costs to and from the event 

Eligibility:  

Young people aged 14+ who are: 
Care Experienced  
Adopted 
Estranged from family 
Young carers 
Anyone who supports the young people above 

How to sign up:  

Please scan the QR code on the poster below to sign up!  Otherwise, please send the University an email at outreach@cardiff.ac.uk.  

The School Nursing Immunisation Service recently visited the school to administer the nasal flu spray.

 If your child did not receive their vaccine in school, it is not too late, we are holding regular catch-up clinics.

Parents/Guardians can turn up to any clinic with their child/children, no appointment is needed.

For a full list of clinics please visit: https://abuhb.nhs.wales/vaccinations/vaccination-pop-up-clinics/

The clinics are also available to any child/young person who is home-schooled or in alternative education provision.

If you would like to discuss the nasal flu vaccine or have any questions, please contact the School Nursing Service on 01633 431685.

Tickets for the 2025 Upper School Production of Shrek, The Musical are now on sale on Ticketsource.

The production takes place at MCS on:

Wednesday 29 January    7pm
Thursday 30 January        7pm
Friday 31 January             7pm
Saturday 01 February      2pm - selling fast
Saturday 01 February      7pm - selling fast

Demand for tickets is always high, so we would recommend early booking, if you are able to.  The Upper School performance is always amazing, so if you are looking for an ideal Christmas present for someone, this could be it!

Concessions              £10  (students/children/Seniors)
General Admission  £12

Tickets may be purchased from:

TICKETSOURCE

Christmas in Monmouthshire

Monmouthshire has a packed programme of Christmas events to look forward to - please click HERE to see what's on offer.