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Welcome back to our weekly newsletters. For new MCS parents: the newsletter comes out every Friday, with a video message as well, which can be viewed here. If you have news that you'd like to share via our newsletter, perhaps of student successes or community events, then please let us know by email:  MonmouthComprehensive@monmouthshireschools.wales.

It's been a delight to welcome our students back for the new academic year. Staff have worked hard to ensure everything is in place, and we have all hit the ground running. In the welcome assemblies this week, I looked at the opportunities in the year ahead with each year group, as well as highlighting the core values of our school community. If we all work hard, and are kind to one another as well as ourselves, then amazing things will happen. 

Our exam results this summer were once again very strong, and again considerably above all national performance levels. It's a joy to be able to celebrate on results days with students, and many congratulations to everyone from the exam years 10-13 last year for their hard work, their perseverance, and their outcomes.

I hope that the following is helpful in terms of getting back into school routines:

- Please support your child to develop the habit of checking their bag for relevant equipment on a frequent basis – the evening before the next school day is often the best time to do this.

- Our Ready to Learn room is available to support students before school if anyone needs to borrow equipment or uniform.

- If you have any questions about your child's education here, the best first stop is to contact their form tutor, who may direct you elsewhere if they are not able to answer the query themselves. Contact details are on our website.

- There are a number of Parent Information Evenings coming up (see below for dates). We will contact parents of specific year groups separately regarding arrangements.

Many thanks for your support – we all look forward to a positive, enjoyable and successful year together.

All best wishes

Hugo Hutchison
Headteacher

School photographs will take place on Tuesday 15 September and Wednesday 16th September. 

Years 7 to 10 will have their photographs taken on Tuesday, with Years 11 to 13 on Wednesday.

Y7-10 students who are not in on Tuesday will have the opportunity to have their photograph taken on Wednesday (12.30pm in School Hall) and anyone on Wednesday (Y11/12/13) who has a pre-arranged absence, will be able to slot in on Tuesday (2.35pm in School Hall).

Sibling photographs will be taken at 3pm on Tuesday, in the School Hall.  Please use the googleform link below to request a slot for your children.  Forms should be completed and submitted by noon on Monday 14 September, to allow us to liaise with the photographer and supply a list of students.  Only students on this list will be able to have their sibling photographs taken.  Please note that parents will be required to make arrangements for their children to get home after these photographs.  Photographs are for siblings in this school only.

SIBLING PHOTO BOOKING FORM

Still looking for a few bits of school uniform? Pop into Bridges Charity Shop on Monnow Street, our official stockist of second-hand school uniform. They receive new donations regularly, so it’s always worth having a look. And if you can’t find what you’re after on the shop floor, just ask – they often have additional stock upstairs that they don’t have room to display.

A great way to save money, reuse uniform, reduce environmental impact, and support Friends of MCS and a local charity at the same time.