Dear parents, carers and families,
Almost 9,000 exam papers later, we have a solitary exam left on Monday, and then the summer exam series will be complete. Many congratulations to all the students who have tackled this with resolution and endeavour. Thank you also to staff for their redoubtable efforts and to parents, carers and wider family members who have supported the exam students through a challenging time. Well done all.
Last Friday saw a glorious celebration of music here at MCS in the community Sing For Ukraine concert. As you will see later in this newsletter, it brought together community choirs as well as students from every school in Monmouth, primary and secondary. We were particularly pleased to welcome some of the local Ukranian families who are now living locally. Monmouthshire has the highest rates of Ukranian families in all of Wales, which is a wonderful reflection of the generous, welcoming and inclusive nature of our community.
A particular note of thanks this week to the School Council and other groups of students who have been co-constructing the new Health and Wellbeing curriculum for next year with staff. We are increasing the amount of timetable time dedicated to this vital aspect of the curriculum as part of our wider commitment to do everything we can to support students to be happy and successful at MCS throughout their time with us. We will be returning to students regularly for feedback on how the new curriculum has been received, so that we can continue the cycle of review and improvement. A parent survey will also follow this half-term, which will capture parent and carer views on Wellbeing and many other aspects of school life.
Please note that next week is a shortened week for students at MCS. Students are in school on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday only. There is an INSET day on Thursday (30 June) for staff training, and we have our Jubilee Bank Holiday on Friday (01 July).
Hugo Hutchison
Headteacher
