Headteacher’s Lent Reflection Dear Parents It feels like only yesterday that we returned to School after the Christmas break, yet so much has happened – a great testament to the girls’ energy, enthusiasm and engagement with all the opportunities at School. The rain, snow and winds of the Lent Term have done little to dampen the girls’ spirit as they’ve continued to Be Adventurous, Serve Others and Aim High With Integrity. International Women’s Day (IWD) turned into International Women’s Term as we battled to complete our Burpeethon in support of CAMFED (The Campaign for Female Education). It was wonderful to support a charity engaged in providing access to girls’ education. Special thanks to all those families who got involved with the initiative and who donated to the cause. CAMFED have sent us this message to relay to you all:
“Congratulations on your successful fundraiser! Your students have raised an incredible £1195. This is the equivalent of 1,793 school days, the equivalent of sending 10 girls to school for a year! We are so grateful for all the time and effort you put into your fundraiser, which will be put toward our wider One Million School Days campaign. You have been part of a movement which will see a further 5,567 girls attend school this year. Thank you!” The IWD theme of #EmbracingEquity continued throughout the term with the girls involved in all sorts of stereotype-breaking events and competitions: •
The Rotary Technology Competition: From a field of 31 schools, the girls’ teams came second in the foundation category and third in the intermediate category.
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The Yates Drill Competition: The Annual CCF Yates Drill competition was an opportunity for the girls to put their commitment, teamwork and coordination to the test. In the end, it was the Army girls’ drill squad that came top of the table. continued…