21st July 2023 Dear Parent Carers, Weekly Update: 21/07/23 Welcome to the last update of the year! This week has been great as we got through the morning session of Sports Day without it being rained off(!), and celebrated the achievements of 21 students as they won awards at Prize Day on Wednesday – it was heartening to watch the students applaud and cheer for one another as they won awards, as it showed that we truly are like a family here at St Martins. Well done to the students and staff team for such a successful year, you all deserve a fun filled and restful holiday; and the chance to spend quality time with your loved ones. Arboretum Café We have successfully recruited a manager to run our joint café with St Andrew’s School in the Arboretum Park! As a result of this, work will take place in the café over the summer holiday to prepare it for business after being closed for the last 3 years. A ‘soft’ opening is planned to take place during the last week of the holiday, with a full opening after this. We are so excited to have the Arboretum Café, and look forward to students gaining work skills there. We will share more details with you in the new academic year. Transport for Derby City Students Derby City Council have a new transport provider from September, Nottingham Transport. Heather Woodward and Sally Walmsley have met with the managers of the transport team to discuss the taxis and student support. A member of the team will be making contact with you over the Summer holiday to arrange a meet and greet with your child at home. If this is not convenient, please let them know and they can arrange another date. We are hoping that with the new contracts in place, the traffic flow on site will ease at the beginning and end of the day. If you have any questions or queries regarding transport in September - please contact Sally in the office. Maternity Leave Rani Laurd, a Teaching Assistant at Horizons has recently gone on maternity leave and welcomed a baby boy! We extend our congratulations to Rani and her family. Sabrina Hobbs Principal St Martins School, The Derwent Campus, Bracknell Drive, Alvaston, Derby, DE24 0BT Tel: 01332 571151 Email: admin@stmartins.derby.sch.uk Online: www.stmartinsschoolderby.co.uk The Shaw Education Trust Limited is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England (no 09067175) Registered address: Shaw Education Trust, Kidsgrove Secondary School, Gloucester Road, Kidsgrove, ST7 4DL. The details of our academies registered as business names can be found at www.shaweducation.org.uk.
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