Saint Olave’s Grammar School
Welcome Back
Lateral Flow Testing
No. 8 2 Sp r i ng Te r m 2021
Headteacher
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Recent months have taught us a great deal about what a school really is. As we approach the Easter holidays, I want to start by thanking the whole school community for their patience, support, wisdom and commitment during this term, which has been dominated by the second lockdown. I applaud every parent who has supported their child with remote learning, and the pupils deserve congratulations for their dedication and determination when adapting to a new style of learning. I know teachers and support staff have maintained routines and continued to look after the wellbeing of all our students, which is greatly appreciated. There have also been many activities and achievements this term despite the challenges. Well done to the 37 students who have received Oxbridge offers this year. Students have been successful in gaining places in a wide range of subjects, and not just Mathematics and Science, which is sometimes said about our successful applications. We are also very proud of students who did not apply to Oxbridge and they deserve congratulations for their success in gaining places at other universities – often with similar A-Level entry requirements.
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Festival
Year 7 Taster Day
Special thanks go to the form tutors for their involvement in the running of Festival. The continual contribution of all the staff to school life does not go unrecognised or unappreciated and is proving especially meaningful to students during this academic year.
Congratulations to School Captain, Rose, who given the exceptional strength of her paper application to Pembroke College, Cambridge, was offered a place without being called for interview. This is the first time we are aware of this happening to any applicant from St Olave’s. Well done to Rose on this outstanding achievement.
Offers went out to our prospective Year 7s for 2021. We were mindful of the challenges facing young people and their families in selecting a school, made even more difficult with the inability to have visited the school during Open Day. A delightful event was held remotely with Year 6s having a taste of a Science, Mathematics and English lesson. They and their parents enjoyed what has been provided remotely and we look forward to welcoming them in person in September.
Though Festival 2020 necessarily took quite a different form to what is typical for the day, it still brought everyone together in other ways. Students took part in an interform competition comprising logo trivia, charades, and ‘St Olave’s Past and Present’: a quiz with questions ranging from ‘Where were St Olave’s pupils evacuated to during WWII?’ to ‘How many volumes of the Olavian are there?’ Year group winners were as follows: Year 7-8: 7H; Year 9-11: 10M; Sixth Form: 13Q. Overall champions: 1st: 13Q; 2nd 7H and 10M (tie); 3rd 13T.
Storm Darcy
The snow delivered by Storm Darcy would not have impacted on learning or journeys to school as it would have done in previous years and I do hope you and your families were able to have some sort of ‘snow day’. The school site looked stunning and picturesque!
It was so pleasing to have Old Olavians returning to help with the Lateral Flow Testing this term. Their dedication and commitment was vital for supporting the return of all pupils. We wish them the very best of luck over the coming months as many of them are returning to their studies and exams at university. School is a much richer and warmer place with the smiles and laughter that our pupils bring, and I look forward to this continuing into the summer months.
Andrew Rees, Headteacher
Spring Term 2021 – in this issue:
Page 2: Sport Reports, Olympiads and Challenges
Page 3: Clubs and Societies, Music and Celebration
Page 4: Science and MFL