DATES TO REMEMBER

23 April - Y12 PSHE Drop Down Day

2 May - Y10 Careers Drop Down Day

7 May - Y9 MenACWY/DtP Vaccines

13 May - Y11 & Y13 Exams Start

16 May - History Presentation Evening

24 May - Term 5 Ends

27 May - Disneyland Trip

For further calendar dates please click here.

TERM DATES FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2024 - 2025

You can find the dates for our next school year here.

YEAR 7 DESIGN TECHNOLOGY

Here are some fantastic examples of our Y7 graphics task to create a pop up book for young readers, what a great project.

THE YOUNG CARERS DEVELOPMENT TRUST (YCDT)

The Young Carers Development Trust (YCDT) is offering a new Mentoring Programme aimed at students in Years 9 - 11 who look after someone at home. This could be looking after someone with a disability, illness, mental health issues or a dependency issue. The one-year programme involves a monthly group mentoring session (on a weekday evening at a venue in the Bristol area) with up to 7 other young carers. Food and transport will be provided free of charge. The programme also offers some 1:1 mentoring support, alongside the group sessions, as well as an additional year of online e-mentoring after the programme finishes.

Please contact Mrs Boyes if you are interested to find out more Emma.Boyes@montpschool.org

If you would like to find out more you can visit YCDT’s website here and contact the two mentors delivering the project directly. Hannah and Sarah will be visiting our school on Wednesday 8 May during enrichment time and would love to meet with any students keen to be involved or who want to ask any questions.

Y11 OFFERS FOR A PLACE AT V6 SIXTH FORM

All offer letters have now been sent out to parents/carers confirming their child's offers for a place at V6 Sixth Form (conditional on obtaining our entry requirements).

We have received a large number of applications this year and therefore it is very important that applicants return the attached acceptance form sent with the offer letter via email or post by Friday 12 May. If at any point you decide that we will not be your first choice, please let us know by contacting us so we may allocate your place to somebody on the waiting list.

EXTRA CURRICULAR MUSIC CLUBS

All clubs take place in MS1, just turn up!

Big Noise on Mondays from 3 - 3.45 pm for students who play an orchestral instrument at any level.

Choir on Tuesdays from 3 - 3.45 pm for any students; a great opportunity to sing.

Guitar Ensemble on Thursday lunchtimes from 1.30 - 1.55 pm for students who play guitar at any level.

APPRENTICESHIP NEWS FROM WESTERN TRAINING PROVIDER NETWORK (WPTN)

Please click here for a message from WTPN regarding apprenticeships.

YEAR 10 OPEN EVENT AT BOOMSATSUMA

UNIFROG INFORMATION FOR YEARS 10 & 12

We have signed up to Unifrog and over the next few weeks students will be logging on and setting up their accounts. We intend to use this for Work Experience placements and it will mean that students can send off a link to their employer to fill in with relevant information about the work placement.

Just a reminder that students in Year 10 & Year 12 need to have a work placement secured for the week 1 - 5 July 2024.

There is a guide to Unifrog for students on the Careers Padlet which can be found under the careers section on the school website.

LUSH COSMETICS

A huge thank you to the manager of Lush Cosmetics at Cribbs Causeway who donated a selection of lovely bath bombs and soaps to our school. The products were a lovely surprise for our students at Welcome Breakfast Club last term, many of whom have arrived recently to the UK from other countries.

THE FRIENDS BALLOON RACE - NEW DATES

Buy a balloon for £3 and watch it race over the Easter holidays with the chance to win a £30 Amazon voucher if you win the race. Balloons are available to buy via the website link below and you can buy your balloon up until Sunday 21 April. They will then race from Monday 22 April until Tuesday 7 May. The winning balloon will receive a £30 Amazon voucher which will be announced on Tuesday 7 May. Thanks for your support; follow this link to buy your balloon:

https://www.balloonrace.net/mhse