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Volume 5 | Issue 4 | 30th September 2016
Prayer for the week
'Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, presentyour requests to God. And the peace of God which transcends all understanding, will guard your heartsand your mind in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:67
Harvest Festival got the week off to a beautiful start (or end depending on where you view Sunday). Itwas a real joy to see the Year 7 process in with their offerings and present them to the School Captainsand Major Ralph from Luton Salvation Army. The chapel was absolutely packed to the rafters and as aresult the atmosphere in the service was very positive. Our thanks go to all the Year 7 pupils and theirparents who contributed so generously, which the Salvation Army will distribute to those most in need.
Inter House Cross Country as always was an incredible whole school event planned and organised bymembers of the PE department and coordinated by Mr Day, Head of Goddard House. The overallwinner of the event was Monk House with the fastest runner being Jeremy Dempsey (Year 12 –Goddard,) who broke his own previous school record by completing the 5km in 18 minutes 14 seconds.Click here to view the full results.
On Thursday evening, following a long school day, all the boarders gathered in the Assembly Hall, withboarding staff, senior leadership and governors for our inaugural St George’s Boarding Conference.The purpose of the conference was to involve the boarders directly in developing the school’s boardingstrategy in to the next decade and beyond. The evening with over 100 boarders involved was lively andvery productive and I would like to thank Mr Timmins, Director of Boarding for his organisation of thegreat event.
I am not sure if this is another first but Georgian Michael Oakeshott (1912 to 1920) is one of thephilosophers to be studied as part of the contents in the new GCE AS and A level Politics. Oakshott is afascinating but not much known figure. He was an English philosopher and political theorist who wroteabout philosophy of history, philosophy of religion, aesthetics, philosophy of education, and philosophyof law. Following St Georges Oakeshott went to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge to read History,
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where he obtained an MA and subsequently became a Fellow. It is great to see his work being requiredreading of the A Level.
It was sad to be informed of the obituary of another Georgian, Terence Robinson. The register in theschool archive shows that Arthur Terence Robinson (Pupil Number 1290) was admitted to St George’sfrom September 1932 and left the school in July 1936. In his four years he is recorded as having playedfor the Cricket XI, the Rugger XV; been awarded both cricket and rugger colours, appointed HousePrefect and awarded the Victor Ladorum in 1936. He went on to have a very distinguished career in theRoyal Navy and he was awarded an OBE. Terence’s obituary was published in the Telegraph on 15thSeptember following his death, age 98, on 12th August 2016. To read his obituary click here.
6th Form pupil, Robbie Pope who won the Needham Essay Competition earlier this year was invited toattend the Beijing Publishing Group (BPG), Peking University (PKU) and the Society for AngloChineseUnderstanding (SACU) event ‘A Taste of China’ at the British Library in London. The Needham EssayCompetition is in memory of Joseph Needham. Needham’s biography by Simon Winchester, The ManWho Loved China was launched as one of BPG’s newly published books at ‘A Taste of Beijing’. TheBPG also added to their new publications an incredibly important book, I See a New China by GeorgeHogg. It is therefore doubly poignant that Robbie was one of the Needham Essay prizes this year.
I end on a congratulatory note as Mrs Nicola Moody one of our Art teachers has just received news thatshe has passed her MA in contemporary Textiles with a Distinction, so very well done to her.
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A Reminder
It has reached that time of year again when applications for places in Year 7 for the next academicyear are required. This is a reminder all parents who have children born between 1st September
2005 and 31st August 2006 who are intending to participate in the Secondary Transfer process for aYear 7 place in September 2017 to ensure that:
You have applied on line to your local authority by Monday 31st October 2016.
You have filled out a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) and returned it to the school by
Friday 21st October. This is very important. Please do not assume that because you have achild at the school that a place will be automatically given to you without having to apply.
The forms, including the church form, will be available on the Open Evening on 7th October2016.
If you have a child in the school who currently has a day place in Year 7 to Year 13 you will be ableto tick the sibling criterion (Admission Criteria 3) providing the sibling’s Name, Form and House. Ifyou have a child who has a sibling who is a former pupil of the School on day school roll for morethan three years, and for whom the School has a record held on the School's management system,you will be able to tick the former sibling criterion (Admission Criteria 4) providing the formersibling’s Name, Form and House.Should you have any questions or concerns please contact AlisonBrown, Admissions Officer at the school on 01582 716277.
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Call for young people to get vaccinated
STUDENT ABSENCE
Call the absence telephone line 01582 765477 or email [email protected] Pleasestate the pupil’s name, year group, tutor group and reason for absence.
Further to my notice last term, may I remind you that all students sitting public exams in the summerwill be bringing home statements of entry to check in the next few weeks. This is an important
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process, and I will post a copy of the notes issued to help in the Exams area of the website (accessfrom Learning or Information on the home page.)
House Music Letter 2016
The latest edition of the PSA newsletter is now available to view and download from the school website—please click here (September Newsletter 2016)
You can contact the PSA at [email protected]
Please ensure you are following or have access to the Boys & Girls twitter account for any late noticechanges to fixtures. The last few weeks have been very frustrating due to the home pitches beingunplayable and we are glad to have been able to move games to the away venues.
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October
Sat 1Lacrosse County Tournament at Berkhamstead, 1sts, 2nds, U15A, U15BRugby 1st XV v Hayes School, Bromley
Sun 2 Senior Praise Service, 6.30pm, nonuniformBoarders Theme Park Trip (closed houses)
Mon 3 St George's Parents' Prayer Group 8 pm, email [email protected] for venue
Tue 4
Lacrosse v SAHS, Home, U15A and B, 4.15pm Netball Seniors V STABS, Home, 4.15pmBadminton District Tournament, U14 and U16 Boys, Verulum, 3.30pmNew staff training, 4pm5pm, Gr16 Year 12 Biologists trip to Rothamstead Research tbc
Wed 5 Governors' FMG Committee Meeting, 9am
Thu 6 District Cross Country Year 7 to Seniors, Verulum school, 4.15pmNetball, U12A and B, U15, v RWP, Away, 4.15pm
Fri 7 Open Evening, school closed from 11amWorld Smile Day
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