Girton Glebe School
News from Girton Glebe School - November 2005
It seems quite some time since I have written to you all about life here at the school; the summer break having come and gone and, as I write this, we rapidly approach the end of the first half-term.
In September, we welcomed several new members of staff to our team, both teaching and non-teaching, as well as thirty enthusiastic new children into our Reception class and a further fifteen, perhaps looking a little more anxious, into other parts of the school. Nevertheless they have all settled well and it already feels that they have always been part of our community.
Our after-school clubs, partly funded with a grant from Girton Town Charity, continue to grow and develop. Amongst our offerings this term are dance, drama, chess, basketball, multi-sports, yoga and art, although I am most pleased that so many of our children have enthusiastically taken to cricket following the summer’s successes! It is wonderful that so many fantastic opportunities can be so well supported in the village.
I hear that last year’s leavers are settling well into their new schools and are enjoying the new challenges and opportunities: we were very pleased with their achievements last year, not just academically, and wish them every success. Our new Year Sixes have already completed their first visit to Mepal Outdoor Centre taking part in activities such as kayaking, rock climbing and raft-building – and keeping the teachers up late into the night!
For families who are looking for Reception places next year, Cambridgeshire application forms will be available from the school or from Cottontails Pre-School from the end of October. There have been some changes to the system this year and the local authority will now process all applications for places. This means that the deadline for applications (which can be returned to the school) is now Friday 9 December, much earlier than before. I would urge you to put the date in your diary now. If new families would like to look around the school, we will be open for visits on Wednesday 9 November and Monday 14 November with tours of the school at 9.15am and 11am. Please phone the school on (01223) 276484 to book a place.
Best wishes,
Philip Atkin
Headteacher