I am writing this on one of the strangest days the UK has faced for many years. We have just been informed by the government that the current lockdown will be extended for at least another three weeks in order to slow the spread of Covid 19 across the country. The last few weeks have been truly extraordinary and things will no doubt be different when we do indeed return.

It seems hard to believe that we have already completed Term 3 following the return to school after the Christmas break. With the mornings and evenings gradually becoming lighter, I am sure we are all looking forward to the full emergence of Spring soon! Notwithstanding the state of the weather, though, I am pleased to be writing to you again for our latest newsletter.

The festive season is upon us! With a busy term now behind us, our thoughts turn to much needed pause in the winter months.
Over the last few months, All Saints has, been a busy school community and I hope that you will enjoy taking some time during the Christmas break to read our Term 2 Newsletter. It contains important information about recent events and updates for our students, parents and carers.

Welcome to the first newsletter of the 2019-2020 year. It has been a busy summer and an interesting and successful first half term already. we very much hope you enjoy reading all of the news, events, awards and rewards that our students have experienced over this term so far. We are looking forward to an equally varied and rich second half of the term leading up to Christmas.

We hope you will enjoy taking a few moments to read our end of Summer Term 2019 newsletter. It contains important information about our achievements and events that have taken place during the last six weeks. It also sets out the key details for the start of the 2019-20 academic year.

There is so much to celebrate and promote about All Saints and sharing news regularly helps us engage with our parents / carers, students and our community about what is happening in school. We hope you enjoy reading this newsletter showcasing some of our events and activities from June 2019!

The first edition of our new newsletter! You’ll likely notice that this is in a new format. We wanted to modernise our newsletter and bring attention to everything that has happened in the term in a more visual manner. After all, a picture does speak 1000 words! So much has happened over the past 4 months and we have endeavoured to capture as much as possible through our camera lens. We’ve had a complete renovation in our PE department, Bikeability Training, PiXL Edge Training, All Saints Music & Arts Festival, Open Evening, a Panto and our Christmas Music Celebration to name a few! Check it out, all in this terms newsletter.

This edition of the All Saints Notice Board includes Brilliant Club Graduation, an update from all departments in the school, the Ski Trip and update on the PSHE talks on next term. Students also visited Dippy the Diplodocus and spent time riding the waves of Portland Harbour while windsurfing. Also check out our Sporting Triumphs too!

In this terms edition, Weymouth College came along to teach our food & nutrition students the art of food. We have picked the winner for the Christmas Card competition. Also, FASSA gave us an insight into how they have spent their fundraising from this year. The sports report gave us a look at how rugby, football and netball are doing. The Science department welcomed a 3m long Burmese Python.

This edition includes a visit from our Swiss German partner school, our sporting victories including us retaining the Samson Trophy. A music club focus to push our students to show their musical talents. The Police came along to deliver crime scene documents to support students in learning about Food Hygiene. Science went on a trip to CERN in Geneva too!