PRINCIPAL's BLOG - 14th October 2022

Welcome to my weekly blog. It was wonderful to see so many Year 7 and 10 parents at our first parents evening of the year yesterday. Thank you for attending and I hope you found the conversations with your son's teachers useful and informative. As always, should you have any further questions or need to get in touch with us, you can find the contact details for all staff by clicking here.

During my conversations with parents yesterday, a number of you mentioned that you would find it helpful if the sport fixtures and training sessions where added to my blog so you can see when your son/s are involved with these activities on weekly basis. Therefore, the sport fixtures and training schedule will be included as a weekly staple to my blog. Please see the details for week beginning 31st October which is the first week back in school after half-term.

Monday 31st October

• N/A

Tuesday 1st November

• Year 8 Football Fixture at LBS v Wheelers Lane - Finish Time - 5:00. Fixture cancelled

Wednesday 2nd November

• Year 9 Football Fixture at LBS v Bishop Walsh - Finish Time - 6:00.

Thursday 3rd November

• Year 9 Football Fixture at LBS v Bishop Challoner - Finish Time - 5:00.

• Year 10 Football Fixture at LBS v Wheelers Lane - Finish Time - 5:00.

• Basketball training - All Years 3:00 - 4:00

Friday 4th November

• N/A

All training sessions (apart from the Basketball on Thursday) are postponed this week due to the fixtures.

If you have any questions relating to the details above, please use the contact details below:

• Mr Deeks, Lead Professional for PE, j.deeks@lordswoodboys.co.uk

• Mr Janes, Director of Sport, d.janes@lordswoodboys.co.uk

At the end of each half-term we collect the views of parents/carers based on a full range of school matters. The questions we ask typically depend on the time of year, for example, at the end of half-term 2 we will ask questions regarding your son's progress report and your views on his interaction with homework etc. However, towards the end of half-term 4 we will ask questions regarding his participation in extra-curricular activities and his engagement with revision materials in readiness for his end of year exams. The first survey of the year is typically a general 'school life' survey and I would be very grateful for your participation in completing the survey by clicking here. We will respond to any points that require individual follow-up once all returns have been made. Similarly, we will respond to more wider points drawn from your feedback via our normal parent/carer communications and via my weekly blog.

Thank you in advance for completing the survey. As always, we value each and every piece of feedback.

Year 11 students have been debating the motion that 'Macbeth was responsible for his own downfall' as they have been studying the play this half term. They discussed how Macbeth was manipulated by supernatural influences and was controlled by fate as this was a huge belief in Jacobean times. This was countered by the ideas that it was Macbeth's own hamartia and greed that caused him to commit the sin of regicide and continue killing on his own quest for power. Students really showcased their knowledge throughout the debate by countering difficult questions from the audience! A great way to round-up their learning this half-term. Well done boys.