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Upcoming Events

10.09.2010 14:00 - 15:30
U6 Thinking Skills test

11.09.2010
Rugby v Richard Hale School

13.09.2010 15:30 - 19:00
Curriculum Committee meeting

14.09.2010 19:00 - 21:00
Parents' Evening for Holland trip

15.09.2010 14:30 - 17:30
Rugby v Bishop's Stortford H S

15.09.2010 19:00 - 21:00
Duke of Edinburgh Gold Talk

17.09.2010 14:00 - 15:00
Sixth Form Lecture

18.09.2010
Rugby v Robert Clack School

20.09.2010
Staff Inset Day. School closed

22.09.2010 15:30 - 17:00
Dept meetings

Holocaust Conference

Parents and students (Years 12 and 13) are invited to attend

Holocaust Survivors' Conference

Watford Grammar School for Girls

Wednesday 20th October 2010

915am-2.30pm

Tickets are £5 from specialist_status@wggs.org.uk

Parent Consultations

Parent Consultation Evenings

2010

Year 7 Parents' Information Evening - 23 Sept

Lower Sixth Parents' Information Evening - 28 Sept

Upper Sixth Parents' Evening - 11 Nov

Year 10 Parents' Evening - 17 Nov

2011

Year 9 GCSE Options Evening - 26 Jan

Year 11 AS Options Evening - 2 Feb

Lower Sixth parents' Evening - 11 Feb

Year 11 Parents evening - 15 Mar

Year 8 Parents' Evening - 29 Mar

Year 7 Parents' Evening - 4 May

Year 9 Parents' Evening - 19 May

Academy Status

Dear Parents,

I wanted to write to tell you the good news that both the Boys and the Girls Schools will be in the first wave of “Outstanding” schools to become Academies on September 1st.

A great deal of hard work has gone in over the holiday to ensure the best possible deal for the Schools and we are all very happy with the results. The Schools will be unchanged as far as the students are concerned, but will be in a position of greater autonomy, and therefore security, as we move into the future. As we celebrate another year of excellent results from students at both schools, I’m happy that we have put ourselves in the best possible position for further success in the coming years.

One chapter of the Schools’ history has come to a sad end this holiday with the passing of Neil Hart, a much loved and highly respected former Headmaster of WBGS. Neil would, I’m sure have been delighted to see the Schools’ moving forward and opening this new chapter which will help to ensure that the history will continue into the future.

Best wishes,
Martin Post.

Parentmail

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URGENT REMINDER TO ALL PARENTS

We still haven’t received all completed reply slip for ParentMail®. If you do not register, you may miss out on urgent messages. If you are unable to receive information by email, please tick the box and return the slip so that we can make alternative arrangements.

ParentMail® will help us improve the service that we deliver to you and to your son(s) by communicating as frequently as possible so that everyone is kept informed. Please be assured, the ParentMail® service is registered with the Data Protection Registrar and guarantees that all information supplied will be kept completely private. There is also NO advertising associated with the scheme.

IMPORTANT – Our school messages will be sent from the email address messages@parentmail.co.uk Please make sure you add this address to your email address book (or approved sender list) in order to prevent messages being blocked by your SPAM/JUNK filters. Please also check your JUNK/SPAM folder regularly in case messages go there.

Please email Caroline Brown to register

Thank you for your co-operation

Quiz Night

WBGS GRAND QUIZ NIGHT

Parents, familes and friends are invited to the School's most entertaining social event of the year, hosted (as usual) by Mr Post and Mr Newman.

For more information and to book a table please click here

Berlin Trip

Sixth Form Study Visit to Berlin

21-24^th October 2010

There will be an Information Evening on Wednesday 8^th September 2010 at 6.30pm in the main school hall. If you haven’t returned your medical/contact information forms and £15 airport transfers fees then please send them in before or bring them along to the meeting.

Good luck with all your Berlin research and reading/viewing!!

Holland Trip

The trip information evening for parents and students will be held next term on 14^th September at 7pm in the Main Hall.

Parents must bring their son’s EHIC card, photocopy of his passport and passport sized up to date photo of him

Cashless meals

We are pleased to announce that, following the successful award of a government grant, we are installing a new cashless catering system from Cunninghams as part of the refurbishment of the canteen that is taking place over the summer holidays.

We are sure that parents and students will appreciate the advantages of the new system enabling us to deliver a more efficient, faster service and to continue to provide wholesome, healthy, and enjoyable meals at the lowest cost.

For further information please download the letter sent to parents and a FAQs Information Sheet.

Open Morning

Open Morning
Sat 2 Oct 9.30am-12.30pm
There is no need to book or make an appointment, just come along

The Open Morning offers a good opportunity to find out about our excellent school and its special ethos. During the morning you will have the chance to have a guided tour of the School and meet our students; visit the academic, sports, music and arts departments and talk to the teachers; enjoy refreshments in the School Canteen and hear the Headmaster speak.

Please note, application packs for admission in September 2011 will not be available before the Open Morning.

If you wish to find out more about the School in advance of your visit, please browse through this website or visit he following:

For details of our current admissions criteria and the date of the annual admissions test please
click here . For a copy of our latest prospectus please click here and for a copy of the latest Fullerian magazine please click here

We look forward to seeing you.

Hear the HeadMaster speak

Reporting to Parents

Recent research has shown that parental engagement is a decisive factor in the educational experience and outcome of their children.
icon Click here for details about an exciting new project which will soon be delivering relevant and up to date information directly to parents.

Calling all Old Boys

100 Year Project
Help us celebrate the School's Centenary in 2012 by contacting us now!

The 100 Year Project has been established to help us record the names and contact details of all boys who have passed through the School doors since 1912, the year the current building was first opened.
Our aim is to reach out to all Old Boys, help you get in touch with each other and give you the chance to revisit your old school and help us celebrate this significant milestone in 2012. A full programme of centenary celebrations will be posted on this website soon.

To update your details click the 100 Year Project

eSafety

eSafety

In this section of the website you will learn all about eSafety and how you can have an enjoyable expereience on the Internet. There are two sections, one for parents and carers and the other for students


Parents	Pupils

Head's newsletter

For a copy of the latest Headmaster's Newsletter please click here

Term Dates 2010-11

AUTUMN TERM 2010

Thur 2 Sept (Year 7 & L6)

Frid 3 Sept (all years)

- Frid 17 Dec

Half-term:
Mon 25 Oct – Fri 29 Oct

SPRING TERM 2011

Wed 5 Jan – Fri 8 April

Half-term:
Mon 21 Feb – Fri 25 Feb

Friends of Watford Grammar School for Boys

The Friends has been in existence since 1962. It is an association of parents and staff committed to supporting the School. All parents are automatically members and others with close links to the School may be invited to join.

We organise events for the whole School, primarily of a social nature, including balls, quizzes, demonstrations and the ever popular Murder Mystery Night. We are always looking for new social event ideas so please let us know what type of events you would like us to organise This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Would you jump 10,000 ft for your son's education?

CONGRATULATIONS and a HUGE THANK YOU to Martin Post and our brave mums (Smirti Kotecha, Debbie Stewart and Fiona Rawbone) for their brilliant and successful tandem skydives in July. Jointly they have raised in excess of £4,000 (plus gift aid) for the School. To view their skydive photos please click here.

Many thanks also to all parents who have agreed to sponsor Mr Post's skydive.

Can we please ask that all sponsorship money reaches the School before the end of term if possible.

Funds raised as a result of the events are offered across the School for the purchase of items that enrich the curriculum and provide a better working environment for our boys. For instance, over the years the Friends have purchased tables for the Library, a piano and several keyboards for the music department and more recently 500 lockers for the boys. The Friends have also made it possible for the boys to have an enriching extra-curricular programme of activities by funding visits and club activities such as the new Film Club. The latest committee meeting minutes will be posted here shorlty.

In addition, the Friends play a central role in the day-to-day activity of the School supporting functions such as Open Days, Fun Days, annual music concerts and plays.

The Friends’ Committee consists of parents from across the year groups and we are always delighted to hear from interested parents with their views, suggestions, or offers of help. Please do not hesitate to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it us.

We hope to see you at an event soon!
Effie Stervenson
Chair

Friends of Watford Grammar School for Boys
Registered Charity No. 1073843

	Watford Grammar School for Boys
	Rickmansworth Road - Watford - WD18 7JF Tel: 01923 208900 - Fax: 01923 208901 mailto:office@watfordboys.herts.sch.uk

Sixth Form Study Visit to Berlin

21-24th October 2010

100 Year Project

eSafety

For a copy of the latest Headmaster's Newsletter please click here

Friends of Watford Grammar School for Boys

21-24^th October 2010