- Upcoming Events
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10.09.2010 14:00 - 15:30
U6 Thinking Skills test11.09.2010
Rugby v Richard Hale School13.09.2010 15:30 - 19:00
Curriculum Committee meeting14.09.2010 19:00 - 21:00
Parents' Evening for Holland trip15.09.2010 14:30 - 17:30
Rugby v Bishop's Stortford H S15.09.2010 19:00 - 21:00
Duke of Edinburgh Gold Talk17.09.2010 14:00 - 15:00
Sixth Form Lecture18.09.2010
Rugby v Robert Clack School20.09.2010
Staff Inset Day. School closed22.09.2010 15:30 - 17:00
Dept meetings - Holocaust Conference
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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
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- Parent Consultations
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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
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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 PARENTSWe 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 registerThank you for your co-operation - Quiz Night
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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
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Sixth Form Study Visit to
21-24th October 2010
There will be an Information Evening on Wednesday 8th 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
- Holland Trip
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The trip information evening for parents and students will be held next term on 14th 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
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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
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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
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Recent research has shown that parental engagement is a decisive factor in the educational experience and outcome of their children.
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
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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
- Head's newsletter
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For a copy of the latest Headmaster's Newsletter please click here
- Term Dates 2010-11
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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 2011Wed 5 Jan – Fri 8 April
Half-term:
Mon 21 Feb – Fri 25 Feb
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