The Flagpole

Although we have sadly had to cancel the PTA Summer Fête and Motoring Festival in the light of Covid restrictions continuing, we are pleased to confirm that happily the PTA Summer Raffle will still be going ahead. 

There is a 1st Prize of £250, 2nd Prize of a Fortnum and Mason Hamper, 3rd Prize of £100 and many more fabulous items to be won. The raffle is a great way to raise funds for the school, even more so this year with the cancellation of so many of our other fundraising events.

Please return all ticket stubs to the Student Hub via pupils or post by Wednesday 30 June. The draw will be made on Thursday 1 July and prize winners will be notified on Friday 2 July. 

The winners will also be confirmed in the final Flagpole of the year on Friday 9 July.

Princethorpe PTA 

Sunday 4 July 2021

The annual Inter-Schools' Dressage Competition takes place at Princethorpe on Sunday 4 July.

The Area 5 Dressage Competition organised by Stoneleigh Riding Club will also take place at Princethorpe on the same day.

A link to the Princethorpe Equestrian page of the Princethorpe College website can be found by clicking here.

Further information is available from Alex Darkes at Princethorpe on 01926 634207 or alexdarkes@princethorpe.co.uk

Saturday 4 September 2021 - 10.30pm to 5.00pm

We are gearing up for the 9th annual Old Princethorpians vs College Sports Day (and 11th John Shinkwin Trophy Match) on Saturday 4 September.

We are planning to repeat previous years' successful format with a relaxing day that mixes sporting matches with music, a complimentary BBQ, ice cream van and a subsidised bar. In addition we are planning an after match sit down buffet meal at the end of the day when the awards will be made.

As in previous years points will be accumulated throughout the day, with the Alex Wallis Memorial Shield being awarded to the victors at the end of the main programme.

Format of day:

10.45am to 12.00pm Football OPs vs Staff

12.00pm to 1.00pm Hockey Princethorpe College 1st XI Girls vs OPs XI (x 2)

1.15pm to 2.15pm Hockey Princethorpe College 1st XI Boys vs OPs XI (x 2)

1.30pm to 2.30pm Netball Princethorpe College 1st VII Girls vs OPs VII (x 2)

2.30pm to 3.45pm Rugby - John Shinkwin Trophy - Princethorpe College 1st XV Boys vs OPs XV (leavers of 2020 and 2021) plus additional College vs Older OPs (for non contact adapted game)

4.15pm to 5.00pm After Match Awards and Buffet

OPs wishing to play should contact Neil McCollin. College players will be notified of their selection via SOCS.

Please come along and support all the teams!

The Parents' Reading Group has been running for many years now. A group of parents get together once a month to discuss a book we have all previously agreed on. It's an opportunity for readers to share their reading interests with others and to pick up suggestions to broaden their own reading. We are very eclectic in our tastes and completely unpretentious. We'd welcome newcomers and can guarantee all a warm and friendly welcome when we are once again able to meet.

As circumstances will not permit us to meet at present many of us have kept in touch about books via email.  Please let me know if you’d like to be on the reading group emailing list (chriskerrigan@princethorpe.co.uk) and I’ll add you to it. We look forward to welcoming a few new faces when permitted to meet, but until then we’ll continue to share reading suggestions via email.

Chris Kerrigan
Head of English

Cheltenham Science Festival for school children is being run as a digital event this year. They have published lots of free content that students can drop-in and watch on demand until 14 September. They can be filtered by age and theme, but are most suited to KS3 students.

Click here for further information.

The Science Department