The Flagpole

Our Year 8 pupils recently took part in The Reading Game in the Library. 

The idea of the library session is to remind young people of the different genres that are out there and give them examples of books in particular genres. They discussed between their groups what they thought was the best book cover and why, which had the best blurb and then they took it in turns to read the first page before deciding which had the best start.

There were some really good discussions and it was great to see some of our pupils discovering genres that they didn’t think they would enjoy. The genres we looked at were dystopian, horror, fantasy and adventure, poetry and graphic novels. Dystopian was a firm favourite with 43% of pupils voting it as their first choice.

We are pleased to share details of next term's co-curricular activities with pupils and parents.  

A copy of the Trinity Term calendar will be mailed to all families during the Easter holidays. We hope this will assist with your planning in the interim. Please find an online copy linked here. 

If you have any queries regarding co-curricular activities, please don't hesitate to contact me at neilmccollin@princethorpe.co.uk. 

Neil McCollin
Assistant Head - Co-Curricular

Educational and co-curricular visits have always been a major part of life at Princethorpe. These experiences for pupils enrich their lives, enhance their learning and develop their understanding and appreciation of the world around them. 

We would like to remind you of the provisional major trips plan as it currently stands (this does not include academic department day trips or Duke of Edinburgh's Award). Please click here for the planned school trips.

Please also ensure that you read the information about individual trips with care when they are released, in particular in relation to consent, cancellation and insurance.

Neil McCollin
Assistant Head - Co-Curricular

It is always great to be able to share news of pupils' co-curricular successes outside of school.

We were impressed to hear that Upper Sixth Form student Rhys Milestone was Tournament Champion at the recent Northants Open Kickboxing Championship recently. Congratulations to Rhys on a super result. 

Good luck to all with your final preparations for the upcoming trips. Please refer to your emails for full details. Additional help and resources can be found on the DofE MySchoolPortal page here.

Many of you will have now completed your timescales for the volunteering, physical and skills sections. Please upload evidence on your eDofE account and speak to your assessors regarding the completion of your final assessor report.

Will Bower
Head of Outdoor Education - DofE Manager