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In support of the South Africa Tour, our wreath making evening is going to have to take a different format this year. The last two years have been so enjoyable and successful, we want to try and continue this event.

Our contact is busy planning ‘take home DIY boxes’.

Order forms will be out shortly after half term, with the information you need to:

• Order your wreath kit (maximum of 6 per order) which will contain full DIY information, with choice of decorations
• How to pay
• How and when to collect (approximately Tuesday 1 December or Wednesday 2 Dec 2020)

This event is open to all Princethorpe parents, staff and friends. Please get the dates in your diary. 

I would like to say thank you to all the pupils and staff for their hard work in all of the PE and sport activities that happened last half term. It has been great to see so many pupils participating in sport on site.

During PE and Games lessons for this half term, the focus will now be on winter activities, such as rugby and hockey. The seniors, on a Wednesday afternoon, will continue to follow the same programme with minor changes to some activities. For Games, the pupils will come to school in their Princethorpe College PE kit and the correct footwear for their activity, it is recommended that pupils bring their College waterproof with them with a change in the weather expected. For core PE lessons and clubs after school, pupils will still be required to use the changing rooms, these will be sign posted for their year group and it is very important that they only use the one for their year group.

The extra-curricular programme will follow the same programme although some small changes have been made to some years groups training night. Please see the table below for the full details. All pupils must ensure that they attend all sporting activities in the correct College kit.

During this half term, unfortunately, there will no inter school fixtures due to the government guidance in education and year group bubbles.

There will be no internal Saturday morning sports programme until 2 December 2020 following the latest guidance. We hope to be able to commence our planned internal sports programme from Saturday 5 December 2020 - details to follow.

Sports Kit Reminder

Just as a reminder, with the weather likely to change, below is the PE and Games kit required and, as always, we value your support and commitment to our team and our school. When coming to school in PE kit for Games lessons boys must wear tracksuit bottoms and girls can either wear tracksuit bottoms or leggings with a skort.

Curriculum PE Lessons:

Boys - black sports shorts, white socks, white polo shirt or House polo shirt;

Girls - black skort, white socks, white polo shirt or House polo shirt;

Games Lessons – Boys:

Rugby - black rugby shorts, red and black rugby shirt, Princethorpe black socks, football/rugby boots, gum shield;

Hockey - black sports shorts, white polo shirt, black socks, trainers or astro-turf trainers, gum shield, shin pads;

Football - black sports shorts, red and black rugby shirts, Princethorpe black socks, football boots, shin pads;

Games Lessons – Girls:

Netball - black skort, white polo shirt, white socks;

Hockey - black skort, white polo shirt, Princethorpe black socks, trainers or astro-turf trainers, gum shield, shin pads;

In cold weather black tracksuit bottoms, black sports fleeces and/or Princethorpe sports jackets may be worn;

In any PE or Games lesson if you wear base layers or “skinz” then they must be black in colour. No jewellery or watches are to be worn and long hair must be tied up.

Only Princethorpe sports kit can be worn for sports lessons.

Lee Cassell
Foundation Director of Sport