Events

Calendar Of Events

The school is running a reduced calendar of events as we work within the requirements of social distancing restrictions. Events for the Michaelmas 2020 Term can be found on the College website or on My School Portal.

A summary of upcoming events can also be found below:

  • Virtual Prize Giving - Friday 20 November
  • GCSE Virtual Revision Session for Parents - Monday 23 November 2019 - 6.00pm to 7.30pm
  • Year 7 Virtual Parents’ Evening - Tuesday 24 November 2020 - 6.00pm to 8.30pm
  • Lower Sixth Virtual Parents’ Evening - Thursday 3 December 2020 - 6.00pm to 8.30pm
  • Deadline For Registration For Entrance Examinations - Friday 4 December
  • College Feast Day - Tuesday 8 December
  • Parents' Carol Service - Monday 14 December - 7.00pm
  • Last day of the Michaelmas Term, Christmas Jumper Day, Christmas Dinner - Tuesday 15 December

Virtual Prize Giving Ceremony 2020

Friday 20 November - 6.30pm to 8.00pm

Although sadly due to current restrictions, we are not able to proceed with our Prize Giving Ceremony in its traditional format, we are looking forward to welcoming the majority of our Upper Sixth leavers and their parents to a Virtual Prize Giving Ceremony tonight (Friday 20 November) from 7.00pm to 8.00pm. The ceremony will be preceded by a Virtual OPs Drinks Reception from 6.30pm to 7.00pm.

The ceremony will follow a similar format to normal with the presentation of A-level subject and other prizes and will culminate with the revealing of the coveted Princethorpe Shield winner. A souvenir Prize Giving booklet is available to view here.

If you would like to join the online event, please use the link below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83447612502?pwd=K0JpMWFVMjlxbE1yRVA4a2NIWWdrZz09

This should be sufficient, but if you are having difficulties you can also use the following Meeting ID and Passcode to access the event.

Meeting ID: 834 4761 2502

Passcode: 221296

Make sure your camera is on and please select full screen to enable you to see everyone.

Dress code

The dress code for the event is smart or dress to impress.

During the Ceremony

During the OPs Drinks Reception please use Gallery View to see all the attendees. We may also use Breakout Rooms to create smaller groups during the Drinks Reception.

During the Prize Giving Ceremony please change to Speaker View, this will enable you to see the Headmaster and Prize Winners as they are announced.

The view option is usually found in the top right hand corner of the screen.

Everyone will be muted during the Prize Giving Ceremony, until the final College Hymn, when you will be unmuted and encouraged to sing along, the words will be on screen and are also at the back of the booklet.

The other categories of prizes and awards for other years normally presented at Prize Giving will be awarded in a school ceremony later this term.

 

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Year 11 GCSE Revision Evening For Parents And Pupils - Reminder

Monday 23 November 2020 – 6.00pm To 7.30pm

As part of our VESPA strategy, Princethorpe College will be holding a virtual, interactive GCSE revision evening, on Monday 23 November between 6.00pm and 7.30pm, for the parents and pupils in Year 11.

It will be hosted by Martin Griffin who has worked with more than sixty schools to develop effective character education systems using the VESPA model. During the session, Martin will explore the key principles of having a positive and proactive learning mindset and share tools and strategies for effective coaching and intervention with parents and equip parents and pupils with practical ideas and strategies to support their children throughout their GCSE courses. We do hope that Year 11 parents and pupils will be able to join us for what promises to be a very useful and informative evening.

We look forward to you joining this event. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at lizpyne@princethorpe.co.uk

Dr Liz Pyne
Assistant Head - Teaching and Learning

Parents' Carol Service

Monday 14 December - from 7.00pm

Parents and friends of the College are invited to a special Virtual Carol Service in the College Chapel on Monday 14 December at 7.00pm.

As we will be unable to gather together in person, we are producing a pre-recorded video for our Parents' Carol Service. The festive service will follow the traditional format, including readings and hymns retelling the Christmas story.

We very much hope you will join us for this celebration of the season.

A link to the video will be shared with parents on Monday 14 December. 

 

 

 

Parents' Reading Group - Reminder

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