| Dear Parents
Another academic year draws to a close and I am
writing to keep you informed of developments at Therfield and to
give you details of arrangements for the end of this term and the
start of the next.
END OF TERM ARRANGEMENTS
Tuesday 21st July - School finishes at 2.20 p.m. to allow
new staff joining the school to attend a full staff meeting.
Wednesday 22nd July - 1.15 Sports Day, to which parents are very
welcome.
Friday 24th July - School will finish at approximately 1.10 when
lunches will be available for those ordering them.
NEXT TERM
Wednesday 2nd Sept. - 1.30 Exam Clinic for former 5th
Years returning to school or unsure about the next step.
Thursday 3rd Sept. 11.00 a.m. - All pupils report to school for
the start of the new academic year.
STAFF CHANGES
Each term sadly sees the departure of some staff. This
time we say farewell to:
Miss Christine Ford after 13 years of service to Therfield pupils.
Mr. P. Beck to be Head of Sixth Form at Felpham School, Bognor.
Miss R. Allott to Deputy Head of Maths at George Abbot School.
Mrs. R. Treen, Mrs. K. Banerji, Mrs. H. James, Mrs. L. Roberts,
Mrs. H. Abell, Mrs. R. Lucas.
We thank each of them for their contribution to the
education of young people in the Leatherhead area and wish them
every happiness for the future.
PARENTS' EVENINGS
During the year I wrote to all parents asking for their
views on the format of parents' evenings. The results were very
clear. Parents preferred tutor based evenings for Second Year
pupils, but as pupils got older so there was increasingly strong
demand for subject based evenings and this we will try to honour
in the coming year.
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
1) New Music Accommodation A new Music
Room will be built during the summer holidays and a suite of
practice rooms will be built during the Autumn Term.
2) Computer Facilities Thanks to the extreme
generosity of the Friends, Therfield will have a second Computer
Room, hopefully ready for September.
3) The Certificate of Pre-Vocational Education.
This is a one year course for Sixth Form pupils starting this
September. Two base rooms will be set up and we are very grateful
to the Friends' Provident Insurance Group for a generous donation
of £2,500 to help equip one of these rooms as a Business Studies
facility.
4) Chartered Librarian Therfield will have the
services of a fully qualified Chartered Librarian as from the
beginning of term.
5) Satellite Receiving Equipment This is now in
school and we are regularly downloading weather information and
will soon have access to much more scientific data. A new
Satellite & Electronics Club has been formed for interested
pupils.
6) Clubs and Societies At the present moment
Therfield plans to have 38 clubs and societies next year.
7) Juniper House has now raised enough money to
provide another guide dog for the blind.
8) Two handicapped pupils have been spending
some time working with some of our second years in the CDT
department.
9) Public Examinations Pupils from Therfield
have sat examinations in 37 different subjects this summer.
Results are awaited.
INSURANCE
The Headmaster has details of an insurance scheme
covering accidents to pupils at school, with cover up to £100,000.
Some parents had expressed interest and details can be obtained
from the school office.
SCHOOL VISITS TO VIENNA/BUDAPEST AND RUSSIA
Mr. du Mont has arranged a visit to Vienna and Budapest
from 2nd to 9th April 1988. There are some places available for
pupils from years 3 to 6. If you are interested in your
son/daughter joining this party, Mr. du Mont will be pleased to
provide further details. He would like to finalise the party by
the end of September.
Mr. Goldhawk has a provisional booking for a visit
to Russia from 31st December 1988 to 7th January 1989. This party
will be limited to 6th Form at that time. Further details will be
circulated early next term.
REQUESTS FOR HELP
We would be grateful to hear from anyone who could help
us with any of the following.
1) A room to let for the French Assistante (a young lady),
preferably very cheap as they are only paid a pittance.
2) For the Drama Department: a reel to reel tape recorder - 2
channels; turntable; amplifier; speakers, at least two; mixer;
cassette player.
3) A signwriter who could provide some cheap signs for us.
4) A curved reception desk for our front hall.
Finally, may I wish you all a very happy Summer
Holiday.
TJ Reddin
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