>>>1 December 2018

Perins Parents

Friday 14th December 2018

Christmas concert

The Perins School annual Christmas concert is on 20th December at 6pm in St John’s Church, Alresford. The event is always a lovely round off to the year with a fantastic showcase of talent, led by the Music department. Attendance is free for all – we hope to see you there!

Welcome to our new staff……..

This week we are welcoming our new English

teacher Myra Kilpatrick.

I was born in Scotland and studied French,

German and Greek Civilisation at Glasgow

University. Initially, I worked in Southern

Germany, Luxembourg and Sweden before

returning to the UK to take up a teaching post in

Coventry.

In 1990, I moved with my family to Hampshire

where I worked as Head of Modern Foreign

Languages in Basingstoke.

The lure of A Level teaching took me to All Hallows

Catholic school in Farnham where I took up a

similar but more extensive role in 2004.

I have been teaching English over the course of

the last 4 years, thoroughly enjoying this new

challenge.

It is a real pleasure to work with the English

Department staff members at Perins School, and I

have already benefitted much from their

expertise.

Last Day of Autumn Term

Plans are in place for a 12:00 midday finish on Friday 21st December. Arrangements have been made with contract bus companies to collect early, ready for a 12:10 departure.

Students who take the number 67 public bus will be allowed to leave school slightly earlier. Those who travel in the Winchester direction will be able to catch the 11:14 service and those travelling towards Petersfield will be able to catch the 11:29.

Students are welcome to wait in E7 where they can be supervised if they are unable to leave at 12:00.

>>>2 December 2018

Pen Recycling

Perins School has become a drop off centre for a pen recycling scheme. Boxes are located in reception and tutor groups for contributions of any used pens, felt tips, highlighters, marker pens, whiteboard pens, correction fluid pots, correction tape, mechanical pencils and eraser pens. Wooden pencils, chalk, glue sticks, erasers

and rulers are not accepted. As well as helping the environment, Perins will receive a small amount per item recycled.

Wireless Speakers

Please be advised that wireless speakers are not permitted at school. If you know that your child may bring one to school, please would you advise them that they must stay at home.

As we approach the end of the Autumn term, there is an understandable change in students’ energy levels and behavioural patterns. This often means that students pay a little less attention to our school uniform rules and expectations.

We feel that the Perins School uniform positively impacts our students by breaking down barriers in learning and social interaction, and creating a unified school experience. Our staff are increasingly vigilant in maintaining our uniform standards and continue to challenge students who we see not meeting the uniform requirements.

With Christmas approaching, would we like to take this opportunity to remind parents about the School’s jewellery and piercing policy. Students are permitted to only wear one stud in each ear lobe and nowhere else in the ear, unless for medical reasons. No other jewellery is permitted.

Full details of the requirements are available on our website here and we thank all parents for your continued support in maintaining standards.

Uniform Message

We need your help! If you shop online, please

would you sign up to easyfundraising to support

Friends of Perins Association (our PTA).

It’s a really easy way to raise money for Perins

School – you just use the easyfundraising site to

shop online with more than 3,300 well known

online stores.

Want to get involved with Friends of Perins? Email

friends@perins.hants.sch.uk . Or contact Caroline

Cleaver at Perins on 01962 737232. Thank you!

Flute Tuition Vacancies

We are delighted to announce that we have a small number of spaces for students to take up flute lessons with Perins School in the new year! If you are interested in finding out more about this exciting opportunity please email finance

Second Hand Perins Uniform for Sale

We have a selection of second hand uniform for

sale and have set up an online shop through

Jumblebee. All profits will go to Friends of Perins

and to help support our school. You can see what

is available here.

We will be adding new items as we receive them,

so please have a look whenever you need to buy

uniform. Items ordered through the Friends of

Perins shop can be collected and paid for at the

School Office. Please try items on before paying as

we will be unable to process refunds.

If you are looking for something specific and can’t

see it in the shop, please email. We would be

grateful for any donations of current Perins

uniform that you no longer need. They can be

donated via the School Office. Thank you for your

support.

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>>>3 December 2018

Year 11

Year 11 Revision Support continues and a

timetable is available here

Year 10 Year 10 Literature set exam texts – 19th Century

During GCSE Literature exams, students are no

longer permitted to use an ‘open text’. In

preparation for the exam, it is useful for students to

annotate a copy of the exam text.

All Year 10 students will be studying ‘The Strange

Case of Jekyll and Hyde’ - if you would like to

purchase a copy of the recommended edition of this

text please see here for further information. Please

place orders by 21st December.

The History department’s Parent Help sheet is still

available here.

Please email us if this is something you’d like to see

from other subjects. school@perins.hants.sch.uk

Lost Property

There are still several unnamed PE kits in lost property. Please note that lost property is cleared out once a term and unnamed uniform will be given to Friends of Perins.

Thursday 20th December Tracking reports sent home

Thursday 20th December Christmas Concert

Friday 21st December Last Day of Autumn Term

Monday 7th January First Day of Spring Term

You can find a full parent calendar on our website

Calendar Dates

We are looking for some passionate parent musicians to perform Bernstein’s phenomenal score in Perins Youth Theatre’s production of West Side Story. We have a huge orchestra pit to fill!

If you are an accomplished orchestral player who would relish the challenge of a fiendish orchestral score (or know anyone who might be interested), please email Miss Cotton for more details. We are looking for all orchestral instruments, but have a particular need for brass and strings. We do not currently need a percussionist – we have that one covered!

Please note you must be available to perform in the evening performances of 16th – 20th July 2019, and undertake our DBS checks.

Calling all Musicians!

Next week is Week 1 for the menu - available here

Current Vacancies

Careers Adviser

Nursery Practitioner

Gym Manager

Optional PE Kit Ordering – the next opportunity to order optional PE kit opens on 6th December via SCOPay. The orders close at the end of the Autumn term and deliveries are due at the end of January 2019.

All Sports Clubs (lunchtime and after school clubs) will not be running during the last week of the Autumn term.

All Sports Clubs will resume on Monday 7th January 2019, with the exception of trampolining and rowing, which will commence the following week.

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>>>4 December 2018

Sports News

Cricket

Congratulations to Josh W (Year 9) and Kieran C (Year 10), who have been selected for the Hampshire Central Regional Performance Centre.

Rachel K, Heather C and Lottie H in Year 10 have recently been selected as members of the Hampshire County Cricket Girls U15 winter training squad.

The East Hampshire Volunteer awards recently took place, and Lottie H was recognised for her volunteering within cricket, being awarded Young Person of the Year. Lottie is a junior coach with Central District U11 squad, Ropley girls junior section, supports Help for Heroes cricket training as well as umpiring/scoring across Hampshire County Cricket girls festivals.

The KP Cup

Perins won a closely fought KP Cup (Kings v Perins), which took place on an unusually warm December morning last Saturday.

Wins for the Y7 Boys, Y8 Boys, Y9 Boys, U15 Girls and U16 Girls were enough to edge us ahead of Kings.

Well done all teams for producing some exciting rugby. Thank you to everyone who helped to create the special atmosphere – cake makers, The Alresford Sandwich Shop (refreshments), referees, supporting staff, supporting pupils and Alresford RFC – your support was greatly appreciated.

Indoor Rowing

Florence N (Year 9) and Abi N (Year 10) competed in the British Rowing Indoor Championships last Saturday. Florence came joint 16th overall in her 500m sprint and 25th overall in her Year 9 four minute race. Abi came 25th overall in the Year 10 five minute race, beating her PB by 42m.

Abi also finished 11th overall in the 500m sprint. Olympic and Paralympic GB rowers competed at the event. Watching them was hugely inspiring for the girls.

Alumni News

2018 Leaver George Wickens has settled into life as a premier league footballer. One term into being a part of the Fulham First Team Squad, he has already played for the Premier League 2 (U23) team, including an appearance against Oxford Utd in the Checkatrade Trophy.

George has also been first choice goalkeeper for

the U18 team this season. George’s official profile

can be seen here: https://www.fulhamfc.com/

player-profiles/george-wickens

2016 Leaver James Tillotson is training full time with the GB Rowing World Class Start programme. He is based at Reading Rowing Club, training six days per week.

2009 Leaver Joash Clarkson, a Sub Lieutenant Navy Officer (engineer), played rugby for his ship against the Chilean Navy in Chile last week.

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