Castel Matters, Issue 22 - Winter 2019 / Spring 2020

YOUTH
Les
Beaucamps
High School
Martin Haimes
Headteacher
What a busy but successful start
to the autumn term! Our new Year
7s have settled in extremely well
to the new routines and systems
of secondary school and it’s been
wonderful to see them work so hard
across their subjects. They enjoyed
a fun morning at the Guille-Allès
Library in September where they
were entertained by the fabulous
and funny poet Adisa or ‘Uncle’ as
he is also known. They also had the
chance to tour around the library and
stop at different stands to sample
games, comics, a photo booth,
learn about Guernsey Museums
and also try out the library online
resources.
It’s also been an incredibly busy
two months for our PE dept. and
sports teams who have achieved
so much in various fixtures. We
hosted a Swimarathon charity event
in September where students and
staff raised over £800; a fantastic
achievement. We were delighted
to be awarded with ‘The Meerveld
Cup’ for the most lengths swum by
a large school.
We have also been visited by
the Royal Marines who gave a
presentation to our GCSE and
VCERT students about career
opportunities within the service,
followed by a very intense training
session!
This half term has been equally as
busy as Year 11 had mock exams.
We also hosted around 100 guests
from various local care homes for
our annual Christmas Party - all
organised by our Year 11 Health
and Social Care students. Our
annual PTA Christmas Fayre on
Sunday 1st December was bigger
and better than ever with stalls,
food and drink, raffles, games and
a host of entertainment on offer to
entertain all ages.
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