Head's Newsletter 18 March 2016

MUFTI DAY THURSDAY 17 MARCH

KGS CLASSICS DINNER On Tuesday 15 th March senior Classicists from both our school and Tiffin Girls were treated to a convivial evening, courtesy of Kingston Grammar School. The Annual KGS Classical Society dinner involved a delicious dinner, but, more importantly, a fantastic speech from esteemed Classicist Dr John Taylor who regaled us with stories from Herodotus and waxed lyrical on the value of Classics today.

For the spring term MUFTI day, a large proportion of the Tiffin community chose to support the Oxfam Syria Crisis Appeal. Four million refugees, many of whom are young children, have escaped the warfare and destruction in Syria, and are now in desperate need of food, clean water, shelter and basic living essentials. Oxfam is providing help directly to the refugee camps in the neighbouring countries, and the school donation will certainly make a difference to these people’s lives. We hope that students give generously to this very worthy cause, and that we can raise even more money than the last MUFTI day, which was a school record. Below is the link to the Oxfam website where there is more information about the appeal, and a form if students/parents which to donate at home: https://donate.oxfam.org.uk/ emergency/syria . Ahmed Alhussni and Gabriel Barton-Singer, Deputy HBs Frisbee club starts up for year 9s and 10s with two taster sessions and hopefully more to follow. 30 students attended the second session and looked to be having a good time (see below)! FRISBEE CLUB

Cormac Molloy , stroke of our first quad, has made it through the first two stages of doubles trials,

with his partner from Globe RC, in his ongoing mission for GB junior selection.

They placed as the 6 th fastest double in the UK. A great result which will spur on the rest of the senior squad.