Grey Coat Issue 18: December 2011


Attendance & punctuality


Wherever possible please use the VLE to repor t an absence or request t ime of f in advance for medical appointments. This means you do not then have to provide an addi t ional note.


I f you have any di f f icul ty or have lost your password, please emai l vlemanager@gch.org.uk and we wi l l endeavour to assist you.


I f you do not have access to a computer and need to cal l , please t ry to phone between 8:00 and 9:00am and also remember to provide a note.


Angela Trainor


Attendance & Punctuality Officer, St Andrew's


Dear Parents, I would l ike to thank you for using the cor rect procedure when informing the school of your daughter ’s absence. • Telephone the school as ear ly as possible on each day your daughter is absent OR


• Repor t the absence through VLE plus any medical appointments in advance


• On your daughter ’s return to school provide a note


I would l ike to take this oppor tuni ty to wish you al l a Happy Hol iday and Peaceful New Year .


Vivien Moore


Attendance & Punctuality Officer, St Michael’s


Year 10 attend women engineering oscars


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Tara Nelson, Georgia Kasmin and Laura Hall with guest presenter, and one time engineer, Mylene Klass.


On 1st December, a group of students from the A2 Product Design class went to Savoy Place to see the Young Woman Engineer of the Year award ceremony.


The awards were for female engineers who had all worked on a range of projects throughout the past year - from transport, ecology and defence projects, including the secret service! The main prize winner was an RAF helicopter engineer. The job entails her flying to Afghanistan etc; to check that the helicopters are all in order and working properly. She has to inspect every mechanical area to make sure that they are safe to fly. The job she does is extremely important as helicopters are one of the main forms of transport for the RAF.


After the ceremony, which was presented by Myleene Klass, there was a reception, which included free food! The trip was very successful, and all the students very much enjoyed it and found it very interesting as some of us are considering a career in engineering.


Georgia Kasmin 13C


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