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Booster sessions for IGCSE Geography

Dear Geography IGCSE students and parents of,

To ensure that you feel as best prepared as possible for the upcoming examinations in Geography, the department is organizing a range of ‘booster’ sessions. These are non-compulsory, additional support opportunities which will help to fill any gaps of knowledge due to student absence, or such like.

Each Thursday there will be two sessions running simultaneously in two separate classrooms, detailed below;

Day Date Session content S222 Session content S221
Thursday 26th Feb Population Paper 4 drop in
Thursday 5th March Rivers Paper 4 drop in
Thursday 12th March Settlement Paper 4 drop in
Thursday 19th March Plate Tectonics Paper 2 and Paper 4 drop in
Thursday 26th March Weather and ecosystems Paper 2 and Paper 4 drop in
Thursday 2nd April Marine processes Paper 2 and Paper 4 drop in
Thursday 23rd April Agriculture Paper 2 and Paper 4 drop in
Thursday 30th April Leisure and Tourism Paper 2 and Paper 4 drop in

 

Students do not need to book or reserve a place, simply turn up for a prompt start at 2.45. The sessions will finish at 3.45.

Kind regards,

The Geography Department

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Fully Booked week 2015 is nearly here.

Below you will the schedule and other important details.

  • Thursday, 26th February: Bookmark Competition entries are due in the library
  • Friday, 27th February: Reading Fair entries are due in the library (Prep students only)
  • Friday, 27th February: Senior School Dress as a Favourite Book Character day; Senior School Fully Booked assembly
  • Tuesday, 3rd March at 8am: Family Reading Challenge Launch in the Senior Library (for parents/carers)
  • Wednesday, 4th March from 2:45 to 3:30pm: Reading Fair in the Year 2 playground (participants and their parents are invited)
  • Friday, 6th March: Junior School Dress as a Favourite Book Character Day and Character Parade; Junior School Fully Booked assembly
  • Friday, 6th March, Lesson 3: Share a Book You Love
  • All week:
    • Special story times at break in the storytelling tent in front of Pre-Prep (Friday, 27th February through Friday, 6th March)
    • House storytelling competition in the storytelling tent (Friday, 27th February through Friday, 6th March)
    • Kinokuniya Book Fair in front of the Sports Hall
    • Form time poetry reading in the Senior School
    • Library competitions everyday at lunch
    • Special story times everyday after school in the library at 2:40pm (with a puppet workshop on Monday, 2nd March)

Stop by the library or see Ms Beeman with any questions. Happy reading!

Reading Fair Entry

For the first time this year, Shrewsbury will be hosting a Reading Fair during Fully Booked Week. the Reading Fair is open to all students in the Prep school. In order to participate, students must choose a favourite book (fiction or non-fiction) and design a storyboard with information and illustrations about the book. This is a great way for Prep students to share their love of reading and their favourite books!

Application forms and blank storyboards are available in the library. There is also a sample entry on display, to give students an idea of what is expected.

Important dates:

Friday, 27th February: Completed Reading Fair storyboards are due in the library

Wednesday, 4th March: The Reading Fair will be held in the Year 2 playground from 2:45pm to 3:30pm. All participants and their parents are invited. Prizes will be awarded to the top entries.

The Reading Fair application and guidelines can be found here.

Please see Ms Beeman or Ms Otter with any questions.

Dear Swimmers and Parents

Entries have been submitted to ISB for the upcoming ISB Splash (March 7th & 8th), please could I ask you to check your entries are correct and if necessary advise me of any changes that are required. These are the entries received from ISB yesterday, if you have already spoken with me regarding your changes I have already passed these on to ISB.

Psych sheets should be available on Thursday, therefore please submit any changes required by Wednesday morning at the very latest.

Saturday             Sunday

Many Thanks

Vicki