24th August, 2016

Board of Director’s Message We hope you have all had a relaxed and enjoyable summer

break and would like to take this opportunity to welcome the

new staff, students and families who have joined us this

academic year. This is a special academic year as ABA is

celebrating its 30th year in Oman.

This year the Board comprises of:

The Board spent last Saturday away at an Annual Board

Retreat. In the morning of the retreat, the Board reviewed the

enrolment, exam results, organogram and the financial status.

It also reviewed last year’s Board Objectives. We are happy to

inform you that our students excelled academically in both the

IB and IGCSE exams.

In the afternoon, the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), comprising

Diana Malik, Simon Walker, Michael Berry, John Savage and

Bahul Pillai, joined the retreat. The Superintendent presented

his strategic intent and his draft performance plan. This was

reviewed and discussed along with the Board’s own objectives.

The Board will achieve its objectives through the work of its three Committees, namely:

Strategic Development Committee (SDC)

Policy and Planning Committee (PPC)

Finance Committee (FC)

The Board Objectives set out this year are:

Update the strategic plan for the next 5

years.

To update and oversee the school policy

manual.

Review the operational and long term

financial health of the school.

Oversee the road map for technology,

athletics and languages in line with the

feedback/results.

Ivor Braganza - Chairman Rahul Arora - Member

Bernhard van der Merwe

- Vice Chair

Mukhtar Hasan - Member

Marijn Bender-Lambert

- Board Secretary Clauss Niazi - Member

Gilles Desorbay - Treasurer Simon Taylor - Superintendent

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Upcoming Dates

Aug 28 K2 Parent Coffee

Morning

ECE Hall

7.40-8.30am

Aug 29 G6 Parent Coffee

Morning

G6 Common Room

7.40-9.00am

Aug 30 K3 Parent Coffee

Morning

ECE Hall

7.40-8.30am

G9-12 Meet the

Teacher Evening

GYM

5.30-7.00pm

Sep 1 All Students

Early Dismissal

Elementary 12.15pm

Secondary 12.25pm

Oversee the development of the new

campus at Al Irfan and the present campus

at Al Khuwair.

Undertake a Zero based budgeting

exercise.

Implement an audit plan.

I would like to thank the fellow Board Members for their contribution and valuable gift of time in the

governance of the School.

We would also like to wish all the teachers, students and parents a successful school year 2016/17.

On Behalf of the Board,

Ivor Braganza, Chairman of the Board

Superintendent’s Message

Our School

Our present Mission, Vision and Values have

guided the school with little change in the recent

past. As part of the accreditation process, and as

good practice, we review these guiding

statements every so often to determine if they

still represent what we do and what we aspire to

achieve. A process was begun last year during

which students, staff and parents were able to

contribute to the discussion on what statements

might be most suitable for ABA in the future. A

committee gave time to collating the feedback

and based on this input, created a draft Mission,

Vision and Values. In May, parents were asked to

give their thoughts on the draft in comparison to

the present statements.

After consideration of the results the Board

agreed that they did not have a sufficient

mandate for change. While many expressed

favourable comments about the draft, others felt

that the current Mission, Vision and Values had

served the school well and were still relevant and

strong.

I would like to thank all members of our

community for contributing to the process of

review. A special thanks goes to members of the

committee for all the time they gave to this work.

ABA will continue to work towards meeting our

Mission, Vision and Values.

Academic achievements After a nervous couple of months since they took IB Diploma exams, students in Grade 12 received their

results in July. I am delighted to inform you that in both the IB Diploma and IGCSE exams the results

show an upward trend. In the Diploma, the results were as follows.

Number of

students in

graduating

class

Number of

students

taking

full DP

% of students

taking

full

DP

Number

of

students

who

passed

the DP

%

students

who

passed the

DP

Highest

score Overall

DP

mean

score

% of

bilingual

diplomas

2016 65 56 86% 52 93% 43 33.2 16%

2015 68 59 87% 55 93% 43 32.9 2%

I will present more information on the results at the first Superintendent’s Forum in September. For students in Grade 10, who sat IGCSE exams in May and June, the wait was even longer. However,

when the results were published this month, they too were pleasing and, once again, higher than last

year.

Year No. of Entries % A* - A % A* - C

2016 63 56% 93%

2015 73 55% 92%

Simon Taylor

Message from the Business Office

The due date for the payment of first semester fee was on August 16, 2016. We request you to pay the

fees before the end of this month. Parents who have transferred the fee directly to the school bank

account are requested to send the details of remittance to the business office email:

businessoffice@abaoman.org.

Please ignore this if you have already cleared the dues.

Bahul Pillai

Message from the Extra Curricular Program After School Activities (ASA)

This week in the Extra Curricular Program sign up

process began for the Elementary

Program. Please note only the elementary

students need to sign up for their extra-curricular

activities. Raewyn Jack will be coordinating the

ES activities this year. All enquires for

Elementary School ASA are to be directed to

rjack@abaoman.org

The secondary students’ process is different to

allow for increased responsibility to manage their

own timetables both in school time and in their

after school choices. They will sign up with the

individual activity leaders on the day of the

activity. Supervisors and club leaders will be

advertising the various activities over the coming

weeks.

The list of Year Long Clubs and Seasonal Activities (below) is also available for review on the website.

Secondary Seasonal and Year Long Clubs

Secondary Activities for Grade 6-12 do not require a sign up form.

Students will go directly to the activity leader and commit to the activity by signing up with

them.

Activity Grade

Start

Date End Date Day Time Venue Staff

The results are a credit to our students and also

the teachers and parents who gave them their

support. I would like to congratulate all students

for their commitment to their studies and wish all

of them further success in the future.

Amnesty 8 - 12 Year Long Thursday 1st Break S11 Janique GALLIVAN

International

Award Program

(IA) 9-11 Year Long TBC TBC TBC

Jodie CHAMBERS,

Dave

MULHOLLAND,

Cathrin JONES

SAP - Officers

Meeting 9 - 12 Year Long Monday 2nd Break SF3 Sen K. JOSE

SAP - General

Meeting 9 - 12 Year Long Wednesday 1st Break SF3 Sen K. JOSE

Eco Soc - General

Meeting 6 - 12 Year Long Tuesday 1st Break S13 Jodie CHAMBERS

Eco Warriors 6 - 8 Year Long Tuesday 1st Break DT Lab

Ruairidh

MACKENZIE

H/S Student

Council 9 - 12 Year Long Monday

2.30 -

3.30pm SF 5 Denise BARKER

Activities Council 9 - 12 Year Long Sunday 1st Break PE Office Paul BRACE

Model United

Nations 9 - 12 Year Long Monday

2.15 -

3.30pm

Lecture

Hall

George MILETTI,

Sam WERLINICH &

Anjua AHUJA

Nearly New 6 - 12 Year Long Monday 2nd Break SF11 Lucia BERRY

Open Studio 9 - 12 Aug Feb Monday

2.30 -

3.30pm Art Dept Richard KEYS

Open Studio 6 - 8 Aug Nov Monday

2.30 -

3.30pm Art Dept Jenny STRETCH

Concert Band 7 - 8 Year Long Wednesday

2.30 -

3.30pm

Music

Dept

Anthony

LANGRISH

Symphonic Wind 9 - 12 Year Long Monday

2.30 -

3.30pm

Music

Dept

Anthony

LANGRISH,

Starter Band 6 - 7 Jan 10th June Sunday

2.30 -

3.30pm

Music

Dept

Anthony

LANGRISH

High School Play 9-12 Sept Nov

Monday and

Thursday

2:30-

5:00pm

Drama

Crt

Natasha

MEILIUNIS

Middle School

Drama / Musical 6 - 8 Jan Apr

Sunday &

Wed

2.15 -

4.00pm

Black

Box /

Music

Peter GANGE

Lisa MORGAN

Dept /

PAC

Secondary Glee

Choir 6 - 12 Year Long Sunday

2.30 -

3.30pm

Music

Dept Lisa MORGAN

Rock

Workshop/MESAC

Arts Prep 9 - 10 Year Long

Monday or

Wednesday

2.30 -

3.30pm

Music

Dept Lisa MORGAN

Math Club 6 - 8 Year Long Wednesday

2.15 -

3.30pm S 24 Narelle BROWN

Math Club 12 HL Year Long Monday

2.30 -

3.30pm SF3

Ian CLASSEY and

Sen JOSE

Math Club 12 SL Year Long Wednesday

2.30 -

3.30pm SF2

Ian CLASSEY and

Sen JOSE

Debate Club 8 - 12 Aug 12th Feb Wednesday

2.30 -

3.30pm SF6

Wanda HARSSEMA

& Justine KING

Coding Club 8 - 10 Year Long Thursday

2.30 -

3.30pm S34 Leonard TRAN

Minecraft 6 - 8 Aug Nov Monday

2.30 -

3.30pm Dt Lab Robert LANYARD

Forensics Prep 8 - 12 Nov Apr Monday

2.30 -

4.00pm SG17 Allen PROSSER

Microlending 9 - 11 Year Long Break Time S3

Jeff LOWMAN &

Jeff ADAIR

Arabic Learning

for Staff and

Parents

Staff

and

Parents Year Long Sunday

2.30 -

3.30pm S37 Shauyeb AYARI

EAL Club 6 - 10 Year Long Sunday

2.30 -

3.30pm S41 Sally BURNS

Arabic Drama 7 - 12 Year Long Monday

2.15 -

3.30pm S41 Shauyeb AYARI

Arabic Club 6 - 12 Year Long

Sunday and

Wednesday

2:30 -

3:30pm SF 10 Waleed ELSHOBBA

French Listening

Club (SF7) 9 - 10 Year Long Thursday

2.15 -

3.15pm SF7

Sebastien

MONCLAR

French Peer

Tutoring 6 - 10 Year Long Sunday

2.30 -

3.30pm SF8 Pascale PEREIRA

Spanish Club 6 - 12 August Jan TBC

2:30 -

3:30pm TBC Aline PIZZAROSSA

Study Hall 6 - 12 Year Long Sunday

2.15 -

3.30pm Sec Lib

Melanie KOZAK-

KING

Study Hall 6 - 12 Year Long Wednesday

2.15 -

3.30pm Sec Lib

Rebecca

BOARDMAN

Badminton Club 8 - 12 Year Long Saturday

1.00 -

3.00pm Gym

Bina PHILIP & Sam

WERLINICH

Yoga and

Meditation 9 - 12 Jan April Wednesday 2:30 - 3:30

Gr 6

common Sally GAMLEY

Mindfulness 9 - 12 October Jan Sunday 2:30 - 3:30 TBC Aine KNAPTON

MS MUN 6 - 8 November April Sunday 2:30 - 3:30

Heather LANG &

Atiq HUSSAIN

Entrepreneurial

Club 9 - 12 Year Long Wednesday 2:30 - 3:30 S06

Ruslan

SHAYMARNADOV

Robotics 6 - 12 Nov - TBC TBC DT Lab

Robert ROSSLEE &

Robert

LANGLANDS

Running a comprehensive and successful Extra Curricular Program requires a lot of time and dedication

from the activity leaders and full commitment from the students. We hope you will join us in encouraging

your child/children to become responsible risk takers when it comes to their extra-curricular choices.

Sport and MESAC News

It has been a positive start

to the year with 85 students

turning up for MESAC

season one (volleyball,

swimming and academic

games) tryouts. There was

a real buzz and a positive

vibe amongst all the

students.

This week the students

trying out for any MESAC

event (season one –three)

were given a booklet with

the requirements for

participation in the ABA

MESAC program. We ask

that you please sit with your

child and go through the

expectations.

All season one students need to return these forms to their coach. Season two and three participants need

to return the forms to Abi Wilson.

Swim Club tryouts happened from Sunday 21st- Tuesday 23rd. There was also a great turn out. Parents

will hear from the swim club whether your child has been successful in the near future. Training starts for

the swim club on Sunday August 28th.

Next week Grades 6,7 and 8 students begin their sporting journey. Training will be every Monday and

Thursday from 2:30pm-3:30pm for Gr6 & 7 and 3:30pm – 4:30pm for Gr 8. It is still very hot so we are

putting Tennis on hold at the moment.

Grade 6 Volleyball Monday 29th August 2:30 - 3:30 MPH

Grade 7 Volleyball Monday 29th August 2:30 – 3:30 GYM

Grade 8 Volleyball Monday 29th August 3:30 – 4:30 GYM

Grade 6-8 Tennis TBC weather permitting

Below is the outline of the sports season and MESAC events:

Secondary Sports Seasons and MESAC Events

Middle School

Grades 6, 7, 8

High School

JV and Varsity

MESAC Events

Season One August 30th- November 12th

Gr 6 Boys and Girls Mini Volleyball

Gr 7 Boys and Girls Volleyball

Gr 8 Boys and Girls Volleyball

Gr 6-8 Tennis Oct - Dec

JV Boys and Girls Volleyball

Varsity Boys and Girls Volleyball

Swimming

Golf Invitational

Academic Games

Season Two November 13th - February 11th

Gr 6 Boys and Girls Soccer

Gr 7 Boys and Girls Soccer

Gr 8 Boys and Girls Soccer

Gr 6-8 Cross Country

JV Boys and Girls Soccer

JV Boys and Girls Basketball

JV Boys and Girls Tennis

Cross Country

Senior Fine Arts

Season Three February 13th – April 11th

Gr 6-8 Track and Field

Gr 6-8 Badminton Feb 13th-

March 13th

Gr 6-8 Softball

Track and Field

JV & Varsity Badminton

JV Boys Baseball

Varsity Boys Baseball

JV Girls Softball

Varsity Girls Softball

Forensics

Season Four March 13th – May 22nd

Gr 6 Boys and Girls Basketball

Gr 7 Boys and Girls Basketball

Gr 8 Boys and Girls Basketball

Jr. Fine Arts

Paul Brace - Athletic Director

Message from the Primary School Principal

This past week the elementary teachers began

their grade level parent orientation

presentation. The purpose of these meetings is

to provide the parents with important information

regarding their child’s academic, social and

emotional development for the year. We feel

that clear and consistent communication between

the school and home is essential for student

success. These meetings are one way we try to

keep parents informed, promoting positive

school-home communication.

Listed below are just a few ways parents can help

their child’s teacher.

Share with the teacher any pertinent

academic, social or emotional information

regarding your child

Read all correspondences that come home

If you are confused or have questions

regarding the teaching and learning of

your child, please ask your child’s teacher

to clarify the information immediately

Ensure your child has a healthy snack and

enough food to get through the day

Ask for ways to become more involved

with your child’s learning

We would also encourage all parents to update

their contact details through the parent portal if

you have not done so already. This information

is vital for all school personnel to contact

families. For registration details please

email: helpdesk@abaoman.org

On another note, should any parent be interested

in working as a learning assistant for children in a

1:1 setting, please contact me at

mberry@abaoman.org

Michael Berry

Message from the Middle School

Welcome back to all returning parents and a

special welcome to all new families to ABA. The

first few days of the school year were filled with

excitement and stories from the summer. We are

hoping that your son or daughter has a great

year filled with opportunities to grow

academically, socially and emotionally.

As in previous years, we will be hosting a number

of coffee mornings and evenings to further

develop communication and understanding

between home and school. Please check your

email regularly for invitations for these

workshops. The first event of the year will be a

coffee morning for grade six parents. The

purpose of the presentation is to provide an

overview of the transition into middle school.

Grade six parents will receive an invitation soon.

Meet the Teacher

Please join the middle school staff on Tuesday, September 6 for our Meet the Teacher evening. The

evening will begin at 5:30 in your child’s advisory room and then you will proceed to the gym to meet the

remaining teachers. Further information will be sent in the near future. Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

In an exciting development for this academic

year, students in grades 6, 7 and 8 will be part of

the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program.

According to the ABA BYOD programme, students

are required to bring a laptop to school and

register it to access the ABA WiFi. It is an

expectation that all students in grades 7 and 8

bring a device to school (fully charged) to fully

benefit from our programme.

This week as part of the Omantel, HP and

Microsoft pilot program, students in Grade 6

received their HP X2 hybrid laptop with

touchscreen technology generating much

excitement. Students are expected to bring this

device into school every day fully charged and

ensure the laptop is carried in a protective sleeve

or padded bag. Over the forthcoming weeks,

students will be introduced to the safe use of this

device, its features and applications to support

their learning. We look forward to using this

technology to enhance teaching and learning.

John Savage- Middle School Principal

Weaving the MYP

Three ideals of the MYP should appeal to any parent wishing the best for their child. These ideals are

holistic learning, principled action and intercultural understanding. Embodied in the IB Learner Profile as

balanced, principled and open-minded, your child on a daily basis, benefits from this interwoven approach

to education.

The first strand is,

through holistic learning

we provide a curriculum

that is wide ranging, so

your child can engage in

Humanities and Sciences

as well as the Arts,

Design and Physical

Education. While our

focus in the MYP is to

develop deep conceptual

understanding, we also

believe that a healthy

mind in a healthy body is actually the ideal.

Encourage your child to participate not only in PE

but also in after school activities; this is even

more critical as they become older and take on

more challenging examinations.

The second strand that makes our curriculum

distinct is its resolute focus on the value of

service, but even more importantly that it should

specifically emanate from classroom activities.

Through detailed planning, our teachers, seek

opportunities to link the classroom lessons to real

life challenges and through Service as Action

principled action is promoted. Action that is

aimed at improving the local and global space we

occupy, action that promotes a proactive

approach to the problems we identify through

study and action

that recognizes

that real change

starts from

within.

The final thread is the acceptance that as global citizens, we recognize

and promote the strengths of the culturally diverse community we

inhabit. The variety of languages, cultures and religions that are

interacted with on a daily basis is incredible. Our students through the

MYP appreciate these differences and understand that we are part of a

common humanity that depends on all respecting each other. Our

community demonstrates open-mindedness, by becoming aware that we

not only differ by flags, fashion, and food but also through notions of

time, respect, personal space among others. It is this mindfulness that weaves the ABA fabric together to

produce the current welcoming climate we are so proud of.

Your support is crucial to the success of the MYP and your feedback on how we develop it further is

constantly sought. For those who are experienced ABA parents, please feel free to drop in and speak with

me about how we can improve this fantastic programme further.

For the new parents to ABA and particularly to the IB MYP, there will be an MYP Introduction

Workshop on September 20, 2016.

Students

If you are interested in entering the IB Academic Honesty Competition please see Mr. Barker for further details

or follow the link: http://www.ibo.org/news/news-about-the-ib/academic-honesty-student-competition/

Megel Barker- MYP Coordinator

Message from the High School Principal

It is with great pleasure that we welcome you

and your family to the ABA High School. We will

do our best to assist you and your children to

enjoy a productive start to the academic year,

and make the most of this educational

opportunity. As can be seen from our Mission,

Vision and Values, ABA students and their

learning is the focus of our efforts.

Over the course of the week, I have had the

pleasure of meeting a number of you at the High

School coffee mornings. The focus of these

sessions was to introduce myself as the incoming

High School Principal, Mr Essex who is the

incoming Assistant Principal/ IBDP Coordinator

and the Counsellors, Mrs Keys (College

Counsellor), Mrs Anthony (Social and Emotional

Grades 9) and Mrs Knapton (Social and Emotional

Grades 10-12).

Most of the coffee morning sessions were spent

reflecting upon work by Professor Carol Dweck

from Stanford University. Her research has

identified a strong relationship between a growth

mindset and student achievement. Last week I

shared some of her ideas with High School

students at the first assembly of the academic

year. During Grades 9-12, students come under a

great deal of pressure to be successful in formal

examinations and at times find it a challenge to

maintain a growth mindset (state of mind where

we embrace challenge, persist when experiencing

setbacks and value effort/ practice). For those

unable to attend the coffee morning you might

like to read an article from the Scientific America

that can be accessed from:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-

secret-to-raising-smart-kids1/.

Gentle reminders and dates for diaries

ABA grades 9-12 meet the teacher event on Tuesday 30 August, 5:30- 7:00pm in the gym (this is

an opportunity to meet your child’s teacher and ask about the programme for the year)

Where necessary, please reinforce the dress code with your child as we would prefer to focus time

and conversations upon learning

IB Diploma students are expected to be in school throughout the day to support their learning

Simon Walker

Message from the School Counseling Department

Elementary School Counselor

I hope that you are all settling into ‘school life’ as

we end our first full week of classes here at ABA.

It has been great meeting with the children this

week and hearing all about their summer

adventures.

I am excited to continue this year as another link

in the relationship (child, parent and school)

whose main purpose is to support your child in

achieving their maximum potential. As you are

getting over jet lag and settling back into school

it is important to start establishing routines that

help children be prepared for each day. Some

things that parents can do to promote school

success are:

Read and model reading as often as

possible. Ask questions about what they

are reading. Find books to share.

Play! Play! Play! Play is the work of

children, helping them to make sense of

and understand themselves, others and

the world around them.

Communicate with school. Let your child’s

teacher know if you have any concerns.

Refrain from speaking negatively about

school in front of your child.

Support your child with their homework-

provide a space and set a time. Encourage

them to take pride in what they do.

Review what they have completed to show

your interest.

Encourage responsibility and

independence. Support your child in

becoming independent in preparing for

school the next day. Set age appropriate

responsibilities at home

Establish routines for night and morning.

Ensure lots of sleep. Be prepared for each

morning.

Set technology limits. Limit time on

devices. Limit access to games or sites

that are not age appropriate.

Try to find a balance – life gets very busy.

Please ensure that your child has time for

school work, activities, family time and

PLAY!

Please contact me on codriscoll@abaoman.org if you have any questions or there is anything I can help

you with. My office is located near the Grade 4 Area (opposite Mr. Derrick, Asst. Principal). I look forward

to getting to know and support you and your children this year.

Colette O’Driscoll- Elementary Counselor

The start of a new school year is different for

every student on campus. Many students cope

with changes in teachers and classmates with

relative ease, yet for others it is can be a difficult

and anxious time. At ABA we have a strong

programme in place to assist all students at this

time of year. Middle School Advisors are working

through day to day issues as well as getting to

know your child and understand them as an

individual. Every new student is assigned a

buddy who is invaluable to them in and around

campus, making new friends and answering

numerous questions about ABA. In addition, new

students will be invited to attend a group

meeting with me and other new students in their

year group. The purpose of this meeting is to

ensure that each student is settling into this

unfamiliar environment and that they know who

they can go to for help and advice. As you know your child best, if you feel that they

are not settling at school as you would expect

and continue to find the transition process

difficult, please contact me-

canthony@abaoman.org Below are some useful websites for parents about

moving from elementary school and, for our

families new to Oman, moving to a new country:

http://www.greatschools.org/special-education/health/980-smoothing-your-childs-transition-to-middle-

school.gs

http://www.expatinfodesk.com/expat-guide/moving-with-your-children/dealing-with-different-ages/

http://psychcentral.com/lib/when-you’re-the-new-kid-in-school/

Claire Anthony- Middle School Counselor

Message for the Community

After School Mother Language Program Welcome back to the 6th year of our Mother

Language Program at ABA and a warm welcome

to all new students and families. The Mother Language Program is an after school

language program which is coordinated and paid

for by parents. The classes are taught by native

speaking teachers from the community. At present we have students studying four

languages in their mother tongue. A big thank you to all parents, teachers and

coordinators for their initiative and support of the

program. We hope in our 6th year to see the

program continue to grow and flourish. We are currently looking for a parent mother

language coordinator to act as a link between the

parents, teachers and ABA. We are also looking for a qualified Spanish

teacher to take over from Maripaz who will be

leaving Oman shortly. Once registration is open we often have interest

in other languages starting up or being

reintroduced to the Program. If you are interested in any of these positions or

just wish to find out more about the roles please

do not hesitate to get in touch with

Dorothy Vis (dvis@abaoman.org) EAL/Mother Language coordinator For more information regarding the After School Mother Language Program please visit https://sites.google.com/a/abaoman.org/mother-language-program-oman/ Registration is now open Please visit our site to register your child and to read our guidelines.

Dorothy Vis -EAL/Mother Tongue Language Coordinator

Dear ABA community,

As you know, we will have our first cohort of DP Business Management graduating this year. Their

culminating assessment must be a primary research of a real organisation with a real decision or issue

under consideration. Students are required to use the business management theories to analyse an issue

and provide recommendations to an organisation.

There are 22 students who take Business Management and it is going to be difficult for every student to

find placement with businesses in Oman. If you have a chance to take a student into your organisation

and help them complete the project, this could help these ABA student have better results.

If you wish to have more information or offer a place to a student, please contact Ruslan Shaymardanov

at rshaymardanov@abaoman.org

Thank you.

Ruslan Shaymardanov

Message from the Parent Teacher Association

The PTA would like to say a huge thank you to all

the new parents and returning parents who attended

our coffee mornings this week. Those of you who

have kindly volunteered to help will be hearing from

us in the very near future!

Upcoming Events

PTA Open Meeting

Monday 5th September 2016 at 7:40am

in the PTA room.

Your PTA