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As we navigate through challenging times, we are acutely aware of the financial hardships facing many families across the UK due to the ongoing economic crisis.
As a school community, we are committed to supporting our students and their families.
To assist families this winter we re launched our fundraising appeal last night with the aim to provide financial assistance to those who require support during these difficult times.
Each barrier or worry that we can remove for a young person improves their experience at school and helps to support their engagement and learning.
Thank you in advance for your support and, if you are able to donate, your kind donation will help make a positive difference to our students and their families.
Click this link to got to our fundraiser:
Gofund.me/EGS Community Fundraiser
Christmas Jumper Day is Save the Children’s annual event which raises money for the children who need it most. At EGS a large number of staff and a handful of sixth form students opt to wear a Christmas jumper on this day (you can of course wear a Christmas jumper on any day of the year!).
We ask for a donation of £1 which will be given to Save the Children (an envelope will be in each school office and also in each staff room); this is a voluntary donation and the “Jumper Police” won’t be operating across the school!
Christmas Jumper Day has raised over £35 million for children in the UK and around the world since it began in 2012! Let’s hope that our small donations can make a difference.
Fantastic results from last week- well done all who took part!
Basketball
Year 11 vs Laurel Park win 69-42
Year 7 vs Winchmore win 19-8 – this is the first time EGS have entered a Year 7 team, so what a fantastic start!
Football
Year 11 vs Kingsbury High Middlesex Cup win 5-1
Year 7 vs Beauchamps National Cup win 5-1
Upcoming Fixtures:
Students: If you want Christmas lunch, make sure you buy your ticket via ParentPay!
Closing date to buy your lunch ticket is 6 December 2023.
Winchmore School hosted the High Achievers Evening this week, celebrating STEM, Languages and overall academic achievement from Enfield Secondary Schools. We were delighted to attend and very proud to celebrate some of our students.
Congratulations Tamzid, Bryan, Arlind, Ben, William, Ewan, Zakaria, Hamza, Tyler & Abdul
The Jack Petchey Speak Out Challenge, a national speech competition that is run with Year 10 pupils every year, is a fantastic opportunity for our students to learn confidence and eloquence. Thousands of students took part last year and we were thrilled that our very own Ethan Bousoula won the nationals with his hilarious, wise and moving words.
Last week, the English department was delighted to run an awards ceremony for Ethan with The Speakers Trust. The Mayor of Enfield, Ethan’s father, and other representatives from the Speaker’s Trust attended the ceremony with the rest of Year 11 to recognise Ethan’s great achievement and congratulate him on this impressive accolade. Year 11 made us proud as a supportive and mature audience.
Ethan serves as a great example for this year’s competition hopefuls and he gave some sage advice to our Year 10 students who are currently taking part in the competition. The first workshop kicks off next week – good luck boys!
EGS looks forward to hosting the Regional Finals of the competition in February of 2024, where Ethan will no doubt be supporting this year’s local finalists.
To listen to Ethan’s award-winning speech, click here:
