Raising Money To Make Festive Hampers For Those In Need

23rd November 2020Mrs S Field

As a School Community we’re fundraising to purchase some festive food items to create some delicious Hampers for families within our Community that would really benefit from a little support over the Christmas period.

Please join us in making a difference.

With the monies that we raise we will purchase the food and our boys will pack and decorate the Hampers so that they are ready to be delivered in the final week of term.

Please give generously. Every donation will help.  Any money left over will be donated to an Enfield based charity running a similar scheme for families in need this Christmas.

If you would like to donate, please click here to go to our GoFundMe page;  http://gf.me/u/y9fa8m

**** As of Sunday evening (22nd November ) the donations we received exceeded the amount we had hoped for. We’d like to say a massive thank you to those who have already donated. Due to this, we have decided to increase the amount a little which will enable us to make more hampers and to donate to other schemes (as mentioned above). It shows what a wonderful EGS community we have supporting each other.****

Thank you in advance for your contribution to this cause.
Chris Lamb
Headteacher

www.enfieldgrammar.org
https://www.enfieldgrammar.org/egs-community/funding-sponsorship-opportunities/

Book Your Space!

22nd November 2020Mrs S Field

This meeting will be a follow-up meeting on ‘Unconscious Bias and Racism in Secondary Schools’. This session is  not only open to the parents/carers who attended the first meeting, but to all parents/carers who would  like to take part.

These meetings are intended to give you as parents/carers, the opportunity to help us review and amend our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy and to also share suggestions on how, as a school, we ensure  that we are ‘inclusive’.

To book a space via the booking platform ‘Eventbrite’, please click on the link below:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/enfield-grammar-school-racism-and-unconscious-bias-in-secondary-schools-tickets-129995170053 

 

Help Your School with ‘EasyFundraising’ – it’s free & easy!

21st November 2020Mrs S Field
With Black Friday deals popping up everywhere and more of us shopping online, why not help us to fundraise?
You shop, EasyFundraising retailers donate.
Turn Black Friday shopping into Give-Back Friday shopping!
Follow the link below and get started….
For more Fundraising opportunities visit our: Funding & Sponsorship Opportunities page on the website
#schoolfundraising #enfieldgrammarschool #easygiving #EGScommunity

An Amazing Amount Raised!

20th November 2020Mrs S Field
To end the week, we are pleased to announce that our boys raised over £1485 during non-school uniform day in honour of International Men’s Day yesterday.
All monies raised will be donated to Prostrate & Testicular Cancer UK charities.
Thank you – absolutely fantastic!
 
#mensday #boysschool

Movember, International Men’s Day & Enfield Grammar Boys School

16th November 2020Mrs S Field
  • This month, the Science Department will be ensuring that all boys have a science lesson on health issues that men face especially Prostrate and Testicular cancer.

 

  • Lower School students are being asked by Dr Currie to write a short piece about a man who has influenced them and had a positive impact upon their lives. This could be anyone from a parent to a sibling, a friend, a coach or even a celebrity. To run alongside this, it would be lovely if any parents, carers or older siblings would like to share their views on what it is to ‘be a man in the 21st Century’. How have things changed? Are there challenges? What are the hopes for the young people we are educating?

 

  • Miss Print is asking all our students to consider what it is to be a man in 2020. With the world constantly changing and evolving socially, the definition of being a man and ideas around masculinity have naturally changed and evolved too. We would love to hear from you about your experiences and views on this. Use any medium you like (essay, artwork, song, video etc).

 

  • Thursday 19th November – International Men’s Day – for a donation of £2, there will be a non-uniform day when our Head Boy and the Deputy Head Boys will be collecting for Prostate Cancer UK and Testicular Cancer UK as organised by our Student Council

 

  • Friday 27th November – Years 7 and 8 (Lower School) pupils to wear false moustaches for the day and donate £1 to the Movember charity

 

More info:

https://uk.movember.com/?home   https://uk.movember.com/media-room/movember-101

https://uk.movember.com/mens-health/testicular-cancer

https://prostatecanceruk.org/

https://uk.movember.com/mens-health/prostate-cancer

https://ukmensday.org.uk

 

United Against Bullying

16th November 2020Mrs S Field

This week is Anti-Bullying Week 2020 with the theme of ‘United Against Bullying’

We want to focus on how we can unite together to help reduce bullying in school and online. We all need to work together to do this. No one in school should have to put up with bullying.

Here are some links to the BookTrust website for guidance about fiction that deals with bullying.

More information will be shared during school on your Daily Notices & Wellbeing Google Classroom

 

#enfieldgrammarschool #antibullyingweek #UnitedAgainstBullying

Anti-Bullying Alliance

 

EGS Christmas Card Design Competition!

15th November 2020Mrs S Field
Enter for a chance of YOUR design becoming the official EGS Christmas card for 2020.
The winner will also receive a certificate and a WHSmith £20 voucher.
There is a Runners Up prize too!
Full details on: EGS Christmas Card Design Google Classroom.
Mrs Wertheimer will be judging.
Deadline for entries is 20th November.
Good Luck!
 
#enfieldgrammarschool #EGSchristmascard #artanddesign #schoolcompetition

Happy Diwali!

14th November 2020Mrs S Field
Diwali is the Indian festival of lights, usually lasting five days and celebrated during the Hindu Lunisolar month Kartika. One of the most popular festivals of Hinduism, Diwali symbolizes the spiritual “victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance”. 
Observances: Diya and lighting, home decoration, shopping, fireworks, puja (prayers), gifts, feast, and sweets
Date: Saturday, 14 November 2020
Also called: Dipawali
Featured in religions: Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, Newar Buddhism
Type of holiday: Religious holiday, Religious celebration