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Year 11 into 12 induction day is taking place on Tuesday 27th June. We are really looking forward to welcoming all our new and existing students. Please arrive by 9am.
Please do check your email inboxes as we have asked all applicants to RSVP
Best wishes,
Miss L Reynolds
Head of Year 12 and 13
We are pleased to announce that having reached the top 10 schools in the country for the Design Museum’s Design Ventura competition, our team of 5 year 9 students were taken to the Design Museum on 27th April for the celebration event where they were presented with the first place prize!
In preparation for the coronation our students will be exploring what the coronation is, what it means, and the role of the King. The coronation is an important opportunity to celebrate together but it also offers an opportunity for us to reflect and be grateful for what we have and for us to offer support for our community. As such I would like to signpost a useful website that raises awareness of volunteering – The Big Help Out. The objective of the Big Help Out is to inspire people to make a difference and to bring communities together through celebration and community spirit. We would love our students and their families to get involved as we continue to promote our vision of ‘Go and Do Likewise.’
Dear Staff, Parents and Carers of The Piggott School and Altwood C of E School
The Governors of The Piggott School and Altwood C of E School are consulting parents, carers and staff on forming a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) together.
Our Pre-Loved (and New) uniform has a new home online
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Design Ventura challenges students to design a new product for the Design Museum shop. This learning project is run by the Design Museum and is an opportunity for students to develop design thinking, creative and business capabilities and employability skills.
Easter Egg donation request for Readifood charity on Thursday 23 & Friday 24 March - chance to win Form Pizza Party
PTA offer Code for Haweli Spirit Night
Well done to the School Council for organising the non-uniform day and two bake sales! Thank you so much to everyone for their generosity to raise money for DEC Turkey-Syria earthquake appeal. In total we raised an amazing £1865.84. This is a superb effort, especially with the cost of living crisis. This money will make such a difference to those in need of vital supplies.
I was so impressed with the superb quality of the cakes that came in, so thank you again. I’d also like to thank the school council members for their brilliant help in selling and promoting the baked goods. We had so many donations in that we decided to run the bake sale over 2 days.
Thursday 23rd February saw the first Wokingham’s Council Youth Politics Event
Find here our Online Safety Newsletter for March 2023 that gives advice about how to keep our children safe online.
You can also access all previous newsletters by clicking on the attachments below
Good Afternoon
The ASK Team at Adviza are hosting a free event on Monday 6th February 2023 for students and Parents/Carers interested in finding out about apprenticeships, where to find them and how to apply.
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Year 8 into 9 Options is one of the most exciting times in your education as it gives you your first real opportunity to select some of the subjects that you will study for the next three years. It also marks the start of planning for your future; the decisions that you make now will have an impact on post 16 and career choices.
At The Piggott School our aim is to offer all students a broad, well-balanced and relevant learning programme. All of you will continue to study the examined ‘core’ subjects of: English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, Science (single or double) and Religious Studies. You will also study courses in Physical Education and PSHCE. Opportunities exist for you to study a range of other GCSE courses. Every effort is made by your subject teachers, form tutors, Head of Year and the Senior Leadership Team, to offer you information, advice and guidance in the weeks leading up to this time of choice. Below you will find key dates, the Options Booklet and Preferences Form and various presentations from each subject that were presented during the Options Evening. Good luck with your decision!
Thursday 12th January - Virtual Options Evening
Thursday 2nd February - Online Parents’ Evening
Friday 3rd February - Deadline for options preference form
Early March Options - discussions begin
End of the summer term Option choices confirmed
*The Options Booklet and Preferences Form for 2023 will appear here in the coming months
The Options Booklet details the option choices available for Year 9 students for the academic year 2022/23 All students follow a core curriculum of English Language GCSE, English Literature GCSE, Mathematics GCSE, Science GCSE and Religious Studies GCSE. All students will also study General PE (and will be examined in GCSE PE if they choose PE GCSE as an option,) plus PSHCE and or Leadership.
Please click on the link below
OPTIONS PREFERENCE FORM |
Dear Parents/Carers,
The Wokingham My Journey Team is running free bike checks on 24th and 25th January at Twyford Station 3.30-6.30pm.
Advanced booking is needed.
Information regarding Year 8 Options Evening.
A reminder to all Year 8 families that the Options Evening is due to take place on Thursday 12th January, with the first sessions beginning at 6pm. Joining instructions, and links to join each session have been emailed to all Year 8 pupils - using their Piggott School email address. The Options Booklet will help support and inform the decisions being made - please find a link to this booklet below. During the Options Evening all microphones and cameras will be disabled on MS Teams - but the chat function will be enabled. Please do pose any questions you may have about the Options process to each subject lead. If anyone has any queries about this event then please do not hesitate to get in touch with me at school. Finally - details surrounding how the options forms will be submitted will be shared with you all after the event tomorrow.
I hope you all find the event useful and informative.
Kind regards,
Mr A MacLeod
Deputy Headteacher
On Monday 12th of December we made our annual trip to CIRDIC, the homeless drop-in centre in Reading.
We took with us 6 students, bags full of socks and pants (kindly donated by our school community), sweets, homemade Christmas cards and a very big Christmas tree!
It was lovely to see how happy everyone was for a bit of Christmas cheer. The students spent some time seeing how the centre worked and decorating the tree. The centre's Christmas meal was the next day so we got there just in time.
Thank you so much to everyone who sent in a donation. With the cold days ahead, they are needed more than ever.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,
Miss Marris
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Make sure automatic tracking is toggled on, the app will track your trips and you will be credited with ValleyCoins to spend or donate.
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Year 13 certificates from Summer 2022 are ready for collection from reception between now and the 31 January 2023