Last day of term tomorrow ending at 12:30pm

Tomorrow the school breaks up for the Christmas holidays, ending the school day at 12:30pm.  We wish everyone a very merry Christmas and look forward to welcoming you all back in the new term!

A lovely Abbey service

Well done to all the year 7 students for their Christingle making yesterday.  The service had lots of carols, as well as the Christingle procession, with lots of parents attending too.  Thank you to Miss Sheppard, Mrs Coates and Mr Phelps for putting it all together!

Abbey Service next Monday 19th December

Next Monday is the Christingle Abbey Service in the St Albans Cathedral, which is always a lovely service, as year 7 students display the Christingles they have made in school!  We welome parents and carers to attend this service, from 2:00pm and please ensure your child is picked up outside the Abbey at 3:00pm when the service finishes.

Christmas Hamper Raffle Tickets due by Monday

Thank you to everyone for purchasing the tickets for the Christmas Hamper raffle, the hampers are full of lots of lovely treats for Christmas time!

The draw will take place Monday 19th December, so please can can all raffle books (whether sold or unsold) be returned to reception by this date.

Thank you again for all your support to the PTA!

House points swap this Friday

Come along to the hall tomorrow to swap your house points for prizes, Friday lunchtime!

Christmas Activities all this week in the Discovery Centre!

So Far we've screened a Christmas Carol with Jim Carrey in the Discovery Centre, today it's the classic Home Alone!

Tomorrow is Christmas Crafts for all years, finishing with an interactive Christmas Quiz on Friday, with prizes for the winners!

Christmas Pudding orders now available to collect from Reception!

Thank you very much for all of your Christmas Pudding orders and supporting our PTA team, we've had so many orders for all the lovely flavours, so thank you!

Puddings are now available for collection from reception, please do make sure these are collected before the end of term next Wednesday 12:30pm!!

Senior Prize Giving tonight 7pm

We look forward to welcoming back past students who left Townsend in the summer, as well as current years 12 and 13 students to collect their awards for their exam results!  7pm tonight in the School Hall!

Christmas in the Discovery Centre next week!

Next week the Discovery Centre will be hosting a number of Christmas activities, including Christmas film screenings, Christmas crafts and an interactive Christmas quiz!  See posters on the doors of the centre for details!

PE fixtures recent results

Year 10 Rugby – the year 10s played in their first Rugby match against Bushey on Thursday night. A very good 1^st performance, unfortunately losing 31-15, but lots of positives to take through to the next round

Year 7/8 girls Tag Rugby  - the year 7 and 8 girls took part in their first tag rugby district tournament on Thursday afternoon. A very closely fought tournament with no more than one point between most games. Top Try scorer – Bueala, Top Tagger - India

Year 11 Trial exams completed

Well done to year 11 who have now all completed their trial exams.  We are extremely pleased with how you carried these out, and results will arrive to you shortly

Year 7 parents Evening tonight from 5pm

CHRISTINGLES SERVICE AT ST ALBANS CATHEDRAL MONDAY DECEMBER 19TH 2PM

Our school Christingle Christmas Service takes place at St Albans Cathedral from 2.00pm – 3.00pm on Monday December 19^th.  Students will be transported to the Cathedral from school but will need to make alternative travel arrangements home from the Cathedral at approximately 3.00pm.  We do ask that you are clear with your child about a meeting point after the service (the West Gate is where students leave the Cathedral at the end of the service). Parents/carers are most welcome to join us for this service. Please note that there is a Christmas market in the Vintry Garden in the Cathedral grounds so traffic will be particularly heavy in and around St Albans. Please do allow extra time for travelling!