News from Mr Grady
Hello everyone.
Last Friday evening was our much-loved Winter Fair. Or to be pleasingly Victorian about it: Winter Fayre.
Once again, the school was awash with colourful stalls and activities, and the excited buzz and bustle of students competing to raise as much money as possible for their chosen charities. This year we had the added pleasure of live music throughout the event, and it completed the array of pleasures playing on our senses, from the smells and taste of the delicious food on offer to the sights of some particularly effective stall-decorations, and the physical games you could pit your finer motor-skills against.
What a jolly event it is, a Rugby High School staple, and the harbinger of the Christmas season in full.
What is particularly pleasing is the ensemble effort (for those of you who read this newsletter regularly, you’ll already have spotted this is a theme close to my heart) of the Winter Fayre. Under the direction of the ever-calm Miss Holland, and with the tireless support of the PTA the fayre springs to life – students working hard at selling their goods, Staff supporting and the PTA raising bucketloads of cash with their grand raffle.
The PTA really are an amazing group of parents, supported by Miss Holland Mrs Grimes – over the years their fundraising has ensured a huge range of “extras” for students to experience that school budgets simply do not stretch to – new Art Kilns, Operation Theatre Live, Digital Theatre, the Maths Challenge, are just a few of the contributions to the school this dedicated team has provided. They’ve been instrumental in supporting the social experiences of students, staff and parents and quite simply RHS would not be the same without them!
I’d like to offer a heartfelt thanks to Miss Holland and the PTA for such a great event, and look forward to next years!
Best wishes,
Mr Grady