Headteacher Blog – 10th March 2017

Wollaston School Triumphs at Wellingborough Music Festival

Wollaston School’s music students have been taking part in the Wellingborough Music Festival all week. All Wollaston School students have achieved amazing results they are as follows:

Solos:

Eva Jennings came 1st in the Woodwind Intermediate Class

Sam Austin came 2nd, Francesca Zoboky came 3rd both the Woodwind Senior Class

Eva Jennings came 1st in the String Intermediate Class

Rachel Wilson came 2nd in the String Senior Class

Groups:

Trad Jazz came 2nd, Clarinet Quartet came 3rd and Year 11 Piano Trio came 4th in the Small Ensemble

Ukudie Ukes came 2nd in the Intermediate ensemble class

Orchestra came 1st in the Senior Orchestra/String Class

Concert Band came 1st in the Senior Open Ensemble Class

Big Band came 2nd in the Senior Open Ensemble Class

Such success and it’s not over yet! The finals tonight with Eva Jennings now going for Musician of the Year and Oliver Breslin in the Composition Class.

All these students from Wollaston School have made me so proud. All classes had extremely high standards and all 55 students involved deserve very high praise.

All the winners have been invited to perform at the Castle theatre for a Celebratory Concert on Wednesday 15th March 2017 at 7pm.

Message for parents picking up students attend of school day.

Parents will be aware that our car park is growing ever busier. To help us manage the busiest time at the end of the school day, may I ask all parents who are picking students up to wait until 3:10pm before arriving at the school car park. This means that the buses will have departed and there will be more room to pick up students safely.

A big thank-you.

I would like to thank all of those parents who have contacted me with kind words in relation to my recent announcement of retirement at the end of this year. I have valued great support from parents from the day that I arrived at Wollaston and will many wonderful families associated with our school. Sincerest thanks. Governors have agreed a process and timeline for appointing the next Headteacher and hopefully, will secure a new appointment in the next few weeks.