GARRICK HOUSE
As we approach the end of our first term of the academic year it is
a great opportunity to reflect on some of the great work that has
taken place here at The Avon Valley School.
Year 7
Year 7 students have now settled in brilliantly, often acting as if
they’ve been here forever. It has been particularly pleasing to see
so many of them getting involved in events around school, with a
great number of students submitting entries for house competitions. Entries for
the Christmas card design competition and the speech writing competition were particularly impressive.
Year 8
Students in Year 8 continue to work consistently well and currently have the best behaviour of any of the year
groups across the school. Year 8 Garrick students have represented the school on a number of occasions.
Several students submitted art projects as part of the National Arboretum Art Installation, whilst two Year 8
students ,Sanchez Richards and Olivia Flint, recently visited Myton Hospice to hand over a cheque for £1680,
money raised within the house.
Year 9
As this is the first time that Year 9 students have studied GCSE subjects, there has been a rather steep
learning curve for some students. It is fair to say, that there is now a great deal of focus across the house as
young people start to take on new information and apply their new findings to their work.
Year 10
Year 10 students have recently started to show their true colours and I have already started to realise what a
fantastic Year 11 group they will be. They work fantastically with the Year 7 students and have represented the
house when helping with the Christmas dinners this week. I was particularly impressed with the girls that
performed in the dance show,’ Sweet Dreams’, last week.
Year 11
Obviously, this has been an incredibly stressful and difficult few months for our Year 11s. Mock exams,
revision and coursework deadlines have combined to create a great deal of pressure, and our students have
dealt with it magnificently. It will be int