SCHOOL HIGHLIGHT…

Kirsty Protheroe, Headteacher said: I am always pleased and proud to receive emails from members of the public who meet our children when on excursions. For both trips, I had emails stating how polite and well mannered our students were whilst representing the School. They were proud to fly the School Tour flag, and this enabled them to be identified and celebrated. There was a competition as to who could get the best picture with the School Tour flag; I think the celebrity endorsement (and the much whooping and hollering at the airport on meeting Sam Smith) may have clinched it. Congratulations, team New York!

A Costello student writes: We spent February half term in New York and made plenty of memories which we will all remember a lifetime. Arriving in America, we were waiting at baggage claim when we bumped into award-winning Sam Smith! What a fantastic start to the week! We packed so much into such a short amount of time and enjoyed every moment. From a walking tour of New York to a ferry crossing to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island we spent the whole week enjoying ourselves and having fun. We went to lots of museums, galleries, to the top of the Empire state building, rode the metro, visited the 911 memorial, ate at a whole host of delicious diners, and, of course, went shopping. It is hard to believe we went to so many places, saw so many sights and experienced so many adventures in just a week. Friends and memories have been made for life!

Kirsty Protheroe, Headteacher said: Ski Trip: wow! Another year, another fantastic ski trip. There were many high points from the trip, but the overwhelming highlight is just spending the week with the students and seeing them flourish and progress at their own individual level. The students were a joy, and as their families you should be very proud of them. All of this was topped off with a lady staying at the same resort as us complimenting the students on how well behaved they are. Our huge thanks go to the fantastic staff team; Mr. Reed, Mrs. Battisson, Mr. Heslin and Miss. Wylie. Without them, these trips would not be able to run.