Dear Parents/Carers,
Happy New Year and welcome back to the Spring term. Over the Christmas period we received this fantastic news from the Friends of Woking High School regarding the minibus appeal.
“We are very pleased to have reached our target of £10,000, thanks to the generosity and help of volunteers, families, friends, the local community and the school. Thank you to everybody who supported this appeal, we couldn't have done it without you!”
The Friends invite you to join the Prize Club. It is only £5 per month and half of your monthly entry is donated to Friends of Woking High School and half goes into the prize pot. Please see poster attached.
On behalf of the school, I too would like to thank all who supported this ambitious appeal and especially the members of Friends of Woking High School who have given time, effort, imagination and dedication to achieving this goal.
This week, Year 11 students have received their indicative exam results, participated in a results assembly and have taken time out to analyse their results – both to celebrate their successes and importantly to reflect and action plan for areas which need further improvement.
There are a number of key dates and events in the calendar for Year 11 students and their parents in the coming weeks. Please see below.
Tuesday 15th January – Day 11 – GCSE Food practical, GCSE Drama workshop, GCSE study for PE, DT, Maths and Language
Thursday 17th January – Year 11 Consultation evening
Monday 21st January – Parents’ Revision evening
Monday 11th-Wednesday 13th March – Core Indicative exams
Year 9s have completed exams in Maths and Science this week. They have approached these KS3 tests in an exemplary manner and are to be praised for their conduct and attitude.
Please may I remind you that students will not be required in school on Friday 18th January, as staff will be participating in Inset 4. Students will return to school on Monday 21st January at 8.55 a.m. to resume their normal timetabled teaching programme.
Finally, everyone at Woking High School wishes all associated with the Shah Jahan Mosque a very happy 130th birthday. Shah Jahan Mosque is an iconic Woking landmark and is now a Grade 1 listed building. The mosque was commissioned by Dr Gottlieb Leitner (1840-1899) for visiting students of the Oriental Institute to worship. Designed by Woking architect William Isaac Chambers (1847-1924) and built in 1889, it was partly funded by Sultan Shah Jahan Begum, the female ruler of the Indian princely state of Bhopal. The mosque fell out of use after Leitner’s death but was restored and revived bv Indian lawyer Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din. Today it is an active place of daily prayer for many of Woking’s Muslim residents as well as visitors from further afield. To find out more about our wonderful local Mosque visit www.shahjahanmosque.org.uk
Best wishes,
Jane Abbott
Headteacher