Please see the updated information from our Drama department.

Drama Club – Friday Lunchtimes

Drama Club is starting up this week and running every Friday lunch time in the Drama Studio from 1:20pm to 1:50pm, all years are welcome and we will be playing games and developing performances for our variety shows this year.

Pantomime Auditions 

We are excited to announce our Pantomime auditions which will take place on Monday 30/09/24 3:30-4:30pm in the Hall all years welcome and everyone who auditions is guaranteed a place in the chorus or back stage crew. If your child missed the sign up they can still attend the auditions! Just turn up on Monday and sign up on the door. All rehearsals for the Pantomime will be on Monday afternoons from 3:30-4:30pm in the Hall. Any questions or concerns please contact Mrs Coates.

Year 7 Pantomime Trip 

For year 7 only we have organised a trip to go see a live Pantomime production at the Watford palace theatre on Thursday 19/12/24. Letters have been sent out and you can secure your child’s place on the trip by paying for a place on the School Gateway system, the deadline for payment is Friday 4^th October. Places are filling up fast so please book your child’s place as soon as possible to avoid any disappointment. The total price of the trip is £19.50 which includes coach travel and the show. It will be a lovely experience and we hope to take the entire year group. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Mrs Coates.

Mrs Coates
Head of Drama

On Wednesday a number of our Year 13 students took part in their first session of the Leadership Foundations course that is being run by our friends at Step. This is the first time the course has run at Townsend and the students had a great time.

The Leadership Foundations course has been carefully developed by Step for a number of years and has seen many successes in some of the schools they work in across St Albans and Harpenden.

We are really excited to have the course running for the first time at Townsend. During the course students will develop team working skills along with their individual leadership skills. Through a series of practical challenges and reflections students will explore and develop their character, skills & qualities, perseverance, and so much more!

Each small group of students has a brilliant facilitator who each have decades of experience as a leader in various different ways. The facilitators will be encouraging, challenging and helping the students to develop through the course. We can’t wait to see how our students develop over this seven week course!

Helena
Step

Dedication Service at St Albans Cathedral – Thursday 26^th September at 2-3pm

Next Thursday is our Dedication Service at St Albans Cathedral.  As with previous services, students will be walking down to the cathedral supervised and will be going home directly from the cathedral at 3pm.  Please ensure your child knows how they are getting home.

As our charitable donation, we are collecting food for the FEED Food Bank in St Albans.  Students may bring in any of these items to form time any day till next Thursday.

Donations will be kept in the form room and then transported to the Cathedral, students will not be required to carry their donation to the abbey. If you would like to reserve a seat as a guest, contact admin@townsend.herts.sch.uk, we would love to see you there!

The Food Bank would love to receive the following donations:

Long Life Milk
Long Life Juices
Tinned Rice Pudding
Tinned Custard
Tinned Fruit
Tinned Soups
Pasta
Baked Beans
Jam And Spreads
Tinned Vegetables (Sweetcorn, Potatoes, Peas Etc)
Desserts (Jellies, Steamed Puddings, Angel Delight Etc)
Tinned Tomatoes
Quick Cook/noodles
Small Tea Boxes
Soap
Ladies incontinence pants (large)
Moisturiser
Soap
Shampoo
Hair Conditioner
Toothbrushes
Toothpaste
Size 7 nappies
Deodorant Spray
Non-Bio Laundry Liquid/Tablet
Fabric Conditioner

Mrs Line
Deputy Headteacher

European Day of Languages was established by the Council of Europe in 2001. It is celebrated every year, on 26^th September, by many schools across Europe.

Next week at Townsend, we will be running a range of events throughout the week to celebrate our cultural and linguistic diversity, including our annual MFL Bake-off for students in Years 7, 8 and 9, form quizzes and a Blooket challenge. Please encourage your child to take part and enjoy the benefits a knowledge of other languages and cultures bring.

Mrs Livesey
Head of MFL

Torben has been raising money for Beds & Herts Historic Churches Trust.

So far he has managed to raise £195 by cycling round the local Hemel Hempstead Churches.

If you would like to help Torben and his cause please donate by using the link below:

https://www.justgiving.com/page/lee-anne-visagie-1726169659465?utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=page%2Flee-anne-visagie-1726169659465&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=pfp-share

Well Done Torben!