Dear all
Once again, the talent amongst our students was on show at Monmouth's Got Talent, which is a joint event run by our Head Students and prefects alongside students from the Haberdashers schools. Each of our performers were superb, and all the acts were of a particularly high standard. Whilst pipped to first place, Anzhela Lypyznkza and Isla Davies were placed in second and third place respectively. Congratulations to them, and to all the performers (pictures below). Many thanks also to the students who organised and led the event.
I enjoyed a walk around school this afternoon to see the learning taking place - as ever there is such a rich variety, from English lessons with staff teaching dressed as book characters (Mr Jones as King Lear, Act IV is a highlight) to Year 9 making Welsh Cakes (thank you, Cameron, for sharing yours with me!). It's impossible to capture everything that goes on, but I hope that the 'focus on...' feature that we frequently run gives you a broad insight into areas of school life. This week includes items from fencing to hip hop and breakdancing - I am definitely not an expert in any of these, but it is great to see our students getting involved and pursuing their interests. If there is an area that we have not yet covered or that you'd like to know more about then please let us know; we'd be glad to include it in future newsletters.
Thank you also for sharing stories about your child when they take part in activities outside school. These are lovely to read and share forward with the whole school community.
Hugo Hutchison
Headteacher
Our top reader, Maddie Vickers, received a £5 book voucher for her fantastic effort.
We are delighted to report that Caitlin Walters (Y11) has won the Monmouth Rotary Club Young Photographer Competition.
We celebrated World Book Day at MCS with a book swap in the LRC where students could bring in any of their unwanted books to school with a view to swapping them with other students for ones they haven't read. It’s a great opportunity for them to read a new book. 
