In this, our final week of the school year, we have been able to welcome our new Year 7 students to Lady Manners School. The Year 6 students spent the day on Monday meeting new friends and their Form Tutor. They took part in activities designed to help them get to know one another and to find their way around school. Their lunch break was filled with team building activities that allowed them to explore more of the school. We are looking forward to including this lovely group of Year 7 students in our school in September. In the meantime we wish all of our students, present and future, a happy and restful summer break.

This year our student employer interview programme for Year 10 students went online. Year 10 students researched a job role, produced a CV and learnt more about how to perform well in an online interview. Students were then interviewed for their chosen job role by employers from organisations such as Chatsworth Estates, Rolls Royce and Derbyshire County Council. This provided excellent practice for job interviews, particularly at a time when online interviews are becoming more prevalent. Well done to all of our Year 10 students. We'd also like to thank the employers who kindly gave up their time to ensure that our mock interviews were as authentic as possible.

This week, Year 10 Geographers have taken part in one of the field trips that is a necessary part of their GCSE course. The students were tasked with measuring the width, depth and velocity of Burbage Brook as it flows downstream from the bridge at the northern end of Burbage Valley to a point in the Longshaw Estate. This enabled them to test whether it fitted the Bradshaw model of how rivers change downstream. The students clearly enjoyed the trip and, unusually for our Geography field trips, today's excellent weather!

Musicians from Years 7, 8 and 9 have been treating us to lunchtime music recitals for the end of term. The students have been working hard to perfect their pieces and it is lovely to hear them play together as an ensemble. Thank you to everyone who has played for us – it has been a pleasure to listen to you!

Lady Manners School's first Car Boot Sale of 2021 will take place at the school this Saturday 17 July between 7.30am and midday. These popular events, run by the school's PTFA, give you the chance to generate some cash, whilst clearing some space at home. Sellers can arrive from 7am to set up ready for buyers, who can arrive from 7.30am. Refreshments will be available during the morning and the event finishes at 12pm. Please visit www.ladymanners.net/carbootsales if you require more details. The PTFA do a wonderful job for the school, and are very keen to find more support. If you'd like to help, please let the PTFA know by emailing them at parentsassociationlms@gmail.com.

The fact that the traditional sports day format has not been possible this year has not stopped Lady Manners students from indulging in afternoons of sporting activity. Each year group that is currently in school has enjoyed an afternoon of rounders or cricket in which all students were able to participate. The events for Years 7, 8 and 9 were organised by the Year 12 Sports Leaders, for whom event leadership is an important part of their Sports Leadership qualification. The Year 10 event follows later this week. All of the students are benefitting from the fresh air, activity and friendly competition. Well done to all who have organised or taken part.