SHSK Middle School

Life in Years 9-11 at St Helen and St Katharine, Abingdon. Mainly from the perspective of Head of Middle School Mrs Nash, so expect running and books!

[RJD @RJDRetiree]

Well done to the brilliant @SHSKSchool Year 11 who can celebrate amazing GCSE results. We are all so proud of you 👏

[St Helen and St Katharine @SHSKSchool]

Josie achieved an impressive ten grade 9s and one grade 8. She plans to pursue A levels in Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Spanish. Her father, Adam, said: “St Helen’s has prepared Jo brilliantly. We’re glad that her hard work has finally come to fruition.” #GCSEResultsDay2024

[St Helen and St Katharine @SHSKSchool]

There was a brilliant atmosphere at our #GCSEResultsDay2024 this morning with friends and family coming together to celebrate a stellar set of results - congratulations, HelKats!

[SHSK Middle School @SHSKMiddle]

Massive congratulations - very proud 😊

[St Helen and St Katharine @SHSKSchool]

Our Year 11 students produced fantastic GCSE results! Join us in congratulating them on all their hard work - we couldn’t be more proud.

#girlsschool #seniorschool #abingdon #oxfordshire #oxford @HMC_Org @GSAUK @TheOxfordMail

[St Helen and St Katharine @SHSKSchool]

Earlier this week, Year 10 spent the day taking part in School of Comedy - comedians flexed their creativity coming up with ideas, workshopping material and drafting scripts, all of which were performed in our Science Atrium later in the afternoon #SHSKActivitiesWeek

[SHSK Middle School @SHSKMiddle]

It was lovely 🎶

[SHSK Music Dept @shskmusic]

What a fabulous #WinterConcert this evening! So lovely to hear our younger performers from Yr5-Yr10 showing such enthusiasm & musicality. Bravo! 👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻 @SHSKJuniors @SHSKLower @SHSKMiddle

[SHSK Middle School @SHSKMiddle]

They were all AMAZING!

[SHSK Music Dept @shskmusic]

This lot were on top form tonight! A special well done to the #MadeInDagenham band 🎶 @shskdrama

[SHSK Middle School @SHSKMiddle]

@shskmusic @shskdrama Can’t wait to see it this evening!

[SHSK Middle School @SHSKMiddle]

So excited to see this later - I am expecting to run through the whole range of emotions!

[SHSK Drama Dept @shskdrama]

Opening night of 'Made in Dagenham' this evening! We are so excited to open doors to this fantastic musical!

[SHSK Middle School @SHSKMiddle]

I think I just avoided audible sobbing. Congratulations to everyone involved in ‘A Monster Calls’.

[SHSK Middle School @SHSKMiddle]

I really enjoyed our first actual in-person Parents’ Meeting since 2020. It felt purposeful, busy and sociable.

[RJD @RJDRetiree]

It was so good to welcome Y9 parents to @SHSKSchool this evening for in- person meetings with teachers. Lots of great conversations and, hopefully, options beginning to crystallise @SHSKMiddle

[SHSK Middle School @SHSKMiddle]

One of my favourite evenings of the year 🎶

[SHSK Middle School @SHSKMiddle]

That was such fun! The first performance of the Staff Choir🎄

[St Helen and St Katharine @SHSKSchool]

We’ve had a brilliant first day of performances at our annual #SHSKChristmas Revue - singing, dancing, gymnastics and plenty of festive cheer in our seasonal showcase of talent 🎵🎄

[SHSK Middle School @SHSKMiddle]

Fabulous Middle School production of ‘A Christmas Carol’ - definitely feeling Christmassy!!

[St Helen and St Katharine @SHSKSchool]

Well, we’re certainly feeling Christmassy now - what a show!

Bravo to all our amazing @SHSKMiddle performers, a wonderfully seasonal production #SHSKChristmas @SHSKDrama

[St Helen and St Katharine @SHSKSchool]

Bea’s (9L) “The Star of Bethlehem” card design was inspired by the journey of the three kings as they followed the star to Bethlehem, hoping it would lead them to Jesus #SHSKChristmas #AdventCalendar

[St Helen and St Katharine @SHSKSchool]

For her #SHSKChristmas card, Samantha (9M) was inspired by Desmond Tutu’s quote “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness” – she said her piece symbolises that there is always good, even if you are surrounded by hopelessness #AdventCalendar

[St Helen and St Katharine @SHSKSchool]

We’re incredibly proud to have been ranked top independent girls school in Oxfordshire and 5th in the Southeast for the second year in a row by @TheTimes Parent Power 2024, reflecting the brilliance of our students and staff! https://t.co/S1XMLgj601
@ISC_schools @TheOxfordMail

[Lisa Damour, PhD @LDamour]

This metaphor is longer than I usually favor, but it captures an important dynamic between parents and their teens. Our teenagers don't become a little bit more independent each day. Instead, they move back and forth - clinging to us and then pushing away like swimmers in a pool.

[St Helen and St Katharine @SHSKSchool]

“Hopefully Waiting” – when asked about her #Christmas card design, Ceci (11K) said: I was inspired by my dog hopefully waiting for someone to come home at the end of a snowy Christmas day #SHSKChristmas #AdventCalendar

[St Helen and St Katharine @SHSKSchool]

On the first day of #Advent we’re sharing “Tree of Light” by Jessica (9J): I was inspired to design the “Tree of Light” because, for me, light means hope and all the fairy lights and candles at Christmas make it such a special occasion #SHSKChristmas #AdventCalendar