Please note that the term will finish with our Annual Christmas Carol Service, held at St Thomas’ Church in St Helier. Boys will walk down to the church and then be dismissed at the end of the service, at approximately 3pm. If you would like your son to return to College after the service accompanied by members of staff, please email admin@vcj.sch.je with his name and tutor group.

A very big thank you for the many positive comments received on the back of last Friday’s message about Counter Bullying. If you haven’t had a chance to discuss it with your son yet, please do so. Ensuring that the entire College Community understands this message is another step forwards in embedding our Culture of Kindness.

Victoria College invites you to Planet Mall 2304. Live Music has been banned across the planet and all civilians have been chipped to conform to Planet Mall's dystopian legislations. We invite you to follow the journey of Galileo and Scaramouche as they fight to bring back the Music through the classic hits of Queen. This year's Christmas Musical starts on Monday 5 December and goes on until Thursday 8 December. Each performance begins at 7pm with doors opening at 6:30pm. Come and visit Planet Mall this Christmas or face the wrath of Killer Queen. Tickets - £10 General Admission, £6.50 Concession. Please follow the links to book your ticket:

5 December - https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/victoriacollegearts/t-dvkonyq

6 December - https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/victoriacollegearts/t-galgnxx

7 December - https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/victoriacollegearts/t-lndmykd

8 December - https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/victoriacollegearts/t-yazkrll

Following a 2 year break, we are delighted to once again offer this opportunity to all students of French. Interested parties should register direct online and inform Miss Innes of name, Year group and the French Eisteddfod class number (m.innes@vcj.sch.je). The registration deadline is Friday 7 December. Some guidance and practice sessions will be available from the week beginning 12 December.

https://www.jerseyeisteddfod.org.je/the-festival-of-the-performing-arts-languages/french/

Our fourth year of challenging our Year 7 boys to learn an instrument will be in full swing at the Victoria College Orchestral Challenge concert on Tuesday 13 December; this short celebration of their achievements after just 11 weeks is a big event in our annual calendar. Click on the link to book your ticket:

Victoria College Orchestral Challenge Concert

Year 12 students are organising joint lunches for Year 7 with JCG to allow students to build positive relationships with their peers from JCG.

On Wednesday 7 December, 7Braithwaite and 7Diarmid will go to the Great Hall at the start of lunch, and should bring with them a packed lunch and a pen.

On Thursday 8 December, 7Sartorius, 7Bruce and 7Dunlop will go to the Great Hall at the start of lunch, and should bring with them a packed lunch and pen.

We are delighted to let you know that Horrible Histories - Terrible Tudors is coming to the island in December. This is a West End quality production which will be visiting the island, and we have been fortunate to secure tickets on Thursday, 15 December for a performance at 13:30.

Please click on the link for further information:

Horrible Histories Parent letter

This weekend represents the last chance to sign up for the Iceland Trip 2023 (19th-22nd July Y8-Y13). Please find the trip information letter attached and follow the instructions to sign up. We have limited spaces remaining and our deadline for sign-up falls on Monday 5th December.

Iceland Trip 2023 Letter to Parents

Thank you to all those who attended our Year 9 Options Evening. Please find below the link to the presentation. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Jacky Bryan - j.bryan@vcj.sch.je

Year 9 Options Evening Parent Presentation

A reminder that you can access the GCSE Options Guide here.

Year 9 Bronze

Thank you to all the students and parents who have asked Mrs Blackmore for clarification. Being present at the Year 9 Option Evening helped some people to discuss what they were going to do. We have some amazing boys at VCJ and we look forward to sharing the huge range of activities that people have done to achieve their D of E Award.

At time of writing only 7 students out of 100 have logged on and recorded what they are going to do for each section. We are a little concerned as we are dealing with students in Year 10 and Year 11 who haven't filled this in until now, and we cannot pass them as it looks like they have only been doing D of E for a few days. We don't have the authority to move these dates.

Again any queries or concerns please encourage your son to drop into Mrs Blackmore's classroom and speak with her.

Year 10 and 11 Bronze

We have been going into the year 10 and 11 tutor groups to remind them that these accounts will close down over Christmas. Of course if students genuinely still need more time, Mrs Blackmore will keep these accounts open. They only need to speak with her or email her so that she can make a record. Otherwise, they will be archived. If at some point they do wish to continue, perhaps with Silver or Gold, they will already have an account.

DofE FAQ Booklet

DofE FAQ Video

Following the recent Elevate Study Skills workshop, please find attached the slides that were presented as well as details surrounding how to access the parent portal. 

Elevate Study Skills Workshop

Please see attached information about the Neil Hussey Heart Charity initiative, which will allow approximately 24 Sixth Form students to take part in a heart screening event in February and March.

Heart Screening Parent Letter

Dear Parents, the attached has been put on Teams and given to the tutors to share with your son in readiness for the Year 13 Mock Examinations in January. Please can you ensure he has read the expectations and submitted the form in the link:

Examination Expectations