Text Box: and are now able to ski as recreational skiers. Lessons will continue in January and these are open to all pupils in school regardless of whether they are part of the overseas visit. The pupils will record a video diary during their stay and we are very much looking forward to seeing and hearing about their adventure. This is a wonderful opportunity for the pupils and an experience they will Text Box: Pupils and staff are looking forward to Gomersal Middle School’s first ever overseas visit. At Easter approximately 30 pupils from Year 7 & 8 along with members of staff are traveling to Austria to spend the week skiing and snowboarding. Pupils have been making monthly visits to Xscape in Castleford, accompanied by Mr Vigus, who will lead the visit at Easter. The pupils have had supervised lessons and as a result 14 have achieved level 4 competency Text Box: never forget. Should your child be interested in taking part in the visit there are still a couple of places available. Please contact Mr Vigus for further details. Text Box: Due to the success of the event we are hoping to extend this opportunity to the parents of Key Stage 3 pupils at another evening in the future. Text Box: We were delighted to see so many of you at the Key Stage 2 Parents’ Workshop. We hope this informative evening provided a valuable insight into our teaching and learning methods and that this in turn will help you to support your child’s learning. Text Box: Text Box: Page # Text Box: Austria Ski Trip 2008 Text Box: Parents workshops Text Box: card which depicted a typical Christmas scene. We were so impressed with her work we decided to reproduce her design for our official Gomersal Middle School Christmas card for 2007. The cards have been sent to other Headteachers and Local Authority officers many of whom commented on the Text Box: design. Text Box: Once again pupils have been busy designing Christmas cards for the latest House Competition. The standard of entries has once again been very high and Miss Wood will be announcing the winning entry soon. Last years winner, Bethany Innes, designed a beautiful Text Box: Newsletter Text Box: Christmas Card competition