We are having our telephone system upgraded.  There should be minimal disruption however, you may experience some difficulty in getting through via the main switchboard between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Monday and Wednesday.

You can email any student absences, queries or messages to gsadmin@garibaldi.notts.sch.uk in the unlikely event that you cannot reach us by telephone.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Years 7 and 8 Christmas party

Food, live music, games disco

This event is being organised as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Award by Lauren Proctor, Rebecca Holmes, Marie Sansom, Matt Collier and Rob Hirst

Thursday 10^th December 2009, 6-8 pm in the school hall, entry by ticket only.

Tickets for sale in student reception, ticket entry only

You may need to bring extra money for games

The Year 7 camp for 2010 is to be held at the HIGH ADVENTURE ACTIVITY CENTRE in Kibbleston, near Stafford. They provide a variety of adventure activities, included in the programme for our visit are: CANOEING, CAMPFIRE, ABSEILING, ARCHERY and OVERNIGHT CAMPING as well as many other activities.

The trip will run from 12^th-16^th July 2010.

For further information please contact Mr C Richardson on 01623 464220

FREE

Family First Aid Course

(Emergency Life Support)

This is a 2 week course taking place on:

Wednesday 18^th November 2009

Wednesday 25^th November 2009

5.30pm – 7.30pm

At Garibaldi College

The course is for Parent/Carers and Young People to learn together.

Children must be over 10 years of age.

Please contact Mrs Linda Tasker on 01623 464220 to book your place 

As a means of welcoming our new Sixth Formers, students and staff were invited to a trip to Disneyland Paris at the beginning of October. The 89 students and 9 members of staff left College at 8pm on Thursday 1^st October and travelled by coach and ferry through the night to arrive at Disneyland for 9am the next morning! The sun was shining and so with heavy eyelids everyone enjoyed a fun packed day of rides on the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, Space Mountain, Tower of Terror or Small World (for the more timid trippers) ! Mrs Barfoot, one of our more adventurous members of staff, went on Space Mountain so many times, park staff did consider barring her so that the students could have a go! Then there was just time to watch the parade before getting back on the coach for the journey home . Although it was a very long trip, it proved a great success and the students are already talking about next years excursion!

All year 9 students visited Castleton on Friday.  They will be using their findings to complete their geography project homework for this year.

The students took part in field sketching, using tally charts, looked at reasons for tourism, effects of tourism and how the effects of tourism are managed in sustainable ways.

All the students had a good day one even asked for Geography on every Flexible Friday!

Over 80 Year 11 students attended the AimHigher 'What Next' careers event on Wednesday 7th October.

They visited over 60 different exhibitors ranging from the Forces to different colleges within Nottinghamshire.

Students found the event really useful and said that they are more informed about what to do after Year 11.

Don't forget the Garibaldi College Year 11 6th Form evening on Thursday 12th November at 6:00 p.m. in the Main Hall

FREE ECDL class starting 14^th September, Monday and Wednesday mornings 9.30 – 11.30.  Free Crèche.

New season of short courses from September:  Introduction to Digital Imaging; Introduction to Oil Painting and Introduction to Internet and Email.

City & Guilds Computer Courses at all levels from only £5 per course.

Adult Literacy and Numeracy classes – National Tests level 1 or 2.  Absolutely Free!

Crèche also available for general public £4.00 a session.

Ring Carolyn or Hilary on 474403 for more information or call into the Online Centre on the Garibaldi College site.

Well done to all of last year's year 11 students on their exam results.

Overall, we have achieved 61% 5A*-C grades.