Autumn Term 2018 - NEWSLETTER NO. 1 14 th September 2018 We hope you all had a great summer break. It is lovely to see all the girls back at school, happy and settled in class. HEAD GIRL – Autumn Term 2018 Girls in Year 6 were given the opportunity to apply for the position of Head Girl and girls in Year 5 and Year 6 and staff voted this week. We are delighted to announce Nancy Tidy has been elected Head Girl and Abi Riddiough Deputy Head Girl. Well done! DAHLICIOUS DAY We have had great fun dressing up as a character from one of Roald Dahl’s wonderful books and each your group has learnt more about his writing through activities based on one book. Year 3 studied ‘The Twits’, Year 4 ‘The Witches’ and Year 5 ‘Fantastic Mr Fox’. Year 6 read extracts from ‘Boy-Tales of Childhood’ to learn about the life of Roald Dahl and autobiographical writing. We raised an amazing £175.00 for Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity which provides care and support for children with serious illnesses. Check out the Website for more photographs WGHS OPEN MORNING The Junior and Senior Schools will be open to visitors from 9.30 am to 1.00 pm on Saturday 6 October. We strongly recommend all Year 6 girls and parents visit the Senior School to get an idea of what to expect next year. CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES Please look at our clubs list which was sent home last week. The extracurricular programme is fantastic and we encourage all girls to make the most of the wide range of activities available to them. Mrs L Druett-Arundale will again be offering Verse and Prose lessons this year. The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (L.A.M.D.A) offer external examinations in the Speaking of Verse and Prose and Acting. The exams are fully accredited and students who progress to the higher grades are able to accrue valuable points towards UCAS University entry. However, it’s not just all about working towards exams. As well as using social skills and building friendship groups, the benefits include improved reading skills, comprehension, diction, presentation skills, increased confidence, enhanced memory skills and literary knowledge. If you would like to know more about Verse and Prose, or sign up for a taster lesson please contact Lisa Druett-Arundale via the school office or you can visit www.lamda.org.uk.
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Autumn Term 2018 - NEWSLETTER NO. 1 14th September 2018 We hope you all had a great summer break. It is lovely to see all the girls back at school, happy and settled in class. HEAD GIRL – Autumn Term 2018 Girls in Year 6 were given the opportunity to apply for the position of Head Girl and girls in Year 5 and Year 6 and staff voted this week. We are delighted to announce Nancy Tidy has been elected Head Girl and Abi Riddiough Deputy Head Girl. Well done!
DAHLICIOUS DAY We have had great fun dressing up as a character from one of Roald Dahl’s wonderful books and each your group has learnt more about his writing through activities based on one book. Year 3 studied ‘The Twits’, Year 4 ‘The Witches’ and Year 5 ‘Fantastic Mr Fox’. Year 6 read extracts from ‘Boy-Tales of Childhood’ to learn about the life of Roald Dahl and autobiographical writing. We raised an amazing £175.00 for Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity which provides care and support for children with serious illnesses.
Check out the
Website for more
photographs
WGHS OPEN MORNING The Junior and Senior Schools will be open to visitors from 9.30 am to 1.00 pm on Saturday 6 October. We strongly recommend all Year 6 girls and parents visit the Senior School to get an idea of what to expect next year. CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES Please look at our clubs list which was sent home last week. The extracurricular programme is fantastic and we encourage all girls to make the most of the wide range of activities available to them.
Mrs L Druett-Arundale will again be offering Verse and Prose lessons this year. The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (L.A.M.D.A) offer external examinations in the Speaking of Verse and Prose and Acting. The exams are fully accredited and students who progress to the higher grades are able to accrue valuable points towards UCAS University entry. However, it’s not just all about working towards exams. As well as using social skills and building friendship groups, the benefits include improved reading skills, comprehension, diction, presentation skills, increased confidence, enhanced memory skills and literary knowledge. If you would like to know more about Verse and Prose, or sign up for a taster lesson please contact Lisa Druett-Arundale via the school office or you can
visit www.lamda.org.uk.
THE NEW ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND We are having fun playing on the new adventure playground.
SUMMER HOLIDAY CLUB
What fun we all had in Summer Holiday Club this year. Besides all the games, dance, drama and sports activities, we design and decorated a wind chime during week one and in week two we made our own special sunhats. We concluded each week by making our lunch, decorating a bun and playing party games. Booking forms for our Autumn Holiday Club have been sent out with the children this week. Please be aware that numbers are limited, so book early if you wish your child to attend.
As we return for the new academic year here are a few housekeeping notes
Uniform - Please name everything, including PE kit! We have a much better chance of returning lost property to the rightful owner if an item is named. Please remember that we do not allow children to wear earrings, braided hairpieces, ‘flashing’ trainers or nail varnish Snacks - The snacks which girls in Year 1 to 6 are allowed to bring for their morning break include – a piece of cheese, small portion of fruit/vegetable, box of raisins (not chocolate covered), a fruit smoothie, and bread sticks. These can be brought in a plastic bag or tub. Sweets, crisps and chocolate are not permitted. It is important that nuts are not brought into school, as there are children who suffer from an acute allergy to them. Mobile phones - We do not encourage girls to bring mobile phones to school and should only be brought in by girls who are catching a bus or walking to meet parents. However, if parents want their daughter to have a phone with them, these must be clearly named and handed in (switched off) each day to the school office. Parents should write to Mrs Edwards requesting permission for their daughter to bring a mobile phone into school. Medication – If your daughter needs to take prescribed medication during the school day then medicines must be handed into school with the instructions, in the original packaging, as well as a completed medication form. Illness – If your child has had a stomach upset we would advise you that, in order to control any cross infection, they
must be kept away from school for 48 hours from the last episode of diarrhoea and/or vomiting. This is in accordance with the advice from the Health Protection Agency. Parking – We are very aware of the parking difficulties around school, but ask that parents are courteous to local residents. Please do not park where you may cause a risk to others or offence to the local residents. Can we also remind parents not to park in the school grounds at any time as all parking spaces are reserved for staff. After School Care – After School Care takes place in Mulberry House until 6.00pm. Fees are charged after the term has finished. Events and updates - We look forward to seeing you at various events taking place this term, which promises to be
very busy and exciting. Please keep abreast of what is happening by looking at our website www.WGSF.org.uk .
All letters sent from the office are available here and any forthcoming dates and events are listed, together with our latest news and photographs. Contacts details - Please also keep the school office informed of any change of details, including telephone numbers, home addresses or email addresses.
YEAR 3 Year 3 have enjoyed making shadows on the playground as part of our science work on ‘Light and Shadows’. We tried to make a monster shape and we also made tiny shadows that we could hardly see.
YEAR 4
Year 4 enjoyed their first school visit to Wakefield 1. We were focusing on our Tudors topic, enquiring, discovering and filming Tudor life. To start the day we had to decide if life was simpler in Tudor times than the present day and we kept returning to this question throughout the day. One of the highlights of the day for many of us was making Tudor pesto, using fresh herbs, breadcrumbs and vinegar. We also got to taste it. YEAR 5
5SS have enjoyed using the ‘follow me cards’ in Maths in order to improve our mental arithmetic 5APW enjoyed working in the science lab this week, testing materials for hardness.
In 5TH we created portraits of the Fantstic Mr Fox using chalk pastels as part of our Dahlicious Day activities.
YEAR 6 We had fun revising adverbs by acting them out and we have written a poem using adverbs to describe our thoughts and feelings on returning to school. We are waving enthusiastically!
We are busy designing competitions for Fun Morning. We are developing our teamwork and communication skills making the games at lunchtime. We hope you will have fun playing them on Saturday.
MODERN LANGUAGES
Welcome to ‘La rentrée’ – The new school year. Don’t forget it’s European Day of Languages on Friday 28th September.
Joyeux Anniversaire to the following girls.
Eleanor 6 Septembre Mia 11 Septembre Jessica 20 Septembre
Poppy 6 Septembre Freya 14 Septembre Elizabeth 23 Septembre
Inaya 8 Septembre Addison 16 Septembre Annabel 24 Septembre
Olivia 8 Septembre Matilda 17 Septembre Kate 28 Septembre
Eve 9 Septembre
MUSIC Exam Results We received some super results last summer, well done girls. If your daughter took an exam outside school, please let us know so that we can celebrate her results as well. Music exams for this term will take place during the last week of November.
Rihaam Violin Grade 1 Pass
Josie Clarinet Grade 2 Pass
Henrietta Trombone Grade 1 Pass
Ishani Violin Grade 2 Merit
Alice Trumpet Grade 1 Merit
Amelie Voice Grade 2 Merit
Freya Piano Grade 1 Merit
Zara Voice Grade 2 Distinction
Sophie Violin Grade 1 Merit
Eliyah Violin Grade 3 Pass
Kaitlin Violin Grade 1 Merit
Antonia Violin Grade 3 Merit
Jennifer Violin Grade 1 Merit
Claudia Cornet Grade 4 Merit
Olivia Guitar Grade 1 Merit
Leina Piano Grade 4 Merit
Calleigh Violin Grade 1 Distinction
Eleanor Clarinet Prep Pass
Antonia Voice Grade 1 Distinction
Nelly Piano Grade 1 Distinction
Harriet Flute Grade 2 Pass
Alice Piano Grade 2 Distinction
Instrumental Lessons Music lesson have now started for all girls in years 3 to 6, if you would like your daughter to learn a musical instrument in school please contact Mrs White either for more information or an application form. Labelling Instruments Please could you ensure that your daughter’s musical instrument and music bag is clearly labelled on the outside. This helps to ensure that instruments are not picked up by accident and enables quick repatriation should they go walkabout. Choir Auditions Once again Mrs White and Mrs Browning were blown away by the quality of singing that we heard during the first week of term. We heard a record number of girls this year. We are very much looking forward to working with all 4 of our choirs with many exciting performing opportunities planned over the coming year.
Performing Arts
SPORT Netball trials Girls in Year 6 are currently attending netball trials for selection to the squad. The standard of netball at the first session of trials was very high and selection will be made after careful consideration of each girl’s current ability level and future potential after observing a variety of specific Netball skills and the application of these skills in a game situation. If your daughter enjoys playing netball she may benefit from joining a Netball Club outside school, details of which can be found on the internet.
Dance Club We are very sorry that, due to unforeseen circumstances, Dance Club for girls in Year 5 and 6 will not start until towards half term.
British Triathlon Congratulations to Eleanor Bridgman (5APW) for being placed 6th in Yorkshire for the British Triathlon Yorkshire Junior Summer Series (Tristars 1) having competed in various events throughout the county including Triathlons, Duathlons and Aquathlons.
STAR OF THE WEEK – 14/09/2018
Georgia Newsome 3JB Settling so well into her new school and making new friends
Kyrah Riddell 3JB Settling so well into her new school and making new friends
Charlotte Eldridge 3JC Settling into your new school so well and having a great attitude to learning
Scarlett Keeling 3JC Settling into your new school so well and having a great attitude to learning
Laila Willey 3JC Settling into your new school so well and having a great attitude to learning
Maya Boyez 4EB Doing so well in her first week at her new school
Annie Earnshaw 4CG Settling into a new class and school positively and enthusiastically
Addi Bruce 5TH A professional presentation on her reasons for wanting to be Eco-Monitor
Mollie Jones 5TH Writing and delivering a wonderful speech about her desire to be School Councillor
Halima Bello-Inua 5SS Trying very hard in all her lessons
Megan Leadbeater 5SS An excellent drawing of Fantastic Mr Fox
Natalie Gwasera 5APW A fabulous ‘Fantastic Mr Fox’ piece of artwork on Dahlicious Day!
Martha Speight 5APW Her conscientiousness in all lessons
Arianna Pascale 6AW Writing a presentation on her reasons for wanting to be 6AW School Council rep and delivering it very well
Mythreyi Kumaravel 6AW Delivering a very good presentation explaining why she should be voted 6AW Eco -monitor
Rosa Ribeiro 6HJ For settling in well and involving themselves fully in the life of the school.
Erin Richmond 6HJ For settling in well and involving themselves fully in the life of the school.
Hettie Langrick 6HJ For settling in well and involving themselves fully in the life of the school.
Lilly Pouliou 6JB For an excellent school council presentation and settling in well to her new school.
Fatima Hashmi 6JB For settling in well and being fully involved in school life
DATES TO NOTE A list of dates for your diary can be found on our website www.wgsf.org.uk and in the events diary. However, we would like to draw your attention to the following dates: Saturday 15 September FOSJH Fun Morning Thursday 20 September Curriculum evening – Year 3 to Year 6 Friday 28 September Modern Foreign Language Day Wednesday 03 October School Shop Friday 05 October Everyone Remembered Day Saturday 06 October WGSF Open Day Wednesday 10 October FOSJH AGM 17 and 18 October Year 5 visit to Canon Hall Friday 19 October Inter-House singing competition Friday 19 October End of Half Term 22 to 16 October Autumn Holiday Club Monday 05 November Return to School
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