Autumn Term 2017 - NEWSLETTER NO. 3 20 October 2017. We hope everyone has an enjoyable half term holiday and we look forward to seeing you on Monday 6 November. All the girls should be in winter uniform after half term. School woolly hats and plain navy blue gloves may also be worn. It is helpful to have everything named.

House Captains for the Autumn Term. Girls in Year 6 voted for the House Captains for the Autumn Term. They are: Barf: Annabel Simpson Mackie: Thea Speight Lee: Amelie Cresswell Newstead: Henny Gibson The House Captains will be responsible for counting up the week's House Stars and this is then announced in

assembly on Friday.

Flip-flop Appeal Update Mrs Schofield (mum of Anna in Y7) returned to school to talk to us in assembly about the success of the Flip-flop Appeal. The flip-flops were taken to King’s Orphanage in Bumala B in Kenya in the summer and the children were very pleased with them. The flip flops help to protect their feet against infections caused by jiggers. We were delighted that we could help so many children by collecting approximately 300 pairs of flip- flops and support the charity ‘One by One’. Thank you to everyone who supported the appeal.

Harvest Festival of Giving St. Catherine's Church and the Salvation Army in Wakefield were overwhelmed with our generous contributions to the food banks that they organise in the local community. We also have sent a cheque for £130 to each charity to enable them to supply some fresh food. They wish to pass on their thanks because our help will make a difference to families in need in Wakefield.

Charity Cake Sale Izzar Amir, Hareem Ghouri, Ishani Khundu and Gabrielle Vickers from 5LR and Isra Bhamji, Izzy Giles and Eliyah Pervais from 5TP held a cake sale to raise money for Water Aid and Starlight. There were so many different delicious buns, cakes, desserts and biscuits that it was very difficult to choose which to buy. We will let you know how much was raised in the next newsletter. It is lovely to see everyone thinking about others and finding ways of helping people less fortunate than ourselves. Well done!

Year 5 / Year 6 Drama Club

We are having fun playing drama games to develop our confidence, build teamwork skills and stretch our imagination and creativity. We have started working on singing T S Eliot's 'Jellicle Cats' and incorporating movements.

YEAR 3

As part of this terms Science topic, "Light and shadows", Year 3 have been participating in some exciting activities! The girls had great fun making shadow puppets and using them to explore ways to make their shadow larger or smaller. They have also been investigating how much light can travel through different materials. This week’s lesson included making a sundial and looking at how they help us tell the time! The classrooms have been covered in a carpet of glitter as the girls have enthusiastically been making their Christmas card design! In English they have drafted and edited their winter poems, using some wonderful, imaginative language.

YEAR 4 Year 4 have been hunting for invertebrates this week. With the help of Mr Ribeiro, ladybirds, spiders, slugs, woodlice, caterpillars and larvae, were found and carefully taken back to the classroom to inspect. Their distinctive features were used to group them appropriately. For example - with antennae, legs, 2-part bodies, wings. An exciting and interesting time was experienced by all of us!

We have also enjoyed learning how to do coding on the iPads YEAR 5 Year 5 worked hard and had fun on their visit to Cannon Hall as part of their Victorians topic.

The laundry was quite hard work but I enjoyed turning the wheel and grating the soap - Charlotte D’Arcy.

I enjoyed looking at all the food, medicines and stuffed animals in the larder but most of all churning the butter - Hareem Ghouri

I liked working in the kitchen at Cannon Hall, making the apple crumble. It was delicious! Bella Boswell

I liked hanging the laundry out in the yard, beating the carpet and polishing the Master’s shoes and saddle. - Abbi Riddiough

I really enjoyed the House Tour. I found out lots of interesting facts I didn’t already know about the Victorians. - Sophia Hilton

Year 5 also took part in a Drama workshop, 'What the Dickens', as part of their Victorians topic. The girls learnt even more about life in Victorian times by performing in this short play, enjoyed by parents. Thank you to Miss Druett who wrote and directed the play.

YEAR 6 In Year 6 French, we have been working hard on our classroom sketches, trying to incorporate the vocabulary and phrases we have learnt in class. We had to think carefully about pronunciation, working as a team and the content of our sketch. Océane, the French assistant from Québec, was impressed!

‘Draw like an Egyptian' We have enjoyed studying the style of Ancient Egyptian paintings. It was not easy to be an Egyptian model! We have drawn an Egyptian god or figure on papyrus following the rules of Egyptian art and are ready to paint our drawings using metallic paints next lesson.

FRENCH

In French, Year 6 enjoyed the French assistant, Océane's presentation about her life in Québec. The girls asked lots of interesting questions about life in Québec.

Joyeux Anniversaire to the following girls.

Anees Akhgar 27 Octobre Alice McKinlay-Smith

09 Novembre Kate Harrison 14 Novembre

Charlotte Richardson

29 Octobre Yvie Prior-Smith 10 Novembre Martha McEnhill 14 Novembre

Eliza McEnhill 03 Novembre Zarina Richards 12 Novembre Amie O’Donnell 15 Novembre

Jessica Danforth-Johnstone

09 Novembre Charlotte D’Arcy 13 Novembre Eva Sampson 15 Novembre

Henni Gibson 09 Novembre Riya Bhagat 14 Novembre

MUSIC ABRSM Exams - The date for this term’s exams will be the week commencing the 24th November. Make sure you keep practising over half term – especially those scales! Save the date – The Music Department are delighted that the Year 2 Choir and Y6 Mulberry Singers have been invited to sing on Saturday 18th November at the Ridings Shopping Centre for the 'Christmas Lights Switch On.' The event begins at 12pm and further details will follow. I know some of you are very organised and like to plan ahead so here are some of the dates for the Spring term! Upper School Choir (Under 11s) the date we are hoping to perform at the ‘Music for Youth’ Regional Festival is Saturday 10th March. All the Choirs will be taking part in the Harrogate Music Festival on either Saturday 17th or Sunday 18th March. As soon as I have a definite date I will send a letter with full details will be sent. Young Voices: Thank you to all those parents who have sent in ticket orders. These will be processed over the half term holiday. If you have not yet sent in your order but want tickets please could you email Mrs White by the end of the first week of the holiday and ensure that the slip and cheque is sent in on the first day back after half term. Many thanks. SPORT

Hockey The Under 9 and 10 hockey squads had an exciting afternoon of hockey at the Bradford Grammar School festival. In fast and furious 5 minute matches in which teams played without a goalkeeper, the play was end to end with lots of goals scored. The Under 9 team played well in their section and went through to the play-offs to finish in a very creditable 3

rd place. The Under 10 team found the going a little tougher, drawing 2 matches and losing 3 matches.

Excellent play from Addison Bruce, Evelyn Crompton and Holly Biggin-Wilcox.

The Under 11 hockey squads also played at Bradford Grammar School in friendly yet competitive matches. Both teams put on a fine performance of dynamic attacking and solid defence and it was obvious that their hard work at hockey club is paying off. Both teams secured wins in double figures without conceding any goals.

Outstanding play from Emelia Batty and Yvie Prior-Smith. Netball The Under 10 and Under 11 netball squads travelled to Sheffield High School for an afternoon of matches. The ‘Under 11 A’ squad played their best netball of the season and were unlucky to concede 2 goals in the final minute to come away with a draw. The ‘Under 11 B’ team fought hard in all areas of the court and had a narrow loss. The ‘Under 10 A’ team played particularly well in defence but did not quite convert their scoring opportunities in the shooting circle and lost by 1 goal. The ‘Under 10 B’ found it tough going and despite making real improvements in their play in the 3

rd and

4th quarters, they left it too late to secure a win.

Final scores: Under 11 A team drew 16 all Under 11 B team lost 6 – 9.

Under 10 A team lost 3 – 4 Under 10 B team lost 1 – 5

Outstanding play from Ellie Tingle, Maddy Patel, Mia Coxon and Ellie Burrows. Coming soon

Tuesday 07 November – Under 9 netball at Westville House School, Ilkley. 2.00 pm start. Wednesday 08 November – Under 9 netball festival at Mylnhurst School, Sheffield. 2.00 pm start. Friday 17 November – Under 10 and Under 11 netball against GSAL at WGHS Games field. 2.00 pm start.

Dance Evelyn Crompton (5TP) will be taking part in a pop-up performance organised by the Royal Academy of Dance at Leeds Trinity Shopping Centre on Sunday 29th October. The event will be hosted by Blue Peter presenter Radzi Chingyanganya. Evelyn will be performing a National Dance from the French Provençal Courts of the 14th century. The dance represents a beautiful girl dancing amongst the gardens of the courts for the royal nobility. Evelyn will dance at around 1.55-2.10pm.

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 events during this half term: Friday 20 October – Half Term (2 weeks) Monday 23 October – Autumn Holiday Club (1 week) 13 to 17 November - Anti-bullying week, including Super Hero dressing up day on Friday November 17th 13 and 20 November – Year 5 visit to Wakefield Cathedral 16 and 22 November – Parents’ Evening

Theatre Trip - January 2018 - Once again in January the Juniors will be having a whole school trip to the Theatre. This year we will have the treat of watching ‘The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe’ at the West Yorkshire Playhouse on Thursday 11th January. CHRISTMAS CRAFT CLUB - Wednesday 20 to Friday 22 December. - We are really pleased to confirm that this club will be going ahead again this year. Booking forms will be sent out during the first week back after half term. Please return as soon as possible in order to secure a place for your child as this club is very popular and numbers will be limited.

STAR OF THE WEEK – 06/10/2017

STARS OF THE WEEK – 13/10/2017

Kate Harrison 3VH Working with far more confidence in all areas of the curriculum. Well

done!

Isabella Bardsley

3JC

For showing that you are a kind and responsible Y3 girl.

Alana Glennan 3 JLB For reporting back to the class really well after the School Council

meeting.

Lily Dyson 4EB For always smiling and doing her best

Ruhika Deb 4SS Being very sensible and working hard

Jennifer Pang 4CG Being able to tell the time and convert to 24hr with supreme

confidence

Natalie Gwasera 4CG An excellent animal poem using super vocabulary and starting lines

with verbs

Lucy Thornton 5LR Great participation in the discussion and drama activities for

‘Robinson Crusoe’

Sophia Hilton 5APW Her ‘infectious enthusiasm’ on the Cannon Hall trip – House Tour!

Rihaam Zaki 5TP Excellent ‘perimeter’ work in maths

Eve Patel 6AMW Writing a very good story portraying tension between the characters

Grace Hyett 6HJ For working hard in Maths particularly on 24 hour clock times and

Roman Numerals

Evie Brown 6 JB For working hard in maths particularly on the order of operations

Annabel Grafton

3VH

Always trying her best and achieving 100% in her spelling tests so

far this term!

Riya Bhagat 3BLB Excellent listening and hard work in maths

Hettie Tidy 3JC Being a caring and polite member of our class

Annabel Massey 4EB Using very effective simile in a poem about something she loves

Addison Bruce 4SS Her excellent work on the i-pad using the ‘Pages’ app

Freya Sheahan

5APW

Fantastic mathematical thinking in Maths!

Tara Glennan 5TP Being a helpful, considerate, positive and all round awesome member

of the class all of the time!

Ella Hartshorne 5LR A well written letter of complaint from ‘Chicken Dippy’

Maya Langley 6AW A very good detailed pencil drawing of an Egyptian god

Maddy Patel 6HJ For being a kind and helpful friend to others

Roisin Daly 6JB For working with sheer enthusiasm whilst using microscopes