Dear Parents and Carers,

As the sun continues to shine, a busy term draws to a close. May I take this opportunity to thank the girls for their commitment to

school life, staff for all of their hard work and you as parents and carers for all of your support.

It has been another very busy year here at WGHS and this newsletter gives an insight into the achievements and experiences of

the girls. The girls have competed in a wide range of competitions including Accounting and Robotics where we reached national

finals and a wide range of sporting ones too. It was absolutely wonderful to win the U15 Rachael Heyhoe Flint county cup. Well

done, girls! We are very proud of all of the girls for all of their different accomplishments.

Girls’ High life was at its best yesterday with our wonderful Sports Day event with girls competing in House Tennis and House

Rounders, traditional athletics events, alongside rowing, balloon toss and welly wanging to name a few. Each of the four houses

took one of the Tennis and Rounders cups as the sun shone down, Audley were victorious in taking the Sports Day cup. Their suc-

cess has continued into our final day with Audley also claiming Britannia.

We have also commenced an ambitious and rewarding outreach programme this year, working with a number of local primary

schools and look forward to developing this further next year.

Our School Development Plan for the next academic year will involve working on the following:

Reflect, evaluate and develop provision to ensure continuous improvement

To refine and develop the systems supporting and enhancing pastoral care at the school

Extend and challenge ourselves to remain forward looking

Celebrate success and further develop a risk taking culture

Respond to the Ofsted Recommendations from November 2017

Following on from our Ofsted inspection last year, which you will recall highlighted many of the strengths of our school, we have

further refined the monitoring systems in school with respect to pastoral care and employed a number of strategies to raise

awareness of roles and responsibilities. We have also reviewed our systems and procedures for communicating with parents and

will share more with you on this in due course. Thank you to those parents who have contributed to this.

Our building work is nearing completion and will be available as our new Sixth Form Centre in September for our girls to enjoy.

As the term draws a to close we say a fond farewell to Mr Harris who has a new appointment closer to home, and to Mrs Wood

and Mrs Connell, both taking up promotions at their new schools. You all leave with our very best wishes.

Finally, may I wish you a restful and enjoyable break over the summer holidays. Term commences on 5th September for Years 7,

12 and 13 at 8.50am and Years 8-11 at 11am.

Yours sincerely

Mrs Trudi Young

Headteacher

Year 11 Trip to Russia 2018 After a year of waiting, it was finally our time to go to Russia. 5 years of learning the language had led to this one exciting moment, and we knew it was going to be amazing. Our first impressions of Russia were all pretty much the same - all of us wondered where all of the buildings were! Close to the airport, there were only small dachas and fields, so we really had no idea what we were in for, but once we got into the main part of St Pe-tersburg, our minds were put to rest. The city was so beautiful and extraordinary; every block we were passing theatres, museums, palaces, statues... it was all surreal. We got to visit places like the Hermitage, the Peter and Paul Fortress, Catherine's Summer Palace, the Mikhailovsky Theatre, Yusupov Palace and much, much more, all of which were absolutely stunning. Each of them held something new with their individually unique stories through history. Something everyone had an opinion on was the food! There were mixed reactions to the different traditional Russian foods like borsch and carrot salad, but almost everyone grew to love the sweets and chocolates. The trips to and from the small convenience store down the road from our hotel often resulted in bags and bags of the stuff. The Russia trip is something I'll never forget and so many amazing memories were made on this trip that will

stay with me for the rest of my life, so a big thanks to Miss Fraser, Mrs Norman, Miss Bannister and Mrs Wood

and all the other staff involved behind the scenes for making all of this happen.

Georgia

Ferrers 1

At the end of March, students from Year 12 and 13 spent 5 days in Iceland visiting

numerous geographical sites across the country. To name a few things we did, we saw

waterfalls such as Gulfoss, Skogafoss and Seljalandsfoss, as well as swimming in a

relaxing natural hot spring at the Secret Lagoon and seeing Strokkur geyser erupt 70

metres into the air every 5 or 6 minutes. Not only this, we also hiked to see another

waterfall and had a huge snowball fight on the way back down. There was no shortage of

natural wonders in Iceland and we were lucky to have seen so many in only a few days.

For two nights we stayed in the cosy and traditional Hellishollar cottages in Southern

Iceland, where we could see the infamous Eyjafjallajokull volcano looming in the

distance. From here we made many long coach trips to see the beautiful Ice Lagoon, but

that time was well filled by stories of Icelandic Viking myths from our enthusiastic tour

guide Stuart and a showing of Frozen on the way back.

It is safe to say that after every incredible day we were all exhausted and many coach

journeys were spent catching up on sleep whenever possible. Overall, the trip was

extremely enjoyable and everyone has made memories that will last a lifetime. Thank

you to the staff that came with us!

Mathilde P5

In May, Year 10 travelled to London for a trip

to see an exhibition on King Charles II and to

visit the Houses of Parliament to link to our

GCSE History course.

After waking up at half five in the morning to be at school by half seven, we drove for four hours to arrive at St. James’ park for lunch. We then, to our surprise, were able to catch a glimpse of the changing of the guard taking place, and we all took some amazing photos to take home with us. Then, stumbling in the heat, we made our way through to the King Charles II exhibi-tion in the Queen’s Gallery in Buckingham Palace, where we were already admiring the amazing building we were in! After we took some more photos, we were allowed to go through to the rooms upstairs - where there were beautiful paintings, rel-ics, real texts from the time, and fantasti-cally opulent plates and jewels in cabinet displays.

Before we went to Parliament, we went through Parliament Square, and passed the 12 statues of inspirational figures from across history. Some of the ones we saw included Prime Ministers Winston Church-ill and Robert Peel, Mahatma Gandhi, Nel-son Mandela and, most recently erected, Millicent Fawcett, leader of the Suffragists, and the only woman in Parliament Square.

Of course, during the time we visited Big Ben was under construction but we passed .

the Supreme Court and the statues in front of Parliament of Richard the Lionheart, Emmeline Pankhurst, and Oliver Cromwell.

Before we went to see Parliament, we watched a film in the educational centre about Simon De Montfort and his contri-butions to Parliament.

After this video, we walked across to Parlia-ment, and went on a tour through the House of Commons, where a debate had just happened only minutes previously, the House of Lords, where we were forbidden from sitting down, and the rest of Parliament. The House of Lords was very special - everything was lavishly decorated, but our tour told us, that it was a fully functioning working area by day.

This was a wonderful trip that really helped us in our course and our under-standing of the contribu-tion Parliament has to our daily lives.

Miss

T McStay

Teacher of

History,

Politics &

Sociology

Year 10

Year 7 enjoyed glorious weather for their 3 day residential at Shugborough Hall. On Monday we arrived in time for lunch and to quickly find the yurts we were sleeping in before we were straight into activities. Over the 3 days students took part in Archery, BMX, Orienteering and Rock Climbing. Canoeing was the highlight for many as we were able to cool off in the river (and get our teachers back for soaking us in the blind trail!) In the evenings we played capture the flag and had a campfire; where we treated our instructors to a WGHS talent show. Special mentions should go to Olivia —Stafford 9; who was Archery champion, and Jaya —Paget 6, who left with a new skill in cycling. All girls showed resilience and determination, making staff proud of how they embraced the opportunity and formed new friendships.

ICAEW Base Competition Review

On Wednesday 27th June, Mr Harris, Mrs Vallonchini and five students went to the final round of the

ICAEW Base Competition held at the Birmingham Hilton Hotel which was thoroughly enjoyed by all those

who participated- we felt so delighted as this was the final round of the competition and only 49 out of

the 500+ schools who applied got through to this round. The competition involved deciding and forming

a 4-minute presentation on the best possible way a watch company (known as Breezy) should expand.

The task seemed straight forward our team leader, quickly assigned us tasks based on our strengths.

However, towards the end of our 2-hour preparation time, we were all extremely nervous and unsure of

how we were going deliver the presentation as we didn’t have enough time to rehearse! It did not help

our nerves when we found out who our judges were going to be - Beverley Turner (the most senior

woman at HSBC), Simon Emery (the Director of First Institution) and Patrick Dobson (the Financial Con-

troller of Sofar Sounds).

At around 1:30pm, our 2-hour presentation time was up – the most stressful 2 hours of my life may I add

and we were instructed to walk to the Lancaster suite where we would have to present. We were in

syndicate 4 which included five other schools. After ICAEW helpers introduced us to all the other schools

and the judges, Oxford International College were called up to present first. They all spoke exceptionally

well but without even finishing, they were all abruptly stopped. They had gone over their given time,

something that we were most afraid of doing as we did not have time to rehearse. After Oxford Intern

ational College answered all the questions the judges fired at them regarding their presentation, we were

called to present next...

To our relief, we spoke within the time limit and the presentation went very smoothly. We answered all

the judges’ questions to our best ability and after we were done, we were all so happy and pleased. I truly

believe that that was the best we could have done under the time limit, pressure and the 18 pages of

information we had to learn.

After all the schools within our syndicate had presented, it was time for a three course lunch as well as

the results of the competition. We felt so lucky when we recognized that the guest speaker at this

competition was Zoe Wong, the Director of Finance at Depop who also appeared in Forbes ’top 30 under

30’ list earlier this year.

At 3:30pm, it was revealed that Sir Thomas Rich’s school had won the competition; they were crowned

national champions of the 2018 Base competition. Thus, although we didn’t win, we still feel so honoured

to have been a part of this journey and have all learnt so much about what it takes to be a good

accountant and what being an accountant actually involves.

Year 12 Student

On Friday of activities week we set off on a humanities trip to Ludlow. When we arrived at Ludlow we were split into our house groups and assigned where we were going to go first. Ferrers went to the castle first and it was fascinating. Although it was slightly rushed it was amazing to stand where famous royals had.

Next was the River Teme where we sat and did our field sketches of the castle and river, before eating lunch. After we trekked up the hill and went to the church which was full of pews, stained glass windows and statues. Finally we went to the market, there we surveyed people, annotated a map and had a look round. We all enjoyed our day at Ludlow!

By Maddie, Kavneet and Kali F1

On the Wednesday of activities week, Year 8 went on a trip to Carding Mill Valley to see how a river changes as it flows downstream. We were able to measure rivers in an entertaining and easy way to ex-pand our knowledge on the upper, middle and lower course of rivers. As well as this we had time to buy delicious ice cream! Although it was a long coach journey, it was worth it because of the amazing ex-perience. Geography is the best! By Catie and Teri F1

During Activities Week Year 8 were delighted to have been taken by the History department to a wonderfully recreat-ed Victorian town which is part of the Iron Gorge museums where we received many opportunities to discover more about life during the Victorian period.

Throughout the day we were took part in a variety of activities such as having a go in the Laundry at washing without a machine and a Victorian school lesson where we learnt about women’s rights and how the suffrage movement has today helped us receive equal rights.

We also got to visit a whole variety of locations including a reconstruction of a squatter’s cottage, brick works, iron foundry, Post Office, and doctor’s surgery of which we took time to consider how these different sites differed from what we have today! Educational activities aside, we kept enough time for ourselves to enjoy the shops, which sold a range of authentic products and souvenirs including: sweets, fresh bread, fabrics, stationery and replica books which we bought with our old pounds and shillings from the bank, where you could exchange today’s money for Victorian money. Finally not forgetting another great attraction at Blists Hill, the Victorian fairground, which had many enjoyable rides! Overall, we really enjoyed our trip to Blists Hill and we would definitely go back and experience it all again!

Debleena and Eshaal 8C

On Monday 25th June 2018, Year 9 took part in the History Department’s Holocaust Day.

To begin the day, we watched thought provoking clips from Schindler’s List and took part in dis-

cussions. We considered the treatment of Jews throughout the war and how some members of

society decided to risk their lives to save the lives of others. We focused particularly on the role

of Oskar Schindler and how although he began as a war profiteer, after seeing the liquidation of

the Krakow ghetto, he realised that his business was a way of saving many innocent lives. The

clips of the film Schindler’s List were very emotional to watch however really highlighted the

horrors of the Holocaust and the importance of not forgetting what happened and stopping

history repeating itself.

After splitting back into form groups, we discussed the difference between perpetrators,

collaborators, bystanders and victims and used our knowledge to consider the complex question

of who was responsible for the Holocaust. Although, it was challenging to decide fully where

blame can be put, it definitely struck home how small actions by many people can lead to mass

pain and trauma. An important message I believe we also all took from the activity was that you

should never be a bystander to something you know is wrong as one intervention can count.

After lunch, we had the incredible opportunity to meet a Holocaust survivor Rudi Oppenheimer,

a German-Jew, originally from Berlin. Rudi told us his incredible life story, moving from Berlin to

Britain and then to Amsterdam. Rudi told us about his happy childhood and how when the

Nazis invaded the Netherlands, Rudi and his family were taken to a

transit camp in Northern Holland. After being here for several

months, they were transferred to the concentration camp

Bergen-Belsen. It was here that both of Rudi’s parents died, but

Rudi and his two siblings all survived this hell on earth.

Having the incredible opportunity to hear Rudi talk changed the

way we saw the Holocaust. It made it more real for us, as we got to

hear Rudi’s testimony directly. It made us realise how truly horrific

it was, and it made us all quite emotional to hear what Rudi and his

siblings had to go through at such young ages. We can all safely say

what an honour it was to meet somebody as strong as Rudi, and

the respect we all have for him and all the other survivors is

enormous.

Mrs G Hill—Teacher of History

Dominic Sandbrook Talk- Concord College History A Level trip

May is a stressful time for students, especially in Year 13, with exams looming. However, that said, each year the History department puts your mind at ease with their trip to Concord College to meet renowned historian, Dominic Sandbrook. Whilst studying the two-year course, you will soon become familiar with this name by the means of Mrs Hill’s ‘historical opinions’ and meeting an actual historian who said those words will feel like meeting a celebrity.

The trip consists of visiting the college, eating (a buffet which is always lovely) and then listening to Dominic Sandbrook’s answer a variety of questions that we had asked and wanted his views on related to our course on Britain 1951-2007. At first it seems daunting when he picks your question and asks for your opinion, in fear that it might be wrong, but then you gain confidence and it feels surreal that you’re debating with an actual historian, who knows so much about this course. This is particularly useful because if you can argue your case against an historian, well, then the exam feels like a doddle.

Mr Sandbrook’s stance on the course is especially interesting as an academic as his views aren’t always consistent with that of our textbooks, opening our eyes to new details and perspectives on questions asked throughout the course, such as: ‘were the 60s permissive?’ The trip is definitely a great way to revise, and reassures you that everything is actually going to be okay come June time. Having now left the school, it is fair to say that as you progress to A Level, the trips get better and I can’t thank Mrs Hill enough for allowing me to meet THE Dominic Sandbrook, not once but twice!

Year 13 Student

Tamworth Castle- Year 10 SHP History trip

Tamworth castle - a site enriched with history for over 10 centuries has enriched the minds of thousands,

including Year 10 historians back in May! In the summer heat we visited the castle to learn about how it has

changed since 1070.

Upon arrival we were all impressed with the imposing sight of the castle above the town! We were split into

our groups and were taken around the site by amazing guides who bombarded our minds with the history

of this brilliant castle. Being led around the different rooms that were full of history was like stepping back

in time, making this experience a truly memorable one. No part of the castle is the same with each room

representing the different periods of its history and filled with its own stories. Knowing Kings had been

there, walking in the place where we were stood made this a truly special trip.

At the end of the day there was enough time for us to enjoy an ice cream in the sun and appreciate the

gorgeous surroundings before heading back to school. Overall, this trip was not only very helpful for SHP

History students preparing for their GCSEs but was also a very memorable and enjoyable day for everyone,

and a trip that we will not forget in years to come!

Eve 10P and Ella 10A

In March we hosted the regional final. Had a fabulous day, competing against 25 others schools from all over the West Midlands, in 4 challenging rounds of maths problems.

Wolverhampton Girls’ High School won the competition. Well done to Year 10 students

who took part!

The Think Tank was amazing! I really enjoyed exploring around the different levels and the amount of freedom we were given. My favourite parts were watching the ‘Energy Show’ as it was fun watching all of the different experiments and exploring outside, especially the hamster wheel! Mya – Audley 2

Good News! We have been awarded the Royal Horticultural Society’s Level 3 status for School

Gardening. This is mainly for our cross curricular work with sunflowers. As well as a certificate

we have won a voucher worth £150 from a company called ‘Rocket Gardens’ who will supply

the club with organic plug plants and fruit bushes over the next year.

The school gardening club is located next to the Art, Design and Technology Department and is

run by a maths teacher.

Over the last few years we have successfully grown ‘Russian Giant’ sunflowers and inspired by

Alan Turing’s theory on sunflower spirals we combined horticulture, mathematics and art.

The sunflowers were grown from seed, watered, staked and nurtured until they were harvested

for their seed-heads. The clockwise and anticlockwise spirals were counted and very satisfyingly

aligned with the Fibonacci sequence. Year 8 pupils learned about the sequence, how it is gener-

ated and how it can be used to calculate the ‘Golden Ratio’. We also looked into the many oc-

currences of spirals and this ratio in both art and nature. The sunflower seeds were harvested

and we have sown some of them this year in the hope of more giants.

The garden is looking good at the moment, promising crops of strawberries, tomatoes, pota-

toes, courgettes, spinach, lettuce, figs, beans and more. The question at the moment is “Will we

manage to get a melon from the plants in the greenhouse?”

Thanks go to all those looking after the Kitchen Garden and in particular to the super spiral

counters, Amy, Natasha and Ellie.

Mrs S Bennett—Teacher of Maths

Music Tour to Dublin – Jazz Band and Vocal Ensemble

We arrived at school for 8am, suitcases ready and snacks packed for the long journey to Dublin. From the start it be-came clear that spontaneous singing was going to be a prominent feature of the trip and the teachers “enjoyed” listen-ing to many renditions of ABBA classics on the coach down to Holyhead.

Arriving in Dublin we headed straight for the Hard Rock Café and were treated to a greatly anticipated meal including burgers and ice cream. After what seemed like far too short a time, our alarms were blaring and we were up for our first full day in Dublin. The first stop after breakfast was the local Tesco to gather supplies for the day (resulting in Girls’ High bringing the Dublin Tesco Express to a standstill with a queue stretching back to the frozen fruit aisle) be-fore we made our way down to the Liffey for a river cruise. Our lovely tour guide, Ronan, filled us in on everything from the Viking settlements in Dublin to its development as a modern city and even the birthplace of literary legend Oscar Wilde, all the while making jokes about the ‘curious ball of fire’ that had appeared in the unusually blue sky that day along with the 25C heat!

Our first concert of the tour was in the beautiful Phoenix Park bandstand and – once we’d lugged our coach-load of equipment down an unbelievably steep incline and our wonderful coach driver had clambered up one of the bandstand poles to plug our amps into the sockets on the ceiling – we started to perform. As overly romantic as this sounds, what happened then was magical. We set up in front of about six locals, but gradually, as we sang and played, the music pulled in passers-by until all of the benches and a lot of the grass bank in front of us was filled with dog-walkers, couples and families with picnics clapping along and small children dancing across the concrete in front of us and climbing the bandstand to sit as close as they possibly could! After a lovely few hours performing, we wolfed down lunch in the shade of the park before dashing off to Dublinia – an enormous museum in a Gothic building and cathedral full of information about the Vikings in Dublin, the wars between Irish clans and the way that archeologists discover the past. However, the highlight of Dublinia was undoubtedly our impromptu performance of ‘Panis Angelicus’ outside, where tourists stopped to cheer and take pictures of us rather than the historic architecture! Finally, after taking ‘the scenic route’ (where we obviously didn’t get lost) to O’Shea’s Hotel, we enjoyed a great meal while listening to live Irish folk music before trooping back to the hostel for a well-earned rest.

Day 3 began with a tour around Dublin castle. Our friendly tour guide gave us an insight into the castle’s history and evolving purpose: from its importance as a fortress in the Anglo-Saxon period to a venue for the Queen’s state visit in 2011. We were all keen to take advantage of the many photo opportunities our visit afforded. Afterwards we took the coach to Bray and performed our second concert in a bandstand along the picturesque sea front. One of the staff met a lady who was originally from Wolverhampton. From her purse the lady produced a 50 Euro note and offered to buy us all ice cream, which was definitely a highlight for pupils and staff alike! After dinner we had the chance to dance a ceilidh, accompanied by live Irish folk music. Despite the disappointment of the England match, we all had a fabulous time and the instructor said we were the best group he’d ever taught!

On the fourth and final day, a group of rather tired girls stripped their beds and went down for their final breakfast at the hostel, before heading to Trinity College, Dublin’s university and home of the beautiful Old Library (you may have spotted the Long Room in such films as Star Wars: Episode II, and it will be featured in the Mel Gibson film ‘The Professor and the Madman’ later this year) and the famous Book of Kells, dating back to the 8th Century AD. After members of Vocal Ensemble were made to sing in front of the buildings by the guard and a long queue, we squeezed through the crowds to see the ancient scriptures. The beautiful artwork of the Irish monks which had been preserved for over 1200 years were certainly a sight to behold. Leaving Trinity, we made the most of our last few hours by grabbing some final souvenirs and an ice cream or two before heading for the ferry home.

By Year 13 Music Students

Wolverhampton Art Gallery Lunchtime Concert Series

The Georgian Room at the Art Gallery is the venue for this free lunchtime concert which takes place

fortnightly during school terms. This year, the Music Department took mostly Year 10 GCSE students,

with some sixth form as well, who performed solo items to an audience of around thirty friends, par-

ents and members of the public who were on their lunch break.

Dudley Festival of Music Drama and Dance

Congratulations to Fiona Winning, Paget 6 who achieved the following awards at the fes-

tival

BERRIDGE AWARD - this was awarded to Fiona as ‘the vocalist who is the most

promising singer aged 18 years and under in the vocal classes’. She also received a

prize of £50.

FRIENDS’ MUSIC CUP and FRANK RICHARDS INTERMEDIATE CUP also for her vocal

performances

Fiona also achieved the following:

First Place - Vocal Solo 15 Years - Distinction - 87 marks

First Place - Songs from Shows/Musicals 15 Years - Distinction - 89 marks

Congratulations to the girls who also achieved the following awards at the festival:

Folk Song 12 & Under

Vocal Solo 14 years

Vocal Solo 16-17 years

Songs from the Shows/Musicals 14 years

Folksong 13-17 years

We were extremely pleased and proud to enter the first Rachael Heyhoe-Flint memorial cup competitions with our U.12, U.13 and U.15 cricket teams this year. The first round of the competition saw us play some tough matches...with an excellent standard of play being demonstrated by all teams. Both our U.13 and U.15 teams did us proud and in the South Staffs competition and qualified for the Staffordshire finals the following week. The local newspaper were present at this; as were representatives from Wolverhampton Wanderers and Rachael's friends...such was the importance of this first event. You may have seen the article in the local Chronicle newspaper? Our U.13 team missed out on the cup which was presented to St. Joseph's school from North Staffordshire. However, I am delighted to say that our U.15 team won this competition for the first time. It was almost as if Rachael was right there with us. The team now go on to play in the regional finals which take place this Friday (6th July) in Lancashire.....so watch this space. I would like to say an extra special thank you to Mr Arthur Pickering who continues to extensively support and deliver cricket at our school and at Wolverhampton Cricket club on a voluntary basis. He really is a legend and the school and girls would not have experienced this success if it were not for his continued dedication to the sport.

Under 13s Squad

Under 15s Squad

Many congratulations to our athletics team who did extremely well in all of the heats that

they took part in through June and then the finals that were at Aldersley stadium on

Wednesday 4th July. We are very pleased to say that the girls all performed extremely well

and we won the Year 7 trophy, were third in the Year 8 competition; second in the Year 9

competition and won the Year 10 competition. This means that we also won the overall

girls competition. Points from competitions in the heats contributed to these final positions

so all students that took part in all heats have contributed to these final placings. Many

thanks to the girls for their commitment and to all the staff that have helped to get them

there. It has been a real team effort...but also real pleasure to work with these talented

ladies.

Go Girls' High

Mrs D Connell - House Leader for Ferrers , Whole School Student Leadership,

Teacher of Physical Education

Well done to all the students who have taken part in the rounders league during the summer term in

Years 7, 8, 9 & 10.

We have had some very tough competition again this year as the standard of rounders is improving

across the city schools, which is good to see.

League Results-

Well done to the Year 7, 8 & 10 teams who made it through to the semi-finals against the Wolverhamp-

ton Grammar School.

Semi-Final results-

Year 10- WGHS (13 ½) v’s Grammar (15) (LOST)

Year 8- WGHS (10 ½) v’s Grammar (10) (WON)

Year 7- WGHS (6) v’s Grammar (10) (LOST)

Final results-

Huge Congratulations to the Year 8 rounder’s team who beat Highfield’s school in the final- 23 rounders

to 16! Well done to all the students that played…..a fantastic result.

Year 10 Year 9 Year 8 Year 7

Codsall- 2 ½ WGHS 8 (WON) Kings- 4 ½ WGHS 19 (WON) OLSC - 17 WGHS 8 ½ (LOST) ONEWA- 6 WGHS 28 (WON) Royal- 11 WGHS 18 ½ (WON) OWSBA- 7 WGHS- 9 (WON)

Codsall- 7 ½ WGHS 9 ½ (WON) Heath Park- Conceded St Edmunds 11 ½ WGHS 26 (WON) Royal -10 22 (LOST) OLCS- 9 ½- 16 (LOST)

Heath Park- Conceded ONEWA- 6 ½ WGHS 19 (WON) St Edmunds 11 WGHS 28 ½ (WON) Khalsa- Did not show Royal 10 ½ WGHS 17 (WON) OSWA- 5 WGHS 15 ½ (WON)

Kings - 8 ½ WGHS- 13 (WON) OLSC- 8 ½ WGHS- 9 (WON) OWSBA- 6 ½ WGHS 11 (WON) Ounsdale- 5 ½ WGHS 15 (WON) Khalsa- Conceded Royal- 16 ½ WGHS 11 (LOST)

Year 10 Rounders Semi-Final team Year 10 WGHS Vs Kings

Year 9 Rounders team Year 8 Rounders team

Year 7 Rounders team

Sports Presentation Awards Evening

Well done to all our sports teams who were represented by a few captains

and outstanding individuals at the first Wolverhampton secondary schools

sports presentation event on the 9th July. We are so very proud of all our

schools sporting achievements. We hope we can continue to

embrace, excel and celebrate PE and sport at WGHS for many years to

come.

Wolverhampton City Champions 2017-18

Swimming—Girls Over 13 Gala

Congratulations to the year 9-13 Girls who

competed in the Gala!

Year 10 Netball Team achieved

Wolverhampton City Champions 2017-18

for the following

Netball League (Blue) - Year 10

Netball League (Red) - Year 11, 12 & 13

Netball Tournament - Year 10

Rudee Robinson – Ferrers

Halee Robinson – Stafford

Lucy Toor - Audley

Anwen Jenkins – Audley

Anna Dmitrewski – Ferrers

Zara Colley – Audley

Phoebe Ody – Stafford

Orlagh Gardner – Stafford

Mariella Steele – Ferrers

Lucy Toor and Rudee Robinson also achieved

Sports Performers of the Year for recognition

of how they excel in Netball. Rudee is an

outstanding Netball Captain.

The Bronze award students have now completed their training and practice expedition. The participants completed a one night camping adventure at Kingswood Campsite on Saturday the 19th and Sunday 20th May. They completed a day’s walk by navigating their way in small groups to the Kingswood Trust campsite.

When they arrived they put up their tents and cooked a meal using their trangia. Later on in the evening

they all enjoyed a camp fire and toasted some marshmallows!

After a much needed night’s sleep students made themselves a breakfast which mostly consisted of pan-cakes with lots of chocolate spread or porridge. Once they had regained their energy they then navigated their way back to school with some extra encouragement from the Stepping Outdoors team. Although some students did get a bit lost they all made it back safely, feeling a little tired and achy. Well done to all those who participated and thank you to Miss Bannister, Mrs Wood and Miss Bould who kindly gave up their time to help. The Stepping Outdoors staff were all very impressed with the behaviour and determination shown by the students and thought you had all done brilliantly. Only one more to go…..! The final expedition dates are the 14th and 15th of July at Beaudesert campsite, Cannock Chase. Well done so far everyone :) Miss Price and Miss Bannister.

Year 7 girls attending our Embroidery Club with Mrs Johnson have been busy sewing their own personalised poppy to decorate a collaborative “Sawdust Heart” in preparation for a public exhibition. Untangled Threads has made 1,568 undecorated replica WW1 sawdust-filled calico hearts (one to repre-sent every day of the first world war), and the WGHS contribution has already been packaged up ready for the event in Scarborough later this year. Untangled Threads, the organisation behind this project, say the intention is to highlight the benefits of Occupational Therapy and the power of craft, both to heal and to connect people, and involves the co-ordination and creation of 1,568 replica, embroidered, pinned, WW1 sawdust-filled hearts. The project aims to raise funds for Combat Stress, the veterans’ mental health charity. The culmination will be an ambitious artwork which will form the centrepiece of a commemorative exhibition and public event to be held on the centenary of Armistice Day 2018 at the magnificent former home of the Sitwell Family, Woodend Creative Workspace in Scarborough. Every heart created as part of this project will be on display and will form part of a limited edition, illustrated, commemorative catalogue, which will be for sale at the exhibition, national events, and on the project website throughout 2019. Every heart will be returned to the owner/maker by the end of 2019 so we shall look forward to its return and exhibition on school. Well done, stitchers, we can’t wait to see your work on show! Exhibition dates 3rd - 30th November 2018 Commemorative event: 11th November 2018 To bring the sentiments of occupational therapy, craft, art and centenary commemorations into the school community there will be opportunities to transform a further 52 sawdust hearts (one for every month of WW1) in the autumn term. Mrs Johnson has been on a mission to prepare the blank canvases and Mrs Arrowsmith will announce details of how to get involved with the individual hearts and the art installation in September. Watch this space! Art and D&T Department

The Art Department enjoyed sharing a day in Activities Week with Music for Year 7 students to explore colour mixing and mark making with paint. All the artists used special, thick acrylic paint and their own square canvas board on which to produce a section from a larger image. Sources of inspiration came from either the school architecture and landscape or a famous painting. All the girls did brilliantly and achieved some fabulous paintings that were reassembled to make up the bigger picture. The Art depart-ment are looking forward to exhibiting these new large artworks around school and especially around the Art Department’s new location near to the D&T classrooms. Well done to everyone who took part, you were fabulous!

Special thanks go to Mrs Atwal, Mrs Johnson, Miss Bannister and Mr Wigley who all helped to prepare the materials in advance and supervise the day itself. Extra thank yous go to the Year 12 “Studio Assis-tants” who were on hand to help on the day. Mrs S Arrowsmith—Curriculum Leader for Art & Design Technology

On 15th June, the Year 10 Food Preparation and Nutrition students

attended the BBC Good Food Show at the NEC in Birmingham. It

was a very enjoyable day, giving us the opportunity to sample

various food and drink to inspire our future food preparation

tasks.

Throughout the day we visited many stalls, from companies both

local and national. This gave us the ability to interact with multiple

professionals who could offer advice and guidance on many nutri-

tion based aspects. There were a variety of food products and

appliances on show to test and sample. As it was the summer

show there was an outdoor area where even more food and

gardening products were on show. A wide range of meals were on

offer including: pizza, fish and chips and barbecue foods.

The highlight of the day had to be our experience in the big kitchen

where we saw the Hairy Bikers’ food show. They prepared a garlic

chicken dish, mussels and a mug cake in front of a large audience.

Whilst being extremely humorous they delivered many important

skills in the kitchen to ensure the food was well prepared, as well

as being easy. In fact, they managed to make all three dishes in

under an hour. The short hour proved very informative and

interesting to all of us, being the perfect springboard to our other

food preparation tasks we will complete later in the next year.

Overall the day was fun, interesting and an unforgettable insight

into food preparation. So thank you to all the staff who joined us

and completed the entire experience.

Chloe, Ferrers 9

On the 17th of May, the Year 10 Food

Preparation and Nutrition groups had the

pleasure of cooking with two Royal Marines,

Mike and Sean. At first, we were a bit taken

aback by Mike’s loud, eccentric attitude but it

soon became obvious that he was extremely

passionate about his food (a trait he shared

with many of us.). We started off with

preparing an almost ‘chuck it in’ curry, with

chicken, vegetables, crème fraiche, mustard

and a gorgeous seasoning mix that Mike had

brought with him. It was an easy and fun task

that didn't take a lot of effort, especially for us

foodies who are obviously the next Gordon

Ramseys and Jamie Olivers! So while our

chicken was soaking up the juices and our

vegetables were sizzling away, we were

summoned over by Sean, and joined by the

DT group to take a look at one of the combat

vests worn by the Royal Marines. It was a

heavy piece of clothing that had everything

from grenade holders to snack pockets (only

kidding but they were probably there

somewhere right?) It was extremely

interesting to hear and see how it would be

worn, and what it actually could contain. Once

our curries were cooked to perfection, we

gathered back around the table to listen to

Mike talk about his experiences in the Ma-

rines and the opportunities for women.

We also talked about medical supplies, ration

packs and what it would actually take to be a

Marine, physically and mentally.

Finally, Mike finished the talk by making a

smoothie that he would recommend as a

breakfast..It was such a memorable

experience that everyone enjoyed and what's

even better is that they are coming back next

year! We all learnt so much from it and can’t

wait to cook up whatever amazing food they

bring with them next time.

Ingredients for Mike’s Smoothie

Spinach

Banana

Strawberries

Oats

Honey

Milk

(put into a smoothie maker/

blender and there you have it)

Halle —Audley 1

Young Fashion Designer UK is an exciting competition established in 2010. The competition focuses

on enhancing the talent of Young Fashion Designers to showcase and promote the exceptional work

achieved by GCSE, AS, A2 and BTEC students studying textile design, product design, product design

and fashion throughout the UK.

Students enter the competition by submitting a selection of work from the assessed work they have

produced this year. Young Fashion Designer UK celebrates the excellent work that is achieved by

students nationwide.

A team of industry professionals judge the entries and invite eighteen finalists to exhibit design and

practical work

Big Congratulations to our very own Madison —Ferrers 5 who won 2nd

PLACE for her amazing GCSE Controlled Assessment work

Mary Poppins was a roaring success according to an ecstatic audience as they left the hall .

They could not believe their eyes as pupils sang and danced their way through Edwardian

London. There were lots of compliments for our leading lady, Fiona Winning—P6, whose

voice captivated everyone and for Gemma Rowe’s—S4 lively rendition of Bert, the cheeky

chimney sweep. There was also praise for our two year 7 leads, Lucy Machin—A2 and

Holly Beason—P3, who charmed everyone. Finally, our wonderful couple, Mr and Mrs

Banks, played by Mariella Steele—F1 and Georgie Bullen—S9, who sensitively captured a

marriage in crisis. Many members of the audience told us that they shed a quick tear in

both halves of the show. Thanks to all the cast and the Parents’ Guild for their wonderful

refreshments.

Ms J Marshall—Curriculum Leader of English

In April 2018, 240 pupils made their way to

the Lighthouse Cinema and Media Centre to

watch a special screening of ‘Macbeth’ live

from the RSC. Christopher Ecclestone played

a menacing and haggard lead and we are all

agreed the three children in onesies and

Ugg Boots were very creepy witches. The

students had a wonderful evening and there

was lots of chat about the production in

lessons afterwards. It was certainly an

excellent addition to their study of the play.

YEARS 9-13 LIGHTHOUSE CINEMA VISIT

Outreach Assembly to Y5 Oak Meadow Primary School Students On the 2nd of May 2018, I had the pleasure of returning to my primary school - Oak Meadow - on an outreach programme. I, alongside

Molly and Rhiannon, felt a huge wave of nostalgia as we signed into the main office. We met with the Headteacher, Mr Arnold, who

quickly recognised and welcomed us, much to our delight. We met with many Year 5 girls who were eager to learn about Girls’ High

School. We each gave a small speech about specific aspects we particularly enjoy about the school, and the girls were very eager to ask

questions. From "do you miss boys?" to "what's your favourite subject at school?" we were very happy to answer all their queries.

After speaking about Japanese and Russian for quite a while, the girls were asked to raise a hand if they liked the sound of Girls’ High,

and if they would like to go there. Most, if not all, of the girls raised their hands enthusiastically which made me very proud of all those

involved. Meeting with Oak Meadow girls gave me a sense of pride for both Girls’ High and Oak Meadow, and made me feel like I was

passing on my pride and knowledge of the school to future members of the school. Many thanks go to Mrs Stanway for helping to

organise such a wonderful event.

(Written by Gemma Y12)

Outreach Assembly to Y5 Villiers Primary School Students On the 22nd of May 2018, Mrs Stanway along with two other students visited Villiers Primary School as part of Girls’ High’s outreach

programme within the wider community. With the intention of promoting the accessibility of our school and inspiring primary

schoolchildren to apply, we delivered an assembly focusing on the opportunities, both academic and extra-curricular, available to

students. Over 30 enthusiastic Year four students engaged in a question and answer session, helping to demystify applications to the

school and a typical day in the life of a ‘Girls’ High Girl’. Without a doubt, there was an overwhelming amount of excitement and

questions surrounding our frequent school trips, especially Iceland! Overall, the event was a success as we were able to increase

awareness of the school ethos and emphasise that our community is accessible to everyone regardless of their background!

(Written by Jeevika Y12)

Y4 and Y5 Outreach Day and Y9 WGHS Leadership Day On Wednesday the 27th of June 2018, Girls’ High hosted an outreach event for 124 Year four and five schoolgirls attended by six

schools in Wolverhampton – Field View, Holy Trinity, Lanesfield, Long Knowle, Oak Meadow and Spring Vale. Multiple rounds of

icebreaker games ahead of the main schedule such as ‘splat’ and ‘fruit bowl’ led by outreach prefects accustomed the girls to one

another and the sports hall, their main base for the day.

In the morning, the girls were assigned the task of creating a rollercoaster using card, straws and lots of masking tape as an

engineering inspired activity in teams of five. The level of engagement with the task and teamwork was brilliant to see when girls

collaborated their ideas and assessed their practicality. Of course, there were lots of frantic cutting and testing using the marble as the

countdown approached its final two minutes! Well done Oak Meadow who won the competition as their rollercoaster track was the

longest – each student in the winning team received a Bluetooth speaker as their prize!

After finding the perfect picnic spot in the secret garden to enjoy the glorious weather, girls participated in a variety of activities similar

to those enjoyed by many students here at Girls’ High – activities planned and led by our very own Y9 girls. For example, the library

created reading dens, inspiring students to enjoy the imaginative benefits of reading and the history department hosted a puzzling

murder mystery event where girls had to find and piece together clues. Outside, the geography passport treasure hunt was thoroughly

enjoyed and Year 9 students showcased their excellent leadership skills by hosting sporting events such as an obstacle course and

rounders! It was lovely to see the look of excitement on everyone’s faces as they were trying something new or working together in a

team.

Our aim for the day was to encourage girls to apply to the school regardless of their background or area to prove that everyone has a

deserving place within our inclusive school community. Overall, the event was a huge success, thanks to the organisation of

Mrs Stanway and Mrs Connell, the leadership of the Outreach Prefects and Year 9 students, the teachers hosting events and of course

to the schoolchildren who participated with such enthusiasm!

(Written by Jeevika Y12)

Year 8 Careers Morning

On Monday 25th June, Year 8 students took part in a careers morning. The aim of the morning was to

introduce students to the various career options and routes open to them. The representatives that

attended were MOOG, The Army, The Royal Air Force, QA Apprenticeships and Leeds University. Students

had the opportunity to attend a session with each representative. Leeds University delivered a session

introducing students to what university life involves. QA Apprenticeships discussed in their session the

apprenticeship route. MOOG and The Royal Air Force focused in their sessions the various careers that are

Year 12 Careers Day

On Monday 25th June, Year 12 took part in a careers day. This involved a programme of workshops that were delivered by representatives from a number of occupations. These sessions gave students an insight into the day of the life of different professions. There were also sessions that focused on career routes which were delivered by Leeds University, QA Apprenticeships and Projects Abroad. Our Careers Adviser also delivered

Year 10 Careers Morning

On Monday 2nd July, Year 10 students took part in a careers morning. There were three parts to this event

which consisted of the following:

A session with our Careers Adviser to discuss the various career routes available to them. Students also

completed a careers questionnaire to prepare them for their workshops in September.

A session with Leicester University which focused on life at university, an introduction to the UCAS

process and advice on choosing a course.

A speed networking session which gave students the opportunity to talk to representatives from various professions. This session gave students an insight into the day in the life of a number of occupations.

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School Terms and Holiday Dates 2018-2019

Autumn Term 2018

Monday 3 September 2018 – Friday 26 October 2018

(Half Term: Monday 29 October 2018 – Friday 2 November 2018)

Monday 5 November 2018 – Friday 21 December 2018

Spring Term 2019

Monday 7 January 2019 – Friday 15 February 2019

(Half Term: Monday 18 February 2019 – Friday 22 February 2019)

Monday 25 February 2019 – Friday 12 April 2019

Summer Term 2019

Monday 29 April 2019 – Friday 24 May 2019

(Half Term: Monday 27 May 2019 – Friday 31 May 2019)

Monday 3 June 2019 – Friday 19 July 2019

Non-Pupil days

Monday 3 September

Tuesday 4 September

Monday 17 September

Thursday 15 November

Monday 7 January

Thursday 16 May