AMessagefromourHeadteacher
As we reach the end of this half term, I would like to take a moment to reflect on the many achievements and moments of pride we have shared as a school community. Our students have embraced every opportunity House Arts, Netball Tournaments, Cross Country, Enrichment Fair, Open Events and many more. The enthusiasm and commitment of our students has been wonderful!
My thanks go to our dedicated staff, whose hard work and care ensure that every student is supported to achieve her best, and to our parents and carers for their continued encouragement and partnership. Together, we continue to foster a culture of excellence and belonging that makes WGHS such a special place.
I hope that all our students enjoy a well-deserved break, take time to rest and recharge, and return refreshed for the exciting weeks ahead. Thank you all for your ongoing support, and I wish you a restful and enjoyable half-term holiday.
Best Wishes
Mrs Young
Monday 3rd November
Y13 Mocks this week
Y9 and 10 Football Competition after school
Wednesday 15th October
Y7-11 Flu Vaccines
Sunday 9 November th
Under 14 and Under 16 County Netball Competition
KeyDates RecentlyDistributedLetters
Punch & Carols-Senior Choir rehearsals-Mondayafterschool-Letter to parents
U16 & U19 National Schools Netball Championships-Letter to Parents
Y11-GCSE PE Booster Club-Letter to Parents
Year 13 MockExaminations-Letter to parents
Y10-Computer Science Revision Guide Purchase-Letter to Parents
Careers Day2025-Letter to parents
Y9 & 10 Football Fixtures-Letter to Parents
Deadlines
Monday 3 November rd
Y12 & 13 – TEFL – 2 Payment Due nd
Y11 Parents’ Evening – 9am Release of all remaining appointments including Pastoral appointments
U16 & U19 County Netball – Permission due date
Y10 Computer Science Revision Guide Purchase – Payment Due Date
Thursday 6 November th
Y11 Parents’ Evening – Deadline 7pm for remaining appointments including Pastoral appointments
Y9&10 Football/Futsal Fixtures – permission due date
GCSE RS – Buddhist Guest Speaker - Permission and Payment due date
SchoolNews
HarvestCollection
Everyyear,WGHS organises a Harvest Collection as a school in order to supportvulnerable and marginalised communities within Wolverhampton.Thisyear's donations,like many before,were given to the Good Shepherd Wolverhampton,and the quantityof donations greatlyexceeded expectations,which will likely be a great help to manythis coming winter. I would like to extend a massive thankyou to all who tookthe time to donate to the Good Shepherd thisyear and encourage everyone to consider those whose access to food and harvest has been most impacted byenvironmental issues/climate change.I hope thisyear's harvest served as a reminder to help out withinyour own communities howeveryou can,no matter how small!
Tolu,Year13,SeniorCharityPrefect
Sixth Form Open Evening
Our Sixth Form Open Evening will be taking place on Thursday 27 November. It is a fantastic opportunity for our Year 11 students to speak to teachers and Sixth Form students about A Level subjects and what life is like in Sixth Form at WGHS. th
If you would like to attend please register: www.wghs.org.uk/openevents
Parents’Guild Christmas Raffle
Look out for our Christmas Raffle - more details after half-term. Many great prizes to be won.
SchoolNews
Open Events
This week we have hosted 3 Open Events for prospective Year 7 students and their families with 359 families visiting. We have received some fantastic feedback about our events. Visitors were extremely complimentary of our school and the wonderful students who represented us by touring, speaking during Headteacher’s talks, subject ambassadors and school ambassadors. Thank you to all the staff, students and parents/carers who support these events.
SchoolNews
SchoolMealsAccount
Please take a minute to check your daughter’s school meals account balance by logging into your Parentpay account www.parentpay.com
Please ensure there is enough money on your school meals account for your daughter to make purchases at the school canteen. The account should be kept in credit. We would also appreciate the prompt payment of any arrears.
To help you manage your ParentPay account you can set a limit at which an automated free email alert is sent to you: Log in to your Parentpay account Navigate to: Communications > Alert Settings
Please note that email alerts are free. If you opt for SMS text alerts there is a charge per text.
InnovateCatering
Our school restaurant provider will be launching a newmenu after half term,please clickthe linkfor full details: October 2025 Innovate Non-Halal Restaurant Menu .pdf
TheBookNook
We've had a busyand successful time in the Librarythis half term! Over the last seven weeks we ' ve opened our doors and welcomed somevisiting students during our Open Events,we've discussed all things reading in our KS3 and KS4/5 BookClubs,and we ' ve added a whole heap of newbooks to our physical collection.I for one can't wait to see what the next half term holds ��
As a quickreminder,the next meetings for our BookClubs will be:
KS3-24th November (theme: fantasy)
KS4/5-3rd November (theme: spooky)
AsOctobercomestoaclose,hereareourcurrentstats:
As of 22nd October,we've had 312 books taken out of the Library. We've seen an increase in non-fiction readers thanks to a new selection of non-fiction books,including titles such as Chemistry for Beginners andThe Rest is History!
Our most popular bookso far has beenThe Babysitters Club GraphicNovel: Dawn and the ImpossibleThree,based on the books byAnn M.Martin and illustrated byGale Gilligan. MyStar LibraryBorrower for October is...Keerat from Ferrers House! ⭐
Our eLibraryhas had 132 loans total this month. Audiobooks have been growing in popularitycompared to last month.
Our most popular bookon eLibraryso far has been 1984 byGeorge Orwell.
MyStar eLibraryBorrower for October is...Saanvi fromAudley House,for the second time in a row!Well done,Saanvi! ⭐
As always,ifyou oryour child has anyquestions,you can email me at growe@wghs.org.ukor come andvisit me in the library.
Happyreading!
Miss Rowe ��
This year we have introduced an Enrichment Fair in the first half term to raise awareness of clubs and encourage students to participate in activities they're interested in and make new friends.
Enrichment Clubs set up displays in the hall and across the week students used form time to explore the various activities on offer. There was a wide variety of clubs on offer, Music Enrichment, Cross Country, Harry Potter, Anime & Manga, Chess, Eco Club, Afro-Caribbean Society, Marketing, Economic Society, Feminist Society, Sociology, Lego Robotics, Engineering Society, Islam Society and many more
It was a great event and really well received by new and existing students who had the opportunity to look into activities they might not have previously been aware of.
AttendanceMatters
So far this term 585 students across our school have achieved 100% attendance.
