26 April 2024
NEWSFLASH
Fortnightly Newsletter of Woodhouse Grove School
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Culture Week at the Grove
An amazing start to this term with our first ever culture week. It was a huge success with a lot of engagement from both pupils and staff wanting to celebrate their place of origin. Many thanks to the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee and Mrs Vernon for making this such a fantastic celebration.
With a bake sale which completely sold out on Monday; on Tuesday, our Mandarin speakers helped pupils to design their name in Mandarin; Bollywood dancing on Wednesday; and our Thursday finale, a cultural fashion show which celebrated the many nations from across the globe represented at The Grove. Pupils and staff also marked their place of origin on world and UK maps which showed
This was a really well supported event which created much excitement and a real buzz around school as well as starting interesting conversations about heritage and culture.
These are just two of our exciting Performing Arts events this term.
Click here to view our full performing arts calendar to ensure you don’t miss any events this term.
Our Teacher’s A Troll
Tickets are now available for our Junior Production of "Our Teacher's a Troll" by Dennis Kelly.
The production takes place on Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 June in The McCarthy Theatre.
Our Year 7 and 8s are so enthusiastic that we are expecting great things. Book your tickets here
Year 13 Leavers’ Soiree
We would like to invite you to join us to celebrate the array of talent within Year 13 at our Year 13 Leavers’ soiree on Wednesday 8th May. Click here for tickets.
Year 7 Drama
In Drama, Year 7 have been learning about the evacuation of children during World War 2.
Year 7 will also explore the real stories of refugees from Ukraine, Palestine and Syria and will create a performance of Verbatim Theatre ready to perform during Refugee Week 17th - 23rd June.
Free Workshop for Parents
We were delighted to welcome back Debbie Spens from the Charlie Waller Trust who ran a workshop for parents last night
Theatre all set up ready for our workshop.
Post 18 Event
Last week, we hosted a Post-18 Event which welcomed 28 different institutions and companies into our new Sixth Form Building and Morton Hall to chat to our Year 12 students about their options after school. The evening featured discussions on various pathways available to our students, emphasising our support in reaching their desired goals. Thank you to everyone who attended, we hope you enjoyed it and found it valuable.
Netballers in Barcelona
Sextortion -AGuide for Parents
With incidents of sextortion significantly on the increase around the world it's important that parents know the signs and how to help and support their children. Although anybody can be targeted, the surge appears to be boys aged 14+ and the motivation is usually past, offenders would often threaten to share the victims intimate images with friends and family but that very rarely happened, however this is now starting to happen more frequently, including threats of physical violence and more. This is of course disturbing and upsetting for those involved.
Internet Matters have a really useful web page with lots of advice and support for parents and their children. You can find the web page
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Over the Easter break, we flew to Barcelona and had the chance to explore the streets and try some local food, followed by a fun packed day enjoying the rides at Port Aventura.
Then we had a busy morning of netball
Costa Rica Expedition Skills
are visiting Costa Rica in the Summer,
Solace Guest Speakers
On Wednesday, Year 12 Religious Studies/ Philosophy and Psychology students spent the morning learning about the work of Solace, a specialist therapeutic service for refugees and asylum seekers, based in Leeds.
Maths News
Year 13 Further Maths students, along with Mrs Nott and Mrs Kerr, celebrated the end of their course with a trip out to Crown Hot Pot, Leeds to sample some authentic Chinese food before their exams start. Our Chinese students took charge, translated for everyone and made sure we tried some interesting items including stomach and duck blood! Thank you to Leo Chen for organising it.
Year 7 were busy revising together in Maths ahead of their upcoming exams. They worked together to solve tarsia puzzles which encourages subject specific language, team work, problem solving and recall.
These guest speakers attended as part of our work to become a School of Sanctuary, the culmination of which will be Refugee
Year 8 DT Aprons
Year 8 have produced some beautiful squish mallow inspired aprons as part of their textiles design and technology lesson. Some great designs!
against France at Doncaster RUFC playing up a year group which is amazing.
Morgan C, Year 11 who played for U16 Welsh Exiles last weekend at Parc Y Scarlets.
The following boys who were selected to play for Yorkshire Rugby Academy festivals during the Easter break.
U16 - Morgan
U17 - Tom, Isaac, Freddie and Oscar
The following girls who represented Yorkshire Netball recently at the Yorkshire & Humberside Inter County tournament; Lexi, Year 7, Phoebe, Ella and Lucy, Year 8, Taylor, Abi, Lucy and Georgie, Year 9, Lois and Grace, Year 10.
ABA & FOWG Pre❤ Fundraising
We are extremely grateful to receive donations of outgrown school uniform & sports kit.
This is such a busy time of year! Help us support our families and raise valuable funds for the school PTA.
Donations of current or outgoing styles of uniform can be dropped into school reception.
If you would like to place an order or make an enquiry, contact the Pre loved team07415 367085
Thank you for supporting the
ABA & FOWG Pre❤ Fundraising
Green Grove
The Grove is continually striving to improve waste segregation and regularly use Leeds Wood Recycling to collect all wood waste from site, be it unwanted pallets or off cuts from DT.
In partnership with Leeds Wood Recycling, we diverted 33 cubic yards of wood waste from general waste streams in 2023, saving 1.7 tonnes of CO2 being released into the atmosphere.
West Yorkshire 1st team finished second in both age groups.
House Standings
The top 3 House points standings going into the summer term are as follows. Everything to play for!!!
Vinter 128.5 Towlson 112.5
Atkinson 109
Sports Presentation Evenings
The first of our sports presentation evenings takes place tonight in the McCarthy Theatre. Tickets are available for all remaining awards evenings through ticketsource.
Tennis
school last week to deliver an athletic development session to Year 8 focusing on
Golf
In conjunction with Bradford Golf Club, we are delighted to offer some of our more experienced senior golfers the opportunity to practice their golf during Wednesday afternoon games time.
This took place for the first time on Wednesday and we are hoping for more sessions this term.