NEWSFLASH
Fortnightly Newsletter of Woodhouse Grove School
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The Easter Charity Concert
Thanks to all the Performing Arts students and staff for last night’s Easter Concert. We were treated to a variety of music from a variety of school bands, including the theme from ‘Back to the Future’.
The students and staff rehearsed very hard and it was a lovely final musical event to celebrate the end of term and the beginning of the Easter holidays.
Rosslyn Park 7s Rugby
We took four teams to Rosslyn Park 2024 and it was a rollercoaster of a ride, with some fantastic rugby played and many 'nearly' moments for our teams. The U14s missed out on qualifying by just one try, and our U16s & 1st VII faced some very strong opposition in their groups but that is the nature of this highly competitive tournament!
Our U13s had an absolutely cracking visit to the tournament, winning their group and posting an impressive 95 points difference across their 5 games!
Poet Laureate's Easter Poem
Our superb Poet Laureate has written a poem celebrating the Easter message of new beginnings, a poem on opening up about internal struggles to allow for reflection and 'rebirth': 'There's a Crack in the Egg' by Ash.
World Poetry Day
In recognition of World Poetry Day on 21st March, our junior librarians created a library display of poetry, choosing their favourite poems.
Auditions - Junior Production
Auditions took place recently for this year's Junior Production of "Our Teacher's a Troll" by Dennis Kelly. The production takes place on Wed 19th and Thurs 20th June in The McCarthy Theatre.
Free Workshop for Parents
We are delighted to welcome back Debbie Spens from the Charlie Waller Trust who will be running a free workshop for parents on Thursday 25th April. "Breaking the Mould: Empowering Teens Against Body Shaming"
She will also be running workshops throughout the day to students in Years 8,9,10 and 12 entitled; "Embrace Your Reflection: Confronting Body Image and Defying Body Shaming"
Grove Awards
Congratulations to the following students who have completed their 23/24 Grove Awards;
Year 7: Alice G
Year 8: Victoria A, Elizabeth C, Amrita J, Isabel P, Samuel P, Alexandros P
Year 9: Matilda C, Milly C
The challenges they completed included taking part in the recent school production of 'The Addams Family', attending MFL club, taking part regularly in gymnastics out of school and serving the school as a Form Prefect.
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year: Gus B, Amaya Kaur S, Amelia R, Aayat K, Noah D, Aydin R, Charlotte M, Duncan W and Amelia Jones.
Jake F, Year 9, who has been selected for Manchester United’s U14 squad travelling to Florida for the MLS Adidas Cup, one of the most prestigious academy football tournaments in the world. Jake has also been selected to play in the U14 Premier League National Finals at St George’s Park. Good luck at both events Jake!
Year 9 Battlefields Trip
Having arrived in Ypres on Monday night, students spent yesterday on the Somme with a visit to the Lochnagar Crater, the Thiepval Memorial for the Missing, and The Newfoundland Memorial Park. A packed itinerary and an amazing experience.
Wishing our netballers and staff a fantastic trip next week as they take in the sights (and hopefully the sun) of Barcelona.
A Day Trip to London
Some of our Miller boarders went on a day trip to London last weekend, accompanied by boarding tutors, Miss Myers and Miss Winks.
They had breakfast on Oxford Street before heading to the Twist Museum. Then some of the group enjoyed shopping, whilst others went on a sightseeing trip taking in the London Eye, Big Ben, Downing Street and Buckingham Palace before meeting up in Camden Town to head home.
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English Schools Cross Country
Congratulations to Charley CT, Maisey B, Simeon T and Harry B who represented West Yorkshire at the English Schools’ Cross Country Championships at Pontefract Racecourse on 16 March.
All raced well against more than 300 runners in each race.
Best placing was Intermediate Girl, Maisey B.
Netball
Our U19s and U14s recently represented Yorkshire in the England Schools Netball National Finals. Both teams gave everything and we are so proud of their final placings with our U14s placed 6th= and our U19s placed 7th= in the country. A fantastic achievement and the only school in Yorkshire with two teams qualifying.
Science Week Poster Winner
Years 7, 8 and 9 were invited to design a science poster as part of Science Week. We are delighted to announce the winner is Harry K, Year 8, whose poster will also be sent to the British Science Association. Well done to everyone who took part.
Economics Enrichment
Dungeons and Dragons Club
Thursday saw a bittersweet final Dungeons & Dragons Club of the term, as we said goodbye to the legendary Ms Evers as she starts her maternity leave. Ms Evers and her character, the eladrin elf Herb Boldcloud, have been part of The Fellowship of the Grovesince day one.
She was presented with a card, featuring AI artwork generated by Liam M, Year 11.
We were delighted to be joined by Dr Steve Davies, the Head of Education at the Institute of Economic Affairs, this week. He worked with our economists in Year 12 and 13, developing understanding of equality and inequality, and monetary and fiscal policies.
Cricket - Yorkshire Finalists
We are incredibly proud of our U13 boys who played in the Yorkshire Open Indoor Cricket Finals at Headingley last Friday.
It’s been a great journey for them; qualifying for the finals and then winning their group and their semi-final on the day to reach the Final, only to lose on the last ball of the day.
West Yorkshire Golf Champions
Congratulations to Matty H, Oliver G and Jude G who won the West Yorkshire Schools' Golf Championship at Howley Hall Golf Club and have qualified for the Yorkshire Schools' Championship at Darrington Golf Club in April. Congratulations to Matty who was the U16 West Yorkshire Schools scoring 38 points over the 15 holes played.
Well done to all who competed, it's fantastic to see pupils representing the school in golf!
A Charity Filled Last Day
Thanks to our Charity Committee for all their work over the year and for today’s Non-Uniform Day raising money for a local wildlife sanctuary. Our Costa Rican tourists have also been busy baking for a bake sale today.
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Wishing everyone a wonderful Easter break.