NEWSFLASH
Fortnightly Newsletter of Woodhouse Grove School
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Mock Trial Final
Year 12 students Lena Plein, Kaitlyn Walsh and Francesca Arrandale went head-to-head against Bradford Grammar School in the final of the mock trial competition, held in the University of Bradford’s Lady Hale Court courtroom. They acted for the prosecution in front of circuit judge, His Honour Judge Jonathan Rose. Judge Rose said, “It was an impossible task to choose between the two teams they are all exceptionally talented.”
It was a fantastic day and the team performed professionally and confidently in an intimidating "court-like" environment. They should all be very proud of themselves. Well done!
Hope For Justice
Naomi Partridge, Mica Bardouille-Lewis and Nina Hawkshaw, Year 12, were presented with ‘Hope Hero’ certificates after raising £840 for the Hope for Justice charity. They successfully walked 20 miles in fancy dress along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal to raise money for the charity Hope for Justice, to help them with their anti-trafficking projects.
Physics Olympiad
Year 12 physics students sat the Physics Olympiad test recently, which tests problem solving skills and application of physics knowledge to problems. It is a national competition and the questions are quite challenging! 5 students gained Bronze certificates and Harry Kerfoot achieved a Silver. Well done everyone and we look forward to seeing what you can do with the Year 13 competition next term!
Maths Roadshow on tour!
24 of our Year 9 students went to Brontë House recently for an afternoon of fun maths puzzles and games. Years 3 to 6 put their teamwork, logic and mental arithmetic to the test by seeing how many of the 50 puzzles and problems they could complete. It was a fun session for all and the Year 9 students were excellent ambassadors for the Grove, showing patience, compassion and kindness towards the younger students.
Parkrun No.3
Saturday 13th May saw the third Parkrun visit as a school. Pupils, parents and staff enjoyed walking, jogging and running round leafy green Potternewton Park. There will be one final Parkrun visit in the last half term to Woodhouse Moor (Hyde Park), near the University of Leeds and city
Athletics Success
It’s been a successful start to this years’ athletic season. Firstly, a massive well done to both the Junior and Inter Girls track and field teams who are now English Schools Track & Field Cup Regional Finalists. This is fantastic news and we are so proud of our girls for their achievements so far!
Also, well done to the following Bradford District Champions:
Year 7: Hettie Smith 80m, Isobel Payne 400m, Lucy Wainwright LJ, Fabian Poor 400m (CBP), Taylor Cody HJ, Max Walker (CBP), Frank Warburton (CBP)
Junior Girls: Elle Beaini 100m, Amarachi Nleme 200m, Cleo Hainsworth 300m, Macie Donaldson 800m, Charley Clark-Taylor 1500m, Lucy Bedford
LJ, Freya McDonald HJ, Bella Strudwick Javelin
Play Your Way to Wimbledon
Last week was the first round of the ‘Play your way to Wimbledon’ competition. Well done everyone who took part and to the following winners:
Year 7 Boys - Leo Bridge
Year 8 Boys - Toby Ryan
Year 9 Boys - Matty Hands
Year 7-9 Girls - Ellie Beaini
Dog Training
Well done to Gabriel Constantinou, Year 13, who recently achieved a distinction in his dog training award through the ‘Institute of Modern Dog Trainers Moving forward, Gabriel will be continuing to take development training and possibly completing a ‘City in Guilds in scent detection and dog handling.
Junior Boys: Matty Roberts 200m, Ben Dickinson 300m, Victor Hanson 800m, Ben Cooper LJ, Sam Johnson Shot, Nick Bagshaw Javelin.
Choral Spring Concert
Ella Manogue, Year 13, recently played in the Skipton Choral Society Spring concert. The group performed Karl Jenkins Symphonic AdiemusSongs of Sanctuary. Ella played the trumpet in the orchestra alongside professional musicians. Ellie really enjoyed the experience and hopes to have similar opportunities in the future.
Poetry By Heart
Congratulations to Lily Edwards, Year 11, on being selected as a KS4 national finalist for the Poetry by Heart competition. She is one of only 10 KS4 students selected to take part in the national final in London in June. Here, she will have the opportunity to perform her poems on the iconic Globe stage. To secure her place in the final, Lily recited 'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night' by Dylan Thomas and 'How do I love Thee' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Good luck Lily!
Mental Health Week
Last week was National Mental Health Awareness Week. Throughout the week students participated in different activities as well as listening to mental health focused assemblies. They enjoyed scavenger hunts and on Thursday both students and staff were encouraged to wear green accessories to show their support.
Online Safety
Artificial Intelligenceand Chat GPT
Artificial Intelligence has featured much in the media of late, so we thought it might be useful to share these information pages about Chat GPT
What do I need to know about ChatGPT?
A guide for parents and carers
ChatGPT - The Future of Content Creation?
TIEVA Visit
Arts Dinner
The 28th Annual Arts Dinner for Sixth Form students took place last Friday. Students from Art, Drama, Design, Media Studies, Music and English gathered to celebrate another year of success in the Arts. Touching and humorous speeches from Upper Sixth students and eulogies from staff accompanied fine dining. Whilst Mr Tedd's final exhortation to 'enjoy the richness that the arts bring to life and delight others with your talents' launched another crop of artistic leavers on the unsuspecting world.
UKMT Results
Our younger students sat the UKMT Maths challenge recently with some excellent results. 84 students sat the challenge, which consisted of a range of problems to solve. There were 27 bronze certificates awarded, 20 silver and 6 gold. George Dix, Year 8, was our ‘best in school’ and has been invited to the next round. Well done to everyone who participated!
A group of Sixth Form students visited TIEVA last week to find out all about the business and the roles available to school leavers. They thoroughly enjoyed the experience, even getting hands-on with calling prospective customers! TIEVA is one of the school's Sixth Form business partners and has it’s head office in Calverley. It was also great to catch-up with several Old Grovians now working there.
The Rank Foundation Award
Congratulations to Ayomide Solaru, Year 11, who has been awarded a place on the Rank Foundation School Leadership Programme. Whilst in Sixth Form, Ayo will attend an annual leadership event, take part in regular online meetings and also spend two weeks during each summer holiday working for a not-for-profit organisation. Following the completion of this programme, Ayo will receive a maintenance grant for his university studies. We look forward to hearing about Ayo's experiences and seeing him put his leadership skills to further use!
Friends of Woodhouse Grove
ABA & FOWG Pre Loved 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 styles of uniform can be dropped into school reception.
Thank you for supporting the ABA & FOWG Pre Loved Fundraising.
ABA & FOWG Pre Loved Fundraising
On Friday 12th May Mr Eaglestone dusted off his gold microphone to host the annual FOWG quiz night.
9 teams battled it out over six rounds including general knowledge, musical connections and sport. Victory went to ‘The 90s All Stars’
Always a fabulous night, it was great to see a mix of parents and staff taking part; with some familiar competitors alongside the new faces.
Funds raised from the evening will go towards some very worthy school projects. Thanks to all those who attended and for supporting the Friends of Woodhouse Grove.
Look out for more FOWG events coming up!
