Fortnightly Newsletter of Woodhouse Grove School
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English, Drama and Media Trip
Last week, 33 Year 12 and 13 students went to London on a two day English, drama and media trip. They had a jam packed first day starting with an amazing tour of the National Theatre and then a Justice and Journalism walking tour, learning about Dr Johnson. To end the day they headed to one of Jay Gatsby's infamous soirées and saw the whole novel play out in front of them. Our students interacted with the actors and, due to the immersive experience, they all saw a totally different perspective of the story!
On the final day they made some short films in the morning and then headed to Pinewood Studios. After going behind the scenes of the studios they spent the rest of the day at Harry Potter Studios. It was a fun-filled trip and we hope everyone had an amazing time.
Geography Club
Work has been progressing on the Geography Club s 3D landscapes.
Year 11 Chemistry
Year 11 have made 3D models of an ionic lattice to use to predict the properties of ionic compounds.
Year 7 Hat Parade
Year 7 Students had a hat parade this week to celebrate European Day of Languages. Students had to create a country or language themed hat. The top three from each form have been selected for the final which will be judged after half term. The creativity and effort this year has been exceptional, we’ve been amazed at what the students have produced.
Netball Trials
After a highly competitive and extensive trial process, we are delighted that the following girls have been selected for the Leeds Rhinos Pathway Programmes part of the Performance Pathway for England Netball. U19, Harriet King. U17, Grace Ross, Phoebe Turner and Summer Anderson. U16, George Rayner, Lexie Cadman and Jess Strudwick. The open trials were attended by over 120 trialists in each age category from across the North of England. The programme consists of weekly training, with the aim of being selected into the match day squads.
Congratulations girls on such a fantastic achievement.
Swimming
Matthew Roberts (Y11) competed at the Yorkshire Swimming Championships this month where he achieved personal best times in all but one event. He also qualified for the North East Regional Championships in all the events that he swam in.
Cricket Training Dates
Cricket training starts next half term. Click HERE for the key dates for all ages.
Year 7 Biology
Year 7 enjoyed practising their surgical skills during a chicken wing dissection. They used the dissection to learn the function of cartilage and tendon tissue.
U15 Rugby Success
The U15 squad recently competed in the Langley Festival. A brilliant experience for the boys, playing 4 matches on Saturday with a win against Langley School (5 0) and 3 close defeats. On Sunday an excellent win against St Josephs 19-17 finished the weekend on a high. The boys played brilliantly throughout and were excellent ambassadors for the Grove.
The U15s also progressed to the next round of the National Plate competition. A fantastic try by Tish Onigbogi in the final play against Stonyhurst levelled the game 19; we go through on the away rule.
Grove Awards
The last of our 2021/22 Grove Awards was presented this week to Charlie Hannay who completed challenges ranging from a sponsored haircut for the UK Sepsis Trust to regular football training. We look forward to awarding our first badges and certificates for 2022/23 soon.
DofE Awards
Well done to all of the Year 11 students who have achieved their Bronze DofE Award. The Headmaster handed out their certificates in assembly last week.
Bradford Manufacturing Week
Many thanks to TF automation for hosting three different groups of Year 11, 12 and 13 Design and Technology students. Students got a fantastic insight into the world of manufacturing and engineering and some hands on experience of industrial robotics and automation.
Sixth Form students took part in a trip to the Airedale International Head Office. They saw what happened on the highly computerised shop floor, meeting employees from different departments and listened to talks from the Managing Director and the Global Head of Marketing. Students from Year 12 and 13 visited Christeyns. The group had a tour of the production plant and visited the offices. They were then split into 2 teams and challenged to design, produce and market a washing up liquid product, and present it to the Finance Director. Both teams excelled in their tasks with excellent presentation skills and marketing ideas. Team Sparks ended up overall ewinners.
UKMT Success
A huge well done to the 58 students in Year 11, 12 and 13 who sat the UKMT Senior Maths Challenge this month. Caitlin Marshall, Bella Miles, Kaidong Huang and Junfei Chen have been invited to participate in the next round, the senior Kangaroo, which is invitation only. A very well done to all participants and we wish our four Kangaroo challengers the best of luck.
STEM Club
STEM Club worked hard last week preparing to plant Oak and Chestnut seeds. The seeds have been planted and are now in situ for the winter. Hopefully we will have some seedlings in the spring.
MFL Club’s Calacas
In MFL club students have been decorating 'calacas' inspired by the Mexican celebration of Día de los Muertos. They watched the film Coco to gain inspiration for
Enterprises Club
Enterprises Club have formed this years Enterprise business, 'The Canine Confectionary Company'. They have been working on their vision and business strategy to be a leading manufacturer and supplier of tasty and nutritious dog treats.
Re-Start A Heart Day
We have continued our annual tradition of training as many students as possible in CPR for Re start A Heart Day. We managed to get 530 students through the training sessions this week. A big thank you to First on the Scene for making this possible again.
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