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Autumn 2017 | Issue 25 The Newsletter of Flixton Girls School Proud to lead the... HEALTHY LEARNING TRUST HEALTHY MINDS • HEALTHY LIVES • HEALTHY FUTURES Dear Readers, As Headteacher of FGS and CEO of the Healthy Learning Trust, I am delighted to announce FGS’s conversion to a Multi Academy Trust from 1st September 2017. A Level Success Through our principles of Aspiration, GCSE Results 2017 Empowerment and Excellence the Healthy Learning Trust empowers young people to enhance their own lives and the lives of others through our unique partnership with health and well-being providers to deliver a programme across our FIVE PATHWAYS to Health, Well-being and Scholarship. All House, Vice & Sports Captains Head Girl - Emily Bates Over the next 12 months we will be inviting expressions of interest from schools who share this passion and belief to work in partnership at HLT to spread our unique benefits to the wider community. Deputy Head Girl - Julie Hazeldine House Captains - Esme Williams, Michelle Galliani Sports Captains - Ellie Doherty, Ammal Shahid & Katie Scotson Tia-Robyn Sharp & Ellie Houston Headteacher House Ambassadors Vice House Captains - Catalina David, Megan Frain & Jade Whitworth See pages 4 & 5 for more information. @FlixtonGS - FOLLOW US ON TWITTER FOR ALL THE LATEST NEWS www.flixtongirls.com 2 | News from the Faculties The sessions consisted of games, conversations COMMUNICATE and the creation of postcards all using the German language. The event was to further links with our FACULTY local feeder primary school staff and students; (ENGLISH & MFL) whilst encouraging the children to take an interest in foreign cultures, languages and to learn French Languages Trip something new. Over thirty students with four members of staff embarked on a coach trip crossing to Languages Taster Cologne for a six day adventure. Our work with local partner primary schools This enrichment trip allowed continued with German language taster sessions students to experience the taking place at Urmston Primary School. German language and authentic culture in real life situations. This trip will now be an annual Two year 5 classes had the pleasure of being taught opportunity for all KS3 & KS4 German students. new skills in German language and about German culture by FGS Modern Foreign Language All the students had a ‘Spaß and fantastisch’ (fun For more information and images of the trip please Teachers Miss Longden and Mr Lewis - dressed in and fantastic) time completing all the games and see: https://flixtongotocologne.wordpress.com/ German traditional Dirndl dress and Lederhosen! creating their postcards. PARTICIPATE FACULTY (DRAMA / MUSIC / PE) Peppa Pig Dance We hosted a pre-school dance and movement class inspired by popular children’s TV show Peppa Pig; organised to support a worldwide children’s charity ‘Save the Children’. Over £75 was raised for this fantastic charity as part of the Muddy Puddle Walk campaign which ran nationally. Well done Mrs Ashurt, Dance Teacher and everyone involved. Eid Humanities Club Update COLLABORATE Celebration in school Having collected (HUMANITIES- following Eid; some sweet 115 eggs and FACULTY treats for our girls to delivered to HISTORY / GEOGRAPHY / RE) enjoy with friends and Francis House teachers. Eid Mubarak @ Children’s Osmington Geography Trip FlixtonGS @Artisan @ Hospice, as part Thirty six year MissOHalloranRE Thank of the Easter 10 Geography you Miss Nisa a lovely Chick Appeal GCSE students celebration for all 2017, our and four staff students and their students and participated in friends following Eid. staff received a letter and a certificate to thank a tailor made Miss Nisa commented them for a wonderful donation worth £315.82. residential trip ‘The girls who have Cracking work everyone! to Osmington been fasting have done Bay in early July. This trip links the classroom so well, and at times RE Studies learning to fieldwork on rivers and coastal I’ve found fasting in Year 10 RE students attended a talk from management. Chantelle Trueman said ‘I liked this heat incredibly hard myself so it was lovely to Mohammed Amin on similarities between learning about the rivers and seeing things in celebrate the end of Ramadan with their teachers Christianity, Islam and religious extremism. He action rather than just in the classroom; it made it and friends many came along and celebrated Eid emphasised his motto ‘Each of us changes the world easier to understand.’ with us! We can finally eat in daylight!’ every day. We can choose to make it a better place.’ @FlixtonGS - FOLLOW US ON TWITTER FOR ALL THE LATEST NEWS News from the Faculties | 3 FGS Expo CREATE FACULTY An evening of art celebrating the work (ART, DESIGN AND FOOD & NUTRITION) of our GCSE students; including art and design, graphics, photography and Summer Spotlight textiles. The exhibition was a huge Spotlight evening for the arts; performances success and the feedback from parents was gratefully received. from dance, drama and music students. Mrs Garner (parent) said ‘I would like to congratulate the art department Students involved in the Young Musician for a successful art exhibition. We were so proud to see our daughters of the Year competition showed off their amazing work on display. We would like to thank the staff for all their musical talents. hard work and dedication.’ Waseem, Abbie Barnard, Bradie Zimmer-Collins best communication award on the day. This was INVESTIGATE and Neive Thompson; Runners Up: Angel Stewart a fantastic achievement as only four awards were and Khadijah Salim. recognised and over thirty five students attended FACULTY the event. (SCIENCE, MATHS & BUSINESS) ENYGF STEM Event Following on from our winning poster entries for Salters Chemistry Festival MATHEMATICS the ‘Exploring Nuclear’ competition our students Year 7 Chemistry club students visited UK Maths Challenge the Salters Festival We entered a number of students into the UK at the Chemistry Maths Challenge team event. Students attended department of Manchester University to compete against other the University of schools. Well done everyone who took part. Manchester. Here our girls had the opportunity to participate in SCIENCE the department’s annual Chemistry challenge; promoting Chemistry in schools with nineteen Science Magician different schools from the North West taking part. Our lower school students were treated to a attended the European Nuclear The event provided valuable awareness of the use Science Magician visit by Dr Matt Pritchard at the of Chemistry in the world around us. end of last term. Young Generation Forum (ENYGF) Everyone had a brilliant time at the event and The visit organised by Mrs Tyler, Assistant Head Science, Technology, Engineering. Maths (STEM) particularly enjoyed the challenges and watching of Science aimed to prepare the girls for the Event at Hotel Football, Old Trafford. the magical science show, which really explained new skills modules that feature in their future how certain chemicals can create magical illusions. GCSE; by encouraging investigation skills and Our girls took part in four workshops, each of questioning techniques. which provided them with an exciting learning Freya Burton said ‘I really enjoy all the science experience that encouraged interest in STEM and subjects and want to continue my studies over the an appreciation of the work undertaken in the coming years taking Science in my options.’ nuclear sector. Students developed effective skills Miss Creelman Science teacher said ‘They were a for use in their future working environment and credit to the school and worked exceptionally well were given an understanding of work undertaken as a team throughout the challenges.’ in the nuclear industry. Plus they learnt about routes into STEM related careers by discussions Year 7 Stem Fair with apprentices and graduates, who provided Our STEM fairs continued through last term support during the day. helping to support independent learning, Miss Johnston tweeted ‘Really enjoying the encourage an inquisitive mind and support girls Science Magician #thankyouMrsTyler’ Workshops included Workshop 1: Retrieval of in stem subjects; which in turn promotes a love of Legacy Waste from Storage Ponds, Workshop 2: learning and development of all key skills. Year 7 ENYGF Schools Poster Competition Safe Transportation of Active Waste, Workshop 3: STEM fair winners were first place Caitlin Jones As part of our progressive curriculum and links to Earthquake Simulator and Workshop 4: Design 7PE, second place Selkie Huk 7HJ and Isabelle STEM industries our year 9 students were given and Manufacture of an Industrial Glovebox. Rose 7HJ and third place Isabelle Frain 7JW. They the opportunity to participate in a creative poster We won all three competitive challenges beating were presented with competition organised by the Nuclear Institute seven local secondary schools; the challenges science gifts including Young Generation Network in relation to Science, followed the workshop themes. Nina Cornell make your own model Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). was also nominated for two individual awards skeleton and create Winners: Nina Cornell, Emma Marshall, Areeba and won a solar powered robotics kit for the your own crystals. ‘LIKE’ US AT facebook.com/FlixtonGirlsSchool 4 | Focus on... 100% FLIXTON GIRLS A LEVEL SUCCESS Students and staff at Flixton Girls School Sixth Form are celebrating 100% A Level passes. The success is particularly sweet as it is their first full cohort of Sixth Formers to go through the full