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Headteacher: Jane Abbott

Headteacher’s Letter

Our main focus during this, rather short, Awards for exceptional achievement and spring term has been on preparing senior performance. These awards recognize the students for forthcoming examinations. cohort of 2014 being amongst the top 10% This is even more crucial than ever this of non-selective schools nationally for year as, for the first time, all examinations attainment and value added progress. I am are linear. Students have approached their confident that our current Year 11 students studies in an exemplary manner and are will perform equally as well, if not even being well supported in the lead up to the better, than their 2014 predecessors. Their examination period. In addition to subject diligence, commitment, careful preparation revision classes in school, after school, and positive approach to their studies is during the holiday periods and a second certainly deserving of the highest rewards. week of exam practice in March, emphasis Whilst one cohort approach their final GCSE has also been placed on helping students to exams another cohort are just beginning manage themselves through the examination their GCSE studies. Year 9 students are fully period. This can be a time of worry, anxiety engaged in selecting their options subjects for some and in school we are doing all that for study in September 2015. They have we can to support our young people through also taken internal KS3 assessments and this demanding time. are currently embarking on their GCSE When students return to school for the syllabuses in Maths, English and Science. summer term, they will continue with their A huge amount of time and effort is spent normal cycle of lessons until Tuesday 5 on ensuring that all our students and their May when they will begin an Immersion parents receive information, advice and timetable which provides for combination guidance on the courses available to them of lessons and focussed periods of revision and on possible career paths for the future. prior to each scheduled GCSE examination. The school is most grateful to Mr Sharples for leading curriculum development and the The academic success of Woking High careers support available from Mrs Addison School students is a great source of pride and Innervate. to all associated with the school. We were delighted to receive an official letter In addition to their focus on their academic from the Department of Education (David studies, students at Woking High School Laws, Minister of State for Schools) have excelled in a wide variety of extra- congratulating us on the achievement of curricular opportunities available through our disadvantaged students in February. In the school. ‘Calamity Jane’ our 2015 March we received a further letter from school production was received with much the DfE (Nick Gibb, Minister of State for acclaim in February, slightly earlier in the School Reform) congratulating Woking academic calendar than in previous years. High School on its excellent English Packed houses were treated to a show Baccalaureate performance (students performed superbly by the whole cast who gaining English/Maths/Science/Language/ really captured the spirit of the ‘Old West’. Humanity qualifications at A*-C) and in The costumes for the cast and the orchestra mid March received news that we had been complimented the setting perfectly and the

Spring 2015 Newsletter awarded two SSAT Educational Outcome music provided firm favourites such as The

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Black Hills of Dakota and the Deadwood Stage. As one visiting the school and charity support for students in of the audience commented “thank you for a wonderful schools in Zambia and Gambia, and with our action plan evening’s entertainment. It was yet another example of approved we are on course to achieve the award once Woking High School at its brilliant best”. again in summer 2015. Exchanges and visits are hugely beneficial as they raise awareness and understanding Yet again our public speaking teams have gained success of other cultures and also provide our students with the in the Rotary Club competition. The Intermediate team opportunity to practice speaking languages learned at of Stella Eyers, Maya Keynes and Lauren Finney and the school – a very valuable skill in our modern multi-lingual Senior team of Isobel Aughterson, Vivienne Mathews world. In the context of learning about other cultures and Sally Hitchings, were victorious at the local Woking we are also provided with the opportunity to reflect on Rotary competition and both teams went onto represent and appreciate British values, an aspect of education is the school in the 2nd round. Here again both teams receiving much attention at present. triumphed and gained passage through to the next stage of the competition. Although they did not win they Charity work is a key part of life at Woking High School. performed exceptionally well and were runners up in both This year our main chosen charity is Woking Hospice age groups. They have keep up the tradition of excellent – a charity very close to our hearts and part of our local public speaking at Woking High School. community. A number of activities and events have taken place to raise funds for this excellent cause, one of which The sporting prowess of Woking High School has been was the Surrey Half Marathon. More than 50 members acknowledged nationally. In January we were delighted to of staff signed up and completed the 13.1 mile run on learn that the school had been ranked 84th in the country 8th March and in doing so raised over £15,000 for the for its sporting achievement. The ranking is based on a Hospice (for a detailed report see later in the newsletter). range of 120 national competitions, covering 20 different Congratulations to all who were involved with this sports. Please see Mr Justice’s sports report later in the wonderful team effort. newsletter for full details of our students’ achievements. As we approach the Easter break may I take this opportunity Woking High School is very proud to have been presented to wish everyone associated with Woking High School a with the International School’s Award on four separate very happy, sunny spring holiday. We resume school for the occasions beginning in 2002/2003. With visits to Berlin, summer term 8.55 a.m. on Monday 13th April. Ypres, Madrid, Naples, Aachen, Prato Nevoso, Paris and Leipzig on our academic calendar, guest students With very best wishes. and staff from Japan, China, France and Germany Jane Abbott, Headteacher

Welcome to Year 6

On Wednesday 11 March we were delighted to welcome ‘After receiving the offer it was lovely to return feeling our cohort of 2015, in fact our graduates of 2020, to part of the school’ Woking High School. A packed hall of parents of our ‘A lovely idea to invite the new intake to the school so new cohort were able to listen to presentations from quickly’ senior staff covering such areas as the ethos and values of ‘Really good to visit again just after the excitement of the school, the curriculum and enrichment opportunities, getting a school place’ assessment and reporting systems, the pastoral structure and details of the induction process from March to ‘Really great presentations very inspiring’ September. Meanwhile, students participated in taster ‘Very informative and definitely a family feel’ sessions in Technology, Computing, PE and Science and ‘Really motivating’ also completed a ‘getting to know you quiz’. With time ‘Made us feel part of the school’ built into the evening for small group discussions over ‘Really loved the taster sessions’ tea, coffee and cake it was a great opportunity to begin to forge relationshipsWoking High School iswith an exempt our charity newest and company students. limited by guarantee. The Registered in England‘Taster with Company session Number is 8586085 a great and hasidea a registered and office very as above. well received by x’ feedback from the evening was excellent. Jane Abbott, Headteacher 2 Welcome to Year 6 Youth Speaks

Youth Speaks

Woking High school Youth Speaks teams enjoyed great Both the Senior and the Intermediate winning teams then success again this year, maintaining their excellent record went forward to the second round of the competition in of performance to date. In January, we triumphed for the Hounslow in early February. Our Intermediate team were sixth year running in the Woking heat of the Rotary Club placed first again, above Hawley Place and St Mark’s competition, winning both the Intermediate and the Senior School, while the Senior team beat Claremont Fan Court heats. Stella Eyers, Maya Keynes and Lauren Finney were School, Wavell School and the Royal Russell School. placed first in the Intermediate round, beating off stiff As ever, things got really tough in the District round at competition from St John the Baptist, Winston Churchill the end of February. Despite this, Isobel Aughterson still School, and an impressive first-time entry from Ripley managed to win best speaker at Senior level, jointly with Court. Stella was awarded best Speaker, and Ellen Stone, Year 13 student from Gunnersbury Catholic School. Our a member of our second team entered at this level, won Senior team were overall runners up to The Halliford best Vote of Thanks. School, the same team who made it all the way to the In the Senior round, our students went head to head National Final last year – they are something of our with each other in a round sadly lacking in entries nemesis! First place in the Intermediate round went to Old from other schools. Matthew Hill, Ross Davidson and Palace of John Whitgift School, and once again our own George Loxton, who went all the way to the Intermediate Intermediate team were runners-up. Final last year, were pipped to the post by a fantastic Our sincere thanks go to the Woking District Rotary Club performance from our Year 11 team, Isobel Aughterson, for organising such an inspiring and rewarding event Vivienne Mathews and Sally Hitchings. Isobel was for our young people; we’re thrilled to have achieved awarded Best Speaker and Vivienne shared the prize for success in the early stages of this prestigious and hugely best Chairperson with Ross. The Vote of Thanks was won challenging competition, and look forward to yet another by George Loxton. chance to compete in April.

E Williams, Co-ordinator of Potential High Achievers

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UK Maths Team Challenge (Years 8 and 9)

On 5 March four students competed in the UK Maths communicate through the teacher. This was the team’s Team Challenge which is open to Years 8 and 9 from all favourite section. The third section was the Shuttle where over the country. Woking High School’s team consisted of one pair answered a question and passed their answer Matthew Tweed and Jake Webb (Year 9) and Sohum Sen to the other pair to use to answer their question. The and Sam Belcher (Year 8). This is the sixth year we have afternoon finished off with a relay race with competitors taken part. Our heat was held at Lord Wandsworth School dashing around the sports hall collecting questions and in Hook. The competition was in four parts and took all returning answers. Thirty teams took part from all over day. The first activity was for each team to answer 10 Surrey and Hampshire and Woking High were placed questions, under timed conditions. The second part was 14th. The students had a very enjoyable day and it gave solving a crossword but half the team had the down clues them a chance to practice their problem solving skills. and the other half had the across clues and they could only

Year 10 Maths Team Challenge

On 24 February a team of certificates for the winners of each round but there four were entered from were no overall winners as the organisers wanted a less Woking High School to competitive feel for the afternoon. The aim was for the take part in the Year 10 students to have fun and have different mathematical Maths Feast run by the experiences. Further Maths Network. The students involved were Daniel Cheetham, Sana Fatima, Skye Chappell and David Atkins. The competition took place at the University of Surrey and consisted of 6 rounds over a period of two and a half hours. The rounds were a mixture of long problem solving questions, a card sort, constructing Columbus cubes and an unseen round on Venn diagrams. The students really enjoyed the challenge. There were

Royal Institution Masterclasses In Mathematics

For eight Saturday mornings during January, February learned outside the normal curriculum and were extremely and March, seven Year 8 students had the opportunity to thought provoking. The students who attended some or attend Maths Masterclasses at the University of Surrey all of the sessions were Sohum Sen, Raman Bansal, Yana in Guildford. The Masterclasses consisted of four topics, Skvortsova, Andrew Muir, Adam Gray, Sam Belcher each covering two Saturdays. The topics were entitled and Hasna Sahul Hameed. All the students enjoyed the Keep it in the Family, Codes and Ciphers, Festival of different experience of sitting in a lecture theatre and Fractions; Points, Pictures and Proof and Decisions, being challenged by maths that most of them had not Decisions,Woking Decisions. High School isThe an exempt sessions charity and werecompany basedlimited by guarantee.on Maths Registered in Englandencountered with Company Number before. 8586085 and has a registered office as above.

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Intermediate UK Maths Challenge

The Intermediate Challenge is aimed at students in Silver Certificates were awarded to Year 11 or below across the UK. The challenge involves the following: answering 25 multiple choice questions in one hour and is Year 10: sat in school under normal exam conditions. Eloise Alden Ben Jones The top 40% of students nationally receive a gold, Eithan Hughes Zac Seymour silver or bronze certificate. Around 500 of the highest Robbie Faulkner Jack Rafter scorers in each school year are invited to take part in the Evrim Isik Miles Spiller Intermediate Mathematical Olympiad papers and a further Phoebe Grant Harri Jones 5,500 students from across all three year groups are invited to sit the Pink (Yr 10) and Grey (Yr 9) European Year 9: Kangaroo papers. These are one-hour papers with 25 Daniel Seabrook Chris Pearce multiple choice questions, taken by students from over 30 Milan Sajiv Zainab Abid countries worldwide. Abdullah Ahmad Dalya Abdali Congratulations to the following Year 10 students who qualified for the Pink Kangaroo: Bronze Certificates were awarded Alex Zalaf to the following: George Loxton Year 10:

Will Murrells Callum Henderson Congratulations to the following Year 9 students Ross Davidson Hannan Hussain who qualified for the Grey Kangaroo: David Pulguinhas Heather Dexter Matthew Tweed Anna Radomska Ashley Lambert Raul Goddard Cardona Elsa Riley Elliot Cortade Jake Webb Megan Conquer Daniel Cheetham Daniel Seabrook Year 9: This is the most students we have had in getting through Lucy Fortescue David Diaconu to the next round. Superb effort! Michael Pope Vishal Ramesh Nazia Hossain Alishba Mughal Gold Certificates were awarded to Zoe Neale Imogen Pelham the following: Ben Shepherd Ben Rolfe Year 10: Miles Gilkes Ben Payne Alex Zalaf Isaac Birks Daniel Copper David Sarney Oliver Cockell Year 9: Rhys Savage George Loxton Matthew Tweed A special mention must go to Ram Marwaha Year 7 who Raul Gordon Cardona received a Silver Certificate. Jake Webb Well done to everyone who took part.

P Dixon, Maths

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Mock Magistrates Headteacher: Jane Abbott

Mock Magistrates

The annual Mock Magistrates trial competition, run by the Citizenship Foundation took place at Guildford Magistrates Court on 14 March. Six schools from the South East of England took turns to prosecute and defend the fictional Pat Taylor, on trial for theft, in an authentic setting and under the guidance of a team of legal professionals. did not make the cut. The standard from all schools was extremely high and although we did not make it into the The scheme is a fantastic opportunity for students to regional competition, the students hugely enjoyed the day challenge themselves and develop a variety of important and learned a great deal about the workings of the British skills including team work, research and public speaking. Justice system. Standing in a court room and trying a case in a competitive setting against some bright and confident opponents, the STUDENTS TAKING PART: Woking High School team were at all times a credit to the Year 9 school. Max Petters Lauren Finney In addition, the students were given the opportunity to Imogen Pelham Sam Tuckley Byrne visit the court cells and ask questions of the staff, have a Joe Eke Matt Danton look at a prisoner transport vehicle and meet a police dog Ellen Stone Lucy Fortescue handler with her Belgian Malinois. Finally, there was a Year 8 question-and-answer session with some high profile legal Sam Wildfire Marcus Truman professionals including a high court judge, a barrister and Luc Frean Max Chitty the governor of a prison. Adam Gray Shannon Matthews Out of the six schools present, only one went through to Seb Ellis the next round and unfortunately Woking High School J Trinder, Religious Education

Coding Hub English Intervention

Woking High Programme School Computing The Key Stage 3 English intervention programmes have been Department became building momentum during recent weeks. the Coding Hub for Every week a small group of dedicated Year 10 students works The University of with a number of Year 8s who require specific intervention Surrey as part of for reading and writing skills. The Year 10s have led sessions our long term plan based upon the skills they need to become successful learners to move towards at Key Stage 4. The atmosphere in the room has been one of further developing focused, academic collaboration with all involved taking value programming from the sessions. The Year 8 students have displayed terrific and computing at the school. This Hub offers a higher progress and have embraced the support provided by their level coding and programming training to our students mentors, whilst the older students have flourished in their role by members of the Computing Department from the as leaders and are using this programme to secure their own university. In addition, schools from North-West Surrey knowledge, gain credit for their Duke of Edinburgh awards and add value to the school. The programme is shortly to be will be trained in how to use various programming rolled out, in a similar format, to Year 7 students. languages, such as Python, and an introduction to Robotics using Raspberry Pi’s, Arduino boards, and a new Meanwhile, the Year 9 intervention programme has taken a different path. A small group of students meet once a cycle addition - the Galileo boards by Intel. with both the Head of English and Head of Year 9 to discuss Woking High School is an exempt charity and company limited by guarantee. Registered in England with Company Number 8586085 and has a registered office as above. A Afana, Computing their current reading habits. These sessions have proved to be engaging and interesting. 6 S Govey, Head of English Space Week Solar Eclipse SATRO Problem Solving Challenge

SATRO Problem Solving Challenge

Congratulations to Matthew Tweed, Jannah Elgendy, Asad Farooqi, Thomas Ivory-Bray, Sohum Sen, Dominic Tweed, Michael Harding, Keshav Rao and James Underwood who represented Woking High School at the Surrey SATRO problem solving challenge heats in February. They competed against teams from a number of other schools to design and build a gravity-powered roundabout for polo mints. The solutions from both teams were ingenious. The Key Stage 3 team did particularly well, coming second in their age group and so winning a place in the finals at Charterhouse School later this term.

H Gallagher, Head of Science

Space Week Solar Eclipse

To mark World Space Week on 4 -10 October 2014, National Science and Engineering Week ran from 9 -13 assemblies included an exciting demonstration of rocket March, and was also marked by assemblies. Students found power. Students learned about the many challenges out about the partial Solar Eclipse on Friday 20 March surrounding the launch of satellites and the issues and how to view it safely, and were invited to come up to caused by space junk. Students were invited to lunchtime the Science department on that day for help constructing enhancement sessions in the Science department, to find a solar eclipse viewer. They also learnt about Pi Day on out more about the Physics of Space. Saturday 14 March 2015. On this day, if you write the date in the American format, at exactly 9.26 and 53 seconds, the date and time will be the first 10 digits of Pi!

H Bujok, Science

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French Exchange 2015

On 3 March, thirteen students and two staff set off for a Students spent the weekend ‘en famille’ with their French week’s exchange trip to our partner school in the heart of hosts, where they were able to experience many aspects Paris, ‘Le Collège Jacques Decour’. of French life, including the priority of family meal times and the wide variety of cultural interests, including Having travelled to Paris on the Eurostar, we arrived at the theatre, cinema and literature. Gare du Nord and walked for fifteen minutes to get to the school, where we were greeted by an enthusiastic crowd Our students returned to London on Monday with a fresh of French students and a delightful array of drinks and appreciation of the benefits of learning French and many biscuits to welcome us to France. had fallen in love with Paris, an entrancing city to which they hope to return as soon as they can. During our stay, we spent a morning in the French school, where students noticed the importance attached We very much look forward to welcoming our exchange to learning foreign languages in general and English partners when they return to Woking High School in May, in particular. They observed the high standards of when we hope to give them a proper British welcome and presentation that students have in their work and the allow them to appreciate the cultural delights of London diligent attitude that many of their exchange partners have and Woking! towards their studies. R Webster, Head of Modern Foreign Languages On the Thursday and Friday, we took the opportunity to visit some of the cultural sites of Paris, including the Eiffel Tower, the Musée d’Orsay and the Château de Versailles. We also went on a boat cruise on the Bateaux Parisiens which allowed us to take in many historic monuments and learn more about the history of this great city. We took a stroll past the impressive Louvre museum, with its giant pyramid of glass sitting amidst the imposing 18th century buildings on the right-bank of the River Seine. Later, we saw some of the street artists perform outside the Pompidou Centre and a few enjoyed having a caricature Wokingdrawing High School done. is an exempt charity and company limited by guarantee. Registered in England with Company Number 8586085 and has a registered office as above.

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Special Centenary Battlefields Tour

As part of our WWI centenary commemorations, two Year 10 students and one member of staff have participated in a four day visit to the Flanders battlefields. The tour, organized through Equity and the Institute of Education, enabled students to carry out research into World War I with the support of experts, access to historical archives, and visits to six cemeteries. The lives and experiences of local soldiers were tracked by the students as they explored what war was like for them.

The impact of the First World War was felt acutely by the students when they saw the rows of graves and particularly when they found the graves of local forward to the annual Woking High School visit to the servicemen. Walking in the footsteps of the soldiers, who battlefields which will take place in both May and July. fought in the Battle of the Somme, was also a poignant If you are from the area and have relatives who fought in moment. The two students are keen to honour and respect WWI, please get in touch as the students would love to the men, who fought for the country, and are going to hear your story. lead a range of projects, including organising a memorial, during the Summer Term. Year 9 students are looking R Porcheret, English

Cookery Club

This term students from Years 7, 8 and 10 have been spending the end of their school week creating some tasty dishes.

Year 7 and 8 have been creating winter warmer style meals including chicken pie, minestrone soup and chocolate brownies. Year 10 have been making traditional meals from around Europe such as Spanish paella, Hungarian goulash and Swedish meatballs.

All students have found the after school club to be fun and valuable. They have all been able to learn and practice key skills in the kitchen which will support them later in life. Many of the students have made new friends through the club and have gained lots of confidence!

During the summer term I will be launching a four week course for Years 7-10 to make a selection of fruity desserts. The recipes will include cheesecakes and pastry tarts.

I hope to see you there!

J Fear, Technology

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Calamity Jane

Our annual production - Calamity Jane - played to The cast, directed by Mrs Selmes, was headed up by packed houses just before half term. The story of the Eleanor Gravette as Calamity Jane, Michael Fox as Wild rambunctious, sharpshooting cowgirl is one made famous Bill Hickock, Hannah Pucci as Katie Brown and Hans by Doris Day and it is from this inspiration that we began Hilder as Lieutenant Danny Gilmore. This classic love our own special Calamity Jane. story was presented beautifully by the four leads and ably supported by the featured players: Sophie Russell It was a show performed with great energy and in her cameo as the inimitable Adelaide Adams, Phoebe enthusiasm by all the cast and it captured beautifully both Dunham as the all-singing, all-dancing Francis Fryer, the romance and the humour of the original tale and added David Sugden as the ‘fizzy as a sarsaparilla’ saloon something of the flavour of the Old West. keeper, Henry Miller, Izzy Bostock as Susan, Jamie Jones With a nod to frontier life, the cast were dressed by Rev. as Doc Pierce, Jodie Moffatt as Joe, Maya Keynes as Chrissie Lacey and the costume team as saloon girls, Hank, Lauren Finney as Pete, Gemma as the Colonel of cowhands and gamblers. Nerf guns were adapted by Mr Fort Scully and Jack Gale as Rattlesnake. The supporting Smee and added to the theme of the wild west. chorus were wonderful and have been some of the very best young actors we have worked with. The music by Sammy Fain gave us several firm favourites such as ‘The Deadwood Stage’ and ‘The Black Hills of As always we were ably supported by Mr Smee, Mr Dakota’ as well as the unforgettable ‘My Secret Love’. Griffiths and the Technical Advice Group who provided The orchestra, all in matching cowboy outfits, played excellent sound, light and staging for the show. wonderfully, conducted as always by Mr Goodwin. The The show demanded a huge commitment from students score is a full one with very little time between musical and staff. The time and energy required to stage a show is numbers keeping them very busy from start to finish. considerable. Thanks to all those who participated; every The choreography was led by Phoebe Dunham who contribution was essential and much appreciated. devised and developed all the routines. She also showed

us her own particular skills in her tap dance for ‘Everyone Woking High School is an exempt charity and company limited by guarantee. Registered in England with Company Number 8586085 and has a registered office as above. complains about the weather’.

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CAST ORCHESTRA Calamity Jane Eleanor Gravette Reed 1 Paul Best Wild’ Bill Hickock Michael Fox Reed 2 Ben Puttock Katie Brown Hannah Pucci Reed 3 Ellen Steinbach Danny Gilmartin Hans Hilder Reed 4 Grace Stubbington Francis Fryer Phoebe Dunham Clarinet 1 Rachel Lovelace Henry Miller David Sugden Clarinet 2 Aidan Gale Susan Miller Izzy Bostock 1st Trumpet Adam Best Adelaide Adams Sophie Russell 2nd Trumpet Matthew Hill Doc Pierce Jamie Jones 1st Trombone Alex McLean Rattlesnake Jack Gale 2nd Trombone Andrew Lumb Pete Lauren Finney Trombone (Bass) James Hardacre Hank Maya Keynes Drum Kit Sam Fox Joe Jodie Moffatt Piano Fiona Godden (Surrey Arts) 1st Violin Miss Dixon CHORUS 2nd Violin Miss Marris Year 10 Joshua Boothroyd Bassoon Anna Kozlowska Year 8 Gemma Lees, Bass Guitar Mr Turner Ella Shankla, T.A.G. COSTUMES Nuria Gomez, Mark Savage Lucy Fortescue Lucinda Joos, Linus Fuge Annabel Griffiths Harriet Pringle Atifah Abdullahi Year 7 Tamsin Andrews, Vivienne Mathews Jazzlyn Saunders, Nicola Gilbert Rachel Garbett, Stella Eyers Amy Morton, James Barber Gurpreet Dhoot, Thomas Mills Hannah Sheldon, Daniel Copper Keira Purchase, N Selmes, Head of Drama and S Goodwin, Saffron Chambers-Randell Director of Musical Performance

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Spectacular Concert at Woking High School with The Band of The Royal Logistic Corps

On 17 March, we welcomed military musicians from In the second half, The RLC Big band was a particular The Band of the Royal Logistic Corps. Located at The treat for all. Duke Ellington hit `Caravan’ and Glen Princess Royal Barracks near Camberley, this local band Miller’s `Tuxedo Junction’ was authentic in style with had visited us on numerous occasions before, the last some well-crafted improvisation, leading the audience time being in 2011. The Director of Music, Captain Craig to their feet to dance and clap along to the infectious Bywater agreed to bring his musicians to work alongside rhythms. The finale, ‘Into the Light’ was a truly our own Windband and choir, in a collaboration which compelling performance to end the concert. American turned out to be an amazing concert, attended by parents, composer, Jay Bocook, structured this one-movement Governors and members of the local community. work in two main sections, one reflective and one soaring and optimistic. This provided the biggest challenge of the The visit commenced with a short careers presentation day to all performers, but one which paid off following to a select number of Year 10 and 11 musicians by the the rehearsals. Corps of Army Music Recruiting Team. This informative presentation highlighted the potential career progression We are extremely grateful to the Royal Logistic Corps for an army musician and the varied roles they could play band for gifting our young students with the opportunity within the organisation. In the afternoon all musical forces of working with such professional military musicians. The gathered in the hall to rehearse the challenging selection concert was free of charge, but we did raise a generous of music in preparation for the concert. sum through our collection at the end, with donations that will be shared between The Corps of Army Music At 7pm, with the hall packed to capacity, the musicians Trust Fund (which provides financial support to ex- of the massed bands struck up with the rhythmic Spanish army musicians) and our own Windband and Music dance, Malaguena. An America flavour developed Performance Fund. The concert was a truly remarkable throughout much of the concert with arrangements by evening of music which our students and audience will artists such as Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Frank remember for years to come. Sinatra and Leonard Bernstein. The School Choir, `Vocalise’ joined the band to perform two numbers from S Goodwin, Director of Music Performance. Stage Musicals. The haunting classic `Somewhere’ from West Side Story contrasted nicely with the mixture of songs from Schönberg’s Les Miserables, which provided a brief musical journey to Europe and the French Revolution. Both choral interludes spotlighted some of our most outstanding vocalists, including Sophie Russell, Gabriella Ferlita, Hannah Pucci and Elizabeth Kozlowska from Year 11, with many others from all year groups. Other features, most noticeably, included a trombone section of eight; all amazing in their rendition of Cole Porter’s jazz standard, `You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To’. Well done to the Woking High School trombones of James Hardacre, Andrew Lumb and Alex McLean. American Composer Stephen Bulla’s composition `Declaration for Trumpet’ provided an opportunity for Woking High School to demonstrate another talented young man, Year

10 student, Matthew Hill who played the trumpet solo with Woking High School is an exempt charity and company limited by guarantee. Registered in England with Company Number 8586085 and has a registered office as above. great dexterity and received much applause. Stephen Moore Year 8 with the RLC Director of Music Cptn C Bywater

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Film Festival

The 9th annual Film Festival took place in February to Best Thriller “EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED” showcase a range of entries across all year groups with Most Enjoyable “KARATE BOY: an incredible turnout from Year 9. The Media Department NOT KARATE KID” were highly impressed with the calibre of the students’ work. Daily screenings took place over three days and Overall Best Film “DRONE ATTACK: students could vote for their favourite films across several MAX PEMBERTON” categories. In the Golden Bunny Awards ceremony the following winners were announced: The red carpet has, sadly, been rolled away and the curtains drawn until next year. Hopefully we will have Best Director MATTHEW TWEED another amazing turnout, both in film production and audience participation at the screenings. Well done to all Best Male Actor SAM LEEMING the entrants and nominees and a huge congratulations to Best Female Actor ANNA EMSLIE the winners!

Best Producer MAX PEMBERTON L Mitchell, Media

Best Comedy “THE BEAST AND THE HERO”

Media Visits to Woking College

In a bid to forge links with Woking College, our Year 10 Media students were fortunate enough to spend a day in the new film studio at the college. Here, each group was given the opportunity to plan, film and edit two short films with the wonderful support and encouragement of Lorna Herdman (Head of Media Studies at the college) and some students from the college.

In addition, Year 11 Media Students gave up a couple of evenings to attend a workshop on how to use the editing software on the suite of Apple Mac computers at Woking College. The students were really excited to be able to work on the apple mac computers and were very appreciative of the efforts made by Woking College during the course of our visits. Woking College even took it upon themselves to professionally edit some footage for the students and they were able to enjoy the films in advance of the Film Festival!

Many thanks, again, to Woking College and in particular to Lorna Herdman!

J Tuson, Head of Media

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The Woking High School Ski Visit 2015

Every year Woking High School offers a ski visit and Three great meals a day with a buffet style salad bar at during the last few years the venue has been in Italy. lunch and dinner, plus a homemade ice cream machine! This year we went to Prato Novoso, a small mountain ‘Prato Novoso’ means snowy meadows, and it certainly town that’s popular with locals and has a perfect view lived up to its name. We had beautiful scenery combined of the mountainous region. We had three skill groups with great weather which created perfect ski conditions. made up of 29 students and 4 teachers; the organiser and You won’t get much better than what we had. most experienced skier Mrs Paterson and Mrs Heller, accompanied by the two beginners Mr Goosen and Miss The instructors who taught us in Prato really put the icing Rouse. We couldn’t have asked for a better group of on the cake, I think I can speak for everyone and say that teachers. without the great instructors the visit would have been very different; funny, playful and helpful yet professional, The first few days were full of falls but there was no the Prato ski school offered us an amazing time. shortage of fun and enjoyment, we couldn’t wait to get back out on the snow. Off the snow we spent our time It is a fantastic visit that everyone should experience!!! either in the town or in the hotel, which had more than we could ask for when it came to entertainment and service. Harry Mitchell, 11I

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Day 11

The first Day 11 of 2015 involved 14 different activities On 10 February we had a Year 9 and 10 GCSE Media and 20 guest speakers. A select group of Year 11s visit to Harry Potter Warner Bros Studio, where students completed their English Controlled Assessment by got an insight into the world of film production. A group working with Miss Powderly for the day. The other 225 from Year 7 tackled the dry ski slope at Bracknell with the Year 11s worked through a carousel of workshops run by remaining students taking part in interhouse sports events. Farnborough 6th Form lecturers and students giving our Year 8s worked with Peer Productions to consider ‘body students tasters in their future courses which included image’ and followed up by working in tutor groups. Psychology, Sociology, Graphics, Law and Economics. We look forward to the warmer weather over the next Year 10 Duke of Edinburgh students battled with the few Day 11s with many off site visits already booked to rain and completed some basic map and compass work Bletchley Park, the Globe Theatre and Canterbury around the school grounds to help them for their first expedition. A group of Year 8 students had the opportunity M Abbs-Rowe, to work with comic book illustrator Kev Sutherland. He Director of Technology - Leadership Team even drew a character of each of them to take home as a memento of the day.

Year 9 Media Studies Visit to Harry Potter Studios

In February our Year 9 Media students had the excitement and privilege of attending a Warner Bros Studio Tour of Harry Potter World. In addition to the tour, the students were able to attend a film workshop run by the studio. Here, they had the opportunity to examine film sequences with the intention of developing their understanding of why a director chooses to use different mise-en-scene to communicate atmosphere, meaning and narrative. The tour was memorable; awe-inspiring We are already looking forward to next year’s “spell- artefacts, magnificent sets, and brilliant displays of binding” visit! special-effects technology. J Tuson, Media

Bletchley Park

On the 18 March, the Computing Department organised opportunity to experiment with the very first computer, a whole day visit to Bletchley Park for 40 students. This built during WWII, and learn more about Enigma visit is organised once a year to introduce students to the machine, using various old and new programming history of computing, and how devices and programming languages. languages have evolved over the years. Students had the A Afana, Computing

15 Woking High School, Morton Road, Horsell, Woking, Surrey, GU21 4TJ House NewsTel: 01483 888447 Fax: 01483 888448 Email: [email protected] GoodWeb: www.wokinghigh.surrey Citizens.sch.uk Headteacher: Jane Abbott

House News

What an exciting year so far for the House Team at Woking High School – with a wide variety of competitions, the stand-out one so far has to be ‘Woking High’s Got Talent’. With over 360 students attending and over 30 students taking part, the talents on display were truly superb and the judges had a very difficult job in deciding the winning act. There were 16 acts in total including singing, dancing, music, baton twirling and comedy. The scores were extremely tight but the CURRENT SCORES: winning act was Zaynab Rehman 9G for her amazing rendition of well-known pop song ‘Salute’ by Little Mix 1st Stephenson 7581 gaining 500 housepoints for her house – Stephenson. The 2nd Brunel 7052 runners up were Mia Lansdell and sisters Amy and Ruby Hamilton who performed an awe-inspiring baton twirling 3rd Faraday 7017 routine. They gained 100 house points for Faraday and 4th Curie 6506 Stephenson. The next house event is the Woking High School Charity Stephenson have been extremely busy collecting house Fun Run on 26 March. The winning house will gain 500 points and with the whopping 600 housepoints gained at housepoints, and this year all money raised will go to our the Talent Show, they have managed to go top for the first chosen charity - Woking Hospice. Other events to look time this year. Scores are extremely tight between Brunel forward to are the Bake Off, the Dance Off and of course and Faraday in second and third place with only 35 points the biggest day in the House Calendar - Sports Day! Good separating them! Faraday had been trailing at the bottom luck to all who take part - may the best house win! all year but have now overtaken last Year’s House Cup winners, Curie, who currently sit in last place!! C Rouse, Head of House System

Who are Good Citizens?

We are a group of over 100 students who actively try to help support our fellow students. Every form in the school has a representative and some have over 5! We actively look reach out to students to help them, or direct them to where they can find help. Each half term we meet to discuss our concerns, but we are always looking for ways to support our community. This term we have started to wear good citizen badges and bright yellow lanyards, these people are on the Good Citizen patrol. They have given up their lunch time to help people So if you have any questions or concerns and you want to share them and you see a patrol near you, you can just come up and tell them and they will try to help as best as they can.

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Young Carers at Woking High School supported by the Mayor’s Charities.

We were delighted to welcome Cllr Tony Branagan, Mayor of Woking, to meet our Young Carers one lunchtime in February. The students thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to talk to Cllr Branagan and eat home- made scones and jam. Cllr Branagan said that it was important to be mindful that some young people have more responsibilities at home beyond their years. He has been enthusiastic in his support of Woking High School and especially our Young Carers who are the focus of one of his chosen Mayoral charities this year.

It has been an exciting year to be involved in supporting the Mayor’s charities where we have helped in a bucket collection at Woking Football Club and selling raffle tickets at the Beer Festival. We recently heard the exciting news that Barnbrook Sinclair, the Chartered Accountants in St John’s have raised over £1000 in online donations for the Young Carers at Woking High School. We are very grateful to their staff for all their hard work and support.

C Wilkinson, Student Support Officer

Year 7 Citizenship – What does it mean to be British?

In the first week of March, Year 7 Citizenship lessons explored what it means to be British. Students discussed and debated a range of issues including the definition of multiculturalism, their own diverse origins and whether it’s even possible to define “Britishness.”

Students shared their thoughts and ideas about what our culture means to them and what they value most about living in modern Britain. Some of them agreed to go home and research their own surnames and share this with their classmates later in the week.

In Citizenship across the rest of the school, students were discussing how everyone interprets things in a different light, including “that dress”! Year 9 students looked at planning for the future and Year 10 students explored diverse families. Students named human rights as central to British values – E Williams, Citizenship Co-ordinator along with drinking tea and putting up with bad weather.

17 Woking High School, Morton Road, Horsell, Woking, Surrey, GU21 4TJ Y Factor CompetitionTel: 01483 888447 Fax: 01483 888448 Email: [email protected] Young EnterpriseWeb: www.wokinghigh.surrey Companies.sch.uk Headteacher: Jane Abbott

Young Enterprise Companies at Woking High School - igniting the spirit of enterprise in our young people

I am writing to ask on behalf be delighted to hear from you. of Young Enterprise (YE) Business advisers are there in a supporting role only – the if any parents might be students are responsible for running the companies. They interested in getting involved learn by any mistakes made – and they should have fun as advisers or business and enjoy running their own company! Business advisers mentors and help ignite the are definitely not acting as teachers or as the CEO / spirit of enterprise in our Managing Director of the company. young people. For further information, please contact either Ms Julie Not only is it a valuable, challenging experience in itself, Fear, the centre lead teacher for the Young Enterprise at but YE experience is also a bankable experience for your Woking High School or me, Robin Smith from the YE children. Being relevant, it can give alumni an advantage Surrey West Board, by email at smith.robinsmith@gmail. when applying for jobs; however, YE needs more com or by telephone on 01483 724553 (I have been an volunteer business mentors/advisers urgently. adviser for four years, three of these at Woking High Each YE company at the school is assigned one adviser School). who guides the fledgling company through the academic We hope to hear from you. year and who attends company meetings, usually held after school during term time. If you have experience in Yours sincerely, business and could possibly spare an hour per week during Robin Smith, term time, the Young Enterprise West Surrey Board would YE Business Adviser & West Surrey Board Member

Team “Illuminate” impress the judges at the Y Factor

On the evening of 4 February, students from the Woking mature and professional the students were. Even more High School Young Enterprise programme attended the surprising to the guests was that our students were the Y Factor competition at the Royal Grammar School youngest competitors at the Y Factor as most entrants in Guildford. The event was attended by other Young were at sixth form level. Enterprise teams with their advisers from around West The evening was a very enjoyable and valuable learning Surrey, as well as local business people and guests. experience for our students. I am very proud of all of The competition was a great opportunity for teams to them for how they represented the school and for all of showcase their products and services, as well as see their hard work leading up to the competition. Well done! what other Young Enterprise companies have achieved. J Fear, Young Enterprise Centre Lead Furthermore, all teams had the chance of winning cash prizes based on their product and service stands, website and an advertisement that was screened in front of all parties present.

Although Team “Illuminate” did not win any cash prizes on the evening, they impressed judges and the Mayor of Woking Cllr Tony Branagan, with their range of T-shirts

and hoodies.Woking One High Schoolof the is an judgesexempt charity even and company purchased limited by guarantee. a T-shirt Registered in England with Company Number 8586085 and has a registered office as above. on the evening! Many of the guests commented on how

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Attention all Year 9 Entrepreneurs!

An amazing opportunity is available exclusively to all Year Students have commented on how it 9 students who are interested in working within business has been a great opportunity for them to or perhaps even owning their own business one day! meet and work with new people, as well as learn about investing money and budgeting. The students particularly The Young Enterprise programme is available at Woking enjoy competing against other schools where winners High School and enables students to work in teams to can receive recognition and cash prizes for their products run their own small business whilst overcoming real life and services, marketing and advertising as well as report challenges faced by those in the industry. Students learn writing. valuable skills such as money management, presentation skills, innovation, team working and communication. Students meet once a week and are given the opportunity to participate in competitions off site. We currently have two teams at Woking High School who have taken part in many competitions across Surrey such If you are interested in becoming a part of the Young as a Dragons Den competition. Team NuZulu provided a Enterprise then please see Miss Fear’s assembly for more school disco to the Year 7s which was extremely profitable details about how to apply and be part of this valuable and Team Illuminate have been venturing into the world of experience. T-shirt design, with many potential buyers. J Fear, Young Enterprise Centre Lead

Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Newsletter 2015

On 24 March, 44 of our students received their Bronze Paul Best James Hardacre Award at the presentation evening at the HG Wells Suite Megan Rogers Daisy Bradbury in Woking. Daniel Harwood Ilaria Rosa Elizabeth Campbell Rebecca Higham Conor Bakhuizen Alice Gilbert Emily Stammers Freya Chitty Molly Neale Avani Bansal Sarah Hills Claudia Stanley-Stote Eleanor Gravette Daniel Parkinson Samuel Chamberlin Sally Hitchings Jonathan Bell Thomas Griffiths Lauren Summers Ellen Clark Hannah Pucci Adam Best Sally Holcombe Grace Stubbington Elizabeth Hanger Amelia Riley Lucy Danton Elizabeth Kozlowska Jessica Truman Zara Dieck Rachel Lovelace Ryan Waller George Eke Jessica Mallett Thomas Wallington Agnivesh Foolchand Hannah Marich Daniel Walton Linus Fuge Vivienne Mathews Olivia Woodham We have 64 students enrolled this year and they have almost completed their expedition training, including a navigation and camp craft day when they learnt how to navigate using a map and compass and cook their lunch on a camping Trangia. Thank you to all the staff at school who support the Award. E King, Duke of Edinburgh Co-ordinator

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Headteacher: Jane Abbott

SPORT

In the last two months the School received news that Guildford who made the last 8 of the Nationals last year. we have been ranked 84th in the top 100 sporting State The Year 10 team led by the supreme shooting of Phoebe schools in the country. We are the only school in the Grant were unlucky to lose their County semi final but district to rank in the top 100 and one of only four in responded in great fashion by beating SJB 20 – 3 to Surrey. The list is based on achievement in a range secure third place. At Key Stage 3 our girls have not been of national competitions that cover results from 20 so dominant but a series of improved performances saw us different sports and 120 national competitions. This is finish as Runner Up in the District in Year 7, 8 and 9. a tremendous honour. To see the list please follow the following link: http://www.schoolsportmag.co.uk/top-100- Swimming sports-schools/4587348675 At the Surrey Schools Individuals Championships we The highlight of the term to date was winning 3 Team achieved amazing success in both team and individual: County Titles at the Surrey Individual Swimming Overall Team Placings: Championships. Last year, we managed to win one so to go two better and win both Junior Boys and Intermediate Overall Top Boys School Boys Titles and then the overall Best Boys School Award 1st Woking High School was phenomenal, finishing a head of the likes of Whitgift 2nd Reeds and Reeds. 3rd Whitgift

As for current sporting events in school we have been Junior Boys (Year 7/8) : involved in an incredible number of tournaments and 1st Woking High School and Reigate Grammar fixtures and to date have been placed in many of these Inter Boys (Year 9/10) : competitions. 1st Woking High School

Boys Basketball Senior Girls (Year 11-13) : 3rd Woking High School The boys Basketball team has put on a strong show, and have won 2 out of the 5 District titles on offer. We won Medal Performances : the Year 7 and Year 9 competitions but agonisingly missed Richard Sugden Intermediate Boys 100m out in the Year 11 final by 2 points to BDB and 1 point in Breaststroke Gold the Year 10 final to SJB. At County Level the Year 9 and Oliver Zalaf Junior Boys 200m Year 10 teams have performed well both qualifying for the Individual Medley Gold Surrey League Play off semi-finals and the Year 10 final of the County Cup against Carshalton Boys School. The Year Ewan Smith Intermediate Boys 100m 9 team came third in the Surrey Sports Partnership finals Freestyle Silver recording 2 wins, 2 draws and a narrow loss. Danielle Wood Senior Girls 100m Breaststroke Silver Girls Basketball Olivia Wood Junior Girls 100m The Year 10 and 11 girls Basketball teams have continued Breaststroke Bronze to do well at both District and County Level. Both teams have become District Champions and both performed Alex Zalaf Intermediate Boys 200m well in the County Finals with the Year 11 girls losing a Individual Medley Bronze pulsating final to Archbishop Lanfranc by a score line of Kirsten Young Intermediate Girls 200m 28 – 22. Captain Ellen Steinbach has been outstanding all Individual Medley Bronze season and led the team with distinction to a great win in Woking High School is an exempt charity and company limited by guarantee. Registered in EnglandMax with Chitty Company Number 8586085Junior and has a registered Boy office as above. 100m the English Schools competition against St Peters from Butterfly Bronze

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Following the County Championships 3 of our students Young. Many of our students ranked extremely highly and Ewan Smith, Richard Sugden and Oliver Zalaf have we wish them well and hope for more national successes. been selected to represent Surrey in the South East Inter Counties Gala. Girls Football

At the recent North West Surrey Gala which had The Under 14 girls have led the way and became joint 11 Schools competing, we came second behind the District 6-a-side Champions. They are also through to Winners SJB. Out of the 40 individual events we won an the District and County Cup Semi-Finals where they will impressive 14 Gold, 7 Silver and 4 Bronze medals. play Winston Churchill and Fullbrook respectively. The outstanding players for this age group have been Naomi Overall Results: Jaenicke, Jasmine Paterson, Melissa Anders, Haleemah 1st 374 SJB Rashid and Georgina Wicks. 2nd 355 Woking High School 3rd 278 Gordon’s Boys Football British Schools Biathlon Finals The boys football teams have been extremely busy with fixtures for both A and B teams and various 7-a-side Following the qualifying events that have taken over tournaments. Without doubt the stand-out team have the whole of Britain we are pleased to announce that 13 been the Year 9s who are through to the County Cup students from Woking High School have qualified for the semi final following an excellent 4 – 2 win against Oxted British Schools Finals to be held at the Olympic Park on in the quarter final. The team has been built on a solid the 28 / 29 March. foundation with Luke Elliott in goal and the defensive trio of Max Petters, Callum West and Adam Flynn. The boys The 13 students include: Fraser Tattersdill, Alex Zalaf, have a home semi-final against either Whitgift or Richard Ewan Smith, Richard Sugden, Robert Faulkner, Joseph Challoner. Jakubait, Matthew Danton, Rory Smith, Oliver Zalaf, Max Chitty, Eerik Cockin, Olivia Wood and Kirsten

21 Woking High School, Morton Road, Horsell, Woking, Surrey, GU21 4TJ University of SurreyTel: 01483 888447 Fax: 01483 888448 Email: [email protected] Web: www.wokinghigh.surreySport.sch.uk Headteacher: Jane Abbott

Cross Country Netball

In Cross Country two of our Year 11 students have been The Year 10 team performed particularly well at the selected for Surrey and Sally Hitchings ran for Surrey District Tournament finishing second after winning six in a South East Inter Counties match. Adam Tolefree games, drawing one and losing just once against the who was unable to compete in this match due to injury eventual winners Gordon’s. The Year 8 team won the will represent Surrey in the televised English Schools District League after winning all their matches (including Championship in Witton Country Park, Blackburn, beating Salesians 31 – 2) but lost a nail biting District Lancashire on Saturday 14 March. This followed Tournament semi-final on golden goal to Gordon’s. excellent performances by the pair of them at the County Both Year 8 and Year 10 teams have qualified for the Championships in Reigate in January, where Adam was Surrey Partnership Finals where they were runner up and unlucky to finish out of the medals gaining 4th place. champions last year.

J Justice, Director of Sport

University of Surrey

During this spring term we have continued to build our providers were promoting the opportunities they have relationship with Surrey University. Twenty Year 10 available to young people. Fourteen Year 7 students students spent an informative day at the University on 28 attended the University on 11 March where we took part January where we had a tour of some of the university’s in a full campus tour and learnt about what it would be accommodation, met current students and learned about like to study at university. Finally on 25 March Year 10 the importance of developing transferable skills. On 5 students were able to take part in an exciting Law taster February forty Year 9 students attended the Surrey Skills day at the University. We look forward to more visits to Festival. We spent an exciting afternoon visiting lots of come. different stands where colleges, employers and training H Addison, Assistant Student Support Officer

Local Opportunities Encourage our Students to Aim High

This term some of our most academically able students School. Dr Sam Wickham spoke about why students in Years 10 and 11 have benefited from opportunities might choose medicine as a career and explained what provided by our local schools and colleges. On 9 March they need to consider to make a successful application to a group of Year 10 students visited Gordon’s School to medical school. He also discussed the particular course hear a talk by Dr. Jonathan Padley, Widening Participation structure and learning methods used at Brighton and Officer for Churchill College Cambridge. He introduced Sussex Medical School. the students to Cambridge University and explained what they look for in competitive applicants. We are delighted to be building up increasingly strong links with local schools and colleges and to have the On 25 March a group of Year 11 students visited Woking chance take advantage of these excellent opportunities. College to hear a talk by the Widening Participation and Recruitment Officer from Brighton and Sussex Medical E Williams, Potential High Achievers Co-ordinator Woking High School is an exempt charity and company limited by guarantee. Registered in England with Company Number 8586085 and has a registered office as above.

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Before The Friends of Woking High School

Last month, the Friends of Woking High School met for early morning coffee and croissants and we were delighted to have new members join us. The minutes After cost to you. It only takes of our meeting and a lot more information about our a few minutes to sign up activities can be found on our webpage on the school and if you download the website http://www.wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk/Friends-of- toolbar or app, Give as You Woking-High. Live will do the rest. Every Each term the FOWHS donates money to individual little we can raise brings departments to fund extras: musical instruments; games; us a step closer to funding dictionaries; young carer activities and attendance awards. the AstroTurf. The link to This term we are hoping to do something different and our page can be found here contribute towards a covered outside space that students https://www.giveasyoulive. can use during break and lunch times. This is the area com/join/fowhs where we are hoping to position the shelter and an Once again we’d like to remind you about the Prize Club impression of what it could look like. It is something the giving parents and carers the opportunity to enter a termly students have requested so we are delighted to be able to lottery. Subscriptions to the Prize Club are £5 per month help fund the initiative. collected termly and all information can be found on the We are also proud to be able to support fundraising FOWHS page of the school website or by contacting us activities for the provision of the school’s new AstroTurf. directly. The FOWHS have made the first donation of £10,000 and Our next meeting is on 19 May at 7pm. The FOWHS are we are now looking for innovative ways to raise additional always delighted to welcome new members – if you’re money and will send out more information in the near unable to attend meetings but would like to help support future to let you know how you will be able to join in. In our fundraising activities, or you’d like to find out more the meantime if you have ideas please let us know at the information about the Prize Club or Give as You Live, FOWHS email address below. please contact us at [email protected]. Last year, the FOWHS set up a Give as You Live page. Thank you! For all online purchases through the high street’s favourite Sarah Flaherty, retailers, a percentage is donated to the school at no extra Secretary Friends of Woking High School

The Woking Bikeathon

The Woking Bikeathon will take place on The Young Carers at Woking High School will benefit Sunday 10 May. Individuals and groups are from this event as one of the Mayor’s charities. encouraged to take part in what is a fun day The Entry Fee is: out for everyone with the knowledge that the money Children £10 but on the day it will be £15 raised will help those in need throughout the borough. Adults £15 but on the day it will be £25. The Bikeathon will start in Woking Park at 10:00, with The entry fees include a rider’s pack including route two routes available to riders, a short route of approx 13 maps. Entry forms and Sponsorship forms are available miles and a long route of approx 28 miles. at www.wokingbikeathon.co.uk. Alternatively for more For the second year running The Woking Kids’ Bikeathon information call Terry Smith on 01483 762832. will also take place in Woking Park. Starting at 11:00, this C Wilkinson, Student Support Officer will give younger children the chance to be involved by following a short course around the Park. 23 Woking High School, Morton Road, Horsell, Woking, Surrey, GU21 4TJ Noticeboard Tel: 01483 888447 Fax: 01483 888448 Email: [email protected] CharityWeb: www of.wokinghigh.surrey the Year.sch.uk Headteacher: Jane Abbott

Charity of the Year

Woking High School are supporting Woking & Sam Beare thank everybody who not only supported them on the day, Hospices as our major charity for this academic year. but donated so generously to this fantastic cause. It is still There have been a number of charity events throughout not too late to donate and show your support for Woking the term in aid of the Woking Hospice including Hospice and the 58 members of team Woking High who Valentine’s day card making, student collections and ran a combined total of 760 miles at www.justgiving.com/ cake sales, however the focal point undoubtedly was the account/teams/teamwokinghigh/. Surrey Half Marathon run on Sunday 8 March. The run With thanks to the Woking News and Mail photographer, saw 58 entries from Team Woking High which included Tony Charter for the photograph below. members of staff and a few family members who donned the purple vest of Woking Hospice and ran the streets of M Scott, Assistant Headteacher Woking at a variety of speeds! Almost every department was represented, both teaching and support staff, with many participants ranging from trainee teachers, class teachers, Heads of Departments, Heads of Year and members of the Senior Leadership Team and the Headteacher. The staff room on the Monday morning after the race was the scene for many aching and weary bodies, but the sense of achievement and pride was undeniable. The race not only united staff across all parts of the school but, more importantly, raised almost £20,000 for Woking Hospice. All of the runners would like to

Parking Term Dates Please could we remind you all to park safely in and around Summer Term 13 April – 21 July 2015 the school, by respecting the parking signs and restrictions, and not parking on the yellow zig-zag lines on Morton Road. Half Term 25 May – 29 May 2015 Please can we also request that you are courteous to local INSET Day 19 June 2015 residents and avoid parking over driveway entrances.

Follow us on Twitter We have recently launched two new Twitter accounts where you can ‘follow’ us for the latest news @ WokingHigh and sporting achievements @WokingHighSport. Our Latin department has an already well-established Twitter following @LatinWHS, and we will be looking to explore the use of Twitter more widely via other departments in the future.

A Phipps, Communications Manager Woking High School is an exempt charity and company limited by guarantee. Registered in England with Company Number 8586085 and has a registered office as above.

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