SPORTSDecember 2018
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Elf Run Supporting St John’s Hospice Welcome A very warm wintery welcome to the 7th edition of the LGGS Sports newsletter; an opportunity to keep everyone up to date with all the latest LGGS sports team highlights, successes, individual stories and events.
Did you know? their choreography skills by raise the profile of physical This term the PE department designing their own gymnastics education, activity and sport in have offered over 10 different routine. Year 7’s focus is reducing stress and anxiety and sports as part of the PE extra- centred around individual skills the other fantastic benefits it curricular timetable? and pair balances whilst Year has on our general physical, Activ8 self-defence classes 9’s experiment with larger social and mental health; after are just one of these fantastic group balances within their all ‘it is health that is the real opportunities on offer to ‘Sports Acrobatic’ Programme. wealth and not pieces of Gold pupils. In Key stage 4, Year 10 have and Silver’ Ghandi. started developing their Next term we look forward to There is a different dance leadership skills through their inter-house gymnastics and opportunity on offer every ‘Sports Leaders UK’ Level 1 dance to mention a few, lunchtime including a Tuesday Award and Year 11 lessons are alongside the gymnastics after-school; from dance designed around building showcase and sports week. In fitness to Ludus Dance Team! mental health and managing the meantime, on behalf of all pressure; a real highlight so far the PE department, we would Finally, during September and has been their introduction to like to take this opportunity to October, over 30 different problem solving. wish you all a merry Christmas; fixtures took place in just we hope your stockings are full under 7 weeks, that’s nearly This terms key PE events have of sugary delights that you can one fixture every day! On included the Holland Hockey eat all at once whilst watching Thursday 11th October, every Tour, Year 7-10 Hockey and Dr Who in front of the fire and age group from Year 7 to 11 Football Inter-house we can’t wait to hear of your represented school, with all 6 tournaments, YST initiative ‘Get New Year sports challenge netball courts being used and Exam Fit’, the introduction of a resolutions in 2019. 50 pupils proudly representing Dallas Road Sports Leadership LGGS on one night alone! Programme and both Year 7 and 12 fresher’s fayres. During PE lessons this term Mental Health Awareness week Miss Sharples KS3 have been developing was also a huge opportunity to and the PE Department Awards Reach for the stars … LGGS Sports Clubs Attendance Award
With over 25 Bronze Award, 60 achieving BRONZE AWARD BRONZE ARARD extra-curricular clubs on their Silver Award and Year 7: Year 8: offer over the autumn term 90 achieved a Gold Award. Sofia McGhie, Imogen Lali Atherton, Elizabeth there are lots of Already the following Hutchins, Wareing, Grace Bateman, opportunities for LGGS pupils have achieved their: Saffron Allan, Amy Read, Emma Dodsworth, pupils to accrue their tally Madeleine McDowell, Clara Heim and Lucy Smith of attendance at clubs. SILVER AWARD Faatimah Mehtajee, YEAR 9: Noor Zgalie , Our award system Year 8 Kerry Hutton, and Maria Reji and recognises attendance S. Liver Evie Shield Holly Stephens across the year with 30 M. Solanki clubs achieving a Sports Clubs L U N C H A F T E R S C H O O L 12.35 – 1.05pm 3.45-4.45pm
Netball (all years) Indoor Athletics Dance – Year 7 Self-Defence- Active 8 Monday Badminton Swimming Tag Rugby
Hockey Year 7 Ludus Dance Dance - Team Tuesday Running Club Table Tennis
Lacrosse Wednesday Hockey Year 9+ Gymnastics Interhouse Dance – Senior Fitness Club - Year 7/8
Netball (all years) Gymnastics Ball Games Thursday non-inter-house Dance – Fitness A-Level Drop In
Hockey Year 7/8 Football Dance - Junior (7,8/9)
Friday Fitness Suite Year 9 GCSE PE Drop-in (Rm16) PE STAFF
The PE department offers a give up! Failure and rejection soon. wealth of experience and are only the first step to School Sports memory: dynamic teaching. succeeding.” Having a really supportive PE Sporting Role Model teacher putting me forward for Miss Sharples: Alex Danson, Mo Farah, all the extra-curricular Head of PE (Full Jessica Ennis-Hill - I have too activities and putting me in the Time) many to choose just one! adults netball league when I Motto - ‘Aint no Sporting hobby/ies - I play was still a student to mountain high hockey for Lancaster and encourage participation and enough’ Morecambe Hockey Club and help me develop further as a Sporting Role have done so since I was 11. netball player. Model - so many! Kate School sport memory- being 2018 Sporting highlight: Richardson-Walsh tops it with part of so many sports teams completing the all day spin her resilience! and making the most of all the class for charity earlier in the Hobbies: Hockey, Squash, sporting opportunities I was year. Gym and water-skiing given throughout my time at 2018 Sporting Highlight at School sport memory: school. LGGS: Watching the Year U11 National Hockey 2018 sporting highlight - 7/8s football team win the girls Champions and having to Mo Farah winning his first cup and looking forward to walk out in assembly to Marathon in Chicago watching them play this ‘We are the champions!’ Saturday at The Globe Arena 2018 sporting highlight - Miss Pike: against Ripley St Thomas at The rise of Dina Asher-Smith PE Teacher half time. and nutmegging Sam Quek (Part-Time: in a hockey match! Thursday and Miss Shatford: Friday) PE Technician Mrs Russell: Sporting role: Apprentice PE Teacher Helen Housby, (Part-Time: (Full Time) she is strong Monday, Motto - ‘ All it player in the England Netball Wednesday, takes is all you team and played for Thursday and have got' Manchester Thunder for 3 Friday) Sporting Role years. Whilst I was at Motto: ‘Teamwork makes the Model: University I did a case study dreams work’ David Beckham (not just for around her and I soon found Sporting Role Model: The his good looks!) that she plays the same Golden girl at 2012 Olympics, Sporting hobby/ies - Netball, position as me, I aspire to play Jessica Ennis-Hill Gym, Spinning, Swimming like her in netball and hope to Sporting hobbies: Hockey School sport memory: My have the same qualities she and Netball secondary school PE teacher does as a person. I now follow School sport memory: and being chosen as Year 7 her closely on social media Winning the Lifetime Netball Captain and love seeing the trips and achievement Award in Year 2018 sporting highlight - adventures she gets to go on 11 and Sports Captain. England Netball winning Gold due to her amazing career 2018 sporting highlight: Being in the Commonwealth Games in Netball. able to play hockey and -AMAZING! Hobbies: going to the gym, netball again after a 3 year taking part in lots of gym injury. Miss Broadfield: classes like met con, yoga, PE Teacher Pilates, Tai Chi, Spin. I love (Part-Time: going for a run and getting Miss Bellin: Monday, involved in local charity events PE teacher and Tuesday and like the moonlight walk. I am a Deputy Head Wednesday) keen netball player and (Full Time) Motto - . “Never looking to get involved again Holland Hockey Tour 21st - 25th October
Forty pupils from Years 8 to 13 and five members of staff embarked on the first LGGS Upward Hockey Club Tour in Arnhem, Holland.
This fantastic trip provided our hockey enthusiasts with a chance to participate in coaching, beyond school and extra-curricular clubs, with elite coaching and facilities in the World’s leading hockey country. The five day and four night bespoke tour, organised through Inspire Sport included: 3 high-quality training sessions from the Upward Hockey Club full-time coaching staff, use of the club’s top-class facilities and matches against local Dutch opposition. When the group had recovery/downtime it was spent shopping in Arnhem city centre, ten-pin bowling and exploring our 4* accommodation at Papendal which is the Dutch National Training Centre and the home of Vitesse, the Dutch Professional football side. Other highlights included: daily presentations of the wally and a Star of the Day by the Senior hockey captains and vice captains; prizes and a certificate presentation evening and dancing at the disco on
LGGS SPORTS Sunday 23rd September 2018 Dance Exam Fit At Giggleswick School in LGGS are taking part in a Settle. 2018 Youth Sports Trust initiative Year 11 Louisa McClintock’s centred around preparing Year 8 and 9 ran a 4.2Km Dance Fitness is a new club course with a 206m climb to LGGS for 2018! It is an Year 11 run a 5.5Km course opportunity for everyone - no with a 247m climb matter what their level of ability - to get together and A huge congratulations to the have fun whilst exercising. following competitors: There is no routine to learn, Year 8 and 9: we start with a new routine Marnie Lusardi every week so there is no Cate Matthew pressure to remember what Alice Sanderson was done previously which is Lucy Hayashi helpful if you have never been Kirsty Maher who was the before. We also offer the fastest runner from LGGS chance for everyone to take Year 11 on a leadership role by pupils for their GCSE exams Phoebe Hayashi helping lead the warm up and and other key life events. With cool down. Dance Fitness is all of these experiences, being
all about feeling comfortable in equipped mentally for the Football yourself whilst having fun! huge challenges that 13.11.18 We love welcoming new faces individuals are faced during LGGS entered two teams to the Dance Fitness Club, these times, is crucial. Jenna into the U13 (Year 7 and 8) and hope you will join us in Downing, Inline Skating District Football tournament the New year! Champion and Elite Athlete which was hosted by MCHS. mentor, has been into school Ludus Dance to deliver a four-stage Both teams competed LGGS have embarked on a programme to 20 individuals. fantastically and the A team, fabulous journey with Each session uses her captained by Zoe Chambers from Ludus personal experiences in sport Emma Dodsworth, won all of dance to develop an LGGS as a method of teaching about their matches to finish dance team performance to ‘getting exam fit’: stressors, Champions. enter into the Big Up North habits, sleep, nutrition, sleep The B team, captained by Dance Theatre Festival. and emotional state. Trying to Sacha Liver, narrowly missed nurture and create a positive out on claiming the trophy growth mindset, highlight key themselves and finished joint mind and body facts and second with MCHS. introducing pupils to different A huge congratulations to coping strategies is just one of both teams@ the ways the PE department Year 8 utilising the YST initiative for. Clara Heim, Emma Dodsworth, Sacha Liver, Lara Boardman, Fell Running Grace Bateman and 23.09.18 Anna Rokicka. English Schools’ Fell Year 7 Running Championships Amy Read, Iona Munford, Mossgate Community and The B team was captained Sophie Prince, Bethany Rea, Sports Facilities. by Clara Heim and came third Chrissie Tripney, Dela Baxter, in their group, winning 1 Imogen Hutchins, Both A and B teams match, drawing 1 and losing Ellen Metcalfe, Millie Taylor played fantastically well, 2 games. They played and Abi Shaw. demonstrating consistence incredibly well considering and whole team effort. their group was full of other 16.11.18 The A team, captained by schools’ A teams, and kept on LGGS entered two Year 7 Ollie Walsh, won all of their going throughout the teams into the U13 games to win the Tournament tournament. Well done all. :) Morecambe FC Community and now go on to represent Girls’ Cup which was Lancaster, Morecambe and Year 7 A team: Ollie Walsh hosted by Morecambe Heysham in the District © , Lara Boardman, Amy Football Club at Heysham Tournament. Read, Emma Dodsworth, LGGS SPORTS
Chrissie Tripney, Anna Lancaster Girls’ Grammar LGGS team played on the Rokicka, Imogen Hutchins School will now go on to pitch against an ‘All-Stars’ and Sacha Liver represent Morecambe team from Lancaster and Year 7 B team: Clara Heim Football Club into the next Morecambe and won 1-0. ©, Olivia Bowman, round of the competition, the Bethany Rae, Iona Munford, Area Final. This will be played Steffy Siby, Faaizah Kazi, in the week commencing 7th Hockey Hanin Niematallah January 2019 where they will 3.10.18 have to go up against the Year 7 v RST What is the Girls Cup? winning girls’ team from the 9 Team 1 lost 2-0 The English Football other local EFL clubs in their POM: B. Rea League’s (EFL) Girls Cup group. Being played at Bolton Team 2 won 8-0 comprises of a six-a-side Wanderers' football ground, POM: A. Reid competition for U13 girls they will compete alongside Team lost 3-1 that culminates in a grand Blackpool, Bolton Wanderers, POM: S. Allan final prior to the Blackburn Rovers, Carlisle Team drew 1-1 Checkatrade Trophy Final at United, Bury, Fleetwood POM D. Baxter Wembley Stadium in April. Town, Accrington Stanley and The road to the Finals starts Wigan Athletic. 4.10.18 when the new school term On behalf of everyone at Year 9 v RST starts. Each EFL club Morecambe Football Club we This was the Year 9 team’s organises a local competition wish them the best of luck in first 11 a-side game and what for all local schools wishing to the competition and would a start to the season … take part. also like to thank all of the winning 3-0. For this year's competition, schools that participated in All goals came in the first half Morecambe FC managed to the Girls Cup this year. with E. Pollard, E. Helm (C) get a total of 15 schools to and K. Little putting the participate which made for a The winning U13 team were ball in the back of the net. really entertaining day of invited as VIP’s to watch the POM: E. Pollard football. Community Sports' League’s two matches aim of the Girls Cup is to get between Morecambe FC and 20.11.18 more girls involved in playing Notts’ County at the Globe Senior Hockey v RST football and make it a sport Arena on Saturday 24th The Senior hockey squad that they enjoy; also aiming to November. At half time the played Ripley in two local get as many schools as possible from the local area involved. After competing in several matches, the final of Morecambe FC's Girls Cup came down to Lancaster Girls Grammar and Dowdales School (from Dalton in Furness towards Barrow). In the end LGGS came away from the match victorious and where crowned winners of the Girls Cup in the local competition. every opportunity to call for the ball, with S. McGhie showing some very accurate passing. MCHS nearly scored with quick passing between C & GA, but issues with footwork led to no goals scored in that quarter by them. However great teamwork by LGGS led to 3 more goals by S. Prince and K. Hutton! derby 8 a-side games on LGGS Year 7 In the second quarter, GK G. Tuesday 20th November. Netball Bonanza! Cockman with her usual skill Both teams won with goals Madeleine McDowell (7.3) managed to intercept GS and galore, 9-1 in the first and On a damp October cleared the ball out to 4-2 in the second. afternoon, some of our S. McGhie, who took full Huge congratulations to Year 7 A & B teams took on advantage to speedily pass it Imogen Royce and Morecambe College High on towards I. Hutchins and Aimee Banks and their teams! School, and I had the onto K. Hutton. In the 3rd privilege of reporting on the quarter only narrowly missing 26.10.18 A team match. a goal C. Hornby showed her Year 8 v RST The match started at incredible speed, pirouetting A team Won 4-1 approximately 16:00 and to get the ball to I. Hutchins POM: Lali Atherton we got the first touch - again and onto S. McGhie, All four goals scored by K. Hutton went on to score a with GK from MCHS debutant, Year 7 pupil brilliant goal seconds after the preventing what could have Sophia McGhie. game had begun. been a goal. Really good B team Won 2-0 Next, some excellent defensive work by F. Ali POM: Grace Bateman intercepting by causing the ball to head back Goals: Grace Du Preez. I. Hutchins and the game was to us and following a toss-up on, but unfortunately the ball between S. Prince & MCHS’ slipped out of play. Both GK, we managed to grab the Netball teams made space and took ball quickly and scored
10.11.18 v Bay Leadership Academy at LGGS Year 8 captained by Molly Dowson won 10-2 POM: Najma Majidi Year 7 captained by Sofia McGhie won 10-6 POM: Sophie Prince.
11.10.18 Year 7A v MCHS Won 11-1 POM: I. Hutchins Year 7B v MCHS Won 7-0 POM: O. Bowman LGGS SPORTS
POM: I. Hutchins Won 6-1 POM: D. Baxter Won 6-0 POM: E. Biyani Won 5-0
16.10.18 v OLCC Year 7 A won 5-0 POM: Sophie Prince Year 7 B Won 6-0 POM: Millie Dingle Year 8 Won 19-10 POM: Elizabeth Wareing Year 9 Lost 11-0 POM: Momina Akmal
18.10.18 another goal. More goals were 12.10.18 v Carnforth later scored by K. Hutton and Year 7 v RST Year 7 Won 8-5 S. Prince. Won 8-2 POM: S.McGhie In the last quarter the score was 10:0 and I was asked to fill in as GA, ending up with myself and S. Prince scoring a goal each. MCHS scored a great goal to end off the match, with the final score 12:1 to us. It was brilliant to represent the school and MCHS were a great opposition. Captain: S. McGhie POM: I. Hutchins
Year 8 v MCHS Won 13-5
Year 9 v MCHS Won 8-6 POM: F. Bird
Year 10 v MCHS Won 16-3 POM: E. Ryan
Year 11 v MCHS Lost 5-4 POM: M. Willison-Pirie. Year 8 Won 27-0 November where Marnie came up of Alice Dillion and POM: M. Gavaghan 6th and Cate finished 7th Aakanksha Tripathi and the Year 9 Won 21-0 overall in the U13 category. U16 team made up of POM: G. Holchaks Genevieve Holchacks, Year 10 Won Issy Jones, Jess Loxam and POM: 25-3 Table Tennis Naomi Collins go through to POM E. Lucas 17.11.18 the regional round in January Year 11 Lost 15-13 LGGS entered three teams and the U13 team made up of POM: N. Collins. into the Lancashire Schools Iona Munford, Bethany Rea, Table Tennis Tournament Amy Read and Robyn Parry 15.11.18 on Saturday 17th November. came 3rd in their age v Ripley Both the U19 team, made category. Year 9 A team Lost 22-9 Year 9 B team Won 6-3 Senior team Lost 22-10 POM: Malita Mwebe
28.11.18 v Bay Leadership Academy Year 9 Lost 13-5 POM: Holly Stephens Year 10 Won 11 - 1 POM: Natasha Luthra
Orienteering Cate Matthews and Marnie Lusardi competed in the British Schools Orienteering Championships at Witton Park on Saturday 17th Activ8 Self defence
Activ8 Self Defence have have been learning lots of Benefits been running a successful different methods of Improved confidence after school clubs every self-defence in a mixed martial when dealing with Monday from 3.45pm - arts style, alongside potentially threatening 4.45pm. The cost is £30.00 developing skills behaviour at home, work per Half Term so if you such as discipline, self-control, and on social occasions. are interested and want patience, confidence and You will get fitter and tone to find out more please courage. Pupils are awarded the muscles of your body. let us know! certificates for passing the Your balance, block course and being able to coordination, focus and Over the course of the two half demonstrate certain mental attitude will steadily term block sessions, pupils techniques. improve.
Mental Health Awareness Week Mental Health Awareness week provided a fantastic opportunity for the PE department to raise the profile of leading a healthy active lifestyle and the benefits of exercise to mental, physical and social well-being.
We used twitter and school noticeboards to send out positive vibes and spread messages:
Sport and physical activity is so powerful in shaping lives: For as long as I can remember I have loved sport. Whether it was hitting a tennis ball against the side of the house after school or making a go-kart out of an old child’s car seat and imagining I was part of a bobsleigh team running at full pelt down the driveway and recording the time. Getting involved in physical activity for me has always acted as a stress relief from everyday challenges and the pressures of school, work and personal life. I still play hockey with girls that I grew up with playing school fixtures and after over 20 years of friendship I look back at how sport has played a huge part in my life, shaping who I am and who I want to be.
I am not ashamed to admit how much I have taken sport for granted, both recreational and competitive ... it’s so powerful. It has brought me lifelong friendships, an outlet - a stress relief, improved my self-esteem alongside allowing me to break down barriers and develop my confidence. LEADERSHIP
Dallas Road Leadership Programme
A group of Year 10 students have been delivering sports and physical activities to Dallas Road Primary School’s Year 1, 2, 5, and 6 students on Wednesday and Thursday lunchtime. The girls have split in to groups delivering mini-games including dodgeball, skipping, and fitness-suite exercise. The most popular activity, amongst boys and girls, was football.
The programme is designed to encourage students at Dallas Road to be more active, and so far with only one half term of the Leadership initiative, the majority of Dallas Road pupils take part and love every happening when we visited at want to improve their minute of it. lunch time, and since the leadership skills, and to work During October, half the Year initiative was introduced the with younger pupils, 10’s, with Rosie Coyle Dallas Road staff and pupils developing a wider range of leading, did an assembly for have been excited each week skills for the future. the primary school children, to for us to join them. It is a great They are all a massive credit explain what was going to programme for those who to LGGS and a huge well done from the PE department.
Those involved are: Evie Hutchins, Rosie Coyle, Sophie Devine, Florence Clemenson, Katie Smith, Mia Anderton, Ellen Aston, Muneebah Ingar, Lucy Harrison, Emma Giffney, Tess Belshire, Emily Benny, Emily Lavender, Connie Race, Kate Robinson, Katie Howard, Alice Hunt, Aimee Wilkinson, Olivia Bowker, Mya Bragg, Jeny John, Tilly Simpson, Aaminah Mehtajee, Libby Passenger, Naomi Loughrey, and Grace Moran. GIRLS ACTIVE AWARD PERSONAL GROWTH
Taking part in the Girls Active for the younger girls that lacked events. However, my biggest Award scheme has enabled confidence or were not given the achievement has to have been same opportunities as their the Dance Showcase, where I me to do the most incredible peers. I held focus groups with not only worked alongside girls in things in and out of school. I groups of younger girls in which I Year 7 to produce a piece of have built confidence in my asked what they would like us to dance but also delivered a own ability and in inspiring do for them and what they felt speech about the positive impact others to do the same. By far, was the biggest barrier stopping that sports can have on mental them from achieving things they health by sharing my own the most rewarding experience thought to be an impossible goal. experiences. I have had over the past year We took this information forward The Girls Active Awards were is the opportunity to travel to and tried to weave achieving held in the House of Lords, in the Houses of Parliament, at these goals into all the work we Baroness Grey-Thompson’s did with them. House. It was an incredible the end of October, for the privilege to be surrounded by so 2018 Girls Active Awards - at At Sports Week I led a Waacking many influential and powerful which I was lucky enough to Dance Workshop, and women including Alison Oliver - be presented with the throughout the year delivered CEO for Youth Sport Trust and workshops of all different dance amazing athletes such as Jenna
‘Personal Growth’ award. I was nominated for this Award by one of my friends in recogni- I was nominated for this Award tion of the effort I have put in and achieved over the past year. by one of my friends in recognition of the effort I have styles. This year I led another Downing and Sophie Radcliffe. put in and all the things I have workshop for International Week The Girls Active programme is achieved over the past year. and started Dance Fitness Club. such an important step forward After our initial introduction As well as this I managed to for women’s sport and I strongly session in January, myself and revamp the dance noticeboard, encourage every girl to take part the rest of the GLAM Squad outside the dance studio, which in one way or another. (Girls Leadership And Marketing now both provides information “With over 450 schools involved Team) have worked tirelessly to about the dance timetable at in the Girls Active network it improve the already fantastic LGGS and celebrates the really is a huge achievement to image of sports at LGGS. My amazing talent of the girls at be just one of five category main focus was to encourage school with a picture display of winners. These girls are leading, and promote dance, especially different dance and gymnastics contributing, inspiring and The GLAM squad this term considered and that they are Don’t forget how amazing your focused on delivering a whole comfortable when this topic of body is. It is a complex organism school body confidence conversation arises. that is so much more than the assembly after conducting It is near impossible to completely human brain can even fathom. focus groups and erase a person’s negative Do surround yourself with caring questionnaires surrounding outlooks on their body, but and loving people, they support body image and awareness. reassuring them and boosting you because they know on a Some key messages from this their confidence with what may deeper level how brilliant you are. assembly were: seem the smallest of comments, Don’t feel like you have to change could positively impact on their for someone else. Do be mindful As a school, our aim is to keep mood. It can be hard to see a about the way you talk about your our environment as empowering friend think so negatively about body to others, as the way you and reassuring as possible when themselves and often there is talk about yourself could impact it comes to taking about body little we can do, but by making others too. image. Although we understand it sure that the environment that may not always be possible, we surrounds them is as positive as We want to say a BIG thank you are trying to encourage you all to it can be could help them more to the GLAM squad as they keep conversations about dieting than you think. complete their final role leading and body image as positive as Don’t compare yourself to images the assemblies this term. They they can be. It is important to talk in the media. Many of the images have been fabulous ambassadors about how we feel about our online are heavily edited. Do, do to the school and Mrs Russell is bodies, especially with our friends something nice for your body, looking forward to working with but it is also important to make take a bath or have a nap, relax them when choosing the new sure everyone’s feelings are and take care of your body GLAM squad in January. GLAM SQUAD Freshers Fair
Some of our Year 7 students’ thoughts on PE and Sport so far:
At the beginning of term the and other department clubs’ to know more about what vast PE department, alongside Eve representatives to find out and varied opportunities are Carrol and Esme Morgan - more about the when, where available to all our different Year 7 Sports Ambassadors, and what is involved. It was a interests and characters. organised an extra-curricular great opportunity for the Year Club representatives included: club fresher's fayre. This 7 pupils to organise their time, provided a chance for all Year find out what is involved in Music, Chess, Sport, 7 pupils to meet each sports different clubs and start to get Drama, Craft, and Art Form Cross Country Results
YEAR 7 RESULTS
7.1 Saffron Allan Olivia Bowman Trinity Cresswell 240
7.2 Esme Freund Emily Ennis Emily Dewhirst 243 7.3 Sofia McGhie Charlotte Hornby Sophie Legge 298
7.4 Sophie Prince Ruby Moragan Eliza Mynott 219
7.5 Amani Voruganti Evie Sheild Christina Stone 214
YEAR 8 RESULTS
8.1 Lali Atherton Grace Bateman Lara Boardman 187
8.2 Emma Dodsworth Millie Gavaghan Olivia Emsley 235 8.3 Inter Marnie Lusardi Cate MatthewHouse Clara Heim 200 8.4 Milly Morgan Anna Rokicka Josie Parker 246
8.5 Elizabeth Wareing Sacha Liver Ollie Walsh 263
YEAR 8 RESULTS
9.1 Lauren Airey Olivia Aberra Frances Archer 275
9.2 Anna Eastham Tilda Gebhardt Iliana Fragkiadaki 235 9.3 Kirsty Maher Amity Jones Lucy Hayashi 371
9.4 Amie Putland Katherine Lukas Rozalind Pollard 159 9.5 Nancye Roberts Andrea Storey Tilly Russell 191
OVERALL RESULTS Top performances
Year 7 7.3 with 298 points Year 8 8.5 with 265 points Year 9 9.3 with 371 points
1st 9.3 with 371
2nd 7.3 with 298 YEAR 8
YEAR 7 Elizabeth Wareing YEAR 9 3rd 9.1 with 275 Saffron Allan (10:25) Lauren Airey (11:32) (9:40) Inter House Results
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Profile Year 9 Golden Girls and Role Models … Maria Reji, Heba Sultan and Noor Zgalie
courage to keep on going Heba: I have learnt that regardless of whether sports doesn’t just benefit your we think we can’t physical wellbeing but also do it. We may not your mental wellbeing. It has be the best but helped me when I haven’t had we still carry on a good day. It’s put my mind going because to something else and keeps it’s fun and gives me from stressing. Sports us something to doesn’t have to be an focus on. Clubs everyday thing, you can do it a also help us to feel few times a week and you’ll proud whenever we slowly feel better. achieve something. By taking part in them, it gives Maria: Before Year 9, I was us something to be a part of not too keen on sports clubs and something to look because I thought that it was Through sports, we have forward to. the really sporty people in school who attended them. grown in confidence and Noor: By participating in the But after this term my view developed our skills. Most ExamFit program, I think it has has completely changed. It helped me to develop isn’t a place where there’s people think sports is all strategies to alleviate stress pressure on you to excel or about competition but that and anxiety. The program has perform to a certain standard. helped me to think that sports It’s a place you can go to have couldn’t be further from can help you with stress, so fun and develop your skills the truth. when I started doing sports, I with the help of staff and realised I wasn’t as stressed students. It’s had a positive
going into a test which impact on me and I’m glad By attending sports clubs, we therefore helped me get a that I now participate more in have been given the better grade. school life.! opportunity to make new friends and spend our time in a productive way. As well as this, attending sports clubs has had physical and mental benefits. Physically, we are healthier and more active which has a positive impact on our lifestyle. Mentally, it relieves stress and helps to take our minds off any worries. Furthermore, our confidence has gone up a significant amount. By actively participating in clubs we learn something new every time and we keep on developing the Elf Run
LGGS running club teamed up with St. John’s Hospice, Lancaster to raise money by organising their very own Elf Run at lunchtime on Tuesday 18th December. We used the 1.5km school cross country course to complete the sponsored run with 33 pupils from Years 7 to 13 and 12 teachers, raising over £350 for such a fantastic cause. SWIMMING CHALLENGE 2018
Hello, I’m Aimee and underwater to competing at LGGS, as their efforts are alongside my role as Deputy the Lancaster Inter-Schools outstanding. This year, I have Games Captain for 2018, I am Swimming Gala. The decided to implement a new also Swimming Ambassador. resilience and determination swimming challenge into the Having coached the younger the girls have at Swimming club programme, with the main girls for around 4 years now it Club has allowed them to aim to increase overall levels has been definitely worthwhile, develop both their skills and of participation at swimming watching them grow from overall competency in the club but hoping this will also strength to strength. Whether water, and I think that be transferred outside of that be improving stroke deserves to be recognised not school, whether that be for fun technique or from not being just at Swimming but also or for future progression into able to submerge their head within all sporting aspects at an amateur swimming club!
Individual successes It is a pleasure to record and celebrate so many fantastic sporting achievements by our students. If we have missed you out, apologies but please let us know and we will include your news in next term’s newsletter. Or Please send your out of school sporting successes to the PE staff so that we can share and celebrate your achievements with the school community
Athletics Jasmine Jolly’s athletic achievements this year: • Represented Great Britain at the European Youth Championships in Hungary Györ and came 5th in the U18 400m British Champion and the English Schools champion for the U17 300m
Biathlon Lauren Airey has qualified for the British Biathlon Championships which are being held at the end of November in Leeds. Out of nearly 80 girls who have qualified in her age group she is going into the competition They had to swim 100m and Grace Harris gained her ranked 6th. run 1600m non-consecutively Grade 3 in Ballet this term with the points awarded from Lauren Airey, Elizabeth each event added Malena Willison-Pirie has Wareing and Kirsty Maher together. Lauren was 5th, received a Distinction in all 4 competed in the U14 Elizabeth was 6th and Kirsty Grades in her Royal Academy category at the British was 26th. An amazing Ballet Grading and a Modern Biathlon achievement for them all. Distinction in her Intermediate Championships in Leeds. Ballet exam. In late November Kirsty Maher has qualified she will be dancing her way to for the National her Grade 5 and we are Schools Biathlon hoping she keeps the tradition Champioships in March in the of ‘Distinction’. U14 category. Having attended Maria Fischer Kirsty qualified for the National School of Dance at Biathlon Championships at Windermere and Barrow-in- Leeds in Nov 2018 and for the Furness, she now travels to British Schools Biathlon in Preston to Carol May Dance March 2019 . School to continue her grades with the Royal Academy of Dance. Dance Hannah Jackson has Lyra Powell got her RAD received a 'Highly Ballet Grade 3 Solo Award commended' in her Silver recently, and did a 5k Race for Ballet Award. Life in the summer.
Outside LGGS
of the Birmingham Royal Dance Competition: 1st in Ballet. E National Novice, 3rd in E Ballet Open, 2nd in Hattie Fraser-Gray (10k) has E Modern Novice and 3rd in achieved the following: E Tap Open categories. Merit in Grade 6 Ballet
Charlotte Edge: At the CRN Street Dance North Leinster regional Eve Clement, Anna Eastham championships in Dublin on and Genevieve Holchacks day 1 she achieved a 1st and (Year 9) won a competition to a 2nd place. This meant she support the Britain's Got moved up a level in one Talent dance crew Flawless at dance, qualified to dance in their recent performance at the awards on day 2 (you the Charter Theatre in have to place in the top 3 in Preston. They performed their any of your dances to go street dance routine with other forward to day 2) and qualified members of their dance crew. again to dance in the Irish Open Championships in May Tap Dance 19 back in Dublin. On Day 2 Imogen Barker passed her charlotte placed 4th in a tough ISTD Grade 3 Tap Exam with Suzanna Anscombe competition which is brilliant. Merit. Imogen passed Grade 3 auditioned for the English Charlotte is now only one win ISTD Tap Exam with Merit. Youth Ballet. She was away from automatic Danced part of a show with accepted and also won the full qualification to the CRN World her dance school at Blackpool scholarship. She performed as championships! opera house and invited back the White Cat in ‘Sleeping again to do in December, a Beauty’ and also danced in Elizabeth Mokete Lancashire dance event. ‘Ballet Etudes’ which was Recently received British performed at the Sands Theatre Dance Association Hattie Fraser Gray (Year 10) Theatre Carlisle in Grade 1 with distinction and September. platinum award in Tap dance. achieved a Distinction in She received a commendation Eve Clement, Anna Eastham Grade 4 Tap for her outstanding effort and and Genevieve Holchacks in Hannah Jackson (Year 11) progress during the 2017-18 year 9 won a competition to received an 'Honours' in year at Ballet West Associates support the Britain's Got the Team Gold Bar Award for in Edinburgh Talent dance crew Flawless at Tap Dance. She took exams in Grade 3 their recent performance at
Modern Dance, Grade 5 Ballet the Charter Theatre in and Intermediate Ballet. She Preston. They performed their Theatre Dance achieved Distinctions in all street dance routine with other Elizabeth Mokete three. She has since been members of their dance crew Recently received British nominated for the IDTA who I believe are all 12-14yrs Theatre Dance Association Theatre Dance Awards from local schools. Grade 1 with distinction and because of achieving such a platinum award in Tap dance. high mark in her ballet exam. Hattie Fraser-Gray She will compete for this in Distinction in Grade 5 Modern February 2019. Theatre Dance Football Suzanna also gained a place Distinction in Jazz Award Chrissie Tripney in her role at the Elmhurst Ballet Summer Silver as Goal Keeper for School where she danced with She has also won several Myerscough Footballs U13 and was taught by members medals in the Bay Festival of team. The team also consists of Lara Boardman partnership. She came These tough girls are enjoying Gymnastics away winning the Gold medal, their third season as a team Lucy Smith competed in the as well as gaining the and have gone from strength to City of Lancaster Gymnastics Highest Score of the strength. From the first match Invitational Competition Competition Award - a great where none of the girls would recently, competing against day! cross the half-way line to gymnasts from across the matches where they have region. Amelia Alaney recently took endured 22- nil losses they’ Lucy competed in the Grade 3 part in her first Gymnastics never lost their enjoyment of Women’s Pairs category and competition, where she came the sport and team spirit. this was her first competition 5th only 0.94 of a point The team has worked as a ‘base’ in her new between 5th and 1st. incredibly hard and I am extremely proud to say 7 games into the season they are TOP of the leader board. With an incredible 5 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss they are leading with 19points. Chrissie herself has been nominated as ‘player of the match’ twice so far this season - due to her brave goal saving.
Millie Dingle has been selected to play football for the Westmorland County Football Association Girls U12 Squad. They train twice a month and represent the County in a variety of fixtures throughout the year.
Outside LGGS
Freya Hindle does Artistic umpire - this time at the North Lily O’Sullivan won Gold in Gymnastics at Garstang Finals for schools in Leeds a Taekwondo Sparring School of Gymnastics. (another day off school!) - Competition. Recently she went on a Martha was the youngest training camp at a gym club in umpire, there was one 18 year Laser Run Lancaster, Pennsylvania in old and the rest were adults. Lauren Airey recently The USA. She umpired four 40 minute competed at the National On Nov 4th she competed in matches and had a School Games in the Laser the Red Rose Lancashire microphone to communicate Run competition. competition at level 4 Junior with the other umpire on the A teenage girl from Preston and qualified for the pitch and a 3rd umpire off has taken part in the national Lancashire team, and will pitch - all very professional 2018 School Games. compete at North West level and great for her development Lauren Airey, 13, from on 9th December. as she was being mentored as Preston, has competed in the games were being played. the U14’s England Midlands So, apart from being Laser Run squad at the Hockey absolutely frozen in the wind Martha Evans has recently multi-sport event for the UK’s and rain, Martha had a most talented school-age qualified as a Level 1 Hockey fantastic day. Umpire and is now accredited athletes. by England Hockey. Rachel Mokete (Year 10) It took place at Loughborough Her journey to achieve this was selected for the University from 30 August - started in February 2018 with Lancashire Hockey 2 September. Lauren, who is a an online Hockey Rules test U15 squad. student at the Lancaster Girls’ which she had to pass to Grammar School and member Katie Smith of Rossall Pentathlon attend a full day’s course that Katharine has been selected month - classroom and Academy, already has an for the U16 Lancashire impressive record of success. practical based. Hockey Squad She then attended a 2 day She recently joined the Young Umpires course at Eleanor Helm and Katie English Talent Programme for Leeds University in April to Little (Year 9) have both the Modern Pentathlon, and develop her skills. been selected for the U13’s From that event she was Lancashire Hockey Squad. selected to Umpire in the 2 day National Finals at Roberta Anderton Nottingham in May - school’s has been selected to attend finals on the Friday (day off an England Hockey school!) and clubs on the Performance Centre for the Saturday. third time running. In September 2018, now that This places her in the U17 she had experience under her squad of the top 18 most belt, she was assessed by an promising players in the England Hockey official as she region. The program started in Umpired a full game of men’s September at Fylde with Hockey at Windermere. intense evening and weekend Martha is now fully qualified, training in preparation for assessed and accredited by summer competitions England Hockey - she can against other centres.’ umpire at league matches, including the men's and is also Karate paid for doing so! Khushi Parikh attended a Today, 20th November, she Karate seminar. was again appointed as an after winning gold in the 400m Athletes’ Village on the Silver in 50m Freestyle, freestyle at the Lancashire university campus, take part in 4x100m freestyle relay, Swimming Championships. a School Games ceremony 4x100m medley relay Over 1400 athletes will and perform in front of huge Bronze in 100m Freestyle . compete across 11 sports at crowds of spectators. the Games, five of which Chief Executive Officer of the Elizabeth Wareing has won include disability disciplines. Youth Sport Trust, Ali Oliver, several medals at the recent Four new sports have been said: “The School Games North Lancashire Age Groups introduced this year, including National Finals provide a great swimming champs held at canoeing and rowing, laser opportunity for talented young Darwen and Blackpool run, netball and triathlon. athletes like Lauren. including 3rd place in the 15 The event gives young people Competitors get a real taste of and under 100m breaststroke the chance to experience high what it’s like to be part of a despite only just turning 13. -level competition in a multi- world-class sporting event at She won the Rossall Biathlon sport environment similar to the amazing sporting venues and has qualified for the an Olympic or Paralympic of Loughborough University, National Biathlon Games. and the event is a great way to championships. Elizabeth has Some of Britain’s biggest see our future sporting also qualified for the National sporting stars have competed champions in action today.” Schools Biathlon champs in at the event before, including March in the U14 category. Paralympic champions Kirsty Maher went to the Hannah Cockroft, World Laser Run Champship Molly French recently took Ellie Simmonds and this weekend in Dublin where part in a swimming gala and Jonnie Peacock, Olympic she came 12th. came 3rd. champion Adam Peaty, This a Penthalon sport were heptathlete Katarina Johnson- you run 400m then shoot at a Katie Wilkinson has earned Thompson and sprinter laser target and then repeat a her 1000m swimming award Adam Gemili. further 3 times. At the event Lauren had the She was really pleased with chance to live in a dedicated her performance - training really paid off with over a minute knocked off her pb , and still another year to go in the age group.
Running Alison Whittaker, Governor, completed the Great North Run half marathon.
Lyra Powell did a 5k Race for Life in the summer.
Swimming International Youth Games. Emily Wilson achieved Gold in 50m Fly, 100m Breaststroke, 200m Breaststroke, 200m Individual Medley Outside LGGS
Waterpolo Tennis represented Lancaster Daisy Blewitt (Year 8) Caitlin Currie attended the playing Tennis. She received competed in the North West Youth Games in Almere, a Silver medal in the Doubles U14s Girls Waterpolo Team Holland in July, where she Stages. which won the Inter-regionals beating South West 8-5 in the final. Whilst Daisy was unable to play on the Sunday, due to having stepped on glass, she scored twice in the group games on the Saturday and received a Gold medal. For further information see Swimengland Waterpolo’s website.
And more Hannah Jackson (Year 11) has recently taken part in the Scouts 'Knight Hike' which involves walking approximately 10km between bases at night time, completing activities before you can move onto the next base. Hannah's team won! Hannah also attended an Environment Weekend with Explorers which focussed on maintenance of the grounds at Waddecar, shovelling heavy rocks and clearing ditches. Weekly Parents Sports Bulletin
The PE department release a Sports Fixture Bulletin: Week Beginning Monday 10th weekly sports fixture bulletin September 2018. which will be distributed to all Fixture 1: LGGS parents on ParentPay. Date: Monday 10th October The purpose of the bulletin is Year Group: Year 8 A and B to inform parents of any fixture Sport: Netball details that your daughter may Opposition: Ripley St.Thomas be involved in, including Location: LGGS Sports Field location, times and collection Transport: details. Walking to the field from LGGS All team sheet, with relevant Times: details will be located on the START - 4pm FINISH - 5pm PE noticeboards for your Collection details: Picked up from LGGS sports field by daughters to check and tick 5pm or make own way home their availability. Base Contact: Miss Bellin This system is in place to PE teacher I/C: Miss Sharples make sure all details are passed on and your daughters can then enjoy representing PARKING LGGS without the stress of LGGS playing fields are where LGGS Home fixtures take double checking details! place. All families are more than welcome to support, whether it be a netball or a rounders match. The finish time of the fixture Unfortunately, due to space and emergency access no parking is is an estimated time and allowed down at the playing fields so please consider parking normally within 20 minutes of options on Dallas Road, in Lancaster Town centre or down the details stated above. Aldcliffe Road by the canal. If you are collecting your daughter **The LGGS PE department endeavour to avoid any from a fixture, please make sure your daughter is sure of the cancellation of sports fixtures collection location. made, however sometimes The LGGS playing fields are just off Carrhouse lane at the end of opposition schools don’t Dallas Road, represented by the big orange star - see below. honour the fixture, or the weather may impact on the fixture and a cancellation or daughter will be informed of call home and arrange rearrangement has to be the cancellation and will be travel home, if cancelled made. In this case, your given the responsibility to on the day. What next...
INTER HOUSE GYM: Thursday 31st Jan at 7.pm
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