Weekly Newsletter th Friday 7 March February Important Dates: Fairtrade 24th February - 9th March 2014 is Fairtrade Fortnight, this year the theme is bananas. The aim of the fortnight is to encourage everyone to buy Fairtrade bananas. Did you know, if you buy your bananas from Sainsbury's or Waitrose you are already 24th February – 9th March supporting Fairtrade as they only sell Fairtrade bananas? In assembly girls were shown Fair Trade Fortnight! a short film about Foncho, a banana grower from Columbia who is the 'face' of Fairtrade Fortnight 2014. The film explains how Fairtrade makes a difference to his life and others like him. We have supported Fairtrade Fortnight in a number of ways in school. SMSC Question of the Week KS3 (Y7-9) & KS4 (Y10-11) Question: Is giving to good causes a waste of time? There was a fantastic response to the 'Great Fairtrade Bake Off' competition organised by the Preston and South Ribble Fairtrade Group. Well done to the following girls who took part: Mahin Hamidi, Rebecca English, Emilia Gorrell, Rhianna Uttamlal, Tazz Kleinhaus, Reilly Sutton-Lee, Maryam Desai and Eloise Yeung. Mrs Khan, Mrs Millward- Hopkins and myself really enjoyed the tasting! Ashleigh Worden (7G) and Swaleha Y11 Valedictory Saiyed (10H) were the winners in school, one from each key stage. They went foward Reminder: to take part in the local competition held on Saturday 1st March in St George‟s Centre. All the entries were judged by the Mayor and I am very pleased to report that Swaleha was the overall winner in the Secondary school category. Could all replies and payments (£25 per person) Congratulations Swaleha! Rock FM interviewed her on the day of the competition. A be handed into Reception future 'Great British Bake-Off' applicant I wonder?! by Friday 4th April 2014 please! Year 7 enjoyed a free Fairtrade banana each, thanks to the Bamber Bridge branch of Sainsbury's for their kind donation. March 7th also saw the ever popular lunchtime sale of Fairtrade chocolate! Miss Elliott Head of RE 1 Weekly Newsletter Friday 7th March February Music – Jubilee Concert On Friday 28th February we welcomed former pupil Sophie Robertshaw and her friends from the Cataleya Quintet. The Quintet performed for all pupils in KS3 during assembly and started the two day event off with a real bang! One pupil commented „They were that good I thought it was a CD!‟ Sophie introduced each instrument to the pupils, talked about her achievements so far and how all the players met whilst studying at the Royal College of Music in London. Following this, current and potential GCSE Music students were invited to a Master class on Mozart over lunch. At GCSE, pupils have to study twelve set works and the First Movement of Mozart‟s 40th Symphony is one such work. Pupils were able to hear an arrangement of this work for Woodwind Quintet, the melodies used in the piece and how they were developed. The pupils that attended were full of praise for the group. Here are some comments from pupils: „I learnt a lot. Live performance makes you notice more about the piece.‟ „I enjoyed the workshop on Friday as it gave me an insight into the structure of the Mozart piece and the use of instruments.‟ In the afternoon we welcomed over 160 pupils from six primary schools: Cop Lane, Fulwood and Cadley, Middleforth, Longton, Lostock Hall and Woodplumpton St. Annes. The pupils had a fantastic time and some even had the chance to conduct the Quintet. Pupils from Lostock Hall are now going to use this as part of their Arts Award portfolios. Following the success of Friday, the Quintet then returned on Saturday afternoon to lead a workshop with woodwind players from across Lancashire. The group formed a number of ensembles and then rehearsed pieces to be performed at the Jubilee Concert that evening. The concert was a tremendous success and included performances from the young musicians themselves, the Cataleya Quintet and the Lancashire Schools‟ Jazz Orchestra directed by Paul Rigby. Everyone that attended thoroughly enjoyed the evening and the young people involved benefitted greatly from hearing both the Jazz Orchestra and the Cataleya Quintet. Here are just some of the comments from the pupils: „I loved the Jazz Orchestra it sounded amazing and I also loved the song „Forget You‟ at the end when all the instruments joined in!‟ „I was pretty nervous about the performance but in the end I really enjoyed myself!‟ „The workshop was really interesting and it was nice to learn with someone so experienced. I think the day made me much more confident with other musicians and I was proud to be a part of the concert in the evening. I would really like to do it again. Seeing the Jazz Orchestra was also a really good part of Saturday because it showed me I have the opportunity to do more musically.‟ Overall, the Jubilee event was a great success, thank you to everyone who supported us on this occasion. Mrs Cattanach Head of Music 2 Weekly Newsletter Friday 7th March February French French Miss Waterhouse‟s Year 7 set 3 class completed their first speaking assessments before half-term. The girls prepared a presentation about themselves and their opinions of their school subjects. In Year 7, set 1 pupils worked very hard on their speaking assessments just before half term. They had to choose what Well done to the following girls who had organised their tasks they wanted to talk about in French based on their learning well and spoke with very good pronunciation and accuracy; so far. There were some noteworthy presentations with girls Natasha Ahmed, Bushra Ameerat, Sharmina Choudhury, Taya speaking excellent French and using their cue cards. The Edmonds-Fletcher, Emilia Gorrell, Izzy Jenkinson, Kate Lund, following pupils achieved the higher levels in the group. Leonie Nair and Natasha Towers. Khadijah Hafeji, Jessica Hamer, Aamina Ismail, Amy Jenkinson, Alice Moorby, Aaliyah Patel, Hollie Reed, Alice In Miss Waterhouse‟s French set 4 class the girls used the Robson, Abigail Shipcott, Christina Skiggs, Amy Traynor, I-pads to create a comic strip dialogue about two people arranging a visit to the cinema. Sophie Wilson, Rianna Uttamlal. Fantastique! Congratulations to Sarah Marsh and Mia Livesey for their In Year 9, set 1 pupils also completed an end of unit finished piece ( pictured below) assessment piece, this time written. They wrote independently and creatively about their hopes and aspirations for the future as well as their upcoming option choices. There were some excellent examples of how well the girls write in French in our school, using good grammar and lots of different vocabulary, language structures and WOW phrases. The following girls achieved a high level 6, Anna Berry, Aatika Bux, Hannah Clayton, Sameera Desai, Jess Evans, Emily Hamer, Jaime Lee Holmes, Scarlett MayerPayne, Holly McIlwain, Imogen Turner and Lily Whitmarsh. Well done! Finally, did you know …..that the nearest equivalent to our pancake day in France is “ la chandeleur” (candlemas) and it takes place on the 2nd February. Pancakes are still eaten around mardi gras along with doughnuts but the highlight is to see a carnival. The In Year 10 and 11, classes have been experiencing the biggest and most famous is the Nice carnival. controlled assessments. Year 10 are preparing for their first speaking assessment, about where they live at GCSE level. Year 11 have now completed their final controlled assessment writing piece on Healthy Lifestyle. Both year groups have worked incredibly hard and deserve success. We wish them all good luck. Year 10 speaking tests for all language groups start week beginning 24th March. Year 11 final listening and reading tests are Monday 12th May. Bonne Chance! 3 Weekly Newsletter Friday 7th March February ART YEAR 11 SOUTH RIBBLE HIGH SCHOOLS ART EXHIBITION: Megan Caunce MARCH 4TH – 29TH Beth Soothill The following pupils have their art work exhibited at the South Ribble Museum & Exhibition Centre, The Old Grammar School, Church Road, Leyland PR25 3FJ. YEAR 9: Daisy Campbell Rebecca Clayton Heather Needham Sarah Reibbitt Eden Walmsley The girls have produced some exceptional art work; they should be very proud of the standard of work produced. Their work will be displayed alongside work exhibited from other South Ribble schools. It is an opportunity to showcase the serious talent from some of our budding artists in the area. They will be awarded certificates by the Mayor of South Ribble on Tuesday 11th March. Everyone is most welcome to attend the ceremony on the night and art work can be viewed up until the 29th March. ART COMPETITION WINNERS – ROTARY CLUB The following pupils have won prizes for their fantastic art work, based on the theme of people: Erin Gorrell year 10, has won a portable easel and art materials for her portrait. She came first in the senior section at district level. Aadila Darsot year 8, has won a trip to a pottery studio and is going to work with the artist in residence. She also came first at district level. YEAR 10 Rachel Peet year 8, came second at local level and has Laura Brewer won a small art prize for her wonderful pencil portraits. Hannah Cookson Megan Dalton WELL DONE & CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL! Kirsty Noble Elizabeth Walsh Emily Woof Imogen Yeung 4 Weekly Newsletter Friday 7th March February PRIMARIES CENTRAL VENUE NETBALL LEAGUE. Hockey Club! Starts Tuesday 11th March 3.20-4.15pm (Year 7, 8 and 9) The second round of the Primaries Central Venue Netball League was held at PGHS. It started on Tuesday 4th March with 19 primary school teams playing.