The North Halifax Grammar School School News NHGS Sports Report The NHGS PE department are a team of 4 full time members and 2 part time members of staff. We work very hard to provide the best possible PE experience for all our pupils and focus strongly on participation for all as well as elite level competition. Since September this is just a taste of what our talented pupils have achieved. Y11 Team Sixteen Football Competition NHGS News NEWSLETTER 3 February 2014 _______________________________________________ Year 11 students were involved in a team sixteen competition at Calderdale College organised through West Yorkshire FA. NHGS PE department signed up to an eight week coaching course led by a level 2 FA coach. The aim was to engage students who do not play football outside of school or even for the school football team. The students organised their own teams on the day of the event, tactics, formations and even allocation of captains each game. The purple team of Edward Winfield, Josh Mouncey, Jamie Battye, Zac Edwards, Josh Mucha, Andy Marshall and Oliver Roberts finished runners up to a strong Trinity Academy team in the final, Page 1 NHGS Sport Y11 Team Sixteen Football Inter-house Cross Country Page 2 Part 1 Cross Country Championships Page 3 U13 Indoor Hockey Read for My School Page 4 Showcase Sociology News Walton Shield 13/14 Page 5 Career Development The white shirt team of Awais Ul-Hussan, James Banham, Haseeb Ahmed, Tayyab Hussain, Ben Hizzard and Max Pedley lost in the quarter finals. Page 7 Specialist Crafts Gallery Record number of Oxbridge Offers A great afternoon of football against Dixons Allerton, Trinity Academy, Halifax High, Park Lane, Hipperholme & Lightcliffe. Page 8 Be a writer, be a reader… WJD Page 9 Calderdale Schools Football League Results Inter-house Cross Country In the last week before the Christmas break the whole school got involved in the annual interhouse cross country competition. There was a fantastic turn out from the Lower School in particular with students opting for either the “Turkey trot” (fun run, two laps around the fields) or the “Christmas Dash” (the competitive race, 3 laps around the field). PE staff were ably assisted by Y12 AS PE students. The overall results were: Akroyd Lister Waterhouse 1726 points – 1st 1681 points – 2nd 1317 points – 3rd Living to Learn Learning to Live 1 Page 10 Football news Rugby League News Charity Committee News Page 11 Communication with Parents Page 12 Rugby League Fixtures Congratulations to all who ran in this event. It was pleasing to see so many students opting into this competition and supporting each other, the PE department and the school. CT Part 1 Cross Country Championships – Hipperholme and Lightcliffe High School – Wednesday 11th December 2013 Boys and girls from Y8-12 competed in the Part 1 cross country championships in December with some exceptional performances. Notably the following students finished in the top 15 of their race and so have been asked to represent Calderdale at the West Yorkshire championships in February: Edmund Stell, Sophie Karandikar, Aleks Karkoszka, Emily Williams, Jos Sutcliffe-Veitch and Lauryn Smith. Congratulations to all participants who took part in this competition. Name Position Edmund 12-2 3* Sophie 11-3 3* 5* 14 11 8* 45 36 70 31 17 57 Aleks 10-3 Charlie 10-4 Elin 10-5 Emily 10-6 Oliver 9-3 Will 9-3 Logan 8-1 Sean 8-1 Cameron 8-1 James 8-2 Living to Learn Learning to Live 2 Jake 8-2 Joey 8-2 Asmit 8-2 Julian 8-3 Liam 8-4 James 8-4 Sam 8-4 Jos 8-4 Lauryn 9-6 Grace 8-1 Romilly 8-2 Rosie 8-3 Jenna 8-3 Niamh 8-4 Olivia 8-4 16 54 77 34 14 51 67 7* 9* 23 28 15 13 30 24 Unfortunately the deadlock could not be broken so it went to 5 minutes golden goal! Still the drama continued with neither side able to score despite desperate efforts on behalf of both teams. In the end it was decided that the two teams would share the title of U13 Indoor hockey champions 2014. The squad was - Beth, Eleanor, Phoebe, Grace, Rosie and Rosie Darnley, Regan , Niamh. * runners received letters to represent Calderdale at the West Yorkshire cross country championships at Leeds Grammar School on Saturday 1st February 2014. U13 Indoor Hockey Tournament - Joint Calderdale Champions 2014 The girls’ U13 indoor hockey team took part in the annual Calderdale championship on 16th January. NHGS being one of the only schools in Calderdale without a sports hall makes training for such a competition quite tricky. However the team acquitted themselves incredibly well and pulled off some fantastic results. In the pool competition NHGS beat Ryburn 1-0 with a single goal from Naimh. They also beat Crossley Heath 3-0 with goals from Phoebe, Regan and Niamh. This progressed the girls to the semi-final stage. Here the girls met Rastrick who had won through in the other pool. It was a tough match but the NHGS team had begun to gel and they came out 3-1 victors and progressed to the final. In the final they met Rishworth for an 8 minute each way battle. This was unsurprisingly the toughest match of them all with outstanding performances coming from Rosie in goal, saving several shots from point blank range. Regan and Niamh worked tirelessly up front to press and harass the Rishworth defence. CT Read for My School www.readformyschool.co.uk It is a print and digital reading initiative that promotes reading for pleasure and rewards students who read. It started on 27th January and runs until 28th March. After reading a book students are asked to log what they have read. All students who read 8 or more books will be entered into a prize draw. Also all schools who collectively read e50 books will be entered into a draw. Students need to log on to the site and create a pupil account. They need the school code which is 139917. SR Showcase The newly formed NHGS Theatre Company Living to Learn Learning to Live 3 presents… impressive start to 2014 and have therefore been awarded ‘Sociologist of the Week’. These are:- Showcase #1 Wednesday 12 March 2014, 7:15pm, £3 Hannah (L6.5) Ethan (U6.5) Thursday 13 March 2014, 7:15pm, £3 In October 2013 the NHGS Theatre Company was set up to give students the opportunity to develop theatre skills. Their first performance was at the End-of-Term Concert where they performed ‘You Can’t Stop The Beat’ from the Musical ‘Hairspray.’ Now they are taking the next step and allowing the world to see their skills in action in Showcase #1. Showcase #1 is about developing and using the skills they’ve learned. There will be show tunes, sketches, extracts from plays and more. Much of the choreography and the choice of material has been student led. The students and the staff are very excited to be involved in what promises to be an interesting and varied evening of entertainment. We hope to see a large audience of parents, friends and most importantly other students come along to join us. Tickets are available using ParentPay. OJC Students continue to make much effort in Sociology Since September 2011, students that have ‘stood out’ in lessons for making that extra effort have been rewarded with the title ‘Sociologist of the Week!’ This award involves three elements. Firstly: a surprise phone-call home (Friday p.m.) to parents/guardians of the lucky winner (who then inform the student)! Secondly: the student’s name is added to the ‘Sociologist of the Week’ display and he/she receives a welldeserved adaptation of a jingle in ‘Harry Hill’s TV Burp’! Finally: an announcement to all Sociology groups as to who has won and why, takes place. Numerous students have made an Jack (U6.6) Amy (U6.6) Katie (U6.5) Ellie (U6.1) Sannah (L6.7) ‘Sociologist of the Half-Term!’ This student has exemplified much effort, resilience and determination in Sociology. She has adopted such an incredible work ethic that I have wondered at times where she has got her energy from! She informed me at the beginning of the year that she wanted to exceed her target grade, and has worked hard to produce work of a very high standard ever since. Indeed, she has asked crucial questions to move her learning forward, and helped another student to become more organised! So, a big ‘CONGRATULATIONS’ goes to (drum-roll please)… Amy (U6.6). Well done Amy – you really deserve it. Thanks to those students who have shown an interest in SocSoc. See you after the February half-term holiday (Wednesday 12.30pm SF2). CMY Walton Shield 2013-14 On Wednesday 18th December each student completed a general knowledge quiz consisting of 50 questions. The competition was organised into three sections – a junior section for Years 7 and 8, an intermediate section for Years 9, 10 and 11 and a Sixth Form section. This year the annual pre-Christmas quiz was run using PowerPoint rather than the traditional paper format which allowed for a wider range of visual resources to be used in the questions and a reduction in the resources needed to produce Living to Learn Learning to Live 4 the quiz. This year Waterhouse won the quiz with an average score of 57.3%. Waterhouse was also victorious in 2012-13’s quiz but had to share the title with Lister. This year Lister was second with 56.5% and Ackroyd third with an average of 55.8%. The Lower School achieved the highest average score. The students who achieved the top scores in each year group are listed below. It is noteworthy that Luis Bradley, Saffiyah Skinner and Max Frost achieved the highest scores in their year groups in 2012-13 as well. Congratulations to all the students who completed the quiz. Highest scores in each year group: Year 7 Mackenzie Galbraith Year 9 Hannah Clark/ Isobel Martin Year 10 Max Frost Year 11 Giuliana Santopuoli/ Zac Edwards/ Saffiyah Skinner 12 George Boardman-Lee/ Katey was a fantastic placement - she engaged so well with our staff and volunteers, and received many compliments from those who had direct control of her workload. She was extremely polite and courteous, fitted in so well with the work force, was punctual and appropriately dressed at all times. Katey is a credit to herself, her family and her school - you are lucky to have such a pupil, although I suspect you have many just like her. We are very glad that we took up the opportunity of taking a placement - a first for us. We are always very conscious of the confidentiality aspect of our work, which has made us reluctant previously. We are glad we took the risk with Katey - she was just wonderful. Jamie – Royal Sun Alliance – Accounts Department Year 8 Seth Dickinson/ Isaac Schofield Year Katey – Calderdale Citizens Advice Bureau Thomas McAuliffe Year 13 Luis Bradley CJM Praise from employers for Career Development Megan – Whitehill Community Academy Megan has been a valued member of our team for the week she has spent here. Megan has been a polite, helpful and interesting young lady to have in our nursery. She has lots to contribute during adult conversations as well as being able to communicate successfully with our children. Alex – Overgate Hospice Alex should be extremely proud of her maturity, the ways in which she has interacted with patients, volunteers and staff members in all aspects of her work experience. I have been approached by many people who have come in contact with Alex this week, to say what a lovely girl she is and how impressed they are with how well she has fitted into this environment. Jamie has been eager to learn, and quick to pick up the basic skills required to complete the role of a Credit Controller, navigating and understanding the systems rapidly, being able to decipher the jargon used by ourselves and making notes / comments on our system – even speaking with one of our brokers directly. It has been a pleasure to host Jamie for his work experience, and, it is my hope that what he has learned during his week here, will serve him well in the years to follow. Thanks to the following organisations for providing our Year 11 students with Career Development placements: 3 Tier Cakes Active Social Care Acumen Designers & Architects Ltd Airdale Hospital - supplies dept All Saints CE J & I School Arbuthnot Latham Armed Forces ASDA House - MVGB (music, video, games & books) Ashwood Beauty & Holistic Academy B M Howarth Bankfield Museum Bankside Primary School Barkerend Pharmacy Ltd Baxendales Solicitors BCB Radio Betty's Cookery School Biscor Ltd Blanc Dental Care Bradford Bulls Bradford MDC IT Service Bradford NHS Living to Learn Learning to Live 5 Bradford University Brooksbank School Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Calderdale Council Calderdale Libraries Calderdale MBC Calderdale Music Service Calderdale Pupil Referral Unit Carr Green Primary School Clough & Company Coffee on the Bean Copley Primary School Cummins Turbo Technologies Decorative Panels Holdings Ltd Elland Dental Practise Eureka Childrens Museum Factory Street Music Foxhill Primary School Franklyns Jewellers Frogtrade Ltd Genon Laboratories Ltd Greenside Dental Care Greetland Academy H & C Whitehead Ltd Halifax Citizens Advice Bureau Halifax Courier Happy Tots Headingley Cricket Heath Pharmacy Hidden De- Lights Hipperholme Grammar Junior School Hird & Partners Horley Green Chartered Accountants Huddersfield Golf Club Huddersfield Grammar School Huddersfield University In House Press Jayne Brierley & Co JMW Solicitors Judith Harrop Interior Design K S Hunjan & Associates Keelham Hall Farm Shop King Cross Pharmacy Kirklees Music Leeds Grand Theatre Legend Gym Queensbury Lidget Green Primary School Lightcliffe CE Primary School Linda Riorden MP Liquid Lens Living Care Pharmacy Low Moor CE Primary School Luddendenfoot Academy MC2 - Manchester MDS Animal Health Medichem Northolme Ltd Medichem Pharmacy Michael Broome Decorating Mixenden Outdoor Centre Norland J & I School North Bridge Leisure Centre Northowram Primary School Overgate Hospice Elland Park Lane learning Trust Paw Prints Phoenix Radio Physio & Therapies Polyframe Progressive Design & Build Rainbow Primary School Ravenscliffe High School Riley Dunn & Wilson Royal Air Force Royal Sun Alliance Sage Vets Salterlee Primary School Schofield Sweeney - Leeds Shibden Head Primary School Southhelds Farm Sowerby Bridge Pharmacy Stainland Road Medical Centre Stump Cross Inn Sunugpak Ltd Switalskis Solicitors LLP Team Cooper Limited The Bridgewater Hall The Friendly Animal Clinic The Gleddings Prep School The Pain & Injury Clinic The Pulse and Pulse 2 Radio Stations Torrington Orthopaedics True North Univ of Bradford - School of Engineering Urban Outfitters V G Estate Agents Victoria Theatre Walsden St Peter's Primary School Warley Town J & I School Waste Care Group Waterstones Bookshop West Mount Vets West Yorkshire Physiotherapy Centre West Yorkshire Playhouse West Yorkshire Police Westgate Bridal Studio White Rose Pharmacy Whitehill School Willow Garden Witt UK Group Yorkshire Bookseller Yorkshire Building Society Yorkshire Clinic Yorkshire Tennis LTA Zenith - George Branchflower Chambers LAM & NIH Specialist Crafts Gallery 2014 Living to Learn Learning to Live 6 Congratulations to Alana Silk and Kate Powell, as their Artwork has made it into the Specialist Crafts Gallery 2014. Both girls have received a £25 voucher and a letter of thanks. As well as seeing their work in print in the new 2014 catalogue both pieces are on display on the specialist crafts website. The gallery is of a very high standard and the girls should be very proud of their achievement. At NHGS we encourage students to be independent learners and maintain an ethos where it is acceptable to be bright. Eight students were celebrating in the new year as they received offers from Oxford and Cambridge Universities. The subjects show a variety of interests, covering Modern and Medieval Languages, History, English, Engineering, Medicine, Geology and Law. The whole process for these students began a year ago. Prior to their UCAS applications, the students applied to and won places on Easter and Summer Schools, attended conferences and information events (both in and out of school) as well as open days at their chosen colleges. NHGS provides the opportunity for the students who are interested in applying to Oxbridge to work with like-minded peers in a tutor group, and by attending extra lessons throughout their application process. They have all worked extremely hard throughout the five month process which demands average AS level results around 95%, personal statements, essays, admissions tests, mock interviews and finally the notoriously challenging interviews at the universities themselves, with some students having to go again for second round interviews. We are very proud of all our students who applied this year as they all did themselves great credit and deserve many congratulations. Out of the 14 applicants, 8 received offers which now requires them to achieve A and A* grades at A level. The successful applicants are: Luis Bradley, Joe Ding, Liam Johnston, Becki Nunn, Anna Seccombe, Hannah Speed, Holly Unwin and Joe Waldron. NKW Some comments from the students: 'Eye of the Beholder' by Alana Silk ‘Flower Girl’ by Kate Powell AJW A Record Number of Oxbridge Offers It was an incredible feeling to find out that Cambridge had given me an offer to study there, considering all the immense competition. I felt that through the combination of going to the Oxford summer school which allowed me to get a better idea of what being an Oxbridge student actually entailed, and the support given to me by my teachers, I could approach the application process and tackle the interview with confidence. That said, I'm not there yet! Living to Learn Learning to Live 7 Luis Bradley Applying to Cambridge was arduous, don't be fooled into thinking it is the same as applying to any other University. It's designed to test you and make you question your abilities but that is no reason not to try. I got 4 As at AS and got rejected from Cambridge but I'm so happy I applied. The collegiate tutorial system isn't for everyone but I'd be kicking myself now if I chose not to test myself. If you are dedicated, enthusiastic and love your subject - go for it! My interviewers were lovely and I actually managed to have a really making friends who were going through the same difficult admissions process as you, so you could support each other. The application process was very time consuming and involved work that was quite different from what we do in school, but my teachers were prepared to give up their time to help us do our best at all the different aspects of the application from essays to interviews. Interviews were incredibly scary, but having other students from our school in Oxford at the same time made for a much more supportive and reassuring environment. nice time. Be proud, whatever happens. Hannah Speed Ella Upton I loved the Summer School. Despite being nervous I settled in quickly and got a firsthand experience of just how amazing Oxford University really is. I received really good guidance from teachers at school about all aspects of the application. Their experience of being Oxbridge applicants is a real bonus. I actually really enjoyed my interviews. I know it sounds like a cliche (and impossible), it was amazing to be able to communicate my ideas to first-class academics in my subject. One thing I would really like to say is that no one should be intimidated by the process, or the reputation of these institutions because despite all the statistics, Oxbridge have a uniquely personal selection process that accounts for differing modes of thinking. I applied for a really tough course and people said I was crazy to do it, but it paid off in the end. It's not too big a risk. Anna Seccombe The Summer School at Oxford was a great way to experience university life, as well as Be a writer, be a reader… The English department is using technology to encourage pupils to enter various writing competitions. All of Years 7,8,9, and 10 have received e-mails this week with links to national writing competitions. One is the BBC Radio 2 500-word short story competition and the other is the national Young Shakespeare writing competition. The Radio 2 competition closes at the end of February and the Young Shakespeare competition closes towards the end of March. Ten Year 9 pupils will also have the opportunity to see Charlie Higson, bestselling comedian, actor and author of the Young Bond and other wide-selling fiction titles at the end of April. Interested pupils should write or email to Mr Attwood explaining why they should go…The first place has already gone to Damon Dewdney who did just that. Damon’s promptness and enthusiasm got him that all important place for the big day... I would urge all students to check their school emails at least three times a week as it enables me and many other staff to pass on all kinds of information, quite literally, at the touch of a button. Parents and students often ask for recommendations for pupils of all abilities when it comes to reading. I have emailed Extended Reading lists to all pupils in the school this week. These are titles to supplement the Living to Learn Learning to Live 8 literature read in school in English lessons. I am always interested in recommendations from students and/or parents. We will have a web page dedicated to this soon, thanks to Mr Broadbent’s ICT skills. We are also fortunate to have in school the LRC Manager Mrs Ransome who possesses knowledge of a huge range of young fiction. Calderdale schools cup Football results Year 7 lost in the second round to Brooksbank 4-3. Year 8 have beaten Brighouse 6-0 and playing Brooksbank in the next round. In the week leading up to World Book Day on 13 March we will be inviting pupils to lunchtime readings from staff across the school. Details will be issued after half term. And whether it’s World Book Day or not, after some trawling on the internet, I found this concise but, in my view, very powerful utterance by Theodore Roosevelt. “I am a part of everything that I have read.” Mr Attwood Head of English Calderdale Schools Results 2013/2014 Football Year 8 Football Year 9 have beaten Calder 5-4 on penalties and Ryburn 5-3 to reach the semi finals. League NHGS v Trinity Academy Year 7 - Won 3-2 Year 8 - Drew 2-2 Year 9 - lost 2-1 Year 10 – Won 2-1 Trinity Academy Year 9 Football NHGS v Todmorden High School Year 7 lost 7-1 Year 8 won 9-3 Year 10 have beaten Ryburn and Trinity Academy to reach the semi-finals. NHGS v Rastrick High School Year 7 Won 6-3 (league and cup double header) Year 8 Won 9-1 Year 9 lost 7-2 Year 10 Won 3-1 NHGS v Brooksbank Year 7 lost 4-3 Year 8 won 7-1 Year 9 - Drew 5-5 Year 10 - Lost 2-0 NHGS v Ryburn Valley High School Year 7 - Drew 3-3 Year 8 Won 6-1 (league and cup double header) Year 9 lost 10-1 Year 10 won 7-1. Year 10 Football Year 11 had a bye in round 1 and beaten Ryburn 5-3 to reach the semi-finals. Living to Learn Learning to Live 9 West Yorkshire Schools cup Football Year 11 beat St Mary's Menston 2-0 then lost St John Fisher (Dewsbury) 5-3. (Leeds) 28-14 then lost in the quarter finals to St Wilfred’s (Wakefield). Sixth Form lost 2-1 at Roundhay. Year 8 Rugby Year 9 NHGS 18-14 Minsthorpe (Wakefield) then lost to last year’s champions Sirius Academy (Hull) 40-10. Year 12 Football English schools Cup Football Year 8 beat Woodkirk Valley High School before losing to Corpus Christie Leeds 2-1. Year 9 1st round lost to Corpus Christi Leeds 62. 6th Form 2nd round lost to Royal Clitheroe 6-1. Year 7 Calderdale School Rugby League 4 matches (3 defeats and 1 draw) - A fantastic team effort from 13 boys who have played very little Rugby together. Great team spirit and determination. Well played boys. Champions Schools Rugby League Yorkshire Stage Year 11 - NHGS 12-22 Freeston (Wakefield). Year 10 1st round (Wakefield) 26-14. beat City – Year 9 Rugby Calderdale Schools Y8 Sports Hall Cricket League. Six games to play in total played one and beat SBHS. WJD Academy Charity Committee News Year 10 Rugby Year 8 1st round beat King James (Kirklees) 3816, in the second round beat Corpus Christi In the Charity Committee this month we have raised £1074.87 between our Worth Valley Railway Christmas tombola and by selling candy canes over Christmas. We have also recently raised £80 by selling valentines roses. We would like to thank all parents who donated prizes to the tombola, we felt it was very successful and we wouldn’t have been able to raise all this money for our chosen annual charity Teenage Cancer Trust without your support. Charity Committee Living to Learn Learning to Live 10 Communication with Parents A reminder about our Text Message/Emailing system: If your child is ill or is not going to be in school, you can send a text message to the following number: 07624817054. This will alert the school to your child’s absence and will save you having to ring school and leave a message with Reception. Please note that you cannot telephone on the text alert number. If you prefer to leave a voicemail message, you can telephone on 08442393629. You will be asked a series of questions about your child and his or her absence. This will then be noted in our absence recording system. You can also email any of the School Administrator’s direct: Sixth Form – Mrs Charles – [email protected]; Upper School (Years 9, 10 and 11) - Mrs Garnett – [email protected] Lower School (Years 7 and 8) - Mrs Ramsden – [email protected]. If you fail to notify us of an absence, we will send a text message to the mobile telephone number registered with Emergency Contact Priority 1. A copy of the message will also be sent via email. If you do not have a mobile number, your landline will be used. If you receive a text and your child is absent, please reply to the text message, or telephone the number contained within the text and leave a message for the Admin Team, who will register the absence immediately. Please remember to keep the School Office updated with any new email addresses or changes to mobile/landline numbers. You can, of course, still telephone Reception and leave a message, but parents often want to ring before office hours and we would encourage use of the above facilities, if at all possible. CAV Living to Learn Learning to Live 11 The North Halifax Grammar School Rugby League Fixture list for the Reactiv Championship 2014 School Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Brooksbank (A) Tues 4 or Fri 7 March Tues 4 March Tues 4 March Rastrick (H) Wed 12 March Wed 12 March Park Lane (H) Year 10 Thursday 13 March Hipperholme&Lightcliffe (A) Tues 18 March Thursday 20 March Thursday 20 March Tues 18 March Trinity Academy (A) Thursday 27 March Friday 28 March Friday 28 March Thursday 27 March Ryburn (H) Thursday 3 April Tues 1 April Tues 1 April Semi Finals Finals Living to Learn Learning to Live 12
© Copyright 2024 ExpyDoc