Norwich High School Weekly Highlights
24th February 2017
Save the Date for
Inspiring Mums and Daughters Saturday 25th March 2017 1pm to 5pm An project
We are delighted to announce our next Inspiring Females event: Inspiring Mums and Daughters.
Event content so far
When we asked all of our girls 'What inspired them' at our inaugural Inspiring Females event, we were delighted that a resounding number of girls responded with 'my mum'. Several mothers also shared their appreciation for the IF programme and wished that they could experience this or get involved.
• Fun, wellbeing sessions designed for mums and daughters, including Meditation, Yoga and Creative Writing. • A range of motivational and educational workshops, covering subjects such as 'Emotional Buoyancy', 'How to start your own small business' and 'The needs of mothers and daughters'. • A Q&A panel session hosted by our amazing guests, covering a wide variety of topics about the joys (and challenges) of being a mother or daughter. • A delicious afternoon tea • A brand new Laughter yoga session with Beverley Bishop.
Following this invaluable feedback, and with the help of our amazing IF steering group, we have shaped an exciting new event designed specially for mums and their daughters. To the right is a flavour of the content for the afternoon, with further details to be shared over the coming weeks. Special mother AND daughter tickets will cost only £10, including a Mother's Day goody bag and afternoon tea. We will contact you very soon with more information and how to purchase tickets. For more information about the Inspiring Females project, please feel free to email Mr Nobes at r.nobes@nor.gdst.net
Norwich High School Weekly Highlights
24th February 2017
Sixth Form language immersion cultural trip to Paris A group of Sixth Formers accompanied by Miss Gaul, Mrs Gibson and our French assistante, Aurore, travelled to Paris to immerse themselves in every element of the city’s culture and language. The group were welcomed at Gare du Nord by their animateur Juju. During their time in Paris, the girls visited the Monet museum, the Arc de Triomphe, the Champs-Élysées and of course the Eiffel Tower.
The trip was a success and greatly improved the girls’ confidence in speaking and understanding French. Immersing themselves in the language for six days was the perfect opportunity to practice for their AS or A2 oral exams later in the year.
A Norwich High alumna gave the girls a tour of the University of London Institute in Paris (ULIP) before they took in a lecture about the museum of immigration and how it reflects on colonisation. It was a great experience for the girls who had visited the museum the previous day – and a huge achievement to understand a full a university lecture in French! Afterwards they returned to their 'résidence' for a meeting with a representative of SOS Racisme, covering topics which the girls will discuss in their oral exam. It was extremely challenging linguistically but, once again, the girls did really well and felt a real sense of achievement.
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Norwich High School Weekly Highlights
24th February 2017
GDST Geographer of the Year 2017
Nor(DEV):con
Congratulations to Lucy Bell who won first prize in the Upper 4 GDST Geographer of the Year Award 2016-2017 competition.
A group of girls attended Nor(DEV):con, the Norfolk Developers Tech, Agile & Business conference in the heart of Norwich on Thursday 23rd February.
Congratulations also go to Amelia Ellis-Baumber who placed third in the Lower 6 competition and to Isha Mull, Charlotte Carr, Chelsey Baskaran, Isobel Napier and Rebecca Sibley who were awarded certificates of merit. The girls submitted 1,500 word reports or articles on the subject: How is climate change likely to affect my local area? Their certificates were awarded during an assembly by U5M which explored the importance of Fairtrade products and highlighted the poverty faced by producers across the world.
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The event took place at the King’s Centre in Norwich and featured keynote speaker Dom Davis. The girls took part in workshops which included: 'Seb Rose – BDD Fundamentals' and 'Kevlin Henney – Paradigms Lost, Paradigms Regained: Programming with Objects and Functions and More.' Chelsea and Alex were also interviewed by Mustard TV – look out on our social media pages for a link to this video when it's available online.
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24th February 2017
Olivia runner-up at LTA tournament Congratulations to Olivia Marjoram, Sophie Kumar and Emilia O'Donnell who competed in U8 and U9 LTA grade 4 tournaments at Culford School over half term. The girls played lots of matches and had an amazing day, gaining some great experience. Sophie and Emilia just missed out on semi-final places, however Olivia Marjoram made it through to the final, and was runner-up. Thank you to Donna Andrews (Tennis for Life coach), Maria Andrews (assistant coach) and our tennis leaders Abi Sutherland and Rosie Gomez who accompanied the girls.
Cromer Music Evenings On Sunday, Lucy Thalange (voice) and Elin Davies (clarinet) were invited to perform at Templewood as part of the Cromer Music Evenings 2017 season. Both girls impressed the audience with their programmes. The concert featured some of the talented musicians who competed for the title of Norfolk Young Musician 2017. Many thanks to Mr Fox for accompanying the girls during this half-term.
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Norwich High School Weekly Highlights
24th February 2017
Eaton Grove
You are invited to dress up in will dress up in costume as your favourite characters from novels (with a ÂŁ1 donation to the charity, Book Aid International). There will be activities available at lunchtime in the Jameson Library: tweet your current reading, 'shelfies' (selfies against favourite book shelves), 18 before 18 (which is a reading list to be compiled by the girls themselves). There will also be the opportunity to complete a bookmark with details of your recommended book for display in the Jameson.
Emma Gleadhill, Educational Speaker and Trainer Tuesday 28th March 2017
Stafford House
World Book Day 2017 will be a wonderful opportunity for the whole of Stafford House to celebrate by spending the week, immersed in the works of Beatrix Potter as it is 150 years since her birth. We will be showcasing a range of genres and styles of writing in a Big Write for the whole school: biography, retells, plays, animations, cartoons, adapted tales and a celebratory picnic.
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We are delighted to welcome Emma Gleadhill back to Norwich High School for Girls to talk to girls and parents about preparing for exams.
Parent programme Supporting your daughters through their exams A talk open to all Norwich High School parents Eaton Grove Hall – 6.30pm to 7.30pm Followed by a Q&A session with Emma 7.30pm to 8pm To book email admin@nor.gdst.net by Friday 10th March 2017
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