Godstowenews
FRIDAY 20th June 2014
www.godstowe.org I Parents’ Area Login I Upcoming Events I Upcoming Fixtures
Artwork of the week
Godstowe Rocks programme front cover By Yan Yan Wei
Awards
Well done to everyone that took part in the Main School Sports Day today. It was so good to see you all there and the girls did exceptionally well.
Thank you to everyone who has bought Godstowe Rocks tickets, which is now a sell out. Tokens for the stalls can still be purchased - read the FOG news below for more.
The Fourths are off to Calshot next week and I hope this fantastic weather holds out for them - although I’m sure they’ll all have a great time whatever the weather!
Wishing you a brilliant, sunny weekend. DG
Lodgenews
AR Reader:
Talia Balogun MONDAY BADGE:
Mrs Wylie
Lodge had a wonderful trip on Wednesday to Beale Park. The children all thoroughly enjoyed seeing the animals, playing in the adventure playgrounds and riding on the train. We were lucky enough to have sunshine all day!
Emily Day BOARDERS OF THE WEEK:
Turner: Amelie Hill Highlands: Lauren Ogden
Please may we ask that you drive considerately when you arrive at Lodge to collect children. We would also like to remind you that once they have been dismissed to you, children are not allowed to return to Lodge unaccompanied from the car park.
Charitynews
Mrs Buckland
Thanks to everyone for supporting our recent English books to take out to the children there. Mufti Day for Helen and Douglas House Hospice, We have placed a box in Reception and would with well over £400 raised. welcome any donations. Christina also held an individual sponsored silence for a day to raise Our final charity event for the term was money for this cause and if anyone else would introduced by Christina Tanner (MIIIH) who like to contribute to her fund, this would be spoke in Assembly about the great need in a great encouragement to her. Please contact Burma, following years of unrest and a terrible her mother, Mrs Heather Tanner, or myself, cyclone. She has asked us to donate simple sbuckland@godstowe.org, for details.
This week’s sport Tennis 10th June: Five U11 pairs played Pipers Corner. They won 10 sets to 0. 12th June: The U13B and U12B played Pipers Corner B teams, winning 9-0 and 5-4 respectively. 12th June: The U12C team unfortunately lost to Wycombe High B team 7-2.
Upcoming Fixtures 24th June (4.30pm): U12 &
U11 rounders v Maltmans Green (A) 25th June (5pm): U11 Tennis v Royal Masonic (A) 26th June: (4.45pm): U12 B & C Tennis v Chesham Grammar (A)
Friendsnews
Joelle Granwal friends@godstowe.org
Godstowe Rocks is SOLD OUT! We have sold over 1,000 tickets which is absolutely incredible! There are no more left so please do not turn up on the day if you do not have a ticket. It is part of our licence that this is a ticketed event and we will be spot-checked on the day, so if you don’t have a wristband you will not gain entrance. Thank you to everybody who has bought tickets in anticipation of a fabulously entertaining day, it’s going to be great! Raffle Tickets There are lots of spare raffle tickets at the Reception desk in Main School so if you would like to buy some more, or take some to sell to family, friends and neighbours, then please do. There was a bit of a hiccup on our part in that 2 booklets should have gone out in prep bags before half term, but only 1 booklet made it! Now, I know some of you will be delighted about this (!) but I have been asked by several people where they can source more. We have some great prizes and they are all up for grabs at just £1 a ticket. So please do contact Reception if you are able to take more tickets, thank you so much.
Collection of Tickets and Tokens Ticket holders can now collect their packs from Main Reception between 08h25-08h45 and 16h00-16h30. Please be aware that you need to sign for them so that we have a record. I cannot stress enough how important it is to read the enclosed information and to share the pertinent points with your children, particularly the Lost Child point, First Aid station and Evacuation procedures. I am aware I am banging on about it via parent mail too, but we have been granted a licence due, in no small part, to the procedures we have painstakingly put in place. Thanks in advance for taking the time to go through everything.
Returning Library books
Holiday tennis camps
As we approach the end of the school year, all library books are due for return. Please would you have a good look around bedrooms, bookshelves and boarding houses for any books which belong to the Library? You can recognise a library book because they all have a barcode inside the back cover. You are welcome to borrow books for the Summer Holidays as long as all outstanding ones are returned first.
Just under four weeks to the start of the Summer Tennis Camps at Wycombe Abbey School. Five, 5-day camps starting Monday 14th July, and finishing the week of Monday 11th August. Full details are on the website www.thecoachacademy.org.uk, under the tab Not Just Tennis.
Hogwarts comes to Godstowe Other useful dates 23rd-27th June: IVs trip to Calshot 24th June: U12 VIII trip to Wimbledon 27th June: School Induction Day
Pupils from Hannah Ball School in High Wycombe came to visit Godstowe this week as part of their Science Week. The boys and girls (from Years 4 and 5) were treated to a Hogwarts Science class, led by Alison Pana, professor of charms and potions, Rosemary Jordan, professor of the dark arts, and Fiona Ball, professor of transfigeration and flying. They were shown all sorts of experiments in the science lab, including the Hogwarts Pop and Hogwarts Bang. Afterwards they visited the Hogwarts tuckshop and made their own sherbert, before enjoying lunch in the dining room. Mrs Pana and the Upper Thirds decorated the entrance to the science lab to create a magical atmosphere in fitting with Hogwarts - the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter books and films. Great fun was had by all!
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Poems of the week My Dad By Olivia Brown
My Mum By Hannah Gibbons
My Elder Sister Millie By Josie Jackson
My dad is a big bold teddy bear ready for a tickle fight
My sister Millie is a hairy scary librarian She is a tortoise ever wanting perfection
He is the mayo to my fries a big blob on top
My sister Millie is a snake slithering and sliding into her room to read She is a book worm eating up all the pages
He is a weekend treat when he brings us back presents My dad is my hero in a red cape and tights
My sister is athena’s owl of wisdom She is as old fashioned as the dinosaurs My sister Millie is a gorilla protective of her room Her death stare will turn you into dust
He is a blubbery blue whale in the crystal clear sea water And lastly he is the BEST dad anyone could ever wish for
My sister Millie shoots her pray like in catching fire She will entant you with her flute and lyre
My mum is a smile, Infectious and makes me smile too. She is a cookbook. Marvellous meals. Burnt toast is her specialty. My mum is a horse, Always on the go, yet tireless. Her job is never done. My mum is a rock, A reliable boulder to lean on. She never complains, I know she will always be there. My mum is a tiger-a tiger mum, fierce and protective. With her I feel safe. Secretly I am glad because I love my mum.
My Little Sister Abby By Jesse Welsh My sister is a beautiful diamond, sparkling brightly in the sun. She is a bombshell, tearing the house apart in seconds. She is a delicious rich chocolate bar, waiting to be devoured. My sister is a loud alarm bell, forever going off in your ear.
She is a cuddly soft toy, always prepared for a hug. My little sister Abby is an excellent sister, who is always there for me, forever and always. I LOVE ABBY!
Quiz of the week Week Fifteen
Week Fourteen
1. Which English scientis t put forward the law of gravity? 2. What is particularly pr ominent in the Proboscis monkey? 3. Who was Henry VIII’s first queen? 4. What do you get if yo u mix zinc and copper? 5. What is porridge made from? 6. What word describes creatures that come out at night? 7. In which religion do bo ys have a Bar Mitzvah? 8. What is the square of 11? 9. Who discovered penic illin? 10. What was the date of D-Day? Answers: 1. Isaac Newton ; 2. Its nose; 3. Catherine of Aragon; 4. Brass; 5. Oats and water; 6. Nocturnal; 7. Judaism; 8. 121; 9. Alexander Fleming; 10. 6th June 1944
1. Who started cubism an d is considered the most famous modern pa inter? 2. Which planet is named after the goddess of love? 3. Which international or ganisation was founded to care for soldi ers wounded in war? 4. Which composer conti nued to compose great music when he wa s totally deaf? 5. Who wrote Mein Kamp f? 6. What metal is mainly used to fuel nuclear reactors? 7. How does sound reach our ears? 8. How many pairs of wi ngs does a fly have? 9. What is the name for an area in space which sucks everything into itself, even light? 10. Which country beat England in their first World Cup match? Answers revealed next wee k
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