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FRIDAY 23rd may 2014
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It’s that time of year again when girls are busy taking their exams.The Fourths will be taking their Common Entrance exams the week after next so please encourage them focus during half term and fit in plenty of revision.They will be rewarded with a jam-packed Post CE Programme, which kicks off with the Post CE Dinner on Thursday 5th June.
By: Annie Yang
The Middles set off for Skern Lodge this half term and I hope we are greeted with some sunny weather. In any case I’m certain the girls will have an excellent time. I hope you have an enjoyable half term and I wish those taking exams lots of luck. DG
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Mrs Wylie
In assembly on Wednesday Nick Cope came to visit (pictured below) – he is going to open Godstowe Rocks and the children had a wonderful time listening to his songs and guitar playing. We feel sure all of Lodge will be there on the 29th June!
AR READER:
Celeste Marr-Johnson MONDAY BADGE:
Emily Phillips
Kindergarten had a wonderful trip to the Oxford Botanic Garden connected to our topics of plants and rainforests. The children spent the day roaming around and looking at exotic plants in the green houses, vegetable and herb beds, fruit trees in the orchards and of course, smelling the fragrant spring flowers (pictured). Thanks to the weather we were able to enjoy our picnic lunch in the beautiful surroundings.
Nursery found a nest of spiderlings when they were looking for webs around the school grounds. The children enjoyed creating their own creepy spider to take home made out of a cone Big excitement! The tadpoles are growing rapidly. and straws. Transition linked their observations to their science project on life cycles. The chicks are Beginners thoroughly enjoyed their trip to Speen being incubated and are due to hatch a few days Woods. During the week they learnt about the after half term. characters from A. A. Milne’s Winnie The Pooh stories. In the woods they followed maps to The children are noticing the activity in the find the characters around ‘100 Aker Woods’. conservatory. We look forward to hearing how Whilst on our trip the children also learnt about the ‘surprise seeds’ are doing at home. Have a the importance of looking after the woods restful half term. and creatures within them. They used natural resources to make dens for their teddies and examined different trees and leaves. A great day was had by all.
BOARDERS OF THE WEEK:
Highlands: Talia Balogun Walker: Lola Zamacola Turner: Fikemi Olayinka COLOUR TEAM:
Blue
This week’s sport Tennis: 13th May: The U12 A and B teams played against Wycombe High. The A team unfortunately lost 6-3 but the B team convincingly won 8-0. The U13 A and B teams both won their matches, 8-1 and 9-0 repsectively. The U12 A team played Maltmans Green. Unfortunately they lost 7-1.
Friendsnews Upcoming Fixtures 3rd June (4.30pm): U8, U9,
U10, U11 & U12 swimming v Pipers Corner (A) 5th June: Inter-Colour Field Finals 5th June (4.15pm): U12C Tennis v Dr Challoners (H) - CANCELLED
Other useful dates 2nd - 5th June: Common Entrance Exams 5th June: Post CE celebratory dinner 6th June: Mufti Day
Joelle Granwal friends@godstowe.org
Surprise performance for Lodge this week! Nick Cope, Godstowe Rock’s opening act, stopped by Lodge on Wednesday morning to entertain the children with his catchy tunes. The performance was a great success (see above) and the children absolutely loved his music. Nick had a lovely time and is looking forward to returning on 29th June to take to the main stage. Let your children listen to his music here www.nickcope.co.uk and allow yourself a smile! The remaining four main stage acts... ...are ex-Godstowe pupil Chilli McCallum, Rockaoke, Washington Irving and Only One Direction. Each week FOG News will give you some info on the acts performing, starting with Chilli McCallum. Chilli (Charlotte McCallum to those who knew her at Godstowe) is a 17 year old contemporary country singer/songwriter and is juggling A levels with a developing music career. She is a Godstowe girl through and through and is now studying at Berkhamsted School. She will be performing throughout the summer at a number of gigs and festivals around Britain and last year produced her first EP ’The Long Road’ working with some inspirational session musicians.
recording new material for launch shortly. More information at www.chillimusic.me.uk. And not forgetting the Bandstand It’s not all about the main stage at Godstowe Rocks. There is a stellar line-up of gospel, jazz and Caribbean talent featuring on the bandstand including our very own Godstowe Rocks choir. More detail on these acts will follow after half term. Tickets are selling like hot cakes!!!! The entire school is buzzing with talk about Godstowe Rocks. What a week for ticket sales! We are now nearing maximum capacity and not only that but the ticket prices increase at midnight tonight. From Saturday 24th May an adult ticket will be £17 and a child ticket £10. So get your skates on and grab a ticket at the cheaper price HERE while you still can.
Whilst spending time with family in America, Chilli developed her love of country music and her own writing is strongly influenced by the likes of James Taylor, The Dixie Chicks, John Mayer, Faith Hill and Bruce Springsteen. She is now back in the studio
Cake sale date for the diary Friday 6th June sees a joint cake sale for Lodge and Main School. The charities are yet to be confirmed but please make a note not to have pudding after lunch that day.
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The Uniform Shop enjoys a refurb As some of you may have already seen, the Uniform Shop has been refurbished. The Secondhand Uniform Shop has now moved to a new location - in the buildings between Highlands House and Main School giving more space to the Uniform Shop. With changing rooms within the shop, uniform can be fiited there and then and any extra items can be ordered in as need be. Appointments can be booked if you need to purchase a number of items. The opening times for the Uniform Shop are: Above: The uniform shop before and, below, after the refurb
During term time: Monday: 8am - 12pm Friday:12pm - 5pm Prior to beginning of term: Monday:10am - 3pm Tuesday:10am - 3pm Wednesday: 2pm - 5pm The opening times for the Secondhand Uniform Shop are: During term time: Monday,:8.30am - 9.30am Friday: 3.30-4.30pm Prior to Beginning of Term: Wednesday: 1pm - 3pm
Class and team photos available to purchase Class and sports team photos are now available for you to view in school in the corridor by the JK Theatre (Main School) and on the classroom doors at Lodge and Nursery. The photos can be ordered directly from the photographer, Peter Whyte, who has set up a secure website for parents to order their child’s class photo, as follows: • Log on to www.whytephotography.com • Follow the link PRINT SALES • Click on GROUPS • Click on either ‘GS Boarders Leavers’, ‘GS Teams 2014’ or ‘GS Classes 2014’ • Enter Password: dsa678 and click on VERIFY • Follow the instructions on the pages to order.
Any photos ordered and paid for online by 9th June will be delivered to Godstowe before the end of term and will be sent home with your child. After the main delivery to school some options may no longer be available from the website and the price will rise to account for postage to your UK address. If you have any queries regarding ordering, payment or delivery of photos, please contact Peter Whyte directly at peter@ whytephotography.com, or on 07770 440278. Please note that there are a few changes to be made to names, but these changes will not show up on the website until next week.
Activity camps at Beaconsfield High and Davenies
Quiz of the week Week Eleven
1. What is the capital of Poland? 2. At the start of a game, how many balls are on a pool table? 3. Which is the only mamm al with the power of active flight? 4. How many movements are usually in a concerto? 5. In golf, what is the oppo site of a slice? 6. Who painted The Virgin of the Rocks in the early 16th century? 7. Which part of the eye is responsible for its colour? 8. Who is the patron sai nt of Ireland? 9. Which city was the fir st in the world to have a population of over one million? 10. In which country will the 2014 World Cup be taking place in?
Week Twelve
1. Which sport uses the smaller ball, tennis or squash? 2. How can you tell the age of a felled tree? 3. What did Laszlo Biro invent? 4. What is a loop of electr ical conductors called? 5. How many spots are the re on a die? 6. Which centre of film ma king is in Los Angeles? 7. Which reptiles ruled the world for over 160 million years? 8. Through which organs do whales breathe? 9. What are the remote areas of Australia’s interior known as? 10. Which city is home to The European Parliament? Answers revealed next wee k
Answers: 1.Warsaw; 2. 16; 3. Bat; 4.Three; 5. A hook; 6. Leonardo Da Vinci; 7. Iris; 8. Saint Patrick; 9. London; 10. Brazil
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