Headlines June 2012

Headlines Football Tour of Germany

Head Boy and Head Girl 2012-2013

Three of my Y8 ICT class (Stevie Andrucci, Connor Lindsay and Scott Mee) together with Jack Bushell went on a football tour of Germany recently. They were selected for the U13 squad of the Halton & District Junior Football League. The four had attended several trials and were selected from over 200 other boys from Halton for the squad of fourteen. I was very interested in how they got on so I asked the lads to write a short article that I could put into my newsletter.

Voting took place during the last week of half term and on the Friday I was able to announce the results after school to a packed audience in the hall.

“Stevie Andrucci, Connor Lindsay, Jack Bushell and Scott Mee went to Germany to play in the BFC Dynamo Cup in Berlin. Whilst we were there we beat the 3rd best team in Holland 10. Unfortunately we lost in the final 3-2 but Stevie Andrucci had a goal disallowed which would have made it 3-3. We played 5, won 4 and lost 1.

Stevie scored 4, Connor 4, Jack 1 and Scott 1.”

Well done boys!

Healthy Eating Our caterers have kindly donated a Mountain Bike to be raffled in a prize draw later this half term.

Pupils who stay for school lunch each day for 4 consecutive weeks will have their name entered into the raffle.

Taking over the mantle are Richie Redmond and Amy Pinkney. I have every confidence in their ability to carry out the important functions of Head Boy & Head Girl and I look forward to working with them over the next year.

They replace Barnaby Byrom and Hollie Bousefield who have set a very high standard since their election to the post. I would like to thank both Barnaby and Hollie for their support and numerous contributions throughout their term of office.

The Grange Graduation Dates Don’t forget we have our Graduation Ceremonies in July to which parents and carers of graduates are welcome to attend: Y10: Y9: Y8: Y7:

Friday 13th July 2012 Monday 16th July 2012 Tuesday 17th July 2012 Wednesday 18th July 2012

Details of daily menus are available on our website.

June 2012 Issue The Monthly Newsletter for Parents and Carers from the Head of School, Mr B. Carney

Headlines Paris Trip Mrs Somers organised a trip to Paris for a funfilled few days during the half-term holiday for 31 pupils and 7 staff from the Grange. Here is her account of the trip.

Leaving school at 6.00 am on Saturday morning we had a long journey by coach and ferry to our destination in Chelles, on the outskirts of Paris.

We arrived in time for a late tea, with frogs‟ legs as an option on the menu for the brave hearted amongst the group, then straight to bed for an early start on Sunday morning.

Our first visit was to the Stade de France at 9.30 am, where our Belgian guide showed us around the stadium, and we were allowed into the areas normally reserved for VIPs and players, including the changing rooms for the away teams, the warm up area and finally the players‟ tunnel.

A drive down the Champs Élysées was followed by a stroll from the famous Place de la Concorde, past the fountains and flowers of the Jardin des Tuileries to the Louvre and its glass pyramids.

Dinner was in a cosy Parisian restaurant, and then a short drive took us back to our hotel to sleep soundly in preparation for our day in Disneyland.

We arrived at the Disney Park as it opened, to make the most of our time there, and pupils and staff enjoyed a wonderful day of rides and fun until our coach took us back to Calais to catch a train through the Eurotunnel in the early hours.

We arrived back in school on Tuesday morning in good spirits.

This was followed by a boat trip on the river Seine past some of the most famous Parisian landmarks and then a picnic lunch by the Eiffel Tower. We then arrived at the Arc de Triomphe and climbed the 284 steps to the top for lovely views of Paris.

June 2012 Issue The Monthly Newsletter for Parents and Carers from the Head of School, Mr B. Carney

Headlines Euro Fever or The Grange European Championships Attendance Competition In similar fashion to the World Cup competition we ran 2 years ago, Mrs Talbot our Attendance Leader has organised a competition to coincide with the European Championships (come on England!). Following a draw made by our Progress Leaders, Mrs Foster, Mrs Knight, Mr Talbot and Mr Higgins, each form group from year 7-10 will represent a participating country. Their progress thorough the tournament is decided upon by the formâ€&#x;s attendance for that week. To see a video of the draw and an exclusive interview with Lionel Messi (thanks to the Languages department for translating) visit our website.

June 2012 Issue The Monthly Newsletter for Parents and Carers from the Head of School, Mr B. Carney

Headlines Grange Olympics If you haven‟t seen the Grange Olympic Torch Relay yet then visit our website and take a look at how we joined in the fun when the torch came to Runcorn. During the first three weeks of this half term our own version of the Olympics is taking place.

So far we have held Giant Jenga, Paper Throwing, Uno, Play Your Cards Right, Wii 100m sprint, Fix and Swap Event, Mario Olympics, Yahtzee, Pontoon/21, French Speed Number Count, The Name Game, Uno Olympic Challenge, History Knowledge, and the Dice Game.

The simple idea is to get every member of staff running a short competition and for every pupil to participate in at least one event.

Building Update Bricks and windows have been added to a large part of the building now and the steel frame is disappearing behind a rather impressive façade; inside the building, walls and ceilings are being plastered.

There is a substantial retaining wall that cleverly takes account of the sloping nature of our site as you can see from the photographs.

Readathon This year, The Grange will be taking part in the annual Readathon…as an all-through school! This exciting event will be held on 2nd-6th July helping to raise awareness of reading and enthuse students to establish good reading habits as well as raising money for some worthy charities: CLIC Sargent, which the school has previously raised money for through Chris Buckley, ReadWell and Roald Dahl‟s Marvellous Charity – both charities help very sick children.

There will be a series of events held over the course of the week, ranging from reading relay and author visits to book hunt and a modern twist on the classic „egg and spoon race‟ – the book and pencil race!

All KS3 students will receive a sponsor card where they will decide what they will read over the week and then ask friends and families (no strangers) to sponsor them. All monies raised will go to the specified charities and there will be a celebration assembly at the end of the week to share the highlights and distribute certificates and prizes to the best readers.

So get ready to celebrate the summer with a good book or two and support these fantastic charities.

Let‟s get reading!

June 2012 Issue The Monthly Newsletter for Parents and Carers from the Head of School, Mr B. Carney