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by Year 13 students. It was a wonderful, poignant and moving service where we heard of their memories of being at JCG and of their thoughts upon leaving us. We are proud of each of them and wish them well, knowing that while they move on to greater things, their presence within the JCG family remains throughout their lives. We were once again thankful to Hawksford for sponsoring our Foundation pins. These gifts were given to each of our Year 13 students and mark their transition from student to alumni.
Dear Parent As I write this the sun is shinning, at last, and students are able to enjoy our terrace for lunch, conversation and general relaxation between lessons. Summer may be later this year than we would all have liked. However, one unforeseen bonus was that those taking exams had their concentration supported by grey dismal skies. We look forward to a glorious August as the results arrive and futures, or at least the next steps, are determined. The end of the summer term, and the end of our academic year, was marked by our Leavers Service, an event organised
OUR ITEX JOURNEY After promising each other that we would go to sleep as early as possible two of the three were most possibly the giddiest they had ever been and we ended up going to sleep around eleven giving us only about 3 hours of sleep. What a great start for the journey ahead of us. When we woke up, we rushed to get changed and swiftly got in the car extremely exhausted. As we proceeded to the starting area I think this is where we came to reality of what we were about to do! There were over 1000 people so it was a tight squeeze at the start but it gradually fanned out and we found ourselves at the very back. We didn’t know yet but this was our place for the rest of the tiresome journey. After the first 7 miles of walking we got to the first stop where we tried our first gruesome protein bar! Most of us decided to leave the protein bars and stick with the energy tablets. For the next 20 miles we were slowly but surely making our way. There were lots of ups and downs, wrong turnings, detours and many more catastrophes, but we got half
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The end of the year also is also marked by the arrival of our annual school report. This is the culmination of external evaluation by ESC. I am delighted to inform you that JCG and JCGP have been judged to be ‘outstanding’ schools in every aspect. I believe a key ingredient to this is the quality of relationships which exist within the College and I am thankful to you as parents for all the support, encouragement and feedback you give us. Across the College, our staff work tirelessly to provide the very best education for your daughter but without your support, our work and the work of your daughter is much harder.
way through the north coast where a lovely surprise was waiting for us… A much well needed FOOT MASSAGE! A live band and several sweets cakes and chocolates. Wow this walk was finally starting to pay off. After Les Fontaines we realised we were only half way which was quite spirit drowning because by this point all we wanted to do was curl up in our nice warm beds but instead we had to do another 24 miles! We waddled on past Devil’s hole down Greve de lecq hill and up to Grosnez where we probably experienced the strongest wind ever. It was so windy that we could have just lifted ourselves off the ground. We started walking along St. Ouen’s 5 mile beach. This was very painful and the highest quitting point but we were determined not to quit! Several emotional miles later we got to St. Aubin’s which is where all the parents came to cheer us on for the last leg. We got closer to the Radisson, the finish, and although we were moving forward it felt like it was moving away!
In response to questions we receive from parents regarding how they can support their daughter throughout her time at JCG we have published a parents’ guide entitled ‘Helping my daughter to learn’. The booklet covers the biology of learning, improving brain function, practical strategies on how to make studying a positive experience, coaching organisational skills and strategies to making studying a high priority. This should be received by all parents of students in Year 7 - 9. However, should parents of older students wish to receive a copy please let the College office know. It is also published on our website. I hope you find it useful. I do hope you enjoy reading this edition of JCG Life. On behalf of everyone at JCG, may I wish you a long, happy, healthy and warm summer. Yours sincerely,
Carl Howarth Principal
We arrived at the finishing line all holding hands and full of pride. We will always remember our Itex journey. Whenever the next challenge in life hits us, we know we can overcome it. Aimee Hill – Year 7 Rhiannon Baker – Year 7 Isabelle Helie-Merrony – Year 7
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normal selection of sweets. We also sold daffodils on Mothers’ Day which we picked from our gardens and sold for a special price with a bag of sweets. Towards the end of our selling, we began selling Easter eggs which were very popular and sold quickly. In mid-March, we got permission to sell at school in the Dome at break and lunch on selected days. This was really successful and we sold all the sweets that we had, due to hungry teenage girls. On our last weekend of selling, we bagged all our remaining sweets and sold them in baskets at the Police Charity Duck Race, selling the last of our stock within an hour.
JERSEY ENTREPRENEURSHIP CHALLENGE Many eager teams of students from Grainville School and JCG applied to enter The Jersey Entrepreneurship Challenge, desperately hoping that their idea would be picked, however only 10 teams from each school were accepted after an initial presentation. Faced with the task of creating a sustainable business from merely £100, we began with the hope of at least breaking even, but in the end we were pleasantly surprised. Four local businesses each had representatives in the challenge who became mentors to each of the groups and whom we met at the Pomme D’Or Hotel at the official launch of the challenge. This is where everyone came up with many wacky and wonderful ideas for what to carry forward for their final business. Here, we worked out our finances and created a questionnaire to ask the general public in the torrential rain of King Street, returning soaked and thoroughly unimpressed, much to the amusement of our team mates. Our chosen idea was to sell a variety of traditional confectionery from a moveable cart in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust, based on the idea that our sweets are from teenagers, for teenagers. We met our first hurdle immediately – actually finding a cart. We approached many different potential providers however after several
confused conversations and still no cart, we contacted Manor Farm who were happy to lend us an ideal cart. After having spoken to just about every BHS employee on the island, we were given permission to sell outside their shop on weekdays. As we thought Saturdays were a vital selling time, we contacted Marks & Spencers, De Gruchys, Millets and Voisins, but for various reasons we had no luck. When just about all hope was lost, we got permission from Amy & Sons to sell outside their property. We searched online across a variety of sites, looking for any suppliers who would deliver to Jersey. Hancocks, a national sweet supplier, agreed to let us collect sweets from their warehouse in Croydon, London. Jemima and Lucy’s dads collected them on several occasions while commuting, throughout our selling period and brought them back on the plane to Jersey; fearing they’d be stopped by customs, and their rucksacks opened up to reveal 10kg of strawberry bonbons. We sold every Friday and Saturday throughout the two months as well as every day in half term, battling all weather conditions, leading to us being unable to open the jars due to our numb fingers in temperatures as low as -2°C and even in one case snow! On Valentines Day, we made posters and sold jelly hearts along with our
Throughout the challenge we have greatly improved our communication skills with the public and our persuasive techniques through urging people to buy our sweets. As well as this, our teamwork skills have improved through having to overcome the minor hiccups we faced along the way. Following the two months of the challenge, each team presented the outcome of their business to a panel of judges who picked apart every detail which we had previously never considered, resulting in us talking our way out of confusing questions, often referring to our favourite phrase “due to the current economic climate”. On Friday 17 May the remaining 10 groups from both schools were invited to Ogier House to attend the awards evening. There were prizes for the best managed profit, most beneficial to the community and an endeavour award, and we were very pleased to win the overall prize. We have proudly raised £1,572.15 for Teenage Cancer Trust, through selling 123kg of sweets – over 1/3 of the weight of our entire team – 2000 flying saucers, 90 lollipops and 40 chocolate bars. As well as gaining a little weight after eating our fair share of rhubarb and custards, we have gained a better understanding of what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. To see a short video about the Jersey Young Entrepreneurship Challenge follow the link: http://vimeo. com/67739375 By Elizabeth Cornish, Lucy Kershaw, Rose Ahier, Laura Costard, Jemima Hill and Stephanie Thebault – Sweet Charity / Team Tempest, Year 11.
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ROUEN STUDY TRIP The biennial study trip to Rouen started with a ‘muster’ of 50 JCG students from Years 10 to 13 at the harbour on Sunday 17 March 2013 before the sailing to Saint Malo. On arrival en France we popped to Avranches for an overnight stop before the onward journey early the next morning to Rouen. We were all glad to get to school to start our lessons! We met our respective teachers and settled in quickly and were busy learning before we knew it! An orientation quiz followed, which proved to be a fun way to explore the beautiful city of Rouen and familiarise ourselves with our new surroundings as we learnt some of the history of the city, answering questions about l’église Jeanne d’Arc – the location where Joan of Arc was executed, and le Gros Horloge – Rouen’s famous clock. After meeting back at the language school, anticipation and apprehension filled the air as the students awaited their names being called and meeting their host families for the first time. Two by two we left for an evening of real French culture and conversation as we put our French to the test. The following morning nobody could wait to exchange stories of their first night with their host family and as we assembled at school before the morning lessons, shouts of “What were they like?” and “What did you have for dinner?” could be heard from all corners as students exchanged useful vocabulary and phrases to use with their hosts. Throughout the day we concentrated on improving our knowledge and understanding of French in groups according to our year, led by the excellent teachers at the language
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school. This time when we headed back to our home stay we were a little more equipped for the dinnertime chat, though it was still especially difficult trying to explain traditional Jersey delicacies such as bean crock and black butter to a host family who had no idea what they were! On Wednesday we were up early to catch the fast train to Paris for the day. Our packed itinerary included a visit to the Musée de l’Orangerie, the home of Monet’s famous series of paintings: ‘Les Nymphéas’, where we were given a guided tour and learned about the paintings, artist and impressionism. A trip to Paris would not be complete without visiting La Tour Eiffel! Although it was a very windy day, many students braved it and went right to the top, where the view of the capital was incredible. We also had the chance to do some (window) shopping in the short amount of time we had to explore the Champs Elysées - where we were able to see the true hustle and bustle of city life in Paris. Though a little shocked at the prices - €4 for orange juice (most definitely from concentrate too), we all had a brilliant day in Paris! We returned to Rouen (following a false alarm when we nearly got off the train at the wrong stop); our feet were very weary after all the walking we had done but we had seen so much and had a fantastically busy day. After some dinner and a good night’s sleep we arrived at school for the last full day. This was our last chance to work on our French and make the most of our lessons before some of us returned
to AS and A2 speaking exams. Later that day, we had the opportunity to visit the Musée des Beaux Arts in Rouen, which was fantastic as we were able to see works by many well-known artists such as Renoir and Monet and our guide helped us to really understand the impressionist movement, a topic studied at A2. The next morning we met at the crack of dawn for the coach ride back to Saint Malo. We said a sleepy au revoir to our host families and to Rouen. The Rouen study visit was a great way to explore French culture and language and we will never forget the experiences or the fun that we had. Catherine Le Ruez Year 12
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MASTERCHEFS? On Tuesday, 18 June, a group of Year 10 students studying GCSE Home Economics Food and Nutrition, had the opportunity to spend a day working in the kitchens at various restaurants around the island. Students were fortunate to visit establishments such as Ormer, Longueville Manor, Bohemia, the Atlantic Hotel and the Royal Yacht to work along side top chefs, and gain experience and an insight into restaurant practices. We are grateful to these establishments, and individuals, who continue to provide this valuable learning experience for our students. Mrs A De Louche Head of Home Economics
Our Day at Longueville Manor
The day began at 9.30 am when we arrived at Longueville Manor and were soon kitted out in our whites and aprons ready for the real work to begin. After being allocated to work in the pastry section with a chef called Kevin for our time spent in the kitchen, the first task of the day was to prepare fruit ready for the breakfast buffet the next morning. This included skinning and slicing 20 kiwis as well as segmenting 20 grapefruits and oranges. Eventually the job was done and we were invited to sit in on the morning meeting where they talked about what was being put on the menu and what was being taken off. This was a great opportunity as we got a real insight into the inner workings of a professional kitchen. Our next task of the day was to help prepare elements of the desserts that were being served at a function that was being held that day, this included tasks like filling cherries with fruit puree and dipping pieces of cake in cherry juice. After lunch we were asked to help plate up the dessert by placing coconut and the cherries that we had prepared earlier on to the plate. This was another great opportunity as we were able to see what it is like to have to cater for a large number of people as well as seeing how they make every plate look exactly the same.
Our Day at Ormer
During our day of work experience at the new Shaun Rankin restaurant Ormer, we helped to prepare the leaves for garnishing dishes from their Forager Caz. We also helped to prepare other components of the starters. Further on in the day we helped plate their starter of Crab Cannelloni, Mango, Pink Grapefruit, Salad and Chilli Water Vinaigrette which we later were given a chance to sample. Another dish we plated was Petits Fours, an offering given with coffee and other hot drinks. These were served in the style of Jersey royals, containing crumbled chocolate resembling soil, rosemary sprigs representing vegetation, chocolates as potatoes, and candied pistachio nuts. We sampled many of their dishes including a pea consommĂŠ which was made in a machine used to separate blood in hospitals, as well a divine dessert of chocolate brownie, milk ice cream, popcorn and salt caramel. We were very lucky to be given the opportunity to work behind the scenes in this new restaurant.
Overall the day was a great experience and a fantastic opportunity to see what it would be like to work in a proper kitchen, as well as learning new skills that will come in useful in the future. It was also a very enjoyable day.
We learned a lot, and certainly have lots to aspire to as the style of food and presentation was very artistic. We are grateful to Shaun Rankin and his team of chefs for their helpful attitude towards us.
Laura Price and Alice Mollet
Eliza Taft and Alice Jeacock-Fewtrell
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Bohemia Visit Boiling Point:
On 18 June we went on a work experience visit to Bohemia. Upon arriving at the restaurant we were greeted by a chef called Tony who promptly led us through to the kitchen where we were handed a chefs coat and apron, we were now officially part of the team for the day anyway! After performing a quick change act so we looked ready for the job we made our way back over to Tony who was ready and waiting to give us our first task of the day. One of us would be working in pastry first whilst the other would be working on bar food. Upon deciding that Cassidy would be doing pastry, Rosanna headed over to bar area. Approaching the bar area the crate of salad that was looming had made itself evident. Between quick demonstrations from Tony of how to prepare it properly the ropes were quickly handed over and the task of preparing the salad had now been given over. There has never been such pressure felt at tearing up a few leaves. With the constant watch of Tony even small tasks seemed as if they were impossible! Meanwhile in the pastry side of things, Cassidy was paired up with a French chef. After a confused introduction, the first task at hand was to make several peanut clusters on an oven tray. The chef could not speak very good English at all and explaining the task was a challenge however I soon grasped the job and set out on producing the best ‘peanut clusters’ that the kitchen had ever seen. I was handed a cold, rock hard mixture which contained nuts and a few other ingredients to hold it together. The chef demonstrated. After watching the short demonstration I felt like an expert and was keen to start the task. I started to make the clusters but was soon stopped and told (in French) that they were too big. After a bit of language difficulties, I got the hang of the task and continued to make them until the tray was full. Reuniting at about half way through our day we were peeling masses of vegetables, luckily for us we were told to take our time. This statement however did not seem to sink in with Cassidy as she went at super speed with the carrots as Rosanna was left trailing behind. Whilst in the room we met Ben. Ben was the baker at Bohemia and was sympathetic at the situation of having dozens of things to peel!
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The Atlantic Hotel
Holly Cadby and I set off at 9.00am to the Atlantic for an experience that will benefit us hugely and one we will not forget. When we arrived we were introduced to a chef named Allen, who throughout the day would be teaching us how to cook and helping us with complex dishes. First of all they gave us some chef uniforms which made us feel the part! Our first challenge was to make spring rolls, which neither of us has ever done. Allen showed us a few times how to make a perfect one, and after a few bad ones, we were getting the hang of it. Our next task was to make what felt like hundreds of crab cakes, it required us to be tidy and very efficient. Allen showed us a few different meals they make on a regular basis, including a classic tuna sandwich and a very intricate dish, including fish and colourful vegetables and sauces. We also got the chance to see many different dishes being created.
After our day at Bohemia we learnt several things about working in a busy restaurant. One that peeling and preparing vegetables is a lot harder than it first looks, when you have to do it in bulk. Secondly, that preparing food at a restaurant standard is a lot harder to make than food at home. Thirdly, that it is actually fairly difficult to handle the heat in the kitchen and finally that during the day you should always be camera ready as you never know Mrs De Louche will pop in with a camera in hand. We are so thankful for our day at Bohemia and are looking forward to using our new and improved skills during our course work later this year. This was a busy and fun day and we would recommend all H.E. students in future years to take part in the day.
Finally, Allen showed us around the different parts of the kitchen including the dessert part and all the storage rooms, everyone was very welcoming and in the kitchen and there was a lovely cheerful atmosphere. We really enjoyed our work experience visit to the Atlantic Hotel.
Cassidy Weekes and Rosanna Morris
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THE MARIA APPEAL – BLIND FOR A DAY On Monday, 17 June I was blind for the day. Over the past month or so, we have been raising money for Maria. She is a 14 year old Ugandan girl who is almost blind. My uncle works for the Foreign Office, and his job bought him and his small family; Hatty his wife and their little boy, Rafe, to Kampala, Uganda. Maria came into our lives because Monica is Rafe’s nanny and Maria is her daughter. We are raising money to give her laser eye surgery in the UK. Thanks to everyone who has given to her Appeal her first operation is scheduled for the end of August. Five other brave Cavell Year 7 girls; Libby, Jyothi, Josie, Grace and Julia, joined me being blind for the day. We all had two helpers. I had Tallulah and Christina to guide me around from lesson to lesson. They were brilliant; I could not have managed the day without them. It makes me feel so lucky, as Maria was ridiculed by teachers for lack of progress, and mercilessly bullied by her fellow classmates in mainstream schools. She only found refuge from that, a couple of
years ago, when Monica found a special school for blind children. She is now one of thirty blind children, and they have just one teacher. The start of the day was a little bit tricky as I felt disorientated and when I got to school my Mum couldn’t wait for my helpers to come so I just had to sit there in an awkward silence, listening to other girls arrive. I was only teased a bit and apart from stubbing my toe, the day was calm and quiet. The hardest bit was going home on the bus, without my helpers. As it was late and pouring with rain, there was much jostling and shoving to get on. I spent the journey getting teased by the other bus children. Unfortunately I had to take my blindfold off to see my stop, as the bus driver was not very co-operative and told me to take it off so I did not miss it. Mrs De Louche, Mr Howarth and my Mum have been so helpful in getting everything organized (the blindfold, cake sale, the talk with a blind woman and the selling of African handicrafts), so a huge, huge thank you to them all and for the
BASE 2013 NATIONAL FINAL
looking for inspiring teams that could demonstrate determination, business excellence and creativity.
On 27 June six Year 12 students participated in the BASE 2013 National Final at the Birmingham Metropole Hotel. Following the girls’ fantastic performance at the 2013 regional heat they definitely earned their place at the National Final.
The JCG team were judged by: David Knight, Financial Controller, Bakkador Hiliary Oldham, Finance Director, House of Goodness Ltd Sharon Spice, Head of Student Recruitment and Marketing, ICAEW
The JCG team members were: Ellie Bennett / Jennifer Russ / Lindsay Young / Emily Bain / Naomi Dodds / Shamalie Elkin
The BASE 2013 judges represented practice and business and brought a wealth of knowledge and experience to the competition. Charles Carter, the Director of Regions of ICAEW spoke to the JCG team and offered words of encouragement. There were other judges from ICAEW and we were honoured to have the Chief Judge, Tim Williams in our presence with his wealth of experience as the current Financial Controller of Manchester United FC.
The Final allowed the top 25 teams from across the UK to come together, beating off competition from the 239 teams (1,426 students) that participated in the BASE 2013 regional heats. This is a huge achievement in itself and we are very proud of our girls for reaching the final. The Final provided an opportunity for the girls to represent JCG and Jersey, by competing in the ultimate business challenge. Through applying the skills and knowledge they had already gained in the regional heats, the judges were
whole school for buying the cakes and to everyone who helped me exceed my target of £600! I am really happy to have done this for Maria. It means so much to me, and I cannot wait for the day when she can finally see her mother’s face, and the world around her. Flora Leather Year 7 Cavell
an account of his career to date, along with some advice for any aspiring ICAEW Chartered Accountants of the future. Mark Freebairn inspired the audience with anecdotes of his experience at Odgers Berndtson and how to get ahead in any professional organisation. Following a gruelling day the girls and staff enjoyed the entertainment and used the opportunity to network with a variety of ICAEW accountants and like-minded students and teachers from other schools across the UK. We look forward to the BASE 2014 competition and have our sights set on becoming the National Champions. Mr Sykes and Ms Hutchings
The evening brought a formal celebration dinner which comprised of a delicious three course dinner, award ceremony and evening entertainment. The guest speakers included Tim Williams and Mark Freebairn from Odgers Berndtson. Tim Williams gave
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AS LEVEL LONDON HISTORY TRIP The AS History course includes a study of King Henry VIII from 1509-1540; a fascinating era of court intrigue, foreign manoeuvrings, and domestic and religious upheaval. And what better way to experience this grandeur and magnificence than to visit arguably the most outstanding court in the Henrican era, not Henry’s but Cardinal Wolsey’s;Hampton Court. We also study Russian history 1881-1953 from Tsar Alexander III to Stalin, and we had the opportunity to expand our learning by visiting UCL where we listened to lectures from two professors on key subjects in this period. On 21 March, we set off from Jersey Airport to London. Our first stop was Hampton Court which was a stunning piece of architecture, even from the outside it clearly showed the great wealth that Cardinal Wolsey possessed with its glass windows, red brick walls and multiple courtyards. We learnt about the history of the buildings numerous owners and its ambitious expansions. Hampton Court was a status symbol for Wolsey domestically and as a show of power for foreign diplomats. The interior was equally magnificent with intricate tapestries depicting renaissance ideal and large rooms with golden ceilings. Hampton Court also portrays the history of Henry’s prolific wife hunt with hastily re decorated rooms and altered family crests dependant on which Queen was ruling. Hampton Court also boasts important historical paintings including the “Field of Cloth and Gold” in 1520, which depicts the meeting of King Henry and King Francis I of France in the aim of peace. It was a show of wealth with a fountain of wine and dragon shaped fireworks. There were also portraits of Henry, all the major European Kings and Henry’s wives including Anne Boleyn with her iconic B necklace. Hampton Court was truly spectacular, and it allowed us to really understand how important image was during the Tudor period. Our overnight stay was also a big hit; we were staying conveniently next door to the Westfield Shopping Centre. After a good four hours of hard core shopping we had worked off our Milly’s cookies, had armfuls of bags and were ready for bed!
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The next day we travelled by Tube to UCL, where we sat in multiple lectures on Russian History by Professor Simon Dixon and Dr Mark Smith. These lectures allowed us to explore our syllabus in more detail including lectures on opposition to the regime, the impact of War, the Russian peasantry and quality of life. All the lectures were very interesting and gave us a better whole understanding of the multiple factors that led to war, revolution and political intrigue. Overall the History trip to London was very valuable for putting our textbook knowledge into context. By the end of the week we had a broader understanding of our periods of study and were shopped out! We also arrived back home with a red quill for Mr Howarth and a history bear with a remarkable resemblance to Henry VIII. A real success! Chloe Simm Year 13
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INQUIRING MINDS LECTURE SERIES - PROFESSOR JONATHAN WOLFF, RORY MCCANN, PROFESSOR ANDY FIELD The Inquiring Minds lecture series, partly sponsored by Jersey International Business School, is designed to enhance our students’ understanding of a range of issues and expose them to an education beyond the constraints of the curriculum and exam syllabus. Following the Easter break, we were visited by artist and biologist, Rory McCann. As well as transforming our Barton Science block with a mesmerising mural entitled ‘Evolution’, he also delivered a captivating Inquiring Minds lecture which explored the promotion of conservation and zoology through art. Rory’s lecture gave us a candid insight into his family life and glimpses of the challenges that he faced when growing up. His real life example of triumph over adversity left audience members feeling inspired and eager to hear more from him on his return next year. Later in April, we were joined by Professor Jonathan Wolff, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University College London. Professor Wolff posed the question ‘Who has the right to tell me what I can’t do?’ and delivered a pared-back lecture which included a variety of thought provoking questions and encouraged audience participation in response to these. Differing views on the regulation of the behaviour of individuals – gambling, drinking and even simply driving or using a tennis racket - were shared and, although few conclusions were drawn, prejudices and assumptions were analysed thoroughly.
Our final Inquiring Minds lecture of the year was delivered by Andy Field, Professor of Child Psychopathology, University of Sussex. As well as publishing extensively on the subject of emotional development in children, Professor Field is also well known for his unorthodox methods of teaching statistics and throughout the day he worked with sixth form Psychology and Mathematics students, giving them an insight into what a degree in Psychology really entails and proving that that it certainly is ‘cool’ to be a statistician. Students were taught how to see beyond the headlines and sift through sensationalist data in order to enable them to make informed decisions; the example of the recent measles outbreak in the UK was used to effectively illustrate how damaging taking such research at face value can be.
Daleks, really are the scariest presence in a child’s life – closely followed by teachers! The calendar of lectures for the coming academic year will begin with a talk by Sir Philip Bailhache who will be discussing Jersey’s place in the international community. Parents and members of the public who are interested in the areas of expertise that our speakers will explore are warmly encouraged to attend events in the series; please consult the calendar on the website for details of upcoming events or, alternatively, email Miss Helen Douglas at h.douglas@jcg.sch.je for further details. Miss H Douglas
In the evening, Professor Field delivered a lecture which was attended by parents, members of the public and a range of professionals in childhood related fields, entitled ‘The Development of Fear during Early Childhood: Are Daleks or Parents more scary?’. The entertaining talk examined a body of work looking at how children’s fearful emotional reactions are influenced by what they hear, what they see, their personalities, and their parents. Audience members were taken on an intergalactic journey that explored the effects of parental anxiety, scary movies and news reports to name a few. After a fascinating body of evidence was presented, the conclusion was drawn that parents, not
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NATIONAL DANCE COMPANY OF WALES Workshop and Performance The prestigious National Dance Company of Wales came to JCG to deliver a very practical workshop to our Year 10 Drama GCSE groups. Two members of the company worked with the girls for the morning and taught them some aspects of their performance repertoire. This was a great opportunity for our students. The company are highly acclaimed
and were in Jersey to perform three of their most recent physical pieces. Since physical theatre is an option in Drama at GCSE level and since many of the Year 10 students are keen to insert physical performance techniques into their pieces we knew that the opportunity of having the company in to work with the girls was one not to be missed.
works. The timing of the piece was very tricky but our students grasped the nettle and tried very hard to master the moves. They were also given the chance to add some of their own ideas to their routine.
The dancers began the morning with some very strenuous warm up exercises to put our girls through their paces. They followed this with a section of complex choreography from one of their dance
Year 10 were lucky enough to see the National Dance Company of Wales perform the following evening at the Jersey Opera House and enjoyed the experience enormously.
AND THEN THERE WAS SNOW!!! GCSE Drama and A2 Drama and Theatre Studies Moderations When the blizzard hit Jersey in March there was rather more to worry about in Drama than who would win a snowball fight! Our visiting moderator was due to arrive in Jersey for the GCSE and A2 performance exams on Friday 15 March. We had a rehearsal on Sunday 10 March but were very aware that a bad front of weather was about to hit the island. Little did we assume that the knock on effects would be so severe. In Drama the main factor affecting the quality of any performance is rehearsal…with no school and no students it was impossible to rehearse. Any thespian will tell you that it is in the latter stages that a lot of fine tuning and polishing is done. Miss Davies and Miss Harley were getting very concerned!
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We ended the session with a sharing of work and the girls left feeling exhausted but very pleased with themselves.
Following discussions with the examiner and with Mr Howarth we felt a little better. Miss Davies used the snow days to trudge into JCG with Mr Taylor and Mr Crespel to set lighting and organise cue sheets. When the school was re-opened on Thursday 14 March Mr Howarth allowed us to take all exam students off timetable to ensure their pieces were ready for the moderation. We were very grateful to him for this decision and to the rest of the staff who allowed the girls to miss their classes. Without that time the performances would have been under-rehearsed and in need of some serious polishing. The day itself, though very nerve-wracking, went well. GCSE girls performed excellently and in the evening the A2 group gave an exceptional performance of a very complex and hard-hitting play. Both Miss Harley and Miss Davies were very proud of the students and would like to thank all teachers and support staff who helped us to get there in the end.
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YEAR 10 PERFORMANCE TO PARENTS Every summer we use the final Year 10 Drama Controlled Assessment as an opportunity to showcase the GCSE work of our Year 10 students. This year is no exception. On Wednesday 3 July the groups will be performing four pieces to an invited audience of parents and friends. The exam will be marked on the night itself by Miss Davies and Miss Harley and we are sure our exceptional students will make their parents proud. Group 10A will be performing Shakers by John Godber and Jane Thornton, a play based in a cocktail bar and centred on the lives of its four long-suffering waitresses. Another group from 10A will be performing a Devised Thematic Play about family and relationships called The Apple of His Eye.
Group 10B will perform Act 1 of Teechers by John Godber, a play set in a rough school somewhere ‘up North’. The students are putting on a play about their teachers and the piece gives the actors the opportunity to play a wide range of parts. The other group from 10B are performing a facetious Theatre in Education piece called Lock up your Daughters. The play will endeavour to educate the audience of parents about what their daughters really get up to when they go to school! We are really looking forward to the evening and wish our students well in their final days of preparation.
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE AUDITIONS There has been a brilliant buzz at JCG over the last few weeks. Students from all year groups have been busy signing up for the TMM auditions and practising their American accents and their song and dance skills. Over 120 students (plus a handful of very eager boys from VCJ) have attended the auditions and the teachers are currently pouring over the lists to decide who they should take. We need about 50 in the cast so the choice will be very hard. Watch this space for a full cast list in September… Miss C Davies Head of Drama
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YEAR 7 LIBERATION LEARNING DAY Year 7 entered wholeheartedly into our Liberation Learning Day; they dressed up to get “In The Mood”, they listened to guest speakers, they spoke Jerriais, they drew, they acted, they made games, they created radio broadcasts, they sold cakes (and raised £122.00), they Lindy-hopped and ate nettle soup! In the build up to the big day Year 7 spent 3 weeks in History lessons researching and responding to a poster challenge on the theme of the Occupation and Liberation, aimed at Year 6 students. These were assessed by Year 6 at JCG Prep; with very constructive feedback provided by them. We then set about preparing the hall for our event with the help of the site management staff (a big thank you to all). Balloons, flags and bunting created a patriotic sea of red, white and blue, students and staff dressed in 1940s costumes looking like they had travelled back in time with background big-band music and the smell of “Occupation food” coming from the canteen kitchen completing the ambience. During the day Year 7 took part in several workshops led by Mrs McGovern, Ms Hotton, Mr Scott-Warren, Mr Barnett, Mrs Crowcroft and Mrs Winspear. These enhanced the students learning experiences through lively but also thought-provoking activities. We welcomed guest speakers; Mr Tony Scott-Warren, Mick and Simonne Fosse who gave us entertaining, emotional and enlightening insights to various aspects of life during the Occupation. Mick and Simonne ended the day by showing us that you are never too old to Lindy-hop so Year 7 and staff joined in! Lastly we would like to thank the History staff who prepared and organised the day making it an unforgettable experience for all. Mrs C Carter History
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DRAMA AND TEXTILES WORKSHOP FOR YEAR 10 Year 10 GCSE Drama and Textiles students took part in a workshop on either Thursday 20 June or Friday 21 June 2013 with Andrew Taylor. Andrew Taylor has experience of working on over eighty costumed stage productions from musicals such as Barnum, The Producers, Thoroughly Modern Millie and most recently Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. His knowledge and skills were inspirational for the girls involved. Andrew talked about his career and his expertise and showed costumes produced for Beauty and the Beast that had travelled seven continents. Andrew, who liked to be known as Mr T, was so approachable, talking about his work, his team, the construction of the costumes and anything else that the students asked of him. He did not stop all day whilst helping students with the creation of highly decorative Venetian masks. Students came up with an initial idea, which was transferred onto a base mask purchased from Venice. Using glue guns, spray paint, fabric, feathers, sequins and lace students customised their own design. Mr T made sure that each student was given individual attention; everyone was totally absorbed in the process. The masks speak for themselves; all so different and each and everyone so beautifully finished. Mr T was truly motivating and at the end of the workshop students posed with fabric draped around their masks for a photo shoot. We hopefully have not seen the last of Mr T at JCG. Mrs R Concannon Head of Textiles
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LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM WITH THE GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT Plemont - Year 7
The annual trips to Plemont for Year 7 have taken place recently in not quite the summer weather we have been used to. The aim of the trip is to understand the formation of some of the coastal features we have in Jersey especially the caves at Plemont and to understand what geography is all about. The Year 7s were all guided through the cave and then had to model the caves, arches and stacks in sand which some groups did with great imagination. Some got wetter than others but all enjoyed an ice cream at the end.
Durrell and St Ouen’s with Year 8 By the time you read this Year 8 will have had ‘a day to remember’ with the Geography Department at Durrell to study threats to ecosystems and then St Ouen’s to do some practical
conservation to see that protection is not just something needed in exotic far away places but also at home where invasive species of plants are smothering our native flora.
St Ouen’s Bay Year 9
In the summer term in Geography Year 9 have been considering whether St Ouen’s Bay should become a National Park so some groups have been down to the Bay to look at areas in need of protection and areas in need of improvement. Each group has had great views of marsh harriers and learnt something about this special place.
Year 10 Urban studies St Helier
From this brief overview of the trips you can see that the Geography Department at JCG takes learning outside the classroom seriously and hopefully all students can benefit from exploring their local or distant environments with new eyes and as with Year 8 they can even do something to help.
undoubtedly one of the most daunting challenges of the House year. The class results were:
Ensemble: 1st Garrett-Anderson; 2nd Inglis; EQUAL 3rd Austen-Bartlett and Curie-Fry.
Junior Instrumental Solo: 1st Ellysia Spears for Garrett-Anderson; 2nd Elana St George for Nightingale; 3rd Nerea Saenz-Arana for Curie-Fry.
MUSIC NEWS House Music 2013
Many congratulations to the House captains, senior musicians, accompanists and soloists of all Houses who worked so hard to prepare last term’s House Music performances, and sincere thanks to Mrs Hanson and Mr Horsfall for accompanying the senior vocal and instrumental soloists. The rehearsing and conducting a choir of over 100 is
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In February, 8 students, 2 staff and the Geography bear headed north first to Liverpool to study urban zones, retail and the economy of restaurant chains with a first ever trip to Nandos for myself and Mrs Slater and then to the Lake District to study the moraines of the Borrowdale Valley and the impact of flood defences on Keswick. In spite of some really cold conditions everyone came back having learnt a great deal about glaciation, rivers and urban geography and hopefully it will have helped the students to gain good grades in their AS and A2 exams.
Not to be outdone with trips off site, Year 10 have been into town to study urban zones and environmental quality which has made them look much more carefully at somewhere which is so familiar and to help them to see that geography really is everywhere. Their next field work experience will be in Barcelona in October which should be a great trip for everyone.
Original Composition: 1st Katie Le Feuvre for Curie-Fry; 2nd Leila Eldirdiry Osman for Garrett-Anderson; 3rd Arianne Morin for Nightingale.
Ellysia Spears, Jnr Instrumental Solo Class Winner
Geography A Level Field Trip - Liverpool and the Lake District
Mrs N Mansell Head of Geography
Choir: 1st Austen-Bartlett; 2nd Cavell; 3rd Garrett-Anderson.
Overall Winners of House Music 2013: Garrett-Anderson
Senior Instrumental Solo: 1st Katie Le Feuvre for Curie-Fry; 2nd Zoe Hubbard for Nightingale; EQUAL 3rd Hannah Scriven for Cavell and Ella Huelin for Inglis. Junior Vocal Solo: 1st Jenny Noel for Garrett-Anderson; 2nd Julia Callander for Cavell; 3rd Olivia Jones for Nightingale. Senior Vocal Solo: 1st Liberty Spears for Garrett-Anderson; 2nd Courtney Blampied for Inglis; 3rd Emily Moore for Cavell.
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Summer Concert
Stix performing at the Summer Concert
Senior Concert Band performing at the Summer Concert
The highlight of our year as Music Captains was certainly the summer concert, which once again was a display of JCG’s amazing musical talent and dedication. It featured an AS composition from Isobel Osborne for piano quartet, STIX (percussion ensemble), Senior and Junior Concert Bands and Ensemble highlights from the House Music Competition. However, our favourite item would have to be Eric Whitacre’s Five Hebrew Love Songs, which demonstrated the choir’s immense skill and featured a beautiful violin solo by Katie Le Feuvre. Once again the String Jamboree Orchestra offered a unique performance and included string players from six schools who have been taking part in the Extended Music Programme this year. We weren’t sure how last year’s performance, including a flying fish, could be topped, however Gerard Le Feuvre outdid himself, arranging a horse-themed medley complete with an exciting horse race. Thank You for the Music was a wonderful opportunity to say goodbye both to our student leavers and staff who are retiring this year. Mr Neil Sawyer, Mrs Elizabeth Laurens and Mrs Sue De Gruchy have taught generations of JCG students, many of whom have developed a life long love of music as a result of their teaching. We are also sad to be saying goodbye to Mr Steve Taylor (Maths Department), who has been the most supportive and inspirational ‘extra’ member of the Music Department throughout his time at JCG, lighting all the concerts and playing saxophone in the Concert Band. He has, quite simply, lit up our musical lives and we will miss him very much indeed. We must also say a massive thank you to our excellent Music Department. Without the hard work of Mrs Le Feuvre, Mrs Hanson and Mrs Arnett we would not have been able to deliver a concert of such a high standard. It was fantastic to be a part of another brilliant concert and we are extremely sad that it was our last. We were completely overwhelmed at the generosity of our audience in giving£735 in the retiring collection for the Jersey Alzheimer’s Association.
String Jamboree orchestra performing at the Summer Concert
Arianne Morin and Emily Moore, Music Captains 2012-2013
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A job for the summer holidays: Musical Instrument Identification In a typical week in the Music Department over 200 instruments are brought into school. Many have identical cases and identical instruments inside. Occasionally an instrument is taken home in error because its case has no identification label or distinguishing features. To minimise such confusion, during the summer holiday please would you ensure that you: your instrument case clearly • Label with your name inside and out
Leaver’s Service
The College community enjoyed a moving and uplifting service for all Leavers at St Helier Methodist Centre on 28 June. Particular thanks to Arianne Morin and Emily Moore for leading ensemble rehearsals and the whole of Year 13 in their performance of Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield.
Staff News
We say farewell to Mrs Julia Arnett at the end of this term as she leaves us to take up a new post as Head of Woodwind for the Jersey Music Service. As well as being an outstanding curriculum music teacher for the past 8 years, Julia has enriched the life of the Music department and the wider community of JCG in many areas. For the past three years Julia has also taken charge of Polyphony, and under her efficient leadership it has grown and become more successful than we all could have possibly imagined. We will
miss her very much and thank her most sincerely for he tremendous contribution to the musical life of our school community. Although she is leaving our staff we are delighted that she will still teach JMS clarinet and saxophone players at JCG in her new role and has already agreed to come back and play for us in the orchestra for next term’s production of Thoroughly Modern Millie. She takes with her our very best wishes for her new role.
Music Captains
We wish to thank our two retiring Music Captains, Arianne Morin and Emily Moore, whose term of office officially ended last term. As well as working very hard indeed throughout the year they have been exemplary role models for our younger musicians, and we are truly grateful to them for their tremendous hard work, commitment and support.
woodwind and brass instruments: • All make a note of the make and unique serial number. orchestral stringed instruments • All and guitars: make a note of its make and any distinguishing features, including words written on the inside of the instrument when you look into its body through the sound holes. that all of your music is • Ensure named so that it can be returned to you easily if you leave it behind at your lesson; sheet music is expensive and there may be as many as 30 copies of the same book in use by musicians at any one time. if you own • INSURANCE: your instrument please ensure that it is covered by your household insurance policy. The JIS has its own insurance agreement in place if you loan an instrument from them.
SPORT Another fantastic year for JCG and the PE Department. We have representatives in every sporting area from Artistic Skating to Squash and Gymnastics to Motor Cross. Our College teams have performed extremely well, demonstrating commitment and enthusiasm for their sports. Netball is huge on the Island and a great number of our girls regularly attend training and fixtures, both in College and for our local clubs. It isn’t our school Netball season, but some celebrations need to be mentionedAnya Le Monnier, Rachel Hayden and Ebony Troy have been training with the “High Performers”, associated with the
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One Foundation, to work on areas such as- speed and strength, which will help develop their overall game play. These three girls, along with Shauna Danvill, Chloe Besant, Rebecca Forrest and Hannah Trigg, have participated in the regional trials for South West of England. They made it through to the final trials. In Hockey, Rachel Hayden and Jenna Volpert were part of the Junior Regional Performance Centre for the South of England. This involves girls from all over the South of England. They come together to train and trial. If they get through, they play matches to represent South of England. This is one route in to England selection. Rachel was at Under 17 level and Jenna Under 18. These girls thoroughly enjoy these opportunities and work extremely hard to get to this level. I hope others can aim high and aspire to reach these standards too one day. Jenna has also been involved with the High Performance group on the island.
Rounders
Each year we enter a team for Years 7-10. These girls play in a league with the other schools across the Island, and also in a tournament which is held on one afternoon for each. This year we have come across some challenging teams, which have pushed our knowledge and understanding of tactics and game play to the maximum. Year 7 Tournament- This team were outstanding, bowling St Michaels out and Les Quennavais in 10 balls. A close game with Beaulieu, so looking forward to our league fixture coming soon. Really brilliant performance to win the tournament. They have lost two games in the league so far.
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Year 8 Rounders Tournament-Second (Lost to St Michaels) Won all league games so far, apart from St Michaels Year 9 Rounders Tournament - Third place Won all league games so far, apart from Beaulieu Year 10 Rounders Tournament- First place Won all league games so far.
Athletics
Many of our girls compete in athletics competitions, both locally and in England, throughout the year. These results are from the Hampshire Athletics Championships and show how talented our girls are, and what level they are ranked within the UK. Holly Widdowson (Year 10) Silver medal U17G triple jump 10.39m Holly Widdowson Bronze medal U17G high jump 1.55m Elli Heyes (Year 10) Bronze medal U17G triple jump 10.25m Olivia Allbut (Year 7) Gold medal U13G 70m hurdles, now ranked 5th in UK. P.B. of 11.71secs Tallula Norman (Year 7) Gold medal U13G long jump, ranked 13th in UK. P.B. of 4.54m Tallula also received a Silver medal in the 100m, ranked 71 in U.K. P.B of 13.95secs
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Florence Gothard (Year 7) Gold medal U13G 800m, ranked 23rd in UK. P.B of 2:28.59mins Emily Cassidy (Year 10) Bronze medal U17G 80m hurdles, ranked 21st in U.K. With a P.B. of 12.93secs Gemma Gothard gold medal in U17G 300m, ranked 44 in U.K. P.B. of 42.11secs Alice Bain gold medal in U15G 800m, ranked 43 in U.K. P.B. of 2:21.33 Maya Shobbrock - Walton showed real strength of character by giving her all despite feeling under the weather with a horrible chest infection. Maya had a P.B. of 14.32secs in the 100m and was unlucky not to win a medal as she came 4th in the final.
broken. Emily Cassidy in Year 10 has set a new hurdles 75m record which is now 12.0 secs and was 12.1 secs. The JCG senior 4 x 100m relay team broke the island schools record, which has been held since 2009. The team consisted of Ellie Heyes, Holly Widdowson, Alice Bain and Gemma Gothard, who ran in 53.5 secs in comparison to the 2009 result of 54.0 secs. With a great performance from JCG in both age categories we retained the senior and junior trophies again this year. Holly Widdowson and Elli Heyes have also been training with the “High Performers” across the island, to develop speed and strength, which will assist with their overall event/game. From this Girls Schools Cup event girls are selected to represent Jersey in the Inter-Insular against Guernsey, which is held on Friday 28 June. This year the Inter Insular will take place on Friday 28 June in Jersey. The following girls from JCG were selected to represent their Island:
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Alice Bain Alia Byron Grace Deveney (Res) Ellysia Spears Olivia Allbut Tallula Norman Chloe Besant Bali Eden Florence Gothard Maya Shobbrock-Walton
Holly Widdowson and Elli Heyes have also been training with the “High Performers” across the island, to develop speed and strength, which will assist with their overall event.
Visiting Schools
Our annual Girls Inter-school Athletics Cup was held on Tuesday 4 June at FB fields. A great turn out for all schools across the island including Grainville, Haute Vallee, Hautlieu, Beaulieu, JCG, Les Quennevais and Le Rocquier, with fine weather to accompany a great afternoon of sport. There were some outstanding performances and personal best records
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We have had a visit from Bilton Grange School, who were due to play rounders against our Year 8 team, but unfortunately due to rain we were unable to play. Instead we played a Netball match, which ended with JCG winning 29-16. Those girls involved were Shauna Danvill, Mollie Luce, Mollie Johnstone, Alia Byron, Chloe Besant, Bali Eden, Grace Deveney, Rachel Hall and Marianne Enget. It was a great opportunity for the girls to play different positions and alternate roles. A fun game was the result. Grace Dieu School will be visiting us mid July for a rounders fixture with Under 13 girls, so we will look forward to this.
Jeux Des Iles
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with an Athletics County Championship meeting and they wouldn’t have been back in time. This left only the swimmers, sailors and tennis players. Youngsters from 14 islands from around the world compete in different sports. This year we have noticeably less girls participating, due to the amount of athletes involved in the championships. We had some representatives who this year, these included Natasha Forrest (Tennis-Year 7), Elana St George (Sailing-Year 9) and Isabel Atherley (Swimming-Year 8). A huge congratulations to these girls.
Hampshire Under 18 team for the Junior County match week at Ealing Golf Club in Middlesex. This event is in mid August and we send her best wishes for this competition. Flora aims to be part of the Inter-insulars against Guernsey, and in the future Island Games team. It’s great to see her aim high and train hard to achieve above her years.
Squash
This sport is becoming increasingly popular amongst the girls. We are looking to have an extra-curricular squash club next year, to encourage even more participation. Several of our girls, especially Year 8 students, take part regularly in the club. Lucy Garton, in particular has developed well in the last two years. She came second in the Under 15 Squash Championships and was asked to display her skills in front of promoters with the 26th world ranked squash player.
Victoria Barnes has been selected to represent Jersey Table Tennis in the Senior Schools British Championships in the Isle of Man on 27 June – 1 July. We wish her every success.
Guernsey
Our Guernsey fixtures are due to be played on the 2 July and 3 July in Guernsey. We compete against Guernsey Grammar School and Guernsey Ladies College in both swimming and tennis. Unfortunately we have had a clash this year with other big events so some of our top athletes are unable to take part. It will be, as every year, a hard fought close competition. We wish the girls lots of luck.
Sailing
Six JCG students are preparing for a British Schools Dinghy Racing Association competition in October which we they are hoping to attend. As a practise they will be racing the Victoria College boys in July. These girls include-
Motor Cross Championship for girls on 21 June. She has achieved so much this year including winning the Under 16 Alderney 2 day trial and the Best Female Rider at this event. She also gained the title of Best Female Rider in the Channel Islands and Jersey Championships. We hope she competes well in the British competition and wish her lots of luck.
Natasha Forrest
Natasha Forrest - Tennis
Over the last year Natasha has continued to excel in tennis. She has competed both locally and nationally in the Lancashire, Cheshire, Bristol and Jersey singles tennis tournaments at her age group, which is Under 12’s and the age level above, Under 14. Natasha is now ranked 28th in the UK in her age group. What a fantastic achievement. We wish her every success for the rest of the year. Natasha is also part of the “High Performers” elite programme on the island.
Artistic Roller Dancing
Misha Le Claire has been selected to compete at the British Championships of Artistic Roller Dancing in Middlesbrough from Friday 14 to Sunday 16 June 2013. We hope she performs well and look forward to hearing how she got on. Keep up the hard work and determination girls. Aim high and aspire to be the best you can. Zoe Waters Director of Sport
Year 10 Hannah Behan, Lily Carter, Mary Perkins Year 9 Elana St George, Lucy Clarke Year 8 Emily Behan
Golf
Flora Keites (Year 8) is progressing very well with her golf and her handicap is currently 8. She is taking part in the Royal Jersey Golf Club Ladies’ Club Championships, coming up in July. The Ladies’ section at the club are keen to encourage her to play in their competitions as much as possible to increase her experience and skill level. Flora has been selected to play in the
Kira Beardshall
Motor-cross
Kira Beardshall has been invited to compete in the Under 16s British
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IMPORTANT DATES FOR SUMMER TERM 2013
Sept 3
School begins
Sept 4
Individual student photographs
Sept 9
Year 12 ALIS Tests 9/9 – 13/9 Year 7 CATS 9/9 – 13/9
Sept 11
8.30am
Oct 14
Year 11 Parents Evening Half Term 28/10 – 20/10
Nov 3
Spanish and Italian trips 3/11 – 8/11
Year 9 CATS
Nov 7
Year 10 Amnesty Festival Year 8 HPV Vaccinations
Sept 12
International Air Display
Nov 8
Year 11 Amnesty Festival
Sept 13
Prize Giving
2.00pm
Nov 9
Entrance Assessment Day
Sept 17
Year 8 Parents Information Evening
6.30pm
Nov 11
Year 8 Jersey De Putron Challenge
Sept 19
Year 10 Parents Information Evening 6.30pm
Sept 20
KS4 RE Event
Nov 14
Year 11 Drama trip to London 14/11 – 17/11
Sept 23
Year 7 Experience at Les Creux 23/9 – 25/9
Nov 15
Year 13 Periodics posted Year 8 Periodics posted
Sept 25
Year 13 Parents Evening
4.00pm
Oct 2
Open Evening
6.30pm
Dec 7
Years 11-13 trip to Nepal 7/12 – 22/12
Oct 3
Year 8 HPV vaccinations
Dec 12
Year 9 Parents Evening
Oct 4
Year 11 Periodics posted
Dec 13
Year 10 Periodics posted Year 12 Periodics posted
Oct 7
Geography trip to Barcelona 7/10 – 12/10
Dec 16
Carol Service at St Thomas’ Church
Oct 8
Year 7 Information Evening and Welcome Drinks
Dec 17
End of Term
Oct 9
Textiles trip to London 9/10 – 11/10
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