eNews Issue 96, Summer 2015
Spectacular Arts Festival
The St George's Arts Festival on Thursday 25 June invited parents and guests to enjoy the artistic skills of the pupils across the whole school.
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Sports Day The annual St George's Sports Day recently took place on Friday 12 June. All girls and staff that took part and were determined to be the winning House this year. Please see pages 29 and 30 for more details.
The girls organised their own drama performances and fashion show with an art exhibition, and drama and dance in the Sue Cormack Hall. For more information and photographs please see pages 13 and 14.
Valedictory Service Music for a and Prize Giving Summer Evening Pupils, staff and parents celebrated the fantastic achievements of the girls at the end of term on Thursday 2 July at the annual Upper Sixth Valedictory Service and Prize Giving ceremony. For more information and photos please see pages 1 and 2.
On Tuesday 30 June, the annual Music for a Summer Evening concert took place in the Sue Cormack Hall. The concert featured the Chapel Choir, solo singers and solo musicians, with a special song for departing staff and pupils at the end of term. For more information and photographs please go to page 11.
Whole School
Valedictory Service and Prize Giving 2015 Prior to the annual Prize Giving ceremony, the Upper Sixth pupils, staff and parents enjoyed the Valedictory Service in Chapel. During the service, the Chapel Choir and guests sang hymns before listening to readings from Head Girl, Hannah Palmer and Deputy Head Girl, Emily Dominey. Mrs Dourountakis, Head of Sixth Form spoke about the girls and wished them every success in their journey after St George's. A candle was lit on behalf of the girls leaving St George's. Each candle serves as a memory of good times and lights the way before them. Pupils, staff and parents celebrated the many achievements of the girls at the end of term on Thursday 2 July at the annual Prize Giving ceremony. With thanks to Isabel Oakeshott, Political Journalist and Commentator for being our guest of honour and speaking memorably about her life experiences. Awards included subject academic awards, academic prizes, Sixth Form diplomas, scholarships and progress prizes with Anna Blackburn awarded the new Dourountakis Cup, Jade Agnew presented with the Spirit of St George Award and Suzanne Pritchard receiving the Citizenship Award.
Guest of Honour, Isabel Oakeshott, addresses the audience
Second Year award winners with their cups and certificates
First Year award winners with Isabel Oakeshott and Mrs Owens
Isabel Oakeshott and Mrs Owens with Third Year winners
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Whole School Fourth Year academic commendation winners
Fifth Year cup and certificate winners
Lower Sixth award winners with Isabel Oakeshott and Mrs Owens
Upper Sixth award winners with Isabel Oakeshott and Mrs Owens
Summer Awards 2015 On Wednesday 1 July, the Summer Awards took place to celebrate the girls who have received awards as part of their extra curricular activities and for recent events at St George's. Awards included LAMDA certificates, ABRSM music awards, RAD Ballet, Duke of Edinburgh awards, House Tennis, House Quiz, and individual effort and achievement cups. Ambassador awards were also presented to staff and pupils who have gone over and above their duties at school to help others and raise money for charity.
Sophia Lyons collects her LAMDA Acting Grade 6 Solo Award
Aimee Thompson being presented with her Silver and Best in Year Maths certificate
Anna Blackburn accepting her award from Mrs Owens 2
Academic
Second and Third Year Girls compete in Maths Challenge Junior Maths Challenge First and Second Year pupils in the top sets took part in the Junior Maths Challenge which is run by the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust. The Junior Challenge is open to pupils in England and Wales and involved answering 25 multiple choice questions, in one hour at school, under exam conditions.
Pupils taking part in the Junior Mathematics Challenge
Mock General Election In the lead up to the General Election, Lower Sixth Politics students represented the five main political parties and took part in a mock debate and election in Chapel over three days. The students listed below represented the following political parties: Conservative Party – Lottie Hughes The Labour Party – Rebecca Oratokhai The Liberal Democrat – Carima Mahmood UKIP – Emma Sedgwick The Green Party – Stephanie Okojie The candidates explained why fellow pupils and staff should vote for their party in a hustings session, before debating topical issues and answering challenging questions posed by both pupils and staff. Pupils and staff then voted in a mock email election. Congratulations to Lottie Hughes who represented the Conservative Party, who won both the pupil and staff vote. Thank you to Mr Sharkey and Mr Verma for organising such a challenging and interesting event! Lottie Hughes, Conservative Candidate
Carima Mahmood, Liberal Democrat Candidate
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Rebecca Oratokhai, Labour Candidate
Academic
Religious Studies Canterbury trip The Second Year spent the weekend of Saturday 27 to Sunday 28 June in Canterbury with Mrs Magill and Dr Tieanu to explore the historic city. Canterbury is steeped in religious culture and history. The girls began their adventures at the Roman Museum where they learnt about the Roman history of the city and saw the original foundations of the original town and hillfront Durovernum Cantiacorum. They then visited Canterbury Cathedral, which is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England, and the Mother Church of the Church of England. The weather was warm and sunny and everyone enjoyed a picnic in the Cathedral grounds before going to the Cathedral education centre. In the evening they went to the Marlowe Theatre to see 'Barnham', an exhilarating musical with actors flying over the audience and performing circus tricks amongst everyone.
Girls in Canterbury Cathedral
Accommodation for everyone was provided by the University of Kent with meals and comfortable bedrooms. On the Sunday, they enjoyed a river tour on the River Stour and learnt about it's history from a humorous guide. River Stour Tour
History and Modern Foreign Languages Normandy During 'Activities Week', Miss Jackson, Mme Burrows, Dr Tieanu and Miss McCann accompanied Third Year girls to Normandy from Saturday 6 to Tuesday 9 June. The girls met and were given talks by British Commando veterans who were part of the No.47 Royal Marine Commando formation. The Commando was formed in August 1943 by Winston Churchill, a past pupil at St George's. As part of their first operation in June 1944, they were involved in 'Operation Neptune', the Normandy Landings now termed as D-Day. They succeeded against their Nazi opponents and liberated Port en Bessin during the Second World War.
Vocabulary website competition
Quizlet competition Earlier this year all pupils were invited to join Quizlet, a vocabulary Winners interactive website. Since then, pupils have been using and sharing lists of vocabulary to revise, using flashcards to test their knowledge, hear the Seniors Terms KS3-KS4 correct pronunciation of words and play revision games. Emily Dominey 3,455 Charlotte Griffin Freja King 2,763 Alannah Horswell All girls were entered into a competition for the most vocabulary terms Alice Robbins used on the website. 4
Terms 2,484 2,175 1,233
Academic
Classics
Chedworth Villa
Cirencester trip On Thursday 11 June, the Classics Department arranged for the whole of the Second Year to visit Chedworth Villa and the Corinium Museum in Cirencester. The Chedworth Roman Villa was first occupied in the second century AD, with gradual extensions until the fourth century. Rediscovered in 1864, it has been owned and cared for by the National Trust since 1924. The girls spent the morning at the villa where they enjoyed a guided tour. In the afternoon they visited the Corinium Museum which houses a variety of archeological and social history objects, before completing a questionnaire about the Romans’ occupation of Britain. Both visits helped the girls with project work and enhanced their knowledge and appreciation of British heritage.
Corinium Museum
Geography
Settlement Study The Geography department took First Year pupils to Windsor on Tuesday 9 June as part of their studies on 'settlements'. Girls were divided into groups to complete a question sheet on the topic. They visited residential areas as well as the town centre.
Windsor began as a Saxon village. The name Windsor is believed to originate from the Saxon words 'windlass Oran' meaning a bank with a windlass. After the Saxons founded the settlement it grew into a town because of its position by a river. The Thames was an important artery between London and the heart of England. By the time of the Domesday book (1086) Windsor was a small town and most probably had a population of only a few hundred. William the Conqueror took Windsor as his own property with a royal palace already in the town. Windsor was near a forest where the king could also go hunting, which made it a particularly attractive proposition. The original settlement was at Old Windsor but William built a castle on an escarpment at Clewer. Windsor Castle would have a large staff of defenders and servants and provided a market for the townspeople. Soon the townspeople began to move to be nearer to the castle and a new settlement grew up around it. At first Windsor Castle was made of wood but in the 12th century it was rebuilt in stone. The castle was strengthened and improved by Henry II (1154-1189) and Henry III (1216-1272). 5
Visits
Ski Trip 2015
On Saturday 28 March 2015, twelve pupils departed for a Skiing trip to Folgaria, Italy. Mrs Simpson and Miss Jackson accompanied the girls to ski on the quiet slopes where the snow conditions were perfect, with sunshine throughout their stay and the party had almost the whole resort to themselves. For the majority of the visit the girls had skiing lessons plus evening activities including a quiz, ice skating, going to the cinema and ski awards to recognise the progress they had made on the slopes. The girls also visited Verona where they saw the Juliet Balcony and also uncovered the shops, cafes and sightseeing attractions.
Australian Exchange Trip From left to right: Mrs Pauline VanDer Poel, teacher at St Catherine's School, Henrietta Loughlin, Issy Binstead, Annabel Joubert, Alice Hayward and Miss Jackson
Third Year girls, Henrietta Loughlin and Alice Hayward, have recently returned from an exciting exchange trip in Australia. The girls attended a term at St Catherine's School, Toorak, Melbourne, enjoyed a trip to the Outback, walking over Sydney Harbour Bridge and visiting wildlife parks with their families. Henrietta and Alice departed from the UK on Saturday 24 January and returned to St George's on Monday 6 April accompanied by their Australian friends.
Henrietta, Issy, Annabel and Alice at a wildlife park
Henrietta Loughlin had Issy Binstead staying with her family, whilst Australian exchange student Annabel Joubert stayed with Alice Hayward and her family. Issy and Annabel joined Henrietta and Alice at St George's for the Summer Term. The girls gave a memorable assembly to the whole school at the end of term, talking about their adventures.
Henrietta Loughlin and Issy Binstead on top of Sydney Harbour Bridge 6
Arts
GCSE Art Exhibition The GCSE Art Exhibition was showcased in the South Lawn Room earlier this term. The mix of art, sculpture and textiles was extremely colourful and attracted much comment and admiration.
Fine art drawing 'Do labels define what people see?' by Fern Rider
Fine art drawing by Davina Anand
Textiles dress by Zoe Scott
A tribute piece to all who died fighting for their country by Anastasia Bykova
Organic ceramic bowl by Robyn Saxby
Organic fine art drawing by Isabelle Winchester
A selection of the textiles dresses produced by pupils during the year
Textiles work by Devon Mather
Ceramic tiles by Georgina Allen 7
Arts Fine art perspective drawing by Juliette Iviglia
Light bulb installation by Selma Al-Najjar
Fine art installation 'Imagine' by Alice Wiggin
Fine art by Grace Garde
Colourful kitchen painting by Lauren Pryer
Fine art perspective drawing by Kaiqi Ruan
Innovative dress by Georgia Elliott
Textured dress by Alice Wiggin
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Arts
A Level Art Exhibition The AS and A Level Art Exhibition was showcased in the foyer area recently at the Arts Festival. The art, photography and ceramics on show were very colourful and attracted much admiration from guests during the Festival.
Photography by Maddie Holden
Drawings by Anatasia Bykova
Textiles installation by Nika Tankaeva
Colourful paintings by Georgina Allen
Ceramic art by Robyn Saxby
Photography of city and countryside by Dorothy Verity 9
Ceramic dish by Harriet Pryer
Arts Marine themed drawings by Isabelle Winchester
Painting by Carima Mahmood
Bright pastel drawings by Davina Anand
Detailed pastel and pencil drawings by Hannah Lovett Art in Reception Albina Maslovskaya's picture is the featured artwork in Reception this month. The AS piece was developed with the use of acrylic paint on canvas. Drop in workshops in London Miss Moore, our Resident Art Tutor will be holding free of charge drop-in drawing workshops on the first Sunday of every month at the Wallace Collection in London from 1.30 pm - 4.30 pm. The workshops are for all ages and abilities. Miss Moore's own work explores how spaces and places affect our lives. Her work takes the form of prints, paintings and wooden sculptures. 'The Little Draw' workshops will include drawings as a tool to learn more about the objects and paintings in the Wallace Collection. For more information, please visit www.wallacecollection.org 10
Miss Moore
Arts
Music
Music for a Summer Evening On Tuesday 30 June, the annual Music for a Summer Evening concert took place in the Sue Cormack Hall. The concert began with the Chapel Choir singing 'Collect of St George', followed by Darcy Coop's melodic performance of 'Hallelujah'. Parents enjoy refreshments prior to Darcy Coop singing the concert 'Hallelujah' Issy Binsted performed a stunning violin solo 'Prelude' by Hubert Leonard. A special mention goes to Emma Streatfeild and the Jazz Band for their sensitive performance of 'Every Time We Say Goodbye ' to celebrate the staff and pupils who will be leaving St George's at the end of term. This year's concert was enjoyed by all and was a superb way for the girls and staff leaving St George's to end on a high.
Chapel Choir
Issy Binstead
Yookyung Lee singing 'Frozen' with the Jazz Band
Emma Streatfeild singing 'Everytime We Say Goodbye' with the Jazz Band
Junior Summer Concert On Wednesday 13 May, the Junior Concert took place in the Chapel. The concert began with a melodic piano solo,'Calypso Joe', by Julia Cherry followed by Susie Jeffrey's sensitive performance of 'The Sunflower'. Issy Binsted, who is one of the Australian exchange students, Sahsa Lemon and Ruby Carty-Din's performed a stunning violin solo 'Sonata in E Minor '. violin performance 'Little Dance ' A special mention goes to Ruby Carty-Din and Sasha Lemon for performing their violin duet 'Little Dance ' having learnt to play the song and their own parts independently, before joining together for the first time that very morning!
Susie Jeffrey singing 'The Sunflower'
The First Year Choir sang 'The Rhythm of Life' to conclude the evening. Some of the girls who performed for parents and pupils had never performed in front of an audience before. Well done to all of the girls who took part; it was a very enjoyable Junior Concert. First Year Choir singing 'The Rhythm of Life'
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Arts
Drama GCSE rehearsals On Monday 20 April, the GCSE Drama rehearsals took place in preparation for the examinations that evening. The performances included 'Please don't take my baby' by Grace Garde, Caroline Phillips, Holly Fanning, Georgiena Woodward and Imogen Sandford which depicted how children are taken away from mothers throughout time to the present day.
Clockwise from bottom left: 'Shelter' by Stephanie Bankole, Antigonie Wainwright-Parker and Alannah Horswell. 'Please don't take my baby' by Grace Garde, Caroline Phillips, Holly Fanning, Georgie Woodward, Imogen Sandford. 'Welcome to Purgatory' by Zoe Scott, Tia Bennett, Grace Holley, Olivia Chan and Sophie Maclean
Zoe Scott, Tia Bennett, Grace Holley, Olivia Chan and Sophie Maclean also rehearsed their performance 'Welcome to Purgatory' and Stephanie Bankole, Antigonie WainwrightParker and Alannah Horswell's 'Shelter' performance was a real success. All of the girls gave 100% effort in the rehearsals, so well done girls for all of your hard work and good luck for your examination results.
The Odyssey On Monday 8 June, the Second year play 'The Odyssey' took place. Odysseus, played by Sophie Griffin and Isabella Stanford-Harris, went on his journey home after the fall of Troy. The story takes Odysseus ten years to reach Ithaca after the ten-year Trojan War. In his absence, it is assumed he has died, and his wife Penelope, played by Olivia Bromilow, must deal with a group of unruly suitors who compete for Penelope's hand in marriage. A great thank you to all of the girls on stage and behind the scenes, as well as Mrs Gregan for directing the play and Mr Pearn for technical assistance.
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Programme cover by Millie Lewin
Arts
Arts Festival
The very first St George's Arts Festival took place on Thursday 25 June.
The event celebrated the creative and performing arts of St George's and showcased the girls artistic skills. Upon arrival, parents enjoyed refreshments whilst viewing the Art Exhibition on display in the South Lawn Room and were then taken to the Sue Cormack Hall for music, drama and dance performances, as well as a colourful fashion show featuring the girls' textiles creations. The evening was a great success and is sure to be an annual event going forward.
'Mad Hatter Tea Party ' from Alice in Wonderland
'The Importance of Being Ernest ' featuring Ruth Taviansky, Sophia Lyons, Henrietta Loughlin and Catherine Sedgwick
A small section of the impressive art exhibition
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Arts First Year Choir singing 'When I'm Gone'
Art by Miss Moore on display in the Sue Cormack Hall
Textiles fashion show
Textured ceramic art
Colourful art created with maps
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Arts
Jazz and Dance Show Head Girl Head Girl House Captain - A House House Captain - B House House Captain - C House House Captain - D House Scholars' Prefect Boarding Prefect
On Thursday 7 May 2015, the Jazz and Dance Show took place in the Sue Cormack Hall. The evening began with Yookyung Lee singing 'Hallelujah' and Darcy Coop singing 'Frozen' accompanied by The Jazz Band. Highlights included a beautiful pas de deux en pointe ballet performance by Lily Caines and Sasha Lemon. A modern dance performance of 'Show Me How to Burlesque' by Zoe Scott, Lemonia Koutsabeloulis, Yookyung Lee, Essy Dafinone and Moe Kishima was extremely lively and energetic. First Years, Amy Selwyn and Katie Rigby, choreographed and performed 'Elastic Heart'. The show concluded with the Jazz Band playing 'Every time we say goodbye' sung by Emma Streatfeild. Congratulations to all of the girls who took part in the show, everyone thoroughly enjoyed the Dance and Jazz spectacular!
Emma Streatfeild singing 'Every time we say goodbye' by Cole Porter
Dramatic contemporary dance by Zoe Scott, Lemonia Koutsabeloulis, Yookyung Lee, Essy Dafinone, Elizabeth Love and Moe Kishima
Darcy Coop singing 'Frozen'
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Yookyung singing 'Hallelujah'
Arts The Jazz Band Georgia Cooper Sophie Karl Maddy Taibo-Smith
Lily Caines and Sasha Lemon performing pas de deux en pointe
Emma Streatfeild Chloe Smithies Yookyung Lee Isabella Ng Chantal Humphreys Annabel Sheridan Darcy Coop
'Show Me How to Burlesque' performed by Zoe Scott, Lemonia Koutsabeloulis, Yookyung Lee, Essy Dafinone and Moe Kishima
Modern Dance 'Soda Pop' performed by Eve Hayward, Annabel Smith, Sasha Lemon, Aliya, Katie Rigby, Amy Selwyn and Georgia Morris
Georgia Cooper choreographed and performed 'Flying''
'Bonnie Charlie' en pointe performed by Lily Caines, Millie Lewin, Alicia Pallenburg, Amy Selwyn, Annabel Sheridan, Ruby Carty-Din, Megan McArthur and Alexandra Archdekin
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Forms
Meet a Form Form 1MM have been telling us about their favourite subjects, what they enjoy about St George's and their hobbies outside of school. Pictured below with their Form Tutor Mrs Magill.
"My favourite subject is History. I enjoy polo, drama and walking my dogs. The best thing about St George's is the variety of clubs on offer." Beau Clarke
"The best things about St George's is the sport, food and all my friends. I like to play netball and I am a charity representative at school." Olivia Gregory
"My hobbies are fashion design and badminton. The subject I enjoy the most is Textiles and I am a member of the First Year School Choir." Onaisa Jalali
"I like learning about Religious Studies and Art especially sketching with soap. I enjoy dancing out school, and I really enjoy being artistic at St George's." Keira Johnson
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"I enjoy Art and boarding at St George's. My hobbies include rowing and I go sailing outside of school." Lilly Shortt, Deputy Form Captain
"The best thing about St George's is that everybody is friendly and kind. I enjoy coding in IT and sketching in Art. I am in the school lacrosse team." Ruby Nolan
I think my favourite thing about St George's is the teachers. I enjoy Drama at school and I practice ballet outside of school." Aliya
"I like Art at school. My favourite thing about being at St George's is the delicious food. I enjoy Drama, dancing, tennis and horse riding. I was a previous Form Captain." Blanca Rodriguez-Navarro Olias
"My favourite subjects are Sport and Music. The best thing about St George's is the sports matches. I enjoy playing piano and guitar." Lucy Rigby
"I enjoy dancing in my spare time. My favourite thing about being at St George's are my friends. My favourite subject is Drama." Georgia Morris
"I am a Music scholar at school. I enjoy Music, Art and Religious Studies. The best thing about St George's are the music facilities." Daisy Tibbatts
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Forms
"My favourite subject is sport, especially tennis. Everyone at St George's is very friendly. I am a member of a show jumping team in my spare time." Adrienne Silvano, Form Captain
Awards
Headmistress awards commendations for outstanding effort Headmistress Commendations Mrs Owens awards Headmistress Commendation to girls every week who have excelled at a subject or an activity within school. Over 60 girls have been awarded a commendation during the Summer Term. Congratulations to all of the girls for this excellent achievement.
Form Captains and Deputy Captains New Form Captains and Deputy Captains announced The First to Fourth Year Form Captains and Deputy Form Captains were voted in by their peers for the Summer Term. It is an important role to fulfil, as each girl will canvas the views of her Form Group and feed these into the School Council meetings. The girls will also play a lead role in Form Group planning and events. Congratulations girls on your superb achievement.
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Form 1MM 1EC 1CL 2AF 2AT 2NA 3LJ 3JC 3MJ 4KS 4SR 4SJ
Form Captain Adrienne Silvano Laura Davidson Imogen Rodgers
Deputy Captain Lilly Shortt Eliza Agosta Ruby Carty-Din
Lucila Obregon Sasha Povarova Alice Winchester
Julia Cherry Poppy Sweetenham Seojin Park
Timofei Atake Julia Baramo Patcharakamol Suwannakit
Katie Sedgwick Millie Jennings Camelia Joel-Davison
Anna Murray Charlotte Coates Amy Webber
Yasmin Mahmood Elise Pullinger Jade Pusey
Boarding
Boarding Head of Boarding Houses The annual election for the Boarding Head of House positions took place earlier this year at St George’s. The Head of House's principal responsibilities include ensuring that the House and the girls work effectively to fulfil their potential in a caring and enjoyable environment. The chosen girl is a key figure for their House and also for the girls within it and serves as a direct link between the girls and the staff. The Head of House also ensures that the House is represented at all whole school events. Each candidate gave a talk to all members of their House and House staff as to what they could bring to the House, which was followed by an election. Congratulations to Libby Cloete in Markham House, Sanmi Toyobo in Knatchbull House and Orezina Sonoiki who will represent Loveday House, for being elected by their fellow pupils and the House staff as the new Heads of House.
Mrs Hetherington, Markham Housemistress with Libby Cloete, Markham Head of House
Mrs Dorey, Knatchbull Housemistress and Sanmi Toyobo, Knatchbull Head of House
Mrs Farmer-Mason, Loveday Housemistress with Orezina Sonoiki, Loveday Head of House
Boarding Fun The boarders from Markham House have had lots of fun this term on a riverboat cruise in Windsor, making vanilla and chocolate cupcakes, creating their own mood boards depicting what they would like to attract into their lives, going ten-pin bowling, weekly tea and chat sessions in their common room, attending social events at school and also visiting Sunningdale School to play tennis and enjoy a barbecue.
16 June - Mood boards
26 June - Visit to Sunningdale School
13 June - Westfield Shopping Centre 20
6 June - Windsor riverboat cruise
Houses
House Quiz 2015
The four teams battled it out to become House Quiz champions
Alexander House in the quick-fire round
On Wednesday 1 July, the annual House Quiz took place. All four houses were represented by a Junior contestant, Senior contestant and a House Captain. The girls answered ten rounds of general knowledge questions, which included fast buzzer rounds and questions directed to each House in turn. To conclude the quiz, 'the almost impossible question' was opened up to all girls and staff in the audience. A music clip was played backwards, with one of the girls from the audience correctly identifying it from 'Les Miserables'. Well done to all of the girls who took part including winning House, Darwin. Thank you to Mr Naeem for being the quizmaster and to Mr Lee, Miss Fontes, Miss Lofthouse and Mr Pearn for their help with the fun event!
Becket House answering a question
Churchill House conferring before answering their question
Darwin House celebrating after giving a correct answer
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On Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 June, the House Tennis took place to mark the end of the year. All four Houses were represented by players seeking the highest number of points overall. First to Third Year girls competed against each other on Monday 29 June, with all of the effort and enthusiasm needed to win. On the second day, Fourth to Upper Sixth Year girls contended fiercely against each other. In the spirit of Wimbledon, Third Year girls sold strawberries and cream to players and staff to raise money for charity during the two days.
RESULTS
Juniors 4th place 3rd place 2nd place 1st place
Alexander House Churchill House Becket House Darwin House
10 wins 10 wins 13 wins 15 wins
Seniors 4th place 3rd place 2nd place 1st place
Alexander House Churchill House Becket House Darwin House
1 win 7 wins 8 wins 9 wins
Overall 4th place 3rd place 2nd place 1st place
Alexander House Churchill House Becket House Darwin House
11 wins 17 wins 21 wins 24 wins
House Tennis Trophy awarded to Darwin House
St George's Day Celebrations To celebrate St George’s Day on Thursday 23 April, a service was held in the Chapel which included a reading and prayers from Rev J Sistig and hymns sung by pupils, staff and the School Choir. The celebrations concluded with the traditional Georgian Gallop around the School playing fields. Well done to everyone who took part and congratulations to the Upper Sixth Becket House team for being the fastest team at 6.57 minutes to complete a lap of the school field track. Many staff participated including Mrs Owens, Mrs Dourountakis, Mrs Simpson, Mr Cornish, Mrs Wood, Mr Rhodes in his cricket kit, Mrs Farmer, Mrs Dorey, Mr Lee, Miss Johnson, Miss Cartlidge, Mrs Lightwood, Miss Bridge, Mr Cameron and running supremo Mrs Anderson and her team Miss McCann, Mrs Gregan and Mr Wilson who achieved the fastest staff lap at 8.04 minutes.
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Houses
House Tennis Tournament
News
Pupils awarded places in the National Youth Music Theatre National Youth Musical Theatre We are very proud to announce that Fourth Year pupil, Lily Caines and Upper Sixth student Anna Blackburn have both been awarded a place in the National Youth Music Theatre. The National Youth Music Theatre was founded in 1976 and offers exceptional opportunities in preprofessional, musical theatre training for talented young people aged 11 to 23 years old, through skills workshops, master classes and residential courses led by industry professionals. Alumnae include actress Sheridan Smith, actors Matt Lucas, Jude Law and Nigel Harman, with Andrew Lloyd Webber describing it as "The best youth music theatre in the world". Following a recommendation that Lily apply for the place from her teachers at St George's, Lily attended three auditions before being sent the superb news via email. She has been cast in a production of Pendragon which will be performed at the Royal Theatre, Bury St Edmunds in August 2015.
Lily Caines
Lily currently attends Redroofs Theatre School, Maidenhead, Berkshire every Saturday and also ballet and singing clubs in and outside of school. Upper Sixth Form student Anna, who applied two years ago, explains the audition process "The audition day itself consists of two sections. You have workshops in the morning along with the other auditionees, in your chosen location with in a group of around 40 people. The workshops are led by professionals who assess you throughout. Then in the afternoon you have a single audition with one of the professionals. They usually take roughly two people from each audition location". Anna attended weekend stage school Stagecoach as an extra activity when she was young, and has had lead roles in five Eton plays. She enjoys ballet dancing and plays the piano and clarinet.
Anna Blackburn
Lily's and Anna's passion for performing has shone through in their work at St George's and they should both be very proud of their fantastic achievements. We look forward to seeing them both in the West End in the future!
Pupil presents farming manifesto to members of Parliament Leading up to the General Election, Lower Sixth pupil, Victoria Rayner, presented the National Farmers' Union 2015 general election manifesto to Home Secretary, Theresa May at Stubbings Farm, in Maidenhead, Berkshire (pictured right) and also to Conservative candidate for Runnymede and Weybridge, Philip Hammond at Hardwick Court Farm.
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News
Open Morning On Saturday 25 April, our Open Morning was a great success with 68 families coming to visit the School and enjoy tours whilst fun lessons took place. Thank you to all of the girls and staff who helped on the day.
Chess Champion First Year Laura Davidson recently visited Daventry to play chess in the National Chess League on Saturday 2 May and Sunday 3 May. On Monday 4 May she played in the National School’s Mega Final at LVS school in Ascot where she won all her six games and was awarded the title of Suprema for the Berkshire region. Well done Laura.
Girls meet to discuss school topics On Monday 27 April, the regular School Council Meeting was timings of the school day, locker sizes, ring binders and questions about the mobile phone policy and a possible new swimsuit held at school. design. Head Girl, Hannah Palmer and Deputy Head, Girl Emily Dominey The meetings provide a tremendous opportunity for the girls to hosted the meeting accompanied by Mrs Simpson, Deputy Head put forward any concerns or ideas to help improve the school. (Pastoral). Form Captains and Deputy Form Captains from each Hannah Palmer and Emily Dominey then summarised the ideas Form Group across all years had the opportunity to ask general which were passed to the Senior Management Team, who questions and queries regarding the school. Topics included responded back to the school in assembly on Monday 11 May.
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News
Colour run for charity
Second Year charity run On Monday 22 June, the Second Year organised a charity run to raise money for the chosen charities that the school are raising money for this year.
Staff and fellow pupils spent 50p on a coloured balloon water bomb to throw at the Second Year as they ran around the school playing fields. The girls raised over £500 for charity so very well done to you all. Overall, this year the school has raised a fantastic £3,500 for its nominated charities.
The Big Chop On Wednesday 1 July, Mrs Jackson, History teacher at St George’s, cut 10 inches off her hair, to donate it to be made into wigs for children who have been diagnosed with cancer, or any other disease that causes hair loss, including alopecia. On Friday 19 June, Charlotte Griffin also cut 11 inches off her hair which will also be sent off to raise money for charity. Please see their fundraising pages below, if you wish to support the ladies. Mrs Jackson fundrasing page http://bit.ly/MissJacksonBigChop Charlotte Griffin fundraising page http://bit.ly/CharlottGriffinBigChop
School videos for new website Girls star in their own Hollywood movie! Mrs Lightwood, Director of Admissions and Marketing recently organised a two-day video shoot in preparation for the new St George's website which will be going live in the Autumn Term. The girls starred in their own movie which showcased their skills and attitude to learning. They took part with great enthusiasm and we can't wait to see the end result! Joint Head Girls Lottie Hughes and Caitlin McArthur also filmed their own school video, an alternative day in the life at St George's, which will be showcased in September.
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Duke of Edinburgh Award Presentation and Practice Expedition On Thursday 30 April, expedition provider Sam Sykes gave both parents and pupils a presentation explaining the nature and purpose of the Duke of Edinburgh Award. This was a great opportunity to find out more about the Award first-hand and to learn about all the benefits that the Award has to offer. During the March exeat weekend, Bronze and Silver practice expeditions took place with Mr Moran in The Brecon Beacons National Park and Ashdown Forest. The girls undertook the real expedition challenges in June with much enthusiasm. The Bronze Award girls learnt about map reading and camp craft under the supervision of their instructors. Bronze Award pupil, Libby Cloete comments "There is a great sense of teamwork involved. I wanted to participate in DofE because it is a new opportunity for me and is something different to learn and experience."
Extra Curricular
Duke of Edinburgh Award
Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award, Brecon Beacons National Park
Gardening Club Girls help to plant seeds in and around the school Dr Tieanu, History teacher at St George's, runs a super gardening club open to all pupils every Wednesday in and around the school, to help the girls learn about plants and grow their own flowers from seed. Staff have donated leftover pots, seeds and other useful gardening items to the club.
State School Partnership Science Day St George's held a Science Day on Thursday 7 May, as part of the education partnership, with three local state schools. The aim of the initiative is to share resources, ideas and good practice that will benefit the students in all schools involved. We are very pleased to be working with Connaught Junior School in Bagshot, Whitegrove Primary School in Warfield and Collingwood College in Camberley. Mr Rhodes hosted a fun Science afternoon at St George's for Whitegrove Primary School pupils, who enjoyed activities including exploring the inside of a bio-dome, which immerses the children in a digital 360 degree dome showing different environments and natural history shows.
Pupils enter the Bio-Dome
Other activities on the day included a hands-on Biology experiment looking at the creation of DNA necklaces and an interactive Chemistry experiment exploring rainbow fizz. The pupils very much enjoyed the day and also the delicious lunch. Thank you Mr Rhodes and the Science Department for a great experience. 26
Pupil experimenting with rainbow fizz
Sixth Form
Exam Advice
Exam Advice from Elevate Education On Thursday 19 March, Elevate Education gave the Upper Sixth girls a talk about examinations titled 'The Finish Line'. Elevate Education use young presenters, whom the pupils can relate to, give advice, short, sharp sessions throughout the year and seminars to provide practical skills for pupils. The girls asked questions and Elevate ran through a clear and effective system for revision. Revision notes, time management, practice examinations and motivation were the key topics of the advice given. The girls found the talk very useful and plan to use some of the techniques discussed.
Lower Sixth Enrichment Days
Career and Leadership Programme On Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 June, the Lower Sixth girls enjoyed a two day career and leadership programme. We were privileged to have the company of 13 very accomplished and distinguished individuals who discussed various career opportunities and the elements needed to become successful strong leaders. The programme was intensive and the girls were fortunate to hear some very moving personal accounts about the power of positive thinking and overcoming obstacles in life. St George's Sixth Form students were able to understand that success comes to those who have a positive attitude and the resilience to forge on with their dreams and ambitions. Planning and setting goals is essential. A resonating message was to realise ones strength and to be happy with oneself. Additionally, girls were made aware of the variety of career opportunities available to them in medicine, the military, law, education, fitness, commerce and the creative arts. They were encouraged to seek and secure work placements early and never to forget the importance of forging strong relationships with people. Thank you to all our speakers who so generously gave up their time to speak to the girls. Their support in the activities of the school is hugely appreciated.
Mr Storey talks to the girls about responsible leadership
Col. Cunliffe discussed leadership in the Armed Forces
Business experience for Lower Sixth Young Enterprise Annual Awards Mr Cameron and the Lower Sixth girls attended the Young Enterprise County Finals earlier this year. Young Enterprise is a not-for-profit enterprise and financial education charity in England & Wales. Young Enterprise's mission statement is "To inspire and equip young people to learn and succeed through enterprise." The St George's girls presented their product and business 'BAY Bottles and You', gave a four minute presentation to the judges, provided a written company report and were interviewed at their trade stand. The girls were runners up in a very strong field. The experience of the business world has been invaluable to the girls. Thank you to Mr Cameron for organising the initiative. 27
On Friday 26 June, the St George's Sports Awards took place in the Sue Cormack Hall.
Sport
Sports Awards 2015 Parents enjoyed a reception drink before sitting down to celebrate the sporting achievements of their daughters. The guest of honour, Sophia Candappa, is a current member of the England Netball Team and gave an inspirational speech to the girls. She explained that she started in a school netball team, just like the St George's team, and had dreams of becoming a professional player one day. Sophia played for the county and gradually built up her portfolio and skills, and, after a lot of determination, was accepted onto the England team. Sophia plays for the Hertfordshire Mavericks team and is still a member of the England team. A true inspiration to the girls.
Headmistress Mrs Owens, Sophia Candappa and Miss Lofthouse, Director of Sport
Pupils and parents enjoy refreshments prior to the awards
Suzanne Pritchard was Ella Davis won multiple given the impressive awards including the Services to Sport Award lacrosse U15 Player of the Season Award
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Sport
Sports Day 2015
On Friday 12 June, St George's Sports Day took place. With a fierce competitive atmosphere, the four houses were determined to be the champions this year. All of the girls that took part gave 100% in their events. The highest scorers for each year group were Adrienne Silvano in the First Year, Ellie Pusey in Second Year, Olivia Aluko in Third Year, Ella Davis in Fourth Year and Octavia Mason as the highest senior scorer.
WINNERS EVENT NAME HOUSE TIME/DIST 100m Medal Olivia Aluko CHURCHILL 14.1 secs 200m Medal Jade Agnew DARWIN 31 secs 800m Medal Lily Caines DARWIN 3.01 mins Long Jump Medal Emma Streatfeild BECKET 4.24 metres High Jump Medal Scarlet Arbib CHURCHILL 1.40 metres Discus Medal Octavia Mason BECKET 16.51 metres Javelin Medal Ella Davis ALEXANDER 20.84 metres Shot Medal Oluwasanmi Toyobo CHURCHILL 8.02 metres Relay Shield Octavia Mason BECKET 59.4 secs Moe Kishima BECKET Emma Streatfeild BECKET Suzanne Pritchard BECKET Third Year 100m Catherine Lee DARWIN 14.4secs NEW RECORD Staff Race Mr Lee, Head of English DARWIN Mothers Race Mrs Lemon Fathers Race Mr Sedgwick EVENT NAME HOUSE POINTS First Year Highest Scorer Adrienne Silvano 21 Second Year Highest Scorer Ellie Pusey 19 Third Year Highest Scorer Olivia Aluko 17 Fourth Year Highest Scorer Ella Davis 19 Senior Highest Scorer Octavia Mason 24 POSITION OF HOUSES 4th Alexander House 182 House Points 3rd Becket House 207 House Points 2nd Darwin House 218 House Points ATHLETIC CUP 1st Churchill House 229 House Points 29
Sport
Sports Day 2015
Third Year pupil Catherine Lee broke the record for the 100m distance race at 14.4 seconds. Well done Catherine! Churchill House received the Athletic Cup, Mr Lee, Head of English, won the staff race and congratulations to Mrs Lemon and Mr Sedgwick for winning the parents' races.
Sporting Highlights
Ascot Schools Rounders Tournament The U16 St George's rounders team entered the Ascot Schools Rounders Competition against St Mary's and The Marist schools.
Ascot Athletics Tournament On Tuesday 5 May, St George's girls took part in the U12, U13, U14 and U15 Ascot Athletics Tournament.
The first match was against The Marist and it was very close throughout both innings. The second game versus St Mary's began with the first six girls scoring a rounder each and everyone worked well as a team.
The schools that took part included St Mary's, Charters, LVS, Heathfield and The Marist. The tournament was a competitive event with immense enthusiasm from the girls and spectators alike.
St George's were the overall winners of the competition. Well done to all girls who participated!
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Overall, the girls came fourth without entering the relays. Well done girls! A superb effort.
New Staff - Autumn Term 2015 We will be welcoming some new members of staff at the beginning of the Autumn Term to St George's. We can't wait to see what they bring to the school and look forward to meeting them all.
Assistant Head Mr A Wright BA (Oxford) MA (London) PGCE
Head of Business and Economics Mrs J Obaditch, BEd (Wales), MA (London)
Mathematics Teacher Miss F Wynn, BSc (Hull), MA (Middlesex) PGCE
Assistant Housemistress Miss O Kellaris, BA (Durban)
Director of Sport Mrs M Lowe, BEd (Sheffield Hallam)
Head of History and Politics Mrs D Kratt, BA (Reading) PGCE
Head of Psychology Mrs E Shingles, BSc (Brunel) GTP
Chemistry Teacher Mrs F Radley, BSc (Bristol) PGCE
Music Teacher Miss C Mason, LLB (Bristol) PGCE
Artist in Residence Miss E Swingler, BA (Falmouth)
Religious Studies Teacher Mrs R Graham, BA (London)
Head Librarian Ms A Kennedy, BA MSc (Strathclyde) PGCE
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