Newsletter

Issue no. 6 Tuesday, 5th May 2010

Quote for the week: One-A-Thon Results

‘Our major obligation is not to
mistake slogans for solutions’
Edward R Murrow

PRIMARY PHASE
SUMMER FAIR
Congratulations to all who Mrs Hathaway is organising
participated in the One-A-Thon. a theatre trip to see the
Some excellent results were North West amateur premier
achieved, with a number of production of BEAUTY &
Merits and Distinctions. THE BEAST on Tuesday, 11th
May 2010 at the RNCM,
William Blackley
Oxford Road, Manchester,
Juliette Bowen
starring our very own Mr
Glynis Brown
Hannah El-Shobaki Harrison! Letters are
Venice Fielding available at Reception and
Alex Iddin tickets can be obtained from
Amanda Laing The Bursary at £10 each.
Geoff Laing
The Primary Phase, in association
Darren Matthews
with WHGS Parents’ Association,
Warren Moore
is holding a Summer Fair on LRC NEWS
Peter Mulholland
Thursday, 27th May 2010, from
Angus Newman
3.30pm. As last year, there will be
Rachel Pegum FORTHCOMING EVENT
exciting games, second hand toy Joy Roma
and book stalls and lots of Rebecca Scannali
delicious food. The 6th Form & Staff Reading
Catherine Smith
Owain Sutton
Group Meeting will be held
Are you missing out? Mark White during lunchtime on Wednesday
Kate Williamson 12th May, 2010 in the LRC. The
WHGS is now able to forward theme book is ‘The Reluctant
information to parents by e-mail
and text! Can you please Message from The Fundamentalist’ written by
ensure that we have an up to Principal Mohsin Hamid. Please sign up
date record of each family’s in the library.
contact details, especially Welcome to our latest newsletter -
mobile telephone numbers and we hope you find it useful and
e-mail addresses. Please e- informative. I would like to take this
mail the Registrar: opportunity to send our good wishes
to all students taking examinations
vanessa.lees@whgs-academy.org this summer. All staff have put a
great deal of effort into preparing
students thoroughly for the
Online Shop challenges ahead and we wish them
every success. We are now
WHGS receives a donation planning in detail for the new
every time someone buys academic year and I would welcome
something through this web any ideas about how we can make
site our school even better.
http://www.buy.at/WHGS Mr P Mulholland
 Year 3 visit the
Monkeys!
Year 3 had a great day at
Trentham Monkey Park finding
out about Barbary Macaque
monkeys. The pupils gathered lots
of facts and took photographs
which they used to produce non-
chronological reports in literacy.
NURSERY NEWS
On Friday, 23rd April, the Nursery
Class were treated to story time with
Mr Mulholland. Nursery children
listened to the story of 'Handa's
Surprise', which is one of their
favourites. At the end of the session,
just like Handa in the story, they
finished their day with a healthy
snack of apples and bananas!
World Challenge Ski Trip 2011
Expedition 2010 Zell am See
Austria
On Friday, 16th April, 2010 Edward
Clarke, Venice Fielding, Alex
Iddin, Eli Manderson-Evans,
Rebecca Scannali and Jamie So, The cost of the trip is
travelled with Mr Veevers, to
Perthshire, Scotland. This was the
£799 (last year’s price
first opportunity for the WHGS matched!) For further
students to meet their travelling
companions from Inveralmond
details, please contact
High School for their exciting trip Mr MacCallum.
to the Himalaya, Rajasthan area Please see letter attached.
of Northern India this Summer.
Over the weekend the students
worked very well together in a
variety of tasks from putting up Gold for Stephen!
tents, cooking on a low budget Stephen Schilizzi, who was
and supporting the weaker
Head of School 2008 – 2009,
members on the trek.
was recently awarded his
The students organised a fund- Gold Duke of Edinburgh award
raising event in school on
Thursday, 22nd April. The Quiz and
at Kensington Palace, London.
Auction Night was well attended
and superbly compered by Mr
Hewston, who will be
accompanying the students to
India this Summer. The evening
raised over £450 towards their
trip.
 Industry Demonstrations in Food Technology

The Food Technology Department has recently welcomed visitors from the food industry into school to
demonstrate their cooking skills to our students.
7A2 thoroughly enjoyed watching a chef from Manchester University prepare and section a whole chicken
(not for the squeamish!) and cook a chicken casserole. The students then had the pleasure of sampling
the casserole, which was delicious.

9B1 gained inspiration for their multi-cultural meal design task whilst watching a member of Sainsbury’s
‘Try Team’ prepare and cook a selection of dishes. Recipes included cheese quesadillas, chicken and
banana curry, exotic fruit salad and chocolate brownies. Again, the favourite part of the demonstration
was the tasting!
 ‘Young Chef of The Year’ Competition
“Calling all budding Jamie Olivers and Nigella Lawsons in Year 9”

Why not take part in a COOKERY COMPETION?

• You must plan and cook a two course meal for two for £6 or less, to be prepared and
cooked in 1.5 hours or less.

• Please submit your menu and recipes to Mrs Thomas by Friday 21st May, 2010.

• The fifteen best entries will be invited to the Food Technology room to cook their two
course meal in a ‘Masterchef’ style competition.

• Date for Competition - Wednesday 16th June, 2010.

• The best two Chefs will be chosen to represent WHGS at the North West District Young
Chef Finals.

For advice, guidance and recipes, please see Mrs Thomas or Mrs Cowell in the
Food Technology Room on Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays.

Kids Corner Mrs Ainsworth’s Famous Hazelnut Meringue

Joke of the Week ☺

Why was the broom late?
It over swept!
Ingredients
Puzzle of the Week 6 egg whites For filling:
75g caster sugar 300ml whipping cream
1tsp white wine vinegar 225g raspberries
Maze Muddle No. 01 – The Picnic 1 tsp cornflour
175 chopped hazelnuts
I am hungry; can you help me find my way to the picnic?
Method

1. Pre-heat the oven to 150ºC/Gas 2. Draw two circles, one

with a 25cm diameter and one with a 28cm diameter, on
separate sheets of silicone paper.

2. To make the meringues, whisk the egg whites in a large bowl

until stiff. Gradually whisk in the sugar, a teaspoon at a time.

3. Mix the vinegar and corn flour to a smooth paste, then fold
the mixture into the meringue with 150g of the hazelnuts.

4. Divide the mixture in half and spread it onto the two silicone
paper circles, each on a baking sheet. Sprinkle the remaining
hazelnuts over the top of the smaller circle.

5. Bake the meringues for an hour, turn the oven off and leave
the meringues to rest in the oven for another hour. Remove and
cool.

6. Whisk the cream until soft peaks form, then fold in the
raspberries. Spread the filling on the larger meringue and put
the smaller meringue, right side up, on top. Cover and chill until
ready to serve. Just before serving, dust with icing sugar
 CCF NEWS
April 2010
Congratulations to CSM Warren Moore, who is the first cadet to have
earned a BTEC award in Public Services, which was introduced by the
CCF last September. Warren was actually awarded a distinction grade
with a star, which is the equivalent to four GCSE’s at A*! Warren had to
complete an approved programme which demonstrated a wide range of
skills as an NCO and by completing his Gold Duke of Edinburgh.
Warren is also the first student at WHGS to have acquired a BTEC
award. We hope to have another 9 students complete their BTEC by
the end of term.

CCF SUMMER CAMP 2010

Bids from Cadets to attend Summer Camp at Wathgill,
Catterick are now open. A deposit of £25 will secure a
place. First come, first served! Further details from Lt Col
M P Jones.

Congratulations to Lt Col D M Fisher (who

retired in November 2008 as Contingent
Commander) who was recently awarded a
Lord-Lieutenant’s Certificate of Greater
Manchester for his 30 years in the CCF. The
award ceremony will take place at the end of
May and be a very fitting public accolade to
mark the end of Colonel Fisher’s career.

Col D M Fisher together with Lt Col M P Jones

enjoying the ex-OC’s retirement dinner.

Future Events for the CCF

29/04/10 – 30/04/10: Field Day – Altcar Ranges, Southport
19/06/10 – 20/06/10: Beaga Banga – St Bees, Cumbria
26/06/10: Preston Military Show, Fulwood Barracks
06/07/10: Cadet 150 Parade, Buckingham Palace, London
10/07/10 – 17/07/10: Summer Camp, Wathgill, Catterick
17/09/10 – 19/09/10: CSAAM, Altcar Ranges, Southport
01/10/10 – 02/10/10: Year 9 Recruits Training Weekend
08/10/10: Field Day at Holcombe Moor
11/10/10: Dress rehearsal for Biennial Review
15/10/10: Biennial Review
 YEAR 5 TRIP TO LLANDUDNO

On Thursday 15th April, Year 5 went to Llandudno with Mrs Schouten, Mr Veevers,
Miss Lee and Ms Davies. The visit began with the children walking along the sea front
and down the pier. Then Year 5 boarded the Great Orme Tram to take them to the
Great Orme, where they had a picnic. After lunch they started a very long walk back to
the minibuses. By the time Year 5 reached the minibuses they were exhausted but they
did have a wonderful day!

Fones4Schools is the UK's leading mobile phone recycling campaign for schools and
groups. William Hulme's will receive £300 for every 200 phones collected. Please leave
your old phone at reception or with Ms Douglas in the Primary Phase.
 YEAR 8 RUGBY TRIP TO SALE SHARKS

Mr Harrison and the school rewarded the Year 8 Rugby Squad with a fun night out to watch
Sale Sharks at Edgeley Park versus the Newcastle Falcons. The trip was organised by Mr
Harrison, for the Year 8 squad’s commitment to practices and games. Out of a team of 20,
there were never less than 16 students available. It was a trip that Sharky, Sale Sharks’
mascot, will never forget!
EXAM INFORMATION
Students in Years 7 – 9 will have tests in certain subjects beginning Monday, 17th May, 2010 for two
weeks. Year 10 students will have internal exams in the week commencing 17th May, 2010. Students
should already have received a timetable of their exams but further copies are available on the
website. External exams begin on Monday, 17th May, 2010 until Wednesday, 30th June, 2010.
STUDY LEAVE INFORMATION
Study leave for Year 11 & 12 students starts on Monday, 17th May, 2010. Study leave commences
for Year 13 students on Monday, 7th June, 2010. Year 12 students return to school on Thursday, 10th
June, 2010.
On Friday 23rd April, seven members of Year 8 went to Old Trafford to find out about the Go4SET
Project. This is a challenge to pupils in schools to work with an industrial mentor to solve a real
problem to do with conservation of energy or water in their school. WHGS will be working on this
project in school and after school hours for the next ten weeks. The prize is a CREST Silver Award
for all the pupils and an award to the school which produces the best project. The aim is to
promote science and engineering as a career and to enthuse pupils about working together to
solve a problem. The pupils who attended were; Ali Derregia, Gurdas Singh, Kira Glenn, Bisi
Adeniji, Louis Registe, Sufyaan Afzal and Angus Newman. They are pictured outside Old Trafford
(with Sir Matt looking on) and working out their first problem of the day. They narrowly missed
winning the tallest tower challenge and succeeded in completing their building in record time.
The team is looking forward to starting the real project this week.

Facebook, Bebo and other social networking sites can be great fun to use.
We do however want all of our pupils to be safe and would like to remind
everyone to take a look at www.thinkuknow.co.uk and www.ceop.police.uk to
make sure you’re safe.
The Nursery Class has recently been reading the story of 'The Very Hungry
Caterpillar'. With help from their teachers, the children have changed their role
play area into a magical forest! They have had lots of fun dressing up as
caterpillars and butterflies, and going on a nature trail in their own forest.

ECO-WARRIORS MEET FORTNIGHTLY

WEDNESDAY 12.35PM IN S1
 WHGS SCHOOL UNIFORM WANTED!
We will be holding a School Uniform Sale in the Primary Hall on Tuesday, 15th June,
2010 from 3pm and are inviting parents to donate any clean uniform (ie WHGS
crested items) that is no longer required. We also have a small stock of brand new
larger sized blazers. Please kindly bring any items to Reception. This is a great
opportunity for parents to stock up ready for the new Autumn Term 2010.

Carnegie Medal 2010 Reading Group Meeting will be held on 5th May 2010 at lunch break.
Please sign-up and choose one of the shortlisted books at the LRC.

We would like to recommend the Carnegie Medal 2010 shortlisted books as they were all
selected and highly recommended by the experienced librarians.

Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book won both the Newberry Medal and Booktrust Teenage Prize
last year. The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness is the sequel of the winner book of Teenage
Booktrust Prize 2008.

“(these) eight page- turning novels about survival in the spotlight. Their stories deal with some of
life's most challenging issues in an intelligent and highly accessible way, offering heroes and
heroines that young readers can relate to and a life affirming sense of hope.”
(Carnegie Medal Judging Panel, 2010)
 WHGS SKI TRIP – FEBRUARY 2011

Dear Parents and Carers

I am writing to inform you that having booked the ski trip for February half term 2011, we now have just 15
places remaining. We have done incredibly well to secure a deal that matches last year’s price of £799 for
a fully inclusive trip to Zell am See in Austria which includes ski equipment hire, lift pass and 4 hours of
lessons each day.

TOUR DETAILS:-

Resort: Zell am See, Austria

Transport: Coach from School
Accommodation Basis: Full Board – 6 nights
Departure Date: Friday, 18th February 2011
Return Date: Saturday, 26th February 2011
Lift Pass: 6 days
Ski Lessons: 6 x 4 hours
Ski Equipment: 6 days
Insurance: Full Wintersports Cover
Cost: £799

NB. The only additional expenses will be spending money and the purchasing of ski clothing as
appropriate.

This fantastic opportunity is open to ALL pupils from absolute beginners to those who have a number of
weeks ski experience. If you would like your son / daughter to have the opportunity to join us on the trip,
please sign the slip below and return it together with a deposit of £200.00. The final balance will be paid
12 weeks prior to the trip. Payments can be paid on a monthly basis to spread the cost if so desired.

Please note that all deposits are non-refundable unless the circumstances of withdrawal are
covered by insurance, and signature indicates compliance with the payment schedule. Places on
the trip are not guaranteed and are subject to pupils maintaining an impeccable record of
discipline and conduct in school. Please make cheques payable to ‘WHGS Ski Trip’.

Yours sincerely

R D MacCallum
Ski Trip Leader
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

REPLY SLIP: WHGS SKI TRIP 2011

Name of Student: ____________________________________________ Form: ______

I would like my son / daughter / ward to be placed on the list for the ski trip to Zell am See and agree to the
payment schedule.

I enclose a deposit payment of £200.00. (Please make cheques payable to ‘WHGS Ski Trip’ and write
your child’s name and form on the reverse of the cheque)

Signed: _________________________________ parent/carer Date:_______________

TO BE RETURNED TO MR R D MACCALLUM ASAP