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Friday 4th March 2016 Issue 23

Careers Fair

On Wednesday afternoon, over 450 students attended our Careers Fair which saw over 35 organisations involved on the day.

The Fair was open to students of all ages over lunch time with Year 11 students spending most of the afternoon periods exploring the various options and talking to employers. Students also listened to an excellent presentation from a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Trevor Langston, who talked about what employers look for and how apprenticeships were a great option to consider.

The students got so much out of the afternoon as did the visiting exhibitors. It was a great example of businesses and education coming together to support each other.

Careers coordinator, Mr Jones, commented, “I was delighted with the way in which students approached this event. Encouraging and supporting students’ links with employers is a key part of preparing them for later life. There was a real buzz in the hall and the feedback from the exhibitors about the event and our students was very positive.”

NEWS

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Ingleton Falls, YorshireOn 23rd February 12 Year 7-9 Wilmslow High students set off to Ingleton Falls for a 2 night residential. The aim of the visit was to promote a sense of team-working, enable students to work together to achieve positive

outcomes and to reflect on their current time in school and to aim higher.

The group embarked on a 5 mile hike through the Ingleton waterfalls, had a tour and demonstration at the Wensleydale cheese factory, swam at the local pool, participated in a team led treasure hunt throughout Ingleton village and explored nearby White Scar Caves.

Residing at the local ‘Pinewood Lodge’ the group also played board games together, took part in team activities and reflection groups enabling peer to peer coaching.

One Year 9 student commented “The trip was fantastic and helped me to use my skills to help others and work as a team with students I didn’t really know before the trip, it has made me think about how I can concentrate on doing this in school”.

The trip was led with G8way Coordinator Miss S Clarke and a selection of staff from the Handforth Youth Service. Miss S Clarke commented “The students got involved in all the activities and surpassed everyone’s expectations by working tremendously as a team. I hope they will utilise of these skills within the school environment”.

Vet Joy aims to give something back

Read about former student Joy Ioannides, in the Wilmslow Guardian, who is now a qualified vet and is hoping to raise £5000 for a pets in need charity.

Click here for full articlehttp://tinyurl.com/h8srxaj

On the first day of the February half term, 30 students and 3 staff met at 3.30am in Manchester Airport to embark on a 6-day visit to Russia.

From curling to touring the Hermitage, this visit was a testament to what can be fitted into 6 days (when you factor out sleep)!

The first full day included a coach tour of Moscow with a visit to Novodevichy cemetery and lunch on Old Arbat Street. That evening we tried curling for the first time with varying degrees of success.

The second day began with a guided tour of the Kremlin and Lenin’s Mausoleum, where the body of Vladimir Lenin has been supposedly preserved. Next on the list was a visit to one of the cold war bunkers then dinner at the Hard Rock Café followed by a tour of the stunning metro stations, before crowding onto the overnight train from Moscow to St Petersburg.

Arriving in St Petersburg the next morning, we set off for breakfast and then a coach tour of the city. We visited the Church of the Saviour on the Spilled Blood, which is on the site where Alexander II was assassinated in 1881. The next stop was at the Peter and Paul

Cathedral where most of the Tsars are buried including the last Tsar and some of his family. A highlight of the trip was the folklore show that evening, Luke James (much to his horror) was even invited to join in with the Russian dancing on stage!

The penultimate day was a chance to visit the Peter and Paul Prison, which contrasted sharply with the ornate extravagance of the Hermitage. Finally, a Russian dinner out and some bowling followed a sobering visit to the Siege of Leningrad museum, where the true horrors of living through the Nazi blockade were revealed.

A visit to the Catherine Palace provided an opportunity to walk through its gardens and appreciate the exquisite Amber Room. After a brief visit to one of the churches that Nicholas II built and then lunch it was time to catch our return flight.

The visit was amazing and offered a brief insight into a country which saw 300 years of Tsarist regime followed by one of the bloodiest revolutions in history and then 7 decades of communist rule.

Written by Sophie Kraunsoe (Year 13)

Russian Visit

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Manchester VisitOn Wednesday 2nd March some of our students took a trip to Manchester.

The focus was to further develop their personal and social development by planning their journey, buying tickets and utilising public transport. The educational benefit was huge; some of the students had never been on a train and some had never visited a city before.

As well as using public transport and successfully navigating our way around a city the students had the opportunity to visit the newly refurbished central library which was absolutely superb.

All in all an excellent day had by staff and students alike

PHSCE DayPHSCE day on Thursday was a great success. Students in every year had the opportunity to meet a range of speakers and memorable visitors especially Leonard Kaufmann,who spoke of his experiences on the Kindertransport and escaping Nazi Germany.

Students were entertained, engaged and energised by the ‘in/out’ debate between representatives of UKIP, Labour and the Liberal Democrats this will be put to good use during the English speaking planning.

Year 11 enjoyed the careers carousel and careers fair, while Year 13s braved the snow to carry out ‘health checks’ on a number of staff cars.

SMASHED IT! - New World Record setMore than six thousand children and adults from across the UK and Ireland have taken part in a Bumper Book Quiz and smashed the previous record of 2,679 people participating in a book quiz at the same time……and we were part of it!

One hundred and fourteen of our Year 7 students took part in the record breaking challenge last Monday during period 6. To read the article in the Guardian click on this link: http://tinyurl.com/zp242py

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Language Leaders at Ashdene Primary SchoolThis week’s Language Leaders; Sophie Clark, Grace Wilson, Ruby Taylor (Year 9s), Jessica Davidson and Jack Bowen (Year 7s) inspired Year 6 students at Ashdene Primary School with their engaging German lesson on the topic clothes.

Not only did the students impress with their language skills, but also with their teaching and organisational skills. The lesson was planned by the Language Leaders and the CTL of MFL Mrs Coltman was astonished by how well the students managed their team

teaching, the classroom management and their confidence in using the target language.

The Year 6 students, who only study French, enjoyed their first German lesson and left the Language Leaders feeling proud when individual students thanked them for the great lesson.

Practice Makes Perfect This week Years 7 to 10 received an assembly on the subject of ‘practice making perfect.’

Ms Powley shared with them the findings of Danny Coyle’s book, The Talent Code, that deliberate practice, coaching and motivation can increase our talents. At Wilmslow High School this looks like our students: • Thinking hard in lessons• Doing plenty of homework practice• Seeing teachers as coaches• Reading for 30 minutes a day• Being prepared to fail and makes mistakes in order to become more successful in the long run

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Click link for powerpoint presentation: http://tinyurl.com/gmmnenl Year 11 revision clinics

Click here for more information: http://tinyurl.com/hxlevsu

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Whole Education100 teachers from over 20 primary and secondary schools from across the North West met in the school hall Thursday evening for the first ever Whole Education Teachmeet (or #TMWHS if you’re on twitter)! Teachers presented and explored issues as varied as assessing without levels, Shanghai maths, the use of technology in the classroom and developing students’ character.

It was a great evening for our teachers to learn from great practice elsewhere but also to share what we do in aiming to provide a broad

and balanced education for our students as part of our membership of the Whole Education network. If you want to know more, make sure you follow @whigh_tandl and @WholeEducation on twitter.

Year 12 PHSCE DayThe focus of PHSCE day for Year 12 students was on their post-18 choices. Students received a very informative presentation from Llinos Williams from the University of Bangor and learned about reasons to choose to go to university as well as some vital advice concerning personal statement writing.

Matthew Jones then gave an introductory talk about Unifrog and left students keen to register in order to start searching the site for post-18 options. Afternoon

attendance at the UCAS convention in Manchester enabled Year 12 students to talk to representatives from a broad range of universities as well as to replenish their supply of biros!

On the evening of Tuesday 1st March, parents of Year 12 students were invited to learn more about the current landscape of post-

18 options and the support students will be given from Mrs Cook. Llinos Williams also put parents in the picture about student finance. The presentations used are available on the school website.

Change of contact detailsIf your contact details have changed (new mobile phone number/emergency contact etc.) since September please contact Lindsay Challis on lchallis@wilmslowhigh.cheshire.sch.uk

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CVS Cheshire EastHealthwatchSamaritansYouth FedSeashell TrustTogether TrustWythenshawe development trust based in WilmslowCheshire Young CarersEast Cheshire NHS TrustDeafness Support Network

Wilmslow Park RunRoyal British LegionWaste reduction schemeWilmslow Clean TeamCheshire Police CadetsMacclesfield LifeStyleWilmslow LibraryCheshire ScoutingGirl GuidingOxfam Alderley Edge

Wilmslow High School Volunteer Fair - Thursday 17th March 2 - 4pm – Venue: Pavilion Learning area

If you are in Year 11,12 or 13 – please come along to meet a wide range of volunteer organisations with opportunities for you. List of exhibitors below:

For more information please contact Ms Evetts on 01625 444170jevetts@wilmslowhigh.cheshire.sch.uk

Parent Pay ChangesThe online ParentPay website, which is currently used by many parents/carers for school meals payments (and which is in the process of being expanded to include payments for a range of educational visits), is undergoing a number of changes, some of which relate to parent/carer access to online accounts.

Parents/carers are invited to familiarise themselves these changes, by reading summary information via the following link http://tinyurl.com/gvtawm9, as the changes may require action by parents/carers to ensure continuity of access.

ITV show - It’s Not Rocket Science A new ITV educational show called ‘It’s Not Rocket

Science’ which celebrates science and the world around us through fun, big-scale experiments and informative items is now started on ITV. Engaging and accessible, ‘It’s Not Rocket Science’ is on ITV Tuesdays at 8pm and is a weekly master class into the marvellous world of science.

Here is a link to show 1: http://tinyurl.com/zosdvut

This item demonstrates the principles behind the physics law of conservation: http://tinyurl.com/hbgpoyf And finally here is a fun item about the search for alien life: http://tinyurl.com/jyzysvb

NOTES

Day/date Time Venue ActivityMonday 7th March 9.00-3.00pm Pavilion Year 12 Work Experience support drop-inTuesday 8th March

12.00 - 5.00pm

3.20-4.20pm

Poynton High SchoolFront field

Main Hall

UKMT Team Maths Challenge 2016

MSSP Cheshire and Warrington Winter School Games finalStudent Council meeting

Wednesday 9th March All day1.00-3.00pm1.20-3.00pm

Main HallAstra ZenecaPavilion

Year 9 TDP/MEN C VaccinationsYear 13 employment readiness courseNewcastle University presentation on Medical sciences

Thursday 10th March All day5.00 - 8.00pm

BBC School ReportYear 9 Parents’ Evening

Friday 11th March Morning only Main Hall Year 9 TDP/MEN C Vaccinations

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Week commencing 7th March 2016

CALENDAR

Day/date Time Venue ActivityMonday 14th March 3.30-5.00pm Main Hall Netball presentation eventTuesday 15th March Manchester

UniversityYear 10 maths feast

Wednesday 16th March

12.45-5.30pm

6.00-7.00pm

Malham TarnAintree RacecourseYorkshire Sculpture ParkManchester CollegeCrewe Lyceum TheatreManchester Grammar SchoolMain Hall

Year 12 geography visit departsYear 12 Oxbridge student conventionYear 11 art visit

Year 13 maths revision dayYear 10 and 12 Blood Brothers visit

Year 7 football tournament

DofE silver expedition information evening for parents

Thursday 17th March 2.00-4.00pm5.00-8.00pm

PavilionVarious

Year 11-13 Volunteering FairYear 8 Parents’ Evening

Friday 18th March All Day Sports Relief non-uniform day (sportswear)Year 12 geography visit returns

Week commencing 14th March 2016

Sports X-tra: http://www.wilmslowhigh.com/?p=259Arts X-tra: http://www.wilmslowhigh.com/?p=265X-tra – Xtra: http://www.wilmslowhigh.com/?p=269Previous issues of High Notes: http://www.wilmslowhigh.com/?p=2239Letters sent from school: http://www.wilmslowhigh.com/?p=2043

USEFUL LINKS

SPORT

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Former Wilmslow High School 6th form student, Tom Cruse signs for Wasps. Click here for full article: http://tinyurl.com/z4qsa9e

HockeyIt’s been a great week for our boys and girls hockey teams. The U14 girls team played in their first round of the county outdoor finals on Saturday, beating Fallibroome 3-0 and King’s Macclesfield 4-0, qualifying for the next round of the county finals.

The U14 boys hockey team played in the North England Finals on Thursday at Leeds University, beating Manchester Grammar School 3-0, St. Peter’s York 2-0 and drawing with Egglescliffe 1-1. This meant that the boys finished the day as Champions of the North of England and for the first time ever, qualify for the All England National Finals to be held at the Olympic Hockey Stadium in London after Easter. Congratulations must go to our senior hockey captain, Saskia Swatland (below) on

her selection to the full U18 Hockey Squad. Saskia has been involved in the national set up for some time, attending numerous assessment days before her selection for the final squad.

She attended her first training camp with the final squad at Lilleshall last month and will be involved in training camps and fixtures against Holland, Scotland and Germany ahead of the European Championships in July.

FootballDespite all away games being called off due to frozen pitches, all home games survived. The 2nd XI won convincingly 8-1, but the U14 and U12 teams both lost 3-2 in games that could have gone either way. There was no fixture for the 1st XI on Saturday having played last Friday afternoon against Emmanuel College, Gateshead and winning 2 – 0. The girls football teams played their final fixtures in the Macclesfield and District Leagues this week. The U12 team beat Tytherington 5-1 but lost 2-0 to Poynton to finish as runners up in their competition. The U14s (right) went one better, beating Tytherington 9-1 and Poynton 2-0 to win their league.

The U16s also won their league but didn’t make it easy for themselves, eventually winning on sudden death penalties after the game finished 1-1 at the end of extra time.

NetballOur netball teams played All Hallows on Wednesday, winning all games: the U13s won19-7, the U14s won 27-0 and the U15s won 23-4.

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Results week commencing 26th February

Fixtures week commencing 5th March

DATE OPPONENTS 1ST 2ND 3RD/U16 U15 U14 U13A U12A SPORT26-Feb-16 EMMANUEL COLLEGE, GATESHEAD won 2-0 FOOTBALL

UNDER 14S COUNTY OUTDOOR - FALLIBROOME won 3-0UNDER 14S COUNTY OUTDOOR - KINGS MACC won 4-0

27-Feb-16 THE GRANGE won 8-1 lost 3-2 lost 3-2 FOOTBALL29-Feb-16 CHES CUP 1/4 - CHESTER won 3-1 FOOTBALL02-Mar-16 ALL HALLOWS won 23-4 won 27-0 won 19-7 NETBALL02-Mar-14 POYNTON MACC & DISTRICT won on penalties won 1-0 lost 2-0 GIRLS FOOTBALL

27-Feb-16 GIRLS HOCKEY

DATE OPPONENTS 1ST 2ND 3RD/U16 U15 U14 U13 U12 SPORT05-Mar-16 SANDBACH FOOTBALL05-Mar-16 KIRKHAM GRAMMAR H H H H H H GIRLS HOCKEY05-Mar-14 ALDERSON 10S TOURNAMENT @ MGS A RUGBY05-Mar-14 WHITBY HIGH SCHOOL A A A NETBALL06-Mar-16 U18 NORTH OF ENGLAND SEVENS @ Birkenhead A RUGBY07-Mar-14 U13 SEVENS BIRKENHEAD SCHOOL A RUGBY07-Mar-16 CHESHIRE CUP 1/2 H FOOTBALL07-Mar-16 MACCLESFIELD ACADEMY H FOOTBALL

CHESHIRE AND WARRINGTON SCHOOL COUNTY GAMES FINAL A ATHLETICSCHESHIRE AND WARRINGTON SCHOOL COUNTY GAMES FINAL A ROWINGCHESHIRE AND WARRINGTON SCHOOL COUNTY GAMES FINAL A VOLLEYBALL

07-Mar-16 MINI SEMI FINALS NW & NE AT HILL HOUSE DONCASTER A A GIRLS HOCKEY08-Mar-16 NO HOME fixtures on this date 08-Mar-16 WINTER GAMES FINALS FRONT FIELD MSSP08-Mar-14 U14 SEVENS WIRRAL GRAMMAR A RUGBY09-Mar-16 EATON BANK H FOOTBALL09-Mar-16 UNDER 19S COUNTY FINALS - THE GRANGE A GIRLS HOCKEY09-Mar-16 M&D QF ? FOOTBALL09-Mar-16 MACC ACADEMY A AA NETBALL11-Mar-14 U12 SEVENS AT WIRRAL GRAMMAR A RUGBY12-Mar-16 STOCKPORT FOOTBALL12-Mar-16 U14s/U16s COUNTY TOURNAMENT Y Y GIRLS HOCKEY12-Mar-16 KIRKHAM SENIOR INVITATION TOURNAMENT A GIRLS HOCKEY12-Mar-16 STOCKPORT GRAMMAR TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC GIRLS HOCKEY12-Mar-16 THE GRANGE A A A A A A NETBALL12-Mar-16 MYLES MARSHALL 7S @ KINGS MACC DERBY FIELDS A RUGBY

07-Mar-16

Alderley Edge Cricket ClubAre you interested in trying a new sport? The Alderley Edge CC Tennis are offering an Easter Tennis camp. These will be a fun packed weeks of learning, covering all the basic tennis skills, techniques and tactics, while also having fun in a safe environment. There will be a presentation of medals and prizes on the final day. For more information please click: http://tinyurl.com/gwuetrp

COMMUNITY

Wilmslow United Reformed Church Lunchtime ConcertOn Thursday 17th March, a number of our students will be playing at a special lunchtime concert at the United Reformed Church. The concert starts at 12.00noon and finishes at 1.00pm (coffee available from 11.30am). Tickets are priced at £5 with all monies going towards the URC’s joint project with the High School which is looking at developing the Church Undercroft.

Tickets are available from the Church or from Mr Vincent in the Wellbeing Hub.

Come & play cricket at LindowLindow Cricket Club would like your child to come along and play cricket with us. We are a friendly and inclusive club with players of all abilities, boys and girls, with

the accent on fun and learning the skills of the game. If you are interested in your child joining the club, or would like to find out more

information, we are having a Registration Evening next Friday 11th March 4pm - 7pm. Here you will be able to meet our coaches, team managers and other members of the club, let the kids play a bit of cricket and find out our plans for 2016. For more information please contact Joanna Espley, Junior Secretary onlindowcc_juniors@outlook.com or 07702 888836.

For more information, please click: http://tinyurl.com/jz5wvqa

Knutsford Apprenticeship Jobs & Careers Fair

Wednesday 16th March 2016, 6:00pm – 9:00pm Barclays RBB Technology Centre, Radbroke Hall, Knutsford WA16 9EU

Come and meet up to 25 top employers and organisations with 550+ apprenticeship and job opportunities available in 2016. Some of the employers who will be exhibiting at the event

include:

Plus: Balfour Beatty, Kids Allowed, Swansway Garages, The BBC, UKFast and many more!

To secure your place at this free event, register your details at:https://knutsford-apprenticeship-event.eventbrite.co.uk

Bring a Cadbury’s Creme Egg to School Day’We are desperately in need of Cadbury’s Creme Eggs to, help with our Easter Chick Appeal to fill all the knitted chicks that have been sent in by our supporters.

This year we are expecting to receive over 10,000 knitted chicks, which means we must obtain the same number of eggs whilst keeping our costs at an absolute low. As you can imagine, this is quite a challenge so we’d be incredibly grateful for any donations that the Wilmslow High School students could give.

Francis House is your local children’s hospice, supporting families of children with short life-expectancies from across the region. We rely on the support of the Manchester community to help raise our £3.6 million running costs, and the annual Easter Ap-peal is a wonderful way of bringing in these much needed funds.

If you are able to donate a Cadbury’s Egg, please place it/them in the container in main reception positioned in what was the High School Musical ticket box office before 8.45am each day up until Friday March 11th.

Francis House Children’s Hospice is currently appealing for

donations of Cadbury’s Creme Eggs to fill thousands of knitted chicks, ready to be sold in local

primary schools.

Get cracking - start collecting

eggs today!

Thank you for your support.

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