Godstowenews SUMMER TERM26th May 2017

Above: Mary Berry opened The Chef’s Kitchen last Friday, pictured here with the Monitors

Awards of the weekARTWORK OF THE WEEK:

Master Chef competition, by Bella Hu & Itziar Martinez Lago, Phoebe Fox, Rosie George & Ottilie Perkins

BOARDERS OF THE WEEK:Highlands: Sofia CremadesTurner: Zaynah FolowiyoWalker: Maria Fernandez Lago

AR READER:Jina Boonklomjit

MONDAY BADGE:Cate McConnell

COLOUR TEAM:Blue

We were absolutely thrilled to have Mary Berry officially open The Chef’s Kitchen last Friday. Our Year 8 monitors were on hand to

meet and greet and show Mary to the kitchen (above), which they were very excited about, as you can imagine! The cakes we received for our bake off competition were very impressive indeed and Mary enjoyed digging into all of them. Well done to Olivia on her win!

We have been so fortunate this week to have such fantastic weather for the Field Finals. Well done to all those who have taken part, particularly those who have broken records. Don’t forget Main School Sports Day on Friday 9th June, and Lodge Sports Day the following Friday, the 16th.

Can you believe we are half way through the term already? I’m looking forward to my annual trip to Skern Lodge this half term with the Middles. It looks as though the weather is going to be kind to us this year.

The girls and the Music Department has been working very hard for this afternoon’s concert. I’m sure it will be another wonderful occasion, and I do hope many of you will be able to join us.

Have a great Half Term.

Tennis:

16th May: The U12 team convincingly beat St Mary’s Gerrards Cross, 7-1Athletics:

20th May: The U12s and U13s

competed in an 8 school competition at St Mary’s Ascot. The U13s came second - they were one point off winning - and the U12s won.

Sports results

This week in...LodgeThis week the Nursery children have enjoyed learning about India. We have started by making samosas and painting Indian elephants. We had fun learning Indian dancing and colouring rangoli patterns. As the sun has been shining the children loved painting freely and playing with the water in the Nursery garden. A big thank you to Mrs Asad for bringing in onion bhajis for the children to try. They were delicious! Mrs Dhillon also kindly came in to tell us all about India. We looked at a map of the country, clothes worn there and tried some special sweets.

This week Beginners have been reading and writing about Noah’s Ark, They have produced some lovely descriptive writing about the animals in the Ark. In maths the children have been working with 100 grids to consolidate and extend their knowledge of number order and formation.

Kindergarten thoroughly enjoyed their outing to the Oxford Botanical Garden. They were excited to explore the flower and vegetable gardens, orchard and medicinal plant collection, but their favourite discovery was the Rainforest greenhouse.

Transition enjoyed a lovely trip to Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital on Wednesday, as part of their Science topic. They saw some injured hedgehogs and learnt a great deal about how they may become injured and how they are looked after. We also met some other injured animals, including red kites, seagulls, ravens, foxes and deer, and saw some baby birds being fed, something which takes place every 20 minutes from dawn until dusk! We also had fun trying to identify different types of baby animals. Also this week, Transition carried out a survey to find out the most popular fruit juice in the class, out of four different types, ranking their favourites and showing their results on a bar chart.

Mary Berry opens recently refurbished cookery room

Thank you so much for your generous support of our recent Mufti Day for Child Bereavement UK. I am delighted to tell you that we raised £501.93 for this wonderful organisation.

Davenies will once again be running their very popular summer camp during the summer holidays - 24th July - 11th August. For more information, click here. For a booking form click here.

Mary Berry officially opened Godstowe’s Food Technology Room on Friday 19th May. “The Chef’s Kitchen”, as it is now known, was completely refurbished in April using funds donated by Friends of Godstowe and now features a brand new, fully equipped kitchen.

Mary Berry, who lives nearby in Penn and whose daughter attended Godstowe, met with eight of our Year 8 school monitors before heading up to the new kitchen and cutting the red ribbon. The television chef was very impressed with the new facility and explained to the girls how her own love for cooking began at school.

Mr Gainer organised a special assembly for the girls in Main School following the opening, where we hosted our very own “Godstowe Bake Off”, judged by Mary Berry. Six volunteers – one from each year group – were asked to cook a Victoria sponge and submit it into the Bake Off. In true Bake Off style, Mary carefully judged each cake on its taste and texture. The winner was Olivia from Form II and the runner up was Poppy from Lowers. Mary presented a Olivia with a signed version of her latest book “Mary Berry Everyday”, and Poppy also received one of Mary’s books.

Following the success of previous photo competitions by the Physical Geography Special Interest Group, the Physical Geography Photo Competition has returned. The theme for this year’s competition is ‘Landscape Story’ and it is open to 11-14 year olds (MIII - IVs).

Girls will need to submit a photo of a physical landscape with a description (maximum of 250 words) that describes

and interprets the physical geography that has created your landscape. The competition entry deadline is Friday 17 September 2017.

For more information and how to enter, please visit:

http://www.geography.org.uk/getinvolved/physical-geography-photo-competition

Calling all budding photographers and geographers

Charitynews

Friendsnews

Davenies summer campsMrs Buckland

Matthew Fell, Chairman

Early Bird tickets are flying off the shelves so please get them before prices go up at the beginning of June.

https://madhattersleavingparty.eventbrite.co.uk Password: Godstowe1

We have been fortunate enough to have some very kind donations for the Grand Raffle as well. If you do know of anyone who might kindly donate something of any size please ask them to get in touch.

1. What is the mountain range in North America?

2. Who persuaded Adam and Eve to be

disobedient in God’s garden?

3. Who became King after the death of Henry VIII?

4. What is the crane fly commonly called?

5. Do coniferous trees grow best in cool climates

or warm climates?

6. What was Aesop famous for writing?

7. Name four pieces of gymnastics apparatus in

the Sports Hall?

8. Who painted the beautiful roof in the Sistine

Chapel in Rome?

9. Where is the Tourmalet?

10. What are the names of the two main political

parties in the UK?

Answers revealed next week!

1. What is the capital of Japan?

2. How many books are there in the Holy Bible?

3. What were hieroglyphics?

4. Name one bird beginning with ‘n’ that sings at

night.

5. Metamorphic, sedimentary and igneous are all

types of what?

6. What does ‘keep your nose clean’ mean?

7. In which sport might you perform the ‘Fosbury

Flop’?

8. What was Claude Monet’s favourite subject to

paint: ballerinas, sunflowers or waterlillies?

9. What is the culinary speciality of Alsace?

10. What do the initials BAFTA stand for?

Answers: 1. Tokyo; 2. 66 Books; 3. The Ancient Egyptian system of picture writing; 4. Nightingale; 5. Rock; 6. Keep out of trouble; 7. High Jump; 8. Waterlillies; 9. La Choucroute; 10. British Academy of Film and Television Arts

WEEK FOUR WEEK FIVEQuiz of the Week ?

You smiled for the picture,But you didn’t know you were smiling me.The glint in your eyes is the same as mine,

Although no-one could yet see.

You did not know what the future held for you,And I do not know what the future holds for me.

You wear the same uniform as I,And the same age we may be.

We are the same in our own ways,A picture of you,Is a picture of me,

Together you,Together me.

The same place, the same age. 30 years apart,Together you, together me,

In picture and always in heart.

Poem of the Week30 Years Apart

By Alice Hazell, IV

Half Term commences today, Friday 26th May. Boarders should return on Sunday 4th June between 6-7.30pm. Term recommences on Monday 5th June.

Common Entrance exams begins on Tuesday 6th June, until Friday 9th June.

Main School Sports Day will take place on Friday 9th June at 10am. This will be followed by picnic lunches in the school grounds.

Sports Fixtures:5th June (4.30pm): U8 - U11 Athletics v Pipers Corner (awa)6th June (4.30pm): U8, U9, U10 & U11 Swimming v Maltman’s Green (away) - t.b.c

Upcoming events

Athletics camps will run at Little Marlow Athletics Track during Half Term and the summer holidays. There are fun day long sessions for younger athletes (7-10) with a multi event format and event specific units for older athletes (11-15) suitable for both beginners and improvers. For more information and how to book, click here: http://www.bucks-speed-demons.info/

Half Term Athletics camp