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Thursday 3rd November 2016
MRS KNOLLYS
KNOLLYS
FROM MRS
Dear Parents
I hope that you all had a wonderful half term, we
are now speeding towards Christmas and I have
no doubt that nativities will be with us in the
barest blink of an eye. Please make sure that you
check your diaries are cleared for the various end
of term events which will be taking place in and
around Glendower over the coming weeks. We
hope to see you at as many of them as possible.
Senior Schools
I am delighted to announce that quite a few of
our Y6 girls have already been offered conditional
boarding school places at Benenden, St Swithun’s,
St Mary’s Calne, Wycombe Abbey and Downe
House. This is a wonderful achievement, especially
given the fact that every girl who applied to each
of the schools above has been offered a place well done one and all!
Senior Schools Fair
I am looking forward to seeing many of you at
our first ever Senior Schools Fair which takes
place from 6:30 tonight. 22 senior schools, both
day and boarding, will be attending and it will
be a wonderful opportunity for you to speak to
registrars and heads and to talk to them about
their schools in person. If you haven’t yet let Miss
Bradley know that you will be attending, please
don’t worry, just come along anyway. Please note
we have had a slight change to the schools that
will be coming.
Arts Education Chiswick
Cheltenham Ladies’ College
Downe House
Eaton Square Senior
Francis Holland South
Godolphin and Latymer
Harrodian
Heathfield
Kew House
The White
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Latymer Upper
Marymount
Mayfield
Roedean
Queen Margaret’s York
St James Senior Girls
St Mary’s Ascot
St Mary’s Calne
St Paul’s Girls’ School
St Swithun’s
Tudor Hall
Woldingham
Wycombe Abbey
NEXT WEEK’S EVENTS & FIXTURES
Upper School Exam Week
MONDAY
16.00-17.00 - Y6 A&B Match v
Norland Place at Battersea Park
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
9.30-13.30 - R2 Trip to the
National Portrait Gallery
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
09.30 - 13.00 - Y6 Netball
Tournament at Thomas’
Clapham
NOTICES
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CELEBRATION OF ACHIEVEMENTS
Congratulations to Maya Stoll for receiving her
Bronze House Points Certificate.
We are delighted to announce that the following
girls will be prefects for this half term:
Ciara McLeod
Matilde Crapanzano
Honor Eastwood
Kirsty Watherston
Congratulations also to Maddie Stoll who has been
appointed as our second Deputy Head Girl – a
post she will have for the rest of this academic
year.
Visit From Mrs.Mcabe
Visit from Mrs. McCabe, Headmistress of North
London Collegiate School on 16th November,
2016 at Glendower
The Glendower PA have organised a special school
presentation on Wednesday 16th November 2016
by North London Collegiate School’s outgoing
Headmistress, Mrs. Bernice McCabe.
Mrs. McCabe has been the head of NLCS for
the past 20 years and is highly regarded in her
field. NLCS’s trajectory in the rankings and its
exemplary results have been directly attributed to
her success in making the school what it is today.
In August 2016, Mrs. McCabe was asked to develop
further the international part of NLCS and
become its Director of International Schools and
Education Strategy. She will therefore step down
formally as Headmistress by the end of 2017.
Due to these reasons, Mrs. McCabe would not
be able to join our Heads’ Night panel next May.
Nevertheless, as NLCS becomes more popular for
Glendower girls every year and our two schools
continue to strengthen relations, we asked Mrs.
McCabe to come and speak to Glendower’s
parents separately from next year’s Heads’ Night
Panel. As a result, we have the pleasure of hosting
Mrs. McCabe on the evening of 16th November. A
reception will be held in the Whitehouse at 19:00
with a talk to parents in the dining room at 19:30.
If you are interested in attending the evening,
please email Miss Krissy Bradley in the
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office: [email protected]. As the
presentation will take place in the dining room
of the school, numbers are limited and therefore
places will be allocated on first-come, first-served
basis. Please note that priority of place will be
given to parents of girls in the Upper School.
Thank you. Kristina Tzaneff-Milakovic
Monday’s Assembley
The assembly on Monday was very interesting, it
was about differences and how important it is to
be different. Mrs Walker chose six volunteers to
put on white masks and act exactly the same. We
also discussed some of our differences, for example
we’re different heights, we have different hair, we
have different voices, etc. We have now learnt that
it is very important to be different in many ways.
Bella Dolenec
Music Assembly
It was lovely to hear several talented musicians
perform in our music assembly this week. Piano
performances from Mina-Rose Shukla and Kamilla
Nizar were particularly accomplished and a special
well-done to our brave singers, Honor Eastwood,
Natalia Milakovic and Jeanne Jegou. We eagerly
anticipate our next music assembly in a fortnight!
Oporation Christmas Child
Do you realise how fortunate you are? Have
you ever had a Christmas with no presents? We
have an opportunity to give unfortunate children
across the world an opportunity to have a happy
Christmas. Girls are encouraged to pack a shoe
box full of gifts which need to be in by the 18th
November. More information will be given in
Friday’s Assembly. Maddie Stoll
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Netball
Training Camp
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Bridget Blackwood Masterclass in
association with Woldingham School
New Zealand International representative player
with 51 international test caps will be running
two exclusive masterclasses focusing on the
key elements of distribution and receiving skills.
Bridget plays for East Grinstead in the England
Premier League competition and is a current
Hockey Teacher at Woldingham School.
There are two options of days where you can
come along to experience the masterclass and you
will receive expert advice and support with your
own distribution talent and develop a range of
hockey skills. All levels of hockey welcome!
Christmas Bazaar
Dear Parents,
Year 3 would like to ask for your kind contribution
of soft toys for the Soft Toys Tipi at the Christmas
Bazaar. We hope to collect 250 soft toys in good
condition. Please leave the toys at the school
reception desk. Thank you very much for your
help!
Year 3!
Dates: Thursday 27th October or Friday 4th
November
Location: Woldingham School, Postcode: CR37LR
Session 1: Ages 9-11 from10:00am-12:00pm
Session 2: Ages 12-14 from1:00pm-3:00pm
Cost: £30 for 2 hour session, limited spaces
available.
Please register at least two days prior to master
class date. Further information and registration:
[email protected] or phone 07426859992
Learn How Your Child Can Sleep Better!
Thursday 10th February at Glendower Dinning Hall
18:30 drinks for 19:00 start.
Christmas Card Competition
If you did not manage to enter our Inter-House
Christmas Card competition this year or would
like to design another card, then there is another
opportunity available for you to show your artistic
talents. We have been contacted by our local MP
for Kensington,Victoria Borwick, to see if any of
our girls would like to take part in her Christmas
and greetings card competition.
The cards may be designed by individual pupils,
a group of pupils or an entire class. Designs may
be up to A4 in size and the use of strong colours
would be advantageous. The winning design in each
category (Age, Group or Individual) will be used
in Victoria’s official Christmas greetings card her
parliamentary office will be sending out this year.
The deadline for receiving designs is Friday 18th
November. Please send entries directly to:
[email protected] or Office of Victoria
Borwick MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A
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PARENT LECTURE
Another exciting Parent Lecture in which Mandy
Gurney, (founder of the leading in the field Millpond
Children’s sleep clinic), will advice us on how we
can help our children to sleep better through the
different stages in their development.
There is a common myth that sleep issues are rare
in the school-aged child but research shows an
increasing number of young children spend their
formative years chronically sleep deprived. Lack of
sleep can result in impaired academic performance,
reduced memory capacity, behavioural issues and
increased risks for a spectrum of health problems
including obesity and emotional concerns.
Mandy Gurney will explain the mystery of sleep
and sleep cycle, the impact of sleep deprivation,
what stops your child sleeping, how diet can help
and numerous sleep strategies. The talk will last
approximately 90 minutes.
There are still a few places available, so be sure
to reply soon via the Paperless Post invite in your
mailbox.
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The Great Glendower Bake Off
is the ultimate baking challenge where Glendower girls can show their creativity. This year we would like to
invite 20 girls to join the competition to show their amazing talents and have the chance to win great prizes.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
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You may sign up as an individual or as part of a group but not both.
A group is limited to 4 girls.
A group qualifies one entry.
Total entries are limited to 20 on a first come first serve basis.
Cake can be any flavour but NO NUTS, ALMOND FLOUR, ALMOND ESSENCE or any NUT BYPRODUCTS to be used in the cake.
Entries where professional/adult help is evident are strictly discouraged and may not be
considered in the judging process.
CAKE BOX AND NUMBERS:
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EVERY entry must have a box. No box, no entry.
Box must be 350mm x 350mm (square).
The base of the cake MUST FIT into the box but CAN exceed the height of 150mm.
Boxes will be available for purchase from the school office beginning Monday, 14th of November
from Miss Bradley. Box cost £10 and the money will be collected by Miss Bradley.
Miss Bradley will assign each entrant, whether it is an individual entry or a group entry a
unique NUMBER. That NUMBER MUST be marked clearly on your box. NO NAMES anywhere
on the cake or the box.
You can choose to enter in one or more categories (see below), which must be specified clearly
on your box. Example 1: Entrant 34, Lower School, Best Appearance and Best Taste. Example 2:
Entrant 36, Upper School, Most Original.
CATEGORIES:
There are 3 categories. Your cake will be judged based on the category/ies you have chosen to enter it
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Best Appearance:
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Lower School: 1 winner and 1 runner up.
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Upper School: 1 winner and 1 runner up.
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Best Taste:
Lower School: 1 winner and 1 runner up.
Upper School: 1 winner and 1 runner up.
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Most Original:
Lower School: 1 winner
Upper School: 1 winner
JUDGING:
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Your cake MUST be delivered to the Christmas Bazaar by 12pm on the day of the Bazaar,
Saturday 26th November.
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Judging will take place at the beginning of the Christmas Bazaar, sharp at 13:00.
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A strict adherence to time will be undertaken.
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ALL cakes will be auctioned or sliced up for sale.
PRIZES:
We have a wonderful array of prizes for the winner in each category, ranging from Mystical fairies
party for up to 20 girls, signed copy of Nadiya’s Bake me a Story, DIY gift box from Wild Child Kitchen
and afternoon tea for 4 at The Franklin - some for the individual entry and others specifically for a
group entry.
Thank you for your participation. We look forward to seeing your wonderful/fantastic/original
creations in the beautiful enchanted Glendower Christmas forest.
Please email me at [email protected] if you have any questions.
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LOWER SCHOOL CERTIFICATES
GOLDEN RULES CERTIFICATES
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