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MRSWALKER
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FROM MRS
Thursday 30th April 2015
NEXT WEEK’S EVENTS & FIXTURES
Dear Parents,
MONDAY
We have been delighted this year to have had
several ‘Gap Students’ join the Glendower staff for
one or two terms each, several of whom have been
old Glendower girls. Gap students, as the name
suggests, have usually just left school following
completion of their A’ levels and are taking a gap
year to explore new experiences prior to taking
up a place at university. They therefore offer to our
school a breadth of interests and skills and our
girls have certainly been the beneficiaries of their
enthusiasm and willingness to get stuck into school
life. Our latest gap student, Miss Clemmie Bache
joined us this week and we hope she will have a
wonderful time here at Glendower this term.
I would like to remind you that you should purchase
a new dress/dresses for your daughter if you know
that she is wearing one which is far too small for
her. We are still seeing girls around school with
dresses that are very short indeed. Please ensure
that the length of your daughter’s dress is on or
just above the knee.The dress should be worn with
either a gingham belt around the waist or a purse
belt (Upper School only).
Bank Holiday Monday - School
Closed
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
15.00 - Y5/6 LSSA at Bute House
SATURDAY
IAPS Swimming finals at K2
Crawley
IAPS Fencing at Millfield Prep
NOTICES
NEXT WEEK’S LUNCH WILL BE FROM MENU 3
Finally, congratulations to our Catering Manager
Susie Kaminsky who has recently announced her
pregnancy. We look forward to the baby’s safe
arrival in the late summer.
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CELEBRATION OF ACHIEVEMENTS
Y6 DEBATE
Congratulations to the following girls who received
their Silver House Point Certificates.
Lucia Whitely
Amaryllis Shields
Lila Mae Zahmoul
Congratulations to Indira Ogunbiyi who has been
given a place in the London Youth Choir.
ABRSM MUSIC EXAMS
Grade 1 Piano
Estelle Stern-Ouakil Annalivia Craignou Clara-Rose Craignou
Merit
Pass
Pass
Grade 2 Piano
Malaika Patel Pass
Grade 1 Violin
Annalivia Craignou Clara-Rose Craignou Pass
Pass
Grade 1 Flute
Christina Uva Merit
Grade 3 Flute
Serena Dunn
Distinction
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On Tuesday, 28th April, Y6 took part in a debate
with Orchard House and Garden House.
We met the pupils in the park for a picnic and later
walked to the Buddhist church where we started
our debate. Orchard House hosted and so they
introduced the motion for our debate:
“This House believes social media and apps do
more harm than good.”
We began by completing a pre-debate vote where
people could vote whether they were for or against
the motion. The ‘against’ side were in the lead. The
proposing and opposing sides each had a turn to
deliver their arguments and the speakers from
Orchard House summed up their main points.
Sophie Wisden spoke for the proposing side and
Isabelle Samuels spoke for the opposing side.
The teams then had to face questions from the floor
and both parties debated their points articulately.
After everyone had spoken we voted again to see if
anyone had changed their mind. The ‘against’ team
were again in the lead and they had increased their
number of voters, proving that they had convinced
more people than the ‘for’ team. Therefore, more
people believe that social media does more good
than harm.
Orchard House declared that the final result was a
draw, as all parties argued their case beautifully, and
the teachers were incredibly impressed with how
well the speakers debated when put on the spot.
Everyone had a really lovely afternoon and a big
well done to all the Y6 girls!
Isabelle Samuels and Sophie Wisden
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popularise the graphical presentation of statistical
data.
HOUSE ASSEMBLY
For our fourth House Assembly, the girls in the
different Houses met to vote for a role model.
The House Captains and Vice Captains presented
several role models and all the girls then voted.
Gordon will be associated with Rosa Parks.
Marlborough will be associated with Amelia
Earhart.
Wellington will be associated with Florence
Nightingale.
Rosa Parks (1913 –2005) was an African-American
Civil Rights activist, whom the United States
Congress called “the first lady of civil rights” and
“the mother of the freedom movement”. She
resisted bus segregation and was arrested for civil
disobedience in violating Alabama segregation
laws, but won her case. Parks’ act of defiance and
the Montgomery Bus Boycott became important
symbols of the modern Civil Rights Movement.
She became an international icon of resistance to
racial segregation. She organised and collaborated
with civil rights leaders.
Amelia Earhart (1897 –1937) was an American
aviation pioneer and author. She was the first
female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic
Ocean. She received the U.S. Distinguished Flying
Cross for this record. She wrote best-selling
books about her flying experiences and helped to
create an organisation for female pilots. She was
a member of the National Woman’s Party, and an
early supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment.
During an attempt to make a flight of the globe in
1937, she disappeared.
Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) was an English
social reformer and statistician, and the founder
of modern nursing. She served as a manager of
nurses trained by her during the Crimean War,
where she organised the tending to wounded
soldiers. She gave nursing a highly favourable
reputation and became an icon of Victorian culture.
Much of her published work was concerned with
spreading medical knowledge. She also helped
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Well done to Marlborough House Captain and
Vice-Captain, Tessa Watherston and Eva CarmonaSelfin, Wellington House Captain and Vice-Captain,
Alexandra Hewett and Saskia Zilkha, and Gordon
House Captain and Vice-Captain, Sara Varma and
Dilia Thovez, for leading the presentations.
After the vote, the House Captains announced the
total House Points for the Spring Term. Below you
will find an overview of the results since last year.
Well done girls for your hard work!
Term
Autumn
Wellington
1,593
Gordon
1,886
Marlborough
1,860
Spring 1
3,303
3,601
3,353
Spring 2
4916
4749
4705
A special well done from me to all the girls, who
sent some lovely French videos and earned many
points for their House. I hope to receive more
videos by the end of the year. Don’t worry if you
are not bilingual, practice makes perfect!
Reception: Chiara Gea (les vacances de ski de mon
frère), (la plongée sous-marine) Marlborough
Chloe Zaimi (au café) Wellington
Augustine Caron (je fais sauter des crêpes) (je
nage au Sri Lanka), Gordon
Elle Stern-Ouakil, Gordon
Madelaine Olson (je rends visite à ma grand-mère),
Marlborough
Year 1: Beatrice Crachilova (je skie à Méribel),
Gordon
Ana Schraepler (le monstre) Wellington
Year 2: Laeticia Gibbs (les vacances de Pâques)
Marlborough
Natalia Milakovic (le château d’Ambroise) Gordon
Francesca Crachilova (je joue au tennis au Maroc)
Gordon
Year 4: Stella Stern-Ouakil, Gordon
Eleanor Hill-Wood,Gordon
Isabella Coles , Gordon
Year 5: Asya Heidar (vive la mode), Marlborough
Year 6: Dilia Thovez (4 vidéos au ski)/Gordon
Madame Metro
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UPPER SCHOOL ASSEMBLY
HEADS’ NIGHT
On Thursday, 30th April, Lotte Moore kindly visited
Y5 and 6 to talk about her experiences as a 5
year old during World War 2. This was a superb
opportunity for the girls to hear first-hand about
what life was like and to ask questions about this
fascinating time in history.
Lotte told us all about how scary life was for her as
a child during the war. She had to always carry a gas
mask with her and she had to hide in underground
caves when an air raid siren went off. Life was
difficult as there was a constant threat of invasion.
Lotte remembers being very scared of Hitler and
being worried that he was hiding in the caves!
The girls learnt all about rationing – a concept
very strange to us today as we are often very lucky
to have plenty of food. Lotte desperately wanted
sweets during times of rationing.
Later in the war, she was evacuated to the country
and she said this was lots of fun as she got to
make lots of new friends. Everyone really worked
together during the war.
Lotte ended the session by showing us a real gas
mask and her father’s hip flask, complete with
a dent that showed how it had saved him from a
bullet! The girls were amazed.
We would like to say a big thank you to Lotte for
giving up her time to teach the girls about this
incredible part of our history. It was so valuable
to hear all about it from someone who had lived
through the war and, with the 70th anniversary of
VE Day approaching on 8th May, it was so interesting
for the girls to get the opportunity to talk to her.
Miss Mellor
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Thank you to all those who have responded.
This event is oversubscribed, and we are working
on solutions to enable access to as many in the
community as possible.
Please don’t forget to submit your questions for the
Heads by Thursday, 7th May, VIA PAPERLESS POST.
Regards,
PA Heads’ Night Committee
WOMEN AND GIRLS DAY
WOMEN & GIRLS DAY
&PEMBERTONGREENISHCUP
Monday 18th May at 2:30pm
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& England player Natalie Sciver and
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STARS OF THE WEEK
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