Here’s what our girls and staff did in the past week:
Thursday: A wonderful Concert for Jacob raises £2500 for the Robert Eaton Memorial Fund – girls sing, dance and play beautifully (thanks Mr Lloyd and Mrs Ashdown)
Friday: our dance-a -thon raises over £9000 for Sports relief. Every girl in the school takes part. Brilliant fun and fundraising (thanks Miss James)
Saturday: Year 11 GCSE girls in school working on their coursework in English and Computing (thanks Mrs Ashdown and Mr Whiteside)
Sunday: Drama department working all day with the girls to put finishing touches to House Plays (thanks Mrs Schilt and Ms Waller)
Monday: Hustings for the Sixth Form Leadership team – 14 girls address the whole school in their bid to lead their peers – brave and proud. (thanks Mr Edmunds and Miss Boyes); A Level Dance students take their final practical exam.
Tuesday: We host 70 Japanese girls visiting from a school in Tokyo (thanks Mrs Mashford); all of Year 8 go on a Maths and Science Day to Chessington world of Adventure (thanks Mr Higgins); Sixth Form go to watch Giselle by the Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House (thanks Miss Boyes and Mr Whiteside); GCSE Dance students take their final practical exam
Wednesday: House Play competition. Girls perform, directed by Sixth Formers – Grey win. Well done! Music students from across the school take their Associated Board exams.
I’m sure you will agree it has been a pretty packed last week of term! I’d like to congratulate our new Sixth Form leadership team:
HEAD GIRL: Mei-Ying Chow
DEPUTY HEAD GIRL: Marianne Scotland
GDST SCHOOL COUNCIL REP: Rebecca Linford
MARKETING OFFICER: Petra Soldar
GUILD OFFICER: Alissa Niehorster
and I would like to thank all the girls and staff for their hard work and commitment.
