SHSG

WEEKLY GAZETTE

website: www.shsg.org

email: office@shsg.org Edition No: 24 14th March 2016

Our brilliant students managed to raise over £2900 during charity week for local charities. Superb efforts by all the House Captains made this possible, and well done to the students who threw themselves into the activities. Last Friday we had the first inter-house music competition which Mr Cannon and I were privileged to judge. After knock out rounds one person represented each house in the final. The talent was amazing and the students were all fantastic. It was really hard to select one winner. Every performance was different; bass guitar playing and a song from a musical were just two entries. The final winner was Victoria Manicom, of Athene, singing Adele’s ‘Hello’. It was absolutely superb. Victoria’s voice filled the school hall and kept everyone enraptured. We have a date for the parents’ evening on safety – 26th April – a letter will be wending its way to you soon. Please return the reply slip so that we can put out the correct number of chairs. The evening will not be about the controls you can put in place on your home computers but will be more about the unforeseen consequences of social media. Over the Easter holidays hundreds of our students will be revising for their external examinations. This is a great block of time for review and revision. Please help your son/daughter by ensuring that they have a quiet place in which to revise and, if they are on their computer, that they don’t get distracted by Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, Twitter etc. Revision is rarely successful if a student simply reads. Some students use wallpaper lining as rough paper, sometimes stuck on their bedroom walls to have key information visible, others use ‘library cards’ and write down their notes reducing them until a side of a card contains key words which constitute the content of a topic or theme, whilst others go mind mapping mad. There are many ways to revise and students find their best method or use a range. Examination pressure is a stressful time for students and they will be very anxious. A certain degree of stress is not a bad thing. However, we need to all make sure that they are not over-anxious or too stressed out. Therefore, we need to keep an eye on the wellbeing of our girls and boys. Fresh air, fun, friends and family will help between revision sessions plus the thought of the very long summer break year 11 and 13 will get. Hard work now will pay dividends in the summer and for the future careers of our young people.

Ms Brierley

SHSG Masked Ball – Saturday 25th June Dear Parents/Members of staff, The second SHSG Ball is only round the corner! As you may be aware already, it is a Masked Ball and tables can now be booked via the school website (see the latest rolling news). After the great success of the Centenary Ball in 2014, we are hoping to see even more people dancing the night away to the tunes of “Glitterball” and raising money for the School! We would therefore be grateful if you could donate potential raffle prize items by either leaving them at reception marked for the attention of Lindsey Oakley or by emailing her at clm3@talktalk.net. Many thanks for your support! Kind regards, Susanne Barton, on behalf of the Ball Committee

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Maths Angels and Maths online tuition sessions Maths Angels and Maths teacher led tuition sessions run online each Tuesday and Thursday evening. Both schemes are accessed through the link on the Maths Online Tuition Room on Fronter. The sessions are: Tuesday 6:50 Angel sessions 7:20 Year 11 A* Problem Solving Questions Thursday 6:50 Angel Sessions 7:20 Years 7 & 8 rearranging formulae

Problem solving club is now Monday lunchtimes in M3 with Mr Hulson.

Theatretrain Performing Arts Classes at Southend High for Girls

Saturdays 2.30pm-5.30pm 6-18 years 3 hours professional training in Singing Dancing & Acting No experience necessary! Just enthusiasm and commitment! STUDENTS NEEDED to take part in our National Show at the ROYAL ALBERT HALL on September 18th 2016 BOOK A FREE TRIAL! (2 weeks left of our current term before we break for Easter) 2 Merit based Scholarships available* For more information call 07585 707855 or email leigh@theatretrain.co.uk www.theatretrain.co.uk or find us on Facebook at

www.Facebook.com/TheatretrainLeighandSouthend * Scholarship places require an application and audition process and are designed for students who would benefit from our training who under normal financial circumstances would not be able to join a stage school. 68% discount on weekly fees.

PE News On Wednesday 2nd March the Southend Schools’ Borough Gala took place at Garons. After losing the trophy last year for the first time in too many years to remember the girls in the “green” hats were determined to win it back, as were the PE staff! There were some fantastic swims and many of the races were incredibly nail biting. Going into the final relay of the day, the team knew that they had to beat WHSG to win not only this race but the overall title. Maisie Robins got the squadron relay off to a brilliant start taking the lead after the first length and the team maintained this lead throughout the race to win not only the squadron relay trophy, but also the overall relay trophy and the overall title by just 1 point to WHSG. And to round the day off Rebecca Cribb was crowned Champion Girl of the Borough Gala. Well done to all the girls who represented the School. They were not only a credit to SHSG and their parents, but also to their swimming coaches, whose expertise in teaching the girls to swim and compete so well is much respected by us all. The under 14 netball team had a convincing win over Fitzwimarc School in the Essex Plate Netball competition. They won the match by 22 goals to 11. Not to be outdone the year 7 netball team also had to play Fiztwimarc in the quarter finals of the Essex Netball Cup and they too had a great win with a scoreline of 21 goals to 11. They will now play Brentwood Ursuline in the semi-final. The under 14 Netball team is now in the plate final to be played on Tuesday 22nd March at the Redbridge Sports Centre. Fixtures and important dates week beginning Monday 14th March Monday 14th March GCSE Practical Physical Education examination Tuesday 15th March Year 7 and 8 Borough Netball tournament at SHSG starting at 2pm; finishing at 5.45pm. Thursday 17th March Year 7 and 8 Sports Hall Athletics Competition at Garons (year 7 competition is 9am until

12 noon; year 8 competition is 1pm until 3.30pm) Saturday 19th March Athletics coaching day at Chelmsford Athletics Club for selected athletes

Year 11 Double AQA C2

Chemistry Revision Thursdays 3.30 – 4.30 GS2 with Miss Jones

Date Session on Topic Other Info

17.3.16 Calculations C2.3

24.3.16 Chromatography C2.3 Last day of term

Easter Hols

14.4.16 Rates of reaction C2.4

21.4.16 Energy Changes / equilibrium C2.4

28.4.16 Naming Salts (30 min session) C2.5 Year 8 Parents eve

5.5.16 Acid and alkalis C2.5

12.5.16 Electrolysis C2.5

Year 11 Triple Chemistry Revision

Thursdays 3.30 – 4.30 GS3 with Mrs Aylen

Date Session on Unit

17.03.16 Salt mining + Risks and Benefits + Life Cycle of materials C3

24.03.16 Atom+ Ionic bonding + Halogens + Periodic table C4

14.04.16 Covalent bonding + Metal extraction C5

21.04.16 Rates of reaction + Acids and alkalis C6

28.04.16 Energy changes + Chemical analysis C6 / C7

05.05.16 Organic C7

12.05.16 Reversible reactions + Ammonia C7

Other activities will include revision during the Easter break

Drop in revision sessions during your examinations – especially before your examinations.

Reminder Belfairs Woods Trip Please can all students who have not returned their Consent and Payment slips to the School Bank for the Belfairs Woods trip on Friday 18th March, please do so by Monday 14th March . Many thanks. Mrs Rayner

Parents’ Association

Adventure Island See Mrs Lacey in the School Bank for tickets. Prices as follows: Adventure Island £15 each Sealife Centre £4 each Adventure Island Golf Course £4 Family Pass £75.00 includes 4 x Adventure Island

4 Sealife Centre 4 x Golf Course 4 x Meal Vouchers

Cheques to be made payable to SHSG – PA

A Sense of Humour Competition - Meeting There will be a meeting in the media studio on Monday 14th March for those students who are interested in getting

involved in the competition below.

THE WEEK AT A GLANCE

WEEK A Monday 14th March

Years 7-11 Running Club Years 8 to 11 Badminton Club Years 7 & 8 Football Club Maths Drop in Clinic Years 7-13 Biology Open House Years 7 & 8 Japanese Language Club Media Studies Open House GCSE Media Students Problem Solving Club Orchestra Brass Band Hot Club Highly Strung

12.20pm 12.20pm 12.20pm 12.30pm in M4 12.30pm in Biology 2 12.40-1.15pm in room 7 12.30pm in the media studio 12.30pm in M3 with Mr Huslon 12.25-12.55 in MU2 12.55-1.15 in MU1 12.55-1.15 in Music Tech/Practice Rooms 3.30-4.30pm in MU1

Tuesday 15th March

Sixth Form Maths Clinic Mrs Imbush/Mrs Hill UKMT Senior Team Challenge Practice Netball Club Years 8 & 9 Hockey Club Year 7 Chemistry Open House Art Club Years 7 & 8 Textiles Club Year 7 German & Austrian Club Year 7 KS4 Book Club Year 11 Sci Fi Film Club Wind Band Guitar Ensemble Novem Consort Psychology Society Years 8-13 Hairspray Japanese with Mrs Baxter

12.30pm in M4 12.30pm in M2 12.20pm 12.20pm 12.30pm in Chemistry 2 12.30pm in Studio 2 12.30pm in Textiles 2 12.45-1.15pm in room 2 12.30pm in room 12 12.30pm in the media studio 12.25-12.55 in MU2 12.55-1.15 in MU1 12.55-1.15 in Music Tech/Practice Rooms 12.40pm in MH4 3.30-4.45 in MU1 3.45-5.15pm in room 3

Wednesday 16th March

Years 7 to 11 Running Club “Hairspray” Dance Club PE GCSE Practical Club Nature Club Years 7-9 Year 11 Sci Fi Club SHSG Choir Pianists Junior Quartet Hairspray Music Theory Trad Jazz

12.20pm 12.20pm 12.20pm 12.20pm in GS2 12.30pm in the media studio 12.25-12.55pm in MU2 12.25-12.55pm in MU1 12.25pm in Music Tech/Practice Rooms 3.40-5.00pm in the drama studios 3.30-4.30pm in MU1 3.30-4.30pm in MU1

Thursday 17th March

Years 7 to 11 Boot Camp Year 7 Netball Club Christian Union Geography Open House History Club Drama Club Drama: Macbeth Open House Chess Club

12.20pm 12.20pm 12.40-1.10pm in room 19 12.20pm in GG1 12.30pm in room 18 12.25pm in the Clewlow studios 12.30pm in the drama studios 12.30pm in MH4

Friday 18th March

Junior Film Club (Years 7 & 8) Physics Open House Chamber Choir Clarinet Ensemble Beginners Brass Percussion Group Big Band

12.30pm in the media studio 12.30pm in Room 20 12.25-12.55pm in MU2 12.25-12.55pm in MU1 12.55-1.15pm in MU1 12.55pm in Music Tech/Practice Rooms 3.30-4.30pm in MU1

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