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Clifton High School Bulletin 005. 26th November 2012
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005. 26th November 2012
Children in Need: Pyjamas, Sponsored Silence and Dodgeball!
On Friday 16th November, everybody had a comfortable day at School wearing their pyjamas and slippers to support Children in Need. As well as making a donation to be able to wear pyjamas for the day, pupils and staff took part in various activities to raise even more money for this huge national charity day including a Tuck Sale, Beat the Goalie and even Lauren Barber’s very lucrative sponsored silence! But the major highlight of the day had to be the staff vs senior pupils Dodgeball match at lunchtime on our new MUGA games courts. With the rest of the School cheering on from the sidelines, two teams of pupils took their turn to take on the staff. Much noise, running about, ball throwing, somewhat questionable interpretation of the rules, Dr Neill’s intervention on the pupils’ side to support one lone student player against all the staff by herself and a lot of fun later, the teachers’ team emerged victorious by the narrowest of margins.
A great spirit-lifter for a dull autumn day and all for a great cause too. We’re pleased to report that CHS raised £575.47 for Children in Need. Who’s in for helping Pudsey next year?!
Bulletin
Huge congratulations to
everyone involved in the
School’s production of the
original musical, Chance! -
the show was a resounding
success! Look out for a full
report and lots more
pictures at the end of term.
Nursery children were
fascinated to learn more
about space and stars
last week when they
visited the senior physics
labs. They even saw an
incredible experiment to
create a real comet!
We are very excited
about CHS’s involvement
in HiSparc- a serious
international particle
physics research project
into the detection of
cosmic rays. Read more
online as it progresses!
News - more pictures and full stories on the news pages at www.cliftonhigh.bristol.sch.uk
Y9 pupils studying
classical subjects visited
the Roman baths at
Bath. Pupils explored the
10,000 year-old hot
springs and even handled
some of the ancient
artefacts in the museum.
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Read more
online about
recent senior
sport - girls
performed
well at the
Avon netball tournament and the
boys’ rugby drew at Cathedral.
Plus county hockey trials are
underway with lots of our girls
doing well. Full round up soon!
A group of Y12
students led a
session on 26th
October (Mufti
Day!) as part of
the Leadership
Award Program they have
developed. The younger pupils
participated in debates with great
enthusiasm and consideration.
Year 4 have been
learning about
skeletons over
the past two
weeks and were
introduced to
“Bob” who came out of retirement to
help in the lessons like a true
professional!
French in Year 1
We will be introducing a programme
of French into Year 1 at the start of
next term. This will be an exciting
introduction to languages and will be
coordinated by Mrs Sutcliffe whose
enthusiasm will no doubt inspire the
children. It is our intention that this
initiative will instil in the children an
appreciation of other languages and
cultures that will last a lifetime.
Vive le Francais!
LTA Mini-Red Tennis for Reception and Year 1 children
Mr Richard Conway, our tennis
coach, is going to run ‘mini-red’
tennis lessons for children in
Reception and Year 1 for the first
time. These sessions will take place
in the gymnasium on Monday and
Tuesday from 8.00a.m. to 8.40a.m.
Details of charges and kit
requirement will be given in the
clubs letter that will be sent out in
the near future.
Twinning News CHS is delighted to have been
mentioned twice in the Winter 2012
edition of ‘Twinning News’ a
publication from the Bristol
International Twinnings Association.
Our links with Dongfeng Donglu
primary in Guangzhou, China and the
First of May preschool in Beira,
Mozambique were both noted:
“Children and parents from Clifton
High School’s counterpart the
Dongfeng Donglu Primary in
Guangzhou were in Bristol recently as
promised ... They brought a TV crew
with them to make a prime time
documentary about the trip and the
also managed a coaching session at
Bristol City FC ...”
“... central library was the setting for
the Bristol Link with Beira (BLB) to
launch their book “Sun, Sea and
Solidarity- 21 years of twinning with
Beira” written by Susie Weldon and
sponsored by UWE. Special guest was
Ilda Raivoso …. Clifton High School’s
choir sang songs of welcome and
celebration to reflect their links with
the First of May preschool in Beira…..”
Notices and reminders
News - more pictures and full stories on the news pages at www.cliftonhigh.bristol.sch.uk
Early Years
We are delighted to announce two exciting initiatives that will be
launched in January 2013.
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Year 2 have had
an exciting and
busy time. They
enjoyed an ‘Art
Attack’ visit to
Tyntesfield where
they designed their own ‘Hunkypunk’
and also celebrated a medieval feast
back at School to round off their
“Castles” topic. There was singing and
dancing and even a ‘bird pie’!
Congratulations
to Jim, Katie,
Nikki and Zak of
Y12 who
achieved a
splendid sixth
place out of twenty in the recent
Senior Team Mathematics Challenge
at UWE. Eighty young people
wrestled with some difficult problems
at this enjoyable event.
The Y12 Spanish
class recently
participated in
language debates
at Clifton College,
doing a fantastic
job of arguing against a difficult
motion and further developed their
skills at a University of Bristol lecture
(entirely in Spanish!)
Food Technology
equipment amnesty Please make sure that any pupils
who have borrowed equipment
from the Food Technology room to
take their finished food products
home return everything to
Mr Goldsmith by the end of this
week. Please be aware that any
unreturned items will be charged for
via the end of term bills. Thank you!
Charity Fundraising
The Parents’ Association are pleased
to announce that we raised £345
through sales of wrapping paper
from Northbrook this term - thank
you to everybody who contributed
by buying some!
Notices and reminders
News - more pictures and full stories on the news pages at www.cliftonhigh.bristol.sch.uk News - more pictures and full stories on the news pages at www.cliftonhigh.bristol.sch.uk
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Don’t forget
27th November
Sports Team Photographs Y2-13
28th November
Parents’ Association AGM
29th November
Nursery -Y6 ‘Drop In’ sessions
4th December
Early Years Christmas Show
5th December
School Christmas Lunch
6th December
Key Stage 1 Christmas Show
7th December
Mufti Day for Christmas Fair
8th December
Christmas Fair
10th December
Carol Service
13th December
Key Stage 2 Advent Concert
14th December
End of Autumn Term
8th January
Start of Spring Term
Remember to check the school
calendars and website
regularly for more details plus
news, events and dates.
Copies of all letters home are
on the website. The School
Office can give you details to
access the parents’ area.
Contact us:
Tel: 0117 973 0201
Email: enquiries@cliftonhigh.bristol.sch.uk
To report an absence: absence@cliftonhigh.bristol.sch.uk
www.cliftonhigh.bristol.sch.uk
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