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20 September 2019 Follow us on twitter @woodhouse_grove
Drama Masterclass... Miss Couper has launched a new opportunity for Drama and Theatre students (and any other students interested) called, 'Wednesday Workshops With...' where various names from the field of television, film and theatre will be running masterclasses or workshops in school. The first series of Masterclasses are written and led by Natalie Anderson (Emmerdale, The Royal, Wire in the Blood, Wicked). So far, she has delivered 2 exciting Masterclasses on Acting for TV and Stage and also Musical Theatre: Text in Performance. Natalie's coaching has been hugely valuable, her knowledge of how television and live theatre production works is insightful. The students are learning new skills and techniques that they can include on University / Drama School applications and their CVs.
There are still places available on the next 2 acting Masterclasses, which are open to students who wish to pursue Drama post 16 and post 18.
What’s On...
Big thanks to all students who are helping at Open Morning tomorrow—it’s going to be busy !
Methodist Schools United… Last weekend, Georgia Young, Rory Gallagher and Catherine Voronina, Y13 attended the inaugural G2L (Global to Local) conference at St. Hugh's College, Oxford. We were also joined by students from Ashville School. The conference invited methodist schools with the aim to meet and think about how to solve some of the biggest challenges facing our world today.
Oxford University was a fantastic venue and gave students an insight into life at one of the top universities in the world. The conference explored how organisations and individuals are working towards achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A number of speakers from various charities helped the students to understand their work and ethos, whilst the students also gave impressive presentations based on their own research.
Busy Boarding... Our boarders seem to have settled into school life very well; playing table football and Monopoly in the boarding houses as well as a trip to Whitby, movie night and freshers’ weekend.
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Forthcoming Trips... Y9—Battlefields March 2020 We are now taking bookings on Evolve for the History department trip to the WW1 Battlefields of France and Belgium. All parents have been sent an email invite with a link to express interest. The trip will run from Friday 27 March to Monday 30 March 2020, and will cost approximately £425. Letters have been provided to students with further information, but if you have any more questions please contact Mr Madden at [email protected].
Y10 to Y13—Auschwitz July 2020
We are also taking bookings on Evolve for the History department trip to Krakow and Auschwitz for students from Y10 to Y13. All parents have been sent an email invite with a link to express interest. The trip will run from Friday 3 July to Monday 6 July 2020 and will cost approximately £580. Letters have been provided to students with further information, but if you have more questions please contact Mr Madden at [email protected].
These are both popular trips, so please book early to avoid disappointment.
Sports Roundup... Rugby...
Last week our rugby teams played QEGS Wakefield, winning 5 & losing 3, a great result this early in the season.
1st won 33-12
2nd won 27-19
U16 won 45-5
U15 lost 0-40
U14A won 39-12 / U14B won 31-26
U13A lost 5-40 / U13B lost 15-30
U12GREEN & U12RED – training games with 35 boys representing WGS for the first time.
Netball...
A couple of losses for our 3rd and 4th team netballers against strong Rodillian 1st and 2nd teams. Our 3rds lost 6-20 to Rodillian 1sts and our 4ths lost 5-15 to Rodillian 2nds.
Congratulations to 1st VII who won the Alex Reid Tournament with the following results;
1st wins v Greenhead 13-8, Nottingham HS 15-7, GSAL 12-10, Sheffield HS 13-4 and Bromsgrove 14-7.
A very tough start to the season against Cheadle Hulme for our younger teams;
U16A lost 10-34 / U16B lost 12-27
U15A won 42-8 / U15B won 18-6
U14A lost 20-27 / U14B won 34-10
U13A lost 13-51 / U13B lost 2-35
U12GREEN lost 7-26 / U12RED lost 3-27
We had over 170 boys and 120 girls representing the school last weekend. Well done to all involved.
Next week, Yorkshire welcomes 1,400 athletes from 90 countries to the UCI Road World Cycling Championships with a global TV audience of over 250 million. It will be the first time since 1982 that Britain has hosted the event. Our very own Mr Lambert is volunteering at the event and will be working in the Harrogate Hospitality Hub for 6 of the 9 days of competition.
We hope you all have the chance to join in the fun and watch at least some of the racing.
Individual Successes... Hermione Roe, Y10 has had an amazing summer of swimming. First she became double British Champion at the British Swimming Champs where she won both 50m and 100m breaststroke in the Women's 13/14 age category and then English National Champion in both 200m and 400m freestyle for her age category.
Congratulations to George Hammond, Y11 who won the Bradford Junior Cricket League U15 batting award and also to Harry Pinkney, Y10 who won the bowling trophy for U15s, despite being a year young. Harry bowled 22 overs and took 17 wickets with an average of 3.8.
During the summer, Kira Grahamslaw, Y8 won the Wenlock Olympian Games in Shropshire with her team Harrogate Fencing Club. At one point, Kira needed to score 8 points on the trot and she stepped up to the mark putting the team ahead and in a strong position to reach the final, which they won.
