ONWARDS - South Wilts Grammar School for Girls

ONWARDS
Friends of South Wilts Grammar School
Library Resources Centre
We are very grateful to The Friends of South Wilts
who are busy fundraising to finance the new
furniture for our new Library Resources Centre
and to all parents who continue so actively to
support their fundraising events. The final design
for the interior of the LRC can be seen in
Reception. (Mrs Wood)
Charity News
At the end of the Easter holiday four
SWGS girls (Evie Gentle, Thea Maxwell,
Alice Nield and Melissa Morris) acted as
teddy medics at the STARS teddy
parachuting event held at the Cathedral
on Sunday 19th April, rescuing and
looking after the brave teddies who took
part.
Wessex Walks – Save the Children
Once again Mrs Tallis, Miss Balaine and Miss
Rogers accompanied pupils who chose to walk
either 10 or 15 miles along Whitesheet Hill on
Sunday 10th May.
The weather this year was ideal – not too hot and
not the torrential rain we experienced a couple of
years ago!
All the girls completed their distances successfully
and all money raised in sponsorship will go direct
to Save the Children. (Mrs Tallis)
Teachers Masterchef
Well done to 9B who came up with a very
innovative idea for raising money: a
Teachers’ Masterchef competition. Eight
teachers took part in teams of 2 to
decorate a cake using materials provided.
Pupils paid to watch the fun and the
cakes produced (a treasure chest, a
Titanic scene, a crab and a castle) were
then auctioned off to the highest bidder.
The fantastic sum of just over £102 was
raised in one lunch hour! (Mrs Tallis)
Year 8 Charity Fair
On Friday 24 April 2009, the whole of Year 8 held the
annual South Wilts Charity Fair. Representatives from
16 local charities were invited to help the girls to
understand the work of their charity and to assist in
fund raising over the lunchtime period.
The girls set up their own stalls and displays and
raised money with games and raffles, as well as selling
home made cakes and crafts. Several teachers were
persuaded to be sponged outside! The hall was
buzzing with excitement as staff and girls from the rest
of the school wandered around the Fair enjoying the
activities. In all, over ₤584 was raised and a great deal
of fun was had by all. Many of the charity
representatives remained in school for lunch
afterwards and remarked on how impressed they were
with the girls’ enthusiasm and determination to make
the event such a success.
The charities involved were:
Hope and Homes for Children, Trussell Trust, Wiltshire
Wildlife Trust, Wiltshire Blind Association, Wiltshire
Global Education Centre, Women’s Refuge, The
Alabaré Christian Care Centres, Salisbury Arts Centre,
Naomi House Children’s Hospice, Wiltshire Air
Ambulance Appeal, Homestart South Wiltshire, SWAN
Advocacy Network, Salisbury Samaritans, SCOPE,
Harnham Water Meadows Trust and Children’s
Chance. (Mrs Stammers)
Year 8 Charity Fair
Year 8 Charity Fair
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