March 2010 .pub - South Wilts Grammar School for Girls

ONWARDS
School Charities
Children’s Chance (Mayor’s Appeal) and the Children’s Society
The Spring term has been yet another success in terms of fundraising.
At the end of term 3 a cake sale run by 7B raised £78. A fantastic group effort within this form
resulted in a range of delicious cakes and biscuits that were enjoyed by the whole school.
Term 4 was kick-started by a very successful fashion show organised by the year 12 charity
prefects, involving students as models and clothes from several Salisbury shops, including
Mistral, Kew, Anokhi, East, Fat Face and Next.
This was a wonderful event which raised just over £1000 and you
may have seen the article/pictures in the Salisbury Journal. This
was followed soon after by 7A’s inventive ‘duck event’: students
bought plastic ducks and personalised them over the holidays’
These ducks were then entered into a competition, with entries
including ‘Duck Whittington’, ‘Duck of the North’ and the winning
‘punk duck’! 9B held a “B fair” with various stalls on 19th March
and, following in this trend, 7E and 7N ran an Easter fair on March
25th. 11A held a staff versus staff netball match and there have
been a couple of successful raffles. 6th formers will be running the
usual end of term cake sale, which is always a big hit with both
pupils and teachers. (Mrs Tallis)
Charity Events
The Y13 charity prefects and a group of six 6th formers took part in the annual Alabaré sleep
out in the Cathedral cloisters on 26th February, an event run by a Christian charity that
supports homeless people throughout Wiltshire. This was a brilliant event, and it was fantastic
to join with other church groups and individuals to raise money for such a worthy cause.
Although it was damp and there was a general lack of sleep, spirits were still high.
Christabell Pidduck in 11E made an incredible individual effort to raise money for the Haiti
earthquake appeal, raising £250 by selling handmade bookmarks and badges. Further money
was raised for Haiti when the senior charity prefects collected spare change from all year
groups, collecting just over £150.
A group of sixth formers put on an excellent production of “The Importance of Being Earnest”
and contributed profits to Help for Heroes.
Finally good luck to the Year 13 pupils who will be abseiling down the front of the Wiltshire
College, Salisbury in aid of EdUKaid on 31st March and to the Year 9 pupils who will be acting
as “teddy medics” at the teddy parachuting event for the STARS Appeal on Saturday 24th
April.
We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who has run or supported an event this term.
Those tutor groups who have not yet reached their charity target should be thinking about what
they can do next term. (Year 13 Charity Prefects)
Salter’s Festival of Chemistry
Another star team of four Year 8 students took part in the Salter’s Festival of
Chemistry at Southampton University on 24th March.
During the day their observational and practical skills were tested as they carried
out chemical tests to solve a murder mystery. All four enjoyed working in the
University Chemistry lab with undergraduate students to help them. The bonus was winning
second prize in one of the challenges, Well done, Polly, Esther, Emily and Kellie. (Mrs
Wrighton)
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