Challney News July 2008 - Challney High School for Girls

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• help their children to make a positive
contribution
• prepare their children to achieve
economic well­being.
We would welcome your ideas about
practical ways in which we might support you
and families in these areas, ideas which we
could then include in our action plan. Please
contact Alan Palmer, Assistant Headteacher, at
the school with your thoughts. Also if you wish
to find out more about Investors in Families,
please do visit their website
www.investorsinfamilies.org.uk.
Partner school
Our plans to establish partnerships with schools
around the world have taken a step forward
with the support of The Citizens Foundation, an
organisation dedicated to establishing quality
schools throughout Pakistan. We have agreed to
pair up with a new secondary school in the
Minhalla district of Lahore called Shirin Sultan
Dossa Campus. In September we will find out
more about this exciting opportunity when
visitors from The Citizens Foundation come to
speak to us in assemblies.
Certificates awarded
Thank you to all parents and carers who came
to school to share the celebration of their
daughter’s success at her annual Certificate
Presentation Assembly on July 17th. It was
very good to see so many of you so clearly
showing your support for your daughter’s
learning. The event went a long way in
confirming the very high standards which your
daughters are achieving and in reminding us
that your daughters are most proud of their
achievements when we celebrate them together.
They have a lot to be proud about.
Fieldtrip to Hitchin
On 9 th and 10 th June 2008, the majority of
pupils who study Geography in Year 10 went
on a fieldtrip to Hitchin.
We went to Hitchin two days running to see
how the weekly market affects the town.
When we got to Hitchin we had to do
questionnaires and counts. However only our
group did the noise check to add a scientific
element to the coursework. When we finished
our work we were allowed to go to the shops
and explore Hitchin.
The trip was educational and the weather was
nice and sunny. I think everyone had a great
time.
Nevpreet Bains, 10Y
Enjoy and Achieve
Sports Day was held on Wednesday 2 nd of July
this year. The day started off well – everyone
was doing something different, their own thing.
All classes were given a country to identify
with. Our class was given Australia. We
decorated our own hats and held up an
immense banner of the Australian flag. The
atmosphere was vibrant as the school burst out
on to the field where cheerful rays of sunshine
greeted us. As the athletes competed, we stood
to one side of the field and cheered them
through their efforts. It was a lovely day.
Everyone was pleased with the competition.
Many people were having so much excitement
that they wished they were an athlete
themselves.
Sonia Hussain, 8P
Fitness
Remember the following guidelines:
• keep active over the summer
• remember to warm up and cool down
before and after exercise
• drink plenty of water to keep you hydrated
• eat healthily – you all know what to eat!
You must eat more than one meal a day to
keep in shape. If you only eat once a day
your body thinks it is starving and will
make you fatter by
conserving calories.
Check it out in Science
and Food lessons!
• take part in summer
camps at Denbigh.