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Friday 17th June 2016 Issue 35

Year 6 Transition FortnightMonday and Tuesday saw us host transition visits for our new Year 7 intake from Gorsey Bank Primary school and Alderley Edge Primary school. The students were welcomed by Mr Mackintosh and the Student Services team and

introduced to the Wilmslow Way and life at the High School.

Mr Schneider and Mrs Harris led the activities on the first day with a strong focus on character and leadership skills. Students took part in team building and communication activities which promoted the importance of grit, goodness and graft.

In the afternoon they enjoyed tours to learn about the site led by our Year 12 PE ambassadors followed by sessions in the LRC and with the Student Services team and our Year 7 primary transition ambassadors.

On Tuesday the students were met by the curriculum teams and completed a science investigation into the properties of Borax before the PE team introduced them to a range of sports activities. In the afternoon the students completed a carousel of activities, baking in the food technology area, practising team work and

performance in drama before completing a design and making task in the workshops. The students clearly valued their visit and were highly enthusiastic about the prospect of joining us in September.

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Team Cogent were back together on Tuesday to compete for a place in the final of the Young Enterprise competition. The regional round took place at Sale Sharks AJ Bell Stadium.

After setting up the trade stands and undergoing the technical rehearsals the teams from seven schools across the Northwest were interviewed by the team of judges. The accounts in the company report were tested and questions of sustainability, ethics and retail management were answered. Hannah Steele, managing director and her team stood up well to the test and went on to give a professional performance to the audience on their year of enterprise.

The standard was high. We were particularly impressed by Urban MCR, from Altrincham

Grammar School for Boys whose tourist guide to Manchester wouldn’t have looked out of place in Waterstones. However, the winners were ‘Little Tree Books’ from Saint Edmund Arrowsmith in Ashton–in-

Makerfield, with their educational books targeting the 0-5 age range. We wish them well as representatives of the NorthWest in London.

The students presenting on Tuesday evening were Hannah Steele, Adam Leigh, Frazer Hunter, James Swarbrick and Matt Boyle,

supported on the night by Tom Connor, Emmanuel Hundeyin, Hugh Gosem, Ross Livingston, James Thompson and Jacob Pantling.

Now to come up with an idea for next year....!- Mrs J McHarg

So the Cogent Coaster journey is drawing to a close – There are still taxes to pay but the shareholders will see a good return on their investment which isn’t bad for a business in its first year of trading! As well as the obvious business competencies involved in sourcing products, marketing, sales and keeping accounts, this group of eighteen Year 12 students have developed their skills of communication, team working, accountability, resilience and more all of which will be very useful to them in the near future.

A huge thank you to Sally Harrison at Royal London and Alistair Jackson at Barclays for giving up their time as our business advisors and to Kieron Loynton at Ferrero Rocher for his sales and marketing input. Thanks also to Sophie Davis, MD of last year’s national finalist ‘What A Mug’ for all her support as enterprise mentor.

NORTH WEST FINAL YOUNG ENTERPRISE

Thorngrove House CharityMrs Williams and Mr Hayley are pleased to announce they have sent a cheque for the sum of £1,790 to MIND. This was raised by all the students and staff in Thorngrove over a course of a year and is a magnificent achievement. Many thanks to those of you who supported our house charity, we are both immensely proud of you. Let’s hope we can match this and more to our new chosen charity, The Little Princess Trust, which was kick-started by Olivia Willett, T11EB, when she had her pony tail cut off and donated her hair for a wig.

Year 9 drama club performanceMembers of the Year 9 drama club performed their devised performance for Year 6 students on Tuesday afternoon. The drama club has been working extremely hard to create the performance which was thoroughly enjoyed by the audience. The devised performance looked at different aspects of starting High School which can be daunting and showed the Year 6 audience what the reality of these worries were: getting lost, homework, behaviour points and making friends. The ‘expectation versus reality’ performance put the Year 6’s minds at rest and they were keen to ask further questions of what school life is like in Wilmslow High School.

Geography and CrimeOn Wednesday 15th June, PC Jane Commins visited the Year 8 Humanities lesson to help with students’ understanding of ‘Geography and Crime.’

PC Commins shared lots of facts with the class who had prepared questions about how to become a Police Officer, national and regional crime, local hotspots and the most common crimes that occur in Wilmslow.

The interactive presentation meant that all students were fully engaged throughout. They particularly enjoyed hearing about PC Commins’ personal experiences and the demonstrations of how she uses her equipment.

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NOTES

Notice of Parent Governor Election 2016There are currently two Parent Governor vacancies on the Governing Board for which nominations are invited. Click on the following link to view the vancancy letter http://tinyurl.com/zzmbrs7

The period of office for governors is ordinarily four years. Any prospective candidate must be the parent of a registered student at the school at the time of the election and must agree to be nominated. A proposer and a seconder, who may be the spouse of the candidate, must support each nomination.

Nominations must be on the official nomination paper, which is appended to the linked letter and must be sent to Mr G Crookes, Clerk to the Governing Body by 12.00pm on Friday 24th June 2016.

Membership of the Governing Board may appeal to a parent with the time and enthusiasm to make a direct contribution to the life of the school. Governors are expected to join one or more of the committees of the Governing Body (Finance, Infrastructure & Estates, Learning and Student Support or Personnel). Full Governing Board meetings are held twice/term and last approximately 2 hours. Committee meetings are held twice/term and last approximately 1.5 hours.

For further information please contact Mr Crookes or Dr Pullé on 01625 526191.

If there are more than two nominations, an election will be held. Candidates will have the opportunity to provide a brief personal statement which will be circulated with the ballot paper.

The Battle of the Somme rememberedJuly 1st 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Somme. The Battle, fought by the British in the middle of World War I, has become a byword for disaster. The carnage of the first day is now remembered as the worst day in British military history, and yet this horrific Battle went on to last for a further four-and-a-half months. To mark this historic milestone, an exhibition of artefacts and photographs will be on display at Wilmslow Library over the next few weeks.

Please help!We are collecting small tins of pringles and AZERA coffee for a textiles competition.The product has to fit in to a tubular tin that is the same size as a 40g Pringles snack tin or a 60g Nescafe Azera coffee tin. Please send any tins to the food technology office or for the attention of Miss Speed.

Students crossing the A34 bypass Since the closure of the footbridge, a number of students have been seen crossing the bypass on their way to and from school. Please can you stress to your son/daughter how dangerous this is and encourage him/her to use a safer route. A map showing how students can access an alternative footbridge crossing can be seen below:

Whole Education Week lettersWhole Education Week takes place during the week beginning 4th July. Students in Years 7 and 8 were given a letter and medical consent form this afternoon to bring home. This information has also been emailed home.

Year 7 students need to return the VIS4 form to their form tutor. Year 8 students need to return the reply slip, parental/carer contribution and medical consent form to their history or social studies teacher. Returns can also be taken directly to the history or social studies office. The deadline for returns is a week today (Friday 24th June). If this causes any problems, please contact Mrs Challis on lchallis@wilmslowhigh.cheshire.sch.uk or on 01625 444159

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CALENDAR

Day/date Time Venue ActivityMonday 27th June 4.30-5.30pm Main Hall Wilmslow Concert BandWednesday 29th June All day

7.00-11.00pm

Main Hall

Deanwater Hotel

Year 8 girls HPV vaccinations

Year 11 PromSunday 3rd July Silver Duke of Edinburgh assessment

expedition - departsModel united national conference at Withington Girls School

Week commencing 20th June 2016

Day/date Time Venue ActivityMonday 20th June 4.30-5.30pm Main Hall Wilmslow Concert BandThursday 23rd June 6.00pm P4 Year 12 London visit parents’ evening

Week commencing 27th June 2016

Results commencing 14th June 2016

Fixtures commencing 18th June

DATE OPPONENTS 1ST U13 U12 SPORT18-Jun-16 NEWCASTLE UNDER LYMM A A CRICKET20-Jun-16 TAG RUGBY FESTIVAL (Front Field) MSSP20-Jun-16 ALTRINCHAM GRAMMAR GIRLS H TENNIS21-Jun-16 TRI GOLF INCLUSION MSSP21-Jun-16 INCLUSIVE TENNIS MSSP21-Jun-16 QUAD KIDS (Back Field) MSSP21-Jun-16 SANDBACH ATHLETICS22-Jun-16 ROUNDERS (Front Field) MSSP22-Jun-16 KINGS MACCLESFIELD A CRICKET22-Jun-16 ELLESMERE COLLEGE TENNIS23-Jun-16 KINGS MACCLESFIELD 6S A CRICKET25-Jun-16 OLDHAM HULME H @ styal H CRICKET25-Jun-16 CHEADLE HULME SCHOOL A GIRL FOOTBALL

DATE OPPONENTS U15 U14 U13A U12A SPORT14-Jun-16 TYTHERINGTON canx canx TENNIS15-Jun-16 LYMM won 15.5-4.5 won 7.5-4.5 ROUNDERS15-Jun-16 ALTRINCHAM GRAMMAR lost CRICKET15-Jun-16 BROUGHTON PARK RUGBY CLUB - M21 7TL GIRLS RUGBY1x won 1xdrew 1xlost

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Sports X-tra: http://tinyurl.com/hoq2zvnArts X-tra: http://www.wilmslowhigh.com/?p=265X-tra – Xtra: http://www.wilmslowhigh.com/?p=269Previous issues of High Notes: http://www.wilmslowhigh.com/?p=2239Letters sent from school: http://www.wilmslowhigh.com/?p=2043

USEFUL LINKS

RugbyForty of our KS 3 students enjoyed a fantastic afternoon and evening of rugby at the AJ Bell stadium on Wednesday, taking in three games in the U20s World Cup which has been taking part in Manchester this month.

The students watched the Japan versus Argentina group game before putting their boots on and taking part in their own coaching session which was delivered by England RFU coaches. Following that, the boys went back into the stadium to watch two closely fought matches, the first saw Wales take on New Zealand and that was followed by the hosts, England, taking on Australia.

RoundersOur junior teams played rounders fixtures against Lymm High School on Wednesday. The U12 team won their game 7 ½ to 4 ½ and the U13 team won convincingly 15 ½ to 4 ½ .

CricketThe U13 cricket team played Stockport Grammar in the Cheshire cup on the same night. Batting first, Wilmslow scored 94 for 6, but this wasn’t enough as Stockport achieved this with the loss of 1 wicket. Not the best performance of the season, but it was pleasing to see another good innings from Callum Sherrington who scored 50 not out.

RugbyA small group of Year 7 and 8 girls attended a rugby festival at Broughton Park this week. The girls showed fantastic effort and commitment throughout the afternoon against some strong opposition. There were stand out performances from Lucie Darroch, Georgia Larsen and Georgia Robertson who, as well as playing well themselves, really supported some of our less experienced players.

Guild Players looking for local young talent for Christmas pantomime and are holding auditions for talented youngsters to take part in the show.The auditions will be on Tuesday 28th June 2016 at 7.30pm at The Wilmslow Guild.

In particular they are looking for older teenagers (14+) to take principal roles, but are able to accept younger children from 11 for smaller parts. This year’s pantomime is “Dracula (The Panto)” by Jim Spernick, directed by Anja and Tobias Schiebeck. Many Wilmslow High School students have taken part in their shows in recent years.

If your child is interested in auditioning for the show, please contact Sue Chadwick on suec97@ntlworld.com.

Wilmslow Guild Players also welcome new adult members!

Find out more about Wilmslow Guild Players on their web site: www.wgp.org.uk

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GARDENS DAY

Saturday 25th June 201610.30 - 4.30

Visit 19 beautiful local gardens £10 in advance,

or £12 on the day

www. wilmslowwells.orgAdvance tickets from Chelsea Flowers, Chapel Lane,

Wilmslow or Alderley Flowers, London Rd, A/E.Phone 01625 522552 or 07771 900 294

Refreshments at St John’s Church Rooms and in selected gardens

Registered Charity No : 328330

Wilmslow Wells for Africa

Join the Alderley Edge Wizard Walk

Fathers Day, June 19th from 10am

Fathers Day Family Fun - a day out designed for dad, with dad stuff….. that dads like to do!

Guinness World Record - be a part of a new world record for the ‘Largest Gathering of Wizards.’

Fun Accessible Walk - 2 mile stroll for the whole family with a whole load of fun along the route.

Big Kids - crazy ‘Dare your Daddy’ challenges. Play in the Quidditch League.

Diddy People - 3rd and 4th child go free. Our inclusive Route is planned as buggy and wheelchair friendly.

Schools / Groups / Organisations - hang an official certificate of participation on your wall!

Six Magical Reasons to

Join our Wizard Walk

Help us create a new Guinness World Record!

Find out more and register at www.wizardwalk.org

Looking for days out in Manchester this summer? Try clicking the link below.

http://tinyurl.com/zyo5deo

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WEEKEND ON THE CARRS

Saturday and Sunday18/19 JuneWilmslow is set to enjoy a fantastic weekend of free entertainment in the Carrs this weekend, courtesy of Wilmslow Town Council.

The Cinema on the Carrs is back for its second year, this time showing everyone’s favourite singalong film, ‘Grease’. There will be a movie-themed food court and a full bar available on the night, and people are encouraged to bring their friends and enjoy some good old-fashioned entertainment. Bring along your own seating – blankets and deckchairs are welcome, but please no gazebos or dogs; you could even bring along a picnic.

Gates open at 6pm on Saturday 18th June with the main feature being shown from 7-45pm. Get there early and secure your pitch. The event takes place near the Hawthorn Lane entrance to the Carrs and within easy walking distance from town centre car parks that are free after 6pm.

Sunday 19th JuneThe Party on the Carrs is back for its 5th year. With a host of community stalls, bouncy

castles, trampolines, sports clubs, street food and live musical entertainment, the event has become one of Wilmslow’s favourite fixtures of the summer. More details of the

participating music acts and community groups can be found on our Facebook page “Party on the Carrs”.

This year’s event, for the first time, sees sports clubs with WFA and Wilmslow Town FC, Everybody Leisure from the Leisure Centre, Bushido Ju-Jitsu and

Pownall Park Tennis Club offering demos and activities throughout the day. If you fancy trying the speed gun challenge to see how powerful your

kick is then this is the place to try it. It’s Father’s Day so why not bring Dad along and challenge him? Everybody Leisure will be bringing

their smoothie bike where you can make some healthy food at the same time as keeping fit and there will be demonstrations from

Bushido Ju-Jitsu during the afternoon.

Community Groups will also be offering competitions, tombolas and other activities and you can enjoy all of

these whilst listening to some fantastic music from various acts in the two musical performance areas.

The event runs from 12pm to 5pm and entry is free to all. For more information follow us on

Facebook “Party on the Carrs” and Twitter @partycarrs.

Contact Georgie Johnson 07770 931231 georgiej@mac.com for

further details.

ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR AS WILMSLOW SHOW RETURNS FOR 104TH YEAR

With everything from live music and floral displays to craft stalls and arena events, this year will see, amongst others, magician Nick Barnes, Clown Shows, inflatable bumper cars and, of course the Cowboy Village. Andrew Van Buren will be performing some of his fantastic illusions and there will be plenty of action in the Arena with acts including the Falconry School, The Chesterfield Musketeers Showband and firm favourite Jema Leopold with her equestrian display.

Wilmslow Show is also proud to present the first ever Doggy Olympics. Paul Chilton has run the Barkers Dog Arena for the Wilmslow Show for several years and said “Every year we have a fun Dog Show, but this year I wanted to do something different. I’m not going to give away all the surprises, but I’d like to invite as many people as possible to come along with their dogs to take part in something pretty special.” If you think you and your dog have what it takes to go for gold then head down to the Dog Arena at 2.30pm.

Wilmslow’s very own hospital, HCA the Wilmslow Hospital, will be carrying out free mini health checks in their Wilmslow Show tent. They will also have a physiotherapist on hand to offer advice on how to keep active at work. Last year this proved to be very popular so make sure you get a chance to visit them.

To find out more follow Wilmslow Show on Twitter or Facebook and look out for leaflets with full details of timings and events which will be distributed in the town soon, as well as online.

Tickets are available on the gate, or you can buy tickets in advance at www.ticketsource.co.uk/the-wilmslow-show.

Family tickets for 2 adults and up to 3 children under 16 years are available at the reduced rate of £10 (£12 on the gate).

Frank McCarthy, Chairman of the Wilmslow Show Committee said,

”We’ve arranged a great show this year, with plenty of old favourites as well as lots of new events for Wilmslow residents and visitors

to enjoy. Everyone is welcome to come along and enjoy the host of entertainment that we have lined up for you on 10th July. We look

forward to seeing you there.”

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Next Friday 17th and Saturday 18th June there will be something strange and wonderful growing in Bank Square.

Wilmslow In Bloom, working with local artist Lorna Fellas, is creating a wonderful art installation as part of this year’s entry into the North West in Bloom competition – and everyone is invited to get involved.

Friday will see selected primary school children taking part in weaving and plaiting fabric and willow on to fencing to form a huge and beautiful floral sculpture. On Saturday, as well as visiting the Artisan Market, everyone is invited down to Bank Square to help complete the huge artwork which will represent this year’s entry theme of Butterflies and Bees.

Organisers have been busy collecting bright fabrics which can be incorporated into the work. If anyone would like to contribute any remnants – old sheets or shirts would be ideal – then please bring them along with you and see them woven into the design.

Local businesses have already started their planting as part of the project with the top of Grove Street already blooming, thanks to local school planters on display. Artwork is also popping up in business window displays as many schools have been creating their very own ‘Butterflies & Bees’ masterpieces to support the Wilmslow In Bloom theme.

Starting in 2012 Wilmslow has won Gold awards in the North West In Bloom competition for the past two years and is keen to repeat the success.

Lorna and the In Bloom team will be in Bank Square on Friday with invited school children and then on Saturday from 9.30am to 5pm when everyone is invited to come and join in the creative fun. You can follow Wilmslow in Bloom on Twitter @Wilmslow4Gold or on Facebook Edible Wilmslow in Bloom.

Ruth McNulty, Chair of the Wilmslow In Bloom committee

said, “ We’re very excited about this project. As well as

encouraging businesses to take part by joining in the planting,

we thought that this community artwork would really represent the spirit of In Bloom, as well as the creativity of Wilmslow

residents. Once it is complete it will be displayed in Bank Square

and then shown to the judges when they visit the town on

Friday 29th July.”

WILMSLOW IN BLOOM 2016 What’s blooming in Bank Square?

Picture shows pupils from Dean Oaks Primary School with their artwork, Scarlett

Gill, Will Warton, Oliver Wells & Talia Moussaoui.

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