Blog Week Ending 13th September
A very warm welcome to all new and returning students, staff and families! It has been a very busy summer in school, with a whole host of refurbishments and improvements to our school facilities. Classrooms have been redecorated, new water fountains installed in additional locations round the school as well as system and hardware updates across our Computer Science suites. Additionally, our new caterers have updated the kitchen to reflect the new and expanded food options on offer. The new menus have gone down extremely well with students and staff who are thoroughly enjoying all the new recipes, salad pots, fruit juice slushies and ‘grab and go’ options. Our Student Council will provide a full review of the new caterers at the end of the term and feed-back to me and my team. To read more about our food options please click here Supporting Your Child – Wilmington Grammar School for Girls (wgsg.co.uk)
Miss Skrine, Head of Year 7 (pictured with students below) has created an induction programme to support our new students as they settle into school life. The programme includes a series of peer events, tours and lessons led by their Tutors, Student Managers and Teachers – Miss Skrine has been overseeing their progress. Miss Skrine added “it has been an absolute pleasure to spend time with our new Year 7s, who are already settling in so well; making friends, exploring their new school and engaging with their lessons”
In the below Science lesson Mrs Carwithen and her Year 7 students are evaluating the results of their recent practical lesson – observing cells using a microscope. Students have been familiarising themselves with our science labs’ apparatus and safety information before performing their first scientific investigation!
Introducing .. Ms Aggrey, Head of Chemistry who has a wealth of experience teaching Chemistry, planning truly engaging curriculum and leading departments in secondary settings. “I am incredibly passionate about Chemistry and hope to inspire all of our students to be as enthusiastic about their scientific studies as I will be in delivering the lessons!”
In Ms Aggrey’s Year 13 Chemistry A Level lesson (pictured) where students were challenged to expand their knowledge of Intermolecular forces and were able to identify the different types from weakest to strongest – excellent work!
Our new Year 12 students are based at WGSG for their study periods but dependent upon their subjects and timetables are likely to have lessons at both WGSG and WGSB. Both sites have dedicated study and common room spaces as well as a Sixth Form canteen area at WGSG. Mrs Develeski, Teacher of Sociology has been appointed Deputy Head of WG6 and Head of Year 12 and is delivering part of the WG6 induction programme to support students as they settle into their A level studies. Mrs Develeski added “Much of my career has been focused on crafting and delivering A Level courses and I am committed to preparing our students for higher education and careers in the ever-changing world around them.”
Pictured below – Mrs Develeski with Year 12 students working on independent study tasks.
We foster a culture that celebrates, and is inspired by, all of our shared and personal achievements, whether school based academic ones or through clubs and activities undertaken out of school, so please do make us aware of any key events so that we can share them in our school blogs.
What an incredible team performance by our students who took part in the Kent Relay Championships on Sunday! Chloe, Keona, Rebecca, Manroop and Candy who are members of Dartford Harriers – all performed exceptionally, securing medals!
Chloe A (Y8) and Keona O (Y8) ran together in the U13G 4x200m relay team finishing 3rd in the final winning a bronze medal each! Rebecca T (Y10) and Manroop J (Y9) ran together in both the U15G 4x200m and the U15G 4x100m relay teams – in the 200 relay they came 1st in the final winning gold! For the 100m relay they came 2nd in the final winning silver. Manroop also had to step in as reserve for the U15G 4x300m relay and they won bronze in the final so a full set of medals for her. Candy O (Y11) was part of the senior women Medley relay team running in the 200m leg finishing 2nd securing the silver medal.
Key forthcoming dates:
Year 10 Expectations Evening – Thursday 12 Sept 5pm (virtual)
Year 8 Expectations Evening – Thursday 19 Sept 5pm (virtual)
Year 11 Expectations Evening Thursday 19 Sept 6.30pm – (virtual)
Year 9 Expectations Evening – Thursday 26 Sept 5pm (virtual)
Year 12 Expectations Evening – Thursday 26 Sept 6pm (In person @ WGSG)
Year 11 Geography Field Trip – Tuesday 1 Oct
Year 7 Meet the Tutor & Expectations Evening – Wednesday 2 Oct (In Person)
Year 11 Parents’ Evening – Thursday 10 Oct (In Person)
Year 6 Open evening – Thursday 17 October
Last Day of Term 1 – Friday 25 Oct
First Day of Term 2 – Thursday 7 Nov
Year 11 mock examinations commence – Monday 11 Nov
Best wishes,
Michelle Lawson
Headteacher
