Whitgift School News

Here you can find the latest news and announcements from Whitgift School.

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PATH 4 LIFE

 

 

Funded by Inspiring Communities Path 4 Life provides a life coach in school which helps a variety of students.
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Broadening young people’s horizons Media Mash Up! - Immage Studios

Ten Y8 students have been attending workshops at Immage Studios as part of our ‘Media Mash up!’ project.

AIM HIGHER
Aimhigher news

Annual Year 9 ‘ACE’ Day – The University of Hull

Wednesday 5th June

The annual Aimhigher event saw forty Year 9 students spend the day with undergraduates from The University of Hull.

Whitgift School Hairspray Production

Please click the following link for the Grimsby Telegraph write up:

U-dance Performance
The following students took part in the U-dance Showcase Performance at the Grimsby Auditorium: Lily Vessey, Danni-Louise Jones, Bradley Bryant, Katie Dennis, Molly Chester, Paige Roffee, Natasha Stead, Bethany Sinclair, Ben Goodyear, Gemma Mumby and Rosie Clark.

Staff 5-A-Side Football Team
In October the staff entered the Grimsby Teachers 5 a-side football league.
Aimhigher Summer School 2010
This year we have seven Year 10 and Year 11 students who have applied for a place on a variety of themed Aimhigher Residential Summer Schools at universities around the region.
Core Studies - Knife Crime
Year 7, 8 and 11 students have all successfully completed a two week course in Core Studies with Steve Jones from Humberside Police.
Inspiring Communities
Inspiring Communities is a name you are going to be hearing a great deal about over the coming months.
Frank Bus Arrives at Whitgift
On Tuesday 16th March, the "Frank" drugs awareness bus arrived at Whitgift.
8-1 Become Crown Prosecutors For The Day
The Crown Prosecution service visited Whitgift on Monday 22nd March and Wednesday 24th March to deliver two sessions to 8-1 Humanities.
Mathletics Championship

Class 8h/Ma1 became Mathletes for the morning in aid of Sport Relief.

Maths Club

Maths club runs every second Thursday in N29 with Mrs Bell and Mrs McCloskey.

Doctor Who Club
Doctor Who Club went "RETRO" for a few weeks, watching episodes from the Tom Baker era.
Maths Calculators
Scientific Calculators are available from the Maths Department for £3.
Space Circus

January 2010 - Year 7 space circus - 30 members of Year 7 attended an externally ran space circus in the hall.

BTEC Science Certificate

March 2010 - Over half of all Year 11 students have already completed and passed their BTEC Science Certificate.

MRS CHAPMAN – OFFICE FINANCIAL MANAGER
Mrs Chapman a member of staff has been working tirelessly for the last approximately 6 months fundraising as she and a friend are trekking in the Himalayas over the Easter Holiday.
Le petit dejeuner
For 30 of our Year 8s, it was an exciting period 4 lesson  - and for  part of our leadership team, it was a new experience.
Valentines Ball 2010
Love was certainly in the air at the annual Valentine's ball in February 2010.
Maths News
New Maths Award

The Findus Group kindly sponsored a new award for Whitgift's Awards Evening earlier this term.

Sporting Highlights 2009

Football

The Year 11 football team played Healing and came from 2-0 down to draw 3-3 with a late goal from Danny Jaycock.

Hospitality Highlights 2009

Cooking Competition

Four students entered a national cooking competition run by the Meat Education Board.

Aim Higher

In October, some of our Year 9 and Year 11 boys attended an event at the Beachcomber,Humberston, entitled ‘What's the decimal point of it all?' where they learned about the relevance of Maths in the workplace.

The 'Get Real Food' Show

All of our KS3 students attended the ‘Get Real Food Show' in September, where they learnt the grim truth behind what really goes into making convenience and fast foods.

'BBC Blast!' At Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education

In September some lucky students attended three exciting workshops at Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education , organised by the BBC.

Anti Cyber Bullying Campaign

Year 8 students had the opportunity to enter a competition organised by NE Lincs Council's Anti Bullying Team, lead by Val Puncher, to create a slogan to help combat Cyber Bullying.

Annual Awards Evening 2009

Grimsby Town Hall - Monday 23rd November 2009

140 students were presented with Awards at our Annual Awards Evening, held at Grimsby Town Hall, by special guest Roger Edwardson, Deputy Director of Learning for N.

Whitgift School goes Facebook (TM) !
Whitgift School now has its' own official group on social networking site ‘Facebook'TM.
Whitgift School Prom 2008
2008's Whitgift Year 11 Leavers' Prom was held on 21st June at the Habrough Hotel.
Exam Results

Ofsted Inspection May 2008

Following the recent ofsted inspection Whitgift school continues to improve.

Year 10 Comenius Students Visit Ettenheim, Germany

Comenius Update: Year 10 Comenius Students Visit Ettenheim, Germany for International Student Conference

Twelve year 10 students, accompanied by Miss Glaves and Mr Carrington visited our partner school in Ettenheim, Germany from 31st March - 3rd April to participate in the year 2 Comenius International Student Conference, along with students from our partner schools in Italy and Norway.

Preparing for your SATS in 2008

Whitgift School have added a booklet to the school website for all students called 'Preparing for your SATS in 2008'.

New Web Site Launched

Whitgift School are pleased to announce the launch of our new web site.

2007 Whitgift School Prom

The 2007 Whitgift School Prom was held at The Oaklands Hotel, Laceby on Wed 27th June.

AIM HIGHER

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