Upload
others
View
3
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
RGS Junior School Bulletin Friday 23rd November 2018
Autumn Term: Volume 11
MANY HAPPY RETURNS….
….to Aoife M (3S), Kimaya R (3S), Alesha A (5S), Aaron M (6M)and Felicity M (6W) who all celebrated their birthday this week. Miss Noble, Mrs Evans & Miss Gravely
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY (sports fixture timings as per letters)
Tues 27th Nov Rugby & Hockey: All Y6 children v St Olave’s (A)
5S & 5W parents’ conferences, Fenwick Hall & Lilburne Room - start 3pm, end 6.30pm
Wed 28th Nov Swimming: Y5 & Y6 girls’ gala (H) - start 3.45pm
Thurs 29th Nov Y3 visit the Great North Museum - leave 9.30am, return 12 noon
Y4, Y5 & Y6 assembly followed by Y6 workshops - Gillian Bell, UK parliament - am
Netball: Y6 ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams v Bede Academy (A) - pm
Fri 30th Nov House Gymnastics: Y3 to Y6 - am
Elite Gymnastics - pm
Junior Friends Family Quiz, Fenwick Hall - start 6.00pm, end 7.30pm
Sat 1st Dec Chess: ECF Under 11 qualifying round, Fenwick Hall (all day)
Mon 3rd Dec Lord Mayor’s Day (school is closed)
Harrison Cup Rugby Report
On Saturday 10th November, the Year 6 rugby team
travelled down to QEGS to play in the Harrison Cup.
First we played Merchant Taylors’. We played well
and won 4-1. We then played Yarm and won 2-1,
playing good rugby. After that we played Aysgarth.
We played well again but they came out on top,
winning 2-1. We then played St Olave’s - it was
great rugby but they won 2-1. After that we had
lunch and then played Manchester Grammar
School. We played some good rugby and won 4-0.
Last game of the day was against Brontë House.
We played well and we were rewarded, winning 3-0.
A great day of rugby. Ewan J (6W)
COLLECTING YOUR CHILD
If, for any reason, you need to collect your child from
school during morning break or lunchtime,
please ensure that you inform one of the
Junior School receptionists before leaving
school with your child. Thank you.
LOST PROPERTY
Raffy B (4C) has lost his named
rugby shirt - please can we all keep
a look-out for it.
Thank you
Tremendous Tour Guides!
A BIG thank you to Betty H (6W), Julian S (6W),
Nye P (6L), Shree R (6L), Zoe B-L (6W), Krishen K (6W),
Nina D (6M), Henry T (6M), Tabitha A (6W), Ben P (6W),
Joe B (6L), Lola B (6L), Maya R (6M), Oliver E (6M),
Hana D (6W), Mayaank R (6W), Ben L (6L),
Charlie M (6L), Imogen S (6M), Euan W (6M), Meghna M (6L),
Joe O (6L), Ayesha P (6M), Aaron M (6M), Suyash D (6W),
Felicity M (6W), Alex B (5S), Alexa H (5S), Anna W (6L),
Callum R (6L), Roshan G (6L), Matthew J (6L), Ray L (6L),
Nisna M (6L), Tanvi N (6W), James H (6W), Will W (6W) and
Ewan J (6W) who all acted as excellent tour guides recently.
Mr Miller
CONGRATULATIONS!
Huge congratulations is given to Anish G (6L)
who performed on his guitar at the LCM
Concert of Excellence recently.
He received this prestigious award (see
photo), for achieving the highest mark on his
instrument at his grade over all the
examinations in 2017/18.
An outstanding achievement! Mrs Clappison
HMC Chess Championships - Tuesday 13th November 2018
The HMC Chess Championships took place at QEGS in Wakefield on Tuesday 13th November. Mrs Wall accompanied myself and 36 young chess players. The bus set off from Newcastle very early, at 7am. There were two sections, U9 and U11. We had 5 teams in the U11s and 4 in the U9s. There are 4 players per team, and 6 rounds, giving a total possible points haul of 24.
I am delighted to say that the U9 A team won their event. Congratulations to Jinfan , Frankie and Arun who all scored 5/6, and to Kaipo who finished on 4.5. This tournament was very close. QEGS A team also scored 19.5/24. So the tiebreak was the winner of the individual match, but this was a 2-2 draw. The next tie-break was ‘board count.’ This gives more importance to wins on higher boards. As we won on boards 1 and 3 and lost on 2 and 4, we were declared champions.
The B team scored 14.5/24. Well done to Archit, Daylan and Pranav, who all finished on 4 points out of 6. The C team scored 9.5 points, with 4.5 of them coming from Gabriel. The D team finished on 6 points.
The U11 B team won their section with 18.5/24! It may seem to be very surprising that they would outperform the A team over 6 rounds, but there is not much difference in ability between the players. Well done to the winning team of Suyash, Bhuvan (4.5/6), Ray L (6/6) and Naman (6/6). The A team finished 2 points behind on 16.5/24, for third place. Congratulations to Krishen and Prachi who both scored 5/6. The C team finished on 12 points; the D team on 11.5, with Tanish contributing 4; and the E team managed 9.5, with Krishnan scoring 4. Everyone seemed to have a fun day, and a lot was learned. Mr Eggleston
RUGBY RGS vs NSB
Team RGS: Ivan, Nomin, Will, Oliver, Joe, Krishen,
Ben, Arish and Charlie.
The match started off very well for the RGS, with Krishen
charging at NSB’s defence scoring a try, followed by Nomin
and Joe. NSB persevered and they scored a try making the
score 3-1. NSB kept attacking but there was excellence in
the tackling of Krishen, Ben, Arish and Ivan. NSB managed
to find a gap and were charging at the try-line, but Arish and
Ivan took them to the ground. We won the ball and scored
a few more tries coming out as comfortable winners.
Will also delivered great offloads for us to score. It was an
enjoyable day of rugby, well done to everyone
and many thanks to the teachers who
organised this event. Arish (6W)
Please Leave Yoghurt at Home!
We are pleased to see children making healthier
choices with their snacks for break-times and
late room; however, we have noticed that re-
cently there have been several yoghurt spills on
the carpets which are proving difficult to clean.
Due to this, we are asking that all yoghurts and
yoghurt drinks be kept at home.
Many Thanks.
K Wall (Chief Carpet Protector!)
House Gymnastics Competition – Friday 30th November 2018
This is a wonderful event and parents are encouraged to attend. During the morning session, all Junior School pupils will take part in a competition that is both fun and exciting. Children should arrive at school in their PE kit (uniform not required for the day). The afternoon event is for the elite gymnasts. Again, this is a fantastic competition, where world champions perform alongside gymnasts
who have only three months experience in the sport. The competition is brought to a close by a gymnastics display involving our top performers. If you would like to attend this event, please be sure to sign in and collect a visitors pass from either the Junior or Senior School Office.
Timings
Elite gymnast training sessions
Monday 3.20-5.30pm, Wednesday 3.20-5.30pm, Friday 3.20-5.30pm If your child has a music lesson during this event, please make appropriate arrangements with the teacher. Mr Mackay
Junior School competition Elite Competition
Year 3: 9.00-9.45am Year 4: 9.45-10.30am Year 5: 10.30-11.15am Year 6: 11.15-12.00pm
Kit: Attend school in PE kit
Warm up: 12.30pm Start: 1.00pm-4.00pm Kit: Boys school leotard & shorts
Girls: Leotard and lycra shorts (Please also bring PE kit)
Please visit www.puzzleoftheweek.com for
full details, to see leaderboards and to test
your problem solving abilities in the puzzle
library. Mr Lloyd
Solution to last week’s Puzzle
(Puzzle 77): 72
PUZZLE OF THE WEEK
The Response
On Thursday 15th November 3S visited the war memorial called
‘The Response’ which is outside Civic Centre. Chirag thought it
was amazing that there was a sculpture on one side and further
information on the back. Shaan liked the fact that it is part of
the RGS history too. Hal commented at how clever the sculptor
must have been to carve it. Daylan liked how the angel looked
like she really was flying in the air.
Mrs Stairmand
It’s back!
The Junior Family Group Quiz!
Bring a picnic
and try to outwit our dastardly quiz masters
Dr Tony Spencer and Mr John Fern
Friday 30th November
6.00pm until 7.30pm
Main Dining Hall
Ticket price: £1 child, £2 adult
Please follow this link to sign up:
bit.ly/RGS-JFG-Quiz-2018
ANY RAFFLE PRIZES WOULD BE GRATEFULLY RECEIVED!
STOP BEING IDLE!
In the Student Council meeting this week, we discussed ‘idling’. Idling is when a car driver leaves the engine running while the car is stationary - for example when parents park their car while dropping off or picking up children. This can be harmful to all of us, as it increases the amount of pollution near our school. It also consumes more fuel. Believe it or not, restarting your car takes less fuel than if you leave it idle! Therefore I would encourage parents not to idle but to turn off their engines near school. This will reduce pollu-tion in the air we breathe, save money and protect the environment. Roshan G (6L)
Children in Need 2018
Last Friday, the whole school went ‘spotty’ for Children in Need! We had a
non-uniform day, as well as a number of stalls, all with the aim of raising as
much money as possible to help those less fortunate than ourselves.
Dr Spencer talked in assembly about the good work that Children in Need
does, and we were amazed to raise a fantastic £1009.67! The children
should all be very proud of themselves!
Mrs Baker
Swimming Gala v Dame Allan’s
Last week, a number of children were involved in the gala against Dame Allan’s School. This was our first home fixture of the year, having travelled down to St Olave’s, York, earlier in the term. There was some impressive swimming from both teams, and some very close races! The evening ended with an overall win to RGS, and we would like to thank Dame Allan’s for coming to take part. We have some pointers to think about at team training! Mrs Baker
Struggling with Christmas present ideas?
Looking for a stocking filler?
What about the RGS Bear, Oreo?
Orders and payment would need to be received by Thursday 6 December 2018 for delivery before the
end of term. Please note, no Christmas orders can be received after this date.
NAME: ___________________________________________________________
EMAIL: ___________________________________________________________
CHILD’S NAME: ____________________________________________________
CHILD’S FORM: ____________________________________________________
QUANTITY: ___________ @ £20.00 each = ______________________________
Please include payment (CASH OR CHEQUE PAYABLE TO OLD NOVOCASTRIANS ASSOCIATION)
with your order form.
Royal Grammar School, Lambton Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4RX
T: 0191 281 8955 - www.rgs.newcastle.sch.uk
The Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Grammar School is a charitable company registered in England and Wales No. 5664801
Registered Charity No. 1114424 Registered address: Eskdale Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4DX
Teddy Bear
ORDER FORM