Highlights of the Autumn Term 2006

Carol Service 8th December 2006 at 2pm at Avenue St Andrew's Church

Parents and friends enjoyed a lovely start to the festive season with the traditional carol service at Avenue St Andrews Church in Southampton. As well as carols and readings, the whole school took part in a beautiful nativity.

A few weeks before the Carol Service, Orla in Transition asked Mrs Pearcey to write to the Times Newspaper. They were going to chose from the schools who write to them, some to visit and to take pictures of their nativity.

This is what we wrote:  

Our Nativity service, taking place in the local church, has always been a traditional beginning to the Christmas festivities for friends and families. This year is especially important as the whole school are taking part in the readings, music and acting of the special story. The rehearsals have started, everyone has the tunes humming in their heads and the feeling of Christmas magic is spreading. After such hard work, the singing of special songs and carols, hearing Bible readings and watching our younger pupils act out the story helps us to remember and celebrate the true meaning of Christmas.  

Children in Need 17th November 2006

There were some ‘hair raising’ sights at St Winifred’s on Friday as everyone seemed to be having a ‘Bad Hair Day’. Pupils and staff dressed up their hair for the day and raised £92 for the BBC’s Children in Need appeal. A big ‘THANK YOU’ to all the children and parents who helped with this event.

Operation Christmas Child Shoe Boxes

Thank you everyone who donated a shoe box.

They were collected on Friday 3rd November ready for their long trip to Croatia to put smiles on children’s faces.

Primary Maths Challenge 2006

Pupils in Forms 5 and 6 took part in the Mathematics Association’s Primary Maths Challenge on Tuesday 7th November.  This multiple choice paper includes a variety of maths puzzles. The entertaining puns were appreciated by all the pupils. Well done Form 5 and 6 for all your effort.

Mrs Jessop and the Maths Lesson of Doom

Year 4, 5 and 6 went to the Theatre Royal, Winchester on Wednesday 18th October to see "Mrs Jessop and the Maths Lesson of Doom".  You can see what some of the pupils said about the trip below:

Sam: It was really strange. Tamagotchis taught students and then tried to take over the world. I enjoyed it.

Louise: It was really funny but useful too. I learned some of my times tables from it.

Hershila: I really enjoyed it. It was very funny and it linked up breaking up numbers and rounding for me.

Emily: It helped with times tables and adding. I liked the way they had some really stupid students who were made really clever.

ISA Art Competition 11th October 2006.

Here are St Winifred’s for the ISA Art Competition for area London West this year. We came second in the Under 7’s 2D section and in the Under 11’s 3D section.

Please click on one of the photos to see a larger picture.

Jeans for Genes

The pupils came to school on Friday 6th October wearing denim for the Jeans for Genes charity.

£87 was raised and will be used to help children with genetic disorders.

Harvest Assembly

The pupils shared songs and poems at our Harvest Assembly on Tuesday 3rd October.

A representative from the Salvation Army homeless day centre H2O, in Princes Street, Northam collected the contributions and they will be used to feed everyone at the centre.

Macmillan Coffee Morning - a big thank you to everyone who came on Friday 29th September; an amazing £360 was raised for the Macmillan Support Fund.

School Council Elections - Throughout the school pupils wrote Manifestoes declaring why they should be chosen as the Form Representative at the School Council meetings. Voting took place on the 18th September and the representatives were elected.