Clifton High School Bulletin 006. 10th December 2012

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006. 10th December 2012

Christmas is in the air!

Clifton High is bursting at the seams with yuletide events and activities. From superb productions of The Sleepy

Shepherd and Babushka, to after-school wreath making with the Parents’ Association, everyone is getting involved.

The Christmas Fair was a great success and trees and decorations are appearing across the School - there is SO

much going on that we are going to bring you a special Christmas edition of Clifton Highlights at the end of term,

packed with pictures and news of all the exciting happenings; guaranteed to get you in the Christmas spirit!

Bulletin

Barney Picton from Year 7

has been interviewed by

BBC Radio Wales after

appearing in a film which

was shown at the Newport

International Film Festival.

Well done, Barney!

The Foundation Stage

and Key Stage 1 children

put on an amazing show

for the Senior Lunch Club

at Christchurch. It was a

wonderful ending to their

Christmas party - well

done to everyone.

Oliver Valentine from Y9

has done brilliantly in

hockey recently having

been selected to go

forward to JAC following

the JDC trials for U14

boys - congratulations!

News - more pictures and full stories on the news pages at www.cliftonhigh.bristol.sch.uk

More congratulations are

due to Isabelle Thorpe

who had a fantastic

weekend at the British

National Synchronised

Swimming Age Group

Championships. Look at

all her medals!

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La Tasca was

the setting for

an exciting

trip for one Y9

class to see

how paella is

cooked and practice their Spanish

last week. They got to sample

delicious tapas while they learned

lots of new Spanish words. There

was even a visit from Dr Neill!

Well done to

Charlotte

Gardner for her

recent successes

in tennis. After

winning at the

regional level Charlotte will be

playing in the National David Lloyd

U10 tennis final in London on 16th

December. Good luck, Charlotte!

Reception 2

recently worked

together to make

a fantastic

Christmas cake

mixture in the

school kitchens with Miss Wiltshire.

The mixture was baked in individual

tins so that everyone could have their

own cake to decorate and take home

for Christmas. Delicious!

Christmas badges for sale!

The craft club have been busy

making Christmas pin badges, cards

and brooches which are available

to purchase in the School Office.

They would make a lovely stocking

filler and are a bargain at £1.00! All

profits go to a local women’s

refuge.

Fundraising

Many thanks to all parents who

contributed to the retiring

collections at The Sleepy Shepherd

and Babushka last week who

helped to raise a brilliant £260.34

for the Wallace and Gromit Grand

Appeal and £271.25 for our link

school in Mozambique.

“Winter Wassail”

The Music Department is pleased

to invite everybody to the ‘Winter

Wassail’ next term:

Thursday 31st January

7.30pm

Main School Hall

The concert will celebrate our

Senior School ensembles: Cantata,

Vocalise, Chamber Choir, Wind

Band, Orchestra, Guitar Group and

Flute Group.

The concert is free to attend with

drinks at the interval - we look

forward to seeing you there!

Family and friends swimming

Saturdays 3-4pm

Please note that the last Family and Friends ticket swim this term will be on 15th December.

New books of tickets will be required for the Spring Term sessions. These can be purchased from the Finance Office (price £30 for a book of 12 tickets). The Spring Term Family and Friends ticket swim sessions will run from 5th January to 23rd March 2013.

Notices and reminders

News - more pictures and full stories on the news pages at www.cliftonhigh.bristol.sch.uk

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CHS played host

to the Anchor

Society for

Christmas Lunch

last week. Our

visitors enjoyed

music and singing from our Sixth Form

before they joined the rest of the

school in the Dining Room for turkey

and all the trimmings.

Following the

recent county

hockey trials

from JDC to JAC

we are thrilled

that no fewer

than twelve Clifton High girls have got

through to the county squads so far.

Well done to everyone who got

through - read more on the web soon

about the girls’ experience.

Tasha West is the first pupil at Clifton High and one of the first in Bristol to complete her Bronze Duke of

Edinburgh Award online. She completed it to a very high standard, attaching many photos and videos as evidence for all four sections. Well done, Tasha!

German Christmas Markets trip to Cologne and Aachen

Reminder to parents of pupils going on this trip next weekend: please meet at 5.30am at the school gates on Saturday 15th December, ready for a 6am departure.

Many thanks to all those parents who have handed in passports and EHIC cards for their children already. If there are any items outstanding, please hand them in to the School Office for Mrs Harris as soon as possible.

Vielen Dank! Frau Harris

Breaking News! Rugby boys finish the season on a high…

On Saturday, the Year 9 and 10 boys played their final rugby fixture of the season against Bristol Cathedral School at Coombe Dingle.

Tries from Toby Meads, Gabriel Gonzalez, Enric Ventura Ripoll and Jack Alford, plus conversions from Alex Minter-Swannell secured victory in a thrilling match. The end result: CHS beat Cathedral by 24 points to 19!

The boys finish the season on a superb high as this weekend’s victory follows two successive wins against Clifton College last week.

Well done to all the boys who played and who have taken part in fixtures this season. You have all done us proud - here’s to plenty more wins next year!

Notices and reminders

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Don’t forget

13th December

Key Stage 2 Advent Concert

14th December

End of Autumn Term

8th January

Start of Spring Term

19th and 26th January

Entrance Examinations

1st February

Parents’ Association Ceildh

Remember to check the

school calendars and

website regularly for more

details plus news, events and

dates.

Copies of all letters home are

on the website. The School

Office can give you details to

access the parents’ area.

Contact us:

Tel: 0117 973 0201

Email: enquiries@cliftonhigh.bristol.sch.uk

To report an absence: absence@cliftonhigh.bristol.sch.uk

www.cliftonhigh.bristol.sch.uk

Bulletin Board

Pasta/rice/couscous/lentils

Milk (long life or powdered)

Jam/peanut butter/marmalade

Tinned rice or sponge pudding

Coffee/tea/sugar

Hearty soup

Chocolates

Christmas pudding

Biscuits and snack bars

Tinned fish or meat

**LOOK OUT FOR 3for2 OFFERS**

Clifton High School is

collecting items for local Foodbanks

Please add whatever you can afford from the list be-

low to your shopping. With your support we can help

local families in need over the festive season.

Place your donations in the shopping trolley in the main foyer.