Wellow Weekly 26th April 2024

HEADTEACHER’S MESSAGE

Another busy week flies by! As I reflect on the Parent Coffee Mornings that we have held since our return, I am energised when I hear the positive feedback, coupled with some suggestions of subtle changes which would make the school better than ever.

Thank you for feedback and we look forward to coming together more frequently.

Have a lovely weekend.

PRE-SCHOOL

Teddy Bears’ Picnic

Tuesday 23^rd April saw lots of Teddy Bears coming to Wellow House to enjoy a picnic with the children in Pre-School. The children and their teddy bears enjoyed lots of craft activities, decorating bear biscuits and had lots of fun playing with all the balloons and bubbles. We also welcomed new friends to Wellow who had brought their teddies along to have a tour of the school and join in the fun, as part of our Open Morning.

PRE-PREP

African Art in Year 1

This week, children in Year 1 have been studying African art and looking at how, traditionally, they use a lot of repeated patterns. The children then created their own. We can’t wait to see their end results!

This week’s Pre-Prep Certificate Winners!

PREP

Sleeping Beauty – Newark Palace Theatre

A little bit of panto magic was sprinkled at Newark Palace theatre last night! Lola (y9), Annie (y6) and Scarlett (y5) performed to an enthusiastic audience after 11 weeks of rehearsal. You may remember that the auditions for this semi professional production look place earlier in the year. Last night, Ms Orger and I saw the results of weeks of effort, line learning, choreography practising and singing rehearsal come to fruition! Lola opened the show as Mofffat, delivering an assured and energetic duet supported by the whole chorus. Annie and Scarlett dazzled in their costumes and were so confident on stage! The girls had many dances and songs to perform- the finale song was fantastic and had the audience clapping and singing along!

My huge congratulations to all the cast, but especially to our Wellow performers. Not only for a tremendous performance, but for taking on an opportunity and running with it. Experiences like this will be remembered long after the stage curtains close. We are extremely proud of you all.

Mrs Bambridge

SENIOR

Year 10 GCSE Drama

GCSE Drama completed their Y10 Component 2 Performance Assessment this week.

Performing extracts from Claire Dowie’s “Adult Child Dead Child”, all candidates worked hard to communicate character using strong performance skills. Congratulations to all involved.

Year 8 Science!

This week, Year 8s have been testing acids and alkalis in Science!

Wellow House School Sports Weekly Bulletin

Please keep an eye out for our Weekly Sports Bulletin on ClassDojo next Monday for news about our Sports fixtures!

Headmaster’s Commendations

Congratulations to all these outstanding pupils for their remarkable achievements in the realms of Excellence, Respect, Resilience, Compassion, and Curiosity. Your dedication and values are a true testament to the spirit of Wellow House School. Keep shining brightly! 🌟🏆

Excellence

Matilda (Y4) – Excellence in PSHEE

Finley (Y4) – Excellence in Science

Respect

Noah and Alban (Y8) – Welcoming

Wellow Readathon

Congratulations to all of our winners this week. A special mention to our ‘Readathon’ children, who read so many pages (Chloe, in particular, blew us away with over 1,000!) and raised vital funds!

Wellow House School Student Briefing

Please keep an eye out on ClassDojo over the next couple of days for next week’s Student Briefing, including the focus for the week!

Next week:

Tuesday 30^th April

Y5/6 Residential Parents’ Meeting

Y5/6 WHS Senior School Meeting

U9 Cricket v. Handel House (A)

Wednesday 1^st May

U11 Cricket v. Handel House (A)