Dear Parents, 8 th November 2013 Staff News Welcome back to Miss Crompton who returned to school this week from maternity leave. Congratulations to Mrs Kursitis who got married over half term. Although now officially Mrs Warrilow, she has decided to remain as Mrs K in school! Christmas Cards Christmas card orders were sent home this week. The company does have a returns policy if you are unhappy with the quality of any cards or gift tags. Please check that each item in the pack has your daughter s name on it and if you need to return your cards, please send them into school (with an explanation of the problem) by next Friday 15 th November. Individual Photographs Your daughter should have brought home a proof copy of her individual school photograph this week. If you would like to place an order, please return the order form (including payment) to school by Tuesday 12 th November. Cheques should be made payable to Colorfoto. Alternatively, you can order on-line directly at www.colorfoto.co.uk Speech and Drama Lessons Miss Steadman would like to remind parents that there are no speech and drama lessons next week as she is away.
Nursery To eternity and beyond!! This week we met Zowie and Delyth who invited us to the intergalactic Alien space lab. We learnt about the different planets which orbit the sun. We found out that our planet Earth is quite unique as it is the only planet to have running water, ice and air. We made clay divas for Diwali and have had lots of fun learning our new sounds 't' and 'i' and number 5. Next week we shall be focusing on the sounds 'n' and 'p' and the number 6. Junior School Menu A copy of the lunch menu for girls in Nursery to Year 4 is available to view at the end of this newsletter. Next week will be Week 3. Techniquest Star Lab Nursery, Reception and Year 1 enjoyed an exciting alien adventure on Wednesday when Techniquest s star lab, an inflatable planetarium, brought the night sky to our school hall. The girls had the opportunity to identify stars, planets and constellations in the night sky and to meet Delyth the dragon and Zowie the alien, who came to Earth on holiday! Year 1 Visit to Llandaff Fields On Monday afternoon we all went to Llandaff fields. It was sunny and cold. We all wore our wellies and tracksuits to keep us warm. We found oak, beech, sycamore and birch trees. We drew them and learnt about them. We had crowns and we decorated them with leaves, acorns and twigs. There were loads of ladybirds there. We threw leaves in the air and everybody took photos with the school cameras. It was good fun and it tired us out! Year 1
I.C.E. Bridge Building Project The girls from Years 3 and 5 were treated to a very special opportunity to build the I.C.E. Bridge, a large scale suspension bridge in the Sports Hall yesterday. This involved wearing hard hats, safety goggles, high visibility jackets and protective gloves in order to manoeuvre the treads and traction equipment into a fully operational and load bearing suspension bridge spanning half of the Sports Hall. The girls were required to co-operate in teams, follow strategic instructions and use their initiative; the result of their hard work was truly astounding. We would like to thank Costain Construction who generously hosted the event and provided the manpower and equipment for the day. Lesotho Assembly The girls found out more about Lesotho today and the school we support in the Leribe district, Likhakeng High School. Wales has been linked with Lesotho for more than 30 years and the charity Dolen Cymru has been leading the way. Both countries, Wales and Lesotho are very similar. Both are mountainous, bilingual, have similar forms of Government and the people have a great love of music. Some of Howell s staff have visited the school and Likhakeng High School staff have been to Howell s. The Queen of Lesotho has also been here! In the near future we will be announcing a fund raising day because we would like to set up a Bursary Fund to allow at least one student, who could not otherwise go to school, to complete their secondary education at Likhakeng High. The annual cost of attending secondary school for one year in Lesotho is 250 for a day pupil and 350 for a boarder. Watch this space for more news! Charity Week Photo Quiz Can you guess the childhood photo of each teacher? Prizes will be awarded to the winners! The photos can be found at the end of this newsletter and entry forms were sent home with the girls today. Please hand in your completed answer sheet and a 1 entry fee (which will be donated to charity!) to Mrs R Thomas (5J teacher) by Friday 15 th November. Happy sleuthing! Children In Need Friday 15 th November To support Children In Need next Friday the girls will be allowed bring their favourite teddy bear to school for a suggested donation of 1.
Pitch In Update Our College students are holding a Charity Fashion Show and Dinner at Howell s on Saturday 16 th November 2013 at 7.30pm. Tickets for the evening cost 25 per person and can be purchased from the main office in the Senior School. Funds raised will be split between the Noah's Ark Appeal, Velindre and Pitch In. I hope you will join us for what promises to be a fantastic evening. Tickets for our evening of Glamour and Glitz at John Lewis are available to buy from Mrs Thomas at the Junior School Office. Tickets cost 7 ( 5 of which is redeemable against any purchase made within the beauty area) and include drinks on arrival, canapés, shopping, prize draw, celebrity guests, a performance from Howell s students and a bar area available for gentlemen! Any proceeds will go towards Pitch In. Family and friends are welcome, the more the merrier! A very big thank you to one of our Mums, Julie Morgan, for running a First Aid course yesterday and raising funds for Pitch In. Thank you also to the mums who attended the course, we hope you enjoyed it! In previous newsletters we have referred to our Mumbai Magic event that was due to take place in January 2014. The event has been postponed and will now take place in February 2014 and we will confirm the date with you as soon as possible. Don t forget if there are items or services you would like to sell, or if you would like to advertise your business you can do so by registering and logging in to Jumblebee. We want to make it as easy as possible so Hannah Roberts would be delighted to upload items on your behalf so do contact her. Hannah can be contacted on 02920 261825 or at hannah.roberts@how.gdst.net. It s the time of year for the fathers to get together for the traditional Howell s Fathers Lunch. This year it will take place on Friday 29 th November at 12.00pm for 12.30pm at the County Club. Lunch will cost 35 per head. New faces are welcome so please feel free to pass this to any fathers you think will want to attend! Please let Andy Howell know if you would like to attend by emailing arh@bcbin.com. GDST Junior Heads Conference This year, I am the Chair of the GDST Junior Heads committee and will be hosting the annual conference in Cardiff next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The delegates will be visiting Howell s on Friday morning and I am sure they are looking forward to seeing the school and meeting the staff and girls. Mrs Ludlam and Mrs Matthews will be in school all week if you need to see them in my absence. Lost Property Ashi S (Year 1) has lost her named school raincoat. I would be grateful if you could check at home in case your daughter has picked it up accidentally. Parents Association - Big Xmas Bash The Parents' Association Big Xmas Bash is only four weeks away! Tickets are 50 a head, for a champagne reception, three course dinner and lots of dancing. Booking forms and menus are available from Senior and Junior School offices, or to download here: http://www.howells-cardiff.gdst.net/parentsassociation.aspx We hope to see you there!
Forthcoming Dates for the Term A reminder of the important dates for the half term ahead: November Friday 29 th November Parents Association Christmas Fayre December Tuesday 3 rd December Wednesday 4 th December Thursday 5 th December Wednesday 11 th December Thursday 12 th December Tuesday 17 th December Friday 20 th December Infant Christmas Concert (Nursery to Year 2) at 9.30am Infant Christmas Concert (Nursery to Year 2) at 1.45pm Infant Christmas Concert (Nursery to Year 2) at 9.30am Year 3 and 4 Christmas Show 7pm in the Great Hall Year 3 and 4 Christmas Show 7pm in the Great Hall Year 5 and 6 join the Senior School Carol Service at Llandaff Cathedral 1.45pm (parents welcome to attend) End of term at 1pm (NO AFTER SCHOOL CARE OR CLUBS) I hope you have a lovely weekend, Judith Ashill (Mrs) Head of Junior School
Howell s Junior School Menu 2013 2014 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Week 1 Jacket potato served with a choice of cheese, baked beans, tuna mayonnaise or ham Roast turkey/vegetable grill served with roast potatoes, carrots, peas and gravy Cheese and tomato pizza served with herby diced potatoes and wholewheat spaghetti hoops Roast chicken/veggie fingers served with potatoes, carrots, broccoli and gravy 100% cod fish fingers/vegetable fingers served with chips and peas Full salad bar Homemade rice pudding, fromage frais or jelly Homemade flapjack, fromage frais or jelly Welsh cakes, fromage frais or jelly Week 2 Pasta with neopolitan sauce served with sweetcorn and garlic bread 100% pork sausage/quorn sausage served with mashed potato, cauliflower, peas and gravy Chicken curry/vegetable curry served with rice, naan bread and poppadoms Roast pork/vegetable grill served with roast potatoes, green beans, cauliflower and gravy 100% chicken chunks/vegetable nuggets served with chips and baked beans Week 3 Cheese and biscuits, fromage frais or jelly Cheese and tomato pizza served with new potatoes and wholewheat spaghetti hoops Homemade chocolate chip sponge and custard, fromage frais or jelly Roast beef/veggie grill served with roast potatoes, broccoli, carrots, yorkshire pudding and gravy Jacket potato served with a choice of cheese, baked beans, tuna mayonnaise or ham Roast chicken/veggie fingers served with new potatoes, carrots, broccoli and gravy Welsh cakes, fromage frais or jelly Battered haddock/vegetable nuggets served with chips and peas Full salad bar Homemade flapjack, fromage frais or jelly Muffins, fromage frais or jelly Apple crumble and custard, fromage frais or jelly Ice cream, mousse, fromage frais or jelly Cheese and biscuits, fromage frais or jelly Week 4 100% pork sausage/quorn sausage served with roast potatoes and baked beans Pasta bolognaise/vegetable bolognaise served with sweetcorn and garlic bread Chicken curry/vegetable curry served with rice, naan bread and poppadoms Roast pork/vegetable grill served with roast potatoes, parsnips, carrots, peas and gravy 100% chicken chunks/vegetable nuggets served with chips and wholewheat spaghetti hoops Apple crumble and custard, fromage frais or jelly Welsh cakes, fromage frais or jelly Cheese and biscuits, fromage frais or jelly Cookies, fromage frais or jelly