Congratulations
to Ms Donnelly; Thomas Oliver Castle arrived safely on 7.10.15 weighing 7lb 8oz.
Congratulations
to Mrs Cleaver. Maxwell William George Cleaver arrived safely on the 11th October weighing 9 lbs
Our Sixth Form prospectus is now available
which we hope will give you a feel for the exceptional Sixth Form education and experience that Dr Challoner’s High School offers. If you join Challoner’s Sixth Form we will help you to really believe in yourself. We will expect you to work hard, but we will do our very best to prepare you so that you can do almost anything you want. We want you to feel that you count – to know that you are special. We aim to give you the confidence to dream big dreams and to be so well prepared that you can follow your dreams and make them happen. Our tradition is built on girls being empowered to follow their own paths, without being swayed by gender stereotypes or unhelpful peer pressure. Please click here to see full prospectus and welcome from Mr Roe.
The Year 7 hockey teams
played their first match against Wycombe High on Tuesday. It was a learning curve as the teams had not played together before, they were exciting games and fiercely competitive. Well played to all the girls!
A team lost 0-5 B team won 2-1.
Our first Challoner’s Christmas Fayre:
Sunday 22nd November, 11:00- 3:00pm. Help us to make it a success! Donate mince pies, cakes, or a prize for our raffle & tombola. Contact [email protected] to volunteer an hour on the day. All funds raised are for the outside seating project - a great new space for the girls to study and eat alfresco. Find out more at Christmas Fayre Brochure; it's going to be fun for all the family!
A very niche but fascinating career path
was the subject of the first lecture series of this half term. Hannah Shutt, an audiologist and lec-turer at Southampton University, spoke about her experiences in treating those with hearing deficiencies. This extended from testing the hearing of new borns to mending relationships within the elderly by restoring communication between a couple. Hannah shocked sixth form describing how we can now restore hearing to those born profoundly deaf through transplants; and the huge emotional effect this has on a person was shown through a video of a woman hearing for the first time. Interesting questions were also raised on speech impair-ments of those who are non hearing and the links between hearing and balance. Hannah said her favourite element of a career in audiolo-gy is the constant interaction with patients and the opportunity to guide them through the process of restoring their hearing. With a brief description of the Audiology course at Southampton University and its hands on approach, many girls were excited to research more into this career pathway.
And Finally
one more Top 5 Moments from Year 7s
1. The raps in History when we performed them in front of the class and some Sixth Formers.
2. Doing the human pyramid before school started.
3. Eating the cake people made for their Science project.
4. Teacher dance at lunchtime.
5. Watching Ever After in an English lesson.
Mia and friends
