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On Friday 9 December 2022, students from 7T went on an educational visit to the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester.

On Friday 9 December, a group of our Year 9 students took part in a Sale Harriers Athletics Competition at Sports City. They competed against 21 schools from the North West in a range of different events. All performers were exceptional and showed determination and courage within their events.

On Tuesday 6 December, we welcomed our friends from Henshaws who were serenaded by KS3 Grace Notes Choir, a Year 11 soloist, and Ukes and Company.

On Tuesday 6 December 2022, Resourced Provision students and staff were treated to a day out at Manchester Christmas Markets.

Students in our Drama Club were given an amazing opportunity to be involved in a Clean Air Workshop run by 'Let's Talk Clean Air'.

On Tuesday this week, the Food & Nutrition Department held the KS4 Inter-House Masterchef Competition. The standard was very high with students making a great mix of highly skilled, tasty, savoury and sweet dishes.  

Thursday 9 December, was Christmas Jumper Day. Staff and students wore Christmas and festive jumpers to raise funds for the charity, Hug in a Blanket. We managed to raise £150 on the day; enough for 18 blankets! Hug in a Blanket is a very small charity made up of volunteers so they will be absolutely delighted with the donations and we will have put a big smile on 18 very special children’s faces.

On Wednesday 7 December, our Smart School Council Communication Team took part in Manchester Healthy School's virtual Voicebox event, where Student Councils from schools around Manchester met to discuss topical issues and plan for how our schools can address them.

Twenty of our Year 10 French GCSE students attended a French study session at Home Cinema in Manchester on Tuesday 6 December.  The session was led by IsabelleVanderschelden, a Manchester Metropolitan University Lecturer in French and Film Studies.

On Thursday 1 December, WHGS’s Year 8 Geography Club members; Dinah, Niki, Shania, Meerab and Anayah, competed against other Year 8, 9, 10 and 11 geographers from around Greater Manchester and Cheshire at the Manchester Branch of the Geographical Association’s ‘Worldwise Quiz’. 

On Tuesday 29 November, ten students from Year 9 on the B2M Programme attended Lancashire Cricket Club to participate in an interactive talk from The Gambling with Lives Programme. 

During the week commencing 14 November, our Year 13 Geographers went on their residential fieldtrip to Betws-y-Coed in Snowdonia. They spent the week looking at fieldwork techniques in a huge range of environments; from looking at carbon sequestration in woodlands, to infiltration rates in different areas, even looking at how perception of place can change in Llandudno, and investigating the incredible post-glacial scenery in the Nant Ffrancon and Ogdon valleys.

WHGS Garden Club, which is run by our Art Teacher, Ms Dawson, applied to the Woodland Trust for 420 sapling trees to plant along the fenceline on the playing field to hide the traffic and soak up some of the CO2 from the traffic passing on the Princess Parkway.  

It took us three weeks to plant all the trees and we did it in rain, wind, the cold and one glorious sunny Autumn day!  Over forty children took part, supported by six members of staff from across all parts of the school; Primary to Sixth Form.  

Despite the cold and the rain, the school once again had a really good Culture Day on Friday 18 November, raising money for Children in Need.

Lots of students arrived to school in traditional dress and proudly carried their home nation flags. During the morning break, a cake sale was held. At lunchtime, a World Cup Scavenger Hunt was held, where students had to find the flags of the thirteen countries that our school represent in this year's Football World Cup. 

On Thursday 17 November, the school took part in the Manchester PE Association SLD New Age Kurling Competition. New Age Kurling is sports hall kurling, where the stones have wheels. The school entered two teams into the competition; a Year 7 and a Year 8 Team. Both teams were fantastic and represented the school brilliantly.

On Friday 18 November, a group of our music students attended a fantastic gig, 'Disco Classical' at the Bridgewater Hall. Students were entertained by support act De Tronic and then the main act, complete with orchestra, band and singers.

The concert was made all the better for featuring our very own drum and percussion teacher, Lea Mullen who played in both groups. Students and staff danced all night and the lighting, glow sticks, ticker tape and fantastic music made for a really wonderful occasion. 

This term, we have launched our Peer Coaching Programme. Ten Year 10 students have been trained up in Coaching for Kids and are coaching our Year 7 students.

The sessions start with shared lunch together and then a formal coaching session in the Library. Year 10 coaches and their Year 7 coachees have all been really engaged and are making the most of the programme.

A group of our Year 8-10 boys attended a Conflict Resolution Session, hosted by Dr Erinma Bell on Wednesday 9 November.  

To celebrate Diwali, the Food & Nutrition Department ran a Cooking Club. Students were given the chance to experience Diwali celebration dishes, chickpea curry and parathas.

All the students contributed in preparing these delicious dishes, which they all then enjoyed together at the end of the session.

In memory of the 177 members of the school community who lost their lives in World War I and II, students designed bunting flags.

The flags were displayed in the Forum on Friday 11 November, whilst the school observed a two minute silence and Mrs Goodier played the Last Post, in remembrance of the armed forces who have died in the line of duty.