25th September 2015 Dear Parents Staff News Mrs Cheryl Cisowski is leaving us for pastures new on Tuesday of next week. Mrs Cisowski has been a member of our After School Care team for a number of years and we wish her well. Thank you Mrs Cisowski for everything you have done. Howell’s Crescent Apologies for the disruption the closure of the Howell’s School lane entrance from Howell’s Crescent is causing to some of our parents during the building works. Please note there are no plans for the entrance lane to be permanently closed. Into The Woods Year 1 went on an exciting trip to Forest Fawr on Tuesday 22nd September to explore the woods. The girls followed the sculpture trail through the woods, tried to catch falling leaves, identified leaves and seeds, identified animal prints and explored woodland dens. The girls also had the opportunity to record their experiences through the ‘easy speak’ microphones and they thoroughly enjoyed interviewing each other and explaining what they could see, hear, smell and touch. The girls had a wonderful, muddy morning out of school and they would like to thank the mums that accompanied them on the trip for all their help.

Nursery News We have been busy this week learning about different types of food. We have used the interactive white board to sort items into healthy and unhealthy foods as well as using our circle thinking map to help sort the foods. This led to lots of discussions about our trips to the dentist and the importance of brushing our teeth every day. We made healthy fruity kebabs in cookery. In Forest School, we collected lots of autumn leaves for our hats. At the beginning of our search we thought we would only find brown leaves and we were amazed at the different varieties and also the array of colours - red, yellow, orange and brown, an autumn rainbow. We have been learning our new sound 'm' and using our editors glasses to help self and peer assess our work. We've given each other tips on how to write 'm'. We met Fred Frog who only speaks using Fred talk and he has been helping us to blend and segment words such as mat, mum, mud. A big thank you to Meriam's mum for coming in to share their celebration of Eid with us. We had lots of fun dressing up and tasting the delicious dried fruits during our snack time.

LATCH Fundraiser In assembly today we welcomed Mr Lyn Howell a Trustee from the charity LATCH. After finally adding all the pennies together we raised an amazing £3,000.00. LATCH is a Welsh children's cancer charity based at the Heath Hospital. It does an amazing amount of work both in research and also in supporting families who are going through a very difficult time. The money we have all raised goes straight back into the charity absolutely every penny you raised is going straight to heart of LATCH.

Mr Lyn Howell accepting the cheque for £3,000 on behalf of LATCH

Hold onto your hats - the girls in Reception have been on an adventure! As part of our topic 'Moving Along', the girls in Reception went on a very special journey. When we came in after lunch Miss Davies handed us all a ticket. It was a boarding pass! It was for flight REC2015 and was taking off from our school hall. We all hurried down to the hall with our passports (which we made in class) and there we were greeted by flight attendant Mrs Praed. She looked very different! We had to look at our tickets to check our row and seat numbers and then climb aboard. We listened to all the safety instructions and then we were off. Miss Davies turned into a pilot and started the engine. We climbed high into the sky and flew through the clouds. We had a bird’s eye view of the world below us. As we were flying we had refreshments served from a trolley by Mrs Praed and Miss Davies. We finally landed in Paris and, of course, had to visit Disneyland. After watching all the characters on the big screen we climbed back on board and flew back to school. As we were about to disembark, Mrs Praed noticed there was a problem with the steps, they were broken. We had to use the emergency chute! Luckily we were all safe and back just in time for 3.15pm. Thank you to Mrs Praed for taking such good care of us, and to Miss Davies for her wonderful flying skills. It was just another busy day in Howell's Junior School!!

German and Latin Clubs Every Tuesday after school, there are two language clubs available to the girls run by our own College Students, who are completing their Foreign Language Leader Award. We are trying to boost the uptake for Latin and German and both clubs will now be available to Year 4 as well. Complimentary After School Care is available for 30 minutes until the clubs start.

Latin - Tuesday 3.45pm to 4.15pm Years 4, 5 and 6 German – Tuesday 3.45pm to 4.15pm Years 2, 3, and 4

Newspaper Club There are a significant number of girls who wish to come to Newspaper Club but are unable to on a Wednesday after school due to their involvement in other clubs. We have been looking for alternative time slots and the session that enables the largest number of girls to attend is a Thursday lunchtime. Therefore, from next week (week commencing 28th September 2015) there will be no club on the Wednesday after school and we will meet the newspaper team on Thursday in Miss Kenyon’s classroom after they have eaten lunch. Many thanks for your understanding,

Miss Kenyon & Miss Griffiths

Welsh Phrase of the Week

Dwi'n mynd i'r clwb carco = I'm going to ASC

Learning Trains Here are the links to this week’s Learning Trains on the school portal. The Learning Trains are also now available on the class pages of the new Firefly Learning Environment as per the letters you received yesterday. From next week the Learning Trains will only be accessible on Firefly.

Nursery Click Here Reception Click Here Year 1 Click Here Year 2 Click Here

2015 HSL Mathematical Challenge We have announced a new ‘House Challenge’ for 2015. We would like the girls to create a sum using the following digits:

2 0 1 5 Rules

1) You may use each digit as many times as you wish 2) You may use any operation 3) You must write your name and house on the entry

We will award 5 house points for each entry. Be as creative as possible. There will be a prize for the most creative entry. The maths prefects will collect your entries on a Friday at the front of assembly. The results will be displayed on the board outside the hall. Mrs Holley Individual School Photographs The girls will be having their photographs taken on Tuesday 29th September and please note that winter uniform should be worn please. Thank you for your co-operation. Harvest Festival

Our whole school Harvest celebration will take place on Friday 2nd October. This year, our harvest gifts will be distributed to local charities. The recipients are able to make better use of non-perishable items such as tinned produce, pasta, rice, biscuits and cakes. Packets of tea and jars of coffee are also particularly welcome. If you would like to contribute a small box of harvest goods, please bring these into

school on the morning of 2nd October. Thank you for your anticipated support.

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TOOT Holiday Care Club over October Half Term

TOOT Holiday Care Club for 3 - 9 year olds

Bookings now being received so please pick up a pack from Mrs Hatcher in Junior School Office

and email Toot@how.gdst.net to make a provisional booking

The 5 day week costs £165 per child to include breakfast, lunch, all snacks and visits. Day bookings are £35. Tea can also be ordered at an extra cost of £2.

We swim on Mondays and Fridays and have a trip out on Thursdays plus lots of art, craft, cookery, song and dance, and a few surprises

The Themes for the 2 weeks 26th – 30th October Pumpkin Patch

2nd – 6th November Autumn Harvest

Visitors welcomed on Open Doors day Howell's took part in the nationwide Open Doors scheme on Friday 18th September. Click here for more information.

The Sound of Music Tickets for our production of The Sound of Music will be on general sale from the main office in the Senior School from Monday 28th September. Miss Roberts will also be selling tickets in the Day Room every break time and lunch time from 2.00pm-2.30pm. Performances will take place on Monday 19th to Thursday 22nd October. The performance on Monday will begin at 9.30am and will be for Junior School children but there are limited tickets available for sale. All other performances will begin at 6.00pm. Tickets for the performances on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday cost £10 and tickets for the gala performance on the Thursday evening (which include a glass of fizz and canapes) cost £12. Please pay by either cash or cheques made payable to HSL. Rehearsals are going brilliantly and it promises to be dazzling show to rival the West End.

Whole School Open Afternoon and College Fair On Thursday 1st October we will be holding a Whole School Open Afternoon, from Nursery right through to College, at 1.30-3.30pm. This will be followed at 4pm by our College Fair. We thoroughly enjoy welcoming parents and students to Howell’s and showing them around our lovely school. There is no need to book, guests can just turn up on the day. Please do pass on the information to anyone you think might be interested in coming along.

Hywelian, Kate Strong, crowned triathlon World Champion Many congratulations to Hywelian, Kate Strong, who left school in 1997. Kate was crowned ITU AG World Champion in long-distance triathlon in 2014. Click here for more information.

The Saturday Circle The Saturday Circle provides immersive, play-based group language tuition in Howell’s on Saturdays during term-time for children aged between 0 and 12. Sessions, led by native speakers, focus on having fun, making friends and learning through crafts, songs, games and play. All age groups for a single language are held simultaneously, creating a whole-family solution to learning languages! Click here for more information.

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Junior School Dates for the Autumn Term

Monday 28th September – Thursday 1st October

Book Fair in Junior School Hall

Tuesday 29th September Individual Photographs

Wednesday 30th September Year 4 parents – Introduction to Stepping Stones 3.30 – 4pm

Thursday 1st October Supporting your Daughter with Reading – Reception Class Parents 4-4.30pm or 5-5.30pm

Friday 2nd October Harvest Festival – girls may bring a harvest gift

Monday 5th October GDST Swimming Gala Northampton

Saturday 10th October Hogwarts Day 9-2pm for Year 5 in Senior School Open Day for Prospective Parents

Monday 19th October Sound of Music Year 5 performing 9.30am – 12.30pm

Tuesday 20th October Sound of Music Year 6 performing 6pm – 9pm

Wednesday 21st October Sound of Music Year 5 performing 6pm – 9pm

Thursday 22nd October Sound of Music Year 6 performing 6pm – 9pm

Tuesday 10th November Flu nasal vaccines for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2

Tuesday 10th November Parents’ Consultations Nursery to Year 6 3.30 pm– 6pm

Wednesday 11th November Parents’ Consultations Nursery to Year 6 3.30 pm– 6pm

Friday 13th November Children in Need

Monday 16th November Energy Awareness Fortnight

w/c Monday 23rd November Road Safety Week

Thursday 26th November Tenovus Lovelight Concert (Year 5 and 6) Llandaff Cathedral 7pm

Friday 27th November Christmas Fayre

Wednesday 2nd December Christmas Show – Nursery, Reception, Years 1 & 2 1.45pm

Thursday 3rd December Christmas Show – Nursery, Reception, Years 1 & 2 1.45pm

Friday 4th December Christmas Show – Nursery, Reception, Years 1 & 2 9.30am

Wednesday 9th December Year 3 & 4 Show 6pm

Thursday 10th December Year 3 & 4 Show 6pm

Monday 14th December Flutes on the Bandstand, Rock and Percussion 3.00 – 3.25pm

Tuesday 15th December Carol Service in Llandaff Cathedral (Years 5 & 6 Singing) 1.45pm

Wednesday 16th December Choirs on the Bandstand and Brass on the Bandstand 3.00 – 3.25pm

Thursday 17th December Orchestra on the Bandstand and Strings on the Bandstand 3.00 – 3.25pm

Friday 18th December Junior School closes at 1pm. No After School Care provision today.

Have a lovely weekend. Mrs Judith Ashill Head of Howell’s Junior School Deputy Principal