19 September 2025
19 September 2025
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Happy birthday to us! 🎂 🎶
Happy birthday to us! 🎂 🎶
Vocalise perform for our 150th anniversary
Mrs Keys
Vocalise - our Year 5 and Year 6 singers - were delighted to take part in last weekend's 150th anniversary Service of Thanksgiving at St Mary’s Church and alumnae reunion. Lots of eager singers were present for these very special events, even though it was so early in the term. For those in Year 5, their Vocalise debut took place following only a couple of short practices!
Nonetheless, the girls rose to the occasion very well indeed, performing John Rutter’s The Gift of Music in church on Sunday with the Senior School Chamber Choir and Nitya Prasad (Year 13) on flute in an arrangement by Mrs Keys. They also sang A New Tomorrow by Carl Strommen, which was much enjoyed.
Similarly stunning performances were given by Mrs Hales’ senior choirs - The Rose, You Raise Me Up and Nella Fantasia - creating an afternoon full of glorious music and a fantastic showcase of the remarkably high standard of singing at NGHS.
In addition - on Saturday - five Year 6 singers turned out to perform a variety of solos, a duo and some ensemble items for the many alumnae who attended an anniversary lunch in the Dining Hall. Again, their performances were a real credit to the Junior School and their singing teacher felt very proud of them.
Above: Miss Abbott has worked full-time in the Junior School since 2023, however she was previously Head of PE for ten years and a Head of Bolton House for twenty years: "Stef and Sally left school in 2004, and it was a pleasure to see them again at the 150th reunion at the weekend!"
Above: Mrs Keller, with Ms Williams from our sister school, Kensington Prep. Ms Williams was previously Deputy Head at NGHS Juniors and is an NGHS alumna herself.
Above: Sunday's multi-faith serivce was led by the Revd Jo Tatum, an NGHS alumna from the 1970s.
Above: NGHS Head Girl, Reya Ingale, is a former Junior School pupil.
Above: Dame Rosemary Squire - after whom the Squire Performing Arts Centre is named - alumna 1967-1974.
Sports Top Tuesday!
Sports Top Tuesday!
A REMINDER
This coming Tuesday, girls are invited to come to school wearing a sports top of their choice instead of their usual shirt and jumper - perhaps the shirt of a favourite football, ice hockey or rugby team, or maybe a top associated with a team or club that they represent outside of school. Our aim is to celebrate the diverse range of sports and activities that we enjoy at NGHS and during our leisure time, and to generate lively discussion about our choices.
Year 1 step back in time
Year 1 step back in time
Mrs Garton
As part of their TOYS - Then and Now topic, girls from Year 1 enjoyed a visit to the National Trust's Children's Country House at Sudbury in Derbyshire on Thursday.
This was an opportunity to explore the differences between toys from the past and present day by examining materials, colours and uses, and by discussing how play has evolved over the years. Handling objects in a curator-led workshop was especially enjoyable, as was touring the toy galleries in the museum and the formal gardens outside. Highlights for many of the girls included visiting a 'space station' and dressing up as astronauts, experiencing a Victorian school room where Mrs Garton channeled her super strict side, and squeezing through tiny spaces as child chimney sweeps would have done in the past!
Developing a sense of change over time can be quite a tricky concept for young minds, but these girls are well on the way to becoming junior historians with an interest in yesteryear and how it has helped to shape our lives today - well done, 1G!
From factory to shop 🧵
From factory to shop 🧵
Mrs Crawshaw and Mr Cox
On Thursday, Year 5 attended a workshop in the home furnishings department of John Lewis Nottingham, where they were hosted by Product Development Manager Sophie Bell-Carr and Home Design Stylist Shareen Maynard.
This groundbreaking study visit provided the girls with an opportunity to meet inspiring female professionals with a passion for design and textiles, who explained their roles in fulfilling their company's vision and customer orders. Overall, this was an impressive insight to the industrial and creative processes which bring high quality, British-made products to our high streets!
Well done, 5JC and 5MC - we received compliments about your curiosity and exemplary manners, and it was great to see you so engaged with the wonderful world of interiors and the idea of careers in retail, manufacturing and design.
P.E. REMINDERS AND NEWS 👟
P.E. REMINDERS AND NEWS 👟
Autumn Term, KS2
Miss Abbott
Years 3-4
Fitness and netball
(Girls will start hockey in December - please see note regarding mouthguards below)
Years 5-6
Fitness and hockey
In addition to usual kit, hockey socks, shinpads and mouthguards should be in girls' PE bags all week
Mouthguards - all girls
These are compulsory kit for Years 3-6
Without them, girls cannot play in any form of match or participate in tackling practice
Girls attending hockey club always require mouthguards
Shinpads - all girls
Shinpads should ideally be the style that simply slide down socks after the girls have put them on. Please avoid versions that are put on over the ankle and before socks are put on; many girls find these difficult to manage, and teaching time is therefore lost.
A small number of girls are still wearing the old logo on their PE kit; this was discontinued over seven years ago and all kit should now have our current crest. Kit with the old logo can be easily updated with a crest patch, available to purchase from Senior School reception - please bear this in mind when purchasing secondhand uniform of the previous design.
This Friday, the Red Roses - the England women’s rugby union team - will play in their World Cup semi-final against France. We wish them the best of luck and we hope that they can emulate the Lionesses and win a tournament on home soil.
I look forward to a fun-filled term of exciting lessons for learning new skills and our inter-House competitions including Y5/Y6 House hockey, Y3/Y4 House netball, our Forest Fun Run and our Reindeer Run!
Year 2 at Twycross Zoo 🐒
Year 2 at Twycross Zoo 🐒
Mrs Crabtree
On Monday, Year 2 enjoyed a study visit to Twycross Zoo, where in an interactive workshop they learnt about African animals and their adaptations to support their current humanities topic about Africa and their science unit on habitats. The girls enjoyed looking at a wide range of species, and exploring their diets, lifestyles and habitats.
A great (and somewhat windy) day out was had by all - well done, 2C! 💨🍂
NGHS Juniors Annual Harvest Appeal 🙏🏻
NGHS Juniors Annual Harvest Appeal 🙏🏻
Our Junior School community has a tradition of generosity at this time of the year, when we support local organisations that help the homeless or deprived. In recent times, we have helped the Christian-led Friary homelessness charity, Guru Nanak's Mission, and Muslim Hands.
This year - to mark 150 years of educating girls - we are proud to be collecting donations on behalf of Nottingham Central Women's Aid, a charity that does so much to help women and children who need short- to medium-term accommodation and assistance for reasons of personal safety.
When compiling your grocery lists over the coming days, please consider our appeal and give generously. Moving home at a moment's notice - often without personal possessions or access to funds - must make for a desperate situation, so this year's appeal focuses on everyday essentials:
toilet roll * tissues * cosmetics * underwear
toiletries (e.g. toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, sanitary products)
tinned food * boxed or tinned drinks
dry food (e.g. pasta, rice, pulses)
cereals * snacks (e.g. crisps, biscuits)
inexpensive children's toys * comics
stationery (e.g. felt tip or crayon sets)
Donations welcome from Monday 6th - Friday 17th October
All items must be nut-free - please double check ingredients
Coming soon to Year 4!
Coming soon to Year 4!
Miss Baker
I am so excited! Year 4's first study visits of this academic year are coming up in October and we'll be off to participate in a workshop at the ancient Egyptian galleries at the University of Oxford's amazing Ashmolean Museum. Founded in 1683, its famous collections range from Nile Valley mummies to contemporary art, telling human stories across cultures and across time. The afternoon will hold similar delights when we explore the University's Pitt Rivers collection and Museum of Natural History!
Off-site learning at NGHS Juniors is always firmly linked to in-class learning, and this particular day of workshops is designed to support our Life & Death in Ancient Egypt humanities topic, as well as Year 4's Autumn Term English text, Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll. Artefact handling and opportunities to meet experts are great ways to extend learning, promote deeper thinking and apply knowledge!
English - making links with the artefacts and artwork described in Secrets of a Sun King, and providing stimuli for future writing.
History - learning that our knowledge of ancient civilisations is constructed from a range of sources which reveal the passions and preoccupations of the past.
School Council 2025-2026
School Council 2025-2026
Mrs Braud
School Council held its first meeting this week, with great enthusiasm around the table! Our councillors are already buzzing with ideas and are looking forward to sharing their suggestions with their classes over the coming weeks. Keep an eye out for their brand-new display board going up in school soon - it will be a great way to learn more about your representatives, including their hobbies and interests!
JUNIOR ECO COMMITTEE 🌳
JUNIOR ECO COMMITTEE 🌳
(Years 1 to 6)
Miss Simmonds and Miss Whitehead
Would you like to participate in school eco projects, to help raise awareness about green issues and suggest new ideas for us to care for our environment?
Meet once every half term
Speak in assemblies
Relay information to your class
Help to organise competitions
Visit local green projects
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Applications should be given to form teachers by Friday 27 September.
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