This week, girls in Years 3-5 will bring home a Healthy Habit Tracker sheet to support their Autumn Term focus on cardiovascular fitness.  There are a variety of exercises to complete each day, starting on 1st October and then colouring in the appropriate dates on their tracker.

      We would welcome parents' support with this initiative, as the daily challenges will continue into the half term break.  Perhaps join in with the challenges, or incorporate exercise into your holiday routine to help your daughter develop and understand the benefits of an active lifestyle?

      After half term, sheets should be returned to class teachers for display - with house points awarded for the most creative ways used for recording fitness activities.  Good luck, everyone!  👍

      Hot on the heels of last week’s House pentathlon, we entered two teams in the Nottingham City Pentathlon event with one competing against girls and the other against boys.  The attitude and determination on show was amazing, with some excellent performances recorded.  We finished third out of the ten schools competing, and we have qualified for the finals later on this year.  Excellent work, NGHS Juniors!  👌

      Further afield and under leaden skies, our first Year 6 hockey match of the season was played against Repton on Wednesday.  With just one practice session under our belts so far this term, it was truly a learning experience.  The girls persevered, demonstrating plenty of resilience - however this was not to be their day as they faced much more experienced opponents.  Well done to everyone, especially Marsha who was voted Player of the Match!

      Finally, we wish good luck to our runners competing in the first of three cross country league races at Berry Hill Park this weekend.  Competitors - don't forget to hand your tickets to Mrs Bloch at the end of the race, so that your finishing positions can be counted towards our team score!