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13th May 202413th May 2024Coffee MorningCoffee MorningParents are invited to our Coffee Morning on the 22nd May from 9am to 10.30am. Our PTA are raising money with the British Red Cross and we would love to see you there. For more information, please view our poster below. Coffee Morning 22.05.2024 (Red Cross) -
7th March 20247th March 2024World Book Day Dress-Up!World Book Day Dress-Up!The corridors were filled with a huge number of students and staff dressing up for World Book Day. It was wonderful to see our school's love for reading come to life! The winner of the dress-up competition will be announced in the last assembly of the half term. Special thank you to the parents who encouraged our students and helped our school promote reading for pleasure. -
28th February 202428th February 2024World Book Day QuizzesWorld Book Day QuizzesReading at Connaught School for Girls forms an integral part of both our pastoral and academic curriculum. The school value of excellence is aligned with developing strong reading habits and nurturing these through their years at Connaught. Students are expected to read during registration time and at the beginning of their English lessons. We encourage all our students from year 7 to engage with Accelerated Reader - which is a comprehension programme encouraging students to read avidly and read challenging material to broaden their knowledge. Connaught School for Girls has hosted three World Book Day 2024 quizzes this week to celebrate reading. Year 7,8 and 9 have all taken part in internal class book quiz competitions to both expand and explore their general knowledge about books. The English department then selected each team to represent their class in the year group play off. Students have had to work in their teams to answer questions about : 19th century literature, Shakespeare, Harry Potter, Roald Dahl, The Crucible and some Marvel comics. We would like to congratulate all students and their teams on their impressive efforts and enthusiasm. Students’ detailed knowledge about a range of books was most impressive. Well done to all! The teams: 7C - Aminah G, Cleo, Eshaal, Safiya A, Safaa, (reserves: Fawza, Leona) 7S - Darcey, Alisha K, Habibah, Aysin, Zainab G, (reserves: Zahraa, Aminah) 7W - ‘Dahab OGs’, Ayzah, Zeynep, Nadia, Hajra, Zunairah 7F - 'Reading Squad', with Mysha, Dixie, Mouna, Suwaydah, Asma and Simra 7G - ‘The House of Gryffindor’ Naima, Miske, Malika, Aliza and Fatima 8S - Hajrah, Aysha, Tasnia, Hannah, Lina, RESERVE: Eliyah 8C - Olivia, Huda, Amina, Tess, Arissa, (reserve: Maryam) 8W - Jasmine, Ezinne, Zoya A, Jannah, Cherece 8F - ‘Strawberries’ - Setaish, Safiyyah, Izma, Hansa and Annaya 8G - Hafsa, Saabirina, Sumayyah, Nicole, Thashviga Reserves: Saarah A; Fatima S 9/1 - Mariyah, Ariba, Melissa, Asma, Halima Reserve: Aliza A 9/2 - Khalisa, Matilda, Caitlin, Joylyn, Sumayyah. Reserve: (1st)Gilda, (2nd)Safiyah 9/3 - Safia, Lucy, Sara, Fiza, and Fatima 9/4 - Sofia, Zannat, Aleeza, Reynad, Rijja 9/5 - Hanna, Inaaya, Mashaal, Fatimah, Zainab, (reserves: Fatimah-Zahra, Amina Hossain) Also, a special thank you to our English Year 10 prefect: Audrey Wong 10S for helping with all the preparations of the quizzes. Please support us by continuing to encourage reading at home and all year. Yours sincerely Ms S Maniar -
10th January 202410th January 2024Read For GoodRead For GoodThe Library had a sponsored read event for the charity Read for Good. This charity raises money for children to access reading books during their time in a children's hospital. The students gathered all their resources and got working on raising as much as they could. We raised a total of £618 for charity just simply by reading! As a thank you incentive, we've been awarded £120 in book vouchers to spend on the library. To get the competitive juices flowing, each form was competing to raise the most money. The winners were 9F and their prize was to visit the Malorie Blackman exhibition at the British Library. 9F thoroughly enjoyed the trip and learned a lot about Malorie Blackman and the many struggles she faced as an author. A special thanks to the family and friends that helped our students raise money. -
18th October 202318th October 2023Jack Patchey's 'Speak Out' ChallengeJack Patchey's 'Speak Out' ChallengeJack Petchey visited the school to share their well-known 'Speak Out' Challenge. 29 Year 10 students were chosen to take part. From the very beginning of the session, students were ready to engage. The aim of the session was to help students build their confidence in public speaking. The theme of the workshop was courage and confidence. Students were tasked with a range of activities that highlighted the importance of allowing one's self to be courageous and then taking action. Some activities got the students to do things they've never done before - pretend to be amoebas, play 'rock-paper-scissors' as chickens, and pretend to be politicians using only the words "abba dabba". It was a joy to witness! Thank you to Jack Petchey for this wonderful opportunity. -
29th March 202329th March 2023Iftar EventIftar EventIftar was a fantastic event, filled with lots of delicious food and great company. All excess money was donated to the Disaster Emergency Committee (DEC) to continue our support for the Turkey/Syria earthquake. Many thanks to all the parents that have offered their time to organise this event. Also, a special thanks to parent Ms.Kayaalp for decorating our main hall. For more information, please view the letter below. Iftar Event Letter -
20th March 202320th March 2023Door Decorations!Door Decorations!For World Book Day, the whole school competed for 1st place in the Door Decorating Competition! Students worked really hard to transform their form door into a book cover, using whatever resources they could gather. The final results are amazing! We had 7 form classes in line for the 1st position. After much deliberation, the LRC Manager chose 11F to be this year's winners! They decorated their door as the book 'The Bubble Wrap Boy' by Phil Earle. Congrats 11F! Here is the winning door: -
6th March 20236th March 2023Morning Coffee MeetMorning Coffee MeetWe would like to invite you to a fundraising coffee morning at Connaught School for Girls. This will take place on Friday 10th March 8.45-10.30 am. It will be an opportunity to meet and talk to all of the senior teachers at the school. We would like to ask for a donation of 50p towards the charity, you will receive a free cup of tea or coffee and there will be cakes for sale. Of course, we would also welcome any home-baked cakes to sell on the day and donations should be brought to the dining hall at 8.15am. (Please note, we are a nut-free school, therefore, any items sent to school should not contain nuts). All money raised by the sale of produce will be given to the DEC Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal. The school has raised £925.96 so far.
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Welcome to Connaught School for Girls, a highly successful secondary school for girls aged 11-16, located in the heart of Leytonstone, East London.
