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New system for News / Letters

ds — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:00:27 +0000

For the new academic year we are trying a new system for getting letters / news out to parents. All news items will be posted on this page, and copies of letters home will go on this page.

We hope to have a system in place during the first term to get copies of letters emailed to those parents that want them, but in the mean time you can follow us on Twitter for notification.

School summer closure

dme — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:41:39 +0000

The school will be closed to parent and visitors from the 27th July and will reopen on the 10th August. Deliveries will be able to be made throughout the summer holidays and duty caretaker will be on site to assist.

Summer Term Newsletter 2009

dme — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:47:26 +0000

Summer July 09 Newsletter

Olchfa achieves phase 3 of the Healthy Schools Initiative

ds — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:44:50 +0000

Healthy School Award presentation

Two Olchfa students collected Olchfa’s latest Healthy School award recently. The award will be on display outside the Main Hall shortly.

Year 8 ESDGC “Eco Day”

ds — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:03:10 +0000

Wed 15th – Thurs 16th July
Year 8 ESDGC “Eco Day”

Pupils will be involved in a series of workshops over the two days.

Bring in £2 for non-school uniform (wear “something green” and trainers. Pupils should wear clothing that is suitable for physical activity, so no jeans or skirts please). Money raised will go towards Save The Children projects abroad.

Healthy menu on sale in the Main Hall at lunchtime.

Fair Trade shop in South Block will be selling Fair Trade food items at breaktime.

Earth Hour

ds — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:46:33 +0000

As the global Earth Hour was on a Saturday, the school eco-committee decided to organise an Olchfa Earth hour during lesson 5 on Friday 3rd April. Staff across the school are being encouraged to teach without electricity for that hour to draw awareness to the issues of climate change and energy use. More information on Earth Hour can be found at http://www.earthhour.org/

Red Nose Day total

ds — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:43:54 +0000

A brilliant, staggering, huge sum of money was raised on March 13th for RED NOSE DAY… A big thank you to everyone who got shaved, waxed, remained silent, dressed up, supported Mr T hair styles, baked cakes and donated their cash…

Olchfa made £3359.00 overall… Superb…

£115 could pay for school fees, uniform, books, meals and support worker care for a child in Africa.

£55 could pay for a health worker to visit more than 15 patients a month in their homes.

£50 could buy a sewing machine for a woman living in extreme poverty in Uganda and will also pay to teach her how to use it.

Fair Trade Cake Sale for Oxfam Unwrapped

ds — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:41:33 +0000

Miss Chaudhry’s Geography classes 9JG and 9PS decided to hold a Fair Trade Cake sale selling cakes and biscuits using Fair Trade ingredients. After a poster advertising campaign lots of delicious Banana Muffins and chocolate cakes were sold raising £70.

Both classes discussed how best to spend this money with Miss Chaudhry and decided to use the profits to buy the following from Oxfam Unwrapped as they felt these would benefit the people the most as they knew that AIDS is a big killer in Africa and that these things could help raise their quality of life:

Safe water for 12 people
5 bags of seeds
10 buckets
Condoms

Thanks to all pupils who purchased an item from them!

Year 8 Netball

ds — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:31:44 +0000

On 18th March the following girls represented the school in a county netball tournament. They played very well indeed and were unlucky to loose to St. Joseph’s, the eventual winners of the area pool. The Olchfa team were runners-up.

Emily Pickard

Jenny Shuttleworth

Lillie Rees

Fiona Shuttleworth

Rachel Kemp

Emily Holding

Jemma Watts

Tanya Westwood

Bethany Lewis

Iona Evans

Rio Abraham-Jones.

Results from the competition:

Olchfa 9-5 Glanafan

Olchfa 9-12 St Joseph’s

Olchfa 17-1 Pontardulais

Big Schools Birdwatch

ds — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:31:08 +0000

Olchfa Eco-Committee were amoung a record breaking 83,000 young people around the UK who counted and recognised birds for the RSPB by taking part in the Big Schools Birdwatch. The most common bird around the school graounds was the Blackheaded Gull, but they did record 14 different species of birds. They are now in the process of designing bird feeders to encourage more birds to the school grounds ready for next years Big Schools Birdwatch!