Our congratulations go to Catherine Munyarari in Year 12 who is one of three selected finalists for these prestigious awards. The awards ceremony is due to take place next month at the ICC in Birmingham – good luck Catherine!
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Congratulations to the Year 8 Football team who beat Broadway School 7 – 0 in the final of the Aston Cup. This is a great achievement and bodes well for the future of Football at HGS. Well done!
Handsworth Grammar School U15 team won the Aston Schools Football Cup held at BodyMoor Heath, Aston Villas training ground. It was a tight game against George Dixon but goals scored by Donnell Benjamin and Corey Blackett Taylor sealed a 2-1 win.
The new Grammar Schools in Birmingham website is now live. All Admissions information can be found here for 11 + entry to Handsworth Grammar School in September 2014. Please note that registration opens on Monday 13th May 2013. Please visit the website for all Admissions information at: www.birminghamgrammarschools.org
On Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd March HGS’s Science Department was proud to welcome pupils from our neighbouring Grove School. The visit was one part of the number of activities across the school in honour of National Science and Engineering Week. The visit was arranged by Mr Mohsin in conjunction with Ms Evington (Grove School) and the simple aim was to give the pupils of Grove School a small indication of what to expect in Secondary School Science.
Both visits began in the same manner with some basic health and safety instructions; how behave in a lab, goggles, hair tied, ties tucked in and most importantly for the pupils how to use a Bunsen Burner. The visit proceeded with Burning Magnesium, carrying out food tests and finding out exactly how loud a jelly baby can actually scream while it’s being eaten.
The underlying theme was releasing energy, energy in chemical reactions, in food, in alcohols and in the fuels we burn. The culmination of which was to set Ms Evington on fire, naturally under controlled laboratory environment and with a strict risk assessment. Both days proved to be a thoroughly enjoyable experience for staff and pupils alike and we look forward continuing the partnership between the schools next year during Science and Engineering Week.
M. Mohsin
Year 8 Football goes from strength to strength!
The Year 8 Football team beat St John Wall 3 – 0 in their recent league match as well as beating Perry Beeches 3 – 1 in the quarter finals of the Aston Cup. They now proceed to the semi-finals and we wish them luck.
Year 7 Indoor Cricket Success Continues
HGS Year 7 team scored 125 for 2 from their 12 overs and bowled Aston Manor out for 59 runs. Well done!
County call up!
The HGS Year 7 Indoor Cricket team have been invited to play in the Warwickshire County Finals next week – good luck!
Futsal Finals call up!
Some Science-related activities which have taken place this term include:
Amrit Sandhu (Year 9) writes:
‘On Tuesday 5 March, 30 Year 9’s went to the Matthew Boulton Campus of Birmingham Metropolitan College with Mr Jones and Mr Arnold for an exciting trip about Science. Firstly we went to a technology room and there were different tables. There was an Xbox 360 with a game that we could play in 3D; while we played, some experts taught us about the 3D effect and how it works. Also, there was a table that had optical illusions on paper and we were taught about different types of optical illusions. Afterwards, we went inside another laboratory and learned about different types of blood splatter coming from different angles, and we also produced a fingerprint to keep in a key ring. Some of us then went into yet another room and learned about different types of animals that were in danger of becoming extinct, and we also held animals like a chinchilla and even a cockroach! We also learned about how doctors can tell if you are ill by looking in your ear, and heard a short history about micro-organisms.’
Jules Singh (Year 9) writes:
‘On the Friday 8 March, eight Year 9 students went on a residential with Mr Jones, Mr Mohsin and Miss Hurley to Snowdonia in North Wales. Halfway there on Friday evening, we stopped off in Llangollen for some Fish and Chips. The Youth Hostel where we were staying (Idwal Cottage) had a self-catering kitchen in which a big breakfast was prepared each morning. On Saturday, after a walk up to a nearby lake, we visited a Hydro-electric Power station that was hidden in a mountain! We were driven in a minibus along the miles of tunnel actually inside the mountain and could walk around to look at parts of the turbines and generators. After our visit we headed to Caernarvon for some lunch. We then headed to an old slate mine (in Blaenau Ffestiniog) where we had a tour and learned how children as young as ten worked in the mines from 6am until 6pm, and only had 3 days holiday each year! There was a Pool table at the Hostel where we played that night, as well as trying out a few board games. On Sunday we walked over an aqueduct near Llangollen. It was so high up! Everyone had a good time on the trip.’
Back in the laboratories, it has been a busy time with students in Years 10-13 carrying-out Controlled Assessment activities as part of their GCSE and A level courses. Congratulations are due to a number of students (again in Years 10-13) who achieved excellent results for their January modules. In particular, the top three Year 10 Science overall performers were Khubbaib Hasan, Aadam Sufi and Arjun Virk. Well done also to Year 12 Physicists Nazem Khan and Gulfraz Ahmed for achieving full marks on their January AS papers.
Mr P Jones
We are delighted and proud that Catherine Munyarari of Year 12 has been selected as one of the three nominees to potentially win the Aspiring Talent Category at the 2013 Birmingham Young Professional of the Year Awards. This is a great achievement – well done Catherine and good luck.
