Howell's School, Llandaff Home Page March 2006

Young Enterprise -
Jive: Fashion Show

Jive, one of this year's Young Enterprise Companies organised a Fashion Show at the Coal Exchange in Butetown in Cardiff.

Rehearsing at the Coal Exchange

The Fashion show which was a great success, gave the year 12 students the opportunity to gain hands on experience of promoting and running a business. They worked well in a team to set up and arrange the logistics and the format of the evening and spent lots of time in rehearsals to ensure the event was an enjoyable evening for both the guests and the company team. They arranged sound and lighting engineers and a dvd to be produced of the event. On the experience the team said "we had our ups and downs, as every business does, but we think that our biggest success was that we overcame so many difficulties to not only have a successful and profitable show but also forming priceless friendships along the way".
Well done to all involved!

Swimming Pool Refurbishment

The swimming pool was closed during Autumn half term principally to upgrade the mechanical and chemical plant.

The improved swimming pool

A new housing was constructed for the chemical plant incorporating an automatic dosing system and control panel. In the main Plant Room, the filter media was replaced along with new recirculation pumps and associated pipework.
At the same time, the opportunity was taken to carry out refurbishment work within the pool area.

The tiles in the swimming pool were re-grouted and the walls to both the shallow and deep ends and adjacent to the changing cubicles were lined with Whiterock wall cladding. This gives the pool a much smarter appearance and will eliminate the need for periodic painting and decorating to these areas. The old changing cubicles have also been replaced with the new doors and frames being manufactured using bright primary colours.
Mr. S. Williams

Firemen Visit by Year 5

Four firemen came to school today to talk to us about fire safety. They showed us a video which demonstrated how fast a fire can spread in a home. Within four minutes, the whole room had caught fire.

Examining the Fire Engine
Lessons at the Fire Engine

We learnt about planning an escape plan for our own homes and fire officer Nick showed us a smoke alarm. It had a high-pitch alarm which made everyone jump!

The best bit was having a look at the fire engine. Rhian was especially impressed by sitting in the bosses’ seat! Everyone got to talk to the fire officers and have a thorough look at the fire engine which included lots of tools, clothing and hose-pipes!

By Claudia and Rhian Year 5

More Public Speaking Success!
Through to the UK Finals

A winning team
Sidi, Emily and Katie with awards

On Saturday 18th March, our Junior Public Speaking team consisting of Sidi , Katie and Emily won the Rotary Club ‘Youth Speaks’ Regional final for the Midlands, South West and Wales and will now go on to compete in the UK final of the competition. They have done extremely well, winning 4 rounds to reach the final stage.

They beat 4 other teams in this round of the competition (all English) who were from
Year 9, and although they were the youngest competitors there they impressed the audience with their topic ‘Chocolate should be part of a balanced diet’.

They will now compete in Manchester on 7th May, waving the Welsh flag.

Welsh Hockey Champions

Under 16 Welsh Hockey Champions

Congratulations to the Howell's Under 16 Hockey Team!

Winners of the Welsh Under 16 Hockey Champions beating teams from across Wales.
Both the Senior and Under 16 teams won the Cardiff and Vale schools Championships this term and went on to play in the Welsh schools Finals.

On the Right Track

Rebecca, Katie, Hannah, Diwa, Rachel and Rose (pictured above) have completed a 6 week ‘On-road Cycle Training Course’ run by the Cardiff Road Safety Centre.

The training introduces them to safe cycling on roads incorporating pre-riding safety checks, safe riding and balance, right and left turns at junctions, signalling, passing junctions and overtaking parked obstructions. At the end of the course they revise all that they have been taught and are given a final assessment.

The aim of this course is to enable the girls to cycle safely and to encourage them to cycle to school where practical.

Living History

A living history lesson on Henry VIII
In the Great Hall a living History lesson
By Henry VIII

Working on the Weapons at Caerphilly Castle

Year 7 visited Cosmeston and Caerphilly castle as part of their study of the Medieval Age.

They enjoyed the living history tour at Cosmeston and completed some research using worksheets at Caerphilly Castle.

Coming up! Musical Event-Llandaff Cathedral in April

Middle School Choir in rehearsals

On April 1st 2006 the combined Jill Turner and Senior School Concert will be held at Llandaff Cathedral 7.30 pm.

The Middle School Choir, Senior Choir, College Choir and Senior Orchestra will all perform at the concert and the programme will consist of choral and instrumental items including Zadok the Priest (Handel), The Old Hundredth (Vaughan Williams) and to celebrate along with everyone else in the music world the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth – Mozart’s Mass in C K.317.

This is an ambitious programme and we are delighted that the Mixed College Choir will join the Senior Girls Choir for this performance.

Eisteddfod Moments 2006

Junior School

Wednesday 1st March was a day of music, dance, poetry, performance and competition as all the girls in the Junior School joined together to mark the occasion of St. David’s Day. The day took the form of an Eisteddfod, a celebration of both our cultural heritage and our girls’ many and varied talents. The girls had opportunity to work both independently and collaboratively, developing camaraderie, team spirit and pride.

It was a joy to see every girl taking her part in this special day, developing confidence and self-esteem, discovering capabilities, and above all sharing in the enthusiasm and excitement of a very enjoyable experience.

Mrs Sandford

The Nursery

Hayley - Junior School Bard 2006

On the Harp

Senior School Eisteddfod Celebrations

The School Eisteddfod was held again this year as part of the school’s St. David’s Day celebrations.

Years 7, 8 and 9 participated in stage competitions in the morning and there were some outstanding performances from the students. The afternoon session began with the House Drama– the houses performed their own interesting interpretations of The Wizard of Oz and Trotter won for their complete and tightly directed performance. The winning bard this year was Claire from Year 13 with her poem about “ Welsh Heroes.” The highlight of the afternoon came with the long awaited House Choir competition and the various renditions of “ We are the Young .”

Trotter and Baldwin were awarded joint first position for the competition but the Eisteddfod’s winning house this year was Lewis. Congratulations to all the students who took part and many thanks for making it a memorable event.

Mrs Reed

Bard 2006

Claire, the Senior School Bard 2006