Arguing Honours -Debaters
in UK's toughest debating competition
Institute of Ideas&Pfizer Debating Matters
Competition
Congratulations to the Sixth
Form College debating team who won a local qualifying round
and then took on three Bristol Schools in the West and South
Wales regional Finals.
The team who took part in the toughest debating championship
for sixth formers in the UK narrowly missed winning. The team
spent the day debating a range of issues from Humanitarian intervention,
violence in the media and nuclear power. Two team members, Claire
and David each received an Honourable Mention. They won a number
of prizes for the school including £500 worth of books.
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Lucy, Charlotte, Helen, David,
Claire |
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Crown Prosecution Service recruitment
talk
| The talk gave our students an insight into the day to day
work and there was a lively Q&A session. On their visit
they offered students the opportunity to arrange work experience
with the them. |
Crown Prosecution Service Careers Talk
Great Britain
Pony Team
Dressage
Jessica in yr 9 has been selected
to compete with the GB Pony Team. Only four riders from the
UK selected to represent Great Britain in Europe - good luck
Jessica!
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Debut British Equestrian
Victory
| Amy, in year 9 won
her first ever British Eventing one day event at the Royal
Bath and West competition as Shepton Mallet. Well done to
Amy who has made a winning start in her eventing career,
competing for the first time and against far more senior
riders.
Go
Amy!
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Well done to Katie, Emily
and Sidi |
UK
Rotary Public Speaking Finals
On Sunday, 7th May, our team members Sidi , Emily and
Katie competed in the United Kingdom National ‘Youth
Speaks’ finals at Salford University. Organised
by the Rotary Club of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
and sponsored by Llanishen Rotary Club, the girls were
up against some very talented competitors. The youngest
team in the competition, they did exceptionally well to
come in 3rd place and were awarded with medals and book
tokens. They are now putting their heads together to think
of an exciting topic for next year’s competition!
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OFFICIAL
OPENING - JUNIOR SCHOOL EXTENSION
Mr Sims unveiling the slate plaque.
Mr Sims having undone the bow on
the ribbon which swathed the building
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WHAT
A FANTASTIC DAY!
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5th May was a day of great celebration in
Howell’s as children, staff and special
guests gathered for the grand opening of our
newly remodelled Junior School.
The sun beamed down
on our beautiful buildings, which were
swathed in metres of brightly coloured
ribbon. The air was filled with excitement
and expectation and with children’s
voices performing a medley of Welsh music. |
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moments from the day |
Year Six
perform a play about the history of the
school |
Heralded
by a fanfare composed for the occasion,
Mr. Neville Sims, Chairman of our Governing
Body, cut the giant ribbon and unveiled
a family of standing stones.
At the end of the ceremony hundreds of brilliant
balloons were released into the sky and,
accompanied by cheers and applause, our
exciting future began. |
Ready
to release the balloons
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| Young Enterprise regional winners
- Jive |
Of the seven teams from Howell's
that took part in the competition, Platinum team
won the prize for the best business plan. All the teams made it
through to the May regional final and the Stage
Presents team gave a most glamorous
and entertaining presentation that was enjoyed by all present.
Jive won three prizes at the regional
final of the Cardiff and Vale Young Enterprise competition. The team
were judged to have given the best presentation and were also awarded
the prize for Enterprise and Innovation. They were also judged the
outright winners of the regional competition for their hugely successful
Fashion Show. They now go on to represent the region in the All Wales
final at the Cardiff International Arena in June.
Good luck to Jive for the final!
Biology Olympiad Winner!
Dena in year 13
has been awarded a Bronze medal in the Biology Olympiad from
over 1000 entrants in the UK - this is a great feat!
Well done Dena!
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Creativity Week - Full of fun and learning!
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The girls in the Junior School had the opportunity to take part
in one of fifteen diverse projects, which ranged through art
and craft, marketing, journalism, film-making, politics, economics
and music.
The briefs for these projects were open-ended and the girls
really enjoyed assuming ownership and developing them together
using their own innovative ideas to fulfil their shared vision.
Each girl chose the topic in which she wanted to be involved
and it was fantastic to see the different age groups working
together.
The Green gang in the willow structure
We all thoroughly enjoyed sharing our creative
work with friends and parents on Friday afternoon and it was
very impressive to see all the girls’ different skills,
interests and aptitudes, as well as the tremendous excitement,
enthusiasm and team spirit.
Miss A Sandford
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Video production and theatre skills in action!
Fabulous Fashion Designs
New frontiers in the Nursery |
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Forthcoming Events:
| Challenges
Week
12th-16th June 2006
Senior School & Sixth Form College
A week of opportunities to challenge students with a range
of different activities!
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| Hywelian
Centenary Celebrations 2006
Past Pupils Association celebrate
100 years
Friday 30th June at 1.45
Thanksgiving Service in Llandaff Cathedral
Tea at Howell's School
(Tickets for tea £6)
Saturday 1st July
School open from 11-12.30 for visit
Lunch at 1pm
2.30pm showcase of Howell's talent at 2.30.
(Lunch tickets £15/ Concert tickets £10)
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Sixth
Form Lecture: Cosmic origins of life on earth
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Professor
Chandra Wickramasinghe
Director of the Cardiff Centre for Astrobiology at Cardiff University
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The penultimate
lecture in this year’s Sixth Form College Lecture series
was given by Prof Chandra Wickramsinghe and was entitled ‘Where
are we in the search for our origins?’
Prof Wickramsinghe, who is
professor of Applied Mathematics and Astronomy at Cardiff
University and a world expert on the cosmic origins of life
on earth, addressed an appreciative and enquiring audience
of College students, staff and parents.
Our last lecture this year was the Harry Gibson Lecture given
by Gwyneth Lewis, Wales’s first designated national
poet. |
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