Message from Trafford Council: During the lockdown young people can still access all the usual services from Trafford Council’s Youth Engagement Service. We are offering a comprehensive call back advice and support service for allContinue reading
Just a short message to say..
Hope you are all keeping safe and well during this difficult time. Here is a little message from some of our netballers and staff to keep your spirits high…
Thought for the Week
Empowerment Be yourself – not your idea of what you think somebody else’s idea of yourself should be. (Henry David Thoreau)
Paint in Pink Charity Update
The final figure raised for the Paint Altrincham Pink week which was 326.50! Congratulations to all our raffle winners, we hope you enjoy your prizes! Thanks to everyone who participated in the Paint Altrincham PinkContinue reading
March Book of the Month
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris The Tattooist of Auschwitz is a Holocaust love story. It is based on the true story of Lale and Gita Sokolov, two Slovakian Jews who were two ordinaryContinue reading
AGGS Spring Concert
On the evening of the 11th March, over 200 students performed to a large audience in the Main Hall. It was wonderful to see a range of talents from Y7-Y13. A variety of groups played,Continue reading
A Little Update…
Hi everyone! We thought we’d give you a little update on what we’ve been doing in the past couple of months. Currently, we are working on an anti-bullying project for Year 7 which targets someContinue reading
British Science Week
This week Mrs Hulme has been celebrating British Science week by inviting students to identify the 5 famous scientists she has been dressing up as. Those who could name all 5 put their answers and names inContinue reading
Artist of the Week
A beautiful sketchbook study by Aayushi S Yr13 made as part of her coursework. Aayushi used ink, water and biro to create this particular study for her Landscapes mixed media project.
Thought for the Week
Empowerment The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new. (Socrates)
A Tree Owl Sculpture in Memory of Annika
This fantastic tree sculpture was created in memory of one of our students Annika who, sadly died in July 2019. Mrs Heathcock and her form arranged for Tim Burgess to come into school to createContinue reading
Student Leaders 2020- 21
Pictured are our Year 12 student leaders, who will shortly take over from our serving Year 13 leaders. They have been successful in obtaining a variety of roles, including Anti-Bullying Leader, School Council Leader, DigitalContinue reading
Y7 Hockey Success
We have also had another successful hockey weekend. The U12A team traveled to Lytham for a fun filled day of hockey at the Jean Torrance tournament. They Played fantastic and came out as over allContinue reading
Computer Science STEM Workshop
On Tuesday 3rd March, 29 pupils from Y8 were lucky enough to take part in a computer science STEM workshop. It was aimed around introducing girls into the vast array of jobs which are availableContinue reading
Eve got first prize in Living Edge Art Competition
The annual Living Edge School’s Art Competition took place at The Lowry on Saturday morning and as usual the work exhibited by all of the students was very impressive. Eve (Year 12) won first prizeContinue reading
AMSP Year 10 maths feast success
Two teams from year 10 competed in the Year 10 Maths Feast competition organised by the AMSP (Advanced Mathematics Support Programme) last Thursday. It was a great event with 22 teams from multiple schools fromContinue reading
Paint Altrincham Pink Week 8th to 13th March 2020
It is that time of year again to wear PINK! The 8th to 15th of March is Paint Altrincham Pink week. The Charity committee will having a number of activities to raise funds for the Prevent Breast Cancer Charity. FridayContinue reading
Year 7 Spelling Bee
On Thursday 20th February, the school final for the language spelling bee took place in the main hall. All participants bravely stood in front of a crowd of audience, doing their best to spellContinue reading
Artist of the Week
This homework was produced by Safa R 7-4 in response to the work of the artist Yellena James. The starting point was a small section of the artist work. Safa then extended the design toContinue reading
Year 12 UCAS Convention
Located in the heart of Manchester over two days, the UCAS Convention showed a brilliant display of what the possibilities which the future held. With over 130 universities in the UK and 35,000 degree optionsContinue reading
AGGS and Trolex STEM Activity
This year year 8 STEM students have taken on the Race to the Line Challenge, having been sponsored and supported by local Engineering company Trolex. Trolex engineers came in to school to run theContinue reading
UKMT Team Challenge 2nd Place
We are delighted to announce that AGGS came 2nd out of 29 teams in the UKMT team challenge yesterday at the University of Manchester. Withington Girls were first and Sale Grammar School were third. CongratulationsContinue reading
Big Thank you from Charity Committee
Thank you to everyone that contributed to the Valentines bake sale 2 weeks ago! Lots of you brought in cakes and other baked goods despite the last minute change of location. We really appreciate allContinue reading
U16 Hockey a Greater Manchester County Winner
The U16 Hockey Team played in the Greater Manchester County Tournament. They Played fantastic and came out as over all winner with a clean sheet winning all three games! Well done, Mrs Hardicre
Words of the Week – M
Year 7: maintenance- the process of preserving a condition or situation or the state of being preserved. “crucial conditions for the maintenance of democratic government” Year 8: minorities- the smaller number or part, especially a number or part representingContinue reading
Artist of the Week
7_2 Are currently working on a project called Under the Sea. They are looking at the work of the artist Yellena James. In the classwork here the students have created their own scraper boards usingContinue reading
Thought for the Week
Empowerment Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Words of the Week – L
Year 7: Logic- a particular way of thinking, especially one that is reasonable and based on good judgement. ‘I fail to see the logic behind his argument.’ Year 8: Liberal- willing to respect or acceptContinue reading
The Greatest Dancer – Grace S 10-3
Unfortunately, Vale’s time on the Greatest Dancer has now come to an end as they didn’t get through this week. You could watch their performance this week on BBC iplayer. They were the 2nd performanceContinue reading