Grace, with her dance school, is down to the final 12 dance groups in BBC1’s The Greatest Dancer! She is on Team Oti. This Saturday, all 12 groups will perform new dances in the liveContinue reading
Words of the Week – I
Year 7: Identity- the fact of being who or what a person or thing is. “he knows the identity of the culprits” Year 8: Indicate- point out; show. “dotted lines indicate the text’s margins” Year 9: Institute- an organization having a particularContinue reading
Jazz Camp for Girls
Six fun weekend jazz camps introducing girls 9 – 15 to improvisation and the experience of being in a band Join Jazz North and our partners for a weekend of musical fun at Jazz CampContinue reading
Thought for the Week
Empowerment No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. (Eleanor Roosevelt)
Words of the Week – H
Year 7: Hence- as a consequence; for this reason. “many vehicle journeys (and hence a lot of pollution) would be saved” Year 8: Hypothesis- a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence asContinue reading
Scouts Shooting Competition Success
Aimee (10.3), Kitty and Elizabeth (Year 11) took part in the Scout’s Greater Manchester West County shooting competition which took place at the Altrincham Shooting range over the weekend 10-12 January. There was individual ageContinue reading
Be on a BBC Show
Step Up To The Plate – Series 2 Do you have a passion for food and cooking? Are you brilliant at coming up with cool designs and ideas? Are you charming and good with people?Continue reading
Thought for the Week
Empowerment Behind me is infinite power, before me is endless possibility, around me is boundless opportunity.
Grace on BBC’s The Greatest Dancer
Grace S (Year 10) performed an amazing dance on The Greatest Dancer on Saturday evening with her dance school, Vale. Here is the link to their dance in case you missed it: What an outstandingContinue reading
Icons – Dance Production
AGGS Dance Production ‘ICONS’ Thursday 30th January at The Altrincham Garrick. Tickets cost £10 Adult and £5 Concession and are available from reception.
Words of the Week – G
Year 7: generate- produce or create. “changes which are likely to generate controversy” Year 8: guarantee- a formal assurance (typically in writing) that certain conditions will be fulfilled, especially that a product will be repaired or replaced if notContinue reading
Join AGGS Media Team
The Future of Journalism Experienced blogger, daily vlogger, photographer or creative writer… AGGS Media Team would love to hear from you! We are looking for keen writers, photographers and videographers from all year-groups, with excellentContinue reading
PTA Spring Ball
AGGS PTA Invites you to The Spring Ball Saturday 21st March 2020 7pm Carriages at 1am Bowdon Rugby Club, Clay Lane, Timperley, WA15 7AF Tickets £55 each; early bird offer £45 Includes welcome drink,Continue reading
Thought for the Week
Empowerment Happiness is not the absence of problems, it’s the ability to deal with them. (Steve Maraboli)
Words for the Week – F
Year 7: Function- an activity that is natural to or the purpose of a person or thing. “bridges perform the function of providing access across water” Year 8: Fundamental- a central or primary rule or principle onContinue reading
Thought for the week
Empowerment The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. (Coco Chanel)
The Annual Christmas Charity Day
This Friday, AGGS was hosting another amazing talent show and the Year 13s were showcasing their pantomime which they have been working extremely hard on. Charity day also featured stalls in the dining room withContinue reading
Christmas Carol Service
It was an annual treat to have the opportunity to reflect and sing at St Mary’s church, Bowdon during our traditional Nine lessons and Carols. Junior, Senior and Chamber choirs sang beautifully and Sneha RContinue reading
Disco Event
On the 11th December the AGGS Social Action Society held a disco to raise money for three social action projects. A grassroots project in India; helping to fund educational, health and agricultural initiatives. Further informationContinue reading
MGSMUN2019
On Saturday and Sunday 14th/15th December, delegates from AGGS, representing the states of Brazil, Nigeria and Poland made their way over to Manchester Grammar School in order to enjoy a ‘fruitful’ debate at MGSMUN2019. AsContinue reading
Mimi and the Mountain Dragon, BBC 1 Boxing Day 3.20pm
If you would like to be entranced by a beautiful new animated version of Michael Morpurgo’s children’s story ‘Mimi and the Mountain Dragon’, please tune in to BBC 1 on Boxing Day at 3.20pm. EstherContinue reading
AGGS Library Pointless Quiz
Written by Eva G, Year 10 On Friday 13th December, AGGS hosted their very own Pointless Quiz. The event had been kindly organised by the IT Technicians and took place to raise money for theContinue reading
Food & Nutrition this term
This has been another lovely term in Food and Nutrition. The year 10 students have made a great start to their new course and year 11 continue to work really hard. Year 9 have beenContinue reading
Words of the Week – E
Year 7: Export- send (goods or services) to another country for sale. “nearly all the bananas produced were exported to Britain” Year 8: Evaluate- form an idea of the amount, number, or value of; assess.”the study willContinue reading
Words of the Week – D
Year 7: derive– obtain something from (a specified source). “they derived great comfort from this assurance” Year 8: distinct– recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type. “the patterns of spoken languageContinue reading
Nishi will appear on Channel 4 on Christmas Eve
Nishi U in 10-7 (Child genius winner 2019) will be appearing on the Christmas special on Channel 4 over the holidays. She is captaining the Child genius team, who are competing against a team ofContinue reading
Thought for the week
Co-operation We are not put on this earth to see through one another, but to see one another through. (Unknown)
Isabelle’s picture on BBC England’s big picture
Isabelle C, Year 8, took this photo on her way home and has been picked by the BBC England’s big picture of the day, now featuring on BBC’s BBC England’s big picture and the BBCContinue reading
Sponsor a key – only 18 keys left!
Almost all of the money has now been raised to buy the new Schimmel piano for Treetops practice room. Thankyou SO much to all parents, staff and students who have contributed generously in any wayContinue reading