A huge congratulations to the Year 12 Mock Trial Team. On Saturday 24th November the Year 12 Mock Trial team took part in the Sir Rhys Davies School Mock Trial Competition in the Manchester CrownContinue reading
Month: November 2018
Mock Trial Hugh Success
A huge congratulations to the Year 12 Mock Trial Team. On Saturday 24th November the Year 12 Mock Trial team took part in the Sir Rhys Davies School Mock Trial Competition in the Manchester CrownContinue reading
Success for U15 Hockey
We are thrilled to be letting you know that the U15’s hockey team have won the North Finals today in Leeds, and are now through to the Investec Girls National finals in February. It wasContinue reading
Thank you Mrs. Reynolds
Last Saturday was Mrs Reynolds last day in charge of hockey matches before she goes on maternity leave. The Yr 9 team would like to thank her for supporting them in getting to the EHContinue reading
AGGS Christmas Markets
Please come and support the AGGS Christmas Enterprise markets run by Y7, Y8 & Y9 lunchtime in the hall Monday 3rd & Monday 10th December
U14s Hockey Success
We are thrilled to be letting you know that the U14s hockey team won their pool at the North Finals on Tuesday, 20th November and are now through to the Investec Girls National Finals.Continue reading
The AGGS Christmas Shopping Evening
The PTA Christmas shopping event took place yesterday, Thursday 22nd November. We had Over 50 stalls selling crafts & cards, gifts, body & skincare, clothing & accessories all in the magnificent setting of AGGS. HUGEContinue reading
AGGS Christmas Concert
26th and 28th November 2018, 7pm, Main Hall Adults £8, child/concession £5 Tickets available from reception
UKMT Senior Maths Regional Challenge
Hannah M, Flora W, Kelly C and Sneha R competed in the Senior Team Maths Challenge Regional Finals at Manchester University on Thursday 21st November. They performed really well, needing clear thinking, accuracy and speedContinue reading
RS Quiz No 2
Hindu society Question 1 Which Hindu festival is known as the ‘festival of light’? Question 2 Who is celebrated in the festival of Navaratri? Question 3 Which Hindu God is believed to have the headContinue reading
RS Quiz No 2
Hindu society Question 1 Which Hindu festival is known as the ‘festival of light’? Question 2 Who is celebrated in the festival of Navaratri? Question 3 Which Hindu God is believed to have the headContinue reading
Children in Need Raffle
Lots of students contributed their home made cakes to sell in aid of Children in Need last Friday and we also had a bigger cake, complete with Pudsey bear on top, as a raffle prize.Continue reading
Y12 ‘Careers Fortnight’
Between 5-16th November, we held our Year 12 ‘Careers Fortnight’. The aim of this fortnight was to provide Year 12 students with resources and information to help them to make more informed decisions about whatContinue reading
Y12 ‘Careers Fortnight’
Between 5-16th November, we held our Year 12 ‘Careers Fortnight’. The aim of this fortnight was to provide Year 12 students with resources and information to help them to make more informed decisions about whatContinue reading
Let’s Talk Youth Conference 2018 Report
Earlier this week on Thursday, 7 AGGS students from years 7-10 were invited to attend the annual Let’s Talk Youth Conference held by Trafford’s Youth Cabinet. The gathering was jammed packed full of talks fromContinue reading
Swimming National Finals
The AGGS swimmers had a great day on Saturday and finished in 18th place for the freestyle relay, which is a magnificent achievement given the schools they were competing against, and 29th in the medleyContinue reading
Year 9 and Year 12 Careers with MFL talks
On Thursday 15 November, Sonja and Leo from Manchester University visited school to give a series of talks on the importance of language learning. Pupils were surprised to learn that only 6% of the world’sContinue reading
RS Quiz No 2 – Answers
Hindu society quiz – Answers Answer 1 Diawli Answer 2 The Feminine aspect of the Divine Answer 3 Ganesha Answer 4 ISKCON – International Society of Krishna Consciousness (Hare Krishnas) Answer 5 March «Continue reading
Canteen Goes Green
As we face increasing pressure to save our planet from self- destruction, Sodexo is taking a step forward towards tackling environmental issues. With food waste alone triggering under 10% of carbon emissions, Sodexo has startedContinue reading
Frankenstein lecture trip
On the very apt date of 31st October, Mrs Cleary and Miss Choudhary took 25 year 10 pupils to the University of Manchester for an afternoon of lectures on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The students areContinue reading
Summer reading challenge success
A huge congratulations to all the participants who took part in AGGS first ever Summer Reading Challenge, reading over 150 between them all! Summer was obviously more than a little light reading in a deckContinue reading
40 Year Reunion
We held our school reunion on Saturday 15th September, starting at the school at 4.30pm. Our year entered AGGS in 1971, some girls left after ‘O’ Levels in 1976 and others stayed on and didContinue reading
November Book of the Month
SIX OF CROWS by Leigh Bardugo Leigh Bardugo is a storyteller, I think that is the best way to put it. It isn’t necessarily the words she uses which capture you- although they do- IContinue reading