News
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A Level Results 2010
Posted: 02/09/10Girls at St Gabriel’s are celebrating a 100% pass rate at A level.
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GCSE Results 2010
Posted: 02/09/10Girls at St Gabriel’s are celebrating again this week with over half of their GCSE grades at A* and A. All girls achieved 5 or more subjects at A*-C including Mathematics and English.
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Swimming Galas 2010
Posted: 05/07/10This year's swimming galas took place at the beginning of July, and again saw a close run competition between the four houses with Chad eventually taking the honours in both the Junior and Senior Galas.
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St Gabriel's U11 Rounders Tournament
Posted: 05/07/10On Wednesday 30th June we hosted our annual U11 Rounder’s Tournament. 7 teams in total competed in a round robin competition with 2 teams from St. Gabriel’s taking part.
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Year 1 & 2 Sports Day 2010
Posted: 01/07/10The sun came out again for your final Sports Day of the year. Year 1 and 2 enjoyed a picnic lunch on the lawn with their families before the racing began. The children took part ina number of races including an obstacle course, sack race, skipping race and a bean bag race.
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Year 3 to 13 Sports Day
Posted: 28/06/10Once again the Year 3 to 13 Sports Day brought some outstanding individual performances and true St Gabriel's team spirit.
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Nursery & Reception Sports Day
Posted: 28/06/10A fun afternoon was had by all at this year's Nursery and Reception Sports Day. Children took part in a number of races including crawling through tunnels, riding scooters and racing with their teddies.
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Year 7-10 Inter-House Rounders
Posted: 23/06/10The Inter-House Rounders Competition for Years 7-10 took place on 22 June this year. Another closely fought contest saw Bede emerging victorious in the Junior Cup (Years 7 & 8) and Alban taking the honours in the Senior Cup (Years 9 & 10)
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Year 5 & 6 Inter House Rounders
Posted: 22/06/10The Year 5 and 6 Inter House Rounders Competition took place last week and as ever was very closely contested. The honours eventually went to Bede with Aidan coming a close 2nd and Chad and Alban tying in 3rd place.
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Junior Technology Day 2010
Posted: 17/06/10Wednesday 9th June saw the annual Junior Technology Day taking place. This is a House Competition, so a lot was at stake, with the winners receiving the Junior Technology Cup.
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Junior Easter Treasure Hunt Treat
Posted: 26/03/10On the last day of Spring Term Years 3 to 6 were treated to an Easter Treasure Hunt organised by Mrs P, with prizes for the top 3 teams.
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St Gabriel's U16 Netball Squad at the National Schools Netball Finals
Posted: 24/03/10St Gabriel's U16 Netball Squad represented the South England region at the National School Netball Finals, having progressed through the County Tournament and going on to win the Regional Finals.
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Year 7 Win West Berkshire Area Netball Tournament
Posted: 24/03/10Congratulations to the Year 7 netball team on winning the West Berkshire Area Netball Tournament beating for the first time St Bart's, Thorngrove and Downe House A & B.
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Young Enterprise Success in Area Cup Competition
Posted: 22/03/10Congratulations to this year's Young Enterprise company Momentum on being awarded the runners up trophy at the Area Cup Competition against some very tough competition from other local schools.
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'Breaking the Mould - Women in Leadership'
Posted: 18/03/10Five Year 12 girls recently took part in the 'Breaking the Mould - Women in Leadership' event in London at the Intercontinental Hotel on Park Lane. After meeting a number of very successful, inspirational women they returned to Newbury raring to set up their own business!
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World Book Day 2010
Posted: 12/03/10The week beginning 1 March marked the run up to World Book Day and began with a group of Senior girls attending a fascinating talk by author Marcus Sedgwick. On the day itself Pre-Prep and Junior pupils dressed as well known book characters and were treated to a puppet show from the Senior School Library Assistants.
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Year 6 Experience Life as a Victorian
Posted: 11/03/10Year 6 were given a new identity and became working class Victorian children for the day at Reading Museum. We all thoroughly enjoyed the day and Mrs Groves was very convincing as a stern Victorian teacher, but we decided that school today is much more fun and were pleased to be back in our normal school uniform!
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Thorngrove Cross Country Relays
Posted: 11/03/10Despite running knee deep in mud in some areas if the course our Year 4 cross country relay team finished in 1st place in the recent competition at Thorngrove with our Year 6 team finishing in a well earned 3rd place.
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Sunflowers to War Shadows
Posted: 03/03/10We came back from Spring Half Term to a series of Art Presentations given by the acclaimed speaker Anthony Slinn.
His humourous and carefully researched talks provided entertaining insights into some of the key artistic influences of the early 20th century. It was a pleasure to share these with a group of students from other local schools including Cheam and Horris Hill.
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Chelsea Football Club Trip
Posted: 02/03/10On 24 February 30 girls from Years 7-13 took a guided tour around Chelsea Football Club designed to enhance their theoretical PE knowledge, in particular focusing on fitness, training, performance, nutrition and psychology. There was even a chance meeting with Roman Abramovich in the cafe!
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Sixth Form Visit to BMW Mini Plant
Posted: 25/02/10Sixth formers enjoyed an informative visit to the BMW Mini Plant in Cowley recently. Seeing the high level of technology in use which allows just in time and customised manufacturing was incredible.
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U16 Netball Team Through to Nationals
Posted: 02/02/10St Gabriel's U16 netball team represented Berkshire at the Regional Netball Tournament on Saturday 30 January beating last years U16 National winners Thornden in the final and will now represent the region at the National Schools competition on 20 March at Roedean School.
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FutureChef Success
Posted: 21/01/10Congratulations to Becky Scott who recently won the Surrey Local Final of FutureChef and has now set her sights on winning the Regional Final in February and a place at the National Final in March.
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Thurs 14 Jan 2010
Posted: 13/01/10With many more pupils scheduled to take public exams and improving weather conditions forecast, St. Gabriel's has every intention of remaining open as usual on Thursday. Clearly roads will still be hazardous with some icing and some smaller roads may be very difficult. We intend that all bus routes EXCEPT ROUTE J will operate on Thursday. For those on Stewarts' Buses, their website (http://www.riversidecreative.co.uk/somph/) will hold up to date information on their routes.
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Update 11am 13 Jan 2010
Posted: 13/01/10With a total of about 100 pupils and staff on site, the school is open for business. Years 10/11 were undertaking Science Revision classes, additional maths for senior girls, Drama workshops, PE, technology IT and english classes were all being taught. Nursery and Pre-Prep has pupils in as does the Junior School who were in a music lesson before break. The roads, paths and car parks in the school are all clear, and we are looking forward to lunch prepared by the core catering staff who made their way in. True Grit - even if there is none on the roads!!
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UPDATE - 7.10am
Posted: 13/01/10Conditions on most roads are treacherous with lorries blocking parts of the A34 and A339, and most rural minor roads blocked either with snow or vehicles. St Gabriels buses have been held back and a reassessment about their ability to pick up will be made at 8.00am. All other local bus services appear to have been cancelled.
Some maintenance staff have made it in and the main drive is being cleared at present. School staff should make their way in safely.
It is intended that the school will remain open, though the amount of teaching possible may be limited by staff availability. Arrangements for public examinations remain unchanged.
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Bad weather Conditions 6.45am 13 Jan
Posted: 13/01/10With some 5-7cms of snow falling overnight across our area, our biggest problem today is getting staff and pupils in to school.
Currently we are assessing whether busses can be safely run - not all drivers have yet been anle to get here - and some roads are closed (jack-knifed lorry reported on the A339 to Basingstoke).
With so much good work having gone into clearing the previous snow we are in better shape than most to open and we will continually up date the site as soon as we have further information. Staff should make their way safely into school.
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Bus Route J Diversion
Posted: 12/01/10Route J - Sherfield on Loddon - bus will run on 13 Jan, but on a diverted route. After Sherfield and Sherborne St John, the bus will go to the Queen's College Arms on the A340 for 7.45am and then proceed to school via Tadley. At present the narrow roads to Monk Sherborne, Charter Alley and Ramsdell are still too hazardous for this size of vehicle. Parents of pupils in these villages are requested to take them to Queen's College Arms before 7.45am.
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Business as usual
Posted: 11/01/10With 80 staff in today undertaking INSET training and Departmental Briefing, Public Examinations being conducetd and the maintenance staff finishing the clearing of tens of tons of snow it is business as usual at St. Gabriel's for the start of the Spring term on Tuesday 12th January.
Pupils should wear sensible shoes this week to suit either a thaw or a freeze, and a STRICT 5 MPH SPEED RESTRICTION IS IN PLACE - the greatest hazard comes from vehicles.
The forecasts are variable for this week, and further snow may hamper us but we will make every effort to continue with the pupils education. Bus services will operate wherever possible - clearly this will depend upon whether the street/road has been cleared by the local authority - and parents should remain with pupils until they are collected.
If circumstances change, information will be posted here.
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Cross Country Success
Posted: 14/12/09Two teams of runners recently competed at the West Berkshire and North Hants Area Cross Country event held at Newbury Racecourse with Alisha Reayer finishing in 1st position.
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Year 12 Trip to Parliament
Posted: 07/12/09On Monday 30th November, our Year 12 Politics pupils, Adie Hardwick and Savannah Setten, visited the Houses of Parliament in London. They were given a 2 hour tour and learnt all about the history and the workings of the ‘mother of Parliaments’.
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WW2 Veterans Visit St Gabriel's
Posted: 04/12/09On Tuesday 1st December, St. Gabriel’s was honoured by a visit from several local heroes: five WW2 veterans who came up from the Royal British Legion in Newbury.
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Year 2 visit St Nicolas Church
Posted: 30/11/09On a very damp Tuesday in November Year 2 went to visit St Nicolas Church in Newbury.
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Girls Get Enterprising
Posted: 23/11/09In November, St Gabriel's students enjoyed a variety of activites both in and out of the classroom to mark Global Entrepreneurship Week.
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Cross Country at St Hugh''s
Posted: 16/11/09Girls from years 4-8 recently took part in a cross country relay event at St Hugh's in Faringdon with the U13 A team (Jessica Wotherspoon, Lucy Davies and Poppy Martin) finishing 1st overall.
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Badminton - St Gabriel''s v The Downs School
Posted: 16/11/09St Gabriel's recently hosted a friendly badminton match against the Downs School involving 3 teams from years 7-13 who regularly attend Mr Hall's Badminton Club giving them the opportunity to develop their skills in a more competitive situation.
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England Netball Captain Delivers Master Class at St Gabriel''s
Posted: 10/11/09On 5th November senior girls took part in a Netball Master Class delivered by England's current netball captain Karen Atkinson.
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The Bacchae - Play in a Day
Posted: 06/11/09The tragic masterpiece 'The Bacchae' was performed by the Drama and Classice Departments in just one day, with rehearsals starting at 9.00am for a 3.30pm performance.
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Year 7 Calshot Trip
Posted: 16/10/09On Friday 2 October, 49 excited Year 7's and 5 equally excited teachers drove down to Calshot Activity Centre near the town of Fawley on the south coast.
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Mrs Markides Opens The New Pre Prep Planter
Posted: 12/10/09On a very damp Monday afternoon, Mrs Markides cut the ribbons to open the beautiful new planter that she bought the Pre-Prep.
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AWEsome Science Stars
Posted: 02/10/09On 1st October science students from years 12 and 13 took part in the Science and Engineering Challenge at AWE competing against 10 other schools. Points were awarded for all the tasks and then added up. Kennet came third, The Abbey came second and ... St Gabriel’s came first!! -
Eurotalk Semi-Final
Posted: 28/09/09Well Done Polina!
On Wednesday 23 September, our successful semi-finalists took part in a challenging and very high scoring competition.
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Sixth Form Work Experience
Posted: 23/09/09"The definite highlight of my week was working at The World Fellowship Dinner for the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme on Thursday night where I met lots of new people including the Duke himself and Prince Edward!" -
Equestrian Success at Newbury Show
Posted: 22/09/09Congratulations to our Equestrian Squad; the girls enjoyed great success at the Newbury Show!
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GCSE RESULTS
Posted: 27/08/09GCSE RESULTS27 AUGUST 2009St Gabriel’s has much to celebrate again this week with 90% of the girls’ GCSE grades at A*- B. -
Fantastic A level Results
Posted: 21/08/09Our Sixth Form leavers are celebrating achieving 80% of their A level grades at A & B! Nearly 60% of the girls’ results were at A grade!I am absolutely delighted for the girls and staff as these results reflect so well the excellent rapport that exists between them. -
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Swimming Galas 2009
Posted: 08/07/09This years swimming galas took place over two glorious hot days in July. Both days saw close run competitions between the four houses with the honours going to Chad in the Senior Gala and to Aidan in the Junior Gala.
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Early Years visit Finkley Down Farm
Posted: 06/07/09On Tuesday 2nd June The Early Years children and staff enjoyed a visit to Finkley Down Farm.
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Eurotalk Junior Language Challenge
Posted: 03/07/09This years Eurotalk Junior Language Challenge began in April with 16 girls studying Greek. 4 of our girls achieved gold certificates and 6 won a place in the semi-final – to take place during the Autumn Term 2009.
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AWE Chain Reaction Competition 2009
Posted: 02/07/09On the morning of Friday 19th June eight Year 6 girls (plus two large boards and assorted carrier bags of marbles, dominoes, duct tape etc.) set off to Tadley Community Hall to attend a Chain Reaction Competition organised by AWE graduates.
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Year 1 and 2 Sports Day 2009
Posted: 01/07/09Another successful Sports Day for the Pre-Prep! At 12.30 we gathered together for our picnics. Everyone sought shade under our beautiful mature trees in the school grounds for their lunch. We all then moved to the sports track at the front of the school. The children put their hearts and souls into the running, jumping, crawling, skipping, throwing and balancing races.
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Year 5 French Trip
Posted: 29/06/09In May Year 5 visited the Mayenne region of France. Highlights of the trip included a visit to a boulangerie where they made croissants, a visit to a goat farm where they sampled the cheese, a trip to a medieval castle and fencing!
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Year 3 to 13 Sports Day 2009
Posted: 26/06/09The weather was perfect for this years Sports Day. The event saw some outstanding individual performances and the team spirit shown by all our girls really made the day special.
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Year 6 Victorian Day
Posted: 25/06/09On Tuesday 24th February, Year 6 had a Victorian Day. We were all wearing our Victorian-style clothes. Some were poor and dirty but others were dressed in their Victorian finery! We walked into the Theatre that was set up as a Victorian classroom. All of the rich boys sat at the front which I found unfair because I was a girl and had to sit further back!
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Year 5 Trip to Sulgrave Manor
Posted: 25/06/09The postponement of our trip to Sulgrave Manor due to the snow in February meant that it finally toodk place on Shakespeare's birthday and the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII's coronation - a truly Tudor day.
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Early Years Sports Day and Teddy Bears'' Picnic
Posted: 24/06/09What a happy afternoon we had - at our Early Years Sports Day and Teddy Bears' Picnic!
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Staff and Parents Draw in First Ever Prestige Challenge Cup
Posted: 23/06/09Parents and staff pulled out all the stops on Saturday (20 June) to prove 'once and for all' which team is better at playing football.
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Year 2 learn about Sikhism
Posted: 23/06/09Year 2 have been learning about Sikhisam and had a wonderful talk from Avavni's grandfather, Mr Gill.
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Primary Mathematics Challenge 2009
Posted: 10/06/09This year more than 100,000 pupils took part in the UK's Primary Mathematics Challenge.
Mathematicians in Year 6 have been celebrating as 13 students achieved certificates with 3 gold, 8 silver and 2 bronze awards.
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Year 10 Visit Mars
Posted: 02/06/09Business Studies students in Year 10 had the opportunity to visit Mars Drinks in Basingstoke recently.
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Pre-Prep are transported to a Medievel Castle
Posted: 01/06/09During a visit from 'History Off the Page', girls and staff in Year 1 and 2 were taken back in time to experience life in a Medieval Castle.
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Year 2 present the story of Moses
Posted: 01/06/09Year 2 had great fun presenting the story of Moses to the Pre-Prep and Junior girls.
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Young Entrepreneurs Thrive at St Gabriel''s
Posted: 01/06/09Congratulations to Chameleon, this year's Young Enterprise company, for winning two prestigious prizes in the local area competition - Best Trade Stand and the Award for Innovation.
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On Your Marks...Get set...COOK!
Posted: 21/05/09The dining hall at St Gabriel’s was magically transformed into a television studio set earlier today when Year groups 7 and 8 were invited to participate in a presentation based on the popular gameshow, Ready.. Steady.. Cook!
The show featured two celebrity chefs, non other than our very own Mrs Porter, representing the Green team and Mr Berry, representing the Red Team. Both ‘Chef’s’ were ably supported by two enthusiastic assistants selected from each year group. -
DoE Weekend
Posted: 06/05/09Over the May bank holiday, 12 girls from Year 11 and 12 went down to the New Forest for the ‘qualifying venture’ of their Silver DofE award.
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Holocaust Survivor Talk
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The Happy Puzzle Company provide a day of fun!
Posted: 26/03/09On the 11th March Years 1 - 6 had great fun experiencing a Puzzle Challenge Day provided by the Happy Puzzle Company.
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Preprep celebrate World book day
Posted: 26/03/09On Monday 9th March, all the children and staff in Pre Prep celebrated World Book day.
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Playtime!!!!!!!
Posted: 19/03/09Wonderful weather greeted parents for the official opening of the two new playgrounds for Juniors and Pre-Prep. Dave Warwick, Chairman of the Parents & Friends had a beaming smile as he cut the ribbons and the children swamed in, over and through the fascinating and fantastic castles and equipment funded by the PFSG.
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Year six spend the day in a Victorian schoolroom.
Posted: 10/03/09Year six transported back in time to 1886.
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Mrs McCarthy talks to the Early Years
Posted: 06/03/09Mrs McCarthy came to talk to The Early Years about the Salvation Army.
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St Gabriel's Sports Science Graduate Receives Award
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Pre Prep celebrate Chinese New Year
Posted: 23/02/09Year 1 have been learning about Chinese New Year.
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Fantastic Footie!
Posted: 22/02/09ST GABRIEL’S JUBILENT VICTORS IN REGIONAL SCHOOLS FOOTBALL Looking tired but jubilant in victory, the St Gabriel’s 5-a-side football squad celebrate their success in the Schools’ Year 11 tournament.
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Severe Weather Warnings
Posted: 01/02/09The Met Office has issued a number of warnings about snow and road conditions from Mon 2nd – Wed 4th Feb. The school plans to be able to operate normally over this period but some contingency plans may be brought into operation.
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Children in Need
Posted: 14/11/08A hugely successful day for all the girls who took part in Children in Need today at St. Gabriel's with events from "Home Clothes", cake sales, "Bad Hair Day" and two Pudseys roasting in their suits.
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Beautiful weather for an Open Morning
Posted: 10/10/08Not Just Classrooms! 9.30-12.00 Sat 11 Oct
We're all looking forward to welcoming parents, grandparents and propective pupils between 9.30 and 12.00 on Saturday in what is forecast to be wonderful weather; a perfect time to visit Sandleford Priory.
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Vietnamese Linguists in Juniors
Posted: 08/10/08A fantastic day by 6 girls at from St Gabriel's Juniors with group and individual successes.
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St. Gabriel''s at Newbury Show
Posted: 16/09/08
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Terrific Exam results this summer
Posted: 08/09/082008 has turned out to be a bumper year for Exam results at both A level and GCSE at St. Gabriels
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John Harris visits Pre-Prep and Junior Schools
Posted: 12/06/08 Comments: 1Storytelling fun“If we want to encourage children to read we have to nurture their love of stories, and no-one can do that better than a good Storyteller.” -
Year 1 and Year 2 visit Hillier Gardens
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Nursery and Reception Visit Finkley Down Farm
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Mill on the Brue
Posted: 03/06/08Year six visit Mill on the Brue.
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Success at Area Athletics
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Animal Antics in the Pre-Prep
Posted: 16/05/08In the Pre-Prep this week, there has been a lot of excitement about a variety of different animals.
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Greed and Corruption in Business
Posted: 07/03/08Year 13 students attended a public lecture at the University of Reading by Professor John Hendry on the subject of greed and corruption in business and government.
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Junior playground
Posted: 03/03/08Junior activity trail opens!
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"Women....need to act like men to gain control"
Posted: 12/02/08Three members of the Lower Sixth won a place in the annual ‘Great Shakespeare Debate,’ which took place on the 6th and 7th of February, in Stratford-upon-Avon, and involved twenty-four teams from various schools across the country, selected through a competitive application process. -
Oxford Festival Successes
Posted: 04/02/08 Comments: 4Three Choirs from St. Gabriel's had great fun and won critical acclaim for their performances at the Oxford Music Festival on Saturday. Follow the link to see and hear them in action with a wide range of choral pieces.
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Oxford Union debaters
Posted: 22/01/08 Comments: 1Two teams of debaters from St. Gabriel's Year 7 and Year 9 relax in Brasenose College library during a break in their schedule on Sat 19 Jan
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When words fail music speaks
Posted: 17/12/07 Comments: 2A photograph of St Gabriel's girls dominates a story in the Telegraph which examines the value of music in schools.
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Christmas Lunch
Posted: 07/12/07The Christmas Lunch is an opportunity for all the pupils and staff to join in all the fun. After a morning making their special hats the Pre-Prep tuck into their fresh roast turkey, roast potatoes, brussels and all the trimmings!
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Pre-Prep Poppets
Posted: 06/12/07The first real sample of the delight of Christmas comes with the Pre-Prep Nativity play.
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Website launch
Posted: 20/11/07At last....and well worth waiting for, St. Gabriel's unveils its new fully integrated website to public view.