AMHERST NEWS
News No 38
www.amherst.kent.sch.uk
Friday 29th June 2011
01732 452577
England Primary Schools Chess Championships
Two school teams played in the Chess Championships at Pontins
last weekend. At the end of the competition, the U11 Team had
scored 16.5 points (out of a possible 30) which put them in joint
10th place out of 32 teams. This earned them a Silver Award for
Amherst. The top 3 U11 teams who qualified for the Final scored
between 20 and 21.5 points.
The U9 Team scored 15 points and came joint 14th out of 34
teams. This earned them a Bronze Award for Amherst.
Summer Production
The Year 6 musical production of “Hoodwinked” will take place
as follows:
Monday 11th July Dress Rehearsal 1.45pm
Tuesday 12th, Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th July at
7.00pm.
Booking details will be sent home shortly.
Tennis
Thirteen children from Amherst and one from Riverhead took part in
DISTRICT SPORTS
20 schools took part in the annual District Sports Competition
held at The Knole Academy. Our team competed in the large
school’s section and, after a nail-biting
climax in the relay races, Amherst won for
the third successive year and the shield was
presented to Bede Pitcairn-Knowles by
Hollie Harrington. Hollie is an ex-Amherst
pupil who will be playing for England in the
Lacrosse World Cup in August.
Congratulations to the team and thank you
to the Amherst Staff who organised and ran
the event.
Trampolining
Congratulations to Rebecca Christian who competed in her
first county trampolining competition for U15 girls. There were
27 in her group and she came first. She has now qualified to
Regional level.
Aquathlon
The HSBC Premier 7Oaks Junior Aquathlon is organised by the same team
that stage the successful 7Oaks Triathlon. It will be held on the afternoon of
Sunday 2nd October 2011 at Tonbridge School Sports Centre. The race is
open to anyone born between 1st January 1996 and 31st December 2003.
Competitors will swim and run different distances based on their age groups
as follows (ages determined as at 31st December 2011):·
8 year olds - ‘Tristar Start’ - Swim 50m / Run 600m·
9-10 year olds - ‘Tristar 1’ - Swim 100m / Run 1500m
11-12 year olds ‘Tristar 2’ - Swim 200m / Run 1500m
If you would like to take part, you can submit your entry now through the
online entry system at http://bit.ly/hsbc2011aqua.
New Parents’ Afternoon
This will take place on Thursday 7th July at 2.00pm
the very popular and competitive Kent Schools Tennis Doubles
Championship at the Bromley Tennis Centre on Friday 24th June.
Isla Casali, Eddie Hammond, Benjamin Gardner, Eleanor Viney,
Nicola Dawson, Matthew Randall, Matthew Hooper, Hammad
Ansari, Josh Mistry, Phillipe Allen, Toby Barlow, Daniel Seagrove,
Hamza Ansari, and Amelia Monteith from Riverhead school. There
were 20 schools from all over Kent taking part. Everyone tried very
hard and played their best. Amelia Monteith and Isla Casali came
fifth overall in the years 2 and 3 group. Eleanor Viney and Nicola
Dawson reached the quarter finals in the years 4 and 5 group.
Matthew Hooper and Hammad Ansari were runners-up in the Years
5 and 6 group.
Volunteering with Girlguiding is a fantastic way
to make a real difference to the lives of girls and young
women as well as gaining amazing experiences yourself.
Rainbows, Brownies and Guide units in Sevenoaks are
in desperate need of help right now and there is a real
danger that some of our units may have to close in the near future. If you feel
you could help in any way at all, have a look at the Girlguiding website on
www.girlguiding.org.uk or contact Anne Perry on 01732-763251 or email
[email protected] to find out more.
SCHOOL CLUBS
The club programme finishes this week to allow the staff to concentrate on
the forthcoming end of term activities.
Gym Squad on Tuesday evening will continue to run.
Clubs run by outside agencies will be making their own arrangements.
The School would like to thank all parents who have run clubs or come
along to assist. We have run 45+ extra-curricular activities this year and
these are of enormous benefit to the children and to the school as a whole.
Would you like a school desk?
We have bought new desks for Mrs Dey’s class and have a number of solid
beech double desks wanting new homes. If you would like one please come
and have a look and perhaps make a contribution to school funds.
Karate World Cup Good luck to Alex Duncan who is
competing in the GKR Karate World Cup
next weekend at the National Indoor Arena
in Birmingham?
The World Cup only happens every four
years and Alex had to go through
numerous heats to qualify. She is
representing the Southern GB Region
where she is currently the Silver Medallist
in Kumate (sparring). She is competing in
both kata and Kumate in an open age
group.
Her little brother Kieran also qualified and
is competing in the under 7’s,
End of Year Reports.
These are being sent home today together with details of the
forthcoming parents’ consultation evenings.
School Website tops 100,000 visits!
This week the website registered its 100.000th visitor. We have
received many positive comments about how well it communicates
information to parents and the wider community. If you have any
comments or suggestions for improvements email us at
[email protected]