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Issue 7 21 October 2016
Thank you to those parents who have sent in
thoughts on selective education. These are really
helpful. If anyone else wishes to respond, simply
send an e-mail to;
[email protected]
The whole school show, ‘Vaudeville’ is under
four weeks away now. Rehearsals are going really
well and tickets are going fast, so contact the box
office if you would like to come to the show of the
year. You will not be disappointed.
We have had a large number of families looking
around the school in preparation for choosing a
secondary school for next September. The comments
received from them have been incredibly positive as
always and they love the learning environment here.
On Thursday we held our biennial Whole School
Photograph. This gets harder to complete each time
due to the growth in size of the school. However, as
always our students were perfect and I am sure the
photograph will be another outstanding memento to
cherish.
We have ongoing issues with some parents
parking in challenging places whilst waiting to
collect their children at the end of the day. The roads
around the school service a number of buses and
these have to be able to get through without
obstruction. If you do need to collect your child by
car, I would be most grateful if you could park a little
further away from the school gates and the top end of
Skyswood Road. Remember also that there are parking restrictions in certain places and the traffic
wardens will be out on a regular basis to police these.
Thank you for your help.
May I wish everyone a very enjoyable half term
holiday and I look forward to seeing you all back
safely on Monday 31st October.
Alan Gray
Headteacher
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DIARY DATES
24-28 October
2 November
3 November
4 November
8 November
Half Term
Autumn Concert 7pm
B$V Post 16 Evening 7pm
Yr 9 Battlefields Trip
Yr 11 Parent Information
Evening 6.30pm
15 November
Yr 13 PTC
15-22 November Book Fair
17-19 November ‘Vaudeville’
24 November
Learning Review Day
25 November
Occasional Day
Please visit our school website for the most up-to-date
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ABSENCE LINE 01727 799564
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House News
HOUSE WHO’S WHO
Name: Sar ah Jackson
How long have you been Head of House? This is
my 3rd year
Which clubs/activities did you take part in at
school? I used to be par t of Histor y society wher e
we used to read different history articles and talk
about them over cake!
What are your current interests and activities
outside of school? I do genuinely love a good
museum - particularly living history ones such as
Beamish or Stansted Mountfitchet. I have always
been extremely unsporty but have set my aim on the
fun run next year (to get more house points for
Erikson!) so I am currently running twice a week.
What is your happiest memory from when you
were at school? Going on a Histor y tr ip to Russia.
As well as getting to see the sights of the Russian
Revolution (one of my top two favourite topics
in history) we got to overnight on a train from St
Petersburg to Moscow.
Which three words would you use to describe
yourself? Passionate, Har dwor king, Determined
What’s the best thing about your House? The
students. I have worked with so many amazingly
talented and creative students it genuinely blows my
mind. I cannot believe the dedication of some of
Erikson and the hours of effort they put in. You guys
make me so proud!
Please report A LL absences before 9:15am on
the first day of absence. This should be followed
up by a letter on return.
Which House event are you looking forward to
most this year? House Ar ts. It is a LOT of har d
work but the performances are truly amazing.
Stuart Kemp, Assistant Headteacher
In one sentence, what words of encouragement
would you offer students in your House this year?
Whether you a dancer, musician, mathematician,
spelling-bee enthusiast, house-point collector or just
like
making
cake...
you
can
make
this an unbe'leif'able year for Erikson!
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The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
Update
D of E Silver Practice Expedition
Dates for the Calendar
D of E Presentation Evening:
Thursday 23rd February 2017
Our expedition season for 2016 came to a close this
weekend with a highly successful expedition to the
South Downs. Forty nine Year 11 students (our biggest
Silver group ever) met at school early on Saturday
morning for a prompt departure heading for Sussex and
the South Downs. The terrain on Day 1 was largely low
level heath and farm land. The overnight camp at
Plumpton Scout camp was somewhat wet but the
participants coped well, striking camp early on Sunday
morning for a hike up on to Ditchling Beacon and
along the South Downs way for most of the groups.
Gold Training Expedition:
Thursday 30th March- Saturday 1st April 2017
(Year 12)
The views were spectacular and the rain held off all
day although the wind was consistent in strength but
not in direction, shifting from South Easterly to South
Westerly as groups made their way along the Downs.
Night 2 at Park Wood Scout Camp was drier in the
evening with a very bright full moon which soon
disappeared under the rain clouds which provided some
heavy showers overnight. Day 3 started much like Day
2 with some heavy rain but again the day cleared up
well as all groups made their way along the Downs
again , this time over Edburton Hill to Devil’s Dyke for
the finish.
Gold Practice Expedition:
All the staff on the trip were impressed by the
positive attitude shown by all the participants and I was
particularly delighted by the fact that so many of them
commented on how much they enjoyed their
experiences, in spite of the rain, the mud, the heavy
bags and the steep hills. I would like to thank Mr
Swann, Mr Hassett, Mr Allday, Mrs Gibson and Mr
Hopkins who gave up their time over the weekend to
support the expedition- their experience and expertise
was invaluable to the students. Well done to all the
participants- I am extremely proud of you and you were
great ambassadors for the school but also for the
Award.
Bronze Training Walk:
Monday 8th May 2017 3.15-6.00 (Yr10)
Bronze Practice Expedition:
Friday 19th-Saturday 20th May 2017 (Yr10)
Bronze Qualifying Expedition:
Friday 9th- Saturday 10th June 2017(Yr10)
Monday 19th-Friday 23rd June 2017
Silver Qualifying Expedition:
Sunday 25th-Tuesday 27th June 2017 (Yr11)
Gold Qualifying Expedition:
Friday 7th- Wednesday 12th July 2017
D of E Presentation Evening:
Thursday 23rd February 2017
Participants who have been working towards their
Bronze, Silver & Gold Awards over the past 12 months
should be uploaded their evidence to their eDofE
accounts. I will be checking accounts over the next few
weeks and submitting completed Awards to County for
verification in preparation for our Presentation evening
next February. Can I please ask that parents support and
encourage participants to upload their assessor reports as I
cannot approve Awards until all evidence has been
submitted.
Please
contact
me
on
[email protected] if you have any difficulty
in uploading the necessary evidence.
New Bronze Participants
All new Bronze participants in Year 10 should be
busy uploading the details of their activities to eDofE. If
you are having any problems, please do not hesitate to
contact me. Participants should also start thinking about
expedition groups which should be between 4 and 7 in
size. I will be requesting group names shortly after half
term.
Alison Cuneen
Teacher of English
Spanish Exchange Trip
It is fair to say that it was an amazing, unforgettable
trip,
and we were all very sad to leave. I learnt so much
From the 5th to the 12th of October, 36 about and experienced a totally different culture, whilst
Sandringham students visited Seville in Spain to take greatly improving my Spanish language skills and
part in an exchange trip with students from ‘Colegio making friends for life.
Internacional Europa’ - a school that Sandringham
has close ties with. We each stayed with a Spanish
We look forward to being reunited with our exchange
family, and we got to experience the fascinating partners in May when they come over to England for a
Spanish culture first hand.
week. A huge thank you to Miss Unsain for organising
the trip and also to Ms Lyons and Miss Stothard for lookOnce we arrived at Seville Airport on ing after us when we were out there.
Wednesday, we were warmly greeted by the families
Lucy Grubb - Year 13
who had created a banner for us and had waited in
arrivals to greet us. We then spent the evening
getting to know our families.
On Thursday, we spent the day at school,
beginning with a welcome breakfast of churros and
melted chocolate in the canteen and then a welcome
ceremony where speeches were made and the
national anthems were played. We got to experience
being students at a Spanish school and how the
school compares and contrasts to Sandringham. The
school day was significantly longer than at Sandringham, starting at 9am and finishing at 5.30pm. After
school, we spent the evening with our Spanish
family.
On Friday, both the Sandringham pupils and their
exchange partners took an excursion to the stunning
nearby Andalusian coastal city of Cadíz. We spent
time on the beach which included games of beach
volleyball and football, and then we headed through
the narrow, cobbled streets to look at the beautiful,
grand Cathedral of Cadíz. Afterwards, we had some
time to look round the shops and cafés before
heading back to Seville.
We spent the weekend with our families and had
lots of fun. For example, some people travelled over
the border into Portugal and had a day at the beach.
Others stayed in Seville and visited the many
intriguing sights such as the Plaza de España, which
has been featured in many films such as Star Wars:
Attack of the Clones, and the Seville Cathedral,
which is the third largest church in the world.
On Monday, we had another day at school, in
which we had special Spanish lessons in the morning
On Tuesday, we visited the city of Córdoba for
the day and looked round its famous, intriguing
Mosque-Cathedral, which is actually a UNESCO
World Heritage Site. It is defined as a Visigothic
Catholic Cathedral but is divided into Muslim and
Christian halves. Afterwards, we had time to look
round the surrounding area which included souvenir
shops and cafés.
On the last day, we spent time with our Spanish
families for the final time. They took us to the
airport, and after a group picture, we had to say our
goodbyes which was very sad.
Digital Parenting
Friends of Sandringham School (Fo$S)
News
Fundraising Events & Activities
Pop Music Quiz – THANK YOU
“Oh, what a night. Late December back in ’63” or
in our case mid-October in 2016! A massive thanks to
Nick Grubb, our superb Music Quiz Master, and his
family for a pop-tastic evening last Friday. This was our
first music quiz and we had an amazing turnout. Everyone who came along had a fantastic time and helped
raise in excess of £1,250 which is staggering, thank you.
As part of our programme of eSafety education, we
partner with ParentZone who specialise in making online
safety understandable and accessible to parents. Children
in Year 7 had an assembly on Tuesday this week and
were all given a printed copy of Digital Parenting
magazine to take home, which has useful parental guides
on issues such as gaming, developing digital resilience
and advice on cyberbullying. We would encourage other
parents to access the magazine via ParentZone at;
https://parentzone.org.uk/ or
http://vodafonedigitalparenting.co.uk/
Second Hand Uniform Sale
Saturday 22nd October – 8.30am to 10.30am
Jenny Wick will be holding another sale tomorrow
at 10 Skyswood Road (opposite the school) AL4 9NZ
from 8.30am-10.30am. In the meantime, if you would
like to donate any second hand uniform or outgrown
(not outworn) school shoes please can you leave outside
Jenny’s house. Many thanks.
Our own school website hosts many useful articles
on specific eSafety issues under ‘Supporting Your Child’
and‘ParentInfo Service’.
http://www.sandringham.herts.sch.uk/?q=support/
parentinfo-service
Get ready for half term with easyfundraising.
Whether you’re looking to get away this half term or
you’re staying at home with the kids, easyfundraising
have got it covered. Check out Halloween events at
Legoland, half price toys at Argos, 2 for 1 entry at London attractions with Virgin Trains and lots more!
Fergal Moane
Assistant Headteacher
Tesco has shortlisted a local schools initiative, the
Alban Way Carer Project, for an environment grant
funded by the 5p plastic bag levy. It’s for a community
garden retreat behind Camp School, one of the five
schools in the Alban Way Community Network. It will
be used out of hours by unpaid family carers of people
with support needs and disabilities and by the children
when the school’s open.
The Camp Community Group put the project
together and will be running a programme of outdoorbased workshops and networking events for carers too.
There’s a chance to vote for the shortlisted projects in
local stores, including St Peter’s Street and Hatfield
Road from 31 October to 13 November, and the Camp
School team would be very grateful for your support.
Monthly Prize Draw – Tuesday 1st November
It's never too late to join, with the deadline for new
entries being the 24th of each month. Our next draw is
to take place on Tuesday 1st November. One payment of
£12 gives you 1 number and membership for a whole
year, £24 gives you 2 numbers, £36 gives you 3 numbers etc. The more entries we have, the bigger the win!
Get your forms into Kate Carpenter via the red box or
email [email protected]
Committee Meeting/AGM
Wednesday 16th November – 7.15pm Room D11
A number of the key committee members (Chair,
Vice Chair and Secretary) are stepping down after two
years at the helm and Fo$S will cease to exist if new
post holders do not come forward. Whilst I appreciate
that parents have many other commitments, I would ask
you to consider if this is something you could do with a
group of friends and therefore share the responsibilities.
Please join us, everyone is welcome, and it’s a great way
to meet other parents whilst having your say as to where
the money we raise through fundraising events is spent
across the Faculty bids.
Christmas Extravaganza (FREE entry)
Saturday 3rd December – 11am to 3pm
Including Christmas Market shopping stalls, Christmas Café serving refreshments including hot food &
drinks, mince pies & mulled wine, Tombolas, Fun Zone,
Prize Draw Raffle and lots, lots more …
Donations – Tombola items
Lots of wine, beer, spirits and chocolate needed! The
tombolas are always very successful stalls at our Christmas
event so please start collecting now to bring in on LRD
Thursday 24th November.
Donations – Gift Stall items
We would also be grateful for any good quality unused
gifts so bear in mind any gifted (but unwanted) items you
could pass our way on LRD Thursday 24th November.
The committee would like to wish all our families an
enjoyable October half term. Christmas is around the corner - tis the season to be jolly!
Tracy Downing
Fo$S Member
Thank you to FoSS
A big thank you goes to FoSS who have recently
bought the following items for the school:
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£600 towards STEM workshops
£200 towards a tumble dryer for technology faculty
£250 towards improving the ground floor of the 6th
form study area
Subscription to Digital Theatre Plus (an on line
resource for English, Drama, Dance and Music)
Subscription to ArcGIS (a geographical information
system)
Annual membership to the Royal Geographical Association
These are all gratefully received by the faculties.
Julia Shaw
Business Manager
Library News
Author Visit:
Year 8s had a treat on Thursday 13th October, when
Sarah Crossan spoke to the whole year group. Her talk was
very interesting and enlightening and resulted in many
students borrowing her books (before and after the talk)
and over £80 –worth of her books being bought by year 8
students. She often writes in poetic prose and gave a
wonderful dramatic performance of a scene form Romeo
and Juliet to bring the story to life.
Donations
Many thanks for the kind donations of fiction
books…they are much appreciated.
The Library Team
Courses for parents in conjunction
with Hertfordshire Adult and Family
Learning Service
City and Guilds Functional Skills Course in
English for parents/guardians
If you don’t have a GCSE in English you might
be interested in taking the City and Guilds Functional Skills English course which is being run on
Thursday mornings at Oakwood school from 9.15 –
11.15 am this year. The exams will be taken in the
Summer Term. A level two pass is equivalent to a
grade 4 pass at GCSE (previously a pass at grade C).
£5 registration fee. Please contact Carole Heselton
as soon as possible to start next week on Thursday
20 October.
Evening course for parents with children
currently in years 4, 5 and 6:
“What to expect in year five and six English”
This is ideal for parents who would like to
develop the skills and confidence to help KS2
children with English and gain and a better
understanding of how it is currently taught.
Thursday evenings six week course 7 – 9pm
Verulam School 3 Nov – 8 Dec 2016 £5
registration fee.
A leaflet with more information about both
courses is attached.
To register your interest in either of both
of
these courses call 01727 754113
or
email [email protected] as
soon as possible.
The SandPit Theatre News
At the theatre, we are now very busy in show
preparation mode for Vaudeville. Our wonderful tech club
have been helping us make costumes and props ready for
the show, and it is looking to like it will be a spectacular
event! Saturday night tickets are now SOLD OUT, so
please do get your tables booked as the performances are
selling quickly! If you would like to help us with costumes
or props in any way please do let us know as we would be
grateful for your help. A huge thank you to the wonderful
parents who have already volunteered.
In other news, the theatres renovations are truly
underway. Our new website is running smoothly, and the
auditorium is currently in the process of being painted
black (having been lilac for the last fifteen years we
thought it could do with a change!). We are very excited to
see the finished effect. To go with our lovely new black
auditorium, we are launching our Sponsor A Seat
campaign! To enable us to buy beautiful new, comfortable
red seats for theatre, we are offering you the opportunity to
leave your mark on the venue. Please see overleaf for more
details!
To keep up-to-date please like our Facebook page and
follow us on twitter. Alternatively, for a full list of events
see our website www.sandpittheatre.co.uk.
Half Term at The SandPit Theatre
Zootropolis (PG)
Friday 28th October
10.30am
£3/£2
In the city of Zootropolis, a
beautiful metropolis where all
animals live peacefully with
one another, Judy Hopps becomes the first official bunny cop on the police force.
So when 14 predator animals go missing, Judy immediately takes the case to prove herself!
Dotty the Dragon
Saturday 29th October
11.30am & 2:30pm £8/£6
Dotty is a baby fire dragon. She
lives at the top of a mountain
with her grumpy dad, Mr Dragon. In the village below, everyone fears for their lives, for dragon’s eat children! Or so they believe. But Dotty
would never eat children! Not ever… Blunderbus is
proud to present this enchanting fairytale adventure
with a very happy ending. This clever new show
comes to life with an irresistible blend of live music,
fabulor puppets and high energy storytelling. Little
people aged 3-7 will love this funny heartwarming
tale. But big people will have lots of fun too.
Rachael Peacock
Theatre Manager
The Adventures of Sinbad the Sailor
Wednesday 26th October
11am & 2pm £6/£4
All aboard for the new puppet adventure
from Theatrix Arts.
An old shopkeeper is just about to shut
up shop at the end of a long day, when he comes across a
magical ancient book that contains amazing adventures. As
he reads the stories, they come to life in his shop!
Follow Sinbad the Sailor as he embarks on his travels
as he encounters a Whale, a Giant Bird and an Ogre! Then
meet the puppets and create your very own puppet to take
home.
If your child would like to attend the workshop, please
note there will be £1 charge on the day for puppet
materials
Make it Spooky – Halloween Craft
Workshops
Thursday 27th October
10am, 11.30am, 1pm & 2.30pm £4
Make Fabulously Freaky Halloween
Masks and Puppets. There's a whole
range of frighteningly good characters to
choose from including witches, wizards,
cats, vampires and more! Use lots of exciting materials to
decorate your creation and then take them home.
Suitable for 3-7 yr olds - Children need to be accompanied by an adult.
Dance News
Dance T-Shirts
T-shirts have been ordered and will be here a few
weeks after half term so students need to look out on
the student noticeboard and on twitter to see when
they arrive.
Vaudeville – New Letter
A letter detailing costume requirements, up to
date rehearsal schedule and information regarding the
plans for the evening shows has been given out in
rehearsals this week so please make sure you have
received a letter. Tickets are selling fast and Saturday
evening has sold out. You can buy your tickets from
the SandPit box office or online. All students involved need to have returned the reply slip to a member of the Arts team.
Please follow the Dance faculty on Twitter
@SandringhamDanc to keep up to date with events,
articles and information.
Clare Meeking
Director of Learning: Dance
Music news
Autumn Concert - 2nd November, 7pm
Our first concert of the year is fast approaching
and tickets are still available at the SandPit Theatre
Box Office. The concert starts at 7pm and students
performing will need to arrive by 6:40pm.
Last Choir Standing - 17th October
On Monday 17th, all our Year 7 students took
part in their first House competition by singing in
Last Choir Standing. Each form sang the piece they
had prepared, in the SandPit Theatre to a packed
audience made up of their fellow Year 7 students,
form tutors, House Captains and House Leaders.
All the performances were fantastic and we're really proud of everybody for taking part. Well done
everyone!
First place - 7S
Second place - 7V
Third place - 7K
Student reviews
On Monday 11th October, we took part in the
Last House Standing Year 7 singing competition.
I'd been waiting all day to perform, I had mixed
feelings of being terrified but also excited to see
what it would be like. Finally lunchtime arrived
and we all went into the SandPit waiting for it to
start. It was a very nerve wracking experience,
waiting for your turn to perform and watching the
other forms produce amazing performances. When
we had to go on I could hardly breath I was so
nervous, I couldn't stop thinking I'd forget the
words or something. I can't really describe the feeling of being on stage in front of our entire year
group, I can say it was terrifying but it was also
really amazing having all the support of everyone
else. During our performance, I was so petrified I
could feel my hands shaking. However when we
finished everyone applauded, the feeling of everyone clapping for you and your form is amazing.
After all the forms had performed I was amazed by
some of them, it was time to hear the results. I was
on the edge of my seat half thinking that I knew
some of the other forms were incredible and deserved to win but I also wanted to win. In the end,
we didn't come in the top three. Seacole won, I
think they deserved to as they produced an award
winning performance.
Lucy Topp 7E
On Monday the 17th everyone took part in the Year 7
Last Choir Standing house competition. We were all a
mixture of excitement and nerves as the whole of Year
7 were watching. We had to go there straight away
carrying our lunches. During the performance I could tell
we sang together and the soloists sang very strongly. We
were all listening intently after the happy end of the competition with VG singing ‘Happy’. In the end the three best
were announced, Seacole with a magnificent
win. Although we missed out the chance of winning we
can all be proud of our performance even so.
Dorottya Moinar 7E
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Amy Stothard
Director of Learning: Music
Representing Great Britain in the
Under-19's Roller Hockey team
Well done to Max Sweeney (Yr 13) at the Junior Inline
Roller Hockey European Championships in Croatia last
weekend.
Great Britain faced stiff competition and only narrowly
missed out on the bronze medal position.
Max played incredibly well and received the "Coaches'
Player of the Tournament" trophy; a fantastic achievement
and a great experience.
PE NEWS
Fixtures
Tuesday 1st November
Y7 Football V Sir Frederick Osborn (A)
Wednesday 2nd November
1st XV V St. Clement Danes (A)
Thursday 3rd November
Y9 Football V Brentwood County high Sch (H)
Y11 Football V Welling (H)
Y11 Girls Football V Queens (A)
Senior Basketball V St. Columbas College (H)
Friday 4th November
Y11 Basketball V Queens (H)
News
Last Thursday the District X-Country
Championships took place in Verulamium Park to
conclude a good season of racing for our teams. In
the Junior Girls race the team were brought home
by Yasmin Howgego in 12th position, followed by
Caitlyn Watkins 20th, Jessie Butler 23rd and
Eliza Telford in 37th. Ellen Bennett was our only
representative in the Inter Girls race finishing an
excellent 11th position. There was again a sole
representative in the Senior Boys race with Elliot
Breen running home into 5th position in the 1st year
in this age group. The Inter Boys were again strong
with Bryce Breen coming home in 2nd place
followed very closely by Alex Hughes in 3rd and then
Hamish Michie in 21st. In the Junior Boys race there
was a total of 11 runners from Sandringham led by
Tommy Wilson in 3rd, George Greenway in 10th,
Louis Jeavons 19th, Zak Mohammad Bhai 30th, Ivan
Raath 32nd, Liam Watters 33rd, Louis Vaile 39th,
Jasper Sweeney 40th, Oliver Sweeney 43rd, Alex
Sweeney 44th and Kobi Ibeh in 52nd. Well done to
all the runners who ran and keep training for the
County Champs in Jan.
Also on Thursday the Y8 Football team played
Leventhorpe school in the County Cup. After reaching the semi-final last year the Y8 team had high
hopes of having a good run again in the cup this
season. Leventhorpe were a very tough
opposition and it took extra time for the boys to earn the
win, but eventually we overcame the opposition 2
-1 to earn a place in the next round.
The Y10 boys basketball team have played
Queens and Sir John Lawes in the last week going
down 56-18 to Queens and beating Sir John Lawes
45-16. The team continue to progress and with a
continued focus will be a very strong team
throughout the rest of the season.
On Saturday the Y7,8 and 9 Rugby teams faced
up against Nicholas Breakspear School. The Y7
team again showed a superb early display
demonstrating much talent and potential for this year
overcoming the opposition 5 tries to 2. In the Y8 game
the low numbers of the opposition didn’t stop all enjoying the game and a 35-15 win was another statement for
the strong side. The Y9’s continued their unbeaten run
and took victory 63-12 with Jack Kelly scoring 4.
The Year 9 Girls Basketball team went to the district
basketball tournament this week. All of the girls fought
extremely hard in all 6 round robin games against the
local schools. Only losing to Beaumont, the girls placed
second and consequently progress through to the county
tournament later in the year. Stand out performances
came from Emily Pollard and Amalie Newman-Booth.
The Senior Girls Netball Team had a match against
Roundwood Park School, a team who they had closely
lost their previous two meetings against. Understandably, our girls were fired up and ready to go. Everyone
played amazingly well, with some fabulous defence,
causing the ball to be turned over numerous times and
some excellent shooting. A special mention must go to
player of the match, Chloe Pettengell, who was truly
outstanding and whose unwavering leadership skills,
kept the girls motivated throughout the match. The final
score was 21-14, meaning the girls are currently unbeaten in the District League.
The Y10 Rugby team after a recent win against
St. Georges took on last years County Cup semi-finalists
in Parmiters. The team performed well and competed for
the duration, however with some injuries and a slightly
weakened team were unable to overcome the opposition
eventually losing to the better team on the day.
Two weeks ago the Boys swimming team took part
in the Eastern Region Relay Champs at Woodside in
Watford. This is a very prestigious and high standard of
swimming that brings the best teams from across the
area. The junior, inter and Senior teams all performed
well and have given the school the first marker at this
level. The teams consisted of Ollie Carpenter, Tudor
Ursache, Hector Ali, James Small, Ryan Hussain, Zak
Mohammedbhai, Jo Hirst, George Jones, Felix Ali,
Alasdair Mitchell, Ben Muckleston, Matt Small, Tom
Sear and Ewan Langford. Well done to all the boys who
competed. The girls competition was last Friday,
however after some illness and injury on the day we
were unable to field a full team for the relays.
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Andrew Cracknell
Director of Learning: PE