WEEK 27 : w/b 26 March 2012
Grey Court School e-bulletin
Ham Street, Ham, Richmond TW10 7HN
Head’s Line: “This school just gets better and better”
Dear Parents/Carer
Yr11 Easter revision sessions
We are holding Easter revision sessions for year
11 students in the first week of the Easter holidays. This will focus on students who need additional support in specific subjects. I will be here
from Tuesday to Friday to offer additional revision sessions. However, if there are students
who would like additional support, advice and
guidance on revision technique or any other
matter please contact Mr Bashford and Mr Burton.
6th form
Please email your opinions of the proposed 6th
form for Grey Court to Matthew Paul
[email protected]
Summer Uniform
Please note that after Easter polo shirts can be
worn. No blue jumpers are allowed and blazers
are compulsory. Students not complying with
the uniform guidelines will not be allowed to
wear a polo shirt. This week polo shirts will be
on sale on the school site, outside the dining
hall at 12.10-12.50pm.
Early Closure for students : 30 March 2012
Students will be dismissed at 12.25pm after registration
Charity Gig incorporating the MOGO Awards
Theme: I love the 80’s
Yet again, the MOGO awards were a huge success with fantastic attendance. I would like to
thank the VPA Dept for all their hard work in
organising this, the PA for their support and all
parents who either helped out or attended the
evening. A big thank you to all the students
who participated: the talent this year was spectacular. The winners were 'The Acafellas' (Yr9). It was a great evening and a trip
down 80s-memory lane - for all those old
enough to remember it the first time around.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Page
Year 7, 8, 9
2
Year 10, 11
3-4
Misc
5
Lunch/After School Clubs
6-7
Sports News & Fixtures
8-18
Food tips for revision
19-21
Attendance leaflet
22-23
Menu w/b 26 March
24
GCSE drama presentation
25
Sports Relief Mile : 30 March 2012
This event was moved from 23 March and will
now be held during the morning of 30 March.
The whole school will be participating in this
event.. Pupils will be allowed to come into
school in their PE uniform and staff will be allowed to wear sports gear for the day. Every student/staff will have to contribute £1 to run/walk/
jog/hop their mile.
Sporting congratulations
The Yr7 rugby squad beat Orleans Park in the
Isleworth & Syon Plate Final this week.
The Yr8 Netball team beat Hampton Academy
14:1 in their match this week and also beat Richmond Park Academy 18:1
The Yr7 Netball team beat Richmond Park Academy 13:5 and drew in their game against Hampton Academy 6:6
The senior girls Football team drew 2:2 with
Richmond Park Academy in their match
The Yr 9 girls and boys Volleyball teams have all
progressed to the Borough Finals.
Finally, the Yr10 Volleyball team finished third in
the London Volleyball Finals.
Well done to you all, I am very proud of your
continued success
Please ensure you read the sporting section of
the bulletin with full details of all sporting events
Open door
I hold Parent Clinics on Thursday evenings during term time 5-7pm for parents/carers to speak
directly to me regarding any concerns/ suggestions. Please contact Debby Pace to arrange an
appointment on [email protected] or telephone the school on 020 8948 1173.
Maggie Bailey - Headteacher
Maggie Bailey | HEADTEACHER
KEY
DATES
Spring Term 2012
Wednesday 4 January to Friday 30 March 2012
Summer Term 2012
Monday 16 April - Wednesday 18th July 2012
7 May - bank holiday
INSET DAY : Friday 22 June
Half Term
4th June - 8th June 2011
Autumn Term 2012
Tuesday 4 September to Friday 21 December 2012
Tuesday 4 September - Yr 7
and 10 only
Wednesday 5 September - all
students
Learning & Teaching Update - Learning Objectives
Learning objectives are statements that describe what the teacher intends the student to learn. They inform the student why they are learning and what they should know, understand and are able to do as a
result of the lesson.
Subjects areas have their own language to guide the student to the objectives.
‘You are learning to’ before makes it obvious to the pupils what they are going to
have to get from the lesson.
‘You are learning to’ know that …….. tells them it is about gaining knowledge, information, names, places, people: that it is factual.
‘You are learning to’ understand why/how to ……… This tells them it is about getting concepts, considering reasons why or for, what the effects may be and the processes. This can be scientific or technical as well as moral.
‘You are learning to’ be able to/ can do or to develop ……. This tells them they are
going to gain a skill; or build on a skill maybe using the knowledge . This could be
through analysis or becoming aware of attitudes and values, have empathy and
feelings. [SEAL]
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Year 7
Acting Head of Year 7
Mr. King
Congratulations to the Year 7
boys rugby team who won the
Plate final at the recent Rugby
Tournament beating Orleans
Park in the process!
November 2011
Sponsored Silence for Charity by & Oak
Next week will be the last
week of term and Year 7 students have been brilliant in
the way they have maintained
their excellent ethos and commitment to learning. 7E have
the best attendance of all the
tutor groups with a fantastic
98% and we are looking forward to their contribution to
the awards assembly next Friday when they will be telling
us about the importance and
symbolism of Easter.
challenging!
Next term will be very challenging and exciting for Year
7s with their French trip and
Seven Sisters Geography trip.
Also there will be school exams, full reports and parents
evening. So make sure you
have a good Easter break Year
7. Your last term in Year 7 is
going to be your most
Year 8
Head of Year 8
Ms. Logan
Current Year 8 on the Yr7
Activity Day
point.
Well done to 8 Beech for having the highest attendance
again last week. Many improvements were made across
the school so please keep this
up. Another reminder that
Homework club takes place in
PC2 every Tuesday and
Wednesday and any Year 8
student is welcome. The turnout has not been as high this
week.
Any student who
comes along to take responsibility for their homework will
be rewarded with a house
Congratulations to all Year
8 students who took part in
the annual Mogo awards
this week. The evening was
a great success and I am
very proud of everyone in
the Year group who took
part.
Please remember that instead of going to your Period 2 lesson on Tuesday,
boys will be going to the
Assembly hall for a trust
building conference. Boys
who have double P.E please
With only a week to go, please
ensure that you maintain high
standards of behaviour and
attainment in lessons. Please
maintain the high standard of
uniform that I have seen this
week. You must have your
Blazer on when inside the
school building.
No fitted
black skirts for the girls and
boys must have their top buttons done up/ shirts tucked in at
all times. Girls - make-up is not
to be worn at school. If you are
wearing it you will be asked to
remove it immediately.
Year 9
Head of Year 9
Ms. Callaghan
Well done Year 9 for returning
all of your options forms. Ms
Price will reward the first tutor
group who returned all of
their forms, in this week’s
assembly.
November 2011
Yr9 Trip to Science Museum
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Last week saw the amazing
MOGO awards in which several students in Year 9 took
part. At the time of writing
this entry I have not seen the
show or the result, but am
very much looking forward to
the performances, it is always
a pleasure to experience the
incredible talent of the students! Good luck to all who
have entered!
This has been a challenging
term with a lot of emphasis on
the options and I would like to
thank all of the parents who
have supported the school
and their children in making
these important choices. I
have also been impressed
with the maturity of the Year 9
students in making these decisions and speaking to the
members of staff about the
process.
Enjoy the rest of the week
and I hope that you will all
have a brilliant, well deserved Easter break.
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Year 10
Head of Year 10
Mr Andrew Burton
You may now be starting to think
about the options available to you
once you leave Grey Court
School. Local Colleges will be
having open days for year 10s
where you can go along and find
out more about the college,
courses and how to apply. Please
visit their websites for more information.
Strode's College (Egham) - Thursday 19th April 5-8pm
www.strodes.ac.uk (Applications
start April 2012 for 2013 entry).
Richmond College - Wednesday
25th April 5-8pm - to request an
invitation visit www.rutc.ac.uk
(Applications start in September
2012 for 2013 entry).
Esher College - Wednesday 4th
July 4.30-8pm
www.esher.ac.uk (Applications
accepted in two rounds in June/
July 2012 and Sept 2012 for 2013
Entry).
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October 2011
Yr10 Jamie Oliver students with
BBC chef Paul Merrett
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Year 11
All Year 11 students should now have their own exam timetable. This will enable students to plan their revision over the
Easter holidays and beyond. A good way to plan is to use a revision timetable as this clearly sets out what, when and
how much revision should be carried out. Students will be completing their revision timetables in tutor time and should
have them completed by the end of next week. During the first week of Easter, there are also a number of revision courses running in school. If your child is required to be in school, individual letters have been sent out to you in the post. I
am sure that I do not need to remind students that this is the most important part of the year and it is now that the most
difference can be made. Good organisation will make students feel calmer about revision. Setting clear goals that are
achievable is essential to ensuring that students reach their potential.
How can parents help?
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Sit down and go through your child's exam and revision timetable with them before the Easter holidays
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allow your child enough time in the day to complete their revision
Identify days in the two week break that cannot be used for revision, e.g. you may want to go out for the day to give
your child a break from work
give your child rewards if they have reached their target for the day
play an active role in their revision
Another way to help is to ensure that your child is eating the correct foods. I have attached a useful leaflet that gives
some good ideas on the types of food that are can help the mind!
Year 11 information relating to start of exams on May 14th 2012
As you may be aware, schools are no longer able to offer study leave to students taking GCSE exams. Following on from
the success of last year, we have put together a detailed and exciting revision package for all Year 11 students. The programme is called ‘Passport to Success’ and will run throughout the GCSE exam timetable.
After Easter, students will receive a booklet detailing revision sessions that will run during school time. This will tell
them exactly where they have to be during the day. In many cases, students will receive an extra double period of a
particular subject before an exam. This will give the students the best opportunity for them to ask any last minute questions or maybe just go through exam techniques. The revision sessions will be focused and extremely useful for all students. Attendance at these sessions is compulsory and this will guarantee them an invite to the prestigious Grey Court
Prom on June 28th.
In addition, breakfast revision sessions will be offered for all morning GCSE
exams. These will run from 7.45 – 8.30 in the Main Hall. Students will be
able to come in and go through a short revision session on the big screen
with their subject teachers while eating a croissant and drinking some orange juice! I would strongly recommend that all students take advantage of
this excellent offer as this has been proven to be an excellent method of
focusing and also relaxing before an exam.
If you have any questions about anything relating to Easter Revision or the
Passport to Success then please do not hesitate to contact me.
Mr. Burton
Phase Leader Key Stage 4
December 2011
Year 11 Borough Cross Country
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MISC
ATTENDANCE
The top 3 Registration Groups for period
Monday 12th March to Friday 16thMarch
7 Ash – 98.8%
10 Elm 98.7%
9 Rowan – 98.6%
KEY STAGE 3 STUDENTS
MFL ASSESSMENTS
All key stage 3 classes will be undergoing assessments in MFL during the week beginning 26 March. Students
will be given guidance as to what to revise, and where necessary, will receive additional resources. MFL assessments focus on a particular key skill such as Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking. The focus of these
coming assessments will be reading and students should focus upon the key new vocabulary that they have
worked upon during the past half term.
Mr. Rhodes - Acting Head of MFL
Charity Gig Winners
Congratulations to all the performers who entertained a capacity crowd at the MOGO awards 2012 (Music of
Grey Court Origin). It was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone present. Special congratulations to Trudi Omanya
(Yr 8) who was runner up with her version of 'Like a Prayer', by Madonna. The winners were 'The Acafellas' (Yr9). It was a great evening and a trip down 80s-memory lane - for all those old enough to remember it
the first time around.
The Acafellas is a Barber shop style group
consisting of 5 incredibly talented year 9
singers. Chris Howden, Alexander Hearn,
Melchi Canlas, Woldy Katutondua and Alexander Howard-Williams who performed
their rendition of 'For The Longest Time' by
Billy Joel. Their commitment and dedication
in rehearsals certainly paid off and their performance on the night was truly impressive. We are all looking forward to the next
instalment of The Acafellas!
Ms. Demetriou - Music Teacher & Outreach
Worker
Grey Court School
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Lunch/After School Clubs 1 of 2
KS3 DRAMA CLUB (Mr. Husnu)
Available every Wednesday 3-4pm – if you are talented and love to meet new people sharing a passion to
perform or just want to boost your confidence, then come along and join the fun. Drama can give you tools
for life, drama queens are welcome!
YR10/11 DRAMA COURSEWORK CLINIC (Mr. HUSNU)
Catch up, finish or improve your work under the experience and advice of drama experts. Are you looking for
an A-C grade? Then come along on Tuesdays and Thursdays to drama club and reach your potential.
GCSE ART:
AFTER SCHOOL ART sessions are up and running and available to all GCSE Art students on Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 3.00 - 4.45pm. Ms Jennings expects a commitment from every GCSE Art student to attend at
least one session per week, if not two - the more the better for their results. However, the Art Studio will be
open every day after school (except Fridays) for additional support and to help build up portfolio work.
KS3 ART CLUB
The KS3 Art Club will take place on Wednesdays, 3.00-4.15pm for any Year 7/8/9 aspiring students or even
those who just wish to develop their art skills further, outside of lessons.
MUSIC
String ensemble group
Orchestra
Music theory booster sessions
GCSE Music Clinic
Rock School
ENCORE singing group
GCSE Performing Arts Clinic
KS3 Music support/keyboard club
Tuesday lunch time
Tuesday 3.15-4.30pm
Wednesday lunch time
Wednesday 3.15pm
Wednesday 3.00-4.00pm
Thursday 3.15pm
Thursday 3.15pm
Friday lunch time
(Mar. Millar)
(Mar. Robinson/Mar. Millar)
(Mr. Robinson)
(Mr. Millar)
(Mr. Keer)
(Ms. Demetriou)
(Mr. Robinson)
(Mr. Millar)
PE/SPORT
Full extra curricular timetable attached
READING GROUP for Key Stage 3 students
KS3 reading group is held on Tuesdays in E3 after school 3.00-4.00pm. All KS3 students are welcome. Contact: Ms. Jordan
CREATIVE WRITING Club for Yr 7/8/9
Creative writing club for KS3 is held on Thursdays after school 3.00-3.45pm in E1 - all students are welcome.
Contact: Ms. Cook
Grey Court School
Lunch/After School Clubs 2 of 2
LATIN CLUB
Every Tuesday 3.00-4.00pm (Ms. Stacey) – For Year 9/10 studying Latin last year
COOKING CLUB
Every Tuesday, 3.00-4.15pm with Ms. Marr
If there are any parent volunteers that would like to help each week, please contact Ms. Marr
TEXTILES CLUB
Textiles Club every Friday 3.00-4.00pm with Ms. May
Yr11 Textiles catch-up every Thursday 3.00-5.00pm
BREAKFAST CLUB for SEN students
Every Thursday morning at 8am for SEN students with Ms. Powell
HOMEWORK CLUBS IN PC1
As the library is still temporarily closed, homework club (Mr. Flora) will still be held in PC1, every MondayFriday between the hours of 08.00-08.30.
HOMEWORK CLUB FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS (Ms. MUNDAY)
Monday-Friday, 3.00-4.00pm. This club will be held in Newman House, 2nd Floor, NH7.
SEN Surgery every Tuesday
2.00-4.00pm in NH8
For parents/carers to discuss any SEN concerns.
Please contact the Learning Support faculty to book an appointment.
COMMUNITY ALLOTMENT GROUP
Every Tuesday lunch time in the allotment 12.00-1.00pm (Ms. Munday)
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Extra Curricular
FIXTURES
27 March : Yr7/Yr8 girls Netball v Christ’s (H) 3.45pm (ISH/NAN)
Snr girls Football v Orleans Park (A) 3.30pm (AJA)
28 March : Yr8 London Sports Hall Athletics Finals @ Crystal Palace
7.15am (SWI/ISH)
Yr9 Volleyball Finals venue TBC 3.30pm
29 March : Yr8 boys County Cup Football Semi Final v Whitgift @ 2.15pm (SWI)
30 March : Yr7 boys Football v Ewell Castle (H) 12pm (SWI)
Ham Street, Ham. Richmond upon Thames, Surrey. TW10 7HN
Phone Number:
020 8948 1173
Fax Number:
020 8332 2428
Email:
[email protected]
Web Support:
[email protected]
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Yr7 Sports Hall Athletics Champions
www.greycourt.richmond.sch.uk
Grey Court School
Sporting Stag
Sports Relief Mile
The whole school will be participating in the sports relief mile on Friday 30 March during the morning. Pupils
will be allowed to come into school in their PE uniform and staff will be allowed to wear sports gear for the
day. Every student/staff will have to contribute £1 to run/walk/jog/hop their mile.
Students will be dismissed at 12.25 on the 30th.
Ms. Sheldrake - Head of Girls PE
Golf Leaders Award - Year 9/10
If you are a keen golfer and would like to take part in a Golf Leadership Award, please pick up a letter from
the PE Department.
The course is at Hampton Boys School on Thursday 29 March, 4.15 - 6.15pm.
This is a really good opportunity if you love golf.
Year 7 Borough Netball Tournament
On Wednesday 21 March, in glorious conditions, the year 7 netball squad set off to Waldegrave to take part in
the year 7 Borough Netball Tournament. The squad of Eve Williams, Anna Dowling, Izzy Brechin, Morgan
Penney, Maddie Jones, Jessie Craddock, Kirsty Frame, Olivia Fox, Mia Swaysland, Ella Scorgie and Molly Davies were in high spirits having got their first points of the league competition the day before against Hampton
Academy.
Their first match was against Teddington B team and Grey Court got off to a great start winning 4-0, with both
Maddie and Jessie on target.
Their second game was against Hampton Academy, the team they'd played the day before. This was a slightly
tougher match with Hampton racing to a 2-0 lead and Grey Court appeared to be struggling to match their
play. The game ended up being 3-1 to Hampton, so the team were disappointed with that result.
Grey Court's 3rd game of the tournament saw them play some of their best netball yet against Richmond Park
Academy, Eve and Mia having great games as well as Izzy in defence.
Grey Court's 4th game was against Christ's and again the team played some fast flowing netball with the game
finishing 1-0 to Grey Court. Next up was Orleans Park B team, who we knew would be tough opposition. It
was a tight game, end to end, and Ella Scorgie played well in defence preventing Orleans Park attacks into the
circle. The game ended 2-1 to Grey Court, and the team were really pleased with their play so far, with 4 wins
out of 5.
Their last game of the group stages was easily going to be their toughest, against Waldegrave, who they had
already played in the league and had lost fairly heavily to. The team were on a high and started well, although
Waldegrave soon picked up their game and they started to take control. The final score was 5-1 to Waldegrave, which sent them through as winners of the group. It was a long wait to see whether the team had
made it to the semi-finals as two teams would progress, but unfortunately Hampton Academy had one extra
draw so they progressed through to the semi-finals. The girls played exceptionally well and should be proud of
their achievements. Congratulations to the whole team!!
Miss Sheldrake - Head of Girls PE
Grey Court School
Sporting Stag
Year 7 Netball
Richmond Park Academy 5 : Grey Court 13
Year 7's first fixture win. Great performance by the whole team. 2 quick goals by Maddie Jones put Grey
Court ahead after only a few minutes. RPA then pulled 1 back. After that it was all one way traffic, excellent passing and movement by everyone with the whole team looking for the space and some excellent play from Olivia Fox in the middle of the park. The half time score was 6-2
The second half saw some changes from RPA as they came back all guns firing and pulled back 2 goals
straight away. Grey Court re-organised themselves and kept close to their players and again the goals came
from Jessie Craddock and Maddie Jones, with Anna Dowling and Eve Williams linking up well and giving
them additional options.
A misplaced pass by Grey Court allowed RPA the opportunity to complete their 5th and final goal. The girls
never gave up and worked excellently together. It was the teams first win in their group they all played fantastically well and deserved the win.
Ms. Angel – PE Dept
Year 7 Netball
Hampton Academy 6 : Grey Court 6
Fantastic game, very closely run all the way through. The whole team played together as a team and
worked for each other which was fantastic to watch. All their hard work in practice paying off. Excellent
link up work by Anna Dowling, Eve Williams between attack (Maddie Jones and Kirsty Frame) and (Isobel
Brechin and Ella Scorgie)defence. Isobel Brechin made some fantastic interceptions to prevent goals. All
the Grey Court goals came from Maddie Jones, player of the match (MVP).
Half time saw the score 3-2 to Hampton Academy. The girls discussed what needed to be improved and
decided to pick up the pace of the game and stretch the opposition out. Second half came and Hampton
struggled to keep up with the pace, so tactics were working well. Throughout the game, the match was
tight, with each team scoring, Grey Court equalised and then for only the second time in the game, took the
lead. With only minutes left of the game, Hampton Academy equalised to make the final score 6-6. A fair
representation of the game. A great performance by all the team, and definitely believing we can go on to
win our next fixture.
Ms. Angel – PE Dept
Grey Court School
U12 Isleworth & Syon Rugby 7s Tournament
Grey Court winners of Plate Final
The year 7 squad took part in the Isleworth & Syon rugby 7s tournament on Monday 19 March and finished
Plate winners. We were drawn in pool B and lost our opening game 17-15 to Orleans Park. We then beat
Vyners 41-0 and Salesions 26-21.
This meant we finished runners up in our group and had to play Heathlands in the Plate Semi Final. We beat
them 22-15 and this meant a rematch of our opening pool game against Orleans Park in the final.
This time we got revenge and came out winners by two points winning 29-27. The squad performed extremely well and deserved their success.
Year 7 Squad
Alfie Ransom (Capt) / Kiren Farebrother / Nesta Guiness-Walker / Shaun Parkes / Aaron Bruce
Conrad Zeuner-Griffiths / Art Geraghty / Andreas Scuotto / Gabriel Downer / Jack Coombs
Eli Gyandoh.
Mr. Willmore - Head of PE/Sports
Reception Multi Skills Olympic Festival
Tuesday 13 March 2012 @ Grey Court School
Grey Court hosted a Multi Skills Olympic Festival for 80 reception children. Based in the sports hall, the 5
year olds were put through their paces with a series of activities that tested out some of their basic physical
skills. A group of 20 Yr 9 girls acted as Young Leaders for the afternoon, organising, enthusing and generally
making sure that the children had a really good time. At first a little worried by the size of the children, the
girls soon hit their stride and began to really enjoy the afternoon.
At the end of the event all the children received a certificate and went home tired but happy.
A big well done to all the girls who helped – they were magnificent.
Ms. Jackson - Schools Sports Coordinator
Grey Court School
Sporting Stag
Year 8
Orleans Park Rugby 7’s Tournament
On Friday 16 March, Grey Court entered two teams in the Orleans Park 7s tournament. Our 1st team finished
3rd only losing one game throughout, whereas our 2nd team did not perform to their capabilities and finished
7th. Well done boys, great effort
Mr Willmore
Year 8 Netball
Hampton Academy 1 : Grey Court 14
On Tuesday 20 March, our year 8 netball team consisting of India Walton, Anna Marshall, Samedina Curaj,
Tia Lowden, Ciara Lewis, Zoe Cramp, Rui Lan Zhang and Molly Marshall, travelled to Hampton Academy for
their 4th league fixture of the season. As Borough Champions from last week's tournament, Grey Court were
keen to continue their winning ways and started the match brightly, quickly putting in 3 nets in the first few
minutes. With Zoe Cramp playing Centre for the first time, she controlled the game, linking nicely with Molly
Marshall as WA and Anna Marshall as GA. Yet again, Ciara and Tia had very little to do in defence, although
towards the end of the first half, Hampton Academy picked up their game and started to play some nice netball.
The score going into half time was Grey Court 10, Hampton Academy 1. In the second half, Grey Court made
some changes with India coming into GA to replace Anna. Hampton started the brighter of the two teams and
quickly put pressure on Grey Court's defence. Ciara Lewis was having a great game as GD and eventually
Grey Court picked up their game and started to score more nets, even though it took the team 7 minutes to
score a net in the second half. The final score was Grey Court 14, Hampton Academy 1.
Well done to the whole team who are still undefeated this season.
Miss Sheldrake - Head of Girls PE
Year 8 Netball
Richmond Park Academy 1 : Grey Court 18
On a sunny Thursday afternoon, having already had a league match earlier in the week, Grey Court's year 8
netball team travelled to Richmond Park Academy for their 5th match of the league campaign. Cheyanne Mason returned to the squad, and India Walton had other commitments, however other than that, the team remained the same with Ciara Lewis and Tia Lowden controlling the defence, Zoe Cramp, Rui Lan Zhang and
Molly Marshall taking charge of the centre court and Anna Marshall and Samedina Curaj leading the attack.
The team made a great start to the match, quickly going 5-0 up in the first 5 minutes of the game. However,
RPA soon found their feet and fought hard to try and get back into the game. Nevertheless, with some excellent interceptions from Ciara and Cheyanne, Grey Court soon extended their lead to 8-0 at half time. The second half saw Molly replace Zoe as WA and Grey Court continued to dominate even though RPA scored a
quick net in the second half. Rui Lan and Tia continued to defend well and Samedina's movement in the circle allowed some excellent passes and shot conversions towards the end of the second half.
The final score was 18-1, so 5 wins out 5 for the year 8 netball team. Well done girls!
Miss Sheldrake - Head of Girls PE
Grey Court School
Sporting Stag
Senior Girls Football
Grey Court 2 : RPA 2
Report by Libby Brown - Team Captain
Monday 19 March, the senior girls football team played Richmond Park Academy at Palewell Park.
It was the senior girls first match they had played together in a long time and there was a good draw of 2-2.
It was Georgia Strode's and Kimberley McCuaig's first game they had played and they did really well as
Kimberly set up a goal by crossing it to Georgia, who got it straight in the top corner of the goal.
Kate Harding also did extremely well, a year 8 playing in the senior girls team and also scoring a free kick,
playing a big part in helping the team get the draw and not lose.
The second half went a little less well than the first half, as RPA's goalie came out and was a very skilful
player. All of the girls tried hard defending against her, but unfortunately she got RPA's second goal which
was scored in about the last 5 minutes of the game.
Hannah Levin did great in goal, saving lots of shots and even corner balls. It was a really fun game for everyone to play in, as it has been quite a while since the girls had all played together. But nevertheless, everybody played brilliantly. Hopefully a win for the next game!
Year 9 Borough Volleyball Tournament
Grey Court School hosted the Cluster B Volleyball Tournament on Thursday 22nd March and both the boys
and girls teams performed extremely well.
We had two girls teams in the tournament and these came 1st and 2nd. Both teams have progressed to the
Borough finals.
We had three boys teams in the tournament and these finished 2nd, 3rd & 4th. Again all teams have progressed through to the Borough Finals.
A big thank to James Purton, Kavinda Peiris and Gary Taylor who were the young officials for the tournament. Well done
Mr Willmore - Head of PE/Sport
Year 10 London Volleyball Finals
On Tuesday 20 March, the year 10 volleyball squad played in the London Finals in Greenwich. The team
were drawn in Pool B and finished 3rd in the group.
After a disappointing opening game which the team lost 25-8, they went on to win 24-23 against Kingsdale
and 25-12 against Eastbury before losing their final game 23-18.
The boys should be very proud of their effort and the way they played throughout the tournament.
Year 10 Squad
Omar Parsons / Sanjar Najibi / Christian Olivo / Ben Bryant John / Koyejo Adesida.
Well Done
Mr Willmore - Head of PE/Sport