Posted on: 20/07/2018
Week Ending 19th January 2018
Posted on: 19/01/2018
Dear Parents/Carers,
Another week of inter-house competitions underway, with Newton House still holding on to the top position.
Our Year 9 Options Evening took place on Thursday; it was great to see some Year 10 and 11 students talking to parents and students about their subject choices and why they chose them. May I remind all Year 9 parents that parents’ evening is on Tuesday February 6th and the forms must be handed in by Thursday February 8th.
Kent Teacher of the Year Awards
The Kent Teacher of the Year Awards 2018 are now open for nominations - and these can be made by anyone passionate about their school including staff, parents, and pupils. Each year the event is run by the KM Charity Team to celebrate the best and brightest individuals and teams whose enthusiasm and drive help to make their schools a success. If you would like to make a nomination please follow this link http://www.kelsi.org.uk/news-and-events/news/primary/kent-teacher-of-the-year-awards-are-now-open
Design, Engineer, Construct (DEC) – Year 12
The DEC students have been developing their drawing skills and produced a 2 point perspective drawing as part of their holiday homework. The students really enjoyed this task and they are now using their sketchbooks to develop their skills as their own extension tasks. Here are some examples.
Modern Foreign Languages
Miss Deicher would like to congratulate Ethan G for excellent translation skills in German. He beat all the other students, working on his own to translate 20 sentences into accurate German. Well done Ethan!
Yr 7 Ukulele
This week saw the start of the Y7 Ukulele club. The music department purchased 15 colourful Ukuleles and Y7’s were invited to come along to this lunchtime club. The club is being run by a Year 11 student, Josh R, who is a very accomplished ukulele player. The club currently has 10 members so we are looking for another 4 or 5. Josh has a great rapport with the Y7’s and this adds to make this a very enjoyable activity.
Hopefully they will be able to perform in the forthcoming Winter Arts Festival on Thursday 8th Feb.
Inter-House Competitions
Year 11 Escape Room:
|
1st |
Newton (Completed in 4:04) |
|
2nd |
Darwin (Completed in 7:40) |
|
3rd |
Stevenson (Last Checkpoint 6:02) |
|
4th |
Telford (Last Checkpoint 6:30) |
|
5th |
Brunel (Last Checkpoint 7:00) |
Year 11 Chess:
Still have Brunel vs. Newton, Brunel vs. Stevenson and Darwin vs. Stevenson today to play, so please send representatives.
At the moment:
- Telford 3 Wins
- Darwin 2 Wins
- Newton 2 Wins
- Brunel 0 Wins
- Stevenson 0 Wins
So results after the Escape Room:
|
Year 7 |
Points |
Year 8 |
Points |
Year 9 |
Points |
Year 10 |
Points |
Year 11 |
Points |
Year 12 + 13 |
Points |
Total: |
|
|
Brunel |
144 |
Brunel |
162 |
Brunel |
88 |
Brunel |
144 |
Brunel |
12 |
Brunel |
-20 |
530 |
5th |
|
Darwin |
192 |
Darwin |
150 |
Darwin |
98 |
Darwin |
126 |
Darwin |
134 |
Darwin |
56 |
756 |
2nd |
|
Newton |
228 |
Newton |
130 |
Newton |
174 |
Newton |
138 |
Newton |
116 |
Newton |
48 |
834 |
1st |
|
Stevenson |
138 |
Stevenson |
162 |
Stevenson |
114 |
Stevenson |
74 |
Stevenson |
104 |
Stevenson |
-16 |
576 |
4th |
|
Telford |
120 |
Telford |
158 |
Telford |
126 |
Telford |
156 |
Telford |
94 |
Telford |
-8 |
646 |
3rd |
House Competition News
A variety of competitions are taking place this term which include Dodge Ball, Tug of War, Chess and Escape Room.
Week ending 12th January
Latest house competition results are shown below:
Year 7 Dodge Ball Results
|
1st |
Newton |
|
2nd |
Darwin |
|
3rd |
Stevenson |
|
4th |
Telford |
|
5th |
Brunel |
Year 8 Tug of War Results
|
1st |
Darwin |
|
2nd |
Newton |
|
3rd |
Stevenson |
|
4th |
Brunel |
|
5th |
Telford |
Year 13 Chess Results
|
1st |
Brunel |
|
2nd |
Darwin |
|
3rd |
Stevenson |
|
4th |
Newton |
|
4th |
Telford |
Week ending 19th January
Year 8 Dodgeball House Competition
This week it was the Year 8 students took part in their Dodgeball competition. After some epic dance moves, dives onto a cold, blue floor and some light bruising later….Newton emerged victorious winning 3 games and drawing 1
|
1st |
Newton |
|
2nd |
Telford |
|
3rd |
Stevenson |
|
=4th |
Brunel |
|
=4th |
Darwin |
Thanks for our new house photographer Harry B for the great shots of the action this week
Year 12/13 Tug of War House Competition
In the 6th form, Year 12 and 13 took to the challenge of Tug of War. The Undefeated Newton saw another victory with the Head Boy and Head Girl leading the team. A Tug-off between Telford led by Jamie W, Telford House Leader and Darwin took place to fight for 2nd place led to a surprise win for Telford and a pitch invasion by the year 11’s! Brunel and Stevenson failing to pitch a team, -10 !
|
1st |
Newton |
|
2nd |
Telford |
|
3rd |
Darwin |
|
|
Brunel (no show) |
|
|
Stevenson (no show) |
Next week competitions
A reminder that the following competitions are taking place next week
Year 7 & 8 – Escape Room
Year 9 – Dodgeball and Chess
Year 10 – Chess
Year 11 – Tug of War
Results so far
|
Year 7 |
Ponts |
Year 8 |
Points |
Year 9 |
Points |
Year 10 |
Points |
Year 11 |
Points |
Year 12/13 |
Points |
Total: |
Positions |
|
Brunel |
144 |
Brunel |
174 |
Brunel |
88 |
Brunel |
144 |
Brunel |
12 |
Brunel |
-30 |
532 |
5th |
|
Darwin |
192 |
Darwin |
162 |
Darwin |
98 |
Darwin |
126 |
Darwin |
134 |
Darwin |
80 |
792 |
2nd |
|
Newton |
228 |
Newton |
160 |
Newton |
174 |
Newton |
138 |
Newton |
116 |
Newton |
78 |
894 |
1st |
|
Stevenson |
138 |
Stevenson |
180 |
Stevenson |
114 |
Stevenson |
74 |
Stevenson |
104 |
Stevenson |
-26 |
584 |
4th |
|
Telford |
120 |
Telford |
182 |
Telford |
126 |
Telford |
156 |
Telford |
94 |
Telford |
10 |
688 |
3rd |
Have a great weekend
Charlie Guthrie
