Wednesday 4 December 2013

Wilmington Bake Off

As mentioned in our assembly yesterday, Miss Alcock is organising this Inter-House competition which starts on Monday 09th December. Each form should by now have nominated two students to represent their form. There will be three competitions (see dates below) in order for all year groups to be able to participate and represent their House.

This will be a Christmas themed Bake Off and students will need to work in pairs to bake a 'Show Stopper' Christmas Cake. Everything will need to be made in school and all ingredients will need to be purchased by the students and brought into school in the morning. Students will have 2 1/2 hours to bake their cakes and then display them to be judged over lunch time.

For year 11, 12 and 13 students, two students from each year 11 group will work together. However, for year 12 and 13, only two student from each sixth form House can enter due to the restrictions of the number of cookers in the food room. Ideally, one student from year 12 will work with another from year 13 to make one team.

+ Years 7 & 8 – Monday 09th December (periods 1 – 4)

+ Years 11, 12 & 13 – Wednesday 11th December (periods 1 – 4)

+ Years 9 & 10 - Friday 13th December (periods 1 – 4)

Please see either Miss Alcock or myself if you have any further questions about this.

Mr Jarrett
PJarrett@wgsb.org.uk

House Charity @ 04th December

Up to and including our weekly collection last Thursday (28th November), our fundraising total for The Parents Consortium now amounts to an impressive £346.95.

Thanks to everyone for their generosity, especially our year 10, 12 and 13 form groups who have contributed £64.45, £76.52 and £79.42 respectively since September.

Mr Jarrett
PJarrett@wgsb.org.uk

House Points @ 04th December

I checked Behaviour Watch at lunchtime and here's how things stood:



The highest achievers in each form are:

7S - Matthew Lecoq: 159
8S - Karanjot Chhatwal: 135
9S - Reuben McQueen: 142
10S - Ben Fitchett: 100
11S - Girgio Savva: 60
6S1 - Elizabeth Cornford: 159
6S2 - David Roddy: 71

Great work everyone - keep up the good work.

Mr Jarrett
PJarrett@wgsb.org.uk

Thursday 28 November 2013

Year 8 & 9 Inter-House Rugby

This competition was yet again organised superbly by Mr Chidlow. Our team did tremendously well and finished second overall with the following record:

- Played: 4
- Won: 3
- Lost: 1
- Drawn: 0
- Points: 6

Our squad for the competition was:

+ Albert AMARTEY
+ Eric AMBROSE
+ James BOUGHTFLOWER
+ Kieran BRAND
+ Daniel GREEN
+ Harry HISCOCK
+ Louis HOAD
+ Charlie KNIGHT
+ Reuben McQUEEN
+ Joshua MERRY
+ Mark O’CONNELL
+ Billy RATTRAY
+ Akil ROCHESTER-ELLIS
+ Ade SANNI
+ Barney SITWELL
+ Thiyan THAYAPRAN
+ James TOWN
+ Daniel TURNHAM

Thanks to all of the above for representing the House so brilliantly. It was really good to see the year 8 and 9 students working so well together. Everyone who played has been awarded House Points for their effort and commitment.

Excellent work, boys. Well done and thank you.

Mr Jarrett
PJarrett@wgsb.org.uk

House Charity @ 28th November

In total today, you donated a further £37.60 to The Parents Consortium. This means our overall total to date is now an impressive £346.95. I'd especially like to thank Miss Whitmarsh and 13S for their generosity today - they contributed £14.12.

Thanks everyone.

Mr Jarrett
PJarrett@wgsb.org.uk

House Points @ 28th November

At 16:11 today, the positions were as follows:

1. Stevenson: 10678
2. Newton: 10432
3. Darwin: 10388
4. Telford: 9845
5. Brunel: 9779

It's great that we're still leading the way, but let's not get complacent because positions can change on an almost hourly basis.

Thanks everyone. Keep up the good work and enjoy your extended weekend.

Mr Jarrett
PJarrett@wgsb.org.uk

Wednesday 27 November 2013

House Charity @ 27th November


After another successful round of collections on Friday 22nd, I'm pleased to say that you've now raised £309.35 for The Parents Consortium. This is a fantastic achievement and all concerned deserve credit for their generosity, particularly 10S who donated £29.50 last week.

Thanks everyone.

Mr Jarrett
PJarrett@wgsb.org.uk

House Points @ 27th November


I've just checked Behaviour Watch and this is how things stand right now:

1. Stevenson: 10494
2. Newton: 10293
3. Darwin: 10256
4. Telford: 9684
5. Brunel: 9660

It's great to see that we're still leading the way. Thanks for your efforts everyone - keep up the good work!

Mr Jarrett
PJarrett@wgsb.org.uk



Friday 8 November 2013

House Charity @ 08th November


I'm pleased to say that our charity fundraising total for The Parents Consortium is now £215.19 - brilliant!

Thanks for your generosity everyone, particularly Miss Whitmarsh's form (13S) who contributed £22.17 of the £34.13 collected during form time today.

Enjoy your weekend.

Mr Jarrett
PJarrett@wgsb.org.uk




House Points @ 08th November


Here's the position at 15:40 today:

1. Stevenson: 8310
2. Newton: 8103
3. Darwin: 8032
4. Telford: 7583
5. Brunel: 7574

The highest achievers in each form are:

- 7S George Harris: 112
- 8S Karanjot Chhatwal: 89
- 9S Morgan Fifield: 109
- 10S Samuel Gale: 65
- 11S Giorgio Savva: 57
- 12S Elizabeth Cornford: 145
- 13S David Roddy: 53

Thanks to all who have contributed to this impressive total, particularly those listed above.

Have a good weekend everyone.

Mr Jarrett
PJarrett@wgsb.org.uk

Thursday 31 October 2013

House Charity @ 31st October

Up to Friday 25th October, you had raised a total of £181.06 for The Parents Consortium. A large proportion of this was donated by Mr Riches' form who contributed an amazing £75 last week! This is a tremendous display of generosity and I'd like to thank Mr Riches and his year 12s for, yet again, leading by example.

Mr Jarrett
PJarrett@wgsb.org.uk

House Points @ 31st October

Having just checked Behaviour Watch, I'm really pleased that in the space of a few weeks we've moved from fifth to first place! Here's how things stand at present:

1. Stevenson: 7453
2. Darwin: 7195
3. Newton: 7081
4. Telford: 6805
5: Brunel: 6799

This is a great achievement and I'd like to thank everyone for their contribution to this brilliant turn-around in our fortunes. We mustn't get complacent, though, as the positions can (and do) fluctuate regularly. Those listed below deserve a special mention as they're the students in their respective forms with the most House Points to date:

7S: Matthew Lecoq - 106
8S: Karanjot Chhatwal - 77
9S: Reuben McQueen - 89
10S: Peter Farmer & Samuel Gale - 63
11S: Matthew Husband - 49
12S: Elizabeth Cornford - 97
13S: David Roddy - 50

Well done everyone. Thank you.

Mr Jarrett
PJarrett@wgsb.org.uk

Tuesday 22 October 2013

House Charity @ 22nd October

I'm really pleased to say that so far this year you've raised an impressive £159. Thanks to everyone who has so generously donated to date. The money we raise this year will be a great help to

Thank you everyone.

Mr Jarrett
PJarrett@wgsb.org.uk

House Points @ 22nd October

Great news! We're maintaining our strong position. This is how things stand at present:

1. Darwin: 6407
2. Stevenson: 6358
3. Newton: 6299
4. Telford: 6013
5. Brunel: 6012

Keep up the good work, boys. Well done.

Mr Jarrett
PJarrett@wgsb.org.uk

Tuesday 15 October 2013

House Charity @ 15th October


Up to last Friday (11th), you had raised £52.16.

This consists of:

£38.76 (collections on 13th, 20th & 27th September)
£13.40 (collection on 10th October)

The breakdown of the collection taken on 10th October was:

7S - £2.35
8S - £1.28
9S - £3.51
10S - £0.78
11S - £1.27
12S - £0.00 (not a problem as I know Mr Riches has a plan!)
13S - £4.21

Thanks to all who've contributed so far this year. However much we've raised by next July will make a real difference to




Thank you

Mr Jarrett
PJarrett@wgsb.org.uk

House Points @ 15th October


Here's the position at 5:15pm this evening:

1. Newton - 5526
2. Darwin - 5495
3. Stevenson - 5493
4. Brunel - 5170
5. Telford - 5154

So, we've moved up from fifth to third position since the end of last week. Remember though it's easy to get complacent and so we all need to keep working hard to ensure we continue to improve our position.

Thanks everyone.

Mr Jarrett
PJarrett@wgsb.org.uk

Thursday 10 October 2013

Charity Total @ 10th October

Up to Friday 04th October, we had raised £38.76 for our chosen charity this year - The Parents Consortium.

Just as a reminder, here's what we've achieved in previous years:

2009/10 – £840
2010/11 – £1522
2011/12 – £1600
2012/13 – £2225

Please come and see me or one of the House Team if you have any fundraising ideas for this much deserving cause.

Mr Jarrett
PJarrett@wgsb.org.uk

House Points @ 10th October


Considering we were awarded the most House Points in 2012/13, I was quite shocked to see how we're doing when I checked about an hour ago. Right now, it looks like this:

1. Newton - 4923
2. Dawin - 4867
3. Telford - 4569
4. Brunel - 4499
5. Stevenson - 4378

Come on! We can do much, much better this. It's still early in the school year and we've got plenty of time to catch-up, but let's not get complacent.

Mr Jarrett
PJarrett@wgsb.org.uk

Better late than never!

Welcome back everyone. I’m sorry for the delay in posting this first House blog of 2013/14.

First of all, I'd like to take this opportunity to welcome our new year 7s and the external students who have joined the new joint sixth form – WG6. At our first House assembly on Friday 20th September, you’ll recall that students from each form gave a short presentation on their nominated charity for 2013/14. You then had the opportunity to vote on your way out of the hall. As a result, I’m pleased to announce that you have decided to support The Parents Consortium this year.

Our next House assembly is taking place tomorrow, Friday 11th October, so please go directly to the hall at 10:25 straight after period 2. It's important that we make a prompt start because Denise Ward-Corderoy from The Parents Consortium is visiting to speak to us about the work of the organisation and, more specifically, how the money we raise will make a real impact in local communities.

See you tomorrow.

Mr Jarrett
PJarrett@wgsb.org.uk

Wednesday 8 May 2013

House Charity Total @ 07th May


Up to 07th May, you had raised £1692 for Ellenor Lions Hospices.  Here's a comparison: 

1. Stevenson – £1692.27 (2011/12 total was £1600.04)
2. Telford – £1564.03
3. Darwin – £1514.13
4. Newton – £1340.51
5. Brunel – £292.92

Before we get too far ahead of ourselves, though, only ourselves and Darwin have paid in the non-uniform money collected last Friday so it’s likely that Telford (and perhaps Newton) are closer than these figures suggest. Even so, it’s great that we’ve already beaten last year’s total (£1600.04) with over a term left of the school year. With several other fundraising events planned between now and the end of July, there’s every possibility we could raise £2000 – fantastic!

Excellent work, boys.  Thank you for your continued support and commitment.

Mr Jarrett

House Points @ 07th May


Here's how things stood yesterday:

1. Darwin – 13453 (20.3%)
2. Stevenson – 13400 (20.2%)
3. Telford – 13273 (20.0%)
4. Newton – 13158 (19.8%)
5. Brunel – 13035 (19.7%)

The highest achievers in each form are:

 7S – Karanjot Chhatwal (168)
 8S – Connor Weeden (178)
 9S – Peter Farmer (205)
 10S – Sam Boorer (120)
 11S – Ben Biggs (103)
 6S1 – Kishanthan Johnson (96)
 6S2 – Matthew Williams (87)

Well done to everyone who has contributed to this total, especially those listed above.  Keep up the good work, boys, and there's every chance we could end the year top of the pile!

Mr Jarrett 

Y10 & 11 Inter-House Football


The results in this tournament were as follows:

19th April
• Brunel 2 – 1 Darwin
• Stevenson 1 – 2 Telford

22nd April
• Darwin 1 – 1 Newton
• Brunel 0 – 0 Telford

23rd April
• Brunel 2 – 0 Newton
• Darwin 1 – 2 Stevenson

26th April
• Newton 0 – 3 Stevenson (walk-over – Newton failed to field a team)
• Darwin 0 – 3 Telford 3 (walk-over – Darwin failed to field a team)

29th April
• Newton 1 – 1 Telford (draw - both teams fielded 5 players, so not enough for the match to go ahead)
• Brunel 0 – 3 Stevenson (walk-over – Brunel only fielded 2 players)

This means the final positions were:
  • 1st: Stevenson - Played 2, won 3 (2 x walk-over), drew 0, lost 1, for 9, against 3, G/D + 6 = 9 points
  • 2nd: Telford - Played 2, won 2 (1 x walk-over), drew 2, (1 x pointts shared), lost 0, for 6, against 2, G/D + 4 = 8 points
  • 3rd: Brunel - Played 3, won 2, drew 1, lost 1 (walk-over), for 4, against 4, G/D 0 = 7 points
  • 4th: Newton - Played 2, won 0, drew 2 (1 x points shared), lost 2 (1 x walk-over), for 2, against 7, G/D - 5 = 2 points
  • 5th: Darwin - Played 3, won 0, drew1, lost 3 (1 x walk-over), for 3, against 8, G/D - 5 = 1 point
Thanks to everyone who represented the House and congratulations on winning the tournament.  We were the only House who consistently had enough players to particpate, which is ultimately why we were deserving winners.  Thanks also to the members of staff who got involved and supported the teams on match days.

Mr Jarrett  

Friday 5 April 2013

House Points @ 15th March


Up to today, our House Point total was 12140.  Here's how we're doing compared to the other Houses: 
  1. Darwin 12197 (20.2%) 
  2. Stevenson 12144 (20.1%) 
  3. Telford 12033 (20.0%)  
  4. Newton 11967 (19.9%) 
  5. Brunel 11926 (19.8%)
The highest achievers in each year are: 
  • 7S    Nathaniel Hillman  -  156 
  • 8S    Connor Weeden  -  159 
  • 9S    Peter Farmer  -  192 
  • 10S  Sam Boorer  -  113 
  • 11S  Ben Biggs  -  96 
  • 6S1  Kishanthan Johnson  -  96 
  • 6S2  Matthew Williams  -  82
Thank you, boys - well done.  Thanks also to everyone who has made a contribution to our current total.  Remember, though, not so long ago we were in fifth place and when I last blogged about this we'd risen to first position.  So, the margins separating the Houses are pretty narrow; let's not get complacent!

Mr Jarrett  

House Charity Total @ 15th March


I'm pleased to say that our fundraising total for Ellenor Lions Hospices up to today is £1502!  This is fantastic and I'd like to thank everyone for their generosity.  To put things in perspective, here's what we've raised in the past few years:
  • 2009/10 – £840 (Keep Your Eye on the Ball)
  • 2010/11 – £1522 (Macmillan Cancer Support)
  • 2011/12 – £1600 (Help for Heroes) 
So, as you can see, we're now just under £100 away from our 2011/12 end-of-year total with two terms left, which is a great achievement.

Well done, everyone.

Mr Jarrett

Wednesday 20 March 2013

Inter-House STEM Quiz


This year’s STEM House competition has been organised by Miss Tame.  It will be taking place over 3 lunchtimes and will have junior, intermediate and senior levels.

For each level, there will be 5 rounds of 10 questions - Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths and Technology.

Students will compete in teams and scores will be collated to give an overall House winner.

The competition will take place in SC6 on the following days: 
  • Wednesday 20th March – Junior – 4 students from each house (2 from year 7 and 2 from year 8)
  • Thursday 21st March – Senior – 4 students from each house (2 from year 12 and 2 from year 13)
  • Friday 22nd March – Intermediate – 3 students from each house (1 each from year 9, 10 and 11) 
The students representing the House at lunchtime today are:
  • Year 7 - Karanjot Chhatwal & James Town
  • Year 8 - Morgan Fifield & Connor Weeden
Good luck, boys.  

Mr Jarrett

House Points @ 20th March


As of 09.40 today, here's where we're up to with House Points:
  1. Stevenson  -  11414 (20.2%)
  2. Telford  -  11376 (20.1%)
  3. Darwin  -  11317 (20.0%)
  4. Brunel  -  11186 (19.8%)
  5. Newton  -  11181 (19.8)
In our assembly on Monday I was pleased that we were able to tell you that we'd climbed from fifth to second position, so to now see that we're leading the way is brilliant.  As we've said before, though, we can't afford to be complacent - the other Houses aren't that far behind us.  So, please keep up the good work that's put us in this fantastic position.  The challenge now is to stay there! 

Excellent work everyone - well done.

Mr Jarrett      

House Charity Total @ 20th March


The weekly collection last Friday amounted to £28.76, which means our overall total is now £1193.43. Donations by form for the year to date are:

 7S  -  £104.47
 8S  -  £58.51
 9S  -  £89.56
 10S  -  £59.95
11S  -  £158.26
 6S1  -  £84.51
 6S2  -  £73.50

Thanks and well done to everyone who has contributed so generously, particularly Mr Riches and the students in 11S.

Last year's total of £1522 is now in sight!

Mr Jarrett

Y10 & 11 Inter-House Football


The combined year 10 & 11 competition will begin on Friday lunchtime. We’ve had to spread the tournament over three weeks to accommodate Engineering Diploma commitments on Wednesdays and Thursdays, which means the order of play is:

Friday 22nd March – 1.00pm    B v D  &  S v T

Monday 25th – 1.00pm    D v N  &  B v T
Tuesday 26th – 1.00pm    B v N  &  D v S

Tuesday 16th April – 1.00pm    N v S  &  D v T
Wednesday 17th – 1.00pm    N v T  &  B v S

Boys - please note:

1. Mr Jackson has asked that you eat lunch at break time or before matches to avoid late arrival to P5. However, we still need to get started ASAP (by 1.10pm at the very latest) to ensure sufficient game time. You often moan if we’re unable to play 2 x 10-15 minutes halves, but delayed starts are almost always due to many of you queuing for food in the canteen before matches, so please remember to eat – or buy food to eat later – at break time because we must be off the field by 1.30pm.

2. You need to make a note of fixtures in your planners to avoid delays or cancellations due to forgotten kit, etc.

Please see me if you have any queries.

Mr Jarrett

Monday 11 March 2013

House Points @ 11th March


As of 09.15 today, our House Point total stood at 10647.  Here's how we compare to the other Houses: 
  1. Telford - 10761 (20.2%)
  2. Darwin - 10743 (20.1%)
  3. Stevenson - 10647 (20.0%)
  4. Newton - 10617 (19.9%)
  5. Brunel - 10553 (19.8%) 
Those listed below are the highest achievers in their respective form groups:

 7S - Nathaniel Hillman - 135
 8S - Connor Weeden - 149
 9S - Peter Farmer - 175
 10S - Sam Boorer - 102
 11S - James Cushway - 91
 6S1 - Kishanthan Johnson - 81
 6S2 - Matthew Williams - 75

Excellent work, boys.  To move up from fifth to third place since last week is a great achievement.  Let's see if we can keep moving in the right direction from here on.

Mr Jarrett

House Charity Total @ 11th March


Following donations amounting to £21.59 last Friday, our fundraising total is now £1119.16. The amount that each form has donated since September is as follows:
  • 7S - £93.67
  • 8S - £55.08
  • 9S - £89.56
  • 10S - £56.85
  • 11S - £158.26
  • 6S1 - £74.86
  • 6S2 - £71.72 
Thank you for your generosity to date - it's much appreciated.

Mr Jarrett

Y7 Inter-House Football


The results on Wednesday 06th March were: 
  • Darwin 1-1 Newton
  • Brunel 1-2 Telford 
The results on Thursday 07th March were: 
  • Brunel 3-1 Newton
  • Darwin 1-0 Stevenson 
The competition will conclude this week (weather permitting!) as follows:
  • Tuesday 12th - Newton v Stevenson / Darwin v Telford
  • Wednesday 13th - Newton v Telford / Brunel v Stevenson 
Boys:  Remember that on the days you're playing you need to eat your lunch at break time or before matches.  You will not have time to eat afterwards because there isn't enough time for you to get changed and eat before period 5.

Good luck, boys.  Let's see if we can pick ourselves up form the disappointment of losing to Darwin last Thursday.  We should've won that game easily, but Darwin were simply better organised than we were.  Something to learn from for our two remaining matches, eh?

Mr Jarrett

Wednesday 6 March 2013

House Points @ 06th March


As of 10.00am today, our House Point total stood at 11154.  Here's how we compare to the other Houses:
  1. Darwin - 11457 (20.3%)
  2. Brunel - 11330 (20.1%)
  3. Telford - 11323 (20.1%)
  4. Stevenson - 11154 (19.8%)
  5. Newton - 11068 (19.6%)
Those listed below are the highest achievers in their respective form groups:

  7S - Nathaniel Hillman - 129
  8S - Connor Weeden - 146  9S - Peter Farmer - 174
  10S - Sam Boorer - 102
  11S - James Cushway - 90
  6S1 - Kishanthan Johnson - 75
  6S2 - Matthew Williams - 75

Well done to everyone who has contributed to our total - keep up the good work.  However long it lasts, it's nice not to be in last place for once.  Let's push on from here.

Mr Jarrett

House Charity Total @ 06th March


Our fundraising total up to Friday 01st March was £1097.57.  The amount that each form has donated since September is as follows:
  • 7S - £90.51
  • 8S - £51.79
  • 9S - £84.80
  • 10S - £54.95
  • 11S - £156.24
  • 6S1 - £72.48
  • 6S2 - £67.64 
Thanks for all you're doing to support such a wothwhile cause.  Please continue to give generously of both your time and money.



Mr Jarrett

Y7 Inter-House Football


After several false starts, the competition began yesterday.  The results were:

 Brunel 1 – 0 Darwin
 Stevenson 1 – 0 Telford

Well done, boys - excellent result and start to the competition.

The matches taking place today are:

  Darwin v Newton
  Brunel v Telford

Boys – we need to start by 1.05pm at the latest, so please get changed promptly and make your way to the field ASAP.

The remaining matches are shown below.

  Wednesday 06th March – 1.00pm    D v N  &  B v T
  Thursday 07th March – 1.00pm    B v N  &  D v S

  Tuesday 12th March – 1.00pm    N v S  &  D v T
  Wednesday 13th March – 1.00pm    N v T  &  B v S

Remember: 

1.  You should bring a packed lunch (or buy something at morning break) to eat after games. Ideally games should consist of 2 x 15 minutes halves, but delayed starts means this isn't always the case because students queue for food in the canteen before matches.  We must be off the field by 1.30pm.

2.  Make a note of our fixtures in your planners to avoid further delays / match cancellations because of forgotten kit, etc.

Please see me if you have any queries.  Enjoy .... and good luck!

Mr Jarrett

Wednesday 27 February 2013

House Points @ 27th February


Good news!  We’ve moved up one place from fifth to fourth and are now not far off third place.  Here’s how things stood on Monday:

 Telford - 9959 (20.3%)
 Darwin - 9921 (20.3%)
 Newton - 9734 (19.9%)
 Stevenson - 9690 (19.8%)
 Brunel - 9664 (19.7%)

Congratulations to everyone who has contributed to this total, particularly our top performers who are:

 7S:  Karanjot Chhatwal & Nathaniel Hillman - 107
 8S:  Connor Weeden - 135
 9S:  Peter Farmer - 165
 10S:  Sam Boorer - 98
 11S:  James Cushway - 81
 6S1:  Kishanthan Johnson - 74
 6S2:  Matthew Williams - 75

Well done - keep up the good work.

Mr Jarrett

House Charity Total @ 27th February


Up to Friday 15th February, our charity total was £1067.93. The breakdown is as follows:

 £709.63 (total at Friday 08th Feb)
 £136.50 (non-uniform day – 15th Feb)
 £13.70 (additional donations – 15th Feb)
 £208.10 (Pancake sales on 12th & 15th Feb)

So, as you can see, it was an amazing last week of term in which our fundraising total increased by an incredible £358.30.  I’d like to especially thank Miss Alcock and her amazing team of student (and staff) helpers for their outstanding efforts.  Last year’s total of £1522.00 is now well within our grasp.

In addition, George Stephen in 8S raised £32 last term (not included above) through sales of a booklet of short stories.  I know he has plans to repeat this and once I know exactly how much he’s raised in total I’ll re-blog with an updated figure.

Thanks for all you’re doing to support the House.  It’s much appreciated.

Mr Jarrett

Saturday 9 February 2013

House Points @ 08th February


Up to last Friday you had been awarded 8932 House Points.  Here's how we compare with the other Houses:

1.  Telford - 9308 (20.4%)
2.  Darwin - 9258 (20.3)
3.  Newton - 9051 (19.9%)
4.  Brunel - 9012 (19.8%)
5.  Stevenson - 8932 (19.6%)

As you can see, we're only 80 points behind Brunel and 119 behind Newton, so please keep trying your best because there's no reason why we can't improve our overall standing sooner rather than later.  Although it's a marathon and not a sprint, let's not be complacent though because the sooner we can redress the balance the better.  Although I'm not overly concerned about our current position, I really do not want to finish in last place again this year.  I hope you feel the same.

However, I'd like to finish on a positive note by congratulating everyone who has contributed to our current total, especially the boys listed below who are the highest achieving students in their respective forms:

  • Karanjot Chhatwal (7S) - 107
  • Connor Weeden (8S) - 129
  • Peter Farmer (9S) - 139
  • Sam Boorer (10S) - 94
  • James Cushway (11S) - 77
  • Kishanthan Johnson (6S1) - 72
  • Matthew Williams (6S2) - 69
Well done, boys - keep up the good work.  

Mr Jarrett     

House Charity Total @ 08th February


Our fundraising total up to last Friday is £705.05.  This works out at £4.02 per student since September.  Given that our end-of year target is £2000, it's fair to say that we have a lot of work to do to reach that milestone.  As I've said before, if every student in Stevenson (there are 175) gave 20 pence each week then we would raise £1330 by the end of this academic year.  That, coupled with money raised as a result of other fundraising events, should mean that £2000 is a tough but realistic target.

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I'm pleased that students in both 7S and 8S have made some excellent suggestions to boost our fundraising total.  Dan, Tom and I are meeting next week to see what we can do to make as many of their ideas happen.  These events, together with money raised through my participation in the Paddock Wood half marathon in April - and several non-uniform days, the next of which takes place on Friday 15th February - will I hope mean that we can all be really proud of our efforts by the end of July.

Thanks for your generosity so far but there's so much more to do, so please make sure you play your part. Remember, this isn't about where we finish in the end-of-year House rankings as is usually the case.  It's simply about trying to trying to honour the wishes of Mr White and his family by raising as much as we possibly can for such a worthwhile and deserving cause.

Mr Jarrett        



Friday 25 January 2013

House Captain & Vice Captain


Most of you will already be familiar with Dan Boucher and Tom Percy.  However, just in case you're unsure who they are I thought it would be useful to post their pictures here.  

Dan Boucher - House Captain

Tom Percy - Vice Captain

Remember:  Dan and Tom are your first points of contact for any ideas and/or suggestions you may have about how to improve the House.

Mr Jarrett

Thursday 24 January 2013

House Points @ 24th January


So far you have been awarded 7713 House Points.  Whilst that may sound impressive, the overall picture isn't so good:

1.  Telford - 8122 (20.6%)
2.  Darwin - 7978 (20.2%)
3.  Newton - 7838 (19.9%)
4.  Brunel - 7784 (19.7%)
5.  Stevenson - 7713 (19.6%)

Well done to everyone who has contributed to our total to date, particularly those listed below who are the top performers in their respective forms:

Karanjot Chhatwal (7S) - 92
Connor Weeden (8S) - 113
Peter Farmer (9S) - 133
Sam Boorer (10S) - 84
Kamal Dewan (11S) - 66
Kishanthan Johnson (6S1) - 66
David Roddy (6S2) - 54

I'm not too concerned about our overall standing right now.  However, I sincerely hope we're not lagging behind the other Houses nearer the end of the year.  Food for thought, eh?

Mr Jarrett     

House Charity Total @ 18th January


So far you have raised £640.  This is an impressive total, but we're still a long way off our end-of year target of £2000.  We've had some excellent fundraising ideas that Dan and Tom will be following up again next week.  In the meantime, I've signed up for the Paddock Wood half marathon on 07th April because it wouldn't be fair of me to ask you all to get involved and do nothing myself.  So, if I'm prepared to spend the next 9-10 weeks training for 07th April, what are you and/or your form going to do to play your part?

Mr Jarrett  

Monday 7 January 2013

Happy New Year!


As it's the start of a new year, I thought it'd be a good idea to update you on where we're up to with house points, charity fundraising and inter-house competitions.

House Points
Up to Tuesday 18th December, you were awarded 6785 House Points. This is a tremendous effort and those listed below deserve special recognition for being the top House Point scorers in their respective forms:

 7S:  Karanjot Chhatwal - 84
 8S:  Connor Weeden - 93
 9S:  Peter Farmer - 109
 10S:  Sam Boorer - 64
 11S:  Ben Biggs 50
 6S1:  Kishanthan Johnson 61
 6S2:  David Roddy 47

However, when compared to the other Houses it’s clear we need to improve.

1. Telford - 7005 (20.4%)
2. Brunel - 6906 (20.1%)
3. Darwin - 6819 (19.9%)
4. Newton - 6788 (19.8%)
5. Stevenson - 6785 (19.8%)

House charity 2012/13
To date you have raised £605 through a combination of weekly collections and other fundraising activities. Thanks to everyone who has given so generously, particularly 11S who decided to donate £5.00 each earlier this term. I’d also like to acknowledge the outstanding contribution of Miss Allcock who, together with Seun Osho and her superb team of sixth form helpers, baked cakes to sell at open evenings before Christmas and raised £200 as a result. Brilliant! Thank you all.

Mr Williamson has set all five Houses a combined fundraising target of £10,000 for 2012/13. Although we’re just over a quarter of the way towards our individual House target of £2,000, I remain confident that this is achievable. Thanks to both 8S and 9S for their excellent fundraising ideas, which I’m looking forward to seeing come to fruition this year. These will, I’m sure, enable us to edge nearer still to our goal of £2,000.

Inter-House competitions
It was frustrating that both the year 7 and sixth form Inter-House football competitions were repeatedly cancelled before Christmas because of poor weather. Both will now take place this term and I will confirm dates ASAP.  Competitions for all other year group football will take place afterwards.

I'd like to thank Dan Boucher (House Captain) and Tom Percy (Vice Captain) for their superb work since September, particularly the way in which they’ve raised the profile of the House and stressed the importance of everyone playing a part in our achievements. Stevenson House is very fortunate to have two such committed and pro-active students moving the House forward.

As ever, please come and see me, Dan or Tom if you have any queries and/or would like to take a more active role in House activities.

Mr Jarrett