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

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.

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        

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

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  

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