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

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

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