Y7, 8 & 9 Inter-House Chess Competition

First, thanks to Mr Watson and Miss Lacey for organising this.

Following on from the successful Y10 & 11 competition held before Christmas, this begins on Monday 13th January. Our entrants are:

+ 7S: Jacob Calvert (Reserve: Thomas Beecroft)
+ 8S: Nathaniel Hillman (Reserve: Karanjot Chhatwal)
+ 9S: Alfie Caine (Reserve: Rohan Sharma)

Here are the details:

• The competition will be taking place between Monday 13th and Friday 17th January.
• All matches will take place in MA4 at lunchtime. You must arrive promptly at 1.00pm and 12.05pm on Wednesday.
• There is to be one applicant from each form. One from each year group.
• A win will be worth 3 points, a draw 1 and a loss 0.
• If a player is unable to attend a game, another person from the House and year group (the reserve) may take their place or automatic win to the opponent. In the event that neither competitors show up, they will both score 0.
• Players entering will earn House Points dependent on what position they finish.
• Games start at 1:05pm or there is a forfeit of the game. Early lunch passes should be provided by your Head of House if necessary.

Our matches are taking place on:

+ Monday 13th - versus Telford
+ Tuesday 14th - versus Brunel
+ Wednesday 15th - versus Darwin
* Thursday 16th - NO MATCH *
+ Friday 17th - versus Newton

Good luck to all competing. Thanks for representing the House.

Mr Jarrett
PJarrett@wgsb.org.uk

House Charity @ 10th January

I'm pleased to say that our charity total is now £514.55. Thanks to everyone who's contributed to date. Donations by form are:

+ 7S: £44.77
+ 8S: £33.34
+ 9S: £24.01
+ 10S: £73.07
+ 11S: £13.60
+ Y12: £76.52
+ Y13: £85.65

The balance of £176.99 comprises the money collected on 13th, 20th, 27th September and 06th December (which wasn’t broken down by form), £14.23 carried over from 2012/13 (which wasn't included in the final cheque to EllenorLions in July) and the £103.00 raised at the Display Auction on 16th December.

I'd like to thank Miss Alcock for her excellent work - yet again - for the House. Before Christmas, not only did she organise and run the Display Auction, she also oversaw the successful 'Wilmington Bake Off' Inter House competition which proved extremely popular. I think there'll be demand for that to be repeated next year, Miss!

To have raised so much since September for The Parents Consortium is a great achievement and I'd like to thank everyone for their generosity, particularly Y10, 12 and 13 for setting such a great example to the younger students.

Have a great weekend.

Mr Jarrett
PJarrett@wgsb.org.uk

House Points @ 10th January

The latest positive and negative House Point comparison is:

1. Newton: 11573
2. Stevenson: 11438
3. Darwin: 10958
4. Telford: 10882
5. Brunel: 9672

As you can see, it's very close indeed at the top so let's see if we can resume the lead in the coming weeks. Well done to the highest achievers in their respective forms, who are:

7S - Matthew Lecoq: 277
8S - Karanjot Chhatwal: 154
9S - Reuben McQueen: 159
10S - Joshua Bunce: 135
11S - Girgio Savva: 73
Year 12 - Elizabeth Cornford: 170
Year 13 - David Roddy: 71

Thanks everyone. Keep up the good work.

Mr Jarrett
PJarrett@wgsb.org.uk

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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