A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 9
We have reached the end of our last week of this half term and I would like to say well done to Year 9 for making it a really positive and productive start to the school year. It has been a very busy term with Drop Down Day, interform bake off competitions, sporting events and much more and it has been great to see so many Year 9 students getting involved! Well done to 9SPI for finishing in first place on the epraise leaderboard this half term. They are closely followed by 9PFO in second and 9EJO in third. Congratulations! Well done to our Year 8/9 Rugby squad for their amazing efforts in their first match of the season against Christs. It was a tough game but all our players remained determined and showed amazing teamwork and sportsmanship. Their hard work paid off as they went on to take the win, beating Christ’s by 4 points, with a final score of 12-8. The readathon is continuing until Monday 6 November. Students should be reading as many books as possible and raising money for this fantastic cause. The money donated goes towards buying books for children in hospital as well as towards our own school library and book week. I wish everybody a restful half term break and look forward to seeing you all on Wednesday 1 November.
MRS PORTEOUS, HEAD OF YEAR 9
SPORTS FIXTURES
Fixture
Result
Date
12.10.23
Year 9 Netball vs RPA
WON 12-7
12.10.23
Year 10/11 Netball vs RPA
WON 12-7
10.10.23
WON 12-8
Year 8/9 Rugby vs Christ’s
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Significant Black Figure of the Week
Meet Nicola Adams:
Trailblazer Nicola made history as the first woman to win the Olympic gold medal for boxing. She was also the first openly LGBT boxer to win a medal. Up until 2012, the Olympics didn’t allow women to compete in boxing, so Nicola was fighting stereotypes to earn her place in the ring. She went on to win the gold in London 2012 and Rio in 2016. Always a trailblazer, Nicola didn’t stop making history when she stopped boxing. She took part in Strictly Come Dancing in 2020, breaking boundaries as the first same-sex couple to dance on the show. Biographical documentary ‘Lioness: The Nicola Adams Story’ examines Nicola’s life spent fighting fierce competitors, prejudice and adversity and her determination to never give up.
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