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Christmas Concert highlights

In addition to the brilliant video of this wonderful event, below you can see another video capturing the highlights of the evening.

House News

Our third inter-house competition is currently well underway, with the first two heats having been completed at the time of writing. On this occasion we are holding a version of the game show Countdown with which many of our readers will be familiar. Countdown involves: selecting a number of unseen vowels and consonants in the attempt of creating a nine- letter word, creating a large target number from a series of randomly selected smaller numbers and solving a nine-letter anagram.

In the heats so far, Kitson beat Darwin and Brunel knocked out Nearne in the last round! Harrison, Pengelly, Fawcett and Christie will be playing later this week.

It has been wonderful seeing the co-operation of teams as they work together and the tremendous level of support from their house members.  As always, there will be prizes for the overall team members but the real reward will be the holding of the house cup which will be decked out in the colours of the winning house and proudly displayed in the assigned tutor classroom.

Year 9 Food Tech Assessments

The Hospitality and Catering students in year 9 have worked very hard this week on their practical assessment. They had to focus on three areas: presentation, pastry and knife skills. In the process, from preparation through to presentation, each student demonstrated all three of our values: pride, hard work and integrity. I was very impressed by the result and a big well done to our year 9! Year 10 have also shown us how committed they are in their practical food lessons. They were very proud of their accomplishments and so are we, ice cream and beautifully presented brownies!  A great practical assessment.

Brilliant Block Bots!

There have been some very impressive block bots leaving the Enterprise corridors recently to go home and be used as desk tidies. The creativity shown by students in their Design & Technology lessons is just wonderful with so many different variations on the topic this year. Take a look at these pictures and you’ll see some great details on characters from the worlds of sport, cartoons, film and the animal kingdom. Well done, Year 8!

Fun Friday

Today students had to ‘Find Mr Margetts’ in the picture above.  Students worked together to see which team could find me first

You can see the answer below (I would like to clarify this is thanks to Miss Maw’s Photoshop skills!)

Skye Warner, Emily Tucker, Evie Sutton and Cameron Sengupta celebrate success!!

Miss Foster’s Year 8 Chemistry

The students in Year 8 have been learning about Chemistry in our World for the past cycle. They have worked incredibly hard all cycle, and this culminated into some really effective revision and practical lessons – including making our own copper sulphate crystals!  Today, they completed their end-of-cycle assessment and the results reflect their dedication in lessons. Every single student scored exceptionally better compared to their first Year 8 assessment which shows their improvements. Our top scorer was Amara Phillips scoring an impressive 92%! Congratulations.  Now it’s time for them to rest up this weekend before the class move on to their next topic – Physics.

Year 11 Dance

This week in Miss Felton’s Y11 Dance class the students have been developing their performance for their exam unit within the course. The students were provided with a brief and a set stimulus in which they must respond to and produce a performance. In the pictures you can see Lizzy, Emilie and Liv practising their choreography for their performance.

Word Millionaire

Congratulations to Ellie-Jayne Scott 8B on clocking up an amazing 1,085,713 words! Every student in year 7 and 8 have the chance to become a word millionaire by reading and then passing book quizzes on Accelerated Reader; so far this academic year we have four word millionaires.

Year 7 Star Readers

The following students have been awarded their bronze Star Reader certificates: Edward Evers 7N, Oskar Demkowski 7N, Rufus Scrase 7N, Maja De Carvalho 7N, Charley Guite 7B, Ashleigh Evans 7B, Laurentiu Mihai 7B, Callum Pile 7C, Lauren Tanton 7C, Barnaby George 7H, Olly Whittred 7H and Olivia Murr 7P.
The following students have been awarded their silver Star Reader certificates: Oscar Mill 7N, Hayden Halsey 7B, Joe Boyce 7B and Ethan Lynch 7K.

Congratulations to the following students who have been awarded their gold Star Reader certificate: Abigail Yau 7N and Tallulah Houlahan 7F.

Year 8 Star Readers

The following students have received their bronze Star Reader certificates: Daytona Vickers 8K and Jemimah Jones 8K. The following students have received their silver Star Reader certificates: Lexi Weller 8N, Ellie-Jayne Scott 8B, Agata Sadlik 8F, Charlie Porter 8P, James Hutt 8D and Olivia Hosking 8H.

University offers this week..

Surname	Forename	Provider name	Course name
Brett	Myah	Cardiff University	Biological Sciences
Rogers	Courtney	Cardiff University	Mathematics
Turner	Nick	Manchester Metropolitan University	Sport and Exercise Science
Wells	Tamla	Keele University	English Literature
Banks	Shannon	The University of Edinburgh	Astrophysics
Davies	Georgia	University of Bristol	Biology
Jarosz	Wiktoria	Cardiff University	Environmental Geography
Jarosz	Wiktoria	University of Southampton	Environmental Science
Way	Joshua	University of Hertfordshire	Business and Finance
Crichton	Reece	Bristol, University of the West of England	Geography
Crichton	Reece	University of Leeds	Geography
Crichton	Reece	University of Leicester	Geography
Poole-Crampton	Daisy	University of Sheffield	Zoology with Placement Year
Denby	Harry	University of Southampton	Business Management
Shirlow	Jack	Kingston University	Journalism
Spence	Luke	University of Exeter	Civil Engineering
Spence	Luke	Loughborough University	Civil Engineering
Treleaven	Zak	University of Portsmouth	Renewable Energy Engineering
Treleaven	Zak	Solent University (Southampton)	Renewable Energy Engineering
Deakin	Rory	Bristol, University of the West of England	Business Management and Leadership
Deakin	Rory	University of Reading	Business and Management (Entrepreneurship) with Placement Year
Winterton	Jasmine	Bath Spa University	Education: Primary and Early Years (Professional Placement Year)
Wilson	Ryan	University of Bedfordshire	Football Business
Wilson	Ryan	De Montfort University	Business
Wilson	Ryan	York St John University	Football Business Management
Piper	Zoe	Bath Spa University	Business and Management
Piper	Zoe	University of Lincoln	Business and Management
Rick	Sophie	University of Plymouth	Geography
Rick	Sophie	University of Reading	Environmental Science
Collet-Evans	Jack	Bournemouth University	Film
Collet-Evans	Jack	University of Leeds	English and Film Studies
Brazier	Oliver	University of Gloucestershire	Sport and Exercise Sciences
Brazier	Oliver	Plymouth Marjon University	Physical Education
Brazier	Oliver	Plymouth Marjon University	Sport Coaching and Physical Education
Coulson	Sean	Bournemouth University	Business & Management
Gutteridge	Gessaley	University Centre South Devon	Sports Coaching and Fitness
Handford	Patrick	Aberystwyth University	Environmental Science
Rawles	Elias	Bristol, University of the West of England	Product Design
Rawles	Elias	Kingston University	Product and Furniture Design
Rawles	Elias	Loughborough University	Industrial Design (with placement year)
Shewell	Ben	Bath Spa University	Business Psychology (Professional Placement Year)
Shewell	Ben	Birkbeck, University of London	Business Psychology
Shewell	Ben	University of Buckingham	Psychology with Business Management (2-year degree)
Shewell	Ben	University of Exeter	Business Economics with Year Abroad
Shewell	Ben	University of Exeter	Economics with Year Abroad
Reshad	Alice	Birmingham City University	Midwifery
Reshad	Alice	Bournemouth University	Midwifery (with Foundation Year)
Reshad	Alice	Bristol, University of the West of England	Midwifery
Reshad	Alice	Cardiff University	Midwifery
Reshad	Alice	London South Bank University	Midwifery Practice
Barnes	Charlie	Bangor University	Zoology
Barnes	Charlie	University of Bristol	Zoology
Barnes	Charlie	Manchester Metropolitan University	Animal Behaviour and Conservation with Study Abroad
Barnes	Charlie	University of Plymouth	Zoology
Barnes	Charlie	University of Reading	Zoology with Professional Experience
Burt	Thomas	Bournemouth University	Sport and Exercise Science
Burt	Thomas	Cardiff Metropolitan University	Sport and Exercise Science
Burt	Thomas	University of Exeter	Exercise and Sport Sciences
Burt	Thomas	Manchester Metropolitan University	Sport and Exercise Science
Burt	Thomas	Plymouth Marjon University	Sport and Exercise Science
Routledge	Mark	Bath Spa University	Photography (with Foundation Year)
Routledge	Mark	Bristol, University of the West of England	Photography (with Foundation Year)
Routledge	Mark	University of Gloucestershire	Photojournalism and Documentary Photography (with Foundation)
Routledge	Mark	London Metropolitan University	Photography (including foundation year)
Routledge	Mark	University of Westminster, London	Photography with Foundation
Sargeant	Leon	Bournemouth University	Multimedia Journalism
Sargeant	Leon	Coventry University	Journalism
Sargeant	Leon	University of Kent	Journalism
Sargeant	Leon	University of Leeds	Journalism
Sargeant	Leon	University of Southampton	English with Creative Writing
Reshad	Elena	Birmingham City University	Sports Therapy with Foundation Year
Reshad	Elena	Bournemouth University	Physiotherapy
Reshad	Elena	Bristol, University of the West of England	Physiotherapy
Reshad	Elena	Cardiff University	Physiotherapy
Reshad	Elena	Solent University (Southampton)	Sport and Exercise Therapy with Sport Foundation

Year 8 vs Stoke Dameral

The new changing room worked its magic again for the Year 8s as they took the lead after 30 seconds. A through ball from Seth Margetts put through Charlie Green for the first of his six (yes, 6!) goals in an emphatic 9 – 0 victory over Stoke Dameral School, Plymouth. Toby Lee scored two, including a sweet long-range goal, and Albie Baker got one

It was a brilliant team performance and they can look forward to the next round of the Devon Cup now.

Player Names: Diego Zulhayir, Liam Woodward, Austin White, Toby Lee, Bastian Johns-Kouadio, Harrison Hogg, Seth Margetts, Sam Alcock, Colby Britton, Charlie Porter, Albie Baker, Charlie Green, Thomas Thorner, Gregg Hindom, Joe Taylor

Boys U13 and U15 Boys Cricket

This week saw the return of the indoor cricket tournament at Paignton hub. After a long absence it was a welcome chance for the boys to compete against neighbouring schools with a chance to progress through to the county finals at stake. On a very cold day both teams performed well with the U15s progressing through to the finals in Exeter and unfortunately the U13s just missed out on qualification by a countback of runs scored and missed out by only six runs. It was great to see students playing competitive cricket again and for some of them it was their first taste of cricket ever. A great day out, the boys behaved impeccably and performed outstandingly well. Hopefully as the weather improves into the summer months cricket will continue to grow. Cricket Academy continues each Wednesday after school, please speak to Mr Richardson if you are interested.

Player Names:
U13s: Charlie Porter, Tom Thorner, Albie Baker, Bastian Johns-Kouadio, Seth Margetts, Nick Heale (yr7), Ollie Payne (yr7) and Riley Calland (yr7)
U15s: Jack Alcock, Josh Thompson, Will Green, Gabriel Prior, Owen Woodcock, Will Hemus, Danny Frankum, Elliot Lawton (yr9)

Netball Academy Video Analysis

After a successful week of netball fixtures, the Year 8 netball academy had their first video analysis session in the brand new TA changing room with Miss Lewis and Mrs Tully. The girls were really excited to reflect on their performances using the Veo camera footage and are looking forward to using these facilities to develop and improve in readiness for their upcoming fixtures.

Hannah’s success continues…

On Sunday, Hannah competed in the latest Sportshall Athletics meet at the Life Centre, Plymouth.  Hannah achieved 3 personal bests in shot, standing triple jump & 2 lap hurdles.  Accruing points for their placings, Hannah & her twin sister achieved gold for South Devon Athletic Club U15 girls category. 8 athletic clubs attended.  Great effort, Hannah.

Students of the Week

Year 7 – Riley Calland and Abigail Yau

Year 8 – James Evers

Year 9 – Emily Graham and Riley Skinner

Year 10 – Oriana McCaul and Joe Oborn

Year 11 –

Sixth Form – Patrick Handford

Principal’s Gold Certificates

Year 7 – Hamish Herring

Year 8 – Millie Sneap

Principal’s Silver Certificates

Year 7 – Ella Randall, Millie-Anne Wigstone, Briony Pightling, Grace Gibbings, Ella Randall, William Kelly and Ben Jeffs

Year 8 – Ruby Donaldson, JJ Cossey and Amy Harrison

Principal’s Bronze Certificates

Year 7 – Ella Palla, Leonardo Marcheggiani, Hayden Halsey, Ellen Scott, Ethan Anyon, Emilia Hunt, Leon Bell, Albie Baker, Connor Dean, Thomas Ross, Adam Sadlik, Jason Mewett, Daisy Hellier, Mikolaj, Piasecki, Millie Swift, Chloe Burton, Nikkita Hookway, Lora Cadman, Fredi Tuci, Aleksandra Treder, Abigail Yau, Cody Cave, Oskar Demkowski, Rufus Scrase, Leah Cartwright, Oliver Cocker, Tallulah Houlahan, Ellen Scott, Grace Halsey, Ella Hylton, Amelia Rose, Jason Mewet5t, Layla Loizides, Ruby Sellick, Brody O’Neill, Ethan Piri-Sadigh, Riley calland, Ellie Farthing, Summer Holmes, Matilda Stevens, Charlie Burton, Orley Copeland,Olivia Murr, malachi Morris, William Kelly, Phoebe Smith, Amy Rogers, Isabelle Kelly, Lauren Tanton and Freya Coatesworth

Year 8 – Charlie Pettit, James Evers, Scott Knight, Sonny Paton, Leon Bell, Aliyah Smith, George Peart, Daytona Vickers, Laila Heavens, Liam Trapp, Benjamin Watts, Phoebe Denbow, William Jackson, Albie Baker, Amy Harrison, Ellie Jayne Scott, George Scrimgeour and Joe Taylor

Year 9 – Emily Graham, Finn Mallen, Shaun Pinto and Emily Lawton

House Stars of the week 28.01.2022

Year 7

Brunel – Scarlet Finley-Squires

Christie – Ollie Neale

Darwin – Jason Mewett

Fawcett – Amelia Wisniewska

Harrison – Larna Waller

Kitson – Chloe Burton

Nearne – Bella Kerr

Pengelly – Olivia Murr

Year 8

Christie – Amelia Rogers

Darwin – Jaden Morris

Fawcett – Jayden Field

Harrison – Leah Hope

Kitson – Wojcjech Tabaczuk

Nearne – Harry Smith

Pengelly – Charlie Pettit

Year 9

Brunel – Luke Le Huray

Christie – Opel Evans Rogers

Darwin – Leah Scott

Kitson – Caden Somerset

Nearne – Kara Wills

Pengelly – Summer Mack

Homework Stars of the week 28.01.2022

Year 7

Brunel – Indy Evans

Christie – Harrison Richards

Darwin – Emilia Hunt

Fawcett – Tallulah Houlahan

Kitson – Sophia Box

Nearne – Imogen Symonds

Pengelly – Aaron Saunders

Year 8

Brunel –

Christie – Alfie Mahoney-Billis

Darwin – Lily Phillips

Fawcett –

Harrison – Kacey Young

Kitson – Phoebe Denbow

Nearne – Dolce Zulhayir

Pengelly – Charlie Pettit

Year 9

Brunel – Isabelle Davis

Christie – Coral Stewart

Darwin – Jessica Taylorson

Kitson –Damien Bratusa

Nearne – Daniel Flight

Pengelly – Dylan Nock

House Stars of the week 21.01.2022

Year 7

Brunel – Oliver Welsh

Christie – Lola Benney

Darwin – Tegan Rosee

Fawcett – Diogo Pestana

Harrison – Shannon Clark

Kitson – Olly Payne

Nearne – Nancy Brown

Pengelly – Marlee White

Year 8

Brunel – Buster Watson

Christie – Ema Kestell

Darwin – Emma Matthews

Fawcett – Niamh Coker

Harrison – Olivia Hosking

Nearne – George Peart

Pengelly – Bartosz Mitula

Year 9

Brunel – Taylor Holton

Christie – Alfie Slater

Darwin – Bea Corline

Fawcett – Daisy Gibbings

Kitson – Harvey Thomas

Nearne – Sam Hext

Pengelly – Kasha Lily-Borge

Homework Stars of the week 21.01.2022

Year 7

Brunel – Abigail Hytche

Christie – Lauren Tanton

Darwin – Ellie Farthing

Fawcett – Halayna Hussain

Kitson – Faye Cassidy

Nearne – Nyla Wakefield

Pengelly – Aaron Saunders

Year 8

Brunel – Noah Tyson

Christie – Joe Taylor

Darwin – Henry Tregea

Fawcett – Ruby Bovey

Harrison – Toby Forrester-Finney

Kitson – Lottie Davis

Nearne – Charlie Hope

Year 9

Brunel – Ella McLachlan

Christie – Libby Davis

Darwin – Serena lordache

Fawcett – Ashton Jeffs

Kitson – Daniel Thomas

Pengelly – Jake Pettit

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