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Year Team News: Page 52
YEAR 12 NEWS
Ms Kelbrick - Head of Year 12 & Mrs Fisher - Deputy Head of Year 12
The Year 12 students have made a great start to life in Sixth Form. They've stepped up to meet the academic expectations and are making the most of the Sixth Form extra-curricular opportunities which are many and varied, including the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award, signing up to our Beyond Cherwell opportunities and attending our weekly Sixth Form Science talks, where an external speaker comes to share their knowledge.
This term, students started their elective lessons too. Electives are designed to be something completely different: an introduction to something new, outside students' A level studies and good for their wellbeing. The choices included meditation, printmaking and learning to play the keyboard. You never know, they may discover a lifelong passion!
We recently had the first of our three World of Work days where students signed up to work on a project with organisations such as BBC Sport, Creation Theatre and The Oxford Literary Festival. The Pitt Rivers Museum also spent the day with us and brought some great props to bring His Dark Materials to life - see photo.
It's great to see our Year 12s take advantage of everything Sixth Form has to offer. It has been a busy term and we wish them a welldeserved rest in the holidays.
Ms Kelbrick and Mrs Fisher, Head of Year 12 & Deputy Head of Year 12
YEAR 13 NEWS
Mrs Fowler - Head of Year 13 & Ms Howse - Deputy Head of Year 13
We’re sure that Year 13 are looking forward to a well-deserved break after what has been a busy and productive term! Tutorial time has been focused around planning for Post-18 pathways and, in particular, on writing personal statements, completing UCAS applications and preparing for university interviews. Students have engaged brilliantly with this and tutors will continue to support them with finalising their post-18 pathways in the New Year. Students have also completed their November Assessments and have been receiving and responding to feedback over the last couple of weeks. They have shown excellent commitment to their studies and future plans and we were delighted by the Progress Review Reports earlier in the term, which indicated that students continue to work well in lessons.
Beyond the classroom students have participated in a wide range of opportunities, including the World of Work Day, the Euroscola Human Rights Conference, an author workshop with Vanessa Onwuemezi, the Police, Law, Data and Ethics Project as well as various Cherwell Changemakers Projects. Most recently, we were thrilled to be able to provide entrants to the Dan Hemingway Award with an awards ceremony. We had 21 incredible entries which excellently showcased the immense talent of our Year 13 students - Entries included personal art, music, writing and creative projects. With regards to the awards ceremony, it was ‘business as usual’ this year, with a return to a celebration event in the Hall. The judges presented to the entrants, alongside an audience of Year 12 students, who no doubt will have been inspired by the entries on show! The winner of the Dan Hemingway Award was announced on Thursday 15th December, so watch this space for further details and photographs of the Awards Ceremony!
We wish Year 13 a very Merry Christmas and encourage them to have a genuine rest and enjoy time with family over the break. Mrs Fowler & Ms Howse, Head of Year 13 & Deputy Head of Year 13
PE NEWS
What a brilliant first two terms for Cherwell PE.
This term we have started the year under our new format of teaching activities in more depth than ever before. Activities are now half termly in duration across both KS3 and KS4 PE.
The benefits to this have included but are not limited to;
• Students developing greater competency and fluency in fundamental skills. • The opportunity and time for more purposeful practice, feedback and retrieval. • The opportunity for teaching to go into greater depth with more complex strategies, tactical knowledge and context specific rules. • Easier organisation for students, staff and parents. • More strongly established links with extra-curricular clubs and KS4 examination courses.
We have seen tremendous progress across all groups during this term and received some wonderful feedback from students regarding new found love for sports they previously “hated”. We have also received some welcome feedback from parents, thanking us for ensuring that purchases of equipment such as football boots are more meaningful as students are using them for a more substantial period of time.
On the next page you will be able to see the curriculum for the rest of the year so you can plan ahead.
Our extra-curricular activities have once again been a tremendously well attended and successful part of our provision. Details for individual teams can be found in these pages from their teachers but I can provide a quick overview of statistics so far;
• 45 fixtures played so far across four sports • 80% win percentage
To play 45 fixtures by November is an astonishing achievement and is only made possible by having such dedicated PE staff, PE technician and additional coaches. It is a real team effort to provide these opportunities for our deserving students.
As always, I welcome discussing anything sport and PE with you all so please do get in touch should you have anything you want to talk about.
Have a wonderful holiday season.
Ben Wallington, Head of Physical Education Faculty.
Thanks to the Friends of Cherwell we have been able to put on 96 fully coached after school sessions for Football, Volleyball, Netball, Yoga and Hockey.
Not a single club has been cancelled due to fixtures or staff absence at the time of writing which means our students have been more active afterschool than ever before!
We are truly appreciative of the support.
PE NEWS
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PE NEWS
YEAR 7 & 8 GIRLS NETBALL
The Year 7 and 8 netballers have been outstanding this term; we have welcomed some great players to Cherwell and have wasted no time in getting training underway to improve their skills even further.
The students are motivated and enthusiastic which makes for a lovely atmosphere at the club.
Year 7s had their first match against The Swan School which was really challenging but allowed us to learn loads from that experience. We have another match scheduled in the coming week plus the league starts in January, so we will be getting lots more games then.
Year 8s had their first match at Matthew Arnold; they played brilliantly and secured a win despite the rain which threw it down and created a minibus full of soggy people on the way home! The league for Year 8 is also starting in January which we are all really looking forward to!
Netball remains open to everyone, even if you have not attended before - maybe this could be a new club to attend for your New Year's Resolution!!
Well done to the netballers and I look forward to continuing to train you all in term 3.
Mrs Green
YEAR 9 NETBALL
Netball has got off to a great start this term with over 30 students from across Year 9 and 10 attending the club weekly.
The U14s began the season with both the A and B team winning against Matthew Arnold 12-2 and 12-1. They then had the opportunity to attend the U14 Oxfordshire County Netball Tournament. Overall the team finished 6th with their best performances being a win against Lord Williams’ School and a 3-3 draw against Oxford High School.
Miss Woodcock
PE NEWS
YEAR 10 NETBALL
The U15s have also got off to a strong start this season, with a win for both the A and B teams against Matthew Arnold School. The A team played against a strong Year 11 team winning 13-6. Meanwhile, the B team played very well to win 8-6.
With the league now starting across the city, there will be lots more opportunities during the coming term for the netballers.
Miss Woodcock
CROSS COUNTRY
The new Running Club has helped to boost the opportunities for Cross Country. So far this year we have attended two fixtures.
Last term we entered two Year 7 and 8 combined teams into the English Schools Cross Country Cup. The Junior boys team (Year 7 and 8) came equal 5th overall out of eight schools, with notable performances from Thomas and Riccardo (Year 8) for finishing 8th and 9th place. The Junior girls team (Year 7 and 8) finished in 7th place, with a notable performance from Xanthe (Year 7) for finishing 22nd.
This term we were invited to the SHSK Cross Country Relay Competition. In this fixture, the students worked in a team of 3 and ran with a relay baton. We took two teams from Year 7 and 8 to the fixture. Overall, the Year 7 teams finished 5th and 9th and the Year 8s finished 9th and 10th. It was a great afternoon and great running by all.
Miss Woodcock
PE NEWS
KS3 GIRLS FOOTBALL
The KS3 girls’ football teams have made a good start to the year, with fixtures taking them across the county. The Year 7 girls made a great start to the National Cup beating Oxford Spires 5-1 in their very first game together, with Zofia, Valeria and Orla all getting their first goals for Cherwell! Their time in the Cup ended in a close game with Kings High School in Warwick finishing 0-0 after full time. The game went straight to penalties where Cherwell were unlucky to lose 4-3. The Year 7s have been great at attending training and are preparing well for the County Cup which starts after Christmas.
The Year 8 girls went straight into their National Cup and County Cup competitions gaining wins against The Warriner School and Matthew Arnold (5-0). Captain Amalia led the team well, with goals from Georgia, Anna, Eleanor and Betsy. The team were unfortunate in the next round as they lost out to Headington Girls School in the County Cup and Didcot Girls School in the National Cup.
Miss Cox
YEAR 9 GIRLS FOOTBALL
The current County Champions of Oxfordshire began their National Cup campaign with a resounding 6-1 victory over The Headington Girls School with Eloise B scoring four goals and Eleanor W two goals. The player of the match was Natalie W who was sensational at centre back. Next up was Wheatley Park, who were dispatched efficiently 3-1 with another two goals for Eleanor and one for Georgia. Sadly, the run ended in the 3rd round when we faced a very good side in the Emmbrook School in Wokingham. Our girls lost 4-2, but not without shocking the hosts by taking the lead twice. Sienna B made a spectacular debut and our player of the match was Georgia.
The girls have been an absolute credit to the school and their parents and I have thoroughly enjoyed taking my first girls’ football team for fixtures. Their competitiveness, spirit and skill have been a pleasure to witness and I can not wait to get the campaign underway to retain OUR County Cup trophy.
Mr Wallington.
PE NEWS
YEAR 7 BOYS FOOTBALL
Year 7 boys have had a cracking start to their National Cup campaign with an impressive 8-0 win over local rivals Gosford Hill. They continued this winning streak with their next game against Greyfriars Catholic School with a more conservative 5-2 win. On this occasion team captain Nifemi A scored all 5 goals. We hope to keep this winning spirit going into Round 4, which will be played before the Christmas holidays.
Mr Surrage
YEAR 9 BOYS FOOTBALL
The Year 9 boys Football team have really progressed this year developing into a team with outstanding togetherness and spirit. They were unfortunately knocked out of the National Cup by a very energetic and competent Matthew Arnold School team. However, this hasn't stopped the Year 9 boys showing a great commitment to training this season. This increased drive in commitment is definitely the main contributor to their new found positivity and team cohesion. We will look to use these acquired attributes in some upcoming friendlies, which will hopefully ready us for the inevitable glory of next season.
Mr Surrage
PE NEWS
YEAR 10 BOYS FOOTBALL
Year 10 boys had a terrific National Cup run this year which saw them get to round 3. For their first game, they beat a very well drilled and technical Oxford Spires School team. This saw them progress to the next round which meant travelling to Gloucester to play Churchdown School Academy. We claimed a well fought out win, which meant that we qualified to play against another team from Gloucester. The next team we came up against contained some very talented players from clubs such as Aston Villa, West Brom and Cheltenham. We battled well and made it a really close game. But, in the end we just couldn't get the goals we were looking for. We have now set our focus on the start of the County Cup in the New Year. Our hope is to dominate it for the second year in a row.
Mr Surrage
BASKETBALL
U15 Boys
The U15 boys have had a long wait for their league games, as they have been scheduled for the last two weeks before the Christmas break.
League Game vs The Bicester School - LOST - 35-44
The boys fell short after gaining the lead in their first game against The Bicester School.
• Top Scorers: Eamonn (13pts) and Kuba (12 points and MVP).
Unfortunately, The Cooper School pulled out at the last minute meaning only two regular season games for the U15s. They have all put in a great amount of effort at training, making a lot of progress.
