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Monday, 13th March |Week B
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Ukrainian Assembly
Friday 24th February sadly marked the one-year anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine. Last Friday, Anna and Yevanhelina, Year 11, represented our Ukrainian student body by presenting an assembly to raise awareness of the war. They shared their personal experiences of how their lives have been affected and expressed gratitude for the help they have received.
They said, “Recently, a year has passed since the full-scale invasion of Russia on the territory of Ukraine. A year in which the life of every
Ukrainian changed forever. A year since millions of people left their homes without any choice. A year since thousands of human lives became the price of our country’s existence. And a year since a full-scale war began, taking place in the centre of Europe in the 21st century.”
Anna and Yevanhelina presented an impactful video which demonstrated the contrast between life in Ukraine before and now during the war. They also described how, despite the devastation, people still live with positivity and make the most out of each day:
“Ukraine is still living. People sing songs in bomb shelters, drink coffee with their friends, learn English, go out shopping and rebuild buildings destroyed by Russian missiles. We fought, we fight, and we will fight.”
They concluded their assembly with an appeal for more voices to speak out and help implement change:
“The voice of each of you is very important. For example, recently we really needed leopard tanks, but the German government decided not to hand them over to us. Ukrainians started a ‘Free the Leopards’ flash mob and Europe joined in. This attracted the world's attention, and Germany changed their decision. Please remember one of your Instagram posts can save thousands of lives.”
We would like to say a huge well done to Anna and Yevanhelina for their moving assembly.
Kent County Netball
Last week, Nancy, Year 9, and her netball team competed in and won the U16 Kent County League, as well as the London Southeast Regional league. This means they will now compete for the National title in April. This is a huge accomplishment - well done, Nancy.
Cobham Hall News
Monday, 13th March |Week B
Kindness, Trust, Respect, Honesty, Tolerance News
SLT Instagram
Our new Student Leadership Team have come together for one of their first acts of leadership: creating an Instagram account so all staff and students can keep up to date with upcoming events and news.
To stay in the loop, please follow their new account: @cobhamhallslt
Swimming Gala
Last Tuesday, our students competed in a swimming gala at Sutton Valence School. It was a very close and exciting gala. The lowest points win, and whereas our team finished with 72, Sutton Valence finished with 59 points, meaning we lost overall. Despite this, there were many individual wins, including in some of the relay races. All the students swam to the very best of their ability, and there were only fractions of seconds between positions in most of the races. It was lovely to have the swimming teams from Years 7 to 13 all enjoying the competition together. Special mention goes to Olivia G, Year 10, and Natasha, Year 12, for winning all their races.
Networks Revision
Last Friday, Mr Kipling ended the week with his weekly Fun Friday Computer Science lesson. For this, the Year 10 class got creative by making posters for their revision of networks.
Monday, 13th March |Week B News
A Letter to New Year 7 Students
Following our Open Morning last Saturday, Adriana, Year 8, has written this lovely letter to our new Year 7 students. It is heartening to see current students so warmly welcoming newcomers, and Adriana’s experience of overcoming her worries and settling in here at Cobhamisbound toputour newstartersatease whentheyjoininSeptember.
Years 7 and 8 Netball Fixture
On Tuesday evening, the Year 7 and 8 Netball teams competed against Fort Pitt Grammar School. It was a tough competition, and although both resulted in a loss, the teams showed some fantastic improvements. The Year 7 team demonstrated improved confidence and resilience since their last match, and the Year 8 team kept their great spacing, despite the pressure of a strong team. Fort Pitt students selected Mariia (C), Year 7, and Jane (GD), Year 9, as their players of the match. A huge well done to all students who took part
