A huge congratulations to Angelou house for managing to retain their lead in the 2020-21 house cup! It’s Angelou’s second win in the school’s history, with their last win three years ago, in 201617. Angelou had kept a solid lead throughout the school year after a win in the Autumn 1 major house debating competition. However, despite strong performances in the interim competitions and attendance throughout the year for Angelou, Honeyball’s exceptional surge in commendations and gold and silver merits in the summer term meant that the competition very nearly ended in a third Honeyball win, with less than 2,000 points between Angelou and Honeyball at the end of the Summer 1 term. However, as our major competitions returned with Sports Day in the summer term, Angelou’s strong performance and first ever win at Sports Day alongside another first place finish in attendance allowed them to retain their lead in the final straight. Due to COVID restrictions and year group bubbling this academic year, the only major house competitions that have run this year have been House Debating (run vertically and won by Angelou in the Autumn 1 term) and Sports Day (an outdoor event with distancing between year groups and also won by Angelou in the Summer 2 term - see pages 7 and 8 for further details!). We can’t wait for the return of House Drama, House Dance, House Music and House Art & Design across the Autumn and Spring terms next year. Whilst the summer issue of INTREPIDUS would usually provide a summary of just the summer term house competitions, what follows in the next pages is a full run down of the house competition this year due to the magazine’s hiatus in the Autumn and Spring terms this year.
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KAA HOUSE POINTS EXPLAINED... Major House Competitions (1 per half term) 1st = 20,000 points 2nd -= 15,000 points 3rd = 10,000 points 4th = 5,000 points Interim House Competitions (4-6 per half term) 1st = 5,000 points 2nd = 3,750 points 3rd = 2,500 points 4th = 1,250 points House Attendance (awarded once per half term) 1st = 5,000 points 2nd = 3,750 points 3rd = 2,500 points 4th = 1,250 points Merits & Commendations Gold Merit = 50 points Silver Merit = 30 points Commendation (5 merits) = 25 points KAA@Home Merit = 5 points Academic Awards At the end of each half term, academic excellence and resilience awards are given to students who have shown these core values in their lessons and end of term assessments. Each half term we focus on 3 different subjects, and the winner of each award earns 150 points for their house. If your child wins this award, they will be given a certificate in the end of term assembly to bring home with them.
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