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The system of allocating pupils into Houses continued to exist in the Junior School but has not in the Senior School for a number of years. From the start of this term, the Houses of Brandesburton, Trinity, Holderness and Gore are back in the Senior School.

As well as Inter-House competitions all Senior School students can gain House Points in lessons, for homework, in form periods, in cocurricular activities and around the School site.

Our very own ‘Sorting Hat’ has determined that all pupils moving to the Senior School from the Junior School will stay in their current House and any pupil in the Senior School now who was in our

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Junior School will re-join the House they were in for the Junior School. Each House has two Head’s of House picked from the Sixth Form who are there to promote and support their House in all aspects of school life.

House Points can be earned by everyone across the Senior School in all aspects of school life; for class work, homework, during form periods, participating in cocurricular activities and inter-house competitions as well as around the School site.

The House Cup will be the prize for the most points awarded at the end of each Term, with an overall winner for the year at the end of the summer term.

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For more information on House System, see page 66

During the autumn term, Director of Co-Curricular, Mr Thompson, launched The John Hymers Award for co-curricular activities in the Senior School.

This Award is for students in Years 7–9 who have shown excellent commitment and broad participation in co-curricular activities and in service to the school.

With over 100 co-curricular clubs and activities on offer, there are plenty of opportunities for our pupils to get involved in life outside of the classroom. Now, this Award will reward that dedication. Bronze, Silver, Gold certificates will be awarded in each year and a John Hymers lapel badge can be earned at the end of Year 9.

Mr Thompson commented, “We really want to encourage as many of our pupils as possible to get involved in the huge range of co-curricular activities we have on offer here at Hymers. I am looking forward to handing out lots of John Hymers badges in the future.”

The Year 6 Choir had a wonderful time in Edinburgh during October.

They had worked hard to learn 12 songs for their concert in the marvellous St Giles’ Cathedral on the Saturday. This was the first time this set of children had performed

Preparing for the trip to Edinburgh for the Year 6 Choir, I wondered about how the performance would be and how the audience would feel about it. I was also feeling slightly nervous before the concert itself, but that feeling went away afterwards when all the people who came to listen to us at the St Giles’ Cathedral gave us a standing ovation. The inner chamber of