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U16 Netballers Through to National Schools’ Regionals
Head’s Introduction
Year 7 Sponsored Silence
This has been a brilliant first half-term of the year, and I am so pleased that all of our new students have settled so well at Roedean. There have been trips and play rehearsals, fixtures and bake-sales, life-drawing and enrichment for St Mark’s, and, of course, lessons! The sheer breadth of activities undertaken is incredibly impressive, and I congratulate you all for the part you play in this dynamic community. One of Roedean’s huge strengths is our international community, and the understanding and tolerance that this affords everyone in our school body. At this time, our thoughts go to those in both Israel and Gaza, who have been caught up in the atrocities in the region, and we hope that a peaceful resolution may be found as soon as is possible. I am delighted to hear that our U16 Netball team has made it through to the regional stage of the National Schools’ Tournament – this really is a momentous achievement, and I am sure that the next round early next term will give them a real focus to hone their skills and match-play. Well done! I enjoyed cheering on the 31 students and staff who ran the 8K for RISE on Sunday, and they have already raised £1300. I hope that many of you will join Roedean’s ‘Color Run’ on Sunday 12 November – it will be a different type of run to the 8K, I’m sure, and I know that it will be great fun and will raise lots of funds for the Moldova project. This is a very busy time for Year 13 with their university applications, and Monday is the deadline for early applicants, that is all those applying to Oxford and Cambridge, and for all courses related to Medicine. Well done to Ella, who is the first student this year to receive an offer of a place at university – no doubt, the offers will start to flood in from this point onwards. Good luck to the five year-groups going on residentials for the last few days of this half-term – I am sure that you will all have a brilliant time, and I hope that they provide the opportunity for you to bond as a group and forge new friendships. Thank you to all my colleagues, without whom these trips would not be possible. I wish you all a lovely half-term holiday, and I hope that you are able to spend some valuable time with friends and family.
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Unsung heroes in the spotlight Each week, many wonderful things happen at Roedean, about which many in the school are perhaps unaware; this section of the weekly review is dedicated to ‘unsung heroes’, in order to draw our attention to these people and remind us that our community is special. Mabel (Yr7) – for being so accomplished in playing Bach's Prelude in C Major in Chapel [Dr Barrand]
Amelia, Portia, Queena, and Sigrid (Yr13) and Galina, Onose, and Mancy (Yr12) – for their outstanding contributions to the Sixth Form Open Day events [Miss Carragher]
Year 7 Sponsored Silence This week, all of Year 7 held an hour-long sponsored silence during lunch time and Activity One, all in the name of raising valuable funds for Rockinghorse, the dedicated charity for Year 7 for 2023-2024. Some students found the challenge more difficult than others, but all participated with 100% effort and determination. They found innovative and creative ways to communicate without sound, and the Catering Staff and Miss Bamford certainly enjoyed the silence while they had their lunch! Well done for everyone who took part. If you would like to sponsor the students please do so here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/roedeanfundraisingy7 Mr Wilson
Maria, Queena, and Nicole (Yr13) – for singing and playing so beautifully in Chapel this week [Mr Wriglesworth]
CAP Music
Unsung Staff heroes in the spotlight
On Wednesday, the CAP Musicans went to the Somerset Centre, one of our new partners this year, to give their first concert. This turned out to be an incredibly lively event, which ended up with a singalong and everyone dancing!
Mr Hardy – for his spontaneous help! [Miss Carragher]
Mrs Black – for a very thoughtprovoking Academic Lecture on 'The challenge of decolonising Black History: emancipating the narrative and resisting tokenism’. [Ms Ibanez-Barcelo]
Well done to Ella, Kate, Jannie, Hanna, and Tamanna, for putting a programme of music together in under two weeks! The audience had a great time and especially enjoyed the fact that Tamanna took the whole drum kit there! One of the residents even had a go on our keyboard, and played Happy Birthday to her friend. This was a great afternoon, and we hope to visit them again soon! Ms Bartlette
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Roedean Hits the Ground Running – 31 Complete the RISE 8K Roedean students and staff have started the charity fund-raising ball rolling with an 8K run for the local charity RISE, which supports those affected by domestic abuse. Having raised over £40,000 for a range of charities last year, the School has been set a challenge to beat this total in 2023-2024! 22 students in Year 11 and 12, along with 9 members of staff completed this all-female 8-kilometre race along the under-cliff below School. Having won the Schools’ Shield last year, the team were keen to retain this, but, despite having the largest school team by far, they were pipped by 3 quick runners from another school. None of our runners had completed the full distance before, but they all had a brilliant time, running in gaggles with a samba band and a choir to keep them going along the way. It was great to see them all collect at the end to cheer each other over the line, and they have already raised a fantastic total of £1300! Congratulations to everyone involved! Looking ahead, the School will be hosting a brilliant charity Color Run on Sunday 12 November to raise funds for Project 125 Moldova and the orphanage we are supporting there. Miss Orrells
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St Mark's Weekly Enrichment at Roedean Year 5 at St Mark's have been coming to Roedean on Thursdays this term, for weekly sporting and academic enrichment. They have loved their sessions on the astro and in CHall with Miss Marek and Miss Donovan, and they have also had enrichment sessions on the Farm, in Geography, doing language code-breaking, and this week they looked at poetry and had a go at writing their own haikus. Here are some of their pieces, and also some reflections on their first half-term coming to Roedean: Going to Roedean For fun sports and some lessons Love it every time. Paris
It is so spooky It is creepy Halloween Going house to house l say Wondering what they wil at. Asking trick or tre Mariia
ean. ‘I have loved Roed n. fu It’s been so much and rt o s I just love the sp ns.’ all the fun lesso
Hissing in the grass The long cobra bites his prey But with huge regrets Mills
‘At Roedean I lovegive everything – I wou1ld0!’ it 1000 out of Cody
Flowing by calmly The water glistens brightly Wow, oh how it shines! Amelia
‘Roedean is really fun!’ Alailah
‘Roedean is the best place.’ Mills
Doing Halloween Seeing frightening skeletons They’re going to catch me… Cody
h Going to the beac shining r te wa ar Crystal cle n ea oc e th in im Sw Sofia
‘My favourite bit about Roedean is the food, and PE in the Sports Hall.’ Sofia
Paris
Going to Roedean School The warm summer is ending When will it come back? Alailah
l, ‘R oedean is so coo wit h t heir mass ive pool.’ Oscar
The six-eyed demon Bit wanderers on their legs And then got away. Kian
Going to Roedean Windy rainy on the trip A super fun day! Cody
Calm birds tweeting the trees Soft wind rustles through . What a pretty forest Ester
‘This is the best school ever.’ Alvina
Going to the park Going to the shop with Mum Going to Roedean School Alvina
yed ‘I have really enjobeen s R oedean – it hais way amazing. P S it t hs.’ better t han M a Ester
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I hate writing lots I would rather do some games PE is the best Mahamad
‘I love Roedean r because it’s bettepe o than school. I h ck!’ a we can come b Amelia
The big six-eyed beast The enormous crazy beast He’s kind and funny A monster he’s not He likes to help people out But they run away Now he is so sad But one day there’s no fear A girl becomes his friend. Franek
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Life-Drawing for Year 12 The Year 12 Artists have also been doing weekly life-drawing as part of their induction phase – this week they were experimenting with colour and mark-making with remarkable results! These pieces are by Fola, Mackenzie, and Carrie. Mrs North
Year 12 Print-Makers The Year 12 Artists have been exploring the wonderful world of linocuts, inspired by an abstract arrangement of paper lampshades. They have produced some lovely work, which will be featured in the keenly-anticipated November Print Exhibition! Miss Phillips
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This Week in Boarding... As the weather has been cooling down, the boarders have enjoyed getting cosy in the evenings and have had a wonderful week of activities to keep them busy. In House 1 on Saturday, the girls did a "make your own" Bubble Tea! It was super yummy and loved by all the girls. One of the talented boarders also made some beautiful, knitted pumpkins to display in the House. On Tuesday, the Keswick Sixth Form girls (who were in the House last year) returned for a night of Bingo. In House 2, on Saturday and Monday, the girls got crafty and decorated the boarding house for Autumn, with leafy window stickers, ghostly bunting, and little pine cone bats. After their hard work on Saturday, they enjoyed some of Miss Roe's famous cookies! On Wednesday, the girls got dressed up as ghosts (credit to white bedsheets and some sunglasses) and enjoyed running round Main School in the dark posing for some creepy photos. In House 4, the girls got crafty and enjoyed painting their own designs on mugs for them to keep and cherish. Year 11s spent some time reading the girls' (and the Housemistress') past, present, and future with Tarot cards! The Year 7 boarders spent some time together to reflect on what a lovely 1st half term they have had at Roedean – during their catch-up, they enjoyed doughnuts, sweets, and hot chocolates. Lawrence House have been greenfingered this week, and spent some time tending to their garden – they made a beautiful feast out of the greens they have grown, in an effort to live more sustainably. They have proved that home grown is tastier, crunchier, and better for us and for the planet! To mark World Mental Health Day, some of the old Lawrence boarders (who are now at university) visited the girls for afternoon tea and spoke about this year's theme, ‘Mental Health is a Universal Human Right’, and their experience at university. Keswick boarders got into the Autumn spirit, and decorated their own pumpkins. Some of the girls decided to do classic carved designs and others used pressed flowers – they turned out beautifully! Keswick enjoyed a break from their studies with a firm favourite of theirs, bubble tea!
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Peer Listener Training On Monday our new Year 12 Peer Listeners received their training from our former lead counsellor, Sian Gallagher. The level of interest generated a strong field of applicants, from whom 12 of our current Year 12s were successful in their applications to become a Peer Listener. The aim of the programme is for the team to receive training and support to help younger students at Roedean with their day-to-day problems. Our fantastic new cohort had 4.5 hours training from Sian during which time they developed many different skills and built their own self-confidence to carry out such an important role going forward. The training culminated in role play sessions whereby Sian fed back to the group enabling them to further hone their technique and practice.
We had a peer listener’s training led by Sian for the whole afternoo n, and I have defi nitely gained more confidence. We also had a chance to practise bein g a peer listener wit h my peers being my client, (with given scenarios). It tur ns out that being a peer listener was harder than I thought! Kate
I definitely had a major confidence boost after yesterday’s training! We learnt so many important skills that I can take forwards, such as how to make sure that my peers feel heard and the best way to manage difficult situations. I feel ready to be a peer listener now and to continue building upon the skills which I learnt during training! Hannah
Here are some of their group’s thoughts:
Peer listener trai ning was an enlightening experience for me. Lear ning to ask open questions, practici ng SOLER, and offering non-judg mental suggesti ons are the skills I lear ned. I hope can actively apply these skills to support younger peers while creating a safe and compass ionate environment.
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The peer listener training was completely eye opening for me! I and my fellow peer
listeners are so unbelievably grateful to have had Sian’s insight and experience during our training session. The most valuable
thing I took away from the afternoon was the importance of trust and the true
meaning of confidentiality. I once had a peer listener and she has inspired me to be that same pillar of support for someone else!
For me, the training was very informative. I felt like it helped me to develop the skills I already have. What I found particularly useful was learning about open questions and doing the trust exercises as it helped me to understand things from the younger student’s perspective. It helped me further the confidence I have to be the best peer listener I can be. Finally, the thing I enjoyed the most about the training session was interacting and sharing thoughts and experiences with the other students as this meant I got to see their thoughts on the training and this taught me how to open up to them and gain their skills as a peer listener. Cheyenne
From the training, I feel way more prepared and confident in my listening skills and how to deal with situations I may not have faced before. I hope to be able to make a difference to my peers' day-to-day life and be able to make them feel like they have a support system right behind them. Tamanna
ld by Sian er training he en st li er pe The We learned interesting! d an ul ef us was so safe and w to create a ho om fr s, load udents, to ronment for st vi en e bl a rt comfo the peer activities like in g in at ip ic part favourite practise. My io ar en sc er listen initely the ning was def ai tr e th of part wed me to ios as it allo ar en sc se ti prac knesses as a ths and wea ng re st y m fy identi om it! I hope d improve fr an er en st li peer oachable and come an appr be d ul wo I re! that er in the futu friendly listen Alicia
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Peer Listener Team 2023-2024
Onose
Agnes
Alicia
Cheyenne
Gabi
Hannah
Ingrid
The team will be visiting Key Stage Assemblies at the start of next ½ term to make everyone aware of their role and how they can support any of their younger peers! I cannot wait to support them with all the good work they will be doing! Mrs Chamberlain
Kate
Liv
Mairi
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Tamanna
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Chapel – 'The Same But Different: Celebrating Uniqueness and Commonality' Matilda: 'Being different. Is it a good thing? A bad thing? Often, we may hear “being different is a good thing” or “be unique,” but again if you are different, you may find it hard to fit in.
Georgia: 'Being someone of mixed heritage it is a really important part of who I am. I feel so grateful to be able to celebrate all of the different cultures, that make me who I am!
We all have differences and yet, we are also the same. We are all humans, we all breathe the same air, we are all walking on the same earth, and yet we are all still so different.
Even though being someone of mixed heritage can be hard, not fitting into a particular box that often society tries to place you in, I really enjoy having such a diverse culture. This is because it allows me to celebrate difference, whilst having an appreciation of the things I share with others. Not everyone is the same and it is good to have difference.
Growing up, I always seemed different. I was born in Melbourne, Australia, and that was the only place that I couldn't be different, there I was a blank slate, at that time it was the only place I had ever been. About 5 years later I moved to Dubai, that was when I was different. I was surrounded by people every day, that spoke a different language to me, and looked different to me. They all seemed to think differently to me and to those who had grown up in the same lifestyle, and with similar cultural experiences. This made me feel as though I stood out, especially as I was bullied at school in Dubai for most of the time I was there. At the time I lived in Dubai, it was a very maledominated society and city. When me and my family moved to England, I would beg my parents not to send me to school, because I was so genuinely terrified of having the same school experience as I had before because I was different. Roedean is such a diverse school, and it has changed my view of school. Out of the 8 schools I've been to, it is the only one that I didn’t feel different in. However being different has completely shaped me as a person, so is being different a good thing or a bad thing? One may say that time will tell, as often we cannot appreciate our experiences until we are faced with situations that remind us to dig deep and find our inner strength.'
Being mixed heritage over Black History Month is really fun, as I get to celebrate my black culture even more than I usually do, and it’s a great time to show that I am proud of who I am. But the best part of being a mixed person is celebrating my different backgrounds and having multiple ways to celebrate.' Aya: 'I am Sudanese. I used to live in the capital of Sudan which Is Khartoum until I moved to Brighton and Hove when I was 4. I have essentially grown up here in the UK, but I still have some great memories from Sudan. Not so long ago, around the end of the summer two groups led by the general of Sudan started to fight for control of the country and for its resources. I was in Khartoum with my family for the half term break at the time, but, luckily, we managed to leave the night before it started. For a while my grandparents were still in the country and this was a worrying time until we heard they had managed to leave and were safe.
During the summer, my family moved away from Brighton up to Glasgow. I really liked being there for the short time I was, because of the new people I met and the new things I experienced. Although I had a lot of fun, I came back to Brighton to continue my studies here at Roedean and I stay with some of my extended family. I look forward to being with my parents and siblings in Scotland in the holidays. I share not only being a student of Roedean with you all, but I also share with some, my experience of living in a country outside of the UK, that has experienced internal conflict.' Mrs Walker: 'Over the last few weeks, we have had a chapel service that spoke about the Girls who went to Moldova and did some amazing things teaching English, we then had a chapel that reflected on languages, and we heard from some of the language students on their experiences learning about something different. And, last week as part of October's Black History Month and also the month of Nigerian Independence day, which took place on 1st October, we heard about some inspirational people. This made me reflect further on how our similarities and difference can be celebrated, and how rich this makes us when we share in understanding each other. Many individuals from different cultural groups have fought and pushed so we could be in a position to have our voices heard! Please let us continue to build on all these legacies and creating new positive ones, appreciating that everyone deserves a peaceful life, filled with opportunities.'
Sadly, due to this many tragedies have occurred. Still the fighting continues to this day, children and families are experiencing the atrocities happening within the capital, with some fleeing to nearby countries like Egypt.
U14s Netball National Schools' Experience It was a tough day at the office for the U14s on Saturday at the National Schools' Netball county round. The girls were up against 13 other schools fighting for two positions to go through to the regional rounds.
The final game was against Brighton College, who we had beaten once already the week before. We started the game strongly and got the ball to goal well, and we also made some strong turnovers, but a few small mistakes caused one too many turnovers for the opposition and we ended the game 9-12 down.
Up first, we faced a slick Seaford team who managed to finish in the final two. They were hot off the blocks and managed to put the pressure on the girls to force quite a few mistakes and we ended up losing 4-10. Next up was Lancing – after a motivational pep talk, the girls were fired up and played a brilliant game, winning 17-2. Two tough games came next, the first against a strong Oscar Romero and then we lost a disappointing game against Brighton Girls after being up at half-time. The next game was Warden Park, and the girls knew a win was needed and they pulled out all the stops to win 13-9.
There was some excellent Netball on show across the day, but, unfortunately, we did not make it to the semi-finals. Well done to the girls for persevering. Miss Kirby-Jones
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SPORT
Hockey vs Handcross U12D vs Handcross U13E
U12E Win
The U12Ds put in a determined performance against a strong and physical Handcross side – it was also their first competitive match against another school.
All I can say is wow! What a performance from the E team, in their first competitive match against another school. They played incredibly, putting into practice everything we had worked on in our games lessons.
Emma at centre forward didn’t stop running, always staying in front of the ball and up high, so that we could pass the long ball through to her into the D, then pop it into the goal, a hard feat against a very good goalkeeper!
Lara and Charlotte, in defence, were an impenetrable wall, stopping most of the balls that came their way and using a powerful slap pass to clear the ball out the D. They did a great job of going to their player and not being afraid to try and tackle them. They showed no fear!
The key thing that stood out to me is that, at no point, did they all rush towards the ball and crowd it – they were all marking their players/ space effectively, and not panicking and running towards the ball.
Their team really put the pressure on our girls; defensively they were stopping everything we were trying to get past them, making it difficult to get the ball in their D. However, we did manage to do a few big hits down the pitch and get it into the D, where Lily was waiting to tap the ball in. They scored an early goal against us, in the first minute! But the girls didn’t let it get to them, showing great perseverance. Saskia and Lily in defence had a tough job against a strong attacking side, but they worked hard to clear the ball out the D. However, the opposition was creating a wall around the ball, making it very difficult to get the ball into their half. Roedean's midfield, Amara, Anna, Olivia, and Dixie, were working super hard, trying to get round the defenders and find gaps, and they did have a few chances and we did capitalise on these, scoring 3 goals in total. They played their hardest against a tough team, and did brilliantly.
In midfield, Gracie, Olivia, Eden, and Alexa were working the ball around beautifully, looking for gaps and hitting the ball up high, for Emma who was waiting in the D. We did this several times, and were able to get through the defence and then have a 1v1 with the goalkeeper, which is ideal (one of our players with the ball had just the goalkeeper in front of them).
Well done, team – I am an extremely proud coach and it was the highlight of my week! ■ ■
Player of the Match: Emma Coach’s Player: Lara
Highlight of the Match: from our defensive D, we hit the ball all the way down the pitch into the D, where Olivia was waiting and she tapped the ball into the goal. Miss Patching-Jones
Player of the Match was Lily, and Coach's Player was Amara. The highlight of the match was Amara, hitting a powerful ball into the D from a long corner, and Lily getting on the end of it and scoring a goal.
Ms Patching-Jones
U12E
U13B Hockey vs Brighton College
In a highly anticipated game against our closest rivals, Brighton College, the team was pumped for the match and was desperate for a win. The first five minutes were cagey, with not much quality from either team, and the game was very end to end, with chances for both sides. The first half ended 2-0 to Brighton, after two costly mistakes from the team, however our new GK, Sofiia made a string of key saves and kept the scoreline respectable.
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The main message at half time was to improve the basics and the intensity of our work-rate. The girls listened and definitely applied this to their game, and a number of the opposition's key chances were unsuccessful. The Brighton team was clinical, scoring two more goals in the second half and winning 4-0.
Mr Foggoa
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A Windy Sailing Session for Year 7! Some of our intrepid Year 7 sailors had an exciting Wild Friday this week, battling the elements to get out onto the lake. Strong gusts of wind coming through made sailing rather tricky, but the girls did very well, adapting to the conditions. Being beginners and still learning the ropes, it was decided that taking turns switching between being on the safety boat and sailing with one of the instructors was the best option. It was a very enjoyable afternoon, and our sailors came away having had a great experience on the water. Well done, Year 7 sailors! Miss Donovan
U16 Netballers Through to National Schools’ Regionals Congratulations to the U16s, who have qualified for the next round of the National Schools’ tournament, which is open to state and independent schools across the country – this is a momentous achievement, and it is the first time in 8 years that we have got to this point! The squad includes four U16 players and six U15s, so this bodes really well for the future too. The next stage will be in early February, when the top two teams out of twelve go through to the National Finals! On Saturday the U16s competed in the County round of England Netball's National Schools' Netball competition. They knew they had a tough day ahead of them, with 140 minutes of tournament intensity netball to play. In the first round, we faced Brighton Girls, which was goal for goal, but we managed to edge ahead and keep possession to secure a 8-7 win.
we ran out of steam, and they took the win 14-7. The last game of the day was against Bede's, which we won 16-4. Then it was a waiting game to find out the other final results to see if we had done enough. We were so delighted for the squad when it was revealed that we secured second in our age group and therefore qualified for the regional round of national schools! The girls worked so hard all day, with some outstanding play from all members of the squad. We are so proud of you and cannot wait to see you in the next round.
The second match was against a physical Seaford side, the score was 5-5 at half time but we pushed through and got the win, 13-8. Next up were Ardingly who we knew would be one of the toughest teams of the day, we started a bit wobbly and were 1 goal down at half time. We came out firing n the second half, but, unfortunately, we couldn’t transfer the ball through the pitch smoothly enough, and Ardingly took the win 6-5. Cardinal Newman was our fourth game of the day, we settled into this game nicely, winning 14-1. Unfortunately, during this match one of our captains, Clara, went down injured which ruled her out for the rest of the tournament. We faced Lancing next, winning 12-1 and then we were against Brighton College for our sixth match of the day. Both sides started strongly with very clean efficient netball on display and the score being 3-3 at half time. Roedean responded well and were patient on our turnovers, transferring them to goal. This allowed us to take the win 6-4. With four games remaining we knew we had to get all the points we could to keep us in the mix for qualification. The girls battled through illness and injury to help pushing on. We beat Burgess Hill 11-5 and Warden Park 14-4. We started well against Hurst with the score 5-4 to them at half time, unfortunately Page 11
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Sport Stars of the Week Congratulations to the following, who are this week's Sport Stars of the Week. Well done! Mr Campleman Year 7 May, for excellent and consistent effort in PE lessons
Year 8 Sophie, for commitment and consistent effort in Hockey and Netball
Year 9
Staff vs Student Hockey
Ava, for excellent effort in PE lessons this week
'The annual staff versus student hockey match took place on Tuesday, and proved to be very exciting! Both teams had very strong sides, and showed excellent skills and strong defence.
Year 10 Ruby, for excellent Goal-Keeping progress and consistent performances in Netball and Hockey
Mr Foggoa kicked off the match with his first, but not only goal of the game. Phoebe made an outstanding save to keep the students very much in it. Special shout out to Year 7 for bringing the energy from the crowd, largely cheering for Miss Bamford.
Year 10 Gabriella, for perseverance and commitment to her team at National Schools' Netball
The first half ended with a grand total of 6 short corners for the students, but unfortunately none could get past Mr Halsey as he fiercely protected the goal.
Year 11
The teachers came out fighting after half time, with Mr Campleman shocking both staff and students with his mighty aerials, sending the ball over everyone’s heads. Ellie’s speedy skills and lovely transfers from Zara opened up the pitch for the students. However, beautiful goals from Miss KirbyJones and Mr Bond sealed a 4-0 victory for the staff.
Saffron, for outstanding effort and performances in National Schools' Netball Year 12 & 13 Mila, for commitment and consistent effort in PE this term
We asked our umpire, Mr Perry, for a quote from the match and he provided great insight, saying, “it’s a game of two halves”. Overall, it was a very good win for the teachers, especially considering the students did have 14 players for the second half! All the students are now eager to redeem themselves in the upcoming Staff vs Students Netball match.' Amelia and Izzy
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