Mrs Williams is married to Mr Williams, Head of Boys PE. She says that the best part of her life was becoming a mother to their two sons, Jack, 12 and Ben, 9; both of whom now attend St Olave's. Away girls
hockey
teams -
who she
describes
as
very
enthusiastic
and
always giving 100% in matches
- she
enjoys skiing, shopping and with
cooking,
her favourite
dish being risotto. When
in a high security prison as well as at Leeds City Council in the post room where the older people who worked there she says "scared her slightly with their 50's music". Her musical preference is for
from
coaching the 1st and 2nd
Before taking up her position at St Peter's Miss Wright worked as a temp and it was during this time that she managed to work
asked
bands such as 'Pink Martini', especially when they sing in French. When asked about her dislikes she said she hates "people who walk really slowly, animals dressed as humans and adverts on TV with grammatical mistakes, Oh and, round pieces of meat!" Miss Wright states that she has to cut it before she is able to eat it! Miss Wright's aspirations are to travel, facing the hot climates and diverse cultures of Asia. "Ce qui ne me tue pas me rend plus forte". We wish Miss Wright a long and happy association with St Peter's. By LipmunnTang and Sophie Manning V Form
about her favourite part of St. Peter's, she immediately
com-
Mr J Tan
mented on the manners and discipline of the pupils that contrast
The majority
drastically to a previous school she taught at and where she was
girls quickly spotted
spat at by a pupil.
Jochen,
So far, Mrs Williams has been a great asset to the School, in particular to Senior Girls Hockey and as a tutor in School House. We wish her all the best for her time here and hope that she has a long, enjoyable and successful career. By Harriet Scott and Louise Cammish UVI
our
German
of new
Assistant,
upon his arrival at the school at the start of the year. Jochen chose to teach at St Peters seeing it as a great oppor-
MissC Wright Miss Wright, who is a former pupil of Bradford Girls Grammar, has a flair for languages. These include French, Spanish and Russian amongst others. Miss Wright was an Undergraduate at Durham and a Post-Graduate at Leeds. She believes her interest in languages and travel is inherited from her mum and Miss favourite
Wright's place
in
which to live is La Rochelle. Miss
tunity to spend a year abroad, take part in a variety
of
different
sports, and to improve his English. However, working for a year whilst abroad does come with negatives. When asked what he missed most about home his response was "his friends". Never mind! We are sure he will have made many new friends and admirers before the end of his time here. Upon his arrival Jochen noticed a few differences between Peters and schools back in Germany. For him seeing us all in uniform was the biggest shock. However, he did say that everyone looks smart and the school community is strong. He also was of the opinion that the pupils here were much more disciplined and better motivated, not only in lessons but also in their sports and
Wright
never believed that she would become a teacher and at one stage she began a course in Dance; one
extra curricular activities. Unlike most teachers who are new to St Peter's, Jochen did not find Saturday school a shock, as the same system operates in Germany. However, getting used to cars being on the other side of the road was not so easy.
of her many loves
We hope Jochen will enjoy his short time at St Peters, one year
that she continues to
only, and wish him the best of luck for the future. He will be
practise today. However, whilst at university Miss Wright, made
missed, particularly by the girls. When asked if he found this admi-
her decision to because she likes the fact that when talking to
ration flattering he replied yes but appeared rather afraid!
young people, they listen "because they have no agenda to fill."
Cherisse Brown & Rachael Hopper UIV The Peterite 2008-2009
