Year 7 Netball Tournament

On Wednesday the school netball team played in a tournament at NCHS. We played 7 teams in total. We came 4^th out of the seven teams which is good for our first tournament. Miss Plant was pleased to hear the results and Mrs Dale came along to watch us.

Becky Ault S11

Swimming Sensation!

Greg Butler, S11, has begun to compete in international swim meets, one being in Berlin in which he took part in last weekend. Greg trains both before and after school for 2-3 hours, 7 days a week, he trains with the world record holder for 50m breaststroke. He does this in Derby and at Loughborough University; he currently holds the British record for 200m breaststroke in his age group, with a time of 2:25:86.

Greg is now waiting for the England talent competition in Moscow, Russia to be rescheduled. This was unfortunately cancelled. 

We all hope to see Greg in more international competitions in the future. It is a pleasure to have such a high achiever in our college. Well done Greg.

 

Red Nose Day

Red Nose Day!

Red Nose Day is a Comic Relief fundraiser and is extremely popular worldwide. I particularly enjoy it and love red noses and their random flair.

WHAT IS RED NOSE DAY?

Since its launch in 1988, Red Nose Day has become something of a British institution. It’s the day, every two years, when people across the land can get together and do something funny for money at home, school and work. From 1988 till 1999, the red noses remained faceless, just red and shiny.

 Then in 2001, the red noses grew faces, which increased in their popularity. From then on, the red noses became more and more obscure until in 2015 they came in packets, a mystery to behold in each one. There are even rumours of golden red noses, which give you a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go on a trip somewhere.

There’s a fantastic night of TV on the BBC, with comedy and entertainment to inspire the nation to give generously. Comic Relief spends the money raised by Red Nose Day to help people living tough lives across the UK and Africa. 

By Heather Meldrum S4

Drumming

I have been drumming  now for 5 years and I have gone through seven drum books.  I did have drum lessons every Saturday but unfortunately he left Stoke and went to live down in Cornwall.  Now I have moved to a different drum teacher in Fenton.

By Kian 

Valentine’s Day

Valentine's Day. Each year is on February 14th, many people exchange cards, candy, gifts or flowers with their special “valentine.” The day of romance we call Valentine's Day is named for a Christian martyr and dates back to the 5th century, but has origins in the Roman holiday Lupercalia.

Saint Valentine's Day, also known as Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine is a holiday observed on February 14 each year. It is celebrated in many countries around the world, although it is not a holiday in most of them.

In China, the common situation is the man gives chocolate, flowers or both to the woman that he loves. In Chinese, Valentine's Day is called lovers' festival. The so-called "Chinese Valentine's Day" is the Qixi Festival, celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar. In Finland Valentine's Day is called Ystävänpäivä which translates into "Friend's Day". As the name indicates, this day is more about remembering all your friends, not significant others. In Estonia Valentine's Day is called sõbrapäev, which has the same meaning.

by Briar

Jess is a Winner!!

Jess Royall, S11, took part in a gymnastics competition on the 26th January at the Minroe centre, Birmingham. Jess was part of a team of 5 called the Stoke Flyers. The team was very successful as they came 1st, competing against 3 other teams.

Jess took part in the vault, trampette, and tumbling.
she did a squat through on the vault, a front somersault on the trampette and a forward roll, handstand forward roll and a one handed cartwheel in tumbling.

Well done, to Jess and the rest of the Stoke Flyers.

Read for my school!

Read for my school is a new idea that Mrs Corbett has introduced to our class a few weeks ago. The idea has already started to be a great success; all of year 7 can read online, the accounts are free and there are rewards for the most books read. The more the better! 150 books can be accessed until March. The minimum books you should read is 8, and there is no maximum!!

158 BOOKS READ IN OUR GROUP SO FAR

11,404 BOOKS READ IN OUR REGION SO FAR

THESE TOTALS CHANGE ALL THE TIME

Read for My School is a national schools reading competition that promotes reading and philanthropy by challenging pupils to read as many books as possible across two months of the spring term. Throughout the competition there are prizes and awards to be won for schools and pupils taking part.

Read for My School will run from 19th January to 20th March 2015 and is open to all children in primary school from Years 3 to 6 and secondary school Year 7 to 8 throughout the UK.

Prizes!

There will be major new awards for schools that can demonstrate how they are using Read for My School in the context of wider efforts to create an excellent whole-school reading culture. These awards will accompany prizes worth at least £1,000 for each winning school.

By Heather Meldrum Yr 7