Red House School Summer 2016

ISSUE NO. 42

THE LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES FROM RED HOUSE SCHOOL

SUMMER 2016 redhouseschool.co.uk

VIELE GRÜßE AUS BERLIN! KATE, CHARLOTTE & HARRIET TELL US ALL ABOUT A RECENT RESIDENTIAL TRIP TO GERMANY.

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE RED HOUSE HAS GOT TALENT SPORTS RELIEF SPORTS ROUND UP MEET THE NEW HEADMASTER

A WELCOME FROM THE HEADMASTER THE SUMMER 2016 EDITION OF RED HOUSE TIMES REFLECTS THE MANY EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE OVER THE SPRING TERM.

ACHIEVEMENTS POETRY BY HEART

The numerous successes of our sports men and women in national competitions are ref lected including wins at the National Aquatics Centre and on the hockey pitches of Ol ympic Park. Also recorded are the successes of pupils in the ISA Essay Writing competition and in the intermediate UK Maths Challenge and our foreign exchange trips to Germany.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPELLING BEE

My thanks to all those who have contributed to this edition of Red House Times, in particular Mrs White, who has taken over editorship of this newsletter whilst Mrs Tomlinson is on maternity leave.

Congratulations to Eleanor & Aimee for their performance at the Poetry

By Heart competition.

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER

Their outstanding per formances received high praise from all of the judges.

School account: @redhouseschool

ISA ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION

Nursery & Inf ant School: @RHS_NandI

Prep & Senior departmental accounts: @Art_RHS @Francais_RHS @maths_rhs @redhousesport @Science_RHS @Teachers_RHS @Espanol_RHS @computing_rhs

Congratulations to Isobel Eason and Thomas Bannatyne for their fantastic achievements in the national ISA Essay Writing Competition.

Isobel was awarded 2nd place in the ‘Horsey Junior’ categor y for taking on the challenging Fantasy question.

Thomas was Highly

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Commended in the ‘Favonius Senior’ categor y for his entr y under the title of ‘Toy Soldiers’. Thomas’ commendation is all the more impressive as a Year 9 pupil who was competing against Year 11 pupils ! !

‘This is the tenth year I have entered essays into this competition and we have had successful results ever y single year. Well done Red House ! ’ – Mrs Fr yer, Head of English.

There is an exclusi ve interview with Mr James, who will be taking over from me in September, providing an insight into Red House’s next Headmaster. Other memorable acti vities that took place over the term such as World Book Day, the Easter Egg competitions, Red House Has Got Talent, organised by Year 11 pupils in support of the School’s charities and Sport Relief are also reported.

If you use Twitter we have a number of accounts that you might like to follow.

INTERMEDIATE UK MATHS CHALLENGE

Many of our Year 10 and Year 11 pupils recently took part in the Intermediate UK Maths Challenge.

This is an individual challenge designed to challenge pupils’ logic, problem solving and reasoning skills.

Red House pupils have traditionally per formed ex tremely well in the event and this year was no exception.

Of the 36 pupils to take par t, almost half were rewarded with a cer tif icate. 5 pupils achieved bronze, 10 achieved silver and congratulations go to Samuel Korsen in Year 10 who was best in school and also took the gold cer tif icate.

Our Year 8 pupils will have the oppor tunity to showcase their skills in the Junior Maths Challenge later this month.

ENGLISH SPEAKING UNION FINAL Jack, Pippa and Daisy took part in the regional finals of the Foreign Language Spelling Bee competition held at Newcastle University.

They had to learn the French spellings of 150 words and were given one minute to spell as many words as possible.

Red House public speaking team put in a great performance at the English Speaking Union’s regional final at Leeds Grammar School.

Speaker, Eleanor, successfully argued that “schools should be more mindful”. Questioner, Elizabeth, challenged the opposing team in a calm, collected manner and Sam, chairperson, gave an excellent per formance as he summed up proceedings. Sam, Eleanor and Elizabeth, with the assistance of Mrs Fr yer, are looking for ward to entering again nex t year.

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MEET THE NEW HEADMASTER WHAT ATTRACTED YOU TO THIS SCHOOL? Before I knew anything else about Red House, two things attracted me to the School. Firstl y, Red House welcomes children of all ages. Secondl y, it ’s small enough to develop a real relationship with every single person, child or adult, in the School. Both of these things are important to me.

When I decided to come home from Australia, I looked onl y at schools where I could get to know all of the pupils as indi viduals and be f ull y involved in every aspect of school life. Administration and paperwork are necessary, of course they are – good management is essential for a school to thri ve – but I came into teaching because I wanted to work with children, to help them f lourish and achieve their very best. Being Headmaster of a small school like Red House means I can do this. I’m hugel y looking forward to continuing the tradition of the Headmaster teaching (within the maths department, in my case) and helping with various co-curricular acti vities. We expect the children to be f ull y involved in all aspects of life within this busy school and I f irml y believe that as Headmaster, backed by a g reat team of colleagues here, I need to lead by example.

Before I left for Australia, I was Head of Fyling Hall, a g reat school near Whitby. Fyling Hall, too, had a junior department and I loved that f amil y feeling you get in a community with the f ull age range.

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back to another ‘through school’ and I cannot wait to watch the children f lourish on both sides of the road.

I must add too that location plays an important part. I’m a northerner, a proud northerner, born in County Durham, raised in Yorkshire, and I can’t tell you how profoundl y happy I am to be returning to my homelands.

Norton may not have Sydney ’s weather, but the warmth of the welcome more than compensates!

WHAT ARE YOUR INITIAL IMPRESSIONS OF THE SCHOOL AND THE RED HOUSE COMMUNITY? From the moment I stepped through the doors of the School back in September, I was struck by the atmosphere of happy industry.

Pupils were welcoming, conf ident and engaged. The relati vel y small size of the community is one of its g reat strengths, and should never be used as an excuse for under performance in any area.

In f act, this is something I intend to nurture and develop as a huge advantage of Red House.

I have also been impressed by the high regard of both parents and pupils for the staff. When I’ve asked the children what aspects of the School they wouldn’t want to change, they were quick to say the staff. My aim is to build on this sturdy camaraderie to ensure the children continue to excel whilst also opening up new horizons.

WHAT PLANS DO YOU HAVE FOR RED HOUSE? Now that the decision has been made to stay in Norton, I’m excited by the opportunities this gi ves us. The current site has served the community well for many years but needs to be refreshed. Whilst in Australia I was involved in the master panning of Cranbrook, a school in the centre of Sydney with a limited footprint. There are many similarities with the Red House site and I am excited by the prospect of working with all stakeholders to refresh and invigorate our school.

First things f irst though, one of the most important things for me, is getting to know all the members of the School community. I’ve already met some parents at various events and their love of the School has been obvious and extremel y heartening. But I want to talk in depth and get a clear understanding of what everyone – staff, parents and pupils – expects and hopes for in their school.

AND NOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOU. WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE SO FAR IN YOUR CAREER? My f irst year as a Housemaster – many years ago now – was f ilmed

by Channel 4, for a documentary series called Second Chance.

With onl y a few days to prepare, encountering cameras and crew at every turn was a pretty terrifying start to my time in the House.

Later, I became a Headmaster

IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR, KEN JAMES WILL TAKE OVER AS THE 8TH HEADMASTER OF RED HOUSE SCHOOL. COLLEAGUES, PARENTS AND PUPILS ARE ALL KEEN TO FIND OUT A LITTLE MORE ABOUT HIM, AND HIS FUTURE PLANS FOR RED HOUSE. when I was just 36. Convincing colleagues I knew what I was doing was a bit of a challenge. I’m hoping this will be easier second time around.

On a personal level, I was also delighted when I gained my pri vate pilot ’s licence in 2007. Whilst landing (alternati vel y known as throwing an aircraft at concrete from a g reat height) proved to be my nemesis, I f inall y conquered it, thankf ull y. I haven’t f lown for a while but, with the close proximity of Durham Tees Valley Airport, who knows?

BIOGRAPHY Ken James g raduated with a f irst in Law from the Uni versity of Leeds. He then studied Maths and Education at Homerton College, Cambridge before being appointed to the Maths Department of Cranleigh School, Surrey. During his time there he was appointed Head of Academic Administration and Deputy Housemaster. He then went on to be a Housemaster at Downside, a Benedictine boarding school near Bath, and Director of Co-Curricular and a member of the Senior Management Team at St John’s in Surrey. Ken took up the headship of Fyling Hall in 2008 and spent nearl y f i ve years refreshing and renewing the School, culminating in an excellent inspection in 2012. After three years in Australia where, latterl y, he was Deputy Headmaster of Cranbrook, one of Sydney ’s leading independent schools, he is delighted to be joining Red House.

WHEN NOT WORKING, HOW DO YOU LIKE TO SPEND YOUR TIME? Amateur theatricals. This was something I reall y missed during my years down under. When I was in Whitby I had a g reat time in the local amateur operatic society, singing my heart out in My Fair Lady and Me and My Girl to name but two. So I’m hoping I might get a chance to perform locall y, as well as throwing myself into the production of the Red House musical next year. I also enjoy watching the pupils play sport and I do a bit myself. I trust the David Lloyd Centre will be able to improve my less than impressi ve serve!

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RED HOUSE PERFORMANCES HAS GOT TALENT Year 5 parents enjoyed going back in time to Ancient Egypt.

Year 4W produced an excellent assembly all about the importance of good manners.

THE LAST DAY OF SPRING TERM SAW THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED RED HOUSE HAS GOT TALENT. Pupils and staff gathered to watch the fantastic array of acts - all of which exceeded expectations.

The amazing per formances demonstrated the huge amount of talent within the School.

Per formances included piano, f lute, clarinet & guitar playing, a variety of singing, dancing, drumming, acting and karate. The grand f inale was the Year 11 medley which had the entire crowd singing, clapping and laughing along !

The judges had a tough decision choosing the winning acts but f inally settled on Laura’s fantastic singing in 3rd place, Megan and Far yal singing Coldplay in 2nd place and the tremendous trio, Brandon, Danny and Kate taking the top spot ! Well done to ever yone who took par t, you should be ver y proud of yourselves !

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They watched a drama about the discover y of Tutankhamun’s tomb and then answered questions based on life in Ancient Egypt.

Well done to all of the pupils who took part in the Spring Concert.

The many hours invested into rehearsals were well wor th it as it was a fantastic show.

The children had worked hard to produce a quiz for their parents and enjoyed showing them their work.

Finally the parents and children worked together to produce an Ancient Egyptian death mask.

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BRINGING LEARNING TO LIFE Thank you to all of our visitors who have shared stories and their experiences.

LEARNING RESPONSIBILITY

FUTURE ARTISTS

ART EXHIBITION There were some fabulous pictures entered into the ar t exhibition.

CITIZENSHIP PROGRAMME

Liz Million, an international book illustrator from Dar lington, led inspiring ar t wor kshops with pupils from Nur ser y to Year 3.

Pupils learnt to draw dragons, space ships, aliens, mini beasts, heroes and villains and the children created some wonderful ar twor k.

Mr Dale Metcalfe from Stockton Borough Council came into School to discuss with Year 6 the impor tance of being a responsible citizen. He discussed the consequences of making a wrong decision and what happens when people receive an ASBO.

Some fantastic discussions took place by our Year 6 pupils as par t of their Citizenship programme .

Thank you to Pete Widlinkski, from the charity Justice Fir st, who gave a really interesting talk about how the charity is suppor ting asylum seeker s in the region.

AN AFRICAN ADVENTURE

TEDDY HOSPITAL

The independent judge found it ver y difficult to decide on the winner in each class as the standard was so high.

FRIENDSHIP BENCH Prizes were awarded to Kai & Jessica, Douglas & Veeksha, Bilal & Will, Ivy & Alex and Loveday & Oscar who received a set of paints and paintbr ushes to carr y on their creative talents.

Well done ever yone!

Nur ser y children were fascinated to learn about life in Africa from Mr s Pemha. She brought in some lovely ar tefacts which the children enjoyed looking at.

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Reception children took par t in a ‘Teddy Hospital’ wor kshop with a group of medical students from Durham Univer sity. They learnt about injections, medicine , par ts of the body, x-rays and our hear ts.

They enjoyed pretending to be doctor s on their own teddies from home!

Thank you to Taylor Wimpey Nor th Yor kshire for the Friendship Benches they kindly funded.

‘Playtime is not just about play; it is about forging friendships and feeling secure and comfor table between lessons. These benches will help the children to extend their relationships and enjoy their free time even more’ said Mr Taylor, Headmaster.

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BEYOND THE CLASSROOM - TRIPS & TOURS

VIELE GRÜßE AUS BERLIN!

The following day was the much awaited excursion to the Tropical Islands Resor t. The size of the resor t was staggering and inside you could go on hot air balloon rides. Throughout the day we were able to explore the exotic animals and the fabulous water rides. The numerous swimming pools and lagoons meant that there was no time to get bored. After a fun filled day we were all ready for a good rest.

ICE SKATING

BY KATE PARKINSON, CHARLOTTE MALLEN-BEADLE AND HARRIET STEEL Our adventure began when we boarded the coach on the Tuesday evening after school.

The journey was long but our excitement kept us enter tained.

Twenty four hour s later we arrived at the hotel and we settled down for a good night’s rest.

The following day we had an ear ly star t. We sampled a typical German continental breakfast which consisted of hot chocolate , bread rolls, yoghur ts and cheese . We then collected our packed lunches and set off for a boat trip on the River Spree . Here we obser ved the amazing architecture in Ber lin whilst enjoying some delicious German desser ts.

The coach then took us on to Alexanderplatz where we were able to do some shopping and even have a game of volleyball! Following some stringent security checks we bravely ventured to the top of the famous 368m high ‘Fernsehturm’ for ‘Kaffee und Kuchen’. Here we were able to take in the sights from all over Ber lin as the restaurant revolved. Following this we then went to Bunte Schokowelt Ber lin and took par t in the Ritter Spor t chocolate wor kshop. Here we were able to make , sample and buy chocolate of all shapes and flavour s. It was chocolate heaven and some of us were rather reluctant to leave!

We then returned to the hotel for our evening meal. After a rest we set of for an evening of bowling. Here things got a little competitive but we had lots of fun.

As par t of their Education for Leisure programme the Year 11’s went ice skating. There was cer tainly a mixed ability on show!

HANCOCK MUSEUM On our final day we set off to the famous KaDeWe store for some serious retail therapy.

The food depar tment was fabulous and stocked all sor ts of delicious delicacies. We then met our guide Tatjana and she took us around some of the famous sights of Berlin.

We visited the Gedächtniskirche which was very interesting and we learnt all about its history and links with Coventry Cathedral.

We then travelled on to the Bundestag which was amazing. At the top we had many photo oppor tunities and as the weather was so warm, it was lovely to sit and admire the wonderful views.

We then travelled to Checkpoint Charlie and we were able to see a piece of the Berlin Wall.

Tatjana had lived in Berlin all her life and she told us many stories about the wall. At the end of the day we said farewell to Tatjana and then made our way back to the hotel to collect our luggage and then board the coach. We had a great time in Berlin and we have many happy memories from our visit.

Reception children visited the Hancock Museum to learn more about dinosaur s; where they came from and what happened to them. They even saw a life sized T-Rex skeleton!

A detailed account of the Spanish residential trip will be in the Year Book.

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BLUE REEF AQUARIUM

AN INSPECTOR CALLS

Year 7 visited the Blue Reef Aquarium in Tynemouth to complement their studies on ‘Seashores’. The children enjoyed under taking research and taking par t in a wor kshop where they were able to touch various sea creatures!

Mr s Fr yer took her Year 10 class to see a production of “An Inspector Calls” at The Theatre Royal in Newcastle for a matinee performance on Saturday. The class are studying the play as par t of their English Literature studies and a great time was had by all!

THE SKY IS THE LIMIT!

PIZZA EXPRESS

Year 5C enjoyed a trip to Pizza Express in Dar lington on Thur sday as par t of their topic about The European Union. They all had a great time making their own pizzas and dough balls! All were extremely delicious!

THE SAGE, GATESHEAD

Year 3 went to the Sage at Gateshead to listen to the Royal Nor thern Sinfonia perform pieces from the BBC’s Ten Pieces reper toire . Aimed at engaging children and young people in appreciating classical music it featured favourites such as the 'Hall of the Mountain King’ and ‘The Firebird Suite’. It was the fir st time many of the children had heard a live orchestra, and they were not disappointed!

FUN IN THE FOREST! ANIMEX FESTIVAL, TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY The sky was the limit for our Year 11 pupils as they enjoyed a fantastic high rope activity session!

Year 7 attended the Animex Festival at Teesside Univer sity where they were able to discover more about the wor ld of animation and computer games.

They enjoyed listening to a number of speaker s including Cur tis Jobling; an Animator and Author of programmes and books such as ‘Bob The Builder’ and the CBeebies preschool show Raa Raa the Noisy Lion.

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Nur ser y had a wonderful time looking for dragons at the Eaglesciffe Forest School. They found a rare Chinese dragon then made a special den just for him.

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EASTER EASTER CELEBRATIONS FORMED AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE SPRING TERM Year 5C gave a very informative assembly about Pancake Day. They spoke about how it is celebrated around the world and even demonstrated a pancake race !

Children at the Nursery & Infant School celebrated Shrove Tuesday in style by holding a series of pancake races.

The children had lots of fun running and f lipping their pancakes and they enjoyed cheering on their teachers too !

Nursery & Infant pupils performed ‘Easter Children’ in St Mary’s to a packed congregation of parents, grandparents and friends.

WORLD BOOK DAY THE NURSERY & INFANT SCHOOL CELEBRATED WORLD BOOK DAY BY CHOOSING STORIES BY THE FAMOUS AUTHOR JULIA DONALDSON. The children enjoyed dressing up as characters from her books including, stick men, gruffalos, witches and dragons. They engaged in a variety of different learning activities and each class studied a different book by the author. The Highway Rat was in charge of the school for the day!

Year 6G gave a great per formance in assembly about World Book Day and the for thcoming Red House School Readathon. Pupils are looking for ward to taking par t in the Readathon, which will help raise money to provide children’s hospitals with regular stor y teller visits, plus a mobile bookcase jam-packed full of brand new books.

It was a lovely Easter celebration.

An eggstra big congratulations to all the pupils for creating such eggcellent and highly original Easter Egg designs.

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SPORTS

ROUND UP FOLLOW THE ACTION ON TWITTER @redhousesport

There is a dedicated site for our ‘Sports Fixtures and Results’ to enable parents to get up-to-date information on the variety of sports that Red House pupils are involved in.

The site can be accessed directl y via this link www.redhouseschoolsport.co.uk or via the Red House School website by clicking on the ‘Sports Fixtures and Results’ tab.

GIRLS’ SPORTS REPORT

BY MISS SWEENEY, MISS EWING & MISS HOWELL

the netball season conf identl y achieving 2nd place in the District Tournament.

The U14A had a hard season but managed to recei ve 3rd place in the Stockton League. They also took the Bronze home in the District Tournament.

The Premiership and Championship teams both got to the f inals. The Premiership team took the Silver medals home and the Championship team took bronze. Both teams had some diff icult teams to play throughout this league.

Red House School would like to applaud the success of the following players on indi vidual performances this year.

Year 11 Megan Kavanagh, Year 10 Jessica Brown and Year 10 Oli via Small have all taken part in the North East Netball Regional Prog ramme this year. This is for the most talented players in the U17 age g roup and is a f antastic achievement for the girls. Kaia Harte in Year 8 has also recentl y been invited to try for the Regional squad following some strong performances at County level.

Oli via Small has also made her debut within the Team Northumbria National Talent League squad (NPL). We would like to cong ratulate Oli via for her involvement in some notable wins this season within this U19 squad and to wish her luck in her remaining matches within the squad.

Finall y, earl y morning netball club for Year 4/5/6 was very well attended during the winter term. A thank you to parents for getting the girls to this practice which has contributed to all girls in the Year 5/6 age g roup taking part in matches this year! Keep working hard girls!

HOCKEY

The U12s won the g roups matches of their Tournament, with wins against Egglescliffe, MacMillan and Kings. They came from 1-0 down against Teesside High in the semi-f inal to win 2-1. In the f inal against Yarm, they dominated play in the 2nd half and scored a vital goal to win the tournament unbeaten. The last time we won this troph y was 2010 proving that our Year 7’s are a very talented g roup of girls, looking at the number of titles they have won this season.

Well done to all our girls involved!

The U11s were runners up in the County Tournament and qualif ied for the next round of the National competition.

They put in a f ine debut performance at the North East semi-f inals at Barnard Castle School. They came a very noble 3rd out of 5 schools in this tournament. This gave the girls a g reat opportunity to play at the next level up!

They were unbeaten against Leeds Grammar and they won their last game of the day against Pocklington 2-0. A g reat day out and some conf idence gained from the afternoon to take into next season. Well done to all the girls in this squad on a very well fought battle throughout the afternoon, showing g reat courage and determination.

STOCKTON DISTRICT INDOOR HOCKEY TOURNAMENTS:

perhaps wasn’t quite good enough. The low point was a 7-1 loss against Richmond. Credit must be gi ven to the boys however, because during the second half of the season more boys were coming to practice and we started to improve as a team quickl y. Matthew Ward and Harry Henderson were strong players in this team and with the extra commitment from the other boys in the year g roup results started to go our way. A comfortable 5-0 victory over Cundall Manor started the ball rolling before the season f inished with a tournament at Egglescliffe where we f aced some of the teams who had beaten us convincingl y at the start of the season. The boys showed how much they had prog ressed by drawing 1-1 against Richmond, after a g reat goal from Ben Robinson. They also beat the Egglescliffe B and C teams. Our onl y loss was a 2-1 defeat to Egglescliffe meaning the team f inished second overall.

The boys need to ensure that they keep working hard next season to get some more wins under their belts.

Year 7 A & B teams – winners Year 8 A & B – runners up Year 9s – runners up

CLEVELAND COUNTY HOCKEY LEAGUE: U12s – County Champions - Played 4, won 4.

NETBALL

COUNTY TOURNAMENTS

U13s – Played 4, drew 1 & lost 3.

This was a f antastic netball season for the U12A & B teams.

Every girl in the year g roup was involved in this successf ul netball season. Firstl y the U12A won the Durham School tournament playing against strong teams such as Durham Choirster & Durham High. They then became District Tournament Winners and were unbeaten in all of their league matches. This meant the girls reached the f inals and were awarded the title Stockton League Champions.

The U12B were equall y successf ul, they were also District Tournament Champions and after getting to the Stockton League f inals the girls also won!

The U13 team played with g reat composure to win the g roup stages of their County Tournament. They remained unbeaten up to this stage of the competition, winning against Kings and MacMillan Academy and drawing with Egglescliffe. Goal scorers in the opening round were Charlotte Eynon(2), Iyrah Swati(2) & Lil y Patrick. Despite winning the g roup, the girls played a very tough semi-f inal against MacMillan and they lost this game 3-0. MacMillan then went on to win the competition and probabl y deserved the place in the next round. Red House were 3rd out of 8 teams at the end of the day which was a very respectable f inish this season. The same team also managed a notable 3rd place at the Durham 7s Hockey Tournament against Schools such as Durham School, Durham Choristers, Terrington & Cundall Manor.

BOYS’ SPORTS REPORT

BY MR KITCHING AND

U13A team were undefeated in the league and just missed out on f irst place in the Stockton District tournament by 1 goal. The U13B team started more timidl y within the league but after a few draws at the start of the year they f inished

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MR THOROGOOD

HOCKEY U12 BOYS HOCKEY It was a season of g radual improvement for the U12 Boys hockey. It was a tough start to the season as they played some strong teams and commitment to practices

U13 BOYS HOCKEY The highlight of the season was certainl y the ISA National Cup success at the Ol ympic Park where the boys played

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extremel y well and showed good determination to beat some very good hockey teams and become national champions. This was the turning point in the season and the boys started to work harder for each other and came together as a team. This resulted in two good wins against Cundall Manor and Richmond School to f inish the season in style. In addition to this a good g roup of players have also been selected to represent various JAC sides in the intercounty tournaments including: Josh Taylor, Atti Garlick, Alex Greenaway, Will Baker and Matthew McDonnah. Well done boys.

FOOTBALL BOYS FOOTBALL ROUNDUP

U14 BOYS HOCKEY The U14 boys had a solid season and competed against the best sides in the county despite having such a young team.

The season started with wins against Yarm and Richmond and a narrow loss to Egglescliffe. Josh Scott, Ben Stewart, James Norris and Sam Wolf all led the side very well and were all key performers in games. Tom Bannatyne also did well in his f irst season in goal. The boys missed out on prog ressing through to the regional round of the National Cup by the skin of their teeth as they beat Richmond in the semi f inal before losing to RGS Newcastle on penalty strokes in the county f inal. The season f inished with narrow losses to Egglescliffe and Cundall Manor but there is plenty to build on for this young team next year.

It has been a very successf ul term for our football teams.

Across the age g roups we played 24 f ixtures-winning 20 with 2 draws and 2 defeats. The U13 and U15 teams were undefeated and the U11’s won the prestigious Durham Bow School Tournament conceding onl y one goal all afternoon.

On an indi vidual note Josh Scott in Year 9 represented the ISA football team at an Easter tour to Scotland. The team lost narrowl y to Celtic and Hibernian but Josh netted a hat trick in the match v Hibs and was complimented for his performances in both matches.

U11 FOOTBALL

U15 BOYS HOCKEY The U15’s had a tough season and despite working hard in practices and games lessons, they came up against some good teams and a very strong Egglescliffe side. The highlight of this team’s season was certainl y the 4-0 victory over the Cundall Manor U16 team as the boys worked very hard and were rewarded with an excellent victory. Sam Korsen, Brandon Cheung and Will Soumare were the outstanding performers in this team and due to their commitment to hockey both in school and outside of school were all awarded their hockey colours. Sam and Brandon were also selected to represent the Region in the JRPC competition in September and both performed very well.

U16 BOYS HOCKEY The U16 boys also showed good improvement as the season went on. We started with a 4-0 loss to Yarm and a 7-0 to Egglescliffe and moti vation seemed low. The boys worked very hard and improved g reatl y as the season went on. A 4-0 victory over Cundall Manor improved their conf idence and the boys started to enjoy their hockey a lot more. The f inal game was against Egglescliffe, a team who had competed in the national f inals down in London.

We competed very well and even though we lost the game 4-0 the boys were happy with their performance as they competed in the game and also created chances, something we struggled to do in the f irst meeting. Stand out players in this team were Luke Featherstone, Ross Harll and not forgetting goalkeeper Ben Ersoz. A special mention should also go to Atti Garlick from year 8 who stepped up and despite playing against boys 3 years older than him, more than held his own.

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Aysgarth which was the onl y game we f ailed to win. In the second half of the season we kicked on and beat Arg yle House and Newcastle School for Boys 5-0 and managed to get a victory against Aysgarth beating them 2-0. Stand out players were both centre backs who were solid all season Luke Chell and Atti Garlick. Josh Taylor and James Wells were creati ve in midf ield and Alex Greenaway and Matthew Ward were constant goal threats. Well done boys for an excellent season.

The swimming gala was a tremendous success this year and all competitors put their heart and soul into every race – making it one the of closest competitions over the last few years. Cong ratulations to all swimmers and well done to R agworth who were crowned winners of the House Swimming gala this season.

[Whorlton – 2nd / Castle – 3rd].

SWIMMING

BY MR JONES

8 of our very talented swimmers competed in the ISA National Swimming Gala against some of the best swimmers in the country at the London Aquatic Centre. Not onl y were their attitude and their performances impressi ve but their manner and conduct represented the school excellentl y. We won a total of 16 medals throughout the day which for a school our size is an unbelievable effort.

Despite having injured his knee in a football match on Wednesday, Jamie won bronze in the 50m breaststroke and he then went on to win a second bronze in the Medley relay.

Ethan started off with a bronze in the medley relay. He then went on to win Gold in the 50m Freestyle swimming a PB and going under 30 seconds in the process. Ethan then f inished off with a second gold in the 50m Butterf l y.

Josh won bronze in the 50m backstroke swimming against boys who were a year older than him. Despite having a sore thumb he then went on to win a silver medal in the 50m butterf l y and another bronze in the medley relay.

Matthew put in some f antastic performances. He went on to win 3 bronze medals in total in the 200m IM, the 100m freestyle and in the medley relay.

U11 boys football team that won the Bow, Durham School 7 a side tournament. Victories against Mowden Hall, Newcastle School for Boys and Bow saw them into the f inal where they f aced NSB again - winning 1-0.

U13 FOOTBALL

Rebecca was up against some very strong competition and swam some f antastic races. Her best performance came in the 100m backstroke where despite being in 4th place at the halfway point she stormed her second length to f inish second and gain a silver medal.

Jess had a f antastic day. She won 4 golds in total in the 50m Backstroke (setting a new national record in the process) in the 50m freestyle, freestyle relay and medley relay.

A special mention also goes to Seren and Alice who swam with Jess and Becca in the Year 9/10 girls relay. They came 4th which was a f antastic effort considering 3 of the team were swimming against girls 3 years older than them.

RED HOUSE SWIMMING GALA

CROSS-COUNTRY In this my f inal year, we have enjoyed some g reat successes that have made me very proud to f inish with! Many pupils have acquitted themselves very well against much stronger opposition and from much bigger schools. Jessica Hall has been amazing in every race that she has participated in. She won the preliminary girls race at Preston Park with consummate ease. That was in the Stockton Schools Championships. She went on to represent Stockton at the Cleveland event, where she qualif ied easil y to run against the northern counties, where she actuall y won again in amazing style! She won our own race down at Billingham Beck Park, in the annual Red House U13 event. She then went on to become the national champion at her age in the ISA championships at Princethorpe College. Cong ratulations to her! Her sister Rebecca Hall, who is also an excellent runner, qualif ied all the way to the nationals as well and came 9th.

John Bolam is another rising star, together with Sasha Heer they have produced some excellent performances. John was 5th in the Stockton Primary Schools event and Sasha was 6th and they both went on to represent the area where Sasha reversed the form and beat John this time. Other g reat performances at the Preston Park event were; Isabelle Eynon 5th in Year 4, Isobel Eason 8th in Year 6.

In the annual race against Crooksbarn School, Red House won the shield for the sixth successi ve time, with some very strong performances in Year 4, 5 and 6. Sasha Heer came 2nd in the race with John Bolam just behind in 3rd. Charles Rowell came 4th and Shay Morf itt in 5th for Year 6. Luke Gaughan ran reall y well to come 6th overall and he is onl y in Year 4.

In the U13 race at Billingham Beck Park, the boys' team came 2nd out of eight schools and the girls' team came 2nd out of seven schools. Very pleasing g rouping overall! In the house competition Matthew Ward won in the u-13 race with R agworth prevailing and John Bolam winning the u-11 race with R agworth prevailing again. Jessica Hall won the U13 girls race easil y once again.

Thank you to all competitors for making it so enjoyable to watch throughout. Well done!

The U13 footballers had a f antastic season going unbeaten against some good football sides. We started with an excellent 6-0 win against Durham Choristers which showed the potential that we had as a team. We then achieved a 2-1 victory against Terrington Hall before drawing 0-0 against

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COUNTY CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Cong ratulations to 8 pupils who represented Stockton District in the County Cross-Country Championships at Stewarts Park in January. Out of 60 runners, the PE department were delighted with the following results:

THE EASTER BUNNY HAD A BUSY MORNING HIDING EASTER EGGS IN THE NURSERY & INFANT SCHOOL’S GARDEN.

Lucy Todd(18th), Lil y Patrick (14th), Harry Bolam (13th), Joshua Scott (10th), Lil y Cordwell-Smith (8th), Matthew Ward (6th) & Rebecca Hall (4th). The best result of the day came from Jessica Hall who won the U12 race in f ine style. A superb effort from all our runners!

PRIMARY COUNTY CROSSCOUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP, PRESTON PARK

We would like to thank the PTA for all their hard wor k throughout the term.

achieved the best set of results for some years. Both boys' and girls' teams came runners up to Ampleforth – with the boys just missing out by 4 points! Red House boys' team had a very impressi ve g rouping of 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th out of 58 f inishers with Alex Greenaway, Jamie Darnton, Matthew Ward and Harry Bolam respecti vel y. A trul y outstanding performance – g reat effort boys!

In the girls' race, the placings were a little more spread out with Lil y Cordwell-Smith in 3rd, Lil y Patrick 16th, Seren Williams 18th and Lauren Worsley 19th – I think I need to point out that this whole team consisted of Year 7s running against mainl y Year 8s! If that wasn’t impressi ve enough, Jessica Hall (competing a year young) won her 4th race title of the season. The last time the Invitation Troph y was won by a Red House pupil was in 2002 (EJ Saxby) so another super performance from Jessica, well done!

With 90 runners in each race we had 9 pupils f inishing in the top 20 and even more impressi vel y, 4 f inishing in the top 10:

• Lily Harte – 17th • Shay Morfitt and Maya Dowson finished 14th in their respective races

• Tegan Addison – 13th • Rose Korsen – 12th • Isobel Eason – 8th • Sasha Heer – 6th The best performance achieved on the day was 5th – cong ratulations John Bolam and Isobel Eynon!

4 pupils represented Stockton District in the County Primary Schools Cross Country Championships over the Easter holidays. Out of around 70 runners in each race, Isobel Eynon was 31st and Isobel Eason 24th – a f antastic achievement for both girls f inishing in the top half of the race. The 2 boys involved produced even more impressi ve results; John Bolam was 12th and Sasha Heer put in an extraordinary performance to come 9th. Well done to all runners!

RED HOUSE INVITATION CROSSCOUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

ISA CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS 5 pupils attended the North event this year at Scarisbrick Hall in Lancashire with some very impressi ve results: Oli ver Harrisskitt (17th) / Tom Hearmon (12th) & Joshua Scott (5th). There were also podium f inishes on the day from Rebecca Hall (3rd) and an extraordinary run from her sister Jessica Hall who won the Y7 race in f ine style.

Year 5 pupil John Bolam also ran in the Junior North ISA Championships at Beech House on the 3rd February. He managed a spectacular 5th place in the U11 race which earned him a place at Nationals where he f inished just outside the top 50.

Jessica and Rebecca Hall also performed well at the ISA National Championships at Princethorpe College. Rebecca ran a tough race and came a very respectable 9th place out of around 70 runners. Jessica went one better and claimed the National ISA U12 Cross Country Title!

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY PTA Summer Fete - Saturday 2nd July

FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES DURING THE SPRING TERM WE RAISED A TREMENDOUS £1,275.10 SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDED:

GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND

TEENAGE CANCER TRUST

THE VERY LOVELY HEIDI, XENA AND ALFIE VISITED RED HOUSE TO RAISE MONEY FOR GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND.

OUR YEAR 9’S RAISED £216.60 FOR TEENAGE CANCER TRUST BY DECORATING AND SELLING HEART SHAPED BISCUITS.

Pupils enjoyed a cuddle and stroke of the dogs for a contribution towards the charity which raised £41.80.

We’re not sure who enjoyed it the most – the dogs or the pupils!

Jessica has completed a clean sweep in all available cross country titles this season which is just outstanding and we are extremel y proud of her efforts. She is a phenomenal talent at Red House and I hope she can inspire our younger pupils at the school – many cong ratulations on an extraordinary season!

Invited Schools: Ampleforth, Terrington, Teesside High, Yarm, Cundall Manor, Durham Choristers and Queen Mary's.

This season, our team of runners did tremendousl y well and

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SPORTS RELIEF

hand table tennis to name just a few!

THERE WERE LOTS OF EXCITING AND FUN ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL TO HELP RAISE MONEY FOR SPORTS RELIEF. At the Nursery & Inf ant School, Pupil Council held a cake sale. Children, along with their parents, had been very busy baking a range of treats for the children (and staff ) to enjoy! Pupils also enjoyed wellie wanging, paper aeroplane f l ying competitions, balloon races, hoopla, skittles and

Within the Prep & Senior School our Year 10 pupils ran a cake sale and some g reat acti vities, the highl y anticipated Year 11 girls v Staff Netball game took place. Staff won the game 17-7. Well done to all the Year 11s and to all who supported the event – raising nearl y £200!!

A special thank you to everyone involved including our off icials, Oli via, Jess and Anna.

Players of the match – Mrs McGuire & Megan McGuire.

Well done to all pupils, staff and parents who helped raise £1,016.70 for such a g reat cause.

SPORTS C AMP SPORTS CAMP TOOK PLACE FOR THE FIRST TIME OVER THE EASTER HOLIDAYS FOR YEARS 4-8.

This proved very popular and the children were involved in acti vities such as: • • • • • • •

Dodgeball Capture the Flag Tennis Rounders Football Rounders Football Basketball Netball

• • • • • •

Cricket Walked up Roseberry Topping Bowling at Holl ywood Bowl Badminton Voll yball Tennis

SPORTS CAMP WILL ALSO TAKE PLACE DURING THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS. PLEASE KEEP AN EYE ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE WHERE TIMES AND DATES WILL BE CONFIRMED. 21

SUMMER CLUBS & ACTIVITIES PREP. & SENIOR SCHOOL ACTIVITY

YEAR GROUP

TUTOR

TIME

MONDAY Girls Rounders Y9 & 10 Boys Cricket Y5 & 6 Science Club Y4, 5 & 6 Creative Writing Club Y7-9 Cooking Club Y9 & 10

GCSE Photography Y10

PE PE Mrs Spencer-Crabb Mrs Fryer Mrs Roberts Mrs Foster Mrs Fraser

1.00-1.30 1.20-1.50 4.15-5.15 4.15-5.15 4.15-6.00

Mr Makin PE PE Mr Jones Mrs Jones Mrs Coverdale Mrs White Mrs Mayberry

08.00-8.50 1.25-1.55 1.20-1.50 1.25-1.55

4.15-5.15

TUESDAY GCSE Geology Y10 & 11 Girls Rounders Y8 Boys Cricket Y7 & 8 Running Club Y4

Hand Bells Y4 & 5 Minecraft Club Y4 & 5 Business Enterprise Y7-9

1.30-1.55 4.15-5.15 4.15-5.15

WEDNESDAY GCSE Geology Y10 & 11 Mr Makin Girls Rounders Y5 & 6 PE Boys Cricket Y5 & 6 PE Puzzle Club Y4-6 Mrs White Computer Y6 & 7 Mr Butterfield Programming Club Table Tennis Y4-9 Mr Palmer

Mr Jones

Mrs McGuire Dance Y4-10 Mrs Lindsay-Symington

Chess Club Y4-10 Mr Brown Duke of Edinburgh Y10 Mrs Burel

Mr Heaton

NURSERY & INFANTS AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS 3.30 PM – 6.00 PM

ACTIVITY

YEAR GROUP

MONDAY Team Sports

Y2 & 3

Mrs Jackson

Y2 & 3 A & B groups Y2 & 3 Y1 Reception

Mrs Jackson

Reception, Y1 & 2 Y3 Y2 & 3 Y1

Enter CIC

TUESDAY Tennis

Mad Maths & Science ICT Club Outdoor Club Speech & Drama

Film Club Problem Solving Science/Outdoor Club

Miss Warnock Mr Haywood Mrs Kitching

THURSDAY Speech & Drama Y3

Lego Y2 Gymnastics Y1 Craft Club Reception

4.15-5.15

FRIDAY

(first half term)

Mrs Reeves Mr McKay Miss Dring

WEDNESDAY

08.00-8.50 1.25-1.55 1.20-1.50 1.30-1.55 1.30-1.55

4.15-5.15

TUTOR

Karate

Sewing

Reception, Year1, 2 & 3 Y2 & 3

Enter CIC at Main School 3.40 – 4.20pm Mrs Summers Miss Thompson Mrs Waldock Holly Sterling in Barn Miss Everington

4.15-5.15 4.00-4.45

THURSDAY Junior Choir Y4-6 Mr McReddie Girls Rounders Y7 PE Boys Cricket Y7 & 8 PE Choir Y6-11 Mr McReddie Gardening Club Y4-6 Mr Taylor Athletics Y5-8 Mr Jones Minecraft Y6-9 Mr Butterfield GCSE Art Y10 & 11 Miss Reily & Photography Orienteering Y4-10 Mr Jones

Boys Cricket U13/U15 PE (Norton Cricket Club) Speech & Y4 Enter CIC (£36 per term) Drama Lessons Y5-11

Morning break 1.25-1.55 1.20-1.50 1.30-1.55 1.30-1.55 4.15-5.15 4.15-5.15 4.15-5.15 (from 16 May) 3.50-5.30 selected dates 5.30 pickup from NCC 3.30-4.20 4.20-5.00

FRIDAY Boys Hockey Orchestra

Y7 & 8 Y4-11

PE Mr McReddie

1.30-1.55 1.30-1.55

NURSERY & INFANTS HOLIDAY CLUBS MAY HALF TERM 2016 TUESDAY 31ST MAY – FRIDAY 3RD JUNE

SUMMER HOLIDAYS 2016 MONDAY 11TH JULY – FRIDAY 26TH AUGUST (excluding weekends)

MONDAY 11TH JULY - TUESDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER (excluding weekends and bank holidays)

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY All the important dates for the next term

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DATE

PREP. & SENIOR

NURSERY & INFANTS

Monday 30th May – Friday 3rd June

Half Term

Holiday Club Half Term

Tuesday 7th June

Year 10 Parents Evening

Year 1 to Beningbrough Hall

Wednesday 8th June – Friday 10th June

Year 10 GCSE Geography Field Trip

Wednesday 8th June

Year 2 to Fountains Abbey

Thursday 9th June

Fair Trade Sale

Friday 10th June

HM The Queen 90th Birthday Celebrations

Monday 13th June

Year 3 to Murton Park

Tuesday 14th June

Class Photographs

Wednesday 15th June

Years 4 – 7 Class Photographs

Nursery & Reception Sports Day

Thursday 16th June

Main School Team Photographs

Years 1-3 Sports Day

Friday 17th June

Nursery Stay & Play event

Thursday 23rd June

Reception Class to Blue Reef & Souter

Friday 24th June

Year 11 Leavers Prom

Monday 27th June

Year 3 Transition Day

Tuesday 28th June

Nursery to Saltholm

Wednesday 29th June

Prep & Senior School Prize Giving

Saturday 2nd July

PTA Summer Fete

PTA Summer Fete

Wednesday 6th July

Reception End of Year Assembly

Thursday 7th July

Festival of Achievement

Friday 8th July

Proms in the Courtyard

Monday 11th July – Tuesday 6th September

Summer Holiday

Summer Holiday

Monday 11th July – Tuesday 6th September

Sports Camp

Holiday Club

Thursday 25th August

GCSE Results

Wednesday 7th September

Start of Term

Start of Term

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