WEAVERS SCHOOL
WEAVERS SPORT Year 9 Basketball
Weavers Netball
The newly formed Year 9 Basketball Team travelled to Melton Mowbray to face the Leicestershire County Champions Longfield School in the first round of the Regional Stage of the England Basketball u14 National Cup.
Our now experienced Year 7 Netball Team are consistently performing to a high standard and recently won the Wellingborough district competition, qualifying to compete against other schools across the county.
The team consisted of Danny Clarke, Joe Howie, Sean Reid, Ailbhe Cooper, Daniel Sims, Elvis Ringisai, Chris Pettit, Billy Olrod, Thomas Tomkins and Hayden Alcindor. The match itself was a close affair as Longfield were boosted by the 3 experienced Notts Nova u14 National League players in their starting line up. For some of the Weavers boys this was their first time representing the school and for a few, even more extraordinary, it was their first basket ball match. Despite this the boys competed right from the start of the game and displayed some good ball movement and timing as they scored the first 3 baskets of the match. The home team started to fight back after a shaky start and moved into a sizeable lead. In an exciting end to end game both teams gave it their best and the Weavers boys started to see their dedication and commitment to training over the last month start to pay off and surged into a 5 point lead with only seconds left. A buzzer beating shot from the Longfield team was not enough to overcome the jubilant Weavers boys at the final buzzer. A 58-55 win was enough to take them through to the next stage, an away fixture to Shenfield School in Essex, an experienced team that features some of the Brentwood Fire U14 National League players.
Netball Competition On Wednesday 6 March Weavers School proudly hosted the cluster Netball competition when nearly 80 pupils from Redwell Junior, Olympic Primary and Freemans Junior School took part.
Coach Danny Alexis ...STOP PRESS...STOP PRESS…STOP PRESS... Following this game Weavers Year Basketball team defeated Shenfield School from Brentwood, Essex 86-70 and are now awaiting the final 16 game in either Cambridge or Ipswich. Go Wildcats! EXTRA - CURRICULAR SPORT TIMETABLE
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To add to the success of our Year 7 team, Weavers Year 8 Netball Team have continued their success of last year and competed against all schools in the district to finish second, with the captain of the team, Amy Grant, being the highest goal scorer of the whole tournament. Well done Weavers Netball.
The team would like to thank Mr Higgins and Mr Frater for their continued support in our quest to move one step closer to being one of the final four teams in the country.
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The captain of the team, Lucienne Gilmour, has been highlighted by all teams, coaches and teachers alike as the best netballer they have seen for her age group.
Basketball Cricket
Mr Higgins Mr Reynolds
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Fitness
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Basketball Boys Volleyball
Mr Higgins Miss Jones
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Basketball
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Dodgeball
Miss Boon
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Basketball
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Fitness
Mr Palfrey
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Boys Football Girls Football
Mr Reynolds Miss Jones
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Mr Higgins
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Rugby
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Mr Higgins
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Girls Volleyball
Miss Jones
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After 2 hours of fearlessly contested netball and fine weather, the final was between Freemans and Redwell, with Freemans narrowly winning with a final score of 4-3. Redwell school won the fair play award and were a credit to the school throughout the tournament.
Dear Parents and Carers
Weavers school has a long and vibrant history. Since joining the school in 2006 I have set out to rebuild it systematically to create an outstanding school. Year on year I have led changes that have resulted in greater and greater success for students educated at Weavers School. Our pride is my pride, we work hard together to be successful and to enjoy our time at school. I take decision making very seriously. It has to count, to add up, to make a difference. But we also know that we are not there yet and the consultation about academy status is about how we will be accelerating our trajectory, our journey towards becoming an outstanding school and realising our goals, our dreams. We know that the Northamptonshire Local Education Authority, to which we belong, no longer has the skills or resources to support us effectively in the journey that we have chosen and therefore we have looked elsewhere. Over the last 8 months the school’s governors and the senior leadership team have been investigating all of the possible ways forward for the school. We have found a group of people, an organisation, which has the professional expertise to work with us to make Weavers School an outstanding school, who will support, challenge and guide us to the success we crave. That organisation is the Creative Education Academy Trust. I am really excited by the prospects that this change will bring, for staff, for students. I believe that this is the best route for us, I believe that it will enable me to lead this school confidently and creatively, with the ambition, drive and determination that I have, to achieve excellence. Increasing numbers of parents are choosing Weavers School as the school of their choice. We are the fastest expanding school in the Wellingborough area and numbers entering at Year 7 and into the Sixth Form are buoyant. A partnership with the Creative Education Trust will increase the opportunities for our students. Supporting the School’s drive for improvement, our sponsors will add an additional dimension to the education of Weavers’ students. Our joint ambition is to create a school that nurtures entrepreneurial skills and attitudes; whose students can question, think, challenge, innovate and seek out opportunities to succeed; to open students’ eyes, to open their minds. This in its turn will better equip students in their preparation for post-16 education, higher education and employment, supporting students to embrace the possibilities that the exciting world of the 21st Century will present equipping them to face the future as confident citizens and successful employees in our rapidly changing world. Becoming a CET academy also allows us to continue to develop and extend the high value partnership working that we invest in with like-minded schools, locally and on a national level, avoiding complacency and isolation. Working with the best to achieve the best. Becoming an academy with CET will enable us to accelerate our progress. Together, as one, we will drive forward with determination, flair and ambition. In September 2013 we commemorate the School’s diamond jubilee, 60 years of history, what an apt time to celebrate and refresh our total commitment to making The Weavers Academy a truly great school. Weavers School, my school, our school. Weavers pride is my pride and our pride. The Weavers Academy, my future, our future… Please feel free to respond to the consultation either online, or via the prepaid reply slip on the consultation flyer. Our conversations so far at the parents’ consultation meeting and the ‘drop-in’ session have been interesting and positive.
A big thank you goes to the Sixth Form leaders and Year 10 Leadership group for their support in organising and leading the event.
March 2013
Have a great Easter break, we welcome students back to school on Monday 15 April. Jon Davis
Forthcoming Exams GCSE and A level exams will take place from Monday 13 May until Friday 21 June. Students taking exams have received their individual timetables, however full information is also available on the school website www.weaversschool.co.uk. Seating plans and other information can be found on the Exams noticeboard ground floor R block. If any further information is required please speak to Mrs Turley, Exams Officer.
School Council 2013 Last week Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 students voted to elect the School Council representatives for 2013 and they are:Year 10 -
Sam Garner Adam Payne
Year 9 -
Eloise England Imogen Napier Evija Pincuka Marcus Vaughan
Year 8 -
Vikram Kumar David Piggott
Year 7 -
Shar’Le Francis Marc Smith
Congratulations to all the successful candidates.
Well done to all involved.
Brickhill Road Wellingborough Northants NN8 3JH Telephone: 01933 222830 Fax: 01933 276347 E-Mail: mainoffice@weaversschool.co.uk
Please note the school will close to students for Easter on Wednesday 27 March at 3.10 pm and re-open Monday 15 April. Thursday 28 March is a Teacher Training Day.
raising aspirations…raising achievements