Week 36 barometer

From the Headmaster Dear Parents, Thank you for all your support this year. I hope you agree that it has been the most monumental of years and we are so proud of all that has been achieved. The boys were on great form in the final assembly and for the Rock Band to sing the term out with Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple was somehow very fitting…

It has been a great year and next year will be even better. A final thank you to Henry Warner who has done such a magnificent job this year with the Barometer – this issue says everything about how far we’ve come in a year!

Have a great summer!

Joshua George-Oppong receives the Thames Cup on behalf of Fleet, this year’s overall winning trib.

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Oli Lind and Robert Bektas receive the Twyford Cup on behalf of Walbrook for winning overall in sport this year.

LOOKING BACK TO AUGUST

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LOOKING BACK TO AUGUST

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LOOKING BACK TO AUGUST

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CURRICULUM NEWS From the Science Department Miss Lillington writes...

After the success of last week, the Science department have had their own cross-curricular Sports Science Week to precede our first Wetherby Senior Sports Day. In Biology, the boys designed their own experiments to investigate the effect of exercise on the heart rate. The boys chose their own exercises and methods of measuring heart rate,; including the use of heart rate sensors and stethoscopes.

In Physics and Chemistry, the boys have been learning about the physics of flight in sport. They have looked at the flight paths of balls in football and rugby, and have used slow motion footage to see how balls are deformed in tennis and golf.

JP Cairaschi

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CURRICULUM NEWS

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CURRICULUM NEWS From the English Department Mr Hartley writes...

After Parents’ Evening Mr Hartley asked 7B and 9A for their summer reading recommendations. The results are printed here along with the name of the person who recommended the book and a ‘challenge’ rating which runs from * (an enjoyable, gripping story which you can devour quickly) to *** ( an enjoyable challenge which expands the mind). Before purchasing or borrowing these books it might be a good idea to either get in touch with the person who recommended it for a bit more information, or look up a review online. Amazon - other book retailers are out there - and goodreads.com provide reviews if you want to find out more about a book online. Enjoy!

Year 7 Reading recommendations

Title

Author

Challenge Rating (***)

Recommender

Crocodile Tears

Anthony Horowitz

Alex Piggott Testa

Skellig

David Almond

Himat Singh Virdee

* **

Skulduggery Pleasant, Death-Bringer

Derek Landy

Beau Beale

*

Monster House

Tom Hughes

John Tucker

The Maze Runner Series

James Dashner

Luca Grinceri

The Alchemist

Paulo Coelho

Adam Ahmed-Mekky

Once

Morris Gleitzman

Ali Guglielmi

Mortal Instruments Series

Cassandra Clare

Jacques O’Connor

* ** *** * **

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time

Mark Haddon

Robert Bektas

***

Shadow

Michael Morpurgo

Bohemond Foucault d'Amécourt

**

Rockwar

Robert Muchamore

Billy Macpherson

Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck

Luca Grinceri

The Power of Five

Anthony Horowitz

Beau Beale

Noughts and Crosses

Malorie Blackman

Himat Singh Virdee

Horowitz Horror

Anthony Horowitz

Adam Ahmed-Mekky

Living Wild

Bear Grylls

Alex Piggott Testa

The Lord of the Rings

J R Tolkein

Billy Macpherson

The Hobbit

J R Tolkein

Billy Macpherson

The Hunger Games Trilogy

Suzanne Collins

Jacques O’Connor

* ** */ *** ** * * *** ** ***

The One That Got Away

Chris Ryan

Bohemond Foucault d'Amécourt

**

Double Down

Mark Halperrin

Luca Grinceri

Wonder

R J Palacio

Himat Virdee

*** **

The Knife of Never Letting Go

Patrick Ness

Billy Macpherson

***

His Dark Materials Trilogy

Philip Pullman

Adam Ahmed-Mekky

***

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CURRICULUM NEWS Year 9 Reading recommendations Title

Author

Recommender

Challenge Rating (***)

Catch 22

Joseph Heller

Seb Burckle

***

The Curious Incident if the Dog in the Night Time

Mark Haddon

Luca Lobefalo

**

A Walk in the Woods

Bill Bryson

Gulliver Woods

*

Life of Pi

Yann Martel

Gulliver Woods

**

Down and Out in Paris and London

George Orwell

Mr Hartley

**

From Russia with Love

Ian Fleming

Pip Evans

**

Gorky Park

Martin Cruz Smith

Mr Hartley

**

Great Expectations

Charles Dickens

Michael Dimech DeBono

***

The Silmarillion

J R Tolkein

Tom Zundel

***

The Divergent Series

Veronica Roth

Tom Zundel

*

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee

Jack Connolly

***

The Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins

Jack Connolly

*

Noughts and Crosses

Malorie Blackman

Giacomo Drax

*

Spud

John de Ruit

Pip Evans

*

Red Rising

Pierce Brown

Thomas Terracciano

**

The War of the Worlds

H G Wells

JP Cairaschi

***

Paper Towns

John Green

Seb Burckle

**

After Tomorrow

Gillian Cross

Sean Masri

*

Call of the Wild

Jack London

Seb Burckle

*

All Quiet on the Western Front

E M Remarque

Thomas Terracciano

**

Argo

Matt Baglio + Tony Mendez

Sean Masri

**

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

Michael Dimech DeBono

***

Day of the Triffids

John Wyndham

JP Cairaschi

**

Lone Survivor

Marcus Luttrell + Patrick Robinson

Giacomo Drax

***

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Badbury

Gulliver Woods

**

The Man in the High Castle

Philip K Dick

Tom Zundel

***

Robinson Crusoe

Daniel Defoe

JP Cairaschi

***

Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck

Michael Dimech DeBono

*

Slaughterhouse 5

Kurt Vonnegut

Mr Hartley

**

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Mr Hartley

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CURRICULUM NEWS From the Geography Department Mrs Deedat writes...

Geography GCSE Summer Prep To prepare them for the rigours of the new Geography GCSE course I have put together some summer homework for the boys to get on with in their free time which has been emailed to parents by reception. The new GCSE textbook is now available online through the Kerboodle website and BBC Bitesize is also useful for map skills. All the instructions are included in the emailed document and the boys should return to school in September ready for a test on OS Maps (60% pass mark) and with a summary of a Geofile article they have read.

Please do let me know if you have any questions and I hope you have a wonderful summer.

From the Latin Department GCSE Latin For boys who are continuing with Latin in Year 10, and who want (or need!) to revisit any Latin grammar points over the holidays, the following textbook is recommended (available via Amazon).

Answers are unfortunately not included with the textbook, but can be downloaded via the following link: https://1drv.ms/f/s!

AoB1Sap6OQkQd2-PNSP5ADyCU5M Alternatively, online quizzes to practice individual grammar elements can be found via https://www.quia.com/shared/latin/. Just choose a grammar element from the “Subcategory� drop-down menu.

Valete!

In class this week 9A and 9B created ancient curse tablets this week. When ancient Romans were robbed, they created curses to ensure the gods punished the miscreants.

The boys enjoyed imagining suitably unpleasant punishments! See right.

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SPORTING NEWS From the Games Department Mr Sullivan writes…

What a fantastic end to the school sporting year with our first Sports Day and congratulations too ?????? Plus the Olympic Games are now only days away! It has been a pleasure to lead such a successful Games Department where we have come together, both boys and staff, to experience so many achievements that we can all be proud of. I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to all those that have supported us in making this first year an exciting one. I wish you a wonderful summer and look forward to another year full of sporting prowess and enjoyment on and off the sports fields…

Important information & dates Summer camps: Pre-season Rugby Camp – Monday 29th, Tuesday 30th & Wednesday 31st August Please see attached for more information

Euro 2016 Fantasy Football UNLUCKY WALES! This weekend is going to be very interesting! Come on Manuel you can catch Miss Valentine.

Have a wonderful summer!

Sports Quote of the Week ‘The principle is competing against yourself.

It’s about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before’ Follow us for results and updates on Twitter via @WetherbySSports#teamwetherby

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SPORTS DAY: YEAR 7 Mr Sullivan writes...

It was the second last day of term and Sports Day was upon us. The sun was shining in true British fashion and the boys were eager to get underway.

On the track we saw some fiercely competitive running and many tight finishes. All the boys who ran gave 100% during every race which made for a terrific set of results.

The field events were also a huge success with some enormous throws and mammoth standing jumps. After these each Trib took part in the much anticipated Tug of War event.

Overall it was a fantastic day and a hugely successful premier to Wetherby Senior's annual sports day.

The scores came in and all the scores were tight but there could only be one winner. There was one point between 1st and 3rd but it came down to the sportsmanship points from throughout the day (see page 22).

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SPORTS DAY: YEAR 9

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SPORTS DAY: RESULTS THE FINAL STANDINGS 1st - Walbrook - 83 points + 5 Bonus Points 2nd - Fleet - 83 points + 3 Bonus Points 3rd - Tyburn - 82 points + 2 Bonus Points

Thank you to Mr Murphy for his great photographs of the day’s activities

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CLUB NEWS Grub Club Miss Lillington writes...

In our last Grub Club, the boys celebrated Eid (although one day early) by enjoying a feast of pitta bread, falafel, hummus, stuffed vine leaves and dates. The highlight of the session was probably the blind hummus tasting challenge where boys had to guess the ingredients in each of the different types of hummus!

Our stars this week were Adam and Sherif, who gave the boys a fantastic talk about the meaning of Ramadan and Eid. Thank you boys, and Eid Mubarak!

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