Lent Term 2008

Routh Assembly Wednesday 19th March
Three senior debaters took part in the annual Michael Holt debate hosted by Bromsgrove and North Worcestershire Rotary Clubs. Alex Avern, Alex Harding and Joe Taylor competed against North Bromsgrove High School at Pine Lodge hotel in Bromsgrove in front of an audience of around 40. They were proposing the motion ‘That the media’s continuing focus on Diana, Princess of Wales, undermines the role of the monarch as head of state and Prince Charles’s position as heir apparent’. They skilfully dealt with the topic, engaging and persuading the audience with their very contrasting styles of delivery which complimented each other superbly. They went on to be pronounced the clear winners; well done. ~ especially Alex Avern

Netball
The 1st team have been undefeated. Emily Deeley has played 1st Team netball ~ well done Emily!

U14 Netball
On Saturday the U14 netball team competed at the National Netball Finals in Bournemouth. The girls won their pool by beating Central Newcastle 14-0, Bournemouth School for Girls 10-8, Nottingham Girls' High School 12-4, Barking Abbey 14-1, Huntington School 12-9, Alsager School 16-12, Herts and Essex 9-8 and drawing with Hurstpierpoint 11-11. They then faced Goffs in the semi-final and despite the wet conditions played well to narrowly lose 10-8. The girls displayed some excellent netball and should be proud of this splendid achievement – in the top four schools in the land. Vicky Stokes (L4) is a member of this squad and received her certificate in Routh along with the other team members.

Cross Country
Georgie Walters and Daniella Irving were Commended for their contribution to Cross Country

Hockey
Rachael Mack was named Player of the Year and received her trophy. Minor Colours were awarded to: Chelsea Callaghan, Amber Capewell, Lois Unitt, Jessica Viney and Georgie Walters. Major Colours were awarded to: Clare Dobson and Rachael Mack.

Congratulations who all the girls who received awards in the Final assembly of term

Monday 17th March
Thank you to Jenny Thomas, Lucinda Hegarty and Kamila Rafiqi for their work on producing the web page each week.

Junior House Netball
The Junior House Netball Competition took place on Monday 17th March. TC had two teams. The A Team played Hazeldene and Oakley for the Cup. Danielle Finlay was Captain and the team comprised: Vicky Stokes, Sam Smith, Kate Marshall, Jennie Morris, Hannah Thomas, Sophie Doyle and Katie Thomas. The scores were:

TC v O: 3 - 11 
H v TC: 3-  6

The Plate Competition was for the B Teams. TC B team was Captained by Catherine Pitt comprised of: Harriet Walker, Amy Armstrong, Holly Alsop, Becky Phillips, Becky Noon, Harriet Alford and Alice Batham. Their results were:

TC v O:  26 - 0 
TC v MW: 8 - 9 
TC v Hz: 6 - 1

The winners of both competitions will be announced in Routh Assembly on Wednesday.

Fourth Form Assembly
On Tuesday the Fourth Form assembly for the Lent term was held in Routh Hall. Sport Commendations for Netball and Cross Country were awarded along with awards for the annual Maths Challenge and awards for a Design and Technology competition.

Maths Challenge: 
Harriet Alford was presented with her Gold Award and it was noted that she had achieved the best score and would progress to the next stage of the Challenge.

Design and Technology:
A competition was held to design a new Smoothie label. This was set by an external company who were very impressed with the ideas generated by the U4 and have said that some will be incorporated in their campaign. The first prize was a voucher for £40; one of which was awarded to Jessica James. A Second prize voucher of £20 was awarded to Hannah Thomas. Well done to both girls.

Cross Country
Rebecca Phillips and Jessica James were Highly Commended for their contribution to Cross Country and received Certificates of Commendation.

Netball
U15A: Danielle Finlay, Hannah Thomas and Eppyar Hunt received Highly Commended Certificates

U15B: Kate Marshall as Captain gave the team’s report and received her Highly Commended Certificate along with: Samantha Smith, Sophie Doyle and Katie Thomas

U14A: Victoria Stokes was Highly Commended and we wish the team Good Luck as they travel to Bournemouth at the end of the week to compete in the National Finals for the first time since 1993.

U14B: Captain Rebecca Noon gave the Report as well as receiving her Highly Commended Certificate. Harriet Walker, Alice Batham, Daisy Perrey and Emma Sellers were all Highly Commended and received Certificates

U14C: Sarah Morris was Highly Commended.

Congratulations to all the girls. The Junior Inter House Netball should be a good competition next week!

CCF Biennial Inspection:
 Mr Bowen addressed the Fourth Form at the end of the Fourth Form Assembly and said that the U4 had stood out during the Inspection and that they had “acquitted themselves well .the School is proud of you!”

L4 GCSE Options
The L4 have been issued with their Option Choice booklet which they should have brought home to discuss with you. There is the opportunity to discuss options with subject teachers at the Parents’ Evening next term. Option Choice Forms are due back at the beginning of May.

Squash
Alice Walters represented the school in the squash team on Saturday. She battled fiercely to win the match, whilst keeping the spectators entertained to the end, but unfortunately lost 10-9, however we congratulate her on her efforts.

Debating
Alex Avern competed in a heated Debate on Saturday. Due to the team’s efforts, they have now secured a place in the regional finals. This is a tremendous achievement, well done!

European Youth Parliament
Dimple Divecha and Sarah Griffin debated as part of a team of eight in the European Youth Parliament, debating the Maritime policy excellently. They were congratulated this morning in Routh and were invited on stage to collect their certificate. Well done girls!

1.2 Relay
Today our proud T.C 1.2 relay captain, Claire Dobson, received the trophy in Routh hall; she was also accompanied by Becky Philips who ran the fastest individual time! Well done girls!

Monday 10^th March

Thomas Cookes & School House Parents Association Annual Dinner Dance
This annual event was held at the Bromsgrove Hotel last Saturday 1^st March. The theme was a Masked Ball and on the night many of the guests took part by wearing a variety of masks. The décor followed the theme and the tables were bedecked with huge mask shape balloons; menus with the a mask and feathers on and each of the raffle and auction prize s were wrapped in cellophane or bags complete with a mask

The girls looked fantastic in their finery and the boys in their tuxedos, well……!! A great time was had by all students, parents, friends and staff.

My thanks to TC’s PA for all their hard work but I must mention Colleen Budge who orchestrated the auction and was fantastic encouraging guests to part with their money; all in a good cause I might add. Especial thanks go to Sue Smith for all her hard work in making the Bromsgrove Hotel look so spectacular. On the night Alex Avern and Emma Johnson (TC joint Head of House) presented Sue with a bouquet of flowers in recognition and thanks for all her hard work. Each year the event just seems to get better and better. My thanks to all parents and guests who supported the evening. The final amount raised to be shared between Thomas Cookes and School House is yet to be calculated but it looks as if the PA for each House will have a t least a £1000 each from the event. After the auction and the raffle everyone danced the night away. It was fun. For those of you who attended we hope to see you next year and perhaps some of you who were disappointed as tickets sold out quickly, we will see you at next year’s dinner dance.

Lent Second Grades
This week the lent second grades were published in the house. Many in all year groups have received an average less than 2.0. Well done to all girls who received commendations.

The following have received a School Commendation:

L4:
Holly Alsop, Alice Batham, Rosanna Millns ,Olivia Morris, Sarah Morris, Rebecca Noon, Daisy Perrey, Victoria Stokes, Harriet Walker

U4
Harriet Alford, Amy Armstrong, Lydia Cotton, Danielle Finlay, Lucinda Hegarty, Jennifer Morris , Rebecca Phillips, Kamila Rafiqi, Katherine Thomas, Jessica Wolinski

5^th Form
Lucy Barwell, Katie Budge, Chelsea Callaghan, Amber Capewell, Rose Coffee ,Eleanor Johns ,Anne Jones, Gina Lees, Rachael Mack ,Elsa McKee, Sophie Sellers, Jessica Viney, Georgie Walters

L6
Sarah Ballard, Sadie Chana, Dimple Divecha, Sarah Griffin, Emma Henderson, Jessica Kingston Joanne Smith,Alice Walters, Emma Wormington

U6
Alex Avern, Sian Davies, Iona Davis , Verity Glass, Emma Johnson

Houseparent Commendations are awarded to:
L4: Eppyar Hunt, Chloe McKee, Emma Sellers
U4; Jessica James, Kate Marshall
L6: Emma Bucknall

Headmaster’s Commendation
Verity Glass and Sarah Griffin have been recommended for a Headmaster’s Commendation.

Inter House Competitions
There have been two Inter-House Competitions this week: 1.2 Relay and Senior House Netball

1.2 km Relay
On Wednesday we had the house 1.2 km relay. TC was represented by Becky Phillips, Daisy Perrey, Georgie Walters , Jess Viney, Chelsea Callaghan and Jo Smith. Out of those who ran for the house, three of them achieved the fastest times. They were Becky Phillips, fastest U4 6.31mins; Chelsea Callaghan, fastest 5^th Former 7.25mins and Jo Smith, fastest Sixth Former 6.58min. Overall T.C came first completing the relay in 43.28 minutes and we stormed to victory! Congratulations to all the girls who ran!

Senior House Netball
On Friday the Senior House Netball took place. It was a bright sunny, if somewhat cold afternoon. TC team played really well again showing true team and TC spirit cheered on by Mrs Mackay, Mrs Bateman and Mrs Langlands and many of the Sixth Form and 5^th Form. TC’s results were as follows:

TC v MW	TC v O	TC v HH	TC v Hz
7 : 7	18 : 0	10 : 7	0 : 7

Those playing were: Jess Viney, Lois Unitt, Amber Capewell, Katie Budge, Lucy Barwell, Sophie Sellers, Jodie Poole, Jo Smith, Jenny Thomas and Charlie Wesson. We await the results but believe we may be second to Hazeldene. Well done to all. All the girls receive House Commendations.

SPORT
Cross Country
On Wednesday 27^th February many girls from the house took part in cross country against Wrekin and Malvern College . Jo Smith, Becky Phillips, Chelsea Callaghan, Georgie Walters , Daniella Irving, Jess James and Jess Viney represented the house well. The team was full of girls just from T.C! We are very pleased about this and it is a great achievement! Well done to all the girls.

On Saturday 1^st there was another cross country race and this was the East Midlands Independent Schools League. From the house there was Jo Smith, Becky Phillips, Chelsea Callaghan and Georgie Walters , another team just from T.C! They all finished in respectable places and this is a fine achievement for the house.

Netball
There have been many netball matches this week, so here is quick update of them all.

1^st Team Netball
Emily Deeley represented TC in the 1^st team on Wednesday. The team played excellently and were rewarded with a victory. Well done!

2^nd Team Netball
Jenny Thomas, Lois Unitt and Amber Capewell played fantastically in the 2^nd team match against Hereford along side the 1^st team on Wednesday. The team fought hard and gained a very respectable draw.

Emily Deeley represented the 1^st team, Jenny Thomas and Lois Unitt played in the 2^nd team, Amber Capewell, Sophie Sellers, Lois Unitt played for the 3^rd team and Unjulie Maumi and Katie Budge represented the 4^th team.

Danielle Finlay, Jennie Morris and Hannah Thomas played for the U15A’s. Katie Thomas, Sophie Doyle, Sam Smith and Kate Marshall participated in the U15B match and Amy Armstrong, Charlie Gilbert and Harriet Alford represented U15C’s.

Vicky Stokes played in the U14A team, Alice Batham, Rebecca Noon, Emma Sellers and Harriet Walker participated in the U14B match and Rosie Millns, Daisy Perrey, Holly Alsop and Sarah Morris represented the U14C’s.

Well done to all girls who were involved in matches.

Pop and Jazz
On Wednesday and Thursday evening Jessica Wolinski, Jessica James, Ellie Johns, Emma Henderson, Jessica Kingston, Sian Davies, Sarah Griffin all played/sang tremendously well in the pop and jazz concert. The event as a whole and individually was a huge success with many musicians performing more than one piece! Congratulations to all!

School Service Today we had a school Eucharistic service. We were given a sermon about temptation which was followed by some hymns and Holy Communion which was surprisingly popular! The service was enjoyed by all.

Friday 29^th February

Scholarships

Scholarships were announced today in Routh and we are proud to announce that six girls from T.C received a scholarship to our 6^th form.

Art – Daniella Irving
Art Textiles – Ellie Johns
Music – Gina Lees
Sport – Rachael Mack
Academic – Amber Capewell, Gina Lees and Anne Jones.

Congratulations to all!

Cross Country
Today in Routh we proudly received our house cross country trophy. Not only did we receive the trophy, but Becky Phillips was also awarded a trophy for gaining 1^st place in the individual competition. Clare Dobson and Becky Phillips modestly went up to collect their respective trophies. Well done all!

Malvern Cross Country
Becky Phillips, Jo Smith, Jess Viney, Georgie Walters , Daniella Irving and Jess James competed fantastically in the Malvern cross country match. All girls finished in very respective places with Becky Phillips leading the way finishing in 1^st place. Jo Smith finished in 11^th place and she was closely followed by Jess Viney and Georgie Walters in 15^th and 17^th position. Daniella Irving and Jess James finished in 21^st and 25^th place. Congratulations!

Senior House Music
We were very successful this year in senior house music. Gina Lees played excellently on the piano and achieved 2^nd place. Ellie Johns and Elaina Williams competed fiercely for the singing title but unfortunately lost narrowly. Well done to all for showing house spirit.

Last of the Great Romantics
Verity Glass participated superbly in the Last of the Great Romantics. Mrs Langlands attended the show and was inspired by her exceptional singing voice. Well done for this fine achievement!

Own Clothes Day
On Thursday we had an own clothes day in aid of Save the Children. T.C managed to raise £79 which we are sure that you will agree is a great success. There is also a concert tonight which is also in aid of Save the Children hosted by the Reverend Hedworth. We are sure that it will be a fantastic event.

Tennis
Rachael Mack played in the Hereford and Worcester tournament and stormed to victory. They will now move up from division 5 to division 4 next season. Congratulations Rachael!

Monday 25^th February

Routh Hall
Today in Routh Hall Elaina Williams and Sarah Ballard were presented with their Duke of Edinburgh Silver award. This is a great achievement so well done girls!

Debating
In debating Alex Avern and Dimple Divecha debated fiercely and very well. Alex came 3^rd and Dimple came 7^th and overall both came 2^nd. They now go on to debate at Malvern. Alex and Dimple were mentioned today in Routh hall assembly.

Cross country
Rebecca Philips won a silver medal for running in cross country and now goes on to run in the U17 Girls Hereford and Worcester Cross Country Championship. Rebecca went up on stage to receive her silver medal.

Hockey
Over half term Rachael Mack played for the U16 England Hockey team in Manchester . The team won 3 matches out of 3 against Ireland . Congratulations Rachael!

Drama
The Last of the Great Romantics will now take place on Wednesday 27^th and Thursday 28^th February. From T.C we have Verity Glass participating and we wish her the best of luck!

Choir
On Wednesday the choir did a choral even song in Bath . Olivia Morris, Gina Lees, Ellie Johns and Jess Kingston represented T.C in the choir. All sang wonderfully and well done for taking part.

House Drama
The house drama competition will take place on Thursday 13^th March. We hope that many of the girls will get involved and show some house spirit! They can perform a monologue/play extract of no longer than 15 minutes. We hope that the girls will perform very well.

House Cross country
House cross country was held on Wednesday 20^th Feb, as usual T.C did extremely well earning 4 out of the top 5 places. Congratulations to Rebecca Philips who came 1^st, Jo Smith who came 2^nd, Chelsea Callaghan who came 4^th and Georgie Walters who came 5^th. Well done to all who took part!

Choral Society
On Saturday 1^st March, the choral society is performing at Pershore Abby. We wish the best of luck to Jessica Kingston, Ellie Johns, Gina Lees and Olivia Morris.

Charity
On Thursday 28^th Feb there is an own clothes day in aid of ‘Save the children’, please can all girls bring in £1 to wear their own clothes as all money that is raised will be donated to the save the children charity.

There is also a Bromsgrove’s Got Talent Concert on the 29^th of Feb at 7:30 pm in Routh hall, please e-mail Rev. Hedworth for tickets.

Pop and Jazz
The annual pop and jazz concert is taking place on the 5^th and 6^th of March. This is always a very enjoyable occasion, tickets can be purchased from the music secretary, however if the concert is not sold out tickets can be purchased on the door. Auditions will take place in the week beginning 25^th Feb.

Friday 8^th February

Cross Country
Becky Phillips won a silver medal this week for her participation in the U17 cross country Hereford and Worcester Schools County Championship. After an exhausting run Becky was placed 2^nd in her age range. This a huge achievement and she will continue onto the next round of running which will be the English Schools championships held in March. The whole house wishes her good luck.

Netball
Last Saturday many netball matches were played against Dean Close. The Dean Close girl’s team visited Bromsgrove and 5 matches at different levels and ages were played.

Emily Deeley played for the 1^st team in very stylish netball dresses which won by over 30 goals. Lois Unitt participated in the 2^nd team which unfortunately lost 23-28. In the 3^rd team Amber Capewell, Lucy Barwell, Sophie Sellers and Jenny Thomas (as captain) all played very well and with a great amount of teamwork were ahead after half time. But after becoming too complacent, Dean Close gradually pulled ahead and won by only 3 goals.

The U14As also won with the help of Victoria Stokes. Unfortunately the U14B’s lost very narrowly even though they all put in a great effort. Participants for this team were Alice Batham, Rebecca Noon (as captain), Emma Sellers, Holly Alsop, Harriet Walker and Daisy Perrey.

Chapel
On Ash Wednesday the whole school including T.C attended the special chapel service instead of activities, where hymns were sung and an inspiring sermon was delivered by the Deputy Headmaster Mr Bowen.

Twelfth Night
A School performance of Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night was produced with the help of Mrs Kenwood and shown for three nights this week. There was a preview of the play on Tuesday night and two grand performances on Wednesday night and Thursday night. Everything went perfectly fine on Thursdays and Tuesdays performances but unluckily a power cut 15 minutes before the end on Wednesday night, meant that the show was left at a curious cliff-hanger and was a very exciting experience for all involved. With Emma Henderson and Jodie Poole from TC’s lower sixth playing major roles and we look forward to future performances from both of them. Behind the scenes Jess James and Sadie Chana were helping putting on make up for all characters and even had to glue on comical beards to many of the young boys.

Debating
On Tuesday our two very skilled debaters Alex Avern and Dimple Divecha took part in the 3 Counties debate where they got through to the finals out of a large number of schools but were unfortunately beaten by very distinguished opposition. Their individual scores were posted on Thursday and T.C was extremely pleased to find that Alex was placed 3^rd out of 32 contenders and with Dimple following in 8^th place. This was excellent and Alex then continued with a further debate on Wednesday. She took part in the Oxford Union Debate at Solihull school where contestants had to execute 2 unprepared debates in Parliamentary style. This was very challenging and we compliment Alex in all her efforts.

Grades
Having published Lent First Grades last week TC were delighted to be told that TC’s U6 received the best Grades across the Senior School and that the House as a whole had the second best set of grades across the 11 Houses. Well done TC!

Bromsgrove Valentines Day
As we break for Half Term today Bromsgrove School held their own Valentine’s Day. Domin8 our own Young Enterprise Company organised the selling of roses and chocolates beautifully wrapped in triangular boxes and delivered them to Houses before Routh Assembly. TC girls were delighted with the number of roses received in the House this morning. Studies were ablaze with vibrant roses and gorgeous chocolates, some from named admirers and some sent anonymously.

Ski Trip
A number of girls are heading off to Austria for a week’s skiing as we break for half term. Younger girls in the House are quite envious and are looking forward to being in the Sixth Form when they can enjoy the skiing and après ski. We look forward to seeing the photos when they return.

Have a great half term break. Term resumes on Monday 18^th February.

Friday 1^st February

Music, Art and Sport Scholarships
A number of the 5^th form have been involved in scholarship exams this week. We wish them luck

School Service
There is a school Ash Wednesday service on Wednesday at 4pm. All are expected to attend and chapel suits are to be worn. There will be a collection during the service.

Junior house swimming
Junior house swimming took place on Monday the 28^th of January. I would like to thank Mrs Buckingham and the PE staff for organising the event and encouraging us throughout. Swimming is sometimes one of the less popular house events but never the less we did it in true TC spirit. I was really impressed with the way the girls were willing to pitch in, no matter what their swimming ability and I think this is a great quality to have. It shows true commitment to the house and they should be proud of them selves for what they have achieved on a personal level as well as for the house. The swimmers were: Alice Batham, Vicky Stokes, Harriet Walker, Danielle Finlay, Jessica James, Kate Marshall and Catherine Pitt. The girls swam brilliantly and we won five out of the eleven races. We narrowly lost overall to Hazeldene by two points – it was disappointing but everyone was enthusiastic and showed true house spirit. Well done TC! Jennie Morris Team Captain. The girls receive a House Commendation for their efforts.

Guiding
The 6^th form Open morning took place last Saturday and meant that all 5^th form attended different lectures about L6 subjects so that they could make their choices for next year. The option forms were handed out this week and are expected to be returned after half term so that the pupils can get the subjects which they desire. Many of the L6 took part in the guiding of potential newcomers and some even presented topics of their chosen subjects that they have been doing all of this year. Jodie Poole, Hannah Morris, Emma Wormington and Sarah Griffin guided people around the school whereas Alice Walters presented a topic on P.E and Sadie Chana and Jess Kingston helped demonstrate D.T projects. The L6 also were given their subject choice forms for next year where they can drop a current AS subject and pick up another. Charlie Wesson in the U6 also answered many of the 5^th forms questions at the R.S subject talk.

Debating
Following Alex Avern and Emma Johnson’s house debate against Elmshurst , the results came through on Thursday morning and they have been very successful. They’re through to the finals on the 17^th March, and we wish them both good luck on their new motion.

Cross Country
On Wednesday the 30^th of January, Becky Phillips, Jo Smith and Georgina Walters all ran as a team against 35 other teams at Coventry running grounds. The course was extremely long and demanding and they successfully came in 8^th place. This is a great achievement and we congratulate them.

Music
Jess Wolinski played cello for TC on Tuesday in the house music competition, she was up against some very challenging competitors; although she played well victory was not to be! Nonetheless, Congratulations for taking part Jess!

Indoor Hockey
Rachael Mack and Claire Dobson competed in the quarter finals on Friday and Saturday for the U18 indoor hockey team. It was held in Kidderminster . Unfortunately this year they did not reach the semi-finals. They played extremely well and came very close to winning. Playing for this team is an achievement in itself.

Netball
On Monday the 1^st and 2^nd team played in a match against Old Bromsgrovians. From T.C we had Emily Deeley playing for the 1^st team and Jenny Thomas playing for the 2^nd team. The 1^st team won but sadly the 2^nd’s lost. Well done to Emily and Jenny for taking part.

1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd’s
Last week on Saturday Emily Deeley, Lois Unitt, Jenny Thomas, Amber Capewell, Sophie Sellers, Lucy Barwell, Jodie Poole and Katie Budge represented the school in the 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd team. The teams played against Kings and the 1^st team won, the 2^nd won however unfortunately the 3^rd team lost narrowly. Well done to those who participated in the team’s matches.

U14A and U14B
Also on Saturday both the U14A and B team played in a match against Kings. Vicky Stokes, Daisy Perrey, Alice Batham, Rebecca Noon, Emma Sellers and Harriet Walker contributed to the teams very well.

U15A and U15B
The U15A and B teams also played in a match with Kings and from T.C there was Danielle Finlay, Hannah Thomas and Jennie Morris representing the A team while Katie Thomas, Sophie Doyle, Harriet Alford, Sam Smith and Kate Marshall representing the B team. Well done for taking part.

Swimming
Last week on Thursday 24^th there were swimming teams against Cheltenham College . In the U18 team we had Alice Walters and Elaina Williams and in the U16 team we had Kate Marshall, Vicky Stokes, Amber Capewell and Georgie Walters . All swam brilliantly in their races. Well done!

Lent First Grades were published this week. Generally speaking the girls are working hard and many receive commendations for less than 2.0 average. In addition the L6 received predicted AS grades and now have something to aim for in terms of matching or doing even better than their current prediction.

The following have received a School Commendation for their effort grades:

L4:

Holly Alsop Alice Batham Rosanna Millns Olivia Morris

Sarah Morris Rebecca Noon Daisy Perrey Victoria Stokes

Harriet Walker

U4

Harriet Alford Lydia Cotton Danielle Finlay Lucinda Hegarty

Jennifer Morris Kamila Rafiqi Jessica Wolinski

L6

Sarah Ballard Sadie Chana Dimple Divecha Sarah Griffin

Jessica Kingston Jodie Poole Joanne Smith Jenny Thomas

Alice Walters Elaina Williams Emma Wormington

U6

Alex Avern Sian Davies Iona Davis Verity Glass

Emma Johnson Charlotte Wesson

Houseparent Commendations are awarded to:

L4: Chloe McKee

U4; Hannah Thomas, Katie Thomas

L6: Lorren Edwards, Eleanor Graves, Emma Henderson

Headmaster’s Commendation

Verity Glass and Sarah Griffin have been recommended for a Headmaster’s Commendation.

Twelfth Night

Jodie Poole and Emma Henderson are taking part in Twelfth Night. It is a comedy about people trying to find love in all the wrong places. Tickets are free to pupils. If you are interested in reserving tickets please contact Mrs Kenward.

Last of the Great Romantics

Verity Glass is playing a lead role in the Last of the Great Romantics on the 21^st and 22^nd of February. Tickets are free to pupils, please email Mrs James to reserve a ticket.

A2 Exams and 5^th Form Mocks

Finally the A2 and 5^th form exams are over. All the girls worked extremely hard and we hope that the U6 will have got the results they hoped for and the 5^th form will be better prepared for their real exams in the summer.

Friday 26^th January

Netball

This Wednesday the 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd teams all played matches against RGSAO. In the 1^st team Emily Deeley played extremely well. From the 2^nd team Lois Unitt played and for the 3^rd team, Jenny Thomas, Jodie Poole, Amber Capewell, Sophie Sellers, Lucy Barwell and Katie Budge all participated from T.C. The 1sts played very competitively and managed to secure a strong win. The 2^nd team also played very strongly and succeeded in winning their match as well. The 3rds unfortunately, narrowly lost but have very high hopes for next year!

U14 Netball Tournament

Vicky Stokes represented the U14 netball team for T.C. the team won all their matches on Saturday and have now secured a place in the National finals. They all received their award in Routh Hall this morning. Congratulations to all.

Chapel

This week was T.C’s chapel day and on Wednesday Lucinda Hegarty, Harriet Alford, Miss Tansley and Mrs Bateman gave an accomplished speech on giving to charity. They thoroughly expressed what giving to charity meant, how it related to the teachings of Jesus and how it can benefit us in our every day lives. We all listened very intently and we congratulate the speakers on a great performance.

Holy Communion

This Thursday Catherine Pitt and Jennie Morris read in Holy Communion as part of T.C’s chapel week. All of U4 and L4 from T.C went and thought that both of them read extremely well. Well done girls!

Routh

On Friday Alex Avern read in Routh. She spoke very confidently and projected her voice well. Well done Alex.

Senior Debating

On Monday during Head of Year T.C’s, Alex Avern and Emma Johnson debated against Elmshurst house in the first round of House debating. The motion was, “this house believes that television adverts should be banned for children”, T.C was opposing this proposition saying that television adverts for children were a necessity and argued their reasons very competitively. The other team were astounded by the team’s wit and clever interpretations and we deserved the majority of the vote but unfortunately Elmshurst won the floor vote although we hope that TC will go through to the Final..

Cross Country

Last week Jo Smith, Chelsea Callaghan and Georgie Walters ran the cross country match against Uppingham. Congratulations to Jo who finished 9^th. The team is currently in third place in the tournament. Well done!!

RAF

Sadie Chana has successfully earned her RAF Blue Wings scholarship award. This is a tremendous achievement. Congratulations Sadie.

House Music Competition

Jess James and Jess Wolinski got through to the Solo Vocal and Piano Finals on Wednesday. Jess Wolinski played Allegro in G by Clementi and Jess James sang My Immortal by Evanescence. Both did extremely well and received letters of congratulations from Mr Bowen as well as earning valuable points for the house. Other members of the L4 and U4 also entered the Competition and have earned points for the House. Congratulations to everyone who took part!

Wednesday 23^rd January

Netball
On Thursday the U15A and 15B team competed in match against RGSAO. From T.C there was Danielle Finlay, Hannah Thomas and Jennie Morris represented the A’s and Katie Thomas, Sam Smith, Sophie Doyle and Kate Marshall represented the B’s. The U15B team but sadly the U15A lost. Congratulations to the U15A team and well done to all those who took part.

Cross-Country
Last week on Saturday 12^th Jo Smith, Chelsea Callaghan, Georgie Walters, Daniella Irving and Jess Viney took part in the East Midlands Independent Schools League. Well done to those who competed.

English speaking union debating
Last night Alex Avern and Alex Harding debated in the first round of the English-Speaking Union Debating Competition, the largest debating competition in the UK .  Proposing the motion “This House Would Give Prisoners the Right to Vote” they argued forcefully and with great conviction and were placed first out of the six competing schools.  They now proceed to the county final of the competition.

Music Exam Success!
Harriet Alford obtained her grade 4 violin certificate from the royal associated board of music this week. Lucinda Hegarty also gained her grade 5 flute certificate. Well done girls!

5^th Form mocks
The 5^th form will undoubtedly be very pleased to hear that their mock examinations are finally over! We are sure that the girls have performed excellently and have used these exams to their advantage, and look forward to receiving the results!

A2 Exams are now underway. Good Luck to Alex, Emma, Verity, Charlie, Ruth, Claire, Clare, Sian, Maria and Iona .

Senior House Swimming
On Friday 18^th January – girls from the L6th and 5^th form took part in the Senior House Swimming. The girls competed well with Georgie Walters, Alice Walters, Amber Capewell and Elaina Williams winning the 4 x 25m front crawl relay and narrowly coming second in the 4 x 25m medley relay. Special mention must go to Chloé Brazier who competed in the individual 25m breastroke (6^th form) and Sophie Sellars in the 5^th form individual 25m breastroke. The cannon relay consisted of Lucy Barwell, Jodie Poole, Sophie Sellars, Chloé Brazier, Unjulie Maumi and Katie Budge - some fantastic volunteers who showed real house spirit by taking part. TC were narrowly beaten by Hazeldeane, however are determined to win the trophy next year!

Welcome back!
Spirits in T.C were high this week, with conversation filled with Christmas memories and stories of New Year. All the girls have settled back into the school routine and are working as hard as ever and we hope to top the leader board when 1st grades are published for the 3rd time running! 

Exams
The 5th form are busy preparing for mocks and the 6th form are preparing for January modules! We hope their revision is going well, and we wish them all luck!

YCA Competition Winner
Emma Wormington has won first place in the Young Farmers Association as ‘Junior member of the year’ in the county. The competition involved a formal interview in which Emma was asked about her beliefs and what her ambitions are. She also had to produce a portfolio of her achievements. Congratulations Emma!

T.C Masked Ball
Keep your calendar open for the 1st March at 7:15 because T.C is hosting the Annual Parents’ Association Dinner Dance with optional black tie and mask dress code. The dinner dance is open to all parents, 6th form students and their friends. This fabulous event is a lot of fun and very enriching for all who attend. The dance goes on until midnight and will be a great experience to just let loose! To add to the enjoyment there will be an exciting raffle prize drawn at the end of the evening. Act quickly as last year the tickets ran out very fast, you can acquire ticket prices and the wine list to pre-order your selection from a member of the T.C house. Letters about this event were posted to all parents at the end of last term.  Don’t delay; deadline for the “early bird” ticket prices is 31st January!

Twelfth Night
Jodie Poole and Emma Henderson are taking part in the performance of Twelfth Night on the 5th, 6th and 7th of February. We sure that they will be as fabulous as ever. Good luck to Jodie and Emma!

The Last of the Great Romantics
Verity Glass is playing a lead role in the production of Last of the Great Romantics on the 21st and 22nd of February. We are sure that she will be fantastic and look forward to seeing the production. Good luck!

Swimming
Elaina Williams, Georgie Walters, Alice Walters and Vikki Stokes won the swimming gala against Haberdashers Monmouth on Wednesday. They all participated excellently. Congratulations to those who took part!

News from Michaelmas Term 2007