Continuing to Celebrate

Belief, Team Spirt and Never Giving Up

 Barely three months together and their first 12 games in their first term at Winston has seen progress beyond their coaches most optimistic expectations.  Our Year 7 football team have managed to secure 11 wins from these 12 matches so far, returning six clean sheets and go into the New Year still in the National Cup last 32 and in the 3^rd Round of the County Cup.  In addition we currently sit top of our District League with five wins from six games.

With this success you would normally expect a team to have one or a number of professional academy players in their ranks, but for this side it is not the case.  So how have they managed deliver such an impressive set of results?

In honesty the team management would probably suggest it is down to a number of factors, but primarily through the words within the title of this article.  In some games we have been outstanding, others good enough and only once could we have done better, but throughout we have been focused on our game plan and played to the final seconds of each game.

Clearly with progress comes greater challenge, but whatever the outcome for the remainder of the season the boys have started their time at Winston in fantastic style, with every member of the squad playing their part in this team effort.  As a reward for all their efforts the Management team treated the squad to a well-earned McDonalds and a week off from training and games until the hard work starts again in January.

When back the players will need to focus quickly and prepare to be ready to compete with a team from Toynbee School, Eastleigh in the National Cup 6^th Round.  This will be a massive challenge from a very strong team but if we play to our potential it will be interesting.

Ben, Jayden, Joe, Isaac, Simba, George, Kyle, George, Jamie, Toby, Charlie, Mason and Evan. Have a great Christmas boys, you deserve it!

Mr Phillips, Year 7 Manager / Mr Tyler Year 7 Coach

Trip to McDonalds a gift from the coaches

Year 7 Celebration Assembly

Year 7 enjoyed a lively celebration assembly this morning.  It started with the Upper School Choir performing a carol and then there was recognition given to the successes of the term.  Students celebrated great attendance figures and achievement points, as well as subject outcomes.  There were several performances from members of the Year Group and the assembly finale of The Twelve Days of Christmas, which raised the roof!

The Language Leaders’ MFL Christmas Market 

Language Leaders in Years 7 and 10 set up and ran a Christmas Market this week, where they sold Belgian Waffles with chocolate sauce, French crêpes, Christmas cupcakes and traditional wooden French and German Christmas decorations.

They also ran a raffle where students had the chance of  winning a huge Lebkuchen, brought back recently by Year 11s from the German Christmas Market in Aachen.

 Miss Finney