Year 10 Excel
Since their return in September, year 10 have decided to continue in their capacity as Peer Mentors, remaining with year 8 as they strive to create an entirely original programme.
Traditionally, the peer mentors at Winston are comprised of year 9 students who apply to be attached to a new cohort of year sevens in the autumn term. Their aim is to assist the new students with transition to secondary school life.
Following a remarkably successful year from this group of exceptionally resourceful students, year 10 decided to stay with their assigned year group. Creating the new role of Senior Peer Mentor.
Throughout the year, year 10 have held meetings, discussed practice and pioneered a new paradigm for peer mentors at Winston. The small group of 35 pupils decided that they wanted to help year 8 with their academic studies and felt as though their own skills could be developed by helping younger students with learning across the curriculum at Winston.
In the autumn term they broke into small teams to plan and teach lessons in each of the core subjects to the whole of year 8! Their next planned step is to collaborate with subject leaders across the school and offer 1 to 1 mentoring for younger students in their specialised fields.
I am very proud to have worked with each of these students, who continue to prove how remarkable they are in helping younger peers thrive at school. I look forward to seeing what they can do for the remainder of the academic year.
Todd Harrington-Tucker
English and Drama Teacher
Deputy Year Leader (Year 8)
Senior Girls' Football Team First Place
On Thursday 3rd February, the last of the district 6-a-side tournaments took place, our Year 10&11 girls facing 3 opponents in the district for the second round. The games were intense 16 minute long endeavours against strong opponents against two Heathside teams and Chertsey High.
Outstanding performances from all players meant that Winston came out second in this round but combined points put them in first place overall, beating 7 other teams from local schools!
Huge thank you and well done also to the year 11 students who came to help referee and run the tournaments across all 3 nights!
Year 8 Science
Our science technicians always looking to improve practicals for our students and make existing ones more exiting and beneficial for their studies. Miss Holtom used a 50 % dilution of Actimel as a live yoghurt culture for agar plates instead of our usual E.Coli bacteria. 8WG and 8WT used this lactobacillus mixture (good bacteria found in yoghurt) to determine which sanitiser was more effective in destroying the bacteria. The results are interesting to say the least.
Year 7 Science
This week 7CM investigated plant reproduction with Mr Spain. The students presented some beautiful work, identifying the petals, stigma and sepal as part of the flower's reproductive organs.
