Developing Girls' Football at Winston

 Year 7 in Competition

Year 7 played away at Surbiton High, this week, taking on the Surbiton Year 8 side in the National Year 8 'B' cup.

Despite playing a year up and against a side only beaten twice in 15 games this season, the Winston girls physically matched their opponents.  The opposition were clearly very well drilled and organised and we had to play disciplined in the opening 15 minutes. 

We were then awarded a free kick some way out, which Tilly drove straight through and into the goal.

We had to defend really deep and were caught out with an attempt on goal.  Jess did really well to save it onto the crossbar, but as she ended up painfully into the side of the goal, surbiton bundled the ball in.

We then lost a little concentration and we're caught by a really clever passage of play as the opposition converted from close in.

After a half time team talk we sent the girls out with some additional instructions and we forced a number of corners in strong 10 minute spell.  During this time we fashioned a good chance to equalise but the ball drifted just wide of the post.  

We fancied our chances if we could get to penalties and in heavy rain we sent Amelie forward to force the play.  This left us overloaded at the back and in the final seconds Surbiton scored a third on the break.

The opposition wouldn't surprise us if they get to the Semi or Final of the competition and just highlights how well the girls have done.  It's incredible to think many of our team only began playing competitive football 6 months ago.  We need to pick ourselves up now for the District Final in a few weeks, which we are really looking forward to. 

Mr Phillips and Mr Inwards

From the Jungle to the Gym!

Get Wild About Reading

Our latest display Get Wild About Reading features stories with animals in the story, on the front cover or in the title! Animal books are always really popular, so if you enjoy these types of books, pop down to the Library to see what's on offer! Also see what animals you can spot lurking amongst the bookshelves!

I can't wait to see some of you exploring some of the wild reads we have here in the Library! As always, Miss Dodds is more than happy to help you find your next read, either with a personal recommendation or by working together to find something you'll enjoy.

Happy Reading!

Miss M Dodds

Discovery Space Manager

 Year 8 Gymnastics

Year 8, in gymnastics, focused on different balances, including: weight bearing, counter tension, counter balance, symmetrical and asymmetrical.  This week 8C had another workshop based on the idea of Gymnastics Scrabble, where they had to replicate a group or individual balance and we had to correctly identify the scrabble tile. Some group moved into successfully spelling out a 3 letter word. Now the students are full of ideas so next week we will putting balances into action packed routines. 

Mrs Smith 

Year 7 Leader

Teacher of PE & Winston Extra 

Key Stage 3 Recital Evening

 Recital Evening in Performance Space

On Tuesday 14^th March, 21 students from Years 7, 8 and 9 performed in the Key Stage 3 Recital Evening in the Performance Space. The event, organised by Mrs Antony, gave each student the chance to perform a solo piece in front of an audience of friends and family. All of the performances were excellent, and the students involved should be very proud of what they achieved. 

Surgery At Winston

 Revision!

9CT had the pleasure to either take part in or witness a surgery being performed on a mannequin. The " patient " was prepped for surgery and incubated by Ms Buttery, who has also ensured that the surgeon was fully scrubbed in and dressed appropriately. "Dr Rose" used a scalpel to open the skin, then a manual saw to cut the sternum reaching the lacerated liver with the aim to remove it.

The students assisted with handing the tools over, pumping oxygen or syphoning the "blood " away. This was part of their anatomy recap in biology.

 Orchestra in a Day

On Thursday 30^th March over 100 students from Winston took part in the Music Department's Orchestra in a Day event to raise money for the Turkey and Syria Earthquake appeal. All of the students donated money to the appeal to take part and spent the day in the Performance Space rehearsing four pieces of music (How To Save a Life, Allegro, I Can See Clearly Now , and Pirates of the Caribbean). During the rehearsals our older and more experienced students fully supported their younger and less experienced peers which enabled everyone to successfully tackle their music. At the end of the day the students performed the four pieces to an audience of friends and family who also donated to the appeal. The final performances were excellent and all of the students taking part should be extremely proud of what they achieved. 

The Music Department are also thrilled to have raised over £300 for the appeal and would like to thank everyone who supported the day.