Year 8 Boys Basketball District Champions!
Congratulations to the Year 8 Boys who have cemented themselves as Year 8 District Basketball Champions!
In Year 7 & 8, teams attend 3 District tournaments over the Autumn and Spring term in order to pick up points based on their standings before they are accumulated at the end of the last tournament. In the 1st District Tournament the squad started slowly, finishing 3rd. In the remaining 2 tournaments Mr Curtis encouraged the squad to relax more, enjoy their Basketball and express themselves. As a consequence, despite some close scoring games with Woking High, Winston finished 1st in both tournaments! The team have done fantastically well, playing some attractive Basketball in the process.
The Winston B team also performed well, finishing 5th overall, out of 10 teams, beating some 1st team squads.
Wellington College - Outdoor Ed Day
As part of Winston's continued partnership with Wellington College, a group of Yr7's & 8's had the opportunity to take part in their 'Outdoor Education Day' programme.
Upon arrival, the group met their 2 instructors who outlined the purpose of the day. They made it clear that as a group and individually they would get frustrated and annoyed throughout the challenges that were due to be set. No matter how long it would take, it would be up to the group to overcome the problems laid out to them.
To begin, the group were slow to complete tasks due to some approaching the problems selfishly as well as not planning their ideas beforehand. As the day progressed the group slowly realised that individual implementation of methods meant that outcomes were slower and less successful. The group were exposed to tasks that would require physical, mental and social resilience.
After lunch the group attempted the telephone pole challenge which highlighted teamwork and working outside of their comfort zone. It was pleasing to see the progress the group showed over the day (especially in their final challenge) and the improvements they had made with regards to their group work and communication to effectively plan and strategize their methods.
The final message before departing was the importance of being a team to maximise success.
Together Everyone Achieves More
Mr Martin
