Winston Winning the Battle!

                                          War Hammer

Well done to our fantastic winning War Hammer Team.  They competed in the National competition on Thursday, at War Hammer World in Nottingham and won!  This achievement takes the team into the final of the competition; we are the top team of 32 from across England & Wales who had qualified from the Heats. (There were 64 teams in the Heats).  They won 15 out of the 16 games played, demonstrating both strategic planning and skill.  Mr McLeish is very proud of the team and they are now planning their strategy for the finals.

Daniel Wicks, Ben Gerhard-Jones, Ussman Rehman, Kirrel Yurchev and Tom Atkins.

Daniel Wicks also won the ‘Best Painted Minature’competition; winning additional points for the teams overall score. This is an excellent achievement in its own right, as the standard of painting is extremely high.

Their behaviour, attitude, demeanour and teamwork was and is an absolute credit to themselves and especially the school.

Thank you also to Mrs Sanderson for getting up early and sharing the minibus driving with Mr McLeish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An Explosion of Talent

                                                             Winston's got Talent

This is a fantastic opportunity for students to audition for a chance to compete against other performers and be judged by our very own ‘Simon Cowell', Mr McLeish, with the support of Mrs Bell.

On the evening of the event the audience were treated to a variety of acts including a stand-up comedian, mime, drumming, rock guitar and singing.  The winners were a duet with a song about the impact of bullying; Ellie and Jada.  Well done and thank you to everyone, performers and those students who managed the technical aspects of the evening.

    

 

 

Winston Reaches for the Sky

                                                   Balloon Launch

Year 8 raised money for Great Ormond Street Hospital by holding a balloon launch on Friday afternoon. 

Students were excellent as they waited for the balloons to be distributed, eager to release them into the sunny afternoon sky.

I trust that you will enjoy the photos below, the balloons created quite a spectacular sight.

    

          

                 

                         

                                

                                        

                                                 

Winston Works Hard and Plays Hard

                                         Year 9 Face Challenging Issues

All Year 9 students had the opportunity to participate in a theatre production and workshops on the challenging issue of domestic violence. Mr Donaldson commented on the high quality of the portrayal of this topic,  one that needs to be brought out into the open for discussion. The production company 

THEATRE ADAD, were exceptional and ran excellent workshops, enabling our students to fully and explore this issue.

                                   

                                                  Outdoor Education 

During the morning several lessons took place outside, making the most of the fine weather.

Mr Cumner with students learning about the forces on the launch of rockets.  The rocket eventually ended up on the sports hall roof!

Mr Cotton taking a table tennis lesson on the patio.

                                                 Bubble Football

Miss Lund organised Bubble Football this week to raise money for 'Help for Heroes'.  Students have had a great time, on sunny afternoons, rolling around the astro turf, attempting to play football.  However, the laughter of running into your friends, seemed to come before the aim of scoring goals.

Thank you to Miss Lund and the Sports Prefects for planning and arranging such a brilliant event.  Students have helped to raise at least £500 for the charity.

                        

                                                    

Winston finally meet their match

 

Situated in the vast, impressive and beautifully kept Chelsea F C training ground in Cobham, Winston Churchill's Y11 boys played their last match in the English Schools National Football Cup.

They were pitted against Whiftgift School from Croydon who were previous winners, semi finalists & finalists in recent years. Our boys played valiantly and battled hard taking the game to extra time after being a goal down in the first half. Rob Atkinson shot a fantastic goal to equalise in the second half, but the dream was not to be. Whiftgift scored again in extra time and held on to their lead.

Understandably the boys were disappointed but they should hold their heads up high. According to the Whitgift coach, Winston was the most difficult opposition their side had faced in the competition and our boys were "the most resilient against them".

Once again our Y11s "did us proud"; this is an experience that they will not forget. Amazing!!

 Mr McLeish; A very proud Team Manager.

 

 

Winston receives Anti-Bullying Award

 

The work of the ABC Committee, the Winston group of students who work to ensure that everyone feels safe at school, held an assembly on Wednesday morning with a theme of homophobic bullying.

They presented the outcome of student surveys reflecting the attitudes of young people to the issue.

 

During the Year 9 assembly Mr Mark Scarborough, Local Education Officer for the North West, presented the school with a Bronze Ward for their work.  The ABC are now working towards the silver award and then onto gold.  They do a tremendous job and we are proud that their work has been recognised.

 

7th March 2014

                                                      Pancakes for Breakfast

The Start Right Breakfast Club invited staff to share their pancakes on Shrove Tuesday.  As you can see in the photographs below, they created some delicious alternatives to the traditional pancakes with lemon and sugar.

The staff enjoying their pancakes.

The students involved in preparing the breakfast.

                                                       Cornflour on the Move

Students in science were exploring the properties of non-Newtonian Fluids by experimenting with different frequencies, which cause vibration of the cornflour and water paste.  Students were fascinated by the outcome and responded thoughtfully to the challenging questions.

                                                     Learning in Technology

Students were able to demonstrate the skills they have been developing in their Technology lessons this week.  

Making tablet covers in Textiles.

Layered salads.

We welcomed Mr Bagust, Deputy Headteacher from Cantell School, Southampton, this week.  He is visiting the Winston for a number of days to look at leadership across the school.  He has commented on how welcoming staff and students have been.