Girls and Sport

Football Festival hosted by Chelsea FC

On Wednesday the 5th March, the year 10 and 11 girls’ football team had the opportunity to go to a Women’s football festival hosted by Chelsea Fc. We took part in a warm up exercise lead by the Chelsea coaches before taking part in three 7-aside, 10 minute games and a skill session, which consisted of shooting and dribbling drills. For the first game, we played Thomas Bennet where we achieved our first win with a score of 4-0. 

Next was a skilful team from Blenheim High school where we managed to keep the score to 0-0 (with some fantastic saves from Cara Henderson!). Our final game was against Cobham Free School were we won 3-0 with some excellent goals from Katie Godan - including one where she dribbled past 4 different players. We were fortunate enough to be able to meet Rueben Loftus-Cheek (a Chelsea and England player) and we were allowed to ask questions and take photos with him. We also saw Hannah Blundell and Jorginho who both play for Chelsea. After the day we were left inspired and proud of our performance, especially after keeping a clean sheet. We would like to the thank Chelsea Fc for the festival and for having the opportunity to play against other schools, meet some of their professionals and train with some of their coaches. 

We also appreciate and would like to thank Miss Exworth and Miss Walton for taking time out of their day to take and support us as well as for organising our team so that we were able to go. We look forward to the closing stages of our season.

Written by Lucy Bower and Holly Cudsin

Girls Playing Rugby

Girls getting dirty! Students were engaged in their 3rd rugby lesson, with the aim of developing the tackling into rucking.  

No fear the girls just got stuck in!! 

Amazing Music!

Working with the band of the Royal Logistics Corps

"Amazing", "professional" and "inspiring". These are just some of the words I would use to describe Wednesday 27th February, at Winston for 60 student musicians. We were really lucky to have a day of rehearsing with the Band of the Royal Logistic Corps who wowed us with the immense talent that they possess. 

It was amazing to learn the different pieces with them and then to perform a concert with them at the end of the day, in the main hall. They were so good at helping us with the challenging music that we played and I know that we all found the careers talk very interesting.

Holly Brewerton (Music Captain)

In the News!

Year 7 Algebra

7WR have been starting their work on algebra this week.  They have demonstrated a high level of understanding and they have been using some of the games created by the maths department to help them demonstrate their learning.  Playing Substitute Teacher (a top trumps style game) where they need to find out which teachers in the school have the best courage and speed has been very popular.

Interesting News

Netball Success

On Tuesday 26th February, the Year 11 Girls Netball team travelled to SJB for the much anticipated Semi-Final of the Surrey School's Cup.

The girls played an impressive first half, going out to prove a point- winning 13-7, with some fantastic play in the semi circle from Ellie Gunner-Smith and Tara Saunders. SJB were not going down without a fight, and across the next two quarters they closed the gap. The score came as close as 18-16, and the SJB players were fighting for each turnover and every ball they could!

Across the middle of the court, Lily Zimmerman, Georgia Chaffe, Hannah Scrivener and Kayla Vine all played a huge role in intercepting the ball and pressurising the direction the play went in each time, giving the SJB players no room for error. Tireless defensive play by Alissa Mailes, Lois Henley and Abigail Rigby meant that the marginal gains  were making all the difference. In the final quarter the score remained close, with SJB creeping up to a 34-33 score line! 

A final shot from Ellie Gunner-Hooper pulled the final score to a massive 35-33. Winston had done it! A semi-final win!

The girls were gracious in victory, awarding player of the match the opposition and thanking them for what the umpires and managers agreed was an outstanding game for both sides. 

The Year 11 team are now waiting to hear who they will face in the final and would like to invite parents, students and staff to support when it gets confirmed! Furthermore, the PE department are incredibly proud of the girls for maintaining such a high standard of commitment and play across their time at Winston!

Well done girls!

New Ways of Working

The new glass boards in the English Department were in use immediately to support learning with Year 11.  The Year 11 class were using them to analyse unseen poetry and managed to bring together all of their ideas and complete the task in 15 minutes.
These new glass boards are being installed in ten classrooms across a range of subjects.  I am sure that students will enjoy using them.

Streetwise

Today we welcomed the theatre group "Performance in Education" to deliver an informative and engaging performance on road safety, to all our Year 7 students.  

The feedback from students was really positive and they thought the show was both entertaining and educational.

Spring Term Performance

The Science of Raising Agents

The students in 8WE  have recently been looking at the science behind different raising agents.

They spent a lesson investigating how a range of different factors can impact on the development of carbon dioxide and how yeast can thrive on simple sugars  After this session they went and made delicious looking Soda bread using alternative raising agents, as well as buttermilk or yoghurt/ lemon juice. 

Mrs Vadi

Year 7 Girls Football Team

Our team played in the Quarter Final of the County Cup. This is our team: Brooke W, Rebecca W, Grace T, Gracie P, Emma B, Asya D, Charlotte G, Izzy H, Erin P, Millie S, Lily W and Erin G. We played at home on the 6^th February. In the first half Brooke W scored our first goal.  Blenheim passed it around us and had many opportunities but our defence was very strong. Then Brooke W scored again. The next goal came from Emma B which was powered into the bottom corner following a great pass from Gracie P. Once the whistle went we all ran over to Miss Exworth and she complemented us and pointed out the points we could improve. We were all thinking twenty five minutes until we are in the semi-final.  When we came back on we had a few more chances and then Grace T scored from an amazing through a ball from Brooke W. Next came Emma B’s goal. Then Brooke W scored her next goal which gave her a super hat-trick. Gracie P then took it past two players and passed it into the bottom corner making it 7-0. Finally, Izzy H smashed the ball in the net finishing the game 8-0.

Into the Semi Finals we go!!!

Written by the Year 7 Team 

'Foundation Switch' Programme

On Monday 11th February we took a diverse group of girls from years 7,8 & 9 to attend a girls rugby festival hosted by Harlequins Rugby Club with their 'Foundation Switch' programme. Some of these girls had played some rugby before, and some were completely new to the sport. The day was jam-packed with various drills and workshops led by Harlequins rugby players and coaches. The emphasis was on fun, learning new skills and simply getting involved. 

A series of games then took place so the girls could apply what they had learnt. The day ended with a group of exhausted and exhilarated girls with muddy knees, faces and PE kits! We asked them to sum up the day for us, to which they shouted:

      "Today has inspired us to play the game of rugby and to join more school sports clubs to learn even more skills"

      "It was brilliant fun and it helped us to overcome our fears and not to panic when passing"

      "Rugby gives you so much confidence!"

      "It was really fun and improved my teamwork skills"

      "I think it was a brilliant teamworking experience and we had fun learning new skills"

      "The PE teachers and coaches were very encouraging and kind"

      "It was a fun experience and we stepped our of our comfort zone"

      "Because we enjoyed rugby so much today we will go to rugby club at school every Wednesday!"

The Winston Churchill School is very proud of the relationship that we have with Harlequins Ladies Rugby Club. Our school participates in their 'Foundation Switch' programme, and their commitment is to grow and develop the women's game by creating a pathway from grassroots to elite International rugby.

We both share the desire to increase accessibility and participation for girls and to provide the right opportunities to take part in rugby. Our partnership then focuses on developing and supporting their progression, and further encouraging their participation across many different sports.

To continue with this development and enthusiasm we have a Harlequins Ladies rugby player come every Wednesday after school to coach and develop our girls. So, parents PLEASE encourage your daughters to attend these sessions, and students, PLEASE encourage your friends to join you and share in the fun!

If you need more information on this club, or any after school sport club then please contact Mrs Walton (s.walton@wcsc.org.uk).

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PE – G&T AND BOYS FOOTBALL

Recently our cohort of Gifted and Talented students had the opportunity to take part in a strength and conditioning session. The focus looked at agility and the correct movement patterns required for efficient transfer of body weight. This was delivered by Chris Walton Consultancy who used a variety of demanding but fun exercises that also challenged the cognitive function of our students. It was highlighted that those who participated now have the responsibility of focusing and applying what was learnt into their sporting sessions. We look forward to providing events in the upcoming months that look at resilience, growing pains in sport and performance analysis.

Huge congratulations to the U13 & U15 Boys Futsal teams who have both qualified for the Surrey County Futsal Finals later this month. This is the first year that Surrey have run a Futsal county tournament which will lead into Regional and National competitions for the winners. Both the U13’s and U15’s showed great teamwork, skill and composure to finish top in their respective tournaments, winning all their games. A pleasure to take these boys who represented the school so well on and off the pitch.

 Winston hosted the annual boys district 6-a-side tournament for all year groups earlier this term, which gave a huge number of schools and students the opportunity to play and compete against one another. The Yr8’s and Yr11’s won their respective tournaments despite the cold and snowy conditions. A special mention to our Sport Prefects who helped throughout the week with the organisation, collection and tabling of results, as well as refereeing every game which allowed for each tournament to run smoothly.