Wellesley Weekly

Issue 254 Monday 16th March 2015

Results

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Squash v St Lawrence: 1st V Lost 1-4

Rugby v Spring Grove: Colts B Won 21-14
Rugby v Northbourne: U9 Won 55-30
Rugby v Lorenden: Colts A/B Won 40-35
Netball U11 B v St Edmund's U11A: Lost 2-7
Netball U11 C v St Edmund's U11B: Lost 1-8
Rugby v Dane Court: 2nd XV Lost 5-55
Rugby v Lorenden: U9 Won 45-15
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U11 Wellesley House netball tournament 3 Place
Rugby v Sunningdale: 1st XV Won 36-22
Rugby v Sunningdale: U11 Lost 40-15
Rugby v Sunningdale: U10 Won 55-5

Thanet Music and Drama Festival

Congratulations to Benny Yu, who was awarded 1st place in
both the U13 and U16 piano categories playing Grade 4 and
5 pieces respectively. Joseph Allen took second place in the
U16 category.
In other categories, Amelia Moore took a 2nd place in the
U14 group playing 'Chatanooga Choo Choo' and 3rd place in
the U18 group with 'Serenade Espangole,' both on piano.

Matches This Week

Changes to the calendar will be highlighted in red
Tuesday 17th March
Squash v Tonbridge: 1st V (a)
Wednesday 18th March
Rugby v Northbourne: 2nd XV (a)
Netball v Northbourne: 2nd VII & 3rd VII (h)
Rugby v Dane Court: 1st XV (h) 3.30pm
Saturday 21st March

Denne Hill Cross Country

Small Schools Rugby 7s Oundle
School Last Week
Touch-Typing Competition
The annual touch-typing competition has now drawn to a
close. Mr Martin now has the job of collating all the results
and prizes ready for the winners to be announced in next
Mondays assembly.
Red Nose Day
On the 13th March (Red Nose Day) the school was awash
with the colour red. There was a cupcake sale and some
fundraising running. The children and the staff really made
the most of the fun with their choice of clothes! We raised in
excess of 350 with a smile on everyone's face.
Go-Karting
Mr Martin took a group of boarders to Bayford Meadows in
Sittingbourne on Sunday. The weather held until a couple of
laps in then gradually the track began to get rather
treacherous. With no option to change to wet tyres the
drivers were thoroughly tested, as were the track staff as
they hauled numerous karts back onto the track. Lots of fun
was had.
Clay Pigeon Shooting
Mr Nichol took a group of sharp shooters to Greenfields at
the weekend for the annual clay pigeon competition. The
Ladies Trophy was won by Sonia Lai. The Gentlemens
Competition and overall winners trophy was shared by Max
Heming and Theo Williams (20/25).
Parents Squash match
A resounding win to the parent team this year, which was
very strong. Both Islay and Billy did well against their fathers
and then against Ed Miles and Jasper Smallwood. The
remaining players were all fairly confident they could beat
their

School This Week

Monday Music
Monday Music returned this morning with a Grade 3 piece
on the cello from Francesca Barton. Francesca played
Barcarolle by Jacques Offenbach. Well done, Francesca.
Headmasters Commendations
This morning the Headmaster spoke of a letter received by
Mr Hallam regarding the Satips Challenge. The Challenge is
open to all prep schools around the country and there were
approximately 1000 competitors, so to hear that we had
won was remarkable. Ethan Beckett scored 83 from a
possible 100, 2 points clear of his nearest rival. A great
achievement not only rewarded by 20 worth of Amazon
vouchers from Satips (Support and Training in prep schools),
but also enough to earn him a Headmasters Commendation.
Well done, Ethan.
Rose Matthews decided to start her own fund-raising for
Comic Relief. She made her own posters to raise awareness
and ran two miles on Red Nose Day. She has raised 176 so
far and was awarded a Headmasters Commendation for her
selfless efforts. Well done, Rose.
Mark Reading
The penultimate set of marks this term have been given and
the standings are as follows:
1st
Vikings
2nd Danes
3rd Romans
4th Saxons
Special mention goes to the following pupils who have
achieved the highest set of marks for their year:
Amelia Lawton, Harry Heming, Joe Dawson, Ella Yu, Fleur
Rex, Nandita Gurung, Heath Hutchings, Islay Thornicroft,
Sergey Antipovskiy, Eleanor Nieman, Billy Miles, Paige
Davidson and Sunny Li.
Wellesley Challenge - Final Round
On Friday we have the final round of the Wellesley
Challenge.
3rd/4th play off
Vikings v Saxons
Final
Danes v Romans
Costume/Prop Request
A thank you from Mr Kearns for the items sent in for use in
this terms play. We are still hoping for one final item:
A toy radio headset (does not need to work!).
Friends of Wellesley Quiz
We are looking forward to the quiz on Saturday. Please
contact Mrs Serena Courage at
serena.hanbury@googlemail.com for any last minute
bookings.
This week the kitchen will be serving menu 1.