Warbler, Issue 12 February 2019
The Wilnecote School's half termly newsletter The Wilnecote School's half termly newsletter
W Wilnecote Warbler Issue 12, February 2019 Tinkers Green Rd Wilnecote Tamworth Staffs Beauty Beast Disney’s and the 2019 01827 831300 wilnecoteschool thewilnecoteschool
- Page 2 and 3: Welcome The first half term of this
- Page 4 and 5: It’s been a good month for: Migra
- Page 6 and 7: Beauty Beast Disney’s and the 201
- Page 8 and 9: Library Information Wilnecote Commu
- Page 10: Pastoral The new year bought plenty
W<br />
Wilnecote<br />
<strong>Warbler</strong><br />
<strong>Issue</strong> <strong>12</strong>, <strong>February</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />
Tinkers Green Rd<br />
Wilnecote<br />
Tamworth<br />
Staffs<br />
Beauty<br />
Beast<br />
Disney’s<br />
and the<br />
<strong>2019</strong><br />
01827 831300<br />
wilnecoteschool<br />
thewilnecoteschool
Welcome<br />
The first half term of this calendar year has thrown us some interesting weather<br />
for the time of year and it has been wonderful to see so many of our students<br />
availing themselves of food and refreshments from our new outdoor food pod and<br />
being able to enjoy consuming it in the sunshine. The pod is only one aspect of the<br />
improvements we have made to our catering provision. Thank you to all our parents,<br />
carers and students who continue to manage our cashless system so effectively and<br />
to our students for supporting the new menus and systems we have put in place. We<br />
will continue to develop this element of our provision as we have s strong belief in the<br />
value of healthy eating during a social lunchtime. Several research studies have shown a strong correlation between<br />
social interaction over food and health and well-being. Put simply, sharing mealtimes is good for your mental health.<br />
Whether it be through sharing experiences with family and friends, winding down in company or just having someone<br />
to talk to, mealtimes provide an opportunity to set aside a specific time of the day to socialise, relax and improve our<br />
mental health. There are three key areas in which the provision of time to eat healthily, relax and share the experience<br />
together can have a beneficial impact:<br />
Psychological - Regular mealtimes which are shared provide a sense of rhythm and regularity in people’s lives.<br />
They offer a sense of containment and familiarity, and can evoke deep feelings of contentment and security. Humans<br />
need structure and routine. Mealtimes offer people the opportunity to stop, to stand still psychologically, to reflect<br />
on their day and days ahead, and to listen to and interact with others. Mealtimes are also a grounding opportunity, a<br />
time when anxieties can be expressed and you can be listened to.<br />
Social - Sharing meals helps to develop social skills in children. Children learn from behaviour modelled by parents,<br />
older siblings, teachers and peers. Mealtimes provide an opportunity where children and adolescents can learn to<br />
listen and learn how to interact in conversation. The ritual of the shared meal continuously reinforces individual<br />
identity. Qualities such as empathy and understanding can be developed as views and perspectives other than one’s<br />
own can be discussed. Importantly, shared mealtimes make people feel connected to others.<br />
Biological - Regular mealtimes are good biologically. They provide rhythm and make us stop and focus on eating in<br />
upright chairs which improves digestion. The act of talking and listening also slows down the eating process. Healthy<br />
eating is more likely to take place in sociable environments where people may come into contact with a healthier<br />
group ethos. It has been proven that eating meals with others enhances dietary variety and nutrient intake.<br />
I should point out that the main impetus for the changes to our catering provision has been our student body. Our<br />
Junior Leadership Team worked tirelessly to obtain feedback and the student voice they collected was instrumental in<br />
brokering a new contract with our catering providers. They went to visit other schools, researched possible solutions<br />
and shared the hard task of taste-testing the goods! I would like to thank them for their efforts (particularly with<br />
the range of cakes!) and congratulate them on the difference they have made to this important aspect of life at The<br />
Wilnecote School.<br />
Music Department<br />
Here in the Music Department students in both Years 9 and 10 who started their GCSE journey in September, are<br />
busy preparing themselves for their first Live Lounge concert at the end of term. Performance is a large part of the<br />
GCSE music syllabus so students need as much practice as possible performing in front of an audience. Many of<br />
our students are already regular performers in concerts and productions but not all, so to help with this and to offer<br />
opportunities to gain confidence with performance techniques various Live Lounge concerts will be held over the<br />
year. Parents of students taking GCSE music have been offered the chance to make up a small audience enabling<br />
students to perform their pieces and share their progress on the course so far.<br />
Again this year the number of students taking part in extra-curricular music tuition has increased, particular favourites<br />
include Guitar and Vocal lessons.<br />
It’s never too late for students to learn an instrument and The Wilnecote School is in the privileged position to be<br />
able to offer lessons on all orchestral instruments – Brass, Woodwind, Percussion and Strings, in addition keyboard,<br />
guitar and vocal lessons are still available. If you would like more information on the instrument lessons we offer as<br />
well as details of the costs involved please see the music section on the school website or contact Mr Hyden, Head<br />
of Music.
Welcome Mrs Ager<br />
Just before Christmas Mrs Ager became Grazier’s new Head of House.<br />
We sent Louise Griffiths to find out more about her new position<br />
How has your new position as Head of House been?<br />
Busy. I was prepared for it to be busy but I didn’t realise just how much students rely on<br />
the pastoral team, there’s something every minute of the day I’m doing.<br />
Why did you want to become a Head of House?<br />
I had a pretty rough time at school. My dad died when I was fourteen and I felt that school<br />
didn’t help with anything to do with that. Then when I was an adult and my sister was a<br />
teenager my mum died and she had a hard time at school as well. I just thought that I care<br />
a lot about the students and my main driving force as a teacher is to make a difference.<br />
What was the process like to become a Head of House?<br />
The main things were an interview and letter. The competition was difficult as there were<br />
some really good teachers but this is something I’ve wanted to do for the last six years of my career so I felt very able to talk<br />
about it.<br />
What was your reaction when you found out you got the position?<br />
I was confused and thought Mr Adams told me I hadn’t got it. I was shocked as the field of competition was so strong but I was<br />
also very happy.<br />
What have you done so far as Head of House?<br />
Dealt with conflict between students, been involved in the first Student Voice meeting of the year and spent time working with<br />
the other Heads of House, Mr Adams and Mrs Hill.<br />
Do you and the other Heads of Houses work well together?<br />
Yes, they’ve both been so supportive and answered all my questions.<br />
Why do you think that it’s important that we have a Head of House?<br />
I think that everyone has an issue every day of the week but some kids they find it really hard to deal with so by having an adult<br />
there to talk to and be their safety net they feel better<br />
What do you hope to achieve as Head of House?<br />
I really want there to be a deeper sense of team within Grazier. I’m a big Harry Potter fan and I love that when they go into school<br />
they get picked by the sorting hat based upon their qualities as a person. However I’m not magic so I can’t create a sorting hat<br />
but I’d like people who come into my house to have certain qualities by the time they leave. But I’m not going to define these<br />
qualities as I want the house to come up with them.<br />
What three words would you use to describe yourself?<br />
Daft, committed and passionate<br />
Do you have any hidden talents?<br />
I’m pretty good a Monopoly and I’m into obstacle course racing.<br />
Do you have any hobbies?<br />
Exercise and training for obstacle course racing. I also love to read.<br />
Favourite book you’ve read in the past year?<br />
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman.<br />
Who or what inspires you?<br />
Other working mums. I always thought that I’d be a mum who would have kids and carry on working but it’s not been that way. I<br />
had my son and I didn’t want to work anymore so I became part time but it’s only been over the past three years where I’ve felt I<br />
can balance being a mum and working. Also a teacher from my old school Mr Williams who was the Deputy Head for behaviour. He<br />
inspired me and was very nice but also well respected and fair. Career wise he’s the kind of person I want to be like.<br />
If you could spend one day in someone else’s shoes who would it be and why?<br />
Will Smiths wife because I love Will Smith.<br />
If your life was a novel, what would the title be?<br />
The girl who never gave up.<br />
If you could relive one day of your life what day would it be?<br />
The birth of my son because it changed me into the person I am now.<br />
What advice would you give to yourself ten years ago?<br />
It’s going to be hard but whatever you do keep working at it because you’re going to get there.
It’s been a<br />
good month<br />
for:<br />
Migraine Sufferers<br />
A team at the University Hospital of<br />
Amiens-Picardie in France has found<br />
that regular Botox injections lessen<br />
the regularity of migraines by an<br />
average of 1.6 attacks per month in<br />
chronic sufferers.<br />
Teenage Technophiles<br />
Using smartphones, tablets and<br />
games consoles is no more harmful<br />
to youngsters’ mental wellbeing<br />
than eating potatoes, researchers at<br />
the University of Oxford have found.<br />
A study of 300,000 teens showed<br />
that only 0.4% of adult wellbeing is<br />
related to screen use.<br />
Its’ been a<br />
bad month<br />
for:<br />
People who live in flats.<br />
Living in a house with no shared<br />
walls may help protect you from<br />
heart disease, says a team at the<br />
University of Essex. A study of<br />
10,000 people found those living in<br />
detached houses had half the level<br />
of C-reactive protein – a chemical<br />
linked to angina, heart attacks and<br />
strokes – of those living in flats.<br />
Pianists<br />
Engineers at the University of<br />
Cambridge have created a 3Dprinted<br />
robot hand that’s capable of<br />
playing the piano in different styles.<br />
In Numbers<br />
8cm/s<br />
The record speed of a<br />
tawny nurse shark<br />
foetus as it swam from<br />
one uterus to another<br />
(sharks have two<br />
uteruses)<br />
6<br />
The age in months that<br />
babies need to be<br />
before they can<br />
recognise faces in<br />
profile view<br />
Calculators – Please remember that all Y9, Y10 and Y11 students are expected to bring a scientific calculator<br />
to all science lessons. If they don’t, they will be issued with a half hour detention for lack of equipment.<br />
Something worth going to see – As well as been a famous artist, Leonardo da Vinci also contributed<br />
hugely to the worlds of science and engineering. His anatomical drawings were astonishingly accurate considering<br />
the microscope had not been invented when he did them. You can go and see some of his work for free at the<br />
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and the Derby Museum and Art Gallery until 6 th May.<br />
Y11 Revision – We have now started our revision program with Y11, which will run up to the start of the<br />
exams. We have posted a detailed copy of the schedule on Doddle. This provides the students with a detailed route<br />
through their revision. Revision support is every Thursday after school for any students who wish to come along.<br />
A handy revision website – If you’re struggling to learn all the physics equations try this site for size.<br />
The app can be found in the Apple Store and Google Play so its great for getting on a phone or tablet. The site is<br />
called 23Equations.com and its FREE!
Focus on Careers<br />
We would like to introduce a new feature to The <strong>Warbler</strong> which is The Wilnecote School Careers<br />
Programme. We are committed to offering all students, from Year’s 7 to 11, any support that<br />
they might require in terms of preparing young people for the choices and transitions in<br />
education, training and employment.<br />
Mrs Abbott<br />
Head of Careers<br />
Mr Handford<br />
Head of Careers<br />
Mrs Talbot<br />
Careers and Work Related<br />
Learning Support<br />
Since starting their roles in January Miss Abbott and Mr Handford have been busy finalising<br />
the programme for the next few months. Some of the key events and activities are as follows:<br />
National Careers Week<br />
this runs between March 4th – 8th with activities taking place during tutor time throughout the week.<br />
National Citizen Service (NCS)<br />
We are a ‘champion school’ due to the number of students who have participated over the last few years! Earlier in<br />
<strong>February</strong> Year 11 students received an assembly from NCS about the programme. All Year 11’s are now able to sign<br />
up and book on to NCS for this summer. More information is available at www.ncsyes.co.uk<br />
Year 10 Mock Interview Day<br />
This takes place on Thursday 11th April, where the school welcomes local business and other key people to interview<br />
our students. Every student will be interviewed, with interviews expected to last 30 minutes each. Each student will<br />
require a CV and covering letter in order to help them with the day.<br />
Year 10 Work Experience<br />
This takes place between Monday 8th and Friday <strong>12</strong>th of July <strong>2019</strong>. Booklets need to be completed and returned<br />
as soon as possible. For more information go to the school website or log into www.workexperiencesupport.co.uk
Beauty<br />
Beast<br />
Disney’s<br />
and the<br />
<strong>2019</strong><br />
After months of rehearsal The Wilnecote School’s production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast took<br />
place just prior to half term. For three nights audiences were wowed by a talented group of students<br />
from across years 7-11.<br />
The production was based on the Broadway/West End version of the show which meant students<br />
were performing all the songs and script that were originally performed by professional actors and<br />
musicians.<br />
As ever there were last minute panics including a poorly Mrs Potts for our opening night. However,<br />
the true professional team spirit resulted in an impromptu appearance by Miss Julius as well as<br />
additional songs and lines given to other cast members and it all gelled perfectly. Thank you to<br />
everyone who came along and supported the production, BUT most importantly a huge ‘thank you’<br />
to our talented cast and production team who worked tremendously hard to put this performance<br />
together.<br />
We asked Louise Griffiths to review the show for the <strong>Warbler</strong>.<br />
<strong>2019</strong> saw the return of Wilnecote’s musicals. After two years<br />
Wilnecote took on a tale as old as time, Beauty and the Beast.<br />
The show sold out three nights seeing laughter and joy from the<br />
audience.<br />
Auditions took place in September and rehearsals began in October.<br />
For five months the cast rehearsed after school for three hours every<br />
week. Matthew White (Year 9) who played Lumiere said “I enjoyed<br />
working with friends”. After Christmas they started their late night<br />
rehearsals on Friday nights and all day Saturday rehearsals to get<br />
some extra practice before opening night. These rehearsals are the<br />
time when the show really comes together and the cast get to start<br />
using the set and wearing their costumes. Jess Cooper (Year 9) who<br />
played Mrs Potts said that the rehearsals were “really fun, I also love<br />
being able to spend time with people from other year groups”. On<br />
the 9th <strong>February</strong> the cast did their first tech run. This is when the<br />
final lighting, sound and staging is sorted out and gives them a real<br />
feel of what performing the show will be like. This also gave the tech<br />
team a chance to take photos and videos of the performance.
On Monday 11th <strong>February</strong> the cast did two dress rehearsals to local<br />
Primary Schools. This was the first time the cast performed in front<br />
of an audience and it was received well as the children really enjoyed<br />
it. Erin Shingler (Year 10) who played Belle said “Performing the show<br />
was such an amazing experience” and “I really enjoy the buzz you<br />
get from performing, there’s really nothing like it”.<br />
Erin played one of the twins in Lord of the Flies last year but this<br />
year she took the lead and beautifully portrayed Belle’s charm<br />
and kindness. “I was so excited to have a main part in the show”<br />
commented Erin.<br />
The Beast was played by Ben Ryan who is in Year 9. This was Ben’s<br />
first school show but he’s taken part in several Music Concerts and<br />
attends Stage It Performing Arts Academy outside of school. Ben<br />
did an amazing job playing the beast and ending the first act with his<br />
emotional solo ‘If I Can’t Love Her’. Ben said “It was an overwhelming<br />
and exciting experience and I was so pleased to be given a main role<br />
in my first school show”<br />
Gaston was played by Sam Martin who is in Year 9. Sam has been<br />
in every school show since he joined the school in Year 7. Last year<br />
he played the other twin in Lord of the Flies and he also performs<br />
in other school events and outside of school. Sam did a hilarious<br />
and excellent job of playing Gaston and showing his evilness. Sam<br />
said “My favourite thing about being in the show is that it allows<br />
students from different years to work together on something fun”<br />
The rest of the lead cast included Jack Ryan (Year 8) as Lefou, Rosie<br />
Reeves (Year 8) as Cogsworth, Matthew White (Year 9) as Lumiere,<br />
Lewis Newton (Year 11) as Belle’s dad Maurice, Jess Cooper (Year<br />
9) as Mrs Potts and Chloe Dore (Year 7) as Chip. This was backed<br />
by an amazing Ensemble who supported the leads throughout the<br />
whole show.<br />
The set design really brought the show to life and included all<br />
aspects of the show. Such as Belle’s cottage, the Beast’s castle<br />
and the woods. Throughout the show projections were used to<br />
enhance the set and the sound effects complimented this. The<br />
costumes were very similar to the films and stage production’s and<br />
really embodied the characters in their iconic outfits.<br />
Highlights from the show included the opening number ‘Belle’,<br />
‘Gaston’ performed by Gaston, Lefou and the Ensemble, the show<br />
stopping ‘Be Our Guest’ which was performed by Lumiere, Mrs Potts<br />
and the Ensemble, ‘Beauty and the Beast’ by Mrs Potts and ‘Beauty<br />
and the Beast reprise’ by the whole Company.<br />
The whole cast are so talented and brought down the house three<br />
nights in a row. It was charming, joyful and above all entertaining.<br />
Lewis Newton (Year 11) who played Maurice said “The show was<br />
such an amazing, and great experience. We all worked together so<br />
well and it felt as if the cast was a second family!”
Library Information<br />
Wilnecote Community Managed Library is located on The Wilnecote School site. The facility provides a library service<br />
to the students and staff of the school as well as the communities of Wilnecote, Tamworth and surrounding areas.<br />
The Library has an amazing selection of resources available and is kept well stocked with non-fiction books and<br />
children’s, young adult and adult fiction. There are also Audio Books and books in large print as well as a careers area<br />
with up to date careers information and prospectuses.<br />
We have 11 desktop computers which can be used by students or adults during public library times.<br />
Students can use the facilities before school and after school. When the Library is open to the public and during<br />
school holidays students must use the external entrance adjacent to the staff car park to enter. Students are<br />
encouraged to use the library to choose and change books, for research, to complete homework or just to sit and<br />
read. We also have a selection of jigsaw puzzles and educational games.<br />
DESIGN A NATIONAL BOOK TOKEN COMPETITION <strong>2019</strong><br />
You & our school could win HUNDREDS of pounds worth of books with the fantastic National Book Tokens DESIGN A<br />
BOOK TOKEN competition.<br />
One lucky winner’s design will be made into a real-life National Book Tokens gift card, to be distributed across<br />
bookshops nationwide in time for Christmas! There are National Book Tokens galore to be won too – just imagine all<br />
those beautiful new books for you and our school’s bookshelves…<br />
To take part students simply have to design a National Book Token with the theme of Share a Story. A panel of judges<br />
will select a winner and runner-up in each of three age categories: up to 8 years, 9-<strong>12</strong> years and 13-16 years<br />
Collect the design template<br />
from the Library & return by<br />
Monday 1st April.<br />
2018’s winning design 2017’s winning design<br />
FIRST PRIZE in each age range wins:<br />
* £250 National Book Tokens for the school<br />
* £100 National Book Tokens for the child<br />
SECOND PRIZE in each age range wins:<br />
* £150 National Book Tokens for the school<br />
* £50 National Book Tokens for the child<br />
School * £100 Library National opening Book times Tokens for the library<br />
* £50 National Book Tokens for the library<br />
Monday<br />
0800 – 0900<br />
<strong>12</strong>00 – 14.15<br />
Tuesday<br />
0800 - 1600<br />
Wednesday<br />
0800 – 0900<br />
<strong>12</strong>00 – 14.15<br />
CLASSICS to COMICS<br />
0800 - 1500<br />
Thursday<br />
0800 - 1400<br />
Friday<br />
Public Library opening times<br />
Monday<br />
0900 – <strong>12</strong>00<br />
14.15 - 1700<br />
Closed<br />
Tuesday<br />
0900 – <strong>12</strong>00<br />
Wednesday<br />
14.15 - 1900<br />
1500 - 1800<br />
Thursday<br />
1415 - 1900<br />
Friday<br />
0930 - 1300<br />
Saturday<br />
School Library opening times<br />
Monday<br />
0800 – 0900<br />
<strong>12</strong>00 – 14.15<br />
Tuesday<br />
0800 - 1600<br />
Wednesday<br />
0800 – 0900<br />
<strong>12</strong>00 – 14.15<br />
Thursday<br />
0800 - 1500<br />
Friday<br />
0800 - 1400<br />
Celebrate World Book Day and<br />
summarise a well-known story into a<br />
comic format!<br />
To take part and be in with chance of<br />
winning a prize collect a design template<br />
from the Library and retell a classic tale<br />
in comic book style.<br />
The closing date is Friday 15th March<br />
and entrees will be judged by the Art<br />
Department.
Book Reviews<br />
Title: The Ice Monster<br />
Author: David Walliams<br />
Book review by: Isabelle Windsor<br />
What is the book about?<br />
Rating (out of 5 stars)<br />
This book is about an orphan called Elsie who lives in the streets of<br />
London. One day, a woolly mammoth is revealed in the ice found in<br />
the North Pole. As it was 10,000 years old, it was obviously dead<br />
and so Elsie and a professor bought it back to life, then…<br />
…what a daring journey they had to take to get Wooly back home. It<br />
turned out that millions of mammoths lived in the North Pole!<br />
My Opinion:<br />
Brilliant! I enjoyed this story very much. It’s an amazing story to<br />
read if you are fond of animals. My favourite character in the book<br />
has to be Wooly the mammoth.<br />
Title: The Knife of Never Letting Go<br />
Author: Patrick Ness<br />
Book review by: Miss Bradshaw<br />
What is the book about?<br />
Rating (out of 5 stars)<br />
Imagine you’re the only boy in a town of men. You can hear everything<br />
they think. They can also hear everything you think. Imagine you<br />
don’t fit in with their plans…<br />
Todd Hewitt is just one month away from the birthday that will<br />
make him a man. But his town has been keeping secrets from him.<br />
Secrets that are going to force him to run…<br />
My Opinion:<br />
Fantastic! A really gripping read with lots of twists and turns to keep<br />
the reader interested. I love the characters and the development<br />
of the story.<br />
My favourite part is the mind reading. I love that there are no<br />
secrets yet Todd has to try and keep one.<br />
I’m looking forward to reading the next in the series.<br />
New Revision Area<br />
Come and see our brand new revision area which is stocked with the latest GCSE revision<br />
guides and past exam papers. The Library offers a calm, quiet space for revision and we<br />
highly recommend that our students make use of this space and the resources.
Pastoral<br />
The new year bought plenty of changes to the pastoral team in school with the biggest changes happening in<br />
Grazier house. Mrs Ager is the new Head of House and Mr Farrell is now the form tutor for CG10. Mr Herbert and Mr<br />
Simpson remain in their roles as Head of House for McGregor and Peel. Mrs S Taylor retired from her role as Pastoral<br />
House Manager for Grazier and we wish her well in her new adventures. Mrs Cook and Miss Jordan continue as key<br />
members of the pastoral team, providing invaluable support to the students and Heads of House. Mrs Hill has also<br />
joined the team as Director of Student Standards which is an exciting new part of the pastoral structure and her<br />
role was outlined in a letter we recently sent home. We all work together alongside Mr Adams to ensure a safe and<br />
supportive environment for all Wilnecote students and their families. You can contact any member of the pastoral<br />
team, including the form tutor of individual students, via email using the Contact Us section on the school website.<br />
Attendance at the Wilnecote School is continually improving and we continue to aim for a minimum of 96% or above.<br />
Whole school attendance up to the <strong>February</strong> half term break is 94.3 %<br />
Which house will finish with the<br />
highest attendance percentage<br />
at the end of this academic year?<br />
You can help your house by simply<br />
coming to school each day and<br />
the current statistics are close<br />
enough that any house can still<br />
win overall.<br />
So many of our students continue<br />
to attend school every day,<br />
arrive on time and make the<br />
right decisions in terms of their<br />
conduct, effort and contribution<br />
to the school community and<br />
for that we would like to say<br />
well done. We look forward to<br />
welcoming so many students to<br />
the end of term rewards before<br />
we break up for Easter in April.<br />
Mr Adams, Mrs Hill, Mr Simpson, Mr Herbert, Mrs Ager,<br />
Miss Jordan and Mrs Cook<br />
Mrs Ager is running<br />
The London Marathon<br />
If completing a Wolf Run last year wasn’t enough, now Mrs Ager has set<br />
herself a new challenge. She has a place in the London Marathon, on Sunday<br />
28th April where she will run 26.2 miles. A distance she has never ran before.<br />
Mrs Ager has been in training since September to ensure that she can cover<br />
the distance and has also committed to raising a minimum of £2000 for her<br />
chosen charity, Kidney Care UK. This is a charity close to her heart as her dad<br />
suffered from kidney failure all his life and her family relied heavily on support<br />
from the charity. Mrs Ager now feels it is her turn to give back and support<br />
the charity that helped her family so much. You can read her full story on her<br />
Just Giving page<br />
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/sammie-does-a-marathon
Sportshall Athletics District Competition<br />
As soon as the Christmas decorations are put away our Sportshall athletic teams restart their healthy balanced diets<br />
and return to training on a Wednesday night knowing that the District Championship title is up for grabs once again.<br />
This year’s boys event saw the closest competition amongst the schools with the Year 8 boys missing out on the title<br />
by a handful of points, whilst the Year 7 boys were victorious and enjoyed a nail biting win over the other Tamworth<br />
Secondary Schools.<br />
Year 8 girls are the reigning County Champions so had a lot to prove in their competition. The whole squad were focused<br />
on maximising their performances to make it through as the District Champions once again and onto the County Finals<br />
to retain their title and silverware. They didn’t need to worry …. they smashed it, beating the next highest scoring school<br />
by almost 20pts!<br />
The Year 7 girls followed in their fast footsteps, with all of the squad performing to their maximium they won the District<br />
title and with that to become the third Tamworth Sportshall athletics team to come from The Wilnecote School. A huge<br />
well done to all members of the Sportshall Squads – this is a really impressive accomplishment.