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21 November 2013

Academic Year 2013-14 – Number 4

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Focus Fortnight Student Takeover Day Challenging Thinking Songwriting Workshop Newsreader Visit Clay Pigeon Shooting Olympian Willow Workshop Artist in Residence Piano Masterclass Camping on the Field SuperRock DEAR Remembrance Day Bookbuzz

Arts Award Felting Workshop Artist of the Month Drama Days Do fE Awards and

Expedition Ghosts at Farlingaye? The Science of Cambridge PE Round Up Volleyball Archery Football Rugby Cross Country Farlingaye Flyers

STEVE BROWN MEETING THE STUDENTS

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Focus Fortnight Student Takeover Day: A day with a difference

H AVE you ever wondered what is involved in running a school

like Farlingaye? On Tuesday November 5th many students got the opportunity to experience what it’s really like. Farlingaye’s first ever Takeover Day as part of Focus Fortnight allowed students to “take over” from every thinkable member of staff. Oliver Bowman (Year 8) and I became Ms Hargadon for the day, a little unaware of the enormity of the task that we had taken on. Other students completed the day to day tasks of various members of staff, with students cooking in the school canteen, teaching, being care takers for the day or taking on the responsibilities of the Senior Leadership Team. Not only did this give the students the opportunity to implement changes or alter the way in which the school runs, but they also gained experience in what

running a school like Farlingaye truly entails. Thoroughly enjoyable and extremely useful, the day left me exhausted as a result of a non-stop schedule. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Ms Hargadon and other members of staff for allowing us to take control and experience their daily routine. The day was a great success and I’m sure there are many budding teachers amongst those who took part. Katie MacFarlane 12E

Challenging Thinking

T HE following are the questions and winning answers to the

first of the Challenging Thinking questions set by Ms Hargadon.

“Why is 7 a magical number?” “Isn’t seven the most powerfully

magic number?” a quote from Tom Riddle, the most powerful dark wizard of all time, who split his own soul into seven pieces by creating extremely powerful horcruxes. The number 7 has endless power, for example, “why was 6 afraid of 7?

OLIVER BOWMAN AND KATIE MACFARLANE TAKING OVER AS HEADTEACHER FOR THE DAY

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Because 7 ate 9”, if this does not illustrate the power of 7 then I do not know what does. Another example of just how magical 7 can be is that there are 7 dwarves in Snow White, which are evidently very magical because they are Disney characters. Also there are the 7 wonders of the ancient world, all built through hard labour and dedication, all completely unrelated to one another, it was just through chance there were 7 of them. There are also the 7 deadly sins, which can all contribute to a person going to hell in the afterlife. However, there are also the 7 heavenly virtues which can send a person to heaven. Again proving that 7 is so powerful and magical that it can choose your fate. In Japanese culture, there are 7 gods of good fortune, who all have magical qualities and abilities to bless society with, including good health, happiness and wealth. 7 is also the number of items of information we can hold in our short-term memory, this could mean that 7 is actually holding us back from keeping more information and is actually controlling us. Also if you read this back and count how many points about why 7 is magical, you will find that there are 7 of them. Was this on purpose or is the number 7 controlling this decision? You decide. Brooke Richardson 13B & Nikki Jesuthasan 13O

“What would happen if people

only had three fingers and no thumbs?”

Our hands are something we take for granted. Imagine being a dog in a pub; would you be able to play darts with the local pub attenders? No. Would you be able to

drink a pint with your mates? No, it would slide through your slippery little paws. Your fingers are essential to everyday life and without them the world suddenly becomes a very daunting place.

But let’s focus on the positive aspects. You would still be able to make a Brownie promise, you would still be able to touch fingers with ET as he phones home and you would still be able to flip the terrible drivers the bird or the rarer double bird. A great man once said fingers are like bread, have three slices and you will be well fed, have five and you’ll have stomach cramp. To have three or not to be Shakespeare asks thee. And thou shall reply ‘three is just enough for me’.

However, to conclude our balanced argument we will allow the reader to be privy to some ancient folklore: “The Ballad of the Thumbless Hitchhiker” The car fleeted down the dusty lane And out protruded little Tommy’s thumb… in vain. He sat around and cried great tears ‘Why don’t the cars stop for me here?’ But as in melancholic thought he sat Along came a man with a thumb so fat That all the cars in the area flocked to the scene The mood was indeed, quite serene. But some were going far too fast And flattened the pair into the grass. Fin. We think we can all learn from this. Ross Tennant 13Y and Aaron Skates 13X

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Songwriting Workshop

O N Thursday October 24th, students from Years 9 and 10

were offered the opportunity to take part in a songwriting workshop with a band called “Beautiful Country”. It was a really great experience, having real life musicians talking about a real career in music. The day centred on students from ‘BIMM’ university teaching about a career in song writing and then a wider career in music in general. As someone who is seriously looking into a career in music, I found the day was incredibly useful for me. Everyone was really down to earth and had the time to talk to us about their jobs, studies and anything else we asked about. As well as all of this, they gave us lots of hints and tips to come away with regarding song writing. All in all, a great day! Paddy Hynes 10S

Newsreader Visit

O N October 22nd, ITV News at 10 newsreader, Julie Etchingham,

visited the school. She gave assemblies to year groups and then further talks for those interested in careers in media. She regaled them with tales of her career and even the mistakes she has made on air. She

answered the many varied questions asked by the students and gave them excellent advice for their future careers.

At the end of her visit she sat for an interview with a team of students writing a magazine for Focus Fortnight.

It was a fabulous visit. Mrs Shaw

High Lodge Clay Pigeon Shooting, Focus Fortnight

O N Friday October 25th, Farlingaye High School took 15 students to

High Lodge, just outside of Darsham, for an afternoon Clay Pigeon Shooting as part of our Focus Fortnight. On arrival we split into two groups, one group used a 20 gauge shotgun and the other a 12 gauge. The students were taught gun safety and coached to move, mount and shoot by the experienced instructors. Both groups performed superbly, with Warren Backhouse and James Edmundson sharing the High Gun Award with scores of 23/25. The students were all a credit to themselves and the school. Special thanks need to go to Eley Hawk Cartridges for sponsoring the cartridges for the event. Mr Steed

LEFT: PHOTO COURTESY OF THE EAST ANGLIAN DAILY TIMES DYLAN FOTHERBY, JORDAN CLARKE AND AIDEN POWER INTERVIEWING JULIE ETCHINGHAM. RIGHT: KS3 STUDENTS AT THE WILLOW WORKSHOP

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Olympian

I T was really interesting to go to Steve Brown’s assembly on

Wednesday November 6th, because he was inspirational and motivational.

He is the Captain of the GB Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby Team, which competed in London 2012 Paralympic Games.

He fell from a balcony and became paralysed from the chest down several years ago. He got involved in wheelchair rugby whilst he was still in hospital.

He showed us videos of wheelchair rugby and his team mates. His talk was very motivational and interesting. At the end he answered all the questions we asked him. And at lunchtime he posed for photographs with students.

It was a great experience to listen to him. Daisy Shaw 9A

Willow Workshop

O N October 22nd, Willow artist Jo Hammond spent the day with

students from KS3 creating sculptures using materials from natural sources. Students designed badgers and foxes using charcoal drawing and small clay models to plan out their ideas. These were then

translated into life size Willow sculptures of animals, which will be installed in the grounds of the school. Students enjoyed the experience of working together as a team and learning new skills from a practising artist. Mrs Hetherington

Artist in Residence

O N Thursday November 7th, as part of our Focus Fortnight,

students from Years 12 and 13 worked with our second artist in residence of the term. Simon Read is an established and successful artist, who has exhibited nationally and internationally and has worked with large scale inter disciplinary projects in the business sector. He is currently involved in a local land based project working with restructuring of the salt marshes and surrounding landscape. Simon is also a senior lecturer in Fine Art at Middlesex University. Students spent the day working with a University project based on re-thinking the use of materials to create artworks. Art students, Art Textiles students and Photography students worked together in teams to create temporary sculptures from re-cycled and found materials. These were filmed and photographed to map the progress of making. The day was extremely successful in developing thinking skills, problem solving strategies and communication through visual language and team work. Students enjoyed the experience of sharing expertise, ideas, and working collaboratively to think about creative use of their immediate environment. Mrs Hetherington

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Piano Masterclass with John Paul Ekins

O N Monday November 4th, 8 students from Farlingaye attended

a masterclass with the pianist John Paul Ekins. Each student had prepared a piece of music to play on the day and then John Paul gave them feedback on technique, f luency and style , demonstrating performance techniques throughout. The feedback showed professionalism and insight and the students were able to see ways in which they could improve their final performances. John Paul focussed on the individual style and technique of each performer and was able to give a valuable critique to each. Pianists from the school were invited to sit in on the masterclass, to listen and to get helpful tips to support their own playing.

In the evening there was a recital at St Mary’s church, Woodbridge. In the first half our pianists played their prepared pieces and in the second half John Paul played a repertoire including Beethoven and Liszt which was really quite incredible. After a particularly fast passage of Beethoven, one of the students gave a wry smile and said ‘Yep, that was good!’

Students thoroughly enjoyed the experience and although they were nervous to begin with, they appreciated

the advice they were given. It is lovely for students to have opportunities like these. Not only does it give the chance for real specialist input from a concert pianist working in the industry, it was the chance to develop technical and stylistic skills too. The recital was the opportunity for the students to share their love of music through performance and John Paul showed them what could be achieved with continued dedication and hard work.

Our thanks go to the committee at DDFAS for their generous donation towards the day, it was a great day! Ms Martino

Camping on the field for Focus Fortnight

S EVENTY of us volunteered to sleep overnight on the school field as part

of our ‘Independence and Responsibility’ Focus Fortnight. First we had the simple task of putting up our own tents on the field behind humanities. Luckily the rain and wind stayed away as we tackled with poles and ground sheets in our onesies and wellingtons!

By 5 o’clock the tents were up and dinner was being cooked. Some students cooked us a delicious meal of chilli and jacket potatoes, followed by a yummy piece of cake which filled our tummies!

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LEFT:JOHN PAUL EKINS WORKING ON A PIECE OF MUSIC WITH WILL COUTTS RIGHT: ALL COSY AND READY FOR BED WHILST CAMPING ON THE FIELD.

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We spent the evening watching films and of course the great British Bake Off final!

Bed time was interesting with only one toilet miles away from our tents. The muddy ground and pitch black surroundings made this trip to and from the toilet block very challenging. Luckily we were tucked up in bed, warm and dry, before the rain descended on us and we all managed to have a good night’s sleep. (Despite the helicopter that tried to wake us up at 1am!)

The most difficult part of the camping experience was packing away the tents in the morning. We were up before the sun and the dark, cold weather made getting up and out of bed unwelcoming. We were rewarded with croissants and Crunchy Nut once the tents were down and yet again we managed to dodge the rain!

We thoroughly enjoyed our night on the field although the best bit had to be going home to our own warm, comfy beds after a long full two days at school! Erin Hamilton 9A

SuperRock

O N the October 23rd Farlingaye held its annual charity music night

‘SuperRock’ that has raised money for many worthwhile charities over the years.

Musicians from every year group are given the opportunity to form bands to audition a maximum two songs of their choice to a panel that is made up of both teachers and sixth formers. The music ranges from well known pop and rock songs and are met with great reception from an audience that this year was almost 700 people. Each year ‘Superock’ grows in size with the 2013 finale complete with pyrotechnics during an unforgettable version of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ performed by a group of Year 13s. ‘SuperRock’ is an incredibly entertaining evening that allows students of all ages to perform together whilst displaying the vast range of musical talent on offer at Farlingaye. On behalf of the School we would like to say a special thank-you to Mr Picton, Mr Piddington, Mr Deeble and Ms Hargadon without whom the night would not have been such a success. Issy O’Riordan 12G and Fabian Tierney-Marshall 12P

THIS PAGE: FABULOUS SUPERROCK IN FULL SWING

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Drop Everything And Read!

S TUDENTS had the opportunity to “drop everything and read” during

Focus Fortnight. On Thursday October 24th during lessons 2 and 3, students across the school picked up their r e a d i n g b o o k s a n d r e a d uninterruptedly for 10 minutes. This was repeated again on Monday November 4th. DEAR is part of our who le -schoo l l i t e racy work , complementing our “word of the week”, half-termly grammar focus and tutor time competitions. Students responded with enthusiasm; here is a selection of what they said:

“Reading expands your imagination and encourages you to read”

“It improves our vocabulary” “It helps us develop our reading

skills” Many thanks to all the staff and

students who took part. Mrs Rudge

Bookbuzz A S part of our support for

developing our students’ literacy

skills, all Year 7 students have received a free book under the Bookbuzz scheme. Mrs Bate has kindly co-ordinated this and students choose their book during an English lesson. Research continues to highlight the importance and benefits of reading books, not just in English but in all subjects across the curriculum. If you are a Year 7, let us know about how you got on with your book! If you are a parent, do encourage your child (of any age) to get reading. Mrs Rudge

Remembrance Day A LEX Cooke played the last post at

a small service at Haughgate House on the morning of November 11th. He played brilliantly and the residents were really appreciative. Ms Martino

Arts Award Success S IXTEEN of our very talented Year

10 students have been working hard to complete their Bronze Arts Award qualifications, which recognises

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ALEX COOKE PLAYING LAST POST FOR THE RESI-DENTS OF HAUGHGATE HOUSE.

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Felting Workshop O N Wednesday November 13th I

visited Otley Primary school to deliver a Felt making workshop.

Students from Years 4, 5 and 6 worked exploring the work of Hungarian felt textiles artist Judit Pocs. They worked with a design process based on Rainforest creatures and plants using bright patterns and textures which were interpreted through the creation of flat felted panels. The students worked with great enthusiasm in learning the wet felting process, and enjoyed the opportunity to learn a new creative skill. Many thanks to Mrs Barnes at Otley Primary for offering time for the workshop to take place. Mrs Hetherington

Artist of the Month C ONGRATULATIONS to Sam

Corneby in 7N who has won this month's prize for Artist of the Month. Sam has worked really hard to create this still-life, drawn and painted from direct observation of the objects on display in his art classroom. Well done Sam, a box of watercolour pencils is on its way to you. Mr Rearden

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STILL LIFE BY SAM CORNEBY

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G&T KS4&5 Drama Day – Frantic Assembly G CSE Drama and A Level Drama

and Theatre Studies students enjoyed a Physical Theatre and Movement Workshop with Frantic Assembly practitioner Krista Vuori on Tuesday November 5th. We had a physically demanding but fun filled day consisting of three workshops; Workshop 1- A Level, Workshop 2 – GCSE Year 10, Workshop 3- GCSE Year 11.

Frantic Assembly creates thrilling, energetic and unforgettable theatre. The company attracts new and young audiences with work that reflects contemporary culture. Vivid and dynamic, Frantic Assembly's unique physical style combines movement, design, music and text. Frantic Assembly has built an enviable reputation as one of the most exciting companies in the country.

In a fast-moving two-hour workshop slot, Krista managed to get the students to choreograph and develop beautiful performance pieces. We learnt the principle of

shift, circle and through, building up layer upon layer of meaning which culminated in a stunning movement theatre sequence. Miss Baldwin

G&T KS3 Drama Day – Trestle Theatre O N November 7th, we took part

in a Gifted and Talented drama workshop. Mark Curtis, from Trestle Theatre Company, ran a workshop for Year 7, 8 and 9. We began with a warm up game to get us used to changing our character and posture. Mark then gave us archetypes which are the basics of characters. Next he taught us the vital skills that need to be used when wearing half-masks. Towards the end of the workshop, we were split into small groups to practice a short performance that we then showed the rest of the group. Everyone had a great time and learnt a lot! A big thank you to Mark Curtis and the Drama teachers, who organised this. Anna Firth 9L and Alice Brown 9R

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KS3 DRAMA WORKSHOP

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DofE Awards T HE following students have

completed their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards and received their certificates and badges from Ms Hargadon:

Year 11 Tom Abraham 11L Amy Adams 11L Emily Backhouse 11A Natasha Clark 11G William Crookall 11S Lauren Farthing 11A Kate Firth 11E Shannon Hopkins 11F Toby Jenkins 11I Rachel Knight 11Y Laura Lemke 11L Caitlin Morrow 11Y Katrina Palser 11N Jack Trethewey 11H Georgina Wright 11N Year 12 Jay Buckles 12F The following student has

completed his Silver Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and received his certificate and badge from Ms Hargadon:

Archie Prew 12C Congratulations everyone!

Mr Shaw

DofE – Silver practice expedition T HE following students took part

in their Silver Duke of Ed inburgh ’ s Award pract ice expedition in the New Forest during the October half-term break:

Toby Jenkins, George Rolland, Caitlin Morrow, James Scarce, Amy Adams, Laura Lemke, Georgiana Mulvey, Ben Tyndale-Brown, Jenny Morris, Louise Harling, Douglas Cowles, James Pederson, William Crookall, Jack Trethewey, Sophie Downie, Katrina Palser, Verity

Poulston, Georgie Wright, Kate Firth. The beautiful New Forest provided

a suitable challenge for the practice and, with its mix of rolling moorland, vast forests and animals roaming wild, was a very different experience for the students having completed their Bronze expeditions in more familiar surroundings in Suffolk.

The expedition was a great success with all groups camping overnight on two nights. The students started with a night navigation training exercise in the dark on Friday evening with close supervision by the leaders.

It was then an early start on Saturday morning for the expedition proper. With the groups walking in the region of 18KM (some walked up to 25KM as they got lost, getting into camp in the dark – the night navigation training proved very useful!), they had a tiring, but really enjoyable and fulfilling day. It was then into camp, to pitch tents and cook a substantial evening meal.

We kept a close eye on the weather forecast as this was the weekend of predicted gale force storms. Fortunately, we got through the night on Saturday, but decided that the outlook for Sunday night into Monday was very severe so we cut short the expedition to avoid the worst of the storms forecast for Sunday night.

The students had another early start and full day of walking on the Sunday before we retreated from the New Forest back home for a late night arrival in Woodbridge.

Everyone had a great time, bonded really well in their groups and learned some valuable navigation lessons. They are all now ready for their qualifying expedition in the Peak District at Easter. Mr Shaw

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Ghosts at Farlingaye? A UTHOR, Jonathan Stroud got a

volunteer from Year 8 to dress as a trainee ghost hunter when he visited school on October 17th. He was here to talk about his new book, “The Screaming Staircase”, in which children are employed as ghost hunters in a parallel reality world where ghosts become more common. Luckily the ghosts can be countered by lead chains and other weapons which Jonathan loaded onto Will Lucas as well as a special Lockwood and Co jacket (ghosts make you cold), hat and tool belt full of armaments.

The video trailer of his book was very popular and there were many questions to answer before the book signings took place. Jonathan seemed a little non-plussed when about a sixth of Year 8 said that they had actually seen a ghost. Jonathan confessed that he hadn’t; although it sometimes felt like he might have been in a ghostly presence when on the edge of sleep.

There was also much discussion of the different types of ghosts and possible locations, which Jonathan drew for the students, as he did illustration and editing before becoming a writer full time. There were castles, graveyards, woods etc. but also less conventional sites like a supermarket or maybe a school. Where do you think a ghost would be in Farlingaye? Fortunately none has been seen here - so far as I know. Ms Bate

‘The Science of Cambridge’ Trip T HE University of Cambridge is one

of the world's oldest universities and leading academic centres, and a self-governed community of scholars.

Its reputation for outstanding academic achievement is known world-wide, as is the original research carried out by the staff of the University and the Colleges

After arriving in Cambridge, our group was the first to take a tour around Trinity College. Trinity is the largest college at Cambridge, and 31 out of Cambridge’s total 89 Nobel Prizes have been won by members of Trinity College. We were shown around the college by two current undergraduates, who answered questions about the college, applying to Cambridge and the courses that they were studying. The tour was incredibly interesting as we got to see the various types of accommodation, the courts and (most importantly) the food hall. We even saw the tree that inspired Newton’s law of universal gravitation!

Secondly, we went to see Magdalene College. The College is incredibly religious, and has its origins in 1428 when King Henry VI approved the establishment of a hostel on the site for Benedictine monks to study Canon Law at the University. Our group actually (by accident) wandered into the Master’s Garden. After being told to leave, we figured out that the Master of Magdalene is the former Archbishop of Canterbury; Dr Rowan Williams.

After this, we headed to the Cavendish Laboratory on the outskirts of Cambridge. The Cavendish was opened in 1874 as the Laboratory of Physics at the University of Cambridge, one of the first teaching laboratories in England. Research in the Cavendish has led to a number of the most important discoveries in physics, including those by J.J. Thompson (the electron) and Ernst Rutherford (splitting of the atom). The laboratory was also the centre of the Watson and Crick discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA, who used images

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from a new technology called X-ray crystallography to build up a structure of the molecule that is essential to all life on earth. We went on a tour of the museum at the lab, and saw everything from the first Mass spectrometers to some of the oldest electron microscopes, before heading for Mr Oliveira’s science tour of Cambridge.

We walked around the city from Trinity College to Gonville and Caius, to King’s College and Queen’s college. Mr Oliveira talked us through some of Cambridge’s fascinating history, including the stories of Alan Turing (breaking of Enigma code), Watson and Crick (DNA), and Charles Babbage (Computer). We also got to visit the famous ‘Eagle’ Pub in Cambridge, where Crick announced that he and Watson had “discovered the secret of life”.

The trip was fascinating. It was inspiring to see the current (and past) undergraduates of the institution and how much work is still going on in the sciences. Cambridge is constantly at the forefront of new ideas, and sometimes we forget that we live so

close to such an influential establishment. Jigi Moudgil – Joshi, Form 12C

PE Round Up Ipswich and South Suffolk Volleyball tournament

T HIS tournament was held on November 5th and it was lovely to

be able to enter a girls’ and boys’ team in what was our first entry into the tournament. None of the Farlingaye players had ever played a competitive match before but made excellent progress as the competition went on and played with determination and enthusiasm. Both teams were delighted to get through to the final where they came up against a very organised squad from Alexanders International School in both the boys’ and girls’ competition, and both teams had a close match. Their second place f inish ensured progression into the County Final which will be played in December. Well done to all players! Miss Alexander

THE VOLLEYBALL TEAMS

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Archery

T HIS has been an incredible year for Oliver Smith (Year 9) and his

achievements in Barebow Archery. He joined Deben Archery Club in

January and has gone on to successfully gain 20 County Records, 1 UK Record and over 25 Medals.

In October he came 3rd at the National Clout Championships in Yorkshire where he had to shoot at a flag and its scoring zone 100 yards away. Within the Archery Association of Essex and Suffolk he is now ranked Number 1 in Junior Gents Barebow and in the UK Junior Target rankings he has also claimed the top position becoming the UK's Number 1 in Junior Gents Barebow.

All of his efforts have not gone unnoticed, as he is now on the Archery GB Talent Programme who are looking for future Team GB Archers.

What an excellent achievement gaining his Junior Master Bowman Qualification too, it has been a brilliant end to his first Outdoor season. Mr Ross

Year 7 Football

T HE Year 7 football team continue their unbeaten run. Another win

in the National Cup Competition sees the team progress onto the next round against another Essex side. George Fricker opened the scoring with an impressive lob from outside the box to put Farlingaye ahead. Great Baddow had one or two decent players but never looked like threatening our goal. Super subs Matt Sheridan and Tom Harrington sealed the game with a goal each in the second half and although Great Baddow managed a consolation late on we were worthy

winners. Man of the Match goes to Tom Sidhu who worked tirelessly to put pressure on the opposition. Teddy Baker and Cooper Berry also played pivotal roles in midfield. Mr Sparkes

U18 Rugby

T HE Sixth Form rugby team gave a very spirited performance against

St Joseph’s College. We were always going to struggle against one of the best U18 rugby teams in the Country. St Joseph’s had the luxury of fielding more than one international player and their quality shone through. However Farlingaye gave a disciplined performance from start to finish. Our tackling was superb and we did ourselves proud. We wish St Jo’s every success in the rest of the competition especially as they have a real chance to go all the way. We will look forward to the next 10’s tournament at Woodbridge Rugby Club on December 5th. Mr Sparkes

English Schools’ Cross Country Cup – Regional Finals

T HIS event was held in Bedford on Saturday November 9th and

involved teams from all across the region, who had qualified from their County events. We were very proud to have all 4 teams competing; Junior Boys’ and Junior Girls’ (Years 7/8) and Inter Boys’ and Inter Girls’ (Years 9/10). Six students run in each team and it is a team competition rather than an individual one.

Students and accompanying staff had a very early start in order to get to Bedford for 9.30am and on arrival the students were faced with a rather muddy, slippery and challenging course. The students competed

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fantastically well and some continued in the race despite picking up injuries on the course in order to try and do as well for the team as they could. Only three teams in each age group from the 7 counties competing qualify for the National Finals so we knew it would be a tough competition. Everyone in the PE faculty would like to congratulate all the runners for the determination and commitment they showed and the manner in which they competed.

The Junior Boys’ team consisted of Michael Hope, Adam Hanson, Tom Anderson, Ben Campbell, Ollie Gillespie and George Fricker. The team finished in a very creditable 6th position.

The Junior Girls’ team was Rebecca Clydesdale, Lotte D’Hane, Jasmine Slater, Indie Driscoll, Amelia Slater and Isobel Jones. This team finished in 4th place and Rebecca who is in Year 7 finished in 4th place which is a fantastic achievement.

The Inter Boys’ team were incredibly unlucky and missed out on qualifying for the National Finals by only one point. The whole team ran superbly, showing team spirit and true determination. Runners were Henry Milldown, Dan Hanson, Jacob Seabrook, Ollie Sharman, Alex Tripp and Will Blackburn

The Inter Girls’ team ran very well to finish in 2nd position so we will have a girls’ team in the National Final for the first time. Runners were Abi Rose, Anna Firth, Gen Garfield, Rosie Seabrook, Daisy Nash and Emma Nichols. Abi had a great race to take an individual 3rd place. Miss Alexander

THE INTER GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY TEAM WHO HAVE REACHED THE NATIONAL FINAL FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: EMMA NICHOLS, ABI ROSE, ANNA FIRTH, GEN GARFIELD, DAISY NASH AND ROSIE SEABROOK

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Farlingaye Flyers

T HE girls did us proud at the NSEA Arena eventing competition

held at the Jays, Bury St Edmunds. In the jumping the 70cm team came 2nd, the 80cm teams came 1st and 5th and the 90cm teams came 1st and 3rd. Amelia Slater, Alice Brown, Jasmine Slater, Amy Brammer, Aniie Jaspal, Connie Maddock, Beth Fewings and Olivia Lewis showed a m a z i n g t a l e n t a n d g r e a t sportsmanship.

Well done girls! Mrs Slater (parent)

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Board Game Club I’m going to set up a board game club to run during a couple of lunchtimes each week. If anyone has any board games they no longer use that could be played over about 45 m inutes then any donations would be gratefully received.

Mr Macdonald, Year 10 Learning Coordinator

U15 Netball Tournament 1st place

U14 Girls Badminton Ipswich and South Suffolk Tournament

1st place

Further Results