Year 10 The following students are making the

best overall progress: Jack Carroon,

Sophie Wright, Rebecca Evans, Amie

Chesters, Ben Dambok, Holly Whilock,

Aidan Probyn, Gemma Leathem, Megan

Ashman

The following students are the highest attaining

students in their year group: Marcus Palmer, Sophie

Wright, Verity Melvin , Ryan Leathem, Oliver

Murphey-Tinsley, Michelle Kevbrina, Amie Chesters

Caitlin Rowson, Katie Howard.

Year 7

From Mr Purves. The following pupils did well on their Africa assessment: Bronwyn Allen Leigh ,Savannah Brooks, Ellie Chesters, Lily Cooke, Kate Greener, Faith Haynes, Owen Marsh, Hannah McManus, Ishmael Men-doza, Katie Thorley, Ellie Wright, Chelsea Yewdell, Katie Ashworth, Ellie Brown, Lauren James, Angelina Lycett Amin, Nell Nicholson, Alfie Redman, Nicole Sawyer, Nicole Whittaker and Samantha Worrell. From Miss Kirkham. 7HX English - the following achieved an 8 in their last assessment: Lauren Anderson, Simran Ghuman, Abbie Lewis and Sam Wood. From Mrs Clarke. I would like to congratulate all of 7I1 who did very well on their Scratch assessments and in particular Levi Goodwin who achieved a grade 7. He showed a great deal of dedication to his work in order

to achieve this.

Year 9 Merits Form

Amelia Fryer 109 9PAM

William Byatt 95 9PAM

Jordan Kerr 86 9MT

Imogen Rigby 63 9MT

Owen Rollason 112 9MJ

Aaliyah Ley 70 9MJ

Nathan Hammonds 64 9JWO

Kate Brocklehurst 62 9JWO

Larni Greatbanks 99 9GB

Matthew Nixon 93 9GB

Year 8 Merits Form

Jorja Johnson 135 8JCA

Reece Dawson 123 8JCA

Olivia Jakubiak 118 8MDM

Aimee Dawson 106 8HHC

Darcie Mill 99 8LS

Charlie Buxton 86 8MDM

Ceren Unlu 85 8MDM

Gabriel Weberley 82 8JF

Harrison Holdcroft 82 8JF

Max Hill 82 8JF

Please help us to practise our school values and code of conduct:

Respect Enthusiasm Achievement Community

Hard work

July 2016 Newsletter

A message from Mr S Clarke Headteacher

Dear Parents/Guardian

As we head towards the end of another academic year, I just want to take the opportunity

to thank parents for your continued support and to thank all staff and students for their

hard work and effort this year.

I particularly want to thank Miss Hough-Clewes and her team of journalists for this end of

term Newsletter which captures some of the things we do on a day-to-day basis here at

Moorside High School.

As one year ends, another begins and we are already making preparations for the new

academic year, starting September 2016. We will be welcoming another 176 Year 7

students in to our school in September and so as our year groups grow, we will be

changing arrangements for assemblies so that Key Stage 3 assembly will be Years 7 and 8

and Key Stage 4 assembly will be Years 9, 10 and 11.

Can I remind you of the dates for next year:-

Tuesday 6 September 2016 START OF TERM Autumn Term 2016 Tuesday 6 September - Friday 16 December Half term Monday 24 October - Friday 28 October Half term Monday 19 December - Monday 2 January 2017 Spring Term 2017 Tuesday 3 January - Friday 7 April Half term Monday 20 February - Friday 24 February Easter Holiday Monday 10 April -Friday 21 April Summer Term 2017 Monday 24 April - Tuesday 25 July Bank Holiday May Day Monday 1 May Half Term Monday 29 May - Friday 2 June

The teacher training days for next year are:-

Monday 5th September 2016 Friday 21st October 2016 Friday 7th April 2017 Monday 24th July 2017 Tuesday 25th July 2017 The school will be closed to pupils on these days. If you are buying uniform over the summer break can I remind you to check the school’s

uniform policy which can be found on our website. Please make sure that your child also

returns to school with the right equipment which is: a black pen, green pen, spare pen,

pencil, ruler, calculator, student note book. We will continue to do regular equipment and

uniform checks throughout the year.

Please top up your parent pay account over the summer in time for the new term and if

you require a bus pass please contact Mrs Higgins in Reception.

All that leaves me to do is to wish you all a safe and happy summer break and I look

forward to seeing you all in September.

S N Clarke

Headteacher

All the students who have taken part in film club in its first half term. Thank you for being so well behaved and participating.

R Henshaw, A Chadwick, K Steele, A Hercock,O Jakubialk, H Bickerton, K Weston, M Parr, E Stirling, A Jeffries, L Atkinson, C Buxton, A Dawson, C Taylor, H Warner, E Peakestewart and C Unlu for running a dodgeball competition for year 3 students from the cluster schools.

Thank you to the following students who helped the office staff with the whole school photograph. Katharine Beverley, Hebe Swindail, Zoe Brocklehurst, Alexandra Jefferies, Madie Parr and Josh Williamson thank you from Mrs Johnson.

Miss Lewis would like to praise all of year 8 for their excellent behaviour in their Youth Court role play lessons.

Mr Millward would like to say a huge well done, and a massive thank you, to all in-volved in the Year 11 practical Drama exam. The students gave it their all, and there were some absolutely excellent performances!

Congratulations to all those who made it into the Top Team. Mr Courts.

Learning Support for all your help so far this year! Miss Clewes and Miss Ford.

Thank you to all my Junior Journalists who have helped to produce this Newsletter. Miss Clewes

Charlotte Johnson and Grace Wilkinson for producing the highest marks in their ICT coursework . These are the highest marks we have ever received at Moorside. Mr Qayyum.

Mrs Hodgkinson would like to thank all of her year 9 reading mentors for all their help. They have worked incredibly hard from October to June helping year 7 to develop and improve their reading skills.

Year 9

Lucie Bakewell for bravery and a beautiful voice.

Larni Greatbanks, Aaliyah Ley, Scott Mowatt, Matthew Nixon, Sam Burnsand Penny Lane foor supporting transition with Year 6.

Rebecca Howell for overcoming adversity.

Megan McLeary for being supportive to others.

Owen Rollason for an amazing job on the Environment Team.

Kyra Walchester for her amazing positive attitude.

Year 8

Connor Bolton, Ethan Woolridge and Charlotte Burlace– Colquhoun for kindness to others.

Taylor Degg and Taylor Parker for extraordinary kindness to others.

Taylor Wood for encouraging others to attend a charity event and organising it.

Keira Welsh for showing a mature attitude.

Marni Higginbotham for working well with others.

Viclyn Jude and Rebecca Blakemore for their help with the Environment Team.

Courtney Machin for being a good friend

Since September Moorside has held booster sessions for the current year 6 from many

of our feeder schools. The aim of the sessions were to booster the students from a level

5 to a level 6. These sessions were in Maths and English. The students really enjoyed

their taste of high school.

I have found coming to Moorside a very helpful and enjoyable experience. With Miss

Foster I have learnt many new things such as connotations. Also I have gained more

knowledge of the English language. – Trudie Allen, St Johns

I like these lessons a lot because I learn new things (especially in English)! The best part

about this is actually coming and making friends. –William L, Werrington Primary School

I feel more comfortable and used to the learning and work at Moorside now. These

sessions have helped me. I practically liked when we wrote a newspaper article in English

and algebra in maths. – Libby-Mae Bagguley, Werrington

The Moorside lessons help me to remember certain rules and skills in the curriculum. They

are enjoyable and sometimes teach me new things like connotations. With help from the

teachers I am better at school. – Tyler, St Johns Primary School

Meet the Junior Journalists

Alicia

I am in 7RBU and my set 7H2. I joined

the team because I wanted to be a

writer and a journalist when I am older.

Louise

I am in 7CE and my set is 7HX. I

joined the Newsletter club because I

wanted to try a new thing that I have

not done before.

Karina

I am in 7KB and my set is 7I2. The reason why I

wanted to join the Newsletter club was because

I wanted to improve my writing .

Gemma

I am in a high set for English in Year Ten. The main

reason on why I joined is to improve my English

skills.

Holly

I am in set one in Year

Ten, English. I joined to

improve my English skills

and Miss Clewes thought

that I’d be the right fit

for this club.

Liam

I joined Newsletter club because I wanted

give something back to the school and

also because I am interested in Sport

Mike

I joined because I thought

that it will be quite fun and

interesting; fun times!

Max

I joined because I really like journalism.

This will help improve my understanding of

what it takes to be a journalist.

Faye

I am interested in being involved in

extra curricular activities.

Megan

I want to be a journalist when I am older.

This will be great experience.

Risoul, France

During the Easter holidays 20 students went on the annual school ski trip.

After an exhausting 24 hour coach journey, both staff and students were

happy to arrive at the hotel. From there, five glorious days were spent

developing the skiing skills of the students. Many excelled straight away and

everyone made significant progress by the end of the week. After a few

tumbles, slips and trips everyone came home safely.

Hebe Swindail said, “I liked the ski trip because there were plenty of

different activities such as bum boarding, crepes, pizza, and the pool -

these were all completed after our skiing lessons. I liked the activities

because they were fun and were things I hadn't done before.”

Liam Degg said, “The thing I liked most about the ski trip was the skiing

lessons because I was with some of my friends and it was fun. We learnt

some new skills that we would not have had a chance to try before.”

The staff at the hotel and ski school commented on how well behaved and

polite the students were. Mr Tatton, Miss Edgley and Miss Clewes would like

to thank all the students for their excellent behaviour on the trip.

National Citizen Service (NCS) is a way to make extraordinary friendships, learn skills they

don’t teach you in class and create unforgettable memories.

This year 25 young people from Moorside High School are due to go on the programme over

the summer; a fantastic increase of over 56% on last year’s numbers!

These 25 young people will start with a week of adventure, living at an outdoor activity

centre, getting to know some amazing people and enjoying some quality time away from

home. On their return they will reunite with their group for a week in uni-style

accommodation. Not only will they learn to cook and look after themselves, they’ll also learn

some huge life skills. After all the fun and inspiration from their two weeks away they will

be ready to step up and deliver their very own social action project. Plan; fundraise; make a

difference! Then it’s time to celebrate in style and dress to impress at their fantastic

graduation ceremony.

Moorside think this is an amazing opportunity for their year 11 students and would actively

encourage you to take part. For anyone who is interested in NCS, the aim of the programme

is to help you:

• Grow confidence

• Make UCAS statements stand out

• Develop the skills employers want

• Get a killer CV

• Meet amazing people

• Access exclusive events

The next part-residential, part-home programme starts in the summer holidays with a

slightly shorter programme in the October half-term.

To take part you need to be 16 or 17, and will pay no more than £50 for all activities and

residential costs. Bursaries are available on a case by case basis for families who cannot

meet this cost and support is provided for young people with additional needs.

To find out more about this amazing opportunity visit www.ncsyes.co.uk or call 0330

4142504.

As part of a community initiative six Moorside High School students were

asked to attend Werrington Library on a weekly basis to read with six

students from Werrington Primary School. The aim of this project is to

encourage young readers to read more and use Werrington Library. The

Library is now run by the Werrington Community Group. Each of the six

Moorside students were paired up with a Werrington student to read together

for one hour. It was good to encourage the young readers of the importance

of reading regularly. It also helped bridge the gap between primary school and

high school students.

By Zak Mayer

As many of you will be aware the school recently hosted it's annual Awards Evening. It

was a extremely well attended and an enjoyable evening, where staff and parent's

celebrated the achievement of the pupils in years 7-10 during the last academic year.

Over 150 awards were given for both progress and attainment, across the curriculum and

were presented by Mrs Dodson, Head of the Moorlands Sixth Form.

David Goldstraw, Chair of Governors, presented his 'Award for Excellence' to Ed Hulme in

Year 7, Madison Parr in Year 8, Sophie Millward in Year 9 and Marcus Palmer in Year 10.

These awards recognise outstanding achievement across the curriculum in each year group

and signify both an exemplary work ethic and the hard work applied in order to attain

such high standards. Mr Goldstraw also took this opportunity to thank the 'Top Team', in

the outgoing Year 11, for their services to the school and Mitchell Birkin and Grace Burgin

gave an excellent acceptance speech, reminiscing their experiences of the school and the

opportunities they have had within it.

It was also a great pleasure to welcome back Ryan Bradshaw and his parents to award the

'Greg Bradshaw Award for Creative Excellence' in memory of Greg. This year's winner

was Annie Ledgar (see picture below) for recognition of her considerable achievements in

ballet and dance. This award holds great significance to all members of the school and it's

wider community and both inspires and rewards achievement in the creative arts, which

was both a passion and immense skill of Greg's .

It was a great celebration of all the pupils’ achievements and it was wonderful to see so

many parents and extended family come to enjoy the fruits of everyone's hard work. We

all look forward to seeing even more people next year as we continue to strive for and

reward the consistent hard work that Moorside pupils demonstrate each day.

The Silver Surfers are a group of people from the older generation that we

help with computers. We have 8 Silver Surfers that we teach. We have had 4

lessons with them where two of the helpers each wrote a lesson and a help

sheet to teach in that time with them. In the lessons we taught them about

using the internet and what all the things on there mean. We also taught

lessons on Skype, E-Mails and on how to use IPads. Overall, the lessons went

well and we had praise from the Silver Surfers. They really got to understand

how to use their computers and how to do anything else they were confused

with. We did this as part of our Citizenship coursework. We also did it to

increase community cohesion in our community and to encourage the

inter-generational links between the people in our community. The people that

took part are: Skye Goldsmith, Sophie Bailey, Ben Oakes-White, Josh Price,

Gemma Leathem, Isabel Garner, Holly Price and Marcus Palmer.

By Gemma Leathem

YEAR 9

On Wednesday 4th May students took part in an athletics competition at

Denstone College. Students took part in a range of events from long jump

to the 100m sprint. Seven schools took part in the event. They were:

Painsley Catholic High, Cheadle Academy, Denstone College, Endon High

School, Leek High School and Westwood College.

The teams’ combined results from the 7 participating schools were:

Year 9 girls - 3rd

Year 9 boys - 3rd

The following students finished in the top two of their events and will

represent Moorlands’ schools at the Staffordshire Championships at

Northwood Stadium:

Megan Mcleary-100m

Megan Millington-200m

Seren Unlu-300m

Rhianne Moore-Martin-Discus, Shot & Hammer

Harriet Pearson-Javelin

Joe Ratcliffe-Javelin (Y10)

Jack Ely-Discus (Y10)

Lewis Salmon-Long Jump

Scott Mowatt-High Jump

A big well done to all

the students who took

part!

On Wednesday 20th April the Year 8 football team played in the cup final. Mr

Tatton described the game as “unbelievable”and “tense”. After a very close

first half, the boys were losing 1-0. During half time Mr Tatton gave the boys

a motivational speech and it must have worked as within the first 5 minutes

they scored making it 1-1, with Brandon Oakley scoring an incredible goal!

This was followed by ’Mr Dependable,’ Connor Lawton making it 2-1 to

Moorside. Huge celebrations came from the dugout from staff, students and

parents. Woodhouse came back fighting. A last minute attempt by Liam Degg

failed and the other side were awarded a penalty. Woodhouse made it 2-2 on

the final whistle .Extra time was approaching. Two minutes into extra time

Woodhouse scored… the dream was over? Not a chance! The boys came back

fighting as Brandon Oakley scored two more goals for Moorside. Full time, 4-3

to Moorside. Well done boys! An incredible achievement! Mr Tatton would like

to thank all the staff and parents who came to support the team.

The school recently hosted an art exhibition to display the work of the Year 11

Btec students’ coursework as part of their final assessment. The course asks

students to apply their artistic skills to meet a ‘Design Brief’ which could be set

by an employer or commissioned by a donor. This year pupils displayed work to

promote tourism in their local area drawing upon the influences of both the

environment, traditions and local artists. For this, one student, Lauren Brindley

designed a final piece influenced by the work of local artists and based around

the pot banks that still remain upon our landscapes. Another pupil designed

artwork for the local skate park and this was commented upon favourably for

meeting the commissioner’s ‘brief’ well. The exhibition showed a variety of

artistic influences, use of media such as textiles, watercolour and acrylics and a

good level of artistic skill that will make excellent transferable skills into the

work place. Mr Chatterton’s form gave lots of valuable feedback to the students

and voted for the best in show– Molly Harvey was the winner! The coursework

moderator from the exam board also viewed the show and was very impressed.

It ran from 9th May and closed following the external test moderator on the

1st of July.

By Dean Harvey

I'm Miss Smith and I have been working with and teaching German for a

number of years, including working at a secondary school in Germany. My

favourite aspect of my subject is how foreign languages allow us to

experience new cultures and to communicate in new ways. I'm looking

forward to becoming part of the team at Moorside in September and to

inspiring the young people at Moorside to enjoy language learning.

My name is Miss Goodfellow, last year I taught PE at Ormiston Sir Stanley

Matthews Academy in Blurton and will be joining Moorside High School in

September. I am really looking forward to meeting all of the students in their

PE lessons and will be looking to start some new clubs, particularly girls

football. Please let me know if there are any clubs you would like to run as of

September. I hope you all have a great summer and I look forward to meeting

you all soon.

My name is Mr. Fox and I am going to be the new History Teacher in September. As a

previous student of the school, I feel very proud to become part of the teaching staff

who I know are very passionate about their subjects, and I am eager to show that same

passion for History. My favourite era in History is the British Empire, as I believe it is

important for us as British people to understand our own past and learn about the key

events that make Britain great, and at times, not so great.

My interests stretch much further than History though, as I am a huge fan of sport, in

particular, Cricket; I play for a team in the local area, J&G Meakin CC. I am also a big

Football fan and I am looking forward to a new era for Manchester United under Jose

Mourinho.

During my time at Moorside High School I am looking forward to passing on my thirst for

education and my positive attitude to all of the pupils in my care and I can’t wait to get

started.

Year 8 recently went on a trip to Carsington Water. The idea of the trip was

to see the benefits of a reservoir. Once they arrived at the reservoir

students had to put their creative skills to the test and sketch the lake. It

was a glorious day; the lake shone with beauty.

Afterwards, they walked to the Wildlife Centre and observed some of the

animals in their natural habitat. They then had to attempt to identify the

animal and keep a record of the creatures. There were many different types

of animals spotted by students and many were surprised at the number of

species that depend on the reservoir.

In the Visitor Centre there is a colossal interactive exhibition. Students were

able to learn new things about the reservoir that they didn’t previously know.

Inside the exhibition there were interactive diagrams, these were fun and

made them want to learn more, including about what people flush down the

toilet! The diagrams explained how certain items are really bad for the

environment . I think the students will think twice before flushing something

down the toilet again. It then showed you how it turns peoples’ poo into water.

It was disgusting, but fascinating!

Students returned to school with a deeper knowledge and understanding of

the reservoir and why it is needed.

As we say goodbye to our current Year 11 it is time to appoint a new top team. After a

rigorous application process , where students wrote a letter of application and then had

interviews with Mr Clarke, Mr Dawes

and Mr Courts the following have been

selected:

Head Girl– Megan Ashman

Head boy - Marcus Palmer

Deputy Head Boy - Oliver Murphy-

Tinsley

Deputy Head Girl - Michelle Kevbrina

Assistant Head Boy - Ben Danbok

Assistant Head Girl - Faye Lister

Application Process

Initially, we had to write a letter of application to Mr Clarke about why we had the skils to

be on the top team, the position we wanted and the things we wanted to improve around

the school. Mr Courts, Mr Dawes and Mr Clarke then shortlisted 6 students, 3 boys and 3

girls, to progress to the next stage.

From this selection process, we had to do a hustings speech in front of the current year

10, stating who we were, why we wanted to be a member of the top team and what we

wanted to achieve in our time as top team.

Finally, we progressed to interview with Mr Courts, Mr Clarke and Mr Dawes. Everyone

was very nervous. After these interviews we were assigned our roles.

We are very happy and proud to be members of the Top Team. We are all extremely excit-

ed about the next 12 months.

In September, Moorside will welcome FIVE new teachers to our school. The first of our

teachers will be Mr Fox, a teacher in History. Mrs Boyd, the new Head of Maths teacher.

Miss Smith, a German teacher. You may have seen her teaching German lessons and now

she’ll be doing that full-time. Mr. Doughty, a History teacher who has recently taught

History at this school, and he’ll be here for good in September. The fifth and final

teacher will be the new PE teacher, Miss Goodfellow.

Hello, My name is Ms. Carla Boyd and I will be joining Moorside in

September as Director of Teaching and Learning Maths. You will

notice I have an accent, as I am Canadian – although I have been in

England now for 20 years. According to my children and my

students, I am strict but fair and fun, and motivate students to do

their best, no matter what their starting point. I love music,

singing, and used to play several instruments as well as speak 3

languages nearly fluently. While I have taught MFL for many

years in the past, I also have been teaching Maths since 2000. I

absolutely adore teaching Maths – especially problem solving - and

showing students where it is present in every aspect of our daily

lives. Frequently, I am caught using ‘Mathemagics’ in my lessons,

posing challenges and competitions for students and staff to enjoy,

as well as provoking discussion about Maths in relation to other

areas of study. I am looking forward to new challenges at

Moorside, encouraging students to develop their abilities to the

fullest, and working with new staff that I have already found to be

very welcoming.

KMF

This year we took part in the fourth annual KMF Young Engineer of the Year Award. Our

school was one of 23 schools invited to take

part in the ‘Sent into Space’ project and to

explore the areas of science, technology,

maths and engineering. The process aims to

engage young local talent and to inspire them

to follow a STEM career. A large participator

in the project was channel 5’s Jason Bradbury

who presents ‘The Gadget Show’. The project

was supported by many local businesses as well as RAF Cosford. However, the main people

this year were Alex Barker and Chris Rose from Sent into Space. This year’s school team

consisted of: Holly Whilock, Sophie Wright, Marcus Palmer, Oliver Murphy-Tinsley, Katie

Howard, Verity Melvin, Charlotte Hancock, Michelle Kevbrina, Faye Walley, Emily

Withington, Caitlin Rowson and Chloe Morris.

The team also was accompanied by Mr

Burnett, Mr Morley and Mr Bennett and were

sponsored by Pete Harbron. Our aim was to

emulate some of their previous attempts by

sending up many different cameras and pieces

of technology attached to a weather balloon as

well as one main experiment. Our experiment

was based around the generic enviro-battery

and how space affects electricity. We based

our technological side around 2 Raspberry Pi’s

which recorded many different things e.g.

temperature or humidity. The whole journey’s

fate rested upon one day. That day was the

12th of May where we actually had to launch

the balloon. We managed to reach a whopping

32km with our weather balloon and payload and

we managed to capture many stunning still

images and an intriguing video of the whole journey. The final concluding event to sum up

the whole project will be in July this year in which we will attend a ‘red carpet’ awards

ceremony and hopefully we will win some of the various different awards.

By Holly Whilock

As part of the year 8 PE lessons all of the students took part in a charity

fundraising event. Each students ran a mile in aid of Sport Relief. This

meant that every year 8 student had to run 10 laps around the school

field. “Sport Relief is great and raises money for a good cause, ” explains

Katharine Beverley. Of all the money raised by

the public through Sport Relief, 50% is used to

make a difference right here in the UK, and

50% goes towards transforming lives across the

world’s poorest communities. “It was hard work

running a mile but I was determined to complete

it as it is for a good cause,” states Liam Degg.

Joseph Marsh said “You should never give up.”

Mr Tatton made a personal appearance in form time creating an intense

competition. It must have worked as the total money raised was

£3093.80. Well done to all involved that is an incredible total!

...over

189,000

children to

attend

school and

get an edu-

cation

…16,500 people

get the support

they need to im-

prove their men-

tal health

...over

734,000 chil-

dren to be

given life-

saving vac-

cines

Annie attends the Angela Beardmore School of Dance and commits herself two evenings a

week and Sundays, and many more hours at home to practice. She has worked very hard

over the years and made many sacrifices in order to achieve the standard of work that she

is working at now. Annie has danced since the age of four and has taken examinations with

IDTA (International Dance Teachers’ Association) and BBO (British Ballet Organization)

her results have been consistently at the distinction level over 90%. She also studies jazz

modern and musical theatre.

Over the years she has performed in some very prestigious theatres including The Royal

Albert Hall and Her Majesty Theatre, home to Phantom of the Opera. Last year Annie suc-

cessfully auditioned for a production of Swan Lake produced by the English Youth Ballet

and was fortunate to be a swan. This show took place at the Regent Theatre where she has

performed on several occasions. Annie has also auditioned for places at the Royal Ballet

which you can only partake in if exam results are high enough and your school of dance rec-

ommend you. Annie is due to rehearse a show at the Regent Theatre, Hanley at the end of

this month. Annie will be auditioning for a scholarship with the Northern Associates in

Manchester and the following week the British Ballet Organisation.

By Gemma Leathem

At Moorside High School on June 10th we held a mini sports day. Year 7’s were the leaders

and Werrington Primary were the competitors. The leaders set up 7 stations for the year 1

children to enjoy including ‘Speed Bounce,’ a penalty shootout and hockey.

The whole year enjoyed it, a Werrington teacher said “they are very excited” and Millie a

pupil at the school said “I’m very excited and ready for the day!”

After the event we spoke to both the children and the leaders. Grace and Charlie from

Werrington both said that they really enjoyed the sports, especially the shoot out and they

had learnt how to play hockey. Jacob also said he really enjoyed the ‘Speed Bounce’ as he

came first. Two leaders and I’m sure many more said, that they enjoyed teaching the

children and Keira Rivers said “it was amazingly amazing!”

Overall Moorside and Werrington loved the Olympic Festival.

Well done to Mitchell who won the year 7 girls basketball on the 22nd

April. The team was made up of Mollie, Lily, Katie and Lauren who won

all their games!

Various competitions have taken place throughout the year, including

the Design a Fungi Poster Competition, Name the Flags Competition, and

a House Spelling Bee

By Liam Smith

Year 8 boys table tennis

1st Mitchell

2nd Bennett

3rd Matthews

4th Wedgwood

Year 7 girls basketball

1st Mitchell

2nd Matthews

3rd Wedgwood

4th Bennett

Year 9 girls basketball

1st Matthews

Wedgwood 2nd

Mitchell

3rd Bennett