Thomas Clarkson Student Newsletter Issue No.2 April 2018

THE TCA REPORTER

TCA Easter Newsletter The news publication brought to you by the students of Thomas Clarkson Academy.

The Newsroom Our student journalists report on a plethora of topics, including: current affairs, events, news,

technology, art, history, Wisbech, and very importantly, our successes!

Our student editors work behind the scenes to design the newsletter and decide on the content for

each issue.

A snowy day at Thomas Clarkson Academy. Photos by Mr M Mellor

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In this edition:

Music and Dance

(pg 2-3)

Music and a show

(pg 4-5)

MFL Paris trip (pg 6

-7)

Just for laughs

(pg 8)

Poets corner

(pg 9-10)

Romania (pg 11)

Year 10

work experiece

(pg 12-13)

Ethan’s crafty work

(pg 14)

Attendance awards

(pg 15)

Harry Potter trip (pg

16-17)

Sport (pg 18-19)

Adverts (pg 20)

On the 1st of February 2018, we went to London to a Dance University, it

was very interesting and fun. When we arrived, we went to a cafe, they

had very good service and we were welcomed by a kind member of staff.

She showed us the way and as we were early we got to recover from the

long journey.

At first, we had a mini presentation

about the three years of studying here,

telling us about the history of how it

formed, what we would do and the dif-

ferent projects that are going on at this

time. Then we had a tour of the whole

dance university and got to see some of

the studios. We also got to see a ballet

class, which ‘Transitions Dance’

company (a postgraduate company)

were taking part in and some of us got

to share our opinions about the dancers.

Georgia commented, “They were ele-

gant.”

It was surprising to all of us that they could pick up the sequences of the

dance in minutes! In the afternoon, we had a technique class which was

cool, as we got to learn some ballet moves and contemporary, there was

also a bit of jazz involved. Some of the ballet moves were plié, first posi-

tion, second position and many more. Whereas the contemporary moves

were different, it in-

cluded many jumps,

turns and using the

Cunningham tech-

nique. In the tech-

nique class we did

many balances which

required the use of

long extensions and

basic techniques,

such as pointy toes

and shoulders back.

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We, thought ‘it was a really good time as we got

to experience what it would be like to into go

further into education’. This is because we real-

ly enjoyed what we did and being able to go

and experience some of the classes that we

could take was very good and exiting!

Jenny said, ‘I really enjoyed watching the class

because it inspired me; and made me realise

how it would feel to do post 16 dance.’

We would recommend the experience of attend-

ing a Laban University taster day to any keen

dancers who have the opportunity of attending

in the future.

By Rugile Lipaviciute and Sheila Woodberry

The other part of the afternoon we had a chore-

ography class, it was very experimental! Our

main stimulus was falling, however we had

three other stimuli as well: suspense, falling

and recovering. This included us to extend in

some way, fall and the get back up in lots of dif-

ferent ways. We made solos and after that we

had to find a partner(s) to join our solos to

make duos/trios.

When we practised and performed our duos/

trios, we did some trust falls. They were very

fun. Then we formed groups of four or five,

where we added some contact; there was a

group of five but they were able to do the exer-

cise, therefore it was more difficult as the trust

falls were harder to complete. However we

found ways to do them.

To relax from the hard work, we played a game

called ‘I’m falling’ it was where we had to walk

around the whole studio and someone had to

shout ‘I’m falling!’ then all of us had to go to that

person and lift him/her into the crucifix lift, it

was very interesting.

At the end, we got to perform our group dances

and we were able to get feedback from the

teacher. During this time, we also performed to

a lady who runs the office, and is in charge of

the development of the younger dancers. She

told us about the CAT (centre for advanced

training) programme, and gave us brochures to

look at in case we want to get involved.

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Grand Union Orchestra

at TCA

Students were mesmerised by Music from around

the world, performed by the Grand Union Orches-

tra at TCA.

Students from the three primaries heard music

from Africa, China and South America. They were

involved in a workshop led by the professional

musicians in which they explored vocal work and

learnt an entire piece on recorders.

Students and staff were very involved in this

great opportunity and hope it inspires people to

engage more with music in our area.

A great day for all, thanks to the students and staff from Peckover Primary, Nene & Ramneth Pri-

mary and Orchards Primary. Grand Union Musicians:

Shanti Jayasinha

Ros Davies

Carlos Fuentes

Ruijun Hu

And staff from:

20Twenty Geri and Jess

Thanks

Year 7s were involved in the afternoon session which included a concert and a workshop.

Students developed their classwork on Rhythm and Pulse by engaging with the musicians and

creating a whole group performance on the djembe drums.

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Come along for a fun packed night of singing and quirky horror in this adaptation by our TCA students.

TCA presents:

The Little Shop of Horrors

Tickets £5 per person

Wednesday 4th & Thursday 5th July

At: 7:00pm

Refreshments available

Tickets are available on parentpay or from Mrs Wilcox:

jwilcox@thomasclarksonacademy.org

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Monday 12th February We had the pleasure of watching the Disney parade and watched the 25th anniversary Disney fireworks, which was breathtaking. The view of the castle lit up was amazing, the castle fireworks were truly fantastic with fire being shot into the air; we could feel the heat of the flames on our faces. On the way home we had food at McDonalds then back to the chateau. Tomorrow would be another early start.

We had fun along the way as one of us thought the locals were driving on the wrong side of the road, we soon arrived at the amazing Nausicaa Sea life centre in Boulogne-Sur-Mer; everyone thought that the sea life centre was absolutely fantas-tic. That evening everyone was getting excited for where we were going tomorrow… DISNEYLAND!!!

Sunday 11th February We set out early on our coach journey to France, and on the way to Dover we refuelled our-selves with a quick pit stop at Stansted’s welcome break. Alas, there was no KFC that many of us hoped for, but we were super stoked to find that there was a STARBUCKS! Following an un-eventful drive to Dover, a bit of waiting and a 90 minute cross-ing, we arrived in France.

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Tuesday 13th February This was a very big day for everyone be-cause this was the day we conquered our fears and made the teachers proud. On the way through Paris we saw some incredible monuments like the Notre Dame and the Louvre, and also learnt some interesting facts: one being that the river Seine, which goes through Paris, is green because there is a pea factory that throws away imperfect peas into the river.

We could see everything from the Arc de Triumphe to the Notre Dame and it was AMAZING!!! After the descent back down, we visited Notre Dame followed by eating some well-deserved crepes and bought souvenirs. We then walked back to the bus and some students gave some euros to a homeless man and helped cover him with cardboard to keep him warm, which was very nice of them.

At the Eiffel Tower we walked up to the first floor though some of us were wary about going any higher. Thanks to the amazing Miss Willows and others, they helped the nervous students to reach the second floor where selfies were taken to send to Mrs Njikang. She in turn sent a message to congratulate those who were a little scared and this really boosted their confidence, so much so, everyone along with Miss Whisk-ers, Miss Willows and Miss Anderson all boarded the lift to the third and final floor.

The view from the third platform was absolutely breathtaking and one truly amazing view.

We then travelled back to the chateau, had a meal where everyone tried snails, with very mixed opinions, then got ready for a disco.

Wednesday 14th February On our final day, we visited a chocolate factory that makes chocolate Eiffel Towers and chocolate Big Bens, very cool! Then we had a long trip home, taking with us great memories. A special thanks to Miss Willows for being a great leader, and to all the teachers that accompanied us.

By Joshua Watson

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What’s the difference be-

tween a school teacher and

a train?

The teacher says “spit your

gum out” and the train says

“chew chew chew”.

Did you hear about the

claustrophobic astro-

naut? He just needed

a little space!

My friend keeps telling

me bird puns… toucan

play that game!

What’s a biker

skeleton’s favourite

song?

Bone 2 be wild!

I watched a documen-

tary about beavers… It

was the best dam thing

I’ve ever seen!

I watched a film

about dairy prod-

ucts… The ending

was really cheesy!

Did you hear about the

man that cut off his left

arm and leg?...

He’s all right now!

What do you call

cheese that’s not

your cheese?

Nacho cheese!

A bear walks into a

bar, he says “I’ll have

a… beer” The bar-

man asks, “why the

long paws?”

Why is Cinderella so

bad at sport?

Because she has a

pumpkin for a coach

and she runs away

from the ball.

I invited my boyfriend to

go the gym with me, but

he stood me up.

I guess the two of us

aren’t going to work out.

A tap, a head of lettuce

and a tomato were hav-

ing a race, the tap was

running, the lettuce was

ahead and the tomato

was trying to ketchup!

World book day jokes - a selection of students’ jokes submitted to our library competition. 8

Black and White

‘As my vision started to fade,

I thought about my childhood

And the smiles that it brought to my eyes,

The way I sang to sleep

Or how I lived with lies …

When I was born,

When I could barely lift my head,

My mother kept my mind awake

With her soft sweet voice,

Drying the tears that I shed.

My first birthday came quick,

Time flew by

I stuffed my chubby cheeks with cake.

How innocent,

How innocent could I be?

When I was two

Disney was my life,

My father would sing-a-long with me

And kiss me goodnight.

My third year rolled by,

I was sent away

To a place they called ‘Nursery’,

Where I learnt to play.

When I was four,

My life came crumbling down

My parents disappeared from my life

Where am I now?

When I was five

The orphanage stole me,

No more cake, no more singing.

My world was in black and white.

School was my hideaway,

I learned to read and write.

My hand would flow naturally,

I lingered in my stories,

The world was more colourful, no more

black and white.

I started to lose myself.

My mind would wander

To far-off places

Conjured up in my imagination

My mind would run races.

I still miss them,

Mother and Father.

But in my dreams they are alive

But I would rather

They were here for me now …

I lay here,

My final moments.

I’m seventy-one now.

I learned to savour life

For everything is not always in black and

white.

By Ellie Smith (year 8)

This poem was the winner of a short story

competition from the Creative Writing Ses-

sion 5 group, held on Monday afternoons in

the library.

All students are welcome to drop in to work

on creative writing projects.

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Listen, you have to read in a foreign language

Read it like poetry – don’t expect to understand everything –

fill in the gaps with your own half sentences. Don’t read translation

theories. Just don’t treat a language as if it’s a precious

vase that could break any second. It is a precious vase. It breaks

while we’re talking – that’s why we fall for it and with it, and – listen – you have to

think for yourself but in more than one language, and yes – life is

an exercise in freethinking, and yes – a different language could make you

furious at first – and isn’t it strange? But so many things

can happen: the moon, a Pegasus wing at your door, a telephone ring

(and you know who I’m thinking), the sky making no sense. So many things

may never. But listen – don’t listen to me. Listen to yourself. You wouldn’t

believe it.

Stav Poleg

Page 39, Poetry Ireland Review Issue 123 Stav Poleg's poetry has appeared in The New Yorker, Poetry London, Poetry Daily and Poetry Ireland Review, among others. Her graphic-novel installation "Dear Penelope" with artist Laura Gressani, was acquired by the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. Her debut poetry collection is Lights, Camera.

To mark the occasion, we share with you a poem from a local poet, Stav Poleg, entitled: 'Listen, you have to read in a foreign

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Romanian is a Romance lan-

guage, belonging to the Italic

branch of the Indo-European

language family, having much

in common with languages

such as

French, Italian, Spanish and

Portuguese.

Bucharest (Bucuresti), in south-

ern Romania, is the country's

capital and commercial centre.

Seen as the Romanian version

of Valentine’s Day, Dragobete is

celebrated on February 24th.

On the 1st of March, to mark

the arrival of spring, Roma-

nian women receive, either

from men, or from their girl-

friends, a small jewel-like

ornament tied with a red and

white string with hanging

tassels.

Vlad III, known as Vlad the Im-

paler or Vlad Dracula, was voi-

vode of Wallachia three times

between 1448 and his death. He

was the second son of Vlad

Dracul, who became the ruler of

Wallachia in 1436. Born in Ro-

mania, Transilvania

Romanian dress refers to

the traditional clothing worn

by Romania.

Funny phrase: A Romanian won’t

tell you to stop “wasting time” …

he’ll tell you to stop “rubbing the

mint”/ Un român nu-ţi va spune

să nu pierzi timpul, ci nu „freca

menta“.

Transfagarasan, the world’s

best road.

31 letter alphabet

Leu – official money

symbol (lion)

By Maja Bajalska

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Earlier this year, our year ten students went forth into

the big world of Work Experience, and had a good

time with lots of wonderful feedback from employers.

Here’s some of our stories:

Fenland District Council (Wisbech):

Neila Cepulilynte, was based at the Wisbech

Customer Service Centre and Siyen Sunassee

based within the Planning Team. The employer

commented “They have been wonderful students

and a real credit to Thomas Clarkson.”

Whizzy Wheels: Daniel and Rudolfs

The employer provided fantastic feedback on both

students.

“Aimee and Megan, have been superstars.

It has been a pleasure having them in the nursery.

They settled into nursery really well, initiating play

and having conversations with both staff and

children. The children have loved having the girls in

the nursery.”

Tesco (March): Viktor

Salihu and Sevdalin

Marinov recently

arrived from Bulgaria

with limited English,

what a daunting

prospect to then go

on work experience in

a superstore! TCA are

so proud of both of

these boys.

The employer was very complimentary of how

hard-working and polite both boys have been.

Flowers of Wisbech: “Amy has been fantastic this

week, she has overcome every job I have put to her

and is very conscientious and hardworking, it has

been a pleasure to have her here!”

Wisbech Children’s Centre: “Lydia has been an

absolute pleasure to have for the week, we would

happily have her stay for longer!”

Local farm: “Oliver has been fine all week, and as far as I am aware he has really enjoyed his time here. He has turned up every morning bright and early at 7.30am and not been late once. I have put him with different technicians to give him a bit of an insight into different jobs, he has been working on nice clean new tractors in our workshop and has also been out to machines on farm and got his hands dirty working on the older machines.”

Parson Drove Pre- School: Austeja Jonaityte and

Whitney Walker. “The children love them and that

they have both been very pro-active and had a

lovely nature with all of the children.”

Alderman Payne Primary School: Chloe Allen

The employer was full of praise for our student.

Chloe has been working hard with a year 5 class

and has had a real taste of what it is like being a

teacher!!

Tesco (Wisbech). Aiden Shihadeh and Steve Takem

“Aiden has been doing a great job, he is quiet but

has done everything asked of him”.

“Steve, they love him and said that his work ethic

and attitude have been amazing all week.”

The employer even commented that if he was old

enough ‘they would definitely offer him a part-time

job’. Well done Steve and Aiden.

Jack and Jills Nursery: Alisha Smith was busy

helping to prepare for Chinese New Year with lots

of crafting and reading stories. She said that if she

could, she would like to work there when she

finishes education. The employer said she was the

best work experience student they have ever had.

It was such a wonderful atmosphere and she was

absolutely buzzing, as were the employers.

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Fenmarc: “It has been a pleasure having them – and

that’s just not me saying that. My colleagues have

enjoyed being a part of the project. The students are

well mannered and have got stuck in, so a credit to

themselves and the school. The students have

obviously got something out of their time as they have

told me so… and my colleagues too – so a win-win.

It`s great to see how their confidence grew as the

week went on and how

conversations were actu-

ally taking place! It was

also interesting to hear

how messages that my

colleagues were

onveying in their

particular sessions were

being

repeated by the students

in my feedback session

with them.”

Shai Hudson and Elle-Mai Hunter at Jamie’s nails.

Both girls have done extremely well. Particular praise

was given to Elle-Mai as apparently she made £230

for the company just from selling old nail polish stock!

Wow…..very impressive.

MKD Recruit Ltd: a company based in March that

finds agency work for HGV drivers. Ellie Lovegrove

has been getting on very well with her daily duties

including making and answering phone calls,

managing/banking money and managing/updating

spreadsheets. All of the employees in the office spoke

so highly of Ellie and said that she has been a credit

to Thomas Clarkson Academy.

Upwell Road Dentists in March: Niamh Morgan: she

has had the most amazing time and wants to get into

the medical profession, they have been giving her les-

sons on certain areas of dentistry and allowing her to

observe surgical procedures. She was most definitely

part of the team and the team were incredibly wel-

coming of her. They said that they would happily have

her back!

Fossils Galore in March: Ella D'Aloia-Turvey

made a good impression with all the staff and cus-

tomers. Ella herself said the role has really helped

her to grow in confidence as she has been giving

tours and talks whilst in the museum part of the busi-

ness. Ella also worked in the fossil lab helping to

prepare an Iguanodon skeleton that they are putting

together. It’s one of the biggest finds since the 80's!

The Floral Centre: Jurina Markelyte

Another success and fab comments from the em-

ployer. Jurina loved every minute of her placement

and would love to become a florist in the future.

Top to Toe: Katrina Afanasjeva

The Boss was very very impressed with Katrina so

much so that he said if her last day went well, he

was likely to offer her a part- time job!

Thomas Clarkson Academy: Luke Sargeant

Luke discovered what it is like to be a teaching

assistant, and was reported to be a “wonderful help -

students

responded

really well

to him, he

has been

keen to get

involved in

everything.”

Thanks to all staff involved with year 10 ‘work experi-

ence’, whether going on visits, or students working in

your departments. A big thank you to the

Employability Partnership for finding and approving

all of the placements.

Thank you to Alicja Sikora and Sabina Nelson for

leading on the Anglian Water project.

The biggest thanks of all goes to Vicky Read who

has worked tirelessly behind the scenes making sure

this big event was such a success!

Ms C Thomas

I have been absolutely blown away by the efforts of our year 10 students - what a fantastic and rewarding week!!” Ms C Thomas (Head of year 10) 13

Thomas Clarkson Academy student, Ethan Bradshaw, amazed everyone at a local livery yard near Wisbech with his design technology skills when he presented owners of each of the horses with name plates at a Christmas party held in December 2017. Ethan had been preparing for this occasion many weeks before the party. After sourcing the parts and cutting it down

to size to make fourteen panels, he then had to prepare the surfaces and edges

for the lettering. Ethan said he learnt to do this in his Design Technology lessons. Mrs Trenoweth, one of Thomas Clarkson Academy’s DT teachers said, “Ethan Bradshaw is currently working in my year 9 product design class. He has a very good work ethic and is keen to share his skills

with others. We are currently making gum ball machines in

which he has shown flair and creativity developing his idea

beyond the basic machine. We are hoping that he will go on to choose DT as one of his main subjects as we think he will do really well.” Ethan added that he enjoyed the process so much that he decided to put his new skills to good use and make the name plates. Ethan’s mother said that “Ethan was in the workshop every night working on making them.” In fact, so impressed was the owner of the livery yard, he has been asked if he can make some more signs to show where equipment and places for storage are.

* Have you been helping out in your community, putting the skills learnt at TCA to use? Let us know at the TCA News Room. Mrs N Crowson Ethan Bradshaw

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Three students who achieved 100% at-tendance have each been awarded a £50 Amazon voucher.

Three names were drawn from a list of all students who didn’t miss a day of school from the start of term in September to the last day of term before Christmas.

The lucky winners were Sophie O’Neil (Year 7), Alex Bartram (Year 9) and Ryan Clark (Year 8), pictured left.

Vision for Education also donate a £25 Nandos voucher for a prize draw that takes place every half term in celebra-tion of students’ 100% attendance – the last winner was Oliwia Kryca (pictured right). In addition to the reward system, an at-tendance cup competition has been launched, which sees forms competing against each other to achieve the best attendance to go through to the next round.

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Emily, Year 7, agreed that the special ef-fects area was interesting. “I liked the Harry Potter trip because you could go and ask questions about how they made the film and the effects.’

On January 20th, two coaches full of excited Year 7s and 8s set off for the Warner Bros. Studio Tour in London, to inves-tigate the props, effects and stories related to the making of the Harry Potter films.

Joseph, from Year 7, told us he “really enjoyed run-ning around and pretend-ing to be Dobby in the special effects area.’

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For Chakotay, also Year 7, one of his favourite parts of the day was seeing the Weasleys’ shop. “They had puking sweets and a lovely top hat that lifted up and down. I also enjoyed playing on the Wea-sleys’ car and on Hagrid’s motor-

Everyone had a wonderful day. The teachers were hoping that all the students would fall asleep on the way back but we were all too excited for that! Thanks to Mr Bronizewski for organising our awesome day out! By Joseph Horsepole Emily Kirby Chakotay Riley

Emily couldn’t choose a fa-vourite part of the day “because everything was great … except for the spiders!” However, Joseph thought it was extremely funny when “all the girls screamed at the spiders!”

Year 7s and 8s set off for the Warner Bros. Studio Tour in London, to inves-

Joseph, from Year 7, told really enjoyed run-

ning around and pretend-

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Year 9 Netball The year 9 netball squad travelled to Brooke Weston Academy to take part in the BWT Elite Netball day, with Georgia Lees of Surrey Storm (who won the womens’ superleague in 2015 and 2016). The day started with a talk from Georgia, and then she led a coaching session with the other BWT schools, where the girls worked on passing, attacking and defensive skills. The progress they made was phenomenal throughout the day.

During the afternoon we took part in a tourna-ment, where the girls picked up the bronze medal! For those of you that have followed the team for a while, you will know they have never won a match in the 3 years they’ve been here, so this really was a fantastic tale of resilience and determination. TCA started strongly against Brooke Weston Academy, putting all of their new found skills into prac-tice, but eventually losing 0-3. Girl of the game was Isabel Shannon. In another game, TCA had their first win against Corby Tech-nical School; with some excellent sharp cuts across the court from Lillie-May Groves, and super shooting by girl of the game Vismante Gilyte, the final score 2-1.

Going into the last minute of the final game, TCA were drawing 1-1 with favourite for the trophy, Corby Business Academy, but despite some fantastic defending by girl of the game Skye Stagg, CBA scored with just seconds to go, meaning the final score was 1-2. I am ev-er so proud of all of the girls, they were a credit to the academy. The girls would like to now do some fundraising to purchase “proper netball kit miss!!” – so if you know of any companies wishing to sponsor sports teams – let me know please. Miss A Anderson

TCA Girls Rugby TCA travelled to Ely Tigers Rugby Club to compete in the first Isle of Ely Girls Rugby tournament (Full Contact). The girls have been training hard for this event, with help from Dan Nunn (Northampton Saints).

It really was one of those memorable, proud moments as a PE Teacher to see 15 young girls try a new sport for the first time, some girls in particular who have never represented the academy before. Each and every team member put in an abso-lute shift for their team, tackling and running hard! Despite being slightly battered and bruised after the tournament they all still had big smiles on their faces and were keen to play again! Miss A Anderson

Year 7/8 Maisie Macdonald Poppy Lakey Mia Beardow Hollie Dixon Kelsey Green Paris Deeming Emily Reach

Year 9/10 Isabel Shannon Lily Bailey Bethany Reach Niamh Morgan Justina K Lauren Lester Tullia Chrysanthou

Year 7 girls’ football team 5-1 win against Ely College. They played ex-ceptionally well and had great team spirit. They were jumping for joy after the match. It’s rewarding for them to see all their hard work and training as a team paying off!

Miss L Evans Amelia Boda Skye Valderas Lauren Davis Leonor Moreria Gabriel Petrauskaite Gracie-Lee Reed Valerija Samarina

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Neale Wade Academy vs Thomas Clarkson Academy

Kick off was on the horizon at Neale Wade Academy as Thomas Clarkson prepared to take on the hosts. Both teams were ready and as eager as ever to head straight into the ac-tion.

Kick-Off

As Thomas Clarkson get the first half under way they seem to be the dominant side without conceding a dangerous chance but the first goal threatening opportunity that came for TCA was a chance created on the right wing, which was then crossed into Declan Foster who hit it goal bound but was left in astonishment as he watched the ball hurdle back out from the far post, nothing much followed except the cut-up pitch doing everybody injustice. With five minutes on the watch until half time, Jay Miller-Thomas Clarkson’s centre half-and Brandon Boughen found themselves to be in an unset-tling position, two verses three with the opposi-tions attack. The two defenders only had one option on the cards and that was to press. But in one swift motion they had been beaten. They had a lot of ground to make up however, with-out even reacting the Neale Wade attacker had already slotted it home, leaving Seth Briggs-Williams star struck. The interval followed very shortly and both managers were conveying their half time team talk to their decisive teams.

From the off, the game continued to be fairly scrappy but, Joshua Putterill, the Thomas Clarkson captain received the ball in the centre of the park and knocked the ball past an oppos-ing player but was wiped out whilst sprinting past and was awarded a freekick. He then de-livered the ball into the 18-yard box to watch the keeper sprawl off of his line and spill the ball into the path of Derren Singlton who poked one home for the visitors. NWA then proceeded to hit the post twice, two chances that fell into our fortune. Thomas Clarkson’s next big oppor-tunity to take the lead in this match-up came when Declan Foster received the ball in acres of space, turned and then shot on his weaker side expecting to watch the net ripple but in-stead stand there in miff, watching a defender clear the ball off of the line with his head and save his team. Nothing else happened in the dying embers of the match and both teams leave March with a point a piece. Full Time:1-1

Year 9 girl’s football A stunning victory over Ely College has pro-pelled the girls to the top of the Isle of Ely league. Captain Piper O’Neill scored 4 goals, with Tuillia Chrysanthou scoring 2 to secure a 6-0 win.

Ely turned up with a player short, so the TCA selflessly took it in turns to becoming an Ely player, which enabled the match to be an evenly contested battle.

Daisy Fox in midfield was on fire during the match, intercepting passes and challenging for the ball in the air. The linking play between Piper and Tuillia was excellent to watch.

Megija Brize kept a clean sheet by controlling her area, and making some crucial saves, es-pecially from a free kick given just outside the box.

Piper ONeill Tuillia Chrysanthou Megija Brize Daisy Fox Caitlyn Branch Melissa Middleton Ebony-May Wenn Wiktoria Biel Natasha Coleman Lily Bailey

Well done to all our TCA champions!

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The Goblins Den

With Mr Birch

Magic: The Gathering

Warhammer 40K.

Board Games

Games Workshop

Wednesdays

Session 5 and 6

Room P201

(20 students maximum)

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The TCA Reporter

needs Journalists to

report all the news,

events and successes

of our wonderful

academy.

You’ll be responsible for

researching and writing

up your articles.

Articles of interest:

Recipes, Fashion tips,

Games, Comic Strip,

Historic Wisbech,

Photography, and

more…

Let us know here at

the Newsroom.

The TCA Reporter

needs Editors to

create our termly

publication and to

respond to our

readers.

You’ll be

responsible for

editing and laying

out content.

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