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in the News Christmas 2015 In this edition... The BIG Walk, Shoe Box Appeal, Careers Fair, School Clubs, P.E. Results, Forest School, Heart Radio & much more! WALKING TO SUCCESS! STUDENTS RAISE OVER £14,250

ingwood staff and students coach in staggered groups from 9 a.m, bacon rolls waiting for them back on site! have made a huge step towards having raised sponsorship money in the First to undertake the walk were the year Rraising the funds for our new preceeding weeks. Marshal points had 11s, followed in descending order by the tiered seating with this year's BIG been created by the walk organisers rest of the school. The students really Walk. throughout the route, with both teachers enjoyed the opportunity to be outside on and Sixth Form students marshalling the last day of the last half term and really Once every two years, Ringwood staff the event. We saw some very organised made the most of the walk and our luck and students undertake a 5 mile walk marshals, fully loaded with tea, coffee and with the weather. It was a huge logistical in the local area. This year the walk was even soup on camp stoves! task for the walk organisers;creating the in aid of the Ringwood School Tiered route, ensuring student safety, making the Seating Fund Appeal. The school is in the The walk wound up into the forest, past most of the beautiful landscapes around process of raising £75,000 to install a new the Sand Bowl and over the bridge up the school and checking that everyone automated tiered seating system, which will into the moorland, before descending who went came back! It was a fantastic benefit not only the school, but also local back towards the Moyles Court through event and has raised over £14,250 community groups who regularly use the trees decorated with riotous autumn toward the tiered seating. school's Hall. colours of red, orange and fiery yellow. Students and teachers then wound Congratulations and thank you It was a beautiful autumn day and the their way back down past Moyles Court to everyone who organised walk started opposite Moyles Court and headed towards Ringwood School, and took part! School. Students were dropped by cheered on by staff and the thought of Ringwood in the News Christmas 2015 2 Headteacher’s News 'Inspired to learn, supported to succeed'

“No act of kindness for voluntary projects; spending time with those to bring the wider community together at however small is ever in need; helping with young children; reading to this special time of the year. wasted – make a others; raising money for good causes; baking The true spirt of Christmas was followed difference to someone for charity; litter picking and many more. Simple up by an amazing collection of food items this Christmas time.” things like opening doors for people, greeting donated by the school community to support people with a smile, and giving time all make a the homeless and vulnerable families in our So here we are again, real difference. area. We asked people to provide something, that very special time On the last day before half term we held whatever they could afford – an item, some of year, Christmas... our third BIG Walk event. This time we were food or a small donation in the spirit of the that magical time to raising money for our Tiered Seating Appeal. season - this small act of kindness means so spend with family and 1600 students took part with the support of much to those in need. friends, to relax and over 150 staff. We raised over £14,250 a truly Christmas is the time of year when most enjoy the true meaning remarkable effort from everyone involved. children are looking for gifts from Santa. I of Christmas. It is the time of year when we should Thank you to our sponsors and everyone who believe it is the time of year when we should think about those closest to us as well as those supported us. This was a real team effort. teach them that giving is more important further afield. It is so easy to just let time flyby, Just after half term students travelled to that receiving –this is the real theme of without stopping to realise that life is happening right Belgium to visit the First World War Battle Christmas. The other way we can help this before our very eyes. Increasingly we lead busy lives Fields and took part in the Armistice Day Christmas time is to give our time free to and it is so easy to commit time to activities beyond ceremony at the Menin Gate in Ypres. In others. If we all gave a few minutes of our family and friends. Ringwood, students and staff took part in the time to be with those who have few visitors At Christmas time we have the opportunity to Remembrance Service at the Parish Church and this Christmas season we really could make spend some time with loved ones. Simply being with on the 11th November at an open-air service at a big difference to the lives of people within those who love and appreciate you can be a great the War Memorial in Ringwood, a wreath was our local communities. source of comfort and encouragement. I wonder laid to remember local people who gave their Thank you to everyone for contributing how many of us have been too busy to make time for lives in war. Students raised money by selling to the various appeals we have run over the the people we care most about this year? It is easy poppies with proceeds going to the Royal past few months – it is heartening to see forget how much we need family around us and how British Legion. how much people really do care. much we really enjoy time with those we love. The annual Rotary Shoe Box Appeal was Christmas is also a time to make a difference another big success story, with a record number I wish you all a very Happy Christmas. to others. A small gesture of kindness can make of boxes donated to provide a Christmas gift someone’s entire day, as well as making us feel for disadvantaged children. Students have also good as well. One of our school aims is to help raised money for: the and IoW air others whenever you can, and this term we have ambulance; the Rainbow Trust which cares for Chris Edwards seen students really rise to the challenge of doing families who have a child with a life threatening exactly that. Through our assemblies and tutor time or terminal illness; and Toilet Twinning to activities we have shared examples of individuals and contribute to the building of a toilet block in groups making a real difference to the lives of others a poor country through SPUD days this term. through acts of kindness. Students have been involved Last week our Sixth Form students in: supporting local charity projects; beach clearance continued the theme of giving to others by work; shopping for the elderly; mentoring and hosting a Christmas party for over 120 local supporting others; car washing; visiting those who senior citizens. It was a wonderful event, live on their own; helping others with jobs around the enjoyed by all with food and drink, music, dance house and garden; looking after animals; giving time and lots of seasonal entertainment, a fitting way

Welcome from Sam Whittingham and Jade Wardle

In the lead up to Christmas, the school has been alive with festivities and events!

The Senior Citizens Christmas Party was a great success bringing together the youth of Ringwood and our elderly residents in a night of fun. The auditions for the Student Christmas Concert are already underway, building up to a marvellous show filled with talent in the last week of term. Alongside this, the Christmas Carol Concert will be showing after school, pulling in huge crowds from our community.

This is a time to remember those less fortunate and we should all be proud of the number of tins for the homeless we have collected. Ringwood in the News Christmas 2015 3 Getting Ahead with the 2015 Careers Fair

his year's careers fair was Ta roaring success despite the inclement weather on the night. Organisers Mrs Barnes and Miss Lowther went all out with more than 55 exhibitors covering everything from the RAF to careers in music and univeristy options in the Conference Centre.

This annual fair enables students to make informed decisions about "It really was a great event, I was amazed their futures and many discover with the variety of different exhibitors you had career paths they wouldn't available for your students to engage with." otherwise have considered! - Wiltshire College

"The event was run very efficiently and the food supplied to the stands was first class. I was (as last year) again impressed with the attitude and interest shown by the pupils. A lot of work goes into such an event and it was certainly well attended. My thanks to you, the staff and students." - Qinetiq

Students Get Back to Nature with The Forest School

Written by Caitlin Howard & Imogen Lines-Clarke (Stinking Iris). When we started carving wood, we had to saw branches off of a fallen tree. We then we carved it into the n Friday 16th October, some year shape and painted a design on the smooth flat side. This trip O7-10 students, from Wildlife club, was really awesome because we got to do things we would not went to Blashford lakes to take part in be able to do at school. We hope to go there again to expand some Forest School activities. our learning abilities; it would be good for as many people as possible to experience this way of learning. We asked a few On the way there, we were all really excited people, who went on the terrific trip, to tell us their opinion and to find out what Forest School activities are. whether they would like to go again: The trip was held at Blashford Lakes, which is a Welcome from Sam Whittingham and Jade Wardle place to learn about and participate in wildlife. ‘I really enjoyed this trip. I find it hard to pick a favourite activity, When we first arrived we sat in a fire circle and however I really enjoyed building a bivouac (a shelter) and then learned about the low risk and high risk dangers; adding a swing and a cover over it. I also enjoyed climbing trees and we placed markers in points around the camp chopping logs, and just being in nature. I would recommend to help others be aware of the dangers around this to other people and would very them. much like to go on this again!’ Emma Hassett 8H. The students had a range of activity options: this included carving, sculpting with natural materials, ‘I enjoyed the Blashford lakes trip god’s eyes (weaving) and many more. We were immensely , my favourite activities were able to explore just how much we use nature in making things out of clay and making our everyday lives and we got to find all of this my own name badge out of wood and out while surrounded by wildlife and our friends. I loved how we got to choose what we wanted to do.’ We all enjoyed the relaxing atmosphere - it Chiara Di Gaetano Yr. 8. was very different from school and we found it very easy to learn by making our own choices for what we wanted to do. We found out about different species in the forest - for example, there was a plant that smelled like beef crisps Ringwood in the News Christmas 2015 4 Cookery Competition is hotting up as the pig returns!

ear 10 Food students at YRingwood School were given an amazing cookery demonstration by James Golding, Chef Director of The Pig group of restaurants, to help inspire and introduce a cookery competition as part of their GCSE studies.

This is the fifth year the competition has run and as James said last year, it just gets better and better producing some great winning menus! James wowed the students with three dishes from his current menu. He demonstrated how to layer up great plates of food using produce grown locally and in the restaurant’s garden. Students were able to taste the food and enjoy seeing how James presented the dishes as well as hearing about the 25 mile menu and James’s cooking career.

The project sees the continued partnership between Ringwood School and Mary Reader, President and Founder of Christchurch Festival of Food and Wine. Mary has supported the school via the Food Festival Education Trust and provides some wonderful culinary prizes for our winning chefs!

James and Mary will be back to judge the best food made by the students on Thursday 7th January for our very own MasterChef cook off so watch this space!

Shoe Box Bonanza! ingwood has had a record Ryear for the Rotary Shoe Ringwood School Box Collection Appeal. Tiered Seating Students from all year groups made a fantastic effort to create special Appeal boxes for children who otherwise would not experience Christmas as ingwood School Arts Foundation, together we know it. We are very lucky and Rwith students and parents, are aiming to quite often take for granted the fact raise well over £75,000 which will enable the that Christmas means presents, a gift that our students have now passed school to purchase a new tiered seating system on to no less than 362 children less fortunate than themselves. as the current system is now 20 years old and in desperate need of replacement. From across the school we had: 30 boxes from the Sixth Form, 20 boxes from year 11, 41 boxes from year 10, 106 boxes from year 9, 59 boxes We would like to install the brand new automated seating from year 8 and 106 boxes from year 7. in the next 18 months to meet the increasing demand from not only our own performances but the needs of the Years 7 and 9 won the totals and prizes for most shoe boxes in a tutor school's regular community users. Each year, Ringwood group have been awarded. Well done everyone, tins for the homeless School hosts over 40 different kinds of events for which next! the school hall is needed and estimates that 14,500 people visit the hall annually. That’s a lot of bums on seats!

There are a whole host of events that bring in the wider community as well as students, parents and school staff including the popular Ringwood Musical & Dramatic Society Shows. A seat with your name on it takes on a whole new spin, as we are offering 'sponsor a seat' opportunities as part of our fundraising.

Please get involved and make a contribution to this vital part of our school. For further details, see the RSAF Tiered Seating Appeal flyer that will be coming home with this edition of the newsletter. Ringwood in the News Christmas 2015 5 Hashtag - Achieving your Goals

Each year group now has their own aspirational hashtag. In every issue your Progress Leader will update your hashtag with news, celebrations of success both in and out of school, promoting a positive message of progress and working to achieve our goals. Keep an eye out for this and more in our next issue! #dreambig Year 7 are now in the full swing of life at Ringwood School and we are so pleased with how well they have all settled in. It was wonderful to have our first assembly celebrating success this half term, with much to be proud of already, well done Year 7! They have taken our hashtag #DREAM BIG to heart and shown that they can do just that!

They have the highest amount of vivos in the school and have raised the most money for the sponsored walk. Excellent! Please see the article written by the year 7 panel as they describe in their own words, how the term has been for them. We are hoping students will have received their first Progress Check by the end of this term and this will hopefully give them more reasons to be proud of what they have achieved so far, whilst also highlighting any areas we need to work on next term.

Dream Big Year 7, we’re with you all the way!

#lookup Year 8 have been extremely busy in their first term #LookUp and making the most of the opportunities on offer to them in their second year at Ringwood School. As a year group we have all gone the extra mile by taking part in The Big Walk and raising lots of money for the Tiered Seating Appeal, as well as collecting and donating shoeboxes for the Rotary Shoebox Appeal and collecting tins for the homeless.

As individuals, Year 8 have also been getting involved in as many different things as possible across the school; for example, lots of Year 8 students are already involved with the choir and other music clubs, and so made the most of a fantastic opportunity to record Christmas songs for Heart FM. Year 8 students also entered the recent Peace Poster Competition, run by the Lions Club, and we are delighted that Martha Copplestone (8G) is going on to represent Hampshire at the National Finals with her fantastic entry. Year 8 have also made the most of the sporting opportunities on offer here at Ringwood School, and have enjoyed lots of sporting success as a result (see the PE pages for more information!) – attendance at sports clubs has been the highest ever. Mrs Fernandez-Lee also recently came into our assembly to tell Year 8 that they are the best year group at recycling!

Year 8 truly are making the most of every opportunity available to them in their second year here at Ringwood School, and I am very proud of all they are achieving. As a year group we will endeavour to continue to #LookUp, not down at our screens, and to achieve as much as we can in the remainder of Year 8.

#takecontrol

I chose the hashtag #takecontrol as Year 9 is such a vital year. This year group have shown that they are keen to grasp the opportunities open to them, and to deal with situations in a mature way.

Year 9 can be a time when young people become cynical, and stop thinking of those around them. This is not the case with Year 9 at Ringwood. They have gone the extra mile when called upon, for example in collecting presents for the shoebox appeal, and in gathering sponsorship for the Big Walk. There is a generosity about this year group which makes me very proud. They also represent themselves well in all areas of school life, from sport to the performing arts.

In a year when Students will have to make decisions about options which will affect the rest of their lives, it is great to see how Year 9 students are taking control of their circumstances and refusing to let obstacles slow them down. Instead of coming to me feeling helpless, I now have mature young people discussing their issues and solving their own problems. This is what #takecontrol means. Developing resilience, and positive approaches to deal with important decisions. As a group, Year 9 are developing into young adults who will be able to deal with whatever life throws at them. Ringwood in the News Christmas 2015 6 Hashtag - Achieving your Goals

#workhardplayhard

Year 10 has started and already students are noticing the increased work load. That said, students seem to be appreciating the fact that that can fully get stuck into the options, and it has been great to see students fullying engaging and #workinghard. The progress checks have also been proof of this, with a huge proportion of ‘Outstanding’ grades from a wide range of students.

Students have also been given lots of new opportunities this year. Going off the site at lunchtimes and representing the face of Ringwood School has been a success, with lots of positive reports from the public. Approximately 80 students are enrolled on the Duke of Edinburgh Award, and we look forward to seeing them progress through the course. The Rugby team continues to excel, and the Hockey and Netball teams have shown that it is possible to keep fit, have fun and represent the school all at the same time. #playhard

Star students so far this year are:

Ellie Chapman (10I) - Fully engaging in school life, participating in extracurricular activities AND getting an Outstanding Progress Check.

James Jenkins (10H) - Commitment to study and dedication to the school rugby squad, all while managing to keep a smile on his face too.

#makeitcount

It’s been a really busy term for year 11 so far with Invitation Consultation, Sixth Form, Careers and Revision evenings. It has been brilliant to see so many students and their parents #makeitcount by attending and engaging with all the opportunities.

The recent Progress Check gave students a marker of where they are and what they need to do leading into the January exams. Teachers will have discussed students' progress with them and explained their revision priorities. They should all be wallpapering your house with post-it notes and mind maps and badgering parents to quiz them so they are well prepared and can spend some time relaxing over the Christmas break.

Students also completed practice interviews this term. We received excellent feedback on their maturity and conduct; the interviewers were extremely impressed!

They will need to keep taking all opportunities that are offered in their final two terms and #makeitcount Ringwood in the News Christmas 2015 7 Creating Awareness with the Lions Club International Peace Poster Competition Written by Mr Pigott, Head of Art Year 8 students have been producing a fantastic range of entries for this year’s Lions Club International Peace Poster Competition. Every year young artists from countries all around the world produce designs for posters that communicate ideas about peace.

This year the theme was ’Share Peace’, and there was an excellent set of ideas produced. After a difficult judging process, the representatives from the local Lions Club awarded 1st place to Martha Copplestone, 8G, with runner up Jasmine Cooper, 8S, and 3rd place going to Kate Wadely, 8S. Martha went on to win the Regionals, gaining a prize and entry into the National Competition - we wait to hear how she fares. All students who earned a highly commended were awarded art supplies as prizes from Lunns in assembly.

The Lions Club is also hosting an exhibition of all entries in their premises up until Christmas, so make sure you go along and view their thought provoking pieces.

Well done to all the students for all their hard work!

Sixth Form Students Experience a Day in the Life of the Courts

n Saturday the 21st of prepared, with well-crafted opening November, 13 of our sixth speeches; and had to master the skill Oformers were in attendance at of thinking on their feet, responding Bournemouth Crown Court. They were to what the witnesses in each case taking part in the Bar Mock Trial, a national said on the stand, and questioning competition, supported by the Law Society, them, both for the prosecution and for sixth form students who want to find the defence. They then summarised out more about how the English legal system the key facts of the case, in a way works, and gain some experience of how a that would persuade the jury to real court operates in this country. Our group convict or acquit, depending on of 13 spent over three months preparing for which side they were representing. this competition. Firstly, they auditioned and We also had a team of five jurors, were assigned specific roles, ranging from two defendants, and witnesses were preparing, and was also present on the day prosecution barrister, to juror, to court clerk. for both the prosecution and the of the competition, to cheer us on. On the day of Then, as a team, they were given the job of defence. These roles were played our heats, our students did a brilliant job. We were preparing to both defend and prosecute two by Rhianna Jenkins, Emily Cooper, competing against 7 other schools from across the criminal cases. Our barristers, Alice Cutler, Amber Powell, Karl Brunsden, south of England, including one who had entered the Oscar Jenkinson, Charlie Holbrook and Seb Cameron Colquhoun, Jacob Iles, competition for the past seven years, and been at the Barrett had to be both exceptionally well Josh Sullivan, Rachel Ng and Oliver national final. Thompson. In addition, the team took on the roles of the court clerk We won two of our cases and lost one, and so did and the usher, who were responsible not go through to the final, but more important for the smooth running of each was the way each member of the team fulfilled their court and each case. role. After each round, the judges, who were from the Bournemouth legal circuit, gave feedback to the One of the many opportunities students about the legalities of the cases and how the of this competition is the chance law works in real life. for students to be mentored by a local barrister, and we were given A great day and a brilliant experience of a range guidance and information by Gemma of careers in a field in which it is often difficult for White, a barrister from a chambers students to get work experience. in Winchester. Her help and support was invaluable, she made several We will be back to fight another day in court in visits into school whilst students the Bar Mock Trial 2016. Ringwood in the News Christmas 2015 8

E-Safety @ Ringwood School Year 7 Students Reflect on Written by Miss Adams, Deputy Headteacher their First Term

Over the past term I have been delivering a series of We have had a really busy first term here at Ringwood School. internet safety assemblies to the students across all ages. It has been a great chance to make new friends, and to have opportunities to do new things. Everyone has been so nice to I thought it might be a good opportunity to update you with us. We feel that they have cared for us and if we were lost, some of the key themes that are presenting themselves in this people would help us to find where we were meant to be area so you feel informed to speak to your children about this at going. Ringwood School felt like a nice community to belong home. Much of what happens online, happens outside of school to straight away. We love being in our tutor groups every day time but has a huge impact on the students during their working and all the different activities we do. Having the peer mentors day. If we can support them to stay safe and use the internet and come to our tutor groups once a week is our favourite as this mobile devices wisely I hope that together we will be able to is fun and helpful. minimise any future issues. We enjoyed Freshers Fayre in September as it was a chance to Year 7 join new clubs such as debating, textiles, art, languages, science The year 7 assembly focused on the theme of ‘Cyber Bullying’. 7 and many more. The parents evening in October was a good out of 10 young people have been victims of cyber bullying and chance to show our parents and carers around the school and it’s important that our children remember that bullying is bullying, for them to meet all of our teachers. online or in person. At Ringwood School we take this very seriously and the students are asked to look after each other and We have enjoyed making up shoe boxes of gifts to send to be vigilant to anything they see that is unkind, particularly online. children around- the world who are not as lucky as we are and we shall do our best to collect items to send to the homeless Year 8 people this Christmas. Hopefully year 7 will collect the most! The year 8 assembly was entitled, ‘What you lookin’ at?’ I spoke We are excited to be raising money for great charities through to the students about the sorts of information that they might be our first SPUD day. searching for online and sharing with others. I explained to them that once you’ve seen something online, you can’t ‘unsee’ it. I also A big highlight for us all so far was the sponsored walk. We talked about cyber bullying and how it is important not to post all loved that day as it was something we had never done as a things that might be considered as unkind online. whole school before. Everyone really enjoyed spending the day outside with our tutor groups and it was great to raise some Years 9 and Year 11 money too. Year 7 are the best! ‘Share, take care’ was the focus of the Year 9 and Year 11 assemblies. I showed the students a video that explored the Two things that we are really looking forward to is the Year 7 dangers of posting or sharing images via social media or Christmas disco and the School’s Christmas concerts. smartphone apps. Sharing naked selfies or other compromising images is illegal and will be followed up with the police. This is Our hashtag this year is to #Dream Big and we have been something that is happening more and more regularly across looking at ways that we can do that, both in school and at school communities locally and nationally and causes huge issues home. Everyone has settled in well and we are looking forward at home and at school. to what we can do during the rest of our first year.

Year 10 Written by the Year 7 Panel. The year 10 assembly focused on the students’ ‘digital footprint’. This explored information they might have uploaded, images they have taken and sent and any contacts that they may have stored on their devices. I was also keen to stress to the students how important it was to consider carefully any information that they post online about themselves or others. Anything posted is permanent and cannot be deleted. I also explained that a large number of employers and university providers will search social media before considering applicants and their suitability.

All of the videos shown can be found on the school website as well as other useful information from the new “parent information” website. www.ringwood.hants.sch.uk/school-life/ safeguarding/ Ringwood in the News Christmas 2015 9 NEWS FROM THE P.E. DEPARTMENT

Year 9 Netball Success!

On Wednesday 11th November, a group of Year 9 girls competed in the New Forest Area Netball Tournament, against all the other New Forest Schools. This was the first time we played together as a whole team, as many of our regular players were in Belgium. We faced a huge challenge and had to quickly work out and understand how each person played, but we soon started working together as an amazing team! It turned out to be a success.

I am very proud to say that we came second overall in this competitive tournament, which was won by Preistlands. We played them twice, once Year 10 Boys Rugby Team very early on in the tournament and then in the final. They only won by (B-Row) Jude Chiari, Adam Kalim, Ben Mortimore, Edvin Jasvins, one point: 4-3. The whole team were exceptionally proud (Verity Keu, Owen Dingle, Craig Newton, Sam Harrison, Jez Adgie-Dennison, Karis Selby, Georgie Northway, Bethany Purnell, Isabel Williams, Bonny Aaron Moritzen, Louis Harling, Brad Bloy Greenfield, Lottie Hick and Alannah Shelley). I can’t wait to see what the (F-Row) Dan, Nathan Serle, Connor Marshall, Ben Goodall, Adam Barber, future holds for this team at Ringwood School. Chay Collison, James Morris, James Jenkins, Zach Leishman By Bethany Purnell (Year 9)

Cross-Country #MVP The students went to Gang Warily on Thursday 26th The Physical Education Department’s Most Valuable Performer (MVP) is a November to compete in the 2015 New Forest Cross Country prestigious title awarded to one male and one female in each year group, Championships. Congratulations to all of our athletes in particular for each activity block. Nomination for this award is therefore high praise the Junior girls team who scored the lowest number of points of indeed, with 250+ students in each year group! the whole event (low points is good in cross country!)

Students nominated for this award have been identified as being exceptional in one of the following areas: outstanding effort, excellent leadership skills, commitment to learning, the ability to learn independently, extra-curricular success, excellent progress and improvement or outstanding performances in lesson. All nominees have their names displayed on the MVP notice board in the corridor outside the assembly hall – congratulations to all Block 1 winners!

Block 1 Winners Girls Boys Year 7 Kayleigh-Jo Greensmith Jack Collins Year 8 Darcy Prouse Kane Aubrey Year 9 Georgina Ford Joe Manzi Girls Year 7 Cross-Country Team Back row, L to R: Chloe Sheen, Anna Walters, Amy Stewart, Year 10 Chloe Haskett Aaron Moritzen Dominique Welch, Esme Beech Year 11 Lucy Brookes Henry Bower Front row, L to R: Olivia Bessant, Dixie Rowden, Connie White, Milly Cucchi

Rugby

It has been a very successful term of Rugby. The year 11 team are currently still competing in the Hampshire Cup, with games against Portsmouth Grammar School and Kings Winchester coming up. They have competed strongly in the New Forest League, defeating Noadswood, Priestlands and Winton, with a defeat against league winner Burgate.

The under 15s entered the NatWest National Cup and have had victories over St. Peter's and . Unfortunately a tough defeat away at Daunstey’s ended the journey in the Vase Rd4, an amazing achievement by the boys; becoming the most successful Ringwood rugby team, in reaching this round of the National competition. There is still much to look forward to, as we are hosting Lord Wandsworth School (Jonny Wilkinson’s old school) in the Hampshire Cup Semi-Final. Several Boys Year 7 Cross-Country Team members of the team have been invited for County trials to represent Back row, L to R: Glen Burrows, Oliver Murdoch, Jacob Anderson, Hampshire. Good luck Adam Kalim, Aaron Moritzen, Louis Harling and Morgan Sommerseth, Oliver Skeffington Owen Dingle Front row, L to R: Matt Rule, Jack Collins, Alex Watkins, Charlie Jewitt Ringwood in the News Christmas 2015 10

Get Involved! ringwood clubs and societies 2015

Ringwood School has a great selection of clubs and societies that all students can be a part of and if there isn't a club listed that you would be interested in starting, we are always open to new ideas! The list of current club times and rooms are available from reception. Be a part of something! Ringwood in the News Christmas 2015 11

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Adorned with Heart FM antlers, this had everyone smiling and waving their arms along to the beat.

Breakfast show Producer Chris Birks and Station Manager Tom Ross were blown away by the sheer number of students involved as well as the quality of the singing! An amazing afternoon was had by all.

Listen out for the recordings on Heart FM every day from the 1st December.

On the afternoon of 11th November, 140 students took part in a recording session for Heart FM’s ‘Choir for Christmas’.

Students recorded seven tracks as a full choir– traditional carols O Come All Ye Faithful, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Silent Night, Away in a Manger and We Three Kings, as well as Christmas songs When a Child is Born and I Saw Three Ships, arranged by Richard Lloyd.

Mrs Hawkins’ chamber choir also recorded a beautiful version of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, arranged by Peter Gritton - this complex a capella arrangement was in eight parts! The boys ended the recording session with Gary Barlow and Peter Kay’s Once Upon a Christmas Song.

Ringwood School would like to sincerely thank our Big Walk 2015 sponsors

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