horizons The Magazine For Scarborough College Autumn/Winter 2015 Inside this issue Cooper House Winter Sports College wins Robot 08 Fundraising 12 Review 31 Design Competition HEADMASTER’S WELCOME Tempus Fugit is a phrase often associated with busy boarding schools where pupils are continually challenged to take on more and more so that a deeper understanding of themselves and their talents is revealed layer by layer. It is certainly applicable to way, not least due to our With over four hundred and this term, where the weeks forwards’ ability to starve the fifty people attending the have truly flown by, marked opposition of any possession. annual OSA Ball in November, by a considerable number of The girls too have impressed I think we can safely assume notable successes in a vast many on the hockey field our past pupils are keen to range of fields. Reading this with their togetherness and see the College continue edition of Horizons, you clever tactical play. They to thrive and more Old would be forgiven for are a very young side with a Scardeburgians than ever presuming that Scarborough good deal of promise. Not are assisting us to make College must be a school to be outdone, our U13 XV our present pupils’ school housing some one thousand became district champions experience as rich and pupils or so, such is the array and our U12 girls finished their rewarding as possible. and variety of activities and hockey season unbeaten. Our 120th birthday next the remarkable triumphs Furthermore, demonstrating year will provide a great gained at local, regional how multi-talented so many cause for celebration. and national levels. of our pupils are, we reached the National Schools’ Final It is often not until well into Of particular note is the in equestrianism, became the holiday break that one ongoing work of the Sixth the district champions in has the time to properly Form Committee who basketball and finished reflect upon a full term’s continually challenge well up the rankings in both work but, as I write this, I themselves to find novel the Independent Schools’ don’t think it is a little ways of raising money for Golf Association’s Scottish premature to declare the good causes. Fancy dress, Open and in the Yorkshire Christmas Term 2015 to impressive baking and Clay Pigeon Shooting have been an undisputable physical tests are all thrown Championships. triumph. We are very aware into the mix! We are proud that the pupils’ achievements of the levels of compassion The College is rapidly gaining are greatly facilitated by a and consideration our a national reputation for continual commitment from pupils regularly demonstrate success in engineering and their parents to assist with and they too are proud to we are delighted to have the many College interests be making a difference qualified to represent the and pursuits they follow, and to their local community North in the UK Space we are very thankful for your and beyond. Design Competition at ongoing support. Imperial College next term We’ve been blessed by through the ingenuity and This hugely rewarding term mostly mild weather this term inspiration of our latest crop has set the bar rather high. and this has assisted a robust of budding Brunels! I wonder what is in store and determined 1st XV to for 2016. achieve an excellent season, I have been particularly suffering only two losses. struck by how connected the Ampleforth and St Peter’s old boys and girls are to their Charles Ellison were dispatched along the alma mater, the College. Headmaster 2 horizons LITTLE OWLS The children have enjoyed a full and exciting schedule at Little Owls this Autumn term, including the introduction of two new activities: Kathy Seabrook’s music time on Wednesdays, where the children have learned new songs and played a variety of instruments, and water confidence classes on Thursdays. The children have been very excited to go to the Bramcote pool and take great delight in pouring water over each other! Other highlights have been our Children in Need breakfast where the children had their faces painted like Pudsey Bear, enjoyed several helpings of breakfast and then worked it all off at a fun dance lesson. The Friday afternoon children had a literary trip out to Wardle & Jones, a local bookshop. The children listened to some stories, explored the bookshop, had refreshments and made frog masks. Alongside all of that, there has been lots of crafty goings on. The Little Owls had great fun with a pirate topic and made ships, pirate faces and treasure maps. As we went into December, Mrs Hunter and her elves transformed the nursery into a spectacular Christmas grotto. The children were very busy making cards, calendars, decorations and shiny pictures with lots and lots of glitter. They also practised nativity songs with gusto! Mrs Jackie Hunter Head of Little Owls Pre-School 3 Bramcote Junior School HEAD’S REPORT This has been a fantastic first term for Bramcote Junior School. The children have all appeared in their form assemblies highlighting the British values that are core to all we do. The sports teams have travelled far and wide. I have been really pleased with their efforts Year 6 have had a busy term, they have worked and their attitude whether winning or losing. extremely hard in the classroom and have gone Parental support at sports fixtures has also been on many trips and visits. They visited Scarborough an impressive feature of this term, whether home Hospital to take part in the Injury Minimisation or away we have had supporters braving the Programme for Schools (IMPS), and also visited the elements to cheer on the teams. We usually can student teachers at Hull University and saw how count on having more parents than the opposition; the teachers of the future are being trained. it is great for the children to feel the support from Year 5 and 6 also had a visit from the local police the touchline. force who spoke to them about the potential dangers of the internet and social networking sites. The festive season at school started in late November! We have had a wonderful view of the I’m excited to note that we have some new Christmas story through a Little Owls and Infant starters in January to our school. We look forward nativity. The team-work between classes and to welcoming them and I know that they will throw teachers to produce such polished performances themselves into all the activities that we offer here is amazing. The Carol Service in the beautiful and they will have a wonderful time. St Martin-on-the-Hill Church is a highlight for all who attend; Mr Richardson’s musical input ensures that the service is a moving celebration at this special Chris Barker time of year. Head of Bramcote Junior School 4 horizons U9 GIRLS’ SPORT The standout team for Bramcote Junior School has been the U9 girls. They are unbeaten in hockey and netball this term and in the District Cross Country Championships, out of 65 girls, we had three finishers in the top seven. The challenge for these girls is to keep going; they have set a very high standard for sport as they move through the school. Bramcote Junior School ASSEMBLIES On Friday 4 December Mr Pettitt delivered an assembly based upon motorcycle trials bike riding. He brought into school two the World. Mr Pettitt hopes bikes, a 1974 fully restored to arrange for him to visit the Bultaco 325cc bike and his school next year to perhaps present bike, the 300cc Beta 4T give a demonstration of top fourstroke. He highlighted many class riding skills for the pupils points of interest and compared to enjoy at a safe distance! the old with the new. Mr Pettitt also mentioned With the help of Year 6 pupils our very successful Ladies (who modelled the riding kit) National Team and he explained the need for highlighted our present the correct riding kit Ladies World Champion. including competition suit, back protector, open face Year 6 were included in helmet, boots and gloves. the assembly as they have just completed some ICT The scoring system for research into this sport,and competition was described under the guidance of and some of the rules regarding Mr Wilkinson they produced the ‘Sections’ to be ridden and published documents, which the ‘Observers’ who score were displayed in the Hall each rider. prior to the assembly. Michael Brown, a Scarborough rider, was mentioned as last season he was ranked 8th in 5 Bramcote Junior School BRITISH VALUES ASSEMBLY British Values was this term’s theme for Bramcote Junior School Wednesday assemblies. Over the weeks, each year group took centre stage to deliver fun, informative messages highlighting the importance and values of all things British. From respecting our laws the heavens to do a very the stable ready for Jesus’s and learning the French and rules, being part of a important job – to light up birth. A lovely gesture to phrases we had rehearsed! democracy, demonstrating the stable in Bethlehem seek assistance and bring One minor glitch was mutual respect and ready for the birth of Jesus. all the community together. that we had to find an tolerance, to celebrating But after seeing such a After all, this is very much emergency replacement special events, eating fish small, dirty, unpleasant what Christmas should be for our first star (who was and chips and drinking tea, place, this star decided about – good will to all ill), to take on the star role! working as a community the job was not grand men! So spreading her joy, Cue – Mrs Brown! Bravo and flying the flag for our enough for him and in a the stars worked together to Mrs Brown! She did an formidable Queen.