Christmas Newsletter 2019 Fulston Manor

Fulston Manor Christmas Newsletter 2019

End of Term 2 Winter WonderConcert 2019 Wednesday, 18th December Start of Term 3 Monday 6th January 2020 Year 11 Parents’ Evening Tuesday, 7th January Year 7 Parents’ Meeting Thursday, 23rd January Our Performing Arts Department did not disappoint with this Year 9 Options Evening year’s Winter Concert. With a total cast exceeding 100 students, Tuesday, 11th February both of the evening audiences were thrilled to be entertained by our talented students. Music from stage musicals, rock bands and End of Term 3 the charts were performed, street dance and dance movements Friday, 14th February delighted the parents and the Samba Band brought Cameron Start of Term 4 Stockwell’s rendition of Rag and Bone Mans ‘Giant’ to life. Camer- Monday, 24th February on shocked quite a few members of staff with his powerful solo – Year 8 Parents’ Meeting a huge surprise that he could actually sing! Who knew? However, Thursday, 5th March if there was a ‘One To Watch’ performance it would be for Year 7 student Hariette Phillips who made a massive impression as Miss Staff Training Day Trunchbull and led the rest of the cast into an excellent delivery of Wednesday 11th March Revolting Children from Matilda the Musical. Mrs Palmer, who is Year 10 Parents’ Evening the link School Governor for Performing Arts said “The talents and Monday, 30th March skills of our students never cease to amaze me but I must also pay tribute to the hard work and dedication of the staff who have End of Term 4 worked tirelessly with our fabulous children to present such a fab- Wednesday 1st April ulous event. Our thanks go to Miss Hadok-Quadrio, Mr Bowden, Start of Term 5 Miss Wheeler and Miss Tarrant. A good job all round!”. Thursday 16th April

Another Successful Presentation Evening

At Fulston Manor’s annual Presentation Evening, on Thursday 12th September, staff, students, parents and invited guests gathered to celebrate the outstanding success of those receiving certificates and awards. Students received certificates and special awards for particular subjects or specific achievements and for their participation in various parts of school life. One of the top trophies, The Rockall Trophy For Progress Throughout The Student’s School Life, was won by Freddie Hyatt who, as well as making wonderful academic progress during his time at Fulston Manor School, has developed into a kind, caring and motivated young man, willingly giving up his time to mentor a lower school student.

We must also mention Finn Tumber who was awarded the Sophie Lintott Award for Student Personali- ty of The Year. Finn joined Fulston Manor in the Sixth Form with a bright and bubbly disposition and it is safe to say that he hasn’t stopped smiling from that point on. Following any conversation or time spent with Finn, you can only come away feeling positive and uplifted. All members of staff, who have had the pleasure to work with Finn, would say the same and, as our student personality of the year, he could not be beaten. We wish Finn all the best for his future.

The Guest of Honour this year was Mr Gordon Henderson, Member of Parliament for Sittingbourne and Sheppey who spoke about never giving up and working hard to achieve your goals. Mr Alan Brookes, Executive Headteacher, said “Presentation Evening was a perfect opportunity to congratulate all of the students on their dedication and hard work and to wish them well for the future. It has been a wonderful evening of celebrations and it was excellent to have been joined by Mayor of Swale, Councillor Ken Ingleton, who could see how proud we are of our students”.

Special Awards were given to a large number of students who had excelled in particular subjects and for a variety of reasons

Headteacher's Prizes Chloe Ellingham, Toby McGinn The John Burleigh Prize for Art and Design Lois Wood The Jenny Smith Prize for Business Studies Freddie Hyatt The Irene Thomson Prize for Design Technology Isabel Judge The Lesley Brookes' Prize for English Emily Hall The Hays Education Prize for Financial Studies Finn Tumber

The Governors' Prize for Geography Joseph Williams The April George Prize for Health and Social Care Lauren Damiral

The Nick Powley Prize for History Zoe Wallis The Governors’ Prize for Computing Elizabeth Lowe

The Ann Hanger Prize for Individual Instrumentalist Rebecca Forster

The Gloria Barnett Prize for Science Erin Chappell The Governors’ Prize for Law Mary Sobayo The June Madell Prize for Mathematics Rian Leggett The Governors' Prize for Psychology Emily Hall The Gill Haddow Prize for Modern Languages Mia Nyberg The Ickham Cup for Music Nathan Ottaway The Alex Wheeler Prize for Performing Arts Olivia Patching The Hilary Langdon Prize for Photography Elizabeth Lowe The Governors' Prize for Film Studies Jennifer Li The Chris Seppala Prize for Religious Studies Lauren Damiral The Governors' Prize for Sociology Ebonie Ainger The Governors' Prize for Textile Design Emily Cale Outstanding Services to Peer Mentoring Lois Wood The Governors' Prize for Academic Achievement Year 11 Katherine Adams, Mark Chittenden, Mahdin Chowdhury, Hannah Davies, Chloe Ellingham, Laura Hunt, William Kilby, Mia Nyberg, Lauren Scott, Bethany Ward The Glencairn Trophy for KS4 Academic Achievement Kirsti Genfi , James Harvey

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The Governors’ Prize for Academic Achievement—Sixth Rebecca Christmas, Lauren Damiral, Edward Form Dickinson, Emily Hall, Elizabeth Lowe, Grace Munday, Nathan Ottaway, Cameron Ralph, Faith Shackleford, Joseph Williams, Lois Wood Shilling PrIze for KS5 Academic Achievement Rian Leggett Governors’ Prize for Progress: KS4 Chloe Ellingham Christ Church University Prize Harry Straine-Francis

Governors’ Prize for Progress: KS5 Brook Nelson The Old Fulstonians’ Trophy for Contribution to Sport Adam Silveston

The PTA Trophy for Achievement in Sport Willow Floodgate The Andy Walsh Prize for Contributions to Business and Liza Putinas Community Links De-Groot Prize for Innovation Daniel Gray The Terry Wollard Prize for Contribution to the Cultural Maddie Smith Life of the School The Sue Carver Prize for Contribution to Sixth Form Life Jennifer Li

Les Holland’s Prize for Contribution to School Life Faith Shackleford The Andrew Dunk Trophy for Service to the School Liza Putinas ‘May they learn the art of friendship’ Sophie Lintott Finn Tumber Award for Student Personality of the Year Rockall Trophy for Progress throughout the Student’s Freddie Hyatt School Life

Marcus Gains His Black Belt At The Tender Age Of 12!

Following on in the footsteps of his brother, Marcus Duplock, is a keen participant in the martial art of Taekwondo. Marcus has been training for 9 years, since he was 3, and visits his Donjang in Sittingbourne twice a week for an hour at a time to practice his spar- ring. The Year 7 Morrison student undertook a grading on 6th July which lasted over 3 hours on a hot afternoon and, a couple of weekends later, attended a presentation night where he received the results. Dad, Stephen, said “I’m pleased to say he passed his exam and has been awarded his 1st degree Black Belt”. To say that Marcus is pleased is an understatement. Older brother Joshua, a 2nd Dan Black belt, is also incredibly proud of his younger sibling – in fact, everyone here at Fulston is. Well done Marcus!

Lucy Gets Awarded For Her Football Prowess

Head girl, Lucy Davis, was amazed to be given two awards at the end of season event for her football club, Sittingbourne Ladies, on Saturday 13th July. Lucy, 15, has played football since the age of 8 and received her 5 Years of Service Award and, more importantly, the Managers Player of the Year award. Having trained for 1 ½ hours, twice a week her dedication to her sport has paid off. Lucy’s other passion is playing the piano which just goes to show her dexterity. Having received the awards Lucy said “It was an amazing evening and I was really surprised, lots of people were proud of me – especially my dad”.

Angel has Her Heart Set On Blackpool

Year 7 Cromer student, Angel Kean, was utterly exhausted having taken part in ballroom dancing qualifiers on Sunday 14th July. Angel has been dancing since she was 4 years old and her favourite dance is Rock ‘n Roll. She practises every week with Star Dance at South Ave- nue Junior School and loves every second of it. Angel’s other hobby is drawing and art so she is obviously a creative person both on and off the dance floor. The 11 year old student said “I am really pleased to say that, having tried to qualify for four years, I have actually suc- ceeded in my goal. I cannot wait to travel and dance in such a won- derfully famous place as Blackpool’s Tower Ballroom ”.

Ben Becomes Work Experience Blog- Year 11 student Ben Sharp completed a week worth of Work Experience at Canterbury Christ Church University at the end of the summer term. He had an amazing week and this is what he said:

My school library compared to Canterbury Christ Church University’s Library

When thinking about Fulston Manor School’s Library, the difference in size is striking! It’s within one large room with a number of printed books and has its own app with e-books compared to the large building housing Canterbury Christ Church University’s library, Augustine House. CCCU’s Library has approximately 320,000 books and 170,000 e-books. The school library has technology, including a lap- top trolley and a book withdrawal/return system that only Student Librarians and the Librarian can use. The university’s library, however, has a very large amount of PCs, laptops, self-issue and return machines and device charging stations. It also has many librarians teaching and helping students on different courses. Within CCCU Library, there is the Atrium Café where you can buy food, drinks and snacks. You are allowed to eat within many zones at the library, unless it’s hot food. No pizza! When trying to find books within the library, you would use something called LibrarySearch. This is a website dedicated to searching whether a book is available through the library, including which campus it’s in, for example Augustine House Library at Canterbury and Drill Hall Library at Medway. You would use keywords to find the book and any other resources, including online articles. Within Ful- ston’s Library, you would need to search for them yourself by browsing the shelves, which isn’t that bad because it’s smaller compared to CCCU’s Library. There are multiple study zones within the CCCU Library. These zones allow for different activities to suit the need of students working there. Group Study Zones – These areas allow you to eat only cold food, answer phone calls, listen to music and talk in groups. There are 2 group study zones in Augustine House. Quiet Zones – These spaces allow for short, quiet conversations. Phone calls must be taken outside and phones must be on silent. You are able to listen to music on a low volume using headphones. Silent Zones – These areas prohibit conversations, eating and phone calls. However, you can listen to music as long as there’s no noise coming from your headphones. Social Study Zones – There are many places where students are able to study together, socialise or eat and take a break. Fulston Manor School’s library is situated within a specific block on the school site. This library has around 6 circle shaped tables, which can each hold five people. As I said before, there is a limited amount of laptops, and a limited amount of noise is allowed. Some people visit to borrow books, and also to read them in the library, but the main focus is to do homework, or to go in and chat with others. There are a few offices located within the library. The CCCU library has many open plan offices, which hold specific teams.

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Fulston’s library holds mainly fiction, but also contains non-fiction. This includes genres such as Adven- ture, Science Fiction, Thrillers and more. CCCU’s library contains many books which help people study, they are usually related to a course, such as psychology and will often appear on their recommended reading lists. There is an auto-renewal system, which allows people to keep books until they are re- called by a different student. At my school library the return date is stamped inside the front of a book. Obviously, being a work experience student I had the chance to receive a tour of the building and col- lections, but if I was coming here without a tour I would be very confused and would probably get lost. It’s a very large building. The building was quite overwhelming when I first entered, as it was really large and I didn’t have an idea of what to expect. Having a library at school is important, because you are able to take out books, read books at your own pace and enjoy them. It allows students to increase their knowledge and make recommendations for books to add to the collection. My experience of working at CCCU library will definitely help in the future, because I now have an idea of what to expect from an academic library. On reflection, having a tour of the library and its collec- tions would be essential for any new students enrolled with CCCU, without a doubt. CCCU had this to say about Ben: Benjamin Sharp is a Year 10 pupil at Ful- ston Manor School, Sittingbourne. He has spent one week at CCCU library on a work placement with Lynsey Blandford, Arts Librarian. We love this blog post as it helps us to evaluate our services from the perspective of a newcomer. Thank you, Ben and good luck in the future.

Bowler Jenner Has Successful Summer Only Just Missing Out On The Final

Year 11 student, Isaac Jenner, has had several successes over the summer holidays, the biggest was qualifying as Kent County under 25’s pairs champions with Joe Vanderpeer (Borden Grammar student) from Canterbury Bowling Club. This meant that they were through to Leamington National Championships in August where they reached the semi-finals but were beaten by last year’s national U25s pairs champions. Mum, Rachel, said “This was a fantastic achievement for the boys and we were very proud of them. Isaac also reached the National U18 Sutton Winson pairs (plate) semi-final at Leamington. The outdoor season has come to an end after winning 4 club finals. Isaac qualified for 8 finals, one of which was the Men’s Champion- ship for the second year in a row. Isaac, a Hales House student, is now heading indoors as he will be representing England in the U18 International Series in October in Scotland, so he will be adjusting to the different surface as quickly as possible. We wish Isaac every bit of luck and success possible.

Students Reflect On Their Visit To The Somme

On Friday 5th July 37 Year 8 students and their teachers visited The Somme in France. They were re- tracing the footsteps of hundreds of thousands of British and Commonwealth soldiers who had fought there in the infamous World War One Battle whose first day is still known today as the ‘Bloodiest day in the history of the British army’.

Having had a very early start (4.45am!) and a smooth crossing across the channel, students enjoyed a packed day of visits. Firstly they went to Sunken Lane where they were able to truly understand what happened at 6am on the morning of 1st July 1916, from the logistics of how to get the troops to the front line to how the mines were dug and then exploded. They then went to Newfoundland Memorial Park where they could see the front lines of both forces, walk through the trenches and hear about the tragic story of what happened to the Newfoundland regiment on that awful day. They then went to Ulster Tower where they heard stories of some limited successes of that first day and finally to the hugely impressive Thiepval Memorial where the names of the over 72,000 soldiers who died, but whose bodies were never found, are remembered.

The day was made particularly poignant as the family members of 2 of our students died in the Somme and we were able to visit their graves. Joshua Clark-Pankhurst’s Great-Great Uncle was Private G W Hadler of the Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment. We went to Delville Wood Cemetery and Joshua was able to lay a cross at his grave. Flynn Matson- Reeves’ Great-Great Uncle was Private Frank Norrington of the East Kent Regiment (The Buffs). We went to Guillemont Road Cemetery and Flynn also laid a cross at his grave. When researching Frank Norrington, our guide for the day, also called Frank, noted that his army number was very close to that of his Great grandfather who had fought in the Somme and survived. In fact the numbers were so close that the family members of both Flynn and Frank would have almost definitely known each other. This was quite special for both our student and guide to have made this connection over 100 years after the date of the battle.

The day ended with all students selecting one gravestone and having a quiet moment of reflection on what that individual would have gone through. Then our students were able to do what those soldiers were unable to…they were able to go home.

Students Make Us Proud - A Level Exam Results 2019

Staff and students at Fulston Manor are celebrating yet another very pleasing set of A Level Grades which have resulted once again in over 60 students being offered places at university. These grades represent an improvement on last year with more students taking more qualifications and an increase in those achieving top grades. Continuing the trend of recent years, in- creasing numbers of students are choosing to attend universities right across the country and, as can be seen below, the range of courses studied continues to grow. Many students achieved excellent grades and details of just some of the successful ones are listed below, alongside the universities they are attending in September.

Ebonie Ainger – University of Kent, Philosophy and Sociology (B, C, D) Rebecca Christmas – University of East Anglia, Psychology with placement year (A, 2Bs, D) Emily Hall – University of Warwick, English Language and Linguistics (A*, B, B ) Rian Leggett– University of Sussex, Computer Science with year in industry (A*, A, B, Distinction ) Jennifer Li – University of Essex, Film and Creative Writing (A, B, Merit) Grace Munday – University of East Anglia, Law with European Legal Systems (A, 2Bs) Faith Shackleford – University of Creative Arts, Acting (2Bs, Distinction) Mary Sobayo – University of Newcastle, Law (A, B, C) Joseph Williams – University of Creative Arts, Architecture (2As, B) Lois Wood – looking for veterinary nursing apprenticeship (2As, B)

Headteacher, Alan Brookes, was very pleased with the results obtained by the students. “It is good to see so many students achieving the grades they needed to progress on to the next stage of their lives. Our results demonstrate an improvement on last year’s grades, which is a noteworthy achievement given the increased challenge of the examina- tions and the fact that almost twenty more students took these exams. We are immensely proud of the success of our young people and wish them all well for the future.”

Students Make Us Proud - GCSE Exam Results 2019

Fulston Manor are celebrating the achievements of students whose hard work has enabled them to secure excellent GCSE results this year. At a time when exams are becoming more challenging, the grades of those listed below, and many others within the year group, are all the more praiseworthy.

High performing students include:

Kirsty GENFI Two 9s, five 8s, one 6, one 5 James HARVEY One 9, six 8s, two 7s Hannah DAVIES One 9, two 8s, four 7s, two 6s, one 5 Mia NYBERG One 9, one 8, five 7s, one 6, one 5 Laura HUNT One 9, one 8, four 7s, three 6s Chloe ELLINGHAM One 9, two 8s, two 7s, three 6s, one 5 Bethany WARD One 9, one 8, one 7, four 6s, two 5s William KILBY One 8, two 7s, five 6s, one 5, one 4 Mahdin CHOWDHURY One 8, one 7, five 6s, three 5s Mark CHITTENDEN Two 8s, one 7, two 6s, two 5s, two 4s

Mr Brookes was pleased with many of the outcomes achieved. “The increased rigour of GCSEs has placed a much sharper focus on the need for students to work hard throughout the two years of the courses and it is encouraging to see the efforts of students reflected in their final grades.”

Students Receive Scholarship Award For Hard Work And Dedication

Staff and students were delighted to welcome Mrs Samantha Godden, a representa- tive from the London Institute of Banking and Finance, to their school on Tuesday 17th September. The LIBF is the organisation that is responsible for the Financial Studies courses which Fulston run. Over the years, Fulston Manor has enjoyed continued success in this area with many students going on to study Finance at University or straight into employment within the industry. This year has seen a significant increase in the number of students gaining A* & A grades. Part of Samantha’s visit was to present students with scholarships for achieving A grades in their A-Level exam. This scholarship part funds undergraduate courses at the London Institute of Banking and Finance, should the students wish to continue their studies. Students took full advantage of being able to quiz Samantha about the degrees offered, as it is a strong possibility that they may continue their education at the London Institute of Banking and Finance. Caitlin Ingram said “I am delighted to know that all the hard work has paid off, and I’m very happy to have come out of year 12 with an A”. Samantha was equally pleased and continues “This is a great reflection of how much effort the students and staff put in to achieving these results. It is always a pleasure to visit Ful- ston and present these awards”. Outstanding Community Members Receive Virtual Schools Awards Two valued members of the Fulston community were prize winners at a prestigious awards ceremony held at the Spitfire Ground in Canterbury on Sunday 15th September. The awards, presented by Virtual Schools is a celebration to recognise the outstanding work undertaken by various people within Kent. Virtual Schools, part of KCC, oversee all Chil- dren In Care and ensures that their wellbeing is looked after and that progress in their studies is being achieved. Year 10 Stanhope student, Ruby Shaw, received the silver award for ’Helping in the Community’ and was nominated for her work with other students and for her participation in the regular Swale Youth Forum meetings. Ruby, who won £50 of Love to Shop vouchers, a medal and a trophy, said “I am really proud of myself. I was so happy to receive the award and especially as I got a better prize than Miss Caulfeild-Browne!”. Miss Caulfeild-Browne, Student Support Manager, was one of only five teachers in Kent to receive the ‘Outstanding Contribution to Children in Care’ Award. She said “I was absolutely overwhelmed to receive the award. It was an amazing day and was wonderful to see Ruby collect her award also”. Miss C-B was nominated by Joanne Hayes, Assistant Head for West Kent, Virtual School Kent, and an- nounced “Lucy has provided outstanding support to our young people who attend her school this year. She is always available to them, they trust her and find her easy to talk to. Despite some very challenging issues with some of the young people Lucy has always worked to understand what is behind the behaviour and consequently the young people feel supported and understood and are able to share their worries and their issues”.

James Shows What A Truly Fantastic Citizen He Is!

Morrison student, James Fletcher, truly deserves some recognition as an outstanding member of the Sittingbourne community. The Year 8 boy gave up half of his summer holiday helping out at various churches, either serving lunches to families who were in need of help, or by manning stalls at St Michaels Church when they ran the Community Wardrobe Project. The Community Wardrobe Project collects and recycles old school uni- forms and gives them out to those in need. It covers all of the primary and secondary schools in Swale. James was complimented by many people for being so kind and helpful and his Mum, Karen, is quite rightly very proud of him. Mrs Palmer asked James why he had decided to give up so much of his time. James explained “I just love helping people. It was wonderful to see how many people came along and left with bags of uniform to kit out their families. It was great to be part of the project and to work with the other churches as well”. Fulston Manor School is equally as proud. Good job James!

Just Too Cute Not To Share — Libby Wins Photography Prize Year 12 student , Libby Glover, was awarded a prize in the Cantium Photog- raphy Competition towards the end of the summer term. Miss Taylor, Lib- by’s photography teacher, had suggested she apply and Libby was happy to have had the recognition for her artistic eye and photography skills. We are more than happy to share her photograph with the rest of the world. Now!!! Altogether… Say…… Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Team GB Taps To Triumph

Mother and daughter team Rebecca Long and Veronica Fox travelled at the start of December to Reisa in Germany to compete in the Tap Danc- ing World Championships as part of the Team GB dancers. Rebecca competed in the Adults section for 16 to 25 year olds and was the youngest participant in that category. The small group of 34 tap dancers tip tapped their way through two routines and picked up 5th place out of 30 countries. The Sixth Form student has been dancing since she was two years old and every weekend the dancing duo visit Swindon, a round trip of more than 250 miles, to practise their skills. Rebecca said “It was a fantastic weekend and our team were really pleased to take 5th place as we were up against such talented dancers. Mum’s team did better though and, as reigning world champions, they again took first place and were awarded the gold medal! I know Mum is proud of me but I’m really proud of her and the rest of her team too!”.

MacMillan Coffee Morning Is Calorific Success

Calorie watching went straight out of the staff room window on Thursday 26th September when funds were raised during the MacMillan Great British Coffee Morning. Staff found their inner Prue Leith and baked some amazing creations in aid of this worthy cause. From carrot cakes and chocolate cake to coffee and walnut and chocolate or- ange cakes, the naughty but nice delicacies were gobbled up during break and lunch time by hungry teachers and support staff and a grand total of £97.09 was donated. Mrs Goodger, Pastoral Assis- tant for Hales House said “the day has been a huge success. Sadly one of our colleagues, Mrs Stanley, was not in school today so didn’t get to see her donations appreciated. I want to thank everyone who baked, ate or donated!”. Triathlon Success For Athletic Twins

Hales House twins, Louis and Finn Ashford, spent yet another successful weekend taking part in a gruelling triathlon. Taking place in Brighton on Saturday 14th September the duo completed the 200m swim, 4.8k bike ride and, finally, the 2.5k run to take 3rd and 5th places respectfully. Competing in the TriStar 3 Under 15s competition Finn said “the hardest challenge was that there were so many people on the course as we were joined by younger categories and there were plenty of crashes. It was a great race though and, as we started early in the day, it didn’t get too hot”. The Brighton triathlon is the South East of England’s top race for the boys which makes their achievements even more of a success. Both lads have been selected to compete for the South East Region’s Duathlon team (Run, Bike, Run) in a competition against the London region in October at the Cyclopark, Gravesend.

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Fulston Students Show What Eco Warriors Can Do To Help The Environment

Two incredible Fulston Students, Bailey Pearce and Luke Blades, decided that they should take some time out of their Sunday to clear up some of the rubbish left around the streets. The Year 7 boys had been out in the area and were dis- gusted at the amount of litter dropped along the streets and in the hedges. Bailey said “We started in Rectory Park and it took about an hour and half. We filled three huge bags and then put it all in Luke’s Nans bin”. He continued “Several adults said well done and good job and that made us feel really proud”. Mrs Palmer, Events and Pub- licity Manager, said “ Fulston is also very proud of these students. Litter is such a huge issue for the environment and to hear that Luke and Bailey gave up their own time to try and clean up the area is admirable. Well done lads!”

Erin Is Climbing The Rope To Success

Erin McNeice may be small but don’t be fooled by her appearance. The Year 11 Morrison student has just taken the gold medal in the Leading Rope Climbing British Championships held over the weekend of 21st and 22nd September in Carmarthen, Wales. Up against approximately 25 other competitors Erin was representing Team GB and was more than happy when she became British Champion in the Youth B category and said “Climbing ropes , walls or boulders is my passion and although I am very tired I love what I do. I train every day in London as I want to get to the 2024 Olympics. Climbing will be introduced to the Olympics next year. I had a fantastic weekend but my hands are very painful”. Erin climbs up to heights of 25 meters and spends hours travelling each day so it’s really not surprising she is exhausted.

Eurotunnel Passengers Enjoy Fulston Carol Singing

On Friday 13th December, 42 students and 3 staff from Fulston Manor School descended on the Eu- rotunnel terminal in Folkestone to share a bit of Christmas spirit. Having set up, the talented participants of the school choir sang their hearts out and performed many Christmas carols to the departing travellers. The audience were incredibly appreciative and the students loved the applause and the feeling that they were starting, or end- ing, people’s trips on a high. Head boy, Owen Foster, said “We had such a great time and the smiles on the travellers faces made us all very happy”. Congratulations on being such wonderful vocalists! A ‘well done’ must also go to Miss Tarrant who conducted the choir so beautifully and Mr Bowden who tickled the ivories in true Christmas style. 14

Fulston 6th Form Support World Mental Health Day

For World Mental Health Day, Fulston Manor staff and Sixth Form demonstrated their support for Young Minds by wearing items of yellow clothing and raised a fantastic £132.44 Young Minds are aiming for a future where all young people are supported, whatever their challenges. They aim to make sure young people get the best possible mental health support and have the resilience to overcome life’s difficulties. More young people than ever before are reaching out for help with their mental health, but for those who take that brave step, advice and support is hard to find. Mr Ab- bott said “We want our students to know that there is always someone to talk to and we are pleased to be able to support Young Minds in their campaign”.

Romilly Streets Ahead Of The Others Year 7 Morrison student, Romilly Harding recently travelled to Germany with her dance crew from Shake That. They were taking part in the World Street Dance Championships along with 34 other teams and it was a fantastic experience for the girls. It was a tough competition for them and unfortunately they were only one point off being put into the next round. However, Romilly and her duo partner made it through several intense rounds and finished an impressive 34th. Mum, Kirsten said “It was a very different experience to anything Ro- milly’s ever experienced so far in her dance career and I’m so proud of her for trying so hard. In the last 3 months, she has trained daily, from 4-9pm every night and for hours at the weekend . She now has the British finals in a few weeks’ time, at the K2 in Crawley, where she has qualified to dance in the solo, duo, team and crew categories and after that, wants to try to qualify for the Europeans next June”. Romilly commented, “I had a really good time in Germany and it was a fantastic chance to bond with my crew. I think Mum is proud of me!”.

STOP PRESS! STOP PRESS! STOP PRESS! News Just in….. Romilly travelled to the K2 in Crawley for the British Finals where she competed in solos, making 2 rounds before being knocked out but she was placed 1st in her crew dance and 1st in her Duo, making her a double U12 British Champion, so all in all, a good weekend for her!

Fulston Manor School Receives A Prestigious British Council National eTwin- ning Award

Teachers and students at Fulston Manor School have been celebrating after being awarded the highly regarded British Council eTwinning National eTwinning Award. Teachers from across all four regions of the UK came together from Friday 27 September until Sunday 29 September 2019 to celebrate the 14th annual British Council eTwinning National Conference, which was held for the first time at The Crowne Plaza in Nottingham. The eTwinning National Award ceremony took place at a Gala dinner on Saturday, recognising outstanding international projects led by UK schools. There were 12 awards presented across various categories and one award for the overall winning project. To secure the outstanding contribution to international school collaboration award, Fulston Manor School worked in partnership with other schools from Germany, Romania and Crete to create an outstanding project using digital collaborative tools. Entitled Bioplastic: The Future Food Packaging?’, the project entailed working alongside their European counterparts to find a way to reduce pollution caused by plastics. Meeting with chemists and scientists from the plastic packaging industries, the students were able to create prototypes of new and innovative ways of packaging foods and scored highly against each criteria of the below pedagogical framework.

• Pedagogical innovation • Curricular integration • Communication and exchange between partner schools • Collaboration between partner schools • Use of technology • Results, impact and documentation

The digital community for schools, eTwinning, has seen over 700,000 teachers from 44 countries across Europe and beyond register since 2005. The programme is funded by the European Commission as part of the Erasmus+ programme and managed in the UK by the British Council. The eTwinning Na- tional Award is issued to schools that produce outstanding work as part of their eTwinning partnership. Mr Lee Matthews, English teacher at Fulston and in charge of the Erasmus+ project, said: “We are delighted to have been the awarded the eTwinning National Award. Everyone at Fulston Manor School has enjoyed working with our friends in Europe on this wonderful project. To secure the eTwinning National Award is a real honour for the students and teachers who participated in the project. The eTwinning project has brought a deeper understanding of other cultures and an increase in knowledge of the food packaging industry and the harm to our environment it can cause.” The judging panels comments for the winning project were: The food packaging project is innovative, highly topical and uses the TwinSpace right at the heart of its collaboration and communication strategy. It promotes a positive, 'can do' approach to making a difference attitude in its students. Using international development teams to experiment, create and exploit commercial products this is an excel-

Year 7s Become More Streetwise Staff and Year 7 students were delighted to welcome Performance in Education on Wednesday 16th October who put on an amazing Pedestrian Safety theatre presentation. The presentation, fully funded by Kent County Council, focused on the potential consequences of lapses in concentration and risk- taking behaviour around roads (such as using phones and listening to music, as well as 'messing about' with friends) and the importance of paying full attention on the roads. The project, which is touring Kent, is a live theatre and multimedia style show representing four Year 7 students on a Geography field trip. During the show the students saw all the characters being distracted from safe road use with mobile phones, messing about with their friends and listening to music. The presentation is designed to change unsafe behaviours and attitudes. Stanhope student, Grace Babington, and Morrison student, Skye-Louise Wright, said “It was a really good show. It actually made us think about taking our headphones out when we are near roads. Everyone must be more aware of their surroundings”.

Fulston Mark Black History Month A number of Fulston Manor’s black and mixed-ethnicity students have come together this term to mark Black His- tory Month. Curating an exhibition celebrating their cultural identity and paying homage to the achievements of black individuals both past and present, the installation is a first for the school. The exhibition, now on display in the school’s main conference room, is open to all and features work from students across the age groups. Historic in- sights, artworks, video installations and fashion pieces have been brought together to encourage visitors to reflect on the importance of black culture in the UK and beyond. From pioneering artists to successful politicians, civil rights activists to cultural icons, the exhibition aims to detail the sometimes over- looked contributions black and mixed-ethnicity communities have made to world history and has offered our students a means of expressing their own identities in a constructive and imaginative way. Ayo Aderibigbe, Deputy Head Girl, said “We have really enjoyed putting this exhibition together. It shows everyone about our history and cultures and shows what an inclusive school we are”. Chloe Gets Her Skates On.

Year 12 student, Chloe Hardy, is a whiz kid on the ice. Having skated since she was five years old Chloe trains in her chosen sport for at least a couple of hours, five days a week at the Gillingham Ice Rink. She has skated in the British Championships and is hopeful to be chosen again when the qualifiers happen next January. In the meantime the fearless ice maiden has been showing off her skills around the county when Christmas outdoor ice rinks are opened, with Canterbury her next showcase on the 29th November. When opening the ice rink near Tunbridge Wells the heavens opened and Chloe found herself skating through water. But the rain didn’t stop play and Chloe, being a true professional, powered through the rain drops. The future is bright for the Fulston Manor School student and she would dearly love to combine her passion for skating with being a coach and to also train as an osteopath at the European School of Osteopathy based in Maidstone.

Students Get A Taster For University Life

On 2nd October 14, Year 9 and 10 students visited the University of Kent to experience what life would be like as a University Student. The day was based on the statement ‘With power comes great responsibility’. Students experienced a lecture on the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Genocide in Rwanda – they listened carefully to the lecturer and then asked many thoughtful questions. They then took part in 2 very hands on sessions. The first was a science taster session where they looked at‘ Plastic Propa- ganda’ – and built models representing the structures of plastic and demonstrated what happens to them over time. The second was an economics taster session where they took part in a role playing game called ‘The Pearls Exchange game’ which helped them see the influence of supply and demand on the prices of items in a global economy. Students fully engaged in both activities and found them both enjoyable and they stimulated much profound discussion. Stu- dents ended the day with a campus tour and an opportunity to ask current students questions about their lives at University. All students represented Fulston Manor extremely well. Students commented that they found the day ‘amazing – really eye opening and enjoyable’, they said ‘We found the whole day amazing, especially the hands on sessions and the tour as we got to see all the facilities’

Adrian Takes Part In The Pride Of Britain Awards 2019

Year 11 student, Adrian Angol-Henry was delighted to be asked if he, together with his Air Cadets Squadron would help at this years Pride of Britain Awards. Adrian said “I’ve been in the Air Cadets since 2016 and been in 3 different squadrons in London, Surrey and Kent. On 28th October 2019, I had one of the best experiences in my air cadet life. I was one of 60 Royal Air Force Air Cadets, from Maid- stone, Kent; Battle in Sussex and Braintree, Essex who got to line the red carpet in Grosvenor Hotel, Central London to form a Guard of Honour for the Pride of Britain Awards 2019. Out of 32,850 cadets in 952 squadrons, I was extremely lucky to be one of the 60 picked. I spent several exciting (but cold) hours on the red carpet and got to meet very important celebrities such as Sir Vince Cable, Jeremy Corbyn, Hon. Gp. Capt. Carol Vorderman (the first female Honorary Group Captain in the RAF and “national legend”), Ore Oduba from The One Show, Craig Revel Horwood, Harry Kane, Philip Schofield and Simon Cowell and it was an incredible opportunity for me to represent my squadron at such a high-profile event”. Adrian continued “Selected cadets from our squadron got to attend as we were nominated for the 2019 Lees Trophy Award (for the best squadron in London or the South East). Many of the award winners talked to me and other cadets about “our impressive commitment on that cold evening” and I even got a few pictures with them! It’s one of the best things I’ve done in the cadets (apart from flying!) and it was a very exciting evening”. The show, which aired on ITV at the start of November was viewed by television audiences of over 5 million people. And our Adrian was there!!

Fulston Students Have Done It Again!! Fundraising Record Smashed!

This year, for our annual StayAwake, the Sixth Form students chose a new charity to support. On Fri- day the 8th of November 2019, 179 Students and 22 staff took part in an all-night 'StayAwake'. This means staying in school from 7pm until 7am the next morning and raised funds to support Demelza House. The Sixth Form students chose Demelza, as it is a local, supporting those that may not live a long life, to live a full life. During the night there were a variety of activities to keep the students awake, this included an ener- getic dance aerobics session, which Demelza kindly organised to support our event; followed quickly by an incredibly popular Just Dance Off; a quiz game show in the early hours run by a very enthusias- tic Mr Westby; Mrs Crawford again ran a very successful ‘Bake-Off’ competition demonstrating a wide variety of creative bakes – Domino’s eat your heart out; Mr Patey showed tremendous endur- ance refereeing the 5-a-side football match and then worked with Mr Raher to deliver a fast-paced 2am Bench ball; Mr Rayfield and Ms Taylor were joined by 6th Former Robyn Harvey and dazzled the volunteers with their wonderful artistic flair by applying glitter to the majority of the Sixth Form faces throughout the night.

Miss Davies said “The night was a huge success and we were so proud of our Sixth Form students. All students have been wonderful raising funds far beyond our expectations, one particular student, Oli- ver Tribe, raising £190. Overall figures are still being finalised, however we are confident that it has been the most successful year yet raising over £7800.

The final figure is in now and I am delighted to announce that we raised £7908.95 A Massive Thank you to everyone that contributed towards such a successful event”.

Students Learn The Meaning Behind the Armistice Day Poppies

Year 7 students, together with their teacher, Miss Taylor, decided to merge an Art lesson with a History lesson and concentrate on The Poppy Appeal and Remembrance Sunday. The small group walked around the school site and picked leaves that they felt would best suit their design ideas. Returning to the classroom the leaves were used to print paint onto paper after which they were cut out and glued onto a structure made from lolly sticks to create a beautiful poppy. Chloe Glover, 11, said “I loved the activity because I love what the Poppy stands for!”. The students learnt all about the meaning behind the poppies and Armistice Day and respected, along with the rest of the school, the two minute silence at 11.00am on the 11th hour of the 11th month.

From Boys To Men: Students Invited To International Men's Day

On November 12th, ten Year 9 boys woke up and started the day in a different way to normal; they knew they wouldn’t have the traditional lessons of Mathe- matics, English and Science, but they didn’t realise all the other lessons they would learn instead. Fulston Manor School was lucky enough to get tickets to the annual International Men’s Day Conference at Canary Wharf, hosted by Rocking Ur Teens, a compa- ny devoted to raising aspirations of young people in today’s society. The boys visited Thomson Reuters, one of the largest office spaces in Canary Wharf and threw themselves into their new corporate setting. They were lucky enough to meet Ragz CV, a spoken word artist who is devoted to helping young people accept who they are and to admit when they don’t feel ok; something that young male students often struggle with. In addition to the performances and the inspirational speech he gave, the group were also able to meet a variety of men involved in various different businesses; from a project manager at the National Grid, to a charted accountant in Canary Wharf to a young man who used to be a dancer, and is now pursuing his dreams in politics; looking at inclusion and diversity. Miss Jeffery (English) joined the boys on the day and said “To say that the trip broadened their minds and allowed them to experience a corporate setting would not sum up the day they had. The boys fearlessly an- swered questions in front of 130+ people, they asked insightful and engaging questions, engaged in speed mentoring and during their lunch break, went and networked with the other schools, meeting young boys just like themselves. So, they may not have had Mathematics, English or Science, but they definitely learnt a few lessons in acceptance, resilience and that it is ok, not to be ok”. Morrison student, Justin Newbury said “It was a really good day and we learned so much. We learned about who we were and what we could be. I’d recommend this trip to everyone in the future”.

Demelza Gratefully Accepts Donation From Fulston Students Students at Fulston Manor School were pleased to welcome Miss Victoria Adley, Senior Community Fundraiser for Demelza Hospice For Children, to accept a cheque during their Whole School Assembly on Friday 29th November. A record breaking £7908.75 was raised in one night by the 6th Form students who spent from 7.00pm on Friday 8th November until 7.00am the next day singing, dancing, baking, quizzing and anything else that staved off the yawns. Vicky spoke to the 1200 students in front of her and explained that the amount raised was enough to cover: 4 Demelza music festivals for our teenagers, the cost of our gaming and cine- ma facilities for 7 years, it would pay for 132 Music or Art Therapy sessions, for the children we support or their families, 720 hours of pre- cious care and, not forgetting, over two years’ worth of toilet rolls!. Vicky said “We cannot thank the 6th Form students enough. This amount will make such a huge difference to so many families”. Miss Davies agreed. “ We are just so proud of our students. It is a long and tiring night but the enthusiasm in which our students tackle this because they know how much good they are doing makes us burst with thanks to them”. Acro-tastic Shout Out For Keely Fulston Manor School student, Keely Kent, 15, has recently taken part in the South East Gymnastics competition partici- pating in the Acro Gymnastics with her partner Aimee Turner, 11, who attends Rainham School for Girls. Held at The Swallows Leisure Centre on Sunday 24th November, the girls showed off their awesome balancing tricks. Keeley said “We lost our hold once which cost us dearly but even after that mistake we came fourth which made us very happy”. Keely and Aimee have only been with Bourne Gymnastics for four months and only had 10 weeks to learn the two compli- cated routines. A spokesperson for Fulston said “We can see from the photographs that the two girls work incredibly well together and this could be a very promising partnership. We will look forward to watching where their skills take them”.

Aladdin Panto Promises A Lot Of Laughs!

Five theatrical students will be performing in the local Panto, Aladdin and The Pirates, at The Avenue Theatre on Saturday 14th December. The students, from Years 7 to 11 are part of Creative Edge Productions and are playing a variety of parts. Owen Craycraft will excel at playing Widow Twanky and we look forward to seeing a photograph of him in costume! Joining Owen will be Ellie Stewart and her twin, Beth, Owen Foster, Darcie Lillie and Liam Walach. Although Liam is the youngest he will be playing the huge part of Wishy Washy. Having watched Liam perform during the Winter Concert we are certain he will have fabulous stage presence. Break a leg everyone.

Where Are They Now?

Readers of this section will know that we follow, with interest, the careers of ex-students. It is always wonderful to see what our old boys and girls have done since leaving Fulston. If you are aware of anybody who would like to share their life experiences with us please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Sarah Palmer via email [email protected] or pass the details on.

Corbishley Walking The Walk

Ex student, Cameron Corbishley, is still training and competing in race walking for Team GB. Cam recently took part in the World Championships in Doha Qatar so had to contend with stifling heat. The Olympic hopeful had a very challenging race due to the extreme heat and humidity taking place near to midnight for a length of approximately 4 hrs. Mum, Tracey , and Sister, Samantha, travelled to Do- ha in support of Cameron and Tracey said “It was nerve racking for us to watch knowing this was only his second 50km race and being the youngest of the competitors . We placed ourselves close to the water station to observe how he could juggle the re- quirements of water to cool, water to replenish his thirst plus carry ice to cool his body temperature. Nowhere on the course did they have coolant sprays of water. Each athlete had to carry their own coolers! He tried his best and looked so strong amongst the best but unfortunately he got disqualified as exhaustion took control and he, sadly, had to make the hard decision to walk off the track rather than be carried off injured like so many other ath- letes”. Cameron’s race was broadcast live on TV and he had a lot of cov- erage due to his red cards. Cameron is a hugely talented athlete and has a large fan base reaching all round the world. Mrs Palm- er, Fulston’s Publicity Manager commented “Cam is such a dedicated athlete. We just know that he will go far in his chosen sport. When he brings home a medal from future Olympics he has promised to come back to Fulston and be our Guest of Honour at Presentation Evening. I won’t forget this prom- ise—Cam, if you are reading this...don’t you forget either!”

Lower School Awards

Although, by the time you read this publication we will be nearly five months on from Lower School Awards, we felt it was necessary to include our celebration of achievements for our Year 7, 8 and 9 which took place at the very end of the Summer term and so missed the school newsletter at that time. Congratulation must go to all of the award winners but special recognition must go to the following to Harrison Goldsmith who, during his first year at Fulston managed to achieve the following awards: Cer- tificate for Outstanding Attainment, Certificate for Outstanding Attitude, Participation in the School Newspaper, Participation in the UK Maths Challenge, Certificate for Active Citizenship in Stanhope and the Year 7 boys Certificate for the Gwyneth Windsor Award. Well done Harrison! Our Guest of Honour on the day was Partick Cantellow, an ex student who spoke to the Lower School telling them about his achievements through hard work and determination. Congratulations to everyone involved.

Twice The Fun Sees Leon and Cody Take Part In Charity Race

Year 9 Cromer House twins, Leon and Cody Taylor, will be joining their Dad, Peter, to complete a fun run dressed as Father Christmas in December. The Taylor family will be running alongside scores of other Santa’s. Any money the Taylors raise will be split between the Medway Rotary Club who fund holidays for children with life limiting illnesses and St. Thomas’s Hospital, where Pete had his life sav- ing operation – the inspiration as to why the family are taking part. Mum, Kay, said “This time last year, on 15th December 2018, Pete was in ICU, intubated and on a ventilator after heart surgery, fighting for his life and with rough times still to come. So we are all incredibly proud, grateful and honoured to join Pete for this fun run which, albeit short, will be a huge personal achievement for him, as he continues his recovery”. Both Cody and Leon are more than happy to be taking part and said “At first we thought we didn’t have a choice as Mum was quite adamant that we were taking part, but we really want to now. It will be great fun and we will be able to give something back to the community which makes us feel proud”. Any update, including a photograph of the family in costume will follow after the event. We wish all of them good luck. If anybody wishes to sponsor the boys then they will, no doubt, be carrying their sponsorship forms in their pockets up until the day of the run, which is 15th December.

Skateboarding Fame For Alfie

15 Year old Cromer student, Alfie Butler, was delighted to be invited to take part in a BT Sport TV programme where he could show off his incredible skateboarding skills. The programme was run by students from Newham Sixth Form College in London who completed a seven week course to do this. As part of the programme focussed on skateboarding, the film crew descended on The FAR Academy in Whitstable where Alfie skateboards and filmed him in action. The fearless teen- ager started skateboarding after watching his Dad, Da- vid, and also playing the Tony Hawks Playstation games. However, Dad wasn’t keen on Alfie taking up the sport as he had personally broken his wrist three times and felt it was too dangerous to allow his son to take it up. He did, thankfully, relent and Alfie has been following his chosen sport for the past 7 or 8 years – with no breakages! The brave lad skates every weekend and is sponsored by Revolution Skate Park and The FAR Academy where he teaches others and participates in showcase events. Alfie said “I can’t get enough of skateboarding. The fact that the Sittingbourne Skate Park will be opening soon means I won’t have to travel so far to do what I love”. The film can be seen on YouTube under the following link https://youtu.be/ ztCkjdYCnY0

Ladies Zig Zag Across The Thames For Charity

On Sunday 29th September Fulston staff Mrs Hendry and Mrs Osoba together with 6 friends took part in the London Bridge challenge to walk across 12 bridges, over 10 miles. The ladies took part in the challenge in support of diabetes UK with the aim to "fight for a world where diabetes can do no harm" . The group raised £270 and they joined thousands to raise a combined amount of over a quar- ter of a millions pounds. Mrs Osoba said “I did get to the stage where my feet were just on automatic pilot! but it was great to do it with friends. We took a photo at every bridge, but I won’t bore everyone with THOSE pics”. Well done Mrs O and Mrs H.

Update On Marcus's Taekwondo Success

Since achieving his black belt in Taekwondo this year, Morrison student Marcus Duplock has been busy competing in two impressive competitions. The first, held over the 16th and 17th November, saw Marcus travel to Swindon to compete in the PUMA British Taekwondo Championships, a domestic competition attracting various clubs from the UK where he managed to reach the final, taking it to extra time following a draw. He narrow- ly lost out on the gold medal, instead having to settle with silver. Following this, Marcus competed at the ITF Open British Championship in Crawley. This attracted high level competitors from 12 different Countries. Despite suffering an injury to his ribs Marcus managed to obtain a Bronze medal. He said “My ribs really hurt but that wasn’t going to stop me competing and I was both shocked and pleased to get the bronze medal”. The brave and determined Year 8 student now has his eyes set on next years competitions. Marcus has been selected to represent his club 'TSA Taekwondo' to compete in the Open Dutch Championship in January 2020. Mrs Palmer said “Marcus is taking after his older brother Joshua by becoming a black belt and winning amazing trophies in his chosen sport. We wish him every bit of luck in January and just ask that he comes back without injury!”

Fulston’s Very Own Munchkins

Four wonderful Year 7 students will be taking part in The Swallows Leisure Cen- tre production of The Wizard of Oz this year. Chloe Walker, Daisy Eglinton, Ru- by Hinton and Diamond West all attend the Kent School of Dance and will be playing munchkins and dancing alongside some real stars. They will be joined on stage by Harry Potter’s ‘Percy Weasley’ Chris Rankin and the original Eastender’s ‘Lucy Beale’, Melissa Suffield. Chloe said “We are all really excited and are training every weekend to make sure it all goes well. We will get to meet all of the stars and will get autographed programmes which is fantastic”. We wish the girls every ounce of Panto luck for the festive run. Break a leg girls!

History A Level Students Receive Lesson By Dr Paul Dalton

On Friday 29 November the Year 13 historians were treated to a visit by historian Dr. Paul Dalton from Christ Church University. Dr. Dalton delivered two sessions on issues around the First Crusade: why did it happen and why was it successful? As well as challenging the students with his own interpretation of these momentous events, he also presented them with the latest thinking behind the First Crusade. The students were given a real taste of university learning through the talks, in addition to receiving invaluable help with their coursework.

Staff Elf Day In Aid Of Alzheimer’s Society Our wonderful staff got into the Christmas Spirit and raised an amazing £98.12. No words are necessary—I will just leave the photographs for you to look at…...

Ho! Ho! Ho! Jolly Jumpers Get The Party Started

We held our annual Christmas Dinner and Christmas Jumper day on Wednesday 11th December. A fantastic £296 was raised by students and staff who participated by wearing jumpers, ties and socks and the money will be donated to Brain Tumour UK. Mrs Palmer said “It was fabulous to see so many people taking part in raising money for this cause and it was lovely to see so many different outfits. Oscar Bennet yet again came in a full Father Christ- mas outfit which was brilliant but he may have been outshone by a truly impressive Joe Shackleford who gave his uniform a serious amount of Festive Bling!” Well done to everyone who took part. Look out on the website for a gallery of all of the photographs taken during lunchtime.

Sports News

We are proud of all of the students who represent Fulston in our many sporting fixtures throughout the year. Our thanks go to: Y e a r 7 Teddy Barber Football Isabel Carroll- Clare Netball Max Barwick Football Daisy Conway Netball Robert Fox Football Iris Cooper Netball Jacob Gillie Football Lilia Delahaye Netball James Goldsmith Football Isabelle Hockney Netball Ronnie Horner Football Heidi Hughes Netball Sonny Jemmett Football Poppy Joy Netball Kenzie Luke Football Tom Mackay Football Charlie Morrow Football Harry Neilson Football Sebastian Robertson Football Archie Saunders-Young Football Koby Setterfield Football Liam Sherriff Football Harry Youens Football Y e a r 8

Elijah Breaker Football Amelia Bayley Netball Joshua Brown Football Kaicey Beaney Netball George C Browne Football Violet Bing Netball Eben Butler Football Laine Coetzer Netball Freddy Eastwood Football Elsie Farr-Sawyer Netball Ioannis Gayle Football Faith Harris Netball Charlie Halle Football Fran Hennessey Netball Thomas Howe Football Jess Horne Netball Kyle Hudson Football Kaitlin Lupton Netball Harvey Ingram Football Grace Roe Netball Riley Khalid Football Megan Trull Netball Regan King Football Henry Pegg Football Harry Rogers Football Noah Ryan Football Henry Slade Football Miller Smoker Football Asa Wart Football U13/U14 Girls Football Kaicey Beaney Ella Elderfield Faith Harris Poppy Manser Grace Roe Emmie Clarke Jessica French Romilly Harding Eden McHardy Daniella Way Daisy Conway Grace Green Poppy Lemmon Grace McKeown Sophie Wetherall Bethany Mencia-Kenney Keira Willis

Sports News Y e a r 9 Ronnie Birtchnall Football Ruby Doyle Netball Elbie Boichat Football Annalish Dutton Netball Elbie Boichat Football Paige Foord Netball Shay Bone Football Adaani Gosling Netball Kian Browning Football Ava Holland Netball Zak Bull Football Ella Hudson Netball Nathan Clark Football Neve Jackson Netball Fergie Conway Football Florence Martel Netball William Fitzpatrick Football Grace McKeown Netball Ryan Foot Football Nina Nounke Netball Finlay Gooding Football Armarnie Simons Netball Zak Lewis Football Harrison McCall Football Owen Neat Football Billy Warner Football Y e a r 1 0

Ryder Delport Football Aleksandrs Dobrinins Football Luke Fuller Football Calum Holtam Football Taite Holtam Football Billy Horley Football Molly Ayres Netball Mitchell Hutchings Football Maisie Crewe Netball Monty Hyatt Football Ruby Demian Netball Ben Johnson-Davey Football Adaani Gosling (Yr9) Netball Ashton Kurzsewski Football Lily Hanson Netball Jack Mills Football Emma Hilden Netball Alfie Wall Football Ava Holland (Yr9) Netball Ted White Football Elisha Richards Netball Jesse Wiles Football Poppy Vincent Netball Alfie Young Football Millie Windeatt Netball

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Phillip Bird Football Maddie Chapman Netball Jared Buston Football Izzie Dalmedo Netball Ben Clark Football Chloe Dawson Netball Jack Elderfield Football Erin Hughes Netball Oliver Fox Football Keely Kent Netball Mason Head Football Leah Neat Netball Ben Moss Football Finley Roberts Football Blake Rossiter Football Josh Shaw Football Elijah Way Football

Sports News Football Year 7 Football Westlands 1-2 Fulston Manor Report The Year 7 football team travelled to Westlands to compete in their first competitive match for Fulston. The first half consisted of some tense play with both sides nullifying their opponents attacking threat. Westlands did manage to break the deadlock though before half time, a corner was flicked on at the near post and then struck into the goal from two yards out. Fulston emerged rejuvenated for the second half and equalised within the first five minutes. James Goldsmith took a corner kick, and Archie Saunders-Young beat the defender to the ball and turned it past the goalkeeper with his studs. Fulston then scored the eventual match winner with seven minutes remaining, Goldsmith timed his run to per- fection to penetrate the heart of the defence like a knife through butter, he then provided a deft touch to steer the ball past the onrushing goalkeeper.

The Sittingbourne School 1 – 8 Fulston Manor Report: Going into Wednesday night’s fixture our Year 7’s were in high spirits travelling down the road to play our third match of the season against the newly named TSS. FMS started strong and opened up the scoring early into the first half with our captain Harry Neilson dispatching the ball into the bottom corner though a crowded penalty area. TSS responded quickly with their winger capitalising on a couple of defensive errors, a fully spread Liam Sherriff in goal didn’t faze him as he dinked the ball into the bottom corner. This goal kick started Fulston’s domination, putting another 3 past the TSS goal keeper before the end of the second half, goals coming from Sonny Jemmet, Archie Saunders-Young and leading by example Harry Neilson getting his second of the game. Going into the second half Fulston’s Year 7’s didn’t let up. Coming on as a substitute, Kenzie Luke fired one home from outside the 18 yard area to claim his first goal wearing the schools colours. It didn’t take long for the new member of the team to have an impact, Cromers very own Harry Youens battled his way through the over crowded penalty area to latch onto a searching cross towards the back post from Sebastian Robertson. The last ten minutes of the second half were very much the same, Harry Neilson managed to secure a hat-trick and Harry Youens proving he should have had a call up sooner popping up with his second goal of the game.

Oasis 1—9 Fulston Manor Report Last night our year 7 boys travelled away to the Isle of Sheppey to play Oasis. Each and everyone of the boys played their heart out despite the rain and didn’t complain once. The game was won in the middle of the pitch with both central midfielders Sonny Jemmett and Harry Neilson bagging a hat-trick. Ronnie Horner, Harry Youens and Sebastian Robertson all joined in on the scoring, collectively recording our biggest victory of the Year 7 campaign.

Fulston Manor 0 - 1 Aylesford Report: The fourth round of the Kent Cup saw Aylesford travel to Cromers Corner to meet our Yr7 side. With the light fading and the rain fast approaching Fulston started slow, showing the opposing team too much time and respect on the ball. 15 minutes into the first half the number 10 of Aylesford picked up the ball on the edge of Robert Fox’s box, cool calm and collected, he caressed the ball in the side netting of the goal not giving Robert a chance of getting a touch. The rest of the first half was played in our side of the pitch, with scrappy clearances and heavy touches on the ball we put ourselves in dan- ger, the half time whistle was a welcomed sound. Going into the second half Fulston started to play with the confidence and desire they have had to get to this point in the competition, spreading the ball wide and challenging for everything, not allowing Aylesford any time on the ball. Chances came and chances were lost, but the boys kept their heads high and battled right to the final whistle. It was a very 29 closely contested game and we were unlucky not to claw our way back to victory.

Sports News Year 8 Football

Aylesford School 2-2 Fulston Manor (Fulston won 7-6 on penalties) Report The Year 8 football team progressed to the next round of the Kent Cup following a pulsating encoun- ter at Aylesford School. The first ten minutes were played at a frantic tempo with both sides creating goal scoring opportunities. It was the visitors who found the breakthrough, Miller Smoker zipped down the left hand side of the pitch like a blue wildebeest, before squaring the ball for Harvey Ingram to tap home. Aylesford levelled the scoring with ten minutes of the game remaining, and then took the lead with two minutes to play. Fulston then equalised with the last kick of the game, Charlie Halle closed down the opposing goalkeeper who kicked the ball against him, Halle then prodded the ball into an open net. Fulston edged the penalty shootout to secure their place in the next round of the cup.

FMS 2 - 4 Borden Report Borden travelled to Cromer’s Corner to take on the might of FMS. Matches between these two teams in the past have been titanic battles and both sides experiencing victory on separate oc- cassions. Today was no different. A major factor in the game was the environmental conditions. The wind was blowing an absolute gale across the field and both teams benefited from this advantage in each half. Borden took an early lead and this grew due to the fact of the wind and Borden arriving ready to take on the challenge in front of them and appearing a little more switched on from the start. FMS battled fiercly and defended well, but Borden took an early lead and extended this as the half unfolded. In the Second half FMS took advantage of the wind and after sound advice from their manager, decided to keep the ball to feet, pass the ball accurately to each other and scored each time. Borden defended the rest of this half really well. Despite FMS peppering their goal on numerous occasions, the ball never actually managed to find the back of the net. A very well fought contest from both teams and the boys were a credit to the school.

FMS 0 - 8 Howard Report FMS travelled to Howard last night in a Kent Cup fixture. Matches between these two school in the past have been great contests. Today was no different. A major factor in the game was the environmental conditions. The wind was blowing along with pouring rain during the majority of the second half. Howard, however, proved to be the stronger and more organised on the day and despite a valiant effort from the FMS boys we were beaten by the better team. A good fair contest and the boys were a credit to the school.

FMS 11—2 Oasis Report Despite the appalling weather conditions the contest marched on. Both teams made a strong start however, due to the constant pressure from the FMS boys the dead lock was broken and we scored our first goal. Despite Oasis’s best attempts- the flood gates opened and FMS ended the game with a very comfortable victory.

Year 9 Football

Westlands 1-7 Fulston Manor Report The Year 9 football team put in a brilliant performance to dispatch local rivals Westlands in their opening league fixture. Fulston opened the scoring midway through the first half, Elbie Boichat re- leased Harrison McCall through the centre of the pitch and the latter converted the chance into the bottom left corner. After a relatively bland first half, there was nothing vanilla about the second, in fact, it was very much neapolitan . Goals from William Fitzpatrick, Ronnie Birtchnall, McCall and a hat trick from Boichat se- cured the victory before the hosts scored a late consolation.

TSS 1-1 Fulston Manor Report The Year 9 football team maintained their unbeaten start to the season after grinding out a draw with local rivals TSS. Fulston enjoyed a lion’s share of possession in the first half, but unfortunately failed to capitalise on their opportunities. Nathan Clark came closest to opening the scoring, forcing a good save from the opposing goalkeeper from close range. TSS took a surprise lead early in the second half, but Fulston continued to push forward and Finlay Gooding fired past the goalkeeper with ten minutes remaining to earn a well-deserved point for the visitors.

Borden 2-3 Fulston Manor Report The Year 9 football team scored two late goals to snatch a dramatic late win from the hands of rivals Borden. Due to a range of circumstances Fulston were forced to start the game with just nine players, Oscar Mair and Archie Hadfield had arrived to spectate the game, however kindly agreed to go home to get kit and represent the school for the first time. The first half was an extremely cagey affair with both teams eager not to concede an early goal. William Fitzpatrick had the best chance of the half, however his speculative effort from twenty yards cannoned off the upright and back into play. The second half was certainly packed with drama. Confusion in the Fulston defence allowed Borden to open the scoring just five minutes into the half. Fulston then responded almost immediately, Archie Hadfield was upended in the Borden penalty area and skipper Elbie Boichat confidently dispatched the resulting penalty. Borden then regained the lead with just ten minutes remaining. With Fulston staring defeat in the face they started to push players forward, and they were rewarded for their efforts when Finley Gooding volleyed in from close range to level with two minutes to play. Then in the dying seconds of the game Fulston pushed forward again. The ball broke to debutant Archie Hadfield on the edge of the box, who spun and sent a dipping right-footed shot into the top corner of the goal. A tremendous effort which sparked jubilation amongst the Fulston team and ulti- mately won them the game. Congratulations to all involved (especially Oscar Mair and Archie Hadfield for making the effort to play for the school team at the last minute).

Sports News

Year 10 Football

Westlands 1-2 Fulston Manor Report The Year 10 football team travelled to Westlands yesterday afternoon to wage battle against our rivals from across the town. The first half consisted of some tense play with both sides nullifying their opponents attacking threat. Westlands did manage to break the deadlock though before half time, with a well struck goal from their centre forward. However, not to be defeated Fulston rallied and after some slick passing and movement Alfie Wall delivered an unstoppable strike into the top left corner of the goal. 1-1 at half time. Fulston emerged rejuvenated for the second half. Ben J Deane sealed the victory after Alfie Wall delivered a sublime pass straight to his feet and Ben slotted the winner.

Oasis 2 – 1 Fulston Report Last Thursday saw our year 10 boys travel to the Isle of Sheppey to face a strong Oasis side. Some un- foreseen circumstances with the mini bus allowed the home side an extra 40 minute warm up, meaning they could start the game ready for a battle. After going 1 – 0 down early in the game our boys fought back to make it 1 – 1 in the opening minutes of the second half through a scrappy passage of play which ended with Alfie Young poking the ball home. With the game looking like it would end in a draw, both sides were struggling to get the ball moving. One advantage Oasis had was their 6”3 forward, who was a menace in the air when it came to set pieces. With 2 minutes left in the game his height came into play. Mitchel Hutching’s heart sank on the side line as Fulston defended a corner, as predicated the ball was lofted towards the front post where the Oasis giant lurked to knock the ball into the back of the net. Unfortunately the score line doesn’t represent the passion and desire all the boys played with. So please still congratulate all involved.

TSS 0 – 3 Fulston Report Another Thursday night, another fixture for our year 10 boys. This week saw them come up against a very strong TSS side that were rumoured to have a Crystal Palace goal keeper, as well as a forward that is on trials for Millwall (so the boys were telling me). That being said you wouldn’t have realised if you saw the game, right from the first whistle Fulston took control of the game, moving the ball as if we had a team full of county level players. 15 minutes into the first half Aleksandrs Dobrinins lofted a ball over the top of a static TSS defence, where Alfie Wall was able to calmly slide the ball into the bottom corner beating the goalkeeper. Shortly after, Fulstons Ryder Delport was able to take advantage of some lacklustre defending to feed Alfie Wall for his second of the game. Going into the second half, the frustration was building for TSS. Teddy White and Callum Holtam had both the opposition strikers in their pockets, not allowing them out all game. 10 minutes into the second half Teddy White drove the ball into the TSS box, a spot of luck and poor judgement from the TSS goal keeper allowed Alfie Wall to steal the show and put his third goal away for Fulston, completing his first hat trick for the school.

SIMS App Have you downloaded and signed in to the new SIMS app yet? This will soon be the school’s main way of communicating with you. In the App you can already see the following information for your child: • Attendance • Behaviour information • Timetable • Latest grading sheet You can also check all the data we hold on your child

To access the SIMS app you just need to download it from the app store for your phone (search for “SIMS parent”). You should have received an activation code by email and you will need to use this to confirm your ID by using the existing account details you hold for either Microsoft, Twitter, Facebook or Google.

Once your account has been created you should see all your children who are in the school and you just need to click on the photo to access information about them. When you install the App please allow it to send push notifications to your home screen. This will allow us to use it as a text messaging system and thus improve communication between home and school.

If you have any issues with the app please contact Technical Support by email on [email protected]

Important Reminders

School Closure In the event of the school having to close, due to adverse weather conditions for example, we notify parents in a variety of ways:- • Kent school closure website www.kentclosures.co.uk • Notice on the home page of the school website • InTouch e-mail message service (direct to your e-mail addresses) and/or • InTouch text message service (direct to your mobile phones) The text message service direct to mobile phones has proved to be very effective and provides parents with an early notification of school closure. If you have not registered for this free InTouch service or the free InTouch e-mail service please contact Mrs Nicole Fitzjohn, on 01795 475228 or nfitz- [email protected] for further details. Students Feeling Unwell and the Use of Mobile Phones There have been a number of occasions when students have felt unwell and have contacted home asking for parents to come and collect them from school without the knowledge of any member of staff. Can you please remind your child(ren) that should they feel unwell they should inform a member of staff or go directly to the First Aid Room. A member of staff will discuss the illness with your child and will contact you if it is necessary for them to be collected and taken home or taken for further medical examination.

Please note that the Medical Room is staffed by trained First Aiders, not qualified Nurses. Should your child have an on-going medical issue this should be referred to a doctor as we are not able to provide advice or treatment for such conditions.

If students are using their phones at unacceptable times, locations or in other ways they will be confis- cated and taken to the school office. No phone can be collected before 3:15 p.m. In some cases phones may be collected by the student but generally they will need to be collected by a parent. Reminder re Uniform and Appearance Skirts Regulation school skirt is as follows: Straight skirt with kick pleat at centre back, or Box pleat All skirts must be knee length Boys’ Trousers: Should be charcoal grey and straight legged. Hair Hair that is dyed in non-natural or contrasting colours is not permitted in school. All extremes of hairstyles are not permitted. Girls’ hair bands must be plain black, red or white only. No scarves or flower accessories are to be worn. Nails Painted and/or acrylic nails are not permitted in school. Tights Year 7—Must be black, minimum 40 denier. Year 8—11 grey tights until replaced with black, minimum 40 denier tights. Reminder re shoes for both girls and boys: Shoes should be black, leather, sensible and suitable for both indoor and outdoor use. Boots (defined as footwear that covers the ankle), trainers and can- vas shoes may NOT be worn. If a student should arrive in school not complying to the above he/she will be given until the next school day to rectify. (nail varnish remover is kept in house areas and girls will be asked to remove the nail varnish immediately and their responsibility card will be signed). Failure to rectify could lead to isolation. 34

Important Reminders continued

Collecting students/Dropping off Within the School Grounds We are pleased that we are able to allow parents to drive into school and drop their sons/daughters off in the mornings. However, it is not reasonable for parents to expect to collect students in the same way at the end of the day as it is so busy. It is a drop-off area but we do make exceptions for taxis and for parents of students who are on crutches etc. We therefore ask parents to make ar- rangements to meet their sons/daughters at a convenient location away from the school and Brench- ley Road. We currently have an issue that so many parents are trying to collect their children from within the school grounds that the parents of students who cannot walk to cars have no way of accessing the collection spaces.

We also have some parents who are choosing to park in the gateway to the school whilst waiting for their children; the consequence of this is gridlock in Brenchley Road. Please be considerate of other road users when choosing where to stop your car.

Please also be aware that there is a No Right Turn sign on the school exit gate. If all drivers could turn left and then use the roundabout this would alleviate some of the pressures caused by the volume of traffic. Inconsiderate parking on the road directly opposite the gates, towards the traffic lights, can also cause congestion.

If the present traffic and health & safety concerns continue we will consider closing the school gates to all vehicles before and after 3pm. Thank you for your co-operation.

School Facilities Available for Hire

At Fulston Manor School we have a wide range of facilities available for hire that can suit any needs.

Whether you are an organisation looking to hold an event or conference, a sports team looking for a regular venue to train, or you may be just looking to hold a private function, we have facilities to offer. We also have an off-site playing field available for hire.

Our facilities are available during weekday evenings and weekends during term time and throughout the week during school holidays.

If you would like further details on the availability of our facilities please contact Keith Tummon in the Finance Office on 01795 412600 or [email protected]

Important Information

Last Day of Term 2: Wednesday 18th December 2019

Christmas Holiday: Thursday, 19th December 2019 – Friday, 3rd January 2020 inc.

Please note the Main School Office will be open on Thursday 19th December 2019 and Friday 3rd January 2020 between 9.00am and 1.00pm

The Finance Office will be open on Thursday 19th December 2019 between 9.00am and 1.00pm

First Day of Term 3: Monday, 6th January 2020

Fulston Manor School Brenchley Road Sittingbourne Kent ME10 4EG Tel: 01795 475228 website: www.fulstonmanor.kent.sch.uk e-mail: [email protected] [email protected]