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WILSON’S SCHOOL Issue 150 April 23 2010 WEEKLY UPDATE IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR DIARY SURREY JUNIOR JUDO TRIALS Monday 26 April - Question Time Tuesday 27 April - Y7 Parents’ Evening (4pm - 6.30pm) Congratulations to Ben Cummings-Montero and William and Thomas Wednesday 5 May - Summer Concert (7.30pm) Johnson on their recent performances at the Surrey Junior Judo Trials. 8-9 May - DofE Bronze and Silver Training Weekends All three boys won their respective weights without losing a fight and will represent Surrey in the Intercounties competition next month GCSE SCIENCE MODULE RESULTS against Kent, Hampshire and Sussex. Both Year 9 and Year 10 have received their science module results this week. Year 9 will be sitting their next module, P1b, on 28 June. Year 10 have an oppor- tunity to resit one or two modules on 28 June. Each WILSON’S WIN THE REGIONAL FINAL OF resit costs £4. The money/cheque must be given to Mrs THE TEAM MATHS CHALLENGE Jones by Friday 23 April in an envelope with the name of the student and the unit which he wants to take Our congratulations go to Philip Knott, Adam Taylor, Samir Dewan again. and Michael Vereycken who beat 29 other schools to win the regional final of the Team Maths Challenge competition held at Trinity School. SUMMER CONCERT - WEDNESDAY 5 MAY They showed excellent problem solving skills and accuracy in all four Tickets will be available at the end of this week. Prices rounds of the competition, worked extremely well as a team and even are £6 and £4 (concessions). Wilson’s students attend had to sprint from one end of the hall to get answers checked and pick free. There will be orchestral performances of Elgar, up new questions! Well done to the four students involved who will Dvorak and Rossini and opportunities to hear several compete in the National Finals in June. smaller ensembles (including the school’s own Latin Jazz Band at the height of its powers). YEAR 7 CELEBRATION EVENING On Tuesday 11 May every boy in Year 7 will participate in an evening of music, drama and a celebration of the wide range of other activities in which they involve themselves. All Year 7 parents, other parents and friends of the school are, of course, most welcome to attend. The event is free of charge. SECOND HAND UNIFORM SALE The next second hand uniform sale will be on Wednes- day 5 May from 3.30 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. The shop is cur- rently well-stocked so do come and visit. QUESTION TIME EVENT AT WILSON’S SCHOOL On Monday 26 April, Wilson’s School will be hosting a “Question Time” event involving leading local MPs and business leaders. The event is being organised by Venture Catalyst who are a local business network- ing group and it will take place in the school’s Lecture SURREY SWIMMING COMPETITION 2010 Theatre from 6.00p.m. - 8.30p.m. The MPs involved are; Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat MP for Carshalton & Wal- Congratulations go to Ryan Shankar who, after lington), Richard Ottaway (Conservative MP for Croydon six weeks of competitive swimming has been South), Jane Avis (Labour prospective parliamentary awarded a silver medal in the 200m freestyle candidate for Croydon South), Gordon Ross (Green relay and two bronze medals in the 200m IM Party prospective parliamentary candidate for Croydon relay and the 400m freestyle races. Ryan also South), Joe Layton McIntosh (Commercial director of now has a good chance on obtaining a place PsiXpda). The school has been offered a number of free to swim for the Sutton Borough in the London tickets for parents, pupils and staff and these will be al- Youth Games to be held in June. located on a first come, first served basis. If you would like a ticket please contact Mrs Burton on jvb@wilson- sschool.sutton.sch.uk or 020 8773 2931 by Monday lunchtime. Issue 150: April 23, 2010 SUTTON SCHOOLS’ FA LEAGUE 2009/2010 YEAR 7 TEAM PLD W D L F A GD Pts Wilsons 6 4 2 0 21 12 9 14 EYJAFJALLAJOKULL CBSC 6 4 0 2 26 9 17 12 Glenthorne 6 3 1 2 25 20 5 10 Greenshaw 5 3 0 2 16 18 -2 9 (or Jaffa Cake to its Cheam High 6 2 1 3 12 18 -6 7 friends) Overton 5 1 1 3 8 13 -5 4 Stanley Park 6 0 1 5 8 26 -18 1 CUP WINNER Carshalton Boys The egg has cracked; the yolk comes SUTTON SCHOOLS’ FA LEAGUE 2009/2010 YEAR 8 leaking out. TEAM PLD W D L F A GD Pts Glenthorne 6 6 0 0 27 5 22 18 A chick it’s not; disaster reigns su- Wilsons 6 5 0 1 34 5 29 15 preme, Cheam High 6 4 0 2 16 8 8 12 Greenshaw 6 3 0 3 20 18 2 9 With people stranded - ‘Help!’ they Stanley Park 5 1 0 4 12 22 -10 3 scream and shout. Overton 5 1 0 4 9 22 -13 3 CBSC 6 0 0 6 8 46 -38 0 A nightmare has replaced their L.A. CUP WINNER Wilson’s dream. As chaos grips all travellers round the SUTTON SCHOOLS’ FA LEAGUE 2009/2010 YEAR 9 globe, TEAM PLD W D L F A GD Pts Wilsons 6 4 2 0 20 6 14 14 A cloud of ash engulfing feeble man, Overton 5 3 1 1 18 11 7 10 Glenthorne 6 3 0 3 18 19 -1 9 From Heathrow B.A. flies a weather Stanley Park 6 3 0 3 25 28 -3 9 probe Greenshaw 5 2 2 1 24 10 14 8 CBSC 6 2 1 3 14 18 -4 7 In hope of demonstrating that they Cheam High 6 0 0 6 4 31 -27 0 can CUP WINNER Sutton Grammar Fly safely through the covering of ash. SUTTON SCHOOLS’ FA LEAGUE 2009/2010 YEAR 10 But Jaffa has another trick to play - TEAM PLD W D L F A GD Pts Glenthorne 5 5 0 0 23 0 23 15 Big sister could erupt in just a flash. Wilsons 5 4 0 1 17 7 10 12 Cheam High 5 2 1 2 17 16 1 7 Maybe all we can do is hope and pray. Greenshaw 5 1 2 2 16 17 -1 5 Overton 5 1 1 3 17 18 -1 4 CBSC 5 0 0 5 3 35 -32 0 The might of Vulcan puts us in our place, CUP WINNER Glenthorne Holding our small world in a firm embrace. (GROUP SONNET WRITTEN IN A SINGLE LESSON BY YEAR 9 CREATIVE WRITING SUTTON LEAGUE TABLES 2009-2010 STUDENTS) League League Cup Cup Winner Runner up Winner Finalist Y7 Wilson’s CBSC CBSC Wilson’s Y8 Glenthorne Wilson’s Wilson’s Glenthorne RESULTS - CHESS Y9 Wilson’s Overton SGS Glenthorne Y10 Glenthorne Wilson’s Glenthorne Cheam NATIONAL SCHOOL’S TOURNAMENT Y11 X X Wilson’s Greenshaw Wilson’s drew with St. Olaves 3-3 and 6TH X X Wilson’s Sutton won on age handicap. Wilson’s now to play Norwich School in the quarter-final in an away game. Issue 150: April 23, 2010 VALENCIA FOOTBALL TOUR VALENCIA FOOTBALL TOUR REPORT BY AKSEL GREEN REPORT BY JAMES KYNE On Thursday 1st April the Year 9 football team and the 1st XI What goes on tour, stays on tour…except the Valencia Cup, set off to Valencia for the Valencia C.F cup, an international that comes back with us! youth football tournament hosted in Valencia. Despite having to get to school at 4:00 am for the coach drive to Beneath the glaring sun and in front of glaring Spanish Stansted everyone was really looking forward to getting to supporters, Wilsons 1st XI achieved a feat no English team Spain and starting the tournament. On the evening that we before them had managed; bringing home the Valencia arrived was the ‘Big Football Quiz’, the losing team would Cup. After a positive training session in the smouldering have to be personal slaves for the winning team for the next heat, the 1st XI felt prepared for their first two matches in day. My team narrowly avoided slave duty coming one point the group stage the following day. In the knowledge that above the bottom team. to proceed into the final of the competition, the 1st XI must be placed in the top two of their group, we were not going On Friday we had our first match and knew that we would to give anyone an easy game. A buoyant 4-0 win against have to do well in our group as only the first team would Spanish side A.D. Henares was followed up by a solid 1-1 go through. We got off to a great start, we won 7-0 against draw against Parenta C.F, leaving the 1st XI top of the group A.D Villa Rosa but we knew that there would be harder going into the second day of the tournament. Four games in matches to come. At 7pm we had our second match against two days is a big ask for any football team, especially in the C.E Alcudia who had won earlier so we knew that if we beat scorching heat, but the 1st XI pushed on starting the day them then we would be through to the semi-finals. We drew with a great 2-0 win against Mislata C.F, leaving us requir- 2-2 after they scored a late equaliser.