There was much excitement for Year 7 on Thursday when they received their free book as part of the BookBuzz strategy. This is a scheme developed by the Book Trust to encourage young people to read. For us, this is an integral part of our Reading for Pleasure strategy. Students select from a range of books and, once theyâve read their own, are encouraged to swap so that they can enjoy further stories. If youâre interested in seeing the list of books and finding out more about them, they can be viewed at https://www.booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/programmes-and-campaigns/bookbuzz/students/bookbuzz-books/
Some students started the week with a cross country experience. Mr. Field reports âMonday saw 27 pupils from Boroughbridge High School take part in the Harrogate & Craven Cross Country Championships at Ripon Grammar School. The bracing weather and the length of the course provided an ample challenge for the pupils as they competed against pupils from a multitude of schools from the area. The course length of 2700m for the girls and 3400m for the boys tested their ambition and resilience as the undulations and soft ground proved more of a challenge than the qualifying school course at Boroughbridge. Although not challenging for the qualifying positions for the Harrogate & Craven representative team, the pupils enjoyed partaking in the event and competing against other good athletes from the area. J. Godley in Yr8 secured the best placing for the Boroughbridge team finishing 17th in the Junior boys (Yr8 & 9) category. The wind swept students were glad to be back in lessons later in the afternoon away from the biting cold conditions!â
There has also been some exciting netball taking place. Mrs. Cheeseman reports,
âThursday evening is my favourite time of the week when I get to see the netballers. We’ve had brilliant numbers ranging up to 21 in total. It’s so lovely to have students from across KS3 attending and supporting each other in training and fixtures.
A highlight of this term has been the Year 9 players coming up with an ambitious target to raise money for new netball bibs for the season. They organised a bake sale and successfully raised the money. The PE department matched the money raised and bought a second set of bibs and a new match ball. Last week, the Year 9 netballers and super star Rova (Year 7) played Tadcaster Grammar School’s A Team. This was their first fixture of the season so there were a few nerves amongst the team. Unfortunately, we did not secure the win but the last quarter was a draw, so that’s a win in itself. I have to say I was really impressed with the amount of turn-overs that the team managed during the game. With more competitive experience I am more than confident we will be able to contest a re-match in the New Year. The player of the match was our captain, Daisy, always driving to get free into space. A special mention to Rova who played a fantastic half at GK, marking her player closely, despite being two school years younger. Well done, Alice W, Bella, Bodie, Daisy, Georgina, Millie, Maddie, Rova!â
Today has marked the final day of the Progress Exams so Iâm sure that students in Years 10 and 11 will be looking forward to a revision free weekend. Much marking is now taking place across the school.
Our final total following our successful Children in Need fundraising a couple of weeks ago was a massive ÂŁ892.25. This was raised through non-uniform day, craft sales and the much talked about Hide and Seek events. Winners were Alfie (Y8), Harley (Y10) and Ineta (Y11) and Maisie (Y11). Thank you for your generous contributions.
Next week, we have a Parent/Carer Information Evening on Thursday 5th December at 6p.m. with a focus on attendance in the first half of the meeting and then youâll have the opportunity to ask questions about any aspect of school life in the second half. Please e-mail schooladmin@boroughbridgehigh.com if youâd like to attend. As we move towards the festive season there are a couple of events for you to enjoy. Firstly, the Pop Choir have been invited to sing at the annual late night shopping event on 4th December. Theyâll be performing from 5.50p.m. until around 7p.m. at the tree in Hall Square. We then have our Christmas Concert in school at 6p.m. on Tuesday 10th December. All are welcome.
Have a lovely weekend!