We began the week with great excitement. Mr Field reports,
‘The Year 9 boys took to the road on Monday for the long trip to Louth, Lincolnshire. The Small Schools’ Cup game was eagerly anticipated by the boys and they were ready to test themselves after the tough fixture against Barlby in the previous round. The team started the game in confident form and created numerous chances in the opening minutes, peppering the King Edward’s Grammar School goal but to no avail. Former hatrick hero Patrick opened the scoring for Boroughbridge with a classic poachers goal from close range. The lead didn’t last long as concentration lapsed moments later for King Edward’s to level the score. Undeterred, the Boroughbridge boys continued to play some attractive football and took command of the midfield battleground. When captain Burrell placed the ball for a free kick just inside the opposition half, nobody was expecting the sumptuous delivery that flew into the goal catching the defence by surprise. Nearing half time the game was proving to be a great footballing spectacle and King Edward’s added to their goal tally to make sure the game was tied at the half time break. After refuelling on jelly babies kindly supplied by Mrs Godsell-Wright and talking through some tactics the boys turned the screw and scored two goals within the first five minutes of the second half. Layton expertly placed his shot into the far corner of the goal before ‘Hatrick Patrick’ acquired his brace calmly slotting the ball past the oncoming goalkeeper. The Boroughbridge boys continued to dominate possession and put a truly professional performance. Minutes from the end Farnworth delivered another thunderbolt to make the scoreline 2-5 and put the tie beyond doubt. The victory secured passage into the quarter finals of the English School FA Small Schools’ Cup, an amazing feat for the boys, who can now proudly say they are one of the top eight small schools in their age group. The Priory Belvoir Academy await in the quarter finals next week, we hope the boys continue with this fine form and get the chance to experience even higher accolades.’
We’re really proud of the team and are looking forward to the next round.
In Forest School this week, Mr. Woodward reports, ‘A cold, wet, woodland greeted the forest school group this week (as it seems to most weeks at the moment) but, undeterred by the conditions, the students threw themselves into the session with gusto. Strategy, teamwork, communication, patience and spatial awareness were all put to the test as the group took on a competitive challenge to remove sticks from a pile without disturbing any other branches. Next, an activity which took students out of their comfort zone as they were guided around the woodland by a partner whilst wearing a blindfold; as part of this challenge students were required to use senses other than their sight to identify a specific tree and it’s whereabouts in the woodland encouraging a more immersive sensory experience of the natural environment. Finally, teams were challenged to build the highest possible platform that they could, using material from the woodland environment and knot tying skills they had developed. Some very different approaches to the challenge ensued with Alfie, Tyler, Coby and Hugo emerging victorious.’
Mr. Woodward has been continuing with the outdoors theme in assemblies this week where he’s explored, using evidence, the link between the decline in young people’s mental health and the increase in the amount of time young people spend indoors. Interestingly, this trend has occurred following the widespread use of the internet. Its estimated that, if we live to the age of 80 years, we spend 72 of them indoors, a staggering fact! The link was then made between a time before the internet when young people spent more time outdoors with others. Even just spending 20 minutes outside each day can have a positive impact and so the conclusion was ‘Less Screen Time, More Green Time!’
In other sporting news this week, Miss Robson reports,
‘Yesterday we welcomed our federated partners, King James’s School, to play a friendly netball fixture. This time it was our Year 9s that took to the court with a mixture of experience. It’s always reassuring to hear “how do you even play netball?” minutes before the start of the game! I assure you, we have covered netball, thoroughly, in Physical Education lessons and once that player took to court she remembered what to do! The first quarter was promising with a score of 3 – 1 to KJS. A pep talk about our plan for centre passes eased nerves on court. KJS continued to pull away, winning 15 – 2. They had 14 players so fresh legs were an advantage to their game play compared to our 9. Our girls showed determination and resilience as the game was 4 x 10 minutes, much longer than they have played before. Well done, Darcy who was named player of the match. Also, our captain, Daisy, showed her versatility playing three positions throughout the game. 8 netballers from other year groups came to watch and support the match! Thank you for raising the team spirit.
A reminder that netball club is not on Thursday 29th as the Year 8s are travelling to Balby High School to play.’
Mr. Field reports, ‘The Yr10 boys had a tough away fixture against Ermysted’s Grammar School in Skipton on Wednesday. In unpleasant January weather, the boys showed good determination and resilience throughout the District Cup quarter final game. The opposition proved the be well organised and took a 4-0 lead into the half time break. Some substitutions and tactical changes in the second half made the boys more competitive but the boys struggled to retain possession and with tired legs, could not stop the continuous attacks. The game finished 8-0 to the opposition but valuable lessons have been learnt for future games.’
It was our virtual KS4 Parent/Carer evening on Wednesday. Thank you to those who attended. It was great to hear about the many positive conversations which were taking place about success in the Progress Exams and what now needs to be done for further progress to be made.
Have a lovely weekend!