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First Give Report by Galvin Biju 9N
Today’s First Give final was scary but at the same time very enjoyable. The air was
filled with competition and confidence but still I was nervous. There were six judges
who judged your performance and decided whom the money would go to. The hall
was filled with people old and young, and I remember counting the amount - there
were over 60 people who came to view our performance, 60 people I did not want to
see me fail and this did not ease my colleagues and my nervousness for the big time!
One by One the performances took place; Croydon Nightwatch, Salvation Army, Life
train, Teenage Cancer Trust ,St Thomas Hospital and of course MARIE CURIE. All the
presentations by the other groups were really good, the judges even said that it would
be a tough competition. The videos improved by each performance the act improved
each presentation and we knew that we had to up our game and we did. Our lovely
local fundraiser Sharon McKenna gave us these very vibrant costumes which we wore,
the surprised faces when the judges looked at us filled us with courage. Our names
were called - our charity and we stood. Ari and me started handing out coins at the
back - chocolate coins. Our walk to the front seemed like hours but it was minutes.
The time when I read out my lines was the time that I dreaded but yet I looked
forward to it. The words left my mouth like mistakes but they were not. The video that
Ademola made felt like infinity. Then ZAP our performance was finished and we then,
NEWMAN SOCIETY stood in bewilderment I could see it on their faces. The wait for
the results took forever everyone anxious and worried, but at last the results were
displayed Croydon NightWatch-3rd , Teenage Cancer Trust -2nd and Marie Curie
-1st I jumped for joy it was so surreal winning 1000 pounds for your charity - we were
bewildered all of us we all held the giant cheque with pride. Our hard work paid off.
Mr Webb runs London 2017!
We are delighted that the PE’s own Mr. Webb has secured a spot at this year’s Virgin
London Marathon on behalf of the John Fisher Association (JFA) This is a great
opportunity to support and sponsor a member of staff to help raise as much money
for the School as possible. The JFA, which has charitable status, helps to fund various
School and departmental projects each. Since September, the JFA have helped fund:
- The new School website, which will be launched in March
- The English departments scary stories evening
- Departmental resources which otherwise would not have been afforded
Without these funds, the School would simply not function to the high levels many
students and parents/carers expect.
Details of Mr. Webb’s sponsorship page will be shared with you directly after Half term
The year nine NEWMAN SOCIETY: Shaun Bernadet, Ademola Oyejobi, Luca Antiri,
Josh Desouza, Ari Xavier, Galvin Biju
Year 9 Newman
£1000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care
Year 9 Newman
£1000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care
Year 9 Challoner
£250 for The Teenage Cancer Trust
ASPIRING FOR ACADEMIC, CULTURAL & SPORTING EXCELLENCE
ASPIRING FOR ACADEMIC, CULTURAL & SPORTING EXCELLENCE
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