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SENIOR NETBALL
It has been a very busy term with 22
games organised and 18 played. The Under
12s have had some exciting matches
especially against Higham Lane, narrowly
losing in the final minutes by 2 goals but
overall winning 5 out of 7 matches this
term – well done to all the team players
who have consistently come to all
practices, showing some well executed
attacking skills.
The Under 13s have won 3 and lost 2,
continuing from last year with the odds in
their favour but this year they have found
the opposition definitely improving – so
more practice needed girls!
The Under 14s have shown dogged
determination to improve their team skills,
winning two and losing two, which goes to
show that perseverance is key and I look
forward to more wins next term!
Last but not least the Under 15s have a
nucleus of solid support in their team
contributing to honours-even in the results,
although next term it will need the whole
team to put wins on the scoreboard! So
come on, all the netball teams, next term
everyone’s support will make the results a
lot better.
Mrs R Sharrott
ULTIMATE
AT TWYCROSS
HOUSE SCHOOL
This term there have been various sightings
of strange circular objects flying across the
paddock. Some would say ‘they appear at
random’, ‘almost out of nowhere’,
‘apparently under no control whatsoever’.
However, all can be explained!
The Sixth Form have created the first
Twycross House School Ultimate team. The
team ‘Flux Ultimate’ will be representing
the school at various tournaments across
the Midlands over the next few weeks and
have inspired younger age groups to learn
how to throw a disc.
Ultimate will be taught to all senior age
groups during games lessons and hopefully,
with the success of the Sixth Form team,
they will be competing in tournaments later
in the year.
Mr M Beavan
To those of you over 24: this article refers
to Ultimate Frisbee! (Ed.)
U11 CROSS COUNTRY REPORT
CAN TWYCROSS HOUSE BOYS' U11 TEAM GAIN THEIR HAT-TRICK?
Twycross once again hosted the first Nuneaton Primary Schools Cross Country Event. The
weather was kind to us and the teams were all geared up and raring to go. The Sixth Form
students did a great job acting as course marshals. Super running from the boys gave them
overall first position, with Tom Mueller 3rd, Robbie Jones 6th, Louis Mueller 7th and
Bradley Pugh 14th. The girls came home in second place with Kate Gibson 5th, Kate
Henderson 6th, Maisie Ryan 9th and Dian Sherwin 14th.
The second race was held at Higham Lane School and again the boys did very well
finishing first overall. Despite losing Robbie Jones, the same group of boys all performed
very well with Tom moving up to the number 2 spot and Bradley up to number 9. Louis
was 8th and Tom Hall did exceptionally well from number 28 in the first race to 11th in
this one. There were a few changes to the girls' squad, but they still managed to finish in
4th overall position. Kate Henderson came home first for Twycross in 10th place with Kate
Gibson close on her heels. Isobel Sinclair stepped in to the team and made it home in
19th place, with Maisie at 22nd and the Sherwin twins at 24th and 25th.
Well done to both teams! With school Cross Country commencing in January 09 the
teams should be in good shape for the third and final race of the season. Hopefully many
of them will qualify for the Nuneaton Area Team and go forward to race against the
Atherstone and Bedworth schools.
Mrs J Thomas
GAMES BOND IN WALES
‘Bonding’ the new members of the Lower
Sixth seems like a good reason to spend a
sunny weekend at the end of September
over the border in Wales. This is outward
bound with a difference; a five star fish and
chip supper in Welshpool on the way there,
a day at the Red Ridge activity centre, a
technical team challenge and a hike and a
barbecue and a table-tennis competition
and a… well it was a busy weekend.
The day at the activity centre was a
chance to try out some new trials
of courage: some climbing up a
vertiginous wall, some crawling
down a darkened labyrinth of
tunnels, some splashing around in
a lake on hand built rafts and some
bruising (well, actually quite a lot
of bruising) on the zip wire.
The post-barbecue, evening bonfire was a sadly disappointing
and diminished affair due to the dampness of the tinder,
but walking through the woods at night is always an
exciting experience as the girls insist on jumping out
unexpectedly to scare the boys who then, equally
expectedly, decide to jump out and scare the girls – loud
squealing reduces any chance of spotting the odd badger
to zero; so we had to console ourselves with a warm mug
of cocoa (courtesy of Mrs Smith) which at least ensured
everyone got a good night’s sleep. And, just as well for
clear heads, patience, creativity of a high order and
blatant cheating were required for the team challenge.
This fiendishly devised activity (courtesy of Mr Wright)
involved constructing a catapult from canes, tape,
newspaper and the all important elastic band to fire a raw
egg (protected by wrapping) as far as possible, without
cracking the shell.
Distant memories of history lessons recounting medieval sieges and more recent
attempts by Top-Gear celebrities to launch objects into orbit were of no practical use.
However, an imaginative array of contraptions decorated with an assortment of good
luck charms was assembled for the contest. Modesty prevents me from revealing the
full margin of victory enjoyed by the staff team; but the laughter generated was more
than sufficient to make any serious evaluation totally unnecessary. This was without
doubt the most pleasant and polite group of young people who ever undertook a
games bond in Wales. I Redford
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