15th July 2010

is the title of the new book being published by John Woolley, former headmaster of Fyling Hall. The book is an account of his childhood in Whitby and the surrounding area from 1936-1950. Not only was John headmaster of Fyling Hall but he was also a pupil here and, therefore, there are three chapters on Fyling Hall.

The book is due to be published in late July and copies are available from The Garden Flat, 2 Upgang Lane, Whitby, YO21 3EA. The book is priced at £10.99 (£13 including P & P) and cheques should be made payable to J.J. Woolley.

8th July 2010

Prizegiving, held on the final Saturday of the term, was well attended by parents, pupils and some former pupils too. The guest speaker was Fr Godric Timney a monk of Douai Abbey, Berkshire.

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7th July 2010

Sometimes it’s hard to enthuse pupils about poetry. Sometimes they’ve read very little, and often there’s prejudice. So, it was with some trepidation that I organised the annual poetry competition that takes place in memory of Daisy Hardy, a former English teacher at Fyling Hall.

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1st July 2010

Mrs Wormald led a series of workshops during activities week, with the intention of teaching the pupils how to become skilled in theatre make-up. Pupils got the opportunity to view professional images of stage make-up focussing on burns, bruises, cuts and injuries. The pupils then had access to a box full of materials that make this art form a success.

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1st July 2010

On Monday 28th June, the students had an exciting day and were visited by the police, fire brigade, St. John ambulance, and the Cambridge drugs and alcohol centre. The students took part in a series of activities and sessions to develop their life skills and awareness of the dangers around them.

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30th June 2010

On Friday 25th June five recorder players from the Junior School competed for the first time at the Saltburn Music Festival.

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29th June 2010

The Junior School held their annual Sports Day on Friday 25th June in glorious sunshine down on the school field.

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28th June 2010

For the last fortnight, Fyling Hall has played host to a group of 10 Italian pupils who came to sample life at an English boarding school.

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23rd June 2010

Year 9 are winding up their final term’s ICT project this week. They were set the task to create a short film using video footage that they themselves shot. They had to write, produce, direct, film and act their chosen theme.

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21st June 2010

Form One visited Nunnington Hall, near Helmsley on Friday 18th June. We went as part of our Toys topic because the house holds a wonderful collection of dolls' house furniture.

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21st June 2010

On Wednesday 16th June forms 2 and 3 had a superb day out at The North Yorks Moors National Park Centre at Danby. The pupils were involved in three activities linked to their science work on habitats, living things, life cycles and care of the natural environment.

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17th June 2010

Zoe Catlett from Year 6 in the Junior School was presented with a certificate and prize in assembly on Monday, 14th June, from Mr. Michael Street, community fund-raising manager for Marie Curie Cancer Care.

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15th June 2010

F2 pupils enjoyed exploring the rock pools on Robin Hood's Bay beach last week. This trip was connected with their Science work in school...

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15th June 2010

Congratulations to Miss Stewart and the following pupils for their music examination passes:

Matthew Bennion Grade 5 Piano - Pass

Lorna Wilcox Grade 5 Singing - Distinction

Helena Johnson Grade 8 Singing - Distinction

27th May 2010

On the 23rd of May Fyling Hall held it's World Cup on the astro pitch. There were 7 teams made up of pupils from years 7-13 and 1 staff team. The staff team are always called the All Stars and the other nations entering were Mexico, Egypt, Afghanistan, Kazakstan, Congo, Saudi Arabia and Hawaii.

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27th May 2010

May saw the Maths Department send its crack Junior team into the regional heats of the Junior Team Maths Challenge (JTMC) for the first time. Victoria Corner (year nine), Matthew Bennion, Francesca Goodenough and George Reeves (all year eight) tested their mettle against 22 other schools from the York area.

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26th May 2010

On Friday 14th May, Year 8s went to Bewerley Park activity centre. We had a good weekend there with Mr Perry and Miss Anders.

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26th May 2010

On Sunday 11th April Victoria and I travelled to York during the Easter holidays. Here we competed in a wing athletics trial with cadets from central and east Yorkshire.

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25th May 2010

On Thursday 20th May the Junior School enjoyed their annual swimming gala at the Whitby Leisure Centre. Superb swimming skills and sportsmanship were demonstrated by all the pupils watched by an appreciative audience of parents and friends.

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19th May 2010

On Monday 17th May Year 8 visited Doodlepots in Whitby as part of this terms creative ICT project. The new owners made us very welcome and the new look studio remains a haven of relaxation and creativity.

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16th May 2010

On Sunday May 9th Sarah Taylor took one of the school ponies (Chloe) to the Staintondale Hunt Hunter Trial, this was Sarah's first ever competition that was open to the public.
In the first class she went round the course with a little girl who was also a first timer. After a bit of a wobbly start they got into their stride and completed the course well with no penalties.

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13th May 2010

The funeral of Harry Dale Wood, a founding pupil of Fyling Hall, took place yesterday in Burton. Harry came to live in Whitby in the 1920’s, when his father, a doctor, became the local Medical Officer of Health. Dr. Dale Wood was a famously energetic and reforming official – Dalewood Ward at Whitby hospital, and subsequently Dalewood House, are named after him.

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8th May 2010

Mrs Wormald - "I am extremely proud of Michael and all of the pupils who took part in displaying their unit 1 work as well as the performers. A lot of time and effort has been poured into the Arts Awards and I am hopeful that all pupils taking part will be passing their award".

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7th May 2010

On a cloudy and rather rainy day an intrepid group of sixth form Biology and Geography students set off to Marske on a field trip.
The aim was to study plant succession on the sand dunes as part of their A level studies.

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7th May 2010

On Friday 30th April, the final dining club of the year was held at Ramsdale Mill Farm, the home of school cook Sarah Husband and Head of Art, Steve Husband. This popular school event was marked as a special occasion with it being the final one of the year, and no expense was spared.

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7th May 2010

Over the Easter break the play area known as 'the Cage' was refurbished.

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6th May 2010

Last week the Year 8s had a ‘delicious’ French lesson – a big buffet that included a lot of unhealthy but yummy food: brioches, baguettes with butter, crisps, cookies, lemonade, crêpes, a huge chocolate cake, chocolate, and of course, a lot of cheese!

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