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Business Research |
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2nd
February 2012
On Friday 27th
January, our GCSE Business Studies class visited
the local furniture business, Beevers in Whitby,
for our research which counts towards our controlled
assessment work.
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CYCLING SUCCESS |
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31st
January 2012
Aaron Preston
(Year 7) has been putting in the miles on the
road and track in a bid to be the next Mark Cavendish.
Aaron managed an impressive top ten placing in
the British Cycling National Rider ranking tables
for his age group in 2011 and was also chosen
to undertake some intensive training at the Manchester
velodrome.
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Junior School Support RSPB Garden Bird Watch |
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| 31st
January 2012
Once again Forms
3 and 4 in the Junior School have supported the
work of the RSPB by taking part in the Big Garden
Bird Watch which took place all over the country
last weekend.
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Designer Cupcakes |
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| 29th
January 2012
Form 2 in the
Juniors have been developing their DT skills by
designing and making their own cupcakes.
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| Form
One’s Trip to the Post Office
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| 26th
January 2012
On Tuesday 24th
January Form One visited the delivery office in
Whitby. Postman John showed us how the letters
and parcels were sorted and where the letters
for school were put before delivery.
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| A
DAY IN THE CAPITAL...OF YORKSHIRE!
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| 25th
January 2012
A number of our
boarders enjoyed a day shopping in historic York.
Whilst appreciating the wonders of this historic
city, they also managed to take in the wonders
of Starbucks and Pret a Manger!
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| LAPPING
IT UP!
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| 20th
January 2012
Some of the boarders
spent a fantastic afternoon on Sunday zipping
around the karting track at Scarborough. It was
also a baptism of fire for Aussie Joe who has
certainly not been taking lessons from Mark Webber!
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more) |
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| a
splashing day at waterworld
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| 16th
January 2012
On Saturday 14th
January, the juniors went to Waterworld near York
for a great fun day splashing about! Afterwards
they went to the cinema to watch a variety of
films ranging from War Horse to Puss in Boots.
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| year
9 study urban issues
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| 15th
January 2012
The year 9s have
recently been studying urban issues with the focus
being on urban decay and the causes for this.
As part of the topic, they have also been researching
house prices in Whitby and why they differ.
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| volcanoes
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| 9th
January 2012
Towards the end
of the Autumn term, the year 7s have been studying
tectonics. They ended the topic by making their
own volcanoes, which they did by using pvc glue,
water, lots of paper and an empty bottle.
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| SAY
HELLO TO AUSSIE JOE
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| 6th
January 2012
Our new Gap Student
has arrived and is getting to know the Fyling
Hall family and the unique ways we do things around
here. Joe comes to us from St Joseph's College,
Brisbane which is known locally as Gregory Terrace
after the street in Brisbane in which it is found.
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| TIMES
ARE GOOD...
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| 6th
January 2012
...for Ryan Gibson
in Year 11 who has been chosen as one of only
10 young cricketers in the country to join the
England Cricket Board's development programme.
Receiving specialist coaching from the likes of
Graham Thorpe and Bruce French, Ryan is developing
into an excellent cricketer and he is certainly
one to watch for the future.
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more)
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| GOODBYE
& THANK YOU COBBA
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| 15th
December 2011
Peter Manchee,
our gappie from 'Down Under' is returning to New
South Wales after a wonderful twelve months in
the UK and Europe. Peter has been an excellent
addition to the staff and we shall miss his quick
wit and cups of tea.
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more)
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| O
COME ALL YE FAITHFUl
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| 15th
December 2011
Term concluded
with a wonderful Carol Service at St Stephen's.
With beautiful music, singing and recitations,
term ended in a delightfully fitting way.
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more)
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| CHRISTMAS
LUNCH
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| 15th
December 2011
All the pupils
were treated to a wonderful Christmas lunch on
Tuesday. Crackers snapped, jokes were told and
sprouts were hidden in various places (some pupils
will really do anything to hide this wonderful
vegetable!).
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more)
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santa
dash
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| 15th
December 2011
Students and staff
of Fyling Hall School in Robin Hood’s Bay
have raised a fantastic £770 at their fourth
annual ‘Find Santa’ treasure hunt
on Friday 9th December, in support of the British
Heart Foundation (BHF).
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more)
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| 'ELFY
VICTORY
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| 15th
December 2011
Congratulations
to the Fyling Hall team which won the senior youth
speaks competition run by the Rotary Club of Whitby.
The team, known as 'the Elves', spoke passionately
about the rise and impact of the health &
safety culture in this country.
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more)
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| bronze
certificates
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| 14th
December 2011
Congratulations
to the following pupils who achieved their bronze
certificates (for 10 or more commendations) at
the end of term assembly:
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more)
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| CAROLS
AND MINCE PIES
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| 12th
December 2011
Parents, teachers
and friends of Fyling Hall gathered at Mrs White's
house for this annual event. Some of the children
from the Junior School entertained those gathered
with carols, songs and pieces played on recorder,
guitar and trumpet.
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more)
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| FURTHER
SUCCESS FOR GABRIEL
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| 11th
December 2011
Gabriel Hodgson
rode Sundance at Irton Riding School in a show
jumping competition. The team had a run out at
one of the fence first time round but they managed
a good clear round at the second attempt.
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more)
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| Junior
School Christmas Play
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| 5th
December 2011
On Friday afternoon,
2nd December, the Junior School Nativity production
of 'Jesus' Christmas Party' was performed in the
Barn to a large and very appreciative audience
of family, friends and school staff. The pupils
excelled themselves with their talented singing,
acting and dancing.
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more)
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| Horse
Riding in the Junior School
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| 25th
November 2011
Five of the junior
pupils thoroughly enjoy going horse riding in
activity time on a Wednesday. They have all greatly
improved their riding skills this term thanks
to the expert guidance and tuition of our superb
horse riding mistress, Wendy Bulmer. The horses
they ride are Sundance, Chloe, Corran and Badger
and it's amazing to see our young riders riding
with such confidence and evident pleasure.
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more)
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| Poles
not in Pole
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| 24th
November 2011
For the third
year running, Fyling Hall entered a team for the
Senior Team Maths Challenge, regional heat, in
York. The prize? A coveted place in the national
final in London early in the new year. We entered
a strong, well prepared team made up of four Poles:
Izabela and Dominika in Year 13 with Bartosz and
Michal filling our Year 12 places. London 2012
was in their sights.
A poor performance in the first round (team problem
solving) put us on our back heels; but after this
we demonstrated our muscle with near immaculate
performances in the Crossnumber and then Relay
rounds. The last two years saw us finish fourth.
This year we made a podium position: Third Place.
Out of 16 schools the Poles did us proud and we'll
try again for the final in London next year.
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| IT'S
A WRAP!
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| 21st
November 2011
We would like
to say a big thank you to all the children and
parents who donated items for the Shoe Box Appeal.
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more)
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| Viking
Gravestones
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| 19th
November 2011
As part of their
History topic, F2 visited St Oswald's Church in
Lythe to study the exhibition of Viking Gravestones.
The stones were discovered in 1910-11 during the
restoration of the church, but their importance
was not recognised until the 2007, when they were
brought into the church and put on display. The
children had a warm welcome from the church warden,
Mr Secker, who gave them an informative introduction.
The pupils enjoyed sketching the intricate images
on the stones, and produced some lovely artwork.
Thanks to Matron Stamp and Mrs Spagnuolo for their
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| blackbird
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| 15th
November 2011
On Friday a group of Year 11
pupils, accompanied by Mrs Woodhead and Mr James,
went to see David Harrower's play, Blackbird,
which was the winner of the 2007 Laurence Olivier
Award for Best New Play. Directed by Katie Posner,
it was an unflinching portrayal of two people
trying to make sense of their difficult past.
This very powerful piece of theatre led to much
discussion after the show and throughout the journey
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| Y4/5
trip to Cawthorne Camp
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| 14th
November 2011
Y4 and Y5 pupils from the Juniors
went to Cawthorne Camp to investigate this very
significant Roman site. The visit was organised
by the NYM National Park, and we had an excellent
guide who explained the layout of the camp and
how the area was used by the Roman legions. Here
are some comments the children made after the
trip.
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| WE
SHALL REMEMBER THEM
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| 11th
November 2011
At 11am the whole school lined
the Stackyard to remember all those soldiers of
all nationalities who have died fighting for their
country. After short readings by Gary and Vicky,
our Head Boy and Head Girl, the Last Post was
played with great maturity by Charlie Kay (Year
8) and then two minutes of silence was observed.
The silence was broken by Charlie playing the
Reveille.
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| ROYAL
SEAL OF APPROVAL
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| 10th
November 2011
Did anyone else
see the two princes sporting their Fyling Hall
uniform in the national press this week? We've
always thought our pupils looked smart but it's
nice to know that we have the royal seal of approval
too!
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| DV8
theatre visit
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9th November 2011
On Friday 4th
November, Mrs Wormald and her AS Drama class travelled
to the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds to see
the award winning Physical Theatre Company DV8,
perform their latest masterpiece, “Can we
talk about this?” Here they witnessed a
high risk, physical and verbal investigation of
the interrelated issues of freedom of speech,
multiculturalism and Islam in the Western world.
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| Form
2 Master Chefs
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| 3rd
November 2011
Form 2 pupils
have really enjoyed their cookery sessions in
Science lessons. They produced a delicious Victoria
Sponge cake and are planning to extend their baking
skills this term. Thank you to the kitchen staff
for help with ingredients and to Mr James for
the use of his oven!
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| ONE
FOR THE FUTURES CUP
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| 2nd
November 2011
Dani Halley (Year
11) represented the Pennine Pumas in the Futures
Cup hosted at Cannock Hockey Club over half term.
Dani was only one of 12 girls chosen from the
whole of the North of England to represent the
region in this prestigious competition. The Futures
Cup has the finest hockey players in the country
fighting it out for a place in the England squad
and Dani was amongst the elite!
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| Changing
Sounds project
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| 1st
November 2011
As part of their
science curriculum on 'Changing Sounds' Forms
3 and 4 recently enjoyed a musical instrument
workshop by a visiting musician, Mr. Dave Chapman.
Not only was the workshop fun and entertaining
but also a very valuable learning experience for
all the pupils.
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| HIGHLIGHTS
OF HALLOWEEN
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| 31st
October 2011
The Barn was awash
with ghouls and ghosts for the Junior School Halloween
Party. The children enjoyed their party games,
scary walk and, most importantly, their tea-time
treats! Thank you to the PTA for all their help
which made the event such a wonderful success.
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| Fencing
lesson
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| 31st
October 2011
Form 1 and 2 had
a very exciting games lesson this week. Mr Paul
Maxwell, a coach from Guisborough Fencing Club,
came to school and gave the pupils an introduction
to fencing.
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more) |
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| To
Boldly Go...to Ruswarp School
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| 25th
October 2011
David Stephenson,
our school gardener and expert in all things to
do with space, was 'loaned' to Ruswarp School
for the afternoon.
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| Form
2 Adventure on Fylingdales Moor
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| 24th
October 2011
F2 in the Juniors
went on a Geography Field Trip last week to Jugger
Howe on Fylingdales Moor, led by Tanya Eyre of
the Hawk and Owl Trust.
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| edible
science |
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| 23rd
October 2011
Form 2 in the
Juniors enjoyed investigating 'Solids and Liquids'
in Science last week - especially as the liquid
was melted chocolate, and the solids were cornflakes!
Our 'experiment' resulted in some delicious Chocolate
Crispies. |
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| Fyling
Hall Junior School visit the Book Fair
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| 17th
October 2011
Last week the
Scholastic Book Fair visited school and the Junior
School pupils thoroughly enjoyed going into the
Barn to choose books from the wide variety available
to purchase.
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| Marie
curie fundraising
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| 7th
October 2011
On Tuesday 4th
October, Mr Streets from Marie Curie Cancer Care
came to talk to the Junior School in morning assembly
about the work of the charity.
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more) |
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| Fyling
Hall Junior School Up-date
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| 4th
October 2011
The autumn term
is now well under way in the Junior School. The
pupils have set their academic targets for the
term and are very busy, productive and hard-working
in lessons besides enjoying their play times,
after school clubs and activities.
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more) |
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| Geography
coal mining trip
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3rd October 2011
On Thursday 15th September
the year 9 classes visited the National Coal mining
Museum near Wakefield.
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more) |
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| staintondale
hunter trials
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2nd October 2011
On Sunday 2nd of October two
Fyling Hall pupils took ponies to compete at a
hunter trial in the village of Staintondale which
is about 10 miles from the school.
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more) |
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FYLING HALL JUNIOR SCHOOL
NEW ACADEMIC YEAR
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19th September 2011
The Junior School
has had a great start to the new school year.
Lots of happy, smiling faces and good work
and learning going on. Long may it continue!
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more) |
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| FURTHER
ESKDALE FESTIVAL SUCCESS
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18th September 2011
Following successes for
a number of our Junior School pupils at The Eskdale
Festival of the Arts and Saltburn Music Festival,
Ailsa Legg (Y6) was delighted to receive a Bursary
Award for 'a memorable contribution to the Festival
2011' from the Eskdale Festival committee.
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more) |
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A POET AND WE KNOW IT!
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13th September 2011
After entering a National Poetry
Anthology competition earlier this year, Fyling
Hall staff member, David Stephenson, was happy
to be informed that his poem had made the final
shortlist.
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more) |
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| BACK
TO SCHOOL
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11th September 2011
With close to 50 new pupils
arriving at Fyling Hall last week, we've spent
the last week making everyone feel very welcome.
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