The John Fisher School Year 9 Newsletter Lent Term
Welcome to the Spring edition of the Year 9 Newsletter.
Upcoming Dates Monday 16th April
As we come to the end of a very busy term, it is always satisfying to look back on, and celebrate, the achievements of the Pupils in Year 9 over the last 3 months. With the Options process complete, the focus of next term will be on the end of year exams that take place in early May. It is most important that your son realises that his
Pupils Return to School Wednesday 2nd May Start of Year 7-9 Exams Monday 7th May
performance in these exams, especially in the core subjects
School Fete
of English, Maths and Science, will play a large role in deciding the setting of groups next year. Therefore, it goes
Friday 25th May
without saying, that a rigorous period of revision is advisable.
Bede House Mass (8am) Friday 1st June
Mr Owen
Break up for Half Term
Perfect Behaviour The following 31 boys have not received a Behaviour Point this term. Thomas Acik
Gary Gates
Joseph Musallam
Oscar Borg
Charles Hervey
Harry Needes
Rhys Collins
James Humphreys
Joseph Nolan
Luca Colombo
Darioush Jalili
Jimmy O'Keeffe
Michael Corner
Luke James
Alexander Rak
Luke Day
Robert E Jones
Daniel Schofield
Kane Dharan
Robert T Jones
Daniele Sgarbini
Alexander Exact
Alexander Kelly
George Starkie
Joseph Folan
Adam Kremis
Anthony Thrower
Liam Framp
Jack Mason
Kieran Walsh
Edward Murray
The John Fisher School Year 9 Newsletter Lent Term
Year 9 Sevens Rugby by Connor Collins (9K) This season has been very promising as the team has shown great skill, determination and progress. Our first tournament
Upcoming Dates Monday 11th June Pupils Return to School
was in Barnet where we managed to progress in to the quarter finals from a challenging group. We narrowly lost to Eton after a tremendous fight back in the last couple of
Tuesday 12th June Becket House Mass (8am)
minutes - this really showed the true courage of the team. Our next tournament was in Reigate, where we found ourselves in the “Group of Death”. We beat national champions London Oratory and also Dulwich College. Once again we progressed to the quarter finals losing to St Paul’s by two points. The team showed great determination and character throughout the tournament and especially in the quarter final. The
last
tournament
Wednesday 27th June Yr 9 More Able Pupils Aim Higher Workshop Friday 29th June INSET Day (Staff Only) Saturday 7th July
of
the
year
was
the
Surrey
JFA Summer Ball
Championships, which the boys really wanted to win. Cruising through the group we made our third consecutive
Tuesday 10th July
Surrey Final, this time against a very strong Wimbledon College team. We narrowly lost by a conversion and the whole team was distraught, losing the final for the third time in a row. I would like to thank our outstanding coaches Mr Gunn and Mr Mawer, who have been very supportive throughout. We appreciate all the time and effort that they have given up for us - we are very fortunate and grateful. It has been an honour and privilege to play with the boys in the squad: Harvey Camisa-Bundy, Finbarr Davies, Louie Keable, Jordan Kwakwa, Montel Maruziva, David Olajiga, Tom Pereira, Michael Priest, Stephen Self, Luke Tracy and Kieran Walsh.
Yr 7-10 Awards Evening Tuesday 17th July Last day of Term
The John Fisher School Year 9 Newsletter Lent Term
Year 9 Praise Certificates During the last weeks of term staff have been asked to nominate a pupil in their class who has really stood out since Christmas. There wasn’t a set criteria - just someone who has been a star. 9x1 9x2 9x3 9y1 9y2 9y3
English George Starkie Kieran McFarlane Jacob Drury Kieran Wright Jaye Barrington Gary Gates
Maths Michael Ekong Robert Spalding Daniel Gilhooly Dominic Ley Kieran Wright Andrew Hoffman
Science (Teacher 1) Christopher Corish Jamie Hartfield Michael Ekong Oliver Fothergill-Kemp Robert E Jones Charles Hervey
Science (Teacher 2) Dominic Davies Robert Spalding Dara Cafferkey Michael Corner Conor Bowdler Luke Day
9x1 9x2 9x3 9y1 9y2 9y3
RE George Starkie Aidan Barton Shaun McGrath Michael Corner Connor Collins James Watt
Geography Finbarr Davies Kieran McFarlane Augustin Bartlett Luca Colombo Connor Collins Jimmy O'Keefe
History George Starkie Kieran McFarlane Jacob Drury Oliver Fothergill-Kemp Connor Hilson Jimmy O'Keefe
Latin/Classics George Starkie Allan Simon Daniel Gilhooly Darioush Jalili Connor Hilson Jimmy O'Keefe
9x1 9x2 9x3 9y1 9y2 9y3
MFL Thomas O'Donoghue Gavin Long Daniel Gilhooly Oliver Fothergill-Kemp Dominic Ley Charles Hervey
IT Thomas Pugh Chris Corish Jacob Rolles Kieran Walsh Kane Dharan Andrew Hoffman
PE Luke Tracy Gavin Long Shaun McGrath Matthew Perry Connor Collins Alexander Kelly
9x1 9x2 9x3 9x4 9y1 9y2 9y3 9y4
Music Kieran McFarlane Joseph Murtagh Archie Fegent Michael Priest Jimmy O'Keefe Dominic Ley Michael Corner Jonathon Ward
Art David Olajiga Augustin Bartlett Adam Matwiejczyk Thomas Pugh Luca Colombo Alexander Kelly Kane Dharan Joseph Nolan
The John Fisher School Year 9 Newsletter Lent Term
Achievement Points Raffle During the course of the year, teachers reward pupils with achievement points for various reasons as recognition for their effort and achievement. Listed below is the Top 10 for achievement points since Christmas. As a reward each boy was given 1 raffle ticket for each point they had earned - a total of nearly 800 across the year group. The raffle was then drawn and the results are as follows: Winner Runners-Up
Aiden Barton
£20 Amazon Voucher
Jordan Kwakwa
Louis Smith
Each of the runners-up
Luca Fierro
Robert Spalding
received an Easter Egg.
Daniel Tapping
Darioush Jalili
Charlie Farrell
Anthony Thrower
Harry Yardley
Inter House Table Tennis Before Christmas we found the best 8 table tennis players in each house. The winner was ranked A, 2nd was ranked B, and so on. We have now completed the inter house competitions where all of the A’s, B’s, C’s,
Top Achievement Points 1
Augustin Bartlett
9K 21
2
William Agate
9B 17
3
Kevin Anton
9C 16
Charles Hervey
9B 16
Luke Day
9B 15
Robert Spalding
9C 15
7
Oliver Tate
9F
14
8
Jacob Drury
9F
13
etc, played each other in a round-robin tournament. The winners of each league were: 5
A Oliver Tate
More
B Kieran Clinton
Challoner
C Joseph Hill
Fisher
D Kieran Rickell
More
E
Kieran Walsh
More
F
Michael Ekong
Bede
Luca Fierro
9M 13
G Anthony Gill
Challoner
Daniel Gilhooly
9B 13
H Daniel Gilhooly
Newman
Jimmy O’Keefe
9K 13
The John Fisher School Year 9 Newsletter Lent Term
White Water Rafting
100% Attendance
Just after half term the school were asked to nominate three
Medical
boys to visit the Olympic Kayaking Centre and take part in
appointments,
some White Water Rafting. With the recent focus on raising
authorised, do count as an
attendance and punctuality, it was decided that the three boys with the best attendance since September would be
absence.
selected. As a result Gary Gates (9M), Robert E Jones (9K)
and
dental although
Frank Bryden
and Aidan Lambe (9B) took to the water in the last week of
Michael Corner
term. I am reliably informed by Mr Jones, who accompanied
Jonathan Derouet
the boys, that everyone involved had a great time.
Kane Dharan Luke Doddimeade Michael Ekong Charlie Farrell Archie Fegent Joseph Folan Oliver Fothergill-Kemp Gary Gates Luke James
House Rugby Each house was represented by up to 15 players and played in a roundrobin competition. The final positions of the teams were very close with “goal difference” required to separate 3rd to 5th. The victorious Fisher squad consisted of: Acik, Anton, Barber-Proud, Cafferkey, Camisa-Bundy, Conmee, Davies, Hartfield, Kwakwa, Long, Matwiejczyk, Mondesir, Pereira, Priest, Quinn, Santhokhy, Sturgess & Tracy
1st
Fisher
2nd Becket
Robert E Jones Colum Kearns Aidan Lambe Dominic Ley
3rd
Newman
4th
Bede
5th
Challoner
Jack Mason Thomas O'Donoghue Finn O'Gorman David Olajiga Kieran Pereira
6th
More
Kieran Rickell
The John Fisher School Year 9 Newsletter Lent Term
Fisher’s Got Talent by William Agate (9F)
Punctuality
This year the talent show was a great success. There was
The following boys were not
much more variety of talent in the Grand Finale held on
late during the Lent Term.
th
Wednesday 14
March at St Philomena’s. On the St Phil’s
side there were a number of different singers and dancers, with a singer and guitarist winning the competition and a dance group coming third. On the Fisher side we had Sam and Chris, a Disney tribute act. Ben Jerrard, a very talented opera singer. Soniti Coeli, which consisted of John Kelly and Peter Owen as a metal and classical mash-up band. Drum Army which included Gene Carini, Joe Sharkie and Will Agate as a co-ordinated drum band. Robert Simpson, a magician who blew our minds. Louis Davern, a singer and ukulele player, and runners up in the competition James Ryan and Ryan Pollock, singer and guitarist. The evening also included a performance from Faith Child and a load of teachers from Fisher dancing. The other good thing about the talent show was that all the money raised went to charity - the main one being a Prostate & Testicular Cancer Charity. Well done to all those who took part and a huge thank you to every one – especially the sixth former and staff from Fisher and St Phil’s. We couldn’t have done it without you.
Uniform and Appearance With the recent warm weather and upcoming Easter break, I thought it prudent to remind you of the school’s expectations regarding uniform and haircuts. Full uniform must be worn at all times, including journeys to and from school. Haircuts should be in such a style so that ears, eyebrows and collars are fully visible when the hair is straight - no comb-overs please! Hair should not be so short that the scalp is visible, nor should lines or patterns be cut into it.
Aidan Barton Matthew Bernatek Alexander Chung Matthew Davis Kane Dharan Luke Doddimeade Charlie Farrell Oliver Fothergill-Kemp Daniel Gilhooly Charles Hervey Andrew Hoffmann Joseph Hill Connor Hilson Darioush Jalili Robert T Jones Jack King James Love Liam Mannion Adam Matwiejczyk Antonio Miresse Edward Murray Joseph Murtagh Aidan O'Brien Thomas O'Donoghue Michael Priest William Probett Vijay Santhokhy Daniel Schofield Kieran Smith-Collins Robert Spalding George Starkie Rory Sweeney Alex Warnham
