Bancroft s School. e-bulletin

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1 Bancroft s School e-bulletin Monday 1 October 2018 News and Notices We are excited to announce that the School Council is being relaunched this year as the School Congress. It will have a wider remit and will be the key means by which the pupil voice will be articulated in School. Elections, in which all members of the 5 th, L6 and U6 forms are eligible and encouraged to vote, are taking place via the VLE. After the elections, a shortlist of candidates will be drawn up who will then be interviewed. Calendar and Forthcoming Events On during break we are holding our annual cake sale as part of Macmillan Cancer Support s major fund raiser The World s Biggest Coffee Morning. This is always a popular event with a good deal of competition between the four houses. All contributions are very gratefully received but please remember, whether you are baking or buying goodies to be sold, that Bancroft s is a nut and seed free school. Music Scholars and Award Holders from the 3rds to the U6th are performing in a Concert on Monday 8 October. Refreshments will be served at 6pm; the concert starts at in the Great Hall. There will be a Parents and Pupils meeting for the October trip to Russia at on Tuesday 9 October; the venue is yet to be confirmed. The deadline for returning reply slips and cheques for the Removes French Chateau trip is this Friday, 5 October. These should be returned to Miss Hancock. Week 1 Morrisby Interviews (5 th Form) P7 & 8 House drama; East and North P7 & 8 Friday 5 October pm 6.00pm Morrisby Interviews (5 th Form) Macmillan cake sale Addition to the calendar House drama: School and West L6 th : Safe Drive Stay Alive (Cineworld, Ilford) Please note the change of date from that published in the Calendar DofE: L6 th Gold Induction House Drama Finals 1

2 Saturday Morning Challenge Monday 8 October Week 2 Music Scholars Concert (Prep Hall) 12.30pm-1.10pm Friday 12 October 8.00am- 1.00pm 10am-1 Sunday 13 October Classical Society, The Classical Roots of Biology (G01) Parents and Pupils meeting for the Russian trip Final deadline for non-oxbridge, non-medics/vets/dentists to submit personal statements and applications to the Head of Sixth Form GCSE Art Print Workshop Drama Showcase (PAC) Open Mic Night CCF Field Weekend Saturday Morning Challenge 7+ Open Morning (Prep Hall) CCF Field Weekend 3N Charity Walk Sports Results and News Rugby This weekend Bancroft s U15s, U14s and U13s played St Dunstan's College. The U14s had an impressive win and the U13s and U15s lost. The U13s game saw a nail biting final five minutes which resulted in a narrow loss of five points. The U14s were the team of the week and Ishmael Patel (RW), who scored five tries, was named player of the weekend. Hockey Last week was another good one for girls hockey. The U14A team played two games beating Joyce Frankland Academy 3-1 and New Hall 2-1. The U14Bs lost to Brentwood 0-6. On Saturday, the U15s travelled to New Hall and had an emphatic 6-2 win with Grace Kumar scoring a hat trick. The Seniors had games against local rivals Forest; the 2 nd XI drew 1-1 and the 1 st team won 4-2. Cross Country At the Lee Valley invitation race against a selection of very strong schools last Wednesday, Joel Doye was 3 rd and both Oscar King and Maisy Silverstone finished 4 th in their races. Thursday saw the first round of the Woodford Green athletics club league race: Maisy Silverstone won her race, Joel Doye was 2 nd and Oscar King was 3 rd. 2

3 Sports Fixtures and Events Rugby 1.00pm 9.30am Hockey Monday 1 October 4.30pm Essex Waterfall festival 1 st XV & U16 v Saffron Walden CHS (H) The U13A District 10s Rugby shown in the Calendar will now take place on 17 October U14A, U13A/B & U12A/B v Joyce Frankland Academy (A, CB11 3TR) 1 st XV and U16 v Saffron Walden High School (H) U12A District 10s v Davenant (A, IG10 2LD) 1 st XV, 2 nd XV and U15 v Richard Hale (A, SG13 8EN) U14A, U13A/B and U12A/B v Richard Hale (H) U14B & U15B v Forest (Old Loughts) P3-5 Trip to see men s GB hockey team play Belgium in the Toshiba International at the Olympic park, Stratford 10.30am 10.30am 1 st XI & 2 nd XI v Chigwell (Old Loughts) U18 girls Regional Play-offs U14 v Chigwell (A, IG7 6QF) U12A & B v Dame Alice Owen s (A, EN6 2DU) U15 v Chigwell (A, IG7 6QF) U13A & B v Dame Alice Owen s (A, EN6 2DU) U14A & B v Bishop s Stortford College (Old Loughts) 1 st & 2 nd XI v Forest (Old Loughts) 3

4 Friday 12 October Netball 4.10pm Friday 5 October Football 2.30pm Swimming 4.15pm 3.40pm U12A-D v Brentwood (Old Loughts) U13A & B Chigwell tournament (A, IG7 6QF) U14 v Forest (A, E17 3PY) U15 v Forest (A, E17 6QF) Redbridge Borough Round of National Schools Netball;; U14/U16/U19 (West Grove) U16 Essex Cup v Tabor High U14 Essex Cup v All Saints 1 st XI & 2 nd XI v Chigwell (A, IG7 6QF) 1 st XI & 2 nd XI v Merchant Taylor s (A, HA6 2HT) U12, U13 & U14 London Swimming League Heats (Forest, E173PY) U15, U16 & U18 v Brentwood, Forest & Coopers Coborn (A, Forest E17 3PY) Cross Country/Athletics pm pm U4 th & 5 th Lee Valley Indoor Athletics Schools Cup (Lee Valley Athletics Centre (N9 0AR) Thirds, Removes, L4 th & U4 th Woodford Green and Essex ladies (WGEL) Cross Country League Eastern Region Biathlon Championship 4

5 pm Thirds, Removes, L4 th & U4 th Woodford Green and Essex ladies (WGEL) Cross Country League Follow us on Twitter Find us on Facebook 5