News & Views STUDENTS GAIN SPANISH FOOTBALL EXPERIENCE IN MADRID

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1 News & Views Issue 8-9 November 2016 STUDENTS GAIN SPANISH FOOTBALL EXPERIENCE IN MADRID On Sunday 23 October 70 students from Years 9, 10 and 11 descended on Heathrow Terminal 5 for a five-day football tour to Madrid, Spain. All the students and staff looked incredibly smart in their touring kit which was kindly sponsored by Asset Harbour, Camberley. After our short flight we were met in Madrid by our tour rep, Jorge, who was a constant source of knowledge throughout the week earning him the nickname Fountain!. After a short drive to our hotel the boys settled into their rooms, had dinner and were soon in bed ready for the next day s activities. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 MFL YEAR 8 HOME LEARNING This term Year 8 students are working on La Comida (Spanish) and Parkour (French). At the start of the year students are given a Home Learning take away menu and have to choose four or five tasks to do by Christmas. We are pleased to announce that so far the following students have produced amazing pieces: Phoebe Ainger (8H), Dan Bajwa (8K), Tia Barnett (8B), Adam Bye (8C), Heather Cameron (8D), Isobel Cox (8H), Lucy Fisher (8H), Tamara Ford (8E), Caitlyn Gooding (8J), Ben Gurden (8J), Joe Handley (8K), Isobel Hazelden (8I), George Johnson (8K), Patrick Keeper (8K), Sammy Melia (8I), Kathryn Rea (8A), Noor Shouman (8K), Emma Stanton (8C), Megan Thomas (8C), Elizabeth Walker (8C), Ellie Wheeler (8F) and Pelham Wright (8F) Well done! Ms Bauduin - Head of MFL Department

2 Issue 8-9 November 2017 YEAR 9 FOOTBALLERS MARCH ON! The Year 9 footballers continued their winning ways with a comprehensive 8-0 win over St Pauls, Sunbury in the National Cup on Monday 7 November. The boys started brightly and were soon dominating play with some slick passing orchestrated by Oli Ewing and Josh Ford in the middle of midfield. The boys soon took the lead with a well taken goal by Jakob Carl. Further goals from Oli Ewing, Stanley Grosch and Charlie Hawes ended the first half with a 4-0 advantage. In the second half the boys continued to press and worked hard to maintain possession. The back four continued to be dominant when needed and passed the ball out well throughout. Further goals from Jakob Carl (2), Oli Ewing and Joe Terry sealed a fine victory for the boys and progressed them into the 4 th round where they will come up against Bishop Thomas Grant School. Team: Jacob Cowler, Cameron San Emeterio, Joe Terry, Callum Gunn, Alex Emery, Stanley Grosch, Oli Ewing, Josh Ford, Charlie Hawes, Kyle Odendaal, Jakob Carl, Dan Simmonds, Lewis Collin and Jonathan Marsh. Man of the Match: Joe Terry Mr Andrews - PE Department

3 Issue 8-9 November 2017 STUDENTS GAIN SPANISH FOOTBALL EXPERIENCE IN MADRID CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The teams were at different venues for the first games and boarded their coaches for the journey in full tracksuits looking very professional. Team 1 (Years 10 and 11) came up just short in their first game losing 2-0 in a very well contested game. Team 2 (Years 10 and 11) and Team 4 (Years 9 and 10) came up against some strong opposition and ran out on the losing sides but the teachers in charge were very impressed with attitudes and commitment throughout despite the results. Team 3 (Year 9) were the only winners on night one with a comprehensive 9-0 win (Goal scorers Jakob Carl 5, Kyle Odendaal 3 and Joe Terry) playing some Day 2 started how any Football Tour should start with some retail therapy at the local outlet shopping centre. The students were very quick to descend on Adidas, Nike, Ralph Lauren, etc. to spend some Euros, needless to say there were some very interesting choices of football boots bought! After shopping we were soon off to Real Madrid s state of the art training ground for the boys first training session. As we arrived the looks on the students faces said it all! We were shown to our own personal changing rooms and the boys were soon changed and ready for action. Group 1 were very fortunate to have an ex professional Real Madrid player who played under Jose Mourinho coaching them and he certainly knew his stuff! Groups 2 and 3 were also in the hands of some very experienced coaches and they were certainly learning every minute they were there. The boys were put through their paces with drill after drill and the staff were there taking some furious notes to bring back to College. After training the boys headed back to the hotel for lunch and rest ahead of the first night s games. excellent football. All the boys took a lot away from these first games against international, skilled footballers. Day 3 began with all the boys in high spirits as we were on our way to Paintballing and for some reason the students were very keen to go up against the teachers! After arriving at our venue Mr Andrews pulled out the Army paint which the boys duly plastered all over their faces. With overalls on and looking the part the boys went into action playing numerous different scenarios over a couple of hours. CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

4 Issue 8-9 November 2017 STUDENTS GAIN SPANISH FOOTBALL EXPERIENCE IN MADRID CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 This was followed by the annual best bruise competition and it s fair to say there was a lot of competition for this award! We then headed back to the hotel for lunch, a quick shower and change ready to go back out again to the ladies England game. Fortunately, on our day of travel to Madrid I had seen that the England ladies team were also heading to Madrid to play Spain in a friendly game. We were straight on the phone to Jorge who managed to arrange tickets for us to go and watch in Guadalajara. On our arrival it was very clear we were going to be the only English support that night, but boy did the students make themselves known! Throughout the game the boys made up chants for all the England ladies and each chant was met with a wave of thanks. We witnessed a fantastic game with England running out 2-1 winners. Highlights of the night were the Year 11 chants and also all 70 students and staff chanting Adios, Adios to the Spanish fans as they left the venue! On our arrival back to the hotel it was a quick dinner and then time for Mr Eaton s quiz. This was a lively affair with all students and staff taking part. There were some very interesting questions and also some dubious ones but a very enjoyable experience was had by all. Day 4, while updating our PE Twitter account (@CollingwoodPE), we were very fortunate to receive a tweet from Steph Houghton MBE (England and Manchester City Ladies Captain) and also Lucy Bronze (Manchester City and England) thanking us for our support the previous night. After breakfast we were off into Madrid city centre to do a bit more shopping and experience Spanish culture. Madrid was a beautiful, clean city with plenty of shops to keep the students entertained. After a couple of hours, it was back onto the coaches to Real Madrid s training ground for our final training session. Once again the boys outdid themselves with their attitude and commitment to training, listening intently to their coaches instructions. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

5 Issue 8-9 November 2017 STUDENTS GAIN SPANISH FOOTBALL EXPERIENCE IN MADRID CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 It wasn t just the students taking part, staff were also seen trying to impress the coaches! After training the boys had photos taken with their coaches and then it was back to the hotel for lunch. After an hour s rest we headed out to our final games of the tour. Teams 2 and 4 headed to the same venue and unfortunately finished again on the losing sides but acquitted themselves very well. Some students had never experienced a competitive football game and the smiles seen back at the hotel proved how much they had enjoyed the experience. Teams 1 and 3 also headed out together. Team 3 came up against a very good footballing side and for the first 10 minutes didn t touch the ball! But after a few swift instructions from the dugout by Mr Andrews and Mr Cleary they soon found their feet and started to play. The boys ran out 4-0 winners (Jakob Carl 2, Charlie Hawes and Alex Emery) which they certainly deserved. Team 1 also ran out 2-0 winners (Jake Hughes 2) with a fantastic performance from all the students. Mr Beer and Mr Ruffles couldn t praise the boys highly enough for their efforts and attitudes throughout the tour and were delighted for them. Day 5, the final day and we had definitely saved the best till last. After packing up our suitcases and checking out of the hotel we were off to the home of Real Madrid, Santiago Bernabeu. On our arrival we were straight into the stadium and sent up the stairs. After climbing numerous flights, we arrived at the top of the stadium to look out over the famous pitch. The boys reactions were priceless; cameras couldn t come out quick enough to take those all-important pictures. We then proceeded into the museum where the history of Madrid was shown in all its glory. In the museum there was memorabilia from Ronaldo, David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane, Raul, Roberto Carlos, Michael Owen and the list goes on. The highlight of the museum was La Decima which highlighted Real Madrid s 11 Champions League victories with all the trophies side by side in a cabinet. CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

6 Issue 8-9 November 2017 STUDENTS GAIN SPANISH FOOTBALL EXPERIENCE IN CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 MADRID From the museum we continued our tour of the stadium. Highlights were sitting in the dugouts, being pitch side and visiting the changing rooms. Following the tour we visited the club shop to spend those final few euros before heading back to the hotel. We then had a couple of hours to relax and hold our traditional presentation ceremony. There were numerous awards given for Best Player of each team, Best Attitude, Most Improved Player, Goal Scorers, Manager s Award among others. This was a great final event to complete the tour. I always struggle to sum up these Football tours as, when speaking to each student, they all have different memories and highlights. For me this trip was truly memorable. We managed to pack so much in to give the boys the best week possible. These trips are all about student development and experiencing other cultures. The England v Spain ladies game was a particular highlight for me as we have never managed to watch a game on tour before, as well as watching the students develop over the week. These trips bring out the characters of students we don t always see, which is great to witness. I cannot run these trips alone and therefore I must thank Mr Beer, Mr Collins, Mr Eaton, Mr Cleary, Mr Chauhan, Mr Jarmyn and Mr Ruffles for giving up their half term to accompany myself and the students. My final thanks must go to Mrs Moody who spent hours and hours making sure everything was in place for this trip to run as smoothly as it did. RETURN TO PAGE 1 Mr Andrews Tour Party Leader

7 Issue 8-9 November 2017 BUSINESS STUDENTS GAIN INSIGHT INTO THE WORLD OF BANKING On Tuesday 2 November 14 Business students visited the Bank of America Merrill Lynch at their Frimley site. The aim of the visit was to welcome students to the bank to provide an insight into the world of banking. On arrival, the students were addressed by two keynote speakers who chatted to the group about their job role and how they got to where they are. Both hold key management roles in the bank and are directly responsible for large teams of staff. Not every job in the bank is financial, for every banker there are five employees doing different roles across the bank. These include working in IT, legal, marketing and events, so there were plenty of employment opportunities to discuss. The group were impressed with the drive of the HR Director who started as a Bank Clerk and is now responsible for all the banks employees around the world. Although he admitted he would rather have been a rock star! Following this, the students spent an hour career speed networking. Each student got to spend five minutes chatting to 15 different employees from The Bank of America who ranged from new starters to Directors with responsibility for over 40,000 staff. The students asked some excellent questions and all the representatives from the bank were very impressed by them. Examples of the sorts of questions students asked were: Have you done different kinds of jobs before or is this the only sector in which you have worked? Do you manage other people/are you managed by someone else? What do you think makes a good manager? Is there anything you would do differently in your education/career path to this point? What are the biggest challenges for you at work? How does your job affect the rest of your daily life? What do you enjoy most about your job? Do you have to work with other people or do you mainly work alone? What advice would you give if you had a daughter/son my age? What does a typical day/week look like at work? Is the job what you expected when you entered this industry? The atmosphere was buzzing when we got back on the mini bus to return to College and while not & all students wanted VIEWS to work in a bank they all agreed the experience of chatting one to one with these successful employees was really motivating. The visit formed part of the students Super Curriculum programme which takes place Week 2, Tuesday, Period 5 and aims to enrich the study experience for all sixth form students. We hope to increase our links with the Bank of America Merrill Lynch who have agreed to come into Collingwood to help us with some aspects of our Business and Economics courses. Mr McKay - Head of Vocational Education

8 Issue 8-9 November 2017 PARENT GOVERNOR NOMINATIONS Parents/carers will have received a letter informing them of the nomination process for the Parent Governor vacancy on the Governing Body. Nominations must be received at the College by midday on Wednesday 23 November, addressed to the Clerk to the Governors. If you need a paper copy of the nomination form please collect from Kingston Reception. For more information on the role of a Governor, please see the item in the Newsletter issued on Wednesday 19 October or contact the Clerk at: s.rutherford@collingwood.surrey.sch.uk. Mrs Rutherford - Clerk to the Governors CONGRATULATIONS TO... Faaris Khan (8J) who has recently performed in a homeless awareness video for Haringey Council. Laura Underwood who has completed her studies at University College Birmingham achieving a Foundation Degree in Bakery and Confectionery Technology. DATES FOR YOUR DIARY - DON T MISS OUT! & Wednesday 9 November: VIEWS Thursday 10 November: Wednesday 16 November: Thursday 17 November: Friday 18 November: Year 13 Safe Drive, Stay Alive, Dorking Halls Autumn Concert, 7.00pm until 9.00pm, Kingston Theatre SHAPE Inter-School Maths Challenge, 3.45pm until 5.15pm, Kings International College Ski Trip Meeting (Killington and Les Deux Alpes 2017) for Students and Parents, 7.30pm until 9.00pm, Kingston Theatre Year 12 Progress Reports to Parents Year 12 Parents Evening, 4.30pm until 7.00pm, Sixth Form Centre Non-uniform Day in Support of Children in Need

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