Issue 1 12th May 2006

In our recent survey of parents’ views, many said that they would value more frequent and comprehensive communication with the school. Accordingly, as one element in our response to this, we are introducing this weekly

information sheet which will be given to students to take home every Friday during term time. A copy of the information sheet will also be posted on the

web site. Omnibus will continue to be published termly. Feedback and suggestions to office@wilsonsschool.sutton.sch.uk are most welcome.

Letters home Letters to parents that are relevant to whole year groups or large

groups of students are published on the school website as well

as being given to boys to take home. There is a separate web

page for each year group. Why not check weekly in case there is

something there that affects your son?

Year 11 and L6

exam study leave

Exam leave starts for these groups on Monday. They will not be

required in school except for examinations. L6 exam leave

ceased on Friday June 9th

. Students are expected back in school

from Monday 12th June.

Cashless Catering The school will be introducing a cashless catering system later

this term. You will be receiving a detailed letter shortly.

Year 10

Geography

coursework

Year 10 Geography groups will be conducting their coursework

surveys in Croydon on Tuesday 16th

. You should have received

a letter. Permission slips need to be completed.

Year 7 and 9

exams

Year 7 and 8 will have school exams on Monday 15th

May and

Tuesday 16th

May. Year 9 will be having exams in certain

subjects from 17th

to 19th May inclusive.

Wilsonian Oscars

evening

6th

Form A level students will be show-casing their Media

Studies practical work on Thursday 18th

May. This will be a

enjoyable evening, structured along the lines of the Oscars. All

welcome. 7.30 p.m. in the Lecture Theatre.

May Concert Many congratulations to our young musicians who presented the

May Concert on Thursday evening. There were many superb

and virtuoso performances from our soloists and ensembles. It

was terrific to see so many boys involved at all levels. Particular

thanks to Matthew Norris and David Durbin who gave their last

performances at the school. Many thanks also to all the teachers

who have spent many hours preparing and rehearsing the

ensembles.

Next Week’s

Away Fixtures

Saturday 13th

: U13, U15 XI at Colfes. Return c. 1.00 pm.

Wednesday 17th

: English Schools’ Athletics Juniors at Wembley

Return c 5.30 pm

PSHE Year 10 will be continuing their programme of drugs education

Year 8 will be continuing their programme of work with the

metropolitan police on theft.

1st XI Glory Many congratulations to the First XI who won the Surrey Cup

5-0 and followed up this victory with a 6-0 victory in the Beard

Cup. Richard Shaw scored the school’s 1000th

goal of the

season. Particular thanks to all the U6 members of the team for

whom this was their last match. Their loyalty and commitment

to the school over many years is much appreciated.

Congratulations to Matthew Norris who goes to Singapore as part of the British

team in the International Physics Olympiad. Read more about

his achievement on the website. Congratulations also to our

other medal winners in the national Olympiad. Robert Arthur

- Silver Medal ( book prize) Oliver Troop - Bronze I, Rufus

Veness - Bronze I, Clayton D'Souza - Bronze II

Alex Barrell who came 4th in the country for his age group in

the Intermediate Maths Olympiad. His score was 58 out of 60,

an outstanding result. William Hogg and Daniel Singarajah

achieved Distinctions.

Ofsted inspection The school has been visited by Ofsted for a “subject” inspection

this week in ICT. This is not an Ofsted inspection in the usual

sense. The inspection will cover ICT departments in about 40

schools nationally to enable Ofsted to gain an understanding of

how ICT teaching is developing nationally.

Classics Tour A classics tour to Sicily is being planned for next Easter

holidays. A letter should be on its way home to you.

Public

Examinations

GCSE examinations start on Monday. In the next few weeks,

remember to walk quietly through the school foyer and do not

congregate by the boot room as exams are also held in the sixth

form centre. Remember that examinations are often taking place

while the rest of the school is having a break.

Sports Results The 1st XI beat Sutton Grammar. We scored 138 for 4 ; SGS

were all out for 64. James Scott took 5 for 18.

Commiserations to the U15 XI who were drawn against

Whitgift, the holders, in the first round of the Cup. They scored

99 for 4 but were defeated in 15 overs by Whitgift. Also to U16

Badminton lost 5-2 to Howard of Effingham in the finals of the

Surrey Cup.

Old Boy news We were delighted to see that Andrew Price, who left in 1998,

was elected as Conservative councillor in Addiscombe. Andrew

qualified as a barrister after leaving school.

Issue 2 19th May 2006

In our recent survey of parents’ views, many said that they would value more frequent and comprehensive communication with the school. Accordingly, as one element in our response to this, we are introducing this weekly

information sheet which will be given to students to take home every Friday during term time. A copy of the information sheet will also be posted on the

web site. Omnibus will continue to be published termly. Feedback and suggestions to office@wilsonsschool.sutton.sch.uk are most welcome.

6th Form

Management

Conference

Our annual 6th Form Management Conference is being held at

the school on 13th and 14

th July 2006. This is an event run in

conjunction with Wallington Girls School and is intended to

introduce our Lower Sixth Students to the world of business and

enterprise. It is an extremely rewarding and fun event. It is

hosted by representatives from the business world. The students

work in teams on various problem solving tasks across the two

days. However, the success of the event does depend on the

input from the world of business. We are looking for any

parents or friends of the school with current or previous

business/management experience who may be willing to help

act as facilitator for a team of 10 students for either one or both

of the days. Full support and training will be given prior to the

event.

If you are interested then please contact Mrs Burton

(jvb@wilsonsschool.sutton.sch.uk) or Mrs Mitchelmore

(sm@wilsonsschool.sutton.sch.uk) via email or the school

number.

Lost Property If your son has lost any items during the term, please remind

him to look in Lost Property ( Reprographics Office). A

reminder that “naming” items prevents them from being “lost”

for very long.

Scholarship Fraser Gilbert

Wilsonian Oscars

Evening

This year we are holding a Wilsonian Oscar’s Ceremony

(Thursday 18th

) where 6th Formers Media Studies films will be

awarded. Some old boys are also travelling down from

university to attend and will also have their films awarded since

this is the first ceremony. Ms McGuinness, Mr Shaw, Nick

Hadfield and James Fritz will be the comperes in the Lecture

Theatre, that Ms McGuiness has renamed the Cinema. The

following awards are to be given: Best use of Star Iconography:

Daniel Hooper, Best use of Montage Editing: Oliver Gillman,

Best Music Video: (Audience Vote), Best Promotional Video:

Matthew Kiernan, Best U6 Thriller: James Fritz and Charlie

Morgan, Best L6 Thriller (Teachers Choice): Vithuran

Sivakumaran, Best L6 Thriller: (Audience’s Choice not chosen

yet), Don’t Do This At Home Award!: Ben Beckman, Best Bad

Boy Turned Good Award!: Stephen Bailey (Old Boy), Borat

Award: Ben Ellis and Dan Simmons, Most Original Thriller:

Andrew McDougall and Richard Price, Best Spoof

Documentary: James Fritz, Best Old Boy Film: Richard James,

Best Stylist Award: James Flunt aka James Fritz, Best Picture:

Nick Hadfield

Rowing Freddy Sheehan 10C will be competing in the National School’s

Rowing Competition for his club on Sunday in Nottingham.

Cricket Results Wilson’s vs Colfes

Year 7- lost by 35 runs. Colfes 113 for 3 from 20 overs –

Wilson’s 78 for 4 from 20 overs. Mikey Elgar top scored with

32.

Year 8- won by 29 runs. Wilson’s 144 for 3 from 20 overs –

Colfes 115 for 7 from 20 overs. Muhammed Raza 38 runs from

16 balls. Jay Patel 29 runs, Shiv Patel 24 runs.

Year 9-won Colfes 91 for 7 from 25 overs by 8 wickets.

Wilson’s 95 for 2 from 201 overs. Shray Patel and Daniel

Kenton with 30 each.

Weekend Fixtures Wilson’s vs Ewell Castle

Yr7 and Yr9 Home

Yr8 and Yr10 Away

Photographs for

the new Cashless

Catering Cards

On Monday Cunninghams will be coming in to school to take

photographs of each boy for the Cashless Catering system

starting on the 12th June.

Issue 3 26th May 2006

Internet Parents should have a look at the website of Childnet

International. This is a non-profit organisation working to help

make the Internet a safe place for children. Helpful advice for

parents regarding Internet safety at home is available at

www.childnet-int.org

Memory Stick A number of memory sticks have been found but it has not been

possible to find the owners. Please would parents remind boys

to open a file in the memory stick with their name.

Geography Trip Year 9 will be taking part in a trip to River Tillingbourne.

Letters have been handed out to students. Permission slips are

required.

Staff vs Students

football match

The staff suffered their worst defeat for many years in the

annual staff v students football match. The result was 6-0!

Wilson’s Oscars

evening

We were magnificently entertained last Thursday evening at our

first Wilson’s Oscars Ceremony. Awards were made for a range

of technical skills displayed in the production of AS and A2

media studies projects. The best picture award went to Nick

Hadfield. Many thanks to Ms McGuiness and Mr Shaw for

organising the evening, and to compères, Nick Hadfield and

James Fritz.

Art Exhibition An Art exhibition of A2, AS and GCSE artwork will be opening

on the evening of Friday 9th June. The exhibition will be open

the following week for viewing in the 6th form studio, GCSE

studio and the exhibition area during school hours.

Last weeks results Due to poor weather matches were cancelled except for year 7.

Wilson’s 87 – 3 Ewell Castle 64-2 Riman 35. Wilson’s won by

23 runs.

Many congratulations to Cpl Joe

Ruiz , our School Captain, who

received a “Very Good” grade for

all aspects assessed on the

United Kingdom Land Forces

Leadership Course (see note

below). This is a very rare

accolade and the first time a

Wilson’s Cadet has achieved this.

His leadership qualities were described as ‘exceptional’.

Weekend Fixtures Wilson’s vs Whitgift

Year 7 and Year 8 away

Surrey Cup Year 7 Cricket against St Josephs

Wilson’s 105 –6

Ives 28

Filmercourt 26

St Josephs 87-3

Athletics Results Wilson’s vs Wimbledon College, London Oratory and Emanuel.

Year 7 came 3rd

Year 8 came 3rd

Year 9 came 1st

Year 10 came 1st

Christian Union Regular meetings are held in the chapel every Tuesday

lunchtime. All welcome.

Easter Cadet

Leadership Course

Four Lower 6 students took part in the Easter Cadet Leadership

course at Nesscliff. They were D Karunaratne, N Ogden, J Ruiz

and S Mirza. All four students received excellent reports.

Young Composers If any boys are interested in entering the ‘Young Composers

Competition 2006’ please see Miss Bright a.s.a.p. This is a

competition organised by the BBC and requires students to

produce a score and CD of one composition not lasting more

than 5 minutes.

Bugsy Malone Bugsy rehearsals continue. Back stage crew will be needed

each Wednesday from 3.30pm-5pm. If they cannot attend they

will need to bring a signed letter from home. The band for

Bugsy have begun rehearsals, these take place at lunch times on

Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday in the music room. All

students have been given a detailed schedule of rehearsals.

Year 7 parents

evening

Letters are being sent home today by boy-post for the parents’

evening on June 28th

.

Junior Mathematics Challenge

All members of Years 7 and 8 are entered for the

annual Junior Mathematics Challenge organised by

the UK Mathematics Trust. The best

mathematicians in the country do this challenge

and so to do well is a great achievement. The

highest scorers go forward to the Olympiad that

takes place later in the year. We have done well in

this competition for many years, but this year’s

results were outstanding. We have 81 Gold

Medals, 101 Silver and 71 Bronze and 10 qualifiers

for the Olympiad. Year 8 qualifiers are David

Parke, Alex McMillan, Annoj Inpnathan, David

Smith, Mentes Zorba and Alex Springer. Year 7

qualifiers are Daniel Hunt, James Elsey, Matthew

Rogers, Michael Moneke. Many congratulations to

all our qualifiers and all our medal winners on their achievement.

Daniel Hunt, Year 7: Best in Year; Best in School

Issue 4 9TH June 2006

CASHLESS

CATERING

The cashless catering system will be live on Monday 12th

June.

Boys have been issued with their photocards. Please remind

your son he must bring his card with him every day if he wishes

to purchase food from the canteen.

FAQ to help with the new system:

How will I be able to load my card?

The best way will be to bring a cheque to cover the whole term,

which will be loaded by the finance office. Your cheque will

need to be in a sealed envelope in the PTA red post box in the

main foyer by 8.30 a.m. Your balance will be updated by break.

How much will I need to put on my card?

You will need to have enough credit on your card to cover your

daily purchases so if you spend £2 a day you will need to load

your card with £10 a week or £120 a term. It is essential that

you make a note of how much is on your card at the end of

lunch every day so that you are aware of how much you have

left on your card for the next day.

What happens if I lose my card?

The main school office can issue a new card at the cost of £2

per card.

What happens if I forget my card?

The main school office can issue you with a temporary forgotten

card form, which will allow you to use your account in the

canteen without your card. However this form is valid for one

day only and after three days you will be issued with a new card

at the cost of £2.

Wilsons’s School warmly invites you to a

Private View

Of A Level and GCSE Art on Friday 9th June 2006

From 4.30 – 6.30pm

In the Art Studios and

Gallery

Will I lose my money if I lose my card?

No, your account is kept on a central database not on your card

so if you lose your card your balance will remain unchanged.

What happens to my balance at the end of term/year?

The balance on your card will be carried forward to the next

term. When you leave the school any remaining balance will be

repaid to you.

6th

form choices From September A level Government & Politics will be added

to the curriculum. This is in response to requests from both boys

and parents. The course will be taught by the new Head of

History, Dr Meddelton and Mr Vidler.

Media Studies Congratulations to Ms McGuinness and the Media Department

who have received the accolade (and the certificates to prove it)

of being named in the ‘Good Schools Guide’ as the best A level

Media Studies department in England.

Weekend fixtures Cricket on Saturday

Wilson’s vs St Olave’s

Year 8 & Year 10 Home/Year 7 & Year 9 Away

Sports Results Athletics Wednesday 7th

June

Year 7

1. John Fisher

2. Wimbledon College

2. Wilson’s

Year 9

1. John Fisher

2. Wilson’s

3. Wimbledon College

Year 8

1. John Fisher

2. Wimbledon College

3. Wilson’s

Year 10

1. John Fisher

2. Wilson’s

3. Wimbledon College

Junior Sports

Leadership Award

Year 10 GCSE PE boys will be running a Sports day for Bandon

Hill Primary School on Friday 16th June at Wilson’s 9.45am –

12 noon. 120 pupils will be taking part in a number of athletic

events, this forms part of our partnership links with local

primary schools. On completion of this event the Year 10 boys

will have achieved their Junior Sports Leadership Award.

Bugsy Malone The Bugsy Malone band will be rehearsing every lunchtime

next week.

Thorpe Park The trip to Thorpe Park is cancelled due to lack of interest. All

cheques will be returned.

Trip to Spain We are planning a trip to Spain for the choir next summer.

Please see Miss Bright for a letter and information.

Music Senior wind band and orchestra are cancelled this term due to

Bugsy rehearsals, but all other ensembles will continue as

normal.

Drug Awareness All teaching staff received Drugs Awareness Training from the

Sutton Youth Awareness Project on Tuesday afternoon.

Issue 5 16th June 2006

Changes to

catering

Over the next year there will be big changes in our catering

department. We are responding to new Government guidelines,

which come in to force in September, as well as to requests

from boys and staff that emerged from a survey completed

earlier this year.

The changes will include, over a period of time, refurbishment

of our canteen areas and provision of more dining space. Most

of these changes will take place next year because of financial

constraints. The immediate and urgent need is to renew the

equipment in the kitchen itself. This work will take place over

the summer and will cost some £85000.

More important of course are the changes to the food that will

be on offer from September. Over the next few weeks we will

advertise these changes in this information sheet.

From September, for Breakfast served from 7.30-8.30 am, boys

will be able to purchase:

• Cereal portions/ Porridge served with a selection of

healthy toppings

• 1/3 pint milk portions

• Whole fruit/ Cut fruit

• Whole meal toast and sunflower margarine/butter, with

preserves or marmite

• Fruit Juice

• Fruit smoothies (dairy and non-dairy where available)

• Yoghurts, plain or with fruit

• Sausage sandwiches/ Bacon Sandwiches

• Cheese on toast

• Baked pastry goods.

Introducing….

our new catering manager, Mr Tim Pryse-Hawkins

His new food policy for Wilson’s was approved by Governors this week and will

come in to effect in September See below for further details

Cashless Catering Our new cashless catering system went live this week without

any significant difficulties. Could we ask that when you send in

your cheques you indicate on the back of the cheque your son’s

name, his form, and write the words CASHLESS CATERING

Hot Weather We have now had three extra drinking fountains installed

around the school. Please remind your son to make sure he

drinks plenty of water during this spell of hot weather. If your

son suffers from asthma or hay fever it is very important that

they remember to have their medication and inhalers with them

in school.

Trip to Talybont 7B and 7G enjoyed excellent trips to Talybont in Wales. 7S are

there at the moment, 7H will be going on Sunday 18th

and 7C

will going on Wednesday 21st.

Web Site We have redesigned our website. Why not have a look at

http://www.wilsonsschool.co.uk. If you missed the art

exhibition last week, there’s a gallery of photographs on the site.

Weekend Cricket

Fixtures

Wilson’s vs Royal Russell

Year 7 & Year 9 Home

Year 8 & Year 10 Away

Cricket Results Wilson’s vs St Olaves (Friendlies)

Year 7 Wilson’s lost by 6 runs

St Olaves 116 for 6 from 20 overs

Wilson’s 110 for 4 from 20 overs. Chris Gyton 42 runs

Year 8 Wilson’s lost by 42 runs

St Olaves 169 for 8 from 25 overs

Wilson’s 127 all out from 20 overs Tej Mehta took 3 wickets

for 10 runs.

Year 9 Wilson’s lost 32 runs

St Olaves 133 for 5 from 20 overs

Wilson’s 101 for 9 from 20 overs

Year 10 Wilson

Wilson’s won by 2 wickets.

St Olaves 129 for 4 from 25 overs

Wilson’s 132 for 8 from 24.5 overs Andrew Sluman 27 not out

Wilson’s required 10 runs off the last over. Hadley Smith scored

the winning 4 off the penultimate ball.

Congratulations to Shaun Myandee L64 who was runner up in the Institute of Economic Affairs Student Essay

Competition 2006. His discussion of the Milton Friedman quotation ‘There‘s no such thing as a free lunch’ has earned him

a prize of £500 which will be presented at the IEA’s Hayek Lecture on June 28th. His essay will be published on the web-site shortly.

Issue 6 23rd June 2006

Congratulations to our Borough Champions: Daniel Murray Yr 8, Tom Hart Yr 10, Jordan Maurice Yr 7. These are just a few of those who won their events. See more pictures on the web site: http://www.wilsonsschool.co.uk Break menu From September, for morning break served from 10.45 – 11.00

am, boys will be able to purchase:

• A selection of baked bread and pastry items containing

meat, fish and vegetables, including homemade pizza

and paninni. One fried item such as hash browns, onion

rings or jacket wedges made where possible from

primary ingredients.

• One sweet baked biscuit item

• 1/3 pt milk portions

• Whole Fruit

• Cut Fruit

• Ready made sandwiches with choice of fillings on

wholemeal bread

• Fruit Juice

• Yoghurt both plain and served with fruit

• Flavoured water with artificial sweeteners

• Fruit smoothies both dairy and non dairy where available

• Fruit and cereal based confectionary items such as fruit

bars.

• Crisps (limited to one pack per boy)

N.B. We will not be providing sugar based confectionary,

carbonated sweetened drinks

Biology On Tuesday 27th

June there will be a visiting speaker to give a

talk to L6 at 1.05pm on ‘The medical mysteries of a mad king

and a sad queen’.

PTA Raffle

Tickets

You should by now have received raffle tickets in the post from

the PTA. Please try to sell as many as you can. There are some

great prizes. Extra tickets are available from the school office.

Proceeds are going towards a grand piano and cameras for the

Media Department.

Sports Results Wilson’s vs Royal Russell (Friendlies)

Year 7 Wilson’s won by 81 runs

Wilson’s 163 for 4 from 20 overs. Royal Russell 82 for 6 from

overs. Harley Riman 51 (retired)

Kushal Shah 37

Year 8 Wilson’s won by 10 wickets. Royal Russell 17 all out

from 123 overs. Wilson’s 18 for 0 from 4 overs. Daniel

Downes took 7 wickets for 1 run from 4 overs with 3 maidens.

Year 9 – Wilson’s won by 40 runs. Wilson’s 142 for 7 from 25

overs. Jack Carter 31 not out. Charlie Smith took 3 wickets for

12 runs.

Year 10 – Wilson’s won by 89 runs. Wilson’s 191 for 7 from

25 overs. Nikhil Kanani 58 not out. Preyesh Patel took 3

wickets for 12 runs.

Weekend Cricket

Fixtures

Wilson’s vs Glyn

Year 7 & Year 9 Home

Year 8 & Year 10 Away

9.30am start

School Badminton

Tournaments

Entries are invited for the school Junior singles tournament to be

held on Tuesday 27th June. The Junior doubles will be held on

Friday 30th June. These events are for years 7 & 8 only.

The Senior boys singles will be held on July 17 and the Senior

boys doubles on Friday July 20th

( Years 9/10/11)

All entries to Mr Molyneux in writing and placed in his box

outside the staff room by the day before the tournament date.

Trophies will be awarded to all winners.

Borough Sports Wilson’s competed well in all age groups with some fantastic

individual performances. Overall Wilson’s was placed second

to John Fisher, but beat all the other boys schools in the borough

with Carshalton Boys Sports Specialist College coming third.

The following boys are now Borough Champions in their event.

Year 7 – Sean Aliyande – Discus Champion

Jordan Maurice- 1500 m Champion

Year 8 – Daniel Murray – Triple Jump Champion

Edward Baxter Derrington -400m Champion

Year 10 – Daniel Sellman – 1500m Champion

Ayo Bakare – 200m Champion

Tom Hart – 800m Champion

Ayo Bakare, Namdi Macewen, Lawrence Still and Ben

Osonaike – 4 x 100m Champions.

A fantastic effort by all the boys concerned and we will do

better next year. It should also be noted, that Joash Howard is

now the county 400m champion having won the county

championships last weekend. Tom Hart also won the 800m

title.

Issue 7 30th June 2006

Local Residents We would like to remind parents to show consideration to our local

residents when dropping off or picking up their son at school. In

particular please make sure you do not park across residents’

driveways.

Bugsy Malone Tickets are now available via the school website, by phoning the

school office or by completing the reply slip sent out last week. Prices

are as follows Thursday and Friday - Adult £7.00 School age child

£5.00. Saturday -Adult £8.00, School age child £6.00. Cheques

payable to Wilson’s School. If your son is taking part please make

sure he attends rehearsals regularly. The rehearsal schedule can be

viewed on the website and if any parents are able to help please

contact Mrs Bright.

Sports Day Sports Day will be held on Tuesday 18th

July. First race will be at

1.20 pm. This year we will be combining the event with a lunchtime

barbeque for boys and parents. All parents are welcome to attend and

we hope that very many of you will do so. It should be a very

enjoyable afternoon.

UCAS All lower sixth parents should have received a copy of the annual

UCAS Parent Guide from their sons. Parents can also visit the UCAS

website http:/www.ucas.com/parents/index.html and sign up for

regular email bulletins to stay well informed about the stage your son

is at on his journey into higher education.

Year 10 Project

Business Day

On Mon 3/7, Yr 10 will be taking part in a "Project Business" day.

The day involves students in problem solving activities run by the

Young Enterprise organisation, with the aim of bringing business and

education together. It is designed to be an enjoyable day for the

students allowing them to develop their team working and

presentation skills. Watch out for photos of the day on the website!

Contact Numbers We are having increasing difficulties contacting parents when we

have a boy who is taken ill or has had an accident. Please would

parents make sure that the School office has up to date work and

mobile numbers. If possible please leave us with an alternative contact

name and number if you are not contactable at work.

Congratulations to:

Daniel Sellman, Tom Hart, Jack

Turner, Andrew Sluman, Stuart

Dunk, Clifford Stretton, on

being selected as ball boys for

the Wimbledon Championship

this year.

Cup Winners Very well done and congratulations to our U13 Cricket XI who won

the Carshalton Cup last week for the school, beating Overton Grange,

Sutton Grammar and Wallington in the final by 10 wickets in 10

overs. There will be a photo on the web site shortly. Excellent team

effort with notable contributions from Raza, Mehta, Patelis and Patel.

Sports Results

Wilson’s vs Glyn

(Friendlies)

Year 7 Glyn 129 for 5

Wilson’s 130 for 5

Wilson’s won by 5 wickets

Charlie Filmer-Court 48 Not Out.

Year 8 Wilson’s 134 for 4

Glyn 135 for 5

Glyn won by 5 wickets

Jay Patel 55 runs

Year 9 Wilson’s 107 for 5

Glyn 76 all out

Gregg Pettifor 40 runs

Year 10

Glyn 74 all out

H. Shah 3-12

Wilson’s 76 for 4

C. Beer 54 not out

Weekend Fixtures Wilson’s vs Trinity

Year 8 & Year 9 Home - Year 7 & 10 1st X1 Away - 9.30am starts

Judo Dylan Rowley has been selected to represent Reigate & Banstead in

the Surrey Youth Games on the 24th

June. He had to compete for a

place in the team seeing off other prospects in the weight division.

Congratulations.

Mufti Day Friday 7th

July will be Mufti day. This is in aid of drought victims

worldwide and education of orphans in Kenya. Kenya is a country

which today has over a million orphans as AIDS has killed their

parents.

Second Hand

Uniform

The uniform sale will be held on Thursday next week instead of

Wednesday from 3pm.

CCF RAF Section RAF section Cadets enjoyed an outdoor pursuits course last weekend

at the Hillingdon Outdoor Activity Centre, where cadets were

instructed in a number of outdoor disciplines such as Abseiling and

Rock Climbing. In addition to this cadets were involved in a keenly

fought raft building competition that turned out to be a test of

leadership as well as teamwork. The Cadets would like to thank the

RAF CCF staff for their hard work in the organisation of events such

as these throughout the school year.

Mathematics SATS

2006

We have received the Mathematics KS3 SATs results for this year.

They were spectacular. Remembering that the boys take their SATs a

year earlier than the national norm, the results (73% Level 8s, 26%

Level 7s) are very nearly equal to our best ever performance when the

boys used to sit them in Year 9! In real terms, therefore, they are

easily our best ever set of Mathematics SATs results. Congratulations

to the boys and their teachers. Science and English results are

normally published later. Year 9 parents will receive a statement of

results when they are all in.

Congratulations to Joash Howard 9H

who has been selected to represent

Surrey at the English School’s Track &

Field Championships on Friday 7th

and

Saturday 8th

July. The Championships

are being held at the Gateshead

International Stadium, Newcastle upon Tyne.

International

Physics Olmpiad

Matthew Norris, U6, will be in Singapore this week to represent Great

Britain in the 37th International Physics Olympiad. As part of the British

team, Matthew will compete against 85 other countries in the most

prestigious competition in the world for pre-university physics students.

We wish him and the British Team every success. See the article on the

web site for further details (www.wilsonsschool.co.uk)

Year 7 Bugsy

Malone

Performances

Fatigue and hot weather are a difficult combination, but the last few

days of Bugsy rehearsals are vitally important for the production.

Please make sure your son attends all those he is required for. Public

performances will take place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday next

week at 7.30 p.m. If you haven’t booked your tickets yet, hurry to do so

at boxoffice@wilsonsschool.sutton.sch.uk.

Congratulations Congratulations to Jake Marshall who will be fishing for the Croydon

Borough on 9th July in the Youth Games Final. Jake who is in Year 9,

came second in the Sussex League match fished at Gold Valley last

Sunday. We also wish Jake all the best for 15th July when he will be

taking part in the England youth trials in the Midlands.

Lower 6th

Management

Conference

All L6 students will be involved in a management event over two days

(13th

,14th

) with Wallington High School for Girls next week. This is an

annual event. The event takes a project based approach to developing

skills of leadership and management in a business context.

Year 11 Work

Experience

Year 11 students have been on their work experience placements this

week. We have received excellent feedback from employers and we

look forward to hearing the students’ reports in Tutorials next term.

Lavender Normally at this time of the year, the entrance to the school is framed by

beautiful swathes of lavender. Sadly the plants were badly damaged this

year by a group hiring the school and so they have had to be cut back to

ensure next year’s display.

Sports Day Don’t forget Sports Day on 18th July. Parents are most welcome. Why

not come along if you can. Events start at about 1.15 pm and there will

be a Barbeque.

Parents v Boys

Cricket match

The fathers of Year 8 have volunteered to pit their cricketing skills

against those of their sons next Friday 14th

July, starting at 6.00 p.m.

All welcome. May the best men win!

The Year 10 Business Project

Day took place last week and

was a great success despite

taking place in a crowded

hall on the hottest day of the

year! The organisers were

impressed by our students’

energy, good humour and

skills. See more pictures on the website shortly.

Issue 9 14th July 2006

Bugsy Malone Many thanks to all those who are involved in the production of

‘Bugsy Malone’. Good luck for the final night tomorrow.

There are still a few tickets left if people would like to go – an

opportunity not to be missed!

Biologists Eighteen biologists from our Lower Sixth visited St

Philomena’s for a DNA course last week. St Philomena’s also

hosted a keynote lecture by Professor Sir Martin Evans on

embryonic stem cells which the students also attended.

Instrumental

lessons

If any boys would like instrumental or vocal tuition next year

they should collect a contract from the music department and

return it before the end of term. Lessons will begin in the

second week of next term as will any extra musical curricular

activities.

Sports Day Reminder that it is Sports Day on Tuesday 18th

July. The first

race starts at 1.20pm. There will be a barbecue at lunchtime

which will replace lunch in the dining hall. Parents are very

welcome both for the Barbeque and the events.

6th

Form

Management

Course

On Thursday 13th and 14

th July, Lower sixth students took part

in a joint management event with Wallington High School for

Girls. This involved them working together on a variety of

The MS Challenge

Team Congratulations

on a fine performance.

Read the full account in the next edition of

‘Omnibus’ out soon.

problem solving tasks and developing their presentation and

team working skills. The sessions were led by a team of

volunteers from the business world who put on an excellent

programme of events. The students showed themselves to be

enthusiastic, creative ad full of business potential. Thanks to

everyone involved in the event.

End of Term

Arrangements

Friday 21st July

8.3am Registration

8.35am Period 1

9.30am Period 2

10.25am Period 3

11.20am Registration

11.25am All forms dismissed by Heads of Year

Reports Full school reports will be sent home to parents of Year 7-10

students in the first week of the summer break.

CCF Camp The Army Section returned from Wathgill Central Camp on

Saturday having once again left their mark as one of the best

units on the camp. Two teams of the four entered by Wilson’s

for the orienteering competition scored a maximum number of

points and shared the honour of this win with George Herriot

School, Edinburgh. On signals, tactics and command task

training our cadets were complimented as being the best through

each package up until that point. On the range we obtained

more marksmanship passes than any other school and were

complimented on the conduct of the cadets and their competent

drills. Sutton Grammar was our main rival for both the march

and shoot and the drill competitions. Honours were shared with

Wilson’s taking top spot in drill and drawing the march and

shoot with SGS. The cadets were not the only winners.

Wilson’s staff also walked away with the Officers and Sergeants

Combined Mess Quiz night prize!

CCF Taster Day There will be a Taster Day for Year 8 on Wednesday 19th

July

for CCF.

World Challenge Good luck to 28 of our boys and 2 members of staff off to

Mexico for the World Challenge. They will be taking part in

charity projects and trekking expeditions.

St Elphege’s Over the past few weeks a team of lower sixth business studies

student have been going into St Elpheges school once a week

and teaching the Young Enterprise Primary Programme to two

Year 2 classes. Topics have included “What jobs people do”,

“How we earn money” and many others. They have had to plan

and present the lessons themselves and learn real class

management skills with a group of lively seven year olds! The

feedback from the teaching staff and children at St Elpheges has

been excellent. The boys involved were; David Anderson,

Clayton D’Souza, Marc Fegredo, Andrew Fox, Paul Goldhawk,

Sandeep Gusai, Tom Hilton, Tom Shillingford, Mike Withall.

Well done to them all!

Issue 10 21st July 2006

Sports Day

Sports Day was a great success and a very enjoyable afternoon.

For the first time this year we combined it with a barbecue

which was appreciated by all. It was also a great pleasure to see

so many parents come along to share in the event. The winners

of the Interhouse Competitions are as follows: Year 7,

Brecon;Year 8, Greencoat; Year 9, Camberwell and Year 10,

Brecon. The Creamore Shield (overall champions in Years 7 &

8) is awarded jointly to Brecon and Southwark (both on 380

points); the Kennedy Shield (overall champions in Years 9 and

10) is awarded to Brecon (on 340 points).

Angling for

England

Jake Marshall of Year 9 spearheaded the Croydon Angling team

to double gold at the Heathrow Youth Games at Crystal Palace

on Sunday 9th

July. As a result he has been selected to fish for

his country this year in September. There were six places

available and Jake is the sole South of England representative,

he will also be the youngest member of the team. See the

website for photos.

Physics Olympiad Matthew Norris has been awarded one of the Bronze Awards in

the International Physics Olympiad in Singapore, beating 160

students from around the world. A great achievement. Well

done!

Staff vs Boys

Cricket match

The match took place on Wednesday 19th

. Boys got 150 all out.

Staff were the victors, taking 151 for 2 to win by 8 wickets. Mr

Stratford was 50 not out. Mr Molyneux took 3 wickets. Well

done, staff!

Congratulations to (left to right)

Ayo Bakare, Callum Henderson,

Daniel Sellman, Michael Bradley,

Alex Keen and Charlie Beer ( not

featured in the photograph) who

have been awarded the Wilsonian

medal. They are the first students to

be awarded this medal which is for

those who have represented the

school in sports on 100 or more

occasions. We are very grateful and

appreciative of their commitment and

loyalty to the school and of their

excellent contribution to our sporting

success.

.

Judo Well done to Dylan Rowley who achieved gold in the final

under 50kg category at the Surrey Youth Games on the 24th

June. At the Surrey Mini Mon Closed Championship he

achieved gold in the final under 55kg then went on to achieve

further success in grading fights achieving 7th and 8

th Mon.

End of Year

Reports

Reports for Years 7-10 will be sent out to parents by post during

the holiday period. Please discuss these with your sons. We

would ask all parents to return the reply slip to form tutors to

confirm that they have received the report. We are pleased to

consider any comments you have on your son’s reports which

you can include on the same reply slip. Year Managers or

Heads of Department will respond to these in due course.

Parents of pupil in Year 8 will receive a statutory record of End

of Key Stage 3 Assessment. The English results are still

awaited and will not be received, we understand, until 23

August. Parents will receive the record of assessment shortly

afterwards.

Cashless Catering

Cards

Please remind your son to keep his cashless catering card safe

over the summer holiday and to bring it with him on the first

day of term.

Beginning of term

arrangements

Tuesday 5 September

8.30 am Arrival and induction

programme for Year 7

10.40 – 12.55 Year 7 photos

11.00 – 11.25 Break for Year 7

12.55 – 14.05 Lunch for Year 7

14.00 Lower Sixth enrolment and

photos in Hall

14.05 – 15.30 Yr 8 – 11 to new form rooms for

timetables etc

14.30 –15.30 Lower Sixth with Academic

Tutors

14.30 Dismissal of Year 7

Wednesday 6 September

Normal timetable for Years 7 – Lower Sixth

14.05-15.30 Upper Sixth enrolment in Hall

Thursday 7 September

Normal timetable for everyone

Wilson’s boys won the Surrey

under 16 Badminton league.

They were Alex Keen, Daniel

Sellman, Chris Singarajah,

Nikhil Shah and Simon Chaing

The school has won all the county

leagues this season for the

second time.

Well done all !!