Perseverando ● Through Perseverance ● Perseverando ● Through Perseverance ● Perseverando ● Through Perseverance Dear Parents, Students and Friends, Our new school hall is on its way! The start of term was filled with much excitement, not only because of our fantastic GCSE and A level results (which we continue to celebrate – see page 3 for our Celebration of Achievement evening), but also because we received the fantastic news that planning permission had been granted for our new school hall. Members of Stockton Council’s planning committee voted unanimously to back the plans which will see a fantastic school hall and a multi- purpose studio being built later this year. The new hall will see a huge improvement to the facilities on offer to both the school and local community. The hall will host assemblies, performances, activities and examinations, and will free up the gym and sports hall (sometimes disrupted during the summer exam season) for a range of sporting activities. The state of the art hall will sit next to the Astroturf and include 250 place bleacher seating, which will allow the hall to transform into a multi-purpose space. Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council have awarded our school £800,000 to build the new hall, but in order to build the multi- purpose studio and a suite of FA specification changing rooms in order to maximise the potential of the new building, we now need to fundraise the final £50,000 as a school and local community. In the coming months there will be a number of high profile fundraising events and opportunities for you to get involved in if you would like to help us achieve our dream of a school hall with full facilities. If you know of anyone (friend, family member or local business) who could help, please email [email protected]. We aim to get the fundraising well and truly underway at the start of next half term – more information will follow in due course. Many thanks in advance for your support in helping to achieve our goal of building a hall and facilities that will benefit our students and the local community for many years to come. Name: Conyers School Date: October 2018
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Dear Parents, Students and Friends,
Our new school hall is on its way!
The start of term was filled with much excitement, not only because of our fantastic GCSE and A level results (which we continue to celebrate – see page 3 for our Celebration of Achievement evening), but also because we received the fantastic news that planning permission had been granted for our new school hall. Members of Stockton Council’s planning committee voted unanimously to back the plans which will see a fantastic school hall and a multi-purpose studio being built later this year.
The new hall will see a huge improvement to the facilities on offer to both the school and local community. The hall will host assemblies, performances, activities and examinations, and will free up the gym and sports hall (sometimes disrupted during the summer exam season) for a range of sporting activities. The state of the art hall will sit next to the Astroturf and include 250 place bleacher seating, which will allow the hall to transform into a multi-purpose space.
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council have awarded our school £800,000 to build the new hall, but in order to build the multi-purpose studio and a suite of FA specification changing rooms in order to maximise the potential of the new building, we now need to fundraise the final £50,000 as a school and local community.
In the coming months there will be a number of high profile fundraising events and opportunities for you to get involved in if you would like to help us achieve our dream of a school hall with full facilities. If you know of anyone (friend, family member or local business) who could help, please email [email protected].
We aim to get the fundraising well and truly underway at the start of next half term – more information will follow in due course. Many thanks in advance for your support in helping to achieve our goal of building a hall and facilities that will benefit our students and the local community for many years to come.
Name:
Conyers School
Date: October 2018
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Cerys O’Boyle
Student at Conyers 2008-2015
Head Girl We are all deeply saddened by the death of our wonderful former Head Girl Cerys O’Boyle. Cerys embodied all of our core values as a determined and hardworking student who achieved outstanding examination results. She seized opportunities representing the school in sport and developing her skills as a talented footballer and she made an outstanding contribution to our school serving as Head Girl in her final year. As a community we are devastated by her loss and send our love and condolences to Mr and Mrs O’Boyle and her family.
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Celebration of Achievement Awards
The D H Hird Curriculum Awards
Year 11 Curriculum Awards
Art Maisie Dickson
Business Studies Ellie Smith
Computing Maariyah Hussain
Drama Keiahna Jackson
Engineering Regan Corban
English Language Samuel Ayre
English Literature Lilia Durrani
Food Technology Lucie Stephenson
French Fenella Coleman
Geography Eve Leach
German Lewis Wormald
Health & Social Care Libby Robinson
History Adam Paxton
Information Technology Emma Murray
Mathematics Haris Shabbir
Music Tilley Blanchard
Physical Education Sydney Belton
Religious Education Alisha Suleman
Resistant Materials Felix Clarke
Science - Combined Eleanor Wilson
Science - Triple Rachel Morris
Textiles Zahra Tasneem
School Achievement Awards
Year 7 Grace Burkin
Isabel Cowan
Adam Levick
Laurie Morland
Amber Spurgeon
Year 8 Louis Breckon
Sami Khelifi
Rhianna Lees
Qiu Yan Lin
George Ollier
Year 9 Hannah Aslam
Anna Cook
Charles Julian
Charlotte Smith
Max Steel
Year 10 Lauren Bell
Olivia Cleasby
Daniel Schott
Shona Stevenson
Oliver Tranter
Year 9 Special Awards Joshua Brown
for Key Stage 3 Kate Clark
Izma Khaliq
Adam Sumner
Lottie Watson
Year 11 Special Awards Sydney Belton
for Key Stage 4 Michael Casson
Nathan Day
Leo Hudson-Foster
Robyn Lewis
Special Commendation 8+ A*/A grades at GCSE
Georgia Allen Isabel Beauchamp
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Sydney Belton Alick Brownlee
Michael Casson Fenella Coleman
Matthew Connett Scott Connett
Grace Cordey Nathan Day
Ben Drinkall James English
James Evans Joshua Galey
Lucas Hinley Lauren Hubbert
Leo Hudson-Foster Robyn Huggins
Keiahna Jackson Joe Locker
Millie McCormack Scarlet Morgan
Rachel Morris Isabella Orr
Kate Owen Leah Page
Adam Paxton Amelia Pennock
James Polson Haris Shabbir
Troy Tez Charlotte Wells
Lewis Wormald
Linguist Award
Year 10 Eve Hewett
Year 12 Jordan Manning
Maths Challenge – Best in School
Junior Obed Wise
Maria Edmundson
Intermediate Oliver Tranter
Senior Alastair Eales
Newcastle University Maths Challenge
Eve Rigby
Michael Woollett Award for Excellence
Mathematics Rachel Morris
ICT James Evans
Sports Awards
International Level
Football Nathan Wood-Gordon
Judo Jake McKenna
National Level
Acrobatics Lucy Brown
Acrobatics & Tumbling Ava Campbell
Alfie Chapman
Scarlett Douglas-Carr
Athletics Jasmine Clark
Daniel Payne
Cross Country Luke Pettit
Equestrian Annabelle Thompson
Figure Skating Abbie Rowntree
Gymnastics Emily Bunting
Open Water Swimming Joseph Micklewright
Swimming Faye McDonagh
Simon Littlefair-Dryden
District Representative
Athletics Logan Breckon
Football Jack Annis
Alec Gill
Ethan Jones
Kai Pallister
Netball Kate Murphy
County Representative
Athletics Matthew Drake
Luke Hutchinson Luke Pettit
Cricket Ben English
Findlay Montgomery Thomas Payne
Shritan Shankarganesh
Matthew Shields
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Harry Wilson
Football Finn Cousin-Dawson
Isabel Robson
Hockey Marshall Guyll
Kate Murphy
Lucy Murphy
Golf Robert Hillier
Ellen Robson
Regional Representative
Equestrian Sophie Brooks
Amy Tate
Football Emma Swales
Gymnastics Amy Ingledew
Zoe Ingledew
Beth Stanton
Motorsport Saloon Car Racing Daniel Kell
Swimming Isabel Beauchamp
Roojan Shokri
Team Awards
Year 9 Boys Winners Stockton Schools Football District Cup
Year 10 Boys Winners Stockton Schools District League
Year 11 Boys Winners Stockton Schools Football League and Cup
Year 7 Girls Winners Stockton District 5 A Side Football
Year 7 Boys Winners Stockton District 5 A Side Football
Year 10 Boys Winners Stockton Schools Athletic League
Winners of the Stockton School Games
Victor Ludorum for Athletics
Preliminary Charlie Kaye
Junior Jonathan Mudd
Intermediate Matthew Drake
Victrix Ludorum for Athletics
Preliminary Libbi Forman
Junior Bethan Gayer
Intermediate Mary Trotter
Ruth Grainge Trophy for a girl’s outstanding contribution to sport
Ellen Robson
Rod Neilson Trophy for a boy’s outstanding contribution to sport
James English
The Eddie Hamblett Footballer of the Year
Finn Cousin-Dawson
School Achievement Awards
Short Story Competition Charlotte Harland
Service to Band Award Kate Owen
Service to Choir Award Ellen Robson
Reverend David Smith Award for Outstanding Contribution to Creative Arts
Grace Cordey
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Conyers Challenge We have had our first ever bunch of Year 5s in for the Maths 'Conyers Challenge' - and what a smart bunch they are!
In just a few weeks they have learned the secret of some cool Mathematics number tricks, and how we can use algebra to explain how Maths really works.
We've also explored probability and found the reason behind some surprising results.
Some of the Year 5s have apparently being using their new-found skills to make extra pocket money by challenging parents/brothers/sisters to the Maths challenges - and always winning!
Congratulations to Billy Melling from Yarm Primary School, who won the prize for guessing the smallest positive whole number that nobody else said at our Year 6 Open Evening in September.
The winning number was 4!
Conyers Choir Perform With ABBA Tribute Show
Our school choir performed with the ABBA tribute show Thank You For the Music at the Forum Theatre, Billingham on 11 October. They represented the school fantastically and did an amazing job singing in front of 500 ABBA fans!
BUGSY MALONE
We are delighted to announce that tickets for this years school production, ‘Bugsy Malone’ are now on sale.
Tickets are £10 and available from school. ‘Bugsy Malone’ takes place on November 15 and 16 at The Forum Theatre, Billingham.
Rehearsals are now well underway and we are all really excited for the show. All proceeds from the ticket sales go towards staging the production.
If any parents or businesses would like to sponsor us and in return we can place an advert / thank you in the program please contact Mrs Pattison.
Parent's Contact Details
Please could parents ensure that the school has their current telephone landlines and mobile numbers and email addresses when they change them as during the bad weather earlier this year a number of the messages sent to parents could not be delivered as the school did not have their current details. Changes to telephone numbers, email addresses and addresses can be emailed to [email protected]
Thank you for your help with this matter.
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Assisted Purchase
We recommend that any student who has passed their grade 3 invests in their own intermediate instrument. The best way to do this is through our assisted purchase scheme where the cost of the instrument can be spread to the end of the academic year and the instrument can be bought without having to pay VAT.
One to one lessons are available for all students at a cost of £15 per lesson, and are strongly recommended for any student who is working towards grade 5 or higher. The more advanced techniques and amount of material needed to be covered for the higher grades means a more bespoke, personalised focus to the lessons is the best approach.
15 and 16 November Bugsy Malone, Forum Theatre, Billingham. Tickets £10 from [email protected]
23 November Conyers Christmas Market
25 November Judges Christmas Fair, Judges Hotel
8 December BBC Radio Tees Carol service, Coulby Newham Cathedral
18 December Carol Service, Yarm Parish Church
Smartphone App for Parents
Want to spend less on text messages?
The free School Gateway Smartphone App for parents is unique to Schoolcomms
Parents Receive instant notification of messages Receive messages using Wi-Fi even when there is no mobile signal No charge for sending replies back to the school Easy to download, use and send messages to school Secure and reliable Store and receive messages all in one place, even if children are at different schools (providing the
schools are using Schoolcomms) The App uses your mobile phone number and email address that we have on file for verification. Please email [email protected] if you have recently changed either of these, so that we can update our records.
Search for “School Gateway” in the Apple App Store/Google Play or on your phone go to www.schoolgateway.com/apple (Apple) or www.schoolgateway.com/android (Android).
Install the App and if you are asked then say “yes” to “Allow Push Notifications”.
Student and Parent Helpline
There is an option on the main telephone line and an email address [email protected] for you to contact our Student and Parent helpline if you have any concerns.
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Friends of Conyers Christmas Market
We are running our annual Christmas Market on Friday 23 November and would be extremely appreciative of any raffle prizes. These can be left at school reception. This year we are raising funds for the new school hall, changing rooms and studio, an exciting opportunity to enhance the school for both students and the wider community who can use these facilities on evening and weekends. The Market is always well attended, featuring over 20 traders with Christmas gifts, crafts and a range of foody treats. Chance to get your Christmas shopping off to a good start!
Friends of Conyers is recruiting new members
Friends of Conyers is the Parent Teacher Association for Conyers. It works to raise funds to pay for the nice additional items for various aspects of the school such as outdoor seating for students, supporting the school show and banners for the school band. It meets around 4 times a year after school for a fairly informal get together to discuss ideas and plan fund raising events. We would really welcome new members – parents, grandparents, staff and ideas.
Dates for the Diary
Monday 5 November 5.00 - 6.00 p.m. - Annual General Meeting
When you are making payments for school lunches, school visits, revision guide books etc please could you use our online payment system www.parentpay.com and if possible, use your debit card rather than a credit card as the charges for school are less if debit cards are used.
If you have misplaced your login details, passwords or have a problem paying by either of these methods, please contact the Finance Office, on [email protected] or ring school on 01642 792418.
Alternatively make cheques payable to Conyers School.
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Focus Day 1 Year 7 students enjoyed a busy day at Beamish for their focus day. They were set a number of Murder Mystery challenges, with puzzles to solve and questions to answer. They visited the sweet shop which is always a highlight of the day for students.
Year 8-11 students took part in a Health and Resilience day on Friday 12 October.
The Colour Run, introduced last year for the first time, took place again and was a huge success. Students also took part in Drama workshops, bootcamp and alcohol and risk taking behaviour workshops. Our Student Ambassadors delivered an excellent talk to Year 10 students about Be Strong Online, giving valuable tips and advice on how to protect themselves while online.
Year 11 students took part in a first aid session, revision workshops and a talk from Olympic swimmer, Chris Cook, on the value of resilience.
Year 12 students visited Leeds University and Year 13 students worked on their UCAS applications.
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Calendar Dates Wednesday, 24 October, 3.40 p.m. students finish for half term holidays
Thursday 25 and Friday 26 October Staff Development Days
Monday, 5 November, 8.55 a.m. students return after the holidays
Tuesday 6 November, 4.30 - 7.00 p.m. Year 9 and 10 tutor evening
Thursday 15 and Friday 16 November school production Bugsy Malone at Forum Theatre, Billingham
Monday 10 - Friday 14 December Year 11 trial exams
Tuesday 18 December, 7.00 p.m. Carol Service, Yarm Parish Church
Friday, 21 December, 2.30 p.m. students finish for Christmas holidays, buses early
2019
Monday, 7 January, 8.55 a.m. students return after the holidays
Tuesday 15 January, 7.00 - 9.00 p.m. Sixth Form Open Evening
Thursday 17 and Friday 18 January Year 12 and 13 trial exams
Friday, 15 February, 3.40 p.m. students finish for the half term holidays
Monday, 25 February, 8.55 a.m. students return after the holidays
Friday, 5 April, 3.40 p.m. students finish for Easter holidays
Tuesday, 23 April, 8.55 a.m. students return after the holidays
Monday, 6 May Bank Holiday – school closed
Friday, 24 May, 3.40 p.m. students finish for the half term holidays
Monday, 3 June, 8.55 a.m. students return after the holidays
Wednesday 3 July Summer Concert, Stockton Baptist Church
Friday, 19 July, 2.30 p.m. students finish for summer holidays, buses early
Monday, 2 September Staff Development Day
Tuesday, 3 September, 8.55 a.m. students return after the holidays
Wednesday, 23 October, 3.40 p.m. students finish for half term holidays
Thursday 24 and Friday 25 October Staff Development Days
Monday, 4 November, 8.55 a.m. students return after the holidays
Friday, 20 December, 2.30 p.m. students finish for Christmas holidays, buses early
2020
Monday, 6 January, 8.55 a.m. students return after the holidays
Friday, 14 February, 3.40 p.m students finish for the half term holidays
Monday, 24 February, 8.55 a.m students return after the holidays
Friday, 3 April, 3.40 p.m. students finish for Easter holidays
Monday, 20 April, 8.55 a.m. students return after the holidays
Monday, 4 May Bank Holiday – school closed
Friday, 22 May, 3.40 p.m. students finish for the half term holidays
Monday, 1 June, 8.55 a.m. students return after the holidays
Thursday, 16 July, 2.30 p.m. students finish for summer holidays, buses early
Are You On The Correct School Website? www.conyers.org.uk
When checking the school's website for information about the school please could parents ensure that they are on the correct school website address, www.conyers.org.uk as the school has been informed that some websites have incorrect information about the school when searches are being done such as the wrong holiday dates. Unfortunately the school does not have control over these websites claiming to have information about Conyers School.
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School’s Policy on Medicines in School and First Aid in School Reminder
Medicines in school Non Prescribed Medicines: Students may not carry ‘over the counter’ non prescribed medicines with them in school. Staff are not permitted to give or allow students to take non prescribed medication e.g. paracetamol.
Prescribed Medicines: These should only be brought into school when essential; that is where it would be detrimental to a child’s health if the medicine were not administered during the school day. The Teaching Assistant with responsibility for Prescribed Medication will meet with the parent and draw up a Care Plan agreeing the circumstances when this medication can be given to the student.
School can only accept medicines that have been prescribed by a doctor, dentist, nurse’s prescriber or pharmacist prescriber.
Medicines should always be provided in the original container as dispensed by a pharmacist and include the prescriber’s instructions for administration and dosage. A written letter of consent by the parent should be sent into school with the medication and a Care Plan is written.
School cannot accept medicines that have been taken out of the container as originally dispensed nor make changes to dosages on parental instructions.
It is helpful, where clinically appropriate, if medicines are prescribed in dose frequencies which enable it to be taken outside school hours. Parents are requested to ask the prescriber about this. It is to be noted that some medicines that need to be taken three times per day could be taken in the morning, after school and at bedtime.
The only prescribed medications that can be carried by students themselves are epipens, insulin and inhalers. A spare, complete with name of student, should be kept in the Medical Room for emergency use.
All other medications must be stored, administered, and recorded in the Medical Room.
First Aid in school 1. Support for Children with Medical Needs
Parents/carers have the prime responsibility for their child’s health and should provide school with information about any medical conditions. Parents, and the student if appropriate, should obtain details from their General Practitioner [GP] or paediatrician, if needed. Parents should provide the school with full information about their child’s medical needs, including details on any required medications.
2. Provision The school Medical Room is organised to provide treatment for all students and staff for injuries that occur during the school day 8.55 a.m. to 3.40 p.m. Although treatment will be provided by trained staff during school hours for incidents that arise at school, it is expected that for routine medical matters the student’s home GP will be consulted by the parents/carers. A programme of preventative medical screening and immunisations for students is organised on a regular basis, subject to parental consent.
3. Practice All accidents to students on the school site are recorded in the school’s Accident Book. When accidents occur in school, a qualified First Aider may give first aid if appropriate.
Nut allergy A number of our students suffer from nut allergies therefore it is requested that students do not have products containing nuts on the school buses or bring them into school.
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Car Parking and Access to the School – Enforcement Action The Green Lane entrance to the school is extremely busy and subject to congestion around 08:30 – 09:00 and 15:30 -16:00. We are seeking the cooperation of parents to keep our students safe coming in and out of school.
Stockton Council have put in new parking restrictions around the entrance to Conyers School, following a series of complaints from parents and local residents about inconsiderate or dangerous parking. This is in addition to the double yellow lines inside the bus bay. Stockton Council parking enforcement team will carry out spot checks and will issue fines to cars illegally parked. The school is enforcing restrictions on access during these hours.
Can we remind all parents / carers:
the bus bay is closed to all cars between 08:30 – 09:00 and 15:20 -16:00, to allow the buses taking students to and from the school safe access
parking on the double yellow lines is strictly prohibited
no vehicle is allowed onto the school site for collecting or dropping off students, without prior agreement (restricted to those students with limited mobility)
the disabled parking bays at the school are strictly reserved for the use of families with disabled students or with injuries, again with prior agreement
parking in the vicinity of the school should be done with due consideration for other users of the pavements, road and local residents.
The bus bays are empty after 16:00 and Green Lane considerably quieter. Parents / Carers may wish to consider arranging to collect their children from this time and so avoid the traffic and parking problems.
These restrictions on parking and access are there to protect the students, parents, visitors and staff. Can we please count on your cooperation with this to help ensure the safety of all concerned.
Thank you for your help with this matter.
John McCann Director of Finance and Operations
Holidays in Term Time
In line with the Local Authority policy for Penalty Notices (Code of Conduct and Procedure for Attendance and Exclusions) which was updated in June 2017, holidays in term time will be unauthorised unless there are exceptional circumstances to support the request.
Therefore a penalty notice will be issued if a child has 10 sessions (5 school days) or more of absence in 6 school weeks which are classified as unauthorised.
A warning letter will be issued in regards to an unauthorised holiday in term time if the request for leave is deemed not to meet exceptional circumstances.
Any parent who feels that there are exceptional circumstances regarding their holiday request should put this in writing accompanied by any supporting documentation to their child’s Pastoral Manager.
Notifiable Illnesses
If your child is diagnosed with chickenpox, shingles or measles please could you inform the school as soon as possible.
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PE Department
Keep up to date with all of the team’s fixtures and results via Twitter @ConyersPE.
Football Year 7 footballers have had a strong start to the season, they got off to a tough start with defeat against a very strong Richmond team in the National Cup. Since then they have gone from strength to strength with some impressive displays leading to victories over Ingleby Manor, Our Lady and St Bede's and All Saints.
Year 8's were extremely lucky in the National Cup against Nunthorpe, they came back from 4-0 down to be leading 5-4, unfortunately Nunthorpe equalised in the final minute of extra time and went on to win on penalties. In other competitions the boys have put in some impressive displays beating Manor 3-0 in the County Cup and Grangefield 8-1 in the league.
Year 10 have made a superb start to the season winning an excellent match against Richmond School in the ESFA Cup. The game was a tight and physical contest well into the second half. Ross Jenney broke the deadlock with a well-placed header and eventually the fantastic team work of the Conyers side saw them win 3-0.
Sixth Form started off their league campaign with a fixture away to Kings Academy. This was the first time the team had played together. The first half was very equal with both teams having chances but neither were clinical. Then the second half was very similar until the last 10 minutes, with Conyers pushing for a goal Kings broke and scored the opener and quickly doubled their lead straight after. Super sub Mickey Khan pulled one back in the last 5 minutes. As the boys pushed on for the equaliser, it left us open at the back and Kings scored again as the final whistle blew 3-1. Next up is Macmillan at home.
Under 13 started off their campaign with a national cup game against Macmillan. The girls played extremely well narrowly getting beat 3-2. Rosie Dunkerton with both goals coming from the edge of the box.
Under 14 girls started off their matches with a national cup game against Nunthorpe. It was most of the girls first time playing 11 aside against a strong established team. The game ended 6-1 with Kacie Smith scoring the only goal.
Rugby Year 7 rugby have made an excellent start to the season, we have had great numbers of students at training and this has allowed us to build what has started as a strong team. We hosted Red House School in what was for many of our team their first ever rugby match, not that you would know as we performed extremely well winning by a number of tries.
We then travelled to Macmillan Academy where we played against schools from all over the county, we won five and drew one of our games meaning that so far the team have not been beaten. We have a great mixture of more experienced club players playing alongside players who are new to the sport which means hopefully we will continue to improve.
The Year 8 rugby team have been working hard to develop their skills. They have played against Red House School and in the local schools festival at Allen's West. Cole Simpson has been a stand out player with Al-Ameen Ayodele proving a strong and powerful runner. Harry Wilson, Lewis James and Preston Lewis have been constantly involved.
Year 9 kicked off their season with a tough encounter vs Red House who are very well organised and have a high percentage of players playing club rugby. We were narrowly beaten in a high scoring match in which both sides came out with a lot of positives.
The 1st round of the county cup meant we welcomed OLSB to Conyers were we were able to put some hard training sessions into practice. We came out 57-37 winners in what was an outstanding display of attacking rugby. Josh Preece snatched what proved to be the pivotal try as the time whistle approached before Finn Robinson ensured the result with a trade mark break on the blindside from an attacking scrum.
Highly Able Club The PE department have run a Year 6 Highly Able Club throughout the term for the local primaries. These have been great fun with around 20 children actively engaged in developing their key skills of agility, balance and coordination through a variety of games. These developmental sessions have been about enjoyment, encouraging the pupils to go back to their schools and share their learning with peers.
Go Sport is a trading name of Conyers School, a company limited by guarantee (company no. 08366005) and exempt charity registered in England and Wales at Green Lane, Yarm, TS15 9ET
Telephone: 01642 790296 Mobile: 07779903215 (out of hours) Email: [email protected] Web Site: gosport.conyers.org.uk
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