Week 36 barometer

2 The Barometer - 07/07/2016

From the Headmaster Dear Parents,

Thank you for all your support this year. I hope you agree that it has been the

most monumental of years and we are so proud of all that has been

achieved. The boys were on great form in the final assembly and for the

Rock Band to sing the term out with Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple was

somehow very fitting…

It has been a great year and next year will be even better. A final thank you to

Henry Warner who has done such a magnificent job this year with the

Barometer – this issue says everything about how far we’ve come in a year!

Have a great summer!

Joshua GeorgeJoshua George--Oppong Oppong

receives the Thames Cup on receives the Thames Cup on

behalf of Fleet, this year’s behalf of Fleet, this year’s

overall winning trib.overall winning trib.

Oli Lind and Robert Bektas Oli Lind and Robert Bektas

receive the Twyford Cup on receive the Twyford Cup on

behalf of Walbrook for winning behalf of Walbrook for winning

overall in sport this year.overall in sport this year.

The Barometer - 07/07/2016 3

LOOKING BACK TO AUGUST






HOW FAR HAVE WE COME?












From the Science Department

CURRICULUM NEWS

Miss Lillington writes...

After the success of last week, the Science department have had their own cross-curricular Sports Science Week to precede our first Wetherby Senior Sports Day.

In Biology, the boys designed their own experiments to investigate the effect of exercise on the heart rate. The boys chose their own exercises and methods of measuring heart rate,; including the use of heart rate sensors and stethoscopes.

In Physics and Chemistry, the boys have been learning about the physics of flight in sport. They have looked at the flight paths of balls in football and rugby, and have used slow motion footage to see how balls are deformed in tennis and golf.

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From the English Department

CURRICULUM NEWS

Mr Hartley writes...

After Parents’ Evening Mr Hartley asked 7B and 9A for their summer reading recommendations. The results are printed here along with the name of the person who recommended the book and a ‘challenge’ rating which runs from * (an enjoyable, gripping story which you can devour quickly) to ***( an enjoyable challenge which expands the mind). Before purchasing or borrowing these books it might be a good idea to either get in touch with the person who recommended it for a bit more information, or look up a review online. Amazon - other book retailers are out there - and goodreads.com provide reviews if you want to find out more about a book online. Enjoy!

Year 7 Reading recommendations

Title Author Recommender Challenge Rating (***)

Crocodile Tears Anthony Horowitz Alex Piggott Testa *

Skellig David Almond Himat Singh Virdee **

Skulduggery Pleasant, Death-Bringer Derek Landy Beau Beale *

Monster House Tom Hughes John Tucker *

The Maze Runner Series James Dashner Luca Grinceri **

The Alchemist Paulo Coelho Adam Ahmed-Mekky ***

Once Morris Gleitzman Ali Guglielmi *

Mortal Instruments Series Cassandra Clare Jacques O’Connor ** The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time

Mark Haddon Robert Bektas ***

Shadow Michael Morpurgo Bohemond Foucault d'Amécourt **

Rockwar Robert Muchamore Billy Macpherson *

Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck Luca Grinceri **

The Power of Five Anthony Horowitz Beau Beale */ ***

Noughts and Crosses Malorie Blackman Himat Singh Virdee **

Horowitz Horror Anthony Horowitz Adam Ahmed-Mekky *

Living Wild Bear Grylls Alex Piggott Testa *

The Lord of the Rings J R Tolkein Billy Macpherson ***

The Hobbit J R Tolkein Billy Macpherson **

The Hunger Games Trilogy Suzanne Collins Jacques O’Connor ***

The One That Got Away Chris Ryan Bohemond Foucault d'Amécourt **

Double Down Mark Halperrin Luca Grinceri ***

Wonder R J Palacio Himat Virdee **

The Knife of Never Letting Go Patrick Ness Billy Macpherson ***

His Dark Materials Trilogy Philip Pullman Adam Ahmed-Mekky ***


CURRICULUM NEWS Year 9 Reading recommendations

Title Author Recommender Challenge Rating (***)

Catch 22 Joseph Heller Seb Burckle ***

The Curious Incident if the Dog in the Night Time

Mark Haddon Luca Lobefalo **

A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson Gulliver Woods *

Life of Pi Yann Martel Gulliver Woods **

Down and Out in Paris and London George Orwell Mr Hartley **

From Russia with Love Ian Fleming Pip Evans **

Gorky Park Martin Cruz Smith Mr Hartley **

Great Expectations Charles Dickens Michael Dimech DeBono ***

The Silmarillion J R Tolkein Tom Zundel ***

The Divergent Series Veronica Roth Tom Zundel *

To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee Jack Connolly ***

The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins Jack Connolly *

Noughts and Crosses Malorie Blackman Giacomo Drax *

Spud John de Ruit Pip Evans *

Red Rising Pierce Brown Thomas Terracciano **

The War of the Worlds H G Wells JP Cairaschi ***

Paper Towns John Green Seb Burckle **

After Tomorrow Gillian Cross Sean Masri *

Call of the Wild Jack London Seb Burckle *

All Quiet on the Western Front E M Remarque Thomas Terracciano **

Argo Matt Baglio + Tony Mendez Sean Masri **

Frankenstein Mary Shelley Michael Dimech DeBono ***

Day of the Triffids John Wyndham JP Cairaschi **

Lone Survivor Marcus Luttrell + Patrick Robinson

Giacomo Drax ***

Fahrenheit 451 Ray Badbury Gulliver Woods **

The Man in the High Castle Philip K Dick Tom Zundel ***

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe JP Cairaschi ***

Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck Michael Dimech DeBono *

Slaughterhouse 5 Kurt Vonnegut Mr Hartley **

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Mr Hartley **


CURRICULUM NEWS From the Geography Department

Mrs Deedat writes...

Geography GCSE Summer Prep

To prepare them for the rigours of the new Geography GCSE course I have put together some summer homework for the boys to get on with in their free time which has been emailed to parents by reception. The new GCSE textbook is now available online through the Kerboodle website and BBC Bitesize is also useful for map skills. All the instructions are included in the emailed document and the boys should return to school in September ready for a test on OS Maps (60% pass mark) and with a summary of a Geofile article they have read.

Please do let me know if you have any questions and I hope you have a wonderful summer.

From the Latin Department

GCSE Latin

For boys who are continuing with Latin in Year 10, and who want (or

need!) to revisit any Latin grammar points over the holidays, the

following textbook is recommended (available via Amazon).

Answers are unfortunately not included with the textbook, but can be downloaded via the following link: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AoB1Sap6OQkQd2-PNSP5ADyCU5M Alternatively, online quizzes to practice individual grammar elements can be found via https://www.quia.com/shared/latin/. Just choose a grammar element from the “Subcategory” drop-down menu.

Valete!

In class this week 9A and

9B created ancient curse

tablets this week. When

ancient Romans were

robbed, they created

curses to ensure the gods

punished the miscreants.

The boys enjoyed

imagining suitably

unpleasant

punishments! See right.

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SPORTING NEWS From the Games Department

Mr Sullivan writes…

What a fantastic end to the school sporting year with our first Sports Day and congratulations

too ?????? Plus the Olympic Games are now only days away! It has been a pleasure to lead such a

successful Games Department where we have come together, both boys and staff, to experience so

many achievements that we can all be proud of. I would like to take this opportunity to express my

sincere thanks to all those that have supported us in making this first year an exciting one. I wish you a

wonderful summer and look forward to another year full of sporting prowess and enjoyment on and off

the sports fields…

Important information & dates

Summer camps: Pre-season Rugby Camp – Monday 29th, Tuesday 30

th &

Wednesday 31st August

Please see attached for more information

Euro 2016 Fantasy

Football

UNLUCKY WALES! This weekend is going to be very

interesting! Come on Manuel you can catch Miss Valentine.

Have a wonderful summer!

Sports Quote of the Week

‘The principle is competing against yourself.

It’s about self-improvement, about being

better than you were the day before’

Follow us for results and updates on Twitter

via @WetherbySSports#teamwetherby


SPORTS DAY: YEAR 7 Mr Sullivan writes...

It was the second last day of term and Sports Day was upon us. The sun was shining in true British fashion and the boys were eager to get underway.

On the track we saw some fiercely competitive running and many tight finishes. All the boys who ran gave 100% during every race which made for a terrific set of results.

The field events were also a huge success with some enormous throws and mammoth standing jumps. After these each Trib took part in the much anticipated Tug of War event.

Overall it was a fantastic day and a hugely successful premier to Wetherby Senior's annual sports day.

The scores came in and all the scores were tight but there could only be one winner. There was one point between 1st and 3rd but it came down to the sportsmanship points from throughout the day (see page 22).



SPORTS DAY: YEAR 9



SPORTS DAY: RESULTS

THE FINAL STANDINGS

1st - Walbrook - 83 points + 5 Bonus Points

2nd - Fleet - 83 points + 3 Bonus Points

3rd - Tyburn - 82 points + 2 Bonus Points

Thank you to Mr Murphy for his great photographs of the day’s activities


CLUB NEWS

Miss Lillington writes...

In our last Grub Club, the boys celebrated Eid (although one day early) by enjoying a feast of pitta bread, falafel, hummus, stuffed vine leaves and dates. The highlight of the session was probably the blind hummus tasting challenge where boys had to guess the ingredients in each of the different types of hummus!

Our stars this week were Adam and Sherif, who gave the boys a fantastic talk about the meaning of Ramadan and Eid. Thank you boys, and Eid Mubarak!

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