By: Louise North – Principal and Head of the Senior School, Framlingham College
What happened to the man who stole the advent calendar? He got 25 days..
Firstly an apology…to Adam Knight. When I mentioned Sam Ponty’s awesome referring earlier in the term, I failed to mention Adam in the same sentence. Adam has been another superstar of the refereeing world for us this season, so very well done indeed.
Both boys have had to referee their peers and deal with tough decisions. They have done this with the utmost professionalism and maturity.
Congratulations to the following 6 pupils who have been chosen to represent the School on Exchange in South Africa this summer. The field was very strong and so those selected and those who were not, should be proud of having put themselves forward. Writing a letter of application, facing an interviewer is tough, so my congratulations to you all.
Those selected are as follows:
Freya Faulkner (M) – St Mary’s
Lottie Rowland (P)- Kingswood
Rebecca Yardy (V) – Herschel
Max Thompson (R) – Kingswood
Matt Addison (R) – Hilton
Isaac Powell (R)- Bishops
This term all Year 12s were set a challenge in their ELP sessions – to create an academic poster on the theme of Our Planet. There was much teamwork, collaboration, compromise and creativity on show when the final posters were displayed. Many congratulations to the winners, whose poster on the impact of Plastic in the Oceans was outstanding:
Why has Father Christmas been banned from going into Sooty Chimneys? Because of his carbon footprints..
P grades
What does it mean? P could represent Pizazz, Precision, Poise, Perfection, Passion, Perspicacious, Playful, Pleasing, Poetic, Positive, Proficient, Powerful, Prudent, or Prophetic…but in fact it represents a Purposeful attitude towards work…and to achieve a P, you have to…
Some of you have received nothing but Ps for your attitude grades throughout the entire term – this is no mean feat and earns you a voucher from Mr Ashton after chapel. Huge congratulations go to:
100% ‘P’ Attitude Grades for the Autumn Term
Year Forename Surname
Y10 Ruby Boddy
Y10 Josh Slay
Y10 Amy Spaull
Y10 Annabel Thompson
Y11 Matt Addison
Y11 Daisy Ford
Y11 Charlotte Marschner
Y11 Annabel Sheppard
Y11 Christina Wehmeyer
Y11 Jasmine Williamson
Y11 David Wills
Y11 Rebecca Yardy
Y11 Thomas Yarrow
Y12 Amelia Bidwell
Y12 Isabella Caporilli
Y12 Arlo Foster
Y12 Mane Grigoryan
Y12 Esme Howton
Y12 Veronika Lamparska
Y12 Tallulah Torrance
Y13 Faith Bahar
Y13 Ronnie Beal
Y13 Millie Crewe
Y13 Olivia Farquharson
Y13 Will Gladwell
Y13 Alina Sendrea
Y13 Emma Williamson
This one’s for Mr Goldsmith and Mr Ashton: What do you call Santa Claus’ elves? A bunch of subordinate clauses
Now moving on to the House Cups and if I could ask the House captains for each of these teams to please come up to receive the trophies. (normally done two at a time)
Academic House Cup
Pembroke
House Squash
Junior Girls – Moreau
Junior Boys – Garrett
Senior Girls – Moreau
Senior Boys – Stradbroke
House Football
Junior Boys – Kerrison
Senior Boys – Kerrison
Cross Country
Junior Boys – Stradbroke
Junior Girls – Pembroke
Senior Boys – Kerrison
Senior Girls – Moreau
Badminton
Junior Girls – Pembroke
Junior Boys – Garrett
Senior Girls – Moreau
Senior Boys – Rendlesham
Hockey
Junior Girls – Pembroke
Rugby
Junior Boys – Kerrison
Who does Father Christmas call when he is ill? The National Elf Service..
Colours (boys get a tie and girls get a pin)
Colours are awarded for excellence and commitment in a specific area of life at school. They are awarded and can be re-awarded to pupils in the Sixth Form.
Co-curricular Colours for Drama:
Re-awarded to: Robert Monaghan and Oscar Welsh
Awarded to: Eleanor Petheram.
Co-curricular Colours for Music:
Re-awarded to: Ronnie Beale
Awarded to: Oscar Welsh, James Cowell and Jake Mermagen.
Co-curricular Colours for Rugby:
Re-awarded to: Taylor Hein-Jones, Kodie Holloway (Captain) and Jake Mermagen
Awarded to: Harry Williamson, Max Russell, Henry Bevan, James Cowell, Rob Monaghan, Haydn Macaulay, Jonty Lecompte, Josh Sanyang and Charles Kent.
Co-curricular Colours for Girls’ Hockey:
Will be awarded next term once the girls have completed the Tier 1 National Competition.
Election
You will have seen the results:
Turnout was reasonable – 58% in comparison to a national average which tends to be in the 60s. And, of course, the Hustings last week were well-attended with over 100 pupils seeing at least some of the hotly-debated issues. My thanks also go to all the pupils playing the role of the party leaders there.
The Conservatives are the largest party but more pupils voted for Lib Dem/Labour/Green in total – meaning that there would be scope for ‘our’ Parliament to pursue a 2nd referendum…
Conservatives 90
Liberal Democrats 61
Greens 43
Labour 22
Brexit 14
When Staff votes are added, it’s still bad news for Jeremy Corbyn and a rather sunny-looking outlook for Jo Swinson and the Green Party leaders…
Conservatives 96
Liberal Democrats 78
Greens 47
Labour 26
Brexit 14
Turnout for Year 13 was, unsurprisingly, the highest. The Conservatives were the most popular party for each year group apart from Year 9 who were solidly Lib Dem. Garrett and Kerrison (and ‘Staff’) went Lib Dem overall and the other 5 boarding houses all plumped for the Conservatives overall.
Why are the Houses of Parliament like Ancient Bethlehem? Because it takes a miracle to find three wise men there
Why doesn’t Jeremy Corbyn visit Santa and his elves at home? Because he struggles at the Poles
It has been a very busy, very long term. You individually know how hard you have worked, how much time you have given to other people, how much support you have offered your friends, how much energy you have put into the co-curricular life of the school. I hope that you feel a buzz about the things you have done, the things you have learned, the ambitions you have fulfilled and the attitude you have taken.
If you haven’t quite got things right, learn from your mistakes and use those lessons next time round.
If you haven’t quite fulfilled your ambitions, take some time to reflect, plan a new strategy and come back even more determined to try again
If you haven’t quite met your academic targets, take stock of your reports and build on the advice
If you haven’t yet said that sorry, or that thank you, make sure you do before we get to Friday
Most of all, a big thank you to all of you from me. Each one of you forms part of this community and you have made me feel a part of it too. I hope that all of you who, like me, were new to this community in September, feel the same way.
I can’t wait for Christmas, for a lie in or two but then I will be ready to come back and embrace 2020 with all of you.
One final joke before I go
What do reindeer hang on their trees? Horn-aments
Have a wonderful day today!
