A recent interview with Mr Buchalik about a Year 8 rugby team.
How many people do you need to do your rugby club?
All the year 8 boys of Greendown School are allowed to come to training, but I will only be taking 17 boys to play against other schools.
When is the rugby clubs on?
The rugby club starts NOW, and the days you can train are Wednesday night 3:30 to 4:45 after school and Tuesday lunch time in the old sports hall.
Which school do you want to play first?
We were supposed to play Dorcan School this week.
Who are your main rivals?
We play many competitive games the boys especially enjoy playing good teams like Hereod School, The Ridgeway School and Wootton Bassett School.
Kieron Parker 8PV
Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Tuesday, 23 September 2008
IMPORTANT DATES. 2008-2009
Tuesday 30th September 2008
year 7 tutor evening.
Monday 6th October 2008 INSET day (day off).
Tuesday 7th and 8th of October 2008
year 6 open evening.
Friday 24th October 2008 end of term school ends
Thursday 20th November 2008 consultation day (school closed).
Tuesday 16th December 2008 year 11 evening.
Wednesday 14th January 2009 year 10 subject evening.
Wednesday 25th February 2009 consultation day.
Thursday 12th March 2009 year 9 subject and options evening.
Wednesday 1st April 2009 year 8 subject evening.
Tuesday 28th April 2009 year 7 subject evening.
Monday 29th June 2009 work experience starts with year 10 ends Friday 3rd July 2009.
By Carney Bonner Year 10.
year 7 tutor evening.
Monday 6th October 2008 INSET day (day off).
Tuesday 7th and 8th of October 2008
year 6 open evening.
Friday 24th October 2008 end of term school ends
Thursday 20th November 2008 consultation day (school closed).
Tuesday 16th December 2008 year 11 evening.
Wednesday 14th January 2009 year 10 subject evening.
Wednesday 25th February 2009 consultation day.
Thursday 12th March 2009 year 9 subject and options evening.
Wednesday 1st April 2009 year 8 subject evening.
Tuesday 28th April 2009 year 7 subject evening.
Monday 29th June 2009 work experience starts with year 10 ends Friday 3rd July 2009.
By Carney Bonner Year 10.
Friday, 19 September 2008
Thursday 18th YR10 RUGBY GREENDOWN v HREOD
The Year 10 well and truly got the Greendown Rugby off to a flying start with a comprehensive win over arch rivals Herod Nova. The boys were set to retain their undefeated record under Coach Buchaliks’ rein.
The boys got off to a flying start with Tom “I refuse to pass today” Aslantpe outpacing his opposite number to score in the corner. Shep missed the conversion. 5-0. Some great forward play and a powerful driving run from Ryan Hammersly saw Aiden Steven power over for the next score. Shep missed the conversion. 10-0. The experienced players in the side really started to organise the side. David Ruddle, Josh Jeffries and Aiden Stevens set the tone up front. Josh Jeffries powered over to make the score 15-0. Shep missed the coversion. Ryan Hammersly continued to make dangerous runs in the latter stages of the half, Trigger (Dan Preston)on the wing showed some fancy footwork to cut infield to continue the attack that saw David Ruddle finish a well deserved try. 20 -0. Shep missed conversion.
Second half was much similar to the first. Herod were shut down in defence and Greendown played counter attack rugby. Excellent individual play from Dan Giles brought about the try of the match. 25-0. Shep got the conversion (cheer!!)
Further scores from David Ruddle and converted try from Ryan Hammersly, made the final score 44-zip. A fine performance from the lads. Putting Greendown rugby back on the map. The target for the boys is a perfect season. Undefeated.
Final Score Greendown 44-0 Herod Nova
A BUCHALIK - PE DEPARTMENT
The boys got off to a flying start with Tom “I refuse to pass today” Aslantpe outpacing his opposite number to score in the corner. Shep missed the conversion. 5-0. Some great forward play and a powerful driving run from Ryan Hammersly saw Aiden Steven power over for the next score. Shep missed the conversion. 10-0. The experienced players in the side really started to organise the side. David Ruddle, Josh Jeffries and Aiden Stevens set the tone up front. Josh Jeffries powered over to make the score 15-0. Shep missed the coversion. Ryan Hammersly continued to make dangerous runs in the latter stages of the half, Trigger (Dan Preston)on the wing showed some fancy footwork to cut infield to continue the attack that saw David Ruddle finish a well deserved try. 20 -0. Shep missed conversion.
Second half was much similar to the first. Herod were shut down in defence and Greendown played counter attack rugby. Excellent individual play from Dan Giles brought about the try of the match. 25-0. Shep got the conversion (cheer!!)
Further scores from David Ruddle and converted try from Ryan Hammersly, made the final score 44-zip. A fine performance from the lads. Putting Greendown rugby back on the map. The target for the boys is a perfect season. Undefeated.
Final Score Greendown 44-0 Herod Nova
A BUCHALIK - PE DEPARTMENT
Wednesday, 17 September 2008
Greendown v St Joes Yr11 Match Report
Y11 Rugby Match Report
The Y11 Rugby season 08 got off to a fantastic start last night. That start lasted exactly 15 minutes. After a hampered preparation to say the least, the boys took the field determined to enjoy their last season at Greendown. A fantastic start saw the boys go 7-0 up in the first 2 minutes. Kevin Babu pounced on a loose pass for his opposite man from St Joe's, beat 2 defenders and off loaded to Jordan Reece who evaded would be tacklers and won the foot race to the line. He then converted his own try. Things were looking good. St Joe's hit back straight away with a well worked try in the corner 5 minutes later. A difficult conversion tied the scores at 7-7.
Reality kicked in and the boys realised that the St Joe's lads were not going to roll over. Efforts had to be doubled and they were. Greendown threw caution to the wind and started to throw the ball around. Luke Giles playing at back row must have covered every blade of grass on the field in his effort to support his team. Greendown scored next with a well worked sprint in from Kevin Babu. A superb team effort that left the opposition chasing shadows. Conversion missed 12-7.
Then…the wheels came off. A well coordinated attacked was too much for our unorganised defence and St Joe's hit a purple patch and ran in 3 unanswered tries. The boys had two choices, give up or Dig in. They choose the later. Dispite a few lapses in concentration, the boys gave it everything they had. None more so than Channon Barkley and Shelton. The Greendown never say die approach was evident until the final whistle.
There were occasional pearls of great play. Kevin Babu finished off a 50 yard sprint to close the gap. Lee Nichols made some ferocious tackles in midfield, Bradley Redford was outstanding throughout, Jordan Reese was clearly the best player on the park, Jack Wicks never took a backward step, and the Baur boys displayed class throughout. Alas, it was a bridge too far. The boys will have some soul searching to do. A long Season ahead.
Alex Buchalik PE Department
The Y11 Rugby season 08 got off to a fantastic start last night. That start lasted exactly 15 minutes. After a hampered preparation to say the least, the boys took the field determined to enjoy their last season at Greendown. A fantastic start saw the boys go 7-0 up in the first 2 minutes. Kevin Babu pounced on a loose pass for his opposite man from St Joe's, beat 2 defenders and off loaded to Jordan Reece who evaded would be tacklers and won the foot race to the line. He then converted his own try. Things were looking good. St Joe's hit back straight away with a well worked try in the corner 5 minutes later. A difficult conversion tied the scores at 7-7.
Reality kicked in and the boys realised that the St Joe's lads were not going to roll over. Efforts had to be doubled and they were. Greendown threw caution to the wind and started to throw the ball around. Luke Giles playing at back row must have covered every blade of grass on the field in his effort to support his team. Greendown scored next with a well worked sprint in from Kevin Babu. A superb team effort that left the opposition chasing shadows. Conversion missed 12-7.
Then…the wheels came off. A well coordinated attacked was too much for our unorganised defence and St Joe's hit a purple patch and ran in 3 unanswered tries. The boys had two choices, give up or Dig in. They choose the later. Dispite a few lapses in concentration, the boys gave it everything they had. None more so than Channon Barkley and Shelton. The Greendown never say die approach was evident until the final whistle.
There were occasional pearls of great play. Kevin Babu finished off a 50 yard sprint to close the gap. Lee Nichols made some ferocious tackles in midfield, Bradley Redford was outstanding throughout, Jordan Reese was clearly the best player on the park, Jack Wicks never took a backward step, and the Baur boys displayed class throughout. Alas, it was a bridge too far. The boys will have some soul searching to do. A long Season ahead.
Alex Buchalik PE Department
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
Best All Weather Surface opens soon at Greendown
Watch out for imminent announcement on the opening of Greendowns Fab new AWS. State of the art 3G rubber crumb playing surface available for hire - still the cheapest rates in town!
Contact our community bookings desk on community@greendown.swindon.sch.uk soon to avoid disappointment!
We will chase the sheep off before then - promise!
ML
Contact our community bookings desk on community@greendown.swindon.sch.uk soon to avoid disappointment!
We will chase the sheep off before then - promise!
ML
New HeadTeacher's First Interview-Exclusive
What plans do you have for the school?
"We have loads of plans for the school, right now we are improving the facilities for example the astro-turf is going to be resurfaced, we want to continue to upgrade our computers for the benefit of the pupils. Also I would like to introduce a sixth form into Greendown for those wanting higher education."
Have you succeeded in any of your plans?
"Well... the school results have improved and we are at our highest level now. If the Bradon buses are stopped more people will choose Greendown because less people will be able to travel there."
What do you think is the schools best achievement since you have been Head teacher?
"We've had the best ever results. Parents see Greendown as a good school. A higher percentage of Yr 6's are coming to Greendown! We also had a recent ' good to outstanding' Ofsted inspection."
We look forward to speaking to Mr Zimmerman again in the future.
Kieron Parker 8PV
"We have loads of plans for the school, right now we are improving the facilities for example the astro-turf is going to be resurfaced, we want to continue to upgrade our computers for the benefit of the pupils. Also I would like to introduce a sixth form into Greendown for those wanting higher education."
How does it feel to be the Head teacher?
"I really enjoy my time as a Head teacher because everyday is different nothing is boring at Greendown."
Have you succeeded in any of your plans?
"Well... the school results have improved and we are at our highest level now. If the Bradon buses are stopped more people will choose Greendown because less people will be able to travel there."
What do you think is the schools best achievement since you have been Head teacher?
"We've had the best ever results. Parents see Greendown as a good school. A higher percentage of Yr 6's are coming to Greendown! We also had a recent ' good to outstanding' Ofsted inspection."
We look forward to speaking to Mr Zimmerman again in the future.
Kieron Parker 8PV
Cashless Next Stage
After the October half term, the 'Cashless System' will be going online! The system is a new idea, but we are now giving you more options about how to add money to the card. Cashless Online is based on your child's account. Your child will have their very own online school bank account, where parents will be able to find out about everything their child is buying. To add money to the account, parents must log onto the Greendown website and enter their security details. Parents then choose what they wish to buy and enter their security details. The next day, the school will get an automatic update of all payments that have been made.
Watch out for a letter from the school which will explain everything.
Jess Gorski Year 8
Watch out for a letter from the school which will explain everything.
Jess Gorski Year 8
Monday, 15 September 2008
Welcome to the new look Greendown pupil interactive G-MAG
From today, Greendown will publish its school newsletter as an interactive document accessed through the website and produced entirely by the pupils! We have decided to no longer publish copies of our newsletter in paper format in the interests of sustainability and eliminiating unnesseary use of our panets scarce resources!
We shall enter articles on a regular basis and invite sensible comment from students, staff and parents for all to see. We have a small editorial team under the guidance of the School manager and will endeavour to keep all our pupils, parents and staff up to date with whats happening at your school! Watch out for the first article!
Mark Lanchester
School Manager - September 2008
We shall enter articles on a regular basis and invite sensible comment from students, staff and parents for all to see. We have a small editorial team under the guidance of the School manager and will endeavour to keep all our pupils, parents and staff up to date with whats happening at your school! Watch out for the first article!
Mark Lanchester
School Manager - September 2008
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