Team Greendown made the most of their recent successes whilst running against the best runners in the county.
Greendown was the only school that put teams into the competition, which was a surprise to Miss Hunter as she was expecting the mighty force of Ridgeway to be there!! But this was a credit to the students and parents who made the drive up to Corsham Park to compete.
The course was likened to Lydiard Park, but the wind and the rain was the testing factor in the races.
Under 13 girls was the first race, which was years 7 and 8 joined together. The team did extremely well and came in first, medals are to follow to school!!
· Charlie George came in 6th
· Rhianna Jones 11th
· Chelsea Hall 12th
· Jasmine Kutassy 13th
· Bethany George 14th
Under 13 boys…
· Taylan Ozdemir 8th
· Kyle Radmore 11th
· Tom Sewell 13th
I was extremely pleased with the efforts of all our runners, they achieved lots against strong Wiltshire runners. Please take the time to congratulate those pupils that run as it is a brilliant achievement for them and for the school!!
Monday, 30 November 2009
Friday, 27 November 2009
Best of the West Follow Up
Everyone knows it's happening but who's coming?
The mayor? Politicians? Important people - VIP?
Well, you're in luck.
Michael Dickinson, the counciller for Freshbrook and Grange Park, and other politicians, the mayor and mayoress are all coming along to this wonderful event.
The event sees people, players and teams from all over Swindon play in the tournament. This is for people 13-17 to participate, but all ages are welcome to come along and spectate. There will be bacon butties, jacket potatoes, teas, coffees and more served in the cafe. All of this food will be coming from Freshbrook community cafe. Leisure services will be provided and a taster session for dodgeball as well as basketball. It's sure to be a fun day for everyone!
By Ellen Forster, Amy Biggs, Charlotte Tilling, Aneela Ahmed
Year 7 and 8
The mayor? Politicians? Important people - VIP?
Well, you're in luck.
Michael Dickinson, the counciller for Freshbrook and Grange Park, and other politicians, the mayor and mayoress are all coming along to this wonderful event.
The event sees people, players and teams from all over Swindon play in the tournament. This is for people 13-17 to participate, but all ages are welcome to come along and spectate. There will be bacon butties, jacket potatoes, teas, coffees and more served in the cafe. All of this food will be coming from Freshbrook community cafe. Leisure services will be provided and a taster session for dodgeball as well as basketball. It's sure to be a fun day for everyone!
By Ellen Forster, Amy Biggs, Charlotte Tilling, Aneela Ahmed
Year 7 and 8
Post 16 Recap
People from New College, Cirencester and Swindon College came in to talk to the year elevens about their future courses in college. They talked to everyone about what their colleges had to offer and the different facilities they had at their college. After the colleges spoke, parents and students had the opportunity to talk to them about the courses available at each college. The school also had a FairTrade cafe where you could buy a variety of tasty snacks and drinks.
By Matthew Ryan
Year 11
By Matthew Ryan
Year 11
Bag Packing for South Africa
In February 2010 and 2011, two groups of seven students are going to Clarens, South Africa to experience how people in South Africa live their lives and deal with less money. The students going on these two trips are:
Carney Bonner, Rhys Spackman, Daniel Waller, Zoe Smith, Faith Townsend, Allanna Ellis and Amy Prictor.
These people have to raise £7, 000 to experience first hand the fabulous culture and brilliant sights of South Africa.
To help start the ball rolling, as they say, we are packing bags at Asda, West Swindon between 10 and 2 pm. So, if you want to do shopping and you would like someone to pack your bags, come along and have a Greendown student do it for you! If you are uncertain, then please go to the Greendown homepage and watch the video in the top right hand corner.
By Daniel Waller
Year 11
Carney Bonner, Rhys Spackman, Daniel Waller, Zoe Smith, Faith Townsend, Allanna Ellis and Amy Prictor.
These people have to raise £7, 000 to experience first hand the fabulous culture and brilliant sights of South Africa.
To help start the ball rolling, as they say, we are packing bags at Asda, West Swindon between 10 and 2 pm. So, if you want to do shopping and you would like someone to pack your bags, come along and have a Greendown student do it for you! If you are uncertain, then please go to the Greendown homepage and watch the video in the top right hand corner.
By Daniel Waller
Year 11
G-Mag Questionnaire for Year 7
'Do you feel safe in school?'. This is a questionnaire made by G-Mag to ask you year sevens if you feel safe in school. We are also after your opinion on bullying. For all of you year sevens, you will be receiving this questionnaire on Monday. You will need to fill it in properly as this will be important for our school! But don't worry! We haven't made this questionnaire hard at all!
So get into your anti-bullying frame of mind and be ready for Monday!
By Josh Talbot
Year 9
So get into your anti-bullying frame of mind and be ready for Monday!
By Josh Talbot
Year 9
Mock Week
Exams.
Next week will decide your future. Make sure to sacrifice this weekend for revision - hard, solid revision. It is an extremely important week for all of year 11. Whether you are looking to go to college, to do an apprenticeship or to go straight to work, you results will decide the outcome of your life.
On a brighter note, year 11 is on block release, when you have finished your exam there is no need to sign out if you have no more exams after. It is important that you arrive in your exam at the minimum of 10 minutes before hand. Also, if you need to study between exams, find out which rooms are open and study away! Work hard guys, we at G-Mag are sure that you can manage one week and have fun!
By Rhys Spackman
Year 11
Next week will decide your future. Make sure to sacrifice this weekend for revision - hard, solid revision. It is an extremely important week for all of year 11. Whether you are looking to go to college, to do an apprenticeship or to go straight to work, you results will decide the outcome of your life.
On a brighter note, year 11 is on block release, when you have finished your exam there is no need to sign out if you have no more exams after. It is important that you arrive in your exam at the minimum of 10 minutes before hand. Also, if you need to study between exams, find out which rooms are open and study away! Work hard guys, we at G-Mag are sure that you can manage one week and have fun!
By Rhys Spackman
Year 11
Year 7 Tutor Tournaments
This week, year seven took part in their first taste of tutor tournaments. The boys got to compete in a rugby tournament and the girls played hockey. For each tournament, there was only one clear winner. Girls get their first taste of hockey in year 7, being taught the skills needed in order to successful win a game. Boys, on the other hand, learned to play full contact rugby, which many of the boys excelled in.
By Charlotte Tilling and Ellen Forster
Year 7
By Charlotte Tilling and Ellen Forster
Year 7
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
A Stamp for an Albatross
All over the world, beautiful birds are dying everyday due to human little and waste. In the one minute you read this article, five albatrosses will die because of us. By the time of 2012, we could be faced with the fact that the race of the albatrosses could be as low as 100 at the most.
It's not just humans that are the problem - long line fishing is also a culprit of albatross deaths. Fish trapped in nets are visible from the air, so birds fly down in an attempt to feed. By doing this, they get caught and are dragged under the water - this way they drown. By sending in your postal stamps, you can raise enough money to prevent this from happening.
Sixty pounds is enough to buy an 'Albatross Kit', which contains flags on ribbons used on the boat to scare the albatrosses away, and a pack of blue die to die the fish and bait blue - this makes them invisible from the air.
If you have any stamps (not collectibles), please bring them in to main reception at Greendown and ask for the 'stamps for the Albatross fund'.
By Amy Biggs and Luke Joynson
Year 7
It's not just humans that are the problem - long line fishing is also a culprit of albatross deaths. Fish trapped in nets are visible from the air, so birds fly down in an attempt to feed. By doing this, they get caught and are dragged under the water - this way they drown. By sending in your postal stamps, you can raise enough money to prevent this from happening.
Sixty pounds is enough to buy an 'Albatross Kit', which contains flags on ribbons used on the boat to scare the albatrosses away, and a pack of blue die to die the fish and bait blue - this makes them invisible from the air.
If you have any stamps (not collectibles), please bring them in to main reception at Greendown and ask for the 'stamps for the Albatross fund'.
By Amy Biggs and Luke Joynson
Year 7
Swindon Cross Country
At the weekend 60 pupils represented Greendown at the Swindon Cross Country trials. With 68 places (inc. two reserves) across the age groups up for grabs, the challenge was set.
Results compiled out of the 10 Swindon Schools that competed. Each race had an average of 100 runners in the minors and juniors and 50 in the Inters. Individual pupils won the Minor Boys and Minor Girls races and came second in the Inter Boys and Girls. We are Swindon Team Champions in the Minor Girls and Inter Girls and Runners up in the Minor Boys. 18 places out of the 68 available we taken by Greendown pupils. 26% of the team is made up of Greendown pupils. When you consider that this is split between 10 Swindon Schools, we have done very well.
Minor Girls (year 7) – Team Finished 1st - SWINDON TEAM CHAMPIONS
Charlie George – 1st SWINDON CHAMPION (won by about 400 meters)
Ashleigh Rae-Cleverly – 3rd
Jasmine Kutassy – 9th
Annabal Gladman 12th (Reserve)
Minor Boys (year7) - Team Finished 2nd - SWINDON TEAM RUNNERS-UP
Taylan Osdimier - 1st SWINDON CHAMPION
Tom Sewell – 3rd
Kyle Radmore – 12th (Reserve)
Junior Girls (Year 8/9) – No team placing as only 4 runners (No year 9 girls would run)
Jess Dodson – 8th
Bethany George – 11th (Reserve)
Rhianna Jones – 12th (Reserve)
Chelsea Hall – 13th
Junior Boys (Year 8/9) – Team Finished 7th (Team made up of mainly year 8’s)
Troy Foster – 7th
Lee Evans – 11th (Reserve)
Inter Boys (Year 10/11 Boys) – Team Finished 3rd
Nyle Clinton - 2nd – Runner-Up
Jermone Dodson – 12th (Reserve)
Inter Girls (Year 10/11 Girls) – Team Finished 1st – SWINDON TEAM CHAMPIONS
Jodie Watt – 2nd – Runner-Up
Hayley Elbourne – 4th
Jo Gillingham – 6th
Jess Nickells – 7th
Results compiled out of the 10 Swindon Schools that competed. Each race had an average of 100 runners in the minors and juniors and 50 in the Inters. Individual pupils won the Minor Boys and Minor Girls races and came second in the Inter Boys and Girls. We are Swindon Team Champions in the Minor Girls and Inter Girls and Runners up in the Minor Boys. 18 places out of the 68 available we taken by Greendown pupils. 26% of the team is made up of Greendown pupils. When you consider that this is split between 10 Swindon Schools, we have done very well.
Minor Girls (year 7) – Team Finished 1st - SWINDON TEAM CHAMPIONS
Charlie George – 1st SWINDON CHAMPION (won by about 400 meters)
Ashleigh Rae-Cleverly – 3rd
Jasmine Kutassy – 9th
Annabal Gladman 12th (Reserve)
Minor Boys (year7) - Team Finished 2nd - SWINDON TEAM RUNNERS-UP
Taylan Osdimier - 1st SWINDON CHAMPION
Tom Sewell – 3rd
Kyle Radmore – 12th (Reserve)
Junior Girls (Year 8/9) – No team placing as only 4 runners (No year 9 girls would run)
Jess Dodson – 8th
Bethany George – 11th (Reserve)
Rhianna Jones – 12th (Reserve)
Chelsea Hall – 13th
Junior Boys (Year 8/9) – Team Finished 7th (Team made up of mainly year 8’s)
Troy Foster – 7th
Lee Evans – 11th (Reserve)
Inter Boys (Year 10/11 Boys) – Team Finished 3rd
Nyle Clinton - 2nd – Runner-Up
Jermone Dodson – 12th (Reserve)
Inter Girls (Year 10/11 Girls) – Team Finished 1st – SWINDON TEAM CHAMPIONS
Jodie Watt – 2nd – Runner-Up
Hayley Elbourne – 4th
Jo Gillingham – 6th
Jess Nickells – 7th
Friday, 20 November 2009
Monthly Fashion Update
Accessories
These days accessories are a must! People wear them with everything, either it be school uniform or formal dress. So here are some that you can wear:
Long chained necklaces with clustered charms,
Coloured plait hair bands,
Coloured bangles,
Watches,
Studded or Dangly earings,
and rings.
Clothes
Clothes are getting more and more fashionable these days. So how can you keep up with the trends? Keep reading on and you'll find out the things that you need to keep up with the pace of the fashion world:
Long cardigans,
Jeggins,
Leggins,
Hoodies,
Flat shoes,
Daps,
Converse,
Uggs,
And Checkered shirts with belts.
Hair and make up
Next time you go to get your hair done, ask your hairdresser to give you a hair style that fits the type of the face you have. Also, choose a hair colour that fits you. This season, plaits are in and just one plait can do the trick.
When you're doing your make up, keep it natural and neutral for that fine and flawless finish! Make sure you apply the foundation properly to avoid any visible marks. Put on some lip gloss that matches your skin tone and ease off the eyeshadow!
Next week we will give you an insight on mens fashion this season!!!
These days accessories are a must! People wear them with everything, either it be school uniform or formal dress. So here are some that you can wear:
Long chained necklaces with clustered charms,
Coloured plait hair bands,
Coloured bangles,
Watches,
Studded or Dangly earings,
and rings.
Clothes
Clothes are getting more and more fashionable these days. So how can you keep up with the trends? Keep reading on and you'll find out the things that you need to keep up with the pace of the fashion world:
Long cardigans,
Jeggins,
Leggins,
Hoodies,
Flat shoes,
Daps,
Converse,
Uggs,
And Checkered shirts with belts.
Hair and make up
Next time you go to get your hair done, ask your hairdresser to give you a hair style that fits the type of the face you have. Also, choose a hair colour that fits you. This season, plaits are in and just one plait can do the trick.
When you're doing your make up, keep it natural and neutral for that fine and flawless finish! Make sure you apply the foundation properly to avoid any visible marks. Put on some lip gloss that matches your skin tone and ease off the eyeshadow!
Next week we will give you an insight on mens fashion this season!!!
Thursday, 19 November 2009
Children In Need
We would like to remind you that tomorrow is children in need :)
and this year as normal Greendown will be having a non school uniform.
So if you come in wearing non-uniform then please remember to bring, you £1.
This money will go to chirldren in need. So lets make more money this year then the years before. We can all change a child's life by something so small, lets make the world a better place for us. As one as a community as a whole.
Have a great day tomorrow and remember to watch children in need as it is going to be a bang. :)
and this year as normal Greendown will be having a non school uniform.
So if you come in wearing non-uniform then please remember to bring, you £1.
This money will go to chirldren in need. So lets make more money this year then the years before. We can all change a child's life by something so small, lets make the world a better place for us. As one as a community as a whole.
Have a great day tomorrow and remember to watch children in need as it is going to be a bang. :)
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