What a wonderful week in the house. It is such a pleasure to see the boys back and full of the joys of spring; the wonderful weather outside has made a huge difference. It has also been excellent to see Years 11 and 13 extremely focused on their upcoming exams, some of which have already started. 

Poole House Fundraising

As I am sure some of you will remember, last year was the centenary year of Poole House and we held a celebratory BBQ and garden party. Through the sales of tickets, drinks and a raffle on the day, we managed to raise a good amount of money with the aim of improving the outside space around Poole House for the boys. During the Easter break work started on creating some outside seating for the boys. A firepit area has been created with enough seating for 20-25 pupils. It is fantastic, and we can't wait for it to be completed. A huge thanks must go to Mr Simpson for all his hard work, and he had a very able assistant in Eden. 

Speaking of fundraising, during the holidays several boys completed some incredible challenges and raised a huge amount of money in the process. Sam H and Matthew R completed 27km of their 100km challenge. Sam H has also been baking and selling cakes and incredibly has managed to raise £175.22 in the process. William M completed a 26 mile walk along Hadrian's wall. Ethan J and James C have completed 58.68km of their 250km cycling challenge. Joseph P and his dad have completed the incredible challenge of cycling coast to coast over three days, that's 135 miles. 57 miles day one, 47 miles day 2 and finally 31 miles on day three. Joseph has raised over £1150 for @mndassoc by himself. What an outstanding effort. 

Due to this incredible effort the donations to the House charity have been coming in thick and fast and we have currently raised £3473. I am really looking forward to seeing how much more we can raise during this term.

If you would like any further information on the MND association, please follow this link https://www.mndassociation.org/ 

If you would like to donate to our JustGiving page please visit our page, by using the link below. 

https://www.justgiving.com/page/poolehouse1924?utm_source=IG 

We will keep updating our Instagram account (PooleHouse1924) throughout the year of how we are getting on and of all the achievements of our Pooleites. Thank you all in advance for your support with this cause. 

Future dates 

Monday 5th March May Bank Holiday, School closed for day pupils

Wednesday 7th March House, Leavers and sports photos. (boys must bring the correct Kit for each photo) 

Poole Sports Focus 

Tuesday 29th April 

Under 15 v Newcastle School for boys Won Pooleites involved, Connor B (52 not out), Payam C, Edward C, Dominic W, Zac M, Under 14/15 v Durham County Under 14 Lost Pooleites involved, Oliver J, Bobby C, Charles M, James M and Isaac A 

Wednesday 30th April 

2nd XI V RGS Newcaslte Won Pooleites involved, William M, Shiv S, George B

Good luck to the boys representing the school both on Friday and over the weekend. 

Poole Academic Achievements 

Year 7 Dylan Dx2, Alex G, Reed M, Joseph P, Freddy Sx3, Hugo M, 

Year 8 Aaron K, Abhinav V, Luke C, Arthur C 

Year 9 Benjamin D, James J, Matthew L, Sebastian W

Year 10 Oliver G, David Y, Archie F, Oliver J 

Year 11 Nick P, Joseph S, 

And finally, our 'Pooleite of the Week' this week go to: 

Joseph P, Sam H, Matthew R and William M for their outstanding efforts in fundraising for MND association.

Have a wonderful weekend, 

LET POOLE FLOURISH

Respect, Enjoy, Develop