A wonderful week in the house kicked off in style on Monday evening. The Year 13 monitors took the Year 7 Pooleites out for tea to Inshangai. It was a great opportunity for the boys to mix and enjoy each other's company while having a lovely meal. It was pleasing to see the youngest and oldest members of the house getting along so well. Thank you, Mrs Thompson, for organising the evening. 

The Feeling of Christmas is in the air, and it has been brilliant to see the boys start to plan their upcoming House suppers. I will share more information on this in next week's flyer. The school is collecting Christmas food for "Feeding Families". Father Simon asked me to pass on the following message:

"I am pleased to announce that we are collecting food items for the local charity "Feeding Families" again this year. This is to provide essential food to local families who will be struggling this Christmas. With that in mind, please bring food items from the list below to your House over the coming days. House Charity Reps will then bring the food items over to Caffs for collection on Monday, 8th December. For more information, go to https://feedingfamilies.org.uk/christmas/ 

Please only bring items off the list. If you have any questions, please speak to your House Charity Reps, me or Ms. S. Meadows. Thank you for your help. All donations make a difference."

Cereal (max500g) 

Oil (1 litre) 

Pasta (max500g) 

Tinned Tuna 

Microwaveable Rice Pouches (any flavour) 

Pasta Sauce 

Curry Sauce 

Tinned Vegetables 

Tinned Soup 

Baked Beans

Chopped Tomatoes

Tinned Fruit 

Tinned meat

Biscuits

UHT Milk 

Honey/Chocolate Spread 

Dried Fruit/Nuts 

Chocolate/Sweets 

Handwash 

Charity Information 

We will be pushing the boys to start planning some activities which they can be sponsored for. We will be raising money for the Percy Hedley Foundation, a local charity which provides special education, care, support, accommodation, and lifelong learning for people with disabilities. More information on the wonderful work they do may be found on their website here; https://www.percyhedley.org.uk/. Keep an eye out for the events the boys have planned, and please do support the boys with this. 

Sports Focus

Report written by Ethan J 

The Durham Central Schools Cross Country took place on Tuesday at Durham Johnston. All pupils ran incredibly well in the cold and windy conditions. 

There were numerous standout performances, and several pupils qualified for the county competition next term, including: 

Oliver J

Well done to all that took part.

In the boat club, three crews travelled up to the Tyne and braved the elements at Rutherford Head this weekend. The Senior Boys, including William C, finished a respectable 4th in the J18 coxless quads. James C and Ethan J also placed 6th in the Open Men's quads. These were promising performances, and a solid end to the first block of winter training. 

Saturday 4th December 

Under 14s V Scarborough Lost 

Pooleites involved, Kai M, Luke C 

Under 15s V Scarborough Lost

Pooleites involved, Zac M, Henry W, James M, Dominic W, Henry E 

2nd XV V Scarborough Won 

Pooleites involved, Gursher G, William M, Som O, Archie F, Oliver J, John S, Connor B, Bobby C, Alexander K 

1st XV V Scarborough Won 

Pooleites involved, Tom B, Isaac A, Joseph S, Toby H, Kaidon P 

Monday 1st December 

Under 16 basketball V St Aidans Academy Lost

Pooleites Involved, David Y Tuesday 2nd December 

Under 15s V Dame Allans Won 

Pooleites involved, Zac M, Edward C, James M, Henry W, Henry E, Harry VDG 

Under 14s V Dame Allans Won

Pooleites involved, Kai M, Luke C 

2nd XV Dame Allans 

Pooleites involved, Gursher G, William M, Som O, Oliver J, John S, Archie F, Connor B, Bobby C, Alexander K, Symeon B.

Good luck to all the boys representing the school this weekend. 

Academic achievements 

Year 7 Kyle B 1, Seb C 2, Ethan F 1, Spencer G 1, William H-B 2, Teddy H 3, Noah J 1, Imbuji L 1, James M 3, Charlie M 2, Edward S 2, Maxim W-K 2 

Year 8 Dylan D 2, Alex G 2, Pradyoth K 1, Hugo M 3, Joseph P 1, Freddy S 1. 

Year 9 Fin M 1, Christopher 1, Fred S 1, Justin T 1

Year 11 Isaac A 1, Symeon B 1. Payam C 2, Archie F 1, Oliver G 1, David Y 2 

Year 12 Tin B-D 1

And finally, our 'Pooleites of the Week' this week go to: Ethan J, Jack R, William M, Sam H and Matthew R for giving up their time on Monday evening and taking the Year 7's out for tea. 

Have a wonderful weekend. 

LET POOLE FLOURISH 

Respect, Enjoy, Develop