It’s been a bit of a long journey with an extra 2 hr’s added to the time due to traffic near Bordeaux but we’ve arrived, settled in, been for a paddle on the beach and a swim in the pool, eaten and now everyone’s settling down for a long anticipated sleep. More news to follow tomorrow.
We hold achievement assemblies at the end of every term to recognise and celebrate the successes of our students both in and out of the college. We would like to share these success stories with you in this newsletter. We have included attendance, attitude and behaviour results for September 2012 – December 2012 for years 8, 9 and 10.
Former Oathall student Camella Main returned to Oathall this month to talk to year 8 students about her recent voluntary work overseas.
She returned to Oathall to share her experiences of working as a volunteer in hospitals, orphanages and schools in northern Tanzania. Camella spoke warmly of the way that her time at Oathall had developed her skills and confidence and she went on to encourage the year 8 audience to strive and achieve and to take up every opportunity available to them.
Camella with current Oathall students
Oathall’s U13’s Rugby County Champions
Oathall’s girls in Year 7 and Year 8 continue with their winning ways by becoming County Champions in the U13’s Girls Rugby. The girls will now go on to represent Sussex at the regional finals in April. Well done to them all!
Team members
Back row from L to R – Millie Walker, Georgina Keane, Issie Childs, Rebecca Bonanate, Mellieha Teague, Ella Hume, Jess Hook.
Front row from L to R – Katie Hastings, Megan Cooper, Olivia Tyers, Jazmin Scovell, Hannah Taylor, Isobel Purvis.
Girl’s cricket continues to be a dominant force at Oathall Community College with both the U13 & U15 Teams successfully reaching the county finals of the Lady Taverners indoor cricket competition, beating Warden Park and Holy Trinity along the way. The U13 Team played some exceptional cricket and rightfully gained the title of County Champions for the 3rd consecutive year, booking their place at the Regional Finals in Hertfordshire during April.
Team Members
Back row L to R (Y8) Tandra Bulitokaivale-Lancaster, Isabelle Childs, Rebecca Bonanate (c), Mellieha Teague, Amber Layne.
Front row L to R (Y 7) Jessica Hook, Lydia McCleery, Millie Walker, Zoe Fairhall, Anna Worseley.
Oathall Community College was last inspected by Ofsted in October 2010.
The overall inspection grade was Good, read the report below:
Previous inspection reports may be downloaded from the Ofsted website here
- Jesse Allotey – Fiddler
- Tevye’s House
- Tradition
- Villagers
- Matchmaker, matchmaker
- Tevya dreams of riches
- If I were a rich man…
- Sabbath Prayer
- Perchik at Tevye’s house
- Perchik
- Tevye and Lazar Wolfe
- The Inn
- Dancing at the Inn
- Cossack
- The Dream
- Wedding Scene
- Tzeitel
- Wedding
- Motel & Tzeitel are married
- The Bottle dance
- Wedding Dance
- The Sewing Machine revealed
- The Rumour
- I heard that…
- Anatevka
- Mr Van Galen and the Orchestra
- Orchestra String section
This year’s college production of Fiddler on the Roof has been a musical masterpiece. The cast of 50 or more actors, singers, dancers and musicians have performed the numerous roles with confidence, enthusiasm, energy and charm and each performance has been met with thunderous applause from the audience. (more…)
Year 11 student, Clara Hurtado is through to the Regional Final Showcase of Open Mic UK on 9 December in Portsmouth.
See Clara sing at the Brighton final.
The Regional Final Showcase includes all the best unsigned acts in the region in a showcase to judges which in the past have included national radio, regional press, BBC Introducing, record labels & celebrity judges (with judges getting more prestigious as the competition progresses) as well as a huge live crowd! (more…)
Year 9 students Josie Batchelor and Lily Bravo were selected from their year group to train as Youth Sport Trust Young Ambassadors and attend a conference led by Mid Sussex Active and the Youth Sports Trust. Josie and Lily will be part of a team of Young Ambassadors across the country that will work within their schools and local community to continue the London 2012 legacy and work towards increasing sporting participation and promoting its positive values.
Josie Batchelor and Lily Bravo meet GB Diver Pete Waterfield.
The girls were even fortunate enough to meet Great Britain Diver Pete Waterfield. I have every confidence that Josie and Lily will be superb Young Ambassadors and look forward to seeing their ideas put into practice.
