Year 7 girls go from strength to strength
Our Year 7 superstars have continued to impress this academic year, claiming more silverware for the TMBS PE trophy cabinet thanks to their success in both football and futsal. After a fantastic start to the year, winning the county netball final at Loughborough University against Lutterworth High School, the football fixtures took over which saw our girls playing schools from across Leicestershire. Having seen all of the Year 7 girls participating in football as part of their PE lessons, Mr Humphreys & Mr McGuinness soon realised we had a special group on our hands. The pressure was on, after the success of the netball, to replicate this in the footballing arena!
The girls began their football/futsal season in early February with the Hinckley and Bosworth area Futsal, held at Hinckley Leisure Centre. After a slow start, drawing their first game, the girls soon got to grips with the tactics and how to play on the smaller pitch with less time on the ball. The girls won their remaining four fixtures and the final against Brookvale Groby thanks to some smart play in the middle of the pitch from Darcie. This HBSSPAN tournament win led to us entering the draw for the county football fixtures and the futsal county finals at Crown Hills Community College.
First up came the county football fixtures, which began with a comprehensive 8-0 win against John Ferneley College, this was quickly followed by a 5-0 victory against Brookvale Groby. Two great team victories with lots of students representing the school, set us up for an interesting semi-final against Brook Mead. The game against Brook Mead was a difficult fixture (not helped by injuries and some contentious tactical changes by the teachers); thankfully, the resilience of the girls saw us scrape over the line with a 4-3 win, phew! We then had a long wait before the county final against Lutterworth College at Harborough Town FC in May.
Plenty of good spirited chat in the week before the final between both teams, as a lot know each other from playing football for community teams and Leicester City academy. Lutterworth College came into the final in good form scoring 20+ goals in their three fixtures; we knew our defence and organisation had to be on form. A very tight opening with no real chances at both ends did nothing to settle the nerves of teachers and parents alike, although the girls soon started to get into their stride eventually winning the game 3-0 - with a superb finish by Darcie for the third goal to wrap it up for TMBS. Football County Champions 2022!
One week later we were back to work with the county finals futsal tournament at Crown Hills CC. Again, it took us a fixture to hit our straps and get used to the smaller arena, however the girls’ talent and determination to win shone through winning their three remaining group games comfortably. The semi-final meant a rematch against John Ferneley College who were much harder to break down on the smaller pitch, we edged it 1-0. The county final saw a repeat of our first fixture against Wreake Valley which we won 3-1. Futsal County Champions 2022!
There are many special performances and moments from the football/futsal season, what was most pleasing to see was the number of girls that have represented the school, several for the first time. We are lucky to have such a wonderful group of footballers. Finally, a special mention to the Year 7 parents who have followed the girls every step of the way and given such amazing support. The girls are fortunate to have such a supportive network, as are we as a PE department. Thank you for a great season, let’s go again next year.
TMBS Athletics
Summer term inevitably sees the return of the Athletics season. Prior to Covid-19 TMBS had an amazing record at Area and County levels. We were also reigning Westfield Athletics Champions for both the boys and the girls. Therefore the big question at the start of this term was, can we maintain these standards and bring home some silverware!
After covering a 6 week unit of work in lessons a leaderboard was created for both Key Stage 3 and 4 students. Using this data staff could easily select teams for the first major meet of the year. This took place at the Pingles Athletics track in Nuneaton on Friday 20th May 2022. TMBS selected a full squad of Under 13s, (Year 7) Junior (Years 8 and 9) and Intermediate (Year 10) girls and boys. We took a total of 68 students who were all an absolute credit to themselves and the school. Also, many thanks to all the staff that assisted on the day.
There were, yet again, some outstanding performances and we finished the day with numerous top 3 finishes and County qualifiers. TMBS were again victorious in both the boys and girls competitions. The County qualifiers included:
- Under 13 girls:
- 70m hurdles - Evie Edwards - 14.87
- 100m - Gracie Bettis - 14.47
- 200m - Bella Dudek - 30.85
- High jump - Isabella Beresford - 1.26m
- Discus - Eadie Hanrahan - 15.36m
- Javelin - Gemma Underwood - 12.96m
- 4 x100m relay team - Zoe Stavrou, Gracie Bettis, Lola Bridgwood and Bella Dudek
- Under 13 boys:
- 75m hurdles - Will Sinfield - 12.81
- 100m Jack Percival - 13.94
- 300m - Dan Birch - 47.91 (Although Dan won his event there was not a County event for him to compete in)
- 800m - Jacob Sutton - 2.45
- 1500m Dan Cooper - 5.18
- High jump - Scott Francis - 1.20m
- 4 x 100m relay - Jack Percival, Josh Preston, Dan Birch and Dan Cooper
- Junior girls:
- 75m Hurdles - Mimi Boyce - 15.22
- 800m - Sophia Wrightam - 2.31
- 1500m - Lillie Holford - 5.11
- High jump - Holly Child - 1.25m
- Junior boys:
- 80m Hurdles - Joseph Snookes - 15.91
- 200m - Ellis Gascoine - 25.10
- High Jump - George Hall - 1.45m
- Shot - Louis Catley - 8.93m
- Intermediate girls:
- 80m hurdles - Poppie Bates
- 100m - Khara Bowlay-Williams - 13.71
- 200m - Grace McReynolds - 30.01
- 800m - Daisy Hodgkinson - 3.08
- 1500m - Kirsten Crellin - 6.38
- Long jump - Polly Coward - 4.73m
- Triple jump - Ruby Douglas - 7.61m
- High jump - Ella Walker - 1.40m
- Discus - Violet Catley - 22.02m
- 4 x 100m relay - Polly Coward, Ella Walker, Poppie Bates and Khara Bowlay-Williams
- Intermediate boys:
- 100m hurdles - Max Hunt - 18.51
- 100m - Cauley Wilford - 11.35
- 200m - Zak Doggett - 25.25
- High jump - Max Sammon - 1.35m
- 4 x 100m relay - Taylor Swann Jones, Max Hunt, Zak Doggett and Cauley Wilford
TMBS Area Athletics Champions
The County Athletics Championships were held at Saffron Lane Athletics Stadium on Saturday 11th June. It was great to see so many of our athletes compete for the newly formed Hinckley and Bosworth district. We had a number of medalists on the day who are eagerly awaiting to see if they have qualified for the English Schools' Competition in Manchester at the start of July. All times and distances from this event will be added to Power of 10 data so students can see where they are nationally ranked in the country.
Results:
- Under 13 girls:-
- 100m Gracie Bettis - 6th - 14.7
- Javelin - Gemma Underwood - 4th - 12.31m
- 4 x100m relay - 5th - 59.5
- High jump - Isabella Beresford - 1.25m
- Discus - Eadie Hanrahan - 2nd - 13.45m
- Under 13 boys:
- 75m hurdles - Will Sinfield - 2nd - 12.3
- 100m - Jack Percival - 5th - 13.8
- 800m - Jacob Sutton - 13th - 2.57
- 1500m - Dan Cooper - 7th - 5.38
- High Jump - Scott Francis - 6th - 1.20m
- 4 x100m relay - 5th - 57.8
- Junior girls:
- 800m - Sophia Wrigham - 2nd - 2.32.9
- 1500m - Lillie Holford - 4th - 5.17.4
- High jump - Holly Child - 3rd - 1.30m
- Junior boys:
- 80m Hurdles - Joseph Snookes - 5th - 17.9
- High jump - George Hall - 6th - 1.55m
- Shot - Louis Catley - 5th - 8.10m
- Intermediate girls:
- 100m - Khara Bowlay Williams - 14.0 - 5th
- 800m - Daisy Hodgkinson - 7th - 3.08
- 1500m - Kirsten Crellin - 4th - 6.19
- Discus - Violet Catley - 2nd - 20.32m
- Long jump - Polly Coward - 4th - 4.51m
- High jump - Ella walker - 1st - COUNTY CHAMPION - 1.40m
- 4 x 100m relay - 3rd - 56.5
- Intermediate boys:
- 100m hurdles - Max Hunt - 3rd - 18.30
- 100m - Cauley Wilford - 4th - 11.60
- High jump - Max Sammon - 3rd - 1.45m
- 4 x 100m relay - 4th - 49.5
Some of our medalists:
Ella Walker in the Intermediate girls high jump gets a special mention as she was crowned County Champion with a jump of 1.40m. Huge congratulations to Ella from all at TMBS.
Also many thanks to parents, guardians and grandparents who supported on the day. A special mention to Mrs Sawyer and Miss Patterson who helped out the PE team and were top supporters, photographers and refreshment providers!!!!
We still have a number of Athletics events to come before the end of term including a GCSE moderation, a Junior girls and boys Athletics meet at Dixie and our Annual Sports days in the last week of term.
Good luck to everyone involved. Have a fabulous summer. Don’t forget to keep the PE staff informed of all your sporting achievements outside of school so that we can all celebrate your success. Ms Armstrong
More Athletics success
On 21st June 2022 Hastings High School, Dixie Grammar School and The Market Bosworth School took a number of their junior athletes to the Dixie sports ground to compete in an Athletics meet.
There was a lovely atmosphere. The sun was out and a number of parents and grandparents had come to support from all the schools present. The event started with the girls on field events and the boys on the track. They then switched over. There were many outstanding performances from all the athletes. The winning competitors received 1 point for 1st place, 2 for 2nd place etc. The event then finished with the girls and boys 4 x 100m relays. The final results were as follows-
- Girls competition:
- 1st - TMBS - 37
- 2nd - Dixie - 71
- 3rd - Hastings - 80
- Boys competition:
- 1st TMBS - 39
- 2nd - Dixie - 71
- 3rd - Hastings - 79
- Overall:
- 1st TMBS - 76
- 2nd - Dixie - 142
- 3rd - Hastings - 159
Congratulations to all the athletes , some of whom were competing for the school for the very first time. Also many thanks to Dixie for hosting and best wishes to the staff who are moving on to new adventures.
Anti-bullying Awareness Continues
Over the past few weeks students have been taking part in some Anti-Bullying activities as part of our Diana Award. We are working towards a well-being badge for school.
Students took part in a kindness kilometre every morning during tutor time and have been out on the field walking a kilometre to collect their peg.
All of our students have been designing inspirational messages and pictures to promote and tackle Anti-Bullying and encouraging people to “speak out”. Each tutor group voted for their favourite and transferred the winning designs onto pebbles. These fantastic pebbles will be placed around the community by our Anti-bullying Ambassadors over the coming weeks for you to find. If you are lucky enough to come across one of these positive pebbles, please email us at pebbles@tmbs.org.uk to let us know which pebble you have found and where you have relocated it. It would be wonderful to see how far our pebbles have travelled during the summer holidays and even better to see.
Numeracy News
TMBS Maths Primary School Visits
This year, we have had sixteen students in Year 9 become maths peer mentors. These peer mentors have worked alongside Year 7 students and most recently have led problem solving sessions in our local primary schools. Each and every one of them has shown excellent communication and leadership skills and passed on their enthusiasm for maths. Thank you to all the peer mentors for their hard work and commitment throughout the year.
Mathematician of the Year
Every student (126 of them!!) nominated throughout the academic year 2021/22 for MOTM will be entered for the chance to be crowned TMBS Mathematician of the Year. Throughout the year, all of our nominees have displayed outstanding enthusiasm and commitment in their maths lessons. Alongside this they have also demonstrated inquisitivity, resilience and always strived to do their best. There will be a Key Stage 3 MOTY and a Key Stage 4 MOTY. The winners will be announced on Friday 1st July. Good luck to everyone.
National Numeracy Day - 18th May 2022
Numeracy is the ability to understand and work with numbers. It's using maths in everyday life. We asked some of the maths department to tell us where they used maths everyday (they weren’t allowed to say for their job). Here’s what Miss Clark had to say: https://twitter.com/TMBS_Maths/status/1526839502379134976
Year 7 took part in the Numeracy Day dance with National Numeracy Ambassador Katya Jones, here’s a little snippet: https://twitter.com/TMBS_Maths/status/1526894461229350916
Year 7 and 8 amazed us with their Number Heroes work on National Numeracy Day. They chose a job they would like to do in the future and told us how they would use numbers in that job. There were so many good posters, here are just a few of our favourites:
If you would like to take part in the Numeracy Challenge then please follow the link: https://www.nnchallenge.org.uk/?utm_source=2391
Moving Together Arts Award
The Public Engagement team at DeMontfort University are advertising an accredited arts award course, which is open to students aged 10-18 years.
This is a dance based qualification and students do not need any prior dance training in order to take part, they simply need to have a willingness to work hard to achieve the award.
Applications close on 11th July. For more information please contact info@movingtogether.co.uk.
LRCFA Young Leaders Programme
The Football Development Officer for Leicestershire & Rutland County FA has contacted the school offering a great opportunity. They are looking at forming a group of young people aged 16-25 to represent the County FA as part of the LRCFA Young Leaders Programme. The LRCFA Young Leaders is open to young residents of Leicestershire & Rutland who would like to contribute to and be involved in the development of football and represent the voice of young people within the county. The programme will allow Young Leaders to have a voice in the planning of County FA work programmes and will also involve opportunities for Young People to develop their own skillset in areas of their interest, through our staff mentor programme. Full details can be found on their website here: https://www.leicestershirefa.com/volunteers/young-leaders
New Menu Cycles
Please see below our new menu cycles starting in September:
Please ensure your child retains their catering card for next year. There will be a charge to replace any lost or damaged cards. Also, a reminder that we are a nut free school with a number of students who have severe allergies. Please do not bring any nut products into school. As always, please check your child's account regularly to ensure it is in credit to prevent delays and disappointment when purchasing food. Thank you.
Summer Food Hamper Scheme
Following on from the success of the Easter Hampers, the Elohim Church in Barlestone will be running the Summer Hamper scheme again this year. If you, or someone you know, are struggling with a difficult situation, please contact them for support.
Leicestershire CCC Summer Camps
Leicestershire CCC will be delivering summer camps at local cricket clubs around the County in 2022 during the school holidays. The summer camps have proved to be extremely popular and are the perfect way for a young cricket fan to spend the summer holidays.
Dates have been finalised for the camps and are available for children aged 6 to 16, running from 9:30 – 4:30 pm each day. Whether your child has been part of a youth section of a cricket club or has never played cricket before, qualified coaches have the ability to make sessions inclusive to everyone attending. Leicestershire County Cricket Club 2 and 3-day summer camps take place at some of the most picturesque cricket grounds across the county, as well as at the Uptonsteel County Ground – the home of the Running Foxes – the sessions are an ideal way to start your journey into cricket or continue the learning process.
For full details of all the camp dates and locations please see the flyer below.
The booking site is now live and can be accessed using the following link: https://www.eticketing.co.uk/leicestershireccc/Seasons/Seasons
Physical Activity & Well-being Survey
Alongside other local authorities, Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council would like to know how Hinckley and Bosworth residents feel about being active, their current habits and future intentions.
To capture this information, they are asking Hinckley and Bosworth Residents to complete this year’s Physical Activity and Wellbeing Residents’ Survey.
The survey will be live between 20th June - 10th July 2022 and respondents could be in with a chance of winning one of 15 x £20 Amazon.co.uk gift cards upon completion.
Residents can still complete the survey even if they are not currently taking part in activity or not regularly attending sports sessions, their views are equally as important.
Please take a moment to complete the survey yourself and share with family and friends.
LINK TO THE SURVEY: www.active-together.org/pawellbeingsurvey