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Welcome back to Attenborough House

Happy New Year and welcome back to the new term in 2010.


Year 11s have just sat their mocks and early indications are that you are working well and with continued dedication to your studies you should all be happy and smiling in August. Please pay attention to the advice given to you by your teachers on ways to improve and take up the opportunities to attend revision classes after hours. It has been proven that these extra classes have a notable impact on your results.


May we offer huge congratulations to two pupils in Attenborough House:


Amy Middleton was awarded the County’s Young Sportswoman of the Year award for her accomplishments in gymnastics. Amy has shown her skills to many of the pupils in the College in Assemblies and left us all awestruck at her amazing abilities. 


Miriam Miller was awarded a Diana Award for her services to the community. This is a very well deserved award as Miriam actively promotes and supports Winchester Young Carers, is a peer mentor, a Brownie leader and is involved with the Swanmore Village Plan and Swanmore Youth Action. Miriam is the first pupil from Swanmore to gain this award.


The Year 11 boy’s football team have also enjoyed huge successes in 2009 and hopefully will continue their winning streak in their match on 6th January. We wish them lots of luck, especially Ronan, JJ and Matt – the Attenborough boys.



The Fashion Show raised around £500 this year and this is an excellent step towards gaining our £1500 target for this year. Thank you to everyone who supported it. The short film of this event is on the VLE please have a look and enjoy the bevy of beauties who took to the cat walk.


The Music Department organised all the Christmas concerts in the community and they were very much appreciated by all concerned. Big thank you to Mr Cole and Mr Landen for their hard work and to Mrs Frost and Mrs Franklin, Whittle House for organising the Christmas parties for the elderly and making Mr Morgan and my lives much easier!



Attenborough House is continuing to support Age Concern, Winchester and their Away Days in the summer and Stepping Stones Nigeria in improving their education programmes.

The first term saw Attenborough top of the league table in House points at the end of the first half term and this is very well deserved with all your hard work and the effort you put in to life in the College. The tutor team and I are very proud of how well you represent us around the College and ask for your continuing effort with your uniform and behaviour this term. Ladies – may I ask that you use sensible bags to carry your books to College not handbags; keep the pretty bits for the weekends! Jewellery – such a shame if we have to lock it up for six weeks when you could be enjoying it in your own time. Mobile phones – these cost the House a lot of points. We know you have them; switch them off and put them in the bottom of your (big) bags until you leave the College site. Shoes – not trainers or canvas shoes. 


Please follow the rules and earn us points showing everyone how smart Attenborough House is.

C Barker

Assistant Headteacher, Humanities, PE and Attenborough House

OFFICIALS

Attenborough Ambassadors

Attenborough House Pastoral Team

Attenborough House coordinates quality assurance for Humanities, Music and PE. All members of these subject areas are members of Attenborough House.

Attenborough House is line managed by Mr Simon Harrison, Deputy Headteacher.

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