Izzie Rees (7RB) made this cake for her English homework, to represent the difficulties that soldiers had to face, when living in the trenches.WELL DONE IZZIE, a superb piece of work!
Monday 15th May saw the School Games Cycling competition come to Sponne. The competition consists of an individual sprint race, a technical course and a team relay.
Congratulations to Holly Alice Morton, Oliver Clayton - Violin Grade 6 with distinction, Grace Patterson - Viola Grade 3 with a pass and Louise Martin - Grade 3 Clarinet
Sponne has been awarded the ISM / ISM Trust’s Bronze Certificate. This means that more than 10% of all the school’s GCSE students achieved an A* to C in GCSE music.
We work hard to ensure that learning is at the centre of all that we do and are very proud of the achievements of our current and past students. The examination results in 2016 were outstandingly high as has become the norm here at Sponne. Congruatulations to you all for achieving so well. Sponne is a
vibrant learning environment and we encourage all of our students to
actively engage in all that we offer. Many events take place in
addition to our ‘normal’ planned lessons and details for some of these
can be found on our website.
I hope that you will find helpful information on our website but do contact us if you would like any further details.
Izzie Rees (7RB) made this cake for her English homework, to represent the difficulties that soldiers had to face, when living in the trenches.WELL DONE IZZIE, a superb piece of work!
On Sunday
21st May, the Sponne String Octet (Year 10) won their class at the Northampton
Festival of Music for the fourth year in a row. Not only that, they also won
the Lady Annaly Cup for the first time.
Dedicated musicians - they rehearse and
attend in their own time, and help to promote Sponne as a centre of musical
excellence.
Well done everyone!
Stepping Up To Sponne In September?
As your child starts their final term at Primary School, your thoughts will naturally be turning to their forthcoming transfer to Sponne in September. In order to make this a welcoming experience, and to answer as many questions as we can for you in advance, we will be visiting your child in their primary setting over the next few months.
An Information Booklet will be given out at this time; it can also be downloaded here
Sponne Brass Band & Jazz Orchestra
Congratulations to members of Sponne Brass Band and Sponne
Jazz Orchestra. Following on from the recent regional heats in the Music for
Youth, both groups have been selected to perform in the National Festival of
Music for Youth Final in July. This is a fantastic achievement – well done!
Sponne School awarded Bronze Certificate by the Incorporated Society of Musicians
Sponne has been awarded the ISM / ISM Trust’s
Bronze Certificate. This means that more than 10% of the whole Yr 11
cohort achieved an A* to C in GCSE music. The students who do take music
continue to achieve exceptionally higher than the national average with 100%
achieving A* -C and of that 52% achieving A* or A grades in Music GCSE.
Deborah Annetts, Chief Executive of the ISM – the professional body for musicians – congratulated the school, saying:
‘We are delighted to recognise Sponne’s achievement in music and celebrate the commitment to music education shown by the school in their high uptake and high achievement of pupils’.
‘Music is a valuable subject, it brings value in itself to pupils as well as supporting achievement in other subjects. Music also opens doors and generates educational opportunities for pupils from all backgrounds. We are delighted that Sponne values music within their school curriculum and as the professional body for musicians and a subject association for music education, we are delighted to recognise this high level of achievement with this certificate.’
Sponne has been awarded the ISM / ISM Trust’s
Bronze Certificate. This means that more than 10% of the whole Yr 11
cohort achieved an A* to C in GCSE music. The students who do take music
continue to achieve exceptionally higher than the national average with 100%
achieving A* -C and of that 52% achieving A* or A grades in Music GCSE.