A Massive well done and good luck to both Matthew Smith 11SC and Jackson O’Rourke 11CML for qualifying for the Swim England National Championships in Sheffield in December.

A fantastic achievement for both boys and a real acknowledgment of all the hard work that goes in at training- alongside this, both boys have an impeccable record and both 100% attendance!

Good luck boys we wish you all the luck!

Year 10 are getting into the Christmas spirit in English, with Scrooge pictures and annotations - 'Bah humbug!'

On Wednesday 18^th Thursday 19^th and Friday 20^th October, students from Sponne School performed Beauty and the Beast to a packed house. The performance was outstanding. Some of the feedback emailed in to school following the performances sums it up:

“What a spectacle! The set, costumes, music and drama  were amazing – this was like a West End show!”

Two year 7 classes have participated in their first food lesson at Sponne School.
Some students have put great effort in to planning their creative fruit salads! Fantastic effort by all preparing their fruit creations today!

We all played very well and learnt a lot by playing amongst hard teams. We all worked really well and played some amazing games. Although we only came 5th, a few of the games were very close and only came down to one goal. We are very lucky to have been able to have the opportunity to be able to compete in theses games and will take what we have learnt into our feature matches.

Ella Mortimer.

Players : Katy Mannix, Mia Cowley, Bernie Noy, Ella Mortimer, Josie Noy, Bella Taylor, Cara Mannix, Lucy Underwood, Georgia Corcoran, Anna Woodman.

Coaches player : Georgia
Players player : Katy

On the Friday 17th November it was anti-bullying day. Students were asked to wear mufti and wear odd socks to raise awareness of this year’s theme of “All different- All equal”. There was great support of this throughout the whole school. Lauren Chapman from 8LT even created her own anti-bullying socks! There have been some excellent student led assemblies on the theme of bullying that have taken a lot of time and care to put together.

Summer 2017 examination certificates are now ready for collection from the exams office at school, on weekdays between the hours of 08:00 and 16:00. If you have left Sponne, you will need to bring some identification with you to enable you to take them. You can also nominate someone to collect them on your behalf; that person will need to show written permission signed by you. Alternatively, you can email authorisation to the exams office at sjayasuriya@sponne.org.uk. The person collecting your certificates will also need to bring identification with them, such as a driving licence.

U16 Boys Footballers defeat Moulton 3-2 in County Cup Football Tie

Callum Harcombe turned in a man of the match performance for the Year 11 footballers, as Sponne run out 3-2 winners in the 2^nd round of the County Cup.  After dominating the first half and going 1-0 up, thanks to header from Harcombe, a lack of concentration saw two of Moulton attacks, lead to goals.  Sponne regathered composure in the second half and once again began to dictate the game, with numerous attacks, mostly down the right-hand side.  Sub Max Porteous scored the equaliser with a neat back post finish to make it 2-2 with twenty minutes to play.  The winning goal came from a perfectly weighted ball into Harcombe who slid the ball past the goalkeeper.  A quarter-final fixture against either Latimer or TBUS awaits.

SPONNE (4-2-3-1) J.Mickley, O.Sturgess, A.Harris, L.Taylor ©, A.Warwick, S.Cater, J.Harris, E.Fowle, L.Partridge, C.Harcombe, B.McNelis

SUBS M.Porteous, A.Rook

Photo Gallery: https://flic.kr/s/aHsm7ii8N2

We’ve had a great start to the season fielding teams in both netball and hockey across all age groups with great team work, some outstanding individual performances and beautiful manners and politeness when visiting other schools (as has been commented on by hosting staff!).

Elliot Hutton scored a sensational seven-minute hat-trick as Sponne Sixth Form convincingly beat Silverstone UTC in their opening fixture of the South Northants Sixth Form Football League season.

A Sponne win never really looked in doubt as their midfield trio of Mitch Walker, Matt Thomas and Matt Woods dominated play, with Silverstone lacking the cutting edge prevalent in Sponne’s attacking football.

The home side were very quickly out of the blocks with Will Fraser shooting narrowly wide inside the first 50 seconds of the contest, and it was to be just five minutes in when Matt Woods opened the scoring for Sponne with a smart chip shot over Silverstone goalkeeper Bunce.

Woods soon doubled Sponne’s lead as he outpaced Silverstone defender Micallef to a long ball played through by Sponne captain Mitch Walker, rounding Bunce and finishing well.

Silverstone struggled for momentum having been pegged back early by Woods’ brace, their problems worsening after the UTC’s centre-back Witchman fouled Will Fraser inside the box with a cynical shove. Referee Steve Edwards awarded a penalty kick for the foul and Walker converted it in textbook fashion with a powerful low shot into the bottom left corner of the net to put Sponne in a commanding 3-0 lead.

Despite their strong start, Sponne were reminded of the threat Silverstone could pose when UTC striker Goyoki went through on goal, his run only thwarted by Callum Anderson’s last-ditch clearance.

As the game reached the 25 minute mark, Sponne struck again with Jack Swales scoring the goal of the match. A well-worked pass from Matt Woods was controlled by Swales who finished emphatically, shooting through the legs of the goalkeeper to put Sponne 4-0 up.

The first half finished in frenetic fashion, as Silverstone midfielder Dotteral clawed a goal back for the UTC through a penalty kick after Callum Anderson’s foul on Anthony Jane-Grey in the box. Sponne striker Josh Murphy managed to restore his team’s four-goal advantage with a minute to go in the half though as he tapped in at close range from Will Fraser’s pass. But the last action before the interval happened at the other end of the pitch when Goyoki blasted a shot wide from five yards out after Sponne goalkeeper Sam Butler failed to claim a high ball.

A 5-1 scoreline at half-time put Sponne firmly in control but their coach Mr Cornelius was determined not to be complacent as he brought on 5 substitutes, including attacking midfielder Elliot Hutton, in a bid to add fresh impetus to the side.

Despite their impressively quick start to the match, Sponne were slow off the mark in the second half as Silverstone struck within two minutes of the contest resuming; Goyoki heading in from a corner kick which might have been defended more robustly.

Just as Sponne began to work their way into the game again, they suffered another setback when Sam Butler, who had looked otherwise capable between the posts, misjudged his smothering of a shot from distance, the ball slipping through his grasp and over the line to give Silverstone a glimmer of hope with the score at 5-3. But Sponne reacted swiftly to extinguish any hopes of a Silverstone comeback, as Matt Thomas punted home a long-range goal, shooting from 20 yards through a crowd of players to make it six for the home side.

Moments after the restart, Thomas went from scorer to provider as he squared a ball into Hutton, who finished composedly from six yards out. Just three minutes later, Hutton got his second, anticipating a poor clearance from Bunce and beating Silverstone defender Micallef to the wayward ball before rounding the retreating Bunce and smashing a shot into the bottom left corner. With the scoreline at 8-3 and ten minutes left to play, Sponne had already ensured a commendable victory but Hutton stole the show as he completed a seven-minute hat-trick after outpacing Micallef again to a loose pass and sweeping the ball into the back of the net with another exceptional strike.

There will be more difficult tests in the coming weeks for this Sponne team but their resounding victory will give the squad great optimism about their chances of success in this season’s competitive league. Sponne’s midfield in particular looks more than capable of competing with the best that this division has to offer, whilst Woods, Hutton and Swales have the ability to score goals against much tougher defences than Silverstone’s. Next week, Sponne will reignite an old rivalry as they play away at Campion School; a match likely to be more competitive than their season opener turned out to be.

MATCH FACTS

SPONNE (4-2-1-3): Sam Butler, Harris Woodward (sub Harry Wakeling HT), Luke Warwick, Callum Anderson, Chris Foden (sub Sam Collins HT), Mitch Walker (captain) (sub Ryan Smith HT), Matt Thomas, Matt Woods, Will Fraser (sub Alex McCabe HT), Jack Swales (sub Elliot Hutton HT), Josh MurphyCoach: Mr Cornelius

SILVERSTONE UTC (4-4-2): Bunce, Mensah, Micallef, Witchman, Limbachia, Barker, Dotteral, Acquah, Al-Karim, Goyoki, Jane-GrayCoach: Mr Fitzhall

REFEREE: Mr Steve Edwards

MAN OF THE MATCH: Matt Woods (Sponne)