Start of Autumn Term 2014

Arrangements for the start of term have been sent via email. Please get in touch if you do not receive any correspondence. Skipwith House is looking forward to welcoming all students at staggered start dates next week!

Skipwith Black Tie Dinner - A Reminder

Dear Parents,

The invitation for this event has been sent out again due to a few new guests and some email issues first time around. Please let me know if you do not receive an email from me to a suitable address. If you have received and haven't booked then please do! It should be a lovely evening...

GCSE exam results arrangements

Please find the arrangements for GCSE exam results on Thursday 21st August 2014 here: http://www.shiplake.org.uk/news/2014/08/19/gcse_results_day_arrangements

While Skipwith House undergoes some minor repairs and touch ups we started thinking about someone close to us all going through some major changes and wanted to remind you to catch up on the progress of brave Samuel Crisford, whose 4th Birthday Party was held here at Shiplake College last weekend. We are all thinking about Rachel, Tom and Samuel. Catch up on his progress here: http://samuelcrisford.com/

2013-14 Highlights

With the new academic year just three weeks away, it seems appropriate to review last year's sporting, music and drama achievements and set some targets for 2014-15.

The Baldry Cup is the prize for the house scoring most points through the year for various house sport. The final standings for 2013/14 were

Orchard - 155

Skipwith - 125

Everett - 109

Burr - 73

Welsh - 61 

This shows a correlation between student numbers and success. There are plans afoot to make sure all houses can be competitive and therefore a more even contest is expected next year. 

The main successes for Skipwith were in winning Senior Tennis and Senior Cross-Country, whilst the Juniors won the Football and Hockey. The junior teams were generally more consistent across all sports, which is a good sign for the future! 

In the house drama and music, Skipwith gave admirable performances but finished in mid table. The amount of musical talent in house is inspirational however, and we aim for a strong showing next year. 

The target has to be to improve participation, achieve personal bests and enjoy all the activities. If we do that we can all be proud!

Below are some picture highlights from last year's events:

Reminder - Whole School Charity Walk

All the details can be found on the school website or through the link in a previous post on this Blog. The walk is very soon after we return to school so get the sponsorship underway ASAP.
http://www.shiplake.org.uk/news/2014/07/29/sponsorship_required_20_mile_challenge
Happy Fundraising !