Month: December 2018
Thanks to some U13 players and girls that don’t normally play we went to RHS on a rainy Saturday afternoon with a full compliment and it was worth it! We were under pressure for so much of the game but valiant goal keeping by Evie and defending by Asmee and Lucy H and Lucy C we held on to a draw. We had a few chances and there was some great play by Alexandra and Elizabeth attacking. Lily played really well in midfield as did Lara (Year 8) and Sophie (Year 8) who had not played on a full pitch before. An excellent end to the season and thanks to all the girls who have played, and I am pleased that some have enjoyed it more than they thought they would! Very well done.
This was a great match to watch and a real nail biter as there were goals galore and the ball was moving up and down the pitch all game! We knew Finborough would be quite strong but we got on that pitch and gave our all. They went 1-0 up in the first 10 minutes but we held it together, kept the ball wide and there were some great attacking runs from Iris, Annabel and Sophia. Iris then put one in the back of the net and we were on level pegging. We went into half time with some excellent hockey being played and Asmee and Elise holding it all together at the back. We went out determined to bring a win home but unfortunately went 2-1 down with a strong strike from Finborough. And then another went in our net shortly afterwards and we then had to really dig in. There were some fantastic through balls played from the defence and Sophia popped up in the goal and scored to bring us to 3-2. How exciting! We had some sound play from Gabrielle, Charlotte G and Lily and on a break into the circle and after some amazing goal keeping from them, Maddy finally put it in the net to bring us to 3-3. What an ending and such a brilliant and exciting game to watch. Well done!
The J4 finished their season with a good win over Langley played at Harleston Magpies ground. Nominated player of the match again by the opposition was Eloise who had a great game at left midfield, scoring two goals, one from a super cross from Millie. The third goal was scored by Charlotte C to secure a 3-0 win. Some excellent work kept the ball away from our defence and we were unlucky not to score more. Special mention to Caitlyn who played two matches keeping a clean sheet for both.
The J3 played also at Harleston against Langley. Woodbridge had plenty of pressure but found the goal keeper very hard to get around. Eventually two goals were scored by Selina and one each for Sophia and Violetta S. Violet W played particularly well, with lots of pressure and good delivery of the ball to her team. The final score 4-0.
Spirits were high ahead of this match, our last fixture before the Christmas break. Despite the damp and sticky conditions Woodbridge were the first to find their passing game and even though we fluffed our early chances it was clear that the game was for the taking. We took a 2 – 0 lead into the half time interval, the goals coming from close range finishes from Seb and Will. An organisational change gave us even more attacking opportunities after the break and Jake completed a second-half hat trick with some assured attacking play. Seb added to his personal tally and our tireless Captain Joe fired in one of his own too. The two Danny’s were strong at the back for us but RHS did get a late consolation. A special mention goes to the RHS ‘keeper who performed heroics in goal and kept the score vaguely respectable. This romp was a great way to end this term’s football and the team can return in the new year feeling very positive.
Popcorn at the ready!
But keep the lights on if you’re easily scared….
Welcome to the 4:10 Film Club
Welcome to fright night…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHFMkKb2FOE
Congratulations to all those who played in the Woodbridge Junior Chess Open last Sunday. Particular congratulations go to Digby, who was crowned Under 14 Woodbridge winner and Oliver, who was the overall winner of the Under 14 – Under 18 section.
A large contingent of students gave up their lunch break on Wednesday 29 November to fill the SLT and listen to the latest History Society debate. Chris Long, Ellie Bakewell and Ellie Kilburn proposed that ‘This house believes that we should reduce the voting age to 16?’ Opposing the motion were the formidable Maud Peel and Lucy French. We heard that 16 year olds are so impacted upon by our government’s decisions that they have the right to determine who represents them. However for many it was considered that at 16 young people have insufficient maturity and life experience to make such a momentous decision. When put to the audience the motion was carried by only one single vote. Well done to all those involved and thank you to all those who attended.
School pupils have been inspired into science with an exciting, interactive Kitchen Chemistry show presented by Dr Stephen Ashworth from the University of East Anglia (UEA). Over 240 pupils from St Mary’s Primary School in Woodbridge, Woodbridge Primary School, Waldringfield Primary School, South Lee School and Kyson Primary School enjoyed the show, held at the Seckford Theatre in Woodbridge on Friday 30 November.
Dr Ashworth’s Kitchen Chemistry involved a number of dramatic and energetic experiments with everyday household items, such as using a toaster to make a hot air balloon, demonstrating the flammability of custard powder, and looking at how indigestion tablets work. Dr Ashworth obtained his DPhil in Chemistry from Oxford University and has lectured in science around the world, most recently taking his Kitchen Chemistry show on tour to schools around South Africa.
Ambra Calver, Chemistry Teacher and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) Coordinator here at Woodbridge School, said: “A huge thank you to Dr Ashworth for his fantastic Kitchen Chemistry show. The explosive experiments and interesting demonstrations on household objects left pupils with a real excitement for science”
Following the success of the STEM programme launched last year, take up this year of the exciting range of science-based activities on offer has been even stronger from Suffolk primary schools. The programme aims to encourage more young people into STEM subjects, with activities including robotics, coding and electronics, as well as earthquake challenges using K’Nex. Woodbridge School are collaborating with Sizewell B and BT Labs@Adastral Park on the enrichment programme, with workshops that explore all facets of STEM subjects and enable pupils to practice exciting experiments. New this year are sessions with the Brickologists, Suffolk Recycling Centres and Energy from Waste.
Ambra Calver continued: “It’s incredibly important to boost young people’s interest and enthusiasm for STEM subjects. Science is very strong at Woodbridge School so we feel we can really help local primary schools with exciting opportunities like Kitchen Chemistry and our enrichment programme.”
The U15A team put up a great fight and comeback against RHS on Saturday. It was an extraordinary effort by the players, especially those who doubled up on the day: Jess and Ashleigh who had already run cross country very successfully in the morning; Year 9’s who gave their all in the U14 match before and still shone in the next match (Ella P, Ella S and Maddy M); players who performed well for club before (Molly and Ella W) and those players who also helped out the team after (Julia and Myla). It was a big Woodbridge effort to make all the fixtures possible.
The U15As started the match well and looked to dominate at the start. However after the initial exchanges it was RHS who scored half way through the first half. Woodbridge came back strong and it was good penalty corner defence that denied them getting back on level terms. The Woodbridge players showed excellent discipline, resilience and sportsmanship throughout the match, coping well with frustrating situations, including RHS scoring a second goal just before half time.
Worse followed as early in the second half RHS scored the dreaded third goal: now with nothing to lose Woodbridge really pushed forward. This worked well, and Ella W scored a great team goal in the 10th minute, followed five minutes later by a goal from Molly. Woodbridge were rampant; RHS desperate in defence… but some sharp saves by the goalkeeper made sure RHS kept their lead at 3-2. Despite the loss, this was a gutsy performance from the U15A team, showing how well they have developed both as individuals and as leaders. Well done to Mr Wright and the team.
Molly takes up the story: As our last game of the season we decided to try lots of new things that we had practised in our games sessions and hockey practices. We started slow lowering ourselves to their level and not playing our usual fluid style. However, after winning a flurry of short corners we eventually put one away with Clara injecting to Molly who passed it out to the right to Ella who passed it back to Molly who put it away from the penalty spot. After this our game play improved as we set the press better and won the ball higher up giving us lots of attacking chances. Another goal followed as Ella shot from the top of the D and Clara deflected it in from close range.
We continued in attacking form from half time winning a short corner quickly after the restart. Clara injected it out to Molly who passed to Ella who was free on the left who slapped (yeeted) it into the bottom right hand corner. We then reverted to an attacking half court press which meant Ipswich High could barely enter our half which led to more attacking chances: Clara and Ella had some beautiful play up the right with lots of 1-2s which eventually resulting in Ella flicking it into the back of the net to make it 4-0. We then subbed our goalie Lakisha off to have a kicking back as an experiment which allowed us to retain the ball better and have more players to pass and transfer between the defenders Myla, Olivia and Ariane. This allowed us to work our way up the pitch and win a long corner which was quickly taken by Molly catching them off guard who eventually slotted it into the bottom corner. This meant we finished the season on a high with a 5-0 win to cap off a brilliant and enjoyable season.