Arthur Terry in School Games Success!

Wednesday 8th July saw us take four teams over to King Edwards School (Edgbaston) to attend the finals of the Birmingham School Games Finals, and what a successful day it was!

We had girls teams from Year 7/8 in Rounders, Netball and Cricket as well as our Year 9 Softball team competing in their own respective competitions against some of the best schools in Birmingham. Each competition varied in terms of teams taking part, but there were at least 7-9 other teams competing in each competition, so the odds were not in our favor! 

The students were absolutely exceptional in how they performed and also how they represented the school during the day. The absence of minibuses meant we took the 45 students involved to the event via train!

I am delighted to report that our Netball, Cricket and Rounders team's all achieved Silver medals (2nd place), with our Year 9 Softball team achieving Bronze medals (3rd place). ALL TEAMS achieved a top-three spot. Despite having no Gold medalists the teams did exceptionally well, crowned in the top three of all Birmingham schools in each area!

Weather was perfect for a full day of sports competitions! Here the Softball competition (foreground) and Cricket competition (background). 

Year 9 Softball Team - Bronze Medalists - (Back) Nathan Blundell, Conor Roberts-Kennedy, James Bevington, Joe Newey, Jake Ellis, Ethan Sinclair, Jack Carwardine, Matt Cotter, George Pegg, Will Edler. (Front) Sam Grimshaw, Jake Dunn. 

Our students, pictured with their medals after a very successful Birmingham School Games Finals!

CELEBRATION TIME!

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL STUDENTS WHO TOOK PART IN THE EVENT AND WELL DONE ON YOUR SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS!

Sports Awards 2014/15

Monday 6th July saw the PE Department at Arthur Terry host the third of its' annual Sports Awards events. The event, which took place in the main hall gives us an opportunity to recognise and reward those students who have made an outstanding contribution in Physical Education throughout the year, be it practically or at GCSE/A-Level. 

The event has been met with extremely positive comments from both students and parents and continues to move from strength to strength each year. Headteacher Mr Gill was in attendance to present the awards alongside various members of the Physical Education department speaking about each students prior to collecting their awards. 

Below you can see a selection of our award winners, along with a list summarising all of our winners on the evening. 

Sportsman of the Year - Year 7 - Oliver Clayton - winner of the award for outstanding performance across the curriculum and success in a range of extra-curricular activities. 

Sportswoman of the Year - Year 7 - Sophie Westlake - a star in the making! Sophie's attitude and effort in PE lessons has been faultless. She represents Warwickshire in Cricket and has represented the school in Cricket, Rounders and Athletics!

Sportswoman of the Year - Year 8 - Elley Cridde - Elley is exceptionally talented in so many areas. She has an outstanding attitude towards Physical Education. She has represented her County in Netball and Indoor Athletics where she has competed in the UK Athletics finals in Manchester. She has represented the school in a host of areas incl. Netball, Football, Rounders and Athletics

Sportsman of the Year - Year 9 - Joe Maguire - Joe is a very able sportsman across a range of areas. He has captained the year 9 football team this year, leading by example. Joe is also a district representative in Football, recently winning a Cup Final held at Wolverhampton Wanderers stadium. He is also an exceptional sprinter!

Our awards also allow us to recognise the achievements of our students in theoretical aspects of Physical Education. There are awards for our GCSE and A-level students which recognise high levels of progress or excellence in these areas. Again, a sample of our award winners is shown below. 

GCSE Progress Award - Year 9 - Rajan Singh - Rajan has shown a constant desire to improve and act upon feedback provided by his GCSE PE teachers. Rajan recognises the challenge the GCSE PE presents and has shown an excellent level of resilience in his learning. 

GCSE Excellence Award - Year 11 - Rebecca Gill-Parsons - 'Becky' is an extremely talented individual. Her practical prowess has stood her in good stead for her GCSE course. Alongside this however, Becky has shown a superb understanding of the theoretical content that forms the GCSE PE course. She is a role-model to others and has shown excellence in all areas of the GCSE course. 

A-Level Excellence Award - Robert Leslie - Robert arrived at Arthur Terry this year from Bishop Vesey's School. Robert has taken extremely well to the theoretical aspects of the A-level course. He has performed at a consistently high level in all assessments over the course of the year and we are very hopeful he will secure a top grade when he receives his AS results. Robert has excelled in Anatomy and Physiology in particular. 

Below is a summary of all our Award winners. I would like to congratulate each and every student on their awards and we were delighted that so many of you could join us to celebrate. WELL DONE!

Award Title	Boys	Girls
Sportsperson of the year -Y7	Oliver Clayton	Sophie Westlake
Sportsperson of the year -Y8	Sam Palmer	Ellie Criddle
Sportsperson of the year -Y9	Joseph Maguire	Amie Oseman
Sportsperson of the year -Y10	Harry Swift	Emily Farmer
Sportsperson of the year -Y11	Scott McCombe	Molly Shuttleworth
GCSE Excellence – Y9	William Smith
GCSE Progress – Y9	Rajan Singh
GCSE Excellence – Y10	Kyriacos Iezekiel
GCSE Progress – Y10	Chloe Harrison
GCSE Excellence – Y11	Rebecca Gill-Parsons
GCSE Progress – Y11	Joe Haigney
A-level Excellence – Y12	Robert Leslie
A-level Progress – Y12	Sam Lang
National Sporting Honours	Joshua Eeles
Sports Leadership Gold Award	Rhys Walker

Year 9 Softball Team Runners Up in Sutton Schools Competition

History very much repeated itself in this years Sutton Schools Softball competition. Last year's competition saw the Year 9 team finish as Runners Up, and this year was no different!

The team made it's way to Bishop Walsh having put in a decent amount of practice in the lead up to the event. 

Arthur Terry found themselves in a group of three with North Birmingham Academy and Plantsbrook. Sadly, North Birmingham Academy did not attend meaning two matches would be played against Plantsbrook in the group to determine who would progress to the final. 

The two teams could not be separated after two matches, with the scores tied at an incredible 31-31! The match went to the sudden-death equivalent in Softball where Arthur Terry were victorious. 

This saw the team progress to a final against Highclare, who had crushed Fairfax School in their own respective group decider. 

The final proved to be a step too far for the Arthur Terry boys, who were beaten 14-11, with Highclare progressing to the school games finals later in the summer. Well done to them. 

The Arthur Terry team consisted of:

Joe Newey

Goerge Pegg

Nathan Blundell (C)

Jack Carwardine

Matthew Cotter

Ethan Sinclair

Jay Sennett

Jake Ellis

Jake Dunn

William Edler

The team played extremely well for what was their first competitive Softball competition as a team. Well done to them!

Sutton Schools Athletics Championships!

On Wednesday 10th June students from the Arthur Terry School descended on Royal Sutton Coldfield Athletics Club to compete in the Sutton and Erdington Athletics Championships!

On what was a fantastic day of weather, the students performed exceptionally well. Much like all those who attended, Arthur Terry had taken six teams to compete, with boys and girls teams from Years 7, 8 and 9. The students who took part are shown below. 

Whilst the day appeared to be a successful one, with many victories and an excellent level of competition, we will not know how successful the students have been until we receive the final results through. As soon as these are received they will be posted!

All students involved conducted themselves in an excellent manner and we keep our fingers crossed for the results that will shortly arrive!

Mr Holliday

Year 9 Girls win Sutton Rounders Tournament

On Wednesday 20^th May, on a warm afternoon, the Year 9 Girls Rounders team ventured to Fairfax for the Sutton Coldfield School tournament. The team included:
·         Sara Archer
·         Tatianna Osborne
·         Sophie Goodby
·         Sophie Davies
·         Holly Griffiths
·         Holly Lawson
·         Elizabeth Moran
·         Yasmin Wood
·         Fabrianna Brown
·         Amie Oseman
·         Cicily Jervis
·         Sarah Stamps-Butt

.       Elisha Myatt

They played 4 games in the tournament winning each one by at least 1 rounder. The girls played some fantastic rounders, with excellent fielding and bowling being backed up by some outstanding batting skills. 

Year 11's Shootout Heartbreak in District Final!

Following Thursday's success against John Willmott, the year 11's had a quick turnaround for their Birmingham super cup final which was played at Bodymoor Heath, Aston Villa's training ground.

Arthur Terry took the lead early through Michael Benson but were pegged back immediately after kick off. The game ebbed and flowed with Arthur Terry creating more chances before Chris Ellis and James Briggs made it 3-1 at half time.

Arthur Terry scored early into the second half through Jake Noone and then pressed the self destruct button conceding 3 soft goals in 15 second half minutes. 4-4 at the end of normal time.

Both teams pressed for a winner in extra time but neither team could find one. On to penalties. Unfortunately Terry missed their first penalty and Handsworth made no mistake in converting their 5 spot kicks. 

Well done to Handsworth Grammar school on their success. 

 

Year 11's reach Bodymoor Heath!!

Year 11's booked their place at Bodymoor Heath with a strong 2-1 win against favourites John Willmott on Thursday evening. 

Arthur Terry started poorly and built into the game as it progressed. Willmott saw quite a lot of the ball and a defensive error was kept out at close range by Kieran Swabey in goal. As Arthur Terry started to press higher up the pitch the contest evened out. Terry created a few good opening down both wings and after Michael Benson won the ball in the centre of the field, Henry Harris outmuscled the centre back and cooly slotted the ball past the keeper. Willmott kept pressing but the back 4 kept a clean sheet until half time.

Half Time: 1-0

As the second half kicked off Arthur Terry made their intentions clear by pressing further up the pitch causing Willmott to make mistakes. A foul in the middle of the park allowed a set piece to be delivered by Jeeves and after a defensive mix up a well struck volley by Jake Noone arrowed into the top corner. Cue pandemonium and a mass pile on involving the whole team. From this point on Willmott were knocking on the door but we're kept at bay by a fantastic double save by Kieran. Eventually Willmott's pressure paid off and they finally scored with about 10 minutes left. From this point Arthur Terry defended resolutely and ensured their passage to the final on Monday evening.

Full time: 2-1


A strong defensive display from Alfie, Scott, Jamie, Ollie and Jacob was backed up by the terrific Kieran in Goal. The midfield battled well with a stand out performance from Michael Benson who headed everything he possibly could! The strikers chased and pressured for the whole game and set the tone for the rest of the team. All in all a very good team performance topped off with a goal worthy of winning any game by Jake.

Well done lads.

Roll on Monday!