D of E Gold
A huge congratulations to Harvey who has achieved all levels of his DofE, from Bronze to Gold here at TA! He had the pleasure of attending the Gold award ceremony at Buckingham Palace Gardens and spoke with Prince Edward. It has been a pleasure to support him throughout his DofE experience. What an amazing achievement, well done Harvey!
Year 11 Exam Update
Year 11 are now half way through their GCSE exams. There has been a real buzz in the dining area each morning as they do any last minute preparations while enjoying a good breakfast. Staff coming down to support each morning has made a huge impact on the students.
There has been a real focus in the briefings before each exam with students keen to pick up any last minute tips and get themselves in the correct mindset.
The photos are from Wednesday’s Science breakfast and briefing.
Art
Year 9 clay responses for ‘Structures’ project.
One of our talented Year 12 art students Coral Rogers led the clay demonstration for a Year 7 lesson this week. She displayed the work of artist Courtney Mattison, demonstrated 4 clay techniques to make various corals and seaweeds and explained about coral bleaching. The students were all really excited to work with clay and worked with 100% focus for the duration of the lesson, even exclaiming that Coral is the best teacher ever! The individual clay pieces will fit together to make a collaborative art piece in the style of the artist which will raise awareness of the damage sea pollution can do. Well done and thank you to Coral.
French with Mrs Berry
Mrs Berry’s Year 7 class have been learning how to introduce and describe their family members. First, they learnt the verb ‘avoir‘ (to have) and the students took it in turns to lead the class in conjugating the verb; cheerleader-style!
They then moved on to say their family members’ names, ages and describe their hair, eyes and personality. The students have particularly enjoyed practicing in small groups with our French Language Assistant, Élisa, who will be very sadly leaving us at half term.
Élisa has also been working hard with our Year 11s to prepare them for the last of their exams – their writing exam – on Friday. She has been a great asset to our French classes. We will all miss her greatly and wish her all the best in her future teaching career!
Devon Cricket Sessions in PE Lessons
Over the next couple of weeks, our Year 7, 8 and 9 girls will have the opportunity in their PE lessons to take part in cricket sessions from Devon Cricket. The girls have been learning how to bowl and field correctly. They move on to batting next week!
Energy Saving Poster Competition
The current poster competition being run in the art department, focuses on the theme of “‘Energy Saving’and its ultimate effects on Our Environment and Measures to Tackle It.
The work being produced showcases the impressive creativity and awareness of our talented art students. The competition is drawing a diverse array of entries, with the students experimenting and utilizing a variety of media and approaches including collage, drawing, colored pencils, and felt pens. The resulting artworks not only underscore the significance of energy conservation but also offer insightful solutions for tackling environmental issues.
The engagement from our Year 7, 8 and year 9 art students is commendable, reflecting a deep concern for environmental issues and a proactive attitude towards solving them. The variety of approaches and originality displayed in the posters indicate a promising future generation of environmentally conscious individuals.
Student Council
Students of the Week
Year 7 – Gabi Cobain and Oaklie Chancellor
Year 10 – Joe Taylor and Poppy Hedworth
Wales U15 Netball Academy Trip 2024
The U15 Netball Academy travelled to the Gower in Wales last weekend on their annual netball trip. A mixture of Year 9 & 10 pupils played netball fixtures against Bishopston Comprehensive School, watched a Super League netball game, went to Three Cliffs Beach and bounced around at AirHop in Bristol. The girls represented Team TA to a very high standard and congratulations to the following who were voted for:
Players’ Player – Ema Kestell
Coaches’ Player – Amara Phillips
Oppositions’ Player – Brooke Tully
Liv’s Player – Millie Sneap
U15 Netball Academy: Millie Sneap (C), Ema Kestell, Brooke Tully, Amara Phillips, Jemimah Jones, Ivy Hodgson-Hunt, Ellie Farthing, Francesca Skelly and Maisie Sanderco*ck
South Devon Athletics
On Friday Stover hosted the South Devon Athletics trials where our best athletes competed for qualification into that squad to compete for a place in the Devon team. The event was a greatsuccess for our athletes where 11 students qualified, our best total number to date! Well done to all involved. Here are pictures of our new 11 South Devon squad members for 2024 in 13 different events!!
Year 7 Netball Academy Matches Vs Churston Grammar School
On Tuesday the whole of our Year 7 Netball Academy split into three teams and played matches against the visiting school, CFGS Year 7 squad. The girls all thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to play these matches; it was the first match for some of our girls who are new to the academy. The girls all tried really hard, with all three teams connecting well on court, and all managing to score some goals.
Yellow Team: 3-7 Loss Player of the match: Ellie Palmer
Green Team: 3-10 Loss Player of the match: Layla Lock
Blue Team: 5-0 Win Player of the match: Emilee Fenner
Well done girls!
Year 7 Netball Academy: Elissia Greenwood, Lily Langler, Elena Bolton, Ellie Palmer, Lucy French, Lottie Knight, Seren Stephenson, Emelia Wood, Heidi Milner, Alba McKeckin, Poppi Jones, Alana Houlihan, Emillee Fenner, Madison Wood, Isla Bryant (missing from photo…Matilda Thorner, Isla May, Esme Poole, Isla Coish).
Year 9 and 10 South Devon Cup Finals
Wednesday of last week saw both our Year 9 and 10 football teams round off their season at the South Devon Cup Finals. Unfortunately, both teams failed to hit the heights of the majority of their performances this season, losing both matches in what was a difficult morning for us. Both year groups have done fantastically well both locally and nationally this year, so should be very proud of their achievements.
Prestigious Diamond Award
Year 7 – Jack Parton and Heidi Milner
Governor’s Platinum Certificates
Year 7 – Giovanni Vaio, Bobby O’Reagan, Kobi Burness-Moakes, Frazer Lewis, Jack Crabb, Isla Bryant, Jackson Lane, Alfie Williams, Arlo Brady, Harry Austin, Marli-Ray Cutajar, Rosie Bevan, Darcy Dainton, Ayrton Sharp, Bailey Taylor and Mila Cairney
Year 9 – Indy Evans and Harrison Harkin
Governor’s Gold Certificates
Year 7 – Layla Lock, Lily-Jo Prior, Leonard Toribio, Jesse Isemede, Jack Robinson, Leo Nicholson, Lucy French, Keeley-Mae Moran, Isla Coish, Chloe Taylor, Farah Davidson, Samuel Kuc, Oliver Forsdyke, Gracie Fancourt, Lottie Knight, Lilly Shaw, Sophia Blake, Summer Reed, Oaklie Chancellor, Zack Hazeldine, Matilda Thorner, Seren Stephenson, Harley Smith, Jax Biagott and Harlow Bown
Year 8 – Archie Somerset and Logan Watt
Year 9 – Oliver Welsh, Bailey Heaward, Harrison Harkin, Grace Halsey, Ashleigh Evans, Laurentiu Mihai, Oliver co*ker, Adam Sadlik and Felicity Adams
Governor’s Silver Certificates
Year 7 – Tilly Longthorpe, Jensen Tandy, Mia Wilkins, Catherine Ramesh Mani, Allen Burns-Muir, Lewis Phillips, Cayden Castle, Oliver Kawula, Edward Huxtable, Elissia Greenwood, Tia Woodward, Gracjan Rutkowski, William Schmiedinghofer, Riley Johnson, Esme Poole, Levi Jones, Seraphina Rozier and Oceana Furse
Year 8 – Scarlett Hill, Mollie Peters and Elliott Baines
Governor’s Bronze Certificates
Year 7 – Anna Rozanska, Keylan Hodgson, Billy Marshall, Rudy Abdulla, Grace Gatting, Harry Rowlands, Alba McKechan, Poppy Anderson, Cordi Williams-Powell and Charlie Murray
Year 8 – Lee Stevens, Edi Ferencz Csibi, Phoenix Reeman, Gustaw Adamczak, Aiden Hooper, Melissa Page, Harry McCarthy, Jayden Hardman, Johnny Sandbrook, Molly Hollomby, Kordian Wisnik, James Beer, Matthew Campan, Ruby Chamberlain, Oliver Ayres, Emily Cowan, Daisy Board and Lily Thomas
Year 9 – Nyla Wakefield, Nya Bettridge, Ethan Anyon, Natalyia Spasova, Isabella Bentley, Lena Galazkiewicz, Oscar Mills, Emma Giles, Kaiden Mclaren, Hallie Davies, Abigail Yau, Sunny Long, Demi Minty, Naphtali Phinehas, Larna Waller, Darcey Mellish, Blayre Holden, Imogen Symonds, Mikolaj Piasecki, Aleksander Treder, Benjamin Houghton, Kelsey Drew, Emilee Payne, Lauren Tanton, Harrison Richards, Amelia Wisniewska, Mihai Moran, Cody Jones, Ava Storey, Harry Paull, Jack Slater, Thomas Connelly, Cody Cave, Layla Broadway, Alana Livermore, Halle Walker, Charlie Wise, Callum Pile and Jasper Franklin
Principal’s Gold Certificates
Year 7 – Hydie Munday, Elias Jeffery, Madeline Woodger, Tyler-Joseph Boradley, JJ Mitchell, Mia Piewiszko, Maisy Hart, Faith Hartley, Tyler Davis, Ava McArdle, Seth McCann and May McDonough
Year 8 – Dolly Gagg, Autumn Wagstaffe, Olivia Williams, Robyn Higgins, Trent Blackmore, Hayden Quadling, Louie Leighton, Archie Harman, Alfie Speed, Lexi Cave, Samuel Sanders, Freddie Fenner, Ella Weeks, Izzy Goldsbrough, Stanley Austin, Dylan Matthews, Jenson Gorin, Alesha Black-Matthews, Brandon Callow, Riley Gilmour, Logan Clatworthy, Reef Whayman, Charlie Sanderson, Daniel Manners, Ethan Veasey, Molly Longthorpe, Toby Hamilton, Poppy Bettridge, Milan Ujj, Lauren Harbutt, Vinnie Frankum, Finlay Clark and Neeve Thomson
Year 9 – Chelsea Milton, Anthony Potter, Kallie Stewart, Analais Biggs, Oliver McHugh, Marlee White, Blessings Nguono, Brody Cooper, Rayhan Shamim, Millie-Anne Adamson, Joshua Ward, Amelia Lawton, Maks Adach, Halle Wotton, Jake Knight, Grace McCarthy, Millie-Ann Wigston, New Joshy, Maddie Kenyon, Olivia Fordrey, Lola Benney, Tallulah Houlahan, Connie McMahon, Maja de Carvalho, Nancy Brown, Gracie-May Tolley, Matthew Bailey, Lucy McMahon, Maile Beavis, Sophia Burnham, Scarlett Huxtable, Mason Bryant, Kyron Connor, Rufus Scrase, Eunan Campbell, Sienna Painter and James Bond
Principal’s Silver Certificates
Year 7 – Casie Howell, Casey Clark and Belle Silvester
Year 8 – Lily Campbell, Oscar Rogers, Millie Russell, Bella Kendal, Riain Leal, Imogen Harnett, Harry Pitman, Erin Glancy, Finley Dawson, April Hubbard, Riley Burton, Bodhi Williams, Evan Ciaverella and Kayla Hadley
Year 9 – Blake Adamson, Layla Loizides, Fredi Tuci, Lily Hawkings, Jason Mewett, Tegan Ross, Karthika Sundharam, Riley Calland, Charlie Burton, Hayden Halsey, Ellie Fathing, Logan Hammacott, Grace Green, Samuel Johns, Charli Brown and Joe Boyce
Principal’s Bronze Certificates
Year 8 – Lily-Rose White, Lily Wilson, Adalynn Abraham and Cassandra Foster
Year 9 – Danny Jasmins Aveiro, Abigail Hytch, Kacper Drygiel, Dan Hutchison, Louis Tillen, Neve Lighgow, Diogo Pestana, Hope Bratcher, Chloe Burton, Thomas Ross, Jade Cook, Olly Payne, Poppy Sims-Walton, Ollie Cooper and Ethan Lynch
House Students of the Week
Year 7
Brunel – Olivia Martin
Christie – Seren Chadwick
Darwin – Charlotte Townsend
Fawcett – Isla Herbert
Harrison – Lily Ellis
Kitson – Phoebe Grindling
Nearne – Edith Mackenzie
Pengelly – William New
Year 8
Brunel – Emily Cowan
Christie – Bella Horton
Darwin – Lewis Graham
Fawcett – Talia Street
Harrison – Maria Nitahynova
Kitson – Heidi Bowers
Nearne – Evan Ciaverella
Pengelly – Anastasia Tukilush
Year 9
Christie – Maile Beavis
Darwin – Brody O’Neill
Harrison – Brodie Reddish
Kitson – Ollie Cooper
Nearne – Corey Batten
Pengelly – Lucy McMahon
Homework Students of the Week
Year 7
Brunel – Daisy Mae Rees
Christie – Ellie Mae-Burton
Darwin – Immy Shaw
Fawcett – Fraser Whitehead
Harrison – Sophia Blake
Kitson – Casie Howell
Nearne – Madison Wood
Pengelly – Elizabeth Francis
Year 8
Brunel – Sienna Holton
Christie – Brook Giles
Darwin – Max Weston
Fawcett – Anya Cosslett
Harrison – Molly Longthorpe
Kitson – Reef Whayman
Nearne – Emily Lock
Pengelly – Edi Ferencz-Csibi
Year 9
Christie – Isabelle Kelly
Darwin – Layla Loizides
Harrison – Karthika Sundharam
Kitson – George Luscombe
Nearne – Diogo Pestana
Pengelly – Amy Rogers
Sparx Leaderboards
Sparx Level Up
Congratulations to these students for achieving a new level in their Sparx this week! Certificates and badges will be awarded at the end of every cycle.
Tassomai Leaderboards
