Perfection in Paris

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A large group of Year 9 pupils embarked on an exciting trip to Paris, departing on the Eurostar last Friday. Their Parisian adventure kicked off with a cruise along the River Seine on the Bateaux Mouche, where they saw key landmarks including Notre Dame Cathedral and the iconic Eiffel Tower.

The pupils had an unforgettable trip which gave them a mix of cultural immersion, educational experiences and fun with their friends in the City of Light.

Record number of Ball Girl and Ball Boy Trialists for Wimbledon 2024!

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The following 23 pupils and students have been accepted onto the Ball Girl and Ball Boy training programme for this year’s Wimbledon 2024 Championships.

Year 9:   Spencer E, Gael F, Matthew H and Felix S
Year 10: Reuben B, Samuel G, Elizabeth H, Sammy H, Robert K, Joel L, Sonny S and Ana V
Year 11: Harrison B, Isabelle D, Louis E, Robin E, Jade H, Arthur M, Adam R and Maxwell T
Year 12: Charlie R
Year 13: Raphaela M and Jacob R

This is a record number of trialists for Saint Cecilia’s, and we are delighted with their success. The training is gruelling, challenging and requires an intense level of commitment and skill so we wish them the best of luck.

Alex Bishop
Curriculum Team Leader for PE

 

Year 11s visit University of Cambridge

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On Tuesday 23rd January, a group of Year 11 pupils were warmly welcomed to our link college at the University of Cambridge, Robinson College, to gain an insight into what it might be like to be a student at a Russell Group university. Robinson College is ‘linked’ to all Wandsworth schools so we have a dedicated contact for advice and guidance at the University. We all enjoyed understanding about the application process, asking questions to the student ambassadors, receiving study tips and learning the difference between super and extra curricula activities.

 

Champion Rubik’s Cuber demonstrates his skills

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Former world-record holder, Harry Savage, visited Saint Cecilia’s to demonstrate his cubing skills and teach our keen cubers some tricks to improve their skills. Harry spoke about the algorithms he uses when solving cubes and how he has travelled all over the world competing. After answering lots of questions, Harry agreed to race a group of pupils… needless to say he won, but Marcos-Lucca GB in Year 7 wasn’t that far behind him!

Click on these links for videos of Harry solving a cube blindfolded and racing our pupils

Sportshall Athletics Teams Win Quadruple Gold!!

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On Thursday 18th January, the Year 7 and 8 Wandsworth Indoor Sportshall Athletics event was held at Battersea Sports Centre.

It was an all day event where our four teams (Year 7 girls, Year 7 boys, Year 8 girls and Year 8 boys) competed in a variety of athletics events. All four of our teams won gold overall, against all other schools in Wandsworth, which is an incredible result. The organisers said they believe this is the first time a school has ever achieved this! As a result, they all qualify for the next round on Thursday 8th February. A huge well done to all who competed; they conducted themselves so well and applied everything they had practised at trials and extra training recently.

Astronomy Club

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We had some very clear (albeit very cold) skies this week, so Astronomy Club decided to take the school telescope outside and look at the Moon. With the telescope, you can see individual craters and even the shadows across craters (the picture right doesn’t do it justice). Probably the most entertaining fact of the evening was that pupils learnt the line separating day and night is called ‘the terminator’!