Last week, our Year 8 and Year 9 students attended the Yoto Carnegie Medals for Writing and Illustration, hosted at Plymstock school. They delivered a presentation on their assigned shortlisted book, 'Choose Love' by Nicola Davies in front of a large audience from eight local schools.
The PE Department ran a beat the teacher event at lunchtime this week to raise money for trophies for the annual sports leaders awards coming up in July. The students took on challenges against the teachers to win the opportunity to sponge them if they could beat them!
Harriet, 9K, and the team from Little Margate Equestrian have been competing in the pony club mounted games. They won the area qualifier, both the actual races and the tack and turnout, meaning they have qualified for the next round in Somerset on the 6th July!
They also took part in the mounted games demo at Royal Cornwall Show last weekend and again won the races.
A huge well done to Harriet and her team, and good luck in the next round!
On Wednesday 12th June, students from across the year groups, competed for valuable House Points in the annual Swimming Gala.
In a heartfelt and timely assembly held this week in Newman Hall, our inspiring Head Student Team addressed the crucial topics of exam pressures and student wellbeing. With assessments scheduled at the end of the school term, the assembly aimed to equip students with strategies to manage stress and maintain a healthy balance between academic demands and personal wellness.
Scarlett, 7L, has qualified at the English Gymnastics Championships and celebrates a PB on her highest score.
Huge congratulations to Maya, 8A, who competed in an inaugural tumbling competition, as part of the Trampolining, DMT and Tumbling League at the National Indoor Athletics Centre in Cardiff on Sunday. Having smashed Regional 1 level in February, she was competing at Regional 2 level for the first time and won a bronze medal. 
We are delighted to share Suzie's achievement in in the Newquay Intotri duathlon on Sunday, where she came 3rd in her field. Well done Suzie!
Today is National Empathy Day and our PHSG library has created a reading list to inspire students to learn more about empathy through the stories. If you want to find out more about National Empathy day, visit the Empathy Lab's website here.
Megan, 11K has been invited to attend the UKMT Summer School and has been selected to attend the South West School of Mathematics from September!