Friday 9th March 2012
Congratulations to Sarah Gardner who was crowned classical winner of Next Brit Thing 2012 earlier t...
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Charlie Vasiliou has reached the final of the Young Drummer of the Year competition, after fighting...
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The Department for Education published the school performance league tables this week....
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Tuesday 1 May 2012
The annual D&T Product and Fashion Show was well attended and appreciated by visitors. Thank you to Holy Ghost, Aston Martin and Niche Hairdressers for their support.
Friday 27 April 2012
Oswald Charity Week has been action packed. Here are a few highlights.
Monday 23 April 2012
Pupils have been put through their paces for the Yarm School Olympic Challenge Event.
Monday 23 April 2012
Despite a dreadful weather forecast, a small group of hardy pupils braved three days of walking and camping in the heart of the Lake District at the end of the Easter holidays.
Monday 23 April 2012
Eighteen enthusiastic First Years set off for the Yorkshire Dales on the last day of term.
Tuesday 17 April 2012
Pupils enjoyed an action packed week on climbing in Fontainebleau. It was a fantastic week full of challenges.
Tuesday 31 January 2012
A fantastic Fourth Year production of Helen. Well done to all involved.
Tuesday 10 January 2012
Dr Chapman led a second of two trips to Linton Falls last weekend.
Friday 6 January 2012
The German Christmas Markets trip.
Thursday 5 January 2012
When most of the school was having a lie in on the day after term ended for the Christmas holidays, a small band of intrepid Second Years were up early to set off on an Outdoor Education trip to the Yorkshire Dales. Afterwards the trip was accurately characterised the three days as: ‘mud, snow and ice’. It was an enjoyable trip!
Monday 12 December 2011
The Christmas Fantasia Concert got everyone in to the festive mood on Saturday night. The concert was fantastic, with an impressive number of pupils taking part - well done!
Monday 14 November 2011
At the weekend, seven young climbers joined Mr Van Opstal on a climbing trip to the Peak District.
Tuesday 8 November 2011
The J14 headed off to Peterborough during half term for a rowing training camp.
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Monday 7 November 2011
Over half-term a group of pupils set off on Mr Van Opstal’s trip, ‘The Lake District Challenge’. The challenge was to cross the Lake District from one side to the other from sea level, via self propelled means.
Overall the trip was a great success and, considering the weather conditions, the group did extremely well.
Thursday 13 October 2011
Well Done Oswald House! It was a fantastic evening with all Houses delivering strong performances.
Wednesday 28 September 2011
At the weekend we had a block fixture against Leeds with some very good results.
Monday 12 September 2011
A group of keen climbers set out for Brimham Rocks at the weekend. We were blessed with fantastic weather and all the pupils had a fantastic day bouldering and rope climbing. It was lovely to see First Years trying every route and being succesful at almost all of the climbs!
Monday 12 September 2011
Dr Chapman led a group of Second Years to the Lake District for a camping trip. Unfortunately after a very wet Saturday the group had to move to the Dales. However, on the Sunday the sun shone in the Dales and the group managed to climb Buckden Pike.
Tuesday 30 August 2011
During the summer holidays a small group of intrepid Second Years spent a week in north-west Scotland camping in the wilderness and climbing mountains.
Thursday 7 July 2011
The Dance Showcase was a fantastic evening with the pupils displaying a wide range of dance influences. Hope you enjoy viewing the photos.
Friday 1 July 2011
The variety of texts and the quality of the acting made this probably the best duologues ever. Congratulations to all who took part, especially Intermediate winners, Daniel Brennan and Emily Scott, and Senior winners, Alex de Jong and Megan Geddis. What a great evening!!
Friday 1 July 2011
The Junior Duologues evening was fantastic and the performances were extremely entertaining. Well Done!
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Monday 20 June 2011
The First Year induction day was a huge sucess, the sun shone and the pupils had a lot of fun.
Thursday 26 May 2011
Fifteen determined First Years set off from school early on Sunday 8th May, knowing there were challenges ahead if they were to find the treasure hidden in, they were told, a really weird and wacky place.
The weird and wacky place turned out to be a folly; a spoof prehistoric Druid’s Temple. Once there the three teams had to use compasses and string to locate the treasure, based on a complicated treasure map. After lots of false starts the girls’ team got there first and recovered the hidden doubloons.
Tuesday 17 May 2011
It has been fun and games on the last day for the Fifth Year before they start study leave for their GCSEs.
Monday 16 May 2011
A small group of seven Second Year boys set off for Seathwaite Farm, Borrowdale during Easter. Whilst there the pupils experienced a very intensive climbing adventure, climbing many of the local Lake District peaks around Keswick. Pupils also tried their hands at map reading, rock scrambling and cooking their own food on trangia cookers.
Monday 16 May 2011
A group of 18 intrepid First Year explorers headed to Selside over Easter.
Friday 13 May 2011
The summer concert was a fantastic evening with a varied and thoroughly entertaining programme.
Friday 6 May 2011
The Oswald Roseberry Run was taken to new heights yesterday, with Chris Mackenzie beating the House record and running to the top in 7.28 minutes! Well done to all the pupils involved and to Mrs Jackson, Mr Van Opstal and Mr Booth.
Wednesday 27 April 2011
Fun was had by all on a climbing trip to Fontainebleau over the Easter break. Each day we explored different climbing hotspots conquering boulders. As the week went on the pupils did not tire of climbing instead they got more determined and climbed some fantastic routes. In the evenings, pupils showed off their culinary skills by preparing some fantastic meals. Thank you to all the pupils and staff involved in the trip - Joshua Tree next!!!
Friday 25 March 2011
Yesterday a South African school rugby team visited for a match against our 1st and 2nd teams. It was a beautiful day for watching a game of rugby and a successful result for Yarm.
Friday 25 March 2011
The Cuthbert Fashion Show was a fantastic evening in aid of the Butterwick Hospice. Thank you to all the shops which kindly lent garments for the evening and to the textile pupils for showing off their creations.
Friday 25 March 2011
Oswald House held an Acoustic Concert as part of the House charity week. Performers played to a packed house and throughly entertained.
Thanks to Carla Whittingham for taking the photos.
Thursday 10 March 2011
A fun packed week raised over £2000 for Oswald House Charities. Candy Floss, Pancakes, Cakes, Darts Competition, Aerobics Events and “Sponge the Teacher” (and pupil), all helped to bring donations rolling in for a bumper charity year. Congratulations and thanks go to the coordinators of all the events. Military planning, preparation, good spirit and team work was in abundance. I am extremely proud of all the pupils in Oswald House, their enthusiasm and generosity has been overwhelming.
Friday 4 March 2011
Photos from Rugby sevens on Wednesday afternoon at Aisably.
Friday 18 February 2011
Antigone was a captivating production delivered by Fourth Year pupils and directed by Mr Hall.
In this classic tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Sophocles, Antigone is forced to choose between the edicts of the state and the rightness of her cause when the new King of Thebes, her uncle Creon, does not allow her dead brother to be buried. Two uncompromising positions clash in this play that raises questions about family loyalty, democracy and tyranny, the battle between men and women, and the power of religious belief.
Friday 18 February 2011
Pupils ventured off to Scotland with Mr. Van Opstal, Mr. Chamberlain and Mr. Haydock for three days of winter mountaineering in the Cairngorm National Park.
Friday 11 February 2011
The Bede House Music Quiz was a fantastic night, even Amy Winehouse turned up for the evening!
Friday 4 February 2011
From the other side of the river there are great views of the riverside development. We will keep you up to date on the latest developments on the school blog.
Thursday 3 February 2011
This week Bede House members have been making toasties and selling cakes at break times to raise money for the House charities.
By Wednesday lunchtime the students were working like a well-oiled machine turning out toasties as fast as they were selling.
Thursday 3 February 2011
The U14 and U16 Rugby 7's travelled to York to meet St Peter's in a fixture.
Wednesday 26 January 2011
First Year pupils experienced a wet day in Wharfedale, luckily Dr Chapman brought hot chocolate to share.
Friday 14 January 2011
While others were lying in bed on the first day of the Christmas holidays a group of nine intrepid Second Years gathered in the early morning for a three day walking trip to the Yorkshire Dales.
Friday 3 December 2010
Pupils enjoyed building an igloo, snow shelter and cross country skiing as part of their activities lesson this week.
Friday 3 December 2010
The snow at the weekend did not stop the Outdoor Education department making a trip to Chop Gate in North Yorkshire. Pupils learnt how to build a shelter in the snow, as well as have fun sledging.
Thursday 18 November 2010
Callum Potts and Fraser Allison were invited to meet famous Aussie artist, Rolf Harris. Earlier in the year pupils were challenged to paint a portrait of Rolf by Platinum Gallery. Out of the entries one winner could not be chosen so both Callum and Fraser’s pieces were selected. The gallery also chose to display work from other pupils.
Thursday 14 October 2010
House Drama hosted four fantastic plays.
Aidan: Much A Do About Clubbing
Bede: Nanny McPhee
Cuthbert: Graham - World's Fastest Blind Runner
Oswald: Wasps
