Friends Bring the Colour

The school field was full of colour on Sunday 28 September when more than 130 participants took part in the first ever Colour Run organised by the Friends of William Howard School! People of all ages either ran, jogged or walked around the course as the colour flew through the air creating art on every…

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Friendly Football Derby

A gripping Football Derby was held during breaktime today when a Year 11 team took on Sixth Form players. Although there were a number of near scores from both sides, the two 10-minute goalless halves meant the match was decided on penalties. After a tense penalty shoot-out, the Sixth Form team seized a 2-1 victory.…

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Free Books for Year 7

Reading for pleasure is high on the agenda at William Howard School. Through our annual Bookbuzz scheme, supported by the Book Trust, the WHS Library is once again offering a gift of a FREE book to each of our new Year 7 students. There are 16 wonderful titles to choose from, stories and graphic novels…

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Following the Herd!

Year 9 Agriculture students visited Dobcross Hall Farm, a local dairy farm in Gaitsgill near Dalston, last week. The visit helped to illustrate the skill and care that goes into raising and maintaining a dairy herd. Their topic ‘Field to bottle’ allowed the students to get firsthand practical experience of a typical day on a dairy…

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Focus on Fish

Year 10 GSCE Food Preparation & Nutrition students are currently studying protein as part of their course. They have looked at the nutritional benefits of oily fish such as salmon and were therefore delighted to be chosen as one of 300 schools to receive free salmon as part of the Food Teachers Centre Fish Hero’s…

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First Round of Rounders

The weather was perfect yesterday for the first Rounders games this year for our Year 8 and Year 10 teams at Caldew School. Year 8 Match The girls had only had one rounders practice since Easter so were not as ready as they would have liked but they had a fabulous game and played some…

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