Sweat With A Smile :-)

27th July 2022Mrs S Field

Some of our students have been enjoying after school gym sessions and making excellent use of their gym membership over the last term. It is great to see how committed they have been to improving their health and fitness. ‘Sweat With A Smile’ is owned and managed by Julius Andrew, based in the school’s gym facility at the Lower School. This is run as an independent school and school staff are not present. Julius will be running gym sessions for students over the summer holidays. See below for more information and contact details….

#SweatWithASmile #keepfit #summeractivity #gym #healthandfitness

EGS Library Summer Reading BINGO!

21st July 2022Mrs S Field
Six weeks of summer- fantastic!
 
Have a go at our Summer Reading Bingo.
There is a choice of three bingo cards to choose from: non fiction, genre, KS3 or KS4.
You can find the Bingo cards in the Wellbeing classroom, Head of Year Google Classroom and on the Online Library Noticeboard.
 
Give it a go and try to complete one card.
When we come back in September, you will earn some merits and a prize!
 
#EGSliteracydept #lovebooks #keepreading #bookclubs #englishliterature #readingispower #enfieldgrammarschool #lovereading #englishlanguage #languages #spokenword #writtenword #creativewriting #summeractivity #holidayreads
 
https://www.enfieldgrammar.org/learning-support/literacy/
https://www.enfieldgrammar.org/learning-support/curriculum/literacy-library/

Music Tour 2022

20th July 2022Mrs S Field
Music Tour To Normandy
As the last tour for Ms Penfold and myself (Mr Ness), and after some delay, it was great to get the original music team back together for one last concert tour; Mr Ness, Mr Monk, Mr Escott, Mr Tate-Lovery, Ms Penfold.
 
The students were impeccable from beginning to end and played their hearts out to the people of France. The French responded by giving us every ounce of energy back – although we wish we could bottle the energy and use it now as we are all shattered!
 
Thank you to the wonderful students that attended this tour and all the many tours prior. As you will find, long after the last note has rung out and the equipment is packed away leaving a bare stage, the resonance of the memory of these amazing tours will continue to bring joy for the rest of our lives.
 
I am so pleased that Mr Escott will be in charge of the music department next year as this will keep the long traditions of the department alive and flourishing.
 
From Ms Penfold and myself though, it’s bon voyage et merci pour la musique et les souvenirs. 🎵
 
@egsmusicdept
#enfieldgrammarschool #EGSmusicdept #musictour #musicscholarships #musiclessons #musicconcerts #schoolconcerts #schoolbandsrock #thesoundofEGSmusic #musicalinstruments #playerofmusic #lovemusic #songs #tunes #chords #melodies #choir #bandrehearsals #bandpractice #egsvoices

Yoto Carnegie Medal 2022

20th July 2022Mrs S Field
Congratulations to the Yoto Carnegie Medal 2022 winner – Katya Balen with her book October,October. Not only did Katya win the Yoto Carnegie Medal, but also the Shadowers award, which is a result of all participating schools voting for their favourite. This year’s books were really good and it was a very close contest between them all.
 
Our EGS Yoto Carnegie Shadowers have been reading the shortlisted titles and have voted for their own EGS winner:
1st – ‘When The Sky Falls’ by Phil Earl
2nd – ‘Punching The Air’ by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
3rd ‘Cane Warriors’ by Alex Wheatle.
Mrs Rudolph says that they had good fun debating the books. Well done boys!
 
#lovereading #readingispower

Student Spotlights: EGS Athletes

19th July 2022Mrs S Field

A bit after the event, but we would still like to acknowledge the performance of these EGS athletes in the Borough Championships recently.

They all performed really well – here they are with their medals 🙂 Congratulations!🥇

Results were:

Ben Hoitis – 2nd High Jump

Brando Bailey Joseph – 1st High Jump / 2nd 200m

Elvis Elendu- 1st Long Jump / 2nd 100m

Eben – 3rd 200m Ethan Blackwood- 1st Hammer

Fred Sheehan- 1st Hammer

Garry Gibbs- 1st 200m/ 2nd Shot Put

Isaac Forbes – 3rd Javelin

Jay Lambert – 3rd Discus

Jeffery Darko – 3rd Hurdles

Joseph Boyaram – 1st Hurdles

Luca Kaye – 1st Long Jump

Malakai Morgan – 1st Shot Put / 2nd 800m

Oran Tivnaan – 2nd 300m

Orlando – 1st 800m

Tahvae Hunte – 3rd 800m

Titus Louis – 3rd 100m

Tyler Tingey – 2nd 1500m

Year 8 Relay Team – 1st

Year 9 Relay Team 1st Zac – 2nd Hurdles

Zac Jeffery – 2nd 300m / 3rd Triple Jump

           

Cricket: 1st XI v MCC

18th July 2022Mrs S Field

Unfortunately the game was a shade ‘one-sided’ but a very valuable experience, particularly for the younger boys. MCC batted first, and despite some good bowling at times they managed to set a large target. One or two poor shot choices and tight bowling from the MCC saw the school bowled out for a low score.

Miss Montfort’s Y8 Book Reading Challenge

18th July 2022Mrs S Field
Ms Montfort organised a Book Reading Challenge across the Year 8 Forms.
Every month, the students had to pick a new book to read on a given topic.
As a reward for taking part in the challenge, 8 students watched the movie adaptation of “Life of Pi” by Ang Lee which some of them read for their last challenge of the year: to read a book about friendship.
Thank you very much to the students who took part in it! And, as Dr Seuss says: “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.
 
#readingispower

Student Spotlight: Y13 Stephen Nicolaides

18th July 2022Mrs S Field
After an intensive interview process (with over a 1000 applications), we are pleased to share that Stephen Nicolaides (Yr13) has been awarded a OneStop scholarship of £15000.
The scholarship includes a bursary to provide financial support whilst at university, plus access to a mentor to provide career guidance and support.
As part of the scholarship, Stephen will also gain valuable work experience through internships during university summer holidays in areas of the business relating to sustainability and technology. There is a strong possibility that these internships could lead to a graduate role.
Stephen commented “I am looking forward to carrying out the work experience as part of the scholarship, to put into practice some of the skills that I will learn whilst at university”.
As we watch another member of the EGS alumni secure an amazing opportunity, we wish Stephen well for the future.