Newsletter – April 2010
Please click on the following link to view the latest Harrow Way newsletter. Newsletter-April-2010
Dance Competition 2010
On 31st March Harrow Way held its annual dance competition in the school auditorium. There were 10 entrants and an opening performance by Yr11 Btec Dancers. Best choreography was won by Year 7 dance troupe Groovestars. Best costume was won by the 'Yr 10's'. A new prize this year was the audience vote award, which [...]
Harrow Way launch Parent’s Guide to Contextual Value Added (CVA)
With Contextual Value Added (CVA) tables very much in the media spotlight recently Harrow Way School has created a guide to help parents de-mystify this somewhat complicated measurement. Harrow Way’s Parents’ Guide to CVA is available to download here or by visiting the school and collecting a leaflet. CVA tables are [...]
U16’S Netball Tounament
The U16 tournament produced ‘moments of sheer genius’ versus unexpected hard work. Kim Willis stepped in to shoot, coupled with the very capable Alice Longshaw, who together, fought hard to put the ball through the net. It took a while for the team to finely tune their actions, at which stage, [...]
Year 8 Netball Tournament
Year 8 got off to a great start in this years ‘Andover Secondary Schools’ tournament, and continued to exhibit excellent netball skills throughout all four matches. A pattern formed quickly, with Harrow Way winning 2-0 against Test Valley, 5-0 against John Hanson and 2-0 against Winton. Excellent interceptions from Izzy Smart [...]
Year 8 Netball Report – Wednesday 28th March
Harrow Way 21 - Winton 2 Harrow Way got off to a slow start as it took the first quarter for the shooters, Georgina Harris and Chloe Lister, to get their eye in. However, once they did, there was no stopping them. Vicky Wells (WD) controlled the centre court well, making many timely interceptions and [...]
Year 7 Netball Report – 28th March
Harrow Way 12 – Winton 1 This team is going from strength to strength. The girls are beginning to sort their positioning out and with a little more work on passing and timing of movement will turn them into a good team. Emma Helsdown provides an invaluable link at centre between [...]
History Movie Makers
Year 8 History have been studying The Making of the UK 1500-1750. The students were given a research topic on Elizabeth I and the Spanish Armada, which they were to present to the rest of the class. To see their video click here. Year 10 History classes have been making videos as part of their [...]
Andover District Netball Tournament
Under 14’s report With a full squad participating, the Harrow Way girls were hoping to finish off an unbeaten league season with success in the tournament. Sadly they got off to a bad start and were slow off the marks against Test Valley, who passed the ball quickly and shot well [...]
The Times Spelling Bee
On Wednesday 25th March four Year 7s, Lewis Hatchett, Eleanor Potter, Nayana McGee and Mark Todd set off for Cineworld in Southampton to take part in The Times Spelling Bee – an annual competition in which over 100 schools take part. The contest was composed of two stages, a knock out round and a quick [...]