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15 Jun 2018
A quick newsletter this week!
Read MoreSchool Houses
When girls join More House School in Year 7 and the Sixth Form, they are placed into one of four Houses – Canterbury, Iona, Santiago and Walsingham.
The names represent four Catholic places of pilgrimage. Girls remain in the same House throughout their school life. Placing girls in Houses enables inter-school competition at all levels as well as creating a sense of belonging.
Each house is led by a member of staff (Head of House), assisted by one or more sixth form House Captains. (House Captains are appointed by the Head of House following formal interviews). Each house will also have a representative from each year group to assist the running of house events. Credits are awarded to each house following inter-house competitions. Individuals may also collect credits for their house and are awarded certificates at the weekly house meetings according to the chart below. At the end of each term and school year, the credits gained by each house are totalled up and the winning House receives a trophy.
| Individual House Awards | |
|---|---|
| Number of Credits: | Certificate Awarded: |
| 5 | Honours Card |
| 25 | Certificate of Achievement |
| 50 | Bronze Certificate |
| 75 | Silver Certificate |
| 100 | Gold Certificate |
| 200 | Platinum Certificate |
House Competitions
A wide range whole school and subject specific inter-house competitions are organised each year and all girls are expected to represent their house in one or more of these.
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HOUSE COMPETITIONS 2016-2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| WHEN | WHAT | GIRLS INVOLVED |
AUTUMN TERM |
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| SEPTEMBER | Sports Day | Whole School |
| OCTOBER | House Assemblies | Whole School |
| OCTOBER | Art Competition | Whole School |
| NOVEMBER | Photo Challenge | Whole School |
| NOVEMBER | University Challenge | Teams selected for each house from all years |
| NOVEMBER | Fashion Show | Whole School |
| NOVEMBER | House Assemblies | Whole School |
| NOVEMBER | A Way with Words (Poetry Reading) | Whole School |
| DECEMBER | Engineering Challenge | Whole School |
| DECEMBER | Netball Competition | Whole School |
| DECEMBER | Science Key Words Competition | Years 7 & 8 |
SPRING TERM |
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| JANUARY | MFL Competition | Whole School |
| FEBRUARY | Maths Quiz | Years 7 |
| FEBRUARY | Drama Competition | Whole School |
| FEBRUARY | Pointless | Teams selected for each house from all years |
| FEBRUARY | Junior House Assemblies | Years 7, 8 & 9 |
| FEBRUARY | Countdown | |
| MARCH | Whacky Olympics | Whole School |
| MARCH | Tenner Challenge (Young Enterprise)* | Year 8 |
| MARCH | Talent Competition | Individual entries open to all |
SUMMER TERM |
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| APRIL | Science Key Words Competition | Years 9 and 10 |
| MAY | Music Competition and House Choir | All Years – Individual and Small ensemble performances |
| JUNE | Inter-house Rounders | Whole School |
| JUNE | 10K Challenge | Teams of 1 – 4 girls: Open to all |
| JUNE | House Entertainment | Whole School |
