The News 6 September 2024
School News
Sports
St Aidan's
St DO's
St Bede's
St CT's
St John's
St Margaret's
St Hugh's
St EW's
Update from the Head
Whilst it has been lovely to welcome both the new parents and the whole school, including the new students, to the Abbey Church for prayers of welcome, the first Assembly and the uplifting first Mass of the Academic year celebrated by the Father Abbot, there is nothing that beats being back in the classroom for me and my colleagues. This is particularly true for me with the bright responses and great enthusiasm of my Year 9 Latin set-as you can see from the attached photo of them in action in the Classicals block of the Quadrangle. Term is underway and what this hard-working and inquisitive group show, as do the new teaching groups at Middle Sixth level, that the mixing together of the best of those who have come up through Ampleforth with the vitality and talent of joiners at both Year 9 and Year 12-from across the country-is a joy for us as teachers.
Update from the Head
There has also been a great start on the sporting front with good pre-season training for hockey and rugby. We wish Mr James and Mr Metcalfe all the best for what should be exciting matches on Saturday, before we all come together for the first Sunday Mass as an Ampleforth family. Ampleforth has started the year with confidence and gusto! All best wishes,
Peter
Rugby - Saturday (7th)
Rugby V Bradford Grammar School
Hockey - Saturday (7th)
Girls Hockey V Giggleswick School and Queen Margarets,in a triangular tournament at all age grades
Message from Mrs Dent
We're thrilled to be here at the start of term, back with the house as it's meant to be: full of girls and a the fantastic, infectious energy they bring with them. We welcome 21 new members to the 'St Aidan's' family as we begin this academic year and are enjoying getting to know everybody as we make new connections and bonds, reforming our community as we mesh the old with the new in an exciting new version of this wonderful house. I am always sharing my belief that it is the girls who, in a large part, form and develop the culture of the house. This will again be true of the coming year, under the guidance of our house team, student leaders and tutors. The girls are in very good hands indeed and I know that we will achieve great things together as a house. I look forward to bringing you snippets of our 'every day' in these pages over the weeks ahead, so that you too can get to know us and gain a flavour of the girls' collective experience as we live a shared life of service together.
Mrs Ceri Dent, St Aidan's Housemistress
Best feetforward
Following a couple of days of induction, the girls are getting into their stride with the academic side of life - pictured here on the the short commute from house to the main school ahead of period 1.
In other news.......
Early birthdays for Emilia and Yasmin provided the perfect ice-breaker and an excuse to eat cake! Year 11 combined one of their opening tutorials with a cosy lunch in house as they caught up with their tutor There has even been the time for a little rest and relaxation between induction activities and lesssons.
A reminder that if you'd like to keep up with the goings on of the House and girls, then do find us on social media. Please do also feel free to drop me line with news or pictures of interesting or note-worthy things the girls have been up to in the holidays. It's always nice to share their experience more widely on these pages to celebrate the many gifts and achievements of the girls.
Dear Parents, We have had an extremely busy first few days of term as you can imagine punctuated with fire alarms, Yr 12 Cheese and Wine, and Year 9 Ghost trail this evening. Tutors have been happy to help with any enquiries regarding timetables, lessons or prep. Matrons have been on hand to deal with medical, laundry and dietary requirements. Please feel free to contact Mrs Edgar or myself about any other concerns and we will be pleased to contact you as soon as possible. This weekend will involve some justly deserved downtime and social interaction with other Houses. On Sunday we will enjoy whole school Abbey Mass, House Lunch and the Inter House Tug of War Competition in the afternoon. At 5pm on Sunday Prep and organisation for the coming week will begin. Warmest regards, Charmaine
Abbey Church St Bede's first in!
Big welcome to our new year 9 girls!
Year 10 girls enjoying the start of the GCSE programme!
Sharleen and Lidia - two lovely new additions to our fabulous year 11 girls!
Year 12 girls enjoying the start of sixth form
Hannah exceeding expectations in St Bede's year 13 cohort !
Summer successes for Bede's
Rocket club win for St Bede's girls Anastasia Wu and Matilde de Wattenville
Summer successes
Gold DofE in Scotland during the summer .
Anamika and Amber praying for Bede's girls in Lourdes
Keep up to date with House events on:
Welcome Back
It is a pleasure to extend a warm welcome and welcome back to student, parents and guardians alike. Whilst this has been a short week, the boys have busily begun settling into the new year, making new friendships and managing to navigate a hectic first few days. The feel of the house is one of a busy, bustling, happy family home and it is a testament to the boys that this is the case so soon.
This week ends with the Tug of War and with the raft race a week later, this promises to be a fun and exciting start to the year. I am sure that the House spirit will be fully on display and I look forward to sharing photographs of the fun soon.
This week we celebrated the Feast of St. Cuthbert and the boys were led in prayer by Fr Oswald with a specially written evening prayers. It was a special opportunity to stop and take a moment to think about how fortunate we are here. The boys were also challenged to live life like St. Cuthbert, which is a good place for a boarding family to start!
I look forward to seeing you all throughout this term, whether that be pitch side, at a parent conference or drop-off/pick-up, please do say hello!
World Champions!
Well done to Ronaldo and Freddie who were part of the team that won the Rocket Building Championships!
First Day Footy!
First Years - Welcome to CTs!
First Assembly of the Year
Boys looking smart and being challenged by the Headmaster to be the best version of themselves
The Feast of St. Cuthbert
The Feast of St. Cuthbert
House Lunches - Busy!
Eucharistic Ministers
On Thursday at the first Whole School Mass, Oliver and Harry were blessed as Eucharistic Ministers for the upcoming year
Mass - St. CTs helping out
Pupdate:
There is a duck egg buried there - our first one!
Pupdate:
Message from the Housemaster
After two long months of holidays, St Dunstan's and St Oswald's is finally alive again with 49 boys from the UK, Germany, Austria, France, Belgium, Spain, Gibraltar, Chile, Mauritius, Nigeria and Hong Kong. We welcome especially our new boys in years 9, 10, 11 and 12. They have been settling in quickly and are enjoying the great facilities and surroundings in DO's.
Message from the Housemaster
The boys are supported by our matrons Lisa and Minnie and their respective tutors:Year 9 - Piers Butler Year 10 - Ali Rogerson Year 11 - William James Year 12 - Simon Howard and Keith Harrison Year 13 - Mathew Osburn We also welcome our new resident boarding tutor Mr Haydon Jackson to the House.
Welcome to our year 9
Rupert, Orlando, Harry, Freddie, Eddie, Henry, Morgan, Harry, Matias, Dom and Alvaro
Welcome to our new year 10
Pablo and Ollie
Welcome to our new year 11
Casimir, Hector and Clemens
Welcome to our new year 12
Maximilian, Caspar, Ruben, Tiarnan and Richard
Morning routine
In order to get our juniors off to a good start, they begin their morning with a refreshing run at 7am.
Year 9 tutor group induction with Mr Butler
Year 9 IT log-in
Community
Nothing connects boys better than sports
First School Assembly on Tuesday
In the first school assembly, our very own Head Boy Finbar addressed the school community
Thursday Lunch
Thursday Lunch
On Thursdays, we eat in Deanery groups
Not quite the Beatles...
Hugo, Oliver, Nolan and Rafe
Too cool for school!
Hugo, Richard and Rafe having a chill moment...
Reading Time
Every evening after supper, we start prep with 20 minutes of reading time.
Reading Time
Reading Time
Welcome Mass
On Thursday morning, the school community gathered in the Abbey for the first mass of the school year
Welcome Mass
Deputy Head of House Emil and Head Boy Finbar as well as our year 10s Ollie and Paddy are part of our amazing Schola.
Welcome Mass
Ben, one of the House's Eucharistic Ministers, did the first reading.
Welcome Mass
Fr Cedd, our House Chaplain, read the Gospel
Welcome Mass
The Abbot himself presided over the Mass...
Welcome Mass
... and invested the new Eucharistic Ministers of the School (Ben and Alois for DO's).
Last but not least
Ollie continuing with his morning routine: A refreshing plunge in the ice bath.
Message from the Housemaster
It has been lovely to welcome back the pupils to Junior House and to meet the many new families joining Ampleforth this year. You are very welcome. The induction day was a fantastic way for everyone to get to know each other. We were also able to introduce a new member of staff to the House, Mr James Jenkinson. This year, tutor groups will have pupils from Year 7 and Year 8 in them. This is already proving very helpful as the Year 8s have taken the new-starters under their wing. Hopefully the photos in this newsletter will give you a taste of what we have been up to. The House Team have been particularly impressed by the EW students demonstrating a fantastic 'give it a go' attitude. Following taster sessions, the Music department are thrilled to welcome so many budding musicians into Orchestra and Junior Choir. Do follow our House Instagram and Facebook pages for more updates on life at Ampleforth. This weekend, boys will continue their rugby training and the girls are playing hockey matches at Queen Margaret's. We will have a BBQ on Saturday evening and we will be giving it our all in the Tug of War competition on Sunday. These are voluntary events, but I do hope as many as possible can attend. Please note that day pupils may arrive at school dressed in PE kit on a Wednesday but should have their dress code with them at school, ready to change into. Please feel free to contact me if you have any queries. Sebastian Phillips
Junior House
Junior House
Walking through the valley, and visiting the Antony Gormley (W68) statue 'Stargazer'. Gormley is an Old Amplefordian!
Junior House
Meeting our tutors and evening reading sessions...
House Sports
For sports fixtures and team sheets, please click on Sports Fixtures & Results on the home page of the Portal or go to ampleforthsport.org.uk. Password protected information can be accessed using ‘Benedictine1802’.
House Sports
For sports fixtures and team sheets, please click on Sports Fixtures & Results on the home page of the Portal or go to ampleforthsport.org.uk. Password protected information can be accessed using ‘Benedictine1802’.
House Sports
We are always delighted to hear of our students' achievements outside of school. Pleased to share that over the Summer, Willow gained multiple podium places in hurdles, high jump, and javelin and her athletics team, City of York AC, came 5th in the National Championships!
Junior House September 2024
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Message from the Housemaster
Dear Parents and Guardians, What a wonderful feeling it is to have a new crop of students filling up the boarding house. With 10 new pupils in Year 9 joining St Hugh's House, we are all benefitting from their excitement and enthusiasm. Our new students have come from all over the world, from as far away as China, from Spain to Mexico and then from Harrogate. What a wonderfully cosmopolitan place this is. We celebrate excellent A Level and GCSE results from last year's Top Year and Remove, respectively. We now offer our best wishes to those embarking on new chapters in their lives. Will is off to Oxford to study Classics, Pat and Archie have gone to Edinburgh University, Fionn is off to New Zealand, Finn is in Canada, Elijah is working, Anton is at IE University in Segovia, Felix has gone to King's College, London, and Oleksii has been offered a place at Futureworks. Our Middle Sixth are ready to build on their GCSE successes; all our students are well-prepped to start their term with great purpose (academic and extra-curricular). Mr Dan MacDonald Housemaster, St Hugh's House
St Hugh's House Torch bearers at the welcome Mass.
Breakfast time
Year 9s enjoying their new home away from home
The News 6 September 2024 - St John's
St John's Boys
Congratualtions to Joshua Rugby 1st XV Captain 24-25
First day for our new Year 9
Dear Parents A busy first week back in Margaret’s. Already this week the girls have been choosing new activities, starting new courses, and taking up their positions of responsibilities.
It's lovely to have them back all refreshed and ready to start the year in such a positive way. The girls are looking forward to their first House competition the tug of war! Traditionally this has been one of our weaker events. This year, as always, I hold out hope. Annie, our Head of House, has been gifted with a House loudspeaker to cheer the girls on! Unfortunately I will not be there this Sunday as I am attempting to complete the Great North Run, or as I’m calling it, The Great North Walk/Run, on behalf of Save the Children. Shameless sponsorship link below! I’ve been as bad at raising money as I have training!
Fundraising for Save the Children
- Ms PatersonHousemistress, St Margaret'sHouse
It has been lovely welcoming and getting to know our new starters into St Margaret's. We will be back with more pictures and updates next week.
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The News 6 September 2024
School News
Sports
St Aidan's
St DO's
St Bede's
St CT's
St John's
St Margaret's
St Hugh's
St EW's
Update from the Head
Whilst it has been lovely to welcome both the new parents and the whole school, including the new students, to the Abbey Church for prayers of welcome, the first Assembly and the uplifting first Mass of the Academic year celebrated by the Father Abbot, there is nothing that beats being back in the classroom for me and my colleagues. This is particularly true for me with the bright responses and great enthusiasm of my Year 9 Latin set-as you can see from the attached photo of them in action in the Classicals block of the Quadrangle. Term is underway and what this hard-working and inquisitive group show, as do the new teaching groups at Middle Sixth level, that the mixing together of the best of those who have come up through Ampleforth with the vitality and talent of joiners at both Year 9 and Year 12-from across the country-is a joy for us as teachers.
Update from the Head
There has also been a great start on the sporting front with good pre-season training for hockey and rugby. We wish Mr James and Mr Metcalfe all the best for what should be exciting matches on Saturday, before we all come together for the first Sunday Mass as an Ampleforth family. Ampleforth has started the year with confidence and gusto! All best wishes, Peter
Rugby - Saturday (7th)
Rugby V Bradford Grammar School
Hockey - Saturday (7th)
Girls Hockey V Giggleswick School and Queen Margarets,in a triangular tournament at all age grades
Message from Mrs Dent
We're thrilled to be here at the start of term, back with the house as it's meant to be: full of girls and a the fantastic, infectious energy they bring with them. We welcome 21 new members to the 'St Aidan's' family as we begin this academic year and are enjoying getting to know everybody as we make new connections and bonds, reforming our community as we mesh the old with the new in an exciting new version of this wonderful house. I am always sharing my belief that it is the girls who, in a large part, form and develop the culture of the house. This will again be true of the coming year, under the guidance of our house team, student leaders and tutors. The girls are in very good hands indeed and I know that we will achieve great things together as a house. I look forward to bringing you snippets of our 'every day' in these pages over the weeks ahead, so that you too can get to know us and gain a flavour of the girls' collective experience as we live a shared life of service together.
Mrs Ceri Dent, St Aidan's Housemistress
Best feetforward
Following a couple of days of induction, the girls are getting into their stride with the academic side of life - pictured here on the the short commute from house to the main school ahead of period 1.
In other news.......
Early birthdays for Emilia and Yasmin provided the perfect ice-breaker and an excuse to eat cake! Year 11 combined one of their opening tutorials with a cosy lunch in house as they caught up with their tutor There has even been the time for a little rest and relaxation between induction activities and lesssons.
A reminder that if you'd like to keep up with the goings on of the House and girls, then do find us on social media. Please do also feel free to drop me line with news or pictures of interesting or note-worthy things the girls have been up to in the holidays. It's always nice to share their experience more widely on these pages to celebrate the many gifts and achievements of the girls.
Dear Parents, We have had an extremely busy first few days of term as you can imagine punctuated with fire alarms, Yr 12 Cheese and Wine, and Year 9 Ghost trail this evening. Tutors have been happy to help with any enquiries regarding timetables, lessons or prep. Matrons have been on hand to deal with medical, laundry and dietary requirements. Please feel free to contact Mrs Edgar or myself about any other concerns and we will be pleased to contact you as soon as possible. This weekend will involve some justly deserved downtime and social interaction with other Houses. On Sunday we will enjoy whole school Abbey Mass, House Lunch and the Inter House Tug of War Competition in the afternoon. At 5pm on Sunday Prep and organisation for the coming week will begin. Warmest regards, Charmaine
Abbey Church St Bede's first in!
Big welcome to our new year 9 girls!
Year 10 girls enjoying the start of the GCSE programme!
Sharleen and Lidia - two lovely new additions to our fabulous year 11 girls!
Year 12 girls enjoying the start of sixth form
Hannah exceeding expectations in St Bede's year 13 cohort !
Summer successes for Bede's
Rocket club win for St Bede's girls Anastasia Wu and Matilde de Wattenville
Summer successes
Gold DofE in Scotland during the summer .
Anamika and Amber praying for Bede's girls in Lourdes
Keep up to date with House events on:
Welcome Back
It is a pleasure to extend a warm welcome and welcome back to student, parents and guardians alike. Whilst this has been a short week, the boys have busily begun settling into the new year, making new friendships and managing to navigate a hectic first few days. The feel of the house is one of a busy, bustling, happy family home and it is a testament to the boys that this is the case so soon. This week ends with the Tug of War and with the raft race a week later, this promises to be a fun and exciting start to the year. I am sure that the House spirit will be fully on display and I look forward to sharing photographs of the fun soon. This week we celebrated the Feast of St. Cuthbert and the boys were led in prayer by Fr Oswald with a specially written evening prayers. It was a special opportunity to stop and take a moment to think about how fortunate we are here. The boys were also challenged to live life like St. Cuthbert, which is a good place for a boarding family to start! I look forward to seeing you all throughout this term, whether that be pitch side, at a parent conference or drop-off/pick-up, please do say hello!
World Champions!
Well done to Ronaldo and Freddie who were part of the team that won the Rocket Building Championships!
First Day Footy!
First Years - Welcome to CTs!
First Assembly of the Year
Boys looking smart and being challenged by the Headmaster to be the best version of themselves
The Feast of St. Cuthbert
The Feast of St. Cuthbert
House Lunches - Busy!
Eucharistic Ministers
On Thursday at the first Whole School Mass, Oliver and Harry were blessed as Eucharistic Ministers for the upcoming year
Mass - St. CTs helping out
Pupdate:
There is a duck egg buried there - our first one!
Pupdate:
Message from the Housemaster
After two long months of holidays, St Dunstan's and St Oswald's is finally alive again with 49 boys from the UK, Germany, Austria, France, Belgium, Spain, Gibraltar, Chile, Mauritius, Nigeria and Hong Kong. We welcome especially our new boys in years 9, 10, 11 and 12. They have been settling in quickly and are enjoying the great facilities and surroundings in DO's.
Message from the Housemaster
The boys are supported by our matrons Lisa and Minnie and their respective tutors:Year 9 - Piers Butler Year 10 - Ali Rogerson Year 11 - William James Year 12 - Simon Howard and Keith Harrison Year 13 - Mathew Osburn We also welcome our new resident boarding tutor Mr Haydon Jackson to the House.
Welcome to our year 9
Rupert, Orlando, Harry, Freddie, Eddie, Henry, Morgan, Harry, Matias, Dom and Alvaro
Welcome to our new year 10
Pablo and Ollie
Welcome to our new year 11
Casimir, Hector and Clemens
Welcome to our new year 12
Maximilian, Caspar, Ruben, Tiarnan and Richard
Morning routine
In order to get our juniors off to a good start, they begin their morning with a refreshing run at 7am.
Year 9 tutor group induction with Mr Butler
Year 9 IT log-in
Community
Nothing connects boys better than sports
First School Assembly on Tuesday
In the first school assembly, our very own Head Boy Finbar addressed the school community
Thursday Lunch
Thursday Lunch
On Thursdays, we eat in Deanery groups
Not quite the Beatles...
Hugo, Oliver, Nolan and Rafe
Too cool for school!
Hugo, Richard and Rafe having a chill moment...
Reading Time
Every evening after supper, we start prep with 20 minutes of reading time.
Reading Time
Reading Time
Welcome Mass
On Thursday morning, the school community gathered in the Abbey for the first mass of the school year
Welcome Mass
Deputy Head of House Emil and Head Boy Finbar as well as our year 10s Ollie and Paddy are part of our amazing Schola.
Welcome Mass
Ben, one of the House's Eucharistic Ministers, did the first reading.
Welcome Mass
Fr Cedd, our House Chaplain, read the Gospel
Welcome Mass
The Abbot himself presided over the Mass...
Welcome Mass
... and invested the new Eucharistic Ministers of the School (Ben and Alois for DO's).
Last but not least
Ollie continuing with his morning routine: A refreshing plunge in the ice bath.
Message from the Housemaster
It has been lovely to welcome back the pupils to Junior House and to meet the many new families joining Ampleforth this year. You are very welcome. The induction day was a fantastic way for everyone to get to know each other. We were also able to introduce a new member of staff to the House, Mr James Jenkinson. This year, tutor groups will have pupils from Year 7 and Year 8 in them. This is already proving very helpful as the Year 8s have taken the new-starters under their wing. Hopefully the photos in this newsletter will give you a taste of what we have been up to. The House Team have been particularly impressed by the EW students demonstrating a fantastic 'give it a go' attitude. Following taster sessions, the Music department are thrilled to welcome so many budding musicians into Orchestra and Junior Choir. Do follow our House Instagram and Facebook pages for more updates on life at Ampleforth. This weekend, boys will continue their rugby training and the girls are playing hockey matches at Queen Margaret's. We will have a BBQ on Saturday evening and we will be giving it our all in the Tug of War competition on Sunday. These are voluntary events, but I do hope as many as possible can attend. Please note that day pupils may arrive at school dressed in PE kit on a Wednesday but should have their dress code with them at school, ready to change into. Please feel free to contact me if you have any queries. Sebastian Phillips
Junior House
Junior House
Walking through the valley, and visiting the Antony Gormley (W68) statue 'Stargazer'. Gormley is an Old Amplefordian!
Junior House
Meeting our tutors and evening reading sessions...
House Sports
For sports fixtures and team sheets, please click on Sports Fixtures & Results on the home page of the Portal or go to ampleforthsport.org.uk. Password protected information can be accessed using ‘Benedictine1802’.
House Sports
For sports fixtures and team sheets, please click on Sports Fixtures & Results on the home page of the Portal or go to ampleforthsport.org.uk. Password protected information can be accessed using ‘Benedictine1802’.
House Sports
We are always delighted to hear of our students' achievements outside of school. Pleased to share that over the Summer, Willow gained multiple podium places in hurdles, high jump, and javelin and her athletics team, City of York AC, came 5th in the National Championships!
Junior House September 2024
Follow us on:
Message from the Housemaster
Dear Parents and Guardians, What a wonderful feeling it is to have a new crop of students filling up the boarding house. With 10 new pupils in Year 9 joining St Hugh's House, we are all benefitting from their excitement and enthusiasm. Our new students have come from all over the world, from as far away as China, from Spain to Mexico and then from Harrogate. What a wonderfully cosmopolitan place this is. We celebrate excellent A Level and GCSE results from last year's Top Year and Remove, respectively. We now offer our best wishes to those embarking on new chapters in their lives. Will is off to Oxford to study Classics, Pat and Archie have gone to Edinburgh University, Fionn is off to New Zealand, Finn is in Canada, Elijah is working, Anton is at IE University in Segovia, Felix has gone to King's College, London, and Oleksii has been offered a place at Futureworks. Our Middle Sixth are ready to build on their GCSE successes; all our students are well-prepped to start their term with great purpose (academic and extra-curricular). Mr Dan MacDonald Housemaster, St Hugh's House
St Hugh's House Torch bearers at the welcome Mass.
Breakfast time
Year 9s enjoying their new home away from home
The News 6 September 2024 - St John's
St John's Boys
Congratualtions to Joshua Rugby 1st XV Captain 24-25
First day for our new Year 9
Dear Parents A busy first week back in Margaret’s. Already this week the girls have been choosing new activities, starting new courses, and taking up their positions of responsibilities. It's lovely to have them back all refreshed and ready to start the year in such a positive way. The girls are looking forward to their first House competition the tug of war! Traditionally this has been one of our weaker events. This year, as always, I hold out hope. Annie, our Head of House, has been gifted with a House loudspeaker to cheer the girls on! Unfortunately I will not be there this Sunday as I am attempting to complete the Great North Run, or as I’m calling it, The Great North Walk/Run, on behalf of Save the Children. Shameless sponsorship link below! I’ve been as bad at raising money as I have training!
Fundraising for Save the Children
- Ms PatersonHousemistress, St Margaret'sHouse
It has been lovely welcoming and getting to know our new starters into St Margaret's. We will be back with more pictures and updates next week.