b'HOUSE REPORTSAs we near the end of another school year, its timetotally worth itand we said a bittersweet goodbye to take a proud (and slightly smug) look back atto our Year 11 and 13 Alfreds, whove been everything House Alfred has achieved. Spoiler alert:absolute legends.weve been smashing itagain. Year 11 Alfred passed the recycling torch to Year Sporting success (or, how we keep winning7 Alfred, keeping the green spirit alive and well. Its without breaking too much sweat) official: were not just winners on the field, were Our Year 8s kicked off the year with a bang,winners for the planet too. Who says you cant have grabbing first place in Football, Basketball, andyour cake and save the world?Athleticsand a respectable second in Handball.Looking to the finish lineClearly, theyve been working on their skills orRight now, were cruising at the top of the house maybe just the art of convincing the referees. points table. History tells us not to get too Year 7 werent far behind, snatching top spotscomfortable (weve been here before, only to be ALFRED in Football and Handball and putting in solidpipped at the post), but with Sports Day looming performances elsewhere. And Year 10 and 11?and plenty of time left to rack up points, were Lets just say they didnt come to playexceptconfident well finish on top.ALFRED maybe in Connect 4 and Chess, where AlfredHouse Alfred isnt just about winning (though, lets showed brainpower is just as important as brawn,be honest, its a big plus). Its about community, finishing joint second in both. teamwork, and making sure everyone feels part of If winning was an Olympic sport, Alfred wouldsomething specialeven if that something special definitely be bringing home the gold. Or at least ais just trying to convince the teachers to give us really shiny participation trophy. more house points.More than just sportswere a communityThanks to everyonepupils, staff, and families(and we bake a mean cake) who made this year unforgettable. Now, lets go We also flexed our community muscles this year.and bring home that trophy!Our bake sale was a huge hitthe calories wereMr BansalThe current 11N hold a special place with me as theyLouis Gebelin, Zayn Ismail, Safdariqbal Javed, Ihsan were the first 7N when I took on the role of HeadErmis and Malcolm Munhuuripi. 9N have also achieved of Nelson. I would like to wish them, as well as thea joint second place finish for the House Chess Nelsons that are leaving us in our sixth form, all thetournament. Well done to Ihsan Ermis and Jean-Louis luck for whatever the next part of their journey will be.Gebelin. I am incredibly proud of how they have served NelsonOur 10Ns have had several successes this year too, house.with a second place finish in the House Football and The Nelsons from every year group have got stuck ina third place finish in the House Athletics event. Well and represented the house strongly this year. Lets lookdone to the whole of 10N as these success stories at some of our highlights from this past academic year.were a real team effort.Our Year 7 students have worked together well as aAlongside our 10Ns our 11Ns have also had a number form and have achieved a strong second place forof sporting successes this year. Well done to 11N the House Basketball competition. A big well done tofor third place finishes in the House Football and NELSON Dhruv Hirani, Varin Younis, Daniel Nachkebia Udeagha,House Athletics event and a first place finish in the Abdullah Shah, Reuben Dhillon, Ahmed Ellahi andHouse Handball competition. Congratulations to Sam NELSON Ishaan Parwana, who were the members of this team. Odujeru, Vyar Younis, Treyan Patel and Ishaan Saqib, The Sports Enrichment Days really gave our Year 8our winning Handball team. Congratulations also go students the chance to work together and share inout to Treyan for improving on his second place in last each others success. We have had a second placeyears House Chess tournament, with a first place finish finish for the House Football for 8N, as well as two thirdthis year. Well done, Treyan! place finishes in the House Handball and Basketball.I am really pleased with all our successes so far this Our 9N students also enjoyed a hard-fought third placeyear; lets keep it up in this final stretch of the school finish for the House Basketball competition. Well doneyear.to Abhay Bains, Himmat Samra, Makai Tulloch, Jean- Mrs Saleem60'