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Another nail-biting game is scheduled for this Wednesday, October 12, at St Bonaventure’s Sports Hall as our team faces Haringey 6th Form.
Tip off is at 4pm and staff and students are encouraged to go along and support the team.
St Bon’s won the first match of the season last week against Havering 6th which was a confidence boost.
Support is always needed and a fantastic opportunity to see our brilliant basketballers in action.
We have a new-look prospectus ready to give out to prospective Year 7 parents at our Open Evening this week.
Copies will be available from reception also.
St Bonaventure’s won Wednesday’s first game of the season with a fantastic final score of 99 to 36.
The game was played at home and Coach Onireti said the lads played really well.
Here’s a match report from Mr Senior.
St Bonaventure’s recorded their first ever win in the ABL competition this week, October 5, against Havering 6th Form College.
It was the first time the two sides have met in any competition and both were determined to get off to a good start.
Havering won the tip off and straight away took the lead with swift passing to Shekhem Vige for an uncontested lay-up, however that would be their only basket for 6 min as St Bon’s went rampant, forcing early turnovers and going on a 14-0 run lead by Jonathan Ragasa who top scored with 24 points. Havering struggled to break down St Bon’s defence resulting in multiple turnovers and conversion at the other end and taking the quarter, 27 – 6.
More of the same in the second quarter with St. Bon’s looking very impressive on the defensive end. Captain Joel Osei lead the defensive charge showing leadership quality. Havering’s talisman Darren Henry who finished with 7pts tried to lift the team with back to back baskets midway through the quarter. St Bon’s would answer back with great defensive effort leading to 8 straight points by Denzel Kazembe. Kazembe finished with 23 pts on the night and looked like a player on a mission. More to come from Kazembe in the third as he dazzled the crowd with steals and acrobatic finish. The visitors had their best spell in the third lead by Johnson and showed their quality but it was to be St Bon’s day as every player got on the score sheet and were cruising to victory.
The Final Score was 99 – 36
St Bonaventure’s Coach, Stephen Onireti, said: “It was a positive result for us, getting off to a good start was what we needed. There is still room for improvement and I’m sure the competition will get tougher as time goes on but overall I am really pleased with our performance and the way we handled the game.”
All staff and teachers were treated to muffins in the staff-room at break-time today, October 5, as a way of saying thank you for all the wonderful things they do every single day to inspire and help children in St Bonaventure’s.
They went down a treat and English teacher Ms Corriette is see pictured here enjoying a cuppa and a cake.
Happy World Teachers’ Day everyone!
The new basketball season begins in earnest today with the first game being held at the Boleyn Road school. Tip off is at 4pm.
St Bonaventure’s face Havering Sixth Form College and it’s the first since St Bon’s have played in the ABL.
Coach Onireti is confident St Bon’s will do well. Students can go along to watch and show their support.
Tomorrow is World Teachers’ Day.
This has been celebrated on 5 October every year since 1994.
Now in its 22nd year, the day has an important purpose; to raise awareness of the work done by teachers and to support them to help the learning of future generations.
The day was established by UNESCO the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, a branch of the UN which is dedicated to promoting peace through education, science and culture.
The special day is being observed on October 5 in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, Macedonia, Maldives, Mauritius, Republic of Moldova, Netherlands, Pakistan, Philippines, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Russia, Serbia and UK, among others.
The day celebrates all the wonderful things teachers do, the lives they change and the children they inspire every single day.
Every adult remembers their own education and remembers their favourite teacher, not their individual lessons nor the content nor the buildings but the way the teacher made them feel. It is said that a good teacher knows how to bring out the best in their students and here at St Bon’s we have many, many excellent teachers who dedicate their lives to teaching. For them teaching is a vocation not just a job.
We look forward to saying thank you to all our wonderful teachers and showing them how special they are to us.
All this month at St Bonaventure’s we are celebrating Black History Month by acknowledging the myriad of wonderful contributions black individuals have made to our country and London in particular over the years.
The celebrations run throughout the month of October with Mr Halliwell putting together a slide show of role models – both men and women – for Form teachers to discuss with their students each morning.
Daily inspirational stories are being posted on our Facebook page StBons too and already these are proving to be exceptionally popular with our community.The first to be posted was Asquith Xavier who has strong connections with St Bon’s as his grandsons came here, the last only left this summer. Walter Tull was a local hero who died in the First World War and was a professional footballer, playing for Clapton FC, who became the first black commissioned officer in the British Army.
Teachers and students are also being encouraged to find out about other inspirational people – all the better if there is a local connection.
Other activities are planned in school with teachers, staff and students getting involved and lessons reflecting this important month.
“There are so many wonderful people who did positive things, it is hoped that by sharing their story, our students will learn about them and the difference they made to society “ added Mr Halliwell.
Black History Month was first celebrated in London in 1987.
To take a look at some of the slides click on the link below.
Global Accountancy giants, Ernst & Young, are mentoring four of our Year 13 students who will be given the unique opportunity to visit one of the world’s leading accountancy and professional services firms to find out more about a career in financial services.
St Bonaventure’s alumnus, Nilesh B Dosa, orchestrated the mentoring as he now works as an advisory consultant with EY and still has fond memories of his time as a student here.
The Year 13 6th Form students are: Joshua Akinsowon, Myles Quacoe , Harraj Singh and Tolu Obafemi-Ajayi. They are all 17. They visited the offices in More London earlier this month and Nilesh went on to explain: “It was fantastic to welcome 6th Form students into our London Bridge office. The session was informative and inspiring and the students showed their passion and enthusiasm with lots of questions about the variety of activities EY does. I look forward to mentoring them this coming year and hope to see them on our Business Apprenticeship programme next year.”
Amaka Uche from the Ernst & Young Talent team also took part on the day and added: “The EY Business Apprenticeship is a market-leading award winning alternative to university. This training lets you join EY straight after school — just as some of our directors and partners did. When you qualify, you’ll have the same professional qualification you’d study for after university, and you’ll earn this sooner than a graduate, with the same career options to look forward to”
Whichever direction our students take this mentoring opportunity will greatly enhance their career prospects. All of our students gave us great feedback on their first visit and felt they learnt so much.
Tolu gave this testimonial: “I was provided with a telling insight into the world of finance. Our mentor has really provided a motivation for me to go on and try to be successful”. Myles added: “I was inspired to see how the business world works and it opened my eyes to also explore paths other than university”.
Thanks to Nilesh and his colleagues at EY for organising such a fantastic initiative.
Miss Masset will be running a Chess Club in the library every Thursday from 1.45pm until 2.10pm.
Students are invited to go along and learn a new skill. They will be made welcome and make new friends at the same time.
Friday lunchtimes will see the library playing host to The Book Club with boys reading and analysing a range of Carnegie Award winning books.
The club promises to be lots of fun. Literacy skills will be improved as well…it’s a win win situation!
See Miss Massett or more details or go along to see for yourself.
St Bonaventure’s teacher, Aaron Senior, was awarded his Level 4 Basketball Referee title earlier this month by the British Basketball League.
Mr Senior undertook a year long course and had to pass a theory paper earlier in the year and fitness test before qualifying.
He was awarded his certificate in Sheffield at the English Institute of Sport.
26-year-old Mr Senior is Head of Year 9 and Leader of Student Progress and Development at St Bonaventure’s as well as being a basketball coach for the school team and Under 16 coach for ‘Youngbloods.’
Mr Senior now plans to study for his international referee qualification.
