Saturday, 5 December 2009
The last weekend of term
Fox house split into two parties today, with some of our seniors going on a shopping expedition to Leeds, followed by a meal in Maxi's. Many thanks to Robert Sandercock and Sarah Mallinson for leading that. The balance of twenty three other members of the house chose not to go on the Leeds trip, but instead went out for a meal together at a local curry house. Well done to everyone who managed to finish their vindaloos! There were some pretty red faces by the end, but not a scrap of food was wasted.
Tomorrow, we have the meeting in York Minster Crypt to look forward to, mince pies and hot chocolate in the committee room, and Carols by Candlelight in the school hall. It's a busy life at Bootham at the best of times, but this week will be a lot busier than most!
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
Christmas @ Evelyn House
We had no star for the tree so Suzie came to the rescue with a tebby bear with was christmas-fied.
Once the decorations were finished then there was the usual family photograph of everyone in front of the x-mas tree. The evening was finished off with mice pies and hot chocolate.
Here are two short videos of the evening in glorious technicolour!
Happy Blogging until next time!
Saturday, 28 November 2009
Christmas comes to Rowntree
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Tuesday, 24 November 2009
It's the end of the world as we know it.
So, who'd have thought it? The Mayans had it right all along. This Sunday, the whole of Fox went along to see the latest blockbuster 2012, in which the end of the world happens because the Sun manages to microwave the Earth's crust or something. Tremendous special effects, a witty and lively performance from John Cusak, and a not half-bad ending. Here, two boys can be seen making preparations on their return from a hair-raising evening...
Friday, 20 November 2009
Leave Weekend (Evelyn House)
We look forward to receiving you back on Sunday night with your batteries recharged!
That is all for now but we will keep you posted....
Sarah
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
Talent, The Musical
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
New addition to the Evelyn Family
Saturday, 7 November 2009
Benedict Tang - pizza king!!
Saturday in Fox again! This evening we made up a huge batch of pizza dough, and let people put on any toppings they could invent from a bag of goodies. End result? masses of hot, delicious freshly baked pizza, and all for considerably less than just one large pizza from a certain well-known delivery chain. I hope that the boys will remember than economy and quality can often go hand-in-hand when you cook for yourself...
Bonfire Night!
After this, the boarders trooped off to the new Fox house kitchen, where Kirit Gordhandas, Andy Bell and Elaine Phillips had a seasonal mix of barbequed sausages, toffee apples and hot chocolate ready for all. The French doors of the kitchen made it easy to cater for the entire boarding community, and once the landscaping for the Fox garden is finished, I hope to see many boarders' events here during the year. Kirit and his mobile barbeque system is an asset to the school that can only be appreciated when seen in action, and he already has repeat bookings in his diary.
Once refuelled, everyone moved down to the school pitch, where a crack team of fire-work specialists (Phillip Price, Robert Hudson and I) had been labouring all evening with barely concealed glee at the thought of letting off some promisingly enormous fireworks. There was a brief moment when it looked as if the portfires wouldn't light up, but we soon got past that and quickly had the sky over Bootham filled, if only briefly, with light, noise and excitement.
A fine evening that I hope will linger in the memories of the entire community. Please keep an eye on this post, as I will add 'photos as they are given to me. (MS)
Sunday, 1 November 2009
Thursday, 22 October 2009
Halloween comes early to Bootham
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
One night in Evelyn
A night of study and a good hearty breakfast; what more could a college pupil want?
Sunday, 11 October 2009
It's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses
What a strange sight met the eye of anyone out on Bootham half an hour ago... A bunch of Fox boys, walking home from City Screen cinema at 9.30 in the evening, wearing identical sunglasses. No ordinary sunglasses either, but special 3-D ones, needed to watch the excellent "Up", the latest offering from Pixar. Everyone had a smashing time, and the film is both funny and moving. I'd recommend it to anyone, even if the boys think that Mr Frederickson looks like me (Mike Shaw).
You decide; Mr Frederickson on the right, and Mike Shaw on the left...
Saturday, 10 October 2009
Where there are twins...
Friday, 9 October 2009
Rowntree birthdays
Monday, 5 October 2009
New Earswick Meeting welcomes our junior boarders
While the senior end of the school joined Friargate for an excellent meeting full of thought-provoking and heartfelt ministry, our junior boarders went over to the smaller meeting at New Earswick in the north of York. Here, they received a very warm welcome and joined in with a workshop on relationships and communities. Tom Clarke (MSch) volunteered to be the group spokesman, and did a very good job of it. In this picture you can see the group enjoying the autumn Sunday sunshine on a rather nice climbing frame.
Saturday, 3 October 2009
Host Family
Monday, 28 September 2009
Happy Birthday Ben!
Sunday, 27 September 2009
Collge1 (Evelyn & Rowntree) BBQ
A big thank you goes to the Bootham kitchen staff who provided the chicken, burgers, sausages & salad.
There was music provided by Dan Wright with his I-phone acting a remote control!
As a result there have been new friendships made!!!!
The evening was finished off with toasted marshmallows.
The photographs speak for themselves.
At the end of the evening Collge 2 boarders from Fox finished off the remaining food ensuring that there was no waste!!!!!
Good Bye to Dominic Harker
Thursday, 24 September 2009
Happy Birthday!
Tuesday, 22 September 2009
Welcome back Louise!
Birthday Boy!! - Jamie Charlton
Monday, 21 September 2009
100% in Core 1 Mathematics assessment
His achievement called for a Kodak moment but as the shutter was pressed he managed to escape as the empty photograph shows.
Anyway, well done Charlie!!!
Homemade Apple Crumble!!!!!!!
The last of it was polished off by the MOD, Phillip Price and the evidence is here!
Sunday, 20 September 2009
New boarder at Evelyn House (For a week)
A temporary addition to the Evelyn family!!!
Welcome back William Griffiths
Back to the routine of Evelyn House until the next time!!!!
Saturday, 19 September 2009
For anyone who has not yet met me I am this year's 'Super Grad'; Sarah. As such, I co-ordinate the evening and weekend boarding activities. Please check the notice boards and doors in your boarding houses for upcoming trips, events and activities. Myself and the Res Grad team look forward to meeting you all during these times and are always open to activity suggestions.
Hopefully see you all soon,
Sarah
Saturday night
Happy Birthday to JJ Tam!
Thursday, 17 September 2009
A new Boarder joins Fox
Happy Birthday Benjamin!
Tuesday, 15 September 2009
First Week in Evelyn House
The Evelyn family meet twice daily, 8.20am and 6.30pm. The first meeting was quiet but as the days have gone by the boys are now finding their voice.
The first social event has already been planned for the evening of Thursday 24th. of September when the boys will be hosting a BBQ with College 1 boarders from Rowntree House.
The boys have successfully passed their first training course, How to use the Washing Machine. They have the certificate to prove it!
(Above) Yang Nui on his final assessment for the How to use the Washing Machine course!
A new 108Mb ADSL2+ router has been installed in Evelyn and the network has been extended into the coach-house. The wireless range has also been extended. This is a short term measure until the new fibre optic cable is laid linking Evelyn House to the Bootham computer network. The work is imminent.
The below picture was taken today outside of Evelyn House. Is the road being dug up to lay the new cable?
This evening the house filled with the sound of the fire alarm as the practice fire drill took place. All went well and everyone soon returned to what they were doing and some form of peace and tranquility was restored.
Until next time........
Saturday, 12 September 2009
First Leave Weekend coming soon!
The dates of the next few are;
Friday 25th September until Sunday 27th September
and later in the term
Friday 20th November until sunday 22nd November.
During the leave weekends, there is no accommodation available for students in any of the houses, so this is a good opportunity for new students to get to know their guardians, perhaps for the first time. Another alternative is for new students to stay with a recently acquired friend in the wider student body...
Happy New Year!
Yes, it's the start of the academic year, with a brand-new Fox house, new staff in Evelyn and some new resident graduates for Rowntree. As I write, Rowntree are all out on their first house outing of the year - a visit to a Chinese restaurant. Some of the students from Fox have been learning to make bread - with some excellent results! Others have been playing basket ball, or else just settling into their new rooms.
Tuesday, 23 June 2009
Welcome to Boarding at Bootham
The school website is very formal, and contains most of what you'd need as a normal parent. You should check in there from time to time, to keep up with what's going on in the wider school. This blogsite is much more focused on day-to-day news in the three houses, and isn't meant to be formal at all.
Here, you should be able to find news about what's been happening in the houses, photographs, contact details and anything else we can think of to help you keep in touch.