House Cup Reports
Brierley House System
Every child from Year 1 through to Year 6 is randomly allocated into a house, which they will represent during their time here at Brierley. In order to help with the organisation of the houses, House Captains have been appointed from Year 6. The house names were chosen as they are all names of famous Cheshire landmarks: Anderton, Jodrell, Tatton and Delamere.
The four houses compete over the school year in various sporting and academic activities, with the house earning the most Dojos being crowned as winners for each term. Dojos are also awarded for positive behaviour, excellent attendance and class work.
About the House System
The idea of introducing a house system stemmed from wanting to address some objectives to improve our whole school:
- To offer ALL children the chance to take part in extra-curricular activity (some are unable to stay after school).
- To bring a sense of pride in belonging to a house and to enjoy the friendly competition between houses.
- To create more opportunity for pupils to experience both winning and losing (life skills!).
- To be used as a positive behaviour tool - individuals can collect Dojos from teachers.
- To reward excellent attendance with Dojos.
- To offer more leadership and organisational opportunities to Year 5/6 pupils.
The house names were also offer class teachers the opportunity to produce work based on the houses. The cross-curricular links could include: History, Geography, Art, Design / Technology, English and ICT.
In addition to the appointed house captains, we have assigned each member of staff to a house.
We organise house events for all years, with competitions taking place in PE lessons and at lunchtimes. For KS2, the House Captains (with guidance!) are responsible for selecting and encouraging pupils to participate in the house events.
House points for each event / activity are awarded as follows:
1st = 4 points 2nd = 3 points 3rd = 2 points 4th = 1 point
Mr Foulkes collates and keeps the scores updated throughout the school year. The children love our house system and the opportunities that it provides.
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House Captains and Vice Captains 2024/2025
The new academic year 2024/2025 started with our new house captains and vice-captains being announced. As in previous years, there were 12 pupils from Year 6 who were chosen to lead their house and contribute to leading house activity in their final year at Brierley:
TATTON: Tayah Huskisson, Lewis Malam and Leo Johnson (Vice-captain)
ANDERTON: Ibuken Fajemilo, Noah Boulton and Lexi-Mai Ashbrook (Vice-captain)
JODRELL: Diego Lisboa, Maria Boros and Misha Kupenko (Vice-captain)
DELAMERE: Iris Carvalho, Marcel Godlewski and David Chivu (Vice-captain)
Our first event of the new year was a new one for the competition, as we opened with Year 6 Golf and a putting competition. Each house had to sink as many putts from 2m as they could in 10 minutes of competition. Once they got their eye in and perfected the pace of the putting matts, the putts started to go in more frequently. Our overall winners were TATTON (14) and they claim the 4pts, ahead of Anderton (9), Jodrell (8) and Delamere (6). Well done to our winning Tatton golfers: Leo Johnson, Lewis Malam, Logan Hayes, Tayah Huskisson and Finley Allen.
On Tuesday 17th September it was Year 5s first competition of the year and they took part in a Basketball shooting competition. This consisted of dribbling the ball into a shooting position and then scoring as many times as possible in a 10-minute game. Our individual winner was Davood Azadmehr who scored 4pts for Delamere, with Kelvin Nicol (Tatton), Kacper Pakiela (Anderton) and Ella Wood (Delamere) all scoring 3pts each. Our overall team winners were DELAMERE with a total of 10pts, just fending off Tatton on 9pts, with Jodrell in 3rd place on 5pts and Anderton 4th with 4pts. Well done to the winning Delamere team: Violet Carless-Cope, Davood Azadmehr, Ella Wood and Junior Khumone.
Friday 20th September saw Year 5 in action with our ever-popular Dodgeball competition. We had 25 pupils taking part and is was as fiercely contested as always. In round one, Tatton started strongly in beating Anderton 5-0 and Jodrell edged out Delamere 3-1. Round two saw two very close matches- Jodrell beat Tatton 3-1 and Delamere just had enough to beat Anderton 3-2. The final round saw Delamere beat Tatton 3-0 to secure 2nd place, with JODRELL making it a clean-sweep, beating Anderton 3-1. Well done to Reuben Tasker, Ansley Wong, Jacob Burke-Hurley, Sienna Boon and Mitchell Mason who formed the winning team.
On Wednesday 25th September, Year 6 has their first Dodgeball competition of the year. We had 26 pupils taking part and there was some very powerful throwing on show from our oldest pupils! Delamere and Jodrell got off to strong starts as they recorded wins against Anderton and Tatton respectively. Round two saw Jodrell defeat Delamere and Anderton won a thrilling game (3-2) against Tatton. The final round saw Delamere beat Tatton 4-2 to claim runners-up and JODRELL made it a clean sweep, winning against Jodrell 6-0. Well done to the winning Jodrell team: Lucas Scott-Taylor, Misha Kupenko, Diego Lisboa, Junior Woodward, Maria Boros and Ibuku Olumuyiwa.
Year 5 tested their Golf putting skills on Wednesday 2nd October. We started the competition with 'easier' putts from 1m which were worth 1pt each. This section of the competition saw Jodrell race into the lead on 9pts, ahead of Tatton on 6pts and Delamere on 5pts. Anderton struggled to get going, despite some near-misses and scored 2pts. The second half of the competition saw putts from 2m and these were worth double points, so it gave the chasing pack chance to catch up points quickly. In this round a stunning run of successful putts from TATTON saw them bank 16 points more and claim first place overall on 22pts. Early leaders Jodrell found the 2m distance more tricky, but they held on to claim 2nd place on 15pts. Anderton recovered to claim 3rd place (scoring 10pts overall) and Delamere came 4th place on 7pts. Well done to the winning TATTON team: Kelvin Nicol, Marni Huskisson, Evie Burke and Tymek Malecki.
On Friday 4th October Year 6 took part in a Football 1v1 challenge. Each house played in a round robin competition, taking it in turns to be the attackers and the goalkeepers. The aim was simple- score as many 1v1s as you can in the time period. In round one, Tatton beat Anderton 3-1 and Jodrell drew 1-1 with Delamere. Round two saw Delamere beat Tatton 3-1 and Jodrell were clinical in their finishing to win 6-1 against Anderton. The final round saw Tatton and Jodrell share a 3-3 draw and Delamere beat Anderton 1-0. Our overall winners were DELAMERE, with Jodrell in 2nd place, Tatton 3rd and Anderton 4th. Well done to Igor Godlewski, Marcel Godlewski and David Chivu who formed the winning team!
Year 5/6 took part in a Tag Rugby 2v1 Competition on Thursday 10th October. We had 24 pupils taking part and there was a high standard of rugby on show. To succeed each house had to show good skills in 1v1 situations, good passing skills and strong defensive skills. In round one Jodrell won a close game with Delamere 2-1 and Anderton beat Tatton 6-4. Round two saw Anderton record their 2nd win, beating Delamere 5-4 and Tatton beat Jodrell 5-1. In the final round Delamere beat Tatton 5-2 and Jodrell beat Anderton 3-2. Tries scored was needed to decide the final placings and in the end it was ANDERTON who just edged out Jodrell by virtue of scoring more tries and Tatton claimed 3rd place ahead of Delamere who claim the single point. Well done to the winning ANDERTON team: Noah Boulton, Lexi Mai Ashbrook, Bovern Tazvinzwa, Eduard Ciocoi, Ellie Mai Entwistle and Bence Hideg.
On Wednesday 16th October, Year 6 had a Stacking Cup Competition at lunchtime. This tested their hand-eye coordination and speed in order to stack the cups under pressure from their opponent. Each house played eachother in a best of 3 match. Round one saw Tatton beat Anderton 3-0 and Jodrell edge Delamere 2-1. Round two saw Jodrell beat Anderton 3-0 and Delamere grabbed their first win, beating Tatton 2-1. The final round saw Delamere grab their 2nd win by beating Anderton 3-0 and Tatton beat Jodrell 2-1. This meant we had the rare scenario where JODRELL, TATTON and DELAMERE all finished level on points and points difference! So we had three winners, who all collect 4pts and Anderton come away with the single point. Well done to all that took part.
Class Dojo Points:
Week commencing Mon 9th Sept: TATTON (4pts), Jodrell (3pts), Delamere (2pts) and Anderton (1pt).
Week commencing Mon 16th Sept: DELAMERE (4pts), Anderton (3pts), Tatton (2pts) and Jodrell (1pt).
Week commencing Mon 23rd Sept: JODRELL (4pts), Delamere (3pts), Anderton (2pts) and Tatton (1pt).
Week commencing Mon 30th Sept: ANDERTON (4pts), Delamere (3pts), Jodrell (2pts) and Tatton (1pt).
Week commencing Mon 7th Oct: JODRELL (4pts), Tatton (3pts), Delamere (2pts) and Anderton (1pt).
Week commencing Mon 14th Oct: ANDERTON (4pts), Jodrell (3pts), Tatton (2pts) and Delamere (1pt).
Week commencing Mon 21st Oct: ANDERTON (4pts), Jodrell (3pts), Tatton (2pts) and Delamere (1pt).
House Cup Standings (end of October 2024)
1st Place: JODRELL (48pts)
2nd Place: Delamere & Tatton (39pts)
3rd Place:
4th Place: Anderton (38pts).
Well done to everyone in Jodrell house for a really strong start to the Autumn Term. They lead the way at the halfway stage with a lead of 9pts, but there is next to nothing between the other 3 houses.
After a strong start from Jodrell in the first half-term, the other 3 houses had a small gap to make up on our leaders. Our first competition after the break was the Year 4/5 Speedbounce Competition on Tuesday 5th November. This is a sports hall athletics favourite and involves jumping sideways over a small hurdle as many times as possible in 30s. It takes good coordination and speed to be successful.
For the Year 5s, our top 3 scorers were Tymek Malecki (Tatton) on 51, Kasper Pakiela (Anderton) on 50 and Ellie Mai Entwistle (Anderton) on 49. The Year 4 competition saw Devander Lisboa (Jodrell) claim 1st place and actually beat the Year 5s too with a score of 53, ahead of Ethan Proudman (Jodrell) on 51 and Pranav Gadde (Anderton) on 49. To find our overall house winner, each house had their mean average scores calculated. The overall winners were TATTON (4pts), ahead of Anderton (3pts), Jodrell (2pts) and Delamere (1pt). Well done to the winning Tatton team: Kelvin Nicol, Tymek Malecki, Daniel Fiszer-Skuratowicz, Elissa Greenway and Olaf Zajkowski.
Year 4 were in action again on Thursday 7th November as they took part in Sprint Races. There were individual and team relay races over a 30m distance. Our individuals that collected the most points were Devander Lisboa, Ethan Proudman (both Jodrell) and Mayowa Adeoye (Anderton). Overall it was JODRELL who won the competition with a score of 21, ahead of Anderton on 16, Tatton on 7 and Delamere on 5. Well done to the winning Jodrell team: Jenson Woodward, Devander Lisboa, Ethan Proudman and Luke Yeates.
The Year 5/6 Boys took part in Sprint Races on Tuesday 12th November at lunchtime. We had 20 boys taking part and there were some excellent runners up against eachother. In the first round we held the relays and it was Tatton who won that round, ahead of Anderton and Delamere in joint-second and Jodrell in 4th place. The individual round saw each runner try to record their fastest time and these were added to the relay scores. For Tatton it was Lewis Malam who went fastest, Noah Boulton for Anderton, Ansley Wong for Jodrell and Jacob Shephard for Delamere. Overall it was TATTON who collect 4pts, Delamere 3pts and Tatton and Jodrell share 2pts each for third place. Well done to the winning Tatton team: Lewis Malam, Finley Allen, Kelvin Nicol, Leo Johnson and Daniel Fiszer-Skuratowicz.
Year 5 and 6 took part in a Standing Long Jump competition on Friday 15th November at lunchtime. We had 25 pupils take part and there were some excellent jumps recorded from both year groups. In our individual competitions, it was Tymek Malecki (Tatton) who won with a distance of 1.78m in the Year 5 competition and for Year 6 it was Noah Boulton (Anderton) with a distance of 1.82m. To find our overall winner, the top 3 jumps for each house were averaged. Our winners were TATTON (4pts), with Anderton 2nd place, Jodrell 3rd Place and Delamere 4th. Well done to the winning Tatton team: Tymek Malecki, Miki Slusarczyk, Kelvin Nicol, Daniel Fiszer-Skuratowicz, Evie Burke, Finley Allen, Tayah Huskisson and Leo Johnson.
Wednesday 20th November saw the Y5/6 Skill Bounce Competition. In this, the pupils had 5 attempts to chest pass a ball through a target with the ball bouncing once before it went through it. The highest scorers in this all scored 2/5 and they were; Kaiden Needham (Tatton), Reuben Tasker and Jacob Burke-Hurley (Jodrell) and three pupils from Delamere- Violet Carless-Cope, Leon Entwistle-Hill and Marcel Godlewski. Overall our highest scorers were DELAMERE with a total of 9pts, ahead of Jodrell (8pts), Tatton (6pts) and Anderton (2pts). Well done to the winning Delamere team: Marcel Godlewski, Igor Godlewski, Violet Carless-Cope, Davood Azadmehr, Ella Wood, Charlie Hunter, David Chivu, Leon Entwistle-Hill and Junior Khumone.
On Monday 25th November, Year 5/6 were in action as they took part in a Netball Shooting challenge. Each team had to work together to pass the ball towards the hoop and then score- if they dropped it en-route then they had to restart! Our early leaders were Delamere but a late surge of points from JODRELL saw them just sneak the win with 9 goals, ahead of Delamere (8 goals), Anderton (6 goals) and Tatton (5 goals). Well done to the winning team: Diego Lisboa, Maria Boros, Sienna Boon and Ollie Wood.
Year 6 tested their chipping skills in a golf challenge on Thursday 28th November. Each house had 3 players taking part. The aim was to chip the ball over an obstacle and then score a point by landing the ball on the 'green'. Each player had 10 shots and our individual winners were Leon Entwistle-Hill (Delamere), Misha Kupenko (Jodrell) and Tayah Huskisson (Tatton) who all scored 3pts for their teams. Overall it was DELAMERE who were our winners with a total of 7pts, ahead of Tatton & Jodrell (6pts each) and Anderton on 4pts. Well done to Leon Entwistle-Hill, Marcel Godlewski and Igor Godlewski who formed the winning team.
Year 2 were in action on Thursday 5th December as they took part in a stacking cups competition. We had a few warm up goes to get our speed up before going head to head to make a 10-cup tower in the fastest time. 2pts were awarded for 1st place and 1pt for 2nd place on each turn. Our overall winners were JODRELL who scored 14pts, ahead of Tatton (12pts), Delamere (9pts) and Anderton (7pts). Well done to Isla-Rae Barrow, Adam C, Zuzanna M, Joshua Varga-Hill and Jaxson who were part of the winning team!
On Monday 9th December it was Year 4/5 in action as they took on 'Target Throw'. For this challenge, each person had 30 seconds to throw beanbags into a target as many times as they could. Individually, it was Ethan Proudman who scored the most points, with 12pts for Jodrell and Davood Azadmehr came runner-up with 11pts for Delamere. In the team event it was ANDERTON who scored the highest average and claim the 4pts, ahead of Delamere (3pts), Jodrell (2pts) and Tatton (1pt). Well done to the winning Anderton team: Eduard Ciocoi, Ellie Mai Entwistle, Lyla Kosefobamu and Pranav Gadde.
Year 5/6 took part in a Geography Quiz on Monday 16th December and we had 16 pupils taking part. They faced questions on the UK, the continents of the world, capital cities and famous rivers. JODRELL were our winners, scoring 24pts, Anderton second with 21pts, Delamere third on 18pts and Tatton in fourth with 16pts. Well done to the winning Jodrell team: Diego Lisboa, Misha Kupenko, Ibuku Olumuyiwa and Jacob Burke-Hurley.
Class Dojo Points:
Week commencing Mon 4th Nov: TATTON (4pts), Delamere (3pts), Anderton (2pts) and Jodrell (1pt).
Week commencing Mon 11th Nov: DELAMERE (4pts), Anderton (3pts), Jodrell (2pts) and Tatton (1pt).
Week commencing Mon 18th Nov: ANDERTON (4pts), Jodrell (3pts), Tatton (2pts) and Delamere (1pt).
Week commencing Mon 25th Nov: ANDERTON (4pts), Jodrell (3pts), Delamere (2pts) and Tatton (1pt).
Week commencing Mon 2nd Dec: DELAMERE (4pts), Anderton (3pts), Tatton (2pts) and Jodrell (1pt).
Week commencing Mon 9th Dec: ANDERTON (4pts), Tatton (3pts), Delamere (2pts) and Jodrell (1pt).
FINAL HOUSE CUP TABLE - Autumn Term 2024:
CHAMPIONS: JODRELL (82pts)
Runners-Up: Anderton (79pts)
3rd Place: Delamere (73pts)
4th Place: Tatton (71pts)
Congratulations to everyone in JODRELL for becoming our first Champions of the new academic year. It was a really close finish, with just 11 points separating the 4 houses and we have had an excellent start to the competition.
Mr K Foulkes
PE Subject Leader / Y6 Teacher
PE Subject Leader / Y6 Teacher
