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This term we have a tie break on the top spot with both Laura and Mollie achieving 38 points! (No fighting over the cup, please)

Alice – Tattenhall and Ruth – St. Werburgh’s: 37 points.

Charlie and Emily – Tattenhall: 36 points

Daniel and Dominic – St. Werburgh’s and Sophie – Queens: 35 points

Exam results have arrived and I’m pleased to say that I’ll have certificates to present at the next concert. Well done to all the students who took exams this time as everyone passed (two with merits). It is also time to announce the top piano points results for the Winter Term 2009:

1. Mollie from St. Oswald’s – 49 points
2. Laura from St. Oswald’s – 46 points
3. Alice and Charlie from Tattenhall Park – 45 points

Over half of my students have achieved the target number of points required so will be received a certificate at the beginning of next term.

Many thanks for all the cards, presents and good wishes. Have a great holiday and keep up the practise. Lessons start again on the week beginning Monday 4th January unless otherwise arranged.

1. Alice from Tattenhall Park with 43 points,
2. Sophie from St. Oswald’s with 42 points,
3. Emily from Tattenhall Park with 41 points,
4. Beth from St. Werburgh’s and Jacob from Ellesmere Port Catholic High with 38 points,
5. Sophia and Kate from St. Werburgh’s, Louisa from Queen’s and Joe from Waverton with 36 points.

This means that at the next concert the piano points cup will be presented to Alice from Tattenhall Park.

47% of students have achieved the target 28 points for the term and will be receiving a certificate at the beginning of September.

The top 5 Average points achievers for the term are:

1. Alice from Tattenhall Park on 3.91 points per lesson,
2. Louise from St. Werburgh’s on 3.89 points per lesson,
3. Mollie from St. Oswald’s on 3.88 points per lesson,
4. Beth from St. Werburgh’s on 3.80 points per lesson, and
5. Emily from Tattenhall Park on 3.73 points per lesson.

65% of students have managed an average of 3 or more points per lesson.

Part of the concert included the first presentation of the new piano points trophy won by Mollie who scored 42 points in the Easter term and gets to keep the silver cup until the next concert, at which point it will be presented to the winner of this term’s piano points competition.

Audio recordings of all the student performances at the concert have been uploaded to an album in the gallery. The podcast episode features some of these recordings given by Mollie, Louise, Sophie and Alice along with the entertaining closing speech given by the special guest, Terence Ayebare.