House Saint : Thomas Becket
Head of House: Mr Quinnell
House Staff: Miss Andrews, Dr Bright, Mrs Brophy, Mr Butler, Miss Casey, Mrs de Winter, Mrs Eckermann, Mrs Hatton, Mrs Nelson, Dr Rawle, Sister Rennie
House Captains: Chloë Metcalfe and Emily Baldwin
House Families: Girls are in family groups named after precious stones such as diamonds and sapphires
Year Reps:
Year 7 - Amy Hogg, Caroline Garrad
Year 8 - Sammy Ecclefield, Holly Smith
Year 9 - Rachel Warwick, Ashleigh Mead
Year 10 - Eleanor Harrison, Gabby Pope
Year 11 - Francesca Walmsley, Ellen Minett
Year 12 - Freya-Anne Robertson
House Patron: Alex Danson, Olympic hockey player and old girl
House Mascots: Mr Parrot and Thomas the dog
House points cup: last year awarded jointly to Ellen Minett and Bethan Tyler, both from Year 10

House Charities

Becket House sponsor three classes at Luansobe Upper Basic School in Zambia through the Kaloko Trust, www.kalokotrust.org. Approximately half of these children have lost one or two parents to the AIDS virus and desperately need the stability of school life. They live in mud huts with no electricity and they need to fetch water from wells up to 2km away. The children have to help in the community during the rainy season (Nov – April) by cultivating the fields besides doing their studies. They spend their free time playing football and netball using plastic bags tied up to make a ball. Last year we sent £600 which continued to support 3 classes but also helped fund a new well as well as providing food and other materials to support the pupils.

Becket House also supports the ‘Help the Needy Community School’ for children orphaned in the recent civil war in Sierra Leone. The children are looked after by families within the community. The school is situated in a very deprived area of the capital, Freetown and offers a very basic education to 120 children. Dr Bright is our contact here. Last year we sent £600 which is being used to set up a kitchen to provide the children with one good meal each day. Our continued financial support offers a glimmer of hope to these victims of war. Thank you.

House Activities

Dates for 2010-2011

Becket Treasure Hunt - 30 September (see Gallery below for pictures from this year's Treasure Hunt)
Becket House Music Competition - 10 February
Becket House Easter Egg Tombola - 29 March
Becket Magic Carpet - 6 May

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More House Fashion Show: We won again this year with Mrs Borwood and sixth former, Katie Sims, as very convincing Marge Simpson from 'The Simpsons' and 'Stewie' from 'Family Guy'.  Well done girls!

House Music Competition: This took place for the first time in 2010.  Each house performs two musical items - one instrumental and one vocal. Read a report here.

House Treasure Hunt: Run by Becket in September, helps Year 7 students to get to know the school with their house 'aunties'.

Becket 'Magic Carpet': Girls collect coins during the year and lay them out to make a shiny carpet to bring some 'magic' to the children in Zambia.  Over £400 was collected this year.  Read a report here.
Easter Egg Tombola: Always popular! Read last year's report.

Hot Chocolate Sales: These are very popular with cream, marshmallows AND flakes and raised £235 last year.

Pilgrimage to Canterbury: To revive an old Becket tradition, twelve staff and sixth form (mostly from Becket House!) followed the North Downs Way stopping at Box Hill, Aylesford Priory (singing in a mass!), stayed overnight in a youth hostel, attended a moving service in the cathedral and returned via Pooh Sticks Bridge.  A spiritual and fun-filled weekend!  Click here for last year's report.

Other Information

Thomas Becket

House Colour: Orange

Thank you to everyone for your fantastic help last year and don't forget:

 

BEND IT LIKE BECKET!