The Trinity-Whitgift thread of 2013 continued

If you go on parents part of site, right hand corner.The letters sent home link on left, on 26th Feb letter outlining overseas and residential trips. 25-27th Sept are the dates.
There is so much info on parents pages, great for preparing and for parents of boys who leave crumpled bits of paper to rot in school bags!

suz742 Just had a look. What a mine of information! I can't find the future dates bit though. What are the dates for the Norfolk trip and how long is it?

Hello everyone, I hope you can help with this question the boys on the waiting list for W & T when are they likely to know if they have secure a place.

Congratulations to all You DS;s for making you all very proud

Just been browsing the T website and on parents pages, letters sent home, there are details of next year's trips. Dates of Norfolk trip in Sept there. My DS wants to go on football and Disney trip....might need to lower his expectations a bit me thinks!

Had a few s tonight. Could always name change a few times to add a few to the T tally.... Watch out W

rugrat -LOL! that did make me chuckle. Maybe we look like our user names .
hott - I've already counted rugrat x2, need the numbers to mount our campaign against Kylep & co!
Talking of which:

Kimalima T 11+
Burntoutdad W 10+
Suz742 T 10+
Rugratref W 10+ (x2!)
JohnnyT W 11+
Croydonmumtods W 10+
MissMarple T 10+
Somelikeithott W 10+
racegirl87 T 10+
TCofB W 10+
PopcornPizza T ?+
EyesWideClosed T 10+
Cheammum W 11+
Hecticmumof4 W ?+
nothingyummymum W 11+
Zato T 11+
Kylep T 10+

8 to 10 now!

Will do it for you Zato. To bring up the T numbers...

Kimalima T 11+
Burntoutdad W 10+
Suz742 T 10+
Rugratref W 10+ (x2!)
JohnnyT W 11+
Croydonmumtods W 10+
MissMarple T 10+
Somelikeithott W 10+
racegirl87 T 10+
TCofB W 10+
PopcornPizza T ?+
EyesWideClosed T 10+
Cheammum W 11+
Hecticmumof4 W ?+
nothingyummymum W 11+
Zato T 11+

Pompoms at the ready... Give me a T... Give me an I...

Starting to feel a bit freaked that you lot are going to know me instantly and I wont have a clue who is burnt out or likes it hot.

Can't add the list on my phone

Zato. T 11+

We only have an acceptance reply letter from Whitgift. Do I need to send a no reply ? Would like to so they know where they stand.

We're rooting for you Fatal!
That's a turnaround in numbers, 6 x T vs 10 x W. Thought the T's had it but W nudges forward as the clock ticks down.
C'mon you lurkers out there final push over the line, get your stats in! Come Monday we are rivals, on the sports fields and off (not that im competitive in anyway ).

Thanks all for your W boarding info / comment.

Much appreciate it.

Kimalima T 11+
Burntoutdad W 10+
Suz742 T 10+
Rugratref W 10+ (x2!)
JohnnyT W 11+
Croydonmumtods W 10+
MissMarple T 10+
Somelikeithott W 10+
racegirl87 T 10+
TCofB W 10+
PopcornPizza T ?+
EyesWideClosed T 10+
Cheammum W 11+
Hecticmumof4 W ?+
nothingyummymum W 11+

Am deeply relieved that our decision is made, but I do feel the pain of parents and DC awaiting news of state places - good luck to everyone!

Yep, I hear you burntoutdad .

We are still here, hanging on for bursary-related news so keep everything crossed for us. Ds is desperate to join the 10+ cohort at W and I really feel another year at his primary wouldn't be doing him any favours.... but in the end it all boils down to the money!

Some you missed:

Kimalima T 11+
Burntoutdad W 10+
Suz742 T 10+
Rugratref W 10+ (x2!)
JohnnyT W 11+
Croydonmumtods W 10+
MissMarple T 10+
Somelikeithott W 10+
racegirl87 T 10+
TCofB W 10+
PopcornPizza T ?+
EyesWideClosed T 10+
Cheammum W 11+
Hecticmumof4 W ?+
nothingyummymum W ?+

Im sure to have missed some , some i think are still waiting to hear good news (Fatal?).

Just added mine to list:

Kimalima T 11+
Burntoutdad W 10+
Suz742 T 10+
Rugratref W 10+
JohnnyT W 11+
Cheammum W 11+

Adding mine:

Kimalima T 11+
Burntoutdad W 10+
Suz742 T 10+
Rugratref W 10+
JohnnyT W 11+

We definitely need a round-up of where everyone is going. Going to miss you guys - this thread has been very interesting.

So how about I start and, in turn, we copy the list and paste into a new comment our own details? I have included the ones I can remember to get us going.

Kimalima T 11+
Burntoutdad W 10+
Suz742 T 10+
Rugratref W 10+

Got my confirmation of acceptance letter from T, yippee and email from W asking where he was going...and got his first name wrong! Made me smile as I corrected them.

We are 10+ T cohort from state Catholic S.Croydon school btw as if I haven't given away more than enough on here!

you could find yourself wondering 'how did it come to this?' when you're standing at the side of a pitch in winter watching DS doing things you never knew he could, every sat/sun wet, cold and shivering

Ah yes... I look back fondly at the memory 8 yo DS2 who sat in a huddle of misery near the rugby pitches at Warlingham every week, refusing to play. He's playing in the B team for T this weekend and throws himself into it with full enthusiasm :)

Kylep Ds has lots of friends at elmhurst but dosnt go there. And only a few of those he knows have done 10+. I think I know the 2 going to W and yes I think they are additions to our numbers so starting to even up a bit!
hott I've heard of a lot more choosing T over W so interesting to read your comments.

To add what people have said about sportiness at W, my DS1 isn't a typically sporty boy in terms of mainstream sports (football, rugby, etc.) Yet I think the move to W from a prep school now is the right move. He's great at less mainstream sports -- tennis, skiing, swimming, cross-country, etc. What I really like at W (though probably true of other schools too) is the potential variety of sports for DS's like mine that will always come off worse in collision sports. Being under 5 stone and built like a twig isn't fun when you're playing with 10+ stone 11 year olds! No matter how much rugby padding my DW buys DS1. Having said all that he's probably best at art & DT (anything spatial/visual) but I do believe in importance of sports and academics for everyone. We all cannot wait until he starts in September and he's mentally completely thinking of himself as a Whitgiftian. Hope to meet many on the thread this coming school year!