Because we are a maths and computing college i think our house names shoulds be named after computer brands or search engines as some of the other options have already been used for examples the different subject blocks have been named after scientists and mathmatitions
Computer Brands
Acer
Compac
Dell
Toshiba
Sony
Search Engines
Google
Yahoo
Alta Vista
Jeeves
Hi Alaa
The Houses will not be in a particular part of school. We did give consideration to this but rejected it for two reasons. Firstly it would be unfair to have one house in a newer area of school (for example, Archimedes) and the other houses elsewhere. Secondly, if an Art or DT teacher were in a House based in Archimedes this would lead to them always having to travel from their teaching room to their tutor room across the whole school - leading to disruption to both. So, the building names will stay the same and we are after suggestions for the House names.
I would have thought, though, that if you had form in Archimedes block, you'd have a geo/maths form tutor? Maybe I'm just being pedantic but i thought it made sense?
And maybe i'm just being a bit of a fool here, but i dont understand the unfair concept...? :-S
er.....creative sides??..........
i guess, as long as it's nothin' weird....^^
I'm not sure about magical,but i dolike that idea.
I'm not sure planets is a good idea, because there are too many of them. if there's only four houses and eight planets (i'm not counting pluto) then it doesn't work that well. you need something education related right? how about famous people in history? that doesn't really work, but if you went with that sort of them.
(it's hard to think of names. whenever i hear house names I think gryffindor, slytherine, hufflepuff, and ravenclaw....we should just go with that :) )
maybe it could be famous people who went to fulford school in the past?
(if there are any)
Hi Alla
Basically teachers still need to tutor in the area that they teach in as they do now and that is why we are not placing each house in one of the buildings.
There is a discrepancy in how nice the blocks are too - which would you prefer as your form room A14 or B25? We don't want one house to be regarded as having an unfair advantage by being in a nicer location than others.
Hi Sir, (it's Alaa, three 'a's one 'l' (sorry, i really had to point that out...sorry))
to be honest, personally i wouldnt mind, but i can see where you're coming from, and i can see why that would be a problem. thanks for putting up with me on that, :-)
I don't really mind as long as it's not something stupid.
I suppose planets is ok...:-/
I also don't think they should be named after teachers that went here. It's sad when someone dies but i wouldn't want be in a house named after them...
Mabey we should choose something to do with the city's heritige or street names or something.
Most people when they think of houses they think harry potter but it would be kinda stupid and not very individual at all. Yeh, i like harry potter but think about it, it would be silly.
plus, not many people even know york!!
they think new york not north yorkshire!!!!!!!
No!!!!
it won't be anythin' interestin'.........
lol.
i like neptune! XD
i like mercury cos he feels left out :)
btw this is amazing to read
There we go...we have a possible solution. Planets!
why didnt we think of that before?
some people might not like it.
maybe we should do citys in other countrys?
hmm.... I like the planets idea better though
same.
i'm only thinking outside the box
there's too much choice if you go for cities. how could you narrow it down?
even if you just do capital cities, theres too many choices. everyone would want different things.
i dunno
tokyo
paris
new york (has word youk in it for where we live??)
nairobi?
Pubs
Using the names of the gates around the York city walls (Micklegate, Walmgate etc.)
Famous Yorkshire sites
Names of Streets in York
Hill ranges around York
Rivers
Famous sports people/musicians/artists/authors
Continents
Names related to York’s history (Roman House, Saxon House etc)
Naming one of the Houses the ‘Dennis Baker House’
Planets
AnimalsI don't think it should all be about york cause as i said earlier, I'm not from york, I'm from London, and there's a load of other people from different towns and even countrys.
lets be multi cultural!
i agree with Jaz.
let's be multi-cultural!!
^___________^
how r u gonna have different planets on a badge???:-/
don't get me wrong i like the planets idea and i like reptiles but some people are scared of them.
so Becky s, for u it would be like having a badge of a spider on, or being in the spider house.
all planets are different colours, and saturn has rings.
you just wouldn't be able to have both mars and mercury (they're both similar shades of red, if i remember correctly)
everyone has their own opinion of 'cute' i think reptiles are cute (lol) but hardly anyone agrees.
Also, i don't like rabbits, i don't think they are cute, don't like horses either
Insane.
Imagine sayin' yourself somethin' like,
I'm from Cobra house or even i'm an anaconda.
lol
i wouldnt want it either
i think it's just as weird. i don't like it
'i'm in house phenoex' it sounds strange
i like that idea!!
Phoenix is a pretty cool name for a house! =]
i think thats a bit boring and unoringal, (<sigh> i cant spell)
i think we should name the houses after vegetables
No countries are boring.
Totally dull.
what the hell...
not every country is borin'!!!
Uh-yeah. Me is an eagle!!
^________^
I like: phoenix, Eagle, Owl, vulture( as the evil one)
)
I'd be phoenix 
yeah, but raven is like that weird kids tv show. it would have to be something different.
owl sounds like brownies. cause they have brown owl, tawney own etc
i wouldn't want it.
Don't get me wrong i'm NOT saying yay he's dead, lets forget about him. everyone is sad at his death but it would be a bit weird to be in a house named after people.
Great discussion here - but please make sure that significant contributions are made outside of lesson time, most of this discussion seems to have been held during period 4 which is not acceptable.
We will give all of these suggestions a chance to be discussed - I like the idea of planets and badges but the final decision will be made by all the students, not me! We will not be using the Harry Potter names!!
I reckon we shouldnt have anything related to other things. I think we should make the names unique and special. Not planet because thats isnt very intresting and something not Harry Potter related or even inspired because that is like copying off the book/film/author. We should use something we think of. I personally dont like the idea of planets because they are not as interesting to me.
No, no, I reckon that people in Slytherin would be totally cool about it, I know i would! Because to me, it would be cool either way, no matter which HP house your in, because they're sort of famous/well known houses & you can relate to people from the film.
Well, I think it's fab anyway :P
xx
Less helpful suggestions than the other constructive postings from the same individuals!
Humourous point making appreciated - but let us not forget the bigger picture. This is going ahead as the new structure in September and cynicism/negativity will prevent individuals getting the best from it compared to the benefits that the rest of the school will gain around them.
The minute you change from looking to block the process, you will begin to shape it and gain huge benefit from it, academically and socially!
Same! I wouldnt mind if i was in Slytherin, lol. It'd be cool, it's like the evil one, haha.
To be honest, I personally think it's the best idea :/
xx
Having criticisms of a concept allows a better choice to be made. A decision made jointly rather than one made on a party's behalf (without said party being informed of this decision until too late) makes preferable circumstances for both parties. I'm sure it would be much easier for the party that made this decision if I was to give up bothering to try and change the decision, and easier still if I were to defy all my logic, reasoning, and intelligence by agreeing with the decision.
Those who are indifferent to this decision would not benefit from it, regardless of anybody with the insight to spot the faults with it. Those who would agree with it would falsely assume that they are in some way receiving a benefit from it, regardless of said faults.
With further regards, Cameron MacLeod
Hi Cameron
I don't look for it to be easier for me (or anyone else), and your questions and contributions have been almost entirely constructive and appropriate - as you know from my verbal discussions with you. I was more thinking of your perspective for the rest of the year and when we started our enjoyable exchanges I believe I said I would ask you afresh towards the end of the first term next year - I genuniely think you will be much more positive then. To ask you to agree before then would show you a disregard and disrespect that is not in my nature or way of working - of course you are fully entitled to your opinion and it is both fully understandable and well presented. My advice was for you to accept the situation, not agree with it so your constructive queries and advice can help shape the new sysetms - you certainly have much to offer in terms of analysis and suggestions about challenges which will be faced in this change.
Your second paragrpah is unfortunatley skewed and runs the risk of sounding dismissive of other students who disagree with your opinion and I am sure that is not the case.
Thanks as ever - although I do feel that logic is in the eye of the beholder on this occasion. Glad you are recycling/pasting too - its probably the only way that we can both keep up the exchanges in the hours the day has! I shall catch you for a verbal discussion so that we can both comprehend each others 'facts' although these too may be matters of personal opinion rather than 'logic'.
So far, the only attractive suggestion for names is from Cameron.
i have a really googd i dea.
we could have the names of tellitubbies!!!!! po tinky winky la la dipsey
aor we could have the names of people from abba!
scarp the teletubbies. what we need are strong names for the new era. snap crackle pop and tony the tiger would give new students a sense of security and familiarity
Considering the amount of opposition for this new system, perhaps naming the houses after anarchists would be most apt. Examples include: Leo Tolstoy, Chuck Munson, George Engel, Brian Doherty...(one can find further examples on wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Anarchists) ;)
Thank you for replying Jonny. :-D
And yes, that would be more acceptable...
I think we should be named after things we find in our solar system
Comet
Supernova
Meteor
Shooting Star
i disagree. i feel that we should name the houses after each of the first four letters in the alphabet. this would help people feel really involved with house, making it something personal to them. there is no way that anyone could feel that these were just faceless, impersonal names.
I like this idea but i'd prefer:
Supernova
blackhole- it sounds cooler
comet
meteor
i like the idea.
i think we should be named after stars.
eg; sirius, the brightest star!
procyon,etc...
^_________^
I think we should be named after things we find in our solar system
Comet
Supernova
Meteor
Shooting Star"
May I point out that if we had a supernova in our solar system we wouldn't be here. Supernova's are major cosmic disasters that can outshine galaxies. And Prime Ministers would be alright but I notice you suggest Churchill, Major and Thatcher. All Tories. A bit biased, is it not? And I refuse to be in a house called Thatcher.
I suggest great British authors ie. Austen, Tolkein, Orwell and Wodehouse.
actually Alaa...
i feel that more humourous names like Jonny has suggested would be better because if they are mundane like the names of the buildings now (however relevent) i don't think that its really going to make you proud to belong to that house...
xD
I would love LOVE to be in the coco monkey's house...
i think that would be rather cool xD
and there already is a rivalry between him and the kellogs tiger etc...i think this could really take off...And it encourages us to have breakfast in the morning which i know i dont...Wow this mught work...
it sounds amazing..
stop being so critical...
i think this idea really could take offf xD
if they do we should demand 40% of the profit...
(I'm talking about the cereal buying rise btw)
thank you Amber. i find your suppourt uplifting. i shall continue in my quest for the facetious. and btw, the coco monkey would own snap crackle or pop. Everyone is just jealous that they would have a rubbish house.
With total disregard,
Jonny Beech
i have to say...the idea is beginning to sound attractive...
XD
hmmm i like house :
candyfloss
buscuit
crumpet
waffle
I think it should be about York/England, I know Jaz said it's a multi-cultural school, but the school is in York? It just makes perfect sense. Also I think that rivers in York is rather boring. I love the Harry Potter books, but it is a bit silly, it's a made up book (however much I want it to exist!).
Famous people from York: Dame Judi Dench, Guy fawkes, John Barry (composed music for some of the early Bond movies) and W H Auden (poet). We could use their surnames: Dench, Fawkes, Barry, Auden.
Past prime minister for England: Churchill, Thatcher, Major, Callaghan.
I think keeping heritage close is good.
I like the idea of keeping it local - another suggestion at the conference from one student was to use the four gates of York - Boootham, Micklegate, Monkbar and Walmgte which had a ring to it.
The key thing is that students will choose our names - and that will happen in the first three weeks of next term.
I dont really find these house name appealing though, It would be a good idea if they were named after people or somthing like selpby's house names
Jordan.
i dont think these houses are very good because some people might come to fulford school and they might never of heard of these names.
Personally, I think the 'Computer brands' idea isn't very good - who would want to say 'i'm in House Toshiba' ? I do really like the Harry Potter idea - but Mr Bodey has made it clear that we are not using those names, which is a shame :-/
Also the whole name idea's of Waffles & Candyfloss is pretty ridiculous - and a bit too girly. Not many of the lads would want to say 'i'm in house Candyfloss'.
I'm like Cameron - I don't have many idea's myself. But the suggestions so far don't appeal to me either - other than Harry Potter :-)
We could simply plagiarise house names from places which already have them, such as Harvard; otherwise we could consider applying a random name generator to aid our decisions.
The main problem is that the names of the houses will need to be 'plain' enough (if anyone can think of a better description, do tell) to be used year following year; therefore they probably won't appeal to everyone.
I think the idea of a Ben K house is appealing to everyone!
oh...definitely.
well we'll see what everyone comes up with when term starts.
Good ideas for names, How about the houses being named after different trees such as:
Birch
Pine
Oak
Palm
And no matter what I dont want the house names to be taken from harry potter or any other book or film. It kind of says to the world: "Oh those kids in fulford school have no imagination"
Here are more ideas:
Fire
Earth
Water
Air
And more...
Eagle
Owl
Parrot
Vulture
And maybe
Beagle
Terrier
Labradour (I hope its spelt that way)
Shepard
Those are my suggestions.
hmm.. I like
Fire
Earth
Water
Air
that would have had my vote, but, Greek god have won. Nothing is wrong with that though :)
Matilda.