A
Quick
History
Sidney
is
named
after
Frances
Sidney,
Countess
of
Sussex.
She
was
lady
in
waiting
to
Queen
Elizabeth
I.
When
she
died
she
left
all
of
her
money
to
create
Sidney
Sussex
College,
University
of
Cambridge.
Mascot
Sidney's
house
mascot
is
Sir
Isaac
Newton.
Newton
was
a
philosopher,
astronomer,
physicist,
scientist,
and
mathematician.
Newton
is
best
known
for
Newton's
Laws
of
Motion.
He
discovered
the
shape
of
the
planets'
revolution
around
the
sun.
Facts!
- House Colors: Teal and Black
- House Motto: "We wear our colors!"