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Form 2 experienced life in Ancient Egypt as Byron House Big Room was transformed into an Ancient Egyptian market, where the children had the opportunity to make many Egyptian artefacts and experience skills used in the era.
Form 4 visited Wandlebury Country Park, a 110 acre estate in the Gog Magog hills, just south of Cambridge for an orienteering activity and to learn about the history of the park and park management. The children spent the morning discovering that orienteering is an adventurous sport, as well as being incredibly competitive! The children learnt new map reading skills in an exciting and energetic way. They used accurate yet speedy observations to relate features on the ground to symbols on the map.
In the run-up to national Poetry Day at the start of October the whole of Byron House was treated to a fabulous Assembly led by acclaimed children鈥檚 poet, Paul Cookson. None of the children could resist joining in with the catchy rhythms and repeating lines in his amusing poems. Although he does not describe himself as a musician, he brought his poems to life by putting them to music played on his electric ukulele while encouraging plenty of audience participation. The children were given an insight into the works of the poet as he spent time sharing his top creativity tips.
The World鈥檚 Biggest Coffee Morning is Macmillan鈥檚 biggest fundraising event, where the charity asks people across the UK to hold a coffee morning and raise money for people living with cancer. In 2017 the charity鈥檚 coffee mornings raised over 拢27 million. Since the first Coffee Morning in 1990, the Coffee Mornings have raised over 拢200 million for Macmillan.
An action-packed trip to Leicester Tigers Rugby Football Club served to inspire some of our Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Formers to strive to become the premiership rugby stars of the future. The day began with an intensive coaching session run by Leicester Tigers鈥 Academy Coaches, which focused on handling, defensive organisation, tackling and evasive running skills.
The School is proud to announce that the Headmaster, Mr Neil Chippington succeeded Mr Paul Smith, Headmaster of Hereford Cathedral School, as Chairman of the Choir Schools鈥 Association (CSA) on 1st September 2018 in its Centenary Year. CSA is the umbrella organisation for 35 choir schools educating choristers for cathedral and collegiate foundations in the UK. A further 11 choral foundations and schools have Associate members to CSA which was founded in 1918 to oversee the welfare and educational needs of choristers.
The music scholars' concert seeks to provide an excellent opportunity for the potential music scholars to perform their audition repertoire in front of a supportive audience in the days and weeks before their auditions take place.
It's a far from silent night in the stable 鈥 until Mary and Joseph arrive, bringing peace among the animals. Parents and pupils alike were treated to a magical nativity of colourful costumes, clear voices and tuneful, catchy songs with KG鈥檚 rendition of their Christmas story. The children performed the familiar nativity story but with a twist. Not Such A Silent Night is the story of Larry the lamb who runs away from his stable in Bethlehem. Larry soon realises that he鈥檚 made a terrible mistake and decides to return with some help along the way.
This year marks the School鈥檚 fifth year of participation in the Shakespeare Schools Festival (SSF), which is the world鈥檚 largest youth Drama Festival. This year鈥檚 play from the 无码变态鈥檚 team was Romeo and Juliet, the classic tale of the 鈥榯wo star-crossed lovers鈥 from opposing families, the Capulets and the Montagues. The production incorporated live music, composed and conducted by Ms Harris. Parents described this year鈥檚 performance of as 鈥渢ruly wonderful鈥 and 鈥渏ust amazing鈥.
Fireworks Night at 无码变态鈥檚 College School always marks the real start of winter and is, without exception, the most splendid display in the area. This year parents, children and friends came out in large numbers to marvel at the rockets and Catherine wheels in a cold, clear sky. There was barely time for the Headmaster, Neil Chippington, to count down before the first blast of colour rocketed upwards.