It has been a very busy week in school in the build up to Form 7’s visit to France next week, where they will be staying at the Chateau de Warsy. The children have been looking forward to visiting places such as the Somme, the Eiffel Tower and Amiens market. They are also looking forward to travelling on the ferry and staying in the glamping style pods with their friends.

In lessons this week, the class have been continuing to work towards the Summer Production. On Wednesday, the children went down to the Old Hall with Mrs Reay and Mrs Curling to take part in their auditions. They did very well. The Summer Production is called Pet Side Story, based on a Shakespeare classic. Many children chose to try out for the main characters, Jack and Melody, who became best friends despite being a cat and a dog.

The auditions were well-timed to follow on from the Public Speaking Competition, which took place on Tuesday. After qualifying through some intense heats, the six finalists were announced and their topics included the quantity of sports in school, the morality of cheap, online shops and social media bans. Although all the candidates spoke well and answered questions with great passion, the winner claimed the trophy with her speech titled, Should food be free? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday marked the start of the hardball cricket season for Russell House and the team, which was mainly pupils from Form 7, played well with the outcome being a win. Despite their fielding being strong, including a direct hit run-out, the stand-out area was bowling. The match was won by 10 runs, partly thanks to a great comeback from the final two pairs to overturn a 33-run disadvantage.

The maths lessons this week have followed on from a building project that finished last Friday. The children were tasked to recreate some famous buildings from around the world, such as the Shard, Burj Khalifa and the Taj Mahal. They were only allowed to use a set amount of resources, which included paper, cellotape, paper clips and glue. This was a difficult task as some buildings required complicated nets, such as octagonal prisms, cuboid nets and pyramids.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The week ended in fun with a visit to the Form 3 classroom, where the Form 7s buddied up with younger children during an English lesson. The older children helped Form 3 to write a message to put in a bottle about being abandoned on a desert island by the fearsome pirate, Blackbeard. This included help with adjectives and descriptions of the island and its surroundings.