I had to tell you about a brilliant collaborative lesson recently in which my petrified Year 8’s joined ranks with Miss Staff’s battle hardened Year 11’s for a drama session. The outcome was so outstanding that we intend to repeat the experiment before the end of the school year. Joe Gilling serenading Mia Vega-Real! Who would have thought it??
Archive for March, 2007
Forty-six Year 9’s sacrificed the last day of their Christmas holiday to accompany the English Department to the West End for the RSC production of Much Ado About Nothing (our SATS play!). A brilliant time was had by all (see the pictures, especially the eccentric Joe Langley!) and we even had the unexpected pleasure of a visit to the National Portrait Gallery. The various portraits were fantastic but, even better, was a live sighting of Jeremy Paxman!!
Another successful trip last weekend when Ms Staff, Mr Godson and a group of Year 10’s traveled to see my favorite musical Blood Brothers at the Phoenix Theatre in London (see picture). Unfortunately to the great disappointment of the girls Anthony Costa had finished his run as Mickey! Shame!
Year 10’s - What did you think of the production?
Watch out for excellent work on our Super Stars notice board in the English block. Current champions are 8-3 English for their brilliant poetry work!
Congratulations to all thirty three of our Young Writers recently published in the “I Have A Dream” anthology. I was particularly struck by the poem below written by Sion Davies currently in Year 8.
I Have A Dream
I saw a smile upon a young child’s face,
She had once lived in the poorest place,
Thirty thousand children a day,
Thirty thousand wasting away.
But now that is all in the past,
Better days are here to last.
I “made poverty history.
I woke up to another day.
Thirty thousand still to die
Who will make a difference, you or I?
Well done also to all entrants who have been published in the “Amazing Tales” book of short stories. Remember: All competition details are posted on our English department notice board outside Room 17.
