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  • Year 8 Literacy News

    Published 28/02/24

    Well done to all entrants for the 'This is Me' Poetry competition earlier in the year. All poems were anonymised and judged by a panel of staff and Sixth Form English Prefects. They are incredibly impressed by the quality of work and found it very difficult to decide on an overall winner. 

    Congratulations to Nibodh Shrestha (8GTG). Princess Otto (8ERR) and Nifemi Abimbola (8ERR) won the top awards! Please see Nibodh's winning poem below. 

    Ripples of Me

    Looking into a pond, a reflection you will see
    The ripples of water, consisting of me.
    Appearing calm, with elegance bestowed
    A piece of art, precisely composed

    Full of aid, the guiding light,
    Shining ever so bright,
    Showing the way, 
    Among the excellence of my rays

    Upon the gaze of a mirror, you will see
    My soul’s reflection, still and free
    Appearing calm, with elegance bestowed
    A piece of art, precisely composed

    Thoughtfully orchestrated, a euphonious tune
    From all dissonance, it is immune
    The thoughtful composition is of such fashion
    My harmonies showing much compassion

    Through a window, you will see
    The echoed essence of me
    Appearing calm, with elegance bestowed
    A piece of art, precisely composed

    A tree all full of ripe fruits
    For only giving it pursuits
    All the nourishment it shall provide
    Every fruit eaten comes a bounteous tide

    In my reflections I discover my core
    As the world continues more and more
    Guided by light, seen through art
    I shall have presented myself by my heart.

    Our next Young Writers Competition is 'Fright Club'.  A ghost story is a timeless classic style of creative writing, and we're inviting Year 8 to write their own short story inspired by things that go bump in the night! They could be inspired by a real place that is rumoured to be haunted, choose a supernatural being to be the star of their story or even be a ghost hunter telling us of their experiences. We encourage them to use atmosphere, tension and suspense to create their own hair-raising tale. Please note that there is a 250-word limit with prizes being awarded at the end of Spring term assembly. The deadline for entries to be sent to Mrs Boulden is Friday 22nd March. 

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  • Year 7 House Drama & Dance

    Published 28/02/24

    Before half-term on 7th February, House Drama took place and there were some impressive performances! Apart from being a great opportunity to perform, it's always fun to represent your house in a competition. From what has been said, it was an enjoyable experience which was great fun for everyone!  

    Personally, I really enjoyed House Drama as it was a chance to get to know my House better and visualise what it would be like at BGS in my later years. I think all the Houses performed well and, overall, it was a fun and inspiring event.

    Drake, Year 7

    I enjoyed House Drama because we got to watch every House perform. They were all really amazing, and we all just had a fun time. My House (Kirkman) won, and we were all so happy.

    Lakshi, Year 7

    It seems like House Drama was an entertaining experience for all that participated, forming greater connections between peers and giving them the opportunity to socialise. It was also a great way to have a friendly competition and although Kirkman won, everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

    Well done to everybody who participated!

    Aysu and Charlotte, Year 7

    House Drama/Dance is a House competition that is optional for any student of any year to collaborate and make a 5 - 8 minute extract from a list of plays. You will also have to choreograph some dance routines for the plays.

    This year’s list was Shakespeare. Three Houses did ‘Twelfth Night’ and the other three did ‘A Midsummer Night's Dream’. As Wellman, we did A Midsummer Night's Dream. We had to spend a lot of time before school, after school, at break time and during lunch period. The past few weeks we have all put a lot of effort into performing different scenes, and forming two different dances together. It was very hard, as when we put everything together we were three minutes over, so we had to cut some lines, so we wouldn’t lose points. As Wellman Year 7s, we had a whole scene to ourselves and (we assure you) it was the funniest! We (7ML) were part of the mechanicals' scene, which I think we performed to perfection.

    In the end, it all came to a great result: JOINT 2ND WITH MABBS! All together, the performances were extraordinarily amazing and no one should have finished 6th.

    Congratulations to all the Houses!

    Shashi, Year 7

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  • Year 7 Media Correspondents

    Published 07/02/24

    Congratulations to the pupils listed below, who are now Year 7 media correspondents.  We wish them all the best and look forward to seeing what their enthusiasm brings to the role.

    Mr Mackle
    Director of Studies, Year 7

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