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CONTENTS
Master of the The Broad Curriculum Sport Lower School’s Introduction Clubs 56 Rugby 103 Charity Overview 58 Netball 107 A Year to Remember Cathedral Choir 60 Boys Hockey 109 Who’s Who 4 Cubs 62 Girls Hockey 113 Leavers 6 Eco Council and Eco Club 63 Boys Cricket 117 Around the School 12 Trips 64 Girls Cricket 121 School Captain’s Reports 14 Outreach 74 Boys Football 123 House Captains’ Reports 18 PGL 76 Girls Football 123 Parents and Grandparents 21 PSHE 78 Cross Country 124
The Core Curriculum School Council 79 Swimming 126 English 24 Skiing 126 The Arts Geography 38 Table Tennis 127 Art 81 History 44 Sports Day 128 Design Technology 88 Maths 49 Music 92 Science 52 Drama 96 Talent Show 99
2 MASTER OF THE LOWER SCHOOL’S INTRODUCTION JOHN INGHAM, MASTER OF THE LOWER SCHOOL
The 2017/18 year will be remembered for the historic decision to introduce a pre-prep section to the Lower School. Once the decision was taken by Governors, there was an anxious wait for an inspection by ISI to approve the request to lower our age range. In January this was given with glowing praise from the ISI inspector. The school was overwhelmed by applications allowing for a competitive entry and all places taken up.
Even without the introduction of the pre-prep section, I think we would still look back on the year as the most successful in my 11 years. We received a record number of awards for pupils entering the Senior School with further academic success in area competitions. The Maths teams were in dominant form throughout the county over three different year groups, winning all the It has been in Performing Arts where for company was clearly a work of fiction competitions they entered. The Form 3 team there has been a significant increase in (oh yes it was!). qualified for the National Finals of the UK participation by pupils. All 196 pupils in the Maths Quiz competition held at the Tower of school took part in our four major drama We also said a fond farewell to Iain Blaxall London and came a very creditable 7th. events. This included two new projects. after 37 years of service to the school. The Form 2 pop-up dramas, A Taste of Iain typically did not want ‘any fuss’ but Our regular success in sport and music Shakespeare, where all Form 2 pupils the school gave him the send-off he truly continued with more trophies added to presented three abridged Shakespeare deserved. We wish Iain and Maxine a the bulging cabinets. The School Choir plays, was an ambitious and wholly happy and well-earned retirement together. continued their spectacular run of being successful venture. We also enjoyed the The Norvicensian magazine truly reflects awarded ‘Outstanding’ at the Norfolk and Form 3 Revue where pupils presented their another busy and purposeful year at the Norwich Music Festival. They also took own sketches that they had adapted or Lower School. I am especially grateful to part in the Young Voices concert in front of written themselves. One sketch suggesting Richard Love who has, again, designed 12,000 people at the O2 Arena – an evening that the Master of the Lower School was a and edited this excellent record of the year. the choir will remember for years to come. lonely chap with only an imaginary friend
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A YEAR TO REMEMBER Who’s Who 2058!
RICHARD LOVE
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Form 3 Leavers – Look into the Future
Look into the future… Thinking about your classmates and the other people in Form 3, who will become what as you all grow up? Place your votes!
Most likely... to become Prime Minister: Atticus Hitchings to become a teacher: Isabella Kirby to become a millionaire: Edward Tremelling to win an Oscar: Emily Clarke to take over the world: Hector Larner and Jack Garner to win an Olympic medal: Lawrence Williams to win the X Factor: Edward Alston to become a Head of the Lower School: Georgia Hodgson to break a world record: Mia Sexton to become a comedian: Harry Mitchell to win the lottery but lose the ticket: Louise Lockhart-Smith to climb Mount Everest: Samuel O’Shea to become a brain surgeon: Beatrice Wells to become a celebrity chef: Christopher Doylend to create a working time machine: Yohan Saravanamuttu to win a Nobel Peace Prize: Dev Kamath to have an art exhibition at the Tate: Limony Arkle to have their own TV chat show: Harry Bean and Reuben Francis
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FORM 3 LEAVERS 2018
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Morgan Rose Benjamin Boswell- Brown Hawes Dhrampal Form 3 Class: 3W Form 3 Class: 3W Form 3 Year Joined: Form 3 Class: 3W Year Joined: Lower 1 Magdalen House: Year Joined: Lower 1 House: Conisford Best Moment: House: Magdalen Performing in Best Moment: The Tempest Best Moment: Sports fixtures Receiving my first star badge What I will miss most: All being in one building The fun clubs What I will miss most: The teachers What I will miss most:
What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: Residential trips More sporting opportunities More responsibility
Eleanor Daniel Ryan McGuire Neville Roberts Form 3 Class: 3W Form 3 Class: 3W Form 3 Class: 3W Year Joined: Form 1 Year Joined: Form 2 Year Joined: Form 1 House: Heigham House: Magdalen House: Magdalen Best Moment: Best Moment: The French Trip Performing in The Tempest Best Moment: Winning the obstacle course What I will miss most: What I will miss most: Homework Club Fun lessons and all the teachers What I will miss most: Football break What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: Finding my way around the Assembly in the cathedral New lessons Senior School
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Amie Georgia Sam Hockley Hodgson Hosking Form 3 Class: 3W Form 3 Class: 3W Lower 1 Lower 1 Form 3 Class: 3W Year Joined: Year Joined: Conisford Magdalen Year Joined: Lower 1 House: House: My assessment results Winning a gold medal House: Heigham Best Moment: Best Moment: on Sports Day
Best Moment: Being House Captain What I will miss most: All the fabulous trips What I will miss most: What I will miss most: The great trips Homework Club What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: Meeting new people and more great What I am looking forward to: All the sporting fixtures opportunities Having more responsibility
Yohan Mia Rheo Saravanamuttu Sexton Shaikh
Form 3 Class: 3W Form 3 Class: 3W Form 3 Class: 3W Year Joined: Form 2 Year Joined: Form 1 Year Joined: Form 2 House: Heigham House: Heigham House: Heigham Best Moment: The French Trip Best Moment: The French Trip Best Moment: The French Trip What I will miss most: What I will miss most: What I will miss most: Football break House challenge Being the oldest pupil in the school What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: The sports and extra-curricular activities Science experiments and sport More science
Esme Deeran Adam Jarvis Jeyapragash Kelsall Form 3 Class: 3W Form 3 Class: 3W Year Joined: Lower 1 Form 3 Class: 3W Year Joined: Form 2 House: Conisford Year Joined: Form 1 House: Heigham Best Moment: House: Magdalen Playing in the Rugby 7s Team Best Moment: Performing at the O2 Best Moment: The French Trip with Young Voices What I will miss most: What I will miss most: Field break Knowing my way around the school What I will miss most: Field break What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: More science More sports and activities More subjects
Vishnu Lawrence George Sudeep Williams Wilson Form 3 Class: 3W Form 3 Class: 3W Year Joined: Lower 1 Form 3 Class: 3W Year Joined: Form 3 House: Conisford Year Joined: Form 1 House: Magdalen Best Moment: House: Heigham Best Moment: Breaking the running record in Form 1 Being on the School Council Best Moment: The French Trip What I will miss most: What I will miss most: The teachers The school trips What I will miss most: The great trips What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: More responsibility All the sport More responsibility
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Alexander Hector Antoine Lamb Larner Leggett Form 3 Class: 3W Form 3 Class: 3W Year Joined: Form 1 Form 3 Class: 3W Year Joined: Form 3 House: Heigham Year Joined: Lower 1 House: Heigham Best Moment: House: Magdalen Playing B Team rugby for the school Best Moment: Best Moment: : The French Trip Winning House Cross Country What I will miss most: What I will miss most: Athletics Club The wonderful teachers What I will miss most: Football break What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: Using more technology The new activities Exciting science equipment
Edward Zachary Alston Baker
Form 3 Class: 3P Form 3 Class: 3P Year Joined: Lower 1 Year Joined: Lower 1 FORM 3P House: Heigham House: Conisford Best Moment: Heigham beating Magdalen in House Cross Country Best Moment: Meeting all my friends What I will miss most: Football break What I will miss most: Football break What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: New technology More freedom
Isabelle Charles Jemima Brandford Clover Curtis Form 3 Class: 3P Form 3 Class: 3P Year Joined: Form 3 Form 3 Class: 3P Year Joined: Lower 1 House: Heigham Year Joined: Lower 1 House: Conisford Best Moment: Great trips, The Tempest House: Heigham performance and playing sports Best Moment: The French Trip Best Moment: The French Trip What I will miss most: What I will miss most: The teachers and my friends What I will miss most: The teachers The funny teachers What I am looking forward to: More What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: interesting lessons, making more friends More science The independence and freedom
Jack Mia Francesca Garner Garvey (Chessy) Form 3 Class: 3P Humphrey Year Joined: Lower 1 Form 3 Class: 3P Form 3 Class: 3P House: Magdalen Year Joined: Lower 1 Year Joined: Form 2 Best Moment: Making friends with House: Conisford House: Magdalen Jacob and Harry Best Moment: Hilltop in Lower 1 Best Moment: The French Trip What I will miss most: The Peak District Trip What I will miss most: The teachers What I will miss most: Field breaks What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: Making more friends More school trips More freedom
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Samuel Ewan Alexander Leeming Lennard Morgan Form 3 Class: 3P Form 3 Class: 3P Year Joined: Lower 1 Year Joined: Form 2 Form 3 Class: 3P House: Magdalen House: Magdalen Year Joined: Form 2 Best Moment: The football Best Moment: House: Heigham tournament at Carrow Road Stadium Singing at the O2 with Young Voices Best Moment: Speech Day What I will miss most: What I will miss most: The teachers and football break What I will miss most: Football break It is cosy and friendly What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: New surroundings and new people Physics Science lessons
Sean Noah Arjun O’Malley Rastrick Roy
Form 3 Class: 3P Form 3 Class: 3P Form 3 Class: 3P Year Joined: Form 3 Year Joined: Form 1 Year Joined: Lower 1 House: Heigham House: Magdalen House: Heigham Best Moment: Playing Rugby 7s Best Moment: Winning the Plate at Carrow Road football Stadium Best Moment: My Speech Day Prize What I will miss most: The teachers What I will miss most: Football break What I will miss most: Football break What I am looking forward to: Seeing people from my old school What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: who are joining More freedom More homework
Jess Natalie Adam Sargent Saunders Spoor
Form 3 Class: 3P Form 3 Class: 3P Year Joined: Form 2 Form 3 Class: 3P Year Joined: Form 3 House: Heigham Year Joined: Form 1 House: Conisford Best Moment: Performing House: Magdalen with Steel Pans on Speech Day Best Moment: Best Moment: Form 3 hockey fixtures Playing in the U11B Hockey Team What I will miss most: The comfort of knowing where everything is What I will miss most: Field break What I will miss most: Football break What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: More technology More sports fixtures Using more technology
Jacob Edward Berrienna Stevenson Tremelling Ward Form 3 Class: 3P Form 3 Class: 3P Year Joined: Form 2 Form 3 Class: 3P Year Joined: Lower 1 House: Magdalen Year Joined: Lower 1 House: Conisford Best Moment: House: Magdalen Best Moment: Everything has been great Too many to choose from Best Moment: Being in Form 3 What I will miss most: What I will miss most: Everything What I will miss most: Football break The teachers and school trips What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: More freedom and more sports More freedom Finding out who is my class
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Limony Ethan Arkle Ashton
Form 3 Class: 3I Form 3 Class: 3I Year Joined: Form 2 Year Joined: Lower 1 FORM 3I House: Conisford House: Heigham Best Moment: Learning new things and meeting new people Best Moment: Being School Captain What I will miss most: Fun clubs What I will miss most: The teachers What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: Meeting more new people Meeting new people
Felix Harry Isaac Bartram Bean Betts Form 3 Class: 3I Form 3 Class: 3I Form 3 Class: 3I Year Joined: Lower 1 Year Joined: Lower 1 Year Joined: Form 2 House: Conisford House: Magdalen House: Conisford Best Moment: Playing in IAPS hockey tournament Best Moment: Best Moment: The Tate Modern visit The Form 3 History Museum event What I will miss most: What I will miss most: The incredible teachers What I will miss most: The lovely staff The kind teachers What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: New teachers and new class mates The freedom More freedom
Nathan Emily Christopher Birchenough Clarke Doylend Form 3 Class: 3I Year Joined: Lower 1 Form 3 Class: 3I Form 3 Class: 3I House: Magdalen Year Joined: Form 2 Year Joined: Form 2 Best Moment: House: Conisford House: Heigham Playing the lead role in The Tempest Best Moment: Form 2 Micro Society Best Moment: The French trip What I will miss most: What I will miss most: The teachers What I will miss most: The teachers The really nice teachers What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: Science experiments The new challenges More responsibility
Oskar Billy Reuben Fothergill Francis Francis Form 3 Class: 3I Form 3 Class: 3I Year Joined: Form 2 Form 3 Class: 3I Year Joined: Form 3 House: Conisford Year Joined: Form 1 House: Conisford Best Moment: House: Conisford Playing in a school team Best Moment: Meeting new people Best Moment: The Peak District visit What I will miss most: What I will miss most: What I will miss most: The trips Maths with Mr Ingham The friendly, happy feel What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: Having more responsibility More science experiments More freedom
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Atticus Dev Isabella Hitchings Kamath Kirby
Form 3 Class: 3I Form 3 Class: 3I Form 3 Class: 3I Year Joined: Form 1 Year Joined: Lower 1 Year Joined: Form 1 House: Conisford House: Heigham House: Conisford Best Moment: Performing in the Emperor and The Nightingale in Form 1 Best Moment: Becoming a Captain Best Moment: All the great trips What I will miss most: The teachers What I will miss most: The teachers What I will miss most: The teachers What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: Choosing sports like sailing Learning new subjects More freedom
Louise Harry Samuel Lockhart-Smith Mitchell O’Shea
Form 3 Class: 3I Form 3 Class: 3I Form 3 Class: 3I Year Joined: Lower 1 Year Joined: Lower 1 Year Joined: Lower 1 House: Magdalen House: Magdalen House: Conisford Best Moment: The French trip Best Moment: The French trip Best Moment: The French trip What I will miss most: All my friends What I will miss most: The teachers What I will miss most: The teachers What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: Moving from building to building What I am looking forward to: Meeting teachers for lessons Meeting new people
Daisy Beatrice Daniel Pickering Wells White
Form 3 Class: 3I Form 3 Class: 3I Form 3 Class: 3I Year Joined: Form 1 Year Joined: Form 2 Year Joined: Form 3 House: Heigham House: Magdalen House: Conisford Best Moment: The French trip Best Moment: All the great trips Best Moment: The Peak District trip and the Form 2 Maths project What I will miss most: What I will miss most: Being in 3I class All the teachers What I will miss most: The teachers What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: What I am looking forward to: Making new friends More science experiments More independence
Jessica Wright
Form 3 Class: 3I WE WISH ALL OUR 2018 Year Joined: Form 2 House: Conisford LEAVERS ALL THE VERY Best Moment: House Challenge Day BEST IN THEIR CONTINUED What I will miss most: The really nice teachers NORWICH SCHOOL What I am looking forward to: EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY New opportunities
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AROUND THE SCHOOL
After 37 years we say goodbye and happy retirement to Mr Blaxall!
Trim Trail fun
Thank you and good luck to Mr Moncur-Brown, our gap student
Staff Sport Relief Drone view of The Lower School
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Fantastic Library Fun Our new Lower 1 cohort
Scholars
Our new Lower 1 cohort
‘Pumpkin Heads’
Yoga Club enjoying the outdoor classroom fire pit!
Chamber Choir singing at the Norfolk Show
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SCHOOL CA P TA I N’S REPORT ETHAN ASHTON
I stand here today to talk to you all about my time at Norwich Lower School. The reason I am stood here is also my proudest memory of school. When I returned in September, I was welcomed with the news that I had been chosen by my fellow pupils and teachers, Presentation of prizes by along with Eleanor, to be School Captain. I have to George Sargent ON confess, this was a complete surprise.
I thought that being School Captain would and am bugging them to hurry up so we mean that you were really clever and can get to school early. Without realising never got into trouble. My occasional trips it, my teachers have been preparing me to Mr Wilson’s office prove this is not the for the next phase of my school career. case and this is one of the biggest things LESSONS AT They are always gently encouraging us to I have learned about Norwich School. The NORWICH SCHOOL take responsibility for our own organisation teachers do not expect you to be perfect, and are always understanding and ready and they don’t expect you to always ARE CHALLENGING to motivate us again if we don’t succeed. make the right decision or be the best at AND ENGAGING When I look at the Lower 1s now, I see my everything. All they ask is that you try your younger self in them and know that school hardest, learn from your mistakes and AND THIS IS DOWN will continue to encourage and promote their not worry about being the best, but being TO THE EFFORT independence. the best you. Throughout this year, I have embraced my role and I hope that I have AND DRIVE OF ALL The word ‘teacher’ can sometimes be been a positive influence on my friends and THE TEACHERS TO thought of as the person who stands at school community. the front of the classroom and feeds you BRING THE BEST information. At Norwich School, the word When I started at the school, I had to OUT OF EACH teacher means far more. The teachers wear Velcro shoes because I couldn’t are unique, individual and approachable, tie my shoelaces, and normal lunchtime INDIVIDUAL whether it is Miss Brugger’s ultra- nutrients came in the form of pasta with competitiveness during house events, baked beans. If we have any Lower 1s in GO HEIGHAM!, or friendly banter with Mr the cathedral today, I can confirm that this Ingham about his latest tie and pocket is not a nutritious lunch! Now, I am the first hankie combo. Lessons at Norwich School in my family to wake up in the morning are challenging and engaging and this
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is down to the effort and drive of all the Mrs Dunnett lives and breathes music teachers to bring the best out of each and theatre and whenever people see our individual. The extensive list of school clubs performances they are astounded at how and extra-curricular activities is incredible professional and confident we all are. My and shows how dedicated the school is passion is sport and the experiences I have WHILST SCHOOL to providing new opportunities for us to gained will stay with me forever. I have A LWAYS FOSTERS experience. I mean, trips away just wouldn’t learnt how to be part of a team and that be the same without the presence of Mr each person in a team has an important OUR COMPETITIVE Parsons, who always treats us to an ice part to play. Whilst school always fosters our SIDE, WE HAVE cream (but this also means we have to competitive side, we have also learnt how endure his dodgy jokes!) and Mrs Ingham, to win with pride and be gracious in defeat. ALSO LEARNT who is like the paparazzi with her picture I have worked out that I have spent nearly HOW TO WIN taking for Twitter. To our teachers, on behalf 7,000 hours at Norwich School, so it’s no of all my fellow pupils, thank you. surprise that it feels like a second home and WITH PRIDE AND my advice to any pupils would be to talk to B E GR ACI O US If your parents are anything like mine, they and get to know as many new people as will constantly tell you that Norwich School possible. You never know how interesting IN DEFEAT isn’t like school back in their day. My dad someone is until you get to know them. says he never got to sing at the O2 and my mum says she never got to score at When I was thinking about my speech today, Carrow Road, but I have! Life at Norwich one word stood out, ‘togetherness’. Whether School is a constant field of opportunity. I that is as a class, as a house, as a sports never imagined I would be part of Chamber team, as a choir or as a whole school, we Choir or play royalty in a Shakespeare play, really are just one big giant family. but this is the norm for any eager pupil.
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SCHOOL CA P TA I N’S REPORT ELEANOR MCGUIRE
I joined Norwich School in Form 1. I’m fairly sure Mr Ingham gave me a place because during my interview I told him I wanted to be a doctor. I knew that would convince him. Secretly, I wanted to be Hermione Granger in a re-make of the Harry Potter films. I soon realised that this is no ordinary school, and I don’t mean that in a Hogwarts-sort-of-way.
It’s a school that has something for having nightmares 3 years later about being everyone, where there’s always something chased by the monsters on the Monster new to try and there’s always someone Trail. I know that they weren’t real monsters there to help you to try it. You don’t have to blasting me with laser guns, and that they be completely brilliant at Maths (sorry Mr were actually the Aylmerton staff dressed up I DIDN’T KNOW Wilson) but you do have to be completely in costumes and squirting water pistols, but THAT I COULD brilliant at dressing up. During the Tudor day it felt really realistic at the time. trip to Kentwell Hall in Form 2, I got tangled ENJOY WALKING in my kirtle and that was a lesson learned, I Holt Hall was my favourite trip. Who SEVEN MILES can tell you. knew that gutting a fish could be so straightforward (this has proved a useful AND NOT EVEN World Book Day is always great fun, skill at home). Cooking marshmallows at the REALISE IT AT especially as we all have to be dressed as camp fire during the evenings was really a book character, teachers included. Well, fun. It’s great to ram the marshmallow on the THE TIME! it’s fun for us, but maybe not for our parents end of a stick, and shove it into the fire, then who have to ferret around in the back of the chat with your friends while the marshmallow wardrobe and cobble an outfit together. gets more and more squidgy… and then This is why, in Form 1, I was William Brown you remember about the marshmallow Parsons and Mr Worton both win the award from Just William. However, all changed in and you turn back to the fire just in time for most generous provision of ice creams, Form 2 when I bought my own cloak, wand to see it fall off the stick and plop into the for which I will always be grateful). and sacred Gryffindor tie which meant flames. It’s a good job I don’t actually like that I could come dressed as Hermione marshmallows. The Form 3 trip to France was not only great Granger. And finally, in Form 3, I came fun but it also helped us learn more about dressed as an elf from Rivendell from the The trip to the Peak District was my first World War I and II. The War Memorial at book The Hobbit. You can see that I have proper walking trip and we had beautiful Vimy Ridge, and also walking through the matured over the years… scenery in Dovedale to appreciate. I didn’t German trenches, made it real. However, know that I could enjoy walking seven miles the best video on the Lower School Twitter School trips are always great fun too. The and not even realise it at the time! However, from the French trip has got to be Natalie first trip I went on was to Aylmerton Field we were all looking forward to the ice cream eating a snail for the first time. The snail Study Centre. This was great, except I’m still at the end, which helped enormously (Mr went into her mouth then shot out again, all
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in glorious colour captured on film. One of leave when there’s a trip or an event. And the things we discovered is that the teaching they always set excellent homework for techniques in France are quite different to us to do… how can I forget making the the ones here at the Lower School. At the 3D digestive system in Form 1...? The Boulangerie, we were shown how to make pancreas and small intestine are both T H E LOWER croissants, and we were in big trouble if we complete works of art, and it’s quite likely SCHOOL HAS forgot the French words for the ingredients… that the whole thing is going to be framed a swift rap on the knuckles with a rolling pin and put up on the wall in our bathroom at MADE ME REALISE and you soon remembered the right word! home. I’m still wearing my digestion vest THAT I CAN BE Well, not really, the baker just pretended but it’s a bit tight now. to rap us on the knuckles, but the video W H ATE VER I footage uploaded to Twitter certainly looked As a School Captain, I’d like to say thank WANT, AND THAT realistic enough for parents to be worried. you to everyone who is part of the school and who supports the school in different NOTHING IS EVER Music at Norwich School is brilliant and ways. And thank you to all the teachers, IMPOSSIBLE there are so many things to be part of: Big parents and pupils who have made my Choir, Little Voices, Wind Band, to name a time at the Lower School so enjoyable. I AS LONG AS few. I’ve sung at the O2 Arena with Chamber arrived in Form 1 as a slightly scared New YOU HAVE THE Choir, I’ve had great fun in three musicals Girl, but it was OK. Mr Worton was my form and I’ve even learned how to play the teacher and he really helped me to settle CONFIDENCE TO Steel Pans. Mrs Dunnett definitely wins an in. And now I’m leaving as a more confident GIVE IT A GO award for being in charge of all the musical Form 3 ‘Old Girl’. I have learned so much activities. If I was given her hectic job I here at Norwich School, and I don’t just would just scream and run off! Miss Brugger mean really useful tips such as Mr Wilson’s also wins an award for leading the Best famous catchphrase “Read the Question!” House in the Music Competition. Nothing I definitely learned something there. I’ve can ever be as good as Heigham singing learned to take part, to join in and to make Revolting Children. the most of what is here.
Thank you to all the staff for being such The Lower School has really prepared good fun. I’m sure that when teachers are me for the Senior School. It has made me interviewed here at Norwich School they realise that I can be whatever I want, and have to show proof of how much fun they that nothing is ever impossible as long as are. Mrs Ingham, for example, does The you have the confidence to give it a go. I Floss the best, and Mr Parsons is the most know I’m ready for Senior School now. I amusing Sports Day commentator ever. used to want to be Hermione Grainger, but The teachers always dress up in brilliant now I’m ready to consider other options. costumes for World Book Day. They’re always the first to arrive and the last to
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HOUSE CA P TA I N S’ REPORTS
Conisford
LIMONY ARKLE, BILLY FRANCIS AND MRS FARROW
Being in Conisford has been the most won Lower 1 high jump; Benji Stevenson amazing experience. It’s been such a won Form 1 long jump; Poppy Francis won delight to have been in the most wonderful Form 1 long jump; Julian Pe won Form house. Our house motto is ‘Never give up 1 high jump; Jasmine Sargeant won the on the way to victory’. We have certainly Form 1 high jump; Sophia Betts won Form taken our motto to heart and have achieved 1 rounders ball throw; Darcy Wilkins won lots of victories this year. We’ve worked Form 2 high jump, India Rose Fox won both individually and with brilliant team Form 2 rounders ball throw, Billy Francis spirit, led by our Head of House, Mrs won Form 3 long jump and Lawrence Farrow, and not forgetting ‘Connie’ our Williams won Form 3 high jump. A fantastic lucky blue dragon mascot. achievement by all! conduct the Chamber Choir harmony and House Challenge Day Billy Francis was presented with the cup for his great dance wiggle! House Challenge Day is Conisford’s the Most Outstanding Field Performance Stars strongest point. We have won it five times in and India Rose Fox won the cup for the We worked hard this year winning the Stars a row and retained our crown this year! Most Outstanding Track Achievement. Cup in both the Michaelmas and Lent terms, Sports Day House Music and then achieving a hat-trick by winning it This year, Conisford won Sports Day. In Conisford won the House Music Festival this in the Trinity term too. field events: Elyah Bassong won and got a year. We sang The Lion Sleeps Tonight. We Overall Best House new record for Lower 1 long jump and won thank Mrs Farrow for being our excellent Conisford finished the year by winning the the rounders ball throw; Antonia Williamson conductor and Mr Marr for helping to cup for this year’s best overall house.
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Heigham
AMIE HOCKLEY, ETHAN ASHTON, ELEANOR MCGUIRE AND MISS BRUGGER
Heigham have had another successful year! There has also been success in a variety of Throughout the year there has been a real house matches and we have never given up sense of pride and community within the gaining the highest amount of stars. house. Form 3 Heigham members have had an important job in looking after the newest Sports Day saw lots of Heigham pupils Heigham recruits in Lower 1 and being a winning events. Particular highlights role model. were Charlie Sexton (Lower 1) winning the rounders ball throw, long jump and For House Music, Heigham sang Mr Blue obstacle race. Gene Challinor (Form 2) Sky. Although we narrowly missed out on had a nail-biting finish to the Form 2 high winning, every single pupil enjoyed singing jump competition, but took victory by a few this song and was proud of our energetic cms! Chloe Holmes (Form 2) was victorious performance. in both the long jump and 800m, whilst William Faircloth (Form 2) struck gold in the In the Lent term, Heigham won both long jump and 100m. Nicholas Conway, the House Spelling and Times Tables William Loveday and Arthur Dannatt (Form competition and as always everyone loved 2) provided a Heigham 1, 2, 3 in the 800m, taking part in House Challenge Day. with Nicolas smashing the school record. Mia Sexton (Form 3) won the long jump and Possibly the highlight of the year was took the impressive 100m and 200m double. We wish the outgoing Form 3 Heigham finally winning HOUSE CROSS COUNTRY! Another double was achieved by Edward pupils all the best with their transition to (Ending the long reign of Magdalen!) Mia Alston (Form 3) in the 1500m and 800m the Senior School and we look forward to Sexton won her race for the 4th year in a races. Congratulations to all competitors for welcoming new Heigham members in the row. Congratulations! a fabulous set of achievements. new academic year.
Magdalen
NATALIE SAUNDERS AND MISS COPSON
M usic started off the year with lots of fun A midst rehearsals for the festival. G reat runners we are too! D uring hockey season the boys won all their matches A nd House Challenge Day was a super event for all. L astly we had Sports Day and E ven some of the staff took part! N ow we must thank our Captains who have been fabulous all year round!
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PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS Parents’ Luncheon
MANDY INGHAM
Thank you to Directors Nick Mills and Chris Busby and their fabulous team at Brasted’s for once again taking great care of all the Lower School parents, in the Michaelmas, Lent and Trinity terms, for the Parents’ Luncheon, which saw great turnouts as usual. Brasted’s has been our go-to place now for a few years, and why go anywhere else when they look after us all so well. A fabulous fine dining experience with lots of fizz! Thank you, Brasted’s. If you have not experienced a Lower School Parents’ Luncheon, I would highly recommend you come and join us; the company is relaxed and we always have lots of fun. Parents’ Luncheon
Parents enjoying the Christmas Carol Service
Grandparents day
Parents place their votes at the Form 3 History Museum event
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Parent races on Sports Day
Parent and pupil cricket evening
Parents enjoying ‘Final Assembly’ Grandparents Day
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THE CORE CURRICULUM
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Core Curriculum Overview
CHRIS PARSONS
Norwich School is a wondrous place! There engrained understanding of a subject area are many eye-catching and distinctive which we think with, as well as which we aspects to our diverse educational think about. It’s our entrusted professional provision, but at our core we retain the task as a school to appraise children of fundamental reason for formal schooling: ‘the story so far’; to bring them up to speed E VERY to equip young people with everything they on the highlights of what humanity has need to interact intelligently with the world achieved and learned before they got here. INTELLECTUAL around them. D O M AI N H AS Nevertheless, all children are hungry to To do this, we must furnish them with be out there trying out life for themselves! WITHIN IT A CORE the tools necessary for unlocking the Consequently, at the Lower School KNOWLEDGE opportunity contained within any situation. we’re constantly seeking to balance the Whether it is number-bonds in Maths, rules acquisition of key knowledge and habits WHICH THE EXPERT of punctuation in English, pivotal moments of thought with the chance to explore PROBLEM-SOLVER of chronology in History, or principles of unique interactions with these gifts and how the physical world works in Science the challenges of carving a distinctive MUST DRAW UPON and Geography, every intellectual domain intellectual path through life. has within it a core knowledge which the expert problem-solver must draw upon; an
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ENGLISH
Overview
JANE FARROW
The English Department in the Lower eventually reached unanimous decisions School has been incredibly busy and for the four different age categories. Our productive over the last year. Author visits, overall winners were: Dominic Wright poetry and book celebrations have inspired (Year 3), Jack Foreman (Year 4), Darcy our pupils to produce a fantastic range T H ERE H AS Wilkins (Year 5) and Isabella Kirby (Year 6). of creative writing spanning across B EEN SO M E Isabella recently treated us to a heart-felt numerous genres. reading of her beautiful, eloquently written WONDERFUL PUPIL poem at Speech Day. We began the year celebrating National SELF-GENERATED Poetry Day. Each class brilliantly performed World Book Day saw all the pupils dress a group choral poem based on the theme CREATIVITY AND as a character from one of their favourite Freedom. Favourite individual poems were PERFORMANCE books. All the pupils gave a brief verbal also recited. Following this, an in-house spiel about their chosen character. The poetry competition was launched and staff chose the theme of Animals this year, pupils were invited to compose a poem with each staff member dressing as an using any genre but based on memories. animal character from a young person’s The numerous entries were read and book of choice. judged by myself, Mr Parsons and Mrs We have had three author visits this year. Curtis, who teaches English in the Senior Our first was from Mitch Johnson who School. We read some fabulous poems but
24 spoke about his recently published book Kick. He also spoke to the older pupils in the Lower School about the process of writing, and how experiences, notes, drafts, reviews and redrafts were all part of the lengthy, but very necessary, procedures that precede a successful novel. Sarah Lechmere, our second guest author, also echoed this to our pupils; Sarah has finally had her debut novelKitty’s Letters published after 7 long years of revision. These visits inspired our Year 6 pupils to write their own novels, whilst recognising the need for constant appraisal of the words that they had committed to the page.
Later in the year, Isabelle King, author of the books The Norfolk Story Book and Once Upon A Time in Norfolk, visited us to speak to our Year 4 classes about her books and inspirations. She followed up her talk with a creative writing workshop; this generated some wonderful, descriptive, collaborative compositions from our Across the age groups in the Lower School, award judged purely by children. Most pupils with fabulous use of creative writing there has been some wonderful pupil self- recently, Year 6 adapted or wrote their own techniques. generated creativity and performance. sketches which were performed in the Year 6 End-of-Year Review. This they did to a In addition to these authors, Norfolk Year 3 made their own puppets at the packed audience with impressive self- Children’s Book Centre visited with one Puppet Theatre and then went on to assurance and well-timed deliverance. of their storytellers, where they treated all write their own engaging mini plays our different age ranges to some current, based around them. Year 4 shared their Effective communication is one of the age-appropriate and well-written literature. descriptive scene-setting with reference to most important fundamental skills and Alongside this, they visited with a huge the five senses, their 3D characterisations we aim to equip our pupils with the tools array of recommended books for our pupils and more recently their nature poetry and understanding to express their own to peruse, with the option of purchasing. inspired by the Outdoor Garden Project. voice with creativity, flair and confidence. Our Year 6 classes also joined our Senior Year 5 produced some beautiful creative The range of experiences that they have School Year 7s at the Norfolk Children’s writing based on The Piano, an amazing enjoyed this year has certainly allowed Book Festival in Norwich Cathedral. Along short film animation. They also artistically pupils to explore their originality and self- with other schools, they listened to the performed three Shakespearean pop-up expression. Here’s to another busy and stories of some inspiring authors, such as dramas. As well as writing their novels, enjoyable year ahead! Julian Sedgwick, Michelle Paver and Steve Year 6 also turned their hand to critique, Feasey, to name but a few. writing reviews for the short-listed books for the Young Quills prize, a historical fiction
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LOWER 1 CREATIVE Extracts from The Magic Box Elyah Bassong My box is fashioned from a secret rainbow world WRITING where fairies live and there is an ice heart. I will lie in my box on a silky beach and listen to the swishing deep blue galaxy of the sea. Olivia Adkins I will put in my box a drop of water from a shimmering Extracts from a Hero’s Journey pool, the sound of a cat’s footstep and the wisp from the wand of a wonderful wizard. Bea Williamson Henry Thomas In a cottage the girls were busy. Mum said, “Sophia, I will put in my box a hot chocolate with Bertha can’t find the picnic rug.” marshmallows and silky cream. I will fill it with “Shh I’ve found it, stop pulling Mum’s leg,” said Labradors who are a bit crazy but have beautifully Bertha. “I’ll go and get the basket,” Sophia shouted smooth fur. running down the creaky stairs. When she went into the cold utility room she froze. The light flickered Antonia Watson then went out. She grabbed a torch and got the picnic I will put in my box the feel of a bunny’s fur on a cold basket then dashed out. One hour later the picnic was night, a drop of pollen from the Elgar Flower and a packed and they set off to the meadow. silver shooting star. I will put in my box the wing of a flying Pegasus, a brick from the Great Wall of China and a stocking from Christmas Day. Himash Amarawickrama The two boys found themselves in a dark, gloomy and mysterious forest. They walked on for a little while and saw an old man and hid behind a tree. Tom peeked and saw that it was a famous explorer who had been lost for a very, very long time. “What should we do?” whispered Tom.
FORM 1 Ladybirds POETRY Zara Morgan Large, glistening, black spots And red, shiny wing cases Dancing on the lush green leaves Bugs and dragonflies Charlotte Douglas Young larvae that look like beetles Bright beacons of summer Dragonflies glisten in the beautiful sunset Idle in winter Raindrops silently ripple the water Red predators on the red roses A small black minibeast climbing over and under shredding blocks of wood Dashing around hoovering up aphids Grasshoppers leaping over long, lush green grass Six, short, black legs Over the canopy of green, honey bees collecting pollen for their queen Newts paddle around making mischief in the pond Flying away from the nest a blue tit flapping around Lilly pads bobbing around while frogs leap from one to another Yellow pollen drifting away in the wind.
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HECTOR TURNER I love bugs Chirping crickets, Edie Hosking Roaming in the grass. In their green armour, they The outdoor classroom holds a key Chomp on insects as they go past. To a magical kingdom so much to see Kingdoms of grassland, Bugs big and small, Excited crickets wait, I can’t possibly count them all ‘Till the kestrel swoops to deliver their fate. Millipedes, centipedes, dragonflies too Lots of species, so much to do A pond in the middle surrounded by reeds Look a bit further, you’ll see the trees 1F During the day butterflies play At night, the mossies fight Over and under logs, creepy bugs crawl A natural habitat so diverse Under the water newts scurry around This encouraged me to write my verse. The outdoor classroom what a wonderful place to be! Down on the ground the ants are busy at work Oxide daisies sway gently in the breeze Outdoors in the summer meadow, the flowers glisten like diamonds FREYA MCALLISTER Running free the wild rabbits roam. Butterflies are beautiful, Usually seen in the Summer. Classes come here to listen to stories Tickled by the wind and Long, magnificent memories watching the sunset Troubled by the rain. A willow tunnel twists and tangles with leaves fluttering to the ground Everybody likes them, but Snakes slither slowly and silently in the tall, green grass Remember to respect them! Slimy slugs trail over the lush green leaves and rotting tree trunks Flying elegantly in the air, Red poppies bob their heads to and fro in the breeze Living in the garden, Overhanging willow stretching for the midsummer sunlight You might see one there. Owls fly silently and swiftly to catch their prey Mother Nature’s magic continues through the seasons every year.
JACK FOREMAN 1P Slow and slimy, off he goes, Off we go to the outdoor classroom… Lazy maybe? No one knows! Under the arched willow branches, Useless creature, some might say, Through the towering, vibrant summer daisies, Gooey slug, please go away! Daring explorers, we are! Over in the pond, a lazy duck sleeps in the sun. Occasionally, we hear the Rustle of leaves as the wind whistles past them. JASMINE SARGEANT Dashing, dazzling creatures Cheep cheeeeep, a bird sings sweetly in the birch tree above. Racing across the pond, Look out for butterflies, bees A line of blue or green. And ‘Bubbles’ (Mr Worton’s fish) who swims steadily with the Greatest ever seen, Snails that float on the rippling water. On the pond today, dancing all around, Shhhhhh! There are insects hiding in the Bug Hotel, Not making a sound. Resting rock pile and mossy logs. Oh what a wonderful place to visit and see! Fascinating creatures, we are. Off we go to the outdoor classroom… Legendary creation that time forgot, My favourite place to be. Yesterday’s masters of flight.
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FORM 1 DESCRIPTIVE WRITING
Maya Riches I look in front of me because I feel a warmth, maybe from a fire? I turn towards it and quickly cover my eyes. The fire is blazing bright orange, as bright as Between the Gaps of Memory the sun! It’s as if the fire is screaming at me. My eyes by Dominique Appia get used to it and I turn back only to see a beautiful metallic, red and white fireplace. I can smell the cinders from the fire. I suddenly realise that the hot Sanjit Alanoor fire isn’t in the fireplace! Instead, it is roaring on the What was that? I could hear a mysterious, gushing wooden floorboards but they are burning up! noise. I walked to the other side of the room and saw water! It was foamy, choppy and turquoise. Zoe Delicata On the left hand side of the mystical room is a Jasmine Sargeant grouchy, grumpy, old tree with one of its branches Beside me are glistening, arctic white mountains. In cut off. Right next to it is very rocky land. Ouch! That the distance, a yellow and green hot air balloon is hot hurt! The sharp rock from the land has pricked my and smoky. The girl seemed mesmerised by it. foot. It feels as if I have been touched by a very sharp knife. I see a man with leaves sitting on his head straight ahead of me. When I turn to the right, I can
Marvyn Leggett taste the cold and fresh breeze. Suddenly I jumped in fright as a head with leaves and hair looked at me. I realised it was a statue made out of fine marble. Romily Ward Nervously tiptoeing into the room, I glance to my right and see a thick, tall and large bookshelf. The
Samuel Curtis books look quite chunky and colourful. Right in front I cautiously stepped in to the strange, mysterious of me, I can smell the salty air dancing through room. An open window looked on to a calm and the open door. There is some froth spilling on the peaceful train station. The air was salty and there floorboards which are old and creaky. The sea is very was an icy, mountainous land. shallow. I can feel the cold froth tickling my toes. In the background there is a sort of boat and it sounded Benji Stevenson like a car honking its horn! As black as midnight sky, I’m standing next to a dead wintery tree, its bark is breathing thick clouds of smoggy, smelly smoke. rough and hard as rock. Next to it there are rocks as cold and as smooth as ice.
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FORM 2 CREATIVE WRITING
The Room of Wonders George Snelling
The Tunnel of Adventure is a place able to taste the delicious King’s where you never know what is banquet. Oooohh, all that meat The Room of Wonders going to happen. From the outside, and gravy and cake filling you up! it just looks like a load of tangled Torren Seed-Adams The sweet smell of chocolate up tubes of rusty steel but when I walk in through the door only to crept up my nostrils: the you step in it’s a never-ending hear the cheering of the crowd, room specialised in Cadbury’s adventure of wonders. You might the booing of the opposition, deep chocolate… Quietly, I passed a find you’re saving a prince or and high voices of both teams. colossal statue, made entirely fighting an evil unicorn, or riding I can also hear the steady loud out of chocolate, looming over on top of your fierce scaly dragon, booming of the drums. I can hear my head. When I creaked past on or you might find that you are the deafening pelt of the ball as it the uneven floor, I saw another playing Pokémon Go and have wails into the net. The sound now door, this one just as beautiful as just caught a Mewtwo; for some is “yeeaaaaaaahhhhhssss!!” I can the other with an eye-catching people this would be a wondrous smell the delightful scent of mouth- sign. It displayed writing as adventure. Maybe you’re the watering burgers, hotdogs and black as midnight sky on a golden Prime Minister of England, especially chips. There are so many background. This sign read The you never know. As soon as you comforting aromas about. step in you may be able to smell Real Wonders. When I peeped my the midnight air or feel the hot head round the door, I discovered I burning sun shooting down onto had only seen the first part… your frying skin. You might be The Room of Wonders Daisy Massey The Room of Wonders As I walked into the room I saw an Mirabelle Harden old but still sparkly sign saying ‘Unicorn Stables’. I gasped. This I opened a golden arched door with silver writing which said ‘The was my best dream! As I walked Leaping Lava’. I went inside to find myself standing in a desert with a towards the kind girl, she had banging volcano. There were dragons roaring loudly, scaly and green lovely silky purple hair, which went with wings and breathing fire, flying around. Burning magma lava was down to her knees. Her horn was trickling down the side of the volcano. Lava was coming from every sharp and golden and it glistened direction falling from the sky hitting my head, tickling my toes. I ran in the light. She said, “Look at my to a tall golden mountain to shelter from the lava, when I noticed a new unicorn. Her name is Ashley, golden desert behind the wall of mountains. Ash for short.” I looked at her unicorn – it was beautiful. I stroked and plaited her soft hair. It was as soft as candyfloss. I brushed her magenta fur.
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A Taste of Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
F O R M 2 SOUND BITES
Finally, it was my turn to come on stage. I had just heard the line, “Draw, if you be men!”. I jumped on stage, whipped out my sword and shouted my line of “Part fools, you know not what you do”.
Now Tybalt had leapt into view, shouting I really enjoyed playing the part of the As Nurse, I had to learn a lot of lines, like his line at me. I retaliated by saying my Prince because I was allowed to boss “Give me leave awhile. Fie how my bones line quieter but still keeping the anger in everyone around! I had to be very angry ache!” or “Madam, your mother’s coming my voice. Suddenly, he ripped his sword in the performance because Capulet to the chamber” but it was worth it. Nurse from under his arm and we began to fight, and Montague were always fighting. looked after Juliet for a long time. She is ducking and dodging each other’s strikes The funniest part was the party scene on the Capulet side but knows that Romeo of the sword. because we got to wear masks that we and Juliet are in love and are married. Friar made ourselves and I loved dancing in that Laurence also knows about them being George Snelling (Benvolio) scene. I really enjoyed learning my lines married. because you feel really good when you get At one part I got really angry and tugged it right. My favourite action was the hair flick, since Juliet’s hair. I want her to marry Paris, I saw loads of people laughing! but she will take none of it because she’s Poppy Scott (Prince Escalus of Verona) secretly married to Romeo! So I get really Daisy Massey (Nurse) super angry and shout these lines: I got to start the whole play off. It was nerve-wracking as everyone had their eyes Learning all the lines was pretty hard as Old Capulet: “How, does she not thank us on me! I tried to be as calm as I could most of the lines were in Shakespearean for finding a bridegroom? Go to St Peter’s and I held my own. I was also one of the language. We had rehearsals in every Church or I will drag thee on a hurdle boys, which included: Romeo, Benvolio, English lesson… My best part was one of thither!” Balthasar (me), Abraham and Mercutio. We my lines. It was after the party when we couldn’t find Romeo. I said the last word Juliet: “Good father, please!” gate-crashed a party and got in a load of fights. It was really fun saying my lines and in a romantic voice, “Romeo, rumours, Old Capulet: “Hang thee young baggage, especially whistling at Nurse! madman, passion, lover”. The audience disobedient wretch!” erupted in laughter. Torren Seed-Adams Jack Paterson (Old Capulet) (Narrator and Balthasar) Harry Thomas (Mercutio)
A Taste of Shakespeare: Macbeth
FORM 2B SOUND BITES
To begin with, I was really pleased to mysterious! The other members of 2B also Macbeth is a play written by Shakespeare be chosen to play Lady Macbeth, even worked really hard to learn their lines and so the words were old English and quite if I was a little nervous about having a I think it was a great success. My family hard to learn. But we all managed it well big part and lots of lines to learn. The who came to watch the play thought it when it came to the real thing. It was more language Shakespeare used was really was fantastic, especially as we are only 10 fun than I ever thought drama would be. clever, although I did not understand it years old. It was the most fun production I have at the beginning. But by rehearsing my ever been in! Thanks to Miss Brugger for lines every night and reading it over and Floriana Harrod organising it all! over it really helped me to appreciate how great the play is. The battle scene at the To begin with when we started learning Edward Lewis beginning, in slow motion, was dramatic our words I never thought I would ever and made the audience realise straight be able to learn them in time. Our first away it was going to be good. The shadow rehearsal went quite well seeing as though screen with the three witches was a great we had never even gone through it before. idea and made them seem even more
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A Taste of Shakespeare: Twelfth Night
F O R M 2 M SOUND BITES
Form 2M took on the mighty task of performing Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night. It is a play in which a love triangle occurs between a ship-wrecked twin disguised as a boy (Viola) who falls in love with her new master (The Count Orsino). The count is deeply in love with the Lady Olivia, who, upon being sent the Count’s servant to woo her, then falls madly in love with him (Viola in disguise!).
Meanwhile, Olivia’s maid (Maria and Toby) and uncle are playing mean tricks on her steward (Malvolio) to embarrass him in front of the entire household. Form 2M loved immersing themselves in the characters they played and were fantastic at bringing this complex storyline to life. The crescendo of this topic was the Blake Studio performance, which was a superb night of Shakespeare!
In the Lent term, the Shakespeare plays were all the teachers were talking about! Everyone said their lines in perfect voices and some did their voices really well – so I played the part of Olivia’s maid (Maria). I played the part of Olivia, the Countess much that it made everyone laugh! It was Doing the play was extremely fun! At the who was in mourning for her lost brother. very fun doing all the rehearsals as well as end Viola and Sebastian found each other It was set in a small town in Illyria on the doing the real performance! I hope we get – which was nice. I liked learning about coast. Overall I thought it was amazing and to do it again someday! Shakespeare so much that when we went we all did a great job. It was so hilarious. to London, we went to the Globe Theatre! It Lucas Peacock was very fun. Did you know it took them 20 Rosie Pank years to build!? I played the main character (Viola). I It was very fun playing Sir Toby Belch as really liked doing it because it set me a Else De Lange he was a very funny character (and always challenge and it also made me believe in drunk!). I found it very exciting and fun to myself. The play took me quite a long while My character was called Malvolio – he was perform the play. My favourite part was to get into my head because it was quite Olivia’s head steward. He was a very bossy when we had to duel – it was very fun! confusing but finally we all got it and made and proud character, even if he was only a an excellent production! I also really liked servant! I really enjoyed doing the play and Arthur Dannatt learning about Shakespeare! I think it went really well! I played the part of the Priest who had a Ciara Bethapudy Dominic Walker small line but it was so funny being in the last scene with everyone else because In Twelfth Night, I was an enemy of Duke I, Sir Andrew, really enjoyed the play. Being Malvolio stomped off and Feste (the Joker) Orsino called Antonio, and my best friend one of the funniest characters made people copied his walk! was Sebastian (Viola’s twin brother). I try laugh in stitches! My favourite part was my best to stay under cover, away from when Malvolio got the letter from Toby and Aaron Zhang the Count’s guards, but in the end I get Maria – it was so funny. I hope everyone arrested! else found it as funny as I did! I thought our Shakespeare play Twelfth Night was really funny. I was the Sea Nicholas Conway William Faircloth Captain and I was in the first scene with Viola, when the ship was shipwrecked on the island of Illyria.
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A town at the edge of Provinza OstpreuBen FORM 3 1914 November 27th 19:52 Hours Atticus Hitchings N OV E L The rain dripped down the side of the window pane as Mark tugged reluctantly at the blood red seal on the bright, blue envelope. He read it and sighed. It was time EXTRACTS to go to war. A few days passed and before he knew it, Mark was clinging on to Clare in an embrace of good bye. For all Mark knew, it could be the last time Mark saw her.
It wasn’t long till the army generals had Mark in their grasps and sent him off to war! Chaos George Wilson That journey is the journey that every new recruit fears. Mark had been dreading this day. It had been “Flight number 2714 to Manaus is boarding at gate impossible to go to sleep when the eerie sounds of 48,” boomed the tannoy. explosions and gun shots loomed in his mind.
As Tom and his family barged their way through the The regiment were dropped off by the train of military heavy crowds of people, Tom’s mum kept tugging him trucks near the damp cold trenches. Life in the by the t-shirt to stay close. She did not want him to get trenches was odd for the best friends. The commanding lost in the hordes of people. She was always worrying officer would order the shell-shocked men to charge, about where Tom was or what he was up to. they could barely see their enemy through the mist and smoke but on the command, they rushed forward firing After what seemed like a life time of waiting in their weapons and hoping to make it to the enemy’s queues, finally they handed their boarding passes and trench. This is how trench warfare worked: two groups passports to the friendly, welcoming flight attendant. of men dug massive elongated trenches. Then the men It was at that moment Tom found out that this flight fortified the trenches with machine gun emplacements, was about to get a whole lot better as they had been artillery craters and sniper nests. There was a huge given an upgrade, movies, drinks and food. This was plot of land in-between called no man’s land (no man’s one flight he was going to enjoy. He did feel sorry for land was literally called that because if you stayed in Monty his faithful companion who would spend the ‘no man’s land’ you’d be obliterated in seconds.) The next 18 hours in a cramped box in the hold of the aim was to take over the opposition’s trench but more plane. Tom hoped the sleeping pills he had given him often than not the men ended up retreating to their beforehand would keep him quiet for most of the flight. own trench again.
Ship Wrecked Georgia Hodgson
The ship was broken and there was no way to get food or He cleared his throat and opened his mouth, no words water. How were we supposed to survive? We only had 18 coming out. His mouth was a desert, dry, and his eyes hours to go to Earth... but how? The rocket was broken like scarlet paint splotches. You see, Darcytron has a and we were not going to kill the Mythicals (mythical problem, it’s a flat planet with no lakes, rivers, streams, creatures like dragons and unicorns), otherwise a oceans and so on. And no trees to grow juicy apples and curse would be placed upon us. All I could hear were delicious bananas or bitter cocoa beans to make sweet, the splashes on the ground from the river of tears on melty, mouth-watering chocolate. We travel to Earth on everyone’s face, and their loud sobbing. I knew why. They our rocket ships (now destroyed by Malivans!) to get had come for revenge. food and water. After having one of the last cups of water available, from our recent stocks, Emperor Doggatron I’d better introduce myself, I’m Elliott Shadow and this sobbed, “Um, hello, good morning. I’m sorry to announce one thing changed my whole life. I live on the unknown that the Malivans have struck back. We have to send planet, Darcytron, that is overshadowed by Earth. It’s a someone to Earth. Any volunteers?” good life when people from the planet Maliva (our enemy planet) don’t strike back and try to kill us. Ever since we No-one presented themselves, not even the usual men had a war one hundred years ago and Darcytron emerged and women that went to Earth to get food and water. victorious, they’ve sought revenge. But this was the worst Mum joined me, “I don’t think anyone’s volunteering,” she they’d ever gotten... whispered in my ear.
I shoved to the front of the sorrowful crowd to see our “Nope,” I replied, “Except me.” I stepped in front of the amazing emperor with a tear-streaked, red, blotchy face. crowd, “I volunteer to go down to Earth.” Everyone looked I’ve never seen that in my life. surprised and most people gasped. I saw Mum shaking.
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FORM 3 NOVEL EXTRACTS: 1888 1ST AUGUST
1888 1st August Emily Clarke
Have you ever wondered what makes the creaks, cracks This is the night it all began. I shouted and screamed but and the knocks under your bed? What silently waits in no one came. My heart pounded in my chest. I leaped out the shadows under your head? What lurks under the of bed and ran as fast as my legs would take me, along the floorboards and around corners and comes for you in your creaky floorboards. I suddenly stopped right outside my sleep? So I warn you, next time you hear those noises, it mother’s black, large, rotten door. My hand shaking as I isn’t a cat, or your dog, or a mouse. It’s the knockers that reached out to turn the cold, gold door knob. My hands sat crawl about. on the door knob and turned it. Slowly, the door creaked open. I peeked my head through and whispered, “M-m- There go the knocks again … one, two, and three. As mother!” I found no answer. There was an open book on usual, every time I scrunch myself up like a piece of her bed. “The kitchen!” I shouted. I sprinted down stairs paper. Hugging myself in fear, digging my sharp nails to find a used cup but no mother. I ran towards the phone. into me. The creaks become louder almost like footsteps I tried to dial 999 but my hands were shaking so much running along. The knocks along the walls are like I dialled random numbers. It started to ring. I shouted someone playing a piano. I know what these creatures through the phone, “Mother!” nobody answered. At the are, but I don’t like to say because if you tell they don’t door, her shoes still sat there. She couldn’t have gone, she go away. wouldn’t leave without her shoes.
1888 1st August 1888 1st August Daisy Pickering Reuben Francis
I am an outcast. The sad kid that sits alone on the Tom sat in the smoking, smouldering rubble of the bench all day. The one that people laugh at, point at, once picturesque village he had called home. He poked or simply stay away from. You know that shadow that his miserable attempt for a fire, and smothered lurks round the corner? That’s me. You know when the flame completely. There he sat, against all odds you open a peapod and there’s only one pea? That’s still alive. me. I am the loneliest thing in the whole of Chet, and probably even in Eret. There are trees more popular Ever so suddenly, tears came in great tsunamis than me! Why did everyone have to die? creating paths of skin through the soot, blood and dirt. So he cried for hours, his head in his hands, I had parents once, and a huge mansion that we lived his hands on the knees of his ripped, ruined and in together. Nana and Grandad, Mother and Father, ragged jeans. Eris, Ivy and me. Grandad’s family tree was the Mabaya’s. It was passed down through my Father After a long while, he drifted off to sleep, but instead to my sisters and me. It was the old royal family of of dreams he was plagued by nightmares of the Dark Cheteret, but now technology has taken over from us. Clan and how they had come and ruined, in fact a My name is Kifo. Eris and Ivy were my sisters, before better word for it was obliterated, his perfect life. He they died, though I guess they still are my sisters, just dreamed of fire, explosions and screams, but most of they’re dead. I live now on the streets, but I used to all screams: screams of his neighbours; screams of live in an orphanage, before that got bulldozed. Before his friends; screams that belonged to his family, his that, I lived in the mansion, the only mansion left in dog Sunny, howling and his brother Freddie’s mingled the whole of the world, or at least the whole of Chet. screams of his parents. I don’t have any friends, I never thought they were When he finally woke, he was screaming too, the only really any good anyway; always fighting, one day you thing he could do was repeat these words, “My name are friends and the next you’re not. The only friends I is Tom Gardiner, I hate them, and I will kill them!” could ever really trust were Eris and Ivy. No one else liked my family one bit, but we didn’t care because we He painfully got up and decided he would have to keep were fine altogether with each other. moving. He had no supplies. No money. One thing he did have was heart and a need for revenge. So, he started walking; where to, he had no idea. 33 Lower Norvicensian
Form 3 Revue
CHRIS PARSONS
This year we took the bold step of making the Form 3 Musical into an optional (if still spectacular) event, and on top of this created a brand new end-of-year performing arts opportunity for every child in Form 3 to have a chance to shine in front of their parents: The Eventually, the groups were given the chance to just focus on Form 3 Revue! bringing to performance one of these pieces, and almost all the creative decisions – direction, props, costuming – were made by There was a very deliberate emphasis on personal development the groups themselves, with just the minimum amount of prompting with this new project. Every child self-assessed themselves by the teachers. before we started in areas such as how confident they were at speaking in front of an audience, and in contributing and listening The result was a fast-paced, slick and hugely pupil-driven hour of to ideas within a group. Having been put into groups, children entertaining performance, in which every child in the year group were faced with shortlisting two short drama pieces to develop had their chance to shine, and – according to the post-show self- from a selection that they were presented with. The challenge reports – also enjoy it and grow in confidence! was to try to develop a comedy piece and a serious piece, with strict constraints placed on how long they would be, and All in all, pound for pound, I personally think that it was one of the in making the script fit the number of people in their group. most broadly beneficial and worthwhile performing arts projects Ultimately, some groups either largely re-wrote their scripts to suit which I have had the privilege to be involved with. As Mrs Wright a new scenario, or in some cases wrote an entirely new script has said: “Bring on the next Revue!” completely from scratch.
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Visiting Authors
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FORM 1 EDP BRONZE WINNER FOR WRITE ON NORFOLK COMPETITION
A Summer Day at Blakeney Point Samuel Byrne
“Hey, Dave! Sun’s up over the lifeboat Slowly Dave lumbered onto his pebble pink tongue was hanging over the museum. Want to come for a dive shaped back, his tail accidentally side of one wooden boat. Then they to find breakfast? I’m hoping for flicking a pinch of sand onto his were here, fluorescent orange jackets mackerel today.” sleeping, rock-like neighbour whose of Bean’s Boats men, and we could dark grey body stirred for a second. hear that old speech again about “Hmnnf. Those screeching terns Grey seals having longer noses. Dave woke me early. And it won’t be long The blue and red boards of the tucked his flippers underneath his now before they arrive.” windsurfers came close, cutting huge shiny body and closed his eyes. through the waves now so some of the In the distance, we could see younger Common seals got excited Finally, after what seemed like glimpses of bright green and yellow, and plopped into the sea. Their hours, the sun neared its setting the windsurfers on their way to see whiskery faces nosed up, just out of point on the horizon and me and us at Blakeney Point. reach of the windsurfers, staring. Dave counted the terns circling above us. In the far distance, just in “Better get your good side ready, Then there was that deep rumble sight, were the neat lines of Bean’s Dave. It’ll be the canoers next, with and we knew what was coming next. Boats, their wooden bellies empty of their cameras. They always adore the Specks in the distance, heads packed all the visitors. They bobbed slowly sight of your white speckled belly!” together like sardines, some of them up and down, old ropes holding them with binoculars, straining to see us. to the worn planks of the jetty. A bronze-coloured dog with a lolling
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Poetry Competition
Below: Memories read by Isabella on Speech Day Memories Isabella Kirby
Memories are like whisps, soaring through your mind, some stay forever, some are left behind.
They think in different ways, As if they are alive, Like the time my dad fell in the swimming pool, That one always thrives.
They move in different ways, Like the time I swung from a tree, That one’s always excited, It runs around going weeeeee!!
But they also have emotions, Like the time my dad died, That one isn’t kind to me, But never leaves my mind.
Memories are like whisps, soaring through your mind, some stay forever, some are left behind.
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GEOGRAPHY
Overview
STACEY BOOTHBY
Early in the academic year, Form 3 them the night before, donned traditional embarked on their annual field visit to the clothing whilst performing a variety of Peak District, certainly a highlight of the dances and produced some beautifully curriculum. Treks through the beautiful coloured art work. Derbyshire landscape enabled pupils to TREKS THROUGH Form 1 have enjoyed investigating practice their map-reading skills, take field coastal landscapes, a topic relevant to THE BEAUTIFUL notes on the formation of the landscape, our ever-evolving coastline, producing produce field sketches and record data for DERBYSHIRE some rather magnificent models to aid river flow. Pupils use their field note books their understanding of different coastal L A N DSCA PE back in the classroom for follow-up work. features. They also embarked on their EN A B LED PU PI LS Form 2 had an informative visit to Bridewell local residential visit to How Hill Field TO PRACTISE THEIR Museum to learn about the history of Study Centre, immersing themselves in the Norwich, most notably in Tudor times and, wetland landscape, pond dipping and bird MAP-READING of course, they thoroughly enjoyed being watching, whilst experiencing the traditional SKILLS able to try on the variety of shoes and other skills of weaving and thatching. items of clothing for which our fine city is An exciting visit to the Sea Life Centre well renowned. They were also treated to in Great Yarmouth for Lower 1 pupils an ‘India Day’ during which pupils tasted a complemented their work in the classroom variety of typical food dishes prepared by on biomes.
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Form Lower 1 Sea Life Centre Visit
LOWER 1 SOUNDBITES
We went into a submarine and did a quiz all about the sting rays. Oliver Longdon
My favourite animal was Naughty Noah, a massive 14-year-old turtle! Rufus Snelling
I was so excited when we arrived and I had to hold it in so that I didn’t scare the jellyfish!Olivia Adkins
I didn’t want to leave but I always enjoy the bus journey with my friends. Lucas Ashton
At the end we went to the beach and pretended to be sharks! Niamh Bethapudy
The dogfish came up to me and wiggled their heads, they were amazingly cute! Dominic Wright
The penguins followed my hand across the glass! Antonia Watson
Niamh Bethapudy Antonia Watson
Dominic Wright
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Form 2 Bridewell Museum Visit
FORM 2 SOUND BITES
On 22nd February 2018, Form 2 went When we got to the Bridewell Museum we I love the Bridewell Museum because it had on a Geography trip to the Norwich discovered that is was all based upon the loads of very old artefacts and diaries. I was Bridewell Museum to complement their settlement of Norwich. We were able to amazed when I found a diary from around learning of Settlements. During this listen to people’s voices down the telephone 100 years ago explaining how different trip, they were able to appreciate how and hear about things that happened in clothes were stitched. When we got to the Norwich has changed as a settlement the past. The Bridewell Museum trip was Bridewell Museum we started by looking through the years, and also see and AMAZING. Here are some reasons why: upstairs, which was set in the 20th Century, handle artefacts which gave clues to We got to walk around all of the amazing then we went to the workshop where a man Norwich’s colourful past. The children stations, such as the weaving station, a talked to us and showed us some more learned that Norwich has been famous settlement station, a chemist station, a interesting objects. There was also an for its fabrics, shoes, mustard and, of shoe station and my favourite, the bar/pub/ original chocolate bar from the factory that course, chocolate! During the morning, engineering station! We had a timeline on used to stand where Chapelfield is today! the children attended a special artefact which we had to write our favourite facts, Tom Irvine workshop which allowed a hands-on this is my favourite: Did you know that experience of many unusual artefacts. in 1559 the Roman wall was still around When I went to the Bridewell Museum my Many wigs, shoes and coats were Norwich? My favourite part of the morning favourite bit was the workshop. There were tried on and the children fully enjoyed was the workshop as it had many different lots of old objects from the past. I found out immersing themselves in the fascinating odd objects such as shoe moulds, hats, that if you wanted to have a pair of shoes and varied history or Norwich! chocolate bars and mustard tins. I was sad made, you would get a wooden replica to leave the museum as I had a super time! of your foot and the leather would have Rikin Kumar Rajesh been stretched over it! I would definitely recommend this museum as it gives you a My favourite part of the Bridewell Museum very good understanding of Norwich. trip was the Industrial City exhibit because Lucas Peacock there were plenty of machines that looked very complex, but also useful for the factories they were from. I also really liked the penultimate section which had a cinema, toys and models of the old football stadium! Ralph Leftley
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Form 1 Coastal Landscape Models
Form 2 India Day
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Form 3 Peak District Trip
FORM 3 SOUND BITES
We hopped off the coach and we were There was water dripping off the ceiling at Sherwood Forest! Our first task was to which had taken 3 days to filter through the identify and label the buildings in the visitor rocks above. The cavern was amazing, the centre, this was done in pairs and I went Blue John was everywhere, on the ceiling with Oskar. Then we walked around the and on the walls. When we were still inside forest measuring trees eventually arriving at the cavern looking at the stalagmites and the Major Oak. It was massive, there were stalactites they turned the lights off so you supports for the branches and fibre glass couldn’t see your hand even though it was filling to stop fungi from eating the tree. only millimeters in front of your face! Blue Nathan Birchenough John can only be found in these caverns and we saw some lovely jewellery made On the second day of our visit we walked from it in the gift shop. along the Dovedale Valley and saw the Beatrice Wells and Isabella Kirby amazing Dove Holes! These are big holes in a cliff face formed by the erosive power After lunch we climbed up Mam Tor, it was of the melt water from the Ice Age throwing quite hard to climb the hill because of the rocks and ice onto it. There were three rocks and mud. However, it was a great of these caves and they were great for feeling when we got to the top and saw climbing in! Daniel White the view. We even had a chocolate bar to celebrate! We soon made our way down On Thursday morning my dormitory all got Mam Tor, the most exciting bit being going up and showered and dressed ready for through the woods which was really muddy the day ahead. Once we were in the queue and slippery. Most of us fell over but I for breakfast we could smell the lovely managed to keep my balance! food. When we had finished our full English Jessica Wright breakfast we went upstairs to collect our bags. We then drove to Castleton where we On the final day we went to the Stepping walked for one mile to reach the Treak Cliff Stones back at Dovedale. We timed oranges Cavern to see the Blue John stone. floating down the river, had a talk from Mr Harry Mitchell Worton about Donkey Billy and drew a sketch of the v-shaped valley showing the scree slopes and features of biological, chemical and physical weathering with Mr Love. Billy Francis 42 The Core Curriculum
IT WAS A GREAT FEELING WHEN WE GOT TO THE TOP AND SAW THE VIEW
Jessica Wright
THE CAVERN WAS AMAZING, THE BLUE JOHN WAS EVERYWHERE
Beatrice Wells and Isabella Kirby
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HISTORY
Overview
JULIA HEWITT
Early in the school year, Lower 1 pupils The Form 3s were thrown into the lives of swapped blazers for the gowns and hoods World War II evacuees when they climbed of Norwich Cathedral’s Benedictine monks aboard a Poppy Line steam train in North to investigate the wealth of History on Norfolk and immediately had to take cover our doorstep, while later in the year they as their surroundings were bombed. WE HOPE THESE discovered a portal in our Hall to take Some kind (and not so kind!) 1940s locals them back to Ancient Egypt to attend a then schooled them in spotting enemy EXPERIENCES HAVE pharaoh’s funeral, led by an enthusiastic aircraft, wearing gas masks, preparing PIQUED THEIR and knowledgeable Egyptologist. Spam sandwiches and emptying chamber pots before gathering for a communal CURIOSITY ABOUT Our Form 1s explored Celtic jobs and sing-song to keep spirits high. The end of THE PAST AND THAT created Celtic jewellery before exploring the year saw these knowledgeable and THEY CONTINUE rather sophisticated Roman artefacts and creative children create mini interactive learning to march like a Roman soldier at museums to educate their parents not TO INVESTIGATE Norwich Castle. only about the war, but also about life in IT THROUGHOUT Victorian England. Kentwell Hall is always a highlight of the THEIR LIVES Form 2 year, with our pupils conversing with We hope these experiences have piqued a variety of Tudor folk while learning about their curiosity about the past and that archery, wood-cutting, dancing, medicine they continue to investigate it throughout and so much more. In the Trinity term, they their lives. enacted an Aztec sacrifice and conducted a very serious investigation into authentic Aztec chocolate, as you can imagine.
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LOWER 1 SOUND BITES
I was dressed as an Egyptologist. Our first activity was a quiz. We had to find the answer from the boards. Next, we played a story. Himash and I did the mummification when the king died. Barney Fay
Today, I learnt about Egyptians, we did Egyptian Maths and mummified a pharaoh. Olivia Adkins
We learnt how to pull out the guts in order. Priests always had to check if their food was poisonous. Talia Pang
Did you know that Egyptians used fingers and palms to measure, instead of centimeters? Charlotte Hook
We played an Egyptian board game. It was a two person game and it was a lot like Snakes and Ladders. We were all very tired at the end of the day. When we went back to the classroom, we made Egyptian name tags. Niamh Bethapudy
Form 1 Celtic and Roman Day at the Castle Museum
FORM 1 SOUND BITES
There were four exciting activities during the Celtic and Roman Day at the Castle Museum:
• Handling and identifying Roman artefacts IT DEFINITELY ENHANCED OUR • Meeting a Celtic tribeswoman (acting LEARNING OF THESE TWO out different aspects of Celtic life) HISTORY TOPICS – A REALLY • Meeting a Roman soldier (armour, WORTH-WHILE DAY TRIP! weapons, training and marching!)
• Making Celtic torcs (craft workshop) I enjoyed the museum trip because I loved the Museum trip. The best bit was Everyone thoroughly enjoyed their day as well as being reminded of facts we where they showed us artefacts and we and learnt new things about Celtic already knew, we also learnt new things. had to guess which were fake and which life and their reaction to the Roman My favourite part was miming Celtic jobs, were real. Thomas Lodge invasion. There were lots of hands-on because I like acting. Maya Riches activities, including drama and crafts. It definitely enhanced our learning I liked it when we learnt how to do the of these two History topics – a really Tortoise formation with shields. I was the worth-while day trip! general! Ben Chojnowski
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Lower 1 Monks Trail Visit
GABRIELLE RICHE
On a bright autumnal day in the Michaelmas term, Lower 1 set off for the cathedral to discover what life was like in medieval times if you were a monk. We were met by a member of the Education Staff dressed as a monk, and the children were invited to put on monks’ robes too, amid much giggling. Lower 1 discovered that life in the cathedral was a mixture of hardship and privilege. The monks spent a lot of the night attending services, but they also had plenty to eat – up to 12 eggs a day if they could manage them!
Most children agreed they would not like to be a monk, as you had to say goodbye to your family for ever and were not even allowed to say “hello” if you met them by accident in the cathedral. The aspects of medieval life that did appeal to them were looking after sheep and goats, running the hospital and tending the fragrant herb garden. The highlight of the afternoon was learning to use an old-fashioned ink pen dipped into an ink pot to write their names, and they all agreed it was tricky but enjoyable.
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Form 2 Kentwell Hall
FORM 2 SOUND BITES
Arrival When we arrived at Kentwell Hall we exchanged the money we had brought with us for real Tudor money. We were then greeted at the gates by the gates men in their dark uniforms. After we went into the grounds, the travelling entertainers taught us a dance which we then tried to do ourselves to music played on instruments, such as bagpipes and drums. William Faircloth
Kitchen They cooked very differently to us. They cooked on an open fire. I stood next to a maid cooking Welsh cakes, which was a pastry with berries inside. The Great Kitchen was a big room with a table in the middle. On the table there were lots of vegetables. Mirabelle Harden
Alchemist My favourite thing was the alchemist because he was very good at Science. My favourite trick he did was where he got purple liquid and he poured some in a cup and then he got some normal water and poured that into the purple and it changed colour to green! He turned it back by putting more water in the cup! Archie Wilkins
Archery My favourite thing about the Kentwell Hall trip was the archery! Two men fired arrows at two separate targets. The targets were mounted on bales of hay. The closest target was about 20 meters and the longer one was about 60 meters away. They were both good shots! The men explained that from the age of 6 years old it was the law to Thoughts of a girl from the Tudor era… practise archery on holy days, Saturdays Poppy Scott and Sundays. Not only was archery a sport, it was also used for hunting and I got up and made my bed. Soon, I in the air and separate the wheat self-protection. Arthur tried to have a go, realised some of my straw had fallen from the chaff. We had to do this for but couldn’t even pull the bow back! It was out so I tucked it back in. Next, I a long time and it made my arms funny. Max Stone had my first job of the day which ache. was collecting the eggs to sell at We sat on a hay bale in the field and Blacksmith the market, but we only had three! I was interested in how they made things out After that, I had some porridge for ate our lunch of bread and cheese. of metal. The metal was put into a forge to breakfast and headed straight off Next, I went to the bakery to meet get it really hot. The blacksmiths would then to my next job, otherwise Master my sister and make bread for take the metal out and they were then able would tell me off. Master’s dinner. After this, I went to shape it into different types of objects. I to get leather to make Mistress’s particularly liked the hooks they made which I set to work on my spinning wheel shoes. This was very hard work and were used to herd their sheep. I liked the to spin wool from the sheep. This it was starting to get dark so I had blacksmiths because my mum has horses is hard work and made my hand to light a candle to see. For supper I and I watch her blacksmith put shoes on hurt. My next job was outside so had some cold chicken from Master them. It is interesting that the skill is the I put on my wool shawl and joined and Mistress’s lunch. Next, I got into my brother. We had to get a basket, bed but didn’t get to sleep quickly same as it was in Tudor times. put straw in the basket, throw it up because a bit of hay was sticking out. Harry Thomas
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Form 3 Poppy Line
FORM 3 SOUND BITES
My favourite part of the Poppy Line trip was when we heard the air raid siren and had to enter a room, kneel on the floor and put our head down. It was quite scary with all the bombs going off and the staff shouting at us especially as it was dark! But it was fun to experience an air raid! Jess Sargent
The observatory plane activity was fun as we had to observe and identify the planes to see if it was German or not. I felt that I was good at this and now like planes and leaning about WWI much more now. Noah Rastrick
Another thing I learnt was about this bomb called an Incendiary Device, that when it fell into your house it would set on fire and become a white ball of fire which sent out other smaller balls of fire. Edward Alston
My favourite part was when we were saluting the Union Jack flag as it was being lowered; this was patriotic. Hector Larner
My favourite part of the trip was making sandwiches, and I was surprised how little food we were allowed to take because of the rationing. I really enjoyed learning about the things that were rationed because I did not know that even vegetables were rationed. Rose Brown and Jemima Curtis
We sang Run Rabbit and when we were filing out at the end everyone sangIt’s a Long Way to Tipperary! Eleanor McGuire
My favourite experience from the trip was our train journey from Sheringham to Holt on the steam train. It was fun because of how the man said that there was an unexploded bomb as loud as he could, “Brace!”, and made us put our head on the table with our hands over our ears. It was also my first time on a steam train, which made it extra special. Zach Baker
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MATHS
Overview
FRANZISKA BRUGGER
On 27th June, Yohan Saravanamuttu, Daisy Norwich Lower School hosted a Year 3 Above: Form 3 Maths quiz visit Pickering, Sean O’Malley and Isabelle Maths quiz on 14th March, with local to the Tower of London Brandford travelled to the Tower of London schools attending. We entered a Lower 1B for the Quiz Club Maths National Finals. team (Nia Treavett, Sami Saravanamuttu, It was a beautiful day and the Tower of Himash Amarawickrama and Ahmed London looked glorious! The questions Mohammed) and a Lower 1C team (Henry were really tough and children from other Thomas, Antonia Watson, Dominic Wright schools were answering very quickly, and Rufus Snelling). Lots of mathematical putting everyone else under pressure! fun was had by all and there was a range The team finished a creditable 7th place. of challenging questions. Congratulations Congratulations to all involved – a superb to the Lower 1B team for winning the event achievement! and Lower 1C for achieving 2nd place.
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Form 2 Micro Society
FORM 2 SOUND BITES
ARTY D’s
Money left over: $94.50 After loan was repaid: -$10.50 Reflection: People walked straight past. Tried to say “hello”. No family visiting – other visitors went to their children’s stands. Feedback from class: Parents visited every stand and were kind to each one, not just preferring their own child’s stall. You could have made products more expensive.
SLIME MAYHEM
Money left over: $382.50 MDPH After loan was repaid: $277.50 Reflection: We felt our prices were quite Money left over: $146.50 expensive, so we toured the room with our After loan was repaid: $41.50 slime and told people about it, telling them Reflection: The cricket bat sold quite well – about a short-term discount. Max toured we were surprised, as they were $10, but we the room showing off the cushions and sold reduced them to $5 because people asked out. We were friendly and we negotiated us to reduce the price. Our slime wasn’t very with some customers. Children asked their good but we reduced the price a lot ($15 to parents to buy them slime. We also had a $10) and we sold it all. We ordered pots but ‘Donations’ box for people to leave their they never came. It didn’t stick to hands, but spare money. We got $0.50. it smelled like vinegar. Feedback from class: Slime is really Feedback from class: They were quite big popular. A good presentation. Slime is really pots but not much slime inside. The pot said sticky though. It made my hands blue! We ‘Candy Floss’ but they didn’t smell like it. want a refund!
KORTNITE MINKLETOTS Money left over: $175 Money left over: $204.50 After loan was repaid: $70 After loan was repaid: $99.50 Reflection: We didn’t make enough money. Reflection: We should have increased the We could have made more products so we prices. The crisp packet keyrings sold out wouldn’t need to overprice what we had. We quickly. We could have sold them at twice reduced the price of some, but they still sold the price. The Norwich City football keyrings when they were expensive, apart from at were popular too and could have been more the end when people didn’t have much left. expensive. I wish I had time to make It took time to complete the products. The a cushion. choristers sold out fast. Feedback from class: One group: “If it Feedback from class: Could have made was too expensive, it wouldn’t have sold.” cheaper and more plentiful products to sell Another group: “You could have got away too, like paper sculptures. They could have with raising the price – we were expensive made all the bodies plain, and then draw but people talked about how well-made the on the colour at the stand, so they could product was!” make more.
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Micro Society 2018 reflections from 2B Chloe, Sylvie, Floriana, Brandon and Tom
• Everything sold very well and we received very good comments
• Everyone enjoyed our service
• People thought our ideas were amazing
• We could have made our prices a bit higher
• We could have cooperated better
Ansh, Adit, Henry and Toby
• We sold out of everything
• We were happy with our pricing as we made a profit
• We worked well as a team
• We could have made more products
• We could have made our products quicker so we could produce more
Ben, Ralph, Tristan and Digby
• We had great ideas
• What we had, we sold a lot of
• We should have made more
• We could have increased our prices
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SCIENCE
Overview
JONATHAN WORTON
This has been a very busy year for Science chicken wing musculature and owl pellets, Above: Owl pellet dissection in the Lower School. Pupils have enjoyed while Form 2 were keen to search for Top right: Lower 1 fair testing creatures living in the Outdoor Classroom exploring the physical, chemical and Form 1 human pond and log piles. Middle left and right: biological world around them, through a digestion models very broad range of topics and practical A fascinating scientist-led session on Form 3 heart investigations. Some superb and ingenious Middle centre: genetics was also a highlight, with children and circulation model models of the human digestive system extracting and marvelling at their own DNA. and heart were made by children in Forms Bottom left: Lamb heart dissection This year too we embarked on an outreach 1 and 3, while Lower 1 learned valuable : Chicken wing programme, inviting classes from 10 local Bottom right experimental skills through studying musculature dissection schools for Sensational Science workshops materials. Form 3 pupils were totally on rocketry in our laboratory and outside – absorbed in dissecting animal hearts, great fun for staff and children alike!
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THE BROAD CURRICULUM
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Broad Curriculum Overview
CHRIS PARSONS
It is one of the incredible privileges of themselves into multiple contrasting of these domains, which can become working in a school such as ours that we endeavours that they are most likely to a source of pride and life satisfaction can do just about anything we believe has develop the real-world character traits so throughout the rest of their lives. educational value for our children. This, sought-after in modern life. however, brings with it a curse, as we can’t The task we embark upon as a school, do everything! It is our aim that – over the course of their then, is to continually push the horizons time with us – every child will discover and and boundaries of expectation for our Nevertheless, our broad curriculum is unlock their distinctive areas of strength children, dropping them into new terrains an immense part of what we attempt to in every key dimension of human activity. and experiences which they might never achieve for our children. It is through the It doesn’t matter whether they happen have suspected were there, which they huge variety of co-curricular activities to consider themselves overall to be might never have anticipated would be and events that children are most likely to sporty, arty, musical or whatever; over their ‘thing’, and which they certainly might discover the key passions in life which will their time with us we aspire for all children never have wandered into if left to their stay with them for decades to come; and it to nevertheless discover their distinctive own devices. is through the rough and tumble of throwing character and strength area within each
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CLUBS Just a small selection of the 97 different clubs that take place before, during and after school, as well as running at the weekends!
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Clockwise from opposite left: Photography Club; Natural History Club; Gardening Club; Eco Club; Yoga Club, Kayaking Club; Chess Club; Cycling Club; NLS Radio
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Charity Overview
READ BY GEORGIA HODGSON ON SPEECH DAY
Charity work this year has supported eight different charities and we have raised a record amount of £8,278.82. The Christmas Fair is something all the pupils look forward to and this year we were raising money for The World Land Trust charity which protects many of our endangered habitats and wildlife. We did such a good job fundraising that we received a letter of thanks and a photo from Sir David Attenborough.
However, our biggest event of the year has become Sport Relief and this year we raised a mammoth £3,800. My favourite event on the day was the Silent Disco but we were not the only ones pulling funny moves as the staff joined in too! With the Benjamin Foundation Christmas Present Appeal, Silver Coin Challenge, Christmas Jumpers, Save the Children, supporting Marie Curie, the reverse Advent Calendar Food Bank and the Harvest Festival, I feel proud of the contribution we have made this year.
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Far left: Jeans 4 Genes Cake Sale Bottom left: Land Trust Left: Christmas Fair Below:Ashley Grote running the London Marathon as ‘Bernard the Bear’ for Great Ormond Street Hospital Bottom: Sport Relief
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Norwich Cathedral Choir
ASHLEY GROTE, MASTER OF MUSIC, NORWICH CATHEDRAL
It has been another busy year for our Norwich Festival, given by the combined Cathedral Choristers. These young choirs of Norwich, Ely and Peterborough, professionals practise every morning before in celebration of the centenary of the Choir school, returning to the cathedral at the Schools’ Association. This year we also end of the school day for further rehearsals had our first ever ‘Be a chorister’ day, which and choral evensong. Alongside this core attracted over 50 children who came to duty of providing music for the cathedral’s enjoy singing in the cathedral and get a daily worship, the Cathedral Choir have taster of what being a chorister is like. We a busy schedule of concerts, recordings, have also welcomed children from nine broadcasts and tours. Highlights of the past different local primary schools to our termly year have included a prestigious concert choir outreach concerts, enabling them to in the Snape Maltings Christmas Festival, perform alongside the choristers in concerts a concert performance of Bach’s St John here at the cathedral. Do you know of any Passion and a live broadcast of choral boys aged 6-8, or girls aged 10 or above, evensong on BBC Radio 3. who love singing and could be Cathedral Choristers? The Cathedral’s Master of In February, the girl choristers toured to Music, Ashley Grote, is always happy to Sweden, giving concerts in Stockholm receive informal enquiries about joining the and Västerås Cathedrals. In May, there choir: [email protected] was a special concert in the Norfolk and
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Cubs
TIM BROOK
The activity programme ebbs and flows with the seasons and has developed a rhythm to match. The depths of winter, where darkness, the cold and wet often confine us to the Main Deck, seems a good place to plant the seeds of the year. The first, and very significant, event is the arrival and investiture of the Lower 1s (now Lower 2). This year, after the main group were joined in the usual way, we invested Oliver and Alex in the paddock around a bonfire with snow still lying on the ground. It seemed a fitting reflection of the winter we had had. In contrast, Henry was invested in front of both packs, huddled together on the Main Deck, which served as a reminder of the size of the Cubs section – 64 at that time!
In setting out a programme for the year, we try to include some aspects to develop. This year’s activity was community involvement. We took the opportunity to get involved in our local scouting community where we took part in Roller Skating, JOTA (Jamboree on the air) and St George’s Day. Our local community work included helping clear leaves at the cathedral and bracken on Mousehold Heath. Our hope is to continue and extend this participation next year.
What makes up our programme? This year we have climbed, kayaked, rowed, canoed, stand-up paddle boarded, camped, hiked, and lit and cooked on open fires. We have searched out and found some of the Norwich Hares, visited the Scouts on their Easter Cruise and investigated rock pools on the North Norfolk coast as highlights!
At the start of the year, we were delighted to welcome a cadre of motivated and able leaders to help support our programme on both Monday and Tuesday evenings. With a year under their belts, we are now in a very strong place to be able to extend and develop our programme further. Thank you all.
In addition we have been ably supported The final point of recognition of 3 years by our Young Leaders who have grown of achievements is the Chief Scout Silver THIS YEAR WE HAVE Award. This year we were delighted to into their roles and become an integral part CLIMBED, KAYAKED, of our management team. It is with much award Silver awards to Arthur Dannatt, gratitude from us that they continue to Lucas Peacock, Hannah Adkins, William ROWED, CANOED, support us through exams and their busy Clarke, Tom Irvine, Tristan MacKay, Henry STA N D - U P PA DD LE schedules. Special mention must be made Lee, Tristan McCardel, Archie Wilkins, Darcy of Charlie Brownlow and Ali Hammond Wilkins, Ralph Leftley, Nicolas Conway BOARDED, CAMPED, who, having started as cubs, completed and Digby Tiffen. We wish them and all our HIKED, AND LIT AND their last term at the school as Young Form 2s who are heading onto Scouts many Leaders with Cubs. happy years of continued scouting. COOKED ON OPEN FIRES
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Eco Council and Eco Club
STACEY BOOTHBY
Eco Club Eco Club have completed a range of activities this year after school and, as always, have been superb at helping to keep the grounds tidy by doing regular litter picks. Every time we go out, we are always astonished at the amount of litter we find.
We have also done many recycled art projects such as recycled Jam Jar Candle holders (ready for Mother’s Day) and painting rocks to hide in our outside garden!
If you are in the outside garden, see if you can spot any of our specially painted rocks!
After the cold weather, we decided that we would give the birds a helping hand, so we got our hands dirty (and rather smelly) and made some suet bird feeders complete with seeds and meal worms!
Eco Council At the beginning of the year, we were Our Norwich Lower School Eco Council also paid a visit by Norfolk’s Master have been on a mission this year – an Composters who explained all about the energy mission! importance of composting and reducing the waste we send to landfill. We have Our team of Energy Monitors have been certainly been following this message at working tirelessly at lunchtimes to check school and we are composting all food the classrooms and award smiley faces to waste from the playground and also the those turning off lights and whiteboards Common Room, including the many when they are not in use. We have also teabags that the teachers use! been keeping a check of our energy consumption on our new Smart Meter! We hope to be able to use this information in our Maths lessons soon. Over the summer months we will be holding a Pollinator Promise We have also run two recycling schemes competition, and we will be asking this year. Firstly, we collected stamps for pupils to plant a pot or patch of soil the RSPB. We managed to collect a big up with pollinator-friendly plants and bag of stamps, which have been sent off tweet a picture @norwichlowerschool to a local reserve to help raise money to with the #pollipromise hashtag. save albatrosses. Winning entries will receive a prize in September! We have also been busy collecting used batteries. Duracell have been running Another highlight from our year has a campaign to reduce the number of to be receiving a letter from Sir David batteries which are sent to landfill every Attenborough! Both Eco Council and year, and so far we have collected half a School Council worked together and barrel of batteries! wrote to tell him about the money we raised for The World Land Trust at We will be continuing these schemes next our Christmas Fair! year and we hope to introduce even more.
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TRIPS
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Lower 1 Hilltop
LOWER 1 SOUND BITES
My favourite activity at Hilltop was the Air One of my favourite activities was the Air Jump. We had to jump off high platforms onto Jump. In the Air Jump you have to jump eight an air bag and I was really scared! After I metres through the air and land on a bag on had done the seven-metre jump and realised your back with your arms folded. It felt as fast it wasn’t too bad, I started cheering on all of as a rocket and I was the only person to keep my friends because I wanted them to do it looking down. Some others who looked down too! Barney Fay from seven and eight metres decided not to jump. They were as scared as if a bear was The Big Zipper was amazing! We had to coming towards them. On one of my jumps, climb up a steep hill and then got to feel I accidentally landed on my feet. like we were flying.Olly Lamb Ahmed Mohammed
I absolutely loved the cycling we did. We My favourite activity was probably the Zip went over beams and off jumps! Someone Wire. It was so much fun! First you had to dared me to go over the big jumps and I was carry a heavy big thing up loads of stairs. so proud of myself for doing it. One of the Then you were hooked onto a wire and the girls fell off her bike but was so brave and got instructors gave special signals to show back on, which I thought was good. when you were ready. And then I was sent Miles Alston down the Zip Wire. IT WAS SO FUN. It made a zzzzzz sound and the views were amazing. I just loved spending two whole days with my I smelt lots of trees and flowers and rope. friends and getting to sleep in the same room After that we went cycling. Hanna Mitchell as them. We giggled a lot! I think I will always remember that trip because it was our first residential. Elyah Bassong
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Lower 1 RSPB Visit
OLIVIA ADKINS
Lower 1 pupils took part in the Big Schools’ Birdwatch which started after a visit from the RSPB. Pupils learnt about the small differences in appearance, song and behaviour between types of birds and were then able to complete a survey of the birds present on the Lower Close. This is part of nationwide research into bird population numbers and pupils at Norwich Lower School felt proud to be part of an important initiative.
Everywhere I go now I can’t help but start counting in my head all of the different birds that I see! Olivia Adkins
Lower 1 Banham Zoo
L O W E R 1 SOUND BITES
I learnt that a giraffe’s kick can shatter a lion’s skull! Barney Fay
My favourite part was seeing the penguins. They were so small and funny! Niamh Bethapudy
I loved seeing the emperor scorpion. It was dark brown, about 5cm long and had a tail with a stinger which injects venom into its prey. Dominic Wright
We went to see the (non) laughing llamas and they were as tall as Mr Brook! Himash Amarawickrama
I especially loved seeing the snow leopards because the babies are so adorable and their coats are amazing. Hanna Mitchell
It was exciting seeing the exoskeleton of a tarantula! Isabella Lewis
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Lower 1 Pizza Express
L O W E R 1 SOUND BITES
I tried capers and they were very sour! Charlotte Hook
No one else liked the anchovies so I ate them all! Barney Fay
We wore proper chef hats and aprons! Freddie Gooch
I am very impressed with how they can make the crust so even, mine wasn’t like that! Ahmed Mohammed
Lower 1 Corn Dolly Making
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Form 1 How Hill Postcards
DARCEY GIRLING AND SAM BYRNE
Dear Mummy and Daddy,
Having a lovely time, we have done so much; thatching, weaving, dissecting owl pellets, den building, playing games and we have been in a boat to cross the river to see a mill! Orienteering was fun, there were letters on posts and we had to find them and cross them off with a coloured crayon.
From Darcey
Dear reader,
This letter is regarding my trip to How Hill. My trip was brilliant! We did lots of fun things like den building and weaving. On top of that, the best activity was environmental art. I had a team of four and our project was to build a mini village complete with canons! It was great!
From Sam
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Form 1 Pensthorpe
JANE FARROW AND FORM 1 SOUND BITES
On 23rd May, Form 1 spent the day at Pensthorpe Natural Park in Fakenham as a precursor to their Outdoor Garden topic. During the morning, the pupils fed the ducks and birds while identifying the various species. They were then taken on a nature walk where different habitats and plants were pointed out by Mr Worton, with a few tips on nettle cuisine! The children also experienced a bird hide. Following this, they had lunch and then spent a little time in the centre’s well-stocked gift shop.
During the afternoon, the pupils spent their time equally on the outdoor apparatus and in Hootz House, where they all agreed they had a fabulous time. Before heading back to school on the coach, everyone enjoyed a very much appreciated ice-cream.
My favourite part at Pensthorpe was going to Hootz House and looking at the birds in the big pond. Hamish Blues
We went and saw the scarlet ibis; they were tall birds but not as tall as the cranes! My favourite thing was feeding the flamingos. They were very feathery and pink; I thought it was funny when they stood on one leg. Harry Lennard
I loved seeing the red squirrels. One of the squirrels kept going back and forth from log to ground. Beth Stevens
My favourite bit of Pensthorpe was the indoor play area because it was great fun, especially when we started playing manhunt. There were loads of places to The best part of the nature walk was feeding hide! My trick was to go to the top of the the different geese and duck species; they slide and when someone came near me, I were very noisy! Alex Sisson slid to the bottom of the slide! Isaac Latter Casas I enjoyed feeding the mandarin ducks but most of all, I loved my delicious chocolate Did you know that Pensthorpe keep red ice cream. Is-haaq Karim-Uddin squirrels because they hope to make the population of red squirrels bigger in the The trip to Pensthorpe, on 23rd May 2018, future? The reason why red squirrels die was a fantastic day which had lots of easily is because if a grey squirrel goes exciting activities in store for us! I enjoyed near a red squirrel, they will catch a parapox the coach journey there and back and virus which the grey squirrels are immune to chatted to my friends. The gift shop at but it’s highly lethal to the red squirrel. Pensthorpe was amazing and I bought a Janis Loates German toy train. George Willis
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Form 2 Holt Hall
FORM 2 PUPIL SOUND BITES
In the Trinity term we went to Holt Hall. When pooling. We spent a lot of time running we got there we got to know what room we around looking for sign posts which was When we arrived at Holt Hall, we were in. I was in a room with Sylvie, Rosie, very fun. In rock pooling I found two unpacked our stuff and went out onto Else, Serena, Rachel, Daisy, Poppy and belemnites. In the survival skills activities I the big lawn to play. After that we Vedika. There were lots of different activities, cooked an apple which was very tasty. went to the beach to go rock pooling. and my favourite was orienteering. Arthur Dannatt We found lots of interesting fossils Ciara Bethapudy and items such as belemnites, crabs, I enjoyed eating the caramelised apple sea anemones, sea snails and even In May 2018, Form 2 went on a residential because it was tasty. I learned how to make a dead lobster! On Tuesday we went trip to Holt Hall. On the first day we went a fire and craft a waterproof den. I liked the orienteering (my favourite!) over the through the house rules, unpacked and went orienteering and survival and rock pooling entire estate of Holt Hall – I came down to the beach at West Runton to do a more than the other activities. second! That night we also had a Rocky Shore activity. When we were there Alex Cheong campfire! Mr Worton struggled as the we found a lot of belemnite fossils. We got fire was massive but we eventually back, had a pie for dinner and went outside. In the Trinity term we went to Holt Hall. My calmed it down and roasted our fluffy After an hour we did a quiz and then went favourite bit was orienteering. Ryan and I marshmallows. After a tiring night, we to bed. The next day was extremely busy won the first round and lost our map on the went straight into survival activities as we were pond dipping and orienteering. second! I loved survival skills where we where our groups picked some herbs We had a massive marshmallow roasting built and cooked fish on a fire we made. from the garden to make tea, then campfire that I helped to build! On our last We learned how to build dens by laying we gutted the fish and cooked them. day we did survival activities and made branches sideways and adding more stacks The apple that we caramelised was dens and fires. Also, when the bus came to to it. Will Loveday lovely and sweet. Finally we gathered collect us, it broke down so we had to wait all our sticks and ferns to make our for another to come and rescue us! At Holt Hall we did pond dipping, survival, survival den! I enjoyed my trip and I Oscar Butler orienteering and also went to the beach. My wish I could go back! favourite activity was survival because we India Rose Fox At the start of the Trinity term, we went to got to gut a fish!Aaron Zhang Holt Hall. My favourite activities were the survival activities, orienteering and rock
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FORM 3 SOUND BITES
On 8th May 2018, my year (Form 3) arrived amazing! Then we went back to the bus and I really liked the bit where we went at school, and before we even knew it we travelled to the war battle fields! We walked underneath the shark tank and stood in had hopped on a bus (after saying goodbye through the trenches and some of us even these little domes where you could get a to our parents) and were about to head to saw a shell bomb. I got to sit on the top of 360-degree view of all the animals! the Eurotunnel that would swiftly take us to one! Berry Ward Isabelle Brandford France! Jacob Stevenson We went to Vimy Ridge. We looked at all the Later that day we went to an amazing At the Chateau we had our dinner and did trenches and craters that littered the ridge; chocolate factory, where we got to decorate the egg drop challenge where we had to the trenches were amazing, and the bomb our own chocolate bar with piped white create a parachute for an egg which had craters were massive. The two trenches chocolate, sprinkles and popping candy. I to survive after being dropped from the top were about 50ft away from each other. learnt that you had to vibrate the chocolate of the building. Our egg survived, but got There were German sniper boxes to snipe in the mould to get the air bubbles out of the crushed after we accidently dropped it. out of. Next we drove to the memorial; it chocolate. Then we got to go in the shop Sean O’Malley was enormous, and as we walked towards and buy whatever we wanted. It was like it I stared up and realised the thousands of chocolate heaven! Jemima Curtis Once we had woken up on the second day, people who had died. Alex Morgan we had a fabulous breakfast of pain au Last but certainly not least there was the chocolat, hot chocolate and cereal. We went Vimy Ridge was the most memorable part boulangerie (bakery). We learnt a lot of to the market, but the thing was they nearly for me. We had a tour of the German and French and had lots of fun. We got to know all sold clothes or food. The trend for buying Canadian trenches, and then walked up to how to make bread and croissants. There stuff was watches and shades, which looked the big statue remembering the people who was one part where a man had a stick and expensive but were very cheap. had died in the Battle of Vimy Ridge. was quite scary, but very funny. If someone Jack Garner Charlie Clover did a really bad croissant, then he would stare at you then squish it! I loved it! The market was a great opportunity to One of the other things that I enjoyed was Jess Sargent practise our French along with buying all the going to the Nausicaa Sealife Centre. I really chosen things we wanted to buy. enjoyed it because before that I had never I also really enjoyed making croissants, Natalie Saunders been to a Sealife Centre. We saw sharks especially with the angry man (a very good that had killer teeth, and there were scuba actor). He had a cane and everyone was At the market we went in groups of eight divers in the tank with them. There was a scared of him! Thank you to the teachers for and I was with lots of my friends. I bought a sea lion show going on at 11.15am. They an amazing experience; I wish I could do it watch and some sweets and food! It tasted were demonstrating what they would do to again next year! Natalie Saunders train them. Edward Alston 71 Lower Norvicensian
Thalatta Sailing Week
PUPIL SOUND BITES
A few log-book entries and reflections Where we swam the water was really clear On Thalatta we had some incredible from ten Form 3 pupils crewing the and the beaches completely empty. I loved experiences. My favourites were going to Thalatta – a 110 year old Thames raising the anchor – it took four people and a deserted beach and seal watching – the sailing barge – during a week’s voyage was bigger than me! seals were really cute. I also enjoyed pulling from Ipswich to Harwich, Wrabness, Atticus multiple ropes, hoisting the anchor, putting Aldeburgh, Orford and Walton the sails up and having a nice sleep in the Backwaters. I enjoyed the swimming because the beach hammocks. was isolated and the waves were big. Daisy Hector The Thalatta was one of the best trips. I One of my favourite things was swimming in have had an amazing experience of working the sea because you couldn’t see anyone hard: I had to hoist up the anchor, pull up for miles on end. the sails and boats, and I helped to tack. Edward Ryan
My favourite things were coiling the ropes, When I was there it really was a ‘week in lifting the anchor and steering the ship. Also another world’. The food has been quite nice when I helped with the tacking, and did and the hammocks are really cozy. some fishing. Sam Ewan
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“We got into the barge boats and enjoyed a walk around Aldeburgh. We went on the dodgems!”
“Today I have hoisted the anchor, played at Orford Castle, picked some blackberries and swam in the sea at Thalatta was sensational! My favourite Orford Ness Nature Reserve. bit was tacking. It has been the best We collected stones and pebbles on experience of my life, even though you work the beach.” harder than ever! Daniel “We played ‘capture the flag’ by Orford Castle and headed down to My week on Thalatta has been amazing the ice cream shop.” – literally like ‘five days in another world’. I especially liked heaving the anchor and “Today I have paddled in the sea helping to put the sails up. One thing I on Stone Point and have been seal found hard was sleeping in the hammocks, spotting. I enjoyed watching the seals but I am sure it would get easier! as we went past and laughed at Bea the ways they slid on their bellies into the water.” I have enjoyed being on Thalatta, working with the crew on deck. I have really loved “I learned a lot of knots today that the experience and would definitely go on I didn’t know before, such as a Thalatta again. bowline. We made monkey’s fists with Jemima our ropes.”
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Sensational Science Outreach
FRANZISKA BRUGGER
In November, Norwich Lower School launched Sensational Science sessions for primary schools across Norwich. These sessions give pupils from a variety of schools in Norwich the experience of being a ‘mini scientist’ for an afternoon. Pupils get the full experience of becoming a scientist, including wearing a lab coat and goggles.
The science sessions that have taken place so far have been called ‘It Is Rocket Science!’. In these sessions, pupils enjoyed testing different methods to propel a rocket into space. Will they find a method to reach the moon?
Outreach Art
GILLIAN WRIGHT
On Tuesday 12th June, Norwich Lower School hosted an Inter School Art Day. A competition was launched in March for children to submit a piece of artwork based on the theme ‘Norwich – A fine city’. From the entries, four children from each school were selected to take part in a collaborative art workshop at Norwich Lower School. Sarah Cannell, a professional artist who specialises in expressive art, led the workshop supported by Mrs Wright. The children continued with the theme of their original entries but used different media.
They used willow sticks to create simple outlines of Norwich landmarks with permanent ink. They then experimented with a variety of techniques to add colour to their work. Firstly, they used primary coloured inks and sponge rollers to add patterns and then they used watercolour paints to add bold colours to their work. They also added silhouettes of hares to their final pieces. Superb artwork was produced, displaying a high level of both talent and skill.
Thank you to the children and accompanying adults from Rackheath Primary, Bignold Primary, Sprowston Junior and George White Junior.
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Outreach Children’s City of Literature
FRANZISKA BRUGGER
On Wednesday 25th April, Norwich of vocabulary displayed by the pupils has School hosted the second Children’s City been exceptional. of Literature Celebration Evening in the Blake Studio. The evening celebrated the The Celebration Evening featured extracts completion of a creative writing project, from their work, read by the children, prior run by Norwich School and the Writers’ to the Children’s City of Literature anthology Centre Norwich, involving children from officially being launched by Hayley Webster, St William’s Primary, Magdalen Gates an award-winning author. In addition, Hayley Primary, Cringleford Junior School, spoke inspirationally about her journey in the Sprowston Junior School, Avenue Junior world of writing and where her influences and Norwich Lower School. had come from.
During nine 90-minute sessions, the Congratulations to all the children who children explored writing in a variety of took part in the project and thank you to styles including monologues and dialogues. the Writers’ Centre Norwich for their They were also given story starters by continued support. authors Julian Sedgwick, Hayley Long and Tanya Landman as inspiration! The creativity, use of imagination and range
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PGL
KATE COPSON
One early morning mid July, Day 1 Melon ends up in A & E, The PGL trip decided to fly, For a non-PGL sustained injury! For a week of adventures and watersports, But Ed is stoic; he’s a true soldier, In Spanish coves and sunny ports. Others need to learn from this proper warrior.
The start of our trip wasn’t great, With canoeing and kayaking there is a slight glitch, When the bus broke down on Bishopgate! Mrs Gaskin doesn’t know which one is which. Thankfully we were quick to get back to our timings stated, Still to this day she doesn’t know which one she’s done, Until Atty nearly had his cucumber confiscated! “Oh well,” she says, “At least I had fun!”
The group were pleased to hear we were flying BA, For the first time our pupils are allowed to hit the shops, With Felix shouting “Ryanair, not us, no way!” Disgusting blue liquid surrounds Arjun’s chops. We arrived at camp and went to play, The Cube Challenges were too easy for our lot, Beach Olympics at our local bay. We could have done them with our eyes closed, could we not?
Lawry’s nailed the 007, While Mr L and S were in the sea – heaven! Arthur’s got sand all over his face, Think that happened in the very first race.
India’s rocking all the neon gear, While Adil’s trying to get sand out of his ear. The catwalk was where Ethan shone, The hips, the sass – he’s second to none.
First night was lasagne, that famous Spanish food, After a 4am start, it’s a tired kind of mood. Everyone’s very ready for bed, Tents zipped shut, a busy week ahead.
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Some of our group preferred to play a bit of bridge, And were deeply upset to find out the staff have a fridge. “It’s for keeping medicine,” said Mrs Gaskin, Actually, it’s got chocolate and sangria in!
Thursday was a lovely day, Down to the beach for a giant play. Swimming in the lush blue sea, Building sandcastles for all to see.
Came back for a long splash in the pool, So much jumping in and races for all. Floriana being tossed into the air, (That was before we spent hours untangling her hair). Speedy Oscar challenging races of butterfly, And Rose’s dives – aww, she did try.
Bob on the side like a true supermodel, Charlie’s nose bleeds, a moment was never dull. Adil’s loving his new flashing rugby ball, And ice creams for all to keep it cool. All the kids were asked to shower, And the smell in camp was actually rather pleasant for one whole hour.
Our last day was sailing in a pico and funboat, Unfortunately some (Mia!) found it hard to stay afloat. Brugger and Copson in the lead, Sorrell struggling to pick up speed.
Ice creams at lunchtime made our day, With Nutella for birthday boy, Sam O’Shea. Talent Show tonight, staff did a magic trick, First night at the disco Leemo’s all over the bass, Let’s face it, it was totally sick. NLS are smashing it and clear out the place. Tomorrow our trip finally ends, We’re Water Park bound on the next day, And it’ll be sad to part with you utter legends. Everyone’s buzzing and all day we stay. You’re such great kids, thanks for being ace, Mr Sorrell likes all of the sociable boat rides, But from me, for one last time, let’s hit the disco and enjoy that While Mr Lawton’s got the GoPro and underwater he resides. BASS! At the end Razzy decides to go to the loo, A five-second heart attack from the staff and then “Phew!”
Off we went to Palamos to buy lots of tat, Everyone bought crepes and outside we sat. Mirabelle’s had a heart for her 10th birthday, While Miss Brugger’s had a smiley face just ‘cos she’s a bae.
Back at the disco another school challenged our skills, We need to work on our dance off, we all just ran for the hills.
On Wednesday we went on the banana boat, All minus four managed to stay afloat! A spot of snorkelling in the afternoon, Felix went three times and turned into a prune!
That night England were on TV, But luckily we had Brugger who’d been queuing since three. She was totally gutted to find out ten minutes before, That for an hour and a half she’d queued at the wrong door.
Thankfully the room was big enough for all, With Alsty giving it all the “That was hand ball!” 1-1 at full time, we watched an extra thirty, With a few of our boys thinking Croatia were playing dirty. With face paint on cheeks and hope in heart, With “It’s Coming Home” we must part.
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PSHE Form 3 Crucial Crew Visit
FORM 3 SOUND BITES
Form 3 learnt vital safety skills thanks to the Crucial Crew Project run by Norfolk Fire & Rescue Service. It provided safety tips on topics from fire safety, first aid and water safety, through to healthy relationships, internet safety, drugs and alcohol awareness and how to make an emergency kit. The event was supported by a range of partners including Norfolk Constabulary, Norfolk County Council, HM Coastguard, Norfolk Resilience Forum, St John Ambulance and the Matthew Project.
I had no idea that turning all of the plugs off might make a gas leak worse because of the spark. Reuben Francis
It was a bit scary hearing about the awful things that have happened to children in the past but I am pleased that I know more about it now so that we can stay safe. Jacob Stevenson
The Coastguard were really interesting for me because we go to the beach a lot. Alex Lamb
Healthy Eating Week
F O R M 3 SOUND BITES
We all had delicious snacks at break! My favourite were the pepper sticks. Antonia Watson, L1C
The fitness workshop was so fun with trampolining, boxing and hula hooping! Emily Clarke, 3I
We attended a healthy eating session where I learnt which animals lots of different meats come from. Lily Hindley, L1B
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School Council
JANE FARROW
Once again, the School Council has had (WLT) Fund should be the receiving charity the day. Along similar lines, a non-uniform a busy year helping to make a difference from the proceeds of our annual Christmas day with a green twist was held to raise within the school and further afield. Our Fair. The fundraising was a huge success money for the NSPCC. A cake sale was also School Council members are democratically and £2,650.50 was raised, which we were held to support the fundraising efforts of the elected at the beginning of the Michaelmas told would enable the purchase of 25 Norwich Cathedral Master of Music, Ashley term, and then a new cohort of Council acres of critically endangered land. The Grote, who ran the London Marathon this members is elected in half-way through the School Council was so pleased to be able year in a bear costume for Great Ormond Lent term. The Council has benefitted from to make such a significant contribution to Street Children’s Hospital. In the upcoming dedicated representatives, who have come the planet that, in conjunction with our Eco Michaelmas term, the School Council has to each meeting enthusiastically armed with Council, decided to write a letter to Sir David already decided that a non-uniform day many thoughtful ideas, several of which Attenborough, who is one of the patrons of will be held to help one of our previous have been put into action. the WLT, telling him of our achievement. The gap students, Will Perkin, in his fundraising Council was delighted to receive a hand- efforts for the Autistic Society. Will is running Within the school community, the School written reply from the well-loved, highly for the charity in the New York Marathon this Council has helped to influence food regarded conservationist. coming November 2018. choices and procedures in the refectory, decide on alternative club choices, raise The School Council also supported ‘The The final School Council charity event, pedestrian safety in the car park and ensure Reverse Calendar’, an advent calendar arranged at the end of this academic year, that football referees are reinstated during in reverse! Each day, from the beginning was organised to help make a difference in field break. They also came up with ideas of November, one child from every class Zambia. Huge amounts of new and used for the organisation of the Sport Relief brought an item of tinned food or an pens, and other stationery supplies, were Fundraising Event that was held in the everyday essential to school. The collected collected by the Lower School to help equip Lower School. Consequently, the Council food was then donated to the Norwich a newly built school with the necessary decided on the different types of stations, Foodbank in time for Christmas. essentials. Many of these Zambian children such as skipping, a silent disco, dodge ball, can only dream of an education, and an obstacle course and a pre-determined Throughout the course of the year, the Hannah Dodson, one of our Sixth Form dance steps task. School Council has also been instrumental pupils, is flying out to the country with our in raising money for other worthy charities. collected stationery. Our donations will In the wider community, the School Council A Christmas Jumper Day was held in go some way to help the dreams of these has chosen some worthy charities for the support of the Alzheimer’s Society where Zambian children become a reality. school’s fundraising events. Our Council participating pupils brought in £1 for the members voted that the World Land Trust privilege of wearing their festive jumper for
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THE ARTS
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ART GILLIAN WRIGHT
We have had another exciting year in the Art Department. The children have had lots of amazing ideas and experiences, and they have created some beautiful artwork.
In the Michaelmas term, we welcomed a local artist, Maggie Campbell, to work with Form 3 to create willow sculptures. They used tools and their bare hands to weave together different lengths of willow to create some large dragonflies and butterflies. The pupils gained some new skills and worked well in their teams. Their wonderful sculptures are on display in the Outdoor Classroom for all to enjoy.
All pupils had the opportunity to add their floral designs to Lenny the Leveret, who was part of the GoGoHares event in Norwich, in the Lent term. Our design for Lenny was inspired by the Norfolk countryside and each pupil painted on an indigenous flower to cover him in a wild flower meadow. A few insects were added too. Once completed Lenny was on display in The Hostry. As part of the GoGoHares project, Form 2 pupils were invited to create some hare-related artwork which was exhibited in the Crypt Gallery.
In the Trinity term, we welcomed schools from around Norfolk to take part in an art competition with the theme Norwich – a fine city. Our competition culminated in a special Art day, where local artist Sarah Canell came to work with the winning children to create colourful images of Norwich. Lots of arty opportunities for all.
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Lower 1 began the year by producing a range of exciting LOWER 1 portraits, some using pencil, others using collage materials and some inspired by Pablo Picasso. They also looked at ART 3D figures, investigating the work of Alberto Giacometti and creating their own clay sculptures. In addition, they GILLIAN WRIGHT experimented with a range of paint techniques to create interesting textures. Inspired by the work of Paul Kleem, they then used their textures to create exciting collages.
Far left: Neve McAllister Left: Niamh Bethapudy Lower left: Nathan Ashley Below: Beatrice Williamson
Above: Ahmed Mohammed Above: Antonia Watson Above: Olivia Adkins
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Form 1 started the year by studying their own facial features FORM 1 to produce 3D self-portraits. They went on to investigate the world of colour, identifying primary and secondary colours, ART as well as contrasting colours. They used their colour mixing skills to great effect to produce some colourful fish paintings. GILLIAN WRIGHT To further display their knowledge of working with colours, they produced lovely architectural paintings, inspired by the artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
Top: Charlotte Montgomery-Wright Above: Isaac Latter-Casas Right: Phoebe Fay
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In Form 2, pupils investigated facial proportions and FORM 2 experimented with these to create pastel portraits in the style of Amedeo Modigliani. They also had fun producing their own ART graffiti tags, using a range of 3D lettering styles to enhance their work. Relating to their work in History, they produced GILLIAN WRIGHT some colourful and highly decorative Aztec masks. As part of the GoGoHares project, they used a variety of multi-media techniques to produce hare pictures that were exhibited in the Crypt Gallery.
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Above left: Jack Paterson Above: Serena Pang Left: Sophie Scott
Right: George Snelling
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FORM 3 ART GILLIAN WRIGHT
Form 3 began the year by testing their drawing skills to produce detailed self- portraits using half a photo. They moved on to investigate the Victorian artist and textile designer William Morris. They created their own designs based on nature and produced some excellent prints. They also investigated the amazing world of surrealism, creating their own surrealist paintings, and had the opportunity to see some great works of surrealism during their visit to Tate Modern in the Lent term.
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Far left and above: Willow sculpting Left: Sam Hosking
With the help and guidance of local artist Maggie Campbell, Form 3 pupils worked in teams to create some amazing sculptures. They used tools and their bare hands to weave together different lengths of willow to create some large dragonflies and butterflies. The pupils gained some new skills and worked well in their teams.
Their wonderful sculptures are on display in the Outdoor Classroom for all to enjoy.
Below: Ryan Roberts Below right: Mia Sexton
In the Michaelmas term, all of Form 3 made the journey to London to experience Modern Art first hand. They visited London’s Tate Modern in order to familiarise themselves with the wonderful world of Modern Art, especially surrealism, an area they would be looking at during the year ahead. They visited a selection of the galleries, carefully analysing and commenting on various pieces. The aim of the day was to allow the pupils to experience all kinds of Modern Art from the famous to the strange. An enjoyable day was had by all.
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DESIGN TECHNOLOGY RICHARD LOVE
It is always a joy to watch pupils engaged in the practical activities of the Design Technology curriculum. It has been another productive year with each class designing and creating products to a high standard. Fun project booklets with challenges and activities guide pupils through a variety of tasks, both group and independent, culminating in their themed product design. Pupils are encouraged to work through problems encountered and analyse their evolving product so that they are able to improve upon both the technological and aesthetic quality of their work. DT Club have been investigating air under pressure to launch dragster cars and rockets, while paper-engineering skills were required to produce a paper aeroplane that would carry the heaviest load the furthest! We can look forward to more exciting projects and themes next academic year.
Scooby Doo themed controllable vehicle by Limony Arkle
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LOWER 1 DT RICHARD LOVE
Lower 1 started their year designing some magnificently decorated Norfolk-themed photograph frames. They also worked extremely hard constructing nets of vehicles for their biscuit packaging, along with decorating some tasty biscuits too!
Biscuit Making
Isabella Lewis Bea Williamson
FORM 1 Darcey Girling Jasmine Sargeant DT RICHARD LOVE
Form 1 have recently been investigating pneumatics with an exciting Prehistoric Monster theme, while earlier in the year they were busy sawing and wire stripping to produce some excellent ‘Where in the World?’ Electric Question Boards, lighting the bulb when the correct fact was identified.
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Aaron Zhang Alexander Cheong
FORM 2 DT RICHARD LOVE
Form 2 have produced some impressive Art Deco-themed clocks from a variety of materials with stunning patterns, colours and layers used to achieve the desired effect. Inspired by some remarkable creatures, they also produced George Snelling Rachel Dean some wonderful Amazing Animal-themed CAM toys.
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Left: ‘Mr Bean Mini’ Controllable Vehicle by Jessica Wright Below: Beatrice Wells’ Pop Art E-Textiles T-shirt
FORM 3 DT
RICHARD LOVE
Form 3 have produced very creative Pop Art E-textile t-shirt designs delving into Andy Warhol convertor programmes while learning how to sew with conductive thread to enable the lighting up of their LEDs within their design. They also had fun constructing TV and Film- themed controllable vehicles complete with reverse control switch.
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MUSIC READ BY DEV KAMATH ON SPEECH DAY
Music continues to be an area choir of 6,000 and audience of 12,000. The noise was deafening but it is something I will of splendid achievement in never forget. the school. The majority of my We have continued to see opportunities THE NOISE WAS fellow pupils are involved in for musicians to perform in a variety of DEAFENING BUT IT musical activities. concerts. I especially enjoyed the Summer Concert and hearing all the music groups. IS SOMETHING I WILL We can sing in one of the choirs and The Nativity Carol Service again took place NEVER FORGET perform in the concerts. There are also in front of a packed cathedral and was a lots of music groups including the amazing memorable experience for the whole school. Steel Pans who will be playing later today. Our excellent Cathedral Choristers have All of Lower 1 are in their own choir, Little continued to sing daily in the cathedral to Voices, and they have enjoyed singing in great acclaim and our latest music group is front of audiences for the first time. In fact the African Drummers. singing has achieved some of our greatest We had notable individual success in The success. The School Choir entered the Arts with Tristan McCardel being selected Norwich and Norfolk Music Festival and again for the National Children’s Youth received the top award of ‘Outstanding’ but Orchestra and dozens of excellent individual my undoubted highlight was the opportunity performances in the Norwich and Norfolk for the Chamber Choir to sing at the Young Music Festival. Voices concert held at the O2 Arena with a
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Christmas Services
NICKY DUNNETT
There is always lots of music going on in the Lower School, but perhaps Christmas is the busiest time of the year. In 2017, this was no exception with numerous Christmas events leading up to the end of term. The School Choir, Chamber Choir and the Little Voices Choir were practising hard in the run-up to our main Nativity Carol Service in the cathedral. The whole school also joined to sing two special carols – The Bells Ring Out! and Anything Will Do – so absolutely everyone was involved. Our youngest pupils provided the Nativity tableau and their special choir, Little Voices, sang their song about the wise men with lots of actions and expression.
School Choir, which now has around one out into the local community and taking Christmas Carols event in their Day Care hundred members, filled the huge space part in various services and carol singing Centre, as well as visiting the residents of of the cathedral with lots of enthusiastic trips. For many years now they have led the Abbeyfields Care Home, just a two-minute singing. They made a beautiful, unified singing and contributed two special carols walk from our school gates. sound in the traditional Canadian Huron to the Marie Curie ‘Lights to Remember’ Carol and then soloists enhanced our service in the cathedral. This is a moving All of these events are a good opportunity, performance of That First Christmas Day service that gives relatives of those who not only to celebrate the good news of by Paul Field. have benefitted from the amazing work Christmas in music, but also to think about of Marie Curie nurses a chance to reflect those less fortunate than ourselves who It is Chamber Choir, our senior choir, who and remember. Members of Chamber can be uplifted by the extraordinary power have the most to do at Christmas, reaching Choir also sang at the Alzheimer’s Society of singing.
Summer Concert
CHRISTOPHER MARR
The dramatic sounds of African drums The Lower School has always had an echoed round the back of the cathedral – a excellent reputation for its choirs and the thrilling start to the Lower School Summer current groups, conducted by Mrs Dunnett, Concert. What followed was a memorable show it is well-deserved. The Lower School evening of high-quality music making. Choir sang with wonderful enthusiasm in Stronger with Time and Ghost Ship and The strings and recorder groups Chamber Choir were outstanding with entertained us with delicate and often the attractive All Things Bright and Beautiful virtuosic playing, and Little Voices charmed and the catchy This is Me to round off with their rendition of Playing on the Beach. the concert. Mrs Cracknell’s guitar group followed with four elegant pieces – a suitably graceful A big thank you to all the music teachers contrast to percussion group, Stickers, for all their hard work, especially Mrs playing on dustbins in Mr Shaw’s exuberant Dunnett, who masterminds music at the Totally Rubbish! The two wind groups Lower School to such a high standard. showcased their talents with Hot Air’s Lastly, and most importantly, well done to catchy and punchy rhythms and Wind all the children involved for producing such Band’s dramatic Mission Impossible. a fantastic evening.
A highlight last year was the newly formed Steel Pan Bands, and this year we were again treated to two entrancing pieces which gave many of us a strong urge to dance!
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Norfolk County Music Festival
NICKY DUNNETT (HEAD OF LOWER SCHOOL MUSIC) AND FORM 1 SOUND BITES
The choir worked very hard to add polish We did two songs: Do we Listen?, which is I am passionate about singing and put my and style to their singing this year, and about caring for our world, and a jolly song all into performing on the stage. The judge the adjudicator, Sue Nicholls, was most called Ghost Ship, which was my favourite said we had amazing voices! complimentary about the standard of because it had lots of actions. Thomas Lodge their performance. She awarded us an Poppy Francis Outstanding Certificate! Here are some Me and my friends were talking about it thoughts from some of Form 1 who are new I went up onto the big stage, feeling a bit all day. My favourite thing to do is to sing! to singing in the school choir. scared because I was so high up and Romily Ward everyone was watching... I looked around I was so excited when we arrived because I and found my dad watching. It filled me knew it was going to be fun! with confidence. Julian Pe Jasmine Sargeant
House Music Festival
GEORGIA HODGSON
The pupils were as competitive as ever Swing on a Star? and sang it with lots of Congratulations, Conisford! about their house songs! This year, three charm and animal impersonations! very different songs were chosen by the “We sang really well with African drums house leaders of Heigham, Conisford and But it was Conisford’s turn for victory this and a solo from Felix. I was so pleased Magdalen. Heigham went for a classic year, with their fantastic performance of Conisford won, as it’s the first time it has ELO song, Mr Blue Sky, which they sang The Lion Sleeps Tonight. This had a real won in years!” brilliantly with crisp rhythms and impressive African flavour to it, with Swahili singing harmonies. Magdalen chose a much older and African drumming, along with a great song from the 1930s, Would you like to opening solo.
Conisford Heigham Magdalen
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Chamber Choir Sings at the O2!
NICKY DUNNETT
In January, the Lower School Chamber Choir sang once again I really enjoyed singing all the songs, especially having the chance at this huge musical event, Young Voices, along with literally to sing with the guest singers. My favourite song was Africa by thousands of other children, plus soloists, ‘Beat Box’ dancers and Toto and the pop version of the ‘Nutcracker’ theme. It was the best a great band to accompany us. vocal experience of my entire life! Dev Kamath – Form 3 This year, the parents were allotted fantastic seats, right at the front of the arena, where their audience participation and dance moves My favourite part was all the little lights that were shone during were on show for all to see! the concert, like twinkling stars. I will never forget the amazing time I had! The children had so much fun learning the songs and dance Limony Arkle – Form 3 moves for the performance and there is no doubt that this was a night to remember for a very long time!
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DRAMA Overview
READ BY JEMIMA CURTIS ON SPEECH DAY
After being in Bugsy last year, I was really performed their Revues as part of their looking forward to auditioning for the English curriculum, in which they were put THERE WERE SOME Form 3 play The Tempest. There were into small groups and given ideas to turn some amazing individual performances into sketches! AMAZING INDIVIDUAL and we were all sad after our final PERFORMANCES AND performance to a very full Blake Studio. I have really enjoyed all the drama Form 2 launched their pop-up plays and opportunities available to me in my time WE WERE ALL SAD went in at the deep end by performing not at the Lower School and will remember AFTER OUR FINAL one but three Shakespeare plays as part them for years to come. I want to thank of their English curriculum. Form 1 and all the staff, parents and my fellow pupils PERFORMANCE TO Lower 1 recently got in on the act with their who commit so much time in order for A VERY FULL BLAKE musical The Emerald Crown, which was us to enjoy such wonderfully dramatic a very colourful production. Form 3 also opportunities. STUDIO
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The Emerald Crown
EMMA PARSONS
On 11th and 12th June, both Lower 1 and It felt amazing to be on stage, but Form 1 performed a production of The nerve-wracking because most parents’ Emerald Crown, which is a play based on eyes are on you! I’m really looking forward the destruction of the rainforests. During to next year’s production. the play, Form 1 children portrayed a lively, Poppy Francis colourful and heart-felt message about caring for our wildlife and environment. I was a worker in The Emerald Crown. Performing as various animals of the My favourite song was Slash and Burn. I rainforest, as well as business people and sang it every night, practising at home and forest workers, the children thoroughly annoying my dad, who was trying to sleep! enjoyed themselves and spoke clearly The experience on the stage was massive and confidently to their audience on both for me. In Lower 1, I thought it was going to days – there are definitely some budding be scary, but with my loud voice, I fought young actors in the making! The Lower 1 through my fears. children sang beautifully as the chorus and Hector Turner performed with enthusiasm when having I really enjoyed performing the dance their moment of glory on the stage. that we did with the hummingbird, the butterflies and, of course, the parrots. My favourite song was The Jungle Disco. I thoroughly enjoyed the story of the show as well. It was very sad, but then had a happy ending. Jessica Barrett
I was so happy when I found out I was going to be the businessman because he’s mean and it was cool having a moustache painted on my face! I was bursting with joy when I found out my Emerald Crown design had been chosen for the school programme. Thank you to all the teachers that organised it. Jack Foreman
I think that having some lines in the play boosted my confidence as well as performing my Bat Dance which was really fun. Freya McAllister
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Form 3 Musical – The Tempest
JONATHAN WORTON AND CHRIS DOYLEND
Our musical adaptation of The Tempest, I had a total of three solos and was in most though adding earthy Hobgoblins and of the scenes. Some of these I was only in ethereal Sprites to the story, followed briefly, whilst others I was in for the whole Shakespeare’s original plot quite of the time. respectfully. Written in 1610, it was to be the last play he wrote alone, drawing Overall I had to learn a lot of acting, lines links between Prospero’s magic and and songs. But when it came to our first theatrical illusion, blurring the boundaries performance I knew it was all worth it. of reality for characters and audience alike. Shakespeare’s imagination was inspired My favourite scenes were the ones that by the wrecking of an emigration ship in a I was on for the whole time, as I quickly storm off the island of Bermuda, and the discovered my love for acting. subsequent conflicts between its survivors. Overall The Tempest was great fun and It was performed in the Blake Studio to a gave people a chance to work with people full house for two nights. they wouldn’t normally work with.
I played Prospero and it was an amazing I would like to thank Mrs Dunnett and Mr experience. It was the first time I had ever Worton for making The Tempest what it was had any type of major part in a school play. and for helping me with my acting skills I was very nervous the first time I walked and making me better at them. Also thank out onto the stage, but it just got easier you to everyone in The Tempest for making every time. it so amazing.
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TA L E N T SHOW RICHARD LOVE
The Lower School Talent Show was once again an enjoyable afternoon of entertainment. With an enormous variety of talent on show, from singing, dancing and magic to the more unusual acts of diablo and Segway displays, it made for another year of difficult deliberation for our judges. Well done to all of you who took this opportunity to entertain the school and many congratulations to the winners and runners-up in both categories.
Juniors 1st place: Benji, James and Zoe 2nd place: Ciara and Niamh 3rd place: Nia, Lily, Hanna and Hanah
Seniors 1st place: Form 3 Group 2nd place: Felix 3rd place: Daniel
Overall Amie, Georgia, Eleanor, Mia and Berry
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SPORT
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SPORTS OVERVIEW READ BY MIA SEXTON ON SPEECH DAY
In sport, we have seen record numbers of In hockey, we came 3rd in the IAPS East pupils representing the school as we have region finals, defeating all six teams and fielded 65 teams in eight different sports. As finishing top scorers on the day, but losing well as major sports, we have also put out the crucial semi-final 1-0 after dominating teams in cross country, athletics, swimming the game. The girls have had the chance to THANK YOU TO THE and skiing. Team sports is a highlight for play in a full programme of cricket fixtures TEAM MANAGERS many of my fellow pupils in any term. Playing and we have enjoyed some thrilling games. in matches and tournaments against other WHOSE ENTHUSIASM schools is something I always look forward Our Under 8 and 9 teams took their first FOR US TO PLAY SPORT to doing. Early on in the year, we were all steps into competitive sport, winning most of lucky enough to be visited by gold medal their matches and always playing positively IS A KEY FACTOR IN hockey legend Kate Richardson-Walsh with lots of parental support. OUR SUCCESS OBE. I was lucky enough to be part of her We have had a busy time in other sports. coaching masterclass and will remember The cross country season again brought it forever! is down to Chess Club and his amazing lots of success. With victories for the coaching skills, but Arthur has told me Mr In boys sport, there has been a record Under 11 girls and Under 10 boys and a Ingham loses more than he wins these days! number of fixtures played across our three great showing in our own event where over major sports of rugby, hockey and cricket. 200 runners took part. Mia Sexton was a Some of our players have been selected We hosted our own rugby festivals across all standout performer in a number of these to represent the county or higher: Jack the year groups. The highlight of which was races and won the Norwich race for the Garner, Lawrence Williams, Harry Thomas, the Under 10 team, who remained unbeaten fourth year in a row. Our Ski Team continued Rikin Rajesh-Kumar, India Rose Fox and to win the cup. In hockey, the Under 11 team their spectacular success and won the Edward Lewis in cricket; Samuel Curtis, enjoyed some great wins especially in the Eastern Region title. The Under 11 Football James Pendleton, Antonia Watson and IAPS East region where they topped their Teams had a great day out at Carrow Road Rufus Snelling in skiing; Oscar Butler in group and missed out on a coveted place and enjoyed a run of victories to take them badminton; and Ben Hawes and Dominic in the National Finals after a tense penalty to the semi-finals with the girls finishing Walker in table tennis. Ben went on to flick, eventually losing 3-2 to the Perse 3rd and the boys winning the plate. The achieve 2nd place in the UK National Finals. School Cambridge. The cricket season is Swimming Team have enjoyed another Representing the school remains an still ongoing and the Under 11 team recently unbeaten year. Our regular success in important aim for most pupils each term and secured a creditable 3rd place in the Orwell chess continued with eight players making is something we all gain huge pleasure from. Park tournament fielding a young team. it through to the UK Megafinal where we recorded a school record of three individual Well done to all those who took such pride In girls sports, we have seen some fantastic champions in Arthur Dannatt, Ahmed in playing for the school and thank you to success. In lots of the Under 11 fixtures we Mohammed and Freddie Dannatt. The the parents for all their support, but, most of have played every girl. The Under 11A team Under 9 team also won the county title. I all, thank you to the team managers whose came second in our own netball tournament. have heard Mr Ingham saying this success enthusiasm for their sport is a key factor in our success.
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RUGBY
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Rugby
TOBY GRIEVES, HEAD OF RUGBY
The Lower School Rugby Club had another busy year in 2017 with incredibly close-scoring games), Gresham’s and Langley Prep, 60 fixtures played across all age groups including two festivals, the while the Cs had two highly entertaining and high-scoring games Under 8s on 6th November and the Under 10s on 10th November. with Town Close. The annual House Rugby competitions concluded the season with all boys involved. Playing their first season of competitive contact rugby was always going to be an enjoyable experience for the Form 1s. For the first The Under 11As showcased moments of real quality in their time they had a full list of fixtures in which to practise their newly season, like their first-half performance away at Langley Prep found tackling skills. The year group split into three teams which was a good performance full of quick, exciting rugby; as (The Golds, Maroons and Blues) where personnel changed good a performance at this age group as Mr Cole or Mr Grieves frequently to give boys experience of playing with different could remember. Then there was the game against Saint Felix, a teammates. Those teams played home and away fixtures with side who came with a formidable reputation where a 40-40 draw Town Close, Gresham’s and Langley Prep which were all high- was the result of a terrific team effort. The Under 11Bs completed scoring and entertaining affairs. home and away fixtures against Town Close, Gresham’s and Langley Prep, and the Under 11Cs faced Town Close home and The youngest group of rugby players at the school had an exciting away and visited Beeston Hall to take part in a highly competitive first year. For the first time the Lower School hosted a tag rugby fixture on the final day of the season. festival which saw all of our Lower 1s playing in three mixed teams against Gresham’s, Glebe House, Finborough, Beeston The Under 10As marked themselves out as a team to watch with Hall and Langley Prep. Home and away fixtures with Gresham’s an eye-caching season where they played some terrific rugby. followed which allowed every boy another chance to represent the A highly successful home festival performance was surely the school competitively. highlight but there were also strong block fixture performances against Town Close, Gresham’s and Saint Felix. The Under 10Bs had home and away fixtures with Town Close (both of which were
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U11A Date Opposition Location Result Score POTG Iron Man Captain 22/09/17 Gresham’s Home Lost 3-5 Ethan Ashton Christopher Charlie Clover Doylend 29/09/17 Langley Prep Away Lost 9-10 Noah Rastrick George Wilson Lawrence Williams 13/10/17 Town Close Away Won 10-1 Daniel Neville Chris Doylend Edward Alston 03/11/17 Saint Felix Home Drew 8-8 Edward Alston Noah Rastrick Noah Rastrick 08/11/17 Langley Prep Home Lost 0-10 Noah Rastrick Noah Rastrick Edward Tremelling 17/11/17 Town Close Home Won 7-2 Edward Tremelling Dev Kamath George Wilson 24/11/17 Gresham’s Away Lost 3-7 Sam Leeming George Wilson Ethan Ashton 01/12/17 Beeston Hall Away Won 9-4 George Wilson Ethan Ashton Sam Leeming
U11B Date Opposition Location Result Score POTG Iron Man Captain 22/09/17 Gresham’s Home Lost 8-11 George Wilson Dev Kamath Jack Garner 29/09/17 Langley Prep Away Won 7-5 Deeran Harry Mitchell Deeran Jeyapragash Jeyapragash 13/10/17 Town Close Away Lost 3-4 Dev Kamath Sam O’Shea Felix Bartram 08/11/17 Langley Prep Home Drew 5-5 Sean O’Malley Sam O’Shea Ben Hawes 17/11/17 Town Close Home Lost 2-12 Sean O’Malley Sam O’Shea Felix Bartram 24/11/17 Gresham’s Away Lost 1-10 Sam O’Shea Rheo Shaikh Sam O’Shea 01/12/17 Beeston Hall Away Won 7-2 Felix Bartram Hector Larner Adam Spoor
U11C Date Opposition Location Result Score POTG Iron Man Captain 13/10/17 Town Close Away Won 12-4 Alex Lamb Isaac Betts Isaac Betts 17/11/17 Town Close Home Won 5-4 Adam Spoor Adam Kelsall Atticus Hitchings
U10A Date Opposition Location Result Score POTG Iron Man Captain 22/09/17 Gresham’s Home Drew 5-5 Arthur Dannatt Nicholas Conway William Loveday 29/09/17 Langley Prep Away Lost 1-3 William Loveday Rudy Amis Arthur Dannatt 13/10/17 Town Close Away Won 10-6 William Loveday Edward Lewis William Faircloth 03/11/17 Saint Felix Home Won 9-2 Jack Paterson Arthur Dannatt Benjamin Griffiths 08/11/17 Langley Prep Home Lost 2-4 Arthur Dannatt Nicholas Conway Edward Lewis U10 Norwich School Festival – Overall 1st Place 17/11/17 Town Close Home Won 8-5 William Faircloth Arthur Dannatt Rudy Amis 24/11/17 Gresham’s Away Won 11-1 Torren Seed- William Faircloth Torren Seed- Adams Adams 01/12/17 Beeston Hall Away Won 12-0 James Orford George Snelling Nicholas Conway
Most Improved: Players’ Player: Samuel Leeming U11A Edward Tremelling; U11B Felix Bartram; Iron Man: U11C Adam Spoor; U10A William Loveday; Edward Alston U10B Thomas Irvine; U10C Archie Wilkins; U9 Rayyan Mirza; Is-haaq Karim-Uddin;
Most Outstanding Player: Samuel Byrne; U8 Charlie Sexton Noah Rastrick
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U10B Date Opposition Location Result Score POTG Iron Man Captain 22/09/17 Gresham’s Home Won 10-5 Jack Paterson James Orford Jack Paterson 29/09/17 Langley Prep Away Won 6-4 Tom Irvine James Orford Gene Challinor 13/10/17 Town Close Away Lost 8-10 Jack Paterson James Orford and Tom Irvine Tom Irvine 08/11/17 Langley Prep Home Won 7-5 Jack Paterson Tom Irvine George Snelling 17/11/17 Town Close Home Lost 5-9 Oscar Butler George Snelling Harry Thomas 24/11/17 Gresham’s Away Won 16-4 Dominic Walker George Snelling Dominic Walker
U10C Date Opposition Location Result Score POTG Iron Man Captain 17/11/17 Town Close Home Won 9-4 Archie Wilkins Rikin Rajesh Digby Tiffen Kumar 01/12/17 Town Close Home Won 11-10 Tristan Mackay Adil Alam Archie Wilkins
U9 Gold Date Opposition Location Result Score POTG Iron Man Captain 02/10/17 Langley Prep Away Lost 9-10 Is-haaq Karim- Hector Turner Hector Turner Uddin 10/10/17 Town Close Away Drew 9-9 Thomas Carol Jack Peacock Will Brown 17/10/17 Town Close Home Drew 14-14 Sanjit Alanoor Jack Peacock Sanjit Alanoor
U9 Blue Date Opposition Location Result Score POTG Iron Man Captain 02/10/17 Langley Prep Away Lost 3-5 Ben Chojnowski Will Brown and Ben Chojnowski Rayyan Mirza 10/10/17 Town Close Away Won 8-7 Hamish Blues Freddie Dannatt Christopher Davies 17/10/17 Town Close Home Lost 6-7 Freddie Dannatt Will Brown Jack Foreman 20/11/17 Gresham’s Away Lost 4-8 Sam Byrne Freddie Dannatt Ben Chojnowski 29/11/17 Gresham’s Home Lost 5-8 Is-haaq Karim- Hector Turner Is-haaq Karim- Uddin Uddin
U9 Maroon Date Opposition Location Result Score POTG Iron Man Captain 02/10/17 Langley Prep Away Lost 7-9 Isaac Latter Freddie Dannatt Jack Foreman Casas 10/10/17 Town Close Away Lost 5-8 Sam Byrne Hector Turner Hector Turner 17/10/17 Town Close Home Lost 6-9 Hamish Blues Thomas Lodge Isaac Latter Casas
U8A Date Opposition Location Result Score POTG Iron Man Captain 20/11/17 Gresham’s Away Won 13-12 Miles Alston Rufus Snelling Charlie Sexton 29/11/17 Gresham’s Home Drew 14-14 Teddy Curtis Henry Thomas Dominic Wright
Overall Played Won Lost Drew For Against % Win 47 21 20 6 284 301 45%
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NETBALL
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PLAYER SOUND BITES From our Under 9As to Under 11Ds
• 6 teams in total I love netball because I love shooting goals and it helps me to practise. • 23 fixtures Freya Hockings 1F THE NETBALL • Two tournaments • 125 goals in total Being in Under 9A and having a match, COACHING HAS and having a really good time. BEEN AMAZING • Won: 13 fixtures Elyah Bassong L1C AND SO HAVE • Drew: one • Lost: six I love netball because it helps me to MY TEAMMATES practise my shooting. • Cancellations: three Edie Hosking 1F Georgia Hodgson 3W • 105 goals conceded What a fantastic season. Well done, girls! Netball was amazing this year. I have had great teachers. Mrs Ashton is amazing and The Under 11C Netball Team has had a she has taught me so, so much. I know lots great term, going from not knowing much Most improved player goes to: more about shooting, and movement in the and being a bit dodgy on skills to being Amie Hockley circle. Thank you for all the teaching! unbeatable! Nothing can stop us!
Jessica Wright Floriana Harrod Most outstanding player goes to: Mia Sexton I have loved playing netball with the I like netball because the Under 11B team Players’ Player: Under 11As this term. Thank you to all the are really friendly and supportive, and the U9B Jessica Barrett, U9A Poppy teachers who helped and coached us. teachers are really kind. Francis, U11D Ciara Bethapudy, U11C Rose Brown Eleanor McGuire Floriana Harrod, U11B Beatrice Wells, U11A Jessica Wright
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U9A Time/Date Venue Opponent Result Type 19/01/18 Home | Lower Close Astro Saint Felix School Won : 3-2 Friendly 07/02/18 Home | Lower Close Astro Gresham’s Lost : 0-12 05/03/18 Home | Lower Close Astro Langley Prep Lost : 5-13
U9B Time/Date Venue Opponent Result Type 19/01/18 Home | Lower Close Astro Saint Felix School Won : 10-2 Friendly 07/02/18 Home | Lower Close Astro Gresham’s Lost : 0-14 05/03/18 Home | Lower Close Astro Langley Prep Lost : 0-7
U11A Time/Date Venue Opponent Result Type 19/01/18 Home | Lower Close Astro Saint Felix School Won : 11-1 Friendly 26/01/18 Home | Lower Close Astro Town Close Won : 11-3 02/02/18 Home | Lower Close Pitches Gresham’s Lost : 9-11 16/03/18 Home | Lower Close Astro Norwich High School for Girls Won : 16-4
U11B Time/Date Venue Opponent Result Type 19/01/18 Home | Lower Close Astro Saint Felix Won : 16-2 Friendly 26/01/18 Home | Lower Close Astro Town Close Won : 5-2 02/02/18 Home | Lower Close Pitches Gresham’s Won : 7-4 02/03/18 Home | Lower Close Astro Langley Prep Canc : - 16/03/18 Home | Lower Close Astro Norwich High School for Girls Won : 4-3
U11C Time/Date Venue Opponent Result Type 26/01/18 Home | Lower Close Astro Town Close Won : 6-3 02/02/18 Home | Lower Close Pitches Gresham’s Won : 6-0 02/03/18 Home | Lower Close Astro Langley Prep Canc : - 16/03/18 Home | Lower Close Astro Norwich High School for Girls Won : 7-5
U11D Time/Date Venue Opponent Result Type 26/01/18 Home | Lower Close Astro Town Close Drew : 4-4 02/02/18 Home | Lower Close Pitches Gresham’s Won : 5-4 16/03/18 Home | Lower Close Astro Norwich High School for Girls Lost : 0-9
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BOYS HOCKEY
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Boys Hockey
ROBERT SORRELL, HEAD OF HOCKEY
Lent 2018 was a really enjoyable term for such a talented group of players at Norwich boys hockey at Norwich School. All Form 3 School who will only get better and better. pupils played in a school team and we had some fantastic performances and results We had eight Under 9 fixtures in total, along the way. which were the first hockey matches for a number of the players in the school. The The Under 11As had a fantastic run of focus at this age is getting to know the results and performances over the term game from an individual perspective and including narrowly losing the IAPS final on getting to know how to play within a team. penalties. There are some really talented It was really positive to see so many good players in this team and they gelled performances from the players but also Most Improved Player: brilliantly as a team as they improved on how much better everyone got throughout Felix Bartram their own personal skill level and team the term. Their skill level from ball carrying cohesiveness throughout the term. The through to scoring goals and defending Most Outstanding Player: Under 11Bs put in some top performances one on one improved vastly. Lawrence Williams and Sam Leeming throughout the season and scored some Players’ Player: fantastic goals. The Under 11Cs and The Under 8s are introduced to hockey at U11A Sam Leeming; U11B Deeran Ds improved greatly over the term and Lower 1 and they learn to get to grips with Jeyapragash; U11C Arthur Dannatt; put in their skills from training into the the stick and manipulating the ball. It was U11D Antoine Leggett; U11E Jacob matches and impressed staff, parents and great to see how skilful they became in Stevenson; U11F Ryan Roberts opposition with their positive hockey. The such a short period of time. Under 11Es and Fs also played some great hockey which included a win and a draw against Town Close. We are lucky to have
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U11A Date Opposition Location Result Score POTG Captain 26/01/18 Gresham’s Away 3rd place Town Close 1-2 Lawrence Williams Sam Leeming Tournament Langley Prep 1-2 and Sam Leeming Beeston 1-0 Gresham’s 2-0 02/02/18 Beeston Away Drew 1-1 Ben Hawes Lawrence Williams 07/03/18 Langley Prep Away Lost 1-2 Felix Bartram Felix Bartram and Ryan Gray
U11B Date Opposition Location Result Score POTG Captain 02/02/18 Beeston Away Lost 1-3 George Wilson Deeran Jeyapragash 23/02/18 Town Close Away Lost 0-1 George Wilson George Wilson 07/03/18 Langley Prep Away Lost 0-4 Sam O’Shea Sam O’Shea
U11C Date Opposition Location Result Score POTG Captain 02/02/18 Town Close Away Lost 2-3 Ben Griffiths Arthur Dannatt 23/02/18 Town Close Away Won 3-1 Edward Lewis Harry Thomas 07/03/18 Langley Prep Away Lost 0-4 Dominic Walker Harry Thomas
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U11D Date Opposition Location Result Score POTG Captain 02/02/18 Town Close Away Drew 1-1 Adam Spoor Adam Spoor 23/02/18 Town Close Away Won 1-0 Edward Alston Daniel White 07/03/18 Langley Prep Away Drew 1-1 Zach Baker Antoine Leggett
U11E Date Opposition Location Result Score POTG Captain 02/02/18 Town Close Away Won 2-0 Thomas Irvine 23/02/18 Town Close Away Lost 0-2 Zach Baker Harry Mitchell
U11F Date Opposition Location Result Score POTG Captain 02/02/18 Town Close Away Drew 1-1 Billy Francis Atticus Hitchings
U9A Date Opposition Location Result Score POTG Captain 02/02/18 Beeston Away Lost 2-3 Is-haaq Karim-Uddin Is-haaq Karim-Uddin 06/03/18 Langley Prep Away Lost 1-5 Is-haaq Karim- Uddin Is-haaq Karim-Uddin 20/03/18 Town Close Away Lost 1-3 Charlie Sexton Is-haaq Karim-Uddin and Thomas Lodge
U9B Date Opposition Location Result Score POTG Captain 02/02/18 Beeston Away Drew 0-0 Rayyan Mirza Freddie Dannatt 06/03/18 Langley Prep Away Lost 0-9 Will Brown Will Brown 20/03/18 Town Close Away Lost 0-1 Will Brown Benji Stevenson
U9C Date Opposition Location Result Score POTG Captain 06/03/18 Langley Prep Away Lost 2-5 Jack Peacock Jack Peacock 20/03/18 Town Close Away Won 3-1 Alex Sisson Julian Pe
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Girls Hockey
MANDY INGHAM
From our Under 8As to Under 11Ds For our Under 11s Most Improved Player: • Seven teams in total This has been an outstanding season. All Jemima Curtis • 24 fixtures the girls had the opportunity to represent Most Outstanding Player: the school with A, B, C, and D fixtures. Natalie Saunders • Four tournaments Players’ Player: • 77 goals in total The highlight of the season was our Under U8A Hanna Mitchell; U9A Jasmine • Won: 15 Fixtures 11A team coming 3rd in the East Regionals Sargeant; U9B Edie Hosking; U11D • Drew: one and just missing out on a place in the Else De Lange; U11C Darcy Wilkins; National Finals. • Lost: just eight U11B Izzy Kirby; U11A Natalie Saunders • 50 goals conceded What a fantastic season, well done, girls!
PLAYER SOUND BITES
I love playing in matches, Mrs Ingham said I The hockey teams are amazing! The Even if we were losing we kept on going am really good! coaches train us well! We are always ready out there and trying our hardest! Isabella Lewis – Lower 1 for a match! Izzy Kirby – Form 3 Ciara Bethapudy – Form 2 I love doing skills at training, and in matches Hockey at the Lower School is amazing. manoeuvring around players especially in the From Lower 1 to Form 3 I have really It doesn’t matter if you are new to hockey tournament at Beeston. improved my hockey thanks to all the they will support you all the way! Poppy Francis – Form 1 coaches. Natalie Saunders – Form 3 Amie Hockley – Form 3 Hockey to me is a really good sport and we I love training and playing in matches. The learn great skills. I really enjoyed playing GK for the Under teachers are very supportive and teach us Zoe Delicata – Form 1 11A team. Everyone played really well and lots of skills. we all tried really hard. Jessica Wright – Form 3 My favourite thing is that you have fun and Eleanor McGuire – Form 3 the coaches teach you well. Sophie Betts – Form 1 I really enjoyed playing defender for the As this term. The whole team played really well My favourite thing in hockey is matches together. against other schools. Rose Brown – Form 3 Charlotte Douglas – Form 1
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U11A Opponents Results Captain GOTG Beeston Hall Won 4-3 Natalie Saunders Natalie Saunders, Mia Sexton and Rose Brown Gresham’s Won 2-0 Mia Sexton Natalie Saunders Langley Prep Indoor Lost: Langley Prep 0-2 Natalie Saunders Full Indoor Team: Emily Clarke, Tournament Won: NHS 1-0 Natalie Saunders, Amie Hockley, Won: Beeston 1-0 Mia Sexton, Rose Brown, India Won: Langley Prep 2-1 Rose Fox and Georgia Hodgson Won: Langley Senior School 1-0 (GK) Joint First with Langley and Beeston: Goal difference sent us to 3rd place Langley Prep Won 4-1 Eleanor McGuire Amie Hockley Norwich High School Won 5-0 Emily Clarke Natalie Saunders, Emily Clarke and India Rose Fox Norfolk Schools Hockey 3rd place Amie Hockley Championships Town Close Won 1-0 Emily Clarke Chloe Holmes The Perse Lost 0-2 Rose Brown Chloe Holmes IAPS East Girls Hockey Won Culford 5-0 Mia Sexton Whole team: Amie Hockley, Regionals at Orwell Park Won Wellingborough Prep 4-1 Vice-Captain: Natalie Saunders Bea Wells, Berry Ward, Eleanor Won Orwell Park 5-0 McGuire, Natalie Saunders, Mia Won Old Buckenham Hall 1-0 Sexton, Rose Brown, India Rose 1st in our Group Fox, Chloe Holmes Won Woodbridge/The Abbey 4-1 Lost in semi-final to Stephen Perse 0-1 Came 3rd in the East of England scoring 19 goals in total and only conceding 3 goals.
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U11B Opponents Results Captain GOTG Beeston Hall Lost 16-0 Jemima Curtis Jessica Wright Gresham’s Lost 0-1 Izzy Kirby Jessica Wright Langley Prep Won 2-0 Berry Ward Beatrice Wells Norwich High School Won 7-2 Limony Arkle Limony Arkle and Eleanor McGuire Town Close Lost 0-1 Esme Jarvis Georgia Hodgson The Perse Won 1-0 Jessica Wright Floriana Harrod and Izzy Kirby
U11C Opponents Results Captain GOTG Gresham’s Lost 0-3 Jessica Sargent Darcy Wilkins Norwich High School Lost 0-1 Beatrice Wells Beatrice Wells and Berry Ward Town Close Lost 0-4 Isabelle Brandford Darcy Wilkins
U11D Opponents Results Captain GOTG Norwich High School Won 1-0 Daisy Pickering Louise Lockhart-Smith and Else De Lange Town Close Won 1-0 Louise Lockhart-Smith Louise Lockhart-Smith Gresham’s Draw 1-1 Mia Garvey Daisy Pickering
U9A Opponents Results Captain GOTG Beeston Hall Won 8-1 Sophia Betts Freya McAllister and Poppy Francis Norwich High School Won 3-2 Freya McAllister Romily Ward Saint Felix Won 1-0 on Grass! Poppy Francis Poppy Francis Tournament 4th Place Jasmine Sargeant N/A
U9B Opponents Results Captain GOTG Beeston Hall Won 10-0 Maya Riches Edie Hosking Saint Felix Lost 0-8 Harriet Clover Jessica Barrett
U8A Opponents Results Captain GOTG Norwich High School Won 1-0 Isabella Lewis Isabella Lewis and Elyah Bassong
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BOYS CRICKET
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Boys Cricket
JED CAWKWELL, HEAD OF CRICKET
It has been another fantastic year for boys The Form 2 and Form 3 boys also had cricket at Norwich Lower School. With their pitches reduced in length, this time to Most Improved Player: fantastic weather, and lots of fixtures for 17 yards. It had a hugely positive impact Sam Leeming different age groups, the boys have had on the way the boys were able to play the Most Outstanding Player: plenty of opportunities to showcase their game, with them being able to bowl the ball Jack Garner talents this summer. much harder, and with the batters able to Adeyemi Batting Cup: deflect the ball with some nifty shots too. Lawrence Williams Boys in Lower 1 and Form 1 took to the As ever, the boys worked incredibly hard new slightly shorter pitch lengths with ease, in their Games sessions, and significantly Parkinson Bowling Cup: Dominic Walker as they were able to bowl with good control improved their skills as the term went on. and pace in both Games sessions and A full fixture of four teams against Langley Players’ Player: matches. When batting, the boys showed at Taverham was the highlight of the year U11A Lawrence Williams; U11B Noah how much they had improved over the term as it provided all the boys in Form 3 with Rastrick; U11C Edward Tremelling; with some good performances against the opportunity to represent the school. U11D Alex Morgan; U9A Henry Langley at Taverham in the penultimate The performance highlight of the year Thomas; U9B Teddy Curtis; U9C week of term. There were some really good was Lawrence Williams scoring 79 not out Rufus Snelling; U9D Alex Singh shots hit, and plenty of boundaries scored. against a strong Town Close team. With a The boys thoroughly enjoyed the ‘All Stars’ few boys playing up in the U12As this year cricket sessions in their morning Games in their end-of-term trip to Trent College, slot, where they worked hard to develop this clearly shows the potential this group their skills in all three aspects of the game. of boys have, and provides us with lots of excitement for the years to come.
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U11A Date Opposition Location Result Score POTG Captain 25/04/18 Culford Home Lost Result: Lost by 1 run Dominic Walker - For: 59 for 9 Against: 60 for 2 11/05/18 Beeston Hall Away Won Result: Won by 9 wickets Edward Lewis - For: 112 for 1 Against: 111 for 5 18/05/18 Town Close Home Lost Result: Lost by 11 runs Lawrence Williams - For: 149 for 3 Against: 160 for 3 09/06/18 Gresham’s Home Lost Result: Lost by 46 runs Dominic Walker - For: 74 ao Against: 120 for 6 15/06/18 Saint Felix Home Won Result: Won by 58 runs Ben Hawes - For: 58 for 0 Against: 0 for 0 20/06/18 Beeston Hall Home Won Result: Won by 47 runs Harry Thomas - For: 149 for 6 Against: 102 for 6
U11B Date Opposition Location Result Score POTG Captain 25/04/18 Culford Home won Result: Won by 10 wickets Sam Leeming Harry Thomas
18/05/18 Town Close Home Won Result: Won by 35 runs Harry Thomas For: 151 for 4 Against: 116 for 5 09/06/18 Gresham’s Home Won Result: Won by 3 runs Sam Leeming George Wilson For: 103 for 5 Against: 100 for 8 15/06/18 Saint Felix Home Won Result: Won by 121 runs George Wilson Sam Leeming For: 209 for 2 Against: 88 for 9 22/06/18 Langley Prep Away Lost Result: Lost by 2 runs Sam O’Shea Sam Leeming For: 116 ao Against: 118 for 8
U11C Date Opposition Location Result Score POTG Captain 25/04/18 Culford Home Won Result: Won by 8 wickets Jacob Stevenson Sam O’Shea For: 108 for 2 Against: 100 ao 11/05/18 Beeston Hall Away Won Result: Won by 8 wickets Nicholas Conway Brandon Camderman For: 127 for 2 Against: 122 for 5 18/05/18 Town Close Away Lost Norwich School total 78 for 5, Isaac Betts Sam O’Shea net score 53 Town Close 118 for 10, net score 68 Town Close won by 15 runs 20/06/18 Beeston Hall Home Won Result: Won by 101 runs Edward Sam O’Shea For: 116 for 2 Tremelling Against: 15 ao 22/06/18 Langley Prep Home Won Result: Won by 7 wickets Isaac Betts Isaac Betts For: 36 for 3 Against: 35 for 4
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U11D Date Opposition Location Result Score POTG Captain 22/06/18 Langley Prep Home Won Result: Won by 0 wickets Hector Larner Alex Lamb For: 316 ao and Vishnu Against: 247 ao Sudeep
U9A Date Opposition Location Result Score POTG Captain 21/05/18 Beeston Away Won Norwich School 281 Charlie Sexton Freddie Dannatt Beeston 257 19/06/18 Langley Prep Home Lost Langley Prep 276 Oliver Longdon Jack Foreman Norwich School 252 25/06/18 Langley Prep Away Lost Langley Prep (302 Runs) Henry Thomas Jack Foreman Norwich School (280 Runs)
U9B Date Opposition Location Result Score POTG Captain 21/05/18 Beeston Away Won Norwich School 295 Ben Chojnowski Ben Chojnowski Beeston 256 19/06/18 Langley Prep Home Won Result: Won by 75 runs Ben Chojnowski Thomas Lodge For: 306 for 9 Against: 231 ao 25/06/18 Langley Prep Away Won Result: Won by 6 wickets Sanjit Alanoor Ben Chojnowski For: 274 for 4 Against: 245 for 9
U9C Date Opposition Location Result Score POTG Captain 19/06/18 Langley Prep Home Won Result: Won by 10 wickets Rufus Snelling Hamish Blues For: 322 for 0 Against: 317 for 0 25/06/18 Langley Prep Away Won Result: Won by 68 runs Hamish Blues Rufus Snelling For: 322 for 0 Against: 254 for 0
U9D Date Opposition Location Result Score POTG Captain 19/06/18 Langley Prep Home Won Result: Won by 27 runs Lucas Ashton Alex Singh For: 369 for 2 Against: 342 for 5 25/06/18 Langley Prep Away Lost Result: Lost by 15 runs Alex Singh Lucas Ashton For: 303 for 3 Against: 318 for 2
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GIRLS CRICKET
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Girls Cricket Final Results Played: 7 Tied: 0 PLAYER SOUND BITES Won: 3 Lost: 4 Drawn: 0
I learnt to run faster, and my favourite thing I learnt to bowl, and my favourite things about about cricket is bowling. cricket are batting and bowling. Most Improved Player: Darcey Girling – Form 1 Vedika Pillai – Form 2 Jessica Wright Most Outstanding Player: In lessons I learnt to run and bowl properly, Batting is my favourite thing about cricket. I Emily Clarke and my favourite thing about cricket is the learnt how to bat really hard! I loved getting matches. lots of fours and running people out. Most Wickets: Amie Hockley Nicole Gray – Form 1 Daisy Massey – Form 2 Most Runs: I learnt to bowl really well, but I love batting I learnt how to bat, bowl and field, but my India Rose Fox because you can just whack it! most favourite thing in cricket is bowling. Players’ Player: Hanna Mitchell – Lower 1 Serena Pang – Form 2 U11A Emily Clarke (AKA Bob); U11B Jemima Curtis; U11C Mia Garvey; I learnt how to bowl accurately and hit the I learnt how to bowl the ball really well and my U11D Else De Lange; U9A Sophia stumps. My favourite thing about cricket is most favourite thing about cricket is hitting Betts; U9B Phoebe Fay; U9C Charlotte you learn how to work as a team to do well the ball for a four! Montgomery-Wright; U9D Beatrice and it encourages team work. Rachel Dean – Form 2 Williamson Georgia Hodgson – Form 3
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FOOTBALL
Boys Football
CRAIG COLE
The Under 11 Football Team won the plate The final of the plate against Hillside was Vs Poringland – Won 3-0 at the Langley School football tournament a nerve-wracking one with both teams full (scorers India, Poppy, Mia) on 2nd May at Norwich City’s Carrow of energy and passion. Norwich School Road. They started the tournament against dominated play and were unlucky to not Vs Queens Hill – Won 7-0 Taverham Junior and St Williams with two win the game in normal time. It therefore (scorers Poppy x 4, Mia, Natalie, Bea) goalless draws but dominated both games finished 0-0 and so we went to penalties. with Ethan Ashton, Lawrence Williams Sam, Ethan and Lawrence all stepped up Vs Bawburgh – Won 5-0 and Sam Leeming all coming close to to score and it was Norwich School that (scorers Mia x 2, India, Poppy x 2) scoring. Noah Rastrick and George Wilson walked away winners from the dreaded defended diligently all match in front of the penalty shoot-out! As winners of our group, the team faced assured Harry Thomas to keep two clean the Langley Prep team side in the semi- sheets in a row. final of the Cup Competition. The girls challenged well and created opportunities, The boys started the third game brightly Girls Football but the opposition were too strong. The with Lawrence finishing off a great final score was 4-0 to Langley Prep. This interchange with Ethan in the middle of means the team finished joint 3rd – a FRANZISKA BRUGGER the park to go 1-0 up to the delight of superb achievement considering some of the travelling mums and dads! They did On 2nd May, the first ever Norwich Lower the girls hadn’t kicked a football before! unfortunately lose the game 2-1. School Under 11 Girls Football Team took Well done to all the girls who took part and part in the Langley Prep tournament at thank you to Mr Mills and Miss Brugger for This meant that we would play Bawburgh Carrow Road. The team consisted of Poppy coaching the team. Primary in the plate semi-final of which we Francis, India Rose Fox, Jess Wright, Bea were victorious, winning 4-0. Two goals Wells, Emily Clarke, Mia Sexton, Natalie from Ethan, one from Noah and one from Saunders and Rose Brown. The girls got Sam ensured victory. Special mention to stuck in from the very first whistle and Daniel Neville and Ben Hawes whose hard worked together as a team effectively. The work on both flanks did not go unnoticed. results of the group stages were as follows: 123 Lower Norvicensian
CROSS COUNTRY
Cross Country Season 2018
TIM BROOK
The weather claimed two out of our three 1st place continuing their close team work inter-school matches, so this is the shortest from last year with Ryan Gray in 2nd place report for the shortest season! closely followed by Arthur Dannatt.
Here are the highlights: Our Under 11 teams, who have been the IN OUR INTER- stalwarts of Running Club as well as in SCHOOLS EVENT, Inter-House Cross Country competition, didn’t disappoint. The boys ran in a creditable 3rd with Laurie Williams IN CHILLY BUT DRY I have to report this! Competition is a good finishing off his Lower School running with thing, so I must congratulate Heigham for CONDITIONS, ALL a solid 7th place. It was excellent to see wrestling the Inter-House Cross Country competition for places was fierce this year TEAM MEMBERS RAN from Magdalen after a fantastic 8-year run. amongst the boys with some new faces I’m sure Magdalen won’t take it lying down WITH COURAGE appearing in the team. and I’m positive they will be fighting back next year! The all-conquering Under 11 girls wrapped up their last outing in Lower School shirts Inter-Schools with an emphatic win to complete three In our inter-schools event, in chilly but fabulous seasons. Mia Sexton’s 1st place dry conditions, all team members ran and Bea Wells’ 2nd were ably supported by with courage. Natalie Saunders and Amie Hockley.
The Under 8 girls and boys came 2nd in With the running calendar now enhanced the team event with strong performances at the Senior School, I look forward to many from Antonia Watson, Miles Alston and more outings for us all in the years to come. Teddy Curtis. The Under 10 boys ran into
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Swim Squad
CHRIS PARSONS
The Swim Squad reached new heights of membership this year! There wasn’t a year group where we struggled to find more than enough children who wanted to train regularly, and to represent the school in competition. My only embarrassment was in either turning up to a school with a lot more swimmers than they were expecting to host, or in trying to effectively explain to parents my plans for making the training rota work, given the number of sign-ups!
In the end, we participated in two galas – one at Town Close, and one at Hethersett Old Hall – and we ran out victorious in both cases. What’s most important to me personally, however, is the continued way in which running a swimming team enables some children to find their own personal area of sporting excellence. Long live the Swim Squad!
Ski Squad
Left: Samuel Curtis, Rufus Snelling, Antonia Watson Below: Mirabelle Harden, India Rose Fox, Floriana Harrod
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Table Tennis
BEN HAWES
On 28 April 2018, Dominic Walker and I attended bright and early The final was under way and it seemed as if the whole hall was at Edge Grove School, Hertfordshire, to take part in the IAPS watching. We both played with freedom and the game flowed, Under 11 Table Tennis National Championships. We started to entertaining the crowd, but Bedford Ben won the first game. I won warm up against each other, both feeling slightly nervous, and it the second game setting up the third and final deciding game in became clear that some of the other schools had entered much which I played some of my best table tennis to date, racing to a bigger teams of players than us! Oh heck, what had we let Mr 10-6 lead with 4 match points to take the championship. However, Wilson talk us into?! in sport nothing can be taken for granted and as fast as I won the points, Bedford Ben’s determination and will to win clawed it back At 10.30am sharp we crowded into the playing hall packed with to deuce. The momentum was now with my opponent; my chance tables and about 50 Under 11 players and the qualifying rounds had slipped and he went on to victory in what was a very tense began. Once our nerves had settled and playing was well under final game. way, we realised we had both qualified through to the knock-out rounds. In the knock-out stages, Dominic came up against a good Although losing I really enjoyed the day and the games played player and unfortunately went out at that point but I managed to and I was disappointed to miss my chance, but I lost to a worthy make it through. The quarter-finals and semi-finals soon followed and gracious winner. There are many things I have learnt from this and I found myself in some good form facing down an old rival, very close final which I will take forward with me, but I was both Ben Dunkley from Bedford Modern. We had met over a table pleased and proud to have represented Norwich School at this previously – was this my day for revenge? national event.
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SPORTS DAY
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IAIN BLAXALL My first Sports Day was back in 1982 and Sports Day then remained unchanged races as a new groundsman informed me I relied heavily on the input of Mike Wilson, for another 10 years and it was not long one day that the track was now 10 metres the Head of PE in the school, for some before all school athletics records were longer as the previous groundsman had direction. We produced a programme of broken until none remained pre-Blaxall – a measured one of the bends incorrectly and events that did not differ too much from fact I take great pride in as hard work and we had to move the entire track towards the the previous years. Unfortunately, it rained teaching in PE lessons was seen to pay river to avoid going through the wall at the on the scheduled date, a Friday afternoon, off. This was especially so in the distance cathedral end of the field. and so we had to run the event on the Saturday morning so all the cakes and gateau supplied by the parents did not go to waste.
There it stayed, as more brothers, sisters and parents were able to attend, even though the staff did moan about having to work on a Saturday, a day the Sports Staff always occupied.
Sports Day was originally for only six classes, ranging from the Under 12s to the Under 10s in Form 1, but plans for a new form at Lower 1 were already afoot and new Under 9 events had to be planned for Mrs Bushell’s new boys.
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will someday be beaten but are just as WE CONTINUALLY LOOK TO spectacular as the boys’ records of Tom Hoffman Cup For Best Boys
MAKE THE DAY A BETTER Bailon, Zak Taylor, Jonathan Tomes and Performance In A Track Event: George Jackson, to name but a few. Nicholas Conway AND MORE EXCITING ONE FOR ALL AND WE ARE NOT We continually look to make the day a Guest Cup For Best Boys : better and more exciting one for all and we Performance In A Field Event AFRAID OF CHANGE Billy Francis are not afraid of change, hence the new Parents’ Races and addition of tunnels in When Form 3 were sent up to join their Hawkins Cup For Best Girls the obstacle race! But one thing has not Lower 4 companions in the Senior School Performance In A Track Event: changed; it is about watching the talented India Rose Fox in the ‘Greenfield years’, I had to change athletes perform along with the mass our events to match the younger ages, now participation of everyone to score points for Major Cup For Best Girls Under 11 down to Under 8. Some events their house on Sports Day. Performance In A Field Event: were lost and some new ones gained, Mia Sexton and Sports Day once again thrived with A win in the prestigious 100m for the excellent athletes such as Tom Adeyemi, 100-year-old Wild Cup or the Palgrave Trophy For Champion Sports Day Laurie Hill, Robert Craigs and George Moore Cup for the 1500m is still worth the House: Conisford Catchpole making their impact on many same amount of points as in the Lower 1 events, both on the track and in the field. obstacle or egg and spoon races. I think we have managed to get things just about Girls were admitted in 2008 and Sports right over the last 37 years, don’t you? Day took on its familiar format under the new Head Master, Mr Ingham. Soon new records began to emerge with Abbie Ingham, Amelia Barclay, Annabel Pounder and Tabitha Witte all achieving long- standing performances that I am sure
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Lower 1 Event Cup First Second Third Girls Obstacle Race Elyah Bassong Antonia Watson Bea Williamson Boys Obstacle Race Charlie Sexton Miles Alston Theo Galea Girls 75m - cup Elyah Bassong Isabella Lewis Bea Williamson Boys 75m B - certificate Oliver Longdon Olly Lamb Dominic Wright Boys 75m A Sturrock Cup Alex Singh Teddy Curtis Henry Thomas Girls Egg ‘n’ Spoon Talia Pang Charlotte Hook Olivia Adkins Boys Egg ‘n’ Spoon Nathan Ashley Harry Willgrass William Duncan Girls 200m Stretton Cup Antonia Watson Hanna Mitchell Isabella Lewis Boys 200m Stretton Cup Alex Singh Teddy Curtis Miles Alston Boys Long Jump Cadman Cup Charlie Sexton Rufus Snelling Oliver Longdon Girls Long Jump Elyah Bassong * Antonia Watson Bea Williamson Boys High Jump Theo Galea Alex Singh Teddy Curtis Girls High Jump Antonia Watson Hanna Mitchell Hannah Reid Boys Rounders Ball Throw Charlie Sexton Oliver Longdon Teddy Curtis Girls Rounders Ball Throw Elyah Bassong Charlotte Hook Hanna Mitchell
Form 1 Event Cup First Second Third Girls Obstacle Race Romily Ward Edie Hosking Nicole Gray Boys Obstacle Race Is-haaq Karim-Uddin Benji Stevenson Will Brown Girls 75m B - certificate Janis Loates Charlotte Douglas Freya Hockings Girls 75m A - cup Poppy Francis Sophia Betts Phoebe Fay Boys 75m C - certificate Benji Stevenson Ben Chojnowski George Willis Boys 75m B - certificate Oliver Clark Hamish Blues Hector Turner Boys 75m A Duffield Cup Is-haaq Karim-Uddin Rayyan Mirza Jack Foreman Girls Egg ‘n’ Spoon Phoebe Fay Zara Morgan Edie Hosking Boys Egg ‘n’ Spoon Chris Davies Julian Pe James Pendleton Girls 200m Francis Cup Poppy Francis Darcey Girling Sophia Betts Boys 200m Ball Cup Isaac Latter Casas Rayyan Mirza Thomas Lodge Boys Long Jump Jarvis Cup Benji Stevenson Isaac Latter Casas Thomas Lodge Girls Long Jump Poppy Francis Jasmine Sergeant Sophia Betts Boys High Jump Jarvis Cup Julian Pe Edward Lott Rayyan Mirza Girls High Jump Wilkins Cup Jasmine Sargeant J. Loates/R. Ward Boys Rounders Ball Throw Walker Cup Ben Chojnowski Hamish Blues Jack Foreman Girls Rounders Ball Throw Sophia Betts Poppy Francis Zoe Delicata
Form 2 Event Cup First Second Third Girls 800m - cup Chloe Holmes Floriana Harrod Darcy Wilkins Boys 800m Fox Cup Nicholas Conway * Will Loveday Arthur Dannatt Girls Obstacle Race Mirabelle Harden Serena Pang Ciara Bethapudy Boys Obstacle Race James Orford Edward Lewis Jack Paterson Girls 100m - cup India Rose Fox Chloe Holmes Floriana Harrod Boys 100m C - certificate Isaac Chan Alex Cheong Adit Raje Boys 100m B - certificate Max Stone Rikin Rajesh Kumar Rudy Amis Boys 100m A Shippam Cup William Faircloth Tom Irvine Tristan Mackay Girls Egg ‘n’ Spoon Hannah Adkins Else De Lange Sylvie Hewitt
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Form 2 continued Event Cup First Second Third Boys Egg ‘n’ Spoon Oscar Butler Henry Lee Digby Tiffen Girls 200m Francis Cup India Rose Fox Poppy Scott Darcy Wilkins Boys 200m Owen Cup Ryan Gray William Faircloth Ben Griffiths Boys Long Jump Taylor Cup Will Faircloth Oscar Butler Nicholas Conway Girls Long Jump Chloe Holmes Floriana Harrod Poppy Scott Boys High Jump The Colchin Cup Gene Challinor Torren Seed-Adams Ryan Gray Girls High Jump The Wilkins Cup Darcy Wilkins India Rose Fox Mirabelle Harden Boys Cricket Ball Throw Edward Lewis Ryan Gray Dominic Walker Girls Rounders Ball Throw India Rose Fox Floriana Harrod Mirabelle Harden
Form 3 Event Cup First Second Third Girls 800m Sargeant Cup Bea Wells Natalie Saunders Esme Jarvis 800m Boys Knight Cup Edward Alston Billy Francis Sam Leeming Girls 100m B - certificate Daisy Pickering Isabelle Brandford Georgia Hodgson Girls 100m A Pounder Cup Mia Sexton Natalie Saunders Jess Wright Boys 100m C - certificate Nathan Birchenough Chris Doylend Adam Kelsall Boys 100m B - certificate George Wilson Zach Baker Ben Hawes Boys 100m A Wild Cup Laurence Williams Ethan Ashton Jack Garner Girls Obstacle Race Emily Clarke Izzy Kirby Jemima Curtis Boys Obstacle Race One Sam Hosking Yohan Saravanamuttu Billy Francis Boys Obstacle Race Two Daniel Neville Edward Tremelling Antoine Leggett Girls Egg ‘n’ Spoon Eleanor McGuire Limony Arkle Isabelle Brandford Boys Egg ‘n’ Spoon Yohan Saravanamuttu Ewan Lennard Atticus Hitchings Girls 200m - cup Mia Sexton Jess Wright Jemima Curtis Boys 200m B - certificate Vishnu Sudeep Rheo Shaikh Daniel White Boys 200m A Smith Cup Laurence Williams Ethan Ashton Jack Garner Boys 4 x 100m Relay Heigham Conisford Magdalen Girls 4 x 100m Relay Heigham Conisford/Magdalen Boys Long Jump Wadley Cup Billy Francis Jack Garner Daniel Neville Girls Long Jump Mia Sexton Natalie Saunders Emily Clarke Boys High Jump Catchpole Cup Lawrence Williams Billy Francis Zach Baker Girls High Jump Amie Hockley Jessica Wright Eleanor McGuire Boys Cricket Ball Throw Sturrock Cup Ethan Ashton Edward Alston Sam Leeming Girls Rounders Ball Throw Farrant Cup Emily Clarke Bea Wells Izzy Kirby Boys Discus Warrell Cup Chris Doylend Daniel White Ben Hawes Girls Discus Esme Jarvis Chessy Humphrey Mia Garvey Boys Shot Put White Cup Jack Garner Sam O’Shea Deeran Jeyapragash Girls Shot Put Berry Ward Amie Hockley Isabelle Brandford Boys 1500m Palgrave Moore Cup Edward Alston George Wilson Felix Bartram Girls 1500m Hill Cup Amie Hockley Limony Arkle Berry Ward
Award Cup Winner Best individual performance by a girl in the field Major Cup Mia Sexton Best individual performance by a girl on the track Hawkins Cup India-Rose Fox Best individual performance by a boy in the field Guest Cup Billy Francis Best individual performance by a boy on the track Hoffman Cup Nicholas Conway
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