Friday, Saturday and Sunday updates! Sorry, we have been MIA recently; it’s been a busy few days!! Friday – we visited our partner school again. With it being Eid there were few students in, but that gave us a good chance to crack on laying tiles and grouting them in one of the preschool classrooms (they’re definitely helping Arthur and
The last few days in Madrid consisted of a lot of sightseeing! We saw the Palacio Real, Cathedral, Retiro Park and Bernabéu Stadium among many other sights, chocolate con churros and lots of shopping!! We had a lovely time in Madrid, enjoyed the sunny weather and the chance to practice our Spanish. Thank you to the staff that supported this
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Yesterday was our first ever day at our partner school Eileen Ngochoch Primary School. We were welcomed by a lovely team of staff before getting to grips with the school. Jumped straight into singing lessons, cricket lessons (something that is rare in Kenya!), cookery lessons and even started tiling a classroom floor. It’s been a day full of kindness and
The Y9/Y10 girls’ team played a friendly cricket (soft ball) tournament at Ponteland CC on Wednesday, 4th June. The team was:Heidi B, Katie R, Daisy W, Olivia B, Lucy Mc, Maisie H, Lucy H, Evie S,Ariel LThe team played really well after having to draft in some late replacements; they won 3 and lost 3. All girls were involved, whether
Yesterday, the students in Nairobi spent the morning on safari which was described as the luckiest one they’d done in weeks. They saw lions, hippos, rhinos, giraffes, zebras, gazelles, crocodiles and so many more! (Including a variety of bird species much to Mr Robson’s excitement!) the They then visited David Sheldrick Trust where they learnt about their work in the conservation
Y10 have had a great first few days in Madrid. We visited Segovia yesterday – taking in the sights of the Alcázar (which inspired the Disney castle), the aqueduct and other amazing places. We did a cookery course where students made a delicious paella, tortilla española and tarta de Santiago. Students have also been enjoying the daily photo competition, and
After a year of fundraising separately and as a group, some of our year 10 students set off on their African adventure to Kenya. Congratulations to the 20 students who worked their socks off all year to raise money and source donations! And also thank you to staff and parents who have helped us along the way. Respect. Engage. Aspire.
Mrs Curry and Mr Stephenson are very sorry to report the sad death of Pip, our second school dog, who was tragically run over. We will all miss the joy, energy and support Pip brought to school.
