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The joyful sounds of the Harvest hymn, 'Combine Harvester', filled the hall as the ÐÔÓÃÉç celebrated this year’s charitable giving at St John’s in our Byron House special service. The food donations came flooding in and after the services the goods were delivered to the Cambridge Food Bank, a local charity, who will redistribute to various voluntary and charitable groups throughout East Anglia.Ìý10,185 three-day emergency food supplies were given to people in crisis by the charity in 2020.ÌýThe monetary gifts will be sent to a charity chosen by the ÐÔÓÃÉç in the Charity Committee.Ìý
The Sixth Form performed C.S. Lewis’ famous ÐÔÓÃÉç’s classic tale, The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeÌý(six months after originally planned due to Covid restrictions) with two nights of mesmerising performances in front of a captivated audience. In this spellbound landscape, filled with creatures of myth and fable, the evacuees faceÌýtemptation and fear, but learn deep lessons of courage, unselfishness and wisdom that help them grow in spirit and prepare them for life in our world. The music score was composed specifically by our Senior House music teacher to aide the choreography of a
Following the Parents’ Association’s successful Virtual Cake Bake competition last year during the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's PA’s Macmillan Coffee Morning took place in Whitfield House, the school’s Boarding House, on 24 September and £1,150 was raised for the charity through generous donations and a raffle.
The 2021 Girls’ ÐÔÓÃÉçrÌý11 A hockey season got off to a flying start on 10 September with a masterclass at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, led byÌýHaileyburyÌýSchool’s Director ofÌýHockeyÌýand former USA International, Mr Rob Schilling.ÌýThe girls practised techniques and drills and soaked up the atmosphere of the prestigious surroundings of the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in the Olympic Park, which was host to the 2018 Women’s Hockey World Cup. Mr Schilling, ably assisted by six ofÌýHaileybury’sÌý1stÌýXI players, helped the girls work on slap hits, v-drags and passes, as well as
During remote learning in the Lent term, ÐÔÓÃÉç across both sites enjoyed an incredible virtual Book Week with a range of authors and illustrators giving online workshops and talks. Once the ÐÔÓÃÉç had all returned to school,ÌýÐÔÓÃÉç librarians, Mrs Kelly Johnson (Senior House) and Mrs Julia Clarke (Byron House) planned additional events which took place in May including: Dress as a Book Character Day, Book Fairs run byÌýHeffersÌýChildren's BookshopÌýand an in-person event at Byron House with the ÐÔÓÃÉç's author and illustratorÌýGillian McClure,Ìýas well as aÌýpersonalisedÌývirtual message
SixÌýÐÔÓÃÉçÌýsailors took part in the Schools Regatta in the ÐÔÓÃÉçr 11 and ÐÔÓÃÉçr 13Ìýcategory in Weymouth on 26 May. The school has taken part in this event for the past five years and, as theÌýIAPSÌýsailing competition was cancelled,ÌýMillfieldÌýPrep School in conjunction with the Andrew Simpson Sailing Centre organised the regatta for budding ÐÔÓÃÉçr 11s and 13s. In total, 21 boatsÌýcompeted over four races in light winds but beautiful sunshine in Portland Harbour,ÌýincludingÌýMillfield, Clifton College andÌýDurlstonÌýCourt Prep School. The ÐÔÓÃÉçÌýpairs enjoyed some excellent results including: 5th overall
Form 6 took part in a cross-curricular maths and sports project where they participated in various different fitness exercises and usedÌýtheÌýstatistics gathered to analyse the results. They found out that fitness can beÌýbrokenÌýdown into differentÌýcomponents. Health-related fitness includesÌýstrength, muscular endurance, cardiovascular fitness, flexibility and body composition. Skill-related components includeÌýagility, coordination, reaction time, balance, power and speed.ÌýThe ÐÔÓÃÉç looked at predictions using hypotheses and focused on the relationship between cardiovascular endurance and
Form 4 have embarked on a new art project studying the abstract expressionist painter, Sir Frank Bowling OBE RA. The artist uses a variety of bright acrylic paint colours and embedded objects that create an unusual mesmerising composition. Some of his most famous paintings include 'Spreadout Ron Kitaj' and 'Sasha Jason Guyana Dreams'. The ÐÔÓÃÉç have created their own artwork using the freedom of powder paints, combined with PVA glue and cut out materials to form maps in order to make their own splashes of bold colours and unique arrangement.
As part of Form 4’s Geography curriculum, each class took part in an ‘International trading Game’ to experience the challenges and excitement of international trade. The aimÌýwas to get the best price for the goods they sold and the biggest bargains for the goods each team bought. The ÐÔÓÃÉç had to be mindful of how the global economy was doing as the prices they were able to get and the deals they made depended on how healthy the global economy was. Before the game began, the ÐÔÓÃÉç believed that their only limit was their imagination, their negotiating skills and their bank account. As
Each year at St John’s ÐÔÓÃÉç in each of the Form 3 classes are encouraged to think about which child-led art topic they would like to pursue. After research and discussions, they vote on their favourite topic and this year Form 3M opted for ‘wildlife’Ìýas their choice. Near the start of their topic they visited the National Trust’s oldest nature reserve and England’s most famous fen,ÌýWicken Fen, to provide inspiration for their artwork. Here, the ÐÔÓÃÉçÌýhad the chance to experience drawingÌý'enÌýpleinÌýair' and, due to the inclement weather conditions, do short two minute bursts of drawing