We are hoping to do more of the same this year...
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| Rachel, Jojo and Cat alongside the River Avon |
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| Yummy! |
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| Miss Paver, Cat, Jojo, Rachel and Andrew |
Friday 19 September 2014
A summer memory
Last summer some of the boarders headed out to Bradford-on-Avon and enjoyed a bit of sight-seeing and a yummy cream tea.
We are hoping to do more of the same this year...
We are hoping to do more of the same this year...
Introducing our International Boarders
Mrs Dudley-Ward (i/c Marketing) popped round to say Hi to our boarders, especially those international boarders. We have 15 boarders in School House this year. A real international mix with girls from Hong Kong, China, Germany, Italy, Russia, Lativia and Kenya, as well as some home grown girls!
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| From the back and left to right: Sina, Anna K, Anna B, Eni, Cat, Alexa, Jojo, Rachel, Kate and Scarlett |
Thursday 18 September 2014
Sunday 14 September 2014
HOUSE MUSIC
School and Upper were delighted to win this prestigious event!!
We not only won the House Song with our professional rendition of 'Living on a Prayer' by Jon Bonjovi, but also the Ensemble with a show stopping performance of Stevie Wonder's 'Superstition'
We not only won the House Song with our professional rendition of 'Living on a Prayer' by Jon Bonjovi, but also the Ensemble with a show stopping performance of Stevie Wonder's 'Superstition'
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| Ethan doing his stuff... |
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| Sophie and Martha backing up |
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| Perfect timing! |
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| And again... |
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| Felix and Rosie |
An update from Claudia
Claudia has been busy over the summer - here is her latest update:
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On Sunday 6th July Dessie and I went to Barbury
international horse trials to represent my pony club in the team showjumping.
The course was huge with a lot of distractions around the arena. Unfortunately
Dessie had some faults but we were still pleased as the course was so
challenging.
On Wednesday 16th July I took Brook to the Badminton
Grassroots dressage championships. With Brook having been on for almost 4 weeks
before the competition with an injury to make it to the day was an achievement
in itself. Having qualified in March we had trained for this day ever since.
Brook produced a really beautiful test that left us on a final score of 71.5%
and put us into the lead. Unfortunately the last 3 went a little bit better so
we finished in 4th place only 1.2% off the winning score.
Finally on Wednesday 13th August Brook was out again at
Beaufort hunt supporters club show. Here Brook did a lovely dressage test to
score 74.8% finishing in Fourth place. We then competed in the veteran class
for horses over 15 years old and it is judged on how they move. In a very big
class with very tough completion we managed to win it and qualify for the
veteran horse and pony south west championships.
Lucy's England debut
We were delighted to hear that Lucy (Year 9) was selected to represent England in the Junior Home Internationals.
Here is her report:
Here is her report:
Being part of the England team was a
new challenge for me and also my best orienteering accomplishment. The event
was near Oban up in Scotland.
After a long journey up we met all the other athletes from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. We had a team talk where they spoke to us telling us that we were expected to win as England had won 12 years running. This was going to be a hard race against Scotland as it was home ground for them. We all went to bed that night feeling nervous.
In the morning we all got woken up early by very loud music. We left the hostel and headed into the countryside to a place called Creag Mhic. This is an area with woodland an open areas. I went to the start and did all the warm up exercises I'd been taught. I was really worried that I’d make a big mistake because I wasn’t feeling nervous at all! I took the course slower than usual but at a steady speed. The area was very well mapped so I found the navigation not as hard as I thought it would be. The area was covered in marsh though so I was very wet by the end of the course. I was very pleased with my first run for England as I came fifth this day.
That evening we found out the results. England came first that day, 6 points ahead of Scotland. All the athletes then enjoyed a Ceilidh. It was really fun!!
The next morning we went to a different area. This area was called Ardnaskie and was the area for the relays. We all applied our face paint then the race began. There were two races. A girl’s and a boy’s race. The teams consisted of one person from each age group (14, 16, 18). The 16s went off first. When you saw your runner come through the spectator control you had to enter the waiting pen. The area was completely different from the day before. It was very vague compared to the day before. But with some good advice from team mates I made it round coming second overall on my leg. My relay team didn’t do that well though coming 9th overall. It was still amazingly fun! Sadly though despite England’s efforts Scotland won by two points. But it wasn’t a clean sweep for them though because we won the individuals!! We then had the long journey back home!
After a long journey up we met all the other athletes from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. We had a team talk where they spoke to us telling us that we were expected to win as England had won 12 years running. This was going to be a hard race against Scotland as it was home ground for them. We all went to bed that night feeling nervous.
In the morning we all got woken up early by very loud music. We left the hostel and headed into the countryside to a place called Creag Mhic. This is an area with woodland an open areas. I went to the start and did all the warm up exercises I'd been taught. I was really worried that I’d make a big mistake because I wasn’t feeling nervous at all! I took the course slower than usual but at a steady speed. The area was very well mapped so I found the navigation not as hard as I thought it would be. The area was covered in marsh though so I was very wet by the end of the course. I was very pleased with my first run for England as I came fifth this day.
That evening we found out the results. England came first that day, 6 points ahead of Scotland. All the athletes then enjoyed a Ceilidh. It was really fun!!
The next morning we went to a different area. This area was called Ardnaskie and was the area for the relays. We all applied our face paint then the race began. There were two races. A girl’s and a boy’s race. The teams consisted of one person from each age group (14, 16, 18). The 16s went off first. When you saw your runner come through the spectator control you had to enter the waiting pen. The area was completely different from the day before. It was very vague compared to the day before. But with some good advice from team mates I made it round coming second overall on my leg. My relay team didn’t do that well though coming 9th overall. It was still amazingly fun! Sadly though despite England’s efforts Scotland won by two points. But it wasn’t a clean sweep for them though because we won the individuals!! We then had the long journey back home!
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