School news
SATURDAY 4TH FEBRUARY - ALL HOCKEY FIXTURES AGAINST GRESHAM'S (HOME AND AWAY) ARE CANCELLED.
Debating News.
Review of successful campaigns at Cambridge and SOAS.
English Alpine Championships.
Jazmine Butcher (M5R) will take to the slopes in Bormio in search of more silverware.
Key events
Sixth Form Latinists: Cicero Competition
Saturday, 24 March 2012
a Classics competition to promote harmony in Europe and the countries of the world (tbc)
School calendar
5 February 2012 10:30
Joint Service of Morning Prayer with the Great Hospital. Chapel Choir to sing
6 February 2012 09:00
Lower School: Form 1 residential trip to Aylmerton Field Study Centre, returning at 2.30 pm on 8th February
6 February 2012 16:00
Netball: U11A v Norwich High (H)
Newsletters
Lower School Weekly Newsletter
Lower School Lent Term Weekly News (week 3)
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Term dates 11-12
Michaelmas term
Starts Mon 5 September, 2011
Half term: Wed 19 Oct - Sun 30 Oct, 2011
Finishes Fri 16 Dec, 2011
Lent term
Starts Tue 10 Jan, 2012
Half term: Fri 10 Feb - Sun 19 Feb, 2012
Finishes Fri 23 Mar, 2012
Trinity term
Starts Tue 17 Apr, 2012
Half term: Fri 1 June - Sun 10 Jun, 2012
Finishes Fri 6 July, 2012
Curriculum
The Lower School curriculum offers an exciting and challenging range of subjects designed to develop a strong foundation of skills and knowledge. Pupils are taught by their form teacher as well as subject specialists. We aim to nurture a love of learning and give pupils the confidence to be fully involved in all aspects of their education. The following subjects are taught in the Lower School:.jpg)
English
Mathematics
Science
History
Geography
Modern Foreign Languages (French, Italian, German, and Japanese)
Philosophy
Religious Education
Personal, Social and Health Education
Music
Drama
Physical Education
Games
Swimming
Art
Design Technology
Optional tuition is available in Speech & Drama and around twenty different musical instruments.
Classroom activities are complemented by day and residential trips for all pupils - eg a visit to a Victorian workhouse as part of History studies or a residential coastal erosion study in Geography.
Recent trips include:
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The Imperial War Museum, Duxford (L1)
North Norfolk Steam Railway and Sheringham Lifeboat (L1)
Norwich City FC: guided tour (L1)
Victorian Life at Gressenhall (F3)
The Ecotech Centre, Swaffham (F1)
Banham Zoo (F1)
The Natural History Museum (F2)
Geography Residential Field Trip to North Norfolk (F2)
Tudor Life at Kentwell Hall (F2)
Tate Modern (F3)
The Greenwich Planetarium (F3)
France (F3: four day residential)
Peak District (F3: four day residential)
Norwich Theatre Royal (F2 and F3: main players from the musical)
PGL Activity holiday, South of France (open to F2 and F3: one week residential, school holiday)
Dorset (open to F2 and F3: one week residential, school holiday)
North Yorkshire (F3: one week residential, school holiday)
Tide and Time Museum (F1)
Skiing in France (Individual pupils and families)
How Hill (F2)
Hilltop Outdoor Centre, Sheringham (L1 & F1: two day residential)