School news
Fencing
Congratulations to the Fencing team, Joss Thomas, Matthew Hunter, Tim Laszlo Schroeder and Laurence Liu who recently defeated Norwich High School by 10 wins to 6.
Badminton
The U19 badminton team continued their winnning form with a recent 6-3 victory over Notre Dame. One team now stands between them and retaining the county title!
Daily Mail Vase Final - 31 March
Support our 1st XV at Twickenham! News of tickets and travel arrangements here.
Key events
PTA Clothing Store, closes 12.00 noon (Refectory Portakabin)
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Jazz Nite: (Coke House) till midnight. Admission by ticket only (Refectory)
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Mothering Sunday: Morning Service. Friends of the School and ONs invited. (Chapel)
Sunday, 14 March 2010
School calendar
11 March 2010 07:00
U6 to English Association Sixth Form Conference, return 6.30 pm (London)
11 March 2010 09:00
Third HPV vaccination for all girls in U4, M5, L6 and U6 (Bishop's Parlour)
11 March 2010 14:15
Football: v RHS (A) leave 12.00 noon, return 5.45 pm, lunch second break
Newsletters
Lower School Weekly Newsletter
Lower School Lent Term Weekly News (week 7)
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Term dates 09-10
Michaelmas term
Starts Wed 9 September, 2009
Half Term: Sat 24 Oct - Sun 1 Nov, 2009
Finishes Fri 18 December, 2009
Lent term
Starts Tue 12 January, 2010
Half term: Sat 12 Feb - Sun 21 Feb, 2010
Finishes Fri 26 March, 2009
Trinity term
Starts Tue 20 April, 2010
Half term: Sat 29 May - Sun 6 June, 2010
Finishes Fri 9 July, 2010
Curriculum
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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:
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:
Sheringham Lifeboat and North Norfolk Railway (L1)
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)