Amongst the trees of the North Norfolk coastline, Year 3 enjoyed a sunny two-day residential trip to Hilltop Outdoor Centre. The children’s aim for their stay was to push themselves out of their comfort zone as they climbed walls, stacked crates, fired arrows, traversed the high ropes and rode the zip wire, as well as testing their agility on the cargo nets and through the tyres and tunnels.  

Team building activities encouraged the children to work together and draw on each other’s strengths to complete a number of different challenges including avoiding the trap doors in the maze and escaping the sinking Titanic!  

Much fun, smiles and laughter was had by all.  

Pupils in Years 6 – 9 enjoyed a great week of skiing in Passo Tonale in Italy.

As well as 6 days on the slopes they enjoyed lots of great Italian food, swimming, shopping and karaoke!

The pupils in Years 5-8 have been treated to three insightful and inspiring talks during the Lent Term’s ‘Inspire 2 Inquire’ sessions on Friday afternoons from three Prep School parents. At the beginning of the term, we welcomed Ms Alison Bell, who gave a fascinating talk on Scottish culture and traditions around the time of Burns Night. After half term, the pupils learned about the principles and application of artificial intelligence from Mr Alex Pim and asked interesting questions relating to a career in this area. To conclude the term, Mr Peter Ormosi delivered an intriguing session on how economics helps you understand the whole world – a complex notion that Peter delivered in an engaging way. On behalf of the Prep School, we would like to thank these parents for their time and effort in supporting the Inspire 2 Inquire programme and its aims in broadening the knowledge and cultural capital that our pupils have. Next term, we look forward to welcoming more visitors to speak to our pupils.

Well done to our U13 girls cricket team who won the indoor County finals of the ECB Lady Taverners national competition at UEA . They will go on to represent Norfolk in the regional finals in Cambridge in April. 

Year 3 were lucky enough to have a visit from Hobgoblin Theatre Company last week. The children watched a performance of Perseus and Medusa and took part in a drama workshop based on the play. The children were an attentive audience and eager participants in the activities. It was a very enjoyable morning and a fantastic way to bring alive their studies of the Greek myths. 

Year 5 and 6 mountain biking club ventured up to Weybourne viewing point during their weekend adventure.

Last week our Year 6 and 5 pupils entered teams of 4 into maths competitions in Norwich.

On Friday, the Year 6s competed in a 3 round Maths Dash using problem solving skills and team work against 52 other pairs. Eddie B and Ben M finished in a solid 20^th position with Cameron M and Ignacio H coming an impressive 5^th place.

On Wednesday it was the turn of our Year 5s who took part in a five round multi-Maths skill competition working with cards, tangrams, numbers and dominoes.

Santiago O and Olivia M finished in a pleasing 19^th place out of 47 pairs, but the highlight of the week was Hansen W and Ella P who finished in 1^st place and so took home brand new scientific calculators.

All pairs worked well together and really enjoyed the experience.