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Children in T2 have been investigating onomatopoeia​, the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named. T2W pupil Aniruddha Reddy (aged 7) share his poem with you, reflecting on the lockdown.
After months of music, dance, fight and acting rehearsals, Form 5's drama production of Peter Pan took flight over two nights before the end of the Lent term. A reflection from one audience member said, "So much hard work clearly went into this show and it was amazingly professional, creative and very funny!" and another enthused, "Another lifelong memory that will be etched into my son's childhood memories". The production was a true team effort with children playing instruments, helping paint the set, manage the lighting, as well as learn lines, songs and complex choreography.
Form 6’s production of The Passion recalls the final days of Jesus’ life – from his entry into Jerusalem, to his crucifixion five days later – and all of the complex plotting, political side-stepping and betrayal that facilitated Jesus’ downfall. The Passion Play is a moving story that requires a deep intensity and thoughtfulness, which the Sixth Form delivered. It is a tradition for all children in Forms 1 to 5 to end the Lent term watching The Passion but, due to current circumstances, the production was filmed and streamed to classrooms.
The 11 members of Â鶹ÊÓƵֱ²¥ staff who competed in the mixed category at the Cambridge Half Marathon have recently been informed by the organisers that they came first with a fantastic time of 05:59.19. The staff entered and ran to raise money for the school's current charity, Humanitas. For more information about this charity: https://www.humanitascharity.org/
International Development Manager at Humanitas Charity, Ms Genevieve Jones-Hernandez, delivered a talk for children in Forms 4 and 6 about the work the charity is doing in Ghana and, in particular, at Ayensuako School in southern Ghana for which Â鶹ÊÓƵֱ²¥ has been raising money. This is as part of a larger humanitarian project by the charity to help provide much needed resources for the school and to help it continue to succeed. Humanitas Charity believes that, “Everyone is entitled to healthcare, an education and a family. We strive to provide these 3 keys rights
Form 3 visited St Giles’ Church in Cambridge as part of their Religious Studies focus on Christianity this term. The main aim of the visit was to witness the different aspects that make up an Anglican church, such as the font, nave, pew, lectern, chancel and pulpit amongst others and learn why they are important to Christian worship. In school, Form 3 have discussed the different forms worship can take and identified that it is an external expression of Christians' faith, demonstrates their respect and brings a sense of togetherness as a community, making
St John’s pupils have supported Sport Relief charity this week by rising to the challenge set by Director of Sport, Mr McComb, and Head of Charities Committee, Miss Anne Orange, to total the distance travelled in all the sports activities during lessons and to work out how far can St John’s can 'travel' virtually in the space of a week. The children found out that when you donate to Comic Relief or Sport Relief you are supporting people living incredibly tough lives in the UK and around the world. Whether it is mental health, homelessness, domestic abuse or children struggling to
On 6 March the whole of Kindergarten visited Hamerton Zoo near Sawtry. The zoo stretches over 20 acres so there were many different wild and domestic animals for our youngest children to explore, from looking into the eye of a tiger to venturing into cheetah country, as well as giant anteaters, wallabies, Corsac foxes and the more familiar donkeys, rabbits, sheep and alpacas.
The U11 Colts VII Boys' team had a fantastic day at the East Round Hockey Tournament Finals on 6 March. The team travelled to Gresham's School and played 6 group games with the winner of the group then playing the winner of the other group in a Final.