Term 3

With the new term well under way, we are happy to see that the students have returned from their Easter break full of energy and ready for the last term.It is short term though a very busy one for all the students. There are DELF exams, Cambridge exams, end of term in-school exams, school trips abroad as well as the end of year show to organise for the drama club, a very busy time! We wish all our students the best of luck!

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March

2019

Congratulations

As we arrive at the end of the second term, we are happy to see that all the students have enjoyed their ski season. We are proud of them and all that they have achieved. We are also very proud of our young skier Benjamin Simon, photo below, who won the LG ski race and also qualified in third place for the Migros challenge and has now qualified for the Swiss ski competition over four days, at Sorenberg! We wish him the best of luck and maybe we have a future World champion!

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March

2019

Ski Expedition Weekend

This weekend the students will be participating in the long ski expedition weekend. They will leave on Friday afternoon after lunch and return on Sunday at the end of the day. The adventure is reserved for the older students in Years 7,8 & 9 and I am sure they will thoroughly enjoy themselves. It has been a busy term for all the students and staff and this weekend should be a lot of fun. Next week, the students will have their ski competition on Tuesday as well!

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February

2019

Studying Patterns and Animals

This term in Reception we have been studying Patterns and Animals. We have identified patterns in our environment and located these on a map of the school. We have created our own patterns using a variety of objects and artistic techniques. After reading the story of Elmer, the multi-coloured patterned elephant, we worked together to make our own Elmer using lots of patterned materials. We thought about the fact that Elmer was different to the other elephants because he was colourful. We though about our own differences and how these make us special.

We have also been finding our about animals, identifying our favourite animals and finding out lots of interesting facts about them. We have looked at the patterns on their scales, feathers, skin and fur and thought about why these might be there. Finally we have worked together to build an incredible Zoo Role Play Area in the classroom where we can read and look after and sort the animals. We have been very busy!

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February

2019

Choir Club travelled to Manchester

On Sunday 10th February 2019 our Choir Club travelled to Manchester along with Samantha, Jean-Seb and Kirsty.

As part of the IPC topic 'Different Places, Similar Lives', we visited a school in the UK, shared lessons, assembly, playtime and lunchtime and had a choir rehearsal together. Everyone had lots to learn from each other and both children and staff made new friends. Later in the day we travelled to the Manchester Arena to take part in the Young Voices Concert. We had been busy rehearsing for months and were very excited to be part of the largest children's concerts in the world. Everyone sang and danced all evening and the atmosphere was amazing!

The next day we went to the Blue Planet Aquarium and enjoyed a fascinating workshop. Looking at all the different creatures was really interesting and we especially liked travelling through the Underwater Shark Tunnel which is home to Europe's largest collection of sharks. Afterwards we went to Freedome, an aerial freestyle park where we jumped on the trampolines, crawled across ladders and swung into cargo nets. It was a brilliant challenge and everybody had lots of fun!

Later in the evening we shared a delicious meal at a lovely restaurant in the City Centre and then made our way to the Manchester Opera House to see a fantastic performance of the West End hit musical, 'Annie'. It was a wonderful end to our visit to Manchester.

We hope you enjoy watching our Manchester movie!