On the
evening of Thursday 4th March three of our Division VI children took
part in a Public Speaking Competition organised by Soroptimist International of
King’s Lynn.The event took place in SpringwoodSchool
with a total of eight teams from six different schools competing.There was a variety of topics from which the
children could choose and our team chose to talk about the importance of sport
in the school curriculum.
Susanna
Hutchinson introduced the team and whetted our appetites for the main speaker,
George Sowerby, who put forward very convincing arguments for the importance of
curricular sport and the need to offer variety for all.Bertie Stocks then wound up the presentation
with a sincere vote of thanks.All of
the children spoke very well, with confidence and clarity and we were delighted
when our team was judged to be the overall winner of the competition.
Congratulations
to Susanna, George and Bertie, who have asked that the £100 prize money be put
towards new team kit, and many thanks to Mrs Hayes for helping the children to
prepare their presentation.
Whoops a Daisy Angel is a nativity play with a difference,
narrated by Sophia and Harry Basset. The play opened with the late arrival of the comical
Whoops a Daisy Angel played by Anna Sowerby, looking very messy and dirty,
whilst all the other angels looked so perfect with their white glittery
costumes. The dancing snowflakes set the wintery Christmas scene with some fantastic dancing and the sheep and the donkey did an excellent job of moving around the stage. When Whoops a Daisy gets to Bethlehem she is greeted by the enthusiastic three wise men George Morrison, Sam Stonebridge and Joseph Reed. Mary, played by Florrie Tyler and Joseph played by George Hipwell
are also waiting for Whoops a Daisy, who manages to deliver the good news of the
birth of the baby Jesus despite all her difficulties.
The children sang some beautiful songs both traditional and
modern accompanied by Mrs Skipper on the piano. The cast spoke and sang clearly and confidently; it was a great performance! I look forward to next year's show as it will be difficult to beat.
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On Wednesday 2nd December Pre prep were visited by local fire fighters who talked to the children about fire
safety in their homes and involved them in somle role play.Mrs Maud and Grace Owen took part in a race to see
who could get dressed the quickest in fire fighting equipment.After this, the children all took turns to
explore the fire engine plus hold the hose and squirt water up into the
air!Thank you once again to the fire
fighters for such an informative talk and helping us all have lots of fun.The children were delighted to take home with them information booklets and stickers to share with their families.
I was delighted to be able to watch the interhouse singing
competition as a parent this year. It was a pleasure to see how each of the
houses shone in their own individual way. I would not have liked to have been
in Reverend Wood’s shoes; it must have been incredibly difficult to choose a
winner!
The evening was opened by L’Estrange singing the hymn, “O
Praise Ye the Lord.”This was beautifully articulated and almost note
perfect.I would have been delighted to
welcome all of L’Estrange into the choir! For the set piece, “Let it Be,”
Susanna Hutchinson took her place in front of her house and conducted them with
clarity and enthusiasm; they couldn’t fail to get the words wrong under her
clear direction. The light and shade in this piece was excellent and it was
very well phrased.For their chosen song
L’Estrange sang “Joy to the World” by Hoyt Axton. This was conducted with
vigour and humour and the whole house were following Susanna’s direction
throughout; I was most impressed with their focus and concentration.This song was in complete contrast to the set
piece and was performed brilliantly. Well done L’Estrange.
The next house to perform was Barbers who opened with a
short introduction from Tom Hancock outlining their programme for the evening.
They began with the hymn “Tell out my soul” which unfortunately got off to a
false start with the electronic piano being set in the wrong key!This unnerved the singers but they recovered
remarkably and sang with real enthusiasm, particularly Lewis Warden who was
beaming throughout the performance.The
set piece, “Let it be,” was then conducted confidently by Lewis, and the House
sang with enthusiasm and clarity. The chosen song by Barbers, “Chim Chim
Cheree,” from Mary Poppins, was by far my favourite of the three they
performed.From the outset this grabbed
the audience when George Sowerby and Lewis Warden came on stage as the chimney
sweeps. George and Lewis acted their parts superbly and sang tunefully and in
character; a difficult feat to undertake. This was an incredibly entertaining
performance and yet again well conducted, this time by Freddie Davison.Well done Barbers.
The final house to perform was St. Edmunds. St. Edmunds
opened with the hymn, “Jesus Good Above All Other.” The children were set on
stage in a close formation which helped to keep the hymn together with some
strong voices from the back. On the whole it was beautifully sung.The set piece, “Let it be,” was conducted
competently by Patrick Webb ensuring that there was effective light and shade
where necessary.The chosen song by St.
Edmunds was, “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,” by Elton John and Kiki Dee. This was
a winner from the start with Grace Thomas and Patrick Webb acting out the
lyrics to perfection and singing with the natural talent that they have both
been blessed with. Reverend Wood commented in his final summary of the “Star
Quality” in this house and indeed I think he may be right. I think the
choreography in this performance was fantastic and should not be
overlooked; it befitted the song well and ensured that there was never a dull
moment. Well done St. Edmunds.
After much deliberation Reverend Wood announced that the
winning team was St. Edmunds.Well done St. Edmunds and well done Barbers and L’Estrange; you
were all fabulous.
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