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  • 12/07/17

    Shakespearean Stage Fighting!

    Many thanks to Louise Parsons who gave two fantastic high energy workshops in Year 8 English lessons on Tuesday 4th July.  Students loved finding out about Shakespearean insults and by the end of the session were performing the opening of Romeo and Juliet and stage-fighting like pros!  We...
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  • 12/07/17

    Performance Poetry

    Performance poetry in the library, with Steve Tasane.
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  • 12/07/17

    Author Visit: Helen Donohoe

    Year 8s and Year 9s meet author Helen Donohoe to discuss Ireland in the 1980s, amongst other things.
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  • 12/07/17

    Being inspired by Beano!

    On Friday 30th June we were delighted to welcome back our old friend, Kev Sutherland to the library.  Kev is a comedian and comic strip creator and has drawn for a huge variety of publications including Beano.   Working together, art students produced some amazing cartoons!
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  • 12/07/17

    Reading Champions!

    Our Reading Champions evening in the library on Thursday 29th June was glorious.  Since March, our Year 7 students have been reading books from a list originally created by S F Said (our Patron of Reading), English teachers and the librarians.  They had to present the book they enjoyed the...
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  • 12/07/17

    Carnegie Award Shadowers

    On Thursday 29th June, our Patron of Reading, S F Said, spent the afternoon with our Carnegie Shadowers in the library.  Last year SF judged the Carnegie Amnesty Prize and enjoyed it so much that he read the shortlst this year specifically to be able to discuss the books with our Shadowers...
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  • 12/07/17

    Flash Fiction with SF Said

      On Thursday 29th June, our Patron of Reading, S F Said, worked in the library with one of our Year 9 classes on flash fiction.  He explained that the three things which most good stories need are characters, setting and plot.  He suggested ways to create these and then gave the s...
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  • 12/07/17

    Creative Writing Group

    On Thursday 29th June Fortismere’s Patron of Reading, S F Said, had lunch with some of Ms Massey’s creative writing group.  These lovely students have been working with Ms Massey in the library every Wednesday after school and have produced some phenomenally imaginative work which t...
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  • 30/06/17

    National Women into Engineering Day

    Celebrating National Women into Engineering Day
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  • 30/06/17

    Year 9s Learn About Historical Fiction

    Author, Sarah Matthias, encourages Year 9s to use good fiction as a way of learning more about historical periods.
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  • 22/06/17

    Trip to China

    Mandarin students enjoy a trip to China, exploring historical sites and taking part in calligraphy lessons!
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  • 22/06/17

    Up, Up and Away!

    Students overcome their fears to climb the O2!
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