December 2010 - Wentworth High School

Quick Quiz
Following on from the success of the “Friends of Wentworth” Quiz night here
is a selection of questions.
1. In which film will you hear the line “We’re gonna need a bigger boat”?
2. What is the chemical symbol for Gold?
3. Which football team plays at The Stadium of Light?
4. Who is the leader of the Labour party?
5. Which Teacher in school drives the furthest to work in the morning?
6. What is the capital city of Turkey?
7. Which pop group features Matt Bellamy on Guitar and vocals?
8. Who invaded England in 1066?
9. Who regularly says “You’re fired”?
10. Who wrote “Of Mice and Men”?
Answers to Mr Bate ASAP for a little prize
English Faculty
George and Lennie in the School Hall!
On 5 th November Manchester Actors arrived at Wentwort
h High School to perform the Steinbeck
classic novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ as a play in our school
hall. The performance was enjoyed by the whole of Year
10 and by some Year 11 students in preparation for our
exams.
Mr Tyldesley, who helped arrange the play said, ‘’Getting
professional actors in is always worthwhile, it really helps
the students to understand the book or play we are
studying and I thin k it is als o vital that our students get
the opportunity to see a professional theatrical
performance.’’
It was very interesting to see George and Lennie close up and really good to see how well the book
could be performed as a stage play. After the play had finished we were able to ask George and
Lennie key question s during a hot‐seating session, where some of the actors stayed in their roles.
We really enjoyed the performance
audience we had been.
and the actors also commented at the end what a great
By Kirsty Millard
11H