Belvedere Summer 2 Ezine 2012.pdf - The Belvedere Academy

The Belvedere Bake-OffThe Belvedere Bake-Off challenge was to create cupcakes with eitheran Olympic or Jubilee theme. With two prizes of £20 there was alot at stake and there were nearly 60 entries. The competition wasopen to Key Stage 3 and took place in the library. The cakes weremarked by a team of judges who were looking at the flavour textureand appearance of the cakes. Teachers were then able to buy them,which raised £62.01 for Marie Curie and £62.01 for our MoroccanCharity. The atmosphere was filled with excitement and tension asthe contestants came to see if their cakes had won. No matter theresult it was a fun and delicious day. The Jubilee and Olympic prizeswere won by Rebekah O’Neill and Alina Carrasco Toft.By Amina Masood and Lydia Kinman-CarrollTall Ships ...Ten days to sail from the top of England to the bottom with your friends sounds like the perfect startto summer. Living a sailor’s life in the big blue sea is not an opportunity that comes around everyday. When hearing that the ship had to be thoroughly cleaned everyday and we would be sleepingin tiny hammocks, I questioned if the experience would be the best for me, but I decided I was goingto go for it.The first few days seemed like an eternity, waking up at 4am to be ‘on watch’ even though we couldsee nothing but sky and water for miles on end. Everybody’s sleeping pattern was messed up andevery hour of the day there would be a random body curled up in their hammock. Once I had foundmy ‘sea legs’ and had stopped vomiting over the side of the ship the journey became much better.All of the students on board were allowed to climb up the masts to set the sails, which was boththrilling and frightening at the same time. By the fifth day the sun was shining and the ship haddocked in Belgium and we were allowed to venture into the town and buy some famous Belgianchocolate, as well as a challenge to find the tackiest souvenir!By the tenth day, I did not want to leave the Stavros S. Niarchos and the close friendships I had made.Meeting new people from all around the country doing activities I never thought I would do mademe realise how important it is to try new things that might even scare you - they might change yourlife! The experience helped me to appreciate some things I had taken for granted and I made someunforgettable friendships.By Elle Battle KennedyBelvedere Academy has helped sponsor ‘Teaching Liverpool to Cook’ with its 100 day campaign.It was set up to get the whole city cooking again and start a ‘Cookery Revolution’. Other sponsorsinclude Il Forno, Sapporo, The Home Quarter and Liverpool Hope University. The sponsorship enablesus to send 20 pupils to a Can cook session at Il Forno and Sapporo which is happening next week. Theproject is designed to try and tackle obesity and encourage families who rely on convenience foodsto learn to cook wholesome foods on a budget.