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Battlefields Trip William Edmund Gelling was my Great Grandfather. He fought in World War 1, having enlisted at the age of eighteen in November 1915. Stationed in Northern France, he was in the Signals Company laying and repairing telephone lines that connected the Generals’ headquarters to locations on the frontline. It involved braving enemy fire to make sure communications were uninterrupted – many signallers never returned. William was awarded the Military Cross for “bravery in the field” and “devotion to duty under heavy shellfire.” Like many others, he never mentioned the war to his family, perhaps to save the pain of recalling what he saw and experienced. It was this family history that made me want to find out more about my Great Grandfather’s experiences and to go on the Year 9 Battlefields trip. I will never forget the row upon row of white crosses at the many cemeteries we visited. At the Battle of the Somme alone (in which William fought) the official number of British dead, missing or wounded was over 400,000 and it is estimated that the total number of casualties both civilian and military was around 37 million people across the whole of the war. On the trip, we visited British, French, Canadian and German cemeteries as well as the Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium, which is a memorial to the missing whose graves are unknown. We were able to explore some of the original trenches that have been preserved since the end of the war. Overall, the trip was really interesting and challenging and these experiences outlined to me the horror and futility of war. Ella Hughes, Year 9 The Battlefields was an excellent trip which helped us explore the history of WW1 as it showcased everything we had been taught in class. It really put into perspective the overwhelming, pained reality of what people went through during the war. We went to places where literally thousands of people died. It was an incredibly experience and I would recommend it to anyone who gets the opportunity. Emily Gresley, Year 9 12
Year 10 Art Trip Sixty year 10 art students had a fantastic day out in Oxford In <strong>Sept</strong>ember, they visited the National History Museum and The Pitt Rivers museum to collect photographs and complete observational studies to support their 1st coursework project on Structures. The day begun with Mrs Wardell explaining the architectural features of the museum followed by a talk by one of the education officers who explained the history of the building. The year 10s were able to handle many of the specimens including a stuffed barn owl, butterflies, shells, bones and a very long snake skin. The year 10s spent 2 hours collecting photos and completing some high quality tonal studies in the National History Museum. There were some fantastic studies of stuffed birds, dinosaur bones and insects. Students then went on to view the wonderful collection of oddities in The Pitt Rivers Museum, here they saw all manner of strange and unusual things including shrunken heads, medical equipment and weaponry. Enterprise Last Year 8 students, Kiera Greatbanks, Jasmine Keylock and Sophie Didcote won the ‘Run your own Business’ enterprise initiative. Now in year 9, they were presented at Assembly with their trophy. Their company, Ice.co took to selling ice cream back in the summer term and made a whopping £85.10! Pictured here with Sixth Form Business Studies Ambassadors, Ice.co brought forward their selling date, to take advantage of the hot weather! They pitched it School Council The School Council meet weekly on Wednesday lunchtimes and has welcomed an army of Year 7s! New recycling bins have arrived and an Assembly will follow at the start of next term to update students. Other suggestions are a bigger library porch for bags and more bag holders, and these suggestions are in the process of being followed up. The School Council has also selected a local, national and international charity from a shortlist provided by teachers. The aim for this academic year is to support these charities, along with the new pavilion fundraising in holding events over this next year. The School Council will hold assemblies in the first week of term to update all students. The charities for the <strong>2018</strong>-2019 academic year are: Local: The Emily Kent Unit International: Akwaaba Ghana National: YoungMinds School: The new Sports & Events Pavilion 13
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