On 4 July the year 7 girls took part in a day of cross curricular activities. In the morning, the groups prepared classic French recipes, which they had been learning to read in their recent French lessons. These included la ratatouille, le filet de saumon and le suprême de poulet, learning various French cuts for the vegetables. They practised French phrases to enable them to critique the finished dishes and learnt the skills to photograph food attractively, trying out their new-found skills on each other.

The English Department would like to thank all girls in Year 7 and their families for supporting our ‘Read for Good 'sponsored read this term.

A most rewarding, exciting and effective initiative has been taken on recently in the Modern Languages Department. 7M have been writing to a group of similarly aged pupils from a mixed boarding school in France, near Strasbourg. Introductions, letters and recipes have crossed the English Channel and been shared with their new-found friends.

On the morning of the 19 June, 13 Year 12 students, Miss Tyler and Mr Ryman headed down to sunny Brighton

DofE season is fully upon us and it was great to accompany the students to the Peak District to complete their practice expedition. 

We are delighted to announce that Sabine S in Year 9 was shortlisted for the Bio Art Attack Competition (organised by the Royal Society of Biology).