Please can I kindly remind you of the need to ensure that your child’s catering account on Scopay is topped up regularly. Recently, we have seen an increase in the number of lunch slips needing to be issued during the lunch period by our Pupil Services team. Keeping accounts in credit really does help the whole lunch process run more smoothly for all pupils and students.
Thank you, in advance, for your support with this.
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Our Book Clubs have once again taken on the exciting role of an official Judging Panel for the Royal Society’s Young People’s Book Prize. Throughout this term, students have been busy reading, discussing, and reviewing all the shortlisted science books.
This week, both Book Clubs came together for a special debate to decide which title would be crowned our overall winner. The final decision was between two outstanding books:
The Animal Body Book by Jess French and The Wild Life of Dinosaurs & Other Prehistoric Animals by Mike Barfield & Paula Bossio. Both were incredibly strong contenders and sparked some brilliant discussion.
Huge credit goes to all our students for engaging in a lively, thoughtful, and respectful debate. It was particularly inspiring to see some of our younger members speaking with such confidence and enthusiasm, matching the insight and eloquence of our older students.
With support from our guest chair, Alexis, the group chose The Animal Body Book as our winner. Here’s what students had to say about it:
• Ava, Yr11: “I loved the many life-sized comparisons and the almost X-ray diagrams showing the animals’ anatomy.”
• Eleanor, Yr7: “The diagrams are realistic, but not in a way that triggers phobias!”
• Jamie, Yr7: “Great variety of animals and easy to read.”
• Emily, Yr11: “I like how there are large diagrams to demonstrate key ideas and smaller ones to show other species with similar features.”
• Hannah, Yr11: “The anatomy is broken down in such an easy-to-understand way.”
• Jessica, Yr7: “Lots of scientific facts and pictures that aren’t too realistic to put you off!”
• Katie, Yr11: “I liked how the book separates the structures so it’s easier to see.”
Well done to everyone involved for their enthusiasm, insight and commitment—what a fantastic achievement!
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