SAWSTON VILLAGE COLLEGE
The Fountain
Issue 30 Autumn 2008
Dear Parent
As Christmas approaches with the promise of time spent with family and friends, it is good to look back
on a very successful term.
This was the term when our pupils stepped up to leadership and began to contribute pro-actively to the
development of the school in so many ways. Our Pupil Executive, Tom, Ricky, Sam and Lucy provided
outstanding leadership for their peers and represented the school on some extremely important
occasions. An early Ofsted in November confirmed the impact of the Pupil Forum and its 105 members
who work together in the three forums: Ethos, Learning and Environment and praised the leadership
qualities demonstrated by our young people at all levels.
Our staff have benefited, too, from the revitalised pupil leadership opportunities. We are regularly joined
by pupils at our morning briefings, most predominantly at our recently introduced Teaching and Learning
briefings, held fortnightly, when together staff and pupils have presented developments of interest to
the whole teaching staff. We believe, that if pupils sit at the centre of the development of teaching and
learning, it can only enhance the quality of our classroom provision and benefit their learning, which is, of
course, the driving imperative of school life.
We have much to look forward to next term: the completion of the first phase of our new Science building
that will allow five new labs to be occupied in January; the start of the second phase of the Science build
and the first phase of the Maths, ICT and Food Technology build; the launch of our community cinema
scheduled for January and, of course, the decision on the new Trumpington School. Whether we win the
competition or not, it has offered us the opportunity to look to the future and helped us to consider how
best to shape education for our young people to equip them for the world in which they live.
You have my warmest thanks for all you have done to support the school this term and my earnest hope
that Christmas will bring joy to you all.
June Cannie
Principal
Head Boy & Girl 2008
This term has seen the introduction of a new system of pupil leadership centred on the School Forum. 105 pupils
volunteered to take part and will now help to develop the college in three key areas: learning, environment and ethos.
Each Forum will be led by pupils and will focus on individual projects that will further the college as a place to excel, a place
to enjoy and achieve, and a place in which to feel safe and valued.
To oversee the Forum and to represent the college we invited applications for Head Boy and Head Girl from our Y11 Forum
members. We were delighted by the quality of application from the nineteen candidates; each has made a positive and
valuable contribution to the college. The candidates approached the process with maturity and provided insightful and
thought-provoking ideas for how to lead the pupil body.
Our warmest congratulations go to the following pupils who have won their positions through a rigorous process that
involved a letter of application, an interview with senior staff and a vote by the teaching staff.
Head Boy Tom Byers
Head Girl Ritwika Sengupta
Deputy Head Boy Sam Love
Deputy Head Girl Lucy Goodman
Chair of the Environment Forum Elizabeth Worster
Chair of the Ethos Forum Ella Gough
Chair of the Learning Forum Hayley Sayer
We are confident that these outstanding young people and their peers will make a significant positive impact
on the forward movement of the school.
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THe applicaTion process
The electing process is as you would expect it to be. A letter of application is sent; you then have an interview and finally
the staff vote for the pupil that they want to be Head Boy/ Girl or Deputy. Anyone who wishes to apply is given a few
pages that basically outline what sort of person they’re looking for, the responsibilities of the position and how to go about
writing the letter of application. The letters of application were to be handed in the following Monday…
After thinking about how to fill up my limit of two sides of A4, I went about writing my letter. Cringing to myself, I talked
of what things I had done and how it would support my application and what ideas I had for both the forum that I had
already been elected on to and the position of Head Boy itself. At one point I even talked of what I hadn’t done and what
regrets I had and how I could turn my regrets into pearls of wisdom for younger students. It seemed like a good idea at the
time but… Although it is a horrible task to write about why one should be Head Boy it is probably going to be pretty useful
in years to come. To an extent, I feel I have got a similar-ish format to what I will send to sixth-forms, universities and jobs…
The interviews surprised me. I was expecting to have a bit of a chat about things which I probably already could guess and
give the obvious and predictable answers to obvious and predictable questions… It turned out to be very different. The
interview was held with Mrs Cannie, Mr Russell and Miss Plant, the Head of Year 11. It wasn’t exactly scary but it was far
more formal than I had thought it would be. In hindsight, it shouldn’t have been surprising that it was a proper interview,
however, I just felt fairly unprepared for it. Furthermore, your mind goes a little bit blank(er) when trying to answer
questions. Mr Russell kindly asked what the point of Head Boy/Girl would be and after much silence followed by some
rubbish I eventually came out with the textbook answer of representing the ‘pupil voice’ and being a good role model.
I reckon that many of my answers were pretty debatable… However, like the letter of application, I feel that having an
interview is probably good preparation for the future – a practice for other applications.
The staff then voted. They all had their own copies of our letters and they would all have undoubtedly had their own
views on us as individuals. We then got called to the Walnut Gallery. After much exchanging of, “I think it will be you…”, the
results were revealed. Having talked of how you want to say what they are looking for and my textbook answers, I feel that
I have taken it more seriously than I originally thought I might. There is however one outstanding problem - I still haven’t
managed to lose my badge…
by Tom Byers
Sawston Village College Trumpington Bid - by Ritwika Sengupta
This first half term has been very hectic. Tom and I spoke in front of about 100 people for the Trumpington bid which was
extremely nerve wracking. However the anxiety of representing your school in front of so many smartly dressed adults
only kicks in after the speech, which means I spent the entire length of the speech in a sort of blank state and just repeated
the well rehearsed words (thanks to Mr Russell) and got through without major mishaps.
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Open
brilliant) confident with projects. It is very Ex Pupil – Heather Craney is to be in a
Evening
difficult to start and maintain something sit-com called the “The Life of Riley” with
new and we have all found it hard to adjust Caroline Quentin, which will be aired in
and organise but as the term goes by the January.
projects will take shape and everyone will
& The
be involved in something they would like to
do. Thank you to the chairs, project leaders
Mepal
and executive for all their work. Hopefully,
New
everything will be more fruitful and slightly
less chaotic next term!
Chair of the Ethos
Mural
Pupil
Forum - Ella Gough Painting
Forums
The Ethos Forum aims to make Sawston In July, we took a day out to go to Mepal
Village College anti-bullying policy even Outdoor Activity Centre to paint a mural
more effective than it already is, encourage in the indoor climbing ‘Scramblezone’
area. We spent the morning painting the
pupils of all years to help out when raising
walls, covering them in bright butterflies
money for charities and to work more and colourful fish! We were all proud of
closely with the community – partly our hard work and it looked amazing. As a
- by Ritwika Sengupta through the Sawston cinema project. reward afterwards we went rock climbing
and then for some more fun, splashing
Open Evening was actually quite enjoyable We meet once every half term and discuss about in the lake.
even though it involved another speech but over incredibly decadent sandwiches A big thanks to Mrs Topping, Miss Tite and
it was great to meet so many (quite small) (neatly cut triangles and the kind of Mrs Fletcher!
year 6’s who were clambering to ask as ingredients that are not just ingredients,
but Ethos forum ingredients) a course of Ailise Smith 10HH
many questions as possible.
Also, this was the first term with the action for the half term.
new pupil forums. It has taken a lot of
organisation and we are hoping that the Currently, we are involved in raising money
projects carry on this term from humble for Children in Need, along with looking
beginnings. It did take much longer than forward to possible Christmas charities.
we expected to get people organised We are also working on how to improve
and to make sure everybody had enough the consistency of pupil sanctions and
information. But after seven rather confused researching how pupils would prefer to
weeks the executive (Tom, Lucy, Sam and report bullying incidents. The year 10’s are
myself) and the chairs (Hayley, Ella and also aiming to restart the “here to help”
Lizzie) have managed to work out a basic group that offers support to the lower
system of how we can communicate and years.
get things done. But thank you to everyone
in the forums for already having started Everyone has been very enthusiastic and
certain projects and for being so patient! productive so far, long may it continue!
Please bear
with us. If you want to suggest any ideas for the
Ethos forum, please contact your form
I think it will probably take us the entire representative or put your idea in the
academic year to make this system more suggestion box next to the Pupil Forum
stable and the representatives (who are all Office in the Spicer Wing.
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Outwar d Bound Trip
The best thing was jumping off the of myself and won’t hesitate, I’ll step
Jetty and facing my fear of heights. I forward and do what I think I can do.
did it because I had lots of support Justin Baker Yr. 10
from my friends. It made me proud
because I was so scared. This trip has The best thing was canoeing because
helped me to prove I can do stuff I am we got Miss Lavis wet. I didn’t think I
scared of. could jump off the jetty so instead I
Thank you to the people who paid for got someone to push me off when I
the course. asked – this made it easier for me as
Brad Cracknell Yr. 8 the biggest problem was stepping off.
Having given everything a go I feel In one activity – the challenge wall
more able, I feel fitter and more – everyone worked together and we
confident. So when I go home I will finished the task in just over 3 minutes.
have confidence to give everything The next time we did it we managed
and to believe in myself. to complete it in 1 minute 27 seconds.
James Green Yr. 10 We were so happy at beating our last
time.
Jumping off the jetty was the best bit Mark Green Yr. 8
because it was a big challenge and I
didn’t think I could do it. I didn’t want The best thing about the course was
to do it but I just went for it and was the challenge wall because everyone
happy at the end. I feel good about got wedgies except the first person!
completing the course and now I think A part of the course I didn’t think I
I would go first on all the activities. could achieve was canoeing because I
Sam Smith Yr. 10 have never done it before. I would do
nothing differently but I would try all
The best bit was the low ropes in the of the things and try not to say no.
dark, and I didn’t put my feet down Kevin Rogers Yr. 8
at all. I didn’t think I could do the
camping but I did it. The sun rise was I learnt on the course how to work in a
amazing in the morning. I have learnt team and together throughout many
to always give things a go. Thank you of the tasks.
very much for this experience. Please Tom Saunders Yr. 8
could I come again?!
Ryan Canning Yr. 8 My memory would be of the jetty
jump but we only got to do it once.
Just do it first. ‘Go’ is my advice. Chris Evans Yr. 9
Tom Warburton Yr. 8
What will be your lasting memory of
On one task we had to walk across your experience at Outward Bound?
a plank sideways over the ‘grot pot’. The whole time at Outward Bound.
It looked really difficult and I didn’t Thank you very much for giving me
think I could do it but when I got on the opportunity to go on this course, it
it, I found it really easy. I’ll feel proud was great.
Michael Kersey Yr. 9
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‘Knock against My Heart’ by Oladipo Agbouluaje was performed by the
Theatre Centre of London to 80 pupils from Years 8 to 11 in the HMH after
school on September 30. It was a play performed by 3 Brazilians and a
Spaniard and was based loosely on ‘The Tempest’ by Shakespeare. Diana
Paulding of Year Ten saw the play.
‘Knock Against My Heart’ is a play set before the storm that opens
Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’. There are four characters – Prospero, Antonio,
Miranda and Caliban. While Prospero is trying to take over Caliban’s land, Caliban
and Prospero’s daughter, Miranda, are falling in love. Antonio is staying with
Prospero, his brother.
Knock Against In this play, physical theatre was used very successfully. They used three large,
My Heart
upright sticks, placed around Miranda, to form a prison. The actors then created
the walls by how far they moved and the directions they looked in. Also, they
(inspired by The
created two settings in one space, the house and the farm outside.
Tempest)
They achieved this by using a small platform with a doorframe – when they
went through the frame they were in the other scene. However, the most
successful scene – I believe – was the underwater scene. In this,
Prospero and Antonio were drowning. While they were under the
water they would crouch down and move in slow motion. Then they would
rise to the ‘surface’ – they would stand and gasp for air. Their facial expressions
were also fantastic – full of anguish under the water and relief as they surfaced.
There were also perfectly sound time effects, moving between water sounds and
birds. I found myself believing they were drowning.
Diana Paulding Year 10
The Doubtful Guest - Theatre Trip to Cambridge Arts Theatre
16 October, 2008 Hoipolloi Review
“Hoipolloi” a cast of 5 very talented actors, performed “The Doubtful Guest” at the Arts Theatre
Cambridge on Thursday 16th October. This comical piece of theatre was presented by them
in an unusual way. Using a re-sized duplicate model of their house, they lead us through the
play whilst making us believe we were in the house too. The show was a series of episodes
that had occurred when the creature arrived up to the present day. This play looked like it
was set in Victorian times due to the costumes the cast were wearing. Although the play used
repetitiveness to add to the comical effect, I found that it got quite annoying. The genius of the
company came when they used Brecht techniques to break down the fourth wall and show us
what was going on with the props. Most of the props were attached to ropes holding pieces of
scenery above them on the stage. The storyline of “The Doubtful Guest” was unusual to say the
least. A type of bird entered the house one summer’s day wearing a scarf and a pair of white
canvas shoes. The cast cleverly showed this creature in many ways, either by them becoming
the creature and imitating its moves or by expressing it in different ways, for example on a
blackboard. At some point or another, each character played the part of the creature. I think
that this piece of theatre would be of interest to people who like unusual pieces of theatre as it
is not the easiest of storylines.
by Laura Keen
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The Doubtful Guest
When I went to see the Doubtful
Guest, immediately the actors aimed because it would not leave and began
to make it clear the setting was in to disrupt of the calm atmosphere.
Victorian times in a very large house For example, it would lie in front of
with five characters. At the start of the doors and cause annoyance as the
production the characters explained members of family couldn’t get in
to us, whilst in character one at a time or out of the room. Also, it began to
that they were going to use props as move objects around the house and
equipment and a small house as their shred the father’s extremely important
imaginary house. The props they used books. Throughout the production the
when performing were coming from actors use many Brechtian techniques
the sides of the stage, the back of the to great effect for example; stepping
stage and even from above. The props to the front of the stage to explain
and equipment were effective because what they were going to do in the next
they used them in an interesting way scene whilst in character. They also
and they also used them to mainly used all of the characters to act out
show what part of the house they the creature during the performance.
were in. The actual production was The whole production was very funny
about a creature of some kind (slight and entertaining because the way they
impression - it was a penguin) that used all their techniques and effects
walked into their house and made created an atmosphere and impact on
life extremely difficult for the family the audience.
Poetry
by Aggie Andrew Year 10
Success
A Lone Tear Dries Each unique
Each designed by my will
A lone tear dries The one I designed differently
I think of the creation. The one that makes my lone tears dry.
When I used my hands to craft the I’m proud.
valleys But disgusted.
When I planted every tree So my tears begin to flow.
When I filled the seas with my tears
But now the lone tears dry.
I let the tear slide.
We were delighted to hear from the
I’m proud. The crash, the crash, the crash
‘Young Writers’ organisation that a
But disgusted. Of the next generations war.
poem written by Diana Paulding had
So the tears begin to flow. The end of the world is coming
been chosen as one of the top five
As sure as a lone tear dries.
of 37,000 entries for which she has
received a ‘Runners-Up’ book token. A lone tear dries
I look at my dear children by Diana Paulding
Year 10
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The Science of Musical Sound
Year 7 students were recently able
to climb on board the Stagecoach
artsbus for a workshop on the Science
of Musical Sound. The workshop,
organised in partnership with the
Whipple Museum of the History of
Science and the Arts Development
Managers across the district, was
delivered by Sam Bennett, an
engineering PhD candidate at King’s computer visualisation. Students
College, Cambridge, supported by learned about Lissajous and the
Gillian Hunter, violinist and Arts patterns which emerge when light
Development Manager for the is reflected off one tuning fork on to
Swavesey area. Using elements another, then on to the wall. They
of the Whipple’s collection as also then looked at a violin recording
inspiration, the goal was to bring on a spectrogram.
workshops to young people in South
Cambridgeshire, encouraging them to The young people who participated
participate in the Festival of Ideas. are being asked to create a drawing
or piece of art which represents their
The workshop focused on visualising way of ‘seeing sound’ based on what
musical sound using a Chladni plates they learned in the workshop. The
experiment. The Chladni plates are drawings will then be displayed at
plates of metal vibrated by a speaker the Whipple Museum during the
at different frequencies. When University of Cambridge Festival
tea leaves are sprinkled on top of of Ideas (www.admin.cam.ac.uk/
them, shapes emerge at resonant offices/communications/community/
frequencies. This was followed by ideasfestival/).
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around our tents and prepared for the next morning. The
next morning we were woken up by the other group at
6am. We were not impressed! However, we still got up
and made our breakfast which luckily for us was a full
English; the other group looked enviously at our plates.
After we had washed up, packed our tents and bags,
we did a rubbish check just to check we didn’t leave any
rubbish that could harm the environment. Finally, we
set off at 9am. We had a beautiful walk along the edge
of the cliffs and took many pictures of the wildlife along
Duke of Edinburgh -
Bronze Assessment
the way. Luckily we reached our campsite 2 hours before
we were meant to which meant we could set up our
tents in daylight and have a rest. We all had big blisters
and our feet were swollen. At around 7pm we set up our
cooking equipment and we all had pasta. Our group
has an ongoing tradition of making smores (melted
marshmallows squashed between chocolate biscuits)
so for dessert that is what we had. The next morning we
woke up and did the usual routine of packing up our
equipment and doing our litter check. We set off bright
and early to make sure we had enough time to get to
Our expedition was lots of fun and a very good learning experience. Cromer Pier (our destination) in time. We set off with
On the first day we managed to walk at a much faster pace than we high spirits and were walking at an incredibly fast pace.
expected. However, we kept walking rather than stopping a lot as we However after an hour of walking we came to a halt. We
found that many stops made it harder. We observed lots of nature, had taken a wrong direction but luckily we knew where
as the purpose of our walk. We saw lots of horses and many different we were so we could direct ourselves back to the right
types of bird. On the second day we walked further due to taking a path. At around 1.30pm we were 3km from Cromer. We
wrong turn, which we then had to correct. This did allow us to see more made a final push to the end and it took us 20 minutes.
nature though, like a mouse in a tree. After the weekend we were very At around 2pm we reached our destination and were
sore and tired but we managed to achieve our goal and were satisfied. greeted by the other group; we both congratulated
By Lizzie Worster each other on our achievements. The Duke of Edinburgh
Award has taught me to be prepared and work as a
Our Duke of Edinburgh was so different to what we thought it would member of a group. I wouldn’t have been able to do the
be. We expected high class campsites with showers and modern expedition without the help from my group as team work
toilets. However we were proved wrong. On the first night we stayed is a vital part of D of E.
at a farm; believe me the toilets did not smell of roses. However, we sat By Georgette Searle
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French Play
Poem by Alice Buckingham
in Year 7
Notre monde
Cache-Cache
Aussi vert qu’une nouvelle feuille,
On Thursday 25th September the Onatti Theatre Company came to Sawston Village College
Ou bleu comme une rivière.
to perform a French play, entitled “Cache-Cache”, to Year 9. The play was about a school girl
called Françoise who was being bullied at her new school and escaped to a derelict barn
every day to get away from the bullies. One day, Étienne, a gang member of ‘Les Verts’, is Aussi blanc qu’un nuage,
chased by a rival gang ‘Les Rochers’ into the woods and comes across the barn and hides Ou noir comme le ciel de minuit.
there. Étienne and Françoise strike up a friendship and both decide that they are no longer
going to hide from their problems. The actors spoke clearly and used a lot of repetition and Aussi petit qu’un papillon,
body language so although the play was entirely in French, the students were surprised at Ou grand comme un éléphant.
how much they understood. The afternoon was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Aussi tranquille qu’une souris,
James Yow has written a brief résumé of the afternoon:
Ou fort comme un lion.
Jeudi le 25 septembre on a vu « Cache-Cache ». C’est une pièce française pour les élèves
anglais qui étudient le français. Nous avons quitté la cantine à 13h55 et nous sommes allés Tout est spécial,
à la Henry Morris Hall. À 14h00 on a vu la comédie. C’était très amusant mais un peu difficile. Dans notre monde coloré.
La pièce a fini à 15h05. Nous avons beaucoup aimé la pièce.
Alice Buckingham 7LG
Girls Club-Meets every Thursday
at 1.35 in the Student Centre
Here are some comments some of the girls made about
why they like Girls Club.
I like Girls Club because it is good for your imagination.
My friends are there.
It is great. You can meet new friends.
It’s just for girls. You get to do girlie things.
Sawston Cinema and Over the last few weeks we have had people
coming in to help with certain areas of the
of Sawston’s older residents who attended
past cinema showings. Of course they were
Archive Project Update project. For example, we were delighted to
be enlightened in Bill Thompson’s sessions
greeted warmly with tea/coffee and biscuits.
We have interviewed them about their
about branding and promotion, but also memories which they have said we may
On behalf of the Sawston Cinema and earlier this year with websites. To achieve later act out for the film. Also having acted
Archive Project we would like to update a high level of interviewing we also had out the original argument between Henry
you on what we have recently been taking Julie Heathcote teach us about oral history Morris and Harry Spicer over starting up the
part in and the level of progress we have training. We learnt how to interview people, cinema we can add this. Over this project
made so far. We have been attending since for example, how to use body language we have learnt a lot about the cinema,
the original Cinema Project which started and question types. Peter Harmer and Tom including the fact that there was a flat at the
in October 2007, so quite a long time Martin taught and improved our skills in back of the screen where a family was living.
compared to the Archive Project’s members. the actual film making. We explored how We intend to show our docudrama on the
So we have a wide range of Cinema Project to use a wide range of equipment and official opening of the cinema.
members and Archive Project members of have even got footage to add to our later By Brogan Nolan year 11 and Sarah Baker
all ages. film, as well as our interviews with some year 10
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Science and
Technology Leaders
The science and technology leaders aim to encourage younger students
in primary schools to develop their skills in science and technology. So
far, two groups have been to two different schools to aid Harry Marsh,
a professor of engineering from Cambridge University, to help Year Six
pupils learn about structures. After an introduction, the Year Sixes made
pyramid structures and came together to make a large dome structure.
We had to ensure that we were not taking over from the students or
otherwise they could become bored and disinterested. This is particularly
important as many students learn easier from practical activities. An
example would be constructing the dome as many plastic sheets had
to be tightly secured together and the pressure needed to do this is too
much for their fingers. Rather than taking over completely, each student
had a role such as screwing on the nuts.
Overall, the day was a success – the pupils understood what they had
been taught which meant that we had successfully taught them about
structures in a fun and easy way.
Some of us have also had the opportunity to build Hovercrafts at Duxford
War Museum. This was another brilliant day out but unfortunately we
didn’t win against the other schools in the competition. Photos can be
seen on the plasma screen.
I would recommend that any student should join the scheme as it is great
to know that you have taught younger children but it is also really good
fun. It also looks excellent on your CV for sixth form as an extra curricular
activity. Luke Bucklow.
2008 Young Designer Competition
Congratulations to Nicky Savill who won the summer 2008 Young Designer Competition
organised by The Rotary Club of Sawston District with her textiles technology GCSE design
portfolio and her waistcoat made from recycled materials. Nicky beat off competition from
students from other schools in the area.
Nicky’s source of inspiration was recycled fashion made from newspaper. She used off-white
recycled fabric and decorated it with transfer printing to create an old newsprint effect. The black
lining fabric was also used in places on the front of the waistcoat with white stencilling and some
decorative stitching to create a crossword puzzle. Nicky made the buttons for her waistcoat from
metal bottle caps which she hammered flat, painted black and pierced two holes in them so she
could sew them onto the waistcoat. The overall effect and the quality of her work was excellent.
Congratulations are also due to Charlotte Brisley, Fionnuala Kavanagh and Alex Stratton for
participating in the competition with their textiles work. Unfortunately there can only be one
winner but they all produced excellent design portfolios and products.
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Construction visit to Norfolk Food Technology Quiz
On the 9th of July 2008 the Year 10 BTEC The annual quiz was held in the food
Construction group went to Bircham technology rooms on open evening for the RAIN ROAR
National Construction College in Norfolk Year 6 students. From the huge numbers The cry growing bright,
for some experience and insight into of entries, three winners were picked. Through the darkness of night,
the real world of construction. The first Each student won a recipe book to use to Rain pouring down; fright.
thing we did was kit ourselves out with practise their cooking skills before starting Madeleine Bell
protective safety wear which consisted the college in September. SUN RAIN
of safety boots, high visibility jackets and The winners were Fredene Scott from Orange flashes of
hard hats. We did various activities which William Westley Primay school, Henry Beautiful blue; beams splashing,
involved developing personal skills and Goddard from Great Chesterford Church Shining, down to earth.
the ability to work in a team. The most fun of England Primary School and Samuel Michael Reik
activity was going on the JCB diggers; we Peyton from Fawcett Primary School.
all enjoyed this experience and we were Well done everyone who entered. SKY MEMORY
all surprisingly good at it. Other activities Frozen, remembered,
included block paving, erecting scaffolding RAIN WISH Carved forever in expanse;
and changing a digger wheel. The day was I wish it would rain; Opening upward.
made even better with the tasty lunch they Tears thundering down from sky, Amaya Reik
provided for us. Wrap close around me.
SKY PUDDLES
Alana Coad
Dreamy, pale cotton balls
Haiku Poems
MOON DREAMS Lumbering motionlessly
Moon dreams, stars of fate, Like whales in vast oceans.
by the Creative
Sail through skies of diamond rain; David Barrett
Fleeting happiness.
DANCING RAIN
Amy Fallon
Writing Group
Crystal clear, pure droplets,
RIVER MIND Percolating rapidly
A meaningful soul, From sky puddles.
Twisting free; dancing snake David Barrett
Rapid, wild waters.
STONE MIND
Amelia Dearing
Bright, white crest curling, Thoughts run down like rain,
Galloping upon the sea. MOON RAIN Droplets of pent-up anger,
Wind ripping, roaring. Shooting silver sparks, Rushing down stone streams.
Adam Sear Flashing through the midnight sky; Nick Cowling
Wise, shining wishes.
MOUNTAIN TEARS STONE STREAM
Alice Buckingham
Behind the rockface, I stand still, yet move.
Misery personified, MOUNTAIN DRAGON I am cold, grey, sad, friendless;
Seeps through the blank mask. Stone-grey scales soaring, I have no eyes seeing.
Diana Paulding Forever falling, flying; Ellie Eloya
A whisp of wind – gone.
AUTUMN ANGER SEA DEATH
Blythe Brett
Dark storm clouds forming Invading my mouth,
Across lazy skies, RIVER MIND Eyes bulging; arms, legs flailing.
Pierced by light breeze. Flowing forever, Blue abyss engulfs.
Emily Cowling Snaking out danger; Adam Sear
Turning, twisting on…
MOUNTAIN MEMORY DREAM DAY
Seeing all, he waits Learning on, eager – Endless wavy grass.
For the returning stories; Mind filling with new thinking. The best day, full of freedom.
Riddles long ago. Inner soul rest; end. Long comforting nights.
Emily Cowling Blythe Brett Nick Cowling
MOON DOG FOREST STAR RIVER SPRITE
Dream-silver eyes, The angry mourner, Pulling the devils,
Through the earth they fall; The glowing, green planet where Misunderstood dreams of life;
Diamond paws scream. Nature’s essence lives. Awakening screams.
Sarah Parkin Emily Davidson Diana Paulding
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