A big thank you to all who came along for #HarryPotterNight in the Library on Thursday evening! We had a magical time, and it was great to see Gryffindor taking home the Tri-Wizard cup! A magnificent comeback after their fourth place finish last year! More pics below... ๐งโโ๏ธ๐๐
We're all set for #HarryPotterNight here in the Memorial Library! The buffet is ready, and we're just waiting for some witches and wizards to join us and compete for the TriWizard Cup!๐งโโ๏ธ๐งโโ๏ธ๐ช
Another brilliant visit from our partner school Swindon Academy yesterday! This time the Year 7s got stuck into a fiendish escape room activity, while the Year 12s worked on their EPQ research. Looking forward to our next round of activities with the Year 8s! #PartnershipsWeek
Year 5s from Marlborough St Maryโs dropped by yesterday for an afternoon of magical Harry Potter challenges and quizzing. Luckily Hagrid was with us to lead the activities; the children were so excited to meet him that they all wanted an autograph afterwards! Pics belowโฆ ๐๐ท๐งโโ๏ธ
Congratulations to all our winners, and a big thank you to all Hundred pupils who took the time to submit an essay. We loved reading all of them, and we hope that everyone found it useful in developing their research and writing skills! โ๏ธ๐ก๐
Announcing the winners of our Hundred Research Prize 2023! Inspired by @rowhoop's book, 'How to Spend a Trillion Dollars', we asked: If you had a trillion dollars to fix the worldโs problems, how would you spend it? Check out the winners in our thread belowโฆ ๐ ๐งต๐
Special Mention was also given to Theo (@MCol_C1) for his essay considering addiction and its links to poverty, and how to stop unsustainable farming practices.
We had a spooktacular time last night at our annual pumpkin carving competition and Halloween quiz โ lots of creativity on display... and pumpkin seeds everywhere! A BIG thank you to all who came along and made it such a fun evening! ๐๐ป๐งโโ๏ธ๐ง๐
This afternoon weโve been welcoming Year 7 pupils from our partner school, @SwindonAcademy1. Theyโll be visiting every fortnight for lots of activities, challenges, and projects, but today was a chance to get to know our beautiful library space! โบ๏ธ๐
Our Hundred Research Prize is launching today! This essay competition is open to pupils in the Hundred, and this year weโve been inspired by Rowan Hooperโs 'How to Spend a Trillion Dollars'. Weโre asking our pupils how they would spend a trillion to solve the worldโs problemsโฆ