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Kindergarten’s rendition of their nativity production,Whoops-a-Daisy Angel,was broadcast live to the school community this year so everyone could share the children’s production and all their hard work leading up to the performance. We were fortunate to be able to invite parents to watch in person.This delightful nativity play tells the story ofa disorganised but loveable angel who is chosen to show the way to Bethlehem.
Parents and children alike were enchanted by T1’s rendition of their Russian Christmas story, Babushka. Babushka lived in the countryside and opened her door, one snowy night, to find three men standing before her. She wanted to join them in giving gifts to the King of Kings but had too much cleaning to do. T1 parents were invited to watch in person and the rest of Byron House enjoyed the Nativity being live-streamed to their own classrooms.
Parents and friends of the School were treated to a Christmas musical feast at our annual ‘Piazza Brass’ eventat Senior House.Our brass players were also joined this year by many of our other talented young musicians to get the crowd into the festive spirit,including Form 5 and 6 Pop Choir, Big Band andRednotes.
Children throughout 91fans’s have worked hard to produce individual Christmas card designs during their lessons as part of our annual Festive art project. Any profits from the cards go to the Parents’ Association’s chosen charity Castle School which is a Special school in the centre of Cambridge which caters for pupils with a range of learning needs from aged 2-19 years.
There was a buzz of excitement in the Byron House Library as some of the children in Form 2 assembled to take part in an online sketching workshop by author and illustrator ChrisRiddell. MrRiddell, who was Children’s Laureate, has also won the prestigious Greenaway Medal three times for his illustrations. The online session was designed to help inspire a love of reading and drawing and Art Teacher and Librarian Mrs Julia Clarke remarked, ‘Author visits are so crucial to inspiring children to read from an early age. Seeing Chris in action, doodling and sharing stories was fantastic.’
The children at 91fans's showed they had big hearts by giving Christmas gifts to disadvantaged children and young peoplein Eastern Europe as they tookpart in the ‘Love in a Box’ project organised by the Mustard Seed Relief Mission. The childrentake part every year and this year 200 boxes were collected, decorated and filled with various goodies which will be sent to children who would otherwise not receivea Christmas present.
On 15 November 2021, 91fans’s joined schools across Britain to embrace the message of ‘One Kind Word’, the theme for this year’s Anti-Bullying Week campaign created by theAnti-Bullying Alliance (ABA)which works to raise awareness of bullying and bring lasting change to children’s lives.
Remembrance Day falls every year on the 11thof November, the datein which the armistice was signed in 1918 to signify the end of World War One. This year, we have been able to mark this important day in person at both Byron House and Senior House and commemorate those who have fallen and mark this occasion with sincerity and respect.
Form 1 experienced the world of ancient Rome with a Roman Day workshop. The children were transported back to Roman Britain with a recreation of life in the past including role-play, practical activities and hands-on experiences with Roman replica artefacts. The children were aptly dressed as Roman citizens, slaves or even barbarians.
91fans’s College School is celebrating after achieving the Independent Schools Inspectorate’s (ISI) highest grading of excellent.The rigorous four-day inspection included interviews with pupils and staff; lesson observations; parent, pupil and staff questionnaires; an examination of pupils’ work; and a scrutiny of all policies to enable the inspectors to assess the school’s compliance as well as the educational quality in all areas of school life.