6 June, 2014
Published by Swimming in Uncategorized
Dear All
I have just received the results from the Harrow 2 Fast 2 Furious Swim Meet.
If you notice any mistakes please could you contact me straight away, I will then forward these onto Harrow.
Good luck to those of competing in the triathlon tomorrow.
Mrs Gill
5 June, 2014
Published by Swimming in Uncategorized
Dear All
Online entries for the Junior School Triathlon have now closed. Any further entries should be made in person direct with Mrs Gill in the Sports and Activities Office, please note it will not be possible to race on Saturday if you have not preregistered.
All triathletes must wear a cycle helmet and a top which covers their shoulders and shorts (jammers – long leg swim shorts or the female leg swim suit are permitted) during the cycle.
For safety, when coming into school on Saturday morning, please ensure you walk on the path at all times, there may be competitors on the course travelling at high speeds.
Please see the schedule below for the set up (time permitted to enter transition) and race times.
| Year | Set Up | Race Start Time |
| 6 | 8am | 8.30am |
| 5 | 8am | 8.30am |
| 4 | 8.45am | 9am |
| 3 | 9.15am | 9.30am |
| 2 | 9.45am | 10am |
| 1 | 9.45am | 10am |
| EY2 | 10.15am | 10.30am |
Full details of the course are available on the swimming notice board and will be briefed to all triathletes at the start of their race.
Kick boards are allowed to be used by any swimmer.
If you have any questions regarding any part of the triathlon, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Best Wishes
Mrs Gill
5 June, 2014
Published by Library Team in Uncategorized
There are roughly 80 new books available in the library each month. Here are some interesting new titles for June.
Scaly spotted feathered frilled :
how do we know what dinosaurs really looked like?
From mud huts to skyscrapers : architecture for children
4 June, 2014
Published by Swimming in Uncategorized
A massive well done, to every swimmer who swam 100m butterfly last night, there were some superb performances on what was a very hot evening. Now that your first attempt has been successfully mastered I look forward to watching you improve and begin to tackle 200m fly!
Many, many of you now have a time recorded for all strokes and all distances, this is a superb starting point for the next year.
Please see below for your results and current scores after two days, the championship is wide open and anyone could be the overall winner as we head forward into day 3.
Well Done Everyone
Mrs Gill
3 June, 2014
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Please see below for the results and current scores after day 1 (50m events).
3 June, 2014
Published by Library Team in Author of the Month, Uncategorized
Michael Lawrence is our Author of the Month for June. Here is some information about him.
Michael Lawrence is the talented and fascinating author of books for children and young adults. He’s originally trained as a graphic designer and photographer, but subsequently became a television script reader, a press officer, an art and antiques dealer, a painter and sculptor, and several other things he would rather not talk about. He is now the full time author of picture books and older fiction such as the popular A Jiggy McCue Story series.
Quick Fact
Born: 14 September 1943, Huntingdoneshire, England
Occupation: Author
Nationality: British
Education: Ealing Art College
Genre: Children’s and young adult’s books
Best known for : A Jiggy Mccue Story series
Selected Books
Michael’s books will be on display in the Junior Library for the whole month. Please check them out and tell us what you think of them in the comments.
2 June, 2014
Published by English Department in Uncategorized
Maya Angelou quotes: 15 of the best
With the death of Maya Angelou we lose the immense wisdom of the celebrated African American author, poet and civil activist. These quotes say a lot about who she was and what she stood for. Which other inspiring sayings would you like to share?
Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option.
If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain.
There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
I do not trust people who don’t love themselves and yet tell me, ‘I love you.’ There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.
We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.
Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.
I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.
The love of the family, the love of the person can heal. It heals the scars left by a larger society. A massive, powerful society.
Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.
Nothing will work unless you do.
It’s one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody.
I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way (s)he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.