End of term awards


Congratulations to the following pupils and students who received end of term awards. In the Junior School Max (Year 6)


was awarded the Head Teacher’s Cup for academic achievement; Bardia (Year 6) received the PSFA Award for demonstrating the spirit of the Junior School; Rory (Year 6) received the Howes Cup, recognising achievement in Science; Bertie (Year 3) received the Trudy Koochitt Creative Writing Cup; Ella- Mae (Year 2) received the Janet Friday Cup for Organisation; Harriet (Year 4) was awarded the Ali Sayer Art Cup and Henry (Year 6) received the Jayne Woolley Maths Award. In the Senior School: Anoushka


(Year 11) was awarded the Andrew Yale Cup for the pupil on a support programme who has made the most progress during the term; Sam (Year 12) received the Phoenix Cup, in recognition of work with Kids’ Camp; and Charles Boland (Year 12) received the Dorothy Hawley award (for demonstrating outstanding care, consideration and helpfulness in the spirit of service to the community of the school).


Althea reaches new heights ...


Year 11 pupil Althea is living adventurously and reaching new heights.


Althea trains in dance and aerial skills for around 13 hours each week at Dance Xchange and CircusMASH in Birmingham. And during half terms and the summer holidays she attends intensive training sessions at the


National Centre for Circus Arts in Shoreditch. She is pictured performing in the


LYC’s 2018 production of ‘Reverie: Lost in Our World’.


Photograph by Liam Croucher. 4


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stayed on to give a second talk at which we were joined by parents and members of the public.” Other events that took part during the week included two performances of the play ‘The Accrington Pals’. Written by Peter Whelan, the


play explores a number of issues relevant both at the time and today and questions peoples morality and attitudes to war. Parent Marc Marot, of Maven Art, whose animations were used as a backdrop to parts of the play commented on social media: “I have just watched ‘The Accrington Pals’. It’s set in WW1 and is a very emotional exploration of both those that went to war and those left behind. The acting is excellent! Great direction from drama teacher Neil Madden assisted by my daughter Gracie the assistant director.” To make the play even more poignant, guests were treated to a special display of red and white poppies projected onto the front of the school as they arrived (see newsletter masthead).


Pupils also held a special silence during Meeting for Worship on


Friday 9 November. • Pictured above and on page 1: some of the cast from ‘The Accrington Pals’.


Planting to Remember ... see page 9


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