Soft play!

13 January 2020
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A new week and a new soft play experience. All pupils massively enjoyed buzzing round the centre, in particular dropping down the huge slides and bouncing on the airbag!

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Snow Play!

18 December 2019
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What a crackin' night at the SnowDome playing in the snowplay area. The pupils loved whizzing down on a tube and playing in the snow. 

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Ice Skating

16 December 2019
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Another wintery activity that had us all jelly-legged and skidding around like Bambi. However,a massive well done to all pupils who pushed themselves physically and mentally to make it around the rink.  

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German Market

5 December 2019
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Letzten Donnerstag haben wir der Kälte getrotzt und sind nach Birmingham gefahren, um die Sehenswürdigkeiten, Klänge und Geschmäcker des deutschen Marktes zu erkunden. Die Schüler haben es sehr genossen, im Karussell herumzusausen, verschiedene süße Opfergaben zu probieren und durch die Stände zu…

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Tobogganing

5 December 2019
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This Monday we braved the cold again and took to the slopes in a toboggan. The pupils loved speeding down Tamworth's largest hill, breaking world speed records (nearly)  and playing with the snow. 

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German Market

5 December 2019

Letzten Donnerstag haben wir der Kälte getrotzt und sind nach Birmingham gefahren, um die Sehenswürdigkeiten, Klänge und Geschmäcker des deutschen Marktes zu erkunden. Die Schüler haben es sehr genossen, im Karussell herumzusausen, verschiedene süße Opfergaben zu probieren und durch die Stände zu…

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Kingsbury Water Park

19 November 2019
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We donned our wellies and took a walk through Kingsbury Water Park to the playground and back again. Exercise, muddy puddles, gorgeous sunset views, a spot of wildlife....perfect. 

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Remembrance Day 2019

11 November 2019
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The pupils spent  an evening at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas. A moving and important experience. 

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Zombie Swans

23 October 2019
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Chasewater by night takes on a whole new look, eerie shadows, distant orange glow, glassy water and zombie swans. The local deer family even popped out to say hello. 

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I told you so...

15 October 2019
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"Museums are boring", "I ain't going" - those were the words from some mouths before heading to the Think Tank in Birmingham yesterday. We arrived, the excitement was building......two minutes in........"this place is amazing!!", "can we come here for my birthday party!!?!?", "I want to see the…

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James Dudley Workplace Visit and Tour

9 October 2019
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The year 11 pupils had the fantastic opportunity to visit and tour Thomas Dudley. We were given a talk about the history of the company and the products it makes. We were then taken to the foundry to see the cases for motorway cars eyes being cast. The pupils were excellently behaved throughout…

Category: Secondary

Shenstone Lodge House Band

9 October 2019
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The new music room has generated excitement and creativity with the pupils tripping over themselves to have a go on the drums and guitar, expressing inner grooves they never knew they had. Shenstone Lodge House Band available for recording and paid gigs. 

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