SCHOOL NEWS: Swanmead’s sporting star of the future wins award
Posted: 20th July 2017
A RISING sports star at Swanmead School in Ilminster has been applauded by his peers during the school’s annual Celebration of Achievement Evening. The school hall was packed with students, teachers, governors and special guests as Josh Key was named as the recipient of the Spurway Cup which is awarded to a promising sportsman or sportswoman at Swanmead. Headteacher Mark…
SCHOOL NEWS: Sophie Gibbins wins two top awards at Swanmead’s special night
Posted: 20th July 2017
TALENTED student Sophie Gibbins received two of the main awards during Swanmead School’s Celebration of Achievement Evening in Ilminster. Sophie was presented with the Alison Rose Trophy for Art and the John Wilson Memorial Shield during the awards ceremony on Wednesday (July 19, 2017) which is arguably the highlight of the Swanmead calendar. Headteacher Mark Walker said…
SCHOOL NEWS: Charlotte O’Neill wins performing arts cup at Swanmead
Posted: 20th July 2017
A STUDENT who has shown tremendous commitment to performing arts at Swanmead School in Ilminster has been rewarded for her efforts. Charlotte O’Neill, who is leaving the area at the end of this term as her family move back to North Yorkshire, was applauded by headteacher Mark Walker and a packed main hall during the school’s annual Celebration of Achievement Evening on…
SCHOOL NEWS: Jack and the Beanstalk with special guests!
Posted: 14th July 2017
PUPILS at Greenfylde First School entertained audiences with their end of year show Jack and the Beanstalk – with special guest appearances from Del Boy and Rodney, Ant and Dec and even the Countryfile team! The Year Four pupils, ably assisted by Year Three choirs, at Greenfylde School spent the last few weeks rehearsing their Leavers Play which they performed at the…
SCHOOL NEWS: Greenfylde pupils welcome Sikh visitors
Posted: 13th July 2017
CHILDREN at Greenfylde First School in Ilminster got more of an insight into the Sikh way of life – thanks to the visit of Balbir Kaur and Gurdial Singh. The Key Stage Two pupils have been finding out about the life and teaching of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, in religious education lessons and were able to ask Mrs Kaur and Mr Singh about their lives as Sikhs in…
SCHOOL NEWS: Bugsy Malone at Swanmead School
Posted: 12th July 2017
SPLURGE has been the name of the game for the past few months at Swanmead School in Ilminster as pupils have rehearsed and prepared for their end of year production – the ever-popular musical Bugsy Malone. The talented young people enjoyed opening night on Tuesday (July 11, 2017) with further shows on Wednesday and Thursday (July 12-13, 2017) at the school. PHOTO - TOP:…
SCHOOL NEWS: Bouncing for outdoors learning
Posted: 5th July 2017
CHILDREN at the Sunny Ile Pre School in Ilminster have taken part in a sponsored bounce – to help raise money for new equipment for their outside area. The children at the pre school – which is based at Greenfylde First School – took turns to bounce on a mini trampoline and to see how many bounces they could do in a minute. All 65 children took part in the challenge…
SCHOOL NEWS: Celebrating a Day of Celebration at Holyrood Academy
Posted: 1st July 2017
HOLYROOD Academy in Chard turned on the style and the glamour – plus a huge chunk of all-important fun – as Year 11 students enjoyed the annual Celebration Day. The Year 11 students arrived at Holyrood on Friday (June 30, 2017) in a whole host of different forms of transport including lorries, camper vans, vintage vehicles, classic sports cars, tractors and a horse and…
SCHOOL NEWS: Wadham students celebrate Year 11 Prom in the rain
Posted: 28th June 2017
WET weather failed to dampen the enthusiasm of Year 11 students from Wadham School in Crewkerne as they enjoyed the traditional end of school Prom which was held at Haselbury Mill. A large crowd of parents, relatives and friends assembled at Haselbury Mill before the mass cavalcade of vehicles arrived with students looking forward to a fun-packed evening on Wednesday…
SCHOOL NEWS: Celebrations for Wadham’s Sixth-Form students
Posted: 27th June 2017
SIXTH-FORM students at Wadham School in Crewkerne celebrated the end of year in style – together with their teaching staff – with a dinner and dance. Seventy students and staff members enjoyed a two-course meal at the Shrubbery Hotel in Ilminster on Thursday (June 22, 2017) followed by a lively evening of dancing to music provided by a former student’s disco, Glow…
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