Woodbridge School and Sixth Form
+44 (0)1394 615000
Woodbridge School Prep
+44 (0)1394 382673

The children in Reception have been getting ready for Christmas. They have acted out the Nativity Story in the role play area, made Christmas cards for their friends and posted them in the classroom post box, written letters to Santa and helped their friends to wrap up Christmas presents.  The classroom has been decorated throughout with the children’s handmade Christmas art work.

dsc03683 dsc03678 dsc03689 dsc03688

 

Wise beyond their years, the junior cast took an enraptured audience on a journey across continents and beyond the realm of the living as it explored myths and legends from Serbia, India and Greece.  Tell Tale…

Wealth and worldly goods come to the generous of heart: I thought that was to be Serbian Vila’s Mountainous message… but then the easy platitude dropped away to reveal an altogether deeper plea to us to live not just for ourselves but for others, and not just once but as a matter of course.  We mourned the father, but delighted in redemptive self discovery out of the despair of loss.  No such easy transition for Orpheus, stripped of his love by a debt unknown but brutally called in.  There again, this was a powerful love not to be thwarted by mere death, and here the poignancy of memory as a warming comfort was enough to ease the helplessness of physical loss. No morals to ponder from India, but instead a witty and delightful twist in the tale redolent of Roald Dahl (though perhaps not quite so macabre) to resolve local difficulties with noisy teenagers.  Much more effective than ASBOs.  And rounded off with a nod to Slumdog Millionaire to help us remember that not all boys are necessarily boisterous.  And then back to Serbia, and seven little Vlachs, five brothers, two Tzars, a beautiful daughter, and trouble with the neighbours.  To think that all it takes to resolve a problem is to say nothing… wise words indeed – or no wise words indeed.  There again, fun and games are not enough for friendships beyond fair weather.  I think the boys got what they deserved.  As did mum.  Good for her!  And good for all the actors across four immensely enjoyable performances brought together so cleverly for us by Mrs Brett and OWs Flora Douglas and Harry Salter.  Congratulations one and all.

Coverage of the Sixth Form production, Everyman, in the EADT.

Read the story here.

 

Young athletes from Woodbridge School have earned a place in the national final of the England Schools Athletics Association (ESAA) Cross Country Cup. 24 pupils from Woodbridge School, aged 12 to 16, gave an impressive performance at the regional finals event on November 12, where they were one of two teams representing Suffolk against school teams from seven other counties.

 

Four teams from Woodbridge School took part in the regional event; Junior Girls (under 14) who came third place overall, Junior Boys (under 14) who came second overall, Inter Girls (under 16) who came third overall after some strong individual performances, and Inter Boys (under 16) who came fifth overall. Woodbridge School will be competing in three of the four cross country races – Junior Boys, Junior Girls and Inter Girls – at the ESAA Cross Country Cup national final on December 3 in Formby, Lancashire.

 

Out of 4,000 secondary schools in England, Woodbridge School were one of only 25 to qualify for the national finals and one of only three schools to qualify with more than two teams. This is the first time that a team of Woodbridge School cross country pupils will be competing at a national level.

 

 

Nine Woodbridge School cross country athletes have gained their first County recognition for the 2016/2017 winter season.

Seven athletes have been included in the Suffolk County Team to compete in the South of England Inter County Cross Country to be held in Oxford on Saturday 10th December 2016.

Congratulations to :

U13 Girls – Amy Goddard
U13 Boys – Charlie Turner, Kit Evans Lombe and Edward Rufford
U15 Girls – Sarah Barker
U15 Boys – Nathan Goddard and George Rufford

Two further athletes are currently on the standby list for the U15 Girls – Amy and Sophie Graham

We wish them well in this event and the rest of the winter.

Congratulations to our National Under 19 team for qualifying for the National stages of the competition by defeating Southend High School for Boys last Thursday. Two defeats on the top two boards for captain Lai Chun and Bob Wang were equalised and then surpassed by victories for Jake Cartwright, Harry Rennell, Saif Toubasey and finally Tobias Juszt who kept his cool to put us in the next round.

Sunday saw the Woodbridge Junior open take place in the school hall. 80 participants came from all over the Eastern region, including a number from Cambridge and Norfolk.

Woodbridge Champions were:
Under 12: Archie Shelley Taylor and Archie Cartwright

Under 14: Tobias Juszt and Jake Cartwright

Under 16: William Smith, Callum Sycamore and Cavan Fawcett

Under 18: Bob Wang

Many congratulations to Chloe Neall who recently entered a photograph and suggestion for a related investigation into the Geographical Association Physical Geography Photograph Competition – ‘Earth Enquiry’.  She suggested how field work might prove if the Yosemite Valley was formed by surface collapse or glacial erosion.

The judging panel awarded the photograph and description a runner up ‘Highly Commended’ certificate and Chloe wins an atlas for her efforts.

Judging Panel comments

A nice photo framed by the tree to give some depth and perspective to this ‘classic’ view, though a little over-exposed. The enquiry question reminds us that we should not take interpreting the origin of landscapes for granted and cleverly suggests a simple investigation to provide evidence that might provide the more convincing explanation for two ideas about the formation and shaping of this valley. A highly commended enquiry.

Duncan Hawley 
Chair, Geographical Association Physical Geography Special Interest Group