Infants and Juniors worked hard at the end of term, learning their songs and stage directions to deliver a Nativity that delighted pupils and parents alike. With narrations from the Seniors and accompaniment from instrumentalists it was a perfect evening to bring the Autumn Term to a close. Many thanks to Mrs Laube and all the staff who worked so hard to bring it all together.
Year 6 delivered a finely crafted and magical performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream to a packed audience at the end of November. The atmosphere was one of palpable enjoyment by the players as they led us through the confusions of star-crossed lovers, fairy mischief and the rough ‘mechanicals’ of staging a play within a play. Luckily, their characters, the well delivered lines and hilarious script led us all to the final, happy ending. Congratulations Year 6!
We would like to thank the audience for their generosity: the retiring collection raised £140.54 for the staging fund!
Clearly the children gained much from the rehearsal process as well as the performance itself:
‘I enjoyed learning the play and the excitement building up to the performance. I especially liked it when the lights and curtains were put up for the dress rehearsal. When it was the performance I had butterflies in my tummy, but when it was over it was quite sad because all that hard work went into just one night.’ (Elani)
‘What I enjoyed most about the play was becoming the character of Demetrius. I also enjoyed perfecting the scenes; I liked watching the progress we were making. On the night of the performance I enjoyed listening to the audience as they laughed!’ (Josh)
Senior school pupils were delighted to welcome John Willis to their assembly. John is the Founder and CEO of Power2inspire, a charity that aims to promote a more inclusive society through sport.
Power2inspire wants everyone to have the opportunity to participate in integrated and accessible sport. They have created truly inclusive events called “PowerHouse Games”, delivering adapted sports in schools, organisations, and local community groups. Power2inspire want people to experience the joy of playing sport together.
John himself has participated in 34 Olympic and Paralympic events in the past 18 months – his ‘RoadtoRio’ challenge. He amazed and inspired pupils with his demonstrations of racket sports, hockey and archery, as well as his art. He challenged all our pupils with his message that the strongest determinant of success is to never give up. We are very grateful for his visit.
Pupils have enjoyed another busy and varied term of P.E. at Heritage.
The younger years have been concentrating on their ABC skills (throwing and catching games, working with hoops and with balls of different size and density) and Gymnastics in The Leys Sports Hall. Y2+ have been working on their swimming technique, looking at correct breathing, leg, arm and body positions and movement. Juniors have also been in the pool, working on their fitness and strokes.
It has been a strong term for Cross Country with all pupils in Y3+ trying to better their own personal times, with distances varying every 2 weeks. The hard work paid off with 8 runners from Y3-6 competing in the annual Cambridge School Sports Partnership, Cross Country Championship bringing home 3 medals; 2 silver and 1 bronze.
Hockey has been enjoyed by Y3+ with 4 coaches streaming players and putting ball skills into practice in game play. Yr7+ have been looking at tactical play and movement of the ball, again in streamed groups with small sided games.
Seniors have been playing Water Polo. Y7 & 8 are divided into 3 groups according to ability. [Group C can touch the floor and pass with 2 hands. Group B can’t touch the floor but can use 2 hands. Group A can’t touch the floor and can only use one hand on the ball.] They play intense 5 min, small games with a 5 min break to discuss tactics – what is and what isn’t working for them, and the opposition, all helped with questions and guidance from the coaches.
Yr 9-11 have also been playing Water Polo, focussing on defending and attacking in full size games. Out of the pool, they have been focussing on Basketball, looking at skills – shooting, dribbling, lay-ups and passes, progressing from 1-1 games, 2-2 games to full size games of mixed abilities.
We hope all our pupils have enjoyed this varied and dynamic program of sport.
We were delighted to welcome The Right Reverend Stephen Conway to Heritage today for an assembly and a tour of the school.
Bishop Stephen captured the imagination of Infants, Juniors and parents alike with a brilliant re-telling of the battle between David and Goliath. Amongst many other roles, Bishop Stephen has been the Church of England’s lead bishop for education in the House of Lords since Autumn 2014.
