Bedford Modern Eaglet Magazine 2023

2022 / 23

Welcome to the Eaglet

Wow! Where do I start?!

I still cannot believe I am writing this after winning the Heads Prize; it was only a distant dream in Year 3, however, 4 years later here I am. My years at BMS have shaped me into the person I am now, helping and encouraging me through the tough times, giving me lots of opportunities and experiences that I will never forget. Each year I have made new friends, building the group of supportive people I still have to this day. I have so many memories from the Junior School and, however big or small, they will always have a place in my heart.

I came from a small village school having only played football. When I joined the Junior School at BMS, I was introduced to so many new sports. This included hockey, squash, cricket, netball, athletics, and a taster of fives. I have been on many fixtures, home and away, playing in cricket/netball tournaments, swimming galas and even got to go on an overnight sports tour for hockey. I cannot wait to learn new skills in the sports I love and to carry on playing in different competitions.

In Year 3 I found myself in orchestra club with a guitar I could barely play, being the only person with a guitar and unable to read music. Despite this, Mr Bishop encouraged me to stay, giving me a couple of easy chords, I could strum so I could be involved. In Year 4, in a music lesson, I was introduced to some new instruments, and I choose the viola. Since then, I have been in concerts where I have played in the orchestra and in a duet, I have also participated in competitions. I am going to be taking my Grade 2 exam soon which is both nerve racking and exciting.

Some of the most memorable experiences I have had include:

Egyptian Day - Y3 – On this day we got to dress up like an Egyptians, we spent the day acting and living like them.

Condover Hall Residential - Y6 – On our 3-night trip away from home I got to do kayaking, wall climbing, laser room and slept in a dorm with my friends.

Disco - Y6 – We danced to so many songs and then near the end some teachers got onto the balcony and started dancing as well.

Christmas Production - all years – I especially liked acting in my Year 6 production and each one was hilarious and fun.

Sports tour - Y6 – As part of the sports tour we slept overnight in a hotel, played 4 hockey matches, went bowling and did wall climbing.

School trips - all years – Each trip was as interesting as the next, going to places such as the Whipsnade Zoo and Duxford Air Museum.

Touring new families – In Y6 I toured 2 new families around BMJS which at first, I was scared, but then I realised how proud I was to be showing off my amazing school.

My journey through the Junior School has been like steppingstones. I gently make my way across the river. However, sometimes I slip and fall, but my teachers and friends always help me back up. One of the hardest things I have done in my time at the Junior School is writing this, having to sum up the amazing times, opportunities, and learning experiences I have had. I cannot wait to join the Senior School.

Niamh P 6PSP

STAFF

September

House Team Building

Our Junior School students had a fantastic time honing their teamwork skills in a series of activities in their house groups. Led by their Year 6 House Captains, children in Kaye, Liddle, Taylor and Poole rolled large air balls in relay teams, guided each other on a blinded ‘trust walk’ and used non-verbal communication to organise themselves according to their birth months whilst balancing on a bench, among other exciting challenges.

Taylor

Kaye

Liddle Poole

The weather was warm and sunny on 22nd September, for our House team building Event and everything was going well as planned. It was decided that after lunch everybody would meet on the playground in the four houses, Liddle, Kaye, Poole and Taylor. The houses had to walk over the bridge and on to the field where four challenges would be set up and ready.

One of the best was a game with a giant ball! The others were also fun, they were the trust walk, the bench game (where you had to get into date of birth order without talking or falling off the bench) and the hoop game. Each house would do a different course and then move to a different challenge.

House Team Building started around two thirty and finished around three thirty. Poole started off running after the giant ball whilst Liddle was persevering in the hoop game. Kaye was silently trying to get into date of birth order on the bench whilst Taylor tried to avoid the obstacles blind folded on the Walk of Trust.

After ten minutes everybody moved on to the next activity to have some fun again. Over an hour later everyone was heading back up to the school – what an afternoon of enjoyment!

Jasper F, 6YFP

Our Year 3 students have only been with us for two weeks and they are settling in so well. They are studying dinosaurs as one of their first topics at BMS and have been out on the playground creating their own fossils by pressing toy dinosaurs into clay and filling the impressions with plaster of Paris. Last week they had great fun unmoulding their work and investigating what it is like to discover and excavate a fossil.

Bedford Modern Junior School’s pupils and staff were deeply saddened to hear of our great Queen Elizabeth’s death. Due to her heartfelt commitment of duty, it was no surprise to see an outpouring of love from every corner of the world. To celebrate her wonderful life, our pupils and staff created their own ‘Book of Condolence’ displays where we could all show our appreciation to her service.

We thank you, Ma’am. You shall not be forgotten.

Y3 Perseverance

When I was younger, I couldn’t ride a bike. I found it tricky to do it without stabilisers. Daddy said, “If you do it today then you will get an ice lolly.”

So I never gave up, even though it was very hard. I kept on trying until… I got it right! I was very happy and I finally got my ice lolly –yum, yum!

Annie G 3ACS

Y3 When Daddy Fell Into The Pond

Suddenly, ha, ha, ha! Dad fell into the algae soup. Timothy jumped up and down and, as for the others, they all laughed their heads off. Daddy looked at himself all covered in bogey-like algae then he, himself, started laughing! Mum rushed for a camera and, like he had fallen in on purpose, dad struck a pose.

Up on the hill, was a gardener who secretly was watching the pantomime. Ha slapped his knee and doubled up laughing, shaking at the same time. It was like the world had fallen silent just to allow daddy to fall into the pond. You could almost hear the ducks screeching ‘leave’, although the old drake was applauding for more and clapping his wings together. The children in the park ran for the pond and by now it was making quite a scene!

Aurelia P-S 3CT

Y4 St Albans Visit

Y5 The Bengal Tiger

Y5 Sir David Attenborough

Sir David Attenborough is a famous person because of his outstanding work informing people about wildlife and animals, and about how important it is to look after them. He was inspired by his Dad, Frederick, at the age of seven. In his spare time, he loved going fossil hunting.

Where was he born?

Sir David Attenborough was born on the 8th of May 1926 in Isle Worth in west London. He was brought up by his parents Frederick and Mary. He grew up in Leicester in London.

Early life

Sir David Attenborough was educated at Clare College in Cambridge.

In 1945 he studied zoology and geology then got a degree in natural science.

In 1949 he began to work at an educational publishing house, at the age of 23. After he started and completed training for working at British Broadcasting Corporation and became a television producer for the BBC.

Greatest Achievements

Some of Sir David Attenborough’s greatest achievements are when he got the ‘outstanding program individual’s achievements’ which he won in 1895. He was also one of the first people to be on colour

television. He has made award winning TV programs such as ‘Living Planet’ and ‘Our Blue Planet’. Sir David Attenborough also became a sir. In 2020 he won the knight grand cross.

Family

Sir David Attenborough has a mum named Mary Attenborough and a dad named Frederick Attenborough. David has two brothers named Richard and Shaun and two sisters named Helga and Irene. Sir David Attenborough has two children named Robert and Susan. David Attenborough’s dad’s job is to be a principle of a university.

Later Life

Sir David Attenborough continues to present wonderful content about wildlife and animals. His Dream is to make a love story about wildlife and nature.

Famous Quotes

‘The living world is a unique and spectacular marvel but the way us humans live on earth is sending it to a decline.’

Emily S 5KRH

The Dark Cave

Once in the many shores of the Isle of Man, there was a cave. The sea was several shades of blue and the foam bubbled like a broken bubble machine overlapping the pastel yellow, unusually soft sand. Hidden in the uneven cliff top was an ebony-coloured cave.

Leading inside was a pair of footprints belonging to a girl. She had milk chocolate skin with shiny, wavy black hair reaching to her waist tied into a single ponytail. Her dress reached her knees. It was made up of palm leaved for the skirt and lotus petals for the top. She was 11 year old girl, called Sahara, goddess of the plants, daughter of Anubis and with her she carried her golden armoured hawk called, Tut.

As they journeyed deeper into the cave, Sahara saw a crystal path which led them to an entire chamber made up of sapphires. Suddenly, out of the blue and enormous cobra appeared. Tut showed his sharp talons… Mirabel L 5DRC

Ben S 5EJT

Vaishnavi N 5EJT

Rose

Y5 Planet Fact File

Y6

Y6 Victorian Inventions

Students in Mrs Pemberton’s Year 6 class dressed up and delivered presentations as Victorian-era inventors, discussing innovations including the typewriter, the penny-farthing bike and Volk’s Electric Railway in Brighton. Their presentations were well-researched, insightful and interesting, and pointed out the similarities and differences between these inventions and their modern equivalents.

My Wife and our Piano

I open the lid of the piano. The glossy black paint winks invitingly as I sit down to play my first note. After that note comes another, and another. And soon the music is alive as my fingers dance over the ivory keys. As the melodies begin to take shape so do memories of my beloved wife.

I close my eyes briefly but that’s all it takes for her to be there playing with me, side by side. With each new note we play, it brings a different emotion alive. Grief, anger, joy and sadness. As these emotions filter in so do beautiful memories of our time together. But as the music turns darker so do the memories.

I’m sitting by her bed holding her hands, tears streaming down my face. She closes her eyes and as I lean down for a final goodbye, she kisses me softly on the cheek. When she lays to rest her head again, this time I know she’s gone. As her last breath begins to fade one final flashback appears. Our wedding day. The bells are ringing, and we are saying our final vows. To love and to cherish, ‘til death do us part. But I had never stopped loving her and cherishing her every day.

And although death had parted us, she would never be far from my side. Especially when playing our beloved piano.

Hannah R-S 6PSP

Seth 6CH

October

House Music

Our fabulous Junior School students raised the roof in their annual House Music Competition. Coached expertly by teachers and some of our talented Sixth Form students the programme ranged from ‘I got Rhythm’ to ‘I’ll be there’ and ‘Build me up Buttercup’ to ‘Upside Down’ to name just a few. All four Houses: Taylor, Liddle, Kaye and Poole were commended for their superb commitment, enthusiasm and skill but it was Kaye who lifted the winning trophy, presented by adjudicators Ms Sobrado and Mr Wright.

Y3 Cat and Dog Chants

The Ant Chant

Fall ants, small ants, Climbing on your wall ants.

Army ants, peace ants, Fighting in the wild ants.

Thin ants, fat ants, Zooming in your house ants.

Scared ants, brave ants, Hiding under a rock ants.

Hungry ants, full ants, Looking for some food ants.

Fire ants, poison ants, Flying in your garden ants.

Hideous ants, kind ants, Wanting for some help ants.

Red ants, green ants, Looking for some more ants.

House ants, wild ants, Looking for some people ants.

French Speech Bubble

Bite. Bite. Bite. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Oh, it’s just an ant……

Noah H 3ACS

Amelie H 3CT

Eleanor T 3MLG

Bea WH 3ACS

Y4 Halloween

Y4 Block Birthday

Sunday 9th October marked the thirtieth birthday of the Junior School Year 4 building, and yesterday afternoon our students designed a fitting celebration to commemorate the occasion. They did some research into Bedford in 1992, drew sketches of what the building might look like in 2052 and enjoyed some time outside on the trim trail. The party was rounded off with slices of birthday cake, prepared earlier in the day by a member of our brilliant catering staff.

Y5 Athens Diary

Aarav K 5EJT

Y5 Sparta Diary

Y5 Space Centre

“The best thing at the Space Centre was the planetarium because it actually felt like you were moving through Space.”

Oliver M 5MJF

“I liked the part where Rob (a member of staff from the Space Centre) taught us about action and reaction.”

Zane OH 5KRH

“The rocket science display was amazing because the flames turned different colours and it was really pretty.”

Evie H 5KRH

Chima O 5DR

The First Time

“Someone’s here!”, I shrieked as I sprinted to the front door. I had waited sixteen years for this; my sweet sixteenth. However, I wasn’t as happy as people would think I would be. Every single one of my friends would be here, everyone except Fleur. I still remember the dreadful day where I said unforgivable and unforgettable words to the girl that had been by my side ever since I was born. I held back the tears that come when I think about what I did.

Wiping the water forming in my eyes, I ran around the marquee just to check that everything was perfect. Then I saw my mum’s signature cakes beside the grand birthday cake.

Suddenly, I’m transported back to a cold winter day in January. My mum was experimenting on cakes as she was a baker and nine-year-old me and Fleur were taste testers. Eating everything like starving lions, chasing each other in pyjamas and pressuring my mum to make more! I could feel a smile starting on my face and real happiness in my mind.

Then, I heard the ringing of the bell again. I’m back to reality in front of the colourful cakes. Flushing bright pink, I rushed to open the door . Grace and Maddie, twins, were standing there with exasperated looks on their faces. They complained as we walked on about how slow I was. They were quite early but they had loads to talk about. Identical twins were chatterboxes! I carefully opened their presents and I saw they had given me and decorated a beautiful scrapbook.

All of a sudden, memories flooded my head, and I was back to a time when me, Grace, Maddie, and Fleur were attempting to figure skate in an ice rink! We couldn’t even go two metres without falling on top of each other and exploding with laughter! After, we were getting freezing drinks which was a mistake as we were already totally frozen! It was one of my happiest times and how I felt so full again with all my friends together.

I heard a click right by my face and I was back facing two faces staring at me. As more people arrived, I felt more and more terrible (the twins were entertaining the guests) that for the first time, Fleur won’t be at my birthday. The party finally started, and the first song was a song I’ll never forget.

In an instant, I was in one of my sleepovers with Fleur listening to our traditional song that we always play. We were dancing the night away with the door locked laughing like wild animals and just having the time of our lives! I wish I could stay to have the fun I used to …

With an abrupt change of the song and I was back on the dance floor. I couldn’t focus without Fleur next to me. All those bittersweet memories of us kept on fighting in. Then out of the blue, the doorbell rang. I was confused as everyone was here, so I went to see. My jaw then hit the floor as I opened the door. It was… her.

Flashback

It was 08:23 as I strolled down the avenue, clutching my golden handle-bag. As the wind whistles in my ear, I spot a rusty silver necklace in the corner of my eye. I do not think much of it, so I continue to walk forwards hoping to get to school at the right time. Suddenly, I remembered that the necklace on the floor was almost identical to the one my mum gave me before she left without a trace...

Memories start to engulf me as my mum whispered something in my ear. Tears start to prickly my eyes as I have unlocked this new feeling. Her sweet and delicate voice echoed in the vivid white room as I broke down to my knees and cupped my face with my young, soft hands. Even though I am inside, I can hear the rustling of leaves that are dancing in the wind. This reminded me of one autumn night; the moonlight was creating a pathway and my mum, and I were dancing merrily in the crispy maple leaves.

SPLASH! The rain was pattering continuously on my one-way glass windows. “JASMINE!” my strict dad bellowed. As I come down the steep and narrow stairs, the first thing I notice is my step-mum’s meticulously combed hair. She never had her hair like that. “Are visitors coming over?” I enquired. “Hurry up, you are going to be late for school. I don’t have time to explain” She shouted from across the room. When I got to my public school, the aroma of freshly baked cupcakes engulfed me.

I feel dizzy as my vision is hazy and the world is spinning at 100 times the normal rate. There is a black border, the shape of an oval, in front of my eyes. Silence echoes the room as I watch myself help my mum bake delicious cupcakes.

RRIIIIINNNGGGGG! The bell rang. The annoying sound was deafening but it was the only way to see when the next class begins. “Ayo!” My best friend Cassidy said acting as if she was cool. She has velvet red glasses; gorgeous long black hair and she is wearing our friendship bracelet! In the night, beautiful multicolored fireworks erupt into the menacing night sky.

I can’t help but remember when I was in my old apartment, which is now demolished, watching the fireworks set off. I even had these cool glowing sticks, which I persuaded my mum to buy me. At the end of the show, there was a tremendous golden firework which looked like a spinning windmill.

BOOM! I woke up in my room. “w-what?” I stuttered. How am I back in my room? I check the time on my alarm clock. “Time to go to school now, Jasmine!” screamed my dad. “No no no” I repeated to myself. Was this all a dream...?

Jasmine W 6CH

The Bully

The wind gently whipped around the bottom of my long blue skirt, my charcoal hair flowing prettily behind me. The sound of children laughing and shouting filling my ears as I step onto the playground for the first time. Through all the noise I think I might have just heard a chirp of a robin singing its morning song. Though the bird’s song is beautiful, I have a job to do, so I snap my attention back to the playground. The sun shines hot on my forehead and the clear blue sky fill me with the feeling of paradise. As I scan my eyes across the playground, my heart overflows with joy, but my heart drops only seconds later. A girl with amazing blonde hair, messily plaited into two plaits, was being backed up against a wall, her face was full of horror as a tall ginger haired girl slapped her across the face.

My younger self fell back against the wall, clutching her face with a bloody hand. As I hit the floor my bully gave a snigger, a snigger that only he could make evil. I look up at my bully’s face dripping with not only tears but blood as well. My face was creased with pain as I cry out,

“Please stop this, I will give you anything!” even from a mile away you could easily see the pain, sorrow, and darkness I was in. My younger self brushed her jet-black hair behind her ears, sorrow washed over my body like a waterfall as I watched on. I put my hands down on the muddy grass and tried to heave myself up, but my body was shaking. I reach out my hand, I want to save my younger self…

“AS I SCAN MY EYES ACROSS THE PLAYGROUND, MY HEART OVERFLOWS WITH JOY, BUT MY HEART DROPS ONLY SECONDS LATER...”

It’s hot. It’s burning. I look down my once beautiful sky-blue skirt was now a horrible shade of brown. It almost feels as though my heart stops for a second, my hands scrabble or a tissue and I pull one out my pocket and frantically start to rub my skirt down. Of course, it doesn’t work so I try and hide it between my legs instead. It doesn’t work, but its better. After that I have to sit down on the nearest bench, as soon as I do though a young boy with tan hair and hazel brown eyes approaches me. Clutching his stomach, he whimpers

“Please may I, ow, go, ow, home?” I gently put my hand on his shoulder and call for someone to go with him.

One hand on my forehead and one on my belly I complain to my parents that I am ill.

“Can I stay home today mum, I am ill,” I cried in tears.

“Honey you can’t be ill every day, besides, I have to go to work,” my mum stated, “now get in the car.” The 12year-old me sheds a single tear as I pick up my bag and

look up, it is heart-breaking. Stumbling into the car the little me looks down at her lap and dreads the day ahead.

Ring-ring, my thoughts are intercepted, the end of break bell had gone and child after child, kid after kid ran by me screaming and shouting. Nearly knocking me off my feet, I take a step backwards. Making sure that no one else was on the playground I turn around. However, I twist my head round again, yep, there in the corner was a small hunched up kid, they get up, their black shoes shining in the light, the young girl ran to the middle of the playground. There was an older girl with a cute bun laying on the floor, she had pretty, pink socks and black fairy shoes. The younger girl reached out her hand and helped the other up. A wave of happiness hit me straight in the chest filling my heart with love. Together they limp across the playground, the older girl’s knee bleeding thick red blood.

The sky was dark and stormy, the air thick and wet. The bitter wind blowing at her ankles, the young woman sat on an old wooden bench staring at nothing in particular. Suddenly, a young, handsome man, with light blonde hair walked into the scene.

“Is this space free?” he asked in his soft, deep voice. The young woman looked up,

“I suppose,” she mumbled back. The man sat down, “Come ‘ere” comforted the man “It will be Ok.” Gently, the girl rested her head on the shoulder and closed her eyes. Such a lovely, heart-warming scene, it could turn any frown upside.

Something was tapping my back; it was gentle and quick. I spun round to find the two kids from earlier, one in pigtails one with plaits. They look up at me with innocent eyes and I beam back at them. Each child taking one of my hands, we silently walk back into the school.

Niamh P 6PSP

Y6 Football Tournament

When I was Younger

“Why can’t I stay at Newton Blossomville School?” whined Lizzie.

“I told you, this school will give you the opportunity to play hockey and netball. You know how your father and I want you to find a passion in sports like these.” I replied calmly.

“But I could join a-“

“Shh, we’re here.” I hissed, “Smile, hold your head up high; you’ll love it here.”

We approached a large grey sign with ‘Bedford Girl’s School’ printed on it in thick black letters. I felt Lizzie’s grip on my hand tighten as dirty brown railings towered over us.

Suddenly I’m huddled in a ball pressed up against hard iron railings muttering to myself between sobs “ I – hate – it – here. I – want – to – go home.” Olney Boarding School makes me feel so lonely like I’m lost, never to be found again. Tears fell, thick and fast, soaking the hem of my skirt. The sky’s a dismal grey and the bitter cold bites at my skin, seeping through, chilling my heart.

“Mum, it’s scary, I don’t want to go.” Murmured Lizzie, I heard the terrified tremble in her voice clearly. Pulling her close to my side and squeezing her shoulder, I soothed “It’s a great school, you’re really lucky to go,” (partly to try and convince myself). Derisive laughter rang out, echoing in my head.

The same laughter is issuing from a group of girls pointing at me as I try to run, but I stub my toe against the merciless concrete and fall to my knees, a sharp stabbing pain shoots through them and I yelp with pain. One of the girls steps on my shoelace, I can’t move my foot. “Let me go!” I whimper. I can’t explain the feeling burning my insides, it’s like a helpless vulnerability…

Elodie 6YFP

Wakeboarding

The Funeral

As I walk down the stone path, I hear chattering from the building behind me. The gossiping slowly fades as I get closer to a stone grave with flowers all around it. I feel the rain drizzling, I hear the crows cawing and the leaves rustling. When I reach the stone grave, I collapse onto my knees, my head facing down. As I lift my head I see the name Hercules Morris.

“Hercules Morris!” shouted a teacher. I was sitting alone on the wooden bench where kids went to hide. I sat there looking at everybody else playing, when a boy ran up to me, shouting back to a teacher, “In a minute!”. I see myself looking up, curious about why he was running over to me. When he got to me, he asked, “Are you alright?” I looked at him saying nothing. “Well I have to go but, I’m looking for people to play my new game with and you seemed to not be playing anything.”

“Hercules!” shouted a teacher. “Well let’s play tomorrow then, bye!”. Then he ran off. A smile crept along my face as I found out he was in the same year as me.

I hear a shout which takes me back to the present. I see two people shouting at each other and pushing each other as well.

“How could you!” I yelled. “You don’t even like football!”.

“Well it’s not my fault I’m good!” shouted Hercules. “You can’t make me quit the team!”. Then I argued, “But you didn’t tell me you were going to try outs!”

“Do I have to?!” he argues back.

“Well done!” a man shouts to another man. “Bring it in,” he cried.

As we hugged at his University Graduation, I was crying full of happiness to see him stand on the stage with his mortarboard. On the way back, we were laughing as we crossed the road, when a car came speeding at us and Hercules pushed me out of the way, but he had been hit. I mourned by his body feeling guilty as ever.

A lighting bolt strikes, bringing me back to the present. As I’m on my knees a crystal-clear tear drops from my eye. I reach inside my blazer taking out a flower and placing it on top of the other flowers. I come off of my knees and start walking back to the building. The sun starts to rise, I hear the chatting getting louder and the spirits of the cemetery fading away.

Kiran A 6PSP

“HOW COULD YOU!” I YELLED. “YOU DON’T EVEN LIKE FOOTBALL!”.

November

Sports Tour

On Friday 18th November 41 Year 6 students headed off to Ipswich on a residential rugby and hockey tour. Across the two days of the trip, the group played in fixtures against students from Framlingham College Prep School and Finborough School, as well as enjoyed some leisure time bowling and climbing.

Debating Competition

On Thursday 24th November 2022 I took part in the Bedford Modern School verses Bedford School junior school debating competition.

The competition took place at Bedford Modern School in the Christopher Fry Hall.

Bradley and I, both in Year 6 were in one team and Natasha B and Vaishnavi were in our second team.

Bradley and I had to debate the statement that ‘Animals should be kept in zoos’. Our team was the affirmative (meaning we argue FOR that statement) and Bedford School were negative (meaning they argue AGAINST the statement). Bradley and I won our debate and Natasha B and Vaishnavi lost their debate.

The judges including Mrs Pemberton, a Bedford School teacher and two BMS sixth formers had to score points for each person as they debated. Whoever had the highest points at the end of the competition out of each school would progress to the final, which would be a single person debate. They would have their original team player helping them in their prep time: the BMS finalist was Bradley who faced the Bedford school’s finalist. The topic that was debated was ‘Books are more educational than films’. BMS were the negative team and Bedford School were the affirmative team. Bradley went on to score the most number of points and won the entire competition.

I really enjoyed taking part in the competition and it was a great experience.

Harry D 6YFP

Y3 Egyptian Day

Describing a Storm

Encircling me, golden bolts of brilliant bright lightning darted furiously across the inky black sky. Directly above me, terrifying thunder boomed as loud as a lion roaring. By the dense forest, heavy ashen clouds as thick as a duvet covered the sky. Suddenly, a spiteful wind cast over the forest ripping leaves off their branches and crashing tremendous trees to the ground. It was a deafening sound. Instantly, an all-mighty shower of icy cold rain poured over me like a giant tipping a bucket of water on me.

was the worst night of my life!

Hiba M-K 3CT

That

Allegra B 3MLG

The Magic Box

(Inspired by The Magic Box by Kit Wright)

I will put in the box,

The music of a famous singer on the big stage, Love from the mother of a joyful child, The tip of a pencil poking purple paper.

I will put in the box,

A washing machine with a broken leg,

A pip of the finest apple from a Tisma tree,

A fuse from a melted candle.

I will put in the box,

Three golden birds that speak Spanish, The last life of a tabby cat, And the first flying woman from France.

My box is made from magic sparkles with clouds and rainbows.

With love to fill your heart and rain from your tears. Its hinges are the knee joints of magical unicorns.

I shall sing in my box on the stages of North London, Then skate across wet concrete the colour of happiness.

Mya Z 4KMH

Y4 Viking Boats

Jasper R 4MJR

Seren R 4MJR

Ruby P 4MJR

Y5 Science Experiment

Olivia K 5MJF

Emily S Supports Foodbank

What a generous and community-minded young person Year 5 student Emily is. She has put together a box for the MK Food Bank reverse advent appeal using her own money to purchase 24 food items. These included some festive treats, all of which will be distributed to people in need in time for Christmas.

Y6 Victorian Day

Victorian day was on Thursday 10th November. Everyone was thinking that it was just some acting, which it was, but feeling more real than acting. People were getting caned (especially boys-they were pretending of course!) and sometimes having to wear the DUNCE HAT! Most of us were quite fortunate and did not get punished, but others weren’t that fortunate and did get punished.

For many people most of the teachers weren’t that strict, that was their opinion until they came to Mrs Pacyna. Mrs Pacyna was a true Victorian teacher. She made us line up in height order boys one side and girls the other. She made us read the rules in handwriting you couldn’t even read! She made us learn the alphabet and ripped the work of any body doing their work wrong. You were not allowed to ask questions so that made it much harder.

The activities were fun, they were:

– Army Drills

– Toy making

– Victorian Mathematics

– English

– Art

– Reading

The Army drills were exhausting activities such as running around the playground and shouting at the top of your voice.

The toy-making was fun because the boys had to make a spinney which when you spun it looked like two images were put together. The girls had a washing line clip that they turned into dolls.

In Victorian Mathematics we learned about the currency and there were lots of types of money. Along with that we learned how to set them out and how to add them together. You set them out with the pounds first, then the shillings, then the pennies and then the farthings. The addition for the money is the same way just you do it in columns.

In English, it was Mrs Pacyna’s activity and the strictest activity out of all of them. After we finished reading the rules, we had to write the alphabet. After we had done the first instruction Harry had done something wrong and his work was ripped up! We were relieved when we heard the bell ring for the next lesson.

In Reading, we had Mrs Pemberton and she made us read a poem. The poem was called The Owl and the Pussy Cat by Edward Lear, written in 1871. We had to read the poem from a big sheet. We had to point with a stick at the words whilst balancing books on our head. It was really enjoyable.

Mohak 6YFP

The Great Exhibition

The Great Exhibition was opened on 1st May 1851. It was built to show off all the exhibits from across the world. They had 16 months to build it and in the 16 months, they had to: build restaurants, find exhibits, sort out police (in case something happens), get posters, staff, toilets, transport and funding (paying for everything).

A competition was run to see who could design a design for the great exhibition. There were 245 entries but all of them were not good enough. Joeseph Paxton entered the competition even though the deadline was already due and sent a design that looked like one of his greenhouses that he had built. His design would need so many bricks, so Joeseph had a smart idea to build it out of glass. They approved his design and said that he had only 9 months to build it. Surprisingly, he only took 5 months.

The first two days were a pound entry. It is then 5 shillings (25p) until 22nd May. The price then goes down to 1 shilling (5p). It does not go any lower as poor people from the street and drunk people might come in. The great exhibition was open for a total of 141 days. Shockingly, the length is equal to 51 London buses. On the first shilling day, there are crowd-control barriers and signs explaining that the gates will be shut once the building has reached capacity, which is 60,000 people. In the end, only 20,000 turned up and there were only 12 pickpockets. The great exhibition had 6,000,000 (six million) visits in total. It made £186,000 profit.

Instead of cutting down trees, Joeseph Paxton built an arch over it since he was a gardener. The great exhibition contained two floors and was 1851 meters long (from 6CH’s classroom all the way down to the end of the sports field)! It also had 7381 British exhibits and 6500 over sea exhibits. The building used 100 million square feet of glass. 18000 panes of glass a week, 2571 a day, 170 an hour and 1.78 every minute. It cost a total of £ 80,000 (Queen Victoria gave a £15,000 donation).

When it opens on 1st May 1851, most people can have a holiday. They opened the gates a bit early since everyone was getting crushed. The national anthem is then played on a huge organ when Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert arrive. The busiest day was 7th October with 109,915 visitors. The Duke of Wellington visited that day and drew such a big crowd that most people were getting squashed. This became so bad that he had to be escorted out by policemen and luckily, no-one was hurt.

There are three cafés inside – one in the middle with ices pastries, sandwiches, fruit, tea, coffee, cocoa and lemonade. The other two have a more limited range of dishes – mostly just bread, butter and cheese. There is no alcohol or hot food at all. The catering is much complained about, both for quality and price. One writing to the morning chronicle said “Worst and smallest sandwiches I have ever tasted. You might as well bring a picnic instead.”

The great exhibition (or Cystal Palace) was sadly taken down and moved to Sydenham which is another place in London. Paxton rebuilds it even bigger – half as much floor space again and using twice as much glass. He also designed ornamental gardens and three frankly amazing dinosaur models. The new Sydenham palace opened on 10th June 1854. The new palace never makes any money as it is not open on Sundays (when people have their day off).

On 30th November 1936, a fire mysteriously started inside. To this day, no-one knows why it got burnt down. The smoke can be seen from Brighton and people all over London stop what they are doing and stand on top of their car roofs to watch. Every fire brigade in London is summoned, but they cannot save it. It is never rebuilt. If the great exhibition had not existed, famous places such as the Royal Albert Hall would have not been buit.

JasmineW 6CH

17C St Cuthberts Street, Bedford 3 November 1893

Dear mother,

Things have turned out horribly. Luckily, I have a job and my wife sews and washes factory worker`s clothes, we cannot find anywhere for Annie to go into service, John cannot find anything either and Victoria, she is simply confused.

We have some good news though; we have found a room and it gets news delivered to it. Let me write you today`s news: Two hotel owners found a dead body in one of the rooms a few weeks ago, they sold it to some analyst doctors, realizing that they had made the profit from it, they started killing guests and selling them for more profit. We heard this confession today at 9:40am.

If you think that was bad mother then you should see the streets, they are filled with urine, faeces, and rubbish this is because there is no rubbish system, all this spreads so many diseases around town, and the children are scared to their bones about getting one of the diseases. The sewage goes straight into the river, which is the same water that we use for washing, cleaning, and cooking.

There are 8 other people in a room with us, 4 of which have an infectious disease, so the kids are trying to stay away from them. Not only are the rooms overcrowded, but the houses are close together, creating poor ventilation, and we are breathing like any breath can be our last, and it is very polluted. Our house is also damp which is making Mould grow and our whole family is wheezing because of what it is doing to our chests.

Luckily, I work in a factory, not a mine because apparently the workers in the mine are dying from coal poison, only a few though, speaking of poison, the factories and other coal burning steam engines are practically belching out pollution which goes into the air. There is not even any clean water available, so me and Annie both have body lice. We are also trying to keep the children in (which does not help) because lots of children have to scoop off poo from the streets. Mary has to wear mostly black dresses because she does not want any coal stains to show up. If you get injured and you can somehow afford surgery (which we cannot) they do not even give you the chance to buy any anesthetics.

If you even had enough money to afford a house the rent would be so high, and it is extremely hard to have any money for anything other than the essentials. In these horrible houses there is very little privacy as there are so many people crammed into each room, we are forced to go to the bathroom in holes that are in the ground, this may sound bad, but you have not even heard the part about the fact that the `privy` is rarely emptied or cleaned there are a whole load of rats, and the stench carries everywhere.

Due to there being so few well-paid jobs there is an extremely high level of crime to steal money that they so desperately need because of these harsh conditions I have told you about so far. A lot of diseases are being spread through water because it is very poorly looked after, the people are somehow still unaware of this. It is not only the water that spreads diseases because there are a lot of deaths which cannot all be just due to the water, this is reducing the number of people able to work. I have saved the worst thing for last; I do not have any spare time to do anything, including spending time with my children. I will send another letter soon hopefully with all the good things about this place (it will probably be a lot shorter than this one!).

Kind regards, Natasha

Ryan B 6PSP

December

Christmas Production

Y6 Christmas Production Reviews

Rock around Christmas ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

THE PLOT: The BMS junior school play is called rock around Christmas and there are many exciting characters and upbeat to slow and calm songs. It starts with Mary and her family in the living room until angel Gabriel gives her a huge shock by telling her that she will have a baby called Jesus, after that the story unravels upon her.

CHARACTERS: The main characters in the story are Joseph, Mary ,Herod and Angel Gabriel. There are lots of fun extra characters like sheep’s, cheerleaders, and R.A.T.S.

MY OPINION: I think it is a fun play and is a different funny way of telling the story of the nativity whilst the struggles of the census.

PROPS: There are lots of funny props like underpants, boom whackers (tubes that makes noises when you hit them) and crips followed by chocolate.

DO I RECOMMEND THIS PLAY? Yes, this is a must see, funny, and entertaining play (especially for young children). Full of singing, dancing and Christmas spirit.

Poppy 6CH

The Junior School Christmas production, ‘Rock Around Christmas’ began its run of four shows this morning. A modern take on the Nativity story, it includes rapping angels, three ‘not-so-wise’ stargazers travelling in a transit van and Mary and Joseph swapping their broken-down Skoda for a donkey! Every student in the Junior School takes part and it is a joy to see their enthusiastic performances in this colourful, entertaining show. #christmascountdown

Christmas Lunch

On Thursday 8th December, our Junior School students were seen sporting a variety of cheerful Christmas jumpers and accessories, and they raised £453 for children’s rights charity Save the Children UK by doing so. All the students enjoyed a delicious Christmas lunch in their festive finery, served up by the Holroyd Howe catering team.

Mrs Rex Retires

On Friday 9th December, we said farewell to Mrs Rex who, after 33 years, who retired from teaching. BMS Junior School students have been the beneficiaries of her inspiration and encouragement for 30 years and as Head for the last 11 of those she has ensured that the Junior School has flourished. Well-known for her fantastic sense of humour and enthusiasm, she has always been hugely admired by the children in her care. The phrase ‘sit up straight!’ will, we feel sure, be remembered by them all! We will miss her enormously and wish her every happiness as she starts her exciting new chapter. #BMSlegend

Y4 Tetrahedron

Year 4 students had a special Maths session in the Christopher Fry Hall. Each student used sticks and elastic bands to build a tetrahedron, and then combined their shapes in small groups. Finally, all the tetrahedra were brought together to create the final giant tetrahedron! The children reflected on the fact that they had all played a part in building this structure, and that if any individual shape was removed, the entire tetrahedron would fall, demonstrating the importance of their teamwork.

Amelie H 3CT

South Africa Rugby

This report should help you know more about South Africa’s rugby team currently and in the past.

Who is the Captain?

Siya Kolisi is South Africa’s captain. He has been captain since 2018. In 2019 when South Africa won the rugby world cup, he was one of the first people to lift the trophy. He had only been captain for one year at that point. Currently in 2022 he is 31 years old

How many times have South Africa won the world cup?

South Africa have currently won the rugby world cup three times once in ,1995, the second time in2007 and the most recent in 2019.

Where are they ranked in the world?

South Africa are currently ranked 4 in the world after the 5 of November when the lost to Ireland 19-16 the leader board is like this South Africa, New Zealand, France and in first Ireland

Do they have nicknames?

South Africa have many nicknames but there most common one is the Springbok’s. They got this name from the animal on their badge which is a springbok

Grumman F14 Tomcat

The F-14 Tomcat is a fighter bomber introduced into the United States Navy in 1974. The F-14 is carrier-based which means it is used on an aircraft carrier. It replaced the F-4 Phantom as the F-4s were no longer airworthy at the time because they were unsafe to fly after the number of crashes in the F-4s. This led to the mass production of the F-14 Tomcat.

What are the specifications of the F-14 Tomcat?

The F-14s are equipped with six AIM-54 missiles (American radar guided, long range air-to-air missile) for combat and one 20mm cannon. They have a range of 1,600 miles and a top speed of 1,544 mph. The F-14 Tomcats cost 30 million Dollars in today’s money which is why later in 2006 Northrop Grumman could no longer afford them and instead sold them to the Iranian Air Force and the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force. The F-14 also has a tail hook for landing on an aircraft carrier like the USS Enterprise carrier and it weighs around 18,190kg (almost 19 tonnes).

What is Northrop Grumman?

Northrop Grumman, more commonly known just as Grumman, was founded in 1929 by Leroy Grumman who was a wealthy businessman. Grumman is an engineering company that merged with NNG Inc later in 1974 to make the F-14 Tomcat.

Grumman made four versions of the F-14: F-14A, F-14B, F-14C, F-14D

They are all the same fighter bomber but just different model types, for example the F-14D is a later model from around 1996 to 2006. Later, in 2006 Grumman could no

What colours do they wear?

South Africa weae the colour green. They have multiple other kits, but on their main kits it is mostly green the colour green is also on their badge.

Who are the best players?

One of best players for South Africa are Victor Mattfield he has been playing for 13 years and has played 113 games.

When did they last beat England?

The last time South Africa beat England in a rugby game was Saturday 26th November 2022. They won 26-13.

I hope this has made you know a little bit more about South Africa maybe you will support them in the 2023 rugby world cup!

Digby 6YFP

longer afford the production of the F-14s so they sold them to other countries, as already mentioned.

How long / what was it used for during its service?

The F-14 was introduced into the US Navy on the 22nd September 1974 and then retired on the 22nd September 2006. It was therefore in service for 32 years which is why it is the longest serving fighter bomber in history.

712 carrier-based models were built for the Navy to use. During the F-14s service they fought in many wars like the Vietnam War, Gulf War and even in the Cold War. Not only was it used for combat but also for fighter escort. At the time, the US Navy named it the most Hi-Tech fighter bomber of all time. But when 2006 came the high price maintaining the sweep wing design led to it retiring after 32 years of service.

Conclusion

After it retired, Grumman realised how successful the F-14 was so they started to develop more futuristic fighter jets like the SR-71 Blackbird which could climb up to 60,000 feet. It also encouraged more companies like General Dynamics to make fighter jets too.

Ryan B 6PSP

Cricket

This report will explain what you will need, what you do, how many people play and what season it is played in.

What will you need for cricket?

For cricket you will need pads when you’re batting not when you are fielding, they protect your legs from being hit, you will need padded batting gloves only wear them for batting, you will need the cricket kit, or your teams kit and you need a helmet but only wear that for batting.

How do you play cricket? vv

There are two halves of playing cricket one of the halves will be batting the other one you will be fielding, when batting you will only have two players on the pitch both being baters one will be on something called strike they will be bowled against the other will be waiting to run, when fielding you will take in turns in your team to bowl the other people will be fielding trying to catch the batters out.

How many people play each game?

Cricket is a game between two teams of eleven in each team, you will swop between batting and fielding when batting you only have two on the pitch but when your team are fielding you have all your players on the pitch.

When is cricket season?

Cricket is normally played from about the middle of April to late September. When playing cricket, you want it to be dry because if its wet it will be very slippery, and you could slip and hurt yourself.

What are some famous cricket grounds?

Some of the most famous cricket grounds are, Lords cricket ground, Lords is England’s cricket ground it is in central London. Melbourne cricket ground, it’s Australia’s cricket ground and is the biggest cricket ground and Newlands cricket ground this is south Africa’s ground, a lot of people describe it as the most beautiful place to watch cricket.

Who are some well-known cricket players?

Sir Donald Bradman he was an Australian batsman he was described as one the best batsman in cricket, Sachin Tendulkar he is from west Indies, and he is a world class batsman but was also known for his bowling skills, Sir Garfield sobers he is from west Indies he was one of the best allrounders in cricket.

What are the most success countries in cricket?

Some of the most successful countries in cricket are, Australia, India, South Africa, England who recently won the cricket world cup and New Zealand

Noah S 6YFP

January

Wear it Blue for Shay’s Smiles

Staff and students have been ‘Wearing It Blue’ on Friday 20th January to raise money for local charity Shay’s Smiles. This organisation is close to the hearts of members of our community as it was founded by the family of former BMS student Shayen Patel, who passed away in 2020 due to a glioblastoma (GBM) brain tumour. We will find out the total sum raised next week but it is likely to be well over £1,000, which will be used to fund vital medical research and support families of children with GBM diagnoses.

Y3 Non-chronological Report

Cheetah Boy

Introduction:

The Manny is a horrible living creature with poison that can kill people. It is the fastest living animal on Earth! Read on to hear more about Mannies.

How Do They Travel?

The Manny travels in packs of six that includes cousins, brothers, sisters and a bully. The brother is the leader because it has a crown on its back.

Habitat:

Mannies live in the deserts in Egypt in Africa. In the desert, the Manny likes the sand and, strangely enough, when it is winter, they like to live in caves.

Diet:

Mannies are herbivores that eat leaves, red ants and poisonous berries and they can think very, very fast.

Appearance:

The manny has a razor-sharp back to protect themselves. It has fire fur, can go up to the speed of 1000 mph and are two metres long.

Young:

When the manny grows up, it has ten legs but when it is young, it only has two legs. It has no fur when it is a child but when it grows up, it does have fur. When it is young, it is the size of a computer and, strangely enough, they are the size of a keyboard when they are grown up.

Teddy D 3ACS

Y3 Non-Chronological Report

Tigox Fact Sheet

Introduction

The tigox is an incredible predator that can eat ten of its prey in one minute. These rare mammals inhabit the mountains in Africa. They are elusive because they have been hunted for many years. Maybe that is why you know nothing about them. If you would like to learn more about this amazing mammal, please read on.

Appearance

The fascinating tigox is a mammal, but amazingly it is also the biggest wild cat known to man. Incredibly, these beasts can be the size of an SUV when fully grown. Their fur is a fiery orange with stripes as black as night that when it is really dark outside, you might see orange mist prowling around you. Since they live in Africa, they have black marks around their eyes to protect them from the sun. Their juveniles are called cubs and are born with only one stripe.

Where do they live?

These brilliant beasts belong to Africa. They live on every mountain in Africa but are most commonly found on Mount Kilimanjaro. They do not hibernate or migrate but when it gets cold they will kill as many prey as they need and will drag them into their cave and will stay there until it is warm enough to go out again.

Diet

These wonderful creatures are carnivores, who eat marmots, zebras, goats and sheep. However, if they eat an eagle they will get poisoned and die. They get their food by using their venomous claws.

Fast Facts

• Each tigox has a different pattern of stripes on their back

• Their scientific name is ‘Mansrgolian’

• The plural of tigox is tigomi

• A tigox mates for life

• A tigox is most active at night

Aimee A, 3MLG

Y4 Dragons

Whilst following the story of How to Train Your Dragon in English. Year 4 looked at how they can bring different characters to life, that were not people. We created our own Dragons, including a picture and description.

Children produced this work in their books and added detailed labels to the picture, as well as a paragraph of writing.

The Dream Walker’s personality is kind, caring, fun and benevolent. He has a majestic instinct to protect his young so he would be a great babysitter! This amazing creature only samples the most delectable of dishes. I am happy to say that they don’t eat humans but don’t leave them around the house pet!

This extraordinary hunter is the best fighter in history as it has both amazing offence and defence. As I said, in the personality chapter it would make a perfect house pet and an amazing battle companion. This brilliant beast can control people using their dreams (hence the name Dream Walker) he can also change their emotions. These incredible creatures can mate, so they can have their young. The males compete in rings for females. They are even known to die trying to compete for a female.

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The Crystalpher can live in many places such as a Viking village or an underwater palace. Although, they can’t handle much heat so wouldn’t survive in the desert. The Crystalpher doesn’t like to eat cats or humans. They are on a strictly ice cream and sweet snack only diet.

Crystalpher loves dancing, eating, escaping, and playing hide and seek with his capturer. He always wins! He once hypnotised the chief with his dancing eyes. Crystalpher’s weakness is ants, he is terrified of them. He will learn to love them one day, just you see! Toothless the dragon is his best friend and together they cause lots of mischief.

Cody S-F 4MJR

Y4 Wellbeing

Y5 Character Description

VITO DE SPANUR

It was the dead of night, but nothing stopped the hardworking engineer, Vito De Spanur, from working on his new project.

Vito is the engineer at Ghastly gorm hall. He had hands like clockwork ticking away. The engineer was an extremely enthusiastic person who always had tools strapped to the front of his wax jacket. He had tangled, grimy hair that fell to his shoulders.

This ludicrous man wore large, clumpy boots and baggy, patched up trousers that were always falling down.

He had a particularly high and nervous voice. The door to the workshop swung slowly open and through it swept a pompous and well-dressed man. ‘Ahh!’ said Vito nervously. ‘Mr. Cabbage how absolutely splendid to see you.’

‘I came to check if you were done with lord Goth’s blunderbuss,’ replied Charles Cabbage, there was a slight tone of boredom in his voice.

‘Y yes I h have,’ stammered Vito holding up a large piece of metal. ‘Good lord Goth will be pleased.’‘Shall I go and give it to him?’‘That won’t be necessary. I shall take him the blunderbuss.’ announced Charles grandly. ‘I do wonder where William has got to. Always sneaking about that boy, always.’

Dexter R 5KRH

Y5 Gothic Story

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Y5 Factors Effect Dissolving Experiment

Y5 Character Description

ALFRID

Alfrid was sitting in his hut in the corner of the Dear Deer park.

Alfrid was three meters tall. He was a cyclops, and he was shy. He was often found in the Broken Wing because he liked to let his cat run around and catch mice when he needed to feed the deer. He always took a spade in case there was a deer in a hole, then he could dig them out.

He wore black boots so no one could tell they were muddy. Once a week he and his cat ate pizza in his hut. Once a year his brothers came to Ghastly Gorm Hall for a week. They really liked pizza. He occasionally he went to the Secret Garden to plant trees.

Alfrid heard a moaning coming from just outside the door. He went to see what it was. When he went out, he saw a deer bleeding. There was one of Mrs. Beaton’s spoons lying on the floor next to the deer. He went and picked up the deer and then the spoon, and went into his hut.

The deer had been stabbed and so Alfrid tried to bandage the deer’s stomach where it had been stabbed. He gave the deer some food and water. When the deer was asleep. Alfrid stayed up trying to keep the deer alive.

At seven in the morning, the deer died. Alfrid picked the deer up and took it to find Mrs. Beat’em. He found her in the kitchen. He stormed over to her and angrily made her tell him why she had killed the deer. She said, “I needed the stomach for a pie!” Alfrid interrupted and said, “but why did dent you go and get one from Gormless?”

“I was going to but when I got to Gormless the butcher was shut,” exclaimed Mrs Beat’em.

“So why didn’t you go and get one in the morning?” Shouted Alfrid.

“But the feast was last night, and Lord Goth would be really angry if I did not have it ready for him,” exclaimed Mrs. Beat’em.“OK but killing one of the deer. Lord Goth will hear about this!” Shouted Alfrid.

Toby B 5KRH

Charlotte T 5EJT

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Retelling of Abraham

Rivka J, 6CH

Music Concert

Young Shakespeare February

On Friday 24th February, our budding musicians and vocalists in Years 3-6 performed in various year group choirs and orchestra ensembles to an appreciative audience of parents and guests in the Christopher Fry Hall. For many of them, this was their first time performing in a formal setting, and they did a fantastic job – well done to them all.

On Friday 24th February, Year 6 classes were treated to a lively rendition of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, performed by four actors from The Young Shakespeare Company. The students loved participating as actors and working together to create a vivid, atmospheric soundscape of the Athenian Forest. It was a brilliant afternoon and an accessible way for the children to engage with Shakespeare’s work.

Gifted and Talented Day

On Wednesday 1st February, some of our Year 5 students were joined by children from five local primary schools for an ‘Odyssey of the Mind’ session. The teams, composed of six children from each school, had a go at all of the tasks available. These included moving balloons without touching them, creating towers that could support the weight of a coin and working together to write a cohesive story. Completing these challenges offered the students a chance to get creative and apply their logic skills to problems, as well as work in a team with new people.

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Ralph E 5DRC

Hannah RS 6PSP

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Ryan B 6PSP

Y5 and Y6 Prayer Spaces

Y3 Clay Sculpture in the style of Barbara Hepworth

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Seth W 3MLG

Nya S 3ACS

Theo F 3ACS

Y3 Rocks and Soil

Y4 Block Printing

Y4 French Stories

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Ben S 4LMM

Anjola 4LMM

Y4 Dragon Top Trumps

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Emile B 4KMH

Maisie RS 4MJR

Thea B 4KMH

Hermidus and the Golden Knife

It was an early and unusually dark and heavy day in Athens. The distraught king, Ajus, had had his most prized possession stolen. It was his 24-carat golden knife. He got an urgent message from his guards that it had been taken to the top of Mount Olympus and that an animal was guarding it. The animal had three heads, chicken legs and tiger legs, wings and a forked tail.

A young man wanted to help. Hermidus was Ajus’s long lost son that he hadn’t seen for over 20 years so didn’t remember him. On hearing the news, Hermidus was willing to sail to Mount Olympus and get the knife for his father the king. He said goodbye to his family and went down to the harbour and waited for an available boat. He tried to get the smallest trireme for his journey. When he finally got a boat, he set sail to the mountain.

When he arrived, he had to find a rock strong enough to hold the boat and stop it from getting unsecure and drifting out to sea. He clambered out of the boat and through the submerged rocks in the water onto dry land. He kept the rope in his hand and attached it to a rock and then set off towards the bottom of Mount Olympus. He was halfway up when he felt a feather glide against his clothes. He turned around to see a massive bronze eagle behind him. As fast as he could he carried on up the hill. Even though he knew the knife was on the mountain he did not know where it was.

He ran into a cave to get away from the bird when he heard a bang! He explored further, when suddenly, a humungous animal came out of the shadows. It was the

The Old Garden Shed

The clock struck midnight at Ghastly Gorm Hall. Lucy Loreca tiptoed silently through the gardens. She creeped and opened an old wooden plank door, which belonged to the old garden shed. As she opened the door, a rat ran past her, faster than the speed of light. Lucy walked towards the back of the shed and saw something she had never noticed before. On closer inspection, she saw it was an old, jagged ladder. Lucy had to investigate, so she climbed up the ladder and brushed some spiderwebs out of the way.

The ladder led her to an old spider infested room with a small table, a window with white silk curtains, a dusty fireplace, and a prison bed.

Lucy felt unusually cold, so she grabbed a match and some wood, then created a fire to keep herself warm. Then she looked out of the window and saw the smoke from the fireplace escaping furiously through the chimney.

Quenzinetor, it had a pair of chicken legs and a pair of tigers’ legs. It had three heads and a wolf tail and the only way to describe its behaviour was vicious and unfriendly. He woke up as if he could see through its eye lids and scared Hermidus to the point where he almost ran out of the cave, but he kept his bravery. Suddenly, the Goddess, Athena came out of nowhere and gave Hermidus a sword able to cut off the monster’s head and levitating powers just in case he needed to escape quickly.

Summoning his courage, he went back in and swung the sword but missed, again and again. Finally, he hit it right in the middle of its neck. The animal fell to the ground where it was still slightly breathing. Then, it stopped. Hermidus could see a shiny object in the distance.

The golden knife was not in the hands of Hermidus. He ran to the entrance and used the levitating power to get back down the mountain to the boat as quick as he could. He detached it from the rock and got back on to the boat. It was very rough seas, and it was hard to sail but he kept his focus and finally got back to his harbour.

When he got off the boat he tried to find Ajust to claim his reward. He went to the Parthenon and found his father there. He tapped him on the shoulder and Ajus turned around. Hermidus and haded over the knife and as Ajus was so feeling so joyous that he rewarded Hermidus was rewarded as the bravest man in Athens. He received a huge reward and was now a hero.

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Lucy felt so comfortable that she fell asleep on the wooden floor next to the dusty old fireplace and she was woken up by the wind howling and rustling against the damp window.

Lucy was frightened because she didn’t know what the noise was and she climbed anxiously down the jagged old ladder. She realised the shed door was locked!

Lucy screamed for help and banged on the door as hard as she could, but the door would not open. Suddenly, Lucy heard something move and turned around to see a skunk! Nervously, Lucy backed up but accidentally bumped into a broom CRASH!!! Every single gardening tool fell down like dominoes, in the blink of an eye, the whole shed collapsed.

Lucy smelt something unusual. A few minutes later Lucy realised the strange smell was her! Bumping into the broom must have frightened the skunk. Disgusted, Lucy ran faster than the wind, into the Ghastly Gorm Hall.

Evie S 5KRH

The Next Chapter in Goth Girl

Chapter 13 – The Shadowy Figure

As Ada strolled through ghastly gorm hall in her Tuesday morning clothes she was as jubilant as a jiggery jellyfish. She was approaching the large crimson, brown oak doors of the broken wing as she was having her Tuesday morning tea with her father Lord Goth.

When Ada arrived at long gallery, she gave a little curtsy and went to pour the tea into the overly decorated dazing China tea pot but, while she was pouring disaster struck! She accidently dropped her father’s favorite tea pot. She was expecting to hear a loud SMASH, but no; her father Lord Goth saved it just in time and then pulled off a polite well-mannered wink. Out of the corner of her eye, Ada saw a figure dance along the corridor but assumed it is just a ghost or William Cabbage. (If you did not know he can blend in with his surroundings.)

Later that day, Ada had her lesson with lucy. As they were strolling through the drawing rooms with what Ada thought contained horrifying paintings of all of the Lord Goths, she felt like she was being watched! Eyes seemed to follow her from one side of the drawing room to the other. She was just leaving the Chinese drawing room when under the overly oak large table seemed what looked like a single eye! A few minutes later, Ada was so suspicious she was looking and trying so hard not to blink. Eventually, she came across and gasping for breath she exclaimed “LUCY LUCY LOOK NOW!” Lucy trying to calm Ada down but was also in shock ”What!!! A Where did this come from?” When they both looked at each other with a nervous grin on their faces they excitedly shouted, “It’s investigation time (trademark)!”

Footnote: “Its investigation time” is a new trendy thing everybody said in 1927

That night, Ada was sitting in bed mumbling, “What’s going to happen? I’m so worried about everyone.” She thought to herself, “At least the attic club meeting is tomorrow.” During the meeting the attic club decided to help Lucy and Ada.

The following day, they are all walking along the endless corridors, which are lined with antiques. When they were noticeably giving up hope of finding answers to the strange eye they suddenly saw Kingsley the chimney caretaker. He shouted “Guys look come over here.” They all rushed over, when they saw the potential culprit. He turned to face them with his eye missing leaving a deep black hole...

And that’s how the story ends. Will the Polar Explorer ever find his eye? Find out in chapter 14.

Ben F 5DRC

Y6 Character Descriptions

Sheldon

Smith

The rain came down in full, cold buckets. An emaciated 15-year-old boy walked through the school double doors; his anxiety hung his head down glum. “Good morning, Sheldon, your books are on the floor!” bellowed Max sarcastically before throwing Sheldon’s books on the floor. That is basically Sheldon’s life in a nutshell.

Sheldon was a very smart and intelligent person and only cared about what he needed to do at school. He was alone; A loner; An outcast to all the rest. During lunch break, all the other kids played football or baseball while Sheldon walked gloomily around the sides of the playground either solving a Rubik’s cube or reading the class dictionary. Due to him being the walking encyclopedia and the classic book worm, he was constantly getting bullied by Max and his Gang.

As he picked up the books, which were now staring at Sheldon meaningfully, he thought of an idea, an unpleasant one but it was still worth trying the next day... “where’s my homework!” thundered Max, pacing toward Sheldon in the school corridor. “If it’s your homework, why would I have it?” replied Sheldon bravely. “I asked you to do it!” howled max angrily. “Take it, here!” answered Sheldon, throwing his books on the floor without even taking his eyes off his diary. Sheldon felt brave, he had just thwarted his number one enemy. To his astonishment he ended his enemy before he could write ‘5th of January 1985’

Of course, he had done Max’s homework, but he had done it wrong. He had turned over a new leaf, he was no longer as quiet as a mouse, he was as sly as a cunning fox, but nobody needed to know that.

He walked into his form class 11BS to be slapped in the face with a cloud of disappointment. “Mr. Smith, you are late.” scolded Mrs. Sydney, glaring down at Sheldon. “Sorry Mrs. Sydney I-” began Sheldon, putting his books on the table. “Apologies don’t Unsqueeze the oranges.” She muttered, before sitting down on her chair and taking a sip of her tea.

He sat down and he desperately didn’t want school to end, he still had his older brother to deal with...

As Korra Heinka walked quickly up the cold white marble stairs that led to the mechanic workshop, her co-workers inside sighed. Though there was one person whose bland face had a small smile creeping up as he recognised the click clack of her boots. Finally, the door creaked open as Korra Heinka strutted in, her brunette hair swaying rhythmically behind her.

Her shimmering green eyes twinkled as the light reflected on them, though inside you could see something was wrong. Her co-workers scowled at her, as Roku, her best 43

Seth S 6CH

Korra Heinka – Characterisation

friend, walked up to her as happy as a toddler getting a toy. She jokingly moaned in a sarcastic voice, “Get back to work, Roku”. Roku laughed, knowing her personality.

On the other hand, her co-workers noticed the big scar on her face. She claimed it was from a car crash. She had a short posture and a short, stubby nose, but they were not to be fooled as she was a tiger on the inside. She heard people whispering about her being an awful mechanic, that’s when her heart of gold turned to a heart of coal and flames. She lost it, there were parts being thrown and a couple of screws, there were definitely going to be some bruises that day. Her friend cooled her off as the co-workers whined and trembled.

Quinn H 6PSP

Creating a character

You’ll never believe who I met today …her name is Lily Lommel Lock. She is the newest girl in our class, she has ginger hair and freckles. She looks like a person who always smiles but her big brown eyes tell a different story. At first Lily was a bit shy but soon she became more open. We found out: she played in a netball team, loved writing and always had her nose stuck in a book. She helped me in English and Humanities and I helped her in DT and Maths. We soon became great friends. But one person threatened to change that.

Her name was Catherine she was short for her age but had her name on the school bully trophy. She would taunt you ferociously and get away with constantly being rude.

Y6 Personifications

Bread

She had eyes like a hawk. Always snitching on people and tracking your every movement. Her steely voice was instantly recognisable. One day she deliberately tipped water onto Lily’s work , even though she insisted it was an accident.

Lily had a bright infectious smile. Anywhere she went teachers smiled, children smiled, even the grumpy dinner ladies smiled or some facial gesture was given. Her narrow nose and frizzy hair were some of Lily’s trademarks. But her biggest feature were her eyes. Lily’s eyes were glistening moons. What were eyes full of worry, were now fierce with determination.

She moved faster than a cheetah racing along corridors, always being way ahead of me and early to lessons. I don’t get how she did it.

She was quite a character. Turning up to school in camo kit, karate kicking open doors, going on top of the trim trail and bouldering wall, swaggering around the school like she owned the place. She was really getting into the school vibe. It was perfect.

The next day as I walked to school, I waited at the bus stop for Lily like always, but she wasn’t there. I waited. Ten minutes. Fifteen minutes. “This is getting ridiculous!” I thought. It wasn’t like Lily to be late certainly not the Lily Lock I knew. Always speeding off to lessons, being there at the door before the class had even got their things. Suddenly everything was eerily quiet. The only sound came from the leaves whistling in the wind.

Susie F 6YFP

The bread yawned carelessly in the empty shop, The doors flew open with a creak and customers came in,

The bread became bought bread and flew to the till,

The till snapped viciously like an angry crocodile waiting for a meal, It slowly, safely scanned and then the bread was out,

The bread screamed and jumped around but he could not escape,

The door laughed and cackled as the bread arrived in fear,

With a rustle it came out of the packet of peril and was quickly put in the toaster with a screech, It was getting hot, he wriggled and squiggled and squirmed and turned but he was stuck,

With a ding he flipped out and landed with a plop!

He was now: tanned toast, brown bread, he had crispy crusts and he dropped crunchy crumbs,

Soon the butter came out with an evil grin and with a scrape he was covered in toxic fat,

He was set down on the table to wait for his owner to come,

His friends tried to help but they had been trapped too, Luckily, Bob the dog grabbed him in his jaws of steel and carried him away home.

Jasper 6YFP

The Flood

As the flood alarm sounded, People ran, Dogs pounded,

And the trees danced in the wind, The clouds peered down at the ground, And rain started to slap the buildings.

Soon the flood punched, And the cars crunched, His watery arms slapped the tall buildings, Everything was swept away, And the flood munched.

After the city was filled with rubble, The skyscrapers just looked like a bubble, Trees were flipped,

All the swept away branches looked like hair, But the city was bare

Dexter 6EAW

Y6 Jewish Visit

On Thursday 2nd February, students in 6PSP welcomed a very special guest, Meir, to their Humanities lesson. He spoke to them about Jewish customs, festivals and history, among many other topics. The children have recently been studying Judaism, so they were fascinated and delighted to be able to ask him all manner of questions about his faith.

Y6 Sedar Meal

On Wednesday 22nd February, Mrs Pemberton’s Year 6 class held their own version of a traditional Passover meal to bring to life their recent studies on Judaism. They made their own charoset paste, eaten with unleavened flatbread which represents the haste with which the ancient Israelites left Egypt in the biblical Exodus. They also learned about the ‘Mah Nishtanah’ or ‘Four Questions’ which highlight the significance of certain Passover rituals.

Y6 Israel Factsheet

Ryan B 6PSP

March

March Sport

It’s great to see the continuing progress of our Junior School athletes halfway through the academic year. Our netball players are training regularly and taking part in their first fixtures, whilst our budding Year 3 and 4 footballers recently enjoyed their annual House football tournament, spurred on by our coaches from Milton Keynes Dons and a group of Year 13 students. As well as this, our cross-country runners performed brilliantly at the annual Biggleswade relay event on 08 March, placing first in three separate age categories.

Junior School Chase

Before the end of the Spring term, more than 100 students in Years 3-6 took part in the annual Junior Chase, running a 1.6km course. Well done to all the students involved, and a special mention to those who achieved medals for placing first, second and third in their categories.

Senior School Humanities Talk

During March, two groups of Sixth Form students have delivered presentations to Junior School classes on Islam, and weather and climate. These topics have directly related to current areas of study within Junior School Humanities lessons. It is great to see our older students acting as role models, engaging with and teaching those in younger year groups.

Y6 Speech and Drama Festival

A huge well done to all the students involved in the annual Bedfordshire Festival of Music, Speech and Drama, which took place from 04-11 March. They achieved 12 first, 26 second and 19 third places for individual verse speaking and duologues, and our Junior School Orchestra and Year 5 and 6 Singers both triumphed in their categories. A special mention must go to Year 13 students Zak and Will, who took first place in their category, securing them the Soroptimist International of Bedford trophy.

On Thursday 2nd March, local charity Impact Bedford were back at BMS, this time delivering a ‘Creative Prayer’ session to our Year 3 and 4 students. Students were guided through activities including origami folding, drawing their lives as a film strip and discussing the famous poem ‘Footprints’ whilst considering who is walking alongside them in their own lives. This was a great opportunity for them to develop their abstract thinking skills and get creative, whilst exploring complex spiritual concepts.

Y3 and 4 Creative Prayer

World Book Day

Our Junior School students had a belated World Book Day celebration on Friday 10th March, taking part in special sessions themed around different novels. Activities ranged from crafting to codebreaking and colouring to chocolate making, and it was great to see them getting creative and discussing their favourite stories. This also encouraged cooperation and teamwork between older and younger children, as each group contained students from all year groups.

Kush and the Dragon

Many moons ago, there was a town surrounded by lush green fields full of flowers. The weather was always sunny and it was full of people that were kind and helpful. It should have been a very happy place but a sadness lay over the people like a thick, grey cloud. For in a dark tunnel in the hillside lived a spine-tingling behemoth; a monstrous soul-piercing dragon.

The dragon was as big as a million pizza boxes stacked high and was covered in scales as black as a winter night in the arctic. On its phoenix-like head, were silver spikes and its eyes glowed white and could pierce your soul. The beast’s mouth, although hidden, could bite with the force of eight tons and, when it opened it, it let out a cacophony as loud as a dynamite and TNT explosion, combined.

Every time the beast wanted its dinner, it would stomp its feet and the Earth would shudder so the people would know it was hungry, and then the silliest person in the town would ride a cow to the dragon’s lair and leave the cow and run off.

The dragon’s tummy was quite full after this but the townspeople soon realised that they would run out of animals very soon. They went to the Mayor to talk about how to stop the dragon from eating them. The mayor thought for a long time and finally gave his answer. “Dragons often demand the sacrifice of little brothers. All little brothers will have their name written on a piece of paper and every week a name will be chosen as the sacrifice”.

On the day of the first lottery, a young boy named Kush rode into town. He was bold and intelligent. He wore gleaming gold armour and held a sword as sharp as a cat’s canine. As he rode through the town, he didn’t see anyone but heard stentorian roars in the distance, finally, he saw an old man and he told Kush the story of the sacrifice, the first name to be pulled out of the hat was the king’s little brother, Jai.

As soon as the dragon heard him coming, the dragon rushed out of his lair, lashing his whip-like tail and beating his sail-like wings, his eyes glowing white, yet Kush was not afraid. He drew his spear and hurled it at the beast with all his might, but the beast’s scales were too strong, with one blow of his whip-like tail, Kush was sent flying into a crystal-clear lake and, as the rust on it slid off, it revealed its identity, it was the greatest of the sacred swords, Excalibur, and he accidentally swallowed some of the crystal-clear water, and was able to fight again. Kush grabbed Excalibur and hurled it at the dragon with all his might. The sword pierced the beast’s heart and, with an almighty roar, the beast fell to the ground, shaking the earth, and died.

Kush wiped Excalibur on the grass and walked proudly out of the cave and helped Jai onto his horse and they rode into the town. The townspeople waved and cheered as they saw the successor, and the king announced “I have promised that the dragon slayer will become king after me. If you want to then you can!” Kush thought that this was a brilliant idea and decided to stay.

Kush P 3CT

Y3 Cave Art

Merlin N 3ACS

Zoe P-C 3ACS

Thomas R 3ACS

Robert and the Serpent

Long ago, in a far away mountainside, there was a gorgeous village. There were lush, green grass, sparkling streams and rose pink blossom trees as far as the eye could see. However, the villagers lived in fear for they held a dreadful secret. In a gloomy cave lived a grotesque beast; a menacing, blood-thirsty serpent.

The beast’s eyes burned like a wildfire in another universe. Inside its poisonous jaws were sharp teeth like daggers. Its scales were as dry as a boiling desert.

Ever since its arrival, the serpent had been threatening to destroy the village unless they gave him a weekly sacrifice. Eventually, the villagers ran out of animals so they met with the emperor to decide how to keep the serpent away.“If we don’t give the serpent something to eat, it will destroy the village and kill us all!” cried the villagers. “What should we do?”

It took a long time for the emperor to decide. Eventually, he decided and announced that every child would put their name into a casket and every week, a name would be drawn and a child would be sacrificed!

On the morning of the first lottery, a charming warrior called Robert rode into the village. He was wearing shiny armour and was handsome, smart and skilled. He had hair as golden as the sun. He held powerful nunchucks and a sharp sword. Robert wondered about the quietness until he came across an old man who told him the disappointing story about serpent. The first name drawn from the casket had been Prince Gabriel.

When Robert heard this story, he was determined to try and save the prince so he set out for the beast’s lair. Nunchucks and sword in hand, he galloped towards the serpent’s cave.

Silently, he approached the serpent’s lair, sneaking towards the mouth of the cave. Suddenly, the beast came out, hissing menacingly. Quickly, Robert took out his spiky sword and hurled it into its eye. The beast fought back but, all of a sudden, Robert saw the beast’s heart right through its mouth. The beast went to strike again and Robert threw his nunchucks into the beast’s mouth, causing it to explode with slime. The beast was finally defeated!

Joyfully, Robert headed back to the village in triumph. When he got back, the villagers heard the news. Trumpets sounded, church bells rang, they sang merry songs of victory and danced through the night until the early morn.

The emperor gave Robert ten thousand acres of land and Prince Gabriel became his best friend. They lived together in Robert’s new kingdom and lived happily ever after.

Robert V 3ACS

Sewing

Bea HW 3ACS

Y4 Dragons

Year 4 have been learning about narrative adventures in English. We looked at the importance of creating an interesting and creative character. As part of our story writing process, we created a character that could form part of ‘How to Train Your Dragon’.

The below is an extract from Millie and Seren’s character profile. They both thought about appearance, personality and community surrounding there characters.

Physical appearance

Amy has curly, luscious hair. Her hair is as dark as the midnight sky. Her eyes are as bright as the sun, shining like a glistening ocean. She has an adorable looking face like a new puppy. Amy’s hair is thin, blonde, and long. Her clothes are very modern. Her shoes are as shiny as a diamond.

Personality

Amy was born to be humiliated by her friends. She is a very smart girl and loves to do her homework. Amy is the kindest girl and very brave. She has lot’s of friends and sometimes hangs around with the cool kids. Amy loves her teachers because she gets lots of praise and good grades. Her favourite part of school is the lunches, she finds them scrumptious.

Community

Amy’s mum died in a car crash when she was very young. Her Dad is on an expedition, so Amy lives with her grandma. Amy also has an annoying brother and fluffy puppy! Amy’s favourite animals are hamsters, cats, and rabbits. Her grandad dies a year ago and it was tough for all of them. Amy loves to design birthday parties, its her favourite thing to do. She has family all over the world and gets to travel to see them. Hiccup is her best friend; they love to play with each other.

Millie J 4MJR

Maximilian is a kind, shy, trustworthy boy. He has hazel eyes, scruffy hair and clothes that need a wash. He is a very clumsy bot who is often afraid of new challenges. He does his best to avoid scary situations. Max is very kind though, for his friends and family, he would do anything. Last week, he jumped into the black heart sea! When it comes to adventure, he is very smart and he always come’s up with amazing ideas.

He hates squid with star fire mushrooms and does not like Brussel sprouts! His favourite thing is melted cheese with caterpillars. He is a wild person and always wants to go on a fun adventure with Hiccup. Max’s voice is a little squeaky and very high pitch, so he barely talks, only to his mum, dad, and Hiccup. Max’s best friend is Hiccup and Fish legs, they call themselves the golden trio. Hiccup is Max’s special friend. They are always making each other laugh. Mostly, his friends call him Max. He has one younger sister and one older brother called Timmy.

Seren R 4MJR

A Visitor’s Guide to the Isle of Berk

Have you ever wondered how Vikings coped with battering winds, lashing rain and dragons? Then it’s your lucky day, read on and plan a visit to the home of the Vikings!

A WALK AROUND BERK

Madman’s Gully

Start your trail in the Isle of Berk with the No.2 tourist attraction, Madman’s Gully. Madman’s Gully is a wonderful place to visit if you wrap up warm. Beware of low flying dragons and other beastly animals. Remember, as long as you are prepared you will have the time of your life.

Calibah Caves

After Madman’s Gully remember to stop of at the Calibah caves. The Calibah Caves are at the edge of Berk so occasionally the tide will come into the caves so, be prepared. The Caves will be dark so bring a headlamp for safety. If you are lucky, you might find some crystal bats!

Cowrie Beach

At the end of your adventure take a soothing, welldeserved walk along Cowrie Beach. Pick up seashells and seaweed for an amazing souvenir but, if you want to go all Viking you can go to the lonely looking Viking Hut to get a Viking Helmet. The sea is cold, that is because It’s full of sleeping sea dragons.

MEET THE LOCALS

Stoick The Vast

If you are lucky, you might see the Chief of the Hairy Hooligan Tribe, Stoick the Vast can be found in the Oysters ‘n’ Oil restaurant gobbling up ‘Oysters Surprise’ You can’t miss him with his height and most of all his loud, booming voice.

Fishlegs

He’s quite hard to find but you might see Fishlegs with his best friend Hiccup, Stoick the Vast’s son. You are most likely to find the two at Madman’s Gully or hurrying to find out a way to train their dragons. But one thing for sure, they are always busy!

A BITE OF BERK

The Isle of Berk offers a variety of delicious dishes, but Berk’s most popular dish is Oyster Surprise (vegetarian option available). If you are looking for more exotic foods checkout the Viking Voyage Hut for some pork and milk (not mixed!) Berk’s most famous restaurant is Dip ’n’ Dough with such a good mix of vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options, is rated a major 4/5 stars. When you are walking along the beach, feeling a bit peckish, go to the Seashell Cove for a seashell special smoothie. Or if you like nature more, head to the bottom of the tallest mountain and go to the Snow Slide restaurant to have some hot chocolate. Yum! Are you going to be Berks biggest foodie?

Arya S 4KMH

Y5 Rainforests

Mrs Fox’s Year 5 class have recently finished studying tropical climates in their Humanities lessons. The topic concluded with students making board games and word searches based on what they had learned. They had a great time and produced some beautiful and creative pieces of work.

Grace H 5EJT

Jasper 5EJT

Mikey 5EJT

Y5 Rugby Festival

On Friday 3rd March, a group of Year 5 students travelled to Oundle School for the U11 Girls’ Introduction to Rugby Festival. They had a fantastic time and improved their skills demonstrably during the course of the afternoon culminating in an excellent last game. What is all the more impressive is that all the other participants were in Year 6! They also enjoyed a training session with Loughborough Lightning player Emma Hardy.

MacBeth Witches Spell

Add a sprinkle of snail snot and a handful of tail rot, Chuck in the blood of a newly born deer

Mixed with the skin of a pig’s torn ear

Stir the potion so its bubbling with steam, Ready to add to all the children’s ice-cream.

Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble.

Add a pinch of a grated rat

And a handful of crimpled bat, Throw in a rotten monkey tail

Mixed with the plaque from a whale, Now mix it all together in the stormiest weather And it shall seem as good as your dream.

Emily 6YFP

The Tornado

Sun smiles warmly from his pillow of clouds,

His golden beams lighting a path below. Crops dance merrily in the gentle breeze, Unaware of the hunter lurking far away.

Suddenly, he appears on the horizon, Silently stalking his shivering prey. Dark clouds jostle around him, Turning off the lights in the sky.

Mighty and ferocious, He sprints stealthily through the shadows. Powering across the innocent fields, Devouring anything in his path.

Crops quiver from his sharp breath and crashing growl, Tears pound the muddy dirt below.

And then he pounces on his prey, Snatching them into his mighty grip and away.

And then he departs swiftly, An eerie silence remains.

Sun stretches its golden arms over the destruction, Sighing wearily, the abandoned crops are safe again.

Ryan B 6PSP

Y6 Money Matters

On Thursday 9th March, Y6 pupils were given the opportunity to develop their money skills by attending a ‘Money Matters Workshop’. Students played a series of games where they were required to make important decisions on whether to spend, save or invest and acquire interest. The aim of the session was to be the person at the end who had made the most amount of money. A lot of fun was had by all with a few important life lessons learnt along the way!

Y6 Personifications

The weak-willed sun struggled to share its heat around the coldhearted world

Skeletal trees block out all hope of life

Aggressive frost covered the house where the depressed dormouse lived Faint hearted flowers slowly wither awey

Over time the stiff fingers or ice cover the surfice freezing it alive

Dissobiadiant snow covered the grass leaving it looking like a filter

The ruins of buildings were crowned with ice

Making music in the air, the whistling wind bast bye and bit the cheeks of the unfortinant

Charlotte R 6CH

Prodigious Library

The loud colours and beaming lights greeted you as you walked in, Books sat on shelves in all shapes and sizes – small, large, fat, and thin.

Some books were old and tattered, But each one mumbled its story, Majestically they stood tall and proud radiating with glory.

At the heart of the library there was a magnificent glass dome, With beckoning sofas and cushions; it was a place you could truly call home.

A beautiful rug on the floor squeaked every time someone sat on it, It was so old that it was ailing and in need of repair,

Anxiously, it wondered why people did not sit on the chair?

The tranquility of the library was so wonderful that you wouldn’t want to leave,

When you were reading a fiction the silence helped you believe.

The ancient clock watched on children thriving over the years, Underneath in a dark, solemn corner lied and unkempt desk where the librarian resided, To renew or borrow books, you had to go where the two worlds collided.

Precariously balanced atop the narrow door, was a broad sign, Saying ‘Walking out without a book is like committing a crime’.

Graciously the library accepted all the children from different age groups, Without discriminating against their intellect, Conclusively, the library was perfect.

Rivka J 6CH

FIRE

Fire is an angry bull, raging with a red-hot face, He is so powerful he can jump from place to place. The fire’s eyes are ablaze, Creatures that come too close are erased.

It is an angry, lashing bright beast, His main hobby is most certainly to feast, On bugs that fly within his reach, When he brings them down, they screech.

Bullying the logs is what he does best, After he is finished, he needs to rest, So he lies on his chest. Smouldering with tired ashes, The bugs he burns away he staches, In his winter jumper, For when winter comes he is forced to slumber.

He is a puppy jumping around drawing all attention Little do they know he is in a different dimension.

He dances around on his house, the logs He is sitting around right next to a bog.

He is a monster aflame with anger, Hanging onto his house, he is an anchor.

In winter, people gather around him, For the warmth, that’s why people surround him

Sam C 6CH

Y6 Maths Investigation

On Wednesday 1st March, a number of Year 6 students worked in teams to solve difficult problems designed to test their mathematical and teamwork skills. This is part of a programme created to support the students’ transition into studying Key Stage 3 Maths.

The Beach

The breathtaking views, Oh what an amuse The golden strands of hair, Blown away in the air. The Running Sea, in all its glee, Turns dark at night. With all its might, The aggravated Sea, Clashes and smashes, Against the rocks. Working off its socks, Is the gracious Sun, The Shepherd lets, The sheep have fun. So they dance and jump, as the Sea hits the sand, Thump, Thump, Thump. As it all calms down, Its mouth drools, Across the sand, Now word spreads through, “The sea rules, All the land.”, But in later days, June and May, The Sea exhausted, Finally hits the hay.

Daniel M 6CH

Y6 Sedar Plate

Felipe G 6CH

April

Y3 Writing List Poems

Ten Things Found in a Witch’s Hat

Frolicking frogs’ legs, Eyes as terrifying as tarantulas, A bettered spell book,

A witch’s wand,

A potion as deadly as a bleck widow,

Stray strands of silky hair,

Scrambled spiders on soft toast,

A purring cat,

A flapping bat.

That’s what we found in a witch’s hat!

Allegra B 3MLG

Y4 River Storyboard

Children in 4MJR have been learning about rivers in Humanities. The children created a storyboard using 8 steps to show the formation of an Oxbow Lake.

In a Pirate’s Chest

A spare treasure map,

A dog having a nap,

A sword as rusty as railings,

A monkey that is wailing,

A huge pile of gold,

A parrot that is bald,

A centipede’s nest,

An old, smelly vest,

A few silver bars,

A diamond smaller than Mars.

That’s what I found in the pirate’s chest.

Roshan J 3MLG

Y5 Persuasive Marketing MJF

Georgie

Y5 Hampton Court

On Thursday 20th April, our Year 5 students visited Hampton Court Palace, where they immersed themselves in the fascinating lives of the Tudor servants, courtiers and monarchs who once lived there. They toured the royal kitchens, discussing the various roles and responsibilities of the staff who would have worked there, and analysed a variety of sources to make conclusions on King Henry VIII’s leadership style. They were also lucky enough to see much of the 60acre grounds, which is currently in the midst of its stunning Tulip Festival.

Zane OH 5KRH

Princess 5KRH

Y5 Spanish Armada

Dear Diary,

What I’ve had to put up with is unacceptable! Outrageous! Flabbergasting! (That is a real word apparently)

My first problem (out of a lot of problems) is the fact that this Queen Elizabeth I, thinks that she has the right mind to reject my marriage! How dare she! Who does she think I am? Some bloke off the coast of Spain? Well, she probably does since she rejected my hand in marriage. I’m trying to strengthen the relationship between Spain and England and what does she do, rejects ME!!! I’ll get my revenge on her (Ooh, am I good)

Alright, I’ve come up with a scandalous plan. I will replace Elizabeth I with her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots. Hold on, how am I going to do that? Ooh, I will start a war, yes. (Ooh, am I good)

I have started a plan. I have asked the Duke of Medina Sidonia to lead the war plan. I have done the impossible, I have got my revenge using ship warfare! Right, I have sent 130 ships to invade England and this plan is ingenious, these ships are in a crescent formation. How clever!

I have news reported back to me. A few days ago, the English have spotted our ships and have lit the beacons to spread the news.

The English are attacking, but this crescent formation is working like a charm!

But for now, Good Night, Diary. See you tomorrow.

David W 5KRH

1588

Dear Diary,

What a turn of events! You won’t believe what I have had to put up with!

Firstly, I rejected that dumb Spanish King’s marriage proposal. I am not going to marry! I want to stay independent and strong myself!

Then the man tried get me replaced by my cousin. I don’t think it’s a really big deal that I said no to Philip, so why is he doing these things?

It was reported that there were sightings of Spanish boats! Well King Philip, game on! We sent some boats out but the Spanish ships were in a crescent formation so we couldn’t beat them. So unfair!

Luckily, we sent some fire ships to destroy the formation and it worked! But that only destroyed the formation not direction, they were still heading towards England!

I was a bit worried at first, but the strong winds pushed the ship up north and around England but thank goodness for the rocks. They smashed the boats to pieces, only a few of the boats were left.

We won, yay! My ships were able to attack the Spanish ships and we beat them! Apparently, the Spanish blamed the Duke of Medina Sidonia for poor planning.

Anyway, we probably would have won anyway because the Dutch rebels were attacking Spain already.

With joy, Queen Elizabeth I

Natalie P 5KRH

Y6 Rookery South Energy Recovery Facility

During the week of Monday 24th April, all Year 6 classes visited the Rookery South Energy Recovery Facility in Stewartby. As part of their Environment topic within Humanities, the children learned about the ‘energy from waste’ process supporting their understanding of the Hierarchy of Waste model. Children were able to use the purpose built interactive classroom, understanding the journey of waste from when it enters. Pupils kitted themselves up with PPE as they embarked on a behind the scenes tour of the facility, giving them the opportunity to see the furnace at work. An exciting morning was had by all.

Y6 Fire Poster

Eleni 6CH

Danielle K 5DRC

May

Y3 & Y4 Grandparent Afternoon

On Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th May, our Year 3 and 4 students had the special opportunity to welcome their grandparents to the Junior School for an afternoon of games, crafts and even some musical performances.

The children were excited to introduce their relatives to their friends and teachers and it was an absolute pleasure to welcome our guests, some of whom were visiting BMS for the first time.

Y3 Postcard to Ma and Pa

Dearest Ma and Pa,

On the hunt of the cat burglar! First, we found a poster that said that lapdogs were going missing, but we found out that they really ran away! They were from the Lapdog Agency.

There was a yellow cat! She wanted the dogs to give her a map of where the jewels are in the houses. The police are baffled but we are not! We’ve used our powers of disguise to look like dogs.

Mr. Munroe sends his love.

O xxx

P.S. I did spill a bit of jam on the Mongolian dressing gown, but I cleaned it up straight away.

Fraser R 3ACS

Y4 Waterfall Sketch

Y4 Trip to Hazard Alley

Today, I went to Hazard Alley and had lots of fun. I went through lots of activities. My favourite activity was going into a house and seeing all the kitchen dangers because I didn’t realise some of the dangers before this trip. I loved all the activities, and it made me realise how dangerous the world around us can be but also how to stay safe and be alert.

Aneesa 4LM

We learned to always wear a helmet when you go on a bike ride and always to sit in a car seat until we are over 135cm and wear a seatbelt. We also learned to never vandalise thing that aren’t yours.

Kiki B 4LM

My favourite part of the day was calling 999 on the telephone because it felt like real life. Today made me switch on my safety brain!

William S 4LM

Puppet Theatre Club

Egyptian Tile Printing

Anoushka T 3 MLG

Gigi B 3CT

Georgie B 4MJR

Dear Mrs Pacyna,

I am writing to you to inform you that the decisions you have made are affecting nearly100% of Year 5 and now me and everyone else are devastated. Here are some of the reasons why…

A lot of people are unhappy with your decision about making the school day longer since it will affect them and their parents’ arrangements for after school. Children will arrive home much later than usual. Unfortunately, this will mean the poor children will have extra homework and less time to do it. Somehow, they still must find time to eat dinner. This is not good for their mental health and will make them more pressurised and stressed.

Cancelling clubs is beyond unfair since in the senior school you have loads of extra-curricular activities and having no clubs in the junior school will not be preparing us at all. Loads of people are excited to go to new clubs next year but now they cannot go. There is a new club in year 6 called Odyssey of The Mind but what is the point of it anymore? I do not understand why we cannot go to the clubs after school still. By doing this we will still be able to participate in the Christmas production, musical theatre, and sports clubs. I do orchestra and if the year sixes cannot be there no one else will be able to perform since there is not enough people. Do you really want all these students to be disappointed just because of education?

You really really really do not need to shorten are lunch break because we deserve a bit of fresh air and time to unwind. If we spent all are time learning it will have a massive impact on our wellbeing.

I am not completely against your decision about doing half an hour of PHSE but if we do that, we should still be able to have a proper lunch break. My last school had an extra break in the evening for around 15 minutes and I was able to concentrate more in my work.

I am unable to end at 4:15 since I must attend Athletics at 4:20 but its 15 minutes away! That is impossible to do! I will not be able to spend time with my family or take a break from constant work in the evening. Your idea of this school’s changes is not only crazy but are impossible for many people.

I think I have made valid points and I hope you understand why we disagree with your changes. You have gone too far, and we have a right to be against it. You are going to ruin the school’s reputation and slowly loads of people will drop out. I really hope you understand my points and I would like you to take it into consideration that by doing this people may not stay here. Do you really want that to happen?

Yours sincerely,

Dele V

Bedford Modern School

Manton Lane

Bedford MK41 7NT

Headmistress

Bedford Modern Junior School 12th May 2023

Dear Mrs Pacyna

My name is Valentina Iacono. I am a student from Bedford Modern Junior School. I am writing in response to shocking, traumatic, and devastating disclosure that was made this week. You wish to plan to make the school day longer and remove all of our opportunities to attend clubs and event. I would like to raise my concerns about the damaging impacts that this will have on our health, lives, motivation, and focus.

You said that the change is to help prepare us for year 6. You also communicated the change that we would be finishing at 4:15pm. Furthermore, I noted that fixtures would finish at 6:45pm. In addition to this, homework will take longer than 30 minutes. I would like to understand how all of this is preparing us for year 6? I have worked out that by spending an extra 30 minutes in school every day would be a total of 2 hours 30 minutes extra per week. How would you feel? I feel like you are taking away precious time from my family life. This will affect my life out of school and that saddens me.

Furthermore, with fixtures finishing later and homework will last longer, this would also mean going to bed later which will affect the next day as I wouldn’t have got my full 8 hour of sleep; I would also like to point out that I would lack concentration and focus at school the next day, in which would impact my mental health which is unhealthy. Also, I believe the morale for all year 5 students will be low. I have been speaking to all my friends and then have spoken to teachers and they are all upset by these changes. As a consequence, I believe that students will misbehave because we are all tired, therefore everyone will be stressed out and then you will give us all detention.

I would like to suggest that no changes are made, and we resume our original year 5 timetable. The school life we live is brilliant and amazing because we are free, and it doesn’t affect the life around us. I fully believe that you will do the right decisions after reading my thoughts.

Yours sincerely

Valentina I

Dear Mrs Pacyna,

I am writing this letter to notify you of the mistakes you are making in lengthening the school day to 4.15pm. Firstly, the senior school finishes at 4pm, so the added 15 minutes are unnecessary. When you made this announcement, the outraged, let down children were devastated to hear the news. Another point, I would like to make is the wellbeing of the children involved. By making the school day longer, the lunch break shorter and increasing the amount of time spent in lessons, the students are getting less fresh air and becoming more stressed than they should be. Another one of my many concerns, is the food wasted at lunch. I know you are trying to help us cut down on the food waste our school produces, and by shortening the time we have for lunch, you are increasing the chances of us not finishing our lunch. The option of smaller portions helps with this, but if the students are hungry, they will ask for a bigger portion, and not be able to finish it. The next point I would like to make, would be the cancelling of all Year 6 after-school clubs. This is an unwise decision to make because we will not be able to train for sports out of lessons, meaning we will lose at all our fixtures and less people will come to the school because of the lack of sports clubs.

I agree with your decision to make the PSHE lesson longer, because giving the students more time to learn about PSHE will encourage them to be kinder to each other. However, if making PSHE longer means shortening the lunch break, then that is a mistake. To make this decision work, I would advise you to, instead of making the school day 30 minutes longer, only making it 10 minutes longer, so that the extra PSHE is possible, but is not reducing our lunch time.

By making the school day longer, you are giving us no time for fixtures, meaning that we will no longer be able to play against the other schools, and we will be missing experiences that are not possible at our own school. At my old school, we did not have fixtures, and 87% of the students could not play sports well. We are at a great advantage to that school, with our current options of fixtures, and if you take them away, future Year 6s will not be as good at sports. By increasing the amount of homework students are receiving each night, you are making them work more and they will not have as much time to do the things they enjoy, and these activities could benefit them emotionally and they could learn from these hobbies as well. By making us stay at school until 4.15, the people who catch the bus will miss their bus because it will have left already. If the bus stays for a longer time, it will be delaying the other schools who also need to catch that bus.

When the students that would have been looking at joining the school for Year 6 find out about this decision, they will change their mind and look at a different school. Many of the current students will leave as well. I know you want to prepare us for Year 6, but this will just make us sad, stressed, and tired. Do you want half your potential Year 6 students to leave this school? I know that you are a brilliant and clever Head Teacher, and I believe that you will make the correct decision and keep the school day at 3.45.

Yours sincerely,

Maia L

My Coronation Weekend

On Friday evening, I came home from a really fun activities day at school and made scones for a fun day tomorrow and watched a movie. After that I was really tired so I went to bed looking forward to an amazing Saturday tomorrow.

The next day was Saturday 6th May. The day we had all be waiting for – Coronation Day! In the morning, I had a scone for breakfast. Yum! I got ready for a coronation party at my friend’s house along with a lot of other people I know. Finally, we walked to the other side of the village and arrived at my friend’s house and everyone was dressed up nicely. All the children played together until the Coronation started and we all gathered in the sitting room to watch. I watched nearly all of it but every so often, when it got a little bit boring, me and my friends would go and play.

After the ceremony had finished, we had a delicious lunch and me and my best friend played outside in the rain (even when it was raining really hard) and we had a great pudding and played for the rest of the day!

Abi J 5EJT

Dele V 5KRH Valentina

Maia L 5KRH

Y6 Mother, Me and War

Life was horrid that year. I was longing to get away: from the mines, and from my father. Then came a heaven-sent opportunity, from the paper, to go to war.

“Poland Invaded!” screamed the headlines, a couple of weeks into my 15th year. “Fight For Your Country!” It all sounded so good at the time. I signed up.

The recruitment officer took one look at me, and put my name down, without a second thought, then yelled, “NEXT!” I tried to thank him, but couldn’t get a word in edgeways. “This is it,” I whispered as I walked away. “I’m going to war.”

Only a few weeks later, I was about to board the train to Poland, when –

“John!” cried my mother, “Where are you going?!”

“To bring honour to the family, mother,” I replied proudly. “To war!”

Y5 Sports Bag

“Oh John, what have you done?” She wept uncontrollably, and I started to regret telling her. I got annoyed then. “Mum, do you not remember them saying we’ll be home by Christmas?”

“Yes, but ...”

“No buts. I’m going, whether you like it or not!”

Just then, the train started to move away. Mother tried to grab my sleeve, but missed. As it trundled away, as I saw the desperate look on my mother’s face, fading into the distance, I whispered to myself, “Don’t worry Ma, I’ll be home by Christmas, promise.” I hoped it was a promise I’d be able to keep.

I am John William Johnson, and people have yet to decide whether I am dead... or alive. I didn’t come home.

Bradley 6YFP

Ben F 5DRC

Y6 Condover

On Tuesday 19th May, our Year 6 students arrived at Condover Hall to begin their exciting week-long residential trip. After unpacking and having lunch, they quickly got stuck into a range of activities including trapezing, climbing, abseiling, ariel trek and archery tag. After dinner entertainment ranged from campfire activities, a talent show and a very loud disco! All pupils had a wonderful time and have challenged themselves, shown positivity throughout and have made memories which will last a lifetime.

Y6 No Man’s Game

It was a cool evening game, it was us, Knebworth County, against them, Rainfield Village. It was a close game, but we beat ‘em by an extra point. They’re a friendly bunch of lads they are. It was a beautiful evening sunset. But as they were walkin’ me back to the orphanage, a man with a hat and a lovely red outfit stands by a wall, pinning somethin’ to it. Soon enough, he steps out of the way, revealing some sort of poster saying, “War has been declared”.

Today, when I was walking to the store with my best chum, Molly, it was as we reached the store that there were crowds of people cheering and clapping. It was then that I realised, it was a ceremony for lads who wanted to join the army. “I’ve always wanted to use a gun.” I say to Molly. When I step further into the crowd, I spot my team, they’re waiting to sign up! They managed to spot me and yelled for me to come up with them. As I was walking up, Molly grabs my arm, but I still walk up. As we sign up, the man smiles at the rest, but when it comes to me, he frowns. People usually don’t treat me the same, whether it’s my voice or my skin colour. But he still lets me through.

It was the first day of training, and I was quite disappointed. The clothes were nothin’ like they’re supposed to be! Instead of the nice red velvet colour, it was a mouldy green sorta colour! And on top of that, there was, Big Tom the Tank, well at least that what the lads call ‘im. He’s the biggest, baddest man in the camp, and he pushed me over while I was eatin’. I swear ill get ‘im one day. Soon the sergeant made us come to a boat. He told us that we would be travelling to France, to get a crack at the Kaiser. When we arrived, we took a little ride. It was the worst ride ever! Even the horses were treated better than us!

When they told the lads and I, to dig up some sort of trench, it was still a bit of a laugh really. The digging took a long time, even though we’ll be back by Christmas. It’s January 19th, I’m still here. There are rats, mice crawling around, mud all over my face, gunshots going off every second and innocent lives being shot at. Nobody can rest, the beds are more like stones to me. And rain, rain and clouds, not a glimpse of light. Today I saw Big Tom the Tank, he was lying by a wall, his eyes were wide open and he was holding his chest. I couldn’t help but stare, no emotion, just staring. I crumple into a ball, I’m not sure why, but I just do. I look up and check my watch, it’s nearly time. My clothes are muddy, my feet are soggy, my back is full of pain and my eyes are disgusted. One of the lads took a blighty, I wish that could’ve been me. Five minutes, I still don’t believe that I’m in this dark, muddy place, well I try not to believe. It’s time “It’s our turn, lads.” The sergeant says. I clench my fists, then I climb over. I sprint, bullets flying past me, bombs going off. It was the whole team, all going up together. The next moment I find myself on the ground, my eyes wide open, staring at the sky. I hear the voice of Molly telling me to close my eyes and rest. I rest my hands, I shut me eyes, and I go to sleep for the final time.

Kiran A 6PSP

June

Sports Day

Our annual Junior School Sports Day on Friday 30th June was a great success. Students in Years 3-6 brightened up the field in their House colours, enjoying some healthy competition and spurring each other on alongside a large crowd of relatives and supporters. Our thanks go to the staff involved for their hard work and dedication, which ensured that the afternoon ran smoothly.

Aquathon

On Wednesday 28th June, the Junior School hosted its first ever Aquathlon for Year 5 and 6 students. The young athletes completed several lengths of the swimming pool, followed by a quick change and a race around the field. It was wonderful to see them cheering each other on and enjoying this exciting new challenge.

Swimming Gala

On Friday 26th May, we held our annual Junior School Swimming Gala, which involved every student in Years 3-6. The day comprised a number of exciting competitions, from individual races to team relays, and many of the children were delighted to achieve new personal best times.

Willington Walk

On Tuesday 27th June, our Year 6 students enjoyed a walk in the countryside around Willington. They took a route from Danish Camp to Russell Park, observing the flora and fauna they found along the way, and enjoyed learning about the history of the River Great Ouse. Their long trek ended with a well-deserved ice cream break!

Y3 Monochrome Patterns

Annabel S 3MLG

Anoushka T 3MLG

On Thursday 22nd June, our youngest students were out and about exploring Bedford as part of a local history project. They completed a traffic survey, visited St Paul’s Church and inspected the exhibits at The Higgins Bedford – where they also spotted materials from the BMS archive. Their thorough investigative skills, despite the hot weather, certainly earned them an ice cream in the park!

Y3 Shadow Experiments 3CT

Aneesa H 4LM

Ottoline and the Queen’s Knickers

Ottoline was organising the Emperor of Heligoland’s hats and was about to start organising her odd shoe collection when suddenly, she felt a tap on her shoulder. It was Mr. Munroe.

“What is it?” asked Ottoline.

Mr. Munroe showed her a newspaper: ‘QUEEN’S KNICKERS GO MISSING! Queen too embarrassed to talk. The police are baffled.’

“How interesting,” mused Ottoline. “Do you have any more of these?”

Mr. Munroe hurried off to his room. He took quite a long time as his room was rather messy. He passed Ottoline three more articles. In the corner of one, there was another article.

‘Loud noises heard in the palace last night. Police are baffled.’ Read out Ottoline. “But we’re not! Are we, Mr. Munroe? We’ll find out! I think it’s time to investigate.” So they went to their rooms and put on disguises. Ottoline put on her Mongolian dressing gown, a jumper, a moustache and the Emperor of Heligoland’s hat. Its feather was so tall, it touched the ceiling! Mr. Munroe wore Pa’s old raincoat, a stripy tie and a top hat. After they left the Pepperpot Building, they headed towards the palace basement. After pushing through heaving crowds and taking three buses, they finally got to the palace. They had to duck so the guards wouldn’t see them. Their hearts were pounding like drums; they felt nervous and excited at the same time.

Suddenly, Ottoline whispered, “Look! There’s a coal chute!”

Breathing heavily, they crawled over to a bush by the coal chute and slipped through!

Luckily, for them, they landed straight into the basement and saw a dog party where they saw a whole load of knickers. They were using them as hammocks and swings! In the corner of the room were twelve shiny balls and eight splintered sticks. In the centre of the room, there was a creaky, towering staircase which led to a small, smelly pile of underwear. There were at least 148 dogs with soft fur, fluffy tails and sharp teeth. The sound was deafening and everything was chaos! Pants were flying everywhere! To the right of the basement was a huge table which held the most delicious-looking food! Jelly, pastries, cookies, gingerbread. There was also dog treats, dog treats and more dog treats. The party looked so much fun! Mr. Munroe was tempted to join in but held back the temptation. Suddenly, Mr. Munroe heard a small pop. It was Robert the mouse in his small chute! Then Mr. Munroe drew his eyes back to the dogs. They yapped and barked playfully.

One of the dogs who had fluffy. Brown fur shouted, “Wow, guys! I’m so glad you went and stole the Queen’s knickers!”

“Yeah, I agree!” yelled a dog with golden fur.

One of the corgis bellowed, “KNICKER PILE UP!”

Suddenly, all of the dogs piled up a mountain of pants and all jumped on top! Just at that moment, a huge

German Shepherd walked in.

He growled, “Get out of my way.”

All of the dogs backed away.

“That’s probably the boss. He sure looks like it,” whispered Ottoline.

Then she said, “Your hair looks extremely messy, Mr.Munroe. I think we need to go and brush it!”

They started to sprint to the bus station where they were able to get a bus home. When they were inside, Ottoline started to brush Mr. Munroe’s hair. When she was finished, she started to write in her notebook for five minutes.

She passed her notebook to Mr. Munroe and said, “That is the clever plan.”

Mr. Munroe nodded. They got to work.

Ottoline wrote on a small piece of paper. She passed it to Mr. Munroe who put a stamp on and headed to the door. When he was gone, Ottoline started turning the apartment upside down for knickers. After she had found loads of them, she called the numbers of every dog in Big City. Then she put on a gold, glittery dress with an extremely tall green high heel and an extremely tall red high heel. When Mr. Munroe returned home, he trundled to his room and put on his black suit and dark sunglasses. Silently, they waited.

When the guests started to arrive, Ottoline and Mr. Munroe greeted them. Ottoline shouted, “Pants Party this way!”

All the dogs went into the kitchen and they saw loads of pants!

One of the dogs yelled, “Pants pile up!”

They all jumped onto the pants. Just like Ottoline planned, a huge dog walked in. It was the boss. He ran into the kitchen.

Just at that moment, Ottoline and Mr. Munroe turned off all the lights and disco ball. All of the dogs gave frightened howls. All at once, the guests popped every balloon. The dogs closed their eyes in fright. After that, party food was thrown at the howling dogs. Even the boss was howling! A cage door was slammed on them by Mr. Munroe. Ottoline was very pleased indeed.

She asked, “You didn’t think you would get away with it, did you?”

“How did you know?” cried the dogs.

“Simple. With a bit of detective work,” replied Ottoline. Just then, the Pet Police arrived.

Ottoline asked, “What will happen to them?”

“They will go to the Petting Zoo,” replied the officer.

Just then the doorbell rang. It was Ottoline’s parents.

“Mum! Dad!” cried Ottoline. She flung herself into their waiting arms.

They told her, “We are never going to leave you here again.” Ottoline started to cry with joy.

“I missed you,” she sniffed.

They thanked Mr. Munroe and told him she could stay for life.

THE END

Eilidh F 3ACS

Y4 Space & Distance

Y4 Story Retelling

Y4 Wolf Reports

Introduction

Canis Lupus otherwise known as wolves are the largest living non-domestic members of the dog family and are very social.

Habitat

Wolves live in various habitats such as forests, mountains, grasslands and deserts and can be found in countries such as the Arctic, Russia America. Wolves’ habitats show how adaptable they are because they can survive in temperatures as extreme as tundras and deserts. Wolves have existed for over 1.5 million years and are important to their habitats and eco-systems because they help keep animal populations such as elk and deer in check.

Hunting

Wolves generally hunt as a pack and are then able to catch larger animals such as moose, deer, elk and bison. Whereas when they hunt on their own, they will catch smaller animals such as squirrels and hares. When wolves are chasing their prey, they will select the more vulnerable animal who may be old, sick, injured or young. They will chase their prey over long distances sometimes even over miles to catch the right animal.

Feasting

Wolves are carnivores meaning their main food supply is meat. Instead of having smaller portions of meat daily, wolves tend to feast every few days when they’ve made a large kill. When wolves catch their prey, the hungriest wolf will eat first even if they are low ranking within the pack.

Pup life

Wolf pups are well cared for by all the pack. When the pups are very young the pack will bring food to them so that the mother does not have to leave the den. When the pups are a little older, other pack members will take turns bringing them food, babysitting them and even playing with them.

Communication

Wolves often use snarls and growls to threaten themselves. Barking is often used as a distress call, but it is very rare. Wolves communicate with other packs but only to ward them off. They howl to do this they also howl to show other members of their pack affection.

Extinction

Today most wolves can be found in the tundras of Alaska and Canada because they like to live in places where they aren’t bothered by humans. Unfortunately, the biggest reason wolves are struggling to survive is because people are destroying their habitats making it harder to find food.

Violet M 4KMH

Georgie B 4MJR

Maisie RS 4MJR

Jess G 4KMH

Arctic Wolves

The Arctic wolf, also known as the white wolf or polar wolf, is a subspecies of the grey wolf. There are about 200,000 left in the world and found in the arctic regions of North America and Greenland.

Habitat

Arctic wolves have been forced to make several adaptations to survive the cold of North America and Greenland, such as their white, fur coat. Their dens can be very complex, or they can simply dig out earth or snow and expand it over the years.

Diet

Arctic wolves are carnivores – meaning they only eat meat. They feast on muskoxen and Arctic hares but are also found to eat lemmings, caribou, beetles, and Arctic foxes. Arctic foxes do not usually encounter polar bears, but there have been two records of Arctic wolf packs hunting polar bear cubs from a trusted source.

Hunting

These creatures do not work alone – they work in packs of 2-20 members. They have 42 teeth for hunting prey and a streamlined shape, for speed while they are hunting. It is not normal for them to be as fast as their prey, but they outrun them through their stamina.

Cubs

Baby Arctic wolves are called pups, or whelps. The mother normally carries 5-7 pups, for 61 to 63 days. Newborns are brown at first, also being helpless as they are blind and deaf. Breeding takes place during January to March. Pups become independent at six months and then join the pack.

Did you Know...

That Arctic wolves help population control for other animals? As there are not a lot of animals living in the arctic, arctic wolves get their hands on whatever food they can.

Y5 Spanish Armada

Dear Henry,

This week has been crazy! First we heard the Spanish are coming from La Corona in Northern Spain. The next thing we know is that they’re sailing past Plymouth and we’re stuck in the port due to strong winds! After a few days of anxious waiting, the weather finally let us out of port and we followed the Spanish to Calais, where they were trying to meet up with Parma’s army. I don’t really know what happened there but we never saw Parma’s army.

The Spanish were sailing in a very strong crescent formation with the most important ships in the middle and we had to find a way to break that formation. The next night, we sent little boards on fire into the middle of the Spanish Armada. They panicked and scattered, breaking the formation.

The next morning, we got a bit of luck! A storm came over and blew the Spanish up past Edinborough to the Scottish Isles, where a lot of them got wrecked. They were no longer strong enough and had to take the loung route back to Spain, while we sailed back to Plymouth, victorious!

I hope I’ll see you soon! Love, Ben

P.S. The Spanish formation was 7 miles long! Could you imagine that?!

Y5 Play script: Hansel and Gretel

Character Description

Hansel: Usually quite energetic but at night he needs a good sleep, but over all a great brother to Gretel. Gretel: Same as Hansel but sometimes at night she is still energetic but overall, she is a great sister to Hansel.

Setting

It is a rainy dark day in the creepy, gloomy woods. There is the sound of owls howling and birds screeching.

Hansel walks down the forest wearily. While Gretel walks energetically as if she is not even tired at all.

As they walk through the forest, the trees’ branches fall off and twigs snap. Soon, they could see a bright light coming through, at the end of the trees.

Story

Gretel: Well now we are walking in a forest because our parents kicked us out because we didn’t do what we were supposed to do!

Hansel: looks at Gretel with a sad face and says anxiously Well I think we are stuck here in this dark gloomy forest.

Gretel: Let’s just keep going. Try not to trip over any sharp sticks.

Hansel: looks a bit more cheered up Look, there is a bright light in the distance!

Gretel: I think we have found a Candy Land! At the side of the stage, a house appears. It is made from gingerbread and sweets. The roof is covered in icing and there are little sweets decorating windows and doors.

Hansel: looks excited Ooooo look at that house in the distance.

Gretel: also starts to look excited Yeah it looks like a gingerbread house!

Gretel and Hansel quicken their pace and start sniffing the air. As they approach the house, they begin to touch some of the sweets to see if they are real.

Hansel: This is real! We’ll never be hungry again!

The children quickly grab handfuls of gingerbread and start scoffing. Slowly, a curtain twitches and an unpleasant face appears at the window…

Oliver C 5KRH

Anjy O 4LMM

Y5 & 6 Summer Production

On Thursday 15th and 16th June, it became a pirate’s life for our Year 5 and 6 performers! ‘Forever Treasure Island’, an action-packed musical twist on a classic tale, opened to an audience of their friends, family and special guests. Viewers were able to watch an array of swashbuckling adventures – the audience enjoyed a real treat!

Y6 Duxford Trip Report

My trip to The Imperial War Museum

When I entered the Imperial War Museum, I saw a camouflaged tank and a spitfire with the French flag on it. We went inside a room called The Air Space which had a gallery of planes that were old and rusty and some newer planes too. Then we went aboard a Concorde plane, inside it looked nice and fancy.

Next, we entered another exhibit on the Berlin Airlift, this plane had a mannequin inside and there was flour for the people to bake into bread if they were hungry. After that we saw spitfires taking off into the sky and at one point there were two planes racing on take-off. Finally, we were acting as news reporters in The Battle of Britain hangar talking about the different objects on show. I hope you enjoy a trip there as much as I did.

Y6 Newspaper Report

THREE LITTLE PIGS CHARGED WITH MURDER

One week ago today, Mr Wolf died in a horrific murder which, yesterday was admitted to my three Little Pigs. It happened in Tuffet Way, London, where the pigs, who struggled to pay their mortgage, used their insurance from the ‘break in’ to pay it off.

Last week on 1st April, the wolf died in a boiling pot, which the pigs claimed was in self-defence. But new evidence has come to light, which proves he was not guilty. The pigs already claimed that the wolf had tried and succeeded in blowing down the first two of their three houses. But CCTV footage shows that, in fact, the wolf had asthma. Huff and Puff expert commented: “not even a healthy wolf’s huff and puff could bring them down”.

This new evidence was enough to bring in forensic scientists who then proved, along with an autopsy, that this was murder. The wolf had axe marks on his back and his lungs had not been flooded with water. Scratch marks were found in the hallway and wood was found under his claws says Pin Ochio forensics expert.

The three Pigs were proved guilty and were subject to a financial investigation on Monday. The findings suggested they were severely behind on their mortgage and should have not been able to live in the house anymore. This seemed to sway the public’s opinion on the pigs with comments like: “keep your chinny chins up fellas”, and “I’m behind on my payments too”.

The Brick House, Tuffet Way, London

In court, the Pigs admitted to murdering the wolf and setting him up for their own financial gain. This case has sparked the interest of millions saying they are in the same financial situation as the pigs. What will happen to them, we are not sure. But we do know that the financial crisis is something the government needs to start looking at. Are they slacking or are we not working?

Our Crime Correspondent Hannah RS 6PSP

Princess BL 6YFP

Y6 Spanish Weather and Climate

Y6 WWII

The Treaty of Versailles

The Treaty of Versailles was an agreement signed on the 28th June 1919. It was an agreement that meant Germany would take full blame for the cause of WW1 and as a result, lost a lot. Germany lost troops, money, land and an Air Force. They money to be paid was 6.6 billion pounds paid to England and France which Germany had tried to destroy.

It wasn’t long until Hitler decided these rules were no longer to be followed. After invading the Rhineland, his troops strode into Austria and Czechoslovakia. Soon, Neville Chamberlain (Britain’s Prime Minister) saw the danger in this newly found power and flew straight to Germany to persuade Hitler to stop. The Munich Agreement was signed and Hitler promised to stop. One year later, this was something else he retracted on.

Hitler

Hitler started the Nazi party in 1933 when Germany was suffering as a nation. He gave the people hope and therefore became very popular. Hitler hated the Treaty and made it his mission to illegally break the rules and build back a German army. He took back the Rhineland, invaded Austria and Czechoslovakia and began his invasion of Poland despite the war threats given to him by England and France.

Lack of response

England and France with many other countries, allowed Hitler break the rules of the Treaty and invade countries due to them not wanting a repeat of WW1. It was not long before England and France thought enough was enough and so allowed Hitler to advance into Czechoslovakia. They put their own countries before this one. Chamberlain did not want another war but despite his efforts, during the first few days of September 1939, war was declared on Germany. 300,000 children were evacuated to the rural areas of England.

Poppy JF 6CH

Kate S 6YFP

Y6 Lino Printing

Ben IW 6CH

Samantha T 6CSP

July

Y3 Ottoline and the Black and White Bunny

Chapter 1

Ottoline was nearly done organizing her odd shoe collection on the pouffe and was about to move on to the next collection when she felt a tap on her shoulder. It was Mr. Munroe with a newspaper article. Ottoline read it. It said, CAKE WRECKER STRIKES AGAIN! More cakes destroyed with no crumbs left behind. Ottoline asked Mr. Munroe if he had any more of these, and Mr. Munroe wandered off to his room to find more of the articles.

It took him quite a long time to return, but after a patient hour, he returned with more articles, which said, ‘Young teen, Jonathan 13, had his birthday cake destroyed! Footprints left all over.’ The second article said, ‘Mrs. Daphine’s tea cake got destroyed, nothing not even a crumb left!’ On one article, Ottoline saw an ad it said, ‘Gluten free perfect cake with absolutely NO WHEAT.’

Ottoline was very intrigued and said, “It’s time to investigate Mr. Munroe,”…

Chapter 2

Ottoline decided that it was time for a special disguise. She put her Mongolian dressing gown on and quite a large sun hat, even though it was night and a rather dark pair of sunglasses. Ottoline dressed Mr. Munroe in a shabby raincoat and a rain hat, in case it rained. They exited the Pepperpot building and wandered off into the distance to the address of the ad she had seen in the newspaper. When they got to the place, it just looked like a regular bakery and the sign said that it was closed but Ottoline knew there was someone in there. So, she peeped through the keyhole, and this is what she saw. A black and white bunny and it said “I can’t believe I’m

GF and I can’t have cake, so if I can’t have cake than nobody can. I going to smash every cake in town.” The bunny rubbed his hands together and chuckled. Ottoline was intrigued but she needed some time to think and looked at her friend and said, “Your hair could do with a brush.” but she could tell that Mr. Munroe wasn’t happy.

Chapter 3

Ottoline started messing about with Mr. Munroe’s hair and every few minutes she stopped and went “hmmm”. But 18 brushes later, she finally said, “I’ve got it!” She suddenly shot off to her notebook and started scribbling. Ottoline cut something out of her notebook with the Balinese pinking shears. This is what it said, She asked her fuzzy friend to take it to the newspaper office to get it printed whilst Ottoline was setting up the

house for the bunny to arrive. A little while after she did, she went to go ask the bear from the basement if he could help with the clever plan...

Chapter 4

The bunny tip-toed up the stairs to the twenty-fourth floor but it took him a little while too because the steps were quite tall, and he could only hop. When he did get to apartment 243, he realized that the door was locked so he started to search in his FLOOF (which is a combin-ation of hair and fluff) for a hair pin when he did, he started to pick the lock. When he finally had picked the lock, he slowly opened the door with a creak. When he stepped in, he saw the largest cake in the world the bunny said, “I HATE CAKE !!!!!!” he started to get closer and closer to the cake and...

Chapter 5

As the bunny was about to jump into the cake to smash it, suddenly, the lights went on. The black and white bunny gasped as he was greeted by a big bear hug from the bear from the basement, a blanket on his head (thrown by Mr. Munroe) but what followed was the worst!!!! SHAMPOO IN HIS EYES squirted by the bathroom company.

Finally, as the bunny had shampoo in his eyes and to wash it all off, a nice bucket of cold water on the head was perfect, thrown by McBeans’s Cleaning Service. When he was caught, Ottoline walked up to the wet bunny and asked him, “Why do you keep destroying cakes?” The bunny explained that he was GF and Ottoline understood and said, “Don’t you know there is a gluten free cake company?” and can you guess what the bunny said to Ottoline? “It’s time to eat CAKE!”

Ottoline was astonished and she asked him a question “Would you like to be my friend if you DO NOT destroy any more cakes?” The bunny smiled and Ottoline knew that he had said yes.

Issy R 3CT

Allegra B 3MLG

Zoe P 3ACS

Eleanor T 3MLG

Y4 Mosque Visitors Guide

Y4 Adventure Playgrounds 4KMH

Y5 Limericks and Nonsense Poems

Hydrgus

There once was a terrifying monster

Who was such a mean mobster

His name was Hydrgus Cuz he played among us

He was such a mean mean lobster

By Edward and Eva 5DRCn

The Pentabra

The Pentabra is extremely big, and always wears a purple wig

His legs are long and covered in hair, and he always carries a huge red flare

He’s very noisy and likes to shout, and his favourite thing is to run about He sometimes wears a purple bra, and wearing it he runs so far

His stripy shoes are orange and red, he wears them in his rainbow bed

He wears grey shorts, and has a spotty tummy, but he still gets told off by his mummy!

Charlotte T & Lucy M 5DRC

Mr. 3 Headed Frog (Nonsense Poem)

Mr 3 Headed Frog, Poor Mr 3 Headed Frog, Wore a bow ‘flie’.

Stuck in a cell,

He had to go to work, I’m trying to save him, To try fries and ‘ties’, Can you help me as well?

He looked very funny, With pink giraffe legs, And had octopus feet, Not flippers instead.

But suddenly the being, Started to go frantic. He grabbed the Bub Bub tree, And was declared lunatic.

He ripped down buildings, And started to grow.

Then all the villagers shouted, ‘’Oh no, oh no!

So, police had to come, And shrink him back down.

Mr 3 Headed Frog, Looked back with a frown.

Chima and Elvie 5DR

Amrita S 4KMH

The Guardian

Here he comes, he’s so courageous

All his outfits are outrageous

His rainbow skirt

And grey shirt

Oh, he’s so courageous

Rose and Ottilia 5DRC

Y6 Acrylic Paintings

Y6 Science Fair

Y6 Bridge Design

On Tuesday 4th July, Susie, Isaac, Simrit, Eleni and Joshua took part in the Science Fair in the Year 4 Science block. Each child had been completing an investigation of their choosing ready to present to teachers and parents.

Elodie M 6YFP

Toyo O 6EAW

Jamie & Ryan 6PSP

Gummi Bear Project, Eleni

Gummi Bear Project, Eleni

Y6 Human Eye Diagram

There was lots going on including, lava lamps, neutralisation, chemical reactions with Sprite and Gummy Bears osmosis. All of them worked really hard and were able to describe and explain their findings.

Rivka J 6CH

Science Fair Project, Isaac F

Lava Lamp Project, Susie F & Simrit S

6CH Leavers

BEN IW

I loved my time at BMJS and made amazing memories. I will never forget these years.

CHARLOTTE R Things I liked: dance, plays, drama, games, off-timetable days, Condover. I will miss BMJS!

EWAN B I love BMJS. The food is good and the teachers are so kind and supportive. Thanks!

FELIPE G I have made so many lovely memories at BMJS. Thank you to all my amazing teachers.

KRISHIV P I loved the plays, trip, sports and after school clubs. I will miss Bedford Modern School.

SAM C

I have really enjoyed BMJS especially things like: Condover

DANIEL M I have enjoyed every moment at BMJS. I will miss the teachers and the school trips.

DYLAN H I have made amazing friends at BMJS. I will never forget the great times. Goodbye everyone. .

HATTIE S I loved my times at BMJS. I made new friends. Thank you, I will miss everyone.

IMOGEN B I loved BMJS, Orchestra, Odyssey of the Mind, Maths and of course, Art! I’ll miss you.

ELENI S I really loved my time at BMJS. I will miss 6CH, lessons and the exciting trips.

EMILY-ROSE P I loved being at BMJS, I am going to miss it but excited for my new chapter.

JASMINE P I like BMS sport and the variety. I will miss all of my teachers in Y6.

JASMINE W I have made amazing friends here and memories I’ll never forget. I will definitely miss BMJS.

OLLIE B I loved Odyssey of the Mind because it can be hard but it is really fun.

POPPY-JAY F This year was incredible. So many friends and opportunities. Thank you BMS for a great year.

SETH S My time at BMJS have come to an end. Fun experiences… really want to stay. Bye.

REUBEN F I have loved my time at BMJS, I have made great friends and learnt a lot here.

RIVKA J I wish I could stay in the JS. I will miss you! My heart lies here..

SAANVI P BMJS was so fun! I’ve made amazing friends, the teachers are lovely. Thank you so much.

6EAW Leavers

AIDAN I

I have really enjoyed my time in the Junior School, I hope you do as well

ALEX D BMJS has been the best school I have been to yet, thank you so much!

ELLA B

The JS was amazing. I have so many memories of all the good times we’ve had

ISABELLA M BMJS has been a great journey and I have made lots of wonderful friends and memories.

FELIX J

My time in the BMJS has been amazing, with unforgettable experiences especially sports, trips and making new friends

JACOPO H I’ve loved my time at BMJS and can’t wait to meet new people in the Senior School.

SIMRIT S

My time at BMJS has been a brilliant experience. Thank you teachers.

SOPHIA L

My time at BMJS will be unforgettable but I am still excited for the Senior School.

AYAAN Z I have enjoyed my time at BMS. The staff are amazing.

CHIOMA IO

Being at BMJS has really boosted my self-confidence and BMJS will help you too!

FLORENCE F BMJS has been the best 4 years of my life, BMJS is the best.

HARRY R-H I have loved my time at BMJS as the teachers are very friendly.

DEXTER P

I really enjoyed my time at BMJS and I’m excited to see new friends in Yr.7.

HENRY T-F I have loved my time at BMJS, I have met so many incredible people here.

JOSHUA S

I will really miss the teachers at BMJS. It’s been fun that I will always remember

TOMMY K BMJS was so fun and it let me make so many friends. I will miss it.

LILY F

My time at BMJS has been amazing and I have made lots of wonderful friends.

OLUWATOYOSI M

My time in BMJS was an amazing experience and I’m surprised that I’m already leaving.

ELEANOR C BMJS has been an incredible experience for me and has boosted my confidence. I’ll miss it.

HUXLEY L My time at BMJS has been amazing. I have loved all of it so much.

REED M

My time at BMJS was great. We have played lots of sport and had fun.

6PSP Leavers

ALFRED T-F

I might be leaving BMJS, but my memories will never be forgotten

DANIEL O-A

My time at BMJS has been an amazing experience for me, which I will never forget.

HARRY H

BMJS has been so fun, I’ve made so many friends, thank you for having me!

LAURA B

I never realised how many skills, friendships, and memories in just 4 years BMJS gave me.

SAMANTHA T

My time at BMJS has been amazing. I enjoyed the interesting trips with lots of friends.

DANISHA P

BMJS was fun and I have lots of good memories. I will miss it very much.

HENRY A I liked the JS it was great with lots of things to do. BMS is amazing.

HOLLY A

I have loved my time at BMJS with all the opportunities and all the wonderful friendships.

LOGAN W I really enjoyed my time at BMJS. My favourite parts were the rugby tour and the aquathlon.

NATASHA B

Amazing trips, everlasting friendships, continuous laughs, fun lessons, and still, I don’t want it to end!

SCARLETT VDM

My BMJS experience was great, I made wonderful friendships and my confidence has grown so much.

EVA S

BMJS has been the best experience of my life. Condover was my favourite trip.

EVIE P

You never realize how much 4 years can change your life, in such a good way.

JAMIE B BMJS has been my favourite school ever. All the sports are amazing.

JAMIE E-W

The Junior School has been an unforgettable experience and I’ve met incredible people along the way.

NIAMH P

From the day I joined, I was warmly welcomed. I have enjoyed every moment of it.

THOMAS K

I have really enjoyed having the opportunity to bring my passion for drums into school.

QUINN H

My time at BMJS was great. I made so many friends and had many silly moments.

HANNAH R-S

BMJS was an experience I will never forget, so many great memories.

KIRAN A

It has been an amazing journey through BMJS and I will forever miss it.

RYAN B BMJS has been the best journey and adventure, especially with my friends with me.

6YFP Leavers

ASHWITH V

My experience at BMJS was fun and I made lots of friends

BRADLEY H-F

I have loved BMJS. Most of the teachers have been really kind and supportive of me.

EMMA Z

Thanks to all my friends and teachers, my time at BMJS made memories I’ll never forget.

LILLY J

BMJS has been really fun, so thank you to my teachers and friends for helping me.

PRINCESS BL

I have very good memories of BMJS. Thank you to all the teachers working here..

DIGBY DP

I have really enjoyed my time at BMJS from Year Three to Year Six, every day.

HARRY D BMJS was amazing, I learnt lots of new things and I’ve made lots of new friends.

ISAAC F

My time in BMJS was amazing because I made so many amazing, good friends.

MADHAV P BMJS has been such a fun experience, I want to thank all the students and staff.

SUSIE F My time at BMJS was amazing. I really don’t want to leave.

ELLA F

Thank you to all the teachers. BMJS has taught me so much. I will miss everyone.

JAMES W BMJS has been amazing, the teachers have been very nice and I’ve made loads of nice friends.

MATTHEW H

My time at BMJS was impeccable. All the teachers were so kind and nice

MOHAK C

My experience at BMJS was fun especially Y5, where I discovered my friends, Henry and Krishiv.

TALIA T

I have loved my time at BJMS and I will miss all the great teachers..

ELODIE M BMJS is a great place, with brand new experiences, I loved my time here, very much.

EMILY W

Thank You to all the teachers and friends that made my time at BMJS so special.

JASPER F My time at BMJS was incredible, there were so many good moments and people.

KATE S

Thank you to everyone, friends, and teachers for an amazing time at BMJS I’ll never forget.

NOAH S

My time at BMJS has been amazing since I joined the school, I was very welcomed.

OLIVIA B

My time in BMJS has been great. All my friends and teachers are really nice.

FORM PRIZES FOR ACHIEVEMENT

3ACS Robert Vochin 3CT Amelie Hirst

3MLG Anoushka Till 4FMG Abeer Bargaje

4KMH Arya Sharma 4LMM Dylan Fitzpatrick

5KRH Maia Layne 5EJT Rishi Dhingra

5MJF Esmee Chau 5DRCD Ottilia Reger

6YFP Emma Zhao 6CH Daniel Metalla

6EAW Dexter Phillips 6PSP Ryan Banham

FORM PRIZES FOR GENERAL PROGRESS

3ACS Thomas Rolton 3CT Patrick Jaber

3MLG Allegra Bogira 4MJR Scarlett Rook

4KMH Jasper Fhalora 4LMM Kiki Buchanan

5KRH George Hing 5EJT Vaishnavi Naganaboina

5MJF Fox Choy 5DRC Gautham Karthikeyan

6YFP Princess Babs-Lawal 6CH Eleni Stagias

6EAW Aidan Inglis 6PSP Evie Perry

SCHOOL COUNCIL PRIZES FOR CITIZENSHIP

3ACS Fraser Ridpath 3CT Seb Godof

3MLG Harvir Dhillon 4MJR Jack Porter

4KMH Violet Minor 4LMM Jessica Dunkinson

5KRH Evie Hinton

5EJT Mikey Theodoulou

5MJF Ella Jones 5DRC Chima Okwerekwu

6YFP Isaac Fancourt 6CH Imogen Bannister

6EAW Reed Mackay 6PSP Henry Allender

FORM PRIZES FOR CREATIVE SUBJECTS

3ACS Bea Horwood-Weeden 3CT Aurelia Powell-Shedden

3MLG Seth Wilson 4MJR Ruby Payne

4KMH Harriet Hawke 4LMM William Sharp

YEAR PRIZES

English

Year 5

Maths

Year 5

Science

Year 5

Humanities

Year 5

Art

Year 5

DT

Year 5

MFL

Year 5

Music

Year 5

PE

Year 5

Individual Trophies

Mirabel Love

Aayush Regmi

Oliver Mitchell

Ben Shelmerdine

Dexter Ritchie

Emily Sinnott

Georgia Essien

Jasper Yeomans

Rose Watt

Nicholls Prize for Most Improved Mathematician

Commitment to Music Prize

Yelland Cup for Most Improved Sportswoman

Robinson Cup for Most Improved Sportsman

Sportswoman of the Year

Sportsman of the Year

The Kingston Cup for Drama

Rex’s Cup for Positiivity

Junior School Exec Prize for Personal Development

Junior School Head’s Prize for Outstanding Contribution

Year 6

Year 6

Year 6

Year 6

Year 6

Year 6

Year 6

Year 6

Year 6

Chioma Iroka-Onunkwo

Matthew Hayton

Seth Sydney

Jasmine Wang

Hannah Rawdon-Smith

Hattie Snelsone

Ella Bhamrah

Ayaan Zaman

Logan Wilson

Benjamin Irvine-Wright

Susie Fox

Kate Southon

Harry Reeves-Hart

Emily Wemyss

Jamie Buddle

Bradley Heyhoe-Fisher

Jamie Eyton-Williams

Rivka Jutla

Niamh Payne

Niamh Payne