LITFEST WEEK

During March, we spent a week celebrating all things literary for Kings' School Al Barsha's LitFest Week.

In the primary school, students were treated to a visit from MC Grammar, who delighted the crowds with entertaining raps about different grammatical features; even the teachers showed us their rapping skills! For weeks leading up to the event, each year group was given a song, which linked to a grammar skill, and had dedicated time to learn it off by heart. On the day, the atmosphere in the auditorium was electric!

Students in Years 7, 8, and 9 were invited to wear costumes inspired by the 'Mystery' genre.

To further explore and appreciate the genre, students took part in a number of activities throughout, including Missing Teacher, Escape Room, Where's Wally, and the 10 mysteryinspired pledges across 10 subjects. Back by popular demand, we hosted our annual spelling bee and speech competition too.

To help those in more deprived parts of the world, we supported the 'Old Books with New Eyes' initiative and invited students to collect books to donate to Kenya. This helped students to not only understand the importance of access to books but to appreciate the role of social responsibility.

I can't believe MC Grammar visited us! It was such a cool experience. My favourite part was when the teachers had to get up on stage and perform nursery rhymes in the style of a rap.

Adam Year 4 Class