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Year 6 in Venice - Day Four part two
15th May 2013
Mrs Griggs was very disappointed to leave Venice yesterday. She is now even more disappointed to have missed the wading experience which will probably prove the highlight of the trip!
Year 6 Visit to Richmond Gym
10th May 2013
"Today year six went to Richmond Gym. We went with Mr Harling and Mrs Rogers. As soon as we arrived we went inside one of the rooms, there we went to the massive sponge pit and in partners we jumped in. That was extremely fun! After the pit we did some stretches and then started rehearsing the...
IAPS Swimming Championships
11th May 2013
“Last Saturday some girls from the swimming squad went to a competition called the IAPS. This included Delphi, Fenella, Charlotte, Amelia and Soraya from Year 5 and Alicia, Angiolina, Selma, Zoe and myself from Year 6. We all did terribly well in the individuals and relays. We came...
Alisha triumphs in her debut international competition
11th May 2013
Alisha went to her first international fencing competition on Saturday - the Tournoi International Des Jeunes run by Les Fines Lames de Dieppe in France. It was very exciting to be there, with young fencers from many European countries, slightly different rules, and incredibly friendly...
LSSA Schools Swimming Champions
8th May 2013
“On May 8th, select members from the swimming squad from Years 5 and 6 attended the finals of the LSSA swimming competition. Falkner House had such amazing results, we all left so elated, despite it being 9.00 pm. From the beginning everything went perfectly.
Zoe started by placing first...
Year 3 Visit to The National Gallery
9th May 2013
On Thursday 9th May Year 3 visited the National Gallery with Mr Harley, Mrs Green and Mrs Hakof. The theme was 'Stories in paintings' and this linked well with their work in Myths and Legends.
"Today we went to the National Gallery by bus. There was a lot of traffic on the way. I was tempted to...
Rounders - Year 5 A Team v Garden House
9th May 2013
On Thursday 9th of May, year 5 A team played a rounders match against Garden House. It was a very windy day, and everyone played extremely well, despite the windy conditions.
Alisha and Aleia did some very good batting and Meghna and Amelia excelled as bowlers. Halfway through it was...
Finton House Cross Country Races
1st May 2013
On Monday 1st of May Year 1 and Year 2 went to Finton House for cross country races. It was really exciting wondering who was going to win! Falkner House came first. The people that were running were really very good. It was a sunny day and the run was 450 metres. Year 2 had to run twice round...
Year 6 Visit to City Hall
9th May 2013
"On Thursday 9th May Year 6 visited City Hall. We took the tube and some of us learnt all the names of the station from Gloucester road to Tower Hill tube station. Once we went of the tube station we went onto Tower Bridge. We saw the Gherkin,the Shard and the River Thames.
When we got to City...
Year 4 Swim Squad's Swimathon
28th April 2013
“On Sunday 28th April, the Year 4 swim squad (Nadia, Naomi, Sofia, Miranda and Daniella) did a swimathon to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer. We raised over £900 for terminally ill patients. We swam 5k and it was tiring but we all enjoyed it. We are already planning to do it next...
Dr Khein's Mathematics Presentation
26th April 2013
"On Friday the 26th of April, Dr Khein came in to talk to us about maths. He started with the mobius strip - a strip of paper twisted into a half turn and then attached to make a ring. It didn’t seem like much at first, but after tracing around the inside of it we realised that we had gone...
LSSA Secondary Schools Swimming Championship
28th April 2013
On Sunday 28th April, I competed in the LSSA Secondary Schools Swimming championship at Crystal Palace.
I qualified for four events in my category (11/12 years); 100 meters freestyle; 200 meters backstroke, 400 meters freestyle and 200 meters individual medley. I was (and still am!) extremely...
LSSA Swimming Championships
24th April 2013
Last Wednesday the 24th of April, Falkner House swim squad attended the London Small School Association swimming competition. This was to see who would qualify for the finals. Everyone swam so exceptionally well, which should mean good things for the finals! Delphi, Fenella, Charlotte, ...
British Schools Fencing Finals
24th April 2013
On Sunday April 24th, The Falkner House under 11 Fencing Team went along to Brunel University to compete in the finals of the British Schools Championships. Fencers from all over the country were present and it all made for a very exciting day.
The team was:- Alisha, Fenella and Delphi.
After...
Year 3 visit to Chelsea Physic Garden
26th March 2013
“On Tuesday 26th March we went to the Chelsea Physic Garden to look at some plants. First we met a man called Michael who showed us around the garden, then we went to the schoolroom to talk about it. After that we went to explore the greenhouses. We saw some amazing cacti and...
Year 5 visit Hampton Court Palace
26th March 2013
On Tuesday 26th May, Year 5 went to visit Hampton Court Palace. We travelled by coach past the large castle grounds and the River Thames, which is next to Hampton Court.
First we saw the very grand brick entrance where courtiers, the king and ambassadors would enter. We noticed there were some...
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