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First Japanese exchange a success
29 July 2010
We enjoyed hosting our Japanese exchange partners from 21st to 26th July. After they had made us feel so welcome in March 2009, it was exciting to show them some of England.
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1000 miles in 10 days
15 July 2010
Lower Sixth students Oscar Nevin, Ben Durant, Tom Taylor and Charles Rolfe will be cycling from Lands End to John O’Groats to raise money for the East Anglian Children’s Hospices (EACH).
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Perse student selected for National Schools Symphony Orchestra
8 July 2010
Congratulations go to Year 11 student, Michael McCann, who has won a place in the 2010 National Schools Symphony Orchestra.
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Cricket Review 2010
6 July 2010
The 2010 cricket season has been a successful one for the School. The U12A team finished their season unbeaten as did the U14B team. The 1st XI had an excellent season also, only losing one match to a strong Old Persean team.
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West Road Concert
5 July 2010
Last week the University concert hall at West Road hosted two performances of our annual Prep Concert.
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Centenary Ball
3 July 2010
Last Saturday night the Centenary Ball was a wonderful occasion that brought together parents, friends and staff of all three schools.
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The Pelican say goodbye to some very special people
2 July 2010
The Pelican said goodbye to some special people at the end of this term.
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The Nursery Beach Party!
1 July 2010
Nursery Children, their parents and friends all ‘let their hair down’ and had a lovely time at their Beach Party on Wednesday!
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Reception Garden Party
30 June 2010
On Monday we all enjoyed a glorious hot afternoon at the Reception Garden Party.
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Lower School Competition: Winners Afternoon
29 June 2010
The winning Lower School forms, 7T and 8M, were treated to an afternoon of fun and games as a reward for their diligence this year.
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The French Experience
28 June 2010
On Thursday 17th June, 32 members of Year 8 left school to spend 4 days at 'Chateau du Molay' near Bayeux. They took part in many activities including French lessons given by the local French teacher Blandine, sporting activities and a morning out in Bayeux where they had to buy food to make a cold buffet lunch at the Chateau. Students also tasted typical French dishes such as frog legs and snails!
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Pelican receives a special award
28 June 2010
A Year 2 Pelican pupil has achieved the highest award available in the Beaver Scouts - the Chief Scout's Bronze Award.
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Farewell Drinks party for Mrs Oates
28 June 2010
The Head of the Upper School invited friends old & new to The Pelican to attend a farewell drinks party for Mrs Oates.
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Get Hung: Summer Exhibition
25 June 2010
An art exhibition at The Shop has been organised by Perse student Angus Frost.
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Pelican Violin Players!
25 June 2010
Pelican pupils that are learning to play the violin gave a lovely performance in assembly recently led by their teacher Mr Thompson.
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Year 9 and 10 play: Of Mice and Men
25 June 2010
“Guys like us that work on ranches is the loneliest guys in the world… They don’t belong no place… With us it ain’t like that. We got a future.”
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3 Aleph's impressions of their first year
25 June 2010
3 Aleph led an assembly recently and told the rest of the school about their first year at The Prep.
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Family Day at the Pelican
24 June 2010
We had a wonderful afternoon on Tuesday when Year One joined together to entertain their families at our special end of term celebration.
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Badminton success
22 June 2010
Congratulations to Year 10 student, Tom Zhang, who has been awarded a number of badminton trophies this academic year.
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Carnegie and Greenaway shadowing
21 June 2010
Here at the Prep, we are thoroughly enjoying our annual shadowing of the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal Awards.
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Year 6 visit to the Imperial War Museum Duxford
18 June 2010
Year 6 recently visited the Imperial War Museum Duxford for the STEMTEAM Primary Science Day.
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Pelican Sports Day
17 June 2010
On Tuesday afternoon all the children and parents had a wonderful time the Pelican Sports Day.
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A Level & GCSE Art Show 2010
16 June 2010
This year’s GCSE and A Level Art Show was held on Thursday 10 June. Our pupils’ artwork delighted parents, pupils and teachers alike, with flamboyant outfits made from discarded refuse, secret doors and drawers, copper birds and finely knitted jewellery.
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Year 5 geographical activity day
15 June 2010
Year 5 Prep students spent a day taking part in geographical activities with staff and students from the Upper. We investigated the flow of the stream at Nine Wells and undertook some pond dipping.
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Leavers Lunch
15 June 2010
The Upper Sixth Leavers Day is always characterised by mixed emotions; excitement at what lies ahead and sadness at leaving behind the security and fun of sixth form life.
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Sports Awards at The Pelican
14 June 2010
This term we celebrated 30 Pelican’s achievements in a wide range of sports including swimming, tennis, football, rugby, trampoline, horse riding and heptathlon!
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Perse students volunteer to help the community
8 June 2010
Community Service is an integral and much-valued part of the Perse Enrichment Programme. Sixth Form student, Sophie McGurk, explains why she chose to contribute her time to our Community Service programme.
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Year 3 go pond dipping
3 June 2010
Each Year 3 class had a wonderful half day at the RSPB nature reserve at Fowlmere, when they went pond dipping.
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Year 6 residential trip to West Runton
1 June 2010
Year 6 have recently travelled to West Runton for their annual activity holiday. Please see below for a report of the trip written by Year 6 pupil, Patrick Bevan.
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Lower School perform The Wind in the Willows
1 June 2010
A cast of forty two Lower School students produced two exuberant and witty performances of Alan Bennett’s ‘The Wind in the Willows’ on Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th May under the direction of Emer Cullen. The students’ great sense of humour, energy and dedication within an intense rehearsal schedule, as well as their creativity and willingness to respond to advice, was most impressive. Huge thanks to such a talented cast, crew and to Alice Boagey, our wonderful producer.
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West Runton Photos
1 June 2010
Year 6 went on our residential trip to West Runton and we spent 4 days there doing lots of exciting activities - you can see our photographs to prove it!
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Rugby Tour to South Africa 2010
28 May 2010
On July 15 2010, Perse pupils will depart for a 16 day long tour to South Africa. Our group of 73 players, comprising of 3 teams are looking forward to this once in a lifetime opportunity. Highlights of the tour will include the Game Drives at Kruger, The Zulu experience at Drakensburg and the big city atmosphere from the lively Durban jungle!
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Year 1 visit Shepreth Wildlife Park
27 May 2010
The whole of Year 1 had an exciting trip out to Shepreth Wildlife Park.
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Science experiments in Year 2
27 May 2010
Year 2 have been carrying out some exciting experiments this week!
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English Tea Party
27 May 2010
The English and Drama department tea, for Upper Sixth English Literature students and their teachers, took place in a sunny spot in the school gardens on Tuesday afternoon.
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Pupils swarm to investigate bees
25 May 2010
There was much excitement at the Upper when a swarm of honey bees made their nest in a hockey goal of our new astroturf.
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Music Events in the Summer Term
24 May 2010
The first few weeks of the summer term are invariably a busy time, musically, as we hold a number of major events prior to the exam leave. This year, we have enjoyed one main event in each of the first three weeks of term, followed by some further events in the approach to half-term.
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Year 6 race their own vehicles
19 May 2010
Year 6 have been studying 'Controllable Vehicles' in Design Technology, a project focused on pulley systems and motors.
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Cambridgeshire Constabulary visit The Pelican
19 May 2010
We were delighted to welcome back two members of Cambridgeshire Constabulary who came to talk to us about what we should do if we accidently lose our adult when we are out and about.
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Inspectors conclude The Perse offers an outstanding education
18 May 2010
Today, the Perse Upper School, the Perse Prep School and the Perse Pelican School are delighted to announce the outcome of the recent inspection carried out by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI). The inspectors concluded that all three schools offer an outstanding education, and indeed, for each of the key inspection criteria the schools each received the highest grading which means provision is excellent, outstanding or exceptional.
Inspectors conclude The Perse offers an outstanding education
18 May 2010
Today, the Perse Upper School, the Perse Prep School and the Perse Pelican School are delighted to announce the outcome of the recent inspection carried out by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI). The inspectors concluded that all three schools offer an outstanding education, and indeed, for each of the key inspection criteria the schools each received the highest grading which means provision is excellent, outstanding or exceptional.
Inspectors conclude The Perse offers an outstanding education
18 May 2010
Today, the Perse Upper School, the Perse Prep School and the Perse Pelican School are delighted to announce the outcome of the recent inspection carried out by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI). The inspectors concluded that all three schools offer an outstanding education, and indeed, for each of the key inspection criteria the schools each received the highest grading which means provision is excellent, outstanding or exceptional.
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The 42: Can misery ever be an illness?
17 May 2010
The 42 Society, which has the tag line ‘because everything in life is of interest’, was pleased to welcome old Persean Professor Philip Graham to speak last week.
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Year 6 Visit Wandlebury
17 May 2010
As an introduction to their work in Natural Science for the Summer Term Year 6 spent a day at Wandlebury Country Park.
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Pelican Survivors!
13 May 2010
We were delighted to welcome back some of the Pelican's very first Year 1 pupils who are now in the Upper Sixth at the senior school. My how they have grown!
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Coronation Celebration
13 May 2010
This Wednesday we had another of our special decade days as part of our centenary celebrations, and we had the chance to travel back to the 1950's to the coronation of Elizabeth II. It was one of the most memorable events of the twentieth century, bringing some much needed glamour after the tough war years.
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Community Service
13 May 2010
Community Service is an integral and much-valued part of the Perse Enrichment Programme. CS volunteers help in local charity shops, in charitable institutions such as Blue Cross, local scouts and Girls’ Brigade troops, in residential homes for the elderly, in the domestic dwellings of senior citizens and in local primary schools, amongst many others.
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Centenary Dress Up Days
7 May 2010
The Easter term ended on a great note with the three special history days to help celebrate our Centenary this year. We all took part in Edwardian Day, WW2 Day and a 2010 Day! The children and staff all really entered into the spirit of the days.
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Drama Day at The Pelican
6 May 2010
It was with great awe and curiosity that The Pelican children spent three days in April working alongside a group of talented theatre directors from London.
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2010 Day and the Prep X Factor!
6 May 2010
Our final centenary celebration of the Easter term was a 2010 day.
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Year 5's trip to France
4 May 2010
Year 5 had a great trip to Chateau de Broutel, France. They enjoyed a range of activities including Chateau Olympics, shopping at the market, the aquarium, a chocolate factory, Thiepval Memorial and making mayonnaise. Compliments were made by locals and staff at the chateau about the children's excellent manners and French. Some of the students said "It was funny at the market when I accidently called myself a pair of shoes!" and "I enjoyed it, especially the disco on the last night." Bravo!
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Steve Cole and Chris Hunter visit the Perse
4 May 2010
The combination of Steve Cole, a popular writer for teenagers, and Chris Hunter, a hugely experienced bomb disposal expert during his time in the Army, resulted in a highly entertaining and informative talk for Year 7 students last Tuesday afternoon when they introduced their new book - TRIPWIRE.
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SuperCamps at the Prep
30 April 2010
SuperCamps will be holding multi-activity day camps at the Perse Prep from 19th July to 27th August 2010. Their activity camps are a terrific way for children to have fun, exercise and meet new friends during the school holidays.
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SuperCamps at the Prep
30 April 2010
SuperCamps will be holding multi-activity day camps at the Perse Prep from 19th July to 27th August 2010. Their activity camps are a terrific way for children to have fun, exercise and meet new friends during the school holidays.
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SuperCamps at the Prep
30 April 2010
SuperCamps will be holding multi-activity day camps here at the Perse Prep from 19th July to 27th August 2010. Their activity camps are a terrific way for children to have fun, exercise and meet new friends during the school holidays.
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Perse success in the National Maths Olympiad
29 April 2010
After their success at the intermediate maths challenge last term, 12 Perse students were invited to take part in the National Intermediate Maths Olympiad.
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Mark Robson visits Year 9 students
29 April 2010
Mark Robson visited us on Monday afternoon and enthralled Year 9 students with his account of joining the RAF, building cardboard mock-ups of plane cockpits for flying practice and becoming a best selling children's author.
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Sherlock Holmes Theatre Trip
28 April 2010
On Tuesday 20 April around fifteen members of Year 8 went to see a production of ‘The Secret of Sherlock Holmes’ at the Cambridge Arts Theatre. Please see below a review written by Owen Good.
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Our visit to the Anthropology Museum
28 April 2010
Last week all Year 5 pupils visited the Anthropology Museum in Cambridge to collect information for their next Art project.
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Nursery's big red bus ride
28 April 2010
This term, not wishing to rely on air transport, we have embarked upon our big red bus ride. The Nursery's virtual bus is going to stop in various places during the course of the term – a magical mystery tour!
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Upper Sixth visit the Fitzwilliam Museum
27 April 2010
On Thursday 22 April, members of the A2 English Literature set E travelled to the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge.
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EPQ Presentation Evening
27 April 2010
On Thursday 22nd April the first Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) Presentation Evening was held in the Lecture Theatre. Nine Upper Sixth students presented their research to an audience of around 50, made up of staff, visitors and sixth formers.
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CCF Biennial Inspection
27 April 2010
Prior to the Easter holidays, the Perse Combined Cadet Force (CCF) was inspected by Air Vice Marshal Richard Charles CB LLB.
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Year 8 Field Day in Cambridge
26 April 2010
On field day, Year 8 took part in a trip to central Cambridge as part of their 'local actions, global effects' topic. They conducted land use surveys attempting to identify whether shops were independent and chain stores, allowing them to compare this to the city centre in the early 1980s.
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History Department Tour to Normandy
23 April 2010
In the last week of the Easter holidays 39 historians from Years 9 and 10, together with Mr Roberts, Mr Anderson, Mr O’Connor and Mr Ball, visited northern France to explore sites connected with the D Day landings and the Battle of Normandy in 1944.
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Reception Year Group Trip to Banham Zoo
23 April 2010
The children in the Reception Year Group visited the zoo recently, take a look and see what sort of time they had!
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U18 Boys Hockey finish joint 3rd in England
22 April 2010
The boys U18 hockey team finished off a fantastic season with some impressive performances in the National Schools Championships at Cannock Hockey Club, Staffordshire.
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Lower Sixth Geography fieldtrip
22 April 2010
Between the 13th and 16th April 2010, 30 Lower Sixth Geographers headed for their residential fieldtrip at the Cranedale centre in Yorkshire.
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Record haul in selection process for UK Chemistry Olympiad team
22 April 2010
This year over twenty students entered the Upper Sixth Chemistry Olympiad competition in February and all acquitted themselves very well on a difficult paper.
Science Olympiad successes
22 April 2010
Congratulations to all our science students who entered the selection process for the International Olympiads in Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
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Lower Sixth visit Accordia Development
22 April 2010
On Monday 19th April a group of Lower Sixth Geography students and Mrs Coppins went on an audio walking tour of the award winning Accordia Development off Brooklands Avenue in Cambridge.
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East Grinstead Hockey Day
19 April 2010
On the last Sunday of the Lent term, the Under 15 hockey team travelled to East Grinstead for a hockey day to finish their season.
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Sponsored Sleep-Out for Emmaus
19 April 2010
On the 19th March 2010 a sponsored sleep-out was organised to raise money for Emmaus, a local charity supporting the homeless.
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Crystal Maze: Year 10 Field Day
16 April 2010
On Field Day in March, Year 10 spent the morning competing in their own version of the Crystal Maze. With 40 minute challenges, each tutor group was sent to a zone to test their teamwork skills.
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RAF training for Field Weekend
14 April 2010
The RAF section spent two days at the Beckingham training ground in Lincolnshire over Field Weekend in March.
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Waiting for Godot: Upper Sixth Production
12 April 2010
Waiting for Godot was performed by the Upper Sixth just before the Easter break. Please see below for Edmund Racher's review.
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Celebrating National Science Week
1 April 2010
Science week at The Prep always includes some special activities, but this year has been a bumper event for all involved. Our pupils have had a wonderful time carrying out experiments and hearing fascinating talks, all of which have focussed on some of the great scientific advancements of the twentieth century.
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Launch of the second issue of ‘Carpe Diem’
31 March 2010
The sixth form Journalism enrichment group has launched the second issue of their Perse student magazine ‘Carpe Diem’, comprising a wide range of material; from the arts to science, poetry, political analysis and interviews.
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School uniforms for Zambia
31 March 2010
On Tuesday 30 March at 5pm, a dedicated team of Sixth Form girls set up for a new event in the school’s charitable traditions, to raise money for the local charity CAMFED.
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Oliver!
31 March 2010
Last week, Year 6 pupils performed one of the greatest musicals ever, and it was a resounding success!
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Perse student to swim the Channel!
31 March 2010
Perse sixth former, Charlotte Graham, is in training to swim the Channel later this year.
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Year 6 and 7 ski trip to Aprica, Italy
30 March 2010
Very early on Saturday morning, 40 students and 6 staff members set off on the annual Year 6 and 7 ski trip to Aprica, Italy.
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Founders Day Assembly
30 March 2010
Pelicans celebrated Founders Day and learnt all about Dr Stephen Perse! Please download the attachment to see what we now know!
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Performing Arts Field Day
30 March 2010
The Performing Arts group was fortunate to have not one but two professional acting workshops on Field Day! We spent the morning with two actors from The History Boys and the afternoon with an actor from the West End’s Blood Brothers.
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Perse London Professionals Evening, RAC, 20th May
30 March 2010
We warmly invite all parents who work in London to join us from 7pm-9pm on 20th May for the first ever Perse London Professionals Evening, at the Royal Automobile Club in Pall Mall.
EPQ Presentation Evening
30 March 2010
The EPQ (Extended Project Qualification) department is proud to announce its first annual presentation evening on Thursday 22nd April from 6:30pm - 9:30pm.
Perse Pentathlon
29 March 2010
On Saturday, over 100 pupils participated in the Perse Pentathlon to celebrate the opening of the new Sports Centre extension.
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Senior Chorale wins Choir of the Day
29 March 2010
The Senior Chorale was awarded a "Choir of the Day" prize at the recent Area Selection round for the BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year Competition.
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The Perse Players: 'Wotcha Will'
29 March 2010
In the last full week of Lent Term, the Perse Players brought together their talents to perform an ambitious and exciting production of Louise Jameson’s ‘Wotcha Will’ to sell-out audiences.
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Musical Activity during the Lent Term
29 March 2010
It has been another busy term for the musicians and the climax of musical activity was our recent concert in the University Concert Hall, West Road.
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Pelican Sports Assembly
29 March 2010
This term we celebrated 55 children’s sporting achievements in our Pelican Sports Award Ceremony.
U13c Hockey Team undefeated
26 March 2010
The under 13 C hockey team, captained by Charlie Turner, had a marvellous season winning matches against Norwich, Bedford and St. Faiths.
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Intermediate Maths Challenge
25 March 2010
Congratulations to all those who took part in the Intermediate Maths Challenge, as The Perse won 36 gold certificates in total!
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Receptions Easter Production-A Spring Thing!
25 March 2010
The Reception children put on a wonderful Easter production called A Spring Thing.
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Founder’s Day Address by the Head
25 March 2010
The 25th March is the day on which we celebrate the foundation of The Perse School some 395 years ago in 1615.
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The sixth Perse School Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Conference
25 March 2010
The Perse hosted the sixth annual conference on Enterprise and Entrepreneurship and was delighted to welcome over 100 pupil delegates from East Anglian schools.
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German Exchange
24 March 2010
We arrived in Germany at 4pm German time, after having had a tiring plane journey, and were ready to meet our exchange partners.
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PES training expeditions
24 March 2010
67 students and 10 leaders travelled to Ross on Wye to train for the Perse Exploration Society (PES) summer expeditions to Sweden and Kenya. For the first night we camped at Biblins, a youth campsite on the banks of the River Wye run by the Forestry Commission.
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SuperCamps at the Prep
24 March 2010
SuperCamps will be holding multi-activity day camps at the Perse Prep from 6th - 16th April 2010. Their activity camps are a terrific way for children to have fun, exercise and meet new friends during the school holidays.
SuperCamps at the Prep
24 March 2010
SuperCamps will be holding multi-activity day camps here at the Perse Prep from 6th - 16th April 2010. Their activity camps are a terrific way for children to have fun, exercise and meet new friends during the school holidays.
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Victorian Washday for Year 1
23 March 2010
Year One had a wonderful time learning about a victorian washday at The Cambridge Folk Museum last week.
Perse Rugby Review 2009-2010
23 March 2010
The Perse 1st XV started their season with a successful week of pre-season training, in which the squad was starting to show some real promise.
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Year 7 find classical success
23 March 2010
On Tuesday 16th March, eight Year 7 pupils represented the school at the Cambridgeshire Classical Association's Junior Reading competition.
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Year 10 Maths Competition
22 March 2010
The Perse took teams to participate in the first round of the Year 10 Team Maths competition which was held on March 17th at Linton Village College.
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Paris Cultural Trip 2010
19 March 2010
On 13 February we met early in the morning at Cambridge railway station for the first part of the journey to Paris that took us to St Pancras and then by the swift trains of Eurostar out of London and on under the Channel and across the rolling fields of Northern France to Paris.
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Perse pupil wins ARTiculation prize
19 March 2010
Congratulations to sixth former Lucinda Dawkins for coming third in the national finals of the annual ARTiculation prize at Clare College, Cambridge on Saturday 6 March. Lucinda won a £50 cash prize and a book on Renaissance Art signed by Anthony Gormley.
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Year 3 spend a day as Saxons!
19 March 2010
Year 3 enjoyed Saxon Day with ‘History Off the Page’ on Friday 12 March. We had fun dressing up, discovered many facts about Anglo-Saxon life and had the chance to learn some authentic crafts.
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Year 7 lay siege to the school
19 March 2010
Pupils in 7M have been learning about the crusades and more specifically about the use of siege weapons.
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Year 7 visit Ely Cathedral
18 March 2010
Year 7 pupils had a cross-curricular day at Ely Cathedral on Field Day, combining Religious Studies, History and Art.
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Perse student wins Google prize at 'Big Bang 2010'
17 March 2010
Sixth former Will Reynolds has been exhibiting at the 'Big Bang 2010' science fair in Manchester.
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Sixth form enrichment cooking
17 March 2010
On Monday, sixth formers created a lunch for 14 people, with wonderful results!
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The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery
17 March 2010
The recent sixth form production of 'Farndale' was a resounding success. Please see below for our review of the play.
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Year 10 Geography Fieldtrip
16 March 2010
On Monday 8 March, Year 10 Geographers headed North East to the Norfolk coast for a residential fieldtrip at Overstrand.
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Year 9 travel to Shakespeare Country
16 March 2010
On Monday 15 March, the whole of Year 9 visited Stratford-upon-Avon and the areas nearby to see various Shakespeare-related sites.
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The Perse Pentathlon
16 March 2010
We will be running our version of the pentathlon on Saturday 27th March to celebrate the opening of the new Sports Centre extension.
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Year 2 become evacuees!
15 March 2010
Year 2 had a very interesting day at Stibbington last Friday when they experienced life as World War 2 evacuees.
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Hockey Glory
15 March 2010
Congratulations to our hockey 1st team for winning the prestigious St George's College Inter-School six a side tournament for the first time. The very next day, our winning team also qualified for the national finals of the East of England Schools' competition.
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World Book Day
15 March 2010
We had a wonderful dress up day for World Book Day. Each year we ask pupils to come in costume of their favourite book character and have great fun! You can see that some of the staff also entered into the spirit of things.
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'The Times' Spelling Bee
15 March 2010
Our Year 7 team took part in the local heat of 'The Times' Spelling Bee competition on Friday morning (at Cineworld, Cambridge).
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Year 6 girls win 'most united team'
12 March 2010
Our Year 6 girls did extremely well when they finished as runners up in a local prep school sports tournament.
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Singer songwriter James C in the running for competition top spot
12 March 2010
Help Perse pupil James Christie hit number one in a regional songwriting competition.
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Year 6 Boys’ Football Tour to Chester
12 March 2010
Last Friday a group of budding Prep footballers, led by Mr Jelley and Mr Dickinson, left Cambridge bound for the North West.
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Author Dave Shelton speaks to Year 8 pupils
12 March 2010
Author / illustrator Dave Shelton talked about his career and his new book Good Dog, Bad Dog to Year 8 pupils on Tuesday 9th March 2010.
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Talent Show
11 March 2010
On March 10, after months of planning; one of our Young Enterprise groups held the annual Talent Show designed to showcase the finest of the school talent.
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Sixth Form English students attend English Association conference
11 March 2010
Perse Upper Sixth English Literature students had the exciting opportunity to attend a conference day in London on 11 March.
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What has been happening in the classroom?
11 March 2010
This week in Nursery, our story that we have been thinking about is The Rainbow Fish, and our letter sound is f.
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Tony de Saulles inspires artists
11 March 2010
We had a great time on Friday with Tony de Saulles’ visit. His talk was really special, because as he spoke, he actually got all Prep pupils to follow his drawings, inspiring many a budding cartoonist.
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British Biology Olympiad
10 March 2010
Upper Sixth student Sam Hunt has won through the first and second rounds of the 2010 British Biology Olympiad and been awarded a Gold Medal.
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Perse Summer School
9 March 2010
will take place at the Upper from Monday 26th July to Friday 30th July.
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Cross-country event in London
9 March 2010
Two under-11 and two under-9 teams, consisting of pupils from all year groups, represented the school in the annual Keble School cross-country event in Trent Park, North London recently.
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PPA Spanish Supper Quiz Night
8 March 2010
Thank you to all the students, staff, family and friends who came and supported the PPA's fifth supper and quiz night on Saturday 6 March.
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French Exchange
8 March 2010
Having welcomed 16 French pupils to the Perse back in October, we set off for the Paris leg of the Exchange just before half-term. We travelled by Eurostar to Gare du Nord, Paris, and made our way on the métro to Neuilly-sur-Seine, an affluent leafy suburb to the West. We stayed for a week in host families, experiencing life à la française. Here is a brief account written by two Year 10 veterans of the French Exchange:
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Launch of Perse Loyalty Card
5 March 2010
The Development Office is pleased to announce that the Perse loyalty card will be launched during w/c 8th March.
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'La Chambre de Jean-Paul'
5 March 2010
Year 8 were lucky to watch a dramatic production, completely in French!
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Cambridge Galleries
4 March 2010
This term the Art department took Sixth Form students on a trip to visit galleries in Cambridge. This gave students the opportunity to discover the wealth of inspirational Art that there is to see in the local area.
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World Book Day
4 March 2010
We had an exciting day at The Pelican on Thursday 4th March when we celebrated World Book Day.
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Design & Technology at The Pelican
3 March 2010
Each class at The Pelican really enjoyed getting involved in Design & Technology!
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Community artists create murals for local Nursery
3 March 2010
This term, as part of the school’s enrichment programme, the Community Art group created four colourful murals for The Ace Nursery School.
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Year 6 - 'Skies in Paintings'
3 March 2010
This week all year 6 pupils went to the Fitzwilliam Museum as part of their project on ‘Skies in Paintings.’
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Tony de Saulles at the Prep!
2 March 2010
We are looking forward to welcoming award-winning illustrator, Tony de Saulles, to the Prep on Friday.
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Youth Speaks Competition
2 March 2010
Following their success in the local round of the Rotary Club ‘Youth Speaks’ Competition, Lawrence Morris, Josh Simons and Sam Marks took part in the District round on Saturday 27th February and won this stage of the contest.
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Literary Society: ‘Writing Humour Effectively’ with Dave Smith
1 March 2010
Students from Year 10 through to the sixth form were given a detailed insight into the world of stand-up comedy and effective humorous writing through a vibrant, energetic evening workshop by Dave Smith.
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Flames of Sound - The Rubens Tube
1 March 2010
The Upper School Physics department has a new and exciting demonstration of the Rubens Tube to engage, educate and entertain our pupils. The Rubens Tube shows how standing waves are formed in an unforgettable way.
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Ski Trip to Les Deux Alpes
26 February 2010
The ski trip to Les Deux Alpes was a great success and the teachers who accompanied the 80 pupils all remarked on how much they enjoyed the week.
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Lunchtime Live Concerts
25 February 2010
We were privileged to hear a lunchtime piano recital given by concert pianist Marina Nadiradze shortly before half-term. Marina, who is currently teaching in the Department during the maternity leave of our Head of Keyboard, performed a stunning programme of Scarlatti, Haydn and Ravel.
OP selected for GB Senior Athletics team
25 February 2010
Old Persean Ed Aston has been selected for the Great Britain Senior Athletics team in the World Indoor Championships.
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Young Enterprise team Jenco wow shoppers
18 February 2010
Entrepreneurs from The Perse wowed shoppers at the Grafton Centre with their inventive product recently as they participated in the Young Enterprise Trade Fair.
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Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell visit the Prep
16 February 2010
We had a wonderful afternoon with author and illustrator Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell last week. They gave us an insight into the way they work together, as they have for 18 years now, with Paul building the storylines around the images Chris creates.
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Chinese New Year
15 February 2010
We had a wonderful assembly last Friday which celebrated the Chinese New Year.
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Public Speaking success
12 February 2010
Congratulations to the Year 10 Public Speaking team of James Gardiner, Freddy Banks and Jack Martin.
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Maths Study Buddies goes live!
11 February 2010
Powered by premium grade chocolate, the Maths Studies Buddies meet weekly, working hard to make the most of their ability.
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Japanese return visit
11 February 2010
We are delighted to report that the first Japanese exchange will be completed in July, with the Japanese students arriving in Cambridge. We visited them in April 2009.
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WOW! Day at The Pelican
10 February 2010
The children at The Pelican supported WOW! Day and came to school in fabulous outfits that made us all say WOW!
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Year 4 enjoy a day in Tudor times
9 February 2010
Last Thursday Year 4 all went back in time to the reign of Henry VIII – when England was celebrating the birth of Prince Edward.
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University offers
9 February 2010
Sixth Form Students at the Perse School are again highly successful in obtaining offers from top universities in a wide range of courses from PPE to performing arts, with increasing numbers applying to university overseas.
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Senior Chorale sing Evensong at St Edmundsbury Cathedral
9 February 2010
The Senior Chorale visited the Cathedral in Bury St Edmunds on Monday 8th February to sing Evensong.
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Student-centred learning in AS Chemistry
8 February 2010
The Lower Sixth have recently been studying Kinetics (the rates of chemical reactions) and Equilibria (reversible chemical reactions) from the AS Unit 2 ‘Applying the Core Principles of Chemistry’.
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Three days of fun!
8 February 2010
Year 3 had a wonderful three days while the 7+ Entrance Tests were taking place. Activities included visits from Linton Zoo and STEM as well as some dance and drama.
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Perse team in national final
5 February 2010
A team of sixth form students won through to the national finals of the UK Maths Trust competition in London this week.
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General Knowledge team wins regional final
4 February 2010
Congratulations to the Senior General Knowledge team who on Monday played in the East Anglia regional final of the "Schools' Challenge" competition against Thetford Grammar.
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The Perse Players: Wotcha Will Workshop
3 February 2010
On 20th January, the cast of Wotcha Will - the adventurous Perse Player’s production of 2010 - had an acting workshop with the actress Louise Jameson.
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U18s win Indoor Hockey title
1 February 2010
Congratulations to our U18 team on retaining the National Indoor Hockey Championship title!
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Year 5 Egyptian Day
1 February 2010
Year 5 travelled back in time to the 14th century BC, when they celebrated the Festival of the Nile.
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Haiti Fundraising
1 February 2010
The events in Haiti have shocked the world. News coverage has given us vivid accounts of the devastation and the enormity of the crisis.
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Preparation for Hamburg exchange
31 January 2010
Pupils of GCSE German are counting down the days to the exchange with our partner school near Hamburg, which takes place in March.
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Poetry Live
29 January 2010
“Beware of limbo dancers under the toilet door!” This was just one of the memorable lines which members of Year 11 heard yesterday at the annual Poetry Live! event at the Cambridge Corn Exchange.
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Philosophy and Religious Studies academic study day
27 January 2010
On 22 January the Philosophy and Religious Studies department hosted an academic study day for teachers and Heads of Department to consider the changing nature of thought in some areas of Religious Education. Teachers from London, Oxford and East Anglia met to hear three papers and to discuss issues, and have lunch together.
Under 18 Hockey Team win through to National Indoor Final
25 January 2010
On the weekend of 16–17 January, the Perse Under 18 and Under 16 teams again competed on a national level at the National Indoor Finals Qualifiers in Eastleigh.
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Artwork of the Month: February
25 January 2010
The latest "artwork of the month" is a celebration of the wonderful work year 9 pupils created last term based on heads.
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'Hat for Haiti' day at the Pelican
22 January 2010
Today children and staff came to school wearing a ‘hat for Haiti’. We had a very colourful assembly!
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Photoshop CS3 Exhibition: Year 8
21 January 2010
Come & see how members of 8N have used Photoshop as a creative tool to develop their drawings from unusual viewpoints within their landscapes.
Netball Glory
20 January 2010
Congratulations to all our girls in the 1st VII who on Thursday 14th January played and beat the Perse Girls 46-8. Well done!
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Student awarded silver medal in British Maths Olympiad
20 January 2010
Congratulations to Matt Leach who won a silver medal and prize for his performance in the first round of the British Maths Olympiad.
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Trip to the German Christmas markets
13 January 2010
On a cold morning on Friday 11th December, the inaugural German Christmas market trip to Cologne departed from school, to much excitement from the party consisting of around 40 Year 7, 8, and 9 pupils.
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Art Colours - Michaelmas 2009
5 January 2010
Well done to the following pupils who will receive Art Colours this term.
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Launch of new publication ‘Carpe Diem’
4 January 2010
The sixth form Journalism enrichment group have launched their first issue of ‘Carpe Diem’, a new magazine which seeks to critically engage with theatre, politics, science, human rights and literature.
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Professor Michael O’Neill: What Romantic Poetry Means to Me
3 January 2010
A group of thirty students, staff and parents attended the latest Literary Society event - an exciting and informative seminar on Romantic poetry from Professor Michael O’Neill, an eminent literary critic, published poet and Professor of English at the University of Durham.
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Music Department - Christmas Update
22 December 2009
It was a busy end of term for the Music Department with two performances given by the Wind Band and Swing Band, the Carol Service at St John's College Chapel and a Carol Concert in Great St Mary's Church (in aid of Cambridge Red Balloon).
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Perse Pelican Christmas Party!
16 December 2009
The children at The Pelican had a wonderful Christmas Party.
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The Perse Pelican Sports Awards
16 December 2009
We were delighted to welcome the Glenn Kirkham to The Perse Pelican for our first official Sports Awards Ceremony!
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Christingle Service at St John's Church
15 December 2009
The Pelican held a Christingle Service at St John's Church.
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Lower School Arts Festival
14 December 2009
On Tuesday 1 December, members of Year 7 and Year 8 performed a variety of drama, music and poetry items which combined to make a wonderful evening.
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Under 8s at Twickenham
11 December 2009
Twelve Year 3 Perse Prep boys went to Twickenham to represent Cambridge in the Varsity curtain raiser.
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National Maths Challenge
11 December 2009
Twenty eight pupils were chosen to take part in this year's National Maths challenge, and what a tough competition it was with some high scoring!
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Perse pupil in the British National Kart Racing Championships
11 December 2009
After a couple of years of sticking his toe in the water of go kart racing in club races at his local Rye House circuit, Perse School pupil Sam MacLeod jumped into the deep end of the British racing scene at the start of 2009 by entering the UK national championships.
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Under 14 Hockey Review
10 December 2009
The Under 14A Hockey team rounded off an excellent season on Tuesday with a draw at The Leys, confirming them as winners of the schools winter league in which The Perse, The Leys, Stamford, Uppingham and Oundle compete.
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Year 1 Christmas Performance
10 December 2009
The children in Year 1 gave a wonderful performance of "A Special Kind of Present"
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South Cambridgeshire Constabulary Visit The Pelican
9 December 2009
The children at The Pelican had two very special visitors this week.
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Scouts' Winter Camp
9 December 2009
The Perse Scout troop arrived at Stonewall Park in October for their annual winter camp and were sent straight into setting up tents and dining shelters.
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Duke of Edinburgh Expedition
7 December 2009
7 Perse pupils spent days in the New Forest for their silver Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) assessed expedition.
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Lower School Arts Competition
4 December 2009
Well done to all the pupils who created imaginative and vibrant artwork based on the theme of 'musical' for this year’s Lower School Art Competition.
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Artwork of the Month: December
2 December 2009
Harry Marsh from Year 11 who merged drawing with photography to create these pieces.
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Nanyang Girls' High School at the Perse
1 December 2009
29 sixteen year old girls and two members of staff from Nanyang Girls' High School, Singapore visited the Perse to experience a day in the life of an English School.
News from the Music Department - the 'third quarter' of term
30 November 2009
We are pleased to report on another excellent month of music-making during November (the third-quarter of the Michaelmas Term) and commend the pupils for all their efforts and achievements.
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Darren South wins tenpin bowling title
30 November 2009
Darren South, groundsman at the Perse, has won the British Blind Sports Tenpin National Pairs title with team mate Amanda Knights.
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Arty-Fact Theatre Workshop
30 November 2009
Arty-Fact visited us and performed the play version of John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men.
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Upper Sixth trip to see 'Othello'
27 November 2009
Having the opportunity to see Othello right at the heart of London was an opportunity not to be missed - especially considering the lead was Lenny Henry.
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The Pelican supports Children in Need
26 November 2009
The children at The Perse Pelican supported Children in Need.
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Writer Robert Macfarlane visits the Perse
19 November 2009
On Thursday 19th November Robert Macfarlane came to the Perse to talk to 'the 42' about his book "The Wild Places".
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Life Drawings
19 November 2009
Lower Sixth art students have created dynamic paintings and drawings based on the human form. They are now on display in the Lower Pelican Gallery.
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Solargraphy
19 November 2009
As part of Marcus Peabody's experiments in photography, he has recently tried a technique called solargraphy.
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Netball Glory
19 November 2009
On Tuesday 17th November, the Perse U19 Netball 1st Squad took part in the national schools netball championships - U19 County Tournament.
Hockey successes
18 November 2009
Both the U16 and U18 Boys Indoor Hockey teams won their county rounds and now progress to the East tournament in December.
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Perse students selected to represent England
16 November 2009
Adam Miller and Michael Franklin, sixth formers at the Perse Upper School, have been selected for the England U18 Mens Hockey squad.
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PES Expedition to Ladakh
13 November 2009
On 26th July, 27 students from the Perse Exploration Society (PES) set out on the annual month-long expedition to Ladakh in Northern India.
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Appointment of Pelican Head
12 November 2009
We are delighted to announce that Mrs Sarah Waddington has been appointed Pelican Head with effect from 1 September 2010.
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Art trip to the Saatchi Gallery & Royal Academy
12 November 2009
Year 10 GCSE Art students took a trip to the Saatchi Gallery and the Royal Academy.
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Remembrance Service Music Report
11 November 2009
Musicians take part in the Perse's Remembrance Day Service.
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English trip to Dublin
11 November 2009
Over half-term, forty-three members of the Upper and Lower Sixth (accompanied by four members of staff) embarked on a literary excursion to Dublin.
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Artwork of the month: November
10 November 2009
November Artwork of the month - Matthew Timmis, Lower Sixth.
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The First Sign of Madness: Year 11 Play
9 November 2009
The First Sign of Madness was the culmination of The Year 11 Play Project: an intensive workshop process during which twelve members of the year group studied the monologue genre (including a trip to see Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads at the Mumford Theatre) and then - in response - developed scripts of their own in a 'workshop' context.
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Centenary Celebrations!
9 November 2009
2010 marks the centenary of The Perse Prep School and throughout the academic year 2009-2010 we will be marking this significant milestone in the school’s history with a series of special events.
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Lunchtime Live - Professional Concert Series
5 November 2009
The Music Department is pleased to announce details of a new professional lunchtime concert series.
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Artists trip to the Curwen Printmaking Centre
5 November 2009
AS Art pupils attended an exciting printmaking workshop at The Curwen Print Study Centre. The aim of the day was for students to gain understanding of innovative printmaking techniques under the guidance of highly specialist tutors and artists' and to produce prints that will then become part of their AS portfolio. They explored both traditional and new techniques combining drypoint with monoprinting and viscosity printing. The group worked industriously and produced many vibrant pieces of work.
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French Exchange 09-10: Cambridge leg
4 November 2009
The French Exchange 09–10 kicked off with the arrival of 16 Year 9 and 10 pupils from our exchange school, Notre Dame de Sainte Croix, Paris.
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Author Visits
26 October 2009
We have been very fortunate in having two writers into school recently to speak to Years 7 and 8 about their books.
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National Schools Film Week
23 October 2009
English students from the Lower Sixth took part in National Schools Film Week (from 19th – 23rd October) on Thursday.
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Reviews: The Ash Girl
23 October 2009
The Upper Sixth production of The Ash Girl was a huge success. Two students have written reviews of the performances.
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Musical Events - week before half-term
22 October 2009
The week preceding half-term has been another busy week for Perse musicians.
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Nuffield Bursary Scheme
22 October 2009
On Thursday last week Upper Sixth students Alex Kite, Daniel Worrall, Nick Evans and Will Reynolds were all awarded certificates at the Babraham Institute for completing the Nuffield Science Scheme.
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Year 6 enjoy The Ash Girl
19 October 2009
Year 6 pupils from the Perse Prep strolled over to the Upper School on Friday afternoon for an exclusive performance of The Ash Girl.
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Year 6 watch performance by Bonachela Dance Company
16 October 2009
A group of Year 6 girls visited the Junction to see a contemporary dance performance by the Bonachela Dance Company called The Land of Yes and The Land of No.
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Author Joe Craig delights pupils
16 October 2009
Girls and boys at The Perse Prep were delighted by a special talk from author Joe Craig on Thursday.
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The Pelican celebrate Harvest Festival
15 October 2009
All of the children at The Pelican went to St John's church to celebrate Harvest Festival.
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Cooking a curry & planning a dinner party
14 October 2009
Year 10 pupils particpated in a cooking challenge on Field Day.
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Performing Arts: Field Weekend
14 October 2009
The Performing Arts group spent Friday exploring physical theatre and the group really entered in to the spirit of it: improving their team work skills and using their collective imagination.
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Space Project Winners
13 October 2009
Last term Year 4 were asked to produce a holiday brochure - My Trip of a Lifetime into Space when I Retire! Some of the children also chose to offer an environmentally friendlier holiday to a rainforest. The winners were :- Overall Lower School Project Cup: Claudia Rae Rainforest prizewinners : Charlotte Benton & Abigail Callaghan Space prizewinners: Stanley Reynolds & Ceri Richardson; Kassim Mughal & Lara Phillips; Oliver Sutcliffe & Elizabeth Townsend; Congratulations to all!
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A busy week for Perse Sport
12 October 2009
During the week commencing Monday 6th October, students at the Perse took part in 22 sports fixtures and one tournament.
Sports Dinner 2009
9 October 2009
We would like to invite Old Perseans, current and past parents and your friends to our fourth Sports Dinner on Saturday 12th December. We are pleased to welcome John Bentley as our guest speaker; he is an accomplished after dinner speaker and very entertaining!
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Year 7 Team Building Day
9 October 2009
As part of the school’s Field Day activities, the Year 7 pupils headed off for a day of adventure and challenge last Friday, at Mepal Outdoor Centre.
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News from the Music Department
8 October 2009
With only four weeks of the term elapsed, it has already been a busy time for the students musically.
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Small Ships Race, Southampton Solent
8 October 2009
On Saturday 15th October, students from the Perse competed in the Small Ships Race in the Solent aboard the sail training ships Duet and Pegasus.
Bedford Aquathlon
8 October 2009
Adam Gough (Year 7) has won the Bedford Aquathlon (swimming, running). There were nine competitors in his age group and Adam won by 1m 18 sec. He trains at Chesterton Triathlon club.
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Literary Society: John Greening
8 October 2009
Local poet, critic and creative writing tutor John Greening gave a seminar on ‘the poetry of place’ to a large group of sixth formers at our most recent Literary Society event.
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Year 2 Taster Morning
7 October 2009
This popular occasion is designed specifically for children who are currently in Year 2.
Hockey
7 October 2009
A clean sweep for the U14 A, B and C hockey teams against The Leys on Tuesday 6th October.
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Drama: The Ash Girl
6 October 2009
Sixth Formers at The Perse are excitedly gearing up for their performances of 'The Ash Girl' by Timberlake Wertenbaker.
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Year 9 Geography Visit to Docklands
5 October 2009
On Friday 2nd October 2009, 116 pupils from year 9 went to London to explore the river and the regeneration of the Docklands area.
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The new teaching block and library takes shape at the Upper
5 October 2009
Our contractors continue to make excellent progress with the new teaching block and library.
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Geography Department Visit to Iceland 2009
2 October 2009
24 Perse students travelled to Iceland for five days at the end of August. Highlights included a visit to the Blue Lagoon, watching the super-heated water eruptions of the geysir "Strokkur" and the dramatic waterfall at Gullfoss. We also flew in light aircraft to the Westmann Islands and explored the volcano that threatened the economy of these islands in 1973. The trip will happen again in August 2010 and is open to all students in Year 9, 10, 11 and Lower Sixth.
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Football results
1 October 2009
The 1st XI football team started the season to a flying start with a victory against Ipswich.
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Year 7 visit to Hunstanton and Brancaster
1 October 2009
All Year 7 travelled to the North Norfolk coast on the 18th September to learn more about their local coastline.
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Sculpture evening
30 September 2009
The Perse is hosting a fundraising event for The Sick Children's Trust on Wednesday 14th October 2009.
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Library News - Lucy Hawking Event at Heffers
30 September 2009
Eleven fans of the Lucy Hawking ‘George’ books written by Lucy and Stephen Hawking took part in a special event at Heffer’s book shop after school on Thursday 17th September.
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Decade Dress Up Day
30 September 2009
As the first of our Centenary Celebrations, children and staff alike came dressed in a costume from any decade between 1910-2010.
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Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning at The Pelican
29 September 2009
Many thanks to parents for supporting the APP's participation in The World's Biggest Coffee Morning which made £266.41 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
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Literary Society: The Bacchae
15 September 2009
Review by Max Kerney and William Oakley (Upper Sixth)
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New Catering Contract
4 September 2009
Holroyd Howe Independent has been appointed to provide catering services for The Perse. They competed with three other leading food service providers for the contract and the school was particularly impressed with their experience within the independent schools sector and their ability to provide a bespoke service tailored specifically to our needs.
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Perse Hockey coach now European Champion!
3 September 2009
Perse Hockey coach Glenn Kirkham and the rest of the England Men's Hockey squad have just won the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championships!
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Summer School
28 August 2009
The Perse Summer School runs for 10 and 11 year olds, providing a fun and educational insight into the Perse Upper.
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Record GCSE and IGCSE results
27 August 2009
Year 11 students at The Perse have broken all previous school records with 61% of all GCSE/IGCSE results being graded at A* and 89% at either A* or A grades. Twenty two students secured 10 or more A* grades.
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A Level Results
20 August 2009
Sixth formers celebrated outstanding ‘A’ level results today with over 90% of entries gaining A or B grades.
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PES travel to Sweden
14 July 2009
On 16th June 34 Fifth Form members of the Perse Exploration Society travelled to Sweden to commence two one-week survival courses. One of which was a demanding pass/fail course. Everyone was hoping to earn themselves the coveted WEISS (Wilderness Experience International Survival School) badge.
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Pelican Nursery Beach Party
6 July 2009
We celebrated the end of a lovely year with a Beach Party for the Nursery children.
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Geography and Biology Fieldtrip to Winterton, Norfolk
2 July 2009
On the 22nd June, 65 Lower Sixth Geographers and Biologists went to Winterton on the North-East Norfolk coast to study the sand dune succession.
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Magdalen College 20/20 Cricket Festival
2 July 2009
On Monday 29th and Tuesday 30th June, the U15A cricket team travelled to Magdalen College, Oxford to play in the inaugural 20/20 Cricket festival. The Perse were in the same group as MCS and King Edward’s School, Birmingham.
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Pelican Treasure Hunt
1 July 2009
On Wednesday 11th June, all of Year 2 from the Pelican journeyed up Glebe Road to visit the Upper School to take part in the annual Geography Treasure Hunt.
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Inter Schools Energy Essay Competition
1 July 2009
Four Perse students; Marcus Peabody, Oli Frost, Adam Miller and James Littlefair are among the finalists of the National Touch Briefings Inter Schools Energy Essay Competition.
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Geography fieldwork at Juniper Hall
1 July 2009
On the 15th June, 55 year ten geographers and their teachers travelled for two hours to the North Downs for the annual GCSE geography fieldtrip.
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2009 Carnegie Medal
30 June 2009
Keen readers, both students and staff, at The Perse School have read their way through the 7 books on the shortlist for the 2009 Carnegie Medal. There was the usual tight time scale in which to read them - from the announcement of the shortlist on 24th April and the winner being revealed on 25th June.
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Cambridge 800 Writing Competition
29 June 2009
Congratulations to all those who entered this term’s writing competition!
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Year 3 Viking Day
29 June 2009
Thorulf Hammrsson, Viking Adventurer, visited the Perse Prep last Monday.
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Paris Cultural Trip 2009
29 June 2009
Early on Saturday 14th of February 2009, twenty-eight Lower Sixth pupils from the Perse met at Cambridge station; ready to embark upon a three day excursion to Paris.
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Student has artwork published!
26 June 2009
Congratulations to Year 8 student Thomas Reynolds who has had one of his Photographs published in the June edition of “Digital Photographer”.
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The Turn of the Screw
26 June 2009
14 fourth formers got their first taste of a Cambridge May Week when we attended an atmospheric performance of the turn of the screw in Wren Library Cloister, Trinity College.
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The Duck (and other) variations
24 June 2009
The Third and Fourth form play The Duck (and other) variations (based on a selection of David Mamet's 'Duck Variations' and Craig Taylor's 'A Million Tiny Plays about Britain') was performed in al fresco in the courtyard area by the school hall.
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Year 6 Microsoft Trip
23 June 2009
Year 6 had the most amazing trip to Microsoft Research where Professor Chris Bishop gave them a special lecture about future developments in computer technology.
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Bhaktivedanta Manor
23 June 2009
Fourth form Religious Studies students visited Bhaktivedanta Manor along with Revd Kinsey and Mrs Gardom.
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Upper School Sports Kit now available online
22 June 2009
You can now purchase the Perse Upper sports kit online.
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Book Mastermind Event
22 June 2009
On Friday 19th June, The Perse School hosted the 2nd annual Book Mastermind Final with 6 competitors from the Leys School and the Perse. After a very exciting competition, the title of Book Mastermind 2009 went to Milly Karimjee of the Leys School, while 2nd and 3rd places went to Sam Hurrell and Ben Cowley from The Perse. David Jones, a former teacher, was the Question Master and Richard Young, Children’s Library Services Manager for Cambridgeshire, was the guest speaker.
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GCSE Art Show
17 June 2009
At the show, many parents commented on the lively quality of work with some particularly outstanding work at both GCSE & A Level. Artwork ranged from painting and drawing to photography, textiles, installation art & sculpture. Please see below for GCSE art work.
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GCSE & A Level Art Show
17 June 2009
This year 38 GCSE & A Level pupils exhibited a wide variety of works in the annual art show. Clare Wood, Head of Art said "our pupils worked really hard all year and produced some stunning work. The standard has been very high and we are extremely proud of what they have achieved." Please see below for A Level work.
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East of England Athletics Championships
16 June 2009
27 schools took part in this year’s championships at the university track in Cambridge
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Cycling for SOS Rwanda
15 June 2009
A group of Lower Sixth boys are planning a mammoth cycle ride in support of SOS Children’s’ Villages.
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Children’s Laureate news
15 June 2009
The sixth Children's Laureate has been announced as Anthony Browne. Mrs Castle has been introducing us to his work.
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Old Perseans Rally for Funds
11 June 2009
Taking part in the Scally Rally, which starts on 12 June, Old Perseans Jamie Turner and Eddie Copeland, both 25, will be driving a 1988 Mark 2 Golf with their friend Sarah as they make their way to Rimini, via the South of France and Switzerland.
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Community Art
10 June 2009
As part of the school’s Enrichment Programme, the Community Art Group took part in an extremely rewarding project with Fawcett Primary and Nursery School, Trumpington.
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Year 6 Maths Challenge
8 June 2009
Four boys in Year 6 competed in the local Maths Challenge at St Faiths.
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Year 2 Trip to Upware
4 June 2009
On Tuesday, 2nd June, Year 2 visited the Cambridgeshire Environmental Education Centre at Upware. There, they took part in a variety of activities.
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Year 1 Trip To Shepreth Wildlife Park
4 June 2009
Year One had a fantastic trip to Shepreth Wildlife Park. They met at the station and caught the train to Shepreth.
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Poetry Anthology - Year 10
3 June 2009
To coincide with the BBC's poetry season, Mrs Taysom's Year 10 English set have produced an anthology of poems.
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Serious Money at the Birmingham REP
1 June 2009
On Wednesday 20 May, eight of the A2 English students accompanied by Mrs Taysom travelled to Birmingham to see Caryl Churchill’s Serious Money to complement our study of Post-1945 drama.
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Lord of the Flies
22 May 2009
On the 19th and 20th of May the Lower School performed an adaptation of William Golding’s famous novel “Lord of the Flies”. Set in the 1940s, a group of boys become stranded on a desert island when the aircraft evacuating them from a war zone pitches into the sea, leaving the boys to fend for themselves with disturbing consequences.
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Victorian Day
21 May 2009
On 7th May Year 5 had a very memorable Victorian Day, as part of their current History topic on the Victorians.
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A Pelican Race Winner!
21 May 2009
One of our Year 2 pupils came 1st in the Year 1 & 2 girls category of the Royston Fun Run after running 3KM.
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£3 million campaign target successfully met
14 May 2009
There was celebration at The Perse this week, as the school announced that it had successfully raised £3million in its recent Access to Excellence campaign.
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Cricket Tour to St Lucia
13 May 2009
After much winter preparation and fitness training, The Perse Cricket U14 and U15 squads travelled to St Lucia for 11 days in the Caribbean.
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Classics Trip to Rome and the Bay of Naples
10 May 2009
On the morning of 27 March 42 Perse pupils in years 8, 9 and 10 together with 5 staff, left for the annual Perse Classics trip – this year to Rome and the Bay of Naples.
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Library News
8 May 2009
The Perse Prep page on the Carnegie Greenaway website has been updated. Have a look at it and read our latest reviews.
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Reception Visits Linton Zoo
7 May 2009
The Reception classes had a wonderful time at Linton Zoo on Wednesday 6th May. We had a talk about different animals with fur, feathers and scales and enjoyed handling some of these; a bearded lizard, a snake and guinea pigs, as well as snake skin and porcupine spines.
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Easter Ski Venture to Austria
5 May 2009
On the Friday before Easter seven Year 7 boys and 25 Year 6 boys from the Perse Prep school embarked on a 20 hour coach journey to Austria. Several Disney films and a mountain of Haribo wrappers later we arrived at Wagrain in the Sportwelt region of Austria. Our first sleepy task was to get our boots and skis fitted before a refreshing snowball battle; First Form vs. Year 6 of course.
Prep Writing Competition Summer 09
5 May 2009
This term’s competition gives girls and boys the chance to flex their writing muscles as poets, short storywriters, diarists, playwrights…and even…ladies and gentlemen of letters.
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Library News
1 May 2009
Mrs Castle has been very busy this week. The shortlists of the prestigious Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Awards have been announced! They acknowledge, respectively, the most outstanding writing and illustration in a book for children and young adults and are highly regarded in the children’s book world.
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Senior Football Tour to Barcelona
29 April 2009
The Perse set off on a cold Monday morning on the school’s inaugural football tour, eagerly anticipating the sunnier climes of Barcelona. The talk was of how strong the Spanish opposition would be as The Perse would be facing two Spanish club sides, renowned for their technical prowess, speed and agility.
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The Chaucer Man
27 April 2009
On 24th April the Upper Sixth were treated to a remarkable presentation in the school's Lecture Theatre by Trevor Eaton, The Chaucer Man.
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Exchange in Japan!
24 April 2009
On the 27th of March we set off on the adventure of a lifetime to Japan!
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New Austrian friends visit the school
24 April 2009
The Perse Upper School was delighted to welcome two teachers and 35 boys and girls from the Franziskanergymnasium Hall, Tirol, Austria to visit the school and see how a UK school works on a day to day basis.
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Japanese student exchange
23 April 2009
We were excited to participate in an exchange to Japan! The food was delicious.
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Geographical fieldwork in North Yorkshire
23 April 2009
A trip through time - 18,500 years of Yorkshire condensed into a 4 day Lower Sixth geography trip!
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Holiday Heaven!
21 April 2009
The Perse School’s commitment to all round educational excellence and opportunity can be seen from the programme of holiday activities undertaken by nearly 200 students this Easter.
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St Stephen's College Exchange
21 April 2009
Alex Lethbridge writes on behalf of the Perse Exchange pupils of their experiences while in Hong Kong.
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Korky Paul at the Prep
17 April 2009
Korky Paul is the well-respected illustrator of such favourite as ‘Winnie the Witch’, ‘Aesop’s Funky Fables’, ‘The Dog that Dug’ and ‘The Duck that had no Luck’ He is so in demand for visits that it took us two years to get him to come!
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Anglo Saxon Day
2 April 2009
On Monday 2nd March, Year 3 had a very exciting day going back in time. Wulfric came to visit the Prep and explained to the children why the early Saxons came to these shores and how our country became England.
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Construction Begins
2 April 2009
Construction of the new teaching and learning block at the Upper School has begun.
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Third Form Visit to London
27 March 2009
On Monday 23rd March, two coaches containing the entirety of the Third Form and eight members of staff left for an English and Drama related Field Day visit to London, long before the first school bell. The sun streaming through the coach windows seemed to heighten the students’ excitement at the prospect of the day’s activities.
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Jazz Workshop with Stewart Curtis
26 March 2009
On March 24th the Senior and Junior Jazz Bands, directed by Daphna Neu, participated in a Jazz improvisation workshop at school.
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Reception Easter Performance
26 March 2009
Narrators told the story of Tattybogle, the scarecrow, who stood in the farmer’s field through all the seasons.
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Army Section Field Weekend
26 March 2009
This year’s second Field Weekend took the Perse Army Section to training area STANTA, near Thetford forest. The landscape of windswept expanses and dense woodland offered excellent opportunities for deploying ambushes from concealed positions to trap an unwary or unskilled enemy.
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Perse Players present Under Milkwood
25 March 2009
A selection of photographs of the Perse Players production of Under Milkwood.
Prep Science Week
25 March 2009
During Science Week girls and boys at The Perse Prep School were visited by the Cambridge University Eco Racing (CUER) team.
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Founder’s Day Address by the Head
25 March 2009
The 25th March is the day on which we celebrate the foundation of the Perse School some 394 years ago in 1615.
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Year 4 Tudor Day
24 March 2009
On Wednesday 4th March hundreds of years had disappeared, and Year 4 ended up back in the sixteenth century being Tudors!
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West Road Concert 2009
24 March 2009
The School Concert recently took place in the University Concert Hall, West Road on Monday 16 March 2009.
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Lent Term Writing Competition Winners
20 March 2009
This term the Year 3 and 4 children were challenged to write and illustrate their own comic strip stories - just like Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul! Further up the school, the Year 5 and 6 pupils’ technological skills were tested with our visual PowerPoint science fiction story competition. Limited to between 12 and 20 slides, the entrants had to include a reference to some kind of ‘promise’.
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Hong Kong Exchange
18 March 2009
Perse School pupils are delighted to be currently hosting six students from St Stephen’s College in Hong Kong. This visit marks the official start of an international partnership between our two schools.
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Red Nose day at The Pelican
13 March 2009
Staff and children came to School wearing something red and raised a total of £309.99!!
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Question Time at The Prep
13 March 2009
Year 6 pupils at The Perse Prep quizzed Andrew Lansley, MP for South Cambridgeshire, on some key political issues when he officially opened the school’s new teaching block earlier today.
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Artwork of the month: March
12 March 2009
Escher Homework by James Butterworth (Second Form), Pastel Lanscape by George Anscombe - Bell (Second Form), and Manipulated and stitched paper bodice by Nada Fahmy Guirguis (Lower Sixth). Well done!
'Romeo and Juliet' Review
12 March 2009
On Thursday 5th of March, 3A went to the Arts Theatre to see The Marlowe Society’s adaptation of 'Romeo and Juliet'.
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The Pelican Quiz Night
9 March 2009
The eagerly awaited annual Pelican Quiz took place recently with eleven teams pitting their finely tuned knowledge against each other.
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News from the Music Department
6 March 2009
The Lent Term has been another busy term in the Music Department. The obvious highlight for the pupils has been the staging of Grease! in the Mumford Theatre at the end of January 2009. We have just received our photo DVD from this event and will be creating a fuller presentation on the show in the near future. However, a small selection of photos appear within this news article.
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Netball Training Session with Karen Atkinson
5 March 2009
On Tuesday 3rd March the Perse 1st and 2nd VII Netball squads enjoyed a training session lead by Karen Atkinson.
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Kevin Crossley-Holland’s visit to Perse
5 March 2009
Kevin Crossley-Holland visited the school on 26th February 2009.
The Perse Prep's Book of Remembrance
2 March 2009
At The Perse Prep we held two special assemblies to mark the 90th Anniversary of the end of the First World War. Lots of the children had family members who had been involved in the First and Second World Wars, and they have produced booklets about their involvement.
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English & Drama - exciting projects
18 February 2009
The English and Drama department have enjoyed a number of theatre visits and workshops in the past couple of months. The third form attended an exciting performance of Romeo and Juliet by the RSC at The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford and one class will also be going to a matinee of the same play at The Arts Theatre, Cambridge later in the term.
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Greek Day
13 February 2009
As part of their History project on Ancient Greece, Year 6 got transported back in time to the year 490BC...
Year 3 & 4 Comic Story Competition
12 February 2009
Years 3 and 4 are invited to write their own comic story! All entries will be displayed in school and winning entries will be reproduced in a special edition of the Perse Prep Paper. Small prizes for the winning comic strips!
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Year 5 & 6 'Visual' Science Fiction Writing Competition
11 February 2009
Years 5 & 6 are invited to create a 'visual' PowerPoint science fiction story! Winning entries will be displayed in school and will be included on the school website. There will be small prizes for the winning visual stories!
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Success of Community Art project
5 February 2009
Last term a group of ten Fifth Form, Lower Sixth and Upper Sixth Perse pupils created some visually exciting artwork for Millington Road Nursery School as part of their Community Art Enrichment option. The pupils worked with the nursery school children helping them to design images that were then developed by Perse pupils into mini road signs, a door mural and the redecoration of an old playhouse.
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Piano and Singers' Concert tonight
5 February 2009
We are intending to proceed with the piano and singers' concert this evening...
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Perse U18 Boys win Indoor Hockey National Title
26 January 2009
On Friday 23rd January, the Perse School U18 boys team headed to Aldersley Stadium, Wolverhampton to compete in the U18 National Indoor Hockey Championships, in what proved to be yet another memorable weekend for this talented group of players.
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Oman Ministry of Education delegation visits the Perse
21 January 2009
We were delighted to welcome officials from the Ministry of Education of the Sultanate of Oman to the Perse on Wednesday 21 January.
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Perse become Under 14 County Hockey Champions
21 January 2009
On a fine wintry day at Newport Free Grammar School in Essex yesterday, the Cambridgeshire County Hockey Association Championships for Under 14s took place.
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Book Reviews
16 January 2009
There are two great new books in stock at the Prep library, both contenders for the Whitbread / Costa Children's Book of the Year. Read reviews for them written by our students.
Junk Orchestra
16 January 2009
Wednesday was "junk orchestra" day in Year 3. Thank you to the many parents who helped provide raw materials for the amazing instruments that the children produced.
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Netball
16 January 2009
An historic event has taken place at the Prep – our girls have played their first netball match. We are delighted to report that they won and they are to be warmly congratulated on their fine success. We were treated to a match report with a difference in Assembly this morning as the girls recounted their victory with the help of pom–poms!
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Persey Pelican visits Switzerland
15 January 2009
Over the Christmas holidays Persey visited Switzerland with one of our students.
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GCSE league tables
15 January 2009
Government statistics published today suggest that students at The Perse School gained ‘zero’ in the league tables of GCSE examination performance. We are delighted to make it clear that 100% of our students gained 5A*-C grades, including Maths and English.
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University Applications Success
14 January 2009
Perse Sixth Formers have been very successful in their university applications. Twenty-six students have been awarded places at Oxford and Cambridge; this equals our best ever Oxbridge results. The offers include six places to read History, and five for Medicine. In total thirteen Perse applicants have received offers from Medical Schools, and this is a major achievement given the level of competition for places.
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Art Colours: Michaelmas Term
14 January 2009
Well done to Clare Frenay, Matt Timmiss, Lucinda Dawkins and Oli Runciman who received full Art Colours for their outstanding achievement, progress and performance in the Michaelmas term.
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Artwork of the month: January
14 January 2009
Soapstone Carving by Anthony Rubinstein Bayliss (Fourth Form) and Screenprints by Dominic Hawkins (Lower Sixth). Well done!
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Perse Rugby Review 2008
9 January 2009
The 2008 season was another successful season for Perse Rugby. The 1st XV recorded 11 wins out of a possible 13, losing only to St. Albans and Bedford, currently two of the best ranked schools in the country.
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Sixth Form Application Deadline
1 January 2009
The deadline for Sixth Form applications is 5pm on Wednesday 25th November 2009.
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Perse raises nearly £1,200 for Emergency Relief in Zimbabwe
19 December 2008
Perse pupils, encouraged by two teachers who both began their teaching careers in Zimbabwe, have raised nearly £1,200 for emergency aid to Zimbabwe.
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Under 16 Indoor Hockey - East Round
8 December 2008
The Perse Under 16 team represented Cambridgeshire at the East Indoor Finals. Three wins, a draw and a defeat in their pool matches left them behind Ipswich School, who were overall winners, but level on points with Old Loughtonians Hockey Club. Perse finished in Second place on goals scored as the two were level on points and goal difference.
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Puppeteers at the Prep
5 December 2008
On Thursday 4th December the puppeteers came to the Perse Prep.
Year 5 Egyptian Day
2 December 2008
On Thursday, 27th November, Year 5 all participated in an exciting Egyptian Day, as part of their History project on Ancient Egypt.
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Geographers win World Wize Quiz
27 November 2008
A team of three Geography students in the 4th form (year 10) won the Cambridge area World Wize Quiz on the 26th November 2008.
Operation Christmas Child
24 November 2008
Thank you to everyone who packed boxes for Operation Christmas Child over the last month. On Tuesday, eighty-eight colourful parcels began the first stage of their journey, to the Upper School, from where they’ll be collected by volunteers from Samaritan’s Purse.
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Kirkham's All-Stars take on the Perse XI
19 November 2008
On Saturday 15th November, an All-Star hockey team containing members of Great Britain's Olympic hockey squad took on a team of Perse students. The match was organised by Glenn Kirkham who has worked as a coach at the school since 2005. Glenn invited some of his Beijing team mates including Alistair McGregor, Richard Mantell, Richard Alexander, Jon Bleby and Rob Moore to take on a Perse XI.
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Perse pupil selected for England Hockey U18s international training squad
13 November 2008
After completing last season playing hockey for the England U16’s, Perse pupil Michael Franklin was selected to play for the regional Saxon Tigers U18 team.
Act of Remembrance
11 November 2008
Today the Prep School marked the 90th Anniversary of the end of the First World War with an Act of Remembrance at 11.00am.
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Library News and the Book Fair
3 November 2008
Thank you all so much for making the Book Fair such a success last week. Nearly £1200 was spent which gave us lots of books for school, as well as book rewards for the 54 children who took part in the Summer Reading Challenge.
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Pupils enjoy innovative inter-school collaboration
31 October 2008
Two local schools have joined forces to offer new high-quality opportunities for pupils.
Global Studies proves a real success
28 October 2008
First form pupils are enjoying their new Global Studies course which consists of a carousel of lessons in Russian, Japanese and Portuguese.
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Perse Players Trip to Edinburgh 2008
26 October 2008
In March 2008 the Perse Players performed Henry IV for a School audience. A number of changes took place over the following months and in August we found ourselves one director down, standing in Edinburgh and slightly damp. We knew we were in for a challenge, with only two rehearsals before facing the famous Festival audience. We were all thrilled, however, at the prospect of performing at such an historic event and in front of paying members of the public.
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Artist in Residence
24 October 2008
Rebecca Harvey, a ceramicist, started work as Artist in Residence this term. She has been working with all pupils & over the coming weeks they will produce work to be displayed in New School. Rebecca will continue her own work whilst she is with us, so Prep pupils will have plenty of opportunities to see her expertise in action in the Art Room. Her presence has had a huge impact on our artistic life & the ceramic work that she has been working on with all our boys and girls is looking stunning.
Girls' 1st XI Hockey: Dorset Tour Oct 2008
21 October 2008
The girls' team played Bryanston & Sherborne Schools
Appointment of Development Director
20 October 2008
We are delighted to announce that Eddie Copeland has been appointed to the role of Development Director with effect from the 5th January 2009.
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Harvest Festival (Water Week) Celebration
13 October 2008
For our Harvest Festival this year we supported Water Aid, an international charity that aims to overcome poverty by enabling the world's poorest people to gain access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education (www.wateraid.org/uk).
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CCF Field Weekend – Exercise Pelican Walk
13 October 2008
On the wet and rainy morning that was Sunday 5th of October twenty-five army cadets arrived at school in readiness for embarking on our first field weekend of the year at Beckingham and Fulbeck MOD training area in Lincolnshire – exercise Pelican Walk. After a coach ride through what is affectionately known as “Special Forces weather” (driving wind and rain), we were greeted at our accommodation with a surprisingly clear sky and the feeble rays of the sun starting to make their presence felt.
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Geography Competition
9 October 2008
Mrs Bousfield held a Geography competition over the holidays. She challenged pupils to take an interesting photo of their holidays.
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New School
2 October 2008
Many of you have already commented on the excellence of the improvements completed over the summer and all are agreed that New School is stunning.
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Visit from Mark Robson
29 September 2008
Thank you so much for supporting our author who visited on 25th September. Mark Robson was kept very busy with all his book signing.
Year 6 Time Capsules
23 September 2008
Year 6 are currently studying Ancient Greece in History. In class they discussed how much of what we know about this period is from the discoveries of archaeologists. Year 6 were then asked to imagine that they buried a time capsule that would stay buried for hundreds of years, before being dug up by a future archaeologist!
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National recognition for outstanding performance by Perse pupils
17 September 2008
We are delighted that ten Perse pupils have received special recognition from the Edexcel board for finishing in the top 10 nationally in AS levels and GCSE subject papers. Two pupils, Pietro Miozzo and Alexandre Loktionov managed this feat in two different subjects.
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Year 4 Space Projects
17 September 2008
Last term, pupils in Year 4 designed brochures advertising trips into space so that Mrs Swain could choose a holiday for when she retires.
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Geography Trip to Iceland 2008
9 September 2008
35 students from the Third and Forth forms travelled to Iceland for five days at the end of August with Mr Crabtree, Mr King, Mr Cross and Miss Alcott. Highlights of the trip included a visit to the Blue Lagoon, watching the super-heated water eruptions of the geysir “Strokkur” and the dramatic waterfall at Gullfoss. We also flew in light aircraft to the Westmann Islands and explored the volcano that threatened the economy of these islands in 1973.
OUTSTANDING GCSE RESULTS AT THE PERSE
20 August 2008
The 2008 GCSE results broke all records with 57.5% of all grades being awarded A* with a combined A or A* figure of 87%.
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Good luck to Perse Olympian!
15 August 2008
In the Beijing Olympics, pupils and staff are eagerly watching the progress of Great Britain’s men’s hockey team and supporting vice-captain Glenn Kirkham, PE coach at the Perse.
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BEST EVER ‘A’ LEVEL RESULTS
14 August 2008
Sixth formers celebrated outstanding ‘A’ level results today with 94% of entries gaining A or B grades – up from 88% last year.
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A new era for The Perse School
31 July 2008
September 2008 marks a new era for The Perse School, Cambridge’s oldest secondary school.
A new era for The Perse School
31 July 2008
September 2008 marks a new era for The Perse School, Cambridge’s oldest secondary school.
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Macbeth
14 July 2008
The Fourth Form play Macbeth was a great success and show-cased some up-and-coming acting talent. The entire cast put on superb performances over two nights, but particular praise must go to Lawrence Morris (Macbeth), Rhuairidh James (Lady Macbeth) and Sam Marks (Macduff) for their convincing and sophisticated performances. View a slideshow of images...
Prep Poetry Competition
4 July 2008
The winning poems from the ‘Happy Times’ and ‘New Beginnings’ poetry competition along with some MP3 recordings.
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Soapstone carving workshop with Cambridgeshire sculptor, Mel Fraser
30 June 2008
Local Cambridgeshire sculptor, Mel Fraser, joined the Fourth Form artists in June to run an innovative stone carving workshop. The pupils each carved into pieces of soapstone using rasps, files and sandpaper. They then polished and buffed the stone using oil and wax.
Association of Pelican Parents Jazz evening
20 June 2008
Many new friends were made at the Summer Jazz Evening held on 20th June, the first social event organised jointly by the APP and the Perse Prep Parents.
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Exercise Lent Lightning strikes at Bassingbourn
7 May 2008
Army Section reconnaissance platoon v Cadre enemy troops
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Year 5 French Trip
2 May 2008
The Year 5s had a very successful trip to France last weekend. There were 45 boys in total and we were thrilled to welcome Isa Hajee back for the weekend. The sun shone down on us and there wasn’t a moment wasted.
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Community Art with St Alban's Primary School pupils
28 April 2008
In March and April the Community Art group worked with St Alban's Primary School Year 5 pupils. The pupils visited The Perse Upper School Art Department and made decorative clay tiles which they then glazed. Perse pupils then visited St Alban's Primary School on Field Day, delivering the tiles and using the opportunity to work in small groups designing a mural for their class room.
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A selection of images from the Perse Players' production Pirandello's 'Henry IV'
17 April 2008
During a pageant to celebrate medieval Europe, a wealthy unnamed Italian falls from his horse and wakes up in the 11th century. Or so everyone thinks. An entourage surrounds him to perpetuate this fantasy and 18 years of madness ensue. Following the death of his mother, the wealthy Italian's nephew arrives at the 'Court of Henry IV' with a plan to unmask the illusion.
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Gallery: Year 6 DT
21 March 2008
Pulley Systems: The pupils were asked to design and make a model to transport a Play Mobil figure over a distance of 25cms using a pulley system. The pupils worked in pairs and developed a wide range of individual ideas and designs. Please note: These video clips are hosted on Google Videos...if any of them do not display try refreshing the page.
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Location Writing Competition
14 March 2008
Well done to all those who entered this term's 'Location Writing Competition'. The judges were very impressed by the variety of writing which included poetry, letter writing and short stories.
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Poet Paul Cookson celebrates World Book Day at Prep
13 March 2008
We were delighted to welcome poet Paul Cookson to the school as part of our celebrations for World Book Day.
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World Book Day
6 March 2008
World Book Day at the Prep is always met with excitement and enthusiasm. Today we dressed up as characters from our favourite books!
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Artwork of the month - March 2008
6 March 2008
March's 'Artwork of the Month' goes jointly to Angus Frost, Fifth Form GCSE, for his mixed media textile work based on natural forms and to Tom Norris, Fourth Form GCSE for his photographs based on architecture around London. Well done to you both.
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Author MG Harris visited the Prep
5 March 2008
To help us celebrate World Book Day on Thursday 6th March we invited MG Harris to talk to Years 5 & 6 about her exciting book "The Joshua Files: Invisible City".
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Thank you from CLAPA
4 March 2008
This year the Perse Prep Christmas Fair raised £2782! Our Charity was CLAPA (Cleft Lip and Palate Association) who have recently written to us to say a big thank you!
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French Exchange 2008
29 February 2008
A report on this year's French Exchange with Ste Croix de Neuilly, Paris
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Perse Netballers: mighty winners of a mini tournament
26 February 2008
The Perse School 1st Netball Squad took part in, and went on to win, a mini tournament held at Wymondham College on Wednesday 20th February.
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Prep girls sponsor a Galapagos tortoise egg!
21 February 2008
During our weekly form times in 3 Aleph we have all sorts of chats and discussions. One of our favourite topics has been animals / pets. Out of one discussion came a request for the form to sponsor a Galapagos tortoise egg! (It turns out to be a hot topic because the Galapagos Conservation Trust is about to launch an Easter campaign asking people to sponsor a Giant Galapagos tortoise egg as an alternative to buying Easter eggs. See information below.)
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Action author, Craig Simpson, tells Perse pupils: "Beware of fat men on street corners!"
12 February 2008
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Centre Stage Photographs
12 February 2008
Those of you who attended the performances of the Centre Stage production will have marvelled at the acting abilities and comic timing of our boys. It was a great production and warmest congratulations and thanks to all who took part, on stage and backstage. Here are a selection of photographs from "Three Murders, A Suicide and a Near Miss".
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Perse Prep raises over £2,700 for CLAPA
8 February 2008
The annual Prep Christmas Charity Fair, held at the end of last term, certainly launched the run-up to the festive season. Thanks must go to all parents, pupils, staff and friends for their most generous support of the Fair - we raised an amazing £2,700!
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Perse pupils star in Cambridge Young Composer of the Year Competition
17 January 2008
Congratulations to Nick White, in the Second Form, who has won the 13-15 Category of the Cambridge Young Composers' Competition at to Edward Lilley in the Fourth Form who received a 'Highly Commended' Award.
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Artwork of the Month - January 2008
16 January 2008
This months 'Artwork of the Month' award goes to Fourth Form Art GCSE pupil Robert Taylor for his mixed media drypoint/collograph prints based on snowflakes. Well done Robert.
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Flooded Out!
8 January 2008
The Year 3 and 4 production of Flooded Out, a musical based on the story of Noah, was a tremendous success. Enthusiastic singing, excellent acting and a good deal of humour were the hallmarks of the performances which played to audiences of over one hundred and sixty each night. Well done all!
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Community Art
13 December 2007
On Monday 10th of December the Community Art group visited the Hollies Residential Nursing Home on Queen Edith's Way. During the Michaelmas Term the pupils had made screen prints, paintings and Christmas decorations to hang at the Hollies. The work was delivered with mince pies and cake and the pupils chatted with the residents.
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Highly-acclaimed BBC screenwriter, Heidi Thomas, shares her experiences with The Literary Society
6 December 2007
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Egyptian Day
28 November 2007
Whist yesterdays weather was decidedly British - the atmosphere at School was Egyptian. Year 5 had the most wonderful day learning about this remarkable civilisation and we are enormously grateful to the kind mothers who bedecked themselves in an array of amazing garments and joined in the fun.
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7 a side tournament
28 November 2007
The Perse Prep U11 7-a-side Football Tournament took place last Saturday.
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Operation Christmas Child
23 November 2007
Some feedback and a picture from this year's Perse campaign.
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A collection of photographs from the Sixth Form Curwen Studio Workshop
23 November 2007
In November 2007 AS and A2 Art pupils attended an exciting printmaking workshop at The Curwen Print Study Centre at Chilford Hall as part of their A Level Art development. They spent the day working alongside professional printmakers exploring both traditional and new innovative techniques combining drypoint with monoprinting and viscosity printing. The group of 13 worked industriously and between them produced over 200 prints. Ms Clare Wood, Head of Art. See our collection of photographs...
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Girls' Sport
22 November 2007
Girls' Hockey has become more competitive with increasing numbers participating and enjoying greater success.
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'Sell out Status' awarded by Edinburgh Fringe Festival Box Office for 'Black Comedy'
20 November 2007
Following the success of Shaffer's 'Black Comedy' at the 2007 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, we are delighted to announce that this production has been awarded official 'Sell out Status' by the Fringe Box Office. Many thanks to everyone who was involved and who supported this production.
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A taste of the absurd side of life
15 November 2007
The Fifth Form play, An Evening of Short Plays and Sketches by Samuel Beckett & Harold Pinter was peformed in The Perse School Lecture Theatre, Thursday 8th and Friday 9th November 2007. "Whilst plays such as Beckett's Waiting for Godot and Pinter's The Birthday Party are commonly performed at theatres across the country, the Fifth Form treated us to a much more obscure experience...". Read Ashley Ogden's full review in the document below.
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Wind Band tour to Iceland
16 October 2007
In October 2007 members of the Senior Wind Band performed two concerts in South Iceland. The first concert was in a brand-new School in Selfoss and was an inaugural performance for the School. The second was in the impressive Nesskirkja Church in Reykjavik in front of 250 pupils from the local School. All the performers also enjoyed sight-seeing thanks to the Essential Iceland Tour Company, visiting an erupting geyser, a volcano, two spellbinding waterfalls and a swim in the Blue Lagoon!
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Open Morning 2007
15 October 2007
A collection of photographs from this year's Upper School Open Morning which took place on Saturday 29th September.
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Pelican Hall Building update
10 October 2007
The children have been so excited to see our new hall actually beginning to look like a hall! We can peep through specially constructed viewing panels to keep an eye on the progress. So far we are ahead of schedule thanks to lots of hard work, team work and fine weather.
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Knox Exchange
21 September 2007
This term we again welcomed our exchange visitors from Knox School in Sydney.
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