Senior School News & Events
News & Events
Record Breaking Senior School Sports Day - Full report
Saturday, 24 May 2008
Well, we fretted, we made plans and alternative arrangements, and even went into depression at the site of heavy grey clouds and rain at 6am on the day of Sports Day, but all the concerns were for nothing, as it turned out to be ideal conditions for the inter-house athletics on Saturday 24th May. The longer 3000m races were held prior to Sports Day itself where Conor White-Andrews (Devine) set ...
Joshua is a Step Closer to the National Stage
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
A career in the theatre has come a step closer for budding actor, Joshua Cheung as he has just heard he has been accepted as a member of the National Youth Theatre. 14 year old Joshua has long held a burning ambition to become an actor and so amidst his various appearances on the Clayesmore stage- he recently played the role of Seymour Krelbourne in Little Shop of Horrors-Joshua has set his si...
Busiest ever Open Day
Monday, 12 May 2008
With well over 120 visitors, Open Day at Clayesmore on Saturday was one of the busiest since open days began! Prospective parents came to see the school from as far away as Suffolk and were very enthusiastic about all they saw and felt whilst they were with us. For the summer Open Day, it has always been the custom to use Year 9 guides chiefly, so that A-level and GCSE teaching is not disrupted...
Sixth Form Chemists at the University of Bristol
Friday, 09 May 2008
On Wednesday 30th April, three Lower Sixth Chemistry students, Bryony Snooks, William Howard and Desiree Ojo, participated in the Schools' Analyst Competition which was held at the University of Bristol. This is a national competition run by the RSC's Analytical Division for Year 12 or equivalent. Analytical Division Regions hold heats to select a team to go through to the National Final. The t...
75th Anniversary Charity Walk a Major Success
Thursday, 24 April 2008
Over 500 walkers arrived at Clayesmore on Sunday morning fit and raring to go for their six or ten mile hike across the hills in aid of local, national and international charities. Parents, friends and pupils from both the Prep and Senior Schools took part in Clayesmore's 75th Anniversary walk to help celebrate the School's arrival at Iwerne Minster all those years ago. School charities for th...
Rome Visit 2008
Tuesday, 15 April 2008
Veni, Vidi, VICI!!â€! Such was the battle cry of Clayesmore School's plucky band of dedicated classicists. We set off on Saturday, and returned on Tuesday, the same approximate time that Julius Caesar spent in our green and pleasant land. After an S-Club 7 themed journey to the airport, we disembarked at Heathrow. Unfortunately, due to poor planning, we were unable to take the 2 MASSIVE cr...
U6th German Study Visit to Berlin
Tuesday, 15 April 2008
Seven members of the U6th German class spent five busy and enjoyable days in the German capital in mid-February in a visit organised by Mr Robeson and accompanied also by Mrs Denning. All 7 students who took part in the trip (Louie Kerlogue, Charlotte Mitchell, Emily George, Ryan Walker, Dan Burgin, Jonathan Harding and Giles Baggott) are fluent German speakers and so they were able to benefit ...
Two Fabulous Concerts
Tuesday, 15 April 2008
While many members of the school might look to wind things down in the final week or two of term, it is often the case that the musicians are winding things up, and that has certainly been the case at the end of this term. We have enjoyed two really excellent concerts in the last ten days of term for which our musicians deserve our thanks and congratulations. On Tuesday 11th March, we had a tho...