Framlinghamian 2023 - Flipbook - Page 193
CELEBRATING THE SCHOOL YEAR
Friends of Framlingham College Prep
2. We started the year with the residential
trips and in the last few weeks we
School. They have enabled us to have
have enjoyed a STEAMtacular week of
this marquee to put on a graduation ball
events, our inaugural careers talk, and
for our Year 8s, today’s Prize Giving,
rocket championships, followed by the
yesterday’s Pre-Prep Celebration
Year 7 trip to Normandy and the Year 8
Assembly and of course the summer
programme of events.
concert. So, a big thank you to the Friends
as quite frankly without their support we
3. In between all this we have had
numerous sporting successes,
would not have been able to host all of
highlighted this year by the unrivalled
the events this week in such a glorious
success of our Under 13s.
marquee.
4. Music recitals, drama productions,
themed evenings for boarders.
The success in academics was highlighted
yesterday in the assembly by the
5. Tree planting, trips to a variety of
places.
tremendous work and success of all
departments. Most notably in English,
6. Choirs singing for the King on Horse
Guards Parade.
Mathematics and Science where
numerous records have been broken,
7. Reading, as always, has been
paramount and the wonderful World
in fact a number of our pupils are now
Book Day was a huge success.
ranked in the top 2% in the country.
8. Our continued environmental drive
with the Pre-Prep orchard and all
This year has also been incredibly di昀케cult
pupils planting a tree, taking us to 800
as we have dealt with incredible sadness
saplings in two years and poignantly
of the passing of Holly Bethell. Holly
this week we have been awarded the
enriched the lives of everyone who knew
Level 4 RHS gardening schools award.
her and the way our pupils and sta昀昀 rallied
round to support her family and each
9. Not forgetting a superb Sports Day,
when, as Charles alluded to, the
other has been a testament to all that we
Framlingham College spirit shone
value at the College.
through, especially in the 昀椀nal stages
of the 800m and relay races where
I would like to ask everyone to give a
children and parents came together to
round of applause for the next award as
cheer and support those who 昀椀nished
the Prize for Excellence in the Performing
昀椀rst and last in equal measure.
Arts in Year 6 has posthumously been
awarded to Holly Bethell.
This week has been nonstop celebrations,
The school’s success is wholly dependent
all very generously sponsored by the
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