Framlinghamian 2023 - Flipbook - Page 199
CELEBRATING THE SCHOOL YEAR
FRAMLINGHAM COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL HEAD GIRL AND HEAD BOY,
IMOGEN P-H & FELIX N
I want to start by saying thank you to
own rockets, the residential trips at the
every person in this room and across our
beginning of the year allowed us all to
school, to the teachers, students, parents,
enjoy time outside of the classroom and
catering sta昀昀 and all the people we
bond with our year groups.
don’t see behind the scenes. Everyone
who has helped create many fantastic
‘Frame your mind to mirth and merriment’.
and long-lasting memories for all of us.
Whether it was Shakespeare or recreating
From Nursery to Year 8, this school o昀昀ers
the West End, our time in the limelight has
something for everyone, and I’m sure if
been incredible. Our commitment to the
you ask any pupil, they would all agree.
performing arts as a school is something
we are hugely proud of.
For today’s speech we wanted it to be
truly re昀氀ective of what our entire year
This year, we experienced the wonder
group thinks of an education here at the
and magic of Hansel and Gretel in Lower
Prep School.
Prep,
So, we recently asked the Year 8s to
‘Much Ado About Nothing’ in Year 6 as
describe the school in three words. Some
part of our celebration of the Bard.
Grease in Senior Prep and most recently,
interesting descriptions were mentioned.
And it is fair to say, some descriptions
The school has encouraged us to have
weren’t quite what you would expect from
great courage and try new experiences
a ‘highly intellectual’ group of Year 8s.
that push us out of our comfort zones, and
always with smiles on our faces.
One particular word that appeared was
Sport has allowed us to do so many
‘bricks’- who knows where that came from
things, see new places, meet new people
– maybe they loved Lego club or maybe
and so much more. The Year 8s have been
they took a particular shine to our schools’
through so much, we’ve had an unbeaten
architecture!
rugby and girls’ and boys’ hockey season,
we’ve gone to nationals, placed 7th, and
The most popular word by far was ‘fun’.
the girls managed to win the wooden
Fun of course comes in many forms
spoon at nationals.
and guises. Recently, we all took part
in Enrichment Week and enjoyed a
We’ve experienced so much and have
huge variety of activities. From trips to
been on a real rollercoaster of a ride,
the Science Museum to making crazy
whether hitting a score of 160 or being
contraptions and even launching our
bowled out for 25 and 32 against Orwell.
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