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BIOLOGY
BAYFORDBURY 2012
In May all A2 Biologists took part in an ‘Ecology in a Day‘
course at the East of England Learning Centre. It was a
packed day of theory and practical work with lots of walking.
The students had to work hard but it was worth it as we
actually finished the A level course that day and additionally
several students were able to improve their practical skills.
INDONESIA 2013
This proved to be a popular trip and 30 students from the
present Year 11 and 12 groups were lucky enough to gain a
place. We will travel to Indonesia in July and August 2013
where students will study tropical rainforest ecology including
canopy access. We will be living in satellite camps and
sleeping in hammocks. In the second week we travel to the
coast and students will be trained for their PADI diving open
water qualification and then take part in tropical reef surveys.
Mrs. M.Dixon, Head of Biology
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
‘THE TIMES SPELLING BEE’ COMPETITION’
YEAR 7 SPELLING BEE SEMI FINALISTS!
Eleanor Graham, Lauren Moore, Mary Thornton and Olivia
Abbiss proudly took Hitchin Girls’ School through to the
Regional Semi Finals in Cambridge on Thursday 17 May.
After competing in the online round at school, we found that
we were one of only 100 out of 1200 schools nationwide
to get through to the semi finals! We continued to practise
with weekly meetings until the 17 May when we all
feverishly hoped we were
ready!
On arrival at Cineworld
we prepared to face the
fearsome judges. The first
round was just like a
game show and the
teachers watched in
nervous anticipation.
After a short break, came the tense quick-fire round and the
pressure was on! Sadly, we were not victorious, but we did
have lots of fun!
By Mary Thornton and Olivia Abbiss, 7J
MICHAEL MORPURGO MASTERCLASS
I was lucky to attend the Creative Writing Masterclass at
Ashlyns School in Berkhamsted with Michael Morpurgo.
The aim of the day was to find out more about Michael
Morpurgo and the inspiration for his writing.
I have enjoyed Michael Morpurgo’s books so much and I
was very excited to be meeting him in person. He started
the day by talking about how he picks out experiences from
his life on which to base his stories. He spoke about his
career as a teacher and how his writing began. When he
read to his Year 6 class the students were bored, so he
decided to make up his own stories.
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