The Hall Newspaper Winter No 23

NEWS ∙ BEYOND THE SCHOOL GATES ∙ SCIENCE ∙ DRAMA ∙ DESIGN TECH ∙ SPORT ∙ ART ∙ ECO-SCHOOLS ∙ MUSIC WINTER NEWSPAPER ISSUE 23. 2022

2 61 63 65 66 66 News Autumn/Winter Chapel Choir Winter 2022 Steel Pan Workshop and Windrush Generation Project JS Music Trip Year 4s go to see The Lion King NEWS MUSIC 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 IAPS National Champions The Right to Write Black History Month Black British Heroes JS Workshop Show Racism The Red Card Cooper Reading Competition 2022 House DebatingCompetition 2023 Latin Reading Competition 2023 Welcome to The Hall! JS NEWS 48 49 50 51 52 52 53 54 Year 1 Dinosaurs! Palaeontology Workshop JS Open Homework Adventure! Roman Invasion! Year 1 Conscience Alley Skychology Year 3 Greek Day Year 3 Topic Africa is not a Country MS&SS NEWS 56 56 57 57 60 60 60 Celebrating Diwali Author Visit Phil Earle French L'Epiphanie Year 7 English Cornelia Oosthuizen Visit Ms Luck in Kakuma Holocaust Memorial Day 42 42 42 45 45 46 47 Saturday Club The Winch Science Club French Theatre Group Visit Science Project Classics Day Partnership Football Festival Debating Workshops IN PARTNERSHIP 71 72 74 75 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 8 ART 15 16 16 16 JS Garden and Wilf Slack Tree Planting A Term in The Eco Club JS Rainforest JS Forest School Club ECO-SCHOOLS 32 37 38 40 41 Classics Trip to Greece Year 2 London Trips French Exchange 2022 Year 5's Trip to Battle Year 6 Visit to Verulamium BEYOND THE SCHOOL GATES 77 79 80 82 83 85 Football Overview 2022 MS House Football IAPS Regional Finals Cricket Coaching Ski Squad Basketball SPORT 17 18 18 19 Hampstead Heath Field Trip Science Club Practical Science Lessons JS Science SCIENCE 26 28 30 31 31 Drop-in Student Radio Podcast Club Year 5 E-Portfolio Project Year 7 Desert Island Discs Project Year 8 VEX Robotics Online Safety Workshops COMPUTING 20 20 21 22 22 23 Year 5 Computer Aided Design Project DT Club Year 4 Packaging Project Year 7 USB Project Pewter Casting Project Year 6 Tamagotchi Project DESIGN TECH 67 69 69 The Tempest Workshop Review of Sophocles' Antigone “There's a Rang-Tan in my Bedroom”! DRAMA 23 Crossfield Road, London, NW3 4NU Tel.: +44 (0)20 7722 1700 W: www.hallschool.co.uk E: [email protected] Registered Charity No. 312722 EDITOR: Sue Godwin, [email protected] DESIGN BY: Brigita Butvila, www.graphicdesigner2b.co.uk IMAGES: The Hall School, Becky Mursell Copyright © 2023 The Hall School. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is strictly prohibited. 87 Christmas at the Hall 2022 CHRISTMAS

sharing with and becoming involved with the local communities surrounding the school. May I take this opportunity therefore to thank you for your nurturing of the school’s core value of community. The challenges of this Winter have been perhaps even more onerous than previous years for so many of our neighbours, as the cost of living crisis has intensified the pressure on families and the ongoing energy crisis threatens to push more people even further into poverty. Distress and hardship is not something distant and vague, it is visible on the school’s doorstep, visible in the food, housing and clothing shortages in these streets. Thank you for taking steps with us to empathise, to make a difference to many of our neighbours through, for example, the Wrap Up coats initiative, the Royal Free Hospital ‘clothing exchange’, and the support for The Upper Room’ providing free hot meals throughout the Winter. Such actions make a difference, not only in supporting local neighbours but in preparing the boys for the world beyond the school gates and learning to live with others. I wish you a very enjoyable read of this bumper edition and would welcome your feedback, should you choose to share any thoughts with me in due course. Happy reading! WELCOME 3 The pages ahead reflect the breadth of opportunity offered to Hall students throughout their days at the school, from Reception to Year 8. You will see the scope of our taught curriculum, the varied co-curricular activities, the competitions, the trips and explorations taken outside school, the speakers visiting to share viewpoints and concerns, the thinking about and involvement in our local community. These are all important aspects of a Hall education, equally in focus alongside our academic ambitions for the students. Highlights of the past months for me include the proud moment when our Under 11 footballers became the Independent Prep School National Champions, a first national title for the school and a great achievement. The same squad has also qualified for the National Independent Schools final in May and the Under 13 footballers will shortly be playing in a national final, the Independent Schools’ FA Trophy Final. I was also delighted when students brought plans for a ‘proper’ academic journal to life, in the form of The Right to Write, a literary magazine in which to showcase their creative writing. Celebrating Black History Month through Mr Soskic’s online calendars and various workshops brought into focus the heritage and culture of Black people and their contribution to British society. Competitions in Reading, Debating and Latin Reading attracted record numbers in audience numbers as students shared their honed presentation and performance skills. Regular readers of this bi-annual newspaper will be familiar with a section called Beyond the School Gates. The word ‘beyond’ encompasses not just a physical interpretation, meaning outside the school’s premises, but also a sense of intellectual and perhaps emotional space, perhaps offering breathing room in which to do some novel thinking. Many miles have been navigated in the exploration of new physical places over the past term and a half, but equally exciting has been the adventure of new thoughts and ideas. Preparing for the world beyond the school gates and learning to live with others involves venturing out beyond the safety of the familiar, of course. One of The Hall’s core values centres on Welcome! HEADMASTER A Hall education is about independent thought and excitement for learning. It is certainly about academic ambition, but just as vital for life as ‘results’, is the development of guiding light values and the crafting of ‘character’, through grasping with both hands the wide range of experience, interaction, opportunity and challenge on offer. I am therefore delighted to find so many examples of these aspects of life at The Hall within the pages of this edition of the school’s newspaper, recording life at The Hall over the Autumn and Winter 2022/2023.

4 IAPS TOURNAMENT REPORT NATIONAL CHAMPIONS The Y6 U11’s, Mr Perry-Parks, Mr MacFarlane, Mr Godwin, and many supportive parents travelled all the way to the National Finals (which was held at Millfield School in Somerset) on a cold, foggy day. All the other teams were gunning to beat us, as we had come 1st in the regional qualifiers. We all disembarked the coach and immediately started assessing our opponents. Everyone was confident but there was tension in the air. We quickly got on our boots and shin pads getting ready for our warmup. We were then told our first game was against Northcote. As soon as we kicked off all nervousness was put aside, and everyone worked hard to secure a 1-0 win with our Y5 maestro/goal scoring machine Maxime Morgan getting our first goal of the tournament and our goalkeeper Will Sinclair having absolutely nothing to do. This win gave the whole team a massive boost of confidence. Our next match would be against St George’s. This was the match where we went from a decent standard to a great standard. We completely dominated the game and ended up with a 4-0 win with Dylan Shorthouse, Raphael Hussain, Maxime Morgan, and James Avery-Gee all scoring one goal. We were extremely happy with our wins, but we had to stay focussed and not forget that we were representing The Hall School. We were now going to play against Edgeborough School. This was a tough game, but we managed to bag another 1-0 win with Alex Preiskel slotting home a goal past the keeper. Also, our Goalkeeper Will Sinclair and our strong, solid defender Rufus Jewell created a defensive wall. Next, Eaton House. We were getting ahead of ourselves, and we were getting overconfident. As soon as Eaton House scored their first goal, we all had a feeling of instant regret. We had so many chances after their goal to score but we just could not get the ball in the goal! We left the pitch with our heads low but still happy that we were in the Quarterfinals. When we were told we were playing Westbrook Hay our jaws dropped. In the qualifiers we played them in the final and we won but we still knew they were going to be a tough team to beat. About a minute after we kicked off, Rufus Jewell went for a long shot, and it hit the crossbar. All the Westbrook Hay supporters let out a sigh of relief that the ball did not go in until they realised Raphael Hussain was there to get the rebound and make the score 1-0 to us. We passed the ball around until Westbrook Hay made a lovely combination of passes and then had a shot. Will Sinclair made a great save but another of their players ran up to the ball and smashed the ball into the goal. 1-1. For the rest of the game, both teams were desperately trying to get a goal but neither us nor them were successful. It was going to extra time. At half-time, Mr Perry-Parks gave us the advice that when we can see the goal clearly, we should take one touch of the ball and shoot immediately across goal. We had kick off and we passed it back to Rufus Jewell. Then to James Avery-Gee who passed it to Raphael Hussain who carried the ball far up the pitch, before backheeling it to Conrad, who switched the play to Maxime Morgan who had a clear sight of the goal. No surprise here. He took one touch of the ball, shot across goal, and buried the ball in the bottom corner. We all celebrated like we had just won the World Cup. Now the Semi-Finals against Cranmore. We dominated this game sadly conceding one goal but scoring three! Raphael, James, and Dylan each scored one goal to put us into the final. Now the big match: the final. Against New Beacon. Our hearts were thumping. Adrenaline was pumping. Until we heard that whistle. We almost scored straight away but from that moment we all had a feeling. If we could get one goal, we would defend for the rest of the match. As soon as captain James Avery-Gee scored from an almost impossible angle this is exactly what we did. We managed to keep possession for almost the entire game after the goal with Will making incredible saves when New Beacon did have any attempts on goal, and we secured the 1-0 win. We had done it. For the first time in Hall History. We won! We made sure to be humble in our trophy lift and not boast about winning. It was a day to remember for the Y6 U11’s and we all celebrated as we drove back home. I would also like to give a special mention to Conrad Dyble and Ryan Becker who both played amazingly well; to Mr MacFarlane for being Mr Perry-Parks' sidekick and Mr Godwin for supporting us and travelling all the way to Millfield. But I must admit although it was a long journey, it was definitely worth it! We had made history and become National Champions! 1ST XI SUCCESSFULLY TOOK PART IN THE IAPSUKSPORT U13 NATIONAL FINALS U11S BECAME IAPSUKSPORT NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2022 30NOV James Avery-Gee News

NEWS 5 I n the Autumn Term, students in Years 4-8 began work on producing their own publication, a termly journal The Right to Write. It showcases their creativity, through poems, articles and stories. Starting a new journal is a complex process and the ninestrong editorial team needed to make many decisions before accepting submissions and publishing the first issue. Guided by Miss Early and Dr Luckhurst, the team started off by looking at other journals for inspiration, taking careful note of what they liked about the physical paper versions of journals, as well as exploring a range of journal websites, noticing the look and feel of the journal, and the way that pieces are laid out and formatted, for example. Congratulations to the many talented authors whose work has been published in the inaugural edition of the Right to Write. Not all submissions could be published in the first edition, so those who were not included are encouraged to apply again in the future. Right THE TO WRITE The inaugural copy went live on the school website in January; www.hallschool.co.uk/english-journal/

6 break. Our first decision to be made was the magazine’s title. Many names were put forward. I put forward the suggestion of ‘The Right to Write’ and was very excited when, after a vote, the magazine was named “The Right to Write’. We then sent out information about the magazine requesting submissions. The magazine was open to all boys in the Middle and Senior schools. We had no idea how large the response would be but were very pleasantly surprised by the huge flood of responses, – especially from Year 4! We then decided what the layout of the magazine should look like. Everyone put forward suggestions and once again we held a democratic vote to decide. We then split into editorial groups, one for each year, overseen by Miss Early. I edited Year 8 and began to work my way through their submissions which ranged from a poem about a snail to political commentary. Elsewhere in the magazine there were crosswords, word searches and book reviews so there was something for everyone. The editorial choice of what to include was very tough as there were so many good submissions, but we finalised our choices and started creating the magazine. I started to edit mistakes such as grammar and punctuation. We then transferred the pieces to the layout and began to format it. Miss Early then added in pictures which were the cherry on top for the magazine. Finally it was printed and given to us at a publishing party where there were refreshments and snacks before the magazine was made widely available to all. Overall, I really enjoyed being part of the editing team for “The Right to Write” and look forward to starting work on the next magazine. This term saw the launch of The Hall’s first creative writing magazine, ‘The Right to Write’ inspired by an idea from Mr Pinkus to give students the chance to have their work published. The first step was to assemble a team of editors and so the Years 7 and 8 librarians were called together by Dr Luckhurst and the hard work began. We discussed how the magazine should be run, what it should include and what the title should be. Guidance was kindly provided by Miss Early and Dr Luckhurst. Many people signed up to be editors and attend the weekly Tuesday meetings at morning James Hassan

Black History Month takes place between 1st and 31st October every year, celebrating the heritage and culture of Black people and their contribution to British society. The event was officially recognised by the US government in 1976 and first celebrated in the UK in 1987. This October, Mr Soskic created two online calendars that were shared across the Junior, Middle and Senior Schools to help ignite a deeper understanding of some amazing historical figures, as well as musical artists, both past and present.  Firstly, for every day that we were in school in October, the "On This Day" calendar revealed something that happened on that day in Black British history. The heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson kicked us off on 3rd October. The calendar link is still active, so do take a look at the many interesting facts by clicking the following link to gain access: On This Day #BHMAtTheHall - www.thinglink.com/ card/1631980930337865729 You can then click on the little icon on each day to find out more.   NEWS 7

8 Black British Secondly, we were treated to the "Artist of the Day" calendar in which a different Black artist from across the globe was selected for each day of the month. In the Middle and Senior Schools, Mr Godwin launched the calendar by talking about Bob Marley (who was the artist for the 3rd October), even showing us his 1979 Exodus vinyl record! You can still gain access by clicking the following link: Artist of the Day #BHMAtTheHall - www.thinglink.com/card/1631972392534278145. Here you will find a short biography (click on the little "i" symbol") of artists such as Nina Simone, Cesária Évora and Master KG, among many others. The short biography will also introduce you to three of the artist's songs, which you can listen to by clicking on the little musical notes.  Ultimately, a continuing engagement with history is important as it helps give context for the present. Hall teachers and students alike had fun and gained new and deeper knowledge this Black History Month. We are grateful to Mr Soskic for providing this opportunity to highlight Black achievement, understand more about Black histories, and acknowledge key figures from our past and present. NEWS 8

NEWS Black British I n October’s Black History Month the Junior School boys investigated different key Black heroes in British history. In his assembly, Mr Godwin shared the life story of Ignatius Sancho, who in 1774 became the first person of African descent to vote in a British General Election. A remarkable story given that he was born on a slave ship and remained in slavery until he was 18 years old. Years 1 and 2 had the opportunity to take part in a Black British Heroes workshop led by Bigfoot Arts Education in the JS Hall. This workshop was all about celebrating the wealth of talent that exists within Britain due to the many Black people who have contributed, and continue to contribute, to our society. From sportspeople to scientists, activists to musicians, politicians to writers, JS pupils were excited to learn about some incredible Black British people through the fun sessions in which they not only discovered new facts, but heard new stories and used musical movement to learn about how these inspiring individuals helped shape the world in which we live. HEROES JS WORKSHOP Black Cultural Significance Boys in Years 4-8 watched and discussed different films of Black cultural significance. These included Hidden Figures, the story of minority roles in the US Space Race and Black Panther, which leans heavily on themes of colonisation and slavery. LEARNING FROM FILMS OF 9

10 Red Card Year 8 discovered lots in a workshop delivered by Show Racism the Red Card in early November, whilst the entire school celebrated Wear Red Day, in support of the charity. Some of the senior boys visited the Junior School to share their learning about the history of racism. SHOW RACISM THE

NEWS In early October, the finalists for the 2022 Cooper Reading Competition came together in the MS Hall to present their performances. After rounds of heats going back over several weeks, in which winners (voted by their peers) emerged, the following finalist students took the stage. We were delighted to welcome back Mr Ian Wheeler from Haberdashers’ Boys’ School to judge the competition, a task which he acknowledged finding very difficult since the quality of reading and presenting was so high! COMPETITION 2022 Cooper Reading YEAR 4: Ben Hiseman - Fire Boy, by J M Joseph Alfie Mercey - The Goblet of Fire, by J K Rowling Theo Neuberger - Jack Stalwart: The Escape of the Deadly Dinosaur, by Elizabeth Singer Hunt YEAR 5: Sam Coren - Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney Oscar Thing - Gangster Granny, by David Walliams  Theo Hartman – Alone, by Megan E Freeman YEAR 6: Patrick Cope – Holes, by Louis Sachar  Conrad Dyble - Just William, Richmal Crompton James Grant – Going Solo, by Roald Dahl YEAR 7: Markus Feder - The Explorer, by Katherine Rundell Noah Hutchings – The Kingdom by the Sea, by Robert Westall Milan Silva - Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman YEAR 8: Rex Hodgkinson - More Than This, by Patrick Ness Benjamin Moser – Where the World Ends, by Geraldine McCaughrean Aden Nedungadi – To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee Theo Payne – Just William, by Richmal Crompton Vansh Rathi - Unaccustomed Earth, by Jhumpa Lahiri Congratulations to all the participants and the winners who presented to the audience during the finals. Please note that the book from which each presenter’s selected excerpt comes is indicated in italics and the name of the winner in each year group is emboldened: 11

12 Green House team members; Daniel Valeev (Year 6), Milan Silva (Year 7) and Sam Saron (Year 8) Purple House team members: Andreas Paraskevaidis (Year 6), Druv Markus (Year 7), Freddie Osborne (Year 8) Blue House team members: Yuri Gorelik (Year 6), Alexandre Raynal (Year 7), Raf Silver (Year 8) Orange House team members: Patrick Cope (Patrick Cope), Adi Sethia (Year 7), Conor O'Sullivan (Year 8) The house debating competition was educational, emotional, and erudite this year. The first motion packed a punch with the students arguing whether Winston Churchill was more of a national villain than a national hero. Both negating sides; Green and Purple were victorious with Winston maintaining his status as a hero, for now. However, Orange and Blue presented well-researched and passionately argued cases and it was a close call for Mr Pinkus and Mr Godwin, who were adjudicating. The second round was a more light-hearted affair. The motion was “This house believes in luck”. Again, it was the negating sides narrowly defeating the houses proclaiming their faith in chance. Orange were clinical in their arguments and sited science, statistics, and probability as the rulers of our collective fates. Purple, who were also negating, just pipped Green House with some excellent interjections and rebuttal. We look forward to more convincing epistles in the soon to be held Public Speaking Competition. COMPETITION 2023 House Debating

This competition was held in mid January 2023 in the MS Hall and involved 69 students from Years 6 - 8. Philip Harrison, Head of Classics at Merchant Taylors School came to adjudicate. Students worked in performance pairs or small groups. The results were as follows: COMPETITION 2023 Latin Reading YEAR 7: 1st - Christian Lonberg & Aryan Kohli 2nd - Luca Payne & Dhruv Marcus 3rd - Noah Hutchings & Ziyan Hirji 4th - James Hassan & Markus Feder Dhruv Marcus also won a prize for his individual performance. YEAR 6: 1st - Ayan Nedungadi, Freddie Lee, Laksh Rathi & Ollie Samuels 2nd - Jonah McNamara, Luca Sanderse, Matthew Valentin, Arkin Bahl & Murray Sugasa 3rd = - Ethan Vincent, Arel Kesimgil, Yash Panjabi & Luca Buraschi 3rd = - Rapha Hussain, Veer Melwani, Kiaan Zare & Adam Fenjaly Kiana Zare & Arkin Bahl also won prizes for their individual performances. YEAR 8: 1st - Elliot Bloch & Jacob Flax 2nd - Ladi Sodeinde & Edward Dwyer 3rd - Max Menton & Carl Hofstrom 4th - Zachary Lam & Apollo Vandenbroucke Thomas Smolders also won a prize for his individual performance. NEWS 13

14 The Reception teachers were delighted to see how happily our latest recruits settled into school life back in September, making friends, playing cooperatively and becoming familiar with new physical indoor and outdoor spaces, routines and behaviours. TO THE HALL! WILF SLACK

ECO-SCHOOLS 15 The garden in the JS started to deliver its produce back in the Autumn and some Year 2 boys enjoyed harvesting some onions in mid October, under the guidance of Ms Taylor. They were taken to the kitchens for Mrs Casey’s team to use in the school lunches. Then in November, members of the Eco Committee from across the school planted five fruit trees at Wilf Slack in a bid to start a mini orchard and attract wildlife. Three Cox's apple trees, one Victoria plum tree and one pear tree were planted. Over the coming months, as the boys visit Wilf Slack, they will be able to try to recognise the different fruit trees. ECO COMMITTEE NEWS Garden JS WILF SLACK AND Tree planting ECO-Schools

16 Meetings at the Eco-Club have been diverse and interesting. Over the past few weeks, we have worked towards better and more ’Eco’ forms of transport, energy efficiency and more! We were divided in several groups to have targeted objectives. I was in the transport group, tasked with coming up with ideas for more sustainable transport to and back from school. This is an important issue to control pollution levels, not only CO2 emissions but also noise. One of the interesting ideas floated was making the school area a ‘ULEZ’ zone, which stands for Ultra Low Emission Zone. This would mean that only eco-certified cars could circulate in the zone. 40,000 people are killed by engine idling a year, which is a very high statistic. This is even more critical as our school is in a highly residential area. To implement this, we need to write to the local council, explain our motives, and await a hopefully positive response. In addition, it was suggested that the school drove electric coaches to Wilf Slack and during pick-up and drop-off times. Sometimes, there can be too much noise, which impacts the students’ ability to work and residents’ right to relax. Our next steps will be communicate to the headmaster this wonderful idea and analyse its feasibility. I feel that students are more sensitive to the club’s efforts not least because now we will introduce incentives such as Credits (House Points) which was already evident in our last Green Transport Day letter. In conclusion, we have made progress and are on the right path to improve the school’s green credentials. A TERM IN THE ECO CLUB Andre Ramos-Turkinan Forest School Club started in the JS in the new year and in the first session in January, Mr Dobson led the boys’ learning about varieties of birds that can be seen and heard in the area local to school. The boys had the chance to make their own bird-spotting wheel to help them identify the species in and around school. Sadly in the UK we’ve lost 38 million birds over the last 50 years. The UK Red List for Birds keeps track of population trends in 245 species, with birds listed as ‘Red’ deemed most at risk. Even starlings, a UK garden favourite, are on the Red List which is concerning. Forest School Club JS Boys in 2T entertained and educated their JS peers with a marvellous assembly on the importance of rainforests and deforestation. The tips they shared on how we can slow the effects of climate change by making small changes to the way in which we live our lives, were very practical. Rainforest JS

SCIENCE Science The Year 8 boys ambled up to HAMPSTEAD HEATH in the last week of September to conduct a woodland and heathland fieldwork study. We were lucky with the weather and despite some grey clouds the boys were able to collect lots of data. They looked at the tree species and completed line transects showing the abundance and variety of flora and fauna. Unfortunately, the boys were unable to complete their sampling in the ponds due to an algae bloom but overall, we had a very productive and enjoyable day.    The trip builds nicely on their summer excursion in Year 7 to the Dorset coast when they first learned about working ‘in the field’. This time, at the heath, the boys were asked to look at the role of random sampling and how to interpret data by identifying patterns and linking these to the observable environment. They completed some fantastic write ups upon their return and hopefully we will see some zoologists and botanists in the future!  HAMPSTEAD HEATH FIELD TRIP Andrew Chambers 17 Andrew Chambers

18 SCIENCE CLUB gives SS and MS students the chance to get hands-on every week, test their own ideas and experiment in a way there often just isn’t time for during the school day - nurturing the links between science and creativity. This year, to make the activities more relevant to different year groups, we split our club into two groups. In the Autumn term, we ran our Senior School club and then in the Spring term it was time for the Middle School students to have a go.  In Senior School Science Club, the boys worked on topics such as making prosthetic hands, using dry ice to produce some delicious ice-cream, dissecting kidneys and our old favourite – using the ‘silver mirror’ reaction to create some Christmas baubles!  In January, Middle School Science Club started in electrifying fashion as the boys used their knowledge of circuit building to work with buzzers, motors and lights.  They also investigated how to generate electricity by making their own dynamos using coiled copper wire and magnets. After a brief move to chemistry – where chromatography was the order of the day – we reverted to physics and spent some time investigating static electricity.  In our general Science lessons, we have finally shaken off any remnants of ‘online learning’, in which we missed hands-on experimenting time; we have been squeezing in as many practical sessions as possible. Although a bit rusty and hesitant when using apparatus to begin with, the students are now flying! We have really enjoyed the hands-on work this year and we know the boys have too.  Year 8s have been working hard on Physics with pressure, moments and Hooke's law being investigated. Year 7s have been blowing the SCIENCE CLUB We look forward to more exciting sessions in Science Club! in the weeks that lie ahead.  PRACTICAL SCIENCE LESSONS 

tops off test tubes as they learn about the Reactivity Series and testing for gases such as Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide. In Year 6 the boys had a nice easy introduction to KS3 Science with Microscopy and general chemical reactions while Year 5s most recently have been throwing eggs off the school fire escape all in the name of forces of course! The Year 4s are not to be left out, they have been making models of teeth and poo when learning all about the Digestive System; an interesting class that one! In the JS, Science started in Year 3 with the topic LIGHT AND SHADOWS. Boys had fun investigating how shadows are cast and how moving the light source changes the shadow.  The Year 2s developed some important SCIENCE SKILLS last term, successfully cleaning water by filtration (a few boys also learned about the importance of having a good mop close to hand!). JS SCIENCE In Year 1, the boys learned about the DIFFERENT PARTS OF OUR BODIES and some of their functions – they enjoyed a little competition to see who could remember the most. SCIENCE 19

20 I n this architectural modelling project, students were given a plot of land each to design a dream home for.  They looked at architectural and design movements as references to understand how buildings and structures are formed, building on knowledge and understanding developed in an earlier Computer Aided DESIGN PROJECT Design Tech DTCLUB DT Club, for MS boys, has worked through an introduction to machinery in the workshop and brought the students to a point where they are now ready to embark on their first design project.  The boys have been using the Inventor Lab resources to develop an electronic handheld fan. They have laser cut for the first time, pieces of materials and building electronic circuits using soldering irons which will create a fully functioning cooling device. YEAR 5 ‘Bridges’ project and reinforcing computer aided design techniques. The last lesson allowed boys to scrap model their dream home using soft materials. Amy Austin

DESIGN TECH Packaging PROJECT  Designing the packaging for their own cereal brand, students had the opportunity to create a brand vision, logo, slogan and then design the packaging. They then manufactured the packaging using a range of soft materials, testing the promotional impact of the product using a range of creative techniques. YEAR 4 21

22 Using computer aided design and computer aided manufacture, Year 7s developed the skills needed to use a laser cutter. The project involved designing with precision around a USB component to create a layered device to hold and store digital files.  Year 8 students cast pewter to create a keyring or pendant design. The first step was to design an inverted mould using laser-cut MDF, followed by pouring the molten metal into the shell allowing it to cool and form solid material. There were some beautiful designs produced, ready just in time for the present-giving season! YEAR 7 USB PROJECT Pewter Casting PROJECT YEAR 6 PROJECT (JOINT PROJECT COMPUTING/DT)

A highly successful and entertaining Tamagotchi Expo 2023 was held on January 30th in the Cooper Hall, in which Year 6 students presented and advertised their manufactured Micro Bit Tamagotchi. These are virtual pets that they had designed, constructed, and coded in their Design & Technology and Computing classes as part of a 12-week project. In DT lessons computer aided design was used to laser cut or 3D print a case for the Micro Bit, enabling students to gain knowledge and understanding of all steps of the design and manufacture process. In Computing students coded and learned to debug and troubleshoot the code that they wrote, to enable their pets to perform various tricks such as:  • indicating the ambient temperature  • screaming when dropped  • losing health points when the temperature dropped below a certain threshold  • acting as a digital compass  • predicting the future by acting as a “magic 8 ball” when shaken  As with all virtual pets, if these Tamagotchis aren’t fed regularly or taken care of properly, progress will be lost, and they need to be reset!   YEAR 6 PROJECT (JOINT PROJECT COMPUTING/DT) Lise Galuga Tamagotchi DESIGN TECH 23

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Students created an advertisement and presentation of their work for the Tamagotchi Expo event in which all their hard work paid off. Many positive comments were received from the headmaster, teachers, and from the student visitors. Going forwards, for a nominal fee, students can keep the programmable Micro:bit v2 which they have been coding. These will be useful as they are very versatile and can be programmed over and over to display messages, play sounds, and design simple computer games – all while improving coding skills! A great souvenir of their Year 6 DT/ICT lessons!  DESIGN TECH 25

26 Student Radio Podcast Computing More than 40 students will have participated in the drop-in Student Radio Podcast Club run by Mr Martyn Kaine and Ms Lise Galuga. Skills students are learning include script writing, musical composition, recording, and editing. The drop-in nature of the club has found much favour as some students are not able to commit long term to the project.   A reminder that all Senior School students are welcome to join us in the ICT Lab as of 8:00 on Friday mornings to help us with an episode or two as their schedules allow. Students can try different roles, create interviews or features, record musical transitions, or help behind the scenes. Our Friday morning sessions are intended on distributing the tasks for our upcoming episodes and working with students to ensure they are developing the skills required to perform the work.  DROP-IN CLUB Lise Galuga LISTEN TO OUR FIRST FEW EPISODES OF THE HALL SCHOOL STUDENT RADIO PODCAST ON SOUNDCLOUD!  Hall School Radio Podcast S1 E1 | https://soundcloud.com/the-hall-school/hall-school-radio-podcast-s1-e1  Hall School Radio Podcast S1 Ep2 | https://soundcloud.com/the-hall-school/hall-school-radio-podcast-s1-ep2

I have always loved film. One part I love is reviewing them, but also listening to reviews. Back in 2020, there was this podcast called “Extra Time”, which I really loved listening to. The podcast was dedicated to films and film reviews. That podcast was one of my few sources of entertainment that really carried 2020 for me. It was made by Mr. Perry Parks and Mr. Gordon, so it was cool to see Hall teachers not teaching and just talking about movies. That podcast is probably my main source of inspiration for the section of the school Radio Project that I’m involved in. It was mostly the editing choices that I took inspiration from. Such as adding little 10 second clips from the movie I was talking about. I think that editing choice really helps to make an easy to listen to, entertaining review. When I was asked to do the film review for the podcast, I was honoured that I was wanted as the film reviewer, I was also extremely excited to get to work. I must admit the whole process of making the podcast is exhausting. Firstly, you must write a script, for me it has to be almost word to word as I stutter easily. Then you have to record, then edit in all the clips and keep everything under 3 minutes. Which means you need to cut out different parts of speech while still being able to say what you want to say. Even though it is tiring to make the podcast, it is a fun process and I highly recommend giving it a try. I thoroughly enjoy making film reviews for the school radio, and I will continue to make them for future episodes. On the first day of The Hall school Radio Podcast Club, me, Theo Magid and Freddy Osborne broke off into a group. Theo sadly quit because we thought having three people recording at once was about as good an idea as stinging nettle underpants. Freddy came up with the name ‘The World According to Conor,’. The name evoked a laugh from Mr Kaine, and the rest is obscure and boring history. The inspiration for the actual content itself is mainly latenight shows (especially John Oliver and Seth Meyers). My interest in world news has mainly come from reading a copy of Private Eye’s annual of 2020, which I thought was very funny and subsequently got a subscription to. Private Eye is pretty funny and provides excellent inspiration for some jokes in the scripts. The actual technical skills we use are, essentially, nonexistent. All the editing, and computer stuff is carried out by Mr Kaine, and Elliot Bloch on one episode that we couldn't release, because Freddy and I would probably end up crashing the dollar if we had to try and edit our own episodes. The process of creation is generally Freddy coming around to my house on Friday evenings, at which point we will come up with various comments and remarks on the stuff going on in the world. Freddy leaves after about an hour, and then I, if need be, fill in any holes and add some finishing touches. Then, we record during the club on Friday morning. I have also been asked if I have any plans to do special episodes, or anything else like that. I do, and the next one coming out, which is already recorded, is a time-travel episode we recorded. We might do more of these, we might have guest hosts, we don't really have plans. We have talked about guest hosts, or a role-reverse, but there’s nothing concrete. "THE TAKE" "THE WORLD" COMPUTING 27 Alfred Stevens Conor O’Sullivan

28 E-Portfolio PROJECT YEAR 5 Lise Galuga Hopefully you've heard a bit about the Year 5 e-portfolio project that we are working on in ICT this term.  It is my hope that beginning the e-portfolios in Year 5, in addition to helping students learn general computing skills, will also support their next school's process.  WHAT IS AN E-PORTFOLIO?  It is a digital presentation of a learner’s experiences, achievements and aspirations for a particular audience. In our case, we are hoping that the efforts expended in preparing the e-portfolio will help the students prepare for their next schools’ process. For example, when students are called to interview, they could discuss the contents of their e-portfolio, or even bring a printout of their e-portfolio to the interview with them. At very least, the process of building the e-portfolio will help students reflect on their strengths. This should give them many examples to draw from when responding to future interview questions. We will be helping all students share content that showcases their abilities and strengths.  WHAT WILL STUDENTS LEARN?  In ICT, it is the learning that really matters. Creating an e-portfolio involves skills essential for 21st century learning – organising and planning material, giving and receiving feedback, reflecting, selecting and arranging content to communicate with a particular audience in the most effective way. We will aim to allow students to gain confidence using our online learning platforms, as well as strengthen their general computing skills (cutting and pasting, removing backgrounds from images, searching for images of high quality, inserting photographs, choosing appropriate font sizes, effective page design, layering images etc.).  WHY DESIGN AN E-PORTFOLIO?  Many different sectors, disciplines and professional bodies have their own approaches to the creation of e-portfolios. At The Hall, we will focus on curating the correct content which allows each student to shine. We know that there are many online e-portfolio platforms that we could use, but we are choosing to use Microsoft PowerPoint both for its simplicity and its portability. The content and effort that students put

E-Portfolio COMPUTING into creating their e-portfolio could be easily transferred to other platforms at a later stage, as required.   E-portfolios, by definition, are intended to always be "works-inprogress". Our project doesn't have a firm deadline - students will continue to improve and amend their e-portfolios until they leave The Hall in Year 8!  29

30 ^ĞŐƵĞƚŽ>ĂƐƚ ^ŽŶŐ zŽƵŵƵƐƚǁƌŝƚĞĂĨĞǁƐĞŶƚĞŶĐĞƐƚŚĂƚĂůůŽǁLJŽƵƚŽƐĞŐƵĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚ ƐŽŶŐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŝƌůĂƐƚ ƐŽŶŐĐŚŽŝĐĞ ĂŶĚďĞƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚƚŽĂƐŬƐŽŵĞƋƵĞƐƚŝŽŶƐǁŚŝĐŚĂůůŽǁLJŽƵƌĐĂƐƚĂǁĂLJƚŽĞdžƉůĂŝŶƚŚĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞƐŽŶŐ͘ dŚĞƐĞƐĞŶƚĞŶĐĞƐ ĂŶĚƋƵĞƐƚŝŽŶƐƐŚŽƵůĚůŝŶŬƚŽƚŚĞƐƚŽƌLJLJŽƵƌĐĂƐƚĂǁĂLJŝƐƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽƚĞůů͘ ůŝƉŽĨ>ĂƐƚ^ŽŶŐ zŽƵŵƵƐƚŚĂǀĞĂƐĞŶƚĞŶĐĞŽƌƚǁŽǁŚŝĐŚƚĞůůƐƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJǁŝůůŶŽǁůŝƐƚĞŶƚŽĂĐůŝƉŽĨƚŚĞůĂƐƚƐŽŶŐ͕LJŽƵƐŚŽƵůĚ ŵĞŶƚŝŽŶƚŚĞƐŽŶŐƚŝƚůĞĂŶĚƚŚĞĂƌƚŝƐƚ͕ƉŽƐƐŝďůLJƚŚĞLJĞĂƌŝƚǁĂƐĨŝƌƐƚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚ͘dƌLJŶŽƚƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚŝƐŝĚĞŶƚŝĐĂůƚŽƚŚĞǁĂLJLJŽƵ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚƚŚĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐƚǁŽƐŽŶŐĐůŝƉƐ͘ ĞďƌŝĞĨŽĨ>ĂƐƚ ^ŽŶŐ ĨƚĞƌůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞĐůŝƉŽĨƚŚĞůĂƐƚƐŽŶŐ͕LJŽƵŵĂLJǁŝƐŚƚŽŚĂǀĞĂƋƵĞƐƚŝŽŶƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚƚŽĂůůŽǁLJŽƵƌĐĂƐƚĂǁĂLJƚŽƌĞĂĐƚƚŽŚĂǀ ŝŶŐ heard the clip (for example: “Does that bring you back to your high school days?” or something similar) tŽŐŝǀĞƚŚĞŵĂĐŚĂŶĐĞ ƚŽƐŚĂƌĞƚŚĞŝƌŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞůŝƐƚĞŶĞƌƐ͘zŽƵĐŽƵůĚĂůƐŽĂĚĚĂƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůƐƚŽƌLJŽĨLJŽƵƌŽǁŶŝĨLJŽƵĂůƐŽƌĞůĂƚĞƚŽƚŚŝƐƐŽŶŐŽƌ ŵŽŽĚ͘dŚŝƐƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚďĞƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƋƵĞƐƚŝŽŶƚŚĂƚǁĂƐĂƐŬĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌƚǁŽĚĞďƌŝĞĨƐ͘ ^ĞŐƵĞƚŽ>ƵdžƵƌLJ/ƚĞŵ zŽƵŵƵƐƚǁƌŝƚĞĂĨĞǁƐĞŶƚĞŶĐĞƐƚŚĂƚĂůůŽǁLJŽƵƚŽƐĞŐƵĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞůĂƐƚƐŽŶŐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŝƌůƵdžƵƌLJŝƚĞŵĐŚŽŝĐĞĂŶĚ ďĞƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚƚŽĂƐŬƐŽŵĞƋƵĞƐƚŝŽŶƐǁŚŝĐŚĂůůŽǁLJŽƵƌĐĂƐƚĂǁĂLJƚŽĞdžƉůĂŝŶƚŚĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚŝƐŝƚĞŵ͘dŚĞƐĞƐĞŶƚĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚ ƋƵĞƐƚŝŽŶƐƐŚŽƵůĚůŝŶŬƚŽƚŚĞƐƚŽƌLJLJŽƵƌĐĂƐƚĂǁĂLJŝƐƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽƚĞůů͘ ĞďƌŝĞĨŽĨ>ƵdžƵƌLJ/ƚĞŵ You must have questions prepared to allow your castaway to react to having heard the clip (for example: “Does that bring you back to your high school days?” or something ƐŝŵŝůĂƌͿƚŽŐŝǀĞƚŚĞŵĂĐŚĂŶĐĞƚŽƐŚĂƌĞƚŚĞŝƌŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞůŝƐƚĞŶĞƌƐ͘zŽƵ ĐŽƵůĚĂůƐŽĂĚĚĂƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůƐƚŽƌLJŽĨLJŽƵƌŽǁŶŝĨLJŽƵĂůƐŽƌĞůĂƚĞƚŽƚŚŝƐƐŽŶŐŽƌŵŽŽĚ͘dŚŝƐƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚďĞƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƋƵĞƐƚŝŽŶƚŚĂƚ ǁĂƐĂƐŬĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌƚǁŽĚĞďƌŝĞĨƐ͘ >ĂƐƚdŚŽƵŐŚƚƐ zŽƵŵƵƐƚŚĂǀĞĂĨĞǁĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐƚŽƐŚĂƌĞŽƌƋƵĞƐƚŝŽŶƐƚŽĂƐŬƚŽǁƌĂƉͲƵƉƚŚĞĐŽŶǀĞƌƐĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚĂůůŽǁLJŽƵƌĐĂƐƚĂǁĂLJƚŽƐŚĂƌĞ ĂŶLJůĂƐƚƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƐƚŚĞLJǁŽƵůĚůŝŬĞƚŽƐŚĂƌĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞůŝƐƚĞŶĞƌƐ͘ dŚĂŶŬzŽƵ WƌĞƉĂƌĞƚŚĞ ƚŚĂŶŬLJŽƵƚĞdžƚ͘zŽƵŵƵƐƚƚŚĂŶŬLJŽƵƌĐĂƐƚĂǁĂLJ͕LJŽƵƌƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ͕ĂŶĚĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌƐLJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ͘ ^ŝŐŶͲKĨĨ WƌĞƉĂƌĞLJŽƵƌƐŝŐŶͲŽĨĨƐĞŶƚĞŶĐĞ͘&ĂŵŽƵƐŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůƐŝŐŶŽĨĨƐ͗ “That’s the story, folks—glad we could get together.” “I’m Paul Harvey… good day͘” “And that’s the story from here.” “Join us next week for another episode of Desert Island Discs.” PROJECT YEAR 7 Based on the legendary BBC Desert Island Discs Radio Show, Year 7 students recorded interviews with members of The Hall School staff in their ICT lessons. 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YEAR 8 ONLINE SAFETY WORKSHOPS Lise Galuga Year 8 ICT students have been building and coding their VEX robots. These educational robots develop creativity, teamwork, leadership, and problem solving as the students step through a series of programming challenges. This may seem like a respite from the hard work of academic exams, but I assure you, the students have been busy solving the “floor is lava” quest and keeping track of their progress in their Engineering Notebooks.  COMPUTING 31 Teachers of ICT at The Hall cover the Online Safety curriculum in our classes on an ongoing basis, tailoring the content of lessons across the school according to the age of the students. To supplement these ongoing discussions, in constantly supporting the safety and security of our student body, we have booked two specific Online Safety Training Days at school.  Parents are invited to participate too, as detailed below. JUNIOR SCHOOL  WEDNESDAY MARCH 1ST • Parent in-person assembly – 8:00-9:00 am in the JS Hall  • Pupil in-person assembly – 9:00-9:20 am  • Pupil in-person classroom workshops – All day   • Teaching Staff in-person training session – after school 4:00-5:00 pm  MIDDLE SCHOOL/SENIOR SCHOOL THURSDAY MARCH 2ND   • Pupil in-person assembly – 8:15-9:00 am  • Pupil in-person classroom workshops – All day   • Teaching Staff in-person training session – after school 4:00-5:00 pm • Parent virtual online virtual session – 6:30-7:30 pm (a recording of this virtual session will be available as a recording for 1 week)

32 Beyond the School Gates Greece CLASSICS TRIP TO During October half term, some of the year 6,7 and 8 boys were fortunate enough to go to Greece. This was the first time for a few of the year 6 and 7 boys. This was the first Classics trip in two years because of Covid-19. We were very grateful to be taken around Greece by the teachers and to enjoy ourselves whilst learning. Day 1:  21ST OCTOBER On the first day, we were dropped off at school at 7am to get on our coach. We said goodbye to our parents and siblings and off we went to Heathrow Airport. It took around 1 hour to get there but in the end it was worth it. We had a tiny misplacement of tickets, and two boys didn’t get any. Luckily, they were let through to the next Jonah McNamara, Luca Sanderse and Matthew Valentin with additional contributions from Maanas Swarup, Christian Lonberg and Inger Han. “I left with The Hall to embark on what would turn out to be my own odyssey in Greece. Expecting a trip where all we would do was study the Greek alphabet all day long under the blistering sun, little did I know the cultural treasures I was to be introduced to. Throughout the trip, there were many spectacular sights to see, and places to visit, from the ruins of Mycenae all the way to the original site of the fiffiirst Olympic Games, where the present day torch ceremony takes place”. Maanas Swarup

few minutes later we were walking towards the theatre but some of us kept getting distracted by the stray cats. Eventually we got there and were astonished by the sheer size of the structure. Mrs Grant told us lots about the site, its history and the sorts of plays that used to be put on. After that, we explored the theatre and even proved the theory that if you crumple a crisp packet or bottle of water, you can hear it at the top of the theatre, about 100 rows back. We tested this out and discovered it is true; we had proved the theory to be correct! Then we went back onto the coach and headed to our next stop, Mycenae.   After we got there Mr Grant once again bought the tickets and we then walked in. It was a vast area with so much to see. Mrs Grant gave us a brief history of the place and then we were permitted to walk around in our own groups of three or more. But most importantly, without an adult! Mycenae had incredible views just like Epidaurus - in Greece there are so many mountains, so being on a mountain ourselves gave us a chance to look over everything such as the cars that were dots on the roads which snaked around the towns and villages. The most interesting part of Mycenae, in our opinion, was the lions gate which was made from massive stones that weighed at least a ton. This was also the most intact part of the whole site and definitely the coolest. Lastly, we walked BEYOND THE SCHOOL GATES 33 stop where we gathered our boarding passes. After we got through security, which was surprisingly short and easy, we headed to departures to get lunch and items for the plane. We were told to meet under a boarding sign at 11 o’ clock. Everyone headed out in groups of three or more and got lots of things for the plane. When we were allowed to board the plane, we all went to the security before we got on. Everybody was accepted and off we went. During our flight multiple boys got out of their seats and changed with others to sit next to their friends. The flight was around 4 hours with no turbulence whatsoever. We couldn’t land directly onto the runway so we had to make a U-Turn above the ocean and it was amazing, there was so much to see in Greece already. When we landed in Athens we grouped up and went to go find our coach driver for the next 5 days. Mr Grant knew him very well as he had gone on this Greece trip before and his name was Panos. He took us away to go see our first site of the trip, the Corinth Canal. This monster of a canal saved boats travelling more than 200 miles around the island. We were standing on top of a bridge which was the only thing holding us up from a 30 metre drop. It was nighttime and the crystal blue water was shining against the reflection of the moon. It was amazing. We arrived in Tolon and we were treated to a delicious Greek dinner. After we went up to our rooms we got into our pyjamas and slept like rocks after a long day's work of travelling. Day 2:  22ND OCTOBER After a much-needed night's sleep we awoke very early to a loud alarm ringing in our ears. We then slowly pulled ourselves out of bed and went downstairs to have breakfast; it was delicious. After that we set off for our first stop of the day, the Theatre of Epidaurus.   When we arrived, we were greeted by the lovely sun meaning it was time for Mr Chambers and Miss Galuga to distribute sun cream. Meanwhile Mr and Mrs Grant were buying the tickets for the theatre. A “A visit to the ancient theatre of Epidauros awaited us – this was particularly astonishing as we could hear each other at talking volume from the top of the stands all the way down to the stage where famous tragedies and comedies would have been performed thousands of years before. I found the site particularly fascinating since it had been left alone, and all the venue consisted of the same materials that were there 2,500 years ago!” Maanas Swarup

34 back to the coach. At this point we were starving as it was nearly one o’clock but luckily the last stop of the morning was a short coach ride from Mycenae. This stop was allegedly the tomb of the great King Agamemnon. His tomb was a favourite place for bees as the design of the rocks looked a bit like a honeycomb. After we had gone in and out of the tomb we went to lunch at last.  Lunch was 15 Euros (which seemed amazing value), and it was delicious. The chicken schnitzel was a favourite, and the traditional Greek souvlaki was also a hit. After we had refuelled, we hopped back on the coach to our last stop of the day, a pottery workshop.   Upon arrival there were several statues handmade by the lead potter. When we went inside, we had to go through the shop which left many of us eager-eyed to spend some money on the mini vases and magnets. In the pottery workshop we watched with real interest as their head potter made a vase using a special spinning table. Then we got started on our task, which was to re make the Olympic mascot of 2004. This was a very difficult task and none of us perfected it, but we tried our best. It was really fun! After our pottery making, we bought various items, and we then made our way back to the coach.   When we got back to our hotel in Tolon we went back upstairs to our rooms and a few of us went to the beach where games of catch and piggy in the middle went on. Later, we had dinner and went back to our rooms and went to sleep after a long tiring day.   Day 3: 23RD OCTOBER After an amazing breakfast in Tolon we headed to The Palace of Tiryns which was the childhood home of Hercules. We headed up to the top of the palace. The view from up there was amazing and we found the area where the king would sit down on his throne to see his subjects. Mrs Grant told us about how the peasants would supplicate to the king and what they would do. She told us that they would get on one knee and wrap one arm around the king's leg and grab onto his beard. Two year six boys recreated this when we were all grouped up together. Next we went to The Fortress of Palamides which was built by the Venetians. We all walked up the supposed nine hundred and ninety-nine steps to the top to get an amazing panoramic view of the whole area and we had some more independent time to go around again in groups of three or more, exploring the whole thing by ourselves. We had an amazing view of the crystal-like water below and the mountains that towered above. We grouped up again after an hour or so to head to our next hotel, Olympia. It was a very long journey with a stop along the way for food, drinks and a toilet break. There were some arcade games so we all had some fun with the claw machine. When we arrived in Olympia we were amazed at what dinner they had prepared for us. It was by far the best one on the whole trip. After dinner we were allowed to meet up in the Reception area after we had showered. When the time was up we headed back to our rooms and went to bed after another long day’s worth of touring. “The Theatre of Epidaurus, was interesting and we learned all about what sort of theatre was performed there including modern-day versions of “Have I got news for you.” Christian Lonberg and Inger Han “The day was packed full of memorable places to visit and picturesque views to see, one highlight being the exhausting yet rewarding journey up the 999 steps of the fortress of Palamedes. Not only was it exciting to trek up the hill with our friends, but the views we saw as we ascended were out of this world” Maanas Swarup “The next day commenced with a visit to the ancient Olympic village, where the torch ceremony begins each year, in the ruins of the ancient site that would have once held the original Olympic Games”. Maanas Swarup

BEYOND THE SCHOOL GATES 35 Day 4:  24TH OCTOBER After a restful night's sleep, we went down the corridor to breakfast. The night before, Mr Grant had lifted our hopes with the promise of this hotel having the best breakfast and we were not disappointed. The breakfast consisted of chocolate cereal, sausages, pastries and more. Regretfully, we left our hotel and made the short drive to Olympia, the home of the Olympic Games. This was one of our personal favourites as we love sport, so looking around the place where the games was held was amazing! But first we visited the museum of the site where the statue of Nike was. We saw loads of interesting ancient artefacts, as we went round the museum, such as shields and arrowheads and swords. Once we had finished, we went to the Olympic Park where the crowds would have milled around, worshipping the various temples for the Gods and also enjoying the entertainment of the games as well. We made our way down the Olympic tunnel. Next, we lined up for the prestigious, world renowned Hall School year group games. I won the Year 6 games because there were only two contestants (Luca was injured) and my opponent, Jonah, lost his shoe. Sasha won the Year 7 games, Pharon won the Year 8 games and most importantly Mr Chambers won the teachers' race!   After that, we were allowed to look around the Park and take in all the incredible sights and monuments. Then we walked to our lunch destination via the shop where we bought magnets, crowns and much more. When we got to the lunch place we sat down and ordered many different dishes.   We then walked back to the coach and went on a very long trip to Delphi, our next stop. On our way, we admired the views at every turn and also played lots of games to pass the time. Upon our arrival, it was very dark, so we quickly checked into our hotel and then went for dinner. It wasn’t the best dinner of the trip. We had different food we had never had before. Feeling stuffed, some of us went back to the hotel and some of us went shopping in the narrow streets of Delphi. An hour or so later we were all in our rooms getting ready for bed. Lastly, we jumped into bed and immediately fell asleep. We were so tired.  Day 5: 25TH OCTOBER On the morning of day five we headed down the road from our hotel to Delphi, and Mrs Grant explained that there were two parts to Delphi, the first part was where the museum and Pythian Games were, and the other was where the Oracle gave her prophecies.  We started at the place where the Oracle lived and we saw her small temple where she would sit. Archaeologists have found a fissure under her temple and they believe that these gases coming out of the crack in the ground was what caused the Oracle to spout out prophecies. They think the smoke acted as some kind of drug. After Mrs Grant explained in more detail the stories and myths of the Oracle, we climbed up to the other site, where the Pythian Games were held.  We then went into the museum and saw the famous bronze charioteer “At Olympia, we visited the original Olympic stadium and Olympic village, dating from the 8th Century BC. We also went to the museum in Olympia where we learnt even more about the history of the Olympics. When we visited the fiffiirst Olympic stadium, everyone was extremely excited to run on the same track that the fiffiirst ever Olympians would have done”. Christian Lonberg and Inger Han “Having climbed up the hillside as the temperatures went over 30 degrees, having visited the many treasuries and temples, the theatre and the stadium, we took in the spectacular views from Delphi”. Christian Lonberg & Inger Han

36 its reputation as a wonder and we had a lot of fun exploring and viewing the mighty monument. The view was also incredible and everything down below looked so small. We also saw the Erechtheion, with the Caryatids that had been described in the exhibition. We then had lunch at a local restaurant called Zorba and it didn’t fail to impress as the souvlaki, burgers and sausage were all delicious. After lunch, we headed up to the Sounion, Temple of Poseidon and found the Byron graffiti. The graffiti was very old, having been scratched in by the English poet Lord Byron.   Before heading to the airport for our flight home, we held an awards ceremony, giving prizes for many different aspects of the trip like ‘future classicist’, ‘best dressed’, ‘behaviour’, ‘manners’ and of course the golden laurels to our Olympic champions. In conclusion, the six-day Classics Trip to Greece was an amazing experience that we would highly recommend. We learnt so much from our teachers who put together our inspiring itinerary.  We explored ancient sites, we ate great food and of course, we had so much fun! Thank you so much to all the teachers who made this incredible experience possible. whose glass eyes seemed to stare down on us. The statue was incredibly preserved as it had been trapped under a rock fall in the local area for thousands of years before it was found.  We also saw the Omphalos (the “bellybutton” of the ancient world) and this stone was believed to mark the middle of the earth. This was at the time when people thought the earth was flat and why the middle of the earth was imagined to be possible.  We then made our way onto the site where we saw many temples, agoras, shops, theatres and the arena where the games were held. We all thought the view at Delphi was the best of the whole trip since the higher we went, the more we saw and it was also on the side of a mountain so the views were stunning. Our time in Delphi was sadly coming to an end and we headed back down the mountain to our coach, descending past lots of temples dedicated to Apollo. We then drove to our final hotel in Athens. Day 6: 26TH OCTOBER Athens! On our last day, we visited the outstanding Acropolis Museum. The exhibits were fascinating and we managed to see and learn about metopes, a carved representation of myths or gods. They were side by side to triglyphs, which are three cricket stump like columns. A favourite exhibit for us all was of the Caryatids, the lady-like statues that acted as architectural supports to help hold up the roof of the Erechtheion. The Parthenon lived up to “In Delphi, we visited the site of the Delphic oracle and went to the Archaeological Museum of Delphi, where we saw many great statues and pieces of art. This was my favourite museum of the trip, due to the amazing skill that was displayed in the various statues that dotted the site. Personally, my favourite work was the Charioteer of Delphi, an incredibly detailed statue of a charioteer from the days of Ancient Greece”. Maanas Swarup “The fiffiinal day proved to be the day with the most destinations’ we visited the Acropolis, ventured to the theatre of Dionysus (the ancient Greek god of wine) and visited Poseidon’s temple, which was built on a beautiful hill overlooking the majestic Aegean sea. This was not only a picturesque fiffiinale to our travels, but provided a sense of how the ancient Greeks worshipped their gods”. Maanas Swarup “All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed my short, yet very, very sweet (not in the least helped by all that baklava!), trip to Greece with school. I relished immersing myself in culture, both modern and ancient, and I returned home satisfied and weary, grateful for all the memories I had made in Greece, but happy to be back at home again after my thrilling saga, which I would willingly repeat again”. Maanas Swarup

The Golden Hinde Year 2 took their first trip of the year to The British Museum to view the Roman Britain and Egyptian artifacts. Using images of some of the items in the exhibitions as clues, the boys set off to find various objects in a “Treasure Hunt” around the museum, then took their time in drawing some of their favourite objects from observation. They showed great curiosity for all they saw and an impressive amount of personal knowledge too. The Year 2s set off to discover the story of France Drake's circumnavigation of the world between 1577-80 and gained a taste of life on board a 16th century galleon through handling replicas of Elizabethan utensils and weapons as they explored The Golden Hinde. Interesting questions were posed, such as ‘What is the difference between a pirate and a privateer?’ and ‘Why did pirates start flying the Jolly Roger?’ as the Year 2s loaded the cannons, learned the directions of the ship, found a treasure map and tested their aim in a pirate fairground game. The British Museum YEAR 2S OUT AND ABOUT IN LONDON BEYOND THE SCHOOL GATES 37

38 After an enforced two year gap, the twentieth exchange trip between students from The Hall and Collège Henri Matisse got off to a flying start in October 2022. Twenty three Hall boys were able to enjoy four days of sporting activities as well as art and music workshops with their French peers. Here are some of the boys’ thoughts and comments as expressed excitedly and then scribbled down by them as we travelled back to London on the Eurostar. FrenchExchange 2022 Mme Davies “Mon correspondant Kaïs était vraiment super... le meilleur correspondant possible... plein de différences mais plein de passions partagées”. Strahinja Zizic “Mon français s’est hyper amélioré pendant cet excellent weekend à Lille”. Nathan Joseph “Petite barrière languistique mais on s’est marré quand même”. Anton Klekovkin “Magnifique... beaucoup d’interactions avec des jeunes français!” Pharon James “Je reviens avec d’autant plus de confiance en la langue française... j’ai apprécié vivre un peu la vie d’un ado français du même âge que moi”. Theo Magid “J’apprends du français depuis tout jeune mais ça c’était du vrai...!” Can Luca Aquino “Malgré les différences de langue et de culture on n’est pas si différent que ça...” Sam Saron “En somme... super bien d’établir des liens d’amitié que l’on gardera pour l’avenir”. Maanas Swarup “La famille de mon correspondant s’est montrée hyper gentille et accueillante. Je me sentais vraiment partie de la famille”. Vansh Rathi

BEYOND THE SCHOOL GATES 39 As you can see from the photos, bubble football and tag archery proved great ‘ice breakers’ on the first day. On the second day a street art and graffiti theme held the attention of all the exchange students both French and English. A badminton tournament and team sporting challenges gave the youngsters a chance to let off steam before the inauguration of a mural celebrating twenty years of exchange visits. Then, in the final days of the Autumn Term, between strikes and snow, Hall boys and their families welcomed 24 French students and their teachers into their school, homes and hearts. Sightseeing around London in the bitter cold but with brilliant sunshine included The London Eye, The London Museum of Transport, Buckingham Palace and The Tower of London. We all agreed that Big Ben was the star attraction thanks to the stunning facelift which has finally been completed. Christmas lunch at school and shopping in Camden Market both proved a real hit on the Friday. French students were then treated to trips to Winter Wonderland and a variety of West End musicals before the grand finale of a win for France against England in a closely fought quarter final match of the World Cup. Vive l’échange!

40 Year 5 went on a history trip to Battle (and if you don’t know what that is, then it is where the Battle of Hastings happened). We learned all about it in history then we went on a trip to the battle site. It took about 1 hour to get there by train. When we got there with Mr. Gordon and history and Year 5 teachers, we were met by Nick, a friend of The Hall School. He showed us around the field of the battle site and then we walked to the hill where the battle took place. We ran up and down - it didn’t look very steep, but believe me, it was. After that we went to where people think King Harold was buried (not the Viking). But the English Heritage won’t dig him up because they make money out of people putting flowers on his grave. Also, Nick told us that King Harold was not shot in the eye but cut up by Norman knights. Then we went to the small museum which had a video that we watched which was fun and we had a look around. Then we said goodbye to Battle and left back on the Thames Link to school. On 7th October 2022, Year 5 went to Battle to study the site of the gruesome Battle of Hastings. When we arrived at school that morning, everybody was excited. After a history talk about the battle, we left school at 09:30 to get the 10:24 Train from London Bridge. When we arrived at Battle, we took a 15 minute walk from the station, this was a piece of cake as we had demolished our lunch on the train. The abbey was magnificent and towered above us. It reminded everyone of the Tower of London. Soon we were in the courtyard, and we were being given a briefing. Then we proceeded to an empty field where the Normans charged at the Saxons. We were shown a map of where the Normans came from, and where they charged. Then we took a minuscule walk to a statue of a man sitting on a horse. There was a board with drawings of what historians think the battle looked like. Then it started to rain. At first, we took no notice, but when it started to rain cats and dogs, we trudged to under a tree. There we stopped for some time inside the woods. One boy had an umbrella, and some desperate people, who hadn’t brought their coats, crowded under it. When it stopped raining, we continued our trip. Next, we checked out this big slope which the Normans ran up, whilst having arrows fired at them. We tried running up the hill and discovered how difficult it was. We imagined dashing up that hill with weapons that weighed over 45lb. After that, we walked to Harold Godwinson's death stone which was covered in flowers. By now, we were exhausted, and we walked through the glum ruins of the old abbey and arrived exactly where we started. We took turns to visit the museum, and watch a film, and then we walked back to the train station. It was 15:10, and we were all looking forward to getting to school. Then we caught the train back to London. Overall, I think this trip was fun and enjoyable and a good experience of exploring a famous historical battlefield. YEAR 5'S TRIP TO Battle Matthew Dyson and Felix Baldock-How Matteo Altieri WE TRIED RUNNING UP THE HILL AND DISCOVERED HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS. WE IMAGINED DASHING UP THAT HILL WITH WEAPONS THAT WEIGHED OVER 45LB.

Robert Grant visited the marvellous mosaic floor that is still in situ in the middle of Verulamium Park and the hypocaust (underground heating system that it has below it). BEYOND THE SCHOOL GATES 41 I n late January, Year 6 had their annual visit to St Albans to explore the remains of the ancient Roman city of Verulamium. It was one of the most important cities in the province of Britannia 2000 years ago and, following the excavations on the site, it still has a lot to tell us about life in Roman Britain. During the day our students visited the Verulamium Museum, exploring the galleries there, searching for a selection of items on a Classical Treasure Hunt. They also took part in an object handling session which included handling both original and replica objects that would have been used in daily life - a wide range of items from a makeup grinder to a sponge on a stick were discussed by Year 6. It was interesting to see what items people used in ancient times and how some of them have not changed very much. We went to visit the remains of the Roman Theatre nearby to see what an ancient entertainment venue might look like. We also Verulamium YEAR 6 VISIT TO IT WAS AN EXCELLENT DAY FOR OUR YEAR 6 STUDENTS AND ONE THAT WILL SET THEM UP WELL FOR THEIR FORTHCOMING WORK ON ROMAN BRITAIN IN BOOK II OF THE CAMBRIDGE LATIN COURSE. MANY THANKS TO ALL THE STAFF WHO ACCOMPANIED THE TRIP.

42 Saturday Club started up again in October 2022, postponed from its September start date due to a bank holiday weekend being declared for the funeral of the Queen. Hall teachers were delighted to welcome 30 ‘new starters’, children attending Year 5 from across the partnership primary schools. We shall be sharing Saturday morning courses with them in Presenting, Debating, Maths, Science and The Arts (Photography) across the academic year. In parallel, separate Saturday Club sessions were run for the 15-strong Year 6 cohort who set about running their own ‘Enterprise Project’, manufacturing a product in Science sessions (a Christmas tree bauble) and then using their developing skills in problem-solving and presenting to package and market their product at a ‘finale’ session, embodying a marketplace scenario, persuading an audience (their parents and teachers) to ‘buy’ their wares. In Partnership THE HALL SCHOOL Exceptional learning, distinctive lives Saturday

IN PARTNERSHIP 43 The Hall's MH&WB Project Lead began delivering a 10-week ‘Building Resilience’ programme in October into two Year 5 classes at Richard Cobden Primary school, due for completion in early February 2023. RESILIENCE COURSE FRENCH French lessons resumed at Fitzjohn's and Christchurch Primary schools in September, with two Hall teachers delivering an hour of French to Years 4-6 in both Christ Church C of E Primary and Fitzjohn’s Primary schools on an afternoon each week over the term.  A 5-week Science course was run in the second half of the Autumn Term as an after-school club in the Hall science laboratories, for 10 Year 5 children from The Winch. Lots of Whizz Bang! experiments intrigued and challenged the students to try out their own kitchen science at home. THE WINCH SCIENCE CLUB The Wathen Hall rang to the sound of laughter in the week before half term, as Onetti Productions staged their "Parlez-vous Français?" to a hall packed full to the rafters with Year 5 and 6 students from 3 schools, The Hall, Fitzjohn’s Primary and Christ Church Primary. The storyline focussed upon the adventures faced by Archie, an English schoolboy whose fooling around on the slopes whilst on the school skiing trip to France, lands him in a French hospital VISITING FRENCH THEATRE GROUP “Parlez-vous Français?”

44 on day one. When his teacher is called away to deal with another emergency, Archie is left alone in the hospital where nobody speaks English. As he hobbles around on crutches, the audience follows with hilarity his misunderstandings and attempts to discover the severity of his injuries. It is very amusing to watch as Archie tries to get by with his basic French - with hilarious consequences. The French in this play included many words and phrases which the children recognised as well as introducing new vocabulary in a relaxed and fun way. A little slapstick didn’t go amiss either, in creating some absurd situations and a heightened sense of mishap for poor Archie, as he struggles to escape from the situation. Many thanks to Mme Davies for arranging such an amusing morning!

IN PARTNERSHIP 45 SCIENCE PROJECT In the Autumn Term the Science Department held a successful CPD attended by Science Leads and new teachers from three of our partnership schools. It aimed to boost confidence in the teaching of Science, share valuable online resources and address questions and issues that those attending brought with them. It also gave the visiting teachers a chance to try out two 'kitchen science' type experiments which would be easy to replicate in a primary school classroom. The Hall Project Lead is in regular contact with teachers in each of the partnership schools (Christ Church, Rosary, Edith Neville and Richard Cobden). She provides schemes of work on a termly basis following National Curriculum criteria. In addition, a 'lending library' of simple equipment has been built up which is loaned out to the primary schools for the most popular experiments. Building on last year, each school is being offered the chance to bring Year 4 pupils for an afternoon of 'whiz bang Chemistry'. Christ Church have visited so far in early November and further dates will be confirmed soon with the other schools. It is hoped that we may be able to expand to offer at least one session of dissection for Year 5 students. Led by Mr Grant, ten Hall Year 8 students supported the delivery of a Classics Day with Year 5 students in Edith Neville Primary in January 2023. The Year 5s’ favourite sessions were the mosaic making and Latin messages workshops, in which they practised some Latin cursive script. The Year 8s led some teaching about the Roman gods and life as a Roman citizen, which the Edith Neville teachers are going to follow up in a variety of ways. They hope to extend the Year 5s’ learning about Roman Art by running more sessions to continue making mosaics. They have also planned topic sessions to support their students in drawing comparisons between Roman religion and lifestyles with those of other civilisations. CLASSICS DAY

46 Following the success of a Football Early Morning Club run by Mr Mavroudis over the Summer Term, he and the JS staff organised and hosted the inaugural Partnership School Football Festival in November. The Six Year 3 Hall School teams took part along with teams from four partnership schools - Christ Church, Edith Neville, The Rosary and Richard Cobden, after weeks of preparation over the Autumn Term. Well done to all the players and staff who were involved – the sun shone and a fun afternoon of football fun was had by all! PARTNERSHIP FOOTBALL FESTIVAL

IN PARTNERSHIP 47 In late November Ms Duncan and four Hall Year 6 members of the school Debating Club delivered a workshop on ‘Debating’ for 45 Year 6 students at one of our partnership schools, Rosary Catholic Primary School. To begin, Ms Duncan gave a short presentation on ‘What is Debating?’ which was followed by a demonstration debate modelled by The Hall Year 6s. The motion was: 'We Should All Be Vegetarians'. The team of Hall students, comprising Maceo Silver, Daniel Valeev, Eskander Dean, Andreas Paraskevaidis, Andre Ramos-Turkinan and Ali Abbas, presented a lively debate and then coached their fellow students at Rosary School, using the same motion. The Hall will welcome back The Rosary Primary to our site in the Summer Term 2023, in order to hold another debate competition, this time with a fully fledged Rosary Year 6 team or two! DEBATING WORKSHOPS

48 Dinosaurs! What an exciting topic to start out exploring in the Autumn Term in Year 1. Boys learned all about fossils and famous paleontologists, different species of dinosaur and their habitats and investigated some scientific theories relating to why dinosaurs died out. YEAR 1 JS News

JS NEWS 49 Reception and Year 1 boys enjoyed the workshop that launched their Dinosaur topic, in which they took the role of palaeontologists, discovering and identifying different dinosaurs. They also had the opportunity to meet some real dinosaurs! Palaeontology WORKSHOP

50 Every year, the normal homework schedule is put aside in the Junior School for a week, allowing the boys to have a ‘free rein’ in approaching the given topic. This year the theme was ‘Adventure’. However each pupil chooses to approach the theme, the intention is to learn something new. There is no ‘right or wrong’ way to approach the subject. Some boys chose to write a poem, a story or character sketch. Some decided to do a geographical, historical or scientific study. Some set to making a toy, a game or a 3D montage. Others decided to prepare some food, create a piece of art or design something on the computer. The boys seemed to enjoy the freedom to ‘think outside the box’ in approaching the topic of ‘Adventure’ and the week of sharing and explaining their work was a fascinating opportunity for boys and their form teachers to see the exciting results and learn from their class members. JS OPEN HOMEWORK Adventure!