Swine ’flu

You will all be aware of the current outbreak of swine ’flu in various countries, including the United Kingdom. Fortunately, no suspected cases have thus far been identified among any of the Foundation’s pupils or staff and we obviously hope that this continues to be the case. The Foundation has, for some time, had a contingency plan in place to allow us to deal with any pandemic outbreak and we are continuing to monitor closely the advice of the Health Protection Agency, Barnet Children’s Services and other bodies in order to ensure that this plan remains fully up to date in the event that its implementation should be required. A letter has been sent to parents and staff in order to ensure that they are aware of the situation and the actions to be taken in the event that they, or any member of their family, begin to show any of the symptoms associated with swine ’flu. Anyone in that position must not come into School but should seek medical advice from their GP or NHS Direct, whilst keeping the School fully informed. In addition, it is important that all children and adults within the Foundation Community adhere closely to the HPA’s advice with regard to personal hygiene, i.e.:

• Covering your nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing, using a tissue when possible.
• Disposing of dirty tissues promptly and carefully.
• Maintaining good basic hygiene, including washing hands frequently with soap and water to reduce the spread of the virus from your hands to face or to other people.

Within each of the Foundation Schools, measures are being taken to ensure that appropriate regimes of cleaning are in place in order to minimize the threat of infection. Meanwhile, each of the three Schools remains open as normal. Each School’s website will be the primary means by which we will communicate further development to parents, so please do check regularly for updates. Should we need to communicate urgent information, this will be also be done by SMS messaging and email, so please ensure that the School Office has up to date contact details.

Dr Dominic Luckett,
Chief Executive, Mill Hill School Foundation, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London, NW7 1QS

Letter from Dr Dominic Luckett

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Poon Nature Reserve Opened

An exciting opportunity to allow more ecological studies to take place within Belmont's grounds was unveiled on Saturday 9th May. The Poon Nature Reserve, made possible by a donation from the Poon family, includes a pond and wooded area, is expected to attract a wide range of local flora and fauna as it starts to become established over the next year. Pond dipping will be one of the activities that pupils will enjoy. There is a wooden chalet in the area, which will allow storage of equipment and sweep nets. The art department also expect to use the area for some sketching in the summer months; it will be a place of some interest and eye catching beauty particularly when the range of wild flowers planted start to develop and attract butterflies and other wild life.

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4th July Party at Belmont

LIVE BAND * DANCING * BARBECUE * BAR

Belmont Parents are invited to join Mrs Duncan and the Friends of Belmont at a 4th July Party at Belmont School on Saturday 4th July 2009. Food (vegetarian options available) and wine included in the ticket price of £25 per person. Dress casual. Please get your friends together for a fun filled and entertaining evening.

Please contact kaz@munsterhall.com or sylviaasingh@hotmail.com. for a form or any queries.

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Easter Ski Trip, USA

The Year 6 and 8 ski trip ventured to new grounds this year with a trip to Stowe in Vermont, USA. Although the journey was a long one the pupils bore it well. Our accommodation was good, the food was splendid and the indoor swimming pool was well used. Regular room checks provided the pupils with ample opportunity to win over the staff and the games room was a real find. The skiing was challenging at times but the instructors were excellent and made a tremendous effort in getting to know their groups. Evening activities included a trip to Ben and Jerry's ice cream factory, a night of bowling and a disco with a very interesting 'dance-off'. Although the trip back was even longer, with a delay, the pupils were all very well behaved and showed a real enthusiasm and willingness to enjoy themselves throughout the trip. My thanks must go to all the staff who helped make holiday so enjoyable.

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New Grimsdell Website Launched

The Foundation’s pre-preparatory school is proud to announce the launch of our new website, packed with information and photos about all aspects of school life. Did you know that Grimsdell has a school teddy called Toffee? Or that our 8-point “Grimsdell Way” is there to ensure that we are all part of a happy school community? Why not visit our online gallery featuring paintings and writing? And come and read the latest news about our visit to Gunnersbury Park where the children dressed up in costume to learn about life in a real Victorian kitchen! All this and more can be found here – come and visit!

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Midsummer Night's 'Dreamscape'

Dramatically engaging and musically rewarding – this Dream succeeded in marrying the work's fantastical exuberance with its disturbing undercurrents and elements of farce and illusion and took the audience between the human world of Athens and the dream-world of the forest. Sensational staging, lighting, costumes, music and acting skills all came together this week at Belmont when Year 8 performed their annual play. This magical play entranced the audience and will be remembered by all involved for a very long time!

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Year 6 Leadership Challenge

On Thursday, 12th March Year 6 continued their leadership course which they began last year. The weather was good and, although the grounds were slightly muddy, all pupils appeared to have a wonderful time. From 'shepherding' to 'move the ball' and 'matchsticks' there was plenty of fun and a lot of valuable leadership skills were practised. The team leader from World Challenge was pleased with the way Belmont pupils accepted each other and worked together.

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Year 4 Visit to Hindu Temple

On Monday 9th March Year 4 visited the Hindu Temple in Letchmore Heath, as part of the RE curriculum. The day was packed with creative story-telling, dressing up in beautiful traditional costumes, a bull-cart ride and being involved in a Pooja ceremony. The children gained thorough enjoyment from the day, which proved to be an invaluable experience. It was a great opportunity to reinforce their knowledge of Hinduism.

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Year 3 'Transported' to Egypt!

Year 3 Assemblies in the Spring Term told the story of Joseph and his Technicolour Dreamcoat in connection with their Egyptian topic in History. The four-part dramatization included many of the hit songs from the musical and the polished performances ensured that their performances were eagerly anticipated events throughout Lower School.

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Famous Writer Inspires Belmont Children

Years 7 and 8 enjoyed a visit from author Mark Billingham. His witty and energetic presentation was designed to inspire our pupils to continue reading for enjoyment, in contrast to national trends which show a huge decline once children reach secondary school.

Under the pseudonym Will Peterson, Mark writes children's books, and the second book in his Triskellion trilogy of paranormal thrillers for older children has just been published. Writing in his own name, Mark Billingham is an multi-award-winning crime author, with each one of his novels appearing in the Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller list. Mark regularly reviews books and movies on Radio 4's Front Row and has recently presented a Radio 4 documentary about Patricia Highsmith as well as a four part TV series about notorious murders for the History Channel.

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Staff Parent Football Match

We had a great day of sport on Sunday, with the Belmont staff team turning out to face the competitive (and alarmingly energetic) football teams from Grimsdell and Belmont parents.

Results do not reflect the commitment shown on the day, but everyone demonstrated to the children that there was plenty of sporting prowess among their parents and teachers.

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Thriller Live

Max E-C, who attended Stagecoach Theatre Arts Classes on Saturdays and has no other formal drama training other than drama classes at Belmont, was chosen out of 100 children for the part of young Michael Jackson at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue. The part is shared with three other boys who each do two performances a week.

Three days before his audition Max had laryngitis and lost his voice but still managed to get through to the final round after being dosed up with honey and lemon! His first performance was on 18th February and about 40 of his friends, mainly from Belmont, came to watch. Max said he had a 'swarm of butterflies in his tummy' but in spite of his nerves found it very exciting and couldn't wait for the next performance. He already knew the words to most of the songs and has enjoyed learning some new dance moves.

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1st XV win Middlesex Knockout Shield

The 1st XV rugby team managed an excellent win in a very close final game last week against a very big, strong Sunbury Manor team from Twickenham. Belmont matched the big Sunbury pack in the early stages with some very courageous tackling backed up with some very intelligent kicking from Lewis L at fly half. Eventually, Pierce M made a timely interception to score a try just before half time which was converted by Lewis L. In the second half, captain Felix B kept his forwards going against the opposition pack but eventually their power resulted in a try under the posts from a rolling maul. A period of nail biting play resulted with the score all square until Belmont pushed deep into the Sunbury half and the defending backs crept offside, giving Lewis the chance to seal a victory with a pressure penalty. Result Belmont 10pts Sunbury 7pts.

Well done to an excellent team that has improved each game on the back of their summer tour to South Africa. Next stop is the National Prep Schools Tournament on Sunday March 1st where possibly, more success may follow.

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Winter Wonderland at Belmont

Whilst Britain faced a fresh wave of traffic chaos and school closures Belmont and Grimdell's grounds were transformed into a fairyland paradise ready for children to enjoy on their return to school.

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Netball Training Session with England Captain

On Saturday 24th January, England Netball International Amanda Newton held a two hour training session with pupils from our Year 7 A & B squads, focusing on fitness and skill development. The girls worked very hard throughout the session and by the end there was a marked improvement in performance, with the girls also commenting on how much they enjoyed experience. The session was organised as part of the South Africa Auction won by the Webb family last summer. We would like to thank Mr & Mrs Webb for sharing the experience with the Year 7 teams.

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Green Month Begins

Monday 26th January sees the start of our annual "Green Month" with activities taking place in all three schools across the Foundation.

Projects, competitions and activities focussing on environmental issues will include:

• Cross Foundation Recycled fashion show on February 26th
• Foundation-wide art show
• Belmont Eco-Committee members will be making a video clip on a theme relating to energy saving and recycling in Belmont
• Competition to see which form can collect the greatest number of old mobile phones and printer cartridges
• Clothes and shoes skip in the lower car park
• Each form will elect an Eco-Monitor responsible for the paper recycling and energy saving
• Talks on textile recycling and waste minimisation

During the month many more activities relating to the environment will take place in the classroom during lessons and form periods. The children thoroughly enjoyed making paper costumes last year and there are some exciting new projects in hand for this year.

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Belmont's Cross Country Runners in Borough Championships

On 15th January 12 of the fastest Y8 & Y9 cross country runners from Belmont represented the school at the Annual Borough Cross-Country Championships in the 2360 metre event held at Copthall Stadium. Out of a total of 60 girls Sophie H and Ella D kept in touch with the leading girls throughout (several of whom were County runners) and after a sprint finish managed to be placed 6th and 10th. Other placings were Anna M at 15th, Holly S at 28th, Evie C at 37th and Helena B at 38th. Other placings were Anna M at 15th, Sienna M at 21st, Holly S at 28th, Evie C at 37th and Helena B at 38th.

The boy's race with 70 competitors was extremely tough with many of the front runners moving away from the chasing group within the first few hundred meters. Pierce M did very well to keep up a steady pace finishing 14th, Ricky R produced a brilliant sprint finish holding off the opposition for 21st place, Jonathon E finished 23rd, William R was 43rd and Oliver I was 46th.

We are now waiting to hear how many of our pupils gained a place on the Barnet Team (selected from the first 15 finishers in each race) for the Middlesex Cross Country Championships to be held at Harrow School in February.

The pupils really enjoyed competing and supporting each other at such a well organised and competitive meeting and we now hope to have this as an annual event in the Belmont calendar.

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Egyptian Experience

Last Friday Year 3 were treated to an Egyptian Afternoon as part of their History curriculum. A cast of two talented actors dressed up as many famous Ancient Egyptians and explorers to produce a very informative and interactive play which the children thoroughly enjoyed. It offered the children the opportunity to show off what they had learnt so far about Ancient Egypt and to learn new information which will help them in their History lessons this half term.

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A very Happy New Year to everyone from the staff and pupils of Belmont

Next week we have the Belmont 11+ Entrance Examination and we are expecting one of the highest number of candidates for places in Year 7 for September 2009.

Each New Year brings fresh ideas and resolutions with it. This term the website has been further developed to include a password protected area. The first thing to appear on this will be the Belmont Bulletin - available on Monday each week. Also, the Year 8 Latin vocabulary list can now be viewed on the website.

There is the usual diverse range of events both within the curriculum and on an extra-curricula basis coming up this term. Events ranging from a Year 3 Egyptian Experience and The Foundation 'Green' Month to the National Prep Schools Rugby Tournament, a Staff/Parent Football Match and the Year 8 play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in March. Lots to look forward to.

Why not check the term's Calendar to ensure that no-one misses out on anything?

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Old Belmontian to Represent Britain

Old Belmontian and current Mill Hill Golf Captain James Ellis capped a great calendar year with selection for The 2009 Swifts Golf Tour to the United Sates of America. He will join up with 7 team mates to represent a British Public Schools Team playing matches against schools and clubs along the Eastern Sea board over 20 days.This prestigious tour has been running for 20 years and James’ selection is recognition of the success he has had whilst playing and representing Mill Hill School and The Golf Academy.

The news was announced with great pride at the Centenary Dinner of The Old Millhillians Golf Society in The Long Room at Lords where James received their full support. James is now looking forward to representing Mill Hill on what will be an unforgettable tour!

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Christmas Letter from The Head

The School closes on Tuesday 16th December with final Assembly and an opportunity to celebrate the many successes of the children this term.

A variety of seasonal events have taken place including a Christmas Concert, Carol Services, Christmas Lunches and the Friends of Belmont ‘Winter Wonderland’. The Year 3 production ‘The Christmas Crises’ demonstrated how Belmont children, from many different schools originally, are all now working together as a team. The play included songs from characters such as the Mob, the Elves, the Toys, the Children, the Evil Witches and the Sugar Plum Fairy. Year 4 also delighted their audience with ‘Let’s do a Nativity’ a comic play about children staging their own production. This was an exceptional group effort, which impressed the audience so much that a repeat performance took place! On a slightly less seasonal but equally important note, members of Mill Hill School Anti-Bullying and Mentors’ Council led an assembly for Years 7 and 8. Incorporated into the service was a short play, acted by a group of boarders, in which the seriousness of the effects of bullying was stressed.

On the sports front this term all teams played well. The 1st XV, however, played magnificently and reached the final of the Middlesex Rugby Cup, but due to illness which swept the school of their opposition Sunbury Manor, the game had to be deferred until next term. All the girls have played in netball matches this term and highlights included a notable victory against Henrietta Barnett and the Belmont Sports Festival. Well done to everyone.

The Spring term starts at 8.20 on Wednesday 7 January 2009. In the meantime I wish all our Staff, Pupils and Parents a very peaceful holiday and a happy New Year.

Mrs Lynn Duncan
The Head

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Barbarians v Australia at Wembley Stadium

Two teams of Year 7 and year 8 Belmont players were lucky enough to be invited to play at the Prep Schools' Rugby Tournament on the Wembley pitch last week. This was the chance of a lifetime opportunity to play at our National Stadium. The year 8 team were narrowly beaten in their final by Brighton College after a very close match.

Six of the Belmont boys were also chosen to be mascots at the evening match between the Barbarians and Australia, standing with the Australian players during the anthems before the match, which was shown on Sky TV.

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Friends of Belmont ‘Winter Wonderland’

Our annual Friends of Belmont ‘Winter Wonderland’ event took place on Saturday 6th December and was enjoyed by many parents, children and members of school staff. On a beautiful and sunny winter’s day, the children were able to enjoy a wide range of activities, these included visiting Father Christmas in his grotto, a karaoke competition, a fantastic snowball ride, knock down the snowman’s head, balloon pop and pottery painting. There was also a magnificent Grand Raffle and the popular Silent Auction. Throughout the event, delicious hot food, tea, cakes, festive mulled wine and soft drinks were on sale, for everyone to enjoy. The Friends of Belmont Committee would like to say ‘thank you’ to all parents, children and the staff at Belmont, for their generous donations, for supporting the event and for contributing to the wonderfully convivial and friendly atmosphere on the day.

This year the FOB has decided to support Oak Lodge School, a local school which supports children with learning difficulties, between the ages of 11 and 19. We plan to make a donation to Oak Lodge School out of the funds raised at FOB events held during the year, at the end of the school year.

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Year 3 Vs Orley Farm

The year 3s had their first netball match against Orley Farm on Thursday. The girls were very excited to be involved and did themselves proud. All credit to Orley Farm who were a very strong opposition. All three Belmont teams demonstrated some excellent passing and interceptions and the movement on the court was very good. For their first match they did incredibly well and showed the potential they have for future netball games. Thank you to all the parents who came along to watch; your support is always appreciated.

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Year 5 Visit to Hatfield

Year 5 enjoyed a trip to Hatfield House as part of their History curriculum. During the visit they were entertained by 'Henry VIII' and various other Tudor characters. Children also had the opportunity to tour and study the gardens.

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Charities Benefit from Oti Day

Year 8 Belmont Pupils raised a total of approximately £1,200 on Oti Day this week. They organised a range of stalls offering fun activities for the rest of the school to take part in during an extended break time.

The name Oti Day comes from a former pupil Sylvester Oti who died in February 1988 of sickle cell anaemia while he was a pupil at the school. A range of fundraising events take place throughout the year and part of the money raised always goes to the Sickle Cell Society. Other charities to receive a donation from this week's Oti Day are NSPCC, the Red Cross and Goedgedacht Farm - Grow Peace in Africa.

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Lower School Life

Year 4 very much enjoyed finding out all about the Roman way of life at school this week when a historical drama company visited them. Then Miss Harrison's maths class were presented with the challenge of measuring and then making their own T-shirts. Wednesday's Chapel was presented by 5AL who portrayed the subject of wastage of water throughout the world. The children dressed up as spy agents and members of the United Nations. Their impersonations of members of different nationalities were very amusing indeed!

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History Club Trip to Washington DC

Forty-seven Belmont pupils woke up on Wednesday, 5 November asking who had won the U.S. presidential election. No, not the dream of a political studies teacher, but the reality of the History Club's trip to Washington DC The forty-seven Year 7s and 8s had quickly been absorbed by the life of the city around them, be it who won the election or glorying in the Washington Capitals ice hockey team's win over the Hurricanes on Thursday night.

Each day was filled with visits to places often seen on the television, such as the view of the White House or the Capital building. There were the monuments like the Lincoln Memorial and the ride to the top of the Washington Monument. There were the Smithsonian Museums like the Natural History and Air and Space. There were solemn moments such as visiting the eternal flame marking the grave of JF Kennedy and watching the changing of the guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier. Of course there were lighter moments, like watching the 3D Imax movie and trying to touch the fishes, riding the simulators at the Air and Space museums or some of the girls' reactions when Mr. Pace told a ghost story. This is not to mention the visits to Mt. Vernon and to the National Zoo. When many pupils found themselves footsore and tired there were the treats of shopping at Pentagon City and the chance to go to the ice hockey match.

Was it worth it? It was certainly exhausting; the entire group of 47 pupils and 6 staff spent most of the flight back to London asleep. There were complaints by many an 11 year old of being too tired to go on, the odd tummy ache and quarrel amongst roommates, but all of this was forgotten when another place, only ever seen on TV, appeared around the corner or another opportunity came to sample American cuisine. Will it happen again? Maybe, there are a lot of other places yet to visit before another return to the wide streets and gleaming monuments of Washington DC.

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Remembrance Day

Belmont pupils attended a Service of Remembrance to mark the 90th Anniversary of the end of WW1. Remembrance Prayers were said by the Reverend J Shaw outside the Chapel and the two minute silence was observed.

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Halloween Assembly

4NH performed their first assembly for Lower School this term based on the subject of Halloween. The children dressed up in fantastic costumes and opened their assembly by dancing to 'Thriller' by Michael Jackson. This set the tone for the rest of their spooky assembly, which explained the historical background to Halloween and the problems that can arise when celebrating this special day in modern times. The theme of the day continued later when staff and pupils enjoyed a super spooky Halloween lunch.

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Old Belmontian Represents England

A number of our talented Y8 cricketers went to Lords' to watch the England Under 15 Cricket team play an England Schools' Under 16 team. The game was of particular interest as the number 3 batsman for the England Under 15 team was Ex-Belmontian Adam R, who attended Belmont from 2004-2006. He scored hundreds of runs in his time at Belmont and was one of the most gifted batsman the school has seen. Since moving to Mill Hill he has continued to make excellent progress, playing for the 1st XI in his first year and scoring more runs than any other batsman. Having scored 54 and 92 in the Bunbury Festival for the South of England, Adam was awarded a place in the England side.

Our Year 8 boys watched and cheered Adam on as he battled through his innings of 35 in very difficult batting conditions. In the end the result was a tie with Adam achieving the second highest score of the day. We hope to arrange for Adam to come along to some of our First XI training sessions to pass on some helpful tips to our current crop of talented players.

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26th November Open Morning

A warm welcome awaits prospective pupils and their families at our forthcoming Open Morning on Wednesday 26th November. View Belmont on a normal working morning between 9.30 and 11.00 am. Tours run from 9.30-10.30 and the Head will give a talk at 10.30. No appointment necessary, children welcome, plenty of parking.

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Himalayan Experience

Children at Belmont get to experience and use a wide range of different materials and look at artwork from around the world. This sample of recent Year 5 work is based on Tibetan prayer flag designs. Prayer flags are colourful panels of cloth often found strung along mountain ridges in the Himalayas; they are used to bless the surrounding countryside. Prayer flags depict mythical creatures that symbolise sacred qualities and attitudes. The children investigated prayer flags, used a printing press process to create the images of animals and then used batik to pattern the remaining areas of their flags. This particular piece of work was produced by Nikita, Georgia and Lucinda in 5SR.

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The World's Biggest Coffee Morning

26 September 2008

Every day 780 people in the UK are told they have cancer; news that not only turns their world upside down but also affects their family and friends. Last year, two million people got together to help raise £7.6 million for the Macmillan Cancer Support charity. As in previous years, Belmont pupils and parents supported the World's Biggest Coffee Morning. They helped to create a huge stir as they joined together to 'raise a cup' to help improve the lives of people affected by cancer. Friends of Belmont arranged coffee and cakes for the adults and doughnuts for the children. A true spirit of generosity prevailed.

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A bird's eye view of London

If I sold the most raffle tickets for a trip in a London Air Ambulance helicopter I would be very proud of myself and I would get a chance to have a ride in one as well. My neighbour offered to help me sell the raffle tickets so I had to tell people about the good work the London Air Ambulance does. They need as much money as possible because it costs £5,000 per day to run a helicopter.

When Miss Cohen told me I had won the prize, I couldn't believe it and I couldn't wait to tell everyone.

My dad took me to Whitechapel hospital where this big, red helicopter was on top of the roof. We were told about all the safety rules by a fireman and then he ran us through where the doctor, paramedic and injured person would be during an emergency. We were really high up on the top of the hospital and I could nearly touch the clouds!

We had to wear huge, heavy helmets and were strapped into our seats before two pilots revved up the engine. Next minute we were up in the air and I could hear the pilot asking for permission to fly down the river Thames so we could see all the sights. We saw St Paul's Cathedral, HMS Belfast, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Lord's and Wembley Stadium, everything looked tiny.

Unfortunately, ten minutes later we had to land in Denham Aerodrome where they keep the helicopters overnight. I could see these little specks waving as we got nearer to the ground, it was my mum, brother and granddad. We landed on a little trolley with the letter H printed on it. It was amazing.

Both pilots were really nice people and said, "please thank your school for their hard work". I stop and hope there is no-one badly injured on that stretcher every time I see the red helicopter in the sky. The London Air Ambulance does a great job.

Tim 5SR
July 2008

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Skating Success

Y4 Pupil Topsy recently passed her Skate UK Level 10 for the National Ice Skating Association.

Topsy started her ice skating career when she went along as a toddler to ice groups at the age of 3. Since then she has gone from Skate UK Level 1 in June 2006 to Level 10 in only two years. Not only does she attend Alexandra Palace Ice rink every week but she also takes lessons in ballet, gymnastics and is learning the flute.

Well done Topsy!

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Summer Tour Success

A total of 48 Year 7 and Year 8 pupils including a boy's rugby team, a girl's hockey team and a large group of musicians returned last week from a hugely successful tour of South Africa.

Three matches for the rugby and hockey teams against Cape Town schools proved very competitive resulting in two wins for the rugby team and one win for the hockey team. The musicians performed to a packed audience at Wynberg and SACS schools alongside their respective South African pupils. A music workshop also took place at the Langa Township with a cultural mix of performances from both English and South African pupils.

Several trips were included in the 10 day schedule including Table Mountain, Hermanus whale watching, Robben Island, Cape Point and the seal and penguin sanctuaries in Simonstown. All pupils found the trip very rewarding and returned much more aware of the huge diversity in the the social makeup of the South African population and culture.

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Summer Tour Success

The touring rugby, hockey and music groups arrived safely in Cape Town on Saturday 16th August. After a morning visit to Table Mountain they transferred to their hotel to settle in. After two days of sightseeing/training sessions/rehearsals and a boat trip to Robben Island the matches started in earnest. The boys beat Wynberg 22-12 which was brilliant and the girls hockey team played extremely well also against Wynberg but went down 3 - 0. Wednesday saw the Wine Lands Tour followed by an extremely enjoyable concert where three schools took part and about 200 parents came to watch.

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15th Belmont Annual Grandparents' Day Celebrations

Belmont Grandparents and Grandchildren were able to enjoy time together yesterday as children welcomed their grandparents to the 15th Belmont Annual Grandparents' Day Celebrations.

The sun shone as children took their grandparents on a tour of the school and grounds. There was an opportunity for family photographs to be taken and also the Belmont Enterprise Club organised a sale of personalised mugs for families.

The day continued with a concert in the Chapel where music was performed by groups and individuals including the Scoo-be-doo song by the Junior Choir, and The Call by the Chamber Choir. The concert was followed by a traditional school lunch of fish and chips with fruit crumble for dessert.

Once again, everyone had a good time.

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