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Year 8 Frome Netball Tournament 24.2.2016
First Match
Sexeys 8 - 4 Oakfield
Second Match
Sexeys 11 - 1 Selwood
Third Match
Sexeys 8 - 4 Oakfield
Player of the Tournament: Kat Millard 8EF
Captain: Amy Anderson 8EF
On Wednesday afternoon, the year 8 girls went to Frome to play in a tournament with Oakfield and Selwood. It was a cold day, but that didn’t stop us! In the first match, we started off a little shaky, maybe from the long bus journey, but suddenly woke up during the match, going on to win 8-4. From there, we were at our best, taking the second match 11-1 against Selwood. However, Oakfield were back, and they were determined to beat us. Fighting hard in the third and final game, both teams were playing the best they could, but Sexeys came out on top, winning 8-4 again. Winning the entire tournament, the team lived up to the Hugh Sexey sporting reputation and we came home smiling. Throughout the tournament the captaincy of Amy Anderson spurred the team on, leading us to victory. Kat Millard played particularly well, earning her the title of Player of the Tournament.
Tutor Group: Year 8
Event/Activity: Understanding Slavery Workshop
Year 8 Understanding Slavery workshops began today (Monday 8 February) when the Education Officer from the American Museum in Bath visited us to help us to learn about the lives of Enslaved Peoples as part of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Pupils focused their learning on 5 themes: life before the transatlantic Slave trade, trade and commerce, plantation life, resistance, and abolition and freedom. Pupils were able to handle and investigate artifacts and learned to hypothesis and interpret the function or purpose of that artifacts. Pupils then had a go at writing a museum label for one of the artefacts.
Written by: Ms Taylor
Leader of Humanities
Hakuna Matata! Just before half term, the quiet village of Blackford, accustomed to sheep, cows and horses, was transformed into the African savannah, alive with lions, gazelles, hyenas and giraffes, during Hugh Sexey Middle School's performance of Disney's 'Lion King'. Around eighty pupils were involved in the year 8 production, with pupils and staff working hard since September to get everything ready. While the cast was busy learning lines, songs and dance routines, the props club gave up lunchtimes to make everything from jungle plants to elephant bones, while others from the digital leaders' club put together a short 'green-screen' video, and a committee organised much-needed fundraising events. In the final week, the backstage crew was formed, taking responsibility for lighting, sound, and the smooth running of the show, with fantastic help from two students from Weston College who led a team of pupils doing face-painting. The show was enjoyed by parents and pupils alike, as well as the first schools children who were invited to see the dress rehearsal. While staff have a much-needed rest, pupils from year 7 are already thinking of ideas for next year!