Prep 2 and 3 enjoy a French Breakfast!
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Prep 2 and 3 enjoy a French Breakfast!

Thursday morning saw the transformation of the Prep hall into a buzzing French café! The tables were set, the music was playing and breakfast was served. Prep 2 and Prep 3 students all received a menu of Pâtisseries and Boissons, together with French phrases to help the children order their pastries and drinks. Sixth Form…

Junior Journalists
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Junior Journalists

Westholme’s Junior Journalist club welcomed a special visitor this week – former journalist Lisa Egan-Woodhouse. Lisa, who used to work for titles such as the Lancashire Telegraph, Manchester Evening News, Accrington Observer, Rossendale Free Press and Stockport Express, told the Prep-R, 1 and 2 children the differences between a lead story and a nib (news…

Calder win the House Debates
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Calder win the House Debates

Congratulations to Sanad, Ellen and Lucy from Calder who won the annual House Debating Competition, against Bowland in the final. The topic for debate was an extremely interesting one, focussing on whether Shakespeare should be decolonised due to questions around whether the famous playwright’s work could now be considered to feature racial stereotypes and promote…

Othello trip
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Othello trip

On Saturday 9 November, years 12 and 13 English Literature students visited Stratford-upon-Avon to see the Royal Shakespeare Company’s adaptation of Othello at the famous Swan Theatre. The trip was a great success and students enjoyed the high quality of the production and acting that were on show. They were captivated by director Tim Carroll’s…

European Day of Languages competition winners

European Day of Languages competition winners

Congratulations to our winners of the European Day of Language ‘Peace’ poster competition. Organised by Mrs Blizzard and Mrs Corrigan, entrants were encouraged to create a poster that symbolised ‘Peace’. There were some fantastic entries but one poster in particular stood out. Krishna in Year 8 put together a beautiful scroll, on which he had…

National Poetry Day
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National Poetry Day

HAPPY NATIONAL POETRY DAY! On Thursday morning, Miss Jones organised a special assembly with the help of members of her Inspired Sixth Form English class, who gave a short but memorable performance to celebrate Beat Poetry in the Croston Theatre. The ‘Beat Generation’ was a literary subculture movement that started in America, rebelling against the…