Year 7 Geography Field Trip:
Year 7 spent a glorious Thursday morning exploring part of the beautiful North Norfolk coastline. The geographers were learning about the dynamic character of our local coast as part of their unit of work about coastal erosion and flooding.
The pupils started the day with a boat trip out to Blakeney Point. This was a great opportunity to see how The Point is continuously changing through the process of longshore drift and understand why this reserve is internationally recognised.
Head of Geography, Mr King, said: “We have so many great examples on our doorstep and geography should be about getting out to explore and investigate these topics. We also enjoyed meeting the National Trust and finding out about how they manage this area before we finished with some seal spotting.”
Oakham Instrumental Day:
On Tuesday Beeston Hall drove to Oakham for yet another massed instrumental day but this time we had the added bonus of taking some of our senior singers. The theme of the day was ‘Best of Broadway’ and consisted of the singers and instrumentalists being split into two groups and then coming together at the end for an astounding symphonic style finale of ‘You’ll never walk alone’ from Carousel.
The Woodwind, Brass and Percussion worked hard to prepare music from three Broadway classics: The lion King, Les Misérables, and the Phantom of the Opera. Our singers were quite the ‘revolting’ children when performing a well-known favourite from Matilda and also sang songs from Wicked and Westside Story!
The singers were prepared by the enthusiastic Director of Music, Peter Davis, whilst the instrumentalists were directed by the Head of Brass and Percussion, Steve Foster and the Head of Woodwind, Keith Slade. We were entertained by Oakham’s own Big band and Chamber choir who were all fantastic.
Our children all flourished throughout the day representing Beeston in not only their talent but also their exemplarily behaviour. Alongside the fantastic music making, the main highlight of the day was the delicious hot lunch that we were able to tuck into and the ever-flowing amount of snacks and refreshments.
The children seemed so very inspired by the day that they decided to write a ‘Rap’ about their day at Oakham and are keen to perform it in the dining hall one day… Watch this space!
Mrs. Casey
Swimming Gala v Langley Prep:
On Monday 7th October our U13 and U11 Swimming teams took part in their first gala of the year against Langley Prep. This was a particularly fast paced event with plenty of races packed into a small pool.
Special mention must go to the following for winning their individual events; Isaac B (Freestyle and backstroke), Olivia B (Freestyle), Aurelia S (Freestyle), Romilly H (Breastroke) and India B (Individual medley). However, everyone should be congratulated on their determination in all the relay races.
Whilst we narrowly missed out on the trophy this time, it was an excellent start to the year for all our swimmers and we look forward to next weeks gala at Glebe House.
Year 3 Trip to The Mo Museum:
Year 3 had a very informative morning on Tuesday with our walk over Beeston Bump and subsequent trip to the Sheringham ‘Mo’ Museum. With a somewhat drizzly beginning, the sun broke through just as we approached the bump which meant that we were able to survey the surrounding land and pick out some key human and physical features. We also kept a close eye out for any interesting wildlife and the children were fascinated by the antics of a kestrel hovering over the bump in search of its next meal. As we followed the promenade into Sheringham, the children witnessed the full physical force of the waves in action, with us having to stay as close to the beach huts as possible to avoid getting a soaking!
Once at the museum the heavens opened, so we quickly found refuge in the museum’s viewing room where we could continue to observe the sea from a safe, dry spot. We were treated to a wonderful morning discovering information about Sheringham’s growth and development as well as some fascinating stories about local people, with a traditional wash day demonstration by ‘Mrs Pegg’ being a highlight.
We were lucky enough to have most of the museum to ourselves so the children had an excellent opportunity to explore the exhibits independently. An excellent morning was topped off by a surprise minibus ride home, with Mr Cole coming to our rescue to collect us from the museum. I wonder if your children can explain to you what key factor turned Sheringham from a small fishing settlement to the town it is today?
