Review of Past Events
EVENT REVIEW
A Look Back on Recent Events and Activities
Year 3 Maths Day - 20th May
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On Tuesday 20th May Year Three had their Maths day. The whole day revolved around Maths based activities:
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- weighing the ingredients and making number biscuits.
- Chocolate Fractions.
- ICT Maths Games.
- Calculator Activities.
- Mathematical Art – using patterns.
- Factor Families.
- PE Maths Challenge.
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Mark Schwarzer visit to Tanglin - 16th May
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Junior School football fans were fired with enthusiasm when well known Australian goalkeeper and English Premier League player Mark Schwarzer visited Tanglin last Friday. Schwarzer, who plays for Middlesbrough in the EPL, displayed his fancy footwork and brilliant goal keeping skills on the astroturf, just after the full-time whistle had sounded on the school day. Anticipation built before the arrival from Changi airport of the soccer favourite, who signed sports gear and other mementos, including copies of his recently published kids’ story books. Tanglin scored a goal in the eyes of the juniors who were thrilled at the chance to meet such a star player of the “beautiful” game.
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Y3 and 4 Sports Day – 13th May
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Our Year 3 and 4 Mini Olympics Sports Day on Tuesday featured a new action-packed format involving all students in several events. These included high jump, 600 metre run, 75 metre sprint, ball throw and shuttle run. Congratulations to Singa for being the winning house in both the Year 3 and 4.
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PTA Family Fun Day - 10 May |
Congratulations to PTA President Jacqui Nursery and her 16-strong Family Fun Day Committee on organising a fabulous Family Fun Day on 10th May. It was a great success enjoyed by the entire Tanglin community. The rain held off and the day was pleasantly cool. Special features included the dunking tank, sponge throwing at teachers, fly on the wall, the homemade cakes, the Harry Potter Grotto and many other stalls and activities. Live entertainment on the astroturf included performances from Centre Stage School of the Arts, a fashion show of clothes from Fat Face modelled by Tanglin students, Irish dancing, belly dancing and a performance by the St. Andrews’ Society dancers.
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Professional Development Day – 2nd May
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Guest speakers Dr. Kim Hayes and nutritionist Karen Wright spoke on “A Team Approach to Managing Eating Disorders” on our Professional Development Day held today (2nd May). Our teachers and educational support staff from our Infant, Junior and Senior Schools attended the seminar. The guest speakers talked about the identification and management of students with eating disorders. The general issues of healthy eating and nutrition were also discussed. The seminar was organised by our Lead Nurse, Sarah Le Grice.
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A Senior School concert of acoustic music was held on Wednesday 30th April at 4pm in the Hall 3 Drama Studio located in the Tower Block. Ticket sales raised funds for the Samatiga Orphanage in Aceh. Congratulations to all involved on the quality of musicianship displayed and the charity fundraising effort. |
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| Students from Tao Nan Visit Tanglin – 28th – 30th April |
Junior School students from Singapore’s Tao Nan School visited Tanglin from 28th to 30th April and took part in the Junior School’s House Day on Wednesday 30th May. The students from both schools enjoyed the activities and the opportunity to make new friendships.
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| Y 5 & 6 Swim Gala – 25th April |
The Y5 and 6 Swimming Gala was designed to allow students of all abilities the opportunity to swim in a gala, emphasising fun and participation.
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| Senior School Concert – 23rd April |
Congratulations to everyone involved in our Senior School Music Concert on Wednesday night. The informal evening showcased the range of musical talent within the School. Audience members enjoyed the pop, jazz, choral, celtic and orchestral items as well as the vocal and clarinet soloists and the Wind Band’s rendition of the tune to The Simpsons. |
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| The 2008 Tanglin Masquerade Ball – 19th April |
This superb evening held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel last Saturday raised more than $150,000 for the School. This money will be used to purchase additional equipment for our new Sports Hall in the Berrick Building, including a rock-climbing wall as well as tennis and cricket nets. The winners of the raffle prizes can be read by clicking here. We thank the main sponsors of the evening, the HSBC Expatriate Team and Visa, and all members of our community who supported the fundraising function. |
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| Interschool Cross Country at MacRitchie - 16th April |
Tanglin Trust School was the overall winner of the Junior Interschool Cross Country Championships at MacRitchie Reservoir on 16th April. Congratulations to our 60 athletes, from Years 3 to 6, who took part and competed against the Overseas Family School, the United World College of South East Asia, the Australian International School, the Canadian International School, the German School, Eton House, Chatsworth and Chatsworth East. |
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| Raeburn Charity Week – 14th-18th April |
Raeburn Charity Week was help on 14th-18th April. There were various activities on at break and lunch times throughout that week, such as Name the orang-utan, Jungle Bites – a King of the Swingers party,bake sales, video showings, gaming competitions and pizza lunch. Raeburn Charity week supported BOS - the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation. The money will be well-spent in regenerating the forest, protecting Orangutans and sun bears and working to getting them out into the wild once more. |
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Our Parent-Teacher Association held a fun Ceilidh on Saturday 12th April in our Griffith Jones Hall. The popular function involved attendees learning traditional Celtic country dances and dinner was supplied. Congratulations to our PTA on the organisation of the event. |
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| Tanglin Students at a Mini Olympics - 11th April |
40 Tanglin students from Year 4 took part in the International Friendship Day Mini Olympics at Singapore’s Tao Nan School. Each Tanglin student was partnered with a Tao Nan counterpart who was enrolled in a Bicultural Chinese Elective Program. This fun day extended our relationship with the Singaporean school. |
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| Year 11 Cambodia Curry and Auction Evening – 11th April |
This year’s event raised more than $34,000 for Cambodia and we congratulate everyone involved! It is an annual fundraiser and involves the live and silent auctioning of items donated by Year 11 parents and other regular and generous donors. On 11th April, attendees enjoyed biding for a week in the CEO’s holiday house in England, 2 tickets to the Beijing Olympics, a Harley Davidson ride around Singapore, the use of a Year 11 student as a slave for the day and other fun prizes. The money raised goes to Tabitha, a charity that builds houses in Cambodia, and Kai’s Kids, a Cambodian orphanage. Our 11 Year students are involved with the work of these charities during their annual field excursion to the country. |
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| Year 3 Concert – 12th and 13th March |
The Year 3 concert took place on 12th March and 13th March in the Performing Arts Hall located on the 5th floor of the new Berrick Building. The concert, ‘Hit The Road Jack’ featured performances based on travel to other countries. |
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| Nursery Science Day – 11th March |
Nursery Science Day was held on 11th March. The focus of the day was on how things move using air. |
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| Year 5 Concert – 10th and 11th March |
The Year 5 concert took place at 7pm on 10th March and 11th March in the Performing Arts Hall located on the 5th floor of the new Berrick Building. The students performed an abridged concert version of the musical ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’. |
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Year 1 Science Day – 10th March
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Year 1 students had a day of scientific explorations around the theme of ‘Sound and Hearing’ on 10th March. The children made musical instruments using recycled boxes and containers and also had the opportunity to investigate the magic of magnets and to discover their powers of attraction. |
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Y2 Sports Day – 11th March
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Year 2 students had their Sports Day on 11th March.Although the main sports day was cancelled due to bad weather the children all competed in a relay and sprint race the following morning, racing as fast as they could for their rosette.. |
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Reception Science Day – 7th March
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Our focus for Reception Science Day on 7th March was 'Wonderful Water'. Throughout the day, the children had the opportunity to experience a wide range of activities, from making boats using recycled items and testing the buoyancy of different materials to problem-solving, such as how to rescue their toys from a deserted island. |
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Y1 Sports Day – 5th March
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Year 1 Sports Day took place on 5th March. All students participated in a carousel of games taught in their PE lessons. These included Bad Ball; Stuck in the Mud; King’s Treasure; 1v1 Hoops Game; and Bat and Ball Dribble Relay. The students also participated in a sprint race and obstacle relays. At the end of the morning, the children received a rosette of participation from the Head of the Infant School, Mrs. Geraldine Chandran. |
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Y10 to 13 Careers Fair- 3rd March
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| On Monday 3rd March, TTS hosted a Careers Fair aimed at senior school students in Years 10 to 13. |
With 80 “career mentors” ranging from doctors, bankers, lawyers to marine engineers, interior designers and pilots, as well as representatives from Universities in the USA, UK, Australia, Canada, Singapore and Europe, the Tanglin Careers Fair provided a fantastic opportunity for the students to find out more about the world of work and to begin to prepare for their future beyond Tanglin. Many mentors were impressed by the mature attitude of our students and the interest they showed in career pathways. Some gained offers of future work experience and many students came out of the event “buzzing” with enthusiasm and ideas. |
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| Reception Sports Day – 4th and 6th March |
Reception Sports Days took place on 4th and 6th March, held on the central Astroturf and in the new Berrick Building. Despite
the rain, all the children enjoyed participating in their sports
races and activities, with The Teddy Bears Picnic being a
favourite by all. |
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Tanglin Concert: 26th – 27th February
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The highlight of the School’s annual musical calendar, the Tanglin Concert, was held on 26th and 27th February in the Performing Arts Hall on level 5 of our new Sports and Performing Arts Building. The evening featured performances from the School’s many musical ensembles, bands and choral groups, as well as a solo performed by the winner of the Tanglin Senior Young Musician of the Year Anahita Forughian. |
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Reception 100 day – 25th February
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Reception 100 day was held on 25 February, celebrating the Reception students’ 100th day in the year group. The whole day had a Maths focus with all activities centred around the number 100, and it included 100 footsteps, counting in tens to 100 using the new computer pod, 100 physical activities in the hall and filling a bag with 100 goodies. The Infant students also extended their understanding of the number system by counting and recognising numbers to 100, looking for patterns on the 100 grid (eg 11, 22, 33, 44…; 10, 20, 30, 40,...). |
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| Mufti Day – 22nd February |
A plain clothes Mufti Day was held at Tanglin on February 22nd. Students wore their own casual clothes and made a donation for the privilege to do so. Money raised went to several different charities: the Infant School raised $1154.30 for the Jamiyah Children’s Home and the Children’s Society; the Junior School raised $1455.95 for the Sun-Dac Centre and the Senior School $428.10 for Apex Food Distribution. . |
| CEO Parents’ Evening – 20th February |
Our Chief Executive Officer, Steven Andrews, hosted his Parents’ Information Evening on Wednesday 20th February in the foyer outside the Performing Arts Hall on level 5 of the new Sports and Performing Arts Building. During the evening he outlined changes around the campus, changes to the curriculum, new funding streams and future plans for the School. Curriculum changes discussed included the introduction of Mandarin at the Infant and Junior School levels, the possible addition of the International Baccalaureate programme in the Sixth Form, and the offering of new subjects in the upper Senior School. |
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| Senior Sports Day – 20th February |
There was a new format for the Senior Sports Day that was held on 20th February. The event ran from 8 am to 4 pm and every student participated in at least 4 events. As well as the competitive track and field events, fun races were also held. The day was a great success. |
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| “14 Songs, 2 Weddings & a Funeral” – 19th, 21st and 22nd February |
Our Senior School students from Years 8 to 13 performed 14 Songs, 2 Weddings and a Funeral directed and designed by the Head of our Drama Department Simon Veness on 19th, 21st and 22nd February in the Performing Arts Hall in the School’s new building. |
The show was a colourful and fun Bollywood-style musical set in Singapore in 1973. The musical director was music teacher Richard Curran. Congratulations to the 57 students, including 15 band members, who were involved in this impressive production. Preparations for the show commenced in September 2007 and involved students engaging with the cultures that make up their host country. They also reflected on how much Singapore had developed over the past 25 years. Band members worked with music specialists to master the Bollywood beat and musical style.
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| Junior Musicians in Concert – 19th February |
The Tanglin Junior Musicans in Concert event took place at the Esplanade Recital Hall on the evening of 19th February and featured performances by the finest musicians from our Junior School. These young people were selected following auditions held earlier in the month. To read the names of those who performed, please click here. Congratulations to all involved. |
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| Book Week – 18th – 22nd February |
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Book Week, with the theme Any Time, Any Place, Any Book, took place across our Infant, Junior and Senior Schools from Feb 18th to 22nd. The week featured many activities and competitions encouraging students to read books of their choice and to promote quality literature for young people. |
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| Junior House Swim – 18th – 22nd February |
Junior House swimming galas took place from 18th to 22nd February from 8.10 am to 10am each day. The year six event kicked-off the week on the Monday and the galas for Years 4, 3 and then 5 followed. These were very successful events involving many students from each year group representing their houses. |
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| U15/18 FOBISSEA Invitational Netball – 16th-17th February |
On 16th and 17th February, 200 students from schools all over South East Asia played at Tanglin in the Under 13 and Over 15 Federation of British International Schools in South and East Asia (FOBISSEA) Netball Invitational, which was hosted by our School. The tournament was sponsored by SUNSENSE and sun cream, hats and t-shirts were provided for all participants. It was an excellent weekend and the sportsmanship from all teams was a pleasure to witness. We had four teams representing Tanglin and they all played extremely well.
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Our Over 15A team won the FOBISSEA competition and came 3rd overall. The TTS Over 15B team came 4th in the FOBISSEA competition. Our Under 13A team won the FOBISSEA competition and came second overall and our Under 13B team came 4th in the FOBISSEA competition and 5th overall.
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The Singapore Sports School was the overall winner of the Under 13 and Over 15 tournaments. Schools that participated were Tanglin Trust School, Alice Smith School (Kuala Lumpur), the Garden International School (Kuala Lumpur), the International School Brunei, Jerudong International School (Brunei), the United World College of South East (Singapore), the Singapore Sports School and the International School Penang. Teams were also entered by Singapore’s Australia New Zealand Association (ANZA). |
| CHINGAY PARADE OF DREAMS 2008: 15th – 16th February |
Some 75 Tanglin students - 32 musicians and 43 dancers - represented Tanglin in Singapore’s colourful Chingay Parade of Dreams 2008, held on the evening of Saturday 16th February. It was the first time that Tanglin Trust School participated in this high-profile parade, which is an annual event held as part of Chinese New Year festivities. Tanglin entered a dramatic float inspired by Indonesian culture that featured musicians who performed “Fantasia” a fusion of gamelan and Middle Eastern music. The dancers, dressed in dramatic winged costumes, performed around the vehicle. The dancers and musicians were Tanglin students from Years 2 to 12.
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The parade route was roughly 1.5 km long and there were five performance points where the float and dancers stopped for two minutes to perform in front of VIPs. We congratulate everyone involved in the creation of the float and the performance, especially the artistic directors, Senior School teacher Kirstie Wilson, music teacher Caroline Francis and Tanglin parent Soheila Forughian. |
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| Y6 ‘Blast from the Past’ Theme Day - 15th February |
Year 6 ‘Blast from the Past’ Theme Day was held on 15th February and was organised in conjunction with the Year 6 History curriculum topics on the life of John Lennon and changes in Britain and the world since World War II. The students and staff dressed up in fashions from the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s.
Each class worked together to choreograph a dance from a decade of their choice to an iconic piece of music, which ranged from Elvis and Thriller to the Blues Brothers. The students showed off their artistic talents with creations of psychedelic kipper ties and they also had the opportunity to strut their costumes during a catwalk fashion show. |
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| Greek Day – 13th February |
Year 5 students celebrated Greek Day on 13th February, with activities based on science. The students arrived in their togas and tunics ready to solve an Ancient Greek mystery using their scientific skills and knowledge. There were a variety of other activities, such as experiments to be carried out and learning about some famous Ancient Greek scientists. The day culminated in a Greek feast followed by a meeting in the “agora” to discuss their findings. |
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| Nursery Red and Gold Day – 5th February |
Nursery students wore red and gold on 5th February as part of the Chinese New Year celebrations and took part in craft activities related to the Chinese festive season. Activities included a Lion's Dance; playing simple instruments to tunes relating to the Lunar New Year as well as making Chinese New Year decorations. |
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| Y2 Science Day – 5th February |
Science Day took place in Year Two on Tuesday, 5th February. The students moved through a rotation of Science investigations over the course of the school day. One of these activities involved producing a salad which the students were allowed to take home. |
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| PTA Quiz Night – 1st February |
The PTA Quiz Night held on 1st February, 7 – 11pm, at the Griffith-Jones Hall was an absolutely brilliant evening and The PTA would like to thank everybody who attended, all their helpers before, during and after the evening and their sponsors: Chutney Café, Kingfisher Beer, Shang Antiques and Swarovski.
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A record breaking 35 teams took part in 15 rounds of questions including picture rounds of famous personalities, dingbats, haircuts and airline codes. The question rounds included Art and Literature, Sports by Numbers and Car Models. The competition was well fought with 265 points to play for and there were several teams who scored maximum points on various rounds. The eventual winners were The Paper Aeroplanes captained by Chris Allen! |
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| Nursery Dinosaur Day –1st February |
Nursery Dinosaur Day was held on 1st February. The students were dressed in their own clothes and they wore dinosaur hats that they made at School. Our Curran Hall was transformed into an exploratory room. The Nursery students had the chance to compare their size to that of dinosaurs using wide-screen projection technology. The children also played a simple game of searching for teeth for a T-Rex’s mouth that measured 3 meters in diameter. They also learnt dinosaur poems and sang dinosaur songs. |
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Author in Residence: 30th and 31st January
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UK award-winning author of humorous children’s fiction, Jeremy Strong, visited Tanglin on 30th and 31st January and worked with students in Year 2. Mr. Strong is well known for his work Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog. |
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| Author in Residence: 28th January to 1st February |
Australian author for young adults and children, Simon Higgins visited the School on 28th January to 1st February 2008. Mr. Higgins has a background in law enforcement and a keen interest in martial arts and his stories capture young peoples’ attention. He was based in the Junior Library to enable as many students as possible to interact with him and benefit from his visit. Year 6 students also attended his writing workshops. |
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| Andreas Litras Community Show: 21st to 23rd January |
Andreas Litras visited Years 3, 5 & 8 to perform “Myths & Monsters” in Week 3. He also performed “The Odyssey” to a small group of Key Stage 4 and 5 students of Latin and Classical Civilisation, as well as invited students from other schools and parents. Packed with participation and loads of laughter, Andreas used a magical blend of storytelling, mime, mask and puppetry. The show was well-received by all students, parents and teachers. |
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| Infants and Juniors Friendship Day – 18th January |
Our annual ‘Friendship Day’ took place on 18th January 2008. The aims of this special day were to help celebrate friendships, to learn to tolerate differences in a climate of personal and community responsibility and to raise awareness of bullying. Students took part in a variety of activities including circle time, meeting their buddies, music and art. They also worked with students in other year groups. The day was non-uniform and all students to come to school dressed in the following rainbow colours dependent on their year group. |
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| PTA Newcomers’ Coffee Morning – 18th January |
The PTA held its Newcomers' Coffee Morning in the 3rd Floor Meeting Room in the Junior School Tower Block on 18th Jan. |
| Artist in Residence – 15th January |
Nature photographer, Dr. Chua Ee Kiam, came to the School on 15th January to talk to Year 4 students prior to their visit to the Singaporean Island of Pulau Ubin. During his session with the students, he signed copies of his books. |
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| Alexandra Charity Week – 14th – 19th January |
Alexandra Charity Week was jam packed with lots of activities and events ranging from daily drinks sales, sponsored silences, bake and candy sales, DVD showings amid small mountains of popcorn and the entertaining ‘Sponge the Teacher’ fest. The week ended with a very popular ‘Charity Fair’. Many students of all ages manned the different stalls. There was gladiator fighting, “guess-the-age” of the teacher, “bat the rat” and a lucky dip.
Alexandra raised around $5000 for Club Rainbow, a very worthy Singaporean charity that supports children who suffer from chronic and life-threatening illnesses. |
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Y12 & 13 Panto & Charity Day –14th December
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The Charity day involved a variety of ‘funstalls’ raising money for Tan Tok Seng Aids Hospice in Singapore, and Safehaven Orphanage in Northern Thailand. |
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| Nursery Party Day – 13th December |
A Christmas party was held in the Nursery unit on 13th December. Games were played and there was sharing of food. |
Senior Achievement Evening – 13th December
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The event was held at 6pm on 13th December 2007 in the Curran Hall. Examination certificates were presented to GCSE, AS and A Level students from the June 2007 public examinations. |
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Senior House Singing Competition – 12th December
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The Senior House Singing competition was held on 12th December. Each house had one song to sing. Each house wore Christmas Fancy Dress, in the colour of their house. A fancy dress competition was also run to see what the best Christmas outfits were for the occasion. |
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Christmas for Infants – 12th December
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On 12th December, Santa took time out from his extremely busy Christmas work schedule to spend some time with each of the infant year groups, checking that everyone had been good and distributing presents for each class. |
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Nursery Christmas Activities – 10th to 11th December
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Nursery children performed in front of their parents in a concert staged in the Nursery Library on 10th and 11th December. The students sang and performed actions to Christmas carols and songs learnt in class. Simple instruments were also played. |
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| Junior School Christmas Lunch – 10th to 13th December |
The Christmas lunch at the Junior School was held from 10th to 13th December. Food was served as the students sat with their classmates and enjoyed the Christmas carols. The children had an enjoyable and unforgettable lunch before they went for their holidays. |
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| Y2 Animal Maths Day – 7th December |
Children combined their Scientific and Mathematical skills on Y2 Animal Maths day held on 7th December, exploring a selection of problems and investigations. Students, staff and parents were involved in the hands-on day in the year two unit and library. |
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| Festival of Music –7th December |
Our seasonal Festival of Music was held on 7th December at St. Georges Church. This event was a Tanglin community concert, which involved parents, teachers, staff, tutors and alumni who performed alongside students. The repertoire for the evening involved a wide variety of congregational carols, seasonal songs and a selection of instrumental music. Traditional “festive” refreshments were served after the concert. |
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| World Volunteer Day – 5th December |
The Tanglin community extended concern for others in support of World Volunteer Day on 5th December. An exhibition entitled ‘One World Tanglin in the Community’ was launched, which showcased Corporate Social Responsibility activities currently underway or recently completed by our staff and students. |
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A tree planting programme was also launched across the campus. Year 2 students also mentored our Nursery and Reception children, while Year 5 students packed goodie bags for the residents of CARING FOR CAMBODIA, as part of the community action responsibility.
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| Y3 Roman Day – 4th December |
Roman Day celebrations at Tanglin took place on 4th December. Roman Day completed the term’s work in history and students were transported back in time to the era of the Roman Empire. All were dressed in authentic Roman outfits and paraded in the forum before embarking on a fun-packed day where history was brought to life. Students took part in various activities such as games at the “Coliseum”; coin-making embossed with the Emperor’s profile; quizzes; shield-making and finally, a sumptuous feast to round up the celebrations. |
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| Y2 Concert – 4th December |
Year 2 children celebrated the traditional nativity story in their Christmas Concert on 4th December. The students re-enacted the nativity through narration, acting, songs (in English and Malay), dances, musical instruments and even a rap. |
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Y6 VE day held on 4th December was linked to their topic on WWII. The children came dressed up as evacuees in costumes they have made as part of their 3-week History homework. During the day, there were a variety of activities such as cooking war-time recipes, dancing and singing war-time songs, making rosettes, watching old style movies, all linked to a typical street party celebrating the end of the War. |
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| Y5 Victorian Day – 30th November |
Year 5 Victorian Day took place on 30th November. It was an excellent opportunity for the children to gain more insight into the Victorian era. Students participated in a variety of activities that reflected and enhanced the history curriculum and their study of the lives of Victorian children. The activities included Victorian games, school-life, research, design and craft. |
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| U13 FOBISSEA Games – 28th to 30th November |
29 students from Tanglin participated in the U13 FOBISSEA Games, organised by Tanglin Trust School and staged at various venues around Singapore. The participating school teams are as follows:
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British School, Manila |
Bangkok Patana School |
Garden International School, K L |
British International School, Jakarta |
Harrow International School, Bangkok |
British International School, Phuket |
Tanglin Trust School, Singapore |
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Members of the Tanglin PE staff were allocated to each sport, to work alongside the outside providers to ensure that the competition followed the format and rules in the FOBISSEA Handbook. |
| Lord of the Flies adapted by Nigel Williams – 26th to 28th November |
Years 8 and 9 performed extracts from Nigel Williams’ adaptation of William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies” in H3 Studio on Monday 26th, Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th November. |
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The central concern in Golding’s novel is the conflict between the two competing impulses that exist within human beings: the instinct to live by rules, act peacefully and follow moral strictures as opposed to the all consuming desire for immediate and savage gratification brought about through the violent subjugation of others. This conflict is explored through the dissolution of the children’s civilized and moral behaviour as they accustom themselves to a wild, brutal and barbaric life in the jungle on a remote tropical island. |
For Golding, this loss of innocence is not something which is done to the children, but is rather the natural result of innate evil, and the bloody offering to “the beast’ of the impaled pig’s head is a powerful symbol of that innate human evil disrupting childhood innocence. |
| PTA Christmas Event – 24th November |
This year's PTA Christmas event took place on 24th November in a beautifully decorated Griffith-Jones Hall and featured the Chamber Choir, an auction and raffle of the twelve trees of Christmas plus other exciting prizes and the Fashion Show of the Year featuring designs from Cayen Pte Ltd and models from our own Tanglin community!
There were lots of opportunities to sample wines from around the world, courtesy of four different wine vendors, finger food from Original Sin and Sistina and "not just desserts" from Eden Cafe a restaurant which specialises in floral cuisine! Wine was also available for purchase on the night. Other vendors also showcased their Christmas products.
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| Year 4 Concert – 22nd to 23rd November |
The Year 4 concert was held in the School’s Griffith Jones Hall on Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd of November at 7pm. Students in Year 4 performed “Colour My World” a concert with vocal, dance and instrumental items based on a colour theme. |
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International Schools Theatre Association Festival – 23rd to 25th Nov
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Twelve Year 12 & 13 A-Level students attended an International Schools Theatre Association (ISTA) Festival at the PREM Centre (www.premcenter.org), Chiang Mai, Thailand from 23rd to 25th November 2007.
ISTA is a well-established worldwide organisation that offers enriching and challenging theatre opportunities for young people. The festival ran as a symposium for international students from around the region who have chosen to specialise in Theatre Arts.
Over the three days, participants experienced practical workshops on:
- Theatre in the making
- Theatre in performance
- Theatre in the world
In addition to these workshops there were master classes in Likay, a popular form of Thai comic theatre, and Khon, a more classical, masked performance style. Students also attended a performance of contemporary Likay and experienced the Yipeng Lantern festival, a unique aspect of Loi Krathong. During this festival, the entire city of Chiang Mai, its houses, streets, canals, moats and the river were decorated with lights and beautiful lanterns, making these festivities, a beautiful and memorable experience for visitors. |
FOBISSEA Music Festival – 21st to 25th November
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Tanglin Students were in Brunei from 21st to 25th November to take part in the Music Festival organised by the Federation of British International Schools in South and East Asia (FOBISSEA) and hosted by the International School of Brunei (ISB).
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The festival involved three days of rehearsals at the International Convention Centre followed by a performance at ISB. The students experienced working with young people from other schools and participated in the gala performance.
Thanks to STEINBERG for sponsoring the Polo-shirts. |
| Year 6 Concert – 19th to 20th November |
Year 6 students presented music from Cats in the School’s Griffith Jones Hall on 19th and 20th November, at 7pm. Cats is an award-winning musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats and other poems by T. S. Eliot. The show has been performed around the world in numerous productions and has been translated into more than 20 languages. Congratulations to all involved in this most impressive production. |
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ACSIS Girls Tennis – 17th November
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ACSIS Girls Tennis took place on November 17 at UWC.
Final Standings:
- SAS (14-1)
- UWC (11-4)
- TTS (5-10)
- OFS (0-15)
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Cameron Charity Week – 12th to 16th November
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Cameron Charity Week events were very successful, thanks to the enthusiasm of Cameron House students who have been extremely organised and responsible. They have shown great initiative and motivation throughout the week. Lunchtime activities took play at the School everyday. These ranged from bake sales, playing x-box, watching DVDs, lucky dips, and a sponsored silence, to a football tournament, throwing wet sponges and cream at teachers, selling stickers, drinks, pop corn, ice cream, lolly pops etc. The week ended with a grand finale: the pizza lunch, which is always very popular, and an activity with the teachers organised by Ben Laycock, Cameron House Captain. We have decided to donate all profits from the week to the Tanglin Aceh Team who are assisting a middle school in Aceh and helping the Samatiga Orphanage. |
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Junior Science Roadshow – 15th November
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Junior School students enjoyed the superb visit of Dr. Deane Hutton, Australia's best-known Science Communicator and Futurists who put on a stunning road show for the children. It was wonderful to see how humour and science can be combined to inspire young minds. |
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| Spanish Art and Culture Evening – 14th November |
This event showcased Spanish Art and Culture, in particular, the work of Antonio Gaudi – one of the world’s most famous architects. The Senior School Art department and the Senior School Spanish department joined forces to create a unique evening that combined Spanish Tapas and wine with a mini sculpture class; a student led quiz and presentations on the life and work of Gaudi himself. |
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| Tanglin’s Young Musician of the Year – 13th November |
The final of the Tanglin Young Musician of the Year was held on 13th November in the Meeting Room on Level 3. More than 35 students entered the preliminary round and the standard of performance was very high, with entries on most orchestral instruments, voice and guitar. Seventeen students were selected for the final providing the audience with a variety of music from Albinoni to Eric Clapton and Chopin to Kabalevsky.
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Commendations were awarded to Frederik Woebs, Hilary Samuels, Tamsin Samuels, Emma Banus and Marco Francis. The winner was Anahita Forughian who played and sang her own composition “Innocent Intention” and which will be performed as part of the Tanglin Concert in Term 2. |
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Year 3 and 4 House Team Swimming Gala – 13th November
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The Year 3 and 4 House Team Swimming Gala took place at the Tanglin Pool on 13th November. This event was open to all and the children were placed into teams of 5 to 6 swimmers with fun activities suitable for all. |
Kranji Remembrance Day – 11th November
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The Junior choir sang superbly at the very moving Remembrance Service held at Kranji on 11th November. Their wonderful harmony and musicality added a sense of reverence to an already special service. The ceremony is meant to pay tribute to those who made supreme sacrifices during World War Two so that the future generations could live in peace. |
Y1 Toys and Games – 7th November
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Year One students had their Toys and Games Day on 7th November. They are currently learning about toys and games of the past such as hopscotch, marbles, French skipping, five stones, elastics and skipping to rhymes.
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| Y4 Flower Day – 7th November |
Children in Year 4 participated in Tanglin’s 'Flower Day' on 7th November. They concentrated on their Art techniques – they used pastels, clay and sculpture techniques, photography, Intel microscopes and ICT to record their observations. This work followed on from their study of Georgia O’Keeffe and was a starting point to their scientific study of plants. |
Y5 Maths Day – 7th November
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The students in Year 5 had a ‘Mathemagical Day’ on 7th November where they spent the day learning about how numbers and mathematical concepts could be used in all sorts of tricks and interesting ways. From illusions of symmetry, to how shapes and numbers occur in the real world, the children investigated, played, calculated and discovered about Maths. |
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| PTA Christmas Book and Gift Fair – 2nd November |
The PTA Book and Gift Fair organised by the PTA took place on 2nd November. Besides books, gifts and charity vendors, there were performances by different Musical Ensembles.
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Many thanks to Harriet Martin for organising the whole event, as well as the following:
- the Music Department for arranging all the Musical Ensembles and all the students who performed and gave us such wonderful musical treats all day long,
- the students who designed and produced all the beautiful posters
- the parents and helpers who baked over 600 delicious mince pies, served teas and coffees throughout the day and handed out bags to the shoppers,
- all the book and gift vendors for their participation and support
- the Operations Department for their assistance in setting up and clearing down
- everybody who attended and made it so successful
We hope you all enjoyed the event and managed to find lots of Christmas presents!
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Culture Day – 31st October
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Students in our Infant School celebrated Culture Day on 31st October and came dressed in traditional costumes representing ethnic and cultural groups in Singapore and other parts of Asia. This day was held before the Hindu festival of Light or Deepavali and after the celebration to mark the end of the Muslim fasting period or Hari Raya Puasa. |
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At Tanglin, we aim to deepen our students’ understanding of the broader community and promote respect for cultural and individual differences. |
A plain-clothes day was held throughout the School on 19th October to raise money for charity. Each child was asked to donate a minimum of S$2 to wear their own clothes for the day.
The Infant School raised S$1,250 for the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped. Students from our Junior School raised S$1,435 for the Children’s Cancer Foundation and the World Wildlife Fund, while those from our Senior School raised S$1,190 for Apex Food Distribution and the Animal Concerns Research and Education Society.
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Plugged held on the 19th October is a Tanglin concert of electronic music, which featured an array of talented young musicians who performed jazz, soul, hard rock and heavy metal. Proceeds went to the Cambodia House Building Project. |
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Loose Canon Theatre Group visited Tanglin on 19th October and performed Years 1 & 2, and ran story-telling workshops for Yr 10 GCSE & devising workshop for Yr 13 A2.
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| Y1 – “When I Grow Up I Would Like To Be”… Day – 17 October |
On 17th October, Year 1 children came to Tanglin dressed in costumes showing what they want to be when they grow up. Children were dressed as doctors, nurses, teachers, football players and people working in many other occupations. |
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All activities took place in the Year 1 unit. This day was linked to the students’ study of themselves and they looked at how they were when they were babies, toddlers, as they are now and what they might become in the future. |
| Wesex Charity Week 15th – 19th October |
This week, it was Wessex’ turn to organise a variety of events and activities in aid of our chosen charity, which is ActionAid (www.actionaid.org.uk). Last year, students set the bar high when they raised over $3500. This money meant that we were able to sponsor a little girl called Tulasha in Nepal for over 6 years. This year, we wanted to add to that amount to allow us to continue to sponsor Tulasha, even when our current year 7 students are off to university!
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The successful video and popcorn lunch often had rooms filled to the brim, teachers were being sponged and had all sorts of “pie-like concoctions” thrown at them, we had plenty of drinks and cakes to keep our spirits high, people were sent to “prison”, hands were covered in shaving cream for a lucky dip and much more! |
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Some students even managed to stay silent for a whole day as part of their sponsored silence and this was quite a feat! It has been amazing to see so many of the Wessex students get involved so a special thanks goes out to them for being so fabulous, even when most are probably exhausted after a hectic 7 weeks! |
| Nursery Colour Day – 12th October |
On Nursery’s Colour Day, the students came to School dressed in their favourite colours, and did lots of different coloured activities, such as sorting and matching.
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| International Friendship Camp – 10th to 12th October |
Almost 40 Year 10 Tanglin students who are completing their National Youth Achievement Award Bronze Medal participated in the International Friendship Camp which was organised by the Co-Curricular Activities Branch, a division with the Ministry of Education (MOE) Singapore, with the support of United World College Southeast Asia, DPS International School, Tanglin Trust School, Global Indian International School and Waseda-Shibuya Senior High School.
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It was held over three days and two nights at MOE’s Changi Coast Adventure Centre (CCAC) from 10th to 12th October 2007. Activities included cross-cultural learning, adventure, sea activities and live-in experiences. |
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| Y6 Visit to Tao Nan School – 12th October |
Year 6 class representatives were invited to the Mid-Autumn festival at Tao Nan school and It was a fantastic and extremely worthwhile event and our children were made to feel very special in their community. The students presented an assembly together at Tanglin, where the Tao Nan students also came to our campus on 8th October for a tour and session of sharing their experiences and culture. |
| Junior House Day – 10th October |
Junior House Day was held on 10 October and the children took part in all of the events with great enthusiasm and interest. We were really pleased to invite once again one of the SRC providers, Centre Stage, who ran some exciting story workshops along with a local team building company who enabled every single student – at the same time – to take part in a massed performance of Beethoven's pastorale symphony! |
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| Year 13: “Death and the Maiden” – 4th and 5th October |
The Drama department presented Ariel Dorfman’s Death & the Maiden on Thursday & Friday this week. Three Year 13 students, James Banus, Jessica Ripper and Will Hughes performed this dynamic play in Hall3 Studio which revolves around Paulina Escobar, a former political prisoner in an unnamed Latin American country who had been violated by her captors, led by a sadistic doctor whose face she never saw. The rapist played famous composer, Franz Schbert’s composition Death and the Maiden whilst she suffered under the ordeal; hence the play's title. This play explores intense questions about mankind’s ability and willingness to forgive as part of reconciliation. |
CEO Parents’ Evening – 4th October |
Tanglin’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Steven Andrews held a Parents’ Evening on 4th October at the School in our Curran Hall which was attended by over 200 people. The evening’s objective was simple. It was an opportunity to secure and sustain the close partnership with parents, our most important partners. |
The evening was a continuation of a conversation about Tanglin, about where we are now and what has happened or changed recently. The evening also provided an opportunity to look forward into the future together as well as ask and answer questions. To read about Mr. Andrews’s presentation to parents, please click here. |
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| Year 2 ‘Florence Nightingale’ Day – 3rd October |
Year 2 students have been learning all about Florence Nightingale this term and on 3d October a special ‘Florence Nightingale Day’ was held. This involved the children coming to School dressed as soldiers or nurses. The children learnt how to dress a wound and tie a bandage and had the chance to meet ‘Florence Nightingale’ herself who told them all about the journey to Scutari. |
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| Key Stage 4 and 5 Swim Gala – 3rd October |
The Key Stage 4 & 5 wimming gala took place on Wednesday 3rd October. There were 17 events, and not one event was missing a competitor. Congratulations should go to all swimmers who took part, and a special well done to those who filled in for events in that last minute to gain their house points. Events included 25m and 50m of all the major strokes, as well as individual medleys. The houses really pulled together as a team to work with each other in their relays, be it in the T-shirt, raft, life jacket or obstacle race. There was of course the final and most competitive event of the day, the staff race, where 6th formers and staff formed a team to race against each other on a mini raft. |
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