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Classical Society Quiz
After school on the 26 September, Mrs Baker held the annual Classical Society Quiz.
Six teams, each consisting of four to five members from a range of age groups, took
part in this friendly competition.
Before the quiz began, we were given a chance to convene in our groups and eat some
cake, allowing us to take on the challenge with filled stomachs. Soon after, we took on a
variety of questions of a classical nature in four separate, heated rounds.The first round
was hosted by Mrs Carter, who asked us challenging questions about the classical roots
of biology and some Latin-based adjectives connected with various groups of animals.
Mrs Baker was the question master for the other three rounds:“gods and heroes”, the
picture round and “who am I?” After tireless efforts from all teams, our excellent scorer
Mrs Burnside revealed that Team 6, Alice Layzell-Smith, Anjali Tohani, Berfin Laursen
and Jude Dannawi) had been victorious by half a mark. Not only was this quiz a great
opportunity to get us thinking and show our Classical knowledge on a competitive
level, but it was also an occasion to interact and socialise with new people.
Jude Dannawi, L6S
Lewis Grout, 5S
Beekeeping Club
When I heard about a beekeeping club coming to Bancroft’s
I was very surprised but it was always something that had
interested me so I decided to give it a go. I was expecting it to
involve a lot of classroom work and learning about beekeeping
but to my surprise we were allowed to go almost straight to the
apiary (after the necessary warnings of course) where we were
able to get some hands on experience.
The thing that amazed me most about the bees is how calm they
are.They are often portrayed as black and yellow striped balls of
rage but this simply isn’t the case (though still fairly accurate for
wasps).They will just fly around and have a look at what’s going
on. It is a nice change from what is so common in lessons to be
actively doing an activity and learning about it practically. I can
confidently say that I’ve learnt more about bees in the last couple
of weeks than the rest of my life put together.
Altogether I would highly recommend beekeeping to anyone
who is curious about it. It has been very enjoyable for everyone
involved and I look forward to continuing it in the future.