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S P O R T S
Stay Safe
Sports Day
Sports Day is one of the highlights of the summer term,
if not the whole of the sporting year. Clearly it would
not be possible to hold Sports Day with School closed.
Or would it? The Sports Department got to work
and devised a Sports Day in which everyone could be
involved, albeit safely socially distanced in their own little
bubble. An afternoon of challenges away from screens
was welcomed and, of course there was still the incentive
of winning valuable house points.
Pupils were asked to choose at least one activity/challenge
from a list of ten, take a photo and send this to their house
captains to gain house points. The activities were such that
sporting prowess was not always of prime importance, so
making this a truly inclusive event. The house sports captains
did a fantastic job rallying the teams and collating results.
Judged by the number of entries the Stay Safe Sports Day
was real success.
“
I was totally overwhelmed by the
enthusiasm and participation for
our Stay Safe Sports Day.
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M R S F R Y E R - G R E E N
Mrs Fryer Green said, “I was totally overwhelmed by the
enthusiasm and participation for our Stay Safe Sports Day.
There were over 600 entries from staff, pupils and their families.
Images of family cycle rides, races, headstands were among
the most popular but this was coupled with images of iconic
sporting moments being recreated in people’s back gardens.
The resounding winners were East House beating their closest
opponent School by over 300 points. Well done and a huge
thank you to all those who took part.”
Geography Society
Geography Society is one of Bancroft’s societies which
has continued to keep busy since remote learning started.
Vishaali Ganesh shares what has been going on,“We have
been doing our best to keep people entertained whilst also
introducing geographical concepts and ideas. Christopher
Weber and I have been running Geog Soc since October
and recently, we have incorporated fun quizzes, prizes,
debates, interactive activities and presentations into our
weekly sessions.
With the help of Miss Burridge, we were extremely lucky to
have Sophie Hutchinson deliver a talk to us on the concept
of sustainability all the way from Australia. Sophie is the
Director of Sustainability at a leading engineering consultancy
in Australia. A Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD), and
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) professional with over
10 years of experience Sophie is a recognised leader within
the sustainability community.”