The Headmaster began with the awards:

These were followed by the cricket results (available in the Sports' section). Mr Rich gave these results, and then the Headmaster came forward to ask what it is called when 3 wickets are taken in 3 balls. A lot of boys knew the answer: a hat trick. Mr Doggart then presented the match ball to K Gill for his hat trick yesterday.

Mr Smith gave four reminders about things they must remember - taking spikes off before coming indoors, etc. A particularly important one this term, however, was to name their cricket bats.

The rules for safety in the swimming pool have now been formalised and smart signs professionally produced. Here is just one of them on display at the pool:

The advice, next to the daily pool safety record

Mr Wild reminded the boys to check the times of their music lessons and to ensure that they come to the rehearsals for Sunday's concert on time. This will be an excellent event. It is in place of Chapel, so parents returning with their boarding sons could stay to watch this concert, which also features the Caldicott Choral Society.

Finally, he wished the Fourth Form good luck for their Drama exams, taking place today and tomorrow.

A last run-through for the clarinets

This picture was taken during the final rehearsal for the first of our summer concerts, involving all of the boys in the 5th Form and many 6th Form and younger boarders. To show the breadth of the programme, the main page is reproduced below.

Trinity Guildhall produces an QCA accredited syllabus in Drama. 

Grade 2 (taken by our 4th years) is the top level for (state school) KS2. 

For the exam, the boys were required to:

• Learn and act out a speech
• Learn and declaim a poem
• Create a mime
• Read out aloud from a book of their choice
• Have a mini-viva with the examiner regarding their presented work.

The boys took a term to prepare for their exam which was the culmination of their four years of drama training, initially with Nicky Short and now with me (Ma'am Ash)!

The examiner is provided by the TG examining board to ensure a purely objective summative assessment.

The ratios: 100% Pass rate
36% Distinction; 56% Merit; 9% Pass  

• W A'Brassard with Merit
• G Acland with Distinction
• N Andreae with Merit
• O Atkins with Distinction
• J Bell with Distinction
• C Blampied with Merit
• O Chalmers with Merit
• N Cheung
• A Curtis with Merit
• E Cuttell with Merit
• M Ede with Distinction
• O Elgendy with Merit
• O Ferneyhough
• A Ferreira with Merit
• A Figg with Distinction
• P Gallagher with Merit
• M George with Distinction
• L Gordon with Merit
• T Gosal with Merit
• C Goswami-Myerscough
• J Granville with Merit
• A Holmes with Merit
• S Jackson with Distinction
• A Jamil with Merit
• T Lowe with Distinction
• F Mackaness with Distinction
• M Martin-Zakheim
• C Maunder with Merit
• H Maxwell with Distinction
• H McClean with Merit
• G Naylor with Merit
• G Oakland with Distinction
• A Okuwoga with Merit
• J Pickering with Merit
• W Prew with Distinction
• E Revill with Merit
• J Ritblat with Merit
• F Sasada with Distinction
• H Scott Lyon with Merit
• S Sogbesan with Merit
• J Tahany with Distinction
• S Tallis with Merit
• G Thompson with Merit
• A Turnbull with Distinction
• C Willis with Merit