We finally received the results of the LAMDA Speech and Drama exams that the girls took in March! We are delighted with the results.

 

Stephanie got 84% and a Distinction in her Reading for Performance Bronze Grade 6 and 87% and a Distinction in her Public Speaking Grade 6.  That gives her quite a few more UCAS points towards University entrance.

 

Jacqueline has really increased her marks, with 72% in her Reading for Performance Grade 5, which is a high Merit and 72% in her Grade 5 Solo Acting which is also a high Merit.

 

Well done, both of you. We are very proud of you!

 

Amanda Goldston

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We have just had Jacqueline’s 14th Birthday Party. We went to the West Midlands Safari Park and had an absolutely brilliant day.

 

Jacqueline’s friends were from several different groups, including Home Education, Guides, Drama and her cousins. It was really lovely to see how well everyone got along. Most people did not know each other at the beginning of the day, yet by the end of the day everyone had made new friends.

 

The Safari Park is home to a terrific collection of animals, including some very rare white lions.

 

After a tour of the safari park, we had lunch and then Jacqueline was the star of the sea-lion show and got as kiss from a sea-lion!

 

The children spent the afternoon on the rides in the theme park. When we got  home, we set up the chocolate fountain and that seemed to be greatly appreciated by all.

 

It was a terrific day with a lovely bunch of kids!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amanda Goldston

 

 

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We went to Creswell Crags in Derbyshire, which is a valley that dates back to the Ice Age. It has Limestone cliffs, which originally were the cliffs on a shallow sea.

 

Our ancestors apparently used ot walk from what is now France to Creswell Crags each Spring and then spent the Summer there.

 

It is a really fascinating site. They have found bones of Hyenas, Bears and Woolly Mammoths in the caves.

 

There is some very fascinating rock art, which appears to date from at least 12,000 – 15,000 years ago. The drawings are carvings, rather than coloured, so this is the reason why they were unnoticed until 2003.

 

There is a very interesting exhibition there, as well as plenty of walks thorugh the valley.

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was a great day out.

Amanda Goldston

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