End of Term Disco!

All the boarders were invited into St Bedes on Tuesday evening, where they danced the night away at the end of term disco! The room was transformed with the new disco lights and sound system now available for the boarders to use for events such as this one. The boarders really got into the party mood as was demonstrated by the many wild and wacky costumes and crazy hairstyles. Mr Callow and the GAPs even managed to bust out some moves on the dance floor (much to the children's amusement, I'm sure). But alas, the night had to come to an end and the children were sent upstairs to bed before the last day of school for 2012. Wishing you all have a lovely holidays, a Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year! Over and out for the final time, 

Miss Caddy xx

Our beautiful year 8 girls, ready to party!

John brings out the silly string!

Not quite sure why the cape is there...???

Lucy and Fabiola enjoy a dance together!

Hello year 7 girls!

Harriet, Fabiola and Sophie smile for the camera

Looking groovy, Francesca and Rosie!

Groovy girls!

Mr Callow pulls out 'The Sprinkler' with Xanthe!

CONGA LINE!!!

Pepe, Luke and Jaime looking smart!

Peace boys!

And the infamous Macarena!

Christmas lunch

The All Hallow's children continued celebrating the upcoming Christmas with a weekend full of festive fun! Yesterday, the wonderful aromas of a good Christmas meal filled the school as all the boarders and residents gathered in St. Bedes for a lovely Christmas lunch. *Cracks* and squeals of delight filled the air as the children discovered the surprises in their crackers with friends. A rich chocolate pudding finished the children off on a high and they were let loose to burn all their energy on quad bikes, a bouncy castle and a gladiators challenge! A wind-down evening of watching a "Christmasie" film in St Bedes finished off the evening, and then it was up to bed, ready for the last week of school!

Hungry tummies lining up a BIG lunch!

Denise joins us for the meal

Cheers boys!

Mmm! Yummo!

Don't worry Ma, it's non-alcoholic!

Grins all around on the year 7 girls' table

Our lovely junior girls enjoying a scrumptious meal together!

Christmas creeps in...

T'was the night before Christmas, when all through the house

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

Well, that's not entirely true! Actually, it's not true at all! We still have, as was advertised in the year 8 girls dorm, 16 days until Christmas, and there were definitely lots of creatures stirring throughout the All Hallow's boarding house! The dorms came alive as the children went all out, magically bringing their Christmas spirit alive by using what they already have to create wonderful winter wonderlands. Festive music filled the halls as the children ran from dorm to dorm, discovering the creative wonders that filled each room. The winners for the best decorated dorm were the year 7's for the boys landing and year 8's for the girls landing. There was an amazingly decorated room, complete with Santa's sleigh and even a naughty child reading under their covers, that won the overall best decorated dorm prize. And that prize went to *drum roll* the year 7 girls! After the winners were announced, the younger children headed into the dining room to decorate some Christmas cupcakes with Mrs Hannah, whilst the year 8 girls began to create some festive table decorations. Hot chocolates followed close behind before it was time to head upstairs to clean up the dorms and jump under the covers for a good nights rest!

Archie? Cheeky? Never!

The year 7 girls party in their winter wonderland

Narciso walks through falling snow in the year 8 dorm

The girls discover the decorations on boys landing!

Reading through the Naught and Nice list in the year 8 dorm

Hear those sleigh bells jingling....

The All Hallow's reindeer even made an appearance

The girls' landing year 8 winners!

The overall winners, year 7 girls, celebrate their victory!

Natalie and Xanthe begin with the table decorations

The younger girls decorating their cupcakes

The year 8 girls transforming green to gold!

Isobel concentrates on cutting her icing

Lucia rolls out her icing, ready to decorate her cupcakes

Look at those scrumptious cupcakes!

A Thursday Night Tournament

On Thursday night, St. Bedes was filled with a competitive atmosphere as the boarders were split into 5 teams to compete in the Thursday Night Boarder's Tournament. There were four different activities, each requiring various members from The Budgies, The Sparrows, The Eagles, The Buzzards, and The Kestrels to represent their team. Our speedy little Spanish player, Tomas, won the ping pong for his team whilst John Wider 'crazily' took the lead in the Super Mario Kart competition. Meanwhile, the battle for points was being carried out on the pool table with a doubles pool game and a ball was being thrown left, right and centre in the gym as the remaining team members played basketball. We finished up the evening and rounded the children in the dining room, where they had their hot chocolates whilst eagerly awaiting Mr Callow's winning team announcement. And the winners are.....THE SPARROWS!!!! Congratulations and well done to all our competitors!

 

Smiles for the camera :D

Mr Freely talks team tactics

Olly warms-up for table tennis

Luke lines up his shot!

And the Super Mario Grand Pix is off!

Jaime handles and pressure nicely on the pool table

Archie decided to add a bit of gymnastics to the tournament

Abigail and Claudia have a break from basketball for the press

Basketball in the gym

Action-shot of Jaime

All eyes were on Gregor at the doubles pool table

Narciso takes a tricky shot...

Look at the concentration on those faces!

The girls were biting their nails in anticipation for the winners

Brotherly love between the Botsford boys