Junior Alleynian 2019

Junior Alleynian 2019

JUNIOR ALLEYNIAN

n Last night over 1600 Old Alleynians were hosted at the College, which reminded me of my own school reunion at Whitgift last weekend. We spoke about our fondness for our time and thanked our 92-year old headmaster, who was also there, for his role in creating the men he saw before him. However, I was struck by two things. Firstly, the whole day had been organised by a select group of about 10 of us and I realised that we were the ones for whom the school had really celebrated. We had worn the colours blazers for being in the first teams and were the prefects. Secondly, there were stories of a handful of men who didn’t want to attend the reunion as they had not shared the same positive experience at school. This made me consider the sort of school we have here at Dulwich. If we were to fast forward 30 years to the Dulwich College reunion in 2049 will everyone want to come? My aspiration is to create a school that will celebrate all alumni who are proud of their school and whose achievements are all celebrated, feeling valued for who they have become. Looking back over the year of the big DC 400 events, we’ve had deep, free learning and much more community involvement and service. The Year 6s put on their ‘Great Exhibition’, which was a huge success; the result of 10 weeks work focussing on issues and questions related to their own passions within the UN’s 16 global goals. Huge thanks to Miss Omissi, Miss Diamond and all the Year 6 staff for their efforts in putting that together. We are also very proud of the DC 40 for 400 challenges the boys have undertaken at home and in school; the booklet has served as a scrap book and it has been wonderful to see the depth the boys have gone into with some of their challenges. My huge thanks to Miss Scott for her inspiration and organisation. Finally this year our inclusion of Community Service into the curriculum has been transformative in what is called ‘service learning’. We wish the boys to experience supporting their world and their community through giving their time and energy, not simply raising money through remote means such as cake sales and mufti days, but to really get inside the issues so that they can contribute personally. Year 3 conducted their sponsored silence for We.Org.,Year 4 delivered Harvest Festival donations to the Brixton and West Norwood Foodbank, Year 5 hosted a Christmas party for the elderly residents of local care homes and Year 6 supported the refugee project AFRiL’s sports day, and raised money on stalls at Community Service Day in Founder’s Week. We have built up links with Dulwich Wood Primary school with them coming to our Symposium and Community Day, as well as supporting their green charity and library. My thanks to all the staff for putting this programme together, especially Mrs Knight whose inspiration and hard work saw this to fruition. Other highlights were the Symposium on ‘Conflict and Resolution’ with JAPS and Dulwich Wood. We won the Top of the Form competition against the other Foundation Junior Schools for the first time in 11 years. Wentao Liu scored the highest score in the College for the UK Maths Challenge and the Year 6s overall scored as well as the Year 7s and 8s. We had a myriad of House competitions as usual but highlights were the House Mind Games, House Photography and House DT. In chess we came very close to qualifying for the HEAD’S HIGHLIGHTS (SPEECH DAY 2019)

National Finals, but as the teamwas all Year 5s we are hopeful of success in the future. We have had copious author visits, trips and workshops to support the curriculum. These include, Ben Fogle and Matt Haig, Windsor Castle, Leeds Castle, Hever Castle, Southwark Cathedral, Crystal Palace Park, the Cutty Sark, The Design Museum, Cadogan Hall, Tate Britain and the British Museum. Plus, we had a group within the Lord Mayor’s Show and took over 50 boys skiing to Austria. For Drama the Year 6s put on a splendid production of Peter Pan, Year 4s did their Christmas Celebration performances, Year 5 did their ‘Play in Two Days’, The Three Musketeers, and Year 3s will do their take on the founding of Dulwich College – Edward Alleyn and the Sword in the Ice. My thanks to all the drama staff but particularly to Miss Cosford, Mrs Kelly, Mr Goodrich and all the staff who have contributed to the boys’ enjoyment of their drama this year. In Music there have been more concerts, performances and more boys in choirs than ever before. My highlight was the Winter Concert at Southwark Cathedral with the Madrigal Choir in which over 25 Junior School boys were involved. In sport, as ever, we are so proud that 100% of our boys have represented the school in each of the three terms. We are also delighted to say that so many teams have been unbeaten, including the whole of Year 5 in football! In addition well done to the U10s who won the 25 team Dulwich tournament and to the swimmers who went to the Nationals at Sheffield and at the IAPS gala at the London Aquatic Centre. All of this has been possible through the dedication and talent of the staff. Sadly we have to say goodbye to some staff as they move on. This year we say goodbye to Mrs Stubbs who has been with us for a year as a maternity cover in Year 4. We wish her the best of luck in her business venture and spending time with her young family. Mrs Edwards has been with us for two years in Year 4 and we wish her the best of luck as she also aims to spend more time with her family. Mr Murphy leaves us to take up a new role at DPL as Head of athletics. He has been with us for two years and has completed his PGCE during this time. Mrs Duncan leaves us to move to Buckinghamshire after her maternity leave. She has been totally dedicated to the boys and will be much missed. Mr Davies has contributed to many spheres and we wish him well as he starts a Masters in Environmental Education. Mrs Bishop will be much missed for her friendship, professionalism and dedication to all her boys over the years. She leaves us to spend more time with her family as they start school. Finally, Miss Brind retires after 19 years at the College. I mention that all the staff are dedicated to their charges but Miss Brind takes that to another level. Her care for the boys in her Forms, and latterly in the Learning Support department, is legendary. We will miss her terribly. It has been an amazing year and we now look forward to September and bringing 2019 to a memorable close. We will then move on towards 2119 for another 100 spectacular years.

Dr Toby Griffiths

CONTENTS 2 ENRICHMENT

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ACADEMIC

HOUSES

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SPORT

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TRIPS and VISITS

84 SPEECH DAY and FAREWELLS

88 WELCOME

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JS Symposium

Conflict and

Opening event - Knights of Middle England

n This year’s Symposium saw a new initiative with children from Dulwich Wood Primary School joining our boys and the girls from James Allen’s Prep School (JAPS). This was a great success and we were all so pleased to see children from all three schools working well together. The theme of ‘Conflict and Resolution’ proved a very good choice with a fascinating variety of talks and workshops on offer. The day opened at both schools with a headline show. Here the knights of Middle England presented a thrilling demonstration of sword fighting while at JAPS Megan’s magic environmental roadshow quickly had the children focused on the environmental issues facing us today.

War and Peace

Problem solving puzzles

Opposition and Symmetry through Dance

Mediatation techniques

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Resolution n Teachers provided a range of challenging, thought provoking sessions for all. There were lawyers in the making, gravely debating the innocence or guilt of Goldilocks, charged with breaking and entering. Professor Schorge from UCL inspired future scientists with her brilliant talk on brain hacking with viruses. Mrs Knight had children taking roles to debate the pros and cons of building a dam to flood an ecologically sensitive area, while Ms Akrill explained journalistic bias in the context of the Battle of Hastings. Dr Croally explained the principles of law to a fascinated Year 6 audience, while Dr Griffiths taxed their brains with philosophical questions on the ethics of spying in wartime. Helen Hayes MP finished the day with a talk about Parliament, law making and the difficulties of finding resolution to conflict. “I loved learning about the rule of law because the teacher made it incredibly fascinating.” Karate Music making

Megan’s Magic shows us how we can all help protect our planet

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“I really enjoyed this year’s symposium. It was just so fascinating, challenging and thought provoking; and I made some new friends.”

Helen Hayes MP

“We learnt about spies in times of conflict and discussed many questions with no right or wrong answer. It was fascinating as we heard stories of real spies and double agents too.”

Discourse with Djembes

“The last event was a talk from Helen Hayes, our MP. She talked about the stresses she has to take on board. e.g. Brexit and what she is doing to help the world.”

Save the Children

Knights of Middle England

Brain Hacking with Viruses

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“To sum it up in two words I would say different and interesting.”

Opposition and Symmetry through Dance

Oil Spill Disaster

A Courtroom drama - ‘Was Goldilocks guilty?’

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Founder’s Week

n The College’s 400 th anniversary was marked with a programme of events and activities for the boys. It was a fitting tribute to our founder, Edward enduring legacy – both social and educational – and employing it as Alleyn, giving thanks to his an inspiration for our pupils and our wider community today. The next six pages give a snapshot of what the boys did during Founder’s week.

n The Dulwich 400 Junior School Challenge gave pupils the opportunity to extend their learning across a range of skills and subjects both at home and at school. 40 activities were set across four categories (engage with your community, engage with your mind, engage with your body, engage with the wider world). The boys recorded their outcomes for each activity in booklets, with some of the boys achieving the prestigious ‘Platinum Award’.

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Community Service Day

n On the first day of Founder’s Week, all the boys took part in our Community Service Day. The boys worked in Houses to come up with ideas for a way they could help tackle a particular community issue. A selection of boys from each House then presented their ideas to the whole school and some special guests. In the afternoon, we held a Junior School Fair in our playground. The Year 6 pupils led the way with their innovative stalls, but there were also LAMDA performances, music performances, an art exhibition and a chess demonstration to keep our local community entertained.

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View from a Bridge St Paul’s Cathedral and Bankside

Monday’s celebration of the College’s 400th anniversary was an inspiring day of pageantry, words and music. Year 4, 5 and 6 received an interesting guided tour of St Paul’s Cathedral in the morning and Bankside in the afternoon. In between, we all greeted Gloriana, The Queen’s Row barge that was rowed downstream by the College’s oarsmen, as it passed under Millennium Bridge and arrived at Blackfriars Pier.

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Trips

carpet, we timed our arrival well as HRH Princess Alexandra was also visiting. Learning about the Castle’s illustrious history, we travelled through the timeline of different monarchs and families who have used Leeds Castle over the last 900 years and thought about what was happening in the Castle during 1619. Year 6 travelled further still to Windsor Castle, arriving just in time to watch the Changing of the Guard. The boys then took part in an engaging workshop

where they compared and debated a change in power between Henry VIII and our Queen, against the backdrop of Windsor Castle. A tour of the Castle and St George’s Chapel followed and, of course, an exploration of the Long Walk. The castle visits were hugely enjoyable and we were able to place our Dulwich College history in relation to some of England’s finest castles.

n Tuesday was ‘Trip Day’ in the Junior School as we visited castles with a link with the Elizabethan and Tudor periods. Year 4 enjoyed a tour of Hever Castle, which was the childhood home of Anne Boleyn. The castle formed the unlikely backdrop to a sequence of tumultuous events that changed the course of Britain’s history, monarchy and religion. Year 4 were treated to a private guided tour of the castle and enjoyed the grounds in glorious sunshine. Further into Kent, Year 5 visited Leeds Castle, which was celebrating its 900 th anniversary! With pristine lawns, imperious peacocks and even a red

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Patball And Ergo

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Supersized Singing

n The Founder’s Week celebrations for the boys ended on a real high with the College holding the inaugural Super-Sized House Singing Competition. Boys and Staff of all eight Houses went to their designated rehearsal spaces to learn and memorise their song in preparation for a competition in the afternoon. The competition took place on the main stage in front of the War Memorial. Boys watched on bathed in sunshine and cooled by ice cream. The flamboyant and strongly presented performance of Sidney singing Hold Back the River was given 1st place. It was an amazing spectacle to see all the pupils and staff unified in the joy of singing.

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Community Service

n The Junior School’s commitment to community service was as prominent as ever last year, with each Year Group undertaking their own community service project. Arguably, the highlight of these projects was the Year 5 Community Christmas Tea Party, which was held in the Hall in early December. Pupils hosted the party for residents of local care homes; the boys served them tea and cakes, performed festive carols, and made them cards, presents and crackers to take away. Other highlights of the year included the Year 4 visit to the Brixton and Norwood Foodbank, and the Year 6 involvement with planning and organising the sports day for the The Rainbow Club in Lewisham, a Saturday School for refugee children run by AFRiL (Action for Refugees in Lewisham).

n In November, seven Junior School boys, accompanied by Dr Griffiths and Mr Wickstead, took part in the Lord Mayor’s parade, having been invited by The Worshipful Company of Pewterers to join them on the long six-mile walk in honour of the new Lord Mayor. Starting from Mansion House and finishing at the Bank of England, all participants enjoyed a wonderful lunch at Pewterers Hall before going home.

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Charities

n Over the past year, all the boys have been involved in raising money for various charitable causes. Save the Children was the College’s main charity and our ‘Odd Socks Day’ and cake sale helped raise funds for this worthy cause. The Year 6 boys donated the money made from their Community Fair stalls to AFRiL (Action for Refugees in Lewisham), and a further cake sale raised money for Roald Dahl’s charity. Food donations from our Harvest Festival went to the Brixton and Norwood Foodbank, and numerous bags of old clothes and fabrics contributed to the Happy School Bag charity scheme.

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Dulwich Creative

“The encounter with art – and with others over art – can help us identify with one another, expand our notions of we, and show us that individual engagement in the world has actual consequences.” Olafur Eliasson n ‘Make your mark, making a mark, making it’ was the theme of this year’s Dulwich Creative. Central to the exhibitions and workshops was ‘slowing down’, taking time to engage and re-engage with materials. Across the College campus, all pupils from DUCKS through to Year 13 took part in the lesson ‘hijack’. Their drawing responses to the Dulwich community prompts hidden inside a cookie became part of a collaborative installation in the ‘Making It!’ hub. Throughout the week, students were challenged to ‘find their own’ as well as each other’s wide-ranging responses, from the obscure and humorous to the poignant. In addition, Years 3 and 4 made a collaborative mosaic piece with our visiting artist to celebrate 400 years of the College’s history. They also looked at the traditional art of our partner schools and created their own Ming vases using scratch art techniques and some origami frogs from Korea. Years 5 and 6 stencilled their own DC400 t-shirts in their Art and DT lessons, and learned about the Art and culture of our international schools in China and Myanmar during a Maths lesson in which they created colourful Peranakan Houses from Singapore and Pathein Umbrellas from Myanmar.

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Book Week

n The Junior School was delighted to welcome three authors to this year’s Tudors Book Week. The twice Carnegie prizewinner Berlie Doherty talked about her book Treason and hosted a creative writing workshop. The author and illustrator Marcia Williams held an inspirational drawing workshop based on her book The Tudors: Kings, Queens, Scribes, and Ferrets! Julia Edwards ran a writing workshop on how to build a character based on her time-travelling series The Scar Gatherers. The busy week also involved a treasure hunt, a vist from the Young Shakespeare Theatre Company, a quiz on the Tudors, and sessions in the College archives. The week was rounded off with a celebration of the winners of the annual short story competition on the theme of the Tudors.

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Roald Dahl Dress Up Day

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Author Visits

n Junior School boys were thrilled to hear Virginia Clay author of Warrior Boy, who had flown in from Kenya to talk about her life, her writing, the incredible creatures who live so close to her and the culture of the Maasai. The boys were transfixed and joined in with Maasai dancing and many had their books signed.

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n Bestselling author Matt Haig talked to the boys about his latest book Evie and the Animals . He bamboozled us with animal facts - polar bears have black skin under their white fur and that oysters can change gender - as well as talking about the importance of animals and the background behind his writing of the book.

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n Ben Fogle , modern day adventurer and author, visited the Junior School to introduce his first children’s book Mr Dog and the Rabbit Habit  to Year 3 and DUCKS children. In a fascinating talk, Ben regaled us with stories of his adventures from swimming beside man-eating crocodiles in Botswana to climbing Everest and being infected by flesh-eating insects in the jungles of Brazil. In the last year, Ben has visited over 50 countries alone. A wonderful, memorable visit for all.

n All the librarians were treated to tea and question time with Adam Baron , author of Boy Underwater . Having read the book in advance, the boys were bursting with questions for the author about his life, his book and his inspiration. The author commented on the incisive and interesting questions that were posed, and it was a great prequel to the author talk to Years 5 and 6 later in the afternoon. n The author Ben Lyttleton spoke to Years 3 and 4 in The Great Hall about his series Football School , where every lesson is based on football. From drama, to Geography, to the biology of what players eat, the boys were gripped. The author explained why Brazil is historically the best in the world at football and everyone enjoyed a samba and a Mexican wave.

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Assemblies

6R tell us all about ‘striving for excellence’ – one of our four school values

6R care for others…another of our values

What is the meaning of Lent?

5S deliver a powerful message about anti-bullying

6D share why they respect their role models in society

5N’s Advent assembly

3G dress up for their ‘light’ hearted assembly on Diwali

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Senior boys perform Soldier’s Tale by Stravinsky

Conor Barros displays his expert Street Dance moves

The magnificent Brahms Horn Trio in action

MyStart, a creative arts charity, show the boys the work they do in Kakuma refugee camp in northern Kenya

The College’s Jazz group bring some light-hearted tunes to our morning assembly

Wenda Yao, one of the Colleges most accomplished pianist, performs to the boys

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School competitions

Royal Russell Maths n Four Year 5 students headed to Royal Russell School for their annual Maths Competition. The students spent the afternoon completing a whole range of maths challenges, competing against 19 other schools. The challenges included making shapes from pentominoes, completing tangram puzzles, proving Pythagoras’ theorem using triangles and squares, as well as solving word problems and logic puzzles. The boys were thrilled when it was announced they had won first prize in the competition. They were each awarded a medal and a team trophy was brought back to DC. Lego Robotics n The Blockeroids team was proud to take part in the First Lego League competition 2018- 2019, the biggest Lego Robotic competition globally, organised by the IET in the UK. After months of relentless effort in preparation, the team attended the regional tournament. The event was really interesting, challenging and educational. Our robot took part in 3 matches against 7 other teams. Each match lasts 2.5 minutes, and the robot needs to solve as many missions as possible, automatically. Our robot did progressively better as the tournament went on, but it was equally enjoyable learning from other teams’ robots. Our team also did a presentation about solutions for long-duration space travel, which was well received by the judges. Computing Enrichment Day n Boys from Year 4 represented the Junior School at the second annual Computing Enrichment Day in March. In the morning, the boys created animated GIFs, programmed BBC microbits to create an electronic rock, paper, scissors game and used Bloxels to design their own computer game. After lunch they worked together to debug Scratch programs in a friendly competition that was won by a crack team from JAPS. It was a super day and all the boys were a credit to our school in the way they participated throughout the entire day. General Knowledge Quiz n Eight Junior School Boys attended the Annual General Knowledge quiz, in the south- east London heats held in Bishop Challoner’s School. There were two teams from the Junior School comprising two boys from each year group The competition was fierce with questions on science, history, literature, geography and sport. Team A and B led the field for much of the 40 question quiz, but being pipped at the post Bronte School in the last five questions - our teams came a very respectable second and third in the quiz.

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Chess

of the tournament scoring 14 out of a possible 15 points. In the individual challenge, Kaito Jane scored the joint highest score and Ryan Nguyen won all of his 5 games. Once again, the boys represented the College at the national finals at Pontins, but they narrowly missed out on reaching the finals…maybe next year!

year. In the UK Delancey Chess Tournament, he was among the top 20 (out of approximately 40,000) to qualify for the Terafinals. Also, Kabir participated in his first British Chess Championships in the Under 11 category. This was a great experience for him where he eventually came joint 5th in the country! A huge thanks to Mr Wadhams, Chris Ward GM, and all the boys who have helped make it another year to remember on the Chess front.

n Chess in the Junior School continues to go from strength to strength both in terms of

participation at the bi-weekly club and success in regional and national competitions. Defending their title at the Coulsdon Chess Fellowship tournament, the boys performed extremely well with an impressive display of skill, effort. Team 2 came 10th in the competition among 31 participating schools; and team 1 were crowned the champions

Kabir Ghosh has enjoyed many individual successes over the

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Clubs

LAMDA boys performing ‘Dulwich Days’ in the Edward Alleyn Theatre

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DELICIOUSLY DULWICH - COOKING CLUB

MODEL MAKING AND CONSTRUCTION

LEGO ROBOTICS

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PHOTOGRAPHY

ORIGAMI

KNITTING

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STREET DANCE

STORYTELLING FAIR

CYCLING

SEWING

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Year 3 Writing

‘Description of a Marsh in Winter’ As Annie sprinted against the beating wind, she came to the icy river and came to a halt. A few seconds later she spotted a ghostly figure ever so slightly hovering past the terrifying trees gleaming in the silvery moon’s light. The seagulls screamed like werewolves. The freezing snow licked Annie’s face, which then flopped onto the ground moments after she tripped on some rocks. She got soaked in the heavy hailstones. An Annie joyfully skipped through the marsh humming to herself she heard birds tweeting happily. The trees swayed in the gentle breeze. Max Gregory

‘Extract from a Spooky Story’ “I think you’ll do well with this new book” Dante said. Jim was sauntering back from school on the bright new track he always walked on with his friends Henry and Dante. “Bye” Charlie shouted as the five friends walked their separate ways on the track. Now he was on his own. Suddenly he saw a gap in the fence. Where was it leading to? Jim thought he should go because he was always curious. He slipped through the tiny gap in the fence and found himself on an old, muddy, broken concrete track leading to an old looking, broken-down house that led to an old building, which said ‘we keep up old buildings.com’. Soon he reached the end of the dirty track and reached the house that looked like it was going to fall on top of him. He stepped in the old house and screamed “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!” At that moment when he screamed, a transparent ghost with bugs on his hands just had simply walked right through one of the house’s walls. Daniil Kokhanskiy

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Year 4 Writing

whirring and vibrating like crazy and George’s tummy was churning and getting tighter until all the noises of the machine stopped and George and Daniel heard a cheering crowd. They found themselves being sucked into the Roman Coliseum by the time machine and seeing a wild tiger being let out of a cage in front of their eyes. Until suddenly a two foot tall tiger came charging at them, George had to do something fast, he got the dagger out of his pocket and tried to stab the tiger but not quick enough for a blood curdling scratch to be on his arm. He got so angry that amazingly he stabbed the tiger but accidentally knocked his helmet off his head! And Emperor Nero, the man watching the fight, realised they were two random boys not his trained gladiators. Suddenly Emperor Nero ordered his guards to chase the boys and arrest the boys before they got to the machine but pressed a random button and got stuck in the dinosaur times forever because the machine could only be used twice and George suddenly heard a glass shattering roar behind him!!!

n George was in the loft of his house one evening until he finds a colossal model with a cover over it. Desperately wanting to know what it was he pulled it off, as quick as lightning to find out. It was some sort of machine with several buttons on each side. Finally George realised it was a time machine of some sort because, on each button, showed a mark of history. For example one button showed Emperor Nero and one showed the head of a t-rex, so George went down to his room to get his phone so he could call his friend Daniel. He dialled and waited until Daniel picked up the phone. “Hello”, George heard Daniel say. “Hi, this is George. Can you come to my house, there’s some sort of time machine in my loft.” “Okay coming right now” Daniel replied. Fifteen minutes later. “George, George are you home?” “Year I’m here, coming upstairs, I need you to see this.” “What is it?” Daniel replied “because I can smell something really old and dusty from here.” “Just come up!” shouted George “and you will see what it is!” “Okay, okay” murmured Daniel. Finally he started to make his way up but when he finally got to the loft he tripped over some stairs and accidentally head-butted the button with Emperor Nero on it. Suddenly the machine started

Sasha Benn

Kennings poem - Who am I? Building holder

Suit stretcher Muscle mania Face concealer

Mercy giver Day reliever

Cape swisher Fear catcher Power puncher Life saver Joy deliverer Who am I? A superhero!

Noah Akohene-Voller

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Year 5 Writing

Clovis and Finn on a mission in Manaus Our daring plan was ready. Soon, the sun would slowly dip behind the vast forest of trees, providing the vital darkness we needed. Not a sound could be heard. Quietly, me and Finn slowly sailed down the calm river nervously on Finn’s boat: the Arabella. The dark, murky water carried us to Manaus, a city in the Amazon. Once we got there, we sneakily tiptoed to the museum, our hiding place. I was too scared to go into the museum by myself because of the jaguar’s staring, yellow eyes. We crept to the trapdoor underneath the giant skeleton and opened it. We carefully climbed down the steep stairs, glancing nervously behind our backs. We waited for a very long time, which felt like years, but eventually we heard… …CRAAASH! The giant sloth skeleton made a deafening noise. “Finn, you have to get ready,” I whispered to him. The trapdoor opened with a loud creaking noise. Finn sprinted out, but one of the crows tripped him up. All I heard was Finn babbling in a language, which seemed like gibberish After a few minutes, Finn dived back in where I was and I heard Miss Mintor say, “come out Finn Taverner and be a man.” Now it was my turn to come out. My heart was pounding so hard that I felt that it came out of my chest a few times. I told the crows that I was Finn Taverner and the real Finn was a person called Kumari. The crows took me on a boat back to England. I imagined myself running to my foster mother, through the grassy farms and into her house. I imagined myself eating her delicious puddings and scrumptious meals. That was all I could wish for. Gianluca Della Ratta Cabrera

Animals of the Rainforest

If you look in the Rainforest, You will find incredible things, Where sloths reach for the sky, And lizards have wings. If you look in the Rainforest, In the trees miles high, Where howler monkeys hoot, And parakeets touch the sky.

If you look in the Rainforest, Right down to the floor, Where plants decompose, And ants march around, preparing for war.

But soon, the chug-chug-chug comes, And trees crash to the ground one by one, And poor sloths have to jump and land on their tums, And the fire comes before the sun.

Soon their world is ablaze, The animals can’t protect, Themselves from this threat Soon their world is a blackened place.

Soon the oil trees come, It’s like they’re in a dorm, It’s wrong out here though, To see anything so uniform.

If you look in the Rainforest now, You’ll find it isn’t there, It has been cut down for oil, That goes in your stomach and hair.

Magnus Hayes

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Year 5 Projects

n In Year 5, the boys immersed themselves in a number of projects throughout the year. The ‘active’ volcanoes they made in the Michaelmas term blew their minds! However, the highlight of their learning was their Explorer projects, which culminated in a wonderful boys displayed their extensive knowledge of specific explorers and different aspects of exploration. exhibition where the

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Year 6 Writing

A snow scene It is a bitter winter’s morning. The orange fingers of the sun creep gingerly across the sky, reflecting in the inky, icy waters. But it does not rise fast enough for the ducks. They stand with their feathers puffed, protecting themselves from the razor-sharp cold. They huddle at the edge of the ice, like passengers on a platform. A freezing blanket, covering each and every tree, has coated even the tiniest twigs and leaves in glittering crystals. Above all this whiteness, looms the ominous arm of the dark, stone bridge, swamped by shadow at this early hour. Felix Stolkin Together I’ll be behind you whenever you need You’ll be the guide – you take the lead Upon mountain, city and countryside green Together we’ll travel through many a scene Together we will travel in the moonlit night And you can grant me your shining light And as we both grow together older I’ll still be yours, your loving soldier Together a partnership – you and I As long as stars shine in the sky Until the end for ever and ever And nobody can stop us being together

Dylan Taylor Phillips

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Year 6 Great Exhibition

n Year 6 worked exceptionally hard throughout the Summer term on their extended projects surrounding issues and challenges in the world today. Their learning throughout the process culminated in the Year 6 boys hosting their own ‘Great Exhibition’, presenting their projects to parents, pupils and staff. The boys’ work was thoughtfully produced and insightful, showing what caring and passionate individuals they all are. They spoke engagingly about their research and held their own under challenging questions from pupils and parents alike. Their projects are a true reflection of deep, meaningful learning and a brilliant summation of how far they have come as thinkers and learners in the Junior School.

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n I have really enjoyed the extended project and it’s been a great addition to the our normal schoolwork. During the ten weeks I have learnt a huge amount and improved my presentation, decision-making, perseverance, and independence skills.  I chose coral bleaching for my topic as I am really interested in the environment and this was an opportunity for me to find out about something I didn’t know much about. After beginning my initial research, I was surprised how severe the issue was and that people weren’t talking about this frequently in public. I was shocked to hear about the critical situation corals were in, and I decided to make it my duty to raise awareness. For my first lens, I chose ‘function’: how the issue works, and I decided to present my findings in a PowerPoint. For my second lens, I chose ‘perspective’ and I looked at different points of view on the topic. I presented my conclusions in a newspaper article. For my third lens I chose ‘responsibility’ and I created a bright and bold poster. Finally, I needed to decide on an action. I must admit that I chose one of the most unoriginal ways to do this: a cake sale! I will give 100% of the money to a charity called ‘The Ocean Foundation’, which helps marine conservation. In my opinion, it’s a great way to raise awareness with both adults and kids.  

Kiran Slatter, 6D

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Year 3 Art Greek pots, self-portraits, pointillism and Yayoi Kusuma pumpkins

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STORYTELLING Year 4 Art Tudor collages, seascape weaving, canopic jars and Rothko prints

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Year 5 Art Black and white sunflowers, Miro collages and Georgia O’Keefe pastels

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Year 6 Art Andy Warhol prints, Matisse collages and abstract still life paintings

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Year 3 DT Marble mazes, Moving monsters and Product packaging

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Year 4 DT Torches, cam toys and wallets

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Year 5 DT Elastic band buggies and waterproof shelters

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Year 6 DT Fairground rides and family photo frames

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Year 3 Play - The Sword in The Ice

n The Year 3 play was another ‘Goodrichian’ masterclass and one of the highlights of the Junior School year. ‘The Sword in the Ice’ was packed full of humour, catchy songs and polished choreography. All the boys had their chance to shine and they delivered a superb performance…the happiness they exuded was palpable. Huge thanks to the whole team who put it together, but especially to Mr Goodrich and the boys.

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Year 6 Play - Peter Pan

n In the summer term, the Year 6 boys pulled out all the stops to deliver a spectacular performance of Peter Pan. All the boys played their part in this special production which involved wonderful singing, slick dancing and some hugely accomplished acting performances. Miss Cosford, Mrs Kelly and Miss Ibbotson did a magnificent job of preparing the boys for this spectacle, and they rose to all the challenges presented to them, for which they should be incredibly proud.

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Year 4 Christmas Concert

The Magical Christmas Jigsaw

n All the boys were involved in

the Christmas Celebration in which the Year 4s performed the splendid Magical Christmas Jigsaw play whilst being accompanied by all of Years 3, 5 and 6 with some splendid singing.

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Year 5 Play in Two Days

n The Three Musketeers returned to the stage for this year’s ‘Play in Two Days’ project. As ever, time was of the essence, with the boys tasked to learn and perform a 45-minute play with just two days of rehearsal time. The performance to parents and other Junior School boys was highly impressive, but what really stood out was the manner in which the boys embraced the challenges they faced and the way in which they supported one another through the project.

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Open Concerts

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Ensemble Performances and Strings Festival

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Year 4 Brass and Woodwind

n At the end of the summer term, All of Year 4 gathered together in the Auditorium to perform solo items and small group pieces that they have been working on throughout the year, with most pupils only having started their instrument of choice in October. Highlights included a rendition of ‘Baby Shark’ by Nick Lewes, ‘Theme from a Musical Joke’ by Robbie Harris, ‘Sleigh Ride’ performed by Andy He, and an epic twelve horn performance of ‘German Tune’. The Showcase ended with the whole year band playing ‘Razza Sazza’ to end a very noisy morning of music making!

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Year 3 Wombat Stew

n All the Year 3 boys gave a magnificent performance of the Strings Scheme music they’ve been working on this year to an enthusiastic audience of parents and staff. The concert began with the more advanced players giving a very professional sounding rendition of The Stork Song , a Hungarian folk tune, arranged as a chamber music piece by Lazlo Rossa. Next, we were treated to a number of solos. But then came the main event…Wombat Stew. All the boys in Year 3 played in this, showing what they’ve learnt this year on the violin, viola, cello or double bass. Every single boy played in at least nine of the twelve musical numbers involved in this music drama. Underpinning their playing, the Visiting Music Teachers accompanied the boys on their own instruments, enabling the boys to hear the stringed instrument sonorities played at a professional level alongside their performances. To cap it all, our very own Director of Drama, Mr Peter Jolly, narrated the story with his own inimitable flair and panache, and brilliantly brought the drama to life. The whole concert was totally engaging and fun! Congratulations to all the boys involved for their very wonderful Wombat Stew Extravaganza Performance.

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HouseTeam Building

n Teambuilding day once again launched the House competition for the year ahead. The day proved to be a huge success as the boys were faced with a series of challenging activities to complete across the campus. It was a real test of their perseverance and collaboration. Whilst the boys were not always successful in overcoming the challenges presented, their positivity brought a real sense of togetherness and fun to this special day in the Junior School.

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House DT Competition

n Whilst aspects of our celebratory 400th year were spent looking back and reflecting on the College’s rich past, our House DT competition focused on Dulwich in the future…400 years in the future! Boys were asked to design be like in 400 years’ time. What might the buildings look like? How would learning differ in 2419? Would any of our past still be retained? Some of the boys’ thoughtful designs can be seen below. what they thought the College might

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House Verse Speaking and Mind Games

Year 3 Orfeas Karavas ‘Caged Bird’ by Maya Angelou Year 4 Xander Morant ‘The Adventures of Isobel’ by Ogden Nash Year 5 Aadhit Bhasin ‘Tree’ by James Carter Year 6 Ollie Thwaites ‘No Breathing in Class’ by Michael Rosen VERSE SPEAKING COMPETITION WINNERS

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House Photography

n The House Photography competition tasked the boys with creating one image that was linked to the theme, ‘Dulwich: our history and heritage’. The boys interpreted this theme in a variety of ways, which resulted in an excellent array of high quality images.

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400 Word Storytelling Competition

Tudor Stories On a bitter winter day I was running to the science lab at school. When I got there I sat down and looked at a heavy bunch of papers on my desk. One stood out from all the others. Its brackground was neon green, its writing was dark brown and it was signed ‘Time Travel Department’. With trembling hands I picked it up and read: TOP SECRET. There is a time machine in the Lower School bicycle shed. Put the code MEGANA905REEP into the punch pad, the floor will open up and a lift will appear and take you into a roomwith a tall box. Open the door of the box. This is the time machine. It is voice activated. Say the date and place and it will take you there. DANGER. If you stay in a different time for too long the time wormhole will leak and random times will start crashing into other ones. “I have always wanted to time travel,” I whispered to myself. I had to go find this machine. Duplicitously, I put my hand up and said, “Please may I go to the loo?” “Yes you may Max,” replied Miss Cosford. So I went off but in the direction of the shed. I punched the code into the pad and went down the elevator. I opened the door of the time machine but instead of me going in someone came out! He had a beard, a frilly ruff and an enormous pair of pantaloons as big as prize-winning pumpkins. I asked what his name was and he said it was Sir Francis Drake. I quickly shouted, “My House in Dulwich College is named after you!” “It must be the best house,” exclaimed Drake. He looked as proud as a lion. I felt bad for him when I admitted that we were second last. He demanded to know who was in the lead. “SIDNEY?” he screeched. “That feeble bookworm couldn’t even captain a boat of caterpillars across a puddle.” He looked so disgusted that I decided to change the subject and take him to lunch. I was super excited to take him to the Christison Hall and introduce him to my friends. By the look on his face I knew he was enjoying the food. However, before he could take one more bite a ginormous dark blue and purple vortex appeared in the grey sky and history and the future poured out. First a Nazi plane crash-landed on to a rugby post, the Eiffel Tower blocked the road, fleets of flying police cars zoomed round and round in circles with their sirens screeching and dead bodies of Ancient Romans and Greeks fell to the ground. I suddenly remembered the warning and told him to leave before we were all blown up by a World War Two bomb. He hailed a flying taxi and cannoned straight into the mysterious portal. As soon as he left, all of the past and future gracefully hovered up into the sky. As the vibrant skies closed a scroll fell out and landed in my hands. I opened and read: Sic Parvis Magna. “What does this mean?” I thought. An impatient voice snarled in my ear, “Greatness from small beginnings. Drake will achieve excellence with courage.” Max Gregory (Drake House and Year 3 winner)

Alleyn’s Animals ‘Caw, Caw’. ‘It’s Hawkey, he’s back,’ screamed a little ecstatic hare named Chestnut. Gooseberry and Goose-grass gathered round to listen to what the puffed-out hawk was saying. ‘Big danger, in Dulwich, must not go there, gasped Hawkey. The little group of animals were clustered around a big rock on the edge of Hampton Court Gardens. They made sure to stay away from the Palace because they knew what King Henry VIII liked to do to animals. ‘Bear pit. Big hole where humans put bears in and dogs attack. Must not go there. Very dangerous,’ exclaimed a worried voice. ‘We must go there,’ cried Chestnut, ‘we have to save the animals.’ ‘Hear, hear,’ said the two brothers, Gooseberry and Goose-grass. That night they snuck out of the burrows and headed towards Dulwich. They had persuaded a reluctant Hawkey to tell them the way although the route was perilous. Hawkey had told them to search for a new school and a kind man named Edward Alleyn. ‘There it is,’ hissed Gooseberry. A school loomed in the distance. It wasn’t that big but still beautiful. Now all they had to do was find Edward Alleyn. They scampered forward towards the tower of the chapel. ‘Maybe he is up there?’ questioned Goose-grass. Meanwhile, Hawkey had been captured by Henry VIII’s hunting group. They were going to have a tremendous feast and put him in a pie along with three and twenty blackbirds! Back in Dulwich, the hares were climbing up the long, spiral staircase to get to the chapel tower. Moments later they were at the top and saw a kind, young man. ‘Are you Edward Alleyn?’ said Goose-grass. ‘I am. Do you need my help? I have just finished building this school.’ The hares told him what they had heard about the bear pits and Edward Alleyn agreed to help them. They set out in the dead of night. After a while, they had reached the bear pit by the River Thames. At the back of the arena, they found a manky, old shed and they heard animal noises. Edward Alleyn distracted the guards by suggesting he put on a play in the bear pit. Meanwhile, the hares were nibbling through the ropes that bound the captured animals. A couple of minutes later they were finished and the bears and dogs rushed out and returned to the wild. One bear had become friends with the hares and stayed with them on their journey back to Hampton Court. Back at the palace, King Henry had just cut open the pie. Hawkey flew out like an arrow shot from a cross bow and stole his crown! He shot out of the window and headed to the burrows, the crown still in his claws. As he reached the burrows he dropped the crown and it just so happened that it fell on the bear’s head! ‘Now we have our own king,’ laughed the animals. Max Count (Howard House and Year 4 winner)

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The Advisor’s Plot Hi, my name is Christopher and I work in the kitchen of Hampton Court as head chef. Today I am going to tell you the story of how I got promoted from ‘a helping hand’ into what I am today. It all started on the 19 th of January 1535. I was helping prepare a banquet for King Henry VIII; I was preparing a wild board the hunters had caught when I spotted, from the corner of my eye through an open crack in the door, a man who had no place being in the kitchen, for he worked somewhere else in the Palace. His name was Sam Perkins, the King’s most trusted advisor! He was with another man from the kitchens, Bob McJefferson (the washer-upper). Sam never talks to anyone from the kitchens except the head chef (because he thinks they are too lowly), so I decided to eavesdrop on them. “So, are we going to kill the King or not?” said Bob the washer-upper in a frightened whisper. Sam answered, “yes we are going to kill him at …” but frustratingly, I just couldn’t hear the rest of his sentence because the head chef called to see how I was doing. “So, Sam Perkins is going to kill the King” I thought to myself. I was seething with anger and decided to find out where and when they were going to kill him and then I would tell the King. A few days later I was looking for some saffron in the spices room when I found a note to an ‘Edward Sharp’. It said this: To Edward, We are going to poison the King Using wolfsbane with five other men At midnight on 3 rd February While he is sleeping From Sam I rushed to Francis the King’s butler and asked him, in a breathless voice, where the King was. He said the King was in a meeting, so I rushed to the meeting room. To add to my frustration there were masses of guards outside. I approached the head guard and said, “I need to see the King!” but the head guard said “No he is in an important meeting”. “But I need t….” “I SAID NO!!” “But I need to tell him about this” I said as I showed him the letter. “Oh, you really do need to tell him then don’t you” he said as he let me go through. “This man is plotting to kill you and I have proof” I said, and I pointed at Sam. “Here” I said and gave the letter to the King. He read it and shouted, “Arrest this man!!” “Thank you so much….” “Christopher” I said. “Ah, thank you so much Christopher and I am so happy that I now pronounce that when you come of age you will become head chef.” Charlie Johnson (Marlowe House and Year 5 winner)

The Coin The grey, miserable clouds hid the sun, and the blustering wind whistled viciously. Sam was not happy. His parents had taken him to the South Bank for a day out, but all he wanted to do was play on his X-box at home. “Just play down here while we go and get a coffee,” smiled his mum. She shooed him down onto a dismal looking beach. The grimy waves from the Thames lapped lazily at the shore. Sam felt strangely lonely. A glimmer in the tangle of plastic waste that was meant to be sand caught his eye. Intrigued, he rummaged through the rubbish and eventually found what he was looking for. His eyes widened and his jaw dropped. It was an old, rusty Blinking in the bright light, Sam found himself engulfed in a torrent of unfamiliar sounds and smells. Where was he? It looked like London but it seemed so different. His clothes felt itchy and baggy. Then it struck him. It was Tudor London; he’d been learning about it at school. He realised he was wearing a ragged, woollen tunic. Shouting filled the streets, and stalls displaying revolting looking meats and misshapen vegetables surrounded him. Sam felt overwhelmed. Walking by the Thames, pungent smells wafted towards his nose. Sailboats importing goods glided across the murky river and traders barked orders at their crew. Pickpockets darted about, appearing and disappearing. He was lost in a maze of bustling streets. Just then, he felt a clinking in his pocket: the coin. Maybe that could get him back. Carefully, he slipped it out of his pocket but before he could do anything, a firm hand gripped his shoulder and pulled him back. It was as strong as a vice. Towering over Sam was a massive mountain of a man. “What is a street child like you doing with a gold coin?” questioned the man in a gruff voice. “It was in my pocket all the time,” protested Sam nervously. “I won’t have any of that nonsense,” the man spat, and grabbed his collar, dragging him across the road. Only an hour later, Sam found himself in a gloomy cell. Water dripped monotonously, sounding like a sinister hand knocking relentlessly at the cell door. Sam sunk to his knees, feeling the cold, hard stone floor. He felt hopeless as tears trickled down his face. He could never get out of this mess. As he sat down, he heard a soft clink. Sam looked down through tear-filled eyes to see the gold coin. A shimmer of hope in the miserable cell. He picked it up. “Please work,” Sam pleaded. Nothing. Sam desperately rubbed it. Nothing. Helpless, Sam began to cry, and as his tears flooded down his cheeks they dripped down on to the coin. Everything went black. Sam found himself back on the same beach, dizzy and confused, but relieved to hear his mum’s familiar voice calling for him from the pavement above. Sam still clutched the coin in his hand. Where would it take him next? Fraser Pelly (Sidney House and Year 6 winner) gold coin! He put it in the river to clean it. Instantaneously, everything went black.

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