Junior Alleynian 2021

Junior Alleynian 2021

JUNIOR ALLEYNIAN

2021

HEAD’S HIGHLIGHTS (SPEECH DAY 2021)

3 and Year 6 plays, Founder’s Day celebrations and Sports Day. A very different term but beautifully sets up our hopeful return to full ‘normality’ in September. I would like to pay tribute to the huge support and work of the Friends of Dulwich College. They have brought the parents body together to support the junior School with its charity mission, social events and helping with logistics (through social media communication). I would like to thank all of those who have been involved but particular all of the reps and the coordinators (esp. Sophia M, Lucy M, Fiona M, Nicole S, Jenny C, Bhaveni K) and finally to Jane M who has been so thoughtful, supportive and hard working in her leadership of the Junior School FDC. We also say goodbye to several fabulous staff in the Junior School this year. Sylvia Hall has been a calm professional in our After School team for the last two years and leaves us to take up a TA position at DUCKS. Jacob Allen has been a hugely committed Graduate Assistant Teacher and has completed his PGCE with us, before taking on a PE and Games role at the Central Foundation Academy in North London. Alice Alderman leaves us after five years in our Art and DT department to pursue her first love as an illustrator and writer of children’s books. Her commitment to the boys and their art has inspired so many and her passion of sustainability has led to many initiatives in the Junior School. Finally, Hazel Knight leaves us after six years as Deputy Head and being our pastoral lead. She has really revolutionised so many aspects of our provision and care. She has been a huge support to us all and to me personally, and we wish her the best of luck as she relocates with her young family to Cambridge to start a new role teaching A Level Psychology at the Perse School. The staff in the Junior School are the foundation of why we provide such levels of education and care. The team (teaching staff and operations staff) are filled with pride in their school, committed to their professionalism, their proactive creativity to overcome any challenges. As individuals they all stepped up a gear this year and had a superb sense of mutual support and camaraderie. Many people have commented to me about what a tough year we must have had. In many ways it was, but with this amazing staff and being part of such a supportive College, we come away tired but proud of what we have achieved this year. We have always put the pupils first, accepted no compromises and ensured that this year has been a Win-Win game for all.

■ Over the last few weeks I have introduced the boys to the concept of a Zero-Sum Game. The idea that in some games one person or team wins or gains something, but the other team or person loses the exact same amount, and so when added together the sum of the gains and the losses is zero. Extending that we have looked at different sports and situations where there is truly zero-sum games (e.g. conflict and war, or extreme behaviours of prejudice and inequality) and where there can be Win-Win scenarios where everyone gains from a situation. Over the past year we have been confronted by some huge challenges and situations of adversity. As I reflect on those challenges I can see how many positives we have managed to gain, and negatives we have reduced, turning zero-sum situations to win- win situations. We have reduced the compromises, thought creatively and gone the extra mile, so that all boys can benefit, no aspect of education or pastoral care has been left behind, and in every situation ‘good will come of this’. It has been a year of three differing terms. The Michaelmas term started with a return to school but in bubbles, no assemblies, no fixtures, no trips and the use of Teams for all Home Learning. We had a superb House competition run by the members of Mrs Knight’s Amnesty Club on celebrating 100 Great Black Britons in conjunction with Black History Month. Then came Lockdown 2.0. Remote Learning returned but having absorbed the lessons from the summer term we upped our game another notch with more live lessons, clubs, flexibility, technology and apps. The Young Shakespeare Company came in, author visits continued, Chess Club thrived, and online music concerts were hugely popular. The feedback was very positive and the boys returned in March full of confidence and slotted back straight into their daily routines. March saw the emergence of the Everyone’s Invited movement, and this has been taken fully onboard by all of us at the College. It has caused us some very deep reflection to ensure we develop real empathy and understanding in the boys and realise their responsibilities in their lives. We’ll see many refinements of our provision and build on the work we have been doing over many years. In particular we’ll have increased connections, activities and projects with JAGS and Sydenham High next year. As we returned in the summer term we took on the Win-Win ethos of going ‘Forward to School’ (rather than ‘Back to School’). We had learned so much through Remote Learning that we could bring that to our new term and so not necessarily return to the old practices from before. We were ambitious in getting all our pupils onto residentials but also having a Great Exhibition, Year

Dr Griffiths

CONTENTS 2 ACADEMIC

34 ENRICHMENT

HOUSES

62

SPORT

72

TRIPS and VISITS

76

84 SPEECH DAY

85 FOUNDER’S DAY

FAREWELLS

86

89 WELCOME

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Year 3 Learning

The Dragon Saver Miles Baylis, Year 3

One day in a faraway land, there lived a boy and hewas taking a stroll into the deep, emerald green forest. He had no intention in the world. He was poor and lived in a desolate, abandoned cottage with a river meandering around it gracefully. The boy’s name was Tom, his mother never had enough food, so he was often sent away to search for some. As Tom was about to pounce, like a tiger on a cow, he heard a voice, “Hey, watch where your mammoth sized feet are going!” Tom was so surprised, “What?” he said sounding perplexed. “You almost stepped on me!” Tom looked up but could not see anything, so he looked down… and saw a NANO- DRAGON! It was absolutely minute. “I am very powerful you know!” At this time the Nano- dragonblewout apathetic littlefireball. “OUCH!” shoutedTomat the topof hisvoice, it made the trees rattle like coins in a rucksack. “May you please take me home?” asked the Nano-dragon pleadingly. “Ok, I will see what my moody mother says.” The next day, Tomwas in dismay. His mother had bellowed that there was no way he could bring a dragon home. He returned to see his dragon friend after his stern talking to. When he got there, he heard a howl so piercing it could rip someone’s ears off! He ran frantically to find his dragon rolling about on the floor squealing. Tomwas devastated “Are you alright?” he asked hurriedly. “Well, not exactly, I was just walking along when a giant beetle came and said slyly ‘Hello young dragon, come with me!’ I refused so he bit me!” Tom asked if he needed medicine, which he did. So, Tom ran as fast as a cheetah which had boosters on its back home. It was dark so hismother was sleeping as peacefully as a cat in a lap of a polar bear (because polar bears are as soft as silk). Anyway, he got the medicine and rushed back to the forest. He found his dragon and gave him the cure, which immediately made him30 times bigger! “Woah!” exclaimed Tom. Thenext thinghe knew, hewas ridingon theback of his amazingnewdragon! “This is fantastic!” he screamed as they soared high above the clouds and when they came down, they found themselves in a cave underground. Tom looked around, there were baby dragons everywhere. “Be introduced to my family,” the dragon said proudly. “This is going to be SO much fun!!!” said Tom with glee. So this is where the legend ends and they all lived sillily ever after.

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What Am I? Sebastian Soegianto, Year 3 I protect you from the enemy, I save you from the cemetery, I am treated like a slave, But you alwaysmakeme save and cover you, I wish you never do, I really HATEmy job And I wishwe could de-mob.

Sebastian Soegianto 3J

(Answer: A shield)

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Year 4 Learning

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The Persuasive Pirate... WilliamWhite, Year 4

Ahoy all ye wonderful crewmates! I be Gurder Grinner. I know ye never had a captain since that scurvy dog Split plummeted down to his fate in Davy Jones’ locker. Ye have no need to fear beingcaptainlessnolonger! For I,GurderGrinner,shallbeready to take up the role of captain. I vow to be a much greater, nicer, stronger captain than that evil-brained dog always yapping and chasing his tail! First of all, I promise I shall lead the battle at all times and never cower or run away likeSplit did! With all ye brave, brilliant crew we can laugh in the face o danger, wouldn’t ye all like a good captain for once? Secondly, I promise I shall take my anger out not on the crew, but on the enemy unlike that scoundrel ye had before. I shall never even lay a finger o ye all unless ye give consent or I have

to. Ye shall never ever consider amutinywith a captain likeme!

Thirdly, the only things we’ll be stealing are pieces of eight and booty! There will be no more hunting for armies of the dead or portholes open to the past on my watch. I also know where plenty of scattered, beautiful, glistening treasure is in all of the Seven Seas, as you might be able to tell from the infinite jewellery onmy neck. Countless treasures, gold and silver galore, all evenly spread out between everyone on the ferocious maggot. Wouldn’t that be a pleasant change for ye all? Thank you for listening. I, Gurder Grinner, await ye vote of captain with eager anticipation. You wouldn’t vote for anyone else – would you?

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Year 5 Learning

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Shackleton Turns Back to Rescue Crew Will they evermake it back alive? Deny Kokhanskiy, Year 5

20thMay 1916

Yesterday, Shackleton and two companions arrived in Stromness Whaling Station, still having to rescue the men they left behind. After a hazardous journey across the rough sea, the men arrived in South Georgia with 22 individuals on elephant island, awaiting rescue.What’smore, they had to choose twomen to go to StromnessWhaling Station. After adifficult decision, Shackleton took twomenwithhimover the towering mountains. A day later, Sir Ernest, Worslely and CreanarriveatStromness, still knowing that theyhave torescue themen they left behind. Luckily, themanager of the station, Mr. Sorlle, is a friend of Shackleton’s and he haswelcomed themen with open arms.

“Dry land hasn’t been thiswelcoming ever before” - E. Shackleton

Shackleton and his crew - including a stowaway – set off from the shores of Plymouth on the 8th of August 1914, hoping to be the first ever people to cross Antarctica via the South Pole. However, when they encountered pack ice thicker than ever before, the crew knew they would not get far. Eventually, in January 1915, the Endurance (their boat) got wedged into the ice, and they had to continue on foot. After floating about on the pack ice aimlessly, they finally set up a plan to voyage up to Elephant Island. Upon arrival, six men were to sail to SouthGeorgia to seek help. The seaswere rough, and survival was tough. ThecrewarrivedatKingHaakonBay,but theystill had to journey across the towering mountains. Another couple men were left behind, too weak. to carry on. On the 20th May, they arrived at Stromness Whaling Station. Mr. Sorlle was the manager of the station, and Shackleton’s friend. But, he did not recognise the men because of the dirt on their faces at first. “Endurance just startedbreakingup,andwewill nowcontinue with nomeans of escape except from three small lifeboats.”

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Year 6 Learning

The Sword of London By Taylor Lai, Year 6 I am the piercing sword of London. The one who denies pass. The one whose will is done. A giant looking glass. I will shed nomercy. To you or any other. The whole City do I see. The buildings below I smother. Planted near the channels. Sharply splitting the sky. Eleven thousand panels. How could you survive?

Protector of London.

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A reimagining of Hamlet’s ‘To be or not to be?’ soliloquy, following theYoung Shakespeare Company visit via Zoomduring the February

lockdown By Max Saul, Year 6

Tobe, or not tobe, that is thequestion. Whether it isworthsuffering theexpensesof life Tobecome immortal todanger,

Or take risks that thehuman instinctsdon’t approve, Tohavesomethingnoworse than thy father’s revenge Nodoubtwouldarise if thy countryof deathwasever exploredbya living soul. But our blankmindsdonot pickup theburningspiritsof thedead. Their experiences, their thoughts Shall never beknown tosuchan innocent soul, about topass the journey to thedead. Thedecision Imustmakeaweaksoul couldnot bear For thisdecisionmayend lives, or keep regret’s immortality, That bodkin inmypossessionhasmanypowers, ofwhich Imust choose which touse. Betweenmy father’s finishedsoul,myown life, andClaudius’s punishment Thoucannot decide in thisuniverse, thisage Have I beenpunished for sinsbeyondmypower? Shall I end thisso I can liveeternal peace, or eternal struggle I shall try tochoosewhat ‘tisnobler? But thydecisioncontains toomuchpower formysoul tohandle, Butwhat I choose in the future Weshan’t knowfor the timebeing.

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Year 6 Great Exhibition n The boys in Year 6 celebrated the hard work they did over the course of their Great Exhibition Project in the Lent termwith a final presentation and a sharing of their work with the other year groups and classes. The projects were all based around the UN Goals for Sustainable Development, and the boys followed their own passions and interests to come up with their own individual topics. Some of the subjects chosen included: the importance of bees in our lives, driverless cars – are they actually the future?, puppy farming and animal welfare, and the impact of diesel emissions on our environment. Each boy was filmed giving their final presentations, and then it was wonderful to see them display their learning to the other year groups, and to feel the buzz in the air as their enthusiasm was shared with others. Some of their work canbe seenover the next four pages. Huge congratulations to all of Year 6 for their commitment to The Great Exhibition.

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6D project titles Reuben

Discrimination of race and gender Climate change: delving deeper

Sam

Dexter Rohan

Melting of polar ice caps

Deforestation Overpopulation Puppy farming

Will

George Sasha

The impact of air travel on our environment

Jonah Matteo Aryan

The line (Saudi Arabia)

Climate change

The impact of meat consumption on our environment

Oliver G

Plastic in the ocean

Nick

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