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The Sixth Form Centre was buzzing on Thursday, with a gathering of staff and students from Bushey Meads, Kings Langley, Ashlyns and Tring schools who met to celebrate the Yoto...
Several of our anti-bullying ambassadors were very excited to donate to last week’s Cystic Fibrosis fundraiser run by Mrs Hughes and Ms Rigby The anti-bullying ambassadors...
In Technology on Tuesday morning there was a hive of activity across many lessons with students enjoying putting their carefully crafted designs into action. In one lesson...
Despite the heat on Tuesday evening, a large and appreciative audience of parents and carers and their families, teachers and teaching assistants and fellow students packed into...
Maths Coordinator Mr Wood led the Monday Magic Moment at the start of the week and talked about the concept of the Silent Teacher – perhaps a slightly different approach to...
Our Year 10 Food Preparation and Nutrition students are getting a sneak peek into their NEA tasks, setting the stage for their Year 11 practical exams. Recently, they completed...
It was great to see our new team of robotics students enter their first tournament on Saturday 27th January. As a rookie team, it was always going to be a big challenge competing...
NEWS Mr Cartledge Head of PE and Health BASKETBALL Year 7 Boys v Westfield (District League) AWAY Mr Cartledge Date : Thursday 1st February 2024 Result : Won 20-13 Scorers...
At Bushey Meads we are always looking for fresh and new ways to help all children succeed and achieve their true potential. Sometimes students, in the busy-ness of teenage years...
It was a privilege to join a Year 7 drama lesson last week and see how focussed and enthusiastic they were with their learning. In small groups they were rehearsing a script based...
The Sixth Form Centre was buzzing on Thursday, with a gathering of staff and students from Bushey Meads, Kings Langley, Ashlyns and Tring schools who met to celebrate the Yoto Carnegie Medal for children’s books. It was a lively day with competitions, discussions, workshops, questions and much laughter.
The highlight of the day was the visit by poet/author/rap artist, Karl Nova who entertained us with his presentation and later delivered an inspiring writing workshop to the students. In between sessions, Karl even gave an engaging talk to all Year 7 students. If ever there was a fun way to present poetry, this was it! It was lovely to see so many young people eager to share their creative writing with the group, Karl’s inspiration was clear to all.
It’s always a pleasure to welcome like-minded students from other schools and our visitors expressed their enjoyment of the day saying “the whole day flew by and the students all had such a wonderful time…. a memorable experience” and “it stood out as one of the best Carnegie events”. I would also like to thank our students for their hospitality, making sure our guests were well looked after.
When the results were finally announced, the four schools’ combined votes agreed with the official Shadowers’ Choice: Crossing the Line. However, the judging panel themselves had selected Joseph Coelho’s The Boy Lost in the Maze, a novel-in-verse about a boy who, after learning the myth of Theseus at school, is inspired to search for his own long-lost father. This marks the first time the prize has been awarded to a Black British writer.
Our own group of amazing students, Bushey Bookworms, have worked tirelessly over the last three months to read the shortlisted titles. Between them, they enthusiastically read an incredible 74 books, selecting the verse novel Crossing the Line as their favourite at their voting party for which they even baked cakes and cookies! A fabulous effort from all involved!
All the shortlisted books are now available for general loan in our library. In addition we have the titles shortlisted for the medal for illustration, which Yr7 & 8 classes enjoyed judging in library lessons.
