‘In the battle of the sexes, man will always win’
This statement was proposed by Bella  as she battled her way through the first round of the ESU public speaking competition, alongside Toni who was Chairperson and Danielle, the Questioner of the team.

The judges concluded that the standard of this year’s competition was the highest that they had ever adjudicated, and this was certainly true of Beechwood’s team. 

Toni was outstanding considering she only stepped in last week and Danielle asked the speaker from Bennett School some highly challenging questions which really set the standard for the next team. Bella delivered her speech immaculately and was really tackled by the questioner from Sevenoaks School; however she captivated the audience and the adjudicating panel and was presented with the prize for ‘outstanding speaker’ of the competition being awarded full marks, a score which the judges have never awarded before.

Beechwood came second in the competition, which unfortunately means that they will not be going through to the next round, but they were only four points behind the winners from Sevenoaks School.

Congratulations to the girls for all their hard work, determination and team practice....roll on 2008! Thanks also to Maria our team coach.

National Poetry Day

Poetry Day

On Thursday lunchtime, a large group of students and teachers gathered in the Library to listen to poetry. 

This was in celebration of National Poetry Day 2007.  Our half hour of exploration of poetry was lead by Bob Spencer, a published poet from Tunbridge Wells.  He gave us tips on how to write our own poems and told us of how he came to write his own.

Teachers and students all participated, even Mr Beesley who read a poem by Wilfred Owen. We were also lucky to hear Mrs Clark’s own creation entitled ‘Front Room Grandma’.

It was a highly inspirational experience showing us a large variety of poetry, we thank everyone involved especially Mrs Clark who organised the whole event.
Sophie Edwards, Toni Warr & Bella Copleston

Magical Midsummer Mayhem in the Woods

On Monday, Year 6 and Year 7 went to see a hit musical theatre adaptation of a Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Assembly Hall. 
They all enjoyed the performance and were particularly impressed by Puck who was really funny, especially when he made fun of his master.  The last part of the play was hilarious with the audience shrieking with laughter.

Readathon
In March, Year 7 took part in the Readathon.  "We read as many books as we could and were sponsored for doing so.  The money we raised went to two different charities, The Roald Dahl Foundation and a charity for children with cancer.  The amount of books we read was 128 in total .  All of this hard work helped us to raise a fantastic £501.20.  All Year 7 would like to say a huge thank you to all the sponsors and all the teachers who helped."