were greeted by the Sheikh, Cabinet Minister and Minister for Tolerance and spent the evening discussing his life at Millfield Prep over lunch.

On their 7-day tour, the boys got to train at The Sevens Stadium, in which the next game will be played by the England rugby team. They also visited the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding, played matches against The British School Al Khubairat, had fun at the Wild Wadi Water Park and got to experience the desert safari sand dunes in Abu Dhabi.

their mark in the form of a henna tattoo!

Year 7 enjoyed a huge range of activities and workshops throughout the day. They produced some fantastic batik silk paintings and learned how to use hot wax and inks to respond to the inspirational pattern and colour on display. They also had great fun learning to Bollywood dance.

Our World Book Day storyteller mesmerised the pupils with a great tale of the Mahabharata and our visiting world music expert from Bristol, amazed them with the range of incredible musical instruments from India. Some were lucky enough to have a yoga session, while others rolled and tasted chapattis.

‘It was very colourful and released the inner creative in me. It was a new and fun experience. I splashed loads of ink all over my silk but it still turned out ok!’ – Year 7 pupil

looking at algorithms and creating simple games using programming software called Scratch. The result was the creation of a healthy eating game, where objects are programmed to move and change direction to collect points by eating healthy food.

Year 4 are studying Desktop Publishing (DTP) and have created a digital poster on the theme of Explorers and Adventurers. This is a fact file of a famous explorer of their choice, including Christopher Columbus, Captain Cook and Neil Armstrong.

In Year 5, the pupils are programming and coding using the Lego EV3 robots. By connecting the robots to iPads via Bluetooth, they have been challenged to get the robots to move forward, backwards and to turn around using the programming software. Next, they will be controlling the robots by the use of sensors.

A number of Year 5 pupils have also been elected as Millfield Prep’s newest Digital Leaders. Amy Bruce, Emilia Butt, Rohan Hayes, Pierre Joubert, Pat Kaewthong, George Monk, Will Morgan-Hughes and Amelie Whatling will now start the Childnet Digital Leaders training programme under the guidance of Head of ICT and Computing, Jonathan Ford. Their first task is to present an assembly to the school as part of ‘Safer Internet Day’ on Tuesday 6 February.

The theme of Safer Internet Day this year is: ‘Create, Connect and Share Respect: A better internet starts with you’.

to move or it is sometimes forced upon them, and the impact this causes.

This week, pupils took part in group discussions regarding how pupils spent their Christmas break and how other people around the world may have spent theirs.

In order to appreciate forced migration, the pupils had to imagine they needed to leave their country and become refugees. They went outside and in teams they built shelters that could keep them safe, dry and warm. Everyone worked incredibly hard on their shelters and demonstrated brilliant cooperation, adaptability and resilience.

The pupils continued to think further into migration in general, especially what different factors cause this and the impact it has upon individuals and families. Everyone discussed and wrote about their own knowledge around this topic and then researched into more detail.

with 40,000 in the category entered by Millfield Prep.

The nationwide competition sees entrants solve problems relating to concepts in computer science. Ninety-four Millfield Prep pupils entered the competition, with 25 gaining distinction and 23 a merit. Emery and Willow each scored 162 out of 200, making them both ‘Best in School’ amongst our entrants.

leave Earth and settle on another planet.

The pupils began with some space training activities designed to develop their communication, discipline, adaptability and teamwork skills so that they could become astronauts.

They then discussed what they already knew about Mars before developing some questions to investigate during this half term. After this, all the pupils began to discuss three major questions: 1. Why might humans need to move to Mars to live? 2. How could humans survive on Mars? 3. What would it be like to live on Mars?

They researched using iPads and books and worked as teams and in pairs before discussing what they had discovered with the whole year group.

in Viviero, Spain. Jack is now ranked number one in the World for Under 13 triathle.

Eleven year old Jack joined Millfield Prep in Year 5 and has achieved numerous national and European rankings in various events, including modern triathlon, tetrathlon, pentathlon and biathle, as well as his success in triathle. Jack trains alongside the elite pentathletes at Millfield with Director of Fencing and Modern Pentathlon, Tristan Parris.

The sport of triathle involves continuous shooting, swimming and running, but Jack is also skilled in fencing and riding through his pentathlon and tetrathlon training. The Year 7 pupil is a ‘flexi boarder’ which has allowed him to train to the degree needed to be able to compete at international level.

This year, Jack is hoping to be selected for the elite training programme by GB Pentathlon, after he competes at the National Biathlon competitions held later this year. Jack also hopes to reach his goal to compete in Modern Pentathlon at a future Olympic Games.

Jack’s mother says, “Jack has grown physically and emotionally through Millfield’s excellent support and nurturing, and as parents we could not be any prouder of Jack and his achievements. He recently

Trust, a charity that gives real hair wigs to children who are suffering from hair loss from cancer treatment or other illnesses.

Nancy has also raised £225 of her £515 target to fund the creation of a wig. The Millfield Prep pupil was inspired by school friends Cammie Collins and Manou Smits, who donated their hair to the Little Princess Trust last year. Feeling like she could also make a difference to a child’s life, Nancy decided to do the same.

Nancy says: “I decided to cut my hair because I wanted to help children who have lost their hair, due to illness or medication. I wanted to help them feel happier and confident at school and out and about.”

To donate, please visit: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/nancyshaircut

For further information please contact Millfield Publicity on 01458 444170, or email publicity@millfieldschool.com

with top former national and international rugby players Sir Gareth Edwards and Matt Perry.

The boys organised the event at Burnham and Berrow Golf club, which saw the brothers partnered with their sporting heroes. Bath Fullback Matt Perry partnered with Freddie, while former Wales Rugby star Sir Gareth Edwards partnered with Harry, who has cerebral palsy. In total, 70 players made their way around the course, with BBC and ITV sports broadcaster John Inverdale also taking part.

The funds raised will be going towards supporting a young person who has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy who participates in a sporting field. The money will be used to buy equipment to enhance their sporting life.

Old Millfieldian and former Wales National Sir Gareth Edwards said: “It has been many years since I have played at Burham and Berrow Golf Club, which I remember from my school days at Millfield. I very much enjoyed the chance to play with the boys and to raise some money for such a fantastic cause. The standard was quite high, with Freddie currently performing so well on the circuit himself. Both boys were incredibly professional and fantastic players; they conducted themselves in the best possible manner.”

Former Bath Fullback Matt Perry said: “What an absolute pleasure it was to play golf with Freddie, and to meet Harry for their inaugural Charity Golf Day. They are an inspiration to all with their attitude, manners and golfing talent. Both boys are a credit to their family, friends and Millfield as an organisation.”

Year 7 pupil Freddie Turnell recently won the Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS) National Boys Golf Championships in the Under 14 division, is the current ISGA Boys National Champion and has recently competed in the Under 12 Division at the World Golf Championships in North Carolina, USA.

The date for next year’s event will be Friday 27th April 2018.

Event supported by Old Millfieldian Sir Gareth Edwards

Maths Challenge. This means 60% of those who entered achieved a medal placing.

Best in year certificates were awarded to Year 8 Rozalia Moore, Year 7 James Champion and Year 6 Isaac Searle. The top scorers were Year 8’s Rozalia Moore, Boris Findlay, Rebecca Stowell, Emily Bradshaw and Caspian Fowler, who have also qualified for the next Kangaroo round.

More excellent mathematics results come from Year 7 James Champion and Year 6 Isaac Searle, who have been selected to attend the Dauntsey’s Dodecahedron finals on 7 June. Both pupils faced a difficult competition, as the 30 finalists make up the top 3% of the entries.

It will be a fun-filled mathematics day with a prize for every finalist, as well as a trophy for the winner.

native language, dance, art and music of Africa.

The day began with a Skype call to Kenton College, a school in Kenya, where the pupils learned some Kiswahili from the native speakers. Following this, the children rotated around different activities, including a ‘call and response’ Palogo drumming session, an African Masai dance lesson, and the chance to create some Tinga-Tinga art. Some pupils also worked with the kitchen to create an African style menu for lunch, including Nigerian ‘Egusi’ and Kenyan ‘Ugali.’

The Year 3 pupils later performed some Masai dance, while pupils in Year 4 performed a gumboot dance, and pupils in Year 5 performed a hip-hop street style dance.

Finally, the pupils learned and performed two African songs, including ‘Maliswe,’ a song written in several African languages.

At the end of the day the pupils came together to combine what they had learnt and showcased an amazing performance of dance, art and singing.

View more from the day pictures here. 

exciting morning of sportsmanship and comradery.

After a thrilling morning, the Angles took home 1st place, followed by Saxons in 2nd, Danes in 3rd and Jutes in 4th.

View more photos from the morning here and watch a short video here.

a popular narrative poem set in 18th century rural England, and is well known for its vivid imagery and tragic love-story. Written by Alfred Noyes and first published in 1906, it became the author’s most successful work.  The content of the poem was developed into a micro-musical by Christopher Norton. It is this version that the children worked on with other primary schools during their micro-musical day in March with Christopher Norton himself.

It was a real team effort, with Year 6 members in the band and the entire year group on stage for the majority of the production.

The lines were slick and read with conviction. Overall, it was a dramatic and thought-provoking performance.

View a selection of photos from the performance here.

a wilderness trek in the New Forest. Here, the boys spent their last Sunday bonding over paddle boarding, kayaking and tackling the assault course.

All the girls in Hollies house headed off to North Devon for the annual house trip, which involved a visit to the beach and a surf lesson together. Much needed ice creams were devoured on the beach while they played some final games on the sand.

The Chestnut boys went to ‘Ultimate Assault’ in Bideford for their end of term house trip. Here, the boys splashed, scrambled, crawled and bounced their way around a water-based obstacle course. They then had a picnic on Westward Ho before doing a 2 minute beach clean. The day continued at the cinema where they watched the new Transformers movie, and finished the day with dinner at an all-you-can-eat buffet.

Finally, at Edgarley Manor, the boys have figured out a very clever way of using up any leftover chocolate from the tuck cupboard – they made Rice Krispie cakes for the rest of the house as treat!

Watch a video of the Chestnut boy’s trip here. 

Ham and Kingsbury Episcopi Primary Schools took part in the Challenge day, working in groups to build and format programmes using some of the most advanced technology currently on the market.

The activities included using iPads and Bluetooth technology to programme robots to move through mazes and in specific formations, as well as using advanced Scratch technology to design small computer games.

High Ham Deputy, Mrs Wills said: “The children thoroughly enjoyed having the opportunity to work with a wide variety of high quality IT equipment with specialist staff. It was also great to work with children from other schools and give them the opportunity to gain confidence in a different environment.”

Press Release Millfield Prep School, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 8LD Registered in England and Wales No. 522385 | Registered Charity No. 310283 Head of Computing & ICT Millfield Prep, Jonathan Ford said: “It was a pleasure to welcome local school children to Millfield Prep and to share some of the coding and programming initiatives we have been using with our pupils.”