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On Wednesday we held the finals of our MFL Year 7 Spelling Bee in school. Audience members feasted on cakes while the competitors took turns on stage to spell as many words as they could in French, German or Spanish in one minute. Not only did they have to remember the translation of the word, they had to use the target language alphabet to spell it!

Although this was a fun competition for our students, the knowledge of phonics is a huge part of being able to speak a language well, and so all the work that students have put in will stand them in good stead over the coming years.

We are incredibly proud of our Year 7 students and what they have achieved in their first year in languages at The Earls – it takes a huge amount of bravery to get up on stage in such a high pressure environment. Congratulations to all students who took part, and to our winners in the pictures below.

Thanks also go to the amazing MFL staff team for this and all the other opportunities they provide for our students.

      

‘This week the year 10’s are completing their Silver Qualifying expedition for their Duke of Edinburgh Award. All students have been fantastic and managed to navigate themselves across some tough terrain on the Long Mynd. There cooking skills have been mixed from adding water to a pot noodle to bacon sandwiches as well as some lovely home cooked food from parents that just needed reheating and cooking pasta. I am sure they are all looking forward to some well earned sleep and to put their feet up.

Wednesday the 3rd of July marked the Music Department’s Little Big Band Awards! This commemorated a year of hard work from September, rehearsing every Wednesday from 2:55-4:00, eventually playing in two concerts!

The Little Big Band played admirably to an incredibly high standard for students who have only played for a year.  Incoming year 7 students keep a lookout for the extra-curricular timetable to see what else you can get involved in at the Earls High School.

                                                                                     

The concert also featured collaborations between our ensembles such as The Final Countdown played by our Orchestra and Year 7 Little Big Band who have gone on a journey from playing their first note on their instruments in September, to a well-attended concert, all in a school year!

The concert was concluded with a massive cooperation between the ensembles performing a fan favourite – Three Little Birds by Bob Marley. All students played a massive role in this years’ concert and smiles were all around!

This year we also had a total of 6 primary schools involved giving great performances to the public of Halesowen, including choirs from, Lapal, Newtown, Newfield, Halesowen CofE, OLASK. As well as an impressive drumming performance from Olive Hill.

The day was finished off by an excellent performance from the Earls Jazz Band performing fan favourites such as Tequila!

The event was well-attended and included a speech and visit from the Halesowen mayor.