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Whole School Musical is a Rocking Success
Congratulations to the 90 pupils from Years 7 to 10 who have taken part in this year’s musical. Pupils rocked a packed Castle Theatre over this year’s three-night run of We Will Rock You. The production had everything – non-stop Queen hits, futuristic staging, dazzling performances and an amazing tech crew. The cast’s energy was contagious. Audiences…
Year 10 Geography Trip to Flatford Mill
Friday 17th March saw the GCSE geographers joyfully set off for their weekend at Flatford Mill Field study centre in Suffolk. Located on the site of Constable’s most famous painting, the scenery did not disappoint and nor did the geography. Pupils engaged in a range of fieldwork activities across the weekend to support their answers…
Year 9 World War One Day
On Thursday 2nd March, Year 9 pupils enjoyed a World War One cross-curricular day. The activities allow pupils to discover more about the war outside of their history curriculum, and encourage collaboration and teamwork. Pupils were engaged in activities ranging from cooking Anzac biscuits to debating the morality of war, creating lino-cut poppies to breaking…
Lego Robotics Competition
On 9th February, two teams took part in a Lego robotics competition against ten other schools. The teams had worked tirelessly leading up to the competition, coming in before and after school for weeks to practise with the robots! Team “iCool” was an experienced team who have taken part in competitions before and they were…
John Weiner to Join Dunottar as Deputy Head, Pastoral
We are pleased to announce that John Weiner has been appointed as our new Deputy Head Pastoral from September 2023. He will replace Marc Broughton when he leaves to take up his role as Head of Belmont School at the end of this academic year. John is a very experienced pastoral lead, bringing with him…
Orchestra Outreach Workshop for Local Primary School Pupils
At the end of January, the Dunottar Chamber Ensemble hosted an Orchestra Outreach Workshop. More than twenty children from local primary schools visited the school to learn and perform music from The Greatest Showman alongside some of our most experienced musicians. The pupils had a fantastic time, and Miss Channell and Miss Reynolds were very…
We Will Rock You Musical Masterclass for Year 5 Pupils
Year 5 pupils from Micklefield Prep School were champions at our We Will Rock You Masterclass. With help from members of the cast, they learnt a song and the choreography to ‘We are the Champions’. We look forward to welcoming them back to our whole school musical spectacular in March. Tickets will be on sale…
Writer Dave Smith Delivers Workshop to Year Pupils 7
On Tuesday 31st January, Year 7 pupils enjoyed a workshop run by feature writer, columnist and travel journalist Dave Smith. The focus of the workshop was nonfiction writing and presentational skills, which the year group has been studying this half term. The former stand-up comedian entertained the pupils with stories about his career in writing,…
Local Year 5 Pupils Enjoy Science Masterclass at Dunottar
On Tuesday 31st January, Year 5 pupils from local primary schools, Reigate Priory, Reigate Parish, Micklefield and St. John’s had their first taste of biology, chemistry and physics at secondary school through a carousel of exciting and thought-provoking activities. They were introduced to biology by looking at cheek cells under a microscope, chemistry through observing…
Royal Society of Chemistry’s Top of the Bench Competition
On 23rd January, pupils in Year 9 took part in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Top of the Bench competition. They completed a practical experiment and answered questioned based on this task. Pupils utilised their practical skills and academic knowledge in chemical synthesis, identification and analysis. They demonstrated their ability to follow instructions independently, handle…
