The school day
A day in the life of a Year 8 pupil
Thursday, 7:15am, I park my bike in the cycle area and dash to the aquatics centre for a pre-school swim. After a lightning change of attire, I head off to registration.
8:40am, our first lesson is ‘Entrepreneurship’. This is something innovative offered by Emanuel, to get us thinking about business and the wider world. 9:20am, back into the pool for PE, waterpolo. I love this because it combines swimming and elements of netball. 10am, suitably refreshed and ready for English, we are studying Science-Fiction this term. The English lesson is divided by break where we enjoy a snack and catch up with friends.
11.35am, Malborough House assembly. Mr Martin always finds a way to inspire us with his assemblies, we have all learned a lot about music through the decades, courtesy of his ‘Beat the Intro’ game! This is followed by lunch at 12pm – we have a wide range of delicious food to choose from, dishes such as Chicken Katzu and Lasagne keep us well fuelled. I head to a music practice room where Mr Stevens is helping me to learn Music Theory.
13:15 over to the languages block for French. Madame Lewis makes our lessons interactive and engaging – especially working on developing a wide range of French vocabulary. 14:35 the best maths lesson of the week – ‘Sparx’. We pit our wits against each other in a race to complete the questions.15:15, final lesson of the day is Drama. Mr Rogers has built my confidence to perform in front of my peers.
16:00, my after school club is rehearsing for the Year 7&8 play, ‘Mam, There’s a Spaceship in Our Backyard’. I like watching the other students, everyone has a different style.