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Ugly Bug Ball
On Saturday 22 May Wymondham High hosted its first Ugly Bug Ball.
The invitations had been sent; the drama floor was strewn with leaves
and flowers; tadpoles swam in the sun as the water beetle dived
amongst the pond weed; Harry the Hissing Cockroach waited patiently
in his tank and the stick insects, all 48 of them, hid themselves
amongst the rose leaves. But would the guests come?!
As the sun came out so did the visitors. The Science Quad, usually
home to lurking teenagers, was filled with children and their families.
Snails and water lice were dipped from pond water and the newly
emerging legs of the tadpoles closely inspected. Daisies were counted
and bushes shaken as children and adults went on a Minibeast Safari
equipped with all the equipment a brave explorer needs.
More on the back page...
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STUDIO THEATRE
Tuesday 8th June South
Norfolk Players present ‘Art’
Art concerns the cataclysmic effect on
three friends, Serge, Marc, and Yvan, when
Serge purchases an expensive work of
abstract art – a large painting consisting
of white lines on a white canvas. As the
three men engage in an ongoing debate
over the value of the painting, emotions
run high and the conflict escalates to the
point of nearly destroying a long-standing
friendship. Rather than a debate about the
meaning of art, the play’s central theme is
the complexities of friendship.
Tickets are £5 and can be purchased from
the following outlets: Kay Southgate
01953 713108 or from The Book Fountain,
Whartons Court, Wymondham.
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From the Head,
Victoria Musgrave
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MAY/JUNE 2010
Dear Parents/Carers
Dear Parents/Carers
The weather is better and plans are afoot now for Celebration Days for
both Year 11s and Year 13s who are about to leave us and go into a
period of study prior to taking their end of year examinations. In this
regard, I struck upon the notion of writing to celebrities and asking
them to support and encourage our students as they approach the exam
period. To date, more than 30 celebrities from the sporting, theatrical,
literary and media worlds have sent in signed photographs and they have been scanned and displayed in
main reception to encourage our young people. The original signed photographs are being held in an album in
reception for people to see.
We are thrilled with the response with some of the cast of Eastenders, Coronation Street and the like as well as
most of the Norwich City Team and some of the Manchester Utd squad, Sir Ian Botham, Christine Blakey and
other famous people. Do come and look and see our wonderful display (there is a smaller version of the poster
on the centre pages of this newsletter, and on our web site). We are delighted.
Can I wish you all well for the Bank Holiday and give some gentle reminders on dress.
The weather
Blazers need to be brought to school (though need not be worn around school). The weather can change ‘in
a trice’. Students must wear their collars fastened and ties done up but they can wear short sleeved shirts
or blouses. Girls must wear at least short ankle socks. No bare legs please. Makeup is still continuing to be a
problem with our girls. Can you please check your daughter before she leaves the house. I must send as many as
20 girls a day to the office to remove their makeup. Girls’ shoes need to be proper black leather shoes and not
these little soft fabric pumps which keep appearing. Girls’ skirts are far too short and should have no splits in
them. These stretchy skirts are not school uniform.
Netball Successes
Alice Ewer in Year 12 is to tour Australia in July with the U19 netball squad. Bethany Walton and Millie
Simpson, both in Year 10, have been nominated to attend County Academy trials in September. Lydia
Brownlow in Year 8 and Bethany Palmer in Year 7 have been selected for the area satellite academy.
Wymondham Cluster
The CLUSTER WEBSITE is available for all parents at www.womondhamcluster.org
The site is for information for all in our community. It has a gallery feature with photos from cluster events and
there have been a number involving our school recently both musical and artistic.
Thank you for your support as ever, V ictoria Musgrave
Engineering
Summer School
I am writing from H-STEM, the education
focussed department of Hethel
Engineering Centre. We offer a number of
different services for schools and students
in the region.
We are offering a limited number of
students the opportunity to come to the
centre to take part in a 5 day engineering
challenge. The challenges will be held
outside of curriculum time and so will
not impact on the students studies. The
activities are suitable for any student in
years 10 to 13 who has an interest in
engineering / applied technology.
Anyone studying a Science, Technology,
Engineering or Maths subject at Key
Stage 4 level or above (Yr 10 upwards)
is welcome to sign up for any of the
following activities.
The Engineering Summer School will
see students tackling an engineering
challenge over 5 days 26th-30th July.
The majority of the week will be spent at
the Hethel Engineering Centre where the
facilities of the Learning Skills Centre will
be made available to design, manufacture
and test their chosen solutions. There will
also be an industry visit (location TBC),
last year saw the summer school students
have a guided tour of Perenco’s facilities
at the Bacton Gas Terminal.
You can register your place by contacting
Rob Stirling - [email protected]
or 01953 859 100. Places are limited so
register early to secure your place. Please
also contact Rob with any questions you
have about the events.
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Im e n d i g n i s n o st o e l u l l a o r i l i t ac i d u i s i t
n o st o d o l o r e c o n s e t e t v e l u l l a n
v e l e n i sm o d e x e n d i t n o n s e m i n h e n i t
i n i sc i d u i p e a f e u g i am i r i u r e m q u at i n e r i t
i u sc i n c i n e t n u m v e r o s d o l o r e e l u tat e m
Prime Minister’s Global
Fellowship
Congratulations to Fay Johnston (Year 13) on
being nominated for the Prime Minister’s Global
Fellowship. The Fellowship offers 100 school
and college leavers the chance to visit some of
the major countries in the new global economy,
starting with China, India and Brazil.
Fay’s place on the Fellowship will involve travel
to China for six weeks in July and August. She
will have the opportunity to explore the social,
economic and environmental issues posed by
rapid
global change.
The once-in-a-lifetime trip will include a 2 week
cultural programme beginning in Beijing, moving
to Shanghai for 2 weeks in a school or college
helping as a language assistant, and 2 weeks as
the guest of a global company.
On her return, Fay will be invited to London to
share her experiences with the Prime Minister
and other Fellows, and afterwards with us here
at Wymondham High.
Chinese Mandarin
We want to
hear from
you...
Congratulations to the Sixth Formers who gained
Level Three Certificates in Mandarin Chinese
after only eight months of study for one hour a
week. They are: Ella Crouch, Pippa Gregory,
Holly Hunter, Millie Jones, Kerry Leeds, Kar Bo
Lo. If you will be in Year 12 next year look out
If your child has done something that
for these lessons held on Tuesdays after school.
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you think we should know about,
then do let us know. You can write
to us at head@wymondhamhigh.
norfolk.sch.uk, giving us details
about whatever it is your child has
done. It doesn’t have to be a great
academic or sporting achievement,
it can be about anything that says
something positive about your son or
daughter.
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Tom Hunter is a Year 9 student who we heard
about in previous newsletters; earlier this
month he took part in a tennis tournament in
Ripon – here is his report:
‘I returned feeling victorious after the May
Banham Zoo visit
Early in the summer term the education team
from Banham Zoo visited Wymondham High to
give a lecture on their conservation and breeding
program. The lecture was attended by Biology
students in Year 12 who also had a chance to
handle some of the animals the zoo brought in.
Banham Zoo staff also kindly stayed on to show
some lucky Year 7 scientists their animals.
Top Class Internet Science
Competition
The Year 9 team made it through to the next
round when they will come head-to-head with
Wayland High School. Good Luck Team!
Junior Volleyball squad
We mentioned Rebecca Warrington’s
achievements in the the inter-regional
Junior Volleyball squad selection
in last month’s newsletter. The UK
championships were held earlier in this
month at Kettering, Northants. We are
glad to say that the girls did the East
of England proud by coming 4th (only
missing 3rd place by one point at match
point stage).
 bank holiday weekend having been part of
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 at County Cup in Ripon, Yorkshire. I won
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 scores were 6–1, 6–0 on day one, 6–1, 6–0 on
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 their matches this weekend meaning that we
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Wymondham Judo Club
As soom of you may have heard,
the Judo players from Wymondham
Judo Club worked really hard at this
competition, and two came home
with medals. Ashley Harrop won Gold
(but then he is really very good), and
Alexander Tonnison (pictured right)
won Bronze (which was a pretty
amazing result given that he was still
on crutches on the Monday before the
competition).
We want to hear from you...
If your child has done something that you think we should know about, then do let us
know. You can write to us at [email protected], giving us details
about whatever it is your child has done. It doesn’t have to be a great academic or
sporting achievement, it can be about anything that says something positive about your
son or daughter.
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ELLE HYAM reports
Th e Young En t e r p r i s e C o u n t y F i n a l s
As Wymondham One and Two
(our Young Enterprise companies)
rolled into Bank Plain, Norwich at
2 o’clock on Wednesday 12th May,
the nerves were kicking in. Our
stalls were ready and waiting for
the designers to our companies to
show off their wares.
Before I could focus my mind on the
speech I was later to present to the
judges, I was distracted by a delectable
array of sandwiches, which Mr Mears was
already investigating on everyone’s behalf.
So before we began, we thought a spot of
lunch might be in order.
The agenda for the afternoon consisted
of a viewing of the 9 companies’ trade
stands, preparing our presentations and
being interviewed by the judges.
During this time the teams had a chance
to try out any last minute adjustments or
ideas for their speeches. Kingsley White,
the managing director of Wymondham
Two, was busy with his group with a run
through of their presentation, and a final
draft of his still incomplete speech. Our
team, on the other hand, were taking
advantage of the free time, free food and
the radio station that happened to be
doing interviews.
Then at 7pm it was show time. The lights
dimmed, the music faded in and as if from
nowhere the guest speaker appeared
to start the presentations. Company
Wymondham One were first to present
from Wymondham High later followed
by Wymondham Two who closed the
show. Both companies put on excellent
presentations, remaining calm and
professional, even when the technology
failed. This, of course was no fault of ours
but as students of Wymondham High we
were well practiced in dealing with such
eventualities!
Wymondham Two showed a high level
of understanding of the fluctuations of
their fortunes through their accounts.
Wymondham One displayed images from
past events and told the audience about
our goals as a business.
Although neither company won an
award, we had an excellent evening and
thoroughly enjoyed our time at Open and
our experience from Young Enterprise as
a whole. We wish next year’s prospective
entrepreneurs students all the best for the
year and the Young Enterprise awards. We
hope they have as much fun as we did.
I am not one for all the attention and
limelight, however I thought I might give
it a go and put my team forward to be
interviewed first. SNYA Radio couldn’t get
rid of the students from Wymondham High
for the rest of the night. We were only too
eager to share our thoughts on the evening
and offer some lively banter which we
found most entertaining.
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SNYA Radio couldn’t get rid of the students from
Wymondham High for the rest of the night. We were only
too eager to share our thoughts on the evening and offer
some lively banter which we found most entertaining.
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Wall of Inspiration
Thirty celebrities from Sport, TV and the Arts have sent their good wishes to Wymondham High students who are about to take their
exams over the next few weeks. Their photos and letters have been turned into a wide format poster which can be seen in one of the
display cabinets in reception at the Folly Road entrance to school. The originals are in a folder at Reception but here is a flavour of
what has been said:
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Paul Hodgson, England and London Irish
Tiff Needell
‘Dear Students of Year 11, thank you for inviting me to
contribute to your ‘Wall of Inspiration’ and I wish you all the
success in your forthcoming exams.
‘Jim Clark and Team Lotus were the greatest inspiration for my
dream to become a professional racing driver. So let the fantastic
effort made by the new Lotus team be your inspiration to achieve
the results you need to take you to wherever your dreams me be.’
As a professional sportsman I have had many highs and some
lows but I feel that my desire to be at the top of my sport has
motivated me to achieve the high standards I have set myself.
Whatever path in later life you choose, I know that education is
very important and therefore your achievements now will help
you to achieve whatever standards you set for yourselves.
Once again many successes in your GCSEs and good luck in the
future.’
Andrew Castle
‘Year 11, just think how you will feel after your exams if you have
done your best!! If you revise well and stay calm you will have
given 100% – perfect. And remember, GCSEs are not the end of the
world or the beginning either. They are just a hurdle to negotiate.
Stay cool.’
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I know you have all been working very hard – now is the
time to shine. Good luck in your exams...
Victoria Musgrave, Head
Marc Elliott
‘To All in Year 11, I hope you achieve the success you deserve after
all of the hard work you have put in. Here is a quote that helped me
and continues to do so throughout my career.
‘To all the Year 11 students at Wymondham High. The very best of
luck to you all in your GCSEs. Keep on revising – it’s worth it!’
‘Satisfaction does not come with achievement but with effort. Full
effort is full of victory.’ Mahatma Ghandi. Good Luck.’
Julie Hesmondhalgh
‘To all the Year 11s at Wymondham High – Really good luck for your
GCSEs – hope all your hard work pays off! Remember: Knowledge
is Power! With warmest wishes.’
Barbara Windsor
‘Lots of love and luck to you all at Wymondham High School.’
Malcolm Hebden
‘To Wymondham High, I understand you have all been working very
hard in preparation for you forthcoming examinations. I would like
to wish you every success. Kindest regards.’
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Russell Martin
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science
Science Specialism Awards
(bronze, silver & gold)
Science badges will now be awarded to students who have worked on a
science team project or have attended Science and STEM clubs on a regular
basis. They will also be awarded this term one per class for the most
enthusiastic student.
So far the following students have received a bronze award:
•Salters Festival of Chemistry - Years 7 & 8
Ellie Nicholls, Eva Harrold, Chris Knights, Tom Bevan
•Biology Olympiad – Year 13
Jess Marler, Megan Hornby, Laura Burton, Emma Doughty, Pippa Simons, Jodi Rae
Green, Thomas Mutungi, Heather Newton
•Chemistry Olympiad – Year 13
Alex Bulcock, David Heard
•Year 13 Chemistry awards go to Charlotte Marrison, Pippa Simons (silver),
Jamie Dutton
Year 13 Biology Awards go to Carla Girling, Laura Burton (silver), Lucy
Ireland, Megan Hornby
•Year 13 Physics awards go to Robert Mills, Andy Maxwell
Salters Festival of
Chemistry
Ellie Nicholls, Eva Harrold, Chris Knights and Tom Bevan represented WHS at this
years Salters Festival of Chemistry held at the UEA on 5th May.
During the morning the teams took part in a competitive, hands-on,
practical Salter’s Chemistry activity, in which they used their analytical
chemistry skills to solve the mysteries of a murder.
In the afternoon they competed in the ‘University Challenge’, modifying
the composition of a chemical iodine ‘clock’ to act as a minute timer. The
team managed to get within 5 seconds of the minute!
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The students then got a chance to sit back and enjoy ‘Chemical Magic’
a fun demonstration lecture, by Ray and Rosemary Plevey, involving
a kaleidoscope of colourful reactions demonstrated in a light-hearted
manner. The festivals concluded with prizes for winners of the challenges.
Our team gained second prize in the University Challenge.
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 Swimming Gala Report
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 On Tuesday 11th May, twenty four Year 7, 8
 and 9 Wymondham High students competed
 in the Norfolk School Sports Partnerships’
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 Swimming Gala. There were 5 other schools
 entered into the competition and our
 students were very excited to be taking part.
 Every single WHS student entered every race
 with 100 percent effort and determination.
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 There were many first position finishes by
 our students.
 A special mention must go to Elise Barrett
 in Year 7 who won her individual race
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 and swam with superb technique and
 determination and Fraser Ellis in Year 8, who
 put 100 percent effort into every race he took
 part in and encouraged every WHS student
 through out the whole competition.
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 performance and finished in 1st position.
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 Five of our pupils made it through to the
 county gala, which will take place on
 Thursday 17th June. All WHS students
 should feel extremely proud of themselves,
 WELL DONE!!!
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 The students that made it through to the
 county gala are: Year 7, 25m Butterfly,
 Elise Barrett and Jordan Mann. Year 7,
 50m Backstroke, Phillip Davis. Year 9, 50m
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 Butterfly, Darren Park
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Wymondham High German
links German Exchange 30 Years
Anniversary (1980–2010)
German Exchange
Berlin Study Visit
March was a busy month for students studying
German at Wymondham High. Year 10 and 11
students returned from the return leg of their
German Exchange with the Hittorf Gymnasium
in Recklinghausen, Nordrheinwestfalen. Twenty
students and their teachers stayed with their
partners and spent a week attending school
and visiting the local area. This included visits
both above and below ground – from a mine
at the world’s biggest coal-mining museum in
Bochum to the soaring heights of the towers
of Cologne cathedral. A day was also spent in
Münster visiting the town museum, cathedral
and medieval buildings.
A group of Sixth Formers studying A level
German went to Berlin to experience first-hand
the developments taking place in this exciting
city. They also saw Berlin from below ground –
in a nuclear bunker built during the Cold
War – and from the revolving café at the top
of the 365m high Fernsehturm. A programme of
visits to museums and monuments brought to
life Berlin’s unique history and rich culture.
This year was special – it is 30 years since the
exchange with the Hittorf Gymnasium started
and the local press came along to interview
the students. The next group will be coming to
Wymondham in October together with their Herr
Maas to mark the occasion.
Trips and exchanges
coming soon
German Music Exchange 23 June 6 July French Trip to Paris July 2-6
Normandy Year 8 July 9-12 Rhineland
Year 8 July 9-13 Biology Trip to South
Africa July 14-24
Area Athletics, 12th May
On Wednesday the 12th of May Wymondham
High’s athletic team took part in the Area
Athletics competition. Once again Wymondham’s
forty five athletes made their way up to their
traditional seating area on the final corner
bank. It was here where most of the cheering
and support on the day came from, not only
for the Wymondham High athletes but for all
competitors.
Congratulations must be made to all athletes
for their effort and team spirit. However special
mention must be made of the following athletes
who came in the top 3 positions on the day:
Ashley Thurton U13, 3rd in girls 100m
Elise Barrett U13, 3rd in girls 1500m
Shantelle Melton U15, 2nd in girls 200m
Phadra Morris U17, 3rd in girls 300m
Sarah Palmer U17, 1st in girls shot, 3rd in 1500m
Mathew Fresh U13, 2nd in boys 1500m
Lee Monk U13, 1st in boys shot
Joshua Webb U13, 2nd in boys shot
Kyle Bunn U13, 3rd in boys 100m
Ross Mclachlan U15, 2nd in boys long jump
Charlie Gibbons U15, 1st in boys 800m
James Mcleanen U15, 2nd in triple jump
Stephen Hadley U17, 2nd in both boys Hurdles
and 100m, 1st in boys long jump
Mason Button U17, 1st in boys 400m
TRIP AND EXCHANGES C O M I N G S O O N : G e r m a n M u s i c E x c h a n g e 2 3 J u n e - 6 J u l y  Fr e n c h Tr i p t o Pa r i s J u l y 2 - 6
Normandy Year 8 July 9-1 2 R h i n e l a n d Ye a r 8 J u l y 9 - 1 3 B i o l o g y Tr i p t o S o u t h A f r i c a J u l y 1 4 - 2 4
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The Big Three – an Illustrated 
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Lecture by Doug Scott
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Doug Scott, the first British man to climb
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Year 10 ‘Environment and
Natural Form’ exhibition
The Art Department are delighted to report on the private view of the
second Year 10 ‘Environment and Natural Form’ exhibition entitled ‘New
Beginnings 2’. The exhibition was held in the north entrance foyer on
Thursday 13th May. The quality of the students’ work this year displayed
a real sense of maturity and originality. Students have said it was ‘really
amazing to see our work displayed to the whole school’ and ‘hear the
positive thoughts’ directed at their final pieces by younger and older
students.
The exhibition presented in a gallery setting, consisted of oil and watercolour
paintings, graphite drawings, dry-point etchings and a large range of students’ A3
sketchbooks. The evening involved an address by guest speaker Clarissa Upchurch
who is a local and established artist based in Wymondham. Light refreshments were
served to all guests and there was an opportunity for parents to meet staff, the
students and view the excellent work based on the Environment and Natural form
project and inspired by students’ trip to Wells-next-the-Sea and Holkham beach in
October.
Sincere thanks to Mrs Francis, Mr Wilkinson, Miss Bowman and Miss Maynard for
setting up the show.
- End of year ‘SHOWCASE’ exhibition A reminder for all students’ and parents’ diaries is the end of year ‘SHOWCASE #2’
exhibition. This year, the Art department is pleased and delighted to announce that
we have acquired Wymondham Arts Centre from Monday 12th July until Monday
19th July 2010. The exhibition will be open to the general public over the weekend
of the 17th and 18th July. We are hoping to invite another guest speaker to formally
open the exhibition. More details to follow later in future newsletters and on the web
site.
M Ay / j u n e 2 0 1 0
Year 10 ‘Environment and
Natural Form’ exhibition
WYHIGH PAGE 11
Katherine Waldron (pictured far left), Year
13, was judged the winner of the inaugural
East Anglian Schools Portrait Prize.
Katherine won the prize from 25 shortlisted
students and was recently awarded a
framed portrait of herself, worth £800
painted by professional artist and Anteros
Artist-in-Residence Will Teather.
the ugly bug ball was a hugh success...
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In the Hall visitors shook out their arms and legs as Mrs Haythorpe encouraged
them to buzz like flies fleeing the hungry spiders, scrambling over leaves to make
their escape. Over in the new Science labs fridge magnets, window hangings,
masks and paintings bedecked the benches as children added a creative slant to
the day.
Those who thought that stick insects looked like sticks had something of a surprise when
they came across Ben Palmer’s stick insects. These creatures, longer than a hand, looked
ferocious enough to take on anything or anyone. Despite appearances they are gentle
animals, more at home munching on privet than people. Over at the Minimonsters Creepy
Crawly Road Show visitors young and old got up close and personal with Harry the Hissing
Cockroach and his companions. The braver members of the audience were able to handle
Harry and friends including an enormous millipede, a slimy African land snail and a slithery
snake. The Minimonsters proved such stars that Kate doubled her shows from three to six.
For those that preferred their insects on a smaller scale microscopes brought the miniature
world of bugs and beasts into focus. However, the sight of a bed bug at x40 magnification
did leave visitors scratching at the thought of their bedtime companions!
What did the owl have for dinner? Well, judging by the contents of the owl pellets, insects,
flies, beetles, mice and other rodents, tasty! What did the visitors have for dinner?
A barbecue, generously provided free of charge by Hope Church.
And finally, after all the excitement of the day a chance to relax in the shade of a tree and
listen to a story read by Rachel from Wymondham Library.
The Ugly Bug Ball owes its
success to the enthusiasm and
generosity of all those involved.
Thank you to Norfolk Family
Learning Partnership, Extended
Schools, Minimonsters, Hope
Church and Wymondham
Library. Thank you also to Ben
Palmer, Jessica Read, Jessica
Harris, Abbi Miliken, Njeri Chege
and Rachel Greer, all in Year 10.
If you have ideas for future
events or skills that you could
offer please contact Mrs Jarrold
at Wymondham High.