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SPRING FEVER LUNCH

SPRING FEVER LUNCH

I went on a trip to London to see the Houses of Parliament with a Birmingham City Council Group on the last Monday in November, and I had quite a lot of fun. Whilst we sat through two 4-hour long journeys to get to and fro, when we arrived at the Houses of Parliament, we had a lovely lunch which was sat waiting for us. Afterwards, we had a nice tour of the Houses of Parliament where we saw Westminster Hall (where the Queen was for her lying-in-state) and our Tour Guide explained its incredible History. Who knew that Westminster Hall was over 900 years old and was home to the famous King Henry VIII? Gosh! Shortly after, my Group and myself had the pleasure of seeing the House of Commons in session as the MPs were debating over finances to cover the loss of Education during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Penultimately, we had a nice little quiz on the Houses of Parliament, which was quickly interrupted by a visit from an MP. Some of you may know Ms. Paulette Hamilton as MP for Erdington, Castle Vale and Kingstanding. Well, she was our visiting MP that day, who gave us a lovely recount of her life as a nurse before she became MP and described what it was like. We gave her a couple of interesting questions to answer and we enjoyed her company for 20-30mins.

After all those lovely activities, we had to set off unfortunately at 5pm, but overall, despite the long journey hours, the trip proved to be an excellent privilege which I am grateful for (and am not likely to forget about soon.

-Umar, 10B

BVGS is incredibly proud of the Year 7 pupils who took part in the Speech Recital on Tuesday 29th November. They performed a fantastic selection of spooky-themed poetry. 'Transylvanian Dreaming' ,

'Our Teacher's Not a Zombie' and 'George's Marvellous Medicine' were just some of the captivating pieces.

We are sure you will agree that it takes huge confidence to stand up in front of a large audience. All students worked so hard on their performances, spoke clearly and audibly, used facial expression, body language, vocal tone and expression. We really feel they were able to demonstrate a brilliant variety of skills, and we are exceptionally proud of all of them.

-Miss Brown (pictured below)

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