Boarding in House 1

Mrs Hurley

'Life in House 1 has been very enjoyable this half term, especially with the brilliant Lunar New Year fireworks, Les Mis, and the steadily increasing sunny days.

On the weekends, there is always a lively board game going on in a corner of the House. There has also been a lot of baking throughout the week, with House staff making sure that there are baked snacks after House meetings.

For me, the swimming gala was the most memorable event, as it was my first time taking part. Many of my friends showed up to support, with most screaming themselves hoarse. The chaos of people scrambling around dripping wet trying to work out who needed to go where will not be easily forgotten!'

'Boarding in House 1 has been so much fun this half-term!

The house normally offers a range of activities I love to attend, like Quiz Night, Bingo, and Toasties sessions. Normally, after prep time, I love to come down with my friends and relax while doing these activities.

On top of these, I've also attended many of the house competitions on Thursdays, the most recent being House Dodgeball, which was so much fun to be a part of representing my House.

Normally on Friday nights, I play one of the many boardgames that the House staff have bought for us with the other boarders; we have been very interested in a game called "Ticket to Ride" recently, where the aim of the game is to build the longest train route around Europe.

Another highlight of my boarding time was watching the recent school production of Les Miserables last week; it was amazing to see all my friends on the stage performing, and I enjoyed the story very much!'