FPSS Gunge-A-Teacher – 29 March 2012

Over the last fortnight, each of the eight houses at Furze Platt (all named after nearby towns which lie on the Thames) has organised charity fundraiser events. From bake sales to magic shows, car washes to concerts, hundreds of pounds has been made for each house’s chosen charity.

Today, it was the turn of Windsor House to raise precious pennies for their nominated organisation, as what seemed like half the school gathered during second break on one of the top playing fields to find out which teacher had been voted to be gunged.

It’s not the first time Furze Platt’s held a ‘Gunge-A-Teacher’ event – back in 2007, Mr Shepherd and the recently-departed Mr Neill were covered in thick, red gloop for Red Nose Day.

FPSS Berlin Trip: Day Two – 14 February 2012

Despite last night putting my headphones in and setting my iPod to run its ‘Bell Tower’ alarm clock function at 6:30am this morning, I was somewhat surprised to hear the distant sound of church bells at half-past-the-hour. I soon realised, however, that my Skullcandys had fallen out of my ears during turning in bed, and the distant sound was in fact originating from the device.

I was one of only a few who’d chosen to get up early and, accompanied by Mr Boniface, “watch the sun rise”. Feeling like Willie Wonka in Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, we pushed the button in the lift marked ‘Rooftop’ and ascended to the top of the building again, as we’d done yesterday evening. There were no golden rays – we were too early – so I took a simple picture of the skyline and went downstairs.

Last Day of Year 10 – 21 July 2011

Today was the last day of the summer term, and indeed the 2010/11 academic year. I took my camera in today to photography myself and my friends, in the last hours before the six-week break.

At the end of the winter, spring, and summer terms, a ‘celebration assembly’ is held in the Sports Hall, where all of the school’s pupils and staff enjoy the presentation of prizes and awards for each subject, separated by musical breaks. In the photo below, my friend Lorna Young rehearses for a performance of On My Own from Les Misérables, having played the part of Cosette in a production of the musical in September. Later, in the real assembly, I received £30 of gift vouchers for collecting the most stamps in my house. (Every lesson, students have to ‘earn’ a stamp for punctuality, good work ethics, etc.)