Sir William Week Six

This week we have been blessed with good weather again, so spent a lot of time outdoors playing sport and doing painting. On Tuesday morning, the Olympic Torch came through Richmond, so all of the students lined up along the pavement to join in the celebrations!

Here is our week in pictures...

Onur and Saskia posing for a photo in the sun!

Selin enjoying the sun

Darina showing off her talent!

Students and staff patiently waiting for the Olympic Torch to come past!

Richmond's Mr Olympics cycles past just before the Torch

Policemen sporting blow-up Olympic Torches

Wenlock comes to Richmond

Claire and Lisa enjoying the pre-Torch entertainment

The Olympic Torch

"We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz"

Amelia, Laura and Joanne just passed their driving tests!

Amil, Mehmet, Ismayil, Mark, Artur, Ignacio, Berk, Jorge and Mehmet chilling out before some white-knuckle rides!

Maxim enjoying himself in the bumper cars!

"I can fly!"

Owen getting his own back on Joanne!

It is Andrea and Saskia, honestly!

"Does my face look orange...?"

Looking good ladies!

Hitomi, Natsumi, Kate, Maria and Maria: "Peace!"

"You paint my face and I'll paint yours"

Students dancing at the Olympic disco on Saturday night

Keep climbing!

A view inside the HMS Victory

Students are glad to be sleeping on mattresses tonight!

Today, everyone said farewell to their friends and we headed off on the coach to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. It was a lovely day, and it didn't rain until we were all safely back on the bus! This evening, students played football, did painting and watched a movie before having an ice cream and heading to bed. Good night!

Sir William Week Five

It is starting to get less busy at Sir William, although there are still plenty of students' mouths to feed and brains to excite!

On Friday afternoon, the students met waxwork models of celebrities at Madame Tussauds, and yesterday we all went to Canterbury and Leeds Castle for the day. The weather has been very good this week, let's hope it is still nice for the Olympics next week!

Here are some pictures of what we have been getting up to this week...

"Do you like my new dress?"

Caroline and Christine making a hat for the fashion show

Hello girls!

Christina perfecting her mask for the ball

Masks drying for the masquerade ball on Saturday

Ekaterina getting creative at t-shirt design!

Could this be the start of a new girl band?

Girls versus boys in a three-legged race!

A face of real concentration!

Could Burak be the next Tim Henman?

Students and staff making the most of the sun while playing silly sports!

Decorating cakes for the masquerade ball!

Here are some of the finished products!

Something tells me they won't be around for long...

Make way for our Studio Cambridge boy band!

Javier showing off his rapping talent to an impressed crowd!

 We finished the week with a talent show on Friday evening where students played the piano, sang, and rapped to an audience. On Saturday evening, we had a masquerade ball complete with masks, a cake stand and fruit punch (non-alcoholic of course!)

Sir William Week Four

Good evening everyone! This week, we continued our busy streak with 173 students. We went swimming, played football and designed t-shirts, and on Wednesday night we went into London to see 'The Lion King' and 'Thriller Live'. The students very much enjoyed the shows, singing along to Michael Jackson's greatest hits as well as absorbing themselves in the story of Simba and Mufasa!

Here is our week in pictures...

Oumaima teaches everyone Arabic!

Using technology to make origami animals!

Francis, Iga, and Sam playing 'pens', a game that requires quick reactions!

Joanne and Sam testing out the three-legged race

Jihane and Hiba warming up before the race...

...and they're off!

Joanne, the activities coordinator, being shown how to make a bracelet!

"We love friendship bracelet making!"

Camilla, Isabella and Aurora making friendship bracelets for each other!

Students enjoying the disco on Saturday night

Ilyas, Christina, and Caroline, dancing the night away

Arrivals, departures, AND a trip all at the same time.. busy, busy, busy!

Smile! The teachers, Fiona and Cathy looking 'cool' at height!

Students walking around the treetop walk at Kew Gardens

Ege, Deniz and Talha viewing Kew Gardens from above!

Exploring the palm trees in the 'Glass House' at Kew Gardens

Cathy explaining Darwin's discoveries in the glasshouse at Kew Gardens!

A final thank you and farewell from the Moroccan group!

This week, we finished with a trip to Kew Gardens and Hampton Court, where we discovered King Henry 8th's residence! It was a very relaxing day, which ended with some games, speed friend making and basketball. Now, we all deserve a good night's sleep!