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✨ A wonderful Friends of Thetford Grammar School Social Morning! ✨ We recently enjoyed a super festive Christmas calligraphy workshop with the amazing @clarewarrencalligraphy. Some of our younger pupils even popped in to see the beautiful writing and gift tags being created with the “special pens and ink” — their excitement was priceless! We are so lucky to have such a fantastic community of parents, families, and friends supporting TGS through Friends of TGS. We’re already looking forward to their upcoming pop-up Elfridges Christmas Shop ✨ and the Winter Fayre 🎄 — festive fun is definitely on the way! #thetfordgrammarschool #norfolkschool #schoolcommunity

TGS Sports Roundup 🏆 A busy and exciting few weeks of sport for TGS! ⚽ Y5/6 battled hard against Redcastle, with Tobi scoring 4 and earning Player of the Match. ⚽ Y7/8 dominated at Stoke College with an 11–0 win! Issac and Joseph shared Player of the Match after scoring 4 each. ⚽ Y4 Mixed Team showed great determination at South Lee - George and Sienna were joint Players of the Match. ⚽ Y10 edged Abbey College 5–4 thanks to four goals from Zachary, who earned Player of the Match. ⚽ U18 worked hard in a tough match against Abbey College, with Ellis and Bertie scoring. 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♀️ Cross Country: Fantastic effort from all runners, with standout finishes from Samuel (3rd, Y4) and Tobi (5th, Y6). 🏐 Y7/8 impressed in the cold at Stoke College with a brilliant 21–1 win—Immy was Player of the Match. 🏐 Y9 competed brilliantly at the Norfolk County Tournament, securing two strong wins and narrowly missing the semifinals. 🏐 Y9/10 defeated Abbey College 36–7, with captain Alexia earning Player of the Match. Well done to all teams for their effort, sportsmanship, and brilliant performances! 👏

🎄 A Festive Friday at Thetford Garden Centre! 🎶 Our wonderful Years 1 and 2 children were invited to Thetford Garden Centre after school on Friday to sing - and what a magical time we had! The children were so excited to perform for their parents, relatives and friends, who made the most amazingly supportive audience. Their smiles (and singing!) lit up the whole garden centre. They performed a selection of lovely festive songs, including a special sneak preview of two pieces from our upcoming Pre-Prep Christmas show. ✨ We are also thrilled that Years 1 and 2 will soon be decorating the Christmas tree that Thetford Garden Centre are kindly gifting to us. We can’t wait to see it sparkle! Thank you to everyone who came along and to Thetford Garden Centre for such a warm welcome. 🎄

🌼 EYFS Adventures at Church Farm! 🌼 Our EYFS children have been busy looking back at all the lovely photos from their trip to Church Farm. 🐄🐑🐐 Each child chose their favourite animal from the visit and created a beautiful drawing to show it, along with some fantastic supported writing to label their pictures. ✍️🎨

🎉 Prep School Break the Rules Day! 🎉 Today, our wonderful Prep School children took part in a very special ‘Break the Rules’ Day to raise money for their chosen charity, the RSPCA 🐾💙 The children had the chance to break a selection of fun rules, including: ✨ Crazy hair and/or hats 🧦 Odd socks 🌀 Funky tights or leggings 📚 No homework for a day 🍫 Chocolate for snack Thanks to their amazing enthusiasm (and some truly brilliant rule-breaking!), they have raised a fantastic £135 for the RSPCA.👏

🔥 Great Fire of London – Year 1 & 2 Learning Showcase! 🔥 Our pupils in Years 1 and 2 have been busy learning all about the Great Fire of London. Here are some of our wonderful Year 2 children proudly sharing the incredible models they created at home as part of their extended learning homework! Alongside their model-making, the children also took part in a variety of activities, including designing fire safety posters, thinking about what they and their families might save in an emergency, and painting their own interpretations of what the Great Fire may have looked like if they had lived during that time. A huge well done to all of the children for their hard work and creativity—and a big thank you to their brilliantly supportive parents! 🔥✨👏

Today we invited our 11+ scholars to Scholar’s Brunch. Pupils proudly showcased the incredible range of scholarly activities they have been involved in — both inside and outside of school. From scuba diving adventures to museum explorations, academic competitions and even the successful achievement of a grade 9 at early GCSE entry, our Scholars demonstrated an inspiring commitment to curiosity and challenge. Students brought along medals, certificates, project work and photographs of themselves in action — a true display of passion, hard work and dedication. Staff were thoroughly impressed by the variety and ambition of our scholars’ pursuits — a huge well done to everyone who took part! Mrs Butler-Hand will be leading an information session next week for all pupils looking to apply for a 13+ scholarship. #ScholarsBrunch #StudentSuccess #ProudTeachers #LifelongLearners #CuriosityAndChallenge

🌍 Year 7 Geography Skills – Michaelmas Term 🌍 This term, our Year 7 students have been developing their Geography Skills through an exciting project — the Geography Passport Challenge! ✈️ Each student created their very own Geography Passport, introducing themselves through six creative challenges. These tasks encouraged them to share information about their lives while making connections to local, national, and international locations. In addition, students researched a current geographical news story and completed a book review, showcasing their curiosity and growing understanding of the world around them. 🌎📚 The most impressive passports earned a spot on our Excellent Homework Wall, celebrating outstanding attention to detail, fantastic writing, and brilliant effort. 👏 A huge well done to Felicia, Aiden, William, and Daniel for their exceptional work!

In this term's English lessons with Mrs Butler-Hand, Year 7 have explored the powerful world of war poetry, focusing on how poets use language to shape our understanding of conflict. Pupils compared and contrasted the upbeat propaganda of Jessie Pope’s Who’s for the Game? with Wilfred Owen’s harrowing Dulce et Decorum Est, examining how each poet uses imagery, tone and poetic devices to convey very different perspectives on war. To finish the unit, students created their own blackout poems inspired by In Flanders Fields, revealing strikingly original and moving interpretations of the famous text. The unit encouraged thoughtful discussion, creative expression and a deeper appreciation for how poetry captures the realities of war. Single photo - by Matilda Group photo - by Matilda, Josh, Wren, Nefeli and Zachary