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Participants were then treated to a birthday breakfast at the school ’ s DCIS cafe , where special memories were shared and thanks were given to the staff , parents and the local community . We honoured all our long-standing staff members with flowers and awards , as some of our colleagues have been here for 20 years or more . Everyone then enjoyed a slice of the special cake and we all wore our 45 Year Anniversary birthday badges .
A time capsule was later buried at the school to mark the occasion with a number of special items tracing the school ’ s history and birthday celebrations . The items included :
• Memories of our birthday celebrations from EYFS
• An essay entitled ‘ Why we love Dover Court School ’
• An adapted pieces from the Giving Tree called ‘ The Giving School ’
• A newspaper article on ‘ Life at Dover Court , Now and Then ’
• Memories of Sports Day 2017
• A wordle of what DCIS means to us
• Postcard and video sharing our feelings and experiences from Year 6
We wish to thank every one of our students , staff and families who helped make this two week event such a success . And we look forward to celebrating our 50th anniversary in five years !
Kind regards ,
Andrew Marshall Acting Deputy Head ( Lower Primary )
Celebratory birthday cake provided by Little Miss Muffet Cakes , bit . ly / LittleMissMuffetCake
Floral arrangements provided by Urban Meadow Flowers , bit . ly / UrbanMeadowFlowers
Hiking Expedition to Les Martinets , Switzerland :
Ready , Steady , Go !
Team of Secondary School students depart on Sunday for Les Martinets where they will stay in a mountain hut , hike the Swiss Alps and take a gondola up to a glacier at 3000 metres
With one week to go , our ambitious hikersin-training completed their final ascent of the nearby 40-floor HDB block , this time with their hiking boots and a weighted backpack . It was a fantastic achievement as it was the first time all students made it to the top . The students ’ hard work and training is paying off and we commend them for the effort they are investing in training both in and outside of school . They have also been training in map reading and topography , as they now have a better understand of the geography and geology of the Swiss Alps .
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The team of seven secondary students and two teachers depart on Saturday 10th June and will be arriving in Geneva for a full week of activities including : a two day hike from Les Martinets to our mountain hut , a lesson on the art of cheese and chocolate making and a tour of the factories where this fine Swiss produce is made , taking a gondola up to Glacier 3000 where we will observe a high glacial environment and gain some understanding of the environmental impacts of climate change . We will meet students from all around the globe from other NAE schools and will learn how to work together and what it takes to lead a group of people in challenging conditions . We are really looking forward to this adventure .
Simon Woodhall Trip Leader to Les Martinets