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CURRICULUM// MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES Sole, stuffed peppers and chips. The food was judged by two keen chefs from among the School staff: Phil Donaldson (Head of Academic Administration) and Toby Seth (Headmaster). They scored the meals out of ten in four categories: use of ingredients; technical skill; appearance and taste. Pete and Tiger were declared the winners as their dish, the only pudding prepared by the contestants, scored 34 points out of a maximum of 40. All the contestants showed real innovation and skill, setting an impressively high standard for future competitors to match. THE GREAT EUROPEAN BAKE OFF! The Modern Languages Department ran the Great European Bake Off in celebration of the European Day of Languages on Wednesday 26th September 2018. Pupils were encouraged to bake a “European-themed” treat and their creations were judged by the Headmaster and Mrs Salmon. There were all sorts of wonderful creations, including a (nearly life-size!) Eiffel Tower made entirely out of crispy cake; huge well done to Adam Wilcock! We also tasted the Colosseum, a two-tiered Union Jack, EU cupcakes, Spanish maracas, a flamenco cake, a Swedish Princess cake, a fruit mille feuille, a Dutch bundt cake, an Ocktoberfest extravaganza complete with stein and a traditional polish cake and these were only a few of them! All of the cakes were then sold to raise money for MacMillan Cancer Support as part of MacMillan Coffee Morning and we raised a huge total of £230.67. Our biggest thanks go to all of the pupils who spent a huge amount of time and effort creating their masterpieces; we were totally overwhelmed by the quality and variety of bakes! It really did feel like a proper “bake off” with comments such as “there’s no soggy bottom there” and “nice texture” from the judges! Well done to everyone whether you baked, bought or donated. THE WINNERS WERE: Lower School Star Baker: Will Briggs Lower School runner up: Logan Carter Lower School 3rd place: Poppy Ducker Special recognition: Adam Wilcock Middle School Star: Baker: Josh Gill Middle School runner up: Phoebe Anderson Special recognition: Max Haustedt 6th Form Star Baker: Pete Massey 6th Form runner up: Antonia Westphal THE POCKLINGTONIAN 53