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On Friday, it was Happy Shoes Day. As part of our commitment to @EcoSchools, the boys walked, scootered or cycled to school. In return, they could wear their own 👟
We're excited to share the Digital Senior School Informal Concert, from @hallmusic1889! https://vimeo.com/468606451
As part of our commitment to @EcoSchools, we had a step counting competition, last month. The winning class was in Year 5. They were allowed to wear MUFTI today, with many opting for Green! 💚
Year 5 wrote and performed their own Harvest Festival songs, in their TPR lessons. Their musical talent really shone through! 🎵 @hallmusic1889
It’s #ThrowbackThursday; so here's a photo of our 1st XI Football Team, in 1995!
Last week, Year 1 visited Primrose Hill for an Autumn walk and then used their findings to complete some 'transient art' 🍂🎨
In the hope that the Y8 French Exchange can take place next year, Y7 have been working on presenting key information to their exchange partners. Inspired by the pandemic, they have each created a masked face which when pulled open reveals their personal information in French. 🇫🇷
Last month, we had our first ever Digital Middle School Informal Concert. We’re delighted to share the result... https://vimeo.com/465367176
Our Music Department have launched their own Twitter account: @hallmusic1889. Check it out for more content of our talented musicians. 🎵
Here are some 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥-𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲: 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 7 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 📸
Poetry Day! This week in the Junior School, the boys worked together to recite their favourite poems 📚
Here is an example from Year 1.
You can watch all of the videos on our Vimeo page:
https://vimeo.com/thehallschool
It’s #ThrowbackThursday; so here's a photo of our Year 2 Christmas Play, from 1992!
🗣 Introducing our School Officers: 2020/21
Our Head and Deputy Head Boy, the Heads and Deputy Heads of the Houses, and the Captains of Sport.
*𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘣𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴
Starting this week, we want to share 📸 of the boys in their natural habitat - The Hall School Yard. So, here is 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥-𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲: 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝟒 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
*𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘣𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴.
Well done to The Hall School Triathlon Team, for competing in the @BlenheimTri for @JDRFUK!
They’ve already raised over £50,000 for Type 1 Diabetes research!
It’s not too late to donate: https://www.justgiving.com/team/Halltriathlonteam
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Many thanks to @lewis_damian for being part of our Hall School Triathlon Appeal, for @JDRFUK. The Team takes on the @BlenheimTri, this Sunday. You can see Damian’s entire video, here: http://vimeo.com/456863669
And please donate if you can: https://www.justgiving.com/team/Halltriathlonteam
Thank you to everyone who has kindly donated. Our Hall Triathlon Team takes on the @BlenheimTri, this Sunday. It’s not too late to give, if you can. https://www.justgiving.com/team/Halltriathlonteam
This September 13th, our Triathlon Team are competing in the @BlenheimTri, to raise money for @JDRFUK, the UK’s leading Type 1 Diabetes charity.
It affects 400,000 people in the UK, with two Hall boys recently diagnosed.
If able, please donate: https://www.justgiving.com/team/Halltriathlonteam
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Day One of 2020/21 ✅
The Hall School returns, for everyone, on Thursday 3rd September. See you soon...
The end is not near, it’s here. Well done to our boys; thank you to our parents. We leave you with the Leavers Video, for our Class of 2020. A year we will certainly never forget...
https://vimeo.com/434308817
We love this Memories collage, from one of our Y1 classes. #HallAtHome
Last week, following the launch of our Junior School Digital Sports Day, we proudly presented the final result. https://vimeo.com/432785499
#HallAtHome
As part of our Digital Learning programme, the History Department launched ‘History Matters’; a series focused on the boys’ curriculum. Amongst the episodes, we were honoured to welcome @MishalHusain & @lewis_damian, to talk about their love of history; and more. #HallAtHome
'Support Our Summer', a campaign from one of our charity partners,
@the_winch; starts today and runs for 7 days. They are looking to raise £15k, for summer holiday play schemes. Any donation made through this link, will be doubled by
@BigGive! https://donate.thebiggive.org.uk/campaign/a051r00001bYFp3AAG
As part of their end of year project work, some Year 8 boys have produced their own podcasts. They focus on a variety of topics; ranging from the Black Lives Matter movement, to Desert Island Discs. The episodes can be heard here: https://soundcloud.com/the-hall-school/sets/year-8-podcasts #HallAtHome (5)
A boy in the Middle School has produced this beautiful family quilt... #HallAtHome (4)
Another Junior School boy has produced this wonderful interpretation of the map of world! 🌎 #HallAtHome (3)
One of our Junior School boys has had a go at making his own film; and the result is fantastic! 🧱 #HallAtHome (2)
Let’s look back at Week 8 of #HallAtHome, starting with The Year 8 ‘My Way’ Challenge; a colloborative re-creation of the song made famous by Frank Sinatra. https://vimeo.com/431198590 #HallAtHome (1)
Finally, we have a Year 7 boy, playing Viva La Vida, by @coldplay. He is playing all the parts; and singing as well! 🎻 🗣 #HallAtHome (8)
Our penultimate piece comes from a Year 8 boy, playing ‘I’m Going To Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter’, by Fats Waller 🎷#HallAtHome (7)
Here is a Year 7 boy, performing Tugela Rail, by Darius Brubeck 🎹#HallAtHome (6)
Next up, here is a Year 4 boy performing Arabesque Johann Burgmuller 🎹 #HallAtHome (5)
Our final Year 5 boy is performing Standchen, by Franz Schubert 🎻 #HallAtHome (4)
Here is another Year 5 boy, performing Andante in A, by Joseph Haydn 🎹 (3) #HallAtHome
Next up we have an original composition, called Fiddle Time, from a Year 2 boy 🎻 #HallAtHome (2)
For Week 7 of #HallAtHome, we’re excited to host a Pupils’ Online Music Concert. Let’s start with a Year 5 boy, performing Dusty Blue, by June Armstrong 🎹 #HallAtHome (1)
Two of our teachers have finally finished the highly academic task of watching all 22 Marvel Avengers films, in chronological order. You can hear the final episode of their podcast discussing them, here...
https://soundcloud.com/the-hall-school/extra-time-episode-5-the-final-avengers-chapter?in=the-hall-school/sets/extra-time-with-mr-gordon-mr #HallAtHome (4)
We're still receiving entries for the @GettyMuseum Challenge. Here are a few more fabulous efforts... #HallAtHome (3)
We want to share this fantastic photo taken by a Y5 boy, in Devprayag, India - the place where the rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi confluence. This photo features as 'June' in our Hall School Geography Calendar. #HallAtHome (2)
Let's look back at Week 6 of #HallAtHome. Our boys have been taking advantage of the great outdoors, learning to whittle and enjoying long hikes; as well as their home learning. (1)
One of our Year 6 boys has now raised over a thousand pounds for the NHS... #HallAtHome
https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/politics/highgate-boy-raises-1-000-for-nhs-with-violin-1-6676200
The Year 8 Music Tech Leavers Video, Class of 2020, is coming soon...
@macmillancancer We will ☺️ and thank you!
We wish the boys a wonderful half term; and commend them on their fantastic approach to Digital Learning, over the past 5 weeks. 🙋♂️ #HallAtHome (5)
A science lesson in the park, a 5K run for the NHS, and a great attempt at the @GettyMuseum Challenge, from these boys... #HallAtHome (4)
We ♥️ what this Reception Class has put together... #HallAtHome (3)
Two Y7 boys are raising money for @Chance2Shine, with their patron matching every £, by batting an entire Ashes series, hitting > 11,000 balls. They are supported by @HampsteadCC, @PrimroseHillCC, ILBC & the London Schools County Squad. https://bit.ly/3etcuen 🏏 #HallAtHome (2)
Let's look back at Week 5 of #HallAtHome, starting with a Y8 boy's charity initiative to raise money for @macmillancancer, by gaming for 12hrs straight. He beat his original target & doesn't think he'll touch his Xbox again 'for the next 600 years'. 🎮 (1) https://bit.ly/3cWsiWq
Having been personally affected by breast cancer, one of our Year 8 boys has just started a 12 hour Gaming Marathon, to raise money for @macmillancancer. You can support him here: https://gameheroes.macmillan.org.uk/fundraising/blake-bratley-sly-sloth-64
A Year 8 boy has been experimenting with filming and editing; and produced this slick video. 🎥 #HallAtHome (6)
These brothers are making the most of their extra time together - cooking, building, playing golf; and taking advantage of Remote Learning. 🏌️♂️ #HallAtHome (5)
A Year 7 English class was set the task of creating an artist's interpretation of the Martians, in War of the Worlds, via a medium of their choice. 👾 #HallAtHome (4)
We’re still working towards our Green Flag Award with @EcoSchools. This boy is collecting rainwater and composting. Boys are also being encouraged to grow plants in and out of the garden; and take part in the Wildlife Photography Competition. 💧🌱📷 #HallAtHome (3)
This Year 5 boy honed his interview skills, and really looked the part! #HallAtHome (2)
Let’s look back at Week 4 of #HallAtHome, starting with this astonishing picture of the moon, captured by one of our Year 8 boys, using his Astronomy Camera 🔭 📷 🌒 (1)
Great to see one of our Year 5 boys enjoying the ‘5N News Challenge’! 👔 #HallAtHome
Thank you to all our parents for their generous donations to @foodcycle! Donations are still welcome and very much appreciated. You can leave them in the collection point cupboard, outside the The Hall Senior School.
It’s been wonderful to see so many Hall families enjoying the extra time they have together. 👨👩👧👦 #HallAtHome (6)
A lot of boys have been taking the opportunity to hone their creative skills, through Lego and puzzles. 🧱#HallAtHome (5)
