On the 22 and 23 May, Year 6 gave the rest of the school a chance to relax and watch their spectacular theatre production of the story (which was popularised by Disney), Aladdin. 

Year 6 worked incredibly hard in both the rehearsals and in the actual production. The final production certainly was worth the wait despite the (sometimes) fiddly rehearsals.  

Aladdin and his pals (Babkak, Omar and Kassim) are street rats in the world of Agrabah, until Aladdin meets Jafar and his sidekick, Iago. He leads him to the Cave of Wonders where Aladdin gets trapped and finds the magical Genie lamp. He wishes to become a prince so that he can be a suitor of Princess Jasmine, who, urged by her servants (Manal, Isir and Rajah), goes out into the streets of Agrabah where she meets Aladdin. 

Jafar, however, wants Genie’s lamp so that he can take the place of the Sultan. 

So, Aladdin and his pals go into the palace where he is confronted by Jafar, who gets his hands on the lamp. He then wastes no time in revealing Aladdin’s true identity. Jafar then wishes to become a Genie. He is then sucked into his own lamp and becomes trapped forever. 

Jasmine and Aladdin live happily ever after! 

The show was hilarious. It had amazing and catchy musical numbers and certainly lots of unforgettable lines. 

Year 6 had a fabulous time doing it – what a great experience it was! 

By Alex 6C 

You are warmly invited to the Junior School Summer Concert on Thursday, 26 June, 7pm at Warwick Hall.

This will be a dazzling extravaganza showcasing the talent of the Junior school boys and will feature performances from the following groups: Big Choir, Micro Choir, Orchestra, Brass Monkeys, All Stars, Dynamo Strings, The Dynamix, Jazz Band, all three Rock Bands, eSQuires, Handbells, Rising Strings, Guitar Group and JAMP.

Come and celebrate the final concert of the year for our Year 6 boys and Miss Sharp!

On Sunday, 11 May, the Birmingham Megafinal of the prestigious UK Schools Chess Challenge, the world's biggest junior chess tournament, took place.

A number of boys from Warwick Junior School took part and did themselves and the school proud - all taking home points from what was a very strong field; four of the five sections featured members of the England national junior team and dozens of members of the Warwickshire Junior Chess Squad also competed in all five sections.

The star performer was Warwick's youngest representative, Alex. In his first time competing on this stage, he scored a fantastic 4/6 in the U8 section and qualified for the Gigafinal, the penultimate stage of the competition. Remarkably, he did so despite being outrated in every single game. Congratulations to Alex and all the boys who competed!

This week, we introduced our new learning strength, Focus. The boys gave some thoughtful responses to the importance of focus and concentration in achieving our aims. We discussed how we can lose focus, sometimes through external distractions such as noise, but also through internal distractions, where we are distracted by our feelings and emotions. Using a clip from the film ‘Inside Out’, we reflected on how our emotions can sometimes deflect us from the task at hand. Such emotions and thoughts are natural, and it is important to understand how they will affect our focus. We continued by discussing the importance of sleep, a healthy diet, exercise, breaks and effective listening in ensuring that we focus both inside and outside the classroom. 

Last weekend it was wonderful to welcome Year 1 boys and parents from the Prep School and other local schools to our Explorers Morning. Taking part in a range of activities, the boys had their first taste of life in the Junior School, and it was fantastic to see so many smiling faces. It is always a pleasure to share the opportunities on offer at all the Foundation Schools with our families so I would like to draw your attention to the Warwick School Open Evening on Friday 4th July which provides a great chance for parents and boys to experience the next stage in their Warwick School journey.  

Wishing you a happy weekend, 

John Bond 

Every week, I have boys visit my office to receive a Headmaster’s Commendation. It is a wonderful opportunity for me to see what the boys have been doing and talk to them about their learning. A particular highlight this week was to see some of the work the boys completed at the end of last term during open homework week. I watched two documentaries based on the theme of ‘Earth Day’, one produced by Artie on the importance of bees to our environment and one made by Ted on the dangers of pollution. James also designed and built his own bird feeder and hedgehog house to encourage wildlife in his garden. It is a pleasure to see the skills and knowledge the boys obtain in school being applied in such creative and interesting ways.  

The breadth of opportunity on offer at the Junior School continues to be evident. Since the start of term we have seen a fantastic Year 4 art exhibition, the wonderful achievement of the boys qualifying for the IAPS national swimming finals, and the final preparations as some of the boys travel to the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire next Monday to record their own music tracks. Year 6 also continue to work hard in their rehearsals for Aladdin Jr. 

Thank you for all your continued support of your sons and I wish you all a restful weekend. 

John Bond