A delightful performance full of music and dancing (and fighting and fun ! ) Well done to all the Year 11s who brought Shakespeare alive for their friends and family!
Category: Drama and Poetry
Ephemeral
ASIBA poetry competition 2024, Ephemeral, results. The results of this year’s ASIBA poetry competition have been published on the ASIBA website and you can find the list of winners and finalists, as well as read the eighteen poems in the final at the link below. Montebello poets did us proud this year, with two poets placed in…Continue reading Ephemeral
Much Ado About Nothing
The first years performed the Shakespeare play they have been studying for the past few weeks for the pleasure of their parents (and a few Terminale who had done the same play in their first year but covid stopped their performance …) With live music and such a committed cast, a fabulous time was had…Continue reading Much Ado About Nothing
Inspirational Statue
During our Dublin trip, I challenged the second years to write a poem about a particularly interesting statue outside Christ Church Cathedral. Saba rose to the challenge and wrote this acrostic poem: Two sides of a coin Juxtaposition of a man to a poor stature,Ever-willing but powerless, and fragile.Sickened with wounds, and crimson drops,Underfed, Under-kept…Continue reading Inspirational Statue
A Fabulous Tragedy
The 2022 First-Year Promo delighted parents, teachers and students alike with their outstanding performance of Romeo and Juliet on Thursday 31st May. Well done to everyone for a really enjoyable performance.
Performing Perfect Poetry
On Monday 24th January, the first-years were given the challenge to learn two poems of their choice by heart – one post-war and one pre-war from the collection we have been working from this year ‘Poetry by Heart’. In front of the whole year group (48 students) they performed their poems and were awarded a…Continue reading Performing Perfect Poetry
Much Ado About Nothing
Despite not being able to perform our Shakespeare play Much Ado About Nothing this year for obvious reasons, we were still able to produce some pretty amazing work. From newspaper articles to stage fighting to a mock wedding video, the first years impressed us with their imagination and creativity and all in the name of…Continue reading Much Ado About Nothing
Flipping Amazing!
The results of the poetry competition are out, and although our students did not receive any top prizes, Salomé MANACH from Year 13 was one of the finalists for the Senior category. Well done Salomé 🙂 To enjoy Salomé’s poem ‘Picture Perfect‘ which speaks of a mask sewn with “shreds of sun” and decorated with…Continue reading Flipping Amazing!