Mental Health Sticky Notes Project If you took a look at the sixth form common room any day of the week, it would look like a typical adolescent school space: you’d see kids studying, eating instant ramen noodles and passing around popcorn, card…
Looks like you can still see these beautiful creatures after all Have you ever wanted to see a giant lizard? The Komodo Island has been a famous island in Indonesia ever since it was opened for tourists. This island is home to the…
Will we be able to use them for limb regeneration? From Bill Cipher’s last words (Gravity falls reference)to this adorable GIF on the side, axolotls have been very frequent in pop culture recently, yet not a lot of people are familiar with the…
You had always been different, right from the start. All the other girls were tanned and flawless, with round eyes and full lips and freckled noses. You preferred to keep your head low, thoughts confined to only your mind, long sleeves and hooded…
Do you enjoy sad books or do you enjoy funny books? Regardless of what type of books you enjoy, you will enjoy ‘A Series Of Unfortunate Events’ (ASOUE) by Lemony Snicket. Other than having a great storyline and a wild sense of…
Earth was calling me, pulling and begging me to leave. It hurled my arms backwards, letting them skim the slate before they could find a foothold. My limbs were planks, stiff and cold, too weak to even attempt to fend off the millions…
The Year 8 Entrepreneurship Day is an event where students become entrepreneurs and sell homemade products for a day. This event was greatly anticipated as it was a new event for the Year 8 students, and it helped them develop their business acumen…
How to make stress your friend by Kelly McGonigal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcGyVTAoXEU We all get stressed sometimes- okay, let’s be real here... We get stressed a lot, especially during exam season... And all our lives, we believed stress to be the ultimate enemy, but…
Regular Pancakes You’ll need: 1 cup of all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons of sugar 2 ½ teaspoons of baking soda ½ teaspoon of salt 1 ¼ cups of milk 3 tablespoons of butter (melted) 1 large egg Oil for brushing…
Good Evening parents, staff & students, At the start of this evening I was quite nervous. Not nervous to speak or to address you all, but nervous to know that this is the last time I will be addressing a Community in which…
The beach clean-up is an event where volunteering students clean the beach by collecting trash in large bin bags. I know it might sound a little monotonous but we always end up with a memorable day. When we first arrived at the beach,…
“West Tsukishiwa station, disembark for west Tsukishiwa station.” The platform was fuller than usual. From Akane’s vision at six feet, he could see most of the crowd around him. The floodlights let intense shadows fall across the ceiling and the figures that passed.…
Librarian question and answers This year, NES welcomed a new librarian! Below is a short interview with Ms Pritchard, who came from Scotland and taught English to kids ranging from infants to 5 year olds. So here’s the Q&A!: -What inspired you…
The flying by of each day brings us closer and closer to the dreaded End Of Year Examinations. No need to panic though- we’ve got tips for you! 1. Create your own study guide. While many teachers kindly provide students with…
