March 2015

Mar 2015
This year’s Passion Play proved to be a worthy successor to those of years past, with strong and moving performances throughout the Sixth Form cast. Chronicling the final week of Jesus’s earthly life and culminating in his condemnation, torture and crucifixion, the production offers a first-hand and very personal account of the suffering of Christ. The play demands the utmost in dramatic intensity and professionalism from a relatively young group of children and St John’s Sixth Formers were not found wanting: the result was a stirring ensemble performance that served as the ideal close
Mar 2015
The St John’s passion for books and reading was confirmed once again across a wide range of book-related activities, all designed to increase the children’s enthusiasm for all things literary. The Byron House Book Week is a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and, most importantly, of reading. Byron House enjoyed author and illustrator Paul Geraghty’s entertaining presentations. He described the animals and landscape in South Africa, where he has lived most of his life, as the inspiration for his books.  He loves making up silly names for his animals and even has his own
Mar 2015
The Fifth Form show at St John’s is traditionally one of the most highly-anticipated and much-hyped events on the school calendar, and anyone who attended this year’s The Jungle Book, a dramatic adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s timeless work by Neil Duffield, will understand why: a tour de force from start to finish, this wonderful production brought together some of the best theatrical talent the school has to offer with wonderful costumes, a dazzling backdrop and mesmerizing choreography in an engaging and hugely entertaining feast for the eyes. After the human infant Nathoo is
Mar 2015
An impressive £1,711.40 was raised from various events throughout the school in the Lent term for Comic Relief charity www.comicrelief.com. The children dressed ‘funny for money’ on Red Nose Day, spent money at the Easter Fair stalls and dressed as their favourite book character as part of our Book Week and Literary Festival, with all money donated going to the well-known charity. Members of our Charities and Community Links Committee pulled out all the stops to organise an Easter Fair ‘Egg-stravaganza’ at Byron House. Home-made cakes were bought in abundance and every stall generated