We competed well in both track and field events, leading to us being crowned the overall winners of Senior Girls’ Sports Day. Both Senior and Junior teams also gave their all in the Tug of War competition, with the girls working hard against both the other girls’ Houses and a, sadly much stronger, female staff team. Then the last day of term gave us an opportunity to applaud the academic successes of our members at Speech Day, before celebrating our Upper Sixth for one last time at the Leavers’ Ball. Watching them all make the most of the dance floor, photo booth and dodgems gave me joy, and I hope they had a wonderful last evening with us and their families. As always, it is with a mixture of joy and sadness that I write the end of year report, as it means we must say goodbye to some of our House community. I have always been incredibly lucky to have a team of tutors who support me, go to great lengths to look after the students, and work tirelessly to champion every individual in Laing. This year unfortunately we say goodbye to Mrs Chidlow as she becomes the Deputy Housemistress of Clifford,
I was grateful on a personal level to all those students (and, I suspect, some baking parents!) who supported my fundraising for Young Minds this year. My intention was to run the 2023 London Marathon to support the charity which provides such crucial support to young people and their mental health. The students absolutely got behind me and brought in an impressive array of baked goods to sell to the whole school, raising just over £300 in total. Unfortunately, illness meant I ran a half marathon instead, but I have deferred my place to 2024, meaning the bake sale next year will be even
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It has been another incredibly eventful year for Laing, but one full of lots of happy memories and successes, both for individuals and for the House as a whole. It is staggering how many fixtures, competitions, performances and events Laing students have been involved in this year, and it is such a joy to watch them all take part so enthusiastically and demonstrate their amazing talents. I was pleased to see a number of our girls recognised in
Continuing with the theme of food, both Laing and Clifford made the most of the annual Easter Egg Hunt, exploring the back field for copious amounts of chocolate, grapes and avocados. Then the Sixth Form were very excited about the House Masterchef
Our efforts were rewarded with the title of ‘Best Supporting Actress’, but sadly we were pipped to the post for the overall prize. The same level of enthusiasm was given to House Music, with the students selecting the Britney classic ‘Hit Me Baby One More Time’ for their ensemble piece that had to contain a number in the title, and ‘I Know The End’ for their Battle of the Bands entry. Given the difficulty of finding rehearsal time where all members of the House can attend, I am always staggered at the amount of time and effort they put into each competition, and am so proud of them for their performances on the night.
Headmaster’s Assembly with the awarding of School Colours for both sporting skills and artistic ones. Laing students have also had success in competitions, both within the School and externally, for Economics essays, international sporting events, DT design challenges, academic poster, the list goes on! They certainly are a talented bunch! As always, Laing have thrown their all into the House competitions scattered through the calendar. The first event was House Drama, with our Sixth Form crafting their own script based on the film ‘Bridesmaids’.
competition - following a very successful practice run at home, the girls were confident in their dish choices and arrived ready to win. Despite a fire alarm part way through threatening to throw off their timings, ultimately they proved triumphant and were awarded overall winners. Well done girls – I think it was the amount of edible glitter on the pudding that swung it! We then finished the academic year on a high all round, with individuals giving some truly impressive performances on Sports Day.
and Ms Clark as she too goes over to tutor in Clifford. We also lose the passion and experience of Mrs Flory as she departs St Lawrence and has the opportunity to enjoy some time doing the things she loves – I’d say to take things a little slower, but knowing her, this will not be the case! I am sure all the students would join me in saying a massive thank you to all of the tutors for all they have done for us, and wishing them well next year. We have some wonderful new additions joining the tutor team next year, so I know the girls will continue to be in good hands.
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