The boarding community at school enjoyed an orienteering challenge across the whole site. The girls got into small teams, set off to discover all checkpoints, and get back to us as quickly as they could. The prospect of a take-away for the winning team certainly spurred everyone on - staff included. A big congratulations went to Semphung, Supriya, Vicky and Unnati who came in ahead of everyone winning themselves a Domino’s pizza take-away later that evening. The Bellerby girls were excited to take part in Sports Day this year. The competition got off to a flying start with the inter-House ‘tug o’ war’. The Bellerby senior team beat the staff team with no problem at all and then proceeded to pip Clifford to the post to become the 2021 champions. One of the most enjoyable events of this academic year and one that the girls got excited about was a new competition called ‘Battle of the Bands’. The competition consistedofamaximumof sixperformersand a mixture of instruments. Fifi was on drums; Molly was the bass player; Gloria played the piano and sang along with Amelia, Arcelia and Nora. The theme was ‘Colour’ so the girls adapted their own version of ‘ Back to Black ’. No backing tracks were allowed to be used and the final performances were recorded and played to the whole school across a few assemblies. The girls practised tirelessly to
perfect their performance which saw them winning the much coveted trophy. A very proud moment for the girls and Bellerby. The prefects this year did a sterling job of keeping the house positive with so many wonderful events. To celebrate their time we enjoyed a wonderful meal overlooking the sea and watching the sunset in Westgate– on–Sea. It was a time to talk through stories of their time at St Lawrence and fond memories from their time as prefects in Bellerby. They are a very special group of girls who helped to hold the house together during such a difficult year. I will be forever grateful to them. I would like to wish our Upper Sixth leavers’ - Valerie Ekong, Bridget Akpobolokemi, Joyce Chan, Aba Forson and Semphung Limbu - all the success they deserve in their future paths. They are definitely ready to fly the St Lawrence nest and move on to the next chapter of their lives. I would like to offer a warm thank you for the support our tutors gave to the girls through this incredibly difficult and challenging year. Emily Dickinson, Curlyne Browne, Vicky Langman, Polly Taylor, Lucy Vinson, Liz Young and Marion Fourrier were all patient, understanding, and fully committed to offering their support, and often comfort, to their tutees whether they were in school or across the world in their homes. The girls
and I would not have coped as well without their listening ears and comforting words of wisdom, so for this I am eternally grateful. We said a very sad but fond farewell to Curlyne Browne who has worked in Bellerby by my side for over seven years. She has provided invaluable support to me and the girls throughout the years along with lots of laughter. She brought a real energy to the House and built great relationships with the girls. We will miss the mouth-watering smells of spices that came from under the door from Trinidad when she was cooking. The girls and I will definitely miss having her around, not just in Bellerby, but also on the sports fields. We also said goodbye to Vikki Langman who has been a stalwart in the House tutoring sixth form girls since she arrived. She was brilliant with her advice and giving words of wisdom when supporting the girls with their UCAS process. Marion Fourrier has decided to move to a day house from Bellerby so the girls are lucky enough to still see her around school. Marion provided comfort to the girls, as she too, had moved from her home country of France to England so was always on hand to help with any homesickness with the girls. All three of these wonderful tutors will be sadly missed in Bellerby and we would like to wish them lots of luck in their new chapters in their lives.
Mrs Izzard, Bellerby Housemistress
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