King’s Hall School

Prep Newsletter

Edition 143 9 February 2018

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HEADlines

We move into half term with so many recent successes and terrific events meaning we definitely have earned the rest. Foremost of the recent activities has been the amazing quantity and quality of musical involvement at the Taunton Music Festival, as well as the Lent Concert. The age range is impressive and so is the enthusiasm and vivacity that emanates from them all as part of the King’s Hall music scene. I know there will be details to come but many congratulations to all involved. Other ‘successes’ come from all across the school and again some of them are detailed here or perhaps linked to the website – such as the Under 13 boys qualifying for the Hockey National Finals. Last night also saw some adult successes as the Friends of King’s Hall Quiz Night was another terrific occasion: well done and thanks to the Chief Pelican and her team who should be very pleased with the fun and enjoyment they created for all who attended. Well done to the winning team called ‘We Thought This Was Speed Dating!’ who just edged out a King’s College staff team in the final round. Have a great week as we all draw breath. The second half will bring many more events including 13+ Scholarship challenges for many Year 8s, ‘Arabian Nights’ performances for Year 6 and we all head towards the House Music competition on the final afternoon – get it in your diary now. Here are some Dingbats from an additional fun round at last night’s quiz to give you headaches!

Justin Chippendale

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Taunton Music Festival 2018

With just over 70 entries at this year’s Festival (including the two choirs that performed only yesterday), the Music rounds of this year’s Taunton Festival of the Arts has been another resounding success, and the feedback received and experience gained from the two weeks was terrific. The joy – and, perhaps, relief - on pupils’ faces when they returned to school was clear and I am enormously proud of the children’s performances throughout the festival. I continue to be enormously grateful to the parents and staff that support the music department, and would like to extend my congratulations again to everyone who took part. 22 children took part in solo/small group classes, and a further 30 or so were involved in choirs and Taunton Children’s Orchestra (which rehearses weekly at King’s Hall). While, for me, the most obvious success of the whole experience has been the sheer enjoyment that the children have displayed, we have also garnered a rather nice tally of class, medal and trophy winners. King’s Hall children gained twelve first places, five second places and one third place as well as receiving uniformly high marks: of the 70 or so performances, 23 have been of Distinction (second highest level possible) with a further, impressive run of 38 performances that were Commended (third highest level). Charlotte Ambler (Y5) won the Brass Beginners class and the Paul Billing Cup Teddy Ambler (Y2) won the String Beginners class and the Primary Trophy Arjun Ashok (Y8) won the Solo Piano, Baroque composer other than Bach class and the Baroque Cup Maddie Brake (Y7) came third in the Under 12 Woodwind Solo class Annie Dayus-Jones (Y3) won the Under 8 Solo Song class Grace Eakhurst (Y5) came second in both the Under 10 Solo Song Music Theatre post-2000 class and the Under 10 Woodwind Solo class Raffaella Cook (Y6) and Georgia Fidler (Y6) came second in the Under 12 Vocal Duet class Grace Gompels (Y4) won both the Under 8 Solo Song Music Theatre post-2000 class and also the 1960-1999 class Sophie Greswell (Y4) won the Under 8 Folk Song class Annie Dayus-Jones and JJ Dayus-Jones (Y5) won the Under 12 Vocal Duet class Magnus Larsen (Y7) came second in both the Under 12 Solo Song Music Theatre 1960-1999 class and the Under 12 Folk Song class Emily Ogle (Y7) won the Under 12 Piano Solo class and the Blackdown Cup The ‘Cello Quartet of Charlotte Ambler, JJ Dayus-Jones, Georgia Fidler and Annabel Wright (Y7) won the String Ensemble 3-6 Players class and the Trewin Cup Seven King’s Hall pupils are current members of the Taunton Children’s Orchestra and they also won their class with Distinction, also receiving the Talbot Cup. In the 12 and Under Choir class Miss Tustian’s lunchtime Rainforest Choir came third with a Commended mark, and the Senior Choir came first with a Distinction and received the Priscilla Hodgson Shield. All in all, a tremendous couple of weeks in which everyone involved can be justifiably proud of their achievements. My congratulations and thanks to you all.

Lent Term Concert

Before this year’s Festival had even come to an end, the Lent Concert arrived with hardly a moment’s respite. Providing an opportunity for some performers to repeat their well-prepared Festival offerings and for others to give first airings of pieces, the two-hour concert highlighted the very best of King’s Hall and more than 30 pieces were performed. Among the many excellent solos were a number of the school’s larger ensembles and also several chamber music pieces – playing music together is undoubtedly one of the greatest joys and we are fortunate to have so many enthusiastic children for whom making music together is clearly a pleasure. The concert began with one of our newest groups, and certainly the one with the widest spread of abilities – the Violin Group (with pupils ranging in age from Year 2 to Year 8) performed Bach’s beautiful Sheep may safely graze with a wonderfully pastoral air. This was followed in start juxtaposition by the Percussion Group, led by Mr Parsons, with the Imagine Dragons song Believer. The rhythmic complexity was impressive and the exuberance was infectious. Grace Gompels (Y4) was the evening’s first soloist and she gave us a lovely rendition of I see the light from Tangled. Ella Francis (Y5) gave a confident performance of Melody in C on the piano and JJ Dayus-Jones (Y5) followed this with the lyrical ‘cello Romance from Shostakovich’s Gadfly Suite. Annie Dayus-Jones (Y3) played a toe-tapping Wild West on the violin and we were then treated two very different but equally characterful songs – Grace Eakhurst (Y5) gave us her charismatic What it means to be a friend while Ella Rowlands (Y5) was suitably mysterious and cheeky with Something Spooky. The Orchestra performed two lovely pieces – the first, Brahms’ arrangement of the St Anthony Chorale theme by Haydn, and this was then followed by the delightful Largo from Dvorák’s Symphony No.9. We went straight into the ‘Cello Quartet with their two contrasting pieces of a theme by Mozart followed by a hornpipe. Emmanuella Folorunso (Y4) impressed with a confident Cha Bowing on the violin and this was followed by JJ and Annie Dayus-Jones singing the gentle lullaby duet Sweet and Low. Charlotte Ambler (Y5) performed her own impressive composition Mirrors and Butterflies and the first half was sent off wonderfully by the Senior Choir with Let me Ride and Mr Dayus-Jones’ own setting of An Irish Blessing.

After the interval we were treated to some wind ensembles – firstly the Woodwind Group with Evans’ Come Summer, and then a smaller Wind Trio with the sweet melodies of Säntis. Poppy Chedzoy (Y6) charmed the audience with two contrasting dances on harp – first a Chaconne by Clarke and then a Barcarolle by Grandjany – and then Magnus Larsen (Y7) sang the lovely ballad Trade Winds by Keel. Julia Louw (Y8) and Darwin Lo (Y7) gave us two rollicking piano solos with Willie Wagglestick’s Walkabout and Maykapar’s Tarantella respectively. Raffaella Cook (Y6) sang the stirring In my Dreams from Anastasia and Arjun Ashok (Y8) gave a committed performance of Kodály’s Intermezzo from Háry János. The Rainforest Choir (made up of Year 5 to Year 7 volunteers) sang an effective African chant Banuwa and then the haunting Lady Dressed in White Lady Dressed in White by Lin Marsh. Raffaella Cook sang the flowing duet London Town with Georgia Fidler (Y6) and Robert McSwiggan played the elegant Summer from Reade’s Victorian Kitchen Garden set. Emily Ogle (Y7) gave us a spirited performance of Norton’s Barbed Wire Blues on piano, before Julia Louw (Y8) impressed with the traditional Russian gypsy piece Two Guitars on violin. The evening was rounded off with Arjun Ashok throwing himself into the excitement of Norton’s piano piece Forcing the Pace; an uplifting end to a wonderful feast of music! Well done to everybody involved.

Book Fair and Cake Sale

A view from the Rose Garden

What a cracking Year 3 History lesson!

The inaugural use of our archaeological pit here at King’s Hall was a great success. The children, armed

with trowels and toothbrushes, had a site 3m x 3m to investigate to try and find any evidence of the Celts.

It took a while before anything was found, but the excitement when the first brooch was unearthed was

at a fever pitch! The children went onto find a number of Celtic coins, a leather shoe and a wooden

container.

Having dug up the artefacts the children had to be true archaeologists and try and identify what their

finds were made from and what they may have been used for.

A resounding success! Many thanks to Mr Sprague and Mrs Gompels for their help and support.

Academic Life... Science

7K have been studying chromatography as per of their topic on ‘Separating Mixtures’ and have learnt the difference between strip and circular chromatography. They have been amazed to find out how many different colours there are in felt tip pens – pale brown and grey seemed the most exciting. They also carried out their own investigation of the dyes used to colour M&Ms – Mrs Brazier was so impressed when they managed to resist eating them too!

In science club this week students learned that static electricity can be both interesting and slightly painful. Here Terrence is using the Van de Graaff generator.

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Spanish and Mandarin

Apart from our Year 5’s learning Spanish as part of the curriculum. Our Spanish hobby is alive and kicking. We meet on Friday at 4.45pm and learn Spanish through games, songs, DVD’s, IT and other various group activities. It is a chance for our Years 6-8 to enjoy spending time together whilst continuing to improve their Spanish.

On Monday, the Mandarin club went on a virtual tour of Beijing! They were able to see scenes like the one below in real time, guided by their Chinese tutor. A hutong (small alley.) Red lanterns are everywhere for Chinese New Year. These labyrinths of narrow alleys are truly representative of the capital, filled with mostly single-storey homes that can date back to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).

1. Mandarin and Spanish are the two most widely spoken languages in the world.

2. Mandarin is spoken by an incredible 1 billion people in China, Taiwan and Singapore. It is also one of the official languages of the United Nations. It is spoken by many of the Chinese communities who live all over the world.

3. A staggering 400 million people speak Spanish in the world. It is spoken in 21 countries in the world

as an official language in North, Central and South America, Africa and Europe.

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Geography

Physical Education

This term the PE department have shown what a varied and challenging programme is developing at King's Hall. The year 3 have had their first insights into Health Related Fitness, where we have been discussing the effects of exercise on the body as well as some fun games to test these! Year 4 have been at King's College following their 5 week swimming programme. Next year we hope to extend this programme to the older years. Year 5 have been working hard on their fitness following a circuit session for 4 weeks, focussing mainly on exercises that they can do in their own time to help become healthier and more athletic. In years 6, 7 and 8 the pupils have followed a rotation of Cross country, in preparation for the inter house races and the various external events we have been involved in. Handball and Badminton have also given the pupils a very different set of challenges, but still focussing on key the components required for all sports. A busy and challenging term for all!

Year 4’s with their Swimming Certificates.

Year 8

We have been speaking quite often recently in tutor time about timescales with particular emphasis on the

forthcoming examinations. Whilst they are imminent for the academic scholars, the Common Entrance pupils

have also had time to consider that, whilst June seems a long way off at the moment, it is actually only a

relatively small number of academic weeks away.

With regard to much longer timescales, our PHSE discussions recently have centred around the topic of age

and what it is like to be ‘old’. I was fascinated first of all to hear the pupils’ responses to the simple question

of what age do you regard people as being old. As someone approaching 50 (and definitely not feeling old!)

it was interesting that the answers ranged from 40 up to 80.

In subsequent weeks the sessions turned more specifically to discussions of dementia and what this might

mean for the person afflicted and also their family members. As ever, I was impressed with the levels of

maturity and insight that the pupils showed whilst discussing an important and sensitive topic.

I trust everyone will have a pleasant holiday, but also that the scholars will be very much focussed on the

challenges ahead.

This week in the Library....

Out of the classroom...

King’s Hall Fencing Gold in South West Qualifiers

Selection for the British Youth Championships through the regional qualifiers is always an important milestone in a young fencer’s career and this year Maisie Everett has qualified in both Foil and Epee, taking the GOLD medal in the U12 girls competitions in both weapons. A remarkable achievement which gives King's Hall two representatives at the U12 foil Nationals, out of only four fencers selected from the SW Region. The whole school witnessed a demonstration fight after Chapel last week, and a short and sharp taster session this week was attended by about 30 pupils. Beginners from Year 4-8 can join the Monday FOIL hobby after half term, Year 3 will need to wait until September. Those interested in Epee for Modern Pentathlon can come along on a Monday to the FOIL session - this will help develop basic technique for Epee. Year 5-8 can join a SABRE class on Wednesdays at 4.00 p.m. For more information and to watch some fencing videos follow this link to the British Fencing YouTube Channel https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fuser%2FBritishFencingTV&data=01%7C01%7CCWebster%40kingshalltaunton.co.uk%7C66518d28400b46c2ea2608d56f39b5a4%7C75bbb4effc1c4f908c64be2d0619d8fa%7C1&sdata=MN4NvtfaXlMGAfwFiPyizQwoAwmtnoaavTJChriOyE8%3D&reserved=0

Hobbies...

Junior DT Hobby DT hobby has proved to be very popular this term. The pupils have had lots of fun making a pencil-shaped pencil holder. They have enjoyed learning how to mark out accurately and some tried out the pillar drill with some help from Mrs Cole.

This term’s Head Girl is Molly Landau I hope everyone has had a lovely half term and is looking forward to a well-earned school holiday. Year 8 CE have just finished their mock common entrance exams and are all analysing their results whilst being pleased to get through the week. 8S are working hard for their scholarships which are early next half term. Good luck with your preparations everyone. Today is the house cross- country and everyone is very excited to run, well most people. The Year 6 are rehearsing hard for their play that is coming up soon. The production is called ‘The Arabian Nights’.

Sport Action and News...

Cross-Country

Friday saw a large number of Year 3-5 children represent King’s Hall in a local Cross-Country Relay run. It was

noticeable how much effort the King’s Hall children gave for their teams and this resulted in some fine running

throughout the afternoon. The girls and boys led in each of their races and very much enjoyed the experience

of competing on a different course. We look forward to further events next half term and a continuation of the

unique enjoyment that you get from Cross Country Running.

Team 1 Team 2

Ava Brady

Camille Lefrancois

Dascha Riesner

Dalbi Luard

Jack Perry

Rex Thomas

Team 3 Team 4

Emmanuella Folorunso

Faith Hammond

Sylvie Rice

Daisy Webster

Emily Chisholm

Gracie Gompels

Team 5 Team 6

Jack Besley

Louie Everett

Ben Cook

Nicolas Du Toit

George Noble

Barnaby Mack

Team 7 Team 8

Willow Simpson

Ava Broke-Smith

Katie Rowe

Arabella Williams

Jasmine Rao

Isabella Noble

Team 9 Team 10

JJ Dayus-Jones

Denzel Zuofa

Hubert Theed

Charlie Sidhu

Thomas Rew

Xander Robinson

Indoor Girls Cricket

Last Friday 8 girls travelled to Taunton School for an Indoor Festival of Cricket, and it’s fair to say there was a mixture of nerves and excitement. The first game against Taunton, was frustrating as nerves really got the better of the girls. A good bowling and fielding display kept Taunton to reasonable total, but then the pressure of run chase was too much for them to handle. A second game against Wellington resulted in a far more confident performance with King's scoring double the runs they had in the first match against a good bowling attack. The tournament this week proved to be a more confident all-round performance by everyone and with a few matches arranged for after half term, and plenty more in the summer, girl’s cricket is really looking exciting moving forward!

Netball

U13A against All Hallows

What a cold and miserable day! With icy rain falling on us, and numb hands we played surprisingly well! Missing our GA, Jaime Page, Emily Ogle and Harriet Wrelton all stepped in to play a third each. We dominated the game and spent the last session playing out of position. We still need to slow down and be more balanced, but this has improved and pre-runs are becoming more apparent - well done! Super team effort – The Player of the Match was voted as Jemima Rundell.

U13A against All Hallows

Another outstanding performance in less than perfect netball weather! Hands were numb and having waited for their match, the girls were glad to get going! Missing their GA, different players stepped in to do their bit. A dominant second third performance had us pull away and conditions were brought in to prevent us scoring so easily. For the final session there were many position changes, enabling the opposition to maintain more possession and increase their score line.

U13/12B against All Hallows

We were by far a more experienced side than All Hallows and this showed in the final score. During a cold match, the two teams were evenly matched for the first half. During the second half, our attacking players realised that the overhead ball was not working in the wet, cold and windy conditions and switched to short passing. By doing this, they pulled ahead dramatically to win by a wide margin. Well done girls for changing your play to suit the conditions. Special mention to Leela Cosens and Grace Fielder who shot well in the conditions.

U13/12C against All Hallows

We were a more experienced side than All Hallows who had lots of new players to netball. It was a good opportunity for us to practise set moves we had learnt in training. Sophie Austin intercepted a huge number of passes during the match and was given The Player of the Match. Lilly Hodgskin supported her well in defence. Samia Sidhu had an amazing game shooting extremely well in the latter half of the match allowing us to pull ahead. Well done for continuing to try your best girls, despite the conditions.

U12A at the Millfield Tournament

A lovely sunny afternoon at Millfield and we were in good spirits. We started well, with a 6-0 win against Sherborne. Our second game was a close affair, 3-3 at half time against a strong Redmaids side, a turnover went our way and we were able to tip the game in our favour to win 6-4. An 8-1 win against Queen's came next, followed by a 5-0 win to Blundell's. The last pool match would settle who won the pool and who came second. Kingswood were a really good side and managed to steadily inch ahead to beat us 6-10. This put us against Millfield in the Semi Final. Despite putting up a good challenge, Millfield's feisty GD was able to prevent us from scoring with some super defending of our shots at goal. At our defending end, the Millfield GA was really tall, and was able to gain possession of a high ball easily, and shot accurately. A tough fight, but we lost it 3-8, to finish in equal 3rd place. Well done!

Hockey

U13B against Blundell’s One word to describe this hockey game by King's Hall...MAGIC! What an impressive show of how to play really good teamwork hockey. The boys ran off each other supported each other, got back on defence and really played for each other on the field. There passing was beautiful to watch with one-two's up the line, and when attacking they were destructive blowing this Blundell's team away with impressive skills. No selfishness at all and some really flaring hockey seen by spectators, the game ended comprehensively 8-0 to King's Hall.

U13C against Blundell’s A tremendous performance from all of the players in a game that they showed advanced understanding of high level hockey. Tenacious defending set the platform for confident attacking play and some very well taken goals. The use of space was something of a target that the players stipulated they wished to achieve during the game and this aspect improved a great deal as the game went on. Five goals from Kevin Tan was the result of great teamwork from the rest of the players, particularly Oliver Bell in the centre of midfield and Henry Hawkins and Ralph Hutchins in the wide attacking positions. Goals from Henry, Oliver and Ross completed a score line that well reflected the performance of the King's Hall team. Well played boys!!

U11A against Sherborne

Sherborne had some nice individual skills, but didn't ever look likely to put many goals away as Terrence Chen was having a great game in goal. Sweeping just in front of Terrence Chen, Gus Gompels pushed up well and was beginning to remember to get back when the opposition counter attacked! As ever the midfield of Matthew Cranfield, Cameron Wallace and Eugene Louw worked really hard, combining well in attack and covering well in defence. Arthur Webster and Oscar Mack proved a strong combination up front. Goals came from Oscar (2), Arthur (1) and Eugene (1).

U10A against Sherborne

Although Sherborne displayed some good individual skills they never looked like coming close to scoring. The one way traffic saw Cameron Fraser getting on the end of some excellent crosses and unselfish play from Thomas Rew, resulting in 6 goals. Thomas scored 2 himself and Charlie Sidhu a further goal. At 9-0 we had a complete reshuffle of positions to try and make more of a game of it and to give the boys experience in different positions.

U13A at the IAPS Regional Finals

The U13A squad played at the IAPS Regional Finals on Thursday and as a result of some excellent hockey they managed to qualify for the Nationals later in the season. There were a number of strong performances and qualification for the next round is well deserved. Please see a full report of each match by using the hyperlink below.

http://www.kingshalltaunton.co.uk/news/u13-boys-hockey-iaps-regional-qualifier/

Results round up ...

Netball Saturday 3 February v All Hallows

U13A Won 13 - 3 U12A Won 11 - 3

U13/12B Won 9 - 3 U13/12C Won 9 - 2 Monday 5 February

v Taunton School U9 Training Game U8 Training Game

Wednesday 7 February

v Queen’s U13A Lost 14 - 20 U12C Won 15 - 8

Millfield Tournament U12A 3rd Place U12B 5th Place

Hockey Saturday 3 February v Blundell’s

U13A Won 3 - 1 U13B Won 8 - 0

U13C Won 9 - 0 U12A Lost 0 - 6

U12B Drew 2 - 2 U12C Lost 1 - 3 Tuesday 6 February

v Katherine Lady Berkley’s U13A Won 3 - 1

Wednesday 7 February

v Sherborne U13A Drew 0 - 0 U13B Won 5 - 3

U12A Won 8 - 0 U12B Won 11 - 1 U13/12C Won 4 - 1 U11A Won 4 - 1 U11B U10A Won 9 - 0 U11/10B Lost 0 - 5 Thursday 8 February

IAPS Regional Finals U13A 6th Place

Qualification for the Nationals

The Boarders’ World...

This weekend, the scene was set for some fun in the sun and some fun when the sun isn’t needed, which is fairly often here in our little town of Taunton. The Boarders were set some really exciting and awesome activities by the Gap Students. After a quiet awakening, the Boarders went down to breakfast and feasted on what the kitchen staff had prepared. They then equipped themselves with the right footwear and a warm top in case we ventured outside for a little sunshine, if it decided to play ball. The day started with a gaming session in the Art Centre with Xbox 1, 360 and Wii all making sure it was inclusive for everyone and to try and get them to play as well as watch and support one another. We had the one game on the Projector which made the kids scream as they walked in and that’s where the excitement continued to go from there. After that morning session inside, we thought it a great opportunity to head outside and into the woods for a bit of hide and go seek, boarder’s style tag, and capture the flag. The fun lasted for just over an hour with the Boarders running and having some fun. Lunch time brought the children back inside to refuel for the afternoon which was combined with a bit of chill time and sports hall fun where the Boarders could play to their hearts content whichever sport they desired. Just before dinner the Gappies had one last surprise, TRIVIA! They were set just under 60 general knowledge questions to answer and in each team find the correct and most accurate answers to the questions. A lovely Sunday roast ended the day and celebratory birthday singing and cake for Alvin’s Birthday, which was celebrated today. A day filled with sports, gaming, chill time and movies really gave them an all-round experience of what the Boarding house has to offer firing on full cylinders!

Things you didn’t know about ...

Harrie Richardson Y8 pupil

Justin Hao Y8 pupil

How long have you been at King’s Hall School? Tell us more about your arrival.

I have been at King’s Hall for 3 years now. I started in

the last term in Year 5 and have loved it ever since.

I have been at King’s Hall just over 2 years now. I was very scared when I came to King’s Hall because

I’m a full time border and I don’t get a lot of opportunity to go home but I started to get used to

it after a few weeks. Ross Davis and Adam Craig were my “big brothers” (a pupil that takes care of you when you have just arrived at the school). It

was very lucky that I had a big brother because the school is very big and I couldn’t find my way

around the school. I am really enjoying my time at King’s Hall.

If you were going to appear in a book, which character would you play and what would be the plot?

I would be in the book “One” also I would be Grace

because I would love to know what it feels to be a

Siamese twin.

If I were to appear in a book it would be Alex Rider series and I would be the main character Alex

because of his bravery and intelligence in the book and becoming a spy to find out about the death of

his uncle!

What do you like doing in your free time?

I like hanging out with my friends and swimming in

the pool at summer time.

In my free time I like to play football and other sports. I also like to play computer games whilst

listening to music.

If you could try out any job for a day, what would you like to try?

I would be an astronaut because I would like to walk

on the moon and see if it really is made out of

cheese.

If I could try any job for a day, I would like to try being a football player. I like football, I want to be famous one day and all the people are watching

you whilst you are playing your game.

If you could appear on ‘Mastermind’ what would be your chosen field of knowledge?

I would choose Disney because I love Disney movies and all the different characters especially Donald the

duck.

If I could appear on Mastermind my chosen subject of knowledge would be films. I have watched a lot of films in my free time and I can remember most

of the movie plots.

Which three people, dead or alive, would you have to a dinner party if you could? Why?

I would invite my Great, Great, Great, Great, Great

Grandma because I would like to see if she looks

anything like me, Hitler to hear his side of the story

and Merry Berry because I would make her cook the

meal.

The 3 people I would invite to a dinner party would be Ronaldo, Messi and Neymar because I really like

football and want to know how much effort it would take to become a professional football

player and they are the best to learn from.

What is your favourite possession? Why?

My favourite possessions are the letters my dad sent

me when he went to Afghanistan when I was little.

My favourite possession is a football that has been signed by David Beckham. My Mum got it from a charity event and it is really special because it is

really valuable.

If you could meet and talk with anyone in the world, who would it be and what would you speak about?

I would talk to Maddie Hinch and talk about if she has

always been a hockey goalie and if she has any other

favourite sports.

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Why?

I would go to Osnabrück in Germany where I was

born to see if it has changed at all and to see if it

brings back any memories.

If I could go anywhere in the world I would go to Antarctica because there is an amazing amount of

wildlife to be found in that area. One of my favorite animals are penguins and they are

everywhere in Antarctica!

What has been the most unusual or extravagant food you have ever eaten?

The most usual food I have ever eaten is Squid Rings

in Turkey. But they were actually pretty nice.

I really like eating different food, the most unusual

food that I have eaten is snake soup. Apparently people drink it to warm up during the winter and I

thought it tasted like chicken.

What one thing have you not done that you really want to do?

I really want to do sky driving or bungee jumping. Also I would like to learn how to ride a camel.

The one thing that I would like to do is skydiving but I am too scare to do it because you are so high up when you jump. If one day I get the chance to

do it, it would be really fun to do!

Would you rather travel back in time or into the future? Why?

I would rather travel back into the past so I could see

my dogs “Jake and Harry” again and say a proper

good bye.

I would like to travel back in time as much as I would like to travel into future, but if I have to choose I would like to travel into the future. I

would like to see new technology that would have been invented.

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