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On Saturday 9th October, our international students enjoyed an adventure at High Lodge with Miss Ehinger and Miss Dunsmore. For many of the students, this was their first experience of high rope activities and they certainly rose to the challenge! The Go Ape Tree Top Challenge was an excellent zone for team work and facing up to fears - not only the heights, the physical strains and dexterity; but also our eight-legged treetop friends!!! Special mentions go to Ben’s determined focus and Ryan’s sheer enjoyment of the challenge. Danni showed particular bravery overcoming her fear to leap from the Tarzan swing platform; while Jerry kept everyone - including Miss Dunsmore - moving along the course and facing their fears at the most challenging portions of the course! A pizza lunch was enjoyed afterwards and hopefully a good night’s sleep! Thank you @goapethetford #TGSTogether #bsaintboardingday2021 #iloveboarding #ThetfordGrammarSchool #Norfolk #Suffolk #IndependentSchool #BoardingSchool #Adventure #Challenge #GoApe #ThetfordForest #HighLodge #GetOutside

As part of their Castle topic, our Reception and Year 1 class took a trip to Castle Rising. The aim was to find out about life inside a castle and what medieval life was like. Pupils were able to look at the different materials used to build a castle and the different stages of decay, plus have group discussions including thinking about how castles have developed over time. Once back at school the class have been busy designing different rooms for inside the castle including defensive features that would be seen from the outside. #TGSTogether #JourneyOfDiscovery #ExplorationCurriculum #PrepSchool #ThetfordGrammarSchool #Norfolk #Suffolk #IndependentSchool #BoardingSchool

🎨 Artist of the Month 🎨 Congratulations to our Artist of the Month for September, Jonathan in Year 7. Jonathan has completed a beautiful sketchbook page on his current topic of 'Line'. He has experimented with different styles of lines, creating a mark-making border around his page. Well done, Jonathan! #TGSTogether #Artist #YoungArtist #JourneyOfDiscovery #ThetfordGrammarSchool #Norfolk #Suffolk #IndependentSchool #BoardingSchool

📚 In English, Year 8 have been reading the absolutely gripping book called Darkside by Tom Becker. 📚 Jonathan Starling stumbles upon an alternative world of vampires and the underground horrors of Darkside. Discovering his own heritage as partially Darkside, Jonathan becomes haunted by some evil power-hungry villains. Mostly guided by a gruff werewolf detective, Carnegie, Jonathan will uncover some dark secrets about himself and Darkside.... 📚 They have been creating a timeline of events along with character studies and seem to be hooked on what will happen next! #TGSTogether #JourneyOfDiscovery #ThetfordGrammarSchool #Norfolk #Suffolk #IndependentSchool #BoardingSchool

Discover how our Exploration Curriculum takes pupils from Pre-Prep to A Levels, and beyond. Saturday 2nd October 10:00 until 13:00 #OpenDay #Thetford #School #TGSTogether #DiscoverTheWorld

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐛 𝐒𝐢𝐱𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬! Within our 100% pass-rate, 92% of grades were A* to B, 65% were A* to A, and 43% overall were A* grades. Despite pandemic-related disruption across both years of A level study, our students have shown resilience and determination, arguably working even harder than usual to achieve incredible results that are in keeping with those of previous cohorts in recent years. We are very proud of our students and the success that they have earned. #TGSTogether #TGSPathways #ALevels #Norfolk #Thetford

🐝 Introducing the TGS Bee Hotel 🐝 Recently during Discovery Club, pupils have been busy bees making their very own TGS Bee Hotel! Situated in the Outdoor Classroom, pupils with the help of Mrs Faye and the Maintenance Team, made the hotel out of pallets, bricks, tiles, wood and more. To make the hotel more welcoming and help attract the bees, they also planted some flowers and shrubs around the hotel. Fantastic work, we're certain the bees will be very happy with their new accommodation at TGS 🐝 #TGSTogether #DiscoveryClub #PrepSchool #BeeHotel #Norfolk #HelpTheBees #OutdoorLearning #Nature #Creativity

Our Y5 and Y6 class have been covering the topic Britain since WW2, focussing on the decades from 1950-1990. They worked in pairs and chose a subject they would like to research to produce a project that they could present to other classes. The pupils really enjoyed being in charge of their own work and produced some fabulous pieces. Well done! #TGSTogether #History #WW2 #ThroughTheDecades #Fashion #Cars #Entertainment #IndependentSchool #Norfolk #Thetford