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🚑 Y8 Pre DofE Club – Paramedic Visit! 👏 Our Year 8 Pre Duke of Edinburgh group recently had an exciting and inspiring visit from Mr Hammond, a paramedic from the East of England Ambulance Trust. As part of their volunteering section, they've been learning first aid skills and what to do if they're first on the scene of an accident. Mr Hammond generously gave up his time to show the group some of the kit used in real emergencies, answer lots of questions, and even gave the class a tour of the ambulance! They were amazed by how heavy the equipment was and learned so much about the incredible work paramedics do every day. A huge thank you to Mr Hammond for visiting, and well done to all the Y8 students who took part – your enthusiasm and great questions made the school proud! 🙌💚 #DofE #FirstAid #EastOfEnglandAmbulance #Y8 #LearningForLife #Teamwork #ThankYou

In Design and Technology, Year 8 have been developing skills using sewing machines and hand stitching to create a Marvellous Monster. The stuffed toys have been manufactured from repurposed textiles, creating a pattern and learning how to sew the pieces together. Year 8 have used appliqué to add features to the toys and should be very proud of the finished product.

☀️That’s a wrap on our Prep Summer residential 2025. We’ve had an absolute blast! Many happy memories made that we will treasure forever. Well done Prep school, you did us all proud! 🏆

VE Day Celebrations at TGS! Today we marked VE Day with a fantastic day of celebration and remembrance at Thetford Grammar School. We kicked things off with a special Proclamation and Flag Raising Ceremony, where we took a moment to reflect on the importance of this day and remember those who served during World War Two. Then it was time for our Street Party Lunch! The bunting was up, the 1940s music was playing, and everyone enjoyed themselves in true wartime spirit. To top it all off, we had a display of World War Two memorabilia—from uniforms to artefacts—which really brought history to life. Huge thanks to everyone who shared these incredible items with us! It was a brilliant day full of learning, reflection, and community spirit. #VEDay #TGSPride #HistoryInAction #WW2Remembered #StreetParty

After a great night's sleep our Prep pupils have been busy rotating around activities including tree climbing, kayaking, biking and zip lining. We have some real thrill seekers amongst our teams here! Well done to our brave champs that jumped in the river for a post-kayak cool down.

🌱 Year 3 have been looking at Plants as part of their topic work and they've been busy planting broad beans! They then took the opportunity to do their daily reading in the outside classroom area 📚

⚽️ Last Friday, the U11 Boys Football team travelled to the superb 'The Nest' facility near Norwich to take part in a Norfolk Schools Football league competition. ⭐️ In the first game, TGS won by 2 goals to 1 with Hugo P scoring both goals. In the second game, TGS lost by 2 goals to 0 with Oskar making some excellent saves in goal. In the third game, TGS won by 3 goals to 1 with Seb, Bruce and Hugo P all scoring. ⚽️ The boys did brilliantly to finish second overall and had a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon. Well done to team coach Mr Tierney for all his help and guidance.

💚 One group of the Year 10 Business students have been making 'Hearts for Mother's Day'. These can be purchased from the Pop-Up Shop open to all students on Wednesday the 26th March. Orders can also be made by emailing dsk@thetgram.norfolk.sch.uk. Get in quick because stock is limited. 💜 The cost is £3 per heart or the promotional offer of £5 for two. 💛Thank you before continuing to support our Young Entrepreneurs!

⭐️ Last week four Year 10 students headed to City of Norwich School for a Mathematical Team Challenge.⭐️ ➕ The competition kicked off with a relaxed vibe, but quickly turned intense as teams tackled tricky problems. Although our team had a slow start, they rallied and did incredibly well in the rounds that followed. One of the toughest challenges involved creating patterns from cube nets, and another required them to work through complex 'Broken calculator' problems. ➗ The highlight was winning Round 3, where they outperformed all 25 other teams. While there was no overall winner, it was a great experience for the team, and they thoroughly enjoyed the challenge. 🟰 Well done to Caron, Gabriel, Charles, and Jonathan!