This year's Open Day was our busiest ever, with record numbers of present and prospective parents making the most of this splendid opportunity to look round the prep and senior schools. Nearly all our pupils were involved with one or more activities throughout the day, ranging from smelly dough, gloop and pasta in Nursery to stress monitoring and data logging in the senior school science labs.

The day began in traditional style with Year 5's Maypole dancing display, and other performances throughout the day included the Prep Orchestra, Year 3's Bear Hunt, Morris and line dancing, prep and senior choirs, and countless solos, duets and ensembles from senior musicians. Other highlights included the annual Art Exhibition in the Marian Hall, photo manipulation in the Prep IT room, puppet stories in Year 6, Tudor embroidery with Mr Hawkins and the senior girls, and a sequence of newsletters produced by senior English students working to very tight deadlines.