Lower School Houses

This Michaelmas Term has been jam-packed full of sporting competition for pupils in the Lower School, with competitions taking place school-wide in Hockey, Rugby and Football. Boys House Rugby: This term the U8-U11 Lower School Boys took part in their annual House Rugby competitions, with a mixture of Tag, Touch and Contact tournaments between the three Lower School Houses; Conisford, Heigham and Magdalen. All competitions held equal value in terms of points for the overall standings. The tournaments were all played in great spirit, with some of the contact tournaments being particularly competitive. The overall winners of the Boys House Rugby Cup were Conisford! Mixed House Football: This term the Lower School boys and girls took part in the first house football competition in recent years. All pupils from U8-U11s played with great spirit and enthusiasm, with some impressive teamwork and skill on display. Heigham were the overall winners of the inaugural Lower School House Football trophy! Girls House Hockey: The U8-U11 Girls took part in their annual house hockey competition, between the three Lower School Houses; Conisford, Heigham and Magdalen. The girls played some very competitive hockey showing pride and determination for their houses, with Heigham being crowned the overall winners. 

The battle lines were drawn... The Theme was ANIMALS and it was all down to the pupils to organise and rehearse their houses!  The Lower School House Music Festival 2024 was an absolute triumph. Heigham, Magdalen and Conisford choosing songs from The Beatles, Culture Club and Survivor all gave incredible performances in the Hall, led and directed by the House Captains, Harrison Rafftree, Ben McNeilly and Josh Bevan. Head of Singing from the Senior School Mrs Walton came down to adjudicate and was incredibly impressed with the standard of singing, stage presence, diction, intonation, and enthusiasm from each House. The singing truly raised the roof! It was a close competition with only a few marks in between each place. The worthy winners were announced as Conisford and their version of ‘The Eye of the Tiger’ by Survivor. Huge congratulation s to Conisford and well done to everyone for taking part, and a special ‘bravo’ to the 3 House Captains for their excellent work in leading and directing their Houses so well

On Friday 9 February, The Norwich Lower School enjoyed another fantastic House Challenge Day. Despite the weather not being the most cooperative, the pupils had a brilliant day full of excitement, teamwork and friendly competition. In the morning, the Lower School was buzzing with various challenges in each room, such as spaghetti towers, world challenges, balloon races and many more. Pupils ventured in their Houses from one challenge to the next eager to find out what awaited them. The pupils seemed to particularly enjoy the indoor assault course for which great teamwork was crucial. In this challenge, pupils were paired up; one was blindfolded, the other tasked with leading them through the course. The blindfolded pupil was also required to carry a cup of water throughout the duration of the challenge without spilling it! And the added catch... the leader could only guide them with words! This challenge was not only incredibly invigorating for pupils but also relied on mutual sense of trust between the pairs. In the afternoon, it was the Infants time to shine in the House Challenge. The challenges slightly varied from the rest of the school with activities such as the water cup challenge where pupils worked to gather as much water as they can in a water bucket, with added complications such as having to carry pass the water to one another over their heads! This was enjoyed in the Reception Garden where the sun decided to show its face.  The scores were close, and it was only because of the teacher-based ‘Would I Lie to You?’ quiz that Conisford could get some extra points and win the day this year. All three Houses picked up some bonus points for excellent teamwork. It was another great opportunity for our U3 pupils to work with pupils in L2 and demonstrate outstanding leadership qualities.

The House Music Festival took place in the Lower School Hall on Friday with Heigham, Magdalen and Conisford battling it out to be House Music Champions for 2023. The children have been rehearsing for a couple of weeks and were extremely excited to be performing their songs. The theme of the House Music Festival this year was COLOURS. Conisford chose Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Any Dream Will Do from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Heigham’s song was the classic rock anthem Mr Blue Sky by ELO and Magdalen channelled their inner Barbie with the song Pink from the new movie. All 3 houses performed exceptionally well, and the Lower School Hall was covered in dazzling lighting effects and swirls of colour. After the votes were cast and counted, the joint 2nd place houses were Conisford and Heigham, meaning a win for Magdalen!  Congratulations to Magdalen and well done to everyone who took part and worked so hard to put the event on.