Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare performed at Shakespeare in Styria 2014, with Christoph Johan (as Octavius). Photo: Francisco Peralta Torrejón

To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, we held a “Shakespeare Day” at Westhaven on Wednesday 20th April. All lessons throughout the day had a Shakespearean theme and pupils had the opportunity to take part in a variety of tasks which they thoroughly enjoyed! These included:

• designing their own coat of arms in Art with Mrs Cantello
• constructing a replica of the Globe Theatre using the laser cutter in DT with Mr Humphreys
• making a rabbit stew and vegetable Pottage in Food with Miss Constable
• learning Shakespearean insults in English with Mr Vincent
• translating Shakespeare’s play titles from English into French with Mrs Payne

A huge thank you to all staff and pupils involved in this special off-timetable day!

Mrs Payne