Advent Service and Dinner.

On Sunday we had our annual Advent service and Dinner starting at 6pm.  Rev Hull led a lovely candlelit service in which Poppy read really well.

This was followed by a meal served by the catering team.  The starters of poppadoms,  onion bhaji. pakoras and samosas with mango chutney was followed by chicken tikka masala on the bone with basmati rice and sour cream.  Dessert was a lemon merinque pot with stem ginger biscuit.  Really super food.  The evening was rounded off with the annual Mr H quiz.   

 The boys all ready for a night out.  All looking very smart.  Even the shoes have been polished.

 All the ladies look lovely.  Mrs H as gorgeous as ever. 

 Mr Duke and the WW boarders choir up in the loft with organist Mr Knights.

Many thanks to all the catering staff for a fantastic meal and service.

SS Great Britain

 Some young travellers just about to board the SS Great Britain on its maiden voyage.  To boldly go were no one has gone before .......

 It was lovely to meet some of the original travellers from the 1840s.  Capt Cartoon and his young family.

Young Master Karan eagerly anticipates the rounding of Cape Horn....

 

 

Not all passengers were that friendly!!

 

The lovely waitresses made everyone's journey so much more pleasurable.

 

 2 pints please.  Sunichi places his regular order.

 Lovely balmy conditions on board the SS Great Britain.!!  Not.........

 Polina and Lulu are entertained by one of the fellow guests.

House lunch, Games and lovely autumnal stroll!

Westwood boarders worked effectively in teams to produce a delicious Sunday lunch of Spaghetti Bolognese under the watchful eye of Miss Edwards. The mushroom and onion chopping team consisted of Tomiwo, Polina, Avyash, Ritika, Charlie, Natalie, Karan, Ayooluwa and Kiera; the latter de-cored 24 Bramleys for the caramelized baked apples which were accompanied by raisins, demerara sugar, cinammon and vanilla ice cream. Avyash was in charge of condiments and herbs, whilst Karan spiced up his vegetarian version! The tables were laid by Dima, Donald W, Ong and Rohan. The tidying up team consisted of Eleanor, Oscar, Johnny, the table layers, Donald N and Cartoon.  Gabrielle showed silky skills with Henry the vacuum cleaner to make the place look spotless. The clean plates evinced how delicious the meal! It was a great team bonding exercise. The kitchen now looks pretty tidy given the hive of activity it was earlier today. Some useful life skills have been acquired!

Having eaten very well, Miss Edwards took some of the girls off a postprandial walk to see the various crescents in Bath as the sunset, while the others headed to the sports hall for basketball, bench-ball, table tennis and squash with Mr Duke. A game of round-the-world table tennis was fiercely contested. Donald W and Ong showed great touch in the basketball and the girls netball passing skills came to the fore in bench-ball .

Winter is here in Bath

The Art of Ligretto

A game requiring quick hands!

Jungle Speed

Ritika shows good reactions to snatch the Totem

All the girls braved Siberian wind chill factor in their House hockey matches playing in either the A or B teams. In Year 7 Beckford came out on top, but in Year 8 Hamilton was the victor. The bacon butties which followed warmed everyone up. Most of the house descended into town in the company of prefects, Dexter and Thea this afternoon. Sarah Brandstätter introduced Westwood this evening to the fun of the card games Jungle Speed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungle_Speed and Ligretto; the latter is a frenzy of card turning and pile building; Dexter and Tomiwo formed a winning partnership with Ong and Dima in hot pursuit. The film tonight is Jupiter Ascending.

Thanksgiving/Halloween Mash-Up.

Tuesday 18th November

Termly Party in Westwood.

Once a term we have a special meal in the house after prep.  The food is cooked by the brilliant catering department and brought over to Westwood.

This week we had a build - a - burger evening with a special Halloween theme - I know it's a little late.

 The prefects Rory and Olivia join in the fun.  A double burger for a 1st XV forward -  - obviously.

 Cartoon seems to be having a great time - as usual.

 decisions, decisions.  Some great cakes made in-house by Daisy.

 Abi seems somewhat bemused by the selection of scary cakes.

Lemon Meringue ghosts.

Fireworks and Film

All the Westwood boarders headed to the Rec on Saturday night for the annual fireworks. Fortunately the wind had dropped and it was dry. The short show was spectacular and very loud! If you use the following link you can see some pictures. http://visitbath.co.uk/whats-on/bath-rotary-club-fireworks-display-p77081

After some highly competitive benchball, indoor football and table tennis (Johnny took on Mr Duke in an ongoing challenge!) and with a hearty brunch inside us, we walked into town to see the film Pan in the company of Mrs Fountain. Some screamed louder than others...Ritika! The film was greatly enjoyed by all, as was the popcorn. other treats and drinks. However, the weather was less lovely! Click here for the trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjW1mKwNUSo