Thirty days to go and counting!

Saturday morning saw Christmas decorations being made under Mrs Curtis's watchful eye ahead of next week's Christmas Party. The boys enjoyed games of table tennis, table football and UNO. 

 Ivan terrified of the +4 card!

 Ryan may smile, but Rajul's about to win!

 Pompom production!

 Full concentration on the décopatch task from Praeasha!

 Looking good Sarafina and Sudipti!

Lala, Tsering and Monica giving their full attention to the baubles and decorations!

This weekend has been Kingswood based. Ivan, James, Rajul and Marco had rugby matches and the rest of the House headed off to enjoy the delights of Bath's Christmas Market and the crowds! The boys choose last night's film starring Dawyne 'the Rock' Johnson. Skyscraper proved popular.

This morning, after breakfast, the Chaplain took James, Rajul and Sarafina off to church in rare November sunshine. A great team effort today with collecting provisions, prepping, setting up and laying tables, cooking and tidying ensured we all contributed to a delicious lunch of Fajitas and ice cream. There were tears along the way from Jacqueline, Monica, Supriya, Ryan L, Tsering, Stan, Suruchi with onion chopping! The very clean plates were testament to how yummy the food was and Kezzy's and Charlotte's sweeping skills ensured the room was returned to a very tidy state. It was great to see the whole house pitch in.

 How many peppers do we need to chop?

 Hohona, Kezzy, Noelina,  Nina and Sudipti did a grand job setting up!

 Time to cook!

 Ryan and Stan making sure the wraps will be warm!

 Voilà!

 Beverages

 Lunch is served!

A local brand close to Westwood hearts!

In an attempt to run off lunch the following enjoyed four aside football, touch rugby (Year 7 humbling Year 8!) and finally some Kwik Cricket. A top day had by all. 

Riding The Current Towards Christmas

This week, our boarders - in addition to their weekly academic trials and challenges in lessons - rode the current of an exciting weekend, which was full of opportunities to come together, have fun and experience fellowship.

The Malawi Market opened proceedings on Friday evening, with local stalls and craft traders selling their produce to our many visitors; and the school’s Open Arms Malawi representatives were crafting and selling their goods in the Theatre Foyer. Our boarders enjoyed contributing to their profits, which were donated to the Open Arms Malawi Infant Home – an organisation very close to Kingswood’s heart.

Saturday entailed its usual array of sports matches, with our boarders also making their customary trip to town afterwards. This week, for our Saturday night movie entertainment, our Captains of Boarding opted to watch a true-life story about a sailing couple who inadvertently found themselves navigating a hurricane at sea: Adrift.

 

The film was a tale of the resilience of the human spirit and the transcendent power of love; befitting themes for any point in time! 

The formerly mentioned spirit was certainly seen this Sunday as our boarders enjoyed ten-pin bowling in Bath for our weekly excursion! In typical fashion, there was time for competition and communion alike, all aspects enjoyed and embraced by everyone. After bowling, the boarders had some time enjoying Bath's city centre again, buoyed by the festive decorations and Christmas Market stalls that are slowly taking shape:

Ready for action!

Peace and Love to you too, Ryan.

Kim: "And that's how you make your tongue Blue!"

They're all in this together!

The Bath Christmas Market will be with us shortly...

A particularly beautiful, and traditional, Christmas display.

So as we look ahead to this coming week, we are grateful for the opportunities afforded to us by this one. We thank you, our readers, for continuing to take an interest in boarding life at Westwood and for following us on Twitter (@KWS_Westwood). We hope you enjoy the news that we bring to you, whatever the distance between us. We look forward to updating you soon; until next time…