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Tuesday was the last day of the spring term at Adcote School , and according to their tradition the Junior Department presented their mothering day prayers. Mothers were treated to four songs about spring and mothers, including 'Don't forget to tell your Mum you love her.' Katie Davidson also sang 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' beautifully as a solo and Florence Galliers played a piano solo.

Puppets Galore visited Adcote Junior School on Monday to present their story telling of Midsummer Night's Dream, told by Danny Davies. The children were able to operate over twenty giant sized puppets which represented the famous Shakespearean characters. There were also a range of smaller puppets representing the animals and spirits who appear in the Magic Forest of Arden.

LOCAL HISTORIANS VISIT ADCOTE SCHOOL

On Thursday 13th March a full coach of history enthusiasts from south Shropshire and north Herefordshire visited Adcote School . They have been attending an annual series of twenty lectures on Tuesday mornings at Ludlow Assembly Rooms. This year's course on The Great Houses of Shropshire and Adjoining Counties has been given by local historian and author Dr David Lloyd, with assistance from Joanne Lindsay.

Impressing the judges last Saturday at Telford Town Centre was the aim of Adcote's Young Enterprise pupils who were selling plants and accessories for their business.

The Governors, staff, parents and pupils were really delighted to hear the excellent news that our Head Teacher, Ryan Jervis, has been awarded the OBE for Services to Education in the Queen's 2008 New Year's Honours List.

On 12th September Cara Bryan (Head Girl), Laura Williams (Deputy Head Girl), Jenny Vu (Head of Boarding) and Jemma Hoadly ( Deputy Head of Boarding) attended a leadership course in Great Malvern.

The purpose of the course was to highlight some of the responsibilities they will undertake over the next academic year and to ensure they will have the know-how to fulfil their roles to their best potential.

The course covered a variety of topics, including how to prepare for speeches, how to make fair decisions and how best to create presentations. It was an informative and enjoyable day.

Adcote athlete, Clara Edwards, took the National High Jump title at the Independent Schools Association (ISA) 2007 Championships held at the Alexander Stadium, Birmingham. Representing the Midlands area against 11 other regional champions, Clara's winning jump of 1.28 metres was only 5cm short of her personal best.

Clara was selected to compete in the ISA National Championships following her qualification as Midlands Champion in June when she succeeded in winning the high jump event ahead of competitors from 16 other schools in the area.

The opportunity to see Adcote's grounds - and enjoy the school's traditional summer fete - certainly proved a popular choice with over 150 visitors who took advantage of some glorious sunshine to wander around the beautiful gardens surrounding the school's historic Grade 1 listed building.

Adcote School 's gymnasts continue to put in impressive performances. Both the Under 9s and Under 13s teams fought off stiff competition to bring back gold medals from this year's Midland Independent Schools Gymnastics Association (MISGA) competition at the Blue Coat School in Birmingham .

Girls from Adcote helped designer Chris Beardshaw create the "Three Counties Garden" achieve gold medal success at this year's Malvern Spring Gardening Show. The judges were so impressed by the Victorian Bothy Show Garden designed by the TV gardener in association with Adcote that it not only won a Royal Horticultural Society Gold medal but also scooped the Best in Show award.

Adcote's grand orchestral concert on Saturday 16th June promises to celebrate the school's centenary in spectacular style. This year's event, in the picturesque setting of Adcote's south lawn, will feature The Shrewsbury Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Moore. Pictured is John Moore at a recent rehearsal, with some of the 45 strong orchestra who will be performing at Adcote's Grand Orchestral Concert.

Each year Adcote's Fun Ride raises funds for charity. The latest organisation to benefit is Sentebale (forget-me-not) - Prince Harry's Fund to help children and young people in Lesotho . Representatives from the event's organisers and girls from the school were invited to come down to London to present the cheque at Clarence House. Pictured are Adcote girls with representatives from Fun Ride organisers Malcolm Warner and Ursula Prudence presenting the cheque to Geoffrey Matthews outside Clarence House.

Eliza Brown one of Adcote's Junior School pupils told us, "The policeman let us into Clarence House where we presented the cheque for £500. We were also invited to see the Queen's Chapel where Queen Victoria was married and there was a special painting on the ceiling of the Queen's corgis' heads! It was a great day and a lovely experience to go to Clarence House."

Since their visit the school has received a personal letter of thanks from Geoffrey Matthews, Chief Executive of Sentebale, thanking them for "their extraordinary kindness and generosity".

Sentebale's joint founders and patrons are Prince Seeiso of Lesotho and Prince Harry. The charity offers long-term support to community organisations working with children and young people and in particular to those working with orphans and other vulnerable children.

Prince Harry's connection with Lesotho began in 2004 when he visited the country as the guest of Prince Seeiso and served as a volunteer with a number of organisations working with disadvantaged children. During his visit the two princes became good friends and decided to launch their own charity.

This year's Adcote Fun Ride will be held on Sunday 23rd September 2007.