After a hiatus of a couple of years, we were able to take along a team of Year Four children to the local Battle of the Books competition. Here is Mrs Grosvenor's report: "Eight children from Year Four took part in the Battle of the Books. The children had to participate in three rounds (Quiz, Art and Drama). They did exceedingly well and scored a very respectable mark in the first 'Quiz' round. Next up, the 'Drama' round. Despite the time pressure of having just an hour to rehearse a scene from the book 'Blue Planet,' they put their creative hats on and worked really hard to create a piece that stood out from all the others.

"Finally, we had the 'Art' round. Unfortunately, I was unable to help with this as teachers were told to 'take a back seat' and get a well deserved cup of coffee and watch from the sidelines. The children were given the choice of two picture books and were asked to work as a team to recreate the front cover, based on their interpretation of the story. Fifty minutes later, they produced an excellent recount of 'The Mysteries of Harris Burdick'. There was stiff competition at Battle of the Books this year but St Stephen's came in a very respectable 4th place and should be so proud of all of their efforts!"