May 2016 – Ralph Sadleir School

Herts Mercury Editor pays our Ralphie Reporters a visit.

May 26, 2016/in General news/by sadleir2021

On Thursday 26th May, the reporters of the school newspaper welcomed the Editor of the Herts Mercury, Julie Palmer.

Eager to soak up as much information and tips as they could from the expert, the reporters came armed with pads of paper and pens and listened intently to everything Julie had to say.

Julie explained what each part of the front page of a newspaper is called – for example, the main story is called the ‘splash’. She

demonstrated some shorthand and gave handy tips on how to research and write a great story.

Four lucky reporters have been invited to the Herts Mercury offices in June for an opportunity to sit in on an editorial meeting and help decide on what stories will run. We will report more on that trip next month.

A huge thank you goes to Julie for giving

up her time and for giving us a lot to think about for our school newspaper.

Welcome back to an old friend!

May 25, 2016/in General news/by sadleir2021

On Wednesday 25th May, staff and pupils welcomed back Mrs Hinton, who wanted to present an assembly to talk about her first year of retirement.

Her assembly highlighted the opportunities that are out there for all of us to seize, that inspiration always starts with something small that has caught our attention, and that we can all inspire each other.

Mrs Hinton shared the variety of photographs that she has taken as part of her City and Guilds course, her trips to Duxford and back to France, and finally her bike ride in Pembrokeshire which raised £350 for the RSA.

She did admit to feeling slightly out of her comfort zone hosting an assembly after a year of retirement, but she quickly settled in to her flow and gave a positive, encouraging and uplifting presentation to show our pupils that the world is their oyster!

Thank you Mrs Hinton, it was lovely to see you.