Junior Sir Antony Browne Society members attended a special falconry display today.  Pupils were joined by Mr Alan Ames from the Eagle Heights Falconry Centre in the gym.

Mr Ames spoke to the students about nature and birds of prey and introduced them to an array of birds, including; the Harris Hawk from America, which is the fastest bird of prey in the world, an owl, a vulture and the mighty bald eagle. Each bird sat on Mr Ames arm while he talked to the pupils about them and even flew around the gym.  The bald eagle landed on the basketball net and a pupil's chair, to their surprise!

The pupils learned where the saying ‘eyes like a hawk' came from, as a hawks eyes take up 70% of its head, and they talked about how the birds have evolved over the past 60 million years to be perfectly built for flying at very high speeds.

Mrs Helen English, who arranged the visit, commented ‘this has been an excellent opportunity for the pupils to learn something outside of the classroom which is relevant to the curriculum and current events, such as, ecology and global warming. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the experience."

The Junior SAB Society gives outstanding opportunities to gifted and talented pupils.  They meet once every half term and have so far enjoyed a Gothic Literature lesson in English, a Spanish Fiesta with Modern Languages and the falconry display.