Year 8 Tag Archive

Wallace goes “green” for Open Morning 2023

As a school Wallace is proud of its reputation for creativity, innovation and effective use of technology so it seemed very natural to transfer our ease with all things IT to the...

Open Day 2023

Welcome to the Wallace Open Morning 2023 We are delighted to be able to welcome guests back to our first “live” Open Day since 2020. The morning will commence at 9.30....

Head for heights required for year 8 Adventure Day

Senior Teacher, Mr Reid, always describes the Year 8 event as the “fun-est day” and whilst this year saw us in a new venue the traditional fun of the event was there for all...

Shakespeare-fest

The Bard himself made an appearance at Wallace …looking remarkably fresh faced! If doubters ask about the relevance of Shakespeare’s plays they only needed to witness...

Wallace’s Class of 2029 meet for the first time!

Staggering as it seems, the Year 8 pupils who enjoyed meeting each other last week will be our June 2029 leavers! The soon to be Year 8s were welcomed at the front doors by senior...

History comes to life at Carrickfergus Castle!

For the first time in several years our Year 8 pupils travelled to the iconic location of Carrickfergus Castle to add the colouring of reality to their studies. The study of the...

Open Morning 2022

Welcome to the Wallace Open Morning 2022 Usually, we welcome thousands of visitors in person; today, we welcome you as virtual visitors. Some will become the Wallace men and women...

Adventure Day is 10!

Castlewellan Forest Park was the venue for Wallace’s tenth Adventure Day for our Year 8 students. Introduced to Wallace’s induction programme by Senior Teacher Mr J Reid,...

A Wallace Welcome!

As another school year begins, the sun shone to welcome our new pupils. Coming from over thirty feeder schools 178 pupils joined Year 8. Many are second generation Wallace while...