4814 WINTER NEWSLETTER 2025 ENGLISH Murder Mystery at Open Evening: Case Closed! Visitors to this year’s Open Evening became detectives for the night as the English department turned the bottom corridor into a full-scale mystery experience. Families were greeted at the ‘crime scene’ by none other than DCI Pierce, who explained that famous author Agatha Quill had been found with her final story left unfinished. They studied the chalk outline and first pieces of evidence before heading into the ‘suspect gallery’, where five very suspicious English teachers - from Ms Page-Turner the Librarian to Ms Drama Llama the Chaos Queen - stared down from their mugshots. The investigation continued in the evidence room, where guests raced to review clues ranging from cloak buttons to glittery manuscript pages. Witness statements and taunting letters from the ‘culprit’ kept everyone guessing right until the end, when Agatha’s final letter revealed a hidden code pointing to the real culprit. After weighing all the evidence, most visiting detectives cracked the case: the guilty party was none other than Ms Plot-Twist, who simply couldn’t bear Agatha’s happy ending. Everyone who solved the mystery received a ‘Top Detective’ reward before visiting the library and book fair to celebrate their sleuthing skills. The evening was a fantastic success - buzzing with families, laughter, and some very serious cluehunting. Thank you to all the students and staff who brought Agatha Quill’s world to life! Young Writer’s Empowered Poetry Competition Students in Years 7 to 9 were given the opportunity to take part in a poetry competition during the last academic year. Young Writers encouraged students to find their voice through verse on any subject to feel confident and empowered. From current affairs, religion and identity to love, loss and everything in between - our students produced an excellent range of poems. Thornleigh had close to 100 poems published in the ‘Empowered Anthology’!
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