0:00:02 > 0:00:03SCHOOL BELL RINGS
0:00:03 > 0:00:06Each September, half a million children
0:00:06 > 0:00:09begin the most important year of school so far.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Year 7.
0:00:14 > 0:00:15Bo!
0:00:15 > 0:00:19CBBC have rigged this secondary school with loads of cameras,
0:00:19 > 0:00:23so you can see exactly what happens....
0:00:24 > 0:00:27..as they make new friends and get into trouble.
0:00:27 > 0:00:31If you wish to find out how strict I can be,
0:00:31 > 0:00:33then break the rules I set down.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35I'm not spotting make-up there, am I?
0:00:35 > 0:00:37But what they learn here...
0:00:37 > 0:00:38..In a chair...
0:00:38 > 0:00:41..will stay with them forever.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46- HE CHUCKLES - Hello, there.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48I'm Mr Thoburn and I'm a science teacher here.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51If you've ever wondered what secondary school's like,
0:00:51 > 0:00:52here's your chance to find out.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54This is Our School.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56HE BELCHES
0:00:56 > 0:00:57How can you DO that?
0:00:57 > 0:01:00BELL RINGS
0:01:06 > 0:01:11It's December and there's a festive feel at our school.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13You can't normally chuck a wet sponge
0:01:13 > 0:01:14at our assistant head, Mr Skerry -
0:01:14 > 0:01:17or any of us teachers, for that matter.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20But it IS nearly Christmas and this IS for charity.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23CHEERING
0:01:23 > 0:01:25CHEERING
0:01:28 > 0:01:31LAUGHTER
0:01:32 > 0:01:36And not even a bucket of cold water can dampen everyone's spirits.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39CHATTERING AND LAUGHTER
0:01:43 > 0:01:45PIANO PLAYS
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Music teacher, Mr Dunn, has escaped the wet sponges.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53# Oh, holy night
0:01:53 > 0:01:58# The stars are brightly shining... #
0:01:58 > 0:02:02He's leading the rehearsals for the end-of-term Christmas carol concert.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04# Divine
0:02:04 > 0:02:08# Oh, night divine. #
0:02:08 > 0:02:10I'm not connecting with you guys that much,
0:02:10 > 0:02:13because I'm not seeing you look up and kind of look at people
0:02:13 > 0:02:15and give them some eye contact.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18It's something that Delight is keen to take part in.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20It helps with our harmony,
0:02:20 > 0:02:22when we sing together. Some people can sing lower notes,
0:02:22 > 0:02:25some people sing higher notes. Together, it sounds really good.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Sit down.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Soaking the teachers and singing carols
0:02:29 > 0:02:32aren't the only special events going on.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Mr Glendenning has got a challenge for 7AG.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Right, guys. You'll be really glad to know
0:02:38 > 0:02:41we're going to be holding a talent competition for all of Year 7.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43CHEERING
0:02:43 > 0:02:47And he's got total confidence in his tutor group's star quality.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50We're going to win the talent competition, aren't we?
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Aren't we? CHEERING
0:02:53 > 0:02:54Across in 7CG,
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Miss Gibbons is holding auditions for her tutor group too.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Right, so, can we have the proper singing as well?
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Just so you all know your perfect timings.
0:03:03 > 0:03:04THEY BEAT THE SONG'S RHYTHM
0:03:04 > 0:03:07# I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed
0:03:07 > 0:03:10# Get along with the voices inside of my head... #
0:03:10 > 0:03:12The best performers from each class in Year 7
0:03:12 > 0:03:16will go through to the grand finale at the end of term.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Where do you find a no-legged dog?
0:03:18 > 0:03:19Right where you left him.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23And there's no shortage of volunteers.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26Do-do-dum, do-do-dum, do-do-dum, do-do-dum,
0:03:26 > 0:03:28ooh, ooh, ooh...
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- Good tekkers, Harry. - CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:03:31 > 0:03:34# Y-M-C-A... #
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- But I'm not so sure about this act. - # Y-M-C-A... #
0:03:38 > 0:03:42# Baby, I've been, I've been praying hard
0:03:42 > 0:03:44# Said no more counting dollars... #
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- Ah, that's more like it, JJ. - # We'll be counting stars. #
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- Well done, JJ.- Go on, JJ!
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Libby's up next and she wants to make a "good impression".
0:03:53 > 0:03:57IN ESSEX ACCENT: I've just had my nails done, my false tan done,
0:03:57 > 0:04:00my hair done, and I've also had my lips done.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:04:02 > 0:04:05She's followed by aspiring magician Sam.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08..Magic. MAGIC.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11- Whoa. - APPLAUSE
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Sam has been impressing his mates with his magic skills
0:04:14 > 0:04:15since week one.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18So, just split the pack in half anywhere you want.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Right, so, think of any card.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25I like magic a lot!
0:04:25 > 0:04:29- Pick two of these piles. - That one and that one.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33It's so, like, people...just getting a "wow" on people's faces.
0:04:33 > 0:04:34Three of hearts.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Whoa! APPLAUSE
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Amelia's turn. Looks like she's bending over backwards to impress.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46- CHEERING AND APPLAUSE - Next is Chloe,
0:04:46 > 0:04:49with twin sister, Holly, providing support.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51# I believe there's children crying
0:04:51 > 0:04:54# I believe there's soldiers dying now. #
0:04:54 > 0:04:57CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Next, we have Delight.
0:04:59 > 0:05:04# Same bed but it feels just a little bit bigger now
0:05:04 > 0:05:09# Cos my heart breaks a little when I hear your name. #
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- CHEERING AND APPLAUSE - Pretty good reaction.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Well done, Delight.
0:05:14 > 0:05:15And finally, it's Varda.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22Her Bollywood routine is obviously a hit with Adam and Tom.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:05:27 > 0:05:32Now, the results will be announced on Friday.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Howay, man, the suspense is killing me!
0:05:38 > 0:05:41Varda's act is based on one of her favourite hobbies.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Bollywood dancing is obviously one of the first hobbies
0:05:44 > 0:05:46I started when I was young
0:05:46 > 0:05:49and I've continued it from then cos I've enjoyed it so much.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Bang on the side and with full energy. OK, ready?
0:05:52 > 0:05:56BOLLYWOOD HINDI MUSIC Five, six, seven, eight.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58One, two, circle,
0:05:58 > 0:06:00four and down.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Round, down.
0:06:02 > 0:06:03Round, one,
0:06:03 > 0:06:06two, three and four.
0:06:07 > 0:06:13Bollywood dancing makes me feel, like, relaxed, happy, excited.
0:06:13 > 0:06:14One, two, three.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23- I feel very dizzy now.- Yeah.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Back at home, and things are a lot calmer.
0:06:28 > 0:06:29Sit up straight.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33ALL: Oh...
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Varda and her family are Hindu and meditation and prayer
0:06:35 > 0:06:39are an important part of their family life.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Can we do the prayer now? Come on then.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44We need to do the morning aarti. OK?
0:06:44 > 0:06:47My mum's parents are religious and then my mum's religious
0:06:47 > 0:06:50and then all of my family's religious as well,
0:06:50 > 0:06:52so then I'm religious.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54I sometimes pray before eating my dinner
0:06:54 > 0:06:57or when I wake up in the morning.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00THEY RECITE A HINDU PRAYER
0:07:00 > 0:07:02As well as daily prayers,
0:07:02 > 0:07:06sitting down to eat together is also important to Varda's family.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08It gives Mum a chance to find out
0:07:08 > 0:07:11about the friends Varda's making at school.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Do they all like Indian food?
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- You've never asked them?- Nope.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20Whenever you take your food to school, do they ask you, no?
0:07:20 > 0:07:22- I think I should send some food over. - No.- No.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26- VARDA'S MUM CHUCKLES - Er, yeah, I'll have some.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31Over in 7AG, Mr Glendenning has the eagerly awaited results
0:07:31 > 0:07:34of the talent show auditions.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Today is results day.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41THEY SHOUT IN EXCITEMENT
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Whoever is chosen will make it through
0:07:44 > 0:07:47and perform at the grand finale at the end of term.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50First of all, I'd just like to say absolutely well done to everybody.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53Now, it was a really hard, difficult decision...
0:07:54 > 0:07:57..but there was only one decision to make. OK?
0:07:59 > 0:08:02And the winner for 7AG is...
0:08:02 > 0:08:04I thought you would say there were two...
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Oh...
0:08:07 > 0:08:09NERVOUS SHOUTING
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- ..all seven of you.- What?- What?
0:08:14 > 0:08:15LAUGHTER
0:08:15 > 0:08:19You were all that good, it was the only fair decision.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23Well, I suppose it must have been a tough job choosing between this lot.
0:08:23 > 0:08:28CHEERING AND SQUEALING
0:08:28 > 0:08:31All right, calm down, 7AG. It's not like it's the actual final!
0:08:31 > 0:08:34SQUEALING AND CHATTERING
0:08:34 > 0:08:38I want to see yous going from being this good to THIS good,
0:08:38 > 0:08:40and then this talent show,
0:08:40 > 0:08:42we're going to absolutely blow them out of the water.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46- Do we agree? ALL:- Yeeeeees!
0:08:46 > 0:08:50- Yeah, I think they agree!- Right, guys, can you all tidy up your bags?
0:08:50 > 0:08:53It's hard to believe that Year 7
0:08:53 > 0:08:55have only been together since September.
0:08:58 > 0:09:03Ah, the start of term. It seems like ages ago now.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07- Good morning, Year 7. CHILDREN:- Good morning.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Everyone's got a little butterfly in their stomach,
0:09:09 > 0:09:14but you should also feel happy about where you are.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Haven't they all changed?
0:09:21 > 0:09:23CHATTERING
0:09:23 > 0:09:24Whoa!
0:09:24 > 0:09:26AS MILITARY CHANT: Are we sitting in a chair?
0:09:26 > 0:09:29Are we sitting in a chair?
0:09:29 > 0:09:32# Oompa Loompa, diggety-doo... #
0:09:32 > 0:09:37I'd say that I've grown more, like mentally and physically.
0:09:38 > 0:09:43A certificate of merit... goes to Varda.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Obviously I feel a lot more confident now.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47I feel as if I've known this school for ages.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51Do you want to put a bit of gel on your hair to rough it up?
0:09:51 > 0:09:53I'm different
0:09:53 > 0:09:57- because I've got a girlfriend... - Hey up.- ..and I've matured in life.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59LUKA LAUGHS
0:09:59 > 0:10:00Quack quack.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02LAUGHTER
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Ah, hug over Jess, ah.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09I've come all this way and I'm really loud now.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12SHE CHANTS: Panini, panini, panini.
0:10:12 > 0:10:13I'm really, really loud.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16All right, you got it? Good lad.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18This school has become a bit more normal.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Before, it was a bit, like, I'm not used to this.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24I'm used to my primary school.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26But now every day,
0:10:26 > 0:10:28when I get on the bus, it just feels like second nature.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30SHE SNEEZES I thought I needed to sneeze.
0:10:32 > 0:10:33Get in!
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Dumma-dum-ding, dumma-dum-ding-dong.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Oi!
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Konnichiwa.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- Yeah! - Give a round of applause, please.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Yeah, buddy.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48I really like being in a big school.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50I think I might be more mature.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52- Who do you like in your class? Tell us.- Who do you like?
0:10:52 > 0:10:54I'd say I have matured more,
0:10:54 > 0:10:57but I think I've got a bit more, like, cockier.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Je m'appelle, je m'appelle. Do you like my show...?
0:11:00 > 0:11:02I feel like I've changed a lot.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04You've become a different person and you know a lot more.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Go, Holly, it's your birthday.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10I've grown. I'm almost as tall as her now.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14I think I've changed better
0:11:14 > 0:11:16cos I'm more mature.
0:11:16 > 0:11:17My hands are high, my feet are low
0:11:17 > 0:11:20and this is how I bungalow.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23I'm worse cos all my laughing has got worse.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25HE LAUGHS
0:11:25 > 0:11:27That was then...
0:11:28 > 0:11:32..but this is now. They've got through the auditions.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36Now, the butterflies are starting to kick in. Chloe is having doubts.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40- I'm a bit nervous of the talent show this week.- Why?
0:11:40 > 0:11:44Because I'm singing...I'm singing this song that I've wrote.
0:11:44 > 0:11:45It'll be good.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48It's about charity.
0:11:49 > 0:11:50Not a charity...
0:11:50 > 0:11:52No, no, it's not... It's about helping people.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55# Oh, shout it, be proud of it
0:11:55 > 0:11:56# No-one is going to stop you... #
0:11:56 > 0:12:02It's called I Believe. Booyah. You wasn't expecting that, was you?
0:12:03 > 0:12:06# Oh, I believe, I believe
0:12:06 > 0:12:09# Oh, I believe, I believe... #
0:12:09 > 0:12:12It's about soldiers dying and children crying,
0:12:12 > 0:12:17but it's not, like... SOLDIERS. It's not like that, I promise you.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20# Oh, I believe, you believe, we believe. #
0:12:20 > 0:12:22I'm really nervous now.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Oh, my God, that's so good. Don't be nervous.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28- Yeah, that's really good.- Libby has been working on her own act.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32- AS CHERYL FERNANDEZ-VERSINI:- Hey, I'm Cheryl, how are you doing?
0:12:32 > 0:12:35You might know that I'm going to be on X Factor and everything again...
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Looks like it's going to be a decent routine.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40But don't get your hopes up,
0:12:40 > 0:12:43cos me and Simon have been having a bit of, you know, like, a cat fight.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46So, don't get your hopes up. But it'll be all right.
0:12:46 > 0:12:47That's really good.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50It's not easy doing an authentic Geordie accent, you know(!)
0:12:52 > 0:12:56It's not easy being a master magician either.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Just...just tap them into the pack. That's it.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02So, you know they've gone right in the centre of the pack.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Luckily, Sam's grandad has got a few tricks up his sleeve.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Can you see what I did there?
0:13:07 > 0:13:08But if I do that,
0:13:08 > 0:13:10I can just take them back out again.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14- Stick that back...- If you can do that holding them in your hands,
0:13:14 > 0:13:16it would be so much better, OK.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19And if I just flip the top there, I can just get them like that.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21That's amazing.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26All across Year 7, things are getting serious.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28So, which ones are you going to do then?
0:13:28 > 0:13:32Alex and James are doing a bit of online joke research.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36And then do the one... Why did the hedgehog cross the road?
0:13:36 > 0:13:38Why?
0:13:38 > 0:13:39To see his flatmate.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41ALEX LAUGHS
0:13:45 > 0:13:48THEY GIGGLE It's not funny.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50While Varda is giving classmate Poppy
0:13:50 > 0:13:53a sneak preview of her dance moves.
0:13:56 > 0:13:57Oh, God, are they watching?
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Ooh... Oh, my trousers.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02What are you doing, Libby?
0:14:02 > 0:14:05- Dancing!- Guys, right. - She's really mean.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08But maybe your form room isn't the best place to practise your act.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12MUSIC: Last Christmas by Wham!
0:14:12 > 0:14:15CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:14:15 > 0:14:18It's getting more and more festive at our school.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23Year 7's first secondary school Christmas is just round the corner.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30# Last Christmas I gave you my heart
0:14:30 > 0:14:34# But the very next day you gave it away
0:14:34 > 0:14:38# This year, to save you from tears
0:14:38 > 0:14:41# I gave it to someone special. #
0:14:41 > 0:14:43You get days off school
0:14:43 > 0:14:47and you have more time to play with your friends
0:14:47 > 0:14:48and have a really good time.
0:14:48 > 0:14:54For Harry, it's all in the anticipation.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56I like the build-up to Christmas
0:14:56 > 0:14:59and getting all the decorations up.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02What's good about Christmas in school
0:15:02 > 0:15:05is that you get to, like... All your work tones down a bit
0:15:05 > 0:15:07and then you get to do more fun things
0:15:07 > 0:15:11and then activities take place and it just gets really fun.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15# We wish you a merry Christmas
0:15:15 > 0:15:17# We wish you a merry Christmas
0:15:17 > 0:15:19# We wish you a merry Christmas
0:15:19 > 0:15:21# And a happy New Year. #
0:15:21 > 0:15:24MUSIC: Once In Royal David's City
0:15:24 > 0:15:28A carol concert is one of the ultimate Christmas traditions.
0:15:28 > 0:15:34# Once in royal David's City... #
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Oh, I feel all Christmassy now.
0:15:36 > 0:15:41# ..a lowly cattle shed... #
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Christmas means, for Christians, having your family there,
0:15:44 > 0:15:47and celebrating the day that Jesus was born,
0:15:47 > 0:15:51because it's the start of everything, as Christianity.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58And it's not just the students
0:15:58 > 0:16:00whose lives have changed over the past term.
0:16:02 > 0:16:07The idea of being a father is a new dimension to my life.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11I reckon it's made me a bit more chilled out with things.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15You know, I don't know how he got that Mr Scary nickname.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17Don't wake up.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23We have so many talented, talented people in our class.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25I can't wait, I seriously can't wait.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28It's going to be so good to see everyone on stage.
0:16:28 > 0:16:29- Oh.- Yeah.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33Back home, Delight is putting the finishing touches
0:16:33 > 0:16:35to her talent show routine.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37# You see that pretty face
0:16:37 > 0:16:39# Well, she's got it all
0:16:39 > 0:16:42# High fashion She's like a Barbie doll
0:16:42 > 0:16:44# So, while she shakes it all and makes it
0:16:44 > 0:16:46# It's not hard to do, oh
0:16:46 > 0:16:47# She ain't everyday girl
0:16:47 > 0:16:50# Ain't everyday... #
0:16:50 > 0:16:52It's getting close now
0:16:52 > 0:16:56and in art, Year 7 are finishing off the decorations for the talent show.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01Harry, please can you do the T yellow?
0:17:01 > 0:17:03Well, we're going to do the C a different colour.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09How we doing? Are we nearly done?
0:17:09 > 0:17:11- Yes.- Right.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14MUSIC: Merry Christmas Everyone by Shakin' Stevens
0:17:14 > 0:17:18Our canteen Big Cook has had a Christmas overhaul
0:17:18 > 0:17:21and some brand-new serving staff.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Every time that Santa ho-hoed, it was so scary.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25We just kept jumping up all the time.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Ho, ho, ho!
0:17:27 > 0:17:28Ho, ho, ho!
0:17:28 > 0:17:33Christmas dinner is a hit with most of Year 7.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35I thought it was all right, like, once in a while,
0:17:35 > 0:17:41because it was really different compared to what we eat at home.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45It was really nice. I think that was the first time I'd ever had turkey.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- But not all. - There was this figgy pudding thingy.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50It wasn't figgy pudding, it was Christmas pudding.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53- Yeah, and it's uuuurgh! - It was really bad.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55I didn't try the pudding.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57But the turkey was really nice
0:17:57 > 0:18:00- and the gravy and the stuffing was really nice.- I liked the turkey.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04Christmas dinner means everyone can wear what they want.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11And the teachers are making the most of the casual dress code as well.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13The teachers' outfits were really funny.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15The one with the chicken head.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19- It was actually a chicken on his head.- I know, I saw.
0:18:19 > 0:18:24But style-conscious Year 7 aren't impressed with every outfit.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26- He just went all out.- Oh, God, Sir.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- KYRAN BLOWS A RASPBERRY - Poo.- Poopy.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31It was like a woolly Christmas tree
0:18:31 > 0:18:33with lights and tinsel and everything.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37I really thought Sir was looking really silly in his outfit.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39I kept trying to tell him to take it off
0:18:39 > 0:18:41because it looked really, really bad on him.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50Finally, it's the event all Year 7s have been waiting for.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52I felt sick, literally.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55MUSIC: O Fortuna from Carmina Burana by Carl Orff
0:18:55 > 0:18:57Inside, I got really nervous.
0:18:57 > 0:19:02They've passed the auditions, they've been practising for weeks.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04There's a tough audience waiting for them.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08I wanted people to laugh but not in a bad way, if you get me.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12It's the big end of term talent show with host Mr Smith.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15You're about to be amazed, entertained
0:19:15 > 0:19:19and you will be astounded by the talent the college has got.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23You will be applauding your hands till they are red raw.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:19:27 > 0:19:29There's an impressive line-up -
0:19:29 > 0:19:31and that's just the three festive-looking judges!
0:19:31 > 0:19:33First up...
0:19:33 > 0:19:35- AS STACEY SOLOMON: Oh, Cheryl... - Is that Stacey Solomon?
0:19:35 > 0:19:37- Oh, you're so lovely.- Oh, my God.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39Well, I mean, there was this guy in Middlesbrough,
0:19:39 > 0:19:41he was so nice to me,
0:19:41 > 0:19:43he said to me, "I can make your eye twinkle."
0:19:43 > 0:19:45And I said, "How are you going to do that?"
0:19:45 > 0:19:47And he said, "Shine a torch through your ear."
0:19:47 > 0:19:49How lovely is that? LAUGHTER
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Oh, that's what you get when you're from Dagenham. Bye.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Tremendous performance, really impressed. Very good.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01- Nine, eight, eight. - Next is Varda's Bollywood routine.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04BOLLYWOOD HINDI MUSIC
0:20:14 > 0:20:16CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:20:16 > 0:20:18It's a hit with Mr Skerry.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21I've never been to see a Bollywood movie
0:20:21 > 0:20:24but after that performance, Varda, I think I probably should.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26There's a lot of competition.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29# Everybody look to their right... #
0:20:29 > 0:20:33# I'm doing this for you... #
0:20:33 > 0:20:34MUSIC: Hall Of Fame by The Script
0:20:34 > 0:20:37There's JJ singing and playing the keyboard.
0:20:40 > 0:20:41# Yeah, you could be the greatest
0:20:41 > 0:20:43# You could be the best
0:20:43 > 0:20:46# You could be the King Kong banging on your chest
0:20:46 > 0:20:49# You can beat the world, you can beat the war
0:20:49 > 0:20:53# You can talk to God, go banging on his door... #
0:20:53 > 0:20:55CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:20:55 > 0:20:56There's a bit of comedy.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Police arrested two kids yesterday.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01One was drinking battery acid and the other was eating fireworks.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03They charged one and let the other one off.
0:21:03 > 0:21:04LAUGHTER
0:21:04 > 0:21:07A woman gets on a bus with a baby and the bus driver says,
0:21:07 > 0:21:10"That's the ugliest baby I've ever seen."
0:21:10 > 0:21:12She walks to the rear of the bus, fuming.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14She sits down and says to the person next to her,
0:21:14 > 0:21:16"The bus driver's insulted me."
0:21:16 > 0:21:18So he goes, "Go on, then, go and tell him off.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21- "I'll hold your monkey for you." - LAUGHTER
0:21:21 > 0:21:23And lots of dancing.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26MUSIC: Earthquake by Labrinth
0:21:33 > 0:21:36- CHEERING AND APPLAUSE - I do NOT envy the judges.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40Next, it's Chloe, with a song she's written herself.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42# Oh, shout it, be proud of it
0:21:42 > 0:21:44# No-one is going to stop you
0:21:44 > 0:21:46# You're on your own, you're on your own
0:21:46 > 0:21:48# Don't let them get in your way
0:21:48 > 0:21:50# Don't let them get in your hair
0:21:50 > 0:21:52# They're just going to get you down
0:21:52 > 0:21:55# Oh, I believe, I believe
0:21:55 > 0:21:57# I believe there's children crying
0:21:57 > 0:22:00# I believe there's soldiers dying now. #
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- CHEERING AND APPLAUSE - That's amazing.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06I think anyone who can write and sing as well as that -
0:22:06 > 0:22:07tremendous - will go far.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Can Delight follow that?
0:22:10 > 0:22:13# Your world don't mean a thing
0:22:13 > 0:22:15# I'm not listening
0:22:15 > 0:22:16# Keep talking
0:22:16 > 0:22:17# All I know is
0:22:17 > 0:22:21# Mamma told me not to waste my life
0:22:21 > 0:22:25# She said, "Spread your wings, my little butterfly"
0:22:25 > 0:22:29# Don't let what they say keep you up at night
0:22:29 > 0:22:34# And they can't detain you cos wings are made to fly. #
0:22:34 > 0:22:36CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:22:36 > 0:22:39The audience seem, well, delighted.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43I think that with a voice like that, Delight,
0:22:43 > 0:22:46you will, um, fill much bigger arenas than this in your future.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49- Well done. - CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:22:49 > 0:22:52When I started singing, I wasn't as nervous,
0:22:52 > 0:22:55cos it wasn't as scary when I was singing
0:22:55 > 0:22:57cos all I could hear was myself.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00I felt as if I was going to just collapse
0:23:00 > 0:23:02onto the floor.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06Then I'd done it and I felt good afterwards. At least I had a go.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09'I was a bit nervous at first'
0:23:09 > 0:23:11but then it was OK. KYRAN MOUTHS
0:23:11 > 0:23:14I kind of just went along with it.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16KYRAN MOUTHS
0:23:16 > 0:23:18Judgment time.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21HEART BEATS
0:23:21 > 0:23:24In joint third place...
0:23:25 > 0:23:28- Libby and...- Chloe.- Chloe.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Well done, Libby and Chloe. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:23:34 > 0:23:35In second place...
0:23:38 > 0:23:40JJ, well done, JJ.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:23:48 > 0:23:52And in first place with her superb vocalist act there at the end,
0:23:52 > 0:23:56- well done, Delight. - She's done it. Well done, Delight.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00- CHEERING AND APPLAUSE - A great end to a great first term.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08'It was a really nice ending,'
0:24:08 > 0:24:11like a start to Christmas, and everyone had a really amazing time.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Time for everyone to go out in style,
0:24:17 > 0:24:20and for some, that means a whole new outfit.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24I've got two dresses at home, you know,
0:24:24 > 0:24:28like a purply, burgundy sort of colour. It's nice.
0:24:28 > 0:24:33And then my shoes are black with a lace over them and a little heel.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36It's the end-of-term disco.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39DANCE MUSIC
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Argh!
0:24:43 > 0:24:48Three months ago, many of this lot didn't know each other.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Now, they've formed friendships that might last a lifetime.
0:24:51 > 0:24:52The best thing about being in this school
0:24:52 > 0:24:56is meeting new people and getting on with them.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00It was really bad in primary.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02But now I've got loads of friends.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07You don't have to be funny,
0:25:07 > 0:25:09um, to make friends
0:25:09 > 0:25:11because everyone's got different personalities.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16When I was in primary, I didn't have many friends. But now I've come here
0:25:16 > 0:25:19I've got people who care about me a lot.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24I enjoy school because I've got lots of friends.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26Having lots of girlfriends
0:25:26 > 0:25:30is just, like, a really nice thing
0:25:30 > 0:25:32cos you all like lots of the same things
0:25:32 > 0:25:35and you're going to have sleepovers and you're going to have parties.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38When I first came to Conyers, I was really shy,
0:25:38 > 0:25:43but now I'm a lot more confident and I'll talk to people.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47CHEERING
0:25:47 > 0:25:50At the beginning, I felt really panic -
0:25:50 > 0:25:52"Oh, my God, I don't know anyone.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54"What am I going to do?"
0:25:54 > 0:25:57I feel a lot more comfortable now, cos I know most people.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01What I do like about Lucas
0:26:01 > 0:26:03is that makes me laugh.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Look, I'm laughing now,
0:26:05 > 0:26:06and he's smirking.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08That's how easy it is to make me laugh.
0:26:10 > 0:26:11So you don't need to be nervous
0:26:11 > 0:26:14when you move up from primary to secondary.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Don't just take it from me.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Here's some words of wisdom from the experts.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25Don't worry and it's all just going to be fine.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29- Ask girls out privately. - THEY LAUGH
0:26:30 > 0:26:33I'd say to them, if you've got some friends
0:26:33 > 0:26:35you've got nothing to worry about.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Even if you don't, there's always places
0:26:37 > 0:26:40that you can go and talk to people.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44Make friends as soon as possible.
0:26:46 > 0:26:47Don't be shy.
0:26:48 > 0:26:49Be yourself.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55Don't be like - I guess - cocky about it, I guess.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59I'd just be yourself.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01It's better to avoid being something you're not,
0:27:01 > 0:27:04and try and be, like, nice and friendly.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Stay on task. Get your head down.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Have fun at the right moments.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13Don't be...the class clown.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16It's not scary.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20It's not scary. You make loads of friends.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24I would probably say, "Get a really big bag."
0:27:25 > 0:27:28Looks like Year 7 has been a hit.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30- Say, "Bananas."- ALL: Bananas.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS
0:27:32 > 0:27:35It's good to say that you're in secondary school.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38But I don't...I wouldn't necessarily say I feel grown-up.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41I AM looking forward to getting a moustache though.