20th November 2015

CAVENDISH NEWS
THE CAVENDISH SCHOOL 31 INVERNESS STREET LONDON NW1 7HB TEL: 020 7485 1958
EDITOR: Robert Pritchett and Jasmine Walton
THE CAVENDISH NEWS
Friday 20th November
Issue 10
AUTUMN TERM 2015
From the Headmistress
Dear Parents,
We raised over £600 for the Fetukai School in Vanuatu from last week’s Mufti-day
and the Year 4 Cake Sale. It is being saved for the contact we have who returns after Christmas.
The circus skills assembly on Tuesday morning where the girls demonstrated their
prowess on the ropes was really inspiring. I wish I could do some of the moves
they showed us!
Year 5 pupils have been receiving second hand toys, books and stationery all week
for today’s after school sale. This has been a pupil initiative, largely planned and
carried out by the girls themselves. The intention is to split the proceeds between
the International Medical Corps and Cancer Research. Due to bad weather yesterday the Second Hand Uniform Sale was postponed and both sales took place today.
I am looking forward to the Orchestra concert next week and the Christmas Decorations going up on Friday. The Nativity scene will be featured with Year 6 artwork in the entrance hall so do take a detour to see it. We are hoping the weather
improves so that our carol singers can serenade you leaving the school, towards
the end of term.
Have a safe and very enjoyable weekend!
Diary
Teresa Dunbar
Week Commencing: Monday 23rd November
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Tuesday 24th November
Ballet
Wednesday 25th November
Swim Club: 7:50
Orchestra : 8:30am
Orchestra Concert at 9am
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Thursday 26th November
Gym: 8am
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SCROOGE by Year 3
Friday 27th November
Swim Squad: 7:50
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Saturday 28th November
Year 4 Netball Tournament vs NBH 10am-12pm
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Cover photo: Thea in Circus Skills Assembly
Circus Skills Assembly
Winner of Premier Spring Award for our Spring
Bulb Competition
Awarded the Cranfield Trophy,
presented by Alan Titmarsh
Navrati
A big thank you to Purdey (2M) and Billie (4M) for
donating Shackleton’s Journey by William Grill to
the Cavendish Library.
AND...
Catherine in 6L, who celebrated her birthday on the
9th November, for donating First Class Murder by
Robin Stevens
Year 4 have been learning about the Hindi festival
of Navrati. Anis brought in some chanya choli,
special festival outfits that Hindu girls wear, to
show the class.
Scrooge by 3G
Ava’s postcard to French penfriend
Second hand toys, books and
stationery sale by Year 5
“Thank you”
from the
staff at The
Royal Free.
COMPOSER OF THE WEEK
Peter Tchaikovsky
May 7, 1840 - November 6, 1893
Piotr (or Peter, as we would say in English) Tchaikovsky was born in Votkinsk, a town in Russia's Ural Mountains. When he was 8 years old, his
family moved to the capital city of St. Petersburg. Even though Tchaikovsky was a good musician as a child, it wasn't considered an "acceptable"
profession, so his parents made him study law instead.
But even in law school, Tchaikovsky continued to study music. Eventually,
he gave up his legal job and went to the St. Petersburg Conservatory. After
he graduated, he moved to Moscow to teach at the new conservatory there.
It's now named after him.
For years, Tchaikovsky had a patroness named Madame von Meck -- a wealthy widow who was a big
fan of his music. She regularly sent him money so that he could concentrate on composing without
having to worry about making a living. But Madame von Meck didn't want to meet Tchaikovsky. For 14
years, they only communicated by writing letters to each other.
Tchaikovsky dedicated his Fourth Symphony to his patroness.
Tchaikovsky travelled all over Europe for performances of his music. In the last year of his life, he visited England and received an honorary degree of musical doctor from Cambridge University.