parents` association - Richmond House School

11 February 2016
We are still getting results in after the Year 6 entrance
exams and have even more great news to report. Eleven
children have been offered places at Bradford Grammar
School – Molly, Elissa, Anamaria, Kamran, Emma, Hugo,
with Kai, Scarlett, Georgia H, Georgia T and Leah all being
awarded Charter Scholarships. Woodhouse Grove has
offered places to Anamaria, Imogen, Emma, Eimhir, Hugo
and Arabella. GSAL places have been offered to Molly,
Fintan, Munashe, Rahul, Livia, Ashaz, Kamran, Joseph,
Olivia, Remy, Polite, Toby, Arabella and Georgia T. This is
a tremendous set of results on which the children must be
congratulated. More results are awaited so watch this
space!
I had the pleasure of going with the children to BGS swimming gala. Pleasure and indoor swimming pool rarely go
together for me – sticky hot, echoey noise to mention just
two elements! But Monday really was a pleasure. Not
only did the children swim well, a few like elegant fish,
they worked together, swapping into races to support
each other. Their combined efforts meant we won with a
team of 23 from Years 3 to 6, against a squad of 43! The
children’s behaviour was exemplary too, plain for all to
see. I was really proud of them. Thank you too to the parents who travelled to support us.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Fri 12 Feb
Close for Half Term 3.35pm,
ASC as usual
Mon 22 Feb
School Opens
Wed 2 Mar
Spring Concert at St Chad’s Parish
Centre
Thu 3 Mar
Class Photographs
Wed 9 Mar
2.00pm EYFS Open Afternoon
Thu 10 Mar
8.40am PA Meeting in School
Mon 14 Mar
Year 6 trip to Paris, France
Wed 16 Mar
Parents’ Evening Y1-Y5
Mon 21 Mar
Parents’ Evening R-Y5
Wed 23 Mar
Parents’ Evening R
CONGRATULATIONS!
To Connie who was awarded a silver Blue Peter badge,
making a total of four now!
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS!
Happy Birthday to Bongani, Grace M, Michael D, Thomas H,
Anna A, Lucas and Olivia, Callum and Alice A. Happy Birthday
also to Miss Lloyd and Mrs van Opstal.
THANKS!
Harriet and I would like to thank you all for your support in
Harriet's first ever solo bun sale. Those of you who brought in
biscuit/cake tins, who assisted Harriet in putting up posters
and bought the produce. Also a final mention to the four girls
from Year 5 who assisted Harriet in selling her produce—Mia,
Lucinda, Dameisha and Caitlyn. The grand total raised from
selling buns is £143.50.
Due to unexpected media attention over Harriet’s
Bake-a-Thon, her yearly target of £2,700 is nearly met after
her first event and currently stands at over £2,000. To say we
are overwhelmed is an understatement. Thank you again, one
and all.
Harriet and Harriet’s mum
PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION
Don't forget to return your form and payment for the school
discos by the end of this week please.
In bags this week will be information about our PA annual ball,
which is being held on May 14th at Castle Grove, Headingley.
This is a popular event so we advise booking your tickets as
early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Michelle Lofthouse—Chair
SWIMMING GALA V BGS
On Monday, RHS traveled to BGS for a swimming gala. We
took 23 swimmers in contrast to BGS who had double that
number. The instruction to the team was simple - ‘SWIM
YOUR HEARTS OUT’ and once again, the amazing children
from RHS did not disappoint.
Boasting several new debutants, including Helena, Noah, Joe
F, Holly F and Sophie B, RHS really went at the hosts in style.
Helena started off in awesome style, winning her backstroke
race, with Noah (Y3) close behind. Hugo won his back stroke
race and Ginika won the breaststroke. Hugo also won the
freestyle as did Freya. Now normally at this point I tell
everyone how Leah won the Butterfly race with consummate
ease but Freya, actually sneaked in and won the race by
millimeters, which is not easy to do. I for one can’t wait for
the re-match! Both girls are truly amazing swimmers and I’m
sure Leah actually enjoyed some competition for a change.
Then came the relays:
U9 Medley 1st
U9 Breaststroke Relay 1st
U10 Breaststroke Relay 1st
U9 Freestyle Relay 1st
U11 Freestyle Relay 1st
U11 Hockey Tournament at GSAL
Last Friday, the U11 girls went to GSAL for a hockey
tournament. RHS were the only school to take two teams,
which was a triumph in its own right. The other competitors
were GSAL, BGS, Wakefield Girls’ and Silcoates.
The “B” team found it very tough as they had to play the
eventual winners in their first game, which was Wakefield.
RHS continues to improve and Caitlyn worked incredibly hard
up and down the pitch. Orla made some good saves and
Arabella worked hard with Eihmir in defence. Georgia T
made some good passes, as did Daisy and Freya. The girls got
much better as their games went on and the scores against
them were lower as the tournament went on.
The “A” team also had a good tournament and didn’t look
out of place with the bigger schools. They made a positive
start, drawing with BGS and held Wakefield to 0-0 at half
time. They narrowly lost to GSAL, and drew with Silcoates.
Well played to all the girls who participated.
Mr S Lowe
Games & PE Co-ordinator
The overall results were:
RHS
BGS
U9s
64
36
U10s
54
35
U11s
40
40
158
111
Congratulations to all the swimmers who competed and
played their part in a win over BGS, which hasn’t happened
since 2012! Thank you to all the parents who came and
supported the children. Next up is Moorlands on 7 March.
Simon Lowe
PE & Games Coordinator
The children thought the new swimming hats helped them in
that being streamlined was the extra element, so many
thanks to the Parents’ Association for their funding of the
hats.
LIMERICKS BY YEAR 6
On Tuesday we invited the parents of 3VO and 3M to come in
and look at our work on the Egyptians. This was the culmination of a term and a half’s work on the topic. Nile Deltas had
been made, pyramids built and houses constructed as part of
our learning. The information that the children researched
independently was presented on ‘A’ frames to make the topic
come to life for our visitors.
I was over the moon to see all the parents come, ‘one hundred per cent,’ to support their children. Mrs Matthews and I
were really impressed by the professional way the children
explained the work and items on display to the grown-ups.
Their knowledge and confidence in talking to the parents
about what they had been doing was a joy to watch. Parents
were given quiz sheets to complete as they moved around
the ‘market place’ to make sure they were on task.
At the end the children assumed the role of teachers to mark
the parents’ work by asking them for the answers to our quiz
and everyone was a winner!
On Wednesday other classes came to pay us a visit and also
take part in our quiz. So I would like to thank all the children
and teachers who came to support us and learn a little about
the Egyptians. It was such a memorable experience for our
children and I don’t think they will ever forget it. I know every
time they hear Dark Horse by Katy Perry the memories will
flood back.
I would like to add one final thank you to Super Cup Cake’s
dad (alias Kylene’s Dad) for surprising me with a fabulous
post on the Y3 Blog. Please do watch the video if you can, the
children know where to find it.
Mr P Haldane
There once was a woman called Clare
Who married a successful mayor
She wore a pink dress
But made a big mess
Whilst eating a cake with one layer.
by Anna B
There once was a smelly old man
Who drove a wobbly old van
But all in a flash
He had a big crash
And ended up squished like a can.
by Imogen
There was a tall man from Nepal
Who banged his head on a wall.
He knocked himself out
And fell down a spout
So he never went back to Nepal.
by Polite
There was a young man from Hull
Who was able to tame a great bull.
He sat down and sighed
Because he has lied
Oh! What has he done to that bull.
by Eimhir
There once was a man who baked pies
But sadly he told lots of lies.
He tried hard to stop
Got caught by the cops
And for punishment was made to eat flies.
by Leah
There was an old man with some money
He went to go buy some sweet honey.
A boy stole his cash
And stole his moustache
And everyone found it quite funny.
by Arabella
There was a young man called Will
Who suddenly felt very ill.
He missed the game
And felt very lame
Sadly his team lost five to nil.
by Georgia T
There once was a girl called Grace
Who was running a very long race
She was in seventh
Then came eleventh
And had an extremely sad face.
by Elissa
There was a young man from Leeds
Who sailed the large seven seas.
He told a sailor
He needed an inhaler
Or he’d get the dreaded scurvy disease.
by Munashe
There once was a man from Peru
Who dreamed he was eating his shoe.
He woke with a fright
In the middle of the night
To find that his dream had come true.
by Grace M
Year 2 have been
designing
Safer Internet Day
posters.
See over page for
more designs.
U11 & U10 Rugby v Pocklington
On Wednesday the U11 and U10 rugby teams travelled to Pocklington Prep near York. On a perfect day for Rugby, the U10s
faced difficult opponents and quickly realised they would have to work very hard in defence if they were to keep the score line
down. In attack, the boys played some intelligent rugby and tried to throw the ball around to keep it away from much bigger
and stronger opponents. This did result in RHS scoring five excellent tries through Callum and Oliver. However, the home
team was also very organized so they were able to punch holes through the RHS defence despite the best efforts of Matthew,
Callum, Harvey and Ben S, who did tackle very well throughout the match. ‘Man of the Match’ was Ben S and ‘Most Improved
Player’was Matthew for putting in some bone crunching tackles.
The U11s had an even harder time and also found that if you don’t tackle, the opposition will just run past you. Kai had
another great game, as did Hugo, who showed great improvement from the last game. Polite scored the game’s only try for
RHS, but well done to all the boys for keeping going until the final whistle. A special mention must also go to Luke, Sam F and
Oliver who played for the Y6s and were the stand out players!
Next up is a small tournament at RHS organised by Leeds Carnegie on Thursday 25 February, followed by a festival at
Headingley Carnegie on Sunday 28 February, prior to the Leeds v Bristol game. Details will become available when I have more
information.
Mr S Lowe
Games & PE Coordinator
NETBALL NEWS
I am not sure if it is allowed but if I could adapt Marv Levy’s quote and say ‘Netball doesn’t build character but reveals
character’, it encapsulates the performance of the Year 5 and 6 girls in yesterday’s netball matches.
We had a convincing win against Pocklington, but that is not what I am celebrating. The pride of Wednesday afternoon was
witnessing the girls understand that we do not want to humiliate opponents and so they willingly adapted where they played
and who came off. The captains, Grace O and Livia, managed their teams in a mature manner and virtually every player,
regardless of their strengths, played in an attacking position and scored. Olivia, Leah, Emma and Imogen took on the role of
umpiring when they were substituted off. One of Pocklington’s visiting staff commented on how astute and fair they were. All
the girls were a huge credit to us as a school and a pleasure to be with.
Mrs S Young