Newsletter - St Michaels Preparatory School
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Newsletter - St Michaels Preparatory School
5th February 2016 Newsletter FROM THE HEAD School Council Charity Mufti Day for Cancer Research Visit by artist Oliver Barratt Visit by Kara Tointon Visit to Ardingly College Friday 12th Feb – No school for pupils! I think Friday at St Michael’s summed up all that we do. It had many elements. Down in Pre-Prep we enjoyed learning about the variety of snowflakes there are in my assembly ,requested by Erica. While up in Prep we had Mufti Day organized by School Council for Cancer Research. We prayed in chapel on Thursday for the many, many people touched by cancer, thinking particularly of parents here who have died, their families, and those who today are undergoing treatment or recuperation and dealing with the everyday tough stuff of feeling exhausted or being in pain. We think of them often and if the power of collective support could make them better, believe me it would. As well as wearing home clothes and giving to support this worthy cause we also today listened to our Y6 violin quartet playing Telemann Concerto for four violins in D and had visiting artist, Oliver Barratt from Sevenoaks School to show his work to the children. He talked eloquently about giving ideas form and showed the process both physical and intellectual of three works of art that have been commissioned from him. Skyline is a beautiful piece that sits in the centre of Liverpool City to mark its being European City of Culture. The second piece was commissioned to mark the loss of life of scientists exploring Antarctica and has two parts, one in Cambridge University and one in the Falklands and if they were co –located, they would physically fit together. The final piece he talked about is on show in Sevenoaks School. Oliver was inspirational and he made the pieces significantly more meaningful to us all through his presentation around the ideas that gave each one shape and the materials chosen. As if that weren't enough excitement for the day, this afternoon, Kara Tointon of Strictly and Eastenders fame visited the school to celebrate the making of the film about Dyslexia that our children were involved in. We had visitors from Otford and Shoreham Schools and interest from the press and parents. We were delighted that her bubbly personality could be experienced in the flesh and we see the making and sharing of this film demonstrates our total commitment to include everyone in and around the community of St Michael’s . On Wednesday I was fortunate to visit Ardingly College, a large mixed day and boarding school from 218 that sits in 250 acres of Sussex countryside about an hour from here. I saw a lot of investment in an interesting model of boarding, with the final year being spent just as an Upper Sixth, living and preparing for success in University both academically and domestically. The multiple year groupings of the other boarding houses give leadership and mentoring roles therefore to Lower Sixth students. It’s a great model. The beautiful chapel at the heart of the school is both a physical and spiritual centre to the school and the warmth of my reception from headmaster Ben Figgis, his wife and his welcoming team of staff was a relaxing interlude to the preoccupations of the day job! I commend this school to you. INSIDE THIS ISSUE From The Head 1 Pre-Prep School News….5 Prep School News….13 Sports News……...28 follow us on twitter @StMichaelsHead Introducing our new Peripatetic Music teacher Matt Davies . USE OF COCONUT AT ST MICHAEL’S SCHOOL We have granted permission for our caterers to using coconut in our menus. From our research, we have concluded that coconut is not a nut, it is a seed and although it can be a food allergen, occurrences of that are relatively rare in the UK. As it is highly nutritious and rich in fibre, vitamins and minerals we do not see any good reason to not use it at St Michael’s. However, this is a reminder to all parents that you should contact us if your child is allergic to it or any other food product. Having been immersed in music from the age of four, Matt Davies quickly found it becoming a huge part of his life. At the age of 12 he received a scholarship to Junior Trinity College of Music, which he attended every Saturday until the age of 18. He is now a professional musician having recently graduated from the leading international conservatoire, the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, specializing in Jazz Saxophone. He is also a clarinettist, flautist, pianist and drummer of an equal calibre. Recent performances include playing with some of London’s elite function bands, big bands, ensembles, pit bands and pop groups. During his professional career he has performed at many prestigious venues and events including Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, The Royal Festival Hall, The Vortex Jazz Club, Pizza Express Jazz Club, The Harlow Playhouse, The Gherkin, The Shard, Azerbaijan (for the Secretary of State), toured Switzerland as a soloist accompanied by orchestra and was invited to play at a jazz festival in Combret, France. He has been teaching for seven years now, both as a private and peripatetic music teacher, and has experience of teaching all ages and levels of ability, from absolute beginners to professional musicians. He regularly accompanies an adult choir and continues to arrange and compose for some of London’s finest musicians. Illness and Games Following my entry last week about illness and games and phoning home I wanted to let you know what a big impact this has had on attendance in class and on children phoning home for forgotten items. We seem to have all but eradicated this in one week. I must however clarify that all teachers carry slips to give to a child for the office to phone home if a child presents to staff as unwell . This enables teachers to be more closely involved . For those who missed it last week, I repeat the information below. Our parent handbook requests that sick children are kept off until they are well enough to attend school . We would request that parents give consideration to others when sending recuperating children who are infectious, to school. It isn't good for anybody. We would like children to come back when they are ready for a whole day including sport . A child with a temperature is not fit to be at school. We have now got thermometers so that we can judge who needs to go home. Any other child will not be sent home, allowed off lessons or given permission to phone home. If a member of staff has a concern about a child and requires a call to be made, the office will do this. Advice from the NHS says that exercising with a cold or runny nose presents no danger to health unless the exercise makes you feel weak or dizzy. A child who is exhausted is not fit for school. If a child is taking medication with potential side effects then school should be aware so that the right decisions can be made to keep them healthy and safe. Thankyou Children Off Games In Pre-Prep children who are not fit to do games should not come to school. In Prep children who must not do games may not do physical exercise at break or lunch time either. Parents must write or email me via the main office copying in the form teacher before 8.20 to request a child is off games. Parents must indicate whether they will collect their children at 1.30 or not. A list of these children will be reviewed by me and the arrangements for their playtimes are as follows. In Prep School all off games pupils will be sent outside to collect snack and then required to attend the library where they will register against the list of those whose parents have emailed or written. Royal National Children’s Foundation We support the Royal National Children’s Foundation. Its membership comprises charities who consider grants and awards to assist children in need whose families cannot afford educational or boarding fees. Pupils may be at Independent schools or State schools where a boarding fee is charged. Their contact details are: It will not be possible for children to decide if they feel better in a day and phone home. The decision must be made at home in advance. Educational Grants Advice Independent Schools Council c/o Royal National Children's Foundation Sandy Lane, Cobham Surrey KT11 2ES Pupils who are not in matches will be watching their classmates or can be collected with permission sought from the head at 1.30 http://educational-grants.org/ At lunch when they are not eating they will proceed to the library where they will be registered . Just before afternoon school restarts they will be sent out to walk round to the white doors and back to lessons. A new Off Games Request Form available on the website / in the Offices Sainsbury’s Vouchers Dear Parents, It is the time of year about when we ask all parents who shop at Sainsbury’s to start collecting active kids vouchers and donating them to school. We have been fantastic over the years at doing this and they are put to fantastic use buying extra equipment for the sports department. It’s easy to collect vouchers for Active Kids 2016. Simply shop in Sainsbury’s stores and online at sainsburys.co.uk and you will earn Active Kids vouchers on your shopping. In Sainsbury’s Locals, you will get one voucher for every £5 you spend. You’ll notice these vouchers are larger than the ones you receive in Sainsbury’s supermarkets and have a photograph on them. In Sainsbury’s Supermarkets you’ll receive 1 voucher for every £10 you spend. So if you spend £40 you’ll get four vouchers, but what’s new is that they’ll all be printed on one piece of paper. These vouchers are white and smaller in size, with no photograph on them. Please bring any vouchers collected to the prep school office. Tel 01932 865619 (answered between 9am to 11am) Déjà Vu Second Hand Uniform Shop The primary goal of Déjà Vu is to provide a place for parents/carers to be able to buy excellent or good condition second hand uniform at half price or less. Other notes: The shop’s additional role is to raise funds for the benefit of the school and to allow parents to recoup monies on higher value uniform items. Items for sale should be clean and pressed. How the shop operates: Clothing is either donated to the shop for sale or can be brought in to be sold on behalf of parents, but this is subject to a de minimis limit of £10 (resale value). This means that items that would be priced at £10 or under are treated as donations. All funds earned either go to the school or to parents. The shop is not run for profit, and is 100% run and managed by volunteers. The de minimis limit was increased to £10 in 2015 to reduce the labour-intensive administration time spent in the financial side of running the shop (labelling, tracking, collating, cheque production). The by-product of this is however that more funds will go to the school. Resale values are subject to adjustment for condition. Uniform with the OLD LOGO is now being phased out as we have a good stock level of all NEW LOGO items. The OLD LOGO items can be recycled in the ³Recycle with Michael² bin. We are open 8:15 to 9:15 on the following days: Monday - Fi Kerr, Penny Bulley Tuesday - Sarah Maltarp, Fiona Michie Thursday - Charlotte Crossley, Claire Goodwin Friday - Sarah Williams, Sally Hudson Please bear with us if we are a few minutes late or have to close at short notice - we all have kids at the school. You can find us in the Old Pre-prep courtyard next to the new clothing shop. Since September 2013 over £10,000 has been raised for the school by Déjà Vu, and since June 2009 this number is over £20,000. The funds are segregated by the school and have been used for various specific projects. Déjà Vu monies have gone into the following projects: Artificial cricket surface New books for the Library New Guided Reading Scheme Impero agreement (monitoring software) Espresso subscriptions (online digital resource) Instead of donating items to the shop, parents can recoup some of the cost of higher value uniform items. We label the items with a unique seller code and when the items are sold they will receive 75% of the sale value, with cheque runs being done at least twice a year. The other 25% goes to the school. The following items would currently all resell for more than £10 so can be sold on behalf of parents: Blazer Tartan skirt Tartan tunic Summer dress New style black coat Olympic kit bag Cricket jumper Cricket tank top Football match top Rugby match top Rugby waterproof top Prep tracksuit top Hockey top Green jumper Uniform Shop If anybody wants to visit the Uniform Shop, please park In the Pre-Prep car park and walk up. Thank you PRE-PREP SCHOOL NEWS Tuesday 9th Feb Chinese New Year. Thursday 11th Feb 8:40 am Year 2 Parents – Insight to Year 3. Coffee Morning. Prep Drama Room Friday 12th Feb – No school for pupils! Dear Parents, Year 1 had a lovely trip out to Shoreham this week. The sun shone and the children enjoyed an impromptu recital on the church organ. At the time of writing Year 2 are getting excited about their benchball tournament at Prep school. We are looking forward to Chinese New Year Workshops to celebrate the Year of the Monkey. We have Arnie coming back to St Michael’s with his enormous yellow dragon. There will be lots of noise for the dragon to dance to. We are delighted that the Choir will take part in the Tunbridge Wells festival again this year. We hope that as many of the Pre-Prep choir children as possible will be able to join in, so we are giving you early warning of the date and timing: Saturday 12th March from 1.15pm. This is a fun event and the children gain so much from taking part in the festival. Please note that half term starts early next week and there is no school on Friday. All the staff will be away visiting other schools and forging links with colleagues; gaining lots of good ideas and sharing good practice. Overheard: Mrs Goodwin has been teaching her class Welsh. She asked “Which language is Bore Da?” 1st child: Dolphin. 2nd child: No, Whales! Have a good weekend, Zerrin Leech 5 GOLD STARS Gold Stars were awarded to: Matilda for beautiful handwriting / Louisa for always being kind and helpful / Harry B for fantastic independent writing of sentences / Bronwyn for really speeding up and still writing wonderful sentences / Ava M for working really hard to sound out words using her phonic knowledge / Eva V for always being an enthusiastic and hardworking member of the class and setting a good example to others / Anya and Amber for fantastic progress with swimming / Murray for working really hard in class / Megan L for working so hard on her topic information book. LEXIA CERTIFICATES Congratulations to; Georgina G for completing Level 1 Alexandra S and Lucy for completing Level 2 Harry S for completing Level 3 Max B, Daniel M and Darcy for completing Level 4 Evie S, Marcus, Natasha S and Arabella for completing Level 5 Violet for completing Level 8 Jaylen for completing Level 9 Star Violinist: Gracie Music Practice Award: Charlotte Judo Certificates Congratulations to Jack H for achieving the ‘Gamesmaster of the Week Award’ on 25.1.16 Raife for achieving the ‘Judoka of the Week Award’ on 25.1.16 Chloe J for achieving the ‘Rulesmaster of the Week Award’ on 25.1.16 6 House Point Cup This week the House Point Cup was awarded to Leeds with a total of 148 points and Lucy B collected it on behalf of the House. Nursery 2017 If you have a child who was born between 1/9/14 and 31/8/15 they fall into the 2017 Nursery cohort. We start the admissions process for this age group later this term. If you have an unregistered child and plan for them to join St Michael’s Prep please email me and I will send you the registration forms and bank details. Thank you Judith Yarnold (Mrs) Director of Marketing, Admissions and Development 100 House Points Certificate Annabelle H – 2FD - Rochester Congratulations to: Kitty – RJ - Windsor Tallulah – 1W – Dover Sophie F – 2S – Windsor Torin – 2FD - Dover Freddie R – 2S - Windsor Miliani – 2FD – Leeds Violet – 2FD - Leeds Sophie A – 2S – Leeds Alex S – 2S – Leeds Joshua A – 2S – Leeds Mia C – 2S – Leeds Aaron G – 2FD - Rochester 7 Shoreham Church On Wednesday, Year 1 went on a trip to Shoreham to explore the church and as part of our topic on ‘Journeys’. We were very lucky because one of the church organists, Henry Desmond, was able to come along and played the organ for us. We all loved listening to the music and enjoyed exploring the different parts of the beautiful church. We then walked around the village and thought about how the people in Shoreham might get around as they live in quite a small village. We counted how many cars went past us as we walked along the High Street – there weren’t very many! Erica in Reception suggested to Mrs Aisher that she did an Assembly on snow as she wanted to learn more about it; Mrs Aisher kindly obliged and delivered an enlightening Assembly on all the different types of snow, and showed us how snowflakes are formed then we enjoyed singing ‘Let it Go’. Thank you for coming Mrs Aisher. Reception children did so well in their PE lesson this week that they were allowed a short session with the parachute. Kindergarten children enjoying their ballet session this week. In Nursery we have had lots of fun engaging in activities that help our oral motor skills. We have been using straws to blow bubbles in soapy water and blow pom poms into a goal. “We really enjoyed our evaporation experiment in Reception J. When we looked at it after four days, the water in the jar without the lid was a little below the level of the water in the jar with the lid. When we looked at it after ten days, we were all amazed by just how much this had evaporated. Just imagine, somewhere out there is a cloud with drops of water in it from our evaporation experiment!” We did an assembly on Chinese New Year. Lucy B, Lucy F and Harry G played their violins for us all during our assembly this week. Year 2 have been enjoying finding out about their topic oceans and seas. We have enjoyed: ‘Finding out about all the facts about under the sea’ Freddie ‘I like making my own fact book.’ Joshua It’s really nice to make your own book, and find pictures so they can go in the library.’ Charlotte ‘I like the sea and the sea creatures in the sea and I like writing about them.’ Arthur ‘I like writing and making books.’ Sophie After School Care Club: Sewing machine Murray and Mum Tuesday This week the children have continued to be excited about making their patchwork snakes. As soon as children enter the club a queue starts to form for using the sewing machine and everyone is eager to show their new talents to their parents when they are collected. Well done to Tristan and Jamie C who have completed their snakes, they look absolutely amazing! It was lovely to hear Tristan say “I’m very proud of myself” to me and to hear Murray explaining so beautifully to his mum how to use the sewing machine. Hand puppet Eva Van marionette The children have also had opportunities this week to make exquisite marionette bird puppets, use the loom to weave wool, create play dough models and use the laptops to record and create their own short mini films. Well done to Amy and Lucy who have mastered the weaving technique really well. During our cooking session this week the children enjoyed making owl pancakes which looked too cute to eat! Well done to everyone for making the After School Care Club such great fun this week, we have all really enjoyed ourselves. Mrs N Smith Lexia: Level 6 - M Elliott Level 7 - H Owen Level 8 - E Collings Level 8 - A Paizes PREP SCHOOL NEWS What a fantastic assembly we had this morning. Lucy, William, Helena and Yong-Xing played the Telemann concerto for four violins in D major, Oliver Barratt the artist came to show us his amazing artworks and we collected lots of money today for Cancer Research. Thank you every body for making today special. Level 9 - T Darsey Level 9 - J Murray Level 9 - O Maltarp Head Teachers Stars: Level 10 - A Ulens Level 10 - W Sherry Level 10 - H Soper E Ward O Fowler 29/01/2016 01/02/2016 Wonderful writing in English Helping at Snack time Level 10 - B Kerr Level 11 - I Gascoyne-Day Level 11 - O Crane Level 11 - R Landgrebe Level 12 - B Welland Level 12 - J Van Slingelandt Level 12 - J Beesley Level 13 - R Neville Level 13 - H Wilkinson Level 13 - H Wall Level 13 - K Smith Level 13 - H Nix Level 13 - A Khan Level 13 - R Everest Level 14 - G Williams Level 14 - A Martin Level 14 - C Kern Level 14 - J Fryer Level 14 - M Supple Level 14 - A Winter Level 15 - A Tovey Level 15 - E Supple Level 16 - J Allen Level 16 - P Rabe Level 16 - T Rabe Level 16 - K Pathiwill Level 17 - G Goodwin 13 Mummified Meerkats! Year 3 are currently studying the Ancient Egyptians in history and this week we have been mummifying my meerkats! (Soft toys not real ones, I hasten to add.) We have been learning about the ancient ritual of removing the brain with a hook before throwing it away, then taking out the lungs, liver, stomach and intestines which all go in to canopic jars as they are needed in the afterlife. Lucky for the meerkats we did not remove their stuffing or cover them in salt to dry out, we simply went on to wrapping them in linen strips and decorating them with a death mask. Finally we added a Book of the Dead so that they would be able to reach Osiris in the Underworld. We hope you enjoy our photos of 3C, 3H and 3M. Madame Chapelle. Please note that no meerkats were harmed during the making of these photos! 15 Monday and Friday Lunch Time On Monday and Friday lunch time the Year 5 & 6 girls spent their time shaking some dance moves, eating popcorn and chatting. The purpose of this event was to have some fun and to help develop friendship groups and encourage an open forum. Lots of fun was had by all! Visit by Kara Tointon There was a great atmosphere of excitement this afternoon as Kara Tointon came to visit. She chatted to parents and children after the screening of the film we made and was as delightful in the flesh as on stage and screen Thank you to Mr and Mrs Beesley who enabled this to happen, Mrs Martin and Mrs Marsden who ran the project and to the Sevenoaks Chronicle who sent a photographer. The film made an important contribution to meeting the needs of the families here and around Otford whose children are dyslexic . Thank you Kara! From all of us Roman Day Year 4 enjoyed a splendid day at the Forum last Friday when ‘History off the Page’ paid a visit to the school. Each child became a slave for the day and learned a number of key skills in the hope of being apprenticed and earning their freedom. They trained to be physicians, to make ceramic charms, mosaics, wax tablets, frescoes, jewellery, oil lamps, and pots and were even apprenticed as scribes and merchants. Togas and laurel wreaths abounded as the children moved around the room, learning from the “mistresses and masters” or shopkeepers (who were, in fact, our wonderful St Michael’s mums and dads). The fun-packed day certainly enriched the children’s curriculum studies of Roman Britain in a way that can only be achieved from a ‘hands on’ experience. Special thanks go to the parents who volunteered to help and dressed accordingly - we really could not have done it without you. The Year 4 Team I am pleased to let you know that Miss Lauren Pearce has been appointed to be Head of Years 3&4 from September 2016 . Advanced Art A few paintings which the children have produced in advanced art after school activity. J Xie’s Art Work J Sabin’s Art Work A Griffiths Art Work S Ecclestone Art Work A visit to Sevenoaks School A team of astronomers visited Sevenoaks School on Thursday evening to hear Dr Boulianne describe how scientists can find and identify planets in orbit around stars outside of our solar system. Fascinating science delivered in a fun and understandable way by Dr Boulianne and her team, including two old Michaelians! Advanced Science group visited Sevenoaks School in February to learn about how extrasolar planets are found. We joined Sevenoaks School’s Astronomy Club, the pupils showed us how a reflecting telescope works. It was too cloudy to see stars so we looked at someone running on the treadmill in the gym! One of the boys showed us how elements like hydrogen give off light of different colours. We looked through a slide and saw the colours given off by the gases, some colours were stronger and this tells scientists what stars are made of. The Astronomy Club included two St Michael’s pupils who left Year 8 last year, it was good to see them. Charlotte Denny Calling all Budding Authors! To coincide with National Storytelling Week which begins on Saturday, the English department is today launching a story-writing competition. There are four age categories: Year 1 & 2; Years 3 & 4; Years 5 & 6; and Years 7 & 8. The winner from each category will be awarded a cup, which will be displayed in the relevant house section in the dining room / Pre-Prep. There will also be Headteacher’s Stars for the winners, plus house points for everyone who enters. Stories can be any length and can be typed or handwritten. They must be the pupils’ own work but careful editing and redrafting is very much encouraged! Pupils should hand their entries to their English teacher or to Mrs Andrade by the deadline of 4pm on Monday 22nd February (the first day back after the half term holiday). Please ensure that every entry is clearly named with the child’s name and class. Winners will be announced on Friday 26th February. Radio 2 is currently running its popular 500 Words short story competition. We would like to encourage the children to enter this too, perhaps entering the same story for both competitions. As well as explaining the rules and how to submit a story, the 500 Words website http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/ p00rfvk1 features some useful resources such as the Alphabot word generator to help kick-start the story-writing process. You can read the winning stories from previous years, as well as finding out about the prizes, which include rather a lot of reading books and tickets to the star-studded final. The deadline for the 500 Words competition is Thursday 25th February. Happy writing! Mrs Andrade Wall to Wall Media the production company behind award-winning programmes such as Who Do You Think You Are? We have been commissioned to make a landmark series for BBC Two over the Easter period 2016 where we recreate the Victorian East End of London and populate it with families, couples and siblings who have ancestral connections to the slum areas of Victorian Britain’s industrial cities. We would like to hear from families all over the UK and we are also keen to represent different cultural communities as they not only contribute a valued part to British culture today, but often have their own family stories of migration and survival throughout British history. This is an element that would most resonate with the stories of migration in Victorian Britain we will be looking into, and the birth of our cosmopolitan nation at that time. The aim in the series will be to live, work and make ends meet exactly as the Victorian poor would have done. They will be expected to find work, master old trades and sell their wares in order to put food on the table and to make the weekly rent. We want to explore the period before the birth of the Welfare State and how the plight of the Victorian poor changed our nation for the better. This is not an acting job, but an immersive history experience for factual television. Interested parties can contact us to find out more at [email protected] or 020 7241 9228 or read more at http://www.bbc.co.uk/ showsandtours/takepart/ victorian_east_end Internet Safety Week: Internet Safety Day is on Tuesday 9th Feb 16, however, we have extended this to Internet Safety Week from Monday 8th – Thursday 11th Feb 16 and will be covered during ICT & Computing and PSHE lessons. ‘Internet Safety Day’ will be celebrated globally with the slogan ‘Let’s create a better Internet Together’. The focus of this event is to look at ways of how we can protect ourselves whilst using the Internet and remain safe when visiting social media websites. All students in St Michael’s will be involved in group discussions, tasks and will watch some videos which are age appropriate and from Dfe (Department for Education) approved websites. Parents Transport For Young Voices Concert If any parents are interested in coming together and traveling in style on Bus/ Coach to the Young Voices Concert on 8th February. Please contact Susan Fryer ASAP, as it is only in a week. [email protected] Below are various links for parents which contain many resources with fun activities you may wish to share / use with your children. http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/2016/education-packs/ parents http://www.childnet.com/parents-and-carers https://www.betterinternetforkids.eu/web/portal/resources/gallery/detail? resourceId=656744 https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/ http://www.internetmatters.org/ English Touch Type Jnr: English Touch Type Junior is a Touch Typing software we use in school. Should you wish to purchase this to help develop your child’s touch typing speed, you can do so by visiting the following link which also gives you a discount. The standard price is £29.95 per copy or £44.95 for both Junior & Senior, this link is £18 for one copy or £33 for both: http://www.englishtype.com/SchShop-2016012994255- StMichaels.php The attached leaflet will provide you with more information about the English Touch Type software. Please note, that if you purchase this software for use at home the levels achieved at school will be higher as they have used this at school as part of their curriculum. Should you have any questions or queries you can contact me directly via email on: [email protected] 01732 811248 Inter-House Senior and Junior Drama Duologue Competition O Chugg Is Cutting His Hair The Little Princess Trust is a charity that creates donated hair into wigs for children with cancer. ‘I have decided to cut my hair and donate my hair to the trust. I also want to raise money for the charity. O Chugg is thrilled and grateful for the generous financial donations, supportive comments and interest in his fund-raising and hair cutting. He is particularly grateful to Elliot Harlin-Bethal from Rehab Hair in Sevenoaks, who will cut his hair properly after that first snip. Elliot is a Michaelean and has a long history with the school. The sponsor form and box is in the School Office. O Chugg Just Giving Page https://www.justgiving.com/OllieChugg Junior Division Yrs 3, 4 Senior Division Yrs. 5, 6, 7, 8 Tuesday saw the launch of the inaugural St Michael’s Inter-House Drama Duologue Competition. Twenty six pairs of students from across the school competed in either the junior or senior divisions to fight for a place in next week’s grand final on Tuesday 9 th February and clinch the crystal star award for their house. We saw a range of extracts from a variety of plays- from Alice in Wonderland, to Black Adder and War Horse, and it was evident that students had spent a lot of independent time and effort rehearsing and preparing. The Junior Division final will take place in the Drama Room at 14:45 and the Senior Division final will take place in the Drama Room at 19:00. We are delighted that ex -pupil Oli Dillon will be joining us to judge the finals. Oli has had a vast amount of professional experience in the field, and is very excited to come and see the current wealth of talent on the St Michael’s stage. Parents and friends are invited to come along and support too, and refreshments will be served. Out Of Bounds Comedy The Parent and Friends Committee are proud to present a night of stand up comedy on Friday 18th March, at 7.30pm. Hosted by Out of Bounds Comedy, this promises to be a great evening of entertainment with 3 fantastic comedians. Tickets are £20 each, including light snacks. A licensed bar will also be available. Tickets will be available to purchase from the Prep and Pre-Prep offices from Monday - this event has sold out every year so please purchase your tickets as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Many thanks The P & F Committee Bethany School Open Morning SENIOR SCHOOLS Saturday 6th February starting at 10.00am Benenden School Waiting Lists Cobham Hall Open Mornings Taster & Sleepover and Open Mornings will take place on: Friday 22nd April 2016 Saturday 23rd April 2016. We would like to draw your attention to our Admissions registration lists for 11+ entry in 2017 and 13+ entry in 2018 – both of which will be operating a waiting list very soon. As of today there are: no waiting lists for 11+ entry in 2017 and beyond, but this will soon change 13+ entry for 2017 is already being wait-listed and we will move to a waiting list for 2018 entry imminently Sackville School Open Day Saturday 12th March 10.00am-12.00pm We therefore will be contacting all those parents who have expressed an interest in these entry points to make them aware that registration is essential now if they are to make it on to our main lists for 2017 and 2018 entry. Our current Admissions Situation is stated on our website. Details of the many visiting opportunities and Open Days we run during the year are also listed. We would also be delighted to welcome prospective parents and pupils for an individual visit and a meeting with Mrs Price, Headmistress, if they prefer. Walthamstow Hall Opening Morning Thursday 10th 2016 10.00am-12.00pm Parents Can parents please use the drop-off to allow children to exit the cars on the pavement side. The system is made more efficient if parents can remain in the car and ensure their children have their bags available to them as they exit the car. Please do not use the parking spaces on the other side of the drive, facing the playing fields for drop-off. Children should not be dropped off before 8am. There are no members of staff on duty in the playground before this. Can parents please observe the speed limits within the school grounds and still use correct signals when turning into or pulling out of a parking space. The No Entry signs must also be respected and adhered to. Disabled bays are for those families with a Blue badge or with specific permission from school to park there on a temporary basis. They MUST NOT be used as a dropoff/ pick area. NEXT WEEK (P) = PARENTS WELCOME Monday 8th February Tuesday 9th February Wednesday 10th February Safer Internet Day Go Green Week and Safer Internet Week Prep School Staff Briefing 8.00 Later Start for Children involved in the O2 Concert 10.45am Y4 Trussell Trust Food Bank Week Y6 Victorian Day at King’s School, Rochester Pre-Prep staff briefing 7.45am R, Y1, Y2 Chinese New Year Workshop Y3&4 Young Voices Charity Concert Rehearsal O2 Arena 12.00 noon Internet Safety Quiz Young Voices Concert O2 Arena 7.00pm (P) Y8 Reps’ Meeting with Mrs Aisher 8.30am (P) Netball Holmewood House U13 A,B (H) 2.30pm (P) Netball Sevenoaks Prep U11 A,B (H) 2.30pm (P) Netball Hilden Grange U10 B (A) 2.30pm (P) Junior Inter-House Drama Duologue Competition Finals 2.30pm (P) Rugby Rose Hill 1st XIII, U11 A, U10 B (H) 2.30pm (P) Staff Training 4.00-5.15pm Rugby Rose Hill 2nd IX, U11 B, U10 A (A) 2.30pm (P) Senior Inter-House Drama Duologue Competition Finals 7.00-9.00pm (P) Dogs Thursday 11th February Friday 12th February Dogs are welcome but please make sure you clean up after them. There is a risk of blindness form touching dog poo and putting a finger in your eye. Please remember that some children and adults find dogs a source of anxiety. Please keep dogs on a lead, in the care of a responsible adult. We suggest that if waiting with a dog, you keep to the end of the pathway near the library and remain on the grassed area27 so that children can pass by on the path. Thank you Y2 Insight to Y3 Coffee Morning at Prep School 8.40am Rugby Hawthorns U8 Touch A,B,C,D (H) 2.45pm (P) Netball Kent College U9 A,B,C (H) 3.00pm (P) Netball Kent College U8 A,B,C (A) 3.00pm (P) Staff Inset Day This means your holiday at Half Term starts on Friday 12th and you can beat the half term rush in your planned getaway. Staff are using this day to get out to spend a day in another school. We look forward to bringing back and sharing all our ideas from these visits. Saturday 13th February SPORTS NEWS Rugby League Oscar played as part of a Sevenoaks Rugby Club team in a regional tournament at Allianz Park, home of the Saracens. His team finished top of their league and have qualified for the championship competition later in the year. SPORTS RESULTS FRIDAY 29TH JANUARY IAPS SWIMMING Gala News The team this year were fabulous all supporting each other with encouragement, cheering and represented St Michael’s very well. The following swims were exceptional:J Hudson -U11 50m Breaststroke 1st A Savage - U12/13 50m Freetyle 2nd I Hassan -U10 25m Breaststroke 2nd J Benjamin -U12 25m Fly 2nd H Scott -U10 25m Freestyle 2nd T Masding-U13 25m Fly 3rd These races were all heats only so we have to wait now to see if their times are quick enough for them to qualify for the Finals in May. Special thanks from Mrs Dudman to T Masding, who was a great support to her during the gala and also to Mrs Smith and Mr Pearce. F O'Keefe stepped into the gala at short notice and C Driscoll stepped down to let A Savage swim the 50m Freestyle, commendable behaviour from both boys. Netball Saturday 30th January Hawthorns U11A Tournament The girls all turned up in good spirits to play in the tournament on Saturday. They got off to a fairly shaky start against hosts Hawthorns. Unfortunately nerves and disappointing passing coupled with some very strong opposition in their group meant that they didn’t get a chance to get into their flow. Although they improved their play as the morning went on they didn’t manage to progress beyond their group. Well done to all the girls for not giving up and a huge thank you to all of the parents and Mrs Aisher for all of your encouragement and support. Netball & Hockey Wednesday 3rd February Hockey U13 A v Sevenoaks Prep-Netball (Home) Players of the Match: E. Hamman Result: lost 2-4 U13 B v Sevenoaks Prep-Hockey (Home) Player of the Match: S. Ecclestone Result: drew 2-2 Player of the Match: M. Handy U13 B v Sevenoaks Prep-Netball (Home) Result: Lost 4-5 Player of the Match: S. Pryal U13 A v Sevenoaks Prep-Hockey (Home) Result: lost 1-3 Netball U11 A v Kent College (Away) U10 C v Kent College (Away) Result: Lost 10-3 Result: Lost 4-1 Players of the Match: Y. Geer Players of the Match: S.L Powell and L. Degen U11 B v Kent College (Away) Hawthorns U11 C Tournament Result: Won 10-5 Players of the Match: J. Bulley U11 B2 v Kent College (Away) Result: Lost 5-2 Player of the Match: S. Adesanya U10 A v Kent College (Away) Result: Won 9-1 Players of the Match:P.Pottier U10 B v Kent College (Away) Result:Won 9-1 Players of the Match:F. Tosh and L.Paizes On a very chilly afternoon, the under 11 C team played four games as part of the Hawthorns tournament. In their first match they met the eventual winners of the whole tournament, City of London Freemen’s School, who were extremely strong in all areas of their game. Our girls worked hard to take their chances where they could, and there was some strong defensive work in action. There were some relatively close games against Aberdour, Hawthorns and Hoe Bridge. The team showed a positive attitude and versatility throughout, and very much enjoyed what was for some their first tournament. Player of the tournament was E Seidemann for her robust work in defence Netball Thursday 4th February U8 Green v SVPS (Home) Result: Lost 1-6 Player of the Match: I. Davies U8 Black v SVPS (Home) Result: Won 6-0 Players of the Match: D Stephens, O Neave U9 B v SVPS (Away) Result: lost 3-2 Player of the Match: M Supple U9 C v SVPS (Away) Result: drew 3-3 Player of the Match: L-M Malin Caterham U9 A Tournament Results: V Hilden Oaks won 3-0 V Hawthorns won 2-0 V Croydon High won 2-0 V Micklefield won 3-1 V Granville won 3-2 V Caterham lost 0-1 The 7 under 11 girls were keen to get underway and do well in this tournament. They started out well and went from strength to strength showing some excellent skills both in the shooting circle and in defence. The passing through the mid-court was strong and communication between the players was great. The girls conceded only one match to eventual tournament winners and hosts, Caterham and finished up coming runners-up. They missed out on winning the tournament by just one point. A really great afternoon of netball was had by all and as usual a huge thank you to all the parents who showed up to offer encouragement and support to the girls. Rugby Thursday 4th February U8 C v Yardley Court (Home) U9 A v Yardley Court (Away) Result: Drew 7 - 7 Result: Lost 6 - 4 Scorers: L. Watson (4), C. West (2), J. Hassan Scorers: C. Paye, B. O’Keefe, T. Adesanya, T. L-St George Men of the match: L. Watson, C. West Man of the match: C. Paye U8 D v Yardley Court (Home) U9 B v Yardley Court (Away) Result: Lost 6 - 4 Scorers: J. Fryer (3), C. Mottram Man of the match: J. Fryer Result: Lost 7 - 0 Scorers: N/A Man of the match: S. Preobrazhenskiy U9 C v Yardley Court (Away) Result: Lost 12 - 10 Scorers: T. Darsey (2), K. Pathiwill (4), J. Cosgrove, M. Rowswell (3) Men of the match: K. Pathiwill, M. Rowswell U9 D v Yardley Court (Away) Result: Lost 14-11 Scorers: S. Parker-Swift (6), R. Everest. (3), H. Wall, O. Bailey. Man of the match: S. Parker-Swift U8 A v Yardley Court (Home) Result: Lost 8 – 7 Scorers: R. Landgrebe, X. Prongue, S. Newton (2), G. Rehbein (2), J. Sales Man of the match: S. Newton U8 B v Yardley Court (Home) Result: Drew 9 - 9 Scorers: N. Staples, A. Paizes, O. Bowen, J. Maloney (3), H. Plank (2), M. Blincoe Man of the match: J. Maloney Year 3 boys enjoying wearing their new match tops on Thursday against Yardley Rugby Wednesday 3rd February 1st XV v Yardley Court (Home) Result: Lost 32 - 5 Scorers: T. Masding Man of the match: T. Masding U10 C v Yardley Court (Home) Result: Lost 10 - 2 Scorers: K. Bennett, O. Baker Man of the match: K. Bennett 2nd XV v Yardley Court (Away) Result: Lost 31 - 12 EASTER CAMP Scorers: G. Wright, W. Fowler Many of you will have had previous experience of the cricket coaching provided by our academy coaches, Mr Van (ECB Level 2) and Mr Ray Willis (ECB Level 3 and Former Kent U13 Cricket Head coach) having been on the staff at St Michael’s for many years of their approach in teaching your children. Men of the match: G. Wright, H. Ashdown, J. Benjamin U11 A v Yardley Court (Away) Result: Lost 5 - 3 Scorers: H. French, M. Hall, A. Heslop Man of the match: M. Ecclestone U11 B v Yardley Court (Away) Result: Lost 11 - 6 Scorers: A. Tosh (3), J. Hoch (2), W. Ross Man of the match: J. Hoch U11 C v Yardley Court (Away) Result: Lost 6-3 Scorers: P. Khan, M. Fryer, S. Weir Man of the match: M. Fryer U10 A v Yardley Court (Home) Result: Lost 10 - 1 Scorers: W. Francombe Men of the match: W. Francombe, Z. Hansford U10 B v Yardley Court (Home) We have once again been fortunate in gaining the expertise of Ray Willis who will be on hand to share his wealth of their knowledge and expertise with the children together with the wonderful facilities of St Michael’s we can be assured of a great week. The camp will run in the last week of the Easter holidays (Wednesday 13th- Friday 15th April). The days will consist of a morning session from 9am - 12 noon for children 8 years to 9 years and afternoon session from 1pm – 4pm for age 10 years to 13 years. With the limited amount of spaces available, I would urge you to return your reply slip as soon as possible. Letters are available from the office or alternatively you can copy and paste the return slip of the electronic version to: [email protected] Result: Lost 8 - 4 Scorers: O. Stuart, J. Henderson, G. Hull (2) Best wishes Men of the match: G. Hull, H. Kirby Mr van Schalkwyk HALF-TERM SOCCER COURSE at St Michael’s Prep School, Otford Tuesday 29th March – 1st April Monday 4th– 7th April The Easter term soccer courses runs from 10am to 3pm. There will be pure football training, competitions and matches all day. Delivered by our qualified talented football coaches. Head Coach Carlos Lopez worked for Arsenal F.C in their academy as a coach and scout for the last 8 years. ‘Any child that I feel has excelled on the course has the possibility of trialling at Arsenal, Peterborough, Barnet or Leyton Orient’ Carlos Lopez Morning – First touch, Team play, individual skills, finishing/defending/support play, and games. Afternoon– Tournaments, skill tournaments, penalty shootouts, small sided games. The course costs £100 for the four days. We only have limited spaces so book as early as possible to avoid disappointment. Please find attached the booking form or collect a booking form from the office. If you have any problems or require further information please contact Carlos on 07429 065067 or email [email protected] HALF TERM HOCKEY CAMP - HOLLYBUSH I will be running a 3-day Half Term Hockey Camp again from the 15th - 17th of February .And a 4 Day Easter camp running 11th April– 15th April. The course will run from 10am - 3pm. The lead coaches on the course will be myself and Mr Richard Young. Letters can be collected from the office or email Mr Thomas at [email protected] These camps are becoming increasingly popular so please reserve your space ASAP to avoid potential disappointment. Forms will be out next week. Mr Thomas
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