451 - 05.12.14

Yarm Preparatory School
Issue 451
Friday 5 December 2014
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Head’s Message . . .
www.yarmschool.org
The Christmas season is definitely upon us! It is lovely to see the Christmas trees up, the
Grotto assembled in Pre-Prep and piles of gifts generously donated to the Mission Christmas appeal appearing around the
school, thank you for your support of this worthy cause. We are fortunate at this time of year to have a staff team who keep all
of the children well on track at this busy time. We are marching to the end of term with much excitement and satisfaction after a
fantastic term’s work with much progress made! The Christmas productions thus far have been wonderful and my thanks go to
the staff in the Pre-Prep for helping the children put on superb performances. Next week it is the turn of the Year 3’s in their
Christmas production on Monday night, the Prep School at the Carol Service on Wednesday night and at pick up on Thursday
we have an informal carol sing along in the Hall, I do hope you will be able to come along to these events; they are always very
special indeed!
I am looking forward to the Yarm Prep School Social Committee Ball this Saturday in the Auditorium. I would like to thank the
team for their efforts to get us organised for this event, there is a great deal of preparation that goes into making the night a
success ; I am sure it will be great fun!
Head’s Challenge: A goldfish costs £1.80. An angel fish costs £1.40. Nasreen paid £20 for some fish. How
many of each kind did she buy?
Follow me on Twitter: @HeadPrepYarm
Bill Sawyer
The Art Day!
Name the Bear!
On Tuesday we did an art day with other children
from another school. We drew shadow people
with pencil on our own and in the afternoon we
did some team drawings. There were 5 people in
my team and we made a life size drawing of a person. My favourite part of the day was making a
plasticine person.
Takumi I, 5S
We have a lovely Barnardos Bear in the Prep
School Office! Guess the name of the bear (50p a
guess) to win the Bear! Bears can also be purchased for £15.00.
Miss O’Hara
COMPETITION
LOST PROPERTY
A school coat belonging to Charlotte Scott has gone
missing.
If you have any lost property, please return it to
the lost property shed, which is on the playground
next to the music room.
There will be a lost property assembly on
Wednesday 12th December.
Any remaining items will be left in the gazebo on
the Quiet Area for you to check.
Plan and create an original recipe for a
main school lunch!
Think up a well-balanced meal, which should include
meat and uses fresh ingredients. The best and most
original meal will be put on the school lunch menu in
the new year.
Write your recipe and ingredients on a piece of paper,
making sure you put your name on it, and hand it in to
the school office. The winner will be announced at the
end of term.
CLOSING DATE: 8 December 2014
Year 5 and 6 Poetry Competition Final
Last Thursday saw an excited Year 5 and 6 herding into the Hall for our annual Poetry Competition.
The nerves were positively palpable. The impossible task of judging the performance of each poem
was bravely taken up by Ivan Limon the librarian at Yarm Library.
Ivan was very impressed by both the high standard of the delivery of the poems and the complexity
of the content.
Our children are to be congratulated on their sterling performances and for providing us with such
an entertaining Poetry Final.
Well done children.
Mrs White
Year 5
Year 6
5S Josh McGeary-Sutton: “No Breathing in Class”
by Michael Rosen
6S Dylan Corbishley: “I’m Going to Throw Up” by Francesca Simon
5S Holly Hutchinson: “The Charge of the Light Brigade” by Alfred Lord Tennyson
6S Emily Carter: “The Cow” by Roald Dahl
6S Natasha Davis: “Please Mrs Butler” by Allan Ahlberg
5S Will Craggs: “The ABC” by Spike Milligan
5H Toby Simpson: “The Man Who Wasn’t There” by
Hughes Mearns
5H Georgia Charnley: “Chemistry Class” by Gareth
Lancaster
5H Aishani Paul: “I’d like to meet an Alien” by Kenn
Nesbitt
6W Hannah Mather: “Gloria, my little Sister” by Russell
Hoban
6W Ananya Singh: “Teacher’s Playtime” by Roger Stevens
6W Jai Trivedi: “I Didn’td o my Maths Homework” by
Kevin Quero
6P Evie Clinkard: “Excuses, Excuses” by Gareth Owen
5L Ruth Fletcher: “Saw my Teacher on Saturday” by
Dave Crawley
5L Kaavya Venkatesh: “A Visit from St Nicholas” by
Clement C Moore
5L Callum Sanderson: “The Toilet Seat has Teeth” by
Paul Cookson
6P Charlottle Dean “Talking Turkeys” by Benjamin Zephaniah
6P Finlay Gilraine: “The computer Swallowed my Grandma” by Valerie Waite
6M Abhinav Ramisetty: “All my Great Excuses” by Kenn
Nesbitt
6M Jemma-Jane Wood: “The ABC” by Spike Milligan
6M Scott Burns: “X-Box, X-Box” by Kenn Nesbitt
A successful weekend for
Matthew Howden (right)
of 5H who won three titles
in the Stokesley ASC swim
meet. Amongst them all
was the 200m Freestyle
title. Well done Matthew!
Under 9’s Rugby—TEAMWORK LEADS
TO A STRONG FINISH!
We got off to a slow start at the Cundall Manor Rugby
Tournament on 26th November 2014 with our first two
games ending in a defeat against Cundall (4-2) and Bronte House (4-3).
We also lost to Barnard Castle (2-0) but that defeat turned
on our fighting spirit and we worked as a team to achieve
amazing victories against Ampleforth (5-2) and Moorlands (6-1).
If your child has any successes
or experiences from outside of
school they would like to
share, please let Mr Stone
know ([email protected])
We all enjoyed our trip to Cundall Manor and cannot wait
until the next fixture.
Rugby at Twickenham!
On Saturday more than 82,000 fans went to Twickenham to see England play Australia in
the final International Test Match of the year. Before the match there was a
minutes applause for Philip Hughes, the Australian cricketer who died a few
days before.
Once the game started the atmosphere inside the ground was electric and
the crowd were cheering the England team on by singing “Swing Low, Sweet
Chariot!”. Australia were first to score with Bernard Foley kicking an easy
penalty. Soon though England did the same with George Ford making it 3-3.
For most of the rest of the game Australia’s back line dominated
possession and always kept the ball alive and passing the ball from left to
right looking for an opening. However England’s forwards were stronger
than Australia. Two excellent tries by man of the match Ben Morgan kept
England always in the lead and even though it was close the final whistle
blew and the scoreline read England 26 Australia 17.
Lochlain L
More Stockton Festival Success!
We had a very successful day at Stockton Music Festival last weekend.
Through the course of the day, Yarm pupils gained seven 1st places and
seven 2nd places.
The children performed very well and decisions by the adjudicator were
not easy in some classes as there were many winning performances. The
children all looked very smart and bowed beautifully at the end of their
performance, so I was very proud of them all. The younger children
played all their pieces from memory, which was commented on by the
adjudicator.
Results from the piano classes are as follows:
9 & under duet
1st place
Summer Benzie & Lilian Dufton
10 & under solo
1st place
Sarah Mhando
2nd place
Summer Benzie
11 & under solo
1st place
Summer Benzie
12 & under duet
2nd place
Lexie Speight & Sarah Mhando
Mrs Bury
The Week Ahead
After the long term we are now down to the final week, as the Christmas excitement starts to build! The highlight
of the last five days is undoubtedly the Carol Service. A letter regarding this went home earlier this week; there is a
copy on the school website if you missed it.
Not to be overlooked is the Year 3 Christmas Show, which is taking place on Monday for parents. Judging by the
wonderful singing I have been hearing next door to my office, you will be in for a treat! Our thanks to Mrs Arrol,
Mrs Jennings and Mrs Jones for putting this together.
Friday sees out school Christmas service at Yarm Church. As well as the usual carols and readings, there will also be
a couple of musical ‘treats’ for the children; I am sure you will hear about these next Friday! Please note: this service is for the Prep children and staff only.
The Spring Term calendar has been finalised and will be sent out in term card format on the first day back in 2015.
We will also be running a ‘live’ and downloadable calendar on the school website in due course—more on this at a
later date. A reminder too that the end of term reports will be available via the Parent Portal next Friday. If you
would like more details on how to use this, please drop me a line at the school.
Mr Stone
Next Week:
10:00 AM 12:00 PM Carol Service rehearsal
Mon 8
3:45 PM
Auditorium
4:45 PM Year 3 in ASC; Tea at 3.55pm
Prep clubs and activities finish today (except Judo)
5:00 PM
6:15 PM Year 3 Christmas Show
Reception visit to see 'One Snowy Night'
Tue 9
-
1:30 PM
2:00 PM Year 4 India Talk
4P
4:00 PM
5:00 PM Last Judo session of the term
Hall
9:00 AM
9:30 AM Year 1-2 Christmas Assembly
Studio Hall
10:00 AM 12:00 PM Carol Service rehearsal
Wed 10
Hall
Auditorium
3:00 PM
3:45 PM Lost Property Assembly (GNS)
3:45 PM
4:30 PM Extra playtime & tea
6:00 PM
7:00 PM Carol Service
Auditorium
9:00 AM
9:30 AM Foundation Stage Christmas Assembly
Studio Hall
10:25 AM 12:25 PM Y3 Swimming as usual
Thu 11
11:40 AM 12:30 PM Pre-Prep Christmas Lunch
12:20 PM 2:00 PM Prep Christmas Lunch
2:00 PM
2:40 PM Children to get kitbags, etc ready for home; pegs cleared.
4:00 PM
4:40 PM Carols by Candlelight
Quiet Area
End of term reports released to parents
Fri 12
9:15 AM 10:15 AM Prep School Christmas Service at Yarm Parish Church
Church
1:30 PM
Prep Hall
3:00 PM Pre-Prep Christmas Parties
3:30 PM
Pre-Prep finish; no after school care
3:45 PM
Prep finish; no after school care