January 2016 - Our Lady`s Convent School

WELCOME BACK!
Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
An amazing £155.74 was raised for LOROS
in the retiring offering
after our Nativity
Service in December.
Junior pupils holding their Christingles in the Chapel.
We wish a very Happy
Birthday to pupils who are
Netball
Sports
news
celebrating in the coming
months:
Shaina Shah—4th January
Charlie Clarke—18th January
Peter Hopper—23rd January
Namit Gurlinka—25th
January
Sienna Patel -31st
January
Well done to everyone who has
participated in extra curricular netball
and played in teams representing the
School so far this year. The photograph shows some of our pupils with
visitors from St Leonards School who
played matches at OLCS in December.
Congratulations also to Charlie Clarke,
who has just been awarded his blue
belt in karate, and Louisa Johnson
who plays for Charnwood and recently
was runner up in a tennis tournament.
•Editors : Lucie Bradburn, Sofia Genco-Billignton and Lottie-Mae Martin•
Katie Giffard—4th
February
Hannah Pratt—7th
February
Lucie Bradburn—8th
February
Archie Reeves—16th
February
Maximillian
Bowmer—18th
February
Nathalie Wightman
and Will Fennel —
24th February
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Junior Inter House Christmas Quiz Results: First place and four points to Agnes, second place and three points to
Peter, third place and two points to Teresa and fourth place and one point to Rosmini. Well done everyone!
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Cheerleading EYFS—Y2 Every Friday
to 4.30pm ‘til 18 March
6pm Monday, 25th
January, all parents
invited to Main Hall for
‘Future of OLCS’ meeting
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Thursday, 4th February and
Tuesday, 1st March—Key Steps
Gymnastics Competitions.
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Monday, 8th February— Netball v St
Michaels at OLCS
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3.30pm to 6pm on Tuesday, 23rd
February—Reception to Year 6
Parents’ Evening.
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Wednesday, 24th February—U11
Junior Netball ISA Competition
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Cheerleading EYFS—Y6 every Friday
to 4.30pm (26 Feb.–18 March)
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From 3.40pm on Wednesday, 9th
March Nursery Consultation Evening
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Thursday, 17th March—Year 6
Victorian Day at Beaumanor
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Friday, 18th and Wednesday, 23rd
March—Years 3 to 6 in Senior Hall
for Achievement Assemblies.
This week we get to know Miss
Katrina Jelley a former pupil and
lunchtime supervisor in the
Primary Department.
What
sport
do you
enjoy
the
most?
Horse
riding
What is
your
best
memory from the Convent?
Everything! I came to the Convent in
Year 5 and stayed to the end of Sixth
From and loved every minute!
What did you study at University?
I studied Forensic Science.
PA FAMILY BINGO NIGHT - SATURDAY 21ST MARCH at
6:30pm Come and join us for an evening of Bingo along
with hot dogs and fish and chips! Tickets are priced at £6
for adults and £4 for children. (Free bingo tickets included) We look forward to seeing you there!
Blue Peter badge winner—Many congratulations!
PA Christmas Table Decoration Competition:
Winner—Katie Giffard,
Runners up—Charlie Clarke,
Lottie-Mae Martin and Sofia Genco-Billington
Years 6 and 7
went to the Curve
Theatre
The Witches was a thrilling
experience that I really
enjoyed. My favourite
character was the Grand
High Witch. Her German
accent made me laugh.
Going to see the Witches
was an incredible
experience. (Naomi
Brown). I really loved all
the characters and their
humour. My favourite
character was the Grand
High Witch because her
acting was awesome and
her accent incredible.
(Louisa Johnson)
A massive well done to Naomi
Brown, Savanna Singh & Shaina
On Wednesday, 16th December, Years 1 to 5 went to Shah in gaining their bronze
Loughborough Town Hall. We watched Aladdin. It was award in classical ballet. Congratabout a boy who went into a cave and got a lamp. ulations too to Sofia GencoIt was a magic lamp. It had a genie inside it.
Billington for gaining a bronze
Aladdin rubbed the magic lamp and the genie
award for her own
came out. The genie grants Aladdin some wishes. arrangement, Amelia
Aladdin wished to marry a princess and to be rich. Robinson for her
My favourite parts were where they had a quiz and National Swedish
did dances. By Sienna Patel in Year 2.
dance award, Indigo
Cooke-Blosse for her
gold character medal and Lilia
Butterworth for getting her silver
character shield and a recommendation to dance for gold.
Fun at the Pantomime in December!
Bronze House Point Certificates (50 house points) to:
Rubinder Nagra and Anuroop Mander
Silver House Point Certificates (150 house points) to:
Naomi Brown, Katie Giffard, Louisa Johnson and Demi
Locker
WELL DONE EVERYONE!
• Editors : Lucie Bradburn, Sofia Genco-Billington and Lottie-Mae Martin •
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