GENERAL NEWS

AUTUMN TERM | WEEK 6
Thursday 9th October, 2014
GENERAL NEWS
THOMAS TROPHY – Last Friday, approximately 500
runners from 20 schools around the South
East took part in our annual Thomas Trophy cross
country event in beautiful sunshine. The day was a
huge success for the whole school, with all of our
senior school pupils taking part as runners,
supporters or marshalls. There were six different
races across three age groups. Our girls’ team did
superbly well and finished in 2nd place overall. Our
boys’ team finished in a credible 7th place. A
special well done must go to our medal winners:
Olivia Breed (U9 Gold), Ethan Page (U11 Bronze)
and Darcey Friend (U13 Silver).
SENIOR SCHOOLS’ FAIR – Our first Senior Schools’
Fair will be held in the main Hall on from 3.00 –
7.00pm. Over 25 schools will be represented and it
will be a great chance to speak to a variety of
schools about the opportunities available at each.
The fair is open to all parents from The Prep and
the local community so do please spread the word!
WALKIES! – Dog owners and all walkers are invited
to join an organised stroll through Knole Park on
Tuesday 14th October at 9.00 am, followed by tea
and coffee in The Oakery. Walkers should meet by
the cricket nets on the school field. All are
welcome but please note that the route is not
pram friendly. Donations to the Development
Fund would be gratefully received.
DEVELOPMENT GOLF DAY – The sun shone for our
first Sevenoaks Prep Development Golf Day at
Knole Park Golf Club on Friday. 52 Players enjoyed
the beautiful and challenging course before 20
others joined for a 3 course lunch, auction and
prize giving. Many thanks to all who supported and
who helped to raise over £11,500 for the
Development Fund and congratulations to The
Amateurs on their win!
TENNIS CLUB – There will be no tennis club after
school next Friday, 17th October.
FOOTBALL CAMP - Boys and girls in Years 2-8 are
invited to join a football camp at The Prep on
Friday 31st October. A booking form will be going
home in school bags. Please register early to avoid
disappointment.
SALVATION ARMY - The children and staff are busy
designing Christmas tea towels to raise money for
The Salvation Army. Order forms will come home
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soon and there will be a Christmas theme to the
tea towels. There will be Junior and a Senior tea
towels available.
EASYFUNDRAISING.ORG.UK – If you make any
purchases online, please set up an Easyfundraising
account very quickly which will allow the school to
benefit from your online shopping made with a
large number of retailers including Sainsbury’s,
John Lewis, Waitrose and eBookers.
FIRE STATION – Form 2 pupils visited Sevenoaks
Fire Station on Tuesday. They were taken on a
fascinating tour during which they explored the
inside of a fire engine and tried directing water
from a heavy hose.
BORE PLACE – Kindergarten children learnt
about dairy farming, growing seeds and
composting during their trip to Bore Place on
Monday.
DAN CLEWS – Former pupil Dan Clews will be
taking to the airwaves on BBC Radio 2 in the early
hours of Sunday morning. He will be playing a few
songs and chatting to Bob Harris from 1.00 am.
SENIOR SCHOOL NEWS
RUNNING CLUB – There will be no running club
after school today, Thursday, owing to Miss
Lovegrove’s absence and the IAPS Cross Country at
Somerhill.
LES VACANCES - Year 7 pupils had an early start
today for their two day trip to Bayeux, France.
They are visiting the town, the cathedral and the
famous tapestry.
11+ MEETING FOR YEAR 6 PARENTS – This will
take place on Tuesday 14th October at 4.15 pm.
KNOLE RUN – The U13 Knole Run at Sevenoaks
School will take place on Friday 21st November.
TOP TABLE – Congratulations to this week’s Top
Table award winners: Rafferty, James, Sophie,
Tommy, Beatrice, Holly, Oliver, Noah, Ewan,
Rufus, Ed, Theo, Ted Tilly, Tristan and Harry.
JUNIOR SCHOOL NEWS
HARVEST FESTIVAL –On Friday we will be holding a
Harvest Festival assembly. Families have been
asked to kindly donate food items to the harvest
hampers which will be delivered by Form 2 pupils
to the Age UK daycentre in Sevenoaks. If you
would like to make a donation, please bring it into
school before 9.00 am on Friday.
PREP FUN FACT!
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SPORTS FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT WEEK
Please check the calendar on the website as it is updated with any changes to this schedule.
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IAPS District Cross Country at Somerhill
U11 A & B HOCKEY v Kings Rochester
U10 A & B HOCKEY v Kings Rochester
Colts A & B FOOTBALL v Steephill
1st XI FOOTBALL v Dulwich Prep
2nd XI FOOTBALL v Dulwich Prep
U8 A & B NETBALL v Hilden Grange
U9A NETBALL v Hilden Grange
U9B NETBALL v Fosse Bank
U8 A & B FOOTBALL v Rose Hill
U9 A & B FOOTBALL v Rose Hill
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OTHER INFORMATION
School Shop : Term Time Opening Times
Monday: 2.45 to 4.00 pm
Wednesday: 8.30 to 9.15 am
School Offices : Telephone Numbers
Direct telephone numbers for the two school offices are :Junior School: 01732 763 572
Senior School: 01732 762 336
Late Room (Senior School - only to be used from 17.00 onwards only) 01732 764 836
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