Prep for the Week Issue Number 1822 – 11 March 2016
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Headmaster's Blog Dear Parents It is great to hear that all three performances Joseph are almost sold out. As always, last minute preparations are fraught with nerves and apprehension, and the fear of performance is all consuming. But this is why we offer opportunities such as these, allowing children to experience the nerves and uncertainties which will characterise their futures at some time. “Money in the bank”, I say. And what about those who are now sitting on the side lines wishing that they had committed to the show? All I can do is to encourage every child to never, ever feel regret at not having tried something. As someone who was not guided towards music, I have insisted that my daughters learn an instrument through their time at school. They have chosen whether to take grades or not. Consequently, one of the most reassuring images I have of them at home, is that of them 'tinkling at the ivories’ as a form of relaxation. How I envy them!
Please can I reiterate my advice about revision to those facing examinations. They must ensure that they leave at the end of next week not only with the necessary material, but also with appropriate and effective strategies. General advice is offered continually and so no child should leave without either. If anyone is unsure, then ask in good time. And remember, “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”. Balance and rest are essential. Jon Whybrow
String Trio a Musical Delight! Congratulations to The Prep's wonderful String Trio (Thea Peterken, Anya James and Violet Bailey) who made it through to the semi-finals of a national music competition. The Pro Corda Chamber Music Competition runs annually, and various initial rounds are held around the country. The girls travelled up to a school in Coventry for their rounds and semi-final where they competed against other prep and senior schools, including U19, U16 and U14 categories. Thea, Anya and Violet are to be congratulated for getting as far as they did in the competition; the adjudicator praised them for their musicality and ensemble, and they were great ambassadors for our school. The trio will go on to compete in the Music for Youth Festival, as well as Cheltenham Performing Arts Festival, with other musical scholars. Well done girls!
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String Trio members Thea and Violet, captured at a showcase concert earlier this year
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Headmaster's Commendations Daisy de Quincey Adams for her enthusiasm in Maths Freya Coull for an exciting and engaging story that demonstrated clever use of figurative language Rui Palmer for exceptional effort in swimming Ben Cunningham for swimming 120 lengths in one hour Aidan Portch for swimming 100 lengths in one hour Ghaus Choudhary for completing some independent research into the Olympic Games and producing a fantastic poster of information Noah Holder, Emily Grant, Isabelle Marriott, Gwener Wood, Henry Watkinson and Florence Walker for keeping a consistently well written and interesting diary for the whole term.
Dick Moore: Trials and Tribulations of Parenting Monday 11 April, 17.30 in the Prep Assembly Hall Dick Moore, the parent of four children and a Headmaster for almost 23 years, has a passion for adolescent mental health. In his talk to parents of The Prep in April, Dick will be exploring what mental health is, offering thoughts about how young people think and about common issues which can arise when the going gets tough.
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Dick has spoken at over 250 schools, universities and businesses in the UK and overseas, together with talks at major conferences. He has also appeared on BBC Breakfast, BBC Radio 5 Live, various local BBC radio stations and ITN News, with Mary Nightingale. We cannot recommend this opportunity enough. The session is free to attend for all parents. To confirm your place, please notify Reception by Tuesday 15 March.
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A View from the History Department Whether it is the forgotten cry on a battlefield, a rustle of papers in the Houses of Parliament, the thousands of poppies outside the Tower of London, or a royal family that can date its beginning back to 1066, Britain has a rich cultural heritage that is aching to be explored. History is an important and essential subject in the development of a pupil, the young people of today can only benefit from a study of yesterday. At The Prep, the History Department’s primary aim is to engender a love of studying the past. We encourage interest, curiosity, exploration and opinion. This year has been another one of excitement for the History Department. After great success in the Summer Term with the Common Entrance History examination, where pupils scored on average over 10% more than in previous years, as well as excellent Scholarship examination results, the Autumn Term commenced with real enthusiasm. In the classroom, Year 5 embarked on their traditional exploration into the History of the College, before heading for World War II and Year 6 started by investigating the Wars of the Roses in order to better understand their study of the Tudor Dynasty. Year 7 travelled back to the year of 1066 to examine the Norman Conquest, while Year 8 commenced their evaluation of Edward I’s campaigns in Wales and Scotland. The History syllabus has seen a lot of change within the last few years. With a greater emphasis on Modern History in Senior Schools, The Prep's History Department has turned its gaze to the formation of England, focusing on the Medieval Period and the creation of the country that we know today. This section of History can easily be forgotten and tragically some pupils can reach the end of their school lives having not been introduced to the stories that help give England its identity. However, Years 7 and 8 are introduced to a wide range of ‘Middle Age Marvels’ that capture the imagination and help build the rich tapestry of the past. In Upper School, there are plenty of opportunities for History enthusiasts to extend their quest for Prep for The Week Issue Number 1822 11 March 2016
knowledge. In September, History Club, which started during the previous Summer Term, began research into British Prime Ministers and produced a fantastic Handbook of their findings, which is available on request. This really is an excellent achievement, as there have been close to 75 Prime Ministers (give or take a few returning Prime Ministers and a few questions over the legitimacy of some terms in office…), which the 11 members of History Club have diligently researched on a Thursday afternoon and in their own time. The Spring Term has seen a pupil-led project develop, which seeks to cover the key engineers, explorers and inventors that the world has produced.
The Autumn Term History Club members
In addition to History Club is the opportunity to take part in the Townsend-Warner History Prize. The competition is over 125 years old and is one of the oldest institutions in the preparatory school world. The Prize consists of two papers. The first is one hour long and has 100 questions demanding oneword or one-sentence answers from World History, but with a strong emphasis on British History. Some questions are straightforward and many are more obscure. This year, due to an increase of candidates to over 1000 entries nationally, 250 pupils qualified from Paper 1 to sit Paper 2, rather than the normal 200. The second Paper is two hours long and in the form of essay questions, these allow candidates a wide choice so that they can write on what they know, but also potential to show analytical skill and historical imagination. This year, 22 Cheltenham College Prep Upper School pupils entered the 4
competition, meeting at break times during the run up to the paper to learn about different parts of History that the syllabus does not cover, and practise their Historical general knowledge. Last year the Prep entered the event for the first time Townsend-Warner since 1992 and two candidates invited to sit Paper candidates finished 2 this year within the Top 200, one finishing 14th nationally across the two papers. Continuing the success of last year’s candidates, this term another two candidates have qualified from Paper 1 to sit Paper 2, a superb achievement. We eagerly await the results of Paper 2, which was completed a few weeks ago. In History Club and the Townsend-Warner History Prize, all four Year 8 History Sets have been represented, showing that a love of a subject does not always mean you have to be the best at it. Equally, both girls and boys have been involved in the two events (including the 1st XV Rugby Captain!) proving that History can be an interest of anyone and everyone. Learning in the classroom has been extremely well complemented by a wide variety of trips, visitors and events. Year 5 have produced a WWII-themed 'play in a day’ and just this week took part in a WWII Evacuation Afternoon, full of wartime cookery and associated activities. Meanwhile, Year 6 have the Trip to Coughton Court and Bosworth Battlefield to look forward to in the Summer Term, which Year 5 WWII 'play in a day' Prep for The Week Issue Number 1822 11 March 2016
Year 6 Trip to Coughton Court and Bosworth Battlefield
Year 5 WWII evacuation day
will help put into context the Tudor and Stuart monarchs but also the obsession of religion which dominates these eras. Year 7 returned last Friday from the first ever overnight History Trip to Kent which explored a full-sized replica of the Bayeux Tapestry in Reading, a visit to Canterbury Cathedral in the afternoon to see where Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered and a tour of the site of the Battle of Hastings the next day before returning home. This perfectly accompanied the Year 7 programme of study and will help to build a greater picture of these significant events, the benefits of which have already been felt in lessons this week. Next Term welcomes the inaugural House History Competition where Houses and their key historians will compete in a University Challenge-esque contest to see which House knows their History best! The History Department will continue to build on its success, looking into new ways in which to bring History to life. There is currently a real enthusiasm and buzz about the subject, which we will strive to maintain and grow. History may be fixed and stand still in time, however, the Department certainly will not! Mr R D W Baird, Head of History 5
A novel celebration for World Book Day
This Mr Fox was fantastic!
As the frost thawed on a cold Thursday morning last week, strange and oddly-clad creatures began to appear through the mist and make their way across the playground and car park to classrooms; it was clear that this was not going to be an ordinary day at The Prep. Shrieks of delight could be heard echoing around the school as Mr Men characters
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and Oompa-Loompas took the registers, demon dentists and gangsta grannies answered their names and a fierce looking Miss Trunchbull planned a busy day of meetings and reprimanding any “disgusting little blisters” that might step out of line. Many World Book Days have been and gone but this year was a particularly impressive show from our pupils and creativity was at its peak. Staff across the school were blown away by the efforts of each section of the school to dress up as characters from an enormous range of books and to bravely strut their stuff down the catwalk in front of the whole school and local press; to transform a meagre egg into Rapunzel, a spider, Gandalf the Grey, the owl who was afraid of the dark or
Peter Rabbit; to sit at the top of Portsmouth’s Spinnaker reading a book, to read in the swimming pool or whilst swishing down a mountain. Judging was nigh on impossible! Mrs Dawson’s library was busily buzzing with children entering the Alphabet Challenge and Book Token Design competition and superb teamwork was on display as pupils whizzed around the school, following the Book Trail and solving clues. The Prep was awash with book quizzes, games, activities and lessons; Mr Strong revolted Lower School with rhymes during break time while Little Miss Sunshine transported Year 2 to George’s farm and his concoction of marvellous medicine. By the end of the day the Writes of Passage display in 6
Day End was almost full with colourful cards written by pupils about a book that has had a significant impact on their lives. Visiting author (and teacher at Cheltenham College Senior School), Dom Faulkner, was a fitting peak to the end of a truly exciting day. Year 6 and Year 8 were spellbound as Dom regaled true tales from his book, The Longest Climb, of cycling 8000km from the lowest point on earth to the highest, crossing seven countries, facing political challenges and battling treacherous weather conditions: and that was before he and his team even got to the most dangerous part of his trip: to climb Mount Everest! As Doctor Zeuss so accurately put it “The more you read, the more you will know. The more you learn, the more places you will go.” We might not have physically left the confines of The Prep on World Book Day but I think we can safely say we travelled with our minds, were introduced to new characters, explored a whole range of authors and book titles and had great fun celebrating the wonderful world of books. A heartfelt thanks to all parents, pupils and staff for your wonderful efforts in making Thursday such a special day. Here’s to World Book Day 2017!
The Lower School teaching staff were nowhere to be seen... but Willy Wonka and his Oompa-Loompas were around all day!
Can you name these clever egg head characters, all made by pupils? Children feared running into the scary Miss Trunchbull in the school corridors! Prep for The Week Issue Number 1822 11 March 2016
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Kingfishers 100 Days of School In Kingfishers this week, everyone celebrated our 100th day of school! We are now 100 days smarter, and enjoyed a day of creative and maths challenges and activities around the number 100.
Year 2 were amazed by the decorations they discovered when they arrived at school that morning. "When I walked in to Kingfishers, I thought a workman had made the display that I had to walk through," said Jack, in class 2D, "but it was actually Ms Duggan, Mrs Randell and Mrs Harris. It felt ticklish, it was amazing!" Hattie, also in 2D got stuck in: "We made hedgehogs with 100 spikes," she said. The hedgehog challenge was just one of many, with boys and girls making necklaces from 100 Cheerios and building a model using 100 pieces of LEGO. The celebrations certainly caught the imaginations of the boys and Prep for The Week Issue Number 1822 11 March 2016
girls in Year 1: " I drew a picture of what I think I will look like when I am 100!" said Charles, from class 1B, whilst others enjoyed colouring a 'Happy 100th Day of School' picture. Some children had brought in things from home, like Edward from 1J, who said "I brought in a jigsaw with 100 pieces which we are making". When asked what the favourite part of their day was, Reception class boys and girls said they most enjoyed putting 100 seeds in lots of plant pots and covering them up with soil, as well as pretending to be witches and wizards, counting 100 eyeballs into a magic potion and stirring the pot! 8
Lower School Year 4 have been printing in Art over the past few weeks. They have experimented with different tools and techniques to make patterns and pictures onto polystyrene and then used printing ink to make their prints. To finish the project, the children used watercolours to colour-wash a piece of paper and then printed their designs onto it, to create these amazing designs.
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Year 5 WWII Evacuation Afternoon By Emily Morton and Meredith Aylott
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This week, Year 5 became evacuees for the afternoon. We used our rationed food to make proper WWII food, that didn't all taste great but was a lot of fun to make. We made Lord Woolton’s Pie, Anzac Biscuits, Shortbread and Vegetable Turnovers. We also spent time in the Art Room, drawing and painting WWII planes. We learnt the difference between round and square wing tip silhouettes: round edges for the British and square for the German. We also looked at how flying in formation also informed people below about what was happening in the WWII skies. We really had a great day and loved learning things about WWII. We would like to do more WWII cooking but feel very glad that we do not have to ration our food anymore! Mrs Bond said, "We are very lucky to be able to press a few buttons on the computer and have food delivered to our doors, rather than wait hours in a queue for a couple of rashers of bacon.� 9
Upper School
Polo Team Played 'Brilliantly'
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It wasn't so long ago that I was on the other side of the equation, but with two very happy terms under my belt, I felt very comfortable showing parents around the school on Open Day, this week. Armed with our target locations, my partner and I set off to inform, impress and educate our selected family on the reasons why they should chose Cheltenham Prep for their child.
On Sunday 6 March two teams from Cheltenham Prep entered the Schools and Universities Polo Association Junior Arena Tournament at Longdole Polo Club. The Intermediate team of Olliver Callon Hine, Phoebe Channing and Monty Dawson played in the Intermediate section against teams from The Dragon School and Beaudesert Park. The three played extremely well together, starting with a draw against Beaudesert followed by two narrow defeats by The Dragon, and ended up in fourth place.
Whilst I wasn't able to answer all of the Dad's rather rigorous and testing questions (I have since found out that there are 400 children at The Prep!), I was able to discuss what I considered to be the most valuable elements of the school. Top of my list: everyone is friendly and helpful towards each other; secondly, no cliques; thirdly, the food is fantastic! And finally, which maybe I should have mentioned first... all the amazing opportunities there are in sports, art, music, DT and academic lessons.
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Having shown them around the school as we talked, we finally delivered them back to the Assmebly Hall for a nice cup of tea. Hopefully, a job well done! Imogen Friessner-Day, 7S
A big thanks to all our Upper School guides for their enthusiam during the Open Morning tours this week!
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Our beginners team of Charles Martin and Oliver Smith were joined by Tinky Nelson of Beaudesert and played three chukkas against The Dragon. It was Charles' and Oliver's first tournament and, although nervous the boys played very well, coached along by the umpire, Dan Banks, who teaches the children at our weekly polo sessions. The team finished in second place. The children all received goody bags full of prizes with Oliver Callon Hine also being awarded the trophy for Most Improved Player. Congratulations to The Prep's teams for playing brilliantly, being well behaved and remaining cheerful during a long and freezing cold morning. 10
Flying their invention under the wings of Concorde The Grand Final of the Flying Start Challenge was held at the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovilton. This was the National stage that our pupils had qualified for, having come in the top 3 of the Regional round last week. The competition involved two engineering activities and Deji
Adetona and Pablo Benedit became the National winners of the Flying Start Activities Challenge 2016. They had to construct a support system to hold the most mass at a set height. They used a tetrahedron design that was really effective. They also had to design a capsule to support an egg that was launched by parachute off the second floor of the museum. This then had to land accurately at the centre of a target. The boys worked very effectively together and applied lots of the engineering skills they have been learning during STEM sessions. This was a huge achievement and they did very well! Rory Southall, Andre Zamora and Billy Mayes flew their glider
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under the wings of Concorde. It flew a fantastic 15 metres and was fourth overall. They also had to present their design to the Chairman of Safran, the aircraft engineering company, and some of the lead engineers from Rolls Royce and Airbus. The boys were confident and explained their designs clearly using lots of the technical terms they had learnt over the last two terms (like pitch, roll and yaw). It was a brilliant day and the pupils were great ambassadors for Cheltenham Prep. They enjoyed exploring all of the planes and helicopters and taking part in a simulation of the activity on an aircraft carrier flight deck. STEM Club members look forward to competing again next year. 11
Girls' Sports Girls' Netball Results TEAM OPPOSITION DATE SCORE RESULT 4th VII Hatherop Castle Wed 9 Mar 15 – 8 WON 5th VII Hatherop Castle Wed 9 Mar 8 – 4 WON U10 Mix Airthrie Wed 9 Mar 11 – 1 WON
Team of the Week – 5th VII The 5th team were one of only three matches able to go ahead this week because they were lucky enough to be playing indoors! They approached this new fixture against Hatherop Castle with enthusiasm and excellent sportsmanship. Despite having the majority of the possession, at the end of the first quarter they were 1-0 down. The girls kept their composure however and improved specific targets in each quarter and slowly but surely took control of the game. The shooters found their eye for goal as the movement in and around the circle improved and they finished the game convincing winners.
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Mixed Hockey and Netball Tour to Guernsey Here are some photos from our very successful Guernsey tour which celebrated its 30th anniversary this year! First up on Friday was some boys' and girls' hockey matches before lunch and some fun at the beach, with a highly competitive sand-sculpting competition. Then it was more hockey for the boys and some netball for the girls. Saturday saw the Beachwood Prep mixed hockey festival where we entered four mixed teams of ‘Cheltenham Blues’ and two of the four teams brought home some silverware. All of the children had a fantastic experience with their host families and we look forward to their return fixture in
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Cross Country Cross Country League Race at St Edwards The Prep's runners had a wonderful final race in the Cross Country league, the fourth race of four on a gruelling course at St Edwards. It did not start particularly well, as last week’s winner (by some distance) and another Prep pupil pulled out at the last minute due to illness. This was a great shame; however the rest of the girls' team stepped up and were quite outstanding with the following positions out of 160: 3rd 6th 10th 12th 18th 19th
Claudie MacInness Abigail Hulett Eva de Quincey Adams Martha Llewellen Palmer Lilly Poulain Clova Logan
The rest of the runners from Year 4 were all inside the top 70! It was also quite amazing to see so many of our girls inside the top 20. When the scores from all of the schools, about 25-30 in total, were added together, The Prep came 1st!
All the runners enjoyed raising the shield after the race to celebrate!
When all the individual scores were added together the following qualified to represent Cheltenham in the County Race at Newent on Saturday 19 March: Girls: 4th Overall 7th Overall
Claudie MacInnes Martha Llewellen-Palmer
Boys: 6th Overall
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It was most fitting that the girls should all do so well in the week of International Women’s week! They were all delighted with their medals and trophies.
Well done to all the girls who took part in this week's IAPS Netball tournaments; scores and match reports will be shared next week.
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Boys' Sports
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Boys' Hockey Results TEAM OPPONENT RESULT SCORE 1st XI Dean Close Lost 0-1 2nd XI Dean Close Lost 1-4 Barbarians XI Dean Close Lost 0-4 U11A Dean Close Lost 0-2 U11B Dean Close Won 2-0 U11C Dean Close Drew 3-3 U10A Dean Close Lost 1-2 U10B Dean Close Lost 0-2 U10C Dean Close Drew 2-2 U9A Dean Close Won 1-0 U9B Dean Close Won 4-0 U9C Dean Close Won 5-1
Team of the Week – U12 VII – Final of the Sibford 7s As well as hockey and football the Spring Term is also the prime season for Rugby 7s and so, on Tuesday, we headed off to our second tournament of the term. The squad of eight Year 7s and two Year 6s had been well prepared and knew the potential was there to have a good day. We started slowly in the first two group games, allowing the opposition to take the lead before reigning them back in and overtaking them. In the final group game we took on a very fast Cotswold side who would go on to make the semi final, but our physical approach proved too much for them and we finished top of the group. By now the side was playing superbly, using a mix of patient 7s play and bursts of short, sharp aggression. We blew Magdalen College away in the Quarter Finals by nearly 40 points and followed up with a similar scoreline against King Edward’s Stratford in the semi finals. The final, against Winchester House, proved to be a combination of bad luck and errors that gave the opposition too big a first half lead. We took the game by the scruff of the neck in the second half, but had given Winchester too much of a lead. Finishing second place was a great achievement, but more importantly, Mr Dawson and Mr Simpson were immensely proud of the way the boys played the game. Their approach to the game certainly won a lot of admirers and the boys should be very proud of their efforts.
Next week at a glance: Monday 14 March 07.00 1st VII depart for National 7s in London 11.15 Lower School House Football - bring boots, shin pads and House shirts 12.00 Middle School Hockey 15.00 Upper School House Hockey bring - shin pads, mouthguards and House shirts 16.15 U9 Cricket Nets in the Barn until 17.00 17.00 U11 Cricket Nets in the Barn until 18.00 Tuesday 15 March 17.00 Upper School Cricket Nets in the Barn until 18.00 Wednesday 16 March U11A at the Prior Park Hockey Festival Prep for The Week Issue Number 1822 11 March 2016
1st, 2nd and 3rd VII at St Hugh’s for Hockey U10ABC at Beaudesert for football U9ABC Hockey v Clifton at home U11BC Hockey v Prior Park at home 4th and 5th Hockey v St Hugh’s at home Thursday 17 March 17.00 U10 Cricket Nets in the Barn until 18.00 Friday 18 March 11.15 Lower School Cricket during Games 12.00 Middle School House Football on the astro – bring trainers, shin pads and House Shirts Pre-Season Cricket Training - Saturday 9 April 10.00 Lower School until 11.30 10.00 Middle School until 12.00 10.00 Upper School until 15.00 14
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Sunday 13 March 2016 09:30 Boarders' Mystery Trip (Full and Regular Flexi-Boarders Only) 10:00 Departure for IAPS Cross Country (Malvern College): U11, U13. Start 13:00. Pick up 16:00 Monday 14 March 2016, Week 11 14 - 20 March 07:00 Departure for IAPS Finals at Cranleigh (if qualified) 08:00 Departure for Rosslyn Park Rugby Tour (A): 1st VII 08:30 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' - Dress Rehearsal 11:15 Lower School Games sessions change to Tennis and Rounders 11:55 Middle School Games sessions change to Tennis and Rounders 14:55 Upper School Games sessions changes to Tennis 18:00 Upper School Roller Disco (Sports Hall) Pick up 20:15 Tuesday 15 March 2016 16:00 Return from Rosslyn Park Rugby Tour 19:30 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' - 1st Performance Wednesday 16 March 2016 12:45 Departure for Prior Park Hockey Festival (A): U11A VII. Start 14:00. Pick up 17:00 Departure for Hockey v St Hugh’s (A): 2nd VII, 3rd VII. Start 14:00 for 3rd team, 14:45 for 2nd 12:45 team. Pick up 16:45 12:45 Departure for Football v Beaudesert (A): U10A VII, U10B VII, U10C VII. Start 14:30. Pick up 17:30 13:30 Departure for Hockey v St Hugh’s (A): 1st VII. Start 15.30. Pick up 17:30 14:00 Hockey v Clifton (H): U9A VII, U9B VII, U9C VII. Pick up 16:00 Hockey v Prior Park (H): U11B VII, U11C VII. Pick up 16:15 14:30 15:00 Departure for Netball v Denmark Road HSFG (A): 3rd VII, 4th VII, 5th VII, 6th VII. Start 15:45. Pick up 17:45 15:15 Hockey v St Hugh’s (H): 4th VII, 5th VII, 6th VII. Pick up 16:30 16:00 Netball v Denmark Road HSFG (H): 1st VII, 2nd VII. Pick up 17:15 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' - 2nd Performance 19:30 Thursday 17 March 2016 ABRSM Music Examinations (Lake House) 10:00 Cheltenham Association at the Races (Cheltenham Racecourse) 10:00 Cheltenham Association on the River (Schools' Head of the River Race) 16:30 Athens House Trip to Gloucester Trampoline Centre. Pick up 19:30 Friday 18 March 2016 09:00 Cottage to Year 6 Friends of The Prep Easter Egg Hunt 15:00 Passiontide Service in Chapel for all pupils except Cottage and Reception. (Parents welcome) 15:30 Term ends for children in Kingfishers: no after school care, activities or tea Term ends for children in Lower School: no after school care, activities or tea 16:00 Term ends for children in Middle and Upper School: no after school care, activities or tea 16:15 Saturday 19 March 2016 10:00 Cross Country County Championships (Westonbirt) – only for those who qualify
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Lower School 8.30am Kingfishers 9.30am Middle School during lessons Pupils will be charged ÂŁ2 to their end of term account, with profits going to the School Charity, Gloucestershire Bundles. Forms will be sent to opt out of this/for allergy information. PARENT VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED! PLEASE CONTACT YOUR FRIENDS OF THE PREP REPRESENTATIVE Prep for The Week Issue Number 1822 11 March 2016
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NOTICES Happy Birthday to the following pupils this week! Lily Wheeler 5 William Maynell
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