Prep for the Week
Issue Number 1917 – 8 March 2019
That was the week that was...
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Prep for the Week
Issue Number 1917 – 8 March 2019
Cheltenham Prep has joined the world of Instagram! Make sure you are following us (instagram.com/cheltprep) to keep up to date with all of the fun things going on...
Included in this week’s issue… • Kingfishers Update • Lower School News • Boarding House Update • World Book Day Pictures • Sports Update • Birthday Announcements • Scooby Awards • Updated Week 10 Calendar Prep for The Week Issue Number 1917 8 March 2019
And finally... Don’t miss Mr O’Sullivan’s take on this week. His Week 8 blog can be found at the back of this week’s edition.
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Kingfishers Update
Keep up to date Make sure you’re following Kingfishers on twitter (@CheltKingfisher) to keep up to date with all of the latest activities we’re getting up to!
100 Days of School! Kingfishers enjoyed celebrating 100 days of school this week. The children were able to complete multiple activities throughout the department all with the focus on the number 100. They decorated biscuits, built towers using 100 cups and much more. It was a great opportunity to practise counting.
Nursery Story Week Building up to World Book Day the Nursery children have been thinking about stories. They have been using their imagination and story stones to help create new and captivating tales. Their ideas were then transferred into images on our large story maps. The children also had a flipping great time on pancake day.
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Kingfishers Update Pancake Day Pancakes were the order of the day on Tuesday. The children made the batter, cooked the pancakes and quickly ate them up. We made spares so that we could see how high we could toss them and then enjoyed a few pancake races.
Welsh Cakes Reception enjoyed celebrating St. David’s day on Friday. They made daffodils, welsh flags and some delicious welsh cakes.
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Easter Fun Time! Come and join in the Easter fun in the Kingfishers Nursery: Monday 1 - Friday 5 April 10am - 4pm each day
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There will be lots of fun activities to take part in and games to play with the Nursery staff To book your place email Mrs Davis via: r.davis@cheltenhamcollege.org
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Lower School News During World Book Day (pictures of which can be seen in a few pages time), Year 4 gave a helping hand to Willy Wonka in his Chocolate Factory. They were set the challenge of finding out which thermal insulator would be the best material to keep the hot chocolate warmest for longest, to help the Oompa Loompas with their new hot chocolate creation. Come and visit Lower School to see the investigation poster, results and the conclusion.
Keep up to date Make sure you’re following Lower School on twitter (@CheltPrepLower) to keep up to date with all of the latest activities we’re getting up to!
Date for your Diary! We welcome all Year 4 Parents to the Library to meet Miss Sheehan, Director of Middle School and to hear her talk titled “Preparation for Middle School”. We look forward to seeing you there.
Calling all Lower School Pupils... Join in the March Maths Challenge! Log on to Mathletics every day next week (log-in information can be found in each child’s planner), complete the activities set and maximise our chances in this international maths competition. All week from Monday 11 to Sunday 17 March.
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Boarding House Update On Sunday the Boarders enjoyed their first London Experience. We set off after breakfast, stopping for a quick snack on the way and arrived at Madame Tussauds. We met and had photos with many famous people made out of wax; sports stars, film stars, musicians, politicians, historical figures and members of the royal family. The Boarders were able to walk the catwalk, judge on The Voice and experience a 4D Marvel Adventure too. After lunch we headed to the Cambridge Theatre to watch a performance of Matilda the Musical. This was a fantastic experience, many of the songs were already known to the Boarders and we very much enjoyed all the effects and amazing child actors, as well as the ice creams at the interval. On the return journey we stopped for supper, where the Boarders enjoyed the freedom to choose their own food and we returned to The Prep in great spirits after a fun day out.
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Celebration of the Arts On Monday night an audience of nearly 100 people were treated to a variety of performances showcasing the work achieved by our 13+ scholarship candidates in the disciplines of Art, Drama, Music and DT. We wanted to create a ‘fringe’ atmosphere of spontaneity, coupled with well practised pieces which the Year 8s had prepared. The Art and DT Scholars set up stalls around the Assembly Hall, displaying their portfolios. This allowed the ‘Upper Voices’, the Actors and Musicians, to perform within a circular space. There was an interval which gave the audience an opportunity to mingle with and question the Scholars about their work. In the second half we were treated to a sneak preview of the delights in store from The Wizard of Oz later in the term. Olivia as The Tin Man, Mirabel as Dorothy and Finn The Scarecrow, all sang and danced their way through their individual pieces from the musical. The evening was wrapped up with the Art Scholars’ portfolios set to music and projected on to the large screen. 18 pupils took part in the event, they set it up, performed and excelled. It was a night they should be very proud of. Well done to all of the Year 8s involved. We hope they will inspire our Year 7s to take on the challenge in the next academic year.
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World Book Day Thursday saw the whole school come together for World Book Day as pupils and staff dressed up as their favourite book character to raise money for Winston’s Wish. As well as a whole school fashion show, there were also quizzes, second hand book sales and much more. The winners of the competitions can be seen here -> and some of the best pictures can be seen below and on the next page.
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World Book Day Competition Winners Costume Competition Winners: KF - Archie C LS - Flore M MS - Georgia B US - Evie P Best Boarders Costume Winner: Pablo R Storyboxes Competition Winners: 1st - Herbie E 2. Annabelle B 3. Alfie H Highly Commended Storyboxes: Nell L William B Olivia L Lily F Jemima P Extreme Reading Competition Winners: 1st - Isabella C 2nd - Lula R 3rd - Zac M
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World Book Day
Thank you to everyone who took part, we can’t wait for next year already!
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2019 - Our Year of Reading Caught You Reading Here at The Prep, we love to catch our pupils reading. All pupils have regular access to the Library, with the majority of pupils also having weekly Library lessons. Such is their love of reading, many of our pupils also love to read at breaktimes, lunchtimes and during other opportunities across the school day. For this reason, we introduced our Caught You Reading initiative last year. All staff carry Caught You Reading slips which they fill in and give to pupils when they catch them reading. These slips then go in the Caught You Reading box in the Library, and a prize is given to one lucky winner, drawn out weekly by Mr O’Sullivan. You have to be in it, to win it!
This week’s Caught You Reading Winner is...
Georgia B
Reader of the Week Congratulations to this week’s Reader of the Week... Jacobo A
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Each week, staff in the English department, together with Miss Richardson, our Librarian, nominate one pupil who has made particular progress with, or shown genuine commitment to, their private reading.
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Enigma Project This week all of our Upper School Pupils had the opportunity to take part in a Code Breaking Activity lead by an expert from Cambridge University. They learned about the different types of coding and were shown a genuine Enigma Machine that was used in World War II. They input a message into Enigma and were able to observe it being coded. They then worked on deciphering codes such as the Atbash, Homophonic and Pigpen Ciphers, and on using Frequency Analysis to solve codes. The pupils showed fantastic focus and thinking, and it was great for them to be exposed to another application of Mathematics.
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Sport Update Netball Team of the Week: U10Bs The U10Bs have kept up their winning ways and are currently unbeaten this term, which is a fantastic achievement and testament to their resilience, participation and ability to continually rise to each challenge.
Hockey Team of the Week... A very tough call this week with success in the Rugby 7s, the Cross-Country and the 1st VII qualifying for the Regionals, but the winner this week has to be the U11A boys. After watching the U11A girls qualifying for the IAPS Netball National Finals, they stepped up to win the County Hockey Cup and qualify as County Champions, through to the South West Regionals. This is not a competition open to just Prep Schools, but to every school in the country, so each stage is a great achievement. Well done boys!
Prep Pupils in Club Success Congratulations to Matilda B, Maddie A, Seb F-D (captain) and Charlie M who achieved success with Cheltenham Hockey Club over the weekend. Playing in their respective U12 sides, they won their County Finals and advance to the National Finals later this year. A fantastic achievement by all!
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Girls’ Netball Results U11A vs St Edward’s Won 9 - 7 U11B vs St Edward’s Drew 6 - 6 U11C vs St Edward’s Won 7 - 3 U10 vs St Edward’s Won 3 - 2 U10A vs Cricklade Won 10 - 5 U9A vs St Edward’s Lost 4 - 10 U9B vs St Edward’s Lost 1 - 11 Upper School House Netball 1st - Rome 2nd - Persia/ Sparta 4th - Athens/ Troy 6th - Corinth
Boys’ Hockey Results 1st VII at County Qualifiers 2nd -Qualified for Regionals 3rd VII vs Dean Close Won 5 - 2 4th VII vs Dean Close Won 2 - 0 5th VII vs Dean Close Won 5 - 2 6th VII vs Dean Close Won 7 - 1 7th VII vs Dean Close Drew 1 - 1 U11A at Cricklade Manor Tournament 3rd U11B vs Dean Close Drew 1 - 1 U11C vs Dean Close Lost 0 - 5 U10A vs Dean Close Lost 2 - 5 U10B vs Dean Close Lost 1 - 8 U10C vs Dean Close Drew 2 - 2 U9a vs Dean Close Lost 2 - 5 U9B vs Dean Close Lost 0 - 8 U11A at the County Cup WINNERS - Qualified for Regionals
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Notices Happy birthday to the following pupils who have their birthdays this week:
• Isabella B (5) • Charles M (11) • Hector M (11) • Trinnie N (10) • William M (9) • Archie C (7)
Cross Country Success After the Final League race, on Thursday 28 February, we had three runners that qualified for the County Championship race at St Edward’s on Saturday as well as two who were first reserves. Lois Jeveons qualified in 3rd, Matilda Barter 4th and Eme Hesketh 7th. Maddie Archer and Herbie Evans were both 11th and were first reserves. In Saturday’s County Championship race, there were 80 runners in each race, 10 from each of the 8 districts of Gloucestershire, and there were some outstanding runs from the three girls. Matilda was 6th, Lois was 13th and Eme 17th which contributed hugely to the Year 6 Cheltenham girls’ team coming first in the best district in Gloucestershire. This now means that Matilda has qualified to represent Gloucestershire at the English Schools Cross Country Championships at Loughborough on Saturday 23 March. Lois has also qualified as first reserve, so hopefully she will be there as well. This means we will have potentially four runners at the Nationals with Max and Isla-Rose already having qualified. Never before have we had so many runners get through!
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Scooby Awards Congratulations to the following pupils who have earned 25 pluses this term: • Oliver B • Maya F And well done to the following pupils who have already reached 50 pluses this term! • Daniel R • Oliver W • Georgina B • Gabriella L • Jasper H • Ted M • Joanna R Congratulations to Emily G, Aoife M and Lawrence Y who have now earned their 75th plus of the term! And finally, a massive well done to Almo P who has reached the 100 plus milestone, a fantastic achievement!
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And finally... Dear Parents Without a doubt the highlight of a very busy week was Monday night’s A Celebration of the Arts. It was an opportunity for some Year 8s to showcase their talents across musical, dramatic, artistic and design technology disciplines. The standard was quite extraordinary. We have so many talented pupils. Whilst maintaining a suitably modest demeanour they clearly revelled in sharing their passions and skills with the audience. It really was a special evening and Mrs Parsley, Mrs Douglas, Mr Perona-Wright, Mr Boyd and Mr Webber should be very proud of them all, and I am very grateful to them for the amazing role they all play in mentoring and inspiring the children. The importance of children learning about the arts, and of the cultural appreciation this brings, cannot be underestimated. In a technological world that demands instant gratification the understanding that time, diligence, creativity and hard work can bring far greater rewards is a key message. You will also see, in these pages, any number of fantastic costumes worn by children and staff for World Book Day. The levels of participation were total, this says so much about the school community as a whole - and with the older children leading the younger ones onto the catwalk during the ‘fashion show’, it really was an event that showed off The Prep at its best.
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You will receive a letter from me on Monday which will include a link to the final report on our recent ISI Inspection. I am delighted to say that we were fully compliant in all categories. As I have written before, this particular inspection (the Regulatory Compliance Inspection) only gives a pass/fail grade across a number of categories. It does not make any further judgements. As such it is probably not the most exciting thing you will ever read but it should give you confidence that we meet every regulatory standard laid down. In approximately three years we will receive an Educational Quality Inspection which is the one which gives qualitative judgements. I hope you all make the most of the Exeat.
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Week 10 Calendar Week 10 11/3/19 - 17/3/19 Mon - 11/3/19 Week 10 (25) 11 - 17 March Year 3 Speaking and Listening Assessments 17:00 LAMDA Showcase 1 (Lake House)* 17:30 Zimbe rehearsal (Choristers and Canticum). Pick Up 18:30 18:15 Parents' Evening for Year 8 Common Entrance candidates* Tue - 12/3/19 11:00 Departure for Sibford Rugby 7s (A): U12A VII. Start 13:00. Pick up 17:30 18:00 Zimbe - Schola Cantorum Boys' and Girls' Concert with Canticum (Choral Festival) (Chapel).* Pick up 19:00 Wed - 13/3/19 09:00 Nursery Fledglings Assembly (Pre-School Year Only) (Assembly Hall)* 12:40 Departure for The Dragon Hockey Festival (A): U11A VII, U11B VII. Start 14:00. Pick up 17:30 13:00 Departure for Football v St John's on the Hill (A): Start 14:30. Pick up 17:30 13:00 Upper School House Hockey. Pick up 16:20 13:15 Departure for Football v Beaudesert (A): U10A VII, U10B VII, U10C VII. Start 14:30. Pick up 17:00 13:30 Departure for Hockey v King's Gloucester (A): U9A VII, U9B VII. Start 14:15. Pick up 17:00 13:30 Departure for Netball v Dean Close (A): U13A, U13B, U13C, U12A, U12B. Start 14:15. Pick up 16:20 14:15 Netball v Dean Close (H): U11A, U11B, U11C, U10A, U10B. Pick up 16:20 15:00 Departure for Netball v Dean Close (A): U8A, U8B. Start 15:45. Pick up 17:15 15:15 Netball v Dean Close (H): U11D, U9A, U9B. Pick up 16:30
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Week 10 Calendar Thu - 14/3/19 IAPS Swimming Regional Qualifiers (Millfield) 15:30 Year 4 College Experience 18:15 Parents' Evening for Year 8 Common Entrance candidates* Fri - 15/3/19 14:20 Chapel* 15:00 Departure for Hockey v Richard Pate (A): U9A VII, U9B VII. Start 15:20. Pick up 16:30 19:30 Prep+ 'ART' (Everyman Theatre) 20:45 Return from IAPS Skiing Championships Sat - 16/3/19 08:15 Departure for Netball v Pinewood (A): U11A, U11B, U11C, U11D. Start 09:30. Pick up 12:00 08:30 Departure for Football v Pinewood (A): U9A VII, U9B VII, U10A VII, U10B VII, U10C VII. Start 10:00. Pick up 12:30 09:00 Super Saturday: DT Extravaganza with Mrs Buttress & Mrs Baker. Pick up 10:30 09:00 Departure for Netball v Pinewood (A): U10A, U10B. Start 10:30. Pick up 13:00 09:30 Netball v Pinewood (H): U9A, U9B, U8A, U8B. Pick up 10:45 09:50 Departure for Hockey v Pinewood (A): 5th VII. Start 11:00. Pick up 13:15 10:00 Football v Pinewood (H): U8A VII, U8B VII, U10A VII, U10B VII, U10C VII. Pick up 11:30 10:15 Departure for Hockey v Pinewood (A): 6th VII. Start 11:45. Pick up 14:00 10:15 Hockey v Pinewood (H): 1st VII, 2nd VII, 3rd VII, 4th VII. Pick up 11:30 10:30 Netball v Pinewood (H): U13A, U13B, U13C, U12A, U12B. Pick up 12:00 Sun - 17/3/19 13:00 Boarders' Trip to Birdland 13:00 Year 8 Boarders' Super Teams
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Mr O’Sullivan invites you to join in the fun at the...
PARENTS’ CRICKET AND TENNIS TOURNAMENT
SUNDAY 9 JUNE If you would like to enter the Doubles Tennis tournament, please contact Lucy Hill on lucy24bennerley@yahoo.co.uk Don’t worry, you don’t need to have a doubles partner - this is a friendly tournament where partners swap after each match! If you are a cricketer and wish to participate, please contact Andrew Hill on hillybilly67@me.com A delicious match tea will be served at 15.30. Thank you and we really hope you can come, the event will be a lot of fun!
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