HEADMASTER’S LETTER MARCH 2017
T0 PARENTS
Dear Parents Once again, in the blink of an eye it seems, the end of term is upon us. As always, Chigwell pupils have packed a huge amount into the last few weeks and they should feel very proud of all that they have achieved, some of which is outlined in the following pages.
Contents Page 1
Drama
Page 2
Drama An Ideal Husband
Page 3
Music Drug Awareness
Page 4
Choral Concert
Page 5
Netball
Page 6
Netball Girls’ Football German Exchange
Page 7
Boys’ Football
Page 8
Boys’ Hockey Sixth Form Induction Days
Page 9
Charlotte James-Pajwani & Zoe Wright BBC School Reporters
Page 10
Festival of the Spoken Word
Page 11
Public Speaking Reading
Page 12
Trip to India
Page 13
Careers Convention Puplic Examinations The School Shop
Page 14
Howard and Mitchell Essay Prize Oxford Schools Debating Finals at the Oxford Union
Page 15
Poetry Society Trip
Page 16
Physics AS Olympiad Challenge and Finally
Page 17
Message from the Chaplain
Page 18
Message from Sarah Innocent Chair of the Friends of Chigwell
Drama
and costume and make up in what were sometimes
disturbing,
sometimes
hilarious but highly inventive pieces of theatre.
Since half term, the drama department has been busy with a number of shows. The A level group performed three
devised pieces in the style of Bertolt Brecht and Antonin Artaud. These were highly experimental pieces about a game
show,
domestic
racism
violence
and
and
sexism, abusive
relationships. Students offered acting
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Drama
feature of the show. Very well done to all concerned.
Don’t forget that next term we will be performing “Snow White” (KS2 Play)
and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (Junior School Play).
An Ideal Husband
The English department put on an
excellent performance of Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband just before half term. Co-directed by Middle Sixth student
Angus Brown, the play enabled Sixth Form literature students to immerse
Next the Upper Fifth GCSE groups
themselves in one of the A level set
performed three scripted pieces. These
texts. Gabriel Kelly, Henry Bird, Ellie
were a range of shows looking at
Sibley, Christine Lee, Moyo Awolesi and
anorexia and bulimia as well as a fast-
Angus himself took on the main roles;
paced comedy spoof of Hitchcock’s
they were ably supported by Daisy
famous film, “The 39 Steps”. “14th
Mansfield, Tom Bromwich, Tom Lockley
October”, written by our very own Mr
and Imogen Osborn.
Joe Maingot, was a comic and yet
moving account of the disaster at
Balham station during the Blitzt of
WWII. This production was notable, not only for its outstanding acting but also
the wide range of technical and design students offering light, sound, costume, make up, set design, props, stage
management and puppetry. Indeed, this last option was a particularly entertaining
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Music
The Chamber Concert gave “the whole
youngest musicians and their groups,
making in the fashion of chamber music.
the Trumpeteers, many of whom were
particularly the Junior Flute Group and
school” the chance to exhibit music
giving their first public performances.
It involved pupils from the age of seven
New Hall overflowed throughout and the
through to eighteen years joining
audience helped provide a wonderfully
together collectively in smaller units and
supportive atmosphere.
predominantly unconducted. The music
ranged from sections of Bach’s ‘B Minor
On a more informal note, the Third Form
Mass’, ‘St Matthew Passion’ and ‘Jesu,
prom concert, closely followed by the
Joy of Man’s Desiring’, Palestrina’s
Upper Two prom concert offered pupils
‘Madrigal’, Franz Liszt’s ‘Ave Verum
the opportunity to perform in front of
Corpus, music from Mendelssohn’s
friends and family. The Pre Prep Hall laid
‘Elijah’ as well as from Corelli’s ‘The
host to a wide variety of over sixty musical
Christmas Concerto’ through to the
solo, duet and ensemble performances
lighter music of ‘Can You Feel the Love
with more classical pieces from the cello,
Tonight’, ‘A Thousand Years’ and
flute, piano, trombone, recorder and
Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’.
clarinet, to the upbeat contemporary performances on voice, drums and
There were performances from a wide
electric guitar.
range of ensembles, from the Chapel
memorable
Choir with strings and continuo to a
There were many
performances
across
a
spectrum of ability and musical styles, all
Bassoon Trio, Trombone Quartet, String
enjoyed and supported in a safe and
Quintets and a Cello Ensemble of ten
welcoming environment.
cellists. Amongst the highlights were the
Drug Awareness
Last week, Mr Bob Tait of Drugs Education U.K. spoke to pupils in the Lower Fifth, Upper
Fifth and Lower Sixth about the dangers of drugs, illegal and legal. He later spoke to staff, and some parents attended a further talk in the evening in which Bob also gave
advice on teenage parties. The feedback was very positive and we will repeat the event in the future.
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Choral Concert
The annual Spring Choral Concert in the fabulous venue of Christ Church,
Spitalfields provided a musical blend of
great colour and vibrancy; providing something for all to enjoy. The choir gives a unique opportunity for the whole Chigwell School community to come
together, including parents, staff, pupils and Old Chigwellians. The evening
started with Karl Jenkins’ Te Deum; the flowing choral lines doubled with enthusiastic rhythmic punctuations
For He shall Give his Angels started the
Aaran Vijayakumaran then presented
of phrases and melodies. The finale to
second half, with beautiful dovetailing
from the trumpets and percussion.
the evening was Bernstein’s wonderful
Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
setting of the Chichester Psalms. The
Op. 26, the highlight being the
performance was brought to life with
tenderness and passion of the middle
the singing in Hebrew, using the melodic
movement. Mendelssohn’s double quartet
and rhythmic contours of the Hebrew language with the added timbre of strings, brass and woodwind and the
modern sonorities and harmonies of Bernstein’s imagination. Congratulations to all who made this event so special.
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Netball
The netball term has been a tremendous
The U13s have again built upon their
expectations once more. The 1st, 2nd
busy with a large number of matches
success and the squads have exceeded
skills from last year and they have been
and 3rd squads have been unfortunate
and tournaments. The A team reached
with injury, but being very young
the IAPS national finals for the second
squads, they have continued to build on
year in a row, with only sixteen teams
their results and shown improvement
qualifying in this age group across the
each week. We have been very fortunate
country. They were fantastic and played
to have a large number of girls wanting
some wonderful netball throughout the
to participate and, therefore, for the
day, just missing out on the semi-final
first time we have been able to include a
places. Both the A and B teams took part
4th team fixture.
in the Kelsall Tournament and again performed well with the U13A team
The U15 squads have continued to play
finishing in second place.
to an exceptionally high standard and
they remain unbeaten. It has been a
As with the U13 squads, it has been
delight to see such an improvement
great to have three or more teams
following the Orlando netball tour and
taking part on a regular basis in the U12
these squads will continue to develop as
age group. The U12s hosted their own
they move into the senior teams for next
festival, with the A team finishing
year. The U14s have taken part in the
second in their group, the B team third
Georgia Cordery Cup at Brentwood this
and the C team fourth. The U12 IAPS
term, as traditionally Chigwell pupils at
squad narrowly missed out on qualifying
this age show great support for the
for the IAPS national finals this year, but
charity. The girls were fantastic and
the improvement has been tremendous
finished an impressive third place
and this certainly bodes well for next
overall. The squad has impressed over
the
last
few
weeks
and
year.
made
The U11 squads have played in the
improvements which we look forward to
Bancroft’s
seeing next year.
tournament,
IAPS
and
regular local matches each week. The A
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Netball
Girls’ Football
start of the year and the B team finished
Udat represented the South-Central
team also won their own festival at the
Charlotte James-Pajwani and Amarah
third in the plate competition at
Region in this year's ISFA U18 Girls
Bancroft’s.
Football Regional Championship. The tournament was held at Harrow School
The U10 girls have been as successful as
and showcased the best U18 girls across
the U15s winning all of their local
ISFA in England. Their team finished a
matches this term; with only eighteen
close second in a very tight and keenly
girls in the year group this is a wonderful
fought competition. Both girls were very
achievement. The A team finished as
proud to represent Chigwell School in this
winners of the St. Aubyn’s tournament
prestigious tournament and put in good
and third at the New Hall tournament.
solid performances.
It has been a pleasure to witness this
level of commitment and success across
the range of age groups and we look forward to seeing further development next year.
German Exchange
Once again, we welcomed our exchange
Covent Garden and Windsor. Liebe
from Hamburg arriving during the last
Chigwell.
guests from Germany with our friends
Freunde aus Hamburg, willkommen in
week of term. Maintaining and building bridges between different countries
and nations has never been as important
as today we are proud that the German
Exchange is in its seventeenth year. Pupils enjoyed trips to Greenwich,
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Boys’ Football
The Upper One boys were excellent in
the
Woodford Green Prep 2-0, drew 0-0 with
ability that we have at Chigwell and the school again.
drew in the last game 1-1 to the winners St Edmunds. Having dominated all the
games we drew, and particularly the St Edmunds game, the boys were so
unlucky to lose by a point to the winners St Edmunds, so finishing second.
Over the past three weeks Leyton Orient FC Scholars have been completing their
youth modules as part of the Level 2 FA qualification. The sessions have been led
by former England Women’s Manager Hope Powell, CBE. Various age groups
have joined in, in a variety of different football practices aimed at exposing the
scholars to a variety of coaching and teaching environments. Some of the signed
professional
contracts already at Leyton Orient and are currently playing for the first team.
Hope Powell has enjoyed working with the
School
to
provide
on
the
looked forward to working closely with
Loyola, Forest, and St Aubyn’s, and
have
commented
exceptional behaviour and notable
the Forest Football Festival. They beat
scholars
players
these
opportunities as part of a Players
Football Association, which is looking at
providing young potential football stars
with further pathways should they not receive professional contracts. Hope and
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Boys’ Hockey
With academic pressures increasing and
and is a credit to our pupils. The Senior
School pupils following the half term
encouraging progress this half term. The
School
exams looming for many of the Senior
pupils
have
also
made
1st XI, despite not reaching the
break, this year trialled an increase in
impressive heights of previous seasons,
Saturday school fixtures for the Junior
saved some of their best hockey until the
School pupils. This proved to be a
later stages of the season including an
successful decision with several new
impressive victory over local rivals
block fixtures taking place for the U12
Bancroft’s. The 2nd XI continued their
and U13s, including matches versus
good form and proved a difficult team to
Haberdashers, The Perse, in addition to
play against. With a little more
over eighty pupils taking part in the
confidence in their own ability the
biggest block home and away against
nucleus of this team will prove to be a
Felsted Prep. The appetite for hockey
strong 1st XI next season. In the middle
amongst the pupils continues to grow
school these pupils, proved the most
and was once again highlighted by the
consistent performers this term. Both
significant number of KS2 pupils
the U15 and U14 year groups at times
attending the now established after
produced hockey above their years
school club on a Thursday. Whilst
recording near perfect seasons and
competition for places and stretching
should
the most able remains important,
be
very
proud
performances to date.
equally so is the base and breadth of ability which has significantly increased
of
their
Sixth Form Induction Days
There will be two Lower Sixth induction days as follows: •
•
Tuesday 4th July – Academic Induction (all day). Students will meet with AS subject teachers and receive AS work to complete over the summer. They should wear uniform.
Tuesday 5th September – Team Building (all day). This is a non-uniform day.
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Charlotte JamesPajwani & Zoe Wright
BBC School Reporters
Last weekend Charlotte James-Pajwani
and Zoe Wright played for the U16 Girls’ Essex Hockey team which won the East Regional Championship at Redbridge
Sports Centre. The competition took
place over two weekends and Essex
beat Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and
Bedfordshire to become the East Region Champions. Zoe was solid in defence
Mrs Eleanor Laing MP visited recently to
Charlotte scored five goals in the
some Government and Politics students.
meet some BBC School Reporters and
controlling play from the back and
Questions from Sixth Formers, Macy
tournament. Charlotte captained Essex
Desborough, Isabelle Kearin and Rohan
and collected the championship shield
Sharad, included whether the voting age
on behalf of the team. We send our
in England should be lowered to sixteen,
congratulations to both girls.
as
for
the
Scottish
Referendum.
Meanwhile, the BBC reporters, Molly Moloney, Evie Tresadern and Olivia
Nicholas, asked Mrs Laing what she thought about a proposed salary cap
on earnings to narrow the gap between the highest and lowest paid workers. The full BBC school report entry can be viewed
at:
http://www.chigwell-
school.org/Pages/BBC-School-Report2017.aspx
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Festival of the Spoken Word
Although the programme was comparatively
contenders. “Pocket-sized Feminism” with
was high on quality and started with an
Scatchard won narrowly over second equal
Imogen Halcrow, Toro Orimoloye and Suli
short, this year’s English department festival
placed “Fatal Beatings” with Jack Beadle and
excellent presentation put together and
Henry Bird in fine comic form and a very
delivered by Henry Bird, “Demise of the
powerful scene from “Frankenstein” with
Orator”. Henry went on to win the Performer
Angus Brown and Ziyaad Chaudhary.
of the Evening.
Helena Ravensdale and Tomasz Cienkowski
Both Swallow’s and Caswalls’ Removes
Nobel laureate, Wislawa Szyborska’s
Fest. The evening was very ably compered by
provided original performances for the House
recited, first in Polish, then in translation,
Angus Brown and Gabriel Kelly.
“Nothing Twice”. A series of monologues
followed; all of a very high standard. The
.
adjudicator, Mrs Juliet Boughton, had a real
challenge here, though she felt that Zoe
Wright’s Adriana monologue from “The Comedy of Errors” was outstanding. It was
deciding between the others, including Christine Lee’s powerful rendition of one of
Blanche’s speeches from “A Streetcar Named Desire”, that was more difficult. Commended was Gabriel Kelly’s very moving monologue from “Hamlet”.
In the Original Writing section, Jack Beadle’s
“Acting” was most impressive. However, if the monologues were difficult to separate,
More Than One was even more challenging with a series of very well-rehearsed pieces with only one mark between the top
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Public Speaking
Public speaking is thriving at the School and we were delighted
when our public speaking team, consisting of Christopher Collins, Tilly Scarbrough and Ziyad Chaudhary, won the regional
final of the Rotary Youth Speaks competition in Ipswich earlier
this month. All of the other schools’ senior teams were comprised of sixth form talent but our Lower Fifth team more
than held their own in terms of maturity and presence. The team proceeds to the National Final in Telford.
http://www.thefa.com/get-
Reading
involved/national-literacy-trust
Over the Easter holidays the English
On our return from Easter, the Senior School
department is encouraging students to
will be running a mini reading week in which
continue to read as widely as they can for
we will promote the importance of reading
pleasure. Year 7 and 8 students should take
across the curriculum and within tutor time.
the opportunity to read towards their Amber
There will be a range of assemblies on the
and Sapphire awards if they have not yet
subject and a number of different activities
completed them and Removes students
aimed at raising the profile of reading. Please
should be working on their accelerated reader
note that all students in the Removes and
programmes. There is also the opportunity to
Lower Fifth should carry with them a reading
participate in the FA competition that the
book to every academic lesson in order that
school is running in conjunction with the
they may ‘Drop Everything and Read’ as and
National Literacy Trust, details of which are
when required. Thank you all for your
found here:
support.
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Trip to India
A group of twenty-two pupils, staff,
fully into this and it was fantastic to see
travelled to Tamil Nadu over half
They then joined in the cultural
them helping the younger children’.
parents, grandparents and friends
celebration of the Tim Pruss School at
term for the School’s annual visit to
their annual prize-giving the following
Saccidananda Ashram and the Tim Pruss
day, with the parents providing an
Memorial School, named after a former
energetic dance to Jai Ho!
pupil who died in December 2005 just months after leaving Chigwell. Apart
The last two days of the trip were spent
from Deputy Head, Mr David Gower,
resting in Sri Lanka.
and School Chaplain, Rev’d Simon Paul, none of the group had visited India
before. While they were there everyone was
able
to
participate
in
the
community living of the ashram, a
Catholic monastery, by helping to
prepare the meals and by joining in
some of the services. They were also
able to visit some of the social projects that the ashram runs for the local poor families and see at first-hand how
money sent from Chigwell School,
raised by its charitable activities, helps
under-privileged children and old people in poor rural communities. David Gower
said that ‘One of the highlights of the trip was to visit the Tim Pruss Memorial
School and see Chigwell pupils and
parents helping the school pupils with their reading and mathematics in English. All the pupils threw themselves
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Careers Convention
Public Examinations
again be holding our annual careers
Sixth and Upper Fifth are advised to
On Thursday 20th April, we will once
Students in the Middle Sixth, Lower
convention. As always, the aim of this is
print a copy of their finalised summer
to help older students consider the
timetable and place it in a prominent
possible future career options that are
position at home, such as on the fridge.
available to them and to allow them to
The
hear about different employment areas
marketing,
banking,
architecture,
year
surveying,
including
when their exams are taking place and
digital
avoid problems. Apart from listening
dentistry,
exams, all take place in the Sports Hall. Morning exams start at 9am and
pharmacy, aviation and the army. We
afternoon exams start at 1.30pm. After
will also have representatives on hand to university
the Easter break, any students who have
applications,
an exam clash will be seen on an
requirements needed for specific careers
individual basis and handed a letter
and suitability of career choices.
stating the new order of examinations.
Upper Fifth pupils have been considering
The School Shop
their AS choices and this event presents
Over the Easter break, the shop will be
an excellent opportunity to discuss
open at the following times:
which subjects may be essential or desirable for particular careers.
For
27th to 29th March10am to 3pm
those in the Sixth Form, the event presents an opportunity to discuss degree
courses
and
been
This will help them to know exactly
insurance, IT, law, marketing, medicine, discuss
have
Portals since the start of the Lent Term.
have a wide range of careers being this
timetables
available on both the Pupil and Parent
from those working in various areas. We represented
exam
3rd to 6th April
10am to 3pm
18th April
10am to 3pm
10th to 13th April 10am to 3pm
postgraduate
training within the careers that students
may be considering. The evening will
19th April onwards 12 noon to 5pm
start in New Hall at 7pm and should end by 8.45pm.
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Howard and Mitchell Essay Prize
Over one hundred Chigwell pupils, staff
Oxford Schools Debating Finals at the Oxford Union
presentation of the winning essays in the
Chigwell debating team made it to the
and parents attended the annual
For the second time in two years, a
Howard and Mitchell Essay competition.
Finals Day at the Oxford Union. In a
This competition is open to Lower Sixth students
who
each
highly competitive and fiercely fought
independently
East London round Marija Marinovic and
initiate, research and write an essay for
Daniel Trickov were selected for the
either the Howard (arts and humanities)
national finals day.
or Mitchell (maths and sciences) contest.
The day turned out to be both stimulating and, at times, frustrating. In
This year’s winners were (Mitchell)
their four debates they showed great
Zuzanna Borawska, on “From Gutenberg
teamwork and delivered their speeches
to printing organs - the amazing story of
with real style. Competitors are given the
3D printing”, and (Howard) Olivia
topic a mere fifteen minutes before the
Mendel-Portnoy, on “To what extent
debate starts and each pair has a specific
was the improvement of treatment of
role within the parliamentary style
patients in Bethlem Royal Hospital from
format, whether opening or closing
1815-90, due to the York Retreat?” Both
government or opposition.
talks were expertly prepared and confidently
subsequent
delivered,
wealth
of
and
Although they did not make the final cut
the
of four teams, Marija and Daniel found
perceptive
the day very worthwhile and we
questions allowed the presenters to
congratulate them on reaching the finals.
reveal how much they knew beyond what they had said in their talks. The
presentations were followed by a dinner,
which ended with some wise and witty
words of advice from the 2006 Howard winner, and now TV screenwriter, Laura Neal O.C.
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Poetry Society Trip
Every Monday, the Poetry Society meets
instrumental in saving the St Pancras
read. To assuage the pangs of hunger
most famous poems there, “The Olympic
Hotel and station). They read one of his
to read and discuss poems that they have
Girl” and then moved on to have lunch at
caused by delaying lunch, tea and
the British Library.
biscuits are served. Some have been heard to rename the group ‘The Tea and
During lunch the group shared poems,
Biscuits Society’!
including Seamus Heaney’s translation
of Virgil, before perusing the public
Last week, the group made its annual
collection of manuscripts and scores.
trip into London with the British Library
They walked to the Cartoon Museum in
the destination. On the way they
Holborn, unaware of the terrible events
stopped by the statue of Sir John
taking place on Westminster Bridge.
Betjeman in St Pancras Station (Sir John was poet laureate (1972-84) and
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Physics AS Olympiad Challenge
Congratulations to Jerry Zhiyu who
achieved a gold medal and to Michael Newman who achieved a silver.
Ella
Gupta, Ellie Li, Jane Jiang, Lance Lan
and Leah Redmond were all awarded bronze medals.
And Finally
We wish those pupils participating in the
trips to Italy, Ghana and Iceland, or indeed the DoE expeditions closer to
home, a safe and fulfilling experience and we look forward to hearing all about
their adventures when they return. In the meantime, thank you for all your
support and I wish you all a very happy Easter.
With best wishes Yours sincerely
Michael Punt
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Message from the Chaplain As I write this article the horrific events of
which
No doubt some sad deluded individual
the possibility of the God who gives life and
completely
hold no religious beliefs. We come together
can hear the happy voices of Junior School Chigwell
can
have faith in a loving God and those who
freedom and democracy. At the same time I at
us
affirms goodness. We come as those who
carried out this appalling attack on life, on
arriving
of
comprehend. It is in this space that we seek
the attack in Westminster are still unfolding.
children
none
to celebrate life and to be challenged to live
School
in the most sustainable, the most generous,
excitedly joining friends in play and having
the most kind and considerate way possible.
fun, it is 8am, Thursday, 23rd March.
I was talking to a Sixth Former the other day
Is this a "bubble", or, is this the best
"bubble". Moving on to university brings
prefer to believe that the values that we
preparation for life that there can be? I
and we discussed life outside the Chigwell
espouse are the perfect preparation for
fresh challenges without the curtain of
living life to the full, of celebrating every
support and care of Chigwell School.
breath that we take, of marvelling at the
So is Chigwell School a "bubble" separate
magnificence of the world, and, of going out
from the world? The values that we aspire to
to make this world a happier, more tolerate,
here are freedom of speech and expression,
more caring place. We are not in a "bubble"
the intellectual exploration of philosophical
but a place where we learn that beauty is
ideas, and, open and respectful debate
something that you take with you wherever
about difference. At the heart of this is the
you go, whoever you meet, whatever you
basis of our understanding of what "Chapel"
do.
stands for. Chapel is about inspiring young
I wish you a very happy and peaceful Easter
people to explore the beauty and wonder of
holiday!
life. Chapel is about exploring the different stories of hope and redemption that all the
main world religions celebrate. Above all, Chapel is about exploring the mystery of life
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Message from Sarah Innocent – Chair of the Friends of Chigwell 2017 has kicked off with some lovely events, Film Night, Music Nights and the all new Junior Mother’s Day Pop Up Shop. We continue to work on new events, including planning for the introduction of a Pre Loved Uniform Sale. Music Events - We are so very privileged at Chigwell School to have such a dedicated, diverse and talented musical offering amongst all of our pupils, from the Pre Prep to the Sixth Form. On Thursday 23rd February we saw all of these talents come together in the Chamber Concert. This was an outstanding evening of amazing music which the FoC were delighted to support, offering refreshments and snacks to the performers and audience alike.
Film Night - One of the most popular and eagerly anticipated events amongst our Key Stage 2 pupils! A regular feature in the FoC calendar which our younger pupils thoroughly enjoy. Over 120 children sat beautifully and watched Roald Dahl’s The BFG - the Steven Spielberg 2016 box office hit in the Pre Prep Hall. The children were entertained by How to Train Your Dragon, which fabulously complimented the classroom content that they were involved with at the time. Drinks, popcorn and a good movie with your friends, doesn't get much better than that!
Pre-Loved Uniform Sale - Need a spare PE top? Keep misplacing your tie or blazer? We all need an extra thing or two when it comes to school uniform. Watch out for updates of times and dates on Chigwell Parentmail and in the Chigwell Chronicle. In the meantime, thank you very much to those who have already very generously donated and please do keep donating items that your children have outgrown. Summer or winter uniform, we will happily help to find it a new home. We very much appreciate your support in this new initiative.
Mothers’ Day 2017 - On Friday 24th March the FoC hosted their first ever “Mothers’ Day Pop-Up Shop”. Pupils visited the shop throughout the day to purchase gifts for their Mums. From candles to mugs, cards and jewellery - all tastes and budgets were catered for and allowed the children to independently choose a little something special to present to Mummy on Mothering Sunday. Having received such positive feedback from parents, teachers and the children themselves, we hope this will be an event that becomes a Chigwell tradition.
Pre Prep Easter Egg Hunt - We are looking forward to hosting once again an Easter egg hunt, with a very
special guest for the Pre Prep children on the last day of term. This is a lovely event which involves the whole of the Pre Prep hunting for eggs in their house colours before receiving an Easter egg from the Easter bunny, who always manages to bounce by on the last day of term. Coming up - We hope you’ve secured your ticket to our next theatre trip to see Miranda Hart in Annie the musical. Miranda, will be making her West End debut as the infamous Miss Hannigan in a revival of the favourite family musical Annie. The theatre trips are a great way to get to meet other parents within the School on a fun and social evening. Further theatres trips will be advertised later in the year. New events continue to be discussed with the School; if there is anything you’d like to see us host or donate towards, please let us know at foc@chigwellschool.org
We would like to thank you for your continued generous support. Since September 2016, we’ve managed to raise a fantastic £9,528, and this would not have been possible without the support of all of our Chigwell families. Thank you from all of the FoC team and best wishes to you all for a happy and restful Easter holiday.
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TERM DATES 2017 Trinity Term First day: Wednesday 19th April Half term: Saturday 27th May to Monday 5th June (INSET Day Monday June 5th) Term ends: Wednesday 12th July Michaelmas Term First day: Wednesday 6th September Half term: Saturday 21st October to Sunday 5th November Term ends: Wednesday 13th December