Chronicle 21 April 2017

Cranmore Chronicle 21 April 2017 Editor: Mrs R Spooner

Congratulations to C Barnes who has passed his Grade 8 Saxophone exam with Distinction. An amazing achievement.

In This Issue...

• Lenten Challenge

• Senior Department Officials - Summer Term 2017

• House News

• Cranmore Senior Production

• Junior Awards - Easter Term 2017

• Mass - Celebrated for Grandparents

• Senior Awards and Colours - Easter Term 2017

• Bright Stars News

• Music News

• Fun On The Slopes

• Music Department Open House Week

• French Village - Form 3

• Junior Department Officials - Summer Term 2017

• Mandarin - Form 3

• The Headmaster

• British Interschools’ Ski Challenge

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Dear Parents We have enjoyed a very busy first week of term. You will have noticed the progress which has been made during the holiday on our car park project, particularly the Netball Court at the far end.

As ever, there is a full calendar for this term and I know you will wish to attend key events such as the Future Schools’ Evening, the BBC Any Questions Broadcast and the CPA Picnic in the Paddock as well as various drama productions and Sports Days.

Our car park development is not the only major project going on in Horsley.

We are looking forward to the new Opera House which will be opened this Summer and is within walking distance of the school. We are delighted that several Cranmore pupils have been successful in their audition to perform in Tosca for the inaugural season of Grange Park Opera – what a thrilling prospect for our children.

Yours sincerely Michael Connolly

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Lenten Challenge

It may seem a while ago now but during the season of Lent we encourage the children to try and do something to help those less fortunate. A Roberts, one of our third Year pupils, really took the message to heart and rose to the challenge!

Alex decided that, rather than give something up, he would do something extra which was to walk a minimum of 10,000 steps a day for each day during Lent. Some days proved easier than others and there were times when Alex was on a treadmill in the late evening determined to make up the final steps!

Alex never gave up, even on days when he found it very tough. As a result of his hard work and determination, he has raised ÂŁ316 for charity which Alex has decided to split equally between CAFOD and Cherry Trees.

Very well done, Alex. Many congratulations on a wonderful achievement.

Our Cranmore Community is very proud of you.

Susan Walker Deputy Head

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House News Baker Cup for highest overall merit total in the whole school (second half of the Easter Term): Bowen Senior Martin Cup for highest merit total in the Senior department (second half of the Easter Term): Bowen

Junior Martin Cup for highest merit total in the Junior department (second half of the Easter Term): Stokes

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House News BORELLI Rufus James William Gossage Samuel Armitage BOWEN James Dicker James Trowbridge Yuvraj Sharma MORTON James Inglis William Toone Colton Kantor

Highest Merit Total in Borelli for the Term Second Highest Merit Total in Borelli for the Term Third Highest Merit Total in Borelli for the Term Highest Merit Total in Bowen for the Term Second Highest Merit Total in Bowen for the Term Third Highest Merit Total in Bowen for the Term Highest Merit Total in Morton for the Term Second Highest Merit Total in Morton for the Term Third Highest Merit Total in Morton for the Term

RADFORD William McDougall

Highest Merit Total in Radford for the Term

Max Hackett

Second Highest Merit Total in Radford for the Term

Haris MacNicol

Third Highest Merit Total in Radford for the Term

STOKES Cameron Brown Charlie Wilkinson Lawrence Brooks

Highest Merit Total in Stokes for the Term Second Highest Merit Total in Stokes for the Term Third Highest Merit Total in Stokes for the Term

TYLOR Sebastian Brennan Ethan Slade

Highest Merit Total in Tylor for the Term Second Highest Merit Total in Tylor for the Term

James Burton

Third Highest Merit Total in Tylor for the Term

Total in School for the Term James Dicker Highest Merit Total in School for the Term Rufus James Second Highest Merit Total in School for the Term James Trowbridge Third Highest Merit Total in School for the Term

Highest merits in the Senior Department for the Easter Term: J Trowbridge (3rd), J Dicker (1st), R James (2nd)

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Junior Awards Easter Term 2017

Endeavour Awards Lower Prep Back Row: G Wildbur, A Owens, E Wilson, E Maucksch Front Row: C Millington, L Wadey

Endeavour Awards Middle Prep Back Row: G Steen, G Curham, T Cowper Front Row: L French, B Rendle

Endeavour in Upper Prep D Powell, O McBride, T Lindsay, G Childs

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Endeavour in Form One Back Row: D Downing, J Ross, R Madden, J Dorricott

O’Leary Cup for Science A Hayward

Star Awards A Robinson, J Harris, W Jackson, T Musk

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Art Awards E Tramontano, M Bosman, L Meneghin, R Tarbuck

Forest School Award J Mills-Hicks

Jennings Cup for All Round Effort D Di Paola

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LP Bookmarks J Thompson, E Fielding, O Tramontano, T Young, J Goldsmith, J Taylor, H Carpenter

MP Bookmarks E Barnard, E Hinds, O McKay, H Ivings, O Coleman, A Azwai

UP Bookmarks E Spencer, S Harjo, J Downing, F Firth, T Aczel, N Cobb

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Form One Bookmarks C Dobson, G Devitt, A Ali, C Guest, Z Sherazee

Form One Bookmarks (2) M Barrowman, E Agar, B McKay, H Way, J Seeback

Progress Cup for Form One T Smith

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Progress Cup for Upper Prep O Sherif

Progress in Reading Awards Back: M Azwai, A Rodzianko, H Flack, G Steen Front: H Cowper

Progress in Reading MP L Walters, M Oakenfull

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Sports Awards L Wilkinson, W Rosenberg, M Gordon

Swimming Cups J Guo (Poole Cup), A Hayward (Sylge Cup)

Effort in Swimming LP A Denham, A Robinson, D Yang, D Aazh, O Boorman

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Effort in Swimming MP J Black, C Weatherall, R Brown, S Allen, G Purvis, S Mais-Harding

Effort in Swimming UP J Waters, K Mack, J Evans, A McDougall

Effort in Swimming Form One Back row: S Hillas, G Messinger, M Mullen, B Goldsmith Front row: D Roe, T Spencer

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Effort in Music LP/MP Back row: I Spooner, O Pearce, B Higgins Front row: J-C Leon, E Fuller, A Paul

Effort in Music UP/Form One Back Row: H Young, O Chalmers, E Birtchnell Front Row: A Hodgett, L Wellby

Caught in the Act of Kindness in LP L Wadey, E Wilson, A Chapman, G Wildbur, L Man

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Caught in the Act of Kindness in MP H Jones, O Pearce, S MaisHarding, G Steen, G Purvis

Caught in the Act of Kindness in UP P Weidner, F Firth, K Mack, T Aczel, S Millington

Caught in the Act of Kindness in Form One Back row: S Gwanoya, M Azwai, O Chalmers, M Mullen, L Wilkinson Front row: M Barrowman, H Steen, A Page

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Senior Awards and Colours Easter Term 2017

Most Improved U11 Rugby Player – The Lewis Cup Best U11 Rugby Player – Brennan Cup Best U11/12 Sevens Player - The Bailey Cup Most Improved U12 Rugby Player – Campbell Cup Best U12 Rugby Player – Weatherly Cup Best 7’s Player – Jenkins Cup Most Improved U13 Rugby Player – Wood Cup Highest Try Scorer – Rowlands Cup Commitment to Senior Rugby – Reynolds Cup Best U13 Rugby Player – Walster Cup The Woods Cup - Best Forward

Sebastian Rogers Henry Williams Milo Roe Rhys Love Jack O'Neill & George Williams Henry Boyle Ollie Verny White Luke Genco Finlay Junor Joshua Shaw Oliver Armitage

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Senior Awards and Colours Easter Term 2017 Calver Barnes Bruce Behn Daniel Cassidy Joseph Cassidy Jenson Churchward-Steel Oliver Gray Jamie Harrison Jonny Jamison Finlay Junor Matthew Read Joshua Wilson Oliver Yalden William Cattermoul Nicholas Nassuphis Edward Owen Theo Back

Music – Full Colours Music – Full Colours Music – Full Colours Music – Full Colours Music – Full Colours Music – Full Colours Music – Full Colours Music – Full Colours Music – Full Colours Music – Full Colours Music – Full Colours Music – Full Colours Music – Half Colours Music – Half Colours Music – Half Colours Music – Half Colours

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Senior Awards and Colours Easter Term 2017 Luke Genco Josh Shaw Oliver Yalden Oliver Armitage Theo Back Nicholas Nassuphis Edward Owen Rohan Sahota Ollie Verny White Alexander Martin-Jones Matthew Read Jonny Jamison Robbie Dennis Finlay Junor Calver Barnes James Searle Tom Shaw Ollie Verny White Freddie Van Every Daniel Cassidy Joseph Cassidy Felix Wood Morgan Cook Tristan Hartwell Rohan Sahota Joshua Brown Jonathan Harris William Harris Jonty Durie Harri Roberts Ben Milne Ben Milne Oliver Pointeau Morgan Cook Samuel Kelsall George Williams

Rugby – U13 Full Colours Rugby – U13 Full Colours Rugby – U13 Full Colours Rugby – U13 Full Colours Rugby – U13 Full Colours Rugby – U13 Full Colours Rugby – U13 Full Colours Rugby – U13 Full Colours Rugby – U13 Full Colours Rugby – U13 Full Colours Rugby – U13 Full Colours Rugby – U13 Half Colours Rugby – U13 Half Colours Rugby – U13 Half Colours Rugby – U13 Half Colours Rugby – U13 Half Colours Swimming – U13 Full Colours Swimming – U13 Full Colours Swimming – U13 Full Colours Swimming – U13 Full Colours Swimming – U13 Full Colours Swimming – U13 Half Colours Swimming – U13 Half Colours Squash – U13 Full Colours Squash – U13 Full Colours Squash – U13 Half Colours Squash – U13 Half Colours Squash – U13 Half Colours Squash – U13 Half Colours Squash – U13 Half Colours Squash – U13 Half Colours Cross Country – U13 Full Colours Cross Country – U13 Full Colours Cross Country – U13 Half Colours Cross Country – U13 Half Colours Cross Country – U13 Half Colours

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MUSIC NEWS Congratulations to the following children on their exam results.

Grade 1 Igor Tokarczyk Aiden Murray Sebastian Durie Camillo Tellenbach Joseph Wilson Max Foulger Samuel Mellstrom Teddie Jamison Edward Agar Luca Santoni Max Loest Miller Hughes Alexander Page Dominic Powell Noah Seeback Grade 2 Max Hackett Conrad Clarke Oscar Hogben Benjamin Cooper Harvey Cook Rafe Cook Fred Farhadpour Charles Elson Jai Arun Charlie Maskery Cameron Gill Thomas Dowson Michael Goncharuk Charlie Elson Grade 3 Alexander Wood Georgie Paulson Alexander Wood Jake Crehan Mills

Piano Guitar Cello Singing Trombone Piano Drums Guitar Singing Piano Clarinet Cello Violin Singing Guitar

Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Merit Merit Merit Merit Merit Merit Merit Distinction Distinction

Drums Trumpet Piano Trombone Clarinet T Recorder Saxophone Piano Guitar Clarinet Clarinet Clarinet Singing Singing

Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Merit Merit Merit Merit Merit Merit Merit

Clarinet Violin Violin Flute

Merit Merit Distinction Distinction

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MUSIC NEWS Congratulations to the following children on their exam results.

Grade 4 Liam Boyle Mattia Santoni Oliver Gray James Burton Grade 5 Thomas Jamieson Josh Amor Jonny Jamison Arjun Kang Grade 6 Charlie Barklam Grade 8 Calver Barnes

Saxophone Piano Clarinet Trombone

Pass Pass Pass Merit

Bassoon Piano Singing Flute

Pass Merit Merit Merit

Piano

Distinction

Saxophone Distinction

Congratulations to the following children on their Grade 5 Music theory results.

Arjun Kang Joseph Cassidy Daniel Cassidy Thomas McLean Charlie Barklam Thomas Jamieson

Merit Merit Merit Distinction Distinction Distinction

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Music Department Open House Week Monday 8th May – Friday 12th May Parents of children who take individual instrumental music or singing lessons with the Visiting Music Staff are warmly invited to attend their child’s lesson during the above week. This will give parents a chance to talk to their child’s teacher and discuss progress and any concerns. Interested parents are asked to sign in at the office just before the start of the lesson and then make their way down to the Auditorium.

Mr Harris

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Junior Department Officials Summer Term 2017

Back row (House Captains) J Illavia, O Chalmers, H Young, H Flack, C Guest, B McKay Front row (Vice Captains) S Hillas, J Barnes, J Seeback, O Chapman, W Kemkers, J Weatherall

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Junior Department Officials Summer Term 2017

L Wilkinson (Assembly monitor), T Williams (Music monitor), H Way (1st Aid monitor), G Messinger (Junior Librarian), J Ross (Junior Librarian).

Absent - J Dorricot (1st Aid monitor), A Barnes (Music monitor) and M Azwai (Assembly monitor)

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Senior Department Officials Summer Term 2017

Sports Captains C Brod (Golf), B Behn (Golf), H Boyle (Athletics), O Yalden (Cricket), T Hartwell (Tennis)

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Senior Department Officials Summer Term 2017

House Vice Captains W Cattermoul (Morton), J Harrison (Bowen), C Barnes (Bowen), R Sahota (Tylor)

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Cranmore Senior Production ‘Ernie’s Incredible Illucinations’

by Alan Ayckbourn Meeting on Monday 24th April at 10:55 in C1.

Please come along if you want to take part!

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Mass - Celebrated for Grandparents

Friday 5th May 10.30am in the Auditorium Parents and Grandparents are warmly invited.

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The children in Bright Stars really enjoyed Holiday Fun at Easter time. We went on trips to Hatchlands Park and Claremont Gardens. We also went to see the huge diggers working in the Cranmore car park. Look at us climbing in the driver’s seat!

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British Interschools’ Ski Challenge This year, the Interschools' Ski Championship moved to the lovely ski resort of Pila, Italy, a resort that Cranmore knows well as we have skied there for the last three years on tour annual ski trip.

The squad arrived a day early to give us a chance to train on the slopes and also for our trainer John Harris (ex GBR) to learn the resort. The weather was gorgeous which did lead to a lot of slush later in the day but with superb ski prep, lead by Trefor Williams and Graham Paton, the boys probably had the sharpest skis I have ever seen.

The racing started early on the Monday morning with Giant Slalom for all. We had some great results but rounded off with 7th place for B Aldridge-Bate which was in fact 2nd place if you took out all the non-British School children.

Day two was even hotter and the slalom, on a tight course, lead to a lot of competitors skiing out. It was a credit to the boys training, as well as the ski prep, that all of the Cranmore competitors finished their runs.

I would like to say a big thank you to all the children and their parents for making this event so special. The Cranmore race squad continue to get great results.

Mr Mellstrom Head of Skiing

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Fun on the Slopes Just one day after the end of term, 52 pupils plus families and staff headed off to Pila in the Italian Alps for our annual ski trip.

Once again we were fortunate in having superb snow conditions and excellent weather so we were able to make the most of every minute on the slopes. With small classes, rapid progress was possible and most of us could master nearly all the pistes by the end of the week.

A ski holiday is not all about the skiing and we enjoyed tubing in the snow park, and ten pin bowling not to mention going out for real Italian ice cream and pizzas in Aosta.

With the ski season now over, our thoughts are already turning to next year when we will once again be heading back to Italy.

Mr Martin

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Fantastic French village display from Form 3. Come and have a look at their 3D models in the reception area.

Mlle Meneghin Head of Modern Foreign Languages

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French village display by Form 3.

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Ni Hao! Mandarin - Form 3 Form 3 have enjoyed singing in Chinese with their new Mandarin teacher, Mr Gardner, and practising their vocabulary with role-plays and written activities.

The Form 3 online assessment Level 1 will take place on Tuesday 20 June. The children will have an opportunity to do a practice assessment on Tuesday 9 May during their normal lessons.

Kind regards Mlle Meneghin Head of MFL