Chronicle: 7 September 2018

Cranmore Chronicle 07 September 2018 Editor: Mrs S Trumble

Our new Captain of School and Vice-Captain with Mr Connolly, Mr Everitt and Ms Schembri

In This Issue...

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The Headmaster Letter from Ms Schembri Open Mornings Taster Afternoon for Year 3

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Toddler Group Details A Letter from Mrs Walker Music Exam Results Summer Rowing

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Our new Sixth Form

Dear Parents I am delighted that another academic year has begun. I especially wish to offer a warm welcome to all the new pupils who have joined us and, of course, to new colleagues too.

A considerable amount of maintenance was done during the Summer break which included a major refurbishment of our tennis courts.

I offer my congratulations to the many pupils who achieved such great success in their Music exams: full details are in this edition.

We have a busy schedule this term and it was a delight to see so many happy, smiling faces this morning, which bodes well for the weeks ahead.

Yours sincerely Michael Connolly

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A Letter from Ms Schembri

Dear Parents I hope you had a lovely and restful summer break. I am very much looking forward to my new role as Assistant Head, working with both yourselves and your children. We have an exciting term planned with both study and plenty of activities.

Just a gentle reminder of the end of day arrangements: Senior children who do not have a club or who do not go to late class can meet their parents/carers by the lower prep play area or the car park. At 4.20pm, a member of staff will take any remaining pupils from the car park back to late class (Senior library), where they can be collected.

At 5pm pupils will need to be met by parents by the lower prep play area. At 5.05pm, the teacher on duty will accompany them to extended day care (Junior library), where they must be collected by parents before 5.30pm.

This procedure has been put in place to ensure the safety of all our Senior pupils.

With very best wishes Ms Schembri

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Toddler Group Christmas Term Fridays 2.00-3.15pm (term-time only) Come and enjoy fun activities with your child in our Pre-Nursery Room and meet other parents.

Refreshments provided.

7th September

Beach Fun!

14th September

Shake it – shake it

21st September

Conker-cokey!

28th September

Autumn Weather

5th October

Super Space

12th October

Peace at Last

19th October

PPPP...Pumpkins

There will be no Toddler Group during half term (Friday 26th October and 2nd November.) We will be back on Friday 9th November.

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Dear Parents, I am writing to thank you all very much for the really thoughtful and lovely gifts and cards you gave me when I left Cranmore at the end of the summer term.

I was truly overwhelmed by your many kind words and good wishes for my retirement and I know fond memories of my years at Cranmore will stay with me for a very long time.

It was a delight to work with you and your children over the years and I shall look forward to keeping up with news of Cranmore via the website.

Although it seems strange not to be there at the start of term, life after Cranmore is already busy and I’m looking forward to exploring new avenues and taking up new challenges!

Wishing you and your children a very good year.

Very best wishes, Susan Walker

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Music News

Theory Exam Results—Summer 2018

Grade 1 Cameron McCallum Samuel Morgan Henry Steen Kamran Haq Seth Hillas Matthew Mullen Michael Bosman Charlie Guest Ben Goldsmith Finlay Hunter Joshua Illavia Luke Wellby Josh Weatherall Will Kemkers Harry Way Ronan Madden Ben Jales Ben McKay Louis Loest Alexander Hayward Toby Smith Oliver Chalmers Stanley Gwanoya Alex Page Joseph Norton Daniel Downing Louis Wilkinson James Ross Gabriel Ladds

Grade 2 Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Merit Merit Merit Merit Merit Merit Merit Merit Merit Merit Distinction Distinction Distinction Distinction Distinction Distinction Distinction Distinction Distinction Distinction Distinction

Danyal Farooq

Pass

Thomas Lovett

Pass

William McDougall

Pass

Joe Wilson

Merit

Colton Kantor

Merit

Joseph Pontin

Merit

Sebastian Crehan Mills

Merit

Yuvraj Sharma

Merit

Jake Soellaart

Merit

Alec Weidner

Merit

Lawrence Brooks

Merit

Luca Santoni

Merit

Marcus Binnie

Distinction

Luke Mills Hicks

Distinction

Harvey Steer

Distinction

Sebastian Durie

Distinction

Kyle Man

Distinction

Sebastian Wallage

Distinction

Toluwa Bankole

Distinction

Cameron Brown

Distinction

William Dow

Distinction

Jonathan Edmonds

Distinction

Ethan Slade

Distinction

Adrian Groenewald William Bennett

Distinction Distinction

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Theory Results continued‌.

Grade 3

Grade 5

Fred Farhadpour

Pass

Aaryan Sangha

Pass

Michael Goncharuk

Pass

James Way

Pass

Jacob Hill

Pass

Max Loest

Pass

Tom Mellstrom

Merit

Cameron Gill

Merit

Sam Mellstrom

Merit

Alexander Wood

Merit

Tommy McNamara

Distinction

Edward Lever

Distinction

Georgie Paulson

Distinction

Charlie Maskery

Distinction

Killian Hess

Distinction

James Trowbridge

Distinction

Charles Elson

Distinction

Frederick Barklam

Distinction

Oliver Broadbelt

Pass

Haris Macnicol

Merit

Jake Crehan Mills

Merit

Joseph Howes

Distinction

Instrumental Exam Results

Grade 1 Luke Mills Hicks Sebastian Wallage George Steen Max Loest Samuel Millington William Dow Lawrence Brooks Lucia Meneghin Louis Loest

Clarinet Clarinet Piano Piano Piano Piano Saxophone Violin Flute

Pass Pass Pass Pass Merit Merit Distinction Distinction Distinction

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Instrumental Exam Results continued‌..

Grade 2 Alec Weidner Max McLean William Kemkers Sebastian Crehan Mills Finlay Hunter Oliver Bourner Stanley Gwanoya Joshua Lyons Grade 3 Joshua Little James Way Rafe Cook James Ross Conrad Clarke Tom Mellstrom Kyle Man Jake Uzielli Tom Allen Charles Elson Toluwa Bankole Brayden Jose Edward Lever Sebastian Wallage Grade 4 Michael Goncharuk Benjamin Cooper Monty Lewis Jake Uzielli Edward Lever Alexander Wood Frederick Barklam Grade 5 Alexander Wood Oliver Broadbelt Jake Crehan Mills Jonte Kemp Killian Hess Killian Hess Grade 6 Charles Barklam Grade 7 Thomas McLean

Oboe Flute Double Bass Clarinet Viloin Viloin Viloin Flute

Pass Pass Merit Merit Merit Distinction Distinction Distinction

Guitar Piano Treble Recorder Bassoon Trumpet Piano Piano Piano Oboe Piano Violin Piano Saxophone Piano

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

Piano Trombone Violin Trombone Violin Violin Violin

Pass Pass Merit Merit Merit Merit Merit

Clarinet Saxophone Flute Viola Double Bass Treble Recorder

Merit Merit Merit Distinction Distinction Distinction

Cello

Distinction

Saxophone

Distinction

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Summer Fun on the River Term starts early for our rowing squad with the annual Summer Rowing course during the last week of the holidays. This year we were fortunate in having superb weather and after swimming tests in the pool at the Excel Centre everyone was soon out in a variety of boats on the river.

Progress was rapid and by Thursday everyone was ready for our expedition up the river and round the old river to Desborough Island for a picnic lunch and then the long row back to Walton. On Friday after the training session we had a mini fun regatta so everyone got a race as well.

It was not all about the rowing: in the afternoons we found time to go to Aqualand in Thorpe for a session on the inflatables in the lake and also to take the kayaks down through the lock to Sunbury for an ice cream.

Now we are all back at school, rowing is a sports option for pupils in the 4th , 5th and 6th forms on their games afternoons and all pupils from the 3rd form upwards are welcome to come and try rowing at Walton Rowing Club on a Saturday morning.

Mr B Martin