7 FEBRUARY 2022 Message from the Headmaster It has been an incredibly busy half term at Cranmore. This week, we particularly enjoyed welcoming parents of children in our Lower Prep School to the music assembly and Reception and Year 1 to ‘Come and See’. Our Year 5 pupils enjoyed the opportunity to attend a French breakfast morning which was hosted at St Teresa’s. Following on from the recent success of the LAMDA examination, over 100 pupils auditioned for acting roles, playing instruments and supporting the technical team for Bugsy Malone. We are now beginning our preparation for the school production which will be held in the summer term. Year 5 are preparing for their performance of Rocking Romans to complement their learning in History, whilst Year 4 prepare for their performance in March of Plastic Pirates, with all their costumes made from recycled items. There have been an encouraging number of entries for the ABRSM practical exams and I am sure pupils will take time over half-term to rehearse their pieces. Our pupils have continued to enjoy sporting success with over 200 fixtures being played so far this term. Cranmore has won both the Murray Cup and the Dunkley Shield, the U13 Squash Squad remain unbeaten, five pupils have been selected for the ESSKIA Ski Squads, some of our keen runners have been selected to represent Surrey in the London South-East Cross-Country Competition and we finished with silver medals in the Surrey Schools swimming competition. These successes are a credit to the talent and enthusiasm of our pupils together with the dedication of the sports staff led by Mr Hodgson. I am delighted to share with you that Mr Hodgson has been appointed as Executive Director of Sport for the Effingham Schools Trust. He will continue in his role at Cranmore and will coordinate the future planning for both schools. Mr Hodgson’s firm belief in sport for all and vision for young people to grow in confidence, personality and character will ensure that all pupils thrive academically whilst living a lifestyle that promotes physical and mental wellbeing. As you know, we were visited by ISI inspectors this week. I would like to extend my thanks to our parents for completing questionnaires, and to our pupils and staff for their enthusiasm and hard work hosting the inspectors; both have been exceptional in their efforts during this half of the term and I would like to wish them a restful and well-deserved break next week.
Mr Everitt