The Chronicle: 14 February 2020

14th February 2020 Dear Parents The House Music Competition was a fantastic event and everyone was very impressed by the high standard of performances.

Congratulations to our swimmers who put on a good show at the IAPS qualifiers last weekend and also our rugby squads who secured the Dunckley Shield for Cranmore again.

This has been a very busy week: Diocesan Inspection, Year 2 Evacuee Day, Year 4 Drama production and, last night, the thrilling Cranmore Live concert with VoCollective.

Tomorrow we have large numbers heading off to see the Harlequins Match and I am really looking forward to this game.

I wish you all a most restful break next week.

Yours sincerely Michael Connolly

Nursery News

Making our own treasure maps

Pre-Nursery enjoyed counting gold coins in their numeracy session

The Woodland Adventure session was great fun!

Let’s go fly a kite!

We made a Stickman!

Junior News Year 2 Evacuee Day

Year 2 had an exciting day learning about World War Two on Tuesday. Highlights included playing World War Two games, singing songs from the era and learning to dance in the style of ‘swing’!

Junior News Reception had a lovely ‘Come and See’ afternoon on Tuesday. The children were all very proud to show off all their hard work to their families.

Senior News Mystery at Magpie Manor We were transported back to the roaring 20’s during Year 4’s superb production, ‘Mystery at Magpie Manor’. Feather boas, flapper girls, Inspector Spectre and a whole host of famous guests entertained us and kept us in suspense throughout. One of our pupils said, “That was one of the most terrifying experiences I’ve ever had, but the best feeling! I really enjoyed it!”

Thank you to Mrs Hanson and the Year 4 children for all their hard work.

Senior News School Council visit to Limegrove Care Home Members of our School Council visited Limegrove Care Home last week. The pupils performed musical acts, poetry recitals and talks which were all thoroughly enjoyed by the residents. A houseplant was presented to each of the residents as a memento of our visit.

Awesome Book Awards Update Those participating in the Awesome Book Awards challenge met on Thursday to discuss their progress so far. Children have until 27th April to finish all five of the books and submit their votes.

We are also running a book review competition, where children can submit a book review to win a Minecraft Level Up Journal. The deadline for this competition is also 27th April. For further information about the books and interviews with the authors, please see click this link: https://www.awesomebookawards.com/

Whole School News

Safer Internet Day Wednesday 26th February Safer Internet Day is celebrated each year to promote the safe and positive use of digital technology for children and young people. This year the theme is Together for a Better Internet and we are happy to be welcoming Alan Mackenzie to Cranmore. Alan is an independent e-learning and technology specialist, who will deliver a series of age appropriate talks and workshops to pupils in Year 3 to Year 8 on the afternoon of Wednesday 26th February.

We would also like to invite all parents to join Alan and Cranmore staff at an e-safety workshop at 7pm on the same day. Drinks will be served from 6.30pm and I know that this will be an enlightening evening for all.

Mr Hinds, Head of ICT and e-learning

Whole School News Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week

Some of our displays around school last week

A quotation from Charlie Mackesy’s beautiful book, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

During their PSHE lesson last week, Year 6 talked to each other and shared their experiences of what makes them angry and what makes them calm.

Whole School News

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Whole School News

Sports News Sports Report The end of the Cranmore rugby season was marked by the annual Dunckley Shield event. The competition between the two schools, Cranmore and Donhead, began 25 years ago in 1995. Overall, Donhead are 11-10 up, despite Cranmore winning the last 8. Using the competition scoring system, Cranmore were 2-1 down going into the final Saturday, with 6 matches still to play across the U10 and U11 Year Groups. There were some very competitive matches and plenty of superb rugby on display, resulting in many results coming down to the wire.

Cranmore ended up with 4 wins and a draw on the morning which meant that Cranmore was crowned the Dunckley Shield Winner, 2020. Well done to all involved!

On the previously Wednesday, the U8s rugby teams were in action, with the opposition being Donhead again. 5 tag-rugby matches took place in glorious weather and it proved to be a very enjoyable afternoon for everyone.

Our U8 and U7 girls were in action on Friday afternoon, playing hockey against Rowan School. Fine weather helped the exciting matches to take place, allowing all involved to have a great time. Also on Friday, our Squash Squad were in action over at CLFS as part of a regular round of fixtures.

Members of our Swim Squad featured in the IAPS Qualifiers last Thursday, which was held at St Teresa’s. Superb swimming in both the individuals and relays have meant that, hopefully, there will be Cranmore swimmers featuring in the Finals at the London Aquatics Centre in June.

Finally, we wish the 250 people attending tomorrow's Harlequins match a fabulous time.

Paul Hodgson, Director of Sport

HARLEQUINS MATCH Tomorrow, Saturday 15th February, 3.00pm A few reminders for those attending:

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All Cranmore children should wear their Cranmore sports tracksuit on the day

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Pre-match 'Guard of Honour' - Year 4 and under

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Half-time 'Guard of Honour' - Year 5 and above

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Cranmore sports staff will work alongside Harlequins representatives to usher and organise Cranmore children for the 'Guard of Honour'

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Please be in your seats by 2.30pm

Sports News U8s rugby versus Donhead

IAPS swimming qualifiers

Sports News U7s and U8s hockey versus Rowan School

The Dunckley Shield

Sports News Sports Camps

There are now over 10 sports camps with our associated partner, Activate Camps, being held at Cranmore throughout the rest of the academic year. For more information and to book, please go to:

https://www.activatecamps.co.uk/venues/cranmore-school/

Tennis Sessions

ESTA is delighted to offer tennis sessions at St Teresa’s on Tuesdays and Fridays during the Easter term at the following times: Tuesdays 6-7pm Years 7+ 4.15-5pm Reception to Year 2 5-6pm Years 3 to 6

These sessions are open to children at both schools. Please follow the link below for booking details or contact Kirsti at esta@effinghamschools.org https://cranmore.org/spring-term-programme-2020/

Please use the sports portal via the school website: https://sport.cranmore.org and save the Cranmore sports app for up-to-date information.

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cranmoresport

Sports News LTA MATCH PLAY EVENT AT ESTA On Saturday 21st March, Jack Lane is running an LTA match play event for 8U and 9U players at ESTA (St Teresa's site).

This is a fantastic opportunity for your child to gain invaluable match play experience in a fun and familiar environment.

Please follow the links below to sign up via the LTA website: 8U mixed @ 10am https://www3.lta.org.uk/Competitions/Event/?ctn=1-M9W7PKS&evt=1-M9W7RLV 9U mixed @ 1pm https://www3.lta.org.uk/Competitions/Event/?ctn=1-M9W8DPO&evt=1-M9W8FUX Your child must have a British Tennis Membership (BTM) number to enter. If they do not already have one, please follow the link below. https://www.lta.org.uk/member/benefits/ If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email Jack on esta.tournaments@stteresas.com We look forward to seeing many of your children on Saturday 21st March!

Music News House Music Competition The whole of the Senior Department and many parents enjoyed a wonderful afternoon at the House Music Competition last Friday. The theme this year was Hymns and all Houses excelled themselves in their performances. Our adjudicator, Mr Caister, Director of Music at St Teresa’s, had the difficult task of choosing the overall winner; he chose Radford House, with their very moving performance of ‘Eagle’s Wings’. Congratulations to them and to everyone who took part!

Congratulations to Mrs Geddes and her senior piano pupils, who performed brilliantly in their tea time concert.

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IMPORTANT DATES THIS TERM ASH WEDNESDAY 26th February ST JOSEPH, SPOUSE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY 19th March THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD 25th March PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD 5th April MAUNDY THURSDAY 9th April GOOD FRIDAY 10th April EASTER SUNDAY

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