13 SEPTEMBER 2021 Message from the Headmaster As expected, it has been an exceptionally busy and productive week at Cranmore and for the most part, the weather allowed for a very active week outdoors on the playing fields. Our first fixtures of the academic year commenced last Friday. The atmosphere was tense and the side lines full of Cranmore and visiting supporters for what would be numerous resounding victories for our Year 3 pupils. Many more successes followed throughout the week but a special mention to our oldest students in Year 7 and 8 for a clean sweep of victories on Wednesday afternoon. The reintroduction of clubs this week proved popular with pupils; I know they enjoyed the many opportunities available to them. Thank you to the parents and Governors who joined us on Thursday for our first school Mass of the academic year. I appreciate the hard work in preparing such a welcoming service. Thank you to our readers, musicians, altar servers, Mr Heaver and to Fr Steven for celebrating our Cranmore Mass.
Mr Everitt
Outdoor learning at Forest School for Lower Prep Our Reception children explored the woodland, built dens and played with homemade blackberry playdough and homemade blackberry paint.
Year 2 enjoyed making dandelions, exploring the forest and spotting signs of Autumn.
Science Clubs returns to the lab with a fizz! Science club resumed this week, with pupils from years 7 and 8 testing their precision skills to produce perfect rainbows in test tubes. This experiment uses acids and alkalis and a special chemical called an indicator, which changes colour depending on the acidity of the chemical. The ‘fizz’ produced is carbon dioxide and if you manage to add the chemicals carefully enough, you form a beautiful rainbow too. We all agreed it was brilliant to be back in the Chemistry lab again. Science Club takes place on Mondays at 4.15pm and is currently open to Years 7 & 8. Dr Verny White, Science Teacher
Sunshine plus friends equals lots of fun! We were blessed with good weather for the beginning of the new academic year. Year 6 pupils were happy to be reunited with their friends.
‘All about me’ for our Nursery children
The children in Nursery have been learning ‘All About Me.’ They enjoyed painting self-portraits and making hand and feet biscuits. The children were introduced by to the phoneme of the week ‘S’ by Inky Mouse, and they have also been busy with their counting and cutting skills. It was the Nursery’s first visit to Forest School this week too, where they engaged in many exciting activities.
Mrs Luke, Head of Nursery
Sports Department It has been a fantastic first two weeks of the football season with five year groups having their first matches. This means over 230 pupils have already represented Cranmore this term. A highlight was the performance of our eight U13 teams against Feltonfleet, including four matches on our superbly maintained Henderson pitches. Mr Hodgson, Director of Sport
Messages from the Sports department: Effingham Cricket Development Centre Autumn Term Weekday evening and Saturday morning cricket coaching from September at Cranmore. Contact: ecdc@chcricket.co.uk for more details.
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New Drama facilities Pupils have been very excited to be back doing practical drama lessons in our new Drama Studio. It has black out facilities, theatre lighting and sound equipment to enhance their performance work. There is lots of space to create wonderful, creative pieces. Mrs Hanson, Head of Drama
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A message from our Chaplaincy Team
Thought for the week: Can you find opportunities in your daily life to put others first?
Servant of all Let us pause and think for a moment about what it means to lead and to serve. Let us seek to follow Christ’s example of Servant Leadership in our lives this week.
Bible Reading—Mark 9:35-37 Then Jesus sat down, called the Twelve, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all and the servant of all.” Taking a child, he placed it in their midst, and putting his arms around it, he said to them, “Whoever receives one child such as this in my name, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not me but the One who sent me.”
Menu
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Soup
Tomato & Basil
Carrot & Lentil
Potato & Watercress
Spiced tomato & five bean
Cream of chicken
Main
Chicken & sweetcorn pie
Pasta shells in a fresh tomato sauce with bacon lardons & salad
Roasted chicken breast with Yorkshire pudding & stuffing
Traditional beef lasagne with Italian style salad
Traditional battered cod fillet or jumbo fish fingers
Jacket potato & beans
Jacket potato & beans
Jacket potato & beans
Jacket potato & beans
Jacket potato & beans
Additional
Jacket potato & beans
Vegetarian
Vegetable sausages & onion gravy
Roasted butternut squash & pea risotto
Layered roasted vegetables & mozzarella bake
Root vegetable & lentil cottage pie
Stuffed peppers filled with wholemeal rice topped with tomato sauce
Sides
Mashed potato/ green beans & carrots
Peas & sweetcorn/ Courgette Provençale
Roast potatoes/ broccoli
Roasted Mediterranean vegetables/baton carrots
Curly fries/peas/ baked beans
Salad bar
Salad bar
Salad bar
Salad bar
Salad bar
Chocolate sponge & chocolate sauce
Freshly baked carrot cake with frosting
Coconut flapjack slice
Millionaire shortbread
Fruit Friday
Additional
Dessert