Chronicle: 1 February 2019

Cranmore Chronicle 1 February 2019 Editor: Mrs S Connolly

Dear Parents I wish to pay tribute to our maintenance team that started clearing the site very early this morning to ensure that the school could remain open today.

As ever, this edition has a bumper crop of news items and photos from many different aspects of Cranmore life. I know you will enjoy reading it.

Yours sincerely Michael Connolly

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Nursery News Nursery children make a splash!

Role play: visiting the doctor’s surgery for a check up

Pre-Nursery enjoy being knights and princesses and playing with the castle.

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Making pirate boats in our box craft activity to see if they could float

We made owls for our Forest School tree

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Juniors Uppers at Forest School: running around to increase their heart rate and then check their pulse; investigating the age of trees by measuring their girth; testing our balance skills on the high ropes

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Upper Prep M enjoyed selling their homemade cakes, raising money for Cherry Trees

Uppers put together their model spitfires and then use their Golden Time to build a model of The Battle of Britain with lego

First day back after the holidays: Chatting with friends in the playground

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Congratulations!

We are delighted to announce our recent 7+ awards: Academic Scholarship: Daniel Aazh, Eoghan Fuller, Edward Wilson, Joshua Goldsmith and Aila First day back after Coletta the holidays: Chatting with friends Sports Scholarship: Sophie Keeble, Aila in the playground Coletta, Alice Craigen, Eoghan Fuller, Alexander Coetzee, Music Scholarship: Daniel Aazh and Edward Wilson

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Seniors

Form 2 drama rehearsals

Jubilee choir give a wonderful rendition of ‘Be Happy’ in assembly

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Our new librarian, Mrs Watkinson, gave a short presentation on the novel ‘Northern Lights’ by Philip Pullman to pupils from Form 5. Mr Chapman presented ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ by Sir Arthur ConanDoyle. The staff are very impressed by the way the children have embraced this idea and look forward to their presentations in the coming weeks.

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Sports Focus After

the success of The Murray Cup, rugby fixtures continued throughout last week. Cranmore U13 and U12 teams played King’s House School on Wednesday. On Thursday, our five U10 teams were unbeaten against King’s College Junior School and on Friday four of our U8 teams travelled to CLFS for tag rugby fixtures. Also on Friday afternoon our girls U8/9 hockey teams played against CLFS whilst on Saturday morning it was the turn of the U10s to play away against Downsend. The block fixture against Downsend continued on Tuesday with three U11 matches and convincing victories for the B and C Cranmore teams and a much closer contest in the A match.

A special guest appearance from International referee JP Doyle officiating our U13 rugby match on Wednesday. It was a fantastic experience for the children and, as you would expect, the refereeing of the match was to very high standard.

Cranmore hosted a fantastic swimming gala on Monday evening against King’s College Junior School. 48 boys and girls from the Cranmore swim squad competed in the event with the team including eight swimmers from each year group - Form One to Form Six. The well supported gala created a fantastic atmosphere which most certainly helped the swimmers achieve the many PBs that were recorded throughout the evening. The result of the gala was a comprehensive win for Cranmore, which adds to the very successful year for the Cranmore swim squad. Congratulations to all those swimmers involved.

Mr P Hodgson, Director of Sport Please use the sports portal via the Cranmore school website http:// www.cranmoreprepsports.co.uk and download the Cranmore sports app for up-to -date information.

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Netball

Hockey

U10 v Downsend

International referee, JP Doyle, officiates U13 v King’s House

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Music News

‘Cranmore Live’ with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra 14 February at 7pm This cutting edge big band are set to thrill us with their dazzling talents, making this a Valentine’s Night to remember. The evening will begin with our talented Cranmore musicians strutting their stuff with the band and will then be followed by a set by the fabulous, 23 piece National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO) https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cranmoreschool Last remaining tickets Don’t delay, snap up your tickets today!

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Congratulations to Charlie for his wonderful performance on the Cranmore Mander Pipe Organ of ‘Flourish for an Occasion’ in assembly

Any senior pupils who have taken Grade 1 piano and may wish to consider starting organ lessons on the school’s beautiful Mander Pipe Organ please contact Mr Harris. A taster session will be arranged to give these pupils a chance to get their hands (and feet) on this wonderful instrument.

Safeguarding and Child Protection at Cranmore Children’s Mental Health Week: 4th – 8th February

Next week is Children’s Mental Health Week. The Week was set up by the children’s mental health charity Place2Be to shine a spotlight on the importance of children and young people’s mental health. This year’s theme is Healthy: Inside and Out and everyone is being encouraged to think about how they look after their bodies and minds.

What’s it all about?

When we think about healthy living, we tend to focus on looking after our bodies for example through food, being active and getting enough sleep. However, in order to be healthy overall, it is important that we also look after our mental wellbeing. Our bodies and minds are actually very closely linked, so things that we do to improve our physical wellbeing can help our mental wellbeing. When we take steps to be Healthy: Inside and Out, it helps us to feel better in ourselves, focus on what we want to do and deal with difficult times.

As parents and carers, you play a very important role in your child’s health. Here is some advice given by Place2Be on simple ways you can encourage your child to look after their body and mind: Talk to your child about what you do to look after your body and mind, from walking the dog to turning your phone off before going to bed. Sharing the steps you have taken to stay healthy can set a good example for them, but do not be afraid to admit it if you have struggled! It is important for children to keep trying, even when things are difficult.

Praise your child and other family members for what they do to look after their body and mind, even if it is small. If your child sees healthy living in a positive light, they are more likely to carry on doing these things throughout life.

Remind your child there is no such thing as a perfect body or mind and no one is perfectly healthy. Your child might be tempted to compare themselves to other children, especially on social media, but it is important to remember that everyone’s bodies and minds are different, which is something to celebrate.

Do something regularly with your child to be Healthy: Inside and Out. Family life can be very busy and stressful at times. Cooking a meal, sitting down for a family dinner, or going for a walk together can be a great way to stay connected and have fun.

Remember, if you are worried about your child, you can talk to your GP or someone here at Cranmore. Cranmore is fortunate to have a School Listener provided by the Valley Trust. If you would like for her to meet with your children, please contact Mrs Nicholson (Junior Department) or Ms Jessica Schembri (Senior Department) for further information.

You can also find a list of organisations that provide support and advice for parents on the following websites: www.place2be.org.uk www.mind.org.uk www.ChildrensMentalHealthWeek.org.uk

www.youngminds.org.uk www.childline.org.uk

Suggested Booklist for Mental Health Awareness Week For Juniors:

Huge Bag of Worries by Neon Leon by Jane Clarke and Britta Virginia Ironside Teckentrup

Mixed: A Colourful Story by Arree Chung The Red Dread by Tom Morgan-Jones

Happy in our Skin by Fran Manushkin

Cheer Up Your Teddy Bear, Emily Brown! By Cressida Cowell and Neal Layton

The Truth Pixie by Matt When My Worries Get Too Big by Kari Dunn Haig Buron

For Older Readers:

The Honest Truth by Dan Gemeinhart

The Bubble Boy by Stewart Foster

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

You Are Awesome by Matthew Syed