6th December 2019 Dear Parents
It is perhaps no surprise that this edition has a bumper crop of Nativity photos. The two performances this week were absolutely first class and greatly enjoyed by a packed house on both occasions. In sharp contrast, you can also read an update regarding the children in our link school in Uganda who are very grateful for our ongoing support. We still have a very busy programme to get through next week. A particular highlight will be our Carol Service and I am sure our children will enjoy the final day of term which will be Christmas Scarf Day. Yours sincerely, Michael Connolly
Nursery News
We played with the ropes at Forest School.
We learnt about the Nativity and sang ‘Away in a Manger’ in our Bible story session.
We made St Andrew’s Day flags.
In Show and Tell, we learnt about the letter sound ‘c’.
We have enjoyed reading ‘Owl Babies’ and created our own owls for display.
Junior News On Tuesday, children from Nursery to Year 1 gave a superb performance of ‘The Wriggly Nativity’. It was impressive to see such polished performances from children so young. Well done to all our performers.
Junior News Years 2 and 3 performed their ’Superstar’ nativity on Thursday. The acting, singing and choreography were all outstanding. Congratulations to all the children and staff involved.
Junior News Last week, Year 2 had a special day focussing on St Andrew’s Day. They learnt about how this day is celebrated, created tartans using repeating patterns (linked to their Maths) and even learnt a Scottish dance.
Whole School News Children at our link school in Uganda, St Kizito, were delighted with the books which we sent to them. The children were totally absorbed with their new books and were reading confidently out loud, which was particularly impressive given that it was in their second language.
Senior News Some very effective art work with a festive theme was produced during Year 8’s lesson on positive and negative space.
More stunning art work produced by Year 8, taking inspiration from nature
Sports News Rugby The impressive start of the rugby season has continued in the last week, with many fantastic performances across the school. This has resulted in 16 wins in 19 matches in the last seven days against schools including Kings House, Hoe Bridge, Cranleigh and Northcote Lodge. Saturday morning was particularly impressive, with both the U11s and the U9s remaining undefeated across the year groups. This feast of rugby was enjoyed by over 120 parents and family members. It is worth noting that we have looked into the parking provision going forward, especially with the Saturday sport mornings being so popular. Netball Our U9s netball teams played superbly well last week over at Claremont Fan Court. Both sides moved the ball very effectively, which created many goal-scoring opportunities. At the same time, they applied plenty of pressure on the opposition to regain possession. Ms Moore was very impressed and felt on the afternoon that everything had just clicked into place. Well done, girls. Tennis On Thursday, Year 8 went to the Royal Albert Hall to watch the Masters Tennis. They were treated to a festival of tennis with some amazing skills and shots on display. The players on show were David Ferrer, Marcos Baghdatis, Tim Henman, Mark Philippoussis, Tommy Haas and Greg Rusedski. To finish off the session, there was an exhibition match between Mansour Bahrami & Goran Ivanisevic versus Thomas Enqvist & Xavier Malisse. Some of the group were fortunate enough to meet Judy Murray. A great time was had by all. There will be no after-school training or swim squad training next week. Sports included in our cocurricular programme have also finished today, except a limited few. Please see other notices sent from Cranmore school reception. Finally, thank you to the many people who have signed up for our latest sporting event, Guildford Flames ice hockey at the Guildford Spectrum on Sunday 5th January 2020. If you would still like tickets, there are some still available direct at https://www.guildfordflames.com Mr Hodgson 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 Rugby versus Northcote Lodge on Saturday morning
U9s rugby versus Hoe Bridge
Sports News U11s rugby versus Kings House
Year 8 outing to the Royal Albert Hall to see Grand Slam Champions, former World Number Ones and national icons for an amazing display of tennis
Sports News Cross Country Running Success for Former Pupil, Will B. We have received news of former pupil, Will, who acted as our inaugural hare at the Cranmore Canter. Will has been competing in a new series of races called the British Athletics Cross Challenge and, after winning the U17 race in Milton Keynes a few weeks ago, it was decided that he should be entered into the U20 race in Liverpool, which was also being used as the selection for the European trials. Unbelievably, Will came fifth, which meant that he was automatically selected. This is quite an amazing achievement when one takes into consideration that he is only 16 years old. As a result of this race, he has been selected to run for the GB Junior Men in the European Cross Country Championships in Lisbon on Sunday 8th December. He is thrilled to be adding a GB vest to his 2 England vests! We wish you all the best, Will, and look forward to following your progress.
Music News Congratulations to this young pianist who played ‘Blues in the Attic’ in Senior Assembly with a superb sense of style.
Congratulations to these young guitarists and their excellent teacher, Mr Smith, who played so brilliantly at the Senior Guitar Concert.
Drama News Congratulations to the following pupils for their excellent LAMDA results:
Lilian Stepp Milly Bourner Effie Wise Oliver Coleman Charlie Weatherall Thomas Cowper Harry Cowper Ben Rendle Jackson Bigmore Leo French Barnaby Higgins Alex Gill Jack Brod Oliver Atkinson Emilia Elson Otis Worth George Taylor Freddie Firth Ben Clark Omar Sherif Gabriel Ladds Benjamin Goldsmith Miller Hughes
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An alternative Advent Calendar: the Advent Calendar of Kindness in French
Notices CRANMORE SCHOOL UNIFORM SHOP CHRISTMAS CLOSURE AND PRE-TERM OPENING HOURS The Cranmore School Uniform Shop will close for the Christmas holiday at 9.30am on Thursday 12th December. It will re-open at the start of the new term on Monday 6th January 2020 at 3pm. Just a reminder that if you are unable to get to the shop during our regular opening times, you are very welcome to call the shop on 01483 578089 to place your order and make payment over the phone and your child can then come in to collect the goods during opening times or we can deliver them to Reception for you to collect. Alternatively, you can initiate an order by emailing the shop directly at cranmoreshop@yahoo.com Please note that emails to the shop will only be answered during shop opening hours. Alternatively you can contact us via email at spsschoolshops@yahoo.com
Thank you and Merry Christmas from the School Shop!
