Chronicle: 8 September 2017

Cranmore Chronicle 8 September 2017 Editor: Mrs S Trumble

Our new Sixth Form Officials for 2017 / 2018

In This Issue...

• The Headmaster

• Supermerits, Golden Awards, Cups and

• Letter from Mrs Fiona Nicholson

Marvellous Merits will be displayed on the parents’ section of the website from now onwards.

• Music News • Watersports Holiday

The Cranmore Chronicle

Page 2

Mr Connolly and Mrs Walker with the new Captain of School, F Van Every, and Vice Captain G Williams

Dear Parents I hope you and your family had an enjoyable summer holiday. I am delighted to welcome many new pupils and staff to Cranmore this term. I am sure they will settle into school life here very quickly.

The car park project has been an obvious talking point and we are sure that everyone will benefit from this new layout. Much has been done behind the scenes too, including a major refurbishment of the boys’ changing facilities and upgrading classrooms as well as creating additional lavatories for the girls.

The calendar shows that we have a busy programme of activities this term and I do look forward to seeing you at the various events.

Yours sincerely Michael Connolly

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Dear Parents, I am thrilled in this new academic year to be joining Cranmore School as Head of the Junior Department. It has been a wonderful week, welcoming the children into their new classes.

We have had many new starters in Bright Stars and we will continue to welcome new children in the coming weeks. Lower Prep have settled in very quickly and I am very impressed with how confident and independent they are at this early stage. Similarly our new starters in Middle Prep, Upper Prep and Form One are settling in quickly.

Thank you for ensuring your children arrive at school in the correct uniform and looking smart. At Cranmore we have very high expectations and we expect all children to wear their uniform with pride. Saying that, it has been wonderful today to see all the children dressed in gold, orange and yellow as we celebrate Cranmore’s 50th Anniversary.

It has been a pleasure to meet so many of you at drop off and pick up and also at the Headmaster’s Information Meetings and I am sure you now feel better informed about what is planned in the year ahead.

Thank you for making me so welcome in my first week at Cranmore and I am looking forward to working in partnership with you to ensure your children are happy, successful and fulfilled in all that they do.

Kind regards Mrs Fiona Nicholson, Head of the Junior Department

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Music News

MUSIC PRACTICAL EXAM SUMMER RESULTS

Grade 1 Cameron Brown William Martin-Jones Joseph Abdul-Rassak Sebastian Crehan Mills Thomas Curri Josh Lyons Joe Wilson Max McLean Alexander Page Cรกitlin Watkins Stanley Gwanoya Finlay Hunter Thomas Curri Josh Amor William Kemkers Edward Lever Harvey Steer Grade 2 Alexander Roberts Jonty Durie Ben Fisher Jerome Barnes Daniel Wallage Jake Uzieli Austin Barnes Haris Macnicol Felix Wood Josh Little Toluwa Bankole Marcus Muir Alexander Hayward

Piano Flute Piano Piano Trumpet Flute D Recorder Flute Piano Singing Violin Violin Piano Saxophone D Bass Saxophone Flute

Pass Merit Merit Merit Merit Merit Merit Merit Merit Merit Merit Merit Merit Distinction Distinction Distinction Distinction

Guitar Clarinet Oboe Violin Piano Piano D Bass Guitar Saxophone Guitar Violin Singing Singing

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Music News

Grade 3 Thomas Bull Fred Farhadpour Michael Goncharuk Edward Lever Marcus Muir Joseph Howes Michael Goncharuk Freddie Barklam Oscar Hogben Joseph Cassidy Monty Lewis Alexander Mather Jake Crehan Mills Grade 4 Oliver Broadbelt Jack O'Neill Killian Hess Nicholas Nassuphis Charlie Maskery Charlie Barklam Jonte Kemp Grade 5 Jenson Churchward-Steel James Dicker Charlie Barklam George Christiansen Grade 6 Daniel Cassidy Thomas McLean Grade 7 James Dicker

Clarinet D Recorder Trombone Violin Trombone Saxophone Piano Violin Flute

Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Merit Merit Merit Merit

T Saxophone Violin Oboe Piano

Merit Merit Distinction Distinction

Saxophone Violin D Recorder Flute Violin Singing Viola

Pass Pass Merit Merit Distinction Distinction Distinction

Singing Saxophone Cello Piano

Merit Merit Distinction Distinction

Flute Trumpet

Merit Distinction

Piano

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Grade 2

MUSIC THEORY EXAM SUMMER RESULTS

Grade 1

Brendan Aczel

Pass

Oliver Bourner

Pass

Toby Cunningham

Pass

Jacob Hill

Pass

Max Loest

Pass

Sam Mellstrom

Merit

Thomas Bull

Merit

Jake Uzielli

Merit

Tom Allen

Merit

Hugo Rees

Pass

Alexander Roberts

Merit

Jake Soellaart

Pass

James Way

Merit

Rafe Cook

Pass

Tom Mellstrom

Merit

Kaden Smithers

Pass

Aaryan Sangha

Merit

Monty Lewis

Pass

Edward Lever

Merit

Theo Kemp

Merit

James Drew

Merit

Luca Santoni

Merit

Charlie Wilkinson

Merit

Danyal Farooq

Merit

Thomas Dowson

Merit

Thomas Lovett

Merit

Alex Mather

Merit

Toluwa Bankole

Merit

Andrew Stott

Merit

Joseph Pontin

Merit

Killian Hess

Distinction

Conrad Clarke

Merit

Alexander Wood

Distinction

Adrian Groenewald

Merit

Cameron Gill

Distinction

Oliver Kennedy

Merit

Michael Goncharuk

Distinction

Ben Fisher

Merit

Joshua Lyons

Distinction

Harvey Steer

Distinction

Charlie Elson

Distinction

Colton Kantor

Distinction

Georgie Paulson

Distinction

William Gossage

Distinction

James Trowbridge

Distinction

Daniel Akande

Distinction

Feddie Barklam

Distinction

Yuvraj Sharma

Distinction

Charlie Maskery

Distinction

Sebastian Wallage

Distinction

Tommy McNamara

Distinction

Joe Wilson

Distinction

William Gibbs

Distinction

Marcus Binnie

Distinction

Lawrence Brooks

Distinction

Sebastian Durie

Distinction

Kyle Man

Distinction

Alec Weidner

Distinction

William Bennett

Distinction

Sebastian Crehan Mills

Distinction

Miller Hughes

Distinction

Cameron Brown

Distinction

Jonty Edmonds

Distinction

Luke Mills Hicks

Distinction

Matthew Evans

Distinction

Ethan Slade

Distinction

Grade 3 Liam Boyle

Merit

Oliver Broadbelt

Merit

Jake Crehan Mills

Merit

Joseph Howes

Merit

Haris MacNicol

Distinction

George Christiansen

Distinction

Grade 5 Arjun Kang

Merit

Jonte Kemp

Merit

Joseph Cassidy

Merit

Daniel Cassidy

Merit

Thomas McLean

Distinction

Charlie Barklam

Distinction

James Dicker

Distinction

Thomas Jamieson

Distinction

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Nothing is half so much fun as simply messing about in boats!

That’s what Toad said to Ratty in ‘Wind in the Willows’ and all the families who joined us on the Rockley watersports holiday, camping in the South of France, would certainly agree!

We were staying on the shores of Lake Soustons in South West France, a large shallow and warm lake where we learnt to windsurf and sail a variety of dinghies and catamarans, as well as trying kayaking and stand-up paddle boarding.

When we tired of boating we could cycle through the woods to the local ice cream shop or just relax by the pool – or in the case of the younger members of the party relax on the water slide!

With very comfortable tents and all meals being taken together outside this really was glamping.

Mr B Martin