4th MAY 2021
Message from the Headmaster Dear Parents,
Our Nursery children spent time investigating the changes occurring in spring and the many interesting facts about insect lifecycles.
This week, pupils have appreciated getting together to perform in various choirs and ensembles in anticipation of performing before the end of the academic year. Our flute ensemble and orchestra have been busy rehearsing and the individual choirs in each year group were preparing for their year group summer serenades after half term.
As ever, the pupils have been extremely active with swimming, athletics, tennis and cricket. I would especially like to congratulate pupils from our school who compete with the Effingham Trust Equestrian Team. In the first competitive event since lockdown, the NSEA Eventers Challenge at Coombelands, our team finished in first place; well done to all those involved.
It was lovely to see our Year 2 pupils researching online what life was like during World War Two when rationing was in place.
Mr Everitt
Music News– Cranmore orchestra, choirs and ensembles performing together again! Mr Harris and Mrs Thornton, Lower Prep Music Coordinator, are delighted to have the Cranmore orchestra, choirs and ensembles back performing together this term. The pupils are looking forward to taking part in assemblies and events before the end of term! Mr Harris, Director of Music
Year 2 demonstrate navigation and search engine skills on iPads 2JC loved using the iPads today in class to find out more about ‘rationing’ during World War II. They demonstrated excellent navigation skills, typing and using different search engines. Mrs Carpenter, Year 2 Teacher
Enter an exciting Stamp Design Competition! Royal Mail are running a national competition to create a set of 8 stamps designed by children to reflect the efforts by our frontline ‘heroes’ during the coronavirus pandemic. Think about the important people who have kept our country going, such as NHS staff, teachers and supermarket workers. Maybe you think Sir Captain Tom Moore or Marcus Rashford have made the biggest contribution - or the vaccine scientists or the refuse collectors? Or perhaps you think your parents have been the greatest heroes! All information about your design is included on the entry form. Please ensure all final designs are handed in to Mrs Sanders by Monday 24th May. I look forward to seeing your fabulous designs! Mrs Sanders, Art Teacher
Cranmore Nursery study caterpillars and enjoy music lessons! This week in Nursery the children have been learning all about the life cycle of the butterfly and have been watching our very own caterpillars growing day by day. They have listened to the story of ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ and explored mixed media to create their own caterpillars. Mrs Thornton visited the Nursery and introduced the children to some new songs. They really enjoyed moving the scarfs to the rhythm of the music and participating in the ‘Peek a boo’ game. The Nursery garden cherry blossom trees had their petals blown all over the garden. The children loved using the grabbers to fill their wheelbarrows up with the blossoms. We made kites to fly in the wind and had fun with the parachute! The Nursery cars had a pit stop at our garage for a well-deserved clean! Ms Luke, Head of Nursery
Cranmore Sport– Cricket fixtures Cranmore pupils are delighted to be playing local schools again in fixtures throughout the week. The photographs here show Year 6 cricket vs Danes Hill and Year 4 cricket vs Rokeby. There is a great buzz on the cricket square and we have been fortunate with the weather this week! Mr Down, Head of Cricket
Ski Simulator training sessions and Lower Prep sport
The Ski Simulator is now up and running! Its available for either an hour or a 90 minute booking depending upon the size of your party, hone your skills, learn to ski or improve your race technique. Please book at www.infini.ski Use the discount code CRANMORE for a 20% discount through May.
Can anyone guess which member of the GB Snowsport World Cup Squad is trying it out? Answer to the email below to win some Infiniski merchandise!
Any questions then please do get in touch Mark Brackley
mark@infini.ski
07970 386204
Cranmore Sport– First place for Effingham Trust Equestrian Team! Swim squad training and Chelsea Pre-Development Centre activities
Congratulations to Jackson B, above, who competed with the Effingham Trust Equestrian Team on Sunday in his first Eventers Challenge at Coombelands. The Effingham Trust Team achieved 1st place in this NSEA Eventers Challenge! Well done, Jackson!
Swimming lessons are back with a splash again for all pupils; more than 50 pupils are swim squad members and have been attending swimming training each week. This bodes well for Cranmore next term when galas and competitions return!
Other sports currently taking place at Cranmore include: athletics, tennis and rowing For regular updates on sporting action, please follow: instagram.com/cranmoresport
twitter.com/cranmoresport
A Message from our Chaplain A reading from the Gospel of John “I am the true vine, and My Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in Me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me. The Gospel of the Lord
Praise to You Lord Jesus Christ Jesus is the True Vine
In the reading this week we hear how Jesus is the ‘True Vine’. What do you think He is trying to teach us? As we go through life it is important to bear good fruit to do simple acts of kindness to help others. But how do we get the strength to do this? Well, Jesus of course is our strength. In ourselves we can do nothing, but with the help of the Holy Spirit we can do great things.
The Wednesday Word can be found here: https://www.paperturn-view.com/uk/wednesday-word/growing?pid=MTA101634&v=25.6
Mr Jakubowski, School Chaplain
Menu Cranmore Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Soup of the day Traditional beef lasagne
Soup of the day Roasted chicken breast with Yorkshire pudding & stuffing
Soup of the day Locally sourced pork sausages in onion gravy
Soup of the day Chicken & vegetable pie
Soup of the day Traditional battered fish / cod fish fingers & fishcakes
Chef’s Trolley
Chef’s salad
Chef’s salad
Chef’s salad
Chef’s salad
Chef’s salad
Vegetarian
Fresh vegetable & Quorn lasagne
Fresh vegetable & noodle stir fry
Lincolnshire style meat free sausage
Cheese & Italian tomato pasta vegetable bake cottage pie
Crusty bread Roasted poPeas & tatoes sweetcorn Mixed vegetables
Mashed potato Green vegetables
New potatoes Sliced carrots
Chips Peas
Additional
Jacket potatoes & beans
Jacket potatoes & beans
Jacket potatoes & beans
Jacket potatoes & beans
Jacket potatoes & beans
Dessert
Chocolate cake slice
Coconut flapjack slice
Banoffee pie
Shortbread biscuit rounds
Fresh berry mousse
Main
Sides
Items in Italic - Sourced from F Conisbee’s, our local butcher