29 JANUARY 2024 3 JULY 2023 Message from the Head of Prep
Well done to those involved with last weekend’s Murray Cup success. The attitude and performance of our pupils was very impressive. Another busy week of sport has seen lots of rugby fixtures played, including matches against KCS Wimbledon, Shrewsbury House and Donhead. Our Under 10s enjoyed their basketball games against RGS Prep.
Pre-Nursery, Nursery, Reception and Year 1 enjoyed the visit of parents and carers this afternoon. It has been wonderful to see each of the year groups exploring this term’s topics, which include ‘As Cold as Ice’ in Reception and Africa in Year 2.
Congratulations to everyone in Tylor and Morton for their successes in raising the House trophies. The excitement is building in Upper Prep House meetings as they prepare to contest the House Music Competition.
We marked National Story Telling Week with assemblies on the joy that sharing a story can bring and the importance of developing our imaginations so that we can immerse ourselves in fictional realms. It is amazing how great writers are able to bring their stories to life and plans are already in place for some author visits after halfterm along with an array of other activities to celebrate our Book Week.
Finally, good luck to all of those involved with the Dunckley Shield this weekend.
Mr Heaver
Lower Prep News Luke L in Year 2 has been studying the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant at home and was so inspired by the message that he wanted to share it with his friends. Miss Gallop invited him to read the passage aloud to the Lower Prep for our Bible reading in Assembly on Monday. Luke spoke with poise and confidence and it was a great celebration of our Trust Value of Faith.
Reception News Pupils in Reception have really been enjoying their topic ‘As Cold As Ice’ this half term. They have fully immersed themselves into learning about polar animals and regions, becoming polar explorers and learning about ice. The children explored how they could melt ice and predicted how quickly it would take in the classroom. In Expressive Arts and Design, the children have created a polar box craft. The children started collaging the paper box, then painted the inside and made the background snowy. Finally, they cut pictures very carefully and added them to the box. Miss Hurl and Mrs Prothero were very proud of the children’s creations and the children can’t wait to take them home! Miss Hurl and Mrs Prothero
Year 2 News Year 2 have created their own African sunset paintings and learning all about African cultures. They designed and made their own African necklaces using tribal colours. Mrs Carpenter and Mrs Stefano
Nursery News All the Nursery children have been having a fun week celebrating Chinese New Year, the year of the Dragon! They explored noodles and vegetables with chopsticks in the tuff tray and made stir fry in the cooking session to eat for a tasty snack. They have participated in writing numbers 1 to 10 in Chinese, making lanterns and taking part in a Dragon dance in the Gym! Ms Luke, Director of Nursery
Drawing Club It was challenge week at Drawing Club this week! We were using sticks to draw that incrementally became longer and more challenging to draw with! The boys enjoyed problem-solving the task and finding ways to control the willow to try to capture the form of the objects in front of them. Mrs Sanders, Head of Art
Upper Prep Wicked Writers Competition In 2023, the National Literacy Trust recorded that one in seven young writers are ‘social writers’ as they either write to support causes and issues they care about or because it makes them feel connected to the world. In addition, their latest research shows that giving children and young people the opportunity to get inspired to write through literacy events can positively influence their writing enjoyment and frequency. The National Literacy Trust has teamed up with stage musical Wicked and its acclaimed Wicked Active Learning cultural and social education programme to run an exciting social action writing competition encouraging school pupils to write about a positive environmental change they want to see. Wicked Writers: Be the Change asks 9 to 14 year-olds to harness the power of persuasive writing to think about any environmental issue they feel passionately about.
All Upper Prep and Senior pupils are invited to take part in the Wicked Writers Competition which the National Literacy Trust is running. I will be running drop-in sessions on Friday lunch times (13:15 to 13:45) starting on Friday 9th February for pupils to work on their submissions which will be based on environmental issues close to their hearts.
All shortlisted young writers will be published in the Wicked Writers Anthology and receive free copies of the publication. Prizes include: •
Free class tickets to see Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in London
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Author visits from MG Leonard and
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Curated book bundles.
The deadline for entries will be 11th March 2024 and the winners will be announced on Earth Day, 22th April 2024. If your child is interested, they should speak to me in the Senior Library.
Mrs Watkinson, School Librarian
Sport Update Murray Cup Win
Last Saturday, The Murray Cup took place at Rokeby Sports Ground. The Cup is an annual rugby event between Cranmore and Rokeby which has been running for eight years. Teams compete for points across the age groups U9s to U13s to decide the overall winners of the Murray Cup. Throughout the morning, there were some very close matches and excellent rugby on display. After all eight matches were completed, the overall score was 3¼ to 1¾ in favour of Cranmore. Well done to every player involved.
Dunckley Shield
This week, our U9s, U10s and U11s will be taking part in the Dunckley Shield. This annual competition between Cranmore and Donhead has been taking place for over 25 years with both schools winning the prestigious shield roughly the same amount of times. Six matches will take place across the U9s to U11s with points being awarded to the winners of each game and to determine which school will be the overall winners. Good luck to all!
Sport Update Rugby matches have also taken place this week against Kings College Wimbledon, Shrewsbury House, RGS Prep and Donhead. Yesterday, our U10s had the opportunity to play in a basketball fixture against RGS Prep.
Goalkeeping Camp at Cranmore AB1 Goalkeeping Camp will be taking place at Cranmore during the February half-term. Please see the flyer and link below for more information: http://ab1academy.com/horsley-camp/ Football Camp at Cranmore SFCC Camp will be taking place at Cranmore during the February half-term. Please see the flyer for more information.
Cricket Coaching at Cranmore Horsley CC are coaching cricket at Cranmore during the evenings and on Saturdays. Please see the flyer for more information.
Activate Camps at Cranmore Activate Camps are taking place this year at Cranmore - please see the link below. Cranmore parents are able to take advantage of a 20% discount when booking Activate Camps. The code is LAUNCH20. https://www.activatecamps.co.uk/venues/cranmore-school/
Mouthguards Please see the link for more information regarding OPRO Cranmore mouthguards:
https://www.opro.com/school/cranmore-school Mr Hodgson, Director of Sport
This Week’s House Cup Winners
Congratulations to Tylor House in the Lower Prep and Morton House in the Upper Prep for gaining the highest number of merits this week!
A Message from our Chaplaincy Team
Called to Heal
"My aim is to institute perpetual adoration," he said, “for this is the most important activity." St Maximilian Kolbe
News and Notices
On Friday 26th January we had a wonderful visit from Fiorella De Maria who spoke about the life of St Maximilian Kolbe. She has written a book on St Maximilian which is available from Ignatius Press. Dates for your Diary •
On 19th February we will be welcoming NET Ministries to Cranmore to lead our Years 8 and 9 in a retreat.
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On 28th February we will be celebrating a Senior School Mass with our new Parish Priest.
Prayer
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace: where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. St Andrew …Pray for us. St Maximilian Kolbe ….Pray for us. Amen
Notices
Adoration Every Wednesday
8am to 8.25am
This is an invitation to come to the chapel to be in Jesus’ presence on Wednesday morning This is a time of silent prayer and to be in Jesus’ presence
Parents are asked to meet us in Reception at 7.55am
When we face the sun we get a tan… but when we stand before Jesus in the Eucharist we become saints. Blessed Carlo Acutis
Notices
Charity Hot Chocolate Sale part of Children’s Mental Health Week
£2 per cup *Dairy free option also available.
During morning break Lower Prep - Tuesday 6th February Upper Prep - Friday 9th February Money raised will be donated to the children’s mental health charity Place2Be
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ESTA is excited to be running 2 days of tennis camps at St Teresa’s during the half term break! On Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th February, we will be offering the following sessions:
9-12pm Years 2-4 9-12pm Senior Performance Training (invitational) 1-4pm Years 5&6 1-4pm Years 7+ Each camp session is priced at £39 per player per day. Camps are open to boys and girls across the trust as well as external players. We are also offering private lessons from 4pm on both days. To sign up or for more information, please contact Kirsti at esta@effinghamschools.org
We look forward to seeing your children on court over the half term break! ESTA
Menu
Monday
Soup
Main
Vegetarian
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Soup of the day - Tomato
Soup of the day – Leek & potato
Lunar New Year Lunch - Soup of the day – Hot & sour rice noodle soup
Soup of the day – Spiced pumpkin
Spaghetti bolognese
Chicken katsu curry
Chef’s carvery – Honey roast gammon with Yorkshire pudding
Sticky honey & soy glazed chicken with Pak choi & Oriental style vegetables or Beef chow
Traditional battered fish or fish fingers
Jacket potato & beans
Plain pasta & tomato sauce
Jacket potato & beans
Plain pasta & tomato sauce
Jacket potato & beans
Quorn mince bolognese
No chicken & spicy vegetable jambalaya
South Western stuffed sweet potato
Teriyaki glazed tofu with stir fried vegetables
Fresh vegetable lasagne
Pasta
Roast potatoes Steamed rice
Prawn crackers
Cauliflower & broccoli cheese
Egg fried rice
Soup of the day – Country vegetable & lentil
Tuesday
Chips
Roasted Mediterranean vegetables
Prawn crackers
Mixed vegetables
Additional
Salad bar
Salad bar
Salad bar
Salad bar
Salad bar
Dessert
Rice pudding with a selection of toppings
Chocolate brownie
Sticky toffee pudding and butterscotch sauce
Fortune cookies
Fruity Friday
Sides
Sweetcorn
Items in Italic - Sourced from F Conisbee’s, our local butcher
Carrots
Peas Baked beans