829JANUARY 2024 3 JULY 2023 JANUARY 2024 Message from the Headmaster
I was enormously impressed with the attitude and performance of our pupils on Saturday morning at Rokeby. A combination of talent, commitment and tactical awareness was clearly evident as the pupils successfully retained the Murray Cup rugby trophy. Simultaneously, our Senior swim team took part in the English Schools competition in Guildford. There were some outstanding performances and results, with several notable places and one of our Year 8 swimmers winning a gold medal in the 100m Freestyle.
The pupils from Years 9 and 10 enjoyed a visit to St Teresa’s last week for the Escape Room event. Both sets of students enjoyed the challenge and the opportunity to socialise. Thank you to FOST, the CPA and the staff for contributing to this successful event.
Following the GCSE Options evening last term and assessments, parents’ evenings and mentor meetings with Senior School teaching staff this term, our Year 9 pupils can now focus on submitting their GCSE option choices. This is an exciting next step in their educational journey at Cranmore.
Mr Everitt
Escape Room Event for Years 9 and 10 On Friday evening last week, students from Years 9 and 10 joined their peers at St Teresa’s for an enjoyable evening of escape room fun. It was a great opportunity to socialise and have fun solving the puzzles. Thank you to the CPA and the FOST for organising it.
Art News Pupils in Year 8 have started looking at snack-time treats as part of their Art project this year, inspired by the realistic paintings of Joel Penkman. They have developed skills in digital illustration and are learning to use Photopea.com to enhance and colour their line drawings of iconic biscuits in order to generate a more contemporary outcome. Mrs Sanders, Head of Art
Mentor Sessions This term, members of the Senior Leadership Team, Heads of Year and Tutors have been conducting mentor sessions with pupils from Years 7, 9 and 10. This has provided a great opportunity for guidance regarding GCSE options choices for Year 9, as well as a chance to see how new Senior and GCSE pupils are progressing – the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive!
“I am looking forward to my assembly piano performance.”
“I like going to school because the teachers and pupils are nice!”
“I found the transition to Senior School good because of my existing friendships.”
Quotes from Year 7
“I am enjoying Year 7, particularly Spanish, Latin and English lessons - I loved last term’s residential.”
“I am looking forward to achieving my Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award in April.”
“I am happy with my exam results – I studied hard in the holidays.”
“I am happy with lessons and motivated to do well and achieve good results.”
Quotes from Year 10
“Late class is helpful for prep and lunchtimes are busy with football, singing and Science Club.” Mr Pulford Deputy Head, Academic
“I loved Karl Nova’s author visit.”
“I am really happy, enjoying Music, Drama and Sport.”
“I am really happy in the Seniors and proud of my recent 95% in my Biology exam.”
“I was proud to achieve the highest grade in Maths.”
“I am very happy with my GCSE options – Year 10 is more academic, but that’s good!”
“Three words to describe Year 10: fun, productive & supportive.”
BAFTA Young Presenter Competition BAFTA is looking for two winners, aged 10-14 and 15 -18, to host its events and content for children and young people at the London HQ and represent BAFTA at special events around the country. This year’s theme is My Voice Matters. Send in a 2 minute video either talking directly to camera or interviewing other guests. The theme is a “hook” for your content and can be interpreted however you choose. You might want to chat about how you get your voice heard, how to use your voice to influence change or sometimes feeling frustrated when your voice isn’t heard. Talk about something you care about and remember to bring your own unique style. Entries will be judged on confidence, engagement with the audience, tone, relevance to subject, authenticity and uniqueness. Entries are NOT judged on technical or production values. Go to the BAFTA website to look at entry details and once you have prepared your presentation, Mrs Hanson will help enter you. The deadline is Wednesday 17th April 2024. For more details see https://www.bafta.org/ youngpresenters It would be wonderful to hear from interested pupils; please speak to Mrs Hanson in lessons and seize this great opportunity to develop your presentation skills.
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 the 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
Sports News Gold at the English Schools Swimming Event
Our Senior boys took part in the English Schools Secondary Individual Swimming Event at Guildford Spectrum on Saturday 27th January. Daniel B from Year 8 swam an exceptional race in the Junior event winning the Gold medal in the 100m Freestyle. Jensen W from Year 10 came 4th in the Intermediate event and Logan H finished 7th in the Senior event also swimming 100m Freestyle. Freddie R from Year 8 swam in the Junior 100m Breaststroke finishing 7th overall and Jake B from Year 10 in the Intermediate event finishing 4th also in Breaststroke. Great achievement from all the swimmers in the pool – well done!
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 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.
U15s Football Cup Run Continues
On Tuesday, our U15s football team played in the quarter-final of the National Bowl Cup at Horsley FC. Bryanston proved very worthy opponents. It was 0-0 at half-time but a well worked team goal and an excellent free-kick meant Cranmore won the match 20. The semi-final will take place next month against Stephen Perse school from Cambridge.
Also this week, the U14s had three football matches against Glyn and the U14 hockey team had a Cup match against Bradfield College.
Sports News 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 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 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 Borelli House who gained the highest number of merits for the third week in a row!
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.
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 Seniors – Wednesday 7th February Money raised will be donated to the children’s mental health charity Place2Be
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CPA Summer Event
Notices
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
Soup of the day – Country vegetable & lentil
Tuesday
Soup of the day - Tomato
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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
Sticky honey & soy glazed chicken with Pak choi & Oriental style vegetables or Beef chow Mein
Traditional battered fish or fish fingers
Spaghetti bolognese
Chicken katsu curry
Chef’s carvery – Honey roast gammon with Yorkshire pudding
Jacket potato & beans
Plain pasta & tomato sauce
Jacket potato & beans
Plain pasta & tomato sauce
Jacket potato & beans
Vegetarian
Quorn mince bolognese
No chicken & spicy vegetable jambalaya
South Western stuffed sweet potato
Teriyaki glazed tofu with stir fried vegetables
Fresh vegetable lasagne
Sides
Pasta Roasted Mediterranean vegetables
Steamed rice Sweetcorn Prawn crackers
Roast potatoes Cauliflower & broccoli cheese 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
Main
Items in Italic - Sourced from F Conisbee’s, our local butcher
Prawn crackers Egg fried rice Carrots
Chips Peas Baked beans