Message from the Headmaster
Throughout the week, we helped raise awareness during Anti Bullying Week of the importance of supporting others and those in need. On Friday, we continued with this theme as pupils and staff took part in Odd Socks Day and made donations to the Anti Bullying Alliance. I would also like to thank all those families who contributed to the Shoe Box Appeal in support of such a worthy cause.
I am delighted that Mr Afana has officially launched the Digital Schoolhouse Esports Tournament for pupils at Cranmore. Together with Nintendo Switch, the Digital Schoolhouse competition offers our pupils an opportunity to take part and apply for one of the six jobs to manage and run the tournament at Cranmore. The tournament will run between November 2022 and February 2023. The winning team at Cranmore School will be competing against other regional winners, which will lead to the National Final and the Grand Final in April 2023. Our Senior pupils have also been completing the UK Bebras challenge, which introduces computational thinking to students, is organised in over 50 countries and is designed to get students all over the world excited about computing. Successful students will be invited to take part in The Oxford University Computing Challenge (OUCC) in January 2023.
I would like to congratulate all the Cranmore pupils who took part in the Henkes Shield on Saturday. It was another competitive spectacle and I am delighted that we have managed to tip the balance of successful victories in our favour. Another notable success was the U14 ski team on winning silver at the Surrey Championships. It is a wonderful achievement considering that a number of the participants were actually skiing up two age groups; this highlights the bright future these pupils will have in subsequent years.
Have a wonderful weekend.
14 NOVEMBER 2022
Mr Everitt
Christmas Shoebox Appeal
DRAMA COMPETITION
Thank you for the incredibly generous donations that we received for our Christmas Shoebox Appeal. Members of the Chaplaincy Team have helped to sort through the boxes and they have now been passed on, in readiness for delivery to Romania.
Mr Heaver
Modern Studies
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As part of the Modern Studies programme, Year 7 have been learning about personal finance. Early lessons explored barter, the role of money, different currencies and foreign exchange. One student was able to bring in a one billion dollar note which was very exciting although, sadly, not worth perhaps as much as expected !’
Mr Stuart Minikin
Library News—The Effingham Reading Challenge
We are pleased to announce the Effingham Reading Challenge 2022 23 which is running across Cranmore and St Teresa’s for pupils in Year 4 upwards. We have selected five fantastic books all of which have been released over the last year. Pupils can read three of the books for a Bronze certificate, four for a Silver certificate and five for a Gold certificate. Pupils who would like to take part should go and see Mrs Watkinson in the Cranmore library or Mrs Clarke in the St Teresa’s library. We look forward to finding out which book will be the overall winner!
Mrs Watkinson, School Librarian (Cranmore) and Mrs Clarke, School Librarian (St Teresa’s)
ART COMPETITION
It is a three stage competition designed to support and encourage the development of photographic skills starting with a local heat in February, with the best entries going forward to a District competition and on to a National Final at the end of March. Entries are submitted in age groups for fairness. The initial task is submit one photograph based upon the theme, “The Beauty of Architecture” with a sentence to explain the relationship to the theme.
This competition aims to encourage young people to experiment and express their ideas and interpretation of the subject through the medium of digital photography. Judges will consider technical merit, content and composition, and imagination and style. Competitors will receive a certificate of participation with appropriate awards for the winners at all stages of the competition.
Entries for the local heat, closing date Saturday 4th February 2023, are invited on behalf of the Mole Valley Rotary Clubs and should be submitted to Mrs Sanders felicity.sanders@cranmore.org no later than Wednesday 1st February.
Rotary Young Photographer is a well established and successful annual competition promoted by Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland (RGBI).
Anti Bullying Week
The theme for this year's Anti bullying week was Reach Out. 5FS and 9EN delivered two excellent assemblies on this topic. The school participated in variety of different activities throughout the week and it culminated in the pupils and staff wearing Odd Socks to highlight how unique we all are.
The Senior Chamber Choir performed at the Woking Music Festival on Thursday and received a well deserved Distinction. They received some extremely positive comments from the adjudicator. Well done to all pupils involved.
Senior Chamber Choir
Mrs Thornton and Mr Harris
Digital Schoolhouse
Computing News
Super Smash Bro e sport tournament:
On Tuesday 15th November, Cranmore School students at Year 8 and 9 started their e sport tournament for 2022/2023 academic year, a tournament organised by Digital Schoolhouse, with Nintendo Switch sponsorship.
The tournament aim is to introduce students to immersive careers pathways in the Gaming and Technology industry in the UK, through competitive gaming, team building, event management, and social media and marketing awareness.
The winning team will be crowned Cranmore e sport Champions in February 2023. They will then progress to compete in the regional qualifier playing other schools in the south and south of the UK. If successful, they will then proceed to the national final, playing against the other regional finals in April 2023. The school is proud to be the only Digital Schoolhouse hub and e sport venue in Surrey.
UK Bebras Challenge:
Senior School students have been practising and completing the UK Bebras challenge for this academic year. The Bebras Computing Challenge introduces computational thinking to students.
It is organised in over 50 countries and designed to get students all over the world excited about computing. Successful students will be invited to take part in The Oxford University Computing Challenge (OUCC) in January 2023. The event aims to encourage students who have achieved a top 10% score in the UK Bebras Challenge to develop their skills further and produce programmed solutions to computational thinking problems.
Cranmore:
Mr Ahmed Afana
Sports Roundup
Cranmore wins the Henkes Shield!
On Saturday, the 37th Henkes Shield took place with Cranmore taking the spoils 5.5 points to Rokeby’s 2.5. This included 5 wins and a draw from the 8 matches. The triumph this year means that Cranmore have now overtaken Rokeby with 19 wins to 18. This is the first time Cranmore have been in the lead for over a decade.
Saturday afternoon saw Cranmore pupils take part at the Biathlon Regional Qualifiers in Bracknell. All competitors did extremely well and we now wait to hear which individuals and teams qualify for the next stage.
On Sunday, the Skiing Surrey Schools Championships took place at Aldershot. Many individuals from our Ski Squad took part in this prestigious event. Cranmore had a very successful day with our U14s coming second, and both our U9s and U11s coming first.
Biathlon
Scholarship and performance
Skiing
Year 9 Rugby
Sports Roundup
This week saw the start of our rugby season. The excitement and enthusiasm has been very obvious for this change of core sports. On Wednesday, we were very fortunate to have Dorking’s RFC Director of Rugby, Armand Roux and Head of S&C Daniel Mackenzie to help with our U11s and U14s. The pupils gained so much from the visiting coaches that we will be sure to invite them back again soon.
We wish both our U11 and U13 football teams the biggest of good lucks in their respective Surrey Cups . Good luck Cranmore.
Cricket Coaching at Cranmore
Please see flyer regarding information of individual and small group cricket coaching held at Cranmore.
Mouthguards
With the rugby and hockey seasons commencing soon, every pupil from Year 2 upwards requires a mouthguard. Please see the attached flyer from O Pro, if you would like to purchase a customised Cranmore mouthguard. If you would like a dentist tailor made mouthguard for your child, please contact Debs Thomas to arrange an appointment externally by emailing debs@top guards.com or on their website www.top guards.com
Year 6 Games
Mr Hodgson, Director of Sport
This Week’s House Cup Winners
Congratulations : the senior merit cup winner this week is: Tylor
Thought for the week:
Christ the King
Is it service or applause that matters to you?
Christ the King
O Lord our God, You alone are the Most Holy King. Forgive us, O Sovereign King, our sins against you.
Jesus, You are a King of Mercy. Have mercy on us, Lord, and forgive us. Amen.
POPE FRANCIS - REFLECTION ON CHRIST THE KING
Let us reflect on this: in front of Pilate, Christ says he is a king at the moment in which the crowd is against him; but when the crowd was following and acclaiming him, he remained distant from this acclamation. That is, Jesus is showing that he is sovereignly free from the desire of earthly fame and glory. And we let us ask ourselves do we know how to imitate him in this aspect? Do we know how to govern our tendency to be continuously sought after and approved, or do we do everything to be esteemed by others? So, I ask: what matters? Is it applause or service that matters about what we do, particularly concerning our Christian commitment?
Let us Pray: Our Father Hail Mary
1 minute silence
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
A Message from our Chaplaincy Team
Notices
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Menu
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Soup Soup of the day Soup of the day Soup of the day World cup Morocco, Harira
Main World cup England, locally sourced pork sausages & onion gravy
World cup Mexico, Mild beef chilli con carne served with tacos & dips
Roasted pork leg with Yorkshire puddings & apple sauce
Jacket potato & beans Jacket potato & beans Jacket potato & beans
Vegetarian Spaghetti Neapolitan with freshly baked focaccia
Sides Mashed potato Broccoli / sweetcorn
Leek, potato & mature cheddar bake
Vegetable rice Roasted carrots / Mediterranean vegetables
Quorn cottage pie
Soup of the day Soup of the day
Freshly baked pepperoni pizza
Traditional battered cod fillet or jumbo fish fingers
Jacket potato & beans Jacket potato & beans
Freshly baked cheese & tomato pizza
Roast potatoes/mixed vegetables
World cup Ghana, Jollof rice/Jacket wedges/ sweetcorn
World cup USA, Mac ‘n’ cheese with corn on the cob
Chips/peas/ baked beans
Additional Salad bar Salad bar Salad bar Salad bar Salad bar
Dessert Chocolate cake slice
Banoffee pie
Shortbread biscuit
Apple pie & custard Strawberry smoothie bar
Items in Italic - Sourced from F Conisbee’s, our local butcher
