Senior Chronicle 18 September 2023

Message from the Headmaster

We welcomed many prospective families to Open Morning in glorious weather last Saturday. Thank you to the pupils who were part of classroom demonstrations, gave musical performances and led tours. Families were extremely impressed by our pupils, staff and facilities. Thank you also to the members of our CPA who managed the popular refreshment stations.

This academic year we focus on our school value, Faith, and on Wednesday we celebrated our New School Year Mass. During the Trust’s Safer Internet Week, pupils, staff and parents had opportunities to learn about keeping children safe online. Year 7 pupils enjoyed their first study skills session introducing them to engaging strategies which will be built upon with future sessions as they progress through the Senior school.

We are excited to welcome poet Laura Mucha to Cranmore on 5th of October, which is National Poetry Day. The National Literacy Trust and the Royal British Legion have a series of online poetry workshops for pupils on the theme of Remembrance, the final one of which is on National Poetry Day and Cranmore is delighted to be hosting this event. A small number of younger pupils will perform a poem in the live workshop which will be broadcast to over 100 other schools around the country. It is an excellent opportunity for some of our boys to experience and learn about the process of broadcasting whilst being inspired with their poetry writing.

Mr Everitt 18 SEPTEMBER 2023

Year 7 Study Skills with Elevate Education

It isn’t enough that pupils simply understand what they need to do in their study; the challenge is to enable them to use and apply the skills they learn efficiently, be self-reflective and develop good habits.

To support this aim we instructed an external company to conduct this important session, which took place on Tuesday this week. The focus was on how to take notes efficiently, without compromising on detail. Pupils were also introduced to the concept of selective reading, where they focus on identifying key words or phrases rather than the whole text.

The presenter conducted the session with enthusiasm and clarity and pupils were very receptive to the input. We will build upon this year’s session with Time Management in Year 8, Memory Mnemonics in Year 9 and ‘Study Sensei’ for Year 10.

Mr Pulford, Deputy Head

School Council Nominations

Senior pupils are invited to stand for election to this year’s School Council. Pupils who are interested in this role should prepare a speech to give to their class explaining the reasons why they would make a good school council representative. (Pupils may wish to include a PowerPoint, but this is not essential).

Elections will be held in Form time 25 September - 6th October. Good luck to all the pupils who stand for nomination.

Mrs Spooner

E-Safety Talks

On Thursday 21st September, we welcomed Mr Karl Hopwood, an independent e-safety expert, who met with all of our Upper Prep and Senior pupils. Karl is a member of the UK Council for Child Internet Safety and sits on the advisory board for the UK Safer Internet Centre. He provided engaging sessions in which our pupils learnt about the current issues and risks, how to stay safe online as well as the worrying increase of cyberbullying and its consequences.

Karl has shared a list of online resources and useful links for parents regarding online safety, which will be sent out via next week’s School Post.

Summer Reading Challenge

The following pupils completed the Summer Reading Challenge which involved reading books from a variety of different genres. Congratulations to all of them! They will receive their certificates in next week’s assembly.

Name Year Level

Nicky D 7 Bronze

Alex O 7 Bronze

Colin C 7 Silver

Alexander D 7 Gold

Charlie R 8 Gold

Joshua O 8 Gold

Matthew R 9 Gold

Mr Afana Mrs Watkinson

Art Scholars’ Visit to West Horsley Place

The Art Scholars visited West Horsley Place on Wednesday to view the ‘Spirit of Adventure’ exhibition curated by local art collector Chris Ingram. The collection included artwork from artists such as Henry Moore and Antony Caro, as well as contemporary artists new to the scene. The students explored the work on display, choosing a favourite piece to study further. They have now start planning their own response inspired by the research undertaken. We hope to exhibit their outcomes later in the year both at Cranmore and at West Horsley Place.

House Cup Winners

Mrs Sanders, Head of Art Congratulations to Morton House who gained the highest number of merits this week!

Sport Update

Winning Start for our U14 and U15 Rugby Teams

Our U14 and U15 rugby season started well with great performances and many tries scored against Glyn School. Our golfers represented the school superbly at the ISGA National Cup. It was great to see hard work and discipline on show at our first Scholars and Performance sessions.

Our seven U13 football teams were in action against Downsend on Wednesday and our U15 team played in the first round of the National Cup against Box Hill.

Sport Update

Our Ski Squad took part in the ESSKIA qualifiers in Southampton on Saturday and all age groups successfully progressed through to the National Finals.

October half-term Camps

Please see links below and flyers regarding Sports Camps taking place at Cranmore this October halfterm:

- Goalkeeping https://ab1academy.com/horsley-camp/

- Football Camp https://www.participant.co.uk/surreyfootballcoaching/event/439486/?x=1#init

Mouthguards

Please see link below for more information regarding Opro Cranmore mouthguards

https://www.opro.com/school-custom-mouthguard.html? option=34&value=262&school_name=Q3Jhbm1vcmUgU2Nob29s

Mr Hodgson, Director of Sport

Forgiveness

We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.”

Martin Luther King Junior

Bible Reading

Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?”

Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.”

Matthew 18

Reflection

This year we know that there will be times when we will need to forgive and be forgiven. Within the Sacrament of Reconciliation we can experience in a real way the gift of forgiveness.

Prayer

Jesus, You know that there are people in my life that have caused me pain, and I'm not sure if right now I even want to forgive. But I pray now for the grace to want to make room for Your healing. Amen

Jesus, You know that there are people in my life who have caused me pain, and I'm not sure if right now I even want to forgive. But I pray now for the grace to want to make room for Your healing. Amen

Prep Resources

Senior Resources

Visit the Relics of St Bernadette

A Message from our Chaplaincy Team

Notices

Notices

Senior Chronicle 18 September 2023

Message from the Headmaster

Year 7 Study Skills with Elevate Education

School Council Nominations

E-Safety Talks

Summer Reading Challenge

Art Scholars’ Visit to West Horsley Place

House Cup Winners

Sport Update

Winning Start for our U14 and U15 Rugby Teams

Sport Update

October half-term Camps

Mouthguards

Forgiveness

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