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World Book Day
England Rugby Sevens
Cross Country
SUMMER TERM 2019
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2 Nursery 4 Our School 10 House Reports 12 13 14 16 18 20 24 32 35 36
Out & About Liturgical Life Clubs Art Drama Music Sport Achievements Trips Forest School
Pre-Nursery enjoyed choosing their cakes to take home
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Ten chicks
hatched at Nursery
Enjoying the garden on a windy day!
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Lower Preps
have fun in the snow Exploring blocks of ice
Junior
Sponsored Swim
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very child in the Junior Department participated in the Junior Department Sponsored Swim, raising funds for a local charity, Cherry Trees, which provides respite care for children and young adults.
Exploratory play
Polar explorer ship
Thank you all for your generosity to this wonderful charity, which makes such a difference to families in our local community, raising‌.
ÂŁ6,000
Mrs Nicholson
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Lower Prep Writing & Art
Congratulations to... The Headmaster is congratulated by Sir Anthony Seldon on being awarded his MA for Research in Philosophy which means he has completed a degree in every decade since the 1970s. Mr Connolly was most fortunate to have had the eminent philosopher, Sir Roger Scruton, as his personal supervisor for his dissertation.
Veterans’ Visit
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e were very honoured to welcome two veterans from the Glider Pilot Regiment to talk about their experiences in World War 2. The gentlemen brought many pictures and photographs of their time in the regiment and of the Horsa Gliders that they both flew.
Staff Sgt Laurie Weedon gave an inspirational talk about his role as a glider pilot on D-Day, 6th June 1944, at Pegasus Bridge in Normandy, France. He showed the children a model of a Horsa Glider which had no engines and could also carry 30 men or 6 men and a jeep. Sgt Frank Ashleigh gave an account of his role in the Battle for Arnhem in Holland, in September 1944. The children were amazed by his description of being holed up in the belfry tower of a church surrounded by German soldiers and subsequently taken prisoner. Sgt Ashleigh also showed the children the basic principles of flight using 2 pieces of paper to demonstrate how airflow over the wings lifts a plane upwards. This was a very important opportunity for the children to gain a better understanding of living history by people who actually experienced it.
Mrs Harney
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Middle Prep
Eiffel Tower Art
Shared reading on World Book Day
Making wooden necklaces at Forest School
Upper Prep
study trees Upper Preps test their pulse rate in Forest School
Signs of Spring in Forest School
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World
Book Day
Making Pancakes
School Council
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chool Council members visited the local care home, Limegrove, to entertain the residents with a selection of musical performances and clever riddles. It was a pleasure to hear some of the audience humming along to some familiar tunes.
Mrs Spooner 7
Junior
Sports Exhibition
It was a joy to see so many junior children participating in various sports whilst having so much fun. To have the England Women’s Sevens Squad at Cranmore made the event even more special.
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Science Week
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Borelli House Report
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orelli produced an incredible performance of the song ‘When I Grow Up’ from the musical Matilda in the Senior House Music Competition and the whole House can feel very proud of their efforts. The Fifth and Sixth Forms showed great leadership in guiding the younger members of the House through rehearsals and bringing everyone together on the day. When one of our Third Form members (Alexander Hayward) wrapped up the afternoon’s competition with a fine solo, accompanied on the cello by one of our Sixth Formers (Charlie Barklam), you could have heard a pin drop in the hushed silence that followed – before being broken by rapturous applause!
Mr Heaver
House Master
Bowen House Report
Merit Cup winners
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nce again, an extremely successful term for Bowen House. The house have built on the triumphs of last term and retained the termly cup, winning the combined Junior and Senior House Merits. Bowen has been in the top three on nine occasions with Jai lifting the weekly cup six times. The majority of pupils have reached 100 merits, thirteen have achieved over 200 and five pupils over 300 merits. The outstanding performance of the term has to be awarded to the entire house for their magnificent display in the House Music Competition. They sang ‘Bad Guys’ from Bugsy Malone superbly and were deserved winners. This now makes it three wins in the past five years; an incredible achievement.
Winners of House Music competition
An extremely successful term. Well done!
Mr O’Neill
Morton House Report
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t has been a very busy term for Morton, enjoying House Rugby and Hockey tournaments with some excellent performances. Many of our House Meetings were used to prepare and rehearse for the annual House Music Competition and we were very proud of our performance of ‘Food Glorious Food’ from Oliver. After the drama of House Music we began to focus on our position in the merit table. There were some excellent individual scores which we celebrated in House Meetings with several children reaching their 100, 200 and even 300 certificates and our House Captain was presented with the House Cup regularly in Assembly for the highest weekly merit total.
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Mr Down
House Master
House Master
Radford House Report
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adford really enjoyed the second term as preparations for House Music were ramped up. Having chosen ‘Do You Hear the People Sing’ from Les Miserables many of the house meetings were spent practicing and channelling our inner Enjolras or Marius. On the day, dressed in our Tricolour sashes, we sang our hearts out, hoping to ‘do the double’. Whilst we sang incredibly well and received some amazing feedback from the adjudicator, it was not to be. Mrs Attree, Dr Verny-White and I are incredibly proud of all the pupils in the house and we cannot wait until next year’s competition. We have also spent time in house meetings working in our family groups on quizzes and the inaugural inter-family Radford ball competition. It is these sessions, where all the
pupils work together regardless of year group and abilities, that make Radford such a special and enjoyable house. We have won some of the weekly merit cups and now look towards the summer term and making it an orange year. Come on Radford, I know you can do it!
Mr Hinds
House Master
Stokes House Report
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he term started with all eyes on the House Music Competition and this year we chose Queen’s “ We will Rock you”, a well-known tune with our own ‘special’ twist . With great drum playing from Arthur Brown we felt we were in with a shout. A good performance on the day achieved third place and perhaps we shall encourage audience participation next year.
Mr Mellstrom
House Master
Tylor House Report
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he first half of term was dedicated to rehearsing our rendition of ’Singin’ In The Rain’ for the annual House Music competition. Our pupils took part in the competition in good spirits and we discovered three promising tap dancers in the process! Thank you to Freddie, Hugo and Theo for their enthusiasm and to Miss Moore for her help in putting together their routine. On the sports field, we had a successful House hockey tournament with all year groups achieving a position in the top three and, most notably, our 5th & 6th Form team winning their respective tournament. Many Tylor pupils have achieved impressive individual merit totals this term with several pupils gaining over 200 merits. Congratulations to H Colborne-Baber and B Jales who both received their 300 merit certificate. Well done!
Mrs Spooner
House Mistress
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Middle Prep
visit
Bird World
Form 2 enjoyed a trip to the Polka Theatre for a performance of the Wind in the Willows followed by Art and Drama workshops. 12
Science Club Visit to
Wellington College
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he Science Club visited Wellington College for a ‘Chemistry Spectacular’ with bangs, explosions and other amazing sights from 2000°C molten iron, to chemical changes that were reversible – they even put liquid nitrogen on the floor beneath us! Much appreciation to Dr Verny White and Mr. Minikin who organized this wonderful excursion. We are also very grateful to Wellington College for hosting the spectacular– we were given hand warmers and learnt the chemistry behind them.
H Rees 4P
Rural Life Centre
Lookout
Discovery Centre
Liturgical Life
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r Stephen Dingley led a Lenten Mass on Forgiveness and offered the Sacrament of Reconciliation. This was a perfect opportunity for all our pupils to reflect on their lives. All senior pupils took part in the CAFOD Lenten Fast; a little less food so others could have a little more. In RE lessons we also reflected on Christ’s Last Supper and, by polishing each other’s shoes as an act of service, understand the importance of service. A representative from the charity, Mary’s Meals, received a cheque for £1,981 from our sponsored Action Day. This will feed over 140 children for a whole year. David Brinn from CAFOD talked to pupils about the work they do. The presentation and workshops helped pupils to gain a greater understanding of the work of CAFOD.
In our world it is often easy to forget the importance of prayer. Our pupils experience prayer each day and have deepened their spirituality through our regular School Mass, House Liturgies and prayer walks.
Mr Jakubowski
School Chaplain
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Clubs
MTech
at Cranmore Gymnastics
Boogie Dance
Hockey
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Model Making
Cookery Club
Chelsea Football
Form 1 Chess Club
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Art
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Drama Highlights from a busy term Form 2 pupils perform an energetic version of Dennis Kelly’s “Matilda the Musical”.
Pupils in Forms 1-5 take LAMDA classes to help build confidence and understanding of text in performance.
Pupils from Forms 3-5 perform at The Guildford Institute delivering confident humorous verse and monologues to an enthusiastic audience.
Pupils from Forms 1-4 enter the Godalming Festival for Speech and Drama receiving 80% and above for their performances.
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Drama Results Form 1 Oliver Atkinson
Entry Level, Speaking Verse and Prose
Merit
Jackson Bigmore
Entry Level, Speaking Verse and Prose
Distinction
Harry Cowper
Entry Level, Speaking Verse and Prose
Merit
Amelia Bourner
Entry Level, Speaking Verse and Prose
Merit
Jack Brod
Entry Level, Speaking Verse and Prose
Distinction
Thomas Cowper
Entry Level, Speaking Verse and Prose
Merit
Ashton Harrison
Entry Level, Speaking Verse and Prose
Merit
Oliver Coleman
Entry Level, Speaking Verse and Prose
Merit
Charles Cooke
Entry Level, Speaking Verse and Prose
Merit
Emilia Elson
Entry Level, Speaking Verse and Prose
Distinction
Leo French
Entry Level, Speaking Verse and Prose
Merit
Alexander Gill
Entry Level, Speaking Verse and Prose
Distinction
Benjamin Rendle
Entry Level, Speaking Verse and Prose
Merit
Navid Soufizadeh
Entry Level, Speaking Verse and Prose
Distinction
Lialian Stepp
Entry Level, Speaking Verse and Prose
Merit
Barnaby Higgins
Entry Level, Speaking Verse and Prose
Merit
Effie Wise
Entry Level, Speaking Verse and Prose
Merit
George Taylor
Entry Level, Speaking Verse and Prose
Distinction
Charlie Weatherall
Entry Level, Speaking Verse and Prose
Merit
Albert Guise Tucker
Grade 1 Speaking Verse and Prose
Distinction
Ben Clark
Grade 1 Speaking Verse and Prose
Distinction
Frederick Firth
Grade 1 Speaking Verse and Prose
Distinction
Austin Hodgett
Grade 1 Speaking Verse and Prose
Distinction
Jacob Waters
Grade 1 Speaking Verse and Prose
Merit
Omar Sherif
Grade 1 Speaking Verse and Prose
Distinction
Caitlin Watkins
Grade 1 Speaking Verse and Prose
Distinction
Michael Bosman
Grade 2 Speaking Verse and Prose
Merit
Arthur Brown
Grade 2 Speaking Verse and Prose
Distinction
Joshua Weatherall
Grade 2 Speaking Verse and Prose
Distinction
Kamran Haq
Grade 2 Speaking Verse and Prose
Distinction
Gabriel Ladds
Grade 2 Speaking Verse and Prose
Distinction
Lucas Mills Hicks
Acting Grade 2, Solo
Distinction
Miller Hughes
Acting Grade 3, Solo
Distinction
Grade 2 Speaking Verse and Prose
Distinction
Form 2
Form 3
Form 4
Form 5 Charles Elson
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Senior
Music
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hamber Strings made their way to Charterhouse for the Prep Schools’ String Day in January. Learning a variety of pieces by Mozart, Schubert, Schumann and Haydn, the Cranmore string players worked hard in the afternoon rehearsals and then gave a sparkling performance in front of the large parent audience. I was very pleased that our pupils were given the opportunity to work with the new Head of Strings at Charterhouse, Rafael Bolivar, a superb violinist, who has worked with the RPO for some twenty years. We were very pleased to introduce a new performing opportunity at the Guildford Institute for the members of C# and our talented drama pupils. Mrs Thornton arranged for these pupils to showcase their skills to an audience of parents and members of the public. The Institute has an intimate performing space and it was excellent practice for our pupils to play in an unfamiliar venue. Those pianists who played the lovely Bechstein piano were told that it dates back to 1892, exactly the same age as the building in which it resided.
HOUSE MUSIC COMPETITION WINNERS - BOWEN MORTON HOUSE SING ‘FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD’
NATIONAL YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA AT CRANMORE LIVE
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GUILDFORD INSTITUTE
The House Music Competition was, once again, great fun. The seniors put on a dazzling show of singing, acting and instrumental playing which was of the highest quality. The theme chosen for this year was ‘Songs from the Shows’ and after much deliberation, Serena Kay, our adjudicator, awarded the House Cup to Bowen for their performance of ‘Bad Guys’ from Bugsy Malone. My thanks to all the staff who supported the senior pupils during the weekly rehearsals. Having been a fan of NYJO (National Youth Jazz Orchestra) all my life, it was a real thrill to be able to book them for this year’s Cranmore Live. Their four jazz ambassadors, led by jazz pianist, Pete Letanka, worked with 130 pupils during numerous workshops. The creative focus of each session was to learn about the art of improvisation. Playing without music can be a frightening prospect for even the most advanced musician, yet all the pupils entered into the spirit of the proceedings and some were pleasantly surprised by how good they actually were! The evening concert featured the senior musicians at the very outset and then we all relaxed in our seats and marvelled at the amazing sounds of the twenty three piece NYJO big band. This was a real treat for all jazz fans and the programme reflected Valentine’s Day, with classics such as ‘Love for Sale’ and ‘Our Love is Here to Stay’. It was very satisfying to see a large audience, young and old, enjoying the buzz of listening to great live music.
C# AT GODALMING FESTIVAL
Early in March, the Junior and Senior Chamber Choirs made their way to the Godalming Festival to sing in the beautiful Chapel at Charterhouse. Both choirs sang with style, achieving marks of 86. C# won the Madrigal class with a mark of 84.
PIANO CONCERT
T. McLean played both his saxophone and trumpet at the festival. He scored 88 marks (Distinction) in the Brass Solo class and won the Woodwind Solo Yr 7-8 class with the incredible mark of 96 (Honours). I cannot recall a Cranmore pupil ever achieving a mark that high. Bravo! He also performed at the festival concert and was awarded The James Trophy for Woodwind. Brayden Jose played his French Horn at the festival and won the Brass Solo Yr 7-8 class with the amazing mark of 94 (Honours). Brayden is certainly a superstar of the future. George Steen also performed on the trumpet at the festival and in the ‘Novice Wind solo up to Yr 7’ he scored 90 marks, (Honours). He also entered the Brass Solo up to Year 6 class and was awarded a mark of 84.
SENIOR CHAMBER CHOIR
Many of the visiting music staff organise concerts in which their pupils perform and one such concert was run by Mrs Weston, one of our four piano teachers. I was very pleased to see the confidence with which her pupils performed. It was also a real treat for the children to perform on our beautiful Steinway piano. The annual Soiree showcasing the instrumental and choral music in the Senior Department took place towards the end of term. The standard of performance was very high throughout and I am thrilled that two of the pupils who performed will be taking Grade 8 on their instruments this academic year. Another busy and successful term drew to a close with two full days of ABRSM exams.
Mr Harris
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Junior Music
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have really enjoyed being part of the Junior Department’s music making. Form 1 were very fortunate to take part in a workshop run by the National Youth Jazz Orchestra. Many pupils then attended the evening concert where we were all blown away by the sound! Nursery had a wonderful Mother’s Day celebration singing four beautiful songs about their mothers and spring. There have been enjoyable music assemblies this term where many confident soloists from Upper Prep and Form One performed to the department and their parents ranging from a voice trio, a rock band, choirs and solo instruments.
Both Junior choirs are growing in numbers. The Junior Chamber Choir sang ‘Sing’ and ‘Brighter Day Tomorrow’ beautifully in the Charterhouse Chapel at the Godalming Music Festival, achieving a very commendable 86 marks. They also showcased ‘Sing’ in a whole school assembly. The Training Choir performed ‘I’ve Got a Song I can Sing to be Thankful’ in a Junior Music Assembly. Congratulations to George Steen in 1F who achieved a first place award for his trumpet solo at Godalming Music Festival.
Mrs Thornton
JUNIOR CHAMBER CHOIR
Music Results
Music Results Grade 1
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Austin Hodgett
Piano
Distinction
Alexander McDougall
Piano
Distinction
Max Odlind
Piano
Distinction
Ronan Madden
Singing
Distinction
Charlie Steer
Piano
Distinction
William Rosenberg
Flute
Pass
Charlie Weatherall
Piano
Merit
Henry Steen
Singing
Merit
Kamran Haq
Piano
Merit
Joshua Weatherall
Guitar
Merit
Louis Wilkinson
Trombone
Merit
Sebastian Durie
Piano
Merit
George Wiesener
Piano
Pass
Jack Dorricott
Treble Recorder
Merit
Michael Bosman
Piano
Pass
Lucia Meneghin
Piano
Merit
Luca Santoni
Piano
Pass
Alexander Badman
Piano
Distinction
Jamie Ellis
Piano
Pass
Grade 2
Harry Way
Alto Saxophone
Merit
Zac Sherazee
Trumpet
Merit
Edward Pearson
Singing
Merit
Joshua Illavia
Violin
Merit
Ronan Madden
Violin
Merit
Stanley Gwanoya
Trombone
Distinction
Grade 4 Cameron Gill
Clarinet
Pass
William Dow
Trumpet
Merit
Jake Crehan Mills
Piano
Merit
Frederick Barklam
Violin
Merit
Georgie Paulson
Violin
Distinction
Alexander Wood
Violin
Distinction
Alto Saxophone
Distinction
Grade 5 Grade 3 Marcus Binnie
Piano
Pass
Dominic Powell
Basson
Pass
William Bennett
Descant Recorder
Merit
Ethan Slade
Oboe
Merit
Thomas McNamara
Alto Saxophone
Merit
Miller Hughes
Singing
Merit
Bobby Guest
Singing
Distinction
Adrian Groenewald
Singing
Distinction
Harvey Steer
Flute
Distinction
Grade 8 Thomas McLean
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Junior Sport
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he Easter Term for the Junior Department has seen many different activities and sports taking place, with several fixtures across the top two years. In Games lessons, Lower Prep have been working on their catch and pass skills with invasion/evasion concepts being taught through numerous games. With a weekly swimming lesson plus various dance, yoga and movement activities in their form classes, these children have been very busy. In their Games lessons, Middle Prep started a three week block rotation which involved Uni-Hoc (indoor hockey), dance and movement, and evasion/invasion activities. They have also benefitted from Chelsea football coaches. Upper Prep boys played rugby (before switching to hockey) and had a fantastic afternoon when Downsend visited Cranmore for a whole year group U7s rugby fixture. The matches were excellent and the support was just as good as over 100 parents were on the sidelines cheering on the young players. The U7 girls had a netball match at St. George’s which again was a superb experience for the children. Form One boys have had several fixtures including four rugby and three hockey matches allowing plenty of opportunity for all the children to represent Cranmore. Similarly, the U8 girls have enjoyed plenty of hockey and netball matches with both sports progressing well. The finale to the term was the Junior Sports Exhibition held just before school broke up for the Easter holiday. It was a joy to see so many children at the school participating in various sports whilst having so much fun. To have the England Womens’ Sevens Squad at Cranmore on the afternoon made the event even more special.
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t was another successful term for the Squash Squads. The regular fixtures against CLFS saw some excellent squash played, particularly from the Under 10 age group. We welcomed Downsend for a new fixture and this saw the U10 and U12 record a substantial win. This year, we had over 20 pupils play in squash matches. I am hoping next year that we can increase our fixture list so more pupils have the opportunity to play.
Mr O’Neill
Mr Hodgson
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Squash Report
U7s in action
Cross Country Report
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ur Cross Country squad’s season wrapped up with the annual Claremont Fan Court school event and it capped off another successful year for our young runners. It has been wonderful to see the commitment shown not only by our race day teams but also by the whole squad in encouraging and supporting one another over the course of the year. Our more senior members in the Fifth and Sixth Form have acted as excellent role models for our more junior racers, including leading warm-ups and talking through race tactics. There have been some truly memorable moments that the club can look back on with pride. Amongst these, securing bronze at the Danes Hill inter-schools competition stands out, along with C. Watkins’ performance at the Highfield School event where she became the first girl to represent Cranmore School in a competitive race. H. Williams has done a fine job of captaining our race day teams and I must also thank Mr MacKinnon for his support in all aspects of running our training sessions. On behalf of the entire Cross Country squad, I would like to say a huge thank you to all of the parents who have given up their time to come and encourage us, no matter what the weather.
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U9 Rugby
his was a highly enjoyable and entertaining year for the U9 age group. They played 53 matches, winning 36 and amassing over 2,000 points. The A team scored 470 points and 300 points were scored by the U9E in seven games. Special mention must also go to the defensive capabilities of the U9B team who only conceded 100 points in 9 matches. The teams performed well throughout the year scoring some notable victories against local rivals Downsend and Danes Hill. The U9A team performed admirably at the Aldro Festival, where they won all their matches and at the Surrey Junior Schools Festival. Congratulations to all the teams on a successful season.
Mr O’Neill Photos by Matt Harris
Mr Heaver
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U10 Rugby
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nother great season for the U10 rugby teams with some impressive wins. The commitment to the tackle has always been a strong point of Cranmore Rugby and it is easy to see the effect of having such highly experienced staff coaching. The pupils have also worked on quick line speed, and this was shown to be very effective in games against Donhead and Downsend. As a whole, there is still a lot of work needed to be done on passing and moving the ball wide, but with the ability to steal the ball and cut down attacks the pupils are in a good position for next year.
Mr Mellstrom
U11 Rugby
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his was a successful season for the Fourth Form. There was a noticeable improvement in the skills required. This was most apparent in the contact situation where the commitment of the year group and the courage of most meant they were rarely bettered in the ruck where they secured their own ball and were excellent at turning over the opposition’s possession. The B, C and D teams were particularly blessed with forward power and this served them well throughout the wetter months enabling them to wear the opposition down before unleashing the backs. This was best illustrated in the B team’s outstanding victory against Donhead in the Dunkley Shield. The strength in depth was such that only one game was lost between these three teams out of 24 matches. The A team results were also promising. They won as many as they lost but were more successful when playing in festival conditions. This was particularly evident towards the end of the season when they produced their best displays in close fought contests at both the Donhead Festival and the Surrey Festival. Perhaps the most impressive achievement of the term for the year group was the way they trained and played with a sense of resolve whilst still upholding the most important aspect of sport, enjoyment.
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U12 Rugby
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his season started with a sense of the unknown. The move up to 12-a-side rugby meant that both selection and positional changes were needed more so than in any other year. The foundations of tackling and rucking skills that the year group had concentrated on over the previous year meant that an abrasive and direct style of rugby was adopted for the first few matches of the season which reaped rewards. Both the A and B squads developed the ability to play a passing game as well as realising when a more practical approach was required. They thrived when playing in wet conditions as their improved handling often meant the crucial difference between them and the opposition. It was no surprise that some excellent results followed for these teams; most notable being victories against Feltonfleet and Downsend. This group of players has much to offer as they move up to the 13-a-side game. The A team were beginning to show the potential to take on all-comers as they started to find the balance between a running and passing game. They were particularly effective
in the Murray Cup match against Rokeby but their finest performance was in a thrilling game against King’s House where they twice came back from three tries down to secure a 30 all draw. Possibly the biggest achievement of the season was the manner in which they recognised the importance of collective responsibility. They were assiduous in developing individually and created the right environment to unify these components. They were a pleasure to teach.
Mr Phillips
U13 Rugby
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he second half of the U13 rugby season proved to be very impressive, including an unbeaten run of five straight games. Opposition teams that were overpowered by this attacking Cranmore side were Feltonfleet, Downsend and Rokeby school. Credit must go to certain players like Thomas Mclean, Oliver Broadbelt and Charlie Barklam who applied themselves very well and made the successful season a real squad effort. The Sevens season saw this side push their full potential showing how competitive they could be with every match they played. With every tournament the side improved, with their connected defence proving hard to breakdown and keeping possession being a key component of their Sevens playing style. After the St. Johns Beaumont, Feltonfleet, and Aldro festival, the grand finale was the Roslyn Park National Schools festival.
This National festival proved a very successful day for this team, winning every single match played. The standard of the sevens played by Cranmore was outstanding making it a very proud day for all involved. The Sevens was a great way to finish the rugby season. A special mention must go to captain Henry Williams and his vice captains Max Towers and Liam Boyle. The three young men always trained with great intensity, enforced high standards with their peers and lead by example in the matches. Well done to these individuals and the whole U13s rugby squad for an enjoyable and successful 2018 2019 season.
Mr Hodgson
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Chemmy Alcott coaching Cranmore ski squad at the Giant Slalo. These represent the best results that a current Cranmore pupil has ever recorded on the snow.
he early group of junior skiers are now all on the main slope and really improving, and the best of the group have even moved up to the 5pm session with the older children.
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Mid-March and I had the pleasure of taking nine of the race squad off to Pila for the Interschools with our own race trainer, ex GBR racer John Harris. Once again, it was a wonderful trip and the standard of skiing improved dramatically. It certainly helped that Chemmy Alcott was on hand (an old friend of both Sandown Skiing and John Harris) and allowed us to use her Slalom and Giant Slalom courses with individual feedback for all. Race day saw a lot of children from the International schools skiing in the event but Cranmore school had some amazing results with G. Messinger finishing 6th in the slalom (a second place if you took out the local skiers). We finished 18th out 114 and this would actually place us 3rd in the teams which had a minimum of eight skiers.
The race club has been working hard on technique - getting forward in their stance with the weight on the outside ski and the upper body quite fixed whilst the lower body is doing all the work.
The end of term saw us finish with a Grand Prix and allowed some of the younger non-racers to see what standard is required to join the ski squad. Well done to all who took part, it takes a lot of courage to ski down the top ramp.
Half term sees some of the top skiers off racing and it was great to hear that B. Aldridge-Bate got a third place at the British Alpine U14 Ski Championships at Super G. He would repeat this again at the British Interschools later in the month
Skiing will continue next term as usual and we are looking forward to both the Sandown Dual Slalom as well as the Satips Championships on the artificial snow of Hemel Indoor Ski Centre.
Skiing
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Mr Mellstrom
Golf
G
olf has continued to be a popular sport. Over the winter weeks Phil and Sam, professionals from the Drift Golf Club, ran a number of indoor sessions in school. This focussed on players’ swings, timings and set up. On 26 March O. Broadbelt, W. McDougall and J. Maylen went to Burhill Golf Course to take part in the Reeds’ Prep School Competition. After a slightly nervous start, our players found their rhythm and ended up coming second overall. Well done to all those involved. We have a number of fixtures next term as golf at Cranmore goes from strength to strength.
Mr Jakubowski
Rowing
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e were very fortunate with the mild and dry weather meaning we were able to be on the river nearly every week.
Our senior quadruple scull raced in the Weybridge Winter Head, the Head of the Avon as well as in the Hyne Cup race. They are looking forward to the Ghent Regatta in Belgium. Our J11s and J12s had their first taste of racing at the Hyne Cup before winning the J11 event at the Head of the Avon in Bath after an exciting race.
Credit: Mark Moreve
In February we made our annual trip to the South of England Indoor Rowing championships in Abingdon. We contested all age categories from J10 to J13 and entered both individual and team events which made for a very busy and action packed day. With the arrival of Summer we look forward to going out in the smaller singles and doubles to prepare for the regatta season.
Mr Martin Credit: Mark Moreve
Credit: Mark Moreve
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U9
Hockey
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he U9s had a very enjoyable season. Results were impressive throughout the year group and large numbers were guaranteed at training. The A team’s best performance was a fantastic 10-4 victory against Danes Hill. The B, C, D and E teams all remained undefeated from their four matches and demonstrated some excellent attacking play. I am sure that, with further work on their tactical understanding, all teams will continue to produce a high standard in the future.
Mr Down
U10 Hockey
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he hockey season always starts with a trip to Wellington College for their festival. This is a great chance to play 6 matches and work out our strengths and aspects for development. It was obvious that we were strong in defence but we sometimes struggled to move the ball wide and create enough scoring opportunities. The next couple of sessions were very much about fast, wide play and shooting whenever we got into the D. This made a massive difference to Cranmore’s U10 session and the goals started to flow at all levels. The U10s also hosted the first ever Saturday fixture against Feltonfleet which proved to be a great success, something I am sure will be developed next year. Looking back on the season, the new Astro has been excellent and the standard of hockey is improving all the time.
Mr Mellstrom
U11 Hockey
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he U11 squads had a challenging season. The A team once again entered the Wellington Festival and performed well with improvements evident in each match. Basic stick skills are good but more emphasis on work rate and positional play is needed. A number of B team players gained promotion and they enjoyed victories against Parkside and Feltonfleet. More C and D team fixtures ensured that everyone in the year group had an opportunity to represent the School with both of these teams being undefeated.
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Mr Down
U13 Hockey
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t was a very busy and successful half term of Hockey for the U13 sides. The first team were capable of playing to a very high standard and this was reflected in their excellent results. Undoubtedly, the highlight of the season was the double victory against Danes Hill. Six other wins were recorded and only one narrow loss. Players were rotated throughout the season for the second team and they performed admirably and can be proud of positive results against Shrewsbury House and Danes Hill. Enthusiasm remained high throughout training and, with many of the players returning next year, we are optimistic for the future.
Mr Down
Girls’ Sports
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e took all the U9 and U8 Girls to City of London Freemen’s School earlier this term for a block hockey fixture. It was fantastic to see the standard of hockey played and how well the two age groups worked together. Form 1 participated in a tournament at Cranleigh where they played some very good hockey and had four wins and one draw. Again, it was great to see their level of commitment and teamwork. We played netball matches against St George’s College and City of London Freemen’s in the first half of term. The girls had some good games and the ball was end to end. At the beginning of March we welcomed the parents of the Form One girls to a joint session on a Saturday morning. This involved a skills workshop and a match followed by one for parents and staff. It was an enjoyable morning and nice for the girls to see their parents and teachers playing! We had our first Saturday mini festival at Downsend where we had two combined teams with U8 and U9. The teams played 5 matches each and there were lots of goals and a few wins, plus player of the team voted for by the opposition. Lastly we had a netball fixture for our U8s and the first ever outing for our U7s. The girls were very excited to be travelling to an away match on the minibuses. They played some great netball and their team skills progressed throughout the matches. It has been a busy term but the girls have done well and enjoyed their sport.
Mrs Attree
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School Achievements Captain of School:
Vice Captain:
Thomas McLean
Josh Little
Senior Department Officials House
Captain
Vice Captain
Librarians
BORELLI
Oliver Broadbelt
Jake Armitage • Elliot Rose
Olivier Hinds
BOWEN
Jai Arun
Henry Williams
William Toone
MORTON
William Toone
Jake Crehan Mills • Sebastian Rogers
RADFORD
Haris MacNicol
Archie Soley
Chaplaincy
STOKES
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Georgie Paulson
TYLOR
Liam Boyle
Olivier Hinds • Max Towers
Bobby Guest
Sports Captains & Vice Captains
Music, Drama & Art
Cross Country
Henry Williams
Head Chorister
Charlie Barklam
Golf
Oliver Broadbelt
Leader of Orchestra
Thomas McLean
Rowing
Jai Arun
Band Leader
Jake Crehan Mills
Rugby
Henry Williams
Drama Captain
William Toone
Skiing
Ben Aldridge-Bate
Art Captain
Jake Armitage
Squash
Charlie Barklam
Art Vice Captain
Noah Seeback
Swimming
Noah Seeback
Senior Colours Easter 2019 Squash
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Rugby
Charlie Barklam
U13 Full Colours
Rory Proctor
U13 Full Colours
Freddie Barklam
U13 Full Colours
William Toone
U13 Full Colours
Max Towers
U13 Full Colours
Charles Barklam
U13 Half Colours
Thomas Bull
U13 Half Colours
Oliver Broadbelt
U13 Half Colours
James Maylen
U13 Half Colours
Thomas McLean
U13 Half Colours
Tommy McNamara
U13 Half Colours
Joshua Little
U13 Half Colours
Sebastian Rogers
U13 Half Colours
Senior Colours Easter 2019 Continued Cross Country
Music
Henry Williams
U13 Full Colours
Thomas McLean
Full Colours
Ben Cooper
U13 Half Colours
Charlie Barklam
Full Colours
Max Loest
U13 Half Colours
Oliver Broadbelt
Full Colours
Tommy McNamara
U13 Half Colours
Jake Crehan Mills
Full Colours
Alexander Wood
U13 Half Colours
Haris MacNicol
Full Colours
Archie Soley
Full Colours
Josh Little
Full Colours
Olivier Hinds
Half Colours
William Toone
Half Colours
Rowing Olivier Hinds
Full Colours
Jai Arun
Full Colours
Jacob Crehan Mills
Full Colours
Alex Roberts
Half Colours
Senior Sports Awards Easter Term 2019 Rugby
Cup/Award
Subject
Dylan Fuller
Lewis Cup
Most Improved U11 Rugby Player
Theo Kemp
Brennan Cup
Best U11 Rugby Player
Zack Hyner
Bailey Cup
Best U11/12 Sevens Player
Joshua Lyons
Campbell Cup
Most Improved U12 Rugby Player
James Fortescue
Weatherly Cup
Best U12 Rugby Player
Henry Williams
Jenkins Cup
Best Sevens Player
Jake Armitage
Woods Cup
Most Improved U13 Rugby Player
William Toone
Reynolds Cup
Commitment to Senior Rugby
Liam Boyle
Walster Cup
Best U13 Rugby Player
Archie Soley
Woods Cup
Best Forward
House
Captain
Vice Captain
BORELLI
Effie Wise
Elliott Berry
BOWEN
Charlie Cooke
Amelie Wellby
MORTON
Jack Brod
Sean Kantor
RADFORD
Rocco Hughes
Johnny Knott
STOKES
Barnaby Higgins
Jake Mills-Hicks
TYLOR
Charlie Weatherall
Harry Charlton
Junior Officials
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Junior Officials Continued Assembly Monitor
Emmie Hepburn • Navid Soufizadeh
Music Monitor
Isabella Sunderland • Oliver Coleman
First Aid Monitor
Dylan Curtis • Freddie Brackley
Library Monitor
Theo Webb • Harry Ivings
Playground Monitor
Rico Tarbuck • Isabella McKinson • Lily Stepp • Matthew Oakenfull
Junior Department Easter Term 2019 Trophies Swimming
All Round Effort in Lower Prep
Aila Coletta
The Poole Cup
Elliot Woolley
George Steen
The Sylge Cup
Sports Cup
Music Sophie Keeble
Upper Prep Music Cup
Science Arthur Ogilvie Smals
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The O’Leary Cup for Science
Jennings Cup
Joshua Middleton
Middle Prep
Eoghan Fuller
Upper Prep
Isabella Morton
Form One
Progress Cup
Forest School Cup
Thomas Young
Progress Cup for Reading UP
Landon de Goede
Matthew Oakenfull
Progress Cup for Reading Form 1
Rowing
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Trip
ur senior oarsmen headed to Belgium with Walton Rowing Club for their annual visit to Ghent International Regatta. The crews had the opportunity to train on a multi-lane international rowing course along with crews from other European countries and as far away as China. On race day, we competed in singles, doubles and quadruple sculls and enjoyed some exciting races.
Ski Trip
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or the 7th year in row, the Cranmore party headed to Aosta Pila in the Italian Alps for our family ski holiday. Variety was the name of the game; we had perfect, Spring, snow conditions followed by heavy snowfall and wonderful powder which was deep and soft. For the last two days we enjoyed perfect pistes and unbroken sunshine. With skilled instructors, everyone made the most of the conditions and progressed very well, enjoying lots of fun on the slopes.
We also found time to visit the European Space Agency where we built and launched rockets as well as trying to fly a mock-up of the Challenger space shuttle. We all agreed that moon walking and using the multi axis chair was a highlight. As we were based close to the WW1 battlefields we took the opportunity to visit the war cemeteries and attend the Last Post in Ypres. A huge thanks to all the parents who joined us and helped in so many ways.
Mr Martin
Our evenings were just as varied with ten pin bowling and tubing plus visits to a real Italian pizza restaurant and an ice cream shop with 25 different flavours. A great week in the Alps!
Mr Martin
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