The Beacon Bulletin: Spring Term 2022

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Beacon Life Highlights | Spring Term

We Are Excellent!

A JOYFUL SPRING TERM WAS WONDERFULLY TOPPED BY BEING RATED ‘EXCELLENT’ IN OUR ISI REPORT. WE SAW OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC AND SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS, AS WELL AS SAYING A FOND FAREWELL TO OUR HEADMASTER.

WELCOME

Headmaster's Farewell The Spring Term has seen my last days travel by quickly at The Beacon, and what a fantastic term it has been.

The school has been my home for the last 6 years and I have been extremely fortunate to have enjoyed every single minute. I have thrived on watching our Beacon boys develop and grow into exceptional young men who go on to achieve amazing things. The Teachers at The Beacon are experts in delivering excellence and have been a true inspiration, guiding our boys through their formative years.

Throughout the Spring Term, we hosted various Performing Arts events and were delighted to welcome parents on-site to watch their sons perform live. Our Beacon Voices put on quite the show during their Choral Concert and Year 4 were excellent during their Folk Tale performances.

World Book Day turned the school into a wonderful world of colour, with boys and staff making a huge effort dressing up as their favourite book characters.

Classroom doors were decorated as book covers and the cheer from the Spinney Theatre at our Book Oscars was a joy to hear.

In March, as some of you may know, I took to the challenge to hurtle myself through the air at a speed of around 100mph on the world’s longest zip line, located in Wales. It was terrifying yet exhilarating to be suspended over the Penrhyn Quarry.

Click here to watch the video if you haven’t already seen it.

I would like to take this final opportunity to say another huge thank you to everyone who donated to the Headmaster's Bursary Fund in aid of

this challenge. It was my parting wish to raise funds for brilliant and deserving boys to receive a Beacon education. I am overwhelmed with the extraordinary generosity of our Beacon Community.

We have managed to raise over £82,000!

If you would like to make a gift towards the Headmaster's Bursary Fund, you can still do so by clicking here.

Finally, the icing on the cake for me in my last term at The Beacon was receiving our ISI inspection report. We were thrilled to discover that The Beacon was rated ‘EXCELLENT’ in all areas, and the glowing content of the report really does highlight the excellence and culture of The Beacon. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as we did. Thank you to all our Beacon Community and exceptional boys for making The Beacon such a fantastic school.

Click here to read the report.

A heartfelt farewell and huge thank you to everyone who has been part of my incredible Beacon journey - it has been an honour to lead this school and I am proud of everything we have achieved as a community.

Simon Detre and I have worked very closely over the years and have built an excellent relationship.

I am confident he will sail the ship with determination and kindness throughout the Summer Term and will continue to guide our community into excellent adventures.

Have an superb ‘Jubilee Term’ and keep in touch.

Best wishes, Will Phelps, Headmaster

"The icing on the cake for me in my last term at The Beacon was receiving our ISI inspection report. We were thrilled to discover that The Beacon was rated ‘EXCELLENT’ in all areas." - Will Phelps, Headmaster

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Contents

Issue 2 | Spring 2022

13 Be Inspired

Be Kind

Be Creative

Be Challenged

08 Spectacular Science An eruption of experiments

16 Beacon Life: Be Kind - Comic Relief - Random Act of Kindness Day - Cakes for Ukraine - Will's Zip Line Challenge - Women's History Month

20 Taste the Globe A sustainable term in Cooking & Nutrition

28 Passion for Sport A term of football, hockey, swimming, basketball and cross country

10 Back in Time Medieval and Viking Day 12 Beacon Life: Be Inspired - World Book Day - BBC Young Reporter - Redheart Theatre Company - Easter Bonnets - The Beacon Podcast, Beaconverse

22 Fond Farewell A fantastic farewell Art Exhibition held for Will Phelps 24 Beacon Life: Be Creative - Knitting Club - Ink Art - Victorian Waxworks - Pre-Prep Art Exhibition - Self and Society

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32 Maths, Maths, Maths - Magic Maths - Maths Week - Junior Maths Challenge - Intermediate UKMT Maths Challenge - Herts for Learning Maths Challenge

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16 Be Confident

Be Adventurous

Be Prepared

Be Together

36 A Round of Applause A term full of wonderful concerts

42 Taking a Trip A host of day trips; Ashmolean, Chesham Mosque and Ufton Court

48 Beacon Life: Be Prepared - Little Beacons Group Time - Safer Internet Day - Peer Mentors

52 We Are Excellent Our recent Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) report

38 Beacon Life: Be Confident - Edinburgh Fringe Festival - LAMDA - Folk Tales - Street Dance - House Public Speaking & General Knowledge Final

44 Beacon Life: Be Adventurous - Outdoor Learning - Taste Buddies - Traffic Tally - Scavenger Hunt

54 Beacon Life: Be Together - Little Beacons website launch - Spring Garden - Open Morning - Virtual Open Evening - Under 6 Electric Car - Eco News 56 Alumni News News from our Beacon Alumni Community

Acknowledgments The Beacon Bulletin would like to thank: Kerry Inch, Marketing Manager Laura Marshall, Senior Marketing Assistant Claire Aylard, Marketing Assistant Charlotte Buswell, Head of Development Kathryn Grudgings, PA to Headmaster

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“Pupils’ attitudes to study are outstanding as they are willing and ready to engage and have a strong desire to succeed; this underpins their success.”

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Below: Year 6 study acids and bases

Spectacular Science A successful term in Science saw our boys enjoy a host of experiments from volcanic eruptions to generating light using a miniature power station.

All boys from Reception to Year 8 have been busy experimenting this term.

Reception boys were thrilled to carry out a volcano experiment as part of their dinosaur topic. Each boy had a turn to create an eruption and excitedly waited to see how far the ‘lava’ travelled!

Year 1 boys carried out an ice experiment where mini figures were frozen into blocks of ice and our boys were tasked with working out the best way to free them!

Reception boys take part in their volcano experiment

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Year 3 have been studying forces with a particular look at magnetism. They tested the penetration of different types of magnets and designed and built their own magnet games. Their second topic was on rocks and fossils.

They investigated how different types of rocks were formed and made their own wax “rocks”. They also learnt about Mary Anning and where fossils come from and made their own fossils.

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Below: Year 4 perform a sound-proofing experiment

Yea 4 boys monitoring their eggs decaying

In Year 4, our boys completed an investigation on sound-proofing, figuring out which materials work effectively to muffle a buzzing sound.

Many of the boys decided that combining a few materials worked best.

They also investigated teeth health and looked at how teeth can be affected by what we eat or drink. They carried out an experiment placing various liquids into containers - coke, juice, water - and then placed an egg in the solution.

Over the course of a week, they carefully monitored the changes in the state of the eggs and drew conclusions as to how various liquids affect our teeth.

Our Year 5 boys studied materials in the first half of term, with the final task requiring boys to work in groups to design a bespoke Beacon jacket that

could be worn for Sports matches, at break times and on school trips. As well as deciding on the overall design and colours, they had to specify which materials they would use and give a rationale as to why. Our boys were then challenged to present and ‘sell in’ their designs to the class.

They also studied the states of matter and learnt techniques for separating different mixtures. They were taught how to use Bunsen burners and used them to separate rock salt.

They then went on to learn about chromatography and used it to find the author of an intriguing note, great detective work boys!

Energy and energy transfers was a key topic for our Year 6 boys to study.

They enjoyed watching The Beacon’s miniature power station in action, using a steam engine to generate the electricity. The National Grid was represented with models of the latest

Each boy had a turn to create an eruption and excitedly waited to see how far the ‘lava’ travelled!

pylons which distributed power from Hinkley Point C nuclear power station.

Our boys were amazed to see a small amount of light generated! They also studied acids and bases, learning how to make an ‘indicator’ using red cabbage.

Year 7 have been focusing on the solar system, investigating the relationship between orbit time and the distance between a planet and a star. The length of the orbit was simulated by a length of string and the planet depicted by a rubber bung. They swung the planets around their heads to work out the average orbit time of each planet. They then changed the size (and mass) of the planet to see what effects on orbit time it could have.

Our Year 8 boys had the fascinating task of dissecting chicken wings and a heart this term as they learnt about the skeletal and muscular systems.

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Back in Time During the Spring term, our Year 1 and Year 4 boys were transported back in time, with Year 1 learning about the Medieval period and Year 4 learning about the Viking age.

Viking Day Our Year 4 boys were enthusiatic to learn about the Vikings and to aid their learning, they enjoyed a fabulous day dressing up in costumes and getting into character whilst engaging in various Viking-related activities.

They were shown how to make Viking long ships and writing codes using Viking runes. They also learnt how to make and play a Viking board game.

Year 4 boys in full Viking fancy dress spirit

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Our boys and Teachers put an amazing effort into their costumes; it appeared there was a Viking invasion on the playground!

Read the full story and view some images.

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Medieval Day Our Year 1 boys studied castles throughout the Spring term and to finish off the topic, they experienced a Medieval-themed day.

As the boys returned from breaktime, they were astonished to find the mysterious egg had cracked...

Our boys got into costume as knights, kings and dragons to name a few, and were welcomed into school by their Medieval teachers who had an array of exciting activities planned for them.

Right: A royally sucessful day! A Year 1 boy enjoying being a king for the day Bottom: Our Year 1 boys go back to Medieval theme

On arrival, they were particularly excited to find a large, speckled egg in their classroom, which was thought to be a dragon's egg. They discussed the differences in eggs with their peers to determine whether it was in fact from a dragon.

They got involved in decorating biscuits to look like dragon eggs, making swords and creating their very own castles using recycled materials.

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Beacon Life World Book Day The Beacon was thriving with creativity on World Book Day, as boys and Teachers got into the spirit of the day. Classroom doors were transformed into famous book jackets, all decorated with colourful artwork created by our Beacon boys.

Everyone made a huge effort dressing up as book characters, with some imaginative costumes, from Iron Man, Stick Man to the Gruffalo.

Lower and Middle School boys also had the pleasure of taking part in their very own ‘Book Oscars.’

It was a fantastic and fun day had by all.

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“My favourite part of the week was encountering Pre-Prep classes walking around the school looking at the decorated class doors and extreme reading displays. Their excitement at discovering yet another book-themed display or unusual reading photo was wonderful.” - Mr Brown, Librarian at The Beacon

Year 8 boys researching recent news articles

BBC Young Reporter We were excited to once again run a BBC Young Reporter competition.

Our Library and ICT room transformed into press reporting offices for the day and our Year 8 boys got well and truly stuck into the day ahead.

They were presented with journalist passes, newspapers and iPads, which they used for research and to decide upon a topical story to write as journalists, in pairs.

Interview with Mike O'Farrell, Chairman, Middlesex Cricket Club

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A superb effort from the whole school from Harry Potter to Willy Wonka

Our boys did a fantastic job preparing interview questions and arranging meetings with Teachers, students and external guests under the pressure of a tight deadline.

One of our boys managed to use his contacts to arrange for the Chairman of Middlesex Cricket Club to visit the school for a face-to-face interview.

Another pinned down British Hockey player, Darcy Bourne, who took part in a phone interview.

The stories were written, submitted, proof-read and published online by the end of the day. Topics included ‘The Queen's Jubilee,’ ‘The Rise in Gas Prices’ and ‘A Day in the Life of The Beacon’.

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Redheart Theatre Company Our Year 7 boys were fortunate to receive a visit from the Redheart Theatre Company to continue their learning of Gothic literature. Rupert Mason performed his one-man show of H.G Wells ‘The Red Room’ and ‘The Tell-Tale Heart.’ Our boys loved watching the stories come to life.

Rupert Mason from the Redheart Theatre Company with our Year 7 boys

Redheart Theatre are an excellent company who specialise in live theatre performances for Schools and Colleges.

"Redheart Theatre Company’s ‘Gothic Tales’ was fascinating, whilst terrifying in a good sort of way! My favourite tale today was H.G Wells’ ‘The Red Room'. Incredibly tense and full of surprises." - Eddie, Beacon boy, Year 7

THE BEACON PODCAST

Throughout the Spring Term, we planned and recorded two brand new podcasts.

Our January episode was focused on Wellbeing. We welcomed Mr Sam Privett (Head of Self & Society), Mrs Kim Rowland (Head of Cooking & Nutrition), Mrs Caroline Yolland (School Counsellor) and Lucie Thomas (external Yoga Teacher).

The episode covered mindfulness, nutrition, and wellbeing relating to the school and children. There were some useful tips and some great breathing exercises to practise to relieve stress.

Year 1 boys proudly parade their bonnets

Beautiful Bonnets To celebrate Easter approaching, our Early Years boys were tasked with making Easter bonnets at home. There were some fantastic artistic creations, some of which incorporated a Batman bunny, Pikachu, a carrot, an egg

In our February episode, we invited Mr Will Phelps (Headmaster) and Mr Simon Detre (Deputy Head) to join us to discuss the highly debated ‘Single Sex Education’. They spoke about their thoughts on the topic and we finished the episode by saying a farewell to Mr Phelps, welcoming Mr Detre as our Interim Headmaster for the Summer Term, touching on his upcoming ‘Jubilee Term’ plans.

Give them a listen

basket and a chick nest!

Families were invited to school on the last day of term to watch our boys proudly parade their hats around the AstroTurf. A lovely end to our Spring term!

NEXT PODCAST: Early Years at The Beacon.

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“Pupils have an excellent understanding of the importance of both physical and mental well-being. Younger pupils say they are really given time to ‘think’, take time out and reflect on life and learning, through mindfulness activities at lunch time or in tutor time”.

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Comic Relief This year, in aid of Red Nose Day, our School Council boys organised red noses to be purchased throughout the week with all proceeds going to Comic Relief.

There was a non-uniform day fundraiser as well as a joke competition held by our Head Boy, George C. The competition was open to all year groups and was judged by our Head Boy Team.

Random Act of Kindness Day We celebrated ‘Random Act of Kindness Day’ by encouraging our boys to perform acts of kindness throughout a whole week.

Mr Privett, Head of Self & Society, displayed a ‘Kindness Tree’ outside his classroom encouraging boys to fill it with kind messages written on post-it notes and stuck to the tree.

There was an excellent contribution by all, with various acts of kindness performed for fellow peers and Teachers alike.

Kind messages added by the boys to the Tree of Kindness

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Cakes for Ukraine Our Year 7 boys organised and hosted an excellent cake sale at the school in aid of the Humanitarian Crisis currently happening in Ukraine.

They raised a staggering amount totalling £2,474 which was donated to Disasters Emergency Committee, a charity whose aim is to raise funds efficiently at times of crisis overseas.

Our boys showed excellent initiative in organising this and executed it perfectly. A big well done, boys!

Will’s Zip Line Challenge The Spring term presented a daunting challenge for our Headmaster, Mr Will Phelps. We challenged him to hurtle himself down the world's fastest zip line across the Penrhyn Quarry in Wales. This was in aid of The Headmaster's Bursary Fund, as it was Mr Phelps’ parting wish that deserving boys receive a Beacon education, offering them life-changing opportunities.

We are overwhelmed with the extraordinary generosity from our Beacon Community, raising over

£82,000! A huge thank you to everyone who contributed towards this excellent cause.

If you would like to donate towards the Headmaster’s Bursary Fund, you can still do so. Every penny raised helps to make a difference.

Click here to donate.

Watch the video of Will undertaking the challenge.

Will takes the zip line challenge *no dogs were harmed in the making of this image!

Women’s History Month Women’s History Month is celebrated in March. Led by Mrs Olhausen, Lead Director of Studies (Head of English), a team of our wonderful female Teachers collaborated to mentor our Year 8 boys on the importance of a world that is diverse, equitable and inclusive. To keep the conversation ongoing, weekly Teacher check-ins were initiated.

Our boys were fascinated to hear some personal experiences from our female Teachers who discussed different issues relating to Women’s History.

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“Pupils of all ages and abilities have excellent knowledge and skills across all areas of the curriculum.

The school meets its aim to strive to ensure pupils value intellectual, sporting and creative achievement.”

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Taste the Globe There has been a focus on sustainability in Cooking and Nutrition throughout the Spring Term. Our boys have been exploring plant-based ingredients and discovering recipes that reduce meat consumption.

The topic of the term was International Food and Culture, with a focus on sustainability.

Our Year 4 boys have been learning how to use ‘bridge and claw’ plus other methods for the first time. They started exploring different flavour combinations, understanding how we can enjoy different flavour profiles. A particular favourite was making Basil Pesto Pasta where our boys used a pestle and mortar for the first time, crushing ingredients including fresh basil picked from our Kitchen Garden at the school.

In Year 5, our boys got to grips with transferring knife skills learnt with cutlery knives in Year 4, to perform

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Top: Year 6 boys tucking into their fresh pizza in the garden Left: Year 4 boys learn to make basil pesto

the skills with chef knives, as well as learning about sustainable healthy plant-based meals.

The highlight for our Year 6 boys was making their own bread and pizza, working individually to complete tasks and selecting their own bespoke toppings.

Our boys in Year 7 started to explore spices in more depth, beginning to experiment with different flavours.

Next term, this will be continued when they develop their own plant-based curry recipes.

Year 8 have moved onto their sustainability unit. They have been looking at ways to increase plant-

based ingredients in some of their favourite dishes, such as Chilli Con Carne, in effort to reduce meat consumption yet still enjoy the meals.

They have also learnt the importance of fibre for a healthy digestive system, as well as stabilising blood sugar levels. It was discussed that plantbased proteins are a rich source of fibre, as well as vitamins and minerals.

In Year 5, our boys have got to grips with transferring knife skills learnt with cutlery knives in Year 4, to perform the skills with chef knives.

Considering sustainability, across all years, we have been collecting our food cut-offs and waste produce and delivering them to a local chicken farm on a weekly basis.

View our story and gallery of images.

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Fond Farewell We were proud to welcome families, Governors and staff to a Farewell Art Exhibition hosted at The Beacon for Mr Phelps, showcasing the outstanding creative talent of our Beacon boys across all Year groups.

We celebrated the departure of Mr Will Phelps, Headmaster at The Beacon for 6 years, in sensational style with an Art Exhibition led

by Michelle Jackson, our Head of Art. Beacon boy showing off the art

Transforming our Sports Hall into a creative haven, the exhibition showcased the fabulous artistic flair of our Beacon boys from Nursery to Year 8. The space was adorned with colourful paintings, screen prints, spray paintings, drawings, sculptures, structures and many more types of artwork that our boys have been working tirelessly to achieve throughout the Spring Term. Each Year group at the school had a section of the room to deliver the creative projects and methods they have been working on, from Pop Art in Year 5, to Dinosaurs in Early Years, to Graffiti in Year 6.

The farewell Art Exhibition was well attended by our whole Beacon Community, and was a great opportunity to give a true expression of the wonderful talent our Beacon boys have developed. Enhanced with mood lighting, ambient music and refreshments, it was a lovely occasion and a glorious way to say a final farewell to Will Phelps before he takes his next step in his career.

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A great opportunity to give a true expression of the wonderful talent our Beacon boys have developed.

Clockwise from top left: Year 6 Graffiti, Year 5 Pop Art, Year 7 Chinese dragon fabric paintings, Pre-Prep castle paintings, Reception clay fossils, Reception volcano creative and Nursery dinosaur artwork.

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Beacon Life Knitting Club During the Spring Term, we launched a Knitting Club at The Beacon. Mr Powell, Deputy Head of Middle School, explained how he enjoyed learning knitting skills during his school years, which subsequently struck an interest in several boys who were keen to enjoy the challenge and learn to knit.

Our boys got stuck into their first project after being taught basic knitting terminology and techniques.

They set upon their task to complete a knitted dog bed as a leaving present for Merlin (our resident Beacon boy and Mr Phelps’ furry companion). The team of boys worked together to produce an excellent gift, with all the Beacon colours knitted into the bed, which was proudly presented to Mr Phelps during his last week at The Beacon.

Boy enjoying the newly launched Knitting Club

Ink Art Year 4 have been exploring the work of artist, Mark Hearld. He created textural collages inspired by the natural world, particularly British flora and fauna, the fox and chicken, hedgerow and songbird.

Our boys were challenged with putting their own spin on his inspiring work, using ink to create a variety of different marks on their paper, moving on to use materials such as feathers, straws and sticks to achieve different textures and effects.

The results were brilliant!

Year 4 boys exploring with Ink Art

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Victorian Waxworks Our Year 7 boys had an excellent time participating in this year's Victorian Waxworks English Challenge.

They were tasked with preparing and presenting their case to a panel of Teachers to convince them as to why they should remain in the waxwork museum.

Year 7 boy confidently presenting his case

They delivered fantastic cases with passion and determination, as well as producing well thought-out information posters to promote their selected waxwork figure.

Pre-Prep Art Exhibition Over the half term break, our PrePrep boys worked hard to create some excellent artistic masterpieces to be displayed in our Winterbourn building for everyone to enjoy.

They got to work by designing and creating their shoebox castles and dragons using an amazing array of materials and techniques.

SELF AND SOCIETY Our boys created some fantastic 3D artwork and have loved seeing each other's pieces brightening up the Year 1 and Year 2 corridors.

A real spectacle for families to enjoy during tours at our Open Morning.

Wonderful creations made by our talented Pre-Prep boys

In Self & Society lessons, our boys have been learning about some of the famous stories from the Christian Bible. They discussed the meaning behind them, and how they can apply it to their own life. Our Year 5 boys had great fun recreating Noah’s Ark and took a valuable lesson from this, which is to never judge a book by its cover, and to be confident and brave in the skills you have learnt.

Years 6, 7 and 8 have been learning about the ‘Real Game’, which teaches them about money and life skills. They were randomly generated a job with a gross income and were tasked with working out their income tax, savings and how to pay bills. With the money they had left, they were able to choose a luxury item that they could afford. The activity was great fun, teaching our older boys a valuable lesson.

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“Pupils are very physically fit and active because of the many opportunities to participate in a variety of sports and the high profile of sport for all, in the curriculum and extracurricular activities.”

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Passion for Sport An exciting Spring Term for our Sports department. Our newly formed basketball team had a victorious start, and outstanding success continued across our football, hockey and cross country teams.

Football We have witnessed a fantastic football season at the school, with most of our teams finishing the term undefeated.

Our boys played excellently throughout all their matches against Chesham Prep, Dragon School, Davenies and many more.

Our Reception boys also focused on their football skills this term, building up to playing short matches against each other. Our Little Beacon boys continued to practise their ball skills - catching, kicking, balancing and control.

Our boys played with great sportsmanship and teamwork during all their games, both at home and away, which proved effective as they were victorious in almost all their games. A big well done to all the teams that took part.

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Hockey We were delighted to participate in the IAPS Hockey Tournament, which took place in the wonderful grounds of Stowe School.

The tournament consisted of 10 teams, meaning each game became a five-minute smash-and-grab affair, so taking the lead was essential. Our boys performed excellently to reach the cup competition where we were faced with Akeley Wood School during the quarter-finals.

The Beacon triumphed to make it through to the semi-finals against Moulsford. An excellent effort and a top 4 finish.

Clockwise from top: Year 7 practise their skills, Year 4 boy on the astro, Year 8 boys at the IAPS Hockey Tournament

Pre-Prep Swimming Our Little Beacons continued to impress us with their water confidence during the Spring Term. It was wonderful to see more boys showing greater independence by getting their faces wet and going under the water. At the end of each session, our boys jumped with joy into the deeper end of the pool which requires such courage and belief. Some boys also progressed to making their way from one side of the pool to the other without the need of a flotation jacket.

Nursery boy swimming for the first ime without his flotation jacket

Reception boys focused on water confidence and demonstrated an excellent body position and speedboat leg kick on both their front and back.

Some boys were able to swim across the width of the pool without any

floatation aids and have started to co-ordinate their arms and legs to swim front crawl and backstroke, which is brilliant for their age.

In Year 1, our boys put their arms, legs, body position and breathing together to swim front crawl and backstroke.

Some boys manged to show great water confidence by swimming down to the bottom of the deep end to return a sinker, not an easy feat!

The oldest boys in Pre-Prep refined the techniques for breaststroke, front crawl and backstroke. Some boys swam lengths to develop their stamina in the water and at the end of term it was wonderful to finish off with some races.

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The newly formed Beacon basketball team

Basketball This year, our boys were overjoyed to learn that The Beacon Basketball Team was to form.

During the try-outs, the standard of basketball was high. After a term of practice, our Year 8 boys took to the court to compete against local rivals Dr Challoner’s Grammar School.

The boys maintained a high level of determination and teamwork, which led to them storming to victory in the last two quarters.

Let us hope the Summer Term brings us just as much success!

During the try-outs, the standard of basketball was high.

A high standard during try-outs

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Year 5 and 6 at the Bucks County Schools Cross Country Championships

Cross Country All our boys certainly had a spring in their step throughout the term, with fantastic efforts all round in cross country.

At the Inter-School Cross Country Competition held at Gayhurst, both Year 3 and Year 4 won their races with James M winning the Year 3 race by miles! A fantastic effort!

Year 5 and Year 6 took part in the Bucks County Schools Cross Country Championships, securing second place in the team competition. In the Junior boys' race, which comprised of runners from Year 8 and Year 9, Ed B and Sammy G ran with power and determination. Ed came home in 17th position and Sammy was 35th having just recovered from COVID. An excellent effort considering there were over 130 runners in the field!

The U11 team successfully completed the St John's School Northwood Cross Country race with a great team performance and again, coming out victorious! Four of the boys finished in the top 10 which was a fantastic effort.

Year 4 boys ready to race!

The U11 team successfully completed the St John's School Northwood Cross Country race with a great team performance and again, coming out victorious.

A huge well done to all our boys!

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Maths, Maths, Maths!

Maths has been a hot topic over the Spring Term, with the celebration of World Maths Day on Wednesday 23 March plus various competitions taking place.

Years 4 and 5 brought home the first-place trophy for the Junior Maths Challenge, and we had a fun-filled week of Maths-related activities, including a visit from a Maths Magician who left the boys chanting, ‘Maths is fun’.

Beacon boy amazed by a Maths Magician multiplying trick

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Is it Magic or is it Maths?

A Maths Magician visited our PrePrep boys as a special treat during Maths Week! The Magician started off by asking the boys to call out some 2D shapes, which he drew, then magically made someone's name appear.

Herts for Learning Maths Challenge

Our younger boys learnt about multiplying and were amazed as the magic fluff in his hand kept increasing and increasing!

Eight of our Year 5 boys participated in the Herts for Learning Maths Challenge and excelled by achieving 3rd and 5th position among 66 teams in their heat. The top 20 teams from a total of 270 teams across 6 heats were invited to the final, of which The Beacon were thrilled to be placed 10th and 20th.

There was a room full of laughter in addition to Maths tips being taught.

Maths Week Our boys were thriving on the excitement when Maths Week arrived, enthusiastically getting stuck into the different puzzles and challenges.

They were faced with various activities from The Beacon Countdown, which was our version of the gameshow live streamed to whole school, to Palmer's Puzzles sited around the school daily

A huge congratulations, boys! and Maths Millionaire – our take on ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’.

The highlight of the week was pi’ing in the Quad, where the winners got to 'pie' their Teachers!

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Intermediate UKMT Maths Challenge Our Year 7 and 8 boys were excited to take part in the Intermediate UKMT Maths Challenge. We received several awards, which demonstrates how enthusiastic and capable our boys are in Maths.

Sean T and George C were gold winners reaching the highest standards of national Maths.

Well done to all our boys!

Junior Maths Challenge Five of our top mathematicians from Years 4 and 5 had an excellent day visiting Shiplake College for their inaugural Junior Maths Challenge.

During the competition our boys had various challenges to navigate through, from a relay race testing for accuracy and speed, to a sculpturebuilding task measuring creativity and teamwork.

Team Beacon excelled in every round finishing the competition in a superb first place, bringing a trophy back to school which is proudly displayed in The Beacon Maths Hub.

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A Round of Applause It has been delightful welcoming guests back into the school and seeing our boys proudly perform in their Music concerts.

Choral Concert We were delighted to once again welcome parents into the Spinney Theatre to enjoy our Lower School, Middle School and Upper School Beacon Voices perform.

Our Beacon Voices were well prepared for the occasion, which was clear as they sang beautifully and professionally throughout the performance.

It was lovely to see our boys proudly performing in front of a live audience once again.

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Lower School Beacon Voices performing in the Choral Concert

Pre-Prep boy plays the piano during the Informal Concert

Informal Concerts Our Pre-Prep, Lower School and Middle School boys enjoyed participating in Informal Concerts. They practised hard and were thrilled to be able to deliver their musical skills to a live audience.

There was an amazing array of instruments and skills with the boys, performing songs with confidence and determination.

All our boys did themselves proud.

Class Concerts Beacon boys from Years 1 to 4 were delighted to be able to share the progress they have made with playing their instruments in Music classes throughout the Sping Term.

Our boys have been practising their instruments at home, which is really paying off.

Keep up the good work boys!

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Beacon Life Upper School boys learning their lines

Edinburgh Fringe Festival Over the Spring Term, our Year 7 and 8 boys made an excellent start in their Guys & Dolls production rehearsals.

They began to learn their lines and started to understand their characters.

They are already showing great rapport working as a team.

We are looking forward to seeing the performance transforming over the next few months and wish the boys the best of luck with their performance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in the Summer Term.

LAMDA LAMDA was in full swing during the Spring Term and boys made excellent progress learning lines and perfecting performances in preparation for their exams that took place towards the end of term.

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Street Dance Our Year 1 and Year 2 boys were given the opportunity to learn to street dance in the Spring Term. Miss Harvell, Dance Teacher, instructed the boys, teaching them a whole routine to one of their favourite songs.

Folk Tales Our Year 4 boys put on a fantastic show during their Folk Tales performances, acting with maturity and flair, really understanding their characters.

All four classes enjoyed learning their own tale and performing in front of a live audience in the Spinney Theatre. Great acting boys!

Our boys thoroughly enjoyed themselves, and took it in their stride.

Miss Harvell said "It was lovely to see them all grow in confidence and gain a love for dancing."

House Public Speaking & General Knowledge Final Over the Spring term, we saw two separate House competitions take place. At the beginning of the term, it was the final of the House Public Speaking Challenge, which was contested between successful semi-finalists Portland and Eddystone. The representative speakers from each house gathered in the Spinney Theatre before an audience and our judges, to wrangle with the tricky topic of ‘Should zoos be banned?”.

Boys from each House spoke passionately and expressively using evidence and persuasion to support their case. Well done to Eddystone who came out on top, earning an early lead in the term's House competition.

our boys had been taking part in quizzes during their House Assemblies in the lead up to the Final. Teams of three, from Lower School, Middle School and Upper School came together to represent their House.

It is safe to say that their general knowledge was very much put to the test during the competition, with picture rounds, mystery Teacher and some fiendish dingbats as the fastest team on the buzzer fought to take the trophy.

Congratulations to Cromer who claimed victory and the House trophy!

Their next challenge was the House General Knowledge Competition.

Throughout the term, General Knowledge Quiz Participants

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Taking a Trip Our Beacon boys excitedly took day trips to the Ashmolean, Chesham Mosque and Ufton Court during the Spring Term. They had wonderful experiences and enjoyed the educational days away from school, intrigued and engaged by external experts.

Visit to the Mosque To continue their learning about Islam in Religious Studies, our Year 4 boys visited Chesham Mosque.

They learnt all about the Holy Book, praying 5 times a day and the significance of Mecca, the teachings of Prophet Mohammad as well as the Five Pillars of Islam.

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Our boys were fascinated by their trip and asked various interesting questions during their time there.

They were thrilled to be gifted 8 copies of the Quran from the Mosque.

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Beacon boys learning about Ancient Egyptians

Ashmolean Museum Our Year 3 boys thoroughly enjoyed a trip to the Ashmolean Museum to continue to develop their knowledge and consolidate their learning of the Ancient Egyptian Humanitarian topic they have been studying over the Spring term.

They embraced being Ancient Egyptian detectives for the day.

Ufton Court The Year 5 trip to Ufton Court found our boys immersed in Tudor life!

They had a wonderful time playing Tudor games and being taught various Tudor skills such as wattling, spinning wool and making sparks from flint and steel. Our boys also took part in a Tudor Courtroom reenactment, with the jury and judge deciding on suitable punishments for some shocking Tudor crimes.

Our boys relished the experience and learnt a lot throughout the day.

Year 5 boys enjoying Tutor challenges

They had a wonderful time playing Tudor games and being taught various Tudor skills such as wattling, spinning wool and making sparks from flint and steel.

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Beacon Life Outdoor Learning Outdoor Learning is a key part of Beacon life across all Year groups.

Our Little Beacons continue to look forward to their weekly welly walks. They have particularly enjoyed looking for signs of Spring in the warmer weather.

Above and left: Year 3 boys working as a team to create a den

Our Year 3 boys spent an afternoon in the grounds behind The Beacon discovering different ways to make dens, as well as learning the art of 'whittling' and digging for bugs. They had a wonderful time exploring the outside space and seeing how many different bugs they could locate.

We started monthly Outdoor Learning sessions using the John Muir Award Scheme for our Year 4 boys. Working in teams and as individuals, they explored, studied and shared the woodland area to begin learning survival skills. Our boys used a combination of mathematical, geographical, and physical skills, which helped them overcome their foes!

Taste Buddies Our Year 3 boys had the pleasure of attending a tasting session, with the aim to introduce them to two different root vegetables, Salsify and Kohlrabi.

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Lewis, our Head Chef at The Beacon, spoke to the boys about each vegetable and highlighted ways in which they can be used in cooking and cuisine. Salsify Crips, Salsify & Honey Focaccia, Pickled Kohlrabi and Kohlrabi Croquettes were then offered around for the boys to sample.

It was a great session demonstrating different ways vegetables can be enjoyed.

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Traffic Tally In Maths lessons, Year 3 learnt how to gather and present data in bar charts. To progress their learning, they were armed with whiteboards and made their way out to the front of the school. Once safely positioned on the path outside, they began to tally cars differing in colour, as well as playing the ‘Waving Game’, whereby they noted down which drivers waved back and which did not.

Our boys had great fun learning in this practical way and were excited to review their data once they returned to the classroom.

Year 3 boys engrossed in tallying cars

Scavenger Hunt Our Year 4 boys were challenged to a Scavenger Hunt. Located in the grounds, they were set a variety of tasks at different locations dotted around our woodland area.

They had to work as a team to figure out a combination of mathematical, geographical and physical exercises to retrieve the next clue. They did a great job practising their map-reading skills using teamwork and communication.

"They had to work as a team to figure out a combination of mathematical, geographical and physical exercises to retrieve the next clue".

Year 4 teamwork to decipher clues in a Scavenger Hunt

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“Pupils are academically well prepared for entry to their future schools with most gaining places at local grammar and independent schools with competitive entrance criteria.”

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Beacon Life Group Time Our Little Beacons very much enjoyed their group time. It's a focused session carried out daily to introduce our boys to Maths and Phonics.

They were given an array of challenges throughout the Spring Term and, as a result, are now becoming more confident recognising letters. They developed fine motor control and writing skills, working on pencil control and tasks such as threading which are the precursor to writing letters.

They made good progress learning their numbers and can arrange objects by size or colour.

Little Beacon boy practising writing letters

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Overall, the Spring Term saw fantastic development which will be built upon in the Summer Term in preparation for our boys starting Reception.

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Safer Internet Day Educating our boys in safe internet usage is of utmost importance at The Beacon. On Safer Internet Day, Years 6 to 8 were given a virtual talk with a company called RAP Foundation (Raising Awareness and Prevention).

The content of the talk focused on giving our boys the tools to be safer online, combined with growing up and raising awareness of digital footprints.

Mr Porter, our newly appointed Head of Computing and Innovation, has been working with the Year 3 discussing the differences of behaviour online and the importance of being safe on the internet.

Peer Mentors This year, we were excited to reintroduce the Peer Mentor Scheme for our Year 7 boys. We received several amazing applicants for the role, and after a tough interview process, Mr Tenison and Mr Privett carefully selected 10 boys to take part in the scheme.

They have been busy mentoring our Lower School boys, including one-toone reading sessions with our Year 4 boys.

Well done to Ben S, Dylan R, Edward A, Jo M, Johnny P, Matthew F, Max D, Sebby C, Theo T and Zach S.

They have been busy mentoring our Lower School boys, including one-to-one reading sessions with our Year 4 boys.

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“Older pupils act as reading mentors or fulfil roles of responsibility such as Head Boy, Head of House or Head Chorister. Some pupils display their community responsibilities by running their own break time clubs and have successfully initiated the organisation of their own basketball team for those with particular interest.”

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IN ALL AREAS ISI INSPECTION REPORT 2022

We Are Excellent

In February, we welcomed inspectors from the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) to The Beacon. Not only were we thrilled to be rated ‘excellent’ in all areas, but we were also overwhelmed with the glowing content of the report.

As a member of the Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS), The Beacon is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI).

"The desire to succeed, address challenge and refine practice is innate to the culture of The Beacon; qualities which this report demonstrates." - Nick Baker, Headmaster (Autumn 2022)

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ISI is appointed by the Department for Education to inspect independent schools in England. ISI inspected The Beacon under Educational Quality with Focused Compliance (EQI): This inspection looks at the quality of education the school provides and checks a targeted section of policies and practices.

We are excited to share with you our latest ISI Report dated February 2022.

It is a glowing report underpinning the ethos and culture of the school, rating us ‘EXCELLENT’ in all areas.

Nick Baker, our incoming Headmaster from September 2022 said, "Having inspected many schools myself, to get ‘excellent’ in both categories is anything but a given and only the very best schools secure these judgements; the report identifies the spirit, strengths and character of The Beacon particularly well.

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"Pupils’ outstanding understanding and application of skills are enabled by access to specialist facilities and equipment and their teachers’ high levels of knowledge."

"Pupils' excellent social skills are developed through the very many opportunities they are given to work collaboratively in lessons, activities and house competitions."

"Pupils are willing to make choices which take their work well beyond the required limits for the planned task, because they have outstanding attitudes to learning and high levels of self-confidence."

Ours is not a complacent school though, for its boys, staff and governance. The desire to succeed, address challenge and refine practice is innate to the culture of The Beacon; qualities which this report demonstrates."

Simon Detre, our Interim Headmaster added, “I am extremely proud of The Beacon Community and especially the staff and boys. To receive these judgements of ‘excellent’ is a wonderful affirmation of all we seek to achieve at The Beacon. As well as being Interim Headmaster, I am the parent of three Beacon boys and so I know it is an excellent school and I am delighted the inspectors agree!”

A huge thank you to all our Beacon Community and to our exceptional boys who make The Beacon such a wonderful school.

“Pupils have excellent selfknowledge, self-confidence, and self-belief. Pupils are willing to make choices which take their work well beyond the required limits for the planned task, because they have outstanding attitudes to learning and high levels of self-confidence."

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Beacon Life Little Beacons Our Beacon buses are now adorned with a lovely image of our Little Beacons, to raise awareness of our new Nursery.

What a great way to communicate that The Beacon now welcomes 3-4 year old boys within our new inspirational and educational Nursery, by showing happy little faces around the local area.

Our Little Beacon boys who feature in the imagery were extremely excited to see their smiley faces on our vehicles.

To provide further information about our new Nursery, we also proudly launched our Little Beacons dedicated website, visit littlebeacons.co.uk to check it out!

Spring is in the Air This is our favourite time of year for our Kitchen Garden, watching the spring flowers and fresh produce bloom.

Our Kitchen Garden has been flourishing, and our spring flower bed is looking beautiful.

Well done to our Year 4 Gardening Club who planted the bulbs earlier this year in a bid to be sustainable and help attract pollinators.

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A MESSAGE FROM THE ECO COUNCIL Dear Pupils, Teachers and Parents, Do you want to help us build a better Beacon? Read on to hear about hedgehogs, bees and plants!

It is Buddy here from the Eco Council and I have some news for you. We have been busy having meetings as a group to think of ideas to make The Beacon a greener place.

The Beacon Open Morning It was wonderful to once again welcome prospective families to The Beacon at our Open Morning on Friday 18 March, especially as it was such a glorious sunny day.

Our Year 8 boys excelled in touring our guests around our school grounds.

Visitors were able to see the school in action, ask questions, meet our Teachers and receive a talk from our incoming Headmaster, Mr Nick Baker.

It is a great pleasure to invite new Beacon boys and their families into our Beacon Community.

Virtual Open Evening On Thursday 10 February, we hosted a Virtual Open Evening tailored to our Early Years and Pre-Prep entry to the school. The event consisted of a live welcome from our incoming Headmaster, Nick Baker, plus informative talks with our Director of Admissions, Pippa Pearson, our Head of PrePrep, Ryan Steward and Head of Lower School, Jemima Elcomb.

The event finished with a live question and answer session.

We are hoping to create a peaceful wildlife garden with a bug hotel, interesting plants and perhaps a fountain for butterflies, bees and birds. We are asking Teachers to turn off their classroom lights (rather than waiting for the automatic sensor to turn them off) and for Teachers to save paper by not asking pupils to start a new page each lesson. We also really want Teachers not to laminate paper as it is estimated that it will take hundreds (if not thousands) of years for laminated paper to decompose.

We have lots of other ideas too! We want to meet Jim (the magnificent Head of Estates team) to see if he can help us. We are also planning to meet Lewis (Head Chef extraordinaire at The Beacon) with some ideas to make our heavenly food even more eco-friendly.

We are going to ask the Beacon Parents' Society to see if they can help us to raise funds for our projects - please say yes!

Have a nice day.

Buddy T, Year 4

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OTHER ECO NEWS Under 6 Electric Vehicle To cater for the demand of our under 6 transport service, we were pleased to introduce our brand-new electric vehicle, fully fitted with ISOFIX seats to transport our under 6-yearold boys safely to and from The Beacon.

Boys from Year 7, Year 8 and the Eco Council enjoyed a talk from two external speakers, Alex Miller (Stifel) and Jamie Wise (Cushman & Wakefield), who visited the school to talk about sustainability in business.

Alex and Jamie discussed what sustainability is, why it is important, what our impact is, and what businesses are doing to help.

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Alumni News Congratulations to Ben Merrick CMG (OB 1981-87) who was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to British foreign policy.

Ben, who until recently was the Director of Overseas Territories at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, is also Disability Champion for the UK Government's National Security Community.

Duncan Scott (OB 2007-09) received his first international call up to play against Spain in the FIH Hockey Pro League games in February, and went on to score the opening goal of the match!

Zac Bischoff (OB 2004-13) was selected to play for Cambridge in the Varsity Rugby match against Oxford University in April.

Will S (OB 2013-16) was recently announced as School Captain of Dr Challoner's Grammar School. We hope that Will might be able to take The Beacon's incoming Headmaster, Nick Baker, for a tour around his old school in the autumn!

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Gus Knott (OB 2000-10) has set up Everyman's Everest, a movement to enhance and promote the power and advantages of collaborative exercise. Everyman's Everest has teamed up with a number of small charities that support children and young adults, and help to fundraise for them through event ticket sales and other business ventures. The next Everyman's Everest running event will take place in Battersea on Saturday 7 May. To find out more and to get involved, please visit everymanseverest.co.uk.

The Premiere have released a new single Roundabout, now available on all major streaming platforms. It’s a brilliant follow up single for front man and lead guitarist LJay Yarroll (OB 2008-14), guitarist Jack Chesney (OB 2006-16), drummer William Finch (OB 2010-16) and bassist Ben Shardlow.

Duncan Scott

"Duncan Scott received his first international call up to play against Spain in the FIH Hockey Pro League games in February, and went on to score the opening goal of the match!"

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