Beaudesert Park School Magazine 2014

BEAUDESERT PARK SCHOOL

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Autumn 2014 BEAUDESERT PARK MAGAZINE

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AUTUMN 2014 No. 11

Contents School Notes:

Headmaster’s Speech

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Farewells

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Prizes

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Appointments, Scholarships, Valete

Boarding 10 Beaudesert & the Community

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Academic

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The Arts

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Outings and Events 23 Lectures 35 Activities 36 Year 3

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Beaudesert Badge

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Prep Form Lists 43 The Pre-prep Department 44 Pre-prep Form Lists 55 Anthology 56 Sport 64 Friends of Beaudesert 94 Staff List 96

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School Notes Headmaster’s Speech at Prizegiving Winchester entrance. There have been some excellent CE grades; Sebastian D’Arcy Rice’s string of As at Eton placed him in the top third of all candidates.

We have had other award winners.

There have been many successes at the Cheltenham Festival. We have had some unbeaten seasons and tournament victories. The Wind in the Willows and Grimm’s Tales were clearly very successful productions, also the recent Year 6 production of the Incomplete Works of Shakespeare was a joy to behold.

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elcome to Prizegiving today.

I am delighted to welcome Dr Felicia Kirk to Beaudesert today to give away our prizes. Felicia as Head of St Mary’s, Calne knows a lot about Beaudesert, having many of our charming girls with her and I am delighted the relationship between our two schools is so strong.

I have no doubt at this very moment there are Prep School Heads across the country making similar speeches to the one I am now. They will quite rightly be eulogising about the successes their schools have had during the year. So what counts as success?

We have had three very good academic scholarships: Poppy Stopford to Oundle, Tamsin Priest to Cheltenham Ladies’, and Finbar McConnell with a top award to Cheltenham College. Magnus Lawrence achieved outstanding grades in his

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All good schools offer diverse opportunities and it is always easy to boast about obvious successes in high profile events.

The Consort Choir comes to mind as an example of talent mixed with hard graft to produce wonderful results. Winning the Cheltenham Festival was one great success; although I expect singing in Gloucester Cathedral will probably be a longer lasting memory.

Happily singing is not reserved for them alone; one of the best events in the whole year is the vastly competitive House Singing Competition. Many of us were also lucky enough to see both Rock on Summer and the Evening of Jazz recently.

Joyful occasions!

However, the most important thing to focus on are children’s individual successes.

Perhaps the right way to look at this is ask them what they can do now that they could not at the beginning of the year.

What have they learnt both in and out of the classroom. One common element of any success is that staff have helped

make it happen. Children instinctively know this. What children want from their teachers is quite simple - firstly that the teacher cares about them and secondly that they know what they are doing. Beaudesert staff fulfill both these needs and we should all applaud them.

I am delighted to see the Performing Arts Centre taking shape behind me.

We have been through the digger stage then greatly rejoiced when the Meccano set went up and we await the Lego phase.

The constructors tell us they are running to time so we should be in soon after Christmas. Thank you very much for the generosity many of you have shown towards our fundraising campaign.

We have raised £135,000 towards our total aim of £500,000. It is a huge help for us to be able to get the very best kit we want straight away. I can confirm that two of the music pods have been sponsored and there are still some naming opportunities left.

I am also happy to say that we are already underway with plans for the area vacated by the music school. The first phase next spring will be more room for the kitchen and much needed office space. The next more exciting project for summer 2015 is to create a large library and a Learning Support area in the middle of the school.

I was interested and rather distressed to read that some academics had coordinated research with the headline of ‘Academics warn of happiness neglect’. It focused on achieving academic results at the expense of health and happiness. I hope it did not take them too long to work that out.

However, the response seemed to me to wildly miss the point - it was to give children more PHSE lessons. I do not want to knock the excellent work which goes on in our own PHSE lessons, but the whole thrust of life at school should start with the idea of health and happiness.

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The magic school trick is to get good academic results because the school is both healthy and happy.

One important skill schools need to foster is memory. Despite the digital age it remains essential that we can all remember things. I was most impressed at an E-safety talk this year when the excellent speaker gave us two passwords to remember at the beginning of the talk. One was very simple, the other incomprehensible. At the end he asked if anyone could remember it, definitely expecting the answer no.

To his surprise Tamsin Priest reeled off the correct mixture of letters and numbers.

This was most impressive. Clearly it is equally important to be discerning about what is worth remembering. We do not want to be bringing up a generation who are only suited to winning pub quizzes. However, without a solid base of knowledge we would all be the poorer for it. We can balance just ‘knowing things’ and using that knowledge and skill to do something impressive. Every child who passes exams has done exactly that.

Some do so at a high level.

Beaudesert children are involved in all sorts of exams. I am pleased we were mentioned by the Townsend Warner History competition as being a school with strong entries. We had many good performances in the UK Maths challenge.

Magnus Lawrence was selected for the Maths Olympiad as one of the top 1% of competitors.

One of the benefits of having been Head for some time is to have seen generations of children come through the school and I do not believe any of them failed academically because they were too happy.

In short, the happiest children work hardest. For a school to generate a happy environment is the key to every success and I continue to urge parents to listen to us if we feel they are pushing too hard.

I am in good company telling you this.

The admissions tutor at Eton at an educational conference warned parents against allowing their sons to be prepared for Eton’s interview and entry test, saying

the school did not want boys to sound like mini adults. He went on to say that many pupils, particularly those from London and the South-East were being overtutored in an attempt to secure a place.

One of my Headmaster colleagues found a high profile earlier in the year when he was quoted saying, ‘Insane parents are driving their children too hard by ordering extra tutors for everything’. Let us all keep Gloucestershire a sane place.

Schools do know what they are talking about and it is right for you to trust us.

Of course schools do not always get things right. Here is a series of reports from a senior school in the early 80s: December 1981, 13th out of 14 - Does not listen to instructions. Why is he doing biology?

March 1982, 13th out of 14 - Picture largely unchanged, tells me he wants to read natural sciences, dream on.

June 1982, 14th out of 14, the position says it all. He needs to ask fewer questions and concentrate on learning the notes he has been given.

You may well have guessed where this is leading. On leaving Cambridge with a 1st he became a research biologist helping to cure the world of harmful diseases.

It also remains important for children to be able to write properly. Text speak is clearly taking hold and whilst I am sure it has its place there are great dangers when writing texts when you should be writing ‘proper English’. Some text messages can be confusing. When Fiona and I were out visiting a school one day a message came through from Theresa when we knew that there had been something of a drama at Beaudesert. The text reads ‘Fiona panic not all well will fill you in later’. This was clearly a worry for us as we were at least an hour away from school, however of course the meaning was totally different and we should have read the message as ‘Fiona, panic not, all well, will fill you in later’.

So what do we consider to be important

skills which will really help in life? Here is a short list which goes some way to answering at least part of the question.

1. To be able to walk with confidence into a room full of people.

2. To be able to talk to a complete stranger.

3. To be able to speak in public.

4. To be able to ease away from a conversation that has run its course.

Certainly the senior schools to which we feed Beaudesert children would feel they are aiming for this. Beaudesert is certainly part of the process.

I have an example of how important happiness is to Beaudesert children. On a visit to a senior school soon after the start of the New Year, Fiona and I were escorted around by one of our old girls.

Suddenly as we passed the IT room there was a shout then a sudden movement and a girl shot out of the room and jumped into Fiona’s arms. This spontaneity, indicative of her happy time at Beaudesert, is proof of why we must never compromise children having the chance to feel good about themselves and their lives at school.

We should never take it for granted what children do or say particularly the younger ones. Asking a child in reception ‘What’s for lunch?’ The reply was ‘It’s a secret’.

Sometimes we do need to check their logic. As a scientific answer to how you test water for being pure? ‘Lick it’ is not a great answer!

Also one Year 6’s answer to how we deal with the obesity problem in Britain was to say ‘Go to the gin’. Perhaps my favourite comment of the year was from a Year 3 girl who came into my study with a group of friends to have her certificate signed.

She looked at me and said, “Do you ever get lonely in here?” I was also greatly touched when I was invited into a Year 4 girls’ den in the wood which had an entrance hall, kitchen, bathroom, including a spa, and also spacious living

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room. This reinforced to me why break time remains a hugely important part of the day.

One of the acronyms schools use is PDR - Professional Development Review. I am a great believer in staff having the chance to move onwards and upwards with their careers; this has been particularly true for our Houseparents. Over the years two Houseparents have become Heads and two have gone on to be Deputies elsewhere.

I am very pleased that Nick Armitage is moving on to be Pastoral Deputy Head at St Hugh’s. He has fulfilled many roles at Beaudesert, both in the classroom and on the games field. He and Polly have been able to create a splendid atmosphere in the boarding house. Many younger boarders have greatly enjoyed the Beaudesert Badge, which has come under his direction.

We wish the Armitages well in their move and we know we will keep meeting on the games field.

We say thank you and goodbye to Nicky Tomlinson who has taught ballet at Beaudesert for 20 years. Fitting dance into the curriculum has always been a challenge and ballet dances have had to be held in many different venues. I am very grateful to Miss Nicky for all her work over the years. We will be seeing pink tutus back at Beaudesert at some stage in the future.

Colin Screen has been one of Beaudesert’s most faithful servants. I am not sure which mathematical equation we should use to work out the total mileage he has driven on behalf of the school but the total must be somewhere near 200,000 miles.

In earlier days both he and his devoted dog Sally would be ready in all weathers to transport children to school or to matches or even to Cornwall for the leavers’ trip.

Always cheery, always interested, he cared for his passengers at every turn. Such was the affinity he had with ‘his children’ they all clubbed together to give him a great send off before Christmas.

We also say goodbye to Alison Joyce, who has been a stalwart member of the

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Pre-prep staff for nearly 20 years. As one of our Reception teachers, she has warmly welcomed generations of Beaudesert children to their first year of real school.

Alison has devoted herself to ensuring the children have a happy start, setting the right tone for all future years here.

Her professional positive approach to her role and her natural spirit of kindness have made her one of our Pre-prep gems.

Sue Lloyd-Williams has definitely done her time at Beaudesert. She started teaching here at the inception of the Pre-prep in 1986 and has been ever present in its growth and development.

She has successfully taught Year 2 with many different colleagues, ensuring the children have had a very thorough education.

Sue has a great talent for Drama and has written many of the Pre-prep plays.

The children have certainly learnt their first dance moves for Sue’s many wonderful assemblies and productions.

Of course, she rather enjoys acting herself and each year she plays a magnificent Victorian school marm following the children’s visit to Sevington. We wish her well as she leaves us to ensure her husband Terry is behaving himself in retirement.

Alice Burr is leaving at the end of this

term after 31 years dedicated service to the school. Alice has been ever dependable during her time here. She has certainly seen a huge change in our approach to boarding at the school. She has also seen off at least six sets of Houseparents, so we have been very lucky to have the continuity of her presence upstairs.

From full boarding in the early days through weekly to our present model of flexi-boarding, Alice has always had the children at heart, always thinking of them first. Clearly if she were not so hyper-organised Beaudesert’s system of ‘hot bedding’ would break down.

Alice is also a talented singer, seamstress and gardener and she is now about to follow this vocation. She has been a cornerstone of Beaudesert life. Happily she will be living just around the corner so we will not lose touch.

We now come to the final act of the year as we say goodbye to Year 8. I would ask Felicia to give the boys their Old Beaudesertian ties and the girls this year will receive a commemorative pen.

We wish them all the best as they make the transition from being top of the tree to bottom of the pile next year. I believe they will take everything in their stride.

They have the inner confidence to continue their own success stories.

JPRW

Gap Students

Left to Right: Charlotte Phillips, Patrick Garschargen, Lucinda Kempton, Joshua Taylor and Morgan Price

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Farewells Nick & Polly Armitage

I first met Nick when he was looking for employment whilst in his PGCE year at Cambridge.

Although we had no opportunities at the time I knew we should find a place for him here when we could. Happily it was not long before we were able to poach him from a school nearby.

During his time Nick has fulfilled a multitude of roles. Teaching Maths, Humanities, RS, running a Form and being fully involved with the sports programme.

I know he was particularly pleased to have introduced rowing to Beaudesert.

Latterly he and Polly have been very popular houseparents. They have striven hard to create a warm family atmosphere upstairs. It has clearly helped having their own family growing up within the boarding house. Beaudesert Badge tends to come with the boarding territory and I was very pleased that Nick was able to take this on.

Nick is a busy chap and has always been keen to be involved in things both in and out of school. It says a lot that he could be seen augmenting the choir at Christmas whilst training for an Iron Man event.

We will miss the Armitages a great deal, however, I am delighted that he is moving on to be Pastoral Deputy Head at St Hugh’s in Farringdon. No doubt we will see him on the touchline in the future.

JPRW

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Alice Burr Alice started at Beaudesert in November 1982 as a Junior Matron under the guidance of Nancy McIntosh, who was Senior Matron and Nurse and a rather formidable woman. There were 120 children on the school roll, 89 of whom were boarders.

In those days family run schools were more hierarchical than they are today – ‘Call the midwife meets Downton Abbey’!

Alice’s room was in the Matthew (one of the current dormitories) and she shared a bathroom with the children. Beaudesert began to expand with the opening of the Pre-prep in 1986 and in the early days, the matrons were expected to help as classroom assistants.

Like many schools, Beaudesert gradually shifted from full to weekly and then to flexi-boarding, thus adjusting to the changing market and parental wishes.

Alice took all these changes in her stride and became Senior Matron in 2001.

Alice is a very caring person and would always put the needs of children before

anything else. In the days of full boarding, she would comfort the homesick and reassure parents whilst always remaining honest. Apart from being incredibly organised and efficient, Alice has a multitude of skills – needlework, mask making, gardening, computing, singing and travelling – all of which she put to use whilst at Beaudesert. In particular her practical creative talents were every school’s hidden gem as she happily sewed on name tapes, patched up holes in jumpers, darned socks, sewed on buttons, made bunting for the girls dormitories, took an embroidery activity and planted bulbs with the Beaudesert Badge children, to name but a few. Alice accompanied school trips to Devon, Cornwall and Italy and found the energy to dress up as Britannia during the school’s celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012 and sang Rule Britannia to the whole school during assembly. As well as all these practical attributes, Alice has a great understanding of current affairs, of wildlife and the countryside which she shared with the children.

We are so pleased that Alice has decided to pursue a new career in gardening where, as Jo Keyte said, she can be sure that once her charges have been placed in a bed, they will stay there!

FW

Alison Joyce Alison Joyce joined Beaudesert in 1996 after teaching in Gloucestershire, Devon, Cornwall and New Zealand.

She taught for 16 years in Reception and the last two in Year 1. Every time anyone enters her classroom they are struck by the warmth and calmness of the atmosphere…amidst the laughing which goes on between her and Mrs Chinnick!

Alison has always been so positive within the department, whether she is embracing change, being an Agony Aunt to some of our younger staff, or burning plastic plates on hot hobs! She always sees the positive side to everything. She has been a pleasure to work with and we will all miss her being part of the Pre-prep team. Alison has always had a tremendous rapport with the children in her care and has constantly gone out her way to ensure all children are happy and achieve their potential. We shall miss her enormously and wish her much happiness and good health for the future.

KSEH

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Sue Lloyd-Williams Sue LloydWilliams arrived at Beaudesert in April 1986 from ‘up North’ in Scunthorpe.

She and her husband Terry moved into the boarding house, where she was responsible for the girls, whilst also teaching English and Drama in the Prep School. The Pre-prep department opened in 1987 with just two classes and Sue was one of the first teachers, along with Sylvia Beard. In the past 27 years in the Pre-prep she has seen many changes, from three Heads, two new buildings, numerous staff coming and going…and because of all this experience she has been an invaluable team player to work with. Calm, fun,

Colin Screen sometimes naughty with a wicked sense of humour, Sue has had us all in fits of laughter at some point or another. She is simply made for the stage. One of her true passions is Drama and we shall all really miss her creative input to the Year 2 plays and the wonderful class assemblies that she pulls off, usually with her double act Mrs Cushnan! Sue has written the Year 2 plays for the last 27 years …perhaps we should be looking out for her at The Globe Theatre in her retirement! Hundreds upon hundreds of children have been taught by Sue and I know they all have very fond memories, and this is exactly what she will leave her colleagues with.

She will be deeply missed but we know she will keep in touch and come back to visit us. We wish her much happiness in her retirement.

KSEH

All schools need dependable staff.

For nearly 20 years we have been able to rely on Colin to drive our minibuses.

Through wind, rain and sun Colin has cheerily welcomed Beaudesert children onto his bus. Colin has always been happy to wait for children at various tournaments and always took pride in bringing back a victorious team. We are indebted to Colin for his service to the school JPRW

Speech Day Prize List John Keyte Maths Prize For excellence in Maths David Maths Cup For exceptional performance in Maths May Prize for English For flair and creativity Stephen Henriques English Prize For overall excellence in English Rufus Isaacs English Prize For excellent writing Reid Science Prize For excellence in Science Matthews Science Prize For sustained effort, ability and achievement Brickwood Physics Prize For natural flair and ability Chalmers French Prize For exceptional performance in French Austin Richardson Classics Prize For impressive performance in Scholarship Horne Greek Prize For excellence in Greek Vincent Keyte History Prize For outstanding work in History Petyan Prize for Geography For excellence and commitment throughout the years Mander RS Prize For exceptional effort and attainment Pope IT Prize For great awareness of computer use and unstinting effort Lavery Cup For consistent artistic endeavour Hervey Adams Art Prize For artistic flair Pottery Prize Kulesza Technology Prize For outstanding design work Archibald Design Prize For excellence in Design and Technology Cucknell Design Salver For outstanding design work Wallace Drama Award For contribution to the dramatic arts Crick Drama Cup For performance Oliver Shield For excellence and commitment to the music department Elgar Music Prize for Woodwind Waite Shield for Strings Kellie Cup for Brass Blackmore Chorister Cup Brodermann Prize For dignity and bearing All Rounder Prize For great all round contribution Nott Cup For academic attainment Mills Cup For academic attainment Harmer Cup For academic excellence

Magnus Lawrence Ginny Lawrence Catharine Reid Lauren Dunne Alexandra Smith Tamsin Priest Finbar McConnell Magnus Lawrence Poppy Stopford Poppy Stopford Jasper Lowde Piers Tabor Sebastian D’Arcy Rice Alice Hall Ben Barnes Annabel Gouriet Lottie Burns Sophie Elvin Rosalie Craven Lydia Newman George Standen McDougal Daisy Mitford-Slade Will Comaish Alice Hall Sebastian D’Arcy Rice Jessica Downton Oliver McGill Katinka Hughes Columba Leeper Tatiana Parr Finbar McConnell Poppy Stopford Magnus Lawrence

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Form Prizes 3F 3F 3F 3H 3H 3H 3N 3N 3N

For academic achievement For positive attitude and all round effort For effort and academic progress For consistent hard work and academic achievement For fantastic academic progress this year For outstanding all round effort For high achievement For effort and a blossoming of confidence For kindness and wonderful manners

Frieda McLean Beatrice Montgomerie Zach Hitchcock-Smith Poppy Ross Monty D’Arcy Rice Saskia Meakin Evie Jones Mathilde Davey Woody Walker

4B 4B 4B 4G 4G 4G 4R 4R 4R

For excellent academic achievement and all round effort For consistently outstanding effort and performance For being a wonderful, caring, bright girl Excellent academic achievement all year For wonderful effort and cheerfulness all year For outstanding effort and progress all year For high achievement For consistently high effort and attitude For all round performance and contribution to the class

Emily Watkins Siena Burnett Rosie Roche Isabella Morgan-Grenville Isabella Playne Jake Holloway Harry Ahearne Anna Wateridge Alice Playne

5A 5A 5A 5F 5F 5F 5MB 5MB 5MB

For consistently outstanding effort For outstanding academic achievement For a positive attitude and outlook For outstanding academic achievement throughout the year Consistent, excellent effort Cheerfulness, enthusiasm and making the most of opportunities For high achievement For outstanding effort For great enthusiasm and joie de vivre

Sienna Hiscox Anna Mallinckrodt Wilbur Hyde Emily Tubbs Rosalie Craven Ned Agnew Maddy Smith Isabella Thomson Angus Catto

6C 6C 6C 6P 6P 6P 6LW 6LW 6LW

For a positive approach to all school tasks For consistent academic excellence For musical and sporting prowess For an excellent attitude and all round contribution to Year 6 For academic prowess and superb involvement to school life For constant effort and setting an excellent example For academic achievement For positive attitude towards school life Constant hard work and academic progress

Alexander Tubbs Jessica Downton Tom Beattie India Case George Honeyborne Isabel Wateridge Ginny Lawrence Hamish Brook Amelia Kold

7JLB 7JLB 7JLB 7E 7E 7E 7T 7T 7T

For consistently outstanding effort and academic achievement For positive attitude and contribution to school life For her ceaseless enthusiasm and cheerful disposition For consistent hard work and wonderful manners For maturity and positivity in all areas For outstanding all round contribution For a burgeoning academic perception and engagement For consistent, understated endeavour For geniality, generosity and unflagging good spirits

William Gibson Marcus Hudson Annabelle Martin Alexandra Herrtage Charlie Gent Beth Ransome Toby Melvin Poppy Read Archie Probert

8B 8B 8B 8JB 8JB 8JB 8SM 8SM 8SM

For outstanding effort, thoughtfulness, cheerfulness and success For unfailing determination and perseverance leading to success For improvements in and contributions to all facets of school life For outstanding perseverance, progress and positivity in her Beaudesert career For integrity, friendship and modesty An all round star, making the most of school life For calmness and composure throughout the year For her positive attitude towards life (from the classroom to being on top of mountains) For perseverance and endurance

Annabel Gouriet Max Haynes Octavia Slatter Annabel Slatter George Standen McDougal Imogen Brook Ana Mullen Rebecca Abingdon Henry North

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Appointments Captain of Cricket: Captain of Girls’ Hockey: Captain of Boys’ Hockey: Captain of Rugby: Captain of Netball:

P Tabor A Gouriet C Leeper J Kite K Hughes

Captain of Rounders: Captain of Football: Captain of Swimming: Captains of Athletics: Captains of Cross Country:

T Priest P Tabor A Smith P Stopford & J Kite A Smith & C Leeper

Scholarships Johnny Kite George Standen McDougal Katinka Hughes Tamsin Priest Catharine Reid Tatiana Parr Annabel Gouriet Finbar McConnell Poppy Stopford

Sports Scholarship Cheltenham College Design and Technology Scholarship Malvern College Drama Exhibition St Edward’s, Oxford Academic Scholarship Cheltenham Ladies’ College Drama Scholarship Heathfield Sports Exhibition St Mary’s Calne Sports Exhibition St Mary’s Calne Prain Academic Scholarship Cheltenham College Academic Scholarship Oundle

Valete YEAR 8 Rebecca Abingdon Cirencester Deer Park School Hugo Bailey Cheltenham College Benedict Barnes Marlborough College Imogen Brook Marlborough College Charlotte Burns Royal High School, Bath Charles Carpenter Cheltenham College Will Comaish Marlborough College Charles Crabb Uppingham Samuel Clifford Rendcomb College Sebastian D’Arcy Rice Eton Lauren Dunne St Mary’s Calne Rose Fawcett Cheltenham Ladies’ College Annabel Gouriet St Mary’s Calne Alice Hall Cheltenham Ladies’ College Max Haynes Shiplake College Oscar Henry Cheltenham College Fynlay Hughes Uppingham Katinka Hughes St Edward’s, Oxford Alexandra Jardine Downe House Johnny Kite Cheltenham College Ashley Lam Marlborough College Magnus Lawrence Winchester College Columba Leeper Eton Finbar McConnell Cheltenham College Oliver McGill Sherborne Daisy Mitford-Slade Marlborough College

Ana Mullen Downe House Edward Nelson Cheltenham College Henry North The King’s School, Gloucester Tatiana Parr St Mary’s Calne Thomas Pilsbury Oundle Eva Palmer Cheltenham College Tamsin Priest Cheltenham Ladies’ College Catharine Reid Heathfield Luke Roberts Bradfield College Annabel Slatter Cheltenham College Octavia Slatter Cheltenham College Alexandra Smith Cheltenham Ladies’ College Rebecca Smith Cheltenham College George Standen McDougal Malvern College Poppy Stopford Oundle Piers Tabor Marlborough College Alfie Weston Cheltenham College YEAR 7 Lotte Quinn

Overseas

YEAR 6 Ethan Bird Romey Chappell-Young Jemima Landale Harriet Simmons Isabel Wray

Archway School Katharine Lady Berkeley’s School Downe House The Royal High School, Bath Ribston Hall High School

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Boarding House Our new Gappy Matron, Jess, joined us in January and Lisa Ford, our new Senior Matron, joined us at the start of the Summer term. Lisa has fitted into the community upstairs very smoothly, with her great sense of humour and enjoyment of riddles making her an instant hit with boarders and staff alike.

With technology invading almost every aspect of their lives, it has been refreshing to see many of the Boarders enjoying playing traditional games before quiet reading, such as chess and card games, as well as a new game, called Dobble, which proved an instant hit. Another blast from the past was Twister, which we bought following numerous requests from the senior girls in particular!

There is never a dull moment in the boarding community at Beaudesert and this year certainly has not disappointed in this respect. With boarding numbers continuing to grow, the challenge has been finding enough space for everyone upstairs!

The end of the Autumn term meant a farewell to the class of 2013’s Gappies and to Morgan, our Gappy Matron in particular. The Boarders’ Christmas Party, with its ‘When I Grow Up’ theme, gave the gappies one more chance to show off their DJ-ing skills. With 148 children attending, it promised to be a rowdy affair and the children danced the night away, either side of a delicious feast, once again provided by Caroline and her wonderful kitchen staff. Mini disco balls were given out to the best movers and shakers, as well as lots of edible prizes.

Alice Burr, our Senior Matron and member of the Boarding Team for the past 32 years, decided to hang up her apron at the end of the Spring term. Alice has moved on to pastures new, quite literally, as she has trained to become a professional gardener. With a number of trips departing before the end of the spring term we did

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not have the chance to collectively say our farewells to Alice, and so we arranged a party in her honour in the Summer term. On a glorious Friday evening, to the largely tuneful accompaniment of our musical boarders, we enjoyed a wonderful BBQ on the Terrace with Alice, which provided us with a proper and fitting opportunity to say our farewells. Alice has been a great friend, guide and support to staff, families and Beaudesert children and we will all miss her greatly.

On the heels of Alice leaving (and not, she pointed out, because of us!), it is now our turn to step out. The past three years upstairs have been great fun for all of us and we are hugely grateful to all the boarding community for their patience, warmth and kindness towards us. We are very excited that the Holmes’ family have accepted the offer to take up the mantle and we are sure boarding at Beaudesert will flourish under their guidance and leadership.

The Armitage Family (and Suli!)

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Beaudesert & the Community Appeal and Alport UK, a local charity for children with this condition.

We continued our link with Widden School, a multicultural primary school in Gloucester, with reciprocal visits for Year 4 children. We hope that this link has given all the children involved the chance to understand a little about the lives of other children from different backgrounds and faiths.

Thank you to all the children, parents and staff for all their support.

FW

Beaudesert has supported a number of different charitable causes this year, and in so doing, we hope to have fostered in the children the importance of helping those less fortunate than ourselves.

The Beaudesert Autumn Charity Fair was very well supported yet again and raised over ÂŁ8500. The proceeds went towards buying some paediatric equipment for Tetbury Hospital, the Philippines Typhoon

We supported some national events such as Jeans for Genes (Home Clothes Day), the British Legion (at our Remembrance service), MacMillan Cancer Support (by taking part in the world’s biggest coffee morning) and Children in Need (wearing onesies).

The children themselves helped with a number of specific charities. The Gold Badgers spent an evening at a warehouse helping to sort and pack some of the 193 shoeboxes that Beaudesert gave to the Operation Christmas Child shoebox appeal. Some Year 8s once again helped at the Stroud Food Bank while others planned a charity disco to raise money for the Cotswold Care Hospice in Minchinhampton.

Other year groups planned their own fund raising events to support charities of their choice. We also continued our on going collection of sports kit for children in Africa.

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Science

Cheltenham College Prep Schools Science Day Cheltenham College invited six pupils from Year 6 to attend their science afternoon along with several other schools. We set off with Mr Bird our science master. We had a snack on arrival to get our brains working and then joined the others in the Science Library. The afternoon was arranged in three sections: Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

In Physics we took part in 10 experiments ranging from counting the number of swings of a ball in 28 seconds to a brilliant experiment with light and a spinning wheel. We had to try different light levels to make the wheel slow down.

In Biology we dissected an owl pellet, which is the regurgitate remains of food it has been unable to digest. We discovered two mouse skulls and bones of voles, mice and moles. We were given a sheet with pictures of the bones we were likely to find drawn to scale.

Chemistry was awesome. We did four experiments. Two of them were making a battery out of half a lemon and making a mixture of pop by adding water to powder in a test tube.

The best experiment we did was to add a solution to a beaker, turn the lights off and add another solution. We stirred the solution with a glass rod and the solution then glowed a bright blue.

We finished the visit with a big bang when the Chemistry master added a powder to a fuel and liquid oxygen. Bang!

Felix Taylor-Kimmins Year 6

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Science Lecture - ‘ Live Lab’

On Monday 2nd December we attended a Cheltenham Festival Christmas Science Lecture at Dean Close. It was an exciting day out. Our first lecture was called ‘Magic Maths’ which was presented by Matt Pritchard. It was all about the magic of maths – Matt showed us lots of maths tricks which blew our minds. He also did normal tricks and included maths in it. Matt was really a maths magician.

The next lecture was about fireworks, their chemistry and how to handle them safely. This lecture was presented by Mathew Tosh. He set off loads of amazing indoor fireworks and told us how they got their different colours. He showed us how they were made and their chemical components.

He ended off his lecture with a video showing us one of his recent firework shows and what it looks like from the pyrotechnics view point. Very different – full of smoke!

Thank you Mrs Butterworth. It was a very enjoyable day out and it was so much fun.

Lotte Quinn and Cecilia Mayne Year 7

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Science Trip to Forest Green Rovers

Salter’s Chemistry Challenge One of our topics this year has been ‘Energy’, especially looking at renewable energy sources including solar, wind, tidal, hydroelectric, wave and geothermal.

So Mrs Butterworth took our science set to see Forest Green Rovers, the local football club, because one of the things which makes this club special is that they are the most eco friendly club in the UK, and they are hoping to be the most eco friendly club in the world as they use a lot of renewable energy and encourage sustainability.

When we arrived we saw the electric cars which the players get for free!

Dane Vince (the chairman’s son) told us they are Nissan Leaf cars, and can be plugged in at home in an ordinary socket, taking 12 hours to charge, but it is cheaper and creates less pollution than cars using petrol or diesel. There are specially made chargers which can charge your car in 20 minutes and these are starting to be installed in petrol stations and motorway services which is good, and there are lots at the football club. We were allowed to sit in a car and pretend we were driving!

We went to see the pitch. The grass is managed in an organic way with no chemicals used, so it is eco friendly and we found it funny how there was a robot that cuts the grass, and if it gets stuck it sends a text to the groundsman.

It is directed using GPS and called a mobot. We saw the solar panels which provide lots of the electricity, and also a wind turbine which uses the kinetic energy of the wind to make electricity. We went into the changing rooms and we saw that the players have motivational quotes above their pegs which was cool.

Four scholars went to Bath University to attend the Salters Festival of Chemistry.

First of all we did a forensic experiment, which included chromatography and salt and acid reactions. After lunch we had to add citric acid and sodium hydrogen carbonate to the water in order to decrease the temperature to 10.5° C – test of accuracy. To finish the day two chemistry lecturers did some cool experiments.

We saw phosphorus burning, which was really fun.

We came 2nd (out of 14) in the first experiment competition and we won some really interesting prizes. It was a fun and fascinating day and we all thoroughly enjoyed it.

Magnus Lawrence, Poppy Stopford, Tamsin Priest and Finbar McConnell Year 8

We were lucky enough to meet a player, Jared Hodgkiss, in the gym who talked to us about his diet and fitness routine. He explained how the club owner is a vegan, so they do not eat animal products at the club, but they are allowed to eat meat at home if they want to. Sadly we didn’t get to try the vegetarian food because it was time to go back to Beaudesert and have lunch!

All in all it was a great trip with many thanks to Mr & Mrs Butterworth for arranging it, and for the time Dale Vince and the Forest Green Rovers players gave us.

Oliver Coker, Isabelle Mayer and Violet Levinson Year 7

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Design and Technology

As the pupils go through the school they experience many different materials including glass, wood, textiles, metals, plastics and now ‘smart materials’.

All our projects give the pupils the ability to customise their work and make it personal to themselves or as presents to family or friends.

Design and Technology activities took a fun twist when two Year 6 pupils made an excellent go-cart over the Spring term.

laser cutters and soldering circuit boards together. They get to understand and recognise materials and learn to use their properties effectively. They also learn to use a range of different tools and machines safely and accurately. Teaching pupils skills for life and giving them the ability to create their ideas into reality is one of the most rewarding parts of my job.

George Standen McDougal’s scholarship entry work It has been a very busy year within the Design & Technology Department.

For those people who managed the time to visit the fantastic Art, Pottery and Design & Technology show, you will get some idea of the wide range and exceptional quality of work we produce.

The pupils gain dedicated Design & Technology lessons from Year 4 onwards.

This early start to the subject gives pupils a greater understanding of the technology and built environment we live in today.

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If pupils really show a talent and flair for the subject they may be asked if they would like to attempt a Design & Technology scholarship award for their next school. We have had one scholarship pupil, George Standen McDougal, who won a scholarship award to Malvern College. The quality and amount of work a pupil must put into this attempt is quite considerable. They have to make a 20 page A3 design folio, model the product, and then manufacture a final fully working product. The scholars are then given a written or practical exam and next go onto have interview with the Head of Design & Technology and even the Head.

No small order for a thirteen year old who is generally producing work to a very high GCSE level.

As they say pictures say a thousand words so I hope you like some examples of the fantastic work produced this year.

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Faraday Challenge We left school early in the morning on Thursday 6th of February.

We arrived at Prior Park at about 10 am. We were put on table one and then we decided which role we would play in the day’s challenge.

Magnus Lawrence was team leader, I was the accountant; George Standen McDougal was the electrical engineer, Lottie Burns was the aerospace engineer, and Poppy Stopford and Finbar McConnell were the mechanical engineers.

It was Magnus’ job to fill out the paper work, take care of the presentation at the end of the day and lead the team. My job, as accountant, was to manage the money we were given (130 Faradays) and buy the necessary products for the challenge.

George’s role was to design the circuit. Lottie was the designer of the product. Poppy and Finbar did all the mechanical side of this challenge.

Our challenge was to make a transporter to carry a rocket three metres in a straight line. The rocket was the most simple part of the day whereas the transporter was a lot more challenging. Overall it was a fun day out!

Tamsin Priest Year 8

ICT

Another busy year has passed.

One of the highlights for me has been teaching the Pre-prep children in the ICT Room. They have been a delight, with their natural inquisitiveness and enthusiasm.

More iPads and their greater use in many subject areas is a trend that is likely to gain strength. The tablet is, after all, just like the pocket calculator of the 90s and

Trip To Kings’ School, Gloucester Amelia, Alexandra, Griffin and I set off at 9am from school. We were very excited. When we arrived we went into a hall and were told our challenge.

Our challenge was to make a skyscraper using marshmallows. We were given: a one metre piece of dowel (piece of wood), two pieces of metal wire (30 cm each), lollipop sticks, straws, ruler, pipe cleaners and thin strips of pasta.

We created a marshmallow base which supported the tower and attached the straws to create a pyramid shaped structure.

Our team built the tallest freestanding skyscraper which carried 400g. This challenge took roughly an hour and then we had lunch.

After lunch the prizes were announced.

Sadly we did not receive a prize but we all had loads of fun and found it very interesting to experience another school environment.

Guy Mitchell Year 6

will probably become just as ubiquitous.

Children in the Prep school have already started learning how to make their own apps, providing exciting new opportunities and possibilities for learning.

The ICT element of the National Curriculum is currently undergoing a sea change and, with its main emphasis on Computer Science and programming, comes into effect in September 2014.

I am sure a small smile will be on the lips of those of us who have been around long enough to have seen the start of computer use in schools. Programming was all you could do in those days and now we have come full circle. Children in the Pre-prep are happily programming colourful animated characters on screen and are learning the basic building blocks of coding that will enable them in later years to program in a more meaningful way. Scratch is a well known and loved visual programming language and it is

one that I have been teaching to our Prep School children for five or six years. As the children get older they will be expected to learn a textually based programming language and these are many and varied.

In this brave new modern world I strive not to throw the baby out with the bath water and yes, I do still teach touch typing, word processing, database and spreadsheet skills, amongst others.

The school has invested wisely in the last year in upgrading our network infrastructure, thus helping to future proof us for at least a few years!

The computers in the ICT Room have been replaced, which has allowed us to upgrade other areas around the school, particularly the Design and Technology Department. The Science Department has also enjoyed a significant upgrade in terms of interactive screen technology. We look forward to another exciting year!

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The Arts Pottery

Art

The pottery studio offers a unique environment where pupils can experience the feel of clay, a sometimes difficult medium. The pleasure a young mind can get from plunging hands into a bucket of gooey goo is still alive and well.

The school year began with a visit to the Malvern College Art Department where a group of Year 8 pupils were able to work with students from the senior school and view work being done for GCSE and A level exams.

The inclination to postpone meaningful learning until an unspecified time presents as much of a challenge to teacher as the material presents to pupil. It is a pleasure to see how each individual copes with the delicate balance between the stoppable force and the moveable object. Creating with clay, moulding or joining, requires controlled pressure and counter-pressure, offering equal amounts of fun, satisfaction and difficulty.

A variety of projects have been studied by the year groups during the year.

It is all fresh and exciting to the Year 4 pupils in their introductory term. Learning how to make simple forms and to join them securely proves to be more of a challenge than some expected.

Mastery of these initial steps is essential as a foundation for future work.

The finished forms are decorated with coloured glazes. Enthusiasm for the craft is always apparent.

Year 5 follow a Viking theme, beginning with faces of warriors and nuns, progressing to small figures based on the Lewis Chessmen. The class first discuss the emotions that each group might display such as fear, compassion or battle-weary.

Each pupil acts out one from the list while the group discuss how the face moves to express the feelings. They learn how to push the clay around to distort the features, to experiment with the results.

Small round dishes decorated with droplets of coloured slip are the order of the day for Year 6. This is their introduction to slip decoration where fluid clay is squeezed through a rubber applicator on to a

fluid slip ground. Despite the obvious temptation that this offers we have had little misuse or over enthusiasm. The very pleasing results keep the young minds focused. The finished pots are glazed with translucent colours.

There is always a considerable improvement in hand skill levels and attention to detail when the Year 7s pick up where they left off to expand on the slip decoration theme. Their fish dishes decorated with concentric droplets of coloured slip never cease to be admired.

Year 6 designed and produced their own individual portfolio covers, studied the styles and methods used in vintage poster design and learnt how to achieve movement in figure drawing.

With freedom and choice in activities, the work often stimulates new projects as we see inside the imagination the child.

Many have done good work and a few have risen above that. Ella Thompson has been amazingly productive in activities, making an abundance of work on which to experiment with glazes. Fergus Large produced some small but beautifully formed modernist abstract sculptures.

Significant achievers on the wheel this year are Alexandra Herrtage, Sophie Elvin, Isabel Wateridge, and Lydia Newman.

All of these have shown the mettle to keep coming back in the evening activities to master that most difficult discipline.

Those who saw the summer exhibition will have witnessed not only the breadth of the work achieved but also the sheer volume.

Another interesting year in the pottery.

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Year 5 made character masks, large mobile sculptures and wall decorations.

They also tried their hand at paper mosaics and entered a national art competition.

JEMIMA LODGE YEAR 5

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TOBY MELVIN YEAR 7

YEAR 4 BRONZE BADGE

MAX NANNES YEAR 3

Year 7 embarked on some quite advanced self portraiture which they then developed into a semi abstract form while Year 8 used a variety of artistic and design skills to produce 3 Dimensional mobile sculptures.

They also studied the art of Warhol, Lichtenstein and the other exponents of Pop Art of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.

Every child in the school was represented at the school Summer Art, Design and Pottery exhibition which was held in the Sports Hall at the end of the summer term. Each child produced a picture of his or her own choice for the exhibition.

This is a visually spectacular event and is unique in that it is the only time in the school year that every child in the establishment is represented at one event.

Beaudesert has participated in a variety of external exhibitions from senior public school events to the National Prep Schools Art Exhibition at St Ronan’s School in Kent.

Art remains a key part of the all round education that Beaudesert offers.

Long may that continue!

SH WILLA HODSON YEAR 6

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Music After such a wonderful year in 20122013, we knew it was going to be hard to top…but I believe we can say without a doubt that we have! All of the concerts (big and small), the house shout, hymn singing in assemblies, class performances and pupil assemblies have all been of an extremely high standard. We have had a record number of children involved in music lessons and ensembles and all of the Beaudesert hallways have been filled with music. We have also seen our spectacular new performing arts centre gradually taking shape and the excitement has grown in anticipation of January 2015. Throughout the year, we have had a great many children taking ABRSM and Rockschool exams with many gaining some exceptional results. Congratulations to everyone!

In the Autumn term, we featured our singing, woodwind and piano pupils in lunchtime concerts in the drawing room.

These concerts are such a wonderful way to spend a lunch break and are a highlight of every term. They give our children the opportunity to perform in front of a small audience and really help to build their confidence and perfect their pieces.

thought provoking performances of ‘For the Beauty of the Earth’ and ‘Dona Nobis Pacem’.

On the peripatetic staff, we welcomed Mr Philip Mackenzie who started teaching piano and theory. We also said farewell to Mr Dury Loveridge. Mr Loveridge taught cello and double bass for many years at Beaudesert and we thank him for the time and commitment he gave to our musicians.

Our string players were invited to participate in a day of music at Dean Close School. Children were split into two different groups and worked with the Carducci Quartet and many other teachers. A wonderful performance was given at the end of the day featuring both intermediate and advanced string orchestras, small group performances and finished with a brilliant piece by the Carducci Quartet. It was a very inspiring day for all involved!

The annual Beaudesert Carol Service is always a highlight of the Autumn term.

This year, we featured our Flute Ensemble and String Quartet playing music before and after the service to help create a lovely Christmas atmosphere. Katinka Hughes gave a beautiful rendition of ‘Once in Royal David’s City’ before the whole school joined in and joyfully celebrated the Christmas story. Junior Choir, Beaudesert Voices, Consort and the Adult Choir gave some glorious performances, which were matched every time when the congregation joined in for the communal carols. It is always a wonderful way to lead the Beaudesert community into a welldeserved Christmas holiday.

In the Spring term we welcomed Ms Imogen Seth Smith to the peripatetic music staff. Ms Seth Smith teaches Violin, Cello and Double Bass. We hope she enjoys her time here at Beaudesert.

For the Harvest Festival and Remembrance Day services both Consort and Beaudesert Voices were featured and provided some

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This term, we saw many of our brass and percussion children in lunchtime concerts.

Our Brass Ensemble and soloists were featured in the Brass Concert and Mr Mason brought in his hang drum for some

mesmorising percussion performances in the Music Room.

On a brisk Sunday morning, our Consort delighted the congregation of Holy Trinity Church, Amberley. It was a joyous occasion to be involved with the local community and participate in their youth service. Our members of Consort were very warmly received and their singing was of such a high standard. Consort were also given the opportunity to participate in the Dean Close Choral day. Our children greatly enjoyed singing’ Zadok the Priest’ and many other difficult choral works with the Dean Close Chapel Choir and other children from the local area.

The Easter Concert was the first of its kind this year. This concert featured over 150 children with our music ensembles, form groups and soloists giving some remarkable performances. Our Orchestra gave their first public performance of ‘Mission Impossible’ and really wowed the audience!

In the Summer term, the House Music Competition had a record number of entries. The Drawing Room and Music Room were filled with the glorious sounds of individual performances. Thank you to our guest adjudicators Mrs Liz Rolfe Johnson and Mrs Louise Dracup for visiting Beaudesert and giving some great feedback to all of our musicians. I did not envy Mrs Rolfe Johnson for having to make the extremely tough decision for the House Shout! This years competition was fiercely contested and D House (conducted by Mr Tiley wearing a tutu) were the winners with their rendition of ‘Happy’. The competition was extremely close this year! Congratulations also must go to the individual class winners:

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Strings (Beginner - Grade 1) - Bonnie Armitage and Tom Ratcliffe Woodwind (Beginner) - Bea Leslie and Isabella Thomson Voice (Grade 3-5) - Katinka Hughes Strings (Grade 2-3) - Daisy Gough Woodwind (Grade 1) - Alys Evans Voice (Grade 1-2) - Maddy Smith Piano (Grade 3-4) - Beth Ransome Woodwind (Grade 2-3) - Poppy Clark Voice (Pre Grade 1) - Beth Tuke-Hastings Strings (Grade 4-5) - Jess Downton Woodwind (Grade 4-5) - Jess Downton Brass (Grade 4-5) - Oli McGill Percussion (Beginner) - Ben Worsley Guitar (Beginner) - Max Rowlands Piano (Prep) - Orlo Clark Guitar Advanced - Eloise Fanshawe Piano (Grade 1-2) - Evie Jones Percussion (Intermediate) - Jock Catto and Wilfred Pease Harp - Daisy Gough Brass (Grade 1-2) - Jasper Lowde Brass (Grade 3) - Tom Jodrell Accordion - Sophie Elvin

Beaudesert Voices, Consort, Recorder Ensemble and our String Quartet participated in the ensemble classes and we also had many children performing solo items. Consort and Beaudesert Voices were competing against each other for the first time. It was a battle to the end with Consort taking first place for the second year running and bringing the Clarke Challenge Cup back to Beaudesert!

Congratulations to all involved!

It was an honour to have Consort participate in Evensong at Gloucester Cathedral. This would have to be one of the highlights of the whole school year.

All of the members of Consort and Mr Parry filled the quire of the Cathedral with some exquisite singing and led the congregation in a wonderful service.

All of our String pupils participated in an Evening of String Music. This concert also featured the newly formed Year 3 String Group. This was a lovely evening and the standard really impressed all in attendance.

Our many guitar pupils also participated in a lunchtime guitar concert. This concert featured some wonderful solo and group items and included an entertaining sing-along for the audience to finish the concert!

We decided to try a new format for this years Rock on Summer Concert.

Every form group from Years 5, 6 and 7 gave a class performance and we had many small groups and solo items that were completely devised by our pupils.

This concert really made the Sports Hall ROCK and it was wonderful to see so many children involved.

The Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts is always an exciting event in the Summer term. This year Junior Choir,

The Summer Concert was our final concert of the school year, and each performer gave there all to end the term

on a high. Alice Hall and Lauren Dunne were our compères for the evening.

This Concert featured all of our music ensembles from Orchestra to Boyz Noyz, some of our scholar soloists and a huge mix of jazz, classical and pop music.

We had a great many of our peripatetic music staff involved from conducting, playing and being the most amazing roadies a band could ask for.

We must give a great deal of thanks to our peripatetic and visiting music staff.

Conducting, teaching, accompanying, setting up and running concerts – they do a great many things for the Beaudesert music department and we could not operate without them! Next year, will be very exciting as we see the Performing Arts Centre grow every week. It will allow us to continue to raise the already high standard and profile of Music here at Beaudesert.

Thank you to all of our children for being enthusiastic and for always giving 100%.

It is a joy to work with you all!

KMT Director of Music

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Drama Senior Production The Wind in the Willows Tabor and Oscar Henry deserve a special mention for delivering their parts with a maturity, empathy and understanding of text that belied their years.

The Wild Wooders parts were mainly based on improvisation. Alice Hall was my trusty scriptwriter in these sessions.

It took a bit of time to get lovely Beaudesert children to behave in a disrespectful and menacing manner, but we got there in the end, led by the charismatic Chief Weasel, Columba Leeper.

When Charlie Crabb was told he was playing the part of a woman, he took it manfully, gaining respect from us all.

He was not ecstatic about having to Alan Bennett’s adaptation of The Wind In The Willows is humorous and touching.

At its core lies the complex friendship of three very different characters. Rat is excited to have found a friend in Mole, someone he can educate about the joys of River Banking. He becomes increasingly possessive however, and in particular of Mole’s natural kinship with another

underground creature, Badger.

Badger finds Rat rather smug and supercilious. They all find the honest brave Mole naïve and rather silly.

What brings them all together is their shared love of Toad. They find him exasperating but they do not want him and what he stands for to be damaged.

Will Comaish, Katinka Hughes, Piers take his clothes off to the tune of ‘The Stripper’, but we all supported him in his brave performance. Comic timing is not something that you can teach, and Charlie was a natural.

Tati Parr and Catharine Reid need a special mention for their warm and moving solos as does Daisy Mitford-Slade, for bringing seemingly the dull part of the magistrate to life with great professionalism.

As a year group they were tremendously easy and fun to work with, very committed and supportive of one another. Very well done and thank you!

ASM

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Year 7 Grimm Tales

The end of the Spring term saw Year 7 take to the stage in a wacky production of ‘Grimm Tales’, a selection of tales by the Brothers Grimm, adapted for the stage by Carol Ann Duffy and Tim Supple. The infamous stories such as Ashputtel (Cinderella) and the Hare and the Hedgehog were brought to life by the pupils in not so much a fairy tale way, but with more of a gruesome twist which kept the audiences loving to hate the action from beginning to end. From the opening moments in which a book seemingly burst open and all of its stories and characters flooded the stage via the trap door and every door in the auditorium, to the final scenes of the ugly sisters hacking off their toes and their heels in order to woo the handsome prince, the viewer was transported to the world of imagination, play and make-believe.

role to role by reversing the sacking, the effect that was created complementing the overall concept of imaginative play.

Most importantly the production was testament to how much could be achieved by the pupils in such a short period of time. Year 7, who were totally responsible for the project and were involved in every aspect of its production including

performing, directing, stage management, costume design, marketing and front of house, were the perfect example of a team. Their focus and commitment to the project and to each other shone through, and, ultimately, the standard of the three performances completely superceded what any of the team thought was possible in 60 hours.

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This idea was also reflected in the costumes. Stimulated from the concept of the old-fashioned cut out and dress up doll activity books that we once owned, each pupil had designed and painted their own character onto a hessian sack, which they then wore. Where performers played more than one part, they flicked from

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Year 6 The Incomplete Works of Shakespeare The Year 6s acted out various scenes from Shakespeare’s plays. The first one was Hamlet. Hamlet was played

by Edward Walker and it is a tragedy full of sadness and horror. The next play was Macbeth. This is also a tragedy and set in Scotland. Macbeth is told by three witches that he will soon become King of Scotland but things turn out badly for him. In the play A

Year 4 The joy of the Year 4 plays is that they involve each class so every individual child has a significant role to play.

We usually try to orchestrate it, so that all of the children are on the stage for most of the time. This group effort really gives the children a chance to understand the process of performance.

The first play to kick off the carousel was The Clown Who Lost His Smile (4B).

Jack Cooper played the role of the clown who had lost his joy of clowning. With strong support from bossy Ringmasters, Charlie Brook and George Carpenter, and all of his circus friends, he slowly learns to smile again. A lively dance to the tune of

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‘Always Look On The Bright Side,’ helped to give him a much needed spring to his step.

Midsummer Night’s Dream Shakespeare tells the story of Pyramus and Thisbe – a story of forbidden love. Shakespeare is known for writing creepy and gruesome death scenes – the most gory death scene from the play Titus Andronicus was when Titus, a general in the Roman army, was stabbed to death and then drowned in a barrel of wine. We did a jig at the end, which in Shakespearean times was a dance to finish off the play. We all enjoyed working together as group.

Willa Hodson and Amber Phillips

In the Summer term, 4G tackled a heavily abridged version of A Midsummer Nights Dream. This meant that there was lots of, ‘I love you’ being thrown across the room as the four lovers got into an increasingly confusing pickle thanks to Puck’s meddling. (Lots of giggling, I can tell you!) We had a bit more time in this term for the children to experiment with lighting and sound and it was great that Alfie Hellens took control of the lighting panel for the actual performance.

Well done Year 4!

Inspired by the treacherous weather at the start of the Easter term, it was decided that Shakespeare’s The Tempest, (4R) might be appropriate. We devised the piece as we went along and the children did very well at this challenging task.

It was quite dramatic rehearsing the play in the Pre-prep Hall, with the rain lashing away outside! As this was a devised piece of theatre, we really were able to ensure that everyone had an equal amount to say. Lois Lawson did exceptionally well at pulling off one of Shakespeare’s most powerful characters. At the end of the play they all had to speak a Shakespearian line from Caliban’s ‘This Isle has many noises’ speech. They did this with real conviction. Well done.

ASM

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Outings & Events

Aberdovey A week in Wales at the end of September, with water warm enough to comfortably swim in and sunny skies. We could not believe our luck!

pupils had the opportunity to jump off the pier.

Some of the teachers took part as well, and I can attest to the fact that the tide was very low indeed! Canoeing and kayaking were in the mix, as well as gorge walking for Mrs Gardner’s group. This took place in wetsuits and involved water, rocks, dipping and diving, clambering and all sorts. Everyone else was a bit jealous.

As ever the centrepiece of the week was the two day expedition. Sixty-five litre packs were loaded with tents and sleeping materials, cooking equipment, food and so forth.

A brand new set of instructors were given 46 Year 7 Beaudesert pupils of varying levels of outdoor experience, and they set about getting the groups into shape from the off. Most pupils associate Outward Bound with rock climbing and hiking, but personal organisation, time-keeping, social skills and good eating habits are all part of the education over the course of the week. The aim is that children will come back ready to put new skills into practice both at school and at home.

As previous Outward Bounders can attest, it is a serious mental and physical challenge, and all the participants can be extremely proud of what they accomplished on the hills of Wales.

No tents were blown over in spite of exceptionally windy conditions!

The test of the week’s worth will be measured in the months and indeed years to come. Various items from children’s action plans included helping out more with bed making, dog walking and domestic duties (although one chap needed some help with the name of ‘the spinny thing’ which occasionally needs unloading…). Planning and preparation should also help with mundane tasks such as keeping a proper homework diary.

Not quite as exciting as traipsing under a waterfall, or scampering up a cliff face, but worthwhile nonetheless.

KDB

Some of the classic Outward Bound moments were ticked off. Most of the

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Cornwall On Monday morning we set off and after a long trip, we arrived in Cornwall.

We had our first surf lesson that afternoon and it was very eventful! That evening we had a delicious barbecue at the Womersleys’ with a beautiful cliff-top view.

The following morning, we went cycling along the Camel trail. We hired bikes from a local shop and went on our journey.

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It was a great day except for the fact that it was pouring with rain! By the end of it we were completely splattered with mud!

When we got back, we had another surf lesson, where there were some huge waves.

The next day, Wednesday, we went for a LONG walk along the coastal path.

It was extremely hot and very pretty.

After a quick stop for lunch, we made our way into a little bay to go coasteering!

(Jumping off higher and higher cliffs and exploring caves!) Afterwards we had a great game of beach football while the sun was setting.

Thursday, our last day, we walked round the headland to a long stretch of beach where we spent the day, and found out our results for CE. We had all passed! - a very enjoyable week.

Xa Jardine Year 8

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French Trip

1st Day We arrived at Beaudesert early in the morning and soon set out by coach to Portsmouth where we were going to board the ferry. The ferry journey was six hours; many of us shopped and watched films in the on-board cinema to pass the time.

Afterwards we got on the coach to travel to our destination. Finally, after a long journey we arrived at the place where we were staying and went straight to bed.

2nd Day After being introduced to Mounir, our guide, we had a French lesson where we learnt some key phrases to use at the market.

After lunch, we set out to the Goat Farm, owned by Monsieur Martin. We saw a video of him, which explained how and when he first set up the farm. We were able to hold the small goats and try some of the cheese that Monsieur Martin made, we even got to see one of the baby goats, which was really exciting. Some particularly adventurous people got to try some of the fresh goats’ milk. Then we returned

stallholders in French to get a better deal.

After another coach journey we arrived at the pedestrianised fortified town of Le Mont Saint Michel on the Normandy coast where there were amazing views of the land around us. Here we got to spend our time shopping and looking out over Normandy; some people tried some crêpes.

After this we went to a hypermarket where everybody stocked up on French items such as grenadine and the occasional bag of carambars. This day was also Ashley’s birthday and he received many gifts throughout this long day.

and after having supper we had a French treasure hunt with Mounir.

3rd Day After having breakfast we left for the site of the D-day landings on Sword Beach. It was fascinating to see what it was like in World War II. Then we went to the 360o cinema where we saw an original film of the landings and the beach in the war.

We then saw the Bayeux Tapestry, which was interesting since we have been learning about the Battle of Hastings and the tapestry in our history lessons.

Then we went to the American Cemetery, which was extremely moving; some of us found people with the same name as us in the cemetery. Afterwards we went to Omaha Beach where we had a lot of fun.

4th Day Breakfast and then we quickly left for the French Market where there were hundreds of stalls selling souvenirs ranging from sunglasses to saucissons. We also had the opportunity to haggle with the

5th Day This day was an action packed as early on we headed off to an authentic French château. We split into two groups and our group started with la fabrication du pain or bread making where we learnt all about what happened in a boulangerie and we sang French songs whist kneading the bread. Afterwards the two groups swapped and we had the opportunity to try orienteering, which consisted of walking around the scenic grounds of woodlands and lakes. After finding all of the points, we returned back to the site and for dinner headed out to the nearest crêperie where we had sweet and savoury crêpes. We enjoyed our meal on our last day before returning home.

6th Day This was a short day as we had an early ferry to Portsmouth harbour. We had a seemingly much shorter journey and many people watched films to pass the time. After a coach journey we arrived back at Beaudesert ready to be picked up by our families.

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Italy Trip Day 1 It had been some years since a trip had been taken to Italy and so, as the new Head of Classics, I was very keen to get this trip running again. I was delighted with the uptake and in October, just before half-term, 38 pupils and five staff flew from Bristol to Italy to begin five days of unearthing the world of the Romans and hopefully deciphering a bit of Latin too.

No sooner had we arrived at our hotel, set alongside the huge Porta Maggiore (Bigger Gate), than we tucked into some steamingfresh pasta and then headed out to explore Rome on a night-walk. Due credit must be given to the average Beaudesert pupil at this point as our guide, Giuseppe, exclaimed that he had never had a group that walked so quickly and so we were able to fit much more in! A floodlit Colosseum was our first view and immediately a wave of great excitement passed over the group.

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like the Romans but a very long sprint.

Columba Leeper received a victor’s garland (in the form of a huge gelato (ice-cream) from the gelateria which we stopped at) before we arrived back at the hotel and sank into bed.

Day 2 The next day promised to be a very full but very exciting day and the weather boded well with not a cloud in the sky.

A proper look around the awe-inspiring Colosseum was due to be followed by a traipse through the Palatine and the Forum

Romanum but there was a national strike on and it was closed. No matter, we skirted round and headed for the Capitoline Museum where the treasures of the Forum were kept and there we spent some time, amongst sumptuous views of the Forum, deciphering Latin inscriptions. Next we walked to the Pantheon, that architectural gem and took a yummy lunch of pizza and gelato in its shade. The wonderful Piazza Navona greeted us next - a huge and opulent open space used by the Romans as a hippodrome. Pupils were allowed to shop (or drop) for half an hour. Next on this epic day, we struck out for the Vatican and San Pietro, stopping for a splendidly spontaneous whirl on a merry-go-round.

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Despite there being quite some distance to walk on this day, the views at every turn were incredible and every street provided its own thrill.

Day 3 The next day saw us forsaking Roma and heading off to Ostia, the ancient Port of Rome. This site was huge and had very many interesting things to offer.

Chief among these was a remarkably well preserved theatre in which we practised our Latin play ‘Vesuvius’ which we intended to perform (well, sort of ) in Pompeii.

We found some subterranean caves (and bats to the delight of Mrs Waters), ogled the impressive mosaics in the Roman Baths, exercised in the Palaestra (including holding Piers Tabor above my head) and Paolo made friends with a local cat.

We then re-embarked the coach and headed for the sunny Bay of Naples.

Our first stop (after a quick pizza en route, of course) was at Mount Vesuvius which had been looming in the distance for some time. We climbed the mountain to the very crater which was issuing rotten-eggsteam but not, thankfully, spurting fire.

We then headed around the Bay of Naples to our final destination - Sorrento.

Our hotel was on the sea front, nestled cosily between several gelaterie so we felt rather duty bound to taste the delights.

It was Poppy Stopford’s birthday, so we

sang to her as a HUGE cake was brought in to complement a fine pasta feast already consumed. We then went for a evening promenade in Sorrento, dipped our feet into the sea and played games at the sea front. The highly competitive Beaudesert spirit found the silent dancing (but with no laughing) competition the most keenly fought after but the winner was a clear favourite: Magnus Lawrence. We fell asleep in the hotel to the purring of the sea on sand to finish another fabulous day.

great value to the pupils in understanding the Romans. There was so much to see but the obvious highlights of the visit were our own gladiator fight in the amphitheatre and our performance of our Latin play.

In the amphitheatre our gladiators used not SWORDS but WORDS - fighting as we do in class with Latin vocabulary - at daredevil speed. The crowned victors were: Poppy Stopford and Columba Leeper (Yr 8) and Toby Melvin and Sophie Elvin (Yr 7). No pupils were (physically) harmed in this event… We also had the great privilege to perform our own Latin Play about the eruption of Vesuvius in both the Odeon (small theatre) as a warm up and then in the huge Theatre of Pompeii.

The spirit with which this was done (everyone having lines in Latin) was fantastic.

The acoustics were incredible and although it was inevitably rather rough around the edges, I hope that it will remain in the memories of all the pupils that took part.

Day 4 Next day we headed to Herculaneum, a very intimate site of a small town buried by the eruption of Vesuvius. Putting this into perspective afterwards was the incredible Virtual Reality Museum which gave the pupils an excellent sense of what Roman life would have been like, using very imaginative and evocative reconstructions.

Our return to Sorrento that evening heralded great excitement: shopping and a visit to an ice cream parlour with a demonstration and tasting!

Day 5 Our final day took us one last time around the Bay of Naples to Pompeii to examine the extensive ruins of this city-captured-intime. After the majesty of Imperial Rome, to see a working, though prosperous, city with so much of it (slums, graffiti, villas and fora alike) so well preserved was of

Despite a few pupils having to wear the bulla of shame for forgetfulness or some minor or amusing misdemeanor, the pupils on this trip were a truly first rate group. Comments from the public on their excellent behaviour were genuine and frequent and the pupils made running the trip a real joy for our staff. My sincere thanks to them, Mr and Mrs Waters and Miss Smith and Miss Taylor for being such great companions, supplying mirth, sanity and helpfulness in equal measure.

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Gloucester Cathedral Marlborough College Dragons’ Den at Beaudesert

The Dragons’ Den event was very interesting. The Marlborough College pupils had come up with some imaginative ideas. All the designs were based on a ‘sea life’ theme. My personal favourite was the copper turtle jewellery, however I thought they could have made it less breakable. The product that came out on top for me was the fish bookends. They were crafted very well and they could hold a lot of books. They were however time consuming to make. There was also an octopus maze, it was like one of those mazes that you would get out of a cereal box except it was bigger.

What made it unique was that it went through the whole body of the octopus. Lastly there was the octopus mirror. I was not very impressed by the quality of this mirror, it looked very ugly and I would not buy it if it was for sale. At the end of the day the Marlborough pupils gave us a ten and a five pound note and said that we had to invest our money in two products and that the one with the most money would win.

The bookends ended up winning and as a reward the winning team had tea at McDonald’s.

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The meaning of this trip was signs and symbols. The trip was a Religious Studies outing for the Year 6s. We started the day by being introduced to the guides and then we were tested on our knowledge of religious signs and symbols. We were then split into our forms and each form had a different guide and then we set off into this magnificent building.

The first thing we saw was the font and we were told what would happen at a christening.

While walking around the cathedral we saw a number of symbols including a dove (symbolising peace) in a stained glass window, an empty cross (symbolising hope) an eagle (symbolising good over evil) killing an evil little bird, a lamb (symbolising Jesus) in a picture of the wall and a candle (symbolising light of the world and Jesus).

After that we were shown a place where the monks used to wash their hands. We were led through a corridor where the movie Harry Potter was filmed. We had our snack, did some activities and then headed back to school. Thank you Mr Armitage for organising this trip.

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Visit to a Gloucester Mosque When we arrived at the mosque the Imam Ishmael showed us in. A mosque is a place of worship for all Muslims. We had to take off our shoes before entering the mosque and Muslims also wash before going into the main building. We were then taken to the main room where all the men pray. The women have a separate prayer room to the men.

We learnt about the Five Pillars of Islam. The most important day in their calendar is Friday. The Friday service begins with a call to prayer followed by a talk which is known as a Khutbah. The local Muslim children come to the mosque to study.

Washing is very important. If one is not clean one’s prayers will not be lifted up to Allah.

Their sacred book is called the Koran (Qur’an). The Koran contains revelations made by Allah to the prophet Mohammed.

Edward Norman and Hugo Bailey Year 8

Leadership Challenge at Cheltenham College A few Year 6 pupils were invited to attend the Leadership Challenge Day at Cheltenham College.

On 8th November we were taken by minibus to the College. When we arrived we went straight into lunch which was held in their lovely huge lunch hall.

Eleven other Prep Schools were also invited. Some of the challenges that we tackled were:• Memory game • Skipping • Build blocks as high as you can without them falling over • Blindfold - ensure one does not walk on a line After all the challenges we had tea with their Headmaster. He made a speech and gave out the medals. Sadly we only came 4th, however we were all given beautiful T-shirts with the words Cheltenham Challenge written on them.

It was a lovely day and we would like to thank Madame Edwards for taking us.

Kiki Severn Year 6

Jonathan’s Jungle Road Show

Last Friday I got the chance to meet Jonathan and his collection of unusual animals. These included the whip spider, which was one of my favourites. I could barely feel him in my hands as he was so light. Jonathan told me they weigh only two grams, which is similar to half a spoonful of sugar. They live in East Africa and are called whip spiders because they have pincers, which can grab prey quickly like whips.

We also got a chance to look at a real hairy scary ‘Chaco Golden Knee Tarantula’.

He actually looked quite cute and he was fluffy with gold stripes and eight eyes.

He had large poisonous fangs for killing his prey.

I got to hold the middle of a python snake.

To my surprise he was not slippery but he was squiggly. Ned held the tail and Atticus held the head. The snake licked Atticus on the nose and he said it tickled.

Jonathan explained how smart nature is as the jungle nymph had amazing camouflage. I thought it looked like a leaf with legs.

There were a lot more amazing creatures I learnt about and I cannot wait to see them again next year.

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Monmouth Prep Schools Challenge we might have won this but in the end we just lost a high scoring match.

In the next match we were completely on our game and Hatherop Castle did not score a point until we scored about 200. We answered several questions with unusual answers (Our favourite was “What did Shakespeare leave his wife in his will?” – answer is “His second best bed!!”) In the third match, the pressure got to us, as we knew a win would put is in the semi-finals.

Monmouth found their form and just won this close match.

After much checking the points we found that we were in a tie for ‘best loser.’ This put us into a one-question play off with Moor Park for the semifinals. The question was, ‘Where was the Prophet Mohammed born?’

We all knew but a Moor Park boy knew faster and answered ‘Mecca’ first.

On Sunday 10th November, Finbar McConnell, Tamsin Priest, Alice Hall and I competed in the Monmouth Prep Schools Challenge – General Knowledge. For those not acquainted

Visit to Widden School In May Year 4 went to visit Widden School in Gloucester. We had an amazing time. There were lots of activities available. Firstly, we did henna art.

One of their teachers painted different designs on our hands. The henna dye is used for special occasions and is beautiful.

Henna is a paste made out of the henna plant.

We also learnt different languages.

We learnt how to say hello in French, Polish, Czech and Hindi. Before lunch we

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with this challenge, it is a version of University Challenge - at a lower level.

In our first match we were against The Downs – if we had got going a bit faster,

made pakoras. It is a fried vegetable dish and we got to chop up all the vegetables and add the spices. While we were eating our packed lunch we all got a turn to eat a pakora – it was spicy and delicious.

After lunch we played an Indian game called Kabaddi. This game is a combination of tag and wrestling but when we played it we did not do much wrestling. Lastly we did some hip-hop dancing. We learnt lots of moves. One of the teachers was leading the dance and we all followed him. It was a wonderful day out and what we noticed was that a city school is very different from a rural school like Beaudesert.

Siena Burnett and Emily Watkins Year 4

We loved competing in this competition and we are delighted that Mr Parry has invested in a set of buzzers for Beaudesert and is planning on our competing in more competitions during the school year.

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The Cairngorms Canter This proved to be a very pleasant stroll along tracks and past magnificent, old Scots pines to our meeting place with the minibus.

It was a highly enjoyable trip. Not once did any of the Year 8 volunteers grumble or complain, despite carrying sizable rucksacks on their backs all day.

There was instead an unending sequence of questions, some pertinent, most not, that made the parents accompanying their offspring realise that teachers can be astonishingly patient!

Many congratulations go to: Rebecca Abingdon, Lauren Dunne, Alice Hall, Annabel and Octavia Slatter, George Standen McDougal and Piers Tabor for being utterly brilliant. Many thanks go to Andrew Tabor, Richard Slatter, James Standen McDougal, Mr Waters, Mr Parry and Miss Smith for all your help and support and for making the whole thing a positive pleasure.

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The initial invitation to the Year 8 pupils prompted a lot of interest but the subsequent details put off a good number.

In the end, seven intrepid pupils, five girls and two boys, signed up, geared up and set off for this country’s largest wilderness area: the Cairngorms.

The first night’s camp at Glenmore was memorable for all the wrong reasons, the worst of which were the midges. Even a local said that they had not known it as bad!

After a sultry, wet night, we were able to escape the attentions of the bugs and head off to the higher, fresher and windier airs of Bynack More, the first Munro. It was pretty miserable: a long ascent, harried by nasty rain showers and a cold wind but we made it and then descended to our proposed camp at the head of Loch A’an.

This proved to be a blustery, rainy night

but, thankfully, the midges stayed home.

Conditions had not really relented by the following morning and so, rather than aim for a wild camp 100 metres below the summit of Ben Macdui (the second highest mountain in the British Isles), which would have been very cold and dispiriting, the route was ‘tweaked’.

In a cold, northerly wind, we walked up to and around Loch Etchachan before heading up, over a rise and topping out on Derry Cairngorm, another Munro. As we descended into the lee of the hill, things became significantly warmer; by the time we reached Derry Lodge, the site for our camp, it was almost balmy.

We were lucky again to have a bit of a breeze during the night to keep away our friends the cursed midges and so woke, fresh(-ish) and (relatively) well-rested for our walk out.

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The Safari Club Trip By 11:25 we were away on the M5 heading towards the West Midland Safari Park. On the minibus we had 11 keen safari club members.

When we arrived at the Safari Park we were joined by a guide who was going to inform us with interesting facts about the animals which we were about to encounter on the safari drive through the park.

We drove through the Asian reserve and were greeted by buffalo and the great samba deer. We then continued to cross paths with the endangered barasingha and the greater one horned rhino. We then continued on into the tiger reserve where we quickly wound up our windows and admired the magnificent white tigers.

After driving through the security gates we then wound our windows down and drove into the African enclosure where we had giraffe and camels’ heads poking into the Beaudesert minibus, hoping for a feast.

They soon realised that there was no food on the bus, only Beaudesert children with flashing cameras and high-pitched voices!

We then saw two giant elephants before returning to the car park. We would now be walking for the rest of the day.

We then learnt about the penguins that had come all the way from Chile.

Next we walked through the bat enclosure, which was thankfully very dark, as we were later told that there were over 400 bats in the enclosure! Then much to Mr Figgis’ dismay we walked through the snakes, spiders and creepy crawlers section, coming across the longest and widest snakes as well as alligators.

To finish off our day at the Safari Park we viewed the gigantic 1,500 kg hippos from a viewing area and were lucky enough to feed them with cabbages, as they are vegetarian.

Viking Day When we arrived at the amazing Ravens Viking Centre we were told to sit around a hot toasty fire. Callum the Viking talked about what the Vikings did back in the past.

After Callum had been talking we walked down to the arena and fought amongst each other with foam tubes, which was really fun.

After the fighting we did some wheat grinding to make some flour. To grind the wheat we put wheat kernels between two circular stones. One of the circular stones had a handle on it and we used the handle to spin the stones together. The repeat spinning made the flour. We got to mix the flour with this special water. We kept on mixing and mixing the flour and water until it got sticky. When it was sticky we each broke a little bit off and the rolled it flat into a circle and them popped them on a tray. The tray was then put over the fire – our flat bread was now being cooked.

The bread was delicious.

When we finished making the bread we got to do lots of archery which I loved doing.

Even though I loved it I did not do very well. After lunch we put on real Viking armour (chain mail and helmets) and fought Callum with real Viking swords.

Ben Worsley so nearly beat Callum at fighting but they both died (pretend).

After that we ate the bread, had a little chat and went home.

Jack Cooper Year 4

Visit To The Swindon Steam Museum On March 20th all of Year 5 visited the Swindon Steam Museum. The museum was very interesting and it had some amazing trains to look at. Most of them were the old Great Western steam trains. These trains travelled on the Great Western Railway network of tracks.

We learnt about Isambard Kingdom Brunel the famous Victorian engineer. We even went under one train – we could see underneath the train and could have a look at all the bits of metal that make up the workings of a train.

There were lots of dressed-up character figures dotted around depicting what life was like working on the railways. There were ladies making tea, men fixing the broken bits of the train, a foreman having lunch. These characters showed us what it was like to work in the workshops at the time. We were told that it was very dangerous working in the foundry and workshops. A lot of the exhibits were hands-on which I particularly liked.

All in all it was a fantastic day full of facts and exciting animals!

We had a lecture from a lady who showed us how the trains were put together and we could touch actual rivets. We were allowed to dress up as a conductor and punch holes in tickets. It was a great day out.

Lucinda Kempton Gap Student

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Wendy and Peter Pan – Royal Shakespeare Theatre The whole of Year 5 went to Stratford-upon-Avon to watch the production of Wendy and Peter Pan. We got there by coach and sadly it was raining when we arrived at the coach park so we had to have our lunches under a shelter. The shower did not last long and we were soon on our way to the theatre.

We were all pretty excited as none of us had seen this particular version of the book

by J M Barrie - the classic tale (Peter Pan) of the boy who never grows up.

This version was more about Wendy and what a brave person she was. It was lovely to watch Wendy fly through the air. My favourite character was Tink (Tinker Bell) because she was really funny and she wore a light on the top of her head. The best part of the play was when some of the characters sat on some wooden planks, then tapped the wooden planks and hey presto they all fell into the underground home of the Lost Boys.

Anna Mallinckrodt Year 5

Cheltenham Literacy Festival – Michael Morpurgo Malvern College offered us a few tickets to listen to the author Michael Morpurgo at The Cheltenham Literacy Festival. The talk was held in a VIP tent, which made it quite special for us.

Once in the tent the author greeted us and a few photographs were taken of all of us together.

Mr Morpurgo then talked to us about the play and book ‘War Horse’.

The amazing puppet Joey the horse was also present and paraded around the stage. Joey acts in the play together with other puppet horses. Mr Morpurgo together with Ms Virginia McKenna (Born Free Foundation) read extracts from the book whilst an artist drew some pictures of the scenes that were projected on the wall behind the stage. The pictures and the story were both brilliant and we were lucky enough to keep some of the pictures.

Thank you Malvern College for giving us this opportunity.

George Standen McDougal Year 8

Rugby Skills Day at Dean Close I was lucky to be chosen to attend a Year 6 Rugby Skills day at Dean Close.

There were four of us representing Beaudesert. Miss Smith drove the minibus and as soon as we arrived we went straight to the area where speeches were being held. Then it was over to the rugby pitches. We were split up into groups. I was on a team with Edward Walker.

Each team had to do different skills.

At the end of the day I was put into the pink team (known as the girls) which was funny but also cheeky. At the end of the day the tries were added up.

The pinks and reds were level so we had to play each other again. Before a try was made the time ran out so we had to have a kick off. It was tense.

The reds missed their kick so the pinks won and I got a rugby ball. It was a great day.

Gus Edwards Year 6

Day of Dance at Downe House On the 21st November Miss Smith took the Year 5 girls to Downe House.

They were hosting the Prep Schools’ Day of Dance. Downe House has its own dance studio and we were taught three types of dances – hip hop, modern and ballet. There were teachers on hand to help us to choreograph our moves.

At the end of the day we performed in front of an audience. We finished our day by watching the Downe House’s talented dancers dance, which was amazing.

Meghan Edwards and Anna Mallinckrodt Year 5

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Declamations

January – usually a bleak, desolate month – brings us one harvest of note: the declamation competition.

This year’s crop did not disappoint, offering up verse comic and serious, sinister and soulful. It provides an opportunity for those who don’t do LAMDA a chance to show their vocal dexterity, skill and interest both in their choice of poem and the way in which they deliver it.

As in previous years, every pupil learned a poem that they declaimed, initially in front of their class mates but, later, in front of their entire year group. It was a select few who then progressed to the finals, performed in front of the entire school and interested parents.

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the judge for Years 5 – 8, we had a professional who could identify the competitors who had really grasped the range of meanings within each poem.

The individual Year winners were: Year 5 - Poppy Clark “The Listeners” by Walter de la Mare Year 6 - Tom Beattie “The Dentist and the Crocodile” Year 7 - Toby Melvin “If ” by Rudyard Kipling Year 8 - Daisy Mitford-Slade “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley.

While Mr Llewellyn was making his deliberations, we were able to enjoy performances of the winners of Years 3 and 4 who were respectively Max Rowlands with “Pie in the Sky” by Roger

McGough and George Beattie with “The Witches’ School of Flying” by Marianne Swinger.

It was an agonising decision and an unenviable one to have to make but, ultimately, it was Toby Melvin who triumphed overall with his highly intelligent rendition of Kipling’s classic.

And so, the declamations were over.

They will return and, with them, some moments that will move, amaze and amuse. In this last category, there was one brilliantly misquoted line from William Henry Davies’s poem, “Leisure”. We were told: “No time to see, when woods we pass, Where squirrels lay their eggs in grass.”

I only hope that they hatched safely!

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Lectures Pedal Powered Cinema – ‘The Bike that Helps save the Gorillas’

A gentleman from Uganda came to school to tell us how we can save the dwindling numbers of gorillas through the use of the pedal powered cinema. He showed us lots of slides and videos of the gorillas in their natural habitat. The last video showed African school children watching the pedal powered cinema. In these remote areas there is no electricity so a bicycle powers the running of the projector. The pupils take turns on the bicycles, which is also a lot of fun. With a few bicycles the locals can be taught about gorilla conservation and how to protect them from the hunters. They have to make sure the gorillas do not become extinct.

Hugo Bailey Year 8

Tourist Guide to the Solar System

by Dr Mike Kearney

On June 27th Dr Mike Kearney, Head of Science from Bryanston School, gave a talk to the Year 8s about the Solar System.

He told us about the different planets

and their moons and how scientists are trying to find out about the possibility of life on other planets. He had amazing slides to illustrate his talk. We learnt lots of interesting facts which included that Saturn is less dense than water so if we had a bath big enough for Saturn to fit into, it would float! Titan has lakes of liquid methane and because of its gravity and very thick atmosphere, if you had artificial wings you could flap quickly, you would be able to fly! We had a great Q and A session at the end as Dr Kearney was so knowledgeable and we could ask about black holes, super nova, other galaxies and even the possibility of another universe.

Imogen Brook, Ben Barnes and Daisy Mitford-Slade Year 8

World War I

by Mr Edward Hudson

The Year 8s put on a production to commemorate the centenary of the start of the First World War. It very much concentrated on the alliances and the causes that led to the devastation that happened in the four years that followed the outbreak of the fighting.

Mr Edward Hudson briefed the year 8s, giving them a detailed insight into the conditions of living in the trenches and he kindly brought in artifacts, including weapons and spent shells, from the battlefields of Northern France as well as uniforms of soldiers who would have worn them in France 100 years ago.

Another aspect of the production concentrated on the women who were helping the war effort; those who went into the nursing corps and also the ‘munitionettes’, who worked in the factories making ammunition.

Letters were read and poems recited to add to the extraordinary sense of loyalty and loss.

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Activities Animation

Beaudesert Radio Animation is an amazing activity, in fact it is awesome. You can make so many different types of movies.

One of the best things to use is the lego. You can bring in your own things to use but if you do not have anything to bring in, the school has animation stuff for you to borrow. The school can provide backgrounds, green screens, lego and cameras. We usually work in pairs. My favourite animation is my James Bond one. I made it with Jake Holloway.

At the end of the term we have been promised a feast of popcorn, appletiser and chocolate to celebrate the end of the activity.

Our animation teacher is Mr Graham and the computers we use are Apple Mac desktop computers.

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Every Tuesday a group of pupils from a wide range of years meet in Mr Tiley’s room to participate in the Beaudesert Radio activity. Mr Crossley is a great teacher and he helps us develop skills for life. We have the use of a replica microphone as well as a playback system. We interview pupils and discuss different topics each week, such as the news and sport. We have to find this information and then we can use it in our broadcast.

We would highly recommend Beaudesert Radio to anyone. It is a great activity and we would like to thank Mr Crossley for making this a fun and informative activity.

Oliver Coker and André Stamp Year 7

Tap Dancing Tap dancing is a new activity. It is a form of dance and we do it on Thursdays in the dining hall because it has a wooden floor. We need to use a floor where we can produce a sound.

We all wear special tap shoes which have pieces of metal on the heel and the toe.

The hardest step is the ‘shuffle hop step’ not only because of the metal on the tap shoes that makes you fall over but also because you need a lot of coordination to master the step.

My favourite move is the ‘step ball change’ because I love the sound it makes on the floor. If you like dancing then this activity would be good for you because it is fun and energetic.

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Judo

Fencing Fencing at Beaudesert Park continues to be a popular activity. There has been an increase in the number of inter-school matches, due mainly to the keen interest shown by both pupils and parents alike.

Our Judo activity goes from strength to strength from our little Nursery children through to the older ones in the Prep school. It is always a joy to see the children progress, year on year, with confidence, self-esteem and that feeling of pride in a sport that is disciplined but caring.

Mark Maidment 5th Dan

Rock Climbing Rock Climbing has been a new activity on offer this term and everyone has enjoyed it so much.

We climb at the Climbing Warehouse in Gloucester. There are so many walls to choose from that you do not even have the possibility to get bored.

We have great instructors who always help us, from tying knots, where to step on the walls and checking our ropes and equipment.

There was a waiting list for this activity so I was very happy when I was chosen. At the beginning we were pretty average climbers and now I think we are almost experts!

Mr Parry and Mr Waters take us in the school car and sometimes they have a climb themselves. All of us want to say a big thank you to them for organising this amazing activity.

Sophie Elvin Year 7

There were four matches contested last year against Pinewood, Prior Park (home and away) and Hatherop Castle. A total of 12 Beaudesert fencers represented the school in matches. Jess Downton, George Honeyborne and Zachary Armitage were all awarded man of the match awards for their hard work, determination and commitment. There were close fights, some high drama and of course some disappointment. What was evident throughout though was a great deal of team spirit and school pride. Results aside, the fencers grew in maturity and stature.

Matches can be a steep learning curve and heavy defeats can be very demoralising.

What was pleasing to see was that all the fencers accepted defeat with good grace but never gave up trying in subsequent fights. They supported each other in defeat and congratulated each other in victory.

I can honestly say that Beaudesert Park fencers display all the positive attributes associated with playing sport. They are a credit to themselves and the school as a whole.

A number of our fencers are continuing to take part in modern pentathlon events.

This means that they must switch from fencing with the foil to fencing epee.

Although the epee is similar to foil in the hitting action, the target, tactics and skill sets required are different. Epee training will be offered both at school and at a number of local centres, so our budding Olympians can access coaching at the highest level.

For those fencers who have moved on to new schools, I would like to wish them continuing success. Hopefully they will be able to continue with their fencing.

Former Beaudesert fencers, I know have gone on to captain their school teams and gain colours for representing their school at the Public Schools’ Championships.

It is nice to know that that their success started here at Beaudesert Park School.

Shaun Garley Coach

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Speech and Drama

It was an extremely busy and industrious year for the newly branded ‘Speech and Drama’ department under the guidance of Miss Tucker, Miss Hutcheson and Mrs Crosbee. All pupils worked towards the prestigious summer LAMDA examination, and younger pupils also had the opportunity to perform in the autumn and spring Drama Galas. Both afternoons were very well attended by parents and provided the perfect opportunity to showcase the children’s talents. Children from Year 3 to 5 performed poetry, prose recitals, monologues and duologues.

A particular highlight was George Carpenter and Freddie Fawcett from Year 4 in role as Mr Kranky and George from “George’s Marvellous Medicine.” The pair introduced the piece explaining how they had read the novel and adapted their favourite chapter into a duologue, cutting and editing the text. It was interesting to hear about the other skills they had developed in the lessons as well as honing their performance technique.

The senior pupils entered the competitive festival in Wootton Bassett. This was a fantastic opportunity for the pupils to perform in front of a public audience.

Particular achievements were Will Comaish and Henry North in the duologue acting class, Toby Melvin and Oliver Coker in the solo section and Henry Hellens in the verse class.

All those who took part were a real credit to the department and to the school.

Wootton Bassett Festival Results Cup Winners - 1st in class: Duologue - Hamish Brook and Luke Wiles Poem - Henry Hellens Solo Acting -Toby Melvin

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Golf Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts Results Solo Acting 11 & 12 years: 1st - Cup winner - Will Comaish 2nd - Silver medal - Freya Saxton Duologue 11 & 12 years: 1st - Gold medal - Jock Catto and Lydia Newman 2nd - Silver medal - Daisy Mitford-Slade and Rose Fawcett 3rd - Bronze medal - Catharine Reid and Tati Parr Duologue 9 & 10 years: 2nd - Silver medal - Amber Phillips and India Case 3rd - Bronze medal - Angus Catto and Atticus Adams Shakespeare Solo Under 15 years: 3rd - Bronze medal - André Stamp The department also saw other successes in the form of two Year 6 pupils who took their LAMDA examinations early in a public centre at the close of the Spring term. Both Tom Beattie and Lotte Scheuner achieved 90 out of 100, marks equating to extremely high distinctions. Many congratulations go to them for being so well organised and prepared to take an examination at this point in the year.

The year’s finale was a run of four jampacked examination days with a visiting LAMDA examiner from London.

No fewer than 120 pupils took examinations. The examiner was impressed by and commented on the pupils’ energy and enthusiasm for the subject. She also remarked on their confidence at holding a conversation, making particular reference to our younger pupils in Years 3 and 4.

Congratulations to all students on their wonderful exam results. This year we had a 100% pass rate and the pupils achieved the following results: Distinction: 43 Merit: 68 Pass: 18 And special ‘thank you’ must also go to Honor Skelding and Poppy Clark who stood in on the day to partner Bea Leslie as her usual partner was unwell and unable to take the exam.

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The golf activity is the best. We play on Minchinhampton Old Course, which is right next to the school so we can walk to it. We have lessons there and are taught lots of skills. Peter is the golf professional at the Old Course. We sometimes go to the New Course where we receive lessons from Rob the professional. At the New Course we usually get a bucket of balls and practise our swings, there is also a putting range where we sometimes have putting competitions. Thank you Mr Graham for taking this activity.

Marcus May Year 5

Polo Every Thursday at 3.30pm, Edward and Jemima Walker, Luke Wiles, Tom Jodrell, Amber Phillips and Cecilia Mayne and I take the short bus journey to Beaufort Polo Club. There we have an hour and a half lesson from Caspar West. We are taught how to play difficult shots, how to take reliable penalties and game tactics that we then can put into practice during the chukka at the end of the lesson.

We played in two schools SUPA tournaments and one friendly Tournament against Summerfields which we won 7 - 4. One of the SUPA tournaments is in an arena and the other is on a grass pitch. The Beaudesert A team or Beaudesert Rats is made up out of Luke Wiles, Edward Walker, Willa Gravell and me. We won the Arena Tournament and then went on to just lose out on goal difference, coming second in the Outside Tournament.

The Beaudesert Mice (the B team) is made up of Tom Jodrell, Tom Baxter, Amber Phillips and Jemima Walker.

They came third in the Arena and then won the Outside Tournament.

I would now like to thank all our parents who give up their time so that our ponies are all ready and waiting for us when we arrive at Beaufort so that we can get on and start the lesson promptly. I would also like to thank Martin the bus driver who drives us to Beaufort and who also puts up with us arriving late for the bus.

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Riding

Aquafit

My Thursday activity is riding. We ride at Barton End stables, which is situated on the outskirts of Nailsworth. Riding is a double activity. That means we are at the stables the entire afternoon. Barton End has very nice ponies to choose from and I normally ride Coco who is my favourite pony. Our teacher’s name is Nat. We are split into groups and I am in the 2nd group. At the end of the lesson Nat gives us some polo sweets so that we can feed them to the horses as a treat.

Millie Campbell Year 5

Knitting

This term we chose knitting as our Tuesday activity. Mrs Bevan and Madame Lincoln teach us how to knit. They help us to cast on and off which can be quite tricky. First of all we had to buy knitting needles and wool. There were so many bright colours of wool to choose from.

We knit lots of different things such as headbands and scarves. We love this activity, as it is great fun. It is relaxing and we can chat to our friends whilst we knit.

Anna Mallinckrodt who is in Year 5 has started a website called ‘Knitt Wits’.

Jemima Walker and Emilia Lewis Year 4

Rowing Every Thursday 12 Year 7s have been going to Gloucester Rowing Club. The boat house is on the canal and most days it has been beautiful weather.

Mr Armitage and Ali the gap student have been coaching and helping us, along with Mr and Mrs Squire from Gloucester Rowing Club. We started by rowing in single sculls, before moving into doubles and then quads. We went to Henley Royal Regatta on Thursday 3rd July and it was really fun.

First of all, we looked around the River and Rowing Museum, before having a picnic lunch on the riverbank. Debbie Flood, the Captain of Leander (she won silver in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics in the women’s quadruple scull) took us around the Club, showing us the boathouse, the gym and some of the history of the club and we saw some boats coming in. The British women’s eight walked right past us in the gym, which was amazing! Then we went on a river cruise and watched lots of different races coming past. The Eton cox from 2009/10 and then Yale University in America showed us around the Steward’s Enclosure as well as the trophy room, where we even saw his name on the Princess Elizabeth Cup! This activity has been brilliant and I would recommend this to other Year 7s.

Charlie Gent Year 7

Every Thursday we make our way to the changing rooms after our first activity to get changed into our swimming costumes. Aquafit is a water-based exercise class similar to aqua aerobics which keeps us healthy.

Year 5-8 girls do this activity and it is a good way to get fit and meet the other year groups as everyone works together. We never know what awaits us whether it is a workout routine or some tummy toning. Mrs Crosbee is a great coach and is always up for a laugh when we are working out hard. Aquafit starts with a warm up in the shallow water. If we are doing a circuit style class then we split off into twos to work out at various stations with different activities such as speed kicking or wide leg cycle.

Each formation lasts for about one minute.

Poppy Stopford and Eva Palmer Year 8

Other activities at Beaudesert include:

Subbuteo

Calligraphy and many more. . .

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Year 3 My day at Hampton Court The first thing that struck me about Hampton Court was the size of the hall. At the far end was a beautiful throne encrusted with diamonds and emeralds. The furniture was painted wonderfully and the wallpaper was a magnificent gold. There were thousands of people and they were all dancing to some music. Just then Queen Elizabeth came in and everyone stopped dancing and playing music and each did a big bow. Her dress was golden with silver on it. She wore scarlet shoes. She strode over to the musicians and ordered them to start playing their music so everyone started dancing again.

Hector Large Year 3 INDIA HAMILTON-BURNET YEAR 3

If I had Wings I would touch the glowing stars and dance with them.

I would listen to the lightning crackling above me and glide on birds tumbling and laughing.

I would gaze at the people below and listen to the talk.

I would dream of walking on the seven seas and eating chocolate stars coming out at night.

I would taste bright pink candlyfloss clouds and runny white chocolate raindrops dripping from the clouds.

Poppy Ross Year 3

My Treehouse I love my tree house hidden in the orchard.

The tree house has always been in the old apple tree. It had a wobbly ladder that led to a room that was the size of my kitchen.

It was made out of a lot of different materials – wood, wool, bits of plastic on the roof, metal and glass.

Looking out I can see a vegetable garden, some cows in a field (but not every day) and a huge limestone house. When you are in the tree house you hear crickets chirping, birds singing quietly and the tree creaks like an old man’s bones. You can feel a soft, cool wind through the gaps in the wood. Sometimes I can smell my favourite foods wafting on the wind as my mummy cooks lunch.

Inside the tree house I keep a wooden table, stacks and stacks of paper and a pot filled with crayons, pens and pencils. This is where I make Captain Underpants comics. Sometimes my mum brings me a snack – a juicy apple, some crunchy carrot, tangy cheese and a sticky yo-yo.

I love being in the tree house because it is warm and cosy, it is my private place where my brother and sister can’t find me. Upstairs it has a playroom that is very messy with loads of toys. I LOVE IT!!!

Monty D’Arcy Rice Year 3

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My Easter Holiday On my Easter holiday I went to France on the plane. It was really scary. When we arrived Arthur had fallen asleep. The next day my 20-year-old cousin arrived and we all went skiing. It was amazing. I went on two black runs. Then we had a break – hot chocolate with marshmallows.

The Spanish Armada Year 3 Play

On the last day we were in such a rush that I left my teddy behind. All of my family had to go back and we missed the plane.

When we got back I bottle-fed some lambs. They were so cute. Then we went to see Grandpa and he gave me some watercolour paints.

Rosie Smith Year 3

Surprise Trip on the Steam Train

On Thursday 22nd May we put on our performance of ‘The Spanish Armada’. Scene One was the Spanish Throne Room – Max Rowlands was King Philip, his costume was brilliant. It had a lot of good detail.

We had advisors, the Duke of Medina and not forgetting the courtiers. My favourite scene was Scene Four, the countryside.

We had Tudor ladies, Lord Howard and Sir Francis Drake. The ladies did a beautiful dance to a famous song called Greensleeves. My scene was the final scene. I was Queen Elizabeth I. I wore a stunning dress and a beautiful pearl necklace with a shining tiara.

My favourite song was ‘The Greatest King’. It had lots of actions and a nice tune to a rhythmical beat. This song was sung in Scene One. I learnt a lot about Queen Elizabeth I and Tudor history.

I will remember this play, as it was brilliant and thank you to the Year 3 teachers for their hard work.

Daisy Davies Year 3

Q: What can you buy for 1p, use and then take home with you?

A: A ticket for a ride on the steam train.

It was really cool when the man came and clicked our tickets.

I loved going on the steam trains and carriages and wagons were really interesting.

Ottie Landale

Zach Hitchcock-Smith

I loved the scavenger hunt looking for things on the platform with Flora.

I really enjoyed going in the signal box and watching the man guide in the steam train.

Margot Evans-Gough

Lucy Tuke-Hastings

I loved going to carriage and waggons.

I loved pulling the levers in the signal box to stop the train.

As we entered the tunnel I could not believe how dark it was, it felt like the middle of the night.

Hugo Kay

Hannah Edmonston

Recipe for the Summer Take a slice of sunshine with a sprinkle of rain A bright blue sky and a soft sea breeze.

Add a fizz of fresh green grass A set of sunflowers moving with the sun.

A handful of buzzing bees.

Decorate with a scoop of ice cream with a refreshing swimming pool and a glass of lemonade.

And you have made summer…

Woody Walker Year 3

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T

he ranks of boarders joining in with the Beaudesert Badge activities have continued to grow this year, with 26 Year 4 children joining the community and taking part in the Bronze Badge. The staff have provided many wonderful activities over the course of the year, from Scottish Dancing to rocketmaking, canoe-capsize drills to card games, French picnics to night-time games such as ‘Colditz’ and so many others in between.

We enjoyed the visit of the police to teach the Bronze Badgers about their role in the community, while Murray Bruton of the Red Cross shared with the Silver and Gold Badgers some basic first aid skills. The Gold Badgers ventured further afield to help at the Operation Christmas Child

Warehouse in Evesham as well as enjoying visits to places such as Stroud Police Station.

The Summer term brought about the highlight for many of the Badgers - the camping weekends. Both the Bronze and Silver Badge groups camped here in the grounds, and for many of the Bronze Badgers, this was their first camping experience. Chocobananas and marshmallows around the camp fire proved a big hit, while the Silver Badgers’ experience included a long walk, which took in Winstone’s Factory (and an ice cream, of course!).

The Gold Badgers were due to walk from Cecily Hill in Cirencester Park to Mr Tiley’s house, near the Daneway, where they were to camp.

The following morning a walking route had then been planned back to

Beaudesert. Sadly, the weather forecast predicted thunder and lightning and so, with great regret, we decided to cancel the trip.

We were delighted to welcome Nigel Winser to present the badges to the children at the Awards Evening at the end of term. Nigel is the Executive Vice-President of the Middle East and India regions for Earthwatch, a charity which is involved in a huge number of conservation and research projects around the world. He spoke to the children and parents about his experiences, from growing up in Africa to a number of the projects he has been involved with, and he inspired one and all with his infectious enthusiasm for the world around us.

Nigel very generously presented the school with one of the books he has written as well as a rare copy of a book about the ascent of Everest.

He finished by demonstrating his accuracy with the blow-pipe he had brought, and amazed us all by hitting a plastic cup which had been positioned on a bench at the other end of the hall!

I am hugely grateful to all the staff who have so kindly given up their evenings to share their skills and passions with the Badgers. We have been hugely impressed with the children’s willingness to take on new challenges and I hope we have fostered a spirit of adventure in all of them!

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Form Lists 8B Lottie Burns Charles Carpenter Charles Crabb Rose Fawcett Annabel Gouriet Max Haynes John Kite Ashley Lam

Finbar McConnell Tatiana Parr Tamsin Priest Luke Roberts Octavia Slatter Rebecca Smith Piers Tabor

6C Tom Baxter Thomas Beattie Jessica Downton Willa Hodson Jemima Landale Rosie Lewis Guy Mitchell Amber Phillips

Alexandra Raphael Mia Shaw Alexander Tubbs Edward Walker Frederick Walker Luke Wiles Isabel Wray

8JB Benedict Barnes Imogen Brook Will Comaish Sebastian D’Arcy Rice Oscar Henry Fynlay Hughes Katinka Hughes Alexandra Jardine

Magnus Lawrence Columba Leeper Oli McGill Catharine Reid Annabel Slatter Alexandra Smith George Standen McDougal

6LW Freddie J Baker Ethan Bird Hamish Brook Will Dangerfield Charlie Davison Gus Edwards Kitty Hiscox Amelia Kold

Ginny Lawrence Griffin Mills Eleanor Pridmore Lotte Scheuner Kiki Severn Harriet Simmons Zara Verschoyle

8SM Rebecca Abingdon Hugo Bailey Sam Clifford Lauren Dunne Alice Hall Daisy Mitford-Slade Ana Mullen

Edward Nelson Henry North Eva Palmer Thomas Pilsbury Poppy Stopford Alfie Weston

6P Arabella Brown India Case Romey Chappell-Young Imogen Cooper Tom Elliott Eloise Fanshawe George Honeyborne

James Kerr Hugo Manley Thomas Morris Oliver Mullen Felix Taylor-Kimmins Isabel Wateridge Bertie Wilson

5A Iona Beattie Octavia Case Meghan Edwards Alys Evans Theodore Hall Sienna Hiscox Wilbur Hyde

Guy Jardine Sacha Kapoor Anna Mallinckrodt Marcus May Tamara Nelson Lily Pearman Matilda Phillips

Jemima Lodge Annika McIntyre Flora McKenzie Wylie Arthur Pease Amber Preston Emily Tubbs Grace Tucker Amber Vernon

7E Marcus Arkwright Molly Combe Jocasta Ferrigno Harvey Gearon Charlie Gent William Golesworthy Alexandra Herrtage Luca Hyde

Tom Kerr Jasper Lowde Lydia Newman Wilfred Pease Lotte Quinn Beth Ransome Paolo Ravano Skelding Honor

7JLB Jock Catto Oliver Coker Sophie Elvin William Gibson Alex Haynes Marcus Hudson Thomas Jodrell Thomas Kinsella

Violet Levinson Annabelle Martin Ben Mather Isabelle Mayer Sophie Morgan-Rodda Theo Norman Freya Saxton André Stamp

5F Atticus Adams Ned Agnew Zachary Armitage Freddie M Baker Rosalie Craven Fin Depierre Daisy Gough Jemima Keveth

7T Alberto Amati Alice Biddulph Henry Hellens Sam Hughes Bea Knight Fergus Large Hugo Mallinckrodt Cecilia Mayne

Toby Melvin Marina Pitman Archie Probert Poppy Read Isobel Standen McDougal James Taylor-Kimmins Jack Tucker Isabella Walker

5MB Alec Birtles Millie Campbell Angus Catto Poppy Clark Nicole Dunlop Jonny Edwards Agatha Kay Beatrice Leslie

Charles Maculan Sebastian Mayer Zara Mayer Scarlet Page Georgina Raphael Maddy Smith Isabella Thomson

4B Marcus Bailey Georgie Balfry George Beattie Charles Brook Siena Burnett Teo Burton George Carpenter Jack Cooper Jemima Honeyborne

Lucy McLaughlin Lilah Moxon Freddie O’Neill Olivia Probert Sam Read Santa Robbins Rosie Roche Robert Slatter Emily Watkins

4G Jack Buchan Ollie Comaish Caye Dobson-Pinillos James Edmonston Jemima Fairer-Smith Frederick Fawcett Minnie Galton-Fenzi Isla Gregory Alfie Hellens

Jake Holloway Hannie Maculan Johnny McLaughlan Autumn Miller Pyott Isabella Morgan-Grenville Isabelle Playne Mungo Schmidt Beth Tuke-Hastings Emma Wray

4R Harry Ahearne Archie Baker Hermione Brewster Tom Grafftey-Smith Freya Gregory Jack Jefferies Daniel Keegan Lois Lawson

3F Bonamie Armitage Edgar Bajeux Charlie Birts Rory Calvert Orlando Clark Max Dunne Freddie Hack Jessica Heynes Zach Hitchcock-Smith Archie Hunter

Emilia Lewis Tilda Maculan Alice Playne Ella Thompson Lawrence Van de Grift Jemima Walker Anna Wateridge Leon Webb Ben Worsley

Hector Large Arthur Maculan Frieda McLean Beatrice Montgomerie Oliver Ridgwell George Scurr Annabel Smith Rosie Smith Molly Standen McDougal Lucy Tuke-Hastings

3H Clementine Birts Oliver Brown Holly Bullock Vaughan Byworth Monty D’Arcy Rice Margot Evans-Gough India Hamilton-Burnet Coco Haycraft Mee Hugo Kay Flora MacIntosh

Saskia Meakin Ben Nielsen Reuben Page Rex Preston Poppy Ross Will Shipsey Lewis Smith Aled Watkins Luca Webb

3N Hector Adams Alfie Binns Phoebe Brown Mathilde Davey Daisy Davies Hannah Edmonston Evie Jones Ottie Landale Maximillian Morris Max Nannes

Kitty Pritchard Tom Ratcliffe Daniel Rawle Max Rowlands Flora Scurr Harry Smith James Stapleton Woody Walker Rosalind Wilkes

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The Pre-prep Department Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to our Prizegiving this afternoon for you to hear about some of the school’s highlights from the past academic year.

Grappling as I do every year with what to say to you all on the last day of the academic year as our minds start to think about the summer ahead, I thought I would like to stick to something akin to a well planned lesson – a bit of an intro, the main teaching part (lots of differentiated activities to appeal to the different learning styles amongst you) and ending with a plenary to check you have all been listening carefully. Sadly the nature of the setting means it’s a bit of a onedimensional lesson – I talk, you listen – bit like the old days, but I will try to make it an interesting as possible!

In past years I have spoken about how the future may look for our children sitting here today; about new building work and how that corresponds to building an education for the children; about the innocence of childhood, to name a few topics. But today, I was not sure what to speak about, so I had a great idea and I asked the children.

Number one from the list of subjects they wanted me to talk about is the World Cup. I have never watched a game of football in my life. I know that will never change. However I can see the excitement it holds, as I did have the fortune…or some may say misfortune, of visiting the Norwich City Football Club shop 19 years ago and was amazed at all the shopping opportunities - green and yellow earrings, green and yellow cushions, green and yellow iPhone cases, green and yellow slippers…I could have spent a fortune!!

So I am afraid, children, I am not really the best placed person to talk about the World Cup. The second thing on my list you wanted

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me to talk about was horse riding.

And I fear you all know a lot more about horse riding than I do. My horse riding experience ended when I was just six years old because of Christopher. Christopher was a Shetland pony. Many of you will know that Shetland ponies can be rather stubborn. He refused to move and kept turning around to look at me whilst I sat on his back. Amongst the tears, due to being utterly terrified, I then and there decided never to sit on another pony again. So I am sorry, children, but I cannot really say much more about horse riding!

the room still dream like that and believe in the possibilities?

So, that brings me to number three on my list: you wanted me to speak about the Titanic… we have about 20 minutes left!

Now then, children, I could actually speak for quite a long time about the Titanic but I am not going to because you actually got me thinking.

It is therefore imperative to create opportunities for children so that they can grow up and blow us away.

It made me think about how remarkable all you boys and girls really are; you know so many things. You all know things that adults do not know and we know things that you do not know but what is amazing, is that we keep learning from each other. And you do not hold back - you say what you think. Our Pre-prep children are not hampered when it comes to doing or indeed saying things. If I quote a few children from this year, a girl in Reception told Mrs Chinnick, “I do not like what you’re wearing.” Mrs Chinnick asked “Why not?” and the reply was “Because you are a girl and you should wear a dress. I have 4 dresses.” One of the boys in Nursery saw the Headmaster and said, “That’s Mr Womersley. He is more in charge than Miss Henderson. But God is in charge of the world.” They say it how it is.

Your children are full of inspiring aspirations and hopeful thinking. Children still dream about perfection and that is a good thing because in order to make anything a reality you have to dream about it first. I wonder how many of us adults in

George Bernard Shaw coined the famous phrase: “Education is wasted on the young”. Well that could not be further from my beliefs. Pre-prep children are like sponges - all the children sitting in front of me love challenges and they rise to them. A parent asked me a few weeks ago if we had high expectations. Of course we do, because we must never underestimate children’s abilities - because if we have low expectations, children will sink to them.

Each year we create and give your children opportunities so that they may learn and grow…but we do not just teach your children - your children teach us. And to show children that we really care, we listen to them. Because if we listen to them we know exactly how to help your children reach their potential.

We have a tremendous staff team here.

They work tirelessly for the success and well being of your children, and a runthrough of everything that has taken place this year is testament to that enthusiasm and pure joy of teaching that they all have.

Our trips have taken the children to Sevington Victorian School, The Birds of Prey Centre, Berkeley Castle, Cotswold Farm Park, and the Cotswold Wildlife Park.

We learn from visitors to the school and this year we welcomed Mexicolore, The Pedal Power Cinema, Gloucestershire Life Bus, a Fire Engine…and its crew, African Drummers, a Safari workshop, a storyteller, and an Indian cookery and culture demonstration.

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treated to Sophia and The Sleeping Prince at OPENhouse Theatre in December; we also enjoyed the Nursery and Reception Nativities, the Year 1 Play ‘Eddie and The Penguins’ in the Spring term and the Year 2 Play ‘Beaudella’ last week, not to mention the wonderful class assemblies that round up the end of each week.

Our sport continues to punch above its weight. We could not have hoped for a better afternoon for Sports Day, but that is just the pinnacle for the sporting year.

Children have spent the year learning a whole plethora of sport, such as tennis skills, gymnastics, touch rugby, hockey, and ball games in their PE and games lessons. Mrs Gill Price has continued to develop the children’s swimming ability, and earlier today all Year 2 children were awarded swimming certificates.

Very quickly, I want to take this opportunity to thank Gill for the genuine interest she shows in the children’s performance outside the pool.

She is always one to offer to help, whether it is for a play, a charity event, an outing and even Sports Day, so thank you so much - it does not go unnoticed.

Music, as you have seen and heard, is growing and growing - The Performing Arts Centre is taking shape and expects to be completed in December; we have more Year 2 children taking up a musical instrument that ever before, and the Year 2 Musicians concert was a wonderful platform to see how children have progressed in their first year of learning a musical instrument. Hearing the boys and girls singing is just a wonderful thing and I must tell you that the Teaching Assistants argue over who has to help in hymn practice, because 30 minutes of the Pre-prep singing, it is enough to start anyone’s day off with a smile.

This year for Charity we have raised a substantial amount, supporting Children In Need, The Samaritan’s Purse, Readathon, Sports Relief, The Door Youth Project, and Macmillan Cancer Research.

Thank you for your contributions.

In Forest School, we had a very surprising

incident - and that was the huge big Pine tree falling down during the awful weather which closed Forest School for a few months in the Spring term. However, this was in fact an advantage as it let the forest have a rest. Once the children were back deep in the dark grounds of Forest School, fun and laughter began again, and the sheer excitement of seeing the fallen tree instigated many exciting and new imaginative games and activities.

I overheard one child say to another, “I can speak every animal language.”

“Speak butterfly then.” And the girl replied, “Well if I do then you’ll know how to do it, so I’m not going to!”

The Nursery children have been planting Jack and the Beanstalk runner beans in their forest school and they ended up with a mini Glastonbury last week, cooking hotdogs and beating wooden sticks on tree stumps. I must mention that it is lovely to see Mrs Fiona Price here today though, as one of the children spotted her standing in the Pre-prep corridor and shouted at the top of their voice, “Why are you standing there? You should be in Forest School!”

We continue to provide an excellent all round education for our children which includes a broad and balanced curriculum with all those extras that become so important. But saying that, we will never become complacent. There are many things we have tweaked this year and I always look to improve. We spent a lot of time on ensuring transition was as smooth as possible for your children, and hopefully you and your children have benefitted from receiving their reports and class lists before the end of term. All the children spent a good chunk of time in their new classrooms and Year 2s even managed to squeeze in a Year 3 lunch, which I am told was the highlight of their whole year!

Healthy schools are communities which evolve and constantly seek to improve, grow, and indeed support the growth of others. For that to happen we must say goodbye to some of our staff. Today we say goodbye to three teachers leaving who, between them, have notched up 47 years of service in the Pre-prep - that’s 141 terms. Sue Lloyd-Williams, Alison Joyce

are mentioned in the Farewell section and Sophie MacDonald is mentioned below.

Sophie MacDonald, although she has only been with us for one year, has been accepted onto a PGCE Primary Teaching course. Within a month or so of starting at Beaudesert it soon became apparent that Sophie wanted to become a teacher. I do, however, want to mention that in order to do so, she needed to take two skills tests, 2 GCSEs, so four exams later, whilst also studying for her Level 3 TA course AND holding down a full time job, Sophie has got to where she wants to be. Well done and thank you to all you have contributed to the Pre-prep over the last year - it has been a pleasure having you as part of our team and it would be lovely if you could stay in touch.

Prizegiving gives us all an opportunity to pay tribute to lots of people who work very hard on behalf of all your children.

I hope you agree that we have a wonderful group of staff here in the Pre-prep; we are here to create an outstanding environment in which your children can flourish and make the most of their talents. Could you please join me in thanking the staff.

Boys and girls, I would like to thank you for the amazing hard work you have done this year and for trying your best all the time. We will now take the opportunity to congratulate your children who have worked so hard throughout this school year, and present their certificates.

Lastly, a thank you to all of you. I am deeply appreciative of all the support and encouragement you have provided over the past year. There is a wonderful saying about leadership: ‘There is no limit to what anyone can achieve provided they don’t care who takes the credit’. From my point of view, I don’t take the credit, the credit goes to all of us, to parents, staff and children – we ALL share in making the school what it is today, and we should all be very proud of it.

And on that note I would like to wish you all a very happy and relaxing summer holiday and I look forward to seeing you in September.

KSEH

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The Nursery Exploring early mark making, writing, numbers and shapes

Learning to order numbers whilst playing with toys.

Making a simple pattern with compare bears.

Exploring letter formations in the mark making tray.

Learning rhymes and singing songs during Music and Movement.

Children develop their fine motor skills as they paint, in preparation for writing.

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Exploring height with giant building blocks outside.

Finding 2D shapes in the classroom on a shape hunt!

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Celebrating Chinese New Year The children enjoyed learning about a different culture during Chinese New Year.

Enjoying the challenge of using chopsticks during play.

Having fun working in the Chinese restaurant role play area.

The children preparing a Chinese stir-fry with pak choi for snack time, yum!

Ordering numbers along a snake.

Using knowledge of patterns to paint a very long snake.

Arranging 2D shapes to make an amazing space rocket.

Drawing a rocket using 2D shapes.

Our Space Theme

Time to cook up a delicious Planet Pizza!

Lift off in a space ship role-play area.

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Meer Cats Meer cats liv all to gethu. Meer cats sleep to gethu. Meer cats eet scorpeeoons. Meer cats plof the sting first. A meer cat is as big as a roolu.

Sophie Ratcliffe Rec B

Safari Park We went to the srarree parc. We sor birs in cayjiss. Theen we sor peree dogs.

We sor otoos. We sor the begis beeing fed.

I lit it all. Aftir we went on the trayn.

I liked it. I sor amalls. I sor lins and rinoos. I sor zebrzs. I sor drarfs.

Indigo Gordon Rec B

Seals Seals have for flips and thay eet fish and thay swim a lot. Thay can swim fast.

Thay liv tux.

Who am I? I have 4 feet I have a meedoom tumee I have a little hed I can swim in watir I can wac on land Answer: Hippo Monty Miller Rec B

Assembly Today it woz my asabulee. I woz a wldebeest. My asabulee woz bot animls.

Mumee and dadee caym too see.

Jack Hulbert Rec B

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Elmer Met tigu. Elmer met the grey elephants. The met crocodile the crocodile is green.

Alice Stevens Rec W

Cotswold Wildlife Park I went to the Cotswold Wildlife Park and I sor a zebra and I sor a rhino. my fravret was a zebra and I sor a giraffe. Wee sor the pengwin be ing fed and we had a picnic. We rast the ostrich and the ostrich wun bcoos tha arr farsta nd I lict the gots. I lict Costwold Wildlife Park.

Isla Casey Rec W

CASPAR CHADWICK REC W

Elephant My elephant is big and it has got lots of frens. My elephant lufs his hom.

Mother’s Day

William Sturdy Rec W

I luf you mum hapee munths bay.

I luf you to the moon.

Annie Nielsen Rec W

Cuddly Dudley Cuddly dudly rang way fom his friends. He woz lonli so he wale bac hom.

Saskia Rowlands Rec W

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The Dragon One night when Princess Honor was getting ready for bed a witch sprang on her. She swooped in and took her to the tower. “Please take me back”, said the princess. “No”, said the witch. Prince George heard about Princess Honor. He was brave, I will save her, but how will he get up to the tower. A dragon flew down and said, “I will help you”. “Come on my back”, said the dragon. Prince George and the dragon saved the princess and they all lived happily ever after.

Honor Fanshawe 1J

Berkeley Castle Eddie the Penguin Eddie and the penguins save the world.

Deep in Antarctic under the cold cold sky. Eddie the penguin was thinking.

He thought about the place he lived in and he thought about his family.

Eddie had a big family. So the very next day they set off to the North Pole.

Sam Jones 1J

Percy I am Percy and I clean the park.

I have some animals and the animals like to play with each other and they like helping me.

Tom Evans-Gough 1J

Giffords Circus I went to the circus. The acrobats jumped, skipped and danced on the horses. A big horse ran around in the circus and an acrobat was sitting on the horse. It was a fun day.

Ivory Miller Pyott 1J

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We went on a trip to Berkeley Castle. We went on a coach. When we arrived at the castle we had to step on the first step to see the murder hall. The steps were called trip steps and when they stood on the trip they would put sand on the people. I saw a spider web on the ceiling and there was a kitchen. In the kitchen there was a fire place and twelve people could sit round the table Indigo Burton 1J

My Favourite Book One day there was a boy. He was on a cosy chair reading his favourite book.

Suddenly the character came out of it and there was a hotdog. Charlie ate it.

There was a bear in a cosy chair who was reading Sea Quest.

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Dear Mummy I love you because; You take me to really fun places You arrange play dates You give me lovely teddies You let me go to people’s houses You let me go to Lego World and You let me eat sweets!

Milo Thomson 1O

Easter Shape Poem The Christmas Story And the angel told Mary. You will have the Son of God and Mary travelled to Bethlehem. When they got there the baby was born in a manger. The shepherds came to see Jesus. Then the kings gave the baby presents of gold, frankincense and myrrh and they lived happily every after.

Quitterie Peppiatt 1O

The Junkyard Dragon Daisy wanted a dragon for her birthday and it has to be this big. Her brother took Daisy to the pet shop. There was no dragons there. There was only lizards there. She said no thank you. Her uncle took her to the zoo. She saw a Komodo dragon. Her uncle said you are not allowed to take it home. She went home feeling sad. Next day her mum took her to the museum. She did not see a real dragon. She went home feeling sad. Then that night she heard a junk yard dragon. She called it fire and she watched it. Then she fell asleep. Next day she woke up and there were maybe bit and pieces of a dragon.

Rufus Edmonds 1O

Easter bunnies hop All flowers growing Sunny days Easter egg hunt Running and jumping lambs Lili Evans 1O

My Very Safe Castle My castle has lots of arrow slits.

My castle has a guard with a sword and a shield. It also has dungeons.

My castle is very, very safe. When they say charge lots of guards come and shoot arrows through the arrow slits.

When people are not supposed to go in the castle they drop down the portcullis.

Breezy Sabine 1O

Percy Percy is not selfish. He helps hedgehog because hedgehog kept on popping his balloons. Percy loves his sandwich of peanut butter and shares them with his friends. Percy is kind with the animals.

He saved them when the storm came.

The animals love Percy, he was a jolly man. He helps the animals build a new home. They felt happy.

Arthur Bajeux 1O

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A Day in the Life of a Victorian child My name is Mary. I am an orphan, which means you have no parents, so a very kind man sent me to a mill on a cart.

They dropped me off in front of some massive gates. I was absolutely terrified.

As I got closer I saw that it was a mill.

When I got in I collapsed because I was so exhausted. When I woke up I was in a room with lots of girls like me. I asked what they were doing there. They all said, “We are working with cotton.” I said.

“What is cotton?” They all laughed at me.

One said, “ do not worry you will know by tomorrow.” The next morning we got up very early to start working. It was extremely loud. My job was to mend the cotton when it gets broken. I go in between the machines. I have porridge for breakfast and bread and bacon for tea.

If I am lucky I get a cup of tea. Sunday is my favourite day because I get a chance to be me. I am very grateful that I have somewhere to live and have a job.

Archie Thomson 2B

The Box I found a box in my bed. I took it outside. I was jumping over it and the lid slipped open. I did not mean to do it. I checked to see what was in there. I shook the box.

I heard something in it. I shook it again. It went like this; thump ping pong thump. It went to the left then to the right. I pushed it down the hill in my garden and it crashed to the ground. The lid slipped off and I looked in it… I saw a round ball! It was the universe. I put it in my hands and I threw it up in the sky and it stayed in the sky.

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Beaudella - Year Two Play Once upon a time there was a King and Queen. They had a very spoilt son.

They did not want him in the palace anymore so they threw a ball to find him a wife. Soon the villagers found out why they were having a ball. So did Beaudella.

She ran off to tell of the news. She had three sisters who did not care about her.

Neither did her mum. Soon the invitations to the Royal Ball arrived. Beaudella could not go because she had to do all the housework. When she was about to start the mice and cats came out to help. Then the fairies made the mice some wings and a beautiful dress for Beaudella. At the ball the girls were trying to impress the prince. Then the three sisters came in and fell in love with the three sirs. The King and Queen asked Beaudella if she wanted to be a nanny at the palace. Beaudella said yes. But Prince Charmingnot was taken away by Beaudella’s stepmother and they all lived happily ever after.

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I am a Bullfinch I live in fruit trees. I am very shy.

The gardeners do not like me and they chase me. When I went to the fruit tree I saw my friends. Then the farmer’s cat was coming. We nearly got caught. Then we flew to a tall nearby tree. Then when the cat had gone we went back. I realised it is getting colder. Winter was coming.

Let’s go back to our nest before it snows.

We went back to our nest. It is snowing.

Then I went to find some food. I could not peck at the ground. Then I saw a bird feeder. I went to feed. I was on my way back when I saw my friend pecking at the ground. Then I told her where the bird feeder was. I took my friend back to my nest. We chatted and my friend had to go.

Lara Worsley 2LW

Memories of Year Two I liked our trip to Sevington I remember painting our birds of prey I remember doing a painting of a fish I remember choosing a cuddly toy for story time.

I liked cleaning the fish out I remember looking out of our hide.

I remember going inside the caves.

I remember drawing Queen Victoria I remember watching digit when we learnt our tables.

Louis Dangerfield 2LW

My Victorian Day I woke up in the morning at 4am and it was still dark. I got dressed and went down the stairs and had breakfast. It was porridge. It took a long time to get to the coal mine. I was late for work and I got lashed ten times over. It hurt a lot. I felt upset, and then we got to work. I am a trapper in a coalmine, it is dark and spooky.

Soon it was lunchtime, I had a crust of bread and a cup of water. I was very tired.

Freddie Champniss 2T

The Auction Yesterday we had an auction for fine miniature portraits. While we were doing ours another place called Bonham’s were doing theirs. We invited our parents to come and buy our miniature portraits. My mummy’s bid was for £76. We did this because Wills showed us his grandfather’s collection of miniature portraits, so we decided to do our own. We raised £350 and we are going to give all the money to the Macmillan Cancer Care Charity. We made a catalogue so our parents knew about what was going on.

Mr Graham was our auctioneer and Mr Heafield was our art expert. When the parents wanted to bid for your portrait they had to say, “Hurramph”.

Bel McLaughlin 2B

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Dominic’s Discovery We are reading a story called Dominic’s Discovery by Gervase Phinn. We have made our own cave in our classroom because the story is all about a little boy who finds some caves at the seaside and finds out that some smugglers have put some treasure in the caves.

We take it in turns to go in there.

It has lots of treasure and lots of windy tunnels and there are steep steps and narrow turnings.

Sometimes there is something to eat in there. There are falling rocks and jagged rocks that get in your way.

There are caskets of brandy and pearl necklaces and rusty swords.

It is very dark in there and it is even darker when the lights are off and the curtains are drawn. I really enjoy having a cave in our classroom.

Elysia Ahearne 2LW

If I Could be a Bird of Prey I Would be... a Snowy Owl because they can fly and soar and twist and turn and lots of things like that. I could also catch the wind in my wings so I can go quite fast. The reason that I am called a Snowy Owl is because I am the colour of the snow which helps me to blend in when I am in places like the mountains. When I am flying I can swoop and catch my prey that is mice and rats and stuff like that. When I am flying I love skimming the water of ponds and feeling the cold water against my feathers. I love doing that. I also like doing loop the loop.

I like to do that down low because it is not that windy. Sometimes I race my friends.

I always win except for one time when one of my friends said there was a big juicy rat behind me so of course I stopped. For me a rat was a piece of pudding.

The thing I always look forwards to is getting home to my nest and going to sleep.

Eva Chadwick 2LW

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Exploring our Imaginary Cave I was in a tunnel when I saw some brandy. Water was dripping from the ceiling and I saw some beer. I could only see a tiny bit of light shining through the ceiling. I saw a sword and a skeleton. There were some steps going deeper into the ground. It was very narrow. There were jagged rocks. It was pitch black.

I found some whisky. The corners were narrow as well. My stomach was pounding hard. There were some more steps that were leading upwards, and then I found some gold and diamonds. There was some jewellery and there were even green diamonds and sapphires.

Harry Jefferies 2LW

It Came from Outer Space This is a Plot. He is a harmless animal. He lives on Mars, he looks very spiky but is actually soft and cuddly. His name is Spike. He tries to stay away from people. He loves to skip with a rope made out of chewing gum, the handle is made out of liquorice. Mars is so very dry, he hardly has any water but he has loads of food. He feeds on bugs and stuff like that. He loves bluebottles the most. He sees things in black and white.

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I am a Bird

One Morning I Woke Up...

One morning I woke up and looked in the mirror. I was really shocked because I was not me! I was a dog! I was a Labrador. I went downstairs to breakfast.

Mummy found my cereal, I did not want it. I sniffed, I found some dog food, I ate it up and I ran into the garden and ran round and round. I fell into a deep hole in the grass. It was a rabbit hole. I saw a rabbit and chased it down the hole. I barked and barked until my mummy came.

Hebe Heynes 2T

The Adventures of Winnie the Witch Winnie and Wilbur wanted to go on holiday but they didn’t know where to go.

Winnie went outside and went over to a tree, “Abracadabra!” she shouted and the tree turned into a portal. Winnie called to Wilbur and they both stepped in.

They were whisked through the portal. They landed with a thump, “Ouch!” cried Winnie, for Wilbur’s claw was poking her in the arm. She looked around, they were in Olympus. Zeus was there, Poseidon was there, Ares was there, Athena was there. All the Gods were there. Winnie challenged Ares to a sword fight, Poseidon gave her a sword and some sword fighting lessons. Just before the fighting Winnie gets whisked back through time and lands exhausted on her bed.

I am a bird, I zoom through the sky, Dashing, Up high.

I am a bird, I see vast forests down below.

I race down to the ground.

My wing tips skim the trees.

I hunt, Up high I am a bird, I hear the wind bolt past me, I soar through the sky, I hear squeaking mice Up high.

Herbie Hiscox 2T

Toby Wickett 2T

Pre-prep Nursery Herbie Ahearne Mamie Armitage Beatrice Blastland Otto Bullock Sholto Casey Chloe Cook Freddie De Rouet Alfie Ellis Megan Figgis Freddie Goldby Red Goodman Olivia Hodges Zac Hughes Beatrice Hulbert

Henry Matcham Nancy McLaughlin Finley McLean Douglas McMurtry Oliver Mitchell Isobella Naden Oliver Raphael Tess Rowland Roman Sabine Ozy Stockdale Isaac Stringer Finn Tierney Xanthe Woodford

Reception B Amelia Akeroyd Sasha Castilho Blow Isabelle Cook Indigo Gordon Wolfie Haycraft Mee Jack Hulbert George Lewis

Theodore Maculan Monty Miller Sophie Ratcliffe Aaron Stringer Max Tierney Max Worsley

Reception W Finlay Akeroyd Isla Casey Caspar Chadwick Patrick Figgis Harry Hughes Algie Meakin

Annie Nielsen Saskia Rowlands Alice Stevens Johnnie Stockdale William Sturdy Edward Williams

1J Poppy Baker Jake Bostock Reuben Brewster Indigo Burton Lewis Ely Tom Evans-Gough Honor Fanshawe Eliza Fleming Oliver Goldby

Sam Jones Samuel MacIntosh Ivory Miller Pyott George Pegg Rose Phillimore Archie Robbins Benjamin Tuke-Hastings Oliver Wilkes

1O Arthur Bajeux Caspar Burns Rufus Edmonds Theodore Eugster Lili Evans Tom Hack Darcey Hodges Rosie Holloway Ayla Nannes

Quitterie Peppiatt Archie Roche Breezy Sabine Arthur Smith Eden Stringer Milo Thomson Benedict Wateridge Florence Wiles

2B Abigail Akeroyd Archie Baker Max Anthony Craven Emma Downton Bel McLaughlin Emi McMurtry William Moffatt

Aggie Pearman Barney Pridmore Elliot Ransome Archie Thomson Skye Turner Rory Van de Grift

2LW Elysia Ahearne Clementine Buchan Eva Chadwick Enzo Cuellar Ella d’Abo Louis Dangerfield Millie Ellis

Bryn Evans Harry Jefferies Jago Lamb Lexy Miller Rafe Phillips Ursula Rowland Lara Worsley

2T Freddie Biddulph Frederic Champniss Zoe Cole Louis d’Abo Oscar Eugster Rose Evans-Gough Hebe Heynes

Herbie Hiscox Conrad Hyde Camilla Keveth Sophia Meakin Oliver Ross Toby Wickett

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Dear Diary

Anthology

I just said goodbye to my mum and dad. My dad works in the Royal Navy and my mum works in a factory.

All I had to eat was pork chops, potatoes and carrots.

We all got onto the train to the countryside. On the train I started to cry, then a kind girl asked me if I was okay. I felt a bit better then. Her name was Nicole.

I sat next to her on the train. I had taken a picture of my mum and dad with me. I looked out of the window and I saw a farm. There were horses, cows, a donkey and a pig in the field.

CRACK, BANG.. The train then stopped. I sprinted out of the train. I said goodbye to Nicole. A family came to fetch me. When we arrived at their house it was late. We sat at a long brown table and had pork chops, carrots and potatoes for dinner.

Iona Beattie Year 5

ISABELLA THOMSON YEAR 5

A Rather Strange Egg I was walking along the riverbank when I stumbled across a strange egg. I was rather nervous at first but then I got the idea to cautiously pick it up. Just then I had another brilliant idea – I took the egg to a science laboratory. That was when I realised what was so strange about it ‌ it was bright purple.

I stood in lab and watched the scientists trying to hatch the luminous purple egg. They did not succeed. I then went to bed. In the morning I went to see the egg again but it was GONE. Someone reported that they had seen some blurry white figures walking around but no one believed them.

Lois Lawson Year 4 ARCHIE PROBERT YEAR 7

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Sport in School Should be Optional There has been much debate whether school sport should be optional. I think that it should be optional because if someone does not enjoy sport and prefers to work, they should have the choice to do so. Compulsory sport can result in not having enough time to complete one’s homework.

Most schools have sport at the end of the day after the lessons have finished. Most students do prep after sport when they are tired so their work could be messy and not up to a high standard.

You also get exercise by running with the dog and going down to the local shop.

These are all examples of ‘sport’.

Walking burns calories so that is also a sport. Everyone is doing sport all the time.

You do burn more calories playing rugby but that is not the only way of burning excess fat. Furthermore not everyone wants to be as skinny as possible. If you are obese you should not be forced to do sport but it is your life and you should not let other people interfere in it.

Charlie Crabb Year 8 ELEANOR PRIDMORE YEAR 6

My Amazing Day Out Hi, my name is Mungo and I live five hours way from the Amazon rainforest.

I have a really cool tree house and my mum, dad and I live in it. Every weekend we go quad biking into the forest and we see all the animals. But one day something happened and this is the story about what happened that day.

I was ten years old and we were quad biking and I went a bit off course, in fact a lot off course and no one knew I did. So I found something to eat, something to do and somewhere to sleep. The next day I heard an ear piercing noise, the monkeys were screaming. A volcano was erupting. I was pretty well dead but then I remembered my quad bike and ran to it. It would not start. I had to run, the lava was very close. I could feel the heat of the lava. So what did I do next you may ask.

Well you will have to find out in part two of my amazing day out!

Mungo Schmidt Year 4

Dark as a Midnight Dream The inky black sky is like dark blanket hovering above the Earth’s atmosphere.

The lights of the night shimmered in the jet black, gloomy space up above.

The mother of the night calling to her children as they dance down.

Trees swaying to the midnight music.

The blinking celetial bodies watch over the trees from the menacing unlit heavens above.

Shadows creeping ominously along The dark spiky blanket of the midnight mother.

Ella Tuke-Hastings Year 6

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Augustus Gloop Augustus Gloop was a big, bulgy and beefy boy with piercing blue eyes and crooked yellow teeth. He was only interested in chocolate! His skin was creamy and greasy and he had short blond hair. He had fat red lips like he had lipstick on. In the middle of his chubby face was an upturned nose. He had a bulging voice and broken fingernails. He ate twenty chocolate bars a day, drank only one glass of water and swallowed one piece of broccoli a day.

He was only nine years old.

Freddie Baker Year 5

Skellig Skellig is an ancient old man with appalling manners. He lives in a rickety old shed and lies in the corner eating flies and bluebottles. His hair is a couple of greasy thin silver strips.

He loves number 27 and 53 Chinese takeaway. He is stunted with swollen knuckles and has millions of little cracks in his face. He is so arthritic and as a result can barely move. His face is as pale as an ice glacier. His clothes are old, smelly and torn to bits. His breath is extraordinarily bad. On his back he has a squashy set of wings. He is very mysterious and has no conscience.

Future Currently the country is not just going down the drain; it’s lying dead. With overpolluted lakes and acid rain, the factories could just as well be in the middle of a crime scene with a smoking gun saying that it’s really their fault.

We need harsher laws and greater punishments to stop these problems. We need a light on our time of darkness. We need a leader. Someone to guide us to a brighter tomorrow. Someone to replace endless combat with eternal peace, someone to stand up and save the world.

We need a selfish leader to help others and stop poverty. We need a brave leader who will stand up to those who impede the path of justice. We need a clever leader who people will fall behind to bring us one step closer to Utopia. The Americans went to the moon because they could. Our motto is not because we can or because we want to but ‘because we must’. We cannot let the world fall into disrepair. We cannot say goodbye to innocent rare animals and we cannot let injustice win.

Here I stand, not a prophet, but a path to a better earth without crime, without poverty, without cruelty. I am ready to sacrifice, to toil and to commit myself entirely to this cause. The only question is, are you?

Magnus Lawrence Year 8

Fred Walker Year 6

I am Stanley “ Put it into gear!” shouted Twitch and I did. Suddenly I felt a lurch and I shot forward like a bullet out of a gun, zooming past the piles of sand. I could feel the wind rushing past my face. I felt free as a bird. BANG! I had driven straight into a lake. I felt the soft balloon explode. It was the airbag. Quick as a flash I was out and running across the barren wasteland.

My water bottle was empty. Life was testing me; my water bottle was empty, empty, empty...

Hamish Brook Year 6

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Curiosity Kills the Cat The heavy drops of rain echoed the sharp click of her heels on the pavement. She pulled the red umbrella closer to her head. Who was MC? The letter had come as a surprise to her and was the reason why she was out on this dingy, damp night heading towards the alley.

Why so late? If the curiosity had not got the best of her, she would be sitting on her sofa but instead she had decided to please her curiosity and meet this mystery MC. I wonder whether MC is a man or a lady?

She walked briskly, her hands clutched tightly to the one possession she had with her – the red umbrella. She was aware of her surroundings. She knew the street well.

She walked up and down it twice a day. There was one thing that she was not aware of.

She was being watched. She felt a shiver run down her spine as she edged round to the alley. A man in black pointed a gun to her head. A lump began to grow in the back of her throat as she squeezed out the words “Are you MC?” Tati Parr Year 8

Disaster My alarm went off at 8.30am, so I jumped out of bed, got dressed and went downstairs. I shot out the door and walked down the street. I heard someone screaming. I thought it sounded like an old lady. I suddenly saw what I thought – it was an old lady. She had blood pouring out of her head. I went to go and see her. All I saw was the ambulance people trying to put stitches in her head.

I was so worried when they tried to wake her up. They could not, she was dead.

I had to go, as I was late for school.

How the Horse Got His Hooves Once upon a time oh best beloved, all horses had slippery, slimy feet and they just kept tripping up. But one day a man called Bill came past and whispered to the foal. “I see you have got yourself into a mess. I will make you something that will stop you tripping up.”

The man called Bill stayed up all night thinking of something. The sun was coming up and then he had the best idea he had ever had in his life.

The next day Bill saw the foal with his mom and dad in the corner of the field.

Bill then put a halter on the foal and took it to a concrete site. When he arrived the man called Bill dipped the foal’s slippery slimy feet into the concrete. When he took them out they looked like big bricks so he carved them into a circle shape and made them really smooth. He thinks of what he can name these smooth things, he looks at them and yells “I will call them hooves.”

I walked into my classroom and my teacher Mr Small said,“Why are you late, Kiki?” I had to reply so I said, “There was so much traffic, I am really sorry, Sir” This was a lie. Mr Small shouted at me and said, “You need to catch up on loads of work that you have missed. One whole hour and that is two lessons.”

The foal goes back to his mum and dad and says, “Look at what I can do.”

The foal gallops all over the field and did not trip up once. Now all of the horses want some hooves so one by one they went to the man called Bill to get some hooves.

“Yes Sir, I will….” I said.

Ever after that all horses have hooves.

Kiki Severn Year 6

Siena Burnett Year 4

Saying Goodbye As I strode onto the plane I realised the consequences of doing it. I wondered if I would ever see my loved ones again. The sadness was building up in me like graves in a cemetery.

I begin to whimper silently to myself. I could feel the water gushing out of my eyes like a waterfall, yet I was not making any noise. I felt I was the sky on a sunny day that had been piled with clouds. The plane touched down with a thud. As I got off the plane I went over to get my bag. As I got to the baggage lounge I could see only one bag on the conveyor belt. I left it going around and around knowing that picking it up would be it. I would be trapped like in a prison cell. I wondered if I would ever pick it up. As my bag drew nearer I stretched out my hand. As the bag touched my hand, I felt a sudden cold rush.

Marcus Arkwright Year 7 YEAR 4

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Glamping Trip Man and Wasp

Dear Mr Tiley

I sat down To devour this spread of food On this fine summer’s day.

I very much enjoyed my glamping trip to the Forest of Dean. We stayed in a house like tent called the ‘Superdome’ which had two floors, a shower, a loo and 11 beds.

Throughout the week we did a number of different activities including caving, miniature golf, Jubilee maze, canoeing and cooking by the campfire. One of my favourite things was trying to get all six of us on one swing. We eventually did it and there were six of us on a small swing. One thing I will not miss is the very cold shower!!

But then I heard it The terrible buzzing Coming for me Inspecting every item on the table Until it came to the jam jar.

Could I ever be friends with t his gorgeous creature?

And then it vanished...

But reappeared with a companion He would never be mine now Down came the jug And squish He was gone A God-like creature To live an afterlife of shame.

All because of me.

Xa Jardine Year 8

Marina Pitman Year 7

Looking As I ran down the big green hill I looked around high and low. No one else was with me I was all alone. I could go anywhere. Colours flashed, the grass sparkled in the sun and flowers bloom open as I ran past, touching every leaf, getting your fingers damp from the dew. I wipe my fingers on the grass, which is like a huge napkin.

Ivy is like the ruler of all trees; as the old dies new springs into life. The succulent wind blows past you and rustles all the trees as if they are clapping or applauding you.

The trees are all standing as an army gripping onto their leaves. Bugs scurry along, getting shaded by the army. So I push my way through the army, my face getting whipped by the huge leaves. I climb up grabbing the thin but strong branches and at the top of nature, life and all crisp colours shine. As the sun goes down and night falls everything goes silent.

Isabelle Mayer Year 7

Dark as a Midnight Dream Frightened, scared… is this another dream?

Maybe… maybe it isn’t Everything is just so strange Portraits of past memories being resurrected, Pictures of dead heroes regaining their place.

As I gaze towards the heavens, A celestial light shoots across paradise Leaving nothing but a shimmering golden light.

The stars lie majestically in their constellations And the lantern of the night Governs and rules over the stars.

Suddenly, a blinding ball of fire Shines upon me.

The darkness flees from the light As the moon fades away, So do his people AMELIA KOLD YEAR 6

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Desert Island

The Long, Hot Summer At the start of it, I thought it would be great. We never get weather like this in England, but now it seems we do. I was looking forward to the summer for so long, but now it just will not end. The sun’s heat is booming down on me, no change there. I would go in inside as one would presume it would be colder, but no, going inside is like going into a sauna, do not ask me why. It is like the sun is getting revenge on me for calling it stupid, but without the sun, this planet would be frozen. There is nothing to do. All my friends are on holiday and here I am dipping my feet into the pond. I am starting to think about swimming in it. Only a week has gone by of the holidays but it feels like a month. I have decided to go back to the woods, at least there is shade over there.

Ana Mullen Year 8

My Book Review Title: Stormbreaker Author: Anthony Horowitz Main character: Alex Rider, a fourteen year old boy who is also a secret spy.

What was the story about? The story was about a boy (Alex Rider) who has to stop an evil scientist from blowing up the world using computers. In the end he stopped the evil scientist by destroying the computers.

Would you recommend this book to others? I would recommend this book because it is exciting and interesting. It is exciting because you never know what is going to happen next. It is interesting because not a single person seems to know anyone else.

Harry Ahearne Year 4

Dear Everybody I was here since I was a little girl. I was only six years old. One day I was playing in the sand with my mum and dad when suddenly my dad shouted “tsunami.”

We ran to the middle of the island.

My mum fell and my dad told me to go to the middle of the island. I did what he said. My heart was beating like a drum.

I looked around and saw a huge tree right in front of me. I climbed it. I looked down and saw that my mum and dad were dead!!

Five years later I found a little tree house.

I climbed up the tree. I went inside, it had a little bed and a window. My tummy rumbled, I was very hungry. I was not alone there you see, I had a little pet tiger.

I saved her from the tsunami. Her name is cupcakes. She is the only thing I have here. She is lovely. All we have to eat here is coconuts and bananas and fish.

PLEASE HELP ME!!!!

Minnie Galton-Fenzi Year 4

Monster The monster was as tall as a tree and very very thin. His hair was like seaweed and flowed down to his shoulders. He had very rough skin.

He looked as if he was quite gentle and calm but suddenly he rose out of the water and then I saw actually how big he was. After a while he saw me. I ran to hide but with the help of his long spindly legs he caught up with me. Then I stopped and looked around. I could not see it anywhere.

Then suddenly out of the bushes it came, its fiery orange eyes staring at me. His bony fingers picked me up and for a moment I felt his warm breath on my back.

Daisy Gough Year 5 MILLIE CAMPBELL YEAR 5

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The Duchess My new marriage has acquired me a new object. She is pretty as if she were cast in gold, although I fear that she is not mine any more.

We have been together three years and my troubled mind swells greatly with thought of broken branches and white mules, infuriating boys invading my fortress. She poses gracefully while Fra Pandolf ’s hands work busily.

I see that blush, I have grown to loathe that blush across that fair cheek. My duchess is flying the nest so I will soon prepare my rapier.

I caught a man in my orchard this morning. As my hands tightly clasped around his neck, my duchess emerged and shrieked, slapping me to stop but her suitor’s life had already been crushed. We are attending a gathering tonight and I shall keep an eagle’s eye upon my fair wife as she giggles and flirts with the other gentlemen. I shall not let my pride and title be swallowed by her girlish ways.

My pool of calm has been rippled so many times by this woman but this is the final wave, this will be her last enjoyed meal, her last blush and smile. I shall silence her throat as she laughs with others, never again shall an unworthy peasant bask in the warmth of her smile. I have captured her spirit and beauty in a painting so I shall dispose of the living traitor.

After a good meal my Duchess’ brow seems heavy with heat and sweat, her face has been slightly drained of its colour and I see her rush towards her handmaid with a pained expression.

My meal has done the final deed.

She shall cough, vomit and suffer then slip from this world and down to where the sinners lie. Never again shall I meet her eye with disgust and lust together.

Alexandra Herrtage Year 7

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My Superhero/Supervillain Name: Tom Superpowers: Lazers come out of his eyes Catchphrase: I will catch you Weaknesses/Fears: Snakes and fears aging Personality: Loves rice pudding and fishfingers Headquarters: Abandoned school Description of what he looks like: His hair is brown. He is quite tall, very strong and very friendly. He is a very fast runner and brave.

Theo Hall Year 5

Sailing Around the World (After Reading Kensuke’s Kingdom By Michael Morpurgo) I am not sure that sailing around the world with my family would be a good idea because it is very dangerous and one could get very ill. On the other hand, it will be a once in a lifetime experience and one could learn so much. However one could get tired and annoyed with one’s parents.

Another good thing would be that you get to make so many new friends and learn new languages. Nevertheless our family are not experienced sailors and we could crash into rocks.

In conclusion I would say let’s go on the trip – we will have the time of our lives!

Scarlet Page Year 5

Pandora’s Box Disease is a cell growing and never stopping Cruelty is a person without a heart Pain is a pair of clothes that irritate the skin Old age is a restraint on daily life Disappointment is a knife slashing your heart Hate is a bad smell creeping up your nostrils choking you Jealously is a bird with more food than others War is a gun pointing at innocence Death is a veil coating everything Hope is a tree with early blossom.

Isobel Wray Year 6

‘ELVIS’ YEAR 6

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The Rain When I stepped out of the house it was a lovely evening. Later it started raining in Parc de Chatalan. I pulled out my red umbrella, Jack, my Springer spaniel, whimpering and complaining behind me. I was walking down Rue de Monix and the rain was getting worse, slapping my umbrella. The dirty slabs of cement were slippery now. Jack plodded along next to me. Now I was passing Pâtisserie Chatalan, the best bakery in Brussels.

How I wished I could go in and have something to eat, but it was shut. Nothing was open at 7pm at night. Jack wanted to go home and I could not disagree in this weather.

We were on my road now and Jack knew it. He was wagging his tail. I walked up to the jet-black door with is ugly steel knocker. I took the keys out of my bag and I put down the umbrella. I opened the door. I knew straight away that something was wrong…

Thomas Kinsella Year 7

Five Little Witches Five little witches, Trick or treating in the street One of them said, “Halloween is hard to beat.”

The second one yawned and said, “I am going to sleep.”

The third one said, “Stand up and look neat.”

The fourth one screamed, “This isn’t fun.”

The fifth one cackled, “Halloween is fun for everyone.”

Alec Birtles Year 5

Television I think that people should watch less television because most of the programmes you see are full of junk. They should not ban television but people should have a restricted amount of time to watch it.

There has been much debate about whether 21st century people spend too much time watching television. I think we do because there as been a large increase in the amount of channels available and more and more people sit at home watching television all day long.

Watching too much can distract us. If people in poor countries can survive with no television, I think that we can survive with a little less.

Television however can also be educational. Documentaries are very informative and they can educate us about the planet.

To conclude, I think we should be able to watch some television and that all the junk should be taken off.

My School Dear pupils I wish you good luck with starting school in September and hope you enjoy the first few weeks. I will give you some advice to help you.

If you get lost or worried, relax and ask somebody. It may be a big step up in how hard the work is at our school, but you will be helped because you are new.

I encourage you to make new friends and keep your old ones because you will know everyone’s names and you will have more choice of people to play with at break time.

This school has fabulous food and a wide range of food to choose from. There is a salad bar with all kinds of cold choices of food.

There is also a hot bar with a daily changing menu. There is bread for people who eat lots of it.

There is even a warm and cold pudding bar.

At this school you are encouraged to give sport a go. There are different teams so you are playing with people who are at your standard. In summer we do cricket and there are tennis and athletics matches as well. In winter we do rugby. We have games on Monday afternoon and matches on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

We also do a wide range of activities on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, such as fencing.

I hope you have an enjoyable first few weeks.

Jack Tucker Year 7

Eddie Nelson Year 8

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Sport 1ST XV Team: J Catto+, M Arkwright, S Hughes*, C Carpenter, M Haynes, G Standen McDougal+, S D’Arcy Rice, A Amati, W Gibson+, S Clifford, H Gearon, A Haynes, C Leeper*, J Kite (capt)*, F Hughes, B Barnes*, A Probert, E Nelson *denotes full colours +denotes half colours Results: v Wycliffe v The Elms v St Hugh’s v St John’s v Dean Close v Pinewood v Wycliffe v Old Buckenham Hall v Pinewood v Clifton v Abberley Hall v Prior Park v The Downs

Won Lost Won Won Lost Lost Won Won Won Lost Won Won Lost

Prior Park Rugby Festival v The Downs Won v St John’s, Chepstow Won v Pinewood Drew v Prior Park College (Semi final) Lost Severnside 7’s Festival v St John’s v Prior Park v Dean Close v Wycliffe v The Downs

Drew Won Lost Won Lost

19 - 0 12 - 29 60 - 38 27 - 26 5 - 53 5 - 29 48 - 10 34 - 31 41 - 22 0 - 59 21 - 20 62 - 12 14 - 15

Away Home Home Away Away Away Home Home Home Away Home Away Home

12 - 0 7 - 5 7 - 7 7 - 14

10 - 10 29 - 0 0 - 22 33 - 0 7 - 27

Pinewood 7s Semi final of plate competition There were many highlights and not too many lows. The memories of two occasions will remain with me for a while, both involving Johnny Kite.

The first was an amazing last minute drop goal against St John’s to record our first victory over them for many a year. The second was an individual moment of brilliance against Abberley Hall where the referee had indicated that this was the last play of the game. We were camped on our try line and defending a scrum. Abberley Hall’s Number 8 picked up, went blind, only to be floored by Will Gibson. Somehow the pack summoned some energy, drove over and achieved good ruck ball. It was then flung out to Kite who then went on a whole pitch mazy run to score under the posts. Conversion slotted, whistle went and game won by 1 point.

The front row of Catto, Sam Hughes and Arkwright initially were a concern, as they were small in height and stature for this level.

They coped remarkably well in the contact situation, got low in the scrum and did their best in all situations. Never once did I hear them

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complain about being pummelled week in and week out.

The second row partnership of Carpenter, Max Haynes and Standen MacDougal shared this position with D’Arcy Rice who would play back row every second game. These guys also got stuck in with Standen McDougal loving the contact aspect and never shirking the hits. D’Arcy Rice was often the smallest forward on the pitch but was a fighter, boxing way above his limit and always in the thick of it.

On the flank, we had a newly converted forward of Amati who played Number 10 for the Colts ‘A’. He adjusted exceedingly well to this position. The final forward was Will Gibson. Will is a brave character and an outstanding player.

He tackled anything that moved, and was always first to break down. The last minute win against Abberley Hall was credited to his tackle and turn over ball.

In the backs, we started Sam Clifford at scrum half but just as he was adjusting to the demands of playing at this level, he suffered a cruel blow and broke his wrist. Gearon was then pulled forward from full back to his normal position of scrum half. He is a good runner with ball in hand and my abiding memory of him was pulling an outrageous dummy against Pinewood and tearing down the wing.

Alex Haynes playing at fly half and Leeper at inside centre had a season where their own talents were not always given the chance to shine. They had a straight forward job of defending their channel and shipping the ball out wide to our runners. They played this role perfectly.

And now we come to our try machines and at

times match winners. Kite is a talented rugby player who evades all the best defences, runs hard and is quick. He is a slippery customer and with the pace he possesses is difficult to catch and stop. He well deserved his place in the Midlands Prep School side.

Fynlay Hughes has pace and power. When he got his hands on the ball, he was lethal. His handling has vastly improved and his understanding of the game was good. His defence and hard tackling also put players off running into him. Fynlay also deserves credit for getting into the South West Prep School squad.

Probert playing at full back was one of the finds of the season. He is an all round ball player, good in attack, safe under the high ball and his defence is also impressive. It was great to see him develop over the course of this season.

And finally to Barnes and Nelson who shared the wing berth this season. Barnes was unfortunately side lined for many games due to some knee issues but in the appearances he made showed some elusive running and committed tackling.

Nelson moved up and down teams. He is deceptive with his pace and when given the chance to run, sets off quickly and once in full flow is hard to catch. In defence, he grew in confidence.

Overall, this was a very pleasing rugby term where not only did the victories help but more importantly the team gelled and played for each other. They all wanted to improve and listened to instructions carefully while developing them in practice sessions and competitive matches.

Well done for all those who are leaving and those staying, let’s build upon this year and aim high.

EC

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3RD XV Team: T Melvin, M Hudson, J Lowde, T Norman, M Lawrence, F McConnell, T Jodrell, B Mather, T Kerr, O Coker, W Golesworthy, O Henry, O McGill, T Kinsella, F Large, J Taylor-Kimmins, H Hellens Results: v Wycliffe v Dean Close v Pinewood v Wycliffe v Pinewood v Clifton v Abberley Hall

Team: W Golesworthy, W Comaish, H North, H Mallinckrodt, A Weston, H Bailey, F McConnell, M Haynes, T Pilsbury, J Tucker, P Tabor, A Lam, P Ravano, E Nelson, C Gent, L Roberts, A Stamp, S D’Arcy Rice Results: v Dean Close v The Elms v Pinewood v St John’s v Wycliffe v Wycliffe v Abberley Hall v Clifton v The Downs v Prior Park v Tockington

Lost Won Lost Won Won Won Lost Lost Won Won Won

15 - 32 50 - 5 10 - 39 54 - 10 29 - 0 33 - 19 5 - 19 7 - 50 24 - 5 24 - 0 19 - 12

Home Home Home Home Home Away Away Home Away Home Home

This really has to go down as my all time favorite season since taking the 2nd XV at Beaudesert.

After a long and resting summer break, the boys all seemed to have returned with a real hunger

2ND XV to get stuck into this fantastic game. Anyone who has ever coached a sport before will know that, developing an interest and maintaining motivation is very important and when the boys really enjoy being out there, that is already three quarters of the battle won.

We kicked off the season with a convincing win against Wycliffe at home with both the forwards and backs getting onto the scoresheet. What a start, and as the season went on we just looked better and better.

Playing as a real team, the boys continued to get their fitness levels up, speed and stamina increased along with a steady improvement in the skill levels of each and every player. We had a few defeats along the way, which in my view is a very important learning tool, but on the whole we had a fantastic season, playing 10 matches, losing only three and winning seven.

Well done to all of the boys and best of luck next season.

JLB

Won Lost Lost Won Won Lost Lost

47 - 22 17 - 58 22 - 28 40 - 12 51 - 21 5 - 34 12 - 22

Away Home Home Home Away Away Home

The 3rd XV enjoyed a positive start to the season with a win over Wycliffe. Oscar Henry, playing inside centre, led the team to a number of tries and successful conversions. Will Golesworthy and James Taylor-Kimmins were effective at the ruck, which created a lot of ball for the backs to use. Against Dean Close, Magnus Lawrence opened the scoring with a 30 yard run to the line. We were strong in the scrum and at times got the ball through the hands which resulted in three tries. Dean Close were clinical in their finishing and capitalised on wingers getting the ball in space. The home match versus Pinewood provided an exciting affair. Both teams scored four tries, however Pinewood converted all their kicks compared to Beaudesert’s one. Oliver McGill, who captained that day, teamed up with Tom Kerr and Oliver Coker to provide a strong front row, resulting in the scrum being outstanding all game.

The second game against Wycliffe was thoroughly enjoyed by all players. Particular mention goes to Fergus Large and Finbar McConnell for their adaptability on the pitch by playing in a number of positions. In addition, we remember Tom Kinsella’s weaving run through four players to score a superb try, and Tom Kerr with his hard hitting tackling.

By the mid point of the season, the team had developed their skills, especially at the breakdown and trying to get the ball through the hands. Versus Pinewood, every boy played with enthusiasm and enjoyment. Ben Mather, Tom Jodrell and Toby Melvin linked up at scrum half, fly half and inside centre and moved the ball with pace and certainty. The ball was distributed out wide very quickly and as a result, Marcus Hudson scored a hat trick of tries. In the first half of the Clifton match, the 3rd XV played their best rugby all season. It was a fantastic game of rugby which ended at 7 – 5 to Clifton at half time, technically sound at the breakdown, scrum and defensive line. However, Clifton proved too strong in the latter stages with clinical finishing in our 22. The last match versus Abberley Hall was tough. Praise goes to Jasper Lowde, who stepped up to play at number 8 and did so with great effect.

Well done to all for a thoroughly enjoyable season.

NC

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COLTS A Team: F Walker, H Brook, C Davison, E Walker, L Wiles, G Honeyborne, T Beattie, J Edwards, J Kerr, FJ Baker, E Bird, F Taylor-Kimmins, J Edwards, N Agnew Results: v The Elms v St Hugh’s v St John’s-on-the-Hill v Dean Close v Pinewood v Wycliffe v Pinewood v Clifton v Abberley Hall v Prior Park v The Downs

Won Won Drew Won Lost Won Lost Won Lost Won Lost

49 - 5 33 - 0 14 - 14 40 - 0 10 - 21 50 - 0 21 - 47 19 - 12 7 - 35 56 - 0 0 - 33

The Elms Sevens Tournament: v Abberley Hall Lost v King’s St Albans Won v The Grange Won v RGS, The Grange Won

0 - 26 33 - 0 14 - 0 26 - 0

Prior Park Festival v The Paragon v St John’s-on-the-Hill v Great Houghton Semi-Final v St John’s Beaumont

5 - 7

Away Away Away Away Away Home Home Away Home Away Away

Won 14 - 5 Lost 0 - 5 Won 19 - 0 Lost

The season started with a group of the boys representing the school in the 7s tournament at The Elms, while the rest played in the B team against Wycliffe. Although we were caught napping against a strong Abberley Hall team in the first game, the boys grew in confidence as the tournament progressed. By their last match, the boys were playing with width and pace and they seemed to be thoroughly enjoying themselves.

The Colts started the regular season with another visit to The Elms and they produced a dominant display, with the pack creating a strong platform from which the backs could attack.

We found ourselves on the road for much of the season, but this did not seem to adversely affect the boys and they played some fantastic rugby, most notably in an epic battle with St John’s, in which they came back from 0-14 down to very nearly win the game in the dying seconds.

Pinewood proved too strong for us both home and away, whilst we sorely missed George Honeyborne in the pack against Abberley Hall.

A weakened team was sadly unable to finish the season in winning ways against The Downs, but nonetheless, the boys took the game to them and were unlucky not to score.

The lads have been a pleasure to coach this season and huge thanks go to one of the Gappies, Josh Taylor, who has coached the team alongside me and has been hugely popular with the boys.

Charlie Davison, George Honeyborne and Fred Walker were selected to attend the South-West trials for the Independent Schools Lambs team.

Sadly, Fred was not able to attend due to injury, however Charlie and George played very well in their trial matches and were unfortunate not to be selected. George Honeyborne and Ed Walker were my players of the season, George, for giving his all (and an awful lot of blood!) over the course of the season as the cornerstone of the pack at tighthead, while Ed was a rock at full-back and completely dependable. Luke Wiles was the find of the season and the most improved player, moving from hooker to wing and showing great pace when given the ball in space.

Tom Beattie and Hamish Brook formed a strong half-back partnership and they both tackled ferociously. They are a strong group and I look forward to seeing how they develop over the next few years, albeit from afar. Best of luck!

NA

COLTS B Team: E Bird, J Kerr, W Dangerfield, G Mills, G Mitchell, N Agnew, B Wilson, F J Baker, T Baxter, T Morris, Z Armitage, A Catto, J Edwards, S Kapoor, C Maculan, O Mullen, T Elliott, A Birtles Results: v Wycliffe v The Elms v St Hugh’s v St John’s v Dean Close v Pinewood v Wycliffe v Pinewood v Clifton v Abberley v Prior Park v The Downs v Tockington

Lost Lost Lost Lost Won Lost Won Lost Lost Lost Won Lost Lost

14 - 15 19 - 20 7 - 15 12 - 14 14 - 12 0 - 43 24 - 10 5 - 35 19 - 22 5 - 12 32 - 24 0 - 50 28 - 19

Home Away Away Away Home Home Away Away Home Away Away Home Home

The results do not give an accurate reflection of the hard work and the improvement the team has made over the course of the term.

The early encounters were all narrow defeats

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by a conversion and during the term, with the exception of Pinewood and The Downs, we lost our matches by no more than one try.

Our strength was in our pack and our rolling mauls proved a good platform to attack the opposition; Guy Mitchell, Ethan Bird, Griffin Mills and Tom Elliott worked tirelessly in the scrum. Angus Catto joined the pack later on in the season from the backs, and proved himself by being fearless in the loose. Tom Baxter, a utility player suited to playing in the backs or forwards, often broke the gain line with some determined running.

The backs showed they had pace and agility.

Bertie Wilson developed well at scrum half while Ned Agnew, after the departure of Freddie J Baker to the A s, grew into the role of No 10 with his speed and weaving runs.

Tackling was always our nemesis but Zachary Armitage playing at full back and Oliver Mullen a late arrival on the wing, proved that they can bring down anyone.

A very enjoyable season, with great team spirit and plenty of chatter on the bus. Thank you to everyone who has been involved: boys, staff and supporters.

JSSM

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COLTS C Team: A Tubbs, S Mayer, H Manley, A Adams, W Hyde, F Baker, M May, G Jardine, T Morris, T Hall, A Birtles Results: v Wycliffe v St Hugh’s v Dean Close v Pinewood v Wycliffe v Pinewood v Clifton v Abberley Hall v St John’s v The Downs

Lost Won Won Won Won Lost Lost Won Won Won

35 - 39 34 - 27 21 - 17 17 - 12 49 - 14 20 - 30 7 - 21 30 - 5 35 - 0 35 - 26

Away Home Home Home Home Away Away Away Home Away

With enough boys to make up exactly three teams at Colts level, selection for the Colts C team was never going to be a problem. We had a much more settled team than usual, with many players keeping the same position for the entire season. This continuity certainly improved the style of play.

With Baker at scrum half and May at fly half the ball could be moved quickly to the strong running Birtles or the elusive jinking Morris.

To ruck or not to ruck, that is the question. In an ideal world, all our Colts teams would ruck to get quick ball and produce a fast flowing game.

At Colts C level players tend not to be close enough in their support to stop rucks becoming a shambles, not to mention varying interpretation of where the off-side line is. Certainly a line our players only showed a hazy knowledge of. Tubbs in particular was invariably the first to any break down and then got the benefit of the doubt from referees in our away matches when he invariably killed the ball or arrived from off-side. It must have been the permanent innocent look on his face that helped him get away with it. The Colts C team tended therefore to opt for a mauling game where the aim was not to lose the ball in contact: you would have had to break one of our props’ arms (Manley and Tubbs) if you wanted to get the ball off them. Obviously it helps if you can get the ball back on your own side. Sometimes aforementioned props were reluctant to release the ball for anyone, even their own side.

Fortunately with a decent hooker (Mayer), some shove from the second row (Hyde and Adams) and lots of practice on the scrum machine, we more than held our own in the many scrums that occur in a Colts C game.

And to tackling. By definition, if you are in the C team, tackling is not usually your strength.

Fortunately this season we had many exceptions to this rule, May was prepared to tackle anyone low and hard. The forwards could stop any one who wanted to run through them. Our wingers Hall and Jardine, soon realised that if they got up quickly on their opposite numbers and hung onto anything they could grab, then help would soon arrive.

Our finest hour, was undoubtedly away to Clifton where a massive side pounded us for almost the entire match. We lost 21-7, but didn’t buckle.

To use a cliché, everyone ‘manned up’. A Colts C team to be proud of.

MB

UNDER 9s A Team: R Slatter, J Cooper, C Brook, J Edmonston, J McLaughlan, A Baker, J Jefferies, L Van de Grift, H Ahearne, G Beattie: Results: v St Hugh’s v St John’s v Pinewood v Pinewood v Prior Park v Wycliffe v Dean Close v The Downs v Clifton

Won Won Drew Won Won Won Lost Lost Lost

30 - 25 25 - 20 20 - 20 60 - 50 75 - 55 35 - 25 20 - 25 20 - 45 30 - 45

Severnside Festival: v Llandaff Drew v Dean Close Lost v St John’s Lost v Cheltenham Prep Won

20 - 20 10 - 15 15 - 20 25 - 0

Home Home Home Away Away Away Away Home Home

B and C Team: G Carpenter, T Grafftey-Smith, S Read, B Worsley, A Hellens, J Buchan, L Webb, J Holloway, O Comaish, M Schmidt, T Burton, D Keegan, F Fawcett, M Bailey B Team Results: v St Hugh’s v St John’s v Pinewood v Pinewood v Prior Park v Dean Close v The Downs v Clifton v Tockington A

Lost Lost Won Won Won Lost Won Lost Lost

Severnside Festival: v Llandaff Lost v Dean Close Lost v St John’s Won v Cheltenham Prep Drew

20 - 50 30 - 40 60 - 20 65 - 15 70 - 40 10 - 50 75 - 55 15 - 20 10 - 25

Home Home Home Away Away Away Home Home Home

C Team Results: v St Hugh’s v St John’s v Dean Close v Clifton

Won Won Won Lost

40- 30 20 - 0 40 - 15 20 - 25

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What a fantastic season the boys had this year, displaying strength in depth and an enormous amount of enthusiasm. It was great to see so many children taking the field on numerous occasions and the excitement leading up to each fixture made each match day a pleasure, whether refereeing or supporting from the touchline.

It would be fair to say that we competed favourably against similar schools and occasionally punched above our weight against some big sides. Often we put out mixed ability teams that may have reflected some of the score lines at B level but our C team lost only one fixture against a very strong Clifton outfit. The A team were tenacious and excelled through the early to mid season, only being outdone in the latter part by some exceptional sides. Our support play was outstanding and the desire to win and not give up was always apparent. Whilst there is still some work to be done on tackling, there is no doubt that this did improve from match to match.

It would be unfair to give special mention to any one player as this is a team game with full commitment by everyone but there are definitely players to look for in the future. Good luck next year.

GR

5 - 15 0 - 20 5 - 15 10 - 10

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Hockey 1ST XI/VII Team: A Gouriet (capt)*, D Mitford-Slade*, T Parr*, K Hughes*, H Skelding, F Saxton, W Gravell*, I Mayer+, B Ransome+, T Priest+, A Martin+ *denotes colours +denotes 11 a-side Results: v Cheltenham Prep Lost v The Elms Won v The Dragon Lost v St Hugh’s Won v St John’s Won v Dean Close Lost v Pinewood Won v Pinewood Won v Clifton Lost v Prior Park Won v Cheltenham Ladies’ Won v Wycliffe Won

2 - 4 4 - 1 0 - 1 3 - 1 3 - 1 1 - 3 4 - 1 6 - 2 1 - 3 3 - 1 5 - 2 3 - 1

Away Home Away Away Home Away Home Away Away Home Away Away

Severnside Tournament: Runners-up IAPS Tournament: v All Hallows Lost 1 - 3 v Taunton Prep Won 1 - 0 v Sherborne Won 2 - 0 v Port Regis Won 1 - 0 v Clifton Drew 1 - 1 This hockey season has been very successful one.

We won eight out of our twelve matches.

Mr Edwards has been an encouraging fun coach and we could not ask for a better coach.

He always says that we could win and when we were doubting ourselves he pushed us on.

Annabel Gouriet our captain kept our hopes up through difficult games and never failed to save a goal. She was not afraid to play the ball when it came to her. She was the best goalie. Having two younger players was an asset to our team. Honor Skelding (left wing) never let us down and Freya Saxon (centre forward) kept her eye on the ball and shot some amazing goals.

Willa Gravell was outstanding (right-mid).

She spent most of the match running up and down the wing with the ball and crossing it in.

She was great to have on the team.

Tati Parr was also amazing, she tackled very well every time the ball came near her. Once she got the ball she immediately passed it out onto the wings. She has good dribbling skills and she often scored goals by lifting the ball and pushing it into the corner of the goal. It was difficult to stop her.

Daisy Mitford-Slade did not start off in the 1st team but when her talents were noticed she was promoted. She was tough and would not let anyone get in her way. She was a great defender.

Katinka was a great defender. She stopped many goals from being scored. She created a positive atmosphere around the team Willa Gravell, Katinka Hughes and Tati Parr

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2ND VII Team: I Brook, C Mayne, B Ransome, T Priest, I Mayer, L Newman, L Quinn, X Jardine ,A Martin, C Reid, S Elvin Results: v The Downs Lost v Cheltenham Prep Lost v The Elms Drew v The Dragon Lost v St Hugh’s Lost v St John’s-on-the-Hill Won v Dean Close Won v Pinewood Won v Clifton Lost v Pinewood Won v Prior Park Won v Cheltenham Ladies’ Won v Wycliffe Won

2 - 3 0 - 5 1 - 1 1 - 4 1 - 4 2 - 1 2 - 1 4 - 2 1 - 3 3 - 2 6 - 1 6 - 1 7 - 0

Away Away Home Away Away Home Away Away Away Home Home Away Away

Dean Close 7s Tournament: Semi-finals This has been an extremely successful and exciting season for the 2nd VII girls hockey team. The season started with a very hard

match against The Downs, which immediately highlighted the potential of the team; unfortunately chances were not taken and a disappointed squad left feeling frustrated but yet thrilled with the prospect of a season of improvement. Then came Cheltenham Prep; possibly the most disappointing result of the term, but the girls maintained their team spirit and continued to work hard together. The season then continued with some noticeable wins against St John’s-onthe-Hill, Dean Close and Pinewood, along with a few narrow but entertaining defeats.

After half term, a narrow defeat to a very strong Clifton team lead to a run of four straight wins scoring 19 goals and only conceding three. The pinnacle of the season was the Dean Close seven-a-side competition, where the team won a staggering four out of four games, getting through to the semi finals but narrowly losing out to Clifton by one goal. Although a disappointing result, the manner in which the team worked together was extremely pleasing to see, particularly in light of this being for some, their last game of hockey for Beaudesert.

An excellent finish to the season! Well done.

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3RD VII Team: L Quinn, I Walker, C Reid, L Dunne, I Standen McDougal, S Elvin, R Abingdon, R Fawcett, A Biddulph, A Slatter, O Slatter, A Smith, P Stopford

Results: v Cheltenham Prep Drew v Tockington Won v Abberley Hall Won v Dean Close Won v Pinewood Lost v Pinewood Won v Clifton Drew v Cheltenham Ladies’ Drew v Wycliffe Won v Millfield Lost

2 - 2 3 - 1 3 - 2 2 - 1 2 - 3 3 - 0 0 - 0 2 - 2 6 - 0 1 - 2

Away Away Away Away Away Home Away Away Away Away

This was season of twists and turns.

Our varying performances were reflected by the changing seasons. Having established our pattern of play based on quick, accurate passing, we strung together a few decent, deserved wins in late September and early October. Things looked promising. However, how we managed to lose away to Pinewood, beating them convincingly the following week at home, remains a mystery. (Our two losses were when I was ‘in absentia’, just a bizarre coincidence?) To be honest, we were lucky in all three draws: the opener at Cheltenham and in the latter stages of the term against strong Clifton and Cheltenham Ladies’ sides. An emphatic victory at Wycliffe, followed by the final challenge away at Millfield, where we lost narrowly.

Reasons for our erratic displays are not obvious. Nevertheless, the girls battled on courageously throughout, showing admirable character and an ‘all for one and one for all’ spirit. Certain individuals must be mentioned: Lotte was promoted mid term after several excellent displays in goal; Catharine was one of the most improved players of the year; Sophie’s powerful hitting out of defence got us out of jail on several occasions; Lauren led by example, played intelligently and encouraged her team constantly; Rose worked tirelessly in midfield and scored some great goals from short corner routines; Poppy galvanized herself into action, striding along to receive the ball, dribbling skillfully and hitting the target many times. All of the above represented the 2nd team as well, so to be fair the 3rd team regulars deserve some plaudits too: Isobel defended strongly; Alice used her fitness effectively in midfield and Alex, along with the Slatter twins, worked hard both in possession and when defending. Not a vintage season perhaps, yet we saw plenty of endeavour, improvement and hopefully enjoyment, as well as ‘mist and mellow fruitfulness’.

OF

4TH VII Team: J Ferrigno, R Smith, A Smith, A Herrtage, O Slatter, A Slatter, E Palmer, A Hall, A Mullen, P Read, R Abingdon, I Walker Results: v Cheltenham Prep v The Dragon v Abberley Hall v Pinewood v Dean Close v Pinewood v Clifton v Cheltenham Ladies’ v Millfield

Won Drew Drew Drew Lost Won Lost Won Lost

3 - 1 1 - 1 2 - 2 3 - 3 0 - 3 3 - 0 0 - 5 1 - 0 1 - 2

Away Home Away Home Away Away Away Away Away

A successful and enjoyable term for the 4th VII. All our school matches were hard fought and closely matched and the effort shown by all was very impressive!

The attitude and enthusiasm of all the squad both in enjoying their hockey and improving all aspects of their game during our practice sessions has been great to see too. The away match at Pinewood on a difficult grass pitch was a particular highlight; we played some very good hockey and scored three well worked goals.

Well done all.

DR

UNDER 11A Team: I Cooper, E Fanshawe, K Hiscox, A Kold, G Lawrence, K Severn, H Simmons, E Tuke-Hastings Results: v The Elms v St Hugh’s v Dean Close v Pinewood v Pinewood v Clifton v Prior Park v Wycliffe v Millfield

Won Won Won Won Won Won Won Drew Won

1 - 0 7 - 2 7 - 0 3 - 2 5 - 0 3 - 1 4 - 0 1 - 1 3 - 2

Away Home Away Home Away Away Away Away Away

Prior Park Tournament: Winners Pinewood Tournament: Semi Finals Clifton Tournament: 2nd place IAPS National Finals: Quarter Finals Severnside Tournament: 2nd place The U11As had another great season of hockey, showing real enthusiasm, determination and skill.

The highlight for most of them was reaching the

IAPS National Finals. They played brilliantly to reach the quarter finals where they narrowly lost against The Downs Wraxall. Imogen Cooper was very unlucky breaking her arm in the first match of the day after a fantastic season in defence.

Every player made great progress with their positioning, stick skills and tactics. Amelia Kold proved to be a really tough player on right wing, setting up and scoring many goals. Eloise played with great stamina and speed as centre half, never giving up. Ginny showed great concentration and quick reactions as goalie.

The last match of the season against Millfield was very exciting and some fantastic hockey was played. The girls had been beaten by a golden goal in the in the IAPS qualifier so desperately wanted a win. It was a very tough match; both teams had injuries but battled on, Beaudesert gaining the well deserved win in the last few minutes.

A special mention must go to Zara Mayer U10 who played brilliantly in defence in both the Millfield and IAPs matches.

Well done girls and thank you for an enjoyable season.

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UNDER 11B & C Team: A Raphael, A Brown, R Chappell-Young, Z Verschoyle, L Scheuner, J Downton, I Wray, A Phillips, E Pridmore, M Shaw, I Wateridge, R Lewis, I Case, W Hodson, J Landale Results U11B: v The Downs A Lost v Tockington A Lost v St Hugh’s Won v St John’s Won v Pinewood Won v Pinewood Won v The Dragon Won v Clifton Won v Wycliffe Won v Millfield Lost v King’s, Gloucester A Drew The Elms A Tournament: Results U11C: v The Dragon

1 - 2 Away 0 - 2 Home 6 - 2 Home 10 - 0 Home 6 - 0 Home 2 - 0 Away 7 - 0 Away 5 - 4 Away 1 - 0 Away 0 - 2 Away 3 - 3 Home Semi-final

Won 5 - 1 Away

The girls enjoyed a hugely successful season, producing some excellent results against quality opposition including some A sides. We benefited from a large squad of 15 girls, who all gave 100% effort and improved greatly during the season.

It was a real pleasure to see them develop as a side and the enjoyment they got from succeeding as a team!

The season started with two tough fixtures against The Downs and Tockington A sides, resulting in two narrow losses, however, the signs

were good. We then competed in The Elms A team tournament, playing some excellent hockey, missing out on the semi-finals on goal difference.

Playing in a tournament was a new experience for most of the girls and it benefited us vastly as we started to explode out of the blocks in our remaining games of the term.

We then went on an unbeaten run of eight games, with the highlights being a 10-0 thrashing of St John’s, the double over Pinewood without conceding a goal, and beating Clifton away.

We also fielded a B and C side against The Dragon, where we showed no ill effects from a freezing day and a two hour drive, winning 7-0 and 5-1.

The run came to an end against Millfield, where the girls looked tired after exam week. However, they bounced back to end the season on a high.

Fielding a team deprived of some players due to A team call ups, they played some scintillating hockey against a strong King’s Gloucester A side, battling to a 3-3 draw, scoring in the dying seconds. This summed up the exemplary attitude of the girls, where the never-give-up attitude and hard work done in training paid dividends.

Special mentions should go to centre forward Jemima Landale, who developed into a predatory goal poacher and link player, and Rosie Lewis as a speedy wing who set up and scored many goals with her direct play. Lotte Scheuner and Isabel Wateridge also deserve a mention for their consistent play all year that resulted in promotion to our A team. However, all players deserve credit for the manner and style in which they played hockey this year, with everyone playing their part in such as successful season.

Well done girls and good luck next year!

SP

UNDER 10A Team: P Clark, M Edwards, A Evans, Z Mayer, A McIntyre, M Phillips, M Smith, I Thomson, G Tucker, E Tubbs Results: v The Downs Won v The Elms (v U11b) Drew v St John’s Won v Abberley Hall Won v Dean Close Won v Pinewood Won v Pinewood Won v Prior Park Won v The Dragon Won v Wycliffe Won

8 - 0 2 - 2 4 - 0 4 - 0 5 - 0 5 - 2 3 - 3 3 - 1 1 - 0 3 - 1

Badminton Tournament: Severnside Tournament:

3rd in group Runners Up

Away Away Home Away Home Home Away Away Home Home

I am sticking with my line of ‘technically we have had an unbeaten season’. What an exciting season we had!

As a group the girls have plenty of brilliant qualities. For example, a lot of the matches I have managed to rotate the girls around the different positions and they just got on with it. One minute Meghan was a back, the next minute she was centre forward scoring goals.

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One minute Alys was in goal, the next sprinting down the wing . They have the skills to adapt to each position.

Their determination is flawless. Maddie and Poppy would never come off the pitch unless they were bright red.

They saw what the U11s could do and they wanted to match that. They knew how intimidating a big hit can be in the D before scoring so they practised and practised, improving each week. Both Zara and Grace caused plenty of mayhem in the D because of it!

They recognised the importance of everyone on the team. Most matches we had a different goal keeper (Annika and Isabella slightly more keen then others!) but they knew that part of working in a team is taking it in turns and always giving 100%. Passing the ball around the pitch to each other helped spread the opposition out and helped us attack more successfully.

It has been fantastic to see players such as Matti come up from the Bs and adjust well to the pace. It is equally as impressive to see Emily play for both the As and Bs in very different positions!

Well done on a very successful season.

A special mention to Zara for helping the U11s get to the IAPS National Finals.

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UNDER 10B Team: M Campbell, O Case, R Craven, N Dunlop, D Gough, S Hiscox, F MacKenzie Wylie, G Raphael, E Tubbs Results: v Berkhampstead v Dean Close v Pinewood v Tockington v Pinewood v Clifton v The Dragon v Wycliffe v King’s, Gloucester

Lost Lost Lost Lost Lost Won Lost Won Won

0 - 6 0 - 2 0 - 5 1 - 8 1 - 5 3 - 0 0 - 3 3 - 1 3 - 0

Home Home Home Away Away Away Home Home Home

If you were just to look at the results of the U10Bs you could be mistaken to think that the season was unsuccessful and the girls lacked enthusiasm. This could not be further from the truth! All through the term, the team displayed courage, determination and a brave dedication to improve their skills, both individually and as a team.

UNDER 9A Team: G Balfry, L McLaughlin, J Fairer-Smith, I Gregory, H Maculan, B Tuke-Hastings, F Gregory, E Lewis, A Playne, A Wateridge, E Thompson Results: v The Downs Lost v St John’s Won v Dean Close Drew v Pinewood Lost v Pinewood Lost v Clifton Won v Prior Park Won v Wycliffe Lost Severnside Tournament:

The girls have had a very enjoyable term of hockey with a mixed set of results. Their first match was a learning curve as it was only the second week back after the summer holidays.

Although we lost that match it is always good to see what you need to work on for the next match.

After a long journey to St John’s, it was great to see the girls thinking a lot more about their positioning, especially when attacking the D and they were very pleased to come away with a win.

Particular highlights include our first goal, away playing Tockington where the team had to play on an unfamiliar 3G Astro surface.

Millie played tirelessly as goalie and kept everyone’s spirits high. It was so pleasing to end the season with such a fantastic win against a very strong mixed year group team from King’s, Gloucester- very well done girls!

Team: S Burnett, J Honeyborne, L Moxon, O Probert, S Robbins, R Roche, E Watkins, M Galton-Fenzi, A Miller Pyott, I Morgan-Grenville, I Playne, E Wray, H Brewster, L Lawson, T Maculan, J Walker Results B Team: v The Downs Lost v Tockington Lost v St John’s Lost v Pinewood Won v Tockington Lost v Pinewood Lost v Clifton Won v Wycliffe Won v King’s, Gloucester Drew v Dean Close Drew Severnside Tournament:

Team: A Mallinckrodt, S Page, J Lodge, A Preston, A Vernon, F McKenzie Wylie, L Pearman, T Nelson, I Beattie, J Keveth Results: v Berkhampstead v Pinewood v Pinewood v Clifton

Lost Lost Won Lost

0 - 3 0 - 3 3 - 0 2 - 6

Home Home Away Away

The U10C team have worked really hard this year, in particular Amber Vernon, who had never played hockey before. They learnt a lot in their first two matches and, although losing, showed good skills. Jemima Keveth and Scarlet Page were strong in defence, with Anna Mallinckrodt saving some excellent goals in her first time as

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0 - 5 Home 3 - 1 Away 2 - 2 Away 0 - 3 Home 0 - 4 Away 1 - 0 Home 6 - 0 Away 1 - 2 Away 2nd Place

Having gained a lot of confidence from their win, it was off to the Severnside Tournament which always seems a bit strange at such an early stage of term. The girls played better than we could have imagined and won all their matches except the last one against the The Downs, which we lost 2 – 3. This put us in second position which was a great performance. Pinewood proved to be tough opponents for us; they were a very strong team but although we lost we still came away smiling after working really hard and not giving up. Our confidence was lifted after winning the next two matches in a row. The girls were now working well as a team and positioning themselves a lot better. Although we went on to lose our last match against Wycliffe, it was very close and could so easily have gone either way.

All the girls have progressed so much since the beginning of term but a special mention should go to Freya who was an amazing goal keeper and saved lots of goals on numerous occasions.

Anna has been a strong defender with Jemima, Alice and Emilia all working well attacking the D. Isla has been a determined centre half with lots of endurance. I am sure this team will go on to do very well next year as they are all so enthusiastic and love playing hockey; a recipe for success.

0 - 6 Home 0 - 1 Away 0 - 3 Away 5 - 1 Home 2 - 4 Away 3 - 6 Away 8 - 0 Home 9 - 0 Away 3 - 3 Home 2 - 2 Away 1st Place

goalkeeper. Lily Pearman made some excellent runs down the wing and narrowly missed out on scoring a goal against Berkhampstead.

We played away at Pinewood two weeks after losing to them at home. The girls were determined to get a better result and score their first goal in a match. The goal, scored with some excellent stick work by Tamara Nelson, came late in the first half and was followed by two more from Jemima Lodge and Flora McKenzie Wylie after half time. We finished the season with a match against a very strong Clifton side where we scored two good goals. Iona Beattie played her best match of the season and Amber Preston was great in defence.

Throughout the term the girls have improved hugely and they should all be proud of what they have achieved.

Results C Team: v Pinewood Lost v Pinewwod Lost

0 - 2 1 - 4

Home Away

We have had two parallel B teams this term and two matches where we also put out a C team. As you can see from above the girls have been very busy with lots of matches which they have all enjoyed.

They have had a mixed set of results; as some of their matches were against other schools’ A teams, so the result does not always reflect how well they played. The highlight of the term was the Severnside Tournament, where we won all of our matches and came away as the winning team. It was a long morning at Dean Close and after five matches, the girls were delighted to come away with a great win. All the girls have worked very hard and progressed a lot from the beginning of term which is always lovely to see. They have enjoyed playing against other schools and have learned a lot in the process. The girls are always smiling, enthusiastic and have a great team spirit. Thank you to all the parents who have supported us throughout the term. It is always lovely to have the extra encouragement from the sidelines especially if there are any casualties.

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1ST XI Team: C Carpenter, G Standen McDougal, C Leeper, S Clifford, P Tabor (capt), F Hughes, J Tucker, H Gearon, A Haynes, M Arkwright, P Ravano, A Amati Results: v Wycliffe v Tockington v Clifton v Wycliffe v Abberley Hall v The Elms

Lost Won Lost Lost Lost Drew

0 - 4 3 - 1 0 - 1 0 - 3 1 - 3 0 - 0

Football

Away Away Away Home Home Drew

Although we had some talented players in this group, in the 11-a-side matches this season we found ourselves lacking in too many significant areas of the game and the results reflect this.

There was a lot of passion and enthusiasm in all of the games, but against stronger, quicker and more experienced teams we struggled to impose ourselves on the opposition in any of our matches.

The major problem was a lack of goals. Apart from one crazy spell of five minutes against Tockington in January, we rarely threatened to score and opposition goalkeepers would have enjoyed watching our midfielders string passes together around the halfway line, and occasionally towards the edge of the box, without feeling that we were ever likely to bother them by attempting a shot at goal. Most of our attacking players were in Year 7 and I hope that next year they will show a bit more desire to drive forward and turn possession into chances, and chances into goals.

Our defenders worked hard, often against some high-class opponents and they deserve credit for sticking to their task. The conditions were also

pretty tough for most of this season, particularly in the final game against The Elms which was played in an atrocious gale.

Some of the Year 8s in their second season for the 1st XI deserve a mention. Charlie Carpenter was a very consistent goalkeeper, making some outstanding saves and very few mistakes over two years. Columba Leeper gave his all for the team, making countless tackles and winning headers all over the field. Sam Clifford showed great potential, especially switching to left back this year where he was a solid defender and an

attacking threat. Piers Tabor captained the side, and although he did not quite reach the heights that he found at the end of last year, I appreciated his steady leadership and tireless running for the team.

Despite these results, hopes are high for next year. The Year 7 boys found the going tough this year and were forced to play more prominent roles than was ideal. I am sure that we will see the benefits of this experience next year as between them they have a promising mixture of skill, pace and the occasional touch of enigmatic Italian magic.

CM

2ND XI Team: J Catto, H Mallinckrodt, H Bailey, E Nelson, C Gent, S D’Arcy Rice, L Roberts, A Probert, B Mather, T Jodrell, T Pilsbury, F Hughes Results: v Clifton v Wycliffe v Abberley Hall v The Elms

Lost Lost Lost Won

0 - 1 1 - 2 1 - 3 2 - 1

Away Away Home Home

The 2nd XI started the season with a closely fought match versus Clifton. Played on their artificial 3G pitch, Beaudesert retained slightly more possession than their opponents and had more shots on goal, however Clifton scored a wonderfully worked goal. The Clifton goalkeeper made two fantastic saves before full time from well-struck shots by Charlie Gent and Fynlay Hughes to keep it at 1-0. Unlucky with the outcome, notable performances were Max Haynes on the left wing and Tom Pilsbury with his effective distribution of the ball. In the match against Wycliffe, both teams went through periods of sustained pressure. Mid way

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through the first half, Beaudesert conceded, to go 1-0 down. Lead by Seb D’Arcy Rice, the team started the second half with a bang as Luke Roberts scored a beautifully hit shot from outside the area. The next five minutes were all Beaudesert’s, however they failed to beat the keeper. Wycliffe fought back and eventually the pressure resulted in an own goal to make it 2-1 to Wycliffe. Hugo Bailey, Hugo Mallinckrodt and Ben Mather were solid in defence and prevented a number of Wycliffe opportunities. Abberley Hall proved too strong in the third match of the season. The contest started evenly, however the visitors scored first before half time. Like the previous game, Roberts scored quickly in the second half and a game opened up with both teams trying to gain the upper hand. Tom Jodrell came close to scoring and Jock Catto made some outstanding saves. As Beaudesert pushed forward for the win, unfortunately Abberley Hall scored twice on the counter attack to seal a win. In the final game of the season, both teams were fighting the elements with the conditions being very windy! The Elms scored with the wind behind them in the first half and could have

scored again but for the versatile defending of Archie Probert and Edward Nelson. Just before half time, Bailey levelled the match.

Beaudesert finally got the break through in the second half with Bailey striking again with the winner. The weather unfortunately took a turn for the worse; the hail rained down on the Minchinhampton playing fields and the match was cut short by eight minutes. Well done on an enjoyable season.

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3RD XI

Team: A Weston, T Kinsella, F Large, O McGill, O Coker, T Kerr, W Golesworthy, J Lowde, H Hellens, C Crabb, O Henry

Team: W Gibson, M Lawrence, A Stamp, M Haynes, F McConnell, E Norman, W Comaish, T Melvin, J Taylor-Kimmins, M Hudson, A Lam, S Hughes, B Mather, O Henry Results: v Wycliffe v Prior Park v Clifton v Abberley Hall

Lost Lost Drew Lost

0 - 4 1 - 3 2 - 2 0 - 5

Home Home Home Away

This was a team full of enthusiasm and bags of energy, but who found it difficult to score goals.

Wycliffe were a very well drilled side and we did well by keeping the score down to one goal at half time. Sadly early in the second half they scored two more and one towards the final whistle. Magnus Lawrence kept the pressure on Wycliffe as he never stopped chasing and challenging.

Prior Park were big and strong and scored two late goals to secure a victory 3-1 after we had drawn level with a goal from Marcus Hudson.

William Gibson in goal, playing like a flanker, was brave and courageous making many fine saves.

Clifton was our next hurdle; we battled hard, Ashley Lam used his speed and James TaylorKimmins was sturdy in the tackle. The match ended in a 2-2 drew after goals from Toby Melvin and Ashley Lam. It was a very different match against Abberley Hall; they were powerful and quick onto the ball. We went a goal down early on and then conceded another soon in the second half before losing heart and finally going down 0-5.

A sad end to an enjoyable season.

JSSM

UNDER 11A Team: L Wiles, C Davison, F Walker, T Beattie, H Brook, G Edwards, F Baker, F Taylor-Kimmins Results: v Prior Park Won v Cheltenham Prep Won v Tockington Won v Wycliffe Won v Pinewood Drew

6 - 0 6 - 0 2 - 0 4 - 3 2 - 2

Home Home Away Home Indoor 3G

The wet weather that we endured during the first half of term did not diminish the enthusiasm shown by the boys. They are a talented group that showed great commitment and desire in our practice sessions and school matches. Our short season was successful, with four wins and one draw, an exciting battle against Pinewood on the indoor 3G surface at Brimscombe. Having the use of the indoor facility was fantastic for the boys and meant that we were able to continue to

Results: v Clifton Won 3 - 2 v Wycliffe Drew 2 - 2 v Abberley Hall Lost 0 - 1

Home Away Home

I always enjoy the four weeks of football in the Easter term and this year was not an exception.

The 4th XI had a very set game plan and the boys picked to play for the team carried out these

UNDER 11B Team: G Mitchell, E Bird, W Dangerfield, G Honeyborne, B Wilson, H Manley, E Walker, F Taylor-Kimmins Results: v Prior Park Won v Cheltenham Prep Won v Wycliffe Lost v St John’s Lost v The Elms Lost v Pinewood Lost

7 - 0 7 - 2 1 - 3 1 - 2 0 - 2 2 - 4

Away Home Home Home Home Away

We kick-started the spring term with a handful of practices. The boys, still reasonably fit following a tough rugby season, were well organised, enthusiastic and ready to take on any opposition.

Our first match kicked off at home against Prior Park and although the opposition seemed somewhat weaker than usual, I will take nothing away from our boys’ performance. They moved the ball wide very well, defended brilliantly and finished cleanly.

Wow, what a start! Following our success

tactics both offensively and defensively.

The long ball game and counter attacking football style made the team effective but not very attractive for the eye. However with a record of played three, won one, lost one, drew one, these results were a lot better than expected by everyone involved with the team.

All the boys who were selected to play should be very proud of their achievement and the effort and application was very pleasing to see.

Although not all the boys were the most natural footballers, they showed great determination to succeed which is all I ever asked for at the beginning of the term.

AME against Prior Park, the team went on to beat Cheltenham Prep by 7 goals to 2. Perhaps a little complacency set in after that because we were not able to continue with our early season success; however, the team fought hard in every match.

All in all, a fantastic season. The skill levels improved considerably and most importantly, it was enjoyed by all and good clean football was played by all. Well done and best of luck next season.

JLB

UNDER 11C Team: T Elliott, T Morris, G Mills, J Kerr, H Manley, O Mullen, A Tubbs Results: v Wycliffe Lost v Tockington Won v Cheltenham Prep Won v Wycliffe Lost v Abberley Hall Won v The Elms Won

1 - 4 2 - 0 5 - 0 1 - 4 1 - 0 4 - 3

Home Away Home Home Away Home

play during the worst of the deluges in January and February!

Our season began against Prior Park, where we started well and after two early goals, ran out comfortable six-nil winners. Cheltenham Prep were our next visitors, and despite starting well they could not force a goal, gradually we got into our stride and eventually the goals arrived, six of them again! A two-nil victory at Tockington meant that we headed into our next fixture against a strong Wycliffe side in good form.

This was a very tight game and it was only the boys’ determination and will to win that saw us home in the end.

I must just highlight the performances of Luke Wiles, Hamish Brook and Tom Beattie. Luke was outstanding in goal, making many important saves that kept us in matches. A highly skilled footballer, capable of A team football out of goal too, he had a memorable season. The energy, commitment and quality on the ball of Tom and Hamish was great to see too, always available and wanting to get on the ball to make things happen.

Very well done all!

Rarely can there have been a team at Beaudesert that has played with such passion, such togetherness, such reckless abandon... and occasionally with some skill to boot.

‘The Crazy Gang’, as the Cs are known, are a band of warriors. James Kerr, utterly dependable (most of the time) in goal, Oliver Mullen, the Tony Adams of the team in defence, Alex Tubbs, scything away at the opposition’s ankles and Griffin Mills the midfield tyro, Tom Elliott and Hugo Manley, providing great service, and occasionally a ball into the middle for Tom Morris, the Ronaldo of the team up front, far more concerned with how his hair looks than rushing back to help defend. Tom Morris’ first goal of the season was an absolute cracker, but sadly went into our own net. However, once he had realigned his sights, Tom went on to score many others (at the right end), ably assisted in the goalscoring stakes by Tom Elliott and Hugo Manley. Our only defeats came at the hands of Wycliffe, who very sneakily included a number of Year 5 boys who could clearly play football.

Of course, the report would not be complete without the mention of Griffin Mills’ wonder goal, which prevented a whitewash against Abberley Hall. Herculean efforts one and all. Well done.

DR

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UNDER 10A Team: Z Armitage, A Adams, F Baker, J Edwards, N Agnew, A Birtles, S Kapoor Results: v Prior Park Lost v Cheltenham Prep Lost v Wycliffe Won v Abberley hall Lost v St.Edwards Lost v Rendcomb Lost v Pinewood Lost v Hatherop Colts A Lost

3 - 5 1 - 3 7 - 4 4 - 6 2 - 3 2 - 4 2 - 4 2 - 5

Home Away Away Home Home Away Home Home

This was certainly a testing season for all those involved and one of character building material.

What the results don’t show is that at half time in the majority of these games, the Beaudesert boys were either level or holding onto a slender lead. The second halves were our downfall where we leaked goals in a casual way and then ended up chasing these teams down to try and get the draw. The boys all have the skill level and understanding to make further success of this game as they move up the school. Special mentions to Zachary Armitage who never gave up or appeared despondent when playing in goal, to Atticus Adams who also kept us in the game with his defensive skills and finally to Alec Birtles who was our Wayne Rooney of the Beaudesert Under 10’s.

EC

UNDER 10B Team: A Catto, T Hall, G Jardine, A Pease, F Depierre, M May, W Hyde, S Mayer, C Maculan Results: v Prior Park Drew v Cheltenham Prep Lost v Wycliffe Lost v Abberley Hall Won v St Edwards Lost v Rendcomb College Lost v Pinewood Won v Hatherop Won

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1 - 1 Home 0 - 2 Away 0 - 2 Away 1 - 0 Home 0 - 10 Home 1 - 7 Away 1 - 0 Away 7 - 0 Home

It was great to see this group of boys charging around the field enjoying their matches against the other schools. Apart from the two heavy defeats, all other matches were competitive games where wins, draws and losses added to the overall results. They tried hard to develop their skills in all practice sessions and put them to use in the match situations. The enjoyment these pupils got playing this amount of games was the highlight of this season and I am glad they got this many matches to show case their silky skills.

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UNDER 9s A Team: L Webb, H Ahearne, L Van de Grift, C Brook, J Jefferies, R Slatter, A Baker, B Worsley A Team Results: v Prior Park Won 7 v Wycliffe Won 6 v St Hugh’s Won 6 v Tockington Won 10 v Berkhampstead Lost 0 v Pinewood Lost 3 v St John’s Drew 1 v Prior Park Drew 3

- 4 Away - 3 Away - 4 Home - 0 Home - 1 Home - 7 Home - 1 Away - 3 Away

B/C Teams: J McLaughlan, M Schmidt, S Read, O Comaish, D Keegan, F Fawcett, G Beattie, A Hellens, J Edmonston, M Bailey, T Grafftey-Smith, T Burton, J Cooper, J Holloway, G Carpenter B Team Results: v Prior Park v Wycliffe v St Hugh’s v Tockington v Berkhampstead v Pinewood

Won Lost Lost Drew Drew Lost

2 - 1 0 - 3 0 - 2 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 2

Away Away Home Home Home Home

C Team Results: v Wycliffe v St Hugh’s v Tockington v Berkhampstead

Won Won Drew Drew

2 - 1 5 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0

Away Home Home Home

This has been an excellent season from a talented group of footballers. The A team performed outstandingly during the season, only being outplayed and muscled by a very strong Pinewood side. Perhaps a degree of complacency on the part of the As but a valuable lesson was learned nonethe-less about the ability to adapt during the game!

The B and C teams were often mixed for matches but the overall depth of the group was such that whilst on head to heads the B team suffered but the C team performed very well, not losing a match. When the teams were mixed they performed admirably, drawing on most occasions.

We were lucky not to lose too many matches to the incredibly wet weather.

The timely opening of the 3G indoor pitch at Brimscombe meant that we could play some home fixtures that may have otherwise been cancelled! The venue was a blessing and enjoyed by both boys and parents alike, as much for the dry as the warmth.

Altogether the boys should be pleased with their achievements and we look forward to seeing them progress as they go up through the school.

GR

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UNDER 13s A Team: I Brook*, R Fawcett*, A Gouriet, W Gravell*, K Hughes (capt)*, T Parr, T Priest, C Reid, P Stopford, *denotes colours Results: v The Downs v Wycliffe v Dean Close v St John’s v Pinewood v Clifton v Prior Park

Won Lost Lost Lost Won Lost Lost

19 - 16 3 - 22 8 - 17 7 - 10 29 - 10 17 - 20 11 - 13

Netball

Home Away Away Home Away Away Away

Severnside Tournament: 2nd

B Team: L Dunne, X Jardine, D Mitford-Slade, C Reid, A Slatter, O Slatter, A Smith Results: v St John’s v Dean Close v Wycliffe v Pinewood v Clifton

Drew Won Lost Won Won

10 - 10 17 - 2 9 - 15 18 - 4 15 - 9

Home Away Away Away Away

Severnside Tournament: 2nd

C Team: R Abingdon, L Burns, A Hall, E Palmer, R Smith Results: v St John’s v Clifton

Won 9 - 2 Home Lost 10 - 11 Away

UNDER 12A Team: B Ransome , F Saxton, I Skelding, A Biddulph, B Knight, I Mayer, L Newman, L Quinn, A Martin, M Combe Results: v Wycliffe Won v St Hugh’s Lost v The Downs Won v Pinewood Won v Prior Park Won v Cheltenham Prep Won

12 - 6 - 20 - 19 - 22 - 17 -

8 Away 9 Away 2 Home 14 Away 6 Away 16 Home

Monkton Combe Super 7s: Winners won the Binns Cup Severnside: 2nd in tournament Cheltenham Ladies’ : 3nd in group IAPS Regionals: 3rd in group Our netball season began with a week of training at the end of the Autumn term. It was clear that we had a group of keen players, but also that skills were somewhat rusty. All told we had a total

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Another thrilling season with lots of highs and lows along the way. We all had a strong start with the Severnside Tournament being played within the first full week from being back after a relaxing Christmas break. It was a good wake up and our traditional fast-paced style helped both teams finish second overall. Matches after that came thick and fast and thankfully no snow stopped play this year!

In the A team our defence of Rose and Katinka was impeccable. Their timing onto the ball for interceptions was truly exceptional. The mid of five practices before our first event of the season, the Monkton Combe Super 7s, a major U12 tournament featuring 11 schools with proper sporting clout. We played five group games, winning them all while only conceding four goals. The semi-final was a nerve-shredding thriller which was drawn 2 – 2 at full time.

A penalty shootout followed, with Beth hitting two out of three as did her opposite number.

We then moved to golden goal which lasted a full five minutes of end-to-end action before Beth leapt for the ball under the post and swished it for the win. The final against The Downs ended 3 – 1 to us and the Binns Cup belonged to Beaudesert for the first time!

The tournament presaged several elements of our team’s play that recurred throughout the season. Our defence was tough, fast, dynamic, relentless and tall. At the Super 7s two England netballers identified Lotte as the player of the tournament! Our attack was fast, dynamic and quick to punish loose passing. Under the post Beth and Freya were expert finishers no matter how tense the situation.

Over the season we beat Pinewood twice, St

court players of Willa, Imo and Poppy linked the two ends up with speed and well-timed moves. Tati and Tamsin started off as our main shooters but little did we know that Rose had a burning desire to move into an attacking position!

In the B team it was Alex and Ana that were the staring roles in the attacking circle.

Their well-timed moves, their consistent shooting and the way they balanced the circle was brilliant. Just like the As the defence of Xa and Catharine worked tirelessly and made some super, darting moves to cause havoc amongst the opposition.

The centre court players, Annabel, Octavia and Daisy, were a well -drilled machine and always knew where the next ball would be going almost instinctively.

Their grit and determination to go for interceptions certainly helped achieve the wins this season. The C’s were phenomenal.

Their enthusiasm for the game and ability to slot into any position is just brilliant. They gelled as a team very early on and worked their opposition hard! A great season, girls. Very well done and good luck in your new schools.

LS/JB Hugh’s two out of three times, and Wycliffe and The Downs three times each. Our nemesis was Clifton, who beat us narrowly at both Severnside and IAPS Southwest Regionals, putting an end to our dream of going to the Nationals.

There were a great many memorable moments to the season after the tournament win.

Two good wins against Pinewood, which reversed the results from Year 6. We took apart local netball professionals St Hugh’s 6 – 0 in a seven minute tournament match at Cheltenham Ladies’. Freya played the whole of the last game against Cheltenham Prep, which we won by a single goal, with a finger that turned out to be broken. Although the standout players were Beth and Lotte, every player contributed to the success of the season. Having two gifted centres in Bea and Alice enabled us to alter the style of play according to the strengths of the two players. With girls from the B team able to step in when needed we had the depth to play through players lost to injuries and absences.

Looking ahead to Year 8 the future looks bright!

KDB

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UNDER 12B Team: I Standen McDougal, V Levinson, J Ferrigno, I Walker, M Pitman, L Newman, C Mayne, A Herrtage, S Elvin, M Combe, P Read Results: v Dean Close Won v Dean Close Lost v St Hugh’s Lost v Pinewood Lost v Clifton Lost v Cheltenham Prep Won

9 - 5 Away 4 - 10 Away 0 - 8 Away 1 - 31 Away 4 - 10 Away 18 - 7 Home

The girls developed their skills and game play enormously over the course of the term in spite of losing games due to weather issues. Several excellent partnerships were formed. Sophie Elvin and Alex Herrtage blossomed as an increasingly effective pairing at the back, while Isobel Standen McDougal and Violet Levinson improved both their movement and shooting in leaps and bounds.

UNDER 11B/C Team: A Brown, I Case, R Chappell-Young, J Downton, K Hiscox, W Hodson, J Lansdale, R Lewis, A Phillips, E Pridmore, A Raphael, L Scheuner, M Shaw, I Wateridge, I Wray This term in the U11Bs there was a lot of talent to choose from and so the teams were rotated for different matches. As proof of their super netball skills only one match was lost throughout the season, despite sometimes playing U11A teams. There were lots of great moments, particular highlights were both the first and last game. Playing against Dean Close, the girls seemed to have a magnetic attraction to the post and scored an amazing 17 goals in 28 minutes.

When Alice was called away, as she usually was, to A team duties, Jocasta Ferrigno, Isabella Walker and Lydia Newman all filled in that key role with efficiency and skill. Molly Combe moved to defence late in the season and immediately stepped up to a different class, and played for the A team in their final match of the season.

Although the record of wins and losses looks on the weak side, we were in several cases playing teams above our level, such as at Dean Close when our B and C sides played their A and B sides.

The girls showed determination as well, and after a dispiriting day against a fine Pinewood team, they bounced back with a thrilling game against Clifton before ending the season with a brilliant win over a strong Cheltenham Prep side without Alice or Molly!

I would like to thank all the girls for their enthusiasm and good cheer in practices and matches. A huge thank you from me and all the girls in Year 7 must go to our wonderful gap student Jess Blackman! Well done everyone.

KDB

Results: v Dean Close B Won v The Dragon B Lost v The Dragon C Won v St John’s Won v Wycliffe Won v Pinewood Won v Clifton Won v King’s, Gloucester Won v Cheltenham Prep Won

17 - 0 Away 2 - 9 Away 9 - 4 Away 11 - 4 Home 9 - 1 Home 6 - 3 Home 3 - 1 Home 4 - 2 Away 12 - 11 Home

UNDER 11A Team: G Lawrence, A Kold, H Simmons, E Tuke-Hastings, K Severn, I Cooper, Z Verschoyle, K Hiscox, M Shaw, E Fanshawe Results: v Dean Close v The Dragon v St John’s v Wycliffe v The Downs v Pinewood v Clifton v Prior Park v Cheltenham Prep

Lost Lost Won Lost Lost Lost Lost Won Won

0 - 3 8 - 9 15 - 0 8 - 10 7 - 9 7 - 10 2 - 8 14 - 5 9 - 1

Away Away Home Home Home Home Home Home Home

Severnside Tournament – 3rd Netball IAPS Tournament – 2nd round The U11 A season kicked off with a tough match against Dean Close. Despite the score, spirits remained high and the girls showed great promise for the rest of the season.

The girls have shown great teamwork and our attacking play has progressed greatly throughout the season. With Amelia Kold, Ginny Lawrence and Kitty Hiscox playing in varying centre court combinations, the ball has been dynamically passed up the court, swiftly resulting in many opportunities in the attacking circle. We were extremely lucky to have four fantastic shooters, Ella Tuke-Hastings, Harriet Simmons, Eloise Fanshawe and Mia Shaw, who have worked extremely hard all season and racked up a wonderful amount of goals.

The score lines have been very close and games against teams such as The Dragon, Wycliffe and The Downs could have gone either way.

Defensively Zara Verschoyle, Imogen Cooper and Kiki Severn have worked solidly during every game, ensuring they hassled and tipped every ball they could to regain possession.

The highlight of the term was coming 3rd in the Severnside tournament held at Wycliffe. The girls played seven matches, in which they only lost two games with a goal or two in it. Getting through to the second round at the IAPS tournament, was also a great achievement and with these statistics it sets them up nicely for next season.

I am very proud of how the girls have played this season.

CG

The final game against Cheltenham Prep was a real nail biter. Despite rather crazy wind and wet courts the girls fought to gain a narrow victory in the last minute. Very well done!

RG

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UNDER 10A Team: P Clark, M Edwards, A Evans, Z Mayer, G Raphael, M Smith, I Thomson, E Tubbs, G Tucker Results: v Dean Close v The Dragon v St John’s v Wycliffe v The Downs v Pinewood v Prior Park v Cheltenham Prep

Won Won Won Won Lost Won Won Won

9 - 0 9 - 0 8 - 1 12 - 3 1 - 5 12 - 3 15 - 4 9 - 1

Home Away Home Home Away Home Home Away

Severnside Tournament: Winners The U10 A team have had a great season of netball. They were full of enthusiasm and worked hard to improve their passing,

UNDER 9A Team: G Balfry, L McLaughlin, I Gregory, H Maculan, A Miller Pyott, F Gregory, E Lewis, T Maculan, E Thompson Results: v Wycliffe Won 5 - 2 v Dean Close Won 11 - 2 v St John’s Won 2 - 1 v The Downs Won 4 - 2 v Prior Park Drew 1 - 1 v St Edward’s Won 4 - 0 v Pinewood Drew 4 - 4 v Clifton Won 13 - 1 v King’s, Gloucester Won 15 - 2 v Cheltenham Prep Won 16 - 2 Severnside Tournament: 2nd Position

Home Home Away Away Away Away Home Home Away Away

The girls have had a very enjoyable term of netball and have made great progress with their passing, footwork, and understanding of the game. They have all worked very hard during lessons and this reflects in their progress and results. Although the whole team has contributed to the impressive results a special mention has to go to Isla who has

UNDER 9B Team: S Burnett, J Honeyborne, L Moxon, O Probert, S Robbins, R Roche, E Watkins, J Fairer-Smith, M Galton-Fenzi, I Morgan-Grenville, I Playne, B Tuke-Hastings, E Wray, H Brewster, L Lawson, A Playne, J Walker, A Wateridge, C Dobson-Pinillos Results: v Wycliffe v St John’s v St John’s v The Downs v Prior Park As v St Edwards As v Pinewood v Clifton v Cheltenham Prep

Won Won Won Drew Lost Lost Lost Won Lost

5 4 4 4 1 1 6 8 2

- 0 - 1 - 0 - 4 - 3 - 3 - 7 - 3 - 3

Home Away Away Away Away Away Home Home Away

movement and tactics. All of the team were able to play a variety of positions which has been a real advantage during matches.

They had some great wins over the season, but the most exciting was the Severnside tournament, especially the match against The Downs. After losing to them the week before, the girls were determined to win. We changed a few positions around and every player played brilliantly for an easy win. Zara, Emily and Grace shot accurately, whilst Maddie and Isabella were solid in defence with great interceptions. Poppy, Meghan, Alice and Georgie passed with speed and accuracy to bring the ball down the court to the shooters.

Well done, girls, for a great season. I am looking forward to seeing them develop further next season.

TP been a dynamic attacking player and has been a consistent shooter. Tilda, Hannie and Autumn have been strong defending players and intercepted lots of balls that came their way. Emilia has been a great centre player linking the whole team together with her great movement around the court.

The team was unbeaten when we arrived at the Severnside Tournament. I knew we had the potential of doing very well but tournaments are very unpredictable. We won our first three matches and then we had to play The Downs whom we had beaten a week before so the girls were quite confident. Unfortunately we lost the first centre pass and they scored almost immediately. Our confidence and morale dropped straight away and the girls started making silly mistakes. The Downs went on to score a couple more goals in the first quarter. After a quick team talk we came out determined and focused. We ended up only losing the game by one goal. This placed the girls second in the whole tournament which is still a fantastic performance. Well done. I am sure you will go on to become a very successful team next year.

SF/TP

We have a lot of strength and depth this year in our two parallel B teams. They have all been very enthusiastic and worked hard. The girls have really enjoyed playing in matches and always have great team spirit. Everyone has progressed enormously this term. A special mention must go to Isabella Morgan-Grenville and Jemima Walker who have worked so well together and scored lots of goals. Lois has been a very strong defender who intercepts the ball well. Siena has great movement around the court and has been a strong centre player. Alice, who unfortunately had to cut her netball short this term due to a broken arm, was also a very consistent shooter.

The girls have all played a variety of positions, which has been good for their development.

This year group has a lot of potential for next year and it has been a pleasure to coach them and see them progress and perform so well.

SF/TP

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UNDER 10B Team: F Mckenzie Wylie, J Lodge, A Mallinckrodt, A Preston, A McIntyre, T Nelson, S Hiscox, B Leslie, A Vernon, M Phillips, J Keveth, L Pearman, D Gough, N Dunlop, S Page, R Craven, O Case Results: v Dean Close Won v Dean Close Won v The Dragon Lost v The Dragon Lost v St John’s Won v Wycliffe Lost v The Downs Won v Pinewood Lost v Clifton A Lost v Clifton B Won v Westonbirt Prep A Won v Cheltenham Prep Won

19 - 1 10 - 2 7 - 10 3 - 10 4 - 2 5 - 12 8 - 7 5 - 12 5 - 15 10 - 3 9 - 7 6 - 5

Home Home Away Away Home Home Away Home Home Home Away Away

Well done to all the girls on an excellent season.

Due to high numbers we ran two parallel B squads, achieving some excellent results, with the girls always displaying excellent attitudes and team spirit.

The season opened in style, as we fielded two sides against Dean Close, producing morale boosting early victories. Hard work in training was clearly paying off as even in defeats the girls noticeably improved with each game. The match of the season was away against a strong The Downs side, with the lead changing several times.

After a tense finale, the girls’ sheer determination to win produced a one goal victory, cheered on by fine support from the Beaudesert parents.

A strong finish to the season produced some excellent victories, playing some of our best netball, including a tense last game against Westonbirt’s A team. Special mention must go to Octavia, who was rewarded for outstanding forward play by playing for the A team and Scarlet, in her first term of netball, who showed dramatic improvement throughout the term.

The future of netball in this year looks strong, especially with the depth of talent on show all term, well done all!

SP

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Cross Country Squads U9: F Gregory, I Gregory, H Brewster, J Walker, E Lewis, S Burnett, A Playne, T Maculan, M Galton-Fenzi, M Bailey, C Brook, R Slatter, A Hellens, J Jefferies, L Van de Grift, A Baker, H Ahearne U11: P Clark, K Hiscox, Z Mayer, E Fanshawe, A Evans, G Lawrence, R Lewis, G Tucker, S Hiscox, T Beattie, E Walker, F Walker, T Baxter, A Birtles, A Pease, J Edwards, F Baker, Z Armitage U13: A Smith (capt)*, I Walker, V Levinson, A Gouriet*, L Quinn, T Parr, W Gravell, C Leeper (capt)*, H Bailey*, P Tabor*, S D’Arcy Rice*, G Standen McDougal*, C Carpenter, M Haynes, L Roberts, F Hughes *denotes colours

Match Results: U9 at Tockington

Girls 1st

Boys 2nd

U11 at Wycliffe Severnside at Pinewood

Girls 2nd Girls 3rd

Boys 1st Boys 2nd

U13 at Wycliffe Severnside

Girls 2nd

Boys 1st

Tockington Relays U9A U9B U11 U13

Girls 1st Girls 2nd Girls 1st Girls 2nd

Boys 2nd Boys 2nd Boys 2nd

This was another successful season for all the school teams, albeit one that was curtailed somewhat by the extremely wet weather. Unfortunately two fixtures were lost, Dean Close and most disappointingly the National Prep Schools Championships at Malvern. Having started our regular group training runs in September, we had high hopes that we could be very competitive across all age groups, both boys and girls. This proved to be the case at the Wycliffe match, with both boys’ teams coming out on top, highlighted in the U13 race by a dominant performance from Columba Leeper. Columba led from start to finish to record a convincing victory, backed up well by Piers Tabor and Hugo Bailey.

In the U11 boys race, Tom Beattie had a great run finishing second and was very well supported by Edward Walker and Alec Birtles. The girls teams ran very well too, finishing second in both age groups, with Poppy Clark running excellently for second place.

At the Pinewood fixture, in extremely wet and tough conditions, we fielded full teams who battled to the end! Again, Columba ran a superb race, leading until the final 200 metres, where he was just outsprinted. There were several other strong performances in what were very draining conditions. At our final school match, the Tockington relays, the sun finally shone and on a lovely day for running we saw some excellent performances again, with top honours going to the Girls’ U9 squad, with the A team winning and the B team just behind in second. Hermione Brewster producing the fastest run of the day was a particular highlight.

It will be good to see this group evolve over the next few years as there is plenty of talent there!

Very well done to all runners for the effort shown, not only in the school fixtures, but also our training runs across the common.

Cross country running is a tough sport and it has been great to see the enthusiasm and I hope, enjoyment.

A special thank you to Mr Russell for his support end expertise during another exciting year.

DR

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Hockey - Boys

1ST VII Team: J Catto, G Standen McDougal, C Leeper (capt), H Gearon, J Kite, A Amati, A Haynes Results: v St Edward’s v Pinewood v Prior Park v The Elms

Won Lost Lost Lost

Severnside Tournament: v Dean Close Lost v Prior Park Won v Clifton Lost v The Downs Drew

5 - 1 - 1 - 2 -

1 3 2 4

0 - 2 - 0 - 1 -

4 1 1 1

Away Away Home Home

2ND VII Team: H Bailey, S Hughes, J Catto, W Gibson, A Stamp, J Tucker, P Tabor, C Carpenter, A Probert, A Lam, M Arkwright, T Jodrell Results: v The Downs v Pinewood v Prior Park v The Elms

Lost Lost Lost Lost

2 - 4 Home 1 - 5 Home 1 - 2 Home 1 - 4 Home

The team showed plenty of potential but lack of practice time proved costly. The goalkeepers were kept busy; Hugo Bailey, Sam Hughes and Jock Catto, all were given experience in the 1st Team and showed determination and courage.

William Gibson played an important role at the back with André Stamp, strong and hard hitting.

Our midfield of Jack Tucker, Marcus Arkwright and Tom Jodrell showed skill and good technique but were often out-gunned by the opposition.

Ashley Lam was fast and developed his skill as the short season progressed, linking well with Charlie Carpenter who had speed and a fierce strike of the ball, often scoring ‘breakaway’ goals.

JSSM

Boys’ hockey at Beaudesert Park has certainly improved over the last five years, with more boys playing hockey during activities and during PE. However this has to be put into the context that the overall standard of hockey in all the Prep schools we play is of a very high standard and improves year on year. This group of boys enjoys their hockey and have shown great enthusiasm and commitment before the hockey term started and throughout the Easter term.

It has been very frustrating at times with this team playing inspired hockey and scoring freely; however if the team went behind early it was very difficult to convince them it was possible to come back to get some result from the game. Self belief is everything in sport and I believed more in their ability and had more conviction in their chances to win at times. This can be seen in our results from the highs of St Edward’s Cheltenham to the lows of Prior Park who we had beaten earlier in the Severnside Tournament.

I hope the boys enjoyed their hockey this term and go on to play at a high level at their next school.

AME

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3RD VII Team: S Hughes, J Taylor-Kimmins, L Roberts, T Pilsbury, T Melvin, B Mather, E Nelson, A Amati, H Mallinckrodt, A Probert, P Ravano Results: v The Downs v Clifton v Pinewood v Prior Park

Drew Lost Drew Drew

2 - 1 - 5 - 4 -

2 9 5 4

Home Away Home Home

The 3rd VII started their campaign with a close encounter against The Downs. It was a glorious day of sunshine and the game started positively with two goals in the first five minutes by Luke Roberts and Alberto Amati, set up by Edward Nelson on the right wing. Both teams had equal possession and a number of shots at goal.

The Downs pulled a goal back from a well-worked short corner, then equalised quickly after with a counter attack. Particular mention goes to Archie Probert and Hugo Mallinckrodt for a solid

defensive display. Clifton were well organised in the next match and were clinical in front of goal, proving too strong for Beaudesert. However, they battled through and did not give up; this was demonstrated by Toby Melvin’s courageous defending at a short corner and a late goal scored

by Tom Pilsbury.

The next two matches provided thrilling encounters and lots of goals. Against Pinewood, there was never a dull moment with the both teams taking the lead on a number of occasions.

Roberts finished with four goals and Paulo Ravano with one goal. A superb performance by Sam Hughes in goal prevented a handful of goals, and he even saved one with his helmet! Also, James Taylor-Kimmins had a successful time at left wing.

The term ended with another high scoring draw versus Prior Park. Similar to that in the previous game, it was at times like a tennis match; to and fro from one half to the other. Ben Mather distributed the ball effectively from the back, which allowed Pilsbury and Roberts to attack the Prior Park goal with purpose. Well done on an exciting and enjoyable season.

NC

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4TH VII Team: M Haynes, W Comaish, T Kinsella, H North, A Weston, C Gent, F Hughes, F McConnell Results: v The Downs v Clifton v Pinewood v Prior Park

Lost Lost Lost Lost

2 - 4 Away 1 - 5 Away 2 - 5 Away 2 - 3 Away

Whilst the results look disappointing, the boys played with real energy and commitment and never let their heads drop. This was great to see and undoubtedly the standard of hockey

improved as the second half of term went on. We came up against some decent, well drilled sides and I was very pleased to see the boys show great effort to remain competitive and make their opponents work very hard to achieve the victory.

The reality of 4th team sport is that personnel will change match by match and to keep a settled side is very difficult.

When we got the ball wide and into good positions we were a genuine goal threat and we were able to play some decent hockey. The final fixture at Prior Park was a very close game, with Beaudesert taking a two goal lead, only to be pegged back right at the end, shame, but great effort all!

DR

UNDER 11 B Team: L Wiles, A Tubbs, G Honeyborne, B Wilson, T Morris, F Taylor-Kimmins, T Baxter, O Mullen, T Elliott, E Walker, G Mitchell Results: v The Downs Lost v Clifton Lost v King’s, Gloucester Won v Prior Park Won v The Elms Lost

1 - 5 1 - 3 8 - 0 4 - 3 0 - 1

Away Away Away Away Away

The Under 11B squad came into the season with great enthusiasm and a real willingness to improve their stick skills. A heavy loss in our first match, away at The Downs, put a slight dampener on things, however they bounced back and an exciting game against Clifton Under 10A team restored much of their desire. We travelled to King’s, Gloucester expecting to be on the receiving end, but with great credit to the boys, they came away with a stunning win, in which every outfield player scored! Tight games against Prior Park’s Under 10A team and The Elms followed. The squad should be very proud of what they have achieved in hockey terms over a relatively short space of time, and I hope this will encourage them as they move into the senior teams next year.

Good luck!

NA

UNDER 11 A Team: F Baker, T Baxter, T Beattie, H Brook, C Davison, G Edwards, F Taylor-Kimmins, E Walker, F Walker, L Wiles Results: v The Downs Won v Clifton Won v King’s, Gloucester Drew v Prior Park Won v The Elms Won

4 - 0 5 - 1 3 - 3 5 - 3 4 - 0

Away Home Away Away Away

An unbeaten season is always something to savour. However, in all honesty, we had more than just a soupçon of luck: we were on the ropes against King’s, but managed to hold out for a draw, largely thanks to numerous excellent saves from Freddie; we also scored the equivalent of two injury - time goals to pull ahead at Prior Park.

Some would argue that you make your own luck...

What is indisputable is the fact that the whole squad doing hockey as an activity during the first half of term, gearing up for our very short season in the second, made a real difference. We opened our campaign fit, sharp and having established certain patterns of play. Our style was certainly unorthodox: having (re)gained possession, we hit teams on the break and moved the ball forwards very quickly, rather than weaving lots of passes together elaborately from the back. Perhaps not aesthetically pleasing to watch, yet when executed well and at pace, it proved deadly effective. We enjoyed comprehensive victories over The Downs, The Elms and even Clifton,

racking up 13 goals with only one scored against us in those three matches.

Freddie, whilst not more than a spectator at times, proved his worth in goal at others: he proved agile, decisive and technically very good.

He was deputised ably by Luke once or twice, which bodes very well for the next two years.

Gus was relatively inexperienced and so got caught out by the better players, in particular King’s star (county!) player, yet was enthusiastic, tireless and did improve. Fred transpired to be arguably the player of the season: rock solid in defence, he distributed the ball really well and was a great team player. Captain Tom was the engine of the team in midfield, showing skill, composure and admirable communication with his team. Hamish was our most intelligent player, demonstrating vision and quick reactions, albeit technically found wanting occasionally.

The trickiest position of left midfield was filled in turn by Felix, Luke and Ed, who all made a valiant effort, yet none succeeded in cementing their place there. Charlie acted as the lone striker, using his speed and strength effectively – smacking the ball with real power (!), yet he would benefit from a snappier technique with a shorter backswing when shooting in future.

Generally though, the future looks very rosy: this team has talent, determination and considerable strength in depth. Indeed they enjoyed a most successful first year in this great team sport.

I hope they will continue to enjoy it at the top of the school and beyond. For the time being, congratulations guys!

UNDER 11 C Team: T Elliott, G Mills, E Bird, J Kerr, H Manley, O Mullen, W Dangerfield Results: v Clifton v The Downs v The Elms

Lost Lost Won

0 - 4 Away 1 - 5 Home 3 - 1 Home

This was a short but really enjoyable season.

The boys, many of whom had never picked up a hockey stick before, put nothing less than their very best efforts in. After losing our first match quite heavily, many children would slink off and have a sulk, but one comment stood out and sums up the typical Beaudesert child - having just lost 1- 5 a boy turned to me with a massive grin on his face and said, “That was great, I had such fun!”

Well this sums up a short and sweet season of hockey and there is no doubt that the boys have picked up a great deal about the game. I am sure that they will all be looking forward to next year.

Well done.

JLB

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1ST XI

Cricket

Team: P Tabor (capt)*, T Pilsbury, A Haynes, H Gearon, J Kite, C Carpenter, C Leeper, S D’Arcy Rice, M Arkwright, J Tucker, M Haynes * denotes colours Results: v Mowden Hall v Clifton v Wycliffe v Pinewood v St John’s v St Hugh’s v Dean Close

Drew Lost by 55 runs Won by 56 runs Lost by 88 runs Drew Won by 12 runs Lost by 95 runs

Home Away Away Home Home Home Away

2014 was always set to be an exciting season, with a few solid-looking Year 8 boys and some younger talent up from the Colts and now in Year 7.

We had an early start to the season when Mowden Hall Prep School arriving down from Northumberland, kicked off their tour with a match against us. Some excellent bowling kept the visitors down to 95, but our batting was far too slow in the first 10 overs and a few rash shots just added to the pressure. Mowden bowled well and looked to knock us over but a solid defensive strategy from Seb and Max at the end kept us in it and we finished with a well-fought draw.

Our next match against Clifton was a much tougher encounter. Clifton batted first and their

batsmen gave my boys a real lesson on attacking and hard-hitting cricket. Our bowling was quite poor and extras were going through far too regularly. They scored 138 in 25 overs and we

were only able to reply with a pretty soft 83 runs, 40 of which were scored by Tom Pilsbury.

Our next four matches were a mixed bag of the good, the bad and the ugly. An excellent win against Wycliffe, a horrible defeat against Pinewood, a nail-biting draw against St John’s (went right down to the wire) and a narrow victory against St Hugh’s.

Our final match, always a tough game was against the very competitive Dean Close. This match also marked Jock Catto’s first game for the team after being ruled out for the season with a damaged cruciate ligament. Dean Close batted first and massed an enormous 245 runs in 30 overs.

Our boys fought back valiantly and although only reaching 150, it was the first time that they had really showed some genuine ‘guts’ with the bat and I saw glimpses of self belief from all of them, particularly the Year 7’s and this bodes well ahead of our 2015 season.

I must mention the team captain of the 2014 season, Piers Tabor. This is always a really difficult task and one which he undertook with maturity, grit and commitment to the team. Well done!

Notable achievements include Alex Haynes scoring 50 and taking 6 wickets for 19 runs against St John’s, Tom Pilsbury scoring 66 not out against St John’s and Columba Leeper taking 5 wickets for 8 runs against Wycliffe.

I do believe that the team grew and matured immensely over the course of the season and we look set for a successful term of cricket next year.

JLB

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2ND XI Team: B Mather, A Probert, A Amati, L Roberts, A Weston, G Standen McDougal, W Gibson, H Mallinckrodt, A Stamp, P Ravano, T Kerr, H North Results: v Cheltenham Prep v Clifton v Wycliffe v Pinewood v St John’s v Prior Park v Dean Close

Lost Won Won Won Won Won Lost

Away Home Home Away Away Home Home

3RD XI Team: S Hughes, T Jodrell, C Gent, T Melvin, T Kerr, F Hughes, H Bailey, S Clifford, T Kinsella, E Nelson, A Lam Results: v Cheltenham Prep Lost by 3 wickets v Clifton Won by 4 wickets v Wycliffe Won by 24 runs v Pinewood Won by 17 runs v Pinewood Lost by 56 runs v Dean Close Drew

Away Away Away Home Away Home

This was a successful and enjoyable season, with several boys giving strong performances and being rewarded with promotion to the 2nd XI. The boys showed a good attitude in our practice sessions and were keen to be fully involved, whether we were honing our skills in the nets, or over at the field. Our first match was at Cheltenham Prep, where we lost narrowly to a very strong side,

The summer term has seen fine weather, good cricket and as usual excellent cricket teas, which is all one can hope for during the season.

It was clear that this year’s group of boys were hugely enthusiastic and keen to play cricket - very important attributes required to become a successful cricket team.

Many an hour was spent in the nets and on the square perfecting all their core skills and this in turn helped the 2nd XI to become a wellbalanced team strong enough in all areas of the game.

Success was not hard to come by with good victories against Pinewood and St John’s, however the games that we lost were mainly due to the lack of belief or loss of concentration,

which was frustrating as this team could easily have been unbeaten.

I hope the boys enjoyed their cricket this term.

Those boys who have left to go onto their senior school will look back on this term’s cricket with a smile on their faces.

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though it was great to see the boys remain extremely competitive even when things were against us. Next, we travelled to Clifton and another tight game, which this time saw us coming out on top.

Good batting from Charlie Gent and the disciplined bowling of Thomas Kinsella and Paolo Ravano was probably the difference between the sides, as well as our excellent fielding. Good all round performances at Wycliffe and Pinewood saw two more wins, the batting of Tom Kerr and tidy wicket keeping from Toby Melvin a particular highlight.

The return fixture against Pinewood was perhaps our toughest match, with them putting out a very strong XI and just being too strong for us.

This a good group who really enjoy their cricket and certainly showed improvement in all aspects of their game. I am sure they will continue to develop well.

DR

4TH XI Team: M Hudson, J Lowde, F Large, C Crabb, W Pease, W Golesworthy, O Henry, L Hyde, E Nelson, M Lawrence, F McConnell, W Comaish Results: v Clifton v Pinewood v Pinewood v Dean Close v Dean Close

Won by 4 wickets Won by 50 runs Drew Won by 80 runs Lost by 7 wickets

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A most enjoyable and largely successful term once again. The enthusiasm and effort shown by all the boys in both practice sessions and school matches has been great to see. Several boys have gained promotion to the 3rd XI and even 2nd XI and this has been very pleasing too. With a large and motivated squad from which to choose, we have been competitive and mainly successful in our school fixtures, with only one loss.

The boys have played good, competitive cricket, with all aspects of their game showing significant improvement. Our net and middle sessions, as well as the school matches, have been played in a fantastic spirit, with all the boys keen to be involved. Well done all!

DR

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COLTS A Team: H Brook, C Davison, F Walker, F Taylor-Kimmins, T Beattie, F J Baker, L Wiles, G Edwards, J Kerr, J Edwards, A Catto A very talented Colts team was not tested to their full potential having missed so many of its matches to poor weather. Early in the season matches against Clifton, Cheltenham, Prior Park, The Downs and then the last match of the season, Abberley, were all called off due to poor weather.

The first match, against Wycliffe, was a low scoring game that was won off the last ball, with Jonny Edwards hitting a much needed 4 to win the game.

Pinewood set a large score of 151 to win: we made a slow start and lost our opening batsmen cheaply, but valuable overs were taken up and we ended the match with a draw, 14 runs short of the target, with Tom Beattie on 59 not out.

St John’s were dispatched ruthlessly with tight bowling and sharp fielding, securing victory with the loss of two wickets.The bowling attack was led by Charlie Davison, who bowled with venom, causing the very best batsmen to tremble. Jonny Edwards was accurate and, bowling left arm over, proved difficult to play. All the bowlers were backed up by their fielders, who were sharp and held onto some very good catches.

COLTS B Team: E Walker (capt), N Agnew (wkt), T Baxter, A Adams, B Wilson, G Honeyborne, S Kapoor, E Bird, G Mitchell, A Birtles, F Baker, T Morris The Colts Bs often managed to dodge the rain this season; we played at home when away fixtures were cancelled and away when home fixtures were cancelled! We had a successful season winning six of our eight fixtures with our best performances coming in our losing matches.

We fielded and bowled brilliantly to restrict a strong Pinewood side to 61 all out. Unfortunately their bowlers were too quick for our batsmen.

Our highest total of the season, 134 for 4 against St Hugh’s, was surpassed with 10 deliveries to spare after a sparkling 86 from their opener.

Lots of our batsman chipped in with runs. Our classic straight batted players, Adams and Wilson, were not big hitters and our wristy leg sided players like Kapoor, Baxter and Honeyborne were likely to get quick boundaries, but also likely to get out quickly. We were therefore always in danger of posting a low total. Fortunately our captain, or one of our bowlers could always be relied upon to get runs, Mitchell’s 16 not out being a matchwinning performance away to Tockington.

For some, the responsibility of captaincy weighs down on their batting. Fortunately our captain did not suffer the same fate as Alistair Cooke this summer. Despite admitting to sleeping badly the night before a match our captain, Edward Walker, excelled with the bat, averaging 41 - an added bonus when put with his excellent encouragement of the whole team and some sparkling fielding.

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Results: v Wycliffe 65 all out v Pinewood 151 - 4 v St John’s 43 all out v St Hugh’s 109 all out v Dean Close 88 all out

BPS BPS BPS BPS BPS

67 for 6 137 - 3 46 - 2 122 all out 90 - 5

Won by 4 wickets Drew Won by 8 wickets Won by 13 runs Won by 5 wickets

The match against St Hugh’s was very close as, having won the toss, we elected to bat and lost our top four batsmen for 20 runs. With the help of Fred Walker (44) they managed to reach 122 all out. Our bowlers needed to be at their best; they were tight and accurate, never allowing St Hugh’s to form a partnership. They took wickets at valuable times, Felix Taylor-Kimmins taking three wickets for nine runs. The last wicket fell 13 short of their target with a sensible run out.

Dean Close were put into bat and lost early wickets due to some accurate bowling. Charlie Davison took three wickets for nine runs, ending their innings 88 all out. Although some early wickets were lost, Hamish Brook hit a very controlled 47 not out supported by Fred Walker to secure the victory by five wickets.

They all worked hard and made both the games practice sessions and matches great fun.

Well done and thank you.

JSSM

Results: v Cheltenham Prep v Clifton v Wycliffe v Pinewood v St John’s v Tockington v St Hugh’s v Dean Close

Cheltenham 60/7 School 132/4 Wycliffe 84 all out Pinewood 61 all out School 95/5 Tockington 96/7 School 134/4 Dean Close 85/3

Colts B players tend to be poor judges of a run, preferring to wait for the ball getting close to the boundary and away from a fielder before venturing, “Yes!” for a single, this despite having the coaching maxim drilled into them: “If it’s not going straight to a fielder, run.” This problem reached its nadir at St John’s, where playing a 20 overs match, we reached the heady heights of 8 for 1 off 7 overs. The whispered aside from the Beaudesert umpire, “Run everything or get out,” resulted in our first quick single of the season and four more off the resulting overthrow.

Suddenly the team turned into a set of kamikaze pilots led by Honeyborne.

He certainly now believed it was an act of cowardice not to run a single, if the wicketkeeper collected the ball standing back. His attempts to do this when the wicket-keeper was standing up met with mixed results!

Quickly run singles test the mental fortitude of the opposition: frequently our tactics brought verbal recriminations and disharmony in the opposition proving yet again that cricket is also a game of the mind.

School 61/2 Clifton 57 all out School 88/6 School 31 all out St John’s 48/8 School 100/6 St Hugh’s 138/4 School 87/5

Won Won Won Lost Won Won Lost Won

Our bowling and fielding were certainly a strength.

Mitchell and Baker provided our spin or at least flighted delivery options. Morris, Adams, Kapoor and Bird bowled at military medium pace. Bird (9 wickets), and Kapoor (9 wickets) were particular adept at bowling straight on a good length, off a short run up. Birtles was our quickest bowler and leading wicket taker, with 10 wickets. He surprised a lot of batsmen as well as our wicket keeper as whenever he lost his rhythm he tended to fire balls wide and leg-side. Fortunately Agnew was up to the task of covering a lot of ground left and right behind the stumps.

A lot more catches were held this season. It was good to have a captain who wanted attacking fields and players who relished the opportunity to field at silly mid-on and silly mid-off.

For another season the Colts Bs played with smiles on their faces and by dint of good team spirit achieved a level of success which was greater than the sum of their individual parts.

It was a pleasure to share a cricket season with them.

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COLTS C Team: A Tubbs, W Dangerfield, M May, FM Baker, H Manley, T Elliott, C Maculan, S Mayer, A Pease, Z Armitage, O Mullen, W Hyde, T Hall, F Depierre, G Mills, N Agnew, T Morris, G Jardine Results: v Pinewood v St John’s v St Hugh’s

v Dean Close

Lost by 10 wickets Home Won by 85 runs Home Tied 139 runs each after 25 overs Away Lost by 11 runs Away

This was a season that was badly affected by our British summer. Four matches were cancelled due to rainy conditions and soggy pitches. The matches we did play produced a mixture of results - a heavy defeat, an easy win, an exciting tied match and a closefought loss.

The highlight of the season was the tied match against St Hugh’s. Needing 14 off the last three balls, Tom Morris decided to hit 4, 4 and 6 to tie the match in a very exciting fashion (52 not out). A great outcome in a match that could have gone either way.

A great innings from Morris and Mills helped us get exactly the same runs as St Hugh’s – this does not often happen at Colts C level. I am glad that all boys managed to get a chance to play a game this season despite the lack of opportunities.

During the practice sessions, they tried hard to develop their cricketing skills to the best of their ability and progress was made by one and all.

EC

A Team: C Brook, J Jefferies, H Ahearne, R Slatter, A Baker, L Van de Grift, J McLaughlan, F Fawcett, J Cooper, G Beattie, B Worsley Results: v Cheltenham Prep v Wycliffe v Pinewood v St John’s v Prior Park v St Hugh’s v Dean Close

Won by 19 runs Won by 89 runs Won by 59 runs Won by 72 runs Won by 37 runs Won by 35 runs Won by 38 runs

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B/C Team: T Grafftey-Smith, G Carpenter, J Edmonston, M Bailey, D Keegan, M Schmidt, O Comaish, J Holloway, S Read, T Burton, F O’Neill, A Hellens, L Webb, J Buchan B Team Results: v Cheltenham Prep v Clifton Prep v Pinewood v St John’s v Tockington A v St Hugh’s v Dean Close

Won by 42 runs Away Won by 43 runs Home Won by 90 runs Away Won by 80 runs Home Lost by 31 runs Away Won by 150 runs Away Won by 77 runs Home

C Team Results: v Cheltenham Prep v Wycliffe B v Prior Park B v Dean Close

Won by 12 runs Won by 73 runs Won by 21 runs Won by 15 runs

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UNDER 9s What a fantastic season for this group of children!

Throughout the year there was clearly strength in depth and this was evident from the results of both the B and C matches. Often the teams were mixed, opening up opportunities for more children to play against a higher level of competition. Most importantly, a great deal of progress was made from all the boys in both their attitude to the game and their level of performance.

Special mentions must go to Harry Ahearne for consistency of performance in both his batting and bowling, Charlie Brook for his work with the bat and ball, Archie Baker for some outstanding catches and Jack Jefferies with his ability to read the game and also his backing up at the crease.

There were many fantastic catches made in various positions around the field from the likes of Robbie Slatter and Jack Jefferies, great hands!

This is not to out shine the odd hat-trick in both A and B team matches. Our strength across all of the teams was in our bowling where we consistently out performed the opposition.

I think that St Hugh’s B team may think differently with an unbeaten 58 and 55 coming from Johnny McLaughlan and Ben Worsley respectively!

The season climaxed with fantastic wins against Dean Close and in particular the A team who played with a hard ball for the first time. Well done to everyone and keep practising for next year.

GR

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UNDER 13A Team: T Priest (capt)*, T Parr+, K Hughes*, A Gouriet*, A Smith+, O Slatter, A Slatter, I Brook, D Mitford-Slade, R Fawcett. Jet matches, L Quinn, I Mayer, F Saxton, B Ransome *denotes full colours + denotes half colours

Rounders

Results: v Cheltenham Prep Won 11 - 8.5 Away v Prior Park Won 19.5 - 2.5 Home v Pinewood Lost 7.5 - 14.5 Away v St John’s Won 9 - 4 Away Severnside Tournament: Winners Jet Matches: v Cheltenham Prep Won 11 - 8.5 Away v Bedford Modern Won 38.5 - 31 Home v Packwood Haugh Lost 11.5 - 18.5 Away The U13A team had a great start to the season, winning their first match against Cheltenham Prep with some strong batting and solid fielding. As it was a Jet Tournament match we were supposed to play two all-out innings, but declared with a win after one batting innings. Unfortunately we then had matches cancelled and some wet sessions which made progress difficult. Next we had a win over Prior Park on a cold, windy day with some excellent batting. The Pinewood match was tough, and having only eight players made fielding difficult. We played 27 good balls and played well in the first innings, but Pinewood got their eye in and out-batted us in the second innings. We went away and greatly improved our fielding, especially quick pickups and long, accurate throws.

The next Jet Match was exciting and close until the last batting innings. Bedford Modern were very good fielders and took some great catches,

UNDER 13B Team: A Mullen, R Abingdon, E Palmer, R Smith, P Stopford, X Jardine, A Hall, L Burns, C Reid, L Dunne Results: v Cheltenham Prep v Tockington v Pinewood v The Red Maids

Lost Won Lost Lost

Severnside B Tournament: v Tockington Lost v St John’s Won v Wycliffe Won

6½ - 11 Away 12 - 8 Away 6 - 11 Away 4 - 11 Away Second 6 - 6 ½ 6 - 4 7 - 3 ½

The U13B team started their season with a closely fought encounter against Cheltenham Prep. Ana Mullen bowled with accuracy and Rebecca Smith was effective with the bat.

After the first innings, Cheltenham led by half a rounder. After the mid session interval, Cheltenham were superb in the field, which limited our score with the bat, and followed it with a good batting display to take the win.

The match against Tockington was again

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which kept our score down in the first innings.

We fielded solidly, but needed to do better.

When we came into bat we lost four of our strong batters and it wasn’t looking good, but Isabelle Mayer, Lotte Quinn and Alex Smith just kept going. Lotte scored a fantastic 10.5 rounders which helped us to a great win. Another highlight

a close affair, however Beaudesert came out on top this time round. Catharine Reid and Xa Jardine had a successful partnership at first post and backstop, whilst Rebecca Abingdon had cemented her place at second post with a sound tactical display. It was an enjoyable match, which ended in a well deserved win. Versus Pinewood, it was a similar situation to that of the first match.

Particular mention goes to Lauren Dunne for a spell at backstop and again the consistent bowling of Ana Mullen. It was perfectly poised after the first innings with only a rounder to separate the two teams. Pinewood hit the ball well in bat, scoring a number of rounders, and Beaudesert struggled to match it with a superb bowling display from the Pinewood bowler.

The sun was shining and the girls had a successful and enjoyable time at the Severnside Tournament, finishing a close second behind winners Tockington. Good wins were posted against Wycliffe and St John’s, with praise going to Lottie Burns on first post, Poppy Stopford in deep field and Eva Palmer on third post. The final match of the season saw Beaudesert play completely new opposition. It was a well natured match, with notable performances going to Alice Hall for her superb catch at fourth post, and Xa Jardine for her display at backstop. Well done for an enjoyable Summer term.

NC

of the season was winning all of the matches at the Severnside Tournament, using some great fielding. Packwood Haugh knocked us out of the Jet Tournament in the quarter finals in a very exciting match. They were fantastic fielders and so were we. Unfortunately in the second innings of a very long match in scorching heat, we lost concentration and could not get them out, allowing them to creep their score up for a win.

The last match of the season was St John’s, with a good win helped by some great batting from Imo Brook. Well done to all the girls for a fun season, it was a shame so many matches were cancelled due to rain. Tamsin was the all-round player of the season, closely followed by Annabel Gouriet - well done.

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already planned to be ready with shin guards for next summer. The triangle of Issy, Honor and Freya was highly efficient, such an important component of a good rounders side.

Fielding generally was pretty good, with some exceptional textbook moves being executed.

It was great to see several double plays.

Our throwing from deep, especially from Sophie Elvin and Issy “Cannon” Standen McDougal was superb, and Honor was always there to take the throws at fourth. Lydia Newman’s ground fielding was excellent – she is utterly determined never to let anything past. Beth and Lotte combined beautifully.

Next summer we will have the JET tournament to prepare for, but we know we have a great side coming up. Well done, everyone.

Team: I Mayer, H Skelding, F Saxton, L Quinn, B Ransome, L Newman, I Standen McDougal, A Martin, S Elvin, B Knight, A Biddulph Results: v Cheltenham Prep Won v Pinewood Won v Pinewood Lost (combined A/B side)

21 - 1.5 Away 15 - 11 Home 15 - 16.5 Away

This was a summer of huge improvement for the girls, but sadly not that many matches.

Notably, three of our girls, Lotte, Beth and Issy Mayer, played a significant part in the U13A JET team. Issy is a fine bowler, and Honor has

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UNDER 12B Team: C Mayne, P Read, I Walker, V Levinson, A Biddulph, S Morgan-Rodda, J Ferrigno, M Combe, M Pitman, A Herrtage, L Newman, A Martin, I Standen McDougal, H Skelding Results: v Cheltenham Prep Won 26 ½ - 4 ½ Away v Pinewood Won 24 ½ - 10 Home v Wycliffe A Won 24 - 8 Home v Dean Close Won 24 ½ - 20 Away v Redmaids Won 20 - 12 Away U12A Severnside Tournament: Winners The under 12B side had a highly successful unbeaten season, playing some high calibre rounders. The high standards shown throughout the season showed that if you bat, bowl and field better than your opposition, you should win.

The girls displayed an excellent attitude in both matches and practices, and drew praise from opposition sides for their good sportsmanship and honesty.

As the season progressed, the girls started to specialise in their positions, ensuring a high standard of fielding, which allowed us to get sides out completely in timed and balled matches. It was highly pleasing to see the improvement that

UNDER 11B Team: R Lewis, R Chappell-Young, I Wray, I Wateridge, J Downton, Z Verschoyle, W Hodson, E Pridmore, A Phillips, M Shaw, I Case v Cheltenham Prep Won v Pinewood Won v St John’s Won

9 - 6 Home 11 - 5 Home 12 - 6½ Home

The U11 B rounders season was frustratingly short, on account of the weather and some schools cancelling. However, the three matches

all the girls made, allowing us to interchange players between the two Year 7 sides without compromising the standards of either.

We had an outstanding bowler in Violet, backed up by Cecilia, which allowed us to limit the opposition to low scores. When they did make contact our fielders were alert, attacking the ball, which allowed us to stump many batters out either at first or second post, often due to Alice’s accurate throws from back stop. Again the throwing and catching from our outfielders was good, containing scoring and taking the pressure off our own batters. By the end of the season we had started to master backing up and making the right decisions of where to throw, skills rarely seen at under 12 level.

Our batters were powerful and throughout the term became better at hitting to space as well, which created pressure on the opposition from the start. Everyone contributed during the term, and displayed good speed around the diamond.

Special mention to Cecilia, who always opened the innings in a positive manner, plus Alex and Jocasta, who showed great improvement throughout the term, although it was a real team effort that led to a highly successful season.

Well done everyone, it was a pleasure to coach you!

UNDER 11A Team: I Case, R Chappell-Young, I Cooper, E Fanshawe, W Hodson, A Kold, J Landale, G Lawrence, R Lewis, A Phillips, A Raphael, K Severn, M Shaw, H Simmons Results: v Prior Park Won 16 - 2 Home v Cheltenham Prep Lost 10 - 11 Home v Pinewood Won 11 - 4 Away v Dean Close Won 21 - 9 Home v Abberley Hall Won 17.5 - 8 Home Severnside Tournament: Winners Weather prevented several matches from being played. Nevertheless, this game is clearly suited for these girls. Fourteen different girls represented the A team and there could easily have been more, weather permitting!

Our ‘triangle’ of Amelia, Ginny and Jemima were solid, despite Amelia’s plentiful ‘sorry’s’ for, well, anything! Our main focus was hitting the ball this term. Without a solid hit we were never going to score any rounders. We wanted the girls to hit the ball into spaces. Left, right, off-side, leg-side - call it what you want - but directing their hits was a must. Every single one of them stepped up to the challenge. Harriet was hitting the ball over 1st post, over 4th post and anywhere in between.

There were some cracking pieces of fielding as well: memorable catches (Mia, not flinching, stretching her hand up in the air to get a batter out; Ginny reacting to catching a ball she had just bowled) and our first double (sadly missed by a certain umpire who did not expect it. Sorry!)

Hopefully the weather will be kinder next year and the girls can really show off their talents. Well done for such a memorable season.

LS

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that we managed to play were all victories, and the team was getting better and better.

There was some spectacular hitting, particularly from Amber Phillips. A number of girls bowled in matches, all of whom were very consistent. India Case was our tightest bowler over the season.

The catching and fielding was also excellent, with Rosie Lewis leading the way on second.

It is significant that so many girls played for both the As and the Bs over the season. There is a lot of depth to the rounders talent in age group and I am sure that they will have further success in years to come.

CM

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UNDER 10A Team: Z Mayer, O Case, I Thomson, G Raphael, A Evans, E Tubbs, M Smith, B Leslie, M Edwards, P Clark, G Tucker

Results: v Prior Park v Cheltenham Prep v Pinewood v Dean Close v St John’s

Won Won Lost Lost Won

17.5 - 15 14 - 7 12 - 15 4 - 4.5 16 - 4.5

Home Home Away Home Home

B Team: N Dunlop, A Kay, F Mckenzie Wylie, S Hiscox, M Phillips, M Campbell, A McIntyre, J Keveth, G Tucker Results: v The Downs v Cheltenham Prep v Pinewood v King Edward’s v Tockington U10A v Dean Close v St John’s

This is a very strong team and the girls have demonstrated an excellent standard of play throughout the season. Well done!

CG

5.5 - 19 Away 16.5 - 4 Home 13 - 10 Home 18 - 12 Away 7 - 8 Away 10.5 - 6.5 Home 7 - 10 Home

C Team: I Beattie, S Page, R Craven, L Pearman, D Gough, A Preston, J Lodge, A Vernon, A Mallinckrodt

Severnside Tournament: Joint 3rd

The U10 A rounders team have had a fantastic season, winning the majority of their matches. They had victories against Prior Park, Cheltenham Prep, St John’s, Clifton and Wycliffe. Unfortunately a number of games had to be cancelled due to poor weather conditions, which was rather frustrating as the rounders season is so short. The girls have worked well on the basics of the game, as well as on specific team tactics, and it is great to see the progress that they have all made.

Lost Won Won Won Lost Won Lost

Results: v Pinewood U10B Lost v Redmaids U10A Won v King Edward’s Lost v Westonbirt Prep B Lost

3.5 21 10 6

- 5 Home - 16 Away - 15 Away - 13 Home

The U10B and C Rounders teams had a great season enjoying the sunshine of unusually hot Summer term. The U10Bs played some strong A teams, winning four matches and losing three. Two of their losses were really tightly fought games with their opposition only two or so rounders ahead. The girls’ tactical awareness developed well thoughout the season, and they worked hard to stop half rounders at second post. In both the B and C team batting was particularly strong and players such as Anna Mallinckrodt could be relied upon for big hits!

A great season; well done.

RG

UNDER 9A Team: G Balfry, J Fairer-Smith, I Gregory, H Maculan, A Miller Pyott, F Gregory, E Lewis, T Maculan, A Playne Results: v Cheltenham Prep Won v Tockington Won v Pinewood Won v St John’s Won Severnside Tournament:

19 - 9 Home 15.5 - 6.5 Away 11.5 - 8 Away 14.5 - 8 Away 1st Place

As you can see from the very impressive results above we have had an amazing term of rounders and it is always great to say your team has been unbeaten! The girls have all worked incredibly hard and their determination and competiveness have been the key to their success. They have progressed so well throughout the term and the standard of rounders played in the tournament was a pleasure to watch. Freya has been a solid backstop, quickly stopping any ball and throwing it to the correct post. Emelia has worked very hard on her bowling technique and by the end of the term was bowling very accurately.

Georgie, Tilda and Isla’s fielding skills were very

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UNDER 9B Team: S Burnett, J Honeyborne, L Mclaughlin, L Moxon, O Probert, S Robbins, R Roche, E Watkins, J Fairer-Smith, M Galton-Fenzi, I Gregory, H Maculan, A Miller Pyott, I Morgan-Grenville, I Playne, E Wray, C Dobson-Pinillos, H Brewster, L Lawson, E Thompson, J Walker, A Wateridge

impressive and a lot of players were caught or stumped out by their throwing, catching and game tactics. Alice has also been great asset to the team with her left-handed batting.

As always the Severnside Tournament is the pinnacle of the term. We set off to The Downs full of determination and excitement.

With six matches to play I knew they had the ability to win, but was unsure whether they would be able to concentrate that long!

We arrived at The Downs on a beautiful, sunny afternoon- a perfect afternoon for a rounders tournament. Our first match was against The Downs I knew they were going to be a strong team so after a quick team talk about tactics we went into field first.

The Downs were strong at batting but our girls’ fielding skills were very impressive and I was proud to watch them reacting quickly and accurately. We were very pleased to win the first match and the girls went on to win every match they played that afternoon.

They all played beyond their maturity and they were very proud to be able to bring the trophy back to school.

This team has a lot of potential for next year.

It has been a pleasure to see them progress and I am sure they will go on to be very successful next year.

The girls have had a mixed set of results but have all worked hard and improved enormously this term.

The B team has consisted of two parallel teams alternating throughout the term. It is great to get as many girls out as possible playing in matches as this helps their progression and they always enjoy playing. Izzy, Jemima and Siena have bowled and fielded well this term. We have had some very strong batters; Izzy, Lois, Hermione and Isabella, who have scored lots of rounders for their teams. Everyone has worked hard on their batting skills and by the end of the term everyone was able to connect with the ball. It has been a pleasure to watch them progress and in their last few matches all the girls were making confident tactical decisions whilst playing.

The most important part of this term is how much the girls have enjoyed playing rounders and taking part in matches; this makes them eager to learn and a pleasure to coach. Well done!

SF

SF

Results: v Cheltenham Prep v St Hugh’s v St Hugh’s v Westonbirt Prep v Pinewood v Pinewood v Dean Close

Won Lost Lost Lost Won Lost Won

18.5 - 8 Home 15 - 18.5 Home 8 - 10.5 Home 12.5 - 13.5 Away 22.5 - 12 Away 12 - 15 Away 9.5 - 16.5 Home

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Year 3 Girls’ Sports Beaudesert has a ‘Sport for All’ policy which starts in reception with all pupils being able to access all the main sports through fun lessons and a chance to explore the different games.

In Year 3 it is time to allow pupils to begin to realise what they have been learning and how it all fits together. The year starts by handing them wooden hockey sticks, shin pads and a gum shield hoping they are coordinated enough to go for the ball and not each other. So far, they have never got it wrong. The term is long but within that time the girls learn so much, kit organisation for starters. No, you do not need to wear every bit of kit on a hot day, yes, you will need your gum shield, no you do not have to wear it to break time, neither can you use a hockey stick to make a den…

By the end they are ready for their first taste of a Beaudesert Festival, which this year was sadly cancelled due to the astro being under water. However, St Hugh’s then invited a few of our teams to their festival. This was the girls’ first away match and their first minibus trip together as a team. The ‘wheels-on-the-bus’ was re-invented much to the delight (and patience) of all those on board. The girls played amazingly well. The everlasting memory will be how much they enjoyed it, literally skipping off the pitch.

Next up, in the depths of the winter months, came the netball season. This is when the girls learn about a unique Beaudesert quality - our hardiness. It can rarely be recreated at any other school! The festival is normally the biggest test. The day always starts off with the ground frozen. Layer upon layer is worn just to keep warm. But a unique thing happened this year. The sun shone!

It was almost too warm (I’m not complaining!) It turned out to be another amazing day. There were lots of smiles and giggles and the loudest three cheers I can remember for a long time.

Finally, the year is finished with rounders. It is a tough sport to fully understand with the various rules - backwards hit, what do you mean I can’t run on? Bowler stops the game by having the ball in their box - what do you mean I can’t run on? It can be confusing!

Nevertheless, by the time we went to Pinewood the girls had a great time. Everyone got to bowl and be at their favourite post, everyone got to bat and most importantly everyone got a chocolate muffin at the end.

This was a fantastic year, with a fantastic group of girls who will thrive when they go into Year 4. Well done.

LS

Year 3 Boys’ Sports Year 3 games is always an exciting time as it is the first time that the boys represent the school in rugby, football and cricket. It was clear from the start of the Autumn term that we had a very enthusiastic and competitive group of boys who enjoyed their sport very much. Generally it has been very difficult to instil a competitive edge, but this was never going to be a problem with this year’s group. If anything the tears and the continual questions “Are we winning Sir?” “What is the score Sir?” were the most difficult problems to overcome.

I have no doubt that these boys are going to make a real impact as they continue their school careers at Beaudesert. I very much look forward to coaching them in their senior years and expect them to be very successful in any sport in which they participate.

Well done.

AME

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GIRLS’ TENNIS Teams: U13 I Brook, A Gouriet, K Hughes, T Parr, T Priest*, C Reid *denotes colours

Tennis

U12 A Biddulph, V Levinson, I Mayer, L Quinn, B Ransome, F Saxton, H Skelding, I Standen McDougal U11 I Case, E Fanshawe, W Hodson, A Kold, J Landale, A Philips, A Raphael, H Simmons U10 O Case, M Edwards, B Leslie, Z Mayer, M Phillips, M Smith, G Tucker, E Tubbs, I Thomson U9 G Balfry, F Gregory, L McLaughlin, I Playne Results: U13 v Pinewood U11 v Pinewood U10 v Pinewood U11/10 v St Edward’s U9 v St Edward’s

Won Won Won Lost Won

8 - 1 4 - 0 3 - 1 3 - 6 6 - 4

Mixed Doubles:

Lost

8 - 17

BOYS’ TENNIS Teams: U13 S D’Arcy Rice*, J Kite, C Leeper*, P Ravano, G Standen McDougal*, P Tabor* * denotes colours

Congratulations to our School Tennis Competition Winners:

U12 A Amati, M Arkwright, H Gearon, W Gibson, A Haynes, M Hudson, T Jodrell, B Mather, W Pease, A Probert, P Ravano, A Stamp, J Taylor-Kimmins, J Tucker

Girls Year 5: Octavia Case Year 7: Violet Levinson Year 8: Tamsin Priest Boys Year 5: Year 6: Year 7: Year 8:

Zachary Armitage Freddie J Baker Paolo Ravano Columba Leeper

U11 A Baker, T Beattie, H Brook, C Davison, G Edwards, T Morris, F Taylor-Kimmins, F Walker U10 A Adams, N Agnew, Z Armitage, F Baker, S Kapoor, C Maculan, M May, A Pease U9 H Ahearne, A Baker, C Brook, F Fawcett, F O’Neill, M Schmidt, R Slatter, B Worsley Results: U13 v Pinewood U11 v Pinewood U10 v Pinewood U11 v St Edward’s U10 v St Edward’s U12 U9

Drew Won Lost Lost Lost

v Clifton Lost v St Edwards Won

3 3 1 1 0

- 3 - 1 - 3 - 3 - 4

6 - 12 17 - 3

U10 St Edward’s Transition Tournament: A team won Plate and B team came third U11 Severnside: Winners

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Another action packed term with a few tennis matches thrown in for good measure.

The season started well with an incredibly exciting fixture against Pinewood. It certainly brushed off the cobwebs! It was great preparation for the Severnside Tournament.

For Zara and Octavia it was their first big tennis tournament. Nerves were present but they played brilliantly. Freddie B and Freddie W went one better by winning their competition, the first time Beaudesert has won this for several years so it is a great achievement.

Once again we hosted and were hosted by St Edward’s, Cheltenham for a variety of age groups. It is another fabulous opportunity to get pupils playing matches, especially from an early age.

Well done to everyone involved.

LS

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Athletics Despite some rather inclement weather and the cancellation of Pinewood, our athletes were in tremendous form. 15 school records lay testimony to the undoubted talent that our children have and this has acted as an incentive for the others to get out and perform.

Monkton was the team’s first competitive outing and we did well, finishing second behind a strong Hazlegrove side. The girls outdid the boys with two team wins to one. Despite a very heavy downpour towards the end of the meeting it was completed, much to everyone’s relief.

Perhaps a better indication of the level of performance has come from those who set records in our own Severnside competition, five in total with 24 wins altogether. This event has run for some 35 years and some of these records still date back to 1985!

As a prelude to the regional championships, a select group travelled to Stowe for a highly competitive match where we gained four outright wins but also many second and third places. This was a valuable competitive experience on a synthetic track that stood our athletes in good stead.

Pinewood gave our younger athletes an opportunity to experience inter-school competition and many fared well in their events with several wins and podium places.

The regional championships saw many fine performances and several athletes qualified for the National Finals in Birmingham. This was a fantastic achievement, competing against no fewer than 30 other Prep Schools. Sophie Elvin’s regional record in the discus must not go unmentioned.

In the various age groups there have been outstanding team efforts from the Year 8 boys, Years 4,5,6 Girls, and the Year 3 Boys with wins at Pinewood and Monkton. Pride of place went to the Year 5 Girls with a fantastic team victory at Stowe. Having upwards of 90 children experiencing competition against other schools, sports day was an anticipated competition!

Sports day was, again, another ‘should we or shouldn’t we!’ The weather forecast was atrocious but in true Beaudesert fashion we bit the bullet and went for it. Despite a small shower half way through the afternoon we completed all events mostly in sunshine and the athletes were rewarded with no less than seven school records. Many close races were fought out and several wins were recorded by those who had qualified for the National Finals. The field eventers thrived, taking the lion’s share of the records achieved.

At the Nationals there were superb performances with two silver medals, one each for Charlie Davison (Javelin) and Sophie Elvin (Discus).

There was a super 6th place, and fastest time of the season, by the U12 girls’ relay consisting of Rosie Lewis, Amelia Kold, Ginny Lawrence and Kiki Severn. Poppy Stopford and Rosie also gained good experience in their individual events. All in all this has been a very successful season with lots of input from various staff, who should also be commended for their efforts on the Games field. Thank you particularly to Mr Crossley, Mrs Frapwell, Mr Tiley and Mr Robinson for their knowledge and enthusiasm.

GR

Teams: U9 M Dunne, W Walker, M D’Arcy Rice, Z Hitchcock-Smith, L Smith, O Landale, M Rowlands, Ch Birts, P Brown, R Smith, A Smith, B Montgomerie, M Davey, F Scurr, Cl Birts, H Edmonston U10 C Brook, H Ahearne, J McLaughlan, L Van de Grift, J Jefferies, A Baker, R Slatter, G Beattie, J Edmonston, J Fairer-Smith, E Lewis, G Balfry, E Thompson, M Galton-Fenzi, I Gregory, F Gregory, H Brewster, L Lawson U11 J Edwards, N Agnew, Z Armitage, A Birtles, F Baker, G Jardine, M May, A Pease, P Clark, S Hiscox, A Evans, Z Mayer, M Edwards, O Case, M Smith, M Phillips U12 T Beattie, H Brook, K Hiscox, E Fanshawe, C Davison, F Walker, O Mullen, R Lewis, A Kold, L Wiles, G Lawrence, F Taylor-Kimmins, O Mullen, I Cooper, H Simmons U13 A Haynes, A Probert, A Stamp, H Gearon, A Amati, B Knight, I Mayer, S Elvin, L Quinn, V Levinson, J Taylor-Kimmins, I Walker, W Golesworthy, C Mayne U14 F Hughes*, J Kite (capt)*, P Tabor, C Leeper*, P Stopford (capt)*, I Brook*, L Burns, C Carpenter, R Fawcett*, E Nelson, A Gouriet, G Standen McDougal, K Hughes*, T Parr, A Smith *denotes colours

Results: U10,11+12 @ Monkton 2nd/5 (U10 Girls 1st , U12 Girls 1st , U12 Boys 2nd) Severnside @ Beaudesert No team competition U11,12,13+14 @ Stowe No over-all team (U11 Girls 1st) U9 + U.11 @ Pinewood 3rd/4 (U.8 boys 1st U10 Girls 1st ) U12,13+14 @ Mercia Regional Finals National Prep School Finals – Birmingham National Qualifiers: P Stopford (U14 Girls’ 300m), S Elvin (U13 Girls’ Discus), C Davison (U12 Boys’ Javelin + Discus) R Lewis (U12 Girls’ 100m + Relay), G Lawrence (U12 Girls’ Relay), K Severn (U12 Girls’ Relay), A Kold (U12 Girls’ Relay) Severnside Records: S Elvin (U13 Girls’ Discus), G Lawrence ( U12 Girls’ Discus), C Davison (U12 Boys’Javelin & Discus), L Van de Grift (U10 Boys’ 600m)

School Records: J Kite P Stopford S Elvin M Hudson J Taylor-Kimmins C Davison

G Lawrence H Simmons A Birtles P Clark Z Mayer I Gregory L Van de Grift

U14 Boys U14 Girls U13 Girls U13 Boys U13 Boys U12 Boys U12 Boys U12 Girls U12 Girls U11 Boys U11 Girls U11 Girls U10 Girls U10 Boys U10 Boys

100m 300m Discus 800m Discus Discus Javelin Discus Shot 800m 800m Vortex Vortex 75m 600m

12.57s 46.09s 23.54m 2m35.7s 24.88m 24.32m 34.27m 20.31m 7.12m 2m42.1s 2m52.8s 24.57m 22.97m 11.91s 2m06.1s

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Sports Day U14 Boys 100m 200m 400m 800m Long Jump Discus Shot Javelin U13 Boys 100m 200m 800m Long Jump Discus Shot Javelin

J Kite J Kite J Kite C Leeper P Tabor P Tabor F Hughes C Leeper

12.65s 26.8s 63.2s 2m39s 4.02m 18.55m 7.16m 20.83m

U14 Girls 100m 200m 300m 800m Long Jump Discus Shot Javelin

P Stopford P Stopford P Stopford A Gouriet I Brook R Fawcett T Priest A Slatter

13.8s 30.1s 46.09s* 2m54.7s 4.12m 22.37m 7.20m 17.91m

M Hudson 14.5s M Hudson 29.9s M Hudson 2m35.7s* A Probert 3.88m J Taylor-Kimmins 24.88m* M Arkwright 7.26m J Taylor-Kimmins 27.41m

U13 Girls 100m 200m 800m Long Jump Discus Shot Javelin

U12 Boys 100m 200m 800m Long Jump Discus Shot Javelin

T Beattie 14.4s H Brook/F Walker 32.4s T Beattie 2m47s T Beattie 3.74m C Davison 24.32m* F Taylor-Kimmins 6.70m C Davison 30.79m

U12 Girls 100m 200m 800m Long Jump Discus Shot Javelin

K Severn E Fanshawe E Fanshawe K Severn G Lawrence H Simmons J Landale

14.8s 32.5s 2m54s 3.88m 20.31m* 7.12m* 13.42m

U11 Boys 100m 200m 800m Long Jump Vortex Cricket Ball

N Agnew A Birtles A Birtles J Edwards C Maculan N Agnew

U11 Girls 100m 200m 800m Long Jump Vortex Rounders Ball

O Case S Hiscox P Clark M Edwards Z Mayer M Smith

15.26s 35.1s 2m52.1s 3.38m 18.51m 26.12m

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15.6s 33.5s 2m42.1s* 3.09m 24.93m 35.60m

L Quinn I Mayer L Quinn L Quinn S Elvin A Martin S Elvin

14.56s 32.96s 2m43.8s 3.89m 22.45m 6.77m 16.19m

Year 4 Boys 60m

Year 4 Girls 60m

Year 3 Boys 60m

4B 4G 4R

G Beattie F Fawcett L Van de Grift

4B 4G 4R

G Balfry J Fairer-Smith E Lewis

3F 3H 3N

Z Hitchcock-Smith L Webb W Walker

Year 3 Girls 60m

3F 3H 3N

A Smith C Birts P Brown

Form Relays 4x60m 4x60m 4x100m 4x100m 4x100m 4x100m

Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8

3N 4R 5A 6W 7JLB 8JB

* denotes new school record

67.7s 62.3s 61.9s 58.2s

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Swimming Squads U8 R Smith, M Dunne, M Standen McDougal, M Morris, A Smith, B Montgomerie, W Walker, M D’Arcy Rice, D Davies, M Davey, W Shipsey, P Ross, J Heynes, Z Hitchcock-Smith, T Ratcliffe, H Smith, L Smith, E Jones, R Wilkes, B Armitage U9 L McLaughlin, E Lewis, H Ahearne, C Brook, E Thompson, S Burnett, D Keegan, L Van de Grift, F Gregory, I Gregory, G Balfry, A Wateridge, G Beattie, R Slatter, J Jefferies, A Hellens, R Roche, J McLaughlan, I Morgan-Grenville, J Fairer-Smith U10 A Catto, N Agnew, Z Armitage, M May, S Kapoor, P Clark, Z Mayer, O Case, G Tucker, A Evans, A Adams, F M Baker, J Edwards, I Thomson, M Smith, M Phillips, S Hiscox U11 L Wiles, T Morris, C Davison, F Walker, T Beattie, W Hodson, J Landale, A Phillips, E Pridmore, L Scheuner, I Case, H Simmons, H Brook, A Tubbs, G Edwards, K Hiscox, E Fanshawe, I Cooper, F J Baker U12 A Haynes, A Stamp, A Probert, J Catto, H Gearon, J Tucker, M Arkwright, W Golesworthy, I Mayer, L Quinn*, A Martin, I Standen McDougal, H Skelding, B Knight, S Elvin U13 R Fawcett*, O Slatter*, A Slatter*, A Smith (capt)*, C Reid, T Priest+, K Hughes*, E Palmer, G Standen McDougal, H Bailey+, T Pilsbury, F Hughes, J Kite, H North * denotes colours + denotes half colours

Well done to all the swimmers for a great unbeaten season. It is good to see so many enthusiastic swimmers especially in Years 3 to 5. The majority of swimmers worked hard in swim squad, improving their speed, stamina and technique. One thing that stood out in swim matches this year was our starts, often coming up a stroke in front of the opposition.

We had six individuals qualify for IAPS National finals and the Year 7 girls team qualified in both freestyle and medley relay, which is a great achievement. The Year 6 boys medley team and Year 5 and 8 girls only just missed out.

The Severnside swimming gala was very exciting this year with some excellent performances and great team spirit. Our strength was in the relays, I think we won all but 3 relays over all the age groups medley and freestyle, which shows great depth.

Well done to all the swimmers for a really enjoyable and successful season.

TP

Results: Autumn Term v Wycliffe U13, U12, U11 v Dean Close U13, U12, U10 v Cheltenham Prep U10, U9, U8 v Cheltenham Prep U13, U12, U11 v Dean Close U8, U9, U11 v Clifton U9, U10, U11 v Wycliffe U8, U9, U10

Won Won Won Won Won Won Won

143 161 172 184 216 189 108

- 96 - 127 - 127 - 128 - 139 - 111 - 8

Home Away Home Away Home Home Away

Won Won Won Won Won

113 169 183 122 176

- 68 - 117 - 117 - 86 - 98 - 124

Away Away Home Home Away

House Swimming: Winners B House Spring Term v Wycliffe U11, U12, U13 v Cheltenham Prep U9, U10,U11 v Dean Close U8, U9, U10 v Wycliffe and Westonbirt Prep U8,9,10 v Clifton U9, U10, U11, 12, U13

Summer Term Severnside: Winners IAPS Finalists: Z Mayer, I Mayer, L Quinn, B Knight, A Martin, C Davison Year 7 girls freestyle and medley relay: L Quinn, B Knight, A Martin, I Mayer

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Friends of Beaudesert grounds they have enjoyed all year. Year 4 learnt Circus Skills – which is certainly a life-skill worth having! Then Year 5s and 6s joined together for the hilarious ‘It’s a Knock Out’ tournament and barbeque. A Sunday picnic allowed families to take up residence on the banks of the school where adults enjoy relaxing in the sun, chatting whilst the children played rounders, cricket or on BOB (Beaudesert on Branches). At the end of the year we organised class photographs to be taken for Nursery to Year 4 which, if purchased, provided a lasting record for the children as they go through the years.

Finally, we hosted a Year 7 and 8 Leavers’ Disco. This emotional night signalled the end of the children’s time at Beaudesert after the hard work of Common Entrance and the recuperation from their trip to Cornwall. The children were excited and it really was a joy to see.

During the summer holidays we ran the excellent Summer Swim/Tennis Club allowing families to use the school’s in-door and outdoor swimming pools (manned by lifeguards) as well as the tennis courts.

Our fundraising initiatives pay for the various events we put on but this year we also purchased a smart Baby Grand piano and stool for the new Performing Arts Centre. We are also working on a fantastic Beaudesert Family Cook Book which we hope to have available shortly.

As a Beaudesert family you automatically become members of Friends of Beaudesert. The committee’s role is to provide a packed schedule of social and fundraising activities that give parents, pupils and staff an opportunity to enjoy time together.

Our year began with our sensational Bonfire Night, when fireworks, hot dogs, toffee apples and mulled wine were enjoyed by all. This is our biggest event of the year. Our team of Dads put on a show-stopper, much to the enjoyment and wonder of the appreciative audience.

Pre-prep Christmas activities included the creation of Christmas cards and a party, where Father Christmas broke off from his preparations to visit the children and oversee games and dancing.

In the Spring term we hosted a parents’ Quiz Night, when teams pit themselves against a professional quiz master whilst enjoying their picnics and wines from Friends’ supporter Vinotopia.

This was a relaxed and funny evening. To finish the term the Easter Bunny visited to host the adorable Pre-prep Easter Egg Hunt.

The Summer term was when things really heated up. Year 3 took part in a Scavenger Hunt which tested how well they knew the

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We are extremely grateful to the entire Beaudesert community who support our events and those who give up their time to volunteer – we could not run them without you. As a committee, we have a lot of fun and are always looking for new recruits.

If you are interested in joining us, please get in touch.

Tania Fawcett Chair, Friends of Beaudesert

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Staff List 2013-2014 Mrs S Russell BSc (Hons), Manchester; PGCE, Manchester; Maths Miss L Smith BSc (Hons), Gloucestershire; PGCE, Exeter;

Head of PE; Girls’ Sport; Maths Mrs A Standen McDougal BA (Hons), Chelt. & Glos. College; PGCE, Reading

English; Head of Drama Miss K Taylor BMus, BEd, University of NSW, Australia; Director of Music R Tiley BA (Hons), Anglia Ruskin; PGCE, Kent; Dip Arts Admin

NCFE Level 3 Bushcraft Instructor; Head of English; RS;

Year 7 Form Teacher Miss C Tucker LLAM; Dip Acting/Musical Theatre; LAMDA, London; LAMDA L Waters BSc Civil Engineering, Glamorgan; PGCE, Exeter

Head of Design and Technology; Year 6 Form Teacher,

Forest School Leader Award

Headmaster JPR Womersley

BA (Hons), Durham; PGCE, Oxford

Deputy Head C MacIntosh

MA (Hons), St Andrew’s; English

Head of Pre-prep Miss KSE Henderson

BA (Hons), York; PGCE, Edinburgh; TEFL

Director of Studies KD Burns

BA (Hons), McGill, Montreal Head of Maths; Year 8 Form Teacher

Senior Master J Standen McDougal

Dip Ag, Lackham Agriculture College; PGCE, Roehampton; Head of History; Year 8 Form Teacher

Senior Management N Armitage BA (Hons), East Anglia; PGCE, Cambridge

Maths; Humanities; Head of RS;

Houseparent; Year 5 Form Teacher

PREP STAFF Mrs P Armitage BA (Hons), Durham; MMus, Trinity College, London; Houseparent Mrs G Baber-Williams BA (Hons), UWIC; PGCE, Gloucestershire; PE; Head of Girls’ Sport Mrs C Bevan BEd (Hons), Exeter; Maths; English; RS; Geography;

Year 4 Form Teacher MJ Bevan BEd (Hons), St Luke’s Exeter; Head of PSHE; Maths;

Year 5 Form Teacher J Bird Dip Ed, University of Natal; Science; Year 7 Form Teacher Mrs J Butterworth BSc (Hons), Oxford Polytechnic; PGCE, Oxford

Head of Science; Year 8 Form Teacher Mrs H Chapman Adv GNVQ Health & Social Care; NVQ 2

Year 3 Teaching Assistant J Coombs BEd, Exeter; ICT E Craig BA (Hons), Northumbria; Head of Geography;

Year 6 Form Teacher Mrs C Crosbee BA (Hons), Middlesex Speech & Drama; LAMDA NM Crossley BSc (Hons), Brunel; Head of Boys’ Sport; PE Mrs K Duffy BEd (Hons), Nottingham; Post Grad Dip SpLD

Head of Learning Support Mrs L Dyer BSc (Hons), London; PGCE, Post Grad Dip SpLD

Learning Support A Edwards BSc, Gloucestershire; Sport Mrs A Edwards 1st Degree, Lille, France; PGCE, Bath; French;

Year 7 Form Teacher Mrs L Field BA Fine Arts, ATC; Art O Figgis BA, Leeds; PGCE, Roehampton

Head of MFL; Year 5 Form Teacher Miss E Foster MA, Glasgow; PGCE, Canterbury; Year 3 Form Teacher Mrs S Frapwell Girls’ Sport Mrs R Gardner BA (Hons), Oxford; PGCE, Oxford Brooks; Science P Graham BA; Cert Ed, Durham; Cert ICT, Cambridge; Head of ICT Mrs C Gurney BA (Hons), Nottingham Trent; PGCE, London

English; Year 4 Form Teacher Mrs K Hale BEd, Bath; Year 3 Co-ordinator; Year 3 Form Teacher Miss L Hatton-Bloomfield BA (Hons) Exeter; Year 3 Teaching Assistant S Heafield BEd (Hons), Keele; Head of Art Mrs C Lincoln BA (Hons), Southampton; PGCE, Open University; French RPT Morris BEd, Worcester; HND (Agric), RAC; Science Technician Mrs R Nielsen BA (Hons), Cardiff; PGCE, Exeter; Year 3 Form Teacher DGC Parry BA (Hons), University College London;

Head of Classics; Year 6 Form Teacher A Peacey PhD, Liverpool; Pottery Mrs T Phelps BEd (Hons), London; Girls’ Sport; PE; Maths; Swimming Mrs M Poll BA Ed (Hons) Exeter; Learning Support Mrs J Porter BA (Hons), Primary Education UWE; MA, UWE;

Head of Middle School English Mr S Porter BSc (Hons) Sport Education; Gloucestershire; PE, Games D Robinson BA (Hons), Thames Valley; Sport G Russell BEd (Hons), Crewe and Alsager College; Maths; English;

Year 4 Form Teacher; Sport MATRONS Miss AM Burr Mrs J Excell Miss L Ford Mrs G Railton SISTERS Mrs L Johnstone Mrs D Davies

Senior Matron Senior Matron

RGN; MBRA RGN; RSCN; NNEB

MAINTENANCE/GROUNDS A Joyce J Kret P Manning R Niblett K Gardiner L Gardiner R Ward

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TRANSPORT M Burton J Crossley R Lancaster L Mills K Monkman C Screen ADMINISTRATION Mrs J Abendanon Mrs M Bliss Miss R Hainsworth K Lea B Lloyd Mrs S McCurrich Mrs G Railton Mrs C Royal Mrs T Scrivener Mrs F Womersley

Mrs T Yates-Round

PRE-PREP STAFF Mrs V Abbosh Miss L Barnes

Miss P Bett

Mrs L Bingham Mrs S Brown Mrs J Chinnick Mrs E Cook Mrs S Cushnan Mrs K Danks Mrs D Gent

Mrs A Joyce Miss L Lagomarsino

Mrs S Lloyd-Williams Miss S Macdonald

Miss G Naish Miss H Osborne Mrs F Price

Mrs G Price Miss S Shearer-Manning Mrs A Warren

BA (Hons), Lancaster; PGCE, London; Nursery Teacher BA (Hons), Oxford Brookes; Classroom Assistant, Year 2; Forest School Leader Level 3 BA (Hons), Lancaster; PGCE, Chelt. & Glos. College Year 2 Form Teacher STAR, Open University; Classroom Assistant, Year 1 Cert Ed, Roehampton Reception Form Teacher Playgroup Leader (NVQ Level 2); Classroom Assistant, Year 1 BA Ed (Hons) Exeter; Year 2 Form Teacher Cert in Residential Care of Children; Classroom Assistant, Year 2 NNEB, Norland Diploma; Nursery Assistant BA, Portsmouth (NVQ Level 4 Award, Dyslexia Action) Support for Learning Cert Ed, Rolle College Year 1 Form Teacher BTEC Level 3 Childcare, Stroud College Nursery Assistant Cert Ed, Lincoln; Year 2 Form Teacher BA (Hons), Exeter; CELTA, Cheltenham College Classroom Assistant, Reception BA (Hons), Surrey, PGCE Exeter; Year 1 Form Teacher BA (Hons); PGCE, Exeter; Year 1 Form Teacher NNEB, Clifton College Nursery Assistant; Forest School Leader Level 3 BA (Hons), Aberystwyth; FIST; Swimming NVQ Level 3; Classroom Assistant, Reception BA (Hons), London; GTP, London; Reception Form Teacher

VISITING STAFF Mrs M Brownbill ARMCM Voice Miss A Cubbin BA (Hons) Bath Spa; Clarainet & Saxophone M Coldrick AGSM in Performing & Teaching;

Dip NCOS Guildhall School of Music & Drama; Drumkit S Garley Fencing Mrs L Hale BEd Bath College; Piano, Recorder & Bassoon J Harris MA Cardiff; Harp, Acoustic & Electric Guitar Mrs F Heseltine BA (Hons) Birbeck College, London; Head of Wardrobe M Maidment British Judo Association and BJC 5th DAN

(Competition Grade); Judo P Mackenzie BA (Hons); Piano B Mason BA; ARBS; HDFA; Drumkit Mrs N Mills BSc Birmingham; PGCE, Bristol; Acoustic Guitar Mrs L Pearce Coleman Graduate Diploma Music, PGCE Bath; Voice Mrs T Pemberton MA St Annes College Oxford; PGCE Kings College Cambridge,

CTABRSM, Oboe G Rees Dip. Welsh College of Music & Drama; Brass Mrs I Seth Smith BA (Hons) ARCM; Violin; Cello Mrs H Shaw Cert Ed, York; Piano Miss A Summers BA (Hons) Buckinghamshire, PGCE Reading; Piano & Accordion Mrs J Tewson BA (Hons) Bristol, PGCE, Advanced Dip. Royal Welsh College of

Music & Drama; Strings D Thompson BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University, MA Bournemouth University,

Composition for Film & TV; Piano Mrs S Thornton BA Reading; RCSLT; Speech Language Therapist Miss N Tomlinson TC & Dip RAD, AISTD; Ballet & Dance Mrs B Turner Music Degree, N Virginia College, USA; Flute Mrs G Waters BSc Leeds; Ecology

GOVERNORS Chairman R Trafford

T Ahearne D Battishill Dr W Bowring M Campbell Mrs E Cowen M Fawcett Librarian; BA Witwatersrand T Howard Finance Assistant Mrs C Lough Headmaster’s Secretary

Operations Manager R Mather IT Technician Mrs A Melvin PR Manager G Muir Administrative Assistant N Priest Bursary Assistant M Pyper Finance Director; BA (Econ); ACA J Walker Designated Safeguarding Lead; Marketing; Head of Girls; Registration; School Secretary

Retired Headmaster - Dragon School, Oxford Parent; Managing Director Former Parent; Company Consultant Head of Pre-prep - Clifton College Parent; Lawyer Former Parent; Barrister Parent; Company Director Old Beaudesertian; Architect Former Headmistress – South Hampstead School for Girls Parent; Financial Director Parent Former Parent; Company Director Parent; Chartered Accountant Retired Headmaster - Gordonstoun Headmaster - Abberley Hall

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