Cranleigh Prep Yearbook 2022

2022 YEARBOOK

Comings and Goings

Mrs Sarah Miles English

Mrs Teena Flatau Facilities

Mrs Inma Franco-Gonzalez French

Mrs Amanda Barnes Learning Support

Mrs Becci Pavia Marketing & Events

Mrs Karen Roberts Learning Support

Mrs Hari ComputingHoman-Russell & Science

MrsNessFinch Matron

Mrs Rachel Godber Learning Support

Mrs Rosie Sharpe Food Technology Mrs Claire Beever Matron

Mrs Sally Quinn Matron

Mrs FranMatronRhys-Evans

Mr Thomas Hall Maths

Mrs Sarah Johnston Humanities

Mrs Alison Jolly Director of Sport

Mr Rupert Carne Maths & English

The Chapel is a beautiful, tranquil and reflective space used for many services and activities throughout the year. As a backdrop to the altar, through the large Chapel windows, are the magnificent Surrey Hills which change in character throughout the seasons.

Chaplaincy

As we gave thanks at Harvest Festival we were able to support local foodbanks with donations from school families. For Remembrance the mood was more sombre as we honoured those from our community, and those whom we knew, who served in the Great War and

conflicts since.

Each week begins with a Whole School Chapel. It is the singing together, and with that the deep sense of community, which makes our Chapel the heartbeat of our school. It is here we root ourselves in our Christian ethos and nurture virtues and values in our pupils that we hope last them a lifetime.

Rev’d Jacob Harrison

Our Christmas celebrations included a Lower School Christingle and Service of Nine Lessons and Carols.

As well as Chapel, Explore ran on Friday mornings and Parents’ Chapel on Friday afternoons.

Captains

of School

After a rigorous application process, including a formal written declaration of interest, an interview and extensive pupil/teacher votes, it was fantastic to be able to award Coco K (Head Girl), Isaac B (Head Boy), Issie W (Deputy Head Girl) and Cameron R (Deputy Head Boy) their badges.

Congratulations must go to the rest of the Prefect team who have been a wonderful group of role models and made the decision incredibly di cult.

Head Boy - Isaac

What is your favourite place in the school and why?

Lower Ridings - that is where we played most of our rugby matches and it was always sunny.

What school lunch do you enjoy the best?

Fish and chips Friday. I looked forward to it all week.

Here we ask Isaac & Coco a few questions & PREFECTS

What is the best piece of advice you have ever been given?

Think before you speak.

What do you want to be/do when you leave school?

Professional sportsman (rugby).

Describe CPS in three words

Welcoming, Opportunities, Family.

What has been your favourite school trip?

Swanage - freedom to relax after the whole year. We have missed out on lots of previous ones owing to Covid-19.

What activities/clubs do you take part in?

Da Vinci Club - really enjoyed the activities.

Rugby Club - first time that I had played rugby.

Food Tech MasterChef - very excited!

What do you want to be/do when you leave school?

Some type of designer - interior designer or something creative.

Head Girl - Coco

A large variety of clubs and activities is on offer to pupils throughout the academic year.

Clubs & Activities

LENT TERM

London Youth Rowing Ukrainian Humanitarian Appeal

Roald Dahl Charity

Delight The Charlie Waller Trust Cranleigh Foundation Elizabeth’s Children’s Charitable Trust and the Sinetemba Charity

SUMMER TERM

In memory of Ms Vanessa Wild Little Princess Trust

Macmillan Cancer

Cherry Trees

Cancer Research UK Disaster Emergency Committee, Ukraine

Elizabeth’s Children’s Charitable Trust

Cherry Trees

By Mrs Unwin

Mrs Emma Unwin Head of Lower School

By Mrs Unwin

Fun Friday Maths is a particular favourite – especially when given the opportunity to measure the height of the Headmaster, Mr Brooks!

Blessed with acres of beautiful grounds, the Lower School pupils love the chance to take their learning OUTSIDE!

Learning

FORM 6 MATHS TEACHERS

Following their exams, 6F had the opportunity to be Lower School Maths teachers. They planned and taught some fantastic lessons on 2-D shapes.

Other activities have included fraction treasure hunts and money trails.

“Can you identify these shapes that we made using ourselves?”

FORM 1

Residential to High Ashurst

Just before October half-term, Form 1 pupils had an exciting one night residential trip to High Ashurst, near Dorking.

For many of them, it was their first experience of staying away from home – and they all had fantastic fun with their friends!

They participated in a range of activities such as den-building, climbing, orienteering and team games.

FORM 2

Residential to Cobnor

Just before October half-term, Form 2 pupils had an exciting two night residential trip to Cobnor Activities Centre, near Chichester.

They participated in a range of activities such as canoeing, climbing, aeroball, archery and team building exercises. They also played lots of fun games in the evening including a newspaper fashion show and a film night. The children had a brilliant time away from home, some of them for the very first time!

Tea Party

Form 2 experienced a ‘tea tasting ceremony’ as an introduction to the book, ‘Cloud Tea Monkeys’ by Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham. They smelt and then tasted di erent flavoured teas then produced a list of descriptive vocabulary, focussing on the senses to describe their experience!

Trips &

Workshops

Police Visit

Fishbourne Palace

Form 2 experienced a Roman day at Fishbourne Palace, near Chichester. The workshops were lots of fun, with all pupils trying their hand at writing in Latin, playing Roman board games, wool spinning, cooking in the kitchen and even constructing mosaics with 2000-yearold Roman tiles! The pupils particularly enjoyed learning all about Roman clothes, they all tried on a slave tunic and some lucky pupils were dressed as wealthy Romans.

Forms 1 and 2 enjoyed their visit from Surrey Police. The pupils heard about careers in the police force, bullying and even had a first-hand experience in a police car, with the siren!

Haslemere Museum

Form 1 visited Haslemere Museum as part of their Ancient Egyptian studies, where they took part in many exciting activities.

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Zoolab

In the workshop our pupils took a journey through the Rainforest starting at the bottom and working up the four layers from forest floor, understory, canopy and emergent to learn about the creatures that might live in each.

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Turbo, a Giant AfricanSnailLand

Geckothe William the Boa Constrictor

Echo

Sport LOWER SCHOOL

Athletics

Cross Country

SCHOOL

Hollywood

COMES TO CRANLEIGH PREP!

This year, once again, Covid-19 prevented a live audience – which meant that the pupils all became film stars!

Form 2 delivered their Christmas poems with a mixture of humour and poignancy; the sentiments (and Christmas jumpers!) really helped to get us in the festive mood.

Following a rousing rendition of ‘The Virgin Mary had a baby boy’, it was time for Form 1’s Nativity: ‘Don’t Be Afraid!’.

Led by the narrators, ‘Fear’, ‘Doubt’ and Panic’, the traditional story unfolded bodyguard-shepherdsalongside and a trip to the hairdressers. The children’s enjoyment was evident throughout with their enthusiastic singing and clear narration.

World Book Day

World Book Day this year involved lots of little human beans celebrating all things Roald Dahl!

Maths Puzzle

Maths Puzzle Day at the end of the Michaelmas Term enables pupils to see the purpose and meaning behind what they learn in the maths classroom on a daily basis.

Each year we select a di erent theme to explore during the morning of activities. This year’s theme was ‘Maths Games’ and aimed to highlight to the pupils that the skills of strategy, logic, reasoning and problem solving are very useful when completing a range of games.

Pupils completed a wide range of activities from learning traditional card games to the 24-Game and Shut The Box.

DayFor many of the tasks the children were required to work in groups, read a set of instructions (or watch a video) and work out how to play and then stick at it for a period of time, not giving up at the first hurdle when it seemed a bit confusing. The pupils also completed the ever popular (and noisy) maths relay in the Wyatt Hall and also enjoyed a problem-solving session with The Problem-Solving Company.

Ju b i l e e

Witnessing history in the making, much fun was had celebrating Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The scene was set with flags and royal bunting flying, the sounds of the National Anthem being sung, whilst Jubilee crowns adorned pupils’ heads for the celebrations.

The sun came out for a regal Jubilee picnic on Top Pitch bringing the whole community of pupils, sta and parents together to mark our Monarch’s very special 70 years on the throne.

Pupils experienced a class in Scottish dancing to honour Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. In Food Technology pu pastry crowns were filled with jam and decorated with jewels and we welcomed Cranleigh School cadets to lead some CCF drills during a very British rain shower!

Form 3

Mrs Alison Bridges

Mr Mark Pearn

Form 4

Residential to Mill on the Brue FORM

We were split into four groups each day and took part in a range of exciting activities including: canoeing, orienteering, bushcraft, assault course, climbing and everyone’s favourite, the zip wire. What a fantastic trip!

“I loved my dorm, we had so much fun!”

“Mill on the Brue was awesome!”

“The zip wire was incredible, it was massive!”

Peter Pan

During the Year, Form 3 flew off to Neverland for their production of ‘Peter Pan’. They rose to the occasion and the audiences thoroughly enjoyed watching Peter Pan and the Darlings encountering predatory Pirates, wild Warriors, magical Fairies, gorgeous Mermaids and a crocodile with an appetite for a certain Captain Hook.

With ‘galleons’ of fun, much laughter and even a few tears, the production was a feast for the eyes. This memorable musical o ered everyone involved a much-needed tonic and a performance which will be remembered for a long time.

Pilot Visit

Humanities

‘The Chocolate Lady

Form 3 pupils were taught how to taste chocolate like a professional chocolatier when they had a visit from ‘The Chocolate Lady’ who owns local artisan chocolate company Kokoh.

Form 3 welcomed a BritishAirways pilot to conclude their Humanities Unit on Global Location. It was a great way for them to see how geography is used daily by a pilot in their job.

Loxwood Joust Visit

Form 4 once again welcome

Butser Ancient Farm

Form 3 experienced all things Anglo-Saxon on a visit to Butser Ancient Farm. They enjoyed snacks around a fire, followed by pottery, making wattle walls and even an archaeology taster!

The well-established link between Cranleigh Prep and Loxwood Joust Medieval Festival saw

Sir Nicholas and Lady Lucy to school.

FORM

Residential to PGL Marchants Hill

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The sun shone as the children faced a variety of challenges each day. The highlights included climbing Jacob’s ladder, working together to pull the giant swing as high as possible, and feeling the rush as they hurtled down the zip wire.

They had to put their trust in the rope and their instructor whilst abseiling and learn to get along with one another in their dorm rooms and free time.

ShahMosqueJahan WOKING

Form 4 visited Shah Jahan Mosque in Woking as part of their Religion and Philosophy studies on Islam. They spoke to the Imam about the five pillars of Islam and visited the prayer halls. They enjoyed walking around the Mosque and looking at the beautiful Islamic patterns.

Sports Day

House Events

HOUSES 2021-22

The House Competition was hotly contested this year with each House edging ahead in di erent areas. In the whole school competitions, Clubs won the swimming while Hearts prevailed in the cross country. Diamonds came out on top in many of the sports as well as the spelling bee before Spades edged to victory on Sports Day.

HOCKEY BOYS (OVERALL) (OVERALL)

There were exciting ties between Diamonds and Hearts in the House Singing while Diamonds and Clubs shared the spoils in the House Challenge just before Christmas.

In the overall competition, Diamonds won in the Michaelmas Term and Summer Term, with Hearts coming first in the Lent Term. Diamonds were the winners for the whole year.

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st GIRLS’ HOCKEY

Boarders

“On Thursdays we get to choose the menu - build your own sundaes are the best!”

“Boarding is a great way to get away from annoying siblings.”

“I definitely recommend boarding!”

“There are loads of fun activities and the food is delish!”

Mr Toby Batchelor

Graffiti

Boarders got a graffiti masterclass; learning tricks and tips to help them produce their very own street art!

This coincided with the arrival of the skateboarding club’s new quarter pipe and grind box…a perfect opportunity for the budding Banksy to try out their new gra ti skills!

“Graffiti was so much fun - I loved decorating the sk8 ramp”

“The graffiti workshop was cool, crazy and creative”

BOARDERS’

Fireworks

“I loved using the sparkler to write my name.”

“My hot chocolate had morethanmarshmallows chocolate!”

“S’mores galore - they were the best.”

BOARDERS’

Christmas\ Party

“Christmas dinner was a fun filled evening...apart from Mr B’s jokes!”

Tag Archery

“I got hit in the head twice...it was great.”

Activities BOARDERS’

HOUSE MUSIC

Music

The House Music Competition, featuring solo instrumentalists and singers, was as fiercely fought as ever. With many outstanding performances, the overall house winner was Clubs.

Hearts won the best unison song performance and Diamonds won the own choice song with their brilliant rendition of ‘Can’t Stop the Feeling’.

HOUSE SINGING

House Singing was an exciting afternoon, with everyone performing ABBA’s ‘Thank You For The Music’ and each house singing their own choice song.

CHAPEL MUSIC

Chapel Music is at the heart of the school and the Chapel Choir has led the Harvest and Remembrance Services brilliantly this year. Together with the Chamber Choir, they sang beautifully in the Carol Service, held in the Cranleigh School Chapel.

We are very lucky to have two outstanding choristers at CPS. Bella S and Cecilia B are both Choral Scholars and we have enjoyed hearing about their various successes throughout the year.

The Lower School children have enjoyed three professional concerts in this year’s concert series.

CONCERT SERIES

The first was a performance of ‘The Snowman’ featuring William H as the soloist. Many of the Cranleigh Music sta performed in this magically festive concert.

The second concert was a visit from Cranleigh School Big Band; the pupils particularly enjoyed the audience participation in‘Ghost Busters’! Finally, they were treated to a wonderful concert by the CPS Chamber Choir. Hearing and seeing how much they can progress with their singing was hugely inspiring.

ENSEMBLE CONCERT

The Autumn Concert was sadly cancelled owing to Covid-19 but the Summer Concert was a rousing success.

A showcase of our major rehearsing ensembles and choirs, it was a wonderful display of joyful music making with a great variety of musical styles. Clearly lots of hard work was put into this concert by all involved!

We are so proud of our 7-18 Department.Music This was highlighted in a brilliant showcase concertsoloists,featuring small ensembles and choirs from both schools.

Individual musicians regularly perform in our Informal Concerts and increase their experience as instrumentalists and singers.

7-18 CONCERTS

Congratulations to everyone who has taken a music exam during the school year. Many distinctions, merits and passes have been achieved at all levels and on a huge variety of instruments.

Dance

Extra-curricular dance activities are extremely popular and classes include ISTD Modern, ISTD Tap, RAD Ballet, Street Dance and the new addition of our Musical Theatre club.

Forms 1, 2 & 3 have weekly curriculum dance lessons.

Pupils achieve excellent exam results.

The informal dance show was fantastic!

Mr Chris Stone

Mr Mark Halstead

Form 6

Matilda

With a welcome return to live performances and a full auditorium, Cranleigh Prep School’s Creative Arts’ team wowed audiences with their production of the musical Matilda.

Involving every pupil in Form 5, this adapted version of the West End show was every bit the spectacle it promised to be.

Residential to York FORM 5

Form 5 enjoyed their Humanities residential trip to York. It was a fantastic three days, visiting some of the country’s most historic and fascinating locations.

The pupils toured Byland Abbey, Helmsley Castle, York Minster and Cli ord’s Tower, which formed their termly assessment. They also got to visit the Yorkshire Air Museum, as well as the Railway Museum, which was a highlight for many!

UPPER SCHOOL

Sport Rugby

Hockey

Tennis

Cricket

Netball

King Lear

Eager actors, editors and camera operators from Form 6 produced a version of William Shakespeare’s King Lear.

VISIT TO

Bletchley

Pupils in 6F enjoyed a day at Bletchley Park to complement their post scholarship studies in History and Maths.

The pupils had a guided tour of the site, completed a code breaking workshop, visited the exhibitions and the code breakers’ huts and enjoyed a well- deserved ice cream!

Residential to Swanage

Form 6 ventured to the Swanage/Bournemouth area on an exciting seaside holiday!

We all had the most fantastic time; most of us tried a new experience or conquered a fear. Activities included coasteering, jumbo paddle boarding, bushcraft, rock climbing, beach games and coastal walking.

Wintershall ACE Programme AFTER

COMMON ENTRANCE

Form 6 ventured to the hills of Wintershall to watch the Biblical performance “The Life of Christ”. With many interactive scenes and immersive moments, the whole audience was captivated by the retelling of the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus.

Wild Wood Adventure

Form 6 enjoyed a day at Wild Wood, Guildford where they had a thrilling adventure of rope bridges, wobbly crossings, tightropes, climbing challenges, obstacles and ziplines. Great fun was had by all.

MasterChef

Six Form 6 finalists had to choose tasty ingredient combinations from a crowded table full of food and concoct them into a cookery masterpiece that would be deserving of the MasterChef title. With creative flair and culinary knowledge, they had to design, produce and present a fabulous two course meal within three hours for the judges Mr Brooks and Miss Ellis. After much discussion and repeated tasting, the MasterChef 2022 winner was awarded to - Coco B with Maddie B as runner up.

Winners

Marks to Music

FORM 2 ART

Monet Water Lily Felt Art

Fish Drawings

Lighthouse Etchings

ART FORM 4

Mixed Media Map Art

Hepworth Soap Sculptures

Charcoal Drawing

in the style of Barbara Hepworth

Octopus Ceramics

ART FORM 6

Charcoal and Chalk Still Life

The da Vinci Club