Cranleigh Prep Yearbook 2019

YEARBOOK

Comings and Goings

Welcome to:

MrsHollyBrewer LearningSupportAssistant

Mr Neil BrooksHeadmaster

Miss Eleanor Jolly Science

Mrs Alison Bridges Form 3

Mr Khan Brewer Design Technology

Mrs Tamsin Groocock Science

Mrs Tracy Brooks Headmaster’s wife

Mr Owen Chisholm Assistant Chaplain

Mr Kelvin JonesSwimming

Mr Chris Stone Maths

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The museum showcased an incredibly impressive number of invaluable personal artefacts and photos belonging to staff and pupils’ grandparents and even great grandparents. It was particularly special to see how many children wrote accounts of their own personal family stories from WWI and WWII, demonstrating how much the wars have touched so many of us and left their mark. Pupils, parents and staff visited throughout the day to view the wide array of items. Artefacts ranged from medals, uniforms and weapons from WWI (including a sword of the Vice-Admiral of the Fleet) to a rare copy of a diary written by a member of the SAS, as well as personal letters and drawings from both World Wars.

Pop-upmuseum

As part of the School’s commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the WW1 Armistice, Toby Batchelor organised a fantastic ‘Pop Up’ Museum in the Hub.

Max & Henry

Remembrance Service and Peace Walk

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The children gathered in Chapel, whilst Max P and Henry P played expertly on the bagpipes, to mark 100 years since the end of the First World War.

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We were joined by Capt (Retd) Dan Reed, current Deputy Housemaster of Loveday at the Senior School, who served as a Captain in the Royal Welsh before working at Cranleigh School.

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The Chapel Choir performed Willcocks’s ‘Lord, Make Me An Instrument Of Thy Peace’ with beautiful solos by Maisy B and Alice P. Jamie T played the ‘Last Post’ and ‘Reveille’ as the children and staff respected a two minute silence.

Our moving service was followed by a Peace Walk to the village memorial and centenary garden with all local schools.

Dan Reed

House Challenge

House EVENTS

House Cross Country

House Music

House Singing

Clubs won the Unison Song category with ‘What a Wonderful World’ and Diamonds won the Own Choice category with ‘A Million Dreams’. There was fantastic singing from all of the Houses and a real sense of camaraderie across the whole school.

Sports Day

Zoe S-H

Pupil Questionnaires

4. Tell me about the trips you have been on.

I loved all our trips, but one of my favourite was to Haslemere Museum because I am fascinated by Egyptians and we got to see a real ‘Mummy’ and make our own!

5. Do you have any favourite teachers?

8. What is the main difference between your old school and CPS?

It’s definitely longer days but also longer holidays! The longer days mean I get more lessons and better teaching.

9. What are you most looking forward to about being in Form 2?

I am looking forward to still having Art club and also meeting some new people.

10. Give me one piece of advice for next year’s Form 1s....

Listen to your teachers as you will learn lots.

1. How did you feel on your first day at CPS?

I felt very nervous as it was a new school but also excited as I would make new friends and join a new school.

2. What were you looking forward to about joining CPS?

I was looking forward to meeting my new teachers and excited about the longer holidays and new lessons like swimming, dance and drama.

3. What has been your favourite activity in Form 1?

I loved Space Day because it was really interesting, and I noticed lots of work had gone into preparing it.

I can’t decide on a favourite as I like them all, and I don’t like picking favourites.

6. Which subjects do you enjoy most and why?

I love Humanities, Maths, French and English, but my favourite is Humanities as I love finding out about historical events. Maths is great as we learn way more than at our old school.

7. Have you done any extra clubs or activities this year?

I take part in Art club, Lego club, ballet, modern dance, choir and violin. I love the fact that I can do a variety of clubs that are creative.

1. How did you feel on your first day at CPS?

I felt really, really excited as my brother had told me it was really fun.

2. What were you looking forward to about joining CPS?

Not having to wear waterproofs every playtime which I had to do at my old school even in the summer.

3. What has been your favourite activity in Form 1?

I loved taking part in LAMDA as it’s great acting out new scenes.

4. Tell me about the trips you have been on.

My favourite trip was to Kew Gardens

because we got to be outside and we learnt more about our topic, the rainforest.

5. Do you have any favourite teachers?

I like them all, and it is fun having lots of different teachers as we get to go to different classrooms.

6. Which subjects do you enjoy most and why?

I love Humanities and games as I get to go outdoors, and Humanities is great as we get to make and eat things!

7. Have you done any extra clubs or activities this year?

I learn the drums and take part in LAMDA. I love learning the drums as I like

lots of different instruments that I can hit!

8. What is the main difference between your old school and CPS?

The difference is you are a lot more free, and you get loads of time outside.

9. What are you most looking forward to about being in Form 2?

You get more home matches, and you start to learn contact rugby.

10. Give me one piece of advice for next year’s Form 1s....

Enjoy the year, and have fun making fun friendships all over the school.

PATTERNSRangoli

During our topic on ‘Around the World’, we ‘Visited India’ and learnt all about making Rangoli patterns.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL Expedition

Firstly, 1U and 1D were talking about the skills you need to have to be an archaeologist when suddenly Mr Batchelor came in and sent Form 1 on a mission to find some lost artefacts! Taking turns to use the shovels, they started to dig. To their surprise, they found lots of artefacts – for instance: a bit of gold plate, some painted statues, some tiles and pieces of a cooking pot. After all that fun, they gathered round and picked two of their artefacts to share and talk about.

Freddie B

HASLEMERE Museum

We visited Haslemere Museum so we could learn more about the Egyptians. We did two workshops, mostly about mummification. In one of them we mummified our own barbies and wrapped them up in bandages. In the other one we saw a real Ancient Egyptian Mummy called Pa-Er-Abu.

In the first workshop we saw a pointed sort of thing that was really sharp and pulled out the brain and the rest of the organs. It was SO disgusting! I learnt that you had to take out every organ in the right canopic jar.

Sam W

Kew Gardens

Zoolab Visit

Joe, the Zoolab ranger, came in to talk to Form 1 about the layers of the rainforest and asked them to describe the habitat of the forest floor. He brought in a huge range of animals. Felicia the tarantula was particularly interesting; she could live for a whole year without eating!

Felicia the Tarantula

Charcoal and pastel work

Form 1 Art

Giacometti Figures

Marks to Music

The Lower School enjoyed their annual “French day” with an appropriate “Vive les vacances” theme!

Day

The students travelled around the school and learnt about five different holiday regions in France and what the area had to offer. They designed ski wear for Rhône-Alpes; they played Pétanque in Provence; they ate crêpes in Brittany; they got a guided 360 degree tour of the best tourist attractions in Paris, and in the Pays Basque, they learnt how to ask and understand “les directions pour aller à la plage s’il vous plaît ?”. We may even have influenced their “choix de destination pour les vacances” for next year!

Form 1’s innovative take on the traditional Nativity story, ‘The Magical Christmas Jigsaw’, had the audience marvelling at the enormous quantity of narration & songs. Highlights were the Benny Hill-style ‘Run with haste to Bethlehem’ and the more melodic & reflective final number, ‘Now Our Story Has Been Told’.

Christmas Nativity

Form 2, dressed in a wonderful array of colourful Christmas jumpers, set the tone with some humorous, beautifully spoken raps and poems. ✏ These were followed by the Lower School Choir singing ‘The Christmas Children’.

The children particularly enjoyed the 2000-year-old mosaics.

Ancient ROME

As part of their Humanities Roman topic, Form 2 children visited Fishbourne Roman Palace. They learnt new facts about Roman pastimes and experienced how they lived, what they wore, and looked at examples of their architecture.

Ancient GREECE

Form 2 recreated Ancient Greece at school. They learnt all about what life would be like and had the opportunity to be involved in role play, experience a battle reenactment and play some Greek games.

Trip to Bracknell LOOK OUT CENTRE

Budding scientists from Form 2 enjoyed a fabulous visit to the Look Out Centre in Bracknell. They enjoyed a range of interactive problem solving activities and also attended a workshop on bugs and beasties, which complemented their Science curriculum back at school.

Making fruit kebabs ON SPACE DAY

King’sShilling

Form 2 took part in the annual King’s Shilling event at Cedar Court, which brought military leaders, residents of Cedar Court, the Mayor of Waverley and our pupils together to remember the significant sacrifice servicemen and women of the past and the present have given for our country. Throughout the event, the children sang a repertoire of WWII songs and listened to speeches from the visiting dignitaries.

Eco-FishWORKSHOP

Form 1 and 2 had great fun learning how to recycle unwanted household packaging into useful objects in their EcoFish Workshop. They were each given an empty juice carton and, after being guided through folding and cutting them into specific shapes, they created very handy little wallets!

It a ly TASTE OF

‘A Taste of Italy’ was the theme for Form 2’s activities on Open Morning during the Summer term. The children put their knowledge of Italian cuisine to the test by creating their own pizzas in the new Food Technology kitchens. They also designed boxes to take them home in and extended their knowledge by researching other Italian dishes.

Form 2 Art

Studies of Monet’s Water Lilies

Fish Sculptures

Sport

Thursday afternoons are always eagerly anticipated by the Lower School pupils as they are able to put into practise skills that they have been honing during their games lessons.

Matches against other schools are exciting; hosting guests and tucking into some well-deserved match tea is always a highlight. Whether it be playing hockey, rugby, netball, football, cricket or swimming, the children learn valuable life lessons about teamwork, leadership, communication and the art of winning and losing graciously.

Music

Autumn Concert

Chamber Choir

The choirs have enjoyed many beautiful performances, not least the stunning Carol Service in the Senior School Chapel. Our charity work has taken us to Cranleigh Arts Centre, Cedar Court, Rowleys and carol singing in the village square. The instrumentalists have been equally busy with the House Music Competitions, numerous Informal Concerts as well as the large-scale Autumn and Summer Concerts.

We’ve had another wonderful year in the musical life of the School.

Summer Concert

Music

Encore Concert

Lower School Concert Series

Dance

The Dance Show in the Summer term delighted a full audience with dance routines from curricular and extra-curricular dance.

It involved children from Form 1 all the way through to the Senior School, incorporating dance styles such as Ballet, Tap, Modern and Jazz. It was a delight to see so many smiling faces, gorgeous costumes and to witness such talent across both schools.

AWESOME BOOK AWARDS

JosephPLAYS

Form 3 entertained their peers, teachers and parents with original and inventive plays that they had written during Humanities lessons. Each play was based on an alternative version of the Bible story of Joseph.

Chocolate Talk

Form 3 enjoyed their Chocolate Workshop, finding out more about Fairtrade, where the chocolate we get in the shops originates from and the journey to the final product. However, the best part was learning how to taste chocolate properly, so that you truly savour the flavour!

Terrible Tudors THEATRE TRIP

Form 3 enjoyed an exciting morning of Tudor-themed activities as part of their Humanities study of Tudor times

Digital Learning

Form 3 visited The Capitol Theatre in Horsham. They were treated to songs, history, 3D illusions and gore!

Tudor MORNING

Pupils also made their own Tudor Roses in order to understand how Henry Tudor had combined the York and Lancastrian houses. They were aided in doing so by using newly created digital instruction books entitled: ‘How to make a Tudor Rose’.

The activities included mini productions of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, making regal crowns and life size collages of King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I, using original portraits as inspiration.

3DT FORM

Form 3 pupils have been taking part in a KNEX Challenge.

Sushi

They built and tested buggies to see how well they protected their eggs when driving down ramps of various heights.

Form 3 Art

Elephant etchings

Ceramic vegetables

Kusama-inspired pumpkins

Trouble Aladdin

Form 3 entertained the School and parents last Christmas with a lively production of ‘Aladdin Trouble’.

With wonderful singing, dancing and acting, an evil villain to ‘Boo’, heroes to cheer and even a traditional pantomime dame, everyone agreed that the children’s hard work had paid off and that they had all enjoyed taking part in an exciting pantomime.

Harry Potter Studio Tour

Sailing

Forty

adventurous Middle School children enjoyed the UKSA sailing trip to Cowes on the Isle of Wight in May.

Back to the Summer

The sun shone in the studio theatre set up on the Wyatt Hall stage for the Form 4 Drama Club production of ‘Back to the Summer’, a mini homage to the film ‘Back to the Future’.

The cast showed enormous enthusiasm, bringing wit, talent and energy to the production, many playing several parts, changing character and costume with lightning speed.

In the words of the Cyndi Lauper song used in the play, girls really did ’just wanna have fun’!

The British Museum HUMANITIES TRIP TO

Form 4 pupils proved to be intrepid and curious investigators on their trip to the British Museum.

They were given a pack of information about three civilisations; Aztecs, Mesopotamia and Medieval Europe. They had to find and identify maps, information and artefacts in order to complete their ‘treasure hunt.’

Form 4 designed and made clocks out of acrylic and wood using Techsoft 2D design and a laser cutter.

Loxwood Joust

Form 4 were joined by Lord Nick and Lady Lucy from Loxwood Joust, who told them all about being a medieval knight, introduced them to real weapons and even taught Mr Brewer to sword fight! The pupils designed individual coats of arms following lessons on heraldry. These were displayed at the Loxwood Joust in August.

M. C. Escher Lino Prints

Tonal Self-Portraits

Hockey

n U11 boys Surrey Champions

n U11 boys IAPS Qualifier Bronze medal. Through to IAPS National Finals.

n U11 girls Surrey Runners-Up

n U11 girls South Regional Plate Winners

SportHIGHLIGHTS

Riding

Swimming

Sienna R 8th in IAPS National Finals 50m backstroke

Darcy Blaze M (aged 9) 6th individually in U12

British Dressage Inter Regionals & her Southern Region team of four won the Silver medal

HOG ROAST &

fireworks

Christmas DINNER

‘‘ The Boarders’ Christmas Dinner is the BEST ’’

Boarding HIGHLIGHTS

Roller disco

“All the extra activities like Human Table Football, Graffiti Art, Roller Disco, Bonfire Night, etc”

“Having laughs with our dorm friends –they know you best”

“The support that all the staff give you is just great”

“I enjoy spending time with my friends after school”

Graffiti

“I can get help with my Prep when I get stuck”

“I love the Full English Breakfast on a Friday morning”

“Hanging out, playing games and just enjoying evenings on Top Pitch is great fun”

BARBECUE AND HUMAN TABLE FOOTBALL

“Boarders’ Supper choice on Thursday nights is always popular”

African Drumming WORKSHOP

Boarders were treated to a real Ghanaian experience. They enjoyed learning how to play a variety of African drums and various other African musical instruments. Working as a team they practised new percussion techniques, singing and dancing. For a couple of hours you could easily have felt like Top Pitch had been transported onto the sunny African plains.

“Tuck and Movie Night are my favourite”

New Pupils’

1. What is your first memory of CPS?

CHARLIE: My first memory of CPS was before I actually joined. I remember walking on to Top Pitch with no idea where anything was. I was really nervous until I met the rest of the year. I remember their kind welcome.

ORLA: My first memory of CPS was my first day at school after boarding the night before; I did not get a very good night’s sleep so I was a bit tired. I remember walking to my first lesson and it was in the Ferrier Building. I walked up the stairs and banged my head on the flower pot!

Charlie M

Questionnaires

Orla R-D

2. How did you manage in the first few days when everything was new; the buildings, the teachers, your classmates?

CHARLIE: I felt like I was in a maze, and had no idea where I was going. Luckily I had Jamie T as my shadow and a few others who I previously knew before joining the school who helped me lots. The teachers were all helpful and lots of fun. Everyone gave me a warm welcome.

ORLA: Well I just went with the flow and when I was stuck and confused, I would ask someone in my set for help, and the teachers were very helpful and showed me where to go

3. Have you got a favourite subject? What is it and why?

CHARLIE: My favourite subject is definitely Music. Mrs Williams is a very good and kind teacher who makes the lessons fun and enjoyable, one of the many highlights of the week.

ORLA: My favourite subjects aren’t really all academics; they are Maths, Art and Food Tech. I find Maths very challenging, and when I am doing Maths questions the only things that are going through my head are numbers and letters and all things to do with the question. I enjoy Art because nothing can be wrong and there are no limits. I find Food Tech a very relaxing subject, and I also always cook or bake with my Mum at home.

4. Life at CPS is very busy. What is the best time of day for you?

CHARLIE: I love the whole school day at CPS, being with my friends and having lots of fun.

ORLA: Going back to the Boarding House after a long day at school is the biggest relief, as I can jump on my bed as soon as I get there.

5. What is your favourite thing about boarding?

ORLA: Probably on a Thursday when we have boarders’ choice dinner which is always very tasty... and fun activities such as Human Table Football.

6. You love music. Tell me about your musical week at CPS.

CHARLIE: I tend to have lots of fun Music lessons throughout the week, making it very busy. We play amazing music from contemporary to classical. At the end of the day, we have priority time where I am a member of orchestras and bands; I love all the activities that I do, and they are an amazing way to end the day.

DT FORM 5

Developing their woodwork skills, Form 5 have made lapjoint wooden boxes, using the laser cutter to design the lids

Competitors in the Vex Robotic Challenge Competition at Cranleigh School

YorkTrip

PHOTOS

The York trip will long be remembered by Form 5; they came, they saw, they did a little sightseeing, and then they had to sit an exam!

During their three day visit, they explored Helmsley Castle, Byland Abbey, The Minster, Clifford Tower, York Castle Museum and York Aviation Museum.

5F

Food Tech

Form 5 used pasta machines to roll and cut spaghetti or tagliatelle, which they transformed into tagliatelle alla carbonara. They also experimented with spinach and tomato pasta. Continuing the Italian theme, they used yeast to develop pizza bases and enjoyed eating the finished product! Drop scones were another highlight of the year.

Form 5 Art

The Lion King Jnr

The Form 5 production was truly a feast for the senses, with brilliant acting, beautiful singing, fabulous costumes and make-up that could grace the West End stage.

CPS was awash with African tribal costumes and the hum of Swahili rhythms as Form 5 took to the stage for their production of The Lion King Jnr.

This performance involved every single member of Form 5, and pupils spent the Summer term learning the musical score in their music classes; making masks in Art; designing backdrop visuals in IT and learning choreography in lessons.

in Wales CREATIVE WRITING TRIP

Romeo and Juliet

YesBus

6B celebrated the conclusion of their scholarship exams with a wild camping experience with the ‘YesBus’. The main goals were to empower them to give something back to the community, increase their environmental awareness, learn new skills, and begin to understand a little more about themselves and others.

Working on an electronic project, Form 6 designed and made a steady hand game.

Masterchef 2019

Winner

The Masterchef brief was to concoct a savoury and sweet course of their choice from the supplied ingredients. The children were required to adapt their recipe knowledge and create some appetising, mouth-watering and tasty dishes for the judges, Miss Ellis and Mrs Brooks.

Molly P won the competition, with Callum Q and Jacob W as runners up.

The da Vinci Club

This year’s Form 6 group had a great deal of success with a wide variety of styles and content.

Every year a group of children in the Upper School are invited to join the da Vinci Club preparing them for potential scholarships to their senior schools.

Chuck Taylor by Lois G

Bill by Molly P

Steampunk Stag by Henry H

Autumn Leaves by Megan T

Abstraction by Effie S

Pink Bodie by Winnie B

Bluebells by Lily S

Autumn Still Life by Nicola O

Bubbles by Grace H

Shark Skin by Tallulah H

Old Man’s Eyes by Millie J

Street Scene by Juliette H

Tonal Statue Heads

Cornwall trip

Form 6 threw themselves into a busy programme of activities from surfing, canoeing and climbing to abseiling and coastal traversing. Friendship, teamwork, resilience, leadership, selflessness, how to put a duvet cover on, how to get out of a wetsuit when you are cold without having to ask for help … what a fitting end to their CPS years!

LOWER SCHOOL raised £3,700.20 for Plastic Oceans, a charity that is attempting to solve the plastic crisis through science, sustainability and education programmes.

As a whole school, we’ve raised £2,667.63 for a selection of charities across the year, including Chernobyl Children’s Project (UK), Teenage Cancer UK, Children in Need, Delight and Comic Relief.

Raised 3,687.11

MIDDLE SCHOOL raised £3,687.11 for Mercy Ships, a charity that deploys hospital vessels to some of the poorest countries in the world. To date, they have provided medical care and free surgery to people in more than 70 countries.

Raised 5,544.38

UPPER SCHOOL raised £5,544.38 for two charities this academic year: Finlay’s Fighters and The Charlie Waller Memorial Trust.

Maths Puzzle Day happens every year at CPS. It involves a range of activities for the whole school, developing teamwork skills and general Maths ability. Throughout the day, pupils do multiple Maths-related activities run by either the staff or other companies who come in. For the first time, pupils (minimum of two per year group) were given the opportunity to become live vloggers (video-bloggers).

This year the activities included an interactive talk on probability, a Maths Relay, a Circlemania (a patterndesigning activity using only circles to improve our use of compasses), brainteasing 3D puzzles and a very intense, competitive card game called ‘Set’. The day was a huge success and taught us a lot of new skills. We also enjoyed the change of scenery from the Maths classroom! A huge amount of time, effort and planning is put into the day by the staff and it was well worth it.

MATHS PUZZLE DAY ÷

World Book Day

Our World Book Day 2019 celebrations had a poetry theme. This year we welcomed inspirational poet, Joseph Coelho, and the amazing Fuel Theatre Company with their production of The Day I Fell Into A Book

DAYS

CRANLEIGH PREP’S SPACE DAY

celebrated 50 years SINCE LANDING ON THE MOON

On Monday 17th June, Cranleigh Prep ran a crosscurricular day celebrating space. It became known as the Great Space Day. From 8am to almost 6pm, everywhere you went someone was involved in a space-themed activity.