Hazlegrove Headlines - Autumn 2018

Hazlegrove Headlines Bringing the wider Hazlegrove community up to date with recent events...

Pupils have enjoyed their trips this term...

Memories were made and experiences shared for Year 7 at the River Dart Country Park. Year 5 had a fantastic time at Naturesbase Environmental Centre. Year 4 became pirates and Tudor explorers at Ufton Court, and Year 3 visited New Barn to learn about the Romans

Hazlegrove fell silent in Remembrance...

Autumn 2018

The boarders have enjoyed trips to... The Tank Museum, Stourhead Gardens, Splashdown, Bristol Aquarium,

Year 7 pupils designed and made some fabulous rocking toys for the

Maths Down on the Farm Week was fun... pupils

Burton Bradstock and the cinema, and most of all they have had time to relax at Hazlegrove with their friends.

from Year 3 to 8 had a great time coming to grips with some challenging and fascinating maths that working on a farm and raising animals involves.

The French play, ‘Ticket pour l’espace’ was a hit with Years 5, 6

and 7. The children were enthralled from beginning to end by the twists and turns of the story and amazed themselves at how much they were able to understand, through the clever use of language.

Great fun was had at Drone Club... Hazlegrove

has many amazing after school clubs available to the children. A new one this term was Drone Club. Pupils absolutely loved the drones and had such fun.

We had some fantastic LAMDA results... Speech

A delumptious Millionaires’ Lunch!

The Library was packed with over sixty word millionaires when they enjoyed a fabulous lunch in celebration of reading their socks off this term.

and Drama pupils gained 71 Distinctions and 11 Merits!

The children were entered in Duo and solo LAMDA examinations at Grade 4 and Grade 5 levels.

There have been some fabulous concerts this term... including

Here are some of the charities we have supported...

the Autumn Concert, Peri Concert and our weekly and boarders’ concerts.

Children in Need

Bumblebee Conservation Trust

Wharf Kids

Mustard Seed Relief Mission

Year 7 went down a storm in their adaptation Mary’s Meals

Harambee, St Margaret’s, The Dogs Trust

Nursery in their DT lessons out of reclaimed scaffolding planks. The Nursery children were so excited when they saw them and couldn’t wait to have a go.

of Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’.

Years 3, 4 and 5 athletes had a great

Congratulations to all of our boys

afternoon at the Taunton Relays.

Hockey success - Lots of medals have been won by girls from Year 3 to Year 8.

on some fantastic rugby this season.

The 1st XV ended on a high. Special mention to the U10 who have had an unbeaten season.

Hazlegrove athletes have been busy representing GB

around the world at the Triathle and Biathle European Championships in Germany and the World Laser Run Finals in Dublin.

The Hazlegrove Riding Team have qualified for the 2019 National Showjumping and National Eventers Finals.

Golf continues to be popular at

Hazlegrove. We held an Open Championship and it was great to have a representative at the prestigious Stowe Putter.

Inter-house Cross Country - all the children from Year 3 to Year 8 competed for their House. Norton were victorious this year.

Swimming pool refurbishment - All pupils have regular swimming lessons and are enjoying using the pool with its great new liner.

The Friends of Hazlegrove put on a dazzling Fireworks Night.

To find out more about Hazlegrove...

Please contact us at: Hazlegrove Preparatory School Sparkford Somerset BA22 7JA United Kingdom +44 (0)1963 440314 office@hazlegrove.co.uk www.hazlegrove.co.uk

Photograph with permission from Jon Harrington

King’s School Bruton Foundation