New Hall Preparatory School Friday 13 September 2013 IS S U E 24 8
What’s New? Weekly Newsletter from New Hall Preparatory School
In this issue, Thomas Mills P.1 Year 5 & 6 Problem Solving Day P.2 Sport and Music Success P.3
Forthcoming Events
THUR 19 SEP 1.30—2.30pm. Year 2 educational visit from the Essex Fire Service. FRI 20 SEP 9.30am—12.30pm. Reception educational visit to the Civic Theatre. SUN 22 SEP 9.00am—4.00pm U11 Boys Rugby Tournament at Brentwood Preparatory School. SAT 28 SEP Open Morning
Tom Cycles for Farleigh Hospice Thomas Mills (5M) has taken part in a cycle ride to raise money for Farleigh Hospice, who are working with Thomas’ family as his father is seriously ill. Farleigh Hospice provide care for children who have sick parents through the Yo-Yo project and school visits. 60% of the work Farleigh do is funded by charitable donations. Tom has written the following account of his cycle ride. “We started training, going out on our bikes almost every night for three weeks before the ride. We measured our practice track at about 11km, but we had to cycle 20km on the day. At the same time we started fundraising, sending out our ‘just giving’ link on Facebook and LinkedIn and telling everyone we knew, as well as a few special people. We also made a little note to hand out at school so school friends could sponsor me too. On the day, we had a fan club supporting us. My Nannie and Grandpa travelled all the way from South Shields (near Newcastle), and my Mum and Dad’s friends came from Oxford with their Dalmatian puppy, Daisy. We lined up on the starting line and I shouted to my Mum, ‘Ready, set, go!’, and we were off. We had a map but it was easy to find our way, with lots of signs and marshalls along the route.
There were a few hills, but they weren’t too steep. When we got to the beginning of a hill we reminded ourselves that on the other side there would be a great downhill! When we were just over the half way point, there was a refreshment stop where we got a drink and some snacks; it’s the first time we’ve ever had a waitress service on a bike ride! When we were almost finished, we saw the people who registered before us just ahead and it spurred us on to get going. We arrived back about an hour and a half from when we set off. With the help of our generous 85 friends, we raised £3,436.08 to support the great work Farleigh do.”
YEAR 5 AND 6 PROBLEM SOLVING DAY On Thursday afternoon, Year 5 and 6 enjoyed an entertaining and enlightening problem solving session. We were joined by representatives from The Problem Solving Company, who challenged us with a variety of tasks that put our skills truly to the test. From walking on communal skis made of planks, to filling an out-of-reach tube with water using ropes and buckets, we soon realised the importance of teamwork and cooperation. There was tangible progress made throughout the session by all involved, and we were able to take away some important tips on how to achieve team success.
The U11 Girls A&B Hockey v Brentwood and the U11 A&B Rugby v FKS on 18 October has been cancelled. The U9&10 rugby match against FKS on 8 November has been cancelled. The U9 A&B Rugby and U9A Netball will now be on 19 September v St Cedds in place of the fixtures on 26 September due to the change of Cross Country dates. HARVEST FESTIVAL—NHVS & FOODBANK 2013 In a few weeks time we will be celebrating our Harvest festivals when we thank God for the food He has given us. As always, we will also be remembering those less fortunate than ourselves and this year we will be collecting food for the Chelmsford foodbank as well as NHVS. We would be grateful for the following donations:
WELCOME NEW PARENTS RECEPTION It was lovely to meet so many new parents at our drinks reception last Friday. We hope you enjoyed meeting staff and other new parents and that you now feel part of the special family here at New Hall.
Notices JEWELLERY May we remind parents that, as stated in the Parents’ Information Booklet, jewellery should not be worn to school. Please may we ask that the small number of children who have returned to school wearing their pierced earrings have these removed.
Pre-Reception
Special biscuits/Coffee
Reception
Small tins of ham/Kitchen Rolls
Year 1
Tins of soup /vegetables (e.g. peas, carrots, potatoes, baked beans)/Instant mashed potato
Year 2
Tins of fruit/ Instant Custard powder Small boxes of chocolates / Sugar Small jars of pickle/relish - / Squash Small tins of salmon/tuna - / Shampoo Mini Christmas puddings -/ Washing-up Liquid
Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6
Every donation will receive a House Point!
6S—Thursday 10 October 2013 5M—Thursday 14 November 2013 4R—Thursday 28 November 2013 3E—Thursday 5 December 2013
NHVS CHILDREN’S HOLIDAY I am delighted to say that Children’s Holiday 2013 was a great success. A big thank you to Mrs Rebecca Leslie for organising the week and leading a strong team of volunteers and students. Thank you for all of the donations we received last term which went towards making a very happy holiday for the visiting children. A special thank you to everyone who helped during the week and gave up their time so generously - we could not have done it without you. Abbey Wilson, NHVS and Duke of Edinburgh Secretary
CHANGE OF FIXTURES The X-Country scheduled for 19 September is now on 17 October at Melbourne Park. The X-Country on 26 September is now at Hylands Park, Chelmsford, for U10&11.
BOOTS Please note that all boys in KS2 (Years 3-6) are required to have a pair of rugby boots for their games lesson on a Friday afternoon. Football boots are also permitted as long as they have the correct rugby studs on them.
CLASS ASSEMBLIES Please see below the list of forthcoming class assemblies this term:
UNIFORM SHOP Please note the opening hours of the uniform shop: Monday: 8.30am—4.30pm Tuesday: 8.00am—4.00pm Wednesday: 8.30am—5.00pm Thursday: 9.00am—5.30pm Friday: 8.00am—4.00pm We kindly ask you not to visit the shop outside of these designated opening hours.
Music Congratulations to Sophie Carter on gaining a distinction in her Grade 1 Theory examination.
Sport BEN HUTTON-PENMAN TERA SUCCESS Ben Hutton-Penman (6S) has had further success in sailing, after competing at the RS Tera Inland National Championships last weekend. Sailing in a difficult strong breeze, followed by lighter and very shifty winds the following day, Ben competed against 55 other children from around the country. He sailed a good series and after eight races, six of which counted, he achieved six top ten finishes including a 2nd, 3rd and 4th, to finish 5th overall but on equal points with 4th. This was an excellent result for Ben, taking into account his young age as well as the fact he did not sail in his main boat. This success follows his 13th place at the Tera World Championships over the summer, which was against 75 competitors. The near future will see Ben competing in a number of events in his Optimist dinghy, hoping to qualify for this year’s RYA Eastern Zone Squad once more.
What’s New? is issued every Friday during the school term. If you have any news which you would like published in an edition of What’s New?, please contact t.warmington@newhallschool.co.uk by 1.00pm on Thursdays.
Prayer Corner This week we pray for peace in Syria: God of Mercy, Pour out your peace upon us all. Watch over our brothers and sisters in Syria, especially those who have fled their homes. Lead them to a place of safety and bring comfort to those who mourn. Inspire us all the share the light of your hope, and to reach out in a spirit of compassion. Make us channels of your peace, so all your children may live free from fear, conflict and pain. We ask this through Christ our Lord, Prince of Peace, Amen.
Brain Challenge
Golden Book Awards 6F
Helen Burnett Ina-Margaret Fisher Georgia Tombs
6S
Poppy Yates Sahira CarbonOyalowo Hannah Greenland Ben HuttonPenman Jack Peffer Kitty Hood Georgia GomesPozzebon
5M
Amy Johnson Livia GuerriniMaraldi Eloise Barber Thomas Mills
5R
5Y
Alfie Wiseman Sylvie Smith Zak Leckie
4D
4R
Isabelle Harrison Ruby-Mae Coyne Roman Anstee Roseanna Clements
3E
3R
Isabella Chapman Albert Smith, Jack Burrows Toby Brown Alexander Tomlinson
2K
Charlotte Clayden Isobel Beddoe Tilly Southgate Deshaun Twimasi
2R
Thomas Harrison Charlotte Gore Dara Gleeson Oscar Burton James Coxon
1G
Louise Adiukwu Grace Ellul Cait Cotter Aaron Bateman
1O
Daisy Willmott Joseph Mapuranga Ariana Pishbin
R D
Oliver Street Camille Adams Sebastian Gore
RK
Lily Carter Phoebe Shaw James Jacobs Claudia Spurr
PR
All of the children in Pre-Reception for settling in so well.
Gospel Values
Jack Peffer Helen Burnett Freya Adams Darcie Meechan Theo Coker Charlie Brooks
Samuel Maddison Lily Raindle Jennifer Thomas Macy Sharp Isabella Sidwell Sebastian Loots Isobel Haresnape Kyan Bailey Isabella Scully
To view the full list, visit the website here
The solution to last week’s brain challenge was: The answer is ’The Letter M’. There were six winners: Danielle Sirett (5M), Ochinehi Daudu (3R),Niamh Wright (5M), Jasmin Grimes (3E), William Wakeman (5M) and Mr Field (6F). This week’s challenge is: You throw away the outside and cook the inside. Then you eat the outside and throw away the inside. What did you eat? Please hand in your solutions on an A4 piece of paper to Mrs Jackson, by lunchtime next Friday.
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New Hall Preparatory School, The Avenue, Chelmsford, CM3 3HS Tel: 01245 236 192 Fax: 01245 451 671 Email: prep@newhallschool.co.uk Headteacher: Mrs S H Conrad BA(Hons) PGCE NPQH