Friday 18 January 2013 IS S U E 22 8
What’s New? Weekly Newsletter from New Hall Preparatory School
In this issue, Queen’s Honours P.2 Uniform Shop Hours P.2 Cricket Trial Triumph P.3
Forthcoming Events
TUE 22 JAN Year 4 Tudors Workshop THU 24 JAN 3.00—5.45pm U10/U11 Boys Hockey v Bancrofts School FRI 25 JAN 1.00—4.30pm U10A/U10B/U11A/ U11B Girls Netball v Forest School
Pupils Break Mathematics Record An astounding 42 pupils from Years 5 and 6 have been given awards in the National Primary Maths Challenge, which is organised by the Mathematical Association. This is a record number for New Hall, beating last year’s record of 38 awards. There were 20 Gold awards, 17 Silver awards and 9 Bronze awards, with six pupils in the running to attend the bonus round, for those with especially high scores, in February. This equates to half of the whole of Years 5 and 6, which is a fantastic achievement for the school. WINTER WEATHER
MON 28 JAN Preparatory School Chamber Choir— Young Voices at The O2 3.15—4.30pm U8A/U8B Boys TAG v Widford Lodge School U8A/U8B Girl’s High 5’s v Widford Lodge School TUE 29 JAN 3.00—5.00pm Chelmsford Schools Sports Partnership U11 Girls & Boys
This week saw the arrival of the first snow at New Hall for 2013. Thank you to everyone for their continued efforts. In the event of further adverse conditions, we will make you aware of whether there are any impacts on the usual school day via our website www.newhallschool.co.uk and our twitter feed www.twitter.com/ newhallschool.
NATIONAL INTER-SCHOOL QUIZ
On Thursday 17 January, the National Inter -School Quiz Championship was held at New Hall Preparatory School. We entered three teams and came 3rd, 4th and 7th out of the 12 teams competing. The 3rd place New Hall team, who were narrowly beaten by Herington House and St Anne’s Preparatory School, consisted of Lara Clark (6M), Douglas Gibb (5S), Holly Layzell (4D) and Benjamin Buckland (3RE). The 4th place team consisted of Ethan Doyle (6S), Hannah Greenland (5T), Niamh Wright (4R) and Roman Anstee (3RE). The New Hall team that finished in 7th place was made up of Daniel James (6S), Molly Reynolds (5S), Akshadha Nikam (4R) and Euan Wilson (3R). Well done to all the pupils that took part and were fantastic ambassadors for the school. Thank you to all the parents who came to watch and support the pupils.