Pipers Post | Spring 2017

Termly News | Issue 27 | Spring 2017

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MESSAGE FROM THE HEADMISTRESS On reading through the articles in this term’s edition of Pipers Post one of the themes that comes through is the difference that we can all make through simple acts of kindness. At Pipers we aim to create a real sense of community, encouraging the girls to think of others and treat people in the way that they would wish to be treated themselves.

This term we have seen a number of events that have brought this message very much to the fore. “The kindness of strangers” evening held in March (see below) provided an opportunity for the girls to understand how small acts of kindness by a large number of individuals can accumulate to make a hugely positive effect on someone else’s life. Similarly the visit from Harry Bibring who came to share his experience of being a Jew in Austria in the 1930s (see page 6) brought home how terrible someone’s life can become when they are shunned by society and shown no kindness at all.

At Pipers we are appreciative of the community that we are lucky enough to be part of. A school in which girls (and staff) come together, regardless of age, and support each other with academic projects, creative performances and House activities.

values they have taken with them to University and into the world of work. We know that friendships made here can last a lifetime and I’m sure that will be the case for many years to come.

Wishing you a happy and peaceful Easter.

Speaking with members of our Alumnae, at a drinks reception held in London at the end of term, it was wonderful to hear them talk about their memories of their time at School. What became clear was just how much being at Pipers influenced the development of the important

The kindness of strangers

One evening in early March, members of the Pipers community were privileged to participate in a truly inspirational event - an opportunity to hear first-hand testimony about the harrowing reality of life as a Syrian refugee and how hope can triumph over despair.

At the evening, which was supported by, and planned with, Amnesty International of High Wycombe, The Wycombe Refugee Partnership, and our own girls’ Amnesty group, we were joined by two families who have recently arrived in High Wycombe from the war-torn Syrian cities of Aleppo and Damascus. Representatives from the local charities who have been working to welcome and support them were also present to take part in a question and answer session.

There was also an exhibition of work by Year 9 pupils who have completed research projects on

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either a figure from history or a member of their own family who had to leave their home country because of war or persecution.

We heard from three speakers who each spoke of their individual struggles as they were forced to flee their home countries. All three of the speakers talked about the feeling of being surrounded by kindness in the UK and how grateful and humbled they had been by the support they had received. They also all spoke with passion about their desire to give something back to their adopted country.

The final speaker for the evening was Toni Brodell, a member of the House of Lords task group on Syria and refugees, and advisor to the All Party Parliamentary Groups on Syria, particularly in relation to besieged communities.

Toni spoke about the work of the Wycombe

Refugee Partnership and about how all of us can make a difference. She focused on her belief that positive individual acts have the power to completely transform our world and that everyone can do something to help whether that be through acts of volunteering, fundraising or simply raising awareness of issues.

Mr Gifford, Head of English, who organised the event, said “When I first saw grainy photographs of the faces in the rafts on the Mediterranean, I wondered what on earth would happen if our girls and community could meet and talk with those clinging to their lives. And how could a meeting ever practically be possible?

Tonight we found out: hugs and tears, greater understanding, an inspiration to act and make a difference in whatever field, and, on both sides, the kindness of strangers.”

Careers Fair 2017

Powerful performances

One evening in March we welcomed a huge range of exhibitors to participate in our Careers Fair. The event, held every two years, provides an invaluable opportunity for girls in Year 9 to Upper Sixth to meet a huge range of professionals from a variety of industries. The purpose of the Fair is to enable the girls to find out more about the training and employment options available to them in the future.

Girls in Year 10 – Upper Sixth took to the stage in March to present Drama pieces they had prepared for their forthcoming LAMDA examinations. LAMDA’s performance examinations use drama to develop self-confidence, physical presence and a strong speaking voice.

The girls presented extracts from a whole host of plays including “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde, “The Trojan Woman” by Euripides, “Pronoun”

by Evan Placey and “Pramkicker” by Sadie Hasler.

Medieval medicine The industries represented included: Law, Finance, Hospitality, Charity, Marketing, Emergency Services, Armed Services, Technology, Media, Engineering, Retail, Publishing, Business Consulting and Building Services. We also welcomed representatives from Higher Education Institutions and Apprenticeship providers. Quite a number of the visitors were former pupils of Pipers who were able to share their personal accounts of the paths they had taken since leaving school.

During the evening girls and their parents had the opportunity to hear from some of the exhibitors in a series of short talks. Themes included: Higher Education and the UCAS Process, Gap Year Benefits and Opportunities, Apprenticeship

Types and Opportunities, and How to Land that Competitive, Exciting Job. Head of Careers, Mrs Bevan, said “We were delighted to welcome exhibitors from such a breadth of industries to our Careers Fair. I’m sure that for the girls the experience has, for many, inspired them to consider a career they may not have thought about before. For others, I know that it has reinforced their desire to follow a particular path. Being able to provide our girls with a forum in which they have the opportunity to talk to professionals and access advice about how they should go about securing their ideal job is an opportunity that will benefit them all enormously.”

Lessons in logistics A key part of the ICT curriculum requires girls to consider the huge variety of possible uses of ICT. This includes reviewing how technology is used in the retail industry. So it was with great interest that a group of ICT students from Pipers Corner ventured to the Amazon Fulfilment Centre in Hemel Hempstead in February to find out about how Amazon’s use of ICT impacts on the logistics of the company’s operations.

The girls were able to witness a large number of systems in action as they discovered what happens after customers click “buy” on Amazon - from the items coming into the Fulfilment Centre, all the way through to packages being labelled for distribution. It was a clear demonstration of how ICT is central to the smooth and successful running of the Centre, enabling them to deliver the correct items to the right customers in a specified amount of time.

The girls were particularly impressed by the necessary random organisation of the goods on the shelves that enabled the computers to better devise optimum “pick paths” for each of the associates (staff members) to follow.

Even in the packing area the computers selected the boxes for the packers to use based on data held on the database about the products, with the sticky tape machine producing exactly the right amount of tape for each box. The girls saw just how reliant the operation is on ICT, so if the Amazon computer system went down it would be completely impossible for the online retailer to work.

Girls in Year 8 welcomed a visitor from the past to Pipers in February – a Medieval Barber Surgeon, who came to deliver a hugely interesting presentation about his life and work. Barber Surgeons were medical practitioners who, unlike Physicians of the time, performed surgery on their patients. At the workshop the Surgeon showed examples of the different medicines and items used for medical treatment, including a cauterising iron, surgical tools and an arrow extractor.

Look small, think big Prep Scientists were lucky enough to benefit from a Royal Microscopical Society educational initiative this term, bringing microscopy into the classroom.

Through “The Microscope Activity Kit Scheme” Schools can borrow a Kit for a whole term which contains resources, microscopes and curriculum-mapped activities for the whole class to participate in. Girls in Year 6 used the kits to undertake an investigation into mould and how different conditions can affect its growth.

World book day 2017 Girls at Pipers demonstrated their love of reading when they participated in World Book Day in March. Pre-Prep and Prep girls came to school dressed as an array of their favourite literary characters. In Pre-Prep the girls wrote book reviews about their favourite stories, and then shared them with their friends. In Prep the girls took part in a “Big Book Swap” and enjoyed a literature-themed assembly given by School Librarian, Mrs Harris.

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Creating musical theatre This term saw the first session of our Musical Theatre course for young people in Years 6-8, offered as part of our “CREATE Programme”. The five week course provides an opportunity for students to develop their skills in Musical Theatre and build their self-confidence by gaining experience in singing, dancing and acting. The sessions explored a range of musicals, as participants learnt how to perform solo numbers, group ensemble numbers, and gained valuable audition practise.

Hitting the headlines A group of budding Year 8 journalists experienced life in the newsroom in March when they recorded and edited a live interview with actor Sir David Jason, before posting it on the school website.

Psychology gets creative Year 12 AS Level Psychology students began studying the topic of Memory in January – investigating what it is and how it works. The group took a creative approach, making memory models out of materials including cake, wire and chocolate wrappers. Working on the basis that a theoretical concept can be understood much better when it is represented using tangible and visual methods, the initiative really helped the girls to gain a deeper understanding of this complex area of Psychology.

The activity was all part of the girls’ involvement in BBC School Report. This year saw the 11th annual School Report News Day with secondary school children at more than 900 schools around the UK taking part.

that the new GCSE Drama syllabus doesn’t require pupils to watch live performances?” Following the recording it was off to the editing suite to work on their film in order to get it ready for the 2pm production deadline.

Since the beginning of the year the girls have been meeting on a weekly basis to plan the project and explore different types of journalism, discussing the articles and films they would like to produce.

English teacher, Miss Maddock, said “The BBC School Report is a really fantastic project.

Watching the girls learn new skills like video editing and working with cameras is always a joy. I also think the chance for them to work with organisations such as the BBC at a young age is an invaluable one - it opens a whole new world of career possibilities for them, whilst engaging them in current affairs.”

During the interview the girls asked Sir David a variety of questions including “How did you get into acting?”, “Do you think that Drama is valuable in schools?” and “What do you think about the fact

Words of advice Three Year 7 girls, visited the Prep Department in March to deliver a very powerful message. Based on the idea that “sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will always hurt me”, the older girls spoke about how we can say sorry for the hurtful things we might say or do but that won’t completely take away the feelings they caused. They urged the Prep girls to be kind to each other and treat people in the way they would like to be treated themselves.

Stepping back in time Girls in Year 2 have learnt all about The Great Fire of London as part of their History topic work this term. Through a range of cross-curricular activities the girls considered where and when The Great Fire took place, why it happened, who Samuel Pepys was, and how London changed after the event. As part of their work the girls wrote their own diary entries in which they imagined they were living in London at the time of the Fire.

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A journey into art Year 10 GCSE Art students made the most of a trip to London in January when they visited the Saatchi Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery and the Courtauld Gallery. The girls have been focussing on a unit of work based on the theme “Journeys’’ this term and the purpose of the visit was to allow them to gain inspiration from the work of a range of artists.

At the Saatchi Gallery the girls viewed the “Painters’ Painters” exhibition – a show devoted to the art of painting featuring work from nine artists including Ryan Mosley, Ansel Krut, Dexter Dalwood and Raffi Kalenderian. The girls had a guided tour of the gallery which really helped them to understand more about the

paintings they saw and the artists included in the exhibition.

They then moved on to the National Portrait Gallery to see the acclaimed “Picasso’s Portraits” exhibition. This major exhibition of over 80 works focuses on Picasso’s portrayal of family, friends and lovers and reveals his creative processes as he moved freely between drawing from life, humorous caricature and expressive painting from memory. The girls took time to sketch and take inspiration from the collection which includes celebrated masterpieces loaned by international institutions alongside work from private collections being shown in the United Kingdom for the first time.

Their final stop was the Courtauld Gallery where the girls enjoyed a guided gallery tour which focussed on Impressionism.

Wonders of the wild Pre-Prep girls learnt about the fascinating world of wildlife photography when professional wildlife photographer, Drew Burnett, visited the Department this term.

Drew took the girls through a presentation of his pictures and talked to them about his travels all over the globe and his quest to capture images of a whole host of animals in their natural habitats.

He explained to the girls about where different species of animals live in the world and how he believes that to be a good wildlife photographer you have to first and foremost understand animals and what impacts their behaviour.

Terrific scientific about his amazing career. One of the key aims of early years education is to enable children to gain an understanding of the world around them and enrichment opportunities such as this really help to bring the wider world to life in an interesting and exciting way.”

The girls thoroughly enjoyed looking at Drew’s pictures of penguins living in the Falkland Islands, giraffes on the plains of Zambia, elephants in the Maasai Mara in Kenya, puffins in the Farne Islands of Northumberland and iguanas in the Galapagos Islands.

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Head of EYFS and Key Stage 1, Miss Holloway, said “It was a pleasure to welcome Mr Burnett to come and talk to the girls and for them to learn

Seeking different ways to lead The Sixth Form Student Leadership Team at Pipers Corner hosted a hugely successful networking event at school in February. The aim of the evening was to provide our girls, along with Sixth Form Student Leaders from 12 other local schools, with an opportunity to network with other young leaders in the community.

The students enjoyed a formal dinner, before listening to an inspiring talk from speaker, Mr Kevin Vaughan-Smith, Head of Leadership Development at Ernst & Young LLP. Mr Vaughan-Smith spoke about his experiences as a leader in business and the opportunities that are open to young leaders today as they consider their journey into higher education and out into the workplace.

He explained how leadership is all about getting people to engage in change, rather than managing and simply telling people what to do. He also looked ahead to the future, considering what the

Year 5 and 6 girls joined children from around the UK on a national journey of scientific discovery this term as part of the BBC initiative, Terrific Scientific - a programme that aims to inspire primary school age pupils to discover their inner scientist. The girls’ first investigation centred on “taste” as they explored the question “does food taste the same to everyone?” The girls also watched a BBC Live Lesson to discover how their results compared to others.

job landscape will look like with the rise of the gig economy - an environment in which temporary positions are common and organisations contract with independent workers for short-term engagements.

Following the talk the students then had an opportunity for discussion over coffee, sharing ideas and experiences from their own leadership activities. The evening was a fantastic way for the students to discuss the challenges they face as leaders in their own schools and share examples of best practice with each other.

Kjartan Poskitt, author of a series of books entitled “Murderous Maths”, which aim to explain Mathematical concepts in a fun and clever way, came to Pipers in February to present to girls in Years 3-9. All the girls agreed that Kjartan’s presentation was like no Maths lesson they had ever experienced before. It was fantastic to see the girls engaged and keen to go and try out some of Kjartan’s ideas for themselves.

A case of law and order Year 10 English students at Pipers took on the roles of Witness, Defendant, Lawyer, Judge and Jury member in January when they participated in a mock trial based on the JB Priestley play “An Inspector Calls” - a text they are studying as part of their English GCSE. The exercise was a fantastic way for the girls to really get to the heart of the story and explore the characters in greater depth.

Call, push, rescue Girls at Pipers have been learning all about CPR this term, focussing on how taking action quickly can save the life of someone who goes into cardiac arrest. Prep girls enjoyed a series of assemblies, led by Sister Skeggs, demonstrating life-saving techniques. Girls in Year 9 were shown a film tutorial in class then, using a British Heart Foundation “Call Push Rescue” training kit, carried out CPR on a portable manikin, practising the actions for themselves.

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Memories of the Holocaust In February we received a very moving visit from Harry Bibring, when he came to share his experience of being Jewish in Austria in the 1930s.

Born in December 1925 in Vienna, Harry enjoyed a happy childhood, along with his sister, Gerta. However, it was not to last - after the Anschluss in 1938, Harry’s life changed dramatically. He was forced to leave his school and anti-Jewish legislation had a huge impact on his childhood, and indeed, his later life.

In his talk to the girls (in Year 9 to Upper Sixth) Harry described how his father’s menswear business was looted and destroyed during Kristallnacht and went on to talk about the impact of his parents’ decision that he

and his sister should leave for Britain on the Kindertransport.

Following Harry’s hugely moving testimony an educator from the Holocaust Educational Trust ran workshops with girls in Year 9 which picked up on some of the themes from Harry’s talk. They considered ways in which Jewish people were persecuted and also how different groups of people responded to the Holocaust. There was a discussion about how we now all have the option to do something in life when things are not right - people can protest, march and ultimately vote, whereas the Jewish community in the 1930s and 40s had no such choice. At the conclusion of the session everyone agreed that it is better to try and do something about a situation that is wrong, than to stand back and do nothing at all.

Creative castles As part of their History lessons this term girls in Year 7 were set the challenge of taking part in the annual Year 7 castle competition.

The girls had to complete a research project on a castle of their choice and produce some form of presentation about it. This girls chose to approach the task in a number of different ways including making models, information booklets and short films about their chosen castle. All girls and staff

were then invited to come and view the projects and vote on which one was their favourite.

Congratulations to competition to winners Katie D and Rebecca L. Katie presented a multi-faceted project which included a Minecraft castle tour, booklet and game based on Berkhamsted Castle.

Rebecca created a model of Wallingford motte and bailey castle, as well as a presentation of her research and a short film – Rebecca’s model is pictured here. Well done also to runners up -

India R (for her “talking” model of Windsor Castle), Chloe D (for her art work based on the Tower of London), Jemima H (for her cake model of Rochester Castle) and Milly M (for her jigsaw, booklet and project board based on Orford Castle.

Celebration of faith

The service was presided over by The Rt Revd Dr Alan Wilson, Bishop of Buckingham, and was a truly lovely time of celebration for the girls, their families and friends. During the service the Bishop reflected on how the girls need not be afraid of anything, as they have God in their lives to look after them and help them to make the right choices. Following the service the girls and their guests enjoyed a delicious celebration tea in the Terrace Room.

The annual service of Confirmation took place in the School Chapel in March. The day was the culmination of three months of preparation undertaken by the girls. During that time they met weekly, after school, for a programme of teaching led by School Chaplain, Revd Mary Gurr.

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Fashion in focus

Every picture tells a story

Junior Ski trip

Year 10 GCSE Textiles students have been researching, designing and making an item of clothing suitable for a 5/6 year old this term. One of the bonuses of Pipers being a “through school” is that the GCSE group have an eager batch of willing volunteers to try their creations out. It was an incredibly useful exercise for the older girls to speak to the girls in Pre-Prep and get their opinions on the clothes they had made, which they will use to feed into their project evaluations.

Award winning photojournalist, Rick Findler, visited Pipers Corner in January to speak to the girls about his interest in conflict photography and his experiences of working in Syria, Iraq, Somalia and Burundi. The girls were thoroughly absorbed by his stories about working in conflict zones and his presentation really helped them to gain a sense of how important it is that real life stories are heard and shared throughout the world in order to highlight injustice.

In January a group of girls from Year 6 and 7 had a fabulous time when they took part in the Junior Ski trip to Sansicario in Italy. Throughout the week all the girls showed great determination and resilience as they made huge progress in their skiing ability. It was lovely to see the girls support each other and work so co-operatively. By the end of the trip all girls had skied a red run and the more advanced even skied part of the Olympic black run.

News from Sport

Judo

Training with GB International This term a group of girls from Year 6 to Year 10 made the most of an exciting opportunity to take part in a hockey training session with GB Men’s Hockey player, Ian Sloan. Ian started playing hockey at school, before winning various honours with his home-town club and moving into Ireland’s Under-18s. He was soon fast-tracked into the senior international team, where he won 21 caps. Ian subsequently declared for England and Great Britain and was the youngest player in the squad at Rio in his first Olympics last year.

The session at Pipers was a family affair as Ian was joined by his mother, Adele Sloan, herself an ex-Irish Women’s International. Ian and Adele put the girls through their paces as they completed some fitness drills before focussing on specific skills including ball control, passing, attacking and defensive tactics. Throughout the session the girls also had the opportunity to put their skills into action with time for game play.

gain a sense of what it would be like to be part of an extra-curricular hockey club and the many benefits that can be gained by participating in team sports.

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At the end of the training the girls had time to have a Q&A with Ian where they were able to ask him about what it was like to be in the GB team, how it felt playing in Rio and what he enjoys most about the game. The activity certainly helped the girls to

2016 Independent Schools Ski and Snowboard Championships At the beginning of the Christmas holidays a team of 16 girls from Pipers travelled to Les Deux Alpes in France to participate in the Independent Schools Ski and Snowboard Championships. The girls competed against teams from a number of other UK schools including Charterhouse School, Hurst College, Kings College Wimbledon, Wycombe Abbey School, Burgess Hill Girls School and Guildford High School.

Particular congratulations go to Harriet B (Lower Sixth) who won two silvers and a gold in her events meaning that she was the second placed Senior Girl. Well done also to the Junior Team of Rohanna M (Year 8), Emma L (Year 8), Katie P (Year 7) and Amelie H (Year 8) who placed third overall in the Junior Slalom.

The event ended on a high with a prize-packed gala ceremony. All members of the Pipers team pushed themselves hard in the races and did really well for what was the first time racing for the majority of the girls.

Swimming Well done to Laura W (Year 8) who achieved an impressive three PBs at the Wycombe Long Course Gala in March (in 100 backstroke, 50m breaststroke and 200m freestyle). Laura’s medal haul from the event comprised of a silver and two bronze – a great result!

Pipers girls demonstrated fantastic levels of skill at the IAPS & GSA Girls Judo Competition held at High Wycombe Judo Centre in January, with each girl coming home with a medal. To cap off some superb individual success, the girls from Pipers also claimed the overall Girls School Team Trophy – a brilliant result! Well done to Jemima H (Year 7), Bethany W (Year 7), Nicole W (Year 6), Alicia W (Year 10) and Imogen J (Year 7) .

Congratulations to Maddie R (Year 6) who won her 50m backstroke race at the IAPS Swimming Regional Qualifier in February. Maddie won in a time of 39.81s which was a personal best for her.

This achievement means Maddie has qualified for the IAPS National Swimming Finals - we look forward to hearing how she gets on in May.

Three Year 8 girls participated in a GSA Gymnastics Competition in March. The girls had to perform two vaults and a floor routine to music. Sophie B demonstrated some excellent floor skills and finished in 15th place. Emma L performed a jazzy floor routine and produced an outstanding handspring on the vault, placing her in 4th. Amber W completed some impressive vaults which, with a polished floor routine, resulted in her winning the competition!

British Schools Modern Biathlon U15 Champion!

A massive congratulations to Katie T (Y10) for winning the British Schools Modern Biathlon Championships at Crystal Palace on 25 March. Katie produced a solid 200m swim followed by her best run at this type of event, almost a 12 second PB, seeing her finish in first place in the U15s. She is now ranked number one in the UK for the U15 girls!

Cross Country Thea G (Year 5) and Maddie R (Year 6) represented the county as members of the Bucks Swans team at the Primary and Year 7 National Schools Cross Country Final 2017 this term. Maddie finished 103rd in her age group with Thea coming 41st in hers. Matilda F (Year 7) also represented the county as a member of Bucks Swans, placing 65th in a field of 151 runners. The Bucks team secured the silver medal overall, with the first six runners back from each county scoring towards the team total.

Well done to all.

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WHO’S WHO organise Sixth Form events like the Leadership Dinner (see page 5). I also manage to squeeze in teaching Business and Economics from time to time!

What did you do before you joined the School?

My last job before Pipers Corner was as Head of Business at a British school in Valencia! It was an amazing experience immersing myself in another culture and I learnt a lot about the Spanish way of life (but embarrassingly not that much actual Spanish!)

Name: Natalie Kay Position: Head of Sixth Form and teacher of Business Studies Brief description of your role within Pipers Corner As Head of Sixth Form my job takes in all sorts of things from mentoring girls, finding exciting speakers for the enrichment programme and helping to

What excites you about the job you do?

I think it’s amazing to be able to spend so much one-to-one time with the Sixth Form girls. It is such a privilege to see them grow and develop into incredible and talented young women. I really value the opportunity to be able to offer guidance and support at such a crucial juncture in their development. I cannot wait to hear about the things the Upper Sixth girls go on to do next year.

What activities do you enjoy in your spare time?

I love to travel - I have been lucky enough to explore

a diverse range of places from Indonesia to Cuba to Brazil. I have trekked to Machu Pichu and skydived in New Zealand. Closer to home I love to read, dance and cook - though probably not all at the same time.

Who would you say has inspired you in life?

I am always inspired by strong-minded women and there are few more strong-minded than my Mum. She certainly has had her trials and tribulations but has managed to run her own successful business, gain a degree as a mature student and raise a family.

She speaks three languages fluently but sadly did not pass this talent onto her daughter!

Finally, the best thing about working at Pipers Corner is…

The best thing about working at Pipers Corner is the girls. They constantly surprise me. They make me proud in a hundred different ways, some very day-to-day and some more spectacular. They have made me feel welcome from day one and I hope I am able to contribute in some way to the shaping of their undoubtedly impressive futures.

News from the PPTA This term saw us host two very successful events. First was the Burns Night Supper and Ceilidh in January. We were delighted to welcome 120 members of the Pipers community as we came together to enjoy a delicious dinner, followed by a traditional Ceilidh – great fun was had by all! A big thank you to Wendy Boyd for organising anther great night for us.

the grounds, enjoying the sunshine, laughing and trying to find their eggs before proudly bringing them back to claim their prize. Around 30 children entered the colouring competition – many congratulations to the following girls who each won an Easter goodie basket:

Most recently over 100 children came with family and friends to the PPTA Easter Egg Hunt in March.

There was lots of excitement as they ran around

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Summer Term 2017 Term begins Tuesday 18 April | 0830 hours May Bank Holiday Monday 1 May Half-term begins Friday 26 May | 1600 hours Half-term ends Monday 5 June | 0830 hours Term ends: Parents’ Day Saturday 8 July | 1630 hours

HAVE YOUR SAY We would love to hear your thoughts on Pipers Post. If you have any comments or suggestions then please contact us.

• Rec-Y1 category – Lea E • Y2-Y4 category - Sophia M Whilst the event is predominately put on for the enjoyment of Pipers families and friends, it also raised £228 for the PPTA to fund various school activities. A big thank you to parents Leigh and Drew Burnett, for leading the event and to the parents who helped on the day.

In early February the PPTA held its AGM and our treasurer was delighted to confirm the total raised for charity from our events last year which was £7507. These funds have enabled us to make contributions to the following charities: Children’s Health and Therapy (CHAT), Child Bereavement UK, MacMillan Cancer Research Trust, St Mark’s School in Uganda, Doctor Barnados and Theatre Shed.

We are always on the lookout for more willing volunteers to join us. Being involved in the PPTA is a fun way to meet other parents and get involved in your daughters’ school. Please contact us if you feel you can contribute in any way - our email address is ppta@piperscorner.co.uk Next term there are two PPTA events to look forward to - the BBQ and Camping Night on Saturday 13 May and The Carnival Ball on Saturday 1 July. We do hope you can join us.

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