SUMMER 2018
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INSIDE Upper School Poetry Week RSM Dance At The Harlequin Zoolab Visit RSM Year 4 Visit To Juniper Hall ‘Quest Day’ Charity Fundraising
‘Wanted!’ Teaching Farmer Year 5 Inter-School Mastermind Reception’s Marvellous Mini Beasts School Sports Days Year 3 Learn About ‘Fair Trade’
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From The Headmaster
This may well have been the warmest, driest and most pleasant Summer term in my 15 years at the school. As a result, almost every fixture has gone ahead, the Sports Days were a great success and a huge amount of outdoor learning has taken place, including some very exciting educational visits. All of this is captured in the pages of this latest version of the Chronicle. Of course, each summer the successes are tinged with sadness as we wave goodbye to our Year 6 leavers and I would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to their maturity and helpfulness as young leaders in the school this year. I also take this opportunity to say a very big thank you to all of my colleagues whose hard work, dedication and creativity makes Reigate St Mary’s the stimulating and thriving environment that it is. I hope you enjoy the Chronicle
Marcus Culverwell, Headmaster
KINDERGARTEN ASSEMBLY On 16th May, Kindergarten gave an amazing performance of the story ‘Sharing a Shell’ to their parents and to the Lower School. We were so proud of all of the children who stood up and spoke their lines with confidence, and sang their hearts out. They all remembered their lines and their dancing and looked happy and confident on the stage. Bravo, Kindergarten!
Our Assemblies RECEPTION ASSEMBLY In keeping with the activities in Reception this term, Reception’s Assembly took us for on exhilarating journey through the great outdoors! Exploring gardens, hedgerows and nature trails a group of children came across (and where often chased by!) an array of different creatures including fidgety frogs, wiggly worms and spinning spiders to name but a few! The children all worked incredibly hard, learning a great number of songs as well as rehearsing lines and actions. The hard work paid off and it was evident during their fabulous performance! Everyone sang up, spoke clearly and put on an amazing assembly to remember! Well done Reception!
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YEAR 1 ASSEMBLY
YEAR 1 MATHS
Year One performed a wonderful adaptation of ‘All Aboard Noah’s Ark’ by Tony Mitton and Guy Parker-Rees in their recent assembly. The story explains how the animals had to show patience, collaboration and respect for each other whilst being in such a tight space over a considerable amount of time! The children sang beautifully and enjoyed sharing their dance moves, whilst delivering their lines that they had all worked so hard to learn. Well done Year One we are all incredibly proud of your efforts!
Kindergarten Sports Day
GREEN SHOOTS SPORTS EVENT AND PICNIC
Luckily the rain held off for Kindergarten to enjoy their Sport’s Day. The children participated in a range of races, we had an obstacle race, running race and a car and shovel race! All the children enjoyed themselves and shared a picnic with their friends and family after the event.
Green Shoots were lucky to have a dry and warm morning for their Sports Event and Picnic. The children were excited to see their families on the field ready to cheer them all on. Following warm up exercises they all enjoyed the three team-based fun activities, after which every child received a medal and joined their parents for a welldeserved picnic.
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GREEN SHOOTS
Kindergarten’s Busy Term What a busy term we have had in Kindergarten! We kicked off the term with the theme Amazing Animals and explored animals in the jungle, on the land and finally under the sea. Our Stunning Starter was a very successful trip to Bocketts Farm, followed by a visit from Zoolab as our Marvellous Middle. All of the children as well as all of the grown-ups have loved exploring this topic and the children have produced some fantastic artwork as part of this theme which has brightened up the classroom. After half term, we moved on to the topic Reach for the Stars and have loved exploring space, with a variety of space themed activities and a fabulous space station role play. We finished the term with a Space Picnic for our Fabulous Finish. The children dressed up in some amazing costumes and they tried some real freeze-dried astronaut ice-cream!
MINI BEASTS TOPIC Early one morning five little caterpillars arrived in Green Shoots in a pot. Over a period of two weeks, the children were fascinated to see them grow and gradually make their way to the top of the pot where they formed a cocoon around themselves. After one more week the Painted Lady Butterflies started to emerge. We gave them sugar water and slices of orange for nectar. On a warm sunny morning, we took them to the Eden Area where we watched them fly away.
ZOOLAB’S VISIT Green Shoots had a fabulous finish to their Mini Beasts topic with a visit from Ranger Josh from Zoolab. He brought along a variety of Mini Beasts including a large Cockroach, a Centipede, a Scorpion and a fabulous Corn Snake called Franz. The children behaved beautifully and all had an opportunity to touch or hold the Mini Beasts.
KINDERGARTEN VISIT BOCKETTS FARM Contrary to what the weatherman predicted, the day dawned sunny and warm, and were off to Bocketts Farm! The children were super excited to board the coach and we arrived on time, to be met by the lovely staff who showed us to our picnic area. After a snack and a drink, we set off to explore the farm! First stop was the handling area, where the children were allowed to stroke guinea pigs, rabbits, and watched a goat being milked. We were all very surprised at how warm the milk was! Then it was off on a tractor ride which was great fun, bouncing up and down and getting to see lots of lovely animals around the farm. After lunch, we enjoyed the pig races, then it was off to the play area for half an hour of fun before getting back on the coach and heading back to school. Thank you to all of the parents who came with us, it was a very successful day and we would not have been able manage it without you.
YEAR 2s PLASTIC CONCERNS As we have been studying Oceans in Year 2, we have become very passionate about looking after them and in particular the impact of plastic on our oceans and environments. Everyone in Year 2 wrote a persuasive letter to one of three companies asking them to reconsider their use of plastic…we even got some replies! Here are our postladies delivering the letters to the office to be posted!
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Year 3 Stunning Starter FARM ANIMATION I loved Stop Motion, it was so fun! We moved our animals just a little and at the end it made a film. We worked in groups. My group made our horse do a headstand! We took turns in taking pictures Amelia We leant lots of different things. I really liked making a farm, moving the animals and taking pictures of them once we had moved the things on the farm Amelia Stop Motion was so much fun. It is quite hard moving the animals on small movements at first but soon we got the hang of it. It was fun working in groups Micaela
YEAR 1 DINO JAWS Year 1 used a variety of sources to find out that dinosaurs ate different things (carnivores, herbivores and omnivores). We then used magnifying glasses to examine a variety of dinosaur jaws up close to see the variety of teeth that they had and even took time to examine our own teeth too and talked about the fact that teeth are useful for helping us to chew our food and that dinosaurs would have done the same. We could see that the dinosaurs had different shaped teeth and we then identified that some had just sharp, pointy stabbing like teeth for tearing flesh of other animals, others had flatter teeth for stripping leaves from bushes and then to grind the plant matter and some had a combination of the two.
I loved doing Stop Motion and I think it was a great experience for everyone. A funny bit was whenever we put a character in a position, as we pressed the button to take a photo, it fell over!” Mia
YEAR 2 FISH PAINTING
The children then chose the type of dinosaur (either meat eater, plant eater or ate both meat and plants) and made a jaw with the appropriate teeth out of clay.
As part of our stunning start to our Oceans topic, Year 2 explored real fish! We learnt all about the different parts of a
fish, such as fins, gills and scales and the important role in which they play to keep fish living in the ocean. We then explored these on a real fish – it was amazing to see it up close! We then used the fish to make colourful prints and clay to create our own fishy friends!
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SCHOOL COUNCIL This year’s school Council has been very productive. In our meetings we have discussed many issues, some of which may not have been on the teachers’ radar.
Year 2 Brighton Trip Year 2 had a fantastic Stunning Start trip to Brighton and Shoreham. First of all we spent time exploring weird and wonderful sea creatures at the Sea Life Centre, followed by a fascinating afternoon at the Shoreham Life Boat centre learning all about the RNLI and the vital job that they do.
School Council’s actions this year include: judging the road safety poster competition (the poster later went up around a few schools in Surrey); making a video, on how to behave in the Eden Area, starring Captain Considerate and Sergeant Sensible; writing a letter to the Council asking for a crossing outside Reigate St Mary’s; asking for a new bin on The Bund; requesting a new boys’ toilet for the playground; dealing with unclean knives and forks by requesting for the dishwasher to be fixed and suggesting that the play ship on The Bund needed replacing. As you can tell we have had a very busy term, but none of this would have been possible without Mrs. Manser, who writes all the minutes helping us to keep track of what we are doing, and Mrs. Freeman who has chaired school council with so much enthusiasm and support this year. So I would like to say a big thank you to both of them for their help. Henry Helm
YEAR 1 THE GRUFFALO The children enjoyed reading a variety of texts whilst in Year One particularly the Gruffallo! We took them to’ The deep, dark wood,’ to re-enact the story to help them with retelling the story in their own books. They demonstrated so many of the grammatical elements that we have covered in our English lessons this year including using adjectives, verbs, adverbs and dialogue. Watch out Julia Donaldson you have some real competition!
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RECEPTION WORMERIES
RECEPTION ZOOLAB VISIT Just before half term, we were lucky enough to be visited by Josh from Zoolab who brought with him some very exotic minibeasts! There were giant millipedes, cockroaches, a corn snake and even an African Emperor scorpion named Titan. The children were totally inspired by the animals and were brave enough to handle or stroke them, but not Titan! It was AMAZING when Josh shined a light on Titan the scorpion. It was a black scorpion but it shined turquoise with the torch (UV light) Harvey The cockroach looked as if it was going to fly out of my hand! Isaac The corn snake eats rats and mice and it lives in the corn Eshan
My favourite creature was the scorpion because of its colour Max
I really like the stick insect because I like the name. It’s called Stacey and it can fold in its arms and legs Sachin
The corn snake feels soft Charlie
I like the stick insect best. It looks like a stick George
It was “tickly” when Bob, the Madagascar hissing cockroach, was on his hand Tristram
The millipede tickles my hands when it walks. It’s got hundreds of legs! Charlotte
YEAR 1 - STEGOSAURUS - MASKS The children used prior knowledge and topic books to find out facts about a variety of dinosaurs and made their own Top Trumps Cards. They also followed instructions to make a stegosaurus mask. They understood that scientists do not really know what colour they were so they came up with lots of incredible designs. The making involved painting a paper plate, colouring its face, spikes and a horn and then fixing the mask together. They had lots of fun pretending to be a stegosaurus too.
Each Reception class built their own wormery so that we could observe earthworms more carefully and see the tunnels they make in the soil. To do this we needed to dig up some soil and sort through it, taking care to remove any big stones which the worms would not like. The children then layered soil and sand in a clear plastic container and went out in search of earthworms. Luckily it had been a damp few weeks and there we plenty to be found! Excitedly, the children placed the earthworms in their new home and waited and watched!
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T I S I V 4 R A YE
L HA L R E P I N JU
When Year 4 headed off to Juniper Hall on Box Hill there was an amber weather warning for rain! Despite that, the children did all sorts of activities from creating art from nature, to building shelters, singing camp fire songs and finding and identifying invertebrates, plants and trees. It was rumoured that one of the schools at the field centre spent a lot of their time in tears, but not RSM. Our children showed incredible resilience and demonstrated that if you throw yourself into everything, you get a whole lot out! Well done, Year 4!
Monty’s experience On Monday 30th April Year 4 went on their first residential trip to… drum roll please… Juniper Hall! First, we had a welcome tour of Juniper Hall. After that, we got out water proofs and went outside. The weather was horrible so we got walking straight up the hill. The first activity was off trail den building where we collected wood to make a storm-proof den. We all enjoyed this task and and at the end our den had to withstand the water test. After all that hard work, we had our packed lunch. When we set off to the top of the hill where there was a magnificent tower.
orm oolly W d to W e h t I liked ecause we ha s b Game, olourful worm c d fin McL Sofia
The afternoon activity was finding nature’s alphabet. This involved finding parts of nature that began with letters of the alphabet. Then we walked back down to Juniper Hall. We were given our dorms and went up to chill out. Later that afternoon, we had a lesson about identifying trees and plants and we did natural art. Then we had dinner.
It was still wet outside so we had an indoor campfire with hot chocolate. We sang song and had a ghost story. Then it was time for bed. The next morning, we got up and made our sandwiches then had breakfast. The last activity was a big hunt. I was excited to find a rare Roman snail; they are a protected species. Sadly, it was time to head back. We all had an AMAZING time at Juniper Hall!
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I enjoyed creating woodland art with unusual things Fia I liked doing woodland art, because you got to do your own design Vanua On the walk some people gold cold, but we armed up by having fun Erik I liked the walk, because we learned lots of interesting facts Sofia McC I enjoyed everything about the trip, because the teachers made it such fun! Amelie Everybody loved the breakfast! Lizzie
Comments from 4H children: I liked building dens, because it was team building James
Sofia’s experience
Comments from 4GF children:
I enjoyed the campfire; we all sang songs together and they were funny Bella
On a stormy wet, and windy day, all of Year 4 set off on a coach to Juniper Hall. We were so excited as it was our first residential trip. The whole trip was amazing despite the awful rainy weather, but my favourite part was building waterproof dens in the woods. In my group were Lizzie,Vanya, Fia nd me. We decided to build the den using twigs, moss, branches and leaves. It took us nearly an hour to build, but we persevered in the rain and managed to make the den almost waterproof!
I loved the mini beast hunt, because I liked seeing rare snails close up Aqsa
My favourite bit was when we built dens Buddy
I liked the nature art, because I had never seen sticky weed before Izzah
I liked going into the common room and playing air hockey and table football Dan
Thank you to all the staff took us. We all had a fantastic time. Can’t wait for our year 5 trip now!
I liked the campfire . We sang lots of funny songs and we had lots of chocolate and marsh hot mallows Holly
I liked the camp fire inside, because it was cold outside and warmed me up Joshua
I liked the campfire, because we got to hear scary stories Lexi
I liked it when we went on the mini beast hunt, and we learned about rare Roman snails Mia
I liked the nature art, and our art was called wild fire! Imogen
I liked listening to the ghost story, and singing camp fire songs Archie
I really enjoyed going outside and finding insects Luella
I enjoyed building shelters, and testing to see if they were water proof Hamish
I liked the gift shop. I bought a little note pad Alex
It was fun in our room and everyone was talking Oscar
I liked playing in our dorm, because all my best friends were in there Aisha
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YEAR 4 CELEBRATION EVENING The Year 4 Celebration Evening featured Year 4 reading their own work, talking about their experiences during the year and playing their musical instruments. Year 4 also took part in RSM Challenge, a panel game which was strangely similar to University Challenge, and was even hosted by Jeremy Paxman. Year 4 had invited a variety of special guests from Albert Einstein and Donald Trump (actually, he wasn’t invited – he just turned up!), to The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Philip and her Majesty The Queen. Year 4 (and their parents) worked incredibly hard to prepare for the evening. The show itself was a showcase for their bight, shiny talents!
Here are some snippets of writing from 4GF that they read at the Year 4 Celebration Evening. Tronts have some exclusive features such as shooting poison glands that can stun prey instantly. Contrary to popular opinion, I think that tronts have cheetah ancestors due to their speed Erik
The tront lives on the warm coast of Hawaii. Due to its size, it snoozes on the land, 50m deep into the sand, so it can get protection from the nocturnal dinosaurs Jack
When the children get to the middle, they will have a jaw-dropping experience! They will see the marvelous uni-castle – a castle belonging to a real life unicorn. (Fortunately, the school have been offered a tame unicorn free of charge from Unicorns United) Fia
I screamed for help, but nobody came. Where is Prince Charming when you need him? I forced myself to eat my slice of thick, creamy wedding cake. My pet raven, Silky, eyed me angrily as if to say, “Hey, that was my cake! Sofia McL
As I got closer I could see his eyes. They were glowing red. A few steps more? Yes! Mia
Then I noticed that the dragon had an address on its shiny, golden collar. It blended nicely with the dragon’s pink and turquoise fur. I tried to read it, but something told me it was in a foreign language Vanya
Nana is purple. She is a mint chocolate chip ice cream on a hot summer’s day Nana is the star that lights the midnight sky She is a nice warm blanket near the fire Charlotte
Grandma is dark red. She as soft as a fur ball. She is as nice as a rose. Grandma is a path through a colourful wood Jacob K
My hand is a wave. My hand is a blade. My hand is a mountain range. My hand is a rake. My vein is a treasure chest map Oscar
They were at the bottom of the hill. Slowly, Varjak, Holly and Cludge made their way up. Just then, the rain began pour down Izzah
I’ve been on the floor for ever, or at least I think so. That was my first thought. Getting up, I heard a roar that made me run Jacob L
I’d never realised that the trees were so tall, or so close together before. It felt as if they were creeping closer to me. Suddenly, I realised I didn’t know where I was going: I was lost Lizzie
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Year 4 Digestion In Science we have been learning all about the digestive system. We have had such fun replicating a food journey to our stomachs; using a plastic zip lock bag as our stomach, water as saliva and orange juice as stomach acid. We added food to the liquid then squished and squished with our hands as if we had chewed the food.
YEAR 6 VISIT SUTTON LIFE CENTRE On Monday 4th June, Year Six went to Sutton Life Centre to learn some vital life skills. We learnt how to be safe on public transport and how to cope in difficult or dangerous situations. We also found out more about climate change and how we can help to reduce this. At the centre we walked around different zones and there was even a house with rooms for us to explore different situations that we might have to deal with. All of us enjoyed this and we are grateful for all the life skills we have learnt that will help us make the right choices as we grow up. Billy, Caitlin,Thomas and Annis
YEAR 5 CODE BREAKING
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YEAR 6 MAKING MOON BUGGIES All of year six made moon buggies; during the designing we had to bring in recycling from home. In my group, we used a plastic bottle for the body and Lego wheels. We then showed everyone what our buggy could do and we did three tests. Our buggy wasn’t very successful, although my highlight was making the buggy because I was able to be creative. Olivia Williams
Year 5 Visit Nower Wood Today we went to Nower Wood for the day. We went there because of our P4C project Go Givers and we are focusing on the environment. We were separated into our P4C groups. My group went into the class room and learnt that GIS stands for geographic information system. We use it every day(probably not know we are using it) for example a pizza deliverer or a parent going somewhere they use google maps to get around. We were going to find out the best location for a dormice to live in, we found that site 2 - Kiln was the best suitable place for them to live in. The worst place was site 5 - field centre, since lots of people walked around there. When we gathered the data they showed use where they had spotted some dormice, but there was one odd one out and it was in the car park. Later we had lunch I had a ham sandwich, crisps, apple and a Kit Kat. After lunch it was our turn to go to the pond, they separated use into 4 groups of 5. In my group I had Caitlin, Georgina, Jamie, Aime and me. We found a dragon fly nymph and was about to go through metamorphosis. We also found a shrimp the eggs and we named it Paviola the pregnant shrimp. After we had finished pond dipping we went further into the woods(the dead part). Josie told us we had 5 minutes to find as many mini beast. We found 1 spider, 3 beetles and loads of wood lice. Then we went into the green area and we found less mini beasts than before. This was definitely one of the best trips I have ever been to and I wish we could go next year, it was very educational and vivacious. Rose 5B
YEAR 1 - DINOSAURS - DISPLAY The children were given sections of a picture to create a habitat that the dinosaurs could have lived in millions of years ago. They selected a variety of materials which included sand, paint, sticks, tissue paper, cotton wool and lots more to create their section of the habitat then we pieced them together to produce the overall scene. The children then used pastels to draw their favourite dinosaur and thought of additional things that they would like to find out about this prehistoric life form as we make our way through our topic learning. To help them decide what to draw and to make them as realistic as possible they used topic books and models as a reference.
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Y A D T S E U Q INTER HOUSE CHARITY FUNDRAISING DAY Quest Day is the highlight of the Summer term for many children at RSM – it’s a chance for the children to have fun in their houses and work together to earn points to go towards winning the much coveted Godfrey Searle Cup. After last year’s successful water run, we wanted to make this year’s event even more special, by incorporating fundraising into the very heart of it, whilst raising awareness of a special cause. Our activities were based around endangered animals and we raised money for The David Shepherd Trust. It was a great day! Thank you to everybody who donated money for this excellent cause.
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c i s M u e Drama c n Da undup Ro DANCE On the 15th of June RSM dance and ballet went to the Harlequin and it was a wonderful time. We had a rehearsal before the parents came and watched us on a stage. We had to go through some safety rules before we did our rehearsal. I was nervous before I went on stage because it was a very big stage and a very big theatre. Afterwards I felt so happy and all the other dancers were amazing! Hannah On Friday 15th June, many keen young dancers from RSM set foot on the Harlequin stage to put on an incredible performance for their family and friends. These dancers ranged all the way from 4 up until 12, for some it was their first time on stage, whilst for others this was one of many performances. Each dance was filled with enthusiasm no matter what the age and every dance was thoroughly enjoyed by the audience. The Harlequin dance show has always been a highlight in the year for me but this year the dancers took it to another level and I hope that everybody enjoyed the performances as much as I did! Hannah
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YEAR 4 POETRY DANCE CLUB I love my dance club. It makes me feel confident, happy and I feel good about myself. Dancing with my friends is good fun! Saba
CHOREOGRAPHY SLAM On May 23rd the RSM Drill Team were invited to the RGS choreography slam as guests. We arrived at RGS at 5p.m and found out that the the hall was already full with dancers practising. As soon as everyone from our team had arrived we practised both of our routines and watched the other groups. Soon after this the parents were let in and we were welcomed onto the stage. Most of us felt super nervous as we performed our dances but it was also really exciting. After we had performed we sat and watched all the other dancers. I think all of us thought they were terrific. Our favourite parts were watching the RGS pupils perform and showing our dances to everyone. Everyone really enjoyed the night and we wish we could do it all over again. We would also like to thank Mrs Petersen-Jones for taking the time to coach us our wonderful dances. Lauren and Ella
REIGATE AND REDHILL MUSIC FESTIVAL Tuesday 8th May saw three of our choirs perform at The Reigate and Redhill Music Festival. There was much excitement from all 3 choirs who participated. The children who performed were praised for the high standard of execution and the sheer number of children involved in singing at our school. Year 1 Choir were awarded Merit Star, Year 2 Choir were awarded Honours and Choral Shield as winners of their class and Year 5 and 6 Choir were awarded Honours. Well done everyone!
Year 4 wrote poems based on a passage from their class reader – Varjak Paw. The Wall - Varjak’s Escape by Aqsa Looking down enemies, enemies Killers Killed BFF Killed elder Paw Heart broken No choice but to go Up… up… up Keep on pumping Jump! Enemies thudded against the wall Yay! Victory! Elder paw hooked his vision Fur damp… squelchy… soggy Eyes blurred Tears flooding HELP!!!! Persevering Cat by Fia Started raining Wet and soggy Slippery Sliding down Down, down, down Save me Up, up, up Nearly there There! Varjak’s Big Surprise by Jacob Lee Devastated Pounced at the wall Clawing Springing Up and up and up. Gripping Evil cats looking for him Varjak unsure Climbing Looking down Up around Hauling Panting Persevering Tiring Strength fading Not a hope Doubting And popped on the wall Afraid of heights Feeling queasy Leaping at a tree Stamping on the grass Having strange dreams
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Year 3 Fair Trade In ESR lessons (Education for Social Responsibility), Year 3 have been learning about Fair Trade. We shopped for products around the room and created our own shopping list of things like tea, chocolate and orange juice, choosing one of three products to buy. We were then asked why we had chosen those specific products from the selection. There were many reasons: For chocolate, I went for the brand, because it’s a Milky Bar and they are yummy Owen
Because my mum likes that type of tea and my brother likes caramel Rohan
I chose the type of T-shirt because it looks cool Florence
RESuLtS: 13 of us choose SOME fair trade products 5 of us DID NOT CHOOSE ANY fair trade products 1 of us selected ALL of the fair trade products!
I chose the jam which was the cheapest George
I chose the orange juice because it was the cheapest Joshua
At first, some of us recognised the symbol as the Fair Trade logo, but when we were asked what it meant, we came up with a whole array of suggestions – none of us really knew exactly what it meant!
Because the tea is not expensive and it looks good quality Johan
We had a brilliant debate about our choices and reasons and have learned so much from this lesson. We now all know what Fair Trade is and why it is so important.
Because I have not tried that chocolate before; it looks delicious Eva
I would choose the second choice because, although the third has a free toy with it, that one is destroying trees in the rainforests and is made from plastic. I would choose fair trade chocolate because Fair Trade a company helping the world Emilia
Now we know that poor farmers from developing countries don’t get paid enough from the company that comes to buy their crops. These large companies then sell it off cheaply so they sell more of them which means they get more money than they pay the farmers themselves and get larger profits. Fair Trade are trying to make it so the companies pay the farmers a certain amount of money, which is a fair price, so the farmers get paid more money and can then afford to live – to buy food, clothing and have somewhere safe to live. Jake
We went on a shopping trip and made choices about which products we bought. We learned about Fairtrade and how it helps farmers to receive a fair income for what they do. We know what the Fairtrade symbol looks like and why buying Fairtrade products helps farmers. I now understand that because of Fairtrade, farmers who work really hard now get a fair share of the money. To support Fairtrade and farmers, before you buy things, look around to see if you can find products that display the Fairtrade symbol. Alexander
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3RW CLASS POEM
Year 3 P4C I really liked P4C because it is about thinking outside the box, trying to think more deeply. Our first lesson was great because we were able to write down random deep questions of our choice Kieren
We have written our own poem based on our Countryfile Topic
THE FARMER’S AWAY
In P4C I enjoyed debating and discussing topics about saving the world because if we don’t then the animals and us will die, like if we don’t stop cutting down trees and using plastic then animals and us may become extinct Rohan
In P4C we learnt about not just saying the first thing that pops into our heads, you have to think more deeply, so next time you have a conversation with someone, think more deeply - which is what I enjoy doing Elliot
I think P4C inspires people to ask ‘what, why, how’ and other questions. Sometimes there is no answer and you can debate about what you think. You can also vote for your and other’s opinions and also try to win people over to reflect and change sides, sharing your views across a dividing line, if you’ve justified your reasons well. We have learnt news ways of speaking, like referring back to someone else’s suggestions. We had so much fun in P4C. I think P4C is so helpful for your learning Eddison
You have to think more in P4C and can discuss questions on our minds, like ‘What is the meaning of life?’ I’ve enjoyed thinking in a different way and analysing How? Why? What? Emilia
We did a lot of things in P4C, I liked the dividing line where we could think, then commit to one side or the other, justify with reasons and reflect as we heard other viewpoints. You could stand on the line if you weren’t sure until you felt like you had made a decision, then you would move to one side or the other Jake
I have really enjoyed P4C in Year 3. I think it’s really exciting because there is no one answer, there are lots of answers. I like it when we can share our views in a
“The farmer’s not here today; he’s gone away.” “Oh goody,” shrieked piglet, “Let’s go and play.” “Don’t listen my lambs, it’s not good, I fear. They’ll soon regret it, it’s a bad idea!” So off the piglets went, to play in the rubble “They’ll soon find themselves in so much trouble.” controlled way. It helps us understand what is going on in the world Sophia
I like the new skills we have learnt in P4C through fun activities Amelia
We learnt lots of deep questions to ask. I liked it when we debated about our Queen’s dilemma – ‘Should the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Megan Markle be the typical pomp and splendour it always is or should it be a few friends and family down the local Dog and Duck with a few sandwiches, freeing up money to use more wisely for better causes?’ It was interesting to hear everyone’s thoughts and then try to make a final decision. The majority of Year 3 decided the money could be used more wisely, however it was close as lots of us in Year 3 like to share in our country’s royal events and do what has always been done in the past, so it is fair for Harry and Megan Khanak
I like how we used the Go-Pro to film us sharing our views and questions. I learnt to use my brain differently Amelia
I become very passionate about some topics and have enjoyed voicing my strong opinions, although I know I need to be more open to hearing other viewpoints Joshua
Bouncing and pouncing, making such a mess Old mummy sheep certainly knew best. But as she sighed and gazed in despair, When she turned around, her pair were not there! The lambs felt excited and rushed to have fun, Skipping and leaping, they bounded along. “Let’s do what piglets do and play in the mud.” “Ouch!” bleated one as she slipped, with a thud. It happened so quickly – the disaster took place, She landed in mud; up popped a brown face. “Oh yuck! I’ve changed colour; I’m covered in dirt!” “Oh no,” cried her brother, “I hope you’re not hurt!” Suddenly the farmer appeared at the gate, For the animals now, it was too late. Although they’d had a lot of fun, Short lived it was – their deed was done!
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YEAR 3 CAKE MAKING I devoured my cupcake with great excitement and hunger. I really wanted to eat it! Thomas
I really liked making my sheep from art materials, especially the cotton wool because it was soooo fluffy! Olivia
I really enjoyed this experience but I was so tempted to eat my cake as I was putting marshmallows onto it. Aviella
Making our sheep cupcakes was great fun because you got to use lots of different ingredients and I really enjoyed eating it! Henrick
When I was spreading the icing onto my cake it covered my fingers but I did not mind because I just licked it off! It tasted scrumptious! Anna
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If you say yes to both of these things you may have a chance to be qualified for the job! The job is very amusing, sensational and lively. You will be waking up to the sound of a cockerel in your head. I hope you are ready for your job every morning at Ladyland Farm. When you come to the farm I hope you feel enthusiastic for the day ahead. You will need to feed the animals, amuse the animals and enjoy being with the animals. You will have to have studied about animals for a long time and you would have to have a little bit of experience of being a teacher because you will have to be showing children around the farm. If you would like this job, please contact us. I hope you come soon! Call Ladyland Farm for more details. Tia
YEAR 5 OTTER STORY
BY JAMIE-FAYE
Once there was a white otter and he was always left out from games; the reason was he was white and not brown like other otters. Every day the white otter would go to school and just sit there all alone and not say anything because even the teacher thought he was strange because he was all white, so he got told off for talking when everyone else was screaming! The otter had gone home and sulked for a bit and his mum came in and said to him “What’s wrong?” And he told her everything and the only thing his mum said was, “You go to school tomorrow and make a speech in Assembly and say just because I am white doesn’t mean I’m not an otter; some otters won’t be the normal colour of an otter; some might have long hair some might have short hair and also some otters might have a short tail and some might have a long one!” So the next day the white otter went to school and made the speech and it made a lot of otters change, some died their coats blue, red, yellow and all sorts and in the end he had so many friends all because he was different.
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t i s i v Year 4 y r a M t S y r u b Holm On Wednesday 6 June, Year 4 went to Holmbury St Mary as part of our topic called ‘Into the woods’. We went to Holmbury St Mary because it has a large wood which is open to the public and it is close to Reigate, taking only 30 minutes by coach. We walked partly into the wood, and then a lady began to tell us part of a story, then we had to walk on before finding out what happened next. She told us three complete stories by the time we had to return to school. I especially liked the story about Jack trying to find his luck by walking to an old man at the end of the earth, because just like in the story, it felt like our group also walked to the end of the earth, where there was an amazing view looking over a drop. I could see the roofs of many different houses and buildings – it was like I was a bird flying up high looking down over the world. I also liked it because at the same place there was a statue, and all the girls had a photo perched on the different levels of the statue. The boys then did the same. I also loved the Wonky Tree! This was a tree which had grown sideways instead of upward, which looked peculiar and reminded me of the Whomping Willow tree in the Harry Potter stories. In the story
we were listening to, the tree bent down and tapped Jack on the head and it did look as if it could have done this in real life! In the story, they said that it had grown this way because of the location of a treasure chest which had made the tree tip over. Unfortunately, we didn’t have enough time to dig to see if there was treasure under the Wonky Tree! Another one of my favourite things was having a delicious packed lunch because we got chocolate penguins, a sandwich of our choice and a packet of crisps. Izzah, Aqsa, Charlotte and I all sat down on a long log to eat and chat in a wonderful, big field with long grass. The weather was sunny, but not too hot, so it was perfect for a picnic. After we had finished eating, I loved playing around enjoying games together in the field. I really hope that we can go to visit Holmbury St Mary again! I really enjoyed our visit and I have learned how to use my imagination more when writing stories, for example, to imagine that I am the character in the place I am writing about. Emma
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RECEPTION ART IN THE PARK As part of our Minibeast day we headed out into the grounds to create some fabulous pictures using different natural materials. First we gathered sticks, leaves, stones and anything else we thought we could use before working together to create minibeast inspired pictures. Some of us created pictures of animals we knew whilst others used their imagination and created their own type of insect! We made minibeasts with leaves, sticks and things from the ground. It was good Eloise Some of us used heavy logs. We put sticks in the ground to hold the log up. I made a woodlouse – it was quite hard Jessica I worked with James and Dylan to make a bee and a wasp Rory Me, Eloise and Miracle tried to make a butterfly and a ladybird Aleksa
Year 5 Inter-School MFL Mastermind On Monday 21st May, ten of our Year 5 took part in an inter-school MFL Mastermind hosted by RGS. The other schools taking part were Micklefield, Aberdour, Copthorne and Cumnor House. Georgina describes our morning: We set off in the morning all jolly and excited. There were high hopes in the air that we would win. We were the first team that had arrived at RGS. As we had lots of time we talked about team tactics. When all the teams had arrived we started the day by learning about Japan. We now know how to count to five in Japanese. After that we were quizzed on French food – name two ingredients in each of a selection of French dishes, did we know our pasta?... flags of countries and, please would you spell correctly... ‘INTERNATIONAL’ – thank you, Rose :) It was a very enjoyable experience and we all worked well as a team. Overall we finished 2nd place. It was a fantastic experience and I would like to do it all over again. Aberdour were the eventual winners. Mr Fenton presented them with the MFL shield and everyone received a certificate We then went outside to enjoy our picnic lunch provided by RGS. The children taking part were: Hallam, Olivia, Ben, Harry, Carter, Rose, Rhianna, Claudia, Sachin and Georgina, accompanied by Monsieur Hollands and Señora Chalder.
YEAR 3 ART We used watercolours, pencil and pastels to create these pieces. I liked using the watercolours because I was able to experiment with the colours Amy I love art because you get to use your imagination. I have improved this year by working on my sketching technique Callum I have improved my drawing and I liked drawing the sheep in the style of Henry Moore. I have used lots of different techniques to make different effects Niccolo I enjoyed looking at the work of Henry More and working in his style, making sure we used plenty of detail Tallulah
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Poetry Week From Year Three to Six, the children enjoyed a week after the half term break celebrating poetry, both reading and writing. Each year group were given a specific poem to study. These ranged from Allan Ahlberg’s wonderful, ‘Please Mrs Butler’ to the classic narrative work, ‘The Highwayman’ by Alfred Noyes. The children also used these examples to use as a basis for some performance poetry in their drama lessons. Here they were able to explore tone, gesture, tempo and texture as they experimented with the words. In addition, within English lessons, different genres of poems were encountered, such as list poems and acrostic variations. Our work also allowed the children to experience word play – an important part of the current English curriculum. Do enjoy reading 3HW’s list poem, ‘I’ve Never Seen a…’ which they performed with gusto in our celebratory assembly. The cheeky children had written their work all about the RSM staff! In Year Six, we looked at more challenging acrostic poems and Thomas showed great perseverance and determination whilst writing his telestic poem called ‘Planet Earth’. The assembly was wonderful, showing what talented writers we have across the Upper School and proved how much poetry is loved by young people. Each year group shared examples of their work – these were often comedic, sometimes thoughtful and reflective. During the assembly, a new poem was created by three children using a magnetic poetry set (pictured alongside) about fear - which needless to say had hidden depths. Mrs Rushby
YEAR 1 VISIT CHESSINGTON
I’VE NEVER SEEN by 3HW I’ve never seen Mrs May watch Peppa Pig I’ve never seen Mr Culverwell wear a wig I’ve never seen Mr Gale with crazy hair I’ve never seen Mrs Winterhalder hug a bear I’ve never seen Mr King do the Floss I’ve never seen Mr Driver argue with his boss I’ve never seen Mrs PJ prance I’ve never seen Miss White dance I’ve never seen Mr Austin howl I’ve never seen Mrs Whitehead dance with Simon Cowell I’ve never seen Miss White go to New York I’ve never seen Mr Forsyth act like a dork I’ve never seen Miss Harrison sleep on the bay I’ve never seen Mr Hollands playing with clay I’ve never seen Mrs Chalder perch on a high chair I’ve never seen Mr Williams with messy hair I’ve never seen Miss Allen at a gig I’ve never seen Mrs Walters head turn big I’ve never seen Mrs Gibson eat a cow I’ve never seen Mrs Freeman shout ‘miaow!’ I’ve never seen Mrs Manser swim with a speckled ray I’ve never seen Mrs McCartney paddle in a bay I’ve never seen Mrs Newland cartwheel down the hall I’ve never seen Mrs Gibb play volleyball Have you?
A TELESTIC POEM by Thomas C
We must stoP CO2 making us ilL Piles of plastic in AsiA Polar bears experiencing paiN A lack of natural lifE The world may end tonighT Man is responsiblE Rainforests becoming a deserted areA Whilst we waste papeR Species die ouT Do you really want to say, “Goodbye EartH”?
I liked going in the sea life centre because I liked all the lovely fish Charlotte L I liked it when the sea lion was swimming under the water and then he came up Aryanna We saw strippy tigers that were lying down in the shade because it was sunny Isaac It was funny! I saw a baby gorilla Zach I liked seeing the toucan because it was colourful Anousha I touched the starfish, at first I was scared but I was brave and I did it Rose I enjoyed seeing the gorillas, the giraffe, the penguins, EVERYTHING! Peter At Chessington our group looked at the penguins, it was funny when we saw the other group on the other side Matthew
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YEAR 6 THE WRECK OF THE ZANZIBAR – MICHAEL MORPURGO One week this term, we read a wonderful book by Michael Morpurgo, set in 1907 in the Isles of Scilly. Laura longs to be able to row out in the gig to rescue passing ships from the dangerous waters, just like her brother Billy. But father says this is no kind of job for a girl.
RECEPTION MINIBEAST DAY Reception had great fun as they ventured forth in the sunshine, in search of exciting creatures on their Minibeast Day. The children got off to a creative start, designing and fitting their own minibeast head bands. Once everyone had assembled theirs, we headed out to explore the grounds and see what we could find. The children searched high and low, visiting the den, the pond and the nature trail and what a lot of creatures they found! After lunch we cooled off in the classroom, and carefully made snails out of clay. This was a great workout for our hands and fingers as well as producing some very smart looking snails!
Times are hard on the island: Billy runs aways as cabin boy on a ship bound for America and everything around Laura fall apart. Rescuing a stranded leatherback turtle following a storm is a grateful release from the distare that surrounds Laura. In this short book, we come to see how when a community pull together, lives can be changed. Does Laura get to ever row in the gig? Does she ever see Billy again? And what was ‘Zanzibar’? You’ll have to read it yourself and find out! Suitable for boys and girls, this is a fabulous tale, full of suspense and a whole range of emotions! Year Six made some leaflets about the beautiful Ises of Scilly as one of their responses to the book. Mrs Rushby
Year 2 Outdoor Classroom On Thursday 17th May, Year 2 took part in Outdoor Classroom Day 2018. It was a beautiful sunny day, and Year 2 enjoyed coming together to take their learning outside. They explored symmetry in nature, and discovered that although leaves may be very similar they cannot be truly symmetrical! They also loved using the outdoor classroom to investigate seed dispersal and the lifecycle of plants using dandelions.
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Sports Roundup LINGFIELD AtHLEtICS On the 11th of May years 5 and 6 were at Lingfield for an athletics event at which everyone tried their best. The weather was miserable for the time of the year but everyone was puffing after the relays which the year five girls came 3rd, the year 5 boys came 1st, the year six girls came 3rd and unfortunately the year 6 boys were disqualified. In the field events Olivia came 1st in the rounder’s ball throw and James came 2nd in the cricket ball throw. Thomas came 1st in the 80m sprint and Aaron came 1st in the 150m. Over all we had 250 points and Lingfield had 251 so it was so close but I think all the competitors enjoyed it thoroughly. Jack
CAtERHAM CRICkEt tOuRNAMENt On the 12th May, the Reigate St Marys A colts travelled down to Caterham for a sixes tournament. The boys did really well playing 4 games, winning 2 and losing 2. Our first game of the tournament was against Caterham who put a good score of 94-0 on the board. The boys battled well but unfortunately couldn’t get the required run rate. Our second game was against Elmhurst who batted first and scored 56-0, it was going to be a tough game but with Thomas and Jack occasionally hitting a boundary we managed to get passed their score.
Our third game was against Hawthorns who got a total of 82-1 with Jack getting the wicket of Luke. The Hawthorns bowling line up was a good one and kept us down to a score of 43-4 (the 4 wickets costing us 20 runs).
Our final game was against Lingfield who recently beat us in a T20 game. The game went right down to the wire as we needed a boundary off the last ball as Lingfield scored 70-0 and Thomas provided with a straight drive down the ground. Rayhan
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YEAR 3&4 HOuSE ROuNDERS
YEAR 5&6 HOuSE ROuNDERS
The year 3 & 4 competition was both highly contested and lots of fun. All the girls worked hard for their houses and really impressed the staff with their good batting and fielding skills. Malcomson came first, followed by Osmond, Hobson and Searle.
Excellent team spirit and camaraderie was on display at the year 5 and 6 house rounders. Accurate throwing and fielding kept the teams on their toes right to the end. The girls demonstrated the fantastic skills they had learnt over the course of the season, along with showing what great fun they were having. All matches were extremely close, however Hobson took the narrow victory with Searle in second place, Osmond 3rd and Malcomsom 4th.
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SPORTS TOUR
kIMuRA SHukOkAI kARAtE COMpEtItION
SwIMMING On the last Friday of term Year 5 & 6 went to the RGS pool for the inter-house swimming gala. Everybody swam well and enjoyed the races. The final results were; 4th Malcolmson 50 points 3rd Hobson 59 points 2nd Searle 60 points 1st Osmond 69 points Well done Osmond on winning the final House event of the year
Saturday 12th May, twenty five RSM Karate students competed at a karate competition in Kent. Fantastic support from parents on the day, motivating and encouraging the students in the various events. We won many medals and trophies and enjoyed a day filled with new memories, new friendships and new experiences.
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LOWER SCHOOL SpORtS Day The Lower School Sports Day was finally able to be completed on Monday 11th June after torrential rain put a stop to activities on the Thursday. Well done to all the children who had practised and performed really well in their races. The afternoon concluded with the inter-house relay which was great fun for everybody. The final results were; 1st Hobson 2nd Malcolmson 3rd Searle 4th Osmond
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UppER SCHOOL SpORtS Day Sports Day was on the 13 June. All children from year 3 up to year 6 contributed in this event. Each house competed against each other in many different varieties of athletics these included: High jump, long jump, shot put, javelin, cricket ball throw, rounders ball throw, 300m,600m, 200mand all the sprints. Overall Hobson won but the scores were extremely close. We had many records broken and some great encouragement heard from the crowd. Everyone tried their best and had a fun day especially watching the teachers lose against the students in the final relay! Maebh
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