VIC & 50NL Week 6 Michaelmas Term 2012.indd - Broomwood Hall
VIC & 50NL Week 6 Michaelmas Term 2012.indd - Broomwood Hall
VIC & 50NL Week 6 Michaelmas Term 2012.indd - Broomwood Hall
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<strong>VIC</strong>ARAGE & <strong>50NL</strong> · WEEK 6 · FRIDAY 5 OCTOBER 2012<br />
ONCE UPON A TIME . . .<br />
Book week began in style with the children arriving on Monday morning dressed up as an array of fantastic story<br />
characters. There were some wonderful costumes from a multitude of books and despite the rain the children paraded<br />
proudly in front of their mummies and daddies. Everyone including the teachers entered into the spirit of the day! Thank<br />
you for all the effort which went into making and preparing the outfi ts for the children.<br />
Miss Georgina Warner-Smith – Book <strong>Week</strong> Organiser<br />
PA NEWS<br />
Cake Sale Thursday 11 October: It is time<br />
to start baking again. Please try to fi nd time<br />
to make something for next Thursday’s<br />
Cake Sale. There is always a fantastic<br />
selection of homemade cupcakes, cookies,<br />
biscuits and cakes for the children to choose from. Please<br />
remember the school has a STRICT NO NUT POLICY and<br />
all the ingredients must be clearly labelled. Could all Lower<br />
School children bring in 50p which will enable them to<br />
have a cake at break time and also a guess in our fabulous<br />
cake competition. Thank you to everyone who has offered<br />
to help at the various sales. Happy baking!<br />
Parents Association<br />
PARENT/TEACHER MEETINGS<br />
Mrs Graham will be at the Vicarage on Monday 8 October,<br />
<strong>50NL</strong> on Wednesday 10 October and Garrads Road<br />
on the Thursday 11 October during Parent/Teacher<br />
<strong>Week</strong>. If anyone would like to make an appointment<br />
to see her please book a timeslot by email to e.gillett<br />
northwoodschools.com<br />
Please contact your Child’s class teacher if you have not<br />
booked your time slot to meet with them on either Monday<br />
8 or Wednesday 10 October<br />
NOTES FROM THE HEAD<br />
Uniform: As the weather has now truly turned autumnal,<br />
please could all children wear full winter uniform. All girls<br />
must wear their hats. Should you need any extra uniform,<br />
Loofy is open on Monday (8.00-10.00) and Thursday<br />
(3.00-6.00). Alternatively the next second hand sale will be<br />
on Tuesday 13 November from 1.00-3.00 at <strong>50NL</strong>. If you<br />
have bought second hand uniform, please rename the<br />
items with your own child’s name<br />
Money in school: May I remind parents that no money<br />
should be brought to school unless it is for the cake sale,<br />
mufti day or church. This money is given to an adult or put<br />
in the collecting bag.<br />
Food: Please no snacks on the school premises after<br />
school as the crumbs encourage unwanted wild life!<br />
Parking Complaints: Please avoid leaving your engines<br />
running during drop-off and pick-up as it is not only very<br />
un-eco friendly but extremely unhealthy for our neighbours.<br />
Dogs: Although <strong>Broomwood</strong> is known to be a dog-friendly<br />
school, none of us are very fond of what they sometimes<br />
leave behind. If you feel there is the SLIGHTEST<br />
possibility of your dog leaving us a gift of this nature,<br />
please come with a bag with which to clear it up. We have<br />
had a couple of incidents so far this term and do not wish<br />
to have any repeat performances.<br />
Mrs Sarah Graham – Head of Lower School<br />
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CHURCH CORNER<br />
Thursday 11 October: Next week is the fi rst of our Lower<br />
School only services this term. Class 3E are very much<br />
looking forward to singing and acting the story about<br />
Joseph and his brothers.<br />
SPORTS UPDATE<br />
The Class 3 girls braved the rain on Friday for their<br />
fi rst fi xture against Thomas’s Clapham. All of the girls<br />
played extremely well and showed some good skills<br />
for their fi rst match. The Green and Black teams both<br />
had a win, a loss and a draw with Ella Ward showing<br />
some excellent defensive skills, and Allegra Bantoft<br />
had an all round outstanding game. The Yellow team<br />
had two draws and a narrow loss with Eliza Cooper and<br />
Emma Cruikshank showing some excellent defence. For<br />
the Red team, which had two wins and a draw, Rosie<br />
Jankovich-Besan was the stand out player. Well done on<br />
a great start to the season, girls!<br />
Miss Colette Shearer – Sports & PE<br />
AFRICAN FOLK TALES<br />
Storyteller Jan Blake entertained the classes as she<br />
told African folk tales to the beat of various percussion<br />
instruments. She had us all joining in with songs and<br />
repeated phrases and we were totally gripped.<br />
Miss Georgina Warner-Smith – Book <strong>Week</strong> Organiser<br />
POETRY COMPETITION<br />
On Thursday afternoon the children in Classes 1 to 3 took<br />
part in the fi nals of the annual poetry competition. Heats<br />
were held the previous week in the individual classrooms,<br />
following which the fi nalists were chosen. The fi nalists<br />
performed their plays with clarity, expression and some<br />
brilliant actions. It was a tough task for the judges to<br />
choose the winners and congratulations to Alessandro Pizzi<br />
(Class 1), Ollie Chapman (Class 2), Ella Ward (Class 3). Well<br />
done too, to the other fi nalists: Teddy Watmough, Oliver<br />
Clark, Leo Bedi, Imogen Kidd, Izzy Hudson, Ted Cussans<br />
and Emma Cruikshank.<br />
Miss Georgina Warner-Smith – Book <strong>Week</strong> Organiser<br />
EPSOM CHOIR FESTIVAL<br />
On Tuesday, some of our Class 3s and GR children were<br />
lucky enough to take part in a<br />
singing festival with eight other<br />
Prep Schools at Epsom College.<br />
The children worked hard<br />
throughout the day on perfecting<br />
a selection of songs, all based<br />
around the theme of weather.<br />
They were also given a concert<br />
by a number of soloists and<br />
three choirs, all of whom were<br />
students from the college. The boys choir was particularly<br />
impressive! The day ended with a grand performance of<br />
the songs they had learnt in front of their parents. It was an<br />
exhausting, exciting and inspiring day day.<br />
Miss Joanna Marlow – Head of Music<br />
NATIVITY PLAY – COSTUMES<br />
The Class 1 Nativity Play costume meeting will take<br />
place at 8.45 on Friday 12 October at <strong>50NL</strong>. The Class 1<br />
teachers would welcome as much help as possible with<br />
props, costumes and scenery.<br />
WHAT’S ON NEXT WEEK<br />
Monday 8 October<br />
6.00-8.00 * Parent/Teacher interviews (Vicarage and<br />
<strong>50NL</strong>)<br />
Tuesday 9 October<br />
9.00-10.30 * Lower School Open Day for prospective<br />
parents<br />
9.30-12.00 * Upper School Open Day for Lower School<br />
parents<br />
2.15 * Football: Class 3 (<strong>50NL</strong>) ABC -v- Finton House<br />
– Trinity Fields<br />
Wednesday 10 October<br />
9.15 CREW: “Materials” Class 3 – <strong>Hall</strong>, <strong>50NL</strong><br />
6.00-8.00 * Parent/Teacher interviews (Vicarage and<br />
<strong>50NL</strong>)<br />
Thursday 11 October<br />
* Parents Association cake sale<br />
8.45 * LS Church Service: Class 3E – St Luke’s<br />
Church<br />
Friday 12 October<br />
8.45 * Class 1 Nativity Play costume meeting for<br />
mothers – <strong>50NL</strong><br />
1.45 * Netball: Class 3 <strong>50NL</strong> -v- GR – <strong>50NL</strong> & GR<br />
Saturday 13 October<br />
10.00- * Northcote Lodge Open Morning for<br />
12.00 prospective parents<br />
LOOKING FORWARD<br />
Friday 19 November<br />
8.45 Half-term awards – Vicarage and <strong>50NL</strong><br />
10.40 House Feasts<br />
12.00 Break up for half-term (siblings may be<br />
collected from 11.45)<br />
“MIND A GAP”<br />
It may seem a long way off to most but we are starting the<br />
process of finding homes for our new GAP students, for<br />
the calendar year from January 2013. If you are interested<br />
in hosting a boy or girl from Australia who will be with us for<br />
a year, please contact me, Ruth Bowley, on 020 8682 8850<br />
or email me at r.bowley@northwoodschools.com for further<br />
information or an informal chat.<br />
Mrs Ruth Bowley – GR School Secretary<br />
FOR SALE<br />
Yamaha keyboard and stand for sale, in good condition<br />
and perfect for a beginner. Price £80. If interested please<br />
call me on 07734 051224.<br />
Susan Sells, mother of Georgina – Class 7N<br />
Theatre Tickets: I have four tickets available for Jumpy at<br />
the Duke of York theatre on 3 November at 7.30. The cost<br />
is £52.50 per ticket. Please contact me on 07866 365959<br />
or email emmabowman@yahoo.co.uk<br />
Emma Bowman (mother of Bel – Class 8E)<br />
LOST PROPERTY OFFICE<br />
Isabella Docherty in Class 3E has lost her<br />
brand new blue school jumper. It is labelled,<br />
with her full name. Please return if found.<br />
PLEASE NOTE: FULL DETAILS OF ANY ITEM IN RED CAN BE SEEN ON OUR WEBSITE www.broomwood.co.uk