NEWSLETTER - Broomwood Hall

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WEEK 5 • Friday 15th May 2009
slapton ley – class 5
Class 5, together with Mrs Powell, Mrs McOrist, Miss Turtle and me, leave on
Monday 11 May to go Slapton Ley Field Centre for an exciting few days of pond
dipping, rock pooling and river investigation. We will spend most of our time in the
outdoor classroom, working on a new theme each day using facilities not available
in London. We hope to find the largest limpets on Gorah Rocks, catch carnivorous
mayfly nymphs in Slapton Ley and maybe even come face to face with a badger.
Time away such as this is also excellent preparation for boarding school and
independent living. Most of all though, it is great fun! Please make sure girls come
to school on Monday at the normal time in their home clothes with a packed lunch
in their school backpack and their suitcase! If your child is prone to travel sickness
please make sure you send them to school with their travel sickness pills and
ensure they have enough for 5 days.
Virginia Fowler – Class 6 Form Mistress
abseiling for charity
Miss Sarah Vote, Class 7
teacher at the Upper School, will
be abseiling 469ft down Guys
Hospital Tower to raise money
for the School’s current charity
on June 6, 2009. She would be
grateful if you could sponsor her
by clicking on the link detailed
below which will take you
directly to a sponsorship page
http://www.justgiving.com/
Miss Sarah Vote
sarahvote and it will give you more information.
the vikings are coming!
A Viking expert will visit Class 3 at Garrads Road on
Thursday 14 May. He will bring with him a number of
artefacts and lots of Viking tales to tell. The children
will be allowed to dress up for the occasion after lunch
and a letter with costume ideas has been sent out. I
am sure we will have a very exciting afternoon!
Miss Zoe Firmin - Class 3 Form mistress
MISSING LIBRARY BOOKS
Lady Colquhoun and I would like the girls to search
through bookshelves, under beds and behind cupboards
for any overdue Broomwood Library books. There are
a considerable number of books missing, many of them
part of favourite series, which is particularly frustrating.
No penalties for late returns! Thank you.
Pippa Miller – Upper School Librarian
class 4 excursion
Class 4 will be marched to Mountfitchet Castle on
Tuesday 12 May to experience what life was like in
these parts once William had done all his conquering.
Unruly children will be pelted with fruit in the stocks,
or tied into the ducking stool and plunged into ice
cold water... that’ll teach ’em! However, worry ye not,
we plan to return to our Lord and Lady C with exactly
the same number of little serfs we leave with. Please
provide them with a packed lunch (no nuts).
Sir Ian Gibb the Rotten – Class 4 serf master
leiths dinnerS
Class 7 and their parents are looking forward to the
dinner party on 13 for Class 7E and 20 May for 7N
where they will be treated to a 3 course spectacular!
pa tennis tournament
Please look out for the Tennis forms in backpacks today.
We look forward to a fun, social morning playing
tennis; all standards very welcome: at Wigmore Tennis
Club on 12 June. Please contact Nicky Waterworth on
nix@waterworthfamily.com, 020 8769 7774 or Tanya
Wenstrom at tanya@gmail.com
cl7 synagogue visit
Class 7 will visit the South London Liberal Synagogue on
Thursday 14 May to support their study of Judaism this
term. They will be having a guided tour as well has having
a question and answer session with the chairman.
Rebecca Long – Class 6
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flu workshop @ US
Year 4 and 5 were gripped by the antics of the Villain
Virus and King Kleenex performed by actors Mike
Dalton and Nick Burnell yesterday. The girls learnt
how to stop cross infection and beat the bugs!
Yvonne Bentley – Head of PSHE
Broomwood Girls fighting the ‘flu
homeless husband
Do you have a room to spare or a house which
needs taking care of during the summer holidays? Mr
Bowman will need a place to rest his head after 10 July
as the rest of the Bowman family are moving out of
London. Please call Mrs Bowman on 07866 365959.
interhouse music
Garrads Road are holding their Interhouse Music Competition
at 2.30 on Wednesday 13 May in St Leonard’s
Church. The children in Class 2 and 3 will be performing
house songs and individual solos. Do please join us - we
look forward to lots of wonderful music!
Andrea Watson – Head of Music, Lower School
re-scheduled match
Class 5 missed the rounders match on 27 April
against Newton Prep. This has now been rescheduled
for Monday 18 May at 2.00 at Trinity Fields, opposite
Newton Prep and is for the ABCD teams. We look
forward to seeing as many parents there as possible.
Rebecca Joll – Head of PE & Sport, Upper School
lost property
We have found one loafer shoe at
the Upper School which must be
needing its mate. It was found outside
the Lab near the dining room.
Unfortunately it is not named and
we cannot discern the size (but
it is very small) If you think it might be yours please
contact Mrs Mackay on 020 8682 8810.
Monday 11 May
am
Cl5 depart for Slapton Ley field trip – 74NL
all day Cl1(Vic) to London Zoo
10.00 * Dress Rehearsal: “The Spider’s Revenge”
– Prep S – Hall, Vicarage
1.40 * Rounders:Cl6 AB -v- Hornsby Hse (TF)
4.15 * Joint Evensong with Northcote Lodge
St Michael’s, Bolingbroke Grove
Tuesday 12 May
all day Cl4 History Excursion: Mountfitchet Castle
12.00 * Swimming: Cottesmore sponsored
swimarathon for Cl3 (A)
2.00 * Prep S Play “The Spider’s Revenge” and tea
afterwards in the Hall, Vicarage
2.00 Cl2(GR) boys to meet Head at Northcote
Lodge
Wednesday 13 May
9.00 * Church Service: Cl1N (GR) “Daniel in the
Lion’s Den”– St Leonard’s Church
10.00 * Dress Rehearsal: “The Spider’s Revenge”
Prep N – Hall, Vicarage
1.45 * Rounders: Cl8 AB -v- Thomas’ Clapham
(Clap Common)
2.30 * Interhouse Music Competition: Cl2&3 (GR)
– St Leonard’s Church
7.00 * Cl7E Leith’s Dinner – 70NL
Thursday 14 May
8.45 Church Service: St Luke’s – Cl3 (50NL)
“Daniel in the Lion’s Den”
1.30 Cl3(GR) Vikings Workshop
2.00 * Prep N Play “The Spider’s Revenge” and tea
afterwards in the Hall, Vicarage
2.00 * Cl7 Excursion: London Synagogue
Friday 15 May
CE 13+ aurals
1.30 *Cricket: Cl3 (GR/50NL) ABC -v- Thomas’
Clapham (TF)
2.00 * Rounders: Cl3 (GR/50NL) ABC -v- Thomas’
Clapham (TF) late finish
Saturday 16 May
8.30-12.30 Karate: Red and Black belts exam –
Northcote Lodge
10.00-5.00 * Northcote Lodge Open Day for prospective
parents
Sunday 17 May
10.00 - 12.00 * PA Fun Run/walk – Wandsworth Common
match results
On Tuesday 5 May Class 4 ABC&D teams played
rounders against Garden House. They all played
fantastic matches and returned with 4 victories. Huge
numbers of rounders were scored along with spectacular
catches. Holly Ewen, Tabitha Vaughan and Bella
Bowman deserve special mention. The scores were:
A team 19 ½ to 10, B team 22 to 12 ½, C team 16 to 6
and D team 16 to 6 ½
On Thursday 7 May, Class 5 ABC all had wins over
Finton House – well done girls!