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Edition 76

9th December 2016

Not icesThe PrioryPriory StreetCorshamWiltshireSN13 0AP Autumn Term | Week 13 | 9.12.16

Dear Parents

Those of you who, like me, were at the Corsham Christmas lights switch on last Friday, were treated to a superb performance by our own Heywood Harmonies.

It was a very busy evening as ever and the crowds had a lovely, if chil ly t ime amongst the stalls in the High Street.

The Gazette and Herald were there to capture the photo (right) and to write the following in this week's edition:

"There were so many of the Heywood Harmonies group that they could not all f it on stage but they were fantastic."

This is the last newsletter of the term so I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and I will see you all again in the New Year.

Guy

Not icesThe PrioryPriory StreetCorshamWiltshireSN13 0AP Autumn Term | Week 13 | 9.12.16

Week 14

Monday 12th December Christmas jumper day, Christmas lunch and Christmas parties - MUFTI DAY All Day

Monday 12th December Prep Carols by Candlelight at St Bartholomew's Church - SCHOOL UNIFORM All children in Years 3-6 are required to attend even if they are not in the choir.

6.30 -7.30pm

Tuesday 13th December Year 1 - Year 6 to the Pantomime - SCHOOL UNIFORM 9.00am - 2.00pm

Tuesday 13th December Nursery and Reception Christmas parties - PARTY CLOTHES 11.00am - 1.00pm

Tuesday 13th December Cloak room and changing rooms to be emptied and all items taken home apart from blazers

Wednesday 14th December Toy Day - no electronic toys but things that can be played together Prize day assembly End of term 12.00 for main school and 1.00 for Nursery

Not icesThe PrioryPriory StreetCorshamWiltshireSN13 0AP Autumn Term | Week 13 | 9.12.16

CORRESPONDENCE THIS WEEK

DIARY DATES FOR NEXT WEEK

- Monday 12th December - Christmas Jumper and mufti day (£1 donation), Year 1 - year 6 Christmas parties and school Christmas lunch

- Monday 12th December - Prep Carols by Candlelight at St Bartholomew's Church 6.30 - 7.30pm All parents welcome

- Tuesday 13th December - Year 1 - Year 6 to Cinderella on Ice- Tuesday 13th December - Nursery and Reception Christmas

parties- Wednesday 14th December - Term ends 12.00 for main

school and 1.00 for Nursery

By hand Christmas Card orders

Email Permission slips for ballet Ballet Club

Email Chicken Pox & Hand, Foot and Mouth

All Parents

Email Advanced Singers arrangements

Advanced Singers

Email End of term arrangements Reception

Email Corsham Ukelele Orchestra Year 4

MR RUANE'S WEEKLY QUIZ

Last week's solution:

For the last quiz of the year I thought I would share with you the result of a Year 5 Maths lesson and see if anyone can work out what it is and what it represents. I have removed 1 litt le aspect to make it quiz worthy!

Don't forget to email your replies to Mr Ruane at thomas.ruane@heywoodprep.com and, if you get the right answer, we will celebrate it with you in the next Head's letter.

This WeekThe PrioryPriory StreetCorshamWiltshireSN13 0AP

Autumn Term | Week 13 | 9.12.16

Fencing ClubYear 2 Dance Club

En Garde!

Our f inal f ixture of the term saw us host St Francis from Pewsey. Both teams fenced very well against slightly older competit ion and our fencing pupils can be pleased with their spirited resistance.  Our time will come - hopefully next term. 

Well done to the teams for this match:

Jack Z, Alec L, Alexander F and Dominic H

Will H, George F, Elliott E, Thomas S and Oliver K

This term has seen a great number of new fencers starting and I have been very pleased with everyone's progress. With more matches planned for next term, we will start seeing the efforts in training convert to wins on the piste. Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas.

London 1666

This week, Year Two enjoyed a f iery and dramatic end to their Autumn Term topic, "Fire". Their Tudor style houses that they made in DT were spectacularly set alight, and pupils were able to see how the f ire has spread so quickly back in 1666 due to the closeness of the building and the materials used in building the houses.

The wonderful Fire Off icers from Corsham Fire Station were on hand to extinguish the f lames and kindly stayed to allow every child in the school to explore the f ire engine. Thank you so much to our parent and Fire Off icer, Mr Butson for supporting this event.

Year Two also brought in their topic projects, which were beautifully presented. As always, we were so impressed with the efforts of the children. Prizes were awarded for presentation, content, effort and "Top Topic" for the best overall project. Mrs Bidgood and Mrs Hill

Strictly Come Dancing!

All 3 dance clubs have had a busy term producing some really lovely work.

Prep: This term's theme had to be all about Strictly Come Dancing. The children performed some jive routines to their parents (see their warm up in the following clip), choreographed their own Charleston and had lots of caped fun with the Paso Doble. Towards then end of term we left strictly behind to work on a dance to accompany the choir which they will perform at Candles by Candlelight.

Pre Prep

After spending the f irst half term on technique we spent the second re-enacting the classic Mick Inkpen story, Penguin Small culminating in a performance for the parents. This involved some audience participation....Mr Jessop and Mr Hartley were particularly good at releasing their inner penguins!

Nursery

The children have had many wonderful dance adventures this term, themes have included Under the Sea, Bugs and Bonfire Night. They also had fun making an imaginary dance cake to coincide with The Great Heywood Bake Off.

Parent Jivers

Some wonderful parents joined me on a Sunday Evening  to master the basics of Jive, renaming some of the steps and really making the dance their own. Watch out for them on the dance f loors this Christmas or even better join them in our new  Sunday night  Adult Modern Classes.

Dancers of the term:

Verity G for using some wonderful adjectives to describe dif ferent styles of dance and transposing them into movement.

Faye J for her enthusiasm in general but specif ically her aptitude to allegro (jumps!)

Josephine B for some beautiful dancing, leading the newer members by example and

This WeekThe PrioryPriory StreetCorshamWiltshireSN13 0AP

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Christmas is Coming!This week we have been entertained and delighted by our younger children's Nativity plays.

On Wednesday evening Reception performed "Our First Nativity" and, being the f irst one they have done on their own without the support of the older children, they were totally delightful. It was definitely a good decision for them to star themselves. All the members of staff who stayed behind to watch said the following morning that, when you think that only 11 weeks ago the children were all new to school and suffering varying degrees of shyness, they were so confident and performed so well.

On Thursday evening the Year 1 and 2 children took to the stage and with confidence in abundance to perform "Lights, Camel, Action". The enthusiasm with which they all embraced their roles and threw themselves into their 'strictly come dancing' routines was a sight to behold!

On Friday morning we opened the hall to our youngest performers for the Nursery Nativity Play. We are so very proud of them for their courage in standing up in front of a room very full of their families to perform, most for the very f irst t ime. The whole play was utterly enchanting.

On Monday evening the Prep Department will be singing in their at St Bartholomew's Church in their atmospheric and more traditional Carols by Candlelight.

We hope that, by the end of term we have managed to put everyone into the Christmas mood.

SportsThe PrioryPriory StreetCorshamWiltshireSN13 0AP Autumn Term | Week 13| 9.12.16

- Cancelled matches will be posted on the website by 11.30. - Please click on pictures opposite for team sheets and match

information.- Sports kit for Y1 - Y6 needs to come in on Monday and should

stay in school until Friday.- Parents are very welcome to come along and support the teams

at f ixtures.

Sports Notices M atch Reports

Junior Girls? Hockey @ Stonar

Year 3 On Monday the year three girls went to Stonar for a match. Our score was a 3-1 win. In our game we played well attacking and dribbling the ball forward and passing into space. This was our last hockey match and next year we would like to improve on remember not to crowed the ball. My man of the match is Elena for always trying to score a goal and making excellent tackling.

Elizabeth, Year 3

Year 3

We won the match 4-1. We passed the ball well, looking for players in wide positions and getting players in front of the ball. At t imes our defenders drif ted too high up the pitch leaving gaps for Stonar to counter attack. Violet was the player of the match because she called out the players? name so she could have the ball also she did some very good passing.

Michelle, Year 3

Year 4

The captain was Florence, Heywood vs Stonar Under 9's. We lost the match 5-2. Up against a very good Stonar team, we  played well in defence and made lots of strong tackles around the D. We need to make stronger passes when hitt ing the ball out. Emily N was player of the match for making lots of excellent tackles. Hattie also played really  well, scoring two very good  goals.

Florence, Year 4

Well done to al l the Heywood hockey teams for their huge improvement over the term. Miss Park and Mrs Cammiade have been very impressed with everyone?s excel lent ef forts on and of f the hockey pitch. We look forward to start ing our netbal l season in the Spring term.

SNR Rugby v Warminster

On Wednesday 7th December Heywood played Rugby against Warminster School. It was the hardest match this season. Heywood played a good attacking game but our defence occasionally let us down.

The game remained even with Heywood enjoying the majority of possession but unable to break down the determined Warminster defence. The f inal score was 3-2 to Warminster.

Man of the Match was Troy P.

Freddie C

AchievementsThe PrioryPriory StreetCorshamWiltshireSN13 0AP

Autumn Term | Week 13 | 9.12.16

ACHIEVEMENTS

Viol in

Shreya S was awarded her ABRSM Grade 3 Violin certif icate

Holly W was awarded her ABRSM Grade 1 violin certif icate

Swimming

Violet G was awarded her Rainbow Swimming 400m certif icate

Hockey

Elena F-O was named as Corsham Hockey Club U8 Player of the Week

Henry C was named as the Chippenham Hockey Club U7 Player of the Week

Judo

Charlotte D was awarded a judo medal for Senior Player of the Term

Clement H was awarded a judo medal for Junior Player of the Term

Dancer of the Term

Faye J was named as Dancer of the Term in the after school dance class

Times Tables

Blue Awards were given to Joss A and Jamie D

Red Award was given to Charlotte S

Purple Awards were given to Will iam H, George G and Jamie S

Green Award was given to Rosie W

Orange Award was given to Rowan P Pen Licence

Alf ie F was awarded his pen licence

Headmaster?s Award

Jack Z was given a Headmaster?s Award for his group of short stories

Commended Readers

Florence B Ed A Emily N

Oliver W Thomas A Charlotte O

Bronze Awards for 75 housepoints were given to:

Alf ie G George G Max J      

Charlotte S Benjamin W Guy M

Harri G Holly W Will iam H

Abigail W Rowan P Katie S

Cassius M Edward S Will iam G

Alice K Anna T Emily M

Harry Z Elena F-O Will iam F

Henry O?C Arthur T Hannah P

Emma R Olivia M Jacob K

Annabelle S Henry M Libby H

Jack W Lily W Tabitha V

Zara S Monty P Euan O?S-C

Georgia G Will iam G Isabel O?C

Samuel F Isaac D Tom D

Rosie B Will iam A

Heywood Man of the Match

Cassius M was awarded Player of the Tournament

Will iam P was named as Man of the Match

STARS OF THE WEEK

Reception V - Alexander B for working so hard to practice his phonics and blend words

Reception L - Libby H for her enthusiasm to take part in everything that we do

Year 1C - Emily A for her excellent effort to use her arms effectively when swimming

Year 1J - Noah G for his fantastic progress with reading!

Year 2B - Henry D for his extra work at home to learn his times tables facts. Keep up the good work!

Year 2B - Sunday J for her increased confidence and contribution throughout school l ife this term. Well done!

Year 2H - Tabitha V for an excellent performance during our dress rehearsal.

Year 3C -

Year 3S - Will iam Fryer for his fantastic effort in all subjects

Year 4K - Max J for showing great passion, enthusiasm and support to others in PE

Year 4C - Jamie S for perseverance and effort when faced with an unusual challenge in maths - making complex polyhedra from card nets

Year 5M - Dominic H for his excellent attitude and craft making skills during our pom pom making session. Well done Dominic

Year 5R - Charlotte D for being a helpful and supportive member of Heywood Harmonies

Year 6C - Edward C for his enthusiasm, perseverance and contribution in French

NurseryThe PrioryPriory StreetCorshamWiltshireSN13 0AP Autumn Term | Week 13 | 9.12.16

This week we have been working very hard on our Nativity Play to make sure it is as special for you as it has been for us. We hope that you really enjoyed watching us this morning.

We haven't just been rehearsing however and have spent t ime being creative in the classroom making reindeer food, icing sugar mice, artwork and even doing some writ ing!

As this is the last Head's letter of the term we would like to wish you all a very Happy Christmas and New Year from the whole of the Nursery and school team.

NOTICES

- Please can the children in the three older classes return their shared reading books if they haven't already done so. These will not be replaced until the beginning of next term.

- Please could parents make sure that their child's folder is clearly named. Some of the labels have become very faded and dif f icult to read.

- Please can I remind parents that nursery f inishes promptly at 1pm on Wednesday 14th December. - The Spring term starts on Wednesday 4th January.

NurseryThe PrioryPriory StreetCorshamWiltshireSN13 0AP

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Nursery Wow M oments!

ACORN

Felicity pointed out her

stocking as she

recognised the

f irst letter of

her name

BEECH

Ned said "You have to be careful with scissors, they

are sharp".

ASH

Thomas said "Mummy and Daddy married each

other so that means love".

SAPLINGSam said "Santa says Ho Ho Ho!"

OAK

Brahmleen helped sort the

post from the Christmas post

box. She knew which pile of

post was for which class and

who was in each class.

Lost PropertyThe PrioryPriory StreetCorshamWiltshireSN13 0AP Autumn Term | Week 13 | 9.12.16

Please could you make sure that all of your child's property is named in an obvious place. In general items should be named in the collar or waistband. Named lost property will be returned to your child's classroom and unnamed lost property will be put in a plastic tub which is kept in the cloakroom.

If you inadvertently take someone else's belongings home can you please return them via the school off ice as soon as possible.

LOST PROPERTY

We have had a number of enquiries from parents whose children have lost complete bags of sports kit and swimming kit or who have already lost coats and jumpers.

For the next few weeks, and to help the children remember to keep everything that belongs to them in the right place, could you please check that whatever your child is bringing home actual ly belongs to them. If it does not, please could you drop it

off at the school off ice by the following morning so we can reunite it with its real owner.

LOST PROPERTY

Max Jessop - PE Smock top (named)

Anna Turner - Hat and gloves (named)

Lost property wil l be set out on a table outside the school of f ice on the last Tuesday of term - please can you check it in case any of the items belong to you. Anything lef t over

af ter term ends wil l go to Used Uniform or to the charity shop.