Prep for the Week Issue | 1794

Issue Number XXXX – XX September 2014

Prep for The Week Issue Number 1794– 24 April 2015 1

Miss S E Ramsay, Head of PE, Swimming and Girls' Sport

Issue Number 1794– 24 April 2015

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Prep for the Week

In this week’s issue…

Headmaster’s Welcome Notices Kingfishers News Lower School News Middle School NewsMusical MagicArt Department NewsHistory Department News

Marvellous MathsSkiing ReportGirls’ and Boys’ SportIndividual AchievementsWhat have our Boarders been up to?Birthday Celebrations The School Week Ahead

We welcomed the arrival of two new starters at the Lake Farm this week, who have been enjoying familiarising themselves with their new home.

Cricket

During recent District cricket practise, Ross in Year 6 was awarded the captaincy of the District Cricket Team by his coaches. He has worked very hard at District training sessions over the months and displayed

good focus. This has come as a welcome achievement by all and illustrates Ross's ability to demonstrate good sportsmanship wherever he can.

Special News

Look who has arrived!



The scene is quintessentially English. The sun is shining, a game of cricket is coming to a close and the tennis players are chatting happily as they return from the courts after three hard fought sets.

And then there is a stern Mr Whybrow, standing post, stopping children from eating the parents’ match tea! Adopting an approach more commonly seen outside sensitive government buildings, I felt incongruous as I stalked the parents of the opposition as they tried hard to feed their children with illicit stash. Finally, my patience evaporated. One child, having been politely informed that the cakes were not for him, took a circuitous route to his mother, placed his order and then retired to a safe distance. Making Ocado look sluggish, this parent took said order and before one could say, ‘brownie', the boy was tucking into a

cake, much to the bemusement and envy of his peers. In all, an unedifying educational experience.

“Surely you are over-reacting?” I hear you ask. I do not think so. At risk is the principle that home and school is mutually supportive. The Prep cannot give all of the children cakes and so this treat is reserved for parents. I ask for continued support in respecting this stance, leading by example not only to the children, but also to the visiting parents. Thank you.

The cricket season is also the one which brings so much personal expensive kit into school; pads, boxes, gloves, helmets, cricket balls, possibly wicket keeping gloves and pads and, not least, bats. Children who help themselves without permission to cricket kit, and any other personal belongings for that matter, belonging to other children, are guilty of stealing and can expect to be punished accordingly. Particularly emotive is the misuse of cricket bats, many of which have been bought as a special present, almost as a rite of passage, by parents and grandparents.

Pupil achievements

Owen O’Brien gained an All Rounders Award to King’s Gloucester – well done Owen.

Saturday reminder

Continuing on the theme of last term’s reminders in preparation for the changes to Saturday school, which begin in September 2015, I will offer simple statements which explain these new arrangements weekly.

Saturday school from September 2015 remains obligatory for all children in Years 5-8. The only reason why a child might not have Saturday school is if they are in Years 5 or 6 and have neither a sporting nor House commitment.

Headmaster's Welcome



Monday 27 April:

Kingfishers Parents' Lunch from 12.00-13.00

Tuesday 28 April:


Summer Celebration of Music and Dance in the Assembly Hall between

17.00 and 18.00

Thursday 30 April:


Friday 1 May:

Exeat begins for Boarders at any time (by prior arrangement)


Photo Booth Fun in aid of TURF from 12.30

Exeat begins for Kingfishers at 15.30, Lower school at 16.00 and Middle /

Upper School at 16.30

Notices

THE

GATSBY BALLFRIDAY 26TH JUNE 2015

Kindly Sponsored by

Supporting The Royal British Legion & The Cheltenham College Charitable Trust

Cheltenham College Presents

Catering - by Wesley House, WinchcombeMusic - by Hailey Tuck, Cheltenham Jazz Festival sell out artist

Magnum of Champagne, Canapés and Personal Waiter for each tableProgrammeReception 7.30pmDinner 8.15pmCarriages 12.30am Black Tie

Tickets£100pp before 31st March

£110pp from 1st AprilTo book call 01242 706812

Hurry, only a few spaces remaining !!



HEADMASTER’S X1 CRICKET MATCH, DOUBLES TENNIS TOURNAMENT

& BBQ TEA

Sunday 7 June.

Last year was such a huge success that we have decided to do it all over again so please join us!

If you would like to enter the Headmaster’s Doubles Tennis Tournament please callEmma Graveney on (mobile) 07956517486.

Not to worry if you don’t have a doubles partner, we can pair you up once the entrants' list is complete.

If you are a cricketer and wish to participate, then Tim Buttress is your man.

A delicious barbecue tea will be served at 15.30pm

Thank you and we really hope you can come, the event will be a lot of fun!

FRIENDS OF THE PREPinvite you to join in the fun at the



Kingfishers This week we are very proud of our Year 2 children, who completed their first English Speaking Board (ESB)assessments.

Even though this was a practice ESB, ready for Year 3, our children still had to demonstrate many skills such as speaking clearly, loudly, in a structured manner and listening and responding to their peers.

The task was to read a 75-word passage from one of their favourite books and talk for 1-2 minutes about an object they had brought in.

Hector (2B) had a box full of goodies!

Well done Year 2!

Miss C A Griffiths, Year 2 Class Teacher

Emmiline (2G) told us about her pony and gave us lots of information about his braid.

Isabelle (2S) spoke about her owl from the Natural History Museum.



Lower SchoolThis week, Year 3 have been conducting footfall surveys.

Our children have been considering how the levels of noise are different in different parts of the school, and how they are different at different times of day.

They concluded that people make the most noise and have collected evidence to support how the busiest places are the noisiest. Our children were surprised at how much noise they can make at times!

We have also experimented with completing relatively easy tasks and introducing noise to discover how this can affect our concentration and performance.

Mrs J A Godding, Lower School Class Tutor



Middle SchoolMajor Steel visited Year 5 this week and gave an extremely informative and interesting presentation on World War II.

He brought animated maps to life, helping us to see exactly how World War II progressed and encouraged us to discuss how it affected different nationalities.

In particular, Major Steel's commentary on Operation Overlord amazed us all. He explained how the daring glider pilots began the battle on Pegasus Bridge, and shared his knowledge on the adventures and courageous acts on the Normandy beaches.

Not a sound could be heard in the hall as he retold how a young, blind French boy helped the French Resistance by informing them of the exact location of the German guns; apparently this brave, young man counted his steps each day as he delivered fresh bread to the German soldiers.

Year 5 are thoroughly enjoying learning about World War II, and continue to research this event in our History lessons.

Huge thanks go to Major Steel; I fear he will never be able to walk around the Prep again without a Year 5 pupil asking him a question about World War II!

Mrs D Bond, Director of Middle School



The Music Department has certainly started the Summer Term with a bang!

Over the past two weeks, the whole school has been involved in a CD recording, which rounded up on Friday with a recording of Years 1 to 8 singing in Chapel. The CD will raise money for the school charity as well as the music tour in the Autumn Term. Watch this space for more information!

Sponsored Grade 1

Below is a list of staff who have willingly taken on the challenge to do Grade 1 on an instrument by June.The date is now in the calendar and things have suddenly become very real!

If you have not done so already, please support these members of staff by sponsoring them, as the proceeds will go towards the school charity and music tour.

Miss G M Jones, Assistant Director of Music

Musical Magic

Important musical dates!

Monday 27 April at 16:45 - Pupils' Informal Concert

Tuesday 28 April at 17:00 - Summer Celebration of Music and Dance

Mrs Buttress – Piano Miss Sheldon – Voice Mrs Reeves – Piano Mrs Kelway – Saxophone Mrs Coley – Clarinet Miss Stovold – Flute Mrs Bond – Piano Mrs Connor – Voice Mrs Grieves – Flute Mrs Jenkins – Violin Mr Jenkins – Voice Mrs Reid – Trumpet Mrs Wells – Clarinet Mrs Baird – French Horn Mrs Patterson – Trumpet Mrs Buxton – Bassoon



The Art Department News

Thursday 18 June 20156.30pm - 9.30pm

£20 per person To include materials, wine and nibbles

Limited spaces available

All proceeds to TURF Charity

Portrait Master Class with Jacob Sutton

Register [email protected]

Tel. 01242 522697

Prep parents and friends are warmly welcomed to the following event in June. Places are limited, so please do contact us soon if you would like to attend.



Special achievements in our History DepartmentTownsend-Warner History Prize 2015 - Paper 2

As we reported last term, this year, nine Cheltenham College Prep pupils entered the Townsend-Warner History Prize. This is over 125 years old and one of the oldest institutions in the preparatory school environment. The Prize consists of two papers. The first has 100 questions demanding one-word, or one-sentence, answers from world history, with a strong emphasis on British history. Some are straightforward, many are more obscure. Two hundred candidates qualify from Paper 1 to sit Paper 2. This is in the form of essay questions, but allows candidates a very wide choice so that they can write on what they know, also allowing demonstration of analytical skill and historical imagination.

Two candidates qualified to sit Paper 2. Max, in Year 8, was placed 149th nationally with a score of 53/100 in Paper 1. Duncan, also in Year 8, was placed 15th nationally with a score of 73/100. This was a fantastic achievement.

Paper 2 was incredibly challenging, asking for five ‘mini essays’ within two hours. The highlight, both boys confirmed, was the third question, which asked for the writer to host a historical dinner party for seven guests, who could be drawn from any period of history.

The entrants then had to draw a diagram of the seating plan, making sure that everyone had someone next to them who was interesting to talk to and that they had arranged people so as to avoid fights during dinner! They then had to give a brief reason for their choice and say what they thought their guests would talk about and how they would behave.

This is only a small flavour of the type of questions that the Townsend-Warner Prize produces, but also an insight into the depth of knowledge that the participants had to exhibit. Equally, the question shows just how different the two Papers are, which makes the boys’ achievements even greater; their passing of the first paper proves they have knowledge, passing the second paper proves they can apply it.

Both boys performed exceptionally in Paper 2. Max jumped 24 places to be placed a superb 125th overall. Duncan maintained his remarkable position of 15th, with the exact same score he achieved for Paper 1! They also managed to earn Cheltenham College Prep a mention in the Townsend-Warner Prize Official Report, where their efforts put them into contention for the ‘Team Prize’.

These are both magnificent results in a national competition, against some of the top Prep Schools in the country. It should also be noted that the boys prepared for Paper 2 during the ‘examination season’, Duncan just prior to his Scholarship Exams and Maximus during the Mocks, which makes their achievements and dedication towards the subject all the more special.

Preparation has already begun for next year, as ‘History Club’ has started for keen historians in Years 6 and 7 on a Thursday after school. The ‘enthusiasts’ are currently busy conducting their own research into the Kings and Queens of England and Britain, putting together the information into their own ‘guidebook’ of the monarchy, as well as doing some quizzing along the way. It is a testament to Duncan and Max’s eagerness and efforts, as well as the other seven entrants, that the club is into double figures of participants, of both year groups and genders. All three Year 7 Sets are also represented.

Congratulations again to all nine pupils who entered and especially to Duncan and Max.

Mr R D W Baird, Head of History



At the start of the Easter Holidays, pupils from The Prep embarked on a fantastic ski trip to Les Menuires in the Three Valleys in France. We had a great range of pupils from Years 3 – 8 who attended. The pupils were a credit to the chool, not only as ambassadors for the school but as young people to take skiing; they were social, polite, helpful and good fun.

Les Menuires was a fantastic resort right in the heart of the Three Valleys. The slopes, gondolas and chair lifts were right on the front door of the hotel. The activities were great fun and the slopes offered some of the best skiing in Europe, as you will be able to see from the photographs!

The ski trip will be happening again next year and a letter will be sent out soon for those who are interested.

Mr C D Murray, Head of Maths and Skiing

This week Year 7 have been investigating circles. One of the biggest challenges surrounding circles is to understand the concept of Pi. Some of Year 7 experimented by drawing circles, measuring the circumference and diameter to see what the relationship was. Unknowingly they had discovered something very close to Pi.

Mr C D Murray, Head of Maths and Skiing

Marvellous Maths

Skiing Report



The Prep Ski Trip 2015 Les Menuires



Upper School Girls before their fixture v St Hugh’s looking very smart in their new tennis whites.

Girls' SportTennis Scores

TEAM OPPOSITION DATE SCORE RESULT

1sts – 3 Pairs St Hugh’s 22

April

W4, L4, D1

Matches

DRAW

2nds – 4 Pairs St Hugh’s 22

April

54 – 58

Games

LOST

U11 – 2 Pairs St Edward's 22

April

W2, L2

Matches

DRAW

U10 – 2 Pairs St Edward's 22

April

W3, L1

Matches

WIN

Rounders Scores

TEAM OPPOSITION DATE SCORE RESULT

U11 St Edward's 22

April

18.5 – 9.5 WIN

U10 St Edward's 22

April

10 – 10 DRAW

Team of the Week – U11 Rounders

We made a great start in field against St Edward's, making hardly any mistakes between bowler, backstop and 2nd base.

Our deep fielders were tested on a few occasions, but managed to get the ball sucessfully to our safe pair of hands on 4th base, therefore preventing many full rounders being scored. In bat, we began well, with some strong hitters who were able to change the direction of their shots.

Although we weren't quite as strong lower down the batting order, we were able to capitalise on some misfielded balls and gain a few half rounders.

A special mention must go to one of our players, Gabby in Year 6 who, despite colliding with another player and taking 2 knocks to the head, vowed to carry on and score 4 more rounders.

Miss L G Gooch, Middle School Class Tutor

Keep following us on twitter for more photos and updates!! CheltPrep_GirlsSport @cheltprepgirls

Miss S E Ramsay, Head of Girls' Sport



Boys' SportCricket Results

TEAM OPPONENT RESULT

1st XI The Dragon Draw

2nd XI The Dragon Lost

Colts A The Dragon Lost

Colts B The Dragon Lost

Colts A St Edward's Won

Colts B St Edward's Won

Colts C St Edward's Won

Colts D St Edward's Won

Colts E St Edward's Won

The Summer Term has started with plenty of sunshine, Mr Dawson is in his shorts and the world is a happy place!

I must say that the staff have been very impressed at the start of this cricket term; it was clear from the trials how much work the boys have put in to ensure they were ready. Whether at school winter nets, club evening nets, or even in the garden with Dad, it was evident that very few pupils had put the bat down in July and not picked it up again until April. It is this hard work by our boys, in their own time, that really contributes to our successful results and makes the coaches jobs much easier.

We have now also begun our rowing programme. Over the course of the Summer Term, all boys will have the chance to go down to the College Boathouse and experience being out on the river. Once the boys move to College, or to their future school, they will be asked to choose between different sporting options.

As a Preparatory School, it is key that we send the boys on to their next school fully prepared, therefore the experience of football and rowing allow our boys to make good choices based on experience.

Both boys and staff came back highly commending their experience, and it will be the turn of the 2nd XI next week!

The only disappointing news was that Mr Woodbridge came back from the rowing experience completely dry...

You may note that we have certain Wednesday afternoons without any fixtures – this was not due to a lack of fixture choices, but is actually a decision made by the department.

Last year we played too many matches and didn’t spend enough time actually improving our boys' skill set. They would turn up to a match and bowl a couple of overs, be bowled out first ball and then field for the afternoon, repeating the experience two days later, without enough of a chance to work on weaknesses in their game.

By allocating certain Wednesday afternoons as training sessions, we are able to ensure the boys hit and bowl plenty of balls. They are coached, and then the repeated practice helps to build muscle memory. This allows them to replicate the action in the next game.

As term moves on, the fixtures will start to come in thick and fast, and, hopefully, time spent practising will be evident in our play.

Fingers crossed for good weather in the fixtures against Beaudesert tomorrow!

Mr D E Simpson, Head of Boys' Sport



Individual Achievements

Zak in Year 5 came first place in the first race of the BNL Series in Genk on Sunday.

There are 2 more races in the summer holidays. If he is as successful in the remaining rounds, he will win the Championship.

Here is a great picture of him crossing the finish line, with both hands and one leg raised in victory!

Well done Zak!

Huge congratulations to Max, in Year 7, and Ben, in Year 5, who have qualified for the National Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS) Swimming Finals. This is a fantastic achievement as the standard is exceptionally high; from hundreds of entries only 16 people qualify in each event.

Max has qualified in the U12 25m Butterfly and Ben has qualified in the U10 25m Freestyle. The finals take place next month in Crawley and we wish both boys the very best of luck!



Boarders in the Zoo

On Sunday, our Boarders were lucky enough to go on another fun and exciting outing, this time to the Bristol Zoo.

After eating a delicious lunch, it was time to explore the many different fun activities and interesting creatures that the zoo had to offer.

What have our Boarders been up to?

This week, the Boarders are proud to debut our Boarder Profile of the week.

Each week will give a small insight into one of our many Boarders at Cheltenham College Prep:

Bryn in Year 8Home away from the House: NorthwoodFavourite food: RibsDream Holiday: Hunting Lodge in CanadaFavourite Sport: RugbyFuture Career: Army

Recently, Bryn received his well deserved Prefectship. We are very proud and happy to see that after a long time of Bryn being a responsible and valuable member of the House, he has been rewarded for his hard work at school - Well done Bryn!

Throughout the day, they fed loriceets, had butterflies sit on our shoulders, gazed at the lions cuddling in the sun and even completed a high ropes assualt course. This was especially challenging for a couple of Gappies (Miss Old, Harris and Holding.) It’s fair to say the day was a great success and all are looking forward to Mountain Boarding next week.



Michael Warr ......... 6 years oldHannah Davies ........7 years oldEme Hesketh .......... 7 years oldSydney Fairs .......... 9 years oldAnnie Finan ......... 11 years oldOliver Elliott ........ 11 years old

Happy Birthday to the following pupils next week!



Sunday, April 26, 2015 - Sunday, May 3, 2015

Sunday, 26 April 2015Boarders' Mountain Boarding (Full and Regular Flexi Boarders Only)13:30

Monday, 27 April 2015Week 3 (28) 27 April - 3 MayHeads of Department Training Day00:00Kingfishers Parents' Lunch12:00Pupils' Informal Concert (Lake House)16:45

Tuesday, 28 April 2015Kingfishers Parents' Lunch12:00Summer Celebration of Music and Dance (Assembly Hall)17:00

Wednesday, 29 April 2015Departure for Cricket v St John's (A): 3rd XI, Colts B. Start 14:30. Pick up 18:3012:30Departure for Rounders v Beaudesert (A): U11A XI, U11B XI, U10A IX, U10B XI. Start 14:30. Pick up 17:1513:00Departure for 2nd XI Rowing. Pick up 16:3013:30Cricket Training for Colts C, Colts D, Colts E, 4th XI, 5th VIII. Pick up 16:3014:00Rounders v Beaudesert (H): U13 XI. Pick up 16:3014:30Cricket v St John's (H): 1st XI, Colts A XI, U9A VIII, U9B VIII, U9C VIII. Pick up 17:00 for U9s and 18:00 for 1st XI and Colts A

14:30

Tennis v Beaudesert (H): U13 7 pairs. Pick up 16:3014:30Tennis v Pate's Grammar School (H): U13 6 pairs. Pick up 17:4516:00

Thursday, 30 April 2015Kingfishers Parents' Lunch12:00Departure for 1st Round of County Cup v Newent (A): 1st XI. Start 17:30. Pick up 20:0016:30

Friday, 1 May 2015Exeat begins: Boarders can depart, by prior arrangement, at any time during the day00:00House Maths Challenge00:00Kingfishers Experience for Prospective Parents09:30Kingfishers Parents' Lunch12:00Photo Booth Fun in aid of TURF12:30Congregational Practice Recording (Chapel)14:10Exeat begins for children in Kingfishers (no after school care, activities or tea)15:30Exeat begins for children in Lower School (no after school care, activities or tea)16:00Photo Booth Fun in aid of TURF16:00Exeat begins for children in Middle and Upper School (no after school care, activities or tea)16:30

Saturday, 2 May 2015No Saturday school or fixtures00:00

Duty Mobiles:MS/US 07867 505721, LS 07789 938512, Kingfishers 07789 938514

Please email [email protected] you need to inform us of any absence from school

Cheltenham College Preparatory SchoolThirlestaine Road

CheltenhamGloucestershire GL53 7AB

Tel - 01242 522 697Fax - 01242 265 620

Email - [email protected] - www.cheltenhamcollege.org

All changes and additions to the School Calendar are highlighted in yellow.

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