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School Office: 01737 649000

Weekly Newsletter Issue No.6– 2014/2015 10th October 2014

The following items can be found within this week’s Newsletter:

Whole School

Headmaster’s Notice (p2) Gatton Trust (p2)

PTA Bags to School (p3) BTP (p3)

Food Committee Minutes (p4) Trip Committee Minutes (p5 & 6)

Weekend Trips (p6) Junior School

Top Men & Angels (p7) RW House Appointments (p7 & 8)

Y5 British Museum Trip (p8) Star of the Week & Golden Book (p9)

Lion King Trip (p10) Parents Eve (p10)

Senior School Y7 & Y10 Consultation Evenings (p10)

Sports Results (p 11 & 12) Menu w.c 13.10.2014

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

“There are no traffic jams along the extra mile”

Roger Staubach

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WHOLE SCHOOL

GATTON TRUST

NOTICE – Friday 17th October 2014

All lessons will continue as usual until 2pm when all pupils in Years 7-13 will return to their Form Tutors for an additional Tutor Time and to collect their Interim Reports. Pupils will then be dismissed from tutor and can either return to the Boarding House to wait to be collected or, Flexi Boarders who usually make their way home, can depart. Junior pupils can be collected from 1.50pm in the Junior Playground, any pupils not collected by 2pm will be sent to Rank Weston for collection. Boarder Parents Evening for the Junior School will start at 2pm in school and Boarders Parents evening for Year 7 and 10 will be from 2.30 – 4.30pm in the Chapel.

Paul Spencer Ellis Headmaster

Gatton Events

Gatton Ghost Stories – Sunday 26th October Come and join us if you dare for a tour around the Ghostly Gatton Park. A guide will lead you around the park to hear some spooky stories to scare yourself silly! Tours are at 5, 6, 7 & 8pm First tour for younger children – it will get spookier the later you come! Cost: £6 per person All children must be accompanied by an adult Call 01737 649066 or email education@gatton-park.org.uk to book your place on a tour! Refreshments available Hurdle Making Course – Saturday 18th October (Adults only) A one day course in making traditional woven hurdles with underwoodsman John Waller in the beautiful setting of Gatton Park. Materials and tools provided. Limited to 6 spaces. Advance booking essential. 10am – 4pm Cost: Adults £55 Call 01737 649066 or email education@gatton-park.org.uk to book

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Dear Parents/Guardians

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Please note that all Boarders/Flexi-Boarders trips for the next half term are now available on Wisepay. Please view the trips available as soon as possible to see which trips your

child/ren would like to go on and contact Tracy Jones at tracyjones@gatton-park.org.uk if you need your login details sent to you.

Yours sincerely Boarder Trip Programme BTP@gatton-park.org.uk

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Boarders Trip Programme – Autumn 2

These trips are now live on Wisepay. If you cannot remember your username or password please contact tracyjones@gatton-park.org.uk Trips that are free are available to book on the same system as the 4-5 booking system. Trips are open to various age groups, houses and genders. Most trips are open to all boarders and flexi boarders. A few on Sundays are kept for those boarding that weekend. If your child is boarding and you cannot access the trip, please contact Mrs Jones or Mrs Baker karenbaker@gatton-park.org.uk

Trips next half term include

Weekdays – paid trips on Wisepay – Mad Hatters Afternoon Tea, Airhop, Chocolart, Sleeping Beauty Pantomime, Frankenstein Weekdays – free trips – Bluewater, Wing Yip Chinese Supermarket Sunday – Bruges, Tower of London, Science Museum, Ice Skating, Camden Market, Llama World with Santa

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JUNIOR SCHOOL

Angels of the Week:Angels of the Week:Angels of the Week:Angels of the Week:

Evie King

Rania Toy

Top Men of the Week:Top Men of the Week:Top Men of the Week:Top Men of the Week:

Ben Bowring

Ashaan McIntosh

Keep it up!Keep it up!Keep it up!Keep it up!

Mr StaffordMr StaffordMr StaffordMr Stafford

Rank Weston House Appointments

September 2014

House Captains

Prakriti Gurung Livia Piner Artur Sults

House Prefects

Robert Bonner Alex Moyston Prajal Gurung Devon Chandler

Milly Bright Madison Sprague Ishant Gurung Jessica Thorne Keira Oyugi Kizzy Foster George Cosby Salisa Gurung

Film Committee

Kalyan Sirohi Kevaughn Johnson Kailen Gill

Hayden Kentfield Tobenna Okoli Prajal Gurung

Ishant Gurung Waleed Komy Matthew Jackson

Food Committee

Luke Nell Alexander Ayaydin Luke Betts

Robert Bonner Seb Oliver Joshua Bowring

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Chapel Committee

Jessica Thorne Salisa Gurung Keira Oyugi

Rania Toy Inara Ebohon Chinaza Obi

Lucia Perez Ruiz Ruescas

Activities Committee

Liam Reeve Ota Imina-Uwagboe Theo Boyd

David Martin Ben Bowring Joe McCallion

Trinity Menyangbo Leo-John Baker Samuel Ransome-Kuti

Eco Committee

Elliot Misquita Emma Clamp Tyler Burnett Devon Chandler

Croyde Chandler

John Stafford Housemaster Rank Weston

Year 5 Trip - Ancient Lives: New Discoveries at The British Museum On Monday 3rd November, year 5 will visit the Ancient Lives: New Discoveries exhibition at The British Museum. Our history topic for autumn has focused on Ancient Egypt and we have recently been investigating the process of Mummification and Hieroglyphics. We feel this would be a wonderful experience for the children to find out more about the lives and artefacts linked to the Ancient Egyptians. We will travel to the site by coach and during our time there we will receive a guided tour around the Egyptian Galleries and the Ancient Lives Exhibition. For more information on The British Museum please visit www.britishmuseum.org.uk The cost of the trip is £15.00 per child and all children will be provided with a school packed lunch. The information letter and consent form can be accessed via your WisePay account and copies have been emailed home to Y5 parents this week but should you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact either myself or Miss Spencer on the email addresses below:- Juliewilshaw@gatton-park.org.uk katiespencer@gatton-park.org.uk Julie Wilshaw, Y5 Teacher & Trip Leader.

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SENIOR SCHOOL

Junior Parents Evening If you would like to make an appointment to see your child’s teacher and have not already done so please email fionamallinson@gatton-park.org.uk

Wednesday 15 October from 4:00pm to 6:00pm

Friday 17 October from 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Thank you Ines Salman

Head of the Junior Department

Junior Trip to see The Lion King

We are delighted to inform you that we have obtained tickets for a matinee performance of ‘The Lion King’ at the Lyceum Theatre, London on Wednesday 21 January 2015. This is a fantastic opportunity to see one of theatre’s most loved and acclaimed productions. For more information about ‘The Lion King’ please visit http://www.thelionking.co.uk/about-the-show/ This trip is available to all Junior school children at a cost of £40 per child to include travel by coach. The information letter and consent form are available on WisePay and a copy of both has been emailed to parents. Should you have any queries please email Miss Anne Vaughan, Trip leader, annevaughan@gatton-park.org.uk

Ines Salman, Head of the Junior Department.

Year 7 and Year 10 Parental Consultation Evenings

Day Boarders/Day Pupils: Wednesday 15 October 17.00 – 20.00

Boarders: Friday 17 October 14.30 – 16.30 Please be advised that we have Parental Consultation Evenings next week for pupils in Year 7, Year 10 and any new pupils in Years 8 & 9 who joined September 2014. Meetings with teachers/form tutors are by appointment only. Invitation letters have been sent out to all Year 7 and Year 10 parents/guardians, along with guidelines, which will ensure appointments are made quickly and efficiently for you. They will have the opportunity to meet with their child’s Class Tutor and up to 7 individual subject teachers. In addition an appointment can be requested with Mrs Ross, Head of Sixth Form. Mr Spencer Ellis, other members of the Senior Leadership Team and Heads of Year will also be present and available on both evenings.

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NETBALL FIXTURE RESULT MAN of the MATCH

Friendlies

vs. Gordons

Year 7 RAAS 13 Gordons 6 Jasmine Vickers

Year 8 RAAS 11 Gordons 15

Year 9 RAAS 1 Gordons 33

Year 10 RAAS 3 Gordons 25

RUGBY

FIXTURE RESULT MAN of the MATCH

Friendlies

vs. Gordons

Year 7 RAAS 0 Gordons 28 Daniel Singleton

Year 8 RAAS 12 Gordons 24

Year 9 RAAS 43 Gordons 13

Year 10 RAAS 45 Gordons 29

vs. Warlingham

Year 7 RAAS 10 Warlingham 7 Magnus Runham

vs Emanuel

1stXV RAAS 12 Emanuel 27 Josh Calder

SENIOR SCHOOL SPORTS

RESULTS

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FOOTBALL

FIXTURE RESULT MAN of the MATCH

Surrey Cup Round 1

Year 7 vs. Stanley Park

R RAAS 2 Stanley Park