BULLETIN October 6th 2017
South Lee School Bulletin
6th October 2017
[email protected] TEL: 01284 754654 NEWS AND INFORMATION
Madelyn, a former pupil and
Head Girl of South Lee, along
with her friend (both aged 16) and
two teachers from Ipswich High
took up the challenge to raise
money for the St Elizabeth
Hospice in Ipswich. They were
cycling in memory of a former
sports teacher who spent her last
days there during a battle with
cancer three years ago.
They cycled over 300 miles in
just four days starting at Crystal
Palace in London and finishing at
the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The first
two days they covered over 175
miles.
It was a truly physical and mental
challenge for Madelyn and the
others but it was for a very worthy
cause. The team of four are hoping
to raise £8000 between them for
the Hospice and Madelyn has
raised just over £2000 so far.
The link to Madelyn’s just giving
page is below if you would like to
make a donation http://giving.stelizabethhospice.org.uk/maddy-godfrey/
Former Pupil & Head Girl Madelyn Godfrey
by [Article Author]
BULLETIN 2
YEAR 4 LEARNING TO
PLAY THE CLARINET!
Mrs Beckwith teaching the Year 4’s
how to play clarinets.
Well done to Year 8 for their
cake sale which took place last Friday, thank you for all your
donations. They have managed to raise £85.32 which is to be
divided between two charities, the Alzheimer’s’ Society and
Pancreatic Cancer
Year 2 will be having their cake
sale on Friday 20th October.
YEAR 8 CAKE SALE!
YEAR 8 ASSEMBLY
The Year 8 girls rehearsed a song in
their own time and sang in assembly with Millie Fennell accompanying them on the piano. It was as a lovely start to our day.
BULLETIN 3
Well Done Lara Wells!
Lara has been awarded a cup
from The Charlotte School of
ballet for getting the highest mark in her Solo Performance
Award. She has also just found
out her grade 1 Royal School of Ballet results & acquired a
Distinction.
SCIENTISTS OF THE MONTH!
The following students have
been recognised as Scientist of
the Month:
Y4
Brooke Ramsay
Seth Bretherton
For an excellent lab safety
poster!
Y5
Finlay Kenzter
Immaculate presentation in
exercise book!
Alessio Nicholson
Outstanding contribution to
Prep
Jacob Legge
Engineering ideas into reality
Emily Hunter
Outstanding presentation of
experiments
Emily Moore
Investigative skills
Isabelle Bradbury
Creative ideas
Y6
Harry Wells
Exceptional help with practical
activity
Arabella Stockdale
Excellent application to
practical and written work
Y7
Farley Bretherton
Katie Rogers
Charlie Saunders
Ben Nevison
Excellent Core Skills and focus
on classwork
Y8
Olivia Brown
Excellent description of ideas
using scientific terms
Sophie Stockdale
Madeleine Bateman-Sandy
Leadership Skills
BULLETIN 4
Viva La Fiesta at Oakham School
This photo is taken in the historical Oakham castle where the children rehearsed for Viva La Fiesta, organised by Oakham School, a wonderful day of Latin American Music.
Mrs Winton Mills and a selection of Yr. 6 and 7 musicians
set off early on Tuesday for the beautiful drive to Oakham and
an exciting day of Latin American music-making. After three
workshop sessions our singers joined forces with the brass and
percussion sections to give a lively concert in the lovely
setting of Oakham School chapel. The hard work paid off and
the vibrant music was a joy to be part of.
Oakham School made us extremely welcome, fed us a
gorgeous lunch and packed us off home with a goodie bag for
everyone.
Mrs Winton Mills has written to Oakham’s Director of Music
to thank him for a superb day.
VOCES8 AT THE LEYS SCHOOL
Wednesday afternoon and more
musicians were on the road – this time heading to Cambridge and a
day of choral workshops with an
internationally acclaimed group of young classical singers, Voces8. It’s
safe to say that South Lee children
have never experienced such perfect
singing and the experience left many of them hovering a few feet above the ground!
The children worked on some
improvised pieces and also a
beautiful African lullaby, learning
from Voces8 during the day. The concert included a full programme
from the professionals which was
extraordinarily varied and served as a masterclass for the children.
What an amazing opportunity this
was, as was being interviewed for Cambridge Community Radio!
Mrs Winton Mills had special
permission to take some younger pupils to this senior school event
and was delighted to receive
compliments from many people on the children’s singing and their
wonderful behaviour. Well done all
and a huge thank you to The Leys for a truly memorable occasion.
BULLETIN 5
On Friday our U13 girls’ hockey team took part in the
IAPS Regional Qualifiers at Orwell Park.
Despite playing against some very tough opposition, the
team battled well and improved throughout the
competition.
Unfortunately we did not qualify for the National Finals,
but in the subsequent plate competition the girls played
really nice hockey in their final match of the day, beating
OBH 2-1. We therefore completed our day finishing
runners-up in the plate.
Well done to the team for showing great spirit and
determination. Together, with positive captaincy from
Emma Boyle, the team can look back on the day as a
great experience.
Congratulations to Arthur Cornish, Otto Wigdahl,
Katie Rogers and Emma Boyle who have been named
in the Suffolk U13 Hockey squad for this season. A
super achievement.
Well done to Gabriel Foster on his
recent karate success. He attained 4th kyu, purple 1-stripe belt, after a tough grading exam at Kenshinkai karate club in Barrow. Gabriel started when he was 5 years old!
Henrietta Croot, Lily Godfrey and Ollie
Knight all had success in the Under 9 Orange
Ball Tournament at Easton College on
Saturday.
Ollie & Henrietta both won gold medals in
their different leagues, both played for Culford
Tennis Centre and Lily won silver for Titan
Tennis playing for their A Team.
BULLETIN 6
OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM
Guest speaker Mell Harrison, Forest School and Education
Manager at the Light House Trust based in nearby Lawshall made
a most inspiring speech about the importance of outdoors
learning for children.
Thanks again go to Thomas Adalbert and James Coleman from
Bespoke Outdoor Living who have done such a fabulous job in
creating Woodland Lodge, and to Mrs Last and Mrs Buckingham
for making it all happen.
Special thanks to Jon Boreham and Paul Meekings for working so hard to get
everything look so great and also to Mr Gary for creating those amazing ‘bug’
cakes!
I hope you all heard the piece on Radio Suffolk and saw the coverage on
Facebook and Twitter, please do ‘like’ and ‘share’ our posts to spread the news
about South Lee! Thank you
Shared from BBC News:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-suffolk-41492014/bury-st-edmunds-school-enhances-learning-with-outdoor-classroom
Year 1 children took part
in a yoga session with Miss
Wright and Miss Pringle in
Woodland Lodge as guests
arrived and the Reception
class performed two
excellent poems about bugs
and creepy crawlies.
Tuesday 3rd October saw the official opening of South Lee’s amazing,
bespoke Outdoor Classroom, aptly named Woodland Lodge by Mia
and Aimee Lake who won the naming competition.
BULLETIN 7
YEAR 7 & 8 GEOGRAPHY TRIP!
The year 7 and 8 children undertook fieldwork on the
River Glaven near Holt.
This day began with an introductory talk at Gresham's
School followed by the children undertaking fieldwork at
three sites between the source and the mouth of the river.
The children used various geographical equipment to
gather data on the river. This data will now be analyzed in
the classroom. Thanks goes to Mr. Dominic Atkinson
from Gresham's School for his support in organising this
wonderful day out.
Y5 BOTANIC GARDENS TRIP
This week the Year 5s were in Cambridge at the
Botanic Gardens on a History and Maths Day. In
the morning we were told about the Victorian
Plant Hunters and their love of collecting plants
from distant countries. We visited the glass houses
to look at some examples and made a Wardian
Case, a replica of the containers used to transport
the plants back home.
After a picnic lunch, we spent a mathematical
afternoon looking at and then drawing the
symmetry in plants and measuring a giant redwood
using a tape measure and a clinometer.
We had a busy and enjoyable day and were so
lucky with the weather.
BULLETIN 8
PRE-PREP NEWS
TREE OF ACHIEVEMENT AND
HEADMASTER AWARDS Week Ending 29th September 2017
Year 1 Leaves
Fred Fellowes - for working really hard with his reading and spelling
Millie Bale - for being a kind friend and always trying her best.
Year 2 Leaves
Nicholas Hutchison – for trying hard at all activities
Tillie Jack – for a positive attitude to her work
Year 3 Leaves
Bea Moore – for always being kind and considerate
Ferdie Rutter For trying hard to remember instructions
Headmaster’s awards
Year 1
Asher Dube
Luke Shepheard
Year 2
Lottie Grigg
Islay de Gonville Bromhead
Year 3
Rufus Hanka
Emily Morris
TREE OF ACHIEVEMENT AND
HEADMASTER AWARDS Week Ending 6th October 2017
Year 1 Leaves
Oscar Tuffs - For a great improvement with his handwriting
Archie Donald - For focusing well and trying his best
Year 2 Leaves
Meggie Knight – for a positive attitude to her work
Eliza Gaw – fantastic story ideas
Year 3 Leaves
Mattia Nicholson –For coming into the classroom and getting straight on with his work
Max Buckingham – For concentrating really hard on his tessellation pattern
Headmaster’s awards
Year 1
Arya Randhawa
Seb Farmer
Year 2
Rosie Perry
Pip Frost
Year 3
Francesca Mills
Kitty Adams
BULLETIN 9
PRE PREP PARENTS' EVENING
(YEAR 1- YEAR 3 ONLY)
Pre Prep Parents' evening will be held on Monday 23rd October from 4.15pm - 7.15pm. Please sign your name against a time slot. The sign-up sheet will be outside your child's classroom from Monday 9th October. This is a pastoral parents' evening to discuss how your child has settled in to their new class.
PRE PREP (YEAR 1-3) HARVEST
FESTIVAL
The Pre Prep are having their Harvest Festival in the main
school hall at 9.15am on Friday 13th October. Parents and grandparents are invited to join us to celebrate Harvest. Tea and coffee will be available in the GP room from 8.45am.
Please can you send your child in with a small donation of
food which we will be donating to local charities.
Operation Christmas Child
We will be collecting shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child again
this year. The children will have an assembly about what to put into
their boxes for children less fortunate than themselves. The
assembly will be before half term. We look forward to a great
response and appreciate your support.
Mr and Mrs Catchpole
PRE-PREP NEWS
Here is the link to Pre-prep news:
http://www.southlee.co.uk/2017/10/pre-prep-news-8/
Here is the link to Early Years:
http://www.southlee.co.uk/2017/09/week-early-years-28/
BULLETIN 10
PTA NEWS! BAGS 2SCHOOL
Don’t forget to drop your bags into the designated area of the GP Room between
Monday 9th and Wednesday 11th October 2017 (before 9am).
The following good quality items are accepted:
Clothing Paired Shoes (Tied together)
Handbags/Bags Hats
Scarves and Ties Jewellery
Lingerie Belts
Soft Toys
CHRISTMAS GIFT WRAP AND ACCESSORIES
With Christmas creeping up fast, why not purchase your wrapping paper and
accessories from Northbrook fundraising where 22% of profits will be donated to the South Lee PTA. Please return your completed order forms to the office before half term commences. If you can’t find your form, please collect one from the school office.
HALLOWEEN DISCO
Date for the diary!! The Halloween Disco will take place on the 24th October 2017.
Pre-prep 6 – 7.15pm Prep 7.30 – 9pm
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