St Edward's Junior School Weekly Newsletter |
Issue No : 16-2011/12 27th January 2012 |
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Headmaster's Letter
Weekly Ethos Message: 'Being Peaceful in Friendships'.
We focussed this week on being peaceful in our friendships with each other. The children in our Infant Department enjoyed an assembly on images of friendship and shared ways of overcoming difficulties in friendship matters. In the Junior Deparment Rev Garland from St Mary's Church of England led a liturgy assembly related to the conversion of St Paul and the road that he took towards being peaceful.
The Year 4 assembly greatly supported by a high parental attendance highlighted the Beatitudes in relation to Roahl Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory story and the values of meekness and humility.
Breakfast Club
A reminder that I require one week's notice if you would like your child to attend Breakfast Club, in order that preparations can be made. Please e-mail Mrs Williams on mainoffice@stedwardsjunior.co.uk if you would like to make a booking. Thank you.
Enjoy your weekend!
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Stephen J McKernan BA (Hons) M Ed NPQH
Headmaster
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Mass takes place every Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. in the Manor House Chapel |
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Chinese New Year
3D prepare for Chinese New Year with their dragons created during an Art lesson
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Cookery - Bread Making
Members of the Y6 group of children doing cookery as part of their Technology studies were treated to a wonderful session by Mrs Ford, (mum of Jack, Tom and Martha) on Thursday 26th January. Mrs Ford is an expert in bread making and conducted an extremely informative and hands on bread making lesson. The children and I enjoyed every minute and I have invited Mrs Ford again over the next few weeks so that we can learn even more about this wonderful skill.
Thank you very much Mrs Ford! |
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Year 5/6 Disco
Friday 3 rd February 7-9pm
Dancing prizes and lucky ticket prize to be won.
Come and have some fun with your friends ..
Change in format this time – Price £3 includes a bag of sweets.
Year 3 / 4 Film Night
Friday 3 rd February 7-9pm
Year 3. A Turtles Tale. Animated (cert U).
Sammy’s Adventures . He’s Turtly amazing!
Year 4. Mr Poppers Penguins. (cert PG)
Lots of frosty fun!
Tickets £2.50 includes sweets and popcorn.
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Birthday Book
Matthew Davis-Haller celebrated his 8th birthday on the 22nd January and to mark the occasion he has kindly donated ‘Steve Backshall’s Deadly 60’ to the library. He chose this particular book as he loves the programme and thinks Steve Backshall is great! |
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Quantum Theatre visit
On Tuesday afternoon, the Junior School were treated to an afternoon of Science from Quantum Theatre ‘Inspector Clueless and the Missing Materials’. We learnt all about the properties of materials, the three states of matter – solids, liquids, gases and found out about mixtures and compounds. |
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All the children had a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon.
Helping the detectives to separate a mixture.
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Members of the Junior Department acting out the particles in a liquid. |
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Children who were awarded a Gold Leaf this week standing by the Tree of Praise |
Football
On Wednesday, St Edward’s played six matches at Hatherop Castle with the honours shared with three wins apiece. Well done to all boys, especially those competing in their first ever match:-
- Hatherop U11A 4, St Edward’s U11B 0
Hatherop were too strong this time round and St Edward’s spent most of the game defending their goal and finding it difficult to break out.
Squad: WILL BONEHILL, MAX RICHARDSON, JAMES GOATLEY, FRED TINKLER, LOUIS RIGAULT, THOMAS FIELDING, ALEX ANDREWS, SAMI EMIR, JACK RATCLIFFE.
- Hatherop U11B 0, St Edward’s U11C 1
TOM LYTHGOE scrambled a second half winner as St Edward’s secured a battling victory.
Squad: JAMES WATSON, HARRISON GATES, JAMES FLETCHER, CAELLUM AND GWILLYM DONAGHY, JON WEBSTER, TOM LYTHGOE, JOSHUA EMPSON, DAVID JACKSON.
- Hatherop U9A (0) 3, St Edward’s U9A/B (0) 1
CIARAN STRANACK netted from the spot and a mixed St Edward’s side played well despite losing to a strong Hatherop side.
SQUAD: EDWARD GARDNER, MATTHEW DAVIES, PABLO VEGA, JAMIE LYTHGOE, CIARAN STRANACK, GEORGE CLARKE, SAM GERACITANO.
- Hatherop U9B 2, St Edward’s U9B/C 1
JAMES FINDLAY gave St Edward’s the lead but, despite strong defensive performances from SAM GIBSON, OLIVER SANDERS and JUDE SHULDHAM-LEGH, they couldn’t quite hold on and slipped to a narrow defeat.
Squad: SAM GIBSON, JAMES FINDLAY, ARCHIE TAYLOR, TYLER MOESSING, OLIVER SANDERS, JUDE SHULDHAM-LEGH, CONOR STEELE, BEN WEST.
- Hatherop U8A (1) 1, St Edward’s U8A/B (0) 2
A last gasp winner from EDDIE STEVENS gave St Edward’s a hard earned win and completed a fine comeback after falling behind early in the match. ALVARO PEIRO had a solid game in goal, DANIEL WHEATLEY made some strong tackles and ALISTAIR CLARKE scored the equalizing goal.
Squad: BEN PURVEY, ALVARO PEIRO, JOHN CONNELLY, DANIEL WHEATLEY, ALISTAIR CLARKE, EDDIE STEVENS.
- Hatherop U8B 0, St Edward’s U8B/C (2) 4
MAX ATTWOOD scored a hat-trick with HARVEY WOOD scoring the fourth as St Edward’s recorded a convincing victory. HUNTER BUCKLEY did well at the back to thwart several Hatherop breakaways but all players did really well.
Squad: OLIVER BONE, SAM KEENE, HARVEY WOOD, MAX ATTWOOD, HUNTER BUCKLEY, MATTHEW THOMAS.
- News from the U9 matches against The Richard Pate School will appear next week
Forthcoming matches:-
- Tuesday January 31st– U11A+B v Lakeside (h) 3.45pm (LEAGUE)
- Friday February 3rd – U8 AND U9 v Rendcomb (a) 2.30pm
Cross Country
- Cross Country Club is now fully operational in preparation for the final races of the League season (please see below).
There are three more races in the League itself, the County Championships (see new date below) and also, for the first time, a tournament at Rendcomb:-
- Race Three – Thursday February 23rd @ Cheltenham College (4.15pm)
- Race Four – Thursday March 1st @ Dean Close (4.15pm)
- Race Five – Thursday March 8th @ St Edward’s Junior School (4.15pm)
Top 12 boys and girls from the Individual competitions will be selected to represent Cheltenham in the Gloucestershire County Championships to be held at The Katherine Lady Berkeley School, Dursley on Saturday March 24th (10am). PLEASE NOTE THIS DATE HAS BEEN CHANGED
- Rendcomb Tournament (Y3-6) – Friday March 16th (2pm)
Lost Property
Any lost property left behind by boys after games, PE or club sessions is collected up and stored in the upstairs changing room of the Sports Hall (up the stairs, turn left and along to the end). If named, it is returned at some point but, if unnamed, is left there for collection. Please feel free to come and check and take items away at any time.
For girls, teachers in charge will return named items and leave unnamed ones in the downstairs Sports Hall office.
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Netball
On Wednesday afternoon, U10A and B netball teams played in friendly matches against Cheltenham College Junior School. Both teams fought hard in the cold and windy conditions, against tough opposition, producing two good matches.
U10B Team
Both teams fought hard to gain possession in the opening quarter, taking time to settle into their positions. Great marking from St Edward’s, only allowed Cheltenham College to score once. Despite good movement in the centre third from MAISY PROSSER, ZOE HANKS, SARA O’KELLY and GEMMA McKERNAN, Cheltenham College increased their lead to 4 - 0 at half time.
St Edward’s gave an improved performance in the third quarter. Both ROBIN CHERRY and CAOIMHE MOONEY made good dodges, but were marked tightly by their defenders. LAUREN DUFFY and EMMA ROBINSON made good interceptions and stuck with their partners tightly in the circle, therefore, only allowing one further goal to be scored. St Edward’s displayed tired legs in the final quarter. However, with Cheltenham College finally proving too strong, winning 9 - 0. Well done girls, this score line really didn’t reflect the effort and hard work you all put in!
Star Player: LAUREN DUFFY
Team List: ROBIN CHERRY, CAOIMHE MOONEY, GEMMA McKERNAN, MAISY PROSSER, ZOE HANKS, SARA O’KELLY, EMMA ROBINSON, LAUREN DUFFY.
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U10A Team
The whole team displayed some great footwork and super passing. St. Edward’s marked tightly and made it particularly difficult for Cheltenham College to get free. Great defending and some super interceptions were made by DAISY MANUEL, MILLIE BOURKE and ADRIANA SANCHEZ. At the end of the first half, Cheltenham College were just slightly ahead, winning 4 - 3.
This made St. Edward’s even more determined. REGI RISTIC-NORTH, at C, linked well with IRIA PEIRO, at WA, to pass the ball accurately into our attacking ‘D’. Super movement from LAUREN GARFIELD and quick, sharp passes from FAYE BAKER rewarded the team with 3 further goals. This great determination meant that the final score was 6 - 6, a very fair result!
Star Player: as voted for by Cheltenham College – REGI RISTIC-NORTH
Team List: FAYE BAKER, MILLIE BOURKE, LAUREN GARFIELD, DAISY MANUEL, IRIA PEIRO, REGI RISTIC-NORTH, ADRIANA SANCHEZ.
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Year 5 & 6 Netball Coaching Session
On Thursday morning, the Year 5 & 6 girls were lucky enough to experience a coaching session with a highly respected and successful county level coach. Both year groups worked particularly hard, developing their understanding of positions and improving their passing down the court. |
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I look forward to seeing all four Year 6 teams putting their hard work into practise against Bromsgrove School in next week’s matches. |
I look forward to seeing all four Year 6 teams putting their hard work into practise against Bromsgrove School in next week’s matches. |
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The Year 5 girls thoroughly enjoyed the session, gaining a great deal of experience from it.
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Club Cancellation
Due to next week’s U9 matches, there will be no Year 3 & 4 Netball Club on Thursday 2nd February.
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RSPB Big And Little Schools’ Bird Watch
The Infant Department enjoyed their bird watching this week.
We walked around the school grounds, observing and keeping a tally of how many birds of the same kind we saw at any one time.
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Year Two try to identify the birds we spotted on our Bird watch!
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Year One
Year One enjoyed counting how many magpies were in the sky!
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Reception
Reception children loved using their binoculars! |
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Year Two Drama
Year Two children were presented with their LAMDA certificates in Gold Assembly this week.
Well done! |
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Around The World On A Flying Carpet
Reception have continued on their journey around the globe…
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More Creative Polar Fun In Reception
The children have been continuing to look at ‘Polar Lands’ and have enjoyed being creative. |
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On to China to celebrate the New Year… |
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Reception Baggott have been enjoying their Chinese Restaurant.
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Writing…
Both Reception classes have brought in some wonderful resources to show. |
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Milk Bottle Collection
We now have enough bottles to begin our igloo. Thank you for your support with our collection.
Lost Property
Lost Jumpers – Mitchell Proctor – RF
Fred Lissenden – RH
Winter Warmers – Benjamin Young – RH.
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The Gold Book
Congratulations go to the following children :-
13th January
James Draper RF |
20th January
Teddy Donosky RF |
Charlie Makins RB |
Charlton Van Staden RB |
Charlie Watkins 1D |
Isabella Harris 1D |
Una Williams 1P |
Amelia Keogh 1P |
Erica Povey 1H |
Ben Simpson 1H |
Levi Barben 2P |
Jessica Robertson 2P |
Callum Vosper 2M |
Toby Hodgson 2M |
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Pre-school’s pupil of the week
Boris, the travelling teddy bear, will go home with Jessica Smith from Green Group.
Terry, the travelling bear, will go home with Matthew Avron from Red Group.
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Congratulations to Mr and Mrs McDonald on the birth of their son Billy. Born on Friday 13th January. A new baby brother for Henry in Yellow Group.
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Big Panda, Little Panda
Orange Group children have been enjoying the Early Years Story Box book “Big Panda, Little Panda. Miss Vicki introduced the book to the children by linking the activities to the following learning goals: Language and Literacy, Knowledge and Understanding of the World and Problem solving. The children used a range of creative skills to explore size, opposites and shapes.
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The activity was further extended and liked to Knowledge and Understanding of the World, as the children used a globe to find out where pandas originated from. For further details on this theme, please see the activity planning form which is on display on Orange Group’s classroom door.
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Chinese New Year – Year of the Dragon
The children in the Kindergarten have had a fun week celebrating the Chinese New Year Festival. |
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Whilst Red Group used dance and drama to create a large dragon. |
Collection of Children Forms
Please can parents return the collection of children forms as soon as possible. We are still experiencing a large number of unauthorised adults being sent to collect children. Please note: for safeguarding reasons we are unable to release children to the unnamed adults.
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Dates for your Diary
Ladies' Night Wednesday 29th February 8pm D-Fly Thai Bar and Bistro
Dads' Night Date and Venue to be decided
May Fayre Sunday 13th May 12noon until 3pm. Fantastic family fun with food, stalls and entertainment
Summer Ball - Date to be confirmed |
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