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newsletterIssue No 3 | 2014-15 | Friday 10 October 2014
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Dear Parents
Guest speakers always receive a warm welcome in Junior School assembly and talks which transport the audience to other parts of the world are particularly well received. On Tuesday Miss Kelleher spoke about her experience at Science Foo Camp, held at the corporate headquarters of Google in California, in mid-August. The children enjoyed seeing glimpses of Googleplex and were keen to tell Miss Kelleher how to get her Google watch working! The Woolly Mammoth slide in her presentation also attracted a lot of attention and led to some lively discussion later in the day. Miss Kelleher’s blog about her visit to Sci Foo can be found here.
Other recent visitors have also come from within the Foundation; last Thursday Isabel Shears and Dom McGann, two Year 13 students from our Sixth Form College, gave an excellent presentation about their three week visit to Ladakh with the Exploration Society. As well as giving us real insight as to what they both gave to and gained from this unique experience, they answered a variety of questions from across Years 3-6 with real understanding and sensitivity. To read more about this expedition click here.
European Day of Languages and the introduction of Year 6 Miniglot Club provided the perfect stimulus for this year’s Junior School House Art Event. Year 6 pupils arrived at the event last Wednesday afternoon well prepared, with information about the geographical features, history, culture and language of the country they had been allocated. Younger pupils were eager to contribute to their house’s work of art and, in no time, six rooms became hives of creative activity. During the afternoon capital cities, famous people and landmarks, typical foods and animals, and greetings in the relevant languages began to emerge from the rolls of coloured paper and pots of glue. Shortly after 3pm six superbly decorated countries and flags were unveiled and the captains provided a brief description of how the members of their house had collaborated on the project, making decisions and meeting the deadline. The results of this fast paced and yet bonding event can be viewed in the Hall on Open Morning.
Introduction - Head of Junior School
newsletterIssue No 3 | 2014-15 | Friday 10 October 2014
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The following day the focus of attention moved to the Library where National Poetry Day was celebrated, during break times as well as lessons. It was a particular pleasure to see members of Year 3 entertaining their class-mates with poetry of their choice from the luxury of the green O seat!
The rain and lower temperatures have not deterred juniors from making the most of outdoor learning opportunities; there have recently been a number of open air lessons, including Maths in the grounds of the Senior School and at Latham Road, Art in the playground, English in the garden of 5 Brookside, Geography in the Botanic Gardens and Science at the Nature Reserve! 6Alpha thoroughly enjoyed the first of a series of lessons on the Reserve and members of 6A are looking forward to their visit next week.
Introduction - Head of Junior School
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This morning we congratulated 18 Junior School pupils for their participation in the Aquathlon at Bottisham Village School last Sunday. The girls were in six teams and they faced stiff competition as all the other competitors were members of triathlon clubs. Stephen Perse Foundation was, in fact, the only school to compete and the teams finished about mid table with SPF Seals narrowly defeating SPF Sharks! Special mention must go to Ava Miels, who finished second in the Tristart category, and Katy Leonard and Sophie Allen, who finished 4th and 5th respectively in the Tristar 1 category.
Congratulations also to the members of Years 1-3 who entered the Christmas Pudding Lid Design Competition. It is not particularly easy to think of festive pictures in September but the children produced some brilliant designs and the judges had a very hard time choosing the winner. In the end the prize went to Nicholas George in 3Alpha; Kamran Bennett, 3A, was highly commended for his design.
We look forward to seeing you, your families and friends at Junior School Open Morning tomorrow!
Kind regards,Katie MilneHead of Junior School
Introduction - Head of Junior School
Nicholas George, 3Alpha - Winner Kamran Bennett, 3A - Highly Commended
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PFA News – Christmas PuddingsDelicious plum and triple chocolate puddings are now on sale via your PFA, each adorned by the specially designed label for the Stephen Perse Foundation, by Nicholas George in Year 3.
All proceeds from pudding sales will be allocated to the development of an outdoor learning centre at the Stephen Perse Foundation Latham Road Sports Field and Nature Reserve.
Look out for a Christmas pudding order form via School Post.
There is also one at the end of this newsletter!
The PFA is collecting used stamps to help raise funds.
You can help us by tearing off your used stamps from their envelopes leaving approximately a 1cm border and placing them in one of the collection boxes.
There will be a collection box at each of the school site receptions.
The more we collect the more funds we raise.
Thank you.
The PFA stamp collection
PLEASE DONATE ALL YOUR USED
STAMPS TO RAISE FUNDS FORTHE PFA
THANK YOU
newsletterIssue No 3 | 2014-15 | Friday 10 October 2014
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Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, 22nd October, at 8pm (contact Fina Mason, 01638 720274).
We will discuss ‘We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves’ by Karen Joy Fowler.
We always have a lively discussion and are keen to welcome new members. If you are interested in finding out more, please contact Martha Crouch for details (telephone 07768311015 or email [email protected]).
Parents and Friends Book Club
Simon Mayo | Inspire Me event | Tuesday 14th October
Parking restrictions on Union Road
On Tuesday 14 October we are hosting an Inspire Me event for Years 6 and 7 at the Senior School where Simon Mayo will be talking about how his love of Science has inspired his novels.
Simon Mayo is one of Britain’s best-loved and well-known radio presenters. He has worked on BBC radio since 1981 and is now the presenter of ‘Drivetime’ on BBC Radio 2, which features the Radio 2 Book Club. He is also the co-presenter of ‘Kermode and Mayo’s Film Review’ on BBC Radio 5 Live.
The SPF Science and English departments are collaborating on this event and are excited by the opportunity to help their students appreciate links between two very different areas of their curriculum.
All Year 7 and Year 6 from the Junior and Senior Schools and Dame Bradbury’s Year 6 students, will be attending Simon’s talk, and there will also be some amazing science demonstrations courtesy of our teachers!
If your child hasn’t already got a book from the Itch series, there may be a few books available to buy on the day; so if your daughter would like to bring in a cheque, on the off chance, please make it payable to ‘The Stephen Perse Foundation’ - £6 for Itch or Itch Rocks, £10 for Itchcraft.
Simon Mayo Inspire Me EventTuesday 14 October 201410am to 12noon
Suitable for Year 6 and Year 7 pupils
We would like to invite your Year 6 and Year 7 pupils to our free Inspire Me event where Simon Mayo will be talking about how his love of Science has inspired his novels.
Simon Mayo is one of Britain’s best-loved and well-known radio presenters. He has worked on BBC radio since 1981 and is now the presenter of ‘Drivetime’ on BBC Radio 2, which features the Radio 2 Book Club. He is also the co-presenter of ‘Kermode and Mayo’s Film Review’ on BBC Radio 5 Live.
His Itchingham books are targeted at Year 6 and 7 pupils and are full of exciting adventures involving great scientific material. You can find out more about his books on the website: www.itchingham.co.uk
There will also be some amazing science demonstrations courtesy of our teachers!
Refreshments will be available on arrival between 9.30am and 10am. The event will start promptly at 10am.
If you would like to bring along a whole Year 6 or Year 7 class or just a group, email [email protected] to book the places.
There is space for up to 200 but we will allocate places on a first come, first served basis.
Would parents please kindly note that the restrictions on parking in the bays on Union Road have recently been extended so that they now apply to Sundays as well as other days of the week.
Click here to go to the Council website for more information.
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Join us for this exciting event to start off the academic year!
Heidi Thomas is one of the UK’s top screenwriters and a leading executive producer. Her international career in stage, film and television drama spans 25 years, and her productions include Soldier Soldier, Cranford, Lilies, Madame Bovary, Ballet Shoes, I Capture The Castle, and Upstairs Downstairs.
Her hit BBC show Call the Midwife regularly attracts 10.5 million viewers, and is seen in 197 countries worldwide. Heidi’s work has been acknowledged and awarded by BAFTA, the Emmys, the Writer’s Guild of Great Britain, The Broadcasting Press Guild and the Royal Television Society.
Heidi is passionate about television drama both as an art form and as a career, and she will use behind the scenes images and stories from Call the Midwife to give a insight into this most exciting of industries.
The event is open to all ages and we will welcome guests and families from other local schools. Tickets will be allocated on a first-come, first served basis.
Entry to the event will be from 7.00pm from our Union Road entrance. If you need directions to the school they are here. Please note there is no general parking for this event, but please let us know if you require accessible parking.
Please email [email protected] to reserve tickets, stating how many you require.
Tickets will not be issued for the event, but your request will be registered.
•Gain insights into the world of screen writing and the television drama industry
•How TV drama works as both an art form and a career
•Behind the scenes images and stories from ‘Call the Midwife’
•Advice on working and getting into the industry
Inspire Me: ‘From Dream to Screen’ | Thursday 16 October - 7.30pm
Venue: Stephen Perse Foundation, Senior School Hall
Thursday 16 October 2014
From Dream to Screen: Careers in Television
Please email [email protected] to reserve free seats
www.stephenperse.com/inspireme
Speaker:Heidi Thomas - Heidi is one of the UK’s top screenwriters and a leading executive producer. Her hit BBC show ‘Call the Midwife’ regularly attracts 10.5 million viewers, and is seen in 197 countries worldwide.
•Gain insights into the world of screenwriting and the television drama industry•How TV drama works as both an art form and a career•Behind the scenes images and stories from ‘Call the Midwife’
Time: 7.30-9.00pm
•Advice on working and getting into the industry
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Junior School
Look for displays around school showing how Junior School pupils use Stephen Perse Foundation facilities
and find learning spaces beyond their classrooms
Stretch your mind by exploring the natural world in the Science Room
Find out about Modern Languages, including Year 6’s trip to Paris, by
visiting 6A’s classroom
Have fun with Morfo Booth in 5A’s classroom
Want to know more about Codes and Coding? Make your way to 6Alpha’s
classroom
Visit the Library to find out how we use this amazing learning space
throughout the year. Young visitors will find Year 6 students keen to share a good story and help with dressing up
activities
Toast a marshmallow at the Exploration Society’s Camp in the
playground and find out about build up sessions and trips for Year 4-6
If you feel creative and would like to make a mask – follow the signs to the
Art Room
Programme of activity9:30-10:00 ‘Banana Split’ – a Geography lesson for Year 4, with Mrs Russell. Visitors of any
age are welcome to join in!4A’s classroom
9:30-10:15 Come and see the Year 5/6 Hockey Development Squad in action, with Mr Millward.
Junior SchoolCourt
9:30-10:30 Busking – individuals from across Junior School year groups, with Miss Vincent. Music Room9:45-10:15 Let’s get thinking – a thinking skills lesson for Year 3, with Miss Dobson.
Visitors of any age are welcome to join in!3A’s classroom
10:00-10:15 Short talks for parents will be given by our Principal, the Head of Pre-Prep, and the Head of Junior School.
Hall
10:15-10:45 Try your hand at French boules, with Mme Fullman. All welcome! Playground
10:30-11:00 String Ensemble Rehearsal, with Miss Vincent. Visitors are welcome to watch. Music Room
10:30–11:00 Come and see the Year 3/4 Cricket Club practising their skills, with Mr Millward. Junior SchoolCourt
10:30-11:00 Can you decide? A thinking skills lesson for Year 5, with Mrs Parker. Visitors of any age are welcome to join in!
5Alpha’sclassroom
11:00–11:30 Head in the Clouds – a thinking skills lesson for Year 4, with Mrs Moore. Visitors of any age are welcome to join in!
4Alpha’sclassroom
11:15 –12:00 Come and watch the Year 5/6 Netball Match, with Mrs Wells and Mr Millward. Junior SchoolCourt
11:30–11:45 Short talks for parents will be given by our Principal, the Head of Pre-Prep, and the Head of Junior School.
Hall
11:30–12:00 Singing and musical games for Years 3 & 4, with Miss Vincent. Visitors of any age are welcome to join in!
Music Room
11:45–12:15 Try your hand at French boules, with Mme Fullman. All welcome! Playground
OtherOpenEvents
City Pre-prep
In the Pre-prep we encourage our children to be active thinkers. Discover how we do this in the Year 2 classroom and take home activities that you can do with your child to help them develop
their ‘thinking tool box’.
In Year 1 find out about this term’s topic ‘Under the Sea’. We will be sorting objects that could be found in the sea and making an RNLI life boat. You will see photographs of our adventures in Great Yarmouth and hear
how the children learn skills in Music, Geography, Science and Art through this watery theme.
Our Reception children are experts on the iPads - come
along to their classroom to see how the iPad is just another tool for learning and a great way to spark the children’s
imaginations.
Kindergarten is the beginning of the learning journey - spend
time in the Kindergarten classroom to see how we
encourage lots of talking and how important this is in helping
the children understand the world around them.
Open Morning 20149.30am to 12.30pm
Tours of the Junior School will be given by pupils in Years 5 & 6 throughout the morningPlease make your way to Junior School reception area to find a tour guide
Refreshments will be served from 9:30 until 12:15 in the HallReserve a place for the Year 3 Taster Visit in the Junior School on Sat 29 November, 9:30-12:30
To reserve a place, please speak to someone at the Registration desk today or email [email protected]
Sat 18 OctoberDame Bradbury’s & Madingley Pre-prep
9.30am-12.30pm & 9.30am-12.00pm
Tues 21 October6th Form Curriculum Choices
7.00pm-8.30pm
Thurs 6 November6th Form Open Evening
6.30pm-9.00pm
Open Morning | Saturday 11 October - 9.30am-12.30pm
Christmas Puddings - Plum & Chocolate
Plum Pudding (available in two sizes) This Christmas take a break from cooking and try the award winning Ultimate Plum Pudding. An exceptionally light and delicious Christmas pudding made by a small (but fully accredited) Cumbrian company which has been making puddings for over 20 years. All the vine fruits are soaked in lots of brandy and dry sherry. Fresh breadcrumbs and freshly grated carrot help give the pudding a lighter texture. Ingredients are top quality and much more varied than usual – almonds, walnuts, stem ginger, apricots, cherries - as well as the best raisins and sultanas. (Contains nuts but suitable for vegetarians). Chocolate Pudding Alternatively, try the Triple Chocolate Pudding. Not just cocoa - proper chocolate! It’s made with melted dark Belgian chocolate, fine French cocoa powder, chocolate chips, chocolate liqueur and a good slosh of brandy. The pudding will be labelled with The Stephen Perse Foundation competition winning design, making it an ideal gift for friends and relatives and prices are comparable with the very best puddings available in the shops. We are ordering direct from the manufacturer which allows enough profit to go to the school and an offer of a very reasonable price to you. All proceeds raised from the sale of puddings will be allocated to the development of an outdoor learning centre at our Latham Road Sports Field and Nature Reserve. To order, please complete the form below and return it asap with your cheque made payable to The Stephen Perse Foundation PFA , in an envelope marked ‘PFA – Christmas Puddings’. Please either deliver or post the envelope to your child’s school reception, e.g. Pre Prep, Junior, Senior or 6th Form.
CLOSING DATE IS FRIDAY 24TH OCTOBER 2014 ORDER FORM
School:(Please Circle) Pre-prep City / Madingley / Junior / Senior / 6thForm Form/Class Name of Parent: Name of Child:
Address:
E-mail Address: Phone Number: Item/s: Price Quantity Amount 1 lb (454g) Plum Pudding (serves approx. 4) £5.99 2 lb (908g) Plum Pudding (serves approx. 8-10) £9.99 290g Triple Chocolate Pudding (serves approx. 3-4) £5.99 Total amount: For further information contact [email protected] I enclose a cheque for: £_______________ made payable to The Stephen Perse Foundation PFA
Christmas Puddings - Plum & Chocolate
Plum Pudding (available in two sizes) This Christmas take a break from cooking and try the award winning Ultimate Plum Pudding. An exceptionally light and delicious Christmas pudding made by a small (but fully accredited) Cumbrian company which has been making puddings for over 20 years. All the vine fruits are soaked in lots of brandy and dry sherry. Fresh breadcrumbs and freshly grated carrot help give the pudding a lighter texture. Ingredients are top quality and much more varied than usual – almonds, walnuts, stem ginger, apricots, cherries - as well as the best raisins and sultanas. (Contains nuts but suitable for vegetarians). Chocolate Pudding Alternatively, try the Triple Chocolate Pudding. Not just cocoa - proper chocolate! It’s made with melted dark Belgian chocolate, fine French cocoa powder, chocolate chips, chocolate liqueur and a good slosh of brandy. The pudding will be labelled with The Stephen Perse Foundation competition winning design, making it an ideal gift for friends and relatives and prices are comparable with the very best puddings available in the shops. We are ordering direct from the manufacturer which allows enough profit to go to the school and an offer of a very reasonable price to you. All proceeds raised from the sale of puddings will be allocated to the development of an outdoor learning centre at our Latham Road Sports Field and Nature Reserve. To order, please complete the form below and return it asap with your cheque made payable to The Stephen Perse Foundation PFA , in an envelope marked ‘PFA – Christmas Puddings’. Please either deliver or post the envelope to your child’s school reception, e.g. Pre Prep, Junior, Senior or 6th Form.
CLOSING DATE IS FRIDAY 24TH OCTOBER 2014 ORDER FORM
School:(Please Circle) Pre-prep City / Madingley / Junior / Senior / 6thForm Form/Class Name of Parent: Name of Child:
Address:
E-mail Address: Phone Number: Item/s: Price Quantity Amount 1 lb (454g) Plum Pudding (serves approx. 4) £5.99 2 lb (908g) Plum Pudding (serves approx. 8-10) £9.99 290g Triple Chocolate Pudding (serves approx. 3-4) £5.99 Total amount: For further information contact [email protected] I enclose a cheque for: £_______________ made payable to The Stephen Perse Foundation PFA