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DearParents WhenIlookbackoverthelastmonth,IrealisehowbusyourpupilshavebeenandIwanttothankthemallforbeingsuchenthusiasticparticipatorsinourschoollife.IhavebeensoverypleasedandproudofourpupilswhethertheyarerehearsingforStDavid’sHall,performingintheiryeargroupassembly,competinginthePrimaryMathematicsChallenge,QuizClub,BookClubandKidsLitQuiz,speakingtotheHeadatalunch,enjoyingEnterprise,raisingmoneyforcharity,competinginsportseventsorjusttryingtheirverybestinlessons. TheselastfewweekswillbebusywithfestivetreatsbutIwanttothankallparentsforsupportingusintreatingourassessmentsasanopportunitytolearnnewskillsratherthanaperiodofworryandconcernforpupils. WishingyouallaveryjoyousandpeacefulChristmas WithBestWishes MrsRThompson Staffing: IampleasedtowelcomeMrsMeredythHolland,whohasjoinedusthishalftermtocompleteourdedicatedTeachingAssistantteamofMrsJoCooney,MrsNicolaDenman,MrsJulieRees,MrRobertDennisandMissJessicaPugh.Iamsureyouhaveheardthemmentionedoftenathome. TheGarden: Forthelastfouryears,MrsDenman,MrsReesandmyselfhaveplannedarejuvenationofthespaceoutsideMrsTaylorandMrsKloosterman’sroom.WenowhavetheinfancyofaLearningGarden.WehaveplansforourGardeningClubtocreateavegetablegarden.Itwillbeasummerreadingroom,ahabitatsstudyandwillalsoshowcasepupils’ArtandTechworkfromouractivitydays:aLearningGardenforchildren,createdbychildren.WewillhaveanofficialopeningceremonyintheLentterm. R8StFagan’sRoundHouse:

R8wentbackintimeonMonday9thtoanancientCelticroundhouse.TheymetaladywhoexplainedandshowedthemsimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenmodernlifeandthatofanancientCelt.Thechildrenheldspearheads,pickaxesmadefromantlers,flintsandglassbeads.Thefurnitureandartefactsthatwereinthehousewerefascinatingandtheywereintriguedtohearabouttheprimitivebathroomarrangements!Theyaskedamazinglysearchingquestions,somuchso,thatwealmostmissedthetimemachinetoreturnusbacktoschooland2017!Whatafantasticvisit! MrsRGiannotti R9Wastesavers:

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OnThursdayR9wentontheirGeographytriptoWastesaversinNewporttolearnaboutwhathappenstoourrecyclingandhowwecansaveourenvironment.Thechildrenenjoyedseeingthemachinethatsortsourrecyclingwithdifferentmagnets. MrsRHowells

R10CogWaterworks: R10wenttotheCogWaterworkson12thOctoberaspartoftheirGeographytopicaboutwater.WewereveryimpressedandproudwiththepupilsexceptionalbehaviourwhichwascommentedonbyTheCogWaterworksteam.Theyenthusiasticallyansweredquestionsandshowedtheirpriorknowledgeofthetopicofwaterandwatertreatment. Thechildrenhadtheopportunitytohaveaverydetailedandsmellytourofthewaterworks.Theygottoseefirst-handhowwateristreatedbeforeitcomesoutofourtapsathomeandschool.Thechildrenthoroughlyenjoyedlearningaboutthenumerousprocessestotreatwater.Theyparticularlyenjoyedthepracticalclassroombasedactivitiesaboutwhatweshouldbeflushingaway. MissRNirenberg

R11CardiffCastle: Onthe18thofOctober,R11visitedCardiffCastle,andweallhadawonderfultime.WevisitedtheMedievalundercroft,whereourguidetaughtustwosongs,’Wewillmeetagain’and‘Hen,whenwillyoulaymeanegg?’.Byobservingthewordscarefully,welearntmoreabouttheWW2rationing,andhowsongsboostedthemoraleofpartingfamilies.WelistenedtoPrimeMinisterNevilleChamberlain’sspeechaboutBritaindeclaringwaronGermanyintheAirRaidshelter.Throughroleplay,weexperiencedabombingconveyingemotionsaswellas

usinghistoricalfactstosupportouractions. AnARPWardentaughtusaboutWW2ingeneralandmanyofuswerealsoprivilegedenoughtotryongasmasksthatwerefromWW2.Thebabygasmaskwastrulyhorrifying!Outside,welearnthowpeopleextinguishedfiresandtherewasaboysvgirlsracetoseewhocoulddrainallthewateroutofthebucketfirst.Theboyswerewinninguntiltheytippedthebucketover! HiyaR(editedfromthewebsiteversion)

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R11Enterprise

OurJuniorEnterprisebeganearlierinthetermwithaninspirationaltalkfromMrGoodingandlearningabouttheimpactoflogosandsloganswithMrsCrowley-Davies.R11alsolearntabouttheimportanceofteam-workwhentaskedwithbuildingametre-highspaghettitower. Freshfromhalf-term,R11launchedintoabusyweekofproduction,costing,marketingandadvertisingtheirfantasticproducts.OnFriday,theteamssetuptheirstallsreadyforanafternoonofsellingtopupils,familyandfriends. Thepupilshadaveryenjoyableweeklearningvaluableskillsabout

runningabusinessandworkingaspartofateam.Specialcongratulationstoourwinningteam‘Fun’–welldoneAlma,Theo,Vineet,Kiki,SeanandEmyr. MrsLTaylor Archie’sUnbelievablyFreakyWeek-JuniorBookClub:

Inwhatmustbeoneofourmostpopularchoicessofar(enjoyedbyourolderpupilsjustasmuchastheyoung),JuniorBookClubmembersonceagaindidunbelievablywell,keenlyshowingofftheirindepth-knowledgeofAndrew Norriss’wickedlyfunnyArchie’sUnbelievablyFreakyWeek.Inaparticularlyenergetic,keenlycontestedquiz,Mostyn1scoopedawinbytheverynarrowestofmargins;thoughalldefinitelyimpressedwiththeirenthusiasm!DaIawnPawb!

Aquila-JuniorBookClub: AndrewNorriss’WhitbreadAwardwinning,Aquila(eagle),tookJuniorBookClubmembersonafantasticjourneyofdiscoveryandprovidedanumberoflaughoutloudmomentsalongtheway.CongratulationstoteamSt.David’s2,thishalf-term’shigh-flyersattheJuniorBookClubquiz. ThenextBookClubtextis,‘TheLion,theWitchandtheWardrobe’,byCSLewis.Pupilscanchoosetoreadeithertheoriginaltextorasensitivelyabridgededition,beautifullyillustratedbyChristianBirmingham. Happyreading,MrsJCooney&MrRDennis Achievers’Lunch: MrLloydandMrsThompsonarehostingthreelunches,throughouttheyear,forJuniorSchoolpupilswhohaveachievedacademicsuccess,showfantasticeffortintheirlessonsorwhoshineintheirapproachtotheethosoftheschool.ThistermHughW,CalumLandAdaMfromR8;AlexandraD,RhysMandLeilaJfromR9;SelinaHE,SiyonaNandJamesCfromR10;HiyaR,SeanGandAlmaSfromR11enjoyedabuffetlunchandconversationaboutschool,wildlifeandrunningmarathons.

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Kid’sLitQuiz On22ndNovembertwoteamstookpartintheInternationalKids’LitQuiz.PupilsinvolvedwereselectedfromR11toR13.RheaIandKrishnaLwereinoneoftheteams.Theirteamfinishedwithaveryrespectablescoreandbothwonaroundandreceivedabookprize.MrsKloostermanandMrDennis. R10Assembly:

Thiswasourfirst‘newstyle’parents’assembly.Wehavemovedthemtothemorningsothatparentscanenjoyrefreshments,meetMrsThompsonandminglewiththeR11andsixthFormPrefects.R10performedaninformativeandentertainingassemblyabout'Water',combininginformationabouttheirrecenttriptotheCogWasteWaterTreatmentCentrewithsurvivalskillslearntfromanearliertriptoOxwichBay.Thepupilsdescribedhowvitalwaterisforsurvivalandtheprocessofcleaningourwastewater.Thewatercyclewasalsoillustratedthroughthe'The

WaterCycleSong',ablyaccompaniedbyR10musicians,andthroughtheirownpoemsandriddlesallaboutwater.Theywerewordperfectandcomedictimingwasprofessional.ParentsshouldbeveryproudoftheirR10children.ThankyoutoMrsBlackburnandMissNirenberg. ArtClub:

WestartedoursessionsthistermwithR8andR9pupils.Theyalldrewlovelydesignsforaspecialgift box,thenpaintedtheirwoodenboxesbeforedecoratingthem.Therewasagreatvarietyofdifferentdecorationsandcoloursintheirdesignsandfinishedpieces.AfterhalftermitwastimeforR10andR11pupils.Theyweregivenachoiceofcompletingdesignsonasmallwoodenboxor paintinganddecoratinganelfdoorforChristmas!TheseartclubsessionsarebecomingincreasinglypopularandMrsClintandMrsReesarelookingtoextendideasforeachyeargroupafterChristmas.

LAMDA: PupilsfromR10&R11havecontinuedtodeveloptheirDramaSkillsalongsidepractisingthespokenword.RecentsessionshavecoveredDevisingDramafromanobjectstimulus;basicimprovisationandregulartwistytonguetwisters.Wehavealsobeguntoexplorepreferencesandchoicesforpossibleexaminationroutes.LAMDAisopentoall,evenifpupilsneverattendedbefore. MrDPerks

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AshmitSaha:

AshmitsanginthePanchamukheeDurgaUtsavJuniorChampionshipswhichallowedchildrentocelebrateculturaldiversityandnurturetheirtalents.HewontheJuniorChampscompetitionattheElliotHallintheHarrowArtsCentreinLondon.

SportsNews: R8/9Football/NetballafternoonwithKingsMonkton R8/9boysandgirlstravelledawaytoKingsMonktonforanexcellentafternoonoffootballandnetballonMonday,20thNovember.PupilscompetedinanumberofgameswithStJohn’swinningallmatches.Anenjoyableafternoonofsport-welldonetoallinvolved. R8/9BoysRugbyVsRougemontSchool OnMonday,13thNovemberallR8/9BoyswereinvolvedinamixedabilityrugbyfestivalwithRougemontSchool.Thefestivalwassplitintotwolevels,somepupilscompetedinanintroductiontocontactformat,whilstothersplayedtagrugby.Allpupilswereacredittotheschool. R10/11RugbyatCathedralSchool. OnWednesday18thOctoberR10pupilscompetedintheannualCathedralSchoolTournament.StJohn’sfacedsometoughopponentshowevertheyworkedexceptionallywellasateamscoringsomefantastictries.Welldonetoallinvolved. R8Multi-sportsTournament OnTuesday,17thOctoberourR8pupilskickedoffourdefenceofthe‘CardiffGamesEast’PrimaryCompetition.Pupilscompetedacrossavarietyofsportsincludingathletics,squash,netballandcricket.Pupils’levelofcommitmentwasfantastic. MrCWilliams Ourpupilsareverypleasedthattheyhaveachievedthefollowing:

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MusicalAchievements: TanishaK(singinggrade);AryaB,MaxM(Drumsgrade);ManuD,NazneenAH,IsabellaL,RajeethL(violingrade);EthanZ,VarshiniS(cellograde);BenJaandAnnabelleGstartedTrainingOrchestra;AlfieJhasperformedintwooperaswithprofessionals. SportingAchievements: LeoC(newgradeinclimbing);TanishaK,KushiS(nextgradeinkarate);ReeceM(nextbeltintaekwondo);Evelyncame1stand2ndinanIce-skatingcompetition;EmilyDstartedswimmingforCCSW;CharlotteS,RohanC(distanceswimmingbadge);CalumL,OliviaE,JoanneS,ReeceM,GalaS,FinlayB,KundiM,AshmitS,GeorgeS,AbigailT,AlmaS,(nextlevelofswimming);VineetBhastrialledforWalesCricket;CharlotteS(netballmedal);SelinaL(netballbadge);ManuD,DarceyJ(nextlevelintennis);Kritthik(badmintonmedals);ImogenW(nextgradeingymnastics);JoshuaOjoinedCantonRangers;JoeMwasmanofthematchinicehockey;RohanGwasmanofthemonthforhisfootballteam;SelinaLwonatrophyforgymnastics;JamesCplayedinschoolrugbyteam;KundiM’steamwonhisfootballleague;GeorgeS(RYAOpiClassstage3);HarriPwasselectedforCardiffMetfootball;RajeethLwonatrophyformanofthematchforStPeter’sfootballclub. OtherAchievements: MichaelO’Fcame6thinregionalchampionshipsforIrishdancing;Aryawona‘designaboat’competitionandraceditonalake;KikiandSofia(performedinJosephandHisTechnicolourDreamcoat);EmmaKwonaponycamprosette;NoahDwonalifeguardingaward;LilyFperformedinGuysandDolls;YusufArecordedanalbumwithabandplayingthedrums. ChesssuccessforBenJa,JolinaaS,AnyaS,HaniM,SanwiD,KrishnaL,RishiP Welldoneall! Pleaseensureyourchildisequippedforschooleachday.Theyshouldbebringingtheirsigneddiary,signedreadingrecordandreadingbook,homeworkandexercisebooksforthatday’slesson,lunchboxorlunchmoneyandapencilcasecontainingitemslistedintheirdiaries.Thankyouforyoursupportwiththis.Itdoesensurelessonsrunsmoothlybutmostimportantly,yourchildfeelsorganizedandequippedfortheirschoolday. PleaserememberthatFormTutorsarealwaysyourfirstpointofcontactforanyquery.Theyarehappytoresolveanyquestionsyoumayhaveaboutyourchild’slearningandwell-being.

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FutureDates: December: 30thNov--7th InternalAssessments Fri1st WelshStoryteller Thurs7th Sherman(AllJuniors) Mon4th R11ReadingGroup Wed6th JuniorSchoolCouncil Mon11th R10/R11HockeyFixture Tues12th R9MultiSports Tues12th PrizeGivingandConcert

Thurs1 Thurs14th R8Parents’Assembly9.15am Thurs1 Thurs14th ScreeningofAliceinWonderland Thurs1 Thurs14th JuniorConcert,6pmHall

Fri15th WearAChristmasJumper Fri15th HouseCompetition Fri15th JuniorChristmasLunch Fri15thDecEndofterm January: Mon8th INSET Tues9th Termstartsforpupils Tues16th BookClub Thurs18th SJAquaGames Mon22nd R8RomanBaths Wed24th R10AuthorCathyFarr Thurs25th R9Multi-Sport Thurs25th R11Parents’Evening Mon29th R10@Bristol Wed31st R9-R11TableTennis