A Message from the HeadmistressThe sun has been shining on Cumnor House Girls' School in so many ways, it has been delightful

to welcome the girls back after their Spring break with their sunny and welcoming smiles; and the

Summer term has been heralded with some much missed sunshine. It has been lovely to meet

parents at the start and end of the day, and also during the Year 4 parents’ evening, and I thank

you so much for your very warm welcome.

We have so much to look forward to this term with the introduction of girls’ cricket, Swim Gala and

Sports Days, some interesting day trips, plays, concerts and Year 6 venturing forth on their

Bushcraft adventures. Not to forget the Parents' Association smoothie sales, Summer Fair and

Kids on the Catwalk. We also look forward to the parents' information talks on Screen

Dependency by Aric Sigman and Sleep Problems by Andrea Grace which will take place

here, at the Girls' School.

As I begin my journey with Cumnor House Girls' School, I have made “Journey” my theme for this

week’s assemblies. Talking with the girls that journeys are often best made with companions to

share experiences. We thought about how the straight and easy journey is not necessarily the

most rewarding; that sometimes the more difficult path is the one to follow as it will be enriched by

the people that we meet, the things that we do whilst acknowledging that the challenges that we

face will all add “sparkle”. We thought about the barriers we would encounter in life, and in our

learning, and how we would respond to them. If we sat down and allowed a difficulty to be a

barrier, then our journey would stop; but we could get through a barrier by acknowledging that it is

there and it is tricky but by being proactive and doing something about it. We should ignore the

little voice in our head that sometimes tells us we can’t do it; we should not be afraid to ask for

help or by have a moment to think and problem solve our way through. That if we did these

things, then we would achieve and add another “sparkle” to our path. We know that we each

have our own journey, filled with our own challenges and achievements but our journey makes us

who we are – independent, unafraid problem-solvers who allow ourselves to journey forward.

I am looking forward to my journey here, getting to know my travelling companions; I acknowledge

that there will be some barriers but I really look forward to the “sparkle”.

Mrs. Amanda McShane

Headmistress

At the end of last term, an inaugural touch rugby match between Cumnor Boys Vs Cumnor Girls.

A superb afternoon kindly organised by HB Sports. Great to see so many boys and girls enjoying

their rugby!

Cumnor Girls recently participated in the annual House Music competition. It was another popular

event amongst the girls and there were some fabulous instrumentalists that reached this years

final. Congratulations to all Cumnor Girls involved, it was another excellent and enjoyable

competition. A full list of results can be found below.

Junior Beginners

1st place. Tien Ngyen-Phan (piano)

2nd place. Ting Ting (cello)

3rd place. Chloe Stevenson (piano)

Junior Advanced

1st place. Holly Cooper (violin)

2nd place. Afua Akuoko (piano)

3rd place. Ting Ting (piano)

Ensemble class

1st place. Jessica and Holly Cooper (violin duet)

2nd place. Sahana Sivaranian and Riya Patel (flute duet)

3rd place. Leana Misir, Ying Ning Huang and Ting Ting (string trio)

Senior Beginners

1st place. Soraiya Khan (clarinet)

2nd place Ilaria Ochavez (cello)

3rd place Sahana Sivaranian (flute)

Senior Advanced

1st place. Jessica Cooper (piano)

2nd place = Jessica Dolby (piano) and Avery Courtney-Bennett (piano)

3rd place Tanaiya Patel (voice) and Jessica Cooper (violin)

Nightingale came first with 268

Seacole 2nd with 169

Keller 3rd with 161

Parks 4th with 143.

The individual cup went to Jessica Cooper and the promising musician cup was shared between

Jessica Dolby and Avery Courtney-Bennett

Our adjudicator was Mr Tim Hewitt-Jones. Tim Hewitt-Jones studied music at St.John's College,

Cambridge, and then as a post-graduate scholar at the Royal Academy of Music. He was

Principal Cello with the Royal Ballet Sinfonia and freelanced with the London Symphony

Orchestra before joining the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, where for over thirty years he

has played for the Royal Opera and the Royal Ballet. He is a visiting cello teacher at Alleyns

School and Dulwich Prep London and since 1996 has been an examiner for the ABRSM.

Cricket

The beginning of Summer term saw Year 5 Girls start on the front foot with their first cricket lesson

of the season.

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