Newsletter

23 March 2018

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From the Head Master

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The final two weeks in any term are always extremely busy but it is especially so this term as we are trying to fit in a number of events cancelled because of poor weather earlier in the term. Well done to the children and staff for keeping go-ing!

Year 7 Trip to Paris

As I write, Year 7 are currently heading back to the UK from their week in Paris, where they have had an excellent time taking part in all manner of both tourist activities and language development activities. I am sure they will sleep well this weekend.

Year 4

Year 4 have had a particularly busy week this week, with their play on Tuesday - an excellent production of ‘All Greek to Me’. This was certainly a challenging piece for the children and they did extremely well. This was then followed the next day with their ‘Indian Workshop’ in the afternoon with a number of differ-ent stations, each with different activities for the children. This followed an ex-cellent Indian themed lunch enjoyed by all. My thanks to all members of staff for the extra work that goes into these activities.

Final Week

Next week, we look forward to the Years 7 and 8 Production Club play ‘ Wel-come to Blanting’, taking place both on Tuesday afternoon and then Wednesday evening.

There are also more snow rearrangements for next week – the Year 7 Parent/Teacher meeting is taking place in the Dome on Monday evening at 6.00 pm, and the Years 3 and 4 House Cross-Country race takes place on Wednesday at 10.15 am. As you know, we would usually follow sporting events with a ‘Spratton Tea’ for parents, however, because of the time of day, the Catering staff will be busy preparing lunch so, unfortunately, we will be unable to offer tea on this occasion.

We also look forward to the Easter Church Services next Thursday morning, with Years 6, 7 and 8 at 8.50 am, followed by Years 3, 4 and 5 at 9.15 am.

Finally, Thursday is of course the end of term, with Pre-Prep children finishing at 2.30 pm, Years 3, 4 and 5 at 3.30 pm and Years 6, 7 and 8 at 4.00 pm. Children in Years 6, 7 and 8 who have younger siblings in Years 3, 4 and 5 will be able to leave with them at 3.30 pm - and just a reminder there are no Clubs, Activities or Prep on that Thursday.

Thank you

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Year 4 Drama

Pupil Achievements

Congratulations to Jack Peters who has been selected for the U16 county golf team representing Northamptonshire and Leicestershire. A fantastic achieve-ment, especially considering he is an U12!

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Year 4 Indian Workshop

Music Department

Informal Concert – Year 8

It was lovely to hear so many of Year 8 perform in the Informal Concert on Monday. We enjoyed excellent solos, performed on a variety of instruments. Well done to all those who took part. Music Lessons Individual music lessons are available on a wide range of instruments as well as singing. Please speak to Miss Morrell if you are interested in your child learning an instrument. Easter Services

Please be aware that the Year 6, 7 and 8 Choir members will be singing in the senior church service and the Year 5 Choir member and Junior Song will be singing in the junior service.

Singing Prep Test Pierre Fraser-Allen Poppy Bowyer Grade 1 Claudia Penman Pass Holly Childs Merit Ezekiel-David Peat Merit Jack Mundy Distinction Grade 2 Alice Mackaness Pass Grade 3 Imogen Lott Merit Grade 4 Shanaya Jasinarachchi Pass Emily Jessop Pass Grade Isobel Jessop Merit Amy Stewart Distinction Piano Grade 1 Emily Jessop Distinction Grade 2 Edward Rushmore Merit Amy Stewart Merit

ABRSM EXAM RESULTS—SPRING TERM 2018 Grade 4 Emily Beaumont Distinction Oboe Grade 1 Taylor Lyon Merit Alto Saxophone Grade 2 Victoria Jackson Pass Grade 3 Wilfred Rand Merit Grade 4 Camilla Young Pass Louisa Roberts Merit Flute Grade 1 Elizabeth Campion Pass Josephine Lloyd Pass Ophelia Lowin Pass Roberta Sams Pass Grade 2 Sophie Murphy Pass Grade 3 Evie Clarke Pass

Grade 5 Lauren Hewett Merit Clarinet Grade 1 Elliot Godfrey Merit Shanaya Jasinarachchi Distinction Grade 4 Emelia Ritchie Pass Bassoon Grade 3 Thomas Kimbell Pass Trumpet/Cornet Grade 1 Scarlett Penman Merit Grade 3 Edward Cassidy Merit Grade 4 Ethen Powell Merit Grade 5 George Garner Merit Trombone Grade 3 Milo Coker Distinction

Year 4 Drama: All Greek to Me

Year 4 have had a busy week! Follow this link to see more photographs on the school website

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Year 7 Parent/Teacher Meetings have been rescheduled for Monday 26th March Years 3&4 House Cross-Country is now on Wednesday 28th March at 10.15 am

Lost Property Felix Clarke (4R): green rugby top (named)

Oliver Jones (4S): tracksuit top, blue school coat (named)

Francesca Penman: blue school coat (named)

Art Department

Artist of the Week Years 5&6 have all made three Islamic tiles. They get to take one home and the rest will be used to cover tables in the rose garden. Our Artists of the week are a small sample of the tiles.

Robyn Flavell-While (5W), Victoria Jackson (5J), Hebe Lowin (6W), Ottilie Dewar(5J) and Alice Mackaness (5J)

WANTED!

Next Year’s Art theme is ‘Organic Mechanic’.

We are looking for old bikes, wheels, large car doors some-thing which will make a big impact and skulls. Has any-one got any-thing we can have please?

Cricket Coaching—Boys & Girls Mr Barnard is running a Cricket Coaching Clinic during the Easter holidays. If you would like your child to attend, please complete and return the letter already sent home.

Years 2&3: Tuesday 3rd April Years 3&4: Wednesday 4th April Years 5&6: Thursday 5th April Year 7: Friday 6th April

Mrs Dow is running some Girls’ Cricket courses this Easter Hol-idays in readiness for the first EVER Spratton Girls’ Cricket sea-son. She will be helped by Mr Dow and Mr Woodhouse.

Years 3 and 4: Monday 16th April, 9.00 am - 1.00 pm Years 5 and 6: Tuesday 17th April, 10.00 am -3.00 pm Years 7 and 8: Friday 20th April, 10.00 am - 3.00 pm

Please email Mrs Dow on cmd@sprattonhall.com if you are interested.

School Shop Please note the school shop will be open from 2.00—4.00

pm on Thursday 29th March to accommodate the varying

collection times at the end of the day.

House Competitions

Years 8 House Gaming

Guess How Many Eggs in the Jar Competition

8W will be holding a ‘Guess How Many Eggs in the Jar’ Competition next Monday—Wednesday. They will be on the terrace at break times.

50p per go

Winner gets the jar of eggs and there is a runner-up prize too!

Supporting Alzheimer’s Society

Calendar Amendments

The final round of House Gaming saw Year 8 pupils taking on some diverse sports, on Wii Sports Resort. A raucous and vo-ciferous crowd cheered them on at Sword fighting, Canoeing and Jet Biking, with the eventual winner T Burholt for Gren-ville, just pipping G Gallone for Frobisher in 2nd place. This draws to a close six exciting rounds of Gaming, with the final overall result to be announced in Assembly.

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Results

TEAM OPPOSITION VENUE DATE RESULT

1st VII Netball Kimbolton Away 17.3.18 Won 14-11

2nd VII Netball Kimbolton Away 17.3.18 Won 11-9

3rd VII Netball Kimbolton Away 17.3.18 Lost 6-9

4th VII Netball Kimbolton Away 17.3.18 Lost 6-10

U13 A Netball Trent Away 21.3.18 Won 31-30

U13 B Netball Trent Away 21.3.18 Lost 12-21

Mixed Seniors Trent Away 21.3.18 Lost 2-14

U11 A Netball Leicester Grammar Home 21.3.18 Won 23-2

U11 B Netball Leicester Grammar Home 21.3.18 Won 14-2

U11 C Netball Warwick Tournament Away 21.3.18 Joint 3rd

U11 D Netball Warwick Tournament Away 21.3.18 Finished last

U10 A Netball Leicester Grammar Home 21.3.18 Won 12-2

U10 B Netball Leicester Grammar Home 21.3.18 Won 6-1

U9 A Netball Wellingborough Home 22.3.18 Won 6-2

U9 B Netball Wellingborough Home 22.3.18 Lost 1-4

U9 C Netball Wellingborough Home 22.3.18 Drew 3-3

U11 A Football Lincroft Home 21.3.18 Lost 0-5

U10 A Football Lincroft Home 21.3.18 Lost 1-2

U9 A Rugby Warwick Festival Away 22.3.18 Won all 4 games

U8/9A Football Witham Hall Home 22.3.18 Won 1-0

U8/9B Football Witham Hall Home 22.3.18 Drew 2-2

U8/9C Football Witham Hall Home 22.3.18 Lost 4-1

U8/9D Football Witham Hall Home 22.3.18 Lost 1-0

Sport Department

Newsletter

Fixture Amendments & Cancellations Saturday 24th March

Rescheduled: 1st & 2nd XI, 3rd & 4th

VII Hockey Triangular v Kimbolton and

Joyce Franklin Academy now all AWAY

at 10.00 am (amended time)

Monday 26th March

Cancelled: Years 7&8 Team Practice

Boys & Girls

Tuesday 27th March

Rescheduled: Warwick Cross-Country Years 5&6 10.30 am

Wednesday 28th March

Rescheduled: Years 3&4 House Cross-Country at 10.15 am (no match

tea available for parents)

Team Practice As you will have already read in Mr Roberts’ Clubs & Activities letter, Year 5 and 6 will both have after school Team Practice on a Friday next term.

Warwick Cross-Country Last Friday, we sent four teams to compete in the Warwick Girls Cross-Country Relays.

In U8A race, Hester Milne, Honor Lindsay, Ellie Allsopp and Cecilie Jackson came first, winning gold medals.

In the U8B team, Florence Campion, Maisie Gowling, Emily Coe and Mimi Pilcher also came first, winning gold medals.

In the U9A race, Taylor Lyon, Felicity Round, Emilia Beers and Flor-ence Lewis came first and, finally, the U9B team, Emilia Hulls, Flor-ence Campion, Charlotte Prew and Florence Wheeler came first too. A clean sweep.

This was the girls’ very first cross-country event against other schools which made it ever more exciting.

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Monday

26th

Tuesday

27th

Wednesday

28th

Thursday

29th

Friday

30th

Saturday

31st

Sunday

1st

1100—1620

Year 5 Visit to

Safety Centre,

Milton Keynes

1800—1930

Year 7 Parent/

Teacher

Meetings in the

Dome

0815—1330

Years 5&6 Girls’

Cross-Country at

Warwick—

Rearranged

0830—0930

SHSPA Committee

Meeting in the

Drawing Room

YEARS 3&4 TO

TAKE ALL GAMES

KIT HOME TODAY

1015—1100

Years 3&4 House

Cross-Country—

rearranged (no

match tea available

for parents)

1730—1900

Years 7&8

Production Club

Play: Welcome to

Blanting

NO BALLET

YEARS 5, 6 & 7 TO

TAKE ALL GAMES

KIT HOME TODAY

0850—0915

Easter Service for Years 6, 7 & 8 in St Andrew’s

Church

0915—0935

Easter Services for Years 3, 4 & 5 in St Andrew’s

Church

Parents are welcome to attend the services

1400—1600

School Shop Open

1430

Pre-Prep END OF TERM

(those with older siblings may stay until 1600)

1530

Years 3, 4 & 5 END OF TERM

(those with older siblings may stay until 1600)

1600

Years 6, 7 & 8 END OF TERM

NO CLUBS, ACTIVITIES OR PREP

ALL CHILDREN TO HAVE BEEN PICKED UP BY 1600

— SCHOOL CLOSES

GOOD

FRIDAY

School

Closed

1530—

AMENDED

DEPARTURE

TIME

Year 8 Depart

for Pila, Italy

School Diary for Next

LUNCH MENU

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Soup of the Day Tomato Mushroom

Meat Main Course Cheese & Tomato Pas-

ta Bake

Lasagne & Garlic Bread

Roast Loin of Pork

Mix & Match

Vegetarian Main

Course

Cheese & Tomato

Pasta Bake

Aubergine & Courgette

Bake

Quorn Fillets in a Cajun

Sauce

Mix & Match

Salad Bar Options Ham

or Cheese

Sausage Roll

or Egg Mayonnaise

Grated Cheese

or Tuna Mayonnaise

Roast Ham

or Egg Mayonnaise

Jacket Potato Bar Sausage & Bacon

Pre-Prep

(Main Courses plus)

Ham or

Cheese

Sausage Roll or

Egg Mayonnaise

Grated Cheese or

Tuna Mayonnaise

Roast Ham or

Egg Mayonnaise

Desserts Yoghurt, Fruit, Cheese & Biscuits

Chocolate Sponge

Yoghurt, Fruit, Cheese & Biscuits

Apple Crumble

Yoghurt, Fruit, Cheese & Biscuits

Rice Pudding

Yoghurt, Fruit, Cheese & Biscuits

Hot Cross Buns

School Diary for March

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We have been treated to two thoroughly enjoyable year group assemblies recently. Reception

told their own wonderful story, describing what they would like to be when they are adults.

Mustering their biggest voices, and dressed as doctors, firefighters, police officers, lumberjacks

and even a head teacher, it was a joy to see their blossoming confidence and to share in their

topic of ‘People Who Help Us’. Then, on Tuesday, we were moving, shaking and up on our

feet, as Year 2 entertained us with a dance routine to kick start their assembly. With lots of

facts about healthy living and the Antarctica, they finished with a quite brilliant rendition of the

1978 favourite ‘Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs’, in celebration of their work

about the artist D.S Lowry.

Wrapped in warm layers of clothing to protect against the brisk chill in the air, this week also

saw Reception venturing off to West Lodge Farm. Experiencing the delights of Springtime, the

children were able to stroke many new-born animals, including chicks, guinea pigs and bunnies,

before gathering in the barns for a spot of piglet racing!

On Wednesday we were ‘rocking our socks’ in Pre-Prep, in recognition of Down’s Syndrome

Awareness Day. Isaac’s mummy, Mrs Richardson, kindly brought this worldwide event to our

attention and we felt very proud to play our part in it. Sporting a fabulous array of socks and

tights, from stripy, spotty, multi-coloured, sparkly and neon ones, it was a wonderful feeling to

know that we were helping to make a small difference to the lives of others. Thank you so

much for all your donations – all the money raised will now be sent to the Down’s Syndrome

Group Northampton, which is of great support to Isaac’s little sister, Isabella, and her family.

Finally, your child’s safety is of paramount importance to us at all times. With this in mind,

please may I ask for your support in not allowing your children to play on the high brick ledges

and walls that run around the playground ramp, and steps, after school. At some points in

these areas there are drops in excess of 6 feet. We have spoken to the children in school and

have reminded them that they must remain close to

their grown-ups at pick up time, particularly as staff

are not outside to supervise them at this time of the

day. Your support is greatly appreciated, thank you.

Mrs Fiona Sanchez

Head of Pre-Prep

Congratulations to the following

children, who have all gained

swimming awards - Florence

Morgan (1N) Grade 3 and 15m,

Jacob Brown (1N) 10m, Chester

Williamson (1M) Grade 5 and

Hallum Williamson (1S) 20m

Very well done to Zara Bushell

(2P) and to George Tan (1S) who

have been awarded their blue

belts in Karate.

Congratulations to Phoebe

Smart (2H) who was awarded

‘Dancer of the Week’ at her bal-

let school.

Thursday 29th March, 2.30 pm –

Pre-Prep End of Term (Pre-Prep

children with older siblings may stay

until 4.00 pm. All children to be col-

lected by this time please.)

PRE-PREP