st margaret's prep school newsletter - 22 april 2016
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Prep Newsletter Friday
22nd April 2016
Dear Parents,
We have enjoyed the start to the term, catching up with friends and settling back into the rigour of academic life. ‘Alice the Musical’, the Y3 - 6 play is coming on well with the children feeling more confident about the song words and their acting.
The Queen’s 90th Birthday lunch in the Prep School
In assemblies this week the girls have learned more about the Queen and her family.
...she is the longest reigning Monarch in British history?
...she owns all of the dolphins around the UK?
...she doesn’t need a passport to visit other countries around the world?
Yesterday we celebrated the Queen’s 90th birthday in many ways throughout the Prep School with children taking part in a variety of activities, examples included - making Union Jack flags, designing crowns and dresses, putting together an afternoon tea menu, learning the royal family tree, singing Happy Birthday to the Queen and learning ‘The National Anthem’. At lunchtime we had a traditional British lunch, family style. The Dining Room was decorated with Union Jack flags and music such as ‘The National Anthem’ and Elgar’s ‘Pomp and Circumstance’ was played to enhance the atmosphere. There was quite a festive atmosphere and much excitement in the air!
St George’s Day
Today it has been lovely seeing our Rainbows, Brownies, Beavers, Cubs and Scouts wearing their uniform in celebration of tomorrow’s St George’s Day.
After School Activities
These have now all restarted this term.
Day Activity Year group Collection time Collection venue
Monday Swimming Club
Years 3 - 4 17:15 Sports Centre
Rounders Years 5 - 6 17:15 Upper Prep
Tuesday Science Club Years 3 - 6 17:05 Upper Prep
Zumba R - Year 2
Years 3 - 6
16:15
17:00
Upper Prep
Wednesday Chess Years 1 - 2 16:15 Upper Prep
Chess Years 3 - 6 17:15 Upper Prep
Swimming Club
Years 5 - 6 17:15 Sports Centre
Ballet Reception
Year 2
Year 4
16:30
17:15
18:00
Ballet Studio
Thursday Ballet Year 1
Year 3
Years 5 - 6
16:30
17:15
18:00
Ballet Studio
Friday Mini Tennis Years 1 - 2
Years 3 - 6
16:30
17:30
Upper Prep (if wet or too cold, collection will be from the Sports Centre)
Form Captains
Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Jessica and Annabelle, Fatima and Aneesa Anaya and Scarlet … and Ellie
ABRSM Music Exams
Tara Y2 Prep Test Piano
Aneesa Y3 Prep Test Violin
Zienna Y3 Prep Test Violin
Anqi Y3 Grade 1 Distinction Piano
Remi Y4 Grade 1 Trumpet
Tara Y5 Grade 1 Merit Singing
Camille Y6 Grade 1 Merit Oboe
Kalyani Y6 Grade 1 Merit Singing
Chuwen Y5 Grade 4 Piano
Congratulations Lower Prep Star of the Week
(last week)
Safiya R Tabitha Yr1
Tara Y2
Commendations
CONGRATULATIONS to…
Safiya Y5 Anais Y5
Mayuri Y5
Well done to Tara from Reception who completed a 5 day learn to skate course. She received a Certificate of Excellence
Mrs C Aisthorpe Head of St. Margaret’s Preparatory School
Reception
They also made some lovely symmetrical pictures of butterflies.
Year 1
This week the children have been planning an adventure story called 'The Magic Shell'.
They have been thinking about how to use
interesting story language and how to use a variety of
punctuation, similes and alliteration. The children are excited about writing their stories next week, almost as much as I am
looking forward to reading them!
All the children had great fun at the lunch for the Queen's birthday! We coloured in Union flags in red, white
and blue; some children even designed their own colourful flags. We learnt about how the Union flag was made up of different flags from the UK, in particular looking at the England flag in preparation for St.
George's Day.
Year 2
Year 3
We have been learning about Time. We have learnt both analogue and digital times.
We decided to have a think about our favourite time of the day and show the time on our clocks.
These are the times we decided upon –
Those are our favourite times of the day.
What is yours?
Year 4
Year 4 Clocks Year 4 is learning about time and we have created our own
clocks to help us.
Year 5
Year 6
Well done to all the girls who tried the recent challenges on the Mathematics board. The next challenges are now on
display in the classroom block. Girls are encouraged to solve these in school or they can take them home to complete.
In Years 3 & 4 the following girls successfully completed the
‘Toy soldiers’ challenge and have been awarded a commendation for their House!
Windsor Southwark St Johns Waterhouse Luciana
Remi
Alessia Aneesa Arya
In Years 5&6 the following girls successfully completed the
‘Jacket Potatoes’ challenge and have been awarded a commendation for their House!
Windsor Southwark St Johns Waterhouse Kamand
Nikita Alessia Lucy Arya
Aneesa Afrah
A special mention for Alessia, Arya and Aneesa in Year 3 who completed both challenges – well done girls!
Miss Caher
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Dates
April 26th
13:00 -13:30
Lunchtime Concert
May 2nd
May Bank Holiday
4th
Y4 visit to Knebworth House
5th 9:30 -12:00
School at work Morning
11th
14:00– 15:30
Upper Prep ‘Alice the Musical’ performance to Lower Prep and Upper Prep parents
12th 18:00– 19:30
Upper Prep Alice in Wonderland performance to parents No After School Activities Upper Prep After School Club as usual
23rd Scholastic Book Fair 24th Scholastic Book Fair 25th
14:15-16:00
Scholastic Book Fair Y5 Rounder's Tournament v Northwood College
26th
Scholastic Book Fair
27th Scholastic Book Fair Mufti Day No After School Activities After School Club as usual
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