The Flying Falcon COURAGE | CURIOSITY | CARE

30th November 2018

Headmaster

This week kicked off with all the boys and staff arriving at school on Monday morning wearing play clothes and wel-lington boots. We were off to plant trees in Harvard Hill Park. The boys joined Abundance London, The Woodland Trust, Grove Park School and many local neighbours in planting 200 trees in the Harvard Hill Park. This was a bril-liant way to bring the local community together to do something positive for the environment. It will be fantastic if some of our boys end up living in the local area and get to play with their children in the shade of these trees. I know in time, the school will benefit from the oxygen produced by them. Please click here to read more about this in the Chiswick Herald.

We had the Kidsout assembly as well on Monday, a charity we are supporting by donating gifts to needy children this Christmas. The response by the boys has been heartfelt, overwhelming and very positive. We welcomed Mr Knowles into school on Wednesday to do an assembly on our chosen charity ‘Marine Conservation Society’. He was full of energy and I have to say that I too learnt quite a few facts. The highlight of the assembly was the boys all looking at and holding a Megalodon tooth. This charity really resonates with the boys as they had the ownership of choosing the charity.

We have many of our Year 2 boys attending exams for Year 3 entry in the next few weeks. We wish them luck and want them to know that we are very proud of them. It was wonderful to go to the Prep School 10

th anniversary ball

last Saturday. I enjoyed reminiscing with so many of the parents whose boys had attended the Pre-Prep. I gave up trying to guess which year group they are in now, as I inevitably got it wrong. I could not believe how quickly their sons have grown up. Mr and Mrs Milne were at the ball to help Miss Buchanan and her team celebrate this mile-stone in the Prep’s history.

Mrs Knight visited us this week on Thursday. She had a great time helping out in the Nursery for an hour and joined the staff and boys for lunch. It was like old times having her in school.

If I did not get to see you at drop-off or pick-up this week, have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to our PA drinks on Friday 7

th December.

Comments from our Head Boy Leonardo:

I had a great time planting trees on Monday (and holding worms). Well done to Merlins for performing

their assembly again, we enjoyed it!

General News The Week Ahead

Mon 3rd Dec Nursery Nativity rehearsal

Tues 4th Dec Nursery Nativity Play 11am

Fri 7th Dec PA Christmas Fun Day

PA Christmas Drinks

Advance notice

Tues 11th Dec Reception, Year 1 & 2 Christmas play

Wed 12th Dec Christmas lunch

Thurs 13th Dec PA Christmas Panto

Fri 14th Dec Last Day of Term

ADMIN

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The boys were hard at

work on Monday

planting their trees in

Harvard Hill!

Head Boy:

Leonardo

Deputy Head Boy:

Bavo

Nursery

Reception We kicked off the week, with a spot of gardening on Harvard Hill. The boys

came prepped, with their wellies and fleeces, ready to get their hands dirty.

A special thank you to Mrs Dromgoole and Mrs Benedetti, for joining us,

we are sure that you had as much fun as the boys did.

This week’s maths focus has been addition. The boys have been using a

range of strategies to solve addition number sentences including hopping

along number lines and counting objects. We have been very impressed

with their attitudes and willingness to make mistakes and learn from them.

Our new sounds in phonics this week have been y, z, zz and qu. The boys

have enjoyed reading and writing a range of words with these sounds.

We have continued our Nativity endeavours and have been focussing on

facing the audience as they deliver their lines. If you have your son’s cos-

tume, please could you bring it into school in a named bag ASAP, so we

can begin our dress rehearsals? This is

where the fun begins!

On Wednesday, the boys enjoyed a thrill-

ing assembly from our sponsored charity,

The Marine Conservation Society. The

boys got to hold a real megalodon’s tooth,

as well as learn about the importance of

keeping our oceans clean to protect the

marine wildlife.

Have a lovely weekend,

Reception team.

The boys had a wonderful time on Monday planting new trees in Harvard Hill—

thank you to all parents who came along to help.

The performance of the year is drawing ever closer! Only a few more days, so

please help your boys practise saying their line loudly and confidently over the

weekend. Also, your son needs white leggings and a white long sleeved top to

be brought in on MONDAY!!! The boys are welcome to go home straight

from the church on Tuesday but please let the teacher know if this will be the

case.

Next week is all about Christmas! Our nativity, the story of Christmas and

Christmas crafts. It’ll be so much fun. There will not be any Forest School on

Monday as we will be busy at our dress rehearsal. All of the teachers will be

taking part in Observation Week which is a week where we are able to visit

another classroom to observe. This will be in celebration of sharing ideas of

best practice.

On a different note, the nursery would like to gently remind parents how pre-

cious our book packs are! Please ensure you return the book packs complete –

story, prop and guidance sheet. If just one of these

elements is missing, it unfortunately puts the whole

pack out of action, meaning that it cannot be en-

joyed by the other children. Sadly, if you return an

incomplete book pack, your son will not be able to

take another one home until the missing pieces

have been returned.

Finally, amongst all of the Christmas fun, we will

be learning about the letter Oo and the number 10.

A very busy week ahead indeed! Make sure to get

lots of rest over the weekend!

Year 1

Year 2 Is it the 1st of December tomorrow already? Really?

The week started with all of the boys planting trees in the park beautifully. It

was a fantastic community feel and the boys had a super time outside planting

happily and carefully. Thank you to everyone who helped and supported

the boys at this wonderful event. Excitedly and patiently, we will keep an eye

on our trees!

The boys have been working diligently in English this week. Any guesses on

what we have been adding to our sentences?? Hopefully, the boys will be able

to explain the impact these words can have on our sentences….

In maths we have been exploring and discovering new strategies to solve sub-

traction problems including finding the difference of two numbers using a num-

ber line.

The boys should have received a kind-

ness advent calendar which you may want

to encourage them to use this December.

Let Mr. Grant know if you need any more

spare copies of this. Mr Forbes will be

busy decorating the school this weekend

and we are all very much looking forward

to the Christmas Fun Day next Friday.

It is getting chilly so wrap up warm this

weekend and have a lovely time.

The Year 2 Team

Incredibly, there are only two weeks left

until the end of term. The boys are now

singing Christmas songs around school –

it’s beginning to feel festive at the Falcons.

The highlight of the week has to be plant-

ing trees in the park on Monday. It was an

excellent morning and I fully believe that

the boys understood why we were doing it.

It is fantastic to see, that at their age, the

boys care so much about the environment;

hopefully this is something that will stick

with them as they go through the Falcons

and beyond.

We had a visit from the Marine Conservation Society on Wednesday, and again the

boys showed their care for the environment – I think a ‘beach clean’ could well be on

the horizon. In the classroom this week, the boys have been structuring stories in

English, identifying 2D and 3D shapes in maths and discussing the sun as a light

source in science.

The Year 1 team were delighted to see how passionately the boys spoke about the

Christmas gifts they will be buying for other children. It is wonderful to see how much

they care for other children their age, particularly those that may not be as fortunate

as themselves.

Please find below the link to this week’s Math’s vocabulary:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=14suOkasqDBydco2sM3SOq10IjAAVRDcS

We hope you all have a great weekend.

The Year 1 Team

Let’s Celebrate!

Pitch Side News

Red house star of the week

Harry – for showing greater patience and willingness to learn new skills.

Yellow house star of the week

Archie – for showing much better focus in PE.

Blue house star of the week

Max – for a massive improvement in focus during lessons and working

well with others.

.Green house star of the week

Oliver – for making the effort and learning new skills with a great

attitude.

Sportsmanship Cup winner of the Week

Henry S – such a brilliant attitude towards his lesson in PE. Always

willing to help others and volunteer to help raise the level of the lesson.

Year 2

William N

Edward

Max P

HOUSE POINTS

148 150

144 153

Reception N

Nursery Stars of the

week Year 1

PA News

Next Friday the PA elves will be out in full force transforming the hall into a truly unique

Christmas voyage! For more information about what the boys should wear please read the

Christmas Funday attachment.

Please don’t forget your son’s (unwrapped) KidsOut gift in a GIFT BAG with the tag fixed to

the handle. Your donation will make the world of difference to the children supported by this

charity. For more info…..you know where to click!

Christmas shopping online? Please consider signing up to https://

www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/falconspreprepassoc/ . Every pound you spend at

participating websites will raise money for the PA at no cost to you. To find out more

please visit: www.jumblebee.co.uk/falconsboyspa

One week until the PA Christmas Drinks! If you missed out on a ticket, please keep an eye

on your class Whatsapp group for any last minute tickets looking for a new home.

To find out more about all the PA has on the boil,

please add www.jumblebee.co.uk/falconsboyspa to your favourites.

Specialist News

Art

Artist of the week is Reuben from Robins for his amazing Picasso-inspired self-portrait.

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Music Congratulations to Bavo and

Jack-Daniel who won the Carol Competition this year. As it was such a tough decision, we have

two winners! Jack-Daniel's melody will be played as the 'Nativity Entrance Music' and

Bavo's lyrics have been turned into a song for the school to sing.

French

This week the older boys have

completed their learning of verbs

and nouns about toys. They

should all be able to tell you

what they want for Christmas

and what they don’t want. We

have begun to find out about

Christmas in France, starting

with the special events of 6th

December. Reception had an

excellent game of asking each

other for the toy they wanted

using their new vocabulary and

‘s’il vous plaît’ and ‘merci’.