Chitts Hill, Lexden, Colchester, Essex, CO3 9ST

FROM THE HEADMASTER . . .

Summer Term, Week 3

www.holmwood.essex.sch.uk

Happiness is the key to progress

Tel: 01206 574305

Friday 12 May 2017

HOLMWOOD HOUSE

NEWSLETTER Chitts Hill, Lexden, Colchester, Essex, CO3 9ST

FROM THE HEADMASTER.. .

Tel: 01206 574305

also look forward to our

final taster morning of

the academic year on 20

May.

For the singers among

you, the parent choir is

being reformed and re-

hearsals will start next

week. Mr Snell looks

forward to welcoming

you and belting out some

Abba tunes.

With best wishes,

Alexander Mitchell

Headmaster

Dear Parents,

It was wonderful to see

so many of you at the

Senior Schools Fair last

night. Thank you for

supporting what we hope

is a useful and informa-

tive event. There was

certainly a real buzz

about the room as

parents chatted to

representatives from 21

schools. We look

forward to holding

another fair in two years'

time.

Year 4 have arrived

safely in France! We

look forward to hearing

about their adventures in

perfect French when

they return tomorrow.

My thanks to Madame

A r a v i n t h a n f o r

organising the trip and to

Mrs Mookherjee, Mrs

De Voy, Mrs Goldring

and Mr Cushing for

escorting the pupils

across the Channel.

Year 7 had a great time

at the Henry Moore

Studios & Gardens, the

" B e c o m i n g H e n r y

Moore" exhibition and

the Wenbar plastics

factory. Thank you for

Mr Earley and Mrs Baker

for organising the day.

We meet the parents of

the September 2017

Reception intake on

Thursday evening at a

welcome drinks and

information event. It will

be lovely to get to know

some new faces as they

e m b a r k o n t h e i r

Holmwood journey. We

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Saturday 13 May

12.30pm Lunchtime concert

1.15pm Cricket 1st XI & U11 A

vs The District (H)

8.00pm Year 4 Residential Trip to

France returns

Monday 15 May

Year 7, 8 & S7 Revision week

Year 6 Exams

Years 4 & 5 Class Tests

Thursday 18 May

9.45am Year 1 Sharing Assembly

3.15pm Cricket U9 A, B & C

vs St Cedds (H)

3.15pm Girls’ Cricket U9 A

vs St Cedds (H)

7.30pm Drinks & Canapés for new

Parents of children joining

Reception in September ‘17

Saturday 20 May

9.30-11.30am Taster Morning for

prospective Reception year

pupils and Parents

In recognition of their demonstra-

tion of one or all of the Golden

Rules, the following children have

received Golden Awards this

week:

Reception:

Max M

Winston L

Taylor J

Raaid A

Year 1:

Sophie M

Lucie B

Kyle M

Haqim K

Year 2:

Daniel M

Ashe T-C

William E

Cassie G

Year 3:

Poppy M

Olivia D

Patrick B

Max B

GOLDEN AWARDS

PUPIL NEWS.. .

Tennis

Year 7 boys and girls played in a Tennis

tournament on Friday 8 May at Felsted. Eight

other prep schools had been invited. Both the

boys and the girls played in league basis with

20 minutes for each match. Holmwood won

total of 34 games and enjoyed a very good day

of tennis ... not to mention the chocolate medal

at the end!

Senior Schools Fair 2017

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AIR

ELEMENT NEWS . . .

Today in Air’s Element meeting we started by giving Oliver the Shadow an Air Element hoody.

Then we were entertained by the Year 8s, who were musketeers!

We did the star totals next and there were a lot of them! Mr White and Mr Guy had the winning

tutor groups. Archie and Tom then gave a small presentation about an Adam Lallana shirt we are

raffling.

Then we played our game where pupils had to balance a cup on their heads.

Robert W

AIR

WATER In this week's Element meeting, Water’s venue was changed. We held our Element meeting out-

side on the field. We learnt that Benedict’s father is building a pool at the university to help with

space exploration.

In the Junior stars, Mrs Apperley’s tutor group won Peter with the help of Isaac H and Holly S and

in the Seniors, although Martha M got an amazing total of 18 stars, Mrs Wild’s tutor group stole it

from Mr Lesiak’s grasp. Although Water’s new mascot, the clownfish (yet to be named), was

awarded to the pupil who collected the most stars - in this case, Martha M.

The Year 8s set up an obstacle course run by Joseph H, Sophie D and Eva G. The winner with a time of 27 seconds

was Sophie D.

Matthew J

WA

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A night at Holmwood House

BOARDING AT HOLMWOOD.. .

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SCIENCE WEEK IN THE PRE-PREP. . .

Science week in Pre-Prep consisted of a lot of fun as well as learning and using the 5Rs. Our theme was

experiments and investigations. Year 1s’ experiments included raisins in lemonade (why do the raisins dance?), salt

volcano, gloop (messy but fun) and an investigation of how sound travels through metal coat hangers and string into

our ears! Year 1 also visited the science labs and with white coats and protective glasses as well as some help from

Mr Cook), investigated foaming fizz and how to get a hard boiled egg into a glass bottle. Year 2s’ investigations

were about the properties of materials. They made paper bridges, tested the strength of paper, waterproofed fabric

and tested bouncing balls. Year 3 became lighting engineers for science week. They investigated what materials

made shadows and how the distance of a light source effects the size of its shadow. In groups they created their own

scenery for a shadow theatre with brilliant results!

We were very fortunate on Wednesday to be visited by Sphere Science, led by Sarah Langford. Reception, Year 1

and 2 children took part in a carousel of activities with a circus theme and Year 3 made solar circuits. There was a

real buzz of excitement in the Pre-Prep hall throughout the day and Sarah commented that she had had a fabulous

day working with the children. In addition Year 2 and 3 attended a Quantum Theatre production about materials.

A great week!

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PUPIL NEWS CONTINUED.. .

James M sent a card to the Queen raising the need for others less fortunate than himself to have the same chances to

develop in school.

He was delighted to receive a reply from Windsor Castle......

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Visit to Layer Marney Tower

YEAR 3. . .

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YEAR 7 ART TRIP. . .

Henry Moore Foundation & Wenbar Plastics

SPORT.. .

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TEAM WEEK OF

THE

The Team of the Week

U9 A Boys’ Cricket

Well done!