I would like to start this week’s Nutshell with an apology to the parents of those children who took part in Wednesday’s After School Cookery Club. Clearly spurred on by the closing stages of Masterchef, the children tackled apple crumble, managing to get equal helpings of flour, butter and sugar on themselves as in the mixing bowl. There were some definite human apple crumbles heading home albeit holding proudly in their hands, ready-to-bake (and assumingly delicious) desserts. I hope the tastiness of the puddings made up for the quick dash to the washing machine. The aprons, donated last year by the HPA have been found and laundered ready for next week. I could therefore have forgiven a handful of children for their less than pristine appearance on Thursday morning at drop off. However more than a few disembarked from cars looking crumpled and wearing evidence of the week’s lunch and breakfast menu. More and more shirts are being worn ‘al fresco’ when they should be neatly tucked in. Shoes in particular are getting a battering and not being given the necessary daily or weekly date with the polish and/or scuff renovator. Please can I ask parents to support us in encouraging the children to be as proud of how they look when they come to school as they are about what they do whilst they are here. We have a smart uniform. Let’s try to keep it that way and wear it with pride. Thank you. As you are aware, the Governors have begun their search for my successor. Advertisements will be going into the national titles targeting the teaching profession in early May. I am sure they will keep you up to date with their progress. The plan is to appoint towards the end of the summer term with a September 2017 start date as previously communicated. In the meantime the leadership and management of the school continues on ‘my watch’. Mrs Louw and I are working closer together than ever before and have been discussing the needs of the Leadership Team and of the school for the new academic year. The team will be one person ‘down’ with an ever increasing list of tasks and responsibilities. To that end we have decided to appoint, for one year only, two further members of the teaching staff to the SLT. After a few days of internal interviews, I am delighted to announce that Mrs Georgina Bean (Head of Design Technology) and Mr Jonathan Jarvis (Head of History and ICT) will be joining the team from September 2016. Mrs Bean, who served as Assistant Head at a large secondary school before coming to Hazelwood, will take charge of masterminding with precision and vision the planning, logistics and execution of day-to-day and special events and Mr Jarvis will become Head of Upper School with particular responsibility for the pastoral care and welfare of the children in Years 6 to 8. Both are known to the children and will give of their very best in these two important roles supporting Mrs Louw in her year as Acting Head. Last week’s Nutshell alluded to the success of the Dick Moore evening presentation on children and mental health. I wanted to add my voice of thanks and praise to that expressed by a parent and say how illuminating, supportive and relevant Mr Moore’s words were in highlighting how we all need to be on our guard to recognise, and deal with the early signs of stress amongst our growing children. He dealt with the dark subject of mental illness amongst the young sensitively, using real-life stories to show that it could happen to anyone of us and how best to equip ourselves to ask for help. Mr Moore also gave us the ‘light’ with the ‘shade’ punctuating the seriousness of the message with moments of light heartedness. The staff team were well represented amongst the audience and I know the experience has given them further insight to best understand how children perceive and deal with a busy school and home life in a multitude of different ways. Given the response to the evening it is likely that Mr Moore will become a regular contributor to our annual calendar. I would urge as

many of you as possible to attend in years to come. It will be an evening very well spent and whilst some of his message was more targeted towards our older pupils, those parents of our younger year groups also found it massively informative. And finally, I would like to give you all prior warning of two events which Hazelwood School is delighted to be associated with. The first is our very own Hero Bear Triathlon in support of Help for Heroes. The event, running (swimming and cycling) on Sunday 11th September makes its welcomed return having raised almost £100,000 in its previous three incarnations. There will be a special launch assembly on Monday 9th May led by the new committee headed up by Mr Powney. Whilst staying true to the original vision for the triathlon, the team have made a few new introductions (including a House Point Cup) to make the occasion even more family friendly and intertwined with the life of the school. It’s time to get into training. It’s time also to shake up and wake up your canine friends as Hazelwood School is the proud supporter of the Oxted Fun Dog Show. The event is part of the Oxted Picnic which is taking place in Master Park on Sunday 21st August. There are a number of different categories for the young and old (dogs and handlers!) including Golden Oldie, Puppy Love, Young Handler and Tiny Tots. Sadly Otto will not be around to take part. He will be there in spirit and his face will be appearing on the advert specially created to celebrate our involvement with the event. He is going to miss all his Hazelwood pats and hugs which, contrary to recent US research, he loves and puts him in the very best of moods.

For a list of emails/letters/texts sent home each week please see the ‘Notice Board’ further down the Nutshell.

News from The Nursery

As another week comes to a close, we have experienced a full year of seasons within one week with sunshine, snow, sleet, wind and some very black skies. This hasn’t dulled the enthusiasm of all the children at the Nursery & Early Years. The impromptu snow added hugely to the music lesson and Oak did a wonderful job of pretending to be snowflakes fluttering and twirling and they were so quiet! The Perform workshop was a great success on Wednesday. Oak and Skylarks participated enthusiastically as pirates and mermaids and were keen to find the Lost Boys whilst hiding from the evil Captain Hook. Our green fingered Skylarks have been tending to their beans which are looking fantastic; some of them are really reaching for the skies. They explored different words for big, small and middle sized and now have a plethora of new vocabulary to try out at home. Matt’s Robins have been bug hunters this week and have had enormous fun playing with the messy play spaghetti worms. There are some super spider pictures on display in the room. Sue’s Robins have been experimenting with large scale art and have dressed up as knights and princesses and made a giant castle. They have also been searching for jewellery in ice. The Wagtails have become explorers and been sighted in the garden with their binoculars. They have also been planting tomatoes and wild flowers which they will be tending to over the coming weeks. In addition they made their own musical instruments, perhaps there’s an opportunity for a Wagtails orchestra – who knows?

Please note: due to staff holidays, there will be NO issue of The Nutshell in two weeks’ time (Friday 13th May). Normal service will resume the following week.

. Reminders & notes for next week

A reminder that the Nursery & Early Years Site is closed on Monday 2nd May for the first May Bank Holiday. Please can all Nursery parents return the Sun Safety Procedure form to the Early Years office. Another reminder to Oak parents to ensure their children have a waterproof cagoule in school for those days when it is damp or cold. Another reminder to all Nursery parents to ensure their child has a named sun hat on their peg.

News from Hazelwood

Lupercus Thanks Dear Head, Thank you so much for the 125 year Celebration Lupercus, which I have only just received (South African post!!) I enjoyed reading it immensely and bought back so many great memories of my time there, with Parry and Dowling being the Heads. I keep studying the black & white photos (top left) to see if I am there!! I my time between Parry and Dowling, I was fortunate to see some major changes for the better when Dowling took over the reins. When the rampant Lion was added to the school logo and our uniforms change from dark blue strip to maroon and dark blue strips. I still have my original Hazelwood tie! Hazelwood certainly gave me great solid grounding on myself development. Keep up the great work and excitement the school brings to the future of the youth of our nation. The foundation steps are crucial! May Hazelwood for continue for another 125 years! Many thanks Richard and Lezelle

Finally the Wrens have had plenty of opportunity for messy play this week. They have been chalking in the garden, throwing themselves into messy foam play, digging in the soil to find different vegetables and then plenty of giggles in the soft ball pit

Fossil Hunting with the dinosaurs

This week 2B's Forest schools was done in extraordinary weather conditions, sleet, snow and sunshine! We had a fantastic time and had all sorts of challenges. 2B became 'Dinosaur Detectives' looking around the forest. They put the items on their checklist within a circled area like palaeontologists would when excavating fossils. In groups the children then used potato peelers as a tool to help clean the end of their palaeontologist brush. They then collected sticks and tied them to the end. Each child then had their very own fossil hunting brush. 2B were incredibly sensible when using tools and we all had a great session- the snow did not stop us!

fifth place which was particularly creditable since they only fielded a team of three when usually it would be four - with the three highest scores counting in each discipline. Casper showed quite determination and a strict adherence to some quite demanding rules and regulations. Not an easy thing for anyone let alone a young athlete in his first competition. Well done Casper.

On Sunday Caspar represented his Pony Club branch (Old Surrey Burstow and West Kent) along with two other team members and competed in an under 8s tetrathlon. He show jumped, swam, ran and competed in a target throw all on one day. Clear rounds for the team and a good eye for a target from Caspar brought them

Good enough to eat!

Our wonderful cake design winners visited Coughlans Bakery to see their winning designs brought to life in edible form. Daniel and Georgie are pictured with Mark Symons, MD of Tandridge Leisure Centre and Vice-Chair of the Oxted BID (Business Improvement District) who organised the Love Oxted event, and Sean Coughlan, Director of Coughlan’s Bakery who judged the competition. They both won a Family swim at the Tandridge Leisure Centre. Daniel and Georgie can take collect their cakes on Saturday, once all of Oxted have been able to admire them in the window of Coughlan’s who have managed to replicate the designs almost perfectly.

The children’s pictures will appear in the Oxted County Border News on Wednesday 4 May

Match Tea Plea Could parents refrain from feeding the pupils cakes and sandwiches from the parents’ match tea table. The children are given their own tea at an appropriate time during the afternoon and extra sustenance may get in the way of their game and get them into the umpire’s bad books. It also means that there is less to eat for our, and visiting, parents. No one will go hungry!

We wish everyone attending the HPA’s first Comedy Night, tonight, a wonderful evening. May the Scummy Mummies have you rolling in the aisles!

William Oxley-Evans, Harry Webzell and Seb Taylor-Smith play for Warlingham under 8,s. They convincingly won the 'Worthing A Festival' even though there were some tough competition. The team was outstanding and showed some great sportsmanship and team work.

Inter-house debating THIS HOUSE BELIEVES BRITAIN SHOULD LEAVE THE EUROPEAN UNION! Hazelwood School went to the polls on Thursday morning following the final round of this year’s inter-house debating competition. The motion: This House Believes Britain Should Leave the European Union was proposed and opposed by another four teams of three Years 6-8 students who spoke with real conviction on implications to the country if we choose to exit such as: financial cost; vulnerability of going it alone and the impact on services such as the NHS, to name but a few. It was a closely fought debate but the winners of this term’s competition, was Irving! Then came the staff and students’ opportunity to take part in our own Hazelwood School’s referendum! And the result ... a total of 64 pupils and staff (24%) voted to leave the EU and an overwhelming 206 pupils and staff (76%) voted in favour of staying in the EU!

Rugby Congratulations Edenbridge RFC Under 9s won the finals of the Kent Cup his weekend. Taking on much larger clubs from the county - Tonbridge Juddians, Beckenham and Tunbridge Wells - on Finals day at Aylesford. They won two matches and drew the other.

Both Hugo Cooper-Fogarty and Ralph Lewis played with distinction. Unfortunately Will de Vere Hunt was unwell on the day

Well done to the following students for putting themselves forward in the quest to win the coveted cup: Zac Slade; Henry Hilleard-Rees; Freddie Bosshard; Ben Mustafa; Maddie Heeler; George Wood; Elin Howell; Harry Pluck; Charlie Digges; Alex Mylett; Tom Richards and Evie Hall. Also thanks to the Year 8s who manned the ballot box and Philip and Lottie who, with eagle eyes, counted in the votes!

Term-time Absence – Parent Reminder As you know, we endeavour to publish all the school holiday dates well in advance, so that parents may plan family trips and other events during the long holiday periods. We encourage parents not to take their children out of school during term-time unless it is absolutely essential so as not to interrupt their learning (of course, we do understand that on occasion this cannot be avoided) and any requests should be made in writing/via email to Mrs Shaw at shawm@hazelwoodschool.com, copy to headspa@hazelwoodschool.com. Thank you.

But still, I could not help myself from being scared of the bombs and gun noises that I heard every hour of every day. It was petrifying. Almost every week at least one or two boys or girls disappeared from school. I always knew what they were doing. They were fleeing from Syria to England. After a week of when the bombs seemed to have never stopped, it was my turn. I was having breakfast at the time. We heard something overhead, and it seemed to be coming right at our delicate house. I peered out of the window. I knew it. It was a bomb! I screamed for my family to get out of the house. We sprinted out just in time before the bomb hit our house. We all stared for a second, and then ran. We were all terror-stricken. My family and I trekked across every country between Syria and England. We had no food, no water, and most importantly, no hope. It was horrible. I tried to make my family feel more positive but it just made them feel weaker. I was the only person who had a little bit of confidence. Every time I was feeling sad I said to myself: "Every step is a step closer to happiness". We met other Syrians on the way but they were nearly dead. In Syria, the bombs were still dropping on the houses. They were on the news in pubs all the time. My family and I, if there was one in sight, went into pubs for some rest but we had no money on us so we could not have anything to eat or drink. I had never been so miserable in my life. Finally, I came to the border of England, I was so happy to be there. But there was one big problem. There was a gigantic, high voltage fence in the way. Me and my family felt exactly

The Immigrant’s Story by Jake Curson

Hello, my name is Mohammed. I used to live in Damascus, Syria but now I live in London in England and this is my story of when I was a young boy. My childhood was not how I planned it to be and it always gives me flashbacks of when it all happened. This is The Immigrant’s Story. I was a rich boy for a Syrian and I went to a great school but I was always frightened of the war that was going on. I learnt lots at school including speaking English, coding, maths, literacy and quite a few other subjects too.

the same. Disappointed. We all started to think. I had an idea. I had learnt some coding at school and they told us exactly how to do these high voltage fences. I made the electricity power turn off and we climbed over the fence. We got into London and a family took us in. We were delighted and we got everything we needed. And that's where my story ends. Thank you.

GOLFER GRANDAD by Max Hall (Y4) There is a man called GOLFER GRANDAD who lives in a block of flats which was a lovely place till he moved in. Golfer Grandad is quite ugly because he has very shaggy, twirly hair, long bushy eyebrows, bulging eyes and a big nose, which is bigger than Gru’s nose, (for some of you who do not know, Gru is a character in Despicable Me). He also has very large ears, bigger than an Indian elephant’s ears. Golfer Grandad likes to play golf a lot, but isn’t very good at it. When he was playing golf at the golf club, he got banned from it because he kept on hitting the windows on the golf clubhouse with his golf ball. Golfer Grandad had a phenomenal idea, well that’s what he thought. He is one of those persons, who always agrees with himself - I know that is quite sad. His phenomenal idea was to play golf in the flat, but it didn’t go as well as he hoped it would, because at first he smashed all of his windows and then all of the neighbours and one of his shots was quite entertaining because it hit two men, then an old lady, who was walking up the stairs. The old lady saw the golf ball so she decided to turn around and then run as fast as she could, but the golf ball was going too fast and she too slowly so it caught up and the golf ball hit her and the old lady face planted and slowly slid down the stairs. The golf ball burst through the door and into a duck pond. Unfortunately for Golfer Grandad, the police found out about it and banned him and took all his golf balls! Golfer Grandad was extremely upset and he decided to rob a golf ball from a local shop. Then all of the alarms went off and all of the police came at once and surrounded him, but he didn’t care because he had his booster wheelchair so he just got it out and told a joke in a lame voice. The joke went like this: Knock, knock who’s there? Booster wheelchair. Booster wheelchair who? This bad boy! Golfer Grandad threw the golf ball at the police and drove his booster wheelchair through the window of the shop, as the police were blocking the doorway. He managed to escape but he just drove home, which was a stupid idea, because the police followed him there. When he got home the police came straight to the flat and started banging on the door shouting “it’s the police, open this door”. Golfer Grandad didn’t know what to do because he was 55 storeys up so he couldn’t jump off the terrace. He revved up his booster wheelchair and drove it straight through the front door and the waiting police. He bounced down the stairs and was last seen driving off into the sunset. The End

Congratulations to Jake and Max Hall (Max’ story appears below) who were also successful in the first round of judging of the BBC’s most prestigious story writing competition.

A walk on the wild side Year 1 set off to explore the wild side when they visited Chessington Zoo this week. Starting the day with an educational workshop entitled ‘Amazing Animals’, the pupils learnt some unusual and fascinating facts. They had an opportunity to handle a range of textured materials, such as snakeskin and the bristles of a brush, encouraging the children to look really closely at the features of different animals, so they could match the materials to their pictures.

A winding pathway then took us around the Trail of the Kings where wide windows gave us an incredibly close up view of some truly magnificent animals. Great black gorillas were swinging from a network of ropes, lions were lying basking in the April sun, tigers almost nuzzling the glass, lynx climbing stealthily along their framework of branches, and fossa curled innocently in a cosy corner. The highlight of the trip has got to be the Zufari Ride. Clambering up into in giant jeeps, we were ready to be bounced along the track of the Wanyama Reserve. On our expedition we passed a range of African animals roaming free. We spotted flamingos, giraffe, white rhinos and zebras before heading into a darkened cave where we were splashed by a sudden waterfall. Back on a more stable pathway, we wandered around the Wanyama village discovering yet more African animals. The meerkats certainly took centre stage with their energetic antics followed by their calm and comical pose. It really was an exciting day for all our young adventurers.

Congratulations to Mrs Haydock who is expecting her first baby in the autumn. We are delighted for her and her husband and wish them well as they begin six months of furious knitting!

“Just wanted to say a big thank you for letting me join Year 1 on their trip to Chessington Zoo! It was great fun, informative and lovely to witness how well behaved all the children were; a huge credit to their teachers and Hazelwood school as a whole. Thank you also to those who supplied lunch, which was very nicely enjoyed with the sea lion!”

Chiddingstone Literary Festival - Bank Holiday Weekend

Uniform Clarification: Oak and Years 1 & 2

The following information was supplied in response to a parent enquiry. It is duplicated here so that all parents can share the same information. YES Chestnut Hall will be available from 8am for drop off. Classrooms will continue to open at 8.30am.

YES Oak children in 2016 are not required to wear the polo neck jumpers. Instead they will wear polo shirts. For new starters we are expressing a preference for blue polo shirts (boys and girls). For those transferring, we are happy to accept pink polo shirts until such time as they become too small or need replacing.

YES Years 1 & 2 will continue to wear blue polo neck jumpers as currently. These are being phased out next year.

From September 2017 all will be in polo shirts. Schoolblazer are adjusting their stocks accordingly and will be confirming the availability of a blue polo shirt for the older children during the course of the forthcoming academic year.

YES Years 1 & 2 uniform is NOT changing. All that the children have worn this year will be able to be worn next. In September 2017 as they move into Year 3 clearly there will be a number of changes, not least of all the sports uniform is significantly

There are some wonderful authors and journalists visiting Chiddingstone Castle this weekend! Have a look at the website www.chiddingstonecastle.org.uk/literary-festival and find world-class writers in idyllic Kentish surroundings. How lucky to have this festival on our doorstep. It is not too late to book tickets for adult and children's events.

Congratulations to Sam and Harry who have started off the new tennis season with an important and hard fought victory. Both boys play for the Limpsfield Tennis Club’s U8 B team and their opening game was against the A team at the club over the weekend. A must-win match for both sides. Playing alongside their team mates, the boys kept their cool, served up a few aces and winning volleys to win the tie 10-6 to the Brilliant B’s. A proud moment and the first very important steps on the road to a junior title at Wimbledon!

different. This is all part and parcel of transitioning into the Prep School and should be exciting.

These fabulous piggy banks, created by the children during Mrs Tulett’s Easter art course, are wishing Mrs T all the very best as she recovers in hospital and at home after an operation. We trust that she will be back on her feet in no time and strong enough to return to Hazelwood very soon. In the meantime we are delighted that Fiona Starr, an equally wonderful and creative art teacher has joined the staff team to ensure the children continue to have the opportunities to express their creativity. Welcome to Hazelwood.

Oink! Oink!

Meet our Governors

The Governors bring a range of skills and experiences to the Board of Hazelwood. In addition to the four full Board Meetings held each year, they spend at least one whole day immersed in the workings of the school in order to gain a real insight into life at Hazelwood and how they can best help the Head and the SLT. Additionally a recently introduced Pupil Shadow Programme affords each Governor the opportunity to experience life at Hazelwood from the perspective of the pupils. The Chair of Governors is Jo Naismith. She is supported by Governor Committees covering all aspects of school life including Education, Property, Compliance, Property and Safeguarding.

Over the course of the next few weeks The Nutshell will bring you short profile pieces so that our Governors are not men and women of mystery!

London and have been in the property and construction industry for over 25 years.

This experience is relevant to the work of the Committee and has been particularly relevant to the building project that the School is undertaking at the moment and which is an exciting move forward for the school.

I had two children at Hazelwood - both are now at University - and they enjoyed their time at the School. It provided a great education for them both academically and for life and this, in my view, has always been the objective of Hazelwood. At the Property Committee our aim is to provide the best possible environment for the children to learn, play and enjoy life at School.

The Property Committee looks at the master plan for the School and how new developments can be bought forward as well as maintaining the existing facilities and grounds. In the future we want to continue to provide the best opportunities for the children at Hazelwood and will continue to examine the best ways of doing this. We know that car parking is a continual source of frustration - it was when my children were at the School. It would be good to find a permanent and satisfactory solution for all.

which looks after Hazelwood Nursery and Early Years. I have been Chair of the Hazelwood Board since the Autumn of 2009 but prior to that I was a Governor for a couple of years, stepping down to become Registrar and then Head’s PA for 5 years. In the past I was also Chair of the Hazelwood Parents Association for 3 years. I am a qualified Chartered Accountant but am much happier in a more people facing world. I spent my working life post qualification working in Recruitment, HR and Training leading the Human Resources Department of a largish firm of Chartered Accountants based in London. I and my husband have 3 sons all of whom went through Hazelwood and then Tonbridge. Knowing firsthand the amazing Education, Sport, Music and other non- curricular activities they experienced whilst at Hazelwood inspires me to ensure that all children coming through should also have good experiences, fond memories and most important of all, an excellent, forward looking and modern education.

Guy Graham, Chair of Property

Jo Naismith, Chair of Governors

I am the Chair of Governors and the Chair of the Compliance and Regulatory Committee. I also sit on the Finance and General Purposes Committee and am a Director of the company

I am Chair of the Property Committee and have been a Governor at the School since the end of 2012. I run a small Project Management business in

Year 6 visit Hampton Court Palace

It may have been a cold day with the threat of wintry showers hanging over Hampton Court, but this year’s Y6 stopped for the now obligatory photograph outside of King Henry VIII’s magnificent Palace. Inside in the relative warmth of the Great Hall the children saw the King’s banqueting table and were told about how the feast was prepared in the Palace kitchens.

Nowadays, if you want a castle, you have to make it yourself out of giant stretches of cardboard and lashings of grey paint. So that’s what these wannabe royal princes and princesses from Robins did last week. After the hard work there was plenty of time to brush up on courtly conversation and ducal dancing.

Oxted Food and Drink Festival, Master Park Colouring Competition Sponsored by Hever Castle To celebrate Oxted Food and Drink Festival returning we are hosting a colouring competition with some lovely prizes. What do you need to do? Using pens, crayons, paints - colour the picture and the letterings on the A4 page which appears at the end of The Nutshell. Prizes to Be Won! The FIRST PRIZE winner will have their completed art work printed on the front page of the Oxted Food Festival program. 5000 will be printed & distributed locally, handed out to all festival goers on the 18th June. You could also win a hamper of goodies including Lego, Arts and Crafts, Books, a Family Ticket to visit Hever Castle and a Family Ticket for Oxted Food Festival. 3 x Runners Up will all receive a prize too – family tickets to the Oxted Food Festival and a children’s goodie bag. The deadline for entry is 4th May 2016 and the winner will be notified by 10th May 2016. Completed entries must be handed into Robert Leech, Station Road East, Oxted by 5pm, 4th May 2016. The Judges will be a panel from Hever Castle, Oxted Colour Printers and Crown Events - and their decision is final. A list of winners can be sent on request. Sadly, we cannot return individual art works. Get colouring and just fill in the following details: Name ………………………………………………………………………….…Age ………….…… School ……………………………………………………………………………………...…………. Phone number…………………………………………………………………………………………. Parents / Guardian Authorisation I hereby agree to my child entering the competition and am happy for the art work to be displayed publically. Signed ……………………………………………. Name……………………………………………… Relationship to Child………………………………

After the success of Hazelwood pupils in the Oxted Cake Design competition, let’s see if we can make it two out of two! Get out those colouring pencils, mosaic tiles and start decorating!

News from the Kitchen

Please don’t forget that the new menus for both Hazelwood School and the Nursery & Early Years are now on their respective websites under The Parents’ Sections.

Music Timetable

The weekly music timetable can be viewed on the Music Notice Board outside the Dining room in the courtyard. I will endeavour to have the coming week’s music timetable on the notice board by the end of the school day each Friday. Please ensure that your child brings their instrument and music in on the relevant day. It is also important for them to take these books and instruments home when they do not need them in school.

Sports Department

Match Reports should be taken to Mrs Greenwood or emailed to her on headspa@hazelwoodschool.com ahead of assembly on Monday morning. If your child is nominated as captain, please encourage them to write the report in time for the assembly. The children do like to share their successes with the rest of the school. Thank you. ESSA Swimming South East Division Primary Schools Relay Championships (next round) Report On Saturday 23rd April, four Hazelwood girls – Freya D (Yr 5), Jasmine F (Yr 5), Hannah R (Yr 5) and Anne Lisa R (Yr 6) – travelled to the Guildford Spectrum Pool. This was to compete in the next round of the ESSA Primary Team Relay Championships for the South East Division. The girls had already swum brilliantly to qualify for this competition, in the Girls Medley Relay event (backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle) and were very excited to be representing Surrey at such a high level meet! The time they swam on the day was two seconds faster than their qualifying time (1.18.17 down from 1.20) and they came a respectable 13th out of 18 teams, bearing in mind many opposition teams consisted of all Year 6’s. Well done girls!

In-House Swimming Gala Report –Giant Squids vs Killer Whales! On Monday 25th April, we decided to run an in-house gala for all EMS swimmers from U8-U13 which is our last fixture this term (except the IAPS Finals). All swimmers were split into

two teams – the giant squids and the killer whales – to battle it out! This give all swimmers a chance to compete against their team mates and parents came to support them from the poolside. The event was great fun as always - if a little chaotic and loud at times! Well done to all those who took part and to the victorious giant squids! Final Scores: 1st Giant Squids 193pts 2nd Killer Whales 181pts Miss Lloyd Head of Swimming

The U8 A and B cricket teams got off to a flying start this week. In their first ever cricket matches they beat the teams from Rose Hill School. The highlights included some committed batting, offset a little by the number of wides bowled. Good start boys.

Hazelwood School is holding its summer term Open Morning on Friday 6th May. Tours are available of both sites from 9.30am with a presentation from Mrs Shaw and Mrs Louw sandwiched between at 10.30am. All are welcome to attend. Please let Nick Tappin or Amanda Twyman know if you, friends or family wish to join us.

Notice Board

Letters sent home The following communications have made it home this week. If you need a duplicate copy provided, please contact the school office.

Year 3 – Chiddingstone Year 3 – High Ashurst Year 8 – Residential Activity Week

Key Events for Next Week

Monday 2 May BANK HOLIDAY please note: items shown in red are changes from the printed school calendar Tuesday 3 May CASE Examinations: Year 8 if relevant 0900- Year 7 Chiddingstone Castle Literary Festival 1200 1245 Reigate Festival: Junior Choir 1630 Athletics v Hawthorns U8-U11 (H) Wednesday 4 May CASE Examinations: Year 8 if relevant 1430 Rounders: U13A v Sevenoaks Prep (A) 1430 Rounders: U11A and B v Hilden Oaks (H) 1430 Rounders: U10A and B v Hilden Oaks (H) 1430 Rounders: U10C v Caterham (A) 1430 Cricket: 1st XI v Homefield (H) 1430 Cricket: 2nd XI v Homefield (A) 1430 Cricket: Colts A, B, C, D and E v Hawthorns (A) (Colts B fixture at Merstham Cricket Club. RH1 3BB) Thursday 5 May CASE Examinations: Year 8 if relevant AM Year 3 to Chiddingstone 1415 Rounders: U9A-C v Holmewood House (H) 1430 Rounders: U8A and B v Holmewood House (A) 1415 Rounders: U8C v Copthorne Prep (A) 1430 Cricket: U8A, B and C v Hilden Grange (A)

If anyone has any two or three wheeled scooters they no longer need please can they donate them to the drama department?? I would be really grateful. Many thanks Juliet Housego

Friday 6 May 0930 Open Morning Year 5 English Speaking Board Examinations Saturday 7 May IAPS Swimming National Finals – K2 Crawley Sunday 8 May 1300 Hazelwood Golf Day – Tandridge Golf Club

Work in progress for the limited edition crest artwork which

will be used on all materials produced in support of the Oxted

Dog Show. The Hazelwood lion has a new play-mate for a

limited time only. Woof!