2016 Michaelmas Term No. 11 Newsletter 02.12.16

Key Values:

Innovation, Confidence, Aspiration, Respect, Enthusiasm Dear Parents and Children

Welcome to this week’s newsletter. This week the Headteacher’s report includes information on:-

Christmas Tree, Foundation Nativity, Pavilion, Excellence Visit, Business Links, Hobson and Porter, Year 3, Headteacher’s Challenge, KS1 Corridor and Music Exams.

Christmas is coming! This week the children were very excited with the arrival of the main school Christmas tree. The tree measures a huge 20 ft. Foundation Nativity I was blown away by the confidence of the Nursery and Reception children this week. It was lovely to share those precious memories with other parents and hearing Mrs Maltby explain to the children about adults’ happy tears afterwards.

Message from the Headteacher

Pavilion We now have a roof on the pavilion and we hope to open it in mid-January. More details to follow regarding an opening event in the New Year. Thank you to all those parents who have donated towards the building and we are in the process of establishing an Honours Board for the foyer which will have the names of all those families who have donated.

Excellence Visit In the New Year we are excited to be hosting an excellence visit for United Learning, focusing on the excellent practice in maths across Prep. We will be showing our Singapore-style mastery approach to teaching to support school improvement across the group. Business Links

We are hoping to establish a list of Businesses / Companies who will become Associate Partners of the school and appear on our website; as such If you run a business or would like your company to become an Associate of the school please could you con-tact the marketing team Joanna.dunn@hullcollegiateschool.co.uk in the first instance. Hobson and Porter This week, year 5 and 6 pupils learnt through a maths in construction workshop. Mark Young, a site engineer for Hobson & Porter explained his role and why maths is so important within engineering. The pupils then had hands-on experience of coordinates and measuring using various instruments including a theodolite. In the summer, pupils will have the opportunity to develop this further by measuring on the field. A really interactive workshop which was enjoyed by all! Thank you to Mrs Stokes for organising the visit.

Year 3 This week I spent lunch on Tuesday sitting with children from Year 3. I had a very deep discussion with Jack, Arthur and Harry Earl. Their enthusiasm for our curriculum and challenge and for their daily school life was a privilege to share. What shining examples of our school. Headteacher's Challenge Last week's challenge was won by Thomas Hamilton in Year 3. Excellent effort Thomas. KS1 Corridor Wednesday night saw the transformation of KS1 and all of Prep's Christmas elves hard at work and it was certainly worth it as the children entered on Thursday in perfect awe and wonder.

Music exams

These pupils have all been entered for music exams this term, the first of which will be taking place on Monday:

Initial test

Evie McCoid Violin

Prep Test

William Anderson Piano

Grade 1

Bethan Cairns Violin Evelyn Hambridge Viola Harry Mukerjea Clarinet Xavier Goddard Piano Mollie Booth Piano Victoria Mangham Singing Grade 2

Soley Fridriksdottir Violin Xavier Goddard Violin We wish them the very best of luck; make sure to do some good practice over the weekend!

Headteacher’s Challenge

Back by popular demand, this week’s challenge has a literacy focus. All entries must be received by Friday 9th at 9.00am.

We had a super response to last week’s challenge from Years 4, 3 and notably, Year 1.

Entries will be drawn on Tuesday 6th in assembly.

We hope to welcome all of you to our Christmas Fair tomorrow. It promises to be a fun and festive event and this year, has built on previous strengths to create a fair that all of the family will enjoy. Funds from this year's Christmas Fair will go to supporting numerous projects, including a whole-school tree house. Thank you for your continued support. Mrs Kell

Headteacher’s Commendations

Eddie Bell

Eddie has incredible ‘stick-ability’ and has worked continuously since September to develop in all aspects of his learning in school. In particu-lar, he has made excellent progress in his handwriting and now writes with more care and precision, tak-ing a pride in his work. He is loving the mastery maths and is eating his way through the daily challenges. He has such a positive attitude and is rarely seen without a smile on his face. Keep it up Eddie. You’re mak-ing excellent progress!

KS1 Celebration Assembly

Well done to all our achievers this week……….

Good Work Certificates: Yasmin Wright, Luca Luen, Annabel Wright,

Eleanor Fryer, Ibraheem Ghori, Elijah Dsenis-Contantine, Eva Sourbron,

Eliza Kings

Greenies = Sebastian Lopez, Lily Taylor, Louie Normington, Myla

Smith, Elijah Dsenis-Constantine, Sophia Jones, Tommy Su, Freya

Rhotlaan

Achievement Tree: Poppy Mountifield- Grade 5 and 6 Gymnastics,

Gabrielle Gava- Grade 5 Gymnastics, Myla Smith - Dancing Award, Imogen

Burton - Ballet Star Award, Philip Wood - Hull and District Chess Tourna-

ment Certificate, Amy Miller - Rainbows Investiture.

Spotted = Ollie Smith

Table of the Week = Table 1

Cloakroom Award = 2W

KS1 House Points: Johnson=60;Marvell=62; Holtby=63;Venn=76

NOTICES

We now have our traditional post box on the KS1 corridor for

collection of your Christmas cards. Please write your friends full name

and class on the envelope to help our elves deliver them.

Please don’t forget any outstanding costumes - we have our dress

rehearsal on Monday morning!

Foundation Stage News

As I write this the costumes are being set out and the children sent home for a good night’s sleep before our Nativity performance of “Christmas Counts” tomorrow. If it is as successful as the dress rehearsal, which we performed to the Prep School on Wednesday, it will be a wonderful start to the Christmas festivities, with sensational singing and dancing, clear speaking and great acting from our enthusiastic cast of angels, census takers, innkeepers, villagers, shepherds and sheep, wise men, pages and camels, not forgetting Mary, Joseph, the donkey and the star! Please don’t forget:

Tomorrow (Saturday) is the school’s Christmas Fair. This is a great event incorporating a wealth of sea-sonal cheer, and it would be lovely to see you there. Tuesday 6th December promises to be a fun-filled morning as our Reception children take part in a Christmas craft morning. Continuing through the week, the Foundation Stage Christmas Dinner and Party, take place on the afternoon of Thursday 8th December. Please make sure that you have returned your child’s completed booking form to their class teacher if you would like them to take part. Friday 9th December will be our last Foundation Stage Cele-bration Assembly for 2016, and our final special event of the term will be our visit to the Grand Opera House York to see Aladdin on Wednesday 14th December. All pupils attending must be at school by 8.15am, as the bus will be leaving shortly after this time. Reception and Nursery classes will be closed on that day. School and Nursery close for Term Time pupils on Thursday 15th December at 12.00 noon, following the morning session, and Friday 23rd December is the last day before Christmas break for our All Year Round Nursery pupils. The Nursery reopens for All Year Round pupils on Tuesday 3rd January 2017, and for Term Time pupils on Wednesday 4th January 2017. Any Nursery parents who wish to alter their child’s sessions for the term beginning January 2017 should have returned their completed session forms by this afternoon at the latest. Please call Mrs Fawcett-Ward in the Prep Office by return if you still need to do this. Thank you.

J Maltby

Foundation Stage Menu

Monday Pork Meatballs

Quorn Meatballs Rice, Sweetcorn, Broccoli

Iced Sponge

Tuesday Jacket Potato, Cheese and Beans

Peas Chocolate Crispie Buns

Wednesday

Sausage and Mashed Potato Quorn Sausage

Sweetcorn, Green Beans Angel Delight

Thursday

Christmas Dinner Christmas Shortbread

Friday Pizza

Chips, Beans (g/d) Flapjack

Junior Menu

Monday Tomato Soup Crown Loaf

Pork Meatballs in Tomato Sauce Quorn Meatballs

Boiled Rice, Broccoli, Sweetcorn Christmas Sponge and Custard

Tuesday

Carrot and Coriander Soup Bloomer

Chicken Stir Fry Noodles Aromatic Quorn Noodles

Ginger and Five Spice Carrots, Roast Courgette

Christmas Gingerbread Biscuit

Wednesday Mushroom Soup Wholemeal Loaf

Cumberland Sausage and Colcannon Apple and Blackberry Crumble and

Custard

Thursday Christmas Dinner Day

Roast Turkey, Sage and Onion Stuffing, Pigs in Blankets

Quorn Roast, Cranberry Sauce Roast Potato, Honey Roast Parsnip

Thyme Roasted Carrots, Brussel Sprouts

Christmas Pudding Christmas Biscuit

Friday

Roast Red Pepper Soup Poppy Seed Bread

Panini Smoked Haddock with Spinach and

Tomato Sauce Chips, Peas, Baked Beans

Flapjack

Freshly baked potatoes with hot and cold fillings available daily including grated cheese and baked beans A selection of freshly filled breads, rolls, pittas and focaccia with ched-dar cheese, tuna plus daily specials A selection of freshly cooked pasta with a choice of chunky tomato ragout and daily specials, parmesan cheese Yoghurt bar as well as assorted seasonal sliced and whole fresh fruit available daily

Sport Results U11 Rugby v Read School - lost U11 B Hockey v Read School - draw U8 Rugby v Pocklington - won U8 Hockey v Pocklington - lost U9 Rugby v Read School - draw U11 B Rugby v Scarborough College - lost U11 A Hockey v Scarborough College 0 – 3 lost U11 B Hockey v Scarborough College 2 – 2 draw Fixtures Monday 5 December U8 Rugby and Hockey v Lincoln Minster. Away. KO 2.00pm ETR 4.30pm Postcode LN2 4PE Monday 12 December U9 Rugby and Hockey v Pocklington. Away. KO 2.00pm ETR 4.30pm U8 Matches v Pocklington Our Year 3 boys and girls travelled to Pocklington on Monday for their first full fixture of the term. Attached are photos of the occasion including a target board of the boys’ own objectives for the match and one of them filling it in. Growth Mindsets in action!

Golf Club It was the last golf session this week. Pupils from Y2 - 6 have enjoyed learning from the expertise of professional golf coach, Oliver Cross. Look out for more golf club sessions starting next term.

Collegiate Stargazing

Our next event is scheduled for Monday 5 December. All are welcome.

Meeting at 18:00 in Mr Norris’ Physics laboratory, F26.

Hopefully, the clouds will stay away and we can view the waxing Moon, Mars and maybe even Andromeda!

It will be very cold and coats, hats and gloves are thoroughly recommended.

If you would like to attend or have any questions, please email tom.norris@hullcollegiateschool.co.uk or tweet @HCS_CoStar

Woodland Trust

We will be planting some more of the 420 trees donated from the Woodland Trust in the school grounds tomorrow from approx. 2.30pm. If you’re coming to the Christmas Fair then why not join us for a bit of fun and plant your own tree. Meet at the front of the school. Please email rob.chambers@hullcollegiateschool.co.uk

Uniform Shop

The Uniform Shop closes Wednesday 14 December 2016.

Re-opens 12:00 – 15:00 on Tuesday 3 January 2017

Email orders are welcome to collect on this date. uniform.shop@hullcollegiateschool.co.uk

Normal opening hours resume Wednesday 4 January 2017. AW

Non- Uniform/Xmas Jumper Day

Friday 9 December is Xmas Jumper Day. NON-UNIFORM. It’s casual wear but must include an Xmas jumper. Please bring in £1 and hand in to your form tutor on Friday morning. All proceeds go towards HCST (Hull Collegiate School Trust). Thank you.

Beverley Minster Macmillan Carol Service – Tuesday 6

December at 19:00

The only musicians required for this are the Collegiate Chorus and the Clarinet Quintet. We will be leaving school by coach on Tuesday at 16:15. There is no coach back to school and so pupils will need to be collected from Beverley Min-ster at around 20:00. None of the other ensembles are re-quired for this event. However, all are very welcome to attend. Tickets are £12.50 available from the main school reception. JW

Christmas Disco

From 16:00-17:30 on Wednesday 7 December. KS1 in the Old Gym, KS2 in the Radcliffe Hall. Tickets £6.50 and includes a hot dog & drink, entertain-ment, disco and a visit from Father Christmas. A Tuck Shop will be open so please bring some money. We do need to know numbers for catering/gift pur-poses so if your child would like to attend please ring the Prep office on 01482 652172 by Monday at 16:00.

Mobile number for contacting the school out of hours on this evening emergencies only – 07952 920416.

Friends of Hull Collegiate

School

Christmas Fair - Saturday 3rd

December 11:00-15:00

We look forward to welcoming you to the School Christmas Fair! Visit Santa's Grotto, take part in some craft activi-ties such as decorate a bauble or bis-cuit, make a Santa tea light, decorate Xmas plates etc. Listen to the Prep School Choir. Visit our other stalls such as Guess the Reindeer's name, Hook a Bauble, Higher Lower, Sticks in the Sand and much, much more! Home-made cake stall and refreshments available too. Entry £2 per adult, children free of charge. Thank you for your support.

School Council Letter - Somebody, Somewhere Cares

Dear Parents

Prep School Council are involved in a social action project initiated by United Learning to develop our leadership skills.

Our project is to raise awareness of the difficulties affecting the homeless people of Hull.

As this is the season of goodwill, we would like you to fill a shoe box with toiletries to include items for personal hygiene,

as well as comfort items like socks, gloves, hats and scarves (see photo).

Please include a Christmas card with a supportive message to show that Somebody, Somewhere Cares. An optional £1

donation stuck to the inside of the box lid will be donated to the homeless charities Hull HARP (Hull Homeless and Root-

less Project) and the HHCP (Hull Homeless Community Project).

The Toiletries Shoe Boxes will be collected and given out to the homeless on Christmas day to show that Somebody,

Somewhere Cares.

Please leave your Toiletries Shoe Box at Prep reception before the

Monday 12 December.

Thank you.

Soley Fridriksdottir and Ruby Innes

On behalf of the Prep School Council

http://www.hullharp.org.uk/

http://hullhomeless.co.uk/

Foundation Stage

Foundation have had an exceptionally busy week. It all began last Friday as we ventured out onto the lawn in front of the school to position the order of our planets in the solar system. The children held onto scaled inflatable versions of our plan-ets and stood in relative distance from the sun. Unfortunately we ran out of ‘space’ quite literally as we required another 190 feet of lawn to fit Neptune and Pluto on.

No doubt you’ll remember the day, well possibly several days that your child came home covered in chalk dust. Of course you will by now have realised that we really do like to immerse ourselves in our learning! The children enjoyed learning about Rangoli patterns associated with the festival of Diwali. Here children can be seen creating patterns in chalk outside the classroom and colouring in symmetrical patterns as well as collaging their own design with tissue paper and sand. We have read and sequenced the story of Rama and Sita and made diva lamps. We spent time investigating shadows and designing our own Mendi patterns on our hands.

Diwali is the five-day festival of lights, celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Jains across the world. The festival, which coincides with the Hindu New Year, celebrates new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil and light over darkness.

As has become tradition, Prep Reception and Key Stage One Practitioners stayed late on Wednesday night till late evening creating a Christmas wonderland for the chil-dren, ready to begin Advent on the Thursday 1st December. The ceiling was strung with an oversized garland of baubles and the corridor celebrated the children’s crea-tive work with Receptions ‘Little Robin Red Vest’ frieze, and Key Stage 1 Nativity sce-ne, snow globes and a frieze depicting the children’s performance of ‘Children of the World’. Our youngest pupil in Reception, Harry Danby had the honour of turning on the Christmas tree lights as we all sang a variety of Christmas songs.

Reception spent the afternoon decorating our classroom Christmas tree, making paper chain garlands and miniature 3D Christmas tree cards.

The children at lunchtime were engaged in their outdoor play with found items from around the garden. They began with building a structure from sticks and leaves which then became a shelter and finally with the addition of the nativity scene ornaments from the classroom, became the Nativity stable.

But the climax of the week has to be our superb Nativity performance of ‘Christmas Counts’. What an extravaganza of festive cheer with all of Foundation in costume singing and performing to the whole of Prep on the Wednesday and to their parents on the Friday.

Christmas Dates

We look forward to welcoming you into school over the festive period.

5 December KS1 Dress Rehearsal 6 December KS1 Nativity (14:30) Parents Invited

7 December KS1 Nativity (09:30) Parents Invited

8 December Christingle Service (09:15) (in school only – photos added to the school website for you to view) Christmas Lunch 9 December Christmas Jumper Day 12 December KS2 Dress Rehearsal (09:30) KS2 Christmas Concert (18:00) Parents Invited

13 December Hull Truck Theatre Trip – morning (Y1-Y6) KS2 Christmas Concert (14:30) Parents Invited 14 December Dance Performance (Assembly) Parents Invited Foundation Stage Theatre Trip, York (all day) Nursery and Reception rooms closed to accommodate this visit Whole School Carol Service Holy Trinity (19:30) Parents Invited – the Prep Choir will be performing at this event 15 December School closes at 12:00 noon Prep parents to collect children at 11:50

Rex’s Blog

Ali’s week with Rex

Saturday

This is one of the worst things I have to do in my life ‘Arabic school’. In the car, I got to play my favourite game ‘Crossy

Road’ (high score 102). When me and my brother Ahmad got there, I went into class and these are my top 3 friends in

Arabic School: Saif, Khalid and Sanad. In the Arabic School, we pray every week before break time as part of learning Islam.

Sunday

On Sunday it was the best day ever! I saw Liverpool FC vs Leeds FC where Liverpool won 2-0 and Ahmad is a Liverpool

fan. The in the evening, we went to ‘Lazaat’ the restaurant in Beverley. I had margarita pizza with chips but my Daddy and

Mummy had fish. I took some photos right next to the Christmas Tree.

Ali Maarouf Year 4

Don't miss out on this fabulous Christmas show at East Riding Theatre,

Beverley

Sponsor a specimen tree at the school

We have had to remove a number of trees from the school grounds and have 18 new trees to

plant in replacement. There are a variety of trees such as Cedar, Oak and Beech and they will be

approximately 8ft tall at the time of planting. These beautiful trees will become part of the

school for years to come and we are delighted to offer you the opportunity to sponsor one of the

trees.

Sponsorship will cost £65.00 and this covers the cost of the tree, fittings, a donation to the Trust and a personalised brass

plaque bearing your chosen name; this plaque will be with your tree forever. You are welcome to come and plant your tree

yourself and choose the location.

We only have 18 trees so if you would like to sponsor one

please email rob.chambers@hullcollegiateschool.co.uk

Please note that this is separate to the 420 Woodland Trees

being planted – it’s planting season!

Thank you

November 2016

Dear Parents,

School Assembly

We had the privilege of speaking in assembly to all the children and parents in Foundation Prep and Senior School this week. It was lovely to see the enthusiasm and excitement from the children as we spoke about the Christmas Fair.

The Friends of Hull Collegiate work incredibly hard all year to ensure that all events are a success. Our commitment enables school pupils to be provided with a range of opportunities and resources funded through the money raised. In the last financial year we purchased-

African drums - £510 Cricket Nets - £3500 Wardrobes in drama room for costume storage - £1062 SEN pen reader - £199 Telescopes for Astronomy Club - £510 Event shelters for sports days and outdoor events - £545 Pavilion (£10k, total donation is £14k over three years) 2 x Outdoor table tennis - £1280 Sewing machines and ovens for Prep Clubs and Activities plus a host of items including books for nursery - £2658

We also sponsor prizes for Prize Giving Day. We have paid for author visits to come into school and speak with the children about their book. In the last year we funded a visit from the famous “Enigma Machine” which was brought from Bletchley. This was the actual machine used in the war to decode.

We are so working hard to generate more fundraising ideas as we are helping to fund a tree house, which will be used as an outdoor learning classroom working alongside the Forest School. This will be used for the whole school and indoor gym equipment will also be purchased in the near future for the Senior School

We could not do this without your valued support and we will look forward to welcoming you all to The Christmas Fair on Saturday 3rd December 11am-3pm

Kind Regards

FoHCS