BULLETIN October 6th 2017

South Lee School Bulletin

6th October 2017

OFFICE@SOUTHLEE.CO.UK TEL: 01284 754654 NEWS AND INFORMATION

Madelyn, a former pupil and

Head Girl of South Lee, along

with her friend (both aged 16) and

two teachers from Ipswich High

took up the challenge to raise

money for the St Elizabeth

Hospice in Ipswich. They were

cycling in memory of a former

sports teacher who spent her last

days there during a battle with

cancer three years ago.

They cycled over 300 miles in

just four days starting at Crystal

Palace in London and finishing at

the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The first

two days they covered over 175

miles.

It was a truly physical and mental

challenge for Madelyn and the

others but it was for a very worthy

cause. The team of four are hoping

to raise £8000 between them for

the Hospice and Madelyn has

raised just over £2000 so far.

The link to Madelyn’s just giving

page is below if you would like to

make a donation http://giving.stelizabethhospice.org.uk/maddy-godfrey/

Former Pupil & Head Girl Madelyn Godfrey

by [Article Author]

BULLETIN 2

YEAR 4 LEARNING TO

PLAY THE CLARINET!

Mrs Beckwith teaching the Year 4’s

how to play clarinets.

Well done to Year 8 for their

cake sale which took place last Friday, thank you for all your

donations. They have managed to raise £85.32 which is to be

divided between two charities, the Alzheimer’s’ Society and

Pancreatic Cancer

Year 2 will be having their cake

sale on Friday 20th October.

YEAR 8 CAKE SALE!

YEAR 8 ASSEMBLY

The Year 8 girls rehearsed a song in

their own time and sang in assembly with Millie Fennell accompanying them on the piano. It was as a lovely start to our day.

BULLETIN 3

Well Done Lara Wells!

Lara has been awarded a cup

from The Charlotte School of

ballet for getting the highest mark in her Solo Performance

Award. She has also just found

out her grade 1 Royal School of Ballet results & acquired a

Distinction.

SCIENTISTS OF THE MONTH!

The following students have

been recognised as Scientist of

the Month:

Y4

Brooke Ramsay

Seth Bretherton

For an excellent lab safety

poster!

Y5

Finlay Kenzter

Immaculate presentation in

exercise book!

Alessio Nicholson

Outstanding contribution to

Prep

Jacob Legge

Engineering ideas into reality

Emily Hunter

Outstanding presentation of

experiments

Emily Moore

Investigative skills

Isabelle Bradbury

Creative ideas

Y6

Harry Wells

Exceptional help with practical

activity

Arabella Stockdale

Excellent application to

practical and written work

Y7

Farley Bretherton

Katie Rogers

Charlie Saunders

Ben Nevison

Excellent Core Skills and focus

on classwork

Y8

Olivia Brown

Excellent description of ideas

using scientific terms

Sophie Stockdale

Madeleine Bateman-Sandy

Leadership Skills

BULLETIN 4

Viva La Fiesta at Oakham School

This photo is taken in the historical Oakham castle where the children rehearsed for Viva La Fiesta, organised by Oakham School, a wonderful day of Latin American Music.

Mrs Winton Mills and a selection of Yr. 6 and 7 musicians

set off early on Tuesday for the beautiful drive to Oakham and

an exciting day of Latin American music-making. After three

workshop sessions our singers joined forces with the brass and

percussion sections to give a lively concert in the lovely

setting of Oakham School chapel. The hard work paid off and

the vibrant music was a joy to be part of.

Oakham School made us extremely welcome, fed us a

gorgeous lunch and packed us off home with a goodie bag for

everyone.

Mrs Winton Mills has written to Oakham’s Director of Music

to thank him for a superb day.

VOCES8 AT THE LEYS SCHOOL

Wednesday afternoon and more

musicians were on the road – this time heading to Cambridge and a

day of choral workshops with an

internationally acclaimed group of young classical singers, Voces8. It’s

safe to say that South Lee children

have never experienced such perfect

singing and the experience left many of them hovering a few feet above the ground!

The children worked on some

improvised pieces and also a

beautiful African lullaby, learning

from Voces8 during the day. The concert included a full programme

from the professionals which was

extraordinarily varied and served as a masterclass for the children.

What an amazing opportunity this

was, as was being interviewed for Cambridge Community Radio!

Mrs Winton Mills had special

permission to take some younger pupils to this senior school event

and was delighted to receive

compliments from many people on the children’s singing and their

wonderful behaviour. Well done all

and a huge thank you to The Leys for a truly memorable occasion.

BULLETIN 5

On Friday our U13 girls’ hockey team took part in the

IAPS Regional Qualifiers at Orwell Park.

Despite playing against some very tough opposition, the

team battled well and improved throughout the

competition.

Unfortunately we did not qualify for the National Finals,

but in the subsequent plate competition the girls played

really nice hockey in their final match of the day, beating

OBH 2-1. We therefore completed our day finishing

runners-up in the plate.

Well done to the team for showing great spirit and

determination. Together, with positive captaincy from

Emma Boyle, the team can look back on the day as a

great experience.

Congratulations to Arthur Cornish, Otto Wigdahl,

Katie Rogers and Emma Boyle who have been named

in the Suffolk U13 Hockey squad for this season. A

super achievement.

Well done to Gabriel Foster on his

recent karate success. He attained 4th kyu, purple 1-stripe belt, after a tough grading exam at Kenshinkai karate club in Barrow. Gabriel started when he was 5 years old!

Henrietta Croot, Lily Godfrey and Ollie

Knight all had success in the Under 9 Orange

Ball Tournament at Easton College on

Saturday.

Ollie & Henrietta both won gold medals in

their different leagues, both played for Culford

Tennis Centre and Lily won silver for Titan

Tennis playing for their A Team.

BULLETIN 6

OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM

Guest speaker Mell Harrison, Forest School and Education

Manager at the Light House Trust based in nearby Lawshall made

a most inspiring speech about the importance of outdoors

learning for children.

Thanks again go to Thomas Adalbert and James Coleman from

Bespoke Outdoor Living who have done such a fabulous job in

creating Woodland Lodge, and to Mrs Last and Mrs Buckingham

for making it all happen.

Special thanks to Jon Boreham and Paul Meekings for working so hard to get

everything look so great and also to Mr Gary for creating those amazing ‘bug’

cakes!

I hope you all heard the piece on Radio Suffolk and saw the coverage on

Facebook and Twitter, please do ‘like’ and ‘share’ our posts to spread the news

about South Lee! Thank you

Shared from BBC News:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-suffolk-41492014/bury-st-edmunds-school-enhances-learning-with-outdoor-classroom

Year 1 children took part

in a yoga session with Miss

Wright and Miss Pringle in

Woodland Lodge as guests

arrived and the Reception

class performed two

excellent poems about bugs

and creepy crawlies.

Tuesday 3rd October saw the official opening of South Lee’s amazing,

bespoke Outdoor Classroom, aptly named Woodland Lodge by Mia

and Aimee Lake who won the naming competition.

BULLETIN 7

YEAR 7 & 8 GEOGRAPHY TRIP!

The year 7 and 8 children undertook fieldwork on the

River Glaven near Holt.

This day began with an introductory talk at Gresham's

School followed by the children undertaking fieldwork at

three sites between the source and the mouth of the river.

The children used various geographical equipment to

gather data on the river. This data will now be analyzed in

the classroom. Thanks goes to Mr. Dominic Atkinson

from Gresham's School for his support in organising this

wonderful day out.

Y5 BOTANIC GARDENS TRIP

This week the Year 5s were in Cambridge at the

Botanic Gardens on a History and Maths Day. In

the morning we were told about the Victorian

Plant Hunters and their love of collecting plants

from distant countries. We visited the glass houses

to look at some examples and made a Wardian

Case, a replica of the containers used to transport

the plants back home.

After a picnic lunch, we spent a mathematical

afternoon looking at and then drawing the

symmetry in plants and measuring a giant redwood

using a tape measure and a clinometer.

We had a busy and enjoyable day and were so

lucky with the weather.

BULLETIN 8

PRE-PREP NEWS

TREE OF ACHIEVEMENT AND

HEADMASTER AWARDS Week Ending 29th September 2017

Year 1 Leaves

Fred Fellowes - for working really hard with his reading and spelling

Millie Bale - for being a kind friend and always trying her best.

Year 2 Leaves

Nicholas Hutchison – for trying hard at all activities

Tillie Jack – for a positive attitude to her work

Year 3 Leaves

Bea Moore – for always being kind and considerate

Ferdie Rutter For trying hard to remember instructions

Headmaster’s awards

Year 1

Asher Dube

Luke Shepheard

Year 2

Lottie Grigg

Islay de Gonville Bromhead

Year 3

Rufus Hanka

Emily Morris

TREE OF ACHIEVEMENT AND

HEADMASTER AWARDS Week Ending 6th October 2017

Year 1 Leaves

Oscar Tuffs - For a great improvement with his handwriting

Archie Donald - For focusing well and trying his best

Year 2 Leaves

Meggie Knight – for a positive attitude to her work

Eliza Gaw – fantastic story ideas

Year 3 Leaves

Mattia Nicholson –For coming into the classroom and getting straight on with his work

Max Buckingham – For concentrating really hard on his tessellation pattern

Headmaster’s awards

Year 1

Arya Randhawa

Seb Farmer

Year 2

Rosie Perry

Pip Frost

Year 3

Francesca Mills

Kitty Adams

BULLETIN 9

PRE PREP PARENTS' EVENING

(YEAR 1- YEAR 3 ONLY)

Pre Prep Parents' evening will be held on Monday 23rd October from 4.15pm - 7.15pm. Please sign your name against a time slot. The sign-up sheet will be outside your child's classroom from Monday 9th October. This is a pastoral parents' evening to discuss how your child has settled in to their new class.

PRE PREP (YEAR 1-3) HARVEST

FESTIVAL

The Pre Prep are having their Harvest Festival in the main

school hall at 9.15am on Friday 13th October. Parents and grandparents are invited to join us to celebrate Harvest. Tea and coffee will be available in the GP room from 8.45am.

Please can you send your child in with a small donation of

food which we will be donating to local charities.

Operation Christmas Child

We will be collecting shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child again

this year. The children will have an assembly about what to put into

their boxes for children less fortunate than themselves. The

assembly will be before half term. We look forward to a great

response and appreciate your support.

Mr and Mrs Catchpole

PRE-PREP NEWS

Here is the link to Pre-prep news:

http://www.southlee.co.uk/2017/10/pre-prep-news-8/

Here is the link to Early Years:

http://www.southlee.co.uk/2017/09/week-early-years-28/

BULLETIN 10

PTA NEWS! BAGS 2SCHOOL

Don’t forget to drop your bags into the designated area of the GP Room between

Monday 9th and Wednesday 11th October 2017 (before 9am).

The following good quality items are accepted:

Clothing Paired Shoes (Tied together)

Handbags/Bags Hats

Scarves and Ties Jewellery

Lingerie Belts

Soft Toys

CHRISTMAS GIFT WRAP AND ACCESSORIES

With Christmas creeping up fast, why not purchase your wrapping paper and

accessories from Northbrook fundraising where 22% of profits will be donated to the South Lee PTA. Please return your completed order forms to the office before half term commences. If you can’t find your form, please collect one from the school office.

HALLOWEEN DISCO

Date for the diary!! The Halloween Disco will take place on the 24th October 2017.

Pre-prep 6 – 7.15pm Prep 7.30 – 9pm