Prep Newsletter Friday

22nd April 2016

Dear Parents,

We have enjoyed the start to the term, catching up with friends and settling back into the rigour of academic life. ‘Alice the Musical’, the Y3 - 6 play is coming on well with the children feeling more confident about the song words and their acting.

The Queen’s 90th Birthday lunch in the Prep School

In assemblies this week the girls have learned more about the Queen and her family.

...she is the longest reigning Monarch in British history?

...she owns all of the dolphins around the UK?

...she doesn’t need a passport to visit other countries around the world?

Yesterday we celebrated the Queen’s 90th birthday in many ways throughout the Prep School with children taking part in a variety of activities, examples included - making Union Jack flags, designing crowns and dresses, putting together an afternoon tea menu, learning the royal family tree, singing Happy Birthday to the Queen and learning ‘The National Anthem’. At lunchtime we had a traditional British lunch, family style. The Dining Room was decorated with Union Jack flags and music such as ‘The National Anthem’ and Elgar’s ‘Pomp and Circumstance’ was played to enhance the atmosphere. There was quite a festive atmosphere and much excitement in the air!

St George’s Day

Today it has been lovely seeing our Rainbows, Brownies, Beavers, Cubs and Scouts wearing their uniform in celebration of tomorrow’s St George’s Day.

After School Activities

These have now all restarted this term.

Day Activity Year group Collection time Collection venue

Monday Swimming Club

Years 3 - 4 17:15 Sports Centre

Rounders Years 5 - 6 17:15 Upper Prep

Tuesday Science Club Years 3 - 6 17:05 Upper Prep

Zumba R - Year 2

Years 3 - 6

16:15

17:00

Upper Prep

Wednesday Chess Years 1 - 2 16:15 Upper Prep

Chess Years 3 - 6 17:15 Upper Prep

Swimming Club

Years 5 - 6 17:15 Sports Centre

Ballet Reception

Year 2

Year 4

16:30

17:15

18:00

Ballet Studio

Thursday Ballet Year 1

Year 3

Years 5 - 6

16:30

17:15

18:00

Ballet Studio

Friday Mini Tennis Years 1 - 2

Years 3 - 6

16:30

17:30

Upper Prep (if wet or too cold, collection will be from the Sports Centre)

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Form Captains

Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5

Jessica and Annabelle, Fatima and Aneesa Anaya and Scarlet … and Ellie

ABRSM Music Exams

Tara Y2 Prep Test Piano

Aneesa Y3 Prep Test Violin

Zienna Y3 Prep Test Violin

Anqi Y3 Grade 1 Distinction Piano

Remi Y4 Grade 1 Trumpet

Tara Y5 Grade 1 Merit Singing

Camille Y6 Grade 1 Merit Oboe

Kalyani Y6 Grade 1 Merit Singing

Chuwen Y5 Grade 4 Piano

Congratulations Lower Prep Star of the Week

(last week)

Safiya R Tabitha Yr1

Tara Y2

Commendations

CONGRATULATIONS to…

Safiya Y5 Anais Y5

Mayuri Y5

Well done to Tara from Reception who completed a 5 day learn to skate course. She received a Certificate of Excellence

Mrs C Aisthorpe Head of St. Margaret’s Preparatory School

Reception

They also made some lovely symmetrical pictures of butterflies.

Year 1

This week the children have been planning an adventure story called 'The Magic Shell'.

They have been thinking about how to use

interesting story language and how to use a variety of

punctuation, similes and alliteration. The children are excited about writing their stories next week, almost as much as I am

looking forward to reading them!

All the children had great fun at the lunch for the Queen's birthday! We coloured in Union flags in red, white

and blue; some children even designed their own colourful flags. We learnt about how the Union flag was made up of different flags from the UK, in particular looking at the England flag in preparation for St.

George's Day.

Year 2

Year 3

We have been learning about Time. We have learnt both analogue and digital times.

We decided to have a think about our favourite time of the day and show the time on our clocks.

These are the times we decided upon –

Those are our favourite times of the day.

What is yours?

Year 4

Year 4 Clocks Year 4 is learning about time and we have created our own

clocks to help us.

Year 5

Year 6

Well done to all the girls who tried the recent challenges on the Mathematics board. The next challenges are now on

display in the classroom block. Girls are encouraged to solve these in school or they can take them home to complete.

In Years 3 & 4 the following girls successfully completed the

‘Toy soldiers’ challenge and have been awarded a commendation for their House!

Windsor Southwark St Johns Waterhouse Luciana

Remi

Alessia Aneesa Arya

In Years 5&6 the following girls successfully completed the

‘Jacket Potatoes’ challenge and have been awarded a commendation for their House!

Windsor Southwark St Johns Waterhouse Kamand

Nikita Alessia Lucy Arya

Aneesa Afrah

A special mention for Alessia, Arya and Aneesa in Year 3 who completed both challenges – well done girls!

Miss Caher

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Dates

April 26th

13:00 -13:30

Lunchtime Concert

May 2nd

May Bank Holiday

4th

Y4 visit to Knebworth House

5th 9:30 -12:00

School at work Morning

11th

14:00– 15:30

Upper Prep ‘Alice the Musical’ performance to Lower Prep and Upper Prep parents

12th 18:00– 19:30

Upper Prep Alice in Wonderland performance to parents No After School Activities Upper Prep After School Club as usual

23rd Scholastic Book Fair 24th Scholastic Book Fair 25th

14:15-16:00

Scholastic Book Fair Y5 Rounder's Tournament v Northwood College

26th

Scholastic Book Fair

27th Scholastic Book Fair Mufti Day No After School Activities After School Club as usual