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Thetford Grammar School

The small, friendly school that gets results for individuals.

6th November 2015

Dear Parents and Pupils,

I do hope that you had a very restful and enjoyable half-term break. It is lovely to see once

again happy faces in all phases back at Thetford Grammar School for the second half of the

Autumn term. I am particularly pleased that both pupils and accompanying members of

staff thoroughly enjoyed their trips to Lidice, in the Czech Republic and Barcelona during

the holiday.

I am very pleased at our positive participation in yesterday’s Choir Festival at St Andrew’s

Hall, Norwich. Congratulations to the pupils and the members of staff that took part under

the guidance of Dr Marie Stoppard, Director of Music. I am now eagerly anticipating many

events and activities leading up to Christmas with our Winter Fayre taking place on Friday

4th December starting at 3.00pm for all TGS friends and families.

I wish our two MEP representatives George Rupp and Charles Lamport-Beale, accompanied

by Miss Emma Bailey, every success in Berlin over the course of next week.

We are looking forward to welcoming many parents to Old School at TGS for the very first

‘Tea and Talk’ on Monday 9th November at 3.30pm. This will be an opportunity to meet with

me and other members of staff as a forum for putting forward thoughts and comments to

review and ultimately consider improvements in our school for the benefit of all our pupils.

This will also provide you with regular opportunities to meet with other like-minded

parents and enjoy a pleasant hour discussing our children and their educational provision.

I wish Senior School pupils from Y7 to Y10 every success in their forthcoming examinations.

Remember that preparation and organisation are key ingredients for ultimate success. Please

also remember to ask subject teachers should you have any last-minute worries.

I do hope that you and your families have a wonderful weekend.

Mr Mark S. Bedford

Headmaster

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REMEMBRANCE DAY

Our Remembrance Services will be on Wednesday 11th November for the whole school. Poppies have been on sale in school all week and will still be available from Monday if your child has not been able to get one.

WINTER FAYRE This will be held on Friday 4th December starting at 3.00pm in the Williamson Hall. Come and join us for a festive afternoon where there will be an opportunity to peruse the stalls, see Santa in his Sleigh, enjoy refreshments and maybe get lucky in the raffle or tombola. Please see the attached flyer for details. PREP SCHOOL EVENTS A warm welcome back after the half-term break, I do hope that you all had an enjoyable few days. I would like to extend a warm welcome to two new children and their families who have joined us this half term; Max joins us in the Pre-Preparatory class and Matthew joins Year 6. We have had a busy half term with lots of prospective children coming in for taster days and I would like to draw your attention to the attached flyer for our annual 'Festive Fun' event which is for children up to Year 1. Please do display the leaflet at your place of work or pass on to friends and family. It is a super event and has been very well attended in the past. Preparatory school children (Y4-6) have received their scripts for the Christmas Play and rehearsals are now underway. We really do appreciate parents support when children are learning their lines. Mrs N. Peace Head of Preparatory School YEAR 6 DESIGN TECHNOLOGY

In Design Technology this term Y6 pupils are making shelters. Different types of shelters were discussed first. The pupils then had to think about what type of shelter they would like to make. The planning stage incorporated a rough design of what they wanted to make, the materials they would use and then a step-by-step plan of how they would tackle the project. The exciting part is the actual making of the shelter. The final part of this topic will be the evaluation.

Mrs R. Dimminger Y6 teacher

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HOUSE PUBLIC SPEAKING On the last day of school before the October break, we marked the end of a long half-term

with a traditional TGS event that always proves popular: the House Public Speaking

Competition. Once again, eight students from across the Senior School stepped up to the

podium in a brave attempt to win over the judges and earn precious championship points for

their Houses.

The afternoon began with a Head-to-Head Round, in which pairs of competitors were pitched

for and against a motion supplied by Mr Glassbrook, the appointed Chair of the proceedings.

The students were each given three to five minutes to deliver a well-prepared speech in

support of their assigned cause.

With no time to waste, the first speakers were announced by

Mrs Beukes. First up was Omar El Oakley from Y13,

participating on behalf of Cronsheys House, with a proposal

to prohibit the allocation of homework by teachers. With an

eloquent and persuasive argument, Omar condemned the

principle of homework as a “glaring mistake” in the education

system, pointing out numerous flaws such as the unnecessary

levels of stress it causes in students.

Next to speak was Andrew Forbes, a Y9 student competing

for Millingtons. Opposing the ban, Andrew delivered a

convincing, well-planned speech that identified many of

homework’s more positive aspects; it allows students to

work more independently, provides useful practice in

reaching deadlines, and also shows parents that their child

is progressing at school. Without homework to reiterate

what we learn at school, Andrew pointed out, students

would not be able to tell the difference between coniferous – the type of tree – and carnivorous

– the flesh-eating predator.

The second motion asked whether the use of mobile

phones and similar devices should be permitted in lessons;

for the motion was Miranda Patalidis-Thomas from Y7, a

member of Reeds House. Miranda delivered a keen speech,

humorously dismissing the idea of prohibiting the use of

phones as one from the Dark Ages. To convince both

pupils and teachers alike, she pointedly mentioned ‘Garage

Band’ and ‘Duolingo’, two apps that could be of great use

in music and language lessons respectively if mobile devices were allowed.’ The use of similar

applications would prepare us for future jobs that may not even exist yet’, said Miranda; the

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school should “embrace the future” and enable students to use the “wealth of information”

that can be accessed through network-enabled mobile phones.

Against the motion was another candidate representing

Cronsheys: Michael Heslop, from Y7, who articulately

opposed the use of mobile phones in the classroom. The

crux of his assertive argument lay with the point that

phones cause a great deal of disturbance in class; the

sound of a phone receiving a call or message is not only a

distraction to the owner of the device, but also to the

teacher and the other students, significantly disrupting the

lesson. Mobile phones should be carried for emergencies only – for example, for calling

parents in case of problems with picking up – but should be switched off in lessons.

Next was the controversial suggestion as to whether

students should have more term time and less holiday

time in the academic year. It was the job of James

Blackman, a Y9 student from Coles, to support the

motion. James not only pointed out that the course

content unavoidably forgotten over the holiday period

must be revisited after the break, delaying the

curriculum, but also brought up wider issues; the P.E.

lessons taken at school would keep students active when otherwise they might be doing little

exercise at home, and schools would provide quality healthy meals that many of the more

disadvantaged students across the country might not receive during holiday time at home.

James went on to answer the questions provided by the student panel promptly and

knowledgeably.

Against the change in term lengths was Charles Mead from

Y12, with a consistently energetic performance on behalf of

Reeds. While keeping things light with some clever

humour, Charles delivered a moving speech about the

effects of longer school terms on students’ health. “We need

a light at the end of the tunnel,” he explained, citing various

evidence that supported his case. He made it clear that

what is most important is the mental health of students –

that, however holidays affect schoolwork, the key principle should be that students are

“healthy, happy and alive.”

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The subsequent speaker was Jack Bercovici in Y11, arguing for Millingtons

that Maths should not be a compulsory subject at GCSE level. Jack pointed

out that, if we do not go into a career based around Mathematics, then all

the maths we might need for future jobs should have been covered in Prep

School. It would be more useful in Senior School to develop functional

skills like those in IT; this sort of understanding would be more useful in

careers.

Gus Altuccini from Year 12 was against the

motion, representing Coles. He delivered a humorous and

enthusiastic speech and interacted a great deal with the

audience. Gus explained that mathematics helps students to

develop general problem-solving abilities, and cited a

Cambridge University study that outlined how many jobs

around the world require a GCSE-level understanding of

mathematics. Gus concluded with a quote from

mathematician and computer scientist John von Neumann: “if

people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realise how

complicated life is.”

With Round One complete, it was up to Mrs Beukes, who organised the event, to deliberate

with the judges and come to an agreement as to who should go on into Round Two. In this

round, the four remaining competitors picked subjects at random from a hat, speaking

persuasively on that topic for one minute only before the cymbal was sounded and the next

speaker took to the podium.

The first to speak in Round Two was Omar El Oakley, with ‘my favourite animal.’ Omar

captivated the audience with a humorous speech on the volcanic island rabbit, a dwarf rabbit

from Fiji with strong claws to dig through basalt and obsidian.

Next was Andrew Forbes, with ‘my favourite colour.’ Andrew described the wonders of ‘grue,’

a combination of green and blue that not only shares its name with Gru from Despicable Me,

but is also “a very colourful colour.”

Charles Mead was asked about his favourite subject; after pointing out that the decision was

made more difficult when all of his subject teachers were in the room, he delivered a vocal

speech about biology and its abundance everywhere around us. “When you look in the mirror,

what do you see? Biology.”

Last to speak was Gus Altuccini, with ‘my favourite band.’ Gus gave a strong argument in

support of Led Zeppelin, explaining how they redefined the genre of rock and roll and

concluding with the point that they have been named the “most influential band of all time.”

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Once all the speakers had finished, their fate was again

in the hands of the judges, whose decision was eagerly

awaited by the audience. Mrs Beukes went in front of

the school to announce the winner: Charles Mead from

Reeds, whose enthusiastic orations had won over the

judges. Charles’ commendable victory left Reeds in first

place, with Millington’s as the runners up; Coles was in

third place and Cronsheys came fourth.

Thanks go as always to the technical team, as well as to the panel of students who asked our

competitors some rather challenging questions. We must congratulate all of the brave

competitors, especially those in the lower years who found the courage to speak in front of the

school. A round of applause is deserved all round.

Robbie Heighton

Y13 student

LIDICE AND PRAGUE 2015

This combined Art and Ethics visit

marked our fourth visit to Bohemia in

the Czech Republic. Based in the

memorial village of Lidice, pupils in Ys 11,

12 and 13 stayed in the Ministry of

Culture’s hostel on site, where they were

welcomed by the Director of the

adjacent art gallery, Mgr Ivona Kazalicka.

The combination of cultural, reflective, artistic and

recreational activities was planned to balance the

lows with corresponding highs. The original village

was destroyed in 1942, following the murder of most

inhabitants as a reprisal for the assassination of key

Nazi, Reinhard Heydrich. The visit began at the

stark museum. We were then guided around the

memorial sites by a German intern.

“I loved looking at the bronze children, although it

was so sad…”

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Now home to a major art gallery, Lidice is headquarters of the

International Children’s Exhibition of Fine Arts. It is renowned as an

arts centre, attracting entries from budding young artists across the

World. Our 2015 medallist, TGS photography student Megan Gallacher

was presented with her medal and diploma by one of the original Lidice

children, Marie Supikova. Marie spoke movingly about her own

traumatic early years and the precious nature of family life.

The busy five-day tour

included two in the Czech capital, Prague to take

in the major tourist sights, including a riverboat

cruise and exhibitions of work by Warhol, Mucha

and Kubista. Ethics students encountered Kafka,

before experiencing the grim days of Soviet

domination as portrayed in the Museum of

Communism, which shares a building with a

casino. That evening there was a lively debate by

way of reflection.

“A beautiful experience which gave you a feel of

what Czech life is really like”

We also visited the adjacent village of Bustehrad,

birthplace of author Ota Pavel and home to the

museum created to celebrate his life and works by

Ivona and friends.

Poignant readings from his work at the village pond,

where Ota and his father once fished for carp preceded

an evening in a bohemian inn, complete with cabaret.

“A fantastic mix of culture and local life.”

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Organiser and Head of Sixth Form Mr Stephen

Spencer said, “The group now understand why they

have been asked to become ambassadors for Lidice.

They are keen to tell you about it too.”

This was a very special trip,

‘A fantastic trip with such a variety of experiences.”

BARCELONA 2015

Half-term saw our Y10 & Y11 footballers embark on their first football tour to Spain. Throughout the year Mr Hill and the squad have been raising money to support the event and by the time the squad flew out from Stansted they had paid for their track suits and were able to contribute some money for tickets to a Barcelona match at the world famous Nou Camp stadium.

Over the five day stay the boys had four training sessions organised by the Espanyol Football club as well as a game against a local team from the town of Ganarolles. The sessions were excellent as the squad used Espanyol's superb training facilities complete with 4G artificial pitches. All the boys said how amazing the experience had been.

They also had some free time in Barcelona visiting sights such as the Sagrada Familia and Las Ramblas. On Sunday they watched Barcelona play Eibar, before flying home on Monday. Mr M. Hill and Mr B. Young

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LEICESTER TIGERS On Sunday 1st November, 12 boys from Ys7 and 8 travelled to Leicester to

take part in a match day coaching clinic. The day started with a question

and answer session with professional Tigers player Tommy Bell where the

boys learnt about what it is like to be a professional Rugby player and

they were able to get their t-shirts signed by him.

The boys then had a 90 minute coaching masterclass from one of the

Tigers coaches where they were put through their paces and developed

their skills.

The day concluded with a trip to Welford Road,

home of the Leicester Tigers, where we were sat in

the front row for the premiership game between

Tigers and Wasps. It was a great game with lots of

action, which Tigers won by 24 points to 16. The

boys were allowed onto the pitch at half time for a

team photo with Tigers player Niall Morris.

Mr M. Hill

PE teacher

BREAKING NEW GROUND PROJECT This exciting project started just before half term when Y6 and Y12 Biologists and Geographers met Mia Witham, the project co-ordinator, to find out what they will be doing over the next year. Mia started her presentation by telling us a bit about the local area and especially Thetford Forest. We then split into groups with 2 Y12 and 4 Y6 students in each group.

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There was then a quiz to find out what we knew about the creatures and features found in the forest. For example, did you know there are 5 native owl species in the forest? Or that pingo means hill not pond which is what most groups thought.

Over the next few months we will be undertaking 3 projects: 1. Starting a tree nursery with the aim of germinating pine tree seeds to replenish a pine line in Breckland. 2. Collecting wildflower seeds to sow a bee and butterfly garden in the school grounds 3. Making a small area of heathland over on the school field.

It all sounds very exciting. Watch out for the next instalment. Mrs T. Granger Head of Science WORLD EDUCATION GAMES

World Education Games have now come to an end. After a week of

Spellodrome, Science and Mathletics (and yes it did at times feel

like we were running the 100m), lessons have now returned to

normal and no longer is there a sprint to get to the computer suite

first. We, pupils and teachers included, have enjoyed the Games tremendously and we all feel

that there is now a void that needs filling.

I would like to congratulate all of our pupils for taking on the challenge with such enthusiasm.

I did not expect our pupils to do as well as they did considering this was the first year that we

have participated in the games and our mental maths and keyboard skills were not as

practised as it could have been. I am proud to say that the school managed to reach the top

100 world rankings in two categories across all three areas (Maths, English and Science) and

one category for Maths. Here are the school’s results:

World ranking in Mathematics

World ranking in WEG (Mathematics, English and Science)

Grade 8 (Y8) 65

Grade 9+ (Ys 9 to 13) 38 43

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The top 3 students in each year are as follows:

School ranking in Mathematics

School ranking in WEG (Mathematics, English and Science)

Y4 1) Alexis Goodwin 1) Fearn Bourne

2) Sarah Stoppard 2) Sarah Stoppard

3) Albert Ballard 3) Alexis Goodwin

Y5 1) Henry Elmer 1) Henry Elmer

Y6 1) Sam Bercovici 1) Sam Bercovici

2) Emily Bradfield 2) Sophie Peace

3) Ben Mason 3) Emily Bradfield

Y7 1) Zoe Kendall 1) Franziska Elders

2) Madeleine Trussell 2) Rosabella Coleman

3) Charlie Trowell 3) Tom Buckley

Y8 1) Shas Sanjeevvijay 1) John Jenkins

2) Ye-Yint Win Naing 2) Shas Sanjeevvijay

3) Elizabeth Wright 3) Kai Rourke

Y9 1) Megan Sidery 1) Sophie Gornall

2) Andrew Forbes 2) Isabel Curley

3) Daisy Simons 3) Andrew Forbes

Y10 1) Brynmor Jenkins 1) Brynmor Jenkins

2) Maximilian Elders 2) Maximilian Elders

3) Henry Bittleston 3) Chloë Sorrell

Y11 1) Jacob Wright 1) Jack Bercovici

2) Ella Mason 2) Jemimah Bedford

3) Daniel Connolly 3) Temi Ade-Coker

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Ys 12 and 13 1) Kirishoban Sanjeevvijay 1) Megan Curley

2) George Hammond 2) Kirishoban Sanjeevvijay

3) Megan Curley 3) George Hammond

Congratulations to all of the above students! We are now eagerly awaiting the next World Education Games. Mrs T. Beukes Mrs N. Peace Head of Maths Head of Prep School RIFLE CLUB WINTER LEAGUE The Winter League will close on 2nd December, with the best ten cards submitted by 5pm on that day to count. The winner will hold the famed Goldfinger Trophy for one term. There are medals for 1st , 2nd and 3rd places. Advanced notice: Christmas Turkey Target Shoot for teacher and pupil pairs. Details to follow. Recruit a teacher now!

TGS RIFLE CLUB WINTER LEAGUE 2015

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1 RAMSBOTTOM JOSEPH 85 85 86 92 96 92 97 86 95 88 902 1

2 JACOB-HAIGH BEN 88 88 86 90 88 91 85 86 91 88 881 2

3 JONES SAMUEL 81 70 78 81 80 75 85 91 82 93 816 3

4 GRAHAM WILLIAM 68 75 62 74 56 76 55 74 80 77 697 4

5 TROWELL CHARLIE 82 73 45 83 82 84 78 71 598 5

6 MILLER EUAN 65 61 60 41 37 61 57 61 51 76 570 6

7 PRIOR LUCA 53 47 36 60 42 42 56 48 51 435 7

8 PRIOR CHRISTOPHER 76 67 52 78 86 359 8

9 WHITE SAM 47 83 87 91 48 356 9

10 PRIOR OSKAR 73 32 72 61 64 302 10

11 PERRY ELLA 42 57 57 65 221 11

12 OGILVIE CHARLOTTE 47 80 44 171 12

13 LONG HATTIE 93 66 159 13

14 CHRISTIAN ALICE 89 68 157 14

15 HAYNES LEWIS 86 70 156 15

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16 KENDALL ZOE 81 75 156 16

17 PRINGLE ELEANOR 95 95 17

18 BEDFORD EVANGELINE 53 28 81 18

19 VINTON LIAM 76 76 19

20 PERRY ELLA 65 65 20

21 HARTLEY WILLIAM 63 63 21

22 MURFITT ISABELLE 63 63 22

23 SMITH AMY 44 44 23

24 HESLOP MICHAEL 37 37 24

25 SANJEEVVIJAY KIRISHOBAN 90 90 25

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NEW MEMBERS ALWAYS WELCOME!

BE A MOVIE STAR! The London Bus Theatre Company came into school this week as part of the preparation for anti-bullying week which is the week beginning 16th Nov 2015. The speaker talked about bullying and strategies to stamp it out. Their message was very clear; stopping bullying was everyone’s responsibility. As part of their campaign the Theatre Company has produced an anti-bullying film Angels v Bullies which has a special screening at Cineworld in Bury St Edmunds. Details can be found on the attached flyer.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB

Thank you to everyone who supported TGS libraries last year by buying books from the Scholastic Book Club. The books are offered to you at discount prices and all sales earn a commission which gives free books to the Prep School and Senior School libraries. Leaflets for the Christmas book club have been handed out to those students who wanted them. Please order online at http://schools.scholastic.co.uk/thetford-grammar or if you prefer to send an order in with your child please make cheques payable to Thetford Grammar School. The deadline for orders is Monday 16th November. The books will be in school week commencing 30th November. Please let Mrs Settle know if you would prefer to collect the books from the office instead of them being given to your child. Thank you.

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ACADEMIC SPEAKER ‘Is there anything Special about Religious Language?’

On Wednesday, 25th November, Thetford Grammar School is proud to host Doctor Philip Wilson as an evening speaker. Dr Wilson will be delivering a short talk on ‘is there anything special about religious language?’ While the nature of this talk is directly relevant to the AS and A2 students of Philosophy and Ethics, the content may also be of appeal to linguists and literature students, as well as to those lower down in the school. The extent to which religious language can have meaning might also be of interest to parents and for this reason, parents are warmly invited to attend the evening’s talk.

The talk will be delivered between 17:30 and 18:00 with time for questions afterwards. Dr Philip Wilson is an experienced and widely-published translator and academic and is currently working at the University of East Anglia. Dr Wilson’s MA in Literary Translation followed many years spent teaching modern languages in schools in Essex. Within just five years of his MA, Philip assumed the position of Assistant Professor of Western Languages at Inonu University in Turkey. His published translations include the works of the German Reformer, Martin Luther; Charles Cros and Michel Deguy.

If you are interested in attending the talk, please let the School Office know so that we can account for numbers and provide a suitable number of light refreshments.

Miss D. Dunsmore RS Subject Leader

SHOEBOX APPEAL UPDATE

Thank you to everyone who helped in the Link-to-Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal. We were able to send 72 boxes to families in need across Eastern Europe. Thank you, particularly, to Mr Jenkinson, who made the delivery of the boxes to a collection point in Barningham. Miss D. Dunsmore Head of Charities

JUNK EMAILS We have had an issue recently with some emails going into our junk folders. If you send us an email and you don’t receive a reply within a few hours then please contact the office on 01842 752840. Alternatively please ask for a read receipt when you send your email so that you can be assured we have received it. LOST PROPERTY John Jenkins – Green/Red Leicester tigers scarf purchased on the Leicester Tigers trip on Sunday 1st November. This is a brand new scarf which was lost at some point on the return journey home. Could parents please check that their child has not picked it up by mistake.

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Ben Mason in Year 6 - black PE joggers – they are named. Ethan Harris - TGS black coat; it is named in the coat seam. Please can you check your child’s bags for this missing item. Joshua Kriehn-Morris - school jumper; it is not named.

Arlo Greenwood - red wallet with black outline; it is named. Jack Hendrie - black and red water bottle which may not be named. Ben Jacob-Haigh – square, plastic cake box with a green lid.

Freddie Bayne - school blazer it is named.

Miranda Patalidis-Thomas – PE kit missing in a black bag – the kit is all named. Tom Bercovici – Nike black raincoat – it is named. Franziska Elders – black PE sock; named.

CONGRATULATIONS

During today’s assembly Mrs Elders presented the following pupils with their ABRSM certificates following the recent round of exams: Tom Hayden Grade 1 Piano Pass

Sophie Peace Grade 1 Piano Merit

Sarah Stoppard Grade 1 Piano Distinction

Eleanor Pringle Grade 2 Piano Pass

Maia Foreman Grade 4 Singing Pass

Roberto Castillo-Olivares Grade 4 Piano Merit

Roland Richer Grade 4 Piano Merit

Henry Bittleston Grade 7 Double Bass Pass

Emma Ruddy Grade 8 Piano Merit

Well done to Michael Heslop in Y7 who completed his run in ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ at the Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds, with the Bury St Edmunds Amateur Opera and Dramatic Society in October. A super performance Michael.

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Also in this morning’s assembly the following pupils were presented a

certificate for completing their Prep School Librarians’ training: Sam

Bercovici, Emily Bradfield, Maia Foreman, Cassidy Goodwin,

Sophie Peace, Cathy Stoppard and Gracie White.

Well done to the following pupils that received awards in the Preparatory School’s assembly on Monday 19th October 2015:

Holly Mabbett Joshua Manning Gabriel Galveias Eleanor Culling Freddie Bayne Alexis Goodwin Cassidy Goodwin Henry Elmer Owen Wortley Gracie White Kit Beaven Ethan Harris Ben Mason Sophie Peace Hamish Russell Cathy Stoppard

Mr Bedford presented and congratulated the following Endeavours certificates to pupils at the end of term school assembly on Wednesday 21st October 2015. Amelia Worsley Connie Foreman Albert Ballard Fearn Bourne Cathy Stoppard Hamish Russell

Cassidy Goodwin Arthur Summers Joshua Kriehn-Morris MATCH RESULTS

Monday 19th October U13 Hockey v Sacred Heart School Drew 1 - 1

Tuesday 20th October U15 Hockey v Eccles Hall Won 2 - 1

Tuesday 3rd November U14 & U16 Netball v Iceni Academy Won 34 - 1

U16 Netball v Iceni Academy Won 20 - 4

Wednesday 4th November U13 Rugby 7s v Finborough Lost 51 - 26

Thursday 5th November U14 Netball League v Northgate Won 26 - 4

U16 Netball League v Northgate Won 17 - 7

NEXT WEEK’S FIXTURES Tuesday 10th November 15.00 – 17.30 U14 & U15 Netball v Sacred Heart (A)

Wednesday 11th November 10.30 – 14.00 Y4 – 6 Breckland Cross Country Competition at

Watton Sports Centre

Thursday 12th November 14.00 – 16.00 GCSE Y11 PE Hockey mixed v Eccles Hall (A)

Friday 13th November 15.00 – 16.00 U11 Rugby v Glebe House (H)

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Sunday 8th November MEP Berlin departs

Tuesday 10th November Our Autumn Prep School Concert starts at 3.00pm in Old School Refreshments will be served from 2.30pm before the concert. Please return your reply slip to confirm your attendance to Mrs Cracknell or the Prep School post box.

Wednesday 11th November Sixth Form Cenotaph, Whitehall visit

EYFS – Y3 Remembrance Service in Prep School Hall

Y4-13 Remembrance Service Williamson Hall

Thursday 12th November Y7-10 Internal Exams begin For timetable and revision topics please click here

Friday 13th November Y7-10 Internal Exams

Prep School Swimming EYFS-Y3 14.00

Saturday 14th November Sixth Form Scholarship Exams 09.00 – 12.00

Sunday 15th November MEP Berlin returns

Monday 16th November Y7-10 Internal Exams Tuesday 17th November Y7-10 Internal Exams Wednesday 18th November Y7-10 Internal Exams ATTACHMENTS For attachments click here Angels v Bullies Flyer Festive Fun Flyer Xmas Fayre Flyer

FORTHCOMING LETTERS

German Exchange Information March 2016 A level Geography field trip Girls Lunchtime Club Y4-6 Autumn Music Concert Pre-Prep – Y6 Ancient Greek Day Y6 Breckland Cross Country Event Y4 - 6 Church Visit Pre-Prep

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