Headmistress’s News We have been very active in the closing days of term. Our Nativity play, Christmas Counts, was hugely enjoyable for the participants and audience alike. I was very impressed with how well our youngest children learned their lines and with how well they all sang. Thank you very much to all the children for their wonderful performance and thank you to all the Pre-Prep staff and Dr Harrison who prepared them so well. Equally as enjoyable were the Christingle and Carol Services on Monday. I was impressed with the quality of the readings and the outstanding singing. Well done to the children for practising hard and performing with pride; I am also very grateful to the staff for their input, in particular Dr Harrison, Mrs Robertson and Miss White. Yesterday's trip to the pantomime was great fun for all. The children behaved well, cheered, screamed and sang heartily and were super ambassadors for the School. Thank you to Mr Langley, Mrs Morse, Mrs Robertson and Miss White for their efficient organisation of this whole School excursion. Well done to Year 3 for delivering all the Christmas cards around School over the last week; 3,238 cards were sent this year! The End of Term Gathering this morning provided us with the opportunity to summarise what has been a very active and successful term. Looking back the children have achieved an awful lot in what seems such a short time! This afternoon there is much excitement as after our wonderful Christmas lunch, the Pre-Prep are looking forward to their Christmas party whilst the Year 6 pupils will be heading off to Charles Dickens Lodge in the town to entertain the elderly residents with carols and readings. I hope you all have a lovely relaxing break and I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Laura Turner

The Barney Buzz Friday 15th December 2017

Issue Number: 885

End of Term Gathering Prizes

At this morning’s End of Term Gathering the following prizes were awarded:

Music Cup Isabelle Kerr Atherton Music Cup Charles Appleyard Paul Taylor Cup for Public Speaking/Performance Seth Crisp U11 Rugby Cup Euan Metcalf U11 Griffiths Cup for Most Improved Rugby Player Rhys James U10 Rugby Player Harry Sinclair U10 Most Improved Rugby Player Jake Lawson U9 Rugby Player Edwin Barwick U9 Most Improved Rugby Player Konrad Blake U8 Rugby Player Freddie Harland U8 Most Improved Rugby Player Kieran Armstrong U11 Hockey Cup Lydia Dixon Harrison Trophy for Most Improved Annie Barker Harrison Trophy for Hockey U10 Minnie Wilson U10 Most Improved Hockey Zara Dobson U9 Hockey Player Anna Metcalf U9 Most Improved Hockey Player Scarlett Hutchinson U8 Hockey Player Ella Turner U8 Most Improved Hockey Player Liberty Forsyth Swimming Cup Clara Metcalfe Boarder of the Term Henry Johnstone Most Improved Boarder Lauren Baxter Rugby Cup Raleigh Deverall Hockey Cup Gilbert House Maths Grenville Merit Shield Raleigh Merit Prizes: Isla MacConachie (Pre-Prep) Ella Turner (Years 3 & 4) Bea Dolby (Years 5 & 6)

End of Term Special Mention Certificates were awarded for Academic Achievement to Annabel Jackson, Caitlyn McLean, Freddie Wilks, Tilly Gray, Liberty Forsyth, Violet Heintz, Benjamin Loughney, Sophie McGill, Ned Michelin, Katy Sludds, Daniel Raper, Rhys Jenkins and for a Positive Attitude to Freya Turner, Fiore Catellani, Freydis Blake, Rocco Catellani, Matilda Owens, Megan Brown, Jessica Raper, Minnie Wilson, George Goad, Albie Kingsbury, Matthew Collinson, Rhys James The winners of the Christmas Colouring Competition were:- Toby Rutherford (Pre-Prep) Tilly Gray (Years 3&4) Freya Pinwill-Price (Years 5&6) Well done to you all.

Boarders News The final weekend of boarding of the Michaelmas term was very festive. On Saturday Miss Strachan joined us to make some Christmas cards and bake some yummy cupcakes. Sunday was the much anticipated ‘Old Courts Christmas Day’.

We all stayed in our pyjamas until lunchtime. After having bacon and sausage rolls for breakfast it was time to open some presents. Mrs Robson then demonstrated how to make gingerbread houses which everyone thoroughly enjoyed. There was just time for a family game of Pictionary before lunch. The Christmas traditions continued with an afternoon

walk and a Christmas film followed by Secret Santa! After changing back into School uniform, we joined up with the rest of the boarding community, as well as many boarding parents, for the wonderful Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols in the Chapel. Our youngest boarder, Freddie Whitaker, did a fantastic job of reading the first lesson. Next it was into Christmas jumpers for the boarders’ Christmas dinner which ended in rousing choruses of ‘Jingle Bells’ and ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’. Mr Robson

I like to move it! This term Year 2 have been strengthening their knowledge of how to correctly move and use their bodies in a game situation. This has been achieved with the help of some animals such as Colin and Cuthbert the Crabs, Skippy the Kangaroo, Barney the Bear to name but a few!

It has been a pleasure watching them applying all that they have learnt into games such as Bench Ball, Octopuses/Seaweed and Shark Attack.

Mince Py(thagoras) Anyone? Inspired by 6A’s Christ-maths Assembly – some of Year 4 wanted to know about Pythagoras’ Theory that was mentioned in the assembly. Mr Wicling, needing no further encouragement, took the children on a journey of discovery using their models of Stonehenge and pyramids.

What followed can only be described as a mathematical marvel – we had children working out the heights of their models using Pythagoras’ method. It was a joy to watch, and I certainly feel we all learnt something from the experience.

Shining stars! Year 3 enjoyed adding the finishing touches to the stick stars they had all made in Forest School this term. Some beautiful creations and not too many prickled fingers!

Recycle, recycle, recycle! As part of our new Art topic next term, I am looking for a few resources. I would be grateful for any empty, clean tin cans (eg. beans/soup cans, not drinks cans!) and plastic carrier bags (not bags for life). Also any old clothes which I can cut up would be great (t-shirts, jeans, shirts etc. No knitted items or things that will come apart when cut up!). Mrs Small

Celebrating Christmas in Chapel The children in Year 6 took the lead in two impressive Carol Services on Monday, with all children singing, some in Harmony Choir, and others reading or taking the collection. For twelve of the children in Year 6, this year’s Carol Service marked the seventh and final contribution to the Prep School Christmas celebrations in Chapel. Some of them were proud to be chosen to lead Father Darren into Chapel at the beginning of the service, bearing the large silver cross and two candles. Others took their collection duties seriously and everyone in the year group played their part magnificently. Moments like these are a source of genuine pride as we see our oldest Prep School children, some of whom we have known for many years, getting ready to move onwards and upwards through their Prep School journey. Well done to all.

When Santa got stuck up the chimney! It has been such a fun week in Year 1. We have completed lots of Christmas activities including decorating Christmas tress ornaments, making reindeer Christmas cards and getting covered in glitter making mini Father Christmas decorations. The children also loved coming up with creative suggestions as to how to help Father Christmas if he were to get stuck in a chimney.

Ho ho ho! Twenty very excited Reception children set off on their first trip away from School to see Santa Claus in his magical grotto at Raby Castle on Monday. We were delighted to discover that all of our boys and girls had made the ‘nice list’ this year! We sang songs with Santa before receiving our personalised presents and returning to School. It was a wonderful day that the children will treasure.

Marvellous Movie Nights! School Council would like to say a huge thank you to the 150 children who came to watch films on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. The turnout was overwhelming and we all hope that you enjoyed the film, popcorn and hot chocolate. The Council would like to thank Mr Baker in the kitchens, Mrs Small and all the other teachers who helped to look after the children in the Atkinson Hall.

Headmistress’s Commendations:

Freya Turner Flora Whitaker

Ed Wicling Joel Morgan

Lucy Willsmore Ella Turner

William Watson Callum Gaffney Albie Kingsbury

Euan Metcalf William Shaefer

William Jackson-Ward Harry Maguire

Well done!

Until the next edition of the newsletter, we would like to wish a very happy

birthday to:

Joseph Robin Truss Henry Johnstone Joe Rutherford Francesca Wilks

Evie Wicling Ned Michelin

Bea Dolby Theo Tweddle Megan Brown

Best wishes from everyone

at Prep School!

Merry Christmas from the App of the Week Fairy, Miss White!

This week a choice of websites and apps, that might prove to be of great interest to all children in the Prep School! https://santatracker.google.com/village.html allows you to track Santa across the skies as he makes his way around the world on 24th December. Until then you can play games and explore the North Pole.

http://www.noradsanta.org/ is the official Santa tracker from the North American Aerospace

Defence Command. Games and tracking facilities, Voted best Santa Tracker. Where is Santa Lite - Santa Tracker An app you can use to find out Santa’s estimated arrival time in your town or village, with a countdown timer. Millions of Santa tracking stations are set up and they will diligently report and update on Santa's every move during Christmas Eve. A complete trail of Santa's journey can be accurately traced and you won't want to miss that!

Time to party! Year 5 were set a challenge on Tuesday: to plan a Christmas party for twenty five 5-7 year olds with a budget of £150. They had to make sure they had three hours of entertainment, along with food and drinks for each child, and a party bag to take home. They had great fun and presented their information to the rest of the year group ready for us to vote for the ‘best’ party.

Awards This Week:

Special Mention Certificates: Harriet Hatton, Reuben Hosking, Lucy

Willsmore, Hugo Lanigan-O’Keeffe, Georgina Chapman, Charlotte Owens, Ella Turner, Kieran

Armstrong, Freddie Whitaker, Konrad Blake, Mirabelle Harrison, Frankie Preston, Isabel

Warren, Tom Body, Abygail Jameson, Lauren Baxter, Kelvin Bell, Joseph Green, Scarlett

Williams, Matthew Collinson, Henry Walder, Joel Peart, Lydia Dixon

Merit Certificates: Alex Banner, Hetty Barwick, Freydis Blake,

Charlie Bridges, Archie Lanigan-O’Keeffe, Adam Lee, Isla MacConachie, Rory Metcalf, Toby

Rutherford, Zara Scott-Priestley, Joseph Stephenson, Bertie Swan, Dexter Thomas,

Freddie Wilks, Sophia Hare, Alexander Howard, Konrad Blake, George-Louis Boulton, Theo

Te Lintelo, Ben Arnold, William Banner, Olivia Bridges, Isobel Heagerty, Mila Johnson, Oscar

Lawson, Dermot Metcalf, Benjamin Pelly, Frankie Preston, Jessica Raper, Isabel Warren, Charles Appleyard, Archie Pepper, Isabelle Kerr, Rocco Catellani, Olivia Hall, Louise Newcombe, Joe

Arnold, Jake Lawson, Fenella Heagerty, Annabel Jackson, Arabella Milbank, James Nath, Thomas Scott-Priestley, Theo Swan, Freya Turner, Flora Whitaker, Fiore Catellani, Vivi Gledhill, Oona MacConachie, Caitlyn McLean, Megan Sunley, Lucy Willsmore, Alex Banner, Hetty Barwick,

Freydis Blake, Charlie Bridges, Georgina Chapman, Matilda Chapman, Archie Lanigan-

O’Keeffe, Hugo Lanigan-O’Keeffe, Adam Lee, Isla MacConachie, Rory Metcalf, Alexander Milbank,

Toby Rutherford, Zara Scott-Priestley, Joseph Stephenson, Bertie Swan, Dexter Thomas,

Freddie Wilks, Nathan Willoughby-Brown, Henry Johnstone, Finlay Toyne, Charlotte Blenkiron,

Liberty Forsyth, Matilda Owens, Joe Rutherford, Oscar Bennett-Collins, Megan Brown, Grace Dickinson, Fred Dullage, Mirabelle Harrison,

Violet Heintz, Niamh Hennessy, Scarlett Hutchinson, Henry Jenkinson, Alex Metcalfe, Nicol White, Sophie Winnard, Gus Coggrave, Emily Davidson, Isabel Fall, Harry Forrester, Isobel Heagerty, Benjamin Loughney, Anna

Metcalf, Dermot Metcalf, Jessica Raper, Evie Wicling, Emily Coggrave, Benjamin French, Lucy

Harburn, Abygail Jameson, Molly Rendall, Joseph Robin Truss, Minnie Wilson, Lottie

Baptist, Lauren Baxter, Gus Living, Ned Michelin, Freya Pinwill-Price, Harriet Robson, Jonny Royle,

Bella Staley, Kohana Armstrong, Oliver Dickinson, Callum Gaffney, Talitha Hayward,

Albie Kingsbury, Euan Metcalf, William Shaefer, Katy Sludds, Scarlett Williams, Matthew

Collinson, Tabitha Hilsdon, Henry Manley, Lorcan O’Neill, Daniel Raper, Archie Rickard, Henry Walder, Seth Crisp, Lydia Dixon, Bea

Dolby, William Hutchinson, Rhys James, Rhys Jenkins, Clara Metcalfe, Freddie Ross-Mitchell

Forthcoming Events

December Fri 15 Christmas Jumper Day for Save The Children End of Term Gathering for pupils, 9am Christmas Lunch for Prep School staff and pupils Term finishes at the end of the School day Buses leave at 5:10pm as normal January Mon 8 Staff INSET Boarders return, from 4pm Tues 9 Lent Term begins

Maths Puzzler Firstly a huge apology to those whose names were not included in last week’s puzzler for solving it - Henry Walder, Mila Johnson and Benjamin French all found fantastic solutions to the shape maze puzzle. Well done to Mila Johnson who submitted a fantastic coded solution, as did Joe Rutherford, Talitha Hayward and Benjamin French, to last week’s Secret Santa puzzler. The solution to which is shown below.

Mr Ayres gave the origami paper to Mr Langley

Miss Strachan gave the CD to Mrs Summerson-Brown

Mr Langley gave the candle to Mrs Lanigan-O’Keeffe

Mrs Summerson-Brown gave the photo frame to Mr Ayres

Mrs Lanigan-O’Keeffe gave the remote control car to Miss Strachan

No puzzler this week although I would love to hear about any maths related presents or puzzles you find under the tree on Christmas Day! Merry Christmas. Mr Ayres sta@barneyschool.org.uk