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SG MESSENGER: 27 November 2020, No. 12 www.springgroveschool.co.uk
WHEN ACKER MET JUNO
Juno came into school with Mrs Desmet this week—at just 13 weeks she was amazingly calm and chilled about the adoring crowds of children that greeted her! She also met Acker the school dog, who wasn’t hugely interested…! A big mention for Tristan who was very keen to make sure Acker’s feelings were not hurt by the visit of the lovely, cuddly new puppy.
FRENCH ASSEMBLY
Merci à Prep 6 et Mme Leavey pour une fantastique vidéo de 'Les Trois Petits Cochons', c'était très drôle et les croissants étaient délicieux!
PREP 3 POEMS In their English lessons Prep 3 have been reading and writing poetry. This week they worked together as a class to create the
first verse of a poem called ‘Mr Magoo’s Magical Zoo’ You can see the results below. The children then all worked on their own verses in the same style - and Rosalind, Myra and Oliver read theirs out in Assembly on Friday morning.
KENT TEST
The Kent Test results came out this week. We are very proud of all of the
children in Prep 6 who sat the test this year for their hard work, and for their resilience in the face of some
particularly challenging circumstances.
Well done to all!
NEWS FROM TEDDIES This week in Teddies the children have been doing some dough disco. They learnt to pinch, splat and roll the dough which helps strengthen the children’s hands and fingers to help develop their fine motor skills!
FOREST SCHOOL
With only 38 days until Christmas, Prep 4 put their lashing skills into practice to create wooden stars to decorate outside the school. On another beautiful autumnal day in the woods, Year 1 explored the different colours of fallen Autumn leaves by creating a leaf rainbow. After admiring Year 1’s work, Prep 3 enhanced it with some extra colours sourced from further afield. Prep 5 were joined by trainee Forest School Leader, Aden Jacques, who will be observing and working with Prep 5 for six sessions in order to gain experience and complete the portfolio required to achieve final certification. Aden treated the children to a treasure hunt that required scavenging, teamwork and some lateral thinking to unlock a chocolatey surprise!
DISPLAY OF THE WEEK
Our Display of the Week is in the corridor and up the stairs outside the School Office—
Prep 4’s colourful faces.
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PLASTIC FREE SCHOOL
We received our Plastic Free School awards from Surfers for Sewage this week. Thank you to Willow and Una fpr representing all of the members of the Eco Committee for this photo.
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WANTED!!
Do you get frozen food deliveries? Do you have spare 'Woolcool'? Mr Curnow and Forest School has a desperate need for supplies to insulate the new ‘Tesco
Store’. Please pass any you have to the reception committee at pick up/drop off. Thanks.
FUNDRAISING FOR PORCHLIGHT We aren’t able to go to Canterbury this year to sing for our usual Christmas charity, Porchlight,but we’re very excited that Oliver T, Alfie & Willow A will be doing a Christmas performance in aid of Porchlight on 7th Dec. They have set up a JustGiving page—here is what Oliver says on the page: I am Oliver and I am one of the music prefects at my
school. I am in year 6. I play the piano. Alfie is in my year and is a fine trumpet player. His sister Willow is in year 1. She is learning the guitar and is a fantastic singer. We thought that together we can raise some money for a good cause and have fun!
This year due to the pandemic, we cannot organise our usual concerts and carol service. Porchlight are a charity that help homeless and vulnerable people in Kent. This year they will face greater challenges keeping people safe.
We thought we could put all the hours of music practice to good use and hopefully entertain you in order to raise money for this charity.
We are working on a program for the concert which will be sent via video link (pre recorded due to social distancing) on Saturday 7th December which will be around 30 minutes long and full of entertainment.
Thank you for your support!
Well done to Oliver, Alfie and Willow for this fantastic initiaitve and we look forward to the concert. If you would like to donate the link is below: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/oliver-toma?utm_source=Sharethis&utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=oliver-toma&utm_campaign=pfp-email&utm_term=0ee0488e959f4933ab3647bdb5bcda63
WHAT’S THAT BIRD?
Spotted this week, and photographed by Mr Cook—an egret enjoying our school pond.
Speech and Drama lessons help students to build self-esteem, communication confidence and vocabulary, skills that filter into all aspects of school and home life. They are particularly useful for those who want to improve their speech clarity, positive body language, eye contact, public speaking and performance skills.
At Spring Grove, we offer our students the opportunity to take Speech and Drama accredited examinations which give children the opportunity to develop a range of Communication and Performance skills. As children move up the grades, they build a portfolio of achievement, leading to UCAS points earned at grades 6,7 and 8
Lessons are held weekly, currently with fixed times each week. Lessons are available from Year 2 upwards. Online lessons are available by arrangement with the teacher.
About the Teacher: Laura Field, Spoken Words BA Hons. English, PGCE, P.Cert Teaching Shakespeare, MA Professional Voice Practice
Laura is a qualified teacher with an MA in Professional Voice Practice, specialising in Communication Skills and Speech and Drama examinations. She has examined and coached young people and adults across the globe, helping them to develop confidence, clear speech, vocal projection and expressive presentation.
To contact Laura, please email [email protected] or call 07793 812364
INFORMAL CONCERT VIDEO
This term it’s not been possible to hold our usual Informal Concert s in the Music Room, but instead we asked the Visiting Music Teachers and children to make videos , and then edited them together to create a virtual Informal Concert. We hope you enjoy it! The programme is below: Year 2 Banana Rap -Part 1- Myra I Like Food Tom Las Vegas Tango Thomas Habanera from Carmen Sophie Arabesque James La Mantovana -Part 2- Zach Mac the Knife Scarlett My Favourite Flavour is Chocolate Ophelia Castle on a Cloud Shaysha River Flows in You Willow Where is Love? Thea Exercise One -Part 3– Christmas is Coming! Isabella Jingle Bells
Charlotte We Three Kings Lily O Come All Ye Faithful Pia Twinkle, Twinkle Eve We Wish You a Merry Christmas -Part 4- Rafa Theme, James Bond Emily A Baker Bakes May Allemande & Largo JSax Quartet (Eryn, Mollie, Grace, Hebe) C Jam Blues -Part 5: Words and Music Aarav To Catch a Fish Lexi Showtime Wilfie Baby Ate a Microchip Remy Folksong Liberty A Marvel Sam Rocking Robin Samuel Hallowe’en Night -Part 6- Isobel The Very Thought of You Alice Tip-toe Boo! Tamsin & Ophelia Song Sophia Jeremiah’s Waltz Rosie Mary Had a Little Lamb -Part 7- Mariella Seagull Oh Seagull Freddie Jean Pierre Rosalind Ode to Joy Emily Rocking in Rhythm -Part 8- Alfie & Frank Improvisation Yasar Piano Sonata in A major (Allegro assai) - CPE Bach Isabelle Uptown Funk
Minutes from the last SG PTA meeting on Tuesday 13 October can be found here. PTA 2020-21
Chair: Suzie Boyd [email protected] Vice-chair: Alex Clarke [email protected] Treasurer: Jim Pritchard [email protected] Secretary: Lindsay Heasman-Hurst [email protected] 2nd-hand uniform: Carine Borg; Philipa Ballerio; Anneli Woolls [email protected] School rep: Nicky Lee-Browne Teddies rep: Alex Clarke Giraffes rep: Alex Clarke Reception: Kerry Derrick, Kerry Wetherall Year 1 rep: Emma Paine Year 2 rep: Danielle Vernes & Chika Brown Prep 3 rep: Sophia Miller Jones Prep 4 rep: Nathalie Battershill Prep 5 rep: Alex Clarke & Melanie Savory Prep 6 rep: Carine Borg & Janette Makin If you would like to place an advert in the Messenger, please email [email protected] for costs and terms & conditions. £10 per term; £5 for part of a term.
SG PTA DIARY
Monday 30 November—Friday 4 December - Week 2
Monday 30 November
Forest School—Prep 4
Tuesday 1 December
Forest School—Prep 6
Friday 4 December
Forest School—Reception Carol recordings in Wye Church Reception Nativity video KS1 Christmas video
CONGRATULATIONS Head’s Stars
Austen: Samuel P, Freddie S, Tristan B, Andrew D, James D, Isabelle D Dickens: Lucille A, Isobel B, Ellen P, Charlie A, Oliver M-J, Lily E, James B, Thomas B, Dexter W Conrad: Soumya A, Oliver H, Rosalind J, Alice P, Isobel J, Tom M, Daniel B, Sam M Chaucer: Isabella W, Grace A, Elliott C, Myra T, Tamsin L, William R, Alfie A, Chester L Supreme Citizenship Badge: Isabelle D Gold Citizenship Badge: Thomas B, Tom M Bronze Citizenship Badge: Oliver M-J, Isabella W, Tamsin L Silver Challenge Award: Pia N Bronze Challenge Award: Rafael B Music Exams Initial Grade Singing Exam Myra T Grade 1 Singing Exam Emily P Grade 1 Singing Exam Willow A Grade 1 Singing Exam Mariella C Grade 2 Singing Exam Scarlett W-J Grade 3 Singing Exam Alfie A Grade 4 Singing Exam Thomas B Grade 3 Violin with Distiction Ophelia B
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WinnerWinnerWinner
1. Chaucer 6491. Chaucer 6491. Chaucer 649 2. Dickens 5542. Dickens 5542. Dickens 554 3. Austen 5013. Austen 5013. Austen 501 4. Conrad 4464. Conrad 4464. Conrad 446
