Eaton House The Manor Pre-Prep Newsletter Autumn 2014 It has
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Eaton House The Manor Pre-Prep Newsletter Autumn 2014 It has
Eaton House The Manor Pre-Prep Newsletter Autumn 2014 It has been a wonderfully busy term for all the boys in the PrePrep. Each year group has been on an educational visit and the music making and sporting achievements have been superb. This term’s Newsletter hopefully gives you a taste of some of the things the boys have done. Enjoy! What an absolutely wonderful Nativity production by the Kindergarten boys! It was a real privilege to be the first year group to perform for an audience in our sparkling new theatre. The new lighting effects also helped to set the scene perfectly and added a special, magical touch to the day! This year was the 10th year that the Pre-Prep have sung outside Moen’s Butchers in aid of the Children’s Society. Over £500 was raised in just an hour with over £5,000 being raised over the last 10 years. I have been wowed by the musical prowess of all the boys from the Kindergarten’s Nativity to the phenomenal Carol Service. The boys’ passion, commitment and drive are astounding. Thanks to Miss Jane’s inordinate talent she guides the boys through the rigours of preparation to lead them to bask in their performance glory. Well done, everyone! I am so proud of the boys for putting on such an excellent production for the their families and friends. We had plenty of fun rehearsing and I'm sure we'll all agree that the boys certainly rose to the occasion, enjoying 'treading the boards' immensely as they took their moment in the spotlight. The boys recited their words clearly, sang and acted their hearts out, mesmerised us with some funky dance moves and all of this whilst making sure we had a few laughs along the way! It was a super way to kick start the festive season and they deserve a massive well done from us all. A very special thank you to the fantastic KG staff for all their hard work and dedication. A huge thank you also to Miss Jane for her time during rehearsals and keeping parents up to date with the songs and to Miss Nikki for her incredible technical skills. Huge thanks also to Mr May for keeping a watchful eye over the proceedings, to the maintenance and catering staff, to the parents for providing such smashing costumes and to all the Eaton House staff for their incredible support as always. Three cheers for the Kindergarten boys! Merry Christmas!! Miss Jenny KG3 KG KG KG continued To kick start the Kindergarten boys’ series of very exciting trips this year we went to see ‘Grandad, me….and Teddy too’ at the Polka Theatre in Wimbledon. The boys were beautifully behaved on the coach ride there - there was a lot of competition as to which coach was in the lead! When we arrived the boys had the time of their lives playing on old fashioned toys – there was a rocking horse, a dolphin and many puppets and dress up outfits. We were led into a dark theatre with magical twinkling stars all around us. We had no idea what was going to happen next….. until a little girl named Mia appeared. Mia was so excited because her Grandad was coming to visit all the way from Argentina for tea! She laid out a lovely party picnic and when her Grandad arrived they celebrated by eating far too many doughnuts! Before Grandad left, he took Mia and of course Teddy too on a magical carpet ride where they saw amazing things through her brand new binoculars, a present from Grandad! After the trip there was a weeks’ worth of activities that were focused around the play and the boys really enjoyed engaging in imaginative role-play to retell the story. Well done Kindergarten, what little stars you are, so beautifully behaved on your first big boy trip, the KG staff were so proud. Miss Emma KG1 The KG’s had an excellent time learning about Henry VIII and his six wives in preparation for our very exciting trip to see his palace, Hampton Court! We learnt about who he was and why he had six wives, including the rhyme to help us remember what happened to all of them. At Hampton court we visited the kitchens where 600 meals were made every day, We went to Henry's private apartments, his huge Banqueting hall, and got lost in the Maze! Finally we took part in a workshop with a man dressed up and a Tudor who talked all about the Tudors. We looked at old things the Tudors used to use such as a feather to write with instead of a pen, they wore and even made our very own Tudor hats. Miss Philippa KG2 Year 1 In Geography this term Year 1 have been learning to recognise buildings in our local area and features on our route to school. We then compared them to houses in other countries. We learnt the importance of an address when posting letters and what they must include. We wrote our own letters and addresses and visiting the post box to post them. They all arrived home successfully! Year 1 have been learning about castles in their History topic this term. They have learnt about the different features of castles, particularly focusing on how they are designed to defend themselves from attackers. In Art, they have created their own Motte and Bailey castles in their house groups: Windsor, Stirling, Balmoral and Arundel. The boys used paper mache, paint, junk boxes and glue to create their fabulous castles. The highlight of this project was when Mr May came to judge the castles. The boys started a drum roll and the winning castle for 1a was announced.... Arundel! Well done to all the boys for their tremendous hard work. The castles look superb! Miss Rachel 1A Lucy Boobyer 1B We are active learners in Year 1! We use lots of resources, hands on activities and even games to learn about pairs, doubling or counting in multiples of 2s, 5s and 10s in Maths. To stimulate ideas for poetry we observe the space around us, to write stories we act them out and use props and in Science we carry out our own investigations. We have had a fun and busy term! Miss Shelagh 1C Ye a r 2 On Wednesday 3rd December the whole of Year Two went on a wonderful trip to The British Museum to see the Ancient Egyptian collections! Year 2 have explored ‘The Bog Baby’ this term in literacy. The boys had a great time and explored a huge range of artefacts, including: preserved mummified bodies, gilded sarcophaguses, giant carvings and statues, and interacted with technology to find out new information. They have studied the characters using role play and hot seating and have acted out various sections of the book. The boys unlocked hidden secrets to build up more of a picture of life in the Nile Valley over a remarkable 4000 years – from prehistoric Egypt to Christian Sudan. A fantastic time was had by all! Mr Greenaway 2C They have written detailed descriptions of the settings using inspiration from their senses and they have compared a setting from the story with a setting they come across day to day. Having fully immersed themselves in the narrative, they then used the foundation of the plot to compose their very own story based on the theme of discovering a magical creature. The standard of work has been exceptional and has shows us that the boys have enjoyed the story as much as we have! Miss Annabelle 2A Miss Jane promised the boys that if they performed well in the Carol Service she would perform for them. Well, Wednesday 10th December 2014 will go down in the annuls of history for the Pre-Prep as Miss Jane performed a five minute tap dance routine for us all. It was truly amazing – just like Miss Jane!! SPORTS REPORT The new school year started with a boom!! The year 3 boys played in the Sunningdale School Football Tournament. Two teams travelled to take part in this tournament and both achieved some great results. The A team won their cup competition and the so did the B team. The next tournament the year 3 boys played in was the Ashdown House Tournament. This is always a great day out for the boys, travelling to East Sussex and enjoying the great hospitality from Ashdown. The A team again played some fantastic football and came up against the B team in the cup semi-final. It was a very intense match with the winners progressing into the final against Blackheath. The B team started the game more confident having a few shoots saved. The A team then found their rhythm and ended up winning 3-0. Unfortunately the A team lost to Blackheath 0-1. The Summer Fields tournament was the next fixture in which both A and B teams played. This was another brilliant day, particularly lunch! The boys get to help themselves to the food and the puddings are fantastic. Both teams had an outstanding day. The A team got through to the cup final before being beaten in a penalty shootout against Chandlings School. The final penalty score was 2-3. The B team progressed to the plate final where they met St Margret’s. Sadly they lost one goal to nil. This was another great display of great team work and football skills. The boys in the year 3 football squad should be very proud of what they have achieved this term. The year two boys have had some very pleasing results cross the term winning the A and B’s against Belgravia. They were convincing winners against Merlin School again winning the A and B games. In the fixture against Garden House they won four and drew 2, another pleasing result. The B squad have showed enough signs of encouragement and I am looking forward to Autumn 2015 when I have the opportunity to work with the boys again. The other sport in which The Manor is very strong is cross country. The year 3 boys contested the annual Garden House Cross Country against another five schools. To my great delight Adam Poliakov won the race in great fashion. Well done, Adam!! The HOUSE sports competitions were another feature of this term and the results are as follows:Junior House Football Arundel 1st, Balmoral 2nd, Stirling 3rd and Windsor 4th Junior House Dodgeball Arundel 1st, Stirling 2nd, Balmoral 3rd and Windsor 4th Senior House Dodgeball Stirling 1st, Balmoral 2nd, Windsor 3rd and Arundel 4th Mr Barnes YEAR 3 Our focus during Art Week was Leonardo Da Vinci. To fit in with the term’s art theme the boys created selfportraits using oil pastels, sticking on Mona Lisa’s mouth and eyes. Here is William Littlejohn’s (3B) wonderful portrait. MONET’S PAINTING STOLEN! By Alex Robinson 3c Last night Claude Monet’s famous painting ‘Waterlillies’ was stolen under London’s very nose. “It is almost impossible to pull off a heist like this,” said the Manager. The date and time of this theft was 8th October at 11:30pm. It is worth nearly £20 million. The likely suspect is unknown and when the security guard came to look, the cameras were dead and half the lasers had been disabled. All that lay on the wooden floor was a hooded cloak and a muddy fingerprint. The painting was concealed inside a bullet-proof glass case and by the looks of the damage, the theft involved using a laser… “Outrageous”, said the security team when they found out. The first person to notice was a nine year old girl called Katie. “I was very concerned about its disappearance”, she said. “We are still spitting out possible answers about the disappearance”. By Leo Ferrer-Coe 3A