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r e t u r n v i s i t f r om t h e l ov e l y, t a l e n t e d a nd
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h a s w r i tt e n t h a t v i s i t up on p a g e 18,
bu t I h a v e t o a dd my own c omm e n t –
a nd t h a t i s s i mp l y t h a t Ms L a w r e n c e i s a
wond e r f u ll y g e n e r ou s s p e a k e r, s i gn e r o f
boo k s, m a k e r o f j o k e s a nd d e - mys t i f i e r
o f a ll t h i ng s a n c i e n t Non e o f u s h a v e
b ee n l e f t i n a ny doub t a s t h e ex a c t
m a nn e r o f t h e R om a n s l a v a t o r i a l h a b i t s
– c e r t a i n l y, e v e r y d a y a t A r no l d Hou s e i s
e du c a t i on a l !
A f e w o t h e r t h i ng s o f no t e h a v e t o b e
m e n t i on e d h e r e On e i s t h a t f o r t h e v e r y
f i rs t t i m e t wo Ye a r 6 boys wo r k e d a nd
c a j o l e d t h e i r w a y i n t o po s i t i on s o f L i b r a r y
r e s pon s i b ili t y : a nd
t o m a r k h i s e a r l y a nd e n e r g e t i c
c on t r i bu t i on , w a s a w a r d e d a L i b r a r y
Mon i t o r b a dg e , bu t a f t e r i t b e c a m e c l e a r
t h a t h e w a s wo r k i ng a t l e a s t a s h a r d a s
t h e o t h e r li b r a r i a n s, I d e c i d e d t h a t h e w a s
wo r t hy o f t h e o ff i c i a l t i t l e o f L i b r a r y
A ss i s t a n t . f o ll ow e d c l o s e l y w i t h
h i s own b a dg e . We ll don e , boys, a nd
t h a n k you .
Leonie Flynn
Librarian
und e rs t a t e m e n t ! Ou r t i m e i n t h e li b r a r y h a s
b ee n e du c a t i on a l , t hough ou r a b s o l u t e
f a vou r i t e li b r a r y e v e n t w a s t h e L i b r a r i a n s’
Br e a k f a s t ; h e l p i ng ou t w i t h v i s i t i ng a u t ho rs
h a s b ee n f un t oo
s e nd s t h e n e w H e a d L i b r a r i a n a ll h i s
good w i s h e s f o r t h e f o r t h c om i ng y e a r, bu t
c a n’ t r e a ll y do t h e s a m e , a s i s
s t ayi ng on , c on t i nu i ng h i s wo r k i n t o Ye a r 8!
(Year 8) (Year 7)
Car oline Lawr ence Visit
On 20 t h M a y, a u t ho r C a r o li n e L a w r e n c e
c a m e t o s ee t h e boys i n Ye a rs 4 t o 6.
S h e g a v e a t a l k on ‘ How t o Wr i t e a Mys t e r y ’
( no t j u s t a R OMAN Mys t e r y) a nd i n c l ud e d
h e r b e s t t i p s f o r how t o w r i t e a boo k , a s t o r y
o r e v e n a p i e c e o f c r e a t i v e w r i t i ng f o r
s c hoo l T h i s w a s t o b e t h e s a m e t a l k t h a t s h e
wou l d b e g i v i ng a t t h e H a y F e s t i v a l o f
L i t e r a t u r e t h e f o ll ow i ng w ee k s o A r no l d
Hou s e go t a s n e a k p r e v i e w a nd a wo r l d
p r e m i e r e ! Ms L a w r e n c e u s e d s t o r i e s f r om
t h e G r ee k a nd R om a n my t h s a nd s how e d u s how m a ny s t o r i e s u s e t h e s a m e i d e a s – f r om
Tr oy t o S t a r Tr e k , no t h i ng i s n e w, a nd t h a t
w i t h a f e w h i n t s a nd t i p s a ll o f u s s hou l d b e
w r i t i ng r e a ll y ex c i t i ng s t o r i e s
S h e a l s o s how e d u s h e r n e w boo k c ov e rs –
t h e y a r e mu c h b r i gh t e r, t hough l o t s o f u s
p r e f e r t h e o l d k i nd S h e t o l d u s a b i t a bou t
b e i ng a t e a c h e r ( wh i c h w a s h e r p r e v i ou s j ob )
a nd wh a t h e r li f e w a s li k e b e f o r e t h e s u cc e ss
o f t h e R om a n Mys t e r i e s S h e s how e d u s
pho t o s o f h e r f l a t by t h e T h a m e s wh e r e s h e
wo r k s a nd t o l d u s a bou t how s h e w r i t e s h e r
boo k s a nd wh e r e s h e go e s t o r e s e a r c h
p l a c e s t o s e t h e r s t o r i e s T h e r e w a s e v e n a
li tt l e b i t a bou t t h e boo k s s h e ’s go i ng t o b e
w r i t i ng n ex t – a t r il ogy a bou t F l a v i a wh e n
s h e i s g r own up .
C a r o li n e s t a r t e d o ff qu i t e s e r i ou s l y, bu t e nd e d
up m a k i ng u s a ll l a ugh a l o t . S h e b r ough t
h e r ‘s pong e on a s t i c k ’ f o r u s t o gu e ss i t s u s e ,
a nd w e n t i n t o a l o t o f d e t a il a bou t R om a n
li f e , i n c l ud i ng a ll t h e g r u e s om e b i t s!
A t t h e e nd t h e r e w a s a boo k s i gn i ng f o r t h e
boys a nd pho t o s w e r e t a k e n o f u s w i t h
C a r o li n e
T h e r e a r e 17 boo k s i n h e r s e r i e s, w i t h t h e l a s t on e ‘ T h e M a n f r om Pom e g r a n a t e S t r ee t ’
b e i ng r e l e a s e d t h i s s umm e r A ll o f t h e m a r e
g r e a t , a nd I’ v e j u s t f i n i s h e d t h e e n t i r e s e r i e s –
s om e t h i ng I r e c omm e nd t o a nyon e who e n j oys a f a s t - p a c e d l ong s t o r y (Year 6)
Au t umn : t h e po e t ’s s e a s on o f m i s t ; t h e
o r n i t ho l og i s t ’s t i m e t o s i gh a s t h e
s w a ll ow s f l y s ou t h ; t h e B u rs a r ’s t i m e t o t u c k
a w a y h i s MCC t i e s a nd t o d i g ou t h i s
Ch a r l t on A t h l e t i c on e s i n s t e a d a nd a t i m e
f o r a ll o f u s a t A r no l d Hou s e t o f o r g e t t h e
g l o r y t h a t w a s t h e l ong s umm e r ho li d a y a nd
t o s t a r t wo r k on c e a g a i n I n t h e li b r a r y
t hough , t h e r e i s s om e t h i ng e l s e –
s om e t h i ng t h a t r a t c h e t s up t h e ex c i t e m e n t
l e v e l i n Ye a rs 7 a nd 8 a nd wh i c h h a s
b e c om e p a r t a nd p a r c e l o f t h e L i b r a r y y e a r :
T h e K i d s’ L i t Qu i z
A f t e r t h e S c hoo l ’s f a n t a s t i c s u cc e ss i n t h e
wo r l d f i n a l s i n 2008, a ll t h e boys h a d b ee n
ex t r e m e l y k ee n t o do w e ll i n 2009 W h e n t h e
i n -s c hoo l h e a t s w e r e a nnoun c e d t h e
h a ll w a ys w e r e f u ll o f t h e s ound o f boys
t a l k i ng a bou t s t r a ng e t h i ng s: who w a s t h e
G r u ff a l o ? ( a nd who d r e w t h e p i c t u r e s?) ; how
m a ny b e d s d i d Go l d il o c k s s l ee p i n ? ; wh a t i s a
B l obh e a d ? ; who w r o t e A li c e ? ;
a nd c ou l d t h i s y e a r ’s
c omp e t i t o rs e v e r m a t c h t h e
p r e v i ou s y e a r ’s a c h i e v e m e n t
a nd m a k e i t t o t h e f i n a l –
AN Y f i n a l ! We ll , on l y t i m e ( a nd
a l o t o f r e a d i ng ) wou l d t e ll …
I n t h e e nd w e t oo k t wo t e a m s
T h e s e boys c a m e ou t t op i n
t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e Ye a rs, w i t h a n a m a z i ng
b r e a d t h a nd d e p t h o f r e a d i ng k now l e dg e
Br o x bou r n e S c hoo l f o r t h e London h e a t s:
s hown b e t w ee n t h e m T h e y d i d
w e ll i n t h e London h e a t s t oo
A t h a l f - w a y w e k n e w w e w e r e
i n w i t h a c h a n c e , a nd i n t h e
e nd m a n a g e d t o c om e s e c ond
a nd t h i r d – a f a n t a s t i c f e a t , a nd
on e I w a s n’ t a t a ll a s h a m e d o f.
How e v e r, i t d i d m e a n t h a t w e
no f u r t h e r… un t il I go t a phon e
c a ll t o s a y t h a t t h e w i nn i ng t e a m h a d
d e f a u l t e d a nd wou l d w e li k e t o go i n t h e i r
p l a c e ? Wou l d w e ? Ye s! T h e Ye a r 7 t e a m h a d
f r om Ye a r 8, a nd f r om Ye a r 7, a nd
c om e s e c ond , s o, a f e w w ee k s l a t e r, w e m a d e
t h e l ong j ou r n e y t o N e w c a s t l e a nd S e v e n
S t o r i e s – t h e UK C e n t r e f o r Ch il d r e n’s B oo k s –
f o r t h e N a t i on a l F i n a l s We t oo k t h e mo r n i ng
o ff t o v i s i t T h e Ang e l o f t h e No r t h a nd t h e n
i t w a s h e a d s down a nd c on c e n t r a t i ng I n a
f i n a l t h a t w a s h a r d - f ough t a nd n e r v e -r a c k i ng
( f o r t h e a ud i e n c e a s mu c h a s t h e k i d s!) ou r
t e a m b a tt l e d t h e i r w a y t o t h i r d p l a c e
T h e r e g i on a l h e a t s f o r t h e qu i z t a k e p l a c e i n
f i f t ee n t own s. I n e v e r y r e g i on a l h e a t a r ound
t h i r t y t e a m s t a k e p a r t – a nd t h e y h a v e b ee n
c ho s e n f r om hund r e d s o f c h il d r e n w i t h i n
t h e i r own s c hoo l s. S o, wh i c h e v e r w a y you
l oo k a t i t – t h i r d i n t h e UK i s a p r e tt y
a m a z i ng a c h i e v e m e n t .
And t h e r e ’s a l w a ys n ex t y e a r T h e s a m e Ye a r
7 boys w ill b e Ye a r 8, a nd s o t h e y g e t
a no t h e r c r a c k a t t h e t i t l e – a nd t h e r e ’s a
who l e n e w s e t o f c on t e nd e rs i n Ye a r 7 Good
l u c k t o t h e m a ll !
T h e boys who won i n 2008 a r e now f u ll y
c omm e mo r a t e d i n t h e s c hoo l by a p l a qu e
t h a t w a s c omm i ss i on e d by t h e H e a dm a s t e r
a nd wh i c h now h a ng s i n p r i d e o f p l a c e n ex t
t o h i s s t udy
Leonie Flynn
Librarian
School Council
An e w i n i t i a t i v e i n t r odu c e d t h i s y e a r
w a s t h e S c hoo l Coun c il . A C l a ss
R e p r e s e n t a t i v e w a s e l e c t e d f o r e a c h c l a ss
f r om Ye a r 3 upw a r d s a nd t h e y m e t w i t h t h e
S e n i o r M a s t e r, t h e D e pu t y H e a d , t h e H e a d
B oys a nd t wo non - e l e c t e d boys f r om Ye a r 8
a ppo i n t e d H e a d Coun c ill o rs T h e S c hoo l
Coun c il i s d e s i gn e d t o d e v e l op a f ee li ng o f
p a r t i c i p a t i on i n a nd r e s pon s i b ili t y t ow a r d s
s c hoo l li f e I t p r ov i d e s a f o r um f o r t h e
ex p r e ss i on o f v i e w s a nd t e a c h e s t h e boys
a bou t d e mo c r a t i c p r o c e ss e s I t a l s o s e r v e s t o
h e l p t h e boys und e rs t a nd s om e o f t h e
r e a s on s f o r r u l e s a nd p r o c e du r e s t h a t ex i s t
a t A r no l d Hou s e a nd e n a b l e s t h e s t a ff t o s ee
t h e S c hoo l f r om t h e boys’ p e rs p e c t i v e
Ye a r 8 H e a d Coun c ill o rs
Ye a r 7
Ye a r 6
Ye a r 5
Ye a r 4
Ye a r 3
T h i s y e a r, t h e n e w c l o a k r oom d e s i gn , wh i c h w a s c omp l e t e d ov e r t h e s umm e r, w a s a
r e s u l t o f i ss u e s t h a t t h e c oun c il r e p s
d i s c u ss e d a nd t h e S c hoo l Coun c il w a s
i n s t r um e n t a l i n a i d i ng We s t m i n s t e r Coun c il
Debating
Fo r mu l a t i ng a r gum e n t s a nd ex p r e ss i ng
t h e m c oh e r e n t l y i s a t r i c k y s k ill t o m a s t e r
How e v e r, i t i s on e wh i c h p e r m e a t e s a ll a r e a s
o f ou r li v e s I t i s a l s o li k e l y t o b e r e l e v a n t t o
t h e f u t u r e c a r ee rs o f m a ny o f ou r boys
D e b a t i ng i n a ss e mb l y ( wh i c h t a k e s p l a c e on
c e r t a i n Tu e s d a ys f o r Ye a rs 7 & 8) g i v e s t h e
boys a n i d e a l p l a t f o r m . No t on l y do t h e y
h a v e t o s ummon up t h e c ou r a g e t o
w i t h s t a nd t h e ex a c t i ng g a z e o f t h e i r p ee rs,
bu t a l s o h a v e t o s p e a k p e rs u a s i v e l y on
d i ff i c u l t t op i c s
I n a dd i t i on , t h e y a r e s ub j e c t e d t o a Qu e s t i on
a nd An s w e r s e ss i on a f t e r bo t h s i d e s h a v e
s po k e n . A t t h e e nd o f e a c h d e b a t e , t h e
a ud i e n c e s a r e e n c ou r a g e d t o vo t e on t h e
Director of Studies Sc hoo l Coun c il m e mb e rs 2008-2009
by f o r mu l a t i ng t h e S c hoo l Tr a v e l P l a n
Sebastian Stones
Senior Master
s t a t e m e n t
T h i s y e a r's t op i c s h a v e i n c l ud e d :
• T h e r e pu t a t i on o f B o r i s J ohn s on
• T h i s hou s e b e li e v e s boys do b e tt e r a t
s c hoo l w i t hou t g i r l s
• T h i s hou s e b e li e v e s s o c i a l n e t wo r k i ng
w e b s i t e s a r e a n unh e a l t hy w a s t e o f t i m e
Mark Maddocks
House Assemblies
ou s e A ss e mb li e s w e r e i n t r odu c e d a t
t h e b e g i nn i ng o f t h i s y e a r, t a k e n by t h e
Hou s e C a p t a i n s a nd t h e Hou s e V i c e
C a p t a i n s T h e y w e r e a l s o a b l e t o i nv i t e o t h e r
s e n i o r boys t o p a r t i c i p a t e T h e s e a ss e mb li e s a r e now v e r y pup il - l e d
I n t h e l a s t hou s e a ss e mb li e s Hou s e C a p t a i n s
c ho s e t o t a l k a bou t a d i v e rs e r a ng e o f
t h e m e s i n c l ud i ng ‘ W h a t t o Ex p e c t i n Ye a r 8’,
a nd ‘ How t o g e t b a rs a nd b a dg e s’. A ll t h e
Hou s e C a p t a i n s a l s o r e l a y e d i n f o r m a t i on
a bou t f o r t h c om i ng hou s e s po r t s e v e n t s a nd
c omp e t i t i on s I t w a s n i c e t o s ee t h a t t h e
s t a ff, who a r e a l s o a ff ili a t e d t o on e o f ou r
f ou r hou s e s; Br un e l , N e l s on , P i tt a nd
We lli ng t on , a l s o a tt e nd e d t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e
Hou s e A ss e mb li e s
Sebastian Stones
Senior Master
On Fr i d a y 20 t h M a r c h t h e A r no l d Hou s e boys hu rr i e d i n t o t h e Am e r i c a n
S c hoo l ’s m a gn i f i c e n t t h e a t r e f o r t h e a nnu a l
Ve rs e S p e a k i ng c omp e t i t i on . T h e r e w a s a
r e a l s e n s e o f o cc a s i on w i t h t h e young Ye a r 3
boys ex p e r i e n c i ng t h e i r f i rs t e v e n t a nd t h e
Ye a r 8’s e n j oy i ng i t a ll f o r t h e l a s t t i m e
T h e j udg e s f o r t h i s y e a r ’s c omp e t i t i on w e r e
Mr T hom a s, Mr R i c h a r d F l e t c h e r ( t h e B u rs a r)
a nd Mrs J o H e a r d e n ( a l ong -s e r v i ng
gov e r no r o f A r no l d Hou s e )
T h e p r o c ee d i ng s s t a r t e d , a s a l w a ys, w i t h t h e
i nd i v i du a l e n t r i e s a nd f r om 3L
h a d t h e d a un t i ng t a s k o f go i ng f i rs t H e s e t a
h i gh s t a nd a r d a nd w a s f o ll ow e d by
e nough a d e n t i s t f e a t u r e d i n t h i s po
T h
b e a u t i f u ll y r e a li s e d d r a m a t i s a t i on o f H il a i r e
B e ll o c ’s ‘ Ta r a n t e ll a’ ( c omp l e t e w i t h gu i t a r
p l a y i ng ) a nd a ll o f 6 F d r e ss e d a s g i r l s f o r
Ad r i a n H e n r i ’s po e m ,‘B e s t Fr i e nd s’.
Ye a rs 7 & 8 t a c k l e d a w i d e r a ng e o f m a t e r i a l
f r om c om i c s ong s t o F i rs t Wo r l d Wa r po e t r y
8 H a nd 8M h a d bo t h c ho s e n wo r k s by W H
Aud e n , bu t 8 H ’s i mp r e ss i v e , r a p i d - f i r e un i s on
d e li v e r y o f ‘ N i gh t M a il ’ w a s j u s t b e a t e n by
8M’s i n t e lli g e n t p r e s e n t a t i on o f ‘ T h e S h i e l d
o f A c h ill e s’.
Pr i z e s w e r e a w a r d e d , t h e li b r a r y ’s c h a r i t y
a u c t i on f o r R e d No s e D a y w a s d r a wn , f l ow e rs
w e r e p r e s e n t e d a nd t h e n i t w a s t i m e t o
(3J ) , (4B) a nd
(4J ) b e a u t i f u ll y
d e li v e r e d po e m a bou t a c r o c od il e a nd
a d e n t i s t w a s j udg e d t h e w i nn e r i n t h i s
c a t e go r y
I n Ye a rs 5 & 6 t h e e n t r a n t s w e r e ( who d e d i c a t e d h i s
e n t r y t o Mr T hom a s) , a nd D e s p i t e s t i ff
c omp e t i t i on f r om t h e o t h e r boys, po e m a bou t a n un f o r t un a t e e n c oun t e r w i t h
a po r c up i n e c a rr i e d t h e d a y I n t e r e s t i ng l y
r e t u r n t o A r no l d Hou s e f o r a w e ll d e s e r v e d
b r e a k M a ny t h a n k s t o t h e j udg e s a nd a ll t h e
boys who t oo k p a r t T h i s i s a c omp e t i t i on
t h a t j u s t k ee p s g e tt i ng b e tt e r, y e a r by y e a r!
Laura Hutchings
Head of English
Ar n o l d H o u s e h a s a s t r o n g r e c o r d o f
i nv o l v e m e n t w i t h t h e w i d e r c o m m u n i t y
a n d o v e r t h e l a s t y e a r p u p i l s, s t a f f a n d
p a r e n t s h a v e r a i s e d s i g n i f i c a n t a m o u n t s f o r
a w i d e v a r i e t y o f w o r t hy c a u s e s. T h e S c h o o l
c o n t i n u e s t o f o c u s o n g e t t i n g t h e b o ys
m o r e i nv o l v e d i n l o c a l , n a t i o n a l a n d
i n t e r n a t i o n a l p r o j e c t s a n d a l o n g w i t h t h e
Pa r e n t s’ A ss o c i a t i o n h a s r a i s e d f u n d s f o r t h e
f o l l o w i n g c h a r i t i e s
Lo c a l Le v e l
We c o n t i n u e t o b u i l d o n o u r l i n k s w i t h
c h a r i t a b l e p r o j e c t s i n t h e l o c a l a r e a , s u c h a s
t h e B a r b a r a Br o s n a n C e n t r e , w h e r e t h e o l d e r
b o ys g i v e m u s i c a l r e c i t a l s, a n d S t J o h n’s
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a nd h e w r i t e s m e l e tt e rs a nd d r a w s p i c t u r e s.
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p e op l e t o s ee i f t h e y wou l d li k e t o c om e
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t h e b a r b e r s hop a nd c on t a c t e d m e – s h e
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w r o t e a nd a r t i c l e f o r t h e p a p e r I go t t h e W ii
t h e n ex t w ee k f o r my b i r t hd a y! (Year 1)
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w e n t on a c r i c k e t t ou r t o S ou t h A f r i c a T h e r e
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c r i c k e t , t h e boys t oo k p a r t i n a numb e r o f
a c t i v i t i e s t h e mo s t i mpo r t a n t a nd
m e mo r a b l e o f wh i c h w a s t h e i r v i s i t t o T h e
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boys f ound on t h e s t r ee t s i n t h e d i s t r i c t o f
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b ee n t h r own ou t o r a b a ndon e d by t h e i r
p a r e n t s, o r h a v e r un a w a y f r om a bu s e o r
ex t r e m e pov e r t y T h e Hom e s t e a d h e l p s g i v e
t h e m a f r e s h s t a r t i n li f e by l oo k i ng a f t e r
t h e m a nd g i v i ng t h e m s h e l t e r a nd a hom e
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a nd c r i c k e t w i t h t h e Hom e s t e a d boys un t il
l un c h T h e n w e t r a v e ll e d w i t h t h e m t o
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t o il e t s W h e n w e a rr i v e d a t t h e Hom e s t e a d
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g a v e t h e m g i f t s s u c h a s c l o t h e s, c a m e r a s
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mugg e d ) , T- s h i r t s, f oo t b a ll s, b a g s a nd mo r e
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T h e Hom e s t e a d a nd now t h e y a r e bu il d i ng a
s m a ll e r hou s e f o r young e r c h il d r e n . T h e
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go i ng t o c on t i nu e s uppo r t i ng t h e m . Mo s t i mpo r t a n t l y, w e h a v e m a d e f r i e nd s t h e r e
a nd w e w ill s t a y i n t ou c h w i t h t h e m . and
(Year 6)
Yea r 1
Cong r a t u l a t i on s t o a ll ou r Ye a r 1 boys on t h e
g r e a t s t a r t t h e y h a v e m a d e t o t h e i r I C T s k ill s
a t A r no l d Hou s e ! T h e h i gh t e c h a tt i c i s a n
a w f u ll y l ong w a y f o r t h e li tt l e boys t o v i s i t
a nd t h e y h a v e b ee n m a k i ng t h e t r e k up
t w i c e a w ee k We s t a r t e d t h e y e a r o ff w i t h
d e v e l op i ng t h e i r mou s e c on t r o l t h r ough t h e
u s e o f a g r a ph i c s p r og r a m c a ll e d D a zz l e T h e
boys c r e a t e d s om e b e a u t i f u l f r u i t , f l ow e r a nd
f i s h p i c t u r e s. I n t h e s umm e r t e r m w e wo r k e d
h a r d on b a s i c k e ybo a r d s k ill s a nd t h e boys
a r e now c on f i d e n t l y c on s t r u c t i ng s e n t e n c e s
u s i ng a wo r d p r o c e ss i ng p r og r a m c a ll e d
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Yea r 2
Ou r Ye a r 2 boys h a v e
wo r k e d h a r d on
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s k ill s l e a r n t l a s t y e a r. T h e y
h a v e p r odu c e d s om e
l ov e l y g r a ph i c s wo r k b a s e
on p a i n t i ng s by Mond r i a n , Po ll o c k
a nd K a nd i n s k y wh i c h h a s b r o a d e n e d t h e i r
u s e o f d i ff e r e n t t oo l s i n D a zz l e
T h e boys a l s o ‘m e t ’ s om e li v e l y n e w
r e s i d e n t s o f t h e I C T r oom c a ll e d B ee B o t s
Lo t s o f f un a nd g a m e s w e r e h a d i n l e a r n i ng
how t o c on t r o l t h e li tt l e r obo t s! T h e boys a r e now s up e r c on f i d e n t w i t h Tex tE a s e a f t e r
b e i ng budd i ng a u t ho rs a nd ill u s t r a t o rs on
t h e i r a n i m a l s t o r y boo k s.
Yea r 3
I n Ye a r 3 w e h a v e s ee n s om e f a n t a s t i c wo r d p r o c e ss i ng a bou t An c i e n t E gyp t . T h e boys
w e r e g r e a t a t c omb i n i ng t ex t a nd g r a ph i c s
t o p r odu c e r e a ll y p r o f e ss i on a l l oo k i ng r e su l t s!
T h e i r u s e o f s e l e c t e d w e b s i t e s f o r r e s e a r c h
h a s r e a ll y i mp r ov e d a nd t h e boys c a n now
l oo k f o r w a r d t o u s i ng s e a r c h e ng i n e s
e ff i c i e n t l y i n Ye a r 4 T h e y h a v e a l s o c r e a t e d
unn i ng p a i n t i ng s i n s p i r e d by Mon e t a nd Va n Gogh by u s i ng t h e o il p a i n t
a nd d r y b r u s h t oo l s i n D a zz l e .
Yea r 4
T h e Ye a r 4 boys h a v e c r e a t e d s om e
b e a u t i f u l m a t h e m a t i c a l d e s i gn s u s i ng
S up e r l ogo T h e i r d e s i gn s t oo k a l o t o f h a r d
wo r k a nd c on c e n t r a t i on a s a ny m i s t a k e
c ou l d no t b e ‘un - don e ’ a nd t h e p a tt e r n h a d
t o b e r e s t a r t e d ! T h e c on c e p t o f b r a n c h i ng
d a t a b a s e s w a s i n t r odu c e d a nd t h e boys
c on s t r u c t e d t h e i r own s o r t i ng g a m e by
a s k i ng a pp r op r i a t e y e s /no qu e s t i on s
Yea r 5
I n Ye a r 5, t h e boys h a v e e mb r a c e d t h e
Comp a ss Cou rs e wh i c h i n c o r po r a t e s I C T a s
w e ll a s i nd e p e nd e n t l e a r n i ng r e s e a r c h a nd
g r oup wo r k s k ill s. A w i d e r a ng e o f d i ff e r e n t
p r o j e c t s h a v e b ee n und e r t a k e n , i n c l ud i ng ,
l e a f l e t s, i n f o r m a t i on s h ee t s, g r a ph i c s wo r k
a nd p r e s e n t a t i on s. S om e o f t h e i r p a g e s f o r
t h e ‘A r no l d Hou s e B oo k o f B oo k s’ w e r e
p a r t i c u l a r l y s u cc e ssf u l
Yea r 6
I n Ye a r 6, t h e boys h a v e h a d t h e
oppo r t un i t y t o r e a ll y p e r f e c t t h e i r
p r e s e n t a t i on s k ill s a s w e ll a s p r odu c i ng w e b
s i t e s a bou t d i ff e r e n t wo r l d r e li g i on s a nd
p r odu
c i ng s i mp l e a n i m a t i on s N ex t y e a r, w e
w ill b e ex p a nd i ng t h i s p a r t i c u l a r a r e a o f I C T
by pu r c h a s i ng s om e n e w c a m e r a s a nd
p r odu c i ng s t op mo t i on a n i m a t i on s T h e
boys p e r f o r m e d ex t r e m e l y w e ll a t t h e Ye a r
6 Comp a ss Pr e s e n t a t i on t o p a r e n t s a nd
s hou l d b e v e r y p r oud o f t h e i r a c h i e v e m e n t s.
Yea r 7
Ou r s e n i o r boys h a v e und e r t a k e n mo r e
ex t e nd e d p r o j e c t s i n I C T a nd p r odu c e d t h e i r
own w e b s i t e s a nd mob il e phon e d e s i gn s
u s i ng Pub li s h e r T h e y h a v e a l s o b e c om e
ex p e r t s i n u s i ng Ex c e l t o p e r f o r m mo r e
c omp l ex c a l c u l a t i on s f o r t h e i r s c hoo l t u c k
s hop p r o j e c t s
Yea r 8
T h e Ye a r 8 boys h a v e wo r k e d s u cc e ssf u ll y i n
p a i rs a nd s m a ll g r oup s on t wo m a i n
p r o j e c t s T h e y h a d a C a non s Pa r k D a y li n k e d
w i t h t h e i r h i s t o r y s t ud i e s t o p r odu c e
n e w s p a p e rs b a s e d on e v e n t s f r om Br i t i s h
M e d i e v a l h i s t o r y T h e boys l e a r n t a bou t
d e s k - t op pub li s h i ng i n c l ud i ng t h e u s e o f
c o l umn s a nd a u t o t ex t f l ow S om e f u t u r e
j ou r n a li s t s a nd h i s t o r i a n s a r e d e f i n i t e l y
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s t t h e m ! T h e boys a l s o b e c a m e e v e n t
kha Ruda
Head of ICT
ICT Whizz Kidz!
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wo r k a g a i n t h i s y e a r m a n a g i ng t o pu t
t og e t h e r t h r ee i n c r e d i b l y s u cc e ssf u l i ss u e s o f
W h i zz K i dz! m a g a z i n e .
T h e boys h a v e p l a nn e d , r e s e a r c h e d a nd
c on s t r u c t e d a r t i c l e s a bou t a n a m a z i ng a rr a y
o f t op i c s f r om r a r e a n i m a l s a nd r ugby t o D IY,
s c i e n c e a nd Do c t o r W ho A s e v e r, e a c h i ss u e
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e n s u r e t h a t a l l b o ys’ a c h i e v e m e n t s a r e
r e c o g n i s e d , c o n f i d e n c e r a i s e d a n d t a l e n t s
n u r t u r e d
Kate Coveney
Head of Learning Support
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e x c e l l e n t s p i r i t u a l a n d m o r a l g u i d a n c e
t h a t A r n o l d H o u s e g i v e s t o i t s p u p i l s a n d
c h u r c h s e r v i c e s w e r e m e n t i o n e d a s a n
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i n s p e c t i o n a n d t h e s e r v i c e a t S t J o h n’s Wo o d
Pa r i s h C h u r c h w a s “o b s e r v e d ” b y t w o i n s p e c t o rs, w h o w e r e v e r y i m p r e ss e d b y t h e
l i t u r g y a n d t h e s i n g i n g T h e y w e r e a b l e t o
s e e h o w A r n o l d H o u s e p r o u d l y c e l e b r a t e s
i t s C h r i s t i a n e t h o s w h i l s t b e i n g s e n s i t i v e t o
o t h e r r e l i g i o u s t r a d i t i o n s T h e i n s p e c t o rs
w e r e a m u s e d b y t h e c o m m e n t o f o n e b o y,
“a t h i r d o f t h e C h a p e l C h o i r a r e J e w i s h” I t
w o u l d b e a p p r o p r i a t e t h i s y e a r t o m e n t i o n
t h e i m m e n s e c o n t r i b u t i o n t h a t K a t e D a v i e s
h a s m a d e t o t h i s a s p e c t o f S c h o o l l i f e a s
D i r e c t o r o f M u s i c S h e h a s b u i l t u p t h e
C h a p e l C h o i r t o a h i g h s t a n d a r d , m a k i n g
t h e i r s i n g i n g a r e g u l a r a n d i m p o r t a n t p a r t o f o u r s e r v i c e s
T h a n k s a l s o t o Fa t h e r A n d e rs a n d Fa t h e r
A n d r e w ( t h e c u r a t e ) f o r t a k i n g t h e s e r v i c e s
a n d g i v i n g s u c h l e a r n e d a n d i n t e r e s t i n g
s e r m o n s
John Hill
Deputy Headmaster
We w e r e p r i v i l e g e d t o h av e t w o e xc e l l e n t
s p e a k e rs a t o u r Pr i z e G i v i n g s t h i s y e a r.
Mr P e t e r M c D o n o u g h w a s t h e g u e s t o f
h o n o u r a t t h e J u n i o r Pr i z e G i v i n g f o r Ye a rs 1
t o 4. H e i s t h e D e p u t y H e a d m a s t e r a t M i l l H i l l
S c h o o l a n d s h a r e d w i t h t h e b o ys h i s h i g h l y
p o s i t i v e o b s e r v a t i o n s o f h i s v i s i t t o A r n o l d
H o u s e a f e w w e e k s e a r l i e r H e c o n g r a t u l a t e d
t h e b o ys o n t h e i r g o o d a t t i t u d e t o w o r k a n d
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John Hill
Deputy Headmaster
J un i o r Schoo l Pr i ze G i v i ng
Thursday 2nd July 2009
Yea rs 1 a nd 2
Each boy received an individual certificate
Yea r 3 Fo rm Pr i z e s
For Effort, Attitude and Contribution to the group
3J
3L
Yea r 4 Fo rm Pr i z e s
For Effort, Attitude and Contribution to the Group
4B
4J
Yea r 4 I nd i v i du a l Aw a r d s
M a t h e m a t i c s Pr o ss e r Cup
E ng li s h Pa r e n t s’ Cup
S c i e n c e S ou t hw a r d Cup
Fr e n c h Pr a tt Cup
H i s t o r y V i n e y Cup
G e og r a phy A r no l d Hou s e Cup
R e li g i ou s S t ud i e s E l -K h a z e n Cup
I C T Ba l c omb e Cup
Pr og r e ss Pr i z e – 4J B oo k Pr i z e
Pr og r e ss Pr i z e – 4BB oo k Pr i z e
D r a m a Lynn Cup
A r t s F e s t i v a l C r i c h l ow Cup
L i b r a r y B oo k Pr i z e
Hum a n i t i e s Pr i z e B oo k Pr i z e
A rt
Ov e r a ll O a k l e y Cup
Mu s i c
C l a ss Mu s i c Ba k e r Du l y Cup
I n s t r um e n t a l B oo k Pr i z e
S i ng i ng B oo k Pr i z e
S po rt
PE G a m e s B ow l
Te nn i s Con r a d L e a c h Cup
Gymn a s t i c s C l ogg Cup
F oo t b a ll G i bb s Cup
R ugby Pr i t c h a r d Cup
C r i c k e t A c k n e r Cup
A t h l e t i c s J ub il ee Cup
Mo s t I mp r ov e d B oo k Pr i z e
R ugby P l a y e r
A ll R ound S po r t s m a n K i ng s l e y Cup
A ll -R ound e r
Ye a r 3 L e vy Cup
Ye a r 4 Young Cup
’42 C l ub Pr i z e s
Ye a rs 1 & 2
Hu i s h Cup
Ye a rs 3 & 4 Coop e r Cup
S en i o r Schoo l Pr i ze G i v i ng
Tuesday 7th July 2009
Yea r 5 Fo rm Pr i z e s
For Effort, Attitude and Contribution to the group
5M:
5 O :
Yea r 6 Fo rm Pr i z e s
For Effort, Attitude and Contribution to the group
6 F
6S
Yea r 6 Sub j e c t Pr i z e s
M a t h e m a t i c s W h i tt a k e r Cup
E ng li s h
L a ss Gr a nd f a t h e r ’s P l a t e
S c i e n c e R oqu e s Cup
Fr e n c h D a v i s Cup
L a t i n R o s e Cup
H i s t o r y L a ss Cup
G e og r a phy B oo k Pr i z e
R e li g i ou s S t ud i e s B oo k Pr i z e
I n f o r m a t i on Te c hno l ogy B oo k Pr i z e
A r t R a l ph s Cup
Comp a ss Cou rs e F e n t on Cup
Mu s i c B oo k Pr i z e
S po r t
’42 C l ub
Yea r 7 Fo rm Pr i z e s
B oo k Pr i z e
B oo k Pr i z e
For Effort, Attitude and Contribution to the group
7 H : 7K :
Ve rs e S p e a k i ng Ba k e r Cup
8H Pr i z e s
8 M Pr i z e s
Tr e g a r n e t h Cup S po k e n Fr e n c h
G r i ff i t h s CupC a p t a i n o f C r i c k e t
Gu tt e r i dg e CupCumb r i a Tr i p
D r a g e Aw a r dOu t s t a nd i ng
A c a d e m i c
A c h i e v e m e n t
J a zz Cup J a zz
C a s t e ll o Cup Pr og r e ss i n L a t i n
Woodb r i dg e Cup 3 D D e s i gn
T homp s on -G i bbon s Br a ss S a l v e r
C a p a do s e CupOu t s t a nd i ng C r i c k e t
P l a y e r
T h e Woo l f Cup S c i e n c e
T h e G il c h r i s t Cup Cho r i s t e r Aw a r d
F o r b e s Tr ophy L i t e r a t u r e
M a y B e r k e r y Cup ( j o i n t ) Woodw i nd
E l t on Cup A r t
C a r g ill B ow l ( j o i n t ) H e a d B oy
L i b r a r y Cup L i b r a r y
M c Wa tt e rs Cup I C T
How a r d CupA c a d e m i c Pr og r e ss
Lo x t on -Pe a c o c k Cup E ng li s h
E dg e Cup L a t i n
Br a i t hw a i t e CupC a p t a i n o f R ugby
B oo k Pr i z e Pr og r e ss i n M a t h s
M a y B e r k e r y Cup ( j o i n t ) Woodw i nd
B oo k Pr i z e Ou t s t a nd i ng
Ho c k e y P l a y e r
R ob i n s on Cup P i a no
Too t h Cup G r ee k
S ug a r m a n Cup S t r i ng s
C a r g ill B ow l ( j o i n t ) H e a d B oy
T h e Br od e r i c k CupCho r i s t e r Aw a r d
G l u c k s t e i n CupG e og r a phy
B oo k Pr i z e A ll r ound
c on t r i bu t i on t o S po r t
R a yn e Tr ophyA r t
Co r on a t i on CupH i s t o r y e ss a y
Pa pp i n Cup H i s t o r y
B ow l e s Cup C a p t a i n o f F oo t b a ll
C r own Cup Ou t s t a nd i ng
G a m e s P l a y e r
W i n s e r Cup D r a m a
S a nd e rs CupCom i t a s e t I ndu s t r i a
B oo k Pr i z e R e li g i ou s S t ud i e s
B i r c h Cup Fr e n c h
R e i d Cup Ex c e ll e n c e i n t h e C l a ss i c s ’42 C l ub Pr i z e Ou t s t a nd i ng
Qu a li t i e s
N e r d r um Cup R e li g i ou s S t ud i e s
B e c k m a n Cup S po r t i ng Qu a li t i e s
M a c b e a n CupO r i g i n a l S t o r y
K a t e D a v i e s CupOu t s t a nd i ng Mu s i c a l
A c h i e v e m e n t
B oo k Pr i z e Ou t s t a nd i ng R ugby P l a y e r
C e m l yn -J on e s Cup E ng li s h
R i c h a r d No rr i s CupM a t h s: Pr og r e ss & Po t e n t i a l M e d a w a r CupC l a ss i c a l
Ba c k g r ound
Ph ili p s & Le s t e r CupC a p t a i n o f Ho c k e y
B e s w i c k Cup S c i e n c e S a und e rs Cup S i ng i ng
H ea d B oys 2009-2010
House Competition
T h e Hou s e c omp e t i t i on w a s v e r
t e r m t h e Hou s e s a r e i ss u e d w i t h po i n t s a cc o r d i ng t o t h e i r
h e l d i n e a c h t e r m . T h e f o ll ow i ng t a b l e s how s a ll o f t h e s e r e s u l t s.
Po si t i on s f o r I ndu s t r y a nd C i t i zen s h i p
Autumn Term
1s t We lli ng t on 8 po i n t s
2 nd P i tt 6 po i n t s
3r dN e l s on 4 po i n t s
4 t h Br un e l 2 po i n t s
Spring Term
1s t We lli ng t on 8 po i n t s
2 nd Br un e l 6 po i n t s
3r dN e l s on 4 po i n t s
4 t h P i tt 2 po i n t s
Summer Term
1s t N e l s on 8 po i n t s
2 nd Br un e l 6 po i n t s
3r d We lli ng t on 4 po i n t s
4 t h P i tt
2 po i n t s
Cong r a t u l a t i on s t o t h e w i nn e rs, N e l s on T h
Po si t i on s f o r Hou s e M a tche s
Football
1s t N e l s on
2 nd Br un e l
3r d P i tt
4 t h We lli ng t on
Rugby
1s t N e l s on
2 nd Br un e l
3r d P i tt
4 t h We lli ng t on
4 po i n t s
3 po i n t s
2 po i n t s
1 po i n t
4 po i n t s
3 po i n t s
2 po i n t s
1 po i n t
Athletics Championships, Cricket andTennis
1s t N e l s on
2 nd P i tt
3r d We lli ng t on
4 t h Br un e l
P i tt
4 po i n t s
3 po i n t s
2 po i n t s
1 po i n t
Accumu l a ted Tot a l
Autumn Term
1s t We lli ng t on 18 po i n t s
2 ndN e l s on 16 po i n t s
3r d Br un e l 14 po i n t s
4 t h P i tt 12 po i n t s
Autumn and Spring Term
1s t We lli ng t on 18 po i n t s
2 nd N e l s on 16 po i n t s
3r d Br un e l 14 po i n t s
4 t h P i tt 12 po i n t s
Final Positions
1s t N e l s on 28 po i n t s
2 nd We lli ng t on 24 po i n t s
3r d Br un e l 21 po i n t s 4 t h P i tt 17 po i n t s
E ffor t and Citizenship
Boys t h r oughou t t h e S c hoo l a r e a w a r d e d
E ff o r t g r a d e s i n t h e i r I n t e r i m ( h a l f - t e r m )
a nd Pr og r e ss ( e nd o f t e r m ) r e po r t s i n a ll
s ub j e c t s: E ng li s h , M a t h s, S c i e n c e , L a t i n ( Ye a r
5 upw a r d s) , G r ee k ( Ye a r 7 & 8) , Fr e n c h ,
H i s t o r y, G e og r a phy, R e li g i ou s S t ud i e s, I C T, Mu s i c , A r t , Comp a ss ( Ye a r 5 & 6) a nd P hys i c a l
E du c a t i on A t t h e e nd o f e a c h t e r m
j udg e m e n t s a r e a l s o m a d e a bou t a boy ’s
c ondu c t , c ou r t e sy a nd c on t r i bu t i on t o t h e
li f e o f t h e S c hoo l i n t h e f o r m o f C i t i z e n s h i p
g r a d e s E ff o r t a nd C i t i z e n s h i p g r a d e s a r e
c onv e r t e d i n t o Hou s e po i n t s a nd t h e
f o ll ow i ng boys a r e t o b e h i gh l y c omm e nd e d
f o r a m a ss i ng t h e h i gh e s t i nd i v i du a l Hou s e po i n t t o t a l s du r i ng t h e s c hoo l y e a r i n t h e i r
r e s p e c t i v e y e a r g r oup s
Outstanding Achievement
B oys t h r oughou t t h e S c hoo l a r e a w a r d e d
A c h i e v e m e n t g r a d e s i n t h e i r I n t e r i m ( h a l f -
t e r m ) a nd Pr og r e ss r e po r t s ( e nd o f t e r m ) i n
a ll s ub j e c t s: E ng li s h , M a t h s, S c i e n c e , L a t i n
( Ye a r 5 upw a r d s) , G r ee k ( Ye a r 7 a nd 8) ,
Fr e n c h , H i s t o r y, G e og r a phy, R e li g i ou s S t ud i e s,
I C T, Mu s i c , A r t , Comp a ss ( Ye a r 5 a nd 6) a nd
P hys i c a l E du c a t i on We hop e t h a t e a c h boy
w ill m a k e c on s i s t e n t p r og r e ss du r i ng t h e
y e a r a nd b e p e r f o r m i ng a t h i s b e s t by t h e
e nd o f t h e s umm e r t e r m T h e f o ll ow i ng boys
w e r e a w a r d e d 3 o r mo r e ‘A’ g r a d e s f o r
Ou t s t a nd i ng A c h i e v e m e n t i n t h e i r e nd o f
y e a r r e po r t a nd a r e t o b e h i gh l y
c omm e nd e d
3 ‘A’Gr a d e s:
Ye a r 2
Ye a r 2
Ye a r 2
Ye a r 3
Ye a r 3
Ye a r 4
Ye a r 4
Ye a r 4
Ye a r 4
Ye a r 5
Ye a r 6
Ye a r 6
Ye a r 7
Ye a r 7
Ye a r 7
Ye a r 7
4 ‘A’Gr a d e s:
Ye a r 1
Ye a r 1
Ye a r 1
Ye a r 2
Ye a r 2
Ye a r 3
Ye a r 4
Ye a r 4
Ye a r 4
Ye a r 4
Ye a r 4
Ye a r 4
Ye a r 5
Ye a r 5
Ye a r 5
Ye a r 6
Ye a r 6
Ye a r 7
Ye a r 7
Ye a r 7
Ye a r 7
5 ‘A’Gr a d e s:
Ye a r 1
Ye a r 1
Ye a r 4
Ye a r 5
Ye a r 5
Ye a r 5
Ye a r 6
6 o r mo r e ‘A’Gr a d e s: (Number of Grades in brackets)
Ye a r 1
Ye a r 3
Ye a r 3
Ye a r 3
Ye a r 3
Ye a r
J un i o r S c hoo l
Anothe r a ct i on p a c k ed ye ar w i th the boy s g r ow i ng s o f a s t ( both phy si c a ll y a nd ment a ll y ) B y the s umme r te r m we s ee s uch a ch a nge i n a ll o f them , the Ye ar 1 boy s no l onge r l oo k li k e li tt l e boy s a nd the othe r boy s h a ve a much mo r e s e l f -a ss u r ed w a y a bout them . T he end o f the a c a dem i c ye ar a l w a y s come s a t the r i ght t i me w i th a ll the boy s r e a dy a nd k een to move up to the i r next c l a ss whe r e the expect a t i on s ar e j u s t a li tt l e b i t h i ghe r a nd the cu rr i cu l um mo r e dem a nd i ng
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T h i s y e a r w e w e l c om e d s om e n e w f a c e s t o
t h e Pr e -Pr e p t e a m w i t h S a r a h R a m s bo tt om
t a k i ng ov e r a s Ye a r 1 c l a ss t e a c h e r, Yu li y a
B oy a r i n a s Ye a r 2 c l a ss t e a c h e r, a nd J a c k i e
R a vd e n a s Ye a r 2 Te a c h i ng A ss i s t a n t
S a r a h a nd Yu li y a j o i n t l y a ss um e d t h e r o l e o f
l e a d i ng t h e D r a m a i n t h e Pr e -Pr e p a nd w e
w e r e t r e a t e d t o s om e wond e r f u l d r a m a t i c
ex t r a v a g a nz a s T h e Ch r i s t m a s p l a y, “ T h e
B o ssy K i ng” , unv e il e d s om e r e a l t a l e n t w i t h
p l a y i ng t h e l e a d r o l e i n Ye a r
2, a nd i n Ye a r 1 T h e summ e r p r odu c t i on , “ Hoodw i n k e d “ w a s e qu a ll y
i mp r e ss i v e a nd r e a ll y s how e d how mu c h t h e
boys h a d d e v e l op e d i n c on f i d e n c e – t h e y
t oo k on a d e m a nd i ng s c r i p t t h a t w a s w r i tt e n
f o r n i n e y e a r o l d s!
p l a y e d t h e p a r t o f R ob i n Hood i n Ye a r 1 w i t h
c on f i d e n c e a nd a s t h e
S h e r i ff w a s e qu a ll y i mp r e ss i v e . I n Ye a r 2
a s R ob i n Hood wow e d t h e
a ud i e n c e w i t h s om e b e a u t i f u l s i ng i ng a nd
p l a y e d t h e r o l e w i t h e n e r gy a nd e n t hu s i a s m
We w e r e t r e a t e d a f t e r w a r d s t o s om e wond e r f u l mu s i c f r om boys i n Ye a r 2
Yea rs 3 & 4
L i f e i n Ye a rs 3 a nd 4 h a s b ee n e qu a ll y a c t i on
p a c k e d , t h e m a j o r e v e n t o f t h e y e a r b e i ng
t h e A r t s F e s t i v a l wh i c h w a s a wond e r f u l
c e l e b r a t i on o f t h e m a ny c r e a t i v e t a l e n t s o f
t h e boys, s t a r t i ng w i t h t h e a r t i s t i c a nd e nd i ng
w i t h t h e mu s i c a l T h e s e c ond y e a r o f t h i s
e v e n t p r ov e d j u s t a s s u cc e ssf u l a s l a s t y e a r
p e r h a p s b e c a u s e e a c h a nd e v e r y boy w a s f u ll y i nvo l v e d . I t w a s wond e r f u l t o s ee t h e i r
d e li gh t a nd p r i d e i n t h e i r p e r fo r m a n c e s. Bo t h
Ye a r g r oup s w e r e l u c k y e nough t o p a r t i c i p a t e
i n a r a ng e o f t r i p s a nd e v e n t s, f r om t h e a t r e
a nd a u t ho r v i s i t s i n s c hoo l t o ex c u rs i on s t o t h e Ve r u l a m i um , t h e S c i e n c e Mu s e um a nd
London Zoo, no t t o m e n t i on v a r i ou s a c t i v i t y
d a ys a t C a non s Pa r k Loo k i ng b a c k , i t i s h a r d
t o s ee how w e c r a mm e d i t a ll i n !
Ou r Fr i d a y a w a r d s A ss e mb li e s c on t i nu e t o
c e l e b r a t e bo t h c l a ss a nd i nd i v i du a l
s u cc e ss e s w i t h t h e mu c h s ough t a f t e r
Go l d e n B oy c e r t i f i c a t e , I ndu s t r y Ba dg e s,
C i t i z e n s h i p Ba rs a nd A r t i s t o f t h e Wee k
Susie Dart, Head of Pre-Prep
Lizzie Jones, Head of Years 3 & 4
o t h Ye a r 1 g r
t h e v a r i e t y o f m a c h i n e r y u s e d t h e r e . T h e y
a l s o e n j o y e d p l a n t i n g p o t a t o e s a n d a n a t u r e
r a m b l e a r o u n d t h e g r o u n d s. I n t h e s p r i n g
t e r m Ye a r 1 w e n t t o T h e D e s i g n M u s e u m
w h e r e t h e y d i d a p r a c t i c a l w o r k s h o p o n
r e c y c l i n g , a n d a f t e r w a r d s t h e w e a t h e r w a s
p l e a s a n t e n o u g h f o r t h e b o ys t o e n j o y a
p i c n i c l u n c h b y t h e R i v e r T h a m e s A s p a r t o f
o u r H i s t o r y- b a s e d t o p i c w o r k t h e y v i s i t e d
t h e G e f f r y e M u s e u m a n d l o o k e d a t h o u s e s
a n d h o m e s, “ T h e n a n d N o w ” T h e y
c o m p a r e d a n d c o n t r a s t e d a V i c t o r i a n r o o m
w i t h a r o o m f r o m t h e 1990s a n d d e f i n i t e l y
a l l a g r e e d t h a t a l i f e w i t h o u t e l e c t r i c i t y ( a n d
YE A R 1
C a n o n s P a r k D a y
6 t h M a r c h – Tr a c t o r D a y
D a y Tr i p s
3r d M a r c h – G e f f r y e M u s e u m
18 t h M a r c h – D e s i g n M u s e u m
Susie Dart Head of Pre-Prep
Year 2 T r ips & Activities
Th e r e h a v e b ee n l o t s o f t r i p s ou t o f s c hoo l
t h i s y e a r, bu t on l y on e wh i c h t oo k t h e
boys b a c k i n t i m e ! A f t e r f i nd i ng ou t i n c l a ss
a bou t wh a t li f e wou l d h a v e b ee n li k e f o r a
s c hoo l boy i n V i c t o r i a n t i m e s, Ye a r 2 h a d a
c h a n c e t o ex p e r i e n c e i t f o r t h e m s e l v e s a t ou r
V i c t o r i a n D a y a t C a non s Pa r k M i ss Le g a n a nd
Mrs B oy a r i n i mm e rs e d t h e m s e l v e s i n t h e i r
r o l e s a nd a pp e a r e d i n V i c t o r i a n -s t y l e g a r b,
t h e y r e f u s e d t o a ll ow a ny t a l k i ng i n c l a ss
a nd o ff e nd e rs w e r e ' pu t i n t h e c o r n e r' S um s
w e r e c omp l e t e d on s l a t e s a nd e v e n P E w a s
t r a n sf o r m e d i n t o a V i c t o r i a n s t y l e d r ill s e ssi on
A f t e r t h a t t r i p c a m e on e t o T h e G r e a t F i r e
Ex h i b i t i on a t T h e Mu s e um o f London T h e r e
t h e boys p a r t i c i p a t e d e n t hu s i a s t i c a ll y i n a
s t o r y t e lli ng a nd d r a m a wo r k s hop – t h e s i gh t
o f 36 boys a ll p r e t e nd i ng t o b e f l a m e s w a s
c e r t a i n l y a rr e s t i ng ! Ano t h e r C a non s Pa r k t r i p
s a w t h e boys p l a n t v e g e t a b l e s wh il s t
l e a r n i ng a bou t t h e p r ob l e m s o f c r op
p l a n t i ng wo r l dw i d e
We w e r e b a c k up t o C a non s Pa r k i n t h e
s umm e r t e r m , wh e n M i ss R a w li n s on i nv i t e d
t h e boys t o f i nd ou t mo r e a bou t A f r i c a n A r t
A t T h e London Tr a n s po r t Mu s e um t h e y bu il t
t h e i r own bu s e s T h e B-Typ e bu s h a s no r oo f
a nd a r a t h e r d a ng e r ou s s e t o f s t a i rs bu t t h e
boys c on s t r u c t e d t h i s w i t h e a s e , s how i ng
g r e a t g r oup - wo r k a nd i n f e c t i ou s e n t hu si a s m
A ll t h e d a ys ou t w e r e g r e a t f un , bu t mo r e
t h a n t h a t t h e y e n a b l e d t h e boys t o w i d e n
t h e i r i n t e r e s t s a nd ex p e r i e n c e s i n a w a ys t h a t
d e f i n i t e l y d i dn ' t f ee l e v e n s li gh t l y li k e wo r k
Patricia Legan andYuliya Boyarin
Year 2 Form Teachers
London Tra n s po rt Mu s e um
I n J un e w e w e n t t o t h e London Tr a n s po r t
Mu s e um Wh e n w e go t t o t h e mu s e um w e
s p li t i n t o g r oup s o f f ou r a nd w e n t ex p l o r i ng
We w e r e g i v e n a s p e c i a l t i c k e t wh i c h w e
h a d t o s t a mp 13 t i m e s i n v a r i ou s p l a c e s
a r ound t h e mu s e um F i rs t l y, w e w e n t t o l oo k
a t t h e bu s e s We s a w a B-Typ e bu s t h a t d i d
no t h a v e a r oo f bu t i t h a d s om e s e a t s on t h e
upp e r d e c k W h e n i t r a i n e d p e op l e u s e d t o
pu ll s p e c i a l y e ll ow c ov e rs ov e r t h e i r k n ee s
a nd u s e d umb r e ll a s t o p r o t e c t t h e m s e l v e s
S e c ond l y, w e l oo k e d a t t h e t r a i n s S om e o f
t h e m w e r e v e r y o l d S om e c a rr i a g e s w e r e
m a d e ou t o f wood We w e n t i n s i d e a nd s a t
down ex p l o r i ng t h e i n t e r i o rs T h e ov e r h e a d
r a c k s w e r e r a t h e r n a rr ow a nd t h e s u i t c a s e s
t h a t w e r e on t h e m l oo k e d li k e t h e y w e r e
go i ng t o t opp l e o ff a t a ny s e c ond . We a l s o
w e n t on a s t e a m t r a i n . I t w a s pow e r e d by
c o a l . I t a l s o n ee d e d w a t e r t o wo r k .
We m a d e a B-Typ e bu s du r i ng t h e wo r k s hop
ou t o f f o a m b l o c k s I t w a s good f un !
T h e r e w a s a li tt l e p l a y a r e a wh e r e t h e r e w e r e
d i ff e r e n t m e a n s o f t r a n s po r t We e n j oy e d
YE A R 2
C a non s Park D a y s
6 t h Nov e mb e r – V i c t o r i a n D a y
12 t h M a r c h – Tr a c t o r D a y
13 t h M a y – A f r i c a n A r t D a y
D a y Tr i p s
24 t h M a r c h – Mu s e um o f London
18 t h J un e – London Tr a n s po r t Mu s e um
u s i ng v a r i ou s s i mu l a t o rs p r e t e nd i ng t o b e
c a p t a i n s, t r a i n d r i v e rs, bu s a nd t a x i d r i v e rs.
Ov e r a ll , w e h a d a s up e r t r i p !
The 2B Boys
A f r i c a n Art D ay
I n M a y, w e w e n t t o C a non s Pa r k f o r a n
A f r i c a n A r t D a y. We d r e w A f r i c a n M a s k s u s i ng
a p e n c il t o m a k e a c on t i nuou s li n e – no t
t a k i ng t h e p e n c il o ff t h e p a p e r on c e
A f t e r w a r d s w e u s e d d i ff e r e n t s o r t s o f p e n c il s
t o d r a w t h e m a s k s; on e w a s a g r a ph i t e
p e n c il N ex t w e h a d l un c h a nd a b r e a k wh e n
I p l a y e d c r i c k e t w i t h a nd
W h e n w e w e n t b a c k i n s i d e w e u s e d c h a l k
p a s t e l s t o m a k e ou r p i c t u r e T h e l a s t t h i ng
w e d i d w a s m a k e a c o ll a g e by r i pp i ng p a p e r
I r e a ll y e n j oy e d m a k i ng t h e c o ll a g e wh e n I
u s e d l o t s o f s h i ny c o l ou r e d p a p e r I t w a s f un
b e i ng c r e a t i v e ! (Year 2)
Year 3 T r ips & Activities
Ca non s Pa r k Ac t i v i t y D ay
On t h e 30 t h o f J un e Ye a r 3 w e n t t o C a non s
Pa r k f o r a n a c t i v i t y d a y. We w e r e s p li t up i n t o
g r oup s o f f ou r t ee n . We h a d on e a c t i v i t y w i t h
M i ss J on e s, on e w i t h Mr M a r t i n a nd on e
w i t h Mr M a tt h e w s F i rs t , my g r oup w e n t w i t h
M i ss J on e s M i ss J on e s’ t a s k w a s ex t r e m e l y
h a r d – w e h a d t o bu il d a r e a ll y t a ll t ow e r ou t
o f s p a gh e tt i a nd m a rs hm a ll ow s We d e c i d e d
t o bu il d a pyr a m i d Ou r f i rs t d e s i gn f e ll down
s o w e h a d t o bu il d a no t h e r on e T h e s e c ond
on e w a s b e tt e r A t t h e e nd w e m e a s u r e d t h e
h e i gh t s a nd ou r g r oup c a m e l a s t w i t h 23
c m T h e h i gh e s t w a s 47 c m !
N ex t w e w e n t w i t h Mr M a r t i n . We h a d t o pu t
s e v e n , s i x, f i v e , f ou r, t h r ee a nd t wo p a r t s o f
ou r bod i e s on t h e f l oo r. A t t h e e nd w e h a d a
c omp e t i t i on . We h a d t o pu t f ou r p a r t s o f t h e
body on t h e f l oo r. a nd I won !
A f t e r h a v i ng a b r e a k w e w e n t w i t h Mr
M a tt h e w s We p l a y e d t h r ee g a m e s On e
c a ll e d ‘Evo l u t i on’, on e ‘ Ch a i n t a g’ a nd a no t h e r
on e w a s f a lli ng b a c k w a r d s We p l a y e d
‘Evo l u t i on’ f i rs t t h e n ‘ Ch a i n t a g’ a nd f i n a ll y
f a lli ng b a c k w a r d s wh i c h w a s my f a vou r i t e
You h a d t o f a ll b a c k w a r d s a nd s i x p e op l e
wou l d t r y t o c a t c h you
T h e n w e h a d l un c h a nd g a m e s We w e n t
b a c k t o s c hoo l a nd t h e n hom e
P S I s u r v i v e d f a lli ng b a c k w a r d s (Year 3)
“I liked building the tower out of marshmallows and spaghetti because bits of marshmallows fell on me and I ate them “ “I liked falling into my classmates’ hands because it was fun and scary. ” “I liked building spaghetti and marshmallow towers because everyone enjoyed it and we enjoyed getting re
Sc i e n c e Mu s e um
A s p a r t o f Ye a r 3’s t e r m t op i c o f ‘S e a L i f e ’, t h e boys w e r e l u c k y e nough t o v i s i t t h e S c i e n c e Mu s e um . T h e IMA X c i n e m a w a s t h e f i rs t s t op f o r t h e boys a nd t h e y w e r e t r e a t e d t o a n e y e
popp i ng f e a t u r e a bou t d ee p s e a li f e . No t
on l y d i d t h e y w a t c h t h i s on a hug e s c r ee n
bu t t h e mov i e w a s i n 3 D Fa s h i on i ng s om e
f unny l oo k i ng g l a ss e s t h e boys w e r e t r e a t e d
t o a r e a li s t i c l oo k a t t h e mys t e r i ou s wo r l d und e r t h e w a t e r A l o t o f t h e m w e r e a m a z e d
t o l e a r n t h a t s h a r k s u s e c o r a l r ee fs a s a t yp e
o f c l e a n s i ng s p a !
On c e r e c ov e r e d f r om t h e v i s u a l f e a s t i n t h e
IMA X t h e boys w e r e u s h e r e d i n t o a p r i v a t e
r oom wh e r e by a n ‘Ex p l a i n e r ’ t a l k e d t o t h e m
a bou t wh a t t o ex p e c t i n t h e ‘L a un c h Pa d ’.
T h i s w a s wh e r e t h e boys w e r e f r ee t o t ou c h
a nd ex p e r i m e n t w i t h t h e m a ny a c t i v i t i e s
s u c h a s bu il d i ng s t r u c t u r e s a nd a d i zzy
s p i nn i ng po l e !
A f t e r a ll t h e boys w e r e r e p l e n i s h e d by a
h e a r t y l un c h t h e y m a d e t h e i r w a y t o a s how
c a ll e d ‘ S t r u c t u r e s’. go t t o s i t on
a c h a i r o f n a il s t o ex p l a i n how f o r c e c a n b e
s p r e a d ov e r a s u r f a c e a nd a l s o p r o c ee d e d t o
u s e a h a mm e r on M i ss J a un a a s s h e w a s
m a d e t o b e t h e f illi ng o f a s a ndw i c h ! - - -
Y
ea
r 3 T r ips & Activities
A f t e r a n a c t i on p a c k e d d a y t o s a y t h e l e a s t ,
a ll t h e boys j ump e d w e a r il y on t o t h e c o a c h
p a c k e d w i t h a n a rr a y o f i t e m s pu r c h a s e d
f r om t h e s hop a nd m e mo r i e s g a l o r e !
Dayne Matthews
Year 3 Form Teacher
“In the IMAX film I learned that the Giant
Pacific octopus eats crabs I would not
change anything about the trip as
everything was brilliant ”
“My favourite part of the trip was the
Launch Pad because I liked finding out about experiments. ”
“From the Science Show I learned that if
you sit on lots of nails you won’t feel them
because the force is spread. ”
London Zoo
Ye a r 3’s t r i p t o t h e Zoo i n O c t ob e r w a s
b l e ss e d w i t h s om e b e a u t i f u l a u t umn
s un s h i n e On c e w e h a d a rr i v e d , w e w a l k e d
t o t h e “C l o r e R a i n f o r e s t Loo k ou t ” wh e r e w e
s t a r t e d o ff w i t h a t a l k by on e o f t h e k ee p e rs a bou t how d i ff e r e n t a n i m a l s a r e a d a p t e d t o
t h e i r e nv i r onm e n t T h i s li n k e d i n w i t h bo t h
ou r S c i e n c e t op i c o f a n i m a l a d a p t a t i on a nd
ou r G e og r a phy t op i c a bou t r a i n f o r e s t s v e r y
n e a t l y! We w e r e a ll a m a z e d by wh a t w e
l e a r n t – p e r h a p s t h e h i gh li gh t w a s t h e
oppo r t un i t y t o t ou c h a s n a k e a t t h e e nd o f
t h e t a l k . S om e w e r e k ee n e r t h a n o t h e rs!
A f t e r t h e t a l k w e h a d a good l oo k a r ound
t h
p a r t i c u l a r l y f a s c i n a t i ng a nd w e w e r e l
ov e r t o BUGS (B i od i v e rs i t y Und e r p i nn i ng
G l ob a l S u r v i v a l ) On t h e w a y w e w e r e l u c k y
e nough t o g e t a f a n t a s t i c v i e w o f on e o f t h e
t i g e rs p r ow li ng a bou t I n BUGS w e c a ugh t
YE A R 3
C
24
30
D a y Tr i p s
10 t h O c t ob e r – London Zoo
3
10
v i e w o f s om e o f t h i s s p e c t a c u l a r a n i m a l ’s
b e h a v i ou r. F i n a ll y, w e w e n t t o t h e An i m a l s
s p i d e r t h r ough t o f l a mboy a n t f l ow e r
i n A c t i on s how, wh e r e s om e o f t h e wo r l d ’s
mo s t i n t r i gu i ng a n i m a l s s how e d o ff t h e i r
n a t u r a l f l y i ng , l e a p i ng a nd c li mb i ng s k ill s.
A ll i n a ll , i t w a s a f a n t a s t i c d a y ou t !
Lizzie Jones
Head of Years 3 & 4
T h e R oy a l Fe s t i v a l H a ll
I n D e c e mb e r, Ye a r 3 w e n t t o t h e R oy a l
F e s t i v a l H a ll t o s ee t h e London P h il h a r mon i c
O r c h e s t r a T h e f i rs t p i e c e w a s c a ll e d ‘ Fa n f a r e
f o r t h e Common M a n’. A f t e r t h a t t h e r e w a s
‘ T h e Fa i r y ’s K i ss’. T h e s ong w e l e a r n e d w a s
b ee t l e s! M i ss J on e s a nd Ms Lov e ll k e p t t h e i r
d i s t
from ‘ Th e Wor d G a r d e n’ by Sk ee f a nd O l a t un j i
T h e l a s t s ong w a s c a ll e d ‘ T h e S o r c e r e r ’s
App r e n t i c e ’. My f a vou r i t e p a r t w a s wh e n t h e
o r c h e s t r a p l a y e d s ong s f r om ‘ T h e Wo r d
G a r d e n’. (Year 3)
Year 4 T r ips & Activities
We s t S t ow
Ye a r 4 w e n t on a h i s t o r y t r i p t o We s t S t ow
a nd wh e n I go t t h e r e I w a s i n s ho c k , i t w a s
a m a z i ng !
We a ll s a w a qu i c k v i d e o a bou t t h e
a r c h a e o l ogy a nd d i s c ov e r i e s m a d e t h e r e
A f t e r t h a t w e w e n t t o s ee t h e Ang l o S a xon
hou s e s We w e n t t o s ee a hou s e wh i c h w a s
v e r y l ow a nd s m a ll , a nd t h e n w e s a w
a no t h e r hou s e wh i c h w a s u s e d f o r w e a v i ng
c l o t h A f t e r t h a t w e s a w a c r a f t s m a n’s hou s e
wh e r e a f i r e w a s bu r n i ng
A t 12 00 a ll o f Ye a r 4 m e t up i n t h e h a ll T h e
h a ll w a s i n t h e c e n t r e o f t h e v ill a g e wh e r e
t h e v ill a g e h a d f e a s t s a nd s t o r y t e lli ng A t t h e
h a ll w e h a d a s ho r t qu e s t i on a nd a n s w e r
s e ss i on w i t h a n a r c h a e o l og i s t N ex t w e h a d
l un c h a nd h a d s om e f un i n t h e p l a yg r ound
F i n a ll y, w e w e n t t o t h e mu s e um wh e r e I
g r e a t l y e n j oy e d d r e ss i ng up a s a n Ang l o
S a xon
I t h i n k Mrs Ba tt y a rr a ng e d a b r illi a n t t r i p
(Year 4)
Ve r u l a m i um
T h e Ye a r 4 t r i p t o t h e Ve r u l a m i um w a s
a b s o l u t e l y f a n t a s t i c .
We
po t s a nd v a s e s f r om m a ny y e a rs a go We
s a w a m a z i ng a n c i e n t r u i n s o f R om a n
bu il d i ng s a nd f a n t a s t i c mo s a i c s w i t h
b e a u t i f u l c o l
(Year 4)
Br i t i s h Mu s e um
I n M a y, w e w e n t on a n a r t t r i p t o t h e Br i t i s h
Mu s e um . We w e r e go i ng t o s ee t h e Is l a m i c
A r t . We w e n t t o t h e Is l a m i c g a ll e r y a nd w e
h a d t o d r a w a po t a nd a t il e . A f t e r w a r d s w e
c ou l d c hoo s e t o d r a w wh a t e v e r w e li k e d I
d r e w a c h e s t wh i c h h a d l o t s o f p a tt e r n s a nd
d e t a il a nd I w a s v e r y p l e a s e d w i t h my
f i n i s h e d d r a w i ng
W h e n w e h a d f i n i s h e d i n t h e Is l a m i c A r t
g a ll e r y w e w e n t t o t h e c l o c k s, w a t c h e s a nd
l a r g e a
s
h e Ye a r 3 & 4 A
T h i s y e a r ’s e x t r a v a g a n z a k i c k e d o f f w i t h a
r e a l b a n g ! W i t h t h e a d d i t i o n o f s o m e
A n t i p o d e a n e x p e r t i s e t o o u r s t a f f t e a m i n
t h e f o r m o f Mr M a t t h e w s, t h e Ye a r 4 b o ys
g o t t h i n g s u n d e r w a y w i t h a n i n c r e d i b l y
p o w e r f u l p e r f o r m a n c e o f t h e N e w Z e a l a n d
H a k a Ev e r yo n e w a s a m a z e d b y h o w w e l l
t h e b o ys h a d l e a r n t t h e w o r d s a n d t h e
a c t i o n s, a n d i t s e t a b s o l u t e l y t h e r i g h t t o n e
f o r t h e e v e n i n g
T h i s w a s f o l l o w e d b y a m u s i c a l m o v e m e n t
p e r f o r m a n c e f r o m e a c h f o r m , a r e s u l t o f Mr
M a r t i n’s e f f o r t s E a c h f o r m p e r f o r m e d a
p i e c e b a s e d o n a t y p e o f w e a t h e r, s t a r t i n g
w i t h 3J‘ H e a t ’ , f o l l o w e d b y 3L‘ C o l d ’ , 4J -
‘R a i n’ a n d 4B‘ W i n d ’ . I t w a s i m p r e ss i v e
h o w w e l l t h e b o ys m a n a g e d t o c o nv e y
t h e d i f f e r e n t c o n d i t i o n s t h r o u g h t h e i r
e x p r e ss i o n a n d m o v e m e n t .
T h e mu s i c c on t i nu e d – bu t i n Fr e n c h ! E a c h
y e a r g r oup s a ng a c oup l e o f s ong s wh i c h
t h e y h a d p r e p a r e d i n t h e i r Fr e n c h l e ss on s
w i t h Mm e S t on e s a nd Mm e F e r h a ou i T h e s e
w e r e p e r f o r m e d w i t h c u s t om a r y a p l omb !
T h e n ex t s t a g e o f t h e e v e n i ng r e vo l v e d
a r ound po e t r y E a c h f o r m p e r f o r m e d a
‘ f o r m po e m’, f o ll ow e d by t h r ee s o l o i s t s who
p e r f o r m e d po e m s o f t h e i r c ho i c e I t w a s 4J ’s
t u r n t o s t a r t , w i t h t h e i r c om i c a l
i n t e r p r e t a t i on – i n c o c k n e y – o f ‘ Oh I W i s h
I’d Loo k e d A f t e r My Tee t h’ by Pa m Ayr e s, a
s a l u t a r y l e ss on i nd ee d ! a nd t h e n
p e r f o r m e d i nd i v i du a ll y S p e c i a l m e n t i on s hou l d b e m a d e o f p e r f o r m a n c e o f
R o a l d D a h l ’s ‘ T h e D e n t i s t a nd t h e C r o c od il e ’ wh i c h w e n t on t o w i n t h e i nd i v i du a l p r i z e i n
t h e s c hoo l Ve rs e S p e a k i ng Comp e t i t i on 3J ’s
f o r m po e m w a s up n ex t , w i t h t h e s c a r y t a l e
o f ‘A lli g a t o r ’ by G r a c e N i c ho l s a nd w e r e
t h e i r s o l o i s t s Mu c h h il a r i t y f o ll ow e d w i t h
4B ’s i n s p i r e d a d a p t a t i on o f J e z A l bo r ough’s ‘ Te a c h e r P l a y t i m
S e v e r a l t e a c h e rs w e r e l e f t w i t h r a t h e r r e d f a c e s a f
A ll t h e s o l o i s t s d e s e r v e d e no r mou s
c ong r a t u l a t i on s f o r t h e i r po i s e a nd
c on f i d e n c e i n p e r f o r m i ng i n f r on t o f s u c h a
l a r g e numb e r o f p e op l e .
T h e e v e n i ng w a s b r ough t t o a r ou s i ng e nd
w i t h t h e who l e y e a r g r oup j o i n i ng t og e t h e r und e r t h e l e a d e rs h i p o f Mrs D a v i
e n t hu s i a s m f o r t h e s i ng i ng w a s a r e a l t r e a t f o r t h e a ud i e n c e – i t i s l u c k y t h e r oo f i s w e ll
a tt a c h e d ! T h a n k s mu s t go t o Mr
Cu t hb e r t s on , Mrs S a d l e r a nd Mr E lli o t f o r
t h e i r a b l e a ss i s t a n c e w i t h p r odu c i ng t h i s
s up e r b p e r f o r m a n c e
A ll i n a ll , bo t h e v e n i ng s w e r e a n i n c r e d i b l e
s u cc e ss, t h a n k s t o t h e h a r d wo r k o f bo t h t h e
boys a nd t h e m a ny s t a ff m e mb e rs i nvo l v e d ;
a t r u e t e a m e ff o r t ! I wond e r i f w e c a n t op
t h i s n ex t y e a r?
Lizzie Jones Head of Years 3 & 4
S e n i o r S c h o o l
Te a m wo r k We e k i n D e vo n
Ye a r 5 w e r e v e r y e x c i t e d a b o u t t h e i r f i rs t
r e s i d e n t i a l t r i p t o g e t h e r. T h e a i m o f t h e w e e k
i s t o e n c o u r a g e t e a m w o r k , c o o p e r a t i o n a n d
s e l f - c o n f i d e n c e a n d o f c o u rs e t o h a v e g r e a t
f u n a n d I t h i n k t h a t a l l t h e s e c r i t e r i a w e r e
m e t A c t i v i t i e s i n c l u d e d a r c h e r y, k a y a k i n g
a n d g o r g e w a l k i n g , a d a y o n t h e b e a c h a n d
J a c o b’s L a d d e r a m o n g s t o t h e rs T h e l a t t e r
i nv o l v e d h e l p i n g t e a m m a t e s t o s c a l e a
c h a l l e n g i n g l a d d e r o f l o n g l o g s a n d r e q u i r e d
s k i l l , c o u r a g e a n d t e a m w o r k Q u i t e a f e w o f
t h e Ye a r 5 b o ys r e a c h e d t h e p e n u l t i m a t e
l e v e l a n d a f e w a c t u a l l y r e a c h e d t h e
Te r r i f y i n g !
K a y a k i n g w a s o n e o f t h e a c t i v i t i e s I w a s b r a v e e n o u g h t o
I n t h e e v e n i n g s t h e b o ys e v a l u a t e d t h e i r
p e r f o r m a n c e d u r i n g t h e d a y a n d t r i e d t o
p l a n h o w t h e y c o u l d b e a b e t t e r t e a m p l a y e r
i n t
T h e w e e k p r o v e d t o b e a g r e a t s u c c e ss a n d I
a m s u r e t h a t a l l t h e b o ys l e a r n t s o m e t h i n g
t o t h e m o r e d e m a n d i n g L e a d e rs h i p We e k i n
Ye a r 6 We l l d o n e t o a l l t h e b o ys a n d s t a f f
w h o h e l p e d m a k e t h e v i s i t s o m e m o r a b l e
Sebastian Stones
Senior Master
T h e Eu rop a Ce n tr e
I t ’s a l w a ys f un t o h a v e a n a f t e r noon a w a y
f r om t h e S c hoo l p r e m i s e s a nd ou r t r i p t o t h e
Fa n t a sy Fr e n c h v ill a g e a t t h e e nd o f t h e
D i s t r i c t li n e d i dn’ t d i s a ppo i n t
W h e n p e r u s i ng t h e f a mou s London Tub e
m a p on e o f t e n wond e rs wh a t s t r a ng e l a nd
li e s a t t h e e nd o f e a c h li n e a nd who wou l d
hou r ’s c onv e rs a t i on w i t h t wo c r i s p -
mun c h i ng c l e a n i ng l a d i e s (I w a s mo s t
i n t e r e s t e d t o d i s c ov e r t h e c ommon
g r ound f a n a t i c a l a bou t f oo t b a ll a nd t h e
l a tt e r w e r e a c t u a ll y r e s pon s i b l e f o r k ee p i ng
t h e Hou s e o f Lo r d s s p i c a nd s p a n ) N ee d l e ss
t o s a y, m a ny a n a n e c do t e w a s s h a r e d a nd
h i s t o r i c a l f a c t c onv e y e d
YE A R 5
C a non s Park D a y
13 t h O c t ob e r – M a t h s & S c i e n c e D a y
R e si dent i a l Tr i p
5 t h - 8 t h M a y – Te a mwo r k Wee k , D e von
D a y Tr i p
28 t h Nov e mb e r & 5 t h D e c e mb e r –
E u r op a C e n t r e
T h e c e n t r e p r ov i d e s a n ex c e ll e n t
oppo r t un i t y f o r t h e boys t o s p e nd t h e
a f t e r noon s p e a k i ng Fr e n c h w i t h a g r oup o f
l a d i e s f r om Fr a n c ophon e c oun t r i e s f r om
Gu a d e l oup e t o B e l g i um T h e s e ss i on i s
i n t e rs p e rs e d w i t h a Pun c h a nd J udy s how
a nd a h e a r t y s n a c k o r d e r e d f r om a li tt l e
Fr e n c h c a f é T h e boys a r e a ss e ss e d a nd bu sy
t h e m s e l v e s w i t h t h e i r p r e t e nd mon e y a nd
c r e d i t c a r d s, e ng a g i ng i n on e o f t h e i r
f a vou r i t e a c t i v i t i e s s hopp i ng !
Rachel Ferhaoui
Head of French
s u s p e c t t h a t Ho r n c hu r c h a t t h e e nd o f t h e
D i s t r i c t li n e hou s e s a Fa n t a sy Fr e n c h v ill a g e
I t w a s e nough o f a nov e l t y f o r s om e o f t h e
Ye a r 5 boys t o b e a c t u a ll y t r a v e lli ng by t ub e
a nd I w a s g r ill e d a s t o why w e w e r e n’ t
t r a v e lli ng by h e li c op t e r T h e t h r ill f o r s om e o f
h a v i ng a c a p t i v e a ud i e n c e o f un s u s p e c t i ng
c ommu t e rs w a s t oo mu c h t o r e s i s t ;
e a g e r l y e ng a g e d i n a n
t oo k i t upon h i m s e l f t o “m ee t a nd g r ee t ” w e a r y London e rs on t h e i r d a il y c ommu t e , a r m s w i d e op e n w i t h a
c h ee r y “ We l c om e t o t h e t ub e !… You l oo k
s m a r t t od a y!…” a nd s o f o r t h
T h e s i mp l e p l e a s u r e s!!… a nd a ll o f t h i s
b e f o r e e v e n r e a c h i ng ou r mo c k up Fr e n c h
v ill a g e wh i c h i s “ T h e E u r op a C e n t r e”
“It really made French fun; it was exciting and new ”
“I enjoyed the Europa Centre because it helped to improve my French”
“The puppet show was the highlight for me,
starring Guignol – all in all c’était fantastique”
“The ladies at the centre were fun and I loved
travelling on the tube”
“I loved the café because there was a variety of
French food”
“I really liked buying and eating the
French food and the coffee was great”
Le a d e rs h i p We e k
We h a d a t w o a n d a h a l f h o u r t r a i n j o u r n e y
t o Ex e t e r t r a i n s t a t i o n b e f o r e t a k i n g a b u s
j o u r n e y t h r o u g h p a r t s o f t h e b e a u t i f u l
D a r t m o o r N a t i o n a l Pa r k . T h e p l a c e w e w e r e
s t a y i n g i n w a s c a l l e d M o o r l a n d H a l l w h i c h i s
s i t u a t e d i n a n e x c e l l e n t s p o t ; i t i s r i g h t n e a r a
l a r g e h i l l w i t h s p e c t a c u l a r v i e w s o v e r
D a r t m o o r
O u r f i rs t a c t i v i t i e s w e r e a l l t e a m w o r k b a s e d
T h e y w e r e g r e a t f u n b u t a l o t h a r d e r t h a n
t h e y l o o k e d I n t h e l a t e a f t e r n o o n w e
c l i m b e d a h i l l w h i c h h a d a m a z i n g v i e w s
o v e r e v e r y t h i n g We t h e n d i d s o m e m o r e
t a s k s b e f o r e w a l k i n g d o w n t h e h i l l a g a i n A t
M o o r l a n d H a l l t h e f o o d w a s v e r y g o o d a n d
t h e s u p p e r o n o u r f i rs t n i g h t d i d n o t
d i s a p p o i n t u s A f t e r s u p p e r w e h a d a n
e v e n i n g a c t i v i t y w h i c h w a s t o c o o k b r e a d
o n a c a m p f i r e T h i s a g a i n p r o v e d h a r d e r
t h a n i t s e e m e d b u t a l l t h e s a m e e v e r yo n e
e n j o y e d i t
E a c h n i g h t o n e g r o u p s l e p t o u t s i d e i n t e n t s,
w h i c h e v e r yo n e w a s v e r y a p p r e h e n s i v e
a b o u t d o i n g , b u t i t t u r n e d o u t t o b e o n e o f
t h e b e s t p a r t s o f t h e t r i p I n t h e m o r n i n g w e
h e a r d g r i p p i n g t a l e s o f a d v e n t u r e f r o m
t h o s e w h o h a d b e e n i n t h e t e n t s
T h e a c t i v i t i e s o n t h e s e c o n d d a y w e r e
m o u n t a i n b i k i n g , J a c o b’s L a d d e r a n d
A r c h e r y J a c o b’s L a d d e r i s o n e o f t h o s e
t h i n g s t h a t l o o k s s o e a sy w h e n yo u f i rs t s e e
i t , b u t w h e n yo u a r e o n t h e b o t t o m r u n g
t r y i n g d e s p e r a t e l y t o r e a c h t h e s e c o n d r u n g
i t i s a l o t h a r d e r. T h e r e a r e s i x r u n g s o n a
J a c o b’s L a d d e r a n d t h e g a p s b e t w e e n t h e
r u n g s g e t p r o g r e ss i v e l y l a r g e r. I t h e l p s i f yo u
a r e t a l l , b u t d e s p i t e t h i s, t h e s m a l l e s t b o y i n
t h e y e a r s t i l l r e a c h e d t h e t o p t h e f a s t e s t .
M o u n t a i n b i k i n g
w a s s o m e t h i n g t h a t
e v e r yo n e w a s i t c h i n g
t o s t a r t d o i n g A s w e
s t a r t e d t h e r e w e r e a
f e w c o m i c a l c a s e s
b u t o t h e r w i s e t h e
c y c l i s t s r o d e
a r o u n d t h e
l a r g e h i l l
o v e r l o o k i n g
M o o r l a n d H a l l
a n d h a d a g r e a t
t i m e
O n o u r t h i r d d a y w e w e n t t o t h e b e a c h
w h e r e w e w e r e d e s p e r a t e t o s h o w o f f o u r
s u r f i n g s k i l l s. O n t h e b e a c h t h e r e w e r e l o a d s
o f a c t i v i t i e s i n c l u d i n g ; a s a n d c a s t l e
c o m p e t i t i o n a n d r o u n d e rs. S u r f i n g a n d b o d y
b o a r d i n g w e r e v o t e d t h e b e s t p a r t o f o u r
t r i p t o D e v o n . S h o o t i n g t o w a r d s t h e b e a c h
r i d i n g a w a v e i s a l w a ys v e r y s a t i sf y i n g
w h e t h e r s t a n d i n g u p o r l y i n g o n yo u r f r o n t
a n d n o t o n e p e rs o n w a s d i s a p p o i n t e d b y i t
We t h e n w e n t f o r a w a l k w h i c h t o o k u s
t h r o u g h i n c r e d i b l y d e e p m u d u n t i l w e
a r r i v e d a t a s m a l l b a y w h e r e w e h a d a
b r i l l i a n t b a r b e c u e , a f t e r w h i c h w e w e n t t o
a n a r e a t h a t h a d b e e n a l m o s t c o m p l e t e l y
d e s t r o y e d b y a f l a s h f l o o d ; a n d b e i n g w i t h
t w o G e o g r a p hy t e a c h e rs w e c o u l d n o t m i ss
i t I t w a s a m a z i n g , r e a l l y b e a u t i f u l , v e r y
i n t e r e s t i n g a n d a g r e a t p l a c e f o r p h o t o s a n d
I t h i n k s o m e t h i n g i n t h e r e g i o n o f a m i l l i o n
p h o t o s w e r e t a k e n i n t h e s h o r t h a l f a n h o u r
w h i l e w e w e r e t h e r e !
We a ll wo k e up d e s pond e n t l y t h e n ex t d a y
b e c a u s e w e w e r e go i ng hom e l a t e r t h a t d a y,
bu t w e st ill h a d gorg e w a l k i ng t o l oo k for w a rd
t o Go r g e w a l k i ng w a s ou r f a vou r i t e t h i ng
f r om l a s t y e a r ’s t r i p t o D e von We a rr i v e d a nd
i t w a s fr ee z i ng Bi tt e r w i nd sl a pp e d a g a i n s t us
li k e k n i v e s a nd t h e w a t e r f e l t li k e i t b e l ong e d
i n A l a s k a B u t w e s t ill h a d a good t i m e
A s w e t oo k t h e bu s b a c k t o Exe t e r t h e r e w a s
a f ee li ng o f s a dn e ss wh i c h a l w a ys h a pp e n s
wh e n you l e a v e a p l a c e you li k e I a m s u r e
my c l a ss- m a t e s w ill a g r ee i t w a s g r e a t f un
a nd I w i s h w e c ou l d h a v e h a d a f e w mo r e
d a ys. Year 6)
I mp e r i a l Wa r Mu s e um
I n J a nu a r y, Ye a r 6 w e n t t o t h e I mp e r i a l Wa r
Mu s e um . We a l s o w e n t t o a n ex h i b i t i on
c a ll e d I n M e mo r i a m wh i c h w a s
c omm e mo r a t i ng t h e 90 t h Ann i v e rs a r y o f
t h e e nd o f t h e w a r We s a w e v e r y t h i ng f r om
h a d a c li pbo a rd a nd a qu e st i onn a ir e t o f ill ou t
T h e h i gh li gh t o f t h e t r i p w a s d e f i n i t e l y t h e
Tr e n c h Ex p e r i e n c e A M a d a m e Tu ss a ud t yp e
li f e s i z e t r e n c h ! I t r e a ll y f e l t li k e you w e r e i n a
t r e n c h I t s how e d t h e c a p t a i n’s r oom , f i rs t a i d
r oom a nd m e n go i ng ov e r t h e t op
ex c i t i ng t r i p . (Year 6) Year 6 T r ips & Activities
YE A R 6
C a non s Park D a y s
23r d S e p t e mb e r – N i g e l Pe a k A r t D a y
30 t h O c t ob e r – Comp a ss D a y
17 t h J un e – Fr e n c h D a y
R e si dent i a l Tr i p
5 t h - 8 t h M a y – L e a d e rs h i p Wee k , D e von
D a y Tr i p s
19 t h J a nu a r y – I mp e r i a l Wa r Mu s e um
2 nd J un e – C a b i n e t Wa r R oom s a nd
Chu r c h ill Mu s e um - -
(Year 6)
Ca b i n e t War Rooms a nd Church ill Muse um
I n J un e , Ye a r 6 w e n t on a t r i p t o t h e C a b i n e t Wa r R oom s a nd Chu r c h ill Mu s e um n e a r
Down i ng S t r ee t i n We s t m i n s t e r. We w e n t
t h e r e b e c a u s e w e h a v e b ee n s t udy i ng Wo r l d
Wa r Two i n H i s t o r y l oo k i ng a t t op i c s s u c h a s
t h e Ba tt l e o f Br i t a i n a nd t h e B li t z . We t oo k
t h e J ub il ee L i n e t o We s t m i n s t e r a nd i t w a s
t h e n a s ho r t w a l k t o t h e C a b i n e t Wa r R oom s
W h e n w e go t t h e r e w e w e r e pu t i n t o
g r oup s a nd a f t e r s p e a k i ng t o u s, Mr Co x
g a v e u s a wo r k s h ee t t o do We s a w a ll t h e
d i ff e r e n t r oom s t h a t w e r e u s e d by W i n s t on
Chu r c h ill a nd h i s c o a li t i on gov e r nm e n t I t
w a s s o i n t e r e s t i ng t o s ee how Chu r c h ill r a n
t h e c oun t r y f r om t h e s e t i ny r oom s w i t h
bomb s go i ng o ff a bov e h i m t h r oughou t London !
We t h e n w e n t i n t o t h e Chu r c h ill Mu s e um
a nd li s t e n e d t o h i s mo s t f a mou s s p ee c h e s
a nd t h e n l e a r n t a bou t h i s who l e li f e f r om
h i s b i r t h t o d e a t h . We t h e n c a rr i e d on
t h r oughou t t h e C a b i n e t Wa r R oom s a nd
n e a r t h e e nd w e w e r e a b l e t o s ee t h e r oom
wh e r e Chu r c h ill s l e p t . I t w a s a f a n t a s t i c a nd
T h e Pa r i s Tr i p
D ay 1
O n T h u rs d a y 29 t h J a n u a r y t h e b o ys o f
A r n o l d H o u s e g o t o u t o f b e d a t 5:25 a m a n d
d r o v e t h r o u g h t h e e m p t y s t r e e t s o f Lo n d o n
t o S t Pa n c r a s I n t e r n a t i o n a l – t h e y w e r e r e a d y
f o r t h e g r e a t e s t t w o d a ys o f t h e i r l i v e s
We a l l m e t a t t h e M e e t i n g Po i n t S t a t u e a n d
b e f o r e b o a r d i n g t h e E u r o s t a r I g a v e
e v e r yo n e t h e n e w R e d N o s e s f o r C o m i c
R e l i e f ! We d e p a r t e d a t 6:55 a m a n d a c o u p l e
o f l u x u r i o u s h o u rs l a t e r w e a r r i v e d a t t h e
G a r e d u N o r d , Pa r i s.
A c o a c h c o l l e c t e d u s a n d w e h a d o u r
p a c k e d l u n c h e s o n b o a r d S u d d e n l y
s o m e b o d y s h o u t e d a n d w e
a l l l o o k e d u p a n d t h e r e i t
w a s, t o w e r i n g o v e r u s w a s
T h e E i f f e l To w e r I t w a s
u n b e l i e v a b l y b i g (986 f e e t i n
f a c t ) a n d w e w a i t e d i n t h e
q u e u e u n t i l i t w a s o u r t u r n
t o g o u p W h e n w e g o t o u t ,
o n t h e s e c o n d f l o o r, w e
c o u l d s e e t h e w h o l e o f Pa r i s,
e v e r yo n e s e e m e d
s o s m a l l
T h e n e x t p l a c e o n o u r t i g h t
s c h e d u l e w a s t h e S t a d e D e
Fr a n c e I t w a s i n c r e d i b l e , w e w e r e s t a n d i n g
i n t h e s a m e p l a c e a s s o m e f o o t b a l l l e g e n d s
( Z i d a n e a n d M a l o u d a ) We g o t t o s e e t h e
c h a n g i n g r o o m s, a n d w e e v e n g o t t o r u n
a r o u n d t h e p i t c h a n d w e f o u n d o u t s o m e
a m a z i n g f a c t s f r o m o u r t o u r g u i d e .
T h e n w e w e n t b a c k t o t h e h o t e l ( H o t e l
Kyr i a d ) w h e r e w e w a t c h e d Fr e n c h c a r t o o n s.
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w e r e v e r y b i g s t r i k e s i n Fr a n c e a n d t h e
j o u r n e y t o M o n t m a r t r e w a s e n d l e ss, b u t Mr
M a d d o c k s m a n a g e d t o g e t e v e r yo n e ’s
h o p e s u p w i t h a j o k e c o n t e s t a n d a l i t t l e
s i n g s o n g F i n a l l y a f t e r a t h r e e a n d a h a l f h o u r
j o u r n e y, w e a r r i v e d a t C a f é M o n t m a r t r e
w h e r e w e h a d o u r d i n n e r a n d p r o b a b l y t h e
b e s t e v e n i n g e v e r a s t h e r e w a s a n a w e s o m e
b a n d a t t h e c a f é a n d e v e r yo n e s t a r t e d
d a n c i n g a n d t h e b a n d p l a y e d ‘ H e y J u d e ’ a n d
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d r e a m” on l y t o f i nd w e w e r e s t ill i n Fr a n c e , s o
w e t r o tt e d down s t a i rs a nd h a d a t r a d i t i on a l
Fr e n c h b r e a k f a s t o f c r o i ss a n t a nd p a i n a u
c ho c o l a t b e f o r e w e l e f t t o go a nd s ee
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No on e k n e w how b i g i t w a s un t il w e
a rr i v e d I t l oo k e d li k e a ng e l s h a d bu il t i t w i t h
i t s g i a n t t ow e rs a nd d e li c a t e , s t a i n e d g l a ss
w i ndow s We w e n t i n s i d e a nd I w a s
s p ee c h l e ss; t h e s h ee r b e a u t y o f i t w a s
f l a bb e r g a s t i ng We s p e n t s om e t i m e
s k e t c h i ng w i ndow s a nd c h a nd e li e rs b e f o r e
w e h a d t o l e a v e t o go t o t h e Mu s ée d ’ O rs a y
I t w a s t h e b i gg e s t a r t g a ll e r y I h a v e e v e r
s ee n We s a w a n i n c r e d i b l e ex h i b i t i on a bou t
Tom a nd J e rr y
T h e n i t w a s b a c k on t h e c o a c h a nd w e w e r e h e a d e d f o r t h e G a r e du No r d a nd a l t hough
w e w e r e d i s a ppo i n t e d w e h a d t o l e a v e w e h a d h a d a g r e a t w ee k e nd
YE A R 7
C a non s Park D a y s
10 t h O c t ob e r – S c i e n c e D a y
11 t h M a r c h – S a mb a Wo r k s hop
R e si dent i a l Tr i p s
29 t h - 30 t h J a nu a r y – Pa r i s
30 t h Ap r il - 1s t M a y – Do rs e t G e og r a phy
t r i p
D a y Tr i p
16 t h J un e – T h e T h i r t y N i n e S t e p s t h e a t r e p r odu c t i on - - - - -
(Year 7)
Year 7 T r ips & Activities
G e og ra phy Fi e l d tr i p t o Do rs e t
Ou r a nnu a l p il g r i m a g e t o t h e J u r a ss i c Co a s t
o f Do rs e t f o r t h e G e og r a phy f i e l d t r i p w a s
g r ee t e d by r a i n . T h e boys e n j oy e d t h e Ch a i n
F e rr y a c r o ss t o S t ud l a nd Ba y, a s ho r t c u t t h a t
Mr Co x a nd t h e c o a c h d r i v e r e s t i m a t e d , a f t e r
a n hou r ’s e n t h r a lli ng d e b a t e , s a v e d u s
a pp r o x i m a t e l y 40 m i nu t e s Mr Co x i s a l w a ys
k ee n t o e ng a g e t h e d r i v e rs i n f a s c i n a t i ng
s ub j e c t s s u c h a s t a c hog r a ph s a nd E u r op e a n
d r i v i ng r e gu l a t i on s!
T h e i n c l e m e n t w e a t h e r d i d no t d a mp e n t h e
boys’ e n t hu s i a s m a nd Ye a r 7 m e a s u r e d t h e
p r o f il e o f t h e b e a c h , t oo k pho t og r a ph s a nd
w a l k e d t h e t h r ee m il e s t r e t c h o f t h e Co a s t a l
Pa t h t o O l d H a rr y ’s R o c k T h e r a i n a nd w i nd
i n c r e a s e d i n i n t e n s i t y a nd i t w a s w i t h r e li e f
t h a t w e a rr i v e d i n t h e r e l a t i v e s h e l t e r o f
S w a n a g e H e r e t h e boys e n j oy e d a h e a r t y
m e a l a t t h e You t h Ho s t e l , a nd a f t e r a
s m a s h i ng G e og r a phy l e ss on , p a r t oo k i n a
v a r i a t i on on b e a c h r ugby a nd f oo t b a ll , t h e
r u l e s o f wh i c h Mr T hom a s h a d a pp a r e n t l y
i nv e n t e d Fr om wh e r e I w a s s t a nd i ng i t c a n’ t
h a v e t a k e n h i m v e r y l ong , b e c a u s e I c ou l dn’ t
i d e n t i fy a ny r u l e s a t a ll ! Ch a o s i n t h e s a nd bu t
g r e a t f un ! H a pp il y, t h e boys w e r e s o
exh a u s t e d a nd pu rg e d o f a ll t h e g l u c o s e t h e y
h a d so f a r c on sum e d, by t h i s suppo s e d g a m e,
t h a t t h e y s e tt l e d down qu i c k l y i n t h e i r room s.
B e f o r e ou r d e p a r t u r e f r om t h e You t h Ho s t e l
t h e n ex t mo r n i ng , s p e c i a ll y s e l e c t e d boys
w e r e a ll o c a t e d t h e t a s k o f v a c uum i ng t h e i r
r oom s. h a d c l e a r l y n e v e r
a tt e mp t e d t h i s c ho r e b e f o r e .‘I t hough t i t
w a s n’ t c l e a n i ng t h e f l oo r v e r y w e ll ,’ h e
mu s e d on d i s c ov e r i ng t h a t e l e c t r i c i t y i s
r e qu i r e d f o r t h i s p a r t i c u l a r d e v i c e !
Lu l wo r t h Cov e a nd Du r d l e Doo r w e r e a s
b e a u t i f u l a nd t i m e l e ss a s e v e r a nd w e
e n j oy e d s un s h i n e a nd a c l e a r b l u e s k y S oon
w e w e r e b a c k on t h e c o a c h a nd h e a d i ng
b a c k t o t h e hu s t l e a nd bu s t l e o f London bu t
t a k i ng hom e l o t s o f h a ppy m e mo r i e s
Sebastian Stones
Head of Geography
M a t h s Tra il
T h e s e pho t o s s how Ye a r 7 boys do i ng a
M a t h s Tr a il d e v i s e d by t h e Ye a r 8 S c ho l a rs h i p
s e t . T h e r e w e r e c l u e s u s i ng i n f o r m a t i on
ound
t h e s c ho l a rs i nvo l v e d , i t w a s n’ t j u s t a m a tt e r o f w r i t i ng down t h e numb e rs: t h e r e w a s
l o t s o f c ub i ng , s ub s t i t u t i ng a nd o t h e r
c a l c u l a t i ng t o do
Charles Keal
Head of Mathematics
T h e T h i rt y-N i n e S t e p s
n Tu e s d a y 16 t h J un e Ye a r 7 w e n t t o t h e
C r i t e r i on T h e a t r e i n P i cc a d ill y C i r c u s t o
s ee T h e T h i r t y- N i n e S t e p s T h i s w a s a p l a y b a s e d on J ohn B u c h a n’s f a mou s nov e l T h e r e
h a v e b ee n m a ny f il m v e rs i on s o f t h e boo k
bu t t h i s p a r t i c u l a r p l a y w a s b a s e d on A l f r e d
H i t c h c o c k ’s f il m H i dd e n i n t h e p l a y w e r e r e f e r e n c e s t o m a ny o f H i t c h c o c k ’s o t h e r
f il m s s u c h a s Psy c ho a nd T h e B i r d s
We w e n t i n t o t h e t h e a t r e t h i n k i ng t h a t i t
wou l d b e a v e r y s e r i ou s p r odu c t i on
How e v e r, i t w a s qu i t e t h e oppo s i t e I t w a s
v e r y f unny, qu i t e s ho r t a nd i t on l y h a d f ou r
a c t o rs i n i t On e m a n p l a y e d t h e m a i n
c h a r a c t e r, R i c h a r d H a nn a y, a wom a n p l a y e d
t wo p e op l e a nd t h e o t h e r t wo a c t o rs p l a y e d
a bou t 150 p a r t s b e t w ee n t h e m
T h e s t o r y w a s a bou t a m a n who i s b l a m e d
f o r a mu r d e r a nd t h e n g e t s hun t e d down by t h e po li c e a nd s e c r e t a g e n t s f r om o t h e r
c oun t r i e s T h e r e i s l o t s o f a c t i on a nd a t on e
po i n t a p l a n e c r a s h e s on s t a g e ! Pe rs on a ll y
w e wou l d r e c omm e nd t h i s p r odu c t i on t o
a ny t h e a t r e l ov e r a s i t i s on e o f t h e f unn i e s t
p l a ys w e h a v e s ee n a nd London’s numb e r on e c om e dy a t t h i s mom e n t and (Year 7)
Cumb r i a C h a ll e ng e Week
E u s t on s t a t i on 9 o’ c l o c k i s wh e r e ou r j ou r n e y
b e g a n We e mb a r k e d on ou r V i r g i n t r a i n a nd
w e w e r e o ff, no t k now i ng wh a t w a s w a i t i ng
f o r u s a t t h e no r t h e r n t own o f Pe n r i t h . T h e
w ee k h a d b ee n d e s c r i b e d t o u s a s a n a c t i v i t y
w ee k t o h e l p w i t h t e a m wo r k a nd
l e a d e rs h i p s k ill s E a sy, r i gh t ? Wr ong Ye s, i t
w a s e du c a t i on a l i n t ho s e a s p e c t s; y e s, a c t i v e
a nd f un bu t a l s o a t t i m e s g r u e lli ng a nd
t ough wh i c h m a d e i t s ee m mo r e li k e a r my
t r a i n i ng t h a n a ny t h i ng e l s e
T h e r e w e r e s om e s ee m i ng l y mo r e li gh t -
h e a r t e d a c t i v i t i e s s u c h a s h i k i ng a nd c y c li ng , how e v e r, e v e n t h e e a s i e s t a c t i v i t i e s b e c om e
ex t r e m e l y c h a ll e ng i ng a nd t e s t i ng wh e n
t h e y ’r e don e i n r a p i d w i nd s a nd on t h e w e tt e s t d a y o f t h e y e a r.
Du r i ng t h e w ee k w e d i d m a ny d i ff e r e n t
a c t i v i t i e s: Ghy ll S c r a mb li ng , c y c li ng , h i k i ng ,
r o c k c li mb i ng , go l f, w a t e r w a l k i ng ( no – no t
i n t h e ‘d e f y i ng t h e i mpo ss i b l e ’ w a y bu t wh il s t
i n m a ss i v e f l o a t i ng s ph e r e s) a nd m a ny mo r e
Ghy ll S c r a mb li ng ; wh a t i s i t ? I’m qu i t e s u r e
m a ny o f u s w e r e t h i n k i ng t h e s a m e t h i ng t o ou rs e l v e s a s w e r e a d Mr K e rr ’s a c t i v i t y li s t f o r
t h e w ee k S t r a i gh t a f t e r ou r t r a i n j ou r n e y, w e
w e r e wh i s k e d o ff t o t h e w e tt e s t po i n t i n
E ng l a nd a nd a ll w e w e r e t o l d w a s t h a t w e ’d n ee d m a ny l a y e rs o f c l o t h i ng , mo r e l a y e rs o f w a t e r p r oo f c l o t h i ng a nd a c h a ng e o f
c l o t h e s, o t h e r w i s e t h e r i d e b a c k i n t h e bu s wou l dn’ t b e on e i n w e t c l o t h e s bu t i n no
YE A R 8
C a non s Park D a y
6 t h F e b r u a r y – I C T /H i s t o r y D a y
R e si dent i a l Tr i p s
2 nd - 7 t h Nov e mb e r – M a i s on C l a i r e
F on t a i n e
9 t h - 11 t h J un e – F l a nd e rs Ba tt l e f i e l d s
15 t h - 19 t h J un e – Cumb r i a
D a y Tr i p
11 t h S e p t e mb e r – S t r a t f o r d - upon - Avon
Du r i ng t h e w ee k w e w e n t Ghy ll S c r a mb li ng
t w i c e , t h e f i rs t t i m e b e i ng mo r e o f a w a r m
up a nd t h e s e c ond b e i ng t h e on e f u ll o f a ll
t h e t a n t a li s i ng a nd s ee m i ng l y i mpo ss i b l e
ob s t a c l e s, i n c l ud i ng j ump i ng a f e w f ee t i n t o
a c o rr i do r o f r o c k wh i c h s ee m e d a t t i m e s
n a rr ow e r t h a n you rs e l f
c l o t h e s! T h e n w e w e r e p l a c e d i n a r i v e r a nd
w e r e t o l d t o w a l k
S o, Ghy ll S c r a mb li ng ( a l s o k nown a s Go r g e
Wa l k i ng ) , i s wh e n you h a v e t o w a l k i n w a t e r
(r a ng i ng f r om a n k l e d ee p t o m e a n i ng you
h a v e t o s w i m ) up o r down a r i v e r i n a bou t 6
l a y e rs o f c l o t h i ng , m ee t i ng ob s t a c l e s i n t h e
s h a p e o f w a t e r f a ll s, ov e r h a ng s a nd e v e n
s li d e s f o r m e d by r o c k
S o i f t h e ex t r e m e l y i nv i go r a t i ng Ghy ll
S c r a mb li ng w a s j u s t on e o f t h e m a ny
a c t i v i t i e s t h a t w e ov e r c a m e i n t h e w ee k
t h e n I’m s u r e t h a t you c a n i m a g i n e j u s t how
a c t i v e a nd c h a ll e ng i ng ou r a c t i v i t y w ee k w a s
– a w ee k wh i c h m a ny o f u s s a w a s up t h e r e
w i t h t h e b e s t t r i p s o f ou r A r no l d Hou s e
c a r ee rs (Year 8)
- - - - - - - -
B a t t l e f i e l d s – V i s i t t o Y p r e s
We ’ v e b e e n t a k i n g Ye a r 8 b o ys t o t h e F i rs t
Wo r l d Wa r b a t t l e f i e l d s f o r a l m o s t t e n y e a rs
n o w. T h e t r i p p r o v i d e s t h e b o ys w i t h
s o m e t h i n g d i f f e r e n t t o d o d u r i n g t h a t
a g o n i s i n g s i x d a y w a i t b e t w e e n f i n i s h i n g
C o m m o n E n t r a n c e a n d g e t t i n g t h e i r r e s u l t s
Es c o r t e d b y p r o f e ss i o n a l g u i d e s f r o m t h e
Wa r R e s e a r c h S o c i e t y, t h e b o ys e x p e r i e n c e
t h e L a s t Po s t c e r e m o ny a t t h e M e n i n
G a t e . T h e y s e e Ty n e C o t , t h e l a r g e s t
C o m m o n w e a l t h Wa r G r a v e s c e m e t e r y
i n t h e w o r l d ; t h e y l e a r n a b o u t t h e s e c r e t
u n d e r g r o u n d w a r o f t h e t u n n e l l e rs a n d t h e y
v i s i t Ta l b o t H o u s e ( To c H ) – o n e o f t h e f e w
p l a c e s w h e r e s o l d i e rs c o u l d g e t a w a y f r o m
t h e h o r r o rs o f t h e f r o n t l i n e f o r a f e w d a ys
E q u a l l y i m p o r t a n t l y t h o u g h , t h e b o ys a r e
g i v e n a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o u n d e rs t a n d a n d
a p p r e c i a t e s o m e o f t h e h i s t o r y o f A r n o l d
t h e b o ys p i l e d o u t o f t h e c o a c h t o t r y a n d
f i n d t h e n a m e o f H u b e r t G r e e n i n s c r i b e d o n
t h e m e m o r i a l w a l l G r e e n w a s o n e o f M i ss
H a n s o n’s f i rs t p u p i l s; h e w a s k i l l e d i n a c t i o n
i n A p r i l 1917 a g e d 18 Wr i t i n g o f h i s d e a t h ,
M i ss H a n s o n r e c o r d e d e y e w i t n e ss a c c o u n t s
t h a t s p o k e o f h i s b o d y b e i n g r i d d l e d
w i t h b u l l e t s. A s h a s b e c o m e o u r
c u s t o m , t h e b o ys l e f t a s m a l l c r o ss a t
t h e f o o t o f t h e w a l l , r e c o r d i n g t h e i r v i s i t .
L a t e r t h a t d a y, t h e H e a d B o ys w e r e
p r i v i l e g e d t o b e a b l e t o j o i n t h e
c e r e m o ny a t t h e M e n i n G a t e a n d l a y a
w r e a t h a s p a r t o f t h e L a s t Po s t
c e r e m o ny T h i s y e a r, s o l d i e rs j u s t b a c k
f r o m Ir a q , s h o r t l y t o b e p o s t e d o u t t o
A f g a n i s t a n , w e r e m a r c h i n g t o h u g e
a p p l a u s e f r o m t h e c r o w d g a t h e r e d
t h e r e T h e r e w a s a r e a l s e n s e o f t h e
m o d e r n w o r l d b r i n g i n g t o l i f e t h e
H o u s e T h e P l o e g s t r e e r t (P l u g S t r e e t )
m e m o r i a l w a s b u i l t t o c o m m e m o r a t e m o r e
t h a n 11,000 m e n w h o f o u g h t i n t h e a r e a
a r o u n d Y p r e s a n d w h o s e b o d i e s w e r e n e v e r
f o u n d T h i s w a s o u r f i rs t s t o p o f t h e t r i p a n d
u n c e r t a i n t i e s a n d s t r a i n s o f t h e 1914 -18
w a r T h i s w a s f u r t h e r u n d e r l i n e d b y t h e
e v e n i n g t r i p t o Ty n e C o t w h e r e m a ny o f t h e
b o ys f o u n d t h e s h e e r n u m b e r o f g r a v e s
o v e r w h e l m i n g
Y
ear 8 T r ips & Activities
F i n a l l y, o n t h e d r i v e b a c k t o C a l a i s t h e b o ys
s t o p p e d i n D u n k i r k t o v i s i t t h e g r a v e o f
a n o t h e r o l d b o y, J a c k C h e v a l l i e r Ta y l e r. J a c k
w a s o n e o f t w o b r o t h e rs w h o a t t e n d e d
A r n o l d H o u s e . H e w a s k i l l e d i n a f l y i n g
a c c i d e n t i n A u g u s t 1918 a g e d 18 a n d h i s
t w i n b r o t h e r w a s k i l l e d i n A u g u s t t h e
f o l l o w i n g y e a r, f i g h t i n g o n t h e R u ss i a n f r o n t
T h i s y e a r t h e b o ys l e f t f l o w e rs a n d a c r o ss t o
c o m m e m o r a t e t h e i r v i s i t a n d b e f o r e t h e y
l e f t t h e y r e c i t e d t h e S c h o o l Pr a y e r T h i s w a s
a n e s p e c i a l l y m o v i n g m o m e n t : b o ys f r o m
t h e 21s t c e n t u r y s a y i n g a p r a y e r t h a t J a c k
Ta y l e r, k i l l e d 90 y e a rs b e f o r e , w o u l d h a v e
r e c i t e d d u r i n g h i s t i m e a t s c h o o l
T h i s, m o r e t h a n a ny t h i n g e l s e , e m p h a s i s e s t h e i m p o r t a n c e
o f t h e B a t t l e f i e l d s t r i p J u s t a s
Ye a r 8 a r e a b o u t t o l e a v e A r n o l d H o u s e , t h e y
a r e g i v e n t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o e x p e r i e n c e a
s e n s e o f t h e S c h o o l ’s h i s t o r y a n d c o n t i n u i t y f o r t h e m s e l v e s H o p e f u l l y, t h i s i s a m e m o r y
t h a t t h e y w i l l c a r r y w i t h t h e m a s t h e y m o v e
o n t o s e p a r a t e s c h o o l s, e a c h w i t h i t s o w n h i s t o r y
Laura Hutchings Head of Years 7 & 8
Year 8 T r ips & Activities
S tra t f o r d T h ea tr e tr i p
On t h e 11 t h S e p t e mb e r Ye a r 8 a rr i v e d a t
s c hoo l a t 7.15 a m , r e a dy t o t a k e t h e c o a c h t o
S t r a t f o r d - upon - Avon t o s ee T h e M e r c h a n t o f
Ve n i c e .
I t w a s a t wo a nd a h a l f hou r c o a c h r i d e
W h e n w e go t t h e r e w e w e n t s t r a i gh t t o t h e
Cou r t y a r d T h e a t r e f o r a wo r k s hop We h a d
j u s t ov e r a n hou r w i t h s om e o f t h e a c t o rs
a nd t h e a ss i s t a n t d i r e c t o r t o wo r k on t wo
s c e n e s f r om t h e p l a y S om e o f u s w e r e
i nv i t e d up on t o t h e s t a g e t o t a k e p a r t i n
a c t i ng ou t t h e s c e n e s We t h e n h a d t h e
oppo r t un i t y t o a s k qu e s t i on s a bou t t h e
p r odu c t i on
W h e n t h e wo r k s hop e nd e d w e a ll w e n t t o a
Br a ss R ubb i ng c e n t r e i n t h e p a r k wh e r e w e
a t e ou r p a c k e d l un c h e s wh il s t Ms Hu t c h i ng s
t r i e d t o m a k e s u r e t h a t w e d i dn’ t f a ll i n t h e
r i v e r! We l oo k e d a r ound t h e g i f t s hop s a nd
t h e n a t 1 pm t h e p e r f o r m a n c e b e g a n
Year 8 Boys
“The production was very different from other
versions of the play we have seen, especially as
the caskets were made of ice The court scene
was also very odd My favourite part of the
production was during the casket scene when
the balcony rose to reveal wine glasses with
fingers running around the rim to make a
constant humming sound ”
“Antonio was played well but didn’t really have
the sense of nobility that Jeremy Irons has in
the film The strength of his relationship with
Bassanio in the play was not as clear. ”
“I think it’ s clear that the RSC decided not to
spend much money on costumes, props or sets
Instead they decide to rely on the ability of the
actors Although I would have preferred it if
they had had authentic costumes it was
definitely worth the journey ”
“The play had some interesting staging Once
Bassanio had picked the right casket, all three
boxes smashed. I think this could signify Portia
being freed by Bassanio; the caskets, being her
prison, smashing because she has found love
Another interpretation could be that they
smash because she is finally free of her dead
father ’ s test/trap. ”
“At the interval many an ice cream and souvenir were bought, then it was back to
our seats for the second half of the play which
finished in the same way that it had started, with a (somewhat unexpected) merry jig
The jig, however, was a nice touch, considering
the play is quite dark and it lightened the
mood There’ s nothing like a murder-hungry moneylender doing a tap dance!”
UK M a t h s C h a ll e ng e 2009
On 30 t h Ap r il 20 Ye a r 8 boys s a t t h e UK
M a t h s Ch a ll e ng e , wh i c h i s a p a p e r s e t by t h e
Un i v e rs i t y o f L ee d s a nd t a k e n by pup il s f r om
a c r o ss t h e c oun t r y. T h e A r no l d Hou s e boys
d i d ex t r e m e l y w e ll w i t h c e r t i f i c a t e s s h a r e d
b e t w ee n t h e m a s f o ll ow s:
A r no l d Hou s e
Go l d 40% S il v e r 35% Br onz e 15%
(90% awarded a certificate)
U K ( Ove ra ll R e s u l t s )
Go l d 6 7% S il v e r 13 3% Br onz e 20%
(40% awarded a certificate)
Cong r a t u l a t i on s t o :
a nd on t h e i r go l d
c e r t i f i c a t e s;
a nd on
t h e i r s il v e r c e r t i f i c a t e s; a nd a nd on t h e i r
b r onz e a w a r d s
w a s s e l e c t e d t o go on t o t h e
M a t h s O l ymp i a d i n J un e , bu t h e w a s
un f o r t un a t e l y no t a b l e t o p a r t i c i p a t e a s Ye a r
8 w e r e i n Cumb r i a a t t h e t i m e .
We ll don e t o a ll c on c e r n e d !
Charles Keal
Head of Mathematics
Ski T r ip to Switzer land
S p r i n g 2009
S n o w, s u n , s t u n n i n g v i e w s, e x c e l l e n t
a c c o m m o d a t i o n , d o o rs t e p s k i i n g , n o q u e u e s,
g r e a t f o o d a n d f i rs t r a t e i n s t r u c t o rs. A n d y e s
t h i s w a s a s c h o o l s k i t r i p ! T h e Z -Lo f t p r o v e d
t o b e t h e p e r f e c t h o t e l f o r A r n o l d H o u s e
a n d w e h a d i t t o o u rs e l v e s T h e b o ys w e r e
f a n t a s t i c c o m p a ny a n d e m b r a c e d t h e w h o l e
t r i p w i t h g r e a t e n t h u s i a s m I n t h e e v e n i n g s
t h e y e n j o y e d a v a r i e t y o f a c t i v i t i e s r u n b y
o u r f r i e n d s f r o m H a u t L a c a n d s k i e d l i k e
d e m o n s d u r i n g t h e d a y We l l d o n e t o
e v e r yo n e a n d h e r e ’s l o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o
n e x t s p r i n g
Sebastian Stones
Senior Master
Year s 7 & 8 Dr ama Pr oductions
Mr M a ddo x, ou r n e w f o r m t e a c h e r,
b r ough t a n i n f u s i on o f humou r w i t h
t h e i n t r odu c t i on o f D r a m a , a ss i s t e d by Mr
M a r k s. How I h a d l ong e d f o r t h e un i qu e
ex c i t e m e n t o f t h e d r e ss r e h e a rs a l s, t h e
a tt e n t i on o f t h e a ud i e n c e a nd t h a t u l t i m a t e
boo s t , t h e e n t hu s i a s t i c c l a pp i ng o f ou r
a do r i ng p a r e n t s a nd p ee rs You s ee , I g e t a
k i c k f r om pub li c s p e a k i ng , w i t h bo t h my
p a r e n t s b e i ng b a rr i s t e rs a nd my b r o t h e r
b e i ng a n a t u r a l bo r n s t o r y t e ll e r A c t i ng i s
g e tt i ng t h e b e s t ou t o f b e i ng who you w a n t
t o b e , a nd you g e t i mm e d i a t e r e c ogn i t i on
I t oo k p a r t i n ou r t wo p r odu c t i on s t h i s y e a r,
I n s p e c t o r Hound , wh e r e I e n j oy e d my
moody r o l e a s I n s p e c t o r Hound , a nd i n W ill
S h a k e s p e a r e S a v e U s! , wh e r e I t oo k ov e r
A r m aa n Isr a n i ’s p a r t on t h e d a y o f t h e p l a y,
a s h e h a d f a ll e n ill T h e p l a y t a ugh t u s t h a t
S h a k e s p e a r e w a s a s mu c h ou t r a g e a nd f un
a s l e a r n e d wo r d s I t h i n k Mr M a ddo c k s a nd
Mr M a r k s m a n a g e d t o b r i ng t h e t a l e n t ou t
o f a ll o f u s T h e g a p b e t w ee n Common
E n t r a n c e a nd t h e e nd o f t e r m w a s b r i dg e d ,
D r a m a w a s h e r e , a nd w e Ye a r 8s w e r e s e n t
on ou r w a y t o, who k now s, p e r h a p s
b e c om i ng t h e n ex t L a u r e n c e O li v i e r T h e
t r u t h i s, e v e n b e f o r e D r a m a w a s h e r e , w e
n e v e r s t opp e d a c t i ng .
(Year 8)
Year s 7 & 8 Dr ama Pr oductions
Fr om the Head Boys
Ou r ex p e r i e n c e a t A r no l d Hou s e h a s
b ee n m e mo r a b l e , bu sy a nd v e r y
e n t e r t a i n i ng T h r oughou t ou r e i gh t y e a rs w e
h a v e h a d s om e f a n t a s t i c t i m e s w i t h ou r
p ee rs a nd ou r t e a c h e rs.
T h i s f i n a l y e a r a t A r no l d Hou s e w a s by f a r
t h e mo s t c h a ll e ng i ng bu t a l s o t h e mo s t
r e w a r d i ng . We wo r k e d i n t e n s e l y a t s c hoo l t o
p r e p a r e f o r a nd do ou r ex a m s. D e s p i t e t h e
p r e ss u r e a nd h a r d wo r k , w e a l s o l e a r n t n e w
i n t e r e s t i ng t op i c s i n g r e a t d e t a il
T h e b e g i nn i ng o f t h e y e a r w a s s o mu c h
mo r e d i ff e r e n t f r om t h e p r e v i ou s on e : t h e
a moun t o f hom e wo r k , s t udy i ng a nd t op i c s
c ov e r e d i n t h e l e ss on s g r e w T h e Nov e mb e r ex a m s w e r e on e o f t h e p r a c t i c e s o f C E
wh i c h g a v e u s s om e i d e a o f wh a t t h e r e a l
t h i ng wou l d b e li k e
T h e s p r i ng t e r m b r ough t a bou t ou r l a s t s e t
o f p r a c t i c e ex a m s wh i c h s how e d how c l o s e
w e w e r e t o f i n i s h i ng C E T h e E a s t e r ho li d a ys
w e r e j u s t r e v i s i on w i t h t h e t hough t o f ou r
f i n a l ex a m s e v e r a t A r no l d Hou s e l oom i ng e v e n n e a r e r T h e s c ho l a rs’ ex a m s w e r e t h r ee
w ee k s a w a y by t h e t i m e t h e E a s t e r ho li d a ys
h a d f i n i s h e d H a l f t e r m , t h e w ee k b e f o r e C E, w a s t h e mo s t t e n s e a nd a n x i ou s t i m e t o b e
a Ye a r 8 boy.
T h e r e w a s a hug e d i ff e r e n c e b e t w ee n t h e
s c hoo l t r i p s b e f o r e a nd a f t e r t h e ex a m s. T h e
Fr e n c h t r i p t o B u r gundy w a s f un bu t t h e
h a r d wo r k c ou l d b e s ee n no t f a r o ff i n t h e
ho r i zon wh il s t t h e r e li e f f e l t on t h e
r e s i d e n t i a l t r i p s s u c h a s Cumb r i a a nd t h e
Ba tt l e f i e l d s a f t e r t h e ex a m s w e r e ov e r w a s
g r e a t T h e j ob o f b e i ng H e a d B oy a t A r no l d
Hou s e h a s b ee n un f o r g e tt a b l e a nd l a y i ng a
w r e a t h a t t h e M e n i n G a t e w a s a r e a ll y
s p e c i a l h i gh li gh t
T h e s p i r i t a nd a tt i t ud e a t A r no l d Hou s e i s
f a n t a s t i c a nd w e hop e t h a t a s w e l e a v e i t
w ill c on t i nu e We h a v e h a d a n i n c r e d i b l e
t i m e h e r e a nd a r e v e r y s a d t o b e l e a v i ng and (Year 8)
S e n i o r Sc hoo l Leav e rs
A r t & D e s i g n
t h a s b e e n a n o t h e r b u sy t w e l v e m o n t h s i n
t h e A r t a n d D e s i g n R o o m w i t h l o t s o f
e x c i t i n g p r o j e c t s a n d c r e a t i v e A r t w o r k
b e i n g p r o d u c e d b y m a ny o f t h e b o ys. T h e
y e a r b e g a n w i t h m y A r t t r i p t o N e w Yo r k . I
o n t h e f r o n t c o v e r o f D e s i g n We e k m a g a z i n e a n d l o v e d h i s w o r k . I d e c i d e d t o s e n d h i m
a n e m a i l t o a s k i f h e w o u l d w o r k w i t h t h e
b o ys a t A r n o l d H o u s e a n d h e a c c e p t e d t h e
i nv i t a t i o n . N i g e l i n s p i r e d t h e b o ys w i t h a
Year 6 Nigel Peake Art Day
w a s e x t r e m e l y l u c k y, t o b e a w a r d e d a t r a v e l
g r a n t b y t h e Pa r e n t s’ A ss o c i a t i o n a n d u s e d
t h i s t o h e l p f u n d a n i n s p i r a t i o n a l t r i p t o t h e
m a ny a m a z i n g g a l l e r i e s a n d m u s e u m s i n
N YC I t o o k l o t s o f p h o t o g r a p h s a n d f i l l e d a
s k e t c h b o o k w i t h n o t e s, d r a w i n g s a n d i d e a s
f o r f u t u r e s c h o o l p r o j e c t s. I s p o k e t o t h e
b o ys a b o u t m y t r i p a n d e n c o u r a g e d t h e m
t o k e e p s k e t c h b o o k s a n d j o u r n a l s t o
d o c u m e n t t h e i r j o u r n e ys a n d t r a v e l s a n d I
h a v e a l r e a d y s e e n s o m e w o n d e r f u l r e s u l t s
w h i c h i s v e r y p l e a s i n g .
A n o t h e r e x c i t i n g e v e n t w a s t h e Ye a r 6 A r t
d a y w i t h a r t i s t a n d d e s i g n e r N i g e l P e a k e I
f i rs t h e a r d a b o u t N i g e l ’s w o r k w h e n h e w a s
s l i d e s h o w o f h i s w o r k a n d o p e n e d u p a
n e w s t y l e o f w o r k i n g w h i c h r e a l l y e n t h u s e d
t h e m N i g e l r e t u r n e d a m o n t h a f t e r h i s
i n i t i a l v i s i t a n d s e t u p a j o i n t e x h i b i t i o n w i t h
b o ys a n d s t a f f I t w a s a v e r y e n j o y a b l e
p r o j e c t a n d t h e s t a r t o f w h a t I h o p e w i l l b e a
l a s t i n g r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n N i g e l a n d
A r n o l d H o u s e .
I w a s p l e a s e d t o b e a p p r o a c h e d b y M a d a m e
F e r h a o u i t o m a k e h e r r e g u l a r t r i p t o Pa r i s
w i t h t h e Ye a r 7 b o ys a c r o ss c u r r i c u l a r
e x p e r i e n c e a n d l e a p t a t t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o
t a k e t h e b o ys t o t h e M u s é e d ' O rs a y t o s e e a
f a n t a s t i c m a s k e x h i b i t i o n T h e b o ys p r o d u c e d o r i g a m i s k e t c h b o o k s p r i o r t o t h e
t r i p a n d s k e t c h e d i n N o t r e D a m e a s w e l l a s
i n t h e m u s e u m T h e b o ys r e a l l y e n j o y e d t h e
v i s i t a n d a r e i n t h e p r o c e ss o f d e v e l o p i n g
t h e i r s k e t c h e s i n t o t h r e e d i m e n s i o n a l
m a s t e r p i e c e s!
I h a v e t r i e d t o b u i l d i n m o r e a r t i s t
w o r k s h o p s a n d g a l l e r y v i s i t s i n t o t h i s y e a r ’s
c u r r i c u l u m t o g i v e t h e b o ys a r i c h a n d
d i v e rs e e x p e r i e n c e Ye a r 2 b o ys t o o k p a r t i n
a n A f r i c a n A r t d a y a t C a n o n s Pa r k w h e r e
t h e y d r e w a w i d e v a r i e t y o f A f r i c a n m a s k s
a n d a r t e f a c t s a s w e l l a s p r o d u c i n g c h a l k
p a s t e l d r a w i n g s a n d s o m e v e r y s u c c e ssf u l p a p e r c o l l a g e s T h e A r t d a y p r o v i d e d
Miss Rawlinson in New York
Year 2 African Art day
s t i m u l u s m a t e r i a l f o r t h e n e x t t e r m’s p r o j e c t
a n d a l l b o ys p r o d u c e d c l a y m a s k s i n s p i r e d
b y t h e i r v i s u a l r e s e a r c h .
Ye a r 4 b o ys v i s i t e d t h e Br i t i s h M u s e u m t o
s k e t c h i n t h e Is l a m i c A r t g a l l e r y t o s u p p o r t
t h e i r Is l a m i c A r t p r o j e c t T h e y a l s o g a t h e r e d i d e a s a n d i n s p i r a t i o n f o r t h e i r Ye a r 5 E d u a r d o
Pa o l oz z i w o r k , i n t h e n e w c l o c k s a n d
w a t c h e s g a l l e r y T h e g u i d e w a s e x t r e m e l y
i m p r e ss e d w i t h t h e b o ys’ m a t u r e a n d
f o c u s e d a t t i t u d e i n t h e g a l l e r y a n d t h e
g r o u p s s k e t c h i n g o n t h e g a l l e r y f l o o r d r e w
q u i t e a c r o w d
M a d i B o y d , a p a p e r a r t i s t v i s i t e d u s i n t h e
s u m m e r t e r m
a n d w o r k e d w i t h b o t h Ye a r
t h e y e a r w h e n Ye a r 5
p r o d u c e d t h e i r L a n d A r t
p i e c e s i n s p i r e d b y t h e
w o r k o f L a n d a r t i s t s A n d y
G o l d s w o r t hy a n d R i c h a r d
Lo n g B o ys w o r k e d i n
s m a l l g r o u p s t o d e s i g n
a n d i n s t a l l a p i e c e o f w o r k u s i n g o n l y n a t u r a l
m a t e r i a l s t h a t t h e y c o u l d g a t h e r T h e c r e a t i v e
r e s u l t s a n d t h e e n t h u s i a s t i c a t m o s p h e r e
r e m i n d e d m e o f w hy I b e c a m e a n A r t
t e a c h e r T h e b o ys w e r e j u s t i f i a b l y p r o u d o f
t h e i r a c h i e v e m e n t s a n d l i s t e n e d a t t e n t i v e l y
t o e a c h o t h e r a s t h e y d e s c r i b e d t h e i r p i e c e s
a n d p r o c e ss e s u s e d t o m a k e t h e m
A l o t o f e x c i t i n g b u i l d i n g w o r k w e n t
o n i n t h e A r t a n d D e s i g n r o o m o v e r
t h e s u m m e r h o l i d a ys s o t h a t t h e b o ys
w o u l d h a v e a n e v e n b e t t e r e q u i p p e d
Year 1 Paper Art workshop
s t u d i o s p a c e i n w h i c h t o w o r k i n t h e
f o r t h c o m i n g a c a d e m i c y e a r
Kate Rawlinson
Head of Art
& Design
Year 4 at the British Museum
1 a n d Ye a r 3 b o ys t o i n t r o d u c e t h e m t o p a p e r e n g i n e e r i n g a n d p o p u p s I t w a s a
v e r y s u c c e ssf u l d a y w i t h a l l i nv o l v e d h a v i n g
l o t s o f f u n a n d l e a r n i n g n e w s k i l l s I a m
h o p i n g t h a t M a d i w i l l r e t u r n i n t h e n e w
a c a d e m i c y e a r t o w o r k w i t h Ye a r 3 b o ys i n a
c r o ss c u r r i c u l a r d a y a t C a n o n s Pa r k O n e o f
m y p e rs o n a l h i g h l i g h t s c a m e a t t h e e n d o f
Year 5 Land Art
Hund
M u s i c
Ia m w r i t i ng t h i s s i tt i ng i n my r oom on t h e
mo s t unb e li e v a b l y ho t d a y i n e a r l y J u l y. I t
h a s b ee n t h e u s u a l s o r t o f bu il d up t o t h e
e nd o f t e r m – Ch a p e l c ho i r r e h e a rs a l s,
c h a mb e r mu s i c r e h e a rs a l s, j a zz b a nd
r e h e a rs a l s, ex a m c a nd i d a t e a u r a l p r a c t i c e ,
gymn a s t i c s p r a c t i c e I t a ll f ee l s t h e s a m e a s
a l w a ys – j u s t a s ex c i t i ng – j u s t a s f un – j u s t
a s f r u s t r a t i ng a t t i m e s! I c a n’ t qu i t e b e li e v e
t h a t n ex t w ee k w ill m a r k t h e e nd o f f ou r t ee n
v e r y h a ppy y e a rs h e r e
I i m a g i n e a ny t e a c h e r ’s go a l mu s t b e t o a i m
f o r ex c e ll e n c e i n t h e i r s ub j e c t T h i s i s n’ t j u s t
a bou t h i gh s t a nd a r d s - i t i s a bou t h a v i ng
mu s i c o ff e r e d f o r a ll I t i s a bou t c r e a t i ng
ex c i t i ng oppo r t un i t i e s i n t h e c l a ssr oom a nd
ou t s i d e o f i t T h e qu a li t y o f t h e mu s i c i s v e r y
i mpo r t a n t , bu t no t n e c e ss a r il y t h e s t a nd a r d
o f d i ff i c u l t y G e tt i ng t h e li tt l e t h i ng s r i gh t
e n a b l e s mu s i c t o f l ou r i s h Mu s i c i s s o
i mpo r t a n t i n s o m a ny w a ys; t e a mwo r k ,
p e rs e v e r a n c e , s e l f e s t ee m , s p i r i t u a l a nd
c u l t u r a l d e v e l opm e n t
Mu s i c h a s b ee n a b l e t o f l ou r i s h a t A r no l d
Hou s e b e c a u s e o f c on s t a n t s uppo r t f r om a ll
a r e a s o f t h e S c hoo l I h a v e a l s o b ee n
i n c r e d i b l y f o r t un a t e t o h a v e wo r k e d w i t h a
v e r y t a l e n t e d a nd d e d i c a t e d t e a m o f
i n s t r um e n t a l s t a ff. T h i s l a s t y e a r h a s b ee n
j u s t a s r e w a r d i ng a s t h e o t h e rs a nd t h e r e
h a v e b ee n m a ny l ov e l y mu s i c a l e v e n t s bu t
r a t h e r t h a n go t h r ough e a c h i n t u r n I h a v e
c o ll e c t e d s om e quo t e s f r om Ye a r 8 boys. I
hop e t h a t i t g i v e s a f l a vou r o f wh a t t h e boys
t h i n k ! On e t h i ng t h a t t h e y a ll a g r ee d on i s
t h a t ‘ i t i s c oo l t o do mu s i c i n ou r s c hoo l ! ’.
Kate Davies
Director of Music
H e r e a r e s om e o f t h e i r t hough t s:
“Even if you are not musically talented there is
always something to do in the music room ” – t ub a a nd t r ombon e p l a y e r
Mu s i c Ex h i b i t i on t o M ill H ill
“Music is a big part of the lives of both those who play an instrument (almost everyone) and those who just enjoy the regular class music lessons
All in all a brilliant escape from the more pressuredparts of school ” – s a xophon i s t a nd s i ng e r – mu s i c p r odu c e r ex t r a o r d i n a i r e
“For a relatively small school, Arnold House has
a fantastic music department. These brilliant
teachers have all helped us to achieve such high musical standards and balance music with
academic studies” –
r e c o r d e r p l a y e r a nd s i ng e r
M e mb e r o f N e w London Ch il d r e n’s Cho i r a nd
s i ng e r w i t h t h e E NO
“The music department is a place where all the
boys go to enjoy the wonders of the music world ” – t r ump e t e r a nd p i a n i s t
“Music is and will always be an integral part of
Arnold House ” – gu i t a r i s t
“We are always excited to go to our music
lessons Learning to make our own music on
Sequel and O–Generator has encouraged
many of us to go on with music at our senior
schools ”
– p i a n i s t – gu i t a r i s t
“ an amazing music environment ” – t r ump e t e r a nd gu i t a r i s t
“The equipment is amazing and this allows you
to explore more of the music world ” – s a xophon i s t a nd s i ng e r
“Our favourite part of music is definitely the
jazz band ” – s a xophon i s t
– b a ss p l a y e r
“Music is one of life’ s finest, most emotional and important attributes As one of the boys at
AH I have experienced so many different aspects of a colourful musical life Arnold House makes music not a chore or just a side line hobby, but one of the most popular of our weekly cycle of subjects ” – s a xophon i s t a nd c l a r i n e tt i s t Mu s i c s c ho l a rs h i p t o S t Pa u l ’s
Visit to King’s College School
On a c o l d , c r i s p , b r i g h t m o r n i n g i n
J a n u a r y 2009 t h e b o ys w h o m a k e u p
t h e A r n o l d H o u s e C h a p e l C h o i r, Mrs D a v i e s
a n d Mrs G i b b o n s c l i m b e d i n t o t h e
d i s t i n c t i v e r e d m i n i - b u s a n d h e a d e d o f f t o
C a m b r i d g e a t t h e i nv i t a t i o n o f Mr N i c h o l a s
R o b i n s o n , H e a d m a s t e r o f K i n g’s C o l l e g e
S c h o o l T h e a i m o f t h e t r i p w a s f o r o u r b o ys
t o l e a r n a b o u t t h e l i f e o f a t y p i c a l c h o r i s t e r
i n o n e o f t h e m o s t f a m o u s c h a p e l c h o i rs i n
t h e w o r l d a n d t o a p p r e c i a t e t h e h a r d w o r k
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p l a c e a t K i n g’s C o l l e g e S c h o o l
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t h e S c h o o l d i n i n g r o o m ( a t w h i c h p o i n t w e
w e r e j o i n e d b y Mr T h o m a s w h o h a d v i s i t e d
K i n g’s S c h o o l , E l y d u r i n g t h e m o r n i n g ) , a t o u r
o f t h e S c h o o l , a Q u e s t i o n & A n s w e r s e ss i o n
w i t h t w o b r o t h e rs w h o b o t h c u r r e n t l y s i n g
w i t h K i n g’s C o l l e g e C h o i r a n d a m i n i - c o n c e r t
i n t h e g y m ( w h i c h i n c l u d e d o n e b o y
p l a y i n g t h e h a r p ) b y s e v e r a l b o ys w h o a r e
a u d i t i o n i n g f o r m u s i c s c h o l a rs h i p s t o t h e i r
c h o s e n S e n i o r S c h o o l s N e e d l e ss t o s a y, t h e
s t a n d a r d o f p l a y i n g ( e a c h b o y d o e s a t l e a s t
t w o i n s t r u m e n t s) w a s a w e s o m e b u t w e
w e r e r e l i e v e d t o h e a r t h a t a l l t h e b o ys a l s o
h a v e t i m e t o e n j o y a f u l l p r o g r a m m e o f
s p o r t s a n d o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s t h a t s u c h a w e l l -
p l a c e d b o a r d i n g s c h o o l h a s t o o f f e r.
T h e r e w a s j u s t t i m e t o f i t i n a n i m p r o m p t u g a m e o f f o o t b a l l ( b e f o r e w e w e r e p o l i t e l y
t u r n e d o f f t h e c o u r t s i n f a v o u r o f t h e g i r l s’
n e t b a l l p r a c t i c e ) a n d a v i s i t t o t h e e x c e l l e n t
O l d Fu d g e S h o p p e i n t h e H i g h S t r e e t . Fr o m
t h e r e , w e m a d e o u r w a y o v e r t o K i n g’s
C o l l e g e C h a p e l w h e r e Mr R o b i n s o n h a d
a r r a n g e d f o r u s t o l i s t e n t o t h e C h o i r a s t h e y
p r a c t i s e d f o r Ev e n s o n g . We q u i e t l y f i l e d i n t o
t h e p e w s, w i n k e d a t t h e t w o c h o r i s t e rs w e
h a d m e t t h a t m o r n i n g a s t h e y s o l e m n l y
w a l k e d p a s t i n t w o r o w s b e h i n d D r S t e v e n
C l e o b u r y, t h e c o n d u c t o r o f t h e C h o i r, a n d s a t
e n t h r a l l e d l i s t e n i n g t o t h a t g l o r i o u s s o u n d
r i s i n g u p t o t h e r a f t e rs o f K i n g’s C h a p e l
We r e i t n o t f o r t h a t f a c t t h a t w e h a d t o m a k e
o u r w a y b a c k t o Lo n d o n , I t h i n k w e w o u l d a l l
h a v e s a t t h e r e a l l n i g h t !
Corinne Gibbons Headmaster ’ s PA
Th e Mu s i c d e p a r t m e n t h a s b ee n bu sy
w i t h t h e u s u a l p r og r a mm e o f c on c e r t s
a nd p e r f o r m a n c e s t h r oughou t t h e y e a r.
E a c h y e a r g r oup p e r f o r m e d a n i n f o r m a l
c on c e r t a nd w e h a v e b ee n t r e a t e d t o s om e
f a n t a s t i c p e r f o r m a n c e s –
‘B oun c i ng Ba r i t on e ’ r e m a i n s a f i r m f a vou r i t e
o f m i n e – r e du c i ng Mr M a tt h e w s t o t e a rs
t a k e s s om e do i ng ! T h e mu s i c s c ho l a rs h i p
c a nd i d a t e s ( a nd
a l s o p l a y e d i n a s p e c i a l
a ss e mb l y a nd p e r f o r m e d v e r y w e ll i nd ee d p e r f o r m a n c e o f
‘M e d i t a t i on’ f r om ‘ T h a i s’ i s a no t h e r l ov e l y
m e mo r y t o t a k e a w a y! d i d
b r illi a n t l y t o w i n a w e ll d e s e r v e d s c ho l a rs h i p
t o S t Pa u l ’s a nd won a n
ex h i b i t i on t o M ill H ill a l t hough h e w ill b e
t a k i ng up a p l a c e a t C i t y H i s t ub a b l a s t t o
s i gn i f y t h e s t a r t o f o r c h e s t r a r e h e a rs a l s w ill
b e m i ss e d !
T h e Ch a p e l Cho i r h a v e h a d a bu sy a nd
s u cc e ssf u l y e a r H i gh li gh t s w e r e t h e i r
p e r f o r m a n c e o f a s p e c i a ll y c omm i ss i on e d
p i e c e e n t i t l e d ‘Pe a c e P i e c e ’ a t t h e A r m i s t i c e
D a y s e r v i c e , a t S t Cyp r i a n’s Chu r c h , Ba k e r
S t r ee t a nd a l s o t h e i r f i n e s i ng i ng i n f r on t o f
t h e i n s p e c t i on t e a m a t t h e A s h We dn e s d a y
s e r v i c e T hu rs d a y mo r n i ng r e h e a rs a l s w i t h
t h i s g r oup h a v e b ee n my f a vou r i t e p a r t o f
t h e w ee k – w e ’ v e h a d l o t s o f f un bu t t h e
c ho i r ’s d e d i c a t i on t o t h e t a s k a nd t h e i r l ov e
o f s i ng i ng s a c r e d mu s i c h a s a l w a ys s hon e
t h r ough Ano t h e r f ond m e mo r y ( o f wh i c h
t h e r e a r e l o t s!) i s o f m e rr il y
s i ng i ng a p l a i n s ong ‘Lu x A e t e r n a’ on t h e
t ub e p l a t f o r m a nd e s c a l a t o rs
a t Ba k e r S t r ee t Tub e , qu i t e ob li v i ou s t o t h e
s t r a ng e g l a n c e s o f p a ss e rs- by! We a l s o h a d
a v e r y e n j oy a b l e t r i p t o K i ng’s Co ll e g e
S c hoo l , C a mb r i dg e (s ee s e p a r a t e a r t i c l e )
T h e Ch r i s t m a s c on c e r t w a s t h e u s u a l j o ll y
a ff a i r w i t h mu ll e d w i n e a nd m i n c e p i e s
a cc omp a ny i ng t h e p r o c ee d i ng s T h e t wo
s umm e r c on c e r t s w e r e t h e c u l m i n a t i on o f
a y e a r ’s wo r k f o r a ll o f t h e e n s e mb l e s a nd
t h e s t a nd a r d o f bo t h c on c e r t s w a s ex c e ll e n t .
T h e s e n i o r c on c e r t w a s p a r t i c u l a r l y
i mp r e ss i v e t h i s y e a r, w i t h a v e r y s t r ong
Ye a r 8 p r e s e n c e .
I t wou l d b e un f a i r t o m e n t i on h i gh li gh t s a s
e v e r y t h i ng w a s a h i gh li gh t !
T h a n k s a s a l w a ys t o t h e v e r y i mp r e ss i v e
t e a m – t h e i n s t r um e n t a l s t a ff – non e o f i t
wou l d h a pp e n w i t hou t t h e m
Kate Davies
Director of Music
Old Boys’ Concer t
A m u s i c a l f a r e w e l l f o r K a t e D av i e s
S o o n a f t e r i t b e c a m e k n o w n t h a t K a t e
D a v i e s w o u l d b e l e a v i n g A r n o l d H o u s e t h i s
y e a r, I h a d t h e i d e a o f p u t t i n g o n a c o n c e r t
a s a k i n d o f m u s i c a l f a r e w e l l a n d t h a n k yo u .
Ve r y m a ny t h a n k s t o a l l t h e o l d b o ys, s t a f f
a n d p a r e n t s w h o t o o k p a r t a n d t o t h e
c a t e r i n g s t a f f f o r t h e w o n d e r f u l c a n a p é s I t
w a s r e a l l y g r e a t t o s e e s o m a ny o f t h e o l d
b o ys c o n t i n u i n g s o w e l l w i t h t h e i r m u s i c a l
s t u d i e s, m a ny m o r e o f w h o m w o u l d h a v e
l i k e d t o p e r f o r m f o r K a t e ’s f a r e w e l l b u t t i m e
w a s a l i m i t i n g f a c t o r A r e a l l y w o n d e r f u l
e v e n i n g w a s h a d b y a l l B e s t w i s h e s g o t o
G e o r g e C o o k e w h o w i l l b e r e a d i n g m u s i c
a t O x f o r d n e x t y e a r Fa r e w e l l a n d t h a n k yo u
K a t e f o r a n a m a z i n g f o u r t e e n y e a rs o f
m u s i c - m a k i n g a t A r n o l d H o u s e
F i n a l w o r d s f r o m K a t e :
"Oh gosh – I was completely overwhelmed with the
performances and the warmth and appreciation
shown to me by all there It was such a memorable
evening and I couldn't think of a more wonderful
way to celebrate fourteen years at Arnold House"
Andrew Cuthbertson
Piano
Associated Boar d E xam Results
A
ss o c i a t e d B o a r d Mu s i c e x a m r e s u l t s
f rom 2008 - 2009
Mr Cu t hb e rt s on
P i a no :
Preparatory Test
M i ss Mo r ph e tt
C l a r i n e t :
Grade One
Grade Two
Grade Five
Mr Gr i ff i t h s
F l u t e :
Grade One
Grade Two
Grade One
Grade Two
Grade Three
Grade Four
Grade Five
D e sc a n t R e co r d e r :
Grade One
Grade Three
Grade Two
T h e o r y :
Grade Two
Mr C l e w l ow
Tr ump e t :
Grade One
Mrs I o a nn i s- An t on i ou
P i a no :
Grade One
Grade Two
Grade Three
Grade Four
Tr e b l e R e co r d e r :
Grade One
Grade Two
Grade Three
Grade Three
Grade Four
J a zz Tr ump e t :
Grade One
T h e o r y :
Grade One
Grade Two
Grade Three
A
ssociated Boar d E xam Results
S i ng i ng :
Grade Three
Grade Four
Mr Lee
Ce ll o :
Grade One
Grade Four
Mr E lli o tt
S a xophon e :
Grade One
Grade Two
Grade Five
Grade Three
Grade Four
Mrs S a d l e r
V i o li n :
Grade One
Grade Two
Mr A i t ke n
Trombon e : Grade Two
Lea r n i ng ou t s i d e sc hoo l :
C l a r i n e t :
Grade Three
V i o li n : Grade Two
Ce ll o :
Prep Test
Grade One
P i a no :
Prep Test
Grade One
Grade Five
R o c k Gu i t a r : Grade One
Tub a : Grade Five
F o r m p a g e s
…Mr Kerr because he teaches tennis and tennis games.
…Mr Kerr because he plays tennis and eats biscuits all day.
…Mr Odlin because I would like to teach football and to be able to eat all day like him.
…Mr Gibson because I would teach basketball and drink coca cola in the staffroom.
... Mrs Dart because she teaches Maths, drinks coffee and tells all sorts of jokes.
... Mr Matthews because he makes creative things and he laughs at bad jokes.
... Mr Odlin because I would like to teach football and athletics and spend a lot of time at Canons Park.
... Mr Matthews because he teaches my friend Alex and he does shared reading.
... Mr Gibson because he teaches cricket and basketball and he is funny too.
... Mr Kerr because he teaches tennis and I could teach how to hit the ball against the wall.
... Mr Bagnall because I like cricket and I could have a shower at Canons Park every day.
... Mrs Dart because she teaches Maths and drinks coffee.
... Mr Matthews because he plays his guitar and he teaches my brother.
... Mrs Rudha because she teaches ICT every Monday and helps a lot and eats biscuits in the staff room.
…Mr Thomas, because I want to tell stories in Assembly. Also instead of teaching in the classroom I would prefer to eat gummy bears in my office.
…Mr Thomas, because he tells funny jokes in the staff room like this, “what do you call a sheep on a trampoline? A woolly jumper!”
... Mr Stones because he teaches my friend Seb and I would be close to the ICT room.
... Mr Bagnall because I would play cricket every day and laugh a lot.
... Mr Cox because he teaches Geography and he has sticking up hair and tells bad jokes.
Dear Mr Thomas I would j
ust like to say…
I have really enjoyed going to Paddington rec for Saturday football. My best part was when we played a match.
I have really enjoyed IT because I like playing on the website Espresso.
I have really enjoyed going on all the trips because I like to visit places I haven’t been to before.
I have really enjoyed learning about measuring in Maths this year.
I have really enjoyed going to IT this year and especially using the painting program Dazzle.
I have really enjoyed going to sports camp and learning lots of new things.
I have really enjoyed tractor day because I got to go on the big red tractor.
I have really enjoyed going to Canons Park to play tennis and cricket this year. Cricket is my favourite sport.
I have really enjoyed doing P.E because I like keeping fit.
I have loved doing P.E. especially when we have played Tally-Ho because I think it is an amazingly cool game.
I have really liked doing handwriting.
I have really enjoyed eating potatoes because it is my favourite lunch.
I have really enjoyed Maths this year especially learning how to measure.
I have really enjoyed going to Canons Park to play cricket.
I have really enjoyed getting bonuses for Maths and handwriting.
I have really enjoyed art especially when we made clay fish.
I have really enjoyed my first year at Arnold House, especially P.E. because you get to play tennis.
I have really enjoyed getting bonuses for my writing.
I have really enjoyed IT because I like playing on all the fun games.
– W h e n I g r ow up I
wou l d li k e t o b e a n ex p l o r e r b e c a u s e I w a n t t o
d i s c ov e r n e w s t u ff I w a n t t o go t o s p a c e wh e r e
I w a n t t o d i s c ov e r n e w p l a n e t s –
W h e n I g r ow up I w a n t t o b e a
r a c i ng c a r d r i v e r b e c a u s e I l ov e r a c i ng c a rs. I
wou l d l ov e t o r a c e i n t h e R oy a l G r a nd Pr i x a nd
w i n t h e c h a mp i on s h i p
– W h e n I g r ow up I wou l d li k e
t o b e a n e ng i n ee r b e c a u s e I wou l d li k e t o
d e s i gn t h i ng s s u c h a s b r i dg e s a nd bu il d i ng s
– W h e n I g r ow up I wou l d li k e t o b e
a c a r d e s i gn e r I wou l d m a k e c a rs t h a t h a v e no t
e v e n b ee n d r e a m e d up y e t My c omp a ny l ogo wou l d b e a c i r c l e w i t h a li gh t n i ng bo l t go i ng
d i a gon a ll y t h r ough t h e m i dd l e – W h e n I g r ow up I wou l d
li k e t o b e a c h e m i s t b e c a u s e I li k e m a k i ng c oo l
t h i ng s w i t h b e rr i e s i n my g a r d e n – W h e n I g r ow up I wou l d li k e t o
b e a c r i c k e t p l a y e r f o r E ng l a nd I w ill b e a
b a t s m a n a nd s c o r e l o t s o f r un s
– W h e n I g r ow up I wou l d li k e t o
b e a s e c r e t a g e n t b e c a u s e t h e y a r e v e r y s n e a k y
a nd t h e y n e v e r g e t t r a pp e d .
– W h e n I g r ow up I wou l d li k e
t o b e a n a r t i s t b e c a u s e i t i s s om e t h i ng t h a t I
c a n do qu i e t l y a nd I a m v e r y good a t i t – W h e n I g r ow up I
wou l d li k e t o b e a n a u t ho r a nd my boo k s w ill
b e pub li s h e d by Hodd e r & S t ough t on My boo k s w ill mo s t l y b e a dv e n t u r e s t o r i e s a nd w ill
h a v e m e i n t h e m
p e r
b e c a u s e I s a v e l o t s o f go a l s
– W h e n I g r ow up I wou l d li k e
t o b e t h e h e a d e ng i n ee r a t F e li x ’s c a r c omp a ny a nd bu il d l o t s o f f a n t a s t i c c a rs f o r h i m . I w ill
bu il d s m a ll c a rs, b i g c a rs, f a s t c a rs a nd s l ow c a rs
– W h e n I g r ow up I w a n t t o p l a y
c r i c k e t f o r E ng l a nd b e c a u s e I a m a b i g c r i c k e t
f a n a nd I p r a c t i s e a l mo s t e v e r y d a y
– W h e n I g r ow up I wou l d li k e t o
b e a f oo t b a ll e r I wou l d li k e t o b e a go a l k ee p e r
f o r Ch e l s e a li k e P e t e r C e c h .
L Secr et Agents
My hero is Carlos Tevez because he is the best Manchester United player. He is great at passing and shooting and is very powerful. He is fast and can do lots of tricks.
My hero is David Tennant because he is my favourite actor and he is in my favourite TV programme, Doctor Who.
My hero is Chris Ryan because he is a great author of books like ‘Hunted’ and ‘Hostage’ as well as doing amazing things when he was in the SAS.
My hero is Usain Bolt because he set the world record in the 100 metres sprint at the 2008 Olympics.
My hero is Roger Federer because he does his forehands and backhands correctly in tennis as well as winning lots of awards in his life. I’m a big fan.
Barack Obama is my hero because he has been making very good decisions and is a very good president.
My hero is Didier Drogba because he is the third best player in the world and plays for Chelsea, my favourite team. He scored lots of goals for Chelsea.
My hero is Paul Collingwood because he is very good at bowling and batting and he was one of the best cricketers in the England cricket team.
Pele is my hero because he can pass and score with both feet from anywhere in the penalty box and he plays fair.
My hero is Enid Blyton because she’s an author and I love writing. Enid Blyton also writes my favourite books like ‘Secret Seven’ and ‘Famous Five’.
My hero is Samir Nasri because I love watching him play football, running past defenders like they’re not there, and I would love to be like him when I’m older.
My hero is Harry Redknapp because from 20th in the league he moved Tottenham to 8th in the league. That’s a record.
My hero is Robin Van Persie because he is very fast, always passes and takes well-aimed corners, penalties and free kicks right into the corner of the goal.
My hero is Elvis because he is the greatest rock star ever in history. He had an electric guitar like me and I try to play his songs.
My hero is Cristiano Ronaldo because he helped Manchester United win the league and he has got brilliant skills.
My hero is Edwin
van der Sar because he broke the Premier League clean sheet record this season.
, also known as Al was last seen in the library playing Club Penguin He wears an Arsenal top with sweets
stuffed in his pockets He loves to have an occasional bubble-gum but do not give him any homework as he will not like it at all! Please call 020 CHEEKY
a lso known as Dyl an t he
G i an t was l as t seen prac t is i ng h is new
wres t li ng moves He was wear i ng h is f avour i t e zomb i e sh ir t a t t he t i me
I f found p l ease g ive h i m
a swee t bu t don ’ t g ive h i m any homework
P l ease ca ll 020 FUNFAIR
also known as Dudeman 5 was last seen in a scuffle with Batman. He was wearing his favourit
ound can you
also known as David Ronaldo , was last seen eating popcorn while watching WWE Raw. He was wearing his favourite Manchester United shirt at the time . If found can you take him out for a surf in some clean 4ft waves but try not to tell him to do his French homework as he may get upset. Please call 020 SURFSUP
also known as Ed was last seen speeding on the international motor-cross circuit on his KTM in a
Liverpool shirt. If found can you please let him
watch his favourite television show but try not to mention his homework that is due tomorrow. Please call 020 MOTORCROSS
also known as Mathsman was last seen playing football wearing a Newcastle T-shirt. If found can you let him play on his DS but do not make him do English homework Please call 020 ATHLETIC
also known as Gaerr was last seen playing Club Penguin on the teacher’s computer wearing an Arsenal shirt. If found can you please play football with him but do not talk to him about all the work he has to do at school! Please call 020 HOTDOG
also
a lso known as John Terry was l ast seen work i ng on h is musc l es i n the gym wearing h is be loved Che lsea sh irt. If found can you l e t h i m p l ay C l ub Pengu i n on t he compu t er bu t don ’t give h i m any ma t hs homework as he knows Ju Ji tsu and will t ake no prisoners! P l ease ca ll 020 CHATTY
also known as Henry Dude 3, was last seen playing football at Emirates Stadium in his Arsenal gear. If found can you do lots of PE with him and take him surfing but please do not mention his homework as that will upset him! Please call 020 SPORTY
also known as Seb Fabregas was last seen in his Audi R8 wearing his one of a kind Arsenal shirt. If found can you take him to a good Go Carting track
but do not give him any chocolate with nuts in it or he will be sick! Please call 020 SEB
FABREGAS
also known as Sammy Wammy was last seen doing push ups in the gym wearing his favourite Arsenal shirt. If found can you let him jump on your trampoline but don’ t let him near your computer! Please call 020 MUSCLES a l so known as Mr Po tt er was l as t seen p l ay i ng M i n i c li p
known as Ru Ballu , was last sighted watching his favourite
TV programme while
wearing his Chelsea
football kit. If found could
you give him bubble gum and chewing gum but please do not make him do his homework as he will become cross! Please call 020 SCRAPPY
P l ease ca ll 020 MUSIC
also known as Lampard, was last seen playing FIFA 09 on his Nintendo Wii He was wearing his favourite Chelsea shirt at the time If found could you feed him lots of pasta as this is his favourite food and please try not to mention his History assignments as he may become agitated Please call 020 TIMES TABLES
When she got married she had
a big celebration
South Africa is her nation
She looked lovely in the
wedding dress
She had to be careful
not to make a mess
Our form teacher was
called Miss Jackson
Who wasn’t very good at
her fractions
She went to get married
But forgot she had
carried
Her addition
instead of
subtraction
Miss J was not
crazy, nor was
she lazy
But one thing
we know,
she was pretty amazing
4th April was a special day for everybody
in 4J
At Mrs Bahra’ s wedding
There was a sign saying,
“Have a good day
From the boys in 4J
And may God bless you
on the way
For all your days
HURRAY! For Mrs Bahra”
The best looking bride
is Mrs Bahra
Who’ d sing all night the
‘Moonlight Sonata’
She’ d sing the
tune, Under a romancing balloon
Miss Jackson
came to
London
To teach at
Arnold House
When she
started she
was single
And now she’ s
found a
spouse
A li f e s pent m ak i ng
m is t ak e s is much
bette r th a n a
li f e s pent do i ng noth i ng
(Geo r ge
B e r n ar d S h a w )
I t ’s on l y when you h i tch you r w a gon to s ometh i ng
l ar ge r th a n
you rs e l f th a t
you r e a lis e you r
t r ue potent i a l (B ara c k Ob a m a )
Oppo r tun i ty is m iss ed by mo s t peop l e bec a u s e i t is d r e ss ed i n
ove ra lls a nd
l oo k s li k e wo rk ( T hom a s E d is on )
A m a n who d ar e s to w a s te one
hou r o f t i me
h a s not
d is cove r ed
the v a l ue o f
li f e (Ch ar l e s
D ar w i n )
I m a g i n a t i on is mo r e i mpo r t a nt th a n k now l edge
(A l be r t E i n s te i n )
W i nne r
( V i nce L omb ar d i )
Anyone who s top s l e ar n i ng is o l d , whethe r a t 20 o r
80 Anyone who k eep s l e ar n i ng s t a y s young T he
g r e a te s t th i ng i n li f e is to k eep you r m i nd young (Hen r y F o r d )
Ch a nge w ill not come i f we w a i t f o r s ome othe r pe rs on o r s ome othe r t i me
We ar e the one s we ve been w a i t i ng f o r We ar e the ch a nge th a t we s ee k (B ara c k Ob a m a )
oo s eve l t)
I t is bette r to r em a i n sil ent a nd be thought a f oo l , th a n to open one ’s mouth a nd r emove a ll doubt (S a mue l J ohn s on )
T he w is dom o f the w is e a nd the expe r i ence o f the a ge s ar e pe r petu a ted by quot a t i on s (B en j a m i n D is ra e li ) My f o r mu l a f o r li v i ng is qu i te si mp l e I get up i n the mo r n i ng a nd go to bed a t n i ght I n the m i dd l e , I occupy my s e l f a s be s t I c a n (C ar y G ra nt)
K eep you r m i nd on the f utu r e , bec a u s e you ’ ll be s pend i ng the r e s t o f you r li f e the r e (Anon )
A s k not wh a t you r count r y c a n do f o r you ; a s k wh a t you c a n do f o r you r count r y ( J ohn F K ennedy)
I th i n k th a t God i n cr e a t i ng M a n s omewh a t ove r e s t i m a ted h is a b ili ty ( O s c ar W il de )
I am a sens i b l e 77 year o l d woman li v i ng i n Hawa ii WLTM a sharp and snappy man who w ill t ake me t o Mars and maybe even P l u t o I l ove Arsena l and have been t o over 400 games
t i c surgery WLTM someone w i t h a GSOH much needed when you ’ ve been t urned down as much as I have !
I am a t a ll b l onde r i ch pre tt y Beyonce l ooka li ke WLTM a 6 ft bodybu il der who mus t share a ll my pass i ons li ke cr i cke t. I need a man who can g i ve a g i r l every t h i ng she wan t s I ’ m a med i um-s i zed shocker o f a g i r l w i t h a BSOH and a hab i t o f wear i ng Jama i can dresses I l ove bungee j ump i ng wh il s t li s t en i ng t o opera on my MP3 WLTM
6S Tour de Fr ance
Normandy is a region in the North of France. The bridge of Normandy measures 2km long. It crosses the Seine and can link Le Havre to Honfleur quickly. Normandy is also aregion.cider-producing
Brittany is situated in the North West of France. Brittany is famous for its numerous ports and Saint-Maloseafood.is a fortified town which saw pirates attacking the king’s armada. &
Paris is worldwiderenowned and visited by a huge number of tourists. L’Arc de Triomphe, le Palais du Louvre and le Centre Georges-Pompidou are amongst some of the most visited places.
In the Pyrénées the main architecture consists of little chalets. Numerous dishes are made out of geese or duck such as ‘cassoulet’. Skiing is very popular with mountaingreatslopes.
In Biarritz they hold the world surfing championships every September. In the swamp areas they collect Mussels and the areas are often flooded. &
In summer or in winter, the landscape of the Mont-Blanc and the scenery of Chamonix are exceptional. Mountain lakes, eternal snow, all are beautiful. &
Provence has a wonderful climate. Numerous fruit and vegetables grow in this region and are sold all over France. Flowers such as ‘lavande’ are used in many products. &
Work out whose name the anagram represents
S p o r t
Foo t b a ll i s t h e m a i n f o c u s i n t h e a u t umn
t e r m . T h e S c hoo l r un s t e a m s a t e v e r y
l e v e l f r om Ye a r 3 ( Und e r 8) t o Ye a r 8 ( Und e r
13) a nd ov e r t h e c ou rs e o f t h e s e a s on w e
p l a y e d 81 f i x t u r e s, e n t e r e d 5 t ou r n a m e n t s
a nd ho s t e d ou r own F oo t b a ll F e s t i v a l a t
C a non s Pa r k
6 -a-si de
A r no l d Hou s e s ee m e d t o e n j oy p a r t i c u l a r
s u cc e ss i n 6-a-s i d e e v e n t s t h i s y e a r A t
Und e r 13 l e v e l w e e n t e r e d 3 t ou r n a m e n t s
T h e t e a m r e a c h e d t h e s e m i f i n a l o f t h e
S h r e w s bu r y S c hoo l N a t i on a l 6-a-s i d e
t ou r n a m e n t , b e i ng b e a t e n by t h e e v e n t u a l
w i nn e rs T h e y w e n t on e b e tt e r a t t h e C i t y o f
London t ou r n a m e n t wh e r e t h e y w e r e
b e a t e n i n t h e f i n a l I n t h e l a s t t ou r n a m e n t o f
t h e t e r m , a f t e r a f a bu l ou s p e r f o r m a n c e , t h e y
s e c u r e d s om e s il v e r w a r e wh e n t h e y w e r e
c r own e d c h a mp i on s o f t h e p r e s t i g i ou s
Du rs t on Hou s e e v e n t T h e Und e r 11 t e a m
e n t e r e d 2 t ou r n a m e n t s T h e y w e r e un a b l e
t o p r og r e ss p a s t t h e g r oup s t a g e s a t t h e
N a t i on a l S h r e w s bu r y S c hoo l 6-a-s i d e
t ou r n a m e n t , bu t n e v e r t h e l e ss p l a y e d s om e
f a n t a s t i c f oo t b a ll A t t h e Du rs t on Hou s e
S c hoo l 6-a-s i d e t ou r n a m e n t t h e y w e r e
un l u c k y no t t o li f t t h e t r ophy, h a v i ng t o
s e tt l e i n s t e a d f o r r unn e rs- up .
1 s t X I
Te a m Co a c h – Ch r i s K e rr
P l a yed 11 – Won 9 – L o s t 2
T h e 1s t X I h a d a n ou t s t a nd i ng s e a s on . On l y
t wo m a t c h e s w e r e l o s t a g a i n s t T h e H a ll a nd
K e b l e T h e t e a m b e n e f i t e d f r om t h e
s t e w a r d s h i p o f t wo ex c e ll e n t c a p t a i n s F o r
t h e f i rs t h a l f o f t h e s e a s on l e d
by ex a mp l e I n t h e c r un c h m a t c h w i t h T h e
H a ll h e h e r o i c a ll y s o l d i e r e d on , d e s p i t e
h a v i ng s u s t a i n e d wh a t t u r n e d ou t t o b e a
f r a c t u r e d a r m , t o s c o r e a s p e c t a c u l a r go a l
Un f o r t un a t e l y h i s e ff o r t s wou l d p r ov e t o b e
i n v a i n a s T h e H a ll r a n ou t e v e n t u a l w i nn e rs
W i t h a r m i n a c a s t f o r t h e r e m a i n i ng
w ee k s o f t h e s e a s on w a s
a ppo i n t e d c a p t a i n H e r o s e t o t h e c h a ll e ng e
a nd t h r oughou t h i s s t i n t w i t h t h e a r mb a nd
p r ov e d t o b e popu l a r w i t h h i s t e a mm a t e s
a nd s c o r e d m a ny m e mo r a b l e a nd i mpo r t a n t
go a l s T h i s c u l m i n a t e d i n h i m b e i ng a w a r d e d
t h e Go l d e n B oo t a t t h e e nd o f t h e s e a s on
Ov e r t h e c ou rs e o f t h e s e a s on t h e t e a m
po s t e d m e mo r a b l e v i c t o r i e s ov e r C i t y o f
London , H e r e w a r d Hou s e , B i s hop’s S t o r t f o r d
a nd No r t hb r i dg e Hou s e On e o f t h e mo s t
s a t i sf y i ng p e r f o r m a n c e s c a m e i n t h e 3-1 w i n
ov e r Du rs t on Hou s e , wh e n t h e A r no l d Hou s e
boys f ough t b a c k a f t e r f a lli ng a go a l b e h i nd
Ev e r y p l a y e r w a s b e tt e r by D e c e mb e r t h a n
t h e y w e r e i n S e p t e mb e r a nd m a ny p l a y e rs
m a d e hug e p r og r e ss g r e w
i n c on f i d e n c e a nd by t h e e nd w a s r e gu l a r l y
f i nd i ng t h e n e t w a s
a no t h e r p l a y e r who i mp r e ss e d H e a l w a ys
g a v e h i s a ll a nd h i s go a l a g a i n s t B i s hop’s
S t o r t f o r d r a n k e d a s on e o f b e s t o f t h e
s e a s on . a nd
a l s o m a d e i mpo r t a n t c on t r i bu t i on s. S e v e r a l
Ye a r 7 boys m a d e t h e s t e p up t o 1s t X I l e v e l .
s c o r e d on a r e gu l a r b a s i s a nd
a l s o l oo k e d li k e a c l a ss a c t . w a s t h e p i c k o f a v e r y s t r ong
c r op o f young s t e rs a nd h i s d e t e r m i n e d
p e r f o r m a n c e s a t c e n t r e b a c k e a r n e d h i m t h e
t i t l e o f Young P l a y e r o f t h e S e a s on
1 s t X I co l ou rs we r e a w ar ded to :
M a n a g e r ’s a nd P l a y e rs’ P l a y e r :
C l ub M a n :
Go l d e n B oo t :
Young P l a y e r o f t h e S e a s on :
Ov e r a ll A c h i e v e m e n t Aw a r d :
2nd X I
Te a m Co a c h – S e b a s t i a n S t on e s
P l a yed 11 – Won 9 – D ra wn 1 – L o s t 1
2nd X I co l ou rs we r e a w ar ded to :
M a n a g e r ’s P l a y e r :
P l a y e rs’ P l a y e r :
Young P l a y e r o f t h e S e a s on :
C l ub M a n :
Go l d e n B oo t :
3 r d X I
T
e a m Co a c h – R i c h a r d Ba gn a ll
P l a yed 9 – Won 7 – L o s t 2
M a n a g e r ’s P l a y e r :
P l a y e rs’ P l a y e r :
Young
P l a y e r o f t h e S e a s on :
C l ub M a n :
Go l d e n B oo t :
4th X I
T
e a m Co a c h – Log a n G e mm i ng
P l a yed 7 – Won 3 – D ra wn 1 – L o s t 3
M a n a g e r ’s a nd Pl aye rs’ Pl aye r :
Young
P l a y e r o f t h e S e a s on : /
C l ub M a n :
Go l d e n B oo t :
Unde
r
11 A
Te a m Co a c h – R i c h a r d Ba gn a ll
Honou rs – R unne rs Up – Du rs ton Hou s e
Schoo l 6 -a-si de tou r n a ment
M a n a g e r ’s P l a y e r :
P l a y e rs’ P l a y e r :
C l ub M a n :
Go l d e n B oo t :
Mo s t I mp r ov e d P l a y e r :
Basketball
Th e b a s k e t b a ll s qu a d t r a i n e a c h Tu e s d a y
mo r n i ng i n t h e s c hoo l gymn a s i um T h e
c l ub w a s w e ll a tt e nd e d E a c h w ee k a t l e a s t
15 boys wo r k e d on t h e i r s e t s ho t s a nd l a y
up s S e v e r a l i n t e r- hou s e t ou r n a m e n t s w e r e
p l a y e d a nd ov e r t h e t e r m t h e s t a nd a r d o f
Unde r 11 A co l ou rs we r e a w ar ded to :
T h e B ’s a l s o b e a t H i ghg a t e . Ov e r t h e c ou rs e
o f t h e t e r m t h e boys b e c a m e mo r e a w a r e o f
t h e n ee d t o m a i n t a i n po s i t i on s a nd t h e i r
i nd i v i du a l s k ill s i mp r ov e d m a r k e d l y.
P l a y e r o f t h e S e a s on :
Mo s t I mp r ov e d P l a y e r :
C l ub M a n :
Unde r 10 B
Te a m Co a c h – D a v i d Co x
P l a y e r o f t h e S e a s on :
Mo s t I mp r ov e d P l a y e r :
C l ub M a n :
Unde r 11 B
Te a m Co a c h – D a v i d Co x
P l a y e r o f t h e S e a s on :
Go l d e n B oo t :
Mo s t I mp r ov e d P l a y e r :
C l ub M a n :
Unde r 10 A
Te a m Co a c h – D a v i d Co x
P l a yed 5 – Won 2 – L o s t 3
T h e Und e r 10s a l s o m a d e p r og r e ss ov e r t h e
t e r m T h e A Te a m’s mo s t m e mo r a b l e g a m e
c a m e a g a i n s t H i ghg a t e who t h e y b e a t 7-3
Unde r 9
Te a m Co a c h e s – Ch r i s K e rr, D a v i d Co x,
W ill O ’Br i e n , R i c h a r d Ba gn a ll , Pa u l M a r t i n
Ev e r y boy i n Ye a rs 3 & 4 h a d t h e oppo r t un i t y
t o r e p r e s e n t t h e S c hoo l on a t l e a s t on e
o cc a s i on a nd t h e g e n e r a l s t a nd a r d o f p l a y
i mp r ov e d ov e r t h e t e r m S e v e r a l m a t c h e s
w e r e p l a y e d T h e Und e r 9s t oo k on T h e H a ll
3 t i m e s a nd m a t c h e s w e r e a l s o p l a y e d w i t h
No r t hb r i dg e Hou s e a nd H e r e w a r d Hou s e
Und e r 9 C e r t i f i c a t e s o f A tt a i nm e n t w e r e
a w a r d e d t o ;
t e a m p l a y b e c a m e mo r e s oph i s t i c a t e d T h e
c o a c h o f t h e 1s t V, Mr Co x, a w a r d e d
c e r t i f i c a t e s o f a tt e nd a n c e a nd c o l ou rs t o –
Go a l K eep i ng Aw ar d s
Go l d e n G l ov e s:
S il v e r G l ov e s:
Br onz e G l ov e s:
a nd
Chris Kerr
Director of Sport
P l a y e r o f t h e S e a s on :
Mo s t I mp r ov e d P l a y e r : Ho t S ho t :
Chris Kerr
Director of Sport
n t h e s p r i ng t e r m t h e f o c u s i s on r ugby,
ho c k e y a nd c r o ss c oun t r y. Ov e r t h e c ou rs e
o f t h e t e r m A r no l d Hou s e boys f r om Ye a r 3
upw a r d s h a v e b ee n v e r y bu sy ; p a r t i c i p a t i ng
i n ov e r 60 m a t c h e s, 8 t ou r n a m e n t s, 5 c r o ss
c oun t r y e v e n t s a nd 1 t ou r.
1 s t XV
T h e 1s t X V c a p t a i n e d by a nd
c o a c h e d by Mr G i b s on a nd Mr M a r t i n h a d
a n ex c e ll e n t t e r m T h e y e n j oy e d a v e r y
s u cc e ssf u l t ou r t o S h r e w s bu r y wh e r e t h e y
p l a y e d t wo m a t c h e s ov e r a l ong w ee k e nd
A r no l d Hou s e b e a t S t An t hony ’s, We t h e r by,
a nd B o x H ill T h e v i c t o r y by 47-20 ov e r
Du rs t on Hou s e w a s on e o f t h e h i gh li gh t s o f
t h e s e a s on Ev e r y p l a y e r g a v e o f t h e i r b e s t
w i t h
a nd a ll
m a k i ng i mpo r t a n t c on t r i bu t i on s
1 s t XV co l ou rs we r e a w ar ded to :
2nd XV
T h e 2 nd X V a l s o e n j oy e d s u cc e ss T h e y w e r e c a p t a i n e d by S e v e r a l
p l a y e rs c a ugh t t h e e y e i n c l ud i ng a nd f r om Ye a r 8.
Ye a r 7 boys a l s o c on t r i bu t e d t o t h e t e a m’s
s u cc e ss w i t h a nd
s how i ng t h a t t h e f u t u r e o f A r no l d
Hou s e r ugby i s i n s a f e h a nd s
2nd XV co l ou rs we r e a w ar ded to :
du r i ng t h e who l e c a mp a i gn b e a t i ng
We t h e r by, S t An t hony ’s, K e b l e a nd Fu l h a m
Pr e p a l ong t h e w a y Un f o r t un a t e l y, t h e
s o li t a r y d e f e a t c a m e a t t h e h a nd s o f ou r o l d
r i v a l s T h e H a ll e m e r g e d a s t h e
t e a m’s t op t r y s c o r e r a nd a ll
m a d e v a l u a b l e c on t r i bu t i on s
w a s t h e s u r p r i s e p a c k a g e a nd r e c e i v e d t h e
a w a r d f o r ‘Mo s t I mp r ov e d P l a y e r ’.
Unde r 11
T h e Und e r 11s, c o a c h e d by Mr Ba gn a ll , h a d a f a n t a s t i c s e a s on . T h e y on l y l o s t on e m a t c h
Unde r 11 co l ou rs we r e a w ar ded to :
T h e Und e r 11 Bs c o a c h e d by Mr Co x,
m i rr o r e d t h e r e s u l t s o f t h e A s T h e i r r e c o r d
a l s o r e a d ; p l a y e d 5 won 4 l o s t 1
Unde r 10
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mu c h b e tt e r a nd , und e r t h e gu i d a n c e o f Mr
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h i gh li gh t b e i ng a h a r d f ough t w i n a g a i n s t
T h e H a ll
Unde r 9
T h e Und e r 9s p l a y e d 5 m a t c h e s a nd 2
t ou r n a m e n t s. T h e e mph a s i s a t t h i s l e v e l i s
on p a r t i c i p a t i on a nd s o e v e r y boy go t t h e
oppo r t un i t y t o p l a y a t l e a s t on e c omp e t i t i v e
m a t c h a g a i n s t a no t h e r s c hoo l a nd i mp r e ss e d
T h e s t a nd a r d o f t h e r ugby i mp r ov e d
m a r k e d l y ov e r t h e s e a s on
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Director of Sport
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r e c e i v e d a boo s t f o ll ow i ng t h e a rr i v a l o f
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s ee m e d t o i n s p i r e t h e boys. T h e 1s t X I h a d
a n ex c e ll e n t s e a s on . w a s a n
ex c e ll e n t c a p t a i n a nd v i c t o r i e s w e r e e a r n e d
a g a i n s t S t An t hony ’s, Du rs t on Hou s e, N e w t on
Pr e p , We t h e r by a nd We s t m i n s t e r Und e r
S c hoo l A l d e nh a m p r ov e d t o b e t h e on l y
t e a m t o b e a t A r no l d Hou s e a nd
w e r e t h e 1s t a nd 2 nd X I go a l
k ee p e rs r e s p e c t i v e l y a nd bo t h p r ov e d t o b e
b r a v e a nd r e so l u t e a s t h e l a s t li n e o f d e f e n c e
Ou t f i e l d p l a y e rs who i mp r e ss e d i n c l ud e d
a nd
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s e c ond p l a c e i n t h e We s t m i n s t e r Und e r
S c hoo l 7-a-s i d e t ou r n a m e n t . T h e Und e r 13
s qu a d h a d s t r e ng t h i n d e p t h a nd p l a y e d
s om e ex c e ll e n t ho c k e y a s w e ll . 2 nd X I
p l a y e rs li k e a nd a ll i mp r e ss e d Mr
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won t h e i r m a t c h e s a g a i n s t S t An t hony ’s a nd
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c on t r i bu t i on s T h e Und e r 11 Bs a l s o e n j oy e d
l e a r n i ng t h e g a m e a nd a nd
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Chris Kerr
Director of Sport
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3-8 p a r t i c i p a t e d i n a n a g e s p e c i f i c C r o ss
Coun t r y r a c e . T h e c ou rs e t a k e s i n t h e n e w l y
r e f u r b i s h e d C a non s Pa r k a nd t h e r e f o r e h a s a
r e a l r u s t i c f ee l w i t h boys h a v i ng t o c on t e nd
w i t h h ill s, boggy g r ound a nd wood e d a r e a s.
E a c h c ou rs e i s d e s i gn e d t o b e l ong e nough
t o c h a ll e ng e t h e boys i n t h e d i ff e r e n t a g e
g r oup s t hough s ho r t e nough f o r e v e r y boy
t o c omp l e t e T h e boys r e a ll y go t i n t o t h e
s p i r i t o f t h e e v e n t E gg e d on by t h e i r
t e a c h e rs, who w e r e po s t e d a t v a r i ou s po i n t s
a r ound t h e c ou rs e , t h e boys g a v e t h e i r b e s t
a nd m a ny v e r y qu i c k t i m e s w e r e r e c o r d e d
T h e Ye a r 7 & 8 e v e n t w a s won by w i t h a nd
a c h i e v i ng s e c ond a nd t h i r d p l a c e s
Director of Sport Cr oss Countr y
And their off! Year 7 & 8 boys fly out of the blocks for the annual House Cross Country race
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c a m e f irs t i n t h e Ye a r 4 e v e n t w i t h
i n s e c ond a nd i n
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T h e t e nn i s s qu a d c on s i s t e d o f 22 Ye a r 7 & 8
boys t h i s y e a r Ov e r t h e c ou rs e o f t h e t e r m ,
c omp e t i t i v e m a t c h e s w e r e p l a y e d w i t h
B i s hop’s S t o r t f o r d , S t An t hony ’s, Du rs t on
Hou s e , H i ghg a t e , We s t m i n s t e r Und e r S c hoo l
a nd We t h e r by. T h e t wo c o a c h e s, Mr S t on e s
a nd Mr K e rr w e r e v e r y p r oud o f t h e t e a m s’
e nv i a b l e r e c o r d o f p l a y e d 6 won 6. T h i s
r e c o r d i s e v e n mo r e r e m a r k a b l e a s ov e r t h e
c ou rs e o f t h e s e a s on e v e r y boy i n t h e s qu a d
p l a y e d a t l e a s t on e c omp e t i t i v e m a t c h
c a p t a i n e d t h e t e a m ex p e r t l y a nd l e d by
ex a mp l e H e on l y l o s t on e m a t c h a ll s e a s on
a nd t h a t w a s a g a i n s t a n a t i on a ll y r a n k e d
p l a y e r f r om S t An t hony ’s M a ny o t h e r boys
m a d e g r e a t p r og r e ss
a nd
w e r e a ll r e gu l a rs i n t h e A t e a m . S e v e r a l
p l a y e rs i n t h e B Te a m a l s o i mp r e ss e d .
a nd a ll wo r k e d
h a r d t o i mp r ov e t h e i r g a m e
T h e a nnu a l A r no l d Hou s e Te nn i s
Tou r n a m e n t w a s won on c e mo r e by who ov e r pow e r e d i n
a h i gh qu a li t y f i n a l
Unde r 11
T h e Ye a r 5 & 6 boys a l s o s how e d g r e a t
e n t hu s i a s m f o r t e nn i s w i t h 24 p l a y e rs
r e c e i v i ng c o a c h i ng , f r om Mr K e rr a nd Mr
M a r k s e a c h w ee k Ov e r t h e c ou rs e o f t h e
s e a s on , t e nn i s m a t c h e s w e r e p l a y e d w i t h
We s t m i n s t e r Und e r S c hoo l , T h e H a ll , S t
An t hony ’s a nd We t h e r by T h e J un i o r t e nn i s
p l a y e rs r e p li c a t e d t h e a c h i e v e m e n t s o f t h e i r
s e n i o r c oun t e r p a r t s by w i nn i ng e v e r y
m a t c h S e v e r a l p l a y e rs i n t h e A s p r ov e d t o
b e g r e a t c omp e t i t o rs, i n c l ud i ng a nd I n t h e B Te a m , a nd a ll m a d e
p r og r e ss a nd w ill b e pu s h i ng f o r h i gh e r
honou rs n ex t y e a r
Chris Kerr
Director of Sport
1 s t X I
F o ll ow i ng a d i s a ppo i n t i ng s t a r t t o t h e
s e a s on w i t h a n a rr ow d e f e a t a t B e l mon t a nd
a l o ss t o H a il e ybu r y, t h e 1s t X I c a m e b a c k
w i t h a d e s e r v e d v i c t o r y a g a i n s t O r l e y Fa r m .
Ch a s i ng 90 f o r v i c t o r y, [37],
[25] a nd [15] a ll don a t e d w i t h t h e
b a t A mo s t s t unn i ng h a t t r i c k by [4-6]
h i nd e r e d who w e r e a ll ou t f o r 74
[29], [20], [13] s a w u s
hom e f o r a c om f o r t a b l e w i n
B o x H ill S c hoo l f r om S u rr e y n ex t ; [31],
[52 r e t i r e d ], c l o s u r e on 125-9 Ou r
v i s i t o rs s t a r t e d w e ll , e v e n t u a l c o ll a p s e , 80-8 –
a hom e t r i umph
V i s i t i ng B i s hop’s S t o r t f o r d Co ll e g e , [13]
[12], ou r f i n a l t o t a l o f 74 n e v e r
l oo k i ng e nough T h e p a c e o f [1-7];
a ss i s t e d by t h e s w i ng o f [3-17] po s e d
p r ob l e m s, a t on e s t a g e t h e ho s t s w e r e i n
t r oub l e a t 33-5 Ou r ’ A c h ill e s h ee l ’ o f bow li ng
s ho r t a ss i s t e d t h e Co ll e g e t o s u cc e ss
E dg e G r ov e w i t h t h e Coun t y op e n e r i n t h e i r
r a n k s w a s a s t i ff t e s t Ou r i n e p t p e r f o r m a n c e
w i t h t h e b a ll a nd i n t h e f i e l d e n a b l e d W h i t e
t o r e g i s t e r a c e n t u r y i n a m a mmo t h t o t a l o f
221-5 o ff t h e a ll o tt e d 30 ov e rs. We w e r e
a l w a ys b e h i nd t h e r e qu i r e d r a t e ,
[17], [15] a nd [15] t h e on l y
b a t s m e n who s how e d a ny a pp li c a t i on a s w e
w e r e r e s t r i c t e d t o 108-9.
S t An t hony ’s w e r e ou r n ex t oppon e n t s a nd
w e dom i n a t e d w i t h b a t a nd b a ll a
h a r d h i tt i ng und e f e a t e d 58 t h e h i gh li gh t a s w e po s t e d 157-4, t h e oppo s i t i on bow l e d ou t
f o r 68
[50 no ] a g a i n s t Du rs t on Hou s e , h i s f i rs t
s c o r i ng e ff o r t a s up e r b s w ee p b e h i nd
s qu a r e , s p l e nd i d s ho t s ov e r ex t r a c ov e r, a
f i n a l s c o r e o f 105-3 l oo k e d h e a l t hy T h e r un
c h a s e s t a r t e d h e s i t a n t l y, bu t ou r w e a k n e ss i n
t h e f i e l d a nd s om e e rr a t i c bow li ng g a v e ou r oppon e n t s a s n i ff o f v i c t o r y, a n a il b i t i ng 1
r un w i n f o r A r no l d Hou s e
We h a d a n I n t e r n a t i on a l f ee l t o ou r l a s t
g a m e o f t h e t e r m a s w e e n t e r t a i n e d T h e
J o’ B u r g Cub s f r om S ou t h A f r i c a .
[20] a nd [13] w e r e d i s p a t c h e d t o s h a r p
c h a n c e s, ou r f i n a l t o t a l o f 79 w a s a hug e
f r u s t r a t i on [1-16] w a s i n s p i r a t i on a l ;
t h e g r ound f i e l d i ng w a s by f a r t h e mo s t
s a t i sf y i ng o f t h e s e a s on T h e v i s i t o rs w e r e
m a d e t o s t r ugg l e f o r t h e i r e v e n t u a l v i c t o r y
f o r t h e l o ss o f t h r ee w i c k e t s
A l t hough t h e t r i umph l oo k e d c om f o r t a b l e
f o r t h e gu e s t s, ou r boys r e a ll y ‘s t u c k a t i t ’, a
h e a r t e n i ng e nd t o a v e r y e n t e r t a i n i ng f i x t u r e
T h e t e a m h a s e vo l v e d und e r t h e m a t u r e
gu i d a n c e o f C a p t a i n a nd t h e
i mp r ov e m e n t i n e v e r y boy w a s a p l e a s u r e t o
w i t n e ss I hop e t h a t t h e i r c r i c k e t ex p e r i e n c e
i n e a c h r e s p e c t i v e s e n i o r s c hoo l i s a s
r e w a r d i ng
Aw ar d s :
G r i ff i t h s Cup [C a p t a i n o f C r i c k e t ]:
C a p a do s e Cup [ Ou t s t a nd i ng C r i c k e t P l a y e r]:
S qu a d :
Richard Bagnall
Games
2nd X I
T h e 2 nd X I s e a s on o f 2009 w a s s e v e r e l y
d i sr up t e d by c a n c e ll a t i on s; how e v e r t h e
t e a m d i d g e t t h e c h a n c e t o s how c a s e t h e i r
a b ili t y on a f e w o cc a s i on s A l t hough t h e y
w e r e no t a b l e t o po s t a w i n , t h e t e a m d i d
h a v e s om e p l e a s i ng i nd i v i du a l
p e r f o r m a n c e s T h e y w e r e w e ll l e d by t h e i r
c a p t a i n who w a s a l s o t h e
h i gh e s t r un s c o r e r w i t h 45 r un s f o r t h e
s e a s on T h e mo s t s u cc e ssf u l bow l e r o f t h e
s e a s on w a s w i t h h i s 3 w i c k e t s i n a m a t c h a g a i n s t B e l mon t S c hoo l .
Aw ar d s :
P l a y e r o f t h e S e a s on :
Mo s t I mp r ov e d P l a y e r :
S qu a d :
Sam Gibson
Games
Unde r 11A
I t h a s b ee n a r a t h e r b i z a rr e s e a s on f o r t h e
Und e r 11 A t e a m w i t h s o m a ny g a m e s
b e i ng c a n c e ll e d b e c a u s e o f t h e w e a t h e r,
o t h e r s c hoo l s b e i ng on t r i p s a nd t h e d r e a d e d
S w i n e F l u ! T h i s w a s d i s a ppo i n t i ng , b e c a u s e
t h e r e w a s s o mu c h t o c om e f r om t h i s
t a l e n t e d s i d e M a ny o f t h e m h a d t u r n e d up
e v e r y w ee k a t t h e c r i c k e t n e t s a t Lo r d ’s
t h r oughou t t h e w i n t e r a nd i t w a s a s h a m e
t h e y c ou l d no t ex p r e ss t h e m s e l v e s a s mu c h
i n c omp e t i t i v e g a m e s
T h e t e a m w a s s k i pp e r e d by
who l e d w i t h g r e a t a u t ho r i t y a nd
d e t e r m i n a t i on . D e s p i t e t h e f i rs t g a m e
e nd i ng i n a n a rr ow d e f e a t t o E dg e G r ov e ,
t h e boys w e r e a b l e t o go f r om s t r e ng t h t o
s t r e ng t h w i nn i ng t h e r e m a i nd e r o f t h e i r
m a t c h e s. I n t h e i r g a m e a g a i n s t S t An t hony ’s
t h e r e w e r e ex c e ll e n t p e r f o r m a n c e s f r om op e n e rs, (31 no t ou t ) a nd
(19) How e v e r, i t w a s p l a y e r o f t h e
s e a s on , who w a s a b l e t o
e n s u r e t h e g a m e e nd e d i n a n A r no l d Hou s e
v i c t o r y w i t h a g r e a t s c o r e o f 52 no t ou t T h i s
w a s no t t o b e h i s on l y h a l f - c e n t u r y o f t h e
s e a s on a s h e s c o r e d 55 r un s f r om j u s t 19
b a ll s a g a i n s t We t h e r by i n t h e n ex t g a m e
T h e v i c t o r y a g a i n s t We t h e r by s a w s om e
ex c e ll e n t p e r f o r m a n c e s f r om
who t oo k a w i c k e t m a i d e n , who t oo k a t wo w i c k e t m a i d e n a nd
who a l s o t oo k t wo w i c k e t s
h a d h i s b e s t g a m e o f t h e
s e a s on w i t h t h e b a t p l a y i ng a n a rr a y o f f i n e
s ho t s T h e r e w e r e a l s o s om e o t h e r g r e a t
p e r f o r m a n c e s t h r oughou t t h e s e a s on f r om
a nd
I t w a s p l e a s i ng t o s ee t h e t wo
boys f r om Ye a r 5, a nd
a c qu i t t h e m s e l v e s s o w e ll A s ho r t bu t
v e r y e n j oy a b l e , su cc e ssf u l s e a s on
Aw ar d s :
P l a y e r o f t h e S e a s on :
Mo s t I mp r ov e d P l a y e r :
S qu a d :
David Cox
Games
Unde r 11 B
D e s p i t e a numb e r o f g a m e s b e i ng
po s t pon e d , t h e Und e r 11 B t e a m e n j oy e d a n i mp r e ss i v e t e r m , f i n i s h i ng unb e a t e n i n t h e i r
t h r ee m a t c h e s T h e f i rs t m a t c h o f t h e s e a s on
a g a i n s t E dg e G r ov e w a s a r gu a b l y t h e mo s t
d r a m a t i c t h roughou t a ll t h e t e a m s c omp e t i ng
t h is ye a r A numb e r o f p l a y e rs s t ood ou t
r i gh t f r om t h e o ff op e n e d h i s
a cc oun t w i t h a s e a m l e ss 37, w i t h o t h e r B
t e a m m a i n s t a ys,
a nd s uppo r t i ng h i m t h r oughou t
h i s i nn i ng s A f t e r s e tt i ng a s t r ong t o t a l o f
105, no - on e c ou l d h a v e p r e d i c t e d wh a t w a s
t o f o ll ow ! W i t h 6 n ee d e d o ff t h e l a s t ov e r f o r
v i c t o r y, t h e A r no l d Hou s e f i e l d e rs p r odu c e d
s om e m a g i c , bu t i t w a s n’ t qu i t e e nough a s
t h e v i s i t o rs s n e a k e d 1 o ff t h e l a s t b a ll f o r a
t h r illi ng d r a w
T h e n ex t t wo g a m e s a g a i n s t S t . An t hony ’s
a nd We t h e r by d i dn’ t c on t a i n t h e s a m e
a moun t o f d r a m a , bu t i t w a s obv i ou s t h a t
ou r boys w e r e p r og r e ss i ng n i c e l y i n a ll
a s p e c t s o f t h e g a m e . B o t h m a t c h e s e nd e d i n
c om f o r t a b l e w i n s a nd i t w a s v e r y p l e a s i ng
t o s ee boys s u c h a s a nd r e a ll y
f i nd i ng t h e i r f ee t a t t h i s l e v e l
T h r oughou t t h e du r a t i on o f t h e s e a s on , bo t h
i n m a t c h e s a nd t r a i n i ng , t h e t e a m’s s p i r i t ,
c omm i t m e n t a nd w illi ngn e ss t o i mp r ov e
w a s f i rs t c l a ss T h e l e ss on s t h a t t h e y h a v e
l e a r n t w ill s t a nd t h e m i n good s t e a d f o r
f u t u r e s e a s on s
Aw ar d s :
P l a y e r o f t h e S e a s on :
Mo s t I mp r ov e d P l a y e r :
S qu a d : Nick Odlin
Games
Unde r 10 A
T h e t e a m s how e d e n t hu s i a s m t h r oughou t
t h e i r s e a s on , w i t h v i c t o r i e s a g a i n s t Du rs t on
Hou s e a nd N e w t on Pr e p , a nd n a rr ow d e f e a t s
t o H i ghg a t e a nd T h e H a ll T h e y wo r k e d h a r d
a nd s how e d m a t u r i t y, c on t r o l , p a t i e n c e a nd
d e t e r m i n a t i on t o p e r f o r m a s a s o li d t e a m
A s t h e s e a s on p r og r e ss e d t h e y l oo k e d li k e a
s i d e t h a t h a d t h e a b ili t y t o su cc ee d, w i t h
c on t r i bu t i ons from e v e r y p l aye r
Aw ar d s :
P l a y e r o f t h e S e a s on :
Mo s t I mp r ov e d P l a y e r :
S qu a d :
Richard Bagnell
Games
Unde r 9 A
T h e Und e r 9 As show e d a l o t o f po t e n t i a l t h i s
s e a s on w i t hou t qu i t e p r odu c i ng t h e r e s u l t s
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