LARMENIER & SACRED HEART CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER 27 March 2013

Issue no 111

41a Brook Green, London W6 7BL T: 020 8748 9444 F: 02082370959 E: admin@larshrc.lbhf.sch.uk www.larshrc.lbhf.sch.uk

The Easter Bonnet Parade

The infants brought spring to the school on Friday in spite of the freezing weather.

Here are a few of their stunning creations.

AHEAD OF THE CURVE - FUNDRAISING FOR OUR

NEW BUILDING

We must say a huge thank you to Sophie and Tom Pakenham for

hosting the 'Shwopping' evening at their home. You can read about

it later in the newsletter, but the night was a great success and

raised almost £1200 for the building fund. Amazing!

Our thanks also to Claire Maguire for hosting a coffee morning for

Year 3 & 5 parents to celebrate St Patrick's Day. The event raised

an amazing £311 (including gift aid).

The money from the Spring Fair, including £150 raised by the

Grand National Sweepstake, will be deposited and will nudge the

total up a bit further.

Our total is now at £35,045.72. Thank you to everyone for

contributing so generously this term.

Upcoming Fundraising Dates are:

Thursday 25 April: Evening of James Bond Music

Tuesday 21 May: School Auction

Saturday 15 June: Summer Fair

Saturday 19 October: The Curve Ball, Kensington Hilton

A Visit to the Natural History Museum

This year, in the David Shepherd Global Canvas Art Competition we have again had great

success. The title of the Competition was "Fragile Future", referring to the future of our planet.

Jasper Oursin in Year 4 won joint 3rd prize in his age group. Well done Jasper!!! We also had

14 pieces of artwork from the children listed below, chosen for inclusion in the exhibition at

The Natural History Museum;

Ella Brickley, Ellie Carter, Natalia Dib, George Dib, Ainhoa Garcia, Claudia

Goulding, Lottie Hibberd, Yonghuan Jeong, Louise Laxague, Lisa McCormack,

Emma Millar, Meadow Molloy, Soraya Shakibi and Theo Thompson.

This competition is now widely international with over 3000 entries so our children have represented our

school extremely well. The children went to the Natural History Museum on the 7th of March to view the

exhibition, receive their certificates and prizes, meet David Shepherd and enjoy a talk and slideshow given

by Andrew White, a famous wildlife photographer. They all had a wonderful time. Congratulations to all

the children involved. Well done. Mrs C Rauh.

IMPORTANT DATES

March

28th Term Ends 1.30pm

April

15th INSET DAY—school closed

for pupils

16th Pupils start summer term

HAVE A HAPPY AND PEACEFUL

EASTER

Thanks to everyone

who came and cele-

brated our Curves at

Sophie's Shwop Shop

last Wednesday. Not

only did we raise just

under £1200 (including gift aid)

but everyone came away with

some snazzy new numbers for

their wardrobes. Thanks very

much for such generous dona-

tions and lively shwopping. Sophie Packenham

Date for your Diary

PTA Meeting Wednesday

17th April 7.45pm, Upper

Hall Holy Trinity Parish

Centre.

See page 2 for further details!

Year 4 Trip to the Royal Academy of Art

In March Year 4 went to the Royal Academy of Art to see

the Manet Exhibition and have a workshop. When we got

there we had a talk and a slide show all about Manet’s work and

life. Next we went in small groups with a volunteer to view the

paintings. Our helpers were called Julie, Margaret, Barbara and

Paul. They explained all the different paintings to us. We saw

‘Luncheon on the Grass’, ‘The Railroad’ and ‘ Madam Manet in

The Conservatory’. Then we went back into the classroom and

had our art workshop. First we made por-

traits using just black and white paint. Then we painted portraits

of famous people using black, white, blue and yellow. It was really

good fun. We painted people like Ashley Cole, Johnny Depp, The

Queen and Bradley Wiggins. After that we had our lunch and

went to the gift shop and spent £3.00 or less.

To conclude, we had a phenomenal day and will remember this

experience for a long time. Maddy Sala, Elizabeth Naylor

and Meadow Molloy (Year 4)

A small group of Year 5 pupils was invited to a Science Fair at Latymer Upper School on Tuesday 19th March.

The Science Fair was a great experience. We got to make musical instruments out of straws; the instruments did not really

make a noise but they looked cool. We also made key rings by cutting out pictures and putting them onto the key ring holders.

We played with ‘goo’ that turned into a liquid when you relaxed your hand but turned into a solid when you moved or tried to

play with it. We made a sugary, fizzy sauce - it was yummy! We got to hold a giant cockroach and a stick insect; when it walked

around it tickled a lot. Another activity was when we had to close our eyes and hold our noses whilst eating a jelly bean; it was

difficult to work out what flavour it was. We did loads more amazing things and had a fantastic time. I would love to go again.

Emily Peebles (Class 5B)

On Tuesday 19th March Class 4B

went to Westminster Cathedral.

One of the hymns that we sang was

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot which

they usually sing at rugby games. We

really enjoyed it, it was really fun!

Charlotte Farmer and Gemma

Seymour (Class 4B)

FOOTBALL NEWS

The quarter and the semi finals of the Mayor’s Cup

This took place on the afternoon of Friday, 15th March. Both the Larmenier and Sacred Heart girls’ and boys’ teams played Sir

John Lillie in the quarter finals. The girls’ match ended in a 0-0 draw and went to penalties. Diana Negri and Izzy Ferguson both

scored their penalties and the girls’ team won and went through to the semi final against Holy Cross. The boys’ team played

exceptionally well with Patrick McWeeney scoring for Larmenier, but sadly the boys lost 2-1.

In the semi final, two goals from myself and a goal from Diana Negri secured a 3-0 victory against Holy Cross and a place in the

Mayor’s Cup Final. Emily Sawyer (Class 6G)

The finals of the Mayor’s Cup

The girls’ football team, comprising Johanna Verry-Justica, Izzy Fergusson (captain), Sophie

O’Driscoll, Tilly Downes, Emily Sawyer, Ella Brickley, Holly Hudson, Diana Negri and Tavy

Oursin, got the victory they deserved in this year’s Mayor’s Cup. The final against Bracken-

bury was played at Hurlingham Park on Friday 22nd March. The day was bitterly cold and the

conditions were made worse by a swirling wind, but the girls were spurred on by huge vocal

support from the Year 6 fan club, teachers and proud parents.

The early exchanges were tense as both teams struggled to control the ball in the difficult

conditions. Seasoned observers on the sidelines felt that one goal might be enough to win this.

The ball was in the Brackenbury half for much of the first ten minutes and, although they

forced a number of corners, the girls could not find the finishing touch and score. Finally, before half-time, the deadlock was bro-

ken when Emily Sawyer took advantage of time and space to shoot home. Even though Brackenbury started the second half

strongly, the girls defended as a team all the way through and never looked like conceding. The final whistle was greeted with

cheers on and off the pitch.

The girls were presented with their medals and cup by the Mayor of Hammersmith and Fulham, Belinda Donovan. Congratula-

tions and well done to the girls and the coaching staff. This was the third year in which a football team from this school has

claimed a victory in this competition. Tom Walsh (Link Governor for PE)

Two Willow

Pupils on

Red Nose Day

Best Attendance

Week ending 15 March, Class 4B with 99.3% attendance.

Week ending 22 March Class 3G with 99% attendance.

Pupils and mem-

bers of the kitchen

staff joined in the

spirit of Red Nose

Day!

Willow Oliver Worley Joshua Reyes Guzman

Acorn Samuella Oyibo-Beecorf Emile Redon

1B Charlie Davies Salome Fauchier

Delavigne

1G Francesca O’Grady Harrison Rider

2B James Amihyia-Marsden Vaughn Endraca

2G Jude Bertwistle Lauren Mark-Williams

3B Carlos Chavez Katelyn Marquez

3G Giacomo Clerici Ciaran Brickley

4B Lisa McCormack Lottie Hibberd

4G Pretti Patel Shannetta Jackson

5B The Whole Class Yonghwan Jeong

5G Camilla Neffy Louis Husselby

6B Sofia Stein Phoebe Brophy

6G Gabbi Xhelili Orlando Christo

MERIT CARDS

Willow Clotilde Tilette De

Clermont-Tonnerre Frederica Aste

Acorn Sonny Shleemon Michal Peters-Osei

1B Skyla Robertson Sebastian Odone

1G Thomas Kelsey Carmen Heald-

Sanchez

2B Eliza Griffin Gloria Balfour

2G Lauren Mark-Williams Gracie MacPherson

3B Denis McMorrow Lucy Farrugia

3G Oscar Oursin Brogan McCoy

4B Sofia Pacitti Celine Choueiry

4G Donato Rugarabamu Madeleine Laxague

5B Jonathan Gabra Raiquan Marcolongo-

Lewis

5G Jasmine Cooney Kandee Frizzle

6B Diana Negri Connor McCoy

6G Georgie Ivors Edward Howard

As well as recording those who have received merit cards each week we would also like to celebrate some of the

achievements for which they have been recognised. Merits are awarded for great academic work but also for many other

special reasons. Here are some examples of the great things the children have been doing during the last fortnight.

Writing an exceptional essay reflecting on

her faith so far and using Joan of Arc’s

story as a source of inspiration.

Working really hard on his handwriting

and the content of his written work. He is

an extremely polite boy who always has a

smile ready.

Excellent participation in the Opera

Holland Park Workshop.

Working hard in his maths. He was able

to talk about the properties of 2D and

3D shapes and used a range of 2D shapes

to make a beautiful picture of a church.

Well done!

Week Ending 15 March

Week Ending 22 March

Being a wonderful member of the class

with her bubbly positive attitude. She also

listens well and always tries to do her best

work. Well done.

Rising wonderfully to the

challenge of SATs, especially in his

Grammar, Punctuation and

Spelling tests.

She has made excellent

progress in her reading. The

hard work and effort she

puts in both at home and in

school is really showing. She

is a polite, mannerly and

caring girl who is a pleasure

to teach. Well done and

keep up the good work.

Writing a very

good essay for our RE

topic and reflecting

maturely on her faith

so far.

THE SPRING FAIR

We thank everyone for their patience, when in an effort to cope with weather that felt more like

Christmas than Spring, the Spring Fair took place in the confines of the school hall. With plenty of

cakes to buy, bargains to be had on the clothes and uniform stall, and a great array of activities for

the children, people could put the weather out of their minds for an hour and simply enjoy them-

selves! The craft tables were busy and our fabulous face painters were as popular as ever. Vivien

Clark and Anna Wodzinska made a great effort to attract people to their Grand National Sweep-

stake stall by dressing as horse and jockey. It worked - their tickets sold out in no time! Thank you

to all those who helped on stalls and helped with preparation for the Fair. We managed to raise

just over £1100, which is a fantastic effort!

The winners of the Spring Fair raffle are:

1st prize 2 tickets to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show: Mary McMorrow (6G)

2nd Prize Hand-decorated Easter Cake: Stephen Doherty (5G)

3rd Prize Basket of Easter Eggs: Julie Casey

4th and 5th Prizes Celebrity T-shirts: Miss Johnson (4B) and Lucy O'Shaugnassy

Michelle Townsend (PTA Chair)

ACORN ASSEMBLY

On Tuesday, 12th March, Acorn Class presented an assembly

about Lent and Mothering Sunday. The children told us all

about what they have been doing during Lent to prepare for

Easter and recited a poem that they had learned especially for

their mums. For Rosie, the best part of the assembly was the

end when everybody sang, “Give me Joy in my Heart” and

Cyrus enjoyed Ben showing everyone how much Jesus loves

us. Well done to Acorn Class for speaking so clearly, acting

so well and singing so beautifully.

5G’S ASSEMBLY

On Tuesday 5th March Class 5G presented an assembly

about Catholic social teaching. We covered quite heavy are-

as within our faith and Church, including subjects such as

the election of the new Pope, the work of the charity

CAFOD and how at this time of Lent we can try to improve

our lives by following in the footsteps of Jesus. The assembly

made us think about our responsibilities as Christians for

caring for one another, especially the poor and needy.

Although our assembly was serious, we did have a couple of

giggles. Mr Garvin played the guitar whilst we sang ‘Harvest

for the World’. I think Class 5G really enjoyed preparing for

our assembly.

Tilly Downes (Class 5G)

Sign in! for a full colour e-newsletter send your details to: admin@larshrc.lbhf.sch.uk. Many thanks to the following people who

have contributed to this issue of the newsletter:- Miss McGinty, Susan Walsh, Miss Teresa, Maria Smith, Tilly Downes, Michelle

Townsend, Sophie Packenham, Miss Johnson, Ewa Janas, Emily Sawyer, Emily Peebles, Delia Rainone, Charlotte Farmer, Gemma

Seymour, Maddy Sala, Elizabeth Naylor, Meadow Molloy, Mrs Rauh, Tom Walsh and Miss S Davis. If you would like to contribute an

article or some photos to a future issue of the newsletter please contact Lucy Goulding (lucygou@tiscali.co.uk)

An Evening with James Bond - Thursday 25th April

8pm

Come along to a fantastic musical soirée to help raise funds

for The Curve. Matthew Ronchetti and Bella Barlow will

treat us to a live performance of the Bond themes - all 23 of

them! They will be accompanied by Musical Director Vikki

Rogers and the "Golden Guns". Try your luck against the

croupiers on the casino tables and check your knowledge

with a fun James Bond Quiz. Your Vodka Martini awaits -

shaken, not stirred, of course! The evening starts at 8pm and

will take place in the school hall. It’s going to be a great night

and tickets are a steal at £15 each. Register now at

www.charitygiving.co.uk/jamesbondevening. Dress to im-

press in James Bond style.

ST. MARY’S NETBALL TOURNAMENT

On Wednesday 13th March, Larmenier and Sacred Heart’s

netball team took part in a netball tournament organised by

St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School. Other schools, includ-

ing Lena Gardens, Brackenbury and Addsion, were also in-

vited. After a few minutes we were called to play against St.

Mary’s. We were put into our positions, but there was

a problem, we did not know how to play 7 aside as we had

only learned to play 5 aside! We rose to the challenge and

tried our best, but we lost the first game, 1-5. After a break

and while Lena Gardens played Brackenbury we were called

up again. We played St. Mary’s again and we played better

in this second game as we had learned a bit more about

playing 7 aside. We concentrated more on who we had to

mark. After the match we were treated to orange juice and

biscuits. Although we did not win we were proud of our-

selves as we gave our best shot and had a lot of fun.

Delia Rainone (Class 6G)