1 www.tauntonschool.co.uk CHALLENGE NURTURE INSPIRE May 12th 2017 TPS ENSEMBLES ENTERTAIN AT VINTAGE VIBES CONCERT Year 5 had a blast on their trip to Cornwall this week. They visited lots of popular hotspots. MORE INSIDE ESCAPE TO CORNWALL HOT WHEELS IAPS RESULTS Find out the results from the nail- biting IAPS swimming finals. The Greenpower Club have been testing out their new wheels. Pictures inside. Taunton Prep Choir joined forces with Bridgwater Choral Society for the St Nicholas Concert this week. ST NICOLAS CONCERT MORE PHOTOS ON PG 5 Over 150 children, an hour’s glorious entertainment, with 13 different musical ensembles - it can only mean one thing: the TPS Summer concert in the chapel, this year embodying the theme “Vintage Vibes of the 60’s and 70’s”. Sure enough, the audience were transported and suitably moved by an evening’s fabulous musical entertainment whereby our thriving music department was proudly represented. For the Year 8s involved in the concert, this event was their “swan song” before they leave for pastures new. For the Year 3s, this represented the culmination of a year-long musical adventure whereby they have acclimatised to the busy routine of music making at TPS. We keep our children so busy with such great opportunities to make music, working and playing collaboratively. The success of this concert puts the hard work into perspective for all our talented musicians, young and old. It is with heartfelt joy and pride that we honour our hardworking team of visiting music teachers who trained our young stars towards the success of the concert. The children did themselves so proud and we congratulate them on their efforts and thank the parents for their support.
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TPS ENSEMBLES ENTERTAIN AT VINTAGE VIBES CONCERT
Year 5 had a blast on their trip to Cornwall this week. They visited lots
of popular hotspots.
MORE INSIDEESCAPE TO CORNWALL
HOT WHEELS
IAPS RESULTSFind out the results from the nail-
biting IAPS swimming finals.
The Greenpower Club have been testing out their new wheels. Pictures inside.
Taunton Prep Choir joined forces with Bridgwater Choral Society for the St
Nicholas Concert this week.
ST NICOLAS CONCERT
MORE PHOTOS ON PG 5
Over 150 children, an hour’s glorious entertainment, with 13 different musical ensembles - it can only mean one thing: the TPS Summer concert in the chapel, this year embodying the theme “Vintage Vibes of the 60’s and 70’s”. Sure enough, the audience were transported and suitably moved by an evening’s fabulous musical entertainment whereby our thriving music department was proudly represented.
For the Year 8s involved in the concert, this event was their “swan song” before they leave for pastures new. For the Year 3s, this represented the culmination of a year-long musical adventure whereby they have
acclimatised to the busy routine of music making at TPS. We keep our children so busy with such great opportunities to make music, working and playing collaboratively. The success of this concert puts the hard work into perspective for all our talented musicians, young and old.
It is with heartfelt joy and pride that we honour our hardworking team of visiting music teachers who trained our young stars towards the success of the concert.
The children did themselves so proud and we congratulate them on their efforts and thank the parents for their support.
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This has been a very busy week both in and out of school. Last weekend saw a number of our swimmers giving a very strong showing at the IAPS National Swimming Championships, and our Choir were involved in a fabulous
performance of Britten’s St Nicholas at St Mary’s Church in Bridgwater on Saturday night. We had further entertainment from our musical groups and ensembles on Monday
evening as we were transported back in time in a concert entitled Vibrant Vibes of the 60s and 70s. Well done to all the performers. Finally, we look forward to welcoming back our Year 5 tourists who seem to have had a wonderful time exploring the sights and sounds of Cornwall. Have a good weekend.
Duncan Sinclair Headmaster TPS
NEWS FROM NURSERY AND PRE-PREP by Kathy McLauchlan
Playtime in the woods and lots of sensible risk takers. Tree climbers, den builders and stone masons and lots of fun. We have been making the most of
the sunny weather and really love our playtimes too! In Pre-Prep we work hard and play hard too!
This week's Musician of the Week goes to Kate Blackmore-Greasley. In Saturday evening's concert with the Bridgwater Choral Society concert Kate sang the part of the young St Nicolas. She was an amazing ambassador for the school. Her singing was pure and it was a cool, calm and assured performance under considerable pressure. Brilliant, Kate. Well done and thank you!
Jayne Hornsby Head of Music and Performing Arts
FROM MORSE CODE TO IPADSTPS received a special visit from the Telegraph
Museum this week who taught them about the importance of communication, and how modes of this change throughout the years.
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SENSATIONAL SOUNDS FROM THE 60'S AND 70'S
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Congratulations to the following students who have achieved their Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards this week...
GOLD, SILVER & BRONZE AWARDS
GOLD: Jonathan Sibanda-Jenkins (4H) Atul Gudsoorkar (3F) Gregory Klimczak-Gange (4L) Aryan Sharma (4L) Gold - Gabriel O’Mahony (4L)
BRONZE:
Olek Zhaboiedov (8R) Jack White (5M)Robbie Burns (8H)Tyler Henderson (7A)
INSTRUMENTAL LESSONS
For those of you thinking ahead to September - a gentle reminder that we require a term’s notice for cancellation of lessons. This also applies to children moving from Year 8 to Year 9. Lessons will continue automatically in the Senior School, unless we are notified of any changes.
Lessons will also continue as children move from Pre Prep to Year 3, increasing to 35 minute lessons.
Jayne Hornsby Head of Expressive Arts
SILVER: Harriet Slade (4P) Ava Jolly (4P)Henry Collins (7M)Macey Barrett (7M) Taylor Flitton (7A)Mark Eavis (7A)Patrick Cole (6N)Olivia Pyke (6N) Martha Fineberg (3H)William Cooper (3H)
Hot Wheels for the Greenpower ClubLadies and gentlemen, introducing the Greenpower
Club's latest creation! This week pupils enjoyed testing out their new wheels; running the new cart in and doing speed checks for health and safety.
The colourful-mobile was popular with everyone in Prep, and whilst it may not be quite at a Formula 1 level, it certainly was quite the ride!
Simon Ashmore Head of DT
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COOKING CLUB CONNOISSEURSThis year's cooking club has got off to a great start. The first challenge saw the cooks making croissants; followed by a
loaf cake and this week the beef challenge. This week's winners were Jakarta for the best tasting dish and Olek and Esmee for best presentation. Well done to all our creative chefs.
Louise Ashmore MFL Teacher
TPS EXPERIENCE EDENTPS enjoyed a trip to sunny Cornwall this week,
where they visited some very popular hotspots.
They stopped off at the Eden Project, where they learnt all about the importance of rainforests, as well as Land's End - the most westerly point on mainland Cornwall and England.
Check back next week to read a full review of the trip and to see more photos of what the pupils have been up to!
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A Feast of ReadingWe have the Book Fair with us at the moment and
the Pre Prep had theirs last week. The children have had fun browsing and choosing their books and many have taken advantage of the 3 books for the price of 2 offer! Thanks to the parents for their support, as ever, and happy reading everyone!
Andrew Manners Teacher of English
In Year 2 we are very proud of Harvey, Alfie and Callum who have had a successful season playing for 'The Vipers' at Taunton RFC. This photograph shows them at their end of season dinner, where they were each awarded a medal. Well done boys!
The Year 2 Team
THE VIPERS ARE VICTORIOUS SEW MUCH FUNAnnabelle was two when she started TS and
joined the Nursery. Now Annabelle has returned to help us with our hobbies and clubs after school. Thank you!
Kathy McLauchlan Head of Nursery and Pre-Prep
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Students shine at St Nicolas concertMr
Baker and Mrs Hornsby would like to congratulate all the children who took part in the performance of “St Nicolas” in Bridgwater on Saturday 6th May. “St Nicolas” is a piece by one of this country’s most famous and prominent composers of the previous century.
His music is exciting but also very challenging. Our children proved themselves to be up to the mark, singing their hearts out to a packed church and really adding a fresh musical flavour to the evening concert, which included a large choir (Bridgwater Choral Society) and orchestra. Many of us loved being so close to the action, enjoying every rumble of the kettle drums and smash of the cymbals, to say nothing of the beautiful harps and string sections.
Not only did our young singers perform with confidence and conviction on the day of the performance, but had they spent many lunch breaks and afternoons rehearsing this difficult but dramatic and fun piece of music. On the day of the performance, we were all treated to a splendid picnic tea in order to boost our energy for the performance (provided by the Bridgwater Choral Society singers). The children presented themselves immaculately, dressed in their Choir Robes, and sang with gusto, representing the school excellently. Giving up a Saturday afternoon and evening for a
major musical project is no mean feat, so we are very proud of the children and grateful to all parents for their support, many of whom came to attend the performance. Kate Blackmore-Greasley was a soloist, singing the part of the young St Nicolas, so a special congratulation to her for her cool, calm, and assured performance under some considerable pressure. Well done also to Matilda Clarke, Simone Gerontis, and Esme Hallworth for the section they had to perform on their own with the orchestra. Thank you to all for tremendous effort and commitment towards a stunning performance.
Congratulations to the following students who all performed wonderfully:
Ailani Braine Clarke Bo Harrington Charlotte Hatcher Daisy Jacobi Daisy Vann Edward Dancey Elizabeth Dutton Erin Lisowski Esme Hallworth George Baker George Cousins Georgia Imm Jack White Kate Blackmore-Greasley
Sam Baker Music Teacher
Kitty Beale Matilda Clarke Olivia Hopper Rosie Imm Rowan Keyte Samuel Davies Simone Gerontis William Hall Archie Martin Felicity Hallsworth Gabriel Coso-Papagno Leonie Biney Oscar Baker
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A busy week for Thone HouseIt was wonderful to see so many of Thone House
participating in the ‘Vibrant Vibes of the 60’s and 70’s’ Concert on Monday. It certainly made for a positive start to the week, having had a great Exeat weekend.
The concert aside, Thone have enjoyed pop lacrosse, cricket, swimming, cookery, Capture the Flag, making fairy gardens and birthday celebrations. Currently, revision is also a key part to our evening routine and it is wonderful to see the children supporting each other and sharing resources and
ideas.
As we look ahead to the weekend, Thone are going to enjoy ‘Forest Fun’ and ‘Shorts and Shades’.
Should you have any enquiries regarding Thone and are interested in being a part of the experience, email [email protected].
Join us for an afternoon of musical performances, a display of student artwork, garden games and refreshments
Saturday 20th May 2017 2 –4pm The Grange, Kingston St Mary
Summer Garden Party
VAN GOGH'S IN THE MAKING
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THIS WEEK'S SPORTCalling all netball mums!
Some of the TPS parents are in a summer netball league and in need of a few more players to bolster their squad. The summer league takes place on a Wednesday night at Taunton Vale. The games start times vary between 6pm and 8pm. This is a great way to meet other parents of pupils at TPS and a good way of keeping fit whilst having lots of fun. So if you used to enjoy netball at school and want to show your children how it is done then please get in contact with me ([email protected]). I will then forward information on to the parent who runs the team.
U13B CRICKET MATCH CANCELLED
The TPS U13B cricket match is cancelled on Saturday as Colstons could not raise a B team to travel.
For match reports and latest fixtures parents are reminded to check out the School Sports Website.
National Hockey FinalsToday the U13 boys are representing the South
West in the National Hockey finals in Nottingham. They have reached this stage by winning the Somerset County Cup and then finishing runners up in the South West round. Information on how the team played will be in next week's Courier.
COUNTY SUCCESSA number of our pupils have gained selection to the
Somerset County cricket squad for the summer season. More information to follow next week.
Shaun Winsor Director of Sport
U11 Rounders v Perrott HillA beautiful afternoon welcomed us to the equally
beautiful fields of Perrott Hill for our third Rounders match of the season. Having struggled on our first outing with our batting against Blundell's, we were improved against West Buckland coming out victorious on a very cold day. Now we needed to show the skills we have been focusing on, such as our fielding and again our batting against Perrott Hill. We won the toss and chose to field. We played reasonably well although being a little slow to get into the game, giving a few half rounders away due to not making the right decision on where to throw to. Perrott scored a credible six and we set out to beat their score or at least match it. Some steady scoring saw us gaining half rounders and a few full rounders. We managed to reach the six we needed. Fielding for our second time, Perrott were quick to capitalise on our lack of accuracy with our throws and weakness in catching cleanly. It was frustrating to watch as I know the girls are capable of much more. Perrott carved out a lead of ten and a half rounders, the girls agreed that they had let themselves down and set themselves a huge task to win the match. To their credit, they played with more passion and particular credit to Elle who scored on every one of her bats in the second innings. We ended the match on sixteen with Perrott piping us by just a half of a rounder. Our group target needs to be consistency, we need to be more passionate and support each other when fielding, displaying the skills that are learnt and displayed in lessons.
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Last Friday, 14 TPS swimmers travelled to Crawley ready for the National IAPS Swimming Finals the next day. Following our overnight stay, the boys headed to the pool early on Saturday morning. Our U13 Medley Relay team were first to race, finishing 12th nationally. Next up were our individual boys swimmers:
Tom Houghton-King finished 13th in the U13 50m backstroke. Harrison Barrett finished 10th in the U13 50m freestyle. Oliver Heard finished an amazing 2nd with a time of 31.87 in the 50m backstroke. Well done Ollie, second fastest in the country!
In the afternoon, it was the girls turn. The U10 Medley Relay team were first to swim, unfortunately they were disqualified for a technical stroke error but all four girls swam very well. The U13 Medley Relay team finished a very
impressive 6th place nationally. These girls also qualified for the Freestyle Relay, finishing in 9th place. In their individual races:
Sofia Johnson finished 9th in the U10 25m breastroke. Leila Fisher finished 9th in the U13 50m backstroke. Sophia Wilson finished 9th in the U13 50m breastroke. Macey Barrett finished 13th in the U12 50m freestyle. Hetty James finished a brilliant 4th in the U13 50m freestyle with a time of 29.15 (breaking the 30 second mark for the first time!). Well done Hetty, a day when you definitely rose to the occasion.
These are all excellent results on a national level – well done TPS swimmers.
Nicola Foad Head of Girls Games
IAPS SWIMMING FINALS
Chilly qualification for Swim TrekOur swimmers had a chilly start to
their qualifcation for sea swimming this week. They are now looking forward to their next session at Clevedon. Have fun everyone!
