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NEWSLETTERNEWSLETTERNEWSLETTERNEWSLETTER March 2011March 2011March 2011March 2011

SCHOOL CLOSURES—INSET DAYS 2011 Tuesday 26th April 2011,

Friday 29th April (Royal Wedding)

Thursday 26th May, Friday 27th May 2011

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Dear Parents/Carers,

This is the last Newsletter before my retirement , and I should like to wish the school every success in

the future. I know that the staff will continue to work hard on behalf of the children, offering the huge

variety of experiences which is part of the ‘fabric’ of St Mary’s. I have enjoyed my years at the school,

benefitting from the support of parents, staff and Governors. Thank you!

I know that Year 5 are looking forward to their visit to the Isle of Wight next week. I am sure they will

have a wonderful time. Many thanks to Mr Leggett and his team who will be accompanying the

children. Thanks also to Miss Dixon and staff for making the arrangements for the Year 6 visit to

Bowles Activity Centre in June. I hope they all have a great week.

Wishing you all refreshing and happy Easter holidays.

Alan Norgrove

Mobile Phones

Please do not bring a mobile phone to school unless it is essential.

A note from a parent should be given in to the class teacher.

Phones will be kept by the teacher during the day. Thank you Sue Case

Class Assembly Timetable—Friday 10.00am (Unless notified differently) Parents and grandparents are very welcome to come and watch their children

take the class assembly

3G 13th May 2011 3L 15th July 2011 3LM 8th July 2011

4W 6th May 2011 5D 24th June 2011 5L 1st April 2011

5W 8th April 2011

MERIT AWARDS Congratulations to the following children who have received merit awards during

February 2011

Jonathan Byrne Alex Underwood Sophia D’Allessandro Jake Hasler Hannah Crick

Harry Pickford Kai Wagstaff Finleigh Millington Hollie Mann Amber Chelba

Peter Gray Ellie Attridge Rebecca Johnson Oliver Evans Robert Street

James Timson Ellie Steeden Freddie Chalmers Kristen Cox Isobelle House

Imogen Lewis Lucas Crossman Sophia Lammali Luke Stock Isaac Rainbird

Jordan McNulty Freddie Chalmers James Widdowson Archie Cooper Thomas Mullen

Brianna Sullivan

SPRING TERM 2011

Term ends

Friday 8th April

SUMMER TERM 2011

INSET DAY

Term begins

Royal Wedding holiday MAY DAY

INSET DAY

HALF TERM

Term ends

Tuesday 26th April Wednesday 27th April Friday 29th April Monday 2nd May Friday 27th May MON 30TH MAY—FRI 3RD JUNE Friday 22nd July

AUTUMN TERM 2011

INSET DAY

Term begins

HALF TERM

Term ends

Monday 5th September Tuesday 6th September

MON 24TH—FRI 28TH OCTOBER

Tuesday 20th December

SPRING TERM 2012

Term begins

HALF TERM

Term ends

Wednesday 4th January

MON 13TH – FRI 17TH FEBRUARY

Friday 30th March

SUMMER TERM 2012

Term begins

MAY DAY

HALF TERM

Term Ends

Monday16th April Monday 7th May MON 4TH – FRIDAY 8TH JUNE Friday 20th July

TERM DATES

Sports News

There have been lots of exciting sports events on this term. As you will see from the Rugby and

Football Reports we have lots to be proud of at St Mary’s! In the next newsletter there will be results

for the South of England Rugby Final, ESSSP Girls’ Football Final and the South Tandridge Netball

Tournament. We also have the Dance Festival, Tennis, Rounders, Cricket and District Sports Track and

Field to look forward to in the summer term.

We are now collecting ActiveKid vouchers from Sainsbury’s so please send these in if you shop at

Sainsbury’s! Thank you to all of the members of staff who have been helping to coach and organise

these events. Your hard work is much appreciated.

Miss K Greenwood

PE co-ordinator

Earrings

Please be reminded that ears should only be pierced at the start of the summer holidays.

Children are not permitted to wear earrings for P.E under Surrey guidelines. Children who have

pierced ears may wear plain studs only. It would be preferable if they did not wear earrings to school

on P.E days. If children do wear earrings they are responsible for keeping them safe.

Sports Hall Athletics

On the 2nd of February 20 children from year 5 went to Redhill sports centre to take part in a sports

competition against 8 other local schools.

There were lots of different sports events to do. These included lots of running relays and obstacle

relays and other events such as vertical jump, long jump, chest push and speed bounce.

We all had great fun and St Marys School did very well. 7 of the other schools that

were competing were year 6’s, but we still did really well and managed to come 6th

out of 9!

Rebecca Johnson 5W

Bikeability Level 1

This course is for Year 5 children and will take place after school on

Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th June (A 2 day course) in the school

playground. The exercises are designed to improve the children’s

balance and control skills. A letter will be sent out to Year 5 parents

early in the summer term with more details and an opportunity to enrol

your child on this course.

ESSSP Rugby Finals

On Thursday the 3rd of March, some talented Year 5 and 6 pupils took part in the ESSSP County Rugby

finals.

We travelled over in convoy to the Reigate Rugby Club feeling excited to be in the final but also a bit

nervous.

The last time we played in a competition we had done no training and did not have a clue what we were

doing, yet we came 2nd so we knew we were going to have some tough games ahead. We arrived there

first, even before most of the Rugby Football Union. We looked very professional in our flash jackets

and our new water bottles. We got on with practising our passing, then the competition arrived, includ-

ing one player who was taller than Miss Keller. The competition looked strong, so we put our heads

down and focused on our game.

Our first game was against Whyteleafe School. We pulled ahead early leading 2-0. Whyteleafe pulled

forward slightly, but we came back strong – the final score was 5-2 to St. Mary’s. Tries were scored by

Toby, the two Freddies, Rae and Zac. Feeling confident, we went into our second game against Wray

Common School. Although we won this as well, it was a tough game, with the final score 4-3. Freddie

Kiely came off the pitch after an injury, and was replaced by William Buxton.

Our third game in the group stages was against St. Anne’s. The game was rough, but we kept our lines

strong. The tries were back and forth. We were losing 5-4, but a strong late try by Zac meant we fin-

ished the game in a draw. This was the end of the group stages. We felt we had played well but had to

wait for the result. The group stages were announced and St. Mary’s had not only come in our group,

but were first overall. This meant we were in the Semis!

Our semi-final was against Tadworth. We won this easily with a 6-3 victory. Tries were scored by Issy,

Freddie Sullivan, Toby, Owen and Freddie Kiely. We could not believe it, we were in the final again,

and also against our rivals from last time – Nutfield! Tiredness was starting to kick in, but spurred by

cheers from the St. Mary’s end we were ready to win! The game was a tight one. At the final whistle it

was 5 all… we were going to golden try!

It was unfortunate that at this point Nutfield had possession and were able to score a final try. This made

the final result 6-5 to Nutfield. Heads held high we were announced 2nd place in this Surrey final. This

now means we go through to the South Of England finals on the 29th March.

We would like to give a special mention to William Buxton who subbed for George Walker, who unfor-

tunately was ill on the day. We would like to say a big thank you to Miss Keller for coaching us and

organising us and also all the parents who came to support us.

The team who played were: Lyons, Freddie

Sullivan, Owen Hulme, Max McAuliffe, Lucia

Qureshi, Lucy Sumner, Isabelle Fullilove, Freddie

Kiely, William Buxton, Rae Barnard, Barnaby

Stott and also Zac Fairchild who

captained the team.

Written by The Rugby Team

Football Tournament

On the 9th March we had a football tournament at St Marys. Our first match of the

ESSSP was against Nutfield. It was a very tough match until Jack scored, but Nutfield

equalised, but suddenly Christian was through on goal and BANG goal. The final score

was 2-1 to St Mary’s. Our second match was against Holland. A lot of us had friends in

their team, so we were all talking before the match, but as soon as the match started we

put our game faces on. The match was very open, but they got a goal and won 1-0. After

the game we were all smiles. Our next match was up against Lingfield, unfortunately we

lost 2-1.

The next week we played St Stevens we were all over them, but couldn't find the net. They had 2

counter attacks and scored them both so the match finished 2-0.

The next Wednesday we played Godstone and went ahead with a drag back croft nutmeg through ball to

Tom who passed to Louis who finished the goal. Robert headed in the second to make us win. Our sec-

ond match we won 1-0 with a long goal kick from Jack to Freddie who bought the ball down with an

amazing touch and then an amazing finish in the top corner. To our amazement Julian Speroni (Crystal

Palace Goalkeeper) came to watch us. We finished in 3rd place behind Lingfield and Holland.

The team players were: Jack McMenamin, Christian Lee, Freddie Sullivan, Louis Kenyon, Toby

Lyons, Leo Chalmers, Thomas Knight, Robert Pilling, Ben Irons, Jackson Knight

Thank you to Mr Leggett for coaching and organising us, and thank you to Miss Keller and all the

parents for supporting us. Also thank you to Dan Bowles who came along to referee during the

matches.

ELECTROCITY

We had a man called John who came into our school. He owns a workshop called the Electro City

Workshop. We used LEGO® to build FANTASTIC models and then we added lights and switches to

make them brighter! Lots of us built great models and our group built a church with three bulbs inside

it which really made it shine!

After about three quarters of an hour or so John called us all into a circle and explained about the next

part of the workshop. He showed us a little train with a motor in it and then he put it on a track, at-

tached a battery to it and WHIZZZZ—off it went! There were buffers on the end of the tack and so he

set us a challenge to see how close we could get our trains to the buffers without hitting them. I

(unfortunately!) failed. John also gave us some car making bits and set us off to work with them. After

a lot of designing and building John finally told us to stop and clear up. It was sad having to break up

but it was surprising how quickly we cleared them up! Besides all his LEGO®, John also has an amaz-

ing website. Visit it at: www.electrocityworkshop.co.uk

Reported by Alex Underwood 5W

St Mary’s Sponsored Run for Mrs Thomas and the RHN

Friday 18th

February was a fantastic afternoon for our sponsored run. The staff and children

worked hard and there was a great feeling on the track as we each did our bit to earn sponsorship

money. Well done to everyone who took part in the run. Thank you to the parents who helped to

prepare the much needed refreshments and to the parents who stood out in the cold counting laps!

Sponsorship money is still being collected and our current total has passed an amazing £6000!

Thank you to everyone for their generosity. Diane Thomas would be touched by this gesture if she

knew about it and her family certainly are. An album of photos from the day is being taken up to

the hospital to share with her. Please can any remaining sponsorship money be sent in by Friday

18th

March so we can send our donation to the hospital.

The following children completed 11 or more laps in the run:

15 laps

Christian Lee – Year 6

14 laps

Paul Finley-Year 4

Dominic Charlton – Year 4

Oliver Caie – Year 5

13 laps

Robert Pilling – Year 6

Louis Kenyon – Year 6

Isabelle Fullilove – Year 6

William Bland - Year 6

Luca Perryman – Year 4

Luke Stock – Year 4

Robert Street – Year 4

Matthew Orbell – Year 4

Harry Pickford – Year 5

Michael Dickinson – Year 5

Micky McNamara – Year 5

Joseph Morland – Year 5

Jack Barker – Year 5

Jack Kay – Year 5

Max Greatwood – Year 5

12 laps

Chris Pickett – Year 6

Ava Cutts – Year 6

Goncalo Marques – Year 3

Simon Enstone – Year 3

Johnny Thurbin – Year 3

Miss Leach – Year 3

Sasha Bochard – Year 4

Oscar Voller – Year 3

Alexander Green – Year 4

Ellie Attridge – Year 5

Ben Irons – Year 5

Harry McComb – Year 5

James Timson – Year 6

Xavier Copp – Year 5

Jackson Knight – Year 5

Billy Lenihan – Year 5

Rhys Clutterbuck – Year 5

11 laps

Amelia Robson – Year 3

Ruby Voller – Year 5

Taya Williams – Year 5

Callie Peacock – Year 5

Rebecca Johnson – Year 5

Ben Perry – Year 5

Aladean Shahadat – Year 5

Oliver Evans – Year 5

Brad Clark – Year 5

William Buxton – Year 5

Max Power – Year 5

Ellie Steeden – Year 5

Robert Medhurst – Year 5

George Light – Year 6

Joe Potter – Year 6

Harry Lawson – Year 6

Jessie Millington – Year 6

Harry Baker – Year 6

Jack McMenamin – Year 6

Katie Bartholomew – Year 6

Ben Soden – Year 6

Jay Longhurst – Year 6

Lucy Sumner – Year 6

Toby Lyons – Year 6

Luke Cowley – Year 3

Alex McTavish – Year 4

Faye Edwards – Year 4

Freya Lawson – Year 4

Mrs Woodhouse – Year 4

William Kay – Year 3

Tom Merritt – Year 3

Myley Simmons – Year 3

Michael Thurbin – Year 3

Callum Stables – Year 3

Freddie Ratsma – Year 4

Seán Salisbury – Year 4

Rosie Mackintosh – Year 3

Jessie Slack – Year 4

Lilly Delmage – Year 4

Alex Campion – Year 3

Simon Nana-Jones – Year 3

Matthew Timson – Year 3

Brandon Howgate – Year 4

Charlie Lyons – Year 3

James Widdowson—Year 4

Reliable Local Babysitter

My name is Molly Cook, I am 14 years old and

live in Hazelwood Road, Hurst Green and am

available for babysitting in Hurst Green or

Oxted.

I am happy to come and meet you and your chil-

dren at any time beforehand with no

obligation to book me!

I am available most evenings and during the day

at weekends an in school holidays.

References available from:

Angela Muscio 01883 382639

Sarah Coop 01959 571521

Elizabeth Orbell 01883 722097

Violin Lessons

are available at your child’s school

Small group lessons are, at the time to writing (Spring 2011), of-

fered for £61 for ten lessons. Individual Lessons are also available.

There are also string orchestras for young players right from begin-

ner lever, rehearsing in Redhill on Thursdays after school. Exams

can be taken later on if desired.

To apply for a place for your child, please use the online form at

www.surreycc.gov.uk/arts.

Or call 01372 832912.

Thank you from Miss Hoy (Violin Teacher)

Private Tuition

Experienced (25 years) teacher/tutor offers one-to

one tuition

Coaching to improve confidence and competence

Proven results. References available

♦ 7-11 years: Key Stage 2 Numeracy and

Literacy

♦ Entrance Exam Practice

♦ 11+ Practice

♦ Support in basic English and reading up to

GCSE level

All enquiries: Tel: 01883 722272

Mob: 07773 517063

Mrs Clutterbuck (parent to Rhys in year 5) is a Piano Teacher and

able to offer piano lessons to any interested children.

Ask in the School office for more details

Wanted

Small cars and car play mats

wanted for use on the Junior

playground at lunch time. If

you are able to donate any,

please bring to the school

office. Many thanks.

Mrs Hitchings

The Book Fair on World Book Day

Thank you so much for everyone who donated

or bought books at the World Book Day Fair.

This year we sold over 450 books and raised

£94. All the money has been sent

to the charity Book Aid International and will

put towards buying books for developing countries. Thank you

again for your continued support and generosity.

Mrs Penn and Mrs Patel

‘SWIMATHON’

Ollie Cole in 6K is swimming 5km to

raise money for Marie Curie Cancer

Care. He will be swimming the 200

lengths at Tandridge Leisure Centre

on 9th April as part of the

Swimathon. If you would like to

sponsor him to raise money for

Marie Curie Cancer Care, please go

to:

http://bit.ly/dZVhrz

GIRLS’ FOOTBALL

The South Tandridge girls Year 5 & 6 football tournament was held at St Mary's on 2nd March 2011.

We entered two teams for the tournament St Mary's A and St Mary's B. Other schools who participated were St

Catherine’s, St Stephens, Holland , Lingfield and Godstone.

St Mary's A: St Mary's B

Holly Weight (GK) Isabelle Boorman (GK)

Jasmine Pearce Stephanie Boast

India Hogg Georgia Daly

Ellen Attridge Rebecca Davis

Ellie Steeden Issy Irons

Lauren Goodliffe Ellie Currie

Jessie Millington Anna Polanska

Taya Williams Sophia D'Alessandro

Both St Mary's teams played first in their group which made it a little tricky for me having to run between the

two pitches!

St Mary's A Results

St Mary's A v Holland Junior School - won 3-1 Goals from Jasmine Pearce and Lauren Goodilffe

St Mary's A v Lingfield Won 5-1 Goals from - Jasmine Pearce, Taya Williams and Ellie Steeden

St Mary's A v St Mary's B was the third game St Mary's A winning 3-0

Goals from - Jasmine Pearce and Taya Williams

St Marys A v St Stephens Lost 3-1 Goal from Jessie Millington

The Final between St Mary's A v St Stephens was very physical and the girls played tremendously well and we

were so unlucky to get caught on the break for two of the goals but by this time the girls were exhausted,

especially as we only had one sub per team so it was non stop running for the girls. Holly Weight in goal was

again very agile and worked well as a great support for her defence.

The A team showed strength and determination with Jessie Millington working extremely hard and Jasmine

Pearce, Taya Williams and Elle Steeden scoring many of the goals.

St Marys B Team - Results

St Mary's B v Godstone 0-0 St Mary's v B v St Mary's A 0-3 St Mary's v Holland 0-1

Issy Irons in defence was a force to be reckoned with and stood her ground, along with Anna Polanska who ran

her socks off. It was the first time playing competitive football for many of the girls and they worked hard even

when they were losing which showed good team spirit and determination.

All the girls worked extremely hard the matches were 15mins long and the ground was very sticky and tough on

the legs!

The A team made it through to the finals which is being held at South Park, Reigate on 23rd

March but unfortu-

nately its the Year 5 Isle of Wight residential so some of the girls will be missing! It’s a great shame as they

worked very hard to get to this stage.

Date for Diary: Friendly Match on 28th

March, at St Marys with Holland and Godstone school attending.

Sally Pickford

Girls’ Football Coach