Newsletter 5 July 2018 [email protected]From the Head Master sprattonhall @sprattonhall www.sprattonhall.com Summer Serenade Concert Heads of School I am delighted to announce the following as Heads of School for the next academic year: Head Girl – Katherine Savage Head Boy – Edward Bradnam It is a great honour for Katherine and Edward. I have no doubt they will be excellent ambassadors for the school and will connue to be exemplary role models to the younger children. My con- gratulaons to them both. Naonal Champions! The Athlecs season finished in spectacular fashion on Tuesday at the Naonal Prep Schools Fi- nals, with Charloe Hull achieving Bronze in the High Jump, Olivia Williams becoming Naonal Champion winning Gold in the 800 metres, and then our Year 6 Relay team of Arabella Ruddle, Charloe Hull, Georgia Coker-Agar and Imogen Lo winning Gold themselves to become Naonal Champions. This is an absolutely brilliant achievement – congratulaons to them all. Summer Concert The Summer Concert was a lovely event and a very fing way to end the musical year. The standard of playing and singing was extremely high indeed and it was an absolute pleasure to see 13 of our different music ensembles performing. A huge thank you and well done to the children and, of course, to Miss Morrell, Mrs Fountain and the Peripatec team. Nigel Townsend The news of Nigel’s tragic passing conveyed in the newsleer last week has elicited an over- whelming response, with so many of you contacng me to say how sorry you were to hear of Nigel’s death and to pass on condolences to his close friends and family. A number of you, as former Spraon pupils yourselves, have asked for details of funeral arrangements. There will be a private cremaon, but an open ‘Celebraon of his Life’ Service at 2pm on Wednesday 18 th July at Guilsborough Church. Leavers I will of course say more at Speech Day tomorrow, but I want to thank and congratulate all of our leavers, whether in Year 8 or the younger years, for everything they have contributed to Spraon Hall over the years. I do hope they stay in touch and come back to visit in the years to come. We will miss them all very much. End of Term What an incredible few weeks we have enjoyed! The splendid weather has contributed to the many special events and acvies that the children have enjoyed. I congratulate and thank all the pupils for their hard work, enthusiasm and successes throughout the year. Speech Day tomorrow should be a very special occasion. Just to remind you our Guest of Honour is Mr Simon Parker, who is a journalist, filmmaker and travel writer, whom I know will give inspir- ing words to the children. I wish you all a very happy summer. Thank you sprattonhall Years 6-8 Sports Day
I am delighted to announce the following as Heads of School for the next academic year:
Head Girl – Katherine Savage Head Boy – Edward Bradnam
It is a great honour for Katherine and Edward. I have no doubt they will be excellent ambassadors for the school and will continue to be exemplary role models to the younger children. My con-gratulations to them both.
National Champions!
The Athletics season finished in spectacular fashion on Tuesday at the National Prep Schools Fi-nals, with Charlotte Hull achieving Bronze in the High Jump, Olivia Williams becoming National Champion winning Gold in the 800 metres, and then our Year 6 Relay team of Arabella Ruddle, Charlotte Hull, Georgia Coker-Agar and Imogen Lott winning Gold themselves to become National Champions. This is an absolutely brilliant achievement – congratulations to them all.
Summer Concert
The Summer Concert was a lovely event and a very fitting way to end the musical year. The standard of playing and singing was extremely high indeed and it was an absolute pleasure to see 13 of our different music ensembles performing. A huge thank you and well done to the children and, of course, to Miss Morrell, Mrs Fountain and the Peripatetic team.
Nigel Townsend
The news of Nigel’s tragic passing conveyed in the newsletter last week has elicited an over-whelming response, with so many of you contacting me to say how sorry you were to hear of Nigel’s death and to pass on condolences to his close friends and family. A number of you, as former Spratton pupils yourselves, have asked for details of funeral arrangements. There will be a private cremation, but an open ‘Celebration of his Life’ Service at 2pm on Wednesday 18th July at Guilsborough Church.
Leavers
I will of course say more at Speech Day tomorrow, but I want to thank and congratulate all of our leavers, whether in Year 8 or the younger years, for everything they have contributed to Spratton Hall over the years. I do hope they stay in touch and come back to visit in the years to come. We will miss them all very much.
End of Term
What an incredible few weeks we have enjoyed! The splendid weather has contributed to the many special events and activities that the children have enjoyed. I congratulate and thank all the pupils for their hard work, enthusiasm and successes throughout the year.
Speech Day tomorrow should be a very special occasion. Just to remind you our Guest of Honour is Mr Simon Parker, who is a journalist, filmmaker and travel writer, whom I know will give inspir-ing words to the children.
Leamington Spa Music Festival On Saturday 30th June, Rohan Bheemappa, Ashwin Ramani and Paulo Cinquini-Steel took part in The Leamington Spa Music Festival, adjudicated by international-ly acclaimed guitarist, Marcus Noble. Ashwin was awarded first place against tough competition with a Distinction, winning both a medal and a trophy. Rohan and Paolo both took part in the Grade 2-3 class, again against very tough competi-tion. Paolo was awarded a Merit and was just out of the top three places. Rohan was awarded 1st place with an Outstanding, winning both a medal and the trophy.
I was delighted to hear that Archie Parker-Jones also took part in the festival play-ing the piano in two classes. Archie won 1st place in the ‘Disney Class’ playing the Imperial March. An excellent achievement.
Summer Serenade Concert What a wonderful evening of musical entertainment. We were treated to a wide range of different styles of music from all of our musical ensembles. It was lovely to see so many pupils taking part, from those just starting their musical career to those more ex-perienced. Congratulations to everybody who took part, you worked very hard in re-hearsals and should be proud of the standard of music achieved. For some, this was their last concert at Spratton and I would like to wish all those who are leaving the very best for the future.
Music Lessons Music lessons are available on a wide variety of orchestral instruments as well as piano, drums, singing and music theory. If you would like your child to have a music lesson, please complete an ‘Instrumental Lesson Request Form’ which you can collect from the school office.
Thank you The Music Department would like to thank pupils and parents for their commitment, support and encouragement this year. We look for-ward to further success next year!
Year 3 have painted beautiful birds for a display for
September’s new Art Department theme, ‘Organic/Mechanic’. On Monday, four Year 7 pupils par-ticipated in the Northamptonshire County Championships with Harriett Round and Archie Ryan being crowned County Champions. Archie Ryan also broke the school hurdling record. Ceara Cusiter was also selected to run in the South Northants relay team and came first. Then on Tuesday, the six pupils who qualified from Bedford IAPS Competition took part in the National Finals with the best Prep School athletes in the country. Toby Cousins came 6th in the Javelin, Georgia Coker-Agar made the finals of the 100m and 200m, which is an amazing achievement, and Charlotte Hull did brilliantly coming 3rd in the high jump. However, five girls put in absolutely outstanding performances to be crowned National Champions! Georgia Coker-Agar, Imogen Lott, Bella Ruddle and Charlotte Hull in the Relay and Olivia Williams in the 800m, both breaking school rec-ords!
INTERNET SAFETY TALK
If any parent missed the excellent talk from Gareth Cort of ‘Connected Minds’ on Monday evening, you can view the presentation slides for free here: http://bit.ly/CMparentprezi
There are also some fliers from the talk available in the Office, with lots of helpful tips and ideas.
Finally, if you would like to view the slides from the children’s talks, follow these links:
Year 6 - http://bit.ly/CMYear60718 Years 7 & 8 - http://bit.ly/CMKS30718
Chapter 14 has been published and the suspense is building. Not only about
the continuation of England in the World Cup competition, but also whether
Seth will be in time to rescue Nadiya, who is being held captive in a tomb in the
Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul? An exciting climax is looming.
In response to the question, how many further daily chapters will be written?
Tom Palmer has replied: ‘The main story comes to a denouement on Friday. But
then there will be a vote asking what children (and teachers!) want for the last
week of the story.’ In order to read the rest of the story pupils will need to
access the remaining chapters from home by visiting: Literacy Trust
These chapters will be available on the students’ drive
next term, if they can wait that long!
I think there will be many questions to ask the author
about this book, when he visits the school in Novem-
ber.
Jane Coverdale - Librarian
Framed prints of Spratton Hall, painted by Martin Taylor, are available to purchase for £100. For more information please contact Julie Gallo [email protected]
Spratton Hall Print
School Shop Opening Times Summer Holiday Opening Hours: Tuesday 24th July: 10.00 am—2.00 pm Friday 31st August: 10.00 am—2.00 pm Monday 3rd September: 10.00 am—2.00 pm Tuesday 4th September: 11.00 am—3.00 pm Please also remember that you can email orders to [email protected]. These will be prepared on the July/August/September opening days and can be collected from the school office.
Year 2 delivered a brilliant and heart-warming assembly on Monday, reflecting on their
time in school, right from their early days in Reception – my goodness, how they have
grown, not just in height, but in their abilities, skills and confidence too. As a parting gift,
to commemorate their time in Pre-Prep, SHSPA have kindly given each child a copy of the
latest, newly released, David Walliams book, which I am sure they will thoroughly enjoy
dipping into over the summer.
Sadly, with the end of term upon us, it is not just our Year 2 children who are moving on,
as we also say our goodbyes to two members of Pre-Prep staff. Mrs Fleming-Jones, the
Registrar and our Pre-Prep Admin Assistant, is relocating to Wales, in a very exciting new
venture for her family, whilst Mrs Goodwin bids her farewells to focus on being a mum-
my to her two young children. Both Mrs Fleming-Jones and Mrs Goodwin will be greatly
missed by children and staff alike, and we wish them all the very best for the future.
Also this week, we hosted a Nursery Managers’ and Keyworkers’ Tea. Thinking ahead to
September and to the essential planning and preparation needed to meet the needs of
our new Reception children, it was both a fascinating and productive information sharing
afternoon. In addition to sampling Mr Sharpe’s cakes, our guests were absolutely thrilled
to be taken on a tour of Pre-Prep, where they were able to say a fond hello to lots of fa-
miliar and smiling faces that they had once cared for.
As I write, the children and staff are busy preparing for one of the most special and ex-
citing events of the Pre-Prep calendar – our Pre-Prep Speech Day and Prize Giving. Re-
flecting on the learning journeys that the children take, as each academic year passes,
never fails to overwhelm and delight me. Children have the most extraordinary capaci-
ties to discover, learn and explore and I know I speak for all of the Pre-Prep staff when I
say how immensely proud of them we are. With laughter, smiles, songs and maybe a few
happy tears, this afternoon is all about celebrating the progress and achievement of eve-
ry one of our children.
Finally, as another year reaches its completion, a huge thank you to you as parents for
your ongoing support and, from all of the staff in Pre-Prep, we wish you a wonderfully
happy, relaxing and fun-filled Summer. We look forward to welcoming you again soon.
Fiona Sanchez
Head of Pre-Prep
Congratulations to Archie Gowling (1M) who has achieved his Stage 3 Swimming Certificate. Very well done to Max Yuill (2P) who scooped two medals in a Tennis competition. Further congratulations go to Imogen Parker-Jones (2P) for winning a Competitive Festival by playing two pieces on the piano. Very well done to Freddie Hill (RY) for gaining a 5-a-side football certificate. Many congratulations to Ginny McAra (1S) for winning a Gold Medal in a recent Gymnastics competition and for also being crowned overall ‘Club Champion’ for her outstanding perfor-mance. Well done to Chloe Spencer (RB) for winning 1st prize in Eventing at the Warwickshire Hunt Po-ny Club. Very well done to Hattie White (RY) for winning 1st place in a pony jumping competition and 2nd place for her riding skills. Congratulations to Archie Gowling (1M) who has achieved his Stage 3 Swimming Award. Further congratulations to Chloe Spencer (RB) who was placed 2nd in the 40cm jumps and 3rd in the 50cm jumps at the Aston Le Walls Show jumping Festival. Chloe also achieved an Out-standing Effort Award for her first solo round on her new pony. Well done to Oscar Dickson (2H) who has been awarded a medal, and to Baxter Aram (1S) who gained a trophy, for their effort and skill in football. Well done to Elija Radomilovic (2H) who has gained his yellow and black belt in Karate. Well done to Zara Bushell (2P) who gained a shooting certificate for her skill with an air rifle. Well done to Bella (1M) and Zac (1N) Smith, who gained their yellow karate belts last week-end. Well done to Idena Grimes (2H) who has achieved her Beaver’s Space Badge.
Thursday 5th July, 2pm - Pre-Prep Speech Day
(All parents, family and friends are welcome.)
Thursday 5th July, 3pm – Pre-Prep End of Term
(Children with siblings in the Prep School to be col-
lected by 3.55pm please)
Thursday 5th July, 3pm – ‘Sal’s Shoes’ Charity
Children’s Shoe Collection (a donation of £1
please with each pair of shoes given, will help with
