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Prep & Pre-Prep
COURIER
20th November 2020 #TAUNTONSCHOOL
DANCE SHOW EXTRAVAGANZA
Parents, family and friends were treated to a history lesson in dance when
pupils of Taunton Preparatory School, Taunton School, TSIMS and Taunton
School International demonstrated their abilities to ‘Dance through the
More Inside
Decades’. Interspersed with short ballet pieces, the students displayed styles Charity Days
ranging from the Charleston to the Commercial, spanning eras from the
1920’s to 2020. Meet Jayne Hornsby
Sports News
With over 75 dancers taking part and many appearing in multiple numbers,
a lot of time and effort has been spent creating a show to be proud of. The Weekly Awards
recording of the show is currently being edited - we hope to share the TPS Boarders’ Activities
finished product week commencing 30th November.
And plenty more....
Lucy Hartland Mann, Dance Teacher
Next Prep Courier: 4th December 2020
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The Head has his say...
I want to start my piece today by focussing One of the highlights of this term so far has to be the Dance Show,
on the academic side of school life. I am which was filmed yesterday. Very well done to all of the pupils and
very pleased every week when I see how staff involved, and special thanks to Miss Hartland-Mann and Miss
many pupils have been nominated by Turner. We are very blessed to have two excellent professional
their teachers for a ‘Learner of the Week’ dance teachers who provide such a wide range of wonderful
certificate in assembly, alongside the opportunities for our boys and girls. It was extremely impressive
other pupils receiving certificates in sport, to see the concentration, precision and hard work which went
performing arts and citizenship. Since half term, I have had the into each performance, and the dancers excelled across the whole
pleasure to go into classrooms and see inspiring and creative range of styles including ballet, tap, jazz, musical theatre and
Egyptian projects, detailed work on rivers, quickfire work on times contemporary. Most importantly of all, it was fabulous to see the
tables and much more. It is lovely for me to see at first hand the pupils enjoying their dance so much.
excellent standards being achieved in the classroom and to give
the pupils the recognition which their work deserves. I wish you all a very enjoyable and relaxing Exeat weekend.
We have worked very hard as a staff to provide parents with Andrew Edwards
meaningful Parent/Teacher Consultations despite the restrictions TPS Headmaster
of a national lockdown, and I hope that these are proving useful
and informative. We hope to be able to find a way in the Spring
term to hold consultations whereby parents are able to speak with
individual subject teachers. In the meantime, please do remember
that any parent is welcome at any time to contact a subject
teacher about how his/her child is getting on. Our teachers are
always happy to arrange a phone call or meeting.
Last Friday, we had a very enjoyable Children in Need day, and
thank you to all of the staff, pupils and parents for joining in the
fun and raising a sizeable amount of money for this excellent
cause. Then, on Monday, we exchanged our spots for odd socks,
which was a fun way of focussing everyone’s minds on the fact
that this week has been national Anti-Bullying week. I hope that
my words in Monday’s assembly were useful for the children and
that they will keep them in the forefront of their minds.
News from Pre-Prep
It feels like winter may suddenly be upon us. Thank you to all the parents who have joined us for either the remote
Pre-Prep Parent consultations or the remote Year One Assembly this week. I think we were all impressed by the
children’s confidence in sharing their work to a camera whilst on stage this week. A big thank you to the staff
involved, in preparing and filming the children for their assembly performance.
It seems appropriate to take this opportunity, to publicly thank the catering team for all that they do to feed us all
so well, throughout the year – this is a particular challenge at the moment, as they face so many more restrictions around their service.
As we near the end of this week never have we looked forward to the start of our Christmas events with such enthusiasm and
excitement, we all can’t wait for a bit of sparkle here. Next Friday heralds the start of our Christmas preparation with Christmas Craft
day. Please can the children come dressed in their festive jumpers ready for this day of seasonal craft and music.
Finally, for both the Nursery 3 and Nursery 4 parents, we have remote parent consultations taking place all next week for all the children’s
key staff. Thank you to those of you who have booked in for this already.
Have a good weekend.
Mrs Louise Leah, Head of Pre-Prep and Nursery
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Chess Club goes digital
Showing our can-do attitude in the face of COVID, we did not let lockdown stop us from having an online chess match last Thursday
against Milverton School, who have several county standard players. The games were exciting, challenging and keenly contested. The
final score was two and a half points to each school and very well done to the following for gaining a very honourable team draw: Jacob,
Ava, Amarra, Charlie, Max, Joshua and Kristofer. It has inspired us all to practise more and we are looking forward to the next challenge!
Andrew Edwards, TPS Headmaster
The Week Ahead
Saturday, 21st November Exeat
Sunday, 22nd November Exeat
Boarders Return
Monday, 23rd November 8.30 - 8.55 TPS Weekly Assembly
Tuesday, 24th November 9.00 - 12.35 Trinity Music Exams
16.30 - 17.00 Talented Musicians from Year 8 Concert
Wednesday, 25th November -
Thursday, 26th November ABRSM Music Exams (tbc)
Friday, 27th November 8.30 - 8.50 TPS Chapel
8.30 - 15.30 TPPS Christmas Craft Day
16.00 - 17.45 Junior Corridor Party
Saturday, 28th November 9.00 - 12.00 Enrichment (Years 3 to 6)
Sunday, 29th November Ballet Exams
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Outdoor Classroom Day at TSIMS
On Thursday 5th November, the sun shone
brightly and the students took part in
“Outdoor Classroom Day” – all lessons took
place in the grounds at The Grange. One
group made Iron Age Roundhouses from
clay and sticks they had collected; another
learned how to make a fire safely. The junior
science groups collected different types
of leaves and used an app to identify the
names of the trees they came from, whilst
the seniors learned about thermal energy
transfer by making a cup of tea on the fire
and then keeping it in a thermos flask – it
certainly keeps warmer longer than a
regular teacup! They also learned about
how a dog’s coat keeps it warm by trapping
air between the layers. The senior maths
groups drew Pythagorean trees whilst the
younger students used parachute games to
learn maths vocabulary.
As it was 5th November, the English groups
learned about the story of Guy Fawkes and
the Gunpowder Plot, making props and
then re-enacting the story to produce a
storyboard. These were then displayed in
the foyer along with our “Fireworks Display”
of chalk drawings of
fireworks.
On Friday night, the
boarders made toffee
apples then enjoyed
a campfire with
hotdogs and s’mores,
followed by sparklers.
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Odd Socks Day
TPS and TSIMS pupils and staff enthusiastically supported Odd Socks Day on Monday 16th November, in support of Anti Bullying Week,
which raises the importance of being united against bullying in all its forms. We are committed to empowering pupils to speak up and
speak out about things which worry them or that they think are wrong. This event provided opportunities for tutors to chat to their
tutees about bullying in all its forms and the importance of being united against it.
Joanna Hall-Tomkin, Assistant Head Pastoral/Child Protection Lead
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Dance Show in Pictures
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Thone House: Having a Ball!
The past two weeks in Thone have been action packed. The vast array of activities available on-site have meant that we have been largely
oblivious to the impact of lockdown and our Thone Family have been having a ball. Marble run building, swimming, boardgame making,
crafts, hockey, quizzes, film watching, birthday celebrations, sportshall games and colouring an elf house, to name but a few! Lockdown
in a house of over 30 children is undoubtedly a unique situation and the quality of friendships throughout the house has truly shone
through. The introduction of a weekly trip to Griffins has done wonders for spirits (not to mention sugar levels) too! It is times like these
that we truly appreciate all that the wider Taunton School campus has to offer. With Christmas arriving slightly earlier than is traditional,
life in the house is merry and bright already – not to mention noisy with a singing Christmas tree and Reindeer to contend with!
Katherine Wells, Head of TPS Boarding and Houseparent
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Children in Need Charity Day in TPS
Last Friday, the TPS children enjoyed a rather spotty day in aid of Children in Need. They were asked to wear their spottiest item and to
have a go at a variety of activities throughout the day. ‘Guess the name of the teddy bear’ and ‘Guess how many sweets in the jar’ were a
firm hit with everyone. Congratulations to all the winners. A big thank you to everyone for supporting such a great charity day!
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Children in Need Charity Day in TPPS
Children in Pre-Prep got into the swing of Children in Need on Friday with an energetic ‘Wake Up Shake Up’ led by the talented Mrs
Lawson. What a happy way to start their Friday!
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House Points
BRONZE
Rose Ayrinhac – 3R Jayden Mills – 4P Gregory Nicolaou – 3H
Eloise Bennett – 3H Sonny Mansfield – 4P Thomas Ford - 7W
Jack Bruford – 3H Connie Burton – 4P Harriet Lawrence – 3H
Charlie Bull - 3H Myla Tarr – 5H Bobby Saunders – 5H
Aadya Agrawal – 4P Genevieve Grundy – 5H Evie Ledger – 4F
Sophia Odedra – 4P Tommy Cavill – 3H Elena Onesti – 5P
Sophia Powers – 4P Oscar Dyson – 3R Stig Lundehn – 6T
Alba Davidson – 4P Oliver Hill – 3R Emily Miller – 7W
Adrien Moreau – 4F Violet Legg – 3R Atul Gudsoorkar – 7W
Juliette Machado – 4F Elizabeth Mews – 3R Isla Moss – 7W
Noah Jacobi – 5H Alexander Prestwell-Pike – 3R Alex Coombes – 4C
Ellie Lawrence – 5H Olive Tarr – 3R Conrad Lee – 4C
Helena Goudswaard – 5H Rose Ayrinhac – 3R William South – 4F
Carlton Chu – 8M Isaac Tyler – 4C Camille Fournier – 6T
Diya Painuly – 4C Joshua Green – 4C Matilda White – 6T
Lexi Beasley – 4C Mael Dalbavie - 4F Zachary Roberts – 7W
Ben South – 5H Tommy Greenhalgh - 5H Theo Winsor – 7B
Daniella Hudson – 3H Benjamin Machado – 5H Zoe Trembath – 7B
Florence Legg – 6T Tilly Coomber – 7V Charis Gladwin – 7B
Heidi Martin – 6T Lily Blackwell – 7W Jale Maloney – 7C
Rosey Corbett – 7B Johnny Chiu – 7W Alice Boyce – 7C
Robbie Eckley – 7B Sophie Day – 7W Tom Parsons – 7C
Xiao Tian Ma - 3H Thomas Gendall – 7W
Riya Narang – 3H Kristofer Maskell – 7W SILVER
Daisy Challacombe – 7B
Performing Arts Café
Performers 17th November What a wonderful evening of entertainment. The children performed with confidence and
Eric Wang - piano enjoyment. We are very fortunate in the Performing Arts Department to have so many
talented children. Well done and thank you to all of the performers.
Izzy Saunders- cornet
Maddie Berry - trumpet Jayne Hornsby, Head of Music and Performing Arts
Eloise Bennett - violin
Grace Gendall - flute
Kikandi Applegate - violin
Lewis Walters - piano
Ellie Onesti - violin
Matilda White - violin
Jayden Mills - drums
Tommy Greenhalgh - piano
Freya Simpson - violin
Sophia Heywood - piano
Ben Leahy - speech and drama
Destiny Zhemu - violin
Maddie Hudgell - clarinet
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Meet the Head of Music & Performing Arts - Jayne Hornsby
What is your job role and which age
groups do you work with?
My role is to oversee the provision of Music
and the Performing Arts departments across
the Pre-Prep and Preparatory schools. I
am very fortunate to teach children from
Nursery up to Year 8. One of the most
rewarding things about my job is that I see
the children progress and blossom from a
very young age up to when they leave to go
to the Senior School.
How has the Autumn Term gone
so far? What impact have the new
restrictions had on the performing
arts?
The Autumn Term has certainly been a
challenge particularly with regards to the
Choirs and the bigger Brass and Woodwind
Ensembles. I’m very proud however that
nearly all events are still running. We just
had to think outside the box. The Year 4
Theatre Production Week became a Year
4 Movie and the children were absolutely
amazing. Our weekly Performing Arts Cafes are live streamed How do you ‘switch off’ from your job at the end of the
and the children still have the opportunity to perform on stage.
This week the Dance Showcase was in full swing, despite being in
school day?
I enjoy cycling by the river, playing my beautiful harp and riding on
bubbles. The Music Michaelmas Concert is being recorded next
the back of Mr Hornsby’s fast motorcycle.
week for parents to enjoy watching our wonderfully talented
musicians perform. The saddest part of this Autumn Term for me is
that we weren’t able to go on our annual Choir Tour abroad. Whilst Quick Fire questions now…
writing this, I’m looking at the Choir Tour canvasses, remembering
the excitement and enjoyment of these fabulous tours – certainly Favourite Film
the highlight of every year. Groundhog Day
When did you start at Taunton School and what did you Favourite Book
do before? Crime novels - books by Robert Goddard, Peter May, Jo Nesbo,
I started working at TPS 21 years ago. Before then I taught Music Larssen.
at St. Anne’s High School in the Bahamas for 3 years and at
Braeburn High School in Nairobi, Kenya, as well as 3 lovely schools
in Hertfordshire. Before teaching, I had a lovely job presenting
Favourite singers/bands
All genres of music.
children’s programmes on BBC Radio Wales and also did a few
episodes acting in the Welsh soap opera ‘Pobol y Cwm’. I enjoyed
the experience very much. I then had the opportunity to take my Any claims to fame?
harp and play in festivals around Europe. It was fun- it wasn’t until My only claim to fame is that I come from the same village as Huw
1999 that I discovered my dream job – working at Taunton Prep Edwards, the BBC news presenter. We are the same age and whilst
School. at school, we were in the same Drama company and used to act
together. On one occasion we entered a Drama competition in an
What do you enjoy most about your job? Eisteddfod and won. My second claim to fame is that I acted with
I love being here at TPS. I think the children are kind and Ioan Gruffudd (Fantastic Four) – he would certainly not remember
respectful, my colleagues are wonderful and the parents are so me as he was 13 years old at the time.
supportive. What do I enjoy about my job? Absolutely everything.
As I have been here for such a long time, the department Thank you for telling us about yourself Jayne - a fascinating insight.
has evolved and we all enjoy giving the children as many We had no idea you used to live in the Bahamas and Kenya, or that
opportunities as possible to perform. you have been a star on the small screen! Thank you for everything
you do at School - you make a real difference.
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Year 2 Go Back in Time
Year 2 had a very exciting time up at Forest match was used to represent a spark from the morning we formed a human chain
School last week. Full of anticipation, the the baker’s oven and, just like in 1666, and, remembering how the Londoners
children watched as their cardboard model the breeze fanned the flames and the fire fought the Great Fire, passed a bucket
Tudor houses were placed in the fire pit spread quickly from building to building. of water along our long line, imagining
ready for a re-enactment of the Great We sang ‘In 1666’ and ‘London’s Burning’ as that we were using water from the river
Fire of London. One of the buildings was we watched the fire engulf our model city. Thames to extinguish the flames. What a
chosen to be the famous bakery belonging The excitement then continued as the next memorable, delicious and fun morning!
to Thomas Farriner in Pudding Lane where activity was toasting marshmallows on a
the Great Fire of London started. A single camp fire! To put out the fire at the end of Mrs Brodie and Mrs Cooper
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The Great Discovery of Tutankhamun’s Tomb
After several attempts, Howard Carter finally discovered the tomb belongings. It is believed that the tomb was originally built for
of the Boy King, Tutankhamun, in the Valley of the Kings in 1922. Nefertiti, but King Tut had died first at the young age of 18. The
Lord Carnarvon funded the digs that led to the discovery. When discovery was a historically momentous one, and was reported in
the tomb was opened they found a room full of treasure, gold the news all over the world and it is still being studied with great
and other amazing items stored carefully for Tutankhamun’s use interest now. The treasure in the tomb is outstanding because in
in the Afterlife. Inside the tomb, they also found the mummies of all the other tombs there were no treasures left mainly because
his three small children, his special armour and some of Nefertiti’s tomb robbers had found the tombs first and stolen all of the
treasures. Lord Carnarvon was so ecstatic with the unprecedented
discovery that he told the world. The treasures have now travelled
the world as special exhibits in different museums including
recently the Saatchi Gallery in London, which the Y8 Academic
Scholars visited in March of this year.
Safa Boraei, Y6
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School Council Elections
‘Where there’s a will, there’s a way’ and to that end it is wonderful to see there has been both the desire and a plan to ensure TPS have
been able to elect the School Council.
Congratulations go the following pupils who have been voted as representatives for respective Forms and positions.
Chairperson Carlton Chu 6C Florence Legg
Head Boy Gabriel O’Mahoney 6S Harvey Coleman
Head Girl Eva Di Capua 6T Callum Tremear
Thone House Frankie Hanson 7B Ronan Hill
3H Daniella Hudson 7C Tom Parsons
3R Daisy Gregory 7V Charlie Vile
4C Finty Gallimore 7W Gethin Jenkins
4F JJ Wells 8F Namu Gurushankar
4P Jayden Mills 8M Nyasha Dzvanga
5H Ellie Lawrence 8R Jake Taylor
5P Tegan Lake 8T Katrina McCallister
We look forward to meeting again next week, to discuss the notion of the improving the play areas of the school.
Michelle Coleman, Head of PSHEE
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Celebrations for Reception Pupils
Reception have immersed themselves in their new topic, ‘Celebrations’. This week, they
have participated in ‘Diwali Day’, where they took part in a carousel of activities including
rangoli patterns, diva lamps and peacocks. The children learnt all about the festival of light
and enjoyed taking part in a special Diwali dance.
In Literacy, the children have been innovating their Gingerbread Man story maps to create
a new version of the story where the Gingerbread Man meets some new animals on his
way to the river. Mrs Jenner and Mrs Wallace have been so proud of how the children have
applied their sound knowledge and ‘fancy’ writing to write speech bubbles and labels for
their new characters. As well as exploring magnetic materials in Science and designing
Gingerbread Men in Art, the children have also enjoyed investigating 2D shapes and their
properties in Maths.
Next week, the children will be continuing to enjoy more celebrations by taking part in an
arts and crafts Hanukkah Day.
Reception Team
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Year 3 & 4 Drama Club get Christmassy
Year 3 & 4 Drama Club have been devising their own Christmas
plays entitled ‘It was Christmas Eve and all the children were asleep
in their beds’ and ‘The Christmas Star’.
Drama gives children a wonderful opportunity to look inside
themselves and find that creative spark. They can then
nurture that spark until it is a brightly burning flame of their
imagination, thoughts, hopes and perhaps, fears. Drama develops
communication skills, encourages positive social interaction,
increases physical control and teaches children how to listen and
respond appropriately.
And ultimately, drama needs to entertain and these plays were
certainly entertaining!
Clare Brett, Speech and Drama Teacher
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On This Day in History
Back by popular demand!
Each week, intrepid Year 8 history Detectives research famous and important events which occurred on the same
day as the TPS Courier is published. This week we have articles from Leo and Eva.
Joanna Hall-Tomkin, Head of History
Nuremberg War Trials Begin – November 20th, 1945
Leo Gulliver 8F
The Nuremberg War Trials were a series of military tribunals held by Allied Forces under international law and the laws of war. The
first such tribunal involved the prosecution of the 24 major members of the political, military, judicial and economic systems in Nazi
Germany who planned or carried out major war crimes such as the Holocaust. This first trial lasted from November 20th, 1945 to the 1st
of October 1946 – nearly a year long.
This was the first time in history where a multi-national body was set up to judge matters of war crimes, crimes against humanity and
wars of aggression. During the Nuremberg Trials, for the first time in international law, genocide was made a crime and given a legal
definition.
The Allied Forces (The United Kingdom, The Soviet Union, France and America) each provided 2 judges and a prosecutor. The majority
of the defence counsel (the lawyers and judges in charge of Germany’s defence) were German.
On the first day the War Trials began, taking place at the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, 24 indictments were made against 24 major
war criminals and seven organisations. The criminals involved where people such as the second in command of the Nazi party (under
Adolf Hitler – who could not be brought to trial as he committed suicide before he could be arrested), the head of Nazi propaganda
(Hans Fritzsche) and the commander of the Luftwaffe (Herman Göring, also leader of the Gestapo for a time) – the Nazi air force. The
organisations targeted by the indictments included the Gestapo, the leadership of the Nazi party and the Reich Cabinet, amongst
others.
The indictments were for:
• “participation in a common plan or conspiracy for the accomplishments of crimes against peace”
• “planning, initiating and waging wars of aggression or other crimes against peace”
• “participating in war crimes”
• “crimes against humanity”
The penalties given included:
• 1 person charged with 10 years in prison
• 1 person charged with 15 years in prison
• 2 people charged with 20 years in prison
• 3 people charged with life in prison
• 12 people charged with capital punishment (the death penalty)
The others were either acquitted (found not guilty) or no decision was made. The executions were carried out on the 16th of October
1946 by hanging. Of the twelve given the death penalty, only 10 were hanged. Martin Bormann (Nazi Party Secretary) was given death
in absentia, meaning people did not know his whereabouts and he could not be punished. Herman Göring committed suicide the
night before the executions. Other people sentenced included Walther Funk – Hitler’s Minister of Economics; Julius Streicher – leader of
a Nazi occupied zone and publisher of an anti-Semitic newspaper; and Baron Konstantin von Neurath – Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Legal Definitions:
War crimes – an act violating the laws of war where there is individual
responsibility.
War of aggression-an unprovoked invasion, of one country by another
Crimes against peace-planning, waging or initiating a war of aggression or a
war in violation of international treaties or agreements.
Crimes against humanity – attacks directed against civilians, such as murder,
slave labour, imprisonment
Indictment – an official document containing a formal accusation.
Anti-Semitic – racism against Jewish people
Herman Göring in the witness box, March 16th 1946
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On This Day in History
Back by popular demand!
Each week, intrepid Year 8 history Detectives research famous and important events which occurred on the same
day as the TPS Courier is published. This week we have articles from Leo and Eva.
Joanna Hall-Tomkin, Head of History
Tour De France
Eva Di Capua 8R
The Tour de France is the biggest annual sport event of men’s multiple stage bicycle race held in France, while also occasionally passing
through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours, it consists of 21 day-long stages over the course of 23 days. Due to the Corona
virus pandemic the race has been delayed till next year in 2021, which will run from 26 June to 18 July. Twenty-two teams from right
across the world are involved in the Tour, with each having up to nine riders. The riders average around 25mph over the entire course
but at some points they’ll go a lot faster than that, sometimes over 70mph!
Lance Armstrong won the tour de France the most times! He is an American former professional road racing cyclist. He was given the
title of a sports icon for his seven consecutive Tour de France wins from 1999 to 2005, the most in the whole of the event’s history. In
2019 was Egan Arley Bernal Gómez is a Colombian cyclist, who rides for UCI World Team Ineos Grenadiers. He became the first Latin
American winner of the race. The hardest stage in the whole journey is the Mont Du Chant (which is 8.7 km long and has an average
gradient of 10.3 percent, 182 km and is stage 9 from Nantua to Chambery)
To know more about the Tour de France I decided to interview Mr Raven:
What is your opinion on the tour de France?
“The tour de France is the ultimate endurance challenge in the whole world and has been since its start in 1902, and it is extremely hard
and there is a lot of training that goes into preparing for it.”
Would you like to do it?
“Yes, I would have really liked to, however I have only managed to do single stages of the three weeks. It would be a massive challenge
because the cyclists do an average 180 km a day.”
Who inspires you most?
“I have many people that inspire me however the two main are Jan Ullrich (German former professional road bicycle racer. He won gold
and silver medals in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney) and Chris Boardmen (British former racing cyclist who won an individual
pursuit gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics).”
Have you ever seen the Tour De France?
“Yes I have seen it loads of times like when they came to Britain, in the Alps, Pyrenees,
Paris and lots of other stages in other countries as well.”
What do you overall think of it?
“Well, obviously it is really tricky and complicated and there is a lot of training to prepare
for it, during winter the cyclists need to train for 6 hours a day and have to eat a very
restrictive diet. They burn on average 7000 calories a day when on the mountains.”
Thank you very much for having the time to answer my questions on the Tour de
France.
“No problem, thank you for interviewing me.”
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SPORT
Over recent weeks pupils from Years 5-8 have been taking part in a range of activities; biathlon, indoor hockey, squash, table tennis,
mixed hockey tournament, football, girls touch rugby and cross country. It has been great to see all of the pupils fully immersing
themselves in the various sports with such enjoyment and determination. For some it has been the first time they have tried these
activities. More pictures on the next page, and further results to follow in assembly and future Couriers.
Cross Country results so far:
Year 6
GIRL’S TOP 5 BOY’S TOP 5
Position Name Time Position Name Time
1 RANK, Emily 4.28 1 COLEMAN, Harvey 4.04
2 SERCOMBE, Katie J 4.33 2 ADAMS, Harrison 4.06
3 HANSON, Josie 4.34 3 LUNDEHN, Stig 4.29
4 HEYWOOD, Sophia 4.45 4 HALLETT, Oliver M 4.30
5 LEGG, Florence 4.48 5 LEAHY, Ben 4.33
BOYS GIRLS OVERALL
Cooper 1 Cooper 2 Cooper 1
Dowell 3 Dowell 1 Dowell 2
Loveday 4 Loveday 3 Loveday 4
Roberts 2 Roberts 4 Roberts 3
Year 5
GIRL’S TOP 5 BOY’S TOP 5
Position Name Time Position Name Time
1 VILE, Isabella 4.38 1 THOMAS, William 4.24
2 CRAIK, Elspeth 4.39 2 AYRINHAC, Louis 4.25
3 MASON, Emma 4.4 3 ABBOTT, Jamie 4.34
4 DENG, Tongfei 4.44 4 BAKER, Lucas 4.44
5 LAWRENCE, Rhoda 5.07 5 GREENHALGH, Tommy 4.57
BOYS GIRLS OVERALL
Cooper 2 Cooper 2 Cooper 1
Dowell 1 Dowell 4 Dowell 4
Loveday 3 Loveday 3 Loveday 3
Roberts 4 Roberts 1 Roberts 2
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SPORT
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Weekly Awards
9th November Awards
Learners of the Week Learners of the Week Musicians of the Week
Grace Brake – For fabulous work on Eva Di Capua – For aiming high and Carlton Chu – For dedication and
Tutankhamun in History displaying great pride and independence commitment to his music is outstanding
Safa Boraei – For fabulous work on Elizabeth Mews – For showing fantastic
Tutankhamun in History independence with her instructions
Noah Jacobi – For continuing to aim high
writing in English Citizens of the Week
in English and Humanities Edward Wreford – For aiming high Isabelle Read – For always being kind
in English by including adverbs and and helpful to others
Evie Ledger – For showing persistence in
imperative verbs in his instruction writing
DT and not giving up
Lewis Walters – For an excellent week’s
George Craik – For aiming high and
work in the core subjects, displaying Sportswoman/Sportsman
showing persistence and independence
ambition and pride
with his work on lines of longitude and of the Week
latitude in Geography Edward Foreman – For good effort and
focus in Maths and English Sophie Carruthers – For always
James Collins – For aiming high demonstrating excellent teamwork and
and demonstrating resilience and Henry Mico – For improved focus and contribution to the school community in
independence when undertaking work output in English writing Games lessons
research
Harriet Lawrence – For engagement and Brook Kirtland – For showing great
Emelia Cooke – For showing great creativity in her instruction writing effort and persistence in Rugby, making
personal initiative and demonstrating huge improvements over the term
curiosity and resilience
16th November Awards
Learners of the Week Sportswoman/Sportsman Dancer of the Week
of the Week
Imogen Darvall, Ben Leahy, Dulcie Ivy Wreford - For dedication and
Catton, Saffron Masters & Eric Harrison Perrone - For showing great perseverance
Wang – For superb research work on effort and persistence in PE and Games
Tutankhamun in History lessons, especially in a recent squash
session Actors of the Week
Myla Tarr, Samuel Burns & Bella Vile –
For continuing to aim high and showing Emily Dempsey - For showing excellent Eva Di Capua - She applies herself
independence in English and Humanities positivity, ambition and effort in games brilliantly, listens well to direction,
lessons lessons this term. asks pertinent questions and is keen
to try different approaches to her
Tommy Greenhalgh – For aiming high
characterisations
and showing independence with his fact
file about Victorian coal mines
Citizens of the Week
Aurelia Catton – For writing a
beautiful poem about Remembrance, Grace Brake – For showing kindness,
displaying ambition, independence and confidence and leadership when working
Well
perseverance with the younger pupils in Newspaper
Club
Charlie Bull – For aiming high and
showing great confidence in their class
Done!
assembly Musician of the Week
Samuel Martin – For aiming high and
Harry Way – For resilience and
showing great confidence in their class
perseverance
assembly
William South – For producing a
very thought provoking poem for
Remembrance, showing perseverance
and ambition
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