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St John‘s School Newsletter Issue 03
St John‘s Supports the World‘s
Biggest Coffee Morning
From the
Headmaster
I apologise for starting this third
edition in a negative way especially
when our assembly theme this week
has been "positive thinking"! I would
like to make a very important point
about when you are driving your cars
on to the St. John's site. This week I
have spoken to parents who are
travelling far too quickly; I have also
witnessed parents on their mobile
phones while driving in through the
gates. Although the speed limit is 10
mph we must be extremely vigilant at
all times. We are working carefully to
make sure our crossings are clearly
marked and that the boys and teachers Today we thoroughly enjoyed being part of the World‘s biggest coffee morning in
take care when they cross the road. I aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. The St John‘s Association organised the event
am sure you will agree that the safety with help from some of our Year 8 volunteers. A lot of coffee and cake was
of all our community is paramount. consumed for a really worthwhile cause. Thank you to all involved.
It was lovely to see so many of you at
the Macmillan Coffee Morning earlier
today. It has been another busy week
Miss Morgan Returns to Pre Prep
with lots of fixtures including a good I am delighted to be back as Head of Pre Prep after
day for the 1st XV at the Prior Park my time at The Beacon; it is beginning to feel as though
Festival on Sunday, the popular visit of I was never away. The boys that I taught all say ‗hello‘
the book fair to our library and our as they pass and it is lovely to see how they have grown
first chess fixture of the year. I
and matured.
particularly enjoyed seeing the U10
rugby teams' matches against St I love being in the Pre Prep. It is a really special part of
Benedict‘s. I am really looking forward the school. Working with this age range makes your day
to seeing how our new Bug Hotels fit go very quickly; no two days are ever the same! I am
in to our Nature Trail and Forest area.
currently teaching every class R.E., giving me an
opportunity to get to know every boy, and I teach in
the Squirrels on a Friday. The superb Pre Prep team are
helping me out with the routines and have helped to
make my settling back very easy. Miss Morgan
01 September 27 2013
Come and Support the Travelling Book Fair
This week and next week boys
will be able to come along to the
School Library at break times and
lunchtimes and purchase some
exciting new books from the
Travelling Book Fair. There are
lots of titles available suitable for
all age groups and everything is
competitively priced.
Supporting the fair is important
as it gives us extra funds to use to
swell the stock on our School
Library shelves. If you‘ve not
been to the fair yet, there are still
a few days to go.
It‘s a Bug‘s Life! Chess Club in Action
On Thursday we had our first visit from the Bug Rangers, Michelle
Brown and Luke Penketh. They were here to begin the installation of
two Bug Hotels in our school grounds which, we hope, will attract a
large number of mini-beasts. One will be positioned in the Greg Heath
Nature Trail for the Juniors and the other will be in Pre-Prep‘s forest
area. They spent the day planning where to place the Bug Hotels and
then digging their foundations.
On Tuesday the chess team had their first fixture of the year and our
Next week they will visit us again and as well as erecting the hotels they first ever fixture against Edge Grove, away. We played in two rounds
will also speak in assembly and take the boys on a Bug Hunt! They will and the boys were matched against boys and girls of their age group.
visit the Pre Prep on Thursday and the Juniors on Friday.
Tallen Neelakanden was the overall team captain and played on board
one. Khilan Pindolia and Kieran Spellward won one game each. Taif
Choudhury completed the U13 team of four.
The Colts team were led by Jayme Patel and comprised of Alex Shaikh,
Ryhan Patel, who both won one game, and Krish Patwal who drew and
won a game.
The U9s, who were playing their first fixture for St. John‘s, were
Dominic Joslin, Marcos Kantaris and Jake Prior led by Niyam Shah.
Most of the boys won at least one match and Marcos managed to
squeeze in an extra game and won all three which made him man of the
match! Afterwards we were treated to a delicious tea—the final score
was Edge Grove 16, St John‘s 12.
02 September 27 2013
Science Club Heats Up! On Monday, in Science Club, we performed a very interesting experiment using a Bunsen burner, a test tube and a carbohydrate (sugar crystals). The aim of the test was to see what happens to the carbohydrates when we hold them in a test tube over the flame of the Bunsen burner. Year Six top scientist, Rizwan Hameed said ―First we heated the sugar in the blue silent flame, it melted into a yellow liquid and then it went orange and finally red! Then we switched to the roaring flame and the mixture when black and expanded. This happened because gases were produced. Carbon atoms left in the test tube form black soot. This was the black stuff left in the test tube.‖ After a few minutes the sugar began to burn and began to smoke. By the end of the experiment we had found out many interesting things about how heat can change a substance in many different ways, such as the carbohydrates that we used changed from white to a mixture of brown, red and black. The hottest the test tube got was when we turned the collar of the Bunsen burner to open the air hole fully and produce the roaring blue flame. I think Science Club is a fun way for boys to get a better understanding of science. It is on Mondays from 4pm until 5 pm. and is open to year 5 and 6. Guy Collins 6L 03 September 27 2013
Year 4 Have Embraced the Theme of Optimism As promised last week, here is news of the Year 4 Good Work Assembly! This week in Junior Assembly we saw some really fantastic work from some of our Year 4 boys who showed work from Geography, Science and Maths books as well as some lovely work in the style of Paul Klee. In all assemblies this week the topic has been ‗Optimism‘ and the boys in the Juniors are looking forward to showing their best work during the course of the year. 04 September 27 2013
Pre Prep Take School Council Very Seriously We are the Pre-Prep School Council members. We had our first meeting with Miss Morgan this week and then we are going to meet the whole school council next Friday. We met to talk about what we need to do and ask our friends about before the next meeting. The chairman leads the discussion and the secretary has to write down all our decisions in our School Council Book. We have put our photo on the front cover and we are going to put our photos and names on a board so that the boys in Pre-Prep know who we are. We are all very excited and full of ideas! This week in the Lambs we put on our wellington boots and went to the forest to play for the first time. We used the spades, wheelbarrows and rakes to explore the area. We also had a bear hunt, we found a bear home but luckily no bear! 05 September 27 2013
1st XV Display Potential at Prior Park Tournament
V The Downs Wraxall 0-0. Both teams Adam Hart ran very well from centre and he over the dead ball area, whilst Zeshaan
defended very well and were restricted in the made a number of breaks. Zakariyya Sheikh Mahmood made a try saving tackle just before
number of scoring opportunities. Charlie was superb in defence. Brett Posner powered the end of the first half. In the second half, St.
Bridgewater was excellent at the breakdown and his way over from the opposition 22 and Sam John‘s had a scrum on the opposition 22. Brett
Ben Salkeld showed great promise at fly-half. A Davies converted to draw the match. Posner picked up and powered his way over to
draw was a fair result. score in the left hand corner which Sam Davies
V Oratory Prep 7-12. Against a physical
converted. We did dominate in the second half
V Prior Park College 7-7. An excellent match Oratory side we could not get our hands on the
and attack with real confidence. Charlie
where both sides played attacking rugby. Prior ball. They scored first and took an early lead.
Bridgewater was again outstanding at the break-
Park College scored first and dominated the Charlie Bridgewater stopped a certain try by
down but we did concede another try. Plenty of
early stages of the match. In the second half, holding the opposition player and driving him
positives from the day– well done boys!
06 September 27 2013
Success Against St Benedict‘s for Colts and U10s
Last Friday the Colts and U10 A and B The U10As played a hard fought first
teams managed to win all four matches match against a side with strong runners
against rival (and Mr Brown‘s previous and fierce tackling. Daniel Odejinmi in
school) St Benedict‘s. The Colts A had a the centre was a continuous threat whilst
convincing victory (42-29) with great captain and fly half, Harry Bridgewater
running rugby from the backs fed by the passed effectively to the rest of the team.
hard-working grit and determination of MOM: Daniel Odejinmi.
the forwards. MOM: Fiyin Akin.
The U10Bs played a much bigger team
The Colts B had a very exciting and close but successfully moved the ball around
game (35-27) with the difference on the and made the opposition work very hard.
day being goal kicking. Ben Smith We were particularly strong in defence
converted all our tries and now has kicked and adventurous in the forwards which
nine consecutive conversions! MOM: secured a solid win (20-5). MOM: Zev
Ben Smith and Harry Whistler. Stonefield.
The 1st, 2nd and 3rd XV had a far more challenging afternoon
on Wednesday against Belmont, who fielded three very big and
spirited teams. There was good news, however, as John Hoh
(1st XV) scored his first hat trick and Mr Robinson was able to
put on his boots for the first time this term as he refereed the
2nd XV match!
All three teams know there is plenty to work on but the positive
attitude and determination is definitely there!
07 September 27 2013
Enterprising Times in 2. the D.T. Lab These are the first boys to finish their ‗Zoo Souvenir‘ in D.T. Thomas Lemon, Ramy Nawar and James Coop designed and made these pieces which could be sold in a gift shop to raise money. They had to design the front, then file, drill and bend the plastic sheet and, using a foil switch, make a circuit on the back to light the L.E.Ds. All three boys earned a house point for their efforts! 08 September 27 2013
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2
3 4
5 1. Year 3 are finishing off their Pop Art
portraits.
2. Jordan Hui in 5G is proud to show off his
detailed pencil piece, which is in the style of
Gustav Klimt.
3. Junior Art Club had fun creating autumn
hedgehog collages.
4. The finished article by Taiga Suzuki in 3H.
5. Year 7 have been learning how to draw
self portraits.
09 September 27 2013
Calendar Web Info
Important Dates Updates: please continue to
Monday 30th Sept: Travelling Book Fair in visit www.st-johns.org.uk for all
library. the latest information on sports
Cricket Tour Meeting and Wine Tasting fixtures and results. The website
Evening 7.00pm in Norman Hall. will also have announcements in
case of emergency.
Tuesday 1st October: Travelling Book Fair in
library. Mailings: if you have received
Robins Canal Visit. The Lamb from someone else
and would like to be sent your
Wednesday 2nd October: Squirrels Canal Visit.
own copy direct each week,
1st and 2nd XV V Davenies (h).
please email
Friday 27th Sept: No swimming (MTSN field lambeditor@st-johns.org.uk.
day). Let us know your contact details
Colts (h) & U10 (a) V Belmont. One satisfied book fair customer! and you will be added to the list.
First School Council Meeting.
Notices and Reminders
Following on from our special assembly The St John's Association Annual Fireworks night is to be
with guest speaker Holly Colvin, we have held on Thursday 24th October. Food will be served from
now installed large boxes in each changing 5.30pm and the spectacular display will begin at 7.00pm.
room for any unwanted sports kit. Children in years 3 - 8 can enter the Guy and Pumpkin
Competition. The Guys will be burnt on the huge bonfire and
The Lord’s Taverners are looking for
pumpkins will help illuminate the pathways. Tickets are on sale
items such as sports kit, bats, balls, under
now from the School Office priced £10 for adults and £7.50
armour and helmets which they will then distribute to needy
for children. If anyone can spare time to help on the night with
children. Please bring any items in and place in these clearly
car park marshalling, serving food etc. please contact Lisa
marked boxes. Thank you.
Bickerstaff at l.bickerstaff@ntlworld.com or Fauzia Hart at
The Moor Park Junior Fun Run is taking place this Sunday at fauziahart@aol.com. We really look forward to seeing you
Merchant Taylors' School. The event is in aid of the Lynda there on what is always a super St John‘s occasion.
Jackson Macmillan Centre at Mount Vernon to support people
As Mr Robinson has mentioned, our assembly theme this
affected by cancer. The Junior Fun Run is 1.3K (0.8 of a mile)
week has been all about being optimistic and positive about life.
and there are already a number of St John‘s boys and staff
Yesterday boys in 8R led an amusing assembly with the help of
registered to run. Parents can find out more information and
Mr Russo about different ways in which we approach exams,
register their children online at this website
matches and school life in general. One phrase has come out of
www.moorpark10k.org.uk.
the week, ‗always try to live life as if your glass is half full, not
When you register you are prompted to enter your school and half empty!‘
there is already fierce competition for the school with the most
We hope you have a super weekend!
entries!
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