Ladies Lunch 2016
Getting the chance to catch up with friends while conducting some important fund-raising is one of the main reasons the Ladies Lunch is always so popular with the Friends of Cundall Manor. Parents of pupils from the leading North Yorkshire independent School gathered at the Crown Inn at Roecliffe to enjoy some wonderful food and listen to guest speaker, Rachel Fortune. Chair of the Friends of Cundall, Susan Edwards, said: “Myself and the Friends Committee would like to thank everyone who attended the Cundall Ladies Lunch at the Crown Inn, at Roecliffe.” “The food, venue and guest speaker, Rachel Fortune, were fantastic. A special thank you to Karl and Amanda Mainey for having us and to everyone who helped make the event such a success.” The school, based between Thirsk and Ripon, was recently nominated for two Independent Schools Association awards in Sport and Academic Innovation. To find out more, or to arrange a tour of the school, visitwww.cundallmanorschool.comor call 01423 360 200.
Form 4 supports WWF with cake sale
As part of our science topic on evolution and inheritance Form 4 have been researching animals which are critically endangered. Pupils were horrified to find out that for some species, such as the Amur Leopard, there were only 60 animals left in the wild. This shocked pupils into action, and they decided to organise a cake sale to raise money for the World Wildlife Fund who do great work to support local communities with animal conservation. Form 4 raised an amazing £381.45. A huge thanks to all pupils and parents who baked cakes, biscuits and buns.
Donald Trumpkin wins Halloween competition
A highly innovative entry into the annual Halloween Pumpkin Carving Competition saw an entry carved in the likeness of a republican presidential nominee claim the top prize. A strong field of over 2 dozen entries from across the school were submitted with a wide range of interpretations on a spooktacular theme. The winner, Donald Trumpkin, was submitted by George from Form 5. A close second was Nancy with her colourful interpretation of a spooky snail. The winners were announced on Wednesday with the winners claiming a sweet spooky prize at registration. Marketing Manager, Paul Swalwell, was one of the judges. He said: “Our pupil’s creativity always inspires me. This year we had a really strong field and some truly unique carvings. A huge well done to everyone who took the time to enter the competition and made choosing a winner so difficult.
Wharfedale Festival Success for Cundall Singers
Two sisters from a leading North Yorkshire School are celebrating a string of awards at the recent Wharfedale Festival. The festival is in its 110th edition and is an important calendar date for singers and performers from across the north. Sisters, Flossie and Hattie Attwood performed beautifully to claim a series of awards for their singing within their categories. Flossie topped two categories with a 1stplaces in the Year 8 and under Vocal Solo and the Year 8 and under Songs from Stage and Film (solo) categories. She also claimed a strong third for the Year 11 and under Unaccompanied Folk Song. Hattie performed admirably with two second places in the categories Year 6 and under Pop Star Solo and Year 6 Songs from Stage and Film (solo). Director of Music at Cundall Manor School, Sarah Reece, said: “Flossie and Hattie are great examples of music scholars. They are deeply committed and take every opportunity to fly the flag for Cundall at many competitions and festivals. Well done girls.” To find out more about the music programme at Cundall Manor School or to book a tour of one of the north’s leading independent schools, call 01423 360 200 or visit cundallmanorschool.com
New Production reveals darker side to The Secret Garden
A new adaptation of a popular book is set to take to the stage at the Galtres Centre in Easingwold for one night only this Autumn. Pupils from Cundall Manor School will be taking to the stage to perform ‘The Secret Garden’ by Frances Hodgson Burnett and adapted by Jessica Swale. The production will be performed by Year 9 and 10 pupils from the nearby school at the 200-seat theatre on Thursday 24 November at 7pm. The production promises to be a darker representation of the classic story involving an orphaned aristocratic girl returning to Yorkshire from the Indian Raj. Set in 1910, the Edwardian tale sees Mary on her way to England to live with her distant Uncle in Misselthwaite Manor on the dark and unfamiliar Moors. As the audience will quickly discover, Misselthwaite is no place for children. Full of dark corners and strange night-time noises, Mary is certain there is more to Misselthwaite than meets the eye. Will Mary uncover the source of the cries in the night? And will her curiosity lead her to solve the greatest mystery of Misselthwaite, the legend of the Secret Garden? The performance will be directed by Miss Vile, Head of Drama at Cundall Manor School. She said: “The upper school performance is one of the highlights of the year. “This year we are taking on a classic story and allowing the performance the opportunity to grow into a darker, more grown-up story.” Tickets are free and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis on the night. To find out more about the production or the next open morning, contact the school on 01423 360 200.
History brought to life at Beamish
A recent trip to Beamish was a wonderful way for our pupils to learn about history. One of our pupils, Ed, tells us about his trip. In the town at Beamish was the school which was our first stop. In the lesson we were taught how to use an old fashioned pen. After we were taught the twelve times table. We had some handwriting practice and it has hard to hold the pen. After lunch we visited the town, where we split into groups. We saw the old garage, dentist, bank, solicitors and my favourite, the sweet shop. Everybody bought lots of sweets and the queue was out of the door! When it was time to go home, we got on the tram and back to the car park just in time for it to start raining.
Pre-Prep Celebrate Great Start to the Year
Pupils from Cundall Manor School’s Pre-Prep have been celebrating the start to the Autumn term with a performance to proud parents and teachers. Children from PP2 took to the stage to tell parents about the highlights of the term to date. Highlights included times tables, clever ways to read tricky words, tales from their recent trip to Whitby, a story inspired by the history of Ripley Castle and a wonderful performance of a song from their Harvest Festival service. A huge well done to all of our Pre-Prep and thank you to all the parents who showed their support.
Harvest Festival Donations to help local charities
A leading North Yorkshire school has helped local charities by donating the proceeds of their Harvest Festival to those in need. Cundall Manor School held their annual Harvest Festival at Topcliffe Church last week and collected a huge range of goods for Ripon Salvation Army and local agencies across North Yorkshire. Every form in the school took part in the raising and giving. Joint Head at the school, John Sample, said: “It was great to see so many people at our service. The generosity of our parents and pupils is always astounding.” Stephanie Ruddy, who works at the Salvation Army in Ripon, added: “We would like to thank everyone who gave so generously. We are very grateful for all these donations. “The food will add a great deal to the Emergency Food Bank used by agencies such as the YMCA, social services, family support units and we even send food to places such as St George’s Crypt in Leeds so the food will help a great many people across the region.” The Harvest Festival incorporated a service which was taken by the Reverend Alison Askew in front of a full church of proud teachers, parents and grandparents at the nearby Topcliffe Church. To find out more about at the great charity work pupils and staff do at Cundall Manor School, visit www.cundallmanorschool.com.
CPR Training Helps Pupils Understand What is Needed to Restart a Heart
Would you know what to do if someone is not breathing? Pupils from a leading North Yorkshire School are today learning the importance of CPR as part of a Europe wide initiative to educate people about the importance of CPR. Cundall Manor School, near Thirsk and Ripon, joined another 120 school from across the county to take part in ‘Restart a Heart Day’ – a programme which provides pupils with life-saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training. Pupils as young as FIVE joined in the training which aims to teach members of the public how to help restart the heart of someone who has suffered a cardiac arrest. Instructors from York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and The Yorkshire Ambulance Service taught nearly 340 children at the school how to perform CPR using an interactive DVD and practical instruction on inflatable manikins. School Matron, Beverly Longthorne, helped organise the event for the school. She said: “Events like this help raise awareness and equip our pupils with a real life skill that could prevent a someone dying.” The school benefited from the expertise of several staff from the nearby York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust being on hand to help instruct pupils as to the best way to perform the life-saving skill. Clinical Skills Lead for the Trust, Sandra Tucker-Quinn, said: “Events like today are about making a difference from a young age. We are teaching real life skills that could save a life. Effective bystander CPR could reduce mortality rates by a significant amount.” Across Europe around 350,000 people a year suffer a cardiac arrest outside of a medical environment, often in the home. Bystander CPR by non-medical persons increases survival by two to three times, however, today it is delivered in only one in five out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest cases. Estimates suggest that by increasing this rate we may save 100,000 lives in Europe per year. CPR consists of 4 key steps: Call for help Check for signs of life Perform mouth-to-mouth Perform chest compressions To find out more about Restart a Heart Day visit the Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust dedicated website onwww.restartaheart.yas.nhs.uk/day/The Resuscitation Council (UK) have produced an app to help people on the go learn CPR. You can download it from your app store.
An evening of Poetry and Music entertains all
An evening of song, poetry and music was enjoyed by a full house as Cundall Manor School’s Form 1 took to the stage. The 7 year olds performed a range of spoken word and music as they put what they have learned over the past few months on show. Mrs Rodgerson helped organise the event. She said: “The children performed wonderfully. I am sure everyone who came was very proud of what they saw.” The children ended the evening with a performance of a chant depicting the invasion of Britannia by the Roman Empire. This follows on from Form 1’s recent study of the Romans and their visit to Murton Park.