Pre-Prep Jamaican Carnival
Pre-Prep’s Jamaican carnival Last term children from Pre-Prep participated in a Jamaican Carnival! They designed, made and wore head dresses and funky tie-die t-shirts. The children enjoyed dancing to cool music and making fruity cocktails – again designed by the children. It was a fantastic afternoon of creativity, colour and culture.
Music results bring success
ABRSM Music Examinations Success Many congratulations to our group of musicians who took music exams at the end of last term and achieved some super results. Congratulations and well done to all. Connie Pride – Grade 1 – Singing Henry Hartley – Grade 2 – Clarinet Jolyon Mindenhall – Grade 1 – Singing (merit) Ellie Mercer – Grade 2 – Singing Coco Cockcroft – Grade 1 – Singing (merit) Olivia Staveley – Grade 2 – Singing Ellen Watkins – Grade 1 – Piano Emily Bulmer – Grade 2 – Saxophone Emily Bulmer – Grade 2 – Piano Cecily Ruddy – Grade 2 – Singing (merit) Sarah Sullivan – Grade 5 – Singing Emilia Praud – Grade 2 – Piano (merit) Tilly Hall – Grade 5 – Singing – (merit)
Smashed Project Alcohol Awareness visit
Alcohol Awareness Recently Form 5s were treated to a special presentation from Alcohol Awareness group Smashed Project. Smashed Project is dedicated to breaking the culture of underage drinking worldwide. They use drama and creativity to equip young people with the information, awareness, and confidence to make responsible choices around alcohol. Cundall students watched a play by three young people depicting how easy it is to be affected by underage drinking and how significant that affect can be. After the play, the students were asked to think about each character and how could they have acted differently in the situation. Form 5 teacher Sandrine Cooke described the presentation as “extremely successful”. Your family can discover more at www.smashedproject.org
Pre-prep trip to York
Pre-Prep Explore York In January PP1 braved the cold weather to visit York. First they became archaeologists at DIG, by excavating Victorian, Viking, Medieval and Roman ruins. Then they explored various bones and rubbish left behind by the Vikings including some poo! After a yummy packed lunch they made a quick trip down the Shambles to look at the various buildings. After a short walk they stepped back in time to explore Victorian Britain at the Castle Museum. PP1 attended a Victorian school, got locked in prison and visited a Pharmacy. The children all agreed that houses have changed a lot over the years and would not want to live in a house with an outside toilet! What a fabulous trip with lots to see and learn.
Inspiration from local artist
Local Artist inspires with felt-making Year 6 pupils were recently treated to a fun felt-making workshop. The Yorkshire based “fibre artist” Emma Fountain came to teach her craft of needle felting and how to make fabulous creatures from wool fibres. Emma started by showing the pupils the techniques required to create the various components of a sculpture and discussed the qualities of the materials and of course the Health and Safety considerations of working with a sharp, barbed needle! The pupils were then free to create their own versions of an Owl, which was great fun. At the end of the day we had an array of colourful birds, some with their own accessories. Many thanks to Emma for sharing her skills. See examples of Emma’s work here www.etsy.com/uk/shop/EmFountainFelt
GCSE Science Assessments
Thornton goes Mad for Science Thornton students really looked the part as they made real progress in their science Controlled Assessment practical work. The students have been planning investigations to look at how the volume of reactants affects the amount of product formed in a precipitation reaction. The assessment counts towards 25% of the Additional Science and Chemistry GCSEs and is going really well so far. The students have already achieved fantastic results from their Controlled Assessment last term so they have set the bar high! Great work Thornton!
Stone Age discoveries
History comes alive for Form 1 Form 1 thoroughly enjoyed their history morning learning about life during the Stone Age period. They had the opportunity to explore many artefacts, including deer antlers, pottery, tools and the full skin of a wild boar! The children also took part in some ‘cave art’ using charcoal, these were very impressive and are on display in the Form 1 classrooms. A fun, busy and educational morning was had by all. Many thanks to Mrs Conyard for sharing her knowledge, expertise and resources.
Cundall top non-selective independent school
Cundall’s GCSE results No 2 in North Yorkshire! Fantastic news – Cundall Manor School has been ranked 2nd among North Yorkshire Secondary Schools in the GCSE league tables for 2016! Cundall Manor also achieved 19th position among all Independent Schools in the UK. Over 97% of Cundall students achieved at least 5 A* to C GCSE grades, including English or Maths. Cundall’s EBACC results were the highest in the region, at 79%. Joint Head John Sample articulated his praise and thanks. “We are delighted that Cundall Manor has achieved 97% A* to C grade GCSEs and we are particularly pleased to be the highest ranking non-selective school in the region. May I say well done to our hard-working pupils and our committed and talented staff, and a big thank you to our supportive parent community. Congratulations to all on a fantastic achievement.” Sir Thomas Ingilby, Chair of Governors echoed this sentiment, “These are phenomenal results for a truly non-selective, small independent school. Congratulations go to all!”
Cross Country Champions
Cross-country runners recently competed at the St Martin’s Ampleforth Invitation Cross Country. The Under 9 boys romped home as team winners, as did the Under 11 girls and the Under 13 boys. The extremely impressive individual performances are: UNDER 9 UNDER 11 GIRLS UNDER 13 BOYS I ZOING 1st R PETTIFER 1st F WHARTON 1st F MAINEY 3rd H BARKER 2nd J ZOING 2nd M ALTON 4th K SANDERSON 3rd T SCREETON 3rd A ARMSTRONG 5th V MOODY 4th B FORSHAW 6th O POLLOCK 7th J TOMLINSON 5th C BLACK 10th J MINDENHALL 8th A BULLOCK 7th
Form 5 learning how to Flex their French
Form 5 “flex” their French muscles Madame Hunzinger’s Form 5 are learning about reflexive verbs in French. Much fun was had taking photos of our daily routine!