Pre-Prep do their bit for Sport Relief
On Friday the 21stof March Pre-Prep had their Sport Relief Day. The event began with the children and staff coming to school dressed as their favourite sports stars. From Andy Murray to Bradley Wiggins, there was a tremendous array of sports personalities. During the day PP1 had a bun day to raise money and then the whole of Pre-Prep had a fun afternoon of sports down on the field. The children had an opportunity to try hockey, rounders, football and athletics. Pre-Prep managed to raise a massive £119 for sports relief. Thanks must go to all of the Pre-Prep staff who showcased their sporty talents for the day!
PP2 become teachers
Last week PP2 investigated how to make electrical circuits. They had to use problem solving and team working skills to make a working circuit. Next the children had to explain to the class how each part of the circuit works and why it works. They then wrote an explanation text in draft form and then in neat. Finally PP2 had the opportunity to become teachers and they taught PP1 how to make a circuit with a bulb or buzzer. PP2 proved to be outstanding teachers asking lots of questions, offering praise and making sure that PP1 learnt a lot as well as enjoying themselves.
Shrove Tuesday celebrations
Whilst the Early Years celebrate Pancake Day… The children of Reception and Nursery took part in a pancake relay! The Reception children competed to earn points for their house, and it was a very close contest! Normans got off to a great start on the first run, with George Hill taking an early lead. Tom Moody put the Stuarts out in front with a fine second run. Tudors fought back in the 3rd, with a fantastic effort from Austen Clarke. However, the Stuarts proved difficult to beat and, despite a late surge by Emilia Sample for the Saxons, the Stuarts were crowned Pancake Relay Champions! Well done to Tom Moody, Jack Potter, Harry Baxter and Alfred Abbey! …Leckby celebrate Crepe Tuesday Mme Cooke’s Leckby French pupils from Leckby celebrated pancake day French-style. In the new kitchen, they learnt the names of the ingredients and followed the recipe in French. The highlight of the afternoon was obviously eating the very tasty ‘crepes’. Nutella (a French favourite) was generously generously spread over them and pupils commented: “C’est délicieux!”. All pupils involved had a fantastic time and would like to thank the Friends of Cundall for allowing us to have such a fantastic resource as the new kitchen.
World Book Day
Last Thursday was a colourful day. Pupils from Pre-Prep all the way up to Thornton dressed up in costumes reflecting their favourite literary characters in a mass celebration of World Book Day. At the top end of Upper School, the theme appeared to be ‘Fairy Tales’ and girls and boys alike entered into the spirit of the theme with gusto. It was an extraordinary sight seeing Mr Sample teaching in full costume (Long John Silver?) and Mrs Ballantyne (Miss Haversham) and the rest of the English department leading by example. In Main School, the costumes were as varied as they were plentiful, with some amazingly colourful and inventive creations on view. In Pre-Prep, the theme was ‘Where’s Wally?’ and it was lovely to see all the children in their costumes. After a competition to design a new outfit for Wally, the winners were Joely Kay, Xenia Nettleton and Imogen Newbould, well done girls!
St Mungo’s Natty Hat and Silly Wig Day
The whole school showed their support of St Mungo’s charity for the homeless by turning out in an amazingly colourful and inventive array of head gear. Amongst the highlights had to be the organiser of the day’s events Miss Kuit who sported a very avant garde Mohican style wig! Thank you to everyone who helped raise over £220 for St Mungo’s.
St Mungo’s Natty Hat and Silly Wig Day
The whole school showed their support of St Mungo’s charity for the homeless by turning out in an amazingly colourful and inventive array of head gear. Amongst the highlights had to be the organiser of the day’s events Miss Kuit who sported a very avant garde Mohican style wig! Thank you to everyone who helped raise over £220 for St Mungo’s. (The longship in the background of the Form 1T picture was made by Archie Turner over the weekend!)
A Pre-Prep Special Delivery
A fantastic post-Christmas treat arrived for the children of Reception and Nursery! A huge thank-you goes to the Friends of Cundall for funding some new play equipment for the EYFS outdoor area. The children have braved the cold temperatures this week to enjoy playing on the new bikes, exploring the new farm and fire station sets and even had a duck race on the water channelling equipment, even if the staff did have to melt the ice first!! The children can also look forward to the introduction of other new items as the term progresses such as den making equipment and large scale construction sets. In addition, the Friends’ donation has funded some small world and role play resources. PP2 are already using the Space resources as a prompt for learning about Space and as inspiration for story telling and writing.
PP2 visit Yorkshire Museum and Observatory
On Tuesday 21stJanuary PP2 went to York to learn more about Space. The trip began in the Cosmodome where the pupils travelled through the solar system investigating the planets and stars. It felt as if they were amongst the stars, but all of the spinning made them quite dizzy! The children learnt lots about the planets, including the fact that the rings of Saturn are made of ice and the rings of Neptune are made from space dust! They found out that Venus is the brightest planet and Jupiter is the biggest planet with the most moons. Next they went into the Observatory to look at a Victorian telescope, which has cross hairs made from spider web! The pupils discovered how it works and that a new star was found using this telescope. A fantastic day…. Out of this World!