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Headmistress’ WelcomePage 1

Heads of SchoolPage 2

Heads of Boarding and Games HousesPage 3

Pre-PrepPage 8

JuniorsPage 14

Year 6Page 20

Year 7Page 24

Year 8Page 27

MusicPage 32

DramaPage 34

ArtPage 36

SportPage 38

Extra-Curricular Page 58

Charity and CommunityPage 61

Speech Day and Prizegiving AwardsPage 64

GovernorsPage 68

Highlights of Our YearPage 4

Boarding LifePage 6

Headmistress’ Welcome

01 Mrs Shirley Shayler with Pre-Prep pupils

Our pupils have been amazing this year. Full of life and on a quest to find fun; they are always busy and creative with stories to tell

and many questions to ask. This book gives a vibrant account of our year and goes a long way to illustrate how their curiosity and eagerness to learn is rewarded.

Given the fast pace of life it has been valuable to pause and reflect on all the good that has been accomplished during the past year. As well as outstanding academic and creative arts achievements and sporting endeavour, it gives me pleasure to shine a light on the caring and sharing aspect of our ethos. This year saw termly tutor group awards as well as annual year group awards for care, consideration and good citizenship. Team building exercises, the boarders’ activity programme and whole year group experiences, such as World War II Day and Bushcraft, have genuinely engaged the pupils and strong friendships have been forged. At Millfield Prep we want to inspire the children to be creative and as W B Yeats says “education is not about filling buckets but lighting fires”.

Ensuring we meet the educational needs of our children and provide them with a lifetime of opportunities has meant embracing the digital era. By making digital literacy a fundamental part of the education system, not only will schools equip the children with vital tools for the workplace, they will also be laying the ground for the next generation of computer scientists and innovators. Not everyone needs to be a computer scientist but we need to give everyone the opportunity and this is the true Millfield Prep way! Therefore the introduction of iPads for us is a fantastic development. This year has seen the use of iPads in the classroom and we want the children to use them to improve their learning, to be inspired by them and most of all to be creative.

This year I was delighted to announce that the plans for our new Pavilion have been approved. We are all very excited by the prospect of having such a wonderful facility at our school.

On Speech Day, Lottie Dunning, our Head Girl for summer term, pointed out that perhaps our staff “are not praised enough in speeches”. Our teachers, houseparents and support staff have worked

tirelessly to ensure our pupils are cared for and will take away the best from their time with us. We wish a fond farewell to all of our pupil and staff leavers and, in particular, our long serving members of staff, Mrs Cookson, Mr Link and Mrs Mitchell who between them gave 88 years to Millfield School. They deserve the utmost praise for their dedication and for all they have done for the school both in and outside of the classroom.

I would also like to thank the Parents’ and Friends’ Committee for their tireless hard work and fundraising for the school.

Gary and I are grateful to all of you for your support, encouragement and companionship, which we have valued hugely during the year.

This book paints a colourful picture of our busy school. I hope you enjoy reading it.

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Mrs Shirley Shayler Headmistress

“There has always been someone to turn to for advice and guidance.”Toby, Head Boy, summer term

“For me, the teachers at this school have been the most important part of this stage of my life.” Lottie, Head Girl, summer term

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The Year at Millfield Prep 2012/13

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Autumn TermHead Girl and Head Boy 01 Millie Regan and Ben Penton

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Summer TermHead Girl and Head Boy 03 Lottie Dunning and Toby Dennis

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Spring TermHeads of Boarding Houses10 Berewall: Kate Sikorska11 Champion: Charlie Samouelle and Nick Laws12 Chestnut: Charlie Handley and Dan Elkin13 Edgarley Manor: Glyn Jenkins and Marcus Vevey14 Hollies: Octavia Greig and Alessia Davi

Heads of Games Houses15 Angles: Tilly Bristow and Kynon Griffith-McCann16 Danes: Ned Dunning and Samy Saldivia Araujo17 Jutes: Gabriella Sexton and Travis Titley18 Saxons: Ollie Sly and Sian Potter

Autumn TermHeads of Boarding Houses01 Berewall: Fenella Rice02 Champion: Max Jenkins03 Chestnut: Josh Deighton04 Edgarley Manor: Luke Bassett05 Hollies: Celeste Sifontes Pico and India Marsh

Heads of Games Houses06 Angles: William Lewthwaite and Kitty Snaydon07 Danes: Finn Bass and Vicky Tait08 Jutes: Jack Burnett and Ellie Crispin09 Saxons: Isaac Hughes and Rosie Smith

Summer TermHeads of Boarding Houses19 Berewall: Verity Harrison-Allan20 Champion: Callum Hui and Tigran Arzumanov21 Chestnut: Ben Penton22 Edgarley Manor: Ollie Sly23 Hollies: Samy Saldivia Araujo and Ella Sykes

Heads of Games Houses24 Angles: Olivia Twynham-Richardson

and Todd Oliver25 Danes: Charlie Reid and Laura Smith26 Jutes: Lauren Dolan and Oliver Manser27 Saxons: Ellie Lloyd and Nick Laws

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Highlights of Our Year

Exploring historyComing into school on World War II Day almost felt like walking onto a film set. There was an array of authentic costumes and military vehicles, a realistic-looking UXB (unexploded bomb) and even an allotment had sprung up on the Junior courtyard! The Year 6 children loved the day which immersed them in this historic time period.

With their trip including visits to San Callisto Catacombs, Pompeii, the Naples Museum, Herculaneum and Rome, the pupils who visited Italy had a wonderful time discovering these ancient sites. Their visit to the volcano, Vesuvius, proved popular (not to mention the authentic Italian gelato and delicious fresh pizzas). Their blog during their stay was enlightening and entertaining!

“It was really interesting to know that the volcano is active and could erupt.”Sian

“I really enjoyed the walk around Herculaneum because it was better preserved than Pompeii – you could actually see what the woodwork was like.”Charlie

Whole school funDuring a surreal day in spring, the school was awash with a fabulous array of book characters in celebration of World Book Day. Winners drew inspiration from The Cat in the Hat, Room on the Broom, Alice in Wonderland, Charlie and the Chocolate factory and Mr Men. Our traditional May Fair saw pupils and parents spending the day together taking part in games and activities to raise funds for charity and school facilities.

Academic AchievementMaths ChallengesAs well as successful science and general knowledge quiz entries, our pupils have taken part in several maths challenges. In the National Primary Maths Challenge Will Smeed got a special mention for achieving 100% in his paper. As a result of their outstanding results in this round, Max French, Max Hancock, Thomas Hewitt, Rory Nicholson and Will were invited to take part in the ‘Bonus Round’. They all shone and Rory was awarded a bronze medal and Max received one of only 40 gold medals in the whole country. In the UK Junior Maths Challenge our pupils achieved well above the national averages for bronze, silver and gold awards.

Maths OlympiadMax was invited to take part in the follow-up round of the UK Junior Maths Challenge, known as the Olympiad. The result from this two hour paper was a silver medal for a perfect score on section A, followed by three correct solutions to the demanding, extended section B questions. This result placed him among the top 100 mathematicians in the country.

Dauntsey’s DodecahedronKatie Maddock, Matthew Crofts and Year 6 pupils Will Smeed and Max French were invited to the finals of the tough Dauntsey’s Dodecahedron Maths Competition, an event for Year 7 pupils. Max gained second place, going one better than last year and he still has a year to continue his progress.

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01 and 03 A taste of wartime Britain 02 Pre-Prep treated us to a Maypole dance at the May Fair 04 Year 7 and 8 pupils experienced ancient Italian culture

Tally ho!May Fair

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After busy days in school the boarders let off steam with an action-packed programme of activities. From paintballing

and go-karting to Segway and scuba diving, there was plenty of fun to be had. The Boarders’ Extravaganza at the start of the year helped them bond as houses and gave them a flavour of the fun to come!

They also devoted time and energy to good causes. Edgarley Manor boys organised a sledge-pulling contest in support of polar explorer Alan Chambers’ Greatest Challenge project; Berewall girls cooked and delivered delicious pizzas to their boarding friends, with proceeds going to Cancer Research and the WWF; Chestnut boys managed a staggering 126 runs up Glastonbury Tor between them, in aid of Help for Heroes; Hollies girls raised funds for Greyhound Rescue, ably assisted by their canine companions, and a chilled pyjama day for the Champion boys raised funds for Simonga School in Zambia.

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01 Chestnut boys after their Tor run 02 Scuba diving in the school pool 03 Pupils celebrate during their International Evening

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“My favourite costume was Iris’s Chinese dress and my favourite food was the salami and ham. The hall decorations were absolutely amazing; we tried to find every country’s flag. In the quiz there were questions from Germany, Spain, Russia, Japan, Turkey, France, Hong Kong/China and Venezuela. I read out the questions from Japan and my table got them all correct!”Luka

Celebrating diverse culturesMillfield Prep is a melting pot of cultures and traditions from around the world. The International Evening was a wonderful opportunity to explore these cultures, with pupils encouraged to wear the traditional dress of their homeland and sample tasters of local foods.

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01 Go-karting during the Boarders’ Extravaganza 02 Berewall girls welcome a new brood of chicks 03 Paintballing 04 Champion boys’ water-slide fun 05 Edgarley Manor charity sledge-pull 06 Hollies girls raise funds for Greyhound Rescue

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Amazing OwlsIt has been a busy and rewarding year with the children being involved in so many projects, creating some wonderful work and enjoying enriching trips.

Our whole school Explore Days featured amazing owl facts and nest box making in the autumn and maths investigations about money, shape, time and capacity in the spring term.

Book Week, Apple Day, Music at Millfield, Maypole dancing at the May Fair and many other events brought the children together.

Opposite Pre-Prep pupils get creative at The Big Draw 01 A scene from Pinocchio 02 Pudsey flew in to meet Pre-Prep 03 Meeting owls during their autumn Explore Day

Children in NeedPudsey landed in a helicopter to meet the Pre-Prep children, who brought their teddies along for the experience.

PinocchioAlways a highlight of the Pre-Prep year, our end of summer production was a huge success. Every member of the cast performed so well and the costumes and scenery were a credit to the mums and helpers behind the scenes.

The Big DrawThe children took part in The Big Draw, a project displayed at Millfield Senior School. Year 9 pupils helped to draw around each child and then, using inspiration from the artwork around them, they coloured their own outline.

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A lways keen to be outside and with a natural curiosity to learn all about the world around them, our younger pupils have thoroughly enjoyed their

Forest School lessons and trips out this year.

Pre-School met dinosaurs at Wookey Hole, fed the spring lambs at Court Farm, learned about the variety of plants and flowers at Dobbies garden centre, followed by planting some sunflower and lettuce seeds in the garden.

Reception acted out Little Red Riding Hood in Forest School, played in the woodland at Lytes Cary, made pebble pictures on Kilve Beach and went for a sensory walk in the orchard with their Pre-School friends.

Opposite A sensory exploration of the school grounds 01 Pre-School trying on the biggest shoes at Clarks 02 Reception feeding the lambs at Court Farm 03 Pre-School fire-fighters at Yeovil Fire Station 04 Reception on an outing to Lytes Cary

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“Do my feet look big in these?”

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01 Meeting intriguing creatures at Tropiquaria 02 Examining life in the Pre-Prep pond 03 We have lift-off! 04 Picking apples for a snack 05 Enjoying a winter walk at Worley Hill, Millfield’s nature reserve

Year 1 got up close to a variety of species, from pond life to lizards, during their science investigations of the world

around them. They explored where our food comes from and studied the life cycles of sea creatures during their trips to the beach. They also had their very own ‘springwatch’ of butterflies in the Pre-Prep garden.

Apple and berry pickingA lovely morning was spent finding apples and berries in the orchard and whipping up some delicious snacks with the fruits.

Pond dippingThe children investigated the creatures that live in our school pond and were amazed by the variety of minibeasts that were living there.

Space projectThey loved their space project, transforming a corner of the classroom into outer space. Even their favourite teddies were dressed up as astronauts!

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Year 2

Year 2 studied habitats in detail, going on some interesting trips to support their learning. At Weymouth Sealife Centre they

handled crabs and starfish and learned about our shores. They made dream catchers and had a go at stripping willow at Musgrove Willows. They also became history detectives on their trips to SS Great Britain and Nunney Castle, finding out what it would have been like to live in the past.

Sheep shearingAt Thistledown Farm the children were fascinated by the live sheep shearing and had a go at combing and spinning their own wool.

Nature reserveAt Westhay Year 2 watched the great crested grebe on her nest and listened for the ‘booming bittern’! They used nets to catch and identify several wetland creatures.

Animal habitatsThe children designed animal homes, before going into the woodland to find suitable sites to make them.

01 Making cosy homes for animals in Forest School 02 Spinning wool at Thistledown 03 and 04 A trip to Westhay to study wetland creatures

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Year 4s history studies included learning about Ancient Greece. Much of their work was practical, including debating and voting

democratically, making water clocks, trying out ancient Olympic sports and reading Greek myths in the temples at Stourhead. In a special off-timetable event, they spent a day exploring the culture of the time by tasting and rating traditional Greek dishes, creating their own pottery seals and scary monsters, listening to the story of the Trojan Horse followed by constructing their own models and dressing up as hoplites (Greek soldiers) or elegant Athenian ladies.

Opposite Year 3 enjoying an autumn ramble around Stourhead 01 Pottery seal making 02 Trying out Greek delicacies 03 Debating Greek-style

“I thought dressing up as a Spartan soldier was exciting and fun.” Adam

“Even the fish eggs (taramasalata) tasted better than they sound!” Sam

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01 Year 3 ‘monks’ at Glastonbury Abbey 02 Year 5 re-enacting an Anglo-Saxon charge!

Year 5 made some replica pottery and brooches as well as producing decorative helmet masks and creating riddles and runes during their Anglo Saxon experience.

Anglo Saxon Day

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Defend the keep!

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Miffy, the Millfield Panda, has travelled far and wide this year. Each week, a pupil was chosen to take her home for the weekend and her adventures chronicled by the children in a journal. Among her highlights were meeting giant pandas at Edinburgh Zoo, huddling in an igloo, meeting the boarders in Chestnut and receiving made-to-measure items of clothing for her wardrobe! It is a real honour to be awarded Miffy and pupils were chosen for their care and consideration of others in the school.

Miffy’s Travels

01 Book signing by Chris Connaughton on Author Day

Author DayThe Juniors were privileged to welcome author, storyteller and actor, Chris Connaughton, for a spirited reading of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, with Years 5 and 6 being treated to solo acting of the thought-provoking stories, Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson and Signalman by Charles Dickens.

“He made you feel like you were in the story.” Cerys

“I liked the song he sang when he had a lot of rum!”Oliver

“I wanted him to carry on reading. I mean, he stopped at the best bit!”Isabel

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Year 4 Earth Science StudiesThe pupils enjoyed their visit to the Somerset Earth Science Centre and were fascinated by Whatley Quarry, one of the largest limestone quarries in the country, especially when truckloads weighing 100 tonnes were loaded into the crusher! Tying in well with their science topic for the summer term, the children were involved with rock testing in the classroom and used keys to identify different rocks.

01 A colourful ‘Picture of the Week’ by Maria Elliott, Year 5 02 Year 4 discovering the hard facts at Whatley Quarry

Key Stage 2 General Knowledge QuizEntering for the first time this year, a team of Juniors won through their heats and progressed to the finals of the competition. Travelling to the National Finals at Harrow School in London, Max French, Loveday Binsley, James Maxfield and Andrew Hewitt, supported by Tamara Baxter-Allen, Vinnie Gillespie, and Emily Bradshaw, were one of just 12 teams in the UK to qualify. They achieved a brilliant 7th place overall.

We hosted an area heat of the National Prep Schools Year 5 Science Quiz where two of our teams demonstrated their academic prowess. Team 1, consisting of Vinnie Gillespie (captain), Loveday Binsley, Henry Smeed and Tom Maddock quickly established a sizeable lead and won through to the semi-final by correctly identifying a killer whale as an orca, knowing that pathology is the study of diseases and that an altoid is not a muscle. Our second team of Jack Palmer (captain), Henry O’Sullivan, Amy Bassett and Maria Elliott showed a good knowledge of science and fought to the end to gain 5th place.

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Green Team MenuChickpea, pepper and spinach balti with pilau rice and Bombay potatoes

Red Team MenuOriental salmon fishcakes with lemon scented rice and vegetable chop suey

Delicious!

During a ‘Ready, Steady, Cook’ style show, two teams of Junior chefs took on the challenge to cook a delicious 2-course meal in just 15 minutes in front of a live audience! In the Red corner we had Alex Ware, Will Cameron and Lily Della Valle with Mrs Coates and in the Green corner, Thea Nasta, Eleanor Radford and James Bennett with Miss Stone. Before the successful cook-off, in which the Red team won, the assembled Juniors were quizzed about healthy eating and the ingredients of a balanced diet.

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W ithout doubt the highlight for Year 6 was the day spent fully immersed in the sights, sounds, smells, tastes and

hard graft of World War II. Building their own Anderson shelter, dodging UXBs, making do and mending, eating snacks from the NAAFI van and watching a Tiger Moth do a fly-past; it was a truly unforgettable day.

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Year 6

CSI Glastonbury A former detective of the London Metropolitan and Bristol Police forces helped pupils to solve a fictional crime in school. They used forensic clues to investigate the crime scene.

Bristol Schools Year 6 Maths Challenge Sixty eight pairs of pupils from around the region competed for this coveted prize. Hamish Sanford, Max French, Rory Nicholson and Will Smeed took part and performed very well. Max and Will received a special mention for winning the competition convincingly, twenty points clear of the second placed team and one of the best scores in the history of the competition.

“We did what real investigators do… but without the gory bits!” Alex

Opposite and 03 Raft building and testing 01 A stunning ‘Picture of the Week’ by Freya Lucas 02 Dressing up as Victorians 04 Examining the evidence 05 Tree top climbing

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Dartmoor“Year 5 parents: Your children will love this trip!” Isabel

“Finally the raft was done. We scrambled on, three on each side. Luckily we didn't capsize. Today was awesome!” Molly

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At the start of their year together, Year 7 enjoyed team building and challenge days in the school grounds. They completed a number of thought-provoking activities aimed at improving communication, team-work, leadership and problem-solving skills.

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Opposite Team building fun 01 Hannah with her country’s flag 02 The Headmistress’ chosen Christmas card design and ‘Picture of the Week’ by Tyler Olding 03 Our South African friends braving the cold on Ostrich Green

Speak Out Competition This annual event gives pupils the opportunity to hone their presentation skills. Henry Maylam, Lucia Wakelin-Gilden, Hannah Passmore, Abraham Turner, William Strutt, Naila Owusu, Marina Hernando and Georgia Timmins talked to us about their favourite topics, which ranged from magic to hockey and included much humour and audience participation. Hannah won the competition with her excellent talk about life in South Africa, while introducing the audience to the unique flavour of biltong.

South African ExchangeContinuing the tradition of hosting friends from Selborne Primary School, Eastern Cape, South Africa, we were delighted to welcome Amir Waheeb and Jordan Ramoo to our school. Looked after by Oska Zaky and Charlie Bone during the day and staying in Chestnut and Champion boarding houses, the boys entered into life at Millfield Prep with gusto, enjoying lessons, clubs and getting involved in sporting fixtures.

London Theatre Trip to see Matilda“The production had me sitting on the edge of my seat the entire time waiting for the next comical moment to happen. Although the comedy was good it still maintained a good plot which had a touch of sadness running through it which made you listen to every word.” Freddy

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01 Year 7 Camp cook-off 02 Mud-magnets in Normandy!

Normandy tripAlong with some of their friends from Year 6, a group of Year 7 pupils experienced a fun and educational trip to Normandy.

“We went to Arromanches, one of the places where the Allied troops landed.” Tom

“We did activities at the chateau such as low ropes and the obstacle course. Some of us stayed quite clean!”Molly

Each night the pupils cooked their own tea of spaghetti bolognese to perfection before hurtling round an obstacle course and learning about fire lighting. Ghost stories and campfire songs filled the balmy summer evenings and the delicious scent of bacon, sausages and scrambled eggs greeted them at breakfast. During the day, each group took part in walking the Mendips, mountain biking and caving.

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Year 8

As Year 8s final year at Millfield Prep commenced, the Bushcraft Company arrived and pitched tents in the woods. There were games, a fire workshop and wilderness cookery, during which the pupils prepared themselves a lunch of whole trout, bread rolls and tomato paella, followed by roast bananas – all cooked over an open fire. The ‘tribes’ donned camouflage face paint and hid in the scrub during games that demanded team work and good communication.

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“hola”

Year 8 MonitorsOur monitors play an important role in school life and provide a good example for the younger children. School Monitors were chosen by a pupil and staff vote and they helped to ensure rules were kept to and assisted during events such as Open Day. Music Monitors played a prominent role in the Music department, helping at music events and encouraging others to keep practising. Pastoral Monitors were chosen to help their peers in times of difficulty and provided support and mediation where possible.

Salters’ Festival of ChemistryOur team of Calvin Leung, Ben Penton, Cicely Newton and Bethany George went to the University of Bath to compete in this annual practical-based chemistry competition, involving schools from all over the South West. They had to solve the case of “the body in the staff room” which involved salt precipitation techniques and flame testing to determine the murder suspect. In the University Challenge, ‘Who can save the Tardis?’, our team were one of only three schools to successfully create a chemical coolant using baking powder and citric acid in the correct ratio. Teams were judged on practical techniques, safety, recording results and, most importantly, teamwork. Our pupils were very successful in all these areas and achieved a creditable 2nd place in the challenge.

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Previous page Blending in during bushcraft games 01 Pastoral Monitors join the Juniors for a chat over hot chocolate 02 Language outreach programme at Brookside Primary School 03 Experimenting at Salters’ Festival of Chemistry

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Languages in ActionOn Language Day we welcomed staff from Millfield Senior School who provided taster sessions in Mandarin, Italian, Japanese, Ancient Greek and German. Through interactive teaching, pupils were introduced to the culture and some basic vocabulary and they were able to discuss the language options available to them at the Senior School.

A number of our pupils went to Brookside, a local primary school, to help teach some basic language skills to the little ones.

“We taught them greetings and we sang a song to help them.”Ellie

“It was an interesting day because I was put in the position of teacher.”Issac

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End of year programmeAfter working hard for their exams,Year 8 spent the last few weeks off-timetable. A highlight was the Bushcraft trip which involved such delights as eating fish eyes and cooking over an open fire. Big Beat gave them the opportunity to create music and rhythms on a variety of recycled instruments, and Challenge Day saw them competing in a number of academic and sporting activities to win points for their house teams. The year was rounded off at their Leavers’ Supper. As they all look to the future and take the next step in their school careers, we wish them all happiness and success. We will miss you!

01 A memorable geography field trip to Lulworth Cove 02 Creating rhythms during Big Beat

“We broadened our knowledge of the coastline, drew some sketches and saw some exquisite views and scenery.”Toby

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Back Row A Garrido Soriano, A Climent Canet, L Honobe, C Samouelle, E Jeanes, N Laws, J Wood, W Lewthwaite, O McNulty, N Dunning, H Reed, A Rumney, E Ksenofontov

Fifth Row L Whiskerd, O Twynham-Richardson, K Sikorska, T Titley, C Leung, L Wilson, C Hart, A Macdonald, A Colmar, E Bathurst, R Spenceley, G Sexton, E Crispin, N Landrock, M Carlin, L Dunning

Sixth Row R Smith, F Rice, L Woodward, G Jenkins, L Ngugi, M Jenkins, L Dolan, S Saldivia Araujo, V Tait, A Bharti, J Burnett, R Thornton, K Tilke, R Yovkova

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Fourth Row L Barker, D Holen de la Cruz, R Garcia Rodriguez, T Oliver, P Salmon-Brown, O Manser, T Oliver, C Newton, F Mitchell, J Lawson, B Penton, O Smith, E Hawkins, K Snaydon, M Regan, A Davi, E Sands, L Bassett, T Arzumanov, H Lunn

Third Row B Close, C Sifontes Pico, Z Rolls, L Smith, I Hughes, T Mapefane, H Kemp, I Brooks, O Morrison, A Balsdon, L Venezia, C Hui, C Exley, T Hall, J Deighton, M Bristow, P Cuthbertson-Smith, E Vinnik

Second Row M Vevey, I Lunn, E Lloyd, B Ashton-Rigby, T Mazinyi, O Chambers, W Easterfield, Z Jumabhoy, I Marsh, Z Phillips, M Douglas, R Davies, D Jones, D Greenhill, T Dennis, I Morland, D Elkin, B George, F Milmo, S Potter

Front Row T Rice, V Harrison-Allan, E Sykes, O Elliott, P Locke, K Griffith-McCann, S Whyte, O Greig, C Handley

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Music

From collaborations with Millfield Senior School to celebrating individual achievements, all of our musicians have shown commitment, enthusiasm and

practised hard for performances and exams. Our fledgling Year 4 Orchestra each chose a new instrument to try and their efforts culminated in a wonderful concert. The Rock & Pop Concert was full of energy and our Summer and Autumn concerts were a highlight of the event calendar, as was the Joint Choral Concert, with pupils from Year 3 up to the Sixth Form at Millfield performing together. Harry Kemp was selected to play trumpet for Somerset County Youth Concert Band and many pupils were involved in performances in the community and in aid of charitable causes.

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In this competition which showcases individual musical talent at Millfield Prep, adjudicator, Miss Deryn Edwards praised all the pupils for their hard work and the high standard of their performances.

Laura Woodward won the Vocal Prize.

Isabelle Barber won the Instrumental Prize.

Elsie Brade and Woody Taylor shared the Most Promising Performance award.

“I have loved everything about Year 4 Orchestra; the concert was amazing!” Joanna

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W ith stunning costumes, set designs and lighting, our three full-scale productions had their audiences cheering,

clapping and journeying to far away lands. It is a credit to the directors, cast and backstage crew that each show went without a hitch.

Our Year 8 thespians put on a version of the popular panto Cinderella. With the obligatory ‘ugly’ sisters and a gaggle of interesting characters, there were ‘oohs’, ‘aahs’ and ‘boos’ in all the appropriate places!

Year 7 breathed life into the land of Oz with several scarecrows, tin men and cowardly lions, giggling munchkins, dive bombing monkeys and even two barking dogs.

Finally, Year 6 transported us to ancient Greece with their adaptation of Fleeced. The audience set sail with Jason and his intrepid, larger-than-life crew of Argonauts, on their quest to find the Golden Fleece enjoying their adventures along the way.

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Opposite A fabulous costume from Fleeced 01 Jason and cast members in Fleeced 02 and 03 The ‘ugly’ sisters, stepmother and pantomime dame in Cinderella 04 and 05 Characters in The Wizard of Oz

“It was nerve-wracking but everybody pulled together and it was a great performance.” Bertie

“I now know how to walk like an old man.” Tobias, Uncle Henry in The Wizard of Oz

“I had always wanted to look green.”Alice, Wicked Witch of the West

“It was good to see everyone having fun and to see all the talent.” Sky

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From Pictures of the Week, which feature in our newsletters, to the annual Inter-House Art Competition, pupils of all ages

have produced striking and imaginative work this year.

Some of our pupils were privileged to meet Norman Parker, a surrealist painter and former Millfield biology teacher. He spoke to them about the inspiration for his paintings and was interested to see them creating work of their own.

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Pictures of the WeekOpposite Isabelle Barber, Year 7 01 Radostina Yovkova, Year 8 02 Tatiana Obretetskaya, Year 7. Her portrait came 2nd in the IAPS Art Competition 03 Calvin Leung, Year 8 04 Isabella Lunn, Year 8 05 Roxy Spenceley, Year 8 06 Harry Kemp, Year 8

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AthleticsThe highlights of this year’s season came after summer term had ended. The girls’ senior athletic team qualified for the English Schools Cup Final in Gateshead. They performed extremely well and competed against the best athletes in the country. The team finished 5th overall, which is the best result since our school began competing in this event. Just two days later we sent our largest ever team to the National Prep Schools Final in Birmingham. Tyler Olding won the discus and there were medals for Henry Maylam, Emma Costigan and Ellie Lloyd. This followed the South West Championships where we celebrated 42 athletes on the podium.

While these are the highs, the rest of the season was also very successful. Our teams travelled the county competing in a variety of events and pupils from Years 3 to 8 represented the school in the quest for personal bests.

Junior and senior inter-house athletic events provided a great spectacle for the parents, with new records set, which pupils are already queuing up to beat next season!

Opposite Year 6 girls on Sports Day 01 Tyler Olding throwing the discus 02 Team pep- talk during half-time 03 Basketball in action

BasketballThe U13 basketball season was a bit of a mixed bag. For the first time, the school entered the South West U14 Basketball League and, as in previous years, we also competed in the Central Venue League. The boys were playing a year above their age bracket in the South West League and this certainly showed at the beginning of the season.

We competed against teams such as the Taunton Tigers and Bristol Jets who both have very strong and long-established programmes. For many of our players, this was their first time playing organised basketball. We were fortunate to have two experienced players in Roberto Garcia Rodriguez and Danila Margevich who provided leadership and expertise to their teammates. Louis Barker showed excellent dedication to the sport and the team, often coming to matches before or after swimming competitions. Finn Mitchell, Ollie Sly and Jordan Wood, three excellent athletes, picked up the sport quickly and made significant contributions to the team. We finished off the South West league towards the bottom of the table but the boys deserve praise for the games they did win. To put their accomplishments in perspective, at the beginning of the season they were losing matches by rather large margins but, by the end of the season, they had picked up the odd victory and were only losing by a handful of points.

Our Central Venue League matches were played on Sundays at Jubilee Hall. The boys were playing in the correct age bracket in this league and managed to go undefeated, eventually winning the league title.

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teams had excellent records, winning all their matches. Will Smeed scored an unbeaten 100 against Cardiff Cricket Club, captained both his school team and Somerset U11s and even played three matches for the 1st XI towards the end of term. Will’s brother Henry also looks a great prospect and captains Somerset’s U10 side. Well done also to Will Owen and Edward Jeanes who also scored centuries for school teams.

Girls’ Cricket continues to flourish with very healthy attendances throughout the year at Mr Beal’s sessions. The senior girls’ team gained decisive victories against Clifton Prep and Monkton Combe, while the junior girls achieved a fantastic success against an older team from All Hallows. Harriet Dimdore-Miles, at the age of 10, became the youngest girl ever to represent the Somerset U13 Girls’ side.

Some of the girls were inspired by a coaching session with three England players. Former player Ebony Rainford-Brent and current players Caroline Atkins and Holly Colvin led the session focussed on batting, bowling and fielding. The visit was arranged by the Lady Taverners to help raise the profile of girls’ cricket.

Danes became Year 8 House champions; Angles and Jutes shared the honours in Year 7. In Years 6 and 5, Saxons and Jutes were the respective winners.

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CricketThe highlight of a busy season was the success of the U11 Eight-a-Side Hardball team in winning the National title – the fifth such triumph since 1998. The squad comprised Will Smeed (Captain), Scott Reed, Harvey Morland, Tom Hall, Max Hancock, Henry Smeed, Joe Mallett, Max French, George Fox and Oliver Burnett.

A younger than usual 1st XI did very well to reach the semi-final of the National David English/Bunbury Cup. The Somerset County U13 Shield was also retained with a decisive 10 wicket success. In Year 7, Sam Young was outstanding with the bat, scoring 507 runs at an average of 72.42, Freddy Zander’s left-arm spin saw him emerge as leading wicket taker, Ned Dunning led the side well, also scoring 415 runs and taking 14 wickets and Tom Hall’s all-round ability brought him 247 runs and 15 wickets with his off-spin.

The 2nd XI/U12A side had outstanding results, the final win being a comfortable victory in the County Cup Final. The U13B team won the annual Millfield Prep T20 Tournament – a thrilling success off the very last ball. The U12B and U13C teams both had 100% records.

For the first time this year eight fixtures were arranged for a Junior Development Squad involving players in Years 6, 5 and 4. The U11A and U10A

01 U11 Eight-a-Side team are jubilant after their National win 02 The girls meet England cricketer Caroline Atkins

Somerset County players in 2013

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Dimdore-Miles– Ned DunningU12– Kasey Aldridge– Billy Gubb– Will Owen– Sam YoungU11– Tom Hall– Harvey Morland– Scott Reed– Will SmeedU10– Jonjo Dalton– Will Hall– Tom Maddock– Henry Smeed

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Cross CountryWith a record 19 junior schools taking part in the Mendip Junior League it was always going to be very competitive, with the four best results from five matches counting. Sam Raad won all five races in the Year 3 and 4 Boys. The Year 3 and 4 Girls and Year 5 and 6 Girls were both 3rd in the team competition. Rory Nicholson and Niall Caley were 1st and 2nd in the Year 5 and 6 Boys’ event and the team was 1st.

In the Mendip Senior League, Juliet Grogan Poulsen was 1st overall in the Year 7 Girls with the team also 1st. The Year 7 Boys were 1st overall and the Year 8 Girls won the team competition with Ella Sykes winning the individual award.

From 650 starting teams, both our boys’ and girls’ squads qualified for the National Final alongside 24 schools at the National Schools Cross Country Cup in Bolton. The girls finished 10th and the boys finished 21st.

At the National Prep Schools Championships, Niall Caley was 7th and Rory Nicholson 10th in the Year 5 and 6 Boys’ race and the team won bronze medals.

In the Year 7 and 8 Girls’ race Ella Sykes and Rosie Smith continued their fantastic season with a 7th and 9th to help Millfield Prep win the Championship for the third time in 10 years. Since it started in 1993, our girls have won eight times. In the Year 7 and 8 Boys’ race William Lewthwaite finished a creditable 16th and the team was 23rd.

Ella Sykes had a magnificent run at the Somerset Championships to win the Year 8 and 9 category a year young. She was selected to run for Somerset in the National Championships and finished 100th out of 320 girls and helped Somerset to finish 10th.

As usual, the Edgarley Relays attracted top teams from around the South West and beyond. Our girls hadn’t won the event since 2010 but due to their form this year, they started as favourites. Ella Sykes ran the fastest time, Rosie Smith 2nd and Juliet Grogan Poulsen 4th meaning their team won the race convincingly. The girls showed strength and depth with the B team finishing 3rd. The boys had an exciting battle with Sir John Colfox School from Dorset to finish 4th, with William Lewthwaite the 9th fastest runner.

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01 and 02 The IAPS Fencing Competition at Millfield Prep

FencingMillfield Prep was proud to host the IAPS Competition this year, where the squad won the overall and boys’ and girls’ cups. Fencers who won their events were Elena Launder U9 girls’ foil, Georgia Timmins U14 girls’ sabre, Loveday Hedgcock U11 girls’ sabre, Tyler Olding U14 boys’ sabre, Luca Jumabhoy U11 boys’ sabre and Oscar Plant U11 boys’ épée. The team won all four Master of Arms trophies: Georgia Timmins U14 girls, Loveday Hedgcock U11 girls, Cameron Baxter-Allen U14 boys, and Luca Jumabhoy and Oscar Plant equal 1st U11 boys.

Ecaterina Sfiraiala won both the Dunstan U9 and the Easter Egg Competition. Freddie Turnell also won his event at The Easter Egg Competition.

Coach, Sue Benney, also had a busy season, being selected to fence in the veterans World Championships in Bulgaria and coming 6th in the European Championships in Italy.

Qualifiers for the British Youth Championships, representing the South West

U12 foil and épéeOscar Plant U14 sabre Georgia TimminsU12 sabre and épéeLoveday HedgcockU12 épéeBecci Curwen U14 sabreKatie-May Parsons

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years of trying. In the round robin event all six matches were won, without a single goal being conceded. The team was superbly captained by Ciaran Donoghue.

In the ISFA Regional 7-a-Side Tournament our U9 team reached the final, only to lose out to Taunton Prep in a penalty shoot-out. At the same event, our Girls’ U11 side also did very well to finish as runners-up to Shebbear College. The U9 Boys’ team completed a hat-trick of runners-up awards when they went down 2-3 to local rivals Elmhurst in the final of the Millfield Prep Tournament.

The customary fixtures against local schools – both prep and state – took place at U11, U10, U9 and U8. Jordan Edson was top scorer with 10 goals for the U11A team and the highlight of the 8-2 win by the U8 team against Perrott Hill was the seven goals scored by Freddie Turnell.

In the House competitions, Angles were triumphant in both Year 6 and Years 4/3. Jutes took the honours in Year 5.

FootballThe U13 team was unfortunate to be knocked out of the 6-a-side ISFA in the regional rounds but it was exciting to learn that Jordan Wood and Kynon Griffith-McCann gained selection for the South West District ISFA team.

The U12s had an outstanding season. Despite an early exit in the ESFA Cup, their potential was rewarded with a Mendip League Cup win. Stuart Rushmere and Harry Gardner got through to the Exeter Academy and Will Coate is a regular player for the Bristol City U12 team.

The U13 girls did extremely well in the ESFA Cup, getting down to the last 16 out of 380 schools but with a weakened side due to injury, they lost to the eventual winners of the Cup. A special mention goes to Lauren Dolan who was chosen to play for Somerset.

In Junior Football the undoubted highlight of a busy term was the success of the U10 7-a-side team in winning the Millfield Prep Tournament – after 14

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GolfThis year has seen notable achievements and improvements by our golfers. Oliver Morrison, Ollie Sly and Charlie Reid represented the school at the Somerset School Championships.

Two important events were the IAPS Competition at the prestigious Royal Lytham and St Anne’s Golf Club and our own Millfield Prep Open at Kingweston Golf Club. Ollie Sly and Charlie Reid performed brilliantly at Royal Lytham for a 2nd and a 4th finish in the U14 age group. It was also encouraging to see 12 pupils representing the school at the Millfield Open with great results for Barney French and Lauren Dolan.

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David Luckes, current FIH (International Hockey Federation) Director of Sport and former Millfield Prep hockey teammate of our own Steve Heal, represented Great Britain at three Olympics (1992, 1996 and 2000).

Nick Brothers was a pupil at Millfield Prep from 1994-96. He was an England and GB goalkeeper, played in two World Cups (2010 and 2006) and won a gold medal at the European Championships in 2009.

More recently…Former Millfield Prep pupils Olly Taylor (England U21) and Ezra Lock (England U18) have played in goal internationally.

Our former girls Laura Myers and Becky Garner have represented England at U21 and U18 level.

Perhaps our own Millie Regan and Oliver Smith, both JRPC representatives, are the next in line?

Hockey (Boys)Our U11 and U13 teams both became County Champions and the 1st XI was undefeated in regular school fixtures, winning the prestigious Dean Close Tournament at the start of the season. Led by captain and JRPC player David Greenhill, we narrowly missed out at the West and National IAPS Finals. With the strongest team since we won the Nationals back in 2010, we were desperately unfortunate to be defeated in sudden death overtime or penalty flicks. However, we are passing on an outstanding set of hockey players and further down the school there is an exceptionally strong pool of talent. There are exciting times ahead for our hockey teams.

The new development of running Junior B team tournaments alongside A team events provided further opportunity for player development. Both U9 and U10 teams finished as runners-up in their tournaments with the U10A team retaining their Millfield Prep Tournament title.

01 U11 County Champions 02 Scott Reed heading for the goal 03 Nick Brothers playing for GB v Japan

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Our U12s are set to impress next year with this year’s B and C teams proving unbeatable in all school fixtures. The A team became silver medallists at the prestigious IAPS Nationals Finals and have the flair to go one better next season.

Due to their depth of talent, the U13 team often played fixtures against higher ranked teams. This proved to be very beneficial and the girls participated in closely contested matches.

The U13A girls endured the longest season and achieved outstanding results. They finished as Somerset, West of England and West IAPS Champions, reaching the National Finals. The girls have demonstrated natural flair and fantastic ability and will undoubtedly go on to become stars of the future.

Hockey (Girls)Our Junior girls displayed great potential, with the U8s undoubtedly winning the prize for the most excited team to take to the pitch! The U9s have achieved success throughout, with the A team winning the Millfield Prep Tournament to complete their unbeaten season. The superb U10s reached the final of their tournament and are a team to watch next season.

The U11 girls are the most improved year group with all girls challenging for positions throughout almost three terms. The A team notably came runners up at the Counties and went on to demonstrate their steep learning curve to be crowned West of England Champions.

01 U12A keeping warm at the regional IAPS competition 02 U11A were very happy with their performance

County Honours

JAC Selected (Junior Academy Centre) – Millie Regan– Amy Rumney – Zoe Phillips

JRPC Selected (Junior Regional Performance Centre) – Millie Regan

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Multi-EventThe season kicked off in very wet conditions in the autumn term with 24 children taking part in the qualifying time trials for the Schools Biathlon competition, along with over 6000 school children from across the country. These qualifiers were followed by the Area semi-finals at Millfield and we were delighted to find that a record 13 Millfield Prep pupils had qualified for the National Finals at Crystal Palace. Following fantastic results the previous year, the pressure was on, but they did not disappoint. Top individual performer was Niall Caley, finishing 3rd in the Year 6 boys field. Josh Lawson, already a top swimmer, worked hard on his running and finished 8th in the hotly-contested Year 8 boys. With Charlie Samouelle and Nick Laws, the boys’ team was an impressive 2nd overall. Alice Gray was top Millfield Prep girl, finishing 12th in the Year 7 girls’ event.

01 Year 7’s Harriet Lillis and Iris Chu competing 02 Niall Caley during a GB Biathle event

Nick Laws, Juliet Grogan Poulsen, Loveday Hedgcock and Alexander Sargeant took part in the Modern Triathlon competition, with qualifiers at Millfield and subsequent Nationals in Solihull. Although fairly small in competitor numbers, this is a difficult sport, with very different disciplines of swimming and a combined run/shoot event.

Niall Caley also took part in biathle competitions and has been in fine form in this continuous run/swim/run competition, winning his age group at the South West Schools Biathle qualifier.

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NetballWith 17 teams from Years 3-8, all the girls who wanted to be involved were able to play in a competitive game.

The U8s worked hard during the term, learning the rules and tactics involved and impressed all the games staff with their commitment and enthusiasm.

The U9As had an unbeaten season and with such a big year group the competition was on for places in the team and this kept everyone on their toes. At the U9 Millfield Prep Tournament the U9As finished as champions and the U9Bs played brilliantly to be runners-up in an A team competition.

Our U10s entered Exeter, Leweston, King’s Bruton and Millfield Prep Tournaments, were runners-up in three of them and proved successful in their friendly fixtures.

The U11A team had an unbeaten season in friendly fixtures and were the tournament winners at Badminton and Millfield Prep. All their hard work paid off in the IAPS Regional Finals where team spirit and determination gained them the IAPS Regional U11 Champions trophy.

The U12 team had an outstanding year and won the King’s Bruton and Millfield Prep Tournaments convincingly, were unbeaten in fixtures and went on to become IAPS South West U12 Champions. The U12Bs were extremely strong and were unbeaten in local fixtures, with many of the girls pushing for an A team spot. Juliet Grogan Poulsen was selected by Somerset a year young for the County Satellite programme.

Our U13 girls started the year well by getting three of the team into the Somerset County Satellite squad – Millie Regan, Vicky Tait and Gaby Sexton. With the Bryanston Tournament cancelled we were unable to defend our title, but the girls started the year with an abundance of wins in local fixtures. They went on to become Millfield Prep Tournament winners, Somerset County Champions and Regional IAPS champions. The U13B team had a successful term and were unbeaten in like-for-like fixtures.

We hosted this year’s Regional IAPS Netball Tournaments at Millfield Senior School and the home advantage definitely paid off with the girls becoming West Champions in U11, U12 and U13 age groups. It was a disappointment that the Nationals were cancelled due to inclement weather.

Season HighlightsU13 Won County tournament, Millfield Prep Tournament and became Regional IAPS ChampionsCounty Satellite players Millie Regan, Gaby Sexton, Vicky Tait

U12Won King’s Bruton Tournament, Millfield Prep Tournament and became Regional IAPS Champions County Satellite player Juliet Grogan Poulsen (a year young)

U11 Won Badminton Tournament, Millfield Prep Tournament and became Regional IAPS Champions

U10Exeter, Leweston, and Millfield Prep Tournament runners-up

U9 Undefeated season and Millfield Prep Tournament winners

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01 Making friends with the ponies 02 Eloise Littman jumping with Sweep 03 Phoebe Locke at the Pony of the Year competition04 Competitors at the Millfield Prep showjumping event

RidingThe year began with great excitement as we welcomed some new ponies to the yard. The gorgeous mini Shetlands quickly became firm favourites with all the pupils.

There was an increase in pupils taking up riding lessons and many willing hands got stuck into helping out in the yard. To support our riders, Millfield Prep became a certified Pony Club centre, which enabled many to work towards their Pony Club badges and tests to improve their practical and general knowledge.

Due to the progressions of our riders, more pupils were able to compete at inter-school competitions and the new partnerships between the ponies and riders grew stronger and resulted in rosettes coming home.

For competitors who continued their riding outside of school, some excellent results were recorded. Many achieved personal bests and Phoebe Locke competed in her first BE (British Eventing) 100 against adults and was thrilled to win her class.

As the year came to a close, the Millfield Prep NSEA Showjumping event saw some of our riders competing for the first time with excellent results: Two 1st and 2nd placings in the first two classes, a team 2nd and an individual 5th in the 3rd class.

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RoundersOur teams were able to complete most of their school fixtures this year, which gave the opportunity for every girl in Years 3 to 6 to play. All the girls showed great determination and good sportsmanship throughout the term.

Year 7 and 8 created three teams in each year group and all girls had the chance to represent the school. Most of our senior teams had to play up a group in their school fixtures and this was reflected in their results. They proved they had strength and depth in producing wins over strong opposing teams.

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The U8A, U9A, U9B, U10A, U12A, U13A had an unbeaten season and the U9A, U12A and U13A all won the Millfield Prep Tournaments. The U10 event was cancelled due to inclement weather and the U11As were missing five girls from their original team but still went on to win the Clayesmore Tournament.

The 1st team had an outstanding season, winning the U15 Colston’s Tournament, Millfield Prep Tournament, Port Regis Tournament and went on to win the JET National Rounders Competition in a thrilling match against Denstone College.

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01 The U12A team in action Opposite Cameron Macdonald scoring for the U11Bs

RugbyOur teams were galvanised for the season and, individually, three Year 8 boys and three Year 6 boys were selected for trials in the hope of being selected for the South West Barbarian Rugby teams. Henry Lunn, Jack Burnett and Oran McNulty were all successful and were picked to play at U13 level for the South West Barbarians.

Henry and Oran then went one better and were selected to play for the England Lambs Independent Schools Rugby team. This entailed a tour to the south of France and both boys played very well in their matches.

Scott Reed, Harvey Morland and Will Smeed were all selected for the U11 South West Barbarians team.

Season Round-up1st XV A rollercoaster ride this season, enjoying many excellent victories, though struggled at times against some very strong teams.

2nd XV A successful season and by the end of the term they had transformed themselves into a much more accomplished side.

3rd XV A team full of enthusiasm and it was a pleasure to see their rugby develop.

U12AAn athletic and skilful set of boys who delivered some outstanding results. At the Taunton Prep U12 Ten-a-Side Tournament, they were crowned champions.

U12B & CBoth played some very attractive rugby at times achieving super results along the way.

U11A The team reached the final of the Port Regis U11 Tournament as well as the semi-final of the Super 12s, held at Monkton Combe.

U11BThe boys had a good season and enjoyed some excellent victories.

U10A At the Queen’s U10 Tournament, Millfield Prep was victorious for the very first time since the tournament began back in 2000, beating The Paragon in the final 15-0.

U9A The team enjoyed the inaugural Millfield Prep U9 Tournament. In glorious sunshine they played five games, winning each of them to become the overall winners.

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Rugby SevensIn December the U13s and U11s travelled to Bryanston School to participate in the first of the major sevens tournaments. The U11s reached the quarter-final but lost out to Cheltenham. The U13s reached the final against St Olave’s, winning 15-7 to retain the trophy. Jordan Wood was presented with the Player of the Tournament award.

At the U13 Port Regis Sevens, with several key players missing from the team, we managed to reach the final, narrowly losing to Kingswood School from Bath.

At The Downs Sevens the 1st VII again managed to progress through to the final where they played well to beat St John’s-on-the-Hill 36-14, again retaining the trophy. Also, the U11s played brilliantly to win through to the final where they met The Dragon. After full time the scores were level which meant extra time. Whoever scored first was the winner and unfortunately that wasn’t to be us.

On the same day, an U12 VII entered the Warwick Sevens, played well and were unfortunate to just lose in the quarter-final to Portsmouth Grammar School.

At the Caldicott Sevens our 1st VII won their group but were beaten by Shrewsbury House in the quarter-final. Our U12 VII playing in the second team tournament narrowly lost in their final.

At the Millfield Sevens the 1st VII again reached a final which was played against Dulwich Prep, London, and the boys put in a great performance to win the match 20-0, thus retaining the trophy. The U11s also played well, winning their group and going through to compete in The Cheney Cup which they won by defeating The Downs 21-0.

The finale to the seven’s season is the National School Sevens which is the biggest schools’ rugby tournament in the world and the most prestigious event on the school’s sevens circuit. In atrocious conditions we won our group matches convincingly. Our group play off was against Holmewood House and the team turned in an excellent performance to win 30-5. In the quarter-final we came up against St John’s-on-the-Hill, a team we had beaten fairly comprehensively in an earlier tournament. However, we didn’t play our best sevens and just lost 17-19.

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IAPSBoysThe boys were in magnificent form, smashing five IAPS records and winning the overall top school. Individual winnersAlexander Sargeant, Josh Lawson, Louis Barker Medley Relay: Team 1stLouis Barker, Josh Lawson, Oliver Manser and Dan Elkin Freestyle Relay: Team 1stLouis Barker, Josh Lawson, Charlie Samouelle and Oliver Manser

GirlsThe girls were also in superb form with two IAPS records and winning the overall Top School for an amazing 28th consecutive year. Individual winnerHarriet Lillis4 x 25m Medley Relay: Team 1stIndia Marsh, Kitty Snaydon, Olivia Twynham-Richardson and Rosie Smith

SwimmingThe swimming squad has had another fabulous year, starting with the selection of Louis Barker, Joshua Lawson and Kitty Snaydon into the England Talent Development Squad.

At the Somerset County Championships, the squad was crowned the Top Age Group Swimming Club in the county. Personal best times tumbled and, more importantly, skills and techniques were improved in training sessions and taken into races. Well done to the following swimmers for setting new school records: Louis Barker, Alice Gouldby, Thomas Hewitt, Joshua Lawson, Kitty Snaydon and Olivia Twynham-Richardson. We also had 3 top swimmers in their age group (bagcats): Alex Sargeant, Santos Villalon and Dan Elkin.

Twenty four swimmers qualified for the South West Championships at Millfield Senior School. This event is highly ranked in the swimming year and contains only the best club swimmers in the South West of England for each age and stroke. Two school records were broken by Alice Gouldby and Thomas Hewitt and extra National Qualifying times were gained by Santos Villalon (3) and Oliver Manser (3).

Congratulations to Louis Barker, Joshua Lawson, Oliver Manser, Zoe Rolls, Rosie Smith, Kitty Snaydon and Santos Villalon, as they qualified for the summer Nationals in Sheffield.

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TennisThe Year 8 boys’ team reached the finals of the Aegon National Schools at Bolton but narrowly lost to the number one seeds, Reeds School, in a very exciting final. The team included Luke Hammond, Finn Bass, Tristan Rudolph, Tim Kiehl and Matthew Crofts.

Our team made it through the county stages of the boys and girls Year 8 Aegon National Schools Competition and will go on to compete at regional level.

Matthew Crofts represented Somerset at U12 and U14 in the County Cup and Oliver Monteiro and Emily Thomas represented their respective counties (Somerset and Avon) at the U12 County Cup. Sam Raad, Grace Raad and Adam Lewis-Williams also represented Somerset in the U9 County Cup.

Lefteris Ngugi won the Somerset Area Finals of the Road to Wimbledon Competition and went on to represent Millfield Prep in the finals at the All England Lawn Tennis Club. Luke Hammond won the National Finals of this event last summer and was presented with his trophy by Tim Henman. Lefteris was School Champion this year, beating Roberto Garcia Rodriguez in the final. He played several Tennis Europe events and represented Kenya in the Junior Davis Cup.

Our Mini Red, Orange and Green teams have continued to go from strength to strength, improving their ratings and competing regularly in local tournaments. Eight of our players attended the LTA Talent ID Day in Weymouth. We have over 50 Mini Tennis players training in squads and there is some real talent coming through to follow in the footsteps of Luke Hammond and Finn Bass.

Both our boys’ and girls’ teams competed in the Aegon National Schools Championships this year, which is an U18 competition. Our boys qualified for Tier 2 of the U14 Aegon National Club League which provided our players with the opportunity to compete against some very strong teams in singles and doubles.

A large group of keen parents attended Parents’ Tennis on Thursday mornings and we had a very entertaining Save the Children Doubles Tournament, featuring a couple of very well dressed clowns.

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Finn Bass has had an incredible year. Last summer he became U12 National Singles Champion and was ranked 550 in Europe. Since then he hasn’t looked back. He made Tennis Europe Finals in Malta, Dublin, Slovenia and Nottingham and is now in the top 25 in Europe in his age group. He is currently the No 1 U13 seasonal ranked player in Great Britain and No 2 in the U14 national rankings (he is the youngest player in the U14 top 20).

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Twenty two pupils attended the annual IAPS Tennis Tournament at Queenswood School where Emily Thomas won the U14 girls singles, playing Phoebe Cuthbertson-Smith in the final. Lefteris Ngugi and Oliver Monteiro won the U14 Boys Doubles Title and Tara Ellis and Emily Thomas won the U14 Doubles title.

HighlightsRepresented GB in the Winter Cup and reached the semi-finals of the Summer Cup

Played in the European Championships

Reached the quarter-finals of the World Team Championship

Qualified for the main draw of the Tarbes Tournament, considered the unofficial World Championships

Played in the County Cup for Hertfordshire at U14 and U18

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TrampoliningOur first competition was the South West Schools where Arthur Grob was placed 3rd in the U11 Boys and, along with Edward Wardell and Bertie Howard-Higgins, came 1st in the team placings. Ollie Sly was 1st in the U13 Boys’ category and Josh Deighton enjoyed a personal best score, finishing 4th. Lucas Wilson came 5th and together the boys won their team event. Our U11 girls finished 4th in the team competition, four of whom were still under age nine. In the U13 Girls’ individuals, Celeste Sifontes Pico was 1st – another South West Champion for Millfield Prep – and Eleanor Lloyd was 0.6 behind for silver. Vicky Tait and Bethan Close made up the team and together the girls achieved 1st place.

At the Southern Schools competition, Ollie was in good form, achieving 2nd place and earned himself a place in the National Finals. In the team event, Ollie, Josh, and Lucas were joined by Marcus Vevey and were 2nd, qualifying for the National Schools. Our U13 girls bounced well but not quite enough to reach the National Finals, although Celeste was almost there, placed 4th. The team were also 4th. Our U11 boys were close to the Nationals with the team in 4th, with Arthur placed 5th in the individuals.

The National Schools competition, held at Cannock, was where our remaining pupils competed in the U13 Boys’ event. Ollie competed well for 5th place and the team of Ollie, Marcus, Josh and Lucas finished just outside the medals in 4th place.

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U11 boysEdward and Sam Wardell, Jacob Mitchell and Bertie Howard-Higgins were 3rd placed team.

U11 girls2nd place – Lily Della Valle, Tamara Baxter-Allen, Cerys Jenkins and Eloise Littman, who was rewarded with an individual bronze medal.

U9 girlsIndividually, Grace Raad was placed 3rd with India-Rose Owen 4th, Philippa Letchford 5th, and along with Charlotte Taylor and Emily Bradshaw took gold to become the IAPS Team Champions.

U13 boys Ollie Sly, Josh Deighton, Lucus Wilson, and Marcus Vevey, defended their title to also win gold, with Ollie winning silver in the individuals.

U13 girls Eleanor Lloyd was in top form, winning an individual bronze medal. U13B team were 4th and the A team of Bethan Close, Vicky Tait, Celeste Sifontes and Eleanor Lloyd, were 1st, retaining the title for the 3rd year in succession.

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Achieving with the CubsCubs has proved a popular choice for our Junior pupils and they successfully worked towards a number of badges including Scientist, Map Reader and Communicator. Their activities each week have seen them outdoors finding their way with a compass, enjoying scavenger hunts, nature trails, erecting tents, singing along to campfire songs and toasting marshmallows on an open fire – yum!

On and in the waterA summer of good weather provided the opportunity to try out some water sports. Older pupils were able to join the PADI sub-aqua training course, jet skiing was great fun and after honing their skills in the school pool, kayaking at

“My favourite game was Captain Says. We had to do all sorts of silly things like ride the kayak like a horse, or do a wheelie. My favourite was sitting on the front of the boat and balancing it so we didn’t fall in... I fell in! At the end we had to capsize the boats to get out; it was loads of fun!”Katie

Weymouth proved very popular. Following confidence and balance games, they managed voyages across the bay which tested their new found talents and sense of humour after a few soakings!

Above and below groundWith so much to choose from, the list of Multi-Activities and Clubs has provided many opportunities for pupils to try new things and learn valuable skills. Groups have been underground at Swildon’s Hole Cave, braving the dark, wet and cold and discovering a great sense of achievement when they emerged back out into the open. As well as practising on the climbing wall at school, pupils travelled to Split Rock Quarry to put their skills to the test.

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After some lovely training conditions in the autumn term, our crews at the IAPS Regatta at Farmoor Reservoir in Oxford got a bit of a shock as they found themselves competing in windy conditions with temperatures in single figures! Laura Woodward, sailing with Octavia Greig, and Isabella Lunn with Tobias Hunter-Tod had a tough day with a steep learning curve, but came away having learned a lot from some top-class young sailors.

The summer sailing was pretty breezy on several weeks, but very successful, with our beginners crewing for the more experienced sailors. A gale forecast unfortunately put paid to a planned friendly regatta with Plymouth College, but the pupils have enjoyed sociable racing with King’s Hall, Taunton.

Charlie Powell, Sam Wardell, Andreina Garrido Soriano and Ella Sykes have all achieved RYA Stage 1, Oska Zaky and Nick Laws have gained Stage 2 and Tobias Hunter-Tod earned his Stage 3.

Two crews were selected to compete at the National IAPS Regatta at Portland. With high-quality opposition from all over the country, the aim was to finish in the top half of the large, competitive fleet of over 50 boats. Showing serious determination, Nigella Landrock and Octavia Greig achieved a super 21st place overall. Although a number of crews found the conditions too strong for them, our boys team of Edward Jeanes and Nick Laws produced some great boatspeed and finished in a very respectable 26th place.

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Chess ChallengesThe year began with Max French winning his first International tournament by claiming victory in the U10 Championships at the Gibraltar International Junior Championships. It also finished in fine style with Roberto Garcia Rodriguez winning his first adult chess event at the Bristol Rapidplay. In between, Millfield Prep contested matches against Stoberry Park and Ubley for the first time and organised the inaugural Millfield Prep Chess Challenge Day. The day saw 10 local primary schools competing in matches, tackling dastardly problems, doing a fair bit of running around and getting expert tuition from Millfield Senior School chess captain, Alex Gould, and our resident Grandmaster, Matthew Turner. If that wasn’t enough they also got to try out our brand new ipads.

Max French, Roberto Garcia Rodriguez and Eduard Ksenofontov went on to represent the Glastonbury adult side and Millfield Senior School team, helping the latter to the quarter-final of the National (U18) Championships.

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Fundraising HighlightsPre-Prep Sponsored SwimOur Year 2 pupils made a terrific effort and raised around £460 for the RSPB and the Lions Club.

Junior Sponsored Swim The Juniors’ swim brought in an amazing £1,061 for their charity, Cancer Research, and the Lions.

Romania AppealCaretaker, Tim Kelly, his wife Lesley and their supporters made their annual journey to Alexandra Orphanage in Romania to provide much needed clothing and general supplies and to offer support to the children who live there. School fundraisers, local businesses and donations of items from our families contributed to this effort.

May Fair A delicious barbecue, Maypole dancing, Pimms and strawberries and a variety of entertainment kept everyone happy for the day. Pupils came up with innovative fundraising ideas including ‘Guess the Weight of a Sheep’, and altogether the Fair raised a staggering £2,500.

Bake SalesDelicious cakes were produced and sold during the Children in Need Best Bake competition and a bake sale on Red Nose Day by Prep and Pre-Prep families raised over £1,000.

World Book DayDonations from Prep pupils on their book character day raised £392.60 for Life for a Cure. Pre-Prep raised £35.50 from their book swap which went to the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance.

Tour of Wessex Bike RideFour members of staff completed the Wessex three day bike ride; an extremely tough challenge consisting of 335 miles and 25,000 feet of climbing through Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset. From generous sponsorship their efforts raised close to £1,000 for St Margaret’s Hospice.

World Water DayJutes House had lots of fun polishing staff shoes and raised £71.40 for the charity Wateraid.

Christmas Fair, Bishop’s Palace The Junior Choir were one of the star attractions at this festive event in Wells which helped support Tim Kelly’s Romania effort and pledged £500 to Life for a Cure.

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This year, there were traditional favourites such as Comic Relief and Children in Need as well as new and interesting ideas to raise funds

for good causes. Much of this fundraising wouldn’t have been possible without the enthusiasm and organisational skills of our Millfield Prep Parents’ and Friends’ Committee. Through regular bake sales and coffee mornings and full-scale events such as the May Fair, their efforts, with the support of parents, pupils and staff, have helped to raise thousands of pounds for the school’s chosen charities.

Harvest AppealThis year, rather than simply donating money for the school appeal, the pupils were asked to ‘sow’ some. From a small start of £5 or £10, they came up with some ingenious ideas to grow the money in aid of ShelterBox. An ‘Amazing Shoe Shine’ was set up in Clarks Village by Oska and Morgan Zaky and Rosie and Ruby Smith with help from Lando Norris. Tyler Olding organised a ‘Guess the Amount of Sweets in a Jar’ competition. Bethan Close made delicious

cakes and sold them to parents. Andrew Hewitt organised his own sponsored swim and was well supported by his family and friends. Harry Kemp organised a car boot sale from items donated by neighbours and friends. Alexander Sargeant’s ‘Scrumptious Scones’ were a hit. He made a phenomenal 378 scones with the help of his grandma and ingredients donated by neighbours and local businesses. Between these events alone, the pupils raised over £525.

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Green TeamFor the autumn and spring terms, environmental work has formed part of the Wednesday afternoon Multi-Activity programme. Each week, groups of children have worked with the Natural England volunteers at Shapwick Heath on projects such as habitat preservation and maintaining paths on the reserve.

Woodland TrustChildren from the Pre-Prep worked with pupils from Years 6, 7 and 8 to plant hundreds of saplings in the lower orchard area. The trees came from the Woodland Trust and are doing well. We have been pleased as well to note that the trees planted by Year 4 and 5 a few years ago are also growing very nicely.

Climate WeekAs part of Climate Week at the beginning of March, the Green reps took part in the Climate Week Challenge. For the whole morning, teams worked to research and design an Eco Home, which was a valuable exercise in collaboration, research and planning. It also provided an opportunity to test the network capabilities with the new iPads, which were used extensively.

Waste WeekA whole-school assembly highlighted the main areas of wasted resources in school. Later that week, we welcomed Neil Gemmell from Carymoor Environmental Trust, who gave an excellent assembly, reinforcing the Reduce-Reuse-Recycle theme and also introduced pupils to waste-associated issues in other parts of the world. The Juniors then enjoyed a workshop, making recycled paper and getting very messy!

Green Flag statusFollowing an assessment by an Eco Schools representative, we were pleased to discover that our Green Flag status had been approved and renewed for another two years. The assessor kindly commented that ‘It is clear that both parts of the school are working closely together to build a consistent culture of sustainability across the school. The opportunities for children to participate in environmental learning and projects are very good, and the strong links with local companies, groups and individuals have given the children a very good understanding of their place within the local community. Well done.’

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Art Year 3Lily HolmeYear 4Sena Barron Year 5Brad RooksYear 6Harvey MorlandYear 7Isabelle BarberThe Sculpture PrizeOliver Morrison The Art Prize (Year 8)Calvin Leung

Drama Year 6Arthur GrobCommendation for her role in ‘Fleeced’Loveday HedgcockYear 7 Talullah BartlettYear 8Verity Harrison-Allan Cook Cup for Speech and DramaHarry Kemp

Music Most Promising Junior InstrumentalistHenry Smeed Most Promising Senior InstrumentalistJuliet Grogan PoulsenMost Promising Junior ChoristerHarriet Jensen Most Promising Senior Chorister Alex CottrellMusic Progress – JuniorJoanna Maddock

Music Progress – Senior Travis TitleyOutstanding Contribution to Junior EnsemblesEmily BradshawOutstanding Contribution to Senior EnsemblesBethan CloseThe Year 3 Music ShieldAndrew Hewitt The Mary Webb Cup for U9 MusicElena Launder/Annabel JeanesThe Ben Morton Cup for U10 MusicLoveday BinsleyThe Jill White Cup for U11 MusicElsie BradeThe Hennessy Cup for U12 MusicPhoebe Colmar The Rutter Shield for U13 MusicEllie Crispin The Miles Knapman Cup for the highest mark in a Music examIsabelle BarberThe Olivia Jarvis Cup for VoiceAlessia DaviThe Judy Green Cup for BrassAbraham TurnerThe Cup for Excellent PracticeAsha ColmarThe Longbourne Prize for contribution to Woodwind or BrassArthur GreenThe Fay Cup for loyalty to the musical life of the SchoolKatie-May ParsonsThe Bach Cup for excellence and outstanding performanceWoody Taylor

Progress in EnglishYear 3Molly HayesYear 4Jemima DowningYear 5James BroomheadYear 6Alexander CameronYear 7Regina MinnakhmetovaYear 8Octavia GreigThe Beverley Kelson Trophy (Endeavour)Louis VeneziaThe Wall AwardElla SykesThe EAL Prize for Achievement (and progress)Luka Honobe

English Year 3Cisca NorrisYear 4Emily BradshawYear 5Loveday BinsleyYear 6 Lulu TantYear 7Lucia Wakelin-GildenYear 8Ellie CrispinThe Aubury Prize for ReadingBen Penton

Maths Year 3Theodore DownerYear 4Wyatt WalshYear 5Henry SmeedYear 6Max FrenchYear 7Katie MaddockProgress in MathsPhoebe Locke The Nichol Trophy for Excellence in MathematicsBethany George

Science Year 3Freddie TurnellYear 4James MaxfieldYear 5Tom MaddockYear 6 BiologyHamish SanfordYear 6 ChemistryLoveday HedgcockYear 6 PhysicsSonny MandilYear 7 BiologyNastia AumuellerYear 7 ChemistryFreddy ZanderYear 7 PhysicsKatie-May ParsonsYear 8 BiologyCicely NewtonYear 8 ChemistryCalvin LeungYear 8 PhysicsJoshua Lawson

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Modern LanguageYear 3Grace RaadYear 4Ecaterina SfiraialaYear 5Eleanor RadfordYear 6Freya Lucas Year 7Sam Young (French) Stuart Rushmere (Spanish)Year 8 The French Cup Ana Climent CanetYear 8 The Mary MacBlain Memorial CupMillie ReganYear 8 The Spanish Prize Alessia DaviPrize for Excellence in more than one LanguageEleanor Lloyd

LatinYear 6Thomas HewittYear 7Maddy JohnsonYear 8Isaac Hughes

History Year 3Michael JensenYear 4Amy SealYear 5Vinnie GillespieYear 6Cerys JenkinsYear 7Lauren Bartlett Year 8Oliver Manser

Geography Year 3Polly MaddockYear 4Samuel RaadYear 5William HallYear 6William SmeedYear 7Tara EllisYear 8Zoe JumabhoyCheney Eco CupCharlie Exley

Religious Studies Year 3Bethan KolindYear 4Joanna MaddockYear 5Amy BassettYear 6Eloise LittmanYear 7Lulu ScottYear 8Gabriella Sexton

Technology Year 3Asher BrooksYear 4Rosa LaunderYear 5Spencer FindlayYear 6Alex CottrellYear 7Alice GrayYear 8Emily Hawkins

Food Technology Year 5Maddi BreezeYear 6Alex Li Year 7Mia RussellYear 8Nigella Landrock

ICT Year 3Seth Hedgcock Year 4Barney French Year 5Maria ElliottYear 6Jacob MitchellYear 7Sheldon Lee Year 8Fenella Rice

ChessThe Captain’s Chess Cup (most improved)Roberto Garcia RodriguezThe Junior Chess CupOscar PlantThe Senior Chess CupMax French

Cross CountryThe Claire Forbes Cup for Girls’ Cross-country Ella SykesThe James Starr Cup for Boys’ Cross-countryCharlie Samouelle

DanceAward for DanceLaura Smith

FencingThe Henley Shield (most improved Fencer)Luca JumabhoyThe Collins Fencing ShieldCameron Baxter-AllenThe Gorham Cup for FencingGeorgia TimminsThe Cup for Contribution to FencingOska Zaky

FootballGirls Football CupLauren DolanU9 FootballOliver MallettU10 FootballFinn McNulty U11 Football CupJordan EdsonU12 Football TrophyWilliam Coate/ Stuart RushmereThe Senior Football CupKynon Griffith-McCann

GolfContribution to GolfOliver SlyThe Adam Mason Shield for GolfCharlie Reid

Gymnastics and Trampolining Cup for Contribution to GymnasticsEleanor LloydTrampoline Trophy (Best Boy)Oliver SlyTrampoline Plate for ContributionBethan Close/Asha ColmarThe Trampoline Trophy for Best CompetitorEleanor Lloyd

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Outdoor PursuitsThe James Wheeler Trophy for Outdoor PursuitsRadostina Yovkova

RidingProgress in RidingAngus MacdonaldContribution to RidingMegan DouglasJunior Riding TrophyJoel HartThe Pickering Cup for RidingPhoebe Locke

Multi-EventsGirls Biathlon CupAlice GrayBoys Biathlon CupNiall CaleyPeter Reigal Cup for Achievement (Progress) in Multisports Juliet Grogan Poulsen

SailingThe Trophy for SailingNigella Landrock

ShootingThe Best ShotElla Bathurst

SquashKirkland Cup for most improvedBilly GubbThe Jonah Barrington Squash CupLuke Bassett

BasketballMost Valuable PlayerRoberto Garcia Rodriguez

KartingSpecial Award for KartingLando Norris

TennisThe Junior Cup for TennisJamie Thomas/Isabel BartlettThe Kay Cup for the Girls Tennis ChampionshipEmily ThomasThe Boys’ Cup for Contribution to TennisLefteris NgugiThe Senior Girls’ Cup for Contribution to TennisPhoebe Cuthbertson-SmithThe Senior Boys’ Tennis CupFinn Bass

All Round Sports Award All Round Girls’ Sports AwardGrace RaadAll Round Boys’ Sports AwardFreddie Turnell

AthleticsYear 6 Athletics GirlsFlo NorrisYear 6 Athletics BoysHarvey MorlandIntermediate Athletics GirlsTabitha BillinghamIntermediate Athletics BoysHenry MaylamSenior Athletics GirlsMillie ReganSenior Athletics BoysJack BurnettThe Mary Glover High Jump CupIkey Morland

The Hobday Cup for Middle Distance RunningWill LewthwaiteThe Nichol Cup for ThrowingRosie Smith

CricketThe U9 Cricket PlateAdam Lewis-WilliamsThe U10 Cricket PlateHenry SmeedThe BA Lewis Cup for contribution to U11 CricketWilliam SmeedThe U12 Cricket PlateKasey AldridgeThe Timothy Martin Batting Cup Sam YoungThe Durston Bowling CupFreddy ZanderThe Fielding CupMax JenkinsThe Richard Barker Cricket Cup for the Best All Rounder in the 1st XITom HallThe Ben Hollioake Memorial TrophyNed DunningCricket Cup for GirlsGabriella Sexton/Lottie Dunning

HockeyThe U9 Hockey Cup for GirlsPhilippa LetchfordThe U10 Hockey Cup for GirlsHarriet Dimdore-MilesThe U11 Hockey Cup for Girls Alice GouldbyThe U12 Hockey Cup for GirlsTabitha Billingham

The U13 Hockey Cup for GirlsVicky TaitThe U9 Hockey Cup for BoysSamuel RaadThe U10 Hockey Cup for BoysTom MaddockThe U11 Hockey Cup for BoysJoe MallettThe U12 Hockey Cup for BoysSam YoungThe Mike Rutter Trophy for contribution to Boys’ HockeyDavid Greenhill

NetballThe U9 Netball TrophyIndia-Rose OwenThe U10 Netball Cup Lily Della ValleThe U11 Netball TrophyCerys JenkinsThe U12 Netball TrophyJuliet Grogan PoulsenThe Windmill Trophy for NetballMillie Regan

Rounders The U9 Rounders Cup Rebecca StowellThe U10 Rounders CupLoveday BinsleyThe U11 Rounders Cup Ollie HayesThe U12 Rounders CupTara EllisThe U13 Rounders CupAmy Rumney

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RugbyThe U9 Rugby CupArthur Green The U10 Rugby CupCiaran DonoghueThe U11 Rugby TrophyScott ReedThe U12 Rugby CupTyler OldingThe Rugby Cup for contribution to the gameOran McNultyThe VE Tackling CupHenry Lunn

Swimming The Year 3 Swimming Shield for GirlsCharlotte GouldbyThe Year 4 Swimming Shield for GirlsRuby SmithThe Year 6 Swimming Shield for GirlsAlice GouldbyThe Year 7 Swimming Shield for GirlsHarriet LillisThe Sarah Funnell Cup for Girls’ SwimmingKitty SnaydonThe Year 3 Swimming Shield for BoysAndrew HewittThe Year 4 Swimming Shield for BoysWyatt WalshThe Year 5 Swimming Shield for BoysAlexander SargeantThe Year 6 Swimming Shield for BoysThomas Hewitt

The Year 7 Swimming Shield for BoysSantos VillalonThe Paul Howe Cup (most improved swimmer)Nastia AumuellerThe Duncan Goodhew Swimming CupLouis Barker/Oliver ManserThe Helen Bewley Cup for the Most Outstanding SwimmerJoshua Lawson

Contribution to SwimmingGirlsLuka Honobe, Zoe Jumabhoy, India Marsh, Laura Smith, Rosie Smith, Oliver Twynham-RichardsonBoysBen Ashton-Rigby, Luke Bassett, Rory Davies, Dan Elkin, Nicholas Laws, Charlie Samouelle, Roo Thornton

Overall Contribution to SportGirlsZoe Phillips, Fenella Rice, Lowri Whiskerd BoysOllie Chambers, Toby Dennis, William Easterfield, Isaac Hughes, Finn Mitchell, Oliver Smith, Marcus Vevey

Major AwardsThe Mantell Award for Olympic Potential Lauren Dolan/Finn BassThe Marion Rutter Shield for High Endeavour in the JuniorsHarriet Dimdore-MilesThe Fellows Trophy for Goodwill and Citizenship in the Juniors Lily Della ValleMartin Award for Goodwill and Citizenship in Year 6Molly Seal Goodwill and Citizenship in Year 7Tyler OldingThe Carrie Heppner Drama CupLottie Dunning The Martin Trophy for ArtLucas Wilson The Aram Cup for MusicIsabelle Barber The Holland Trophy for Dedication and Determination in SportJordan Wood/Rosie SmithThe Atkinson Trophy for Loyalty to School TeamsAmy Rumney/David Greenhill The Heidi & Nick Morris Cup for Good Citizenship In SportGabriella Sexton/Oliver Smith The Nicola Parr All- Rounders Award (Academic/Games/Music)Eleanor Lloyd/Joshua Lawson Top Continuous Curriculum Results (non-award holder)Lottie Dunning Top Adapted Continuous Curriculum ResultsEwan Sands

ExhibitionsAcademicGabriella Sexton, Ellie Crispin, Cicely Newton, Millie ReganMusicAsha Colmar, Laura Woodward, Charlie Hart, Travis Titley, Harry Kemp

ScholarshipsAcademicBen Penton, Joshua Lawson, Eleanor Lloyd ArtLucas Wilson, Calvin Leung, Harry Kemp, Cicely Newton

Headmistress’ Award to Heads of SchoolToby Dennis, Lottie Dunning, Max Jenkins, Zoe Jumabhoy, Ben Penton, Millie Regan

Ben Rushton Trophy for the Three Cs(Care, Consideration and Community Spirit)Glyn Jenkins

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Governors

Top Row (L-R)

Sir John Reith, Chairman

Mr William J Bushell

Mr Richard J R Clark

Mrs Clare Cripps

Mrs Christobel Flood

Mr Christopher H Hirst

Middle Row (L-R)

Mr John H Jackson

Mr Atul A Patel

Mr Michael W Roulston

Mrs Anabel Sexton

Mr Marc A L Simon

Mr Rod Speed

Bottom Row (L-R)

Mr Oliver Tant

Mr Timothy Taylor

Mr Robert P Thornton

Mr Roger S Trafford

Mr David S Williamson

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