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Weekly Broadsheet
Spring Term
9 March 2018
www.lancingprepworthing.co.uk
Dear Parents,
What a relief to have some sunshine this week after our freezing spell last week; it actually has felt
that spring is in the air for brief moments!
The Year 8 pupils have been working extremely hard on their mock exams this week and they
deserve some down time at the weekend. We are looking forward to seeing Year 8 parents next
week at our parents’ evening on Wednesday and the following week on Tuesday 20th March.
Our Monday assembly this week was led by Beatrice T and a team of Year 7 pupils. They spoke
about the importance of kindness and Beatrice’s idea of ‘peer angels’ throughout the school. Ask
your children to tell you about this – it is a truly wonderful plan. We will be running our peer angel
scheme until the end of this term and I hope that it brings smiles to many faces.
On Wednesday, our Reception children had a lovely time at the Novium Museum at Chichester
dressing up as pirates! (see page 6).
On Thursday afternoon, a group of Year 7 pupils went to the Lancing College French speaking
competition having prepared some poetry and prose. They all made us very proud (see page 3).
Today we are celebrating World Book Day, postponed from last Thursday, and the children and
their teachers have made a phenomenal effort dressing up as their favourite characters. There has
been much laughter here. The point of World Book Day is to celebrate books of course and it is a
timely reminder that sharing a love for books with our children is hugely important in their
development as readers. Reading, as we all know opens the door to learning. Perhaps this weekend
it would be fun to set aside some time to talk about favourite books with your children. I have
found that familiar books can be a source of comfort and joy even when it might appear that the
children are far too old to listen to stories any more.
Many congratulations to our Pupil Library Assistants elected this year. They are, Max W, Emma S,
Grace C and Cal N in Year 6, Pippa S, Beatrice T and George C in Year 7 and Alex B and Bradley H
in Year 8.
Also very warm congratulations to William T, Year 7, who won the U16 Grade 5 National Tennis
Centre Outdoor Tennis Tournament on 25th February. He is currently ranked second in the county
in the U12 age group. William is definitely one to watch for the future!
Danny B, in Year 5, was placed second in two classes at the Worthing Music and Arts Festival. What
is remarkable about this achievement is that he has only been playing his violin since the beginning
of Year 2 and that he came second in the Grade 3 to 5 class when he is still preparing for his Grade 3
exam and also second in the U12 class when he is only nine years old. Amelia G, in Year 4 passed
three dance exams: Freestyle Bronze with Honours, Latin Samba with Highly Commended and
Ballroom Foxtrot with Commended. Well done Amelia!
@LancingPrepWthg
@LancingPrepWorthing
Lancing College
Preparatory School at Worthing
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PREP HEADTEACHER’S AWARDS Child/ Year group
Huxley A, 5 For a stellar 'Stellar Sojourns Space Tours' booklet
Piper S, 5 For a great Solar Escape booklet
Matilda L, 5 For a tantalizing 'Tilly's Space Travel' poster
Marley R, 5 For a super 'Solar Systems Holidays' poster
Eliza C, 5 For a magic 'Magic Star Tours' poster
Alexander B, 8 For an exceptional review of 'War Horse'
James T, 6 For being a model of kindness in our class and recognising kindness in others
Noa S-P, 6 For challenging herself further with long division
Sophie W, 6 For challenging herself further with long division
Grace C, 6 For challenging herself further with long division
Zain B, 7 For supporting a peer in explaining how to solve problems with ratios
Lucia B, 7 For fantastic effort and determination in challenging her own understanding
within Maths
Ava W, 5 For fantastic focus and determination to succeed in Maths
Beatrice T, 7 Pour avoir montré le courage et l'enthousiasme dans le Concours de Lancing
Alexander M, 7 Pour avoir montré le courage et l'enthousiasme dans le Concours de Lancing
Harry S, 7 Pour avoir montré le courage et l'enthousiasme dans le Concours de Lancing
James N, 7 Pour avoir montré le courage et l'enthousiasme dans le Concours de Lancing
Pippa S, 7 Pour avoir montré le courage et l'enthousiasme dans le Concours de Lancing
Noa S-P, 6 Pour avoir été gagnante dans le Concours de Lancing
Anna B, 4 For always being a kind and caring friend
Thomas S, 4 For building tension when writing about a nightmare!
Sophia B, 4 For always trying her very best even when she finds something tricky.
Beth K, 4 For working so hard to create catchy headlines for her newspaper report.
Oliver R, 4 For his brilliant Gladiator research when delving deeper about the Romans.
Joseph M, 4 For his brilliant homemade replica of himself labelled with the digestive system.
Dahlia M, 4 For excellent perseverance in maths.
Joshua H, 4 For delving deeper in Science and showing us his potato battery.
Next week our Year 6 children have the opportunity to take part in ‘Bikeability’ which is run by
West Sussex County Council. This should provide the children with the skills and knowledge they
will require to stay safe on the roads. If this proves successful we will organise it every year for the
Year 6 children.
On Monday, we have Alison Lapper MBE coming to visit the school. This is very exciting for us
and she is giving her time generously for our children. She will speak to all the children in assem-
bly and work with Years 3 and 4 on some mouth and feet painting during the morning.
Francesca Milling will prepare the Prep children for Alison’s visit in assembly on Friday and the
Pre-prep children will be spoken to in their classrooms with their class teachers. You might wish to
watch this video with them over the weekend so that they can prepare some great questions for
her. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXtWUfuRi1w
It is Chris Taylor’s funeral on Monday afternoon next week and a Just Giving page has been set up
in his memory to support Coastal West Sussex Mind. If you would like to donate to the charity,
please follow the link below. Donations can be made to:
https://www.justgiving.com/ChristopherTaylor41
I hope you all have a very happy weekend. Best wishes
Follow us on Twitter: @LancingPrepWthg
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PREP INFORMATION
E-safety
It has come to light this week that there may be some e-safety issues when pupils are using apps at
home on their tablets and ipads. One in particular, ‘Talking Angela’, is an app which asks for the
child’s age and where they live. As part of their e-safety in school, we ask pupils never to divulge
this type of information when online. However, pupils may do this innocently as part of the game
or the way the app has been designed. Please could you check the various apps which your child is
using, particularly ‘Talking Angela’. Many thanks for your support,
Mr Richards
LPW website
It is now 6 months since the new website for all Lancing schools was launched. The main page for
gathering together useful pages for parents is located here: https://www.lancingcollege.co.uk/prep-
worthing/my-lancing-prep-worthing
We would welcome feedback from parents about the website - in particular: is it easy to find the
information you are looking for; is there anything that you would like added to parents' page or is
there anything else that you think would improve your user experience? Please email
[email protected] with any comments, thoughts and suggestions. Many thanks for your
help with this.
School Office
Speech and Drama Years 1 to 8
If you would like to your child to be entered for the LAMDA exams which take place at school on
Friday, 15 June, the final deadline for the LAMDA entry fee is 16 March. Please note that no further
reminder will be sent.
Diana Howard
GENERAL INFORMATION
French Speaking Competition
On Thursday afternoon Beatrice T, Alex M, James N, Harry S, Pippa S and
Noa S-P went to the Lancing College French speaking competition. Each
entrant had to learn a French poem off by heart and prepare a talk on a
subject of their choice. They all performed with confidence and impressed
the judges with the variety of their talks, which ranged from favourite
football teams to talks about the equality of the sexes, so pertinent for
International Women’s Day! They all acquitted themselves incredibly well
and I am so very proud of you all. Huge ‘Félicitations’ to Noa S-P who was
a winner, having only started French in September.
Mrs Salter
Missing
PE jogging trousers – named Henry H (since ice skating)
White Slazenger training—Noa S-P (size 4) before half term.
Dominic F has lost an entire tracksuit, a coat, a pair of trousers and a jumper.
Archie C has lost his football boots. They are Nike CR7 size 7 grey and green.
LOST PROPERTY
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CULTURE CLUB
Calling Culture Club Consultants aged 4 + for ‘The Magic Cutlass’
This week we have 4 tickets to give away to some of our younger students. On Sunday 18 March at
11.30am, Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs will be taking children on a new adventure.
“Flinn is back! Les Petits return with the sequel to their hugely successful Captain Flinn and the
Pirate Dinosaurs based on the book by Giles Andreae and Russell Ayto. When Flinn, Pearl and
Tom are in the middle of their school play their old nemesis, Mr T the T-Rex, appears and kidnaps
the children forcing them to hunt for the secretive Magic Cutlass; a sword that grants the holder any
wish! The children are whisked away for another fantastic adventure to a world of devious dino-
saurs, deep sea dangers and smelly sausages! It's all aboard, me hearties, for a real live pirate ad-
venture!” https://worthingtheatres.co.uk/captain-flinn-and-the-pirate-dinosaurs-2/
If you are available on this date, and would like your child’s name put in the hat, please could you
send a short email to [email protected]. Mrs Beeby will pull name from the hat on Monday
and I will give the winning child their tickets to take home in their school bag. When emailing,
please do say if you would be prepared to accept 2 tickets (for one adult and one child) as this
would enable two of our families to attend. However, if you are a family of 4, and would like all the
tickets, that is also fine. As long as your name is pulled from the hat first…they will be yours.
Mrs Casey, Head of English
MUSIC
Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat - Auditions
Auditions for our summer musical will take place on 13th March at 4pm in the school hall and are
open to all Year 6-8 pupils. Any students wanting to audition should prepare one of the following
audition pieces according to the part they would like to audition for:
Joseph—Any Dream Will Do - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA1EqovahRw
Pharaoh – Song of the King - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51f9uEYGeKw (Pharaoh Solo at
1min 49 seconds on backing track)
Brothers – There’s One More Angel in Heaven - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0lJV4vOkAQ
Jacob - Josephs Coat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtpzoGj-1V8 (Jacob’s Solo is at 2mins 15
seconds on backing track)
Spoken parts – Prologue
All lyrics and words are attached.
To help you learn the songs watch the videos on YouTube - search Donny Osmond, Joseph and His
Amazing Technicolor Dream coat or follow one of the links above. Backing tracks are also available
via https://www.edmodo.com details of how to log in are attached on the Audition Code Letter.
Drum Lessons
All prep students were treated to a drum demonstration by Pete Williams today. This is in anticipa-
tion of our lessons starting in the first week of the summer term. If any students would like to take
lessons following this please do let Mrs Goodson know if you would like to take up lessons via
email to [email protected]
Mrs Goodson
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Easter Assembly
The Nursery and Pre-prep Easter assembly will take place in the school hall at 9.30am on
Wednesday 21 March. All welcome. Refreshments will be served after the assembly.
Novium Museum Trip
On Wednesday the children in Reception came to school dressed as pirates! They
sailed in the good ship ‘Minibus’ to the Novium Museum in Chichester where
they took part in a variety of activities based around the subject of Pirates and
Smugglers. They were also able to see a real sword, pistol and ‘grog’ bottle used
by smugglers from the Chichester area many years ago. On their return to school
the class had a pirate picnic in the classroom, sang pirate songs with
Mrs Goodson and took part in a treasure hunt around the school, fol-
lowing clues to find the treasure! Back in the classroom, in true pirate
fashion, the booty was divided up equally and taken home (to be eat-
en!). The children had a wonderful time at the Novium and were beau-
tifully behaved throughout the trip. A huge ‘thank you’ to Mrs Alexan-
der for coming with us!
Mrs Stephens
PRE PREP INFORMATION
Reception
Theo - for adding money using 3 coins
Thomas - for adding money using 3 coins
William - for his super cursive handwriting this week
Year 1
Ryley - for writing an amazing
Harry and the Dinosaurs story at home this week
Bella- for her beautiful cursive writing
Fraser - for being so interested in the dinosaur information books
Misha - for her fantastic Harry and the Dinosaurs story
Year 2
Leila - for her super topic work
Unaysah - for her fantastic abstract art
Matilda - for being very helpful and organised in the classroom
Easter Assembly 21 March
Our Easter Celebration takes place on Wednesday 21 March at 9.30 in the school hall. All parents
and children are welcome to attend. Any children who do not normally come to Nursery on a
Wednesday are welcome to join our Celebration. Please bring your child to the Nursery by 9:15am
and return to the Nursery after the assembly to collect your child.
Mrs Flower
NURSERY INFORMATION
PRE PREP HEADTEACHER’S AWARDS
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Fixtures week commencing 12 March
Tue 13 Mar Netball: U8/U9 (mixed) v Dorset House (H) 2.30-4.00pm
Wed 14 Mar Netball: U10 and U11 v Windlesham School Brighton (H) 2.15-4.00pm (cancelled)
Netball: U12/13 v Dorset House (A) 2.15 return 4.15pm
Boys’ Hockey: U13/12 v Handcross Park (A) 2.15 return 5.15pm
Football: U11A & B v Sion (A) 2.30 return 4.00pm—tbc
Thur 15 Mar Netball: U8 & U9 v Shoreham College (A) 3.00 return 4.30pm
There will be no Senior Sports Club next Friday. Apologies for any inconvenience.
Congratulations to William T, Year 7, who won the U16 Grade 5
National Tennis Centre Outdoor Tennis Tournament!
Year 4 Red Team v Dorset House Won 1-0
The boys were fantastic on Tuesday afternoon in their first hockey game of the season.
In a tight game, the boys performed with high levels of effort and skill to match Dorset House. A
very well worked goal by Alex W and scored by Joseph M allowed the boys to sneak the victory. A
superb performance; well done! Player of the match: Joseph M
Year 4 Blue Team v Dorset House Lost 0-1
In a tight game the boy played some excellent hockey on astro turf. The boys grew in confidence
and came close to score on several occasions. However, it was Dorset House who scored with the
last hit of the game to win. A valiant effort by all those boys involved. Player of the match: Oscar G
Year 3 Team v Dorset House Lost 0-8
A huge learning curve for all the boys participating in their first ever hockey match. Due to
inexperience, the boys found themselves 0-6 down at half time. However, they vastly improved in
the second half and looked far more competent. A great effort—they should be very proud how
quickly they adapted throughout the game. Players of the match: Zakir K and Logan T.
Mr Richards
U9 Netball V Prebendal Lost 3-6
On Tuesday we played Prebendal. We started this game really well scoring two quick goals. We
moved the ball down the court well and created some good space. Grace W made some amazing
interceptions but as the game went on we couldn’t capitalise on this. The girls continued to work
hard but needed to communicate better. Well done to all the girls and thank you to the parents
who came to support us. Player of the Game: Grace W and Yasmin G
U8 Netball V Prebendal U9 Lost 0-3
On Tuesday we played Prebendal’s U9 team. This was a tough game and we had to focus on
accurate passing and the way we moved the ball down the court. Prebendal were strong so we
struggled to get the ball into the circle. In the second half we worked on moving more towards the
ball. This improved as the game went on. The girls played well trying hard to keep up with
Prebendal’s quick pace. Well done to all the girls who played in this tricky game. Thank you to the
parents who came to support us. Player of the game: Maya and Chloe F.
SPORT INFORMATION
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U9 Netball v Windlesham School Won 6-1
On Thursday we played a great game against Windlesham. The girls worked well as a team and
there were some wonderful interceptions by Grace all over the court. We thought carefully about
our footwork and passing ahead of the player, kept the ball well and there was great team work be-
tween Amelia and Autumn in the D. They both scored some super goals. This was a brilliant team
performance—well done girls and thank you to the parents who came to support us. Player of the
Game: Autumn M
U8 Netball v Windlesham School U9 Lost 0-6
On Thursday we played against Windlesham’s U9 team. We used the game as a training game to
build our confidence and experience. What an improvement the girls are making. We made some
great interceptions but struggled to get the ball to our shooters in the D. We kept our heads up and
really worked on our passing and moving into space. Well done to all the girls who played. Thank
you to the parents who came to support us. Player of the game: Kaylee B
Mrs Fudge
Girls Netball U10 v Great Ballard (Won 6-0)
What a game! Our girls demonstrated excellent teamwork both in defence and attack. With quick
passes and good communication the girls drove down the court. Great Ballard played really well
and tried hard to mark our girls, although once LPW regained possession there was no stopping
them. Brilliant game. Girl of the game: Erin M
Girls Netball U10 v Great Ballard (Draw 5-5)
This was a very exciting game. Our girls started off really well scoring 3 goals in the first quarter.
Great Ballard came fighting back in the second by using more bounce passes to gain possession over
our tall girls. In the third quarter, both teams were tiring, however Sophie managed to score a third
goal with the support of Emma. It was a tense final quarter where we managed to score a goal
taking us in the lead, although Great Ballard managed to score in the final seconds. Excellent effort
and communication throughout the match. Girl of the game: Anna W
Miss Standing
SPORT INFORMATION
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Bee-Fit Party/Youth Club Night – Friday 16th March. The Pre-Prep and Nursery Bee-Fit party is 4pm
to 5.30pm. The Prep Youth Club Night is 6pm to 8pm. Leaflets with return slips have been sent out.
Please return these to the office by Wednesday 14th March. If your child/children are in Nursery or
Reception a parent or guardian must be present at the party. These events are free of charge.
Curry & Quiz Night – Now on Friday 27th April. If you have purchased tickets and are now unable to a
attend, please get in touch.
Sponsor for Summer Fair – We are currently looking for a sponsor for our summer fair in June. Please
get in touch if you are interested or know someone or a business that would be interested.
Summer Fair in June – We are reprising our Plant Stall this year and really need your help. Please could
you or a family member have a go at growing something that you are happy to donate to our stall. It can
be a flower, shrub or vegetable. Your help will be very much appreciated.
Donate your Uniform
If your child has outgrown their uniform, you can donate any Lancing Prep uniform, Shoes or Football
boots to the LPWA. We are happy to split the proceeds from the future sale of your uniform 50:50 with
you. Please ensure everything donated is clean and in a good condition. Each item donated for shared
proceeds must be clearly labelled with your child's full name and year group. Please leave donated uni-
form with the office who will kindly pass it on to us.
Cedar Garage – Raising money for our school - Do you own a car? Do you have more than one car in
the family? If so have you thought about using Cedar Garage for your repairs and maintenance? Cedar
Garage run a scheme where they will give 10% of your labour bill to your chosen school. Contact Cedar
Garage for more details on 01903 248967 or email [email protected].
We welcome fresh ideas, so if you have any fund-raising ideas or would like to get more involved with the
LPWA, please catch one of us in the playground or email us at [email protected]
Facebook page: @LPWAssoc Contact email: [email protected]
Sharon, Brett & Zoe - LPWA Co-Chairs
The LPWA (Lancing Prep at Worthing Association) is run by a group of parents and teachers who
volunteer their time to raise funds for the benefit of Lancing College Preparatory School at
Worthing and its pupils. We are a Charity registered with the Charity Commission of England and
Wales (Charity No 291390).
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