Week 34 Wetherbuzz

Monday 26th

June – Saturday 1st

July 2017

Monday 26th

June Monday Clubs

Staff Meeting – 8am

Aquathlon Nationals – all day

Year 8 Pizza Making at La Cucina Caldesi – all day

Games for Years 3 and 4 – 9 – 11:30am

Years 3&4 Inter-House Tennis – am

Games for Years 5 and 6 – 1:30-4pm

U11A & B vs. Devonshire House (A) – 2:15pm

WPS Broncos vs. WPS Knight Riders

WPS Panthers vs. WPS Chargers

School Management Meeting – 3pm

Year 8 Leavers’ Disco in Pioneer Hall – 7-9pm

Chamber Choir – 4-5pm

Creative Writing (Years 3 & 4) – 4-5pm

Creative Writing (Years 5 & 6) – 5-6pm

Lower School Debating – 4-5pm

Upper School Debating – 4-5pm

English Games and Puzzles – 4-5pm

Indoor Rock Climbing – 4-5pm

Indoor Sports – 4-5pm

Elite Fencing – 4-6pm in the Dining Room

Tuesday 27th

June Tuesday Clubs

Wetherby Choir – 8-9am

Year 8 British Lions vs Hurricanes – 8:35am

Year 6 St Mary’s Visit to Wetherby for Heart Dissection – 10am

Games for Years 7 and 8 – 9-11am

Swimming for Year 5 – 9-11am

Games for Years 3 and 4 – 1:30-4pm

U9A-D vs. Thomas’ Clapham (A) – 2:30pm

U8A & B vs. St Stephens’ (H) – 2:15pm

Pimlico Pensioners’ Tea Party, Year 8 – 11am-4pm

New Boys’ Evening – 6pm

Running – 7:45-8:20am

Chess – 4-5pm

Fencing (Years 3 & 4) – 4-5pm in the Dining Room

Latin Level 3 Preparation – 4-5pm

Table Tennis – 5-6pm – CANCELLED

Music Scholars – 4-5pm

Musicianship and Theory – 4-5pm

Dolphins Development Squad – 4:15-5pm

Wednesday 28th

June Wednesday Clubs

Year 8 Trip to Boulogne – all day

Breakfast Concert in the Pioneer Hall – 8:30am

Year 7 Rowing at Putney – 8-10am

Physical Education for Year 7 – 9-10:30am

Swimming for Year 3 – 9-10:30am

Swimming for Year 4 – 10am-12pm

Games for Year 7– 1:30-4pm

U13 1st & 2

nd XI vs. Harrodian (A) – 2:15pm

U12 XI vs. NHP (H) – 2:30pm

WPS Buccaneers vs. WPS Roosters – postponed 4th July

WPS Dukes vs. WPS Bulls – postponed 4th July

WPS Dynamos vs. WPS Pirates – postponed 4th July

Elite Chess – 8-9am

Arts and Crafts – 4-5pm

Cardboard Engineering – 4-5pm

Classical Greek Civilisation – 4-5pm

Lower School Code Club – 4-5pm

Development Fencing – 4-6pm

Maths Games and Puzzles – 4-5pm

Travel and Culture – 4-5pm

Lower Swim Squad (Year 5) – 4:10-5pm

Lower Swim Squad (Year 4) – 5-5:45pm

Thursday 29th

June Thursday Clubs

Year 8 Maths Gallery Visit to the Science Museum Year 8 Rowing at Putney – 8-10am Physical Education for Year 8 – 9-10:30am Games for Years 5 and 6 – 1:30-4pm U10A & B vs. AHS (A) – 2:30pm WPS Raiders vs. WPS Shamrocks WPS Warriors vs. WPS Cavaliers WPS Waterpolo vs. Latymer (A) – 4:30-5:30pm Wetherby Voices – 4-5pm School Management Meeting – 4:30pm WPS Leavers Parents’ Drinks Party – 7pm

Upper School Code Club – 4-5pm Maths Revision for Year 8 – 4-5pm YouTubers – 4-5pm Upper School Swim Squad – 4:30-5:30pm Fencing (Year 5) – 5-6pm

Friday 30th

June Friday Clubs

Staff Meeting – 8am School Assembly at the Church of Annunciation – 8:30am Inter-House Music Competition – 9:15-10:15 Year 8 Mega Quiz

Whole School Clubs – 2:30-4pm

Saturday 1st

July

Kit Car Races, Basildon – all day

Dear Parents, In 22 years, I don't think I have ever experienced heat in school buildings quite like we did at both Bryanston Square and Marylebone Lane this week. Normally these buildings ventilate rather well but I think the post 30 degree mark was just too much for even these well designed, grand old buildings. With air conditioning in only a few rooms in both schools, the temperature was, at times, rather unpleasant and the boys certainly appreciated our relaxed approach to uniform in order to minimise discomfort. Whilst relationships with our neighbours and the Bryanston Square community improve with every passing school year, we are not yet at the stage where we can take the boys into the Square for impromptu lessons under a shady tree. We do though, at the Senior School, have the opportunity to walk the few minutes up the road to Paddington Street Gardens, where Latin, English and Geography lessons have all taken place this week, as well as break time for Years 7 and 8, replete with refreshing ice lollies. It's very British to moan about the weather, hot, cold, wet, dry but as long as we can utilise our local area at Wetherby, we will embrace the lot and adapt to all conditions accordingly. Something else that I perceive as very British (though I'm sure they have them in loads of other countries!) is hot air ballooning and it was a remarkable sight earlier in the week to see one pass right overhead where I live. Patrick and Joseph didn't seem massively impressed and, as you can see below, I couldn't even get Joseph to appear in the photo but I thought it was a lovely thing to witness (and it was a lot closer than it appears in the photograph). A week and a half to go, yet no sign of anyone slowing down and meandering towards the end of term. Both school calendars look busier than ever next week and I know how much the boys love the activities and events that come around at this time of year. Enjoy the next two weeks boys – there are 8 weeks of holiday coming up and I guarantee that, once the novelty of getting up late has worn off after a couple of days, you will be missing Wetherby and already looking forward to coming back to School...possibly... Have a good weekend,

Citizen of the Week

This week’s Citizen of the Week is Gray G in 5K. Gray has been fantastic in school this year but was noted this week for something quite special: putting others before himself in a really meaningful way. Every boy loves a lolly on a hot day but it takes a special kind of lad to distribute them to others, before taking one for himself. Things like this do not go unnoticed. Well done, Gray!

Sportsman of the Week This week’s Sportsman of the Week is Frankie G in 6B. Man of the Match against The Hall on Monday, then achieving joint Top Scorer with 74 runs against St Paul’s School on Thursday, Frankie has enjoyed an outstanding week of cricket, representing his school superbly and wearing these honours with a modesty that speaks so highly of this talented sportsman. Well done, Frankie!

From the Senior Mistress – School Council

Miss Olney writes …

This week, in School Council there was plenty to discuss and we had a productive meeting with Chef Peter and Mr Billingham. There were lots of ideas to bring to the table and despite the Year 8 boys and PLT being away, Joshua stepped up to the mark to chair the meeting whilst James took on the role as ‘minute man’ to record the meeting minutes. Some of the ideas brought up at the meeting included….. After the success of Franchise Cricket, we are very excited about Franchise Football fixtures for the Autumn Term and have started to have a think of some names. These include; Tigers, Swashbucklers, Chiefs, Hammerheads, Superjacks, Firecrackers and Vipers. Please could School Council representatives speak more with their forms and we will vote on the ‘Top 3 Names’ next week in our meeting. The next item of the agenda was chocolate bars for Friday lunch as some boys are keen to bring back the Friday chocolate bar treat instead of their teacake treat. They would like to trial a Fudge or KitKat on Fridays as well as the teacake. Chef Peter was very accommodating and from today, he’ll be trialling both – hurrah! Luca in Year 4 mentioned laptop tokens and the possibility of rolling these out as a reward system for boys who have worked hard all week to have some laptop time or time on the iPads as part of ‘Golden Time’ in form. I know Mr Thorne is very interested in this idea and is already on the case with mocking up a design for these and bringing out this initiative in September. Another win for School Council! Snacks is often a hotly debated item on the School Council agenda and Chef Peter has asked each form to vote on their ‘top 3 snacks’ so that we can agree on a whole school consensus for these. We look forward to hearing more of these ideas next week… Finally, some of the boys have suggested ‘seasonal ball games’ at Hyde Park so footballs in the Autumn Term, rugby balls in the Spring Term etc. Miss Olney has already been bringing a special ‘Wetherby branded Frisbee’ to Hyde Park for the Lower School and she’ll be supplying some more next week.

Thanks everyone for all your ideas/suggestions and keep them coming!

Oscar’s fundraiser Mrs Noval writes… After such an amazing response last Friday for Oscar (the driver from Bus 1) I would like to say huge thank you to everyone who donated. We gave him just over £4000. Steph, Oscar’s daughter, sent me this lovely note, which I would like to share with you all… Words cannot describe how we feel about the help, support and kind love we have received from everyone at Wetherby Prep, it has been a huge comfort to us to know we are not alone and that people genuinely care! We are so grateful for everything, it has made this situation that bit better so a BIG THANK YOU to EVERYONE!

From the French Department – French Breakfast Madame Sebag writes…

On Tuesday and Thursday morning everyone had polished their French and was eager to ask for ‘un croissant, un pain au chocolat or un pain aux raisins’. The ‘pain au chocolat’ is definitely the most popular and it was good fun to hear boys give their order in French. Chef Peter had ordered ‘jus d’ananas’ in addition to the ‘jus de pomme’ and ‘jus d’orange’ and the boys were quite keen to say ‘judanana’ and enjoyed drinking their juice especially with the heat wave. We encourage you to let your son go to the local bakery when you are in France and to ask him to get your ‘petit déjeuner’. I have to say that my favourite is still a warm ‘baguette’.

From the Games Department – Baseball Club

Mr Bayes writes…. The Games Department have received interest a potential for a baseball club next year. The club would run through London Sports out of Wormwood Scrubs on a weeknight from January 2018 (exact day to be confirmed). For this to go ahead, we would need between 15- 20 boys to commit to the club for the Spring Term. Transport would be organised to the venue and possibly return (depending on demand). Please can you let me know if you are interested in playing and I will liaise with Mrs Stevens (Brooks’ Mother in 4B) who is the commissioner for baseball and softball in Great Britain. Sticking to the baseball theme I would like to promote the baseball summer league called ‘Summer Ball’ which kicks off for the next 4 weeks which is a great opportunity for boys (and girls) to try out the sport! http://mailchi.mp/londonsports/summer-ball-survey-1295365?e=e6c2d25eb7 And finally, Major League Baseball is heading to London to host an incredible 4th July bash. The MLB Battlegrounds extravaganza will culminate in an all-star ‘Home Run Derby’ hitting contest on the Main Stage, featuring some of MLB’s biggest hitters and surprise UK sporting stars, battling it out to score the most home runs against the clock. This unique All-American experience with a British twist is not one to miss this summer! http://www.bst-hydepark.com/news/detail/major-league-baseball-comes-to-open-house-on-july-4th

Week 33 Sports Report Well done to all those boys who represented the school recently in the various fixtures, home and away. Playing sport and representing the school is such an important feature of life at Wetherby Prep. As a result, we wanted to reflect this in a motto that we can all share and believe in - Play with vigour, play with pride Play with joy right by your side Be inspired, be the one Know you can, and overcome.

Cricket

U 11 (A & B) v The Hall This was a competitive match versus impressive opposition losing in a valiant manner. U11 (A) MoM – Frankie George U11 (B) MoM – Lucas Linnane U9 A – D v Northbridge House U9 (A) WP won by 17 runs MoM – Sebastian Bell U9 (B) WP won by 4 runs MoM – Edward Seppala U9 (C) – WP lost by 20 runs MoM – Oscar Rotman U9 (D) – WP won by 43 runs MoM – Oliver Lamberton U 10 (A & B) v Northbridge House U10 (A) – won by 16 runs MoM – Armaan Malhotra U10 (B) – won by 39 MoM – Gray Gardner Year 6 Franchise Chargers v Broncos Chargers won by 23 runs MoM – Nur Dincmen Knight Riders v Panthers Panthers won by 37 runs MoM – George Wells Year 5 Franchise The Shamrocks beat the Cavaliers by 28 runs MoM – Ludovic Remers The Raiders beat the Warriors by 6 runs MoM – Oliver White

Golf

IAPs Nationals – Shropshire

Finlay Conrad – 40 points finishing 9th in U13 section

Lukas Sjoborg – 29 points finishing 16th in his section

Lorenzo Usai – 24 points finishing 20th in U13 section

Rowing Regatta WPS (Yr. 7) vs. Shrewsbury House (Yr. 8) Well done to the Year 7 rowing squad in Kingston, Surrey this week. They rowed so well against a Shrewsbury House squad one year above them. The contest finished with two wins apiece. Squad: Z. Wulfsohn, K. James, T. Powell, L. Barker, C. Rattray, B. Russell, A. Kay, T. Sotir, L. Fritz, S. Moscoso, M. Adams, E. Martin.

From the Performance Corner – Protein Bundle Bar

Mr McClinton writes…

This is an effective, easy to make nutritious snack when you want to avoid easily accessible sugary substitutes. I always recommend this protein bundle when advising people keen to add value to their daily food plan. This energy pick me up is also very satisfying. Rich in quality protein (nuts) with lots of healthy fats (coconut, nuts/seeds) as well as natural, low glycaemic sugars (xylitol/cinnamon), this vitamin and mineral rich snack supports mental and physical wellbeing. Ingredients: 150g cashew nuts 50g coconut flour 60g desiccated coconut zest and juice of 2 lemons 115g pitted dates Cinnamon powder 50g cashew nut butter 50g dried berries 30g mixed seeds 150g dairy free, sugar free chocolate 1tbsp coconut oil Method: - Line a baking tray with parchment paper.

- Blend the cashew nuts into a paste

- Add coconut flour & coconut flesh - Add lemon or fresh orange juice, dates, cashew nut butter - Pulse in some dark berries, cinnamon powder & seeds of choice. Remove contents and add to the

mix. - Melt raw, dark organic chocolate using coconut oil - Pour melted contents over the paste Press the mixture into a baking tray, chill in fridge, makes approx. 8 portions.

From the Maths Department – Weekly Challenges

Mr Gascoine writes… Congratulations to the boys below! Please collect your housepoint from after half term. Please make sure that all answer sheets include workings out, full name and form class please.

Lower School Maths Challenge Brainiacs Upper School Maths Challenge Bright Sparks

Zayn Shabeeh Matthew? Nadhmi Auchi Christopher Radcliffe

Zac Shuaib Michael Kupsin Ashaan Jayaraj Balthazar Bradshaw

Leonardo O’Sullivan Maximilian Papasavvas Teo Hasecic Ethan Chan

Alexander True Maxwell? Louis Jaume

Lower School Maths Challenge Upper School Maths Challenge

Top Ten Speed Kings 2016-17

We have a constipated Top Ten, no movement for a while now. Is this the final top ten of the year? And has Adam Khan joined the pantheon of the great Speedsters of Wetherby Prep; Esa Dhanani and Nicholas Rocafort. Final week next week, all to play for…

1 Adam Khan Year 5 1 min 44 sec

2 Zayn Shabeeh Year 5 1 min 51 sec

3 Kilian Seidel Year 5 2 min 01 sec

4 Nicolas Wright Rocafort Year 5 2 min 02 sec

5 Nadhmi Auchi Year 5 2 min 07 sec

6 Chinonso Ogbunude Year 5 2 min 09 sec

7 Felix Welter Year 4 2 min 14 sec

8 George Sakellariou Year 5 2 min 14 sec

9 Sebastian Jones Year 5 2 min 17 sec

10 Lucas Jorgensen Year 5 2 min 17 sec

Highest Housepoint Earners by Form Class

Lower School Upper School

3P Tristan Anderson 6B Milan Escarcega

4B Beckett Willis 6J Lucas Linnane

4K Saif Meliti Louis Jaume

4M Harry Lister 6T Zain Habba

5B Kilian Seidel 7M Christopher Radcliffe

5K Massimiliano Catallo-Bauman 7T Lars Fritze

5T George Sakellariou Killian James

7V Max Adams

8B

Year 8 Residential 8F

8G

8I

Highest Housepoint Earners for the Week

Lars Fritze – 40

Killian James – 40

Weekly Housepoint Totals

First Place Second Place Third Place Fourth Place

Chepstow Pembridge Westbourne Dawson

636 522 518 473

Yearly Housepoint Totals

First Place Second Place Third Place Fourth Place

Dawson Captain M. Gwynne

Chepstow Captain A. Grigg

Westbourne Captain J. Ward

Pembridge Captain D. Shirazi

15,546 14,781 14,456 13,988

Form Class Winners

First Place Second Place Third Place

Form 7T 264

Form 4K 236

Form 4B 205

Week Form Class Week Form Class

1 4B Miss Baillieu 17 5T Mr Thorne

2 6J Miss Balgobin 18 6J Miss Balgobin

3 7T Mr Metherell 20 7T Mr Metherell

4 6B Mrs Bassett 21 3P Miss Phoenix

5 8I Mr Goodman 22 6J Miss Balgobin

6 6T Miss Taylor 23 5K Miss Kroiter

7 5T Mr Thorne 24 4B Miss Baillieu

8 6J Miss Balgobin 25 4B Miss Baillieu

9 4B Miss Baillieu 26 6J Miss Balgobin

10 8F Mr Froggatt 27 4K Mrs King

11 5K Miss Kroiter 28 6J Miss Balgobin

12 3P Miss Phoenix 29 5T Mr Thorne

13 30 6J Miss Balgobin

14 4M Miss Martin 31 4B Miss Baillieu

15 4B Miss Baillieu 32 4B Miss Baillieu

16 7M Mr Morrison 33 7T Mr Metherell

19 7V Mr Vogiatzis

Form Class Winners – 7T

Class Achievement – Madame Basset’s Year 5 French class

Miss Williamson will take your photo in your next French class and put it in next week’s Wetherbuzz!

My Wetherby – Benjamin R (7T)

Which house are you in? Pembridge What is your favourite club? School play or Airfix What is your favourite subject? History or Art Kit-Kat or Chomp? Chomp What would you teach if you were a teacher? History Favourite sport at Wetherby? Cricket What would you do if you were Headmaster for the day? Ban homework Favourite book? Murder on the Orient Express, Agatha Christie Fish & Chips Fridays or Sausage & Mash Mondays? Sausage & Mash Mondays What animal would you be? A crocodile If you could plan a school trip where would you go? The Galapagos Islands

Tell me a funny Wetherby memory. The time I forgot 2 + 2 You have one minute to draw a Wetherby branded item. Wetherby branded phone case:

Thanks, Ben!

Out of School Achievements and Photos

Kilian S (5B) practises his batting and searches for leeches in the lake in sunny Devon …

Happy Father’s Day, Mr Meliti!

Brooks S (4B) goes skiing on the hottest day of the year!

Last Sunday Brooks raced in the London Schools Ski Race on the outdoor artificial slope in Welwyn Garden City. It was a VERY hot day (33 degrees) to wear a helmet - long sleeves, gloves and ski boots! Brooks raced well as an independent wearing his Wetherby Prep colours and took 2nd Place both in the boys section and also 2nd overall in the mixed Year 2-4 category out of 43 racers. The slope is a good easy race for the boys to practice and gain experience. Hopefully We more boys will be able to participate next year to race in the dual slalom to go for the LSSR Cup!

Headmaster’s Good Shows

Gold 10 Housepoints

Silver 5 Housepoints

Bronze 3 Housepoints

Fergus Farrell – Maths Adam Berkali – Art

Massimiliano Catallo-Bauman –

French Damien Giles - Art

Sami Kymisis - English Saif Meliti – Art

Saif Meliti – English Jack Greenwood - Art

William Gorton – English Lars Fritze – History

Max Adams - Maths Lars Fritze – English

Adam Berkali – English Zachary Wulfsohn – History

Tobias Lerner – Maths Saif Meliti – English

Felix Welter – English Innes Adam – English

Oscar Simich - English Leonardo Bertolo – English

Fergus Farrell – Maths Killian James – English

Lars Fritze – Science Milan Escarcega – History

Lars Fritze – Science Christopher Radcliffe – English

Lars Fritze – English Edward Hudson – English

Jasper Fritze – English Orlando Straub – English

Harry Lister – English Barnaby Russell – Science

Joshua Ashley – English Barnaby Russell – Science

Chinonso Ogbunude – Geography Edmund Jones – Science

Killian James – English Boris Bogolyubov – English

Theodore Bischoff – French Lorcan Quinn – English

Matthew Rampin – Helpfulness Luke Barker - History

Beckett Willis – English Matteo Hurrell – History

Michele Aliboni – Presentation Vincent Giancola – English

Maxi Gardner – Maths Sebastian Bell – English

Milan Escarcega – French Orlando Straub – Art

Milan Escarcega – Geography Aditya Dubey – English

Alejandro Jafarian – Maths Samuel Kupsin – English

Christopher Radcliffe – Science Montagu James – History

Christopher Radcliffe – English Montagu James – Science

Edward Hudson – Maths Frederick Edis – Form Map

Edward Seppala – English Max Adams – Science

Oliver Lamberton – English Max Adams – Science

Teo Hasecic – Science

Chinonso Ogbunude – Year 5

Residential

Matteo Hurrell – History

Oscar Kalhor – English

Thomas Powell – Maths

Damien Giles – English

Henry Charles – English

Kyu Dionisio – English

Fergus Farrell – English

Cosmo Spillmann – English

Thomas Dunn – English

Photos from the Week

5K make Miss Kroiter’s day tidying up her drawers It’s on! Miss Olney accepts her

Fencing challenge from Benett H (3P)

Year 4 learning about the human body with Mr Metherell

Wetherby Lower School Art Show

Willoughby H 3P with his fantastic fish painting Which one is Aran’s (3P)?

Orlando S 4M

Painting by logos 8I

Max Adams 7V Jago Cahill-Patten 8G

Year 4 History – Aztec Gods Research

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