voting system took place with the children moving to different parts of the hall to demonstrate their support for the candidates. The final Chesham Prep vote went to Professor Stephen Hawking and it will be interesting to see if the nation votes similarly.

I look forward to seeing you over the next couple of weeks at one of our Christmas performances.

With very best wishes for the weekend,

Jonathan Beale, Headmaster

NewsletterAUTUMN 2018

Chesham PreparatorySchoolIndependent education forboys and girls aged 3 to 13

ISSUE10•Friday 30th November 2018

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Dear Parents,The real run-in to Christmas started today with the most magnificent Christmas Fair. The children had a fantastic time, decked out in the most wonderful display of vibrant, multi-coloured jumpers and I am hoping the special presents for Mum and Dad were remembered amidst the fun and excitement! Huge thanks go to all the PTA, the committee, parent helpers and especially Janie Cartledge and Gemma Burnand for decorating Santa’s Grotto and Irene Dowd, Tamara Ward and Caroline Bryant for coordinating the whole project. A big thank you also for all the kind donations to the fair which enabled it to be such a successful event.

Next week we have the delights of the Nativity performances from Nursery/Recep-tion and Years 1 and 2 to look forward to, followed later in the week by the Years 3 and 4 Carol Service at St Mary’s Church in Chesham. The children have responded superbly to all these little extras and it is certainly a very special time of the year.

I was fascinated by 6B’s class assembly this week which tackled the tricky question of who should appear on the new £50 note. As I am sure you are aware, nomina-tions are currently taking place on the Bank of England website and, in response, 6B had prepared a range of thought-provoking PowerPoint presentations about their nominees. They spoke eloquently in trying to persuade the audience that their chosen scientist (in most cases) should be selected and then a rather ingenious

We had some wonderfully decorated Chesham Prep Christmas cookies to hang on the tree at the PTA Christmas Fair.

My story on Monday began: Mountainous seas crashed on the cliffs,

And the desolate land grew wetter ... The teacher wrote a little note: Remember the capital

letter!

My poem on Tuesday began: Red tongues of fire,

Licked higher and higher From smoking Etna's top ...

The teacher wrote a little note: Where is your full stop?

My story on Wednesday began: Through the lonely, pine-scented wood

There twists a hidden path ... The teacher wrote a little note: Start a paragraph!

My poem on Thursday began: The trembling child, Eyes dark and wild,

Frozen midst the fighting ...The teacher wrote a little note: Take care - untidy

writing!

My story on Friday began: The boxer bruised and bloody lay, His eye half closed and swollen ...

The teacher wrote a little note: Use a semi-colon!

Next Monday my story will begin: Once upon a time..

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Latest news AUTUMN 2018

Seaford College Boys Rugby Tour

History Quiz

U9 Girls Football Festival at York House

Nursery taste a French breakfast

On Tuesday, three pupils from Year 5 (Mia R, Ava N and Henry W) went to The Oratory School as part of their History competition finals day. They were in the top 20 of over 200 entries. The pupils took part in a History workshop and got to play a Tudor sport called ‘Real Tennis’. Sadly wthey didn’t win the overall prize but the three of them did really well to get to the finals and represented Chesham Prep superbly on the day.

After getting on the minibus the journey would have been boring if we hadn’t been singing along with the radio for an hour and a half. We arrived at our first match to play Seaford College and the A team beat them 30-15 and the B team beat them 12-5. John scored a brace and Oscar, Dylan, and Ming Jun made excellent runs up the wing. We had two new boys in the team, Darshan and Alex. They both did brilliantly, consistently making huge runs and tackles. After the match we went to McDonald’s for supper where we could choose anything we wanted! We then had a game of bowling before heading to our hostel to sleep. In the morning, we all had a full English breakfast- it was delicious. We then went back on the minibus to play our final match against Cumnor House. In the A team there was one very tall and strong boy who kept running through our defensive line, but we soon realised that if we had four boys on him we could take him down with ease. Even though it was raining and bitterly cold, we still did extremely well and won both matches. After the match we packed our bags and got ready to go home.

By Freddie A

On Thursday, the U9 girls played another brilliant afternoon of football. They had four matches and played some excellent football throughout the afternoon, scoring team goals that started from a defender making a tackle, passing it through the team and scoring at the other end.

All the girls changed positions and adapted very well, and it was a nice bonus that every girl scored a goal! The girls onlyconceded two goals in the whole afternoon, a fantastic effort by all.

Nursery have been learning all about the five senses in class. This morning the children put their own senses to the test and had a French breakfast in their French lesson. They touched, tasted and smelt pieces of fruit, brioche and pain au chocolat and learnt to say whether they liked them or not.

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Latest news CHESHAM PREP SCHOOL AUTUMN 2018

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PTA Christmas Fair

Years 3 and 4 E-safety talks

EYFS MIX 96EYFS are supporting the Mix 96 Toy Appeal this year! The appeal is a great opportunity for the children to learn about the importance of community and caring for others, whilst helping disadvantaged children at the same time. If you would like to support us please bring in a new, unwrapped toy and put it in the basket by the door in Reception R. Thank you for the wonderful gifts that have been donated so far!

This week, Years 3 and 4 had visits from ‘Hazard Alley’ experts, who came to speak to the pupils about internet safety. During the workshop, the children were shown videos, filled in worksheets and were informed about how to stay safe when using their devices.

This Friday, the PTA Christmas Fair filled the Adlington Hall and the children came into school in their festive mufti and Christmas jumpers. The Hall was transformed into a festive wonderland full of exciting gift stalls, sweets and games. Throughout the day, the children had great fun buying and wrapping presents, making reindeer food and visiting Santa in the grotto! Thank you for all your donations, the Fair was a roaring success and a massive congratulations goes to the PTA team for organising this fantastic event.

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Final word CHESHAM PREP SCHOOL AUTUMN2018

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U10 Rugby Festival at Haileybury

Reception make Christmas hatsReception are ready for Christmas and have made Santa hats with their glittery initials on in Art.

6B design a new £50 note

Christmas cross-stitch

The children have mastered the skill of cross-stitching in Art and have been sewing Christmas trees to make festive Christmas cards.

The Bank of England are creating a new £50 note and want it to feature someone who has contributed to science. 6B have been creating their own designs for the £50 and have each chosen an inspiring scientist to put on the front.

The U10A team went to Haileybury School for a rugby festival on Wednesday. Despite the awful weather conditions Chesham Prep played some fantastic attacking rugby and showed great determination in defence. The team produced their best display of the season in the festival. They played 5 matches in total against good opposition. They beat Kingshott and Beechwood Park, drew with Heath Mount and St Columba’s and lost against a very good Lochinver House. Michael Owen, ex-Wales and British Lion, now Head of Rugby at Haileybury, spoke highly of our team’s performance during the festival. The team should be proud of their performances and represented the school very well.

Headmaster’s awards

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Headmaster’s AwardsThe following children have received a Headmaster’s Award:

Albert Hicks (Rec R) for his wonderful holiday diary.

Sophia Hartley, Archie Hartley, Tara Mellon, George Morrison, Arel Ram and Mary Savage (2S) for beautiful writing in their penguin letters.

Tom Kingshott, Olivia Parrott and Annika Ramamurthy (2S) for amazing penguin story writing.

House Point Awards: Academic Year 2018-2019

Junior School:

Silver Award: Krishna Rajalingam, Max Cahill, Eva Scrivens

Gold Award: Macie Robson, Louisa Doyle, Lydia McCallum, Ettan Gilley, Alexia Egan, Zahra Brookman

Platinum Award: Tommy Sir, Elia Trenholme, Ruben Nation, Lydia McCallum, Sam Elms, Zahra Brookman, Simran Patel, Olivia Parrott, Wilson Merrick, Ella Kinnier, Tom Kingshott, Archie Hartley, Tristan Hartley, Lucy Brown, Cleo Cartledge, Samuel Findlay, Ethan Alcock, Emilia Haycock, Luke Allamby, Harrison Mitra, Izzy Killinger, Gabriella Smith, Kush Patel, Sebastian Rutter, Charles Bryant, Ethan Nation, Ming Sun Leonard, Beatrice Trenholme, Thomas Andrews, Sebastian Crompton, Alexander Dawes, Alexis Elms, Daniel Mellor

Senior School:

50 Points: Mel Pacitti, Alice Edwards , Kharanshu Senapati, Monica Odedra, Sam Lingard, Millie James, Tom Murray-Leslie, Ellie Harrison, Oliver Pinfield, Xan Kinnier, Noah Gulamali, Henry Hill, Kiera Bateman-Rawle, Bethan Williams, Emily Dransfield, Darsham McGregor, Ella Bhat, Francesa Chase, Olivia Haycock, Iona Murray, Harry Brownsell, Teddy Sussum, Daniel Guile, John Odukoya

100 points: Elle Richmond

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Bulletins

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Bulletin3rd December - 9th December 2018Menu week: 3

Monday 3rd Swimming Year 6 & 3H – Amersham Pool 8.00am Senior Management Meeting 3.00pm

Tuesday 4th Swimming Years 7&8 - Chesham Leisure 8.15am Nursery and Reception Nativity 1.45pm U8 A-D Girls Hockey v York House AWAY 2.30pm U9 A-D Boys Rugby v Wetherby Prep AWAY 2.30pm U9 A-D Girls Hockey v Ashfold AWAY 2.30pm Year 1 & 2 Nativity 2.45pm Ski Trip Information Evening 6.00pm

Wednesday 5th Swimming Year 4 & 3T – Amersham Pool 8.00am Nativity Years 1 & 2 2.30pm Senior Girls Golf at Chartridge Park Golf Club 2.30pm U11 A-C Boys Rugby v Claires Court Junior HOME 2.30pm U10 A-D Boys Rugby v Claires Court Junior AWAY 2.30pm U11 Girls Football v York House AWAY 2.30pm U13 Rugby Festival at Haileybury 2.30pm

Thursday 6th Swimming Year 5 & 3B – Amersham Pool 8.00am Reception and Nursery visit Willows Farm all day Year 3 and 4 rehearsal at St Mary’s Church 9.30am-11.45am U9 B&C Girls Hockey v York House HOME 3.00pm

Friday 7th Swim Squad – Amersham Pool 8.00am Year 3 & 4 Christmas Service Rehearsal 9.30am Years 3 & 4 Christmas Service at St Mary’s Church 2.00pm

Saturday 8th U9A Boys rugby Festival at Haberdashers’ 9.30am-12.30pm PTA Ball 7.30pm

Sports Twitter @cpssport

Sports website for all sporting information including team sheets, venues and directions:

www.cheshamprepsport.co.uk Password: adlington

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LOST

Thomas Andrews (3T) has lost his school blazer – named

Oscar Badman (6H ) has lost his brand new PE top - named

PTA SECOND HAND UNIFORM SHOP

The Second Hand Uniform shop will be open this week at the following times:

Monday: 8.15am – 9.00am 3.45pm – 5.00pm

Wednesday: 3.30pm – 5.00pm