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than pursuing ‘top of the class’ with

regard to learning disposition .

On such, and as promised boys, I did

(slowly at first) crack on with my New

Year resolution of cycling into work,

up and over the Surrey Hills, on

occasion. My ‘personal best’ has

improved from 65mins to 54mins with

room for improvement. On Sunday, I

entered a cycling competition and

many people beat me. I did not win a

gold medal, or even a silver one. I had

a good go and finished well, with a

pleasing average speed. Next year I

hope to do better. Such is the example

and attitude I’d really like to instil in

the boys with all things learning. It is

much better to define yourself with

good standards, but to avoid

unnecessary stress and worry on that

journey.

Enjoy the Bank Holiday weekend and

the ½ term break.

John Towers

Headmaster

Dear Parents

A lovely ½ term and we’ve been lucky

with the glorious weather across sports

fixtures and many a happy play time on

the field. A strong finish this week saw a

delightful concert from the Reception

classes for their families … this is a cohort

of real character and some talent. With

music, we also had a couple of days of

boys throughout the school taking grade

exams across all sizes and shapes of

musical instruments. Today, we have the

House Tennis Competition to enjoy.

A very happy week too for our Deputy

Head, Mr Fitzgerald, who has sprinted up

to Scotland, kilt in hand, to be ready for

his wedding tomorrow; our very best

wishes for the occasion.

When we return from the half term break,

the senior boys will have subject

assessments as we move to report writing.

By assessing the boys regularly we know

where they are and where they need to go

next with learning. We don’t need to

stress them out or be over demanding;

pursuing a ‘personal best’ can be better

Headlines Summer Term

25th May 2018

Homefield Preparatory School FOUNDED IN 1870

“The spiritual, moral,

social and cultural

development of pupils is

excellent.” ISI inspection report

Letter from the Headmaster Events for week commencing

4th June 2018

Monday:

Assessment Week for Years 4 – 7

Tuesday:


Common Entrance exams Year 8

U8 ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams cricket v Willington

(a) @ Preston Road Playing Fields SW20 0SS

Start 2.15pm Finish 3.15pm

Return 4.00pm (approx.)

Wednesday:



U11 cricket v Reigate St Mary RH2 7RN

‘A’ (a) @ Reigate & ‘B’ (h) @ Homefield

School. Start 2.15pm ‘A’ Finish 5.00pm

Return: 5.45pm / ‘B’ Finish 4.00pm

Thursday:



U9 ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams cricket v Aberdour (h)

@ Sutton CC Start 2.15pm

Finish 3.45pm Return 4.00pm

Friday:



Reception visit to Surrey Wildlife Trust

Some insects were then taken back to

the Nower Woods classroom where the

boys got to see what they looked like

under a microscope! All in all a very

successful trip!

Thank you to those parents that have

signed up for Parents’ Consultation

Evening on the 5th or 6th June. If you

still haven’t or there is a problem with

the dates please let your class teacher

know and we will be happy to

reschedule a more suitable time for

you.

Homefield Heroes

1H Seyon for delivering his lines

and learning the songs so well for

the play. Well done, Seyon!

1S Lachlan for great effort and

enthusiasm during rehearsals for

‘Save Our Planet’. Well done,

Lachlan!

2H Ismail for excellent story

writing.

2S Krish for sensible and

responsible behaviour in school.

3H Sulaymaan for his splendid

work illustrating types of seed

dispersal; a delight to look at.

3S Rayyan for his reading

progress this term. Keep it up!

Reception boys had a wonderful trip on

Monday to Surrey Wildlife Trust, Nower

Wood. All of our staff commented on the

beautiful setting, the professional staff

that ran the trip and the activities that

were organised for the boys. The whole

day was planned to perfection and both

classes were exceptionally well behaved.

Roger and Josie, our guides, also

commented on the wonderful behaviour

of our boys. Well done to you all!

The morning of the trip consisted of

hunting for mini beasts under logs and

branches, shaking trees and catching any

mini beasts on a white sheet, inspecting

them under a magnifying pot and looking

through a replica of a bug eye! After our

lunch, it was off to do a bit of pond

dipping to see what the boys could find

in the pond! Well done to Constantine

who caught a newt in his net!

Early Years Department

Junior Department


On Thursday 17th May, we were treated

to the Year 3 concert and it was a lovely

occasion! The concert went with a real

swing and the parents and families of

our boys were entertained and charmed

by the musical talents of the boys. The

individual performances demonstrated

real accomplishment, particularly in

boys so young. It was especially

touching to see Vansh supporting his

younger brother, Ansh, by playing the

left hand part for him. The class

performances were excellent with all the

boys giving their best. Well done, boys

and Mr Meyers.

Our Special Award this week

goes to:

Arnav for having enthusiasm for

each new topic in Nursery.

Our Students of the Week are:

Aesan in Tigers for excellent

behaviour and contribution on

our trip.

Oba in Monkeys for excellent

asking and answering of

questions during the school trip.

The form assembly this week was

confidently taken by 1H. The theme

was ’Our Environment ‘and the boys

also recited their lines from ‘Save Our

Planet‘. The rest of the boys thought

that they did very well and things are

looking very good for our play after

half term. Many thanks to parents for

sending in the costumes. For our

dress rehearsal we are welcoming

pupils from Robin Hood and Sutton

High School.

The Student Council met on Tuesday

morning and this term our form

representatives are Charlie, Lewis,

Sulaiman, Aamir, Jonas and Umar.

The boys all made useful

contributions to the meeting whose

focus was the environment and the

boys had a constructive discussion

about recycling. They suggested that

there should be a group of school

‘litter pickers’ and monitors.

We all hope the boys enjoy a well-

deserved rest at half term .We look

forward to seeing parents at our

Junior Department Open Afternoon

on 11th June from 2.00pm – 3.15pm.


Parents’ Association

Sporting News

Chess Success!

Our chess teams were in competitive action

at Pontins, Camber Sands at the weekend

and the U9 team did well to finish 13th= out

of the 36 qualifying teams. This earned them

'silver medals' on the basis that they finished

in the middle third of the tournament.

The U11 team stole the show by finishing

3rd. This means that they have qualified for

the 3-day Final in the last week of term in

July.

This is in addition to the other National final

that the U11 squad have qualified for on the

last 2 days of term. This is a truly amazing

achievement for this group of year 5 and 6

boys.

All the boys were truly magnificent and

although chess is often thought of as an

individual game, a result like this can only

be obtained with a positive team spirit. A

team can only do well if the members of it

support each other through the high and

lows of an event. It's a well done all round

from me.

Thanks also for all the parental support

without which we would not even be able to

take part.

U11 Team U9 Team

1. Sam 1. Prabodha

2. Ben 2. Raghav

3. Vinicius 3. Gajan

4. Keshav 4. Nishad

5. Sivan 5. Leonardo

6. Kwame

So, now that the excitement of the

beautiful Royal Wedding is over, it’s

time to turn our attention to the Football

World Cup!

We hope you all have Monday 18th June

in the diary for the England v Tunisia

match. This is England’s first group

match and will be shown on the big

screen in the Main Hall at Homefield.

This is a free event, so why not make the

most of gathering the family, and watch

the match live with friends.

U11 ‘A’ Team Cricket Half Term report

The initial win against Micklefield was

most encouraging; however the level of

the opposition has become a little

stronger in more recent games. As the

figures demonstrate, Anuj and Ollie

have contributed fantastically with the

bat and compiled innings of great

maturity. Abqar and Tom have assisted

well.

There were exciting run chases against

both Chinthurst and Hazelwood but

unfortunately Homefield came up short

on both occasions. Yesterday, we fielded

a rather depleted team against

Hawthorns but again there were

positives to take from the game. Tom

and Anuj asked questions with their spin

bowling as they have done all season.

Kwame’s fielding was outstanding and

set an excellent example which really

enthused the team. He will now be

selected for the ‘A’ team after half term

on the basis of his fielding alone! The

final two matches against Reigate St

Mary’s and Willington offer

opportunities to balance the results

sheet!

1.Micklefield 114 for 6 from 20 overs

Anuj S (3 overs, 2 runs, 2 wickets)

Tom H (3 overs, 9 runs, 1 wicket)

Homefield 115 for 1 from 13.2 overs

Ollie H 51 Not out

*Homefield Win by 6 wickets

There will be a bar and snacks available

to purchase on the night. Your free

tickets can be downloaded and printed

from Classlist via the ‘Events Page’. We

hope many of you will come and make

this a memorable evening!

Shortly after, we have the Summer Fun

Day on Saturday 30th June. This is a

great day out for all the family, and this

year the theme will be around the

“World Cup”. Please keep the date free

in your diaries!

We hope you all have a lovely half term!

2. Chinthurst 106 for 5

Anuj S (4 overs, 8 runs, 1 wicket)

Tom H (3 overs, 13 runs, 1 wicket,)

Abqar K (2 overs, 12 runs, 2 wickets)

Homefield 93 all out from 18.3 overs

Ollie H 30

*Homefield Lost by 13 runs

3. Hazelwood 137 for 5

Oliver H (4 overs 19 runs 1 wicket)

Anuj S (4 overs, 20 runs, 2 wickets)

Abqar K (2 overs, 6 runs, 2 wickets)

Homefield 121 for 6

Anuj S 41 not out

*Homefield Lost by 16 runs

4. Homefield 90 all out

Anuj S 38

Hawthorns 91 for 3 from 12.4 overs

Anuj S (4 overs, 19 runs, 1 wicket)

Tom H (4 overs, 20 runs, 2 wickets)

*Homefield Lost by 7 wickets

On Wednesday 23rd May, the Year 6 ‘C’

team enjoyed an 18 run victory over

their Hawthorns counterparts. After

losing the toss, Homefield were put in to

bat and made 301, with Vinicius hitting

two lovely fours and Shahzain and Zia

running quickly between the wickets.

Homefield restricted Hawthorns to 283

in reply with an excellent display of

accurate bowling and sharp fielding.

Luca bowled a fantastic over and took a

good catch, while Alex set an example in

the field with two direct run outs. Well

done to Homefield’s Year 6 ‘C’ team!

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Tweet of the Week

Split into five teams based on the

most successful teams at the recent

Commonwealth Games, it was New

Zealand who won the relay

competition but all countries were

awarded many medals throughout

the sessions due to their extremely

high levels of engagement,

enjoyment and motivation. Well

done to all of Robin Hood’s Year 5

students for their efforts and

enthusiasm and to their staff for

their brilliant organisation. We look

forward to the partnership resuming

next year!

Year 4 Cricket v Hazelwood

On Thursday 17th May, Homefield’s Under 9

‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ teams played cricket against

Hazelwood School. After taking some good

catches to restrict Hazelwood to 230, our ‘C’

team confidently scored 250 after they ran

well between the wickets to secure a 20 run

victory. Our ‘B’ team also enjoyed the

winning feeling; Sami bowled a maiden over

and Rishabh only went for three runs from

his two overs to leave Hazelwood on 267 at

the end of their innings. In response,

William, Henry, Davide and Zak each hit a

boundary as Homefield scored 275 from

their 10 overs to win by 8 runs. Back at

Sutton Cricket Club, our ‘A’ team lost six

wickets which would prove to be costly –

despite three brilliant fours by Rory,

Homefield scored 243. Early wickets by

Xavier and Prabodha brought hope, but

strong batting in the middle overs by

Hazelwood saw them safely pass

Homefield’s score as they went on to score

280, although an excellent over by David and

a wicket for Zain prevented further runs.

After half term our ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams will

play Aberdour and Caterham, both at Sutton

Cricket Club.

Sport/ continued …

Sports Outreach Programme - Robin Hood Junior School

After several years of delivering sport to

the pupils of Robin Hood Junior School,

Homefield’s Sports Outreach Programme

took on a different form this year as all 90

of Robin Hood’s Year 5 pupils came to

Homefield on Friday 18th May for a

morning of athletics. The children made

full use of our athletics facilities; they

were taught high jump, long jump, shot

put, hurdles and relay changeover, before

they competed in team relay races at the

end of the morning.

Homefield Art Gallery

Sami S-P, Year 5

Mythical Creature Sketch Ideas

Year 5 Lullingstone Fieldtrip Geography and Classics

On Wednesday 16th May, Year 5

enjoyed a great fieldtrip to

Lullingstone Country Park.

Half the day was spent in the River

Darent, measuring the width, depth

and speed (using stop watches and

dog biscuits; very eco-friendly)! The

local park education officer, Donna,

gave an excellent insight into how

the river had changed over time, and

its importance to local tourism and

recreation. The boys were able to

gather some of their own river data

and later plot their own river cross

section and field sketch in their

Geography lessons.

A stroll down the river led to the

Roman Villa. The villa dates back to

around AD 100, and developed to

suit the tastes and beliefs of

successive wealthy owners, reaching

its peak of luxury in the mid-4th

century. The boys were able to view

the spectacular mosaics and prints of

the rare wall paintings, a heated

bath-suite and a ‘house-church’. This

was a wonderful opportunity for the

boys to enrich their Classics lessons

and view some Roman artefacts.

A slightly chillier day than the rest

of the week, but a great day out in

the park, in the river and the villa!

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