Chigwell Chronicle

HEADTEACHER’S NEWS

Mr Stubbs has experienced the pleasure the IAPS Headteacher Conference on Wednesday to Friday this

week, listening to the wisdom of the great and good about the future of education. I wish him a safe flight

home and I look forward to what he has to report back.

Back in the world of the Junior School, life is busy as usual. Students have been immersed in their lessons and

continue to take part in the full extracurricular programme that we offer. I was especially impressed with Ria

(UIJ) who took part in two major golf tournaments during the summer holidays. Ria won at Celtic Manor in

the Kids 2017 British Championship and she came third in the Wee Wonders 2017 British Championship

Grand Final well done Ria, a fantastic performance and I suspect that we will hear more about her successes

at golf in the future. Chigwellians have been demonstrating their sporting talent at home too. The U13’s did

exceptionally well at Bishop’s Stortford College this week and we wish them good luck next Saturday in the

regional round of the ISFA 6-a-side competition here at Chigwell. The UII football team are also progressing in

the IAPS national football tournament and we wish them the best of luck in the coming games. Unfortunate-

ly, the U13 girls narrowly lost their hockey match to Ipswich in the ISHC cup; it was a very close game. Howev-

er, the U12 girls’ hockey team did very well when they competed against Forest School on Tuesday.

This week also saw the first of our catering committee and school council meetings of the year. It was fasci-

nating to hear the students give their opinions and fresh ideas as to how the School can make steps forward

to make life even better at Chigwell.

This weekend it is our Open Day and, again, I am absolutely sure that we will all contribute and show how

proud we are of each other and of our school. Today I have heard the prefects practising their speeches, seen

students, who will be guides, practising their route and helped staff put the finishing touches to displays; I

would like to thank in advance all the staff and students involved for making this an excellent day.

Next Saturday, 7th October, is our 4+ and 7+ Open Morning and we will also need student helpers and guides

for this event; I will send out a separate message next week. Thank you in advance for your support with this.

Finally, I would like to remind everyone to follow @chigwellschool on Twitter for up to date tweets about

daily life here in school.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Jacqueline Botham

Junior and Senior School from 1.30pm

MONDAY 2nd October 12.30-1pm Running Club (UII-III) 12.50-1.20pm Chess Club (LI/UI) 12.50-1.20pm Handwriting Club (LI/UI) 12.50-1.20pm Papercraft Club (LI/UI) 1.20pm Registration/DEAR 1.45pm KS2 Form Period III Form Period IV Assembly 3.30-4pm LI/UI Girl’s Netball Training 4.15-5.30pm IV Form Boys Football Training TUESDAY 3rd October 12.50-1.20pm BBC School Report (III Form only) 12.50-1.20pm Chess Club (UII-IV) 12.50-1.20pm IV Form Reading Group 1.15pm UI Choir Practice 1.45pm KS2 Chapel III & IV Form Period

2.30pm Netball v Oaklands (H)

: U10B, U10C

NO Computer Club this week

NO Karaoke Club this week

NO Korfball this week

NO Netball Club this week

NO Sewing Club this week

3pm Football ESFA cup match

(A) : U12A

4pm LI and UI Parents’ Evening

in form rooms 4.15-4.45pm Yoga Club 4.15-5.15pm Cheerleading Club 4.15-4.45pm Stock Market Game (III/IV)

4.15-5pm Philosophy Club (III/IV) 4.15-5.30pm LII/UII Girls Hockey Training 4.15-5.30pm III Form Girls Hockey Training WEDNESDAY 4th October 7.30am IV Form Boys Hockey Club 12.40-1.20pm Junior Art Club (LI/UI) 12.50-1.20pm Jewellery Club (LI/UI) 12.50-1.20pm BBC School Report (IV Form only) 1.40pm LII/UII Choir Practice 1.45pm KS2 Registration 1.45pm III & IV Chapel 3.15-4pm Ballet Club (LI/UI) 3.30-4pm Colouring Club (LI/UI) 3.30-4pm Hama Beads Club (LI/UI) 3.30-4pm Mindfulness Club (LI/UI) 3.30-4pm Sewing Club (LI/UI) 4-5pm Dance Club 4.15-5.15pm Astronomy Club (LII-IV Form) 4.15-5.30pm III/IV Form Girls Hockey Training 4.15-5.30pm III Form Boys Football Training

THURSDAY 5th October 12.50-1.20pm Coding Club (III/IV) 1.15pm LI Choir Practice 1.45pm Whole JS Assembly

3pm Hockey v Saffron Walden (A)

: U13A, U13B 3.30-4pm Board Games Club (LI/UI) 3.30-4pm Creative Writing Club (LI/UI) 3.30-4pm Korfball (LI/UI) 3.30-4pm Lego Club (LI/UI) 3.30-4pm Maths Challenge (LI/UI) 3.30-4pm French Club (LI/UI)

4pm Football v Forest (H) : U12ABCD 4.15-4.45pm Crafting Club (LII/UII) 4.15-5pm CineClub (IV) 4.15-5pm Greek Club (LII-IV) 4.15-5pm Magic Club (III Form) 4.15-5pm Science Club (LII/UII) 4.15-5.15pm Science Club (III Form) 4.15-5.30pm KS2 Football Training 4.15-6pm Scouts (III/IV Form)

6pm LI and UI Parents’ Evening

in form rooms FRIDAY 6th October 12.50-1.20pm Coding Club (LII/UII) 1.25pm KS2 Registration/Form Period 1.45pm KS2 Golden Time III & IV Form Period

3pm Football v St Aubyn’s (A)

: U11A, U11B

2.30pm Hockey v Belmont (H)

: U10A, U10B, U10C 4-5pm Gymnastics Club (LI/UI) 5-6pm Gymnastics Club (LII-IV) SATURDAY 7th October

9.30am Chigwell School Prep and Primary

Music Festival

9.30am Hockey v St Edmund’s (H)

: U13A, U13B

9.30am Hockey v St Edmund’s (A)

: U12A, U12B

10am Football v Sutton Grammar (A)

: U13B, U12A, U12B

10am Football v Sutton Grammar (H)

: U13B

10am IAPS Regional Football

Tournament (H) : U13A

10.30am 4+ & 7+ Additional Open Morning

BULLETIN FOR WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 2nd OCTOBER

SCHOOL SHOP OCTOBER HALF TERM UNIFORM CHECK

After half term girls should wear either long navy socks or navy tights. LI girls must wear their pinafore with a white shirt and their school tie.

School coats, scarves, hats and gloves all available now.

PLEASE NOTE CHIGWELL JUNIOR SCHOOL PUPILS MUST ONLY WEAR THE CHIGWELL SCHOOL COAT.

Opening hours 12 noon – 5pm Monday – Friday School Shop takes all forms of credit/debit cards (with the exception of American Express)

0208 501 5718

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Saturday 30th September Max IIIFW 12 Thomas IIIHL 12 Sunday 1st October William IVE 13 Ramleen UIZ 9

Monday 2nd October William IVS 13 Karam LIIP 10 Tuesday 3rd October Yuvan UIT 9 Wednesday 4th October Matthew UIIJB 11

Book of the Week: The Abominables by Eva Ibbotson

A hundred years ago, in the Himalayan peaks of Nanvi Dar, the daughter of an English earl is kidnapped by a huge hairy monster.

In a secret valley Agatha Farley is introduced to a family of motherless yetis and de-votes her life to their upbringing. She teaches them to speak, tells them stories and insists on polite manners.

But as the decades pass, tourists come to the mountains, a hotel is built and yeti-hunters arrive. Agatha knows that there is one place in the world where they would be protected - her ancestral home at Farley Towers. When a boy and his sister stum-ble upon her hidden valley, she knows she has found the courageous people who will carry out her plan.

LIBRARY CORNER

HARVEST FESTIVAL

This year we are once again supporting the local homeless

charity, Streets2Homes. For more info, please do visit

their web site.

Pupils are invited to bring in Harvest gifts any day next week—a letter from Mr Stubbs

has been Chigwell Posted to you giving further details.

All donations should be taken to the Chapel.

LII WRITING WORKSHOP

On Wednesday some of our LII and UII pupils attended a workshop for National Poetry Day.

They worked with poet Kate Williams on poems linked to woods and forests.

Please read their recipes below for Winter Wood:

10,000kg of timber

A sprinkle of disintegrating leaf litter

A handful of wildlife

A pint of amber

Stir it up with a jug full of rain

Add a herd of deer

Add a bottle full of sound

A hill full of moles

A planet sized ball of moss

Boil in a campfire for a split second.

Chiji LII

A RECIPE FOR A WINTER WOOD

MIX

A pot of whiskers A necklace of green

A jug full of mud

STIR

Adding a pinch of fur Ripped from a bear

FREEZE

With a breeze And a scream of thunder

SET

On a beach But don’t let the badger reach!

SERVE

With terror And a sprinkle of rain.

Max LIIT

A RECIPE FOR WILD WOOD

WARNING: if made wrong Or stirred too long

Unnatural things will appear They’ll make you scream or shed a tear

MIX

A pair of whiskers

ADD

A pinch of fear

CRUSH

A pot of eyeballs extracted from a deer

STIR

A splash of brown

BLEND

A sting of nettles

KNEAD

A slice of mud dipped in a flood

WHISK

A grave of haunts

ADD

A panic of hoots

POUR

A gasp of wind sprinkled with some roots

……………………………………………………………………………….

And if you want some more glam

Listen to this section and sprinkle with rabbit fur and

spray with peace for decoration.

Now finish your snack because you won’t want to

come back to this creepy wood.

Holly LIIA

Mix together:

A nettle of green

A sky of blue

Add in a drop of dew

A pinch of a silk knot.

Blend in pointy ears in a pot

Then add a rumble of thunder

A large sprinkle of wonder

A river of rain

A boiling pan of pain

A scurry of tiny paws

Add a mouthful of razor jaws.

Freeze in an icy stream,

Decorate with a piercing scream.

Serve spooky with furry tails

And a handful of gnarly brown nails.

If you want more spice

Sprinkle the stench of the muddy air

To make it taste nice.

Kayla-Rae UIIJB and Lucy UIIK

The Scouts started the year with two "taster sessions", allowing last year's troop to demonstrate

to potential new recruits some of the skills they have learned. After building a rather impressive

collection of bonfires last week, they shared the delights of a campfire this week, teaching the

third formers all our favourite songs!

MENU FOR WEEK BEGINNING MONDAY 2nd OCTOBER

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Two Soups of the Day Homemade Bread

Two Soups of the Day Homemade Bread

Two Soups of the Day Homemade Bread

Two Soups of the Day Homemade Bread

Two Soups of the Day Homemade Bread

Taco Bar: Beef Chilli or Spicy King Prawn

with Salsa, Guacamole and Sour

Cream HALAL OPTION

AVAILABLE

Crispy Hoi Sin Pork and Noodles

Roast Topside of Beef served with Yorkshire

Pudding

HALAL OPTION AVAILABLE

BBQ Pulled Pork Flatbreads

Chicken Burger, Iceberg Lettuce and

Mayonnaise

Hunters Chicken Smoked Haddock Florentine

Chicken and Mushroom Pie

Tandoori Chicken Kebab with Ciabatta

Bread and Dips HALAL OPTION

AVAILABLE

Catch of the Day

Quorn Chilli or Spicy Rattier Taco

Cherry Tomato and Cheese Tart with

Rocket and Balsamic

Chick Pea and Lentil Dahl with Coconut

Rice

Tomato, Mozzarella and Basil Flat Bread

Shanghai Noodles

Pasta Bar with Bolognaise Sauce or

Tomato Sauce

Pasta Bar with Bolognaise Sauce or

Tomato Sauce

Pasta Bar with Bolognaise Sauce or

Tomato Sauce

Pasta Bar with Bolognaise Sauce or

Tomato Sauce

Pasta Bar with Bolognaise Sauce or

Tomato Sauce

Jacket Potato with Baked Beans, Grated

Cheese or Tuna

Jacket Potato with Baked Beans, Grated

Cheese or Tuna

Jacket Potato with Baked Beans, Grated

Cheese or Tuna

Jacket Potato with Baked Beans, Grated

Cheese or Tuna

Jacket Potato with Baked Beans, Grated

Cheese or Tuna

Sauté Lyonnaise Potatoes

Dauphinoise Potatoes

Roast Potatoes Cajun Parmentier Potatoes

Chipped Potatoes

Chilli Corn on the Cob Steamed Leeks Red Cabbage Sauté Spinach Mushy Peas

Stem Broccoli Stir Fried Vegetables Honey Parsnips Sweet Corn Garlic Mushrooms

Apple Crumble and Custard

Chocolate Sponge served with

Chocolate Sauce

Pear Tatin served with Custard

Jam Roly Poly served with Custard

Manchester Tart served with Custard

Fresh Fruit Jelly Pots Flapjack

Fresh Fruit Jelly Pots

Mixed Fruit Pavlova

Fresh Fruit Jelly Pots Cookies

Fresh Fruit Jelly Pots

Chocolate Mousse

Fresh Fruit Jelly Pots

Carrot cake

Tickets are still available for our fun Family Quiz Night!!

The FOC are pleased to announce the return of the Chigwell School Family Quiz Night!

This will take place in the Dining Hall from 7pm on Friday 13th October for all the family.

Tickets are £10 each or £35 for a family (two adults and two children) from Mrs Corey in the Junior School and Mrs Horn in the Pre Prep.

Please could you indicate your choice of food for each ticket with your payment.