King’s Hall School

Prep Newsletter

Edition 150 4 May 2018

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HEADlines

This afternoon I have been out to the Archaeological Pit with some of Year 4 as they searched for Roman artefacts – they were so engrossed and the excitement, engagement and enthusiasm was infectious when I joined the group. This has been such a great addition to our site and it is worth repeating that it was made possible by the generosity of a King’s Hall family. I followed that with a bit of Spanish bingo as Year 5 sorted their té from their café or the bacadillo from the pan with helado, queso and limonada amongst the many other yummy things, too. Señora Murray was a fabulous bingo caller with not a ‘little duck’ or a ‘garden gate’ to be heard! Earlier in the week I had been at the Boarding Schools’ Association Heads’ Conference in Brighton which included the downside of a fire alarm in horrid weather (fortunately a false call in the end) and the upside (quite literally) of a ‘flight’ in the British Airways i360 Tower. In amongst these there were some excellent and inspiring sessions led by the likes of Lord Hastings, Vice Admiral Ben Kay, Rev Steve Chalke as well as the valuable opportunity to mix and share experiences with the boarding fraternity from both Prep and senior schools. Brighton is a popular Bank Holiday destination and I hope you all enjoy the extended break this weekend and that, wherever you go, the sun shines as promised.

Justin Chippendale

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A view from the Rose Garden

Academic Life...

Design Technology

Since the completion of their scholarship exams, 8S have been designing and making kites based on the theme of ‘Dreams’. These will be displayed during their presentations. I have been so impressed by their enthusiasm and attention to detail. The kites are coming along nicely and should be ready for flying soon! The other year groups are busily working on their new projects, but below are some examples of the magnificent work that was completed last term. A wide variety of new skills were learnt including: setting up and using the sewing machine, soldering and building electrical circuits, cutting acrylic, using cams to create movement and using the coping saw accurately.

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8S Post-Scholarship Cultural Trip:

Friday 27th – Saturday 28th April 2018

As part of their post-Scholarship curriculum, last weekend, 8S were taken on a cultural trip to London. This

was their itinerary.

ITINERARY

FRIDAY 27th April SATURDAY 28th April

6.45am

7.00 am

Arrive Elm’s Parade/King’s Arms, Taunton

Depart on Berry’s London SuperFast coach

9.00 am Depart Youth Hostel after breakfast

10.30 am Arrive London Hammersmith 9.30 am

10.00am-

12.30pm

Walk across Millennium Bridge to Globe

Theatre

Arrive at Globe Theatre

Shakespeare Exhibition and tour and sword-

fighting demonstration

11.30 pm Arrive at The Royal Observatory: Weller

Astronomy Galleries, Planetarium show

and Out of this World Careers Masterclass

workshop

12.30 pm Picnic Lunch outside Tate Modern

3.00 pm Depart 12.45 pm Tate Modern: International Surrealism Boiler

House( Level 2 East) See surrealist artworks

made by original Paris-based group and other

international artists who were inspired by

dreams and the unconscious mind.

4.00 pm Arrive Science Museum Red Arrows 3D,

Wonderlab & Wonderlab show

1.45 pm Depart

6.00pm Depart 2.15 pm

3.30 pm

4.00 pm

Arrive Victoria and Albert Museum

Depart

Arrive Covent Garden

7.00 pm Arrive YHA St Paul’s 5.30 pm Depart Covent Garden

7.30 pm Evening Meal 6.30 pm Arrive at Hammersmith

8.30 pm Night walk on South Bank 10:30 pm Arrive Taunton

10.00pm Bedtime

The class are now working hard to put together individual projects and presentations on this year’s theme:

‘We are such stuff as dreams are made on…’.

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Science It has been yet another action packed week or so in Science with open day last Friday and this week Year 6 firing tomatoes with our very own slingshot. There was, believe it or not, a legitimate scientific investigation going on. The Year 6 pupils were measuring the speed of the tomatoes using the distance they travelled and the time they took to land. Mrs Cole even went as far as to make tomato soup with the battle tested tomatoes!

Students measuring the distance travelled by the tomatoes.

Students enjoying the challenge of accelerating tomatoes as much as possible.

Mr Hayden could not overcome the temptation to have a go at firing a tomato!

The remnants of the tomatoes! Excitement is growing here as Science Week fast approaches, this is a great opportunity to showcase the importance of science to our students and the wider community. Students will have the opportunity to observe some fantastic demonstrations and take part in some hand on experiments.

Year 6

It has been a great week in Year 6 and pupils have settled well after the Easter break. Pupils have been buzzing about using the swimming pool this week and greatly looking forward to the gala. They have also been enjoying the garden just outside our tutor room when the sun has decided to shine!

Students enjoying reading during tutor time.

Students enjoying the sunshine in the garden.

This week in the Library....

Book review team see their work in print in TES magazine

Last term, a group of keen readers from 7S were challenged by leading educational magazine, the TES, to read and review the latest book by Lucy Worsley, Lady Mary, which

explores events surrounding the divorce of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, seen through the eyes of their young daughter Mary. The girls were thrilled to get their hands

on proof copies of this book, which was not due to be published by Bloomsbury until early April.

As luck would have it, 7S were also learning about these historical events with Mr Sprague and the book really

sparked their interest in the human side of these seismic historical events. The team wasted no time in getting stuck into the story and could frequently be found with noses buried in books, eager to read on. They then submitted a book review to the editors and were absolutely delighted this week when they finally got to

see their work in print!

You can read their reviews in full here.

Well done to our wonderful book review team!

Year 4 Book Club A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond

On Tuesday this week, an eager bunch of Year 4 readers gathered in the Library to celebrate all things Paddington, as they had just read the first story “A Bear Called

Paddington” by Michael Bond. And what a celebration it was! We decided to channel our own inner Paddington by munching marmalade sandwiches as we chatted about our

favourite parts of the story. Louie loved the episode when Paddington gets up to mischief whilst having a bath. Olivia and Faith really enjoyed the beginning of the story

when Mr and Mrs Brown first encounter Paddington at the train station and Jack thought Paddington’s disappearing trick was absolutely hilarious!

Children were then challenged to complete Mrs M’s Paddington quiz. Book clubbers took the fiendishly tricky questions in their stride, showing their sound knowledge of all things Paddington.

How many of these questions can you answer…?

How can you tell when Paddington is very cross with somebody?

What is the name of Paddington’s best friend?

Paddington does some magic tricks in the story. Name something he makes disappear.

What does Paddington draw on the bathroom floor using shaving foam?

Do you know what a Centavo is?

and finally a nice easy one…

Where does Paddington keep his emergency marmalade sandwich?

This term’s Head Girl is Jemima Rundell

I am Jemima Rundell and I am this term’s head girl. So far this term I have given a speech at open day which was a fun and nerve wracking experience. I have also enjoyed getting all the pre-prep children to their classrooms even though we find it hard to get to school in time for the bus because we live so far away! I wish you all a great term ahead, especially enjoying all the summer sport. Good luck with exams too!

Sport Action and News...

Cricket

1st XI against Mount Kelly

A very tight match was in the end won by King's Hall, with an excellent last over form Max Earp. Batting first

King's managed to scrape to 107 with 25 from Johnnie Lawson Johnson the key to the innings. In the 2nd innings

King's were always on top, but some lusty blows for the Mount Kelly number 3 meant they were always in the

game. Tight bowling from Cassian McLoughlin (1-15) and Max Earp (1-4) set a final over requiring 14 runs. Max

then duly delivered an excellent over.

Colts A against Sherborne

King's Hall did well to restrict Sherborne to 77 in their 20 overs. Ciaran McSwiggan and Cameron Wallace being

the pick of the bowlers with 2 wickets each. Thomas Rew was the mainstay of our chase before his enforced

retirement upon reaching 30. A couple of quick wickets caused a little wobble but Arthur Webster and Eugene

Louw calmly saw us home.

U13/12A Girls XI against Queens

Queen’s won the toss and elected to bat first. On a windy pitch, the girls bowled very well with Harriet Wrelton,

Peyton Broke-Smith and Molly Landau all taking wickets. The girls did make some errors in the field, but this

was the first outdoor game of the season, so a lot was learnt. When it was our turn to bat, the girls put on a

great show with the opening pair of Emily Ogle and Harriet Wrelton hitting two 4's and scoring 13 runs between

them. Emilia Smith also batted very well, scoring two 4's and with her partner Lexie Wallace, they put on an

impressive 18 runs together. Elise Roberts and Julia Louw faced some good bowling to finish the first innings,

scoring 15 runs, with one 4, between them. In the second innings our bowling was more consistent and the girls

were much more pro-active in the field, with Emily and Emilia both taking wickets. We might not have scored

as many runs, but looked much more comfortable at the crease and with everyone playing some great shots. A

great game to watch as the girls continue to develop their cricket skills and thoroughly enjoy playing this sport

- well done.

U13/12B Girls XI against Queens

On a blowy Top field (always 2-3 degrees lower than the North field!) the U13 B girls did themselves proud.

The ground was surprisingly dry and King's hall bowled well. There were a few wides and no balls here and

there by both sides but there were also many dot balls. Harrie Richardson led her team to a great victory. I

liked the way she made the team push for runs, something that Queens did not do. The Player of the Match

was Isabelle Lawford for batting and Harrie Richardson for fielding.

Rounders

U10 against Hazlegrove A super friendly mixed ability game today v Hazlegrove. All the girls showed improvement in either their batting or fielding skills as the game progressed. Rounders were scored by several players today: Riana Tiplea, Charlotte Ambler, Jasmine Rao, Isabel Nobel, Ella Francis and Arabella Williams. Arabella set the scene for fast risk taking (scoring 4 whole runs), whilst Ella Francis kept a cool decision making head and scored 4.5 runs. Well played everybody! Special mention to Eleanor Harding who was injured and off games, but arrived to be a team supporter for the afternoon.

U11 against Stocklands

This was a very pleasant afternoon, with the game played in good spirit. We had by far the stronger team, but Stockland kept trying throughout both innings. The batting practice yesterday paid dividends, with many more of the girls hitting the ball. Rounders came from Tilly Fuller, Poppy Chedzoy (1.5), Daisy Rundell, Eve Rowe (1), Georgia Fidler (0.5) and finally an additional half rounder awarded after the game due to Mrs H-Bs mix up over the rules! Fielding we had an extra 3 girls swopping on and off, so many players found themselves in untried positions, but all did well. Tess caught 3 girls, Emma Duckham and Daisy R one each. Tilly was named Player of the Match.

Athletics

Somerset Combined Events Championship

On a very cold, but mercifully dry day, 5 girls competed in the Somerset Combined Events Championships. The Junior Girls age group is Y8/9 girls and we were represented by Jemima Rundell, Emilia Smith, Julia Louw and Molly Landau. The girls did extremely well in a Pentathlon, with events of: 75m Hurdles, Shot Putt, High Jump, Long Jump and 800m. It was a very long day for the girls, but they gave each event their full effort and focus - gaining many personal best's along the way. Emi was placed highest of our girls in 5th place, followed by Jemima 19th, Julia 22nd and Molly 24th - fantastic given that many of their opposition are Y9 club athletes! Grace Fielder

competed in the U13 Quadrathlon: 100m, Shot Putt, Long Jump and 800m (gaining personal bests in 3 of these!), this performance gave her a commanding lead over her opposition and a much deserved win, becoming County Champion!

Results round up ...

Cricket Boys

Saturday 28 April v Sherborne

1st Won Colts A Won

Monday 30 April v Taunton

U9 Training Game U8 Training Game

Tuesday 1 May

v Mount Kelly, RNCF Cup 1st Won

Wednesday 2 May

v Hazlegrove 1st Won 2nd Lost

3rd Lost Colts A Lost Colts B Lost

Cricket Girls

Friday 27 April v Dulwich Prep

U13 Won

Saturday 28 April v Hazlegrove

U13/12A Won

Wednesday 2 May

v Queen’s U13/12A Won U13/12B Won

Rounders Saturday 28 April v Hazlegrove

U11 Lost U10 Won

Monday 30 April v Taunton

U9 Training Game U8 Training Game

Wednesday 2 May

v Stocklands U11 Won U10 Won

The Boarders’ World...

The Year 2 girls have been waiting for a long time for tonight and it has finally arrived. The first panic of the evening was “Mrs Masters my tooth has fallen out, will the tooth fairy know where to come?” As you can imagine the tooth fairy flies by regularly so a little bit of magic happened and one very smiley, if a little toothless, girl this morning! Hot dogs, southern fried chicken and chips to get the evening started. Then of popcorn and ice cream during the movie, although I reckon several pints of popcorn were used as confetti as the floor is not looking good this morning! The movie was great and the children were brilliant. It was so lovely to have the younger children board although the words “lie in” is something we need to teach them!

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