NewsletterIssue 633 • 11 May 2017

I n s i d e t h i s i s s u e :Junior Maths ChallengeYr 7 Trip to Chepstow Castle

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International EveningDT Club

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Battle of The Sets - Year 7 ConcertInter-House Bake Off

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Year 4 Trip to the Matthew 5

Boarding Life 6

Sport News 7-9

Pre-Prep & Millfield Minis News 10-12

If you have any comments or suggestions, please contact the Editor, Harriet Duke: hrd@millfieldprep.com or call 01458 837229

This week’s ‘Picture of the Week’ is this very interesting piece by Alex Cox 8L. She invented a way of working which uses a mixture of PVA glue and acrylic paint. In this piece she dribbled the mix into the shape of a jumper and then peeled off once dry to create this amazing mesh.

On Friday 12 May we are holding our Speech and Drama Showcase evening in the Assembly Hall.It is an ideal opportunity for parents,family and friends to see what children learn in their Speech and Drama lessons. I do hope you will be able to come and support the evening and all of the pupils taking part.Mrs Cook

Please note that the start time is6.30pm, not 6.00pm, as published in the school calendar.

IMPORTANT: Notice to ParentsOver the weekend of 13-14 May we are hosting a British Eventing competition and the National IAPS Fencing Finals. This is a fantastic opportunity for us as a school and we will have considerable numbers of visiting competitors on site. Please be aware that Martin’s Lane will be closed to school access during the weekend. On Saturday morning please would all parents use the Sports Hall car park for drop off only, parking will not be permitted. If you would like to escort your child to their classroom, please park on the grass behind the Sports Hall. Stewards will be on hand to direct you. We will be operating a one way system with a temporary school exit via the wooden gate on the main road (A361). Please follow the signs.Pick up at 12 noon, for children who are not involved in matches or activities, will be from the pond area with parentsparking on the grass area again. Boarders may be collected from houses as normal at 12 noon.Thank you for you co-operation.Mr Morgan-Hughes

Millfield Prep BE Event

Competitors:Hatty Kingsford Yr 7

Eve Hodder Yr 8Marina Martinez Yr 8Bronte Monks Yr 8Lucy Wood Yr 8

Kitty Chapple Yr 9Caitlin Clancy Yr 9Libby Goddard-Watts Yr 9Nancy Hamer-Nickells Yr 9Holly Hunter Yr 9Marina Jolliffe Yr 9Darcy Zander Yr 9

Sophie Blackwell Yr 10Lottie Brown Yr 10Issy Brufal Yr 10Amelia Harris Yr 10Hanna Mulvey Yr 10Susan Rogers-Coltman Yr 10Guthrie Shields Yr 10

Talullah Bartlett Yr 11Becky Manton Yr 11

Caitlin Oldham L6

Alex Fleming U6Fenna Good U6Emma Manton L6Tessa Ridings U6Beth Wigney U6

Flora Lickiss (OM)Zoe Wall (OM)

Event timings:Dressage: 8am start on Saturday and Sunday.Show Jumping: 8.45am start on Saturday and SundayCross Country: 9.30am start on Saturday and Sunday.

This weekend Millfield Prep are proud to be hosting a British Eventing competition for the third time.This is a fantastic event, spread over two days, with over 600 competitors from the South West, and further afield, taking part. This includes a large number ofMillfield Prep and Millfield pupils, as well as ‘OMs’, who would really value your support. BE 80 and 90 are on the Saturday with the BE100 and BE100 Open taking place on the Sunday.As well as dressage, show jumping and cross country thrills and spills, there will be lots of shopping stalls and plenty of lovely food and drink to enjoy. All parents and pupils are very welcome to join us to spectate on either day and enjoy the beautiful surroundings of thePrep School.

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible over the weekend for what promisesto be an exciting weekend ofequestrian sport. Hayley Newman

Speech and Drama Showcase

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Diary DatesFriday 12 May• Speech and Drama Showcase evening, Assembly Hall, 6.30pm

Saturday 13 May• Millfield BE Event from 8.00am

Sunday 14 May• Millfield BE Event from 8.00m• Boarders’ Trip: Cinema and Picnic in the Park

Monday 15 May• Tea and Music Concert, Recital Hall, 4.00 - 6.00pm• Head Boy and Head Girl Dinner with the Headmistress, 7.00 - 9.00pm

Tuesday 16 May• Salters’ Festival of Chemistry, University of Bath, 12.00 - 12.45pm• School Council, Conference Room, 12.00 - 12.30pm• Year 6 Production Rehearsal, Assembly Hall, 4.00- 5.00pm

Thursday 18 May• Food commitee meeting, Conference Room, 12.00 - 12.30pm• Year 7 Singing Rehearsal, all Year to attend, 4.00 - 6.30pm• Year 6 BBQ with Headmistress, Pavilion, 6.15pm - 7.30pm

Friday 19 May• Year 7 singing rehearsals• Year 6 Production Rehearsal, Assembly Hall, 5.30 - 6.30pm• Year 7 Concert, Battle of the Sets! Recital Hall, 6.00 - 7.30pm

Last Thursday Year 7 travelled over to Wales to attack Chepstow Castle. The trip was a culmination of the castles study they have been doing this year.Pupils were taken around the castle with knowledgeable guides learning how the castle developed from the time of the reign of William I under William Fitz Osbern until it was ruined by Parliamentarian cannons during the Civil War.Pupils were treated to a display of superb longbowmanship from Kevin Hicks of the History Squad. He then regaled them with the tale of the surgery that Prince Henry (later Henry V) underwent to remove a piece of arrow that had been deeplyembedded in his cheek.Blessed with good weather and enthusiastic staff, the pupils certainly learnt a lot anddeveloped a real sense of what life may have been like in the Middle Ages. They followed up the day with an evening’s prep

on an analysis of the defensive capabilities of the castle and how best to attack it. A debt of gratitude is owed to all the staff who gave up their valuable time to make the trip so memorable.Mr Close

‘The best trip the school has ever run’Year 7 boy

‘I learnt so much and had fun at the same time’Year 7 girl

‘The archer was pretty scary but he told a great tale’Intern

‘Pupils were wonderfully behaved and credit to the school’Staff member

‘What well-mannered and polite children, so rare these days’Chepstow visitor (from Gloucester)

Junior Maths ChallengeOn Monday Millfield Prep hosted the regional qualifier for the TV game show style ‘Maths Quiz Club.’ Six teams from the region battled it out to secure qualification for the semi finals by answering a variety of timed multiple choice questions on electronic response pads. There was an excellent victory secured by the MPS Year 6 team of Ion Sfiraiala, Isaac Searle, Ollie Lucas and Tara Landry with over 2000 points! The MPS Year 5 team made up of Sebastian Duke, Nidal Shah, James Towers and Maisie Zander came a very credible 4th place. A big well done to all!Mrs Bone

On Saturday 20 May we are holding aParent Talk presentation about ‘Parenting the “perfect” child’ and how we cope withall the conflicting advice for parents,managing anxiety and perfectionism, growth mindset etc.Open to parents of children of all ages throughout the school9.15 -10.15am in the PavilionRefreshments available

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Last week the school hosted its annual International Evening. This piece by Alex Chung, tells us all about the event.Lots of my friends have been saying ‘Oh I wish I had gone’ or ‘I wanted to be there’. So, do you know where they wanted to be? The International Evening, of course.The International Evening is where pupils at Millfield Prep, from all around the world (but not from the UK) come together for a fantastic evening. The Dining Hall was decorated with flags and the tables were laid out with colourful tablecloths and special international napkins and party poppers. We ate food from India, Italy, Spain, France and theNetherlands.Some students did presentations that were really interesting. For example, Asunta gave a talk on Cadiz and she described it so well she really made me want to go there. Marina also did a great talk on Madrid, the capital of Spain. That was not the end of Marina and Asunta though, as they both performed a brilliant Spanish dance known as Flamenco.After that, Krijn, who is from Holland, described a Magic Bag he had created in Junior Apprentice. The bag sounded amazing. I performed on my violin. It was a traditional Korean folk song called Arirang. I was very nervous but glad that I participated. Everybody did a great job! Oh, I almost forgot to mention Daniela. She was the presenter for the evening and introduced everyone. She was so good and spoke very well. I was so happy to attend this evening and if you ever get invited, you really should go!Alex Chung 7NIK

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International Evening

Word of the WeekThis week, translate the following Spanish word for your chance to win a small prize… ‘queso’ a) smile b) disco c) cheesePlease send answers to the General Office at office@millfieldprep.com

REMINDER:Please return all cups and trophies before half term, for engraving prior to Speech Day and Prize Giving. Thank you.

DT Club

Year 6 Food Technology

The junior DT club has become so popular that we now run a second night during the week. The children have shaped somealuminium this term to make a key ring and are now enhancing their CAD/CAM skills by making personalised fidgetspinners on the laser cutter.

Very careful work has been taking place in Year 6 food technology as they made homemade burgers this week. Children have learnt some new chopping skills and did their best to dice the onion without making their eyes water. Practise makes perfect, so feel free to call on them when you are chopping vegetables at homethis week!

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Linguist of the WeekThis week’s linguist is Clarissa Jackson, in 8E, who wrote an amazing paragraph about media in French.She used highly effective sentences, such as “La semaine prochaine je voudrais lire un roman policier car les romans policiers sont très effrayants et passionnants en même temps.” Well done to her!

Sadly the Book Fair has now finished, but Miss Newman spotted a group of boys happily reading their brand new books outside in the sunshine.

Inter-House Bake OffTuesday afternoon was another frantic afternoon for ourInter-House bakers. This week’s technical challenge was the ultimate Victoria Sponge. Each baker was allowed 150g caster sugar, 150g soft margarine, 150g self raising flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 3 eggs and 3 tbsp strawberry jam with which to concoct their culinarymasterpieces. Nearly everyone opted for the creaming method over the “all-in-one” technique. Sasha was impressive with her sieve, sifting the flour high above the bowl, declaring she had “watched a video” to refine her technique. It certainly ensured that her sponge was extremely light when it came out ofthe oven.Last week’s winners, Jutes, started well and all had produced an excellent sponge mixture. However, they struggled with their time management of the task and were left withseconds to get their sponges out of the oven, filled and onto the judging table. This last minute rush resulted in the cake sustaining a few cracks which cost them dearly. Danes had some issues with oven temperature, which they needed to overcome, but they still managed to produce an excellent tasting, light sponge.This week’s winner was the Angles team who also had to cope with Maddie’s earlydeparture for netball trials. Charlie and Ella worked really well together to finish offMaddie’s bake as well as their own, demonstrating excellent team work.Well done everyone! The results were:1st - Angles 2nd - Saxons 3rd - Danes 4th - JutesMrs Sandford

Battle of the Sets! Year 7 concertThe Year 7 singing concert entitled “Battle of the Sets” will take place in the Recital Hall on Friday 19th May at 6.00pm (approximate finish time 7.30pm) directly after the ‘Moving up into Year 8’ presentation. Each class has been preparing their own song to perform in addition to all pupils performing five songs together as part of the Year 7 choir. We are delighted to be welcoming Mark Lawson to adjudicate the evening and crown the winner of the best individual class song. All Year 7 pupils have worked exceptionally hard in their music lessons preparing the songs and we would love to see you there.Details are as follows:Thursday 18th May:4-5pm - all Year 7s are excused from after school activities to attend a rehearsal in the Recital Hall. Please let me know if there are any problems attending this rehearsal.Friday 19th May:4-5pm - all Year 7s are excused from games to attend a rehearsal in the Recital Hall.5pm – supper5.30pm – ALL Year 7s gather in the Junior Hall for a warm-up.6.00pm – Concert in the Recital Hall (finishing time approximately 7.15pm)Dress code – As the weather will be warm, we ask that boys wear formal grey trousers with their short-sleeved blue check shirt; girls should wear culottes with their short-sleeved white blouse and white ankle socks. Blazers will not be required.Good luck Year 7!Mrs Sturges

EAL Pupil of the WeekThis week’s ‘EAL pupil of the week’ award goes to Maria Lluch Alzaga. Even though she has only been with us since the start of the term, she has impressed all of her teachers with her effort and enthusiasm. She has settled in well, making friends easily with the other pupils in her class and quickly learned all the new routines. Maria’s hardworking attitude means that she is progressing well and using her new vocabulary all the time. A great start to the term Maria! Miss Henson

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REQUEST FOR STILL LIFE OBJECTS:Mr Maxwell would be very grateful if you could all have a good look at home to see if you have any unwanted, unusual items that he could use for still life painting classes. Items such as lamps, vases, bottles, mirrors, shoes, bags, hats, clocks etc.Please drop off any items at the school reception and the art department will collect from there.

Team of the WeekMillfield Prep’s swimmers have had a great few weeks! During the holidays, the team won the National Arena league finals by the one of the biggest margins ever (64 points)!Last weekend the swimmers’ success continued, on this occasion it was the National IAPS finals. The boys and girls teams were both crowned National Champions with somefantastic individual and relay performances. Huge congratulations to all the swimmers that work hard, week in week out to prepare for competitions.Pictured are the National IAPS Champions, what a great team!Miss Vickers

Year 4 Visit to The Matthew

Year 4 visited The Matthew at Bristol Docks on Friday 5th May. They had a fantastic time and learned about John Cabot’s journey to Newfoundland whilst travelling around the Bristol Docks in the reproduction of his ship, The Matthew.

Year 5 Africa Arts DayIn preparation for our Africa Creative Arts day on Tuesday 23rd May, Year 5 havecreated some Masai chalk pictures. Here is a lovely example by Giles Butt 5SCS.On our creative Arts day, the juniors are looking forward to African Drumming, African Dance, learning Swahili and Skyping Kenton College in Kenya to speak to the children there.The children will also be displaying their research on African dress, their African art pieces and enjoying a specially prepared African lunch.Parents are welcome at 4.00pm to comeand enjoy what we have learnt.Mrs Seal

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It’s been a busy week at Berewall. On Friday it was the International Evening and some of the girls got dressed up in clothes from their home countries. The lovely sunny weather means we have managed to have our first outdoor BBQ, and on Wednesday Rachel celebrated her birthday. She had requested a chocolate cake with vanilla icing, oh and don’t forget thechocolate buttons on top. Mrs L couldn’t resist adding marshmallows too!@BerewallHouse

You know summer is on its way when the Chestnut waterslide comes out. The boys had a fantastic time, slipping and sliding their way down the slippery slope. The cold hose is always a bit of a shock to thesystem though!On Wednesday night we held a surprise birthday party for Adam, with pizza, cake, treats and terrible singing!@MPS_Chestnut

On Tuesday night Mrs Smith set the girls a task to redesign the school uniform. The girls had to work in teams and could only use clothing in their wardrobes. The designs were very creative and the girls all had a great time thinking of new alternatives! @MPS_Hollies

Sometimes the Hollies girls just need downtime, so on Saturday night they all sat down as a house and watched Britain’s Got Talent. It was a good opportunity for the girls to seek inspiration for the next time they put on their ‘Hollies Got Talent’ evening.

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Sport

Swimming

IAPS Finals Sat 6 MayThe 2017 IAPS National Swimming Championships was an exciting competition, with the regional rounds being held last termaccommodating 4000 competitors from over 400 schools. Only the top 12 relay teams and 16 individual events qualifying for the finalsin Crawley.

Boys results: Overall - TOP IAPS school in the countryThe boys travelled to Crawley on Friday evening and looked relaxed and ready to race fast. All the hard work had been put into the many hours of training and they were ready to showcase some speed. They delivered with three IAPS records being broken. This was the first year that all age groups had qualified which was a great experience for the youngest age group.U13 - IAPS Team - National ChampionsCalvin Fry - 1st (IAPS Rec) 25m ButterflyEvan Jones - 1st 50m Backstroke Wyatt Walsh - 4th 50m Breaststroke Benjamin Lawson - 8th 50m Freestyle Relays:1st - 4 x 25m Medley Relay1st - Freestyle Relay 1stEvan Jones, Wyatt Walsh, Calvin Fry,Benjamin Lawson. U12- IAPS Team - National ChampionsPatrick Salisbury - 6th 25m Butterfly Alex Painter - 1st (IAPS Rec) 50m BackstrokeMagnus Kelly - 7th 50m BreaststrokeFelix Sissins-Roffey - 1st (IAPS Rec) 50mFreestyle Relays:1st - 4 x 25m Medley Relay Alex Painter, Magnus Kelly, Patrick Salisbury,Felix Sissins-Roffey1st - 4 x 25m Freestyle Relay Alex Painter, Magnus Kelly, Ryan Reeves,Felix Sissins-RoffeyU11 - IAPS Team - Runners upJack Amor - 13th 25m Butterfly Ashton Gifford-Groves - 12th 50mBackstroke Richard Towers - 1st 50m Breaststroke Jonathan Turck - 7th 50m Freestyle

Relays:2nd - 4 x 25m Medley Relay 2nd - 4 x 25m Freestyle RelayJonathan Turck, Richard Towers, Jack Amor,Ashton Gifford-GrovesU10 - IAPS Team - Runners upAdam White - 9th 25m Butterfly James Towers - 7th 50m Breaststroke Relays:12th - 4 x 25m Medley Relay11th - 4 x 25m Freestyle RelayWilliam Morgan-Hughes, James Towers,Adam White, Ellis JamesOverall Points:Millfield Prep School - 1st with 101 points Colet Court - 2nd with 73 pointsDulwich Prep - 3rd with 65 pointsGirls results: National Champions - Overall ChampionsOn Saturday, the girls left school early to travel to Crawley for the National IAPSSwimming Finals. On the way they stopped for a light snack and the team seemedhappy and relaxed, but on entering the building there was an excitement and slightly nervous energy. The girls showcased their hard-worked skills and techniques with IAPS Records being broken and became top IAPS swimming school in the country for anamazing 32nd consecutive year!

U13 - IAPS National Champions:Ruby Smith - 2nd 25m ButterflyMaddie Calvesbert-Sharp - 2nd 50mBackstrokeIsabella Renwick - 1st (IAPS Rec) 50mBreaststrokeRhiannon Evans - 3rd 50m FreestyleRelays:1st (IAPS Rec) 4 x 25m Medley Relay

Maddie Calvesbert-Sharp, Isabella Renwick, Ruby Smith, Rhiannon Evans1st 4x 25m Freestyle Relay Maddie Calvesbert-Sharp, Isabella Renwick, Ruby Smith, Alice ChanU12- IAPS National ChampionsAmy-Rose Ansell - 2nd 25m Butterfly Immy Hodge - 3rd 50m Backstroke Heidi Denyer - 5th 50m BreaststrokeIsabella Woollard - 5th 50m FreestyleRelays:1st - 4 x 25m Freestyle Relay Isabella Woollard, Amy-Rose Ansell, Immy Hodge, Katie White2nd - 4 x 25m Medley RelayIsabella Woollard, Heidi Denyer,Amy-Rose Ansell, Katie WhiteU11 - Overall - Runners upPhoebe Van der Welle - 13th 50m Backstroke Grace Olding - 1st 50m BreaststrokeRelays: 2nd - 4 x 25m Medley Relay 2nd,3rd - 4 x 25m Freestyle RelayPhoebe Van der Welle, Grace Olding, Melissa McCusker, Willow WalshOverall Points:Millfield Prep School - 1st with 101 pointsMount Kelly - 2nd with 43 pointsHeadington Prep - 3rd with 39 pointsI would like to say a huge thank you to Liam Willcox, Holly Gunner and Mrs Lin Skirton for their help inspiring the team.I am so very proud of all the swimmers, for their hard work and dedication to the sport. What a fantastic set of results.Mrs Gouldby

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Sport

Golf CricketThe golfers had a very busy weekend. Patience Rhodes and Harriet Lockley played in the Ladies County Championships at Burnham with Patience qualifying as 6th seed and Harriet as 2nd seed after the first 36 holes. In the knockout stages Patience met a strong opponent in the last 16 but Harriet fought her way through to the semi finals before losing out on the last to a 1 handicap golfer. A great performance by both girls!On Sunday Freddie Turnell, Sam Pepler, Joanna Champion and Oliver Scriven travelled up to Wellington College for the 2017 Wellington Salver. It was one of the tightest tree lined courses the pupils will have played and was a great experience for all four pupils. The competition was two times around the same 9 holes with all the prep golfers improving massively on their second nine when they had got to grips with the course.Sam (12 over) and Freddie (8 over) played excellently to finish 3rd in the gross competition. In the nett competition, Sam and Freddie finished 4th and Joanna and Oliver finished 11th in a strong field of over thirty schools.The final competition was on the Monday and a regular venue of Sunningdale Ladies.Patience and Harriet joined Freddie and Sam with all playing steady golf with Freddie leading the way on 7 over. Patience and Harriet were just 1 shot behind on 8 over and Sam after a slow start fought back well to finish 14 over. Unfortunately, there was no gross prize as both Millfield teams would have finished in the top 3 but in the nett competition Sam and Freddie finished in 4th place and Harriet and Patience finished in a creditable 12th out of over thirty schools.The golfers now move on to Woodbury Park on Friday with Sam, Freddie, Harriet and Patience playing in the regional pairs qualifiers.

U10A V All Hallows U10ASaturday 5 May8 a side pairs, 5 overs a pairMillfield won toss and elected to fieldAll Hallows 209-12 20 oversN Stowell 4-1-15-3R Sablok 4-1-9-2 plus 1ROL Stephens 4-2-14-2

Millfield 316-2 20 oversR Mayer 17noC Donoghue 17noR Sablok 15no

MILLFIELD WON BY 107 RUNS

U10 A V Taunton U11 BWednesday 10 May12 overs pairs match 3 overs a pairTaunton won the toss and invitedMillfield to batMillfield U10 A 316-2 12 oversE James 26R Sablok 19noR Meyer 10no

Taunton U11 B 170-10 12 oversE James 2-2-0-3 (Hat trick)R Sablok 2-0-5-3

MILLFIELD WON BY 146 RUNS

ChessOn Sunday, Millfield hosted the Somerset region of the UK Chess Challenge with one hundred of the best players from across the County competing. MPS had three champions as Maisie Searle won the U9 Girls, Tansy Fowler the U10 Girls andIsaac Searle the U10 Boys. The threewinners are joined by Nidal Shah and Caspian Fowler in qualifying theNational Finals. Congratulations to all those who competed.Mr Turner

Table TennisIf anyone wishes to have small group table tennis coaching in groups of 5, the school will have a coach in to take a session on a Thursday from 4.00 - 5.00pm.The coach is a qualified level 2 coach with good experience and runs other table tennis clubs in local competitions.If you wish to take up this opportunity, please sign and return the form.The cost will be £5.00 per session.Mr. HendersonPlease click here>> for the form

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Sport

Inter House Swimming Gala

Junior inter-house swim gala 2017 resultsJutes - Year 3 house winnersSaxons - Year 4 House winnersSaxons - Year 5 House winnersOverall: 1st Saxons, 2nd Danes, 3rd Jutes,4th AnglesTop Boys:Year 3Winner - Caleb Gifford-Groves,Runner up - Barnaby Fairweather3rd place - Taylor PowellYear 4Winner -Will Morgan-HughesRunner up - Oliver Newing

3rd place - Paul Kemp-KingYear 5Winner - James TowersRunner up - Adam White3rd place - Ellis JamesTop Girls:Year 3Winner - Brianna DaviesEqual runners up - Sophie Angelosanto andSian Davies3rd place - Victoria BaughanYear 4Winner - Aggie StephensRunner up - Niamh McLoughlin

3rd place - Ailis Harrison4th place - Matilda JohnsonYear 5Winner - Isobel AckerleyRunner up - Grace Dailley3rd place - Lily Fairweather.

Apologies to Sian Davies and Niamh McLoughlin whose rankings wereincorrectly announced on the day.

Thank you to all of the spectators who came and cheered on the swimmers.Mrs Collins

TennisOn Saturday 4 pairs competed in the Quorn Family Mini Red Doubles Tennis cup including the Champions, the Wongs, the Smiths and the Keelers. (Photo already sent) Thomas and Matthew Keeler beat Jack and Matt Smith in the final and they now will be invited to a day out at a Quorn Family Tennis Cup event held on the qualifying weekend of a LTA grass court major event in May or June. They will have the chance to play against other winners on the day as well as watch the professional players in action. Very well done to Thomas and Matthew.Also The U14 Girls National Club League team including Caitlin McLoughlin and Frankie Davis beat Douai Park Tennis Club 4-2. Both Caitlin and Frankie leave for Nottingham this Thursday to play for Somerset in the U14 National County Cup finals over the weekend. All the very best of luck to them and the rest of the Somerset team.

SailingMillfield Prep Schools’ Regatta was a rather windy affair, with the breeze up around 20-25 knots, with gusts of 32! To put that in perspective, they cancel the America’s Cup at 25 knots. Andrew Simpson Sailing Centre did a fantastic job of ensuring that everyone got on the water and experienced racing in some challenging conditions, by running short sharp races. Boris Findlay and Zara Harrison did quite well (2nd, 3rd and 7th)

but not quite well enough to take any silverware home. They were however one of the few crews that stayed upright the entire day!

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This week...This week in assemblies we have been talking about putting in the effort in order to achieve a goal. We discussed the phrase “If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing well.” The children listened to a story about a girl who wanted to grow vegetables but then discovered how much hard work it entailed. Year 1 and 2 are growing veggies in our allotments at the moment and with this dry weather they arecertainly having to put in the extra effort to ensure they don’t wither and die!Mrs Blasdale

Diary DatesFriday 12 May• Reception assembly in Pre-Prep Hall

Saturday 13 May• Millfield BE Event

Sunday 14 May• Millfield BE Event

Tuesday 16 May• Year 2 trip to Seaton Jurassic

Friday 19 May• Pre-Prep class/group photographs

Monday 22 May• Year 1 trip to At-BristolPlease note that half term commences for all at 12 noon on the 26th May – no afternoon sessions, crèche etc.

Year 1 Meet DotAmidst squeals of delight, Year 1 discovered that they could use coding to make Dot complete various tasks. Using their knowledge and skills from ‘Daisy the Dinosaur’ it was an afternoon of cooperation and resilience... but things do not always go to plan!

Reception House BuildingThe reception class had lots of fun making houses for their clay animals.

Year 2During the last week we have been learning about different types of habitats. This week Year 2 have been exploring the school looking for microhabitats. We found a variety ofmicrohabitats under stones, in long grass and under logs. The children had great funidentifying the creatures and then discussing why the habitats were good for them.

In maths, the children have been learning to read the time. We have been playing many bingo games to help make the connection between the written and digital time. For example, 10:15 is the same as quarter past ten while 10:45 is the same as quarter to eleven.

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Millfield Prep BE Event

Competitors:Hatty Kingsford Yr 7

Eve Hodder Yr 8Marina Martinez Yr 8Bronte Monks Yr 8Lucy Wood Yr 8

Kitty Chapple Yr 9Caitlin Clancy Yr 9Libby Goddard-Watts Yr 9Nancy Hamer-Nickells Yr 9Holly Hunter Yr 9Marina Jolliffe Yr 9Darcy Zander Yr 9

Sophie Blackwell Yr 10Lottie Brown Yr 10Issy Brufal Yr 10Amelia Harris Yr 10Hanna Mulvey Yr 10Susan Rogers-Coltman Yr 10Guthrie Shields Yr 10

Talullah Bartlett Yr 11Becky Manton Yr 11

Caitlin Oldham L6

Alex Fleming U6Fenna Good U6Emma Manton L6Tessa Ridings U6Beth Wigney U6

Flora Lickiss (OM)Zoe Wall (OM)

Event timings:Dressage: 8am start on Saturday and Sunday.Show Jumping: 8.45am start on Saturday and SundayCross Country: 9.30am start on Saturday and Sunday.

This weekend Millfield Prep are proud to be hosting a British Eventing competition for the third time.This is a fantastic event, spread over two days, with over 600 competitors from the South West, and further afield, taking part. This includes a large number ofMillfield Prep and Millfield pupils, as well as ‘OMs’, who would really value your support. BE 80 and 90 are on the Saturday with the BE100 and BE100 Open taking place on the Sunday.As well as dressage, show jumping and cross country thrills and spills, there will be lots of shopping stalls and plenty of lovely food and drink to enjoy. All parents and pupils are very welcome to join us to spectate on either day and enjoy the beautiful surroundings of thePrep School.

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible over the weekend for what promisesto be an exciting weekend ofequestrian sport. Hayley Newman

Pre-SchoolAfter our visit to the supermarket the Frogs decided to look at and taste some of the fruit and vegetables they saw. The children began by playing a fun game whereby they had to close their eyes really tightly and then guess the fruit by its feel, taste and smell. The children then used the remainder of the fruit and turned them into a fruit salad. They carefully used a knife and a chopping board to cut the fruit into smaller pieces. The children’s fruit salads looked, smelt and tasted delicious!

The Tadpoles and Tiddlers have been exploring the colour pink. They have been painting with pink, exploring how you make the colour pink, finding pink objects and making beautiful, sparkly pink jellyfish.

The children have also enjoyed using their new role play road area. They have been learning how to use a roundabout and fill their vehicles with petrol!

Continuing with the superhero theme the Frogs dressed up as a superhero. They chose their outfit and struck a superhero pose. Each child used an iPad to take a photograph of their friend dressed up. The children then thought about their superpower; running really fast, seeing in dark, jumping really high and making clouds to hide in!

Minis SwimmingThe Minis have had a brilliant week as they have been having fun in the Prep School swimming pool.

Mrs Collins ran the sessions and it was wonderful to see so many happy and confident children enjoying the water.

They enjoyed playing with the toys, balls and floats. A huge thank you to Mrs Collins forrunning such great sessions.

See you all next week for MinisWater Play. Wellies and waterproofs are essential (swimming costumes if the weather is nice although we are not intending children to sit in paddling pools unless they feel the need!)

MINIS PLUS Photo of the WeekThe Minis Plus group enjoyed a veryexciting afternoon of tennis. A big thank you to Mrs Thomas forrunning this brilliant session.