Thank you to all those invited parents who participated in the snapshot opinion poll of life at last week. We gave you just over 72 hours to answer the online survey and over 100 families gave us feedback. Your opinions were invaluable. They were fed into a kick-off Strategy Day with our Governors on Wednesday, the outputs of which will be developed and finessed over the coming weeks and months before being shared with parents. Needless to say, a host of exciting ideas emerged, some of which will be developed more quickly and implemented during the course of the early parts of this academic year. The aim will be to magnify the good, address the less strong and introduce new initiatives to address future challenges. My thanks go to the Governors who, once again, gave up a day of their time to participate in the strategy review and idea generation. Their expertise and overview proved invaluable and inspiring. They will be in school again in December for the annual Governor Immersion Day, another occasion which proves well worth the not inconsiderable investment of their time.

The Governors also, on a rolling basis, participate in Pupil Shadowing Days. Each year, at least three Governors come into school to shadow a pupil in a particular year group for a whole day. They go to lessons with their nominated child and enjoy break and lunchtimes with both staff and pupils. In short, they enjoy a ‘normal’ day, immersed in the Hazelwood experience, able to observe the teaching and learning. What they see helps inform their views as they support the school in their role as Governor. Their observations are fed back to me in a report which I find equally useful and informing. Last week, Mr Paul Harvey, one of our more recently appointed Governors spent the day with Year 7. Paul is one of the Assistant Heads at in charge of the sixth form and of drama. He spent the day being most ably looked after by Camilla E and was hugely impressed with what he saw I have included some of his report below so that his own words can tell his story:

“Focusing on the use of factor trees to help find Highest Common Multiples and Lowest Common Factors, the lesson was excellent. The warm-up activity of a speed times-table test motivated the whole class (of 13) immediately; the new fastest time was duly recorded on the wall display and the children were all evidently accustomed to this starting routine. Other features of the lesson which contributed to it being so enjoyable and stimulating were the teacher’s use of questions, her humour, the way the pupils helped each other so readily, the frequent connections to prior learning and the way the tricky wording of questions in the text book became the basis for a discussion about exams and the world beyond school. The teacher took advantage of the children’s best spell for concentration in the first half hour, leading them at a strong pace which still allowed for the slower ones to not feel they were being left behind. Opportunities for extension exercises were frequently offered and the teacher made sure she checked how the children who had tackled these were getting on…..

The day ended with double English, just a short journey away up one floor in the superb Baily Building. The academic rigour continued, with analysis of persuasive language in Animal Farm drawing thoughtful and mature discussion from the pupils. In a well-structured exercise of finding and commenting on Orwell’s varied techniques, they found it difficult to articulate the effect each one has on the reader. Nevertheless, they worked hard at it and had continual encouragement from the teacher.

As I said goodbye to Camilla and her classmates, I reflected on how amazingly harmonious they are as a class. I assume they have gone up through the school together and, now in their penultimate year, know each other, their teachers and the school very well. They collaborated brilliantly, were interested in each other’s contributions and showed no signs of rivalry beyond a healthy competitiveness in games or tests.

I am very grateful to Camilla, her classmates and friends, her teachers for all their contributions to an excellent day; it was a very enjoyable and fascinating experience. It was also invaluable for my learning about Hazelwood – but on a simpler level, it was just a pleasure to spend time with such committed pupils and teachers in what is clearly a vibrant, purposeful and happy school.”

The first Form Reps’ meeting of the year took place this morning and I thank the parents too who step up to the plate each year to take on this role. It was lovely to see some new ‘Form Rep’ faces and to have such a positive meeting. As the school has grown, so has the job of keeping classes and year groups informed, entertained, fed and watered. You do a marvellous job and the school could not function without you. During the meeting, I was reminded of my opening assembly to both staff and children at the start of this term. The culture of the school is something which is very close to my heart and I want each and every one of us to commit, and to strive towards a ‘positive culture’ at Hazelwood over the next ten months. Yes, we need to address areas which are open for improvement or to clarify matters which are muddled or confused, but we also need to celebrate and give due credit for those actions which are good and working well. . I want this academic year to be the time when we, as a whole school community, pull together and invest our energies in establishing a positive culture. I think the rewards will be self-fulfilling and the benefits to staff and pupils‘ motivations immeasurable.

Returning to the Strategy Day, one of the words (and there were many) which resonated with me and the group was LIBERATION. I love the idea of having the courage to break free from some of the shackles which may have held us back over the years (without becoming reckless or non compliant of course!) Of trying new ideas which are for the benefit of the teaching and the learning at Hazelwood. And of being part of a community which is able to take risks whilst delivering excellence, opportunity, variety and first choice senior school transition in a vital yet supportive environment. I cannot wait to share with you our exciting ideas for the development of Hazelwood School and Nursery. I promise not to keep you waiting too long!

Let’s hear it for the boys – encore! Apologies that the big shout out last week only went out to the U8A team for their 10-0 victory over Sevenoaks Prep. On the neighbouring pitch, the U8B team, also enjoying their first real competitive team game, were enjoying an equally impressive goal rush. Their 7-0 victory, also over Sevenoaks Prep, maintained the same clean sheet and showed the depth of footballing passion and talent in our new Year 3 cohort. Well done boys!

For a list of emails/letters/texts sent home each week please see the ‘Notice Board’ further down the Nutshell.

News from The Nursery & Early Years In Fledglings 1 this week, we have been having fun learning about the farm. We have been exploring the small world farm and animals, the children particularly enjoyed playing with the pigs! The children have also had great fun making animal masks and clapping along to different farm animal songs.

Fledglings 2 children have been busy making animal masks, painting a giant bus and printing lots of different animal foot prints using lots of different colours. It was very messy but lots of fun.

In Upper Robins this week we have made Gingerbread men that were delicious, (Mr Garlick had two). We also enjoyed playing with cinnamon and ginger scented playdough. We created our own big gingerbread house and decorated it. We also added buttons and googly eyes to make Gingerbread men characters.

This week in Lower Robins we have been looking at colour and we have made a large scale Elmer using sponge painting. The children enjoyed mixing colours and seeing how adding different colours together changes them. We have also had fun using the climbing equipment in the hall and looking at lots of different ways that we can mark make.

This week Skylarks have been focusing on maths. They have enjoyed lots of activities that have developed their counting, number recognition, size, and shape knowledge. They have loved building creations with the new construction pieces and the light box jigsaw puzzles.

All in a week’s work and play for busy Top & Bottom Robins and Oak Reception!

Thank you to everyone who came along to the Fledglings to Skylarks Information Evening last week. We hope you found it interesting. The presentation, for people’s interest, is now hosted within the Parents’ section of the Nursery website.

News from Hazelwood Congratulations to Freddie and Charlie Who have been clocking up the miles over the summer as they edged ever closer to the magical 13 miles required to complete the junior Reigate half marathon. It’s been a great way of keeping fit over the long holiday period and of being part of the Reigate Half Marathon which always attracts a large crowd of runners and spectators. The last mile was run on Sunday with the boys both collecting their medals at the end of the event. Well done to them and indeed to other Hazelwood children who also took part. There were some familiar faces amongst the runners. Well done too to Gary Sone from the Estates Team who ran his first adult full marathon around Reigate’s leafy lanes. Gary only started running recently so to achieve this distance so quickly is a real achievement. Mrs Falconer is looking into how Team Hazelwood can take on both the Junior and Senior Reigate Half next year.

Entry into the 2018 event are already available on-line.

Oak Reception find their learning is ‘just right’ The children in Oak have enjoyed the theme of Goldilocks and the 3 Bears. They made porridge and most of them ate it all up!

The highlight of the week was a crime scene on the decking area. The children discovered a broken chair and three bowls of porridge. There was huge excitement when some children thought they had spotted Goldilocks in disguise, but it was Neil Cartwright up a ladder!

With magnifying glasses, footprints and fingerprints were closely looked for. There were many suggestions of how to catch Goldilocks. These included an invisible rope and cloak, tempting her with more porridge and even wine! One child suggested catching her with a net and another to talk to her about why she entered the three Bear's house.

They have enjoyed exploring repeating patterns and making something for their cuddly toys.

Is it a southern train (with guard and without strike action)? Is it a car out for a Sunday drive? Is it a jet boat docking in Monte Carlo? In the imaginative minds of our Oak children, it’s all of them and more!

Mrs Louw shared the image and statement above with the children in assembly this week. The sentiment resonated with everyone. It is hoped that this will give the pupils and staff all the more confidence to accept and learn from their mistakes and to emerge wiser and bolder.

National Poetry Day Thursday 28th September Joseph Coelho, a young poet, is running an Assembly on Thursday morning 28th September, reading his poems and then he will spend the day working with Year 5 in poetry workshops.

His poetry books will be on sale at £6.99 (£7 to make it simple!) and so please do send your child in with the money in a named envelope, should you wish them to buy a book. Joseph will be popping over to visit Chestnut in the afternoon too to perform a few poems, and will be bringing copies of his just-about-to-be-published book, Luna Loves Library Day. This is £11.99 and Joseph will be signing copies just at the end of the Chestnut day, at 3.30pm. Parents of pupils in years 1-2 will receive an email reminder about this.

The theme of National Poetry Day this year is 'Freedom'.

We would like to thank so many of you for encouraging your children to read over the summer holidays. Nearly all those who took part in the Summer Reading Challenge have now chosen their book prize and we hope you have seen their choices back at home. We will be congratulating all those who took part in Assembly on Monday 9th October.

Mrs Dymoke and Mrs Wisniewski

Mr Walton back on dry land after completing the third part of the London Classics challenge! On Saturday 16th September I took part in the third part of the ‘London Classics’ challenge. The event comprises of the London Marathon (26.2 miles on foot) Ride 100 (100 miles on a bike) and Swim Serpentine (2 miles in a lake). Having completed the Marathon in 2010 and the Ride 100 this summer I simply had to swim the 2 Mile Serpentine course to complete the challenge and earn my ‘London Classics’ medal.

Out of the three events, this was the most challenging and pushed me out of my comfort zone in a variety of ways. Early on in my training (which started on August 1 this year!) I soon realised that swimming in Open Water is very different from splashing around in a heated, indoor pool. I was confident swimming length after length in clear, weed-free water, knowing that the side was not far away and catching an extra breath at the end of each lap. However, open water swimming is much more of a challenge.

For a start, you don’t know what is out there lurking in the deep as the water visibility is poor and there is nothing to hold onto if you need to stop. I am sure that EVERY lake and beach I practised in had sharks, jellyfish and the Kraken lurking at their bottom, waiting to grab me and pull me under. Fortunately, I escaped their clutches and my mind-over-matter thinking helped me build confidence. Soon I was able to swim a lap of Divers Cove in without stopping and I was ready to tackle the event head on.

The other issue about open water swimming is the temperature of the water – or in the case of the Serpentine – the lack of heat in the water. The water temperature was 15’. It was very cold and hard to get a rhythm and breathe when setting off on the swim. However, I was kept slightly warmer by my wetsuit and only my feet and hands suffered after over an hour in the water. Wetsuits are great, but are not the easiest or most comfortable things to wear for a long time! Vaseline is a good friend. It was a far, far cry from swimming in the balmy sea of Sorrento this summer.

The last issue with open water swimming, which I only discovered on the day, was that swimming in a mass start with hundreds of other people swimming around you is very challenging. You cannot breathe properly, swim with any grace and if you hit a warm bit of water cannot escape from it quickly enough! Luckily, the water became less crowded as people split up around the course and I could get into my rhythm and swim with some conviction as the event went on, although this was still hard as the cold was setting in and my legs were cramping up.

I finished the 2 miles in just over 1 hour 15 minutes and the sense of achievement when I finished was great and helped keep me warm before I managed to jump into one of the hot tubs at the end and grab my medal!

I have now decided to keep my feet on dry land for a bit and will not be entering any swimming events in the near future – at least until the water has heated up again! I look forward to seeing some of you at the 10K next weekend – good luck with the training!

Congratulations to Mr Walton on this fantastic, if a little foolhardy achievement. There are only 569 individuals who hold the London Classics medal in the whole of the country. To be one in 569 is even more special than being one in a million (or even won in a raffle!)

Emma Duck Darcy Duck Maddie Duck & friends

This week is Bread Week In addition, the Year 5 children have been making delicious rosemary and olive rolls with which to tempt even the most stubborn of taste buds. Everything which has come out of the Year 5 kitchen has been sweetened with natural ingredients other than sugar in a bid to show the children how to cook without over sweetening every dish. It has opened their eyes to the properties of other ingredients such as honey, to give their favourite foods a healthier, but still appealing, taste and flavour.

As part of the current A to Z of Hazelwood campaign, words have been chosen which sum up the spirit of Hazelwood and which has AZ in them. Razzamatazz sums up the pizzazz with which we perform and put on a show!

These Oak self-portraits capture perfectly how happy the children are to be back at school. Plenty of smiles and happy faces – smart in their uniform!

Little did Ethan FB realise that when he responded to Mrs Bilbrough’ s Sunflower Challenge that his plants would keep growing until they reached James and the Giant Peachesque dimensions. They have finally been chopped down with Ethan saving the serving platter sized seed heads for next year’s planting.

This term the school has begun to introduce different activities for the children at break-times. On Thursday, Mrs Tulett led a group of artists in the Tree House. With pencils and sketchbooks in hand, they studied Paul Klee’s hand drawn houses and then were asked to extend the row of houses in the style of the artist himself. Earlier in the week, Mrs Dymoke read stories to those who wanted to crash on a beanbag and be transported to a faraway world of imagination and fantasy.

Huge congratulations and rosettes of pride to Lila D, Claudia G, Iona D and Casper S who took themselves and their ponies to the world famous Hickstead Showground on Thursday to compete in the Hurstpierpoint College Prep School Showjumping event. They finished 6th out of 13 schools – the best Hazelwood finish ever!

On Thursday 21st September 4 pupils got up earlier than normal to plait their horses manes and put their ponies in trailers to head off to the All Showground at Hickstead, West Sussex to jump in the Hurstpierpoint Showjumping competition. To jump at such a prestigious venue where all the leading show jumpers from around the world have competed at is a real treat and one for everyone to remember.

The team was hastily put together with little preparation before today but all the children and their ponies represented the school brilliantly to get 6th place out of 13 prep schools and a fantastic red rosette.

Date for the Y7 and Y8 diaries As requested, confirmation that the mock exams will be held at school from Monday 4th February until Thursday 8th February.

Caspar S the youngest member of the team and member of Old Surrey and was up first on a pony that he has not ridden much. At 8 years of age, this super jockey jumped the fences with ease, a cheeky run out at fence 6 but then clear meant he finished the round with just 4 faults. Claudia G was up next also a member of Old Surrey and Burstow Pony Club on Tally who at first took a dislike to the stewards sat on chairs. With a bit of cajoling, Claudia rode determinedly despite Tally not liking the wind and the arena to jump round ending up with 12 faults. Lila D was up next with her pony loaned from Mayfield Stables, a big jump at fence 1 nearly unseated her and sent her hat over her eyes, despite this she rode on beautifully securing a clear round. Last up was Iona D a member of West Sevenoaks Pony Club on a pony that she has only had for 3 weeks. She jumped a beautiful clear round albeit slightly speedily with a hasty exit out the arena with me in hot pursuit. The best 3 scores count so we ended up on a total of 4 faults resulting in 6th place, which is the most successful we have ever done in this competition, a brilliant achievement and one which all the children, mums and helpers should be proud of.

Fiona Bigwood (Dressage silver medal winner at the 2016 Olympics) handed out the rosettes to all the teams who then paraded out of the arena. We all had a thoroughly enjoyable morning and are looking forward to doing more competitions. If there are any other budding jockeys out there keen to compete please let me know. Sarah Lowe

Year One visit to the Brighton Toy Museum – September 2017 Last Monday Year 1 set off with great excitement to discover the treasures in the Brighton Toy Museum. Set beneath the arches of the Victorian train station, this quaint museum is a treasure trove of toys and working models. Our young pupils entered the little doorway with bubbling excitement, feeling as if they had opened an old toy chest and walked right in!

The children eagerly participated in two hands-on workshops, one on teddies and dolls and the other on moving toys. During these, they were able to handle toys, explore how they were made, and compare with modern day versions. After lunch the children were treated to a truly enchanting puppet show. They loved the puppets and sat enthralled as the story of Vladamir and the mystery of the missing corn unfolded, and they were charmed by the cheeky white pony who turned out to be the culprit.

Walking through the Brighton Toy and Model Museum it was marvelous to hear our pupils ask so many questions and hypothesize about possible answers with their peers.

In a world of digital media, wireless technology and online gaming it was wonderfully reassuring that such simple things as spinning tops and wooden puppets held our pupils so completely spellbound. Elaine Anderson

Girls start as they mean to go on!

Great first match of the season from the U9B team beating 1-0. Some excellent defending from Florrie B and Ella D, as well as great play by all the players.

Many skills still need some perfecting, but a super start to the season.

Well done girls. Keep it up!

It’s downhill all the way… Florine R stretches her stride on the welcomed downhill section of the Junior Interhouse cross country earlier in the week. Building up a lead over fellow Baily-ite Autumn, Florine sustained the effort and focus until she crossed the finishing line in a very well-deserved first position. Autumn made it a one-two for Baily. Full results will be announced soon.

We have enjoyed another exciting week in Hazelwood Music with lots of children stepping up to join the choirs and ensembles: this is fantastic!

A huge 'Thank you' to all the children who have committed to these groups - we are thrilled to have you with us!

We are also delighted that so many children have asked to play duets and small groups together - this is real music making and we shall support your ideas for these groups as much as we can.

Our baby pianists began their lessons with the lovely Jane Fletcher our new Year 1/2 piano specialist and String babies Cello got underway with some inspirational lessons from Mrs Madden, Head of Surrey Strings.

I loved the lesson I popped in to see, some fabulous concentrating from the children and excellent pizzicato too! It was also a real thrill to offer a Sextet to our very talented Year 5s: Emelie A, Jemima L, Emmeline B, Nicola T, Sofia M and Daniel A. The children stunned Mrs Asli and I with their capable sight-reading and ensemble skills - next stop an Informal concert children!

Please remember to label your instrument and music bag and to keep them safely either outside the music practice rooms or in the special Baily Art Room storage.

And finally, we are so lucky at Hazelwood to have such a talented and dedicated peripatetic team. Mrs Asli enjoyed a highly successful career as a viola player in Europe and particularly in Denmark in the Denmark Radio Orchestra and she is an inspirational performer. We are delighted to announce a concert in the Bawtree Hall which is timed at the very child friendly time of 6pm on Saturday September 30th. All our string players: please take note!! This concert is not too be missed as an example of fine playing - we hope to see you there!

Enjoy your music making! Sara Young, Director of Music

Susie Asli started playing the viola, piano and singing from an early age. She studied viola at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, moving to Denmark to continue her studies with Claus Myrup. She lived in Copenhagen for 14 years, working as a full time freelance orchestral and chamber musician and playing with the majority of the Danish orchestras - primarily the Danish Radio Symphony orchestra and Copenhagen Philharmonic. Chamber work includes membership of a string quartet with section leaders of the Copenhagen Philharmonic and touring with Elaine Paige. She moved back to the UK in 2011, where she lives with her 3 children and where she plays and teaches. Susie is also presently training to become a teacher of mindfulness, which is a subject she is passionate about.

British Values en francais! This week has been very busy in the Modern Foreign Languages Department with a variety of cross-curricular activities across classes in the Upper School.

Year 8 have focused on analysing British values in French. A great activity to sort out the difference in word orders between the two languages! Well done Year 8. Remember to apply these values every day now.

Madame Le Floch “Congratulations to Les Bleus for who have researched some key words in relation to Jeans for Genes Day. I have been most impressed by your ideas and am looking forward to an opportunity for another cross-curricular session with you all.”

“The members of Les Rouges class have worked superbly, full of enthusiasm, collaboration and creativity. Well done to everyone for your deductions skills; what a great session.”

Remember to bring your £1 coin for Tuesday's fruit break sale. Coins only please, Merci.

The Hazelwood Spelling Fly! Forget the Spelling Bee, Hazelwood School follows the Spelling Fly complete with fly swats and smiles. Daniel and Liam didn’t know that spelling could be so enjoyable. Judging from their happy faces, their lesson on Friday was filled with words all beginning with the word F…U….N. A prize to the first person to send ten such words to [email protected]

Year 7 Information Evening Thank you to everyone who came along to the recent Year 7 Information Evening. We hope it helped ease the transition of your children from Y6 into Y7. The presentation is now hosted within the Parents’ Section of the school website. If you have any further questions, please email Mr Jarvis, Head of Upper School. He will be pleased to help you [email protected] Surrey Cup Second Round The first XI football team will be facing Parkside in the 2nd round of The Surrey Cup on Thursday 28th September at 4.30pm. They are playing on home soil at Hazelwood so would be grateful, I am sure, of plenty of home crowd support.

HPA

HPA Boden Party - Monday 9th October - 3.00pm - 5.00pm

The HPA will be holding another Boden Party on Monday 9th October with 20% off plus free delivery and free returns. A wide selection from the new catalogue will be in TOSH (The Old School Hall) on that day for you to see and try on. Our special discount code will be circulated to all Hazelwood and Nursery parents and staff so you can enjoy the benefit of the discount even if you cannot get to the party itself. The code can be used on orders placed on 9th October and for several weeks afterwards on virtually the entire Boden range.

Boden will pay free commission to the HPA on anything ordered using the party code so this is a great fundraiser for the HPA and a good discount for you too!

Please put the date in your diary and save up your new season Boden order until then British Values – A Guide for Hazelwood Parents

‘What is British Values’ we hear you cry! Well, fear not as below is a guide to what it is all about and how you can help your child.

School are required to provide for the spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMASC) development of their students. Part of this requirement means that Hazelwood must actively promote the fundamental British Values and make them a central part of your child’s learning.

These are defined as:

 Democracy  The Rule of Law  Individual Liberty  Mutual Respect AND Tolerance of Different faiths and beliefs At Hazelwood, these values are an integral part of everything from our school promise and policies, our assemblies and chapels, special events and cultural celebrations. Not a day goes by where British Values is not part of life at Hazelwood. Below are some more examples of what we do and some ideas for how you can help.

Democracy:

 Encouraging children to know that their views count and that their opinions are important  Encouraging children to make decisions together  Encouraging children to see their role in the bigger picture  Providing opportunities for the children to vote The Rule of Law:

 Encouraging adults and children to work together to create group rules or discussing why we have rules  Teaching children to understand their own and others’ behaviour and feelings, and the consequences  Working together to create an environment where actions are consistently followed through e.g. adhering to class rules  Encouraging and supporting children to learn how to distinguish between right and wrong. Individual Liberty:

 Providing opportunities for children to develop their self-esteem and confidence in their own abilities  Encouraging children to try a range of different activities and opportunities and to discuss and select their own preferences  Providing activities for all children to engage in and actively challenge gender-specific tasks and activities  Encouraging children to develop and positive sense of themselves Mutual Respect and Tolerance of Different Faiths and Beliefs:

 Working as a group to create an environment that includes values and promotes different faiths, cultures, views and races  Providing opportunities for the children to make links with the wider community  Encouraging children to learn about other faiths, cultures, traditions, families, communities and ways of life  Enabling children to share their own experiences and to recognise similarities and differences between themselves and others  Encouraging children to learn about the world around them – both locally and further afield

News from the Kitchen Please don’t forget that the new menus for both Hazelwood School and the Nursery & Early Years are now on their respective websites under The Parents’ Sections.

Music Timetable The weekly music timetable can be viewed on the Music Notice Board outside the Dining room in the courtyard. I will endeavour to have the coming week’s music timetable on the notice board by the end of the school day each Friday. Please ensure that your child brings their instrument and music in on the relevant day. It is also important for them to take these books and instruments home when they do not need them in school.

Sports Department

Match Reports should be taken to Mrs Greenwood or emailed to her on [email protected] by Friday afternoon ahead of assembly on Monday morning. If your child is nominated as captain, please encourage them to write the report in time for the assembly. The children do like to share their successes with the rest of the school. Thank you.

Runners from Baily and Parry emerge from the woods to battle it out in the Junior Interhouse Cross Country competition. Rest assured Dowling and Irving weren’t far behind…or were they, indeed, in front of these fine runners? Results are not yet known and will be shared later in the term. On Friday, it was the turn of Years 5 & 6 to run in the brilliant sunshine – perfect conditions for a fast and keenly contested race.

Players from the U11 Football team who pulled together and defeated illness as well as football opposition to emerge as second-placed team in the Plate competition.

Match Results

Sport Team Opposition Result Teacher I/C Wednesday 1st Football Hilden Grange School Draw Mr Jon Jarvis Team 2nd Mr Russell Football Hilden Grange School Won Team Shepherd 3rd Football Hilden Grange School Won Mr Ed Kemp Team Football Colts A Hilden Grange School Lost Mr Will Fagg

Football Colts B Hilden Grange School Lost Mr Michael Whelan

Football Colts C Hilden Grange School Lost Mr Martin Nicholson

Football Colts D Hilden Grange School Won Mr Tom Lloyd

Mr Duncan Football Colts E Hilden Grange School Draw Fotheringham Football Colts F Hilden Grange School Lost Mr Nick Head

Girls- Hockey Cumnor House Sussex Lost U11D Girls- Hockey Cumnor House Sussex Won U11E Hockey Girls- Draw Mrs Falconer Sevens U13A Hockey Girls- Lingfield College Won Miss Dancy Sevens U11A Hockey Girls- Lingfield College Won Mrs Hardgrave Sevens U11B Hockey Girls- St Michael's School, Won Miss Lloyd Sevens U11C Kent Hockey Girls- St Michael's School, Lost Mrs Clark Sevens U11D Kent Hockey Girls- Russell House School Won Mrs Lowe Sevens U10A Hockey Girls- Russell House School Won Mrs Ford Sevens U10B Hockey Girls- Cumnor House Sussex Lost Mrs Housego Sevens U10C Hockey Girls- Cumnor House Sussex Won Mrs Cochrane Sevens U10D Thursday Boys- Football Hilden Grange School Won Mr Mike Kemp U9A Boys- Mr Duncan Football Hilden Grange School Lost U9B Fotheringham Boys- Football Hilden Grange School Lost Mr Nick Head U9C Boys- Mr James Football Hilden Grange School Lost U9D MacDougall

Football Boys- U8A Hilden Grange School Won Mr Tom Lloyd Boys- Football Hilden Grange School Lost Mr Michael Whelan U8B Boys- Football Hilden Grange School Won Mr Martin Nicholson U8C Boys- Mr Russell Football Hilden Grange School Draw U8D Shepherd Hockey Girls- Caterham Preparatory See Mrs Lowe Sevens U9A School report Hockey Girls- Caterham Preparatory Mrs Hardgrave Won Sevens U9B School

Notice Board Communication sent home this week The following letters have been sent home this week. If you need a duplicate copy, please contact the School Office.

Year 1: Head Lice Alert Year 3-8: National Poetry Day Year 3-5/Boys: Open Morning Year 6: Coffee Morning Invitation

Key Events for Next Week Monday 25th September 1430 Cross Country relays (H)

Tuesday 26th September All day European Day of Languages 1400 Football: U8 C-D Aberdour Tournament (A) 1430 Football: U9 A-D v St Michael’s (A) 1430 Hockey: U9 A-B v Reigate St Mary’s (Hartwood Astro) (A) 1515 Football: U8 C-D v Aberdour and Willington (at Aberdour) (A) 1900 HNEY Curriculum Evening

Wednesday 27th September 1430 Football: 1st XI, 3rd XI, Colts D/E/F v Sevenoaks Prep (A) 1430 Football: 2nd XI, Colts A, B & C v Sevenoaks Prep (H) 1430 Hockey: U13 A v St Michael’s (Haz Sports Hall) 1430 Hockey: U11A & U10A v St Michael’s (Eden Leis Ctre) (H) 1430 Hockey: U11B & D and U10B v St Michael’s (A) 1430 Hockey: U11C v Russell house (Eden Leis Ctre) (H)

Thursday 28th September All day National Poetry Day – ‘FREEDOM’ 0900 Harvest Festival (Oak Parents) 1430 Football: U9 A-C v Solefield (A) 1430 Football: U8 A-D v Hawthorns (H) 1430 Hockey: U9A & B v Hawthorns (A) 1630 Football: 1st XI Surrey Cup v Parkside (H) 1900 HPA Quiz Night

Friday 29th September 0900 Harvest Festival (Years 1-8) 1400 Cross Country: U9-U13 Thomas Trophy (Sevenoaks) (A)

Saturday 30th September 1000 Football: U9A Caterham Tournament (A) 1000 Football: U10A & B St Michael’s Tournament (A) 1300 Football: U13 6-a-side New Beacon Tournament (A)

Who could resist the cuddle-factor of this wonderful teddy at the Toy Museum? Not Monty for sure who seems to be very happy with his new found friend.