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Summer 2014 Berkhampstead School Magazine The BBERKHAMPSTEAD SClHOOaL MAGAZIzNE erSUMMER 2014 Inside: Rockets Away! Zumba - Spanish Style The Berky Garden Regulars: Musical Notes Trips and Visits Sports Reports Staff on the Spot HEADMASTER ’S INTRODUCTION N EWS Porsches, Pimm’s & staff on the Fun in the sun spot hat a term – and what a Speech LOURISHING Aimee Stephenson, our Day! It was a privilege to Pony Rides F ! fabulous Year 1 teacher, W welcome David Bagnall, ‘old joined us in January 2014 and boy’ to Speech Day and Prize Giving and ‘Here Comes the The Berky Garden is already to hear him speak about what Berky Summer ’ was the a big part meant to him. He quoted from his final theme of this year’s Led by the green-fingered Mrs of Berky. school report… of inattentiveness in May Ball, and it was Taylor, the Year 2 children made full What Science (preferring to pull handstands), indeed a beautiful, use of the Pre-Prep planting areas have of scoring 24% in French and he told of balmy evening for the this term. Before the Easter holiday, been the failing the grammar school test. Last year smartest event of the each of them had sowed seeds in a David gained 1 st class honours in English from Cambridge. PTA year. Nearly highlights pot ready for planting out in the How did that happen? Perhaps because Berky allowed him ninety parents and of your summer, replacing the broad beans to be an individual - to be the best he could be - and staff gathered in the first 2 they had already grown (and eaten); celebrated that. Regency refinement of the Pittville Pump Room to enjoy an terms? Our Year 1 Launch they tended these pots over the This summer term has been action-packed; the sun shone, excellent three-course dinner and to dance the night away to Day and the Thinktank holiday and returned them to school there were long hours of cricket, rounders and athletics, as live music from ‘The Dukes’. Some also secured terrific Science Museum trip were then planted them out, along with well as time for playing and relaxation. It featured lots of bargains from the Auction of Promises, fantastic! I loved my class stimulating activities and gave Year 6 a wonderful end to their including teeth whitening, a Porsche some other seeds that were sown assembly, as well as getting to time with us. Sports Days for all ages showed a love of experience, and a holiday in Spain! straight into the soil. The daily know the children in my class activity and the athletic potential that is being realised from The weather wasn’t quite so obliging for watering was done and seeing them progress so Kindergarten age. The Year 6 drama production and Recital the beach-themed Summer Fete at the enthusiastically, especially on the quickly. It has been amazing were magnificent - what talent and ability we have at end of June, but heavy showers failed warmer days, and many of the Berkhampstead; the Early Years’ Summer Concert saw our 3 to dampen spirits. Huge numbers of to see so many talented children enjoyed weeding and year olds take their first steps on that stage. It’s wonderful to Berky children, parents, grandparents children play different tending the garden. By the end of see the progression of the children as they move through the and staff turned out to sample the instruments so well! term, many vegetables – salad school, becoming more accomplished and enjoying so much. numerous stalls, games and What are your hobbies? I love leaves, Swiss chard, tomato, The final year at Prep School is exciting and challenging, attractions, including Pimm’s and pony skiing, Zumba and travelling. I radish, carrot – were ready and both academically and pastorally. The children mature a lot, rides, the tug of war, also enjoy all live music. they had a lovely time pulling up focus on their Entrance Exams and work tirelessly to prepare, and some wonderfully Do you play any instruments? completing practice papers and looking at exam technique. entertaining or picking their produce and Not yet! I would love to play Equally important is the programme of enrichment that they performances from eating it. the piano or guitar. then follow which inspires, stretches and stimulates. This the ‘Berky’s Got During the Summer term in Year What were your favourite year’s cohort acquitted themselves very well, winning senior Talent’ stars. 2 we concentrate on learning subjects at school? Maths school scholarships and 16 grammar school places. In just six weeks we various valuable and important Visitors to Berky, without exception, comment on the polite, raised over £6,000 for and Art. I liked problem life skills and encouraging self- happy and engaged children they see. When children are the school this term, a solving and finding the right sufficiency. Our gardening has supported and celebrated for being ‘themselves,’ I believe fantastic conclusion answer in Maths and being gone from strength to strength and that they will be happy and thrive in school and beyond… as to another busy year. We hope creative and messy in Art. we are all very excited about the our speaker did. This edition of the Berky Blazer captures you enjoyed all this year’s PTA events, and have admired the Do you have any pets? No, planned outdoor classroom and mini many individual moments and gives a wonderful flavour of end result: Berky’s gleaming new minibus! Thank you all for but I am trying to persuade my ‘forest’ area which are soon to be our school – enjoy it! Richard Cross - Headmaster your immense generosity and support. husband that it would be great constructed for use by the whole J.C. (PTA) to have a puppy! school. G.A. What’s the best thing about TOP CHESS ! your job? Every day is 2013/14 wasn’t a vintage season, but a new Berky team battled well and lost only one match all year. Second place in the different and I get to work with Cheltenham and District League was encouraging indeed – just the single defeat meaning we lost out on the trophy. Cruel fortune really enthusiastic, creative saw our Knock-Out Cup hopes fade and a 3-3 draw with Charlton Kings resulted in elimination for Berkhampstead on the ‘bottom children and fantastic, board’ rule. Elsewhere there were plenty of highlights. The Berky chess congress (won by Henry Wayt and Benjamin Wyman) was supportive staff. a resounding success, the school’s players collected several prizes at the District What did you love reading as Congress, while the school clubs proved as popular as a child? I always loved Roald ever. Benjamin Wyman, Ben Gibson, Ruby Atack and Dahl books, especially The Hugo Bawtree won the Clubs’ Division 1, 2 and 3 and Twits ! Peace at Last by Jill Y3 championships – well done all! Congratulations Murphy was a favourite when are due to our two County Champions: Oliver Wiles I was really young too – I still (Gloucestershire U7) and Benjamin Wyman have my original copy. (Worcestershire U11). Further congratulations to What should children do every Henry Wayt; Henry’s peerless contributions to Berky day? Laugh and smile! chess resulted in him collecting the Howard Cup for Chess at Speech Day. M.C. Mrs Stephenson N EWS N EWS TALIA ET SPAÑA IThis term Pre-Prep got to grips with songsE and some delightful finger rhymes such as ‘Voici ma main - elle a cinq doigts (yes, my hand is a ‘she’ in French!) and ‘she has five fingers’. ‘En voici deux. En voici trois’. Pupils in the Prep were treated to three weeks of Italian, thanks to erkhampstead sprang into action musically with the Cheltenham Festival upon us almost Signor Cantoni, pre-PGCE student extraordinaire! He was the real live Italian presence who sold immediately term began. There was a flurry of comings and goings; certificates, medals and cups olives in ‘olive shop’, he called out phrases and numbers for Italian lotto and also answered Bwon by various individual musicians from all year groups – wonderful! The Chamber Ensemble questions about Italian life. Had he ever been in a Maserati? No, but Mme Cussen had once met Mplayed in an exucellent classs held in a dielighctful auditoarium, well sluited to thNe range of smoall ensembltes es Signore Lambourghini. And each day, as he spoke to Mme Cussen in Italian or French, pupils from across the area who performed impressively. The class was an inspiration to those who took part understood more and had a go at speaking with him in the playground too. and much was learned from the excellent adjudication. Our players were awarded a second place Kitchen staff put on a fabulous Italian Meal amid a dining room decorated with Leaning Towers of Distinction. Under the inspired leadership of Mrs Sallis, the entire group of Year 2 children created an Pisa and Rialto Bridges of Venice. Spaghetti Bolognese was known to many but not so the Tiramisu exciting musical soundscape to accompany a confident narration by James Carder-Geddes. All the dessert. ‘Mmmm, è buono? Si, è molto buono’- and this with the accompanying sign of children’s musical expertise was displayed to good effect on a wide variety of instruments – strings, a finger to the cheek showed that this was yummy. recorders and all manner of tuned and untuned percussion. Their wonderful performance won them first Zumba came to Berky this term and each child borrowed a red cape for the Dance of place…and the cup for Infant Music-making. Well done, Year 2! the Matador.
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