Bishop Challoner News 15 November 2019 | No. 32 From the Headteacher… This half term is a busy period with 11+ interviews taking place and further taster sessions planned. For new Year 7 entrants from September 2020, we will be The Eco club is going from strength to strength under the offering 11+ sports and music scholarships. Application guidance and support of Miss Ruston who is doing a fabulous forms should be returned by the deadline of Friday, 13th job with the children. This is an area of the school that December 2019. Further details can be found on our has taken a positive direction and I am pleased to see the website under Senior/Admissions/Scholarships: http://www. enthusiasm of those involved. bishopchallonerschool.com/166/scholarships Our Catholic Christian Values sit in pride of place at Bishop Candidates will be assessed in the early part of the Spring Challoner and are an excellent focal point and topic of Term; there will be practical assessments in sport and music. discussion for the children. Thank you to Footprint Scenery Ltd Academic scholarships are offered automatically based on the for creating and executing such a wonderful design. We are 11+ entrance results. delighted with the finished result. Meeting Year 6 and Year 11 pupils during the course of this A huge thank you to all the families who have supported week and the last has been extremely enjoyable. Year 11 are the Shoe Box appeal; we are very grateful for your generous taking their studies seriously and working hard in preparation donations. The boxes will be distributed by Blythswood Care for their mock examinations in January. Year 6 shared their to children and families in great need. experiences with me and discussed how much they enjoy having different senior teachers, providing a smooth transition in September as they move into Year 7. Paula Anderson – Headteacher @Challoner_head Mission Statement Through faith and a broad education, Bishop Challoner School strives to develop and nurture each child’s unique talents. To Live, Love and Learn like Christ and fulfil their true potential in an ever changing world. www.bishopchallonerschool.com SENIOR SPORT Match Report Kent League 1st XI squeeze out Langley Park in top of the table clash Bishop Challoner has been flying high in the Kent League this season with convincing wins over Farringtons and Charles Darwin. Last week a sterner test lie in store against undefeated Langley Park who have also had high scoring wins against several teams in the league. Bishop Challoner bolted out of the blocks as Tyrone played home giving Challoner a one goal lead with time running out. a sumptuous through ball to Wesley who coolly converted Langley threw the kitchen sink at Challoner as they tried to within the first 5 minutes of the game. A period of dominance preserve their perfect start to the season. Challoner would not proceeded this goal as Langley spurned several opportunities yield though and managed to avoid conceding an equalising in front of goal largely to Thomas's excellence performance goal. as Goalkeeper. Bishop Challoner's resolute defence was finally Another fantastic victory for the 1st XI who now sit top of breached before halt time though as Langley converted one of the table as Bishop Challoner attempt to work towards some their chances. silverware! League Table: The second half was more of the same as both teams created 1st Bishop Challoner School and failed to convert several chances in what was a very tense 2nd Townley GS game. Ten minutes from the end though, a vicious cross 3rd Ravensbourne School from Lewis was controlled by Shomi and eventually bundled Mr Snadden – PE Teacher SENIOR SPORT Blackheath Harriers Bishop Challoner athletes train all year round at Blackheath Harriers, Norman Park. The Club is the most successful athletics club in the South of England, training world class athletes like Adam Gemilli and Dina Asher-Smith. Dina is currently world champion at the 200m sprint, the fastest woman in the world! The track has recently been resurfaced and the club members and families came out on a very cold evening to greet Dina to her training session, where she cut a special ribbon declaring the new track officially open. Many young athletes were there to see her and hopefully get that selfie! Among them were Louis, Zaki, Adam, Jonny, Jamie, Ted, Reece, Josh, Yasmeen and many Challoner Mrs Restivo – Teacher parents and staff; they were not disappointed as Dina happily took time to sign autographs and take selfies. www.bishopchallonerschool.com JUNIOR NEWS Living Like an Anglo Saxon On Wednesday, Year 4 were catapulted (or should I say trebuchet?) back in time to spend the day immersed in the lives of Anglo-Saxons at the Kent Life Museum. They met King Alfred the Great and was conscripted to the Beowulf and Masie, Bethany, Cecilia, Mathew, Thomas and Saxon army. Children were horrified to learn the long list of Bronte as sacrificial warriors. chores and jobs expected on Saxon children, with a few going The weather held off and a fun time was had by all. A big home even more grateful for their modern lives. The class were ‘Thank You’ to Mrs Hanson for agreeing to accompany Year 4. also taught how to spin wool and play an ancient game of Nine Men’s Morris. The highlight was undoubtedly a re-enactment of Beowulf with George as the king in Heorot, Melvin as Ms Hibbert – Year 4 Teacher JUNIOR NEWS Sea Life Centre On Friday 8th November, we went on a class trip to London to the Sea Life Centre. We saw a massive shark, and we stroked star fish. They felt rocky like lots of sea shells you get at the seaside. We walked under a tunnel full of colourful fish and more sharks, too. It was so nice with so many types of fish to see including sting rays. Afterwards we travelled back to school on the train. Iona, Year 5 www.bishopchallonerschool.com NURSERY NEWS Lantern Festival Within the Early Years, part of our curriculum focuses upon understanding the world around us. As part of this, we like to celebrate a variety of cultural shared the song ‘Laterne, Laterne’ with us and on Monday festivals each year, chosen to reflect the backgrounds and afternoon the children took part in a Lantern parade in the cultures of the children and families within the Nursery. This Reception outdoor classroom and playground, listening to week we have celebrated the German festival of Laternenfest. the ‘Laterne’ song. They said Guten Tag to their friends and This is a popular children’s festival in Germany where children were asked to try to be especially kind as the festival also parade with paper lanterns to remember St. Martin. The celebrates kindness. It was a pleasure to see them enjoying children in the Nursery and Reception Class have worked parading with their lanterns as they blew in the wind. hard to make paper lanterns. One of our parents kindly Mrs Bateman - Nursery EAL Co-ordinator JUNIOR EXTRA CURRICULAR Tennis Tournament On Sunday 10th November, I was runner up at a tennis tournament. I played six matches and won four of them and was tired afterwards. The tournament organiser announced me as runner up and my eyebrows raised as high as they could go. I didn't know this amazing thing would happen. My Uncle Kwabs exclaimed from the crowd, "come on champ". Thank you for your support. Xavier, Year 5 www.bishopchallonerschool.com JUNIOR NEWS Tate Photo Exhibition Year 3 You may have seen artist Steve McQueen's project 'Year 3' featured this week across the news and in print and also from some of the 50 school photographs that are part of the billboard exhibition strand to the project. Steve McQueen, the Turner Prize-winning artist and Oscar- understand more about their place in the world beyond their winning filmmaker, has filled the vast Duveen Galleries of immediate family, according to a press statement. The result Tate Britain with a monumental collective portrait of more is an extraordinary portrait of the city’s cultural diversity. than 76,000 young Londoners alongside their classmates and There are over 3,000 class photographs of Year 3 (now teachers. Year 4!) pupils in the exhibition Bishop Challoner School’s Titled Year 3, the London-born artist has created a giant photograph location is in Section 14 at the exhibition. snapshot of a generation of seven- and eight-year olds. He We are delighted to be part of this important work. chose third graders because it is a time when many children begin to develop self-confidence in all areas of life, and to Mr FitzGerald – Y3 Teacher JUNIOR SPORT Swimming Gala Last Monday saw the ISA London South junior swimming gala held at Trinity School. Bishop Challoner entered pupils from years 4, 5 & 6. Every pupil tried their best and enjoyed their races among a strong field of swimmers. Congratulations must go to George in year 4, Jamie in year 5 and Amelie and Ilakkiya in year 6 who came first or second in their races. We are now awaiting the final results to see if they qualify for the national swimming gala held at the Olympic swimming pool in Stratford. www.bishopchallonerschool.com CHAPLAINCY The Holy Souls The Month of November is dedicated to the Holy Souls, and we remember those that have gone before us marked with the sign of faith. On Friday 8th November, we had our Remembrance Day Mass loved by God and that he wants everyone to share in the joys in which we prayed for our departed loved ones and also of heaven with him.