R E G I BROMSGROVE SCHOOL NEWS REVIEW MICHAELMAS 2018 BromsgrovianISSUE 3 Wishing all of our families and friends of the School Peace and Happiness this Christmas NEWS REVIEW MICHAELMAS 2018 ISSUE 3 Grease! The Senior School production of Grease was performed over four nights to full houses in the new Cobham Theatre. This was a fun and energetic production which involved input from many pupils and staff - well done to everyone who played a part, whether large or small, audience-facing or behing the scenes, to bring this fantastic show to its amazing finale. NEWS REVIEW MICHAELMAS 2018 ISSUE 3 Children in Need Pupils in Reception and Years 1 to 4 enjoyed participating in a Children in Need ramble through the Senior School campus. Supported and encouraged by School Monitors and Pre-Prep survivors, the children all managed to complete the ramble and were rewarded by a cup of hot chocolate and home-made cookies at the finish. Meanwhile, Pre-Schoolers enjoyed a lovely ramble around the Windmill at Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings. They too enjoyed hot chocolate and cookies in the Pre- Prep dining hall. NEWS REVIEW MICHAELMAS 2018 ISSUE 3 Author Visits Prep Pupils were privileged to meet and listen to the popular children’s author Tom Palmer. Tom’s latest novel Armistice Runner is a story written to commemorate the centenary of the end of World War 1 and pupils chatted to him about this as he signed copies of the book. Eco News The new Prep School Eco Committee had a busy first half term. They have been promoting the recycling station where stamps, batteries, bottle tops and old mobile phones can be recycled for charity. From the work of last year’s committee, two new recycling bins have been installed on the concourse to encourage pupils, parents and visitors alike to play their part in being eco-friendly. The committee are holding a Christmas Jumper Day in December to support Save the Children. NEWS REVIEW MICHAELMAS 2018 ISSUE 3 Prep House Song The Prep School House Song Competition was a fantastic event enjoyed by the whole School. The four Houses all sang superbly and the adjudicator, Mrs Janine Porter, praised the children for the quality of their performances. Congratulations to Darby who emerged as victors with a lively rendition of I‘ll Do Anything performed with added dialogue from Year 8 actors, greatly enhancing the performance. However, this year all four Houses submited entries of the highest standard. Watt’s performance of Sing, Telford’s Consider Yourself and Boulton’s Thank you for the Music were all confidently sung by staff and pupils and thoroughly enjoyed by an appreciative audience. Gardening Award Members of the Prep School gardening club were delighted to receive the RHS Level 1 Certificate in School Gardening. Well done to all involved. NEWS REVIEW MICHAELMAS 2018 ISSUE 3 Tennis Congratulations to the U16 girls’ tennis team who finished as runners up in the Regional Final of the National School’s Competition. The team of Claudia Bullock, Izzy O’Connor, Gemma Calthorpe and Bobby Mekushina beat a strong Moreton Hall side 4 sets to 2 in the semi-final before losing to Leicester Grammar School in the final. This is the first time in recent history that a Bromsgrove School team has reached the Regional Finals and to finish as runners up is a fantastic achievement. This puts them in the top 10 School teams in the country for their age group. Netball Congratulations to our 1st netball team who have been crowned County Champions for the third year running. They won all of their six matches, scoring 111 goals in the process and only conceding twenty-two. CCF Sport Congratulations to Orla Walker who received her Cadet Forces National Sporting Excellence Award from General Duncan Capps CBE – GOC Regional Command. NEWS REVIEW MICHAELMAS 2018 ISSUE 3 Kindness Rocks During the whole school Kindness Week, pupils in Years 3 and 4 were encouraged to think about Aesop’s famous quote, ‘No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.’ They enjoyed painting rocks with thoughtful messages and placing them around the School grounds for everyone to enjoy and reflect upon. Art Miss Read from the Prep school Art Department came to lead the Amazing Artists after school club at the Pre-Prep. She inspired all the children who made silhouette lanterns and tree decorations for Christmas. It was wonderful to have an expert visiting, especially since she agreed that the club really are Amazing Artists! Year 8 pupils shared a lesson with Senior School Art teacher, Miss McWilliams and her Upper Fourth art pupils. The older pupils enjoyed showing their beautiful art work and inspirational ideas. The Prep pupils were delighted to see some old friends and to view some of the exciting things that the Senior School Art Department has to offer. NEWS REVIEW MICHAELMAS 2018 ISSUE 3 Nativity Pre-Prep put on a wonderful Christmas service which was well- attended by parents, grandparents and carers. Safety Talk Professor Andy Phippen visited the School to speak to pupils in the Fourth Form and Years 7 & 8 about online safety. The talks focussed on digital and online safety, using some of the data collected from a survey he had conducted earlier in the term across the School. Professor Phippen specialises in work around the use of technology by children and young people, looking at areas around online safety, privacy, digital literacy and the impact of “digital natives” in the workplace. He is a research advisor to the UK Safer Internet Centre, and also has worked with BT, Google and Facebook on issues related to children’s online practice. NEWS REVIEW MICHAELMAS 2018 ISSUE 3 Rugby Congratulations to the U15A rugby team who have progressed into the next round of the NatWest Schools’ Cup, following an impressive 17-5 performance vs Stowe School. Biology . Olympiad Nearly 7000 Lower Sixth biologists from across the country took part in the Intermediate British Biology Olympiad. This challenging competition is designed to encourage students interested in biology to further develop their knowledge and problem solving skills. Well done to Anna Huang who was presented with a silver certificate for reaching the top 10% of entries. Golf Update Lili-Rose Hunt played well in the Euro Golf Championships, finishing 24th overall in the individual competition. In the the international pairs competition, Lili and her partner finished 5th. Lili- Rose was playing against older and stronger girls, on a course that can only be described as a monster, so to only just miss the cut by four shots was an incredible achievement. NEWS REVIEW MICHAELMAS 2018 ISSUE 3 Christmas Camp Year 3 had a wonderful time at Forest School when they made Christmas stars and trees, enjoyed delicious waffles and hot chocolate, made a zip wire and sang Christmas songs around the campfire. Fencing Out of 12 teams in U12 Foil at the Team Fencing Gala held at RGS Worcester, George Ascough and Jasper Page finished in first place. Meanwhile Amina Mouldasheva and Eric Li fenced in the U10 Foil event where they finished in sixth place. NEWS REVIEW MICHAELMAS 2018 ISSUE 3 Cricket Professional Cricketer Ben Cox (Walters 99 -10) and Paul Greetham, the School’s former Director of Cricket were the guests of honour at a recent Prep Assembly. Ben attended Bromsgrove Preparatory and Senior Schools and is regarded as one of our most famous and high achieving cricketing alumni. He was part of the Worcestershire Rapids cricket team which won the Vitality T20 Blast Finals day at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in September - he was nominated as Man of the Match in both the Semi-Final and Final. Paul Greetham is Warwickshire County Cricket Club’s Elite Cricket Development Manager. County Call up Prep pupil Jai Bushell has been selected to play for Worcestershire County U12 Cricket. Jai is looking forward to County training and to developing his spin bowling and batting techniques. NEWS REVIEW MICHAELMAS 2018 ISSUE 3 Worldly Scholar Congratulations to Jake Wingfield for his success at the World Scholars’ Cup. This is a global academic competition for which Jake initially qualified from the Bangkok regional round, before competing in the Kuala Lumpur global round. Jake qualified for the final known as the Tournament of Champions which was held at Yale University. The best 1,000 scholars from the Global Rounds competed over four days in debating, essay writing and a series of multiple choice tests; Jake achieved a Gold Medal for the Arts and Music section of the Scholars’ Challenge and Silver Medals for the Science section of the Scholars’ Challenge and the Scholars’ Bowl. Tea and Carols The annual tea and carols event, organised by IB pupils, was held in Routh Concert Hall for the first time. It was once again a huge success with thirty care home residents from Breme House, Burcot Grange and Rashwood House enjoying an afternoon of music, Christmas nibbles and good company, culminating in an enthusiastic raffle draw. BROMSGROVIAN NEWS REVIEW MICHAELMAS 2018 ISSUE 3 Bromsgrovian News OB London Dinner Last call for tickets Tickets are selling fast for our London Dinner for Old Bromsgrovians, which will take place on the evening of Friday, 18th January 2019. This event will be held in the Long Gallery and Ballroom at The Lansdowne Club set in the heart of Mayfair, just off Berkeley Square, and kindly hosted by Richard Noake (E 59-64), a Trustee of Bromsgrove School Foundation. Built in 1763, Lansdowne House became a social club in 1935. Unlike its contemporaries, The Lansdowne Club has admitted men and women with equal social status since its doors opened.