THESTOURTONCAUNDLER ISSUE NO. 141 AUGUST & SEPTEMBER 2017 ****************************************************************** GUEST EDITORS: THE STUDENTS OF ALL SAINTS CE VC PRIMARY SCHOOL Jane Colville This edition of the Caundler will be the last for Jane Colville, one of the real unsung heroes of our village. Jane is the only remaining member of the original Caundler team who started this magazine back in 2003 and has looked after the distribution ever since. She has lived in the village for some 20 years and during that time she’s been a key member of the Church team, serving as a Church Warden for many years, has organised the Church ‘Ride and Stride’ and been closely involved in the Harvest Suppers and other social and fund raising events. Jane has also been an enthusiastic member of the Garden Club, serving on their committee, as well as being involved in virtually all the village events, from tea parties to jubilees, dog shows to strawberry fayres. Never one to seek attention, Jane has always been the one who rolls up her sleeves and gets on with it, baking cakes, arranging flowers, serving cups of tea, washing up, clearing up, the list goes on. In fact I can’t imagine a village event without her. Jane is moving to Sherborne, not too far away. I can’t say how much we will all miss you, Jane, do come back to visit and thank you so, so much for all you have done for us. Jane's combination of kindness, empathy and gentleness is greatly admired and appreciated by so many of us. Jane, you are an inspirational friend and we'll miss you so much.' Gerry Holdstock & The Stourton Caundler Team Linnea Cliff-Hodges It was with sadness that I heard today that Linnea had passed away. A gentle, caring and very intelligent lady, she lived in the centre of the village at Willow Cottage for about 20 years, initially with her husband Gavin who passed away not long after they moved here. She only left the village a short while ago to live nearer her family, but passed away quite unexpectedly in her sleep on Sunday July 16. Our thoughts are with her family, Victoria, Marcus, Charmian and Gabrielle. Gerry Holdstock The Stourton Caundler Team Eric Dummett Chairman Gerry Holdstock Webmaster Jane Colville Distribution Lin Tripp Production Chris Holdstock Advertising Sarah Kwiatkowski Co-ordinator Cicely Diack Proof Reader Christine Peters Editorial Team With thanks to this edition’s Editors All Saints CE VA Primary School Please present all contributions for the next issue to the editor by 12 noon on Friday 22nd September by e-mail if possible. E-mail address: [email protected] Please use only “Word” documents when sending contributions. All Saints CE VC Primary School is delighted to have been given this opportunity to showcase our school through the Stourton Caundler magazine. We enjoy close links with the village chiefly through our families that live there but also we have held Carol Services in St Peter’s Church and two ‘pop-up restaurants’ organised by our fantastic PTA, in the village hall. The school year has drawn to a close and the summer break is a good time for reflection and as I look back over the year in our friendly, village school I find there is much to celebrate. Our Year 6 children are ready to take on the rigours of their secondary education and were given a marvellous send off on the last day of term. How they have grown through the year into responsible young people who reflect our school values and will, I'm sure, continue on their learning journeys very successfully. This is a good place for me to publicise our vision at All Saints Primary. We strive to ensure that when children leave All Saints they are happy, successful, articulate, aspirational and empathetic young people. All our members of staff are consistently driven by these values and principles and model them every day. There is so much to celebrate about the year 2016-17! We have enjoyed splendid weather for our swimming season and the children have enjoyed their daily swims in our very own swimming pool. I have looked back over the calendar and chosen one highlight per month to illustrate All Saints vision in action. We hope you agree that All Saints is a great place to be! September - whole school trip to Brownsea Island - fabulous! October saw our new approach to Harvest with a whole school walk to Holwell Church for a service led by Vicar Richard. November - our excellent Christmas Fair organised by our lovely parents on ASSA, what a great community event! December - Diamonds and Topaz Classes performed a thoughtful Christmas story to give us that warm Christmas glow! January - our younger children being out and about on village walks during the ever popular Sparkle Time. February - Safer Internet Day when the children, through a range of interesting activities learn t or revisited some VERY important messages about staying safe online. March - our brilliant Book Week took place to reinforce clear messages about the importance of reading. We had a lot of fun! April - The Primary Schools’ Music Concert where Years 3. 4 & 5 sang the wonderful songs from Bugsy Malone to a very packed audience at The Gryphon School. May - Year 5 Residential trip to Hooke Court where bridging the moat, rocket building and den building, were some of the activities. June - Our amazing Sports Day when the children demonstrated their athletic skills to families and friends on a very hot morning! July - This has to be Ruby and Sapphire Classes' brilliant version of ‘Bugsy Malone’. Everything was amazing - the costumes, the acting, the dancing, the singing which culminated in the biggest splurging of all time! A lot of hard work but great fun! Other extracurricular learning this year has been all classes visiting Tesco as part of the Farm to Fork project, Topaz at Ryewater with friends from our cluster schools, Key Stage 1 classes visiting Sherborne Castle, Sapphires Class performed ‘Thank you for the Music’ a celebration of the music of ABBA at The Gateway in Yeovil along with our Cluster schools, Archery and Fencing days, Books at Bedtime…. This is just a selection of the learning opportunities at All Saints where life is never quiet! In September we look forward to welcoming new children to Diamonds Class and new members to the All Saints staff team who have already been working closely with us in preparation for the Autumn term. If you have children of pre-school age you may want to join our under 5’s group which is a great place to meet new people and includes activities planned and prepared by our Early Years’ teacher. Check our website for details of this in September. Meanwhile, I hope you enjoy the articles we have written. Anne Crumpler, Headteacher All Saints Performance of Bugsy Malone Performed by children in years 3, 4, 5 and 6 Review written by children in Topaz class What happens in Bugsy Malone? Have you ever watched Bugsy Malone? If not, you are really missing out! The main character (Bugsy) falls in love with Blousey, who wants to go to Hollywood, but lots of things happen like Bugsy getting mugged, Blousey thinking he likes Tallulah and Dandy Dan’s gang splurging everyone … You are too late to watch All Saints’ performance however why not watch the film to find out whether Fat Sam is able to put a stop to all the splurging and whether Bugsy gets to Hollywood with his true love. (Sienna Year 2) Who should watch Bugsy Malone? Sienna: Lots of children and adults would love Bugsy Malone because it is really funny and cool (well All Saints performance was!) Joseph: If you want to get splurged by cream and silly string YOU should go and watch Bugsy Malone IMMEDIATELY! Henry: Anyone who wants to find out if Dandy Dan beats Fat Sam. All Saints’ performance was an incredible show and I wasn’t disappointed. Which characters were Topaz Class’ favourite? Sienna: Fizzy who was played by Giorgia Bond because she has lovely clothes, a great singing voice and even taps whilst she is mopping the floor and sweeping. Joseph: Knuckles was my favourite character because I liked it when he cracked his knuckles and annoyed Fat Sam (played by Oscar Lewis) Daisy: My favourite character was Fat Sam because he was really funny when he called people silly names, like Dummies and Peanut Heads! He also shouted lots and fell over when he was telling people off and trying to look cool! Faris: Bugsy Malone (Yahya Payne) was my favourite character, not just because he was my brother, but because he was awesomely brave when he got mugged and also very cool! Ellis: Bugsy Malone was cool because he got kissed by two girls and lots of other girls fancy him because he is so cool. However my favourite was actually Fat Sam because unfortunately he gets stuck in the middle of the bad side and the good side and is funny how he tries to get back at Dandy Dan’s (Dominic Hosie) gang. Who were the baddies in Bugsy Malone? Brooke: Dandy Dan’s gang because they put silly string on everybody! Who were the funniest characters in Bugsy Malone? Sienna: Knuckles who was played by Ellis Mortimer because he always cracked his knuckles! Joseph: Baby Face who was played by Cameron Shaw was my funniest character in the show because he says “What am I talking about?! I am Baby Face!” Daisy: I thought Baby Face was funny too as he was trying to pretend he wasn’t Baby Face so that he didn’t have to be brave and hit the security guards! Lorelai: Baby Face because he hit the guards over the head and they fell off the stage! Henry: Baby Face because he hits my brother who is a guard (William Mitchell) and he also has a funny name! Overall comments: Topaz would like to say a very big well done to Rubies and Sapphires class who were such great actors, dancers and singers.