NEWSLETTERwww.rydeschool.org.uk | SPRING 2018

RYDE SCHOOL WITH UPPER CHINE An Island School with a Global Outlook

ORATORS & RHETORICIANS OF THE FUTURE

We are therefore delighted that Ryde pupils

have represented the School very successfully

in a number of public speaking, discursive and

debating competitions this term.

The Model United Nations team had their most

successful results to date. Held at Guildford High

School and competing against many schools,

Year 11 pupils, Lily and Imogen won Best Delegate

in the Security Council for Bangladesh, and Highly

Commended for Ukraine in the Disarmament

Committee respectively.

Elsa and Olivia (Y9) represented Ryde at

the regional finals of the ESU Performing

Shakespeare Competition in Chichester as Olivia

and Viola in an extract from Twelfth Night, in

a regional final that included schools between

Guildford and Worthing, via Ditcham Park and

Ryde. The girls were also excited to have met the

two judges Hugh Dennis and Abigail Cruttenden.

Our debating duo fought well for Ryde with

Lucy and Imogen (both Y11) competing in the

Southern Regional Final of the ESU Schools’

Mace Debating Competition, having already

progressed through two earlier rounds and

having won Round 2 overall. This time, they were

proposing the motion: ‘This house believes that

the England football team should boycott the

Russia 2018 World Cup.’ Both speakers received

very complimentary feedback from the judge

with little separating the teams in terms of

performance. All other teams from Hampshire

and the South East comprised Sixth Form

students, whereas our debaters were both Year 11.

Ryde also got through to the Salisbury and

South Central Branch Final of the ESU Public

Speaking Competition. Twelve schools started

the competition and our team, having won the

regional Southampton/Winchester heat, went

through to the final with Imogen winning the

‘Best Speaker’ prize.

As an International Baccalaureate World School we encourage our pupils to undertake new challenges and take risks, engage with global issues and

consider the ethical implications of their actions. Being able to verbally communicate these thoughts and issues articulately, eloquently and expressively

is becoming an increasingly important skill to master in a world where oral communication has been overtaken by text, email and social media.

PHYSICS AND MATHS WINNERS AND SCIENCE WEEK EXPLOSIONS Across the School, Science Week created an

explosion of interest with Years 3 and 4 joining

the Senior School for some rocket launches and

hands-on experiments. Year 5 and 7 girls visited

Land Rover BAR for a ‘Girls into STEM’ day and

Fiveways took an environmental approach to the

week with different ‘green’ challenges set for the

pupils each day. The highlights of the week were

the rocket science experiments of wax fireballs,

screaming jelly babies, whoosh bottle rockets and

explosive canon fire!

Meanwhile, Senior School pupils competed in

the UK Physics Olympiad and UK Intermediate

Maths Challenge with thousands of other pupils

and brilliant results. The Upper Sixth Physicists

Tino and Daniel rocketed to Bronze I and II

levels and Luke, Jajeevan and Vinson all gained

commendations.

Forty two Mathematicians achieved Bronze, Silver

or Gold with the six Gold winners going onto the

next round: Tom Sewell (Y11), Zac Gavin (Y10),

Millie Evans, Tom Luke, Ed Ardley and Jacob

Swann (all Y9).

Four of the five Physicists

Year 5 ‘Girls into STEM’

SPRING CONCERT FINALE

The last concert for the Upper Sixth musicians and our much loved Director of Music Mr Grubb. After 32

years with Ryde School and also Upper Chine School, where he started his career, Andy is retiring at the

end of this academic year and the pupils presented him with a hand-painted violin with the school crest

painted on the back and wrote and dedicated a song to him at the end of the concert.

RYDE REMEMBERS

TRINITY HOUSE RAISES THOUSANDS FOR CHARITY

JUNIOR SCHOOL RECEIVES THANKS FROM KENSINGTON PALACE

90 YEARS AGO - in 1928 the school moved into

Westmont, which remains the heart of the School

today. The first home of the School in 1921 was

Hanover House in George Street.

46 YEARS AGO - in 1972 girls were admitted to

Ryde for the first time, although only in the Sixth

Form. The School becoming fully co-educational

was a gradual process, and was finally reached in

September 1985.

30 YEARS AGO - in 1988 construction work started

on what we now know as the Modern Languages

building. This was designed and built as the Design

Centre, and was the happy home of Art and DT for

many years until their move into the Bembridge

Building.

Trinity House pupils recently

presented a cheque for £3250

to Ronald McDonald House in

Southampton, raised on behalf of

Nick Platt, a former fellow class-

mate of the Ryde pupils.

Nick and the pupils raised the

money to thank the charity for

the enormous help they gave to

Nick’s family. In April 2017, Nick

(then studying in the final year

of his GCSEs at Ryde School)

was rushed into hospital with

suspected meningitis and sepsis. After a total of 40 days and 39 nights in hospital Nick is still recovering and

one day will need a kidney transplant. His determination to survive this ordeal and re-build his life inspired

our pupils to help Nick and his family raise money for the charity that provides accommodation for families

staying at Southampton Hospital.

Year 3 Junior School pupils were delighted to

receive individual letters from Princes Harry

and William, congratulating them on their fund-

raising achievements to provide enough money

to sponsor an elephant mother and baby through

the Born Free Foundation. Reading ‘The Hunter’

by Paul Geraghty inspired the children to raise

the money. During their research they learnt

about the Born Free Foundation, and the Princes’

involvement in Tusk and Africa Parks.

A massive thank you to all those who donated

money in Chine House charity week last academic

year. This money has been used to roof part of the

new school building at Nako School.

LAWRIE MASON who joins Fiveways as a Teaching

Assistant.

PETRA EVANS who joins Fiveways as a Year 2

Teacher.

GEORGE MARSDEN who joins Fiveways as a one-

to-one Assistant.

UT PROSIMGHANA LINK

SALVETE

BOARDING NEWSThe Spring Term is always short and sweet with so much being experienced and achieved. There is never time to dwell on the post Christmas blues in boarding as there is so much to do and look forward to. It was a particular treat this year that, unusually for the Isle of Wight, we had snow. As a real advocate of play, adventure and outdoor experiences no matter what your age we love that the snow brings out the inner child in everyone and gets them outside enjoying themselves.

Half term for the boarders was both relaxing and active, with many activities including bowling, squash,

badminton, paintballing and visits to the cinema to watch Black Panther, Maze Runner and The Shape of

Water. The Spinnaker and Bembridge boarders mixed really well together, they spent many hours playing

cards and board games in the evenings. We ate lots of pancakes on Shrove Tuesday and went out for lunch

to celebrate Chinese New Year. This was of course balanced out with plenty of revision for those who had

mock exams the following week.

SPINNAKER HOUSE

MEET UP WITH BOARDERS’ PARENTS

BEMBRIDGE BOARDING CAMPUS

Everyone has squeezed an awful lot of work and play into the shortest term of the year and we are

all looking forward to plenty of rest with our families and hopefully some warm sunshine during the

Easter break. Despite mocks and lots of revision for those taking exams, the excellent humour and

sense of community has continued in abundance.

Recently, there has been an increase in board games and climbing; archery and cooking have

continued as some of the favourite activities this term. The snowfall was a bonus for the boarders

and all made the most of it despite the disruption to travel and the phenomenally slippery drive!

Weekend activities have continued to create happy memories; the surprisingly competitive nature

of the Pirate Crazy Golf and the axe throwing, (supervised by qualified instructors), being particular

highlights.

We sadly say “Auf Wiedersehen” to Sara and Josefine, who head back to Germany after two

terms with us at Bembridge Boarding Campus. I can honestly say on behalf of all of us within the

boarding family, that they have been a pleasure to live with and get to know. They will be missed

and always welcome should they want to return and visit, (or sit the IB).

It’s been a very busy term for our Upper Sixth

boarders, all ten taking either A Level or IB

mock exams, with constructive evenings filled

with discussion, extended essays or Theory of

Knowledge work, combined with the fun and

laughter that we have come to expect with our

Spinnaker family. We are so proud that so many

of our boarders were interviewed for Oxbridge

places and have all received great offers from

their chosen Universities, career entry points and

Colleges. Mother’s Day was a treat for Mrs Wilson,

Housemistress, who was given a lovely tea cup

and beautiful spring basket of flowers by the

boarders as a thank you to their ‘House Mother’.

Mrs Nestor-Powell and Mrs Craik had the

opportunity to meet up with some of the Hong

Kong parents recently. It was lovely to put names

to faces and to be able to talk about the children

and how well they are doing at Ryde. They also

met up with several prospective pupils who will be

joining the school in the near future.

HALF TERM FUN FOR THE BOARDERS

SENIOR SCHOOL

Well done to Alex and Jake (Year 9) for organising

the highly successful Ryde School’s Got Talent.

The range of talents was diverse with musicians,

dancers, bands and magicians. The overall winner

was Thomas (Year 7) on guitar, followed by George

(Year 11) on drums and Tom (Year 9) on the piano.

Well done to everyone and a big thanks to the

judges: the Headmaster, Mr Grubb, Mrs Evans and

Rob Da Bank.

After the fantastic performance given at the

Guildhall in Portsmouth this term, the Global Rock

performers were presented with awards for Best

Soundtrack and Best Video & Lighting. With over 80

pupils involved in this year’s performance and the

concept, choreography, costumes, lighting, stage

set and direction being completely pupil-led by the

Sixth Form, this really is a credit to team work and

creativity at Ryde.

RYDE’S GOT TALENT

GLOBAL ROCK

• One of the main focuses for the Green People is changing the mindset of students. Finding ways to make

people change the way they think about their impact on the School site and the wider environment.

• Our other main objective is to reduce the impact of the School. Finding new ways of reducing energy

consumption therefore contributing less to the use of fossil fuels. Thinking of ideas to reduce the use of

plastic, including looking for possible new products in the lunch halls, providing more permanent water

bottles for pupils and other ways of reducing single-use plastic.

The Green People is a group run by students eager to get involved with changing the way the School thinks about the environment and is spearheaded by two Prefects, Matt Spencer-Brading and Pip Andrews (Y12).

NEW GREEN GROUP

SENIOR SCHOOL

This term Year 7 pupils have been working

on individual projects which have related to

either democracy, environmentalism, service or

cultural awareness, Year 8 pupils have been busy

constructing business pitches for Ryde Theatre.

Excellent results from the Year 10 Geography team

who secured first and third positions against other

schools such as Portsmouth Grammar School, St

John’s College, PHS, Mayfield and Mayhurst, in

the Geographical Association Worldwise Quiz at

Portsmouth High School (PHS).

Enrichment Day was full of exciting trips, talks and

workshops. Year 9 visited galleries, Year 7 were at

Land Rover BAR, Year 10s had the fun of the Globe

Theatre and other pupils braved the snowy weather

for outdoor learning. Workshops for group project

work, play rehearsals, the Circular Economy, Human

Rights and Amnesty International all took place in

the afternoon, alongside a string of careers sessions

and talks from outside experts such as Surrey who

came to talk about University life.

RYDE GLOBALAND THE PSB

GEOGRAPHY SKI TRIP

ENRICHMENT DAY

FOCUS ON DT

A lot has been happening this term in the

Design Technology department. Senior

pupils were very excited by the visit of

Old Rydeian and award-winning furniture

designer Jason Heap. Jason is best known

for his contemporary bent wood designs

and inspired our generation of designers by

demonstrating some of his techniques.

GIRLS RUGBY

Old Rydeian Heather Kerr, part of the

England Women’s Squad for the Six

Nations and Rugby World Cup came to

show our girls how it’s done! She spent

hours coaching and training the delighted

girls. Heather, who started playing rugby

at Durham University, plays for Darlington

Mowden Park Sharks.

ENGINEERING INSIGHT

Old Rydeian and Geophysicist Michael

Househam (a boarder at Ryde from 1958

to 1965) inspired our future engineers

and scientists with his tales of a lifetime

career in the oil industry from which he has

recently retired.

OLD RYDEIANS INSPIRE CURRENT PUPILS

Team work building spaghetti structures

‘CCF this term has been the busiest yet. A new start of term resulting in new training, including

weapons training. This exciting advancement allows cadets, after passing handling assessments to

go onto military exercises all in due course … in preparation for Sandhurst perhaps? With that said,

classroom lessons are still taking place with cadets still learning the basic rank structure, roles

of the Royal Marine Commandos and of course, the all important, knot tying! A busy term in the

classroom, bring on a busy term in the field next term! All thanks must be extended to Flt Lt Sale

and Lt Hayter of course without them, this would not be possible!’

Ollie Coulson, CCF

SENIOR SCHOOL

Amelie Haworth (Y7) was

recently crowned the U13 Girls

English Junior Squash Champion

only a few weeks after winning

the U13 French Junior Open

Championships. She is now looking

forward to focusing on playing for

England for the very first time in

the Five Nations.

Cameron Blamey (Y7) has been

nominated for a Musto Junior

Rider Programme Award for

demonstrating British Youth Sailing

values and displaying courage and

determination by not giving up

despite injury setbacks. Of those

nominated, three will be selected

for mentoring with the British

sailing team.

Rory Taylor, Felix Methold, Emile

Bleriot (Y7 and Y8) who have all

been selected onto the London

Irish Rugby Developing Player

programme.

Tom Luke (Y9) won four of his

piano classes at Portsmouth Music

Festival, obtaining two Distinctions

and two Honours and the Clifford

Benson Award for Outstanding

Musicianship and Communication.

Eric Tasca (L6) won a Bronze

medal for the 200m breaststroke

in the Hampshire County

Swimming Championships.

Thomas Nash (Y7), winner of the

‘Own Choice Solo’ for 18 years and

under, the Lewis Groth Ward-

Saunders Cup winner (for Grade

5 - 6) and the Victoria Cup winner

for ‘Best Performance of a piece

by Gary Ryan’ – all for guitar at the

Portsmouth Music Festival.

Campbell Laird (Y9) ran so fast in

the traditional Inter-House Cross

Country to Quarr that he ran there

and back to School in 19.31 minutes

and was dressed and ready to go

home before the other runners

returned to School!

Ollie Coulson (L6) came fourth in

the National Junior Indoor Rowing

Competition for his age group. He

rowed a 2km distance in 6:47.3

minutes, knocking 5 seconds off

his personal best.

PUPILS’ ACHIEVEMENTS

COMBINED CADET FORCE & DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S AWARD

COMBINED CADET FORCE LEARN THE ROPES!

‘As the Spring Term comes to an end, the final preparations for the Bronze, Silver and Gold Qualifying expeditions are being completed. Next term we

see four expeditions commence, travelling around the Isle of Wight, Dartmoor and Wales for the final stage of the award. Although all the focus of DofE

appears to be on climbing mountain after mountain, this is far from the case. DofE involves other components that give you the freedom to develop

skills and benefit from experiences that people may not get the opportunity to encounter outside of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.’

Febe Campbell-Collins, Captain of DofE

Accomplishing any level of the DofE

Awards is an achievement and gaining

the Gold Award takes a lot of hard work

and determination. This year already three

current pupils will be collecting their Gold

Awards at Buckingham Palace in May: Febe

Campbell-Collins, James Cripps and Mason

Hammond.

IOW MUSIC FESTIVAL

Lots of individuals won prizes and

cups this year in the festival with a

number of duos and groups also doing

very well. The results from the choir

classes were particularly good this

year with the Junior Singers gaining

88 marks, distinction, 2nd place and

the Choristers: 93 and 90 marks! An

outstanding, 1st place in both classes.

It is very rare to get 90 marks or over.

Tom Luke was commended for his

excellent accompanying of the choir

and Mrs Tweddle, Choir Director

commented, ‘They were absolutely

brilliant, I’m so happy I could burst’.

DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S AWARD

GOING FOR GOLD

Cadets spent the day on HMS Blazer, a P2000 patrol and training ship. They learnt to steer and navigate, about radar and tracking systems, putting this to the test as they put the ship through a series of tugging turns and ‘doughnuts’.

Also receiving their Gold are nine Old Rydeians who have been invited to St. James’s Palace in March to accept their Awards. Megan Nicholson, Lucy Daniels, Jessica Norton, Alice Dye, James Moody, Jack Curtis and Emily Whitewick were there, with Pete Hepburn and Lizzie Gillett being presented with their awards at a later date.

Thirteen pupils entered the Isle of Wight Schools

Indoor Rowing Competition. The Ryde School

Boat Club has a great spectrum of abilities from

experienced scullers to total novice pupils who

have only sat on a rowing machine a few times!

Highlights included Ollie beating his nemesis from

Shanklin Rowing Club by 0.4 of a second over 2km;

James C had never raced before and came in a

very respectable 3rd out of 6. Archie came 2nd

and Olivia and Ariela 2nd and 3rd respectively in

the 500m sprints. Florrie came 2nd in her race, whilst Ayesha achieved

joint 3rd with the first three competitors finishing in a window of 0.1 of a second. Elysia was

perhaps the highlight of the day though; she rowed through actual physical pain to ensure that

she beat her competitor from Ryde Academy! Two Year 10 girls, Fleur and Ellie also performed

very well, coming 2nd and 4th.

Following on from some early pre-season training, the players had a great start to the season with

all seven teams winning against Seaford College. It was most encouraging to be able to put out A

& B teams in the U12, U13 and U14 age groups this season for many of our matches which reflects

the enthusiasm the girls have for the sport.

A special mention must go to the U13 A team who were undefeated all season. The players

displayed great teamwork in their play, approaching each match with both focus and

determination. The U13s had notable wins against PGS and King Edwards.

The U12 teams trained hard throughout the season and showed great spirit and determination in

their play. Although they struggled in some of their matches, wins against the likes of Portsmouth

High and Hampshire Collegiate suggest that as long as the squad continue to train hard, they will

continue to develop in the future.

The U14s had a very successful season with victories against the likes of St John’s College, Alton

Convent and Portsmouth High.

Well done also to the U15 team whose play centred around a small group of committed players.

Their efforts were rewarded with victories against teams such as Churcher’s College, Portsmouth

High and Seaford College.

The senior netball teams also had highly successful seasons with the 1st VII victorious in their

games against St John’s College, Seaford College and Hampshire Collegiate whilst the 2nd VII

matched this with wins against Hampshire Collegiate and Seaford College.

1ST TEAM V MILTON ABBEY

The first team had a convincing win over

Milton Abbey 21 - 3 with all round excellent

team display from Tino Tong, Ian Chan,

Vincent Wong, Tody Chow, Isaac Lai and Felix

Lau.

Years 8, 9 and 10 all had fixtures against the

Island Free School with some very competitive

and entertaining games played in the best

of spirits. Overall Year 8 won 11 - 5, Year 9

lost 6 - 12 and Year 10 lost 4- 8. Outstanding

performances went to Max and Miles Coelho,

Felix Methold, Chloe Graves, Devon Pollard

and Jacob Swann. The most improved

players this term were Rhea Thakrar, Poppy

Gallerwood, Tiya Ramdany, Tim Sheridan and

Nick Gibbs, most of them playing in their first

competitive badminton matches.

SENIOR SCHOOL

SPORTS REPORTS

HOCKEY

The U12s have improved with every game, and

have been rewarded in recent weeks with some

fine wins. It has also been great to see the boys

playing for the U12B side this term. It has been

excellent to see so many boys representing the

school.

The U13s have had a challenging season, playing

on a very strong circuit. We have also been able to

field a B team at this age group who have also had

some excellent results this season.

The U14s have also had a challenging season, but

have shown fight throughout and have developed

as a team. The first season of 11 aside hockey is

always tough and I am sure that the experience

will stand them in good stead for next year.

The U15s have not had as many fixtures as they

would have liked this season. However, in recent

weeks they have put in some fine performances

and there are a number of boys who should be

pushing for a place in the 1st XI next season.

The 1st XI have come on a long way as a team,

and a number of boys will be returning again next

year. The young defensive unit has been resolute

all season. However, we have not always been able

to convert the chances that we have created. The

boys will finish their season at the Bath Festival,

playing against some strong opposition.

RYDE SCHOOL BOAT CLUB GROWING IN NUMBERS

NETBALL

BADMINTON

JUNIOR SCHOOL

ALADDIN SPRINGTIME TRAVEL

MATHS CHALLENGESRyde took part in the Year 5 PGS Maths Challenge this term. The afternoon was full of fun maths problems and

puzzles with a special mention to Alec and Jasper who came third.

Year 6 represented the Junior School at the Eagle House Maths Challenge. A large number of schools from

Hampshire took part. The children did exceptionally well with Alice, Rachael, Hugo and Robert coming joint

first! Well done to everyone for enjoying their Maths!

The Junior School hosted the Island Primary Schools Maths Challenge with twenty schools joining us for the

day. The challenges involved mental maths, dominoes, shopping, tangrams, sudoku, dice, and making 24. Our

Year 5 teams did particularly well, gaining 3 out of the top 4 places. Well done Alec, Jasper, Daisy, Zoe, Katie,

Charlotte W and Mr McGouran for organising it all!

INTER–SCHOOLS COMPETITION SUCCESSES

Year 4 transported us to Arabia for their vibrant,

colourful and sparkly production of Aladdin. With

two casts, fabulous costumes, an imaginative set

and lively music we were all royally entertained!

YEAR 6 TRIP TO THE MARY ROSE

YEAR 5 TRIP TO THE BRITISH MUSEUM

YEAR 6 JOIN A NATIONAL CONCERT

FOR A DAY

Year 6 were fortunate to take part in one of

four national concerts led by The Bournemouth

Symphony Orchestra at the Guildhall in

Portsmouth.

SHAKESPEARE COMES TO LIFE IN THE JUNIOR SCHOOL

All of the children from Year 1 to Year 6 participated in a unique Music and English enrichment

programme with special guest Ollie Heath. Knowing that the Junior School children have been studying

Shakespeare texts in school, Ollie prepared workshops to complement this. All of the children practised

and then performed a rap related to their Shakespeare play which Ollie helped to take to a very

professional level with his sound equipment. Everyone certainly enjoyed themselves and the children

seemed to be tapping their feet from the minute he started his sessions!

JUNIOR SCHOOL

SPRING 2018

The Spring Term has been a busy one with lots of fixtures and although the weather has not always been on our side there has still been lots to celebrate with so many pupils doing well in a wide variety of disciplines.

At the IOW Cross Country championships we had fantastic results

with Year 3 and 4 girls coming 1st (Alexis, Lola, Matilda, Lotte, Layla &

Annabella), Year 5 and 6 girls 2nd (Bea, Georgina, Robin, Amelia WH,

Charlotte & Amelie) and Year 5 and 6 boys also 2nd (Jasper, Hugo,

Edward, Patrick & Merlin). Hugo and Bea came 5th and 6th respectively

overall and went on to represent the Island at the Hampshire

Championships. The girls also did brilliantly in the 2K run at Westbourne

House School, in particular Alexis who was 2nd, Lotte 4th and Matilda

6th in the U9 race and Bea who was 3rd for the U11s. The U9s were the

overall winning team.

We also competed in the IW Schools Indoor Athletics finals and had

some noticeable results with Charlie coming 1st in vertical jump. Charlie

and Hugo were brilliant in the paarlauf relay - running 12 lengths of

the Sports Hall between them and winning their heat. The U10 and U11

swimming squad attended the IAPS regional gala, with the U10 girls

freestyle relay team winning their race, Patrick coming 2nd in the 50m

freestyle and Rene 2nd in her freestyle race.

Netball and Hockey have featured significantly in the sporting calendar

with improvements in Hockey, and an amazing winning streak of

seven out of eight matches at the U8 Netball Festival at Oakwood.

Unfortunately the snow led to the cancellation of the U11 Netball tour

but there was still the opportunity for the team to take part in the IAPS

Tournament where they came a very commendable 4th in their group.

In Football the U11s have had an impressive season and have reached

the IOW Final which takes place during the Easter holidays - good luck

to the boys! On the Rugby field the U11 boys competed in several 7s

tournaments and won the Vase at the PGS festival. The U8 team came

runners up in the Ryde Tag Festival and all of the boys showed excellent

progress.

We have had a lot to fit in this term with it being a short one and we

look forward to see what excitement the Summer Term brings and in

particular the introduction of Girls’ Cricket.

PUPILS’ ACHIEVEMENTS

SPORTS REPORTS

Edward (Y6) for completing a 10km Abominable

Snowman course which included swimming

through two lakes! He took 1 hour and 41 minutes

and came 141 out of a field of 250, competing

against adults as well as other children.

Bea and Grace (Y6) for raising £100 through a

cake sale for the Love to Move Charity (Love to

Move Programme is an age and dementia friendly

seated gymnastics programme).

ISLE OF WIGHT MUSIC, DRAMA AND DANCE FESTIVAL SUCCESS

We were very proud to see so many of our talented

pupils entering this year. Their hard work and

practice certainly paid off with many coming

away with more than one trophy and certificate.

WELL DONE TO:

Zoe (Y5) who was presented with the Girlguiding

South West Region Chief Commissioner’s Award

this term. The Award recognises a young member

who has shown exceptional personal courage and

endeavour over a period of time, whilst remaining

true to her Guiding Promise. This is the first of

these awards ever to be presented to a member of

Girlguiding Isle of Wight and was presented by Mrs

Patricia Partridge, DL, President of Girlguiding Isle

of Wight.

FIVEWAYS

WORLD BOOK DAY What an amazing array of inventive costumes! Teachers and pupils thoroughly enjoyed a whole day of

creative fun related to the books we are currently reading: Gruffalo baking, Cat in The Hat reading and

visits from Fantastic Mr Fox, Mr McGregor, Sherlock Holmes and Willy Wonka amongst other fun and

creative characters.

IOW MUSIC, DANCE& DRAMA FESTIVAL A big well done to the Fiveways Choir for winning first place in the IOW Festival. Quivering Quavers, our recorder group, the Year 1 handbells groups and the Year 2 Bowjangles all came

first in their classes. Many of our children also entered individually and bravely stood up in front of a large

audience and sang or recited poetry. Well done to all of them.

MOTHERS DAY CELEBRATION & AFTERNOON TEA Such a lovely day had by all in celebration of

Mothers and Grandmothers and all who care

for us. The Celebration Assembly entertained

all with music and song and the children

showed off their beautiful portraits of their

mummies.

FIVEWAYS

EXPLORING OUR HISTORIC ISLAND Year 2 had the fun of visiting Victorian Ryde earlier this term – exploring the Victorian pier and artefacts in the museum and learning about life on the Island in

Victorian times. Year 1 ventured farther afield and were enthralled by the delights of Brading Roman Villa, putting together mosaic floors, dressing up as Romans

and back at Fiveways, learning how to build Roman roads.

SING UP DAYLots of schools from across the Island joined us for a big Sing Up!

We all had a delightful afternoon filling the Sports

Hall with song and laughter! The children finished

the afternoon by donating noisy food for the Isle of

Wight Food Bank, raising £128.

OUTDOOR LEARNING As always Fiveways have spent as much time outside as possible this term, despite some rainy

days and even a sprinkling of snow! The children have been collecting natural objects for

sculpture, learning new skills in Forest School and simply enjoying the sand and mud kitchens in

the playground.

‘OUR DAY OUT’What a great performance! The Senior School pupils’ adaptation of Willy

Russell’s original ‘Our Day Out’ was cleverly staged and scripted. Years 7, 8

and 9 joined forces to ensure the audience joined them on the journey.

A letter written by Fin in Year 7 to the fictitious headmaster of the school.36 Alverstone RoadLiverpool

June 25th 1976

Dear Headmaster of Fairfield High School,Last Wednesday, when I took your kids on a trip to Conwy Castle, first of all I

was very annoyed because they weren’t checked for chocolate and lemonade

and then your kids stole the animals from the zoo; fur and droppings

everywhere! Then, after the beach, the kids didn’t brush their feet before

getting in my coach, which further annoyed me because sand is very hard

to remove you know. I thought, at first, that the teachers couldn’t control the

kids. The school should hire teachers that can control them, I thought. Mr

Briggs was my favourite teacher because he taught the kids some discipline.

He taught them a lesson or two, to respect other people! Despite all this, and

due largely to the effort of Mr Briggs, I realised that all the kids had such a

grand day out which more than made up for my initial annoyance.Yours faithfully

Ronny SuttcliffCoach driver

RYDE SCHOOL SUMMER PRODUCTIONS

CONCERT IN THE QUAD THURSDAY 5 JULY 6.30PM

‘MY FAIR LADY’THE SENIOR SCHOOL

SUMMER MUSICAL1, 2 & 3 JULY

7.30PM

16 JULY TO 10 AUGUST9AM TO 5PM (core hours)8AM TO 6PM (optional extension)HALF DAYS AVAILABLE

BOOKINGS & INFORMATION Please call Naomi Fowke on 01983 617915 or email nhf@rydeschool.net or visit www.rydeschool.org.uk/Summer-School

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES PROGRAMMESFOR 5 TO 15 YEAR OLDS

NEW FOR 2018 ‘THE ISLAND PONY PROJECT’AND ‘ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES’

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