STAR OF THE WEEK

INFANTS:

Pre-Prep Mees Stekelenburg Mees has done fantastic number work ordering the numbers to 20!

Reception Joseph Haigh Joseph is making an excellent contribution during our polar animal topic.

Infant 1 Dominic Hilton Dominic is a fantastic Mathematician and has been working really hard to solve tricky Maths problems.

Infant 2 Henry Fay Henry has been trying hard to keep the

size of his writing consistent. On Tuesday

he did some super cursive writing.

JUNIORS:

Prep 1 Tobi Olojugba For working really hard in every lesson and for putting lots of effort into his

Geography research homework on

Safari’s.

Prep 2 Aadrian Li Aadrian always works hard in class and with his homework and he is being a

lovely friend to our new member of the class.

NEWSLETTER — 18th January 2019

MORE STARS OF THE WEEK

Prep 3 Joseph Anderson Joseph has made super progress in

his timetables! Well done and keep

practising!

Prep 4 Jude Dutton Jude is a cheerful member of the class. This week

the Prep. 4’s did a drama lesson at the College, Jude

impressed everyone with his acting skills and his

speaking. Good work Jude!

French star of the week Charlie Gale

Charlie did really well in French remembering new

vocabulary in ‘Jack et le haricot’ Bon travail Charlie!

HOUSE POINTS

This week the winning House was Stamford with 263 points, 2nd

was Tatton with 207, 3rd Dunham with 204 and 4th place Ashley

with 172. The week before Christmas the winning house was

Stamford with 525 points, 2nd Ashley with 468, 3rd Tatton with

448 and 4th place Dunham with 345 points. Well Done!

HAPPY NEW YEAR AND THANK YOU

The staff and I thank you so very much for your good wishes, cards and

extremely generous Christmas gifts. Your kindness is deeply appreciated.

We warmly wish our boys, parents and friends of the school, a very happy and fruitful

2019.

NUTS IN SCHOOL

Whilst we are not a ‘Nut Free’ School we do have several children

that have extreme reactions to nuts, even being around those eating nuts. Therefore,

we would ask that wherever possible you do not send nuts in with your child for snack

time or for lunch. The well-being and safety of the boys is paramount and we do every-

thing we can to ensure we are keeping all the boys as healthy and safe as possible.

EDMUND RICE ADVOCACY GROUP

‘Tastes of Home’ – An advocacy project organised by Edmund Rice England. They have brought together a recipe book compiled from favourite and typical dishes shared by those seeking asylum and refugees we work with at Asylum Link Merseyside and Serv in Salford.

The idea is to share recipes which remind people of home. It includes anecdotes of why and where this dish is eaten and the importance of sharing food together.

Costs of recipes and any difficulty in obtaining ingredients will also be included to high-light the economic hardship experienced by asylum seekers on the paltry allowance they receive.

With help from the teachers at ALM and Serv we will compile the information and

invite contributors to send photos of themselves, their families and the food.

From our Edmund Rice International groups in schools and via the school network we will elicit contributions of funding and sponsorship.

All sales from the finished books will go directly to aiding ALM and Serv.

Cost of the book is £5 and if anyone would like a copy please send the money in to Miss Waters and she will send the book home.

Please take a look at the link below for more information.

http://www.edmundriceengland.org/tastes-home-new-advocacy-project/

PREP 4 DRAMA

Prep 4 really enjoyed their afternoon in St Ambrose College with GCSE and 3rd Year Drama

students. The GCSE students treated the Prep 4s to a physical theatre performance of Lewis Carroll’s poem ‘The Jabberwocky’, which Prep 4 have recently studied. The Prep and the College then worked together on an intensive physical theatre workshop, led by the College’s Head of Drama, Mrs Bull. The afternoon culminated in a collaborative performance of extracts from Lewis Carroll’s other

famous work, and past college production, The Hunting of the Snark.

The Prep 4 boys were inspired by the talent and they loved creating absurd and imaginative crea-tures using their bodies. The Prep 4 boys are excited to try out physical theatre this term and the 3rd Year students in the College will be invited to visit the Prep in a few months’ time to see how the Prep uses Drama in their Creative Writing unit. It was a privilege to be invited to the College and the boys benefitted so much from this experience. A big thank you to Mrs. Bull for booking us into the studio and preparing all the drama material. This was a great occasion to connect with the College and as a lot of the Prep 4s will be attending the College in September this was a great transition

opportunity too.

SAPA News

A big thank you to everyone who came to our meeting on Monday. We had some new

people attending with exciting ideas to share.

We have decided go ahead with a Quiz Night in March and we will soon be able to

announce exactly where and when! Keep looking out for more information in the newsletter

or get more information on Facebook, Twitter and the SAPA website. We really hope you

will come along and help us raise money for the schools. It’s going to be an evening full of

laughs…a chance to meet other parents…make new friends…show off your knowledge…or

learn something new. Bring along your friends and family and come as a team, or just buy

a ticket for yourself and we will put you in a group of 6 or 8. Doors will open at 7.30pm and

we will have a licensed bar. Winners of the quiz will get a round of drinks FREE.

Tickets will go on sale soon in the school office, so please look out for your Parentmail

message announcing when they are available to buy.

Lottery 100 Club winners

The “100 Club” is open to parents of Preparatory School boys, and can be continued by

subscribers throughout their time at the College too. 50% of the money received is paid to

the winners, and 50% goes to the two schools. Please get in touch if you want more infor-

mation or want to join (chair18@sapa.org.uk).

Congratulations to the winners of the latest draw:

L Nempotakis £253.75

H Rose £169.17

S Middleton £84.58

Summer Party Friday 14 June – save the date

We have booked Bowdon Rugby Club again for our Summer Party. Pop the date in your

calendars and diaries now – it was a sell out last year!

Dates for your diary

Monday 11 February – Second-hand College uniform sale 6 to 6.30pm in the College

Monday 11 February – SAPA meeting 7pm in the Preparatory School

March – Quiz Night (exact date to be confirmed)

Friday 14 June – Summer Party

Keep up with SAPA on:

Facebook - www.facebook.com/SAPAnews/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/StAmbrosePA

Website - www.sapa.org.uk

CALENDAR DATES:

January Friday 18th Codebreaking day at Rossall, 8 Prep 4 boys Monday 21st CB Swimming Gala (8 boys only) at St Edwards, Liverpool Friday 25th Crucial Crew Prep. 4 February Friday 1st Trafford Swimming Gala at St Ambrose College Tuesday 5th Reconciliation service 7.00 p.m. in Holy Angels Church Mon—Thurs 11-14th Exam week Thursday 14th School closes for Half-Term Holiday Friday 15th Staff INSET Day Monday 25th School re-opens for boys Thursday 28th Bowdon festival—Choir to take part March Thursday 7th World Book Day Tuesday 12th AJIS Music Festival Thursday 14th Parents Evening Friday 15th Rugby 7’s tournament hosted by St Ambrose Prep Wednesday 20th Prep. 4 class assembly Parents are invited to attend Wednesday 27th Early Years class assembly (PP&Rec) Parents invited to attend Thursday 28th Robinwood residential Parents meeting 7.00p.m. April Wednesday 3rd Infant 1 and Infant 2 Easter themed class assembly Parents very welcome to attend Wed 3rd—Thurs 4th Prep 4 Bike-ability 2 full days Friday 5th School closes for Easter Holidays at 12.00 noon Tuesday 23rd School re-opens for Summer Term 1 May Friday 3rd School Closed Edmund Rice Holiday Monday 6th School Closed Bank Holiday Tuesday 7th School Closed Staff Inset Day Wed 8th—Fri 10th Prep. 4 Residential to Robinwood Saturday 18th First Holy Communion in Holy Angels Church 10.00 a.m. Tuesday 21st Prep. 2 trip to Chester Zoo Wednesday 22nd Prep. 4 trip to Stockport Air Raid Shelters Friday 24th School closes for May Half Term Holiday June Monday 3rd School re-opens for Summer Term 2

Tuesday 18th Infant summer concert (includes Pre-Prep, Reception, Infant 1&2) 2.00p.m. (Parents welcome (Refreshments from 1.30 p.m.) Thursday 20th Music through the ages (all boys involved in music in school will be involved i.e choir, orchestra, instrumentalists — afternoon July Thursday 4th Junior concert & prize giving in Holy angels Church at 1.30 p.m. Thursday 11th Prep. 4 Leavers Mass 9.30 a.m. Thursday 11th School Closes 12 noon for the Summer Holidays