Prep Newsletter Friday 8th

May 2015

Dear Parents and friends,

We have had a lovely week in school and as always each classroom has

been a hive of activity and industry.

Houses

Yesterday the whole of the United Kingdom were able to vote in the

General Election. Yesterday all of our pupils across the whole of St

Margaret’s also had the opportunity to vote for the name of their House,

having previously put forward a selection of names. Votes are still being

counted and we will let you know the new House names in due course.

Selections were:

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DAVISON

Emily Davison (1832 – 1913) was an

educated lady and a suffragette who fought

for the equality of women. She is known for

her perseverance and determination as well

as that she was killed when she ran in front

of the King’s horse in the Epsom Derby.

WESLEY

KING

Martin Luther King (1929 – 1968) best

known for using his Christian beliefs to

peacefully protest for everyone is equal.

NIGHTINGALE

Florence Nightingale (1820 – 1910) made

hospitals cleaner places. She showed

that trained nurses and clean hospitals

helped sick people get better. She was

the founder of modern nursing.

HAWKING

Stephen Hawking (1942 – present), one

of the most famous scientists ever, has

contributed much to science, helping

spread his ideas about how the world

was created.

GORDON

FAITH

Faith means being sure of the things

we hope for and knowing that

something is real even if we do not

see it. Faith is the reason we

remember great people who lived in

the past. (Hebrews 11)

PANKHURST

Emmeline Pankhurst (1858 – 1928) led

the Suffragette movement to win the

right for women to vote.

NICHOLSON BRONTE

Charlotte Bronte (1816

– 1865), poet and

novelist whose novels,

such as ‘Jane Eyre’,

have become classics

of English literature.

HAWKING

Stephen Hawking (1942 –

present), one of the most

famous scientists ever, has

contributed much to science,

helping spread his ideas about

how the world was created.

SHAKESPEARE

William Shakespeare

(1564 – 1616) is one of

the world's greatest

writers. His friends said

he was the best writer of

his time. Most people

now say he was the best

of all time.

RALEIGH MANDELA

Nelson Mandela (1918 – 2013),

famous for his long fight against

bad government, became

a worldwide hero. He was

respected for his courage and

wisdom in bringing people

together to live in peace.

NIGHTINGALE

Florence Nightingale (1820 – 1910)

made hospitals cleaner places.

She showed that trained nurses

and clean hospitals helped sick

people get better. She was

the founder of modern nursing.

PANKHURST

Emmeline Pankhurst (1858 – 1928) led the

Suffragette movement to win the right for

women to vote.

Open Morning

We enjoyed a very productive School At

Work Open Morning yesterday with many

current and prospective parents looking

around the school. As always the

expectations of our Year 5 and 6 tour

guides are incredibly high and they lived

up to these, as time and time again their

confidence, knowledge, enthusiasm,

excitement and pride in the school was

demonstrated in their speaking, manners

and behaviour. All of the tour guides were

a credit to the school and to themselves!

Our next Open Day is on Saturday 27th

September 1.00 - 4.00pm.

School Council

The Prep School Council met on Tuesday. Each Class Rep took forward

suggestions from their class to be discussed. The two main topics of

conversation were:

the new lunch and meals system are liked by the majority of pupils

what to wear on the next Mufti Day on Friday 22/05/15. In assembly

on Monday there will be a vote with the majority deciding the theme

of dress. The choices are: onesie / superhero / 1 colour (eg House /

international costume). Donations raised will go towards the Save

the Children Nepal Earthquake Appeal.

Mrs C Aisthorpe

Head of St. Margaret’s Preparatory School

Upper Prep - each class will have the opportunity to visit the book fair. When your daughter visits the fair she will select books that she would like to buy. These will be written on a letter which she will bring home. You are not obliged to buy a book if you do not wish to. If you would like to buy the books please return the letter with the exact cash or a cheque made payable to St Margaret’s School.

Travelling Book Fair The Travelling Book Fair has arrived in both the Lower and Upper Prep with a superb choice of books and stationery. You can also buy books online and have the books either delivered to your home or you can collect them from school, if you order over this weekend. www.travellingbooks.co.uk This term there is a 3 for 2 offer, with the cheapest book free. Commission earned from the Book Fair will go directly to each class for books to be bought for the individual class libraries. Lower Prep - the books are available to

buy at home time 3.30 - 4.00pm.

Wishing you a peaceful and relaxing weekend,

Certificate

CONGRATULATIONS to…

Anais (Y4)

May

8th-13th

Book Fair

11th Year 5 visit to Reveley Lodge

12th Year 4 visit to St Albans Abbey

13th 08:45-09:00 Year 3 Class Assembly – Parents Invited

19th 08:45-09:00 Year 5 Class Assembly – Parents Invited

Lower Prep visit to Aldenham Country Park

22nd 08:45-09:00 Year 4 Class Assembly

Mufti Day – Save The Children

14:00-14:30 Nicholson Cake Sale

15:30/16:00 Half-term begins

June

1st 08:30 Term resumes

1st-5th

Upper Prep Exam Week

9th 14:00-15:30 Prep School Sports Day

10th-12th

Year 6 PGL residential trip

11th 14:45-15:15 Informal Concert for Lower Prep children

15th Upper Prep Swimming Gala

16th Year 3 visit to Whipsnade Zoo

Year 6 visit to Reveley Lodge (morning)

30th 15:45-16:05 Lower Prep Zumba Show

16:15-16:45 Upper Prep Zumba Show

Dates

020 8416 4501

prepoffice@smbushey.com

Reception

In Reception we have been learning all about different

minibeasts and where they live. We went on a Minibeast Hunt

around the school grounds and found lots of exciting insects

and recorded them on our chart.

Year 1 have been baking bread this week.

We had a fabulous morning on

Wednesday making bread - we had to

knead the dough for 10 minutes - it was

very hard work. The results were fabulous

- every one made a lovely bread roll. The

smell of the bread baking and the taste of

the finished product were quite

mesmerising.

We had to weigh and measure the

ingredients and follow the instructions of

the recipe. We had a very enjoyable and

educational morning.

Year 1

Year 2 We have been

sharing and

caring with

division this week!

Sometimes with

remainders and

sometimes

without! It can be

quite tricky. We

also know that

multiplication is

the inverse of

division.

Year 3

Our cats are finished! After lots of work cutting out, designing, painting and adding finishing touches our cats are now finished. It has been very exciting seeing them come to life before our eyes. Now they will be with us in the classroom until the end of term. What mischief will they get up to? We will see!

Year 4

Holy Week and the Catholic Faith

Charlotte-Anne did a presentation in class about her religion. She bought in some amazing outfits, pictures,

and information.

Come up to the Science Room and take a stroll down Fifth Avenue! Year 5 have designed some exclusive homes and completed the electrical wiring to provide the internal lighting.

Year 5

We are reading Skellig by David Almond in class and this book is the inspiration for our creative writing tasks this term. Our first piece of writing was to describe the derelict old garage in which a creature seems to be living. For inspiration we crept down into the cellar in Upper Prep, which is dark, gloomy and covered in spiders’ webs! This helped Year 6 come up with some excellent descriptions including ‘ram-shackled’, ‘sagging’ and ‘odour clogged my nose and throat.’ Any number of Year 6 could have been Star Writer of the week with their excellent descriptive writing. You will be able to read some of their work in the school hall later this term.

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Year 6