st margaret's prep school newsletter - 6 november 2015
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Prep Newsletter Friday
6th November 2015
Dear Parents and Friends,
Welcome back after half term. The children certainly are refreshed and
tackled this week’s learning enthusiastically.
E-Safety
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Our School At Work morning on Thursday allowed us to show off all that
is good about St Margaret’s. The Year 5 and 6 tour guides were fantastic,
as always, and received many congratulations and comments about their
enthusiasm, passion and knowledge of the Prep School - true
ambassadors!
Poppies and other
Remembrance Day related
items from The Royal British
Legion are on sale during
break times. We will have a
special assembly to remember
those who died for our country
next Wednesday.
Throughout the week the children have been
developing their awareness and knowledge of how
to keep safe online. Monday’s Upper Prep assembly,
led by Miss Smith, reminded us of the positive uses
of technology. The children suggested how they
could help to create a better and safer online
community. Throughout the week there has been a
poster competition and a guess how many USB
sticks are in the jar - more on this in next week’s
Newsletter.
On Thursday next week the Upper Prep are going to the theatre to see
Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’. The children are so excited as they
have continued studying the play following their workshops in October.
Work Sharing
The girls enjoyed
sharing their books
with parents on
Thursday afternoon.
This was followed by a
BBQ. Unfortunately the
weather was not as kind
as we would have
wished therefore we
were unable to light the
bonfire. However, the
guys (and a special
thank you to Kitty who
brought in her home
made pink unicorn to
add to the bonfire!) that
had been made for the
bonfire were on display
and much admired!
Mrs C Aisthorpe
Head of St. Margaret’s Preparatory School
Congratulations
Lower Prep Star of the Week
(last week)
Reception: Saiya
Year 1: Kaitlin
Year 2: Anneliese
Rehearsals are underway for our Lower Prep Nativity which will be
performed to the Lower Prep parents on Thursday 10th December.
Details for this will follow nearer the time. The Upper Prep will be putting
on a play at a later date in the academic year.
St Margaret’s Day
St Margaret's Day next Friday will be a real treat as the day begins with a
whole school assembly involving everyone from Reception Class
through to Year 13. Throughout the day there will be a variety of
activities, including the discovery of the new House names. At lunchtime
a buffet has been organised with St Margaret's cupcakes, which the girls
asked for in their recent House meeting. There will also be an opportunity
to add to the whole school coin trail, organised by the Senior School
Heads of Houses. Therefore please would you send in a few 1p and 2p
coins which your daughter can add to the coin picture. All money raised
through the coin pictures will go
to the House charities. All in all St
Margaret's Day looks to be very
interesting and exciting!
November
12th Years 3 – 6 Visit to Young Shakespeare’s Company
13th St Margaret’s Day
23rd 16:15-17:15 No Monday Swimming Training
16:15-17:30 Years 3-6 Swimming Gala
December
10th 14:00-15:00 Lower Prep Nativity Play Performance, Senior School Hall
11th Year 2 visit to Kestrel Grove
09:00-09:30 Prep School Christingle Service
14TH Prep School Christmas Dinner
15th Lower Prep Pantomime Visit
16th Prep School Mufti Day
14:00 End of term reports available online
14:00 TERM ENDS
January
11th Spring Term commences
Dates
020 8416 4501
(08:00-13:30)
Lower Prep
"I liked it when we went to look for things."
Jessica
"I liked it when we picked up things." Kishi
"I liked it when I found the acorn." Tara
”I liked it when we
were collecting
stuff." Isabella
“I enjoyed painting round the edges of the
leaves." Meghana and Sofia
“I liked it when we picked up all the twigs from
the ground and it looked like we had a tree in
a bag!" Annabelle
Year 3
We have been making invitations for
the masked ball in Romeo and Juliet
using the laptops. Not only did we
have to think what information
needed to be on the invitation, but
we also had to use many skills in
order to make them look effective.
We have learnt to centre text, change
font size and style, choose a border
and how to find pictures on clip art.
We can position the pictures and
vary the size of them too. We are
very proud of our work.
We can’t wait for our visit to the
theatre to see Romeo and Juliet next
week!
Year 5
It was lovely to have two
weeks for half term this
year. Year 5 girls all had
an amazing time and
wrote some fabulous
accounts describing the
fun activities they had
done.
Karisma, Anais and
Heeya all did some
wonderful writing - well
done!
In Year 6 we have
been reading the
novel ‘The Silver
Donkey’ by Sonya
Hartnett. This book
tells the story of a
soldier, blinded by
war, who is found in
the woods by two
young girls. As their
unlikely friendship
develops, the soldier
repays their kindness
by sharing stories,
each one connected
to the keepsake in his
pocket.
Year 6
This week Year 6 took the role of different
characters in the novel, when the sisters were
presented with the dilemma of whether or not to let
their brother in on their secret. The girls took a very
active role in presenting their own interpretation of
the same scene. They also asked insightful
questions about their peers’ role play which
allowed them to write interesting diary entries from
the brother’s perspective.