NOTES FROM THE HEAD’S STUDY



Dear Parents,
 
I trust you have had a good week. At school, time seems to be speeding up as we head into the final three weeks of term. To the busy buzz of classroom activity, we have now added the giddy riot of preparation for our final festive week of term. All very jolly!
 
Congratulations to all those who represented The Abbey in various sports fixtures, both home and away, this week. Some tough games, but all played in excellent spirits with Abbey pupils showing tremendous sportsmanship both on and off the pitch. Well done indeed.
 
We look forward to welcoming parents and friends to the various end of term events both at Queen’s House and The Abbey during these final weeks of term. Please check the school calendar for details and do feel free to email the relevant school office if you have any questions about the arrangements.

Enjoy the weekend.
 
With best wishes.

John Brett
Head of The Abbey and Queen’s House

CHALLENGE OF THE WEEK

Which three of these skills or attributes are the most important for success in life? Why those three?

Patience / Common Sense / Humour / Courage / Creativity / Resourcefulness / Work Ethic /
Organization / Integrity / Pride / Responsibility / Flexibility / Compassion / Love /
Kindness / Self-Control / Obedience / Independence / Discernment / Wisdom / Initiative /
Wit / Friendliness.

ST MARY'S CHURCH VISIT

3M had a very interesting visit to St. Mary’s Church on Monday. We were met by Mr Clark who talked to us about the organ.  He showed us the pipes and explained how the air travelled through them. He also showed us the “Breadbin”, which is the name he gives the organ! He explained that there were three keyboards, the Swell, the Pedal, and the Great. He demonstrated how he used the stops and how they changed the sound of the instrument; he could play really quietly and really loudly! He finished by giving us a wonderful recital.
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TELL TALE

NSEA GRASS ROOTS EQUESTRIAN REGIONAL FINALS

 

On Friday 5 November, Woodbridge School travelled to Norton Heath keen to improve on their efforts in the NSEA Grassroots Equestrian Regional Final from last year.

Following training by Tina Haslam at Newton Hall throughout the year, the Woodbridge riders had an impressive day.

Woodbridge started the day well featuring within the top three team finishes in the 40cm, 50cm and 60cm fences but then secured a fantastic 1^st place and Regional Champions title at the 70cm class with their team of Tess Walker riding Noodle, Perdi Ludgrove riding Billy, Olivia Lubbock riding Annandale Gwyneth and Zoe Newman riding Sliabh Piper.

An excellent team achievement and all round good day for Woodbridge with other placings for Woodbridge throughout the events, however, top Individual finishes came in the 75cm Perdi Ludgrove 1^st and Tess Walker 2^nd. Perdi’s win of the 75cm capped off an exceptionally good day with the Woodbridge team and as an individual.

 
A full run down of the results is shown below incorporating excellent clear rounds, with ribbon placings for individuals.
 
40cms Championship Finals Team 3rd
Woodbridge School Team: Rosie Hunter Blair riding Jimbo, Lily Waterer on her maiden outing with Annabel, Eve Marson riding Bengad Cocos and Sophia Waterer riding Volandero Amber Dancer.
Individual placings Eve Marson 5th riding Bengad Cocos and Sasha Reid 3^rd on her maiden outing with Flash.

50cms Championship Finals Team 3^rd & 5th
Woodbridge Blue Team 3rd;  Sophia Waterer riding Volandero Amber Dancer, Fran Jackson riding Minnie the Minx, Isla Appleby riding Jigsaw and Rosie Hunter Blair riding Jimbo.
Woodbridge Red Team 5th; Oliver Reid riding Twix, Lily Waterer riding Annabel, Perdi Ludgrove riding Billy and Eve Marson riding Bengad Cocos.

60cms Championship Finals Team 2^nd & 3rd
Woodbridge Red Team 2nd; Sophia Waterer riding Volandero Amber Dancer, Eve Marson riding Bengad Cocos, Rosie Hunter Blair riding Jimbo and Perdi Ludgrove riding Billy.
Woodbridge White Team 3rd; Lily Waterer riding Annabel, Tess Walker riding Noodle, Fran Jackson riding Minnie the Minx  and Olivia Brown riding Ash.
Individual placing - Perdi Ludgrove riding Billy 5th
Woodbridge Blue Team; Zoe Newman on Sliabh Piper, Alex Ryder-Davies on Faith the Third, Oliver Reid on Twix and Olivia Lubbock on Annandale Gwyneth were sadly unplaced. 

70cms Championship Finals Team 1st
Woodbridge Team 1st; Tess Walker riding Noodle, Olivia Lubbock riding Annandale Gwyneth, Perdi Ludgrove riding Billy, Zoe Newman riding Sliabh Piper.
Individual results - Perdi Ludgrove  4^th riding Billy,Tess Walker 6^th riding Noodle  and Olivia Lubbock 7^th riding Annandale Gwyneth.
 
75cms Individual Championships 1^st & 2^nd Place
Having qualified in the previous round, Perdi Ludgrove came a fabulous 1^st riding Billy and Tess Walker came and amazing 2^nd riding Noodle.

An incredible day for the young Woodbridge riders. Oliver Reid produced clear rounds throughout and the younger members from The Abbey riders -  Sophia Waterer, Eve Marson, Rosie Hunter Blair &  Perdi Ludgrove were placed in every Championship class they competed in. The day was capped off beautifully with a Team 1^st in the 70cms, followed by fantastic results with Perdi Ludgrove  and Tess Walker finishing with a first and second respectively in the 75cm.


 

BOYS' SPORT


 

The Abbey had a  busy day of fixtures against Kings Ely on Thursday. The U10 A played well, with Fred Cole scoring a long range try. However, they slipped to a 5-2 loss. The U10B team, however, were run away winners. Edward Carter scored 5 tries.

In the Under 11 matches, the B team lost 6-0.  Oliver Laxton and Jimmy Glendinning both had great games. The A team lost a close game 2-1. Erwan Gouedo made the tackle of the season to stop Ely scoring again.

All four teams played in good formation and worked hard to be competitive. Most importantly everyone enjoyed the afternoon.

GIRLS' SPORT
 

 
U11 A Hockey v Ipswich High School
With an U11 squad not at full strength and luck not on our side, we didn’t win this evenly matched game. We kept fighting and we never gave up, even though we weren’t on top form. In the first half IHS scored two goals. In the second half we came back attacking strongly, the defence didn’t let a goal in and play was in our half for most of the time. We had a lot of short corners that we couldn’t convert – one was from Maddie Buchanan, which was saved on the goal line!  Beau Barrington-Hibbert shot at goal and it hit the post and skimmed along the goal line! Their keeper caught four balls in her pads and we were scrabbling  around for the ball, but  we couldn’t get it in the back of the goal. Special mention must go to Chloe Morgan in defence, for persistent strength and determination to clear the ball.  Today just wasn’t our day and this match wasn’t up to our usual standard, but we still performed well and we never gave up.
The U11 A Team
 
U11 B Hockey v Ipswich High School
The U11 B Team were also missing players due to illness and injury, but Georgie Phillips and Isabel Deacon kindly stepped in to help. Katarina Corfe held the game together in the middle, ably supported by her wings.  Sadly the girls didn’t win, but they had a great afternoon of hockey.
 
U11 C Hockey v Ipswich High School
The Abbey drew 1 - 1
 
U11 D Hockey v Ipswich High School
On a grey Wednesday afternoon all the Y5 and Y6 girls were able to play hockey against IHS. In their final match all the girls demonstrated the skills they have been working on this term. The ball travelled around the pitch from end to end. The girls had several really good tries at scoring a goal, but were unable to get the ball over the line. The final score was 3 – 0 to Ipswich. All The Abbey girls had a turn on the pitch, playing together as a cohesive team for their final away game of the season.

YEAR 2 GREAT FIRE OF LONDON DAY

On Tuesday, Year 2 dressed up as 17^th century Londoners and enjoyed an exciting Great Fire of London day. The workshop involved lots of team games and drama. In groups of four the children created shapes of timber framed houses and took part in a true and false quiz. The children used ‘firesticks’ to make up dances with. The afternoon involved improvisation and acting out different scenarios. Thomas Farynor’s bakery in Pudding Lane was the scene for one where Oscar played Thomas Farynor and Arwen played Mrs Farynor. Amba took the role of their child and Edie was cast as Mary the maid, who sadly did not survive the fire. It proved to be a very fun and stimulating day!