The Angel said 'Do not fear'
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This WEEK
From the Head...
A very Happy New Year to you all.
Our staff INSET on Friday 4th of January focussed on English. The training day was led by Danny Doyle, Headteacher of St Huberts in Sandwell and a Doctoral Researcher. This gave us the opportunity to spend the day thinking about how we teach English. We examined all aspects of the subject from how we warm the children up to write, model writing to the expectations we have for the work the children produce. This process reinforced the good practice we currently deliver but also inspired us to make further improvements. Teachers have already implemented some of the ideas discussed this week into their planning. One of these, ‘Word Tennis’ encourages and increases the children’s vocabulary by working with a partner to bat words back and forth that describe a picture or object. Another I would encourage parents to try at home is an activity our Year 6 undertook this week; to rewrite a well-known story without using the letters i or e. It proved a tremendous challenge which forced us to think of synonyms but also an incredibly fun way in which to get our brains working. These were just two of many excellent ideas that my team will be applying in our continued development of the curriculum.
Many people make New Year’s resolutions, often these are not kept or do not last. In our assembly on Monday we discussed a possible reason for this, that we have to be ready for change. Just because it is January 1st it doesn’t mean we really can always keep our bedroom tidy or stick to that exercise regime. I encouraged the children to think about making small changes, something positive that if they then look back in a month and they have accomplished something it will make them feel proud. Hopefully we can all do this.
I always welcome parental feedback, as any good school we will always be looking for ways to improve and so please do not hesitate to contact me via email ctrundle@chinthurstschool.co.uk.
Best Wishes
Cathy Trundle
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Click below for the Up-to-date Spring Term Calendar
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Key Dates
Tuesday 15th January
Y3 & Y4 Team Photographs
Wednesday 16th January
Y5 & Y6 Team Photographs
Rugby: U11 A Micklefield
Rugby: U10 A & B v Micklefield
Hockey: U11 v Aberdour
Thursday 17th January
Rugby: U9 A & B v Micklefield
Rugby: U9 C v Micklefield
Rugby: U8 v Micklefield
Hockey: U8 v Aberdour
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Noticeboard
Pupil Changing Rooms – Safeguarding Reminder
Please remember that the pupil changing rooms are out of bounds to parents from 8.25am. If you need to bring in your child’s kit during the school day then please come directly to the office, staff will ensure that your child receives their belongings.
Code of conduct for parents, carers & spectators
In the spirit of competition and fair play for all, please:
- Encourage your child to learn the rules & play by them;
- Respect the opinions & decisions of officials, coaches & managers.
- Encourage children to play, do not force them.
- Discourage unfair play & arguing with officials & players.
- Praise your child’s efforts, whether they win, lose or draw.
- Get to know your child’s coach.
- Set a good example by recognising & applauding all good play.
- Use appropriate language at all times.
Please do not:
- Coach from the side lines.
- Ridicule or belittle a child for losing or making mistakes.
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The Adventures of Early Years..
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Reception Mathematicians
We have had a wonderful first week back. The reception children have been learning about teen numbers. We have been using numicons (not unicorns as some like to call it) to help us visualise tens and units. The children began to understand that teen numbers are ten plus some more. They created a number line from 0-20 and re-told the sum i.e. 14 is 10 plus 4. To make us really super speedy mathematicians, we have been playing games with dice and dominoes to help us count by sight. We have been very impressed with their effort and hard work.
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This Week's Other Stories..
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Weather Forecasters
Our Year 1 week so far…and what a week!
We are now Weather Watchers. Weather is our topic for this half term which has made Mrs Jacks very happy- she is OBSESSED with the weather. We identified the countries that form the United Kingdom and how the weather differs in each area. We will be monitoring the forecasts very carefully…
On Thursday we read the story of Elmer and the Rainbow and decided to paint our own rainbow but what a disaster! We only had Blue, Yellow and Red paints. This was going to need thought and our superhero thinking caps…
Wow! We worked out that by mixing these colours we could create others. Our Rainbows have now been planned and Year 1 are looking forward to painting them next week.
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Congratulations to our fabulous Musicians for doing so well in their recent examinations:
Charlie W-S - Grade 1 Percussion Merit
Frank W - Grade 1 Drum Kit Merit
Phox C - Grade 1 Percussion Distinction
James H - Grade 2 Drum Kit Merit
William H - Grade 2 Percussion Distinction.
Daniel M - Grade 2 Piano Merit
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Year 3 Poetry
This week, Year 3 have been looking at humorous poetry. They have examined a range of poetic features, including rhyme, alliteration, simile and repetition.
On Wednesday, the students wrote fantastic rhyming couplets based on ‘Where Teachers Keep Their Pets’ by Paul Cookson. See some examples below.
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Lara 3W
Mr Echo has a gecko,
hiding silently in some fizzy prosecco.
Macey 3W
Mr Pea had a bee,
who buzzed off silently into a tree.
Shivani 3W
Mrs Nittens has lots of kittens,
who love quietly sleeping in her mittens.
Lucian 3W
Mr Wizard has a lizard,
quietly hiding in a snowy blizzard.
Rafe 3W
Mr Tool had a bull,
who ate so much that he was full.
Charlotte 3W
Mrs Flitter had a gorilla,
who quickly ate a caterpillar!
Harry 3W
Mr Lake has a snake,
who loves to hungrily eat chocolate cake.
Alexandra 3W
Mr Scarf had a giraffe,
who always happily laughed and laughed.
Samuel 3W
Mr Pie had a fly,
loudly snoring in his tie.
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Sam W 3G
Mrs Knee had a tiny bee,
happily making her a cup of tea.
Olivia 3G
Mrs Dig had a clever pig,
quickly putting on his curly wig.
Zara 3G
Mr Pair has a fat bear,
quietly living under a dusty stair.
Evelyn 3G
Mrs Spare has a grizzly bear,
lazily sitting in her kitchen chair.
Nancy 3G
Mr Pog has a clever dog,
energetically chasing a frightened frog.
Isla 3G
Miss Rat has a fluffy cat,
comfortably living on her black mat.
Florence 3G
Mr Socks has a filthy fox,
sneakily living in his frocks.
Laurie 3G
Mr Moor had a bored boar,
tiredly living in his kitchen drawer.
Nate 3G
Miss Bitten has a cosy kitten,
snuggly sleeping in her mitten.
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LAMDA News
Three of our Chinthurst children took their LAMDA Drama exams just before Christmas and went all the way to London to do their exams. It is very daunting taking the exams at the Head Office of LAMDA and they all did exceptionally well!
Grace F (Year 2) was awarded a very high MERIT for her “Solo Introductory Stage 3 exam”.
Keagan S-T (Year 2) got a DISTINCTION for his “Solo Introductory Stage 3 exam”,
Ollie R-S (Year 4) was awarded a DISTINCTION for his very first LAMDA exam, which was the “Solo Introductory Stage 3 exam”.
Mrs S-T is super proud! The examiner was exceptionally strict and Mrs S-T is over the moon about these results! Your hard work, dedication and commitment paid off!
Congratualtions!!
Elandri Stricker-Timmermans
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Church Assembly
Mrs Lyth
Remember what the angel said the shepherds? “Don’t be afraid!. The bible contains the words ‘Don’t be afraid all of 365 times, one for every day of the year!
The beginning of the year can be a time of doing lots of new things. This year, we will do exams for the first time, we will go on residential trips for the first time, and by the end of 2019, our Year 6 will be starting a new school! Doing new things can be scary. So this morning we have learned 5 steps to kill your fear!
Acknowledge your Fear!
Realise that most of your fears don't even come true.
Do the thing you fear
Be curious
Trust in God, and in those that care about you.
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Chint Sport
Rugby:
U8 v Kingswood House Won 50-20
We went to our first ever rugby match with some training sessions under our tag belts. We played some superb running rugby with all players playing their part, we caused 3 turnovers by tagging the opposition 7 times to gain the ball, showing great skill and tenacity. Try scorers: Lucian 5, Samuel S 2, Rafe 2 and Harry. Well done all, onto Micklefield next. MJ
U9 A v Kingswood House Won 80 – 20
First game back after the break and we continued our impressive rugby, running hard with the ball in hand and being strong in defence. When pressured into having to pass the ball to each other, we off loaded well and passed the ball beautifully. Tries by Mukundi x 2. Ollie, Archie, Olit x 2, Oli H, Will, Ted x 4, Andrew, Louka and Luca. Well done all the boys!
U9 B v Kingswood House Won 90 – 20
A fantastic Chinthurst performance filled with strong running lines, enthusiastic tackling and superb teamwork. The boys worked the ball through the hands well and found where the space was to score a wide variety of spectacular tries. The tries were scored by George 3, Luca 2, Aaryan 4, Phox, Alfie, Charlie 2, Harry 2 and Zac M 2. In defence the boys dug deep, particularly in the second half and made some crunching hits. Well done to all of the boys – this match was a joy to watch!
U10 A v Kingswood House Won 35-5
The Under 10 A’s opened their rugby season account with a commanding 7-1 (in tries) victory. After a slightly hectic start, we soon found our feet and truly dominated the breakdown scenarios. We came into the game from a long Christmas break and thus we wanted to trial our starting plays; we soon discovered a few flaws which we have been and will continue to iron out in training over the coming weeks. Remember to keep calm, as a former Master i/c of rugby at Chinthurst used to descant ‘rugby is a hectic game best played calmly’. By doing the simple things right (making our tackles, going up in a line, not getting drawn in to the breakdown and remembering there are other options apart from route one) our flow, structure and pace will inevitably improve. A great start boys with lots of positives, keep up the hard work and more wins will come. WB
U10 B v Kingswood House Lost 65 - 55
As the score suggests, the crowd got their money’s worth in terms of tries scored. It really was end-to-end stuff and a special mention goes to Mattie who contributed 35 of those points in his 1st ever game. On the flip side, there is plenty to work on in training in terms of taking the ball at pace and defending our own try line. Well done to all the boys, especially those who were representing the school for the first time and those for whom today was their first ever game of rugby. SF
U11 A v Kingswood House Won 35-5
A little rusty after the Christmas break, we soon got into our stride and ran purposefully with the ball. Our tackling improved quickly and we soon negated their big lad! Following tries by Louis x 2, Charlie 2, George, Hugo and Gabriel we tried to implement a greater passing element to the game and moved the ball well. Work on securing the ball please! Well done all.
U11 B Rugby v Kingswood House Won 35-20
A cobweb blowing away performance on a chilly day saw us play some excellent rugby and race into a rapid 20-0 lead, everyone in the squad of 12 got valuable match time on the pitch in this 8 a side game, we tackled very well and need to work on offloading before too much traffic is ahead of us. We also had some handling errors creep in during the second half that I will put down to the chilly conditions. Tries were scored by James H 3, Jude, Barney S, Thomas B and Henry. Well done, onto Claremont next! MJ
Swimming:
Swimming Gala v RSM
The Year 5 & 6 boys and girls swimming team headed off to the RGS pool for a gala and all swam very well, particularly as for some it was the first time in a longer pool. The girls swam with great courage and resilience and all gave their all. There were some impressive swims from the boys who won all of the individual races and all the boys team relays. Individual wins for Luca, Hugo, Alex, Barnie, Shayen, Henry, James and Frank.
Well done all!
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Thanks to the wonderful generosity of the CPA we were able to purchase a lovely playhouse for the Kindergarten playground. In the 2 days it has been erected it has been enjoyed by all for all their imaginative role playing wishes! In addition we have now taken delivery of 2 new benches to be placed beside the astro for a more comfortable viewing experience for all parents during matches. We will soon be filling our new planter with some evergreen plants and lovely seasonal blooms. Please keep supporting the CPA at events so we can continue to provide more useful kit around the school for all our pupils, (and parents), to enjoy.
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JOHN RUTTER ‘COME AND SING’ AT ST MARY’S CHURCH
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 2nd
The music department is delighted to announce that the famous composer and choral conductor, John Rutter is coming to Reigate to lead a whole day of singing which is open to all. John Rutter’s music is accessible and hugely popular. His singing days are designed to bring people of all ages together from throughout the community to enjoy the experience of singing accessible music with the composer himself. No previous choral experience is necessary.
The RGS Parent Choir rehearsals on Wednesday evenings (7.45 – 9.30pm in the Recital Room, Music Department) will be given over to looking at music for the day if you would like to do some advance preparation.
So if you enjoy singing and would like the opportunity to have a fun day with this charming and inspiring man, please do join us at St Mary’s Church on Saturday February 2nd.
Further information can be found by clicking on the link:
https://www.reigategrammar.org/blog/2019/01/02/come-and-sing-with-john-rutter/
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