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Page 2 Headmaster’s Letter Autumn 2011

Season’s Greetings from everyone at Hurlingham!

It gives me great pleasure to write the introduction to this new-look school newsletter. In many ways, the term which has just come to its end marks a renaissance for Hurlingham: whilst having more pupils and staff on roll than ever before, I am delighted that we also have the smallest average size of teaching group in the school’s history and the number of optional activities, opportunities and societies has never been greater.

Within the pages of this newsletter, you will also find details of many of the exciting events that have been highlights of the term. Within a week of returning to school after the summer break, we all went to Wandsworth Park on two occasions: first for our panoramic school photograph (“Surely you’re not going to put your new Reception in it?” asked another London prep school head when she heard of my plans... oh yes we did, and they certainly rose admirably to the challenge!) and then, a couple of days later, it was a real privilege for the school to witness the homecoming parade of the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment who were marking their return from operations in Afghanistan.

There have, of course, been trips further afield as well, including an excursion to the Discovery Centre in Bracknell for Form I, a visit to the Tower of London for Form II, a trip to Saint Paul’s Cathedral for Form III, an outing to the Imperial War Museum for Form IV and tours of the Golden Hinde and Hampton Court for Form V. The oldest children have all been working hard in preparation for the upcoming entrance examinations to senior schools and their performance on past examination papers shows that they have all made tangible progress over the course of the term. I am sure their hard work will pay off and their scores in the January assessments will pay testimony to their obvious focus and dedication. Furthermore, many of the pupils from both Forms V and VI took part in this year’s Primary Mathematics Challenge and we were delighted with the number of bronze, silver and gold certificates that were achieved.

Our programme of visiting speakers has been extended and, as well as a workshop about Anansi stories to combine English work with historical investigations during Black History Week, every child in the school has had the opportunity to work with

a published author this term. The wonderful Neil Griffiths spoke to our youngest pupils (not to mention their parents,) whilst the oldest year groups greatly enjoyed a lecture from Leander Deeny. Finally, Robin Price came to work with Forms III and IV in sessions about story-writing and Roman Britain. Mr Price kindly agreed to stay into the evening, when we welcomed back last year’s Form VI who were presented with their public Latin qualifications from the OCR board: we were delighted that they were all successful in a national assessment five years early!

We have also had many successes on the sports field, and our term of netball and football has seen all children making clear strides in their physical abilities. These can now be recorded in a clear and motivating manner in the Hurlingham School PE Passport: do watch out for Mr Stanley’s account later in this newsletter for more details.

Of course, we would not be Hurlingham School without bearing in mind the needs of those less fortunate than ourselves and, in addition to the excellent ongoing work in support of Mary’s Meals, we have also all raised funds for the Roald Dahl Children’s Charity through participation in the national Dahlicious Day and Kingfisher house sold home-made calendars in aid of Cancer Research. Finally, term has finished in traditional Hurlingham style with our Christmas Fair, two fantastic Carol Concerts in St Mary’s Church, Reception’s wonderful Christmas entertainment, The Bell That Lost Its Shine and a trip for four whole year groups to see the Polka Theatre production of Charlotte’s Web: the five essential ingredients for a splendiferous Advent!

What? An elephant in the room (or the Headmaster’s letter?) Oh yes, we’ve had a school inspection too. However, alas- with a twinkle in my eye- all I can say is I’m sworn to secrecy until ISI publish their report at some point next term... we’ll all just have to wait and see...

Have a fantastic festive season and a wonderful New Year celebration. I look to forward to seeing you all again at 8.15 on Thursday 5 January, when school reconvenes.

Jonathan BroughHeadmaster

Dear Parents

Term DatesSpring Term 2012Begins Thursday 5 January

Half TermMonday 13 February - Friday 17 February

Ends Friday 23 March

Summer Term 2012Begins Tuesday 17 April

Half TermMonday 4 June - Friday 8 June

Ends Friday 6 July

Autumn Term 2012Begins Wednesday 5 September

Half TermMonday 22 October - Friday 2 November

Ends Friday 14 December

Spring Term 2013Begins Monday 7 January

Half TermMonday 18 February - Friday 22 February

Ends Thursday 28 March

Summer Term 2013Begins Thursday 18 April

Half Term Monday 27 May - Friday 31 May

Ends Friday 5 July

Hampton Court TripThe children in Form V have been studying the Tudors this term, so we went to Hampton Court Palace to find out more information about them. We went to three workshops: Dressed for Court, Serving the King and The Tudor Kitchens. In Dressed for Court, Max and Ella were chosen to try on Tudor style clothing which was inspired by paintings from the time. In Serving the King, we found out what it was like to be a servant at the palace during Henry VIII’s reign. During our tour of the Tudor kitchens, we found out what they did to make the food in Tudor times.

Siobhan Lyons V S

Page 3Forms V and VIAutumn 2011

Extraction of DNA from a bananaFirst of all we took a zip-closure bag and squashed up half a banana, with 50ml of water in it. Mrs Collinson said that there should be no lumps. We used a measuring cylinder to make sure we had the right amount of water.

In a plastic cup we added sodium chloride and 10ml of water. We had to stir very gently with our stirrer; we had to make sure that there weren’t too many bubbles.Then we added two spoonfuls of our mushed banana to the plastic cup and stirred very gently with our stirrer for about five minutes. Meanwhile one person in our group set up our filter, beaker and funnel ready to filter our mixture. Next we poured our mushed banana and solution through the filter carefully. We had to wait until we collected about 2ml worth of filtrate.

One person from our group went to collect a test tube containing some alcohol from Mrs Collinson. We added our filtrate mix to our test tube; we saw bubbles being produced in our test tube that meant that our experiment was working. Using our pipette we gathered up the strands that looked a bit gooey and transferred them to a microscope. We carefully looked at our DNA extraction with a microscope and Mrs Collinson gave us some more alcohol. Then we saw DNA up close. It was so cool!

Stella Gumienna VI C and Georgia Prince VI C

PTA NewsThe Christmas Fair is always a highlight in the autumn term calendar. The really strong community feel is only made possible by the excellent support received from PTA members, Form Reps, Staff and Parents alike. Huge thanks to everyone, and to Salish Donald in particular for the fantastic job she did of organising the whole event this year.

The event raised an impressive £3,726 including the £1,000 contribution received from Savills estate agents for the advertising boards. This year we will be donating the £382 raised from the entrance fee to the Sick Children’s Trust in Victoria. This charity provides clean comfortable accommodation for families with seriously ill children who often have to travel increasingly long distances to get the specialist treatment they need; thus enabling parents to be on hand during hospital treatment which undoubtedly benefits a child’s recovery.

We would also like to thank you for your record breaking support in ordering Christmas cards and wrapping paper. This year we raised an unprecedented commission of £738.48 from the Christmas cards and £385.66 from the wrapping paper. A big ‘thank you’ must also go to Mrs Costanzo and Mrs Turner for coordinating this.

New MembersFollowing our meeting with Form Reps earlier this term and our request for volunteers, we look forward to welcoming several new members to the PTA committee next term. This will mean that all year groups across the school will have at least one representative. Details of the full committee will be announced at the start of the Spring term.

Retiring MembersWe would like to say a big ‘Thank you’ to Miss Costa who stepped down from the PTA at the end of the Summer term after many years of ‘loyal service’! During her time on the PTA she helped to co-ordinate a great many school events as well as playing an important role in liaising with the teachers to identify where the PTA funds should be directed. Above all, however, we would like to thank her for the excellent (not to mention time consuming!) job she has done over the years in coordinating the ‘Secrets Room’ at the Christmas Fair; always an extremely popular event with the children.In her place, we are delighted to welcome Miss Hopkins and Miss Scamman.

Page 4 Reception Autumn 2011

R L’s Flat Stanley ProjectAll the children in Reception have been learning about ‘Around the World.’ R L wanted to make something they could post around the world. After reading some of Flat Stanley’s adventures we decided to make Flat Stanleys to travel all around the world from R L in London.

We used paint, pencil, feathers, ribbon, pompoms, glitter, anything we wanted really, to create a unique Flat Stanley each.

Flat Stanley loved his visits and we were able to learn so much from the pictures, post cards, books and items he brought back with him. We were very moved to see some children that live a very different life in Uganda.Our Flat Stanleys travelled to friends and families all around the world including Norway, Italy, France, Australia, China, Malaysia, America, Mexico and even to mud huts in Africa!

All of us here in Reception have been working very hard to learn new words and sounds. We have been reading, writing, drawing, playing and creating. Here are some of the things that we have made for the sounds ‘h’ and ‘l’.

One afternoon, the children in R W were looking at pictures of various animals. Finlay Rhys Jones mentioned that he knew that Orangutans were endangered and that bad people were hurting them. We were all very concerned when other children began to tell us all about the animals that are becoming endangered in our rainforests. We all decided that we would like to learn a lot more about rainforests and why mankind needs to look after these special places.

Page 5ReceptionAutumn 2011

SeasonsR L have been busy learning about seasons and the different things that happen in autumn. We learnt about our five senses and created poems that describe autumn, thinking about how it smells, looks, tastes, feels and sounds in autumn.

In autumn conkers are on the groundTrees go to sleepLeaves fallPeople are setting off fireworksThey go up so high and explode in the sky and go BOOMI can smell fish soupI see people wearing coats in autumn

Enzo Moore R L

Autumn smells like grass with insectsAutumn looks like a ladybird crawling aboutAutumn tastes like icecream because it’s very coldAutumn feels like a snail on a crunchy leafAutumn sounds like wind blowing outside

Isabelle Adamson R L

Christmas PlayAmelie Coyle (R P)– “I am a shiny bell in the Christmas play. I like being a bell because I like to shine.”Chloe O’Brien (R P) – “I like the singing bit in the play. My favourite song is the ‘Wishing on a star’ song.”Joshua Feldman (R P) – “I love the Christmas play. I love being a wise king. We have to go to the star.” Joe Shaw (R P) – “I love being a rugby player in the Christmas play because I can wear clothes like my P.E. kit.”

The Bell That Lost Its ShineThis year the Reception Christmas play is all about a little rusty bell that has lost its shine. She needs to go around the world in search of Santa, whom she thinks can help her. The rusty bell needs to remember to believe in the spirit of Christmas in order for her to shine again. The story is adorable with gorgeous songs and wonderfully talented little actors and actresses. Mrs Patterson, Mrs Leach and Miss Ward are extremely proud of all the children. We would like to thank all the parents for arranging the children’s costumes for the play. They look incredible! Special thanks to those mums who have offered their help with dances, face paints and getting the children ready for the performances. Your help is greatly appreciated.

R P have painted their own silhouette pictures of autumn trees.

Page 6 Form I Autumn 2011

Form I have been extremely busy this term. Our topic has been Journeys and in Science we have been learning about Ourselves and Light and Dark. We made some fantastic firework pictures in ICT! We have also been thinking about how to care for one another and all about the festival of Diwali. Take a look at a small selection of our fantastic work.

Form I visit the Discovery Centre for ‘A Day trip to the moon’.

“I went to the Discovery Centre. I went to The Planetarium. It was amazing to see the red star and help Izzy pack a bag for her trip to the moon. I went to try and open the treasure chest. I went to see the hot air balloon rise. I had lots of fun”.

Eva Atkinson I JA

EnglishWe re-wrote the story ‘I love animals’ by Flora McDonnel.We thought about using a noun and a verb to describe the animal that we love.

I love...by I AI love the tiger and the parrot playing together. Gus Meynell

I love the cat watching the kittens rolling and rolling.Victoria Urwick

I love the kitten licking the milk.Freya Hughes

I love the horse eating the hay.Jemima Ullyett

I love the dolphin swimming in the sea.Elizabeth Afrashteh

I love the pony eating the hay.Arabella Reading

I love the brown and white hamster playing with her babies.Jemima Kwiecinski

I love the beautiful butterfly fluttering across the yard.Imogen Rodford

I love the white cat mewing at me.Paige Derwin

I love the brown hamster eating all the food in the cupboard.Archie Hunt

I love the brown monkey swinging through the tree.Rhys Stevenson

I love the cat sleeping on his mummy.Augustin Laurent

I love the big tiger roaring as he eats the meat and sharing it with his friends.Ben Young

I love the ginger cat licking her kittens.Emily Gilbert

I love the brown monkey swinging through the trees eating a banana.Cecily O’Regan

I love the cat sleeping on the chair.Ameliya Hopkinson

I love the puppy rolling around and I love the tiger.Freddie Lamy

When I Grow Up

Page 7Form IAutumn 2011

Moving Vehicle Pictures I P

MathsWe have been learning about the properties of 2D shapes. We made 2D shape vehicle pictures.

“My scooter has 2 circles, 2 long rectangles, 1 triangle and no squares.”Dina Tveitane I A

“My rocket has 3 rectangles, 7 triangles, 1 circle and no squares”Bea Carlton-Smith I A

ScienceWe have learnt about how humans and animals change as they grow up.

“When I grow up I want to be a ballet swimmer because I am a very good dancer.” Lottie Routledge I JA

“When I grow up I want to be a riding instructor. I love horses because they are fast and cute.” Sofia Zusi I JA

“When I grow up I want to be a Police Officer because I want to save this planet.” Nicholas Ho I JA

Page 8 Form II Autumn 2011

Our trip to the Tower of London

On our trip to the Tower of London it was more than exciting because I had never been. We arrived at the Tower of London and I was amazed! I had never seen something so old. Soon, we went to a see a show it was all about the The Great Fire of London and we were in it! The bit I liked most was how they described how the fire started.

After that we had lunch. Next, we went to the White Tower. I loved the jewels on the crowns. The crown I liked the best was Edward II’s crown. It was beautiful!

We went back to Waterloo on the boat, then we caught the train and it was so sunny that I nearly closed my eyes and went to sleep for the whole way back.

By Sam Tadayon Wadman II M

Form ll wrote their own alternative ending to the Gunpowder Plot.Guy Fawkes crouched silently behind 36 barrels of gunpowder. Guy Fawkes had a map and the map showed him another way out of the cellar. He had a disguise with him as well. He put a thick, black coat on and a beard as well. There was a boy in the cellar. He led Guy Fawkes to a horse. The horse took Guy Fawkes to a cart. The man inside the cart took him to the countryside. Then from the countryside he walked to a boat. He got on the boat and sailed to an island. Later he felt the heat so he got back on the boat and went to a castle. He lived there for ever and ever.

Erin Casey ll P

Simile poemAs small as a grey eyelash.As curvy as a fun rollercoaster.As stretchy as dark pink playdough.As messy as brown mud.

Roshi Hogarth ll P

Self Portrait

Fergus Leather II H.

We made Tudor houses when learning about the Great Fire of London in 1666.

Saskia Jenkins II M, Ava Marks II H, Oliver Edmond II P.

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We used a variety of media to create our glowing bonfire collages.

Finn Pfeifer II M

We have recreated pictures by Mondrian and Monet.

Max Constantinou II H

Lulu Bryn-Jones II P

Benjamin Bridger II P

We used collage materials to make Autumn picturesNicholas Pleasance II H

Visiting Author Form III and IV had a fantastic day with Robin Price, author of the Spartapuss series of books which are about an adventurous cat who lived in Ancient Rome.

Robin helped to bring together Form III’s topic of ‘The Romans’, and Form IV’s study of Latin, with story writing skills. An entertaining assembly set the scene for workshops throughout the day. The children enjoyed selecting characters, the location for their stories, and the objects to include. These elements were then used to produce some very imaginative writing.

Once upon a time a silly man was tricked into taking a magic sword which turned him into a statue. The man’s name was Antonius. He was silly, tall and strong with messy blonde hair. His wife was called Tita; she had died in a battle against the Barbarians. The Barbarians tricked Antonius. He became a statue for a hundred years. He was tricked because he dropped his sword and picked up the magic one. This happened in the forest that was spooky, dark and dismal. Antonia went there in order to get revenge for Tita’s death. He was silly to go alone and that’s why he got tricked. His friend Vibia said to him, “Let me come, you cannot defeat them on your own!” But Antonius didn’t listen…

Sebastian Drew III R

Page 10 Form III Autumn 2011

The Magic DisappearedBeginningIt was the summer holidays in Wales and a sunny day too. There were three children who went to stay with their Granny. There was one called Lucy who was seven years old. She was kind, good and pretty. There was another child called Scarlett. Now Scarlett was a bit sensitive so it was easy to make her cry. Scarlett was six years old. Luke was their older brother. He was fifteen years old. He was protective to the younger ones and brave and very sporty. They loved staying with their Granny because her house was cosy, comfy and warm and it had pretty flowers outside.

MiddleOne day the children were bored and so they went off for a walk. Of course Luke looked after them. He said, “Maybe we should go for a walk in the woods. It’s not dangerous and I will look after you because I have got my first aid kit if you fall in the river.” So off they went for a walk in the woods until they came to a house. It looked very old, creepy and very small. So Luke said, “We should never talk to strangers or go into their houses so we shouldn’t go into that house.” Before Luke could say anything else Scarlett knocked on the door. A worried looking wizard opened the door. The wizard looked suspicious and said, “Who are you?” “I’m sorry, did we interrupt something?” asked Lucy. “No. Hello I’m Mr Sparkle. I looked so worried because I lost my magic!” he explained. “OK,” said Scarlett, “We’ll help you find it.” So they all walked down the path together until Scarlett tripped over a stone and fell into the river. The river was cold, deep and very fast. Soon, before all of their eyes Scarlett was racing down the river like it was a race. She let out a giant scream. “ARRRRR!!” shouted Scarlett. Then something struck Mr Sparkle. “Abracadabra, HEY I KNOW SOME MAGIC WORDS!!” screamed Mr Sparkle.“Cool, now let’s get Scarlett,” shouted Lucy. So Mr Sparkle jumped in with Lucy and Luke. They grabbed Scarlett and pulled her to the bank. They all dried off. “Lucy, Luke, Scarlett, I’ve remembered one of my magic words that I used all the time, Abracadabra!” announced Mr Sparkle. “Abracadabra, of course,” laughed Lucy.

EndScarlett started to cry, “I want to go home.” So they walked back along the path, heading back to their Granny’s house. Lucy tried to cheer Scarlett up and said, “It is a lovely day. If we ask Granny nicely she might let us in her paddling pool this afternoon.” Luke tried to cheer Scarlett up by telling her one of his favourite jokes and singing a funny song. But that didn’t work either, so Mr Sparkle tried and did a magic trick by making popcorn out of grass. “WOW!” said Scarlet and immediately cheered up. They all went home with a smile on their faces. From that day onwards Mr Sparkle trained to be a proper wizard!

By Izzy Thomas III B

This is what I think Jesus looked like…Form III has been reading stories about Jesus in the Bible. They drew pictures of how they thought he looked and, after discussing other images from different sources, wrote words to describe him.

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Our Trip to St Paul’s CathedralWhen we got to St Paul’s Cathedral it was exactly how I imagined it would be. When we walked in we found a place to eat our snacks. After that we went and met a girl called Emily. She told us about mosaics. She told us to go and find as many mosaics as we could in the cathedral. I found a sun, moon, crocodile and a peacock. It was fun! Then she took us to the dome. We sat in a circle on the cathedral floor and she told us that there were in fact two domes inside the cathedral. They had pictures of Cupid in them. Then we looked at some sparkly mosaics, these were made of glass tiles and they were beautiful! We said goodbye to Emily and we went to the mosaic workshop. In the workshop we made our own mosaics out of lots of different coloured glass tiles. After that I had my lunch, I had cheese sandwiches and digestives, it was yummy! Then we did the most exciting thing I have ever done, we climbed to the top of the cathedral! First we climbed the stairs to the Whispering Gallery and then we climbed up so we could see out over the whole of London. I saw lots of buses. At the end of the day the coach came to pick us up.

Poppy Branch III B

New Book Covers for Form III’s Class ReaderLittle Charlie Bucket wishes to have chocolate, but he is too poor to afford it. Willy Wonka is putting Five Golden Tickets in his amazing chocolate bars. Four very lucky children have already got a ticket! Charlie is hoping to get one to go and have a marvellous tour of Wonka’s fabulous factory. Let’s hope he is the last lucky winner.

Emily Palmer III R

Charlie Bucket wants to get the last Golden Ticket. He is desperate to get one but he cannot afford it. Mr Willy Wonka, the fantastic chocolate maker, is hosting a marvellous tour and every child wants to go inside his factory. Will Charlie be able to visit the amazing factory?

Lila Howard III R

This is a picture of what I think Jesus looked like. I think he looked like this because he was kind, fair with people and brave. He was unselfish, forgiving, loving and understanding.

Emily Fell III R

This is a picture of what I think Jesus looked like. I think he looked like this because he was strong and thoughtful, helpful, kind and caring with children.

Isaure Canoy III R

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Year IV trip to Wandsworth ParkOur first scientific expedition saw the Year IV pupils leaving the comfort of their own school habitat and venturing out to Wandsworth Park to investigate organisms that exist in our surrounding environments.

Armed with magnifying glasses and pots with which to house temporarily any insects, leaves and other fascinating living things, the children set about looking up, down, under, through, in and out of every habitat they could find.

Their fascination for all things that wriggle was unbounded and they were able to identify a number of organisms existing happily in our local park. They wrote up their findings back at school, showing a great understanding of habitats and correctly identifying that a river, filled with lovely ducks, is no place for a shopping trolley!

Form IV Teachers

Spooky Slime Bat CastleThis property is made of iron and stone, ideal for a famous wicked witch. In the bedroom, underneath the bed, is an evil dream monster. In the corner of the bed there are snakes and spiders. In the kitchen there is an oven big enough to fit a whole adult. Some elf and fairy poison is brewing in a cauldron. You can see ghosts of dead children floating around the cauldron. In the bathroom, the taps pour bright red blood, and out of the plugs come poisonous snakes. The property comes with screaming bats and zombies. It is guarded by vampires who circle the muddy moat that surrounds the castle.

DirectionsTo get to the castle, start at Death Valley. Go through Frost Ghost Town and go round the rotten tarantula tree. Go under the vampire hut and go through the Secret Snake Tunnel. Afterwards go left past Zombie Mountain and right past Wicked Woods. Finally go up Spooky Bat Fang Hill and you have reached Spooky Slime Bat Castle.

Alice Hettiaratchy III L

In DT we made dogs with moving parts.

My Imperial War Museum visitWhen we arrived at the museum, we dropped our bags and coats into big boxes and walked into a very new bit of the museum. There were videos, songs, books, gas masks and loads of other things we could look at about the Second World War. Then we went to the children’s war exhibition and walked around a house that had been in the war, a real 1940s house, it was so interesting.

Before lunch, we all went into a dark room to experience the Blitz. An ARP warden told us about the Blitz and how it felt. Suddenly, the air raid siren sounded and he led us into a replica of a public shelter. It was dark and draughty there, and we could hear all sorts of noises. The ARP warden told us to get into the duck and shelter position when suddenly the shelter started to shake. Eventually we heard the all clear and we went outside to see what damage the bombs had done.

After lunch we went to the shop to look around, and see the model tanks and aeroplanes in the main hall.

We were at the museum on Armistice Day, and we held our two minutesilence in the main hall, until a man from the army played the ‘Last Post’ on his bugle.

It was amazing.

Joshua LyonsIV R

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Year IV using descriptive language – “Where the Wild Things Are”Max stood in his room, dressed like a white wolf, thinking about his imaginary world. Trees rooted out of the bedroom floor like zombies escaping out of a graveyard; quicker and quicker they grew. The bright moon shone, creaking through the night sky, creating mysterious shadows like never before. Gradually, Max’s table turned into a huge bush. Sprouting in the middle of the corner were ivy and palm trees. The stars filled the sky with light, like fireworks in the pitch black of night. His bed was in the process of transforming into pieces of delicious wheat and his bed posts were now trees…

Noah Wakely IV D

Our skeleton is called “Uncle Herbert”. He was a 30 year old male who gave his body for medical purposes. Dr Bowen-Rayner was given him as a gift when she started training as a doctor.

Page 14 Hurlingham Sport Autumn 2011

It’s been another action-packed sports season which seems to have flown by! Here’s a taster of the action across the school and our wider sporting community.

PE PassportA new introduction to exercise and sports this term is Hurlingham’s very own PE Passport. Every child is really excited to have their very own passport and many children are already on their way to passing the criteria in the Level 1 award.

The passport has four progressive levels named the London, Great Britain, Europe and World Awards. Each level has a number of tasks relating to health, fitness and sports. All tasks within a level must be completed in order to move on to the next level and children receive a stamp in their passport, plus a badge upon passing each level successfully.

The tasks test the children in areas related to movement, sports skills and health and fitness knowledge. The passport allows them to see their own progress and motivates them to learn and practise new skills.

Lower schoolGames and sports in the lower school continues to flourish and our multi-skill approach to lessons is proving highly successful. In each year group we have noticed a marked improvement in all children over the term, and the ‘all round’ fundamental physical skills will prepare them well for all sports.

Reception have made a superb start to their sporting lives at Hurlingham. As with all children around the school, they have shown that they are good listeners, hard workers and keen to learn new and exciting skills. The main focus points this term have been movement and spatial awareness, plus a variety of large and small ball skills.

Form I have thoroughly enjoyed the extension to their games lessons this term. Throwing, catching and aiming games have been practised regularly and a rise in confidence across the year group is clear to see.

Form II have practised many skills in preparation for team sports in Form III. Along with their mixed lessons, once a week boys and girls have trained separately to work on their key skills for football and netball fixtures next year. They have performed to a high level and, as with all school teams, we have very high expectations of them.

Girls’ NetballIt has been another fantastic netball season for the girls at Hurlingham. From Form III to Form VI they have played in more than an amazing fifty matches over the course of the term, the most played so far in a term at Hurlingham!

Form III girls have made an excellent start in netball this term, grasping all the positions and rules very quickly. They have all represented the school incredibly well in matches that have been played both home and away. All the girls have loved being involved in fixtures, especially when it means taking a trip on the school minibus!

Form IV have continued to show great progression from last year and have had a mixed set of results from their fixtures this term. One game in particular, against Parkgate School, saw the girls playing to a high standard resulting in winning both matches convincingly. Some of the girls also took part in their first ever tournament at Holy Cross School. They represented Hurlingham exceptionally well and after a very tight Championship round finished 4th, only missing out on the bronze medal by a goal difference of one – a great result!

Form V have continued to work hard developing their netball skills and game tactics. They have played well in their many fixtures and are starting to work really well in their teams. Some of the girls were chosen to represent Hurlingham at a tournament hosted by Unicorn School. They played their best netball yet, really working as a team and resulting in finishing a fantastic 4th out of 12 schools!

All the Form VI girls have shown great improvement and understanding of the game. They have had their most successful season yet, winning 5 out of their 7 matches. Eight of the girls competed in the small schools netball tournament, which was very tightly fought with places decided by goal difference. They finished 5th overall – what a great achievement! All the girls have displayed great sportsmanship qualities this term which have made them a pleasure to teach.

Parents’ matches It’s lovely to see where our children get their competitive spirit from, as demonstrated in our parents’ matches this term! Both the netball in Hurlingham Park and football in Wandsworth Park were fiercely contested affairs. Miss Hopkins and Mrs Irvine-Fortescue reported that the netball match was a great game, with many goals and everybody enjoyed the day and would like to play again next term. Having played in the football match, I can report that, it too, was thoroughly enjoyed by all, despite a rather one sided scoreline and a new record was set for the number of injuries! Time we all hang up the boots? No chance, see you all next term!

Boys’ FootballIt has been an excellent term on the football pitches and all of the boys have thoroughly enjoyed their training and numerous fixtures around the borough.

Form II are proving to be an extremely strong force to be reckoned with and have won the majority of their matches this term. Wins against Prospect House, The Roche and Finton House have given the boys lots of confidence and they are all working hard to improve their skills. Keep up the hard work boys as there are lots of matches to follow next term.

Form III have produced a mixed bag of results this term, although it is evident that their level of play is clearly improving. The boys are showing a much better understanding of the shape of the team and each player’s individual skill levels have progressed. The determination and work rate of all the boys during matches has also been excellent.

Form IV have continued to go from strength to strength this term. Across the teams they have delivered a high level of performance and have won numerous matches. Two notable performances stand out this season, the first an away fixture against Prospect House on 5th October. All four teams played brilliantly and Hurlingham comfortably won every match. The second occasion, early in November, saw the boys triumph in the ‘Wandsworth Prep Schools’ Football Shield’. They were unbeaten all day and eventually lifted the trophy after defeating Hornsby House 2-1 in the final.

Our combined teams from Forms V and VI have played well this term and have really enjoyed moving from six to nine players per side in a few of their fixtures. Most of their matches have been closely fought affairs, with only one goal defining the result in many of the games. For the boys playing in their final football season for Hurlingham, it’s the end of an era, although I know they are all excited about the upcoming rugby season.

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After-school clubsI would like to thank you once again for your continued support of our after school sports clubs and, in particular, our weekend sports programme. Over a hundred children have attended either football in Wandsworth Park with Mr Powell and his team or netball at Barn Elms with Rachel.

To feed children onto weekend and community based sport is the very essence of what we have always tried to achieve at Hurlingham and it thrills me to see so many children playing confidently and with such enjoyment in our local parks. Next term proves to be following in the same steps as we move across to rugby and hockey. There are 112 children, more than one third of the entire school, signed up and ready to play sport on a Saturday morning. Long may it continue!

Form VI CGrace Boettcher MathsThomas Bridger SportStella Gumienna SportGeorgia Hayes MusicSky Healy Number WorkSienna Longmuir ArtHenry Routledge ScienceSaffron Skipper SportRosie Sugarman French, English

Form VI MSophie Dudley Art, MathsMatilda Huser FrenchHarry Palmer SportAnna Schusser Sport

Form V GElla Bruce FrenchJuliette Clarke ScienceAnnie Donald ScienceMillie Dunlop ScienceEmilie Faracci MathsStella Forecast Creative WritingMaya Gallen Creative WritingRuby Harrison MathsArthur Laurent Consistent EffortJemima O’Brien Creative WritingMax Oden SportJavier Ruiz SciencePhoebe Rutter Consistent EffortMax Stanley Consistent Effort

Form V SYusra Dahri EnglishKitty Howard MathsJasmin Hughes French, ScienceIsabella Kwiecinski EnglishHanna Nopper Sport, ScienceIsabel Thorneycroft Latin

Form IV DMolly Ashbee FrenchThomas Bowser ICTFlorence Howard SportVera Kjellberg Creative WritingAlfred Knight LatinLuca Marks History, SportDaniel McMeekin Consistent Effort, SportNoah Wakely English

Form IV GThomas Banks EnglishGeorgina Bartlet Maths, ReadingCharles Bowen-Rayner MathsSebastian Brett FrenchSantiago Jacoulot HistoryJessica O’Brien MathsFelix Roxburgh LatinIori Sato Sport

Form IV RMimi Boettcher MathsCole Catterall Consistent EffortAidan Emmanuel SportJoshua Lyons FrenchCharlie McNeil EnglishEmily Newsome ICTCalum Stevenson Maths, History

Alice Sugarman SportSaskia Wraith Reading

Form III BPoppy Branch French, HistoryPoppy Calton-Smith MathsCamilla Constable MathsRory De Demenico SportWillow Gradidge Sport, EnglishMatthias Schoenberg ReadingAmber Skipper Maths, GeographyIsabelle Thomas RELukas Wigart Art

Form III LRozenn Benzerari ICTMaxim Borgeaud SportJulian Branch GeographyJack Chad ICTMatthew Eastland Sport, MathsAnouska Fairhurst SportJessica Gilbert EnglishAlice Hettiaratchy RELaura Schusser French

Form III RAlice Aeberli MathsJodie Curtis FrenchJames Don-Wauchope Sport, GeographySebastian Drew ScienceEmily Fell SportMartha Greig Consistent EffortPiper Macartney-Filgate MathsEthan McLernon Geography

Form II HJack Almond EnglishBen Ashbee SportLouis Bowen-Rayner HandwritingAnnabel Cooper-Fogarty FrenchJamie Hamilton-Shaw ICTOlivia Hulton ReadingIsabella Locke ReadingPeter Lucas ScienceNicholas Pleasance Music, Sport

Form II MAlec Donald MusicSaskia Jenkins FrenchKit Keely Consistent EffortElla Male HandwritingRuggero Miserendino MathsToby Newsome ReadingFinn Pfeifer SportZoe Schoenberg SpellingSamuel Tadayon Wadman Sport

Form II PEvie Boettcher FrenchAndrew Derwin SportOliver Edmond Sport, MathsAlice Hanning MusicFreya Murphy Music

Form I APaige Derwin MusicCecily O’Regan SportImogen Rodford Music

Benjamin Young Sport

Form I JAJody Bardell NumberworkAmelie Bell ArtHayley Brathwaite HandwritingLucas Chad SportEvelina Kitsantas Sport, MathsDaisy Maberry MusicJessica Shave Consistent EffortJohan Thomsen French

Form I PDaisy Carty ArtKatherine Don-Wauchope FrenchUlyana Hopkinson SportKosta Katsabiris MusicJasmine Lee Good MannersBruce Potter MathsCarlos Ruiz SportOliver Waltham Reading

Form R LIsabelle Adamson Creative WritingBella Comican SportLucy Hanbury Music, SportGrace Owen ArtManoli Patton FrenchGeorgia Phillips MusicEtienne Potgieter MathsTallulah Tooth Buxton Good MannersAlex Way Consistent EffortFlorian Young Reading

Form R PTheodore Crawford-Bott MusicJoe Hamilton-Shaw SportAnastasha Jones MusicOrla Reddin Sport

Form R WJessica Barklem Good MannersBrandon Groocock SportSophie McLernon SportElizabeth Muir MusicHenry Pollock ArtAngus Roberts HandwritingImi Whelan Music

House Points CupCongratulations to Kingfisher House, who won the cup in the first half of this term and to Swan House who have been victorious this half term.

HousePointsFirst Half

of Term

Points Second

Half of Term

Total Points

Heron 1417 2575 3992Kingfisher 1890 2968 4858

Mallard 1495 2969 4464Swan 1652 3168 4820

A total of 18134 points have been awarded this term. Well done!

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