For the week ending: Friday 1st March, 2019

Dear Parents In Senior House, this week seems to have been dominated by hockey, reading (World Book Day) and swimming! Rest assured that we also managed to squeeze in the necessary academic curriculum! All the events provided opportunity for winning and losing and also for participating in activities that we may find difficult. The challenges that were faced and met, have allowed our girls to either shine or face their fears and survive. In terms of life skills and personal development, progress and achievement in these areas out stripped the academic goals this week. Hooray! Our children are preparing for real life! I hope that you all enjoy a peaceful weekend after a very busy week. Mrs Morrison

Headteacher

Pupil Achievements

Ice Skating—National Ice Skating Association

Ishani Prashad, FIII — Awarded NISA Level 5 Certificate

Skiing

Gracie Brough, FV - Gold Medal for the slalom race, Soelden Ski School, Austria. Sydney Hughes FV & Zara Hughes, FIV - awarded medals for completing a ski course at

the Alpin Ski Academy in Romania.

Gymnastics - Winstrada Aesthetic Sports Development Foundation

Ishani Prashad, FIII - Awarded Grade 8 Badge and Certificate.

Swimming Anna Gurova, FI - ASA Swimming Challenge, Silver Award

French - French for Fun

Martha Roach, FII — awarded le Diplome d’Excellence for the Autumn Term.

This year, our My Marsden March will take place on Friday 8th March when the whole school will walk to the Royal Marsden Hospital to raise money to help beat cancer.

This morning, a visitor from the Royal Marsden came to our school assembly to show us how all the money we raise is put to use; from funding play therapists at the Children’s

Cancer Unit to helping to fund amazing robot technology to help treat cancer patients.

Please, please click on our link below to donate to this very worthwhile cause and to leave vital messages

of support for our girls.

Please help us to smash this year’s target of £2,019!

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/seatonhouse-mymarsdenmarch2019

World Book Day

On Thursday, we celebrated World Book Day. Each class was designated an author and we dressed as our favourite characters from our chosen books. We participated in lots of activities and held a whole school assembly at the end of the day to showcase everything we had learned. Huge thanks to Mrs Riddick for organising such a wonderful day and also to Nick and Hannah from Love Theatre Arts who created mini productions for each class to perform.

…….World Book Day Continued

…….World Book Day Continued

The very best of luck to our team of Form V and VI girls who are taking part in tomorrow’s Purley Rotary Swimathon at 3.00pm.

Good Luck Girls! You can do it!

https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/seatonhouseschool1

Our Swimathon Team: Maya T, Gracie S, Isabella, Amelia, Kaiya, Gracie B and Ella T, will be swimming to raise money for charity. Good Luck Girls!

We warmly welcome you to come and watch and cheer on our team of swimmers. Banners to cheer on our Seaton House Team are very welcome too! Our team must swim continuously for 55 minutes, with only one girl in the pool at any given time. The aim is to swim as many lengths as

possible to raise money for charity and for Seaton House School. Seaton House keep 60% of all money raised, the remainder going to three

charities chosen by the Rotary Club: End Polio Now, Purley Food Hub and The Firefighters’ Charity.

Please try to support our girls - they will be one of the youngest teams at the event! The link for our Just Giving Page is above. Cheques are payable to ‘The Rotary Club of Purley Trust Fund’. Please return paper

forms and sponsorship money no later than 15th March 2019.

Thank you in advance for your support. Mrs Mannooch.

Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Swimming Gala this morning. The atmosphere was electric as our girls competed in their Houses for the Swimming Cup. Very well done to Tudor, who won this year. The results are as follows:-

1st Place: Tudor - 172 points 2nd Place: Lancaster - 146 points

3rd Place: York - 110 points

Thank you so much to all our parents who came to cheer us on, to Mrs Banham for presenting the ribbons and to Mrs Mannooch for organising

such a spectacular and thrilling event.

Tudor Sports Captain Nicole and Mrs Morrison makes a Vice Captain Maya P, receiving splash at the Gala! the Swimming Cup for Tudor House.

On Wednesday 6th March, there is a HOME Hockey Match for U11 A, B & C teams and U10 A & B teams

against Chinthurst.

Start Time: 2.00pm Collection from Seaton House: 3.30pm after match teas

If your daughter is unable to take part, please inform Mrs Mannooch.

Updates and Reminders

My Marsden March. Next Friday, 8th March, every single pupil and every staff member of Seaton House School will be walking to the Royal Marsden to help raise money to beat cancer. Please remember to donate to our just giving page and to leave a message of support for our girls.

Orchestra. Girls - a reminder that Orchestra is on Thursday from 12.40 - 1.10pm. Please remember to bring in your instruments.

Spring Concert Auditions. Please make sure all audition reply slips are

returned to the school office by Friday 8th March.

Form VI Poetry Competition. All Form VI parents are warmly invited to attend this marvellous afternoon of poetry which starts at 1.30pm in the Hall. Keep practising girls!

Quote of the Week — by Anon, FI

The girls were discussing next week’s Marsden March

Pupil 1: ‘What’s the Marsden March again?’

Pupil 2: ‘It’s when the whole school walks to the Royal Marsden Hospital, to raise money. It’s good fun -

we have balloons and cakes and stuff.’

Pupil 1: ‘Is it far?’

Pupil 2: ’Yes, I think it’s about a hundred miles away. I expect we’ll be quite tired.’

POSH NEWS

Marsden March: Friday 8th March: POSH are happy to support this event which raises so much money for a wonderful local charity. The children love having a balloon to hold and look delightful marching along in a wave of colour. We will be inflating the balloons next Friday morning from 8.45am in the Hall/LRC. The more the merrier, so please come and join us it’s a good excuse for a cuppa and a chat.

Following the success of last year’s sale, we will be holding two Mother’s Day Gift Sales on the following dates: Fri 22nd March – Forms 2, 5 & 6 Fri 29th March – Forms 1, 3 & 4 The girls loved these sales last year and took great delight selecting their own gifts. As always, we do need your help to make it a success. We need approx. 4 volunteers for each morning so if you can help, please speak to your rep.

Refreshments - Thank you to those of you who supported the JH & SH poetry mornings. I’m sure all the parents welcomed a warm cuppa and the opportunity to wait inside. We need some volunteers for the following school events so please let your rep know if you can help: FVI Poetry Recital: Thurs 7th March Spring Concert: Thurs 21st March

Diary Dates Thurs 7th Mar – FVI Poetry Recital - Volunteers needs for refreshments from 1.15pm

Fri 8th Mar – Marsden March – Volunteers needed for balloon inflation 8.45 am Hall/LRC

Thurs 21st Mar – Spring Concert – Volunteers needs for refreshments from 6.30pm

Fri 22nd Mar – Mother’s Day Gift Sale Forms 2, 5 & 6 – volunteers needed from 10am

Fri 29th Mar – Mother’s Day Gift Sale – Forms 1, 3 & 4 – volunteers needed from 10am

Nearly New Uniform

The POSH Nearly New Uniform store has most items of the school uniform in stock at prices ranging from 40-70% discount from new. As the girls will return to school after Easter in their summer uniform, now is a good time to start thinking about what you might need. We have plenty of navy cardigans in stock and blazers in most sizes. As the summer dresses are new we do not yet have a supply of these. Please send any enquiries to committee_POSH@outlook.com We are very grateful for any donations. If you have some outgrown uniform that you wish to donate please leave it in a bag in the office and we will collect it.

Diary Dates Monday 4th March: Wow Week, all week. Little Musketeers (FIV — FVI) 12..40 —1.10pm. Gym Squad 3.30 - 5.00pm

Tuesday 5th March: Netball Club 3. 30 - 4.30pm, Musical Theatre 3.45-4.45pm. 7.30 - 10.30pm Governor Meeting.

Wednesday 6th March: Little Musketeers (FI — FIII) 12..40 — 1.10pm, Hockey Match - U11 A, B & C and U10 A & B v Chinthurst, (h), Dramabuds 3.45 - 4.45pm

Thursday 7th March: Orchestra 1 2. 40 —1.10pm. Poetry Competition for FVI and Class Poems. FVI parents welcome. Gym Club (I&II) 3.45 — 4.45pm.

Friday 8th March - Swimming FIII, FIV & FV 09.30—11.30. My Marsden March, 1.30pm —3.30pm. Gym club (III-VI) 3.45—4.45pm.

Delivery dates for Spring Term are as follows:-

Wednesday 20th March 2019

Please place orders by midnight on the previous Sunday

Alleycatz have asked for any returns to be sent within 28 days of delivery

Red Nose Day — Friday 15th March

Friday 15th March is Comic Relief Day and Form II will be leading the school assembly. On that day, girls are invited to pay £1.00 to come to school dressed in mufti — anything red will be fine. From Monday 11th March, FII will be selling red noses every breaktime for £1.25 each. All proceeds will go to Comic Relief. Girls, if you are going to buy a red nose, please buy it from FII! Please note that noses may only be worn on Friday 15rh March!.