The Anselmian 2013 2014

The Anselmian 2013-2014

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2014

What a year it’s been!Sarah and I have very much enjoyed our second year at S. Anselm’s as we have got to know the pupils, staff, parents and the wider Peak District area so much better. Our pupils this year have gone far and wide, from Barbados and the WW1 Battlefields to exploring our own rivers and glorious local countryside in our activities and extras.

Our nursery has gone from strength to strength, necessitating an expansion with all the children wanting to play and learn under the guidance of Sarah Aitken. The range of activities they undertake from examining body organs to greeting friendly guide dogs offers them so many opportunities to learn about the world around them. Their daily walks around the school grounds allow them to learn the art of enjoying where they are and the weekly swimming and sports lessons give them a strong start in life.

The Pre-Prep has been a hive of activity this year with all sorts of amazing activities including star gazing and video making, as well as learning to read and write. We watch the children blossom under the leadership of their dedicated teachers, learning as they play and make-believe. They have been on rambles, visited the fire service, handled tarantulas and made their own lighthouses. Children from Year 2 are comfortable with the wider environment of the Prep school which can help when they move up in Year 3.

The Prep School has had an extraordinary year with amazing boarding activities pushing up the energy levels every evening; more matches for all children being played with even tougher opposition nationwide and our pupils rising to the challenge each time. Academically our standards have risen again and our wider learning programme through outings and visits is proving very successful in embedding knowledge in our pupils.

We are a traditional prep school and that means that we operate seven days a week offering opportunities to children on a constant basis. We quickly become a close knit community for parents and the wider family as well, something we really appreciate here. Our Sunday services and suppers for boarding parents have quickly become a dearly held tradition and something that all look forward to. Parents participate in many of the activities, taking part in our sailing regattas, supporting the children at matches and being a part of the school fabric in so many ways. This close working relationship between school and parent gives each child here the stable platform we all so dearly need to build our self-esteem and enable every pupil to have the confidence to try hard and give things a go.

Hidden changes have been taking place at the school with new technology in every corner, from wifi throughout the school to interactive boards and the gradual introduction of tablets for integrated learning. This new technology is a tool for our children though, not their master, and we will continue to encourage them to spend more time running around outside than on the new computers in the IT room.

We wish all of our leavers every success at their new schools and look forward to hearing their news in the months and years to come. We hope to see more of you all both at matches but also at our social events as we all work together improving their education. Please do pop in and say hello to us when you have a moment.

Mr Peter Phillips - Headmaster

Contents03 Welcome & Headmaster’s introduction

04 The Year in Pictures

08 Speech Day

10 School News & Events

30 Old Anselmian News

32 Boarding

36 House News

42 Art Gallery

44 Music

48 Drama

52 Extras

54 Sport at S. Anselm’s

70 Nursery

73 Pre-Prep

83 Spotlight on…

86 Junior Forms

98 Senior Forms

108 Year 8 Leavers

120 Prizes

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Speeches 201408 THE ANSELMIAN 2013-2014

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls…I would like to tell you about my four years at S. Anselm’s, my friends, teachers and my memories. First I will tell you about the Y8 girls: Ana, Georgie, Immy, Imogen, Laura, Lexi, Lilly, Livi, Mimi and Sophie.

Imogen and I have been boarding since day 1, Laura started boarding soon after and then Lily and Mimi. We have been told off so often - it was never my fault! We blame Lily for us getting told off in Y6 since as soon as Lily came, the dorm’s volume increased! Mimi has been amazing, if she had sweets and chocolate she might have shared them, but as that is against school rules we will never know! Lexi is completely crazy but that is OK because everyone is; Livi is Lexi’s twin sister and some people can’t tell them apart. However I can. My favourite memory of Georgie was when someone asked if she could dance and she said yes and without being asked to, started dancing. Lots of singing and dancing has gone on.

I was doing both when I first met Ana. She thought I was completely mad, and still does.

Last but not least, Sophie and Immy. Sophie was the last to board. Immy

and I are very good friends and I will miss her but I am sure we will keep in contact. I am very lucky to have a Nieper in my year so I can have Mrs Nieper supporting me and helping us win our matches.

Mr Bonner and Emma Southam have been looking after us for 2 years. Emma has been amazing and got me through everything. I am really going to miss her and hope she has a lovely time with the next year 8s.

Mr Bonner has made the last two years here extraordinary; he is leaving and getting married. Thank you and good luck.

Everyone passed CE and 4 boys got academic scholarships. Thank you for getting me and everyone else into our senior schools. I have loved Mr Carr and Mrs Hunter’s productions and hope to continue my drama at Oundle. And Mr Price has taught me, my brothers and Uncle Charlie not only Latin but also not to mumble, mutter, stumble and stutter and not to say “like”. So like, Vale et bona fortuna.

I love my sport and would like to say a massive thanks to all the sports staff at S. Anselm’s. I was lucky enough to go on the best tour ever this year to Barbados. I could not have asked for anything more. The

girls had an unbeaten tour, which made it even better. We saw the Bajan culture, were in the newspaper and made a donation to the local school. Huge thanks to all who took us.

I have visited the surgery often in my time here and, thanks to Mrs Seddon, have survived. I know you are probably bored of seeing me most days but you always helped me. Many thanks to the kitchen staff for all the wonderful meals they produce and especially the Sunday roasts! I would also like to thank everyone who works behind the scenes keeping school running and making sure that everywhere is clean and tidy.

Mrs Whawell and Mr Mortimer worked very hard to put together a wonderful leavers’ programme for the year 8s. We have done loads including sailing in Salcombe and climbing Ben Nevis. Mr and Mrs Phillips ensured my year as Head Girl has been wonderful. I wish the next Head Girl the very best of luck, this is the same advice given me: ‘don’t try and be perfect, it will be difficult at times but it’s all worth it in the end.’

To everyone else, enjoy every second here because it goes quickly. Thank You everybody who has looked after me and made my time at S. Anselm’s unforgettable.

Emily Howard


Governors, Headmaster, Teachers, Parents and Fellow pupils…Governors, Headmaster, Teachers, Parents and Fellow pupils.

I have been nervous about making this speech today, mainly due to my dyslexia. Please bear with me if there is a ‘tip of the slung’.

It has been a great honour to be Head Boy. 12 months ago, one of my first thoughts was what I would say today. With only a few hours to go, I have a feeling, shared surely by everyone in Y8: we are ready for the challenge of Senior School, yet sad to say goodbye to everything that S. Anselm’s has been for us all.

My first visit here was when I was one week old, paraded in the car park for all other mums to see. Three years later it was nursery and Pre-Prep with Cameron, Henry Ludlam, Angus, Laura, Max, George, Mimi, Livi and Lexi. The starting eleven.

From shorts and red jumpers, we progressed to long trousers and blue jumpers and - best of all - hardball cricket and full contact rugby. I thought at this point that my time was mainly going to be on the sports

field with the occasional interruption of lessons. Sadly this was not the case.

Mr Stewart revolutionised the boys sport and I have loved every part of it. Despite a small year group we have won rugby matches against much bigger schools, helped in some part by our inspirational French transfer- Tom Effront. Henry Ludlam played a match with no sole to his boot and his toes peeping out. S. Anselm’s spirit!

Rugby provided an opportunity for Mr Phillips to shout advice, not just to our team, but our opposition, and the referee.

A highlight to this year was definitely our Sports Tour to Barbados. We played cricket surrounded by palm trees, swam with turtles, played beach Olympics and loved meeting everyone at The Challenor School.

Boarding at S. Anselm’s has been the best, with Bakewell’s finest Zombie attack team and Mr Robinson’s expertise on dorm karate. Alternative punishments have featured such as writing articles from the Field magazine. Unfortunately there were no questions on Tamworth pigs in Common Entrance, I am an expert!

Mr Bonner you taught us to live life to the full, and to take every opportunity presented to you. Your energy and enthusiasm for absolutely everything has been endless. Mr Carr’s ski trips were amazing; we skied hard and had great fun in the evenings.

Our year is talented, looking ahead, it is clear to see some future careers: Oscar will have his own TV show, James will be on University Challenge; Peter, Tom and Henry will be on the stage.

Stepping out of our comfort zone is a large part of S. Anselm’s, for me it was the Chapel Choir. If anyone requires a chorister to mime: I’m your man!

Special thanks to all my teachers, but especially to:

•MrsFranklinandMrsWhawellfor all their help and support. •MrWattforrugby,cricket, and maths. •MrsTaylor,MerciformyFrench,I got there in the end.•MrsElvinformyearlyyears.•BillKirkhamfordrivingmetoand from school. •Thegroundstaffforkeepingthe rugby and cricket pitches immaculate.•Thekitchenstaffforkeepingus refueled, another area of the school that I have particularly enjoyed. •EmmaSoutham,whohastirelessly helped in so many ways. •MrsSeddonforherhelponso many occasions.

A month ago we finished our last Common Entrance paper, and since then, our feet haven’t touched the ground. We spent a day at Alton Towers, produced our Year 8 play in a week; sailed the Salcombe Estuary and survived the challenges of Ben Nevis.

Mrs Whawell and Mr Mortimer, thank you. It was incredible, an amazing reward for working so hard.

To the Leavers, thank you for being such great friends, and for all the fun. I wish you luck in your next school and will treasure the memories of our years at S. Anselm’s.

Lastly Mr and Mrs Phillips, thank you for everything you have done in the last two years, and for making S. Anselm’s SO special.

For something I have been dreading for a whole year… that wasn’t too bad!! Thank you.

Ludo Litchfield

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Printing Workshop at ChatsworthA group of Y5 & 6 artists were invited to take part in a printing workshop led by artist Emma McGuire, whose work was being exhibited at Chatsworth.The morning began with sketching antiquities along the Chapel corridor. Instead of pencils, we used a screw to draw into silver card.

Then there followed a tour of the house which gave us the opportunity to take lots of photos as inspiration for the afternoon activities.

During the tour we met Emma, who talked to us about her work on display.

The practical activities were held in the Theatre. Here we were taught thebasic techniques of mono-lithographic and dry-point printing.

The children downloaded and printed their favourite images from the tour. These were mounted on to plates, then coated alternately with water and oil based ink. The water acts as a resist to the ink, which will only soak into the shaded areas of the printed photo. The plates were put through a press to make a print.

Next came a trip up onto the roof and the chance to do some more drawing on the silver card. These, along with the earlier ones, were to be the plates for the dry-point printing.

This time ink was rubbed into the grooves in the card and wiped off the surface. Wet paper was laid over the plates before putting them through the press. We finished the afternoon with a dash through the rain to see some of the sculpture on display.

It was a great day out, and we are very grateful to Emma, for her generosity in sharing her knowledge and giving us an insight into the life of a working artist, and to the Chatsworth staff, who helped with the workshop and are probably still cleaning up oily black fingerprints!

Harvest Gifts 2013THANK YOU from the Sheffield Cathedral ‘Archer Project’ and ‘Nightstop’ in BuxtonHarvest 2013.

This year Harvest was celebrated in two venues. Firstly on Sunday 6th October when the boarders went to Lincolnshire to the Howard’s farm. They were given a tour of the farm and factory, and had a lovely walk through the fields to dig their own potatoes, something many children will never have the opportunity to do. The beautiful Lincolnshire countryside was at its best in the autumn sunshine, one of those perfect days. The pupils certainly gained a clear understanding of the meaning of harvest.

The boarders than made their way to an old barn, beautifully decorated with produce and straw bales. The service organised and written by Mrs Seddon included two harvest hymns, prayers and a message for us all. After a sumptuous supper of baked potatoes and Lincolnshire sausages, we made our way back to Derbyshire. It was a magical day. Our sincere thanks to the Howard family for making it possible.

On Monday 7th October, all of our Y7 pupils led a musical Harvest Assembly in the Hargreaves Hall, prepared by Mrs Franklin. Against a backdrop of the harvest gifts, they relayed the message of Harvest and in particular, gratitude for the food we have to eat and the need to help those less fortunate. Instrumentalists from Y7 accompanied the two harvest hymns beautifully. Well done Y7.

The Harvest donations were delivered to the Sheffield Cathedral Archer Project and High Peak Nightstop, both charities support the homeless. Thank you. CMF

HARVEST 2013

Lord of the HarvestLord of the harvest, Lord of the field,Give thanks now to God in nature revealed.Give thanks for the sun, the wind and the rainAnd thanks for the crops that feed us again.The corn safely cut is gathered insideWe thank you, oh Lord, that you can provide.So in all our plenty, help us to seeThe needs all around whatever they be.Lord of the harvest, Lord of the field,Give thanks now to God in nature revealed.

S. Anselm’s Harvest donations


There was a time when there was no time,When darkness reigned as king,

When a formless void was all that there wasin the nothingness of eternity,

when it was night.But over the void and over the night,

Love watched.There was a time when time began.

It began when Love spoke.

Time began for light and life, for splendour and grandeur.

Time began for seas and mountains, for flowers and birds.

Time began for valleys to ring with the songs of life,

and for the wilderness to echo with the wailing of wind

and the howling of animals.And over the earth, Love watched.

There was a time when time began to be recorded

A time when Love breathed and a new creature came to life.

A new creature so special that it was in the image and likeness of Love

Of Love who is God.And so man was born and the dawn of a new

day shone on the world.And over man, Love watched.

But there came a time when the new day faded.

A time when man who was like God, tried to be God.

A time when the creature challenged the creator.

A time when man preferred death to light and darkness to light.

And so the new day settled into twilight.And over the darkness, Love watched.

There was a time of waiting in the darkness.A time when man waited in the shadows,

And all creation groaned in sadness.

There was waiting for Love to speak again—for Love to breath again.

And kings and nations and empires rose and faded into to shadows.

And Love waited and watched.

Finally, there came a time when Love spoke again.

A word from eternity - a WordSpoken to a girl who belonged to a people not

known by the worldSpoken to a girl who belonged to a family not

known by her peopleTo a girl named Mary.

And all creation waited in hushed silence for the girl’s answer.

And Mary spoke her yes.And Love watched over Mary.

And so there came a time when Love breathed again

When Love breathed a new life into Mary’s yes.

And a new day dawned for the WorldA day when light returned to darkness, when

light returned to dispel deathAnd so a day came when Love became man –

a mother bore a child.And Love watched over Love –

a Father watched his Son.

And, lastly, there came a time when you and I became a part of time.

Now is the time that you and I wait.Now we wait to celebrate what the

world waited for.And as we wait to celebrate what was at one

time, we become a part of that timeA time when a new dawn and a new dream

and a new creation began for man.And as part of time, Love waits and Love

watches over us.

Advent AssemblyAt the start of December, Y7 with Mrs Franklin, prepared a musical Advent

Assembly for the school. Here is a beautiful Advent Poem which was thoughtfully delivered by Thomas, Amber, Alex, Natalie and Tara.

Advent Poem


BONFIRE NIGHTThis years bonfire was another great night enjoyed by all!


It was lovely to see so many day pupils and their parents joining the boarders for a fascinating talk about WW1 in Hargreaves Hall on Saturday 8th February. The talk, given by Lt. Col. Neil Unsworth – a parent at the school began with the causes of WW1.

Drawing upon volunteers from the audience, a selection of hats from his regimental museum and a large number of declarations of war, Mr Unsworth made the labyrinthine political alliances of pre-war Europe a little clearer for us and we all came to understand how Europe soon became embroiled in the conflict.

Pupils were given the chance to try on some uniforms of the period and to inspect a Lee-Enfield rifle and a machine gun. These objects sparked real curiosity. During the talk, various objects such as bullets, shrapnel and arms of the WW1 period were passed around for inspection. The life of soldiers in the trenches was described and we all emerged with a much clearer understanding of The Great War.

2014 marks the centenary of the beginning of World War 1 and it is hard to imagine a better start to this anniversary than Lieutenant Unsworth’s riveting speech.

World War 1 – A presentation by Lieutenant Colonel UnsworthSaturday 8th February 2014


The Year 7 had a very exciting trip to London in January. Once we arrived in London the group headed straight to the Science Museum in South Kensington and spent two hours looking over the many displays.

Favourites were from the ‘Launch Pad’ zone where children get hands on with testing scientific principles, an interactive lecture on Isaac Newton’s 3 laws of motion and also the space floor (as year 7 were studying it later that term). A quick drink was required as a pick me up, before we walked the five

minutes to The Natural History Museum next door. Here the children enjoyed many exhibits; the ‘Spirit’ collection, the life size model of a blue whale and even a glimpse at Darwin’s ‘Origin of the Species’ all excited and the psychology gallery and fossil displays aroused curiosity and lots of questions.

After a tasty supper at Wagamama’s (thank you Mr P for the tip), we returned to the Natural History Museum for a torch-lit trail in of famous Dinosaurs gallery, a live show about creatures that bite and sting and an art workshop. Then it was back to the Central Hall for a strict lights out at midnight and a night on a camping mat under a diplodocus skeleton! We didn’t expect to get too much sleep and we were correct! The morning after, before the Museum opened its doors to the public, lights were on for 7am so we could have breakfast and enjoy more amusements including a live animal show with Animal Man Nick Spellman, so we could ogle at owls and marvel at meerkats in the Museum’s Central Hall before our departure and return to school.

The Year 7 behaved perfectly throughout the visit and the children and staff thought this was a really worthwhile activity.

2014 Dinosnores…

S. Anselm’s Equestrian TeamThe school Equestrian Team had an early season outing in the Easter Holidays to a National Schools Equestrian Association competition at Derby College Equestrian Centre on 6th April.

Lily Hunter, Tara O’Rourke and Alice Winter did some super show jumping in the 70cm and 80cm classes and the team came 3rd in the 70cm class which was brilliant considering it was their first outing this year, they were only 3 riders instead of 4 as they were missing team member Violet Barton (who was still in Barbados lucky thing!) and that Alice is only 9 years old!

Lily Hunter did a super double clear and came 4th individually which was a great result considering the number of competitors.

If you are interested in joining the equestrian team and you have your own pony and transport, please contact Rachael O’Rourke on 07821 919267.


Sixteen Y6 and Y7 pupils (6 year 7 and 10 year 6) spent the last week of January 2014 at Lumb Bank near Heptonstall in West Yorkshire, a centre for creative writing workshops run by The Arvon Foundation. Lumb Bank is a beautiful house next to a very fascinating town, with its cobbled streets. Lumb Bank previously belonged to poet Ted Hughes. During our stay we were accommodated in single or double bedrooms; cooking and clearing up were done communally within our groups with a rota.

On arrival on Monday, we met our course tutors: poet Peter Sansom, who turned out to be a very inspiring man and novelist Tiffany Murray who wrote very intriguing books. They briefed us on the week’s timetable and we soon settled in, even though it was hard to settle down with all the excitement.

Each day began with a workshop with Peter and Tiffany. After lunch and a walk or run (depending on our preference), we had time to extend and develop our own writing, either in our rooms or in the house or its barn which was converted into an ICT work space and performance area. Most of us preferred to be alone next to the burning fire.

Each evening after supper, we had readings from our course tutors and by ourselves.

Wednesday night was a great success with a great visiting writer named Anthony Dunn who read out his exceptionally good poems and it was interesting to know how he got to where he is now and how his first two books were published before we were even born.

On Friday it was very sad for us knowing it was our last day. However we still wrote some very good pieces. On the evening we were entertained by a game where Tiffany and Peter read out poems and we had to guess who wrote them. The winner was Alex Stansfield. We all read out our favourite pieces from the week and it was very nice to see the improvement from Monday to Friday. Issac made a very funny script with each of us being a character. Without any practice, we performed with humour. Fran, Hattie and Sophie also wrote a song about the poet and writer.

At the end of the week we got to buy one of Peter’s poetry books or one of Tiffany’s novels. The first trip of its type from S. Anselm’s, the week proved a great success.

By Sophie C and Natalie G, Year 7.

Arvon Foundation Residential Course

Year 1 Star-gazingAs part of the Year 1 topic of “Reach for the Stars” we decided to go stargazing to try to identify some of the constellations we’d been learning about. The children enthusiastically made space helmets, many of which had built in radios, and eagerly climbed into their spacesuits. After a quick attempt at making rockets that fired out of bottles we then ventured out into the dark.

Unfortunately due to heavy cloud cover we didn’t manage to see any stars or even the Moon in fact, however the children had a look at an app on Mrs Scott’s iphone which showed the constellations we would have seen on a clearer night. The children thoroughly enjoyed exploring the playing fields by torch light, and we had a wonderful evening.


After an eventful journey, we had a superb afternoon in London, preparing for tomorrow’s trip to Pas de Calais.

First stop was the National Army Museum, where we enjoyed the Great War exhibition trying on uniforms, almost being enlisted, looking at military hard-wear and taking in the facts and details from the many displays about The Great War.

Next on the agenda was the National Portrait Gallery and its new exhibition Portraits from the Great War. Clear explanations set the art works in context and explored the themes of why the conflict started, the people involved and also growing disillusionment as the war progressed.

Exiting onto Trafalgar Square, we began our walk along Whitehall, stopping to view the Cenotaph, and then proceeding past the Houses of Parliament.

The scale of WW1 hit us on day two of the trip. We arrived in Ypres in the early afternoon and met up with Chair of Governors Paul Potts and our guide John Spencer.

We went straight to The Menin Gate where we got our first glimpse of the enormity of the events which utterly destroyed this town nearly 100 years ago.

It was difficult to take in the number of the dead whose names are inscribed on the monument. From here, Mr Spencer took us to Tyne Cot, the largest Commonwealth Cemetery, which stands on the ridge overlooking the town.

From here, the Germans rained down destruction on Ypres for four years. The four miles of gentle slope between the town and the ridge witnessed some of the worst carnage known in any war.

This was the battleground we know as Ypres and Passchendaele and in the saturated conditions; it was all too easy to imagine the quagmire it became during those years. All were moved by the site.

In the evening, we laid a wreath at The Meninx Gate following the two minutes silence and the playing of the last post - a ceremony which has taken place daily since the Armistice. It was a moving and a thought-provoking day.

We began day three exploring Ypres, starting at the new museum in the Cloth Hall in the centre of the town. ‘In Flanders Field’ is a modern museum with a wealth of interactive displays and film footage as well as many fascinating objects and artefacts.

One of the most interesting displays simultaneously broadcast scenes of the landscape of Ypres during WW1 and juxtaposed these with images of the landscape today.

From here we moved to St. George’s Church, which was built to commemorate the British casualties of the conflict. Several Prep and Senior Schools had installed brass plaques to honour their dead. Whilst all were chilled by the scale of the casualties, we were all moved by the way that succeeding generations had remembered them in this church.

Our afternoon was more closely focused on just one casualty. John Spencer guided us to the field where S. Anselm’s old boy Lt. Hubert Kirkby Peace was fatally wounded. Attacking an entrenched German position, leading men of the Lincolnshire Regiment to capture a small town, he was shot and died of his wounds the next day. The distance his regiment had to advance over open ground under heavy fire amazed us all and, when John Spencer read to us from the regiment’s war diary, we were humbled by their achievement in taking their objective.

S. Anselm’s Battlefield Trip 2014


Moving on to Le Touret Cemetery and Memorial a few miles away, pupils raced to find Lt. Peace’s name on the monument raised to those soldiers whose graves were destroyed by subsequent conflict in the area. We laid a wreath in front of the plaque commemorating his death and pupils were keen to sign their names and record their reactions in the visitor’s book.

Amongst the graves in Le Touret Cemetery were those of four German soldiers captured by the British forces and treated for the wounds from which they ultimately died. This was a timely reminder of the devastating impact of the war on soldiers from all sides in any conflict and the need for compassion in the treatment of the wounded and dignity in the treatment of the dead.

As always our pupils were a credit to the school, returning to school tired but a little wiser. We shared our experience in an assembly and a display was housed in our new library, The Peace Library.

A Fairtrade World

Using a GIANT walk on world map, this workshop explored global connections, trade and issues of social justice and fairness through an exploration of Fairtrade.

The children in two different groups (Year 7 first and then all Year 6) discovered the range of Fairtrade products, learnt about some of their producers, explored the connections they have with distant communities, and consider the difference that Fairtrade can make.

The children were asked to analyse facts, question the spread of resources and think about supply chains. There was also opportunity to act out ‘freeze frames’ of the benefits of fair trade. These ideas will now be explored in RS, Drama and Geography.

The workshop was delivered by an educational company, ‘Lifeworld’s Learning’, based in Leek whose work involves ‘engaging values, building resilience and enjoying learning.’


BARBADOS TOURS. ANSELM’S CRICKET & NETBALL TOUR TO BARBADOS, MARCH 2014

On March 24th, a party of extremely lucky year 7 and 8 boys and girls, along with four staff departed for the sports tour of a lifetime. This is an account of the tour through the eyes of the youngest member – Ruby Brailich, the tour mascot, age 5, taken from the tour journal she composed on her return.

Monday 24th March:On Monday 24th March, we left school at 9am for Manchester airport. There were 16 boys, 15 girls and 4 teachers. We checked in for Flight VS77, at 13.20 for our flight to Barbados! We had to get the air out of the netballs before we could check them in, so they did not pop! On the flight I watched some films, ‘Frozen’ was my favourite. I had pretzels, lasagne and a cupcake to eat. The flight was eight hours. We arrived in Barbados at 18.10 and went on a coach to the ‘Coconut Court Hotel’. We put our things in our rooms and were told not to go on the balconies unsupervised. It was warm, but we had air conditioning in our rooms. We went to see the beach, it came right up to our hotel. After dinner we had a dance to the band, then an early night.

Tuesday 25th March:On Tuesday we went to ‘The Challenor School’, to give them our gifts and money we had raised. Mr Stewart had to be interviewed by the newspaper and television people and they kept taking lots of photos of us too. Emily and Max gave them the gifts, as they are the netball and cricket captains. Afterwards we had a look around the school and met the children. My favourite bit was playing games with the Challenor pupils on their lawn. Mummy bought me a bracelet, the Challenor pupils had made it. Their headmistress said she was going to phone Mr P to tell him we could go back at any time! In the afternoon we played on the beach and in the sea, I buried Laura in the sand. The waves were really good fun.

Wednesday 26th March:On Wednesday we had our first matches against St Bernard’s. I was the lucky mascot, because both teams won! The 1sts won 21 – 4! The 2nds won 14 – 1! Lily and Georgie were the players of the match. It was really hot and the St Bernard’s pupils played with me and my mini netball. Afterwards we had some green and pink cake, it was like a marble and then a photo with St Bernard’s on their school stage. The boys also won and batted really well against Bayley’s. That night we went to ‘Harbour Lights Beach Party’! I had the barbecue shrimps, they

were delicious! I had a pink wristband so I could get free drinks from the bar. After dinner we watched a steel pan band and cabaret show, the costumes were amazing. There were dancers, stilt acrobats, limbo, a fire eater, bands and a disco. It was lots of fun.

Thursday 27th March:On Thursday the girls spent the morning on the beach, or in the pool. After an early lunch we left for the second day of matches against St Giles School. The games today were fast and exciting and we played in a sports hall that had a roof, but no side walls, just posts holding it up. I was the lucky mascot again, with both teams winning. The 1sts won 13 – 7 and the 2nds won 17 – 7, Sophie J and Mimi were the players of the match. The boys lost their cricket match against Wesley Hall although, they did not bat so well today. We saw an amazing mural of a lion painted on a wall, on our way back, it must have taken them ages! We had a barbecue supper in the hotel, after some free time on the beach.

Friday 28th March:On Friday our matches were in the morning. We travelled to Grantley Prescott and had an amazing welcome. All of their pupils came out to say hello and liked to stroke our hair. They said Violet’s daddy had the softest hair out of everyone, but liked Tara’s too. At the start of the game there was a show, with Mother Sally dancing, she had a very large bottom and like to shake it around. She got Georgie and Amber to have a go at the dance too. It was very funny. Then the girls from George Lamming did some gymnastics and acrobatics, they were very good. They played some Bajan music on speakers whilst mummy and the girls did their warm up, it was like a carnival. The girls finished their tour undefeated; with the 1sts winning 24 – 6 against Grantley Prescott, Emily was player of the match, whilst the 2nds drew 12 – 12 with George Lamming, Laura Drury was player of the


match. After the game we had some tasty match refreshments and then photos at the front of the school, with both the other schools. The boys had a great game today against St Matthews and a really exciting finish with Jack bowling brilliantly to help them win the match on the last ball of the game. That evening we went to Oistin’s Fish Fry, a local market where you can pick what food you would like and they cook it on barbecues, it was very fresh and very tasty. The atmosphere at the market was great and all of the tour party went on stage to dance along to the music played.

Saturday 29th March:Can you believe it, it was raining when we woke up! The girls were going to watch the boys’ cricket match, but the rain meant it had to be cancelled. We had a beach rounders competition in the morning, then cricket and beach volleyball in the afternoon. That evening it was the Catamaran Trip. The rain had cleared and it was a lovely evening. The catamaran was amazing and waiters kept bringing drinks. We snorkelled with turtles and around a ship wreck, seeing fish with brilliant colours. There was lots of diving off the side of the catamaran and some swimming races to the beach. We saw where Rihanna lived and Sandy Lanes Golf Club, then had some delicious food on the catamaran whilst watching the sunset, before sailing back.

Sunday 30th March:This was our last full day and the weather was hot! We had our beach Olympics today and travelled to another beach where the waves were amazing.

We were all put in teams with the teachers and parents, but spent lots of time in the sea between the events. We started with beach rugby and it became very hot, there were some pink looking shoulders. We stopped for lunch at the hottest time, before deciding to go back to our own beach, where there was a bit more shade from the palm trees. We each had to do an event – swimming, batting, sand long jump, running, throwing. At the end my team were drawing with another, so we had to do a relay race to decide the winner and our last runner Tara ran brilliantly to win the race for us! That night after dinner there was an award ceremony, with mummy and Mr Stewart doing the end of tour awards and presentations. Everyone won something, my prize was a t-shirt. There were some very funny prizes, I would tell you what they all were but what goes on tour stays on tour!

Monday 31st March:In the morning we went shopping to buy our souvenirs. The hotel took us to the shops in their courtesy minibus, so we had to go in two lots. I got to play in some cool fountains with the other girls whilst we waited for the others. The department store was massive and had a good choice of things to buy. We all spent the rest of our dollars and bought lots of things for ourselves, family and friends before taking the local Bajan bus back to the hotel. After lunch and a last bit of pool and beach time it was time to shower and get changed. All of the girls used our room to get changed and the boys used Mr Bonner’s. We were dropped off at the airport for our flight VS78, which left

Barbados at 1955. I had beef and vegetable ragout for dinner, then we all settled down with our blankets and pillows, watched some more films, before trying to get some sleep.

Tuesday 1st April:We were woken up by the cabin crew for our breakfast of croissant, melon and orange juice, before landing at Manchester airport at 0900. Some of the pupils got picked up from the airport, but the rest of us went back to school on the Slacks coach, which was waiting at the airport for us. We were really sad that the tour had ended, but have many really good memories of our time in Barbados, the friendly people, fun matches, amazing places and brilliant weather.

Ruby Coco Brailich, Age 5.


We are pleased to report that there was no repeat of the distressing scenes at The Hay Festival last year when the sun shone on our tents continually and traumatised pupils had to apply sunscreen to themselves. This year saw us return to proper British-style camping: rain, some light flooding and a liberal coating of thin brown mud over tents, equipment and children.

Our convoy of minibuses arrived at our camp site at tea-time on Friday to discover that Julie and Mrs Carr had already pitched the school’s marquee and set up the kitchen and dining areas. We are informed that this involved Julie climbing on the roof of her van as it was driven through the marquee. Sadly no photographic evidence of this remarkable event exists. However, it raised our spirits to see that our camp was taking shape.

To our delight, the pupils set to it and pitched the rest of the tents in the rain with everyone helping out and quite a few pupils showing impressive leadership and initiative. Within the hour, the camp was set up and all thirty two pupils and four staff were sitting around a long table under the marquee eating fish and chips.

We called it a night fairly early on Friday as we were all tired and we wanted fully to enjoy the sound of wet Welsh rain pounding onto the wet canvas of our tents.

Saturday morning dawned earlier than some of us might have wished, but by then Julie had already set up breakfast, of course. The rain had stopped, so we used the time to explore the campsite and to put the finishing touches to camp. However, it was the festival that pupils were really excited about and we were there by 10.00 for our first events of the weekend. We were given exclusive use of a covered but taped-off area in the middle of the festival site as our rest and rallying point (much to the bemusement of the other festival goers who thought we must be some kind of art installation). The main thing was that we were out of the rain and from this dry area pupils set off for the events they had chosen.

Arvon Foundation ReunionThe first event of the morning involved five of us going to see Tiffany Murray in conversation with Emma Healey. Tiffany, who was one of our creative writing tutors on our Arvon Foundation residential course back in January, spotted us as we came in and swept off the stage to hug the children. She

even remembered their names. She also referred enthusiastically to our pupils during her talk when asked about the value of creative writing courses. We felt that we had made a bit of a splash at Hay at this point.

Whilst this was happening, seventeen pupils were being entertained by Cressida Cowell, author of the ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ series of novels. The rest of the group were at a talk given by Robert Rigby discussing his new novel ‘The Eagle Trail’ or helping Kipper to celebrate his birthday.

Next up was an inspirational talk by ‘The Fonze’. Actor Henry Winkler discussed his life-long battle with dyslexia and his children’s books with their dyslexic hero Hank. These are being made into a new series by CBBC and he also showed us his CBE, awarded for his charitable work raising awareness about dyslexia. At the same time, five pupils went to hear Holly Godberg Sloan discussing her new novel ‘Counting by 7s’, which is already attracting a cult following.

The hit book from our Book Fair last term was ‘Tape’ by Steve Camden. This book has been eagerly passed from pupil to pupil ever since. It was no surprise, therefore, that his talks were popular amongst our pupils. Fifteen pupils went to his workshop on rhyming and poetry

Hay Festival Trip 2014


writing where he appeared as his alter-ego Polarbear. Later on, sixteen pupils went to hear him talk about ‘Tape’. Other popular talks on Saturday were: ‘The Last Viking Adventure’, attended by ten pupils and a talk by Lauren Child, creator of ‘Charlie and Lola’, which attracted nine pupils.

On Saturday evening we returned to camp to find parents James and Annabel Lewis helping Julie behind the barbecue and supper already set out. The parents who came on the trip really helped to make it a success and, as well as those already mentioned, we would like to thank Sarah Williams, Tanya Potter and Pam Hattersley for their help. After supper, the pupils were happy to have a relatively early night and the chance to read the books they had bought during the day. These had been bought at the festival book shop and most pupils had had their books signed by the book’s author, which was generally agreed to be an exciting improvement on Amazon. Teachers Mrs Whawell, Mrs Dinnigan and Mr Carr also had time to catch their breath and have a quiet read by the camp fire. The parents and Julie got lost at this point but were offered shelter by The Groucho Club, which sets up - temporarily - at Hay during the festival. Apparently, The Grouch Club made them drink cocktails and eat a lovely meal before sending them back to the campsite.

Sunday morning was pretty dry apart from the odd flurry of rain. We feasted on bacon rolls before striking camp. Once again, we were astonished by the speed with which pupils took down the tents and packed up the minibuses. Several pupils stood out due to the initiative they showed but all pupils did their fair share of the work without having to be asked and this ‘can do’ attitude helped to make the trip so successful.

At 10.00, twenty pupils went to see Liz Pichon, creator of the ‘Tom Gates’ novels. This was many pupils’ favourite talk. Having explained how, as a dyslexic child, she had doodled her way through school, she soon had the whole audience

doodling a page in the style of her novels. The interactive talks, like this one, really engaged our pupils.

Next up, at 11.30, was the star turn of the weekend, Jacqueline Wilson. All of the girls went to hear her talk. Timetabled the same time was a boy-friendly talk ‘Geeks, Gadgets and Sci-Fi’. In-between these events, the Hay Festival photographers snapped some of our boys reading quietly as they waited (something our pupils had done all weekend to the surprise and admiration of a number of festival goers who congratulated us on their attitude) and this picture was posted on the festival’s Facebook page.

Back at the campsite, all had been packed away and all that was left to do was to have the minibuses towed out of the mud. That done, we set off back to Bakewell. It was only when we traipsed into MacDonald’s in Shrewsbury for a late lunch on the way back that we realised how muddy we all were. The buses were quiet on the drive back. Pupils were mostly reading the books they had bought and this is, perhaps, a fitting end to the weekend which was such a celebration of books and reading.

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GOLF DAY

Birdies, Eagles and quite a few double bogeys were present at this years Annual Golf Day which was another great success!


Year 6 had a great trip to London on Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th June. We travelled by train from Chesterfield and successfully negotiated our way across London on the underground. We stayed at Southwark Travelodge, which was a good base, as it was within walking distance of the Tate Modern and the Globe theatre.

The first visit was to The Globe Theatre. The Globe was interesting to see and we learnt how it used to be surrounded by green fields, how sound effects such as thunder were created in the Elizabethan theatre and we were asked to imagine the atmosphere, the sights and the smells of the original Globe Theatre. The Tate Modern, located next door to The Globe, was a real contrast. The huge empty spaces of the cleverly converted power station building could not have been more different to the traditionally constructed wattle and daub walls and thatched roof of The Globe.

At The Tate Modern, we went to the ‘Matisse -The Cut-Outs’ exhibition. The cut paper artworks had real impact. Henri Matisse created them in in the last years of his life whilst in ill health and wheelchair bound. They were full of colour, energy and movement and it was fantastic to see how ideas and images had been simplified in such beautiful ways. The Year 6 pupils used coloured pencils in sketchbooks to record shapes, patterns and colours. This will inform their work they are doing in their Art class for the rest of the term.

On the Monday evening, we ate at Wagamama. The boys were lucky enough to get a section of the restaurant which was all theirs! Tired out from the excitement of the city, from all of the walking we had done and, in some cases,

from the tummy bug, a good night’s sleep was had by all.

On Tuesday morning we went to The National Gallery. Here we met Sarah Tombs who is a curator at the Gallery. She engaged the Year 6 pupils in interesting and lively discussion in response to three great paintings in the Gallery’s collection: Rembrandt’s ‘Belshazzar’s Feast’; Titian’s ‘Bacchus and Ariadne’ and Holbein’s ‘The Ambassadors’. Perceptive, thoughtful and meaningful thoughts were shared and suggestions made when discussing these paintings. After the hour long session on ‘Reading Paintings’, pupils were allowed to choose a postcard from the Gallery shop. The postcard they chose was to show a painting in the National Gallery collection which appealed to them. The pupils then had to locate the painting in the Gallery and start jotting down words, phrases and metaphors which occurred to them when contemplating the painting. These initial responses were to then be developed into a poem.

As a change from all the cultural experiences they had enjoyed, we visited Covent Garden and enjoyed an ice-cream in the sun before watching a couple of street performers: an excellent magician and rather an angry clown. As always, the pupils behaved impeccably.

On the return journey other train users were perhaps bemused to find a number of Year 6 pupils from S. Anselm’s busily composing poetry and drawing on the journey back up to Derbyshire.

We would like to thank Miss Southam and Mr Bonner for accompanying us on the trip and all the Year 6 pupils who showed such energy and interest and savoir faire.

Mrs Bennion and Mr Carr

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Old Anselmians Day 2014S. Anselm’s welcomed back over 200 OAs and their families on Sunday afternoon to celebrate Hugh Price’s 40 years here. A happier crowd in all of Derbyshire would have been harder to find.

Following a delicious lunch prepared lovingly by Julie and her first-rate team, John Boddy, OA 1953 and School Governor, gave a marvellous tribute to Mr Price before Richard Hargreaves (OA 1975) and current pupil Freddie Marsh presented a copy of the S. Anselm’s 125 Book signed by all present. Mr Price responded with a memorable thank you to everyone for being there and shared a few memories of his remarkable tenure. More than a few tears were shed by the assembled guests.

Then a cricket match was played with the Strollers versus a team of OAs (leavers from 1965 to 2013!), magnificently organised by Steve Drury. And the current Year 7 and 8 boarders played rounders against the 2013 Leavers - a match I think Mrs Brailich might say had several amazing moments but also provided a great deal of entertainment.

Thank you to Julie Greatrex, Steve Drury, Donna Brailich, John Boddy, Pips de la Billiere, Jo Litchfield for her photographs, Sarah Taylor, Alison Whawell and Freddie Marsh for making it such a memorable afternoon.

Martha Marriott


S. Anselm’s RegattaIt was the perfect day for the 2nd Annual S. Anselm’s Sailing Regatta. The sun was beaming and Carsington Water Sailing Club was in the hands of the boys, girls and parents of S. Anselm’s. There was not even a breath of wind on arrival when we were setting up the boats but as the morning progressed we enjoyed the odd period of wind. As we did last year and as will be custom for years to come every race started and finished on the beach “Le Mans” style. Due to the light wind the sailors would start the race sailing using only the wind, however if Mr Wood deemed the wind too light two further whistles would be blown allowing the crew of the boat to propel the boat using any methods possible. We had centre boards being used as paddles, parents and children on the front swimming and plenty more ideas (as seen in the pics). Well done to all involved and in particular Churchills who won the House race comfortably.


World Book Day 2014 Book SwapWe marked World Book Day 2014 with a Book Fair, organised in collaboration with ‘Rhyme & Reason’ bookshop in Sheffield. We also held a very popular World Book Day Book Swap. Pupils had brought their unwanted books into school in the weeks leading up to the book swap. Max H and Adam S from 6C collected and stored the books ready for the event. Jimena G from 6C was also on hand to help organise the books. Pupils loved having the chance to trade in books they no longer want and all took away something new to read over the Exeat.

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Two Yr 6 girl cycle 100 miles for charityLily Whatley and Hattie Nieper bravely conquered a 100 mile marathon bicycle ride in aid of charities close to their hearts.

As Exeat started they set off on Saturday morning from Buxton and finished on Sunday afternoon having peddalled to Cromford and back again on an almost entirely ‘off-road’ route including the Monsal, Tissington and High Peak trails as well as the Cromford canal. Derbyshire countryside persented a few unavoidable hills too and the route included climbing a combined altitude of 5,590 ft. Together they raised over £2,800.

Pitts Donate Money to Bluebell Wood Children’s HospiceAfter raising almost £500 from a variety of events, the members of Pitts House decided to give half of the money to their chosen charity.

Emma, who works at Bluebell Wood, gave the Prep School a talk outlining the charity and showed us pictures of how the money will benefit the children who attend the hospice. Frankie R and Adam S received a huge round of applause as they presented Emma with the cheque.

Pitts hope to raise more money for this worthwhile local charity in the future. For any more information about them or the work they do please visit www.bluebellwood.org

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The day started with an assembly all about Saint Anselm with an introduction into his life and achievements as well as understanding of why our school is named after him, this was led by a number of pupils from across the year groups. Throughout the day there were a number of activities that were organised to centre around the life of Saint Anselm and the period in which he lived.

With this in mind the Junior Forms were given the task of creating a form flag that was based on similar flags that would have been seen in the medieval period. Each form was given information packs in which there were some examples of flags and a list of what various animals and colours represented. A dragon for example represented courage, bravery and strength and the colour red meant warrior or martyr.

Whilst the junior forms completed this, the Senior Forms were participating in a number of activities such as illuminated art, mystery plays and research projects on various topics centred around Saint Anselm and his contemporaries. Some of the plays were then performed later in the day for an Arts concert.

The morning activities were rounded off with a delicious hog roast lunch and cake decorated with the S. Anselm’s crest.

The afternoon was then filled with many activities that we were able to fully appreciate thanks to the glorious weather. We were privileged to have two visitors, a knight and a jester who took children on a medieval experience. The knight educated the children with stories of battle and armour, while the jester gave them a fire juggling performance.

In preparation for the day some stocks had been made up, and while there was some debate on who should be faced with the lovely prospect of a wet sponge in the face, the lucky four were Miss Flack, Mr Bonner, Mr Robinson and Mr Wood. Every child from each House had three goes at throwing the sponge, trying to gain a point for a direct hit. Despite their predicament the teachers were extremely

S. Anselm’s Day 2014On the 24th of April the whole school came together to celebrate Saint Anselm’s Day (officially the 21st April).


Morning8.40am – 9.10am Assembly all to attendSenior Forms (Years 6, 7 and 8)

9.10 – 10.20 First session

Year 6 - Art activity with Mrs Bennion and form tutors in the art room and DT room

Year 7 - Research activity in the IT rooms with form tutors Year 8 - Maths test

10.20am – 10.40amBreak

10.40am – 11.40amSecond session

Year 6 - Drama activity with Mrs Hunter and form tutors in Hargreaves Hall

Year 7 - Art Activity with Mrs Bennion and form tutors in the art room and DT room

Year 8 - Research activity in the IT rooms with tutors

11.40am – 12.40pm Third sessionYear 6 - Research activity in the IT rooms with form tutorsYear 7 - Drama activity with Mrs Hunter and form tutors in Hargreaves Hall

Year 8 - Art activity with Mrs Bennion and for tutors in the art room and DT room

Junior Forms (Years 3, 4 and 5)

09.10am – 10.40amFlag making in form rooms with form tutors

10.20am – 10.40amBreak

10.40am – 12.15pmFlag making continued

Lunch

11.45 – Pre-prep12.15 – Junior Forms12.45 - Senior Forms

AfternoonFrom 2:00pm – 3:15pm(poss 3:30pm)

there will be two shows given by a guest Jester and Knight, if the weather favours us tomorrow the Jester will be performing a fire show and the Knight will be giving a talk on armour etc. If the weather is not that nice the Jester will have to perform a juggling show inside instead. For this period of time tutors are to supervise their forms along with supporting staff.

2.00pm – 2.30pm(poss 2.45pm)

Years 8, 7, 6 and 5 will be listening to the KnightYears 4, 3 and Pre-prep will be watching the Jester

2:45pm – 3:15pm(poss 3:30pm)

Years 8, 7, 6 and 5 will watch the Jester Years 4, 3 and pre-prep will listen to the Knight

3:15pm (poss 3:30pm) – 4:30pmInter-house games, apple bobbing and stocks etc. to be held on the bottom field, staff to stay with their house.

4:15pm (poss 4:30pm) – 4:50pmMusical entertainment (staff to stay with year groups)

5.00pmHome time!

St Anselm’s Day Itinerary

enthusiastic when it came to encouraging the children to hit them in the face. Wellies were the victors of the stocks game and also went on to win the apple bobbing competition as well.

To finish the day we held our Arts concert in the Hargreaves Hall. First we were entertained by two ‘mystery’ plays that had been chosen by Mrs Hunter and created in the morning, one from Year 6 and one from year 7 who had a slightly more modern take on the story of Adam and Eve. Mrs Dinnigan and Mr Percival then performed ‘Miri It Is’ a medieval piece with the help of the Close Harmony Group and various talented musicians within the school.

We would like to thank everyone who contributed to the day, whether it was helping with the hog roast, making the stocks, making medieval artists out of the children or simply being enthusiastic about dressing up as a monk and having a wet sponge thrown at them.

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OA UpdatesTim Richardson (1983) is now head of office at FHP Property Consultants in Derby. FHP are the largest independent firm of commercial property agents in the East Midlands. Tim is married to Jane and looking forward to their son Henry becoming a third generation Anselmian.

Chris Bingham (1985) went to Malvern College and spent a gap year travelling. He left university in Bristol with a degree in modern languages and has worked in the IT industry since. He now lives in Hampshire with his wife Lisa, and two boys aged 9 and 11, working in London for Accenture. Passions include tennis, skiing, sailing and fitness.

James Moore (1988) continues to live in South West Wales on the coast and wake up to a stunning view of the Llanstef-fan beach, castle and the sea. His wife, Kate, teaches in a local primary school and their children continue to grow with their eldest, Isabelle, having just started at secondary school. They enjoy many activities excelling at sports as they have been picked for representational teams at rugby, cricket, football, athletics and netball. His role as the Assistant Director of Organisational Design and Development takes him around Wales working across the Welsh Public Services. He spends much of his time coaching and facilitating leadership within individuals and teams as well as designing strategies and approaches to help get the best from every individual at work. He is likely to start working as a consultant soon and will be looking for work across the UK (and beyond!). He also continues to coach junior rugby, football and cricket, and enjoyed having Nigel Owens (the world’s best rugby referee) referee an Under 11s rugby match recently with Carmarthen Athletic.

James Piper (1989) has just started this term as Head of The Perse Prep School, and is enjoying settling into life in Cambridge with his wife Emma and children Connie, Alfie and Ferdie.

He cites his father and grandfather as poor influences in his choice of profession…

Oliver Woodruff (1994) graduated from Newcastle University with a Masters in Civil Engineering. He has worked for the past 3 years in Kampala as a structural engineer.

He was married on 9th August to Helen Kinmonth and is about to move to Edinburgh to join the world famous firm of Ove Arup.

Henry Woodruff (1998) graduated from Newcastle University in Business studies and after working for Sarasin & Partners in London for 3 years has moved to San Francisco and now works for the family office of ICONIQ CAPITAL. He was married in August 2013 to Carina Martin.

Peter and Sally Malcolm (2010) celebrated their Ruby wedding in June. They did not have a party but took all of the family to Tuscany. Their youngest son, Oliver, married in June and is living in St Margaret’s Twickenham.

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We are always striving to keep boarding fresh and exciting. We are very proud to have two boarding houses that the children are really eager to be part of. It’s not all about having fun though, we want our children to leave S. Anselm’s having fully maximised their potential.

This year we adjusted our evening schedule to incorporate twenty minutes music practise for each child who plays an instrument whilst those who don’t, get the opportunity to read, all before supper.I have been so impressed with the atmosphere at breakfasts and suppers all year. The boarding community is such a friendly and bubbly one. We really are blessed at S. Anselm’s with the most wonderful children and I am secretly happy when the Headmaster has to ask them to keep the noise down at meal times.

We managed to keep the children very busy again this year with a huge variety of evening activities. Mr Carr led a boarder’s debating club throughout the Michaelmas Term, we had cookery school, climbing excursions, pottery, board games, Boarders Got Talent and of course we still enjoyed getting into the sports hall and swimming pool for some good competitive fun.

As the year has progressed, we tend to ease off a little of what I call “forced fun” and provide the children with more free time. We were so fortunate with the weather this year, as soon as the evenings were light enough our boarders just wanted to play outside. As a whole community, we loved to play manhunt all around the school grounds. The juniors loved playing a tig game on our climbing frame called Grounders, but that is really very tiring! In the Summer term, I have to say I really enjoyed watching so many children going out and playing tennis, often with up to 8 people on one court.

There were so many highlights this year, most of them from Sunday activities. I hope we offer a good mix of adrenaline filled activities and more sedate activities at the busier times of the year.

We managed to get all of our boarders’paintballing twice this year after finding a centre that allows children under 11 to go. We’ve had a laser clay pigeon shooting at school, been Go-Karting, been to outward bound centres, had Body Zorbing in the sports hall and many other action packed activities. However, the real highlights looking back now would be the more relaxed days: the Harvest Festival at Emily’s farm; the walks into Bakewell and the sailing regatta. It’s on these days that we realise how happy our little group of boarders are.

It was really great to see everyone enjoying the Summer Term so much, especially once the exams were over. We asked a lot from our children, and expected them to work very hard. Our year 8 pupils gave up their free time in the evenings to spend time revising. Did they complain? Of course not, well only a little. I am so very proud of our departing year 8s. They are a typical S. Anselm’s group of children, incredibly polite and yet absolutely full of fun and games. A truly inclusive group of boys and girls who I am certain will remain friends for life.

Well done to all of our boarders, a tremendous year.

Reports written by Mr Bonner, Mrs Seddon and Mr Wood.

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Slieve MorThere was lots of giggling and whispering in Slieve Mor this past year as the junior girl boarders made Slieve Mor their home! Newly decorated, the rooms soon looked cosy and inviting with lots of teddies on the beds and posters and photos everywhere.

The girls had fantastic fun over at school with all their friends before coming back to the house after cocoa and toast each night, mostly with Mrs Seddon but sometimes with Amy and for a real treat Mr P occasionally walked them over whilst singing a merry song!

After showers and laundry sorting then the fun began! They watched TV one night a week, they played games – wink murder, the ring game, bingo, charades, beetle… and so many more. They read their books and had a story read to them – but never did manage to find out what happened to Bod who lived in the graveyard! But… we didn’t have to join in with the activities they could stay in their dorms and chat to friends, read or even catch up on school work if they needed to.

However, Saturday nights were the best; it was always called treat night as they always had a treat! They watched a film and enjoyed popcorn, ice creams or cakes & crisps. Occasionally we all went out on Saturday night as well – we’ve been to the cinema, the Pointing Dog and Duck and we went to Matlock Bath to see the illuminated boats, visited the aquarium (thank you again Mr and Mrs Newton) and had a fish and chip supper. The most favourite of all the activities was the famous chocolate game which usually rounded off each term as a special treat!

In the summer term the girls created a beautiful well dressing to celebrate 40 years of the Rubik Cube which we managed to fit in around all the exciting residential trips going on the same week and as everyone packed up to go home for the last time from Slieve Mor, we all felt a little sad but VERY excited to all be coming back again in September to all stay together in School House.

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Grand Total for Houses

1st Wellingtons - Blackburn Cup Winners 1,105

2nd Churchills 1,036

3rd Pitts 891

4th Nelsons 825

House Sport Points Grand Total for Houses

Churchills 5,170

Wellingtons 5,034

Nelsons 4,849

Pitts 4,766

House Point Totals

Houses 2014

Churchill’s

Wellies

Nelsons

Pitts

On Saturday 9th November S. Anselm’s House Steeplechase took place in horrendous weather conditions.

The top three runners in each race are listed below and where the Houses finished but congratulations must go to all the runners and the effort they put in over the course of the afternoon. Thanks you to all the spectators who supported the event, the staff for marshalling and collecting results, the ground staff for setting up a great course and the catering team for the hot teas that were provided throughout the afternoon.


Wellingtons Win House Steeplechase

Under 9 RaceBoys

1st Thomas Harrison2nd George Hankins3rd Hector Mellor

Girls

1st Phoebe Whawell2nd Amelia Elwood3rd Isobel Elwood

1st Wellingtons 2nd Churchills3rd Nelsons4th Pitts

Under 11 RaceBoys

1st Jack Whawell2nd Joshua Glynn3rd George Ludlam

Girls

1st Hattie Nieper2nd Morgan Glynn3rd Gabby Harper

1st Nelsons2nd Churchills3rd Wellingtons4th Pitts

Under 13 RaceBoys

1st Sam Watts2nd Henry Ludlam3rd George Whawell

Girls

1st Violet Barton2nd Lily Hunter3rd Immy Nieper

1st Wellingtons2nd Pitts3rd Churchills4th Nelsons

House Shout!


House Music CompetitionThis was one of the highlights of the musical year with all the children learning a set piece “Let it Be” and also a piece of their own choice from the theme of “Musicals”. Our guest adjudicator was Richard Tanner from Rugby School. It was a tight battle with the amazing Pitts being the overall winners with their performance of Consider Yourself from Oliver!

The other Houses sang: Churchills: We Will Rock YouNelson’s: Mama MiaPitts: Consider YourselfWellies: Super TrouperAll: Let it Be


This year’s swimming galas took place on the morning of Friday 23rd May, comprising of four back to back galas; the first being for the Juniors (Years 3 and 4), then the Pre-Prep (Reception, Years 1 and 2), followed by the Middles (Years 5 and 6) and culminating in the Seniors (Years 7 and 8). All in all approximately 187 pupils competed in the four galas and between them swam a total of 115 events, including individual events, medley and inter-house freestyle relays.

This was the first year that Reception had been involved in the house galas and all of them impressed, swimming incredibly well and along with the rest of the Pre-Prep, were not phased by the occasion, or large number of supporters there to cheer them on. The Juniors were the first to start and did very well to be in school, registered, changed and ready to start their gala at 8.30am. They also all swam well and relished the opportunity to swim in front of the supporters, giving them all plenty to cheer and clap about. The Middles once again were on form, enabling us to get through their 29 events smoothly and keep to time. The supporters also thoroughly enjoyed this gala and lots of the races were really closely contested, giving them all plenty to cheer about. We took the opportunity to publically congratulate our eight super swimmers who had finished 6th overall in the UK in the IAPS National Swimming Finals, in the Small Schools Freestyle Relay and all of them enjoyed their moment in the spotlight. This year the slickest gala award went to the Seniors, and despite starting ten minutes late and

the majority of their races being over two lengths, the Years 7 and 8 pulled together, enabling us to be five minutes ahead of schedule by the close of the gala. The competitors and supporters all worked overtime to cheer the swimmers on, with all thoroughly enjoying the occasion. At the end we were able to applaud Tara O’Rourke our other National IAPS Swimming Finalist on her superb achievements in Crawley in the Breast Stroke Individual event.

All of the pupils in the Pre-Prep swam in at least two relay events; whilst those in Years 3 through to 8 swam in a front crawl race, with the standard in this stroke really impressing. The Prep. pupils also competed in at least one other race from individual back crawl, breast stroke and butterfly events, along with medley relays for boys and girls. The Pre-Prep Gala culminated in a 6 length multi-stroke relay; whilst each of the Prep. Galas finished with the inter-house freestyle relay, which involved everybody in the house swimming at least one length, with the longest of these races involving teams of 14 swimmers. With a cup at stake for the winning team, this event ensured each gala finished on a real high. Medals were awarded to every swimmer of each event, excluding the inter-house relay this year and medals were also awarded in the presentations to

the overall fastest boys and girls for each stroke in the individual races. The full results for each gala, including the names and times of the fastest medal winners are listed below:

Prep-Prep Gala:Overall Results 1st Churchills, 56 points; 2nd Pitts, 44 points; 3rd Nelsons, 32 points; 4th Wellingtons, 28 points.

Junior Gala:Overall Results 1st Wellingtons, 144 points; 2nd Churchills, 134 points; 3rd Pitts, 114 points; 4th Nelsons, 100 points.

Middles Gala:Overall Results 1st Wellingtons, 212 points; 2nd Pitts, 176 points; 3rd Churchills, 170 points; 4th Nelsons, 104 points.

Senior Gala:Overall results 1st Nelsons, 170 points; 2nd Churchills, 166 points; 3rd Wellingtons, 140 points; 4th Pitts, 118 points.

Combined Totals From All Four Galas:1ST – CHURCHILLS, 526 points – Winners of Anderson Swimming Cup2ND – WELLINGTONS, 524 points3RD – PITTS, 452 points4TH – NELSONS, 406 points.

Donna Brailich Head of Girls’ Games

House Swimming Galas

This year Wellies have thrived under the leadership of Henry Ludlam and Lily Hunter. The pair have led by example in their team challenges and this has inspired all in the House to do their very best, whether we were winners or otherwise! At the same time they have shown generosity and kindness to all in the House, from Pre-prep through to the older children in the Prep school, and great team spirit has been the result throughout the year.

Our outstanding moments have been when we have worked together as a whole house and at these times we have been quite unbeatable! In the first term the school cross-country team was well represented in our house and this meant decisive victories in the house steeplechase and in the new event, the hill running championship at the start of the Lent Term. In rugby, football, netball and hockey we tried our best, but we excelled again when it came to the

pancake day races, when each house member ‘flipped and ran’ despite Mr Bonner doing his best to put us off and pull us up for minor infringements! Another bit of excitement came later in the term when Saint Anselm’s Day was celebrated and each child was able to show their sporting prowess by bobbing apples under the scrutiny of Madam Harris and then throwing sponges at the good natured Mr Wood. These whole school victories helped to tally up our total. The other main event, the House Shout, was not to be a highlight despite Mrs Franklin’s expertise. The compulsory song ‘Let it Be’ went well, but our choice of ‘Super Trooper’ didn’t dazzle as we thought it ought to. There’s always next year!

On to the summer term the team challenges of rounders and cricket often saw youngsters having to play with older children to make up teams. We may not have finished in the top spot, but Wellies

showed great spirit throughout. The two whole school events were closely contested and Wellies were highly successful. In the swimming gala we won the junior and middle school events and came second in the seniors. We anticipated this would mean a win, but overall we lost to Churchills by just one point. Needless to say we had the scores checked several times, but the judges didn’t shift. It was second place. This result fired up the Wellies Team for Sports Day. Again we were neck and neck with Churchills through the day with Nelsons and Pitts in third and fourth place respectively. We needed to win the junior and senior tug of war and to make sure we then needed to cement the victory with the whole school relay. All Welly supporters will no doubt remember their sore throats from cheering on, as well as the group shot with the winning Sports day trophy pictured here, yes we did it! Well done Wellies!


The familiar sight of the Churchill’s flag fluttering in the breeze at the front of school was an indication of the success that the Churchills house had enjoyed throughout the year.

This was the result of the enormous efforts of each member of the house. At the end of each week, the entire school would sit with baited breath as the Headmaster read out the Housepoint totals, Churchills rightly confident of

Churchill’ssuccess and so it proved on many occasions. Residing at the top of the housepoint competition became the norm but we were not to rest on our laurels. Success was also to be found on the sports fields as the boys reigned triumphant in numerous events such as the cross-country, swimming gala and overall winners on Sports Day. The girls also performed admirably, coming second in netball, cross-country and overall second on Sports Day. A fantastic year which culminated in Churchills winning the overall house competition for the year.

Wellies

Pitts House enjoyed many successes during the course of the year which proves the theory that being part of a team, hard work and initiative can create great things!

Our industrious approach to the Bonfire Night Charity Stall meant the children had to invent or make something which they could sell to raise money for our chosen charity, Bluebell Wood. The stall was a huge success and

the children loved their ‘shifts’, eagerly collecting money and thinking of ways to attract people to purchase the last few items!

Another highlight was the House Quiz which showed the rest of the school just how intelligent Pitts really are! Our fantastic team, headed up by James Lindebaum, were very convincing throughout each round and ended up winning the quiz.

The House Shout competition in the Lent term enabled all members of Pitts to work together to learn words and

choreograph routines. It was clear to see that our rendition of ‘Consider Yourself’ from the musical ‘Oliver’, raised the roof of Hargreaves Hall and we were yet again awarded first place.

Pitts also made some promising performances in the seasonal house matches throughout the year.

Congratulations to everyone in Pitts – here’s to continued success next year!

Pitts


Nelson’s had a fantastic year with a huge number of achievements.

Sporting accolades were excellent! Our senior girls won every house match in all sports: hockey, netball and rounders. The junior girls won their house matches for netball and hockey. The senior house team won the swimming gala and the junior team won their relay. Also swimming, James, Alex and Mrs Dinnigan all swam five kilometres in the swimathon in April for sports aid. We came second in the house steeple chase. The middle boys won their relay on Sports Day! Joshua Glynn came 2nd out of 12 in the 1500 metres and Hector Mellor won the 75m hurdles. Support for the house team was outstanding! Sophie Corner is to be congratulated on being selected for the county hockey team.

Sophie Tarbatt broke her arm! Rather than being gloomy and down in the dumps, she worked very hard selling cakes and gifts on her stall and raised £137 for Sheffield Children’s Hospital. Well done Sophie!

We did really well in music. Despite coming fourth in the house shout, our enthusiasm was unrivalled. Individual performances throughout the year were first class: Oscar Kanan achieved merit for his Grade 6 piano exam and for his grade 5 guitar, he passed his Grade 5 theory exam and, against extremely strong competition, he was awarded a Music Exhibition to Shrewsbury. Charlotte Williams achieved distinction for Grade 1 singing. Flora Kanan passed her Grade 2 piano, James Dinnigan Grade 2 guitar, Tara O’Rourke Grade 3 on the saxophone and Charlotte Williams Grade 1 piano. All of these achieved merit!

LAMDA is as popular as ever, this year producing some excellent results. Rosie Marriott and Georgina Tarbatt were both awarded distinction for Grade 1 and Hector Mellor for Grade 2. Let’s hope for lots more next year!

The house quiz! Always a nail-biting event, this year we felt very proud of ourselves to come second. Our squad consisted of Livi and Lexi Bothamley- Dakin, Sophie Corner, Joshua Glynn, Amber Harcus, Oscar Kanan and Matthew Williams. They all had nerves of steel and bore up admirably under the immense pressure.

As well as Oscar Kanan’s scholarships, two girls were awarded CB Fry exhibitions to Repton. The competition for this award is fierce, so huge congratulations go to Amber Harcus and Tara O’Rourke.

Altogether this was an amazing year for Nelson’s! SRT

Nelson’s

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Reflecting on our first year at S. Anselm’s, it has been a very busy and happy one. The classroom music lessons are planned to encourage all the children in Junior Forms to play an instrument and for the seniors to become confident with composition, history and analysis.

In September one of my aims for the music department was for every pupil to play an instrument or be in a choir or ensemble. We now have around 98% of children in S. Anselm’s involved in weekly music rehearsals, lessons and choirs. The year 3 children play recorder as part of their weekly classroom lessons, year 4 have been learning the keyboard and all pupils in year 5 have been learning to play the violin led by the violin teacher, Mrs Dobbin. They performed very confidently in the Summer Concert!

Ukulele began in January under the expert tuition of Dale Robinson. The group of approximately 25 pupils meet every week for fun rehearsals and performed at an Informal Concert in the summer term. Our newest innovation are the djembe drums, our percussion teacher Mr Rawson has been guiding a small group of children how to play them and we look forward to hearing them in the autumn term!

We are lucky to have a strong and talented team of peripatetic teachers who have worked together with the children to produce exceptional ABRSM exam results throughout the year, achieving a 100% pass rate.

2013 - 2014 has been an extremely active and productive year for the S. Anselm’s choirs establishing a new and successful addition to the already prominent Chapel and Junior Choir - The Close Harmony Group. This ensemble is a fast learning high achieving group auditioning only the most capable and talented singers with a maximum of 10 places available. Performances have been forthcoming at Bakewell Church, Jazz afternoons and numerous school concerts.

The exeats, half terms and end of terms have been punctuated with Informal and more formal concerts in which the children have (mostly) enjoyed playing. The wind, brass and swing bands, guitar ensemble, recorder group and oboe trio all rehearse hard to perform well. They have also had the opportunity to play in the twice weekly assemblies.

In November the talented jazz pianist Liam Dunachie spent the morning at S. Anselm’s giving a workshop and mini concert for pupils. They learnt how to improvise and play together under Liam’s expert guidance.

At the Carol Service the Chapel and Junior Choirs sang beautifully in All Saints Church, Bakewell lead by Mark Percival. It was a wonderful way to end the Michaelmas Term.

January brought a workshop from our new harp teacher, Louise Thomson, who brought her beautiful Salvi harp for the children to play. (photo). They enjoyed learning about the way the pedals change the pitch and how to find the notes through different coloured strings.

5R see the HalleAt the end of January 5R went to see an evening concert in Sheffield given by the Halle Orchestra accompanied by Mr Robinson, Mr Phillips, Mr Percival and I. A highlight was listening to the Sibelius violin concerto played by the Norwegian violinist Henning Kraggerud on his stunning 1744 Guaneri del Gesu violin! The children all gave a standing ovation.

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Boarders visit Derby Concert Orchestra One Monday evening in March the boarders went to Derby to watch and listen to how an orchestra rehearses. We were lucky enough to be given a talk by the president of Derby Concert Orchestra, Bryan Clarke, and then escorted into the rehearsal of Sheherazade by Rimsky- Korsakov. The children went behind the orchestra to see the brass at work and had an opportunity to meet the musicians in the break.

Buxton Music FestivalBoth the Chapel Choir and the Junior Choir performed at the Buxton Music Festival. The Chapel Choir maintained its leading position and the Junior Choirs premier performance at the Festival was an excellent opportunity to gain invaluable competition experience. With regular performance opportunities throughout the year a high standard has been maintained within the choirs.

StoweThe summer term started with the Chapel Choir tour to the Stowe Choral Festival situated at Stowe School set deep in the heart of the stunning Buckinghamshire National Trust was a fabulous day of energised singing. This day of rehearsals which was also attended by other preparatory schools culminated in an Evensong service singing exquisite repertoire including Herbert Howells and Ralph Vauhan-Williams.

6C Trip to City HallOn the 9th May 6C went to City Hall for a sell-out concert given by the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra. They saw Guy Johnston play the Shostakovich Cello Concerto and listened to the orchestra perform ‘Sheherazade’ the tale of the Sultana who told stories to the Sultan to save her life for one thousand and one nights.

Parent and Staff ConcertIn the summer term we had a first at S. Anselm’s, a parent & staff concert! We had some very brave performers; the amazing Mr Watt and Mr Robinson giving their guitar and ukulele debut as part of a staff band; Mr & Mrs Chichester-Clark playing violin and singing; Mr Nieper playing the very challenging Mozart clarinet concerto and Mr Street playing duets with Louis. It was a fantastic evening of music enjoyed by the children and grown-ups alike.

Extras: Rock BandRock Band has been very popular this year. In the Michaelmas term the senior band ‘Wild Fire’ learnt how to play together and rehearse as a band and did their first ‘gig’ at the Christmas disco. Then it was the turn of the juniors, their band ‘Kool Kids’ was the biggest I’ve ever seen, we had lead guitar, bass guitar, saxophone, clarinet, the amazing Sam C. C. on keyboards and LOTS of singers.

Ukulele ClubThe club continues to meet every Friday break time, with about twenty members regularly attending. We play for fun and enjoyment, singing along as we go.

Towards the end of term we gave our first public performance in the Summer Concert, our featured number being The Lion Sleeps Tonight.


Top of the page and above: performers at the Parent/Staff Concert

ABRSM EXAMINATION RESULTS

CANDIDATE SUBJECT GRADE/MARK

Tom Beeby Singing Grade 4 108 Pass

Amy Bradbury Singing Grade 2 127 Merit

Arabella Green Singing Grade 1 116 Pass

Charlotte Hepper Singing Grade 3 120 Merit

Oscar Kannan Guitar Grade 5 114 Pass

James Lindebaum Piano Grade 3 113 Pass

Annie Middleton Clarinet Grade 1 116 Pass

Immy Nieper Flute Grade 4 110 Pass

Lily Niamh Rogstad Singing Grade 1 127 Merit

Henry Tear Singing Grade 4 112 Pass

Georgia Tennant Flute Grade 1 121 Merit

Lily Whatley Clarinet Grade 1 127 Merit

Thomas Wright Singing Grade 2 120 Merit

Sam Chichester-Clarke Flat Horn 01 133 Distinction

Sam Chichester-Clark Piano 03 120 Merit

James Brannon Dinnigan Guitar 02 121 Merit

Morgan Glynn Descant Recorder 02 125 Merit

Thomas Hartley Singing 03 116 Pass

Edward Holden Descant Recorder 03 116 Pass

Shea John Flute 05 ABS

Kerem Kamal Clarinet 01 131 Distinction

Flora Kanan Singing 01 125 Merit

Flora Kanan Piano 02 123 Merit

Annie Middleton Clarinet 02 135 Distinction

Lily - Niamh Rogstad Singing 02 127 Merit

Francesca Rouse horn 03 136 Distinction

Francesca Rouse Piano 03 111 Pass

Alexander Stansfield Clarinet 02 130 Distinction

Nicola Stansfield Guitar 02 111 Pass

Eloise Stonebridge Piano 01 110 Pass

Sophie Tarbatt Piano 01 111 Pass

Thea Whatley Singing 01 135 Distinction

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CANDIDATE SUBJECT GRADE/MARK

Sam Chichester-Clark E Flat Horn 01 133 Distinction

Sam Chichester-Clark Piano 03 12 Merit

James Brannon Dinnigan Guitar 02 121 Merit

Morgan Glynn Descant Recorder 02 125 Merit

Thomas Hartley Singing 03 116 Pass

Edward Holden Descant Recorder 03 116 Pass

Shea John Flute 05 ABS

Kerem Kamal Clarinet 01 131 Distinction

Flora Kanan Singing 01 125 Merit

Flora Kanan Piano 02 123 Merit

Annie Middleton Clarine 02 135 Distinction

Lily-Niamh Rogstad Singing 02 127 Merit

Francesca Rouse Horn 03 136 Distinction

Francesca Rouse Piano 03 111 Pass

Alexander Stansfield Clarinet 02 130 Distinction

Nicola Stansfield Guitar 02 111 Pass

Eloise Stonebridge Piano 01 110 Pass

Sophie Tarbatt Piano 01 111 Pass

Thea Whatley Singing 01 135 Distinction

Chorus S. Anselms School is the best,It’s much better than all the rest.We’re gonna be sad when we leave,Say good bye to the fond memories.

Dinner LadiesFood, Glorious, FoodHot toast and butterWe are the dinner ladiesLunch, Breakfast and SupperFood, Glorious, FoodHere 7 days a weekWe are the dinner ladiesPuddings, bubble and squeak

Matrons (tune: We are the Champions)We are the matrons, my friends,We’ll keep on washing till the end.We are the matrons, we are the matrons,No time for ironing,Cause we are the matrons, of the school.Chorus: Sung by Mr & Mrs Phillips and year 8 girls

Mr PriceI like teaching Latin,And English too,I’ve been teaching for forty years,How long have you?I can do impressions,Like a cheeky dog : (Mr Price *woof woof*)And a cat too *meow*

Sport (Tune: Counting Stars)Lately, I’ve been, I’ve been running hard, Thinking about the matches we will win.But lately we’ve been winning games,So no more loosing matches we’ll be winning hard,Yea we’ll be winning hard.

ChorusPre-PrepTwinkle, Twinkle little starWe are pre-prepLa-la-laaStaying here from 9 till 3Learning maths and literacyTwinkle, Twinkle little starWe are pre-prepLa-la-laa

Boarding (tune: hey brother)Hey, boardersThere’s an endless road to prep and supperHey Bonner,Like a child inside but you’ll soon get older

Sophie riff

Chorus

Maintenance + Grounds men (Bob the Builder tune)We’re the maintenance,Can we fix it,We’re the maintenance,Yes we can! X2

Year 8 form tutorsMr Mortimer sings:For this is the end,Another form comes in again,My form will go and I’m alone. Mrs Whawell:O. Mr Mortimer don’t you fret,My form will go too andI’ll be left…

Chorus

Mr Carr and Mrs TaylorWe’re all going on a term time holiday,Sailing, Skiing and some theatre too,Fun and laughter, Our term time holiday,France, and Walking in Brittany too,But we love it at school.

Arts and Music (Mrs Bennion, Mrs Hunter, Mr Percival, Mrs Dinnigan) (Thank you for the Music) Thank you for the music, the art and drama,Thank you for the Chapel Choir,Who can live without it, I ask in all honestyWhat would life be?Without a song or a dance what are we?So I say thank you for the musicFor giving it to me.

Chorus

Junior FormsUh-oh we’re in trouble,Miss Flack’s come along and she’s burst our bubble,Uh-OhUh-Oh Mr Wood and Mrs Corner,Come along now and they are gonna scorn usUh-oh Senior Forms (Mama Mia tune)We are senior forms and we like what we do,When you have grown up, You can join with us too,Preparing for CE and for Scholarships,Have lots of fun, And then we’ll sing to you.

Chorus

Mr WattClimbing, climbing up a mountain,Biking, biking in a forest,Sailing, sailing on a lakeWhat now?What now, Mr Watt, what now?What now, Mr Watt, WHAT NOW?

Chorus

School song by Lexi, Livi, Mia, Lily and Sophie


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We were treated to a new and exciting addition to our Arts Calendar at S. Anselm’s, a special Arts Evening. This was the chance for over 100 of the prep school pupils to showcase work from Art, Music, Drama and English and was largely written and devised by the pupils themselves. The event kicked off with a loud and vibrant recreation of a Mexican festival, the Day of the Dead, and then groups of pupils explored the stories behind a range of paintings from Rosseau’s jungle to Gericault’s ‘The Raft of Medusa’. It was a wonderful evening, enjoyed by the performers and audience alike, clearly demonstrating the wide range of breadth and talent within the school. Well done to all involved.

Arts Evening 2013: Pictures paint a thousand words


CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

S. ANSELM’S JUNIOR PRODUCTION

On Thursday 13th and Friday 14th March, S. Anselm’s Junior Forms performed the well-known Roald Dahl story and did an amazing job!

The cast all did extremely well to remember all their lines (especially James Carr as Willy Wonka).

The Oompa-Loompas had animated faces and great hand gestures to bring their poems and songs to life. Everyone did very well to keep in character and we had a wide range of interesting accents!

Thank you to all the parents who helped with the hair, make-up and costumes. We had an excellent turn-out of helpers and everything ran very smoothly. There was a

tremendous amount of effort put in and the children all looked great. Mrs Seddon did very well to organise all the costumes for up to 70 performers!

The set was colourful, bright and perfect for the production. Thank you to Mrs Bennion and her helpers, Mrs Pryor and Mrs Bedford, for helping to create the magical world of the chocolate factory.

A big thank you to Mrs Hunter, Mr Watt, Mrs Bennion, Miss Flack, Mrs Seddon, staff supervising backstage and all the Y8 stage-hands for helping to run it all on the night.

We have had a lot of excellent feedback and thank you to all the parents who came to watch. It was an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime experience!

Review by Charles Broadhurst, George Longstaff and Lex Robertson, Y5

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Our 2014 Year 8 pupils performed their leavers’ play with characteristic aplomb - and were rewarded with thunderous applause - on Friday 20th and Saturday 21st June in Hargreaves Hall.

Parents gathered, many of them in period costume, for pre-theatre drinks on The Headmaster’s Lawn before being called into supper with typical gallic insouciance by our master of ceremonies Tom E. Over a lovely meal cooked by Julie and her team, diners were entertained by Y8 boys performing Henry Newboult’s poem ‘Vitae Lampada’. After dinner, Tom led diners through to Hargreaves Hall which had been transformed into a music hall circa 1914.

The audience was welcomed by Henry L - our Emcee for the evening - and joined by Peter T. and Tom B playing two crusty old chaps, Aubrey and Darcy, who commented on the evening’s entertainment. The play bill involved a number of musical numbers during which the audience was asked to join in the

chorus. These included old favourites ‘Dolly Gray’ sung by Immy N, ‘It’s a Long Way to Tipperary’, ‘Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag’ sung by Sophie J as Vesta Tilley and ‘Land of Hope and Glory’ as well as authentic but less recognisable songs of the period such as ‘The Army of Today’s Alright’ sung by Angus E and ‘Jolly Good Luck to the Girl Who Loves a Soldier’ sung by Emily H. Pupils sang and danced with conviction and carried the songs brilliantly. The audience joined in with gusto and – as hoped – ‘Land of Hope and Glory’ brought the house down.

Variety performances were also part of the evening. Mwela M and Max W were an amusing but incongruous ventriloquist act; Henry T was magician ‘The Magnificent Mago’ and Mia C his assistant The Gorgeous Gertrude. The stage was stormed by ‘suffragists’ at one point and there was also a short drama about what happened to the women who were left behind. Poetry of the period was represented too: Livi BD read the chilling ‘The Kaiser’s Arrival in Hell’; a group of boys read ‘Pincer DCM with James L performing the sentimental ending to the poem; finally, Lily H read Rupert Brooke’s sonnet ‘The Soldier’ as we all reached for our handkerchiefs.

Y8 pretty much learned and polished their performances in the week prior to the two performances. Their commitment and hard work in the week after receiving their excellent CE results speaks volumes for them as individuals and as an amazing year group.

JC and HH

Good Old Days - 1914


LAMDALAMDA Speech & Drama tuition has been taking place on Tuesdays for pre-prep and main prep students at S. Anselm’s School for nine years. The London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art began offering Speech & Drama examinations in the 1880’s seeking to improve standards in communication and foster an appreciation of literature. The LAMDA syllabus is beautifully complimented by the schools poetry competition.

Pupils in Pre-Prep engage in speaking & listening activities using readily adaptable drama through which their own ideas can flourish. They have the option of learning a poem which they practise saying with confidence, pace and expression. If they chose to take an examination they take a favourite item, such as a toy, photograph or book, to discuss with the examiner. Pupils in the Prep study poetry and, from Grade Two onwards, prose, either individually or in small groups for an age appropriate examination which they take at the beginning of the Lent and end of the Summer Term. More experienced LAMDA students are invited to take part in Reading for Performance examinations which revolve around a central theme of their choice on which they prepare a recital including prose & poetry. They are encouraged to look closely at interpretation, technique and knowledge and put these together to bring energy and understanding to the pieces they learn. Pupils continue to enjoy a 100% pass rate with all S. Anselm’s students receiving a merit or distinction in their most recent examination.

If you wish to enrol your child in LAMDA, or to book a taster session please contact Hettie [email protected]

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This is the shorthand name we give to our extra-curricular programme which aims to reinforce and stimulate the curriculum teaching and cross-curricular work we do with our students. Giving them choice to elect an activity which will broaden their horizons or allow them to develop a current interest develops their confidence and ability to try new activities or ideas.

Accordingly, our Extras programme has a wide range of activities that children can enjoy in a relaxed and friendly environment. They can try something new, dirty and outside such as our Dangerous Club for Kids where they might build a den one week and skin a rabbit the next.

Alternatively they might elect to enjoy some cooking to share or take home. Every possible area for a child’s development is considered ranging from academic based extras (such as revision skills for Year 8), to more social ones that encourage communication skills.

The programme varies from term to term. We try to offer varied and stimulating options which can change with the seasons but often include activities such as sailing (with regattas at Sedbergh and Carsington), karate with our very own black belt teacher, Dangerous Course for Kids (DC4K), cooking, Design and Technology, Art and Pottery, Middle Boys Exploring, Middle Girls Exploring, Rock Band and Touch Typing.


Summer Term 2014This term I have much enjoyed the company of some of our ‘middle girls’ on our weekly explorations of the local villages and walks. In addition to the outings described by the girls, we walked one Thursday along the river to Ashford-in-the-Water where I showed them the medieval Sheepwash Bridge.

Monsal Head and the ViaductOne Thursday we went to Monsal Head. The walk started at the top of the hill which gave us a great view over the valley. After we got down the hill we walked across the viaduct which went over the river. We walked through a meadow and came to a waterfall. The water sprayed up which was quite refreshing. We had a long climb up the hill and were all so hot and exhausted that Mrs Taylor bought us an ice cream!

By Ursula-Marie Hampton, Year 5

Magpie MineWe parked in Sheldon and followed the footpaths across the fields to Magpie Mine. Just before we got to the mine, we saw a few very deep mine shafts and dropped a few stones in to see how deep they were. I counted five seconds until I heard a splash in the bottom, so I knew there was water down there. Then we finally reached Magpie Mine. I noticed a very old-looking house with barred windows. Magpie Mine was on top of a stony hill. We climbed up and next to it I saw another mine! I dropped yet another stone in and this time it seemed even deeper. I couldn’t hear it splash or hit the bottom. Eventually I came to a rope pull which had been used at one time.

By Amy Bradbury, Year 5

BakewellWe went to Bakewell on two occasions. I think I preferred the second visit because the first time it was raining heavily and we were absolutely drenched by the time we returned to school. That time, we had walked along the river and fed the ducks and the geese. The second time, we walked down to Bakewell and Mrs Taylor bought us each a delicious ice-cream. We all agreed they were yummy! We walked along the river again but this time crossed over the bridge, along the path which took us across the meadows and back up to school by the Endcliffe footpath. I really enjoyed exploring Bakewell and I learnt a lot of new things.

By Libby Flemming, Year 4

Middle Girls Exploring…

Sport at S. Anselm’s54 THE ANSELMIAN 2013-2014

Sports Day 2014 is a Record Breaker!The weather may not have broken any records and was not on a par with that experienced in the previous week, but that didn’t stop our pupils from Reception to Year 8 being on fine form and thoroughly enjoying competing in the Inter-House Sports Day. The day kicked off with some super performances on the track by our Pre-Prep pupils in the more technical events of the day – egg and spoon, bean bag and bucket; along with the sack race. All of them had huge smiles on their faces and the Pre-Prep events finished with their inter- house shuttle relay, which Churchills won quite convincingly.

The Prep Sports Day event proved to be a record breaker, with 4 Millennium Records being broken and one being equalled in the course of this year’s 106 events.

Record Breakers:

Isobel Elwood - Junior Girls 300m - 61.0 sec Rufus Ludlam - Junior Girls 300m – 62.2 sec Angus Edwards - Senior Boys High Jump - 1.58m James Lindebaum - Senior Boys 800m - 2.29 min Mwela Mfula - Senior Boys 100m – record equalled - 12.7 sec

The competition was so tight in the victor / victrix ludorums and in two of them two athletes tied and shared the award. Victor / Victrix Ludorums:

Junior Girls Victrix Ludorum – Amelia Elwood Middle Girls Victrix Ludorum – Felicity Stokes Senior Girls Victrix Ludorum – Emily Howard & Imogen Nieper Junior Boys Victor Ludorum – Alec Formela Middle Boys Victor Ludorum – Shea John Senior Boys Victor Ludorum – Mwela Mfula and James Lindebaum

Cup / Trophy Winners 2014:

The Taylor family kindly donated a new cup this year for the senior girls javelin - thanks to them for their generosity!

Senior Boys 100m Harrop Cup - Mwela Mfula Senior Girls 100m Head Cup – Emily Howard Senior Boys 200m Fox Cup – Mwela Mfula Senior Girls 200m Roddick Cup – Emily Howard Senior Boys 400m Wood Cup – Henry Ludlam

Junior Girls 800m Renshaw-Smith Cup – Isobel Elwood Middle Boys 800m Potters Cup – Shea John Senior Girls 800m Renshaw-Smith Cup – Imogen Nieper Senior Boys 800m Johnson Cup – James Lindebaum Senior Girls 1,500m Renshaw-Smith Cup – Imogen Nieper Senior Boys 1,500m Johnson and Dean Cup – James Lindebaum Senior Girls Javelin, Clare Taylor Cup – Lily Hunter

This year the boys once again began on the track and all of the girls on the field events; with them swapping half way through. The more specialised events such as the middle distance and hurdling track events, along with javelin, discus and high jump were very popular with the supporters and full credit to Angus Edwards for his amazing record breaking jump, which gave the crowd plenty to cheer about! The atmosphere on top field was once again amazing, with all of the pupils relishing the events they had been selected for, demonstrating this in the way they approached and performed in them, with their level of enthusiasm and determination being faultless. Plenty of relatives and family friends came along to support and enjoy the catering teams’, led by Julie Greatrex, sumptuous cupcakes and hot drinks. The atmosphere for the final events, the ‘Paul Crocombe Whole School Relay’ and Tug of War, proved to be electric. At the final count Wellingtons were the victors for the second year in a row, but all of the houses deserve credit for their fabulous performances. All in all a super day, with all of the S. Anselm’s staff from catering, medical, admin, facilities, maintenance and teaching playing their part to ensure the day was slick, enjoyable for all and highly exciting!

SPORTS DAY 2014

IAPS SwimmingSuccess

A team of 41 boys and girls made the long journey to Warwick School in the Lent Term, to compete in the U10, U11, U12 and U13 Regional IAPS Swimming Galas.

The highlight for S. Anselm’s, had to be the two teams competing in the ‘Small Schools Freestyle Relay’. Both the girls’ team and the boys’ team won these events convincingly, giving all of the supporters on poolside plenty to cheer about and the result was even more impressive as each team comprised of 8 swimmers, four from year 5 and four from year 6, highlighting how strong our swimmers are across a year group. All in all we had x13 1st places and x14 2nd places, with nine swimmers qualifying for the IAPS National Finals from this gala.

Our team of eight boys from Years 5 and 6 were 6th overall in the UK in the small schools freestyle relay, an amazing result! The team were: Adam Seddon, Shea John, Arthur Ludlam, Will Unsworth, George Penrose, Henry Walmisley, Edward Mayson and Sam Unsworth. Tara O’ Rourke competed in the U12 Girls Individual 50m Breast stroke and finished in a super 14th place, a real achievement as originally there were 106 swimmers from all over the UK, who entered this event at regional level! All of our swimmers looked really professional amongst the other competing schools in their new S. Anselm’s logo swim kit.


Our S. Anselm’s Annual Cross Country is a Huge Success!We had a very successful first S. Anselm’s Cross Country Championships, welcoming seven other schools to battle it out over our hilly and long course.Congratulations to all who ran and thank you to staff, pupils and supporters for helping to make it such a great afternoon. The results were as follows:

Under 9 Boys 1st place - Thomas H (S. Anselm’s) 2nd place - Benjamin H (St Peter and St Paul) 3rd place - Alex B (Wellow House)

U9 Boys Team Competition 1st - S. Anselm’s 19 points 2nd - St Peter and St Paul 33 points 3rd - Wellow House 34 points

Under 9 Girls 1st place - Abigail W (St Peter and St Paul) 2nd place - Amelia E (S. Anselm’s) 3rd place Isobel E (S. Anselm’s)

U9 Girls Team Competition 1st - S. Anselm’s 15 points 2nd - Wellow House 32 points 3rd - St Peter and St Paul 43 points

Under 11 Boys 1st place - Ewan L (Wellow House) 2nd place - Oliver T (Terra Nova) 3rd place - Shea J (S. Anselm’s)

U11 Boys Team Competition 1st - Anselm’s 21 points 2nd - Terra Nova 32 points 3rd - Westbourne 58 points

Under 11 Girls 1st place - Francesca H (Terra Nova) 2nd place - Sophie F (Westbourne) 3rd place - Morgan G (S. Anselm’s)

U11 Girls Team Competition 1st - S. Anselm’s 24 points 2nd - Terra Nova 27 points 3rd - Westbourne 56 points

Under 13 Boys1st place - Tristan G (Westbourne) 2nd place - Harry C (Terra Nova) 3rd place - Edwin P (Westbourne)

U13 Boys Team Competition 1st - Terra Nova 26 points 2nd - S. Anselm’s 31 points 3rd - Westbourne 39 points

Under 13 Girls 1st place - Eve BW (Terra Nova) 2nd place - Violet B (S. Anselm’s) 3rd place - Lily H (S. Anselm’s)

U13 Girls Team Competition 1st - S. Anselm’s 14 points 2nd - Westbourne 37 points

SPORT UPDATE Worksop Athletics Meeting

Our athletes had an amazing afternoon at Worksop, in the annual U11, U12 and U13 Inter-Preparatory Schools Meeting. We won a total of 17 gold medals and also 13 silvers!! The U13 girls finished in joint 2nd place and U11 girls finished in 3rd place in the team competition, out of the seven competing schools; whilst the U11 Boys were pipped into second by a mere one point. Our Year 8 boys dominated on the track and field, however, winning six of the events and storming through in the relay to win convincingly.

Congratulations to the following who all won their events: Lily Hunter (U13 girls 800m); Emily Howard (U13 girls 200m); Tara O’Rourke (U12 girls 300m); Charlotte Hepper (U11 Girls Discus and U11 girls Javelin); Mwela Mfula (U13 Boys 100m and U13 Boys 200m); Henry Ludlam ( U13 Boys 300m); Ludo Litchfield ( U13 Boys Javelin); Angus Edwards (U13 Boys Long Jump and U13 Boys High Jump); Sam watts (U12 Boys 200m); Jack Whawell (U11 Boys 100m); Shea John (U11 Boys 800m); Arthur Ludlam (U11 Boys Shot Putt); Russell French (U11 Boys Discus); and Henry Ludlam, Sam Watts, George Whawell and Mwela Mfula (Y7 and 8 Boys 4 x 100m Relay).



Cross Country Success at Worksop:A team of twelve boys and twelve girls from years 5, 6, 7 and 8 attended the Preparatory Schools’ Cross Country Meeting at Worksop College in March; an event involving 16 schools from the regions of Cheshire, Derbyshire, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Leicestershire. The sun was shining and the tmosphere was super for this annual event.

The first race was the Under 11 girls, with all of the S. Anselm’s younger girls running well. Hattie Nieper was our first runner home in 8th place and the team finished in 3rd place overall. The team comprised of Hattie, Francesca Rhodes, Gabby Harper, Ella Hill, Flora Kanan and Morgan Glynn.

The highlight of the day was the Under 13 girls’ race, with four of our team being from year 7, so a year young. Our first runner home was Immy Nieper, who was awarded a special trophy for finishing in 4th place. The senior girls packed in amazingly, with the other three counters for the team being Violet Barton, in 8th place; Lily Hunter, in 9th place and Tara O’Rourke in 18th Place. Our 5th and 6th runners Sophie Corner and Amber Harcus also did an amazing job, finishing 20th and 21st respectively, and ensuring the

counter runners from the other schools were pushed further down the field. Our overall team total was an impressive 39, enabling the girls to clinch 2nd place in this competition; a mere 4 points behind the winning team; and an amazing result, with S. Anselm’s beating strong teams from Cundall Manor, Ranby House, Terra Nova, Terrington Hall, Wakefield Girls’ High and Westbourne.

The boys also had some pleasing results, with the first runner home in the Under 11 race being Joshua Glynn in 17th

place. Sam Watts just missed out on the individual trophies in the Under 13 race, finishing in 6th place overall, an amazing achievement, as he is a year young for this age group and was running in a very strong field, with runners from ten teams competing. A special mention must go to Thomas Harrison, who ran in the Under 11 boys race and was our 4th counter, despite only being in Year 4 (so an under 9); he will be back next year I am sure to break into the top 5 positions.

Thanks to all of the parents who came to support and cheer on our teams, well run everybody!

Immy Nieper receives her 4th place plaque.

CROSS COUNTRY SUCCESS

AT WORKSOP


Girls’ 2013 Hockey SummaryThis year’s hockey term began with the usual two sessions of pre-season training on the awesome water-based astro turf at Belper, for all of the girls in years 6, 7 and 8.

We were able to harness the skills of Helen Greer, a level 2 coach responsible for running the county JDC sessions at Wirksworth; with Derek Brock and Mrs B also assisting. Both days were hot and action packed and the fantastic surface enabled the girls to get the best possible start to the season. This year’s hockey term saw the S. Anselm’s girls playing a total of 85 Matches (including tournaments) with 43 Wins and 15 draws and every girl from year 3 through to year 8 representing the school in at least seven games.

The second weekend of term saw all of the girls from Years 7 and 8 enjoying a fun hockey tour to North Yorkshire and Northumberland, playing A and B hockey fixtures against St Martins (Ampleforth) and Mowden Hall. Both of the 1sts matches were fiercely contested and despite winning one and drawing the other game, the squad picked up several injuries, which set the tone for the majority of the season. Key players missed many matches as a result of reoccurring injuries and it wasn’t until after half term that the full squad were fully fit and able to train and play matches again.

After a mixed first half of the season, the squad went on to win all seven of their final games. The 1sts also competed in 3 tournaments, finishing 2nd in the Denstone College Tournament. The 2nds hockey team really progressed as a squad, developing their ability to put the ball on target and send their shots at goal with enhanced fire power. The highlights of their season were their matches against Grace Dieu, Bilton Grange and Mount St Mary’s. For the majority of the season the year 7 girls either played for the 1sts or 2nds, however, for the Denstone College U12 Hockey Tournament they were able to play as a year group; with two year 6 girls also having a huge input in the squad’s performance. The girls started this tournament by beating Denstone College B, 3 – 0 and went on to remain undefeated in their initial round games against Stafford Grammar and Yarlet; semi-final game against Grace Dieu and in the final against Denstone College A; in order to be tournament champions.

The under 11s had some super results in their matches against Bilton Grange, Grace Dieu, Ranby House, Barlborough Hall and Terra Nova. They also learnt valuable lessons during this hockey season from their coach Miss Flack, regarding game strategy, tactics and their roles on the pitch. When they heeded her advice they were unstoppable, however, on other occasions they were slow to adopt it and this was particularly evident during their performance at the Shrewsbury Tournament and in the match against Westbourne. The foundations are firmly in place and these girls have the potential to add real strength and depth to the senior squad next hockey season. The under 10s played some impressive hockey, with convincing wins on astro over Foremarke Hall, Terra Nova, Westbourne and Grace Dieu; and on grass against Bilton Grange.

GIRLS SPORT

U13 B Girls Hockey Team


The highlight of their season, was reaching the final rounds of the Witham Hall Hockey Tournament; holding their own on astro against schools that have 24/7 access to it for training. The under 9A also proved they are equally at home on astro or grass; winning the Barlborough Hall Hockey Festival and finishing runners up in the Witham Hall Hockey Tournament, after a closely contested final against the hosts, which saw them pipped by one goal in extra time. There were super performances in their friendly games against Hill House, Bilton Grange and Terra Nova too. The under 9B squad also had some pleasing results when they played in the Barlborough Hockey Festival and a super win against Hill House in their match on the bottom court.

A huge thank you to all of our facilities staff, for keeping our pitches in tip top condition; the medical, catering and administrative staff for all of their assistance and to each of the hockey coaches for all of their support throughout the term; particularly Derek Brock for assisting me with the senior squads and inspiring us all; Louise Flack, Ali Whawell, Juliet Elvin and Claire Corner, the U11/10/9 Team Managers. Thanks to all of the parents for their support and to the girls themselves for being such a joy to work with.

County HockeyFollowing on from the increase in sports scholarships being offered at senior schools, it became apparent that county representation was looked upon in a highly favourable way by such schools. For the past seven years, talented hockey players in year 7 and 8 have been released from evening boarding activities and Sunday excursions, in order to attend training and selection with the Derbyshire JDC (Junior Development Centre).

Following on from the fortnightly sessions a number of S. Anselm’s girls have successfully being selected for the Derbyshire JAC (Junior Academy Centre), impressing the county selectors and coaches. Three of the girls have been selected for the Under 13 Derbyshire JAC and have played in county fixtures in 2014. The girls are: Imogen Nieper, Laura Drury and Sophie Corner.

U10 A Girls Hockey Team


Netball Summary 2014The S. Anselm’s girls once again punched above their weight, in the 2014 busy netball term, taking on schools such as Sheffield High, Trent College, Hill House, Denstone College and Foremarke Hall, with 60+ girls in a year group and often beating them.

The girls played a total of 72 friendly games, with each girl representing the school in at least seven matches; and we sent teams, (often A and B), to a total of 10 netball tournaments, to venues as far afield as Oakham and Uppingham. There was success for each of the teams, across the age groups; with the girls winning a tremendous 57 matches and drawing 3. The combined goals scored were over 800, with all of that extra break time shooting practice really paying off. To sum up, the 1sts and U10A won all but one of their friendly matches this season; the 2nds, U11/10B and U9B won all but two of their matches; whilst the U9A achieved an awesome undefeated season! The netball season culminated with fourteen very lucky girls from Years 7 and 8 embarking on a once in a lifetime overseas tour to Barbados. The tour party remained undefeated with the 1sts winning all of their games and the 2nds winning two and drawing one of their matches. All the tour girls impressed the Bajans with the standard of their play and coped very well with the extremely hot match conditions.

All of our A teams across the age groups also enjoyed tournament success in the 2014 season, with the 1sts being crowned U13 County Champions at

the Derbyshire Schools Netball Tournament; with the girls taking on the best of the county and remaining unbeaten throughout the afternoon. After scoring 34 goals in the initial round games they went through to the semi-final round as clear winners of their group. A closely contested semi-final game against QEGS saw them win 6 – 4. They then faced St Mary’s, winners of the other group, in the final and another tight game ensued, with S. Anselm’s pipping them 5 – 3 at full time, to be crowned county champions and ensure all their hard work throughout the season paid off.

The Year 7 girls were largely mixed with the Year 8, to play in the 1sts or 2nds squad, but enjoyed a rare opportunity to play as a year group at the U12 Oakham Tournament. With the able assistance of a couple of talented Year 6 girls, they were runners up in the plate competition at this tournament. The U11A team won bronze medals at our own S. Anselm’s Netball Tournament, enjoying some extremely close games against Grace Dieu and St Peter and St Paul, the schools who finished 1st and 2nd overall out of

the twelve competing schools. The Under 11A team also enjoyed their first experience of competing in the Regional IAPS Netball Tournament, and narrowly missed out on qualifying for the semi-final.

There was double success for the U10A and U9A teams, with both showing real future potential. The U10As won the plate competition at the Oakham Netball Tournament, competing and holding their own against some tough opposition in the initial rounds, such as Witham Hall, St John’s Cambridge and Fairfield. They went on to beat Stoneygate 9 – 4 in the semi-final and Lincroft 10 – 0 in the final. All in all they scored an impressive 33 goals at this tournament and conceded only 14. The U10A team also won silver medals at the Sheffield High Netball Tournament; remaining undefeated throughout the tournament, scoring 66 goals in total and conceding only 5. The team drew 4 – 4 in their match against the hosts, and despite being undefeated were placed 2nd overall, due to goal difference.

GIRLS SPORT

The Netball 1st Team

Rounders continues to go from strength to strength, with this season being possibly our most successful. The S. Anselm’s girls played a combined total of 48 matches, winning 36, drawing 4 and losing 8. All of the girls from years 3 to year 8 represented their school in at least four matches and the total number of rounders scored was 715½. Poor weather once again affected our season, with a total of 21 fixtures being cancelled due to rain. However, at other times we had glorious sunshine and the teams enjoyed sitting out on bottom field after the games for their match tea, with our visitors soaking up the wonderful views here. This is something we hope to repeat next season and the sprucing up of the pavilion on bottom field will certainly add to the occasion.

The 1sts were hardest hit by the poor weather but had some great results in their matches against QEGS, Westbourne, Mount St Mary’s and the Old Anselmians (last year’s leavers). In all they played 8 matches, winning 6 and losing two to schools with huge numbers of year 8 girls to select from. The 2nds team also struggled against the big guns, but sessions in the cricket nets really helped them to improve their batting, enabling two super victories over QEGS and Westbourne. The under 11s played the most matches, participating in a Rounders Tournament at St Peter and St Paul and touring to Malvern. In all they played 15 matches, winning 13 of them and remaining undefeated on their Malvern Tour.

The highlight of their season had to be the trophy and silver medals they won in the SPSP Rounders Tournament, after playing back to back matches against six other schools on what was possibly the hottest afternoon of term. Their ability to dig in when things got tough was particularly impressive, and despite losing their game against Witham, they picked themselves up at half time and went on to draw in the 2nd innings. The under 11s, comprising of all the eleven girls in that year, took on schools with larger numbers of girls and came out on top time and time again – an impressive season well done! The under 10s’ fixtures were also hit hard by the weather. Although only able to play 5 of their matches they remained undefeated, winning the three games against Wellow House, Foremarke Hall and Hill House, and drawing to Witham Hall and Terra Nova, good work girls!

There was also success for our u10/11B teams, with super victories against Foremarke Hall, Hill House, and Terra Nova. The under 9A team also had an impressive season; winning the Barlborough Hall Rounders Festival, playing and beating the other four teams participating. They went on to win their matches against Terra Nova, Westbourne, Sheffield High and St Peter & St Paul, draw their game against Hill House and lose their game against Witham Hall, by a mere half a rounder. The highlights of the season for the under 9B team were drawing their match with Hill House (6 – 6) and their closely contested game against Sheffield High.

The focus for the younger girls was retaining concentration in the field and developing more advanced throwing and catching skills for the older girls. We were able to harness the skills and knowledge of Shaun Wigfield, one of the boys’ cricket coaches and we quickly saw the knock on effect of adding cricket drills and tactics to the girls’ programme; incorporating these new skills in rounders games. Shaun was continually impressed by the girls’ attitude, commitment and skill levels. My thanks must go to Miss Flack and Mrs Corner for their vital work with the under 9s,; Mrs Elvin and Miss Southam for developing the under 11s and 10s; Mrs Whawell and Mrs Schaper for their sterling work with the senior girls and to Shaun Wigfield for his input. Thank you also to all of the parents for their match support, the facilities team for our impressive pitches and the medical, catering and administrative staff for their assistance.


The U9A team won both the Barlborough and S. Anselm’s Netball Festivals, remaining undefeated in both. They dominated in both events and won each of their eight friendly fixtures too; the highlights being their 11 – 8 win against Witham Hall and 10 – 7 win against Mylnhurst. The Under10B and Under 9B teams also had some super results, finishing just outside the medals in their tournaments. The Under 10B team finished in 4th place at the Sheffield High Tournament and the Under 9B team finished in 4th place in our S. Anselm’s Festival, with both teams beating lots of A teams in the process.

All of the coaches are extremely proud of the girls and their many netball successes. A huge thank you must go to Mrs Whawell, Mrs Elvin, Miss Flack, Miss Southam, Mrs Schaper and Mrs Beck, who have worked tirelessly, assisting me to prepare and manage the squads to this tremendous set of results; and all of the parents who have provided such positive side line support.

The U13 Derbyshire Netball Champions!

Rounders


Rugby 2013The Michaelmas term was a busy one, with every boy representing the school in over 90 fixtures. The 1st XV and Under 11As had excellent seasons and there were some promising performances from a young Under 9 side, made up pre-dominantly of Year 3 boys.

The beginning of term saw pre-season training for the boys on the Tuesday and Wednesday, before the first fixtures of the year on the Saturday. The 1st XV squad and Under 11As attended the Worksop rugby festivals for the first time and it proved to be a valuable early season experience. The Colts played well but struggled against some of the larger schools but it was pleasing to see the 1st XV go unbeaten and claim the trophy. This was followed up with a convincing win against Wellow House before all the Year 7 & 8s headed off on Sports tour to North Yorkshire and Northumberland. Over three days the boys played two tough fixtures against St Martins Ampleforth and Mowden Hall, before the boys finished fourth in the Durham School rugby festival. All three schools hosted us superbly and it was great to further improve our links with schools in this area.

Although this was a tough tour, with three continuous days of rugby, it was a valuable experience in getting the 1st and 2nd XV prepared for their season ahead, as well as improving fitness. The early part of the season saw excellent wins for the 1st XV over Denstone College, Lady Manners and Ranby, as well as a hard fought 19-19 draw against Witham Hall.

BOYS SPORT

The side lost out to Bilton Grange, Abberley Hall and Trent College in tight games but finished the season with resounding victories over Terra Nova, Westbourne, Formarke and Hill House.

Ludo L led the side superbly and their final record of played 16, won 11, drew 1 and lost 4 was outstanding considering the size of the some of the schools on their circuit. The team scored over 600 hundred points and also won the Worksop College festival and finished fourth in the Durham school festival. Congratulations must go to Ludo L, Mwela M and Angus E on their selection for the West Midlands rugby squad and to Angus who played for the full Midlands side.

The Under 11s started the season a little rusty but developed into an excellent team, recording good wins against Barlborough Hall, Smallwood, Ranby and an excellent away win against Bilton Grange. The turning point seemed to be the squad’s trip down to Malvern College

for their rugby festival. They only lost three games from fourteen and there is huge potential for this side next year and in the years to follow. Great commitment in defence was at the heart of the side’s success and it was pleasing to see the boys working hard for each other. Huge credit must go to the boys for all their effort and to Mr Bonner and Mr Phillips for their coaching.

The Under 9s worked hard on their contact rugby and recorded good wins over Ranby and St Peter and St Pauls at the Barlborough festival. They struggled against some of the physically bigger sides but with many of the team being in Year 3 they should look forward to a successful season next year. What is especially pleasing with the Junior squad is that all the boys have represented the school in at least three competitive games and that there is a great enthusiasm for the sport amongst the younger year groups.

The 1st XV Rugby Team


Sevens 2014The second half of the Lent term saw more sporting success for the school as the Senior 7s side played some superb rugby to reach the semi-finals of the Terrington and Packwood tournaments and win the Terra Nova 7s. They also made the semi finals of the IAPS National 7s. There were some notable scalps along the way, including victories over Aysgarth, Terrington, Durham School, Abberley Hall, St Marys Stonyhurst and Sedbergh. The side played some excellent rugby, with standout performances coming from Mwela M, Ludo L, Henry L and Angus E. There was also success for the Under 12 side, who won the Plate competition at the Oakham 7s.

Rugby Colours 2013/14

Senior Full Colours - Ludo L, Mwela M, Henry L, Angus E, Peter T, Toby C, Cameron HSenior Half Colours - George W, Sam WJunior Full Colours - George L, Jack W, Arthur L, Toby de la BJunior Half Colours - Henry W, George P, Edward M


HockeyThis has been another action packed term for sport at S.Anselm’s with the boys playing football and hockey fixtures, competing in rugby 7s tournaments, running at cross country meets and preparing for the cricket tour to Barbados.

The weather, as always in this term, had an impact on the number of fixtures played but every boy in Years 3-8 has represented the school on several occasions this term, with many notable successes.

The football season was a positive one for the 1st XI, who only lost one game and for the Under 11 B team, who also lost only the one match. Over thirty five fixtures were played, as well as four football tournaments and House matches. In hockey, the senior squad performed well at the Formarke and IAPS tournaments and it was great to see our Under 11s and Under 9s get their first real taste of the sport.

This term saw the inaugural S.Anselm’s House Hill Running Championships, which proved to be a great afternoon of House competition and in March twenty four pupils represented the school with distinction at the Worksop Cross Country. Stand out individual performances came from Violet Barton who finished 4th in the girls’ Under 13 race and from Sam Watts who finished 6th in the boys’ Under 13 race, both of whom will be back next year as they are Year 7s. From a team perspective the Under 11 girls finished 3rd overall and the Under 13 girls finished an impressive 2nd against some strong schools.

This term also saw numerous rugby 7s tournaments and there have been some great successes over the last few weeks. The Under 12 side won the plate competition at the Oakham Tournament, which was a great achievement considering the number of Year 6s in the side and the Under 11s did extremely well at The Elms 7s. For the senior 7s squad, the season was a productive one. They reached the semi finals of both the Packwood Haugh and Terrington 7s, beating the likes of Sedbergh, Durham school, Mowden Hall, Abberley Hall and Aysgarth along the way. They then went one better, winning the Terra Nova 7s, beating St Mary’s, Stonyhurst in the final and only conceding two tries in the whole tournament.

BOYS SPORT

The 1st Team Hockey


The second XI weren’t without their highlights either, Henry T showing off his striking instincts on more than one occasion and Tom B being inspired between the sticks.

Carruth Football CupMwela Mfula

Becket Cup for Most Improved PlayerGeorge Twelves

Thompson Cup (U11 Footballer)Jack Whawell

The 2nd Team Football

On top of all these fixtures the boys have been preparing themselves for their Easter cricket tour and working hard to raise money for the Challenor School, a facility that provides education to

children with severe special educational needs in Barbados. They were set the challenge to complete a triathlon from the UK to Barbados (4000 miles) through cycling, rowing and running. This works out at just under nine marathons each. The boys have given up their evenings, weekends, break times and free time to complete this challenge and should take great pride in the effort they have put in on top of everything else they have achieved at school this term.

Attitude and approach to sport at S. Anselm’s from both the pupils and staff remains outstanding. The children have risen to the challenges set to them but always retained a strong sense of sportsmanship and etiquette when competing. Fingers crossed for some great weather and a successful Summer term of cricket, rounders, tennis and athletics.

Dan Stewart

The 1st Team Football

FootballFootball isn’t a sport that we at S. Anselm’s particularly look forward to. However, this season could be the start of a new era.

The under 9s had a strong season at both A and B level. There were two stand out players for the A team: Alec and Archie C were phenomenal throughout. Archie was Manu Tuilagi-like in his tackling and Alec was Ryan Giggs-like with his ball carrying. A deadly combo as many schools were to find out.

The Under 11s struggled to get their season started really, coming up against some very tough opponents. The crowds were at least guaranteed goals in their games though.

The seniors however had a very successful season. The 4-1 victory over Ranby gave the boys belief in their ability and we went from strength to strength. There were many highlights in the season, Ludo’s 40 yard screamer into the top right against Wellow, Angus scoring for fun against Grace Dieu, Mwela toying with opponents in the middle of the park all season. Alex, Jack and Sam also show that the future of football at SA looks bright.


Cricket 2014The weather had an impact on cricket in 2014 but there were still over forty competitive matches completed, as well as three festivals and a cricket tour. The new sports hall meant there were winter nets running between September and March and the Seniors enjoyed a pre- season tour to Barbados so preparations for the new season were thorough.

The senior sides had a difficult season where they struggled to put together complete performances against some strong schools. There were comfortable victories for the 1st XI over Hill House and Terra Nova, along with good performances in defeat against Mowden Hall and Denstone. Unfortunately, the bowling let them down continually as they struggled to defend large totals on the much improved S.Anselm’s pitch. The season was not without its highs, notably a fantastic 152 run partnership between Ludo L and Max W against Malsis, a superb final over by Jack P against the Barbados select XI and an inspired hat trick by Ludo L against Sedbergh. The stand out performer in the side was Ludo L, who amassed an impressive 453 runs at an average of 65. He scored five fifties, including a match winning 60* against the Barbados Select XI and 71* against Terra Nova. There were also scores of 80 against Malsis and 81 against Abberley Hall. Captain Max W also made some seful contributions with the bat, including 59* against Malsis and a 42 against Sedbergh.

The Colts had an encouraging season, recording some excellent victories over The Downs, Malvern, Terra Nova, Smallwood and Hill House. The side’s strength was its bowling and fielding, which was commented on by several opponents. Jack W, Shea J, Harry T and

Will D bowled consistently well throughout the term and Charlie C was outstanding in the field. The batting was led by Max H, whose aggressive approach put many sides under pressure. There were also some useful contributions from Jack W, Russell F and Luke D. Work needs to be done on shot selection but there is great potential within this group and with some strong Year 5 players completing a whole season at Under 11 all bodes well for next year. There were also some strong performances by the Under 11 B and C sides and with more work done at winter nets there should be great competition for places in the Colts.The Under 9s also improved as the season went on and managed to pick up some excellent results against Hill House and Witham Hall. They worked hard on their techniques and showed great enthusiasm towards their cricket. With a young side and more work done over the winter the Under 9s show real promise for next season.

Thank you to all the staff for their coaching throughout the season and to the parents for their support. The manner in which S.Anselm’s pupils play their cricket and the way they conduct themselves during fixtures is a real credit to the game and the school.

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The children seem to have chosen to tackle 2014 as a sprint race: energy levels, excitement and motivation have been limitless and this little group have ventured into unchartered territory with all of the topics, delighting us with their diverse interests and broad general knowledge.

Their intense curiosity and keen eye for detail meant that from the outset there was no shortage of ideas for topics but also that once started, this group were not satisfied with simply scratching the surface, they wanted to get right into the nitty-gritty of the subject.

There was no stronger evidence for this than during our topic “Inside humans”. With the help of a 3D torso, on loan from Mr Robinson, the group started to unravel the mysteries of their insides, each passing week deepening their fascination and determination to memorise the organs and some of their functions. They grabbed opportunities (quite literally) with both hands to investigate real kidneys, hearts and lungs, asking relevant questions and being keen

to apply their understanding gleaned from books and the internet.

The year’s other topics include dogs; we now sponsor both a hearing dog and a guide dog, supporting them through the first 18 months of their training. A hugely popular deep sea topic, tapping straight into the Octonaut fans among the group, an obsession which proved to be contagious and after three weeks we finally emerged from the Mariana trench to lose ourselves in the Amazon Rainforest. This topic concluded the year with a visit for James McKay and his collection of rainforest animals, a hands-on session with giant millipedes, hissing cockroaches, glowing scorpions and a giant hamster-rat called Norman capable of storing 17 grapes in his cheek pouches.

The year was characterised by spontaneity and surprises, as the children’s unique interests shone like beacons to led us through the terms to the close of the summer, with one of the happiest sports days we can recall and a leavers’ assembly, where the children performed a story about food chains and songs, with many daring solo contributions.

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Reception had a wonderful afternoon exploring the Matlock Aquarium, which contains a selection of British and Tropical freshwater fish.

We were given a warm welcome and shown into the Petrifying well, where thermal water is sprayed onto objects which gradually turns them to stone. This sparked a mass of interesting questions which I hope we answered successfully – although I’m still not sure how long I would have to stand there before turning into stone! We saw an array of colourful fish in all shapes and sizes from piranhas, puffer fish and mud skippers to name but a few, however the star of the show had to be the cute little clown fish which of course the children all recognised as Nemo. We then braced the freezing fog in the Old Victorian swimming baths and had a chance to feed the enormous coy carp and do our best fish impression! A special mention and huge thank you must go to Brian Newton for allowing this trip to go ahead and opening the aquarium just for us.

Plate PaintingPre Prep had a fantastic morning with Gail from the Painted Plate company. Each year group painted either a bowl, plate or mug, which they will shortly bring home. Under careful instruction each class stencilled or painted a snowman complete with hat, scarf and buttons, standing proudly in an array of snowflakes. As always the children were on their best behaviour and listened really well to the sometimes complicated instructions. I hope you look forward to the end results as they make smashing Christmas presents.

ReptilesReception enjoyed looking at and handling some rather unusual animals. They discovered that snakes smell with their tongues and that spiders have eight eyes as well as eight legs. Sally the Giant African snail left her trail on several hands and the Bearded Dragon turned its eyes right round and gave us the opportunity to talk about camouflage, of which it is an expert. The bravest amongst us held onto the snake and the tickly millipede.

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Fishy FridayOur topic based on ocean animals was a great success and the children amazed me with a fountain of knowledge. They helped to build an underwater world with clown fish, rainbow fish octopus and caves. We learnt fantastic fishy facts and listened to rhymes and stories based on our underwater world. The children made up their own adventures and swam through oceans on turtles, dolphins and blue whales.

To aid our investigations the children examined some mackerel and a squid in the classroom one day. The bravest amongst them felt the squid’s sharp beak, the long tentacles and slippery suckers. The mackerel’s tongue and slimy eyes and tiny teeth which really are sharp were prodded and poked, fins were examined and to much amusement they even found its’ bottom! This investigation leant itself to huge amounts of discussion and some amazing wow words to help describe our fishy friends.

The downside was the smells left in my classroom!

Haddon HallReception spent a wonderful morning with Year 1 at Haddon Hall. The looming thunder storm passed us by and we were able to run around in the meadows below Haddon. Once we had burnt off our excess energy the children settled down to sketch various parts of their beautiful surroundings. The focus for Reception was the lovely stone bridge with the bubbling river running under it. The aim was to draw the bridge and pretend we were in Monet’s garden in France having travelled there on our Flying carpets.

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Reception enjoyed looking at and handling some rather unusual animals. They discovered that snakes smell with their tongues and that spiders have eight eyes as well as eight legs. Sally the Giant African snail left her trail on several hands and the Bearded Dragon turned its eyes right round and gave us the opportunity to talk about camouflage, of which it is an expert. The bravest amongst us held onto the snake and the tickly millipede.


Reception YearThis topic allowed the children in Reception to cover many aspects of the curriculum. They painted boxes of various shapes and sizes to create a large light-house and a rowing boat for our role play area. This in turn led to many imaginary journeys across perilous seas and lots of helpful lighthouse keepers warning of the dangers of sailing too close to the rocks!

The children also enjoyed the story ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’ and got the opportunity to retell the events of poor Mr Grinling and his disappearing lunch! Days of the week were learnt and recited, patterns were made using the colours of a lighthouse and the junk modelling box emptied in order to make wonderful models of lighthouses. We painted tiles and made a lighthouse collage, all of which are on display and well worth a look.

Year 1Year 1 started the week by making a giant lighthouse out of boxes that towered over them in the classroom.

This was used in various drama activities to develop ideas for story writing and included a dramatic sea rescue, as well as thinking of sound words to write onomatopoeia poems.

The children watched a video about a lighthouse that again stimulated story ideas, and produced some fabulous storyboards with colourful language.

Other activities included creating lighthouse pictures out of 2D shapes, lighthouse addition and ordering lighthouses based on their heights.

Children also created sea scenes on tiles using acrylic paint and made their own mosaic lighthouse pictures. The children thoroughly enjoyed the week which was also enhanced by various sea stories and poems.

Year 2The Year 2 pupils looked at numerous photographs of different lighthouses, and chose one they’d really like to live in. In literacy lessons they considered what the advantages would be of living in their new abode and wrote some super accounts of what life in a lighthouse might be like. Later in the week they learned about the life of Grace Darling, and have subsequently made posters about her sadly short, but interesting life.

During science lessons the children discovered how to make an electric circuit; they then constructed their own lighthouse, complete with working light! In Art, they used their creative skills to carefully draw and paint a lighthouse scene on a ceramic tile. The children found out about the very important role of the RNLI, and learned about the importance of beach safety, and adhering to warning signs and flags which might be displayed.

As well as activities planned in class, the children have all contributed to a tiled mosaic lighthouse picture, which Mrs Scott designed, and we hope that this will be placed in the Pre-Prep garden as a memento of our week. On Friday games were played during our Golden Time Beach Party, including musical lighthouses, and a little bit of disco dancing rounded off a fun filled week!

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Lighthouse Week in the Pre-PrepThe Pre-Prep have enjoyed a tremendous range of activities during our themed Lighthouse week. Below is a taste of just some the activities that the children have been involved with during the week.


Pre-Prep families were treated to a wonderful Christmas performance as the children donned their costumes, painted their faces and provided us, via 2 cow and 2 donkey narrators, with a marvellous retelling of “The Sleepy Shepherd.”

We were lucky enough to experience speedy sheep that seemed to be able to run forever, beautiful twinkling dancing stars, dainty angels who could indeed sing like angels and grumpy overworked shepherds. The kings did well to control their unruly camels as they steered them up the steps in the Hargreaves Hall. The Sleepy Shepherd managed to stay awake long enough to meet Mary and Joseph, who greeted him warmly.

It was so wonderful to see all the hard work of the many pre-concert rehearsals paid off, with all of the children performing brilliantly, knowing their lines, delivering them confidently, singing enthusiastically and thoroughly enjoying their few minutes in the limelight.

Pre-Prep Christmas PartyAfter a busy few days preparing Christmas cards, decorations and gifts the Pre-Prep children were very much in the festive spirit and ready to party! We wore our special party clothes for the afternoon and enjoyed dancing, singing, playing musical statues and lots of other party games!

Once we had caught our breath we tucked into a fantastic party feast. All quickly fell silent at the sound of bells. We couldn’t believe our eyes when Father Christmas popped his head around the door of the dining hall! Father Christmas brought everybody an early Christmas present which we were all very thankful for. We had a fantastic afternoon, the Pre-Prep children certainly know how to party!

Pre-Prep Christmas Concert – The Sleepy Shepherd

All around the WorldThe children in reception have made a courageous start to the second half of the term with continued enthusiasm for our topic. We’ve previously visited the Polar Regions and explored life under the ocean, which the children creatively named the Underwater Garden. Our adventures have now taken us on a dangerous trek to the middle of the jungle, which we are exploring in our small world areas and role play jungle trucks! We’ve found out lots of interesting facts, particularly about elephants – did you know elephants only sleep for two or three hours?! Last week we dipped our feet into pots of deep, cool, paint and made parrot paintings and made our very own baby sized patchwork elephant. We’ve all chosen our favourite jungle animals and made masks and puppets, if you were a jungle animal which would you be?

The Tropical Butterfly HouseAs the summer term raced ahead the reception children only gained more momentum and interest in the world around them. Over the term they looked closely at the lifecycles of many mini-beasts and plants. The children confidently handled insects they found in the garden, planted seeds and recorded their growth. A highlight to the topic was a very exciting outing to The Tropical Butterfly House. Over the course of the day the children observed countless mini-beasts in varying environments, visited the meerkats, spied on the birds of prey and of course saw a butterfly emerge from its cocoon! A wonderful day was had by all and a few minutes were spared to explore the climbing frame too!

Alton ManorThe sun shone once again for us as we boarded the mini buses for our visit to Alton Manor. Seat belts were checked and a few ground rules dished out and we were off. On arrival nineteen very excited children hopped off the bus and within seconds we had a bucket full of conkers, acorns and beech nuts. Squeals of delight echoed around the garden as each conker was split open revealing its beautiful contents. Trees were climbed, swings swung on and the children loved exploring the woods and the maze. A big thank you must go to Mr and Mrs Harrison for allowing us to visit their beautiful garden and to scrimp all their conkers, this year we beat the squirrels to it.



The Year 2 children looked for Spain in the atlas, and found the other countries and seas which border it. They read about some key Spanish facts and chose their favourite ones to include in their own information poster of Spain.

After break, the children all rotated around the Pre-Prep taking part in an exciting range of different activities, which included making flamenco dancers and Gaudi inspired sculptors from clay. Mrs Dinnigan kindly came with her guitar to teach the children a Spanish song. Finally, our assembly, at the end of the day allowed the children to share all of the work they had produced, and reflect upon what an exciting and successful day it been!

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Pre-Prep Spanish DayThe Pre-Prep children got off to a flying start with a quick Spanish lesson at the start of the day. They came back into class eager to practise some of the new phrases they had learnt!

Bikeability DayOnce again the sun was shining for this great event. The Pre Prep was awash with bikes, helmets and scooters. David Howard (our instructor for the day) removed stabilisers, adjusted seats and checked over brakes.

The children were put into groups and were quite literally off. The boys on the scooters proved to be very able. They were able to control and steer their scooters while going at quite a lick.

Those learning to balance soon got to grips with it and were pedalling like fury down the gentle slopes of bottom field; there were squeals of delight and whoops of joy as they soon realised they were balancing on their own.

Those already confident on a bike were taken to top court and were put through their paces; steering with one hand, signalling, braking on command and making their bike go as slowly as possible while doing the slalom! All in all a very successful day.


Saint Anselm was one of the most important Christian thinkers of the eleventh century and also happens to be the schools patron saint. He died on the 21st April 1109 and was at the time the Archbishop of Canterbury.

This year the whole school took part in a day of celebrations to mark the 125th anniversary of S. Anselm’s school and to learn a little more about this great man and the era in which he lived. Every child and teacher dressed in a mediaeval costume, they attended a banquet on the head masters lawn and sank their teeth into sumptuous baps filled with pork, apple sauce and stuffing! A mediaeval salad was also laid on and the kitchen ladies even baked an amazing S. Anselm’s cake. We were entertained by a court jester, who not only juggled with fire but was also eating and breathing it too! A knight gave us a talk and showed us his wonderful armour, which was incredibly shiny and extremely heavy. We

all thought Mr Wood looked particularly dashing as a knight when he modelled the armour! There were various activities taking place in Pre Prep throughout the day; from shield making, baking spiced biscuits, to writing in runes and designing little thatched houses and stained glass windows. A great day was had by all and we certainly learnt a thing or two about growing up in the mediaeval era.

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Year 1 trip to Sudbury HallOn Tuesday 19th November, Year 1 went to Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood to learn about the history of toys. We were blessed with a chilly but beautifully clear day and all the children came wrapped up prepared for their adventure.

On arrival at the museum we were met by our guide for the day, Esther who had an old cart laden with toys from the past which the children eagerly played with. Many found the games more difficult than they xpected, however persevered and found success.

We then moved on through the museum and Esther told us all about the different jobs children in the past would have done. The children all braved the chimney climb and gained an insight into what the job of a chimney sweep entailed.

Before lunch we ventured out into the beautiful crisp day and ran off some steam in the adventure playground. Lots of balancing, running, climbing, shouting, and sailing was done by all.

BonjourThe reception children have made a fantastic start to the summer term and have embraced our ‘Flying Carpet’ topic. We have taken a swift flying journey above the wonders of the world and have been very busy dreaming about all of the places we would love to visit. Mrs Caudwell and I were delighted when the children decided to touch down in Paris! We have written a list of the items to pack in our suitcase, researched the culture of France and sang number songs in French. As part of our topic we have looked at some art work by Claude Monet, we compared his paintings to the ones we created by the side of the river Wye. We have most enjoyed French cuisine, including our own freshly baked bread, cheeses and a drop of grape juice!


Pre-Prep and Nursery children triumph at Barlow Hunt Show!Equestrian success doesn’t only come from the Prep school.

A number of very young children attended the Barlow Hunt Show on Bakewell Show Ground at the weekend. Amelia Goodear and Emilia Scott from Nursery (both aged 3yrs!) competed very well in the ridden bonny pony class with their ponies Sparky and Maisie, both managing to stay on whilst trotting! Oliver Goodear and Tom Scott (both aged 5yrs) also competed admirably and proved to be budding riders. Oliver was placed third in the “My Very First Show” class. The day was topped off with celebratory lollipops and a play in the mud. We look forward to hearing about their future successes after a great first show.

Pre-Prep on Peak District Ramble!On Tuesday 18th March the whole Pre-Prep set off in a fleet of mini-buses to Birchover, to walk upon Stanton Moor.

Armed with clip boards, the Year 1 and 2 children were given a nature sheet with names of different plants to try to identify whilst they were there.

Great fun was had running around the heather, climbing boulders and chasing friends along footpaths.

Sadly however, we didn’t escape the rain, which suddenly appeared as we were at the furthest point from the minibus!

We reflected upon how lucky we are to live in such a beautiful part of the country - in fact world!

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Pre Prep Rambling ExtraThis extra has got off to a flying start with the children embracing the cold weather and freezing fog.

So far we have explored the shelters built last term in the den building garden, adding the odd stick to the roof and leaf mulch to aid the insulation! The highlight so far has to be collecting large walking sticks to help us climb the steep bank on our quest to find bears, trolls and monsters lurking in the woods. This means that once we are at the top of the hill we have to obviously get down and what better way than mud sliding – now you know why waterproof trousers and wellies are a must on this exciting extra!

Chatsworth NativityFor once the weather was on our side, with clear blue skies and not a raindrop insight! Coats on, picnic loaded, head counts complete and we were off for our annual outing to Chatsworth and a trip to Bethlehem.

We were greeted by the ever cheerful Chatsworth team and shown to the dairy shed – base camp for the day. Year 2 were dispatched to the dressing rooms and changed into magnificent costumes, while Reception and Year 1 met the rest of the cast (donkeys, pigs, goats, chickens and sheep) and then headed for the barn. They also had starring roles and selected their own head pieces so they too could take part in the show. Once we were all seated the fun began, Mary and Joseph (Sebastian and Grace) arrived leading a real donkey, followed closely by the shepherds and a rather large ewe. Together we danced, played instruments, sang songs and carols and helped tell the wonderful Christmas story. After so much excitement it was time for lunch. This took place in the dairy shed which was toasty and warm. We then had the chance to look at all the animals, hold the guinea pigs and let off steam in the adventure playground. All in all, a great day out with a fabulous group of children.

Well done everyone!


Pre Prep took part in a one mile run in aid of Sports Relief.

The sun was shining as each class eagerly set off to complete two laps of top field. The more energetic of us managed to complete three laps which amounts to a mile and a half, no mean feat when you are aged between 4 and 7 years old! The combined effort of staff and pupils ran approximately 40 miles in total, not bad in 20 minutes.

Well done everyone – a great team effort!

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Despite the grey weather, Pre-Prep came out in force to take part in a wonderful morning of sporting activities. We were joined by lots of hardy spectators who cheered all the competitors on admirably. Children competed in Houses and there were some terrific performances on the track in some quite tricky events. Events included the egg and spoon race, the bean bag and bucket race, and the sack race.

The children took part happily, and worked well in their teams whilst also supporting other teams and children. The morning finished with the inter- house shuttle relay, which Churchills won quite convincingly. It was a great morning of sport with the children being a real credit to their families and school.

Sports Day

HISTORYThe history department is a dynamic and thriving one at S. Anselm’s. Pupils are exposed to artefacts, sources, research, group work, debate, quizzes and role play. They learn from a myriad of trips and from visiting speakers. We feel it is important to bring this important subject to life.

At the junior level, pupils chiefly follow the national curriculum studying the Roman invasion of Britain, Egyptian civilisations, the Victorians and Tudor life as well as some local history. To bring energy and excitement into learning through History we enjoy an Egyptian Day, visit Chester to learn about the Romans and York to think about the Vikings in England. Our study of the Victorians hooks in the local area and also further afield in the Black Country Museum. We are lucky to have the Old House Museum of Bakewell on our doorstep and here we have themed visits on the Victorians and also the Tudors. In researching Mary Queen of Scots we see where she would take her walks at the Chatsworth Estate and also tour Hardwick Hall in Nottinghamshire.

The last two year groups study mediaeval history looking at social developments such as the introduction of the feudal system and the impact of the Black Death. Wars, battles and campaigns such as the Norman Conquest and the Hundred Years War are also studied and analysed. The learning in the classroom is supplemented by excursions to Warwick Castle and Fountain’s Abbey. The oldest children also tour the Houses of Parliament during a day in London. The department has a strong record of Common Entrance and Scholarship success.

MathsIt has been a fun year for Mathematics in the prep school. The Junior Forms enjoyed the Maths Investigation Day where the children tried their hand at many activities ranging from programming robots to a treasure hunt. It was great to see everybody getting stuck in to each activity and enjoying applied mathematics.

There were excellent results in the Primary Maths challenge for Years 5 & 6. In total there were 9 Bronzes, 5 Silvers and 2 Golds awarded. Congratulations to Thomas Green and Joshua Glynn who achieved the top awards. The Junior Maths Challenge for Years 7 & 8 was also pleasing with 7 Bronzes, 4 Silvers and 2 Golds. Well done to Thomas Wright and James Lindebaum for their Golds.

Four boys in Year 8 also attended the Team Maths Challenge regional finals where they put up a strong performance against older teams. There was a variety of team-based challenges, from cross numbers, relays and shuttles and the boys ended up coming a respectable 10th out of 24. Well done to Angus Edwards, Cameron Herdman, Oscar Kanan and James Lindebaum for their strong performances.

Congratulations to everyone in Year 8 who achieved their required grades in Maths to go on to their next school. It was very pleasing to see such a high standard of attainment in both sets, with special mention coming from Uppingham for the performances of their candidates.

This year we also saw the first S. Anselm’s House Times table competition. The aim is to get as many questions correct in 5 minutes as possible. There were fantastic results from throughout the school, showing sound knowledge of times tables. Well done to Angus Edwards, who managed to get all 100 correct in the time! How many would you get right? Try this year’s challenge now!

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GeographyThe aim of the department is to stimulate an interest, develop an understanding and encourage a love of learning about the world. The emphasis is on exploring the relationship between people and the environment and on finding out about places both in the local area, in the scenic Peak Park, in the UK and in the wider world.

A great variety of resources are used to deliver the curriculum although fieldwork is also an essential and stimulating ingredient of the course. To engage our pupils, as well as stimulating an interest in the local area, each year from 3 upwards conducts some local fieldwork. This ranges from visiting a local farm to investigating the school microclimate to understanding the problems of engineering the Monsal Dale railway through the heart of the Peak District National Park to considering the positives and negatives of quarrying in the area. We get outside as much as possible to enhance the learning in the classroom setting and help children recognise and think about this pristine Peak National Park environment we are lucky to be schooled in.

Our philosophy within the department is to foster a real enjoyment of the subject and instil an inquisitive approach to Science. Expectations are high and a supportive and encouraging atmosphere is provided in which pupils can thrive. In order to help stretch the very able, support any pupils who require any assistance, provide revision aids and advice in the run up to exams, numerous facilities have been put in place.

A Science department website has been created that contains all necessary notes that are pertinent to Scholarship and CE Science. The website also contains videos of

the Science staff performing particular experiments whilst explaining the theory behind them. During the periods leading up to exams, revision questions are posted on the website on a very regular basis with answers, explanations and tips provided soon afterwards. The website has been created and is run by the Head of Science and is a continually evolving resource.

A forum has been set up that each pupil within the senior part of the school has access to. The forum enables pupils to obtain assistance during periods when it is not normally possible to do so, such as Exeats and holidays. Pupils are able to post questions on the forum as and when they need to. The Head of Science is

notified immediately once a question has been posted and can respond very quickly. This has proven to be a hugely useful and vital resource for pupils and parents alike.

Engaging in Science around us and be able to enjoy various trips is also an important part of developing the inquisitive Scientific mind. As such, we organise many trips throughout the school such as visits to the museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, the Science Museum and Natural History museum in London and the National Space Centre in Leicester to name but a few.

Science Department

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On Tuesday 8th October, Years 3 and 4 went to Twycross Zoo for the day. Year 3 went to find out more about animal diets, their teeth and how animals have adapted to their habitats.

When we arrived we went straight to the Study Centre. A lady called Katherine told us lots of important information. First we learned where the deserts and rainforests are. Next we found out how the polar bear survives in the snow with its beautiful white coat to camouflage it. After that, Katherine brought out a chinchilla for us to stroke and it was very thick and fluffy so it can survive in the mountains.

We moved on to look at a camel and discussed how it had adapted to live in the desert. A camel has long eyelashes to protect its eyes from sand storms, has large feet to stop in sinking into the sand and stores fat in its hump so it can go days without eating. We then stroked a snake that inhabits hot deserts and learned how it uses its tongue to ‘smell’ the air. We also looked at animals that live in a rainforests. Katherine then

brought out an insect that inhabits a rainforest. It was a large hissing cockroach called Alan!

After that we had lunch and performed our best monkey-style climbing skills on the climbing frame. In the afternoon we went to see the penguins and I could see them swimming gracefully under the water – it was amazing. We walked round the corner to find some pink flamingos. They looked rather strange because they stand on one leg. I didn’t know that they are really white in colour and it’s their diet of prawns that turns them pink. We also went into a tree house and saw the Borneo Longhouse Birds.

Later on we went to see the sloths but they weren’t particularly active! We then saw the gigantic elephants and walked up to the chimpanzees who were brilliant at swinging on ropes. We also saw the gorillas and one of them put out its hand out to try and touch me through glass. I loved it!

Next we followed the path round to the lemurs and they reminded me of King Julian! Following on from that we saw a family of otters and they all came out to say hello. As soon as they realised we hadn’t any food, they disappeared back into their den!

Towards the end of the day we were entertained by black headed spider monkey and then we spotted a snow leopard who was having a snooze after his lunch! Soon it was time to go and as we walked back to coach, it was nice to see some men making more equipment for the monkeys to play on.

Finally, we arrived back to school. The trip wasn’t good, it was FANTASTIC! I enjoyed the whole day but especially the part when the gorilla tried to communicate with me. I learnt a lot about desert animals and the many ways in which they survive the hot climates. If you are an animal fan, then I would recommend you go to Twycross Zoo for a great day out!

Recount written by Max Nieper Year 3

Year 3 & 4 Trip toTwycross Zoo


Junior Forms Maths Investigations MorningOn Thursday 14th November, the Junior Forms all got together into their four houses to conduct a series of Maths Investigations.

One of the stations involved mental maths strategy games. This began with two teams playing against each other on a noughts and crosses board where the aim was to make a line totalling 15. One team could only play the numbers 1,3,5,7 and 9 whilst the other used 2,4,6,8 and 10.This was followed by a variety of fun games including Pot Full, three dice challenge and lateral thinking.

In the ICT Room the children investigated shapes using Pro-Bot cars which do exactly as you programme them to do. The session was split into four smaller investigations. In the first part the children had to enter instructions and angles to create various shapes. The second investigation involved writing instructions to create various shapes. In the third investigation the children had

to look at creating different polygons and understand that all the angles need to add up to 360 degrees. Finally, Miss Southam was a human robot who had lost its way. The children had to use a set list of instructions to guide the ‘selectively responsive’ robot around the main school doing different tasks. It was great fun and well done to the Nelsons group who accumulated the most points.

In the Sports Hall, the children also had a great time working in groups to solve a wide range of mathematical problems in the form of a treasure hunt. Once they had agreed the answer, the next task was to find the follow-on question. There was a lot of running around as the groups endeavoured to complete as many questions as they could within the time limit. This was a super activity which enhanced both maths skills and the ability to work as a team.

In another classroom, the children used dominoes to try and solve a series of investigations. The first was to see how may domino squares could be made from one pack of dominoes. The squares must

Maths Investigations

consist of four dominoes with the sides that touch having the same amount of spots. Many teams managed to make six squares, with one mighty team from Wellingtons (Daisy, Eloise and Izidora) managing to find seven! The second challenge was harder and teams had to make domino squares with same number of spots on each side. Talulla, Phoebe, Eloise, Katie and Ursula-Marie proved to be particularly good at this! The final problem put a little less stress on the brain with teams having to make a large rectangle which used up all the dominoes in the pack.

The Brain Gym quiz included 65 mental maths questions that flashed onto a screen for literally seconds. The teams worked in their houses and you could almost hear the cogs turning. It was fun and frantic as they hurried to get the answers down in time. The triumphant house was Nelsons. It was wonderful to watch all the children working together with such enthusiasm.

Great fun was had in the Junior Forms throughout the Maths morning and we feel sure the children gained a huge amount from all the different mathematical activities and investigations.


The pupils in the Junior Forms started the Michaelmas term with great enthusiasm inspired by their Roald Dahl themed week. The first full week back to school saw the children taking part in a variety of exciting activities linked to the literary giant.

Initially, the pupils used the internet and read books to create factual accounts of Dahl’s life and interests. After presenting the information in a variety of ways such as posters, leaflets and factual montages, the pupils all gathered together to take part in a Roald Dahl quiz to see how much they had remembered. Younger pupils were paired with their junior guides and grouped into fours. They soon faced four challenging rounds; a picture round, a multiple choice section, identifying quotes from Roald’s books and a general knowledge round. The answer sheets were swapped and marked accordingly. In true Willy Wonka style, all the participants and the two winning teams were treated to a selection of sweeties.

The children in Year 3 enjoyed reading Fantastic Mr Fox and wrote character studies about the three nasty farmers named Boggis, Bunce and Bean. They then created a fourth farmer of their own and used alliteration to name him. A picture of the farmer was produced and they wrote all about his looks, lifestyle

and personality. In Numeracy and DT, nets were created to construct a 3D mini version of Roald Dahl’s writing hut. Their Science topic on Healthy Eating enabled the pupils to plan a balanced meal for the three farmers to eat…to try and improve those ‘beastly tempers’!

The Year 4 pupils created their very own Newspaper Articles. The storyline was based around an unfortunate and quirky occurrence which left an orphan on their own, similar to James and the Giant Peach, where his parents were suddenly eaten up by an enormous angry rhinoceros which had escaped from London Zoo. Some fabulous headlines were created, after all Roald Dahl was an expert at creating peculiar and slightly surreal happenings. Dahl’s different characters were incorporated into all aspects of the Year 4 curriculum including Matilda trying to escape Aunt Trunchbull in a times tables test against the clock.

The children in Year 5 wrote their own anecdotes about how children might have disappeared at the hands of a real witch. They produced an annotated drawing of how to recognise a real witch. As a follow up the children wrote and performed their own role plays on this theme. The plays were recorded and later performed with super Norwegian accents.

The Year 5 children emailed questions to Lucy Dahl (Roald’s daughter) this was a live link to Los Angeles with a worldwide audience. The link included a live performance from Matilda and a behind the scenes look at Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Pinewood studios.

The week reached its climax on Friday 13th September, Roald Dahl’s birthday, when the children and their teachers all dressed up as different characters from his famous books. Each pupil then had the opportunity to perform on stage. Excerpts from favourite books were confidently acted out, farmers were described and facts were read out. For lunch that day, the children were treated to worm spaghetti cooked by Mrs Twit and a delicious chocolaty Wonka dessert. Small candy bars were also given out and a lucky pupil opened her bar to discover a golden ticket! Niamh O’B received a Roald Dahl book to keep as a memento of the day.

Roald Dahl Week

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ALNWICKWe stopped at Alnwick to have our lunch. I had a cheese sandwich, salt and vinegar crisps and an apple. Eloise was making everyone smile by hiding under the legs of the statue of Sir Thomas Percy. (Tallula)

We were all relieved; lunch!! We sat in a small garden in Alnwick with a large bronze statue of Sir Thomas Percy. Next we went for a walk around Alnwick.

BAMBURGH

The most amazing castle I have ever seen; great views and the excitement of following the Grace Darling trail. (Louis Green)

We explored inside St Aiden’s church and admired the Grace Darling memorial stone. Everything looked so amazing and detailed, including the stained glass windows (Inge).

Entering the grave yard we immediately noticed Grace Darling’s grave and memorial. I had a sense of sadness for her. (Rosie)

Key Stage 2 visit NorthumberlandFor two days, 14th – 15th October, the children and staff from the Junior Years, headed off to Northumberland on what we called The Lighthouse Tour.

We had an amazing adventure, and fitted so many experiences in.

Back at school, we wrote our recounts of the trip. Here are some snippets from the children’s’ books DR.

THE JOURNEYWe were all excited as we ambled to the coach with our large heavy bags, rucksacks and food. I sat next to the window and we soon set off. (Amy)

WETHERBYOn the journey we played Cat’s Cradle, told jokes or tried to get some sleep. After about two hours, we stopped at Weatherby for juice and biscuits.

Key Stage 2 visit to… Northumberland

Year 4 Chester TripOn Friday 8th November, Year 4 made their annual pilgrimage to Chester to further enhance this term’s history topic of The Romans.

The day started with a long coach journey followed by a march to the DEWA museum where the children were able to experience a Roman forum and bathhouse as well as looking at the different historical levels found under the streets of Chester.

After a look at an amazing range of artefacts and a play in the “hands on” area, it was time for a quick lunch before our time with a Roman soldier.

This was certainly the highlight of the day with the children being taught some fighting skills, how to create the “tortoise” formation as well as condemning Mrs Elvin to death after her “Rock Paper Scissors” battle with Mr Wood in the amphitheatre.

The day finished with a march back to DEWA shouting “Sin, sin, sin, dex, sin” with our shields - much to the delight of the many tourists in Chester!


The museum was absolutely fantastic! This included a trip to the gift shop with our £5.00 which the teachers had kindly provided us with (Flora).

Walking down to the beach with the view of the castle was lovely, but the actual beach was amazing. First, so many people took off their shoes and socks and galloped into the freezing water. To help us dry off and warm up, we played tig. (Iona)

SEAHOUSESAt 5 o’clock we had our very welcome fish and chips (I had sausage) at The Neptune Restaurant. When my food hadn’t arrived, I felt like I needed the energy, so I took some of Ella’s chips (they were very nice!). (Ursula-Marie)When I was concentrating on eating my delicious fish and chips, I should have been keeping an eye on Ursula, who was pinching them! (Ella).

THE CAMP SITEI found out who I was sleeping with and later we toasted marshmallows. In the night I’m sure Charles must have kicked me in the face twenty – five times, but we eventually got to sleep. (Jack)

BREAKFASTAt 6.30 the teachers knocked on the doors to wake us up. We were sooo tired! Amy and Flora didn’t get out of bed until 7.00. Eloise and I got up, dressed and went and had breakfast, which was toast and bacon butties.I couldn’t eat much because we had to go and tidy our wigwam which was rather messy. (Ursula-Marie)

National Glass Centre SunderlandWe arrived at the Glass Centre and were able to design our own piece of glass’

which was great fun. We later watched a glass blower make a glass fish, which was astonishing. (Charles B)

COMING HOMEOn the journey home we played travel bingo, cat’s cradle and bouncy putty. When I arrived home I told Mum and Dad how much I loved it! (Sophie)

Even the teachers felt tired coming homeIt was a really enjoyable trip. I’d like to say thank you to the teachers who organised it and took us: Mr Wood, Miss Flack, MrRobinson, Mrs Corner, Mrs Elvin and Mr Mortimer. (Henry)

Thanks to everyone who joined us on our adventure. We thoroughly enjoyed taking you. DR


Slippery ConditionsWednesday 4th December was eagerly awaited by the two Y5 classes. It was Slipper Morning.Having collected a bag of festive embellishments the week before, it was time to create.

The base material was carpet underlay, and the slipper uppers were selected from an array of very trendy synthetic furs.

Some children had never sewed before, but were eager to engage.

Before long, some genuinely creative footwear started to evolve. Once the decorations were added, they would not have looked out of place on ‘Made in Chelsea’.

We now hope to model them on an in house catwalk.

We must say a huge Thank You to all of the willing mums, one dad and a grandma who gave up their morning to help us; very much appreciated. You did seem to enjoy yourselves too.

DR

On Friday 16th May, the Year 3 pupils travelled over to Creswell Crags to find out more about their history topic on ‘Early Man’.Jon, our guide, told us to put helmets with head torches on as we were going to visit a Stone Age cave. We wandered along a path and suddenly, to our surprise, out jumped a cave woman! She was dressed head to toe in animal fur, was holding a long spear and had mud on face to camouflage her! She told us how strange we all looked in our funny blue outfits and thought our helmets looked like skulls with fire attached. Her name was Enya and she took us to her cave. We all huddled together with our head torches on as Enya told us a fabulous story about when her grandmother was a girl and how she saved a baby wolf cub, and then managed to kill a cave lion. She explained that, in the Stone Age, stories like these would have passed from one generation to the next and all of her ‘wolf’ tribe loved to hear them.

We said goodbye to Enya and went to an outdoor classroom to try being archaeologists. The groups were given the task of carefully uncovering different remains such as bones and tools. We used a trowel to remove the earth and then a toothbrush to remove any small pieces of dirt. We made sure we took lots of care so we didn’t damage the hidden items. Once all of the remains were found, we took them inside the classroom and tried to identify them. Looking at the teeth of the jaw bones helped us to identify if they were carnivores or herbivores. Each group was then presented with a large box that contained all of the bones of a Stone Age animal. We had to examine the skeleton and piece together the bones to give an idea of what the animal was. We managed to discover that we had the remains of a hyena, a deer and a cave lion. John, our

guide, then let us put on a real animal fur, just like the Stone Age men would have worn. After a peaceful lunch, sitting in the beautiful sunshine, we headed over to the field and worked in groups to build a Stone Age shelter out of branches and leaves. The next task was to try our hand at spear throwing. There was a reindeer target to aim at and we managed to kill five in total. Jon then gave us an ‘atlatl’ which is a piece of wood that can be connected to the back of the spear to make it go even faster. Some of us were rather good at this, including Miss Southam!

Now that we had shelter and food to eat, the final task was to try to make fine. We worked in groups and used a bow, a shell, a stick and some wood. We had to wrap the bow string around the stick and then place it in the hole of the wood. We all worked together to push the bow backwards and forwards until we spotted smoke!

The final part of the day was led by Miss Flack. We explored the gorge and looked at all the different caves. At each cave, we tried to identify the natural advantages and disadvantages of each site.

We all loved the trip and are now looking forwards to investigating the ‘handling boxes’ that Creswell Crags have let us take back to school.

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Year 3 Outing to Cresswell

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Each drawer contained a different object that would have been found in the Stone Age and the children had to spend time making detailed observations about the size, colour and material the object would have been made out of. They then had to interpret what the object would have been used for, how it was made, what the object actually is and if we have anything similar to the object today.

Finally, the studies were completed by using the Fact Cards provided to see how accurate our reports were. It is clear we have some very enthusiastic historians and promising little archaeologists!


From Wednesday 25th until Friday 28th June, the Junior Forms had an amazing residential experience at Ravenstor near Buxton.

Seventy three pupils and their teachers headed off for a whole range of mental and physical challenges ranging from an extended walk to learn about the flora, fauna and rocks, shelter building with fires to toast marshmallows, woodland arts and crafts, a disco, archery, team challenges, egg rockets and so much more.

Here are some snippets from the children in their written work:

We arrived and headed off for a walk to discover the area. The weather was boiling hot, and after lunch we found a really slippery hill to slide down. (Jack B)

In the evening we went into the disco, looking fabulous !We danced around the room listening to great music. We even did a very, very long conga which was so huge that we had to go outside! (Flora K)

The disco was amazing; if you saw Mrs Corner and Miss Flack dancing you would fall to the ground laughing.(Rosie W)

We awoke, had a taste-bud popping breakfast, before we started on the first of the day’s activities (which for us was bush craft) (Louis G)

In the den building I worked with Mr Robinson, Mrs Corner and eight children. Our den was not only cosy, but we could all fit in and we won the judging(Ursula-Marie H)

When we got back we discovered how mouth-numbingly good the food was. (James C)

I just want to say thank you to the teachers for taking us, I was overwhelmed by it all and sad when it ended. I will always have amazing memories of Ravenstor. (Arabella G)

RAVENSTORTRIP

EGYPTIAN DAYEgyptian Day has come!

Getting dressed into our fabulous costumes was fun.

You had to crack a difficult code and everyone managed it.

Pharaohs were being mummified by the embalmers.

Together Archie V, Jamie and I made a shaduf.

In the afternoon Cleopatra put on ‘Walk like an Egyptian’ and

we all danced!

After we had a big banquet and it was very tasty.

Next I played Senet with Rufus and he won!

Dates, figs, melon, pomegranate and grapes are

the foods we ate.

At the end of the day we had one more game.

Yippee, what a wonderful day!

By Pharaoh Angus Yr 3

Early we are in our costumes.

Getting ready was fun.

You had to crack a hieroglyphic code.

Playing Senet was lots of fun.

Together we walked like an Egyptian.

I loved making a shaduf.

A teaspoon of salt, 4 cups of flour and 2 cups of warm water

are the ingredients for Egyptian bread.

Naughty Cleopatra put the music on very loud when we

were dancing!

Delicious food we tasted at our Banquet!

After that it was time to say goodbye to the pharaohs.

Yippee, I loved Egyptian Day!

By Pharaoh Jamie Yr 3


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Carsington Meadows Wind Farm Year 7 Visit Saturday, 7th December 2013

The Old House Museum in BakewellYear 6 Historians visited the Old House Museum in Bakewell.

The building, not just its contents, was of interest for our Tudor investigation. In the time of Henry VIII the southern four rooms were built as a tax collector’s house. Ralph Gell of Hopton, near Wirksworth, had taken over the collection of tithes, the tenth of all produce due to the church, and needed a house for his steward, Christopher Plant. The produce, such as oats and wool, was stored in nearby barns before being sold. Further, in the time of Elizabeth I the house was made much bigger as a gentleman’s residence, with the luxury of an internal toilet or garderobe. The central room has a big fireplace where the cooking was done. Here, the children were presented with a dilemma, by John the knowledgeable and witty guide, as to what they would do if a rat had fallen into their pottage. There was quite a variety of answers and thought processes! This visit whetted the children’s appetite nicely (more metaphorically than actually), as from the start of next term they will be investigating one aspect of Tudor life and presenting their findings to the rest of the class.

Wind Power on our Doorstep…

Year 7 had an exciting opportunity to see the wind turbines being erected at Carsington Pastures on Saturday morning, thanks to Mrs O’Rourke who has worked on the project as the Chief Engineering Geologist on the site. For obvious reasons we did not go directly onto the site, but stayed outside the 100m exclusion zone while the crane was operational and watched from the public footpath that runs down the edge of the site. The children saw the size of the turbines and learnt about the earth workings and engineering. Next it was time for Q and A, and all the children made a good effort to ask about the project, its construction, the energy generated and even the costs. We then linked this visit to the study of alternative energy in Geography lessons.

Learning about Bakewell’s Mediaeval Past

Michael Hillam, from the Old House Museum, helped to bring history alive for all our Year 7s. Starting at the bridge, the children learnt about Bakewell’s mediaeval castle had been located (the motte remains but the wooden structure has long since disappeared and this image is now depicted on the Castle Inn’s signage), before heading to where Bakewell’s mediaeval market place was. Here the children were asked to imagine the sights, sounds and even the smells of the past and there was discussion of Bakewell’s rich farmland lying on the flood plains of mineral enriched River Wye. From here we walked up to the church yard, noting the Saxon cross at the west end and the mediaeval stone graves near the church entrance and here the children enjoyed having their photo taken, just like the summer tourists! In the church porch, we studied the mediaeval coffin lids and tried to work out the names of the local families, carved in symbols as so few people of the time could read or write. Finally into the church and out of the wind, Michael showed us the 14th century font, the Norman arches and some very clever wood carvings. It was a really fascinating walk through Bakewell’s past, helping the children to experience history first hand and challenging them to look beyond the immediate and question the significance and past of Bakewell’s buildings and places. Michael has also agreed to take the Year 8s on this walk in the summer term and this will help revise over some of the Year 7 work.


A Night at the Old House MuseumThe Year 6 and their parents had a treat when we all enjoyed a night at the Old House Museum. The Year 6 children visited the museum at the end of the Michaelmas term when they had a very stimulating tour of the building and its Tudor artefacts led by a local volunteer.

The trip was so inspiring that the children were full of curiosity. This was then redirected, back in the classroom, towards the children researching one aspect of Tudor life. The children selected a wide range of topics, from the gruesome crime and punishment to the contrast of rich and poor clothing to buildings and food.

The children worked very hard researching their chosen topic and then they put their information into a power point presentation. The presentations were so good, we arranged with the museum for the children to present their work to their parents in the Tudor parlour.

The evening started with a warm welcome from the museum team and guitar recital played by Jed P, Russell F and Mrs Dinnigan. Then all the children in the year group presented their work, in animated, clearly orated talks, which did include a bit of the high-tech power point in a 500 year old room! The children and parents were also treated to tasty refreshment from the museum team and a chance to look around the many interesting displays. It really was a very special evening and one we hope we will be able to repeat.

The Gramophone Goes to WarA group of children were able to time travel back to World War 1 and enjoy the spirit of recreational life at home.

We sang songs of the Great War and heard about how the gramophone was used during this period and even tried out recording technology of the time. Here, the children took roles in a play about troops from this area leaving on a train from Bakewell Station. Some had speaking parts while others were on special effects: shaking gravel to make marching noises, whistling the train out of the station or using wood blocks to recreate train doors slamming.

Afterwards there was time to join in the hands on activities throughout the museum. A few had a go at knitting, rolling bandages and creating comfort boxes for the boys at the front. Some of the children decorated hats and there was a brave squad put through a marching drill in the courtyard, which we could hear from inside! To cap the evening off the Home Front ladies served us soup, bread, Victoria sponge, tea loaf and scones.


INNOVATION, PASSION and KNOWLEDGE of brewing were enigmatically explained by Jim Harrison on our recent Geography trip to Thornbridge Brewery.

The whole of Year 7 sat in the front rooms at the state of the art brewing facility at Riverside Industrial Park in Bakewell, learning about the history of beer and the different ales produced, as well as why the brewery was located here and about what processes employed to make this award winning collection

of beers and more recently lagers. The children had designed a questionnaire at school and they were keen to ask their own questions.

From here we went into the plant. The children were taken aback by the sophistication, art and science of the processes and all enjoyed the rich smells of hops and wort as the liquids travel through the many processes.Today’s work was to complement the learning in the classroom. Our present theme in Geography is exploring economic activities and we cover concepts such as what is the best site for a successful business, how these factors change over time and how making a product is increasingly a complicated process of design, production and selling in a number of global locations.

The Year 7 children came back to school with lots to think about: the focussed questions from the children and thoughtful responses from Jim made this a notable learning experience. Furthermore, many of the children have now started a collection of interesting beer mats!

Year 7 Geographers Visit Thornbridge Brewery

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The Link between Chatsworth and Mary Queen of Scots Investigated by Year 6The first house at Chatsworth was built by ‘Bess of Hardwick’ and her second husband Sir William Cavendish.

They bought the manor of Chatsworth in 1549 and began to build in 1552. The Hunting Tower, created in the 1580s, still stands on the hill behind Chatsworth. Bess had four husbands but only had children by Sir William. Their second son, William, became his mother’s heir and bought Chatsworth from his older brother, Henry. William was made Baron Cavendish in 1605 and created Earl of Devonshire in 1618.

Sir William Cavendish came from Cavendish in Suffolk. He prospered as one of King Henry VIII’s commissioners for the dissolution of the monasteries. When he married the redoubtable Bess, a native of Derbyshire, she persuaded him to sell the former monastery lands he owned elsewhere and move to her home county. In spite of the physical limitations of the site, which was prone to flooding and difficult of access across the moors to the east, they built a large house on the site of the square block of the present building. Although there is little to tell us what the house was like inside, a painting of the house at this time shows us the exterior, and an inventory of 1601 survives, attached to Bess’s will.

After Sir William died in 1557, Bess married Sir William St.Loe (d. 1565) and lastly, in 1567, George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury (c.1528-90).

Queen Elizabeth I appointed Shrewsbury custodian of Mary Queen of Scots, who was a prisoner at Chatsworth at various times between 1569 and 1584.Her lodgings were on the east side of the house where the rooms, though changed beyond recognition, are still called the Queen of Scots Apartments. Mary Queen of Scots enjoyed nature and whilst at Chatsworth she was permitted the indulgence of air and exercise. The bower became one of her favourite spots on the estate.

Bess also built Hardwick Hall, near Chesterfield, her surviving masterpiece. It belonged to the Cavendish family until1957 when it was taken by the government in lieu of death duty and given by them to the National Trust.

Chatsworth Factsheets: A history of Chatsworth and the Cavendish family


Life in the Middle Ages was brought to life by our visit to Warwick Castle. Year 7 and 8 split into two parties on arrival to the expansive castle grounds and then followed a series of talks and displays which thoroughly explained the history of Warwick Castle and the context in which these events occurred.

The ‘Attack and Defensive’ tour gave the children the chronology of Warwick castle’s development from Saxon origin, to Norman Conquest, to links with the War of the Roses, to the Tudor period and development as the Greville family home. The defence features of the castle’s structure were highlighted, with the ‘murder holes’ being voted by the children as their choice method. The stories of attack were brought graphically alive as we stood between the two portcullises, a feature unique to this castle.

The bird of prey display introduced the importance of these predatory monsters; the eagle, vulture and buzzard elegantly circled us and luckily did not land too closely.

The harshness of mediaeval life was brought alive on the ‘King Maker’ tour. Now within the castle we learnt about the early professions; the blacksmith, the whitesmith, the cooper and the string fellow to name but a few. There was also discussion of life in the mediaeval castle, the life of a serf and also of women. The practice of using red haired ladies urine to bleach clothing raised a few eye brows as did the authentic garderobe! Richard Neville’s role as ‘Kingmaker’, although complex was explained carefully.

The bowman’s display explained the significance of weaponry as well as highlighting the accuracy of the long bow and cross bow graphically. Luckily we were able to save any of our children being selected for target practice! We also saw the immense trebuchet and discussed other siege strategies.

We also had the chance to explore the well landscaped verdant castle grounds. Lunch was taken in the sunlit conservatory, next to formal box gardens complete with a pride of peacocks (thank you Mr Carr for the collective noun). All also walked up onto the curtain walls and climbed the 503 steps to the lookout on Guy’s Tower. Here we enjoyed an aerial view of the castle site and Warwick beyond as it sits today.

Overall it was a really enjoyable and an educational day.

Warwick Castle


Year 6 Investigate the Marvels of Victorian Railway EngineeringThe topic this term for Year 6 study in Geography is a theme from the local area; how was the Monsal Railway engineered through the landscape?

This provides a great opportunity to get outside the classroom and investigate this topic first hand. We were very fortunate to catch the good weather last week and with the kind hospitality of the Stoke family we took bikes and got to work.

The main task was to sketch the sidings, cuttings, the tunnel and the viaduct, and to marvel at the standard of the engineering. The local line was built by the Midland Railway in the 1860s. This stretch of the line, now a trail, has many impressive features with the Headstone Viaduct bridging the River Wye with its 300 feet length and five 50-foot span arches and the Headstone Tunnel which is over 500 yards long.

The children also conducted a short visitor survey to find out where the tourists came from, how they got here, what method of transport they used and what will be there main activity during their visit here to Derbyshire. Many of those interviewed commented how polite the S.Anselm’s children were. We returned to school after a tasty hot chocolate and an excellent afternoon’s work. We will be writing up our findings in Geography lessons.


William Wilberforce and The DeepOn Thursday the 8th of May year 6 ventured to Hull for a busy day of history and Science.

The day started with a visit to the museum quarter of Hull where students took part in a workshop that helped us to understand more about William Wilberforce and his part in the anti- slavery campaign. In groups the pupils were given items that illustrated different aspects of Wilberforce’s life which they then had to present to the other groups, this was done with not only some very good presentations but also with a couple of well performed plays. After the workshop the students were then taken around the museum where a broader understanding of slavery, with its history, build up to Wilberforce’s campaign and current issues were explained. Various tasks such as hunts for artefacts and follow up questions provoked some very informative discussions, which also nicely concluded the morning activities.

Y7 Geography Field DayYear 7 went to Longstone Edge to conduct field work for their Geography projects and for once we were lucky with the weather! The aim of the project is to investigate the impact of the quarrying by Glebe Mine on Longstone Edge.

Glebe Mines is the only producer of indigenous fluorspar in the UK. The economic impact has to be assessed by the pupils, as well as investigating the environmental damage the quarrying causes. It is a chance for the older students to consider whether the economic or the environmental arguments are the strongest in the Peak national Park and how any conflicts can be solved.

The children walked up onto the Edge, enjoying the views, before comparing three sites of open cast mining in various states of work. After a scenic lunch, looking over Great Longstone village and Monsal Head, we strolled back to school, conducting a land use survey and just finding enough time for an ice cream stop. The data will now be used as the basis for a thorough project write up which will take up the first part of the Michaelmas Term.

Lucky as we are to live and learn in the spectacular Peak District National Park, it is important that we make the most of all that it has to offer. As a school we are very keen on developing skills that are useful outdoors, including rock climbing, navigation and general camp-craft.

In the summer term Mr Watt and Mrs Bennion took the Year 7 pupils on a Wilderness trip. In the lead up to the trip Mr Watt had taught the group how to navigate using a compass and a map, how to put up tents and general skills required for surviving outdoors. The departure day arrived and we walked out of school with many miles of walking ahead of us. Our first leg took us through Bakewell and then into the Chatsworth Estate. This was to be the first test of the newly acquired navigational skills. Amber H. took the lead and did a fantastic job navigating through forests, some of the most difficult surroundings to find your way through.

We ended the day at Yeldwood Farm in Baslow where Mr and Mrs Penrose had very kindly allowed us to use part of their land to pitch our tents. Tents were erected, a sumptuous meal was cooked and marshmallows were toasted on the now roaring camp fire. The children had a wonderful evening playing in the nearby river and only later were joined by the

many midges – this made it somewhat easier to encourage everyone into their tents!

Morning broke and whilst some may have still been feeling the exertions of the previous day, there was a long walk ahead of us which required a hearty breakfast. We struck camp and made our way off to Hathersage. This walk took us over Baslow edge, Froggat Edge and Curbar Edge and then down to the River Derwent. It was a fantastic day with the children once again taking the lead with the navigating. We ended up in Hathersage later in the day after a very long walk. Mr and Mrs Wolstenholme

welcomed us into their grounds where they allowed us to camp for the night. Another amazing bonfire was lit, marshmallows were once again toasted and fun was had.

This was a fantastic experience for the children. It was an opportunity to simply be children and enjoy everything these wonderful surroundings have to offer. I know many were quite sore and tired but they will have a memory that they will look back on for a long time.


Wilderness Trip

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Year 8 Leavers

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Y8 Common Entrance candidates are progressing to:Imogen Ainsworth OakhamTom Beeby OundleBarnaby de la Billiere Harrow Ana Campos SpainMia Caplan ReptonToby Cope ShrewsburyLexi Bothamley-Dakin Shrewsbury Livi Bothamley-Dakin ShrewsburyLaura Drury Repton Angus Edwards Repton Academic ScholarshipTom Effront ParisGeorgina Gregory Lady Manners School

Cameron Herdman Repton Academic Exhibition & ICT Scholarship

Emily Howard OundleLily Hunter OundleSophie Judge Sheffield Girls High

Oscar Kanan Shrewsbury Kennedy Scholarship (Academic) & Music Exhibition

James Lindebaum Lady Manners School Academic Scholarship to Malvern

Ludo Litchfield ShrewsburyHenry Ludlam ShrewsburyMwela Mfula ShrewsburyImogen Nieper ReptonHenry Tear UppinghamPeter Thorne UppinghamGeorge Twelves ShrewsburyMax Wolstenholme Shrewsbury

Year 7 ScholarshipsAmber Harcus Repton CB Fry ExhibitionTara O’Rourke Repton CB Fry Exhibition



We decided this year to try pastures new. As I love this corner of Finistère, Cap Sizun, I thought it would be perfect for our Year 8 pupils. Breton culture, coastal walks, sea sailing, all activities would, I knew, enhance the pupils’ knowledge of France and introduce them to a new area. Even our Paris-based pupil, Tom, was delighted to visit a different part of France.

Travelling by coach and ferry was an adventure in itself. The overnight crossing meant sharing cabins which they all enjoyed. Rather than a rushed and expensive breakfast on board, we had booked a restaurant in Roscoff,

overlooking the bay. Croissants and hot chocolate set everyone up for the two-hour journey to Beuzec-Cap-Sizun.

The gite was large and comfortable. Julie Greatrex was invaluable in rustling up breakfasts, picnics and evening meals when required. Rotas for helping worked well and the grassy area for evening football was invaluable! A good hour each evening was set aside for journal writing, an activity which all enjoyed.

On the first day we visited the Moulin de Kériolet, a working mill where flour is ground using traditional methods. Then we enjoyed a coastal walk to the Pointe du Millier to see the lighthouse and look across the Baie de Douarnenez to the Crozon Peninsula.

French language lessons took place in small groups on two mornings, with local teachers. One teacher, Jean-Yves Le Brun, showed us all a film of some nearby lighthouses in the days when they were manned. Indeed his father had been a

lighthouse keeper, something that interested our pupils very much.

The Centre Nautique de Cap Sizun was a huge success. Despite record temperatures and lack of wind, all enjoyed two afternoons in kayaks and on paddle boards.

We spent Wednesday in the Ville Close in Concarneau. We had lunch together in a restaurant, Le Penfret, in this old fortified part of the town. Coquilles Saint Jacques and crêpes gave us all a true taste of Brittany and the children all rose to this smart occasion by looking very elegant. At each place we visited, our pupils were given spending money with which they had to buy a postcard for their journals and a present for their families. They also enjoyed ice creams and a local delicacy, kouign amann, dripping with honey and butter and irresistible!

L’Ile de Sein played a very important role during World War II. When de Gaulle summoned troops to join the Free French in London, all male islanders aged

Year 8 week in Brittany: September 2013

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between fourteen and their late fifties sailed across the channel in fishing boats. De Gaulle, astonished that such a large percentage of the Free French came from this tiny Breton island and as a reward for their bravery, granted exemption from income tax to all residents. I was keen that our pupils should visit the island which involved an hour-long ferry crossing and a visit to two museums. The lighthouse was a must so we all climbed to the top from where there is an amazing panoramic view of other islands, treacherous rocks and over to the mainland. We returned on the evening ferry and had time to spend in Audierne, the small town which harbours numerous yachts and pleasure boats. Julie excelled herself that evening by creating moules marinières for us all! Several boys and girls professed not to like mussels but, persuaded to try at least one, they decided they were quite delicious!

Saturday morning saw us at the covered market in Quimper. The pupils were divided into small groups and given money to buy their lunch for a competition. Nothing that needed to be cooked was allowed; the prizes were for the most French meal, the most beautifully presented and the most

nutritious. A spokesperson from each group presented the meal in excellent French and these were judged by a specially chosen visitor.

A barbecue on the last evening, speeches from my friends in Beuzec who had been so pleased to welcome us all, then the morning ferry back to Plymouth. The photographs speak for themselves. C’était un séjour magnifique!

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Both Year 8 groups were treated to a mediaeval tour of Bakewell, led by Michael Hillam from the Old House Museum. To revise life in mediaeval times the children were taken to where the motte and bailey castle would have been sited (which has now long since rotted away), the bridge which dates from this period (although widened in 1852), the old town centre and All Saints Church with its Celtic cross, Saxon and Norman features.

Other points of interest included the site of the warm spring from which Bakewell derives its name (from Badeca’s warm spring, ‘Badencanwelle’ in Saxon times and ‘Bacquelle’ in the mediaeval period) and the grave of Mrs Greaves, who invented the Bakewell pudding by accident in 1820, when working at White Horse Inn, replaced by the Rutland Hotel.

Y8 CourseworkOn Monday 15th October, Y8 embarked on their R.S. Coursework. We walked down to All Saints Church for our talk on Baptism given enthusiastically by Canon Tony. Here we are holding lighted candles representing new life and lit from the Easter candle which represents the light of Christ in our world.

Two more church visits were made and a local Christian came into school to answer the pupils’ questions. All Y8 completed their coursework by the deadline and produced interesting and pleasing projects which contributed towards their final C.E. R.S. mark with Sophie J achieving the highest mark.

Year 8 Investigate Bakewell’s Mediaeval Past

Confirmation NewsWe had 2 separate confirmation services for our Y8s this year as 2 students could not make the first service at All Saints, Bakewell on Sunday 15th June.

Canon Tony had prepared all four pupils and presented Immy Nieper and Tom Beeby who were confirmed by Bishop Humphrey Southern in a moving and meaningful service in which our own Mrs Franklin also took part.

On the following day George Twelves and Henry Ludlam were confirmed by Bishop Humphrey in a lovely service at Darley Abbey Church where there were 13 candidates in all. Many thanks to Canon Tony for all his time and teaching.


Western Isles Sailing Trip

Year 8’s out of Quarantine!The Year 8 finally got on a walk yesterday! We enjoyed the fresh air and scenery of the Peak district National Park, as well as each other’s company. The Leavers programme has officially started and now results are in, we can even try and relax a little!

For a few years now Mr Watt has organised a sailing and adventure trip for Y8 during the Easter holidays for those who can make it. Here are a few photos to give some flavour of what happens when the Y8s head to Scotland.


SundayIt was a long journey but all agreed the train was preferable to a coach ride.

Arriving in Salcombe launches took us to the Egremont, moored in the estuary. We marvelled at the view and finally got to enjoy the sunshine. After a short tour of the boat and safety drill, we all tucked in to cottage pie followed by cheese cake.

Our evening activity was a trip by boat to a nearby beach. Many braved a swim (not the teachers!) before a fierce football match and then a very competitive frisbee game between forms which lasted nearly one hour and which was not without contentious decision.

Back to the boat, we regrouped before hot showers and bedtime.

MondayThis morning started with two wet activities, either raft building and riding or kayaking. The children worked well as teams and they were not quite as competitive as last nights beach activities, but nearly! For many it was their first taste of falling in and although cold, they appreciated the ICC wet suits and helmets.

After a hot pizza lunch the Toppers and Picos came out to play. Instructions were received and then we were towed down the estuary to Devon’s own Frogmore village for a quick bakery visit and a sail back to the Egremont. Mr Mortimer tried to win with his partner Georgie, but many others led the way and Toby C was the eventual winner.

Back to camp we enjoyed pasta and steamed pudding. We wondered if the children were still hungry though, as the evening activity of a beach camp fire saw a jellyfish toasted!

TuesdayThe morning was our second sailing session, this time from near our mooring although the wind was only gentle. To get all the children involved a number of games were played before the wind got up and we managed to sail towards Kingsmouth. The children enjoyed the hot weather and one or two of the capsizes almost looked they had been done on purpose, to cool the occupants? For the afternoon activity we took the launches to a new beach and all enjoyed the white sand and clear, cooling water. Some swam, others played football, a couple

Salcombe Sailing Trip


enjoyed damming a stream and for others it was sand castle construction. We were all able to walk up the hill and sample an ice cream. The consensus was, “Just what the doctor ordered!” Finally onto the evening, it was wet night. All were coaxed/ dived/ thrown in! A swim around the pontoon was expected, there were over turned boats to be climbed on and surf boards to ferry teams around obstacles. Thank goodness for a hot chocolate before bed.

WednesdayIt was either raft building or sea kayaking this morning. The report from the raft builders was, “only one person fell in!” As for the kayaking it was much colder and with wet wet suits from last nights water games, and the water was choppy, it made the hot chocolate at South Sands more of a prize. Fuelled, we even managed a game of beach football rounders before a roller coaster of a tow back to the Egremont.

The strong winds were enjoyed for this afternoon’s sailing session, although cap sizing was frequent and Mwela has now learnt not to right the boat with the sail and only two girls ended up in a plastic bag to warm up.

For the evening we ventured over to Salcombe. Why break a boarding habit? Wednesday continues to be tuck night.

ThursdayToday saw a change in the weather and it was just after we arrived at Salcombe for a coastal walk that the heavens opened. Undeterred we carried on to North Sands and eventually to South Sands where we we were warmed by a hot chocolate. It tasted delicious! Returning to Salcombe we enjoyed window shopping and the children were getting excited about tomorrow’s morning visit before our homeward leg. On return to the boat, those without sailing qualification were taught some theory.

The afternoon saw all have their last sail and the improvement was marked. The stronger winds brought more challenging conditions and more fun!

We were out on the water for nearly three hours, sailing out and back and without the tow required on previous days.

Finally onto the evening, the choice of a quiz or team games was passed for another beach visit. The white sand of Mill Bay was our destination, and football and frisbee were as energetic as ever. What a great group! There is no stopping Year 8 and it was the perfect finish to a really fantastic week in Salcombe.


The Y8s set off to Scotland first thing on Monday 30 June driven to Chesterfield train station by school minibus.

An epic 8 hours on the train then followed: with entertainment provided by card games as the Y8s more or less filled a whole train carriage. Although the journey was long everyone agreed that it was better than a coach as you could walk around and chat with lots of different peope.

We were picked up at Fort William train station by the staff at the centre where we were staying and immediately set off on an exploratory walk to the local loch. Within minutes we realised what people mean when they talked about midges in Scotland and we realised we had to be fully covered, including hats and gloves, to protect ourselves.

The next morning dawned bright and beautiful so we decided to change our plan of 2 groups summiting Ben Nevis

on consecutive days and all climb the mountain on the same day. With our professional guides we set off on the “back” route up the hill, finding our own paths for the first section through the scrub. After this we divided into 2 groups with the faster group enjoying a scramble up the hill while the others enjoyed a (slightly) more leisurely route. Meeting up again we raced each other to the top. All of that pain and sweat had definitely been worth it with the most amazing views all around over the highlands of Scotland; our guides commented that in their experiences they had rarely seen it so clear and warm.

We followed the main track down the mountain towards the welcome of hot showers and lots of delicious food followed by a game of football or a table tennis tournament.

The following day we had a plethora of activities at our disposal: each of the 2 groups did 2 out of the 3 activities of canoeing, climbing and canyoning. The canoeing was great fun where the children learned to do tricks, capsize

and re-right their canoes and explore the whole loch. In the climbing the children started off on some easy routes, clambering up and abseiling back down – they then progressed on to harder and harder routes which challenged even the most athletic among them. The canyoning was an adrenaline junkie’s dream: dressed in wetsuits, old shorts and helmets there was a 40 minute walk up a hill which we then descended through the waterfalls, sliding down the rockfaces and jumping into the natural plunge pools of the Scottish landscape. It was absolutely FREEZING! The highlight was the last plunge pool with a huge rock above from which everybody repeatedly jumped in and did their trick dives or bombed everyone else.

The following day, exhausted but full of good memories and lots of sugar from the sweets we felt we fully deserved we returned back to school on the train – with only 2 more days at S. Anselm’s this had been a really memorable trip.

Ben Nevis Trip

The Houses of Parliament were our first stop and it was here the group of Year 8 pupils proved themselves to be ‘young adults’ and not children.

After passing security we met our guides in Westminster Hall and proceeded to tour the Palace of Westminster, learning about the history of Parliament and the art and architecture of the buildings which have come to be so recognised. Because the Palace is the home of our working Parliament we were not able to see The House of Commons or House of Lords chambers, as both were in session. However, our visit came all the more significant when our local MP and Secretary for State for Transport stopped our groups and welcomed us. From our tour we were deposited onto the first floor to a MP’s meeting room, where we enjoyed a 60 minute audience with Andrew Bingham, MP for the High Peak. Sitting in horse shoe formation, with sparkling mineral water to hand the ‘young people’ listened to more on how

parliament works before being allowed a ‘question and answer’ session. The level of questioning, unrehearsed, was quite staggering. Andrew was probed on the personal (Why did you become an MP?), the immediate (What is your view on independent schools?),the local (What is your view on quarrying in the Peak Park?), the topical (What do you think about HS2?), about his role (Does your vote really make a difference?), The European (Do you think the EU has too much power?) to the global (Should UK invade Syria?).

On leaving the Houses of Parliament, all were ready for lunch and Wagamama’s took our custom. Refuelled and rested, Mr Phillips led us along the South Bank, taking in the Tate, Oxo building, Borough Market as well as the iconic skyline. Our final port of call was Monument and here we tested it was really 202 feet by climbing to the top and then enjoying the sites of London from the upper plinth.

Year 8 learnt a great deal about democracy today and perhaps future year groups should benefit from a similar outing?

Year Eights’ embark on the Capital


Prizes & Awards

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Year Prizes 2013-2014 Academic Prizes Effort & Progress Allrounder

Pre-Prep Beth Phillips Oliver Goode Sebastian Raper

Junior (3 & 4) Intermediate (5 & 6) Senior (7 & 8)

English Prize: Nicola Stansfield William Unsworth Cooper English Prize Imogen Ainsworth

Maths Prize: Gavin Guthrie Joshua Glynn Blunt Mathematics Henry Tear

Science Prize: Edward Raper Thomas Green Dowding Science Cameron Herdman

French Prize: Phoebe Whawell Shea John Carrington French Angus Edwards

Geography Prize: Thomas Harrison Jack Whawell Ward Geography Prize Henry Ludlam

History Sam Unsworth Toby de la Billière Dyer History Prize Tom Beeby

Religious Studies Verity Scroggs Charlotte Hepper Luckraft Religious Prize: Studies Prize Sophie Judge

Latin Jed Potter Piper Latin Prize: Alexandria Bothamley-Dakin & Olivia Bothamley-Dakin

Ancient Greek Hargreaves Greek Prize: Oscar Kanan

Spanish Charlotte Williams Felicity Stokes Jack Pearson

Music Sam Chichester-Clark Francesca Rouse Alexander Stansfield

ICT Katie Smith Matthew Williams Toby Cope

Art Hector Mellor Lily Whatley Georgina Gregory

Drama Daisy Ludlam James Carr Imogen Nieper


Jean Jackson Cup for ICT Cameron Herdman

Junior ICT prize Jed Potter

Woods Computing Prize Ben Ross

Hurst Drama Cup Peter Thorne

Senior Drama Prize Tara O’Rourke

Tarling Junior Drama Cup Arabella Green

Ryan Creative Writing Cup Imogen Ainsworth

Walters Junior Art Prize Morgan Glynn

Gilbert Spencer Art Prize Amber Harcus

Amelia Caplan Progress Cup Edward Holden

Asher Simons Initiative Cup Henry Ludlam

Bradbury Singing Cup Laura Drury

Wind and Brass Prize Peter Thorne

Wheat Music Prize: Dedication to Chapel Choir Alexandria Bothamley-DakinOlivia Bothamley-Dakin

Head Chorister Cup Henry Tear

Smouha Cup for Highest Marks in Music Exams Oscar Kanan

Spong Music Cup Angus Edwards

Common Entrance Effort Prize George Twelves

Flora MacKenzie Hand of Friendship Mia Caplan

S. Anselm’s Prize for Outstanding Contribution as a Boarder Imogen NieperTom Effront

Senior Good Citizen Cup Laura Drury

Otter Junior Good Citizen Cup Harriet Nieper

European Pupils Prizes: Nico Alexander, Ana Campos Tom Effront Jimena Guerrero

Head Prefects Prize Emily HowardLudo Litchfield

Inter-House Cup Churchills

Outdoor Education Prize Barnaby de la Billière

Moser Prize for Head of School in Work James Lindebaum

Maths PrizesUK Junior Mathematical Challenge

Gold Certificate Thomas WrightJames Lindebaum

Certificate for Best in Year 7 Thomas Wright

Certificate for Best in Year 8 James Lindebaum

Certificate for Best in the School James Lindebaum

Junior Maths ChallengeBronzeJames CarrElla HillFlora KananInge TurkCharlie ChauveauToby de la BillièreMorgan GlynnShea JohnHarriet Nieper

SilverTheo FarrellTalulla VaughanJed PotterJack Whawell

GoldJoshua GlynnThomas Green

UK Junior Mathematical Challenge 2014Bronze Silver

G. Whawell N. GauntS. Watts A. EdwardsA. Harcus P. Thorne A. Stansfield C. Herdman O. KananT. BeebyH. Tear

Speech Day Prizes: Summer 2014


Term Prizes: MichaelmasYear Academic Prizes Effort PrizesPre-Prep Frankie Cobb Oliver Goode3F Elizabeth Cave Jamie Mayson4E Phoebe Whawell Henry Hawkswell4W Sam Chichester-Clark Amelia Elwood5C Inge Turk Annabella Hill5R Flora Kanan Eloise Stonebridge6C Thomas Green Maximilian Hattersley6W Thomas Hartley Joshua Glynn7S Amber Harcus Tara O’Rourke7T Alexander Stansfield Samuel Watts8M Angus Edwards Ana Campos8W Mia Caplan Peter Thorne

Show Up Shield - Ursula-Marie HamptonWinning House Cup - ChurchillsInter-House Quiz - PittsStorrs Fox Cup - (head of school in work) Angus Edwards

Term Prizes: Lent Term 2014Year Academic Prizes Effort PrizesPre-Prep Grace Chichester-Clark Hugo Holmes3F Archie Carter Rufus Ludlam4E Gavin Guthrie Isobel Elwood4W Edward Raper Daisy Ludlam5C Sophie Tarbatt John Bonsall5R Rosie Winter Edward Mayson6C Francesca Rhodes Arthur Ludlam6W Shea John Harriet Nieper7S Freddie Marsh Violet Barton7T Sophie Corner Jack Pearson8M Oscar Kanan Max Wolstenholme8W Peter Thorne Ludo Litchfield

Storrs Fox Cup for Head of School in Work for the Term - Oscar KananWinning House Cup - WellingtonsShow up Shield - Sophie Tarbatt


Term Prizes: Summer Term 2014Year Academic Prizes Effort PrizesPre-Prep Sebastian Raper Ava Burton3F Georgina Tarbatt Louis Broadhurst4W Sam Unsworth Alice Winter4E Charlotte Williams Emilia Bock5C Annabella Hill Charles Broadhurst5R Ursula-Marie Hampton Melissa Rogstad6C Max Hattersley Annie Middleton6W Jed Potter George Ludlam7S Thomas Wright Amber Harcus7T George Whawell Natalie Gaunt8M James Lindebaum Lily Hunter8W Henry Tear Mwela Mfula

Music Practice Star - Frankie Rouse for doing the most practice in the school this term (48 hours and 30 mins)Storrs Fox Cup for Head of School in Work for the Term - Angus EdwardsWinning House Cup - ChurchillsShow up Shield - Libby Cave


Joanna Thomson Cup for Junior House Hockey Champions Wellingtons (Charlotte Hepper)

Rebecca Trigg Inter-House Hockey Cup (Senior House Hockey Champions) Nelsons (Imogen Ainsworth)

Junior Inter-House Rugby Cup Wellingtons (George Ludlam)

Senior Inter-House Rugby Cup Milner CupChurchills (Angus Edwards)

Joanna Thomson Cup for Junior Inter-House Netball Champions Wellingtons (Jimena Guerrero)

Rebecca Trigg Cup (Senior House Netball Champions) Nelsons (Lexi Bothamley-Dakin)

Harrison Cup (Senior Inter-House Football) Churchills (Angus Edwards)

Porter Cup (Junior Inter-House Football) Wellingtons (Jack Whawell)

Rebecca Trigg Cup for Senior Girls Inter-House ChampionsNelsons (Livi Bothamley-Dakin)

Joanna Thomson Cup for Junior Girls Inter-House ChampionsPitts (Frankie Rouse)

Dadley Cup for Junior Inter-House Cricket Champions CANCELLED DUE TO THE WEATHER

Senior Inter-House Cricket CupChurchills (Ludo Litchfield)

Stuart Swimming Cup for Junior House RelayNelsons (Alice Winter)

Neary Swimming Cup for Middle House RelayWellingtons (Arthur Ludlam)

Alexander Cup for Senior House Relay Churchills (Mia Caplan)

Anderson Swimming Cup for Overall Best HouseChurchills (Ludo Litchfield)

Joanna Thomson Cup (Junior Inter-House Netball Champions) Wellingtons, captained by Jimena Guerrero

School Netball Captain Emily Howard

Dench Netball Cup (Senior Player of the Season) Emily Howard

Harriet Edwards Cup (Senior Best Shooter) Sophie Corner

Senior Most Improved Netball Player Sophie Judge

Rebecca Trigg Cup (Senior Inter-House Netball Champions) Nelsons, captained by Lexi Bothamley-Dakin

2014 Rounders Cups and AwardsJunior Player of the Season Charlotte Hepper

Junior Most Improved Rounders Player Morgan Glynn

Natasha West Shield (Best U11 Girl All Rounder) Felicity Stokes

Joanna Thomson Cup (Junior Inter-House Rounders Champions) Pitts, captained by Frankie Rouse

Junior Full Rounders Colours Charlotte Hepper, Francesca Newton, Felicity Stokes

Junior Half Rounders Colours Morgan Glynn, Ella Hill, Annie Middleton, Rosie Winter

School Rounders Captain Lily Hunter

2013 Hockey Cups and AwardsJunior Player of the Season Harriet Nieper

Junior Most Improved Hockey Player Jimena Guerrero

Joanna Thomson Cup (Junior Inter-House Hockey Champions) Nelsons, captained by Francesca Rhodes

School Hockey Captain Imogen Nieper

Stowe Cup (Senior Player of the Season) Imogen Nieper and Lily Hunter

Senior Most Improved Hockey Player Georgina Gregory

Rebecca Trigg Cup (Senior Inter-House Hockey Champions) Nelsons, captained by Imogen Ainsworth

Senior Full Hockey Colours Emily Howard, Imogen Nieper, Lily Hunter, Sophie Judge

Senior Half Hockey Colours Amber Harcus, Violet Barton, Sophie Corner, Imogen Ainsworth, Georgina Gregory

2014 Netball Cups and AwardsKate Baxter Netball Cup (Junior Player of the Season) Annie Middleton

Junior Most Improved Netball Player Jessica Milligan-Manby

Sports Awards


Senior Half Athletics Colours (2)Tara O’RourkeLouis Street

Junior Full Athletics Colours (4)Charlotte HepperFelicity StokesRussell FrenchAdam Seddon

Junior Half Athletics Colours

Boys Senior Cricket ColoursLudo LitchfieldMax Wolstenholme

Boys Senior Half ColoursJack Pearson

Junior Cricket ColoursJack WhawellShea JohnMax Hattersley

Junior Cricket Half ColoursHarry TwelvesWilliam Dobson

Junior Full Netball Colours Felicity Stokes, Annie Middleton and Charlotte Heper

Junior Half Netball Colours Rosie Winter, Ella Hill, Francesca Newton, Francesca Rhodes, Morgan Glynn and Harriet Nieper

Junior Full Hockey Colours Frankie Rouse, Harriet Nieper, Charlotte Hepper

Junior Half Hockey Colours Rosie Winter, Ella Hill, Ursula-Marie Hampton, Eloise Stonebridge

Senior Full Netball Colours Emily Howard, Imogen Nieper, Lily Hunter, Sophie Judge and Sophie Corner

Senior Half Netball Colours Amer Harcus, Tara O’Rourke, Miriam Aylott and Violet Barton

Girls Senior Full Hockey ColoursImogen NieperEmily HowardLily HunterSophie Judge

Senior Half Hockey ColoursAmber HarcusViolet BartonSophie CornerImogen AinsworthGeorgina Gregory

Junior Full Hockey ColoursFrancesca RouseCharlotte HepperHarriet Nieper

Junior Half Hockey ColoursRosie WinterUrsula-Marie HamptonEloise StonebridgeElla Hill

Boys Senior Rugby Full ColoursAngus EdwardsLudo LitchfieldHenry LudlamMwela MfulaCameron HerdmanToby CopeSenior Half Colours: George WhawellSam Watts

Colts Full ColoursGeorge LudlamToby de la BillièreJack WhawellArthur Ludlam

Colts Half ColoursGeorge PenroseHenry WalmisleyEdward Mayson

Baxter Cup (Senior Player of the Season) Lily Hunter

Isobel Hodgkinson Cup (Senior Best Batter) Amber Harcus

Senior Most Improved Rounders Player Mia Caplan

Spurrier Cup (Best Girl Sports All Rounder) Emily Howard

Rebecca Trigg Cup (Senior Inter-House Rounders Champions) Nelsons, captained by Livi Bothamley-Dakin

Senior Full Hockey Colours Mia Caplan, Emily Howard, Lily Hunter, Imogen Nieper

Senior Half Rounders Colours Sophie Corner, Amber Harcus

ColoursGirls Senior Full Rounders Colours: (4)Emily HowardMia CaplanImogen NieperLily Hunter

Girls Senior Half Rounders Colours: (2)Sophie CornerAmber Harcus

Junior Rounders Full Colours: (3)Charlotte HepperFrancesca NewtonFelicity Stokes

Junior Rounders Half Colours: (4)Morgan GlynnAnnie MiddletonRosie WinterAnnabella Hill

Senior Athletics Colours (4)Emily HowardImogen NieperAngus Edwards Mwela Mfula


Autumn Term 2013: Hockey (Girls) Junior Player of the Season Harriet Nieper

Junior Most Improved Player of the Season Jimena Guerrero

Stowe Cup for Senior Player of the Season Lily Hunter and Imogen Nieper

Senior Most Improved Player of the Season Georgina Gregory

Girls Cross Country Imogen Nieper

Autumn Term 2013: Rugby (Boys) Junior Rugby Cup George Ludlam

HT’s Rugby ball Henry Tunbridge Rugby Ball (Most Improved Player in 2nd XV) Marcus Connolly

Dukes Tackling Cup Toby Cope

Ratcliffe Cup (most improved Rugby player) Tom Effront

Salisbury Cup for outstanding contribution to Rugby Angus Edwards

Milner Rugby Cup Mwela Mfula

Boys Cross Country James Lindebaum

Spring Term 2014: Netball (Girls) Kate Baxter Netball Cup (Junior Player of the Season) Annie Middleton

Junior Most Improved Player of the Season Jessica Milligan-ManbyHarriet Edwards Cup (Senior Best Shooter) Sophie Corner

Dench Netball Cup (Senior Player of the Season) Emily Howard

Senior Most Improved Player Sophie Judge

Spring Term 2014: Football (Boys) Carruth Football CupMwela Mfula

Becket Prize for most improved football George Twelves

Thompson Cup (U11 footballer) Jack Whawell

Hockey (Boys) Best Senior Hockey player Cup Ludo Litchfield

Most improved Hockey Player Tom Beeby

Summer Term 2014: Rounders (Girls) Baxter Rounders Cup for Player of the Season Lily Hunter

Isobel Hodgkinson Cup for Best Batter Amber Harcus

Senior Most Improved Rounders Player Mia Caplan

Junior Most Improved Rounders Player Morgan Glynn

Best Junior Rounders Player Charlotte Hepper

Natasha West Shield for Best Under 11 Girl All-Rounder Felicity Stokes

Summer Term 2014: Cricket (boys) Richardson Bat for Best Batsman Ludo Litchfield

Tatham Fielding Cup Henry Tear

Robert Price Bowling Cup Max Wolstenholme

Clifford-Jones Batting Cup Max Wolstenholme

Clarke Bat (Under 11) Max Hattersley

Henry Tunbridge Memorial Cup (for Most Improved Under 11 Cricketer) Shea John

James Brothers Cup for Best Individual Performance Ludo Litchfield

Junior Cricket Prize for Best All-Rounder Luke Dobson

Tyler Cup for Most Improved Junior Swimmer Henry Ponsford

Spurrier Sports Cup for Best Girl Sports All-RounderEmily Howard

Mercer Cup for Best Boy Sports All-Rounder Angus Edwards

Best Sailor Cup Toby Cope

Perkins Swimming Cup for Most Improved Swimmer Toby de la Billière

Prize for Most Improved Sailor Thomas Green

Sports Cups and Prizes: Speech Day 2014

AcknowledgementsAll my thanks to the staff who work so hard at S. Anselm’s to create such amazing memories for the children and for all their help in producing their articles for the Anselmian. Credit must also go to everyone who has contributed photos: staff and parents alike, this magazine would not be so fun to look at without them. The new production team have worked wonders on the printing.

Pips de la Billiere

S. Anselm’s Governors

Mr P Potts CBE (Chairman)

Mr R Howard (Deputy Chairman)

Mr J A Boddy

Mr CMP Bush

Mr A Clark

Mrs J Litchfield

Mrs K Mayson

Mr C Nieper

Mr N Strawson

Mr M J Tunbridge

Mr M Twelves


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