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10 March 2017

WORLD MATHS DAY SMASHES TARGET

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Last week was a particularly hectic one with the inspection and World Book Day. I thought that World Maths Day would be pushed to the background. How wrong could one be…

A question was set for each year. The target was to get 66% of the pupils doing mathematics in their own time and place an answer in the ballot boxes that were situated

around the school. Not only was the 66% target surpassed but TPS smashed it with an amazing 84% of the school entering! This was a figure well beyond what I expected, and a big thank you goes to all those that entered.

In each year, one correct answer was chosen at random and the lucky winner was given a chocolate bar and a ‘limited- edition’ maths badge to wear with pride.

The winners were: Year 3 Evie Linden, Year 4 Archie Bollom, Year 5 Sophia Johnson, Year 6 Olivia Hopper, Year 7 Martin Lee, Year 8 Oliver Tucker, Staff Mrs Drew.

The brand-new golden globe trophy was awarded to Loveday with a sensational 85% of pupils entering.

Ron Hornsby, Head of Maths

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The Pre-Prep and Prep Courier

This week has seen many of our pupils taking part in the Taunton Festival of Arts Drama week. While we won’t know all the results until they are collated, I congratulate them all for their willing participation, and make a

special thank you to Mr Riggs and Mr Kirby for all of their hard preparatory work with the students.

On a complete tangent, we occasionally experience cases of head lice in school and as a precautionary measure, it is advisable to check your child’s hair regularly. If you do find any ‘unwanted little visitors’, you can see your local pharmacist for help and advice or visit the NHS choices website on www.nhs.uk/ which has up to date information on effective management of head lice.

Duncan Sinclair, Prep School Headmaster

THE HEAD HAS HIS SAY... by Duncan Sinclair

Micro habitats, speech and drama exams, space bubbles, stations, planets and clay dragons!

Another busy week in Pre-Prep.Thank you for last week! During our inspection

and as always your children were exemplary and so were you. Thank you very much for all your kind feedback and comments. We are really pleased with our feedback and can’t wait to share the full reports and outcomes with you when the time comes.

This week I have done some fabulous Learning Walks. Learning Walks, I hear you say? These are walks in and out of the classrooms to observe classroom practice and to talk to the children about their learning. In order to explain the process further I hope the surrounding photographs will give you a flavour of Year 2, 3 and 4's work this week. We use the evidence that looks at different learning themes to discuss and share best practice. We also use it to monitor the curriculum and moderate pupil achievement.

Kathy McLauchlan, Head of Nursery, Pre-Prep and Years 3&4

NEWS FROM NURSERY AND PRE-PREP by Kathy McLauchlan

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It has been a great pleasure to spend a total of 10 days so far in Taunton Prep since my appointment last June and every one of them has confirmed to me that I will be taking over the leadership of a truly outstanding school.

It has been wonderful recently to read the glowing new report from the Good Schools Guide and to hear about the very positive feedback from the ISI inspectors. Such high praise from trusted external authorities is a fully deserved affirmation of the tremendous efforts and achievements of all the pupils and staff.

Over the last few weeks, I have led the recruitment of a new Assistant Head of Teaching and Learning to replace Mrs Drew, who announced before Christmas that she would be leaving at the end of this academic year. I am delighted to inform you that we have now appointed Mrs Hannah Seymour, who was the unanimous choice of the interviewing panel at the end of a very rigorous two day process. During

her time with us, Mrs Seymour taught two outstanding lessons and interacted very impressively

with all pupils and staff whom she met. After attending Millfield School, Mrs Seymour obtained a BA (Hons) degree in Early Childhood Studies before completing her PGCE teacher training at Bath Spa University. Mrs Seymour is currently in a

middle management position at Reigate St Mary’s Preparatory and Choir School, line-managing 15 teachers and teaching assistants. Mrs Seymour is a talented musical performer and spent many years singing with the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain. She is also a very able sportswoman and was selected for the England Under-18 Rounders Squad. We are all looking forward to welcoming Mrs Seymour to Taunton Prep and we wish her well as she prepares to relocate with her husband to this area.

Whilst I was very much looking forward to working with Mr Newman, I am delighted for him, and he fully deserves his promotion to the Headship of Casterton School. I have already started consulting with my Taunton colleagues and the process is underway which will lead to the appointment of an outstanding Deputy Head. I will write to you again with further news before the end of this term. With change comes opportunity and I have no doubts whatsoever that our Senior Management Team for September will be talented, hard-working, well-prepared and raring to go! I am very much looking forward to becoming Head of such a super school.

Mr Andrew Edwards

MESSAGE FROM THE INCOMING PREP HEAD, MR EDWARDS

HANNAH SEYMOUR

If you require an early 7.30am drop off please book in with myself in the Pre-Prep office. Breakfast drop off has to be before 7.45am. The next drop off time is then 8.00am and it is here I ask that you respectfully wait until 8.00am so that the teachers can have time to get to their rooms and resources prepared beforehand. From 8.00am they will be ready to meet and greet you and your children and the top playground will be open for 8.00am play.

As we only have one or two team members on early drop off 7.30am - 8.00am (7.45am) last arrival, we have to use a booking system. If you arrive before 8.00am then please wait in the entrance, where it is warm and dry. The classroom doors will remain closed until 8.00am.

Kathy McLauchlan, Head of Nursery, Pre-Prep and Years 3&4

POLITE REMINDERS

NEXT WEEK’S LUNCH MENUMonday 13th

MarchTuesday 14th

MarchWednesday 15th

MarchThursday 16th

MarchFriday 17th

March

Lunch: Prep

Roast TurkeyBeef & Vegetable Pie

Tuna & Sweetcorn Pasta

Potato, Leek & Stilton Layer

Chicken Casserole & Dumplings

LasagneCod Loins

Vegetable Risotto

Chicken KormaPasta Bolognaise

Salmon FilletsSpinach, Aubergine &

Chick Pea Curry

Roast Beef & Yorkshire Pudding

Chicken KievCod & Spinach mornay

Vegetable Vol-Au-Vents

Sweet & Sour ChickenRoast Pork

Smoked Haddock & Leek Bake

Pasta With Basil, Olive Oil & Greens

Lunch:

Pre Prep

Roast Turkey

Boiled Potatoes

Green Beans

Chicken Casserole & Dumplings

New PotatoesSweetcorn

Salmon FilletsMashed Potatoes

Garden Peas

Roast Beef & Yorkshire Pudding

Roast PotatoesCabbage

Sweet & Sour ChickenWholemeal Rice

Broccoli

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FESTIVAL OF ARTS AND DRAMA

On the 5th March the Taunton Festival of The Arts and Drama started. We've had some really entertaining and confident performances from our poets, readers and actors.

All the children involved have made the teachers, parents and school very proud. Well done!

Read the full story on this next week.

Mr Darren Riggs

Gabriel O'Mahony, Charlie Webber, Gabriel McCarthy, Sullivan Cooling, Seth Burton & Jake Taylor CHORAL SPEAKING

Leila Imm CLARINET

Rosie Imm CORNET

Rosie Imm, Kitty Beale, Elizabeth Dutton, Georgia Imm, Lola Fineberg, Zara Pitman & Olivia Pyke CREATIVE DANCE

Aryan Sharma DRAMA

Annabelle Mellenchip & Maddy Marsh DRAMA

Sophia Wilson DRAMA

Amelia Panayiotides DRAMA

Zoe Lucas & Marnie Cairns DRAMA

Freddie Verge DRAMA

Sophie Chant DRUMS

Holly Evans FLUTE

Evie Linden HARP

Olivia Davis, Olivia Pyke, Lola Fineberg, Esther Kane, Kitty Beale, Zara Pitman, Elise Trichard, Lily Lucas, Rosie Imm, Amelia Mukamitali, Felicity Hallsworth & Chloe Hims JAZZ DANCE

Maddie Hudgell PIANO

Daisy Jacobi PIANO

Amelia Panayiotides PIANO

Charlie Webber PIANO

Ava Leach PIANO

Zoe Lucas PIANO

Kate Blackmore-Greasley PIANO

Allyssa Vitug PIANO

Zara Pittard & Olivia Pyke PIANO DUET

George Baker TRUMPET

Wills Leach VERSE

Charlie Taylor & Cicely Henry VERSE

Immacolata Notaro-Livingstone VIOLIN

Cicely Henry VIOLIN

Edward Dancey VIOLIN

Lizzie Houghton-King VIOLIN

Poppy Treanor VIOLIN

The following children will be performing in the café on Tuesday 14th March at 4.15pm.

PERFORMING ARTS CAFÉ

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SCHOOL CALENDARSaturday, 11th March

Reading Weekend

Sunday, 12th MarchReading Weekend

12.30pm - Cross Country - National Prep Schools Championships U11, U13* - Malvern

Monday, 13th MarchABRSM Exam Week

6.00pm to 8.30pm - Year 8 Parent Consultation Evening*, Centenary Hall

Tuesday, 14th March8.30am to 12.30pm - Year 4 Getting to grips with

Green Screen Filming, Junior Department

8.40am to 9.00am - Year 1 Sharing Assembly*, Pre-Prep Hall

9.30am to 11.30am - Year 2 African Stories and Songs with Clive Pig, Classrooms

4.15pm to 5.15pm - Performing Arts Café *, Centenary Hall

Wednesday, 15th March Easter Art Competition Entry Deadline

3.45pm to 10.00pm - Octagon Spring Forward Performance (Year 7&8 Selected), Octagon Theatre

Thursday, 16th March4.00pm to 8.00pm - Nursery & Pre-Prep Parent Consultation Evening*, Nursery and Pre-Prep

Classrooms

Friday, 17th MarchCooper House Charity Day (Mufti)

WORLD MATHS DAY SMASHES TARGET

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Children in each year were set questions and the 66% target was smashed with 84% taking part. Here are some more photos from the day.

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TSIMS GET INTO THE SPIRIT OF WORLD BOOK DAY

YEAR 6 BAKE STICKY DELIGHTS

TSIMS celebrated world book day in style this year. Harry Potter was a popular choice of costume and featured in a number of questions in the successful junior book quiz. Students and staff alike enjoyed a 'Books and Biscuits' event at break time and wracked their brains over the innovative ‘Shelfie’ competition during tutor time. Particular congratulations go to Ines Diaz Sanz who won prizes for her Hermione Granger costume and her Harry Potter book review.

Justine Hallworth, English and PHSE Teacher

Year 6 got sticky in the kitchen baking flapjacks this week. Many pupils brought in some additional ingredients such as cherries, goji berries, chocolate chunks and munchies... results were extremely scrumptious!

Simon Ashmore, Head of DT

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Back by popular demand, our Year 7 pupils were treated to a fast moving, interactive Science show from the Explorer Dome on Monday. There were lots of interactive experiments in which solids changed into liquids, liquids changed into gases, and vice versa. These involved the use of dry ice (solid carbon dioxide at -78 degrees Celcius) and liquid nitrogen at a staggering -196 degrees Celcius. This generated a huge amount of excitement

and, unsurprisingly, there was never a shortage of volunteers from the audience. As ever, hammering a nail with a frozen banana proved a hit, as did the dry ice fog generator. Above all

though, this proved a truly memorable way of understanding some of the new concepts introduced recently in class.

Simon Williams, Head of Science

WHEN STATES OF MATTER, REALLY MATTER

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Lola Fineberg is the Dancer of the Week. She is always punctual with all her ballet uniform, polite and hard-working in every lesson (ballet, contemporary and tap). Well done Lola.

Jayne Hornsby

DANCER OF THE WEEK:LOLA FINEBERG

CAULDRONS AND CUPCAKES

Congratulations to the following students who have achieved their Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards this week...

SILVER & BRONZE AWARDS

SILVER:Sam Davies – 5THeryck Gallimore – 3FMaisy Phelps – 4PFaris Quartly - 4LEmily Vernon - 4LLily Kingstone - 4L Sienna Mitchell – 5HArchie Bollom – 4LCornelius Workman – 3F

BRONZE:Olivia Hopper – 6RHetty Holden – 6RBradley Tyler – 6R

Dancer of the Week Mar 6th-2017

In English this week, Year 8 pupils have used rhyming couplets to write their own witches’ spells inspired by our study of ‘Macbeth’. There were some very imaginative ideas when it came to presenting these spells in class including spell books, models of cauldrons and even some cupcakes which were carefully iced to represent each ingredient of the spell!

We have continued with our study of the play in lessons and pupils have been involved in a debate to decide who was responsible for the events leading to Macbeth’s downfall. Ideas will be further explored in a written assignment.

Jane Burton, Head of English

ABOVE: Matthew Ashby and Ben ChaffeyBELOW: Sophie Chant and Charlotte Taysom

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“Simply the Best” held in the Centenary Hall on Thursday 2nd March was a fantastic evening with many talented performances from our able, gifted and talented children in Years 7 & 8. It was a veritable rolling showcase of talent, from the individual instrumental and vocal presentations and the cameo drama parts to the entrancing corporate ballet sequences. The pupils, so well tutored by full-time and visiting staff alike, truly gave

their absolute best.

Mr Brian Bissell, Honorary Governor wrote ‘From our first view of the well laid-out round tables to the stunning climax of the Cantabile Choir, the presentation was so rewarding. The three monologues were not only word-perfect but were delivered with a flow and emphasis which, together with dramatic movement and gestures, made them truly remarkable. The instrumental work, dance-choreography, costumes and competence of delivery alongside the clear pupil-enthusiasm gave us an evening to remember.'

Thank you to all the wonderful pupils who participated.

Jayne Hornsby

SIMPLY THE BEST!

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Year 3 have been busy studying the importance of road building to the Romans and its uses in defence.

Their teachers set them the task of

designing and building a road from Bath to Hadrians Wall in the North East. In addition, they had to survey the Wall and decide whether the design needed changing and what running repairs were required!

When I popped in to have a look at how things were progressing, I was very impressed at the level of discussion and the wonderful models and plans the teams had produced.

What a fabulous opportunity for some active learning! Well done Year 3 and big thanks to Mrs Hill and Mrs Finch for their excellent ideas and resources.

Joanna Hall-Tomkin, Head of History

ROMAN ROAD BUILDERS RULE!

On Monday, the Year 1 children explored our Forest School site on Uppers, hoping to find natural treasures or even some fossils! The children have been learning about Mary Anning, the pioneering palaeontologist, and were very keen to make some exciting discoveries of their own. After a well-earned hot chocolate and biscuit, they continued their work by creating nests for birds. They selected soft, warm, natural materials, which would be suitable for an incubating egg and a fledgling baby bird. Finally, we were delighted to use the new shelter at the Forest School site, for a spot of bird-watching!

The Year 1 Team

YEAR 1 FOREST SCHOOL

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BOARDING IS A 'PICNIC IN THE PARK'The run into our Reading Weekend has

certainly been fun and exciting for all involved. Our ‘Picnic in the Park’ was fantastic, with something for everyone. Football, slides, zip wire, swings, hamster wheel… the park had an array of activities for all to enjoy. It was great to be out in the fresh air, to have space and the time to ‘play’ without the desire to be occupied by an electronic device. This trend continued as Thone House pushed beyond their comfort zones at Clip ‘n’ Climb. The sense of triumph and pride having reached the top of the walls, having climbed the ‘Stairway to Heaven’ or having jumped the ‘Leap of Faith’ created a wonderful buzz around the House on Sunday evening.

Throughout the week, the House have had great fun cooking a stir fry, learning card tricks, playing dominoes and creating domino runs. Time has also been spent playing rackets, tennis, completing preps and continuing with arts and crafts projects.

Michelle Coleman, Head of

Boarding

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The biggest mass-movement dance production anywhere in the UK in each year!

Further information overleaf... Contact Miss Mannings for more details!

Students UK Schools Fans

“YOUR PRIORITY INVITE TO PERFORM ON THE BIGGEST STAGE OF YOUR LIFE”Pro-Excel – 15 years of mass-movement at the worlds greatest venues & stadiums

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Taunton School CCF Army Medic Troop Nonstop 24hr. CPR Charity Challenge

In aid of raising funds for H4H and BHF whilst also raising awareness for essential CPR techniques

When: 17th-18th March 1pm-1pm Where: Old Library

How you can support us: 1. Come along and give encouragement 2. Donate using the collection tins, learn how to do CPR & buy a cake 3. Sponsor the team using the

just giving links:

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Taunton-School-CPR-CHALLENGE2?newPage=True

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Taunton-School-CPR-CHALLENGE?newPage=True

THE PRO-EXCEL WEMBLEY STADIUM PROJECT MODEL & WHAT IS INCLUDED

The actual date is yet to be confirmed but I can tell you that it will be a Saturday either the last week of March or first week of April 2018 with rehearsals running from the middle of January right through February and March.

• A 4-day workshop where our Pro-Excel team come along to your school to teach the students the choreography for the show.

• Rehearsals take place over 4 x 6hr days (we can be flexible with dates and times so long as we know in advance).

• Our team design all choreography for your show.

• Many parents use these days as 'child care days' as all of our rehearsals take place during the half terms, Easter

or Summer Holidays depending on when in the year the event takes place. Rehearsals take place from mid-January right through to end of March 2018.

• Bespoke T-Shirt to perform in and keep as a memento of the occasion.

• Every student gets a pass/ticket to enjoy the game after their performance and again included in the project cost.

• All chaperones also get a ticket to the game (1 adult for every 8/10 students).

• Our event partners provide you and your parents a discounted family and friends ticket offer so everybody can come and watch their son/daughter/friend perform should they choose to do so (ticket offer is at the discretion of our event partners and Pro-Excel has no direct involvement in any ticket offers or delivery of ).

• Although we want as many parents, family and friends as possible to come along to the final event you are under no obligation whatsoever to buy tickets as you may be with some of the theatre productions you are involved in.

• Our events are generally broadcast live on TV (although we can't always guarantee that our performance/show will be broadcast as that's up to the TV companies) but we also film it and have it professionally edited. This then goes onto our YouTube channel where it will be available for everybody to download and keep as a lifelong memento of the occasion.

• The opportunity to perform in front of 85,000 fans, live with a major pop-star and at the most famous stadium in the world, Wembley Stadium in what will be the biggest mass-movement dance production anywhere in the UK.

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THIS WEEK’S SPORTU11 HOCKEY – IAPS

On Friday 3rd March the U11 team travelled to Bristol to take part in the annual IAPS hockey event. 32 Prep schools from all over the South West took part, all trying to reach the last 4 and qualify for the National finals. Schools were split into 8 groups of 4 and all played a mini round robin in their groups. The top 2 teams from each group were then drawn into new pools with the top teams from other groups. First up for Taunton was Salisbury Cathedral. In a quick start and playing some really good hockey, Taunton went ahead. The final score ended up with a 3-0. Next up was Chafyn Grove. Although a tougher game, Taunton maintained their unbeaten start. The final group game was against Clifton and with another victory we went through as top of our group.

In the next round of group games we were drawn against Stroud School, Kingswood and Blundell’s. First game as a hard fought 1-0 over Stroud. Next up was Kingswood School. In another hard fought game Kingswood were the winners 1-0. This was a real shame as Taunton had two 1 v 1 opportunities with the goalkeeper. Last up was Blundell's. Taunton knew they had to win to have a chance of going through. Blundell's took the lead for Taunton to then equalize.

Blundell’s then scored a second but once again Taunton equalized. In the final minute Blundell’s were awarded and scored a penalty corner to end up 3-2 winners. This meant that Kingswood and Blundell's both went through and qualified for the National finals. Kingswood went on to the win the actual tournament 3-0 in the final.

All of the Taunton team played with real passion and commitment on the day. Although massively disappointed at the end to not go through they can hold their heads high knowing that they played some really good hockey and on another day could have won the whole competition.

Squad - Will Hall, Finley Cooling, Alexander Chaffey, Vaughn Julyan, Sebastian Malley, Tom Newman, Findlay Robertson, Brogan Flitton, Isaac Finch, Henry Kingswell

On Thursday March 23rd the U11’s are representing Somerset in the West Finals. They will be competing against the other top 2 schools from their counties from all over the South West.

Shaun Winsor, Director of TPS Sport

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Last Saturday the U13 7s rugby team travelled to The Downs Sevens Tournament. Traditionally the winners of the Rosslyn Park national schools 7s wins this event…

From looking at the draw it was clear to see that possibly some of the top schools in the competition had been drawn in the same group. Unfortunately that was our group. As this was a ‘waterfall’ competition to progress and win, all tournament teams had to win their group. With 4 groups of 4, teams progressed to new groups of 4 with teams finishing in the same position in their original groups. First game up was Millfield. In a typically sluggish start, Taunton found themselves one try down within the first 2 mins. With growing confidence and resilience the team then fought back to lead 2 tries to 1. It was unfortunate then that Millfield then scored towards to the end to leave the game drawn. Next up was Moulsford School (who had drawn 10-10 with Colston’s in their first game). Taunton started far stronger in this game and went one try up from the kick off. Similar to the first game, we were not able to close the game out and Moulsford scored late to draw the game. By this point it was clear that the best rugby, by all the teams, was coming from within this group. All of the boys were showing signs of physical tiredness due to 2 hard fought games. Last game up was Colston’s. Taunton knew they had to win by at least 2 tries to go through as the top placed team. A strong start gave Taunton a one try lead for Colston's to score and then Taunton to score again leaving us 10-5 up going into the final minutes. With both teams giving everything it was Colston’s who scored with the final play.

This meant Taunton had drawn all 3 games and went through in second place. Moulsford finished top (who went on to win the cup), Millfield third (who went on to win the bowl) and Colston's fourth (who went on to win the vase).

Taunton then went on to play and beat The Downs and King's Hall comfortably to come against a very determined QEH team in the final match of the day in the shield competition. Unfortunately this was one game too much for the team, as the picture below shows, and they lost 10-5. Full credit to the squad of players – some who played almost every minute, but as important the others who were there in support and played their part when needed. With Millfield 7s coming up and then Rosslyn Park at the end of term there is still plenty of rugby to be played.

Squad: Jakarta Allen-Skinner, Matthew Ashby, Harrison Barrett, Ben Chaffey, Barney Dietz, Thomas Houghton-King, Rowan Keyte, Freddie Richards, Ollie Tucker, Jack Whatmough, Teddy Woolstencroft

Shaun Winsor, Director of TPS Sport

Although a time for some well-earned relaxation for some students and staff good luck to the U13 boys who are playing in the Millfield 7s on Saturday and to the runners at the National Preparatory Schools Cross Country Championship at Worcester on Sunday.

U13 RUGBY – THE DOWNS FESTIVAL

This will take place on Friday 17th March during their games lesson for the Year 7s and 8s on Uppers. The Year 2- 4 cross country is as per the calendar and will take place on Monday 20th March on Greenham.

Due to the inspection all sports photos were cancelled. A new date for these will be confirmed by Clarion Call once set with the photographer.

EXEAT WEEKEND SPORTS PHOTOS HOUSE CROSS COUNTRY

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A cold and windy day but very happy group of Year 3 children ventured to Hazlegrove. Mrs Drew and Mrs Hill could not have been more proud of the girls. They were determined throughout and displayed tremendous team spirit. We saw plenty of interceptions, close marking, accurate passing and moves into a space. Blue team were victorious with 5-0 win whilst Hazlegrove narrowly beat the red team 3-2. A pleasure to take. Well done girls!

Mrs Foad

U8 V HAZLEGROVEThe Year 4 girls played very well

against Hazlegrove and should be very pleased with their progress. Our mid court play is getting stronger all the time, we now need to really focus on our shooting to become more consistent in the attacking d. Well done girls, a good morning.

Mrs Foad

U9 V HAZLEGROVE

Last Tuesday we hosted King’s Hall in the TPS pool for a gala. The TPS team included some new faces, as we rested some of our older swimmers who have had a lots of recent race experience. All races were 25m and TPS put in some excellent performances throughout the gala. A special mention must go to the U11 boys team, as all of the individual races in the U11 boys were won by a TPS swimmer. Going into the relays, TPS was just behind King’s Hall on points, but the strength and depth of our team shone through in the relays to result in an overall win for TPS of 165 points to 144.

Mrs Foad

TUESDAY 28TH FEBRUARY – SWIMMING V KING’S HALL

NETBALL IAPS REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS

U13 – THURSDAY 2ND MARCHHaving had such a positive set of

performances throughout the season the U13 squad set off to the Regionals with high hopes. With five games to play, evenly spaced throughout the day we knew we must stay focused and keep warm to play our very best. Our first opposition was Clifton College, never to be underestimated. After a few turn over balls by Clifton we began to get into our game and won convincingly 9-3. Our second match saw us against St Johns on the Hill, we dominated this game from start to finish, but struggled with overheads in the windy conditions; 12-1 was the final score. Going into the third game it was evident that this pool was a two horse race, between us and Millfield, whose goal difference was the same as ours. Forres Sandle Manor our next opponents, battled hard, but again we

displayed our zoning off their backline passes to turn over many balls in the attacking third, 12-1 win again. Our last two matches were back to back, the last of which was Millfield. We beat Castle Court 12-1 again scoring a goal a minute, but we were slightly behind Millfield now on goal difference. Going into the Millfield match it was important we did not over use the overhead pass as it was proving weak in the wind and we were not performing it well enough, or from the right distance. It is fair to say we lost our way in the first half and gifted them a few balls from giving weak overheads, but in the second half we worked hard and came back at them. It was not enough however and we lost 4-7. This meant we were second in our pool and had to play off against the winner of another, in this case a previous IAPS foe, Dean Close. We turned over a huge amount of ball, but we just could not pass effectively

enough to convert this into goals. Dean Close capitalised on our disarray and played the more controlled netball winning 4-6. Massively disappointed we then played off for 4-6th positions against Millfield and All Hallows. We struggled to gain motivation against Millfield and lost 4-11 which was disappointing, but played more positive Netball against All Hallows. Finishing a credible 5th from 18 in the region.

I have no doubt that these very talented girls will go onto gain County, Regional and National success in the future in Netball. They are on a learning curve and they gained so much from this year and dominated so many teams they should be proud of their successes, but focus on what else they must do to become totally unbeatable.

Mrs Gardner

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U11 - FRIDAY 3RD MARCHThe U11a team were enthusiastic and keen to get

started with their IAPS Regional Tournament, even though it was a rainy day. Our first match was against Dean Close, it was a closely fought match with lots of turn-over ball for both teams. The final result was a 2 all draw, which was a little disappointing as we feel that if we had got into our flow it was a match we could have won. Our next two matches were against two very strong teams, Yately Manor and Portsmouth Grammar, who both played very flowing netball, utilising their set plays and court space to beat us. Out final match was against Bristol Grammar, where we played to our strengths and kept the game flowing without giving away possession easily, resulting in a win. Although we did not qualify out of our group, we played some promising netball and are showing potential for the future.

Mrs Foad

NETBALL IAPS REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS CONTINUED...

I am so proud of this team, both for their excellent performance and the way they conducted themselves at the above tournament.

In a fast paced first match we faced Hazlegrove A, we played well but weren’t quite sufficiently warmed up and lost 2-5. It was a real shame this was our first match, as had we played them later, we may well have beaten them.

Then followed Dumpton School, where we won 3-1, Wells Cathedral School, who we beat 7-0, then Millfield Prep, where we triumphed 6-1. Our final match was against Queen's and in a brilliant team performance, we held them to a 2-2 draw. They eventually won the competition and we were the only team not to be beaten by them!

We narrowly missed qualifying for the final, so faced Chafyn Grove School from Salisbury in the third place play off. By now, the U10As were hungry for success and put in an awesome display of netball to earn a convincing 10-1 victory and claim 3rd place.

Overall, every player did exactly what was required of them and it was so satisfying to see them fulfil their real potential as a team.

Special congratulations to Brooke and Sofia for super shooting under pressure – and to Mr Whittaker, our very loyal supporter!

A most satisfying day at the office :-)

Joanna Hall-Tomkin

U10A – KING'S BRUTON NETBALL TOURNAMENT 8TH MARCH

U12C V HAZLEGROVE, WEDNESDAY 8TH MARCH

9-1 loss

A really good game for the girls, where all of their skills and game play seemed to come together into a really good performance. The score did not reflect what was in fact a close game, with Hazlegrove just able to get a few more into the net. There were some lovely moves into spaces by Mina and Lizzie in the attacking circle, both working well together to get under the post. In the centre third, various combinations of Zoe, Bo, Ashie and Charlotte moved the ball quickly up the court with great drives. On the defensive front, Grace, Phoebe and Kate demonstrated long arms and tight marking. Well done everybody.

Mrs Hill

U11A V HAZLEGROVE WEDNESDAY 8TH MARCH

9-4 win

What a great match for our girls! We travelled to Hazlegrove determined to put into practice all of our hard work in games lessons. The first quarter was a close battle, but we went 1-0 up. As the game went on, we began to find our rhythm and really focussed on maintaining possession, and started to pull away. It was great to see the girls maintain this level of play and get better and better as the game went on. Well done girls, you fully deserve your 9-4 win; a result of your great spirit and determination to improve throughout the season.

Mrs Foad

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On Wednesday 8th March the U13A netball team travelled to Millfield Prep School for the County Tournament. After a quick warm up, we were ready to play our first match against Hazlegrove. Consistent play meant we came out

with a win. With determination levels, higher than ever we set off against Millfield Prep School. With everyone trying their every hardest, we unfortunately couldn’t beat them. We still carried on onto our next match against Wells Cathedral School, with all attackers showing great strength and determination as they put up many goals, resulting in us winning the match. Next up we had Haygrove, who were strong, but still we fought back with everyone striving for the win; because of this determination we won.

Finally, we played Queen's College. After many changes, we had a flying start with both attackers and defenders giving their all, also resulting in a win. Well done and thank you to Esme Hallworth who stepped up last minute and played outstandingly throughout the whole tournament. Overall, we came second in the county so well done girls lets keep it up!

Verity Winsor

U13 COUNTY TOURNAMENT – WEDNESDAY 8TH MARCH – RUNNERS UP!

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Take Art’s annual county youth dance platform Spring Forward returns to the Octagon Theatre, showcasing an exciting and heady mix of young, inspiring dancers from across Somerset

TICKETS: £8/ £7 (children/students) available from the Octagon Theatre: 01935 422884 / www.octagon-theatre.co.uk

Wed 15 March, 7:30PM OCTAGON THEATRE, YEOVIL

YOUTH DANCE PLATFORM

The TS and TPS dancers are performing in Spring Forward next Wednesday at the Octogan Theatre and would love as much support as possible. Thank you.

Emma Mannings, Head of Dance TS

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Taunton School Community Choir

When: Thursdays (From January 12th), 7.30-9.30pmWhere: GWR

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All staff, parents, OTs, and friends of the school are invited to attend...

An exciting combination of popular and classical music. Performing with the pupil choir on 8th February in our Popular Music Concert and 19th March in the

Classical Concert. Lunchtime rehearsals for pupils, 12:35 in chapel.No experience necessary, come along and have a fantastic experience with the

Taunton School Community.

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If you think you’ve got what it takes to be a part of our outstanding organisation, please have a look through our latest job vacancies on our brand new website www.tauntonschool.co.uk. Or for more information, contact our HR Department on 01823 703123 or via [email protected].

GCSE and A Level revision courses

Tuesday 4th - Friday 7th April & Monday 10th - Thursday 13th April

Taunton School’s popular revision courses offer intensive tuition to students both locally and nationally. Subject specialist teachers work with small groups of maximum 8 students.

For more information or to book a course, contact [email protected]

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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

8.00 – 8.20 am Grade 5 Ballet

(Y8&9) Junior Tap

Y3&4

1.00 – 1.30pm

Y3&4 Jazz Dance Grade 5 Ballet

(Yr8&9) (1hr)

Grade 1 Ballet (Y4) Y7&8

Contemporary Dance

Y8 Octagon Rehearsals

(12.35 – 1.15pm)

1.30 – 2.05

Y5&6 Jazz Dance

Primary Grade Ballet (Y3)

(1.00 – 1.45pm) 3.15 – 3.55 PP Jazz Dance

4.15 – 5.00pm

Grade 2 Ballet (Y5) Y7&8

Jazz Dance Grade 3 Ballet

(Y6)

5.00 – 5.45pm

Creative Dance (Y6,7&8)

Boys Street Dance Grade 4 Ballet

(Y7)

Dance Activities

January 2017

September 2016

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

8.00 – 8.20 am

Junior Vocal Ensemble

Cantabile

Junior Vocal Ensemble

Cantabile Cantabile Giocoso Giocoso

10.50 – 11.25am Schola Musicae

Brass Ensemble

Clarinet Ensemble

Cajon Drumming

1.00 – 1.30pm Wind Band Piano Group

Games

Middle School Choir Senior Choir

1.30 – 2.05 pm

Boys Choir (Y5-8)

Junior Choir (Y3/4 Instrumental

Scheme)

Folk Band

String Ensemble

New Kids on the Glock

The Cello Sweets

Guitar

4.15– 5.15pm Choir Tour

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