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BOARDING IN OLD HOUSE
Introduction
This handbook is a guide for you to keep and refer to during your time as
a boarder in Old House.
Remember, one of the aims of the staff and pupils in Old House are to
create a warm and friendly atmosphere for all of the boarders to live in.
It is important that you are safe and happy in the house and that you feel
that you can approach any of the staff if ever you have a concern or
problem.
MORNING ROUTINE
7.00am Wake up call – Get dressed, wash, brush your
teeth, make your bed. Make sure room is tidy.
7.30am Breakfast
8.05am Registration in classroom
Until 5.10pm Boarders follow same routine as the day
pupils
EVENING ROUTINE (M/T/T/F)
Time What happens Notes
5.10pm - 5.30pm Boarders’ Free time Change into home
clothes
5.30pm – 6.15pm Boarders’ Prep Couper Building
6.15pm – 6.40pm Supper Dining Room
6.40pm Boarder’s Meeting Dining Room
7.00pm – 7.30pm Optional Prep/Drop in
Clinics
Couper Building
7.00pm – 8.00pm Activities Meet at Activities
7.30pm 3rd and 4th Back to Shower and get ready
Houses for bed
7.45pm 3rd and 4th Form Free
Time
Hearing readers,
testing on
spellings/vocab if
needed
8.00pm 3rd and 4th Form Snack
And Meeting
Forster’s Kitchen or
Lords
8.00pm 5th and 6th Back to
Houses
Shower and get ready
for bed
8.15pm 3rd and 4th Form Quiet
Reading
Own Rooms
8.30pm 3rd and 4th Form Lights
Out
8.15pm 5th and 6th Form
Freetime
Testing on vocab etc if
necessary
8.30pm 5th and 6th Form
Snack/Meeting
Forster’s Kitchen or
Lords
8.45pm 5th 6th Form Quiet
Reading
Own Rooms
9.00pm 5th and 6th Form Lights
Out
Wednesdays
Evening routine in Old House
In the evening you go to Old House where there is an evening meeting at.
Mr Forster will do a roll call each night and then meet with you. The
meeting may simply be about what laundry to change that night or about
weekend arrangements or about wider topics to do with boarding, life at
school, work etc. The meeting will also give you an opportunity to raise any
issues you feel you need to.
3.30pm End of games
4.45pm Tea
4.45 - 5.30pm Activities/Free time
5.30 – 6.15pm Prep
6.15pm Supper
6.45pm Boarders’ meeting in dining area
7.00pm Video in Old House (optional swim)
9.00pm Lights out
Once the meeting is over you must then go and shower, change and get
ready for bed. It is also the time to see matron if you need to. When all
jobs are completed a bedtime snack is provided in the Forster’s kitchen
or Lords.
Reading
Your 15 minute reading time before lights out is an important time. You
should have your own book in Old House. It is not the time for revision,
although you may be able to do some work in exceptional circumstances.
It is important that you take this reading time seriously as it is a time for
you to unwind and relax after a busy day at school. You should read a book
not a comic or magazine. Please check with Mr Forster if you’re not sure
if what you are reading is suitable or not. We would like you to read not
because you have to but because you want to. If you have not brought a
book with you, you are most welcome to borrow one from the Old House
‘library’.
Quiet time
After lights are out there is time for a quick chat before sleep. If you
are to work and play to your full potential you must make sure you get a
good nights’ sleep!
Weekends
Saturdays
We often have a lie in until 8am and over for breakfast at 8.30am
The routine is then the same as for Wednesdays until 5.30pm
There is usually a meeting at 5.30pm for all the boarders staying in
for the weekend. The evening activities/entertainment will be
discussed at this meeting.
If you are staying in for the weekend then a ‘weekend plan’ will be
published on the House notice boards.
Sundays
Wake up is at 8.30am
Breakfast is at 9am
The rest of the day will vary according to the days’ activities.
Usually a trip out is planned which will last most of the day. Refer
to published plan on notice boards.
Back to Old House by 7.30pm – usually for a video.
Optional weekends – Signing out for the weekend
You must tell Mr Forster by the Wednesday evening preceding the
weekend whether you are going to be in or out for the weekend.
If you are going home for the weekend then you may be picked up
at 4pm on Saturday afternoon. Please ensure that you check out
with matron at old House before you leave for the weekend. You
must be signed out by matron unless you are in an away match in
which case you may be picked up by your parents directly from the
match. Please make sure that you inform the coach at your match
that you are being picked up by your parents.
You should wear school uniform when you go home at weekends.
You may return after the weekend either on Sunday night by 8pm
or on Monday morning by 8am. But please let Mr Forster know your plans in advance -by Friday 5.00pm (Exeat) or Saturday 5.00pm (non exeat).
Exeat weekends
These begin at 5.30pm on Friday evening.
You should make sure that you check out with Mr Forster before
going home.
Return times are as for the optional weekends. But please let Mr Forster know your plans in advance -by Friday 5.00pm (Exeat) or Saturday 5.00pm (non exeat).
Rooms in Old House
There are 9 rooms in total in the house. All are either 5 beds, 4 beds or 3
beds with the exception of one which is a 2 bed room. Generally the
upstairs rooms are for the younger boys and downstairs for the older.
Each boy has a cupboard to keep clothes and personal belongings in.
Each bed has a notice board for posters.
Appropriate decoration in the rooms is encouraged so that they
look well lived in and ‘just like home’!
You may find that you change rooms each term or you may stay in
the same room. This will depend on new boarders, current boarders
leaving and so on.
All room changes are made by Mr Forster.
Tidy rooms
You should open the blinds and make your bed in the morning.
Please make sure that your room is tidy before you leave for
breakfast each morning.
Make sure that you hang up your uniform on your hooks or in your
cupboard when you come back to change into your own clothes for
the evening. It is essential that your uniform is not left in a
crumpled heap on the floor. Use the hooks please!
Rooms are checked every morning before breakfast and rewards
given for neatness.
Laundry
All your school uniform is kept in Old House in matron’s room. All your
games kit is kept over in School House. Laundry/uniform is looked after
by the matrons and it is very important that you put the items of clothing
into the wash that matron’s ask you to each night. There is a laundry
basket put on each floor where all the dirty washing has to go. All clean
pants and socks will be put out by matron in the bags which you must then
empty and distribute to each boy in the room and then all the dirty pants
and socks should back in to the bag and into the laundry basket.
Daily laundry
Mondays Pants & socks – Trousers - Bedding
Tuesdays Pants & socks – Shirts – Sports Kit
Wednesdays Pants & socks – Towels - Flannels
Thursdays Pants & socks – Pyjamas - Shirts
Fridays Pants & socks
Saturdays Pants & socks
Sundays Pants & socks
Home clothes
These should be kept in your draws or your lockers. They should be
put away neatly. It is up to you to ensure that your cupboards and
lockers are kept neat and tidy – they will be checked regularly.
If your home clothes are dirty please ask matron or Mr Forster
nicely if they could wash them.
Please make sure that ALL home clothes are named clearly. If an
item of clothing goes missing and it is not named it can be twice as
hard to re-unite it with you.
Try not to bring too many items of clothing back to school.
Dress
You should ensure that each morning you are neatly dressed, your
hair is brushed, your shirt tucked in, tie done up properly and your
shoes are clean.
You should take pride in your appearance not just for breakfast
but throughout the day.
No jewellery – no necklaces or bracelets (except for religious or
medical reasons).
Tuck
Every Wednesday tuck is provided after supper, there is a choice of a
sweet or a savoury item. On other nights a boarder’s sweet is given. No
tuck is to be brought in from home.
GAP STUDENTS
Two gap students live in Old House and are very much part of the house.
One of them has a room upstairs and looks after the top floor – the other
has a room downstairs and is in charge of those downstairs!
Both of the gap students play a huge role in boarding – they are with you
every night, they are on duty in the house every evening, they will do
activities with you, they will nag you about your laundry and brushing your
teeth, they will watch films with you, they will talk to you about their life
back home, they will talk to you more like an elder brother does. Make
them feel at home, respect their privacy and respect them and we will
have an even happier house!
MUSIC/GAME BOYS
Personal stereos/Discmans/MP3s are allowed in Old House.
Please make sure that they are clearly marked. They are expensive
items so please look after them. Please make sure that they are
insured by your parents.
Any CD’s you bring to school should be marked with your name on.
Parental advisory CD’s are not allowed in school.
Remember, even with headphones, the sound of music can carry, so
please do not play them too loudly.
Game boys/PSPs are allowed in Old House. Again please make sure
that it is clearly marked (and insured) and are to be handed in
before lights out!
It is not always a good idea to lend your walkman or game boy to
someone else as it may be damaged or even broken. This can cause
upset and unnecessary arguments.
Private property & bedside lockers/cupboards
Make sure you look after your own belongings. If you bring in any of your
own games, music or other property it is important that they are marked
clearly with your name. You should keep them in your bedside
locker/cupboard. If anything goes missing, and you have exhausted the
usual ways of finding it, please tell Mr Forster.
SECURITY
The house is locked every night once everyone is in for the night. The
front door remains locked until 7.20am. During the day the house is
open if you need to get anything from your room. No day pupils are
allowed in the boarding house. If you see someone that you do not
recognise acting suspiciously around the house, tell a member of staff
immediately. Please do not talk to them yourself.
OUT OF BOUNDS
The following areas are out of bounds for boarders at Old House:
The car park area beyond the side gate at Old House
The housemaster’s house and garden.
See school rules for school out of bounds areas.
REWARDS AND PUNISHMENTS
In the boarding houses you are treated with affection and kindness and
are asked to respond to reasonable requests to behave in a civilised way –
just as you do at home. If and when the need arises however, we operate
‘home style’ rewards and sanctions separate from school ‘minutes’. You
are now ‘at home’ and, within reason, your punishment/rewards do not spill
over into the school day. For example, being disruptive during boarders’
film – miss the film, persistent talking after lights out earlier to bed the
next night. It is a matter of respecting those around you and being part
of the boarding family, the same as in any family, albeit rather larger.
Punishment of all sorts is kept to a minimum and is only used as a last
resort.
For keeping your dorm in a clean and tidy state you will be given a reward,
which may be extra tuck or a special treat.
FREE TIME FACILITIES
Games room/common room in School House
These may be used after the evening meeting on week days if
there are no organised Activities.
Weekend usage is more flexible.
You may watch TV in Lords. Programmes on TV are strictly
monitored. You will be told what you are able to watch on TV each
night at the meeting.
Library
The library is a place to work, to read quietly and to use the
computers.
Please do not use the library as a social place to gather and to chat.
The Wyatt Hall
Supervised evening activities take place in the Wyatt Hall on some
evenings.
You should not go into the hall unless an adult is present except if
you have their specific permission to do so.
TELEPHONES
There are two telephones for you to use in Old House – One is a pay
phone in the front entrance to the house and the other is in matron’s
room. You will need a BT charge card for the pay phone which you should
keep in a safe place in your room. If you want to make a quick local call
then you must ask either matron or Mr Forster if you can use matron’s
phone. It is not to be used without permission. Please remember that
between 8.30pm and 9.00pm lots of boys wish to use the telephones. Try
to make your calls earlier in the evening. There should be no phone calls
made after 9.00pm. There is also a pay phone in school outside the
dining room. Mobile phones are not allowed in school.
MEDICAL
All medicines are kept by matron either in Old House or at School House.
Medicines, creams, inhalers etc must be handed in to matron by your
parents. You must not keep any medication yourself under any
circumstances.
If you are feeling unwell or you get injured during the day then you must
go and see a matron over at School House. If you feel unwell in the
evening then see matron who will be on duty until 9.30pm.
At night, if there is a problem, you should go and see Mr Forster,
whatever the time!
If you are not well enough to be in school you will either be taken to the
school san or your parents will be contacted and they will come and collect
you to take you home.
If you have been away and missed work, find out what you have missed
and make sure you catch up quickly. You may like to speak to your
boarding tutor, or to your form tutor or to Mr Forster about how best to
manage catching up missed work.
HYGIENE
There are some simple rules to follow to ensure that you stay healthy,
clean and well turned out! You are responsible for your cleanliness!
Make sure you brush your teeth every night before you go to bed
and every morning before you go over to school for breakfast.
You should shower every night using soap/shower gel!
If you feel at all unwell or are injured in any way make sure you see
a matron – it is better to be checked than to leave it.
PLEASE CAN I ASK THAT NO AEROSOL TYPE DEODERANTS
ARE BROUGHT TO THE BOARDING HOUSE.
BIRTHDAYS
If you have a birthday during term time then you will be able to have a
birthday table at tea time with some friends. Mums can drop off a cake
for you or Mrs Forster will get one for you if you wish.
STATIONERY AND ADDITIONAL ITEMS
If you run out of stationary or require something from the school shop
this can be arranged and the cost added to your end of term bill.
GOING OUT FOR THE EVENING
You are allowed to go out for special occasions such as birthdays or
special family celebrations. Please ask for permission from Mr Forster in
good time so that arrangements can be made.
OVERSEAS BOARDERS
Overseas boarders must make sure that any tickets and passports are
handed in to Mr Forster at the start of term. Mr Forster will keep you
informed of any travel arrangements for the end of term/exeat
weekends/half terms.
Please see Mr Forster if you wish to make a call to your parents if they
live overseas as it might not always be possible to do so on the school
telephones.
Try to make sure that if you need to leave school early at the end of
term then your parents must write first to the Senior Master (Mr
Howard) to ask for permission. The school must be given plenty of notice
so that any arrangements can be made in good time.
EVENING ACTIVITIES
Every evening activities are run by members of staff. These usually run
from 5.30 to 6.15pm but some start earlier/later. You will need to look
carefully at the list of activities at the start of term to see which ones
you are signed up for. There is always a meeting at the start of term
when the activity are explained. We would like you to do all the activities
on offer so you experience as many as possible even though you many
prefer one over another. Hopefully the range of activities on offer will
entice you to do so!
ACADEMIC WORK
You must never feel that ‘work is getting to you’. We are all here to help!
Who do you turn to for help?
Your form tutor
Your boarding tutor
Any other member of staff – perhaps with the subject in mind
which is causing any difficulty
Mr Forster and/or any of the other boarding staff
You must try not to bottle any problems up but make sure you speak to
someone about them.
Boarding Tutor
When you first board you will be given a choice of whom you would like to
be your boarding tutor. You should choose a member of staff that you
feel comfortable talking to, someone who you get along with in and out of
the classroom, someone who you feel will listen to you and someone who
will support you when needed. Once chosen you should try to meet with
your tutor once a week on a formal basis when you should raise any
concerns you might have particularly with regard to your academic work.
You should try to talk through your cards with your tutor to identify what
areas you might improve upon.
Prep time - Prep diaries
This is a crucial time when you must make sure you complete your work as
instructed. Be on time for prep and be prepared with all the right work.
You will be allocated a ‘prep room’ in the Couper building and will be
supervised by the member of the Common Room who is on duty for that
particular day. Feel free to ask for help from the teacher on duty but
always try to have a good go at your prep first.
You will be given a ‘Boarders’ Prep Diary’ which you must make sure you fill
in and keep up to date. You should try to take this along to your meetings
with your boarding tutor who will check it with you.
Drop In Clinics
Throughout the week, in addition to prep, members of the Common Room
operate clinics to give extra help in the main subject areas. This is
particularly valuable to those of you preparing for Common Entrance.
Optional Prep
There is a supervised optional prep in the library at for those who need
to catch up with their work or for extra revision particularly as exams
approach. In the week(s) leading up to exams this prep may become
compulsory. It is also important for those who have perhaps been doing an
activity earlier and may have missed the first evening prep to catch up.
Be responsible about your work. It is often easy to put off doing your
work because there is something else going on or because you want to go
and play with your friends. As much support as we can give you we will but
you have to make sure that you play your part as well as you can. Your
time off will seem so much more enjoyable if you know that you have
completed all your work.
BULLYING
Bullying is not tolerated in any way at Cranleigh. If you are being bullied,
if someone is making your life uncomfortable, DO NOT PUT UP WITH
IT. Speak to someone about it as soon as you can. The person(s) you talk
to may be a friend, a member of staff, a gap student, a matron or your
parents but make sure you bring it to someone’s attention. Do not let
bullies make your life a misery. They get away with it only if they are
protected by your silence.
Other personal problems
If you have problems with any part of school life your form tutor,
housemaster, boarding tutor or second master may be able to help with
useful advice. The chaplain will always talk to you in complete confidence.
The matrons are also very good listeners. Do not bottle things up: If you
do the problems will only seem worse.
It is usually better to talk to someone at School first about school
problems, rather than your parents because:
- Your parents are not in school
- You may have to wait a few days to talk to your parents
- Your parents will worry if you are worrying
- Someone at school is more likely to be able to help you sort
it out, whatever it is. They may discuss with you whether it
is necessary to telephone your parents.
When you have spoken to someone at school you can then tell your
parents and let them know that a member of staff is helping you to sort
out the problem and this will help stop them worrying.
If you do not want to talk to someone in school there are independent
people that you can talk to:
- The Revd Canon Nigel Nicholson – Tel. 01483-273620
- Childline – Tel. 0800 111
- Dr Ros Chesser 01737 763704
- Social Services Department of Surrey County Council – Tel.
01483 517700
Homesickness
At some stage in your time boarding you may feel that you are missing
home. It is a good idea to tell someone how you feel. You can always
speak to Mr Forster, Matrons, Gaps, your friends, your Boarding Tutor or
any other member of the Common Room. We will be able to help you and
you will soon feel 100% better!