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December 2016 Dear Parents and Carers, The first of our liaison projects with local primary schools started last week; we were delighted to have 30 students from The Weald Primary School join us for a morning of English, and then another 30 students joined us from St Paul’s, St Martin’s, St John’s, The Weald and Powell Corderoy schools to explore science in our labs with some of our staff and students. Projects like this not only support teaching and learning in our feeder primary schools but let our future students see what life at The Priory is all about. They all had a wonderful morning and left full of enthusiasm for what they had learnt and for our school. Parents of our Y7 students joined us last Thursday for their first parents’ evening so we took the opportunity to canvass opinion and find out what their experience was like. In the comments section of the questionnaire, I was delighted to read so many encouraging things about our staff: how professional and friendly they are; that they know the students well; that it was a positive experience; and that parents are very pleased with the progress their child is making. I am very grateful to all those parents who took time to write such encouraging and appreciative comments which I have fed back to staff; it can be more common for people to complain than praise, so these compliments go a long way. I have had the privilege of spending time observing lessons over the last two weeks, and it has been a great pleasure to see our students working hard in lessons, taught so very well by our excellent teachers. I have been delighted by the interaction between staff and students, the amount of hard work our students are putting into their work, and the sheer commitment of our teachers and learning support assistants which is evident every lesson. This is a fabulous school community and the pages of this newsletter show you the extras rather than the fundamentals, but we should remember that the every day work of teaching and learning is the most important thing that we do and here it is done very well indeed. We held our annual Christmas Fair on Saturday which was very well-attended and had a lovely festive atmosphere. There was an excellent array of stalls providing the opportunity to purchase fabulous Christmas gifts made or offered by professional stall holders, as well as a stall from each Y7 tutor group. Competition was high to see who could make the most money from selling pick’n’mix (7JBY), guessing the number of sweets in a jar (7GRE), bottle flipping games (7DAS), a cake sale (7CPY) and (7DMK). The Christmas bake-off was another culinary tour de force, with the prize for the best cake being awarded to Abby King and the prize for the best set of six cupcakes being awarded to Kate Woods. Most important of all, the grand total of fund raising from our Christmas Fair was £1,236 which is a fantastic result and will go towards funding some projects in school which you will hear more of in the new year. Yours faithfully

Mrs Gibb Headteacher

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First Aid Course – Saturday 12 November 2016 On Saturday all Year 10 students who are currently completing their Bronze award and some sixth formers who are taking their Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award were invited to the school, to complete a four hour first aid course. It was a long day but we all got a lot out of it. It was to prepare us particularly for our expeditions but it is also a good skill to have. To begin with we met the qualified instructors and divided into groups. The first topic covered was what to do in an emergency including DRAB and the recovery position. The instructors made it into real life situations and showed how it could seriously help us in our D of E experiences.

Next we were taught what to do in the instance of someone burning themselves at a campsite. This included how to use limited resources to cool a burn quickly.

After our lunch break the

dummies were brought out to

practice CPR- 30

compressions and 2 breath

inhalations. Also what to do if

someone is choking. They

assessed us individually and

made sure we were doing it

correctly.

After that, we got into pairs and were given a

bandage each. The instructor came around

and gave us a part of the body to bandage on

the other person. To make it more fun we

were given fake blood. We managed to do

this well.

All in all, we now have a better understanding

of how to cope and deal with a range of first

aid incidences and we would like to thank

Sheena, Laura, Gary and Tim for training us.

Lily Turner 10CJY and Tess Johnson 10CJY

Year 10 Boys Football

On Tuesday 22 November Year 10 played their last game in the NSSSA league against Therfield. They were a good footballing side and we were competitive for the whole match, keeping the score level at 0-0 up to half time. In the second half Therfield scored 2 very good early goals and from this position they went on to secure the victory with 3 more goals. Although we worked well we couldn't get back into the game despite several chances. A special mention must go to Reid who got injured early in the first half but insisted on seeing his duty in goal through to the end of the match. Man of the match was James Irvine.

Year 8 and Year 9 Friendly Netball Match Unfortunately the fixture scheduled for Thursday 1 December was cancelled, but the girls were not put off by this and had a fun afternoon playing a friendly match between themselves. There was some amazing shooting by ‘Birthday Girl’ Lucy, and Abbey and some excellent centre court play by Millie and the 3 Graces. The girls were a pleasure to have and were super supportive of each other. The game finished with the

usual 3 cheers and voting of Man Of The Match by each team. The Year 8 team voted Amy Sanders for the Year 9 team MOM and the Year 9 team voted Rebecca Gibbons for the Year 8 MOM. Spookily both girls played GD!

Year 7 Boys Football

Year 7 finished off their 4 game league with a game against The Ashcombe on Friday 25 November. We were limited by the light but managed to get a good game in against a physical and talented team. It has been a great start from the Year 7s as they start their Priory sporting lives. Man of the match was Michael Norman.

Year 9 Boys Football

On the coldest day of the year so far Year 9 finished their league against Therfield. Although the game finished in a loss the team did well to battle the cold and a tough opposition. Man of the match was Elliott Winkworth. The team have developed well with a great team spirit over the first term. Well done Year 9!

Year 8 Boys Football

The Year 8 football team played against Therfield this week unfortunately they lost 4-0 but the performance from the boys was excellent and they continued fighting to the final whistle. They have their last match of the current league against Epsom and Ewell on Thursday 8 December at home in the dome.

Year 11 Football

Year 11 played in the last 32 of the ESFA Small Schools National cup with a possible away fixture in Oxford against the current holders if they could get through this round against last years semi-finalists St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School. Unfortunately it was not to be and the team fell at the same hurdle that they did last year having competed for the majority of the match but missing out to a very well organised team.

Girls U14 Football

On Wednesday 7 December the Under 14 girls football team will be looking to progress to the semi finals of the Surrey Cup with Blenheim High School currently standing in their way.

Please can we ask that you name all your child’s uniform and PE Kit. We will endeavour to return any kit or uniform that has been named.

The Priory School Ski Trip 2018

Frequently Asked Questions

No, the trip is open to all levels of skier and to those who

have never been skiing before. All students are taught to ski in the right group for their

experience.

All year groups are welcome from year 7-13.

We have 6 days skiing and ski for 4 hours each day; 2 hours in

the morning and then 2 hours after lunch.

Wagrain in Austria which is part of the Salzburger Sportwelt ski region.

We stay at the Wurzenrainer Jugendhotel, a young persons hotel

which has amazing facilities that we can use. These include a sports hall, trampolines, a

games room, bowling alley, chill out areas and many more things.

In the evening we have the use of the hotel as well as

going curling, attending an ice hockey match, a quiz night, an awards evening and other

activities.

Serves 2 INGREDIENTS: 75g Dried Pasta

1 Can of Chopped Tomatoes (400g)

1 tbsp tomato puree

3 tbsp oil

1 Medium Onion

1 Pepper (whole) any colour

Herbs, garlic and tomato puree

150g of Mixed Uncooked Vegetables such as broccoli, courgette, cherry tomatoes, aubergine. Add your favourites or try something new.

30-50g of Grated Cheese

Be creative with the fillings, your choices are endless. Just remember that sometimes less is more and to dice your filling finely.

This week Year 7s have been creating a colourful, nutritious pasta bake. Demonstrating their skills in slicing; dicing, sautéing and baking. They had the task to use a range of ingredients that would contribute to the government’s 5 a day campaign and reduce the sugar content by making their own delicious tomato sauce.

Just for fun can you name these types of pasta? With over 600 different types of pasta around the world you might need some luck! 1.

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Did you know?

Thomas Jefferson, America’s third President, is credited with bringing pasta to America in 1789.

‘Al dente’ is used to describe pasta when it is cooked to perfection. ‘Al dente’ in Italian literally means “to the tooth”. Pasta that is al dente should not be overly firm, nor should it be overly soft.

The word ‘pasta’ comes from the Italian for paste, meaning a combination of durum wheat, semolina and water.

Pasta existed for thousands of years before anyone ever thought to put tomato sauce on it. One reason for this is that tomatoes were not grown in Europe until the Spanish explorer Cortez brought them back to Europe from Mexico in 1519.

METHOD: CHOP and slice the vegetables to thumb size pieces.

Cook pasta until just cooked al dente. (That is Italian for firm to the bite) drain and cool under cold water to stop the cooking.

Warm a frying pan, add 3 tbsp oil and the chopped vegetables.

SAUTE the vegetables until lightly browned and softened but not fully cooked.

Add the chopped garlic, STIR.

Add tomato puree, STIR.

Add chopped tomatoes and a ¼ can water, STIR.

Add ½ tsp of mixed herbs (basil, rosemary, thyme, parsley, oregano).

Combine the cooked pasta to the sauce, STIR.

Add your well mixed pasta and vegetables to an ovenproof dish.

Place your reserved neat slices of vegetable on top as decoration.

Cover with a thin layer of grated hard cheese.

Place on a large baking tray at the TOP of the OVEN at 180˚C for 12 minutes or until cheese melts.

EQUIPMENT: Chopping board Knife Saucepan Grater Cooking Spoon Ovenproof Dish Baking Tray

Looking ahead over the next two weeks… 5 December - 18 December Week A Year 11/Year 13 Mocks Week B Tuesday 13 December Winter Music Concert, 7pm Main Hall Wednesday 14 December Advent Communion, 9am Main Hall Christmas Dinner, Canteen Thursday 15 December Christmas Carol Service, 6:30pm St Paul’s Church, Dorking

THE PRIORY SCHOOL

Winter Concert

Tuesday 13 December

7pm

Main School Hall

Tickets

Adults £5

Students £3

Next week’s word of the week is ………

dignity

Definition of dignity (noun) in English: 1. The state or quality of being worthy of honour or respect. 2. A composed or serious manner or style. Examples of use:

1. Standing in front of them, he felt stripped of his dignity. 2. He is a man of dignity and calm determination.

Rehearsals are well underway for the Gym and Dance Show on 8th and 9th February. The theme this year is Disney and over 50 pupils are busy working away on their routines.