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Weekly Broadsheet
Autumn Term
17 November 2017
www.lancingprepworthing.co.uk
Dear Parents,
We have had a busy week this week; prep children have been preparing for their exams and to their
great credit, they have done so with good spirit. We started the week on Monday with an anti-
bullying assembly led by Mr Richards. He spoke about the importance of recognising that we are all
unique individuals with different opinions and different needs and the importance of kindness and
consideration in all our actions. He made the mistake of saying he had never baked a cake so his
challenge for the week ahead is to bake a cake and bring it into school!
On Wednesday evening we had our first musical soirée of the year and what a joy it was! The
children delighted us with exceptional performances and everyone left at the end of the evening
with a spring in their step! On Thursday senior pupils went to Lancing College to watch the musical
production of Guys and Dolls. This was a truly wonderful piece of live theatre and they returned to
school very excited and inspired. Today (Friday), we had our second visit from Portals to the Past
who captivated Year 4 with an ancient Greek workshop. The children learnt so much by engaging
practically in a range of exciting activities.
We have had many prospective parents touring the school in recent weeks and our Reception class
for next year is filling up quickly which is exciting!
Warm congratulations to Sophia B who took part in the Swimming Club Championships recently
and won the 50m backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle for the under nine category. We were very
pleased to present her with three large trophies in our celebration assembly this morning.
Congratulations also to Amelia G who has won four rosettes for riding.
Next week prep school children will complete this term’s exams and LPW clubs for pupils in years
6, 7 and 8 are cancelled, with the exception of senior art club, where the children have requested that
it runs. Outside clubs and homework room will run as usual. Please ensure that your son or
daughter has plenty of time for rest and fresh air at the weekend as well as revision. Their welfare is
important and some children can become very anxious in exam week. This will not enable them to
work to their full potential and can make the experience a miserable one. It is our aim that all our
children are able to feel a sense of achievement and accomplishment as a result of school exams and
learn for themselves where they can make improvements and where they have done well.
We are delighted to welcome Glendale Dance School in the evenings for an acrobatic dance class in
the gym which should be very exciting. It does mean however that we are locking the car park in
the evenings now to ensure that the space remains safe. I understand that some Wraparound Club
parents have been parking in the car park when they collect children at the end of the day and I am
sorry that this will no longer be possible.
@LancingPrepWthg
@LancingPrepWorthing
Lancing College
Preparatory School at Worthing
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Butterfly Conservation
Sussex Branch and the South Downs National Park Authority have applied for a grant with the
Tesco's Bags of Help Scheme as partners in a project which would see 550 Dutch elm disease-
resistant elm trees planted within the grounds of Lancing College. The pro-
ject’s primary target is to secure and increase the local population of White-
letter Hairstreak which relies exclusively on elm; also to benefit would be the
Comma and various moth species. It will be possible to vote for the project
and towards its funding via the Tesco’s token scheme which is running from
now until the end of December 2017 at Tesco’s Holmbush or the Tesco ex-
press next to Buckingham Park. If you shop in Tesco, please help us to help
conserve these beautiful creatures.
New Member of Staff
We are delighted to welcome Simone Fyles who has joined the staff as our Singing Teacher.
Mrs Beeby
Lost Property
We now have a lost property bin where all lost property will be placed from now on. This bin sits
under the arches opposite the water fountain. We are happy for parents looking for their child’s
missing uniform to access this bin from the waiting area in the playground when delivering or col-
lecting children. For safeguarding reasons we ask that parents do not go beyond the lost property
bin under the arches.
Mrs Salter
Property Found
5 pairs of grey trousers – various sizes.
2 pairs of boys black Velcro fastening shoes.
Several pairs of school PE socks
1 quilted coat size 6/7
Black fidget cube.
Please collect via the School Office if they belong to you. Thank you.
Mislaid PE Kit
Ava W sock and named school PE top
Maya S-P named blue school coat
Please check at home and if any of these items are found, please return to the school office.
Payments to the School Office
A reminder that we accept BACS and cheque payments only. Thank you.
School Office
GENERAL INFORMATION
Year 6 pupils wrote a letter to Sir Roger Bannister recently and were delighted to receive a reply
from him this week. It is printed on page 3 of this Broadsheet and has some interesting advice for
the pupils.
I hope you all have a happy weekend and look forward seeing you next week.
Best wishes,
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HEADTEACHER’S AWARDS
Child/ Year group
Max W, 6 for crafting an imaginative letter from an evacuee
Thomas W, 8 for creating a wonderful musical interpretation of a Biblical story
Isabella B, 5 for crafting an empathetic letter from Anne Boleyn to Henry VIII
Ava W, 5 for focused research and a beautiful illustration of Lady Jane Grey
Lotta E, 3 for a wonderful piece of delving deeper homework on the Stone Age.
Joseph M, 4 for creating an amphitheatre on mind craft for his delving deeper homework.
Amelia G, 4 for writing instructions and making slime as part of her delving deeper home
work.
Beth K, 4 for delving deeper and sharing her Mentos experiment with the class.
Illyas M, 3 for delving deeper and finding informatin about World War II
Misha S, 4 for getting a full house in book bingo.
Alex W, 4 for a well presented book recommendation.
Zen R, 3 for an excellent coding delving deeper project.
Yasmin G, 4 for an extremely informative book recommendation.
Mrs Beeby for winning 1st prize in the Lancing College AlTurnertive Art Exhibition 2018
Dahlia M, 4 for a fantastic poem based on the poem 'The Door'
Amelia G, 4 for a superb book recommendation.
Henry H, 3 for excellent science work on the bones in the human body.
Kaylee B, 3 for excellent work in SPaG on prepositions. Your level of effort was
outstanding!
Letter from Sir Roger Bannister:
Dear Ms Bridges
Saturday's morning's post is usually rather dull... so what a surprise to me to read your lively,
interesting letters from your pupils. Perhaps one day your history teacher might show them a film
called "The Everest of the track" by a young film maker. It shows you how many people in Britain
were still rationed, food and other things that had been unavailable during the war. The climbing of
Everest by a New Zealander, news of which came on the day of the Queen's Coronation and the
four minute mile a year later, helped to cheer people up. I only ran two more races after the four
minute mile, one against John Landy, who by then had broken my record ( I won!) and the other
was the European 1500 metre championship ( which I also won).
I just loved history at school and all these years later, I still do.
You can learn how many people can overcome huge difficulties and still fashion an honourable and
decent life for themselves. My family ran with me every weekend and all of them love sports,
para-motoring, bicycling, sailing and many others. The best thing is to join clubs and make many
friends and enjoy keeping fit.
Congratulations to all the letter writers and good luck!
Sir Roger Bannister
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School Exams
Years 7 and 8
Year 7 and Year 8 will sit exams in the gym.
Year 7 will sit school exams which will test what your child has been taught in school.
Year 8 will sit mock CE/CAS exams
Year 7 and 8CE will largely follow the Common Entrance timetable of exams:
8SC will largely follow the Common Academic Scholarship timetable of exams:
Mental Maths tests and French speaking exams will take place during normal lessons before the
written exams. All dates for these exams will be on revision lists and/or written in homework dia-
ries. Teachers have prepared Revision Lists to help children to prepare and we would ask that you
encourage your child to use their homework time to revise following the guidelines given by their
teachers.
Year 7 parents will receive an Exam Report containing the results at the end of this term.
Year 8 exam results will be discussed at Year 8 Parents’ Evenings on either Monday 11th or
Wednesday 13th December. A letter giving details of how to book appointments for these evenings
will be in your child’s bag today. If you do not receive a copy, please ask the School Office. Pupils
will need at least two permanent navy blue pens, at least two pencils, a pencil sharpener, a rubber
and a ruler in a clear container and a reading book. They may need a calculator for Maths and
Science.
Year 7 Year 8CE
Mon 20th November Maths
Science 1
English
History
Maths
Biology
English
History
Tues 21st November Maths
Science 2
English
Maths
Chemistry
English
Wed 22nd November Latin (lessons 3 and 4)
Thurs 23rd November French Reading and Writing
Science 3
Geography
RS
French Reading and Writing
Physics
Geography
RS
Frid 24th November Latin (lessons 3 and 4)
Year 8SC
Mon 20th November Geography
Maths
English
Tues 21st November French Listening, Reading and
Writing
Science
History
Wed 22nd November
Thurs 23rd November RS
Latin
Frid 24th November
PREP INFORMATION
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Years 5 and 6
Years 5 and 6 will be doing school exams during the week beginning 20th November. These will all
take place in normal lessons on the following days:
Mental Maths tests will take place during normal lessons before the written exams. Year 6 French
speaking tests will be next week and year 5 French speaking tests will be the week after exams. All
dates for these exams will be on revision lists and/or written in homework diaries.
School exams in Years 5 and 6 test what has been taught in school and teachers write revision lists to
help children to prepare. We would ask that you encourage your child to use their homework time
to revise following the guidelines given by their teachers. At the end of this term parents will re-
ceive an Exam Report containing the results.
Year 3 and year 4 School Assessments
Year 3 and Year 4 will have assessments in English and Maths during the week beginning 20th No-
vember as part of their normal lessons. We will prepare for these in class and will share the results
of them with you at the end of term via the Year 3/Year 4 Autumn Term Assessment Report. We
will reassure the children that the assessments are nothing to worry about, they are to help us to
plan their ‘next steps’.
Please note, pupils who are absent for exams/assessments will not be able to take them at a later
date.
Mrs S Salter
PREP INFORMATION
Year 5
Mon 20th November English SPAG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar)
English reading comprehension
Maths
Tues 21st November Science
Wed 22nd November French listening
Thurs 23rd November French reading and writing
Fri 24th November English Writing
Year 6
Mon 20th November Humanities (a 1 hour exam on RS, History and Geography)
French reading and writing
Tues 21st November Maths
English SPAG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar)
English reading comprehension
Science
Wed 22nd November English Writing
Maths
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PRE PREP INFORMATION
Headteacher’s Awards
Reception
Olivia - for her 'can do' attitude to getting changed for PE
Skantha - for writing her own name beautifully
Dylan - for his honesty and awareness of safety
Year 1
Joshua - for his excellent writing this week
Max - for his excellent descriptive writing
Sam - for careful work in Science
Fraser - for his lovely handwriting
Year 2
Oliver - for learning his lines for the play so brilliantly
Elizabeth - for learning her lines for the play so brilliantly
Matilda - for learning to tie her own shoelaces
Ruby - for always being so reliable
There will be no Imagination Club next week (21st November). I apologise for any inconvenience
caused.
Mrs Stephens
Year 4 Greek Day with Portals To The Past
Portals to The Past came to spend the day with Year 4 to run a Ancient Greek workshop. The chil-
dren had a fantastic time trying Ancient Greek games, a quiz, trying on Greek armour and taking
part in a mini Olympics. The children were truly inspired about the topic with a hands on approach.
Thank you to the LPWA for subsidising this fantastic opportunity.
Mrs Fudge
PREP INFORMATION
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Fixtures week commencing 20th November
Tues 21st Hockey: U9 v LPH (A) 2.00 return 4.00
Hockey: U8 v LPH (A) 2.00 return 4.00
Football: U9 v Great Ballard (A) 2.00 return 4.00
Wed 22nd Hockey: U13/U12/11/10 v Great Ballard (A) 2.00 return 4.15
Football: First Team v Great Ballard (A) 2.30 return 5.00
Football: Colts A&B v Great Ballard (H) 2.15-4.00
Thurs 23rd Football: U8 Tournament at Portsmouth Grammar 1.30 return 5.15
First Team v Shoreham College Won 8-2
The First Team bounced back from their first and only defeat last week with an emphatic display of
football to overpower a good Shoreham team. The boys played some excellent football on the floor,
and lead 6-1 at half time. A swap in players and positions allowed others to experience top First
team football; however, they were again too strong. Another superb display of football, with goals
coming from the captain Ozzy R as well as Charlie J, George C, Henry S and Joseph C. Player of
the match: Whole team
Under 9 v Pennthorpe School Red Team Lost 0-4
Under 9 v Pennthorpe School Blue Team Drew 1-1
The Year 3 and 4 boys started the first game very slowly, and hence conceded early goals.
However, they played with greater effort and were much more effective on the field of play.
This improvement continued in their second game, and took the lead through a well worked goal
form Seb G after a cross from Oliver S. However, Pennthorpe scored a well taken goal in the last
minute of the game to draw level. A much improved performance a deserved result. Well done to
all those boys who played. Player of the match: Thomas S
Under 4 team v Shoreham College Won 2-1
The Year 4 played some fantastic football on Thursday afternoon, and deserved the hard fought
win. Two super goals from player of the match Oliver S ensured victory. I was really pleased with
what they had learnt from their defeat on Tuesday against Pennthorpe School—they made huge
improvements in all aspects of their game. Really well done boys!
Under 3 Team v Shoreham College Won 2-1
The Year 3 team worked very hard throughout the game, which could have gone either way.
Player of the match Joshua made some fine saves, and with Seb G scoring two goals, the Year 3
boys ran out winners. A fantastic team performance. Well done!
Mr Richards
The Colts teams v Shoreham College at home on Wednesday
Both teams played extremely well. The red team won 4-2 with two goals from Riley T, one from
Dom F and another from Marley R. It was a great performance with lots of attacking at both ends.
The boys weren’t distracted by lots of substitutions being made throughout the game. Louis R-B
was picked out as player of the match for his amazing goalkeeping performance. The opposing PE
teacher called him “Manuel Neuer” (possibly the best goalkeeper in the world right now!)
SPORT INFORMATION
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As for the blue team, they drew 1-1. There were some really encouraging performances. The boys
have clearly learnt from their past experiences and had great unity as a team. Brandon L played in
goal in the first half and made some good saves, despite this not being his usual position. Isaac R,
Eddie B and Harry R played very well in defence. Lewis B played well on the left wing and in goal
in the second half. Oliver S led the team well as captain and put in a good midfield display. Jack S
put in the best performance I have seen from him since joining LPW. He was a constant threat down
the right-hand side with the runs that he made with the ball and the crosses he made into the
penalty area. Albert M scored LPW’s goal with a great finish into the bottom corner. LPW’s player
of the match was Jack S for his excellent performance.
The under 9s blue team played against Pennthorpe at home in a triangular series of games on
Tuesday. In the first game, LPW put up a good fight but lost 1-0. Joshua H had a marvellous
performance in goal, making a great save with his right foot to stop Pennthorpe from getting a
second goal. LPW were unlucky not to score when the Pennthorpe keeper made a good save with
his feet from an Illyas M effort. Player of the match was Illyas M for his desire to get stuck-in and
determination to win the ball.
In the second game, LPW were defeated 3-0 by Pennthorpe. LPW were forced to do plenty of
defending in this game which they did extremely well. Logan T and Zen R showed the biggest
hunger to get the ball forwards out of the LPW half. Despite the scoreline, LPW showed an
improvement from the first game because they listened to Mr Payne and tried to get the ball wider
and spread out more so that they didn't gather around the ball. Zen R was player of the match for
sheer effort in the second game.
Mr Payne
U11 training game at Farlington
U11 game turned into a training game due to some girls being absent. They mixed up with the
Farlington girls and played a match. The girls improved their skills; they thought about their
positioning and how to accurately pass the ball. They also had to think about using and creating
space—a great experience for the girls.
U10 v Farlington Lost 1-6
The U10 girls had a tough game against Farlington. During the first half, they did lots of defending
and struggled to attack. We had to dig deep and stick tight to our opponents. In the second half we
did much better. We used the space more and we were able to have a few chances on goal and
eventually scored a great goal right at the end. Thank you to the parents who came to support us.
Player of the game: Belle D
Mrs Fudge
Girls Hockey U13/12 v Handcross Park School - Lost 0 - 4
As we were down a player, Handcross Park kindly lent us a few players, which also
meant all girls from both schools played the whole match. It was a tiring but fast paced
game. After a shaky start the girls came back stronger in the second half after a positive
talk from Joe Naughtly, Head of Hockey at Lancing College. The girls are developing
their game by using the wings more with greater effect. Well done girls. Thank you to
those parents who were able to attend. Girl of the game: Barney.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Sophia B who took part in her swimming club championships a few
weeks ago and raced in 50m backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. She won all three
in the under 9s category and was presented with her medals and trophies at the weekend.
Ms Standing
SPORT INFORMATION
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We would like to say a big thank you to all parents and staff who helped to make Fireworks
night run so smoothly. Also, special thanks to Nikki from the Kitchen for her lovely Mulled
Wine and Pumpkin Soup.
Christmas Fair – Friday 1st December 5:30pm – 7:30pm (Sponsored by Howdens Joinery)
The Christmas Fair is just 2 weeks away and preparations are well underway.
Come and join us for which promises to be a fun and festive evening. Enjoy a mince pie with
some mulled wine, while the children visit our Santa’s Grotto and enjoy the fun and games on
offer with lots of chances to win a prize. Then why not take a walk around our ‘Christmas Mar-
ket’ which will be located in the gym, where local businesses will be selling a wide range of
Christmas Fayre.
We have three top prizes for the raffle this year as well as many others.
1st Prize – HP Laptop including Office 365
2nd Prize – Amazon Echo
3rd Prize – A Drone
Do you have a possible raffle prize you would like to donate? If so, please get in touch.
Raffle tickets will be sent home with the children shortly. Please return Counterfoils, monies
and any unused tickets to the office by 30th November.
We will be having our traditional Sweet Tombola but with bags this year instead of Jam Jars.
Sweet bags will be sent home for your child to fill and decorate. Please return them to the
office by Thursday 30th November.
DONATION REQUESTS - If anyone has any unused/unwanted children’s gifts to donate for
the children’s Christmas tombola stall, please could these be taken to the office.
We will also be having a “wrap a gift” stall, if anyone could donate a small box of chocolates
(unopened and in date) or any unused and unwanted small gifts for the children to purchase at
pocket money prices that would be wonderful.
Santa’s Grotto – Any help with the setup of the grotto on the afternoon of the 1st December
will be gratefully received.
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Setup of Class Run Stalls
We will be in touch with all Class Reps to let you know what time you will be needed to start
running your year’s stall.
Stalls will be run by the following year groups
Nursery Hamper & Bottle Raffle
Reception Lucky Dip / Carrot Dip
Year 1 Wrap a Gift
Year 2 Sweet Bag Raffle
Year 3 Decorate a Salt Dough Christmas Decoration
Year 4 Children’s Tombola
Year 5 BBQ & Beer
Year 6 Mulled Wine & Hot Chocolate
Year 7 Guess the Sweets / Reindeer Food
Year 8 Refreshments & Cake
Gillian Willis Face Painting
Donate your Uniform
If your child has outgrown their uniform, you can donate any Lancing Prep branded uniform to
the LPWA. We are happy to split the proceeds from the future sale of your uniform 50:50
with you. Please ensure everything donated is clean and in a good condition. Each item donated
for shared proceeds must be clearly labeled with your child's full name and year group.
Facebook page: @LPWAssoc Contact email: [email protected]
Sharon, Brett & Zoe - LPWA Co-Chairs
The LPWA (Lancing Prep at Worthing Association) is run by a group of parents and teachers who
volunteer their time to raise funds for the benefit of Lancing College Preparatory School at
Worthing and its pupils. We are a Charity registered with the Charity Commission of England
and Wales (Charity No 291390).
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Please indicate sessions required and return to the School Office by Friday 24 November
Child’s Name Age:
Date AM Session
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
PM Session 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
All Day 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Information you would like us to know on this day
Christmas 2017 Holiday
18.12.17
19.12.17
20.12.17
21.12.17
22.12.17
HOLIDAY CLUB CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
To assist with the planning and staffing of Holiday Club over the Christmas Holidays it would be
helpful if I could have an indication of the number of children who may be attending. Could par-
ents who may wish to utilise the Holiday Club over this period, please complete the form below
and return it to the School Office by Friday 24 November. If you are not sure of your plans, please
still return the slip stating this and indicating the days you may require. If there is insufficient de-
mand, we may not run some sessions. Please note this is not an actual booking – it is just to give me
an idea of numbers. Forms to book sessions will be available from 4th December. Thank you.
Mrs Flower