For the week ending: Friday 22nd March, 2019

Dear Parents FI and II girls headed off to Hampton Court Palace yesterday and once again proved what lovely girls we have at Seaton House! Admiring looks from the general public and jealous glances from other teachers were the order of the day! Thank you, girls, for your exemplary behaviour. The Spring Concert last night was an unprecedented success with the choir and musicians performing to the highest levels yet. It was a night to remember. To round off this week, Form IV girls delivered a delightful assembly that got us all thinking about who we are and what we will become. They showed us how to embrace who we are and accept the changes we undergo as we grow up. They shared their own personal goals that they had set for themselves and performed some impressive song and dance moves! Well done, girls!

Mrs Morrison

Headteacher

Pupil Achievements

Chess

Congratulations to Anvi FIV, Hannah, FIV and Nabila FIII, who were awarded their Chess Badge in Assembly this morning.

Nabila, Anvi and Hannah

Mandarin

Sophia Turner, FI, was awarded a certificate for outstanding achievement and for coming first in her Mandarin class, achieving 94.5% in her exam, which included reading,

writing and speaking Mandarin!

Spring Concert 2019

All those present at last night’s Spring Concert will, I am sure, agree that it was a joy from beginning to end. That so many pupils “put themselves out there” to play intricate individual pieces (or in one case a delightful duet) and rose to the chal-lenge of public performance, says so much about their character. It was also very well attended by families - hardly an available seat – and with the astonishing variety of tal-ented instrumentalists and singers made for a captivating evening. A huge thank-you to all the staff present, the accompanists, the glorious playing of Mrs Freeman and Miss Tovey for administering the concert from start to finish and producing the programme.

Mrs Wilson

FIV Assembly

This morning, FIV led a very powerful and thought-provoking assembly. The message was clear: we must accept ourselves for who we are and that there are some things about ourselves that we cannot change. The important thing is that we must never, ever give up because we know that if we work hard and if we keep trying, we will achieve our goals. Our girls remembered all their lines and their dancing was worthy of the West End. Thank you Mrs Hammond, Mrs Mannooch and girls for such a wonderful assembly and to our parents who came to support us.

Junior House Visit Hampton Court

FI & FII had a wonderful time yesterday at historic Hampton Court. We learned a Tudor Dance, we visited the Great Hall where a Tudor feast, fit for a King was laid out, we learned to ride a horse, Tudor-style and we went into the Chapel where King Henry VIII got married. We had an amazing day. Thank you to all the Junior House teachers and staff who organised this wonderful trip for us.

Very well done to all of our girls who competed in the recent Gym Competition against Old Palace. It was a very tough competition and

our girls all did incredibly well. The results are as follows:

YEARS 2 & 3 Floor Level 1: Anya Zhang 2nd. Lucy Jin 3rd.

Overall Floor & Vault Level 1: Elyse Brunni 3rd Vault: Elyse Brunni, =2nd and Ishani Prashad, =2nd

Floor Level 2: Miriam Ajaz, 2nd. Overall Floor & Vault Level 2: Ishani Prashad, 2nd and Miriam Ajaz, =3rd.

YEARS 4,5 & 6 Vault: Sequoia Banham, 1st

Floor Level 2: Zara Hughes 1st, Sequoia Banham, 2nd & Amelia Sims, 3rd Overall Floor and Vault Level 2: Sequoia Banham 1st and Zara Hughes 2nd

Other girls who participated and performed very well:

FII: Katy Deng, Bella Gerard, Georgia Page, FIII: Vidhya Sachchi,

FIV: Khiana Chudasama, Sandhya Sachchi, FV: Lenoa Birahinduka, Isabelle Hutton, Sofia Lilani, Kaiya Patel,

FVI: Maja Dhanani

Quote of the Week by FIV.

Congratulations to Sophia in FII who has donated her long hair to the Little Princess Trust. The Trust will use the hair to make a wig for a child or young adult who has lost their own hair because of illness. Well done, Sophia.

Sophia’ before her haircut …………………………and after!

If you would like more information about the Little Princess Trust, please click on the following link to visit their website. https://www. littleprincesses. org. uk/

During Assembly this morning, we learned that there are things that we cannot change about ourselves but there are also things we can do - we can be good friends, we can

help each other and we can be kind —as we strive to achieve our goals.

FIV: ’ We have decided that we are up for the CHALLENGE OF CHANGE! One thing we have realised is that to achieve a goal takes perseverance, persistence, hard work and determination. There are often setbacks but

if we continue to try our best, we will make progress.’

Updates and Reminders

Isle of Wight Trip, FV & FVI. Girls in FV & FVI, please arrive between 7. 00 -

7.15am on Monday with case, rucksack, water bottle, snack and wearing PE kit with warm, lined waterproof jacket on top.

No Orchestra on Thurrsday

A fabulous poem written in class by Hannah, FIV.

Mrs Ache

Mrs Ache always has an ache. On Monday she had an earache and on Tuesday she had a toothache.

But Mr Ache thinks she’s a fake.

Mrs Ache always has an ache. On Wednesday she had a stomach ache and on Thursday she had

backache. But Mr Ache thinks she’s a fake.

On Friday she was bitten by a rattlesnake. But Mr Ache thinks she’s a fake.

On Saturday, she had a headache On Sunday…………………

…………………she had a rest!

Hannah what a wonderful poem! We do like to feature girls’ work in our weekly Newsletter so if you have written a poem or a story and would like to see it in next week’s Newsletter, please hand your work into the School Office or send it to:- marketing@seatonhouse.sutton.sch.uk..

Diary Dates Monday 25th March: Isle of Wight Residential Trip FV & FVI — all week. Ancient Greek Week FIII & FIV. Little Musketeers (FIV — FVI) 12..40 —1.10pm. Gym Squad Practice 3.30 —5.00pm.

Tuesday 26th March: Netball Club 3. 30 - 4.30pm, Musical Theatre 3.45 — 4.45pm.

Wednesday 27th March: Little Musketeers (FI — FIII) 12..40 — 1.10pm, Dramabuds 3.45 - 4.45pm

Thursday 28th March: Gym Club (I&II) 3. 45 — 4.45pm. Form III Parents’ Meeting re Bowles 3.45 — 4.30pm.

Friday 29th March: Reception Songs & Coffee in EYC Parents Welcome 09. 00 — 10.30am. Mothers Day Gift Sale — FII, FIII & FIV. Swimming FII only. Gym club FIII — FVI 3.45-4.45pm.

Please place orders by midnight on the previous Sunday

Alleycatz have asked for any returns to be sent within 28 days of delivery

Lucie, Amelia, Khiana, Vidhya, Ella and Eleanor were awarded certificates for designing the best red nose for Comic Relief last week. Well done girls!