WEEKLY NEWSLETTER NO 9 - 15th November 2013

CHILDREN IN NEEDPHILIPPINES

APPEAL

Following the prompting of the

children Daniel Gooda in

particular we have decided to

split any money raised today

between the Children in Need

Charity and the DEC appeal to

help the people affected by the disaster in

the Philippines

I hope you all agree that this is

appropriate

Winners of the first U11 Hockey Tournament at EGHC and unbeaten in all team sports for 3 years

Team Madeleine Liu Ami Finnegan Madison McKay (GK) Yelena Finnegan Lucy Jones (Coach)

Emily Workman Elise Fry Amber Buggins (Capt) Alice Renshaw

REMEMBRANCE DAY Thank you to all the parents who attended the 2 minutes silence at 1100am on 1111 and

congratulations to both Ben Kinnear and Hugo Hawes for playing the Last Post and Reveille so well from the roof of the Chapel on a very cold and damp day

School exams start on

Monday for children in

years 6-8 Please make

sure you have all the right

equipment in school

SKI TRIP

29th March-6th April 2014

Places are still available

Please see Mr Jones or ask for details

from the office

LOST PROPERTY

Willow Platerrsquos Blazer is still missing please could everyone check their blazers to make sure they havenrsquot got Willowrsquos by mistake and also look out for it around school Many thanks

SUPERB FUNDRAISING IDEA FOR THE SCHOOL

If you like to shop online please can I suggest you go through

wwweasyfundraisingorguk where you can

access all your favourite online shops and the school

raises funds as a consequence as each retailer pays a

percentage of your purchase to the school It really is very

simple and easy

There are a couple of quick things to tell you before you start

Your unique easyfundraising URL is

httpwwweasyfundraisingorgukcausescopthorneprep

This is the link you should give to your supporters when you ask them to register with us to

support you

If you click on this link you can then register and every time you shop online you may help

to raise funds for the school Thank you

5k Santa RunWalk

Sunday 8th December 2013

Victoria Park London

Up to 3000 people are expected to take part and

raise money for hundreds of different

charities We would love people to join the

Outreach 3 Way team

The run will take place at Victoria Park in

London This is a wonderful way of getting back to

the true spirit of Christmas of doing good whilst

having fun

Children as young as 8 can take part (if

accompanied by an adult) You can run jog or

walk and a free Santa suit will be provided to all

participants or you can choose to wear your own

festive costume

There is a registration fee of pound20 and we ask participants to raise a minimum of pound100 to help support our

work with people with learning disabilities and autism

Please contact fundraisingoutreach3wayorg for further information by 22 November 2013

SCHOOL WEBSITE The School website is full of information from team sheets to photos on the Photo Gallery to videos

The Animations from the Arts Festival can be found on the Arts page and an English lesson had to be evacuated under World War II conditions - have a look on the English page

NURSERY The Children in the Nursery paid their respects on Remembrance Day by making some special poppy wreaths Although we were not able to take them up to the chapel for the two minutes silence because of the rain the

children all knew why we were making them and they all behaved beautifully during the service Thank you to all those who donated money towards the Royal British Legion and also to Children in Need It was lovely to see so many spottily dressed children and we had fun taking

part in various spotty themed activities

Nativity Play We hope you have all received a slip telling you about costumes for your child Please remember that they need to be in school (and named) by Friday 29th November

Any worries please come and see any of us in the Nursery

PRE-PREP amp NURSERY NEWS

YEAR 2 - Miss Heaps has been very impressed by all the Year 2 children in her RWI group this week They have been learning all about condors and Marabou storks and concentrating on using different

sentence openers when comparing the similarities and differences between the two birds

Eva Unlike the Marabou stork the condor has white bits on its wings Although they are both large a marabou stork is taller (one and a half metres rather than one metre) Even though they both have bald heads a Marabou stork has a pink head and a condor

has a red head Also another difference is that Marabou lays its eggs in a nest but a condor doesnrsquot

Aadi Although a Marabou stork is bald like a condor a Marabou stork has a pink head and a condor has a dark red head Unlike the Marabou stork which eats rats

doves and birds a condor eats baby animals

Wesley Unlike the condor which lays their eggs on a cliff edge the Marabou stork does the same but in a nest Both birds are big but the Marabou stork is bigger (the Marabou is 150cms and the condor is

100cms)

Pizza Express This week Miss Atkinson and Miss Heaps classes visited Pizza Express in East Grinstead for a DT lesson with a difference Under the skilled guidance of Mario and Luigi (is this a

joke) each of the children transformed their ingredients into a pizza It proved to be quite a challenge but a fun one Mrs Passmorersquos class are now looking forward to

their visit next week

Mrs Passmorersquos class have had fun investigating Wassily Kandinski We have sketched

original designs based on his work ready for glass painting later in the term

In ICT we did our own versions of concentric circles with squares which was wonderful

for our mouse control

RECEPTION This week Reception have been looking at signs

of Autumn We have collected leaves and learnt about symmetry

We have finally completed all of our first speed sounds in RWIhellip well done everyone

We had great fun in maths learning to sort objects by colour size and shape It has been a very busy week

YEAR 1

We have begun our topic on lsquolight

and darkrsquo and have had lots of

exciting fun in the cave testing a

selection of torches to see which is

the brightest We have also used glitter to decorate

a lantern with beautiful patterns

Ceramic Shack - We hope that your child enjoyed painting their

pottery pieces we look forward to seeing the results Please remember

that there will be pound10 added to your end of term bill for these

Parking Kiss amp Drop - We now have an enlarged parking area between the Reception classrooms and the grounds mens sheds hellip please feel free to use it Also when using Kiss amp Drop please pull up near to the fire escape steps allowing other

people in behind you Can you ensure your children are ready to jump out with their bags so that Kiss amp Drop is a quick efficient affair Thank you

Missing Items - Wesleys and Henrirsquos black

coats are missing hellip both named Please check

and return if found

SPORTS RESULTS

U8 Netball Festival at Great Walstead - WINNERS

The unbeaten U8 team travelled to Great Walstead to take part

in a Netball Festival with other local Prep Schools

Copthorne were in Pool B with Hurst A Great Walstead B and

Brambletye Having won all their matches at the Pool stage

they progressed to the semi-final beating Hurst B 5ndash0

Then it was into the final against Great Walstead A - who had

come through their Pool beating Hurst B and

Windlesham Copthorne and Great Walstead played very com-

petitively and although the score was only 2ndash0 it was enough to

secure a win

Well done to the whole team They not only won every match

they played in the Festival ndash the only team to do so ndash but they

also played competitively and were very sporting in their victory All the girls need a mention as they played as a team

Ruby Oldfield Ruby Hickmet Akanksha Sharma Alana Willis Mallory Escott Beth Long Tali Clarke and Emily Whittle

Both Mrs 2V and Miss Dunn were very impressed

CleverKidsApps ndash This company has been started by Mrs Bogdanovskirsquos son Alex Itrsquos aim is to help

parents find the right educational apps for their children based on their age and interests on

smart phones or tablets You will receive their recommendations for your child ndash and because yoursquore

a Copthorne Pre-Prep parent you will receive 4 free educational apps each month

The website is httpwwwcleverkidsappsco Please do have a look and let me know your thoughts

hellip Alex would welcome any feedback even if you decide not to join up

CHRISTMAS CARDS These need to be ordered with us or

online by 22nd November

Cards will be here within 3 weeks of this

date

Next Week

Tuesday 19th November

Mrs Passmorersquos class visit Pizza

Express

Head Lice - As you know we are

struggling to keep these beasties at bay

particularly in the Nursery and Reception

classes Please continue to comb through

your childrenrsquos hair VERY regularly ndash if

there is enough conditioner on your childrsquos

head when you comb the eggs and lice

should come out easily

In the Pre-Prep entrance there are letters

you can collect headed lsquoNitty Grittyrsquo if

your child has head lice you can take this

letter to your doctor and get a nit comb for free

Perhaps if everyone could treat their childrenrsquos heads this weekend

with conditioner at least we can break the cycle hellip Happy combing

U9B Netball v Handcross Park - Won 8-3

What a lovely crisp afternoon to play netball The girls were all excited to take on Handcross Park and played the first quarter

with determination The teams were evenly matched but the Handcross team had the edge and the score line was 3-1 time

for a team chatrsquo Suddenly everything changed the girls were brilliant superb passing by all of the girls and 3 fantastic shots

from Lila meaning half time score line was 4-3 The girls continued with this excellent play notably from Diya in defence and

Isabella in centre but all girls should be proud of their achievements

Final score line was 8-3 Well done girls and thank you for making my day Mrs Lee

U9 Netball v Handcross Park - Won 11-7

This week the U9A team took on Handcross Park in a fantastic game Emily Goodfellow was the captain and she won the toss

giving Copthorne the first centre pass The first half saw great play from both teams - moving the ball well down court

defending and attacking brilliantly The girls were fighting for every ball At half time it was 5-4 to Copthorne

The game continued to be close throughout but Copthorne kept fighting and moving into good spaces There were some great

passes into the shooters from Emily and good linking play from Callie Shriya and Belle when they were in the D All the

girls shooting was on form too Sophia and Jemima continued to be solid in defence while Emma and Abigail helped move

the ball up the court

The final score was 11-7 to Copthorne with Belle being the top goal scorer and voted player of the match by Handcross

The girls looked really good as a team this week and have begun to put practice into play which was great for me to see

Well done to all the girls HC

U10A Grass Hockey v Handcross Park - Won 17-0

Copthorne won the first centre pass and it was evident from the onset that they were determined to win There was some

excellent passing from the forwards and it was great to see the drills that they have been practising this week being put to

good work It was not long before Ella C had put in a cracking goal which was soon to be followed by her second There was

some good tackling from our players however our defence didnrsquot have as much opportunity to show their skills

By ten minutes in Copthorne had scored 5 goals therefore the team was moved around However all our girls were keen to

score and although we had defenders including our goalie playing on the wing the goals kept on coming Copthorne U10

really showed how they can play and it was good for their confidence to prove to themselves that they can score

After the match it was decided to have a little fun game with both teams mixed up It was great to see that our girls were

accommodating and generous to the opposition ndash in true Copthorne style

Well done girls you all played really well LD

Scorers Ella C (4) Ella D (4) Katie (2) Josie (3) Neve (1) Charlotte (3)

U11A Hockey v Handcross Park - Won 3-0

After playing on astro on Wednesday and Friday of last week we had to adjust to the lumpy bumpy grass pitch due to the

amount of rain we have had it was really hard going

As always we were slow to start making things difficult for ourselves by being so close to each other Yelena got the first goal

after a shot from Amber was saved and Yelena was there to tap it over the line Handcross had a few skilful players and because

they were used to their pitch it meant that Ami and Elise had a bit more defending to do than normal although the Handcross

girls only managed to get into our D just before the final whistle went

Madeleine got the second goal from some lovely strong passing from the Copthorne girls working it from the back right down to

the front Alice had a good game in the middle being strong on the ball and not letting the Handcross girls have it There were a

few miss tackles and stick tackles from the Copthorne girls as well as the Handcross girls but we didnrsquot let this bother us too

much Amber fired the ball into the back of the goal from a short corner which wasnrsquot going to be stopped by anyone Madison

didnrsquot have much to do in this game but kept herself entertained by singing whilst she was in the goal watching the play

Another win for the undefeated team Next week will be a tough one but a game that we are ready for

Thanks to the supporters again who come to watch every week makes a big difference to the girls to have someone shouting on

the side lines (not just me) Player of the match Amber LJ

U11B Hockey v Handcross Park - Lost 1-4

This was a really hard game to play because of all the rain we have had recently the grass pitch was uneven very heavy and the

ball wasnrsquot running smoothly at all

The Handcross girls were obviously used to the conditions and put a huge amount of pressure on our defence early on in this

game It wasnrsquot long before they scored after a goal mouth scramble and Maddie trying really hard to kick the ball out of the

mud

However the Copthorne girls fought back and we had a couple of missed chances from Hermione after some good work from

Katherine Radley in the centre of the pitch Clara worked hard throughout the game chasing down the ball and making some

nice through passes to Emilie

Holly and Emily had to work very hard in defence and made some good tackles but the Handcross forwards were just too strong

Well done Maddie on her first attempt in goal and a huge well done to Katherine Radley who was playing up a year and was

also nominated lsquoplayer of the matchrsquo by the Handcross girls MJ

3rd VI Indoor Hockey v Handcross Park - Lost 4-5

This week the 3rd VI indoor hockey found it tough to get going and to find passes

One could not fault their determination to win the ball but as soon as they collected it they passed without looking giving the

ball straight back to the opposition

Handcross make Copthorne pay for their lack of discipline and ball control by scoring three quick goals The girls managed

to hang in the first half and tried to create attacking opportunities and came close on few occasions

After half time Natalie did well and decided to take on the visiting side She impressed with some good elimination skills and

ball speed running passed one player after the other She got Copthorne back into the match with two goals From her there

was not much to slow her down every chance she got she headed for goal Sometimes it paid off and others it didnrsquot

Willow and Annie were there in defence to pick up the loose ball and gave it straight back to the forwards of Lily and Zillyan

to attack again

Just when Copthorne thought they were closing the gap Handcross managed to catch us unaware and put another two goals

in to keep their lead Copthorne did not give up they kept attacking and chasing the ball

Natalie once again stepped up a gear and found herself scoring another two goals to keep the girls hopes alive but it all came

a bit too late as the end whistle finally went with one goal in it

Well played girls good comeback Well done to Natalie for being voted player of the match HP

Team Alice Annabelle Willow Zillyan Natalie (4) and Lily

2nd VI Indoor Hockey v Handcross Park - Won 7-2

This week the girls 2nd VI indoor hockey rapped up their third win in a row with a 7-2 victory over Handcross Park

The girls played really well as a team and each and every one of them was committed in getting the ball off the opposition

and attacking on every opportunity Jemima was the most ruthless player in front of goal scoring 4 in the match She got the

goals flowing after receiving the ball off Charlotte then placing it well past the keeper Her second was from a well taken

free hit just outside the circle Hannah played the ball to Charlotte who passed it on to Jemima who then passed it into the

goal Awesome two passes to goal Charlotte soon turned from provider to goal scorer herself with a well taken short corner

She soon added her second as she dribbled straight down the middle of the court her team mates made her job easy by

pulling defenders out of the way to create a clear path to goal and she did not hesitate to strike right from the edge of the D

Handcross played some good hockey themselves and tested Alice on many occasions but she held her position well and

covered both posts to stop the visiting side from scoring They did manage to sneak one in before half time

The second half was almost the same as the first this time both teams had equal possession and territory the only difference

was Copthorne made all their opportunities count Again Jemima set the standard being goal hungry in the D scoring

another two goals Elly moved from defence into attack and like last week showed good composure on the ball and scored

for the 2nd week running Well done to Charlotte for being voted player of the match She ran and defended all over the court

and showed good dribbling skills up in attack HP

Team Alice Elly (1) Hannah Charlotte (2) Jemima (4) and Harriet

1st VI Indoor Hockey v Handcross Park - Lost 3-6

This week the girls found themselves up against a solid Handcross Park team Even with home court advantage the girls still

got off to a rusty start At the start both teams took time to settle and size one another up with passes going astray and loose

positioning creating big gaps It was the opposition that broke out of their shells first advancing ahead with determination

and aggression on the ball This sudden change of pace and intensity gave the visiting side the lead Although Copthorne

were mostly on the defence in the first half the girls did manage to pull some passes together and test Handcross Parks

goalkeeper Against the run of play Copthorne managed to pull into the lead with two goals both off Michaela She

converted a short corner and the second off a great pass from Chloe It didnrsquot take too long before the opposition levelled

from one of their short corners Going into half time with a 2-2 score the girls were quite happy and started off on a more

positive note in the second half by taking the lead from another short corner giving Michaela her hat trick

Handcross was not going to go away and soon stepped up another gear Two of their girls took it upon themselves to dribble

quite effectively through most of our players to then pass the ball to unmarked players in our D Copthorne had no answer

for this ball control and precision and started to lose their shape and more gaps started to appear

Goals started to flow freely for the visiting team giving them a convincing victory over Copthorne HP

Team Prisha Harriet Alys Michaela (3) Chloe Victoria and Liliana

2nd XI Football v St Christopherrsquos

So we have reached the end of the football season and it has certainly proved to be a difficult journey for the 2s in terms of

results The highs of the draw at Duke of Kent in September are now a distant memory The last game against St Christophers

was always going to be tricky However after a good training session with the 1s on Tuesday we went into the game

determined to show our mettle We battled away in the first half and at last began to make tackles and show much more

determination than in recent matches Yes we were under pressure but there was no making life easy for the opposition Despite

our best efforts we were 0-3 down at the break

One instruction at half time was to get stuck in and leave Elliott up front for the long ball should we get the chance The second

half started with more of the same and then we had a break on with the battling Robert feeding a through ball to Elliott who

promptly obliged with a sweet strike into the corner and the place erupted You would have thought that the boys had just won

the world cup as the smiles on their faces were at least a mile wide The cheerleaders were screaming and even the coach sported

a massive grin The delight that the goal brought caused the frustration of the previous weeks to evaporate and made all the hard

work worth while I have to say that all the effort put in by the boys appeared to be rewarded in that one goal and they were

well chuffed with themselves and quite rightly We did not go on to win the game as would have happened in some tv drama

but that didnt really matter today Well done boys you have come a long way in the last 9 weeks and I am delighted that you

finished on a high

Men of the match Toby William Jack Harry Joe Jamie Robert Edward Andre Nabil and Elliott

Final thanks to our loyal supporters who I think were just as pleased as the boys JC

1st Football v St Christopherrsquos

St Christopherrsquos were the opponents for the final football game of the season and for the Year 8 boys it was the last time

they would take to the field in Copthorne colours The first half was rather comfortable and all though we did not make

good use of possession we battled well and took the two chances on offer to go into half time will a 2 nil advantage Sam

finished well after some neat work down the right from Evan and Evan was once again provider for Alessandro to round the

keeper and score

Irsquom not sure what happened in the second half but we seemed to take our foot of the gas and coast along expecting the result

to come A loose ball on the corner of the box was not dealt with and an opportunist strike found its way into the far post for

2-1 Soon after the game was level when a flick on from a free kick was not attacked by a single defender leaving an

unmarked striker to nod home Although I am sure the game was exciting from the touchline it was exactly the opposite

from in the middle It is a shame to finish with a draw however in the grand scheme of things it has been a very successful

season with the return of the Sale Cup and also winning the Copthorne 6-a-side

Well done boys and good luck at your next school Year 7rsquos Irsquoll see you next season MA

Colts D Football v St Christopherrsquos

Today the Colts Drsquos travelled down to Hove to play St Christophers The boys had a great game which resulted in a win of 2-1

to Copthorne It was a bit of a slow start to the game with only scoring 1 and conceding 1 goal each but after half time the boys

started to play together as a team showing great defence and even better attack spending almost the entire second half in our

goalie box The first goal was scored by Gabriel Jones after a great pass from Elliott Martin-Drew into the middle of the box

where Gabriel finished it off by striking the ball into the back of the net Unfortunately St Christophers were able to get passed

our goalie Amardip Ahluwalia after he had saved all of their other attempts The second goal for Copthorne was scored by

Kieron Escott in the second half after there was an outstanding show of teamwork passing the ball through the entire opposition

and getting the ball through to Kieron who was in on goal and finished well BB

Colts C Football v St Christopherrsquos

Todayrsquos game against St Christophers down in Hove was very successful The Colts C team defeated St Christophers 2-1 with

an outstanding goal from Captain Jack Holliday The team worked very well to get the ball down into their own half and a great

cross ball from Zevon Rustom to Jack which ended up in the back of the net The second goal was scored by Zevon Rustom after

help from Zach Pennisi and Nick Kinnear to get passed the defenders The ball was going towards the goal after Zevonrsquos strike

when one of the St Christophers defenders unluckily assisted the ball into the net going over the goalies head

The boys worked very well together as a team and the result shows I feel as though our attack was very sharp but the defence

from Rick Ghosh Nico Lopalco and Jack Flanagan was what secured our match I was very proud of the boys today not only

with their football but also with their good sportsmanship and ability to work well together as a team BB Colts B Football v

Colts AampB Football v St Christopherrsquos

Colts A - St Christophers 3 Copthorne 0

Colts B - St Christophers 3 Copthorne 0

This was a disappointing end to what has been a successful season for the As and Bs We were away at Glebe Villas playing

on very small bobbly pitches against some pretty good opponents who were better than us on the day

The As played first and were perhaps complacent against a side that we had knocked out of the Lancing Prep 6 a side

tournament but St Christophers got their revenge today They outplayed us and only Daniel stood out for us at all with some

good driving runs down the right wing The closest we came to scoring was when Beau spun past a defender and fired a

fierce shot onto the angle of bar and post but otherwise this was a poor showing and our second defeat of the season where

we have been a lot better

The Bs also soon found themselves behind as St Christophers played nicely and worked harder to win possession and move off

the ball than we did Peter had the best chance of the day but fired wide and Adam also came close to scoring but it was not to

be Also only the second defeat of the season this has otherwise been a very successful term of football for both teams

Well done and good luck on the rugby pitch lads DJ

Colts E v St Christopherrsquos ndash Won 3-0

The Colts Es started the game with a completely new formation On the back of recent performances Arjun was promoted into

midfield and Harry was given an opportunity up front After a few hesitant opening exchanges the boys quickly found their feet

and began to play some good football Our midfield trio of Kinshuk Arjun and Kye started to string some passes together and

link up well with Harry With their confidence growing the boys began to launch wave after wave of attack on the opposing

goal However they were continually thwarted by some good goalkeeping and last ditch defending Eventually

St Christopherrsquos succumbed to the pressure when one of their players handled the ball on the goal line Aaryan took the

resulting penalty and thundered the ball into the back of the net At halftime we completely changed around our midfield line

up and added a more physical presence through Austin Ben and Tommy The boys harried and hustled in the middle of the

park and cranked up the pressure on St Christopherrsquos goal Inevitably more goals followed from Ben and Harry Although our

defence had a relatively quiet game when called into question William Joshua and Aaryan showed they were more than able for

the task Well done boys a cracking effort and a well deserved win DH

Colts F v St Christopherrsquos ndash Won 4-0

Buoyed from last weekrsquos win the boys began brightly from the whistle With the midfield strengthened by the new pairing of

Nathan and Kiran our boys quickly dominated both possession and territory It was not long before their efforts were rewarded

with goals from Kiran and Nathan who went on to notch up four goals between them Throughout the game our defence

remained rock solid with Raymond Lakith and Jasper forming an almost impenetrable defensive line Ayush Nicholas and

Jack also played well in their respective positions Overall it was a fine performance and a fitting end to the season DH

U9B Football v St Christopherrsquos

Coming off the back of two goalless matches the under 9Brsquos were looking to find the back of the net this week in their final

match for the football season against St Christopherrsquos Defence was still of key importance and keeping a clean sheet would give

us the best chance of victory The match was end to end with lots of chances for both sides however it was still 0-0 at half time

with Copthorne wasting numerous opportunities to shoot at goal The second half was a bit more open flowing and Copthorne

dominated possession having shot upon shot on the St Christopherrsquos goal but still with no success One ball was a certain goal

until the mud on the goal line stopped the ball dead and allowed the goalie to pick it up and clear Finally midway through the

second half we got the break through and went up 1-0 via some brilliant play from all the boys Now defending for our lives we

were clearing the ball as far away as possible from our goal With only a minute to go St Christopherrsquos made a break and finally

scored and Copthorne under 9Brsquos finally conceded a goal after three matches In the end the score was 1-1 leaving the results for

the season for the under 9Brsquos with 0W 3D 2L JB

U9A Football v St Christopherrsquos

The under 9Arsquos concluded their football season on Wednesday with a match against St Christopherrsquos played at Copthorne

Looking to finish the season on a high the boys were really excited However late in the first half they lacked concentration and

went down 2-0 in quick time This came as a blow to our confidence although with 3 key things to work on in the next 15mins to

get ourselves back into the match We toiled hard but St Christopherrsquos defence was too quick for our attackers and we didnrsquot

have the legs in the end to win threw ball and enough strength to hold off tackles In the end the second half performance was an

extreme improvement on the first however once again we could convert that into goals

In summary of the season well done to all the boys who played Arsquos football over the term and I hope that in the off season you

sign up for your local teams to continue to develop as footballers

Overall the under 9Arsquos finished the season with results of 3W 2D 5L JB

U8B Football v St Christopherrsquos

On Wednesday the U8 B team played their last match of the season in what proved to be a difficult encounter against

St Christophers

Having had a few rugby practices mixed in in the week leading up to the match the boys were a tad rusty however it didnt take

long for them to get into the swing of things

The boys played well throughout the match and were well up for all the challenges that came their way Both teams had their

fair share of attack however it was St Christophers who looked more likely to score We did in the end keep out all opposing

attacking opportunities and the game ended in a draw of 0-0

A good season of football for the boys There was lots of improvement from individuals as well as as the team

Good luck for the rugby season DH

U8A Football v St Christopherrsquos

The last match of the season saw a slightly disappointing end to what has been a very positive season Scoring early it looked as

though it was going to be a comfortable game ending in a last match win for us however it was not to be

St Christophers were very strong in the mid field and had two superb footballers who scored the majority of the goals with the

game ending in a 5-1 loss We did however take some good positives from this game It was a very good experience for the boys

to see the level at which some boys from other schools are playing at We had to keep our head up and still believe that we had a

chance after 2 or 3 goals had been scored and most importantly one cant win all the time Its these types of matches even at U8

level that shows the character of the boys and it was fantastic to see them not giving up

Well done on a good season boys Some fantastic football played some great wins and some hard losses but all in all good fun

DH

2nd VI Indoor Hockey v Handcross Park - Won 7-2

This week the girls 2nd VI indoor hockey rapped up their third win in a row with a 7-2 victory over Handcross Park

The girls played really well as a team and each and every one of them was committed in getting the ball off the opposition

and attacking on every opportunity Jemima was the most ruthless player in front of goal scoring 4 in the match She got the

goals flowing after receiving the ball off Charlotte then placing it well past the keeper Her second was from a well taken

free hit just outside the circle Hannah played the ball to Charlotte who passed it on to Jemima who then passed it into the

goal Awesome two passes to goal Charlotte soon turned from provider to goal scorer herself with a well taken short corner

She soon added her second as she dribbled straight down the middle of the court her team mates made her job easy by

pulling defenders out of the way to create a clear path to goal and she did not hesitate to strike right from the edge of the D

Handcross played some good hockey themselves and tested Alice on many occasions but she held her position well and

covered both posts to stop the visiting side from scoring They did manage to sneak one in before half time

The second half was almost the same as the first this time both teams had equal possession and territory the only difference

was Copthorne made all their opportunities count Again Jemima set the standard being goal hungry in the D scoring

another two goals Elly moved from defence into attack and like last week showed good composure on the ball and scored

for the 2nd week running Well done to Charlotte for being voted player of the match She ran and defended all over the court

and showed good dribbling skills up in attack HP

Team Alice Elly (1) Hannah Charlotte (2) Jemima (4) and Harriet

1st VI Indoor Hockey v Handcross Park - Lost 3-6

This week the girls found themselves up against a solid Handcross Park team Even with home court advantage the girls still

got off to a rusty start At the start both teams took time to settle and size one another up with passes going astray and loose

positioning creating big gaps It was the opposition that broke out of their shells first advancing ahead with determination

and aggression on the ball This sudden change of pace and intensity gave the visiting side the lead Although Copthorne

were mostly on the defence in the first half the girls did manage to pull some passes together and test Handcross Parks

goalkeeper Against the run of play Copthorne managed to pull into the lead with two goals both off Michaela She

converted a short corner and the second off a great pass from Chloe It didnrsquot take too long before the opposition levelled

from one of their short corners Going into half time with a 2-2 score the girls were quite happy and started off on a more

positive note in the second half by taking the lead from another short corner giving Michaela her hat trick

Handcross was not going to go away and soon stepped up another gear Two of their girls took it upon themselves to dribble

quite effectively through most of our players to then pass the ball to unmarked players in our D Copthorne had no answer

for this ball control and precision and started to lose their shape and more gaps started to appear

Goals started to flow freely for the visiting team giving them a convincing victory over Copthorne HP

Team Prisha Harriet Alys Michaela (3) Chloe Victoria and Liliana

2nd XI Football v St Christopherrsquos

So we have reached the end of the football season and it has certainly proved to be a difficult journey for the 2s in terms of

results The highs of the draw at Duke of Kent in September are now a distant memory The last game against St Christophers

was always going to be tricky However after a good training session with the 1s on Tuesday we went into the game

determined to show our mettle We battled away in the first half and at last began to make tackles and show much more

determination than in recent matches Yes we were under pressure but there was no making life easy for the opposition Despite

our best efforts we were 0-3 down at the break

One instruction at half time was to get stuck in and leave Elliott up front for the long ball should we get the chance The second

half started with more of the same and then we had a break on with the battling Robert feeding a through ball to Elliott who

promptly obliged with a sweet strike into the corner and the place erupted You would have thought that the boys had just won

the world cup as the smiles on their faces were at least a mile wide The cheerleaders were screaming and even the coach sported

a massive grin The delight that the goal brought caused the frustration of the previous weeks to evaporate and made all the hard

work worth while I have to say that all the effort put in by the boys appeared to be rewarded in that one goal and they were

well chuffed with themselves and quite rightly We did not go on to win the game as would have happened in some tv drama

but that didnt really matter today Well done boys you have come a long way in the last 9 weeks and I am delighted that you

finished on a high

Men of the match Toby William Jack Harry Joe Jamie Robert Edward Andre Nabil and Elliott

Final thanks to our loyal supporters who I think were just as pleased as the boys JC

1st Football v St Christopherrsquos

St Christopherrsquos were the opponents for the final football game of the season and for the Year 8 boys it was the last time

they would take to the field in Copthorne colours The first half was rather comfortable and all though we did not make

good use of possession we battled well and took the two chances on offer to go into half time will a 2 nil advantage Sam

finished well after some neat work down the right from Evan and Evan was once again provider for Alessandro to round the

keeper and score

Irsquom not sure what happened in the second half but we seemed to take our foot of the gas and coast along expecting the result

to come A loose ball on the corner of the box was not dealt with and an opportunist strike found its way into the far post for

2-1 Soon after the game was level when a flick on from a free kick was not attacked by a single defender leaving an

unmarked striker to nod home Although I am sure the game was exciting from the touchline it was exactly the opposite

from in the middle It is a shame to finish with a draw however in the grand scheme of things it has been a very successful

season with the return of the Sale Cup and also winning the Copthorne 6-a-side

Well done boys and good luck at your next school Year 7rsquos Irsquoll see you next season MA

Colts D Football v St Christopherrsquos

Today the Colts Drsquos travelled down to Hove to play St Christophers The boys had a great game which resulted in a win of 2-1

to Copthorne It was a bit of a slow start to the game with only scoring 1 and conceding 1 goal each but after half time the boys

started to play together as a team showing great defence and even better attack spending almost the entire second half in our

goalie box The first goal was scored by Gabriel Jones after a great pass from Elliott Martin-Drew into the middle of the box

where Gabriel finished it off by striking the ball into the back of the net Unfortunately St Christophers were able to get passed

our goalie Amardip Ahluwalia after he had saved all of their other attempts The second goal for Copthorne was scored by

Kieron Escott in the second half after there was an outstanding show of teamwork passing the ball through the entire opposition

and getting the ball through to Kieron who was in on goal and finished well BB

Colts C Football v St Christopherrsquos

Todayrsquos game against St Christophers down in Hove was very successful The Colts C team defeated St Christophers 2-1 with

an outstanding goal from Captain Jack Holliday The team worked very well to get the ball down into their own half and a great

cross ball from Zevon Rustom to Jack which ended up in the back of the net The second goal was scored by Zevon Rustom after

help from Zach Pennisi and Nick Kinnear to get passed the defenders The ball was going towards the goal after Zevonrsquos strike

when one of the St Christophers defenders unluckily assisted the ball into the net going over the goalies head

The boys worked very well together as a team and the result shows I feel as though our attack was very sharp but the defence

from Rick Ghosh Nico Lopalco and Jack Flanagan was what secured our match I was very proud of the boys today not only

with their football but also with their good sportsmanship and ability to work well together as a team BB Colts B Football v

Colts AampB Football v St Christopherrsquos

Colts A - St Christophers 3 Copthorne 0

Colts B - St Christophers 3 Copthorne 0

This was a disappointing end to what has been a successful season for the As and Bs We were away at Glebe Villas playing

on very small bobbly pitches against some pretty good opponents who were better than us on the day

The As played first and were perhaps complacent against a side that we had knocked out of the Lancing Prep 6 a side

tournament but St Christophers got their revenge today They outplayed us and only Daniel stood out for us at all with some

good driving runs down the right wing The closest we came to scoring was when Beau spun past a defender and fired a

fierce shot onto the angle of bar and post but otherwise this was a poor showing and our second defeat of the season where

we have been a lot better

The Bs also soon found themselves behind as St Christophers played nicely and worked harder to win possession and move off

the ball than we did Peter had the best chance of the day but fired wide and Adam also came close to scoring but it was not to

be Also only the second defeat of the season this has otherwise been a very successful term of football for both teams

Well done and good luck on the rugby pitch lads DJ

Colts E v St Christopherrsquos ndash Won 3-0

The Colts Es started the game with a completely new formation On the back of recent performances Arjun was promoted into

midfield and Harry was given an opportunity up front After a few hesitant opening exchanges the boys quickly found their feet

and began to play some good football Our midfield trio of Kinshuk Arjun and Kye started to string some passes together and

link up well with Harry With their confidence growing the boys began to launch wave after wave of attack on the opposing

goal However they were continually thwarted by some good goalkeeping and last ditch defending Eventually

St Christopherrsquos succumbed to the pressure when one of their players handled the ball on the goal line Aaryan took the

resulting penalty and thundered the ball into the back of the net At halftime we completely changed around our midfield line

up and added a more physical presence through Austin Ben and Tommy The boys harried and hustled in the middle of the

park and cranked up the pressure on St Christopherrsquos goal Inevitably more goals followed from Ben and Harry Although our

defence had a relatively quiet game when called into question William Joshua and Aaryan showed they were more than able for

the task Well done boys a cracking effort and a well deserved win DH

Colts F v St Christopherrsquos ndash Won 4-0

Buoyed from last weekrsquos win the boys began brightly from the whistle With the midfield strengthened by the new pairing of

Nathan and Kiran our boys quickly dominated both possession and territory It was not long before their efforts were rewarded

with goals from Kiran and Nathan who went on to notch up four goals between them Throughout the game our defence

remained rock solid with Raymond Lakith and Jasper forming an almost impenetrable defensive line Ayush Nicholas and

Jack also played well in their respective positions Overall it was a fine performance and a fitting end to the season DH

U9B Football v St Christopherrsquos

Coming off the back of two goalless matches the under 9Brsquos were looking to find the back of the net this week in their final

match for the football season against St Christopherrsquos Defence was still of key importance and keeping a clean sheet would give

us the best chance of victory The match was end to end with lots of chances for both sides however it was still 0-0 at half time

with Copthorne wasting numerous opportunities to shoot at goal The second half was a bit more open flowing and Copthorne

dominated possession having shot upon shot on the St Christopherrsquos goal but still with no success One ball was a certain goal

until the mud on the goal line stopped the ball dead and allowed the goalie to pick it up and clear Finally midway through the

second half we got the break through and went up 1-0 via some brilliant play from all the boys Now defending for our lives we

were clearing the ball as far away as possible from our goal With only a minute to go St Christopherrsquos made a break and finally

scored and Copthorne under 9Brsquos finally conceded a goal after three matches In the end the score was 1-1 leaving the results for

the season for the under 9Brsquos with 0W 3D 2L JB

U9A Football v St Christopherrsquos

The under 9Arsquos concluded their football season on Wednesday with a match against St Christopherrsquos played at Copthorne

Looking to finish the season on a high the boys were really excited However late in the first half they lacked concentration and

went down 2-0 in quick time This came as a blow to our confidence although with 3 key things to work on in the next 15mins to

get ourselves back into the match We toiled hard but St Christopherrsquos defence was too quick for our attackers and we didnrsquot

have the legs in the end to win threw ball and enough strength to hold off tackles In the end the second half performance was an

extreme improvement on the first however once again we could convert that into goals

In summary of the season well done to all the boys who played Arsquos football over the term and I hope that in the off season you

sign up for your local teams to continue to develop as footballers

Overall the under 9Arsquos finished the season with results of 3W 2D 5L JB

U8B Football v St Christopherrsquos

On Wednesday the U8 B team played their last match of the season in what proved to be a difficult encounter against

St Christophers

Having had a few rugby practices mixed in in the week leading up to the match the boys were a tad rusty however it didnt take

long for them to get into the swing of things

The boys played well throughout the match and were well up for all the challenges that came their way Both teams had their

fair share of attack however it was St Christophers who looked more likely to score We did in the end keep out all opposing

attacking opportunities and the game ended in a draw of 0-0

A good season of football for the boys There was lots of improvement from individuals as well as as the team

Good luck for the rugby season DH

U8A Football v St Christopherrsquos

The last match of the season saw a slightly disappointing end to what has been a very positive season Scoring early it looked as

though it was going to be a comfortable game ending in a last match win for us however it was not to be

St Christophers were very strong in the mid field and had two superb footballers who scored the majority of the goals with the

game ending in a 5-1 loss We did however take some good positives from this game It was a very good experience for the boys

to see the level at which some boys from other schools are playing at We had to keep our head up and still believe that we had a

chance after 2 or 3 goals had been scored and most importantly one cant win all the time Its these types of matches even at U8

level that shows the character of the boys and it was fantastic to see them not giving up

Well done on a good season boys Some fantastic football played some great wins and some hard losses but all in all good fun

DH

Colts D Football v St Christopherrsquos

Today the Colts Drsquos travelled down to Hove to play St Christophers The boys had a great game which resulted in a win of 2-1

to Copthorne It was a bit of a slow start to the game with only scoring 1 and conceding 1 goal each but after half time the boys

started to play together as a team showing great defence and even better attack spending almost the entire second half in our

goalie box The first goal was scored by Gabriel Jones after a great pass from Elliott Martin-Drew into the middle of the box

where Gabriel finished it off by striking the ball into the back of the net Unfortunately St Christophers were able to get passed

our goalie Amardip Ahluwalia after he had saved all of their other attempts The second goal for Copthorne was scored by

Kieron Escott in the second half after there was an outstanding show of teamwork passing the ball through the entire opposition

and getting the ball through to Kieron who was in on goal and finished well BB

Colts C Football v St Christopherrsquos

Todayrsquos game against St Christophers down in Hove was very successful The Colts C team defeated St Christophers 2-1 with

an outstanding goal from Captain Jack Holliday The team worked very well to get the ball down into their own half and a great

cross ball from Zevon Rustom to Jack which ended up in the back of the net The second goal was scored by Zevon Rustom after

help from Zach Pennisi and Nick Kinnear to get passed the defenders The ball was going towards the goal after Zevonrsquos strike

when one of the St Christophers defenders unluckily assisted the ball into the net going over the goalies head

The boys worked very well together as a team and the result shows I feel as though our attack was very sharp but the defence

from Rick Ghosh Nico Lopalco and Jack Flanagan was what secured our match I was very proud of the boys today not only

with their football but also with their good sportsmanship and ability to work well together as a team BB Colts B Football v

Colts AampB Football v St Christopherrsquos

Colts A - St Christophers 3 Copthorne 0

Colts B - St Christophers 3 Copthorne 0

This was a disappointing end to what has been a successful season for the As and Bs We were away at Glebe Villas playing

on very small bobbly pitches against some pretty good opponents who were better than us on the day

The As played first and were perhaps complacent against a side that we had knocked out of the Lancing Prep 6 a side

tournament but St Christophers got their revenge today They outplayed us and only Daniel stood out for us at all with some

good driving runs down the right wing The closest we came to scoring was when Beau spun past a defender and fired a

fierce shot onto the angle of bar and post but otherwise this was a poor showing and our second defeat of the season where

we have been a lot better

The Bs also soon found themselves behind as St Christophers played nicely and worked harder to win possession and move off

the ball than we did Peter had the best chance of the day but fired wide and Adam also came close to scoring but it was not to

be Also only the second defeat of the season this has otherwise been a very successful term of football for both teams

Well done and good luck on the rugby pitch lads DJ

Colts E v St Christopherrsquos ndash Won 3-0

The Colts Es started the game with a completely new formation On the back of recent performances Arjun was promoted into

midfield and Harry was given an opportunity up front After a few hesitant opening exchanges the boys quickly found their feet

and began to play some good football Our midfield trio of Kinshuk Arjun and Kye started to string some passes together and

link up well with Harry With their confidence growing the boys began to launch wave after wave of attack on the opposing

goal However they were continually thwarted by some good goalkeeping and last ditch defending Eventually

St Christopherrsquos succumbed to the pressure when one of their players handled the ball on the goal line Aaryan took the

resulting penalty and thundered the ball into the back of the net At halftime we completely changed around our midfield line

up and added a more physical presence through Austin Ben and Tommy The boys harried and hustled in the middle of the

park and cranked up the pressure on St Christopherrsquos goal Inevitably more goals followed from Ben and Harry Although our

defence had a relatively quiet game when called into question William Joshua and Aaryan showed they were more than able for

the task Well done boys a cracking effort and a well deserved win DH

Colts F v St Christopherrsquos ndash Won 4-0

Buoyed from last weekrsquos win the boys began brightly from the whistle With the midfield strengthened by the new pairing of

Nathan and Kiran our boys quickly dominated both possession and territory It was not long before their efforts were rewarded

with goals from Kiran and Nathan who went on to notch up four goals between them Throughout the game our defence

remained rock solid with Raymond Lakith and Jasper forming an almost impenetrable defensive line Ayush Nicholas and

Jack also played well in their respective positions Overall it was a fine performance and a fitting end to the season DH

U9B Football v St Christopherrsquos

Coming off the back of two goalless matches the under 9Brsquos were looking to find the back of the net this week in their final

match for the football season against St Christopherrsquos Defence was still of key importance and keeping a clean sheet would give

us the best chance of victory The match was end to end with lots of chances for both sides however it was still 0-0 at half time

with Copthorne wasting numerous opportunities to shoot at goal The second half was a bit more open flowing and Copthorne

dominated possession having shot upon shot on the St Christopherrsquos goal but still with no success One ball was a certain goal

until the mud on the goal line stopped the ball dead and allowed the goalie to pick it up and clear Finally midway through the

second half we got the break through and went up 1-0 via some brilliant play from all the boys Now defending for our lives we

were clearing the ball as far away as possible from our goal With only a minute to go St Christopherrsquos made a break and finally

scored and Copthorne under 9Brsquos finally conceded a goal after three matches In the end the score was 1-1 leaving the results for

the season for the under 9Brsquos with 0W 3D 2L JB

U9A Football v St Christopherrsquos

The under 9Arsquos concluded their football season on Wednesday with a match against St Christopherrsquos played at Copthorne

Looking to finish the season on a high the boys were really excited However late in the first half they lacked concentration and

went down 2-0 in quick time This came as a blow to our confidence although with 3 key things to work on in the next 15mins to

get ourselves back into the match We toiled hard but St Christopherrsquos defence was too quick for our attackers and we didnrsquot

have the legs in the end to win threw ball and enough strength to hold off tackles In the end the second half performance was an

extreme improvement on the first however once again we could convert that into goals

In summary of the season well done to all the boys who played Arsquos football over the term and I hope that in the off season you

sign up for your local teams to continue to develop as footballers

Overall the under 9Arsquos finished the season with results of 3W 2D 5L JB

U8B Football v St Christopherrsquos

On Wednesday the U8 B team played their last match of the season in what proved to be a difficult encounter against

St Christophers

Having had a few rugby practices mixed in in the week leading up to the match the boys were a tad rusty however it didnt take

long for them to get into the swing of things

The boys played well throughout the match and were well up for all the challenges that came their way Both teams had their

fair share of attack however it was St Christophers who looked more likely to score We did in the end keep out all opposing

attacking opportunities and the game ended in a draw of 0-0

A good season of football for the boys There was lots of improvement from individuals as well as as the team

Good luck for the rugby season DH

U8A Football v St Christopherrsquos

The last match of the season saw a slightly disappointing end to what has been a very positive season Scoring early it looked as

though it was going to be a comfortable game ending in a last match win for us however it was not to be

St Christophers were very strong in the mid field and had two superb footballers who scored the majority of the goals with the

game ending in a 5-1 loss We did however take some good positives from this game It was a very good experience for the boys

to see the level at which some boys from other schools are playing at We had to keep our head up and still believe that we had a

chance after 2 or 3 goals had been scored and most importantly one cant win all the time Its these types of matches even at U8

level that shows the character of the boys and it was fantastic to see them not giving up

Well done on a good season boys Some fantastic football played some great wins and some hard losses but all in all good fun

DH

U9A Football v St Christopherrsquos

The under 9Arsquos concluded their football season on Wednesday with a match against St Christopherrsquos played at Copthorne

Looking to finish the season on a high the boys were really excited However late in the first half they lacked concentration and

went down 2-0 in quick time This came as a blow to our confidence although with 3 key things to work on in the next 15mins to

get ourselves back into the match We toiled hard but St Christopherrsquos defence was too quick for our attackers and we didnrsquot

have the legs in the end to win threw ball and enough strength to hold off tackles In the end the second half performance was an

extreme improvement on the first however once again we could convert that into goals

In summary of the season well done to all the boys who played Arsquos football over the term and I hope that in the off season you

sign up for your local teams to continue to develop as footballers

Overall the under 9Arsquos finished the season with results of 3W 2D 5L JB

U8B Football v St Christopherrsquos

On Wednesday the U8 B team played their last match of the season in what proved to be a difficult encounter against

St Christophers

Having had a few rugby practices mixed in in the week leading up to the match the boys were a tad rusty however it didnt take

long for them to get into the swing of things

The boys played well throughout the match and were well up for all the challenges that came their way Both teams had their

fair share of attack however it was St Christophers who looked more likely to score We did in the end keep out all opposing

attacking opportunities and the game ended in a draw of 0-0

A good season of football for the boys There was lots of improvement from individuals as well as as the team

Good luck for the rugby season DH

U8A Football v St Christopherrsquos

The last match of the season saw a slightly disappointing end to what has been a very positive season Scoring early it looked as

though it was going to be a comfortable game ending in a last match win for us however it was not to be

St Christophers were very strong in the mid field and had two superb footballers who scored the majority of the goals with the

game ending in a 5-1 loss We did however take some good positives from this game It was a very good experience for the boys

to see the level at which some boys from other schools are playing at We had to keep our head up and still believe that we had a

chance after 2 or 3 goals had been scored and most importantly one cant win all the time Its these types of matches even at U8

level that shows the character of the boys and it was fantastic to see them not giving up

Well done on a good season boys Some fantastic football played some great wins and some hard losses but all in all good fun

DH