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Transcript of TGS Newsletter Issue 23 Friday, 18th March 2016
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Thetford Grammar School
The small, friendly school that gets results for individuals.
18th March 2016
Dear Pupils, Parents and Staff,
The second term of this highly successful academic year 2015-16 reaches its conclusion. We
have all had an exceptionally busy, active and positive term. Pupil reports are nearing
completion and our aim is to post them during the course of next week.
At the start of this week a small group of very privileged pupils Gus Altuccini, Ed Briars,
Holly Simpson all from Y12 and Jack Bercovici, Gabrielle Hunter-Short, Isobel Tod from Y11
and Mr Stephen Spencer, Head of Sixth Form, Mrs Linda Pearson, Head of Careers, and I
travelled to Westminster Abbey, London to celebrate Commonwealth Day in the presence of
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. The event was a wonderful observation of the fifty-three
member-nation community and their aspirations for global respect, tolerance and
multiculturalism, and also paid tribute to the Queen’s 90th birthday. With the likes of Prince
Harry, David Cameron, Kofi Annan, John Major and Ellie Goulding, we were part of a very
distinguished audience.
This week has seen celebrations of our pupils’ academic efforts and endeavours:
Preparatory School’s Project Sharing Assembly with many children presenting their
work to parents and to their peers. Many thanks to all the Prep School teachers,
particularly Mrs Nicky Peace, Head of Prep School, for helping the children to
achieve a very good standard of work and achievement.
Extended Project Qualifications presentations by Pippa Buckley, Jack Bercovici,
Daniel Connolly and Jacob Wright to their peers and to staff. Many thanks to Mr
Steve Braden for coordinating this activity and for supporting the pupils with their
presentations.
Year 6 Science Fair presentations to pupils and staff in the Preparatory School. Thank
you to Mrs Caroline Salt, Science Teacher, for coordinating this event.
Pre-Prep held their Easter Bonnet competition with all children making wonderful
creations to challenge Mrs Heather Pringle, Head of DT, as the ultimate judge of the
event.
The Junior Quiz with contestants from Y8 was held on Wednesday 16th March; the
pupils got to the playoff round against Thomas Gainsborough School. Thank you to
Mr Ward for his organisation of the event.
Yesterday the U14 Netball team played in the Area Netball League final and won 13 – 7
which qualifies them to play in the County Finals on the 16th April. Well done.
I was delighted to see our German Exchange return to TGS safely and happily. The pupils
and staff, from their many positive comments and many German goodies, thoroughly
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enjoyed their experience to Gymnasium Brede in Brakel, northern Germany. Please do see
our school website http://www.thetgram.norfolk.sch.uk/ for more information.
I shall also wish the Ski Trip a very happy, active and safe trip to Italy from Saturday 19th
until Sunday 27th March. There are 42 pupils travelling with 6 teachers accompanying, led by
the Ski Trip Leader, Mrs Alison Alecock, Head of Girls’ PE, and Mrs Heather Pringle, Head
of KS3, Miss Amanda Sherring, Head of KS4, Mr Mark Glassbrook, Head of Geography, Mr
Stuart Simpson, Head of Boy’s PE and Mr Michael Hill, PE teacher.
Pupils and students are now afforded a three-week break, in the majority of cases this will
comprise a well-deserved holiday and rest. For our older pupils and students in Years 11, 12
and 13, who will be taking public examinations in a few short weeks, please be reminded
that an organised revision plan will certainly assist them to prepare more correctly and
effectively. I do hope that time away from studying and disruptions to revision will be kept
to a reasonable minimum. Good luck.
As I write this, we are just about to start our whole school assembly from Pre-Prep to Sixth
Form in Williamson Hall to mark the end of term. Many Endeavours Certificates, Sporting
Colours and Commendations will be delivered to many deserving pupils and students.
Later on we shall enjoy the spectacle of the House Music Competition with our traditional
Easter Service taking place at St Cuthbert’s Church in Thetford.
On behalf of all members of staff here at Thetford Grammar School, I do wish you a very
Happy Easter holiday with lots of chocolate eggs, friends, family and memorable moments
for all.
I shall look forward to seeing you back at school for the start of Term 3 on Tuesday 12th
April.
Mr Mark S. Bedford
Headmaster
PRE-PREP PUPILS PLANTING UPDATE
On Monday morning, Pre-Prep pupils were super excited to see that
their sunflowers and beanstalks have had a rather large growth spurt
over the weekend! To further their learning pupils have been finger
painting flower pictures and labelling different parts of a plant. Some
excellent work was produced by pupils who were very proud of their
achievements.
Miss Franchesca Atkins
Teaching Assistant
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PREP SCHOOL HOUSE ACTIVITIES MORNING
All pupils in Prep School took part in a very exciting
House Activity morning on Tuesday. Every pupil made
an Easter tree, Easter nests in a basket, an Easter card
and a wooden egg decoration.
The children all worked well in their House teams,
further developing their super relationships. A big
thank you to all of the staff for all of their hard work
and also to Mrs Worsley for coming in to make Easter
trees with the pupils!
Mrs Nicki Peace
Head of Preparatory
School
PRE- PREP EASTER BONNET COMPETITION
The annual Easter Bonnet competition took place on Thursday with the
prizes kindly donated by Carolyn Cordner and her catering team. All of the
pupils who took part had clearly enjoyed creating their Easter bonnets. Mrs
Pringle, Head of Design Technology was invited to judge the competition
and she found these decisions very difficult indeed!
Congratulations to Sophie Codd who was awarded 1st
place in the Pre-Prep – Y2 category and Jiya Changela who
was awarded 1st place in the Y4-6 category. 2nd place was awarded to
Connie Foreman and Sophie Peace respectively, with 3rd place being
awarded to Amelia Worsley and Arlo Greenwood. Runner up prizes were
awarded to Max Hanspal, Holly, George Bullen, Ethan Harris and Oscar
Harris.
Mrs Nicki Peace
Head of Preparatory School
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PREP SCHOOL PROJECT SHARING ASSEMBLY
All pupils from Pre-Prep to
Year 6 have been working
hard over the past five
weeks completing projects
on a range of topics. To
celebrate the pupil’s
achievements, parents were
invited to attend a special assembly on Wednesday where they
were able to see all of the completed projects.
Mrs Nicki Peace
Head of Preparatory School
THE MAYOR’S ASSEMBLY
On Thursday 10th March Cllr Robert Kybird, Thetford Town Mayor, came into school to give
an assembly about his role in office and his civic
responsibilities. The pupils then had the chance to ask
some probing and interesting questions. This is what
some of our Y7s thought of the event:
‘I enjoyed the Mayor’s visit because he answered all of
the questions put forward. I also enjoyed learning
about the sword that the sword bearer carries. He also
told us about some plans he had for Thetford’
Oskar Y7
‘On Thursday 10th March Y4-9 enjoyed an inspiring
visit by the Mayor of Thetford. He answered many
questions and showed the pupils the Sword of
Thetford. After telling us more about it he then told us
about his plans for Thetford. It was a great experience’
Franzi Y7
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‘When the Mayor visited with the Mayoress and the Sword Bearer,
they brought a big sword with them which was very old. The Mayor
talked to us and we asked him questions which he answered fully.
The Prep School looked like they were enjoying it as a few of them
got hold of the sword.’
Isabelle Y7
‘We were lucky enough to receive a visit from the Mayor of Thetford
who talked to us about what his job involved and answered any
questions we had for him. The Thetford Sword Bearer was also there
and we got to see the Sword of Thetford. Overall it was a very
interesting experience to learn about what the Mayor did and his
plans to improve Thetford.’
Madeleine Y7
‘When the Mayor visited it was quite interesting because he explained to us how he does his
job. The Sword Bearer explained to us that you need to hold the sword in a particular way in
front of the Queen. He showed us the Sword and a child at the front even got to hold it. I
enjoyed it very much and I can’t wait for his next visit’
Evangeline Y7
‘I learned a lot about the Mayor’s job and I learnt about what a Sword Bearer is. The Mayor
talked about what his plans were about Thetford and he also said that he bought the
playground near Castle Hill for a lot of money’
Christoph Y7
‘Dear Mayor,
Thank you for taking the time to come and visit our school. Your talk
was very interesting and we learnt a lot about you and your job, as
well as the history of Thetford. You gave us an informative answer to
all the questions that were asked and this gave us good insight of
what it is like to be Mayor. Everybody enjoyed listening to what you
had to say and learning about the town. One of the highlights of the
morning was seeing the sword and hearing about when and why it is
used. Thank you again for taking the time to come and visit us.’
Liam Y9
‘Dear Mayor,
Thank you for taking the time to come and visit our school. Your talk was very interesting
and we learnt a lot about you and your job, as well as the history of Thetford. You gave us
an informative answer to all the questions that were asked and this gave us good insight of
what it is like to be Mayor. Everybody enjoyed listening to what you had to say and learning
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about the town. One of the highlights of the morning was seeing the sword and hearing
about when and why it is used. Thank you again for taking the time to come and visit us.’
Alana Y9
‘I have been inspired by the amount of responsibilities and work that the Mayor does. He
has some very interesting stories about the cast variety of events that he attends.’
Daisy Y9
PREP SCHOOL SCIENCE FAIR AFTERNOON
A few weeks ago 6D were given a choice of 7 different science
experiments and in small groups of 3 they had been working hard to
develop the experiments and research the science behind them in
preparation for a Science Fair.
Arthur, Ethan and Tom chose
Colourful Chromatography.
This involved using water to separate the colours in
felt pens. This is a very successful separating
technique and produces lovely colourful results.
Gracie, Matthew and Sophie were given Sugar Crisis
and started off investigating dissolving sugar, but this
quickly took a change in direction and they decided to
investigate if the colour of an M & M affects how quickly the sugar coating dissolves.
Hamish, Owen and Ben were originally tasked with Fruit
Power; using fruit and vegetables to light a bulb.
However, this did not work even after a huge amount of
perseverance, especially from Hamish, so we decided to
try something different. Their new activity was Bubble in
a Bubble. Can you blow a bubble on a table and then
blow another bubble
inside it?
Joe, Kit and Ryan spent time investigating separating
techniques. They were given some different mixtures and
had to decide on how to separate them using sieves,
magnets, tweezers, funnels and filters.
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Sam, Cassidy and Freddie chose Fizz Pop Rockets. This is a
very dramatic experiment involving a Berocca tube, an alka
seltzer tablet and some warm water. Many great explosions
followed!
Cathy, Josh and Max were investigating dancing raisins.
They explained how carbon dioxide bubbles can be made
when vinegar and bicarbonate of soda are mixed and that
the bubbles of gas attach
themselves to the wrinkly
surface of the raisins making them bounce up where some
bubbles pop, so they drop back down again.
Maia, Sam and Emily looked at how different acids and alkalis
change the colour of paper soaked in universal indicator paper.
On Wednesday we invited all the other pupils in Prep School to
attend our Science Fair to have a go at all the different
experiments. Max, Elliott, Gabriel, Connie and Harry all left festooned in stickers having
had lots of fun and excitement. Y4 and Y5 also enjoyed themselves,
especially with the Fizz Pop Rocket and they left with a certificate
each.
The afternoon was full of energy and everyone appeared to enjoy
themselves whilst learning some science.
The Y6 students have been fantastic to work with over the last few
weeks and they performed superbly during the Fair too.
Mrs Caroline Salt
Year 6 Science Teacher
DUKE OF EDINBURGH RECOGNITION
On Thursday 3rd March, Mr Stuart Simpson, accompanied by
Mr Bedford, was invited to Dunston Hall to receive his
certificate to show that Thetford Grammar School is now a
Direct Licence Centre for Duke of Edinburgh.
The certificate was presented by Phil Brown, ex British
Olympic athlete, who is the Regional Director of Central
England Regional Office for Duke of Edinburgh.
Mrs Cathie Reynolds
School Secretary
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SPORT RELIEF FRIDAY 11th MARCH
Staff and pupils had a fantastic time on Friday 11th March
doing their bit for Sport Relief. Pupils of Prep School and
a range of Senior School pupils took part in a sponsored
kilometre Conga creatively mapped out by Mr Hill.
Students and staff completed four rounds of a loopy 250
metre course and
they were accompanied by music from cloisters and
portable percussion.
Thank you to everyone who took part and to everyone
who sponsored the participants. Details of final funds
raised will be released after Easter.
Non-uniform Day last week raised £232.35 so thank
you to everyone who donated.
Miss Daniella Dunsmore Charities Co-ordinator
NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY VISIT
Y12 enjoyed a day on campus at Nottingham University
with student ambassadors and the Outreach Team to
gather information about Higher Education. An added
bonus was meeting up with former TGS Head Girl Bobbi
Findlay, in her final year of a degree in French and
Spanish.
Mr Stephen Spencer
Head of Sixth Form
COMMONWEALTH DAY
On Commonwealth Day, Ed Briars, Holly Simpson, Gus Altuccini,
Jack Bercovici, Gaby Hunter-Short and Isobel Tod represented TGS
at Westminster Abbey, celebrating Her Majesty’s 90th birthday in
some style. They were accompanied by Mr Bedford, Mrs Linda
Pearson and myself.
Mr Stephen Spencer
Head of Sixth form
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On Monday 14th March, a TGS delegation of Gus Altuccini, Ed
Briars, Holly Simpson, Jack Bercovici, Gabrielle Hunter-Short,
Isobel Tod, Mr Stephen Spencer and Mrs Linda Pearson left for
London to attend the Commonwealth Observance Day at
Westminster Abbey. On arriving at Oxford Circus, resident blue
guide Jack Bercovici directed the party along the streets of
London taking in sights including Regents St, St James’ Park and
Horse Guards Parade. After a whistle-stop tour of the outside of
the Methodist Church, the group enjoyed a short break at the
famous Wesley Café.
Once refreshed, the
Houses of Parliament and the Thames were next on
the list. After lunch in Parliament Square under the
53 flags of the Commonwealth, the group headed to
the Abbey to queue up and see how often they
could enter the frames of the many BBC cameras
that littered the forecourt. Once seated inside, there
was time for some celebrity spotting, especially the
myriad of politicians who swarmed in, including Messrs Cameron, Major and Farage. Ellie
Goulding sang a delightfully tuneful rendition of ‘Fields of Gold’.
Jack Bercovici
Y11
GERMAN EXCHANGE MARCH 2016
On Thursday 10th March A group of eight TGS pupils,
accompanied by Mr Durling and Miss Humphrey,
travelled to Stansted airport to embark on another
exciting German Exchange programme with our
partner school Gymnasium Brede in Brakel near
Paderborn and Hamelin.
After a smooth flight to Dortmund the travellers were
met by Herr Hentschel from Gymnasium Brede. Herr
Hentschel teaches English and Sport and has been organising Anglo-German exchanges
with Mr Durling since 1995.
A short coach ride from Dortmund airport brought the
intrepid adventurers to our host school in Brakel
where the German exchange partners and their
families greeted their guests with a warm welcome
followed by the first evening at home with the German
families.
On Friday at 7.50am the first full day of the German
Exchange programme started with a brief meeting
with Mr Durling and Miss Humphrey in the Sixth
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Form library at Gymnasium Brede where TGS pupils had the opportunity to tell of their first
impressions and positive experiences of settling in with their host families. A short tour of
the school by Herr Koch (Headmaster of Gymnasium Brede) gave the group an insight into
the facilities and everyday life of the Brede pupils. Stefan and Will said a few words of
thanks in German and presented Herr Koch with a copy of the latest Fulmerstonian and
other TGS gifts before departing for the excursion to Hamelin.
Despite the chilly morning air in Hamelin, the TGS
pupils, staff and their German partners enjoyed a
very warm welcome from the very entertaining Pied
Piper. The 'Rattenfaenger' (the original German 'Rat
Catcher') led the TGS-Brede group through
the quaint old streets of Hamelin whilst telling the
true story behind this famous legend. Fortunately the
group was not led away to perish in the river Weser
nor to disappear into a cave full of sweets! He safely
delivered everybody back to the old town centre
where time was available to explore the town in search of a warm snack or two!
After the lunch break the group walked to the famous Glashuette glass-blowing workshop
where the warm air from the workshop's kilns (only 1200 - 1500 degrees Celsius) kept
everybody comfortable as they received a bilingual demonstration of the traditional local
glass-making craft.
Shortly after 6.00 pm the group arrived back in Brakel to enjoy a weekend of family
activities, including trips to local cities and a weekend mini-break in Berlin for one lucky
TGS pupil!
Arriving for an early Monday morning start Period one at Gymnasium Brede starts at 7.50
am, TGS pupil talked about their busy family weekend activities including trips to Berlin,
Cologne, Düsseldorf, a horse-riding event, bowling,
open-air evening laser show at the local Hermann
monument and much more!
TGS pupils attended a lesson with their German
partners before posing for a group photo for the
local Press. A formal ceremony of welcome with the
Deputy Mayor followed in the Town Council
Chambers before discovering the history of Brakel
with History teacher Herr Peters who led the group
on a town trail.
At midday the pupils walked back to school for a
much-needed hot meal before attending another lesson or two then returning home for a
relaxing evening with their host families.
The next day saw one of the main highlights of the programme - the day at VW's exciting
Autostadt Science Park in Wolfsburg. Here the pupils were transported through the state-of-
the-art production, witnessing the busy technicians and computers assembling the new VW
vehicles. Everybody also enjoyed visiting the main exhibition halls where some of the
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world’s most precious and unusual vehicles were on
display as a reminder of VW’s world-wide role.
The farewell evening on Tuesday was a very cosy affair in
the rustic 18th century “Alte Meierei” tavern in Brakel. The
delicious buffett was followed by a skittles competition
and a brief slide-show to enable everybody to relive what
was a really enjoyable and successful trip.
On the last day there was just enough time to sit in on
another lesson at school before a brief stroll into town for
some last minute shopping and a well-deserved treat at the local ice cream parlour ‘Eiscafé
Venedig’.
In the afternoon the pupils travelled to Dortmund airport from where they flew back to
London, arriving back at TGS at 6.00 pm where their parents were waiting for them, eager to
hear all their exciting stories.
This exchange trip was a great success, enjoyed by TGS pupils,Brede pupils and their
families who had clearly enjoyed hosting their English visitors.
Mr Andrew Durling
German Exchange Coordinator
PREP SCHOOL HOUSE MUSIC COMPETITION
On Tuesday, the Prep School held their annual House
Music competition for instrumental and vocal soloists.
There were two performers from each House, chosen
after earlier auditions. The children all performed
fantastically and impressed our two judges, Finn
Humphris and Emma Ruddy. The judges were
looking at how well the children knew their piece and
how musically they performed it. After listening to
solos on piano, voice and clarinet the judges spent a
little bit of time deliberating and announced the
winners. Joint 4th place went to Sophie Peace and
Hamish Russell – both playing piano pieces, 3rd place went to Sam Bercovici – also on
piano, Maia Foreman was awarded 2nd place with a very well-performed unaccompanied
vocal solo and Cathy took 1st place performing her own composition, accompanying herself
singing. Well done to all those who participated and especially to Cronsheys who won with
60 points, narrowly beating Coles with 55. Thank you to Finn and Emma for their
encouraging words and for making some tricky decisions.
Mrs Julie Foreman
Year 2 Teacher
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JUNIOR SCHOOLS’ CHALLENGE QUIZ
On Wednesday 16th March a group of five Y8
TGS students took part in the first round of the
Junior Schools’ Challenge Quiz. This is an
extremely challenging general knowledge quiz
based on the University Challenge format. In the
first match, Thomas Gainsborough School from
Sudbury beat Culford’s B team with a score of
480 points to Culford’s 140.
In the second round, TGS excelled to beat
Culford’s A team with a score of 360 points to their 220. This took us through to a final play-
off against Thomas Gainsborough who proved to be quicker on the buzzer and who
narrowly ended up winning with a score of 400 points to our 330. As a result, Thomas
Gainsborough School will move forward to the next round, for which we wish them the best
of luck. Congratulations go out to the TGS team of Elizabeth Wright, Shaz Sanjeevvijay, Ye-
Yint Win-Naing, Sebastian Floyd and to their Captain Tom Buckley. Additional thanks are
given to Holly Simpson who acted as timekeeper, to score-keeper Omar El- Oakley and to
Mr. Roger Osborne from Hethersett Old Hall School, who acted as the visiting quizmaster.
Mr Andrew Ward
Quiz Coordinator
TOWEL APPEAL
East Winch Wildlife Centre are desperately seeking towels for
seals and we thought Easter could be a good time to rummage
through cupboards to see if we have a spare towel or two to help.
The Centre is renowned for its care of orphaned, sick or injured
seals and providing towels is one way in which we could support.
If you do find a towel or two, please hand them into the office for
now and we will update you with how the support goes!
Miss Daniella Dunsmore
Head of Charities
SIXTH FORM
Lydia Greenhalgh a Recruitment Officer from the University of Kent came to speak about
the UCAS application process, with particular focus on the personal statement.
Mr David Brown spoke to the Sixth Form during a General Studies session about his recent
humanitarian mission to deliver food to the refugee camp known as the Jungle at Calais. We
were all impressed by his generous gesture.
Mr Stephen Spencer
Head of Sixth Form
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RIVERSIDE DEVELOPMENT
From the beginning of term Farrans, the construction company
who are redeveloping the Riverside area, have kindly agreed to
keep the roadway alongside school clearer to make parking
more accessible for parents.
Mrs Cathie Reynolds
School Secretary
TGS CRICKET SPONSORSHIP
Headmaster Mark Bedford presented the trophy to the
winners of the TGS Norfolk Ladies Indoor Cricket League
final on Sunday 13 March. In a repeat of the 2015 final,
Garboldisham beat Topcroft with a strong and confident
performance. TGS has sponsored the Ladies outdoor league
for some years but this is the first year that we have also
covered the indoor competition.
Mrs Cathie Reynolds
School Secretary
PSA MEETING
The PSA are holding a meeting on Thursday 21st April at 4.15pm to discuss further events
this year. The Summer Fayre will be one of the items on the agenda and your input and help
will be invaluable. Please do come along and have a cuppa with us if you can.
Mrs Clare Sutton
PSA Chair
MR STEPHEN SPENCER – FITNESS GURU!
Well done to Mr Spencer who over the last year and a half has turned his life around after
being referred to Live Well Suffolk by his physiotherapist. Over this time Mr Spencer has
developed a love of running and fitness and has managed to become slimmer, fitter and
generally much healthier – he is a true example of what can be achieved if you have the
determination and drive. You can read his story in the March 15th issue of the East Anglian
Daily Times.
Mrs Cathie Reynolds
School Secretary
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PREP SCHOOL - REGISTERING PUPILS
If your child arrives at school after registration has finished, please can you ensure that your
child’s details are entered into the ‘signing-in’ book in the school office. This also applies to
any medical appointments.
Thank you
Mrs Nicki Peace
Head of Preparatory School
SAINSBURY’S ACTIVE KIDS VOUCHERS
Just a reminder if you have any Active Kids vouchers from any Sainsbury’s stores please
bring into the school office or place in the Prep School foyer in the special box provided. Last
year we received some new sports equipment, games and cooking equipment for the
children to use during their break, lunchtimes and cookery lessons. Thank you for your
support in this venture.
Mrs Issy Cracknell
Prep School Secretary
FRAUDULENT EMAILS
We have been told by the Independent Schools Council that a Spam email is being circulated
which asks parents to make future fee payments to a new school bank account.
Please note that there are no plans to move our bank account from Barclays and any
correspondence that you may receive suggesting otherwise should be treated as
fraudulent. Our bank account details are printed on the termly fee invoice and are the only
ones that should be used for payments. Please get in touch with me if you have any
questions or indeed if you do receive such an email.
Mr Phil McGahan
Bursar
OVERDUE LIBRARY BOOKS
Over the holidays please check under your bed, the bottom of your
wardrobe, behind the radiator etc, for any books that need returning to
the school libraries.
This is particularly important if you are in Years 11 or 13! Thank you.
Mrs Julie Settle
Librarian
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MR JENKINSON’S EASTER RAFFLE
Raffle tickets were drawn today and the winners are listed below:
George Bullen Albert Ballard Minnie Molyneux Arlo Greenwood
Christian Eade Oliver Peace Holly Elliot Bedford
CONGRATULATIONS
Well done the U14 Netball team who won the U14 Area
Netball League final against Wymondham College 13 -7
which has put them in to play in the County Finals on the
16th April. Well done to Eleanor Pringle, Sophie Gornall,
Alana Wilson, Izzy Curley, Alice Christian, Zoe Kendall,
Sophie Jacklin and Isabel Bourne.
Congratulations to the following pupils who received certificates from Mrs Peace in the Prep
School’s Monday morning assembly this week.
Henry Elmer Sarah Ryan Bourne
Oscar Foreman Emily Bradfield Sam Sidery
Also well done to the following pupils who received Endeavours certificates from Mr
Bedford in today’s end of term assembly.
Iris O’Reilly Sophie Codd Harry Lyes Tom Hayden
Oscar Foreman Arlo Greenwood Joe Lawson Sam Sidery
Ben Mason
Congratulations to the following pupils who received their Sporting Certificates and
Commendations in this morning’s assembly:
Sporting Certificates
South Norfolk Area U13 Netball
Tournament
Isabel Bourne Sophie Jacklin Katie Doyle
Minnie Molyneux Kate Shelton Elizabeth Shelton
Elizabeth Wright Zoe Kendall Grace Tod
School Colours Netball U14 Sophie Gornall Issy Curley Alana Wilson
Hattie Long Eleanor Pringle Alice Christian
School Colours Netball U16 Ellie Vinton Sophia Colasante Emily Stainsby
Alex Ackerman Megan Brown Gaby Hunter-Short
Ruby Robertson Charlotte Long Eireann Alderson
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Kudzi Garikayi Cecily White Rowena Grimmond
School Colours Football U14 Sam Sprigings Liam Dargan Rory White
School Colours Football U16 Angus Pringle Ben Hayden Nick Woodhouse
Oliver Lingard Tom Cash Daniel Connolly
Oscar Lane
School Colours Football U18 James Betts Luke Foster Ed Briars
Commendations
Alex Ackerman Louis Dunn Charlotte Long Megan Sidery
Max Albury Jacob Dunn Ella Mason Daisy Simons
Cameron Anderson Franziska Elders Charles Mead Amy Smith
Emily Bell Max Elders Minnie Molyneux Nathan Smith
Tom Bercovici Sebastian Floyd Tomás Morgan Chloë Sorrell
Jack Bercovici Megan Gallacher Isabelle Murfitt Emily Stainsby
Henry Bittleston Kudzi Garikayi Charlotte Ogilvie Frank Summers
James Blackman Chloe Garrett Miranda Patalidis-Thomas Grace Tod
Edward Briars Sophie Gornall Oliver Peace Isobel Tod
Megan Brown James Gornall Eloise Perry Emily Tomkins
Rachel Brown Rebecca Grimmond Eleanor Pringle Charlie Trowell
Thomas Buckley Suzanna Hayden Christoph Prior Benjamin Trowell
Pippa Buckley Robert Heighton Luca Prior Madeleine Trussell
Mollie Carlyle Michael Heslop Jamie Robertson Eleanor Vinton
Maia Chalfen Finn Humphris Ruby Robertson Cecily White
Hannah Clark Gabrielle Hunter-Short Kai Rourke Louise Wigglesworth
Daniel Connolly Sophie Jacklin Emma Ruddy Alana Wilson
Toby Culling Ben Jacob-Haigh George Rupp Ye-Yint Win-Naing
Isabel Curley Brynmor Jenkins Angus Russell Elizabeth Wright
Megan Curley Samuel Jones Shas Sanjeevijay Jacob Wright
Patrick Davis Clarissa Katiskides Seb Seeley
Thomas Dennis Zoe Kendall Elizabeth Shelton
Eleanor Dickens Jenni Kingsnorth Kate Shelton
Well done to Rory White and Guy Wheeler on their success at Diss RFU. They play for the
U14 team which won the county plate on March 6th. Following this both boys are now
playing in the Eastern Counties Youth Cup on Sunday 20th at Colchester, with
Diss representing Norfolk against Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.
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MATCH RESULTS
Monday 14th March U14 Hockey v OBHS Lost 2 - 0
Tuesday 15th March U14 Area Netball League
Semi-final v OBHS
Won 24 - 7
Wednesday 16th March U12 Area Netball
Tournament
Won 2 – 0 v Neatherd
Drew 2 – 2 v Northgate
Lost 0 – 4 v Wymondham College
Won 3 – 0 v Thetford Academy
Won 5 – 1 v Wymondham High B team
Placed second in their section
Thursday 17th March U14 Area Netball League
final v Wymondham
College
Won 13 - 7
NEXT WEEK’S FIXTURES
Tuesday 26th April U14 Rounders v Sacred Heart (H) 4.30pm. Pick up 5.45pm
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
19th – 27th March Ski Trip
24th March – 8th April Easter Revision Sessions
3rd – 7th April D of E Silver Practice
9th – 16th April MEP – Budapest
Tuesday 12th April BACK TO SCHOOL
Friday 15th April Y4 -5 Tudor Times at Ancient House Museum
Saturday 16th April WHOLE SCHOOL OPEN MORNING 10am – 1.00pm
Tuesday 26th April Prep School Musical in Williamson Hall 2.30pm
Wednesday 27th April Prep School Musical in Williamson Hall 2.30pm
LOST PROPERTY
A pair of JABRA Revos headphones have been lost in the music room – they are mostly grey
with some orange on them. If you come across them please hand them into the office.
Ethan Harris ‘Patrick’ Rugby sock – named
Hamish Russell Blue Sondico Shinpad
Ben Trowell Nike size 9 orange football boots
Ben Mason Black PE sweatshirt and also his TGS school black jumper. Both items
are named
18 Issue No 23/2015-2016
ATTACHMENTS
Easter Revision Sessions click here to view
FORTHCOMING LETTERS
Pre-Prep Cookery
Y4 – 5 Tudor Visit to Ancient House Museum
If you would like a printed copy of this newsletter please contact the office.