Yarm Preparatory School Issue 519

Friday 25th November 2016

Head’s Message . . . It has been excellent to chat with many parents this week during our

Parents’ Evenings. I hope that the meetings have given you an

opportunity to discuss with your child the progress they have made of late. It is equally important that we

also reinforce the targets for development that have been shared. There will always be an element of

next steps in the educational journey and growth of a well-rounded child, it is therefore important we

empower them in this regard and nurture their talents. The busy nature of the school and our

expectations set a high bar for our pupils, but with continued application and endeavor progress of all

kinds will follow. This is an important message which we must share with our children; it will foster a

positive mindset and take them far in life.

I apologise for the disruption caused this week due to our email system being offline for a number of days.

We have been working hard to rectify this and hope to back up and running very soon. Should you need

to contact the school or your child’s class teacher please call us on 01642 781447.

Please note that I will be out of school next week from Wednesday through to Friday. Should you need to

contact me please leave a message with Miss O’Hara who I will be in regular contact with.

Head’s Challenge: If you balanced a broom horizontally on your finger, so that your finger was exactly on

the broom's center of gravity, marked that spot and cut the broom in two, then you would have a long

and a short piece. The long piece being most of the handle and the short piece being the bristle end and a

small part of the handle. Now what will happen if you weigh both pieces? Choose which of the following

statements is true. A) The short piece will weigh more. B) The long piece will weigh more. C) Both will

weigh the same.

Visit the Prep School Pages:-

www.yarmschool.org

Charlotte’s haircut for Little Princess Trust

A huge well done to Charlotte who has recently had her hair cut and donated it to the Little Princess Trust, a charity that makes then donates real hair wigs to children (girls and boys) who have lost theirs. It was all her own idea having had a friend who did the same a few months

ago. We think Charlotte’s new haircut looks fabulous!

Grammar School

Lane

Please can we remind

parents that Grammar

School Lane is out of

bounds to vehicles.

Safeguarding

Please come to the

office if you have to

come into school

during the school day.

Miss O’Hara will then

collect your child

/bags.

Prep School attend Newcastle Falcons v Exeter Chiefs

I really enjoyed the part when we got

to go onto the pitch before the match

and wave our flags whilst the players

ran on the pitch. The dry ice was

shooting up into the air.

Eleanor L, 5J

On Friday 18th November some of us

went to Kingston Park home of the

Newcastle Falcons. We watched care-

fully but the Falcons didn't win Exeter.

The final score was 19-32 to Exeter. It

was very fun.

Dhruv W, 4S

My favourite thing about the Newcastle

Falcons was when they took all the

penalties. I also liked the tackling. The

food was so warm and nice but there

was so, so much so I just got the chips.

Jake L, 4S

The rugby trip was a fun trip. Newcastle

Falcons lost32-19. They were playing

Exeter Chiefs. It was a fun experience.

There were a lot of people in the seats

watching.

Shola A, 4P

I really enjoyed watching the

Newcastle Falcons. It was really fun.

Sadly they got beaten 19-32.

Elise M, 5P

My favourite part of the rugby was

when Newcastle Falcons scored

their first try of the game.

Paras C, 4P

I really enjoyed watching the rugby

match. My favourite team was the

Newcastle Falcons.

Edward L, 3H

My favourite part of the

Falcons game was that we

got to go onto the pitch.

Sam S, 3A

We went to see Newcastle Falcons play

Exeter. It was really fun. I really

enjoyed it especially the food and the

seats. Alex C, 4S

Year 6 Maths

For last week’s homework we had to plan a ten minute lesson to teach two—

three Year 4 pupils.

We had to give a ten minute lesson about equivalent fractions. I was partnered

with Matthew. We taught three Year 4’s, two boys and one girl.

First we asked them if they knew what fractions were. They knew way more

than we anticipated. We pitched the lesson to their levels.

We ran over the details quickly making sure that they understood the

definitions of fraction, denominator and numerator and concentrated on

explaining the concept of equivalent fractions. For that I used a paper model of

a pizza divided into eight pieces.

Matthew brought in one worksheet so that the pupils could practise what they

had learned. I offered sweets as a reward for good work at the end of the

lesson. I think that the pupils enjoyed the lesson. I enjoyed teaching the lesson

because I had a chance of improving their knowledge of maths.

Sophia K, 6M

For last weeks homework we had to plan a 10 minute lesson which we then

taught to Year 4 children. The aim of the lesson was to teach a Year 4

equivalent fractions. To demonstrate this we used chocolate , jaffa cakes and

paper pizza. We quartered the treats and told them to find the equivalent

fraction for example we halved the jaffa cake.

Erin S, 6L

Art Competition ‘The best thing about Christmas’

You are invited to enter this year’s Christmas

art competition.

Make a piece of artwork—any size, any

materials, be imaginative

Put your name and form on it clearly

Give to Mrs McCormack on or before Monday

12th December 2016

Enjoy the display and prize giving during the

End of Term Assembly!

Anti-Bullying Week

A selection of the cartoons and comments made by Year 4, addressing bullying scenarios. Cartoon by Jake M. (4J).

If you are getting bullied tell a

teacher and they will help you sort it

out. Bullying is calling you names or

making comments.

Hannah W, 4P

Bullying is when someone up-

sets or hurts someone else.

There are different types of bul-

lying, cyber bullying, physical

bullying and hurting your feel-

ings.

Noah F, 4P

Bullying is when something is done on

purpose to hurt others.

Teddy K, 4P

Bullying is one of the worst things that

conquers our countries schools. One

example of bullying is repetitively

taunting the same person many times.

Luckily there are heaps of adults that

will stop bullying in a heartbeat.

Annabel C, 4P

If you are being bullied, tell a

teacher or anyone you trust.

Ayan T, 4P Some of the different types of

bullying are cyber bullying—

where someone sends you

something repetitively on the

phone that hurts you.

Lola V, 4P

Bullying is when somebody repeat-

edly does something mean.

Millie C, 4P Bullying is when someone does some-

thing over and over again.

Amelia S, 4P Never bully someone!

If they bully you then don’t bully

them back.

If someone bullys you tell them to

stop, if they don’t then tell a

teacher.

Poppy B, 4P

Bullying means deliberately

hurting someone repetitively.

The best way to stand up for

yourself is to tell a

teacher/parent/guardian or

peer mentor.

Nawaal A, 4P

To stand up to a bully you can tell a

teacher or peer mentor, or if it is really

bad then you should tell your parents.

Oscar S, 4P

4S Assembly

This is my loss

It was very sad but now it is not as bad, I used to have a dog named Tiger, Round and round we would run, it was fun, I would remember, he would bark telling me and my family someone was here, The person would fear, Sadly one night a horrible disease came, And took hold of my dog, We took him to the vets, three weeks later he had gone, As days passed we eventually moved on, Not everything can live forever, In fact nothing can live forever, So when something you love dies you cannot complain, Because everything has a beginning and an end, And just remember they’ll always be with you as a friend.

Kaaman B, 6G

Last week , which was very fun, we were learning our lines for our

celebrity filled, most fun packed assembly EVER about Children in

Need.

When it came to the big day you could tell that everyone was

really nervous, but luckily it all went to plan and we all

remembered our lines.

IT WAS AMAZING!!!

Alice W, 4S

Last Friday we did our assembly. It was

about Children in Need. Most of us

dressed up as bears. We all enjoyed doing

the play. You could probably guess that

Mrs Craven enjoyed getting the famous

singer correct, Leona Lewis. Most of the

children and teachers took part in the quiz.

It was such a fun day.

Oliver H, 4S

Last Friday we did a class assembly and

the theme was Children in Need

because it was Children in Need day.

Everyone thought it was brilliant.

Zeph A-T, 4S

Our assembly was

about Children in

Need. Some people in

our assembly were

celebrities for example

Jamie Oliver and Selina

Gomez.

Rose T, 4S I enjoyed our school play, I was

narrator 2. We learnt all our lines in 1

week. My line was 2nd in the play.

When the characters came on I was

seeing if my friends could answer the

questions but none of them did. At

the end we did a prayer. I loved the

play.

Neve B, 4S

I enjoyed the class assembly which we did.

It was really fun. I was narrator 1 and

narrator 12. When performing I felt a little

bit of stage fright but when I had done it I

felt very happy.

Avanish B, 4S

I really enjoyed our class assembly. I was nervous at the start but

then I enjoyed it. I hope everyone enjoyed it. Tenuk M, 4S

Last week it was 4S’

assembly. My favourite

part was being able to

perform in front of the

whole school.

Nancy H-B, 4S

Next Week:

Mon 28-Nov ABRSM examinations week

Stephenson House Duty

Mission Christmas assemblies

Tue 29-Nov U8 House Rugby

Wed 30-Nov Cundall Manor U9 Rugby Festival (12.30pm depart, 1.30pm start, 4.30pm return)

Thu 1-Dec U9 House Rugby

Jess Dunkley Dancers assembly (parents of those dancing invited)

Fri 2-Dec U10/11 House Rugby

4J Class Assembly PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF CLASS

U11 A/B & U10 A/B Girls’ Hockey v Pocklington and Hymers (at Pocklington; 1.30pm start, 4.30pm

return)

Sat 3-Dec Prep Winter Wonderland Ball (7pm-12 midnight)

Mon 5-Dec Telford House Duty

Wed 7-Dec Pre-Prep Nativity (6pm; Auditorium)

Fri 9-Dec Year 3 Christmas Play to parents (5pm; Prep Hall)

Thu 15-Dec End of Term at 3.30pm (Pre-Prep) / 3.45pm (Prep); no after school care

Staying Safe Online

A common theme in PSHE lessons and discussions

with pupils of late is how to stay safe online. As

well as our Internet Safety Week in February,

when all parents are provided with an internet

safety guide, all year groups talk about and use the

internet in a safe and sensible manner in their

weekly computing lessons. For example, Year 5

have recently been searching for rights-free

images related to their platform game projects. In

Year 6, the pupils will be using Edmodo in their

computing lessons over the coming weeks and

months. Edmodo is a learning platform that looks

not too dissimilar to Facebook, but is used as a safe

and monitored social networking experience. The

children will be using Edmodo to work

collaboratively as they develop their smartphone

apps. Mr Stone

Prep Celebration Assembly 3A Endeavour— Shlok A. Values— Isaac A.

3H Endeavour— Betty K. Values— Charlotte M.

3N Endeavour— Alisha T. Values— Frankie P.

4J Endeavour— Cameron C. Values— Summer H.

4P Endeavour— Ben W. Values— Lola V

4S Endeavour— Sam P. Values— Tenuk M.

5B Endeavour— Lexie T. Values— Oliver G.

5J Endeavour— Harry W. Values— Rhianna G.

5P Endeavour— Elise M. Values— Ollie C.

6G Endeavour— Phoebe T. Values— Grace M.

6L Endeavour—Harriet W. Values—Hermia J.

6M Endeavour—Maddie M. Values—Tom W.

Head’s Award: Adi P. (Year 3); Max M., Scarlett S., Florrie T.,

Oscar T., Charlotte H., Tilly G. (Year 5).

Respect

Respect is where someone shows that they are nice to people and they can look up to somebody else. They can also look after

other people, their belongings and the environment. We have been talking about respect in assemblies this week. The school

captains devised the ‘Respectacles’, which can be used by any class. When you wear the Respectacles, you have to talk about

a time when you have shown respect, or how we as a school can show respect to each other.

Eleanor L. 5J

Lost Property

Miss Redhead and Mr Jackson are carrying out a sterling job when it comes to lost property found in and around the school.

There are, however, still a number of items that have gone missing and have not returned. Please can we ask that you check

all kit bags and cupboards at home and if something does not belong to your child, please return it to the lost property shed

on the playground. Thank you.