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LINES FROM THLPS
Issue 23
30th March 2012
available on line www.thlps.co.uk
EDITORIAL
French Trip
The last two days in school have been very quiet; 36 of our Years
4, 5 and 6 children have gone off to Forge les Eaux, near Amiens
in France with five members of staff. Whilst in France they will
be visiting local sights, taking a train journey to Rouen, visiting a
tree top rope assault course and spending a day in a French
school.
Children in Rec to Year 3 are relatively unaffected by the trip,
but children in Years 4, 5 and 6 have carried out some project
work and additional extension activities in addition to some
normal lessons.
PTA EYFS Garden Morning
Thank you to the parents and particularly to Mr Meo and his
team for all the hard work in the EYFS garden last Saturday.
Summer Uniform
May I remind you that summer uniform criteria apply after the
Easter holiday. Girls should wear the summer uniform dress and
boys in Rec, Y1 and Y2 should wear short trousers. Short
trousers for boys are optional in KS2. Summer uniform should
continue to be worn through till October half term holiday.
Summer Activities
Activities start on the first day of term and a new list is attached
to this copy of Lines.
For the first week, Canoeing Activity will be based at school, so
that I can talk to the children about the routine for the rest of
term and cover safety issues. I will issue a letter to parents at
that point so that you know exactly what is happening. For the
first week, parents should pick up their children from school at
4.40pm.
Golf will be operating from Sprowston Golf Club on Monday 23 rd
April and parents should pick up from there at 5.00pm.
Drop Off
You will know that our car parking facilities are limited. Please
try to ‘drop off’ and free up a space as quickly as possible.
New Year 2 Display
Year 2 children and their parents have produced some more
wonderful project work on ‘our wonderful world’. Parents may
see the projects on display in our waiting room.
Provisional Term List
There are no school trips during the first week of summer term.
The Provisional term list will be sent out with the next issue of
Lines.
May I wish you all a very peaceful and restful holiday.
Mr Simon Marfleet
THLPS Brownies
Brownies would like to remind
everyone that at 8.30pm on
Saturday 31st March, it is ‘Earth
Hour’.
Please help to save the planet and raise
awareness by switching off your electricity
and encouraging your friends to do it too!
Mrs Carin Pratt
7 Yarmouth Road
Norwich NR7 0EA
Tel: 01603 433055
Absence Report: 01603 436986
email: [email protected]
CONGRATULATIONS
Well done to the following children who received badges in
today’s assembly:
GOOD WORK/MERIT BADGES
CORE VALUE BADGES
Rec Cara, Berrienna, Jemima, Lex
Y1 Eleanor, Daniel, Mia
Y2 Keiron, Charlotte, John, Tilly
Nathan, Sophie
Y3 Isabelle, Joshar, Flynn
Y4 Ben G, Harvey
Y5 Matthew, Joseph
Y6 Daisy
Jake, Eleanor
George
Eleanor
Renata, Lilian
Ryan, Ross
Riordan
Daisy, Jordan
Strangers Hall
5SC enjoyed an action packed
history day at Strangers Hall last
week. Children learnt Tudor
dances, how to weave, identify
artefacts from the period and they
even had the chance to dress in
Tudor clothes. Many children
preferred to wear
the clothes of poor
people as they were
less complicated and more comfortable.
Laying the table for a Tudor feast was
probably the favourite of most of the
children as ‘Mayor Sotherton’ educated us
on the types of food rich people enjoyed. We learnt of
the different delicacies such as ‘sucking (through the
beak) of birds’ brains’ and that only the meat from large
pork pies was eaten, as the pastry crust was for the cook
and servants or for the poor of Norwich. Children were
surprised that forks were not used but guests at the feast
would bring their own knives and the host would provide
spoons.
A great educational day.
Ms Sue Cole
Bake & Make Club
As the tradition goes in Bake & Make club, we
finished the term with a bake off. Our celebrity judge
was the very strict Mrs Lund, who decided the winner
was Isobelle B’s wonderful Easter bunny. A big thank
you to all the Bake & Make team for all your hard
work in sponsoring Percy & Eunice, our children in
Ghana.
Ms Marina Bill & Mrs Angie Pimlott
COMING UP
APRIL
Mon 2nd French Trip returns
Mon 23rd Summer Term Starts
Mon 23rd Activities begin - see attached activity sheet
GOLF
Golf Activity will start on the first Monday back,
23rd April, and children should be picked up by
5pm at Sprowston Manor Golf Shop.
Mr David Sowry
The Delancy UK Schools Chess Challenge 2012
Pupils from reception to year 6 competed for the chance
to play in the Mega Final. This will be held in May at
CNS. The following pupils qualified:
Jordan (Y6) – U11 Champion – Winning every game
Kian (Y5)
Jessica (Y4)
Diana (Y4)
Charlie (Y3) – U9 Champion
Jake K (Y3)
Owen (Y2)
Michael (Y1)
Lex (Reception)
Looking for something to over Easter?
Well done to all the pupils taking part.
Try ‘French children don’t throw
food’ by Pamela Druckerman or
‘Before I go to sleep’ by
S J Watson.
THLPS Chess competition
Semi-final results: U11, U9, U7, Girls
Jordan (Y6) beat
Joseph (Y5) beat
Edison (Y5)
Joshua (Y6)
Charlie (Y3) beat
Franky (Y4) beat
Henry (Y4)
William (Y3)
Michael (Y1) beat
Arthur (Y2) beat
Owen (Y2)
Keiron (Y2)
Missing Uniform
Jessica (Y4) beat
Diana (Y4) beat
Imogen (Y5)
Isabelle (Y5)
Our usual end of term
request: Please check all
uniform is named and your
children are not wearing
someone else's uniform!
Finals to be played 28th & 29th March.
Recommended by Ms Marina Bill
Nofolk Schools Chess Competition
U9s Winning Team
U11s Winning Team
A Y3 girl is missing named
tracksuit bottoms.
Mr Bobby
SOFA’s mascot Mr Bobby is thoroughly enjoying his visits
to school on Wednesdays! He patiently listens to many
children read, from various classes, who visit him in the
library. Children seem to look forward to Wednesdays and
his calming influence; children who are a little nervous of
dogs are gaining confidence and enjoy walking with him,
even if he is bigger than some of them!
One of Mr Bobby’s biggest fans is
Jake who is now helping Bobby with
the writing of his blog, on SOFA’s
website.
GARDENING CLUB
Everything is 'taking off' in the garden
and the gardeners are working hard
planting, weeding and watering! Our
polytunnel is proving to be a wonderful
asset to the garden and a number of us will be
working on the garden over the Easter break.
Gardeners will soon be reporting to Nursery and all
classes with the aim of involving everyone in some
'growing' this year!
Ms Sue Cole
Mrs Sue Cole
Children - Looking for something to read over Easter?
Try:
The Emerald Atlas by John Stevens
I Corriander by Sally Gardner
The Artist who painted a blue horse
by Eric Carle
Horrid Henry by
Francesca Simon
SPORTS NEWS
SUMMER GAMES KIT REMINDER
All children will need shorts, polo shirts, white socks,
trainers and indoor plimsoles for summer games lessons.
They will all be doing athletics, rounders and cricket in
preparation for sports day and fixtures.
HOUSE HOCKEY RESULTS
U9 Our Year 3 & 4 children enjoyed house hockey on our
tennis courts in the sun on Tuesday.
The results
Pine
v
Willow v
Pine
v
Holly
v
Pine
v
Holly
v
were:
Holly
Beech
Willow
Beech
Beech
Willow
1
4
2
1
2
1
-
2
1
0
1
1
3
Pine & Willow were
joint winners.
Top goal scorers were
Jake R, Ross B and Ben G
with 3 goals each.
NURSERY NEWS
Nursery staff want to wish you all
an enjoyable Easter break. We look
forward to seeing several of you in
holiday playscheme, don’t forget to supply your child
with a packed lunch (no nuts or chocolate please).
We have ended another very successful term with
two outings. Lower Nursery had an enjoyable trip to
Linda’s house on the outskirts of Norwich. The
children hunted for eggs in the woods and then had a
picnic outside. Everyone had a great time - many
thanks to Linda.
Upper Nursery visited Norwich Castle and were given
a tour by ‘Matilda’, who was dressed in a costume of a
servant girl. The behaviour of the children was
impeccable. The trip concluded with a fantastic
picnic (thank you Sue) in the Castle gardens.
I realise that not all the children were given the
opportunity to attend. Our aim is to organise trips on
different days, so by the end of the school year
everybody is able to go on at least one.
I am sure by now you will have seen the wonderful
development in our outside area. Mr Meo and his
team led a group of very able volunteers. Many
thanks to them and also our PTA for supporting this
venture. We are also grateful to those of you who
donated lavender and rosemary bushes. Seeds and
plants of any description would be put to good use, if
you could bring them in after the Easter holiday
please.
Mrs Ruth Belson
EYFS Activity Afternoon
U11 Our year 5 & 6 children played their house hockey at
Langley School on the astro turf on Wednesday.
The results
Pine
v
Willow v
Pine
v
Holly
v
Pine
v
Holly
v
were:
Holly
Beech
Willow
Beech
Beech
Willow
2
0
1
3
1
0
-
1
0
1
0
0
1
Pine were the winners.
Players of the
tournament:
Oscar & Joshua B
Overall our house hockey winners were PINE. Well done
to all the children, our hockey is really improving well.
Mrs Marie Hood
The EYFS Easter Activity afternoon proved to be
very successful. We began with a repertoire of
spring poems and songs in the hall. The parents
then accompanied their children back to the EYFS
rooms and outside area for a range of Easter
activities. These included hat making, face
painting, nest making and egg rolling!
Refreshments were served outside and everyone
enjoyed the super sunny weather.
Mrs Elizabeth St Quintin
We have had a wonderfully musical spring term this year, with lots of different musical events happening from January
through to March.
The term started with the first Thursday back being Didgeridoo Day! Steve
Arber (a professional Didgeridoo player) taught all the children from Reception
to Year 6 how to play the Didgeridoo. It was a really fun and educational day;
and every child even got their own Didgeridoo!
Year Six children took part in a Djembe (African drum) workshop at the
beginning of March. The children worked really hard for two hours to compose a
complicated drumming piece and even got it up to performance standard.
The workshop was a great success with all the children composing, playing and
appraising to a very high level.
You will be able to see the full performance at the Key Stage 2 Summer concert.
The school was then fully involved with the Norfolk County Music Festival.
Veronica Wilson entered James (Y1) and Sophie (Y2) into piano competitions
and both children received Highly Commended, an excellent result.
The school Community Choir took part in the festival for the first time, and
sang for a good sized audience at the United Reformed Church. The choir
sang to an amazingly high standard, even though this was only their second
ever performance. The adjudicator was brimming with praise for the choir.
Well deserved.
VOICES took part in the festival at St. Andrew’s Hall, a fantastic
performance area, which was quite daunting for our choir of 22. The
children performed incredibly well and achieved a Highly Commended mark.
They were the smallest choir but definitely held their own with their
excellent ability to watch all instructions from their conductor!
The musical term ended last Friday with the 1st ever THLPS Mass Choir event. Hillside Avenue and The Old School
Henstead schools came to join VOICES to produce a really lovely concert in our school hall. Each school sang two songs,
soloists sang (including our own Safia) and all the schools came together in a fantastic end to the concert singing ‘Beauty
and the Beast’ and ‘We go together’ from Grease. The choirs made a powerful yet beautiful sound together. Next year’s
event will hopefully be even bigger.
There have been some wonderful performances from instrumentalists in assemblies and well done those children who have
taken Associated Board exams this term.
Some superb music making, WELL DONE everyone who has taken part in all the musical events this term.
Mrs Anne Berry-Smith
Homework
Y3-Y6 (max 16)
LW
1 Joshua Brand
2 Millie Bayfield
3 Kate Joyce
Rebecca Robin4 son
5 Jordan May
6 Edison H-Albrow
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Tue Games Quest
Y2-Y6 (max 16)
CP
1 Ella Baragwanath
2 Roxanna Maleki
3 Owen Smith
4 Jack West
5 Ben Ferrey
6 Michael Stone
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Mon
Soccer Stars
Y3-Y5(max 24)
Euro Football
Tom Baragwanath
Harvey Canham
Henry Dickerson
Fred Duffield
Ryan Ford
Ben Graves
Joshar Kaya
Jake Khangura
Ross Magnus
Robert McCall
Ethan Pallant
Sam Platten
Jake Pett
Harry Ripley
Jake Ripley
Flynn Robbins
Nikolas Skylogiannis
Alex Tomkinson
Edward Inyang
Ben Tusting
Owen Smith
Eleanor Tomkinson
Thomas Leeming
Soccer Stars
Rec-Y3
Olympic Games
Hugh Baragwanath
Nathan Mercer
Caroline Moate
ACTIVITY LIST - SUMMER 2012
Tennis
Rec-Y2 (max 14)
CS
Ben Butt
Hugh Baragwanath
Edith Duffield
John Edwards
Eric Gates
Jasmine Johan
Harry Meo
Eleanor Peacock
Archie Sowry
Eleanor Tomkinson
Izzie Turner
Charlie Turner
Henry Jenkinson
Konrad Dambek
FULL
Invitation
Henry Dickerson
Jake Pett
Joseph Thompson
Isha Mull
Robert McCall
Fred Duffield
Edward Inyang
Tennis
Y3/4 (max 16)
CS
Tom Connor
Joshar Kaya
Ethan Pallant
Nikolas Skylogiannis
George Woodcock
Alex Ogden
Charlie Pickering
Renata Beman
Lifeguarding
Y3-Y6 (max 14)
TK
James Edmond
Imogen Gill
Matthew Goodge
Thomas McKee
Isha Mull
Anton Shapland
Tapestry
Y1-Y6 (max 14)
LW
Charlotte Butt
Rosie Cottrell
Hattie Ebbage
Isobelle Gavin
Emma Gates
Hermione Lund
Mia Norris
Rebecca Robinson
Amelia Rowlands
Sophie Rowlands
Amelia Sowry
Freya S-Lupson
Toula Skylogiannis
Emily Leeming
FULL
Rounders
Y2-Y6 (max 16)
MH
Millie Bayfield
Keiron Binnie
Arthur Dickerson
Joseph Deane
Mia Edmond
George McKee
Nathan Mercer
Alex Ogden
Joshua Sanyang
Callum Ford
Charlie Gavin
Jonty Pearcey
Tom Connor
Joshua Brand
Niamh Campbell
Renata Beman
William Alston
Isaac Betts
Jude Smith
Deanna B-Clarke
Arthur Dickerson
Edith Duffield
John Edwards
Lex Khangura
George McKee
Sophie Rowlands
Michael Stone
Tilly Gray
Konrad Dambek
Joseph Deane
Hattie Ebbage
Isobelle Gavin
Emma Gates
Marika Kerkham
Hermione Lund
Isabelle Mercer
Amelia Sowry
Lilian Spruce
Freya S-Lupson
Toula Skylogiannis
Jemima Stevens
Emily Leeming
Diana Bull
Jessica Stone
Joshua Sanyang
William Johns
Golf
Rec-Y6 (max 16)
DS
Keiron Binnie
Xander Carrigan
Eric Gates
Fun Swimming
Drama Invitation
R-Y3 (max 20)
TK/AL
AP
James Addison
Ameya B-Eteson
Ben Butt
Isabelle Baker
Charlotte Butt
Rosie Cottrell
Lounge Lizards
Rec-Y6 (max 12)
CR
James Addison
Tom Butt
Alex Burdess
Harriet Deane
Paul Edwards
Cara Feeney
Lex Khangura
Daisy Pickering
Oscar Robbins
Lilian Spruce
Cameron Wyatt
Harvey Willrich
FULL
Millie Jermy
Jasmine Johan
Ellie Magnus
Hannah Magnus
Mia Norris
Daisy Pickering
Amelia Rowlands
Berrienna Ward
Ballet
Rec-Y2
MB
Jemima Curtis
Harriet Deane
Cara Feeney
Harvey Canham
Paul Edwards
Imogen Gill
Jake Khangura
Connor Magnus
Isaac Mason
Thomas McKee
Franky Pearcey
Jonty Pearcey
Lucas Ricketts
Alec Rijks
Riordan Woodcock
Jack West
Anton Shapland
Charlie Gavin
Kian Moghaddas
Jo Hollidge
Chloe Rowlands
FULL
SOFA (1)
Y3-Y6 (max 18)
SC
Ruby Ayers
Ameya B-Eteson
Isabelle Baker
Daisy Campbell
Kate Joyce
Safia Kaya
Marika Kerkham
Connor Magnus
Isaac Mason
Isabelle Mercer
Franky Pearcey
Lucas Ricketts
Alec Rijks
Chloe Rowlands
Jemima Stevens
Joseph Thompson
Riordan Woodcock
Sophie Turner
FULL
Canoeing
Y3-Y6 (max 21)
SM
Ruby Ayers
Tom Butt
Tom Baragwanath
MJ
Jo Hollidge
Edison H-Albrow
William Johns
Jordan May
Charlie Pickering
Jessica Stone
Kian Moghaddas
Diana Bull
FULL
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Chess Invitation Tue
1
2
3
Mon
Homework
Y3-Y6 (max 16)
LW
1 Marika Kerkham
2 Franky Pearcey
3 Rebecca Robinson
4 Jessica Stone
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Thu
r
Homework
Y3-Y6 (max 16)
MJ
1 Jo Hollidge
2 Isaac Mason
3 Jordan May
4 Alec Rijks
5 Joseph Thompson
6 Sophie Turner
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
We
d
Friday
Tennis Invitation
CS
Ryan Ford
Ben Graves
Jo Hollidge
William Johns
Kian Moghaddas
Alex Tomkinson
Edward Inyang
Brownies
Community Choir
Y2-Y5 (max 24)
Y2-Y6
CP/AL/CR
ABS
Ameya B-Eteson
Alex Ogden
Charlotte Butt
Eleanor Peacock
Isabelle Baker
Chloe Rowlands
Rosie Cottrell
Hattie Ebbage
Mia Edmond
Isobelle Gavin
Emma Gates
Tilly Gray
Marika Kerkham
Hermione Lund
Isabelle Mercer
Isha Mull
Rebecca Robinson
Sophie Rowlands
Jessica Stone
Amelia Sowry
Freya S-Lupson
Emily Leeming
Izzie Turner
Diana Bull
Tennis Invitation
Y1-Y2
CS
Arthur Dickerson
John Edwards
Callum Ford
Eric Gates
Henry Jenkinson
Konrad Dambek
Soccer Stars
Y4-Y6 (max 20)
Euro Football
Joshua Brand
Millie Bayfield
Henry Dickerson
Paul Edwards
James Edmond
Thomas McKee
Robert McCall
Franky Pearcey
Jonty Pearcey
Sam Platten
Oscar Robbins
Cameron Wyatt
Harvey Willrich
Charlie Gavin
Out & About
Y3-Y6 (max 14)
MB/AP
Ameya B-Eteson
Joseph Deane
Hattie Ebbage
Isobelle Gavin
Emma Gates
Isaac Mason
Isha Mull
Amelia Sowry
Lilian Spruce
Jack West
Diana Bull
Renata Beman
Jemima Stevens
William Alston
FULL
Art Explorers
Rec-Y2 (max 14)
SR/AL
Charlotte Butt
Jemima Curtis
Daniel DeLara
Harriet Deane
Edith Duffield
Cara Feeney
Eric Gates
Benjamin Hawes
Tilly Gray
Jasmine Johan
Nathan Mercer
Caroline Moate
Mia Norris
Sophie Rowlands
Archie Sowry
Izzie Turner
Charlie Turner
Konrad Dambek
Niamh Campbell
Tennis
Y5-Y6 (max 12)
CS
Joshua Brand
Ella Baragwanath
Millie Bayfield
Thomas McKee
Roxanna Maleki
Toula Skylogiannis
Cameron Wyatt
Charlie Gavin
Soccer Stars
Rec-Y2 (max 20)
Olympic Games
James Addison
Ben Butt
Keiron Binnie
Arthur Dickerson
George McKee
Callum Ford
SOFA (2)
Y3-Y6 (max 18)
SC
Imogen Gill
Matthew Goodge
Edison H-Albrow
William Johns
Nicholas Knopp
Jake Khangura
Kian Moghaddas
Ross Magnus
Flynn Robbins
Lilian Spruce
Joshua Sanyang
Edward Inyang
Anton Shapland
Archie Robertson
Renata Beman
Gardening
Y5-Y6 (max 18)
SC/CR
Ruby Ayers
Paul Edwards
Matthew Goodge
Jo Hollidge
Edison H-Albrow
William Johns
Kate Joyce
Nicholas Knopp
Safia Kaya
Connor Magnus
Isabelle Mercer
Kian Moghaddas
Alec Rijks
Chloe Rowlands
Joshua Sanyang
Riordan Woodcock
Anton Shapland
Sophie Turner
FULL
Outdoor Fun
Rec-Y2 (max 20)
SL/LN
James Addison
Ben Butt
Tom Butt
Jemima Curtis
Daniel DeLara
Cara Feeney
Benjamin Hawes
Jasmine Johan
Lex Khangura
George McKee
Nathan Mercer
Mia Norris
Michael Stone
Archie Sowry
Owen Smith
Thomas Leeming
Charlie Turner
James Cargill
Games & Puzzles
Rec-Y2 (max 20)
JH
Deanna B-Clarke
Hugh Baragwanath
Ellie Cook
John Edwards
Hannah Magnus
Harry Meo
Daisy Pickering
Amelia Rowlands
Michael Stone
Owen Smith
Reading
Rec-Y2 (max 20)
JH
Hannah Magnus
Harry Meo
Caroline Moate
Amelia Rowlands
Cricket
Y3-Y6 (max 18)
MJ/SM/DS
Tom Butt
Tom Baragwanath
Harvey Canham
Tom Connor
Henry Dickerson
Fred Duffield
Ryan Ford
Ben Graves
Joshar Kaya
Jordan May
Ross Magnus
Robert McCall
Ethan Pallant
Jonty Pearcey
Charlie Pickering
Sam Platten
Jake Pett
Harry Ripley
Jake Ripley
Nikolas Skylogiannis
Edward Inyang
FULL
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
Thur
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Wed