St Margaret's School Prep Newsletter 27th November 2015

Prep Newsletter Friday

27th November 2015

Dear Parents and Friends,

With the weather becoming colder we have been wrapping up warmly

during break and lunchtimes whilst taking in the fresh air to play and

socialise. Please would you ensure that your daughter wears her school

coat, St Margaret’s hat and blue/navy gloves each day to school.

Whilst the weather was on the chilly side outside, it was certainly balmy

in the swimming pool area during the gala between St Margaret’s and St

Hilda’s. Our girls swam to the best of their ability and felt proud of their

personal achievements. They cheered wildly, supporting their team

mates, until they were hoarse. The final result was incredibly close and

had to be recounted, resulting in a draw. It was a pleasure to see so

many supporting parents.

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Assembly

Afrah’s Mummy, Dr Shora, visited

us this week and led us in an

inspirational assembly all about

becoming a Doctor. The girls

discovered how to become a

Doctor, the training and the

options available to specialise. Dr

Shora left us with these words:

“BELIEVE IN YOURSELF - You

can do and be whatever you chose

to be .”

Thank you for your time Dr Shora

and for sharing your passion. We

were all truly inspired.

Senior School Play

On Wednesday the Upper Prep went to see

the Senior School play ‘Bring It On’ and

had a wonderful time. So much so that

they wanted to see it again. I hope that

some of you were able to take up the

opportunity to see it, as it was excellent,

with many wonderful actors, singers and

dancers. Please see the Year 4 page for

the children’s reactions to the play.

Independent projects

Sienna in Year 5

recently produced an

excellent powerpoint

presentation for her

class about Diwali.

I love it when children

independently research

and put together a

piece of work or a

project to share with

their class. I would be

delighted if your

daughter would like to

independently improve

her learning in an area of interest as this inevitably would develop her

independent learning skills and help her to become more critical and

reflective. In addition, by presenting to her class she should hopefully

gain presentational skills whilst becoming more confident. The

audiences of the projects so far have been very encouraging and

appreciative.

The project should be initiated by the child and be completed

independently, enabling her to develop and apply skills creatively,

demonstrating initiative and enterprise. Skills learned in the classroom

will inevitably be transferred into the project, and vice versa. This is

therefore an exciting initiative, although one that is completely voluntary.

Mrs C Aisthorpe

Head of St. Margaret’s Preparatory School

Congratulations Lower Prep Star of the Week

(last week)

Reception: Navya

Year 1: Sania

Year 2: Jessica

Ballet exams for Y2 and Y3

These take place in the Ballet

Studio on Thursday 3rd

December. We will ensure that

the girls are taken over to the

studio in good time to prepare

and are returned to their class

after the exam. For further

details please would you refer

to Miss Pam’s letter.

I hope you all enjoy a relaxing

weekend.

December

2nd 16:15-17:15 No Swimming Training

7th 16:15-17:15 No Swimming Training

10th 14:00-15:00 Lower Prep Nativity Play Performance “Christmas Rapped Up”, Senior School Hall

11th Year 2 visit to Kestrel Grove

09:00-09:30 Prep School Christingle Service

14TH Prep School Christmas Dinner

15th Lower Prep Pantomime Visit

16th Prep School Mufti Day – Christmas theme

14:00 End of term reports available online

14:00 TERM ENDS

January

11th Spring Term commences

Dates

020 8416 4501 (08:00-13:30)

[email protected]

Reception

Reception Class have enjoyed learning about

‘The Very First Christmas Story’. They have

written their own book, made stained glass

windows and a group collage.

Year 1

This week we have been

exploring forces in

Science. We have had

fun investigating

pushes and pulls using

toy cars.

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Year 2 have been working very hard in their Science

lessons and all the girls have learnt how to use some

basic scientific equipment. They have recently learnt

about the water cycle. They used ice cubes to find out

about freezing and melting and then used a pipette and

some hot water to melt just the centre of an ice cube.

This was quite tricky to do without melting the whole

cube! They then decided to string all the ice cubes

together to make a “crystal” necklace!

Year 2

Year 3

We have had exciting Art lessons bringing wooden spoons to life.

Bit by bit we worked on them adding faces, arms, hair and exciting

finishing touches.

Now they are finished we feel very proud of them.

In the middle of the night when the school is quiet we think that,

maybe, they come to life.

If you listen hard when the stars are out you might hear music….. We

think that they have lots of fun!

Year 4

On Wednesday all of the Upper Prep went to see the Senior

School production of 'Bring It On', a play about cheer leading,

teamwork, friendship and rivalry.

Priya: The play was exciting and I would love to have seen who

won the cheer leading championship.

Shriya: Fun, although there was a little meanness. Thankfully

everything was alright in the end.

Anaya: It was interesting and I was in suspense towards the end.

Melina: I am curious to find out what happens at the end because

we only saw the play highlights.

Aliyah: Funny, interesting, amazing. The music was very cheerful.

Maya: The dancing was energetic. I liked Olivia and Mrs Pimlott's

choreography.

Neha: The dancing was so enthusiastic and made me understand

more about the story.

Scarlet: The play was great and the acting, brilliant.

Zonye: The dancing was

spectacular. The characters

looked realistic.

Beatrice: The play was just

amazing and I especially

liked how they left me

thinking about what was

going to happen next.

Isabel: I really like the play

and have never seen

anything like it before.

Remi: I found it hard to

believe that people at our

school could be such good

dancers and actors.

Khushi: The dancing was incredible because it was energetic and

fun.

Milly: The costumes were miraculous and spectacular. I loved

how they sparkled during the dances.

Lili: I liked the singing because it made me feel very cheerful.

Anya: I loved it! At the end I was clapping so hard that my hands

were going to fall off!

Anna: I enjoyed the play, especially the dancing.

Riana: The dancing, singing and acting were very exotic. I loved

it!

Ishiya: The play was the best I have ever seen because it was just

so good.

Kaiyana: I was startled because everything was so enthusiastic. I

would like to do something like this in the future.

raising awareness

is very important

and afterwards

they wrote some

very powerful

stories and

designed colourful

eye catching

posters. Brilliant

work Year 5.

Year 5

Last week it was Anti-Bullying Week. Year 5 watched

Newsround which explored a range of ideas including whether

bullies should be helped or punished. The programme also

featured Sarah Story a successful paralympian who was

bullied at school. After watching the girls had a mature and

thoughtful discussion about the themes that arose. I was very

impressed by the ideas they expressed. They all agreed that

During Science lessons Year 6 have been trying out their new

stylish safety goggles! They used a spirit burner to heat some

different substances and recorded all the reactions on a chart.

All the girls have shown that they can be safe and sensible

during practical tasks. Some wonderful aromas wafted down

the staircase and were noticed by the younger girls, who

decided that the best smell was produced by heating sugar

until it turned into toffee!

Year 6

Maths Challenge

Well done to all the girls who tried the recent challenges on

the Mathematics board. The next challenges are now on

display in the classroom block. Girls are encouraged to solve

these in school or they can take them home to complete.

In Years 3 & 4 the following girls successfully completed the

‘Line up the clowns’ challenge and have been awarded a

commendation for their House!

The following girls successfully completed this challenge and

have been awarded a commendation for their House!

In Years 5&6 the following girls successfully completed the ‘Pet

rabbits’ challenge and have been awarded a commendation for

their House!

Waterhouse St Johns

Arya Aneesa

Zienna Zoya

Isabelle P Shriya

Windsor St Johns

Nikita

Karisma