Newsletter: Autumn Term 2020: Week 10
Sweeney Todd comes to Lorenden
Meat Pie anyone? Year 5 performed their wonderful Sweeney Todd to the school on Thursday morning and we were amazed by the skill of the soloists who sang so beautifully. It was great to see the whole year group supporting as the chorus and a lot of words learnt by the narrators too. A huge well done to Year 5 and thank you to Mr Saul for an excellent production!
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Plastic Pollution
Year 5 lead the way! We started the week with a thought provoking assembly on plastic pollution led by Saskia and Isla in Year 5. They made it engaging to all ages with a family of fishes, but also hammered home the clear message about recycling, reusing and being careful how we dispose of our rubbish. Well done girls! Christmas is here!
Lorenden gets festive! Huge thanks to Mr Howe for the donation of a Christmas tree for the hallway and to the FoL for decorating the tree outside of the building at the beginning of the school day too. The tree is already bringing a smile to people’s faces as they pass by and helps spread some Christmas cheer! (Please see the dates below for the planned Christmas festivities).
Huge Congratulations to Year 6
Kent Test Results Kent Test results are out to parents now and we are delighted to not only have achieved a 90% pass rate from those who took the test, but also that one pupil achieved full marks across all papers! Well done to all of them for their hard work.
Crafternoon
An afternoon of fun Lorenden teacher, Mrs Swann, decided to do a Christmas crafternoon making festive decorations, boxes and cards. We raised a wonderful amount of £125 for a charity called Mind. Mind is a charity that helps people who have mental health problems and provides support and care for them, making sure they have people looking after them. During the crafternoon we made Christmas decorations out of salt dough which we rolled out, then pushed leaves and lavender on to decorate them. This printed the pattern on and looked amazing. Then we peeled the leaves and lavender off and baked them. Secondly, we made Christmas cards starting with a bauble one, then a Christmas
tree using coloured card which gave us a special 3D effect. Finally, we made small Christmas boxes you could turn into an advent calendar or perfect small gift wrapping for a friend or family. I really enjoyed doing the Christmas crafternoon with Mrs Swann and I think it is great we raised so much money for the charity Mind. Emmeline Year 4
Nursery
A puzzling time in Nursery The children love doing puzzles and we have had to add extra shelving for them all! Since September, the children have progressed from wooden shapes puzzles to those with 25, 36 and even 60 pieces!
Year 2 - Sandwich Making
Year 2 designed and made their own sandwiches in DT
They then had to taste them and evaluate them. They all agreed that their sandwiches were delicious!
Year 5 - Science
Science
This week, Year 5 were investigating how far away one magnet can affect another, using a car to hold one of the magnets in order to reduce friction and inertia. They have been working very hard learning all about forces this term.
French
French School Parcel
The Children in Year 4, 5 and 6 have worked very hard to complete some homework to send to our French partner school, Notre Dame de Santers, near Lille. In their French lesson, Year 4 children have written about themselves and Year 5 and 6 have described their school uniforms. The parcels have been dispatched and will hopefully reach the school by next week. I want to thank you all for your generous donations of Christmas crackers, the French children will love them!
We wish our French friends a wonderful Christmas 2020! Let’s hope things get back to some kind of normality in the New Year so that we can resume our Year 6 visit to France.
Running 40 Miles for the NHS
Emily’s challenge
Emily has decided to run 40 miles to raise money for the NHS. Emily is running 1 mile every day for 40 days on top of all her other activities and commitments! She has already raised £430, well over her target of £250 that she set herself. You can support Emily on her JustGiving page, set up by her Dad, by clicking on the following link.
You can donate to their JustGiving page by clicking here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Emilys-runathon?utm_source=Sharethis&utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=Emilys-runathon&utm_campaign=pfp-email&utm_term=b6f22db72f0c484e9e3dbf1c90bf1a68.
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to NHS Charities Together, so it's the most efficient way to give - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.
Here are some of the events coming up: ➢ Friday 4 December:
Flu immunisations A look forward to the last week of term:
➢ Monday - anticipated Charity event day (more details out soon) ➢ Tuesday - reports will be sent out to you electronically ➢ Wednesday - We have invited Father Christmas to make a surprise virtual visit to
Lorenden. We are waiting for a letter of confirmation. ➢ Thursday - ‘Wear a Christmas Jumper’ Day; Christmas Lunch ➢ Friday - End of term Awards Assembly (parents of those receiving awards will be
invited to a Google Meet for 8.40am); End of term is at the normal end to the school day.
➢ Recordings of nativities (Pre-Prep) / carols (Y2-6) will be with you too.
All the best for a lovely weekend,
Mrs Uttley
Lorenden Prep School