Friday 1st December 2017 The Newsletter of King Henry VIII Preparatory School Academic Year Issue 10

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1 Friday 1st December 2017 The Newsletter of King Henry VIII Preparatory School Academic Year Issue 10 HEAD S MESSAGE Schools are always busy places but there is no doubt that at this point in the year we hit dizzying heights of activity. It was wonderful to see so many of our children involved in the Christmas Fayre last Friday, singing with the choir or demonstrating entrepreneurial skills on their stalls. Thank you parents, for your generosity sending in sweets and bottles for the tombolas and helping with the baking of spectacular cookies. Thanks also to our Parents Association volunteers who, you will not be surprised, are always keen to meet new willing helpers. This week we were wowed by Year 5 s performance of excerpts from Shakespeare s plays following a visit to the RSC it was clear that their highlight was the opportunity to hurl insults at each other using language of the period. Our Year 6 boys played a highly competitive rugby match on Wednesday evening for the Michael Whetstone Trophy against Old Coventrians. The superb team spirit, under Mr Savage s direction, led to a victory! The Senior School pool was packed on Thursday evening for a swimming gala, Year 4 children enjoyed a Greek experience day and as I write, Year 6 children are marvelling at the wonders of the Old Cathedral and Holy Trinity Church. At Swallows, Bethlehem has appeared in the sports hall as we approach one of my personal highlights of the year our school Nativity. Our Nursery children are in fine voice for their sing-a-long and the Christmas fairies visited school to ensure we look appropriately festive! Whilst, of course, we maintain momentum with our academic curriculum, these additions help us to foster our sense of school community and are the memories children will hold when they are old enough to send their own children to! Have a lovely weekend and wrap up warm! Kind regards, Mrs G Bowser Headteacher FORTHCOMING PREP SCHOOL EVENTS DECEMBER Fri 1 Mon 4 Tue 5 Wed 6 Thu 7 Fri 8 Sat 9 Mon 11 Tue 12 Wed 13 Thu 14 Fri 15 RIDDLE ME THIS Last week s riddle was: I always follow my brother but you cannot see me, only him. You cannot hear him but you can hear me. What are we? SOLUTION: Thunder and lightning Our new riddle is: Celebration Assembly Year 6 visit to Coventry Cathedral & Holy Trinity Reception Year 4 children s flu vaccine in school Yr 5 House Swimming Gala Reception Nativity Swallows 2.00pm Reception Nativity Swallows 9.15am U11 A, B, C & D Rugby v Bablake (A) 2.45pm U11 A & B Netball v Bablake (A) 3.40pm Nursery Christmas Singalong to parents 9.15am Music Group Concert Hales Hall 4:30pm. Years 1 & 2 theatre trip, The Wind in the Willows, Albany Theatre 10.00am U10 & U11 A & B Netball v Bromsgrove (A) 9.30am U10 A & B Netball v The Croft (H) 4.00pm Year 5 & 6 House swimming gala EYs theatre trip, Going On a Bear Hunt Arts Centre 1.30pm Year 3 & 4 theatre trip, Cinderella Belgrade Theatre 10.15am Christmas Lunch Hales Yr 6 House Swimming Gala U10 A & B Netball v Bablake (A) 3.40pm Year 6 theatre visit to Birmingham Rep 12.45pm Christmas Lunch Swallows Celebration Assembly Reports to parents What has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps, can run but never walks, and has a bank but no money? THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK At this Christmas when Christ comes, will He find a warm heart? Mark the season of Advent by loving and serving the others with God's own love and concern. Mother Teresa, Love: A Fruit Always in Season

2 NOTIFICATIONS SCHOOL BANK Here are the dates for the School Bank: Friday 15th December Friday 5th January Friday 19th January Friday 2nd February Friday 16th February SWALLOWS COOKIE COMPETITION Thank you to all the children who took part in the Swallows 'Decorated Cookie' house competition. The judging has taken place and each house has a winner. Each winner will receive 5 house points. The remaining biscuits will be taken to Hales to sell at the Christmas Fair this evening. Congratulations to: Kai - Windsor Jude - Hampton Ambreena - Greenwich Lila - Richmond PUPIL ABSENCE A polite reminder to parents to please make sure you call or any medical appointments/child absences to the School Offices. HALES POSTER COMPETITION Final call for the Energy saving posters they are due in on Monday 4 th December. The Rules: * The posters can be hand-drawn or done on the computer. * They should be brightly coloured to attract people s attention. * They should also have information about saving electricity. This could be: switching off the lights and projectors and keeping the heating low or anything else you think important. Entries should be handed in to Miss Brown or placed in the box in Reception. There will be prizes for the best posters and they will be displayed in all of the classrooms. THANK YOU! A big thank you to the Mr Sweetman and the DT department at the Senior school for helping Year Six to finish off their Forces topic in style! They thoroughly enjoyed seeing how gears and levers are put to use in the impressive Robots the Year Sevens have built. And for the finale: How many Year Sixes does it take to pull a school minibus? The answer is only ONE if you know how to use pulleys! FRUIT OPTION SWALLOWS We would like to inform parents at Swallows that the fruit option is available to purchase on Parentpay for the Spring Term. HOLIDAY CLUB Holiday club forms are now available and can be found at Hales and Swallows receptions and via the website. LOST PROPERTY We have a lot of named lost property that has gone missing recently. Please can parents look at home for anything named that doesn t belong to your child and return it to school. GAMES (REC-YEAR 6) Since the weather has turned colder we have noticed that some children in school do not have full Games kit as listed in the parent handbook. Please be aware that we go outside for the majority of our Games lessons. The only time that we do not go outside is when it is heavy rain or snow hence the need for each child to have full Games kit every lesson. Please can parents make every effort to ensure their child has the correct kit. Sports Staff

3 YEAR 4 GREEK DAY On Thursday, Year 4 enjoyed a fantastic, action-packed Ancient Greek day! We had so much fun acting, designing our own vases and making Greek masks. We also indulged in a delicious Greek feast...needless to say, the olives received mixed reviews! Thank you Year 4, you all looked fantastic and we hope you had a great day.

4 RUGBY FIXTURE RESULTS Friday 24th November Congratulations to the U8 A and B teams who played their second ever game of Tag Rugby against Bablake! In cold difficult conditions, al the children warmed spectators up with an entertaining fast running game of Rugby. A great performance and a start of some great careers for the players at! Wednesday 29th November The U11 s played The Michael Whetstone Memorial Match on Wednesday evening at Old Coventrians. The match was well attended and the spectators were treated to a very entertaining match which saw win Parents and supporters from both teams praised the skills and commitment from both sides and Mrs Whetstone spoke to the players afterwards telling them it was a fitting tribute to Michael and he would have loved the match. Parents have commented what a special night it was and the players felt it was an honour to participate. Thank you to our parents for attending on a freezing night and to Old Coventrians for making us feel so welcome. HOCKEY FIXTURE RESULTS Tuesday 18th November U9 A team v The Crescent A 3-3 DRAW U9 B team v The Crescent B 2-2 DRAW Friday 24th November A super evening of hockey at our astro playing School. The girls have made such progress in such a short amount of time. They are really understanding the game and playing together very well. 'A' team Won 6-0 'B' team Won 3-0 Wednesday 29th November Another lovely, if freezing cold, evening at our astro. We played in a friendly tournament organised by our Senior School, with The Crescent, Kingsley and KHVIII Year 7 A team. The 0-0 draw with the Year 7 KHVIII team was the highlight of the evening. It is great to see our girls (and the Year 7 girls who were at the Prep last year) able to compete at such a good level when we have only started playing hockey properly this term. HOUSE SPORT WEEK We have had a fabulous week of sport. It has been absolutely lovely watching all the children play with their team; supporting each other; encouraging each other and showing great resilience and determination. A full round up of all the results will be in Sagitta next week.

5 INVITATIONAL SWIMMING GALA Boy s gala Boys gala 1 st 2 nd 3rd 4 th 5 th Year 6 Blue Coat 30pts 25pts 24pts 16pts Balsall Common 8pts Year 5 33pts Blue Coat 28pts 17pts Balsall Common 16pts 10pts Overall Blue Coat & Balsall Common Girl s Gala Girls Gala 1 st 2 nd 3rd 4 th 5 th 6 th Year 6 Blue Coat 42pts 27pts 24pts 22pts Balsall Common 16pts Bablake 12pts Year 5 Blue Coat 38Pts 35pts 29pts Balsall Common 21pts Bablake 15pts 9pts Overall Blue Coat Balsall Common Bablake

6 King Henry VIII PREPARATORY School Christmas CAROL SERVICE On Monday 18 th December pm At Coventry Cathedral All children in Years 1-6 will attend this musical event set around the Christmas Story All parents, relatives and friends are welcome to join us. Tea, coffee and mince pies will be served from 1pm until the service starts. Traditionally children are collected from the Cathedral by their parents at the end of the Celebration. (please inform your child s form teacher if you arrange for someone else to collect them) Please fill in the reply slip and return it to your child s form teacher. (NB clubs and activities for Years 1-6 will not run, however After Care will be available as usual) King Henry VIII Preparatory School Christmas Carol Service at Coventry Cathedral 18th December 2017 Name of Child.. Form. I will be attending the Carol Service and collect my child there Please return my child to School as I shall be collecting as normal (NB there are no clubs for Years 1-6) but After Care is available as normal) Signed (Parent/Guardian):

7 WEEK BEGINNING 4TH DECEMBER MAIN VEGGIE LITE BITE VEG PASTA BAR JACKET POTATO DELI BAR DESSERT MENU FOR CHILDREN AT HALES We have included next week s menu at Hales so that parents are aware of what will be on offer. MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Pork Sausages with Mashed Potatoes and Gravy Cauliflower and Broccoli Bake with Mashed Potatoes and Gravy Sweet and Sour Pork with Rice Chicken Tikka Masala with Rice Oriental Vegetable Stir Fry with Noodles Broccoli and Carrots Sweetcorn and Green Beans Baked Beans, Tuna Crunch, Coleslaw, Cheese and Homemade Assorted Salad Shaker Pots Lemon Drizzle Cake Chilli Con Carne with Rice Tomato Pasta Bake Chickpea and Spinach Tagine Baked Beans, Tuna Crunch, Coleslaw, Cheese and Homemade Assorted Salad Shaker Pots Fruit Sundae Roast Chicken with Stuffing, Roast Potatoes and Gravy Vegetable Moussaka Vegetable Slice with Roast Potatoes and Gravy Veggie Samosa with Curry Sauce and Rice Breaded Fish and Chips Falafel and Hummus Flatbread with Chips Homemade Salmon Fishcake Carrots and Cabbage Peas and Cauliflower Peas and Baked Beans Baked Beans, Tuna Crunch, Coleslaw, Cheese and Homemade Assorted Salad Shaker Pots Oaty Apple Cookie Baked Beans, Tuna Crunch, Coleslaw, Cheese and Homemade Assorted Salad Shaker Pots Fruit crumble and Custard Baked Beans, Tuna Crunch, Coleslaw, Cheese and Homemade Assorted Salad Shaker Pots Chocolate Loaf

8 MENU FOR CHILDREN AT SWALLOWS NURSERY, RECEPTION, YEAR 1 AND YEAR 2 Parents of children in NURSERY AND RECEPTION ONLY should complete the menu slip below and send back to Swallows with their children on Monday 4th December. Full Name Class..(Nursery and Reception only) Menu for week beginning Monday 11th December WEEK BEGINNING 11TH DECEMBER MAIN Pork Sausages with Mashed Potatoes and Gravy VEGGIE Vegetarian Sausages with Mashed Potatoes and Gravy JACKET POTATO Jacket Potato with Baked Beans, Cheese or Tuna Mayo MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY CHRISTMAS DINNER DAY Chicken Korma with Rice Roast Chicken with Stuffing, Roast Potatoes and Gravy Savoury Vegetable Rice Veggie Slice with Roast Potatoes and Gravy Jacket Potato with Baked Beans, Cheese or Tuna Mayo VEG Broccoli and Carrots Sweetcorn and Green Beans Jacket Potato with Baked Beans, Cheese or Tuna Mayo` Roast Turkey with Seasonal Accompaniments, served with Roast Potatoes, Creamed Potatoes, Fresh seasonal salad and fresh bread available daily. Fresh fruit or yoghurt available daily as an alternative to the dessert of the day, fresh drinking water available daily. FRIDAY Breaded Fish and Chips Festive Vegetable Cracker Cheesy Vegetable Wrap with Chips Jacket Potato with Baked Beans, Cheese or Tuna Mayo Carrots and Cabbage Brussel Sprouts, Carrots and Parsnip Medley, Garden Peas DESSERT Lemon Drizzle Cake Fruit Jelly Oaty Apple Cookie Homemade Festive Chocolate or Classic Christmas Cake or Festive Krispy Cakes Jacket Potato with Baked Beans, Cheese or Tuna Mayo Sweetcorn and Baked Beans Chocolate Loaf