Friday 14th October 2016 The Newsletter of King Henry VIII Preparatory School Academic Year Issue 6 HEADS MESSAGE

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1 Friday 14th October 2016 The Newsletter of King Henry VIII Preparatory School Academic Year Issue 6 HEADS MESSAGE FORTHCOMING PREP SCHOOL EVENTS It is always a special pleasure as the Head to spend time in classes with children. This week I have been visiting both our youngest and oldest children and have been thrilled to see happy and engaged children, keen to participate and confident to ask searching questions of adults. As we open our school up to visitors at the Open House and Open Morning events I am sure that visitors will also be hugely impressed with our children and be keen for their own little ones to join the Henry s family. Thank you to families who have supported the school in allowing children to participate in these important events. Next week in assembly We will be thinking about the Harvest season and giving thanks for the wonders of the World. Kind regards, OCTOBER Fri 14 Sat 15 Tue 18 Wed 19 Fri 21 Mon 24 Fri 4 U11 Rugby Worcester Warriors Training & Tournament Day (Warwick School) 10.00am Hales Tea-time concert 5.00pm KHPS and Senior School Open Morning 9.30am-12.30pm U8 A Rugby v Balsall Common (H) 2.30pm U9 A Rugby v Balsall Common (H) 2.30pm U10 A & B Netball v The Croft (A) 2.30pm U10 A Rugby v Kings Hawford (H) 2.45pm U11 A Rugby v Kings Hawford (H) 2.45pm Nursery and Reception Harvest Celebration, Swallows 9.45am Harvest Festival rehearsal 10.00am noon Harvest Festival (Years 1-6) Hales Hall pm Last day of half term Holiday Clubs begin Holiday Clubs finish 5.30pm Mrs G Bowser Headteacher NOVEMBER Mon 7 Term resumes Instrumental Music Consultation Week U10 A, B, C & D Rugby v Blue Coat (H) 3.00pm Tue 8 U9 A, B, C & D Rugby v Blue Coat (A) 2.45pm U9 A & B Netball v Bablake venue TBC 4.00pm Wed 9 Individual & Sibling photograph U11 B, C & D Rugby v Blue Coat (H) 2.45pm U10 A & B Netball v Bablake (A) 3.45pm Fri 11 Remembrance Service (Hales) WORD OF THE WEEK Our first word of the week is whiskerando. Definition Word class: noun Definition: a whiskered person THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not. Pablo Picasso Our second word of the week is whiskerine. Definition Word class: noun Definition: a beard growing contest I promise that these are real words! Can you use both in the same sentence? Do you know a whiskerine? OPEN MORNING REMINDER We are having our Open Morning on Saturday 15th October so tell your friends and neighbours about this opportunity to visit our super school!

2 NOTIFICATIONS ART SCHOLARSHIP CLUB HALES Art Scholarship Club will restart on Tuesday 18th October after school at Hales. CANCELLED CLUBS-HALES String Orchestra will be cancelled on Wednesday 19th October. YEAR 6 PARENTS: SENIOR SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAMI- NATION Year 6 parents will have received a letter this week confirming the arrangements for the Senior School Entrance Exam which takes place on Wednesday 4th January The deadline for receipt of Bursary Applications or Art and Music Scholarship Applications is Friday, 9th December 2016 and details can be found within the pack of information and on the Senior School website. Parents are asked to contact the Headmaster's PA, Mrs Amanda Skinner, directly if they have any specific questions about the day or they are concerned that they have not received a letter/information pack. headspa@khviii.net or Telephone: CANCELLED FIXTURE - U9 A, U10 A & U11 A v Old Coventrian RFC, Saturday 12th November 10.30am. Will now be changed to U9, U10 & U11 Squad Session 9.30am to 11.30am REARRANGED FIXTURE - U8 A & U9 A v Solihull, Tuesday 29th Hales Site 2.45pm NEW FIXTURE - U8 C & D v Eversfield, Tuesday 6th Swallows 2.45pm. MENU CHANGE SWALLOWS There have been 2 changes to the menus at Swallows which are as follows: HARVEST FESTIVAL We will be holding our annual Harvest Festival celebrations on Friday 21 st October. Years 2-6 will be gathering in the Senior School Hall for a joint assembly at 2pm and Nursery, Reception and Year 1 will be holding their celebration at Swallows at the same time. Please note that on this occasion we are not able to invite parents into school to celebrate with us due to lack of space. We would now like you to begin bringing in small donations of food as a Harvest offering. We will be supporting the Salvation Army and would like donations of food (non perishables) such as tinned, dried and packaged foods which are in date. Please bring these to either Hales or Swallows reception areas between Monday 17 th October and Thursday 20th October to enable us to present them to the Salvation Army after our service on 21st October. Instead of BEEF meatballs, they will now be PORK meatballs Instead of Roast BEEF it will now be roast GAMMON A parent mail was sent out regarding the meatballs as this was completed by parents last week. Roast gammon will now appear on the menu in this week s Sagitta. PA NEWS THE GREAT GATSBY BALL Following on from the great success of this year s Summer Ball, we have decided to arrange another. Please support the PA and our chosen charity JDRF (Raising awareness of children with type 1 Diabetes) For more information please contact Tracy Markham on or khssb16@gmail.com. Please also find the poster on page 5 of Sagitta. HOLIDAY CLUB Holiday club forms are now available and can be found at Hales and Swallows receptions.

3 NURSERY NEWS Favourite Stories and Nursery Rhymes Following on from our theme of The Three Little Pigs, the children have been experimenting with a range of media and materials whilst making paper plate pigs, together with choosing their own design and deciding whether their pig is happy, sad etc. RECEPTION NEWS AUTUMN Thank you for filling your Autumn bags at the weekend! The children have absolutely loved emptying their beautiful collections, investigating items, using magnifying glasses and check lists to see what had been discovered. We went on to create a sorting table, talk further about texture; smooth, rough, spiky and sort the objects carefully. The Autumn trays are stunning, come and have a look! The children have had another busy week using various construction materials, together with the introduction of our large wooden building blocks. All children have enjoyed expressing themselves whilst using these blocks and building constructions. Most importantly they have had an amazing time. Together with houses and towers, we have had a range of items being built such as pirate ships and cakes! HARVEST We shall be celebrating Harvest Festival with our teachers next week. We would appreciate small Harvest offerings and donations of non-perishable food. Miss Cook will have our Reception collection box and these items can be sent into school from Monday October 17 th. Thank you. NEXT WEEK During our final week of Autumn 1 (can you believe it!) we will be exploring colours, sounds and feelings in the outdoor area. We re looking forward to roaming the field during Forest Fun, especially to roll in the leaves and feel them crinkle and crunch! The children have also been enjoying a full range of mark making activities, including large sand trays, and have drawn shapes and letters from their names using the implements. It has been great fun looking at the variety of patterns and marks whilst also enhancing their literacy skills. SNACK TIME Please remember to pack your child a healthy snack for playtime and ensure they have fresh water. We ask that you do not send crisps, biscuits or juice. No nuts or kiwi fruits. Thank you for your support. Next week we shall move onto talking about Harvest Festival. We would appreciate small Harvest offerings and donations of non-perishable food. These items can be sent into school from Monday October 17 th until Thursday 20th October. Thank you!

4 RUGBY FIXTURE RESULTS Tuesday 11 th October KHPS U9 A Rugby v Kings Worcester U9 A 5 50 LOST KHPS U9 B Rugby v Kings Worcester U9 B LOST Wednesday 12 th October KHPS U10 A Rugby v Eversfield U10 A WON KHPS U10 B Rugby v Eversfield U10 B WON NETBALL FIXTURE RESULTS U11 A & B team Netball v The Croft - Wednesday 12th October Having set off in heavy rain we were not sure whether these matches would actually go ahead. Luckily the sky turned blue, the sun shone and we were able to play our matches. The girls showed great determination throughout and for the first matches played as an A & B team they played extremely well. Results: A team - Lost 9-12 B team - Lost 8-14 KHPS U11 A Rugby v Eversfield U11 A LOST KHPS U11 B Rugby v Eversfield U11 B WON SCHOOL BANK AT HALES Following on from some highly successful interviews, the children in Year 6 pictured below have been appointed to take the leading role in running the KHPS School Bank. On Friday, bank employees attended a training session, ahead of the official opening of the bank on Friday 21st October. Any child wishing to open an account may collect HBSC forms from the school office before returning completed forms to Mrs Osman. The school bank will be open for deposits next Friday. Please ensure that any money is contained in a sealed envelope, clearly labelled, with your child's paying-in book inside. Many thanks! Our Saturday club runs every weekend at the Alan Higgs Centre between 10am-12pm. Our qualified coaches provide high quality, fun packed sessions for children of all abilities! We run 2x1 hour sessions which are detailed below Reception Year 2 (KS1) Year 3 Year 6 (KS2) Each session costs 3.50 per child and there is no need to book prior to attending, just bring your children along! If you require any further information, please feel free to contact David Evans at Dave.Evans@ccfc.co.uk Mob no Mrs Osman

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7 WEEK BEGINNING 17TH OCTOBER MAIN Chicken Madras with Rice, Naan, Coriander and Sweetcorn Salad VEGETARIAN Tomato Pasta Bake with Garlic Bread and Mixed Salad 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 Beef and Vegetable Pie with New Potatoes and Mixed Vegetables Cheese and Onion Tart with New Potatoes and Mixed Salad LITE BITE Chicken Tikka Wrap Hoi Sin Vegetables Stir Fry Honey BBQ Chicken with Rice and Coleslaw Vegetable Enchilada with Rice and Coleslaw Chicken and Salad Flatbread Roast Pork with Roast Potatoes, Harvest Vegetables and Gravy Vegetable Hot Pot with Harvest Vegetables Fish and Chips with Peas and Baked Beans Chick Pea Curry with Rice and Peas Chicken Wings with Rice Steamed Salmon GUEST BAR Burger Bar Wraps Pizza Noodles Chef s Choice PASTA BAR DESSERT Bread and Butter Pudding with Custard Pasta Bar Pasta Bar Pasta Bar Pasta Bar Pasta Bar Parsnip and Lemon Cake Chocolate Cake Lemon Drizzle Cake Fresh Fruit with Yoghurt

8 MENU FOR CHILDREN AT SWALLOWS NURSERY, RECEPTION, YEAR 1, YEAR 2 AND YEAR 3 Parents of children in NURSERY AND RECEPTION ONLY should complete the menu slip below and send back to Swallows with their children on Monday 17th October Full Name Class..(Nursery and Reception only) Menu for week beginning Monday 7th November MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY French Bread Pizza with Herby Diced Potatoes Veggie Nuggets with Herby Diced Potatoes Hunters Chicken with Rice Roast Gammon with Parsley Potatoes and Gravy Lasagne with Crusty Bread Breaded Salmon with Chips 5 Bean Chilli with Rice Shepherdess Pie Texas BBQ Quorn with Rice Veggie Sausage Roll with Chips Sweetcorn and Peas Green Beans and Cauliflower Carrots and Parsnips Broccoli and Winter Cabbage Peas and Baked Beans Chocolate Mousse Gingerbread Cake with Custard 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. Coconut and Honey Cookie Carrot Cake Cinnamon Apple Crumble Muffin