What a fantastic first half of term! As some schools prepare to break for half term we are ploughing on in preparation for Common Entrance which is now just around the corner.
ACADEMIC LIFE
The CE boys have already had three exams, Maths listening, French listening and French speaking. They have got off to a good start which I hope will calm some nerves. we have had the results from the UK MATHS CHALLENGE and the boys have done brilliantly. One boy has qualified for the Maths Olympiad and one missed out by one point! 6 boys qualified for Gold awards, two for silver and 9 for bronze. This is a terrific effort.
SPORT
It has been excellent that so little of our CRICKET season has been affected by rain. We have seen some excellent matches with very good performances throughout the school. The U11 age group have been the most successful so far and it is so good that we are putting out three teams at this age group and winning! A large number of boys also played cricket with the girls from Heathfield which was a huge success.
The TENNIS team have been fairly dominant with three wins and one loss. They play with great continental flair. The Mothers and Sons tennis was also a great success.
The ATHLETICS team have had one match so far in which the u12 and u14 age groups narrowly lost but the U10 age group recorded an excellent win. They do battle again this afternoon.
MUSIC
As always, the music department has been very active. We had a wonderful organ recital from Mark James from St. Peter's, Ealing. The Informal Concert was a great success and tonight we are looking forward to the Solo Singing Competition and the House Singing Competition. One of the highlights of the term must be the joint choral ensemble with Heathfield. This was a very special evening and I hope it will be the first of many.
AOB
On top of all of this, two forms have been to La Vacquerie, the Monitors had dinner with us and were great company over cheeses fondue(!), next year's leavers had a Camp Out in the grounds, we had a brilliant Science Talk by the head of science at Bradfield, Va have been to the National Gallery, the Possibles went to Legoland and Thorpe Park, we have had chess matches, table tennis matches and golf matches and let's not forget the wonderful Charity Day.
Life in a boarding prep school is never dull!
