Operation Archie

Earlier this term the boys raised money to help send a little boy to America to have a life-changing operation to combat the effects of cerebral palsy.

Today we received the most up to date total and with the aid of Gift Aid we have managed to raise £19,040. This is an astonishing amount and I am very proud of the boys for making such an effort to make this happen.

Archie has just had the first major operation and I am delighted that all seems to have gone well. You can follow Archie's blog here: http://www.operationarchie.com/2012/02/day-of-surgery-update/

Sunningdale walks for Archie

Today, the whole school took part in a sponsored walk to raise money for Archie. Archie is at a local school and he suffers from cerebral palsy. His family needs to raise £50,000 to pay for an operation that could change his whole future. 

Every boy, and a number of parents walked six times around the grounds, a total of about 4 miles. Some boys finished very quickly and walked an additional four laps! Hot chocolate with chocolate chip cookies was on offer for the boys after they had completed half the distance.

The whole atmosphere was fantastic and we will have raised a sizeable amount towards the cost of Archie's operation.

Remembrance Sunday

We had a very special service yesterday for Remembrance Sunday. The chapel was fuller than it has ever been; it was fantastic to welcome so many parents, grand-parents and friends to our chapel. The choir sang quite beautifully, one of the senior boys read the lesson very well, a boy in his first term at Sunningdale played the Last Post with great aplomb and the Head Monitor ended the silence with a very moving piece on the bagpipes. 

I was very proud of the school yesterday. I really felt that it was Sunningdale at its best.

Bonfire night

Luckily the rain held off for bonfire night. Masses of parents arrived
to support this event which was hugely enjoyed by everyone.

Darren laid on hot dogs and flapjacks for everyone which went down
very well. Th bonfire burned beautifully, despite the wet week we have
had, and the fireworks were truly spectacular. We all them piled into
the library for drinks.

A great evening.

Football v. Horris Hill

What a great day!! The first XI travelled to Horris Hill having had a
couple of disappointing results recently. They have been playing some
great football but somehow results haven't gone our way. They went
down fairly early having given away a penalty but then equalised after
our opponents returned the favour. Half way through the second half we
score a great goal and held on to win 2-1. They boys were thrilled, as
was their coach!!

The second XI and third XI both secured big wins so all senior teams
were successful. Well done to all!!!!

Fives

The fives this term has been wonderfully successful.

Our first match of the term was against Eton and they brought a strong
side. All the pairs played very well for the first match of the season
and although we lost it was a great warm up.

Next came a two pair match against Ludgrove. The second pair played
brilliantly and won with the loss of only two points! The first pair
started slowly and were 8-1 down in the first came. They then came to
life and won it 12-9. The second game followed a similar pattern but
they came through 12-9 again.

Harrow were next and we took five pairs up there. Traditionally we
have struggled against public school opposition where size and
strength make a difference. Not this time, though. The first, second
and fourth pairs all won and the third pair finished at 1-1. A great
result. It was also nice to see three old boys playing in the Harrow
side.

The most recent game was against Cranleigh. They brought three pairs
to Sunningdale. We played brilliantly in all three courts and notched
up a comfortable victory.

It is fantastic to see them playing so well and enjoying it so much.

Catch up!

There is so much to say so I am going to split it up into a few blogs.
I haven't been very active of the blog recently - apologies!