The Cundall News

Issue 307                                                                                        Thursday 5^th March 2009

Headmaster's Show-ups

Headmaster's Commendation

Pre-Prep Stars of the Week

Nursery:          Cecily Ruddy                                                    Reception:      Amara Dobson, Harvey Blundell

PP1:                Max Hollinrake                                                 PP2:                Matthew Greenwood, Tabitha Milton

CONGRATULATIONS to Hetty Alton who has been awarded a Sports Scholarship to Repton and to Robbie Kent who has been given a Sports Award to Sedbergh School.  Also congratulations to Alex Willis who as been selected to play for the U14 North Yorkshire County Hockey Team.  Well done to all three.

Upper School Performance of  ‘The Importance of Being Earnest'

What a fantastic evening!   Those who braved the rain on Tuesday to get to Richmond were rewarded with a truly spectacular performance of Oscar Wilde's very funny play.   The beautifully restored Georgian Theatre was the perfect setting.  All the cast put in such amazingly good, slick performances that it was very easy to think of them as seasoned professionals rather than 15 year olds.  The sight of Alex Pern (in frock and wig) as Aunt Augusta was reminiscent of the wonderful actress Joan Plowright.  Philip Fieldhouse (Algernon) and Bertie Weber (Jack/Earnest) would put some of our leading actors to shame and their love interests Maddi Wright (Gwendolen) and Victoria Peters (Cecily) were superb!  Harriet Pepper (Miss Prism) and Alex Eadon (Rev. Chasuble) were very good together making a very convincing governess and clergyman, in fact the whole cast was brilliant.  As well as Upper School parents it was good to see so many Main School parents and pupils there and also members of the general public who came to watch.  Colonel Weld, Miss Smith and Miss Martola together with some Upper School pupils should be congratulated on the wonderful stage set and costumes and of course a huge thank you to Mrs Riddell who put in an awful amount of hard work to produce and direct such a wonderful production.  An unforgettable treat!

Rotary Technology Tournament - Catterick

Congratulations to Alexander Blott, James Dicken, Oli Proctor and William Sheppard who took part in the above competition on 3^rd March and took 1^st Prize in the Basic Class category.  Well done.

The Tempest - Saturday 14^th March

There are still some tickets available for Form 6 and Upper School pupils to go to Stratford on Saturday 14^th March to see The Tempest.  Please let the school office know as soon as possible if you would like to go.

  Saturday 21^st  March

  Welly, Walking, Football and Riding Boot Swap/Sale.

Oakham Tournament

The U12s got off to a great start beating Wellow House in their first match.  Unfortunately things went down hill from there.  The overall winners were St. John's College who we had a great match with but lost 7-4.  Ellie Watson and Olivia Kirby were voted players of the match on two matches by the Oakham umpires.

The U10s struggled to get into their stride for most of the morning matches and found it difficult to play against some rather tall opposition.  They played some great netball in the afternoon however and fought back to take the lead in a very close semi final.  Charlotte Hoggan was player of the match in one game but the whole team should be commended on their determination and positive outlook.

Girls' Weekly Sports Report

Netball

Excellent passing and attacking play in the U9 team.  The U8s had their first match and worked hard and learnt a lot about playing in a match situation.  The U13s had their first loss of the season against a very strong Bramcote side but never gave up.

Boys' Weekly Sports Report

Football

 Rugby

Another busy week for the sports department with 16 boys' teams representing the school. The annual fixture block with Aysgarth was as competitive as ever. The 1^st XI and the Under 11A teams both recorded excellent victories with all matches close affairs. I was delighted with the opportunity to get more Under 9's on the field and I hoped they enjoyed the experience.

The rugby sevens were  led this week by the Under 11s, who under Mr Shepherd's leadership made the final of the Malsis Sevens on Sunday.   The 1^st VII had a tough week with too difficult draws and some rather large opponents. The U12s, weakened by the inclusion of some of their age group in the 1^st VII performed commendably at Oakham. Exeat brings no rest I'm afraid as the U13s and U12s take part in the Hambleton and District Area Sevens Tournament and Arron Johnson along with Felix Adams will represent the North against the South at Rugby School on Sunday.                                                                                                            J.Sample 

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