The Cundall News

Issue 327                                                                    Thursday 5^th November 2009

Headmaster's Show-ups

Headmaster's Commendations

Pre-Prep Stars of the Week

Cundall Summer Ball

The Ball Committee are thrilled to announce that £28,500 was raised at the summer Ball.  This is  fantastic news for the school and we would like to send our heart-felt thanks to all who made the night such a success.  Plans are already underway for 2010 - please keep Saturday 26th June free!!

Bonfire and Fireworks Party - Thursday 5^th November, 6.30pm

Tickets are still available to buy from the School Office. £5.00 per child, to include soup, hotdog and toffee apple; £8.00 per adult, to include soup, hotdog and mulled wine.  Please make sure you bring your ticket with you to gain entrance on the gate.

Supper will only be available for boarders on Thursday. All other children should be picked up at 5.00pm and return to school at 6.30pm.

Poetry Explorers 2009

Congratulations to the following children who took part in the Poetry Exploers Competition. Their poems have been sleected from over 65,000 entries, for publication in the ‘Poetry Explorers 2009'book, which will published next January. Well done to all!

DR

The National Schools Equestrian Association

The school has recently joined the above association.  If  there is anyone who would like to register please contact Sue Bagley on 07802662604.

Future competitions:

8th November - Jump and Style at Queen Ethelburga's

15th November - Dressage at Queen Ethelburgha's

It would be wonderful to enter a Cundall Team. 

Forms 1 & 2 Girls

For those girls in forms 1 and 2 who are playing fairies in ‘Red Riding Hood' who have not yet got their costume, there is a very good fairy outfit currently for sale in Sainsbury's. 

The Friends of Cundall Christmas Fair - Saturday 21st November 

The Christmas Fair is being held on Saturday 21st November between 9.30-12.30.   There will be a wide range of stalls with lots of wonderful gifts to buy for Christmas.  We will be offering tea, coffee, hot chocolate and mince-pies and also a breakfast of  bacon/sausage butties will be available.  We are delighted that Father Christmas has confirmed that he will be coming to see the children in Form 1 and below.   Dr Garrett and his "Crew" will be out once again offering a first class car cleaning service to parents.  Mr Sample will be arranging a Fathers' Football match - anyone who is interested in playing (all abilities welcome!) please contact the school office.

If anyone has any old toys they no longer want, we would love to have them for the second hand toy stall. Also, cakes and tombola prizes would be much apprciated. 

There will only be activities for Pre-Prep children from 9.30-10.30 a.m. on Saturday 21st.

VIVALDI GLORIA - Saturday 21^st November, 2009

Tickets are still available to see the Cambridge Chamber Consort perform with our own school Chamber Choir, at St Columba's Church, Topcliffe on Saturday 21^st November.

The concert will start at 7.30 pm and tickets are priced at £10 each, with proceeds going to the Cundall Appeal. Wine and soft drinks will be available during the interval.  Tickets are available from the school office or on the door.

Congratulations to Hugo Adams and George Bentley who have both been invited by the Yorkshire Cricket Board to attend winter training at Pathways to Cricket Excellence. Well done boys!

Christmas Wreath Making Mornings

Jane Kearle's Christmas wreath making sessions will be held on Wednesday 2nd and Thursday 3rd December, 9am to 12pm, at Clare Read's house in Walshford.  Places cost £30 which covers everything you need to create your wreath as well as tea, coffee, hot chocolate, mince pies and chocolate brownies.  Please telephone Clare on 07711 917375 to book your place.

Extra Play Rehearsal

There will be an extra rehearsal for the whole cast of Shake, Ripple and Roll this Saturday, 7^th November, from 11.30-12.30 in the gym.

DRi

Access to classrooms

Anything required over the weekend from pupils' classrooms must be taken on a Friday evening. The classrooms are locked each Friday and will not be unlocked until the following Monday. No pupils will be allowed access to classrooms (other than those in use) during Saturday morning activities.

Nestle Box Tops for Books

We are collecting Box Top tokens from Nestle cereal packets. We can redeem these tokens against Dorling Kindersley books. Please post your cereal box tops in the box in the school foyer.

Christmas Cards

Please ensure all cheques and forms are returned to school by Friday 13th November.