The Cundall News

Issue 342                                                                                                  Thursday 29^th April 2010

Headmaster's Show-ups

Pre-Prep Stars of the Week

Thank You!

Thank you to Richard Kay for his very generous donation of the self watering pots, a picnic bench and compost for the vegetable garden. Our thanks also to Mrs Newby for supplying the paint for the gardening hut and also plants, netting and the tyres to plant our pumpkins in. Thanks to Mrs Milton for donations of plants and her excellent advice and support.

The kindness and support of parents is really appreciated by all the gardeners. Thank you.                            VW

National Theatre Honours

Congratulations to Harriet Pepper on being selected for the National Youth Theatre. Only a very small percentage of students who apply achieve a place on the highly respected course; Harriet can look forward to a fabulous two weeks of training in the summer with some of Britain’s leading actors and performers.            DRi

Brightly Coloured or Green Wellies needed for Gardening

We need some brightly coloured or green wellies for gardening. If you have any discarded ones at home please may we have them Child and adult sizes are welcome. Please place them in the coloured bin outside Miss Macro’s classroom. Thank you.                                                                                                                         VW

French

Improve your French and enjoy yourself!  If you don't already watch TV5MONDE, it's worth it for free French lessons!  It has children's programmes on weekends from 8am – 10:15am.  There you'll find programmes like Big Bang and Horace, slimy monsters, Ozie Boo, Pat et Stan, Nouky et ses amis, Matt et les monstres, Galactik football and many more.

TV5MONDE is available 24/7 in the UK via Sky TV 799, and via Virgin Media 825,  For programme listings visit www.tv5monde.com   Amusez-vous bien!                                                                  Madame Hunzinger

Summer Fair - Saturday 22^nd May

All offers of help with preparations and on the day will be greatly appreciated. Please contact Debbie Keegan on 07909904994 if you can assist.

We are also appealing for donations of sweets and chocolates. Please place them in the collection boxes in Pre-Prep and the Main School Office.

Many thanks.                                                                                                                                            D Keegan

House Polo-Shirts

Support your house with a bright and bold House Polo Shirt! All sizes available, from age 7 to 13. £15 each. Please contact Debbie Keegan direct (07909904994) to place your order.

Sports Day/Speech Day Hampers

Raine’s of Helperby are now taking orders for hampers for Sports Day and Speech Day. Please call 01423 360201 to place your order.

Prep School’s Choral Festival trip

The Chamber choir spent another memorable day at Stowe School on Tuesday. The weather was very kind and we arrived in glorious sunshine which enhanced the stunning grounds and buildings and reflected the general mood of the day. We rehearsed in the chapel with 350 pupils from other prep schools and then were joined by Stowe Chapel Choir for the final rehearsal before we all came together to sing Choral Evensong at 4pm. The singing was beautiful and, once again, the memory of the wonderful music, the sound of the hundreds of voices accompanied by the superb organ and the camaraderie and friendship of those around us, will live with me for a long time.

Our children performed admirably and were again complimented on their beautiful sound. Well done members of the Chamber Choir

WF

Special Offer on ACE pocket  spelling dictionaries

The ACE dictionary is an indispensible aid to anyone who struggles with spelling. Unlike standard dictionaries, the ACE dictionary enables you to look for a word based on your own phonetic spelling and then provides the correctly spelt version for you. For example, if you look for ‘nee’, it will offer the correct spelling of ‘knee’; look for ‘fotograf’ and you’ll find ‘photograph’. The ACE pocket spelling dictionary normally retails for £12.00 but are available to us for a limited period for just £6.00. If you would like to order one, please let the school office, or Learning Support Department know by Wednesday 5^th May. (Payment on delivery).

SE

Netball Colours

Congratulations to the following girls for achieving Full/Half Colours in Netball last term

LW

TUESDAY 4^th  and WEDNESDAY 5^th MAY – TEAM PHOTOS

The Team photos will be taken on Tuesday and Wednesday next week.  Please make sure all games kit is clean, summer and winter kit will be required + football boots, trainers, blazers, cricket caps etc.

Dates for the Diary