This is the view from the top deck of the Brittany Ferry which safely
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This is the view from the top deck of the Brittany Ferry which safely
This is the view from the top deck of the Brittany Ferry which safely carried 26 of Hazelwood’s most adventurous linguists to and from Normandy over the Easter holidays. Whilst the sun may be setting on their week on La Grande Ferme, immersing themselves in the language and customs of France, I am sure the memories of the activities, team and individual challenges and cultural visits will stay with them a lot longer. From all accounts it was a fantastic few days with the children being encouraged to converse in French from the moment they woke up to the time their weary heads hit their pillows. Their confidence grew as the week progressed and their understanding of their native French speaking hosts and ‘animateurs’ became ever more acute. Whilst the sun did not shine all week, il a plu de temps en temps, the occasional downpour and hailstorm did enable the children to learn the French for cagoule, umbrella and storm cloud. Meanwhile the sun did shine down on the school ski trip to Italy giving near perfect conditions in the Alps. Pristine blue skies and uninterrupted runs of crisp white snow greeted the children who donned boots, helmets and blades to race Mr Lloyd, Mrs Brighting, Miss Wilson and Mr Fotheringham to the mugs of hot chocolate waiting at the bottom of the mountains. Come and support Love Oxted Day on Saturday 16th April. Retilers, bars and restuarants up and down the High Street will ber hosting special events and making you offers too good to refuse. We have a fine town, please let’s show the world how much we appreciate it! The Ski School sessions enabled everyone to improve their technique whilst the slalom course gave everyone a Ski Sunday moment to enjoy. The pictures above and elsewhere in The Nutshell are truly spectacular and reveal how stunning the setting was and how lucky our children are, with your support, to enjoy such opportunities. Clearer slopes and bluer skies I have not seen in a long while. Thank you to all the staff who put a huge amount of effort and time into both organising such trips and accompanying the children on them. It is a labour of love and means a week of early mornings and late nights constantly counting heads, assessing risks and attending to the sick (sometimes) as well as being a Hazelwood redcoat keeping the children entertained and in good spirits. The time to relax only really comes when lights are out and a silence finally falls over the dormitories. Your children are however always good company and more than repay the investment and sleep deprivation in smiles, laughter and happy memories. The same sun which shone over Val di Fassa has certainly risen and been very much in evidence this week as we begin our summer term with focus and with gusto. Already I have been blinded by the glare as the sunshine strikes the roof of the new build (I wonder how many of you saw it from the windows of your airplanes as you returned home from your Easter holidays) and have enjoyed watching the children outside at work and at play. There is definitely a spring in everyone’s step and a renewed and recharged enthusiasm for learning. The Easter break seems to have been the tonic that it was intended to be. I am very much looking forward to everything the summer term brings and to filling the pages of The Nutshell with news of the exceptional achievements of a group of most talented and spirited children. Welcome back! Recruitment of New Head: Important announcement from the Governors The process of finding a new Head of Hazelwood will begin in the summer term and not the autumn term as previously notified. This is because the Governors have been advised that the pool of talent is more extensive at this time of year as more and more schools are requiring three terms’ notice from their Heads. The Governors are committed to finding the right individual to take on the mantle of Head from Mrs Shaw and are confident that the process, started a term earlier than originally planned, will deliver the right and best candidate for this very important role. Any appointment will take the helm from September 2017 with Mrs Louw being confirmed in the role of Acting Head until this time. LA GRANDE FERME 2016 Fun and face paints on the ferry Kidding around at the chèvrerie For a list of emails/letters/texts sent home each week please see the ‘Notice Board’ further down the Nutshell. News from The Nursery Here comes the sun! Well despite an early Easter and hence the Summer term starting earlier than usual, it truly does feel like summer. The weather has been superb this week and afforded the children plenty of time to be outdoors exploring. It was lovely to see many of the children and staff having picnic style snack outside this week. Long may it continue. The children all seem to have shot up since the end of last term and all look ready for new challenges. This term will be packed with different learning opportunties for the children so please do take the time to check the calendar for the dates of the different events. During our staff INSET we focused on developing mathematical and language skills with all the children and were fortunate enough to have a speech therapist join us to give the staff an added perspective on speech and language development. Hence, this term we will be providing a plethora of activities to help promote the children’s language and mathematial development. Later in the term following on from the success of our Science Week we will also have a Maths Week. Reminders: Please remember that the children will need a named sun hat and also a cagoule to ensure they are prepared for all weathers! Please note that there is a funeral in the church opposite HNEY on Monday 18th April at 3pm. Afternoon pick up is likely to be disrupted, please allow extra time to park and walk. Thank you for your understanding. News from Hazelwood Fond Farewells Sadly we will be bidding farewell to the following teachers at the end of the summer term: Mrs Addison, Mrs Scott, Mrs Barnett and Mrs Lowe will be taking their leave of Hazelwood in pursuit of other challenges, some within teaching, others outside. The recruitment wheels are already in motion to find individuals who bring equal amounts of creativity, commitment and inspiration to the school. Watch this space. Further news to follow. In the meantime, we wish them all the very best as they embark on their new adventures. Very many congratulations to… Beatrice de H who, in spite of feeling very much under the weather, bounced and somersaulted her way to a fourth place in the British National Schools Trampolining Competition just before the Easter break. This is a brilliant achievement especially when you consider that Beatrice only started the sport six months before the competition. She is destined to bounce a lot, lot higher! Well done too to… Luke D and Oscar P who just before the Easter holidays ran the races of their young lives to excel in the Surrey Schools Cross Country Championships. The following report was sent in to the Nutshell by an excited spectator: “600 strong children met in Reigate Priory the hope to be selected for the Surrey County team. As the mist lifted and the sun came out, the Year 5 group together with Luke D of Year 4 were preparing to race. The tension mounted on the race line, as the first of two heats was set to go. As the gun fired Luke quickly pushed himself to the front of the field. Luke pushed the pace early on alongside a Year 5 boy from Oakhurst Grange, Caterham. At the top of the first long climb the boys had managed to gain a lead of 50m from the rest of the field. Shoulder to shoulder they battled at the front, each taking a turn to lead the race. The ground was fast and the course was soon falling behind them. With a relaxed, outstretched stride, Luke held on to a lead around the lake section and onto the long gradual climb to the finish. The Year 5 boy began to fight for his place on the hill soon taking Luke's position just moments before the finish line. The 2.2k race was over in 7 minutes, Luke's second place position and time of 7 minutes 3 seconds securing his place in the Surrey County Squad A Team, one year ahead of his age group. Luke's overall position saw him as the county's 3rd best runner of Year 5 and his performance was so outstanding the results showed that he could have won the Surrey School Year 6 race. Another notable performance of the day was from Oscar P, Year 6. Oscar had a great start and held his own on a fast paced race. Performing well on the up-hill sections and across the top of the park he gave the field of 70 plus a run for their money. Moving himself swiftly up into the top 15 Oscar pulled it out of the bag, to overtake 4 boys on the final stretch. Reaching an amazing position of 11th, only 6 seconds away from making the county squad. Congratulations to both boys, who did an outstanding job of representing Hazelwood School. Emily Bo you too are a star… Emily’s story has survived the first round of judging in the BBC’s 500 words Story Writing Competition. The cull has been taken from 125,000 entries to the best 4,000. We are delighted that Emily Bo’s is amongst the ‘shorter list’! Fingers crossed it will remain in the amongst the potential prize winners. Her creation, entitled ‘What can a lily do for you?’ appears later on in the Nutshell. The Trophies keep on coming… For the Hazelwood U11 rugby stars. This time they were playing for Edenbridge U11’s at the Tigers’ Rugby Festival in Bognor Regis. Returning to repeat their victory in last year’s U10 competition, the boys did just that and in quite some style. The team played and won five games only conceding three tries in total (all in one game where the late nights were certainly starting to show!) Hazelwood were represented by Harry P, Samuel H, Ethan W, Jonny N, Joseph McC and Felix C who all made major contributions to another triumph. Congratulations and Well done! Pat on the back for.. Liam Cobley for being awarded the U12 Magic Moments Award from the Tigers’ Rugby Tournament in Bognor. Liam’s pace and seerting runs for the touchline were singled out by the tournaments’ referees and applauded by the coach of the eventual winners of the U12 competition. Edenbridge’s U12 squad, including Liam C, Jack G, Morgan R, Tedd M and Zac S finished a credible second in their group. Best Ski Holiday Yet This year the adventurous skiers took to the slopes of Val di Fassa in the Italian Dolomites. It is a fantastic ski area and the group were lucky to have the run of the slopes as it was particularly quiet thanks to the early finish for Easter. With this freedom the whole group were making speedy progress; the beginners graduated from the magic carpet to the chair lift after the first morning, the middle group were snaking down the red runs and the top group exploring through the trees. The beginners and old hats were zipping down the mountains and popping over the jumps like kangaroos all week and still, somehow, found the energy for a visit to the local pool and supermarket to stock up on "essentials" for the week. Miraculously down time was needed and what better way to put the weary ski legs up and watch the timeless classic High School Musical (1 and 2)! After another successful trip, "the best yet" to quote some experienced trip members, the search for next year's resort is already on....beginner or backwards-skiing pro don't forget to sign up and join another fantastic trip away. WHAT CAN A LILY DO TO YOU? It was a foggy, misty morning. You could barely see. The taste of dampness spread through my mouth. I set off down the road on my brand new bicycle. ‘It’s my birthday today!’ I shouted to the wind. Six years old. Wow! Riding round the corner, I spotted a dark lonely funeral amongst the mossy graveyard. Suddenly, a cold shiver ran down my spine. As I slowly rode on down the lane, I spotted the most beautiful lily standing straight in the frozen mud. Snatching it up and holding it to my nose a waft of scent drifted up to my mind. I immediately felt happy. I rode home quickly. With a jolt I suddenly woke up in bed. I decided to go on a bike ride. I was happy and felt as light as the wind until I came across an identical bike, just the same as mine, but crushed, battered and squashed. White lily petals lay scattered everywhere. That was when I realised what had happened. I watched the coffin lower down into the soft brown earth. I could hear the weeping of my mother as Pa Pa tried to comfort her. But nothing would soothe my beloved mother’s heart. My own funeral. As soon as it had ended I noticed a little girl - a pink fluffy teddy peeking out of her basket. Something suddenly caught her eye. It was a white lily. I wanted to shout out ‘Noooo!!!!’ but she didn’t hear. She had already picked it from its living roots and placed it in her straw basket. This lily isn’t just beautiful. It has a deeper and darker secret. Emily Bo Cooper (Y6) LA GRANDE FERME 2016 II Vive la France…Vive la Grand’ Ferme! We all went there almost fluent and we are all back massively enthused, super confident and fluent (well, almost)! Parents of Years 7 & 8 Please note that there is a restricted salad bar on offer now in the Hazelwood Room which will hopefully offer your children an option for their lunchtime side order. If they require access to the full salad bar, please encourage them to go to the main Dining Hall. They are very welcome to do so. What an amazing trip this was: wonderful site, sunshine almost every day, fantastic staff who spoke no English and a wide variety of intellectual and sporty activities as well as cultural visits, traditional food, excursions, games. The list is endless. I have thoroughly enjoyed myself and would like to give a little “clin d’oeil” to my group that: Oui, I did get to the top of the climbing wall and rang the bell. Oui, I did shoot the balloon at the centre of the target. Oui, I did score a few goals at the table football. Oui, I did eat a snail. But most importantly… …Oui, it was wonderful seeing everyone try so hard to give their French skills a go, have such a laugh and all get along so well. I would like to give a very spécial GRAND merci to Madame Richards for her wonderful support as always and to Mr Tappin who has revealed himself as a very skilled French speaker! I could not have done it and would not have had such a lot of fun without you. Madame Le Floch “Thank you so much for organising such a fantastic trip to France - sounds like they all had a great time and we certainly enjoyed listening to all the stories from our daughter - please pass our thanks to the members of staff who were also on the trip”. Please can everyone remember to return the library books borrowed over the Easter holidays. They can taken back to the library or placed in the boxes for returned books located around the school. Many thanks. The children of Skylarks took advantage of the warmer weather to have their very own Springwatch week. They visited the pond to check up on the developing tadpoles and made their very own seed feeders for the birds. With Mr Sone’s help they hung them from the trees in the garden and will now enjoy recording the visits of their feathered friends to feed. Hair raising science This week in Science Club we have been learning about how static electricity is created. We used balloons and rulers. We rubbed them on the carpet, our jumpers and our hair. We then tried to pick up pieces of paper and tried to make our hair stand on end! We all left science club with rather crazy hair! Miss Wills is taking part in next Sunday’s London Marathon. It is her first race and will no doubt be spurred on knowing that the school is behind her and giving her support. She is raising money for two charities: Southgate Sports and Leisure Trust (providing opportunities for community sport) and Epilepsy UK. https://www.justgiving.com/katie-Wills1 The children of Oak Reception had fun using junk to create a model of their choice. Ollie worked independently gathering the resources he needed to make this amazing robot. His name is Jack! Oak have a croaking week This week Oak have also been learning about life cycles for their growth topic. They have been pond dipping and collected some tadpoles so that they can watch their transformation. The children discussed the life cycle of a frog and learned why adult female frogs need to lay so many eggs. They played a game where we pretended to be tadpoles and Mrs Scott is sorry that some of us came to a sorry end when Mr Heron visited the pond. Much fun was had making split pin frogs and learning about some other animal life cycles. They also played 5 Little Speckled Frogs and the children practised taking away as the frogs jumped into the water. Please note that the refreshed Terms & Conditions of the school’s Pupil Personal Accident Scheme have been issued by the insurance company. They appear, for your reference and interest, on the Parents’ sections of both websites. Hazelwood Golf Day in aid of ... Following a very successful event in September and Danny Willett's inspiring Masters victory we are hosting another golf day for the parents, staff and governors of Hazelwood School. It will be hosted at Tandridge Golf Club on Sunday 8th of May from 1pm. Please spread the word amongst the would be golfers out there in the Hazelwood community so that we can all enjoy another fantastic day out. Contact Mr Lloyd to register your interest and with any queries lloydt@hazelwoo dschool.com Book yourself on one of Mrs Bean’s holiday DT Workshops and you never know what the result might be. These children entered the DT Workshop as normal pupils, spending their holidays with friends and eating too much chocolate. They emerged days later as Superheroes with special powers and a beautifully crafted textile cape and mask. Elsewhere Mrs Bean made magicians out of the children, giving them the power to transform old palettes into wonderful planters for the garden. Cut & Paste The children in Wagtails this week were challenged to make order out of chaos by cutting and sticking a series of images in order. Once complete, they had to write their name as neatly as they could. Elsewhere the children opened their very own Garden Centre to support their project on ‘Growth’. Blooming Marvelous The nursery site is bursting into life with the leaves on the trees and flowers opening to greet the warmer weather and sunshine. If you are thinning perennials at home, please do not throw unwanted plants away. Mr Sone can always make good use of them and bring an extra splash of colour to the site to brighten everyone’s day. The children in Robins enjoyed their week exploring the story of the Gingerbread Man. As well as putting the pictures into sequence to retell the story, they made their very own gingerbread men giving them character and personality. Catch them if you can! Treble digit learning is fun in the sun Year 1 took their learning outside during Maths this week. They were looking at making 2 and 3 digit numbers and identifying the Hundreds, Tens and Units. They used different items to represent the value of the number. They then recorded their number using chalk. The countdown to the London Marathon is on! With 9 days to go, the legs are being rested but the fundraising is in full swing. Huge thanks to the kind donations and well wishes in Oxted last weekend, it was much appreciated in the rain! I will be running, walking and dragging myself across London in support of The British Heart Foundation and would be hugely grateful for any support that you can give. Please follow the link to donate at http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiserweb/fundraiser/showFundraiserPage.action?userUrl=tomlloyd23&faId=658018&isTeam=fals e. Thank you Mr Lloyd Notre voyage à La Grand’ Ferme! Nous sommes allés à La Grande Ferme pendant les vacances de Pâques. C'était incroyable, il y avait des années sept et des années huit. Nous avons fait beaucoup d'activités comprenant le tir à l'arc, la fabrication du pain et l'escalade. C'était très amusant! Mais bien sûr, nous avons dû faire quelques leçons. Mais cela a beaucoup aidé notre français. Un jour, nous avons eu des escargots! Mais je n’ai certainement pas aimé ceci! Tout à fait à mon avis, les vacances c'était extra! Lottie S. French Exchange Opportunity An excellent opportunity to improve your French and to make new friends in another country. Two charming French children are looking for separate exchange placements for this summer or autumn. The families are known personally to Madame Richards who recommends them both as ideal host families. Both are delightful, very warm and welcoming, and keen to share language and cultural experiences. If you are interested in this reciprocal opportunity to immerse yourself in French life please contact Madame Richards by email: richardse@hazelwoodschool.com Lisa is 13 years old. She lives in a village just outside Rouen. She speaks a fair level of English but would like to come to Hazelwood for a couple of weeks at the end of the summer term or the beginning of the autumn term for an immersion experience. One of her main hobbies is riding but she also enjoys shopping and listening to music. Robin is 12 years old and lives in the countryside in south Brittany, near to Carnac. Robin has an older brother who will be staying with Madame Richards this summer. He is a little hesitant with his English but he is keen to try! He has been to England before with his school. Robin enjoys playing rugby. Miss Lloyd is the proudest swimming coach in Oxted! I am thrilled to share with you some excellent swimming news that I have just received this week! Firstly, we have 9 qualifiers who have made it into the IAPS National Swimming Finals in May as follows: Callum M – U10 25m Breaststroke (8th out of 107) Thomas H – 2nd Reserve swimmer U10 25m Freestyle (18th out of 126) Hannah R – U10 25m Butterfly (12th out of 116) Jasmine F – U10 25m Freestyle (14th out of 153) Luke W – U13 50m Freestyle (10th out of 72) Bethan S – U13 50m Breaststroke (10th out of 51) and U13 4x25m Medley Relay (11th out of 40) 7. Annabel T - U13 4x25m Medley Relay (11th out of 40) 8. Emily L - U13 4x25m Medley Relay (11th out of 40) 9. Maud L - U13 4x25m Medley Relay ( 11th out of 40) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In addition to this, following our entry into the ESSA Primary Team Championships back in January the following girls have been selected to represent Surrey (and Hazelwood) in the next regional competition on Saturday 23rd April for their Medley Relay: Hannah R, Anne Lisa R, Freya D and Jasmine F. Some impressive results by both IAPS swimmers and the ESSA relay team - I am a super proud coach! We too are equally proud. Well done to all the school’s amazing swimmers and good luck at the IAPS finals. Congratulations to the following Year 8 pupils who have been offered places at their chosen senior schools. We look forward to publishing further congratulations to the remainder of Year 8 following the results of their forthcoming Common Entrance examinations. Rupert Campbell Bedes Alexander Charlton Worth Amelia Flanagan Woldingham Elin Howell Bryanston Madeleine Hyatt Mayfield Maud Lewis Woldingham Luke Louden Lingfield Notre Dame Benjamin Mustafa Lingfield Notre Dame Catherine Pearce Benenden Toby Rolfe Lingfield Notre Dame Georgina Seegar Bedes Annabel Thompson Lingfield Notre Dame Jack Underwood Worth Dear Parents, I am very pleased to inform you that Hazelwood has been nominated for the Diabetes UK Good Diabetes Care in School Award, a brand new school award scheme which celebrates and showcases schools that deliver good care and support to children and young people with Type 1 diabetes. As part of the nomination, Diabetes UK is inviting parents and carers to complete a brief online parent survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/schoolnomination Please follow the link to the survey if you would like to show your support or to oppose this nomination. The survey should take no more than 2 mins to complete. You can select to answer this survey anonymously. Responses to this parent survey will be used by Diabetes UK to assess our school’s nomination for the award. To find out more about the Good Diabetes Care in School Award go to www.diabetes.org.uk/school-award Responses need to be made this weekend for them to register in the competition review. Thank you for your help in winning this award. Talent Show 2016 Auditions are taking place over the next three weeks. I am looking forward to watching them all! The standard is high so to get into the show pupils need to perform well! Therefore rehearsals at home are vital and parents can help their children practise and perfect their act. If your child gets into the show they MUST attend the following rehearsals and if you cannot attend, then the act will not be allowed into the show. 1. Each act gets a 25 min time slot in the theatre for us to work on lighting sound and set – between 10 – 6pm on Sunday 22nd May 2. Run through of show – in order of acts 4.45 – 6.15pm Monday 23rd May (once they have performed they can go home but they never want to, they love to stay) 3. Run through of show Tuesday 24th May 4. Performance to the school Thursday 25th May 5. Talent show Evening Friday 26th 7-9pm Good luck! Mrs Housego News from the Kitchen Please don’t forget that the new menus for both Hazelwood School and the Nursery & Early Years are now on their respective websites under The Parents’ Sections. I am delighted to welcome Helene Wood to Hazelwood as our new Catering Manager. Helen is currently at King Edward’s School in Witley having come through the Holroyd Howe training programme following a degree in Hospitality and Catering management. She and Super Dave have worked together before so make a great team. Helene is full of great ideas and is excited by the opportunity at Hazelwood. Helene will be on site two days each week whilst we manage the handover. Details will appear next week for our special St George’s Day lunchtime menu; fiery dragon steaks served with curly scale! Music Department Music Timetable The weekly music timetable can be viewed on the Music Notice Board outside the Dining room in the courtyard. I will endeavour to have the coming week’s music timetable on the notice board by the end of the school day each Friday. Please ensure that your child brings their instrument and music in on the relevant day. It is also important for them to take these books and instruments home when they do not need them in school. Sports Department Match Reports should be taken to Mrs Greenwood or emailed to her on headspa@hazelwoodschool.com ahead of assembly on Monday morning. If your child is nominated as captain, please encourage them to write the report in time for the assembly. The children do like to share their successes with the rest of the school. Thank you. Notice Board The following letters or emails have been sent out. If you have not received one, and you think you should, please contact the school office. They will be only too pleased to share a duplicate copy with you. Year 1 Chessington Zoo Year 2 Year 4 Year 6 Year 8 Forest Schools Science Observatory Hampton Court Europa Trip Nursery-Year 8 Chapel Choir Various Year 6 Various Dick Moore Presentation London Sangerstevne Information/Reply slip Final Assembly March – Cups to be returned for engraving Year 7 Scholarship Assessment Schedule Key Events for Next Week Monday 18 April Hazelwood Scholarship Week Tuesday 19 April 0830- Year 8 to Europa Centre 1330 2000 HPA Meeting Wednesday 20 April 0915 Early Years and Nursery Form Reps’ Meeting Year 4 to Science Observatory Museum 1430 Cricket: 1st XI and Colts B v Copthorne (A) 1430 Cricket: 2nd XI and Colts A v Copthorne (H) Thursday 21 April 1430 Cricket: U9A, B and C v Yardley Court (H) 1900 Dick Moore: Visiting Speaker - mental health (all parents welcome) Friday 22 April 0845 Form Reps’ Meeting Amidst all the fun and activities of the most engaging week in France, the itinerary for the pupils included a visit to the Bayeux Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery. It was a wonderful opportunity for the children to reflect and to acknowledge the contribution made by the many soldiers, most from the United Kingdom who are buried in Normandy. Many pupils were clearly moved by the whole occasion which was reassuring to witness. ISI Inspection Please note that we are unable to bring you news of the school’s recent ISI Inspection. We are waiting for the report to be issued by the ISI. This has been delayed on account of the Easter holidays with Inspectors too enjoying a break to recharge and refocus. As soon as we have word, we will share it with you. Thank you for your patience.