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Review 2014/15
Magna Carta
by Imogen McMahon, Year 6
His dark soul had evil intentions
There was one thing he was looking for
To make it quick and quiet was his main aim
As he tiptoed up the cloister floor
With his black cloak and crystal clear sword
He split in two the birchwood doors
He could see it there,
The brown stained paper
The steel was binding
Drawn by the hater
The ink screamed as the sword flashed bright
But the word was strong and the word was right
Photo: Andrew Stewart
It was the sword that broke and split in two.
Contents
From the Head Master
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Magna Carta 800 celebrations
06
Events and Trips
12
Drama reviews
24
Creative writing & Art
28
Sport
36
Music
42
Cathedral Choir
48
Worship & Fundraising
52
Boarding House
56
Clubs
58
Salvete & Valete
60
Staff News
62
Staff Leavers
64
Friends and SCSA
66
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Photo: Ash Mills
WELCOME FROM THE HEAD MASTER
From the
Head Master
Clive Marriott, Head Master, gives his thoughts on
the future development of Salisbury Cathedral School
y first two years at
SCS have passed in a flash, during which I have had such fun. I am extremely proud to be
the Head Master of Salisbury Cathedral
School. It is the children who lie at the
heart of our school family; they are a
source of joy and inspiration. I have
always firmly believed that they must
remain at the centre of our thinking,
however much else might be going on
in the background. I value the support
of their parents and see our work
together as a partnership. At a time
of change, our continued unity will be
essential.
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One of the remits I was given when I was
appointed was to develop the school and
move it forward. I have spent a great deal
of time looking and listening.
The quality of the teaching and learning
has been a priority and we have made
great strides in this area. The newly
appointed Key Stage Co-ordinators will
play a vital role in supporting me to
develop the curriculum. The breadth
that we offer is the key, built on a solid
core of excellent teaching by dedicated
teachers. Whilst we will never intend to
become an academic ‘hothouse’, I will
not relent from my quest to keep raising
the bar in order to satisfy the needs of all
our children. Our results this year are a
reflection of the dedication and talents of
both teachers and pupils with all Year 8
pupils offered a place at their first choice
school and 16 scholarships awarded in
the areas of Academic, Music and
All-Rounder.
We must work together to embrace
and celebrate the best we have to
offer, in terms of our school’s culture,
our outstanding teachers and the
opportunities surrounding us, but we
must also be prepared to take a leap
of faith in order to build on the past
and grow for the generations that
follow, preserving the best of what we
know and bravely venturing into new
waters. Whatever that leap of faith may
ultimately look like, we must have faith
in each other and faith in God, if we are
to achieve the best outcome.
The recent plans to develop and grow
the school and to make sure that it
is sustainable over the long term are
very much an on-going process. It is
reassuring that so many of our parents,
key stakeholders, have voiced their
opinions. We must not forget that our
children are part of a legacy of more than
900 years of history. I am committed
to ensuring that we continue to give
the best possible education to children
for generations to come, without
compromising the values embedded
deep within our culture.
In the year when we mark the 800th
anniversary of the signing of the Magna
Carta, we value justice and equality
of opportunity for all, we celebrate
individuality and we value diversity. We
achieve this through our underlying
Christian values. Our outstanding
pastoral care is a testament to this,
recently acknowledged in the ISI Boarding
Inspection, which gave us a very timely
audit of our overall pastoral and regulatory
systems. The school met every regulatory
standard, thanks to the dedication of key
members of staff, and giving us a very solid
platform on which to build.
As we journey forwards together, we
must not lose sight of our most precious
treasure, the children. Similarly, we must
not underestimate the uniqueness of the
culture our school engenders in us and
in our children. The powerful emotions
felt of late have been understandably
very real. Now is the time to embrace
the strong feelings we all share about
our wonderful school and channel them
positively to build for our children’s future.
Clive Marriott with Pre-Prep children at the Nativity (see page 55).
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Photos Ash Mills
Magna Carta
800 Celebrations
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MAGNA CARTA 800 CELEBRATIONS
Magna Cantata
s part of the Magna Carta 800th anniversary
celebrations the
cathedral commissioned
Andrew Mackay and
Phillip Lawson to write a cantata for
children. The idea was to create a piece
that could be performed by children
using the model that Benjamin Britten
took when writing his Noyes Fludde,
where the major roles are sung and
played by professional adults alongside
young adults and a children’s chorus.
Thus the piece took shape. Lawson and
Mackay are no strangers with both
having been cathedral lay vicars in their
time and writing together in the past.
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The show is full of catchy songs with
brilliant lyrics which punctuate the witty
dialogue, providing plenty of interest for
both adults and children.
The show was directed by Ben Occhipinti
and the musical director was Ian Wicks.
Together they visited schools in Poole,
Trowbridge, Sherborne and Salisbury
to work with the children and rehearse
the songs and the actions. Then on each
performance day they would arrive at
the cathedral for an afternoon rehearsal.
It would not be until the evening
performance that these children would
get to see the professional actors, the
core choir and hear the band made up
of Salisbury teenagers (including SCS
alumni, Darcie and Fred Bond).
The show was an outstanding success
with the energy of the children and the
sheer spectacle of hundreds of smiling
children on stage, wearing coloured
aprons cleverly decorated with medieval
tools in white, beneath a huge lighting
and sound rig, their voices echoing
around the cathedral in joyful harmony.
As the piece draws to its conclusion the
audience rises to sing the hymn ‘Thou
whose almighty word’ as the mighty
cathedral organ joins in to telling effect.
This was a week to remember and I
hope the members of the Cherubini and
Seraphim choirs will always treasure
the key role they played in this brilliant
production.
Ian Wicks, Director of Music
Photos: Ash Mills
The show was performed on four nights
in the last week of the Trinity term with
the Cherubini and Seraphim choirs from
SCS joining with the Salisbury Cathedral
Junior Choir to provide the backbone of
the singing in each performance. They
were joined each evening by up to two
hundred different children from schools
around the diocese.
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Year 4’s medieval
marvels
he Magna Carta has been a launch pad for Year 4’s art work through this year. Having
Carta Poetry Competition (see page 11) and started to learn the words for the Magna already visited the exhibition in the Cathedral, written poems for the Leaden Hall Magna
Cantata musical, the pupils were in a very knowledgeable position to explore some of the
artistic endeavours of medieval learning.
A workshop at the Cathedral on medieval manuscripts equipped the pupils with further knowledge and
hands-on understanding of how books and manuscripts were produced. Back in the classroom we made
marbled paper to use as the covers for our hand-sewn books, which were bound with silk threads.
The magic was palpable as the drops of ink swirled around the trays of water producing a myriad of
unique designs and colours. The pupils were thrilled with their results and could not wait to use their
special books: some wrote diaries and some practised calligraphy which our gap student, Jeremy Cowan,
beautifully demonstrated.
In addition, the pupils made their own seal from clay embossed with raised designs and attached silk
ribbons, just as they’d seen on King John’s seal in the Chapter House. Finally, we visited some of the
barons around the close and then designed our own modern day baron who might fight for justice or
equality in the modern world. At the beginning one might have thought the topic rather dry, but I know
that Year 4 have been enthused, delighted and enriched by the variety of work they have seen and
made through our theme on Magna Carta.
Charlotte de Mendes Harris
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MAGNA CARTA 800 CELEBRATIONS
Choristers play
a leading role in
the celebrations
Photos: Ash Mills
King John could not have begun to imagine all the interesting
types of events that I would be involved in 800 years after
he sealed the Magna Carta. One of the main highlights was
singing Tarik O’Regan’s world première “A Letter of Rights”. I will
always remember the difficult solos and a challenging duet
with Isobel. It was very special because we were practising
music by a composer who was actually alive and getting him
to sign my programme is something that might never happen
again. Furthermore, seeing all four of the Magna Cartas
together in Parliament (see page 11) and being interviewed
for a newspaper was a wonderful experience. Going around
the exhibition in the Chapter House taught me about how the
parchment was made. The pageant finished my Magna Carta
experience with lovely singers and music from several different
cultures. Overall, the last month has been an amazing series of
memories that I will take with me for the rest of my life.
Rosanna Culver
Precentor’s Chorister
Magna Carta Charter
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Daisy Sears, Year 2
hapter House has it now
wful rules before
Greed
King John was a greedy man, he
asked for more and more.
Then one day the barons said ‘All the
people are poor!’
‘They cannot pay the tax, King John
must relax!’
But still King John asks for more!
Charlie Thomlinson, Year 4
eally good rules after
errible times
ll fair now
The brilliant Magna Carta
Was a very successful charter
It stopped John the King
From doing the wrong thing
‘Cause the Barons thought to barter
The people did not like King John
The Barons sorely wanted him gone
He raised the taxes
To buy more axes
To fight Philip as the war went on
Jack Rodriguez, Year 5
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‘Magna Carta Day’ in Pre-Prep
The Magna Carta day was another curriculum focus triumph, when all the
children in Pre-Prep worked together in mixed year groups, to explore the ideas
and significance of the Magna Carta.
The day started with an assembly,
where we discussed rules and laws.
We stamped, shouted and whispered
the words ‘Magna Carta’ and made
ourselves hungry, as we learnt that even
Magnums (the ice-cream) might help us
to remember Magna Carta! We heard
the story of Magnus Carter (a little mole)
by Julian Warrender, and noticed how
similar King Moldewarp was to horrible
King John!
The children then spent the morning in
mixed age groups touring the classrooms
for different activities. They made crowns
adorned with jewels and the number 800,
which reminded us of the anniversary of
the sealing of the document, messages
of fairness and kindness which were then
rolled into a scroll and ‘sealed’ in a bottle
full of sequins and glitter, and finally
made clay seals, fit for a royal. The Magna
Carta, ‘Great Charter’ was certainly well
explored through all curriculum areas and
continues to be a weekly discussion, as we
pass by its home in the Chapter House,
on our way to cathedral assembly.
Rhonda Cartwright, Head of Pre-Prep
Gabriel Colegate playing King John in Pre-Prep’s
production of ‘Under the Sea’ (see article on page 25).
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MAGNA CARTA 800 CELEBRATIONS
Robert Key’s talk
Historic trip for Year 8
In February, Year 8 had a once in a lifetime opportunity to see all four surviving
copies of the Magna Carta united for the first time.
They were one of only nine schools in the country to be invited to the Houses of
Parliament to visit the special exhibition, guided by former MP and ex-pupil
Robert Key. Writing afterwards, Year 8 pupil Cecily Moorsom said: ‘We were shown
some important legal documents and then we entered the Robing Room, where
the Magna Cartas are being kept. We looked at them all - two copies from the
British Library, one of them burnt and the other badly preserved, a copy from
Lincoln Cathedral, which was fading, and the copy from Salisbury, which is by far
the easiest to read. These copies have not been together since they were written
in 1215, and the Salisbury copy has never left Salisbury until now’.
The group also met John Glen, MP for Salisbury, and asked him a variety of
intelligent questions about his life and work. Isobel Horsfield and Emily Pratt
wrote about their experience, saying: ‘It really was such a privilege to go inside
the Houses of Parliament and see the Magna Cartas. We will all remember this
day for the rest of our lives.’
Poetry
Competition
How excited we were when we heard
that three of our Pre-Prep children had
made the final in the local Magna Carta
poetry competition! There were 300
entries from schools in the region, all
writing a poem on the theme of the
Magna Carta so it was a magnificent
achievement to get into the final thirty.
On the evening of Friday 12th June,
Catlyn Daley, Olivia Tait and Daisy Sears
all gathered at Leaden Hall school
for the exciting Magna Carta Poetry
Competition final. The hall was full of
parents, teachers and friends and of
course the 30 finalists. Our section was
first and as the girls needed to be in
alphabetical order, Catlyn was the first
in the whole competition to perform
her entry! She walked confidently to
the microphone in the middle of the
stage and gave an amazingly expressive
and clear delivery. If there had been a
speech and drama award, she would
have won it hands down! Olivia and
When I walked into the BSR I never
thought that I would be taken on a
journey back to 1215. The talk about
the reasons behind Magna Carta was
very interesting. Mr Key, an expert
on the subject, really captured the
atmosphere of the time, and the
tyranny of King John and the hatred
toward him. I discovered so much:
the vast amount of land in France he
lost to the French which angered his
barons and was the main thing that
triggered Magna Carta, and the many
places he retreated to in his attempt
to keep the barons at bay and to
preserve his power. King John was a
true tyrant, and even when he signed
the document, he did not abide by
its clauses. Fleeing from an invading
French army allied with his rebellious
barons, he famously lost the Crown
jewels when attempting to cross the
Wash!
I am sure that when the barons,
aided by the Church, put together
the document and made the fight
for freedom, they would never
have guessed that, 800 years later,
this great event would still be
remembered, and many of its clauses
still used. The constitutions of not
only Britain or America, but of the
whole free world have elements of
the Magna Carta rooted in them,
the most important being that every
person must have a fair trial.
Peri Newman, Year 6
Daisy also performed their poems with
huge confidence, clarity and smiling
faces. The girls weren’t placed in the
final winning places but they should
be warmly congratulated on the huge
achievement of getting through to the
final, and all three were an amazing
asset to the school. We are all very
proud of their achievements, which was
acknowledged in Monday whole school
assembly when they re-read their
poems to everyone. Fantastic!
Rhonda Cartwright
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Events
and Trips
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EVENTS AND TRIPS
World Book Day
To celebrate World Book Day, all children and staff were invited to dress up as their favourite book character. The result was a
hugely colourful array of imaginative and detailed costumes ranging from TinTin to Biggles. The sight of Mr Hodson as a giant
Oompa Loopa and Mr Rutherford as a buxom Mrs Doubtfire will long be remembered!
Musical Theatre
Days
The Head Master is very keen for Salisbury Cathedral School
to be recognized not only for its exceptional standard of
music, its sporting achievements and academic success, but
also for its drama excellence and the many opportunities
offered to children to perform in front of an audience.
This year, Years 7 and 8 performed ‘East is East’ by Ayub
Khan-Din (see review on page 26), and in addition to
their Nativity play (see page 55), children in the Pre-Prep
performed in the musical ‘Under the Sea’ in the Trinity term
(see page 25). So that children in the middle part of the
school did not miss out, an in-house musical and drama day
was organised, one for Years 3 and 4, the other for Years 5
and 6. Each class rehearsed a short play for the entire day,
some learning their lines from a script, others performing
planned improvisations. The plays for the younger children
all had as their theme ‘Being Grateful for What We Have’.
During the course of the day, they learnt songs that had a
link with this theme. By three o’clock, they were ready to
perform in front of their parents. The day for the children
in Years 5 and 6 followed a similar format, the theme being
‘Friendship’. The song they sang at the end – ‘Count on Me’
by Bruno Mars – brought a lump to the throats of many in
the audience!
An exhausting two days for teachers and children alike, but
from what we, and the audience, got out of it, it was well
worth it!
Paul Rutherford,
Head of English & Drama
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The Key Cup Recital Competition
Why is this annual event called the Key
Cup? Simply because Mr Robert Key,
former Conservative M.P. for Salisbury, and
ex pupil and parent of the school, wanted
to promote public speaking at SCS and
so donated a trophy to be awarded to the
best child speaker in the school.
For this year’s event, we decided on
the theme of ‘Fairness and Equality’
as it linked nicely with the 800-year
celebration of the sealing of the Magna
Carta. Children in Years 3-8 were
encouraged to learn a published poem,
speech or extract from a novel, or write
their own piece, based on this theme,
and recite (not read) their choices in
front of their class. Class teachers then
chose two winners who went on to
the main event on Friday, 3rd July and
performed a second time in front of
the school and an external judge who,
this year, was Mr Thackray, a former
headmaster of SCS. As ever, the standard
of recitals was extremely high, the range
of subjects wide. There were speeches
from Nelson Mandela, Martin LutherKing, Napoleon Bonaparte and from
‘The Great Dictator’ by Charlie Chaplin,
and a recital of an extract from George
Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’. One child recited
‘The Isles of Greece’ by Lord Byron, and
there were other poems concerned with
racism and bullying.
Young Shakespeare
Company visit to perform
‘A Midsummer Night’s
Dream’ to Years 5 - 8
After much thought and consideration,
Mr Thackray chose the following
winners:
• Junior Key Cup winner
Charlie Jones-Perrott
• Intermediate Key Cup winner
Felix Melia
• Senior Key Cup winner
Clara Akerman and Sara Kingwill
By a stroke of good luck, Robert Key
himself came to school a few days
later on other business and was able
to personally give the winners their
certificates.
Paul Rutherford
The performance of the badly written play by the craftsmen at
the end of the play to entertain Theseus had everyone laughing
and clapping. It was a fun experience for all of us.
Paul Rutherford
The team of five actors who performed for us succeeded in
bringing the play down to a level that we could all follow and
appreciate. The use of a narrator, to explain key moments and
characters, and to remind us of what had happened in previous
scenes, helped the children keep on track. As many children as
possible were hauled out of the audience to participate - Oliver
Harding as Theseus, Duke of Athens, with Isabella Bowman
as his wife. William Briggs, as Egeus, proclaimed that Electra
Marshall, (his daughter Hermia), would marry Demetrius
(Freddie Folkes). Refusing, she pursues Edward Pinnock
(Lysander). Meanwhile, Electra’s best friend, Jessica Horsfield
(Helena), chases after Freddie. Fairies pranced around - Alice
Olliff-Lee, Imogen Moorsom, Iona Bastin and Maddie Lyles helping Titania, the queen of the fairies, while Olivia Lawrence
and Felix Melia assisted the actors rehearsing in the woods.
The rest of the audience brought the sound of the woods alive
- with its bizarre summer weather of rain and gales, howling
wolves and hooting owls.
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Photos: Andrew Stewart
The play deals with the universal theme of love and its
complications: lust, disappointment, confusion, marriage.
The plot focuses on three parallel stories: the trials and
experiences of two sets of lovers camping in a magical forest,
the world of the Fairy King and Queen and their fairies, and a
rough group of craftsmen attempting to stage a production of
‘Pyramus and Thisby’ for the wedding of the Duke of Athens.
EVENTS AND TRIPS
Jude wins the
Dauntsey’s
Dodecahedron Cup
Dauntsey’s Dodecahedron Competition
is held every year and designed to give
the most able mathematicians aged 12
and under the opportunity to stretch
themselves beyond their normal maths
curriculum.
Mathematicians win Gold
in National Competition
This year over 1000 pupils from across
the South West took part, but the overall
winner was our own Jude Murray from Year
6, whose win was even more impressive
when you consider that many of his
competitors were at least a year older.
Pete Mobbs, Head of Maths from
Dauntsey’s, made a special visit to SCS to
present Jude with the coveted trophy.
Eight young mathematicians from Salisbury Cathedral School were given a
gold certificate in the recent UKMT (United Kingdom Mathematics Trust) Junior
Maths Challenge. This national competition is for talented mathematicians from
Years 6, 7 and 8 and is run every year by the University of Leeds. Over 250,000
pupils from across the UK sat the Challenge with only the top 6% receiving
gold so this is a real achievement for these talented pupils. The winners were
Victoria Brain, Poppy-Lulu Herbertson, Jessica Horsfield, Imogen Moorsom, Cecily
Moorsom, Jude Murray, May Payne and Jonas Stringer.
Gill Parkin, Head of Maths, said: ‘I am thrilled for these children. They have
worked extremely hard this year and deserved to do well. An extra
congratulations go to Imogen, Jude and Jonas who obtained high enough marks
to go through to the next round, known as the Junior Kangaroo, in which they all
did very well.’
Role-play fun
The children in Ladybirds have so much fun, and do a great deal
of learning in our role-play areas each year. We are lucky to have
a huge amount of space, so can develop role-play both in and
outside. During the last year the team have created a variety of
role-play situations, the design of which involves the children
who make lists of what will be needed and come up with their
own ideas of what should be included. Particular favourites
have been: the vets, garage and car wash, garden centre, shoe
shop, the stable in Bethlehem, a baby clinic, the beach shop, café
and campsite. The opportunities for learning in all areas of the
EYFS curriculum are extensive, in particular those of language
development and social skills. This is where the actors and
actresses of future years start learning their craft!
Amanda English, Head of EYFS
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Froggy visitors
to the EYFS
The children in Ladybirds were fortunate enough to spend a morning
working with Dom Price, parent of Theo and Rosie and Director of
the Species Recovery Trust as part of our ‘Growth and Change’ topic.
The children were very excited to find out about lifecycles and the
Nursery loved meeting the frogs that Dom brought to school. Dom
told the children the frog lifecycle ‘story’ and was able to show them
frogspawn and tadpoles at all the different stages of development.
Most of the children were excited to hold one of the frogs; they were
so delighted to have this hands-on experience which led to a variety
of fun frog based activities in class afterwards.
The Reception children enjoyed making bug homes with Dom
after their frog experience. They used wood, bamboo strips, glue,
hammers and nails to create the beautiful boxes that now hang in
our Ladybirds garden. The children are enjoying checking them to
see if anyone has ‘moved in’. We are so lucky to have so many parent
experts who are willing to share their skills with us in school.
Amanda English
Easter bonnets
This year, The Pre-Prep Easter bonnet parade really was a feast for the eyes!
Children were hard at work over the holidays, preparing their colourful, brightly
decorated creations ready to be shown off in the Cloisters of the Cathedral
following our regular Friday morning service. The children walked so proudly
and loved looking at and chatting to each other about the different ways
the bonnets were made. How lucky we are to have a lovely service in such a
magnificent setting, don our hats and walk through the ancient Cloisters!
Rhonda Cartwright
Magic Roy
brings extra
Christmas
sparkle!
The annual Pre-Prep Christmas party
would not be complete without a visit
from Magic Roy. This year, he delighted
his audience as coins fell out of noses
and magic, invisible boxes were given
away. The children’s faces, filled with joy,
laughter and amazement, were a true
sight to behold!
Rhonda Cartwright
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EVENTS AND TRIPS
‘Monster Maths’ week
Magnificent Monstrous Mathematicians were everywhere
in Pre-Prep during Maths week in February. Tuesday was the
carousel day when the classes were mixed up and toured
around the Pre-Prep engaging in various activities. There
was symmetrical shape printing, hopscotch number bonds,
team games and creating and making number line games.
The children worked so well together, reading rules, changing
rules, calculating numbers and most of all having fun with
maths! Silver and purple balloons went home with the best
Mathematician of the day every day.
Rhonda Cartwright
Celebrating
Chinese New Year
Letter from
Michael Bond
How thrilling it was for the
Busy Bees when they opened
a letter from Michael Bond
himself, the creator of the
Paddington Bear stories.
They were especially excited
to see that Paddington had
signed the letter as well as
the author! It was a great
way to finish their very
productive year.
To celebrate Chinese New Year, Mrs Lei
Guo, Preston’s mother, came into school
with many exciting activities and stories
from her home and culture to share with
the children. There was dressing up in
traditional clothes, learning how to write
names in Chinese, making lanterns and,
of course, the traditional red envelope
containing a surprise to take home.
Speaking afterwards, Mrs Rhonda
Cartwright, Head of Pre-Prep, said, ‘It
was such a colourful occasion and the
children loved the activities, particularly
grappling with chop-sticks which they
found very hard to master!’
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Our Stone Age Day
A lady from Wilton House came to our history lesson. She was called Mrs Liddington.
She taught us all about the Stone Age, Iron Age, Romans and modern day. Some
people got to hold the timeline and the other people got to guess where they were
going to go on the timeline. Then we went on the smart board and we saw a real
Stone Age girl’s skeleton. We all learnt loads of things about the past. We learnt what
they ate and learnt that they could build.
Then in the next history lesson we even learnt how to do cave paintings, it was so fun!
Some people got their fingers dirty and some people only got a stick dirty. It was the
best history lesson yet. Mr Lewin took photographs of us and our paintings, then we
finished.
Bertie Dorman, Year 3
Our Bug Hunt
In Year 4, we study ‘Habitats’ in Science
and this gave us an opportunity to go
outside. One of our lessons was to go
on a ‘Bug Hunt’ around the school.
Our Bug Hunt was epic. We found
quite a few bugs including worms,
millipedes, beetles and woodlice.
We found lots of bugs mostly under
logs and in the earth. We learnt that
bees don’t collect honey, they collect
pollen and make it into honey.
We also learnt that spiders can spin
a web in one day. It was easy to find
the bugs around the school and we
used magnifying glasses to look at
them closely. This was one of the
best lessons ever - we had so much
fun and learnt so much.
Archie Beardsell and Henry Green,
Year 4
Yr6 Projects
In the Lent term, Year 6 were given the opportunity to create
a project on a theme of their choice and present it in any
form they wished. Mrs Barton, having spoken to a couple
of her Learning Support students, thought it would be a
great idea to let them harness their enthusiasm for a topic
they felt passionate about. The results were amazing; the
subject matter ranged from ‘The Middle Earth Saga’ to
‘Nintendo’ to ‘Alpine Skiing’ to ‘‘Miranda’. I laughed at the
amusing pictures in ‘Donkeys’, was impressed by the factual
information on ‘Slavery through the Ages’ and met ‘Bertie
the Betta Fish’! The pupils were given about six weeks to
research and assimilate information and produce a display
that was set up in reception. Visitors were treated to a
top class exhibition that included three on football clubs,
two on the ancient world and one on the slave trade. The
standard was very high but the ‘ICC Cricket World Cup’ by
Oliver Stone, ‘Carp Fishing’ by Jake Heath-Ourakov and Harry
Hogan and ‘Disney’ by Maddie Coupe and Beatrice Fisher
projects were awarded prizes as the standout entries.
Julian Cottrell
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EVENTS AND TRIPS
Year 5 camp in the school grounds
As soon as we arrived, we were split into three groups between
the leaders: group 1 with Dan, group 2 with John and group 3
with Jason, who was the camp leader. I was in group 1, so you
might hear more about them.
The first thing we did was set up the tents. This was not as easy
as it looked. It took group 1 about 45 minutes to set up five of
them. After we had set them up, we did all sorts of activities.
We did a game where you have to move a ball with only poles,
a game where you have to run, with your hands under your legs
and a memory challenge called ‘minefield’. But the thing I most
remember was doing the ‘build a tank’ challenge.
We had to build a tank that would carry us along a short track,
without touching the ground, using two metal poles, five
wooden planks, two plastic barrels and a lot of rope. We put
the poles through the barrels like axles. Then we linked these
together with two wooden planks. We lashed a plank between
the barrels as well. We used the remaining two planks to punt
our way along.
We were lucky with the weather. No rain except at the very
start (for about 45 minutes). It was not cold, in fact very hot.
The food was very good, considering we were camping! Our
first meal was a packed lunch from the school - pretty nice as
usual. Supper, the best meal, was pasta with Bolognese sauce.
Breakfast was just what you’d expect, cereal and bread with
spread. For our final meal, we made our own lunch using bread,
sandwich fillings and crisps and fruit.
All in all, it was a very good event.
Edward Pinnock, Year 5
Modern
Languages Day
at Bryanston
Year 7 girls were treated to a fun-filled
Modern Languages Day at Bryanston.
An introduction to Linguistics found
us learning how many languages are
spoken in the world, which are the most
spoken and least spoken languages
and whether animals can learn to
speak. The question about how many
vowel sounds there are in the English
language I am ashamed to say foxed
us all! We were then inspired by a very
moving song from the wonderful film
“Les Choristes” – quite apt as we had a
few of our own choristers in the group –
whose message about “gamins oubliés”
(forgotten children) but also of “espoir
and gloire” (hope and glory) is powerfully
communicated through the music.
After a country-themed lunch of steakfrites followed by apfelstrudel the
pupils looked at the artwork of French
artist Matisse and his bold use of
colour and simplistic outlines. His wellknown L’Escargot (made up of different
coloured pieces of paper) was the
inspiration behind our own creations –
can you spot the snails?
adelante, atrás) whilst swinging the hips
and co-ordinating the feet was quite
challenging – but the girls rose to it,
with Maddie Lyles becoming the Salsa
champion together with a boy from
Dumpton. The group Limbo-ing was also
a sight to be seen, as was the Macarena!
Sam Williams
The Spanish and German sessions were
a little more taxing on the brain – and
exhausting! Getting one’s head around
Salsa instructions (izquierda, derecho,
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Year 6 enjoy a Roman banquet
As part of their focus on life in the ancient world, Year 6 were treated to a historically accurate Roman banquet.
First on the menu was some traditional, Roman entertainment. Dressed in togas and gladiator costumes, the children
entertained each other with improvised performances of mythical tales – Peri’s performance of Medusa was particularly
good! They then helped themselves to genuine Roman food including dates, olives, pomegranates and feta cheese. The baked
dormice (sausages wrapped in bacon) were a surprise hit!
Debating competition winners!
Three Year 8 pupils from Salisbury Cathedral School were victorious in Milton Abbey
School’s debating competition on 27th January.
Up against eight other schools, the motion for debate was: ‘This house believes that
school uniform should be banned’. Earlier on in the afternoon, May Payne, Oliver
Harding and James Barltrop had taken part in workshops on public speaking, rhetoric
and debating, learning that to be successful, speakers had to appeal to reason, to
character and to emotion. They certainly put this into practice in the competition.
Pitched against another prep school, the SCS team was asked to oppose the motion
and given 15 minutes to come up with ideas. Discussion was, at times, frenetic and
by the end they had come up with a convincing set of reasons in support of wearing
school uniform. They decided that May would speak first, then James, with Oliver
summing up at the end. All three performed brilliantly, adopting the skills and
techniques discussed in the workshop. After their victory, they listened to the other
schools debate on different motions. When the last pair had finished, it was up to the
Head Master of Milton Abbey to announce the overall winner. And it was Salisbury
Cathedral School!
Art workshop
focuses on the
senses
Year 2 enjoyed a visit from Kay
McCran. Kay, who is studying fine art
with a specialism in environmental
design, helped the children use their
sense of touch and smell to draw not
what they saw, but what the object
felt and smelt like. The children’s
interpretation was then added to
an exhibition at the Salisbury City
Library entitled ‘Look don’t touch’
and ‘Touch don’t look’ and the
children were very excited to visit to
view their work when it was put on
display later that term.
Rhonda Cartwright
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EVENTS AND TRIPS
SCS Ski Trip 2015
The next day, our team of instructors swiftly divvied up the
party into advanced, intermediate and beginners groups. I was
under the instruction of Cyril, in the beginners group, with my
son George, three other children and Mr Hodson, who dipped
in and out of the three groups throughout the week. He and
James Barltrop had sophisticated ‘Go-Pro’ cameras on their
helmets which provided us with much après ski amusement.
The ski area is huge with plenty of runs for all abilities. More
challenging were some of the button and chairlifts. One of
the latter was positively savage. Fortunately there were also
numerous cabins and that is how we generally ascended and
descended the mountain.
We left Salisbury on 3rd January 2015 at 2.40am - what Mr
Hodson calls an “early start”. I call it a “late night”. The coach
headed to Gatwick with lots of children in compulsory pillar box
red SCS hoodies. Our destination, Serre Chevalier, is situated in
the French Southern Alps, bordering the mighty peaks of Park
National des Ecrins and Italy. It is made up of a string of villages
set on a valley floor and, I am told, the area receives more than
300 days of sunshine a year.
As the journey neared its end, the road became steeper and
twistier and the views from the coach windows had been
covered in snow for some time. We drew up to the welcoming
Clubhotel Frejus. One could not have asked for a better
location. It was just metres from the main telecabine, providing
immediate access to the huge ski area. An in-house team of
ski technicians were waiting, ready to fit the most suitable
equipment for the group almost before our suitcases were in
our rooms.
The English staff at Clubhotel Frejus looked after us well, giving
us a huge buffet breakfast, hot lunch and ample supper, washed
down with a carafe or two of house wine (from which the staff
abstained). To keep the children occupied in the evenings, the
hotel laid on karaoke, crepe making, a film, ice-skating and bum
boarding. Karaoke was wonderful, the highlight being Maddie
Lyles singing ‘Titanium’ beautifully - the hotel staff said that they’d
never heard better singing from any school. In fact wherever the
children went, they were congratulated on their behaviour and
good manners. They were very good company, hugely engaging
and the most wonderful ambassadors for their school.
After six days of beautiful sunshine, the dorms smelled of mouldy
socks and it was time to pack our bags. As we stood, for hours,
in the hullabaloo of Geneva Airport check-in, I looked around at
the abundance of strangers with crutches and slings and long
faces. In contrast the party from SCS were smiling, happy and
uncomplaining, and Mr Hodson completely unflappable. He must
have taken a lot of time and trouble to find such an excellent
school trip which incorporated flights, transfers, full-board hotel,
lift pass, equipment hire and lessons. How clever of him, also, to
pick a week at a resort where the first snow had fallen heavily just
before our arrival and the sun shone every day! What a star he is.
Anya Pardoe, mother of George in Year 8
Year 8 Camp
After Common Entrance, the Year 8s went to camp in the
Wye Valley. With barely any sleep, we all stumbled through
the three days ahead of us.
We did many activities including canoeing, rock climbing
on a cliff face and cooking our own food. Each evening, the
different groups made and cooked our food, washed up and
had chocolate cake and hot chocolate with marshmallows by
the camp fire.
After we set up our own tents (with great difficulty), we were
told to go to bed. Mr Marriott obviously didn’t trust us and
sat outside our surprisingly non-soundproof tents, listening
to all of our conversations (we later discovered) until we
were quiet, which was sometimes hours! We noticed the
sky looked amazing at sunrise after stuffing our faces with
sweets throughout the night.
Everyone has been looking forward to Year 8 for ages and
this year has been so much better than we could have hoped
for. We hope that next year’s Year 8 have as much fun as
we’ve had.
Mary Foster and Tabitha Veitch, Year 8
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Forging friendships and
exchanging cultures…
Perspectives on the Year 7 South African Exchange
During the Lent term, Ollie Crosthwaite and Charlie Wichary from Year 7 travelled
to South Africa to take part in our annual South African exchange programme with
Union High School in Graaff Reinet and in turn, were hosts to Bowen Langmead,
Matthew Hesselink and Sara Kingwell during the Trinity term at SCS. Here, some of
the people involved in the programme share their memories of this unique experience.
elephant as it came within a metre of the car window!
Charlie and Ollie made friends with children of so many new
cultures – they heard new languages like Afrikaans and Xhosa
and lived in a hostel amongst boys from far flung places like
Lesotho and Botshebelo. The Salisbury boys were well loved
and embraced by Unionites and slotted into life at school
with relative ease. They observed and commented on the
differences between South Africa and England and simply
learned so much more about what a complex and varied thing
life is!
Now they know what it’s like to jump off the high diving
board, to swim in the Atlantic Ocean, to drive hours and hours
to a sporting fixture, to eat “slap chips” from the tuckshop
and to chew on sticks of biltong and real Karoo lamb chops.
They have walked barefoot along dusty Karoo roads, camped
under African skies and frightened cobras from under bushes.
They know what it is like to be a part of a South African family.
What a privilege afforded to so few.
Bronwen Langmead, mother to Bowen
From a South African host
It was a delight to host Charlie and Ollie. When they waved
goodbye in Cape Town, we felt the tangible gap that they left
behind. We now realise how strong the exchange students
are. Spending so long away from family and familiarity in a
place as poles apart as the Karoo could not have been easy,
but both boys embraced every moment of their lives here.
We have had such memorable times together. I’ll never forget
Charlie’s wonder as a massive secretary bird flew up beside
our car, his “kudu spotting” prowess in the dawn on the way to
school on Mondays, his appreciation of the variety of birds, the
first time he saw an ostrich, his interest in the Karoo bushes
and his and Ollie’s amusement and awe at a massive bull
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EVENTS AND TRIPS
From the SCS Exchange Manager
I was asked to take over the running of this programme
early last year and it was a job I was very much looking
forward to. Being South African myself, I can see the
massive benefits for all involved and I wanted to
strengthen the programme still further.
The host families stay in touch and the Foster family, who
were part of the 2014 exchange, are heading out to South
Africa this summer to spend two weeks with their South
African friends!
Gary Slade
To this end, I was lucky enough to travel to Union High
myself towards the end of Ollie and Charlie’s stay to help
firm up the link between the two schools. It was a great
experience and one that proved to me just how huge an
opportunity it truly is. The children involved benefit from
a totally different experience to the one that they are used
to and I was so proud to witness the way they conducted
themselves, acting as great ambassadors for their schools.
The summer term saw us host three pupils from Union
High, Bowen Langmead, Matthew Hesselink and Sara
Kingwell.Their impeccable manners and personable
natures helped them win over both pupils and staff at
SCS within a matter of days. I was sad to say goodbye
to them at the end of their stay but the best part of this
experience is that the good-byes will not be forever!
From a parent
From an Exchange pupil
You’re doing what? He’s going where?
The journey to the farm was long and hot, the landscape
was enormous and the roads long and straight. These huge
distances soon became a way of life for me. I couldn’t believe
my luck on the first evening at the Hesselinks’ farm when we
were driving quad bikes down the dirt road. We were free
to explore as there was no traffic, at most one vehicle a day.
We cycled, walked, and rode horses and quad bikes. I really
enjoyed farm life; I watched the veldt turn darker and drier as
the rains failed to arrive, I learnt about the indigenous plants
and the smaller animals found on the farm, including lizards,
ground squirrels, hare, tortoises and smaller antelope.
We also hunted Springbok – very exciting!
The looks on our friends’ and families’ faces when we told
them that Ollie was going to South Africa for 10 weeks
said it all. Were we mad sending our 11 year old son to
the other side of the world for a term, to be looked after
by people we didn’t know and to go to a school we knew
little about?
Ollie never faltered in his determination to take up this
opportunity, and what an amazing opportunity it has
turned out to be. After a long journey, we met our hosts in
Graaff-Reinet and the warmth with which we were greeted
eased many of the anxieties. After another 120km, some on
dust roads we reached the farm where Ollie was to spend
his weekends. The heat, the space, the enormity of the
landscape, the silence and the remoteness were so different
from our life in England.
After two very happy days living on the farm it was time
for the boys to go to school. It was a blisteringly hot day
and the long socks and blazers looked too much for this
climate - so smart and formal. After two days, we had to say
our goodbyes. I knew I had to keep my emotions in check.
We all kept strong and I found out over the next 3 months
that inner strength is one of Ollie’s true attributes. I rode an
emotional rollercoaster throughout the Exchange - I missed
him terribly but I was immensely proud. The exchange was a
wonderful experience and I would thoroughly recommend it.
Pippa Crosthwaite, mother to Ollie
Everyone was very polite at school and it was stricter
and more formal than at SCS. If we went to town in the
afternoon we had to take off our caps whenever we greeted
people and all the children stand up when an adult walks
past. The school day started at 7 am while it was still
relatively cool and lessons finished at 1pm with lunch, after
which it was time for sport.
Some of the weekend
trips included going to
Knysna on the coast, to
Addo elephant reserve
and at the end we went
on tour to Cape Town.
At weekends we always
had a braai!
Ollie Crosthwaite
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Photo: Andrew Stewart
Drama
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DRAMA
Under the Sea
Pre-Prep Play
When writing the Pre-Prep play, I am
always keen, if possible, to include a
local, country or world celebration.
This year the 800th anniversary of the
sealing of the Magna Carta seemed to
be an unlikely event to incorporate into
a play for 3-7 year olds, but undeterred
I set forth on this challenge - after
all anything is possible in a world of
mermaids, dragons and Paddington!
The play begins with Judy, played
magnificently by Catlyn Daley, and
Paddington, characterised brilliantly by
Lily Holder, who are at the seaside. They
find a magic shell, which will help them
search for friends for Puff the Magic
Dragon, Sebbie Kunzer, whom they meet,
sadly crying on the shore. The magic
shell then takes them under the sea to
find, not only Puff’s friends, but also “Bad
King John” who is in disguise somewhere
under the sea! They meet pirates, headed
up by Gabriel Colegate, who “want to go
home.” Gabriel confidently introduced his
merry band of pirates by singing a solo of
‘A pirate’s life for me.’ He
was followed on to the
stage by the Mermaid
Queen, Amelia Hankey
(who sang a confident
and pitch perfect solo),
comical penguins, (Euan
Saddler, Olivia Tait, Henry Cogan and
Sienna Reeve) who mastered the tricky
technique of comical timing and a sad
Frog Princess, Rosie Price. Finally, they
meet a Rainbow Fish Princess, Daisy
Sears, with many little fish. She has
toothache, which luckily is cured by
having a spoonful of sugar again sung
musically and without fault by Daisy.
The play finishes with Gabriel Colegate
dramatically revealing that King John
was the one and only Black Beard, who
was in disguise, (aaah!) and the unveiling
of the message in the bottle, being the
original copy of the Magna Carta! Yes,
there are five copies ‘with the best being
in Salisbury Cathedral.’
Every character wore a self-made
head-dress and the set was full of sea
creatures, painted and made by the
children and then constructed by Katie
Sargent and Nicola Allen, with Miss Kim
kindly providing many of the costumes.
Susie Lamb, as the Musical Director,
produced an amazing sound from these
young children and there were many
tears, especially as the children sang
“Where is Love” which began with a
beautiful solo by Rosie Price. The
Dragonflies as mermaids and pirates
provided confident cameo roles and
our Nursery and Reception children
brought more glistening eyes as they
sang and danced as shining fish and
hopping frogs. Our mini mermaids, Isla
and Naomi, did a fantastic job
and sang out magnificently.
Well done to everyone!
I would like to thank
the whole Pre-Prep
team who worked
together to produce a
fun-filled play. We should
never underestimate
the talent of these
small children, who
spoke with clarity
and confidence, sang
with a maturity beyond
their years, and in so doing, conveyed a
message of justice, wrapped up in the
Magna Carta, which was miraculously
washed up on this magical shore!
Rhonda Cartwright
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East is East
Tony Flanaghan, past
parent and friend,
reviews the senior
school play
Last year I thought it was going to be very
hard to top the production of “Our Day
Out”; how wrong could I be? Now we are
presented with another bittersweet story
from the 1970s. “East is East” introduces
us to a mixed race household in Salford
run with a rod of iron by George Khan, a
fish and chip shop proprietor who arrived
in England as a teenager forty years
earlier. He has a wife back in Pakistan
(as he seldom fails to remind us), but in
England he has been married for 25 years
to Ella, an Englishwoman. They have
seven children together: Nazir, Abdul,
Tariq, Maneer, Saleem, Meenah, and Sajit.
Without giving away any spoilers,
the scene where George strikes Ella
drew a collective intake of breath
from the audience and her look
of sad resignation afterwards was
worthy of an Oscar.
The plot is relatively simple, in fact
it could almost be a reality TV show.
George (James Barltrop) has lost face in
his community and is embarrassed by
his eldest son Nazir (Matthew Coleman)
– a “pansy hairdresser”. He reckons his
social status will improve immensely
if he marries off his two teenage boys,
likely lads Abdul (Oliver Harding) and
Tariq (Jason Kellinger), to the hideous
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daughters of the community leader,
Mr Shah (delivered with an oleaginous
pomposity by George Jefferson), and
his wife (Cecily Moorsom – snobbier
than Hyacinth Bucket on steroids). The
daughters (aka Ugly Sisters), Nigget
“what sort of a name is that?!” and
Afsal-jaan, are a sublime pantomime
duo of Clara Akerman and William Syms
who had the audience in stitches – even
funnier than Laurel & Hardy.
James Barltrop delivers a precociously
mature performance as George, painting
a complex yet comic portrait of a man
adrift in a changing world, out of touch
with his children, and attempting to rule
his family through fear when all they
long to offer in return is love. Isla Nelson
gives us star quality as the downtrodden
Ella, who is always second-best to
George’s absent other wife. Without
giving away any spoilers, the scene
where George strikes Ella drew a
collective intake of breath from the
audience and her look of sad resignation
afterwards was worthy of an Oscar.
Ella’s cosy scenes with her neighbour
Annie (clearly May Payne has been
watching too much Coronation Street)
are quintessential kitsch.
DRAMA
Special mention should be made of the
Khan’s other children, who all acted like
one big exuberant dysfunctional family.
Rosanna Culver played Maneer, the son
trying to be a good Muslim and doing
most of the work in the fish and chip
shop. He still helps cover up the smell
of illicit bacon butties by sprinkling
curry powder around the parlour like
Shake ‘n Vac with his rebellious siblings,
including George Pardoe as Saleem and
Mary Foster as the very westernised
daughter Meenah, who got the pick
of the wardrobe department in her
miniskirt and bomber jacket. The top
prize for comedic jacket-wearing must
go to Montgomery Westall’s Sajit, who,
like Kenny in South Park, hides inside the
hood of his foetid parka to cover up his
ears – “they look like flying saucers”.
In this stage version of the play, adapted
for children, Sajit visits the hospital for
nothing more serious than to have his
ears pinned back. Tabitha Veitch gives a
very business-like performance as the
hospital doctor, whom George Khan is
horrified to discover is Indian.
who achieved the right balance of
colour to give George and the Shahs
their swarthy complexions, Stacy
and Donna (Rosa Herring and Isobel
Horsfield) their trailer-trash tartiness
and, most memorably, Ella’s 24-hour tired
eyes and the very realistic facial bruise
after her husband beat her.
So thank you yet again Director Paul
Rutherford; musicals are very enjoyable
and fun to do, but producing a real piece
of grown-up drama from such young
performers is truly inspirational. We all
look forward to the next one!
Photos: Andrew Stewart
All of these exquisite characterisations
were enhanced by the wardrobe
department, who must have scoured
Salisbury’s plethora of charity shops
for genuine 1970s clothing, including
George Khan’s hideous brown/green/
orange jacket and polyester tie and Ella
and Annie’s dresses and housecoats. Full
marks must go to the props department
for George’s pride and joy – a swivel chair
straight out of The Office. Praise must
also go to the make-up department,
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Creative Writing and Art
Monday
No. 1
THE NEWS
EXTRA!
EXTRA!
EXTRA!
Newspaper report writing
Year 4 from Salisbury Cathedral School were evacuated from Salisbury by train, to Hindon Hall in
Tisbury. Mrs Liddington was their teacher and this was a part of their school topic.
The children were taken to Hindon Hall.
“They were taken to a strange place,” said
Ethan Winstanley. Hindon Hall was set
out like a school room. The children were
handed artefacts such as a ‘Loose Lips
Might Sink Ships’ Poster. Mr Halliday was
dressed up as a pilot. “It was very funny,”
said Archie Beardsell.
Henry Green
‘Suddenly the air raid went
off and all the children had
to get under the tables with
the teachers.’
Having walked to Salisbury Station,
Year 4 waited on the platform for the train.
Not all the children had a seat because
the train was so full. “It was a very nice
view”, commented Ralph Bradley, aged 9
who had never been on a train before.
Isabelle Winder
On arrival at the train station, they
were met by a rather fierce lady who
was actually nice, but she later lost her
character. “I thought she was very good at
acting but we all knew that she was nice
really, ” said Benny Tayler.
Benny Tayler
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On Tisbury High Street they went to a war
memorial for World War 1 and 2. Some
surnames were repeated. The surnames
were repeated because the dads died in
World War 1 and the kids died in World
War 2. William Miesner said, “It was a
very sad ending for such a fun day.”
Mrs Liddington had calmed down at the
end and the children were left very happy.
The children walked back to Tisbury
Station and got on the train. It was more
full than the last time they went on it.
Ethan Winstanley
During the afternoon, the pupils had to
make a play about something which they
would have had to do back then, to survive
in World War 2; things like saving your
food somehow. Suddenly the air raid went
off and all the children had to get under
the tables with the teachers. Luckily the
bombs hit Bristol.
Anna Staines
CREATIVE WRITING AND ART
Year 6 clay faces
Sound poems
The waves crashed together like an
army tank shooting in the war.
The wind was crazy and the
lightening speared into the water.
The thunder boomed really loud and
the waves wrecked the beach huts.
The rain fell like bombs then the
waves got bigger and crashed louder
and stronger
And the lightening speared faster
and the thunder boomed louder
And the beach was wrecked even
more and the beach huts were
destroyed.
Extract from ‘Jungle Adventure’
Max Blank, Year 3
It was misty and the aeroplane found it hard to fly because of the wind. The pilot
struggled to stop the aeroplane from crashing but it was too late. The aeroplane
fell out of the sky at top speed. It crashed in the jungle below.
The roasting of the chicken
The baking of the cake
The chattering of the children
And the dinner that I make.
A boy got out but he had a nasty wound on his right leg and lots of scratches.
A man also got out. His arm had been crushed in the crash and he’d cut it off
with some sharp metal so he could escape.
There were lots of evergreen magnolia trees around. Nobody else had survived;
just the boy and the man.
The boy went up to the man and said, ‘‘Should we build a hut?’’
The banging of pans
The shouting of the mum
The purring of fans
And the children having fun.
Jemima Richardson and
Martha Campbell, Year 3
The man replied, ‘Yes’.
So they set to work building a hut out of metal from the aeroplane and wood cut
using an axe that they had found on the aeroplane.
Finally, the hut was built. Now they set to work whittling sticks into spears.
When they had made the spears they went hunting. They cut through
the jungle with the axe. They saw an alligator but they left it alone.
They walked on and on and found a clearing. In the clearing a deer
was grazing on the grass. The man threw his spear.
Ruaraidh Collar, Year 5
Justice and the
Unspoken word
I see the bullies in the corner
They come up to me and start punching,
beating me up
I stand up and say stop it, it’s not nice
Stop beating people up
Their faces are so shocked
And guess what, they leave me alone
And don’t bully anyone again
That’s fighting for justice
Unspoken word
Unspoken word, nothing was heard
Float in my mind, safe from all harm
Peaceful and calm soothing with balm
Time to wind through this time
Alice Olliff-Lee and Electra Marshall,
Year 5
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Persuasive letter about
a building project
Year 3 ritzy
bird paintings
Beatrice Fisher, Year 6
Dear Sir/Madam,
When I heard about the destruction of the old historical building in our village
I was shocked. I am totally against the idea and I am going to do everything
in my power to prevent it. I have some reasons why I think the idea is very
unreasonable. I hope you will consider them.
Firstly I am perfectly sure that there are plenty of shops nearby. The nearest one
is at the most a mile away. I do understand that for some old people it might be
a little inaccessible, but for the majority of the village the shops suit us very nicely.
My second point is that history is something that we can learn from therefore it is
vital that we protect it and learn what we can from it. I am well aware that
some people do not appreciate history as I do, but I think that people who do
would feel the loss.
Finally my last point is that the noise will be very unwelcome to myself and my
fellow villagers. It will be very disturbing for us and it will not fit in with our quiet
village days. As it is summer we will notice it more because we will be outside more
often.
I hope you appreciate my opinion and take it into consideration as it is not only
mine but the one of many others as well.
Thank you for reading my comments, and I hope that you will understand my
concerns about this situation.
Yours Sincerely,
Beatrice Fisher, Year 6
From top: Issie Miesner, Edward CrosthwaiteEyre and Eva Akerman
Year 5 African masks decorated with Adrinka patterns
From left: Lucy Monro-Bettinson, James Pratt, Ollie Field and Nathaniel Halls.
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CREATIVE WRITING AND ART
The Underground
The wailing of the sirens filled my ears.
I clutched on to my mum’s shaking hand
as we ran towards the underground like
many other families around us. My sister,
Eleanor, was sitting innocently on my
shoulders humming. She was too young
to understand about war. We approached
the red and white underground sign that
I’d seen so many times before. Eleanor
held on desperately as we carefully ran
down the steps. We entered a different
world completely.
Families were cowering in every corner of
the station, babies were crying and young
children whining. Smoke lingered in the
air, and every now and then there was a
chorus of coughing and spluttering.
We couldn’t find a place to sleep – every
available space had been taken. After 15
minutes searching, we found a spot, littered
with cigarette butts, but it was better than
nothing. I gently lay my sister down, and in
the blink of an eye she fell asleep.
“Mum, go to sleep!” I said. “I’ll look after
the bags.”
“Thank you!” she replied, and copied my
sister.
‘We Want You!’ posters littered the
walls. I was a year away from joining
my dad and the fight for freedom, and I
promised myself I would. Suddenly, the
ground shook, and mothers shrieked,
but the subway held. Cracks appeared
in the concrete, but eventually the
sirens stopped. Shaken families got to
their feet and shook themselves from
the layers of dust. As we walked briskly
up the stairs to find our house, we were
confronted by a sea of rubble.
Jason Kellinger, Year 8
Year 8 surreal perspective paintings of rooms
Chinese
New Year
One day, the animals were having an
argument. The Gods were listening.
One of the Gods said ‘Shush, you
should have a race at the river.’
The animals lined up, ready, set
GO! They jumped into the river and
the animals swam as fast as they
could. The ox was fast, but the rat
was clever and he climbed on the
ox. Before the ox could get to the
bank, the rat jumped on the bank
and won!
Lily Dupuy, Year 1
Top row: Mary Foster and Oliver Harding. Bottom row: George Pardoe and Isla Nelson.
Clay gnomes, Year 2
From left to right: Euan Saddler, Lily Holder, Sienna Reeve and Catlyn Daley.
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Wooden toys
Theo Veitch (Year 8), Imogen Moorsom (Year 6) and Poppy Lulu Herbertson (Year 6).
The Lover
As he paces around the small, cold
room, he sighs, muttering to himself.
After several sleepless nights,
still nothing. He sits at his desk,
motionless, poised with a pen in his
hand. The only noise is the faint ‘tick,
tock, tick, tock’ of the shiny clock on
his desk. As the minutes go by, he
finally stirs and puts pen to paper.
Nervously, he picks up the piece of
paper, takes one look at it, then rips
it up and throws it into the pile of
other wasted bits of paper. He gets
frustrated, and starts to lose his
temper. He picks up another piece of
paper, but puts it back down
again in frustration. He stands
up again, and starts pacing faster
and more vigorously now, like a
seven year old desperately trying to
find something. An idea smashes
into him like a rocket at high
speed. He sits back down again in
his desk chair and jots down miles
of ideas. His face lights up as he looks
at what he has produced. He then
smiles quietly to himself.
Matthew Coleman, Year 7
Reception flower hand prints
The Mysterious
Wood
Year 7 clay hand candlesticks
The ivy let go. The hinges screeched.
The gate opened. And Joe saw a
mysterious wood. Elves and pixies
surrounded him and shops. He went
over to one of the shops. Suddenly an
elf threw a bucket of water at him! Joe
picked an apple and threw it at the elf
but the elf ducked and it hit the Pixie
Queen, and she was unconscious!
A deafening silence fell around the
area. Then the elves dragged him to
the castle. They threw him in prison
and locked it! Joe began to scream
but it was no good. After an hour, he
managed to get out. He ran to the gate
and it was locked but he still had the
key in his pocket. Then he said, ‘That is
the last time I am ever going in there!’
Gabriel Colegate, Year 2
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CREATIVE WRITING AND ART
Year 3 planters
Head to head
drawings, Year 6
A description of Winklesea
I can see the sparkling sunny sun, and shiny shells.
I can smell the salt air.
I can taste salty fish and chips, and incredible ice cream.
I can feel warm, grainy sand, and mini sandstorms in my face.
I can see the rippling sea, and hear the whooshing of the waves.
Up above I can hear seagulls cheeping.
I can feel the sun’s warmth fading as I shiver.
Zara Green, Year 3
From top: Jonas Stringer, Katie Darke and Jude Murray.
Nursery flower paintings
Patrick Campbell, Joe Firth, Jack Winder and Naomi White.
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Clay head models
Unfair
It’s unfair that people take things from
my pencil case,
And when younger people get less
homework.
When people are mean and don’t give
things back,
If you try to help someone but they push
you away.
If someone doesn’t invite you to their
party, and you invited them to yours.
When people copy your work, but you
don’t copy theirs.
You want to watch telly,
But someone else is watching a different
programme.
These are the things I think are unfair.
Sophie Nicholls, Year 4
Ivy Cottage
I can see the mighty hills rising in the
snowy fields.
I can see the birds awaking in the
morning sun.
I can hear the roaring wind blowing
the last of the Autumn leaves off the
trees.
I can smell breakfast cooking
downstairs.
I can feel the soft, cold snow tickling
my fingers.
This is Ivy Cottage.
Alexander Ellison, Year 3
The Park
The park is silent
The wind is cold
The trees have faces
that nobody knows.
The grass is smooth
like a warm summer breeze.
The paths are rocky
from life’s first step to
life’s last breath.
The road is new but near is far
like the road from this great park.
Thomas Smith, Year 6
Isobel Crosthwaite-Eyre (Year 6), Isabella Bowman
(Year 6), Poppy Lulu Herbertson (Year 6) and Charles
Broillard (Year 7).
Baby
Honour Veitch, Nursery
Year 1 royal portraits
I knock on the door and enter. My sister’s
baby is lying in his cot. His angelic face
rests on a pillow whilst a lullaby is
playing next to him. He looks sweet and
innocent. I stumble over a box as I
walk towards him.
Suddenly all hell breaks loose.
The baby is crying. At first a slight
murmur, but then a full wail. And it
doesn’t stop! The screaming is so
high-pitched I can’t think how to stop it.
The nurse rushes in and scoops him up
in her arms. She rocks him gently from
side to side until he is the baby I first saw.
She puts him back in his cot and walks
away.
Preston Guo Costi and Lili Dupuy
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Emily Otton, Year 7
CREATIVE WRITING AND ART
Fireworks
Senses
I can smell flowers
I can hear footsteps
I can see chimneys
I can feel the wind on my back
I can taste yummy banana!
It’s fizzing and flashing
There’s a rocket!
Look at the sparkly bonfire
Now it’s time to go.
Oh I wish I could be a firework!
Sienna Reeve, Year 2
The King
In the boiling, scary place, the king
rumbles his orders.
Inside the creaking castle troops are
ready for battle.
Outside the treacherous swampy
place the echoes of battle still cry.
Among the army the dragons are
waiting for the next battle.
Inside the dragon egg the little
dragon is furious for being woken up!
At the top of the castle the king
roars for his fallen comrades.
Martha Gibbins, Year 1
Benny Tayler, Year 4
Paisley pictures
Picasso inspired
painting, Year 6
Clara Akerman and Matthew Coleman, Year 7
Stormy Waters
I still could not believe that I was really
going to attempt to cross the Pacific!
Especially in this tiny sailing boat!
I barely had enough space to sleep.
How could this survive the storms I
had heard so much about? No time to
have doubts now, though, I thought
to myself. I was heading out into the
open sea!
I had been sailing for two days and
although the accommodation wasn’t
amazing, I was loving it! The sea was a
crystal clear blue and there was not a
cloud in the sky. If this weather goes on,
I thought to myself, I’ll finish in no time.
But then I noticed a few ripples in
the water. I looked up. Dark clouds
were marching in, encircling me like
sharks around prey. I heard thunder.
I panicked. I began to lob equipment
onto the deck, and grabbed a life
jacket, frantically fiddling with the
buckles. Finally, I felt prepared.
That was until I saw a wave as big as
a 20-floor skyscraper, and lightning
dancing around and heading straight
for me. I’d seen many storms, but
nothing like this. I was completely
unprepared for this. I spent most of
my time running round the boat like
a headless chicken. But as soon as I
came to my senses, the giant of a wave
was almost on top of me. I ran into
the cabin, locked the hatch, and hid
in the corner, crossing my fingers. The
boat hit several rocks, but the cabin
remained watertight. Eventually, the
storm passed.
As I gingerly opened the hatch,
I peered onto the deck. There were a
few planks missing from the deck and
the mast had gone, but luckily I had
oars with me. Progress would be slow,
but I would do it in the end. I would
begin the long and slow process of
rowing the rest of the way there.
Will Coupe, Year 8
Harry Lomas and Imogen McMahon
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Sport
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SPORT
2014/15 has been an excellent year for sport overall.
Here, the Heads of Sport – Gary Slade and Kirstie
Melville – give their reports.
Rugby
It proved a tough term results-wise as we
came up against some strong opposition
from our bigger rivals. We ended with a
33% success rate and on the whole, many
positives can be taken from the season.
The 1st XII played some good rugby and
it was great to see them end with two
well-deserved wins. With only 13 boys
playing rugby this term, credit must be
given to all of them as it is not easy being
successful on the rugby pitch with so few
players.
The Colts As had a difficult season, often
finding it challenging to get to grips
with the physical aspect of rugby. There
was, however, a notable change during
the Clayesmore fixture, which the boys
narrowly lost. This was the turning point
and they finished the season strongly
with a string of victories. The Colts B
team had a slow start but also managed
to end their season with a number of
victories. Harry Lomas led the Colts C
team well but they unfortunately did not
have the results they were looking for.
It was good to see all the boys in Y5/6 in
matches every week though.
The under 9’s had a very promising
season which began with a successful
tournament at Warminster School where
we beat Port Regis, Kingswood and All
Hallows. Good wins against Sunninghill
and Leehurst Swan were backed up by
very good draws against Warminster and
Sandroyd, with their only defeat coming
against Port Regis where they lost out by
one try. The boys should all be proud of
their efforts this season and they have all
developed their skills.
The Under 8’s had a mixed season,
coming up against some strong
opposition throughout. Despite this,
the boys battled hard, putting in some
notable performances.
Netball has become more and more popular in the school over the
years and despite being a short season, the girls’ positive attitudes
and commitment resulted in them making vast improvements
to their game. Collectively, we have played 40 matches over the
season and, from Years 3-8, each team has taken away many good
experiences and progressed week on week. Of the 40 matches that
were played, 13 were won and 4 ended in a draw, which is usually
quite difficult in Netball. There have been some remarkable wins,
including a 23-3 win against St. Francis for the 1st Team, an 11-0
win against Sunninghill for the 2nd team and the U11’s beating
Leaden Hall 17-4. The other wins have been good score lines too,
and the many draws show that we have fought hard to chase a
win. The player of the match record showed that there were many
strong players across the age groups, with some being awarded
player of the match on more than one occasion.
Photo: Tony Huntbach
Netball
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Hockey
Boys’ Hockey
The younger age groups did exceedingly
well this year with the U9A and U10A teams
only losing one match each throughout the
season. Overall 83 matches were played, 40
were won, 10 were drawn and 33 were lost.
The Under 8’s worked well in lessons,
learning the basic skills needed in hockey.
As the term developed the U8A team grew
in confidence, showed an understanding of
positioning and began to play as a team.
The Under 9A team have continued to
strengthen their already strong reputation
by making light work of most of the teams
they have come up against. Undoubtedly
the highlight of the season was a resilient
afternoon of fixtures which saw the Under
9A’s crowned as champions of our very own
U9 Hockey tournament in February. Huge
congratulations to the entire team.
The Under 9B team battled hard throughout
the term, coming up against some tough
opposition but giving a good account of
themselves. The U10A team played some
beautiful hockey winning all but one of
their matches by a significant margin. They
started to show signs of quality square
hockey. The U10B team also saw some
success this term and their confidence had
grown massively by the end.
A term full of improvements is the best
way to describe the Under 11’s this year.
Both the A’s and the B’s improved as the
term went on, which ended in two very
impressive and convincing victories. The
Under 11A team dominated possession
during their fixtures, getting the ball out to
the wide areas and using the space in order
to create opportunities. In many ways the
B team replicated this game plan, often
outclassing many of the other schools’ B
teams.
throughout the term, which is key to
winning games, and also developing our
game plan as the term went on. The 2nd VII
enjoyed their matches but without much
success. It was good to see all the Year 7
and 8 boys out on a match day representing
their school as this is essentially what school
sport is all about.
The 1st VII had a tough season. We were a
young side that can hopefully build on what
we learned. We struggled with consistency
Another fantastic hockey season! The 45
matches played by girls from Years 3-8 have
been glorious successes and heart breaking
losses, but each team in the school tried
their best, improved their game and learnt
valuable skills and tactics.
Girls’ Hockey
This was the first year that the U8s
played as a team alongside the U9s
and they all played the game with
confidence and passion. The U10’s
had many anxious moments with the
scores being very close. Applying some
versatility to their performance allowed
them to win against Leaden Hall as the
girls pulled together to take a win. There
was no stopping the U11’s who had a
storming season; 5 wins, 3 losses and 1
draw. The seniors too had a phenomenal
year with many matches being a walk
over. Some notable performances from
the 1st team who won 6 of 9 matches
were 8-1 against Dumpton and St.
Francis and 10-0 against Clayesmore.
Our 2nd team won 4 out of 7 with their
best performance against St. Francis –
winning 6-0.
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Cricket
Regis team, where their disciplined bowling
towards the end of the match propelled the
team to victory.
On the whole, we had a successful season.
The Under 8’s learnt a lot in what was their
first season playing competitive cricket.
Whilst there is still much to learn, all the
boys tried hard and were eager to improve
their skills.
The U8/9 B team had an enjoyable term and
it was good to see them getting the hang of
cricket by the end of the term.
The Under 9’s have had another strong term,
with a string of impressive victories. Perhaps
the most notable victory came in the form
of a hard fought win against a strong Port
For the Colts A team, it has been a mixed
cricket term with factors on and off the pitch
contributing to an underachieving season.
For one reason or another the Colts were
unable to live up to their true potential and
only showed flashes of their abilities. The
Colts ‘B’ had a successful season, with some
impressive victories. The most pleasing
aspect of the season was the togetherness
that the boys created as the term
progressed, and by the final few matches,
they worked as a well oiled machine. Every
player involved improved their skills, and
many began to focus specifically on either
being a batsman or a bowler.
The 1st XI had a good season only losing two
matches throughout, and their performance
was undoubtedly boosted by excellent
playing by our South African Exchange
students, Bowen Langmead and Matthew
Hesselink.
Rounders
Rounders as always is fun in the sun, with some
outstanding performances both individually
and in teams and some outstanding wins.
Whether the girls reached the 1st post or the
4th, they have all performed outstandingly
well. I have seen some of the best Rounders
matches this year not because we have beaten
our opponents by a large margin, but because
we fought hard and strong to chase a win. The
most notable performance was the U11/10A
team against Sunninghill where, in the last
batting innings, Gabby Staines scored an
impressive 6 rounders to beat them 19-12.
In all, the performances are improving and so
is our success.
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Under 9s are victorious at
SCS Hockey Tournament
This year saw us host our 2nd U9 hockey tournament with eight schools
attending - SCS, Chafyn Grove A, Chafyn Grove B, Ballard, Sandroyd, Dumpton,
St Francis and FSM. It was a great afternoon of hockey for all involved giving
these U9 players the opportunity to get to grips with tournament hockey. It was
a closely contested affair with the final being played between SCS and Sandroyd.
Our U9 boys came through with a cracking victory, proving that they are one of
the top U9 teams in our region.
Junior and Senior
Wessex Athletics
Championships
2015
Each year the school’s performance at
the Wessex Championships has gone
from strength to strength. On a beautiful
Saturday in June, 15 athletes were chosen
to represent the school in a variety of
disciplines. There were some impressive
performances on the day with many pupils
coming 5th or 6th in their field events. Rory
Glover in Year 4 came 2nd in the 200m race
and Alice Olliff-Lee, Year 5 came 3rd in the
800m. The U11 boys’ relay team consisting
of Jude Murray, Luke Reeve, Harry Philpott
and Rory Glover gave an outstanding
performance to come 2nd. Jude also came
1st in the 800m and 200m race and for
his efforts on the day was awarded ‘Best
Performance by an U11 Boy’. Jude then
continued his success at the Senior Wessex
Championships the following week where
he competed up an age group to come
3rd in the 800m race. Isobel Horsfield had
another successful year coming 2nd in a
very tough 1500m race to qualify for the
National Championships.
Interhouse Swimming Gala
Photos: Andrew Stewart
Swimming was at its best this year and during the Interhouse Swimming Gala, it reached its peak. The score line changed race
for race as each of the houses were battling it out for every first place position. The winner was unpredictable and everyone
was on their feet cheering and supporting the swimmers. The last ladder relay of the day was the deciding factor in the
results. The winners this year were Braybrooke closely followed by Wren. 3rd went to Kings and 4th to Arundells.
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Sports Day
Prep School
The introduction of the ‘Field Events’
Sports Day added new excitement in
Athletics this year. Pupils from Year
3-8 competed publicly on what was a
lovely Friday afternoon in High Jump,
Long Jump, Ball Throw and the new
events of Shot Put and Discus. Four
records were broken and four were set
and the performances on the day left
the competition for House winner very
close indeed! Arundells on 188 points,
Braybrooke on 213, Kings on 214 and
Wren on 201.
A week later came rain and with that
the postponement of the track events.
Despite being run in PE lessons, the House
spirit was high with lots of cheering
and everyone ran their events with
determination. Nine records were broken
with three of these being broken by our
star athlete Isobel Horsfield.
The best performances overall were
awarded to:
•Junior Victrix Ludorum - Eva Akerman (Kings)
•Junior Victor Ludorum - Rory Glover (Braybrooke)
•Senior Victrix Ludorum - Isobel Horsfield
(Arundells)
•Senior Victor Ludorum - Jude Murray (Braybrooke)
The leading House changed constantly
as the scores came in and we could not
predict the overall winner. Remarkably,
however, it was another victory for
Arundells who had come from 4th place
to 1st. 2nd place was Kings closely
followed by Braybrooke and Wren in
4th place.
Kirstie Melville
Pre-Prep
We will not be beaten, and so it was with
smiling faces, well-oiled knees (that was
the staff) and skills at the ready, that the
Pre-Prep trooped across to Marsh Close
for the second attempt at achieving a
Sports Day outside! We were greeted by
an excited, and very supportive, group of
parents and friends, eager to cheer and
clap the efforts of all.
Photo: Moo Davies
Every child ran with their year group in
the flat race, beginning with the most
experienced children, the Busy Bees. They
didn’t fail to entertain us, using all their
energy to blast towards our finishing line
bunting. Mrs. English was once again
on the grass with our youngest children,
to help those who were unsure of the
route. However, there was no doubting
in Benjamin’s mind the task ahead, as he
streaked towards the finish line. Watch
out for this young man!
We didn’t perform the skills race this year,
but skills were in great evidence when the
fun races began. The Nursery gathered up
their buckets and spades skilfully and raced
to the seaside. Reception had buckets as
well, but their buckets were for planting
and, complete with trowel, they did quick
potato planting and made it safely to the
bunting. Dragonflies showed us how the
stages of a butterfly life cycle work, with
crawling caterpillar movements, straightbodied cocoons, and finally they donned
colourful butterfly wings complete with a
smile! No sports day would be complete
without a few gnomes! The Busy Bees class
showed their expertise at dressing up as a
garden gnome, complete with toadstool,
as they crossed the line.
There were some nail-biting finishes, but
everyone received a well-earned sticker.
This year’s special mention must go to little
Logan, as he took a big tumble but bravely
ran on to the end and Charles who, even
though he was recovering from a broken
leg, managed to confidently compete, at
his speed, with his peers and even stepped
in to blow the whistle and act as judge in
the final relay race. Well done to you both!
A huge thank you to the PE department
staff for preparing the children for their
Sports Day, the Gap students and the
Year 8 children who also helped on the
morning.
Rhonda Cartwright
Masterclass with national hockey coaches
In October, we were lucky enough to
have a hockey master class led by two
coaches from Warminster School. One
of the coaches is a national coach being
in charge of the U16 and U21 England
boys’/men’s teams and the other was
a goal-keeping specialist who was a
member of the Welsh national team.
The lessons involved children from
Years 5 to 8. Some valuable techniques
were learned by all (including staff)
and I know the children benefitted
massively from the experience.
Hockey is a game with rule changes
nearly every year so having coaches
with the experience to teach how
best to adapt to these new rules was
extremely helpful.
A massive thank you to Warminster
School for sending us their two coaches
for the morning - it was much appreciated.
Gary Slade
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Photos: Andrew Stewart
Music
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MUSIC
The Rhythm of our Lives
rom the moment I arrive at school every day I am greeted by music. From the sounds of the first music lessons, boarders’
instrumental practice to the choristers
rehearsing, music can be heard from
every corner of the Palace and it is this
music that will carry us all through the
day, providing the rhythm and, indeed,
the melody of our lives.
F
Everyone at SCS is touched by the power
of music. Over 90% of the Prep school
have an individual music lesson and our
dedicated team of visiting music teachers
are a wonderful resource who give so
much to enable our children to reach
high standards and enjoy their music
making. The sounds of our ensembles
rehearsing from four string quartets
(Stradivarius, Bergonzi, Guarneri and
Tononi), Flutata, Brymer Wind quintet,
Recorder Consort, Brass Hoppers and the
Brass Ensemble through to Concert Band,
Orchestra and the amazing Jazbytes fill
our breaktimes with glorious sounds and
then burst into the limelight in our
concerts with staggering performances.
Our assemblies in the BSR and services
Our assemblies in the BSR and
services in the chapel and the
cathedral are full of joyful hymn
singing from the whole school
and we back this up with choirs
for everyone.
in the chapel and the cathedral are full
of joyful hymn singing from the whole
school and we back this up with choirs
for everyone. Seraphim, Cantamus,
Cherubini, the Junior Choir and the
Pre-Prep all enjoy rehearsing a range of
different repertoire.
Musical composition is nurtured at SCS
with lots of children writing music in
their class music lessons. We performed
several carols written by the children in
the annual carol service in the cathedral
and it was good to see performances of
the children’s music in the annual Music
Festival. Cecily Moorsom was again a
runner up in the CSA Sir David Willcocks
Chorister Composition Competition and
her prize winning setting of ‘Sing a new
song’ was premiered by the girl choristers
in July in the Cathedral.
The power of music to enhance learning
is well documented and is at the heart
of our school. It gives the children new
pathways in their brains that can help
them to see their school work in new
and powerful ways. It also gives them
discipline and rhythm in their lives
which help them to use their time wisely.
Playing in an ensemble or singing in
a choir is teamwork which enhances
their understanding of their friends and
provides skills that will enrich their lives
and those of all who hear them.
Thank you to all the children who have
given us such joy in their music making
this year and to all their parents for
supporting them in this important work.
I hope you can see that I am passionate
about music transforming lives and I
am privileged to work in a school that
understands this fundamentally.
Ian Wicks
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What is music in the Pre-Prep?
It’s…
M agical
U nrehearsed
S ensitive
I ndividual
C reative
Sometimes we think about music in
a cathedral school as the core of all
learning. I would suggest that music, and
the way children are exposed to it, is the
root of children’s learning in all schools.
The difference is, here at SCS, we are
privileged to have more experts than any
other local school.
Our youngest children are immersed in
musical sounds and rhythms from day
one. They begin the art of remembering
words and tunes through nursery rhymes
and repetitive stories. There is a wealth
of musical talent amongst the Early Years
team, and the children were delighted to
welcome back Mrs. Kyte, who brings the
music curriculum alive for the children
each week. Alongside this, these little
children are frequently heard creating
songs and musical bands both in and
outdoors.
Susie Lamb is our inspirational music
specialist, who amazes us at the way she
easily extracts the perfect rhythm and
pitch from the youngest of our children,
delivering all of her lessons and singing
sessions with expertise, fun and lots of
giggles! The Year 2 recorder group this
year has been phenomenal, playing
pieces which include rests without music
or a conductor!
In the Pre-Prep we often sing when
answering the register, sing our
birthday song in celebration assembly,
sing our end of the day prayer, sing in
chapel with the wonderful Mrs Lamb
but, most uniquely of all, sing our
handwriting programme! The results of
this programme, designed by a former
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member of staff, Mrs. Lyndall Willis, are
amazing, and again highlight the special
role music, words and rhythm have in all
our lives.
Our performance music this year
included singing at class assemblies,
the grandparents’ tea party, St Thomas’s
Christmas Tree Festival, the Nativity
service in the beautiful Trinity Chapel and
the May Day celebrations. Outside the
normal school day, we performed at the
Music Festival and the Pimms Picnic.
The Pre-Prep informal concert provided
the opportunity to celebrate the talents
of all the children, including those who
learn an individual instrument. They all
played with such confidence and ease
and fully deserved the plaudits which
they received. A huge thank you to the
band of music teachers who instil this
love of performing at such an early stage.
In the Pre-Prep we are so lucky to have
the opportunity to learn how to be a
good audience and, again this year,
were delighted to listen to many Prep
school informal concerts, including the
wonderful Concert Band, who perform
for us every term. Thank you, Mrs.
Brockhurst.
Our final music of the year culminated
in the Pre-Prep play and our final speech
day. I must make mention this year of not
only the number of Year 2 soloists, but
also of the Nursery children. At just three
years of age, many of them sang nearly
every word of every song whilst smiling
and watching the conductor. Quite
amazing! Mr. Wicks is in for a big treat
as these children progress through the
school.
Rhonda Cartwright
MUSIC
SCS musicians play
for John Glen MP
There is a tradition in Salisbury that the
winner of the General Election addresses
the people of Salisbury from the balcony
of the White Hart Hotel. He or she is also
expected to sing the traditional Wiltshire
song ‘The Vly be on the Turmut’ – this is
a ridiculous song about a farm labourer
who likes nothing more than keeping flies
off his turnips. So, two weeks before the
election on May 7th, I received an email
asking if SCS musicians would accompany
the new MP in this song. As the
performance is outside I assembled a
group of brass and woodwind players and
we rehearsed an arrangement of the song
that I had made.
Salisbury has been held by the
Conservatives since the party was formed
in the 1920’s so I was almost certain that
John Glen would be singing the song, but
I was careful to tell the children that it
could be any of the candidates that they
would be accompanying!
On the day we walked up to the White
Hart Hotel carrying instruments and
entered the gracious foyer of the hotel
where unsuspecting hotel guests
were taking their morning coffee.
We unpacked our instruments, trying
not to cause mayhem in the process,
and made our way upstairs to the small
hotel room that leads on to the balcony.
Squeezing twenty musicians with all
their stands together with John Glen MP,
his family (including an ex SCS pupil) and
all his election team (all of whom were
trying to hold a champagne reception)
firstly into the room and then onto the
balcony is quite a feat. Finally when all
was ready we struck up the introduction
and John Glen began to sing in a strong
Wiltshire accent to the assembled crowd
on the opposite side of the road. We had
not expected several large lorries and a
bus to choose that moment to pass in
front of the balcony but we battled on
against the traffic noise.
It was a privilege to be part of such a
unique tradition and the assembled
musicians were glimpsed on BBC South
Today later that day.
Ian Wicks
Concert given
by our visiting
music teachers
We all know that our visiting music
staff are talented teachers but it is not
often that we get to hear them play.
So a concert in November raising
funds for the Ebola disaster relief fund
was the ideal opportunity.
The programme included our
professional teachers playing and
singing together in an eclectic
programme which included something
for everyone: a whirlwind movement
from Mendelssohn’s D minor piano trio
played by Marian Givens (violin), Fiona
Murphy (cello) and Ian Wicks (piano); a
wind quintet of Shelagh Lamb (flute),
Sarah Cox (oboe), Harriet Dickinson
(clarinet), Fiona Brockhurst (horn) and
Eve Innes (bassoon) played movements
from Grieg’s Capriol Suite. Rosamund
Bromley and Marian Givens played the
Vivaldi double violin concerto in
A minor accompanied by Ann Leggett
(piano). Susie Lamb and Andrew Post
played part of Debussy’s Dolly Suite
for piano duet. The ‘serious’ music was
complimented by a piano sextet played
by all our piano teachers: Nicola Bond,
Charlotte Ford, Shelagh Lamb, Susie
Lamb, Ann Leggett and Andrew Post.
You might ask how this was possible
but somehow they managed it. The
sight of Andrew Post plucking the
strings of the piano under the lid was
too much for some!
Finally the whole company sang the
Cole Porter song ‘Tea for Two’. This
concert was the perfect showcase
for some musical fireworks with
wonderful playing from all.
Ian Wicks
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Gospel Choir from Soweto sing at Music Festival
60 children from the Dominican Convent School Choir, Soweto
came to SCS in May, performing to parents and children at the end
of our annual Music Festival.
Always a huge success, the Festival surpassed all expectations
this year with over 170 individual performances from children,
parents, siblings and staff taking place simultaneously in five
different locations around the school. Record crowds turned
out to hear them, promenading between the different rooms
for an experience that was unique to every person.
The climax of this wonderful morning of music making was
the visit from the Soweto choir, who assembled outside in
front of the Cathedral. The music they sang was a beautiful
reflection of the optimism, energy, belief and passion they hold
for their home country, South Africa and their performance was
unforgettably uplifting, upbeat and inspiring.
Speaking afterwards, Ian Wicks, Director of Music, said: ‘I am
thrilled and hugely grateful that this wonderful gospel choir
agreed to come to SCS. They provided a fitting finale to our
Festival with many in the audience reduced to tears by their
passionate singing.’
Jazbytes make their mark at ‘Picnic in the Park’
On the day of the General Election,
a small convoy of minibuses took
the school jazz band - Jazbytes - to
Clayesmore for the tenth annual ‘Picnic
In The Park’ Jazz Festival. We joined
around 100 young musicians from
several other local prep schools for an
afternoon of rehearsals and an evening
concert to families and friends – all with
impressive looking picnics sumptuously
laid out on groaning candle-lit tables in
the sports hall.
Each school presented two individual
pieces and joined together at the end
for a grand finale comprising the James
Bond Theme and Pink Panther Remix.
Jazbytes shook the walls with ‘Back
On Track’, a swing chart featuring May
Payne and Monty Westall on trumpet
and concluded with Herbie Hancock’s
‘Chameleon’ with Marney Davies and
Jason Kellinger providing sax and
trumpet solos. It was a great event
– a chance to play to another large
audience and to meet and hear other
like-minded musicians and keepers of
the jazz ‘flame’.
Dave Andrews
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MUSIC
Pimms, picnics and
perfect performances!
The ‘Last Night of the Pimms’ picnic
has become one of the most eagerly
anticipated social events in the SCS
calendar. This year was no exception, with
a record turn-out of families buying tickets
to enjoy a special evening of relaxed music
in our beautiful grounds. Six of our school
choirs took part, from Pre-Prep at the
beginning of the evening, to Cantamus
(Year 8 girls) towards the end as well as
seven musical ensembles. The grand finale
was a combined performance from our
own Jazbytes and ‘GOJO’ - an adult jazz
band of female instrumentalists.
Photo: David Pardoe
As the clouds melted away into a glorious
blue sky and the Cathedral was bathed in
an orange sunlit glow, there really couldn’t
have been a more idyllic place to enjoy a
glass of Pimms or Prosecco!
£850 was raised and will go towards the
school’s outreach work as well as helping
to support music within SCS.
Shelagh Lamb - My connection
with SCS and the close
Following her recent retirement,
Shelagh Lamb reflects on her
37 year involvement in music
making at SCS.
One hundred years ago, the first of
my husband’s, Jeremy Lamb, uncles
came to school here, as a non-chorister,
followed by two more uncles, one of
whom, Dennis Elgar, was killed in the
Normandy landings; you can see his name
in the memorial in the chapel and in the
cathedral. After the war, when the school
had moved here to the Bishop’s Palace,
my husband Jeremy came here, followed
by two of his cousins. They used the same
swimming pool that we use today only
then it was new!
After I had trained at the Royal Academy
of Music, my very first job was at
Holmwood School, a Pre-Prep at number
26 The Close. Many years later, Holmwood
became part of SCS. After I was married
and had my three children, Susie, Ben and
Tim, I started to teach flute at SCS. Both
Ben and Tim were choristers here, and
Susie was so incensed that she couldn’t be
a chorister that she asked Richard Seal if
he would notice if she dressed as a boy on
audition day. She really flew the flag for a
girls choir, although it was formed three
or four years too late for her. Girl choristers
can win the Lamb cup for the most
improved chorister - we set that up when
our boys left but with Susie in mind!
Later on, our son Tim joined SCS as
Head of Games and Ben came here as
a peri teaching sax, flute, piano, singing
and composition. He founded both the
Seraphim and Cantamus choirs! Susie
married and left her job as director of
music at Christchurch Cathedral School
Oxford, and joined us here. Rosie and Theo
arrived and are now the 4th generation!
I just wish all my grandchildren could
come here.
Shelagh Lamb
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Photos: Ash Mills
Cathedral
Choir
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CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Report by David Halls,
Director of Music –
Salisbury Cathedral
n July 2014, we said
farewell to our Organ
Scholar, Edward Reeve,
who left us following
a year of excellent service
both to the choir and Cathedral School. He
gave two stunning recitals in the cathedral
during his time with us, one on the piano
and the other on the organ and he even
found time to organise an opera club at
the school which culminated in a concert
of operatic highlights. Edward is currently
studying for a Music Degree at Cambridge
University and we shall watch his career
develop with great interest. In September
we welcomed our new Organ Scholar, Kris
Thomsett, who came to us with a wealth
of musical experience from Norwich. We
are delighted by the huge support the choir
receives from the Cathedral School Head
Master, Clive Marriott, and the ongoing
and vital relationship between cathedral
and school.
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The choir has continued to give regular
concerts at different parish churches in
the diocese, this year performing at
Broughton Gifford, Calne, Urchfont,
All Cannings and Beaulieu Abbey. The
cathedral choirs took part in a memorable
concert with the Salisbury Musical Society,
conducted by Ian Wicks, performing
the Salisbury Vespers by Bob Chilcott.
There was also a happy collaboration at a
Eucharist and the Diocesan Choirs Festival
with the fine choir from Beckenham Parish
Church, under their director Nigel Groome,
and the imposing Messe Solennelle by
Jean Langlais sounding truly magnificent.
The 2014 Southern Cathedrals Festival
took place in Winchester and took as its
main theme the 100th anniversary of the
outbreak of World War I. As ever, the
music-making was of the highest quality,
as was the hospitality, and after its
conclusion we returned to Salisbury to
say goodbye to our loyal Year 8 choristers.
The annual Remembrance-tide concert
for the Choral Foundation contained
masterpieces of the choral repertoire by
Elgar, Howells, Parry and Stanford, and
the other major Choral Foundation
concert was in Holy Week 2015, and
featured a performance of James
MacMillan’s moving Seven Last Words
from the Cross.
The Christmas season once again saw
the choir delivering excellent music in a
variety of services and events. December
began with the Advent Procession – From
Darkness to Light – which, again, ran for
three consecutive evenings. The Chorister
Bishop, Jason Kellinger, assumed his role
admirably, delivering a thought-provoking
sermon. Once again, we collaborated
with BBC Wiltshire to record a carol
service for transmission on Christmas
Eve and Christmas Day. The choir
delivered a superb sequence of services
over Christmas itself, and the Cathedral
welcomed thousands through its doors.
We celebrated the coming of the Magi at
the Epiphany Procession and in the same
term, the girl choristers and lay vicars
broadcast Choral Evensong live on BBC
Radio 3 and the boys and men recorded
a CD of psalms. The choir also sang three
Evensongs to the accompaniment of
period instruments, giving singers and
congregation a hint of the sound which
our 16th century composers would have
heard.
As I write, the choir is embarking on a
strenuous period which contains, in
addition to the daily round of services,
some high profile Magna Carta
celebrations and culminates in the
Southern Cathedrals Festival here in
Salisbury. I am looking forward to it all
and I am sure it will be a rewarding term.
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Our trip to the Queen Mary 2
We departed early in the morning after
cathedral assembly - all looking forward to
a fantastic day ahead of us. However, we
didn’t go straight to the ship. Instead, we
made a stop at a museum called ‘Solent
Sky’, where we put on our cassocks and
sang ‘Away in a Manger’ while the staff
took some photos. They were so grateful
to us – we’ve been invited to look around
the museum in the future free of charge!
Afterwards, we all got back into our
minibuses and set off to the Queen Mary 2.
When we arrived, we all went through
security and emptied our pockets, which
for some of us was quite embarrassing,
and then we were ready to board the ship.
The first thing we did was eat lunch, which
most of us needed quite badly, and then
we headed to the ‘Royal Court Theatre’ to
practise some carols for the concert later
on. After the brief rehearsal, we made our
way to the ‘Grand Lobby’, where we sang
some more traditional carols to welcome
people on-board. We were then given a
quick tour around the deck which was one
of the highlights of the day because we
saw so many amazing rooms including
two art galleries, a night bar, and a room
called ‘Queens Room’, where you can eat
and dance.
Finally, we headed back to the theatre to
sing a short half hour concert which went
really well, before we had to leave – to
everybody’s great disappointment. We all
left the ship as slowly as possible, hoping
it would take off with us - but sadly it
didn’t. Overall, it was a ‘once in a lifetime
experience’, and we had a fantastic day
which we will never forget.
Jake Lacey
Photo: Ash Mills
Jake sings
to the stars
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In January, Jake Lacey was soloist in a concert involving the
Royal Marine Band, The St John Singers and Mr Wicks’ Romsey
Singers. The central piece was Adam Gorb’s ‘Eternal Voices’
which describes the war in Afghanistan and in particular the
tragedy of the repatriations of those killed in conflict. It was an
extremely moving performance of a very difficult piece.
Jake took the role of a child at home looking up at the stars –
the same stars that his father was looking at in Afghanistan.
All the performers found the piece challenging to learn but Jake
showed no nerves as he plucked notes out of the dense texture
with apparent effortless ease.
Mention must be made of Jason Kellinger who also learnt the
part but was unable to sing because his voice suddenly changed.
It was a magnificent evening with the cathedral filled with a
capacity audience and a beautifully choreographed programme
showcasing the Royal Marines Band to great effect with superb
lighting and sound highlighting the precision of their playing.
The concert will have raised a lot of money for the Royal Marines
charity which supports injured soldiers and their families.
Ian Wicks
CATHEDRAL CHOIR
My experience
as Boy Bishop
In Sunday evensong on 7th December things were all a bit upside
down. Instead of singing in the choir I had to dress up in replica Bishop’s
clothes, lead the service, read the prayers and deliver a sermon. I was
quite nervous to start with and when people bowed to me I was so
surprised I forgot to bow back. Luckily, several of my friends were there
as “canons” to assist me and make sure I was in the right place and it
was lovely to hear Louie and George do the readings.
It felt a bit strange just sitting listening to the boys’ choir instead of
singing, and then I had to get up to preach a sermon. Again this all
felt odd as I am so used to sitting down and listening to grownups
preaching. The congregation went really quiet as I stood up, desperately
hoping my hat wouldn’t fall off when I was speaking! In the end it was
fine and I enjoyed talking about how fortunate we all are and what we
can do to help less fortunate children than us. I also made a plea for
adults to be more childish and give us less homework!
Photo: Ash Mills
I feel really fortunate to have been the Chorister Bishop. It was a great
experience, and one that I shall never forget.
Jason Kellinger, Bishop’s Chorister
Magna Carta School Mugs
Gala Concert
Salisbury Cathedral Choir was
privileged to give the world première
of a major work by Tarik O’Regan at
the Gala Concert. To words by Alice
Goodman, Tarik’s cantata explored the
text of Clauses 39 and 40 of Magna
Carta (a right to due legal process),
and was written for string orchestra,
percussion and choir. I was delighted
with the way in which the boy and
girl choristers took to this challenging
piece and I felt that the performance
was a very fine one. Certainly it left a
great impression on many members
of the audience and, in an email soon
after the weekend, Tarik wrote:
You may know that the school library,
re-ordered in 2002, was generously
funded by Ottakers bookstore. At the
time, its MD was a chorister parent.
As lovely as the library is, one of the real
gems is the large painting on the wall… a
cartoon illustration of life at the Cathedral
School. This was also commissioned by
Ottakers, and the artist was Chris Burke,
a celebrated illustrator who produced over
80 illustrated works that decorated the
Ottakers bookstores. Chris Burke, formerly
a Cartoonist of the Year, has produced work
for many major publications around the
world.
The painting hung in reception until
relatively recently, when it was moved to
the library. The chorister parents decided
to bring it to life for all to see and enjoy,
by producing specially printed mugs
(available for 2015 only). The image is
packed full of colour and content and so
great care has been taken by the printers
to reproduce a quality image with clarity
and definition.
The mugs, priced at £7.50, are available
to order by emailing Vanessa Syms:
john@clickdigital.com
‘Thank you for the sterling performance
on Saturday. Please do pass on
my congratulations and thanks
to all your wonderful singers and
instrumentalists. As you know better
than anyone else: it’s not an easy piece,
but you pulled it off brilliantly.’
David Halls
Cartoon illustration by Chris Burke.
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Photo: Andrew Stewart
Worship and
Fundraising
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WORSHIP AND FUNDRAISING
My time as Chaplain
t has been a real
delight to be SCS
chaplain this year.
Being part-time has come with its challenges
but I have been generously and ably
supported by Canon Dame Sarah Mullally,
Canon Tom Clammer, Reverend Ian
Woodward and Reverend Dr Gemma
Burnett; my thanks to them all. I must
also thank our chapel prefects for their
diligence in preparing for worship and in
reading. Prayer and worship continue to
be at the heart of our community and the
highlight of the week has to be our whole
school Friday gatherings in the cathedral.
Across the year we have explored a
number of seasonal and biblical themes
and it was particularly good to welcome
Mr. Mark Mortimer, Headmaster at
Warminster School, to one of our Friday
worships. He enthralled us with tales of
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his cross Atlantic trip and encouraged us
to develop our mental resolve.
At the end of the summer term, we
enjoyed worship outdoors in the
wonderful setting of our school grounds.
We basked in the sun, sang our praises
‘a cappella’ and, for a few moments,
enjoyed some stillness and silence,
feeling the breeze blow and listening to
the birds sing. We continue to bring our
pennies to chapel and that has meant
that we have continued to support two
boys in the Sudan, as well as being able
to respond when a global crisis occurs.
The confirmation service on 16th
May was truly magnificent and I
felt immensely proud of them all
as I presented them to the Bishop.
This year we have once again held
confirmation classes and a sizeable group
of us enjoyed meeting to explore issues
of faith together. We had a lot of fun as
well as some insightful and significant
conversation. The confirmation service
on 16th May was truly magnificent
and I felt immensely proud of them
all as I presented them to the Bishop,
saw them being confirmed and then as
they received their candles at the end
of the service, ready to go back out into
the world to each shine with their own
unique light (see photo on page 54).
I leave SCS to embark on my PGCE with
some very happy memories of the place.
Thank you all for making me feel so
welcome. I will miss this special, vibrant
community.
Elizabeth Moore-Bick
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Supporting Nepal after the
devastating earthquake
beautiful hills and striking landscapes,
followed by images of destruction and
desolation, schools and accommodation
in near complete ruin.
Tony highlighted one particular school,
in Chaturale, that had been so damaged
that it had to close and appealed for
funds to go directly towards re-building
the school. The appeal has so far raised
over £1,100. Our contribution, together
with funds raised at Canford, totalling
over £2,000, was presented to the
The earthquake which struck Nepal
on 12th May was truly shocking. The
sights and stories of devastation were
heart-breaking. The challenge facing the
country to rebuild and restore is equal in
magnitude to that of the quake itself. For
all these reasons it was supremely good
to welcome Tony Hamza from the London
Mountaineering Club to our school on
June 4th.
Headmaster of the Nepalese school in
July. They were absolutely delighted to
have our support and the money will
make a real difference to their rebuilding
plans. We hope to learn more of the
specific projects that we will make
possible in the months ahead.
In addition, the Friends have decided to
make the appeal their nominated charity
during the Michaelmas and Lent terms,
2015/16 and more funds will be raised at
the Quiz Night on October 2nd and at the
Christmas Fair. Although the immediate
need in Nepal is for money to allow them
to start reconstruction, we are hoping to
be able to collect and deliver essential
items to the school in the coming
months.
Elizabeth Moore-Bick
Confirmation Service
In the afternoon, he gave a presentation
to some of the pupils and in the evening
to many of the parents. It was a
beautifully illustrated account of a
country he deeply loves and feels
passionately concerned about. We saw
Nepalese wildlife and its people, some
From left to right: Imogen Moorsom, May Payne, Rosa Herring, Bishop Nicholas, Katie Darke,
George Oakenfold, Clara Akerman, Matthew Coleman, William Briggs and William Bowman.
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WORSHIP AND FUNDRAISING
Photo: Andrew Stewart
Book Bags for Africa
Nativity
2014’s Nativity took place, as usual, in
the Trinity Chapel of Salisbury Cathedral
– the story of the Christ child told in one
of the most beautiful buildings in the
country.
Once in costume, the children surpassed
all expectations using huge voices in an
enormous space and perfectly singing,
acting and speaking the Christmas story.
Our Nativity is the first Christmas
service in the Cathedral and the children
certainly set a high bar. A special mention
to Eve as Mary, as she led Joseph to
Bethlehem even though she was feeling
very unwell.
Thank you to all the friends and family
who came to be part of something very
special and a huge thank you to the team
at the Cathedral for making it less of a
squeeze than it might have been!
Rhonda Cartwright
Red Heart Day
Tabitha Veitch and Pippa Glover (Year 8) raised over £260 after they were
touched by the story of James, a little boy who was waiting for a heart transplant at the
age of 4. Having been transferred to hospital in Newcastle, his brother and sister
were unable to visit him as flights are expensive, particularly when unaccompanied.
So the girls came up with a ‘Red Heart’ charity day where pupils were invited to wear
something red in return for a donation.
Brave girls in the African rescue
home received Salisbury Cathedral
School book bags with delight!
We put their new sports kit in
each one and gave it to them in
a special presentation.
Movember
The phrase ‘Gosh – that suits you’
wasn’t necessarily ringing in the
ears of Messrs Denning, Cottrell,
Slade and Lewin who all sported
rather dashing moustaches to
support ‘Movember’. This charity
raises awareness of male health
issues and donations were invited
from friends, family and pupils if
only to have made the laughter
they endured worthwhile!
Winter Clothes
Collection
Almost 200 sacks of unwanted
clothes were donated by SCS
parents for the Christian Aid Project,
Northern Iraq. This appeal resulted
in two truckloads of essential
supplies such as mattresses,
crutches, blankets, baby beds and
clothing enough for 6000 people
being transported to this troubled
region of the world. The donations
have made such a difference to the
families out there. The pastor in
Kirkuk has expressed his enormous
gratitude to the organisers.
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Boarding House
A Day in the Life of a Housemistress
If I was asked to put down on paper what
my role as Housemistress consisted of,
I would struggle to encapsulate all that I
do. However, I am going to try and give you
a flavour of what a typical day is like for me.
My day starts at 6.00am, waking up and
getting ready to start work at 6.50am.
I then wake up the children, supervise
them getting up and
s at dressed (together
‘skimming stone
Mudeford beach’
with two of the Gap
students), making
their beds, brushing their teeth, and
dispensing any regular medication. With
this all done we then leave the boarding
house at 7.25am, heading over to school
for breakfast at 7.30am. Here I make
sure they all have a good breakfast and
a drink.
Once breakfast has finished, children
head off for choir practice, music
practice, or go to the library. I head up
to the school surgery to hand over any
medical issues to Sister Hunt, before
heading off to my office to see what lies
ahead. I begin by planning the weekend,
who is in and out, what the weekend will
entail and timings. Now it’s 9.00am and
I stop what I am doing to go to assembly
to hear what both the boarders and the
day children have been doing. I then
head back to my office to answer emails
and text messages, maybe even take a
boarder for an appointment or pop into
town to buy a birthday present and card
(not for me of course, but for a boarder
who is off to a
‘being a
way fro
party!).
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By now it is lunchtime so I
go to the Undercroft to eat and also keep
a watchful eye on what the boarders are
eating (especially the fussy ones!). With
this done, it is back to the office for a
music meeting with the Head Master,
Mr Wicks and Mr Halls which allows
me to keep up to speed with what the
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Deborah’s highs
and lows...
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chorister boarders are
doing. After this I go
home to have some
time off before coming back for evening
duty. At 5.15pm, I head back over to
school for boarders’ time and evening
duty. The boarders either play outside –
football, tennis, running around playing
‘manhunt’, playing in the boarders’ dens
– or relax in the library reading a book,
chatting with friends, catching up on any
unfinished prep, or playing computer
games in the ICT room. The time is now
6.15pm and time for supper and then
music practice, checking that those on
the rota have gone off to do it, while the
others have some free time. Then it’s
Some of my highs…
Getting to know the children;
taking them on some amazing
trips such as crabbing at Mudeford,
to Inflatafun at Five Rivers or
The New Forest Wildlife Park;
hearing the choristers sing in the
Cathedral; seeing their delight
when they score a goal in a match
or score a rounder or take a catch;
watching them nervously perform
in one of the lunchtime concerts;
back to the boarding house for showers,
hearing their name read out in
toast, medication, brushing teeth (two
assembly for a commendation;
minutes of course), making sure they
new ‘Cracking Times Table’ levels
have all been to the loo
‘c
oo
ki
ng
in the Great achieved or for a star badge, or
before getting on to their
Boarders Ba
simply baking with them in the
beds for quiet time and
ke Off ’
kitchen.
then lights out.
I have thoroughly enjoyed this year but
sadly it is has come to an end. So now it
is time for a new era of Boarding at SCS
under Mr and Mrs Slade, but don’t worry
– I will still be around doing duty on their
nights off!
Deborah Lewin
Some of my lows...
being told we had a boarding
inspection (it went really well
though!), treating children for nits;
oh, and the dreaded verrucas!
the
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Clubs
It has been another busy year of activities with an average
of 18 clubs on offer each term. These have ranged from
sporting, musical, drama, ecological and a variety of other
fun activities, which the children can sign up to.
All staff members are expected to run one club per term and there are also a host of outside providers that hold specialist clubs for
the children. This past year some of the clubs on offer included:
• Art & Craft
• Athletics
• Board Games
• Bridge
• Card Games
• Chess
• Cooking
• Cricket
• Ecological
• Film Making
• Gardening
• Golf
• Hockey
• Judo
• Rounders
• SCS War Heroes
• Sewing
• Tennis
Beady Eyes Jewellery Making Club
We have enjoyed another happy year in Pre-Prep and both boys and girls have created some wonderful treasures!
Sometimes we make things for others - like Mother’s Day or Father’s Day cards and gifts, sometimes we make seasonal
beaded Christmas decorations or Easter Egg bracelets. Usually we make exciting things like beady animals, bracelets,
necklaces and key rings. We use a range of different materials and have learned lots of jewellery making techniques.
Many of the projects are well above the age range, but with guidance and support, the children always finish their pieces
ready to take home each week.
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CLUBS
SCS War Heroes Club
In the Michaelmas term, Mr Wicks ran a club where children researched former
pupils who were involved in the two world wars. On Remembrance Day, he took two
members of the club, Edward Crosthwaite-Eyre and Alexander White to visit the
wooden battlefield cross of a former pupil, to honour his memory. The cross in question
commemorates John Philip Morton Carpenter who was the first recorded Head Boy
of the school. He was a Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery and was killed on 16th
September 1916 at the Battle of the Somme. He is buried in the Bulls Road Cemetery,
Flers, France and his battlefield cross is now in the cloisters of Salisbury Cathedral.
Senior and Scholars’
Art Club and the Art
and Craft Club
Sewing Club
During Wednesday morning break, an
excited group of boys and girls would
rush to the DT room for sewing club.
There was always much anticipation as
to how much could get done, with the
added fun of perusing and choosing all
the different fabrics which we have in
our purpose built area
Making cushions was always popular
amongst the boarders; a comfort to add
individuality to their dorm. The lower
juniors made Mother’s Day cushions
using applique techniques and ended
up with their photo in the Salisbury
Journal! Jemima was the master
needle-threader and was much called
upon to help with ‘over licked’ threads
of silk, whilst Mrs Sinclair-Kemp
assisted when we felt we were getting
over-whelmed with knots to untangle
and stitches to unpick.
Charlotte de Mendes Harris
Over the year, the Art Club changed
and divided into the Art and Craft
Club and the Senior and Scholars’
Art Club. In the Art Club we married
doodles to splatted painted
backgrounds, produced Monsters for
a tissue paper Mars, went hunting
for plant life to press (a number of
participants discovered they weren’t
really allergic to fresh air), and
made 3D name or initial signs for a
bedroom door from newspaper and
cardboard, and some colourful pop
up snakes.
The long term aim of the Senior
and Scholars’ Art Clubs was to give
everyone the chance to improve
their drawing and artistic skills. Our
first plan was just to relax, have fun
and accept mistakes, so we drew
without looking at the paper, with a
single line and with pen in mouth or
between toes with some stunning
abstract results. Next we aimed to
create spheres using just chalk and
charcoal but no outlines, and then
we used colour and tone to create
what looked like a shiny, curved and
folded hanky. Finally we looked at
different methods of shading. Rulers
are usually banned, rubbers are rare,
and mishaps are creatively included
but I think our most memorable
moments involved laughter, more
laughter and then tears of laughter!
Alison Archer
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Salvete
This year we welcomed the following children to our school
Eva Akerman
Luke Anderson-Diaper
Hamish Annan
Archie Beardsell
Gilbert Bonnevier
Katherine Brierley Charles Broilliard
Lily Broilliard
Logan Cowell
Tamsin Dobby
Ella Dupuy
Lily Dupuy
Alexander Ellison
Nicholas Ellison
Isabella Fitzgerald
Martha Gibbins
Year 3
Nursery
Year 6
Year 4
Nursery
Nursery
Year 7
Year 4
Nursery
Year 4
Year 3
Year 1
Year 3
Year 5
Nursery
Year 1
William Green
Zara Green
Leon Heath-Ourakov
Matthew Hesselink
Sara Kingwill
Beatrice Kyte
Bowen Langmead
Olivia Lawrence
Maxim Lewis
Jorja Linaker
Marcus Lloyd
Ty’nodashe Makosa
Alice Monro-Bettinson
Lucy Monro-Bettinson
Vincent Naing
Alexander Naparus
Year 5
Year 3
Year 5
Year 7
Year 7
Nursery
Year 7
Year 7
Year 5
Nursery
Year 3
Nursery
Year 3
Year 5
Year 3
Nursery
Valete
Year 8 leavers
Rory Anderson
James Barltrop
Will Coupe
Rosanna Culver
Mary Foster
Oliver Harding
Rosa Herring
Isobel Horsfield
George Jefferson
Jason Kellinger
Cecily Moorsom
Isla Nelson
George Pardoe
May Payne
Emily Pratt
Tabitha Veitch
Monty Westall
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Dauntsey’s
Cheltenham College
Music Scholarship, Clayesmore
Music Scholarship, St Swithun’s
Music Exhibition, Cheltenham College
Jolie Brise All Rounder Scholarship, Dauntsey’s
Desmond Morris Science Scholarship, Dauntsey’s
Warminster
Music Scholarship, Godolphin
Music Scholarship, Sherborne
Music Scholarship, Clayesmore
Music Scholarship, Marlborough
Academic & Music Scholarship, Sherborne Girls
Academic & Walter Stanton Music Scholarship, Lancing College
Music Scholarship, Pangbourne
Music Exhibition, Bryanston
Sherborne
Music Exhibition, Bryanston
Godolphin
Music Exhibition, Godolphin
Music Scholarship, Sherborne
Oliver Quinn Luke Reeve
Sienna Reeve
Leo Renner
Zerlina Ross
Bethany Sainsbury
Jacob Sainsbury
Jasper Sainsbury
Miranda Searle
Grace Stephens-Spada
Charlotte Swanton
Edward Tebbutt-Ford
Susannah Thomasson
William Thomlinson
Benjamin Waters
Edward West
Nursery
Year 5
Year 2
Nursery
Year 4
Nursery
Year 4
Nursery
Year 7
Year 5
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 7
Nursery
Nursery
SALVETE AND VALETE
Valete
Other leavers
Charlie Cogan
Henry Cogan
Logan Cowell
Edward Crosthwaite-Eyre
Isobel Crosthwaite-Eyre
Philippa Glover
Poppy Lulu Herbertson
Matthew Hesselink
Harry Hogan
Sara Kingwill
Bowen Langmead
Jorja Linaker
Ben Lomas
Imogen McMahon
Hordle Walhampton
Hordle Walhampton
Harnham Infant School
Ludgrove
Château Sauveterre
Godolphin
South Wilts Grammar School
Union High,Graaff-Reinet
Trafalgar School, Downton
Union High,Graaff-Reinet
Union High,Graaff-Reinet
Wyndham Park
Appleford
South Wilts Grammar School
Bethan Morris
Esther Morris Henry Nicholson
Leo Renner
Gabrielle Staines
Jonas Stringer
Izabela Sullivan
George Tait
Olivia Tait
Gabriel Travis
Isabelle Winder
Aidan Zielonka
Kai Zielonka
Derby High School
Derby High School
St John’s, Marlborough
Harnham Infant School
South Wilts Grammar School
Bishop Wordsworth Grammar School
France
Eggar’s School, Holybourne
Andrews’ Endowed CofE Primary, Holybourne
Leehurst Swan
Godolphin
Chafyn Grove
Chafyn Grove
Year 8 leavers.
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Staff News
Gill Parkin
Head of Maths
Gill began teaching at SCS in January,
as the new Head of Maths. In previous
roles, she has taught Maths from
Year 2 through to Lower Sixth, been
a primary teacher for all subjects
and an international development
worker where she worked in Human
Resources. She has both a BEd (Hons)
and a Masters degree in Mathematics
and Mathematical Education.
Outside of Mathematics, her main
interests are in the developing world.
She grew up in Zambia and Zimbabwe
Julian Cottrell
Year 5 and 6 Teacher
and, as an adult, lived and worked
in Zambia, the Sudan, Pakistan and
Nepal. Last summer she travelled
around Rwanda, the Switzerland of
Africa. She enjoys meeting and mixing
with people from different cultures.
Baby news!
Julian was brought up in Gibraltar, flying
back and forth to Moor Park prep school
in Shropshire then Downside in Somerset.
He read Biology at Imperial College then,
after a variety of jobs, did a PGCE at
Christ Church College, Canterbury. His
teaching career began with three years at
Vinehall prep school in East Sussex, after
which he moved to Dorset and worked at
Cranborne Middle School for nearly two
decades. Julian’s wife, Erica, is a family
law solicitor with Sampson Coward in
Salisbury and they have a son Antony (17)
and daughter Rosie (15) who both love the
performing arts. Julian enjoys rambling,
mountain biking and windsurfing.
Huge congratulations to Rebecca and
Luke Phillips who welcomed their
new born son into the world on 27th
December. Born a little sooner than
expected, George Andrew Phillips
weighed in at a healthy 6lb 10oz.
Katie Rivaya
Receptionist
Gaps 2015/16
From left to right Lauren Stanley, Amy Preston, Jeremy Cowan and Harry Williams.
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Katie graduated in 2005 from
the University of Canterbury and
Christchurch with a degree in History and
Built Conservation. She then worked for
several years in finance, during which she
took a gap year to Canada where, as part
of the trip, she worked in a wilderness
resort for five months. She got married in
2013 and spent some time temping here
at SCS, where she quickly demonstrated
her unflappable nature and ability to
connect with the children. When a
permanent job became available, we
tracked her down and asked her if she
would like to join on a permanent basis.
STAFF NEWS
Lizzy Tomlin
Year 3 teacher
Lizzy is married with three children:
Laura, Sam and Edward and two very
naughty black labradors called Gertie and
Lily! Outside of school, she plays tennis,
runs (not very successfully, in her words)
and enjoys reading, with her favourite
book being ‘To Kill A Mocking Bird’ by
Harper Lee.
Lizzy has loved teaching Year 3T at SCS.
Getting her pupils excited about their
learning has been a privilege and great
fun. The highlights have been the school
trips and getting to know the children,
watching them develop in their own
individual way.
Jan Hunt
She joined the school in September 2014
coming from St Francis, Pewsey where
she taught geography, PSE and girls’
games. After gaining an honours degree
in Geography, she was a recruitment
consultant for a company in London, which
helped her deal with different people and
develop mentoring skills, so useful in her
present profession. Following a PGCE (with
Master’s credits), she went on to teach Year
4 and girls’ games at Norman Court school
and Years 3 and 4 at Longparish Church of
England Primary.
School Nurse
Hattie Yeates
Resident Boarding Tutor
After obtaining a BA Hons in Sociology
from Nottingham University, Hattie
completed the IPGCE in PE at The
University of Buckingham. She enjoys
skiing, golf, tennis, sport of any nature,
the theatre, opera, restaurants, holidays
and spending time with friends and
family. A keen traveller, during her
gap year Hattie spent time doing a ski
season and travelling in South America.
Having moved down from London,
she has really enjoyed exploring the
Wiltshire countryside and loves living in
the beautiful school grounds.
Jan started her career as a
Registered General Nurse working
in surgery. She was then a midwife
for 15 years at Odstock and, towards
the end of this period, gained an
asthma qualification whilst working
as a part time practice nurse.
She worked as an NHS school nurse
covering one or two senior schools
and all its feeder schools in Wiltshire
for 15 years. During this period, she
undertook a Specialist Community
Public Health Nurse degree at
Southampton University and for
three years was the manager of a
public health team of school nurses
and health visitors. Her career has
given her extensive safeguarding
and PSHE experience in the
classroom as well as comprehensive
knowledge of medical care plans
and emotional wellbeing support.
In her spare time, Jan has an
allotment and enjoys cooking with
home grown vegetables. She also
sings in a local community choir
and belongs to a book group. Jan is
married with two grown up children
who live in London.
Krissy Sprague
Teaching Assistant – Pre-Prep
Krissy joined Salisbury Cathedral School in September 2014 after moving from
Harnham Infant School where she spent 12 years as a Teaching Assistant. In this role,
she gained experience through all the year groups but preferred working in the Early
Years where she feels her talent lies.
She is greatly looking forward to getting married in Cyprus in the summer holidays
and will be returning to school in September 2015 as Mrs Bentall! Krissy has also
worked at Boots for 13 years and continues to work there on Sundays. When she is not
working, she enjoys Zumba and going on holiday.
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Claire Horsfall
Finance Officer
Claire joined SCS in June 2015. She was born and educated in the West Midlands
and moved to Salisbury in 1999. She has worked in financial services for over 25
years. Claire has one daughter, Jodie (14) who is a former pupil of SCS. She is a keen
musician, playing the piano and trumpet and is a member of Salisbury Concert Band
“Second Wind”. To keep fit, Claire takes regular tap dancing classes at Salisbury Dance
Studios. She is also an acting member of Musical Theatre Salisbury and on occasion
can be seen onstage at various venues around Salisbury.
Tom Mundy
Graduate Assistant Games/PE
Tom spent two years attending SCS in Years 7 and 8 all the way back in 2002/03 before
moving onto Warminster on a full sports scholarship (being taught by a 22 year old
Mr Slade!) After completing his A Levels and a brief stint at SCS as a teaching assistant,
he then packed his bags and headed to the University of Gloucestershire for three years
studying Sports Coaching and Development. Deciding he hadn’t had enough, he returned
once again to his current role at SCS!
The world of business keeps Tom entertained in his spare time, and he is constantly
writing business plans for new ideas he seems to have on a weekly basis. Football is his
main sport, staying loyal and supporting Southampton whilst playing football at semi
professional level himself.
Staff Leavers
Ann Vos
Annie joined SCS in 2001 when Bob
Thackray, then Head Master, and the late
Andrew Craigie, Bursar, enticed her to
leave her role in the Salisbury Cathedral
Department of Liturgy and Music. She
immediately became a highly valued
Head’s PA and Registrar as well as an
Administrator to the Music Department.
She admits to having been very fortunate
indeed to have worked at SCS with
three such inspiring and dedicated Head
Masters, Bob Thackray, Paul Greenfield
and Clive Marriott. She said, “To work
with them, the wonderful children
and great colleagues, in such beautiful
surroundings, in the centre of the
inspiring location of the former Bishop’s
Palace was a real privilege. I look back
with huge affection on that historic and
unforgettable place and those who work
in it. May that magic continue for many
years to come.”
Annie is now enjoying precious time
with her grandchildren, looking after a
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variety of village dogs, decorating her
cottage along with juggling one or two
somewhat eccentric part time posts.
We miss Annie enormously and are so
very grateful for the many, many hours
of dedicated service that she gave
tirelessly to the school. Annie’s attention
to detail and ability to handle any
situation with tact and diplomacy made
her an exceptional member of staff.
A colleague affectionately refers to Annie
as ‘Lady Annie’ – she is indeed the perfect
model of a true lady. Colleagues, parents
and pupils remember her with great
fondness, and many will recall her kind
encouraging words and supply of tissues
in times of need!
Jane King
STAFF NEWS
Pat Haskell
Pat joined SCS nearly 10 years ago
and has worked in both the Art and
DT departments, heading up this area
towards the end of her time here. She was
reponsible for many colourful displays
around the school and helped a number
of Year 8 pupils gain scholarships at
secondary level. Her enthusiasm for metal
work and acrylics led to the production of
many beautiful objects such as bangles,
spoons, candle holders and Egyptian
masks. We wish her well as she moves
on to spend more time with her elderly
parents.
Shelagh Lamb
Shelagh Lamb has eloquently explained
her deep rooted links with SCS in her
article on page 47. What she would
be far too modest to articulate is her
immense contribution to the musical
life of the school across the last 37 and
a half years. She has been Assistant
Director of Music, teaching class music,
flute, piano, theory and conducting
ensembles. She has seen six Head
Masters, and at least three Directors
of Music. I estimate that she will have
taught many hundreds of pupils across
several generations (including our own)
and the back of my envelope leads me
to a figure of 23,000 individual music
lessons in all that time! Her lessons
are purposeful and patient but always
demanding of high standards from
her pupils – she could spot lack of
practice as the child entered the room!
Her Flutata flute ensemble always
achieved the highest standards through
meticulous rehearsal with nothing
left to chance. Shelagh has been a very
great personal support to me, always
offering wise counsel, as well as many
hours of timetabling! I know that she is
looking forward to spending more time
with her grandchildren and her garden
and we wish her many happy years in
retirement.
Hannah Downie
‘Sister Hannah’ joined the school in
September 2011 as School Nurse.
Being a fully qualified registered nurse,
she brought to the school a regime of
professional medical efficiency. When
she was not looking after children,
she was tirelessly updating policies,
coordinating first aid courses and making
sure that we all had healthy eating
habits. Hannah was there for all the
pupils, from organising hearing tests for
the Reception class to making sure our
Year 8 children left SCS with a rounded
knowledge for their personal health and
wellbeing. She loved caring for our pupils
– her warm and friendly manner will be
missed by us all and we wish her well as
she returns to her professional roots and
child nursing. Thank you Hannah for your
smile, dedication and commitment.
Jane King
Ian Wicks
Kris Thomsett
Elizabeth Moore-Bick
‘Reverend Elizabeth’ joined SCS to spend
a year as chaplain and brought with her
tremendous warmth, kindness and a real
affinity with children. Her regular Friday
morning services in the Cathedral were
popular and well attended by the wider
SCS community and she embraced her
role with great energy and enthusiasm.
We wish her well in her pursuit of a career
in teaching and school chaplaincy.
Kris Thomsett joined us as organ scholar
from Norwich Cathedral where he had
held a similar post whilst studying for his
degree at the university there. Kris will be
remember in Salisbury for his fine organ
playing and his sense of fun. He made
an excellent contribution to the musical
lives of the choristers and boarders and
we congratulate him on being appointed
Assistant Director of Music at Newcastle
Cathedral.
Ian Wicks
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Friends’ News
A new academic year saw a few changes
on the Friends committee; Kathy Davies
stepped down as Chair after a year of
great commitment and leadership, and
also of successful fund raising. We
also said goodbye to James Fletcher,
our Treasurer, who had looked after
our finances for many years. Pippa
Crosthwaite took over the role of Chair
and Heather Glover took on the
Treasurer position.
The Friends are a parent-led body whose
role is to organise social events, such as
the St Osmund’s Day fireworks, summer
fete and school disco. These are fun for
the children and also enable parents to
meet each other and raise money for the
extras in school.
SCSA
Salisbury Cathedral
School Association
2014/2015
25 school leavers joined the Association
in 2014. We wish them well in their
new schools and colleges.
The SCSA Reunion will be held on
Saturday 26 September 2015. Parents
are welcome to accompany younger
members under 16. To celebrate more
than 25 years of choir tours we would
like to put on an exhibition of photos
and memorabilia.
The SCSA has commissioned Gregory
Rose (chorister 1956-1961), son of
Among the items funded this year
are hockey goals, the Blee Room
refurbishment, a contribution to the
year 6 summer outing, a story chair
for Pre-Prep and money to the sports
department for extra coaching.
The newly refurbished Blee Room is
now available for parents to use
between the Pre-Prep and Prep school
finishing times and, at weekends, it is
also used for match teas when needed
and houses all the trophies and team
photos.
Fund-raising for these projects has
included the wonderful Christmas Fair,
held for the second year in the Cathedral
Cloisters. 36 stalls filled the Cloisters
and a magnificent £3500 was raised.
Preparations are well under way for the
2015 Fair to be held on Saturday, 21st
November 11am-3pm.
Quiz Night, held early in the Michaelmas
term, which was timed to help welcome
and integrate new parents into the school
community. It proved to be so successful
that it will return on Friday, 2nd October
and, by popular demand, so will the
caterers. The school disco was the last
event of the academic year. This year the
Pre-Prep children started the proceedings
and six hours later it finished with
the Year 8s rounding off their evening
following the Leavers’ Dinner.
Although the majority of the funds raised
go to provide the icing on the cake for
SCS children, we do now donate 25%
of our profit to charity. This year the
beneficiaries have been the MS Society
and Salisbury Hospice.
Pippa Crosthwaite
The summer fete is another fund-raiser
with profits totalling £1600. The popular
climbing wall returned, as did the pony
rides. In addition there was a circus skills
workshop, 20 stalls run by the children
ranging from ice creams, fly casting,
balance a coin, egg turning and cathedral
naming, as well as a hamper raffle, a
delicious BBQ, bottle tombola and musical
entertainment from our very own Duncan
Hodson and Rich Perry. A new event this
year was the hugely enjoyable parents’
Presentation of £1,092 to The Revd Tom Clammer,
co-chairman of the MS Society (Salisbury).
Dr Bernard Rose, to compose an anthem
for the 2015 Reunion Evensong. We are
looking forward to former choristers
joining the choir.
interviewed by Victoria Lambert (see
article ‘Being at a choir school helped
me cope with grief after my mother’s
death’, Daily Telegraph 27 June 2015).
Stephen Milner (1952-1957), Hon
Secretary of the SCSA, has been elected
by the members of the Federation of
Cathedral Old Choristers’ Associations
(FCOCA) to be their South West Area
Representative for the following
Associations: Truro, Exeter, Wells, Bristol,
Salisbury, Winchester, Portsmouth and
Chichester.
Commemorating the centenary of Dr
Bernard Rose’s birth in 1916, OxRecs
DIGITAL has released a limited edition
CD of previously unreleased recordings
with the Choir of Magdalen College,
Oxford, directed by Dr Bernard Rose,
who was a former Bishop’s Chorister
at Salisbury (1926-1931). The CD
[OXCD-130] can be purchased through
any UK classical music shop, or online
at www.oxrecs.com
A new film has been released entitled
‘Boychoir’, starring Dustin Hoffman –
a moving story about a ten-year
old choir boy, which echoes James
Heyneker’s life, a Salisbury chorister
(1996-2000) who found that singing
helped him to cope with the death of
his mother at the age of ten. James was
Next year’s Reunion will be held on
Saturday 2 July 2016 at the Cathedral
School.
Stephen J Milner
Honorary Secretary SCSA
The editor, Jo Coleman, would like to thank all contributors, in particular Elizabeth Wicks and Andrew Stewart.
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The Storm
by Cecily Moorsom, Year 8
It began with
The flick of a switch.
Desolation poured out of
Cast-iron clouds.
The wind screamed its orders.
Darkness wrought the death of the Sun.
Rain became a veil.
The Earth’s basin filled with water.
The wind picked up its playthings:
Trees, plants, animals.
All were one,
Pinned to the ground by the rain
Like butterflies on a board.
Trees writhed at the touch
Of the rain. All life
Shrank away from its fury.
Relentless, ruthless,
The storm hurled its frustration
At us, until it stopped.
Suddenly, its anger
Spent.
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