ST. CHRISTOPHER’S SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
19th May 2017
Issue 46
From the Headmistress
We were blessed with wonderful weather and lots of faces old and new who joined us at our
May Fair on Saturday. Thank you to all those who came and contributed to making the day such
a success- we raised £2000 for school projects/ equipment over the coming academic yeardetails of which will follow in due course. Our twice termly house meetings took place today
and as ever your children were as keen and forthcoming as ever in making suggestions to their
House Captains on issues affecting them in school. Matters on the agenda included a request
for more Inter-house competitions, an update on how the Buddy System was working in the
playground (very positive feedback) and the suggestion of a school talent show. All ideas are
considered carefully by the staff and House Captains and we will feed back to the children at the
next House meetings. I was delighted to present LAMDA students with their exam certificates at
assembly this week- a huge number of distinctions and merits yet again this year and
congratulations to Eden Cresswell-Cluer and Scarlet Burden for their qualification for the ISA
Nationals in the Long jump and Shot Put respectively. I hope you enjoy reading the newsletterif you have any suggestions for articles or items that you would like to see included, that we
don’t already cover, please do let us know!
May Fair Fun!
Paignton Zoo with Prep 3
“We went to Paignton Zoo and went into the Education Centre and talked
about endangered animals. The lady talked who talked to us told us why
the animals were endangered. They were endangered because of their
habitat destruction, pet trade, hunting and introducing animals. Next, we
went to see the camels with two humps which was very interesting, then
we saw the giraffes which was my favourite part of the day because there
was a baby giraffe”. By Ava Collett
“When we went to Paignton Zoo we went to a room, there was a lady in it
and the lady told us about endangered animals and at airports there are
luggage securities and they don’t let people take animal skins to other countries or they might have to go
to jail. We went to see the animals after and saw elephants, giraffes, meercats. After lunch we saw snakes,
lizards, birds, tortoises, frogs and alligators. It was a really fun day”. By William Grogan
Roman Day
“We had a look at some Roman weapons, tried on some Roman clothes, had a look at some other things
they used. I also smelt some oil and it smelt like nothing I have smelt before. I found out that they
volunteered to go in the army. I also found out they were organised and were better equipped than the
Ancient Britains. I also found out they liked bathing regularly. My favourite activity was learning how they
attacked the enemy and how they trained to go
into battle in formation. We had a fun day.”
By Oscar Parker
Barton Hall with Prep 6
“On 5th May, Prep 6 travelled to PGL (Parents Get Lost!). Before we arrived
we played Crazy Golf, then went to the Geo Park and swam in the Rivera
Swimming Pool, Plus Mrs Stone bought us doughnuts! We arrived at PGL
and met our groupie, Hollie, who showed us around the site and stated the
various safety precautions. There were a variety of activities and evening
entertainments. My favourite activities were abseiling, climbing, Aeroball
and of course zip wire. My favourite evening entertainments were splash
and Ambush. There was a total of 10 main activities and three evening
entertainments.” By Emiah Armstrong
“On Friday 5th May, Prep 6 left school to go
to Barton Hall in Torquay. Before we got
there we went to the Pirate Crazy Golf in
Paignton and after that we swam at the
wave pool in Torquay. It was all so much fun! When we had finished all of
that we finally travelled to Barton Hall. When we got there, our groupie,
Hollie showed us around and took us to our rooms. As we had arrived at
Barton Hall rather late, we only had time to do one activity which was called
Passport to the World, it was great (apart from it being extremely tiring!).
The following three days were taken up by some very exciting and enjoyable
activities. Some of my favourite activities were areoball, abseiling, splash
and ambush. On the last day, we got to go skiing and use the ringos at
Torquay ski slope. This residential was so much fun and I’m sure next year’s
Prep 6 will enjoy it as much as we did this year!” By Beatrix Morrell
Coverack with Prep 5
Prep 5 travelled to Coverack in Cornwall to stay at a beautiful Youth Hostel on the cliffs. We stopped for a
break at Lanhydrock on the way down and arrived at our base in time for lunch. We ate it in the garden
overlooking the beautiful fishing village. After lunch, we walked a section of the south west coast path,
stopping off to play man hunt in a beautiful sculpture garden with amazing long grass. We then made our
way into the village where we had an ice cream and decided to try our hand at crab fishing off the harbour
wall-unfortunately we didn’t catch any this time! On our way back we stopped at the play park before
returning to the Youth hostel for supper, games and diary writing. The next day we drove to BF Adventures
where we spent the day canoeing, zip wiring and taking part in challenges in the quarry. We returned to
Coverack via another ice-cream and adventurous climb down to Kynance Cove. On our way back to school
the following day we stopped again at Lanhydrock, this time to take part in some mountain biking before
returning to school. We had a fantastic time.
Prep 2 investigating Ancient Egyptians at Torquay Museum
“When we got to the museum we saw a lady called Heather.
First, we saw what was upstairs; it was a body of a child
between 2 and 5 years old. His name was Semotek. After that
we talked about what they would wear. Heather said they
wore a lot of makeup, men and women wore it. They put this
stuff around their eyes, it is called kohl – it’s poisonous! Then
we came back downstairs and did some activities. The
activities were hieroglyphics, statues to look at and touch,
dressing up, build a pyramid, make necklaces, a game called
Senet and other activities. Next, we saw if an Egyptian died you
will go to a tomb and it will take over 70 days to get prepared for the afterlife. Do you know what happens
to you in the afterlife? You stay in a meadow for 10-15 years. Then you lift very lightly and turn into a new
star in the sky. After that you will be new born. My favourite activity was the hieroglyphics, I wrote my
name in hieroglyphs and split it into two parts, the Pho was on the first line and ebe was on the second. My
favourite part was dressing up in Egyptian clothes. This day was brilliant, it was amazing!” By Phoebe Wills
A Letter from Buckingham Palace!
“I wrote a letter to the Queen after seeing the crown jewels
in London, I really like liked the crown and orbs, they were
beautiful. A lady in waiting replied to me with a bit of
information about the Queen’s working day”. Beth Brown
LAMDA Success!
Congratulations to all who achieved such
wonderful results with this year’s exams.
Sporting News…
ISA SW Athletics
Last Tuesday 16 competitors went over to
Exeter Arena to compete in the ISA SW Athletics Championships. All competed in two events and were a
credit to the school with their determination and enthusiasm. Mention has to be made of Eden CresswellCluer (U11 Long Jump) and Scarlet Burden (U11 Shot Putt) who won their events to become area champion
and also being selected to represent the SW at the National Finals in Birmingham. C George
Under 9s Swimming v Abbey School
Eight children from Prep 3 and 4 travelled over to Abbey school in Torquay to take part in an U9 swimming
gala. Excellent performances from all saw us win 7 races, dead heat in 2 and loose only 3. A brilliant effort
by all involved. C George