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HEADMASTER’S NEWSLETTER!
December 2015
IthasnotbeenthebestNovemberfromaweatherperspective,withquitealotofsports8ixtureshaving
tobecancelled.Thatsaid,therehasstillbeenplentyofactivityacrosstheschool,withanotherexcellent
poetry competition, Year 7 production and school concert. The children managed to produce high
standardsacrosssomanyareasofactivity;allcredittothemandthestaffwhopreparethemsowell.
AcademicMattersandConduct
FollowingdetailsgiveninmyOctoberNewsletter,Iampleasedtoannouncethatthefollowingpupils
achievedHeadmaster’sAwardsthishalfofterm.
Subject
Yr3
Yr4
Yr5
Yr6
Yr7
Yr8
Geography
Ross
Jemmett
Charlie
Howell
India
Rose
Imogen
Laurence
Maths
Charlie
Fisk
Callum
Rutherford
Fleur
Harvey
Sammy
Brown
Textiles
Amalisse
Phoebe
Mansoubi
Perry
Melissa
Woody
Jack
Maslin Peterkin
Gray
Ella
McDonald
Resistant
Materials
Poppy
Langmead
Harrison
Blackmore-
Squires
Joshua
Barratt
Emma
Curry
Lily
Houweling
Tati
Reed
Ceramics
Alex
Smith
Raph
Goddard
Daisy
Doherty
Sophie
Murphy
Sammy
Smith
Maddie
Hantrais
English
Louis
Clarke
Issy
Allan
Micheal
Loveridge
Tilly
Hogan
RS
Tibo
Black
Jack
Skinner
Dominic
Russell
Daniel
McKitterick
Michael
Voropanov-
Oldham
Hannah
Nicholls
Laura
Hantrais
William
Beale
India
Mitford
Rory
Norman
Sienna
Mitford
Fliss
Holben
Monty
Marley
Tom
Patrick
Harry
Cooper
Lucy
James
Natalie
Maslin
William
Timberlake
James
Carter
Milo
Nutt
Ben
Amelia
Weir-Willats Green
Food
Technology
Amber
Davis
Art
ICT
Latin
Charlie
Goodwin
Subject
Music
Year3
Rocco
Thomas
Science
History
Year5
Jemima
Whitehead
Luke
Skinner
Tom
Clarke
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French
JuniorDept
‘TalkTime’
Year4
Simon
Pietersen
Year6
Amelia
Lazareski
Year7
Year8
Sophie
Sabin
Gemma
Kendall
Hannah
Rocco
Cleallsmith Gamblin
Charlie
Morison
Patrick
Mayhew
Francesca
Aston
Tiva
Kent
Rosie
Wade
Flora
MacKenzie
Polly
Bigham
Natalie
Maslin
Cameron
Mackenzie
Clare
McFall
Seth
Oglethorpe
Additionally,thereareawardsforDramatoLauraHantraisandArranMcKitterickfortheirhardwork
thisterm.SomeLatinAwardswerealsomissingfromthelasthalfterm,sobetterlatethannever,well
doneto:JackWong,BenedictGooleyandNicholasTompkins.
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PoetryCompetition
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OnSaturday14thNovember,theMillenniumHallhostedtheannualPoetrySpeakingContestorganised
bythetalentedMirandaPowellandadjudicatedonceagainbyMrsSusanFord.Theeventwasthe
culminationofaprojectthatsaweverychildintheschoolundergoingtuitioninhowtoperforma
selectedpoemtoahighstandard.Thepupilswereurgedtoexplorecharismaticfacialexpression,
crystalcleardictionanddynamicvocalexpression.Withfourpupilsfromeachyeargoingthroughto
the8inal,therewasanimpressivestandardonshow.Every8inalistdeservesrecognitionand
commendationfortheirsuperbcourageandaptitudeinfrontofanenormouscrowd.Oneofthemost
memorableremarksthattheadjudicatorquiterightlypointedoutwasthatthischallengedemanded
arguablyevenmorebraverythanaplaymonologueas,withthehouselightsilluminated,youcansee
hundredsofpeoplewatchingyourperformance,whereasinaplay,thestagelightsprotectyoufrom
overseeingthegazingeyesoutintheaudience.Withahugelydiverseselectionofpoemsonshow,it
wasathoroughlyenjoyablemorninghadbyall.Manycongratulationstothewinnersandalsotoevery
Westbournepupilforcourageouslytacklingthisexcitingproject.
POETRYSPEAKINGFINALISTS2015
Name
Patrol
Poem
Year3
EmilyCarman (Winner)
Tigers
TheMutinousJack-in-the-Box,JohnCunliffe
JackPassey
Otters
Football,JacquelineEmery
AlexWitcomb
Tigers
Football,JacquelineEmery
DaisyTimberlake
Tigers
TheMutinousJack-in-the-Box,JohnCunliffe
Year4
MichaelVoropanov-Oldham
PhoebePerry(Winner)
SebGoddard
Panthers
I’lldoAnythingforFoodButIWon’tEatThat,LemnSissay
Otters
I’lldoAnythingforFoodButIWon’tEatThat,LemnSissay
Panthers
TheLastDragon,JudithNicholls
Otters
SkeletonHouse,LawrenceSmith
ImogenMarley
Owls
NewShoes,JohnAgard
SiennaMitford
Panthers
NewShoes,JohnAgard
DaisyDoherty
Otters
NewShoes,JohnAgard
BobbyMcCulloch(Winner)
Tigers
TheCrocodile,RoaldDahl
OliviaGreen
Tigers
Sick,ShelSilverstein
SamiLittlefair(Winner)
Tigers
MrKipling,DavidOrne
TivaKent
Tigers
Sick,ShelSilverstein
LorenzaSchwarz
Otters
GreatExplorersAtSchool,RexMiller
MeganMcDonald
Tigers
Courage,EdgarAlbertGuest
SykeWilliams(Winner)
Otters
TelevisionPoem,RoaldDahl
AndreasVlahodimos-Hinton
Otters
TheHandwritingonTheWall,Anon
SophieSabin
Otters
TheTunnel,BrianLee
ImiLaurence
Owls
TheBalladofAngryMcMangus,MirandaGoshawk
HugoPennant
Panthers
OliverTait
Year5
Year6
Year7
Year8
ChristmasGolf,JeffreyOpperman
JamesNutting(Winner)
Owls
DearLife,PattyVanDelft
KianBuchholz
Owls
TheBalladofAngryMcMangus,MirandaGoshawk
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Year5PoetryCompetition
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T h e Ye a r 5 s t u d e n t s 8 i re d u p t h e i r
imaginations and got into the festive spirit
with a poetry competition. All students were
giventhechoiceofwritingapoemfromoneof
three categories: 'Mary’s story', 'What
Christmas Means To Me’ or ‘Winter’. Once all
poems had been tweaked, edited and perfected,
weheldclassheatstoseewhowouldgothrough
theGrandFinal.Eachgroupselectedsix8inalists-
the quality was fabulous and it was a dif8icult
tasktonarrowitdown
toonlysix!
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TheafternoonoftheFinalarrived.All188inalists
readtheirpoemsinfrontoftheyeargroupandanX-Factorjudgingpanel(aka
Mr Allum, Mrs Pollock and Mrs Watson) before the four winners who would read their
poemsaloudattheYear5/6CarolServicewereselected.Each8inalisthasbeenawardedan
EnglishDepartmentaward.
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Well done to all involved; what a wonderful way to bring the festive season into the
department.
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KallikidsShortStoryCompetition
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We have published writers in our midst! After entering the Kallikids Short Story
Competition 2015, we had no fewer than four 8inalists: Monty Marley, Phoebe Wheeler,
JulietteBinningandAliceWelch.Gettingtothe8inalwasnomeanfeatastherewereover
400 entries in the Sussex based competition. Award winning author Joanna Rees was the
8inaljudgeand,afterreadingthroughallthe8inalentries,selectedthewinnersfromeach
agegroup.Fromthis,AliceWelchwasselectedasrunnerupfortheY5category(nowYear
6)andPhoebeWheelerwasselectedastheYear6(nowYear7)overallwinner.Bothgirls’
stories are now published in the competition’s book. Phoebe and Alice were awarded a
hard copy of the book in assembly which is also available for download (an email with
instructionstodosowillfollowforallparents).
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TheDepartmentwereabsolutelydelightedtoseesuchawonderfulrepresentationofour
students across Sussex. Thank you to all who entered and huge congratulations to our
8inalistsandwinners!
PrimaryMathsChallenge
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Inmid-November,thetopsetsfromYears4and5andmostofYear6satthePrimaryMaths
ChallengeduringtheirMathslesson.Thisisanationwidechallengeaimedatthetop60%of
Year6pupilsinthecountry.Thequestionstestproblemsolvingskills:mostanswersare
multiple-choice,exceptthelastfew,whichrequiregreaterthoughtandtheexactanswer.
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ThousandsofpupilsacrosstheUKsitthechallengeandwearepleasedthatthefollowing10
pupilsachievedthetopGoldAwards:
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AbiCooper
SamPatterson
AliceWelch
JackWong
CharlieGray
HenryLangford
EdenLittlefair
EdwardTimberlake
HarrisonBlackmore-Squires
HarryCooper
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Wehaveyetto8indoutifanypupilsaregoingthroughtothenextround–8ingerscrossed!Well
donetoallpupilswhotookpart.
CodeBreaking
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Thisyear,theWestbourneMathsDepartmentdecidedtoentertheNationalCipherChallenge
2015,organisedbytheUniversityofSouthampton.EachweektheUniversityreleasesacoded
messagetobedeciphered.ThecompetitionendsinJanuary2016.
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ThisyearcompetitorswillbechallengedtohelpHarrytrackdowntheReichsdoktorinpostwarBerlin.Hisenemiesarecunningandthestorywillunfoldinaseriesofshortencrypted
messages.CompetitorswillworkwithHarrytodecipherthesedocumentsinordertountangle
thetruth.
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Afterthe8irsttwoweeks,Westbournewerestandingin8irstposition.Particularmention
shouldgotoWilliamBeale,whoisoneofthefewstillinatthesixthround.
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Welldonetothefollowingpupilswhohaveshowngreatenthusiasmforthecompetition
andhavesubmittedsomereallygoodentries:
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SkyeBackhouse
GraceHornby
SamiLittlefair
NoahMazrani
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TobyBarton HenryLangford
FraserLyne SophieMurphy
DaisyPatrick
LaraSimpson
LukeSkinner
EmmaTurner
Mostoftheholidayrevisionforallsubjectsisnowbeingemailedtoparentsorappearsonthe
website.Pleasecouldyoumakesureyoulookoutforthisrevisionandassistyourchildrento
printoffthedocumentsandrevise-particularlyCE!
Year3RomanDayNovember2015
InADMMXVWestbourneHousewas
conqueredbylegionsofruthlessRoman
soldiers,gruesomegladiators,ravishing
Romanladies,andevenafewelegant
emperorsandempresses.
Thedaykickedoffwiththechildrentaking
tothecatwalktoparadetheiramazing
Romancostumes.Theythenhadtoearn
theirRomancitizenshipbymakinglaurel
wreaths.OnceacitizenofRome,the
childrenenjoyedtestingtheirmemorywith
aRomanartefactsquizandmakinglionand
gladiatorpuppets.
TheYear3childrenandstaffindulged
themselvesonadelectableRomanbanquet
ofstuffeddormice,succulent,8ingerlicking
8ishroastedpeacock’slegs.Averitable
feastindeed.Needlesstosay,thewild
boer’sheadwasnotvotedasdishofthe
daybythechildren!
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Sport
SothegloriousIndiansummerturnedintooneofthewarmestautumnsonrecord,but
unfortunatelyalmosteveryWednesdayandSaturdayblackcloudsseemedtogatherover
WestbourneandsentthePEstaffscurryingtolookatMrBarker’strustyweatherforecasting
phone.Asifbattlingwithelementswasn’tenough,wewerealsohitbyinjuriesandillness-and
tenmatcheswerecancelledinthelastweekoftermbecauseouropponentswereinquarantine!
Inspiteoftheseproblemswehavemanaged
toplayalmosthalfofour8ixturessincehalf
term.Thehockeyteamsfaredslightly
betterthanthenetballersastheastrois
usuallyplayablewhatevertheweather,
someteamsseemedtospendmostoftheir
timegettingsoaked!HowevertheFarleigh
U13hockeytournamentwascancelled,not
becauseoftheweather,butbecausetheir
newastrowasn’tyetready!Somerapid
8ixturejigglingfollowedandattwoday’s
noticewehostedatriangular8ixturewith
FarleighandTwyford,sotheafternoonwas
notwasted.Weemergedwithhonourseven,
beatingFarleigh4-0,butlosingtoavery
strongTwyfordside.Aweeklaterwehosted
ourowntournamentandourAs
unfortunatelyencounteredTwyfordagain,
losing1-2thistime,butwinningtheirother
gamesto8inish2ndoverall.FloraMackenzie
wasthetopscoreroftheday,withGemma
Kendallreceivingtheawardforthemost
valuedplayer.AtthispointtheU12As,who
werecalledintoplayinthetournamentat
thelastminutewhenateamdroppedout,
shouldbementioned.Theyweretotally
unphasedbyplayinggirlsayearolderthan
themselves,and8inishedaverycreditable
third.
Threegirlsreceivedtheirhockey
coloursthisseason–MaddieHantrais,
thecaptainandregularwinnerofthe
MostValuableplayeraward;Gemma
Kendall,thetopscoreroftheseason:
andClareMcFall,themostversatileand
reliablememberofthesquad.
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CongratulationstoGemmaKendall,
MaddieHantraisandRemiBriggswho
haveallbeenselectedfortheSussex
hockeysquad.
Itisthenetballerswhosufferthemostwhenitrains,aseventhebestkeptcourts(andWestbourne
courtsareknownasbeingtheamongthesafestonthecircuitinthewet)becomeslipperyand
injuriesresult.HowevertheWestbourneU11ATournamentsurvived(onlyjust,asitwasplayedin
mistydrizzle)andtheAteamshone,winningalltheir8irstroundmatches,andtoppingtheirsection.
UnfortunatelytheythensuccumbedtoaverytallCranleighteaminthesemi8inals,butshowedgreat
charactertocomebackfrombeingagoaldownagainstBrightonCollege,andwinbytwogoals,
securingthirdplaceoverall.CharlieHowellandLaraSimpsonwereselectedasthetwostar
Westbourneplayersoftheday.
TheUnder9netballershadaverydisappointingsecondhalfofterm:boththeirtournaments
(atCranleighandTwyford)succumbedtotheweather,asdid6oftheirnormalmatches.Of
thefourgamesthatwereplayed,theAswonbothoftheirs,andtheBswononeandlosttoa
DunhurstteamwhichwasamixofYear4sand5s.ItisagreatshamethattheY4swere
unabletodemonstratetotheirparentshowhardtheyhaveworked,andhowmuchtheyhave
improvedsincehalfterm,becausethetransformationinboththeAsandtheBsisquite
remarkable!
Swimming
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TheswimmerswontheirgalawithHurstby11points,
thismaysoundlikeanarrowvictory,butweactuallywon
20ofthe29events.HoweverasHurst,depletedby
exams,onlybroughtoneswimmerperevent(to
Westbourne’stwo)ourBswimmersdidnotscore-in
spiteofwinningthreeoftheraces!JemimaLaurenceand
FraserLynedeservespecialmentionsastheywonbothof
theirindividualeventsandtheirrelays,inspectacularly
convincingstyle.CharlieStewart,inYear4,receivedthe
list:hewonhisrace,inspiteofbeingaBteamswimmer
andhugelyimprovedhisPBtime.
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Outofschool,congratulationsgotoIndiaRose,whois
nowtheSussexUnderTwelve50metrebackcrawl
champion.WelldoneIndia!
Football
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ThefootballseasonclimaxedwithsomeexcellentmatchesagainstPilgrimsandTwyford.The1stXI
producedtheirbestperformancesoftheseasonwithGeorgeFountain,GusJames,JackMcCulloch
andCaptainTedEismarkbeingawardedtheirSchoolcolours.
RoccoGamblinhasbeenselectedforSussexEliteU11torepresentthecountyandEnglandinthe
GothacupinSweden:thiscombinedwithhisPortsmouthacademyfootball,inanextremely
competitiveselection,deservesourcongratulations.DominicRussell,JoshRankand
CharlieMorisonhavealsobeenselectedfortheU12developmentsquadandalsoheadingfor
Sweden.Congratulationstoall.
SOUTHAFRICACRICKETTOUR
WhatanamazingexperiencefortheboysandFlora,whichthisyearincludedaRhinocaptureas
partoftheitinerary.Forthe8irsttimewewereabletoplaybothAandBteam8ixtures.Intotal
wehad118ixtures,won5lost5withonerainedoff.JackMcCullochscoredtwoexcellenthalf
centuries.GeorgeFountainandJamesCarterrescuedusagainstBeulieu,FloraMackenziewas
thestarinourvictoryagainstCornwallHill,TedEismarkandDanMcKitterickmadegood
scoresagainstHowick.FelixKentwasmanofthematchagainstFelixstonBandGusJames’
catchingandbowlingsawustovictoryagainstFelixstonA.
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Allthesquadplayedtheirpartinsomeveryentertainingcricket.Offthe8ieldthechildren
visitedagamereserve,threwspearswithZuluwarriorsandrechargedtheirbatteriessur8ing
inawaterpark.WelldonetoallforbeinggreatambassadorsforbothSchoolandcountry.
Rugby
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TheRugbyseasonisnowwellunderwaywithalltheyeargroupsinvolvedinSchoolmatches.
The1stXVareablyleadbyJackMcCulloch,whoiscurrentlypartoftheHarlequinsDeveloping
PlayerProgramandsupportedwellonthepitchbyagroupoftalentedandhard-working
players.Thiswasverymuchhighlightedwhenasquadof12travelledtotheBryanston7'sand
won5out6matches,pickingupsomenotablescalpsofTheDownsandPortRegis.Theywere
eventuallyknockedoutintheCupSemiFinal.Butitwasatremendouseffortinaverystrong
tournament.
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TheU11’sandU10’shave
madepromisingstartswitha
numberofgoodvictories.
FraserLyne,TomHeaver,
EdwardTimberlakeandDill
Howellhavebeenparticularly
impressive.
TheU9’shaveenjoyedtheir
8irstcompetitiverugby
matchesandalltheboyshave
tastedsuccess.
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RugbyatTwickenham! !
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Congratulationsalsotothreeboys–GeorgeBaker,CharlieGoodwinandGeorgeTracey
whohavebeendoingwellforChichesterUnder8s.Asaresultoftheirsuccessinthe
SaracensAllianzCup,theyhadthegreatthrillofbeingabletoplayatTwickenhamin
frontof42,000people!Theymanagedtocome6thoutof50teams.
MiscellaneousSportingActivitiesandAchievements
Inmiscellaneoussportingachievements,Iampleasedtobeabletomentionthefollowing:
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FloraMackenziehasbeenselectedfortheSussexUnder13girls’cricketsquad(aswellastouring
SouthAfricawithourboys!).Shewillbeundergoingquiteanintensivewintertrainingprogramme,
wewishherwellwiththat.
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TheWestbourneHouseFencingCompetitionsawchildrenfromacrossthelocalareataking
part,andIampleasedtoannouncethefollowing:
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AbigailDunn:
ArthurKenyon:
JackPassey: RoccoThomas:
AryaJeevathasan:
DanielBosman:
NoahMazrani:
KianBuchholz:
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3rdinthe6andunderfoil
Moststylishfencerinthe6andunderfoil
1stinthe7andunderfoil
Moststylishfencerinthe7andunderfoil
2ndinthe9andunderfoil
3rdinthe9andunderfoil
1stinthe11andunderfoil
1stinboththe13and16andunderfoil
HollieHodgestookpartinher8irstTetrathlon(avariantofModernPentathloncomprising
riding,running,shootingandswimming)eventoverhalfterm,andmanagedtocome5thoutof
20competitors.
CanoeingandKayakingfromRickKnight
Astheweatherhasremainedmildandthewaterconditionsfair,wecontinuedtomakeuseofourlake
bytakingadvantageofthetwonewCanadiancanoeswerecentlypurchased,increasingour8leetto6!
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CanadiancanoesminimisetheriskofgettingwetandopenupadifferentaspectofPaddleSport;the
emphasisbeingonteamwork,communicationandskillwhilenotforgettingfun!
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ThisyearIampleasedtosay,wehaveseenmorechildrengaintheirBritishCanoeUnionPaddlePower
Level2thaneverbefore.
Boarding
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It'sbeenalongandbusytermfortheboarders.Itseemslikesuchalongtimeagothatchildren
arrivedbackatschoolatthestartofSeptemberinthesummersun.Whatabusytimetheboarding
communityhashadsincemylastupdateathalfterm.
WewereveryfortunatetohavesuchcalmweatherforourBon8ireNightwhichwasahuge
success.AfewthankyousmustgotoMrGeffen,thegroundstaff,MrGroutandthecateringteam
foralltheydidtomaketheeveningsuchasuccess.MrsFrithandhertrustyhelpersyetagaindida
tremendousjobcreatingtheguy,sothankyouforthatand8inally,notforgettingahugethankyou
toeveryonewhomadedonationstothe8ireworkfund,withoutthemitwouldn’thavebeenmuch
ofabon8irenight!
Boardersactivitieshavetakenonanewlifewiththechildrenworkingtowardsaboardersbadge.Not
everyonehasgotthroughtheactivitiesyetbutdoaskyourchildrenaboutsignlanguageandhowto
bakesomestickbread!
Thisreallyisamagicaltimeofyeartobeinvolvedinboardingandthechildren’senthusiasmforall
thingsChristmassycanbutliftthespiritsduringwhatisabusyperiod.AsIwritethisIknowthat
theboardinghousesareinthethroesoftheirChristmascelebrations.SecretSantawhisperingsare
thetalkofallthedormsafterlightsout!MainHousecarolsinging,feasts,Christmastree
decoratingandIamsuretheoddmincepiehaveallbeenparforthecourseoverthelastweekof
term.OfcourseitwouldbewrongofmenottomentionthehighlyanticipatedRollerDiscowhich,
yetagain,wasahugesuccesswiththechildren(andsomeoftheboardingstaff!!).
Year7BeeswingandDowerHousetriptoClothkitsChichester,wheretheyallmadeastringofbuntingeach.
Theyabsolutelylovedit.
Itisthetimeofyearwhenwemustsaysomegoodbyestoourwonderfulgappers.Emma(Miss
Buckthorpe),Annie(MissParnell)andSeb(MrParsons)havecontributedenormousamountsofeffort,
energyandenthusiasmtoboardingsincetheyjoineduslastJanuaryandtheplacereallywillnotbethe
samewithoutthemwhenwereturn.Wewishthemallthebestofluckwiththeirnextstepsasthey
returntosomewhatsunnierandwarmerclimesbackhomeinAustralia.Thankyouandgoodluck.
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ThreenewgapperswilljoinusinJanuaryandwelookforwardtowelcomingthemtoWestbourne.
IhopeyoumanagetoenjoyawonderfulChristmasandNewYearandthat2016isanotherhappyand
fruitfulyearforallatWestbourne.Inthemeantimeifyouwouldliketogetintouchwithmeaboutany
boardingrelatedmattersoryouareinterestedinyourchildbecomingaboarder,thenpleasedogetin
touchbyemailingmeat:[email protected].
Trips
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Year4OutdoorTriptotheNewForestOctober2015
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OntheeveoftheAutumnhalf-term,theYear4’ssetforthfortheirannualonenightresidentialtripto
theNewForest!AmuchanticipatedtripandaperfectintroductiontotheWestbourneAward.An
outdoorteamofspecialistsorganisedarangeofstimulatingactivitiesforthechildren,whichgave
themplentyofopportunitiestoworkandthriveinateamenvironment,reinforcingthevirtuesof
togetherness,helpingandsupportingothers.Thechildrenhadplentyoftimetorelaxandenjoythe
idylliccountrysideandenjoysomewonderfulheartygrub.Thechildrenwereexemplary.Itwasgreat
tobeabletospendqualitytimewiththemoutsidetheclassroom.WelldoneYear4.
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Staf\ing
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Arelativelyquietterm,mercifully!WewillwelcomeNick
Smith’swifeRebecca,andnewbabyMatilda,tothecommunity
nextterm,whoofcoursewillbejoiningNickinShopwyke
House.
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HeadChefSimonGroutisleavingusaftereightyearsinchargeofourcatering.Wearevery
gratefulforallhiseffortsoverthattimeandwishhimallthebestforthefuture.
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KarenSwannjoinsourIndividualNeedsDepartmentonaparttimebasis.
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RobertShippam,whohasbeenassociatedwiththeschoolforover8iftyyearsworkingonthe
maintenanceteam,isretiringthisChristmas.Latterlyhehasbeenworkingparttimemainlyon
carpentryprojectsaroundtheschool,butsafetosaythat50yearsisamightylongtime!His
father,Bob,alsoworkedattheschoolfromtheveryearliestdaysoftheShamans’ownershipand
soasafatherandsonteam,theyspanagrandtotalinexcessof55years!Wethankmost
sincerelyRobertforsuchanincrediblenumberofyearsservice,forhisloyaltyandhardwork
andwishhimalltheverybestforalongandhappyretirement.NickHazellwillbejoiningthe
maintenanceteamashisreplacement.
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Asmentionedabove,wesaygoodbyetoouroverseas‘Gappers’.Onceagaintheyhaveprovedto
provideinvaluablesupporttotheteachingstaffandful8illedthebigbrother/sisterrolesuperbly.
Allthreearereturningtobegindegreecourses:SebastianParsonstudyingBiomedical
EngineeringatSydneyUniversity,EmmaBuckthorpeMedicineatMonashUniversityin
MelbourneandAnnieParnellArtandVisualArtsatAustraliaNationalUniversityinCanberra.
Wewishthemalltheverybest.
Drama
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HowtoHostaVIP
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TheredcarpetswereoutonOnFriday4thDecemberaseverysinglechildinYear7tooktothestage
toperformHowtoHostaVIP,aproductiondesignedtoenticeall8iftypupilstoattemptagiant
assortmentofabsurdandhair-brainedcharacterswithinadiversesetofescapades.Underonetheme
ofhostingVIPs,allofthechildren,regardlessofactingabilityorpastexperience,werethrowninat
thedeependand,armedwithextravagantcostumes,audacioushairdosandalorryfullofprops.
ScenariosincludedabotchedplantostealtheMonaLisausingintelligencefromaformerguard,
hijinkswithRichardBranson30,000feetupinthehair,arescueplanatTheGlobetosaveaRoyal
performance,aMurderMysteryNightgonewrongandadayinthelifeofFawltyTowers.Itwas
enjoyabletowitnesssomanyofthechildrenonstage.Fromthenaturalperformersstretching
themselveswithdif8icultcharacterisationtothepreviouslyshyandapprehensivelookingto
transcendtheirperceivedboundariesofcreativecon8idence,itwasafun,all-inclusivecelebrationof
Drama8launtingeverybody’sartistic8laironstage.EnormousthankstoMargoDoddforher
incredibledevotiontothecostumesandpropsaswellastoEloiseRankandSophieWheelerforcocoordinatingsuchatalentedhairandmakeupteam.
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Music
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CarolsbeganringingoutfromtheMusicSchoolalmostassoonasthechildrenreturnedfromhalf
term,aspreparationsforChristmasgotunderway!
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ThebeginningofNovembersawTheFestivalofDuetsandFamilyEnsembles,whichwasonceagaina
hugelyenjoyableevening.Groupslargeandsmall,ofbothfriendsandfamily,createdsomelovely
performances.Ifyouhaven’tpickedupaninstrumentforyears,nextyear’seventmightwellbe
somethingtoaimfor!Thiswascloselyfollowedbyatoe-tappingperformancebyBritonica,aband
frontedbyoneofourguitarteachers,DaveSoothill.Certainly,anybuddingrockstarsintheaudience
wouldhavebeeninspiredtogetpractising!
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Theschoolconcertaweeklaterwasonceagainatrulyimpressiveevening,withperformancesfrom
alloftheschool’smusicalensembles,notablytheBigBand,playing‘Gold8inger’,theChapelChoir,
JuniorChoirandOrchestra,whogaveaveryaccomplishedperformanceofthethememusicfrom
“Amadeus’,alongwitharousingrenditionofHolst’s‘Jupiter’totieinwithRemembranceDayearlier
thatweek.
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TheendofNovembersawtheAdventCarolServicetakeplaceinBoxgrovePriory.Alwaysa
wonderfuloccasion,manyparentsandstaffcommentedthatithadbeen‘oneofthebest’.Thisisa
very8ittingwaytoenterthefestiveseason,withthebeautifulPriorytransformingfromdarktolight
accompaniedbyreadingsandmusicbytheChapelChoir.Aparticularhighlightwastheduetby
ConnieHolbenandFloraBigham,singing‘Heshallfeedhis8lock’fromHandel’sMessiahandsolos
fromTobyLoeffen-Ames,LilyHarriesandGeorgiaHowell.
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SeveralpupilsperformedintheChichesterGuitarFestivalattheRegisSchoolofMusicinBognor.
LukeSkinnerandOllyHarrisbothplayedexceptionallywellandTimmyWergangaveanoutstanding
performancetowintheSoloOpenClass.Therehavebeenagoodnumberofmusicexamsthisterm,
andIamhappytocongratulatethefollowingchildren,allofwhomachievedDistinctions:
PoppyTallis SamPatterson
TheoStewart
JoshuaBarratt
PollyBigham Grade6Violin
Grade2Theory
Grade2Trumpet
Grade1Theory
InitialPiano
MurrayCarter
LorenzaSchwarz
PoppyTallis RosieWade Grade1Piano
Grade3Singing
Grade3Piano
Grade5Singing
Thelastweekoftermsawtheusualroundof
Christmasfestivities.TheChapelChoir’s
annuallunchoutinghadachangeofvenue
thisyear,toFrankieandBenny’s,afterwhich
theyspenttimesingingcarolsattheCrossin
ChichesterinaidofRotaryClubcharities.
SecondOrchestragaveafestiveperformance
forparentsonMondayevening,alongwith
someofourotherJuniorensembles.On
Tuesday,Year8membersoftheChapelChoir
madetheirannualtriptosingcarolsat
Manor8ieldCareHome,spendingsometime
chattingwiththeresidents.TheYear3/4and
Year5/6carolservicestookplaceon
Wednesdayafternoon,andbothwerewell
attendedbystaffandparents.Choirmusic
andcongregationalcarolswereinterspersed
withbiblereadingsandpoetry.Lastlythe
seniorcarolservicewasaveryuplifting
event,withmusicfromthecombinedYear
7/8andChapelChoirs,includingRutter’s
‘Angels’Carol’andJoubert’s‘Torches’.
MusicColoursthistermwereawardedtoPoppyTallisandCommunityColours(forservicesto
ChapelChoir)wereawardedtoHeadChoristersConnieHolbenandTobyLoeffen-Ames.
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OurmanymusiciansdeserveagoodrestoverChristmas.PreparationsfortheInter-PatrolMusic
CompetitionwillbegininearnestinJanuaryandtheChapelChoirwillbeputtingthe8inishing
touchestotheirtourrepertoireforRomeinApril.Welldonetoall!
CharityNews-HelenBarker
Thefundraisingforourcharitiesisnowwellunderwayandthissecondhalfoftermhasseenanumberof
charitableevents.
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FirstlyahugethankyoutoGeorgiaHowellandFelixKentwhoaccepteddonationsinlieuofpresentsat
theirBirthdayparty(aBIGsacri8ice)andraised£425.
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ThewholeschooldressedupredonRemembranceDay.Wealllinedupinfrontofthepillarsbeneathour
giantpoppy,torememberthose,throughpoemsandprayer,whohavegiventheirlivesinwars.Thetotal
raisedwas£710fortheRoyalBritishLegion14-18Legacy.
Wrappingpaper
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Thankyoutoeveryonewhoboughtthewrappingpaperandgiftswhichmade£238.00forourcharities.
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Thehoodieswereahugesuccessandraised£1500!AparticularlybigthankyoutoKateHogan,stalwartof
theCharitycommittee,forhermanyhourssortingalltheordersout!
Bring and Buy Sale
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TheYear8’sdidincrediblywelltoorganisethisevent.Thankyousomuchforthebagsandbagsoftoys,
gamesandbooksthatparentssogenerouslycontributed.
Thechildrenhadlotsoffunbuyingandsellingandbytheendofthedaywehadraisedanimpressive£748!
Fantastic!
Rucksacksforrefugeefamilies
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Thankyouverymuchtotheverymanyofyouthatsupportedoursecondwaveofrucksacks8illedwithwarm
clothesfortherefugeefamiliesinCalaisandGreece.
TherucksackswhichwerekindlydonatedbyPhilippaGogartyownerofmicro-scooter,werecrammedinto
fourcarsanddriventoGuilfordtobepackedintocratesandbetakenacrosstoCalaisandthenGreece.
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WehavehadsomelovelyfeedbackfromtheAldingbourneTrust,thelocalcharitythatwesupportedin
2013/2014thatsupportsadultswithlearningdif8iculties.Thecentrehashaveboughtsomeexercise
equipmentandMattSwanson,fromtheAldingbourneTrustwrites:
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“Theequipmentissituatedjustoutsidetheclientsrecreationalareawhichisencouragingpeopletouseitand
itsbecomingquiteasocialcentre...importantlypeopleareabletouseitindependentlywithverylittle
guidance.Ithinkwe’vechosentherightbitsofkit–lotsofpeoplearerelatingtothehorsebackrider,theDual
Surferisgoodformovement,coordinationandachat,andthechapsparticularlyliketheupperbodywork
out!Alsooneofourclientswithvisualimpairmenthassaidhavingitinbrightredhasreallymadeitstandout
soshecanseewhereitis.Ithinkit’sreallygoingtohelppeopleachievehealthyoutcomes–anditseemstobe
viewedverymuchasafunthingtodo–lotsofsmiles!
ThankyousomuchtoWestbournefromallofusattheAldingbourneTrust”
CharityDatesforyour2016Diary
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Friday4thMarch-WestbourneWorldBookDayandCharityDressupday.
Dressupasyourfavouritebookcharacterandbringadonationinsupportofour
schoolcharities.
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MotheringSaturdayLunch-Saturday5thMarch2015
JoinyourchildforlunchintheDiningRoomfrom12.45pm.DadsandGrandparentsalsowelcome!
£7foradultsand£4forchildrenwhodonotattendSaturdayschool-pleasesignupinthePrepSchool
Of8ice.
Monday21stMarch-Pre-PrepcharityweekandwholeschoolDuckRacing!Detailstofollow...
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MayBall2016–Friday27thMay-nottobemissed!
Detailswillbesentoutinthesecondweekofnexttermandthereafterwewillstartsellingtickets.
Pleasestarttoplanyourtablesof10(some12willbeavailable)asticketsusuallysellquickly.
If you are able to help with a donation for an auction prize please contact Annastasia Williams:
[email protected]:[email protected]
VirtualTour
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Youmayhavenoticedthattheschoolhasafantasticvirtualtouronourwebsite.Ifyouwouldliketobe
remindedofwhattheschoollookslike,orshowgrandparentsandfriendswhatawonderfulschoolyour
childrenattend,itgivesaveryextensiveviewoftheschool’sfacilitieswith8iftyorso360degree
photographs.
And\inally…….
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HelenandIwishyouaverypeacefulandHappyChristmasandNewYear–welookforwardto
seeingyouallagaininJanuary.