I would like to start this week’s Nutshell with an apology to the parents of those children who
took part in Wednesday’s After School Cookery Club. Clearly spurred on by the closing
stages of Masterchef, the children tackled apple crumble, managing to get equal helpings of
flour, butter and sugar on themselves as in the mixing bowl. There were some definite
human apple crumbles heading home albeit holding proudly in their hands, ready-to-bake
(and assumingly delicious) desserts. I hope the tastiness of the puddings made up for the
quick dash to the washing machine. The aprons, donated last year by the HPA have been
found and laundered ready for next week. I could therefore have forgiven a handful of
children for their less than pristine appearance on Thursday morning at drop off. However
more than a few disembarked from cars looking crumpled and wearing evidence of the
week’s lunch and breakfast menu. More and more shirts are being worn ‘al fresco’ when
they should be neatly tucked in. Shoes in particular are getting a battering and not being
given the necessary daily or weekly date with the polish and/or scuff renovator. Please can I
ask parents to support us in encouraging the children to be as proud of how they look when
they come to school as they are about what they do whilst they are here. We have a smart
uniform. Let’s try to keep it that way and wear it with pride. Thank you.
As you are aware, the Governors have begun their search for my successor.
Advertisements will be going into the national titles targeting the teaching profession in early
May. I am sure they will keep you up to date with their progress. The plan is to appoint
towards the end of the summer term with a September 2017 start date as previously
communicated. In the meantime the leadership and management of the school continues on
‘my watch’. Mrs Louw and I are working closer together than ever before and have been
discussing the needs of the Leadership Team and of the school for the new academic year.
The team will be one person ‘down’ with an ever increasing list of tasks and responsibilities.
To that end we have decided to appoint, for one year only, two further members of the
teaching staff to the SLT. After a few days of internal interviews, I am delighted to announce
that Mrs Georgina Bean (Head of Design Technology) and Mr Jonathan Jarvis (Head of
History and ICT) will be joining the team from September 2016. Mrs Bean, who served as
Assistant Head at a large secondary school before coming to Hazelwood, will take charge of
masterminding with precision and vision the planning, logistics and execution of day-to-day
and special events and Mr Jarvis will become Head of Upper School with particular
responsibility for the pastoral care and welfare of the children in Years 6 to 8. Both are
known to the children and will give of their very best in these two important roles supporting
Mrs Louw in her year as Acting Head.
Last week’s Nutshell alluded to the success of the Dick Moore evening presentation on
children and mental health. I wanted to add my voice of thanks and praise to that expressed
by a parent and say how illuminating, supportive and relevant Mr Moore’s words were in
highlighting how we all need to be on our guard to recognise, and deal with the early signs of
stress amongst our growing children. He dealt with the dark subject of mental illness
amongst the young sensitively, using real-life stories to show that it could happen to anyone
of us and how best to equip ourselves to ask for help. Mr Moore also gave us the ‘light’ with
the ‘shade’ punctuating the seriousness of the message with moments of light heartedness.
The staff team were well represented amongst the audience and I know the experience has
given them further insight to best understand how children perceive and deal with a busy
school and home life in a multitude of different ways. Given the response to the evening it is
likely that Mr Moore will become a regular contributor to our annual calendar. I would urge as
many of you as possible to attend in years to come. It will be an evening very well spent and
whilst some of his message was more targeted towards our older pupils, those parents of
our younger year groups also found it massively informative.
And finally, I would like to give you all prior warning of two events which Hazelwood School
is delighted to be associated with. The first is our very own Hero Bear Triathlon in support of
Help for Heroes. The event, running (swimming and cycling) on Sunday 11th September
makes its welcomed return having raised almost £100,000 in its previous three incarnations.
There will be a special launch assembly on Monday 9th May led by the new committee
headed up by Mr Powney. Whilst staying true to the original vision for the triathlon, the team
have made a few new introductions (including a House Point Cup) to make the occasion
even more family friendly and intertwined with the life of the school. It’s time to get into
training. It’s time also to shake up and wake up your canine friends as Hazelwood School is
the proud supporter of the Oxted Fun Dog Show. The event is part of the Oxted Picnic
which is taking place in Master Park on Sunday 21st August. There are a number of different
categories for the young and old (dogs and handlers!) including Golden Oldie, Puppy Love,
Young Handler and Tiny Tots. Sadly Otto will not be around to take part. He will be there in
spirit and his face will be appearing on the advert specially created to celebrate our
involvement with the event. He is going to miss all his Hazelwood pats and hugs which,
contrary to recent US research, he loves and puts him in the very best of moods.
Please note: due to staff holidays, there will be NO issue of The Nutshell in two weeks’ time
(Friday 13th May). Normal service will resume the following week.
For a list of emails/letters/texts sent home each week please see the ‘Notice Board’ further
down the Nutshell.
News from The Nursery
As another week comes to a close, we have experienced a full year of seasons within one
week with sunshine, snow, sleet, wind and some very black skies. This hasn’t dulled the
enthusiasm of all the children at the Nursery & Early Years. The impromptu snow added
hugely to the music lesson and Oak did a wonderful job of pretending to be snowflakes
fluttering and twirling and they were so quiet!
The Perform workshop was a great success on Wednesday. Oak and Skylarks participated
enthusiastically as pirates and mermaids and were keen to find the Lost Boys whilst hiding
from the evil Captain Hook.
Our green fingered Skylarks have been tending to their beans which are looking fantastic;
some of them are really reaching for the skies. They explored different words for big, small
and middle sized and now have a plethora of new vocabulary to try out at home.
Matt’s Robins have been bug hunters this week and have had enormous fun playing with the
messy play spaghetti worms. There are some super spider pictures on display in the room.
Sue’s Robins have been experimenting with large scale art and have dressed up as knights
and princesses and made a giant castle. They have also been searching for jewellery in ice.
The Wagtails have become explorers and been sighted in the garden with their binoculars.
They have also been planting tomatoes and wild flowers which they will be tending to over
the coming weeks. In addition they made their own musical instruments, perhaps there’s an
opportunity for a Wagtails orchestra – who knows?
Finally the Wrens have had
plenty of opportunity for
messy play this week. They
have been chalking in the
garden,
throwing
themselves into messy foam
play, digging in the soil to
find different vegetables and
then plenty of giggles in the
soft ball pit
.
Reminders & notes for next week
A reminder that the Nursery & Early Years Site is closed on Monday 2nd May for the first May
Bank Holiday.
Please can all Nursery parents return the Sun Safety Procedure form to the Early Years
office.
Another reminder to Oak parents to ensure their children have a waterproof cagoule in
school for those days when it is damp or cold.
Another reminder to all Nursery parents to ensure their child has a named sun hat on their
peg.
News from Hazelwood
Lupercus Thanks
Dear Head,
Thank you so much for the 125 year Celebration Lupercus, which I have only just received
(South African post!!)
I enjoyed reading it immensely and bought back so many great memories of my time there,
with Parry and Dowling being the Heads.
I keep studying the black & white photos (top left) to see if I am there!!
I my time between Parry and Dowling, I was fortunate to see some major changes for the
better when Dowling took over the reins.
When the rampant Lion was added to the school logo and our uniforms change from dark
blue strip to maroon and dark blue strips. I still have my original Hazelwood tie!
Hazelwood certainly gave me great solid grounding on myself development.
Keep up the great work and excitement the school brings to the future of the youth of our
nation. The foundation steps are crucial! May Hazelwood for continue for another 125 years!
Many thanks
Richard and Lezelle
Fossil Hunting with the dinosaurs
This week 2B's Forest schools was done in extraordinary weather conditions, sleet, snow
and sunshine! We had a fantastic time and had all sorts of challenges. 2B became 'Dinosaur
Detectives' looking around the forest. They put the items on their checklist within a circled
area like palaeontologists would when excavating fossils. In groups the children then used
potato peelers as a tool to help clean the end of their palaeontologist brush. They then
collected sticks and tied them to the end. Each child then had their very own fossil hunting
brush. 2B were incredibly sensible when using tools and we all had a great session- the
snow did not stop us!
On Sunday Caspar
represented his Pony
Club branch (Old
Surrey Burstow and
West Kent) along
with two other team
members
and
competed
in
an
under 8s tetrathlon.
He show jumped,
swam,
ran
and
competed in a target
throw all on one day.
Clear rounds for the
team and a good eye
for a target from
Caspar brought them
fifth place which was particularly creditable since they only fielded a team of three when
usually it would be four - with the three highest scores counting in each discipline. Casper
showed quite determination and a strict adherence to some quite demanding rules and
regulations. Not an easy thing for anyone let alone a young athlete in his first competition.
Well done Casper.
Good enough to eat!
Our wonderful cake design winners visited Coughlans Bakery to see their winning designs
brought to life in edible form. Daniel and Georgie are pictured with Mark Symons, MD of
Tandridge Leisure Centre and Vice-Chair of the Oxted BID (Business Improvement District)
who organised the Love Oxted event, and Sean Coughlan, Director of Coughlan’s Bakery
who judged the competition. They both won a Family swim at the Tandridge Leisure
Centre. Daniel and Georgie can take collect their cakes on Saturday, once all of Oxted have
been able to admire them in the window of Coughlan’s who have managed to replicate the
designs almost perfectly.
The children’s pictures will appear in the Oxted County Border News on Wednesday 4 May
Match Tea Plea
Could parents refrain from feeding the pupils cakes and sandwiches from the parents’ match
tea table. The children are given their own tea at an appropriate time during the afternoon
and extra sustenance may get in the way of their game and get them into the umpire’s bad
books. It also means that there is less to eat for our, and visiting, parents. No one will go
hungry!
We wish everyone attending the HPA’s first Comedy Night, tonight, a wonderful evening.
May the Scummy Mummies have you rolling in the aisles!
Rugby Congratulations
Edenbridge RFC Under 9s
won the finals of the Kent
Cup his weekend. Taking
on much larger clubs from
the county - Tonbridge
Juddians, Beckenham and
Tunbridge Wells - on
Finals
day
at
Aylesford. They won two
matches and drew the
other.
Both
Hugo
CooperFogarty and Ralph Lewis
played with distinction.
Unfortunately Will de Vere
Hunt was unwell on the
day
William Oxley-Evans, Harry Webzell and Seb Taylor-Smith play for Warlingham under 8,s.
They convincingly won the 'Worthing A Festival' even though there were some tough
competition. The team was outstanding and showed some great sportsmanship and team
work.
Inter-house debating
THIS HOUSE BELIEVES BRITAIN SHOULD LEAVE THE EUROPEAN UNION!
Hazelwood School went to the polls on Thursday morning following the final round of this
year’s inter-house debating competition. The motion: This House Believes Britain Should
Leave the European Union was proposed and opposed by another four teams of three
Years 6-8 students who spoke with real conviction on implications to the country if we
choose to exit such as: financial cost; vulnerability of going it alone and the impact on
services such as the NHS, to name but a few. It was a closely fought debate but the winners
of this term’s competition, was Irving!
Then came the staff and students’ opportunity to take part in our own Hazelwood School’s
referendum! And the result ... a total of 64 pupils and staff (24%) voted to leave the EU and
an overwhelming 206 pupils and staff (76%) voted in favour of staying in the EU!
Well done to the following students for putting themselves forward in the quest to win the
coveted cup: Zac Slade; Henry Hilleard-Rees; Freddie Bosshard; Ben Mustafa; Maddie
Heeler; George Wood; Elin Howell; Harry Pluck; Charlie Digges; Alex Mylett; Tom Richards
and Evie Hall. Also thanks to the Year 8s who manned the ballot box and Philip and Lottie
who, with eagle eyes, counted in the votes!
Term-time Absence – Parent Reminder
As you know, we endeavour to publish all the school holiday dates well in advance, so that
parents may plan family trips and other events during the long holiday periods. We
encourage parents not to take their children out of school during term-time unless it is
absolutely essential so as not to interrupt their learning (of course, we do understand that on
occasion this cannot be avoided) and any requests should be made in writing/via email to
Mrs
Shaw
at
[email protected],
copy
to
[email protected]. Thank you.
The Immigrant’s Story by Jake Curson
Hello, my name is Mohammed. I used to live in Damascus, Syria but now
I live in London in England and this is my story of when I was a young
boy. My childhood was not how I planned it to be and it always gives me
flashbacks of when it all happened. This is The Immigrant’s Story.
I was a rich boy for a Syrian and I went to a great school but I was
always frightened of the war that was going on. I learnt lots at school
including speaking English, coding, maths, literacy and quite a few other
subjects too.
But still, I could not help myself from being scared of the bombs and gun noises that I heard
every hour of every day. It was petrifying. Almost every week at least one or two boys or girls
disappeared from school. I always knew what they were doing. They were fleeing from Syria
to England.
After a week of when the bombs seemed to have never stopped, it was my turn. I was
having breakfast at the time. We heard something overhead, and it seemed to be coming
right at our delicate house. I peered out of the window. I knew it. It was a bomb! I screamed
for my family to get out of the house. We sprinted out just in time before the bomb hit our
house. We all stared for a second, and then ran. We were all terror-stricken.
My family and I trekked across every country between Syria and England. We had no food,
no water, and most importantly, no hope. It was horrible. I tried to make my family feel more
positive but it just made them feel weaker. I was the only person who had a little bit of
confidence. Every time I was feeling sad I said to myself: "Every step is a step closer to
happiness". We met other Syrians on the way but they were nearly dead.
In Syria, the bombs were still dropping on the houses. They were on the news in pubs all the
time. My family and I, if there was one in sight, went into pubs for some rest but we had no
money on us so we could not have anything to eat or drink. I had never been so miserable in
my life.
Finally, I came to the border of England, I was so happy to be there. But there was one big
problem. There was a gigantic, high voltage fence in the way. Me and my family felt exactly
the same. Disappointed. We all started to think. I had an idea. I had learnt some coding at
school and they told us exactly how to do these high voltage fences. I made the electricity
power turn off and we climbed over the fence.
We got into London and a family took us in. We were delighted and we got everything we
needed. And that's where my story ends.
Thank you.
Congratulations to Jake and Max Hall (Max’ story appears below) who were also
successful in the first round of judging of the BBC’s most prestigious story writing
competition.
GOLFER GRANDAD by Max Hall (Y4)
There is a man called GOLFER GRANDAD who lives in a block of flats which was a lovely
place till he moved in. Golfer Grandad is quite ugly because he has very shaggy, twirly hair,
long bushy eyebrows, bulging eyes and a big nose, which is bigger than Gru’s nose, (for
some of you who do not know, Gru is a character in Despicable Me). He also has very large
ears, bigger than an Indian elephant’s ears.
Golfer Grandad likes to play golf a lot, but isn’t very good at it. When he was playing golf at
the golf club, he got banned from it because he kept on hitting the windows on the golf
clubhouse with his golf ball. Golfer Grandad had a phenomenal idea, well that’s what he
thought. He is one of those persons, who always agrees with himself - I know that is quite
sad.
His phenomenal idea was to play golf in the flat, but it didn’t go as well as he hoped it would,
because at first he smashed all of his windows and then all of the neighbours and one of his
shots was quite entertaining because it hit two men, then an old lady, who was walking up
the stairs. The old lady saw the golf ball so she decided to turn around and then run as fast
as she could, but the golf ball was going too fast and she too slowly so it caught up and the
golf ball hit her and the old lady face planted and slowly slid down the stairs. The golf ball
burst through the door and into a duck pond. Unfortunately for Golfer Grandad, the police
found out about it and banned him and took all his golf balls!
Golfer Grandad was extremely upset and he decided to rob a golf ball from a local shop.
Then all of the alarms went off and all of the police came at once and surrounded him, but
he didn’t care because he had his booster wheelchair so he just got it out and told a joke in a
lame voice. The joke went like this: Knock, knock who’s there? Booster wheelchair.
Booster wheelchair who? This bad boy!
Golfer Grandad threw the golf ball at the police and drove his booster wheelchair through the
window of the shop, as the police were blocking the doorway. He managed to escape but
he just drove home, which was a stupid idea, because the police followed him there. When
he got home the police came straight to the flat and started banging on the door shouting
“it’s the police, open this door”.
Golfer Grandad didn’t know what to do because he was 55 storeys up so he couldn’t jump
off the terrace. He revved up his booster wheelchair and drove it straight through the front
door and the waiting police. He bounced down the stairs and was last seen driving off into
the sunset.
The End
A walk on the wild side
Year 1 set off to explore the wild side when they visited Chessington Zoo this week. Starting
the day with an educational workshop entitled ‘Amazing Animals’, the pupils learnt some
unusual and fascinating facts. They had an opportunity to handle a range of textured
materials, such as snakeskin and the bristles of a brush, encouraging the children to look
really closely at the features of different animals, so they could match the materials to their
pictures.
“Just wanted to say a big thank you for letting me join Year 1 on their trip to
Chessington Zoo! It was great fun, informative and lovely to witness how
well behaved all the children were; a huge credit to their teachers and
Hazelwood school as a whole. Thank you also to those who supplied lunch,
which was very nicely enjoyed with the sea lion!”
A winding pathway then took us around the Trail of the Kings where wide windows gave us
an incredibly close up view of some truly magnificent animals. Great black gorillas were
swinging from a network of ropes, lions were lying basking in the April sun, tigers almost
nuzzling the glass, lynx climbing stealthily along their framework of branches, and fossa
curled innocently in a cosy corner.
The highlight of the trip has got to be the Zufari Ride. Clambering up into in giant jeeps, we
were ready to be bounced along the track of the Wanyama Reserve. On our expedition we
passed a range of African animals roaming free. We spotted flamingos, giraffe, white rhinos
and zebras before heading into a darkened cave where we were splashed by a sudden
waterfall.
Back on a more stable pathway, we wandered around the Wanyama village discovering yet
more African animals. The meerkats certainly took centre stage with their energetic antics
followed by their calm and comical pose. It really was an exciting day for all our young
adventurers.
Congratulations to Mrs Haydock who is expecting her first baby in the autumn. We are
delighted for her and her husband and wish them well as they begin six months of furious
knitting!
Chiddingstone Literary Festival - Bank Holiday Weekend
There are some wonderful authors and
journalists visiting Chiddingstone Castle
this weekend! Have a look at the
website
www.chiddingstonecastle.org.uk/literary
-festival and find world-class writers in
idyllic Kentish surroundings. How lucky
to have this festival on our doorstep. It
is not too late to book tickets for adult
and children's events.
Congratulations to Sam and Harry
who have started off the new tennis
season with an important and hard
fought victory. Both boys play for the
Limpsfield Tennis Club’s U8 B team and
their opening game was against the A
team at the club over the weekend. A
must-win match for both sides. Playing
alongside their team mates, the boys
kept their cool, served up a few aces and
winning volleys to win the tie 10-6 to the
Brilliant B’s. A proud moment and the
first very important steps on the road to a
junior title at Wimbledon!
Uniform Clarification: Oak and Years 1 & 2
The following information was supplied in response to a parent enquiry. It is duplicated here
so that all parents can share the same information.
YES
Chestnut Hall will be available from 8am for drop off. Classrooms will continue to
open at 8.30am.
YES
Oak children in 2016 are not required to wear the polo neck jumpers. Instead they will
wear polo shirts. For new starters we are expressing a preference for blue polo shirts
(boys and girls). For those transferring, we are happy to accept pink polo shirts until
such time as they become too small or need replacing.
YES
Years 1 & 2 will continue to wear blue polo neck jumpers as currently. These are
being phased out next year.
From September 2017 all will be in polo shirts. Schoolblazer are adjusting their
stocks accordingly and will be confirming the availability of a blue polo shirt for the
older children during the course of the forthcoming academic year.
YES
Years 1 & 2 uniform is NOT changing. All that the children have worn this year will be
able to be worn next. In September 2017 as they move into Year 3 clearly there will
be a number of changes, not least of all the sports uniform is significantly
different. This is all part and parcel of transitioning into the Prep School and should
be exciting.
Oink!
Oink!
These fabulous piggy banks, created by the children during Mrs Tulett’s Easter art course,
are wishing Mrs T all the very best as she recovers in hospital and at home after an
operation. We trust that she will be back on her feet in no time and strong enough to
return to Hazelwood very soon. In the meantime we are delighted that Fiona Starr, an
equally wonderful and creative art teacher has joined the staff team to ensure the children
continue to have the opportunities to express their creativity. Welcome to Hazelwood.
Meet our Governors
The Governors bring a range of skills and experiences to the Board of Hazelwood. In
addition to the four full Board Meetings held each year, they spend at least one whole day
immersed in the workings of the school in order to gain a real insight into life at Hazelwood
and how they can best help the Head and the SLT. Additionally a recently introduced Pupil
Shadow Programme affords each Governor the opportunity to experience life at Hazelwood
from the perspective of the pupils. The Chair of Governors is Jo Naismith. She is supported
by Governor Committees covering all aspects of school life including Education, Property,
Compliance, Property and Safeguarding.
Over the course of the next few weeks The Nutshell will bring you short profile pieces so that
our Governors are not men and women of mystery!
Jo Naismith, Chair of Governors
I am the Chair of
Governors
and
the Chair of the
Compliance and
Regulatory
Committee. I also
sit on the Finance
and
General
Purposes
Committee
and
am a Director of
the company
Guy Graham, Chair of Property
I am Chair of the
Property
Committee and
have been a
Governor at the
School since the
end of 2012.
I run a small
Project
Management
business in
which looks after Hazelwood Nursery and
Early Years.
London and have been in the property and
construction industry for over 25 years.
I have been Chair of the Hazelwood Board
since the Autumn of 2009 but prior to that I
was a Governor for a couple of years,
stepping down to become Registrar and
then Head’s PA for 5 years. In the past I
was also Chair of the Hazelwood Parents
Association for 3 years.
This experience is relevant to the work of the
Committee and has been particularly relevant
to the building project that the School is
undertaking at the moment and which is an
exciting move forward for the school.
I am a qualified Chartered Accountant but
am much happier in a more people facing
world. I spent my working life post
qualification working in Recruitment, HR
and Training leading the Human Resources
Department of a largish firm of Chartered
Accountants based in London.
I and my husband have 3 sons all of whom
went through Hazelwood and then
Tonbridge. Knowing firsthand the amazing
Education, Sport, Music and other noncurricular activities they experienced whilst
at Hazelwood inspires me to ensure that all
children coming through should also have
good experiences, fond memories and most
important of all, an excellent, forward
looking and modern education.
I had two children at Hazelwood - both are now
at University - and they enjoyed their time at
the School. It provided a great education for
them both academically and for life and this, in
my view, has always been the objective of
Hazelwood. At the Property Committee our aim
is to provide the best possible environment for
the children to learn, play and enjoy life at
School.
The Property Committee looks at the master
plan for the School and how new developments
can be bought forward as well as maintaining
the existing facilities and grounds. In the future
we want to continue to provide the best
opportunities for the children at Hazelwood and
will continue to examine the best ways of doing
this. We know that car parking is a continual
source of frustration - it was when my children
were at the School. It would be good to find a
permanent and satisfactory solution for all.
Year 6 visit Hampton Court Palace
It may have been a cold day with the threat of wintry showers hanging over Hampton Court,
but this year’s Y6 stopped for the now obligatory photograph outside of King Henry VIII’s
magnificent Palace. Inside in the relative warmth of the Great Hall the children saw the
King’s banqueting table and were told about how the feast was prepared in the Palace
kitchens.
Nowadays, if you want a castle, you have to make it yourself out of giant stretches of
cardboard and lashings of grey paint. So that’s what these wannabe royal princes and
princesses from Robins did last week. After the hard work there was plenty of time to
brush up on courtly conversation and ducal dancing.
Oxted Food and Drink Festival, Master Park
Colouring Competition
Sponsored by Hever Castle
To celebrate Oxted Food and Drink Festival returning we are hosting a colouring competition
with some lovely prizes. What do you need to do? Using pens, crayons, paints - colour the
picture and the letterings on the A4 page which appears at the end of The Nutshell.
Prizes to Be Won!
The FIRST PRIZE winner will have their completed art work printed on the front page of the
Oxted Food Festival program. 5000 will be printed & distributed locally, handed out to all
festival goers on the 18th June.
You could also win a hamper of goodies including Lego, Arts and Crafts, Books, a Family
Ticket to visit Hever Castle and a Family Ticket for Oxted Food Festival.
3 x Runners Up will all receive a prize too – family tickets to the Oxted Food Festival and a
children’s goodie bag.
The deadline for entry is 4th May 2016 and the winner will be notified by 10th May 2016.
Completed entries must be handed into Robert Leech, Station Road East, Oxted by 5pm, 4 th
May 2016.
The Judges will be a panel from Hever Castle, Oxted Colour Printers and Crown Events and their decision is final. A list of winners can be sent on request. Sadly, we cannot return
individual art works.
Get colouring and just fill in the following details:
Name ………………………………………………………………………….…Age ………….……
School ……………………………………………………………………………………...………….
Phone number………………………………………………………………………………………….
Parents / Guardian Authorisation
I hereby agree to my child entering the competition and
am happy for the art work to be displayed publically.
Signed …………………………………………….
Name………………………………………………
Relationship to Child………………………………
After the success of Hazelwood pupils in the Oxted Cake Design competition, let’s see if we can make it
two out of two! Get out those colouring pencils, mosaic tiles and start decorating!
News from the Kitchen
Please don’t forget that the new menus for both Hazelwood School and the Nursery & Early
Years are now on their respective websites under The Parents’ Sections.
Music Timetable
The weekly music timetable can be viewed on the Music Notice Board outside the Dining
room in the courtyard. I will endeavour to have the coming week’s music timetable on the
notice board by the end of the school day each Friday. Please ensure that your child brings
their instrument and music in on the relevant day. It is also important for them to take these
books and instruments home when they do not need them in school.
Sports Department
Match Reports should be taken to Mrs Greenwood or emailed to her on
[email protected] ahead of assembly on Monday morning. If your child is
nominated as captain, please encourage them to write the report in time for the assembly.
The children do like to share their successes with the rest of the school. Thank you.
ESSA Swimming South East Division Primary Schools
Relay Championships (next round) Report
On Saturday 23rd April, four Hazelwood girls – Freya D (Yr 5), Jasmine F (Yr 5), Hannah R
(Yr 5) and Anne Lisa R (Yr 6) – travelled to the Guildford Spectrum Pool. This was to
compete in the next round of the ESSA Primary Team Relay Championships for the South
East Division. The girls had already swum brilliantly to qualify for this competition, in the
Girls Medley Relay event (backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle) and were very
excited to be representing Surrey at such a high level meet! The time they swam on the day
was two seconds faster than their qualifying time (1.18.17 down from 1.20) and they came a
respectable 13th out of 18 teams, bearing in mind many opposition teams consisted of all
Year 6’s. Well done girls!
In-House Swimming Gala Report –Giant Squids vs Killer Whales!
On Monday 25th April, we decided to run an in-house gala for all EMS swimmers from U8U13 which is our last fixture this term (except the IAPS Finals). All swimmers were split into
two teams – the giant squids and the killer whales – to battle it out! This give all swimmers a
chance to compete against their team mates and parents came to support them from the
poolside. The event was great fun as always - if a little chaotic and loud at times! Well done
to all those who took part and to the victorious giant squids!
Final Scores:
1st Giant Squids 193pts
2nd Killer Whales 181pts
Miss Lloyd
Head of Swimming
The U8 A and
B cricket teams
got off to a
flying start this
week. In their
first ever cricket
matches they
beat the teams
from Rose Hill
School.
The
highlights
included some
committed
batting, offset a
little by the
number
of
wides bowled.
Good
start
boys.
Hazelwood School is holding its summer term Open Morning on Friday 6th May. Tours
are available of both sites from 9.30am with a presentation from Mrs Shaw and Mrs
Louw sandwiched between at 10.30am. All are welcome to attend. Please let Nick
Tappin or Amanda Twyman know if you, friends or family wish to join us.
Notice Board
If anyone has any two or three wheeled scooters they no
longer need please can they donate them to the drama
department?? I would be really grateful.
Many thanks
Juliet Housego
Letters sent home
The following communications have made it home this week. If you need a duplicate copy
provided, please contact the school office.
Year 3 – Chiddingstone
Year 3 – High Ashurst
Year 8 – Residential Activity Week
Key Events for Next Week
Monday 2 May
BANK HOLIDAY
please note: items shown in red are changes
from the printed school calendar
Tuesday 3 May
CASE Examinations: Year 8 if relevant
0900- Year 7 Chiddingstone Castle Literary Festival
1200
1245 Reigate Festival: Junior Choir
1630 Athletics v Hawthorns U8-U11 (H)
Wednesday 4 May
CASE Examinations: Year 8 if relevant
1430 Rounders: U13A v Sevenoaks Prep (A)
1430 Rounders: U11A and B v Hilden Oaks (H)
1430 Rounders: U10A and B v Hilden Oaks (H)
1430 Rounders: U10C v Caterham (A)
1430 Cricket: 1st XI v Homefield (H)
1430 Cricket: 2nd XI v Homefield (A)
1430 Cricket: Colts A, B, C, D and E v Hawthorns (A)
(Colts B fixture at Merstham Cricket Club. RH1 3BB)
Thursday 5 May
CASE Examinations: Year 8 if relevant
AM
Year 3 to Chiddingstone
1415 Rounders: U9A-C v Holmewood House (H)
1430 Rounders: U8A and B v Holmewood House (A)
1415 Rounders: U8C v Copthorne Prep (A)
1430 Cricket: U8A, B and C v Hilden Grange (A)
Friday 6 May
0930 Open Morning
Year 5 English Speaking Board Examinations
Saturday 7 May
IAPS Swimming National Finals – K2 Crawley
Sunday 8 May
1300 Hazelwood Golf Day – Tandridge Golf Club
Work in progress for the limited edition crest artwork which
will be used on all materials produced in support of the Oxted
Dog Show. The Hazelwood lion has a new play-mate for a
limited time only. Woof!