CUMNOR HOUSE SCHOOL
9 JANUARY 2015
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL
Christmas Carol Service at Croydon Minster
The Choristers certainly summed up the whole
evening with their beautiful rendition of ‘The Very
Best Time of Year’ at the Christmas Carol Service.
On Monday 15 December, the Croydon Minster
was full with parents, boys, friends and families
who had come to share in the celebrations. There
was lots of music, with singing from the Training
Choir, Junior Choir and the Choristers who were
joined for the first time by a Staff Choir - it was so
lovely for the boys to see (and hear) their teachers
in a different role. In addition to the choirs and the
congregational singing, there was musical
accompaniment from the Bell Band, the String
Quartet, Edric Pepra (Oboe) and Elvin Pepra
(Flute).
The music was interspersed with clear and
confident readings from boys from all age groups
throughout the Prep School and a final address from
The Reverend Canon, Colin Boswell which
reminded us of the charities who would be
receiving donations from the £1054.51 raised by the
offertory. The charities include the African
Education Trust and Marie Curie Cancer Care for
Children.
Once the service was over, the Brass Ensemble
played some traditional carols as the congregation
made their way home.
Well done to all those who took part. It was a truly
memorable evening,
Mrs Magill
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1C ASSEMBLY
On Monday 8 December, 1C retold one of their favourite stories, ‘Stick Man’ by
Julia Donaldson, to the rest of the Pre-Prep. In the story, Stick Man gets used as a
stick for a dog, a swan’s nest, a flag for a sand castle, a Pooh stick and an arm for
a snowman. He really wants to be with his family but nearly finds himself getting
burnt in a fireplace. Luckily, Father Christmas comes down the chimney and takes
him in his sleigh back to the Stick Family Tree. We thought about the meaning of
this story, and about being with our families at Christmas time.
Mrs Curtis
UNICEF BISCUIT SALE
Before Christmas, Mrs White’s Laserlight Christian Club, held a biscuit sale
to raise money for Unicef’s Ebola Appeal. The biscuits were a huge success,
selling out very quickly. We were very proud of some of our boys who still
donated money even though there were no biscuits left.
£118 was raised for this worthy appeal.
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A warm welcome to the newest
member of our Sports Department,
Mr George Swinburne!
Mr Swinburne brings with him a
wealth of rugby experience, having
represented England U16 and U18 at
rugby and played professional rugby
at Northampton RFC Academy,
Harlequins RFC XV and Bath RFC
Academy. He will be teaching
swimming, games and P.E.
We wish him the very best and are
excited to have him with us!
STAR OF THE WEEK
Stars of the week at the end of last term:Danes
Normans
Romans
Saxons
Arjun Bhinda
Sami Siddiq
Arun Dala
Kyle Debrah
6T
6R
6T
6T
EVENTS FOR WEEK BEGINNING 12 JANUARY 2015
Monday
12 January
AFTER SCHOOL
CLUBS BEGIN
Parents' Association
Committee Meeting
7.00 p.m.
Tuesday
13 January
U11 B & C
v KCS (A)
2.30 p.m.
Wednesday
14 January
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Thursday
15 January
5B Progress Meeting
5.30 - 8.00 p.m
Friday
16 January