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PREPARATORY SCHOOL
10 September 2012
Year 8 enjoy Normandy
The penultimate week of the school term saw the Year 8 boys heading for Normandy.
A slightly rougher crossing than normal was coped with and we started our trips by
tasting a little bit of cider and hearing about what happens to apples grown in the
area. We enjoyed a range of tourist attractions, notably the Bayeux Tapestry, William
the Conqueror’s castle, the D-Day landing sites and a respectful walk around a British
Cemetery with the moving epitaphs on the memorial stones. We had plenty of time on
the beach digging holes, burying boys and swimming in the sea. Our last night saw a
talent competition held on the beach. The weather was reasonably kind to us and we can
be thankful for no sunburn! The added bonus was that all the boys were returned to their
parents, exhausted of course, and the teachers went home to sleep all weekend. n
Sporting
round-up
Despite the weather we have had a
successful cricket term with Max Smith,
Jack Tomes, Luke Maslan and Gus Miller
selected for the Oxfordshire County
Cricket squads. Alex Ling, Toby Collins,
Joseph Delafield, Ben Ling, William Finlay,
Sam Collins, Joe Hornblow and Freddie
Smith have also been selected for their
respective district squads. Both our 1st XI
and U9 teams were close to finishing the
season unbeaten, losing just one of their
many fixtures. Several of our pupils scored
50 and were presented with the match ball
in assembly. The Colts ‘A’ XI thoroughly
enjoyed their cricket tour to Devon and
returned unbeaten.
Our tennis teams all played a full
programme of fixtures and Tom Craig in
partnership with Tom Buckle will challenge
for the U14 IAPS National Tennis Title. n
Mosaic Masterpiece
250 pairs of hands, about 300 hours work and thousands of pieces of ceramic, gold leaf
and glass tiles came together to create a mosaic masterpiece to celebrate the Queen’s
Jubilee. All 250 boys at the Prep School were involved from start to finish with their ideas
being used by Head of Art, Michele Kitto, to create the design and then everyone was
involved in cutting and sticking the tiles. The mosaic, which is four feet in diameter, has
taken pride of place at the entrance to the School. n
Year 5 go
wild in Wales