The Insider Newsletter
Summer Term 2012
Newsletter 4 - 17th May 2012
Dear Parents,
On Monday morning, Class 6 enjoyed a fun and valuable educational visit to take part in the Junior Citizenship Workshops with the Metropolitan Police in Kensington (more below). Due to the rain, we were unfortunately unable to have our Whole School Photograph taken in Paulton’s Square on Tuesday morning; we have rescheduled it again to take place on Thursday 14th June (weather permitting!). Yesterday we all enjoyed a fantastic Magical Science Day when the children took part in a range of fun workshops, investigations and experiments during the day (see next week’s Insider for more). A huge “thank you” to Suzanne Haigh (Class 3 Teacher, Upper School Deputy Head and Science Coordinator) and all the Teachers for all their hard work preparing and organising this special event which I know was greatly enjoyed by all. This morning Class 1 performed a wonderful Assembly based on their English creative writing and grammar classwork this term. Congratulations Class 1 on a confident and entertaining performance. I am delighted to attach the simply gorgeous Gruffalo themed Reception Newsletter with this week’s Insider.
Up-Coming Diary Dates
Please find here a gentle reminder of some up-coming important dates for your information:
- Friday 18th May: FoCH Cake Sale (see below for details)
- Monday 21st May: Class 2 and 5 Fire Safety Workshop in School
- Monday 21st May: Class 4 and 5 Drama Workshops in School
- Thursday 24th May: Reception Assembly (8.50am in the School Hall)
- Thursday 24th - Friday 25th May: Class 4 Overnight Visit to the Golden Hinde (see separate letter for details)
- Monday 28th May - Friday 1st June: Class 6 Residential Visit to Cornwall (see separate letter for details)
Notices
Friends of Cameron House Cake Sale Wendy Miller (FoCH Chair)
Tomorrow is the FoCH Cake Sale! Please bring your baked donations to school with you tomorrow and please bring money to buy a snack for your children at drop off tomorrow morning. We will be selling breakfast muffins, treats for snack time (all for just £1 each) as well as whole cakes before School. After School, we will be selling whole cakes and after school treats. Thank you in advance for your support of FoCH. If you have any questions, please contact Mary-Margaret Lhuilier (mary.lhuilier@gmail.com).
Parent Readers
We are extremely fortunate to have several parents who will come in to hear the children read. If any more parents would like to hear reading once a week, please contact Anne-Marie in the School Office so that we can allocate you to a class.
Author Visit
On Wednesday 9th May we had the pleasure of welcoming the award-winning and bestselling author of ‘Rumble in the Jungle’, ‘Giraffes Can't Dance’ and ‘The Lion Who Wanted to Love’ (and many more!), Giles Andreae, to our school. The children and staff were amazed by his wonderful ‘World of Happy’ stories which had lovely morals and we all enjoyed learning more about them during his Lower School and Upper School Assemblies. His book sale by Daunt books in the School Entrance Hall was also a huge success! Thank you all for your enthusiasm and participation on this wonderful day!
Healthy Snacks and Lunches
Please ensure that your child brings a healthy packed lunch to school that does not contain fizzy drinks, chocolate or sweets and only occasionally crisps. Children should also bring a healthy snack for breaktime. Due to some children having nut allergies, Cameron House is a “nut free” school; please can parents ensure snacks, packed lunches and any birthday cakes or special treats, do not contain nuts. Thank you.
Friends of Cameron House (FoCH) Wendy Miller, FoCH Chair
Are you interested in helping or becoming more involved in the School? The Friends of Cameron House (FoCH) is looking for volunteers! Please let me know if you are interested in being a class representative or helping out at FoCH events. Also, we are looking for a new Chair, Secretary and Treasurer for next academic year. I would be happy to discuss any or all of the various roles with anyone interested. Please contact me via email (wgwmiller@aol.com) or by telephone on 07772 236 188. Thank you!
Swimming Gala
On Friday 11th May we had an amazing Swimming Gala. Everybody who took part did a fantastic job. As the Cameron House Sports Captain, I would like to congratulate everyone who took part and also to those who received medals and trophies for their efforts. Here is a list of medal winners: Reception: Mathilde Ahlgreen, Class 1: Layla Phillips, Class 2: Raphael de Segundo, Class 3: Ella Pfeffer, Class 4: Malcolm Good, Class 5: Lily Whitman, Class 6: Cosima Lehndorff, LS Cup: Sara Sanchez, US Cup: Fran Campbell, House Cup: Mulberry. Everyone won lots of ribbons so all the School should be very proud. I am very sad that this was my last Swimming Gala at Cameron House. Fran Campbell (Class 6).
I really enjoyed the Gala. My favourite stroke is the front crawl. I won the Lower School Swimming Cup. When I received the trophy I felt very excited and happy. The whole room was filled with cheers. I have the trophy in my bedroom and I like looking at it shining! By Sara Sanchez (Class 2).
You can view these and many more lovely photos taken during this event, on our School website in the Parents’ password protected section. Thank you to Dina McCormick (Gideon, Reception, Ranen, Class 3) for her continued effort, time and skill with our ever-growing website photograph library.
Class 6 Junior Citizen Workshop with the Met Police
“On Monday we went to a workshop run by the Met Police. We went because we are going to our Secondary Schools soon and will be travelling on public transport alone. The aim of the workshop was to raise awareness of the dangers you might face in everyday life and how you should deal with them. Personally, I found the workshop very helpful and I learnt a lot about dangers (such as stranger danger) and other problems. They also had some good sayings to help you remember what to do.” By Isabel Jackson. “I learned a lot of cool things such as; how to know if we are hydrated or dehydrated by checking the colour of our urine, where to stand while we are waiting for the tube or bus and what to do if we see someone unconscious on the floor. They also tested us to check our instincts and knowledge.” By Luca Branger.
Lucie Moore
Headmistress
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