Friday 28th February 2020 - Yarrells Preparatory School
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Friday 28th February 2020
Dear Parents,
We’ve experienced a mixed bag of weather this week with two beautifully crisp and sunny
days which we’ve enjoyed immensely; it was lovely to feel the warmth of the sun and so
wonderful to be able to take our learning outside. Today, we have returned to the rain BUT
it’s been sunny inside as our seniors have run their Fair Trade Tuck Sale which is always a
hit and we’ve enjoyed Year 7’s class assembly on Fair Trade and the need to look after our
global environment.
There are always so many things to celebrate in school each week, not least the wonderful egg and cress sandwiches made
by our youngest members of the school community, but the highlight for me was on Tuesday afternoon when we saw every
member of Year 5 take to the stage in their performance of ‘The Forgotten Land’. The mixture of fairy tale stories was
inspired and allowed so many of our children to enjoy solid character parts but without the pressure of ‘main’ parts and
huge numbers of lines. It was a wonderfully vibrant performance, full of energy and enthusiasm – and SO much humour! I
was, as ever, struck by the growth in confidence of many of our children, particularly for those whose natural environment
is not the stage! I should like to extend very many thanks to Mrs Gill, Ms Stocken, Mrs May and Mrs Covell for their hard
work in getting everything ready for Tuesday’s performance, and to the children for their effort, commitment and
enthusiasm on the day.
I should also like to bring you news that this week we were re-awarded the ‘Green Flag’ and
continue to be a school marching forward with protecting our environment at the forefront
of many of our activities. Two of our senior pupils took the Green Flag judge around the school
and showed her everything we do to reduce the impact we have on our environment as well
as promote healthy and sustainable living. I should like to thank Mr Lewis for the very hard
work he has done in organising the Green Flag award journey. What a triumph!
Next week, we look forward to the excitement of World Book Day on
Thursday during which we are delighted and excited to be welcoming
Martin Brown, the illustrator of Horrible Histories and Lesser Spotted
Animals; it promises to be a fabulous day and made all the better by
many of our activities taking place in our newly refurbished library. Just
today, I have visited the library twice and found, on my first visit, some
of our youngest pupils enjoying a story as they cuddled up on the
beanbags with their teachers, and then on my second visit, absolute
silence greeted me from Year 6 as every single pupil was engrossed in
their own reading, some racked up together on the sofa, some at our café style tables and some curled up on the beanbags,
too. It is lovely to see the space being used so much more flexibly and frequently now that the space is so conducive to
study, reading and relaxation.
Tonight is Quiz Night and I look forward to seeing many of you there as we rack our brains
and pit our wits in year groups over a glass of wine and a delicious chilli. What better way to
banish the winter rain and winds?
I hope you all enjoy a lovely weekend ahead and I look forward to seeing you on Monday.
All the very best,
Mrs Sally Weber-Spokes,
Head
Yarrells School Weekly Diary for week commencing 2nd March 2020
Day Date Time Description & Location
Monday 02/03/2020 12:30 15:45 Yr 5 Girls (SP) Netball Tournament @ BCS Senior School
13:45 14:15 Baby Steps with Karen - FREE Parent & Toddler Group
13:45 14:15 Yr 2 Boys Hockey v Upton Infants (H)
14:30 15:00 Music Box - FREE Parent & Toddler Music Group
15:30 19:00 Nursery Parent/Staff Conferences in Greenwood
17:00 19:00 Years 6 and 7 Parent/Staff Conferences in Swan
Tuesday 03/03/2020 14:00 15:00 Yr 3 Girls Netball v BCS Junior School (H)
14:00 15:15 Yrs 3 & 4 Boys Hockey training at Bryanston
14:00 15:30 Yr 4 Girls Netball v BCS Junior School (H)
15:30 19:00 Nursery Parent/Staff Conferences in Greenwood
17:00 19:00 Years 6 and 7 Parent/Staff Conferences in Swan
Wednesday 04/03/2020 07:00 08:00 Swim Training (SP) @ Dolphin Swimming Pool
09:00 12:00 Crazy Creatures Visit to EYFS
Yrs 5 & 6 Girls Netball v Sunninghill (H) ***CANCELLED***
14:00 15:00 Yr 6 Boys Hockey v Castle Court (A)
14:00 15:00 Yrs 5/6 (SP) 7-a-side Netball v Park (A) @ Dean Park
14:15 15:15 Yrs 7 & 8 Girls 7-A-Side Netball v Clayesmore (A)
15:00 16:00 Yr 5 Boys Hockey v Castle Court (A)
15:30 19:00 Nursery Parent/Staff Conferences in Greenwood
Thursday 05/03/2020 15:30 19:00 Reception to Year 4 Parent/Staff Conferences
World Book Day – DRESS UP DAY - Martin Brown - author/illustrator visit
09:30 11:30 Yarrells School & Nursery Open Morning
10:00 10:30 Happy Feet - FREE Parent & Toddler Dance Group
15:30 19:00 Nursery Parent/Staff Conferences in Greenwood
Friday 06/03/2020 14:30 15:15 4LD Class Assembly - Parents Invited
15:30 16:30 Swim Training (SP) @ Canford Swimming Pool
15:30 19:00 Nursery Parent/Staff Conferences in Greenwood
PUPIL OF THE WEEK
Neala B & Sylvie K
Squirrels
Elsie L & Imogen McP
RT Monty B
RD Nikita R
1W Marcy L-B
2R Emma U
2W Millie B
3I Mo A
3P Luke B
4D Zach S
Please remember to book before Monday 2nd March to
take advantage of the EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT PRICE. 4MW Utshan B
https://www.yarrells.co.uk/holiday-clubs/
5BL Oscar O
5S Malachi E-C
OPTION 1 – 9am to 4pm
Early Bird Discount Price: £130 per week or £30.00 per day 6LF Arthur W
Full Price: £155 per week or £35 per day 6B Jonah S
OPTION 2 – 8am to 5:30pm
Early Bird Discount Price: £180 per week or £40.00 per day 7SM Finlay B
Full Price: £200 per week or £45 per day 8SC Darcy B
The Forgotten Land – Year 5 Mrs S Gill
What a marvellous performance by the Year 5 students this week in their show 'The Forgotten Land'. Every child stood with
confidence and pride on the stage, showing their parents the talent and skills they have learnt throughout the year. Well
done, everybody.
Leila said: “I really enjoyed doing the show of 'The Forgotten Land'. I thought the Fairy
Godmother (Sasha), Wiz Willow (Isla) and Wiz Walt (Eliza) were very good at opening the
show. The Froggy Prince (Rufus) was very brave to stand up and sing the song 'Give Me a Kiss'
on his own because that was embarrassing. The fairies were very good at their dance,
including Harriet who was Scary Fairy. She was great because she had to pretend to be a bad
dancer and she is really very good! We are all very grateful to all the staff who helped the staff
who put on an amazing show.”
Sasha agreed: “We had an amazing time on Tuesday doing our play called 'The Forgotten
Land'. One of the highlights for me were the solos. I thought they were absolutely spell binding
- that is a line from the play! The Magic Movers were also fantastic and thrilling with all their
magical moves. The bossy step sisters were really funny and Cinders was great at expressing
her emotions, but luckily she found her Prince Charming.
Early Years & Pre-Prep
You never know what you might find down at the bottom of the garden...
This week Early Years have introduced their new topic of Minibeasts! They
have already started their learning and have been excited to see what they
can find in our garden. They have so far discovered Woodlice, Centipedes,
Millipedes and even a Stag Beetle grub! We are hoping some of these
creatures will make our Bug Hotel, that we made in Wild Woods, their
home. The children collected natural resources to put in between pallets
so the minibeasts can burrow in. They have also enjoyed sensory trays,
small world areas and craft activities all themed around our topic. On
Thursday we planted cress seeds and used our cookery skills to make
yummy egg and cress sandwiches. Delicious!
Year 2 News Ms G Robbins & Mrs T Wilson
Being Safe at Safewise!
We had an amazing trip visiting Safewise in Bournemouth before the half term holiday. It is a fabulous place to learn about
how to be safe and healthy; we rode a train, crossed a road, went shopping, walked across a heath land, wandered down to
the beach and escaped from a pretend fire in a kitchen. We even had a delicious lunch in the park! The day finished by
finding out how Eggbert stayed safe on his bike. We wonder if you can guess what he was wearing on his head?
Party time in year 2!
The children had a great time at their art party just before the holiday to celebrate collecting all of
their class rewards. Children made bird nests, crowns, bracelets, necklaces and much much more! It
was very messy but very fun!
Scenery Painting Mrs S Gill
A big THANK YOU to Alaina, Annabel, Aidan and Sophie, who
helped paint the scenery recently one weekend along with Mrs
May, Mrs Gill and Mrs Covell. Everyone worked with skill and
enthusiasm and an enjoyable time was had by all, transforming
the damaged canvasses into Neverland. Other children have
been helping design and create fabulous pieces of scenery
during their art lesson.
With a fabulous performance by Year 5 this week and the Year
6 to 8 play 'Peter Pan' being performed on March 17th, 18th and
19th, show fever is sweeping through the school!
World Book Day – Thursday 5th March Mrs J Williams
On Thursday 5th March we are
celebrating World Book Day!
We are very lucky to have the author/illustrator Martin Brown visiting us. He is
the illustrator of the amazing ‘Horrible Histories’ series and the author and
illustrator of the ‘Lesser Spotted Animals’ series. Throughout the day all the
children will be taking part in exciting workshops with him. We would like the
children to dress up as a character from one of the ‘Horrible Histories’ books or
from the ‘Lesser Spotted Animals’ books to celebrate his visit.
Yarrells Sport News
Years 7 & 8 Hockey Match v Sunninghill
Wednesday 6th February 2020
Tom C reports… It was a stunning game at Sunninghill when we passed off to start the game. At first Sunninghill were strong
and narrowly missed the post at one time, but we kept positive wile Luca D saved some great shots no matter how many
kept coming. Eventually I managed to get past the defenders and score the 1st goal. Half time ended when Sunninghill took
a shot and the ball went in however there was no goal. The 2nd half was also great and I managed to sneak another goal in.
The game ended with a victory of two goals and afterwards we had match tea. I would like to thank, on behalf of the team,
the sports staff for organising it, as well as Mrs Barnes for taking us and all the staff who prepared the match tea but most
of all the people who made this fixture happen; Sunninghill.
Well done to Blossom M, Year 5, who has been
selected to participate in the 2020
Dorset County Pathway Development
Programme.
Well done to Harry D, Year 5, who travelled by minibus to Austria This year the programme will engage
for Snowboard Camp! During the week he was lucky enough to be with 24 athletes in the 11-year-old age
trained alongside some fantastic young skiers & riders. They were group. Each athlete will be required to attend
coached by ex-Olympians and he took part in an International three development days. The development
Freestyle competition which is part of the Qparks tour in Kitzbuhel. days will take place at Bournemouth Collegiate
Training, fitness & nutrition were a big part of the week and he had School on Sundays 29th March, 28th June and
a blast. 20th September 2020.
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