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LSF.WEEK
29 Jan 2021
#SnowDay
#LSFFamily
Snow Fun Fundraising
The Fairfield School community were
Monday morning saw Fairfield resplendent as a Winter delighted to support Rainbows with
Wonderland and I really don’t know as to who had the their Festive Fundraiser in December. A
fantastic £1,525 was raised and a special
most fun, the children of Critical Workers or the staff! thanks go to Mrs Barraclough who
organised many of the events.
Whilst we all enjoyed ourselves, I am especially At present, Rainbows are proudly
grateful to the Foundation’s Estate staff who were on supporting the NHS by looking after
children and young people from local
site at 6.30am, clearing and gritting pathways to enable hospitals, while their dedicated Care
everyone to move around the site safely. Team continue to provide end-of-life
care and symptom control in the hospice
for their Rainbows Families. They are also
My thanks also go to the staff who are currently running the Critical Worker
providing virtual support for families
Programme here at Fairfield. Some staff braved the elements in order to get to School
stuck at home during this difficult time.
on time by walking into Loughborough from their homes for over an hour, whilst
others based in more rural communities, extended their working day considerably by
having to rely on public transport due to the treacherous road conditions.
I am certain that the Critical Worker Parents were heartily reassured that whilst other
local institutions may have closed on Monday, Fairfield remained open, enabling
them to undertake their key roles in the local and wider community.
For Rainbows, this means more PPE
equipment, more training and resources
and their staff working harder than ever.
Gary Farnfield, Community Fundraiser,
Rainbows said;
“We can only continue to provide this
vital service for local families with the
help we receive from our supporters,
people like you all. On behalf of all of
the babies, children and young people
who rely on Rainbows, thank you
so much to all the staff, parents and
pupils at the school for your wonderful
support.”
Fairfield news continues on the
following page
Mrs Waldron in Year 1 has given us a Mrs Capper in Year 3 certainly has all the
valuable insight into the work of our creature comforts in her living room to
teachers behind the screens. keep her toasty and warm during the big
freeze of the last week.
This is a screen shot taken from the
online learning platform, “Seesaw” used
by the Pre-Prep and highlights just how
ONLINE LEARNING many pieces of work she was sent and
fed back on as a result of the activities
We are now into our third week of set for Year 1 for the first four days of this
remote education and the teachers term alone!
at Fairfield as always, have gone to
extraordinary lengths to make their I think you’ll agree; the statistics are
sessions as engaging as possible by pretty impressive and is being replicated
adapting parts of their homes to throughout each and every year group at
accommodate high quality online Fairfield.
lessons and create amazing learning
experiences.
Indeed there have been numerous
innovative, and sometimes amusing, Whilst Mrs Butcher, Head of Year 4 is
methods of delivery and I hope that you poised and ready for action in her study,
will enjoy a whistle stop tour through surrounded by an array of classroom
the year groups to demonstrate how equipment and technical devices.
the teachers at Fairfield are keeping all
our pupils engaged, focused and excited
by the learning experiences they have
created from the ‘comfort’ of their own
homes!
Starting in Reception, Mrs Benham, Online learning in Year 2 is a serious
our intrepid arctic explorer, went to business in Mrs Baxter’s House and she
extraordinary lengths to create an arctic ensures a smooth delivery by preventing
environment in her kitchen, fashioning any potential interruptions at home by
her kitchen table into an igloo and displaying large “On Air” notices around
transforming her sofa into a snowy her conservatory classroom.
landscape...
The force is definitely with Mrs
Barraclough in Year 5 who has utilised
boxes of old baby clothes to balance her
whiteboard in a spare bedroom in true
Jedi fashion, with her cat Yoda, keeping a
watchful eye on proceedings.
You’ll have to go elsewhere for your Whereas Mrs Hardy in Year 6 presides
cornflakes in Mr Prescott’s house as his over her lessons in her dining room. Live
online learning has literally taken over lessons often include a welcome visit
the whole kitchen! Perhaps he has taken from Rodney the dog who loves seeing
inspiration from film director Peter what the children are getting up to
Jackson and has set up a “green screen” before sniffing out his lunch!
in his kitchen along with an impressive
recording studio at the breakfast bar.
Andrew Earnshaw
Headmaster
Oxford and Cambridge Holocaust Memorial Day Chemistry Olympiad
Immerse Summer School Amidst this celebration of youth, hope Well done and best of luck to all our
Essay Success and achievement, it would be wrong Sixth Form students who last week sat
to let this week pass without marking the Chemistry Olympiad.
In the autumn, several Year 12 Politics annual Holocaust Memorial Day (27
students from across the Foundation January). The Chemistry Olympiad is designed to
entered the prestigious Cambridge challenge and inspire. It is the leading
and Oxford Summer School Essay Observing this day reminds us all that Chemistry competition for 16-18 year old
Competition. our shared humanity and vulnerability students in Britain and is run by the
transcends any barriers of race, culture Royal Society of Chemistry.
Winning entries win scholarships for or religion. It seems fitting to end this
places on the Immerse Cambridge and week, in which the death toll from Covid
Oxford summer school programme, and has passed its own grim milestone, with
only about 300 of the approximately 5000 a few lines from Psalm 23; a prayer of
essays entered each year gain a prize. The comfort and hope in dark times that is
winners were announced at the start of known and loved by Jews, Christians and
this week and I am delighted to say that many peoples of all faiths and cultures:
the Foundation had a winning student
in each of our three senior schools. For The LORD is my shepherd;
Amherst, the winning student was Grace, I shall not want.
who wrote an essay on Jacinda Ardern, He makes me lie down in green
the serving Prime Minister of New pastures.
Zealand, and why she should be regarded He leads me beside still waters.
as a feminist hero. Well done to Grace, He restores my soul.
who is described as currently being ‘on
He leads me in paths of righteousness
fire’ by her Politics teachers!
for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk through It is designed to challenge students and
the valley of the shadow of death develop critical problem solving skills
I will fear no evil, to enable them to think more creatively.
for you are with me; The two hour paper gives students the
your rod and your staff, chance to test their Chemistry knowledge
they comfort me … in new, real world situations.
…Surely goodness and mercy shall follow The brave souls who sat the paper this
me all the days of my life, and I shall year are Heather, Eshaat, Amy, Rosie and
dwell in the house of the LORD forever. Hannah.
Lockdown challenges
Our various lockdown challenges continue. Last week lots of students eagerly
embraced the cookery challenge, one of the most impressive of whom was Alex and
his chilli con carne. Here are some pictures of Chef at work…
Julian Murphy
Headmaster
Immerse Essay Competition Time and Space
Many congratulations to Jamie (Year 12) The Grammar School’s GREAT men initiative is focused on helping boys to become
for his winning entry in this competition more sensitive young men, aware of the impact they have on others. A key part of this
for an essay on Law. programme is to encourage boys to talk. Men have a bad reputation for ‘bottling up’
their feelings in a way that is detrimental to their mental health.
He wins a scholarship to participate
in the Immerse Summer School at There is a nationwide acknowledgement This year, we have asked Bill to run
Cambridge University. that lockdown is amplifying a mental similar events for older boys, as we try
health crisis and pastoral staff at LGS to combat the pressures on our mental
have been focusing on creating ways for health at this time. Invitations have been
boys to talk. sent to boys and their parents.
The craft of conversation has never been Please consider joining us on Monday
more important and we are using this 1 February (Years 9-11) and Tuesday 2
time to teach boys as best we can to do February (Years 12-13) at 18.45.
this in a fun and positive way.
For the past eight years LGS has been
offering a Year 7 Mothers and Sons
evening, and a Year 8 Fathers and Sons
evening, led by Australian educator Bill
Jennings.
His goal is to help parents and their
sons learn how to communicate more
effectively with one another as they
prepare to enter the challenging journey
into adolescence.
These two events ran this week extremely
successfully via the wonders of Zoom,
led by Bill in his Melbourne shed (at
6 am local time!) and families clearly
appreciated the opportunity for an hour
or so focused on one another’s needs.
One even commented that it was a
Physics Olympiad ‘highlight of lockdown’!
Three Year 13 students have achieved Gold
medals in the recent Physics Olympiad.
This is one of the most challenging
subject competitions open to school
students. Many congratulations to Adrian
and Thomas, and also to John who was
awarded the ‘Top Gold’ award for placing
in the top 100 students nationally.
21 boys also participated in the Junior
Astrophysics Olympiad, with seven
winning Gold Awards. Congratulations
to all!
Cambridge Places
Following the news from Oxford in the
last edition of LSF.Week, we are delighted
to announce that four Year 13 boys
have been offered places at Cambridge
University.
Many congratulations to Adrian (Natural
Science; Trinity), Joe (Law; Queens’),
Aaran (Medicine; Robinson) and
Duncan Byrne Dominic (Geography; Downing).
Headmaster
CERN Virtual Tour University Offers National Theatre
On Thursday 28 January, 13 students from As the UCAS application cycle draws
Connections
Year 11-13 at the High School attended to a close for our Year 13 students and Year 9 are continuing to enjoy online
a virtual tour of the ATLAS facility at leavers, we are delighted that our girls rehearsals for National Theatre
CERN. are already sitting on fantastic offers Connections. In after school rehearsals,
from outstanding institutions all around pupils have experimented with lighting
Usually we have been able to go to the country.
Switzerland to the CERN facility in using household items and brought to
person, but due to the current restrictions life ‘the IT’ with shadow puppetry. Drama
With the exception of those pursuing staff are very excited with how the show
this was the next best thing. medicine and dentistry whose interview is progressing and how the girls are
process is still ongoing, all girls at LHS constantly finding new and creative ways
We started with an introduction from had offers secured before the deadline
physicist Dr Muhammad Alhroob who to stage a show online.
had even been reached. This is testament
told us about the facility and answered to their hard work and the resilience
questions, including about his career they showed in putting together superb
journey working at CERN. Then Dr Clara personal statements, along with the
Nellist took us into the underground dedication and individualised support
section of ATLAS and explained how the offered to each and every one of them by
detector works and impressed us all with our fantastic staff.
the size of the machinery and the scope
of the engineering. We are incredibly proud of all of the
girls who put themselves through the
stressful, challenging and incredibly
competitive application process for
Oxford and Cambridge and want to Virtual Clubs
celebrate the success of Pooja, Lily
and Netra who have secured offers Staff at the High School believe strongly
to study History and German, Classics in the importance of co-curricular
and Mathematics respectively at these education and the Virtual School has
most competitive universities. A sincere not prevented the launch of over 40
congratulations to them, as well as all the fun and varied clubs for students to join
girls in Year 13 with offers so far. via Teams or Firefly. These range from
academic enrichment activities such as;
The students asked lots of insightful
Languages Challenges, History Society
questions about the physics, the
engineering and about Dr Nellist’s 1000 Girls 1000 Futures and Intermediate Maths, to fun activities
aimed at helping students to unwind
career. We learnt about superconducting Programme such as; Food Club, Spanish Karaoke and
magnets, the proton beam, how the
Bird Spotting.
collision particles are detected and Zara in Year 13 has been telling her fellow Chris Nicholls, Assistant Head Co-
about the cost, scope and politics behind students how amazed she has been by Curricular, is pleased with the student
an international collaboration of this the number of opportunities that her uptake for the virtual clubs and is busy
magnitude. programme with the New York Academy developing further ideas to add yet more
of Sciences has bought her and how it choice.
It was a brilliant morning – and we even has kept her passion for STEM cultivated
got to see a retinal scanner in operation! during these difficult times.
Zara will be doing an assembly later in
Holocaust Memorial Day
the term to inspire other girls who are
Year 8 pupils were invited to take part
interested in exploring a career in STEM,
in a live online Holocaust Memorial
to consider this programme.
event on Wednesday 27 January. This
included three girls, Sophie, Alyssia and
Iola, interviewing England and Chelsea
footballer, Callum Hudson-Adoi. The
girls asked Callum for his views and
experiences of racial prejudice, which
tied in with the work they have been
doing in the ‘Stand Up’ programme,
where they have explored being
Zara said “I have been enjoying my time
‘Upstanders’ to prejudice and racism.
in the 1000 girls 1000 futures programme.
Recently, I have been learning about the
importance of communicating STEM
to the public, as well as taking part in
meetings with my mentor and making
connections with girls across the globe. I
can’t wait to share more information in
the coming months.”
Fiona Miles
Head
The snow might have brought some places to a
halt but here at The Nursery the children have
taken full advantage of the weather and had
lots of fun.
Developers Investigators Pathfinders
This week in Developers our children In Investigators, the children have been Over the week the Pathfinders have been
have been exploring different textures exploring all about cause and effect by busy with lots of activities and topics. To
and mark making. The children loved seeing what happens when they roll the begin the week, they enjoyed lots of fun
exploring the snow outside and also cars down the ramp. Continuing with in the snow, with snowball fights and
bringing the snow inside and watching their weather theme the children made making snow friends. They have also
it melt. They have also been creating a beautiful Sunshine, using the yellow been exploring space and found lots of
display to celebrate Chinese New Year by crayons and chalks to decorate their stars in our tuff tray solar system. They
creating a dragon with paint glitter and paper plates. have had a noisy week using lots of
paper plates. different toys to make music and have
been singing and dancing too
In Pathfinders Priest House, the children
have enjoyed making a very colourful
craft corner by collaging Elmer the
elephants and adding coloured paint
splats. They have also started a family
tree and have been learning about
themselves and creating self-portraits
by using paper plates. Their families
have taken home mini family trees to
complete and return so the children can
stick them around their big family tree.
Innovators
Our Innovators have had a very busy
month exploring their weather topic,
creating rainbow rice and their very own
rain cloud using a jug of water, shaving
foam and blue food colouring! The
children have also been learning about
how magnets attract and repel.
Pioneers
This week Pioneers most definitely made
the most of the snowy weather, which
Our children also love having their fresh cooked meals made
came just in time for them to wrap up on
on site by our wonderful chefs. We use a local butcher and
their penguin topic. As well as exploring
Greengrocer for fresh produce and our Pioneers love serving
the snow, the children have tested their
themselves every day.
knowledge and assembled a group
fact-file on penguins...did you know that
penguins are oviparous?
Carla Brindley
Nursery Manager
Network Services
IN THE
NEWS... NETWORK SERVICES
The Foundation’s Network is running at full speed supporting both the
delivery of remote learning and on-site teaching of critical workers’
children. Building on the experience of the first lockdown, Microsoft
Teams has become a fully integrated solution for all Foundation pupils.
Firefly, Teams and See-Saw continue
to deliver our learning content and
homework whether pupils are on-site or
at home.
With over 4,000 Microsoft Teams, the
scale of this online infrastructure is
now four times larger than last April,
with the facility for lesson recordings
when needed. Here are just some of the
numbers clocked up since the start of
term:
In this lockdown, our suppliers of digital
resources like Microsoft and Firefly have
OVER ONE MILLION HITS Teachers receive the latest guidance and
been much better equipped to quickly ON FIREFLY! (1,058,566) share best practice using our training
resources portal, which is itself another
respond and scale up capacity to meet
demand. great example of on-line learning.
104,765 Firefly Learning Sessions
The Network Services Team is also Staff IT skills have evolved so much
4,805,025 Minutes of Teams Audio Time over the past year that more advanced
working hard to co-ordinate resources
and help resolve issues. With a rota in 3,914,057 Minutes of Teams Video Time techniques are now regularly used to
place for on-site cover, the daily briefing enhance the lesson experience. These
1,035,425 Minutes of Screen Share Time techniques include digital exercise books,
is vital – all online of course.
27,343 Meetings have taken place automated marking, audio feedback,
When help and support is needed, breakout rooms for group work and the
3,943 Posts into Teams from Teachers list could go on. Regular training as these
Network Services is only a phone call or
an email away, and the Service Desk has 10,060 Replies to Posts from Students new solutions are adopted ensures the
updated self-help guides, such as how to best possible experience for students.
44,882 Posts added in SeeSaw
install Office 365 at home.
41,320 Comments on student work with Senior students studying science now
Whether it’s an issue with IT equipment, 28,735 likes benefit from a new on-line resource pack
or just general advice how to get the best to simulate experiments on-line, whilst
out of your broadband, we’re glad to take Years 1-3 pupils at Fairfield and Amherst
calls and emails directly from pupils and continue to engage with the visually
parents. rich See Saw and Class Dojo platforms.
Our Nursery children haven’t missed out,
If you experience any IT issues, please with extended WiFi coverage and new
contact the Help Desk by email: iPads for the extra space whilst network
servicedesk@lsf.org, or phone: 01509 capacity in the Music building has been
283712. boosted to enhance instrumental lessons
and video streaming quality.
For parents, the Foundation’s interactive
communications app powered by Weduc
has replaced School Comms and pupils
have pastoral care and scheduled online
form time with their teachers alongside
their timetabled lessons. Our contact with
families is increasingly digital with video
calling for Parents’ evenings available at
all the schools.
CCF
IN THE
NEWS... COMBINED CADET FORCE
Joe in Year 10, writes about one of several Target Sprint Competitions
last term;
DRUM MAJOR “In early December, six Year 10 students
took part in a team Target Sprint
During this lockdown period, Harris has competition at the Grammar School
been practising his Drum Major routines Shooting Club. The boys were split
to incorporate into future parades. into two relay teams of three and each
This includes signalling to the band and member had to run three legs, running
contingent when to halt, countermarch from the CCF building to the Cricket
and when to wheel left or right. Pavilion and back, a distance of 400m.
Once back at CCF, the shooters had to hit
He has also been working towards all 5 of their knock-down targets before
mastering the more advanced techniques the next person in their team could start
that will add a real degree of flair to our their leg.
next parade, which we are very much Half way through the competition it was
looking forward to seeing. extremely close, with each shooter being
able to knock down all their targets each
shoot with very few misses. However,
during the final sprints, shots began to
be rushed and missed by both teams
as exhaustion began to kick in. Then
the unexpected happened and Rory
managed to physically pull the bolt out
of the rifle, giving everyone something
to laugh about and resulting in a draw
being declared - a fair result as both
teams were still neck-and-neck at that
point.
In the future, we plan to host Target
Sprint competitions against other
schools, as well as open the sport to
a wider range of pupils within the
Foundation.”
VIRTUAL CCF
Congratulations to George and
Dexter who received the highest scores
in the Navy section on their Air Rifle
Theory Test.
B COMPANY have been learning about NASA space
missions, including the Mercury, Gemini
challenging mil knowledge quiz, with
some of them preparing for promotion
B Company have continued their tri-rota- and Apollo programmes. by starting their Leadership Cadre along-
tion of challenges, quizzes, and fieldcraft, side potential NCOs from the Royal Navy
while the RAF STEM and Leading Section Patrol Platoon have been conducting a and RAF Sections.
A CONVERSATION WITH Peter Jackson Peter Jackson is one of our longest serving governors, and has therefore served on a number of committees and seen many changes during his time on the Foundation Board. Most recently Peter has been a member of the Grammar School Board and Operations Committee, and has specific responsibilities for Boarding. What is your day job? Chairman of Jackson Coachworks. Primarily we manufacture temperature controlled truck bodies but also the award winning eutectic refrigeration ‘Eistechnik’ and some specialised automotive funeral equipment. What is your connection to LSF? A former pupil and ex School Captain and later as a parent. When not on Governor duties, how do you like to spend your time? I find great pleasure in working in our garden as gardening is all about tomorrows, but my real passions are game fishing for salmon and trout (all returned alive!) and Leicester City FC. What was the first concert that you attended? ‘Messiah’ at the De Montfort Hall one December in my early teens, so to me it is always something I like to hear during the Festive Season. What new skills have you learnt during the lockdown periods? Re-learning how to play the piano after many years. I’m not as good as I was aged 18 but it has become quite respectable again – not that I’m expecting a call from Richard West any time soon! QUICK FIRE ROUND • Swimming or Cycling? Swimming. I love water whether it’s being in it, boating on it or fishing by it. • Grand Prix or Premier League? Premier League – it’s the best league in the world. • Amusement Park or Day at the Beach? The Beach. • Tablet or Computer? Computer every time. • Passenger or Driver? Driver. I’ve been lucky to have enjoyed probably the last of the great age of motoring and driving a motor car has never lost its fascination for me. • City Break or Country Cottage Country Cottage - I’m a country boy at heart.
Music
IN THE HOW CAN WE KEEP FROM SINGING?
NEWS... As Head of Junior Music, I have had to think on my feet this year to find
new ways to deliver lively, practical and engaging music-making (both
in and out of the classroom). Music is, at least for me, about making
connections - social distancing has made this so much harder! But I am
not easily put off – there are always solutions if you look hard enough!
WHAT’S ON IN PREP Whilst, last term, I managed to get
around the ‘no singing indoors’ by
If you would like more information on
any of the clubs or lessons below, please
MUSIC? singing outdoors, it was still impossible
to mix those class bubbles and sing as a
send me an email (s.marsh@lsf.org)
choir or music club. All very frustrating, Sarah Marsh
and I long for a return to carefree singing
DAWN CHORUS and music-making. Let’s hope that the
Summer of 2021 brings some good news
Every morning children from Year 4 – 6 on this.
can join me on Teams for singing games,
rhymes and songs to wake us all up. Now that we have returned to another
full lockdown, I have put my mind to
Your singing voices and a sponge tennis keeping our music-making not just alive
ball (yes really!) is all that is required for but bursting with life! Virtual choirs and
lots of fun and silliness. clubs will never be quite the same as
the real thing, but we have worked hard
to make them the best they can be. The
inclusion of lots of silly games, actions
and signing means that participation is
much easier, and keeps one important
thing at the forefront of our learning –
JOY!
VIOLINS RETURN BRASS BOOTCAMP
CURRICULUM At Fairfield this week we saw the return
of the Y3 Violin Class where our 15
A daily (usually lunchtime) slot to brush
up on your trumpet or trombone skills.
LESSONS CONTINUE violinists were able to join together live This is mainly for our Year 4s, but there
for some chat and fun violin activities. are a few older children on trumpets,
Every Prep child (from Pioneers in trombones and horns joining too. Baby
The Nursery and Kindie at Fairfield Shark and our ‘long note competition’ are
and Reception at Amherst upwards) particular highlights.
receive a weekly music lesson. For
many, this is a live session on Teams
with an opportunity to join in with
singing games and fun music dictation,
competitions and challenges. We are
determined that lockdown 2021 won’t
hold up our musical learning.
SOUNDBITES
STRINGS WITH MRS Our Year Two String players also have the
option to book a one-to-one lesson with
Our fortnightly concert series is alive and
well. Pupils from Amherst and Fairfield
BURNS one of our amazing strings teachers too. Preps are invited to submit recordings
which, together, are presented via our
Music Department YouTube Channel.
One of the advantages of teaching and The latest concert went live at 12.45 today
learning at home is that sometimes (29 January) and you can watch it here
something unexpected appears
providing a springboard for creativity
and conversation. Last week’s Amherst
Year 1/2 music lesson saw this curious
visitor, so this week Mrs Burns found
a squirrel song. Amherst Year 2 have
continued with their live violin sessions,
no squirrels this time!
CONGRATULATIONS
We are delighted that Dominic (LGS) has received an organ scholarship to Downing
College, Cambridge whilst Evie (LAS), has received offers from RNCM and Trinity
Laban for their Popular Music courses in Sept 2021. Lewis and Ben (LGS) have both
received offers for Music Tech degree courses, and both have interviews lined up for
the internationally renowned Tonmeister course at Surrey University.
Congratulations also to Joony (LGS) who secured his ARSM on piano with Ayeka
(LAS), Simeon (LGS) and Alex (LGS) gaining Grade 8 distinctions with ABRSM.Sport
IN THE
NEWS... SPORT
Staff at the Grammar School are delighted that in the Gallagher Rugby
Premiership, 3 Old Boys have been making a name for themselves, all in
different roles.
George Martin has been playing Meanwhile, Matt Everard is the senior Christophe Ridley attended the
successfully for Leicester Tigers. transition coach at Wasps. Grammar School between 2006 & 2009
and he quickly made a name for himself
He started the season strongly but They have had an excellent start to as a scrum half and went on to gain an
unfortunately injured his knee however, the year, beating current premiership Academy contract with Leicester Tigers.
he has now returned and once again is champions Exeter by 30 points.
a regular in the starting line-up and has Unfortunately, due to reoccurring
been selected for the England shadow Six Matt attended the Grammar School shoulder injuries, he had to retire at a
Nations Cup. George attended Fairfield between 2002 & 2007. He then went on to young age. He took his first footsteps into
between 2007 & 2012, and the Grammar represent the Leicester Tigers for a couple coaching however the opportunity of
School between 2012 & 2015. of seasons before ending his playing refereeing appealed to him and he gave
career at Nottingham. it a go. The rest is history. Christoph was
recently selected on the Referees panel
for the upcoming Six Nations.
LRS SPORT VIRTUAL VIRTUAL PE
CHALLENGE Pupils across the Foundation continue to
be active and are enjoying their virtual
Stop Press…Prizes have been announced PE lessons and Active Challenges.
for the draw at the end of the 2021
Lockdown Challenge.
Every time you complete 60mins of
activity your name will go in the hat for
the draw at the end of the challenge – so
the more active you are, the more chance
you have to win!
A reminder that all details for this family
challenge, can be viewed at; https://www.
lrsport.org/virtual-together-lockdown-
challengeEstates
IN THE
NEWS... ESTATES
We are very fortunate at Loughborough Schools Foundation to benefit
from a beautiful and spacious campus. Every day our Estates Team
set high standards and do a great job, not only in maintaining the
buildings, grounds and facilities but also in ensuring they are safe
and secure.
Our Catering team based in the School kitchens at Grammar, Amherst
and Fairfield are also key members of the Foundation family. They serve
hundreds of nutritious and delicious meals every day and judging by
the amount of clean plates that are returned to the kitchen each day,
pupils and staff enjoy the quality of our catering.
FACTS
91.2
66 Buildings
91.2 Acres
49 Fire alarms tested every week
86 Sets of bed linen laundered every week
73 External bins emptied every day
ACRES 16.6 Kg average waste generated by each member of the Schools community
281
45% Electricity generated from renewables
93 Boilers serviced every year
DOORS AND GATES 281 Doors and gates unlocked and secured each day
UNLOCKED AND 205 Miles walked each year by Grounds Staff marking out pitches
SECURED EACH DAY
8 Hours to prepare each cricket wicket
66
2,066 Meals served per day
592 KG of potatoes used for Christmas lunch
205
58 KG of sprouts used for Christmas Lunch
86
MILES
4,132 Plates washed per day
BUILDINGS
SETS OF BED LINEN
23.5 Tonnes of bananas eaten each year
LAUNDERED DAILY
WALKED EACH YEAR BY
GROUNDS STAFF MARKING
4,132
OUT PITCHES
45%
PLATES WASHED PER DAY
2,066
58KG
ELECTRICITY GENERATED
MEALS SERVED PER DAY
FROM RENEWABLES
23.5
OF POTATOES USED FOR
CHRISTMAS LUNCH
TONNES OF BANANAS
EATEN EACH DAYLecture
IN THE
NEWS... MORE NURSERY PLACES AVAILABLE
We are pleased that the popular Loughborough Nursery is able to offer
more spaces to children aged 2+.
New light and spacious rooms are now open and the children are also benefitting
from the additional outdoor play space as well as the regular visits to the Forest
School. Carla Brindley, Nursery Manager, is happy to speak to any parents who are
interested in a Nursery place. Tel: 01509 276820.
CLASSICS SOCIETY LECTURE
This lecture promises to be both informative and
thought-provoking. It will be of relevance to all those with
an interest in classics, ancient history and/or theatre studies.
The lecture will be held on Teams and if you wish to attend,
please contact the office at Loughborough Grammar School.
There is no charge for attending this talk.
Loughborough Schools Foundation
Classics Society Lecture:
THE INVENTION OF THEATRE
By Professor Oliver Taplin, Emeritus
Fellow at Magdalen College,
University of Oxford
Tuesday 9 February at 17:00News in pictures
IN THE
NEWS... BIRDWATCH
Are you looking for a useful weekend
SNOWMAN
CHALLENGE
activity to do at home?
Grammar School boys rose to the
Mrs Saperia has informed pupils at Year 7 Lockdown Legends Snowman
Fairfield to enjoy the RSPB Big Garden Competition set this week by Mr Parton.
MOVE INTO THE Birdwatch this weekend.
Some excellent building work and
WEEKEND If you want to find out more about worthy of many Merit points!
how you can help with this important
Amherst pupils have that Friday Feeling! research into the health of our garden
bird population follow the link and
register. https://www.rspb.org.uk/get-
involved/activities/birdwatch/
CHESS CHAMPION
Lindsay in Year 7 at LHS has been
awarded the John Robinson Cup for the
most improved Leicestershire Junior
Chess Player of the Year 2020.
Lindsay has this photograph of the DUOLINGO STAR
Cup with her name engraved, however
unfortunately she has to wait until after Last year, Ellie in Year 8 at LHS started
the lockdown before she can collect it. Duolingo, mainly in French but other
languages too, on her School iPad during
the lockdown.
Last week she reached a stretch of 300-
days. Her granny was so inspired that
she started Duolingo too, having never
previously studied a language, and is now
100 days behind Ellie!
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