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Arrangements for the end of Term |
Posted 10/12/2007 9:17 |
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Salterford House School
Arrangements for the end of Term
Monday December 10th
Pre-Prep to Year 6 Rehearsals at Oxton Village Hall. Children will be taken to the Village Hall during the day but Years 5 & 6 only will need to be collected from the Village Hall at 4.00pm. If there is a problem with this please inform Mrs Fletcher.
Thursday December 13th
Pre-Prep, Years 1 & 2 Concert at Oxton Village Hall – 1.30pm. Pre-Prep will be able to remain at the Village Hall to watch Year 1’s play. They will be taken back to school by Mrs Redburn, and return to the Village Hall at 3.30pm to sing with Years 1 & 2. Year 1 will remain at the Hall to watch Year 2’s play. All children in Years 1 & 2 must return to school to change into school uniform before going home. They will be transported by school minibus and should be collected at Main School at 4.00pm.
Years 3,4,5 & 6 Concert at Oxton Village Hall – 6.30pm. All children in Year 3 must be taken to the Margaret Sherbrooke Building, Oxton by 5.15pm to change into costume, Year 4 by 5.30pm and Years 5 & 6 by 5.45pm. Children in Years 3 & 4 may stay and watch Years 5 & 6 play or be collected at 7.45pm (please inform Mrs Fletcher if you are collecting at 7.45pm so the children can be taken back to the Margaret Sherbrooke Building) and any children who have remained at the Village Hall should be collected at approximately 9.30pm.
Friday December 14th 1.30pm. Pre-Prep, Years 1 and 2 Concert arrangements are as for Thursday.
6.30pm. Years 3,4,5 & 6 Concert arrangements as for Thursday.
P.T.O.
Monday December 17th
Fun Afternoon. Games and fun activities will be arranged by staff during normal school hours for Years 3,4,5 & 6
Lower School Carol Service for Pre-Prep, Years 1 & 2 at St Wilfrid’s Church Calverton – 2.30pm. Parents are welcome to attend and may take children home after the service. Children will be taken to the church by school minibus but should be collected from the church at 3.30pm.
If this is a problem please let Mrs Fletcher know and children can be taken back to school by minibus. Children who are not collected from the church by 3.30pm will be returned to school.
Tuesday December 18th
Fun Afternoon. Games and fun activities will be arranged by staff during normal school hours for Pre-Prep, Years 1 & 2
Upper School Carol Service for Years 3,4,5 & 6 at St Wilfrid’s Church Calverton – 2.30pm. Arrangements as for the Lower School Carol Service.
School closes at normal time for the rest of the children.
Spring Term begins on Monday January 7th 2008.
Saturday January 12th - Years 5 & 6 New Year Party 6-9pm in the Music Room.
PLEASE NOTE
On Thursday December 13th and Friday December 14th Years 3,4,5 & 6 children and any younger brothers and sisters may be collected early – anytime from 12.30pm onwards.
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ISA Regional Swimming Gala November 6th 2007 |
Posted 7/11/2007 9:02 |
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A squad of 20 children were taken to Walsall on November 6th 2007 to compete in the ISA Regional Swimming Gala. We competed against 20 other Independent Schools from the Midlands region. The events were run in timed heats with the winners of each event going forward to form the Midlands team at the ISA National Gala on Saturday November 17th. We had a very successful day with our children gaining first or second place (and only two 3rd placings) in their respective heats. This gave us overall placings of:
Year 4
1st in Girls breast stroke - Emma Beeson
1st in Boys breast stroke - Keelen Rhodes
1st in Boys back stroke - Keelen Rhodes
1st in Boys freestyle - Tom Lowe
1st in the Girls relay - Pip Revans, Ellie Stephens, Emma Beeson & Lottie Hayes
Year 5
3rd in Girls back stroke - Amy Bond
3rd in Boys back stroke - Alex Salt
Year 6
2nd in Girls back stroke - Jenni Cooke
2nd in boys back stroke - Alex Manterfield
2nd in Boys relay - Alex's Bond, Butler, Manterfield & Harry Cameron-Drayton
We came away with two trophies, one for the best Year 4 girls team and one for the best Year 6 Boys team. Three children have been selected for the Midlands Team at the nationals.
The children behaved impeccably throughout the event and were a credit to the school. Congratulations to all who took part. |
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Ski Holiday March 2007 |
Posted 11/5/2007 14:45 |
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Children from Years 4,5 & 6 recently returned safely from a weeks skiing in the French Alps. The holiday, organised by Mrs Lewin, was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. The snow was fresh and perfect for beginners and experts alike. All the children worked hard improving their skiiing and ended the week with a globally recognised skiing award. |
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Netball v Highfields |
Posted 5/3/2007 9:16 |
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On Wednesday February 28th the netball team travelled to Highfields in Newark to play our long awaited match with the girls there.
We did not play our best game and after the first quarter we found ourselves three-one down.
After a half time chat, however, we began to gain some confidence and focus and finally managed to win 10-8. A very lucky win indeed!
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Netball achievements - Spring Term |
Posted 5/2/2007 9:27 |
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The term has started off better than we could have hoped in netball. Our first match was against a novice Waverley House side which included some Year 4 pupils. It was an opportunity for some of our B team players to get a game and we managed to win 17-3. The Waverley team learned a great deal from the match, as did our novice players.
The match agains Greenholme was a tremendous boost to the team as we won 19-0. It was the team's greatest performance and we really gelled as a group.
That success meant we were ready for our first High Five match and a long drive to Ratcliffe College. The opposition were only able to put out a team of six which gave them a slight advantage. They were also a very experienced team as they only play High Five. We were playing our first match of High Five and it was on a full sized court! The final score was 7-4 to Ratcliffe but we felt triumphant as a team! The girls played better than they had ever played before, in positions they had never played before and managed to score a few goals as well as being able to defend very well indeed. It was a fantastic match and we are hoping for a seven a side rematch before the end of the season to see if we can beat them next time. The Ratcliffe hospitality was great and we enjoyed our first ever game against them! Let's hope it is the first of many! |
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Mixed Hockey Tournament |
Posted 29/11/2006 15:52 |
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The children played their first tournament against tough opposition at Cannock Hockey Club. They were the defensive team of the tournament, conceding only two goals in five matches. Oliver Howell, playing in goal for the first time, was the best goalkeeper of the tournament. The rest of the team performed heroics in front of him, often putting themselves bravely in the firing line. As the afternoon progressed, the list of injuries got longer and longer - Alex Jones - hand, Joseph Fisher-Burdett - knee, Gabrielle Titley - finger, Elizabeth Earnshaw -wrist. Despite these setbacks the team continued to play good hockey and were very unlucky not to get the goals their play deserved. |
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Autumn Term Football |
Posted 27/11/2006 20:53 |
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Salterford's football teams have enjoyed a busy term with a number of 'friendly' matches and participation in two tournaments.
The term kicked off with an away fixture against Greenholme which was narrowly lost by 4-3 in an entertaining game.
Our first victory was recorded against St Joseph's, a 2-0 win in a highly competitive game.
The return match against Greenholme saw a disappointing 4-1 defeat although the result masked what was a pretty even game in terms of chances and we unfortunately gifted a couple of goals.
The ISA Midlands tournament was the next stop. We drew 2 and lost one (against the eventual winners St Joseph's). We nearly made the 1/4 finals but lost out when drawing 0-0 against St Wystan's after threatening to steal victory.
The final matches of the 1/2 term saw the 'A' and 'B' team winning 5-0 and 2-0 against Plumtree. The matches at Highfields Sports Ground, Nottingham University were both enjoyable and morale boosting.
The Nottingham High School Tournament followed half term and the tournament was keenly contested evidenced by a series of close scorelines. We eventually came 3rd in a 6 team tournament after 2 wins, a draw and 2 defeats. For the record:
v St Joseph's 1-0
v Nottingham High 0-1
v Dagfa 3-0
v Grosvenor 0-0
v Greenholme 0-1
Three further fixtures against PNEU (Arley House), Saville House and Plumtree again have seen heavy scoring victories by 6-0, 10-1 and 7-0 respectively. Three excellent performances which have shown an improving team. Attacking play has been excellent and the quality of some of the play has been a joy to watch. However special mention should be given to the defenders who have been excellent throughout notably our captain, Ben Andrews, marshalling his troops from the centre of defence.
In summary, we have played 15 games, won 7, drawn 3 and lost 5. Scored 40 conceded 16. Oliver Howell and Harry Graham prolific goalscorers aided by Alex Jones, Oliver Cairns, Alex Brenchley, Elliot Bradley and Alex Bond who have also 'registered.'
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Swimming Report - November 2006 |
Posted 24/11/2006 9:12 |
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At the beginning of November a squad of 24 children from Years 4,5 & 6 went to Walsall for the ISA Regional Swimming Gala. The children were very well behaved and did extremely well, resulting in overall 2nd place for the girls and 3rd place for the boys out of 16 schools. 15 children received certificates for 1st, 2nd or 3rd places. Following on from this gala 2 children from Year 6 were asked to join the Midlands team at the National Finals in Coventry last Saturday. Oliver Cairns swam in the U12 Butterfly and Elizabeth Earnshaw swam as part of the U12 Freestyle Relay team. Once again the children put in 100% effort and did very well in the daunting 50m pool.
Many thanks go to all the parents of the children involved in both galas for their encouragement and support.
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Netball - Well Done Girls - Autumn Term 2006 |
Posted 23/11/2006 9:20 |
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The Under 11 netball team have had a great start to their season. The first match was against Dagfa House and we won 10-6. It was a tough match but we managed to maintain our early lead, despite a little "wobble" in the middle. The second match was away versus Plumtree. We began well and managed to win 11-3. It was a fun, feisty match for both teams. We played St Josephs at home for our third match of the season and we played really well to beat them 12-3.
The Arley House match meant a long journey to Sutton Bonnington and after a disappointing first quarter we found ourselves 8-0 down! Despite rallying in the second quarter Arley House were the better team on the day and we lost 15-8. We are hoping for a return match soon !
We played Greenholme on Tuesday November 21st and performed very strongly with a 19-3 win. The Greenholme team, however, were much younger - some Year 4's were playing - and they learned quite a lot from the match and they will certainly be strong opponents next season! We followed it up with a lovely tea and a great "bonding" session between the two teams.
Our last match of the term is on Friday against Plumtree again. We hope to perform well and have a great match - Good luck girls! |
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Cross Country - Autumn Term 2006 |
Posted 22/11/2006 10:51 |
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So far this term members of the Cross Country team have been involved in 4 team races.
Mansfield Schools - The Boys' team gained 4th position out of 19 teams competing. The Girls team was 2nd to a very strong team from Lowes Wong School in Southwell.
Highfields Meet (November 15th)- On this occasion we put out 4 teams - Girls' and Boys' teams in both Under 9 and Under 11 races. The younger children, who had not taken part in any competition before, performed well and Freya Pearce achieved a brilliant 4th place. Both Under 11 teams came third behind the very strong teams from Lowes Wong and the Boys and Girls High Schools.
The Country Championships - This is a series of 3 races in October, November and December. This involves teams from all over the County, both state and independent schools. After the first race at Wollaton Park in October, our boys' team was in 9th position and the girls' team was 5th. After a stunning run at Ashfield Comprehensive School on Saturday 18th November, the boys' team (coming 4th) has now moved into 5th place overall and the girls' team (coming 3rd) has gained a very secure 3rd place. The children need to be congratulated on their commitment and effort so far this term.
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Indoor Athletics Squad Reach Final |
Posted 15/11/2006 16:16 |
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Congratulations to the Year 4 Indoor Athletics Squad, who took part in the area heats at Gedling Comprehensive School on Tuesday November 14th.They came second, behind Mapperley Plains School, scoring 114 to Mapperley Plains 117.The teams won 4 of the 5 relay races.
Well done to those who took part, good luck in the Nottingham final and thanks to the parents who came along to support the team. |
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