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06/02/2012 Year 6 Crucial Crew Trip On Friday Year 6 experienced a wide range of activities as part of It was a fun way to prepare children to remain safe in a variety of |
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03/02/2012 Year 3 Chinese Feast Mrs Eley and Year 3 celebrated the Chinese New Year with a banquet, in the Resource room, which was cooked by her sister and Mrs McLearn. This is an annual event in Year 3 and during the week the children have been writing about how the new year came to be named and finding out about different aspects of Chinese life both past and present. |
03/02/2012 Musical Marching!
One Friday night's homework, was to make and design a musical instrument. Over the period of a week, we could choose between a shaker, a drum or a stringed model. We evaluated in class after that we went down to the Reception to discussed it with them. We asked them to draw picture of it and play the instrument is as many different ways possible. To conclude we marched around the playground as a band. We played the instruments and then Reception played them. We had lots and lots of fun doing this and I am sure the whole class would love to do it again!
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02/02/2012 ISA North Cross-Country 2012 Twenty-five runners from Year3 to Year 6 took part in the ISA North Cross-Country meeting at Rochdale. We were very proud of all the runners who ran on a very cold and windy February day. Everyone performed superbly and we achieved some excellent results notably from Jenny, Ella and Sami in Year 3 and Charlie and Elizabeth in Year 5. A special mention must also go to Harry in Year 6, who as a result of finishing in 9th place, will now represent the North at the National Finals in March. Well done to you all! |
02/02/2012 Willow Weavers Arrive at Forest The Willow Weavers came to Forest to help create a 'Twigloo' structure in our grounds. They began by working with Year 6 and building an outer frame. After this all the another classes were able to contribute throughout the day. The 'Twigloo' is a living structure and by the summer its appearance will be transformed as its leaves begin to grow. Thank you to the PA for funding this exciting event and to Mrs Crouch for her organisation and help throughout the day.
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02/02/2012 Mrs Eley and her Fossils The Reception enjoyed a fantastic visit from Mrs Eley and her collection of fossils. The children listened attentively as Mrs Eley explained how fossils were made. They were extremely enthusiastic to explore and touch the fossils. |
02/02/2012 Young Doctors in the Making! Mrs Wood came in to visit the Reception children to tell them about her job as a Doctor. The children loved looking at the skeleton, learning about bones and hearing about the various instruments that a Doctor uses. A big thank you to Mrs Wood for a superb talk. We now have well trained doctors and nurses in our hospital role play corner! |
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27/01/2012
Year 3 Junior Bakers As part of this term's D & T topic, Mrs Matthews kindly came in to show the children how to make bread. Every child had the opportunity to mix and knead. Whilst the bread was baking, the children tasted samples of different types of bread. At the end of the afternoon they were able to take their rolls home. |
01/02/2012 Year 5 Musical Workshop Year 5 welcomed Mr Cotton (Mrs Cotton’s husband) into school along with his vast array of musical instruments from across the world. We were told about instruments such as the banjola, gunbri and oud.
Mr Cotton performed exciting musical interludes, explained their cultural backgrounds and allowed the children to ‘try out’ each instrument.
Thank you Mr Cotton, Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed their musical treat!
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26/01/2012 Young Voices 2012
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23/01/2012 Traffic Observations in Year 5
As part of their Geography topic on local traffic, Year 5 carried out several observations in Timperley Village. The children looked at problems and issues that may affect or ease traffic around our local area.
The children found some interesting results and will now write up a conclusion and evaluation from their recordings. |
23/01/2012 Year 4 Travel talks Year 4 have been looking at India as part of their Geography studies. They have been learning about life in a remote Indian Village called Chembakolli. To understand about where India is in the world we have been looking at our own travels around the globe. The children were asked to talk about the favourite place they had visited. They looked at its culture through images and artefacts they had at home. Aneesa chose to look at Marrakesh. Her talk was outstanding, she did a marvellous Powerpoint presentation. Mrs Knowles felt her work deserved a special award. Aneesa brought in a wide variety of objects. Cara is seen here (picture) wearing the traditional Muslim headdress worn by women in Morocco. |
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17/01/2012 Mathematics Masterclass at Forest Preparatory School Earlier today Forest held a 'Maths Masterclass'. Children from Forest Park and The Willows joined us to complete challenging work on codes with Mrs Heathcock, a maths teacher from Altrincham Girls’ Grammar School. We learned about Julius Caesar’s method of coding. Mrs Heathcock brought several sixth form students along to assist in case we needed help. The first activity was fun. We all got a piece of a jigsaw and were sorted into groups with the people who had the other pieces. When we made the jigsaw it looked fine but when you looked closely, it didn’t make sense. In my group there was a picture of a watermill yet if you looked closely, the water flowed uphill which isn’t possible, is it?
The second task was to decode a message using Julius Caesar’s method. I found it tricky but the sixth formers helped us all out which was handy because the codes got harder. Mrs Heathcock told us that in battles Julius Caesar sent two messages. The first one, once decoded, told the person how to decode the second message. After that we did the final task which I still haven’t finished yet! We had to decode a message with no sheet to give us help. Before I knew it the session had ended. I was really getting the hang of things and I am looking forward to the next session. Thank you Mrs Heathcock!
Jonathan, Year 5 |
17/01/2012
Year 4 LearJet Pilot talk As part of our studies on Countries Around the World, Mr Mulholland visited Year 4 to talk about his job as a LearJet Pilot. He explained about all the places he has flown to in Europe. He also told people about his aeroplane. The children were thrilled to hear about the mechanics of the the aeroplane and his special passengers. Thanks go to Mr Mulholland for taking time to come and see Year 4. |
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16/01/2012 Mrs Bold Visits Year 5 Mrs Bold visited Year 5 to demonstrate her collection of musical instruments. The children asked numerous questions about the origins and materials of flutes, clarinets and saxophones, which gathered lots of information for their Design and Technology topic.
Jonathan and Mrs Bold closed the workshop with an excellent rendition of ‘The Snowman’. Year 5 would like to thank Mrs Bold for a very informative talk. |
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11/01/2012 Forest March On To Trafford Finals On Tuesday 10th January Forest Prep participated in the Altrincham Forest finished second in their group of 5 teams and then won their |
11/01/2012 Inter House Hockey The children at Forest Prep take part in a wide range of sporting 1st: Jordan Congratulations to Jordan for winning the event overall and well done |
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10/01/2012
Year 6 Shelter Project In Year 6 we have been making shelters during our D.T. topic over the winter holidays. We have then been testing them and they have to withstand a number of tests. The first test is withstanding the weight of 1 kg. The next test is 200 ml of water and the Lego people inside will be on a tissue and the tissue cannot get water on it. The third test is wind from all sides and the shelter can’t blow away or topple. The fourth test is comfort so our shelters needed lots of home comforts inside them. As well as having to build our shelters we had to fill out an evaluation form that told Mr Tucker and everyone else in our class about what we used to make our shelters and how we constructed them. Throughout our shelter making people have used a wide variety of materials and we have really enjoyed making our shelters. It was a very fun project!
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13/12/2011 Forest X-Factor The whole school gathered in the hall to witness a spectacular event which is now becoming a firm favourite in the forest Calendar. Amelia (Year 6) hosted the event with enthusiasm and energy. Gary (Mr Tucker) Louis (Mr Booth) Tulisa (Mrs Knowles) and Kelly (Mrs Price) were amazed by the performances. Sharon Osbourne (Mrs Eley) even came out of retirement to share her views on the acts. Well done to 'Great Mix' (Year 3) who were this year's well deserved winners! |
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13/12/2011 Forest Choir The chamber choir's final performance of the year was at Newhaven, a local residential home. Our eleven choristers sang Christmas songs for the very appreciative residents. The performance included four highly impressive solos by Charlotte (Y4), Charlotte (Y5), Nina and Beth (Y6).
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09/12/11 Forest Carol Service Our annual Carol Service took place at North Cestrian Grammar School this week. All the children in Upper School, including our three choirs, began the evening by singing a range of carols and performing self-penned readings.
Lower School then followed with a highly polished and amusing performance of their nativity entitled 'Prickly Hay'. The children, aged between four and seven, were outstanding and Adam and Alicia shone in the lead roles. |
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08/12/11 Celebrate Christmas with Pre-Prep The two to four year olds in Pre-Prep gave two very impressive and entertaining performances this week. Dressed in colourful, seasonal costumes, they delighted their parents and grandparents with a range of festive songs and a very special Bhangra dance. There were even solo and duet performances from Kindergarten which were truly outstanding. Well done to all the Pre-Prep children - we are very proud of you. |
08/12/11 Prickly Hay Nativity Pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 performed their Nativity Prickly Hay. The performance was fantastic, with terrific singing and acting and the children looked splendid in their wonderful costumes.
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08/12/11 Cross-Country Awards Congratulations to the 35 children in Upper School who received certificates for representing the school at Cross-Country. Sixteen also gained medals for running in all four races, which took place at John Leigh Park on Saturday mornings. They have performed superbly and their dedication and commitment has been equally impressive. |
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08/12/11 Director of Sport Swimming Presentation We held a special assembly this week in honour of our five swimmers who reached the National Finals at Coventry. The Director of Sport for all ISA Schools, Gwilym Price, came to talk to the school about how well our swimmers had performed and in particular to present a trophy to Holly for breaking a national swimming record in the 50m breaststroke. Holly's very proud parents came to watch the presentation of this great achievement.
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07/12/11 The Children's Society Annual Carol Service
Our Forest choir continued their Christmas musical activities last week with a beautiful performance of "Il est ne" at Manchester Cathedral as part of The Children's Society's annual carol service. Every year the choir looks forward to this event as it really does signal the start of the Christmas season. Well done to our fabulous singers for their stunning performance. |
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06/12/11 Christmas Lunch Forest pupils really enjoyed their Christmas Lunch today! |
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Carols in the Grounds After enjoying mulled wine and mince pies, the parents joined the whole school in the grounds for the traditional singing of all the favourite carols. Despite the cold the singing was wonderful and the atmosphere really made everyone feel that Christmas is on its way.
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06/12/11 Christmas Fair Despite the weather there was a very good turn out for the Christmas Fair on Sunday. There were a variety of stalls including, for the first time, a stall organised by the children for their House. This was arranged and run by the House Captains and they really worked hard.
Thanks go to Ms Flint for organising a drama display and Ms Wellings and the choir who performed during the afternoon. The members of the PA worked extremely hard under Mrs Sharma, the new Chairperson, and thanks must go to them all for arranging a very enjoyable afternoon.
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06/12/11
Year 3 Rock Cycle Talk Year 3 have been studying Rocks and Soils in science and Miss Diffley, a science teacher at Altrincham College of Arts, came to talk to Year 3 about the rock cycle. The children handled and studied various fossils and were able to create a fossil of their own. |
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06/12/11 Creative Writing Workshop with Year 5 Year 5 travelled into unknown and mysterious territory last Friday morning when they visited Manchester Art Gallery for a Creative Writing workshop.
The children were enthralled by the activities and became captivated by a world of story telling, through various different pieces of art. The practical role play enabled the children to act out their thoughts and their expression was superb.
The children completed the morning by filming their sketches, with Mr Booth acting as camera man!
The trip highlighted the importance of good story structure and character creation, something Mr Booth and the children will be working on throughout Year 5. |
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06/12/11
Katie Morag Day Year 2 had a special Katie Morag Day, where everyone dressed as the characters from the Isle of Struay. Pupils learnt about tartan and wove some out of paper, and learnt all about traditional Scottish kilts and sporrans. Later on they made shortbread and flapjacks. The day finished with Scottish dancing and a party, where they ate what they had made, as well as a delicious selection of party food which they had brought from home. A fantastic day was had by all. |
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02/12/11 Year 4 Advent Assembly Year 4 were simply outstanding when they performed their Advent assembly. Mrs Knowles was impressed with how well they learned their lines in such a short time. It was a wonderful start to the festive period. |
06/12/11 Maths Club
The Upper School Maths Club has proved to be a huge success, with children from Years 4 and 5 attending every Tuesday morning. Many topics have been covered, consolidating the learning objectives that are covered in the curriculum.
The sessions will return in January.
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01/12/11 Forest Music Captain Hello everyone,
Ethan - Music Captain |
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25.11.11 Forest Choir in Charity Concert Congratulations to our fabulous choir, who sang beautifully at Alderley Edge School for Girls this week. As part of a charity concert, our pupils sang 'Il est Ne' and 'Deck the Halls' as well as listening to Hale Prep, Bowdon Prep, Greenbank Prep and the Junior Alderley Edge choirs. Thanks to Ms Wellings for her support and well done to all the choir pupils for their excellent singing and exemplary behaviour. The Alderley Edge charity concert was just the beginning of Christmas musical merriment for 2011 as, in coming weeks, our main choir sings at Manchester Cathedral, all three choirs perform at our Carol Service and the Chamber Choir visits Newhaven and Speakman Court retirement homes. This is in addition to the Christmas Fair and Carols in the Grounds held here at Forest! It's a very busy time for our singing stars and we look forward to hearing the results of their rehearsals this term. |
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25.11.11 ISA National Swimming Finals We are very proud of our swimmers, who recently represented not only Forest, but ISA North in the National Swimming Finals Competition at Coventry. The pupils were extremely successful and here are some of their results: Holly (Year 6) - 1st place, and broke the competition record for 50m Breast Stroke
Elysia (Year 6) - 2nd Place Elliot (Year 4) - 3rd Place Ellie (Year 5) - 4th Place Christopher (Year 6) - 4th Place |
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25.11.11
Lego Club On Thursday 24th November Mrs Eley started her Lego Club. The club was very popular and the pupils had lots of fun and were very inventive. |
25.11.11 Inter-School Speech Competition Congratulations go to our Speech Competition Winners, who performed so well in the Inter-School competition at Forest Park. The standard was extremely high in all the age categories and a special mention should go to Jemima in Year 2 and Beth in Year 6, who were crowned as Champion of Champions for their speeches on Lapland and the Isle of Man respectively. |
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14.11.11 Top 100 Preparatory School 2011-2012 We are delighted that Forest is again the only independent prep school in Trafford to have been placed in The Sunday Times Top 100 Independent Preparatory Schools List 2011, with an even higher rating than last year. This was based upon Level 5 SATS results achieved between 2008-2010. This is a tremendous achievement for everyone associated with Forest Prep and a reflection upon all the hard work and commitment demonstrated by pupils and staff alike. Well done to you all! |
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14.11.11 Year 2 Pizza Making Year 2 have been learning how to write instructions. Having written fantastic instructions for how to make a pizza, they then followed them and made delicious pizzas which they ate outside in a 'Pizza Picnic' in the garden. They learnt how to write instructions using time connectives and bullet points and followed these instructions to make firework rockets for Bonfire Night. |
14.11.11 Knitting Club Ellie and Florence are both keen knitters and after lots of hard work and enjoyment have finished their project. Ellie knitted her gorgeous monkey with needles and Florence used a knitting machine which she had been given as a present. Well done to both of you for a wonderful achievement! The other knitters are all making terrific progress and as knitting fever spreads we now have over twenty members, including two members of staff. |
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14.11.11 Year 5 Assembly Year 5 performed their assembly 'Fame and Fortune comes to Forest' for the whole school and their parents. The children were commended for their clear, well projected voices and enthusiasm on stage. Well done Year 5!
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11.11.11 Operation Christmas Child Once again we have collected a huge amount of shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. The children at Forest once again showed their generosity by sending in some very kind donations. The children watched a DVD showing them where their boxes will go, and how it has such a positive impact on those less fortunate than ourselves. Once again, a huge thank you! |
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10.11.11 Making Robots As part of their Design and Technology topics Year 5 and Year 1 joined forces to create a robot from recycled materials. The children were put into teams and given a variety of resources and medias. The children worked very hard, using excellent speaking and listening skills to create their robots. Mr Hyde was invited to judge the most eye catching model, with ‘Tin Tin’ being crowned the winner! Mr Booth, Mrs Burns and Mrs Wells were very impressed with the effort and enthusiasm from all the children. Well done! |
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09.11.11 ISA Swimming Gala On Saturday 5th November pupils from Forest Preparatory School went to the ISA Swimming Gala at Macclesfield and our standards were very high. Lots of our children finished in great positions such as Christopher, Holly, Elysia and Elliot who all came first in their races. Also, our girls medley team and the girls squadron relay both came first. The team comprised of Holly, Elysia, Ellie, and Elizabeth. On the whole, Forest did very well coming first in the under 10 boys, the under 11 girls and also the under 12 Boys and Girls won their category. Well done to all who took part I think that some of our swimmers will hopefully be chosen to represent the whole of the North in the National Finals at Coventry. Chris - Forest Swimming Captain |
09.11.11 Netball News Last Wednesday we played a netball match at Bowden Prep. We played well but we were unfortunately defeated this time. Ellie was voted 'Girl of the Match', she played exceptionally well and so did all of the team. Well done Forest! Aimee - Y6 Netball Captain |
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09.11.11 Muscles and Movement Year 4 enjoyed a fabulous class talk given by Mrs Peacock [ Forest parent and Physiotherapist]. The children were given the opportunity to talk about some of the muscles and bones they have learned about during lessons. Lots of new facts emerged and it was a fun packed and interesting talk. The children were thrilled with their goody bag given out by Mrs Peacock at the end of the day. Thank you Mrs Peacock! |
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09.11.11 Year Four Book Corner The Year classroom has been rearranged to accommodate a new book corner. The children have brought in soft cushions from home and have designed "quiet" signs too which has given life to their special reading space. Edie and Alfie are seen here enjoying the reading corner during quiet reading time. |
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08/11/11 Teeth and Healthy Eating Year 3 have been learning about teeth and healthy eating in their science lessons. Mrs Ohri (a dentist) came to talk to the class about how we need to think about the types of food which are bad for our teeth and Mrs Sharma (a dental hygienist) showed the children how to clean their teeth. It was a very informative talk. |
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03/11/11 Celebrity Chef Visits Reception Class The Reception children had a fabulous fun packed cookery session with zany chef Jason Palin, Director of The Cheshire Cookery School. The children enjoyed learning about a variety of fruit and vegetables and their origins. Mrs Thomson was delighted to see the children tucking into cherry tomatoes, bananas and carrots and tasting the carrot and avocado smoothies they made. The Reception boys and girls are a healthy bunch and all certainly enjoyed their 5 a day! |
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GRAMMAR SCHOOL EXAMINATION RESULTS 2011
Once again we have been delighted with the examination results that our Year 6 children have achieved. The children this year have worked tremendously hard and this endeavour has been richly rewarded. The results below relate to the state grammar schools and we are so proud as these are difficult examinations with great competition for limited places. For our previous ten years results please see our separate results page. Well done Year 6, we are all very proud of you! |
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21/10/2011 Harvest Festival Assembly On the 20th October the whole school gathered to celebrate Harvest Festival, celebrating through poems and songs, from the Pre-Prep children singing 'Big Red Combine Harvester', to the Year 5 children reciting 'The diary of a Church Mouse'. Year 3 also performed 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star' in sign-language which emotionally touched everyone. Our service was a huge success, and it was evident that the children had worked very hard to learn the Harvest Festival songs and poems. At the end of the assembly Mr Hyde reminded the children about harvest, and the advantages it gives to those who are less fortunate than us. We have collected a large amount of food donations, for which we are very grateful. These items will be sent to the Salvation Army. |
Roman Assembly Year 3 performed their Roman Assembly to the school. Later in the week, the parents were invited in to school to watch the performance. Parents are always invited to come and share their child's performance. |
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20/10/2011 Film Night The book club has become very popular, we read and discussed 'James and the Giant Peach' and had a film night after school. The children thoroughly enjoyed watching the film accompanied by popcorn, lemonade and sweets. |
20/10/2011 Netball Results On Wednesday the netball team played in a triangular tournament at Forest. We were very successful; we beat Wilmslow Girls 5:2 and Forest Park 4:1. Well done to Raajasi who was voted 'Girl of the match' for this week. Both Wilmslow and Forest Park are good teams, but we played very well and deserved our victories. Well done to all the team. Aimee, Netball Captain (Year 6) |
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18/10/2011 Quantum Theatre Comes To Forest The Quantum Theatre of Science came in to do a performance this week. I really enjoyed it, it was one of the best so far. The performance was about maths. There was a song which was really catchy and helps you with your maths. There were just two people playing a lot of different characters. Years 2 - 6 watched this and I think everybody liked it. (Harrison) |
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18/10/2011 Cross Country News RUN FOREST RUN! Last Saturday, 16th October, Forest Prep had their biggest turn out ever for the cross country meeting at John Leigh Park. 29 of us ran our very best and we got some brilliant results. As one of the smallest schools there, we really punched above our weight. Particular mention should go to the 9 children from Year 3 who ran in this, their second race. I think they are really enjoying being able to represent the school and they do it so well. Jenny is certainly one to watch for future races. Full results are on the web site but the top 4 placed runners on Saturday were Elizabeth and Charlie in the B races who came 8th and 5th respectively and Ellie and I who were 18th and 16th in the A races. We have a great team spirit developing, all cheering each other on and it would be great to have 30 plus runners at the next race on 26th November. (Harry - Boys Games Captain)
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14/10/2011 Football News FOREST ON FIRE! Their first game was against local team Forest Park and Forest performed very well and ran out 5 -1 winners! Confidence was high and the team went into their second game against Lime Tree full of high spirits and it showed in the outcome. Unbelievably, they played even better than the first match and strolled to an 8 - 0 win which puts Forest Prep School top of the Sale & Partington League for the time being. Let's hope that this fantastic form continues for some time. Well done boys! |
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14/10/2011 Reception Visits Manchester Airport Reception enjoyed a wonderful, informative trip to Manchester Airport. The children were all delighted to see the flight deck, sit in the pilot's seat and learn about concorde. Mrs Thomson and Mr Hyde were extremely pleased with all the children's enthusiasm and fantastic behaviour.
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14/10/2011 Forest Baking Children took part in a baking activity during late stay. This involved showing the different stages of spreading the flour and kneading before watching the bread rise and enjoying the end result!
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14/10/2011 Football News Forest Undefeated When we went to the football tournament in Davyhulme, we played extremely well. In our first game we drew 0 - 0 against Brooklands Primary School. We then drew again 0 - 0 against St. Annes followed by a convincing 1 - 1 draw against Woodheys. A goal in the last minute from William took us from 1 - 0 to 1 - 1. William, Football Captain. |
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14/10/2011 New Vice House Captains Congratulations to the new Vice House Captains who will assist to lead their house throughout the year. The new Vice House Captains are:-
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07/10/2011 Jeans For Genes Day On Friday 7th October, the children came dressed in Jeans to raise money for "Jeans for Genes Day". Mr Hyde explained just what the money is used for; to provide funds for research into genetic disorders. Katie (Aged 6) played for us during our assembly. A staggering £287.76 was raised, Well Done to everyone involved.
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07/10/2011 Year 5 Visit Jodrell Bank As part of their Science topic, Year 5 visited the refurbished Jodrell Bank in Macclesfield. The children took part in workshops, hands on practical exhibitions, and even observed the moment and recordings of the famous Lovell Telescope. "At Jodrell Bank we went in a big blow up dome and went a few steps into the future. We took part in lots of exciting activities and we even got to have a great play in the park. We all really enjoyed Jodrell Bank and we would all like to go back." (Lydia) "When we went to Jodrell Bank, I loved the amazing views of the Lovell Telescope, everybody was a lot smaller than it! I took some great pictures on my camera whilst I was there." (Louis)
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07/10/2011 Roman Experience Year 3 enjoyed a two day 'Roman Experience' in school. They made clay pots and oil lamps, learned some Latin words and had a lesson on Roman numerals. Later they wrote the story of Romulus and Remus, made wax tablets and scrolls which they wrote on. The final part of the time was spent enjoying a feast. Thanks go to Mrs Ball who made the food and Mrs Sharma who helped to serve. It was a very enjoyable time and the experience greatly enhanced the children's learning.
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High 5's Netball Match - Wednesday 28 September Forest v Wilmslow Prep at Forest. This was the first match played by Year 5, who only narrowly lost 3:2. Well done to Elizabeth (most valuable player), Lydia, Ella, Emily, Molly and Poppy. 7-a-Side Football Match - Tuesday 27 September A very hard fought first match for Year 6, which, although lost, was extremely close right up until the last few minutes.
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07/10/2011 Sport News Cross Country at John Leigh On a very warm October morning, the Forest children ran in their first cross country race of the season. All the children completed the race, with excellent finishing positions being achieved. A special mention must go to Charlie and Elizabeth who came 3rd and 5th respectively, and Jenny coming 10th in her debut race. The next meeting will be on Saturday 15th October at 9:30 a.m.
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27/09/2011 Forest Football The Forest A and B teams played Forest Park today in two friendly matches. The A Team won 5 - 1 in a convincing victory, whilst the B Team were narrowly defeated in a closely fought game.
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26/09/2011 Knitting Club The Forest knitting club got off to a fantastic start with some returning knitters and a fantastic number of new recruits. Ellie is working on her blue monkey and Teodora has nearly finished her purse. Mrs Chaudhry and Mrs Price are very excited to see what the next few weeks have in store. |
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26/09/2011 New House Captains Congratulations to the new House Captains who will lead their house throughout the year. The new House Captains are:-
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26/09/2011 Cake Sale for Faye's Wish Pre-Prep organised a cake sale for the school in aid of Faye's Wish charity. We managed to raise £127.04 which went directly to Dr. Louis Chesler for childhood cancer. Thank you for all your donations and to everyone involved.
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16/09/2011 Forest on Twitter Just a quick reminder that Forest is now on Twitter. Follow us @ForestPrep.
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16/09/2011 Playtime at Forest The school playground has been a hive of activity since the new toys have arrived. Equipment such as a "Mega Connect 4", bowling set, stilts, and traditional skipping ropes have proved hugely popular. Mr Booth and the School Council carried out a survey asking the children what equipment they wanted to use at playtime. The influx of Sainsbury's vouchers provide Forest with lost of sports and play equipment. We will be enrolling into the scheme once again this year.
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16/09/2011 Cross Stitch Club Lots of new members joined the cross stitch club today and thoroughly enjoyed the first meeting. Some children from last year are working on lovely designs and the new stitchers were very excited to hear what they are going to make in the next few weeks. |
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15/09/2011 Forest Book Club Today saw the very first Forest Book Club which was a great success. Children from Year 3 to Year 6 came on Roald Dahl Day and shared their love of reading. James and the Giant Peach was chosen for the first read and Mrs Price, Mrs Eley and Mrs McClearn were delighted with the enthusiasm shown by all. We look forward to our next meeting!
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15/09/2011 Upper School Games Years 3 - 6 during their games lesson at Timperley Sports Club.
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13/09/2011 Year 3 Space Travel Year 3 are learning to use different sources of information to help research their topics. They have been finding out about Space Travel and Sam told us about his visit to the Kennedy Space Centre.
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13/09/2011 Year 5 Librarians Congratulations to the Year 5 Librarians who applied for the role and were successful with their application. The children had to write to Mr Booth explaining why they suited the role and what skills they would offer to the school library. They will help to look after and promote the library at Forest. The Librarians are:- Charlotte Molly Ella Shivani Lydia Elizabeth Emily
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09/09/2011 Year 3 Assembly Practice Year 3 have been practising their assembly in the outdoor classroom.
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09/09/2011 Mrs Kiely and Mrs Jones say their Thank You's After 15 years at Forest, it was a hard decision to retire and leave it all behind. I will miss it very much but I take with me many happy memories of the children I have taught. Thank you so much to all parents who contributed so generously to my leaving gift. I will enjoy choosing something that will remind me of my time at Forest School. Thank you again, Vicky Kiely |
I have spent a very enjoyable 15 years at Forest and it has been wonderful to teach so many lovely children and watch them develop over the years. Thank you to all who contributed towards the gift vouchers, it was most generous of you. I have bought a new camera (Purple colours for Forest!) I will think of you each time I use it. Thank you so much, Mrs Jones |
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08/09/2011 Pre-Prep Settle In
The children in Nursery and Kindergarten have settled into school beautifully and are excited to take part in the wealth of learning activities on offer. All the Pre-Prep staff are delighted and look forward to a very exciting year ahead.
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08/09/2011 Singing over Summer Congratulations to Year 5 pupil Charlotte who auditioned successfully and was invited to join the Halle Childrens Choir in Manchester. Charlotte sang for a panel of judges just before school ended for the summer and had a nervous few weeks awaiting the big news! Also accepted into the choir was our former Head Girl, Phoebe, who is now in Year 7 at Altrincham Grammar School for Girls. Congratulations to both girls and we look forward to hearing more news of your singing success! |
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08/09/2011 Year 2 Pen Licence
After only two days in Year 2, Katie was the first pupil to be awarded her pen licence and pen. Katie's handwriting is so beautiful, Mrs Price was amazed and had no hesitation in awarding the licence and sending her to Mr Hyde for her very first pen. Well done Katie! |
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06/09/2011 The RHS Flower Show During the summer holidays, Forest Prep entered an exhibit at the RHS Flower Show at Tatton. The theme was World Countries and Forest was allocated Cuba. Mrs Crouch, Mrs Ross and Mrs Aspinall worked closely alongside Year 6 to design and build the project and they then attended the event throughout its duration. We would like to thank them for all their efforts and to congratulate everyone involved for receiving a Highly Commended Award which was presented to only five schools.
Meeting Monty Don from BBC Gardeners' World
Meeting the Duchess of Gloucester. |
Chris Collins Blue Peter gardener. Apparently this gets us a Blue Peter badge!!
Finished Hooray!!!! |
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06/09/2011 The Askew Merit Cup
Teodora in Year 5 received The Askew Merit Cup for obtaining the most merit points during the last academic year. Well Done Teodora, this is a reward for all your hard work.
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06/09/2011 Our School Library Over the Summer Holidays the Library was transformed into a modern, relaxing area for all of the children to enjoy. There are new cushioned seating areas, topic books and a large fiction area where the children are able to choose from a wide range of both traditional and modern texts. Our thanks must go to the Parents Association who supported us with this venture, which has helped to make this room a vibrant learning area.
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06/09/2011 New Staff We'd like to welcome two new members of staff to our team:-
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Mrs Boyd Mrs Birtles ICT Teacher Assistant Secretary |
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Welcome Back |
06/09/2011 Good Luck to Year Six. We would like to wish Year Six "Good Luck" as they embark on the examination journey. It will be a difficult few weeks for them, but we have every confidence they will do well! |
