And then it was quiet again! We wish you all the happiest Easter holiday in whatever you do and look forward to seeing you all again for all that lies ahead in the summer term.
“Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.” James M Barrie
Here’s looking forward to much more sunshine!
Chris & Harriet
Headmaster and Acting Head of Pre-prep
We ‘carrot’ believe it is the end of term! The children have been participating in lots of eggs-citing Easter activities this week, the Easter bunny herself was spotted in our Nursery earlier this week…
Today, our brilliant catering team whipped up some delicious Easter treats for the last day of term, we hope the children enjoyed them.
I feel so privileged, after only two weeks back at School to have spent the last week listening to 154 performances from our young musicians. Their achievements are remarkable.
Throughout the week, from Monday to Thursday, our musicians demonstrated tenacity, courage and musicianship in bucket loads! Many of our musicians are demonstrating musical understanding and technical facility beyond their years and all, from our beginners to more advanced musicians, are to be commended for their performances.
On Thursday we welcomed George Bevan, Director of Music at Monkton Combe, to adjudicate the classes in the competition. George offered many nuggets of wisdom to our musicians and asked many thought-provoking questions.
Here are a few of his words to start to put into action over the Easter holidays…
I wholly agree with George’s generous feedback and encourage our musicians to really reflect upon his kind words and to act upon them. As parents and family, the best way to encourage our young musicians on this journey is to listen.
I cannot express how wonderful it is to hear live music again in the Performing Arts Centre. Thank you for such an uplifting end to a challenging term.
Mrs Rebecca Saunders, Director of Music
House Music 2021 Results
| House | Number of Entries | Points | Position |
| C | 40 | 720 | 1st |
| A | 38 | 700 | 2nd |
| B | 39 | 670 | 3rd |
| D | 37 | 570 | 4th |
Individual Results
| Instrument | Class | Winner |
| Strings | Working towards Grade 1 | Miya in Year 6 (Guitar) |
| Strings | Working towards Grade 2 | Theo in Year 8 (Double Bass) |
| Strings | Working towards Grade 3 | James in Year 6 (Guitar) |
| Strings | Working towards Grade 4 | Paloma in Year 6 (Violin) |
| Voice | Pre Grade 1 (Years 3 & 4) | Isabel in Year 3 |
| Voice | Pre Grade 1 (Years 5 & 6) | Iris in Year 6 |
| Voice | Working towards Grade 2 | Sienna in Year 5 |
| Voice | Working towards Grade 3 | Sahara in Year 6 |
| Voice | Working towards Grade 4 | Wilfred in Year 8 |
| Brass & Woodwind | Beginner | Spike in Year 3 (French Horn) |
| Brass & Woodwind | Pre Grade 1 | Oliver (Year 6) |
| Brass & Woodwind | Working towards Grade 1 | Darcey in Year 6 (Flute) |
| Woodwind | Working towards Grade 2 | Megan in Year 5 (Flute) |
| Brass & Woodwind | Working towards Grade 3 | Lili in Year 8 (Saxophone) |
| Brass | Working towards Grade 4 | Tom in Year 8 (Tenor Horn) |
| Drums | Working towards Initial/Debut | Sophie in Year 4 |
| Drums & Percussion | Working towards Grade 1 | Henry in Year 6 (Xylophone) |
| Drums | Working towards Grade 2 | Ella in Year 5 |
| Drums | Working towards Grade 3 | Monty in Year 7 |
| Drums | Working towards Grade 4 | Caspar in Year 8 |
| Drums | Working towards Grade 6 | Lili in Year 8 |
| Piano | Beginner | Flora in Year 4 |
| Piano | Working towards Initial | Mary in Year 5 |
| Piano | Working towards Grade 1 | Agatha in Year 6 |
| Piano | Working towards Grade 2 | Herbie in Year 6 |
| Piano | Working towards Grade 3 | Monty in Year 7 |
| Piano | Working towards Grade 4 | Ellis in Year 7 |
| Piano | Working towards Grade 5 | Luca in Year 8 |
5H led a pupil assembly this week all about Growth Mindset. The class performed some fun sketches which compared a growth mindset to a fixed mindset and the class gave some examples of when you can add ‘YET’ to the end of a sentence to show you are still learning and still growing. We love it!
It is time to get those creative juices flowing for the 2021/2022 homework diary artwork competition! The deadline for submissions is the first Friday after we return so get cracking on those designs over the break.
The children have been making full use of their Games sessions before the end of term. The girls had a hotly contested netball competition running alongside their training on Mondays and Fridays. Excellent netball skills were on display across the years.
The boys made the most of their time on the fields playing football and there was plenty of friendly and well-contested competitions on Wednesday afternoons. Some of the goals scored were outstanding and it proved to be a close competition.
The results of both the boys and girls competitions were announced in Prizegiving this morning, along with the presentation of the Most Valuable Player award in each team.
Overall Girls’ League Table
| Position | Team |
| 1st | Lions |
| 2nd | Panthers |
| 3rd | Tigers |
| 4th | Bears |
Overall Boys’ League Table
| Position | Team |
| 1st | Panthers |
| 2nd | Lions |
| 3rd | Bears |
| 4th | Tigers |
Overall Combined League Table
| Position | Team |
| 1st | Panthers |
| 2nd | Lions |
| 3rd | Bears |
| 4th | Tigers |
Well done to all of the children who also took part the National Prep School’s Virtual Cross Country Championships last Friday!
Breaking news from the Pre-prep – on Tuesday Mount Fuji started erupting in 1S! Continuing their topic of Japan, the children have been learning about earthquakes and volcanoes and this week their model of Mount Fuji erupted in front of their very eyes. The children wrote and recorded their own news reports on the event…
We can now bring you this live report from Gus on the eruption! ⚠️ pic.twitter.com/LotVHtZS8V
— Beaudesert Park (@beaudesertpark) March 24, 2021
It has been lovely to have so much life back in the Boarding House for the last three weeks of term.
On Monday we had our first dip in the pool with new floats that we purchased for the children over lockdown. Some children decided to start a ‘float war’ whilst others got involved in a game of water polo. After drying off the Boarders challenged each other to a Just Dance competition in the Games Room. Our new Chef Andy, who starts next term, also came upstairs to meet our Boarders and discuss their favourite dishes.
On Tuesday Mr Griffiths laid on the inaugural Boarding House Easter Egg Hunt – a far better alternative to prep! The children had great fun bombing about the grounds looking for chocolate before coming together to share the spoils.
Wednesday saw the usual clinics and chill time for the Year 8s whilst the Year 7s set off on a 5 mile bike ride around Minchinhampton Common with a stop off at ‘the swing’. After supper the children trooped to the Sports Hall for a game of dodgeball before their Wednesday evening film night (with popcorn included, naturally).
On Thursday the children made the most of their last night in the Boarding House enjoying time on the Astro and in the Sports Hall before settling down for the evening.
Thank you so much for all your requests for next term. We are so sad that we cannot offer places to all year groups yet but as soon as we can… we will! If you have any questions about next term, please do email us; houseparents@bps.school. From all of us up in the Boarding House, have a very happy Easter.
Tom and Joey Layton, Houseparents
Year 4 enjoyed a lesson outside earlier this week during their Maths lesson, creating shapes, fractions, arrays and angles, and exploring how Maths can be applied to an outdoor setting.
Here are some wonderful Easter acrostic poems written by children in Year 2.
Easter bunny hiding eggs
A hot cross bun for breakfast
Secret bunnies hopping around the garden
The day to remember Jesus
Easter things all around us
Ready for an Easter hunt
By Lola
Eggs hiding in the garden
A day to remember Jesus
Super big eggs to eat
Tasty chocolate bunnies
Eating hot cross buns
Remembering Jesus put on the cross
By Arabella
In the Prep school, prizes were presented this week for children who had created the best Scratch games in their year group. You can play the children’s games by clicking on the links below. Well done to the winners and runners up!
Year 8
Fred for his shooting game. Runner up – Esmé
Year 7
Ellis for his adventure maze game. Runner up – George
Year 6
Otto for his racing game. Runners up – Ed and Henry
Year 5
Natasha for her diving game. Runner up – Olivia
Year 4
Harry for his super maze game. Runners up – Frederick and Willa.
A very big well done to William in Year 1 who has received a green Blue Peter badge and a letter from Sir David Attenborough for a book he created inspired by Blue Planet. William sent his book to Sir Attenborough and Blue Peter earlier this year. The book featured drawings of different sea animals along with ideas of how we can help protect the oceans and the planet.
We are very excited to be re-launching the School’s House System in September. As part of the launch process we are asking the children to help us in designing the House Shields.
Prep school children have been sent home with details of the House names and colours to inspire their designs (copies for the Pre-prep will be posted). Please do encourage them to submit their designs. We are looking forward to sending out more details on this next term.
Here is a date for your diary – provisional plans are in place for the Beaudesert Park School Summer Horse Show. The competition is open to Years 2 – 8 and will be happening on Tuesday 29th June.
The British Dyslexia Association are hosting a free webinar for parents over the Easter break titled ‘Preparing for Learning and Inspiring Dyslexia Superpowers’ on Thursday 22nd April from 7.00pm.
More of our Year 6 children have completed their mechanical toy project after learning about movement, mechanisms and cams. Their completed toys feature either a reciprocal or rotary motion.
Over in the Art Studio, Year 4 have enjoyed mark making challenges including drawing with their feet and ‘drawing like machines’ in the style of artist Tony Orrico. They have also finished their landscape tiles. The children used a range of tools to make marks in the clay, and they added watercolour once their work had been fired.
It has been great to hear the sounds of various music ensembles floating through the PAC again. After a long break, our music teachers are really enjoying listening to the children playing together. Here are a few videos of their rehearsals.
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