Issue 5 | 19th January 2018

Dear Parents,

It has been a busy start to the Spring Term for us all and none more so than for our Pre-Test

candidates who are sitting a range of examinations for their entry into Senior School.

The rugby season is also in full flow. I am looking forward to our first Saturday fixture for the seniors

tomorrow and PP2 have enjoyed a wonderful afternoon of football playing their first competitive

matches of the term against Downsend. The girls have already been victorious on the hockey pitch.

We have also had cause for celebration with the success of our Public Speaking Team discoursing on

the all-important question – “Should we bring back Dinosaurs if we had the ability to do so?”

I would like to wish you all a belated Happy New Year and best wishes for 2018.

I look forward to commenting on the individual and collective achievements of Milbourne pupils as

the term progresses.

Judy Waite

Head

Milbourne Lodge wins Cognita Way Award

We are delighted to announce that Milbourne

Lodge was awarded the Cognita Way Award at the

recent Global Education Conference. Cognita

presented awards to a number of schools

recognising them and their leaders for

demonstrating exemplary performance, leadership

and educational excellence in 2017.

Mrs Waite was presented the award at the closing

conference dinner, by Simon Camby - Group

Director of Education.

We were recognised for the high standards that permeate all aspects of school life and were

congratulated for our ‘Outstanding in All Areas' SIS Inspection report published in June 2017.

Mrs Waite was praised for her passion and creativity leading the school. Simon Camby commented,

"This is a school that is driven to meet the needs of its pupil and parent body and always looks

outward to recognise any way possible to improve." Look out for the Trophy taking pride of place in

the entrance foyer.

Rotary Youth Speaks Debating Competition

Milbourne Lodge senior debate team: Zooey Child, Chair; Thomas

Masefield, Main Speaker; William Enskat, Vote of Thanks,

represented the school at the Rotary Club's national Youth Speaks

competition on Tuesday evening, 16th January. Their topic was

'Should we bring back extinct animals'. Thomas speech was

entertaining and expertly delivered, earning him the prize of best

speaker of the evening. William received the award for runner up

best vote of thanks with a delightful summing up. The team were

overall runners up in this round. They all did very well against very stiff competition. Congratulations

to them all. Mrs Croom

Poetry Recitation Competition 2017

At the end of last term pupils took part in the hotly fought Annual Poetry Recitation Competition. We

were delighted to welcome back Miss Flora Sowerby, a Milbourne Alumna to judge the competition.

She was extremely impressed with the high standard of the performances. Congratulations to the

winners.

1S - Freddy Masefield - Jim by Hillaire Belloc

1R – Caspar White – From a Railway Carriage – Robert Louis Stevenson

2H – Rory Keller - Life of a Cupcake by Shelby Greer

2S – Stephen Bannister – The Tale of Custard the Dragon – Ogden Nash

3A - Jason Speirs – Sick by Shel Silverstein & Lucas Dean – Homework I Love You by Kenn Nesbitt

3B – Freddie Sebastian – Davies – Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf by Roald Dahl

4A - William Wheeler – Kidnapped by Shel Silverstein

4B - Zara Latif: The Dentist and the Crocodile by Roald Dahl

L6B - Maxim Samartsev: Macavity by TS Eliot & Thomas Twydell: The Send Off by Wildfred Owen

L6A – Tanish Navaimani - Colonel Fazackerley Butterworth-Toast by Charles Causley & Sebastian

Foster – The Last Laugh by Wilfred Owen

M6 - Arwel Horvath – Invictus by William Ernest Henley & Max Hawkins - War by Charles Edwards

U6 - William Enskat – The Clod and the Pebble by William Blake & Thomas Masefield - Jim by Hilaire Belloc

Congratulations to the winners who were:

Most powerful performance - Arwel Horvath – Invictus by William Ernest Henley

Winner in the Junior section - Freddy Masefield - Jim by Hillaire Belloc

Winner in the Intermediate section - Freddie Sebastian – Davies – Little Red Riding Hood

and the Wolf by Roald Dahl

Winner in the Senior section - Maxim Samartsev: Macavity by TS Eliot Mrs Ashford

Important Reminders

Parking & Air Pollution

It has been brought to our attention that some parents keep their engines running after they have

parked their car for morning drop off or afternoon pickup. We ask that you please turn off your

engines once you have parked.

There are a number of children with respiratory problems and exhaust fumes do not assist the

situation. In addition, we have a number of families with younger, pre-school age children who are

pushed up to school in buggies. These children are at greater risk due to their proximity to vehicle

exhaust pipes. Your cooperation is much appreciated.

Church of the Holy Name

The church contacted us at the end of last term and have asked us to remind you of certain

requirements surrounding the use of the church car park by parents who hold a church car park

permit for morning drop off.

These requirements are:

(i) Parents and children should not walk across the front of the church entrance as this

disturbs early morning prayers – please use the tarmac pathway to the left of the church

car park entrance to walk onto Arbrook Lane;

(ii) Parents and children should not walk on the grass – please use the pathway as detailed

above;

(iii) The school has an agreement with the church to use their car park at morning drop off.

Please do not use the car park in the afternoon or remove the chains that stretch across

the entrances of both the church car park and the parking area in front of the church hall.

Please do not use the Church driveways or residents’ driveways to turn round at morning drop off or

afternoon collection.

Thank you for your understanding in these matters. Mrs Tilston

New Black Belt in Aikido

Congratulations to Rentaro in Form 4 who received his Teenage Black Belt for Aikido on Friday.

Apparently he is the youngest and the first male student to receive this belt at his club. His grading

lasted 45 minutes while he had to counteract black belt teenagers in different forms and moves. A

great achievement!

Dear Parents,

We have been delighted to welcome the Pre-Prep children back to school this term and they have

returned with their usual enthusiasm.

Casting our minds back to the hustle and bustle of last

term I would like to report back on the success of the

Christmas Hampers for the Oasis Children's Centre. All

the recipients were very grateful for their gifts and I

would like to extend a very heartfelt thanks, not only

to the generous contributors in the local community,

but also to you, our parents. A group of parents spent

a morning collating and packing the wonderful

hampers, which were then transported to Oasis. The

centre was overwhelmed by your generosity and I

know we helped to make Christmas special for the

people there. Thank you.

We hope that you all found the Curriculum Overview for each year group helpful and we look forward

to sharing your child's progress in the weeks ahead. Parents’ Evening is on Tuesday 6th February. The

sign-up sheets will be shared with you in due course.

Best wishes,

Mrs Elmer

Head of Pre-Prep

Celebrating Hanukkah in Reception

In December, Reception enjoyed learning about and celebrating Christmas. We also had the pleasure

of one of our mum’s, Mrs Goode, coming in to talk to us about Hanukkah, a Jewish celebration and

festival of lights.

Mrs Goode brought in a menorah to show the children and explained about the festival. The children

heard about Judah the

Maccabee and how he and

a small band of men

defeated a mighty army

and reclaimed the Holy

Temple in Jerusalem.

It was very informative and

Jonah was very pleased to

see his mum visit.

Mr Davies

Reception go on a ‘Bear Hunt’

The Reception children have all settled into the new term extremely well. This week, in Literacy, they

have enjoyed reading the book ‘We’re going on a Bear Hunt’ by Michael Rosen. The children have

been learning the rhythm of the story through the use of musical instruments, have produced some

wonderful pieces of writing when describing the different scenes from the book and have immersed

themselves in small world activities.

On Friday, the children concluded their learning by going on a real ‘Bear Hunt’ through Arbrook

Woods. They had tremendous fun squelching through the mud and walking through the big, dark

forest in their hunt for the bear. What a fantastic start to the new term! Mrs Hughes

Spring Concert 20th March

This year’s Spring Concert will take place on Tuesday 20th March at 6.30pm at The Church of the Holy

Name. There will be performances from various school ensembles, including: the Concert Band, the

String Ensemble, the Junior and Senior Choirs, the Advanced Recorder Group and all of the Year 3

Recorders, as well as a few selected soloists. Please do keep the date free in your diaries.

Assembly Performances

We are keen to continue encouraging performances in assembly this term. This is a particularly

good opportunity for any pupils who have music exams coming up this term to perform in front of

an audience. Pupils wishing to play should let Miss Cobham have the name of their piece, the

composer and the approximate length of performance as well as details of any accompaniment

e.g. CD or piano.

Stephan Dyakonov – Chorister Award

Congratulations to Stephan Dyakonov, who is a Hampton Court chorister and was presented with

their Chorister’s Award 2017 trophy.

Stephan also won their annual carol composing competition with his original setting of music to

‘Hark The Herald Angels Sing’, which the choir performed at the Hampton Court Christmas Carol

Service.

Instrumental Exams

Congratulations to the following pupils who took music exams towards the end of last term, with

some excellent results.

LUCAS DEAN VIOLIN Grade 1 Distinction

ESMÉ CHILD FLUTE Grade 1 Distinction

WILLIAM SHI TRUMPET Grade 1 Distinction

ROSIE WALKER VOICE Grade 1 Distinction

HEIKKI STOECKLI CELLO Grade 1 Distinction

MILAN PATEL GUITAR Grade 1 Merit

FREDDIE ARMSTRONG CORNET Grade 1 Merit

THÉO WARREN PIANO Grade 2 Distinction

THÉO WARREN FRENCH HORN Grade 2 Merit

WILLIAM ENSKAT PIANO Grade 2 Merit

THOMAS PURVIS CELLO Grade 3 Distinction

Music Notices

RENTARO CLARKE CELLO Grade 3 Distinction

STEPHEN BANNISTER VIOLIN Grade 4 Merit

Miss Cobham

Sports Colours

Football Colours were awarded in Final Assembly at the end of last term. Congratulations to Max

Hawkins who was awarded Full Colours and Saar Sartank, Felix Le-Vesconte, William Wheeler and

Milan Patel who were awarded Half-Colours.

Netball Colours were also awarded at the start of this term. Congratulations to Helena Ingram, Esme

Child, Olivia Marshall, Rosie Walker, Amel Khan who were awarded Half-Colours. Mr Kennard

How Milbourne Memories are made!

The Tale of the Missing Shoes

There once lived three year groups of girls at Milbourne

Lodge. They were vivacious young girls who enjoyed

their games sessions and enjoyed being as noisy as

possible. One day Miss Slatter decided to take the girls

for a walk in the woods, little suspecting the adventures

that were soon to happen...

The wind whistled through the leaves of the trees and

it started to drizzle, but not once did the girls moan.

Instead they asked, "Miss Slatter, can we jump in the

mud?" Miss Slatter replied, "Of course!" Anna and

Elsie were in first. Mud soaked through their shoes and socks, but according to Elsie, "The muddier

the better!" Aura and Lilian jumped in next.

As the girls approached the end of the walk they decided to play a game. They had to jump in and

over puddles. Miss Slatter called the girls back and they all started to walk back to school. However,

Miss Slatter noticed a problem. "Lilian, where is your shoe!?" Miss Slatter cried. "I think I have lost it in

a puddle," replied Lilian.

The girls and Miss Slatter waded into the puddle to see if

the shoe could be retrieved, but to no avail. They

bumped into Mrs Sleeman with her dog. She also tried

to find the shoe in the puddle, but still no luck.

Back to school the girls went, one shoe down.

But then...

Mr Dungey appeared with Mr Drummond. They both offered to help and began searching for the

shoe. Mr Drummond tried to move the puddle water with a stick whilst Mr Dungey rolled up his

trouser legs and got in.

He searched and searched, but still no shoe.

Mr Dungey (aka Bear Grylls) and Mr Drummond took the seniors for a run. On the way back Rowan

also lost his shoe, but by this time it was getting dark. The junior and senior games sessions ended

with two shoes less than they had started with.

...

The next day, Bear Grylls was determined to find the shoe, so he borrowed two rakes and went 'down

to the woods today, where he was in for a big surprise'! He raked through the puddles to find the two

missing shoes, soggy and covered in mud.

Well done, Mr Dungey!

Football and Netball Team Photos – Autumn 2017

A reminder that the 2017 Football and Netball Sports Team photos can now be viewed and ordered

online via the School Photography Company.

Simply go to www.orders.schoolphotographs.co.uk.

If you do not have an account please set one up using the Photo ID and Key detailed below, or if you

have an account but have not registered the archive to this account, please log in and click on the

“Add Photo” button and enter the Photo ID and Key detailed below.

Photo ID: EBQaHsuL

Photo Key: GFxdgv5T

Registered account holders will be notified via email whenever new group photographs have been

added to your child’s school Photo Archive, ensuring you’re always kept up-to-date.

Please put the date in your diary for the

forthcoming MLPA Quiz Night on 2nd

March. This is always a great event. The

Booking Form is attached to the email.

Second Hand Uniform

Thank you to everyone who has donated items of uniform for the second-hand sale. It is not too late

to send in items – please leave them in the School Office and we will collect them.

We are only able to accept items in clean and good condition. Blazers should have been dry-cleaned

and have the new school logo on them.

Please note:

- No socks or shoes (although we will accept clean football boots)

- We are no longer accepting uniform with the old-style logo

- Unless specified, items not sold will be retained by the MLPA and sold at future sales

If you do not wish to donate items, please ensure that each item you are offering for sale is clearly

labelled, using a safety pin (no sticky labels), with the following details:

- Item and size

- Your name

- Child’s name and form

- Telephone number and email address if possible

The MLPA Uniform team will decide on the price of each item to be sold. 20% of the sale price will be

retained by the MLPA and the balance will be returned to you after the sale.

If you have any questions regarding second-hand uniform sales please contact Mrs Hackett at:

izzyhackett@yahoo.com

Thank you for all your support.

MLPA Uniform Team - Izzy Hackett, Betina Twydell-Satterly and Kate Hawkins

Spring Term 2018

Week Commencing: Monday 22nd January

Monday 22nd January

From 4 Nurse visit – Changes in Boys

Rugby: U9A/B/C v Lanesborough

Away 2.30pm

Tuesday 23rd January

Rugby: U11A/B/C v Rokeby

Hockey: Seniors v Rowan

Away 2.30pm

Away 2.30pm

Wednesday 24th January

Rugby: U13A v Rokeby

U12A v Rokeby

U11A/B v Aberdour

U10A/B v Aberdour

Hockey: Middle v Rowan

Away 2.30pm

Home 2.30pm

Home 2.30pm

Away 2.30pm

Away 2.30pm

Thursday 25th January

Rugby: U8A/B Aberdour Tournament Away 2pm

Friday 26th January

Rugby: U10A/B/C v Northcote Lodge

Hockey: Juniors v Notre Dame

Home 2.30pm

Away 2.45pm

The Class Reps Coffee Morning has been re-scheduled for Friday 2nd February at

8.30am to 9.30am

Future dates for the diary this half term:

SATIPS General Knowledge Written Quiz Week 29th January

Pre-Prep - Perform4All – Outer Space theme 29th January

Form 4 – Nurse Visit – Changes in Girls 30th January

Pre-Prep - PP2E class assembly for parents 30th January

L6B Parents’ Evening 31st January

Intermediate Maths Challenge (Seniors) 1st February

Class Reps Coffee Morning with Mrs Waite – NB change of date 2nd February

UK Linguistics Olympiad Form 4 and L6 w/c 5th February

Pre-Prep Reception Chinese New Year Celebrations 5th February

French Themed Lunch 6th February

Pre-Prep Parents’ Evening 6th February

Form 4 – Nurse visit – Conception and Birth 7th February

Forms 1 & 2 to the Richmond Theatre to see Jungle Book 7th February

L6A Parents’ Evening 8th February

House Pancake Races 9th February

HALF TERM 12th – 16th February