The RonianISSUE 60 - Summer 2015

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Inside: Saint Ronans Election Leavers Programme Heathfield Show OR News

The Headmaster writes...

Summer 2015 has been good to Saint Ronans and the

children have done us proud again. All our Leavers passed

Common Entrance and/or the Cranbrook test and between

them won an incredible fifty scholarships to senior schools.

They move on to fifteen different schools, in line with our

normal distribution.

The Saint Ronans General Election in May was won by

Tongswood by a slender majority. Lucky the pig decided to

celebrate by producing twelve little piglets on Election Day!

The election re-kindled the tradition of Public Speaking at

school and a new House competition has been inaugurated.

Mr Marlow came from Eastbourne College to adjudicate and

was delighted by the standard of our orators.

Years 3-6s roving production of a Midsummer Nights Dream,

directed by Mrs Gibson, was set in the Secret Garden. Last

week Years 3 & 4 impressed us by performing items from this

terms drama lessons, with either Mrs Tapper or Miss Bennett.

Nearly a thousand people visited the National Art Exhibition in

the Great Space. Having proudly hosted this event for two

years we now hand the baton to Cheltenham College.

Great engineering marvels have been coming off the

assembly line in DT and highlights included racing the Goblin

car at BAE Systems in Rochester.

The many concerts this term were well-received, particularly

on Founders Day. All the fifty + ABRSM candidates passed

their exams, many with merits and distinctions.

The sports teams have made the most of the pleasant

weather, with the 2nd XI having an unbeaten season. The

Girls U11 Rounders team won bronze in the IAPS regional

event and further county caps were won by James Crawley

(athletics) and Freddie Dear (tennis). At national level, Zach

Barker was ranked 6th in Golf, Carlos reached the final of the

800m in Birmingham and JP Shaw was crowned U11 Sabre

Youth Champion. Mr and Mrs Bright have built up the

swimming squads and we have competed in several galas this

term.

The 25 trips out have been fun, not least the annual

pilgrimages of Year 8 to Bude and Year 7 to Dinan. Year 4 had

fun at Harry Potter World and Year 3 enjoyed Charlie & the

Chocolate Factory in the West End. Next Easters trip to the

Bay of Naples is fully booked, as is the Ski Trip in December.

Duchess (our pig) was in fine form at the Heathfield Show

(and in the School photograph)! A Hobbit House is being built

for the Forest School, partly funded by the Friends of Saint

Ronans.

The children have raised large sums for charities of their

choice. The Years 36 Sponsored Walk raised 4.8k for the

Royal Marsden and Cancer Research; the newly-initiated

Charity Market raised 1k for a variety of causes and the

home clothes day for Shelterboxs work in Nepal raised 1.3k.

The Pre-Prep took the theme of the Sea, and the Prep School

the Middle East, for Cross-Curricular Week. The children

enjoyed many unusual events - the Bazaar in the Great

Space, exotic belly dancing by Shell, Hugo Blicks talk and, for

the youngest ones, the pirate ship on Bewl Water.

The end of each academic year is always a time of farewells.

We are hugely grateful to Goulwenn Vincendeau, who

becomes an Assistant Head at Meoncross School (Fareham);

to Anya Wallace who moves up to Lancashire; to Alistair

Truelove and to Chris Parkinson; to Maxine in the Nursery and

Marie in Music; and finally to our very fine set of gappies. We

will miss them all and wish them all good things for the future.

My letter is longer than intended so it just remains for Emma

and me to wish you all a wonderful summer.

With kind regards,

In this issue...

Dulcie at St James Palace 4

Owls &Squirrels visit Dungeness 4

The Saint Ronans Election 5

Rabbits &Hedgehogs at Bewl Water 6

Sponsored Walk 6

Friends of Saint Ronans 6

Leavers Programme 7

Paradise Farm 8

House PoetryCompetition 9

Class 3 trip to Hawkhurst 9

Hawkhurst Flix n Pics 9

Nursery Day Out 10

Children raise over 10,000 for charity 10

The Middle East comes to Saint Ronans 11

R.E.goes walkabout 12

Upper trip to Dinan 13

Welcome to new staff 14

Congratulation to our Leavers 15

Good bye and thank you to leaving staff 16

A Midsummer Nights Dream 17

Old Ronian News 18-19

Evelyn Waugh Diaries 19

Summer Term Prizes 20-21

Athletics &Sports Day Photos 22

Rounders Report 23

Cricket Report 24

Coming up... Next Term

Term begins 3rd Sept

Autumn Fayre 19th Sept

Class 4 Form Tutors meeting 2nd Oct

Half term begins 16th Oct

Half term ends 2nd Nov

Upper trip to Brittany Information Evening 2ndNov

GrandparentsTea 4thNov

Christmas Market 5th Nov

Next Steps Afternoon 6th Nov

Bonfire Night 6th Nov

N&PPNativities 10thDec

Term ends &Carol Service 11th Dec

Ski trip departs 12th Dec

See the Blue Book for a full programme.

Midway Benenden Biology Trip

Scenes from the Summer

The Grand Prix

The Hedgehogs take a walk in the Meadow

4It all began during an art lesson when Mr TV came in and said

Great news Dulcie! You have got through to the five hundred

words final!

I was shocked! I did not expect Mr TV to say that. It was a

long wait between then and the final but at last the day came.

My mummy and I went to London the day before the final and

had a lovely day together shopping for a new dress for me to

wear to the palace. The next day came and I was very excited

but nervous at the same time. We were split into two groups,

the older group and the younger group. The older group went

on one bus and the younger group on another. It seemed like

hours but at last we arrived at Saint James Palace. We

walked in and had to put a badge on which had our name on.

Next we walked through a big hall that had lots of guns and

swords on the walls to reach another big room where the big

stage was set up and Chris Evans was standing there! We all

sat down in our seats and then we ran through the show so

everybody knew what they were doing. After that the show

began (It feels a little weird when you

are on the radio because you keep

stopping for breaks!) At the end of the

prizes we were allowed to get

peoples autographs. I met a really

nice girl called Saffron who lived in the Wirral. We got

everybodys autograph and even gave the Vamps a hug! I felt

quite relieved when the live broadcast was over because I

wasnt nervous any more. When it was all over my mum and I

went to find a cab to take us to a sushi restaurant where

Emily, my Dad and Juno were waiting for us. After we had

finished our lunch we walked to the Tower of London because

I had been invited there as my story was about the poppies at

the Tower. We was shown around by Moira, the only female

Yeoman Warder (Beefeater.) We were treated like VIPs and

got to skip the whole queue for the Crown Jewels house and

we even got goody bags with books, teddies and lots of other

fab stuff. After such an exciting day we were all tired and

trundled home on the train. What an unforgettable day!

Dulcies big day at St James Palace

Year 1s have been studying Andy Goldsworthy sculptures so

we visited Derek Jarmans garden and the children found their

favourite sculptures, made from items salvaged from the

beach. When the rain arrived we took The Green Goddess,

the Little Steam Train, to New Romney. Having enjoyed their

Transport topic last term, the children loved seeing the steam

engine up close, travelling in carriages and seeing the traffic

stop for us at level crossings. After lunch in the station some

children visited the wonderful Railway Museum and were

allowed to press lots of buttons, making about 90 engines

move along the miniature tracks, whilst the others played in

the playground. After the children had swapped, a spectacular

hailstorm came over and we all hid in the station as the hail

hammered on the roof! We drove back to School along the

coast road and fortunately the rain stopped for long enough to

give the children an opportunity to be creative and build their

own Andy Goldswothy sculptures on the beach. The children

were proud of their sculptures and then the rain chased us off

the beach and we headed back to School.

Owls and Squirrels take a trip to Dungeness

5As was the case five years ago, the Prep School held its own

General Election at the same time as the whole country. This

was entirely school-centred, and actual political parties were

not at all part of proceedings. Instead, pupils voted to elect a

ruling House though the aim of the exercise was to make the

pupils experience an electoral process, not to implement any

particular outcome: in effect, the winning House would not

actually rule the school!

Each Form counted as a constituency, and each House had

one candidate per constituency. Individual Houses chose their

local candidates (i.e. one representative per Form), and a

Remove pupil was nominated as the House Leader. Where

the country had to put up with David Cameron, Nick Clegg, Ed

Miliband or Nicola Sturgeon, Saint Ronans was presented

with the more promising prospects of Ben Booth-Clibborn,

Finlay Carver, Nat Easton or Sam Pope.

More importantly, Houses had to put together a manifesto,

articulated around four proposals from the following areas: the

environment, school premises, school routines, food, school

curriculum, IT development, or a wild card. Here is a sample

of the proposals that were put forward as a result:

- Bicton wanted to build a climbing frame suitable for all ages;

- Pembroke promised slush puppy machines around the

school;

- Selden offered to build a new cricket pavilion;

- Tongswood was keen to remove Latin from the curriculum.

On Friday 1st May, the Prep School gathered in the Chapel for

the leaders debate. Each contender was allowed an opening

and a closing statement, between which questions were asked

and issues were debated. Although there was no clear winner,

this was certainly a lively occasion, and not short of sound-

bites for instance when the Tongswood candidate told the

Head of Classics that Latin was just a dead language!

Thursday 7th May was polling day, at Saint Ronans and

elsewhere. Ballot boxes were delivered to all constituencies,

and pupils cast their votes. The following morning, there was

much anticipation as the whole Prep School convened in the

Great Space to hear the results The Headmaster acted as

Returning Officer and read out the name of the winning

candidate for each Form. It soon became clear that this would

be a two-horse race, between Pembroke and Tongswood. It

came down to the very last Form and Tongswood narrowly

won it.

The result was, however, pretty much anecdotal; what truly

mattered was the understanding that the pupils gained, and

the passion with which many got involved. If these children

can remain as politically aware and public-spirited in years to

come, the country is in safe hands!

The 2015 Saint Ronans Election

6Twas a fine sunny day. Around noon the ship sailed silently from the shore, but the silence

didnt last for long; soon there was a great ROARRRRRRRRR! and the Pirates began to

dance to Gangnam Style! Musical Bumps was the first of Captain Kellies on board games.

Next came Pass the Treasure, followed by sword-fighting with balloon swords and then ribbon-

dancing to frighten off the enemy. As they zig-zagged across the water (each pirate had a go

at steering!) they got nearer and nearer to the sweetie treasure. Lollies! came the cry, then

silence fell again as the treasure was consumed.

Oooooooooooo arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! they all hollered as we docked safely, in time for a pirate

picnic, treasure hunt and play. What a great day, they all said and sang all the way home.

LOOK OUT! The Rabbits and Hedgehogs attack at Bewl Water!

In the penultimate week the children set off on the annual Sponsored Walk around

Bewl. They had chosen to raise money for The Royal Marsden Hospital and

Cancer Research, two charities close to our hearts this year. Classes 3 and 4

walked seven miles, whilst Shell and Midway walked the entire circuit, almost

thirteen miles, stopping for a well-deserved ice cream along the way.

SponsoredWalk

The Friends of Saint

Ronans (FOR) have been

very supportive again this

term raising fun and funds.

A Parents Events flyer is

now produced and posted

on the extranet to advertise

the variety of social,

informative and fun events

planned for the term ahead.

This term we have had

bluebell walks through

Tongswood, heritage talks

at the Walled Garden and

in the Great Space, as well

as Sports day stalls and a

series of year group

lunches in the Library to

welcome new families

joining in September.

Looking ahead to next

term, the highlight will be

the Bollywood Night on

Saturday 14th November

which should be a hoot.

FOR have helped fund the

new Hobbit House which is

being built over the

holidays.

Friends of

Saint Ronans

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8Bleary-eyed but bushy-tailed Mathilda, Ted, India, Bertie and

Georgie, plus Mr and Mrs Bright and Mr Andrew, with Rachel

and Matthew acting as mascots, set off early for Heathfield

Show. Debbie Dallaway (our wonderful Farm Extra co-

ordinator) greeted us from the very noisy Pig Tent! (Debbie did

the most important job taking Duchess to the show and

settling her in.)

Our first event was Class 254, for gilts born after the 1st July

2014. India Black was Duchess handler and because

Duchess has an asymmetrical underline and humped back,

she came in 5th. India was a star handler and gave her a

wonderful back scratch while the judge was inspecting her

belly!

After this the children brushed and combed Duchess and

rubbed her with baby oil. She was in pig heaven! There were

two Young Handlers classes, the 6 to 11 year olds and the 12

to 16 year olds.

Bertie, Georgie, Matilda and Ted took part in the first class,

each with a borrowed pig, and walked them around the ring

with a stick and a board. They were judged on how well they

controlled the pig around the ring. All of the children came

away with a rosette - Georgie took 3rd place, Matilda 4th

place, Bertie 5th place and Ted won a place rosette.

The next class was for the older children. India was up

against children who had been walking pigs for years! India

did a superb job and came in 3rd.

Thank you to Debbie for initiating this amazing experience,

which we hope will become a new Saint Ronans tradition!

Thanks to all who came to support - the cheers for Saint

Ronans could be heard loud and clear!

Duchess and the farm team on show at Heathfield

93 RB recount a busy morning in the village.

On Thursday 25th June Year 3 went on a trip to Hawkhurst

because we are studying Our Locality in Geography.

We started off in Budgens car park, walked through the village

and past the Royal Oak Hotel, marking the land use on our

maps. When we got to the playground at The Moor, we had a

snack. After that we carried on walking to the Church.

When we got there 3EP climbed the steep, scary stairs to the

top of the Church tower. 3RB did a Churchyard Quiz and had

to find a pink marble grave next to a pond, but the pond was

on the other side of the graveyard. There was one section in

the graveyard where a doodlebug had landed in World War II

so they couldnt plant any graves because they might find

some dead bodies! There was a copper wire that ascended

the side of the church to conduct lightning (it was made by a

company called Bacon!).

Whilst we were filling in the Churchyard Quiz, 3TT were

completing a quiz in the Church. There was a stained glass

window about Tongswood and Charles Gunther who lived in

the house of Saint Ronans. We learnt, when we went up to

the bell room that when there were six bells, the pub next door

was called The Six Bells, and when there were eight bells, it

had to change its name to The Eight Bells. We had to bow

when we passed the altar.

From the top of the Church Tower, it felt as though we might

fall off; we could see at least twenty miles from the top.

Then we left the Church and went to the playground. When we

had finished playing in the playground we went back to school

on the minibuses.

Class Three land in Hawkhurst

Hawkhurst Flix n Pics

As part of Hawkhursts annual Flix n Pix festival, children

from Saint Ronans entered the photographic competition

along with six other schools in the area. Georgie Andrew came

2nd and Edward Hues 3rd in the U12 category. Well done and

huge thanks to all those who took part.

This years competition was a tightly fought duel between

Bicton and Selden. Although Tongswood and Pembroke had

some fantastic contributions, they were not quite as polished

as the pieces presented by the other two houses. Selden

kicked off their wins with a

lively multi-person rendition

of Spike Milligans Ning

Nang Nong. Emily

Macdonalds Jabberwocky

was a consummate rendition

that won Bicton the

intermediate set poem

category. Bicton went on to

secure the next two

categories, bringing the

score to 1-3. Emma Beart

and Charlie Morrells poem

of excuses Why are you Late for School? shone out in

particular. Selden secured the intermediate and senior free

category, resulting in a 3-3 tie. This was broken with recourse

to second placements, meaning Bicton won the competition by

the narrowest of margins. Well done to all participants and

house masters and mistresses for such a great competition

with such high quality renditions.

House Poetry Competition

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The Nursery went back in time for our annual outing, firstly to Bodiam Castle and then for a ride on the Kent and East Sussex

Railway. We had fun visiting parts of the castle not always open to the public, and met Hazel and Frances, dressed in medieval

costume. We were introduced to Bertie the Bat, who has lived at the castle for a very long time. We listened to a story about the

other animals that used to live in the castle, the jobs they had and the places they lived, such as Baldrick the dancing bear who

lived in the Great Hall. We also explored the grounds, feeding the ducks, playing under the big oak trees and not falling into the

moat! We were lucky to have sunny weather all day and it was good to retreat to the tea rooms for our packed lunch.

Once we were fed and watered, we walked up to Bodiam train station - thirty five excited children and fourteen adults waiting

to catch the train to Northiam. We watched the great steam engine chug into the station, driven by Henry, before piling into our

reserved carriage. We waved goodbye to the station and the castle as we passed by. For some the best part of the day was the

coach journey, for others the castle, and for some the steam train and Henry the driver letting them climb into his cab. Some

were just proud they didnt fall into the moat!

The NurserysDay Out

It was a quintessentially

'Saint Ronan's' afternoon.

The children were being

picked up for Summer half

term; a brass band was

playing under the cedar tree;

the Farm was selling

sausages and FOR their

apple juice. Over the course

of the year the children had

been asking to sell produce

to raise money for various

charities and wed decided to

combine their ideas and

suggestions. It was wonderful

to witness the childrens

motivation and obvious

enjoyment as they prepared

their stalls. A great deal of

money was made, for

charities including Rays of

Sunshine, Water Aid and the

RSPB, to name but a few.

Adding this to the monies

raised by the Sponsored

Walk, Red Nose Day and the

Autumn Fayre, the money

raised this year exceeds

10,000. The Student Council

has decided to send over a

third to Cancer and Stroke

charities and local hospitals.

Children raise over 10,000 for charityAncient Egypt was

inhabited by mummies and

they all wrote in hydraulics.

In wartime children who

lived in big cities had to be

evaporated.

The Greeks also had

myths. A myth is a female

moth.

Sir Francis Drake

circumcised the world with

a 100 foot clipper.

The greatest writer of the

Renaissance was William

Shakespeare. He wrote

tragedies, comedies, and

hysterectomies, all in

Islamic pentameter.

Roniana

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As has become customary, the Prep School held its annual

Cross-Curricular Week in the penultimate week of the

academic year. The theme this time (having previously studied

continents such as Africa, South America or Europe) was the

Middle East.

Each day started with an Assembly: a pictorial introduction on

the Monday, a taste of life in Dubai on the Tuesday, thoughts

on Ramadan on the Wednesday, and a virtual tour around

holy sites in Jerusalem on the Thursday. In addition, a couple

of external speakers visited us on the Monday afternoon: local

explorer and conservationist John Hare shared his

experiences travelling on camelback, and Hugo Blick (who

wrote and directed the award-winning BBC drama The

Honourable Woman) spoke to Midway pupils about life in

Israel and the Palestinian territories.

The rest of the time, children learnt

through a vast array of activities

some of which were billed as

hummus making, pearl diving, camel racing

or belly dancing! Regular school

subjects were also called upon,

though rarely in a conventional

way: pupils did English and Maths,

History and Geography, Music and

Drama, Art and DT; tasks included creative writing, drawing

intricate geometric patterns, identifying Arabian animals,

learning about the Ottoman Empire, map-making, designing

Top Trumps games, crafting masks, slippers and lanterns,

marching and drumming Turkish style, swimming, cooking

and eating!

The Great Space was turned into a bazaar, where stalls,

awnings and numerous artefacts created a wonderful

atmosphere. The Prep School gathered there on the last

afternoon and enjoyed as real a middle-eastern experience as

could be fashioned this side of the Bosphorus: it was busy,

quite cramped, a bit smelly, pretty loud, and actually rather

splendid! There was clutter and chatter as the pupils milled

around, games were played, dances

were performed, and the

afternoon ended with a rendition

of an Arabian tale, in an unusually

went quiet bazaar. It was a lovely and fitting

way to end the week.

In the course of four days, pupils gained an

invaluable insight into a topic that features in the news

on a regular basis and is critical to the state of the

world. Much learning was done, much fun was had,

new flavours were tasted a great week all-round!

The Middle East comes to Saint Ronans

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In the course of a week in May, the R.E. Department enjoyed

three highlights two trips and one visiting speaker. The first

of these events was the Midway Church-hopping trip to

Hawkhurst: in just one morning (and for a total mileage below

six miles!), pupils visited Hawkhurst Baptist Church, St

Barnabas Roman Catholic Church, and Saint Laurence Parish

Church. We were delighted to be welcomed by Reverend Bob

Kirby at the Baptist Church and by Father Vic, at St Barnabas.

Not only did the trip enable children to gain a better knowledge

of the typical features of a church building, as well as a clearer

understanding of the differences between various Christian

traditions, but it also fostered excellent links within our local

community, and it was a great success.

Less than a week later, Shell visited another place of worship

in Kent, which was more distant, more imposing, and more

exotic. For the first time, Saint Ronans children travelled to

the gurdwara (Sikh temple) in Gravesend, which is the largest

in Europe and had been visited by the Prime Minister a

matters of weeks beforehand. Our hostess this time was a

lady called Deepinder, who showed us the main meditation

room, as well as other parts of the gurdwara, including the

dining room: Sikh hospitality involves the sharing of food (aka

langar), so we were privileged to sample some chapatti and

dahl, which most pupils (wearing turbans on their heads, of

course) enormously enjoyed!

That same afternoon, Upper and Remove pupils welcomed

Major David Squirrel, from the Tunbridge Wells branch of the

Salvation Army, for a talk that mostly centred on the treatment

of poverty. It was a real eye-opener and gave much food for

thought: Kent is one of the wealthiest counties in one of the

wealthiest countries in the world and yet, the Salvation Army

is active and frequently called upon in the area One rather

curious point about this talk was the fact that one the pupils

present happened to be related to William Booth, the founder

of the Salvation Army!

In a matter of days, across five locations, catering for four year

groups through these three events, Religious Education gave

excellent examples of the way the curriculum can be

enhanced, and pupils enriched by it.

R.E. goes walkabout

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Photos and extracts from

childrens diaries give a flavour

of our educational and

adventurous trip. An amazing

experience for all to remember!

Le lundi vingt-deux juin

Jai voyag en car. Je suis

fatigue. Je me suis rveille

six heures et demie . Ruby

Faulkner

Le mardi vingt-trois juin

Le matin jai appris faire du

pain et jai le cours de franais.

A deux heures et demie je fais

de la voile. Jadore mon

deuxime jour en France .

Jamie Jordan

jai mesur les ingrdients,

puis jai mlang. Je suis partie

au restaurant. Aprs, jai fait de

la voile cest trs trs super.

India Black

Le mercredi vingt-quatre juin

Aprs jai grimp dans les

arbres, cest fatigant et

effrayant. Jaime la grimpe

darbres, jai fait tous les niveaux

. Izzy Bolton Ferret

En premier, jai fait la bleue, la

rouge et la noire. Ensuite jai fait

la noire extrme . Caspar

Cubitt

Jai fait le parcours jaune,

blanc et vert. A midi, je suis

tombe et jai mal la jambe. Je

suis alle lhpital . Olivia

Hancock

Le jeudi vingt-cinq juin

Je suis all au march de

Dinan. Jai achet du fromage,

des framboises, de la salade et

du saucisson. Tout a coute

vingt-quatre euros. Bear

Hastilow

Je suis arrive St Malo. Jai

achet la glace parfume

mangue et melon. Matilda

Clarke

Je vais la plage et je mange

du poulet pour le dner avec une

crme caramel pour le dessert.

Aujourdhui cest bon ! Jadore le

march ! Grace Tyrie

Le vendredi vingt-six juin

Jai travers la baie du Mont

St Michel avec notre guide,

Nico. Ctait trois heures long.

Ctait impressionnant et

fatigant . Anik Moore

La marche dure trois heures.

Jai beaucoup aim les sables

mouvant. Nous visitons

labbaye. Pour le dner ctait

des moules et des frites . Dillon

Gorman

Le samedi vingt-sept juin

Je me lve six heures vingt.

Je mange le petit djeuner.

Jaime la compote. Je vais dans

le car. Je regarde le DVD

Ratatouille. Le voyage dure neuf

heures. Jadore les vacances en

Bretagne. Jonathan Funnell

Upper passe une semaine magnifique en Bretagne

James Green will succeed Anya Wallace in the English Department. James was educated at

Skinners, read Law at University and served as a Police Officer in the Met for nine years. He

re-trained as a teacher in 2002/3 and joins us from Claremont Primary in Tunbridge Wells. He

is a Specialist Leader of Education (SLE) for Literacy and not only moderates writing across

West Kent but also provides teacher-training in local schools on improving Literacy. He is

married to Rebecca (Bex) and they live in Wadhurst.

Mrs Nicky Brooks has been appointed as a Teaching Assistant in Reception, on a full time

basis. Nicky read French and Spanish at Edinburgh University before a short career in

marketing and the arrival of her three children (now aged 13, 11 and 6). She has plenty of

relevant experience, having been a voluntary Teaching Assistant at Benenden Primary for four

years and having studied for a PGCE. She enjoys keeping fit and playing the piano (I assume

not at the same time)!

Elizabeth George will succeed Goulwenn Vincendeau as Head of RE. Lizzy is a relatively local

girl and was at school at Kings Canterbury. After University in Wales and a PGCE year in

Canterbury, she taught at the Simon Langton Girls Grammar School and then at Ashford

School. Her most recent appointment was at Dulwich Prep in Cranbrook, where she has been

Head of RE for four years. Lizzy will be a Year 8 tutor and will be involved in girls games.

David Force will take up the reins as Director of Music from September. David is very well-

known and respected on the circuit and joins us from Eastbourne College where he is Head of

Academic Music and a talented Organist. He was previously Assistant Director of Music at

Sedbergh. He graduated from Durham, gained a diploma from the London College of Music

and has recently completed an M.A. in Musicology, with plans to extend this to a Ph.D. He

plays pretty much everything there is to play and is an early music enthusiast. His skills

strongly complement those of Lesley-Anne and the two of them are very much looking forward

to working together and building on the considerable successes of recent years.

David Gibbon will join the Maths Department. He is a very experienced Prep School teacher

and will transfer to us from Ashdown House where, in addition to teaching Maths across the

age range, he has also coached first team sport, been a boarding housemaster and directed

plays. David is a graduate of Cape Town College and previously taught with Dale Bright. In

1992, he represented South Africa at U21 Hockey level and played in Barcelona following the

92 Olympics (so our new Astro hasnt gone unnoticed). He has a young family and his wife,

also a South African, was taught by Robert Hill. Its a small old world!

Sarah Andrew joins the us to teach woodwind, She studied at the Royal College of Music,

graduating in 1998 with a first class degree. She took up the position of Co Principal Bassoon

with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and returned to the UK in 2000 as a Junior Fellow

of the Royal College of Music. In 2002 Sarah became the Assistant Principal Bassoonist with

the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Sarah has performed as a guest with many orchestras

including the RPO, RLPO, RSNO, SCO, Halle, Royal Opera House, Mozart Players and the

Britten Sinfonia. As a soloist and chamber musician Sarah has given many recitals, including at

Highgrove house for HRH the Prince of Wales.

James Green

David Gibbon

David Force

Sarah Andrew

A warm welcome to new members of staff

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O.T. Addis Cranbrook

W.M. Ashenden Battle Abbey**

A.F. Balfour Tonbridge

Z.C. Barker Kings Canterbury

J.E.K. Beeching Bedes*

T.P. Beeching Bedes*

B. Booth-Clibborn Cranbrook

F.T. Carver Christs Hospital*

S.A. Charlesworth Cranbrook

O.C. Chatterton Eastbourne

M.L. Chesters Cranbrook*

D.E. Dent Tonbridge Grammar School

N.C. Easton Sutton Valence**

A.D. Erith Cranbrook

R.R. Flynn Claremont

W.H.C. Fisher Downside

C.H. Gladders Cranbrook

C.M. Goodacre Cranbrook

F.J. Gotts Kings Canterbury

J.W. Gotts Kings Canterbury

O.A. Hamilton Cranbrook

D.A Holden-Craufurd Eastbourne

A.J. Hsuan Cranbrook

F.O. Joarder-White Sevenoaks

G.E. Jones Sutton Valence

S.J. King Cranbrook

S.M. Lund Bethany*

L.H. Marsh Claremont*

O.R. Milborne Eastbourne

S.L. OReilly Kent College

S.A.J. Pope Sutton Valence**

E.A.M. Pryke Eastbourne

G.J.M. Pryke Eastbourne

L.C. Reeves Kings Canterbury

E.R. Sayers Highworth Grammar

W.L. Sayers Norton Knatchbull

A.J. Statman Kings Canterbury

H. C. Stephenson Sutton Valence

A. Stevens Cranbrook*

S.N. Thompson The Judd School

J.S. Verschuur Cranbrook

E.H. Wilmoth Kings Canterbury*

* denotes Scholarship won

Congratulations and best wishes to all our Leavers

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Goulwenn Vincendeau was appointed as Deputy Head

(Academic) in Jan 2007 and joined us from Stoke Brunswick,

where Sue Morgan-Kirby has once been matron and Priscilla

Dewar a Housemistress. Goulwenns impact was immediate

and continued to be far-reaching and he worked fantastically

hard at improving the management of the educational

provision in the Prep School, often long into the night. The

fruits of his labours were the much improved 2008 Inspection

and the exceptional (excellent in every aspect) ISI inspection

in 2013. He has run the Chapel with enormous commitment

and took over from Emma TV as Head of RE a few years ago.

He has willingly undertaken a variety of roles, most recently

co-ordinating the Friday gatherings and Cross-Curricular week

He leaves us with our grateful thanks to take up a new post as

an Assistant Headmaster at Meoncross in Fareham.

Anya Wallace joined us from Ashford Friars in January 2008

to help with the Learning Support. Over the years her role

changed and she has taught Year 6 History and, more

recently, English and the Verbal Reasoning aspect of the

Cranbrook test. Many children and colleagues owe a lot to

Anya and we wish her well as she moves with the family to

Lancashire.

Chris Parkinson took over from Dennis Santer as the

Maintenance Manager in September 2007, having been

Senior Master at Sutton Valence. Parky understands people

and has been a wonderful and unflappable interface between

the Common Room and the Ministry of Works (!). He is

working at the school over the summer but then plans to take

things more gently.

Alistair Truelove Once again stepped into the breach this

year to help cover in the Maths Department and in Games.

This has been his third period of cover and we very much

hope he will want to come back again, should we hit choppy

seas.

Marie Armour joined in January 2015 to help cover the

staffing shortfall in the Music Department. She is a hugely

talented musician and helped us to get successfully through a

challenging year.

Maxine Maurissen Maxine has helped us accommodate the

surge in numbers in the Nursery this term and we are very

grateful for her energy and enthusiasm.

Louis Glynn-Williams has been a quite superb gappy! He

heads to BrightonUniversity to read Sport and Business.

Good bye and thank you to leaving staff

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Promenade performance? Where? How does that work?

Some of the questions people asked before Founders Day.

With, I might add, a slightly - that sounds a bit bonkers, look in

the eye. The build-up to the show involved the production of

hand-made fairy tickets, rehearsals with puppets rather than

pupils or both at the same time. My wonderful, musical father

wrote the music for the fairy song; so like all special

productions this was a collaboration of many people.

Huge thanks to Julie who is so good at finding beautiful

costumes. Also for helping me in the late afternoon sunshine

climb trees, ladders and drape fabric in unusual places, on the

eve of Founders Day. Lesley-Anne; who rehearsed the fairy

singers and thanks too to John and the gardening team who

strimmed and probably strummed while clearing the more

extreme thistles from the performance space.

There was much anxious monitoring of the weather forecast

but thankfully the rain stayed away and the Secret Garden

was transformed into a magical space with a fairy front of

house, drinks and puppets before the audience were invited in

two groups to wander round a selection of scenes from one of

Shakespeares ethereal plays.

There is something special about hearing Shakespeare from

the mouths of small children or fairies in this case. I was

impressed by this group of young actors who learnt their

difficult lines with speed and confidence. Not an easy task.

Whoever says that Shakespeare is too difficult for children

should have been in the Secret Garden at Saint Ronans

School on Founders Day to witness for themselves that this is

absolute nonsense!

Junior Production: A Midsummer Nights Dream

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ORN E W S

2011

Oliver Clark will be both Head ofHouse and Supervisor for AllanBoys at Cranbrook next year.

Hugo Millns has been appointedDeputy Head of School atEastbourne College.

2010

Alex Lindsay captained the

Eton VIII at Henley and

competed in the Princess

Elizabeth cup against Robbie

Boswall (Winchester, 6) and

Tommie Trelawny-Vernon

(Kings Canterbury, 7)

2006

Sophie Millns has become

engaged and is due to get

married in the School Chapel

next year.

2005

Henry Hatfield bumped into

WTV on the train back from

Bristol and is enjoying

university life there.

2001

Mischa Richards visited on

Founders Day. He has

recently married Michael

Morpurgos daughter and

become ordained.

1994

Andrew Ward married Sophie inOctober 2014 and they are nowsettled in West London.

1991

Peter Ward and his wife Alex haverecently had their second child,

Jasper, brother to 4 year old Thea.William Milling is one of thegodparents.

1988

Charles Baekeland recentlypresented a case at the EuropeanPsychoanalytic FederationCongress in Stockholm and will bepresenting another in July at theInternational PsychoanalyticalAssociation Congress in Boston. Heis still doing research oncomparative psychoanalysis andtherapeutic action. He has very fondmemories of Saint Ronans andwishes he had time to come back tovisit. He is looking forward to goingsailing this summer at Les Glnansin Brittany.

1987

Jamie Waugh is the Wine andSpirits buyer at Fortnum andMason. He has very happymemories of his five years at SaintRonans.

1985

Nicholas Titchener is living in AbuDhabi with his wife and threechildren.

1983

Rupert Hoogewerf set up, in 1999,the Hurun Report, a media companybased in Shanghai, China, best-known for producing the China richlist. Today he has 120 staff trackingand researching the private sectorin China, and three years ago heexpanded into India. This year hewas the ICAEW Man of the Year forGreater China. He lives in

Shanghai with his wife and threechildren. He recently met anotherOR, Simon Berry, and they wereamused to find that on the notablealumni page, the name aboveSimon's was Anthony Blunt, spy andKGB officer!

Alexander Wooff writes: I wasCaptain of Rugby and narrowly beatJamie Outerbridge in the swimmingwhen I left. I went on to Tonbridge,because Henry Hussey was such amagnificent Latin teacher that theytook me on my Scholarshipapplication and what they thoughtwas a vague competence in Latin. Iread Architecture at Newcastle andgraduated in 1991. I went to Seoulfor three months to do my black beltin TaeKwonDo, having alreadyachieved black tag grade. I returnedfrom Korea a 1st Dan Black Belt,with an Instructors qualification andbegan teaching TaeKwonDo withmy brother Tim. I went to work atHaymarket Publishing in theExhibitions Company and left tohelp launch Formula 1 Magazine,which was owned by BernieEcclestone. Since 2003 I haveworked for Mr Ecclestone atFormula One Management and nowlook after the Formula 1 PartnerProgramme, the umbrella structurethat houses Formula 1s brandrelationships. I have a lovely wifeand three daughters and live inChiddingstone.

1981

Andrew Smith writes: after fivehappy years at Saint Ronans, Iwent to Tonbridge and then Exeter

University, where I read Chemistry.To the dismay of my lecturers Ijoined KPMG, where I qualified as aChartered Accountant. After fiveyears I moved onto commoditytrading and learnt a great deal aboutcocoa. My time there was cut shortbecause in 1997 I moved to Sydneywith my Australian girlfriend, nowwife. I loved Sydney, enjoying thefantastic work/life balance possiblewhen the city is close to beautiful,white sandy beaches. It wasnt allplay in Sydney and I started work inthe investment banking industry. In2001we left the beaches behind andreturned to London, to bankingagain, where we spent the nexteight years. During this time ourfamily unit grew, with the arrival ofthree children. In 2009 we decidedto move back to Sydneypermanently. The only drawback isthat its such a long way fromfriends and family back in the UK.

Mike Hall-Taylor writes: after SaintRonans, I went to Charterhouseand the University of Nottingham toread Geography thanks to JonnyVas. This somehow led me intoindustry for eight or so years and Iran the marketing of a few largebrands which spent money onsports sponsorship. An MBA later, Idecided that corporate life wasnt forme and joined the Jordan Formula 1team. I spent five happy yearsthere running the marketing andcommercial sides. When the teamwas sold in 2005, I set up my ownsports marketing company (HTGroup) which I have done ever

Frank Gardner

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since. In 2009 my wife and 3children decided we needed achange of scene and went to NewZealand. We now live on the waterin Auckland and lead an active life. Iget back to the UK regularly andstay contact with Matthew Beddardand Andrew Smith (ORs); bothgodfathers to my son. I have happymemories of the old School andmade friends for life.

1978Richard Noel (Puggy) has stoppedtravelling to Africa and now has 2children, William (7) and Cecilia (2).He has moved back to Suffolk,where he is farming.

1974Frank Gardner, pictured, competedin this year's City SkiChampionships in Switzerland asPresident of the GB Ski Club. Heremains the BBC SecurityCorrespondent and has just beenmade Distinguished VisitingProfessor of 2015 at the Universityof Southern California.

1971David Dai Jones is Chairman ofNew Model School Company, afounding trustee of NationalVolunteer Police Cadets, trustee ofNational Crimebeat and was thisyear commissioned as a DeputyLieutenant of Greater London. He isa partner at international investmentmanagers Oldfield Partners andlives in Chiswick with his wife andthree children.

1978Richard Lund popped back to seehis nephew Sebbie.

1963Martin Richardson writes: those

interested in military history may beinterested in a new book "The Menbehind Monty" by Richard Mead. Mylate father, General Sir CharlesRichardson (1908 -1994) wasMonty's Chief Operations Officer fora lot of the desert campaign of theEighth Army and wrote his ownbook "Flashback" in 1985. My fatherwas responsible for OperationBertram which was a deception planusing old oil barrels to look likepipelines and dummy tanks andlorries made of straw to make theGerman reconnaissance planesreport that the Eighth Army wasmuch further south than in fact itwas. It worked well. Richard Mead'sbook is an examination of thedifference Monty made to the menfighting in the desert after a lot ofdefeats and uninspiring leadershipby Auchinleck. It looks at the menMonty picked to help him win battlesright down to ADCs and drivers.Amongst other reasons, the bookarose because Richard Mead wasable to go through the family archiveof my father's papers and gainedsome insights about El Alamein thatwere not previously known.

My father was at Saint Ronan'swhen Stanley Harris wasHeadmaster and the School was onthe coast near Worthing. I have anice silver Vesta case marked "ToCLR from SSH" which I can onlythink was presented to my father forbeing Head Prefect.

1962Peter Clutterbuck writes: I wentfrom Saint Ronans to CheltenhamCollege, and then PembrokeCollege Cambridge. I marriedBonnie, a petroleum geologist fromFlorida, and we have two sons. I

became a petroleum engineer: 15years with BP in Arabia, North Seaand Alaska; then 30 years mostly asCEO of independent oil companiesin South America, USSR/Russia,and Africa.

Work and adventures have takenme to 104 countries. Ive workedmost of the last 14 years on Africanprojects. My main sport has beensailing, much of it offshore in aWayfarer dinghy, which is featuredin a book called The Sea takes noPrisoners, some of it with GeorgeGreenwood, also an OR; and a 43foot offshore trimaran called Spirit ofEngland, which won 15 races andbroke 4 international records in theNorth Atlantic. Ive also been luckyenough to do some mountaineering,including 11 first ascents inunexplored regions of Greenlandand Antarctica.

I am very grateful to Saint Ronansfor instilling an adventurous spirit inme. A print at Saint Ronans ofCaptain Titus Oates in an Antarcticblizzard in 1912 had a big influenceon me. Like my schoolmates, Iadmired Sir Richard Vassar-Smithenormously he was a fantasticrole model and led by example.

1961Sam Dugdale says that his onlysuccess at School was singing,which also averted early dismissalfrom Eton! He had some successwith Poetry, thanks to Dutty. He wasalways in trouble for trying to makepeople laugh and reports that that isstill the case, 50 years on!

1959Clive Digby-Jones became the firstUS-certified practitioner in iMA, abehavioural/communications toll inthe Language of Connection. iMA ispitching to Richard Branson onideas to improve peoples lives.

1958Steven Beharrell was invited to jointhe Court of the Drapers Company,one of the Great 12 Liverycompanies in the City, in January.

1956Robert Jagger kindly sent us somephotographs.

1948Malcom Davidson kindly sent ussome photographs.

1946Tim Scroggs re-started skiing inFebruary 1988, after 28 years. Hehas skied every year since, bar2006, and has done more than 300miles downhill each time in 13 days.Last February he recorded his bestever 426 miles, according to hisski pass. Can any OR of 60+ beatthat? He is a young 82!

Please send us your news andupdates! Contact the School

Secretary, Clare OConnell, onalumni@saintronans.co.ukClive Digby-Jones

Malcolm Davidson kindly sent us a copy of The Diaries of

Evelyn Waugh to add to the School archive. When Waugh

arrived at Lancing in 1917, Dick Harris was a young House

Tutor there. Waughs esteem and affection for Dick shines

through his diary entries. At one particular tea, Waugh says,

Dick was there and the life and soul of the whole thingHe is

a splendid man. Dick was instrumental in forming an elite

society called The Dilettanti, of which Waugh was a founding

member and then chairman. The members had informal

discussions and formal debates on art, literature, politics and

music. Dick managed to get Malcolm Davidsons father, J.C.

Davidson, a leading Conservative and a close friend of

Baldwin, down to speak to them. Later in life Waugh

commented that he might have left Lancing early if it hadnt

been for Dick Harris. The esteem his pupils held him in at

Lancing has been echoed many times by ORs, who also

remember him with huge admiration and affection.

Evelyn Waugh Diaries

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Summer Term PrizesSenior Prefects

Head Prefect O. de Winton

Second Prefects B. Hall, O. Skeet

Heads of Houses

Bicton I. Black

Pembroke R. Faulkner

Selden J. Jordan

Tongswood L. Doane

School Appointments

Captain of Rugby E. Hastilow

Captain of Football B. Hall

Captain of Netball A. Durtnell

Captain of Girls Hockey I. Bolton-Ferrett

Leader of the Orchestra E. Hastilow

Senior Librarian A. Cotter

Senior Chapel Chorister A. Moore

Technical Prefect R. Macdonald

Headmasters Special Prizes

W. Fisher, C. Gladders, S. King, J. Verschuur

Most Shows

Remove W. Ashenden

Upper A. Moore

Midway O. Clarke

Shell E. Moore

Class 4 H. Wyllie

Class 3 F. Shimmin

Exams Best Average Most Improved

Remove Z. Barker R. Flynn

Upper F. McConachie L. Doane

Midway D. Dent M. Lewis

Shell M. Peacock J. Whiteley

Class 4 E. Shimmin

Class 3 A. Bryan

School Prizes

Taggart Einstein Cup H. Stephenson

Langer Cup O. Addis

Scales Cup S. Lund

Shaw Cup S. Charlesworth

Graham Langridge Prize B. Booth-Clibborn

Hastilow Cup N. Easton

Challenge Cup F. Carver

Harris Cup E. Wilmoth

Attainment Junior Intermediate Senior

Art E. Hues G. Parsley L. Marsh

Classics n/a M. Sanderson E. Wilmoth

DT E. Shimmin E. Wooff F. Joarder-White

English D. Cooper C. Redmayne A. Stevens

French R. Redmayne D. Dent A. Stevens

Geography C. Ellison S. Thompson D. Holden-Craufurd

History H. Legg B. Bonner-Davies A. Statman

ICT S. Clarke O. Clarke E. Wilmoth

Maths E. Shimmin M. Kirby A. Hsuan

Music F. Gautier W. Sayers R. Pringle

RE A. McPhee T. Tweedie W. Ashenden

Science J. Burrows S. Thompson A. Balfour

Contribution Junior Intermediate Senior

Art M. Featherstone L. Stewart J. Beeching

Classics n/a n/a F. McConachie

DT M. Ramyead M. Peacock T. Beeching

English C. Parker M. Macleay O. Skeet

French D. McEvoy-Gould M. Peacock L. Carnell

Geography C. Kirby A. MacLeod W. Woodhouse

History O. Laughland J. Woodhouse W. Woodhouse

ICT R. Campbell H. Morrell n/a

Maths B. Dear O. Parker C. Stewart

Music n/a B. Bonner-Davies M. Chesters

RE M. Vincendeau E. Moore I. Black

Science R. Woodhouse E. Tapper E. Hastilow

Music & Perfoming Arts Prizes

Sight Reading D. Dent

Acting Cup S. Williams

Ross Cup for Performing Arts S. Pope

Drama Cup G. de Reynal de Saint-Michel

Most Improved Instrumentalist F. Connell

Singing L. Doane

Jonathan Rutland Cup O. Copplestone

Arrans Cup C. Goodacre, A. Hsuan

Chapel Reading Prize M. Chesters

Cricket Prizes

Bowling Prize A. Balfour

Fielding Prize O. Milborne

Batting Prize Z. Barker

U13 Player of the Season 1st XI Z. Barker

U13 Player of the Season 2nd XI G. Pryke

U13 Most Improved A. Pryke

U11 Player of the Season W. Wyatt

U11 Most Improved H. Gutteridge

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Summer Term PrizesRounders Prizes

Batting Prize A. Erith

Fielding Prize C. Goodacre

U13 Player of the Season D. Holden-Craufurd

U13 Most Improved E. Sayers

U11 Player of the Season D. Dent

U11 Most Improved A. Bottle

Sports & Extras Prizes

Bennet Cup for Cross Country J. Crawley

Overall Contribution - boys O. Addis

Fortitude & Perserverance - boys O. Chatterton

Overall Contribution - girls D. Holden-Craufurd

Fortitude & Perserverance - girls O. Hamilton

Mountain Biking - best / improved C. Godden / M. Kirby

Hutton Sword for Fencing W. Ashenden

Table Tennis T. Hall

Jordan Chicken for the Farm I. Black

Potu Cup for Judo C. Parker

Golf Prize Z. Barker

House and Form Prizes

Senior Form Midway SC

Junior Form 4 EM

House Cup Selden

Bicton Prize F. Carver

Pembroke Prize R. Faulkner

Selden Prize B. Booth-Clibborn

Tongswood Prize N. Easton

Form Tutors Prizes

Remove KK G. Jones

Remove PG L. Marsh

Upper DB T. Marsh

Upper BC E. Hastilow

Upper GV J. Crawley

Midway SC T. Tweedie

Midway RVS T. Tapper

Midway IP G. Kent

Shell AT O. Parker

Shell RT J. Hancock

Shell NH C. Neill

4 AW C. Ellison

4 EM R. Redmayne

4 LS E. Sanderson

3 RB M. Featherstone

3 EP O. Edwards

3 TT C. Robertson

The hives have had an interesting and somewhat turbulent

time this year and have still not settled down.

The Moon made well it through the winter and had an early

start to the season. In fact, the bees surprised us at the first

inspection as they had built rows and rows of wild comb in the

space above the brood box. This looked promising, but turned

foul too quickly for reasons unexplained (the first of many bee-

related mysteries).

As soon as the Moon built queen cells, we placed one in the

Star. The queen, a dark beauty, hatched and mated and was

laying well. Funnily enough, by this time the Moon had

divested itself of its queen. The bees tried raising another one

in vain. As the Moon had no more eggs, we took a frame

from the Star in an act of reverse colonization. The Moon bees

raised another queen, but I am not sure she will be a success.

The Star bees were doing well, but I recently discovered they

were queenless, too! In fact I was fortunate enough to witness

the emergence of a new queen, but will she survive?

A huge thank you to Mr. V, who has become a beekeeping

stalwart and huge help in all bee inspections this year.

The Queen Reshuffles

The arrival ofBoris, the school Land Rover.

S p o r t S a i n t R o n a n s

Sports Newsletter

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Saint Ronans has had a wonderful summer of competitive

athletics. There were five meetings over the course of the

term, starting at Dulwich Prep on 15th May and finishing at

Kent College on 24th June.

The Saint Ronans athletics squad recorded some fantastic

performances, both on the track and in the field, topped by

Carlos qualifying for the IAPS Nationals in Birmingham, where

he came eighth in the 1500m; and James Crawley, selected to

represent Kent in the 800m at the Southern Inter-Counties

later in July.

Other highlights include: the U11 Girls relay team of Kate, Lily,

Jemima and Caitlin getting the baton safely around to win the

4x100m at Dulwich; the U9, 10 and 11 squad coming second

at the Junior event; Wilf winning the U12 competition at the

Skippers Hill Pentathlon; Oli Addis, Oli Chatterton, James

Crombie, Finn Kirkland, Daisy Dent, Lizzie Wooff and Caitlin

Milborne all qualifying for finals at the IAPS Kent

Championships, where Carlos and James Crawley went on to

gain selection for the Nationals in Birmingham, and Charlotte

Goodacre, who came second in the discus. Freddie Joarder-

White recorded a massive throw in the Javelin and Saint

Ronans came fifth in our debut at the Tonbridge Trophy.

Finally, the girls U11and U12 squad finished second at Kent

College, with many girls competing for the first time.

It has been a great season; many thanks to the combined

efforts of the Friday-afternoon athletics staff for the excellent

training this term.

Athletics ReportPhotos from Sports Day

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S p o r t S a i n t R o n a n s

We have once again had a lovely season, enjoying this great

game as it should be played, in plenty of sunshine. All teams

have trained hard to improve their fielding skills and command

of the bat, resulting in 32 wins, 4 draws and 497 rounders

scored in total!

There have been some great team performances most

notably from the U11As, who went almost unbeaten this

season and finished equal 3rd in the recent IAPS Rounders

Tournament, out of 20 schools. They won all their group

matches and narrowly lost in the semi-finals, by only one

rounder. The U11B team batted with determination and scored

the most rounders collectively, amassing a grand total of 85

over the season. The U10A team also excelled and were a

very close second, with a total of 84 rounders and having won

5 of their 7 matches. Lower down the School, our U9 and U8

children have been learning fast. The U8B team were

unbeaten and the U8As won 4 or their 5 matches. The U9As

scored 70 rounders, 24 in one match!

In this game, individual performances are also easily

recognised. Daisy HC has been an outstanding captain of the

1st IX side, leading by great example at all times and

demonstrating first class batting and fielding skills. Charlotte

Goodacre, Alexandra Erith and Sos Stevens have also been

instrumental in the development of the team. In Year 7,

Matilda C, Issi Bolton-Ferrett, Alice Durtnell and Dizzy LB also

demonstrated great all-round skills under pressure. There is a

great deal of strength and potential in Years 5 and 6. The

U11A team are a well-oiled machine (Daisy Dent, Emily

Cooper, Amelie Bottle, Maddie McDonald, Maddie Spence,

Rosy Honychurch, Louisa Hudson, Lily Simpson, Olive Clarke

and Lizzie Wooff), and Caitlin Milbourne, Grace Easton and

Grace Bartleet are setting the bar high for the U10s. There is

also plenty of talent coming up from the U8 and U9 teams, so

exciting times ahead.

Id like to finish with a special thank you to Mrs Easton, who

has given so much to girls games. We will miss her hugely

and wish her well in her move across to the Nursery. I have a

feeling that the little ones there may have her running round

more than she does out on the netball courts!

Rounders Season Report: 497 rounders scored this season!

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S p o r t S a i n t R o n a n s

Saint Ronans School 2015. Editor: Ben Clarke.

This summer term produced some very exciting cricket

matches. John Watson and his team of ground staff prepared

some wonderful wickets (thank you from all the players),

providing pace and bounce which the batsmen enjoyed.

The 1st XI started slowly, narrowly losing their opening three

matches. One win was all they needed and this paved the way

for them winning their final seven matches. Zach Barker was

the star man with the bat: he scored a 100 v Solefield, 55 v

Ashdown House and 56 v St Andrews. Nat Easton scored 50 v

Sutton Valence and, with all the other players contributing

runs, our bowlers had the opportunity to go on the attack.

Angus Balfour, Oli Chatterton and George Jones did the

majority of the damage, assisted by Zach Barker.

The 2nd XI, not wanting to be outdone in Mr Vs final season,

finished undefeated. Freddie Dear scored an impressive 51 v

Uplands and they recorded six wins out of six.

The Colts A have shown that there is strength in depth, also

winning six matches; the highlight being Wilf Wyatts 57 v

DCPS. Well played to all the boys, and to Grace Easton, who

has been playing for the Kent U11 girls cricket team.

The First XI

A productive season; 2nd XI remain unbeaten