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The view from the Headmaster’s Study
Nursery
Reception
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Boarding
Year 4
Kirby Challenge
Sport
The Great Outdoors
Year 5
Year 6
Drama
World Book Day
Music
News Hounds
Poetry
Year 7
French Trip
Red Letter Day
Art
Year 8
Battle Writing
Our New-Look Library
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18-19
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Year 6 have been to the Cheltenham Literature
Festival and Year 5 went to the SkillZONE
courtesy of the Parents’ Association, who also
organised a superb irework display and have
run ilm nights and discos for the children.
The pupils all dressed up as their favourite
character on World Book Day and have
continued to raise money for charity. I am
happy to report that we donated over £5,000
to the Bristol Children’s Hospital back in the
Autumn. The pupils have experienced a poetry
week, where everything that moved for one
week was linked to poetry.
Music has continued to lourish. We have had
several Lunchtime Concerts, the Summer
Concert and the Middle Prep Concert on
Grandparents’ Day. Eve Chandler took up her
place in the Gloucester Cathedral Youth Choir.
Abigail Opaleye, Lewis Crabb-La Hei and Bo
Buckingham did well in the Cheltenham Arts
Festival winning three trophies between them
for their recorder playing and Jamie Smith in
Year 6 sang an unaccompanied solo in front of
the whole school – a truly special moment.
The pupils have been busy performing on stage
in a variety of productions. Year 8 started the
ball rolling with a fabulous performance of ELF,
followed by Year 7 dazzling us with Singin’ in
the Rain, leading on to Year 4 enchanting us
with Aladdin and Year 6 rounding it all off with
two outstanding performances of Seussical.
For his Design Technology scholarship, Henry
Garrard designed and made a superb portable
lighting system to be used when we are serving
match teas in the winter to alert the kitchen
when we need more supplies.
Six Year 8 girls represented the school in SATIPs
Art exhibition in Cheltenham College, the best
art on show from around the country. Ruby
Rose was selected for Young Photographers’
competition. Art badges for outstanding
achievement have been awarded to Molly
Rawlinson, Sophia Levy, Eleana Irvine,
Nikol Yessimova, Echo Parker, Ruby Rose
and Isabella Rowland.
The single most important resource in any
school is the staff and we are blessed with a
highly talented and dedicated group of staff.
The staff at the Prep School are an incredible
group of committed professionals whom it is a
pleasure and a privilege to work alongside. On
top of their day jobs, a vast range of activities
have been organised. Please join me in
thanking the staff for their untiring dedication
to help make the Prep School such a fabulous
environment for the children to be educated
and be prepared for their future lives.
Sadly, as ever at this time of the year we have
staff departures. Mr Wainwright is leaving us
to teach in sunnier climes and Mr Jones who
has been assistant housemaster in Pennwood,
as well as our cricket coach, is moving on.
This year, we have continued to invest in the GL
Assessment Progress Test Series, which assess
our pupils’ abilities and achievement in the
English areas of reading, spelling, punctuation
and grammar, as well as in Maths and Science.
Outcomes for pupils continue to show the Prep
school in a successful academic light and,
above all else, highlight the progress made by
pupils. Across Years 3-8, over 95% of our pupils
are working at or above national Age-Related
Expectations in English, Maths and Science, an
increase from last year.
In order to supplement what the children learn in
the classroom, the staff run a vast array of trips,
two of which were overseas, a group of Year 8
pupils enjoyed a trip to visit Belgium and Northern
France to see various battleields. Over 40 pupils
in Years 7 and 8 experienced life in Normandy
and were able to practise their French.
There have also been a series of residential
trips, with Year 4 staying at Hooke Court,
Year 5 spending a few days in York, Year 6
experiencing water sports in Rockley, Year 8
visited Boscastle in Cornwall and had day trips
to visit the birthplace of William Shakespeare
and a Sikh Gurdwara Temple. Year 8 also
enjoyed worked with a news reporter which led
to a special edition of the Wycliffe Prep Times
being published.
Year 7 have taken part in the annual re-
enactment of the Battle of Hastings and visited
Warwick castle where they found the visit
to the castle dungeons particularly scary. In
Science, pupils in Year 6 had the opportunity
to dissect hearts, and Year 8 were given the
smelly delight of dissecting pig intestines, both
of which go beyond what is expected for their
respective age groups.
The view from theHeadmaster’s studyExtracts from the Headmaster’s speech
Having officially introduced
the concept of the Wycliffe
Baccalaureate last year, we
awarded our Year 8 pupils their
diplomas, with Mr Gregory
presenting each pupil with
a certificate at one of the
four levels of achievement;
Foundation Pass, Pass, Merit
or Distinction. The Wycliffe
Baccalaureate allows all school
subjects equal value and,
therefore each subject carries
an equal weighting in its
contribution to the final award.“The Wycliffe
Baccalaureate allows all
school subjects equal
value and, therefore
each subject carries an
equal weighting in its
contribution to the
final award.”
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Mrs Bate is starting her maternity leave and
we wish her well with impending events. Mrs
Murray is moving to be a matron in the Senior
School but thankfully is still going to provide
our costumes for us. Mr Andrew Golding is
leaving the College after over 27 loyal years’
service as Finance Director. We wish them all
well in their future careers.
Our girls have had another successful year
in sport. Our Under 12 hockey team qualiied
for the IAPS national inals and inished
ifth in the country and won the Severnside
hockey tournament, as well as an invitational
tournament involving many other schools. They
also won the Severnside netball tournament.
Eleven of our senior girls have been selected
for the County Junior Development Centre for
hockey, Jasmine Jackson, Olivia Lundie and
Connie Palmer have all been selected for the
satellite academy, whilst Molly Rawlinson
has been selected for the county development
squad. Equally the boys have continued to
excel themselves.
In rugby Sam Davenport, Archie Davie,
Charlie Hosking, George Pillinger, Alex
Reynolds and Andrew Uys have all been
selected for the Gloucester development
programme. In soccer, the Under 13 team
won the annual 6-a-side competition. Alex
Reynolds, Gabriel Gual Bobillo, Gabe Evans
and Freddie Searle were all selected for the
South-West of England squad and Conal
Navruz is on the books of Cheltenham Town.
We also have Conal Navruz, Leon Hutchings,
Harry Brownless and Edward Thompson all
representing the district in cricket.
Daisy Cole and Charlie Hosking represented
the school at the IAPS national swimming
inals. Daisy is also county 200 metre individual
medley champion as well as being county
runner-up in a number of other events. Sam
Osborne-Wylde has represented England in
squash, won the British closed competition
and is county Under 19 champion at the age of
thirteen. Daisy Hartson was the IAPS runner-
up in squash a year early.
We enjoyed a wonderful sports day where
every single pupil who took part really gave
everything they could to whatever event they
were asked to compete in. Kiran Carter was
third in the South-West athletics inals which
makes him irst reserve for England schools
in Triple Jump and at the South-West Prep
Schools championships he broke a 46-year high
jump record, clearing 1m64. He represented
the school in the national prep schools inals.
Charlie Hosking is the South-West 800m
champion. Congratulations to Sophie Izon who
represented Great Britain in the world Biathle
championships in Portugal.
In Cross-Country, our Under 13 boys reached
the National Schools’ Cup Final. Our Under 11
girls won the Severnside competition, with
Jena Harvey being the overall champion. The
Under 11 girls and boys won their respective
Dursley league competitions, with Jena Harvey
inishing as 2nd individual overall. Sophie Izon,
Mimi Green and Freddie Searle qualiied for
the English schools inal. Charlie Hosking and
Sophie Izon performed very well in the IAPS
Cross-Country, gaining top 30 placings.
The pupils in Year 8 have once again
embraced the Kirby Challenge the aim of
which is to encourage these young people
to become leaders, challenge themselves
physically and mentally and take pride in
becoming an asset to their communities.
Among the highlights have been: Hamish
Armstrong swam the distance of the channel
in the evenings, over a week; Eve Chandler
organised a tea dance for the elderly; George
Tomblin walked 11km to school for five
consecutive days; Eleanor Irvine walked 175
miles over Ten Tors; Isabella Rowland walked
the Ten Tors over two days and then along
with Freya Roe made her own dress for the Y8
formal dinner walk. Henry Garrard highlighted
the plight of families living on 20l of water a
day, by walking to collect and surviving on 20l of
spring water a day for three days.
The highly enjoyable and enriching Exploration
Days continued to be a success. In a STEM
related theme, pupils in Years 3-6 enjoyed a
morning with the UK Space Agency. In contrast,
the theme for the Spring term exploration was
‘Cats’, taken from TS Eliot’s ‘Old Possum’s Book
of Practical Cats’. The highlight of the day was
the Prep School’s irst performance of Cats,
which was put on in just over an hour, with a
cast of over 90 children.
We entered our irst quiz teams for ‘Quiz
Club’s’ national Science, Maths and General
Knowledge quiz competitions. We were
runners-up in area heats for both Maths and
General Knowledge, and we went a step further
in Science, winning the heat and making it
through to the next round.
Gifted Scientists were again stretched through
rocket science and payload recovery with a
visit from Mr Philip Spiers, an engineer in the
Bloodhound Land Speed Record Attempt.
Chess has started to develop this year under
the guidance of Mr Broadhead and the house
competition ended with an international inal
between Jerry Xue, representing China and
Artem Nesvetov, representing Russia with
Russia coming out on top this time. Our chess
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players also enjoyed a master class in chess
conducted by a grand master who is the father
of one of our Head Girls – Nikol Yessimova.
Once again, our pupils have come up trumps
in the Language Perfect World Championships.
Our top linguists answered a total of 94,861
questions in a wide range of languages.
Our top scorers were:
Bronze Award: Jena Harvey, Fred Lissenden
and Sarah Shakir-Apps (top 2% of all
competitors).
Elite Award: Naomi Opaleye (top 0.2% of all
competitors) Naomi outperformed more than
349,300 competitors to achieve her award.
As a school, we excelled ourselves, coming third
in our category in the UK and sixth in the world.
We have had our CReSTeD accreditation
successfully reviewed and this meant yet
another visit from an inspection team. I am
indebted to all those staff who were involved
in this process for sending out such a hugely
positive impression to the inspector.
We introduced certiicates for the pupils as
they reached an ever-increasing number of
house points. No-one in the school has ever
scored more than 500 house points over a
year before so the top award was a Platinum
for reaching 500 points – safe we thought.
But then Frankie Perrill and Jena Harvey
reached 600 and the Emerald Certiicate was
presented, then Jena reached the 700 mark so
the Rhodium award was introduced. There is
no doubt that the introduction of certiicates
has inspired the children as over 70,000 house
points have been awarded in total this year,
which is over double the number for last year.
I would like to thank Abigail Richardson,
Nikol Yessimova and Isabella Rowland our
three Head Girls and George Tomblin, Ciaran
Carden and Hamish Armstrong our Head Boys
for the incredible contribution they have made.
I am delighted to announce that Head Girl for
next term will be Lia Trainor and Head Boy
will be Joe Pier.
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Jena Harvey presents Mr Palmer
with a piece of her art work
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The great outdoors is an
important classroom for
our Nursery children.
THEGREAT
OUTDOORS
IT’S AFACT
Did you know all insects have six legs?
Whenever possible the curriculum is
structured to enable the children to
beneit from these experiences.
This could include mark making in snow
and frost, counting lowers or bugs,
observing the magic of buds bursting
open in the spring or just enjoying the
sheer joy of jumping in puddles, throwing
fallen leaves or running across the ields.
Happy, curious young children who
investigate the world around them
become conident self-reliant
learners as they grow and move through
the school.
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Wycliffe Explorers
Each week or fortnight we ‘ly’ to a different
country. One week we were in France and
experienced our own Tour De France. The
children had to work out who had the best
time after each race and who would wear
the yellow jersey for the next stage. After
all of the races we found our best times (the
lowest number because that meant it was
the quickest!) Our 1st, 2nd and 3rd places
were Kitty Ashbee, Max Hursthouse and
William Papps.
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Reception have enjoyed exploring the new
outdoor kitchen. This, along with some
waterproof suits, was kindly bought by the
Parents’ Association.
We can go out and make use of the facility
whatever the weather. We have enjoyed making
different muddy creations, pouring and illing,
learning about capacity and much much more.
We have planted some herbs as well to add to
the excitement of items we make.
We are very independent and put on our suits
and Wellington boots ourselves. Splashing in
muddy water is fantastic!
It is great being outside and exploring this
wonderful resource.
Pirate Stories
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By Libby Nelson
One day on a pirate ship there was a pirate
called Hecudy. Hecudy wanted to sail the
Seven Seas.
So he set off to sail the Seven Seas. As he hit the
water there wasn an island in view. “It’s a cracky
wacky island!” When he landed there were foot
prints on the loor. He walked a bit further and
saw a diamond on the ground. He ended up at
a ship wreck. As he emerged to the edge of the
ship he found a treasure chest. In that chest
there was a lot of jewels. By the side of the chest
there was a ginormous gem. “I am rich” yelled
Hecudy. When he was back on his ship he set off
to sail the rest of the world.
Wilf Rodgers
Kitty Ashbee
By Lilly Williams
Once there was a pirate ship. A dark ship, It was
quiet. In the morning the pirates were on the
ship. In the afternoon they landed at the island
and found the treasure under the waterfall. The
pirates were excited. In the treasure box there
were rings and gold. Then they sailed the Seven
Seas. Then they found a parrot. They looked at
their map and they bumped
into another pirate and
killed him and then one of
them walked the plank.
IT’S AFACTDragonflies can fly at an amazing 50mph!
Florina Harris
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Mark the Shark lives in a dark park. It was
nearly his birthday, his birthday was in
March. His mum was a carpenter and his
dad was a farmer. As a farmer he had a
very smart cow who liked to charm the
other animals. Mark’s dream was to be a
rock star and his favourite food was a Mars
bar. His favourite thing to do was watch
cartoons all day.
Mark The SharkI Wonder Why The Aliens Stole My Cling Film
By Will Turley
They could use it as a smooth sleep mask,
or a table cloth to put down before a mask.
They could use it as a toilet roll then attach it
to a pole,or as a cloth to block out the draft.
They could use it as a kite but that would
be daft.
Aliens might use it as a see through table
or they could use it as a window pane.
They might use it as a hammer to bat a nail
in the door.
Who knows what they might use it for?
By May EptonYear 2 pupils swapped their ipads and
markers for slates and slate pencils during
their trip to Sevington Victorian School.
They learned irst-hand what Victorian
schools were like under the watchful eye
of Miss Elisabeth Squire, the Sevington
schoolmistress.
The authentic village schoolroom was opened
in 1849 and is almost unchanged, with some
of the original desks, slates, coal ires and
oil lamps.
Victorian School
Phonics ‘ar’ soundBased on the book, Aliens Stole My Underpants
2020
Flame has two huge red horns which are as
red as lava. He has two blue eyes as bright
as the blue sky. The mythical creature has
a tail as long as an axe and he has orange
skin as orange as lava.
He eats the other animals in the jungle
but there is one elephant he never eats
because this elephant is his friend.
Flame eats leaves and drinks water. He
drinks like a dog, eats like a cow and
sounds like a pig! He can fly, lay chocolate
eggs and can set himself on fire without
harming himself. He can breathe out lots
of fire. Mythical Flame can knock 500 trees
down in one swipe with his tail.
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The mythical dragon called Bonfire has
beady eyes like balls of fire. She has
crimped long hair the colour of her habitat.
Her body is as green as grass. Her face is
red with rage. She is as big as the Eiffel
Tower. Bonfire has a stripy back like a zebra
but a human’s nose.
Bonfire lives in a desert. The trees shade
her whilst she sleeps. She lives where it
will not rain and she rolls in the sand to
sunbathe. Elephants and giraffes run wild
where she lives.
Bonfire is black hearted. She eats only
people and giraffes. Bonfire won’t dare to
touch an elephant for she knows elephants
are the King or Queen of the desert.
Bonfire can fly, set herself on fire without
harming herself, breathe fire, lay golden
eggs and she can cut down a thousand
trees in one tail swipe.
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Chloe Williams
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What stage presence!
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Year 4 pupils were in ine voice when they
gave a polished performance of the musical
Aladdin.
They welcomed audiences to Agrabah and
adventures of the street rat that became
a prince.
When the street urchin, Aladdin, vies for the
attention of the beautiful princess, Jasmine, he
uses a genie’s magic power to become a prince
in order to marry her. Iago, Jafar, the Genie
shone on stage in a musical adventure illed
with magic, mayhem and the power of love.
With just weeks to prepare for the production
the children wowed the crowd with their
singing and lavish costumes.
“The children themselves took control of this
production and worked together to create a
smooth and polished performance. They should
feel proud of the end result,” said Mr Palmer.
ALADDIN Our Charity of the Year
Every year, all pupils from Year 2 to Year 8
are given the opportunity to vote through
their School Council representatives for
our ‘Charity of the Year’.
Over the course of the year all of our
fundraising efforts go towards one
charity – this year it was the Wallace
and Gromit Appeal for Bristol Children’s
Hospital.
The pupils chose this charity because
three families from our school
community have had personal
experience of their excellent care and
this was a wonderful way to say thank
you. The school raised more than £5,000.
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Henry Garrard decided to live on the same
amount of water that most people in Africa
use every day. For three days he used just
20 litres of water a day. To put that in to
perspective, that’s how much you use by
showering for 1.5 minutes.
To make it even tougher, Henry walked 3km to
a spring every day to collect his water as many
people in Africa do, carrying it another 3km
home. Henry raised £540 for WaterAid.
Hamish Armstrong’s grandmother provided
the inspiration for raising money for Cancer
Research UK when he swam the distance from
home to school in her memory – the same
distance as the English Channel.
Eleana Irvine also supported the charity,
raising £1,104 by walking the entire 177 miles
of the 8th Century Offa’s Dyke.
Eve Chandler decided that rather than raising
money for charity she wanted to do something
pro-active for her community so she organised
a tea dance for pensioners.
Her guests could have thought they were
somewhere altogether more swish than the
local community centre as Eve decorated
the hall to look like The Ritz. She made inger
sandwiches and cakes and organised the
music, ensuring that each and every guest got
to hear one of their favourite songs.
Isabella Rowland not only completed the Ten
Tors for her challenge but made her own dress
for the formal dinner along with fellow pupil
Freya Roe.
George Tomblin got up at 5.30am for a week
to walk the 11km to school.
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Finger sandwiches, buckets of
spring water, and an 8th Century
dyke all played important parts of
this year’s Kirby Challenge.
Year 8 pupils never cease to impress with the ideas they
come up with for the annual challenge which beneits either
the community or school. And this year was no exception.
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Athletics
We have had another successful Athletics
season this year, with yet more athletes winning
through to the national inals. If we rewind to
the beginning we took nearly 40 athletes to
Beaudesert on exeat weekend, where we saw
excellent efforts across both track and ield.
From here 13 pupils were selected to go through
to the regional athletics at Abingdon. Sophie
Izon inished a very respectable third in the
Under 13 1500m, Olivia Lundie came third in
the Under 13 High Jump, with a jump of 1.3m
and Connie Palmer came fourth in the Under
13 200m, all of whom narrowly missed out on
the inals. Sebastian Forrest had a super race as
a Year 5, running against Year 6 children, and
performed very well in the 200m. It was Kiran
Carter and Charlie Hosking however, who were
the stars of the show. Charlie won his Under
14 1500m race to book himself a place at the
national inals; and Kiran Carter did the double,
coming second in triple jump and winning the
high jump, breaking a meet record that had
stood since 1974 in the process. At the national
inals Kiran performed brilliantly and he won the
triple jump with a jump of 11.35m, and came
third in the high jump. A super effort from a very
talented athlete.
Sports Day
The weather was kind to us once again this year,
as we were blessed with sunshine for the annual
Inter House Athletics Sports Day. The event this
year was thoroughly enjoyed by the children, as
they had the opportunity to select the teams
and events, which gave all of the houses a
feeling of unity and a common goal.
There were some superbly competitive races,
with nine records being broken during the event.
In the Inter Boys 300m Oliver Leonard set a
new time of 53.81s; Jena Harvey set a new
distance of 33.3m in the Inter Girls rounders
ball throw; and Margot Shetliffe jumped
1.30m in the Inter Girls high jump to take the
record. There was a super battle between Jay
Evans and Billy Kerslake, as Jay would break a
record (Inter Boys shot and discus) only for Billy
to beat the record again, so poor Jay was left
without his name in the record books, whilst Billy
celebrated victory and new records for javelin
(18.55m), shot (7.37m) and discus (19.2m).
There was also a team relay record broken in the
senior medley relay. This saw Freddie Searle,
Charlie Hosking and Connie Palmer run 300m,
200m and 100m, passing the baton to each
other to set a new record time of one minute 31
seconds. There should also be an honourable
mention to Kiran Carter, who stumbled during
the 100m, only to inish 0.1 second outside the
100m record which has stood since 1954. If this
wasn’t enough Kiran jumped 5.7m in his inal
long jump, with the whole of sports day coming
to a standstill and clapping him into his run-up,
only to have just stepped on the foul line, so it
was a no jump, although would have smashed
the old 1974 record by 40cm.
In addition to the records it was great to see the
support and comradery of all the pupils. This
was seen no more so than in the inal event, the
mass house relay, where every child took part,
starting from the youngest, moving through the
houses by age, until the inish with the Year 8
pupils. After nearly 15 minutes all four teams
were on the same lap, with Grenfell coming in
irst place comfortably, followed by Scott and
then there was a battle to the line for third place
between the two speedsters of Year 8 – Kiran
Carter and Alex Reynolds, with Alex nearly
catching his rival on the line.
Football
The football 1st XI enjoyed a successful season,
winning eight of their ten ixtures. The season
consisted of many highlights in the attacking
third, but the success of the season was built on
a solid defence, led by captain Alex Reynolds
and goalkeeper Gabriel Gual Bobillo, who
were both winners of the player of the year
awards. The 1st XI won the annual Wycliffe
six-a-side tournament. The boys were deserving
champions, winning four matches and drawing
one on their way to victory. This is the ifth
time in six years that Wycliffe have ended the
tournament as winners.
The 2nd XI football team had a mixed term,
losing as many games as they won. George
Pillinger proved to be the key player being not
only a very competent goalkeeper, often saving
the day for the rest of his team but also showing
himself to be a very effective midielder as well.
The outstanding match of the term was against
Beaudesert with Mark Davison scoring a pearler
of a free kick in the last minute to win the game.
In the Colts section the A team played well
throughout the term, winning many of their
matches, and often started well. Scoring goals
was never a problem and Farid Abu Mughaisib
in particular showed what a keen eye for goal
he has, with Oliver Leonard being the stand
out player throughout the season. In the South
West Under 11 7 a-side competition the team
played well for each other and on another day
may have won medals. In the Colts B Leon
Hutchings demonstrated in the football season
that he was an intuitive defender, consistently
reading the play well, and making vital
inceptions that kept the team in matches.
The highlight has to be Leon making three
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tackles in a row against St Johns that stopped
an almost certain goal from the opposition.
The Under 9 players showed some great
team performances throughout the season,
including dominant midield play from Codie
Beachus, and some wonderful long-range goals
from Samuel Hart, playing with Year 4s. The
Under 8s played in some very competitive ixtures
with a team fully up to the challenge. Austin
Webster was a leader from the back with his brave
goal keeping whilst Jack McKerrow’s tireless
defensive work kept the team in more than one
match. An attacking core of Oliver Jewkes and
Ilya Nesvetov, our Russian player acquired in the
transfer window, gave the U8s a strong strike force
against any team.
Rugby
The Under 13A, playing under the new rules this
season, started in ine fettle against Pinewood,
with the ball being thrown around with precision,
showing a great skill level throughout the team
from prop to fullback. The team continued to
develop throughout the season with some great
runs from Charlie Hosking, sniping scrum half
darts from Andrew Uys and some powerful runs
and deft kicks from George Pillinger. At full back
Sam Davenport caught everything that came
his way, and winger Alex Reynolds showed
his pace and commitment to the team, whilst
captain Archie Davie led from the front with
his heart on his sleeve. The six aforementioned
players then went on to train in Gloucester RFC’s
Developing Player Programme along with Henry
Garrard. During the 7s season, the team went
from strength to strength, learning the game
and exploiting its intricacies. At Rosslyn Park
our Under 13s were drawn in a tough group, but
showed their mettle throughout, gaining a great
win over All Hallows School.
The Under 12A team enjoyed a successful season
with some fantastic attacking play, coming from
the elusive running of Freddie Searle, the pace
of Harry Brownless and the skills from Myles
Marklove. The Under 12/13B enjoyed a pleasing
rugby term, with a selection of results which
highlighted the improvements made, especially
by new pupils. Hamish Armstrong in particular
managed to move up to irst team level as a result of
realising that few people could stop his strong runs.
In the Colts section the Under 11A team showed
both power and speed with Billy Kerslake
smashing through opposition defences and Jay
Evans using his skill and speed to beat players and
put others into gaps. The Under 10 rugby squad
showed a lot of enthusiasm and heart throughout
the term and made signiicant improvements
game by game. Simon Fance was the outstanding
sportsman of the team, being a team player and
leading from the front. Adam Searle and Sam
Gregory proved that they are great try scorers and
will always give 100% as the whole team did.
For many Under 9 players this was their irst
attempt at contact rugby and they really enjoyed
it. For some, especially Lewis Ely and Wilf Millard,
learning the correct tackling technique allowed
them to develop their conidence in training
and take this into the inter-school matches and
represent the school very effectively. The Under
8s showed superb improvement across the
season, including great team play from Ben Cook,
incredible defending by Austin Webster, and
some fantastic solo tries by Oliver Jewkes.
Cross-Country
The Under 11 girls and boys won their respective
Dursley league competitions, with Jena Harvey
inishing as second individual overall. The Under
11 girls won the Severnside championship, and
Jena won the race. Sophie Izon, Mimi Green
and Freddie Searle qualiied for the English
schools inal. Charlie Hosking and Sophie Izon
performed well in the IAPS cross country, gaining
top 30 placings. The Under 13 boys team made
it through to the inal of the English Schools Cup
and inished among the top 25 secondary schools
in the country.
Hockey
Senior Hockey
A young 1st V11 squad worked hard throughout
the 2016 hockey term to produce some excellent
hockey and results against strong schools.
Captained superbly by Abigail Richardson,
a predominantly Year 7 team faced stronger,
bigger opposition. The 2nds grew in conidence
as the term progressed, developing technically as
individuals and as a team. However it was in the
match against Beaudesert that they came alight.
Determination, power and passion were evident
in the fast-paced match that led to a 5-4 Wycliffe
victory. Ruby Rose and Connie Palmer stepped
up, driving the play forward down the wings,
bridging the gap between the defence and attack.
While Lia Trainor protected the goal, improving
week on week, pushing her body in front of the
opposition’s shots. The thirds have had a season of
great improvements. There have been individual
improvements in skill, such as Isabella Rowland’s
hit-outs as defender, Naomi Opaleye’s silky ball
skills down the wing, Charlotte Robbins’ amazing
goalkeeping and Holly Keyse’s determination
to be everywhere on the pitch. The word
perseverance sums up the 4th team this season.
Intermediate Hockey
The Under 11 results bear no resemblance to
the effort and skill that these girls have given. All
eight trained hard, acted on advice and have been
enthusiastic and positive in their approach to the
game. The Under 11B team players made super
progress this season, especially in their ability to
work together as a team. The Under 10s have
progressed so much with their hockey over the
term. They have ended the year on a high with a
7-0 and a 5-0 win.
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Junior Hockey
Our Under 9s have had a great season of hockey,
showing an increasing effort to play as a team.
They seem to be grasping the idea of passing
the ball wide to the players on the wing which
has allowed for some remarkable dribbling from
one end of the pitch to the other. The Under 8
hockey has been superb this season; the team
has worked well together and made many
improvements to their hockey skills and team
playing. Enthusiasm has allowed these girls to
go from strength to strength.
Awards
Grifins: Jena Harvey, Katie Rathbone,
Isla Skelston
Half Colours: Mimi Green
Full Colours: Abigail Richardson, Isobel Price,
Eleana Irvine
Swimming
Bella Best and Paddy Errington were our able
swimming captains this year. They provided great
organisational skills at the galas, and encouraged
their team members as well as improving their
own swimming.
The swim year started with an away gala at
Beaudesert with both boys and girls Under 11 and
Under 12s competing. It was a close fought gala
with races coming down to the touch. A special
mention for Sam Gregory who swam up an age
group supporting the Under 11s.
Beaudesert visited Wycliffe and again Under 10
boys and girls swam along with senior A and B
teams. This gave the more senior swimmers a
chance to race and again provided some very
exciting inishes.
Twenty-ive swimmers swam at the regional IAPS
qualifying round at Millield School. It was a tough
competition against some of the best swimming
schools in the country. Charlie Hosking, Daisy
Cole, Sophie Izon, Alissa Goring and Abigail
Opaleye gave superb performances with Charlie
and Daisy qualifying for the inals and the others
inishing high up the national rankings.
At the IAPS inals Charlie Hosking swam his lifetime
best in the boys Under 13 50m breaststroke inishing
ninth in the country. Daisy Cole swam a fantastic
heat swim in the girls Under 12 50m breaststroke and
qualiied for the inal where she swam her lifetime
best to inish sixth in the country.
Our annual Birdlip gala saw our youngest
swimmers make their debut. It was great to see
all of the work in their lessons and swim squad
relected in their sport.
The inal gala of the year was the annual
Severnside gala. Great performances from
Charlie Hosking, Daisy Cole, Charles Barrett,
Alissa Goring and Olivia Creed who all won their
races. The whole team supported each other and
although Wycliffe inished third the majority of the
races were extremely close.
Grifins: Jena Harvey
Half Colours: Daisy Cole
Full Colours: Charlie Hosking
Tennis
Tennis continues to gain pace at Wycliffe Prep
with all the senior girls playing regularly in
matches. The girls have all beneited from match
play and there have been a number of notable
successes. Olivia Lundie and Alix Williams
have won all their matches at Under 12 age
group and will be a strong pair at 1st team level
next season. Other notable results have been
the 4th VI v Clifton who won 9-0. (Mimi Green,
Naomi Opaleye, Edie Guest, Sophie Izon,
Daisy Cole and Charlotte Robbins played).
All the year groups have been involved in
tournaments, with Eliza Moore and Hannah
Morris winning in Year 5, Jena Harvey and Isla
Skelston in Year 6, and Daisy Hartson and
Jasmine Jackson in Year 7.
The younger girls took part in tennis challenges and
Florrie Matthews in Year 3 and Clara Skelston
in Year 4 have been awarded Tennis Player 2017.
The inale of the tennis season is the Year 8 mixed
doubles tournament in the last week of term with
Abigail Richardson and Sam Osborne-Wylde
taking the title.
Awards
Grifins: Isla Skelston
Half Colours: Olivia Lundie and Alix Williams
Full Colours: Abigail Richardson
Rounders
The Under 11A rounders team have been an exciting
team to watch and work with. Their team spirit and
the selless way they play is fantastic. They show real
team spirit. Madison Charnley-Heaton has taken
superb catches from behind as back-stop and Poppy
Beaumont has caught out many opponents ielding
off third post. Jena Harvey’s variety of fast and spin
bowling have caught the opposition unaware and
made it hard to bat against, whilst Katie Rathbone
has shown determination and skill with the bat.
They performed brilliantly at the Sevenside rounders
tournament this term, inishing in second place.
The Under 10 team enjoyed a mixed season of
rounders this term. Certainly, the weather was mixed;
we had games sessions which were abandoned
because of the torrential rain and matches in which
we all suffered from the heat. The team worked
hard together. The ielding was a real strength with
Eliza Moore’s spectacular lying catches a feature
of most matches. Sadly the batting element of
the game let us down so that even when we had
kept our opponents’ score low, through excellent
ielding, we could not then get enough rounders to
overtake them. In the Severnside tournament the
team performed well with Alissa Goring, Olivia
Larkman and Abigail Opaleye as bowler, backstop
and second post working together to control the
opponents. Amy Bond was tireless in the deep ield
chasing every ball while Tilly Coles was selected
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improved their core skills and developed their team
work, supporting each other whether they were
winning or losing.
Both our Under 9 A and B teams have grown. They
began the season facing tough opposition against
Cheltenham Prep and Beaudesert; however this
prepared them well for the Severnside tournament
where they were victorious in one of their games.
During our last few games Erin Harper has stepped
up as a fantastic bowler, but the highlight of the
season has to go to Bella Williams’ ielding against
Beaudesert where she caught out one of their
players, only to immediately turn round and stump
out another player.
Netball
Senior Netball
The 1st team netball term was a busy one,
including numerous matches, IAPS and local
county tournaments, not forgetting the Year
8 sports tour to London. There were many
highlights. Unfortunately, several injuries,
including broken limbs (not caused playing
netball) prevented the team from attaining any
consistency. It did, however, mean that more
players were given the opportunity to play
fast and furious 1st team netball and the girls
improved each time they played.
An unexpected defeat in their irst match of
the season gave the Under 12s the impetus
they needed. The team tackled each match
competitively and won all of their remaining
matches. They also retained their status as
Severnside Champions and won the invitational
tournament at KLB towards the end of the season.
Intermediate Netball
The Under 11A team started and inished the
season winning their matches but in between
they were faced with strong opposition. Coming
tenth in the Severnside Tournament early in the
season; we knew we were going to have some
tough games. They approached each game with
determination and fought well. Tall defenders
made our shooters’ lives dificult and scoring goals
was a problem. The team demonstrated good ball
handling skills, excellent footwork and real team
spirit; supporting each other in winning or losing.
The Under 10s faced an incredibly tough season,
coming up against a number of schools with
much higher numbers of girls to choose teams
from in their year groups. Very often, therefore,
they had to play against far stronger sides and
accept defeat. The silver lining was that all the
girls learned much about resilience and good
sportsmanship, and their team spirit and good
morale was exemplary.
Junior Netball
The Under 9s had a tough netball season, facing
some strong opposition. However they inished the
season on a high, beating Tockington by one goal
whilst the B team drew. The Under 8s relished the
opportunity to play competitively against other
schools, learning to work together as a team.
Awards
Grifins: Jena Harvey
Half Colours: Issey Price
Full Colours: Abigail Richardson and
Molly Rawlinson
Cricket
The 1st XI cricket team had a mixed season with
some excellent performances to win games
including getting through the irst round of the
County Cup. Some notable performances with the
bat from Andrew Uys, some great spin bowling
from Paddy Errington and Harry Brownless
impressed in both disciplines ending the season
as the top run maker. The attitude from the team
was excellent. In the 2nd XI there were some
outstanding innings from Charlie Hosking and
Josh Barker, both making 50s, and some superb
bowling from the likes of Kiran Carter and
Eryx Vane Percy.
The 3rd XI cricket team have developed well within
match situations, where their understanding and
enthusiasm for the game has been undiminished
and, if the bowlers weren’t so keen to give away
wides and no balls, we may well have beaten
Beaudesert at the start of term. In the 4th XI there
were mixed results although many boys new to
cricket began to gain a better understanding of the
game and develop their skills as a result. Gabriel
Gual Bobillo made great strides throughout
the season in his batting and bowling techniques
learned in a term, moving him into the 3rd XI.
Colts A had an enjoyable and successful season.
They have played as a team with everyone
involved contributing something at times. The
highlight was the win over Prior Park, which
saw a good bowling performance followed by a
wonderful innings of 72 from Billy Kerslake to
win the match. Jay Evans has captained the team
well and made important contributions with bat
and ball. The team was predominantly Year 5, and
these players have really performed well.
Within the Under 9s there was a dramatic
improvement across the term, in which many of
the boys learned to bowl straight, and developed
their batting and ielding skills. Fantastic
communication and quick running between the
wickets by Micah Groves and Sam Watson was a
particular highlight. It was a thoroughly enjoyable
season for the U8 boys with skills improving
across the board. It has been great to see both
the Larkman boys, Archie Larkman and Harry
Larkman, bowling with such consistency and
their passion for the game has been infectious
throughout the squad. There were some fantastic
batting performances as well, notably Austin
Webster and Oliver Jewkes who hit a number of
majestic boundaries in matches this term.
Girls’ Cricket
Cricket has been a new sport that’s been added
to the vast number of sports already on offer at
Wycliffe. The girls were quick to pick up on all the
rules and how to score – but bowling was proving
their biggest fear. Due to the typical English
weather a few ixtures were cancelled, however,
the girls made it across to Clifton College and
suffered a narrow defeat. For their irst game
Molly Rawlinson outdid herself with the bowling.
Eleana Irvine stood steady as wicket keeper and
all the girls batted with vigour. In June the girls
entered the Clifton College Cricket Festival. They
managed to score 45+ runs every game. The
highlights were a great catch from Issey Price,
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Molly Rawlinson taking a wicket and Bella Best
scoring three fours in a row.
The 3rds played at the cricket festival at
Beaudesert. The girls played Dean Close, The
Downs and Monkton School. Although they came
second in each match the girls did themselves
proud. Special mentions to Eve Chandler for
her bowling prowess and leadership of the
team. Flossy Calnan was our star catcher of the
afternoon with two superb catches. Sophia Levy
and Freya Roe really got their eye in with some
super bowling. All the girls clearly enjoyed the
cricket this season.
Squash
Sam Osborne-Wylde was the stand-out squash
player of the year and achieved some fantastic
results. He won the Under 13 British Junior
Closed, conirming his place as the number 1
player in the United Kingdom. He then went
on to the British Junior open where he inished
second, this effectively ranked him as the second
best player in the world for his age group, as
this tournament is widely regarded as the most
prestigious of junior tournaments.
Daisy Hartson also had a good year, representing
Gloucestershire in the county inals and reaching
the inal of the South-West championships and
IAPS tournaments. Daisy also partnered Sam in
the IAPS doubles competition where they were
runners-up to King’s Taunton in a tight battle.
Equestrian
September saw some of the Prep School pupils
competing at the Cheltenham Ladies’ College
show jumping at Rectory Farm. Madison
Charnley-Heaton rode in the 40cms and came
eighth individually at her irst-ever competition.
Katie Hanson, Alice Tomblin, Isla Skelston and
Madison Charnley-Heaton rode in the 50cms
coming second as a team with Alice in third
place individually and Isla fourth Individually.
This gave them qualiication to the Grassroots
championships.
Katie Hanson, Alice Tomblin, Isla Skelston and
Lucy McKerrow rode in the 60cms and came
fourth as a team with Isla seventh individually and
Alice eighth individually. This also gained them
qualiication for the championships.
The team competed in the Regional Grassroots
Show Jumping Championships. Two of our
youngest team members, Lottie and Codie
Beachus, at six and eight years old, competed in
the 40 and 45cm classes. Both jumped clear in
both classes and Lottie won the best fancy dress
as an elf.
Isla Skelston, Alice Tomblin and Katie Hanson
who had qualiied for the 50cm regional inal,
inished with a team bronze medal, with Alice
Tomblin inishing fourth individually and Isla
Skelston in silver medal position.
All of them qualiied for the 60cm class along with
Lucy McKerrow. Our team inished on a score of
four faults and received the bronze medal. In the
65cms class. Alice and Isla produced faultless
rounds with Isla winning gold and Alice securing
second place.
At an independent schools one-day event held at
Swalcliffe Park, Josh Barker, a Year 8 pupil, was
entered as an individual in his irst-ever BE90 class.
He rode brilliantly gaining a double clear, just
picking up a few time faults on the cross country
course, to inish on a score of 42.6. It was a
fantastic result for Josh’s irst BE90 competition.
At the Dean Close show jumping event held at
Rectory Farm, Codie Beachus riding his new pony,
Monty, produced a faultless clear round in his irst
70cms class but just missed out on the placings.
Isla Skelston also riding in the 70cms class
once again produced a faultless clear round on
her pony Molly and was super through the timed
section to inish in third place in a tough class.
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Sam Osborne-Wylde won the
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I am writing to you because I would like to
have a different break time snack. I think
that we should have milk shakes for the
following reasons.
My irst reason is that milk shakes are very nutritious. They are
full of ibre and calcium which will make
children’s bones grow stronger. My next
point is that milk shakes are very very tasty which will make
me and the pupils of
Wycliffe school HAPPY!!
Milk shakes are a spectacular way of
getting children eating fruit and veg.
This is helping them get their ive a day. There are endless
combinations of lavours such as
strawberry and banana so
that we will never get bored again.
Dear Kitchen staff
Persuasive Writing
On the other hand you should not choose
juice because one glass of orange juice can
contain as many calories as a can of Coca-
Cola, because of the sugar added to it.
Thank you for giving up your time to read my
letter and I hope you choose milk shakes
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up with this brilliant idea. But you must
agree with it because it’s mind blowing,
it’s incredible, it’s amazing!
Here it is, why not have a gym! Okay, I know
what you are thinking – it’s too much money.
Here are the reasons why! Firstly we’ll be
itter and stronger. Also I know how much
you like to win matches!
Secondly, we will be stronger mentally and
physically which will help in lessons! Also I
was just curious at irst but then I looked it
up! Science tells you that itness calms you
down and makes you focus.
Therefore you would be stupid not to and
us pupils would love you, but if you don’t we
won’t and I know you don’t want that.
Dear Mr Palmer
Persuasive Writing
Pupils from Years 1-8 learned about the exciting
Google Expeditions app. This is a new app developed
by Google to open up the classroom for an immersive
learning experience, helping teachers to demonstrate
learning in a unique way by leading pupils on a virtual
reality ield trip.
Year 1 submerged themselves in an Ocean Safari
workshop, linked to their learning in Geography,
whilst Year 2 learnt about one of the great children’s
authors, working through the Roald Dahl: Phizz
Whizzing expedition.
Year 3 were enriched through an Underwater
Excursion, followed by Year 4 who stepped back
in time as they visited the pyramids of Ancient
Egypt to support their learning across the
Humanities subjects.
Year 5 explored the visual wonders of the Solar
System, whilst Year 6 linked into their studies in
English with an expedition on Charles Dickens.
Year 7 were split across two expeditions as they
undertook a Medieval Castle Expedition to Castle
Rushden as part of their History Study, or were virtual
visitors to various museums to look at Impressionist Art.
Year 8 expedition took them to the trenches of
the First World War battleields, linking in with the
centenary of the Great War by looking at the Ypres
WW1 expedition.
Google Expeditions
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HAVEYOUR OWN
OUTDOORADVENTURE
Having an outdoor adventure can be as
easy as stepping outside your own back
door and exploring your garden.
See how many birds you can
spot in one hour.1
Get up close and try to identify
as many bugs as you can.2
Don’t forget, make a note of what
you find. Over time you will build a
fantastic record of the wildlife that
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Using artefacts and costumes on loan from
the Cheltenham museum, and videos and
music recordings from the period, pupils
were immersed in the era.
It was all flower power and good vibes for Year 6 pupils as they
experienced the 60s firsthand during their Music and History
studies about John Lennon and the Beatles.
Activities included a whole class version
of Juke Box Jury and a Beatles singalong
as pupils learned about the cultural and
musical inluences of the Beatles.
FAR OUT MAN
Pupils from Year 5 to 7 were asked to make
cells and their organelles out of sweets in
Science Club. Whilst this was a recap for
Year 7, the other years are covering this
content well in advance of their years.
Of course the lesson ended with everyone
gorging on sweets in the name of Science!
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Year 8 proudly performed the wonderful Elf the
musical. Based on the ilm, this hilarious ish-
out-of-water comedy follows Buddy the Elf in his
quest to ind his true identity.
The production was rehearsed and performed
in a week and was a real team effort with many
memorable cameos and performances.
Year 8 did a fantastic job in bringing this heart
warming story to the stage. Buddy, a young
orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of
gifts and is transported to the North Pole.
With Santa’s permission, Buddy embarks on a
journey to ind his birth father and discover his
true identity. Buddy is determined to win over
his new family and help New York remember the
true meaning of Christmas.
Year 7 performed the well-known Singin’ in the
Rain to appreciative audiences. The production
allowed them to demonstrate their performance
skills to the full, from wonderful comedy,
memorable toe tapping songs and fantastic
dance routines. An amazing production from a
talented Year group.
Year 6 pupils brought to life some of Dr. Seuss’
best-loved characters in the unforgettable
musical caper, Seussical.
The Cat in the Hat tells the story of Horton,
an elephant who discovers a speck of dust
containing tiny people called the Whos,
including Jojo, a Who child, who gets in trouble
for thinking too many “thinks.”
Not only must Horton protect the Whos from
danger, he must also guard an abandoned egg
that’s been left in his care. Although Horton
faces ridicule, danger, kidnapping and a trial,
the intrepid Gertrude McFuzz never loses faith
in him.
The pupils were triumphant in their performances
injecting the story with energy, colour, enthusiasm
along with an abundance of talent.
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Pupils from Reception to Year 8 dressed as their
favourite book character and helped raise money
for the Prep School’s charity: Cancer Research UK.
The best dressed pupils from each Year 3-8 tutor
group gave a fashion parade during assembly, and
a panel of judges chose two winners from Upper
Prep and two from Middle Prep: Fred Lissenden,
AKA Grandpa (from ‘Grandpa’s Great Escape’),
Madeline Small, AKA Saucepan Man, Leon
Hutchings, who was a convincing Mad Hatter,
and Amy Bond as a terrifying Demon Dentist.
Children from Lower Prep were also involved in
the fashion parade.
Pupils took part in a range of book-themed
activities in their English lessons, from Year 3 pupils
hunting the school grounds to ind Wally, to Year
6 conducting a survey to do with the popularity
of bedtime stories, and Year 7 pupils writing their
own phonic-based books for younger pupils to
learn from on i-Pads.
In the main library pupils were challenged to
deduce the name of a book by the contents of
a set of shoeboxes plus a range of other book
quizzes and activities.
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There are 16 pupils in our orchestra and 72 pupils in
the three choirs (Senior Middle Prep and Lower Prep).
Then there are our junior strings and senior strings
group as well as the lute group.
During the year, 34 music exams were taken with an
incredible 13 of those achieving Merit or Distinction
(8 Merit, 5 Distinction) and another 14 who will be
taking their exams before the end of this term.
Eve Chandler, a talented young singer, took up her
place in the Gloucester Cathedral Youth Choir.
Abigail Opaleye, Lewis Crabb-La Hei and Bo
Buckingham did well in the Cheltenham Arts
Festival, winning three trophies between them for
their recorder playing.
Our 11+ and 13+ music scholars shone when they
performed with pupils from the Senior School in a
Scholars concert.
The summer concert was a truly splendid occasion.
The orchestra set the pace, ably conducted by
Abigail Richardson and Millie Capehorn.
We then had an array of lovely solos, duets and
ensemble items, all of the highest calibre. The
concert was rounded off by a lovely performance of
‘Super Trouper’ by Senior Choir. A itting musical end
to an exciting year.
It was a year of notable
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Working with a journalist, the team of trainee
reporters and photographers wrote news stories
and took pictures to create the Wycliffe Prep Times.
They were assigned stories and given tough
deadlines. One group of reporters interviewed
Olympian Hollie Webb who helped her hockey team
win gold at Rio.
They worked incredibly hard and their efforts
resulted a very well-read Prep newspaper. The irst
issue was such a success that it is hoped to become
an annual project and publication.
News Hounds
The Year 8 pupils, as part of
their media studies, published
their own newspaper for the
first time.
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Life, what a wonderful thing to possess,
Only to be stolen by time itself,
So we must act quickly, make it last my love,
Look into my eyes, tell me what you see,
Let the waves of love wash over your body,
Cupid is up to his old cheeky tricks.
Let the thumping of your heart still my love,
The heat of your lips feels heavenly,
Compared to me, you’re an angel on Earth.
Your voice is a beautiful wooden harp,
Now press your strong body close against mine,
It is done – for now the sun is setting,
And the hills of production are mourning,
And I sheath my sword; I stare. It’s ended.
Sonnet One
As the wind blows, the thin blades of grass dance
like a tribesman,
As the night falls, the yellow sun runs away like a
big yellow lion,
In the morning, the whistles are loud and tuned
like a choir of singing African ladies,
The bush comes alive like a new-born zebra to the
harsh hot Earth,
As the day burns bright, the African Savannah
looks like a bachelor group of golden impala,
exited by the warmth of the world,
But as dusk creeps in, it covers the land like a dark
herd of blue wilderbeast running,
The African land is alive like you and I.
The African Bush
By Echo Parker, Year 8 By Samuel Spiers, Year 6
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Look out, it’s going to blow!
Year 7 History pupils re-enacted the Battle of
Hastings, an event which took place just over 950
years ago.
They got into the tactics of battle as they took
to the irst with their homemade shields and
cardboard swords. The whole day’s events were
supported by re-enactor Kevin Hicks of the History
Squad who was able to brief the pupils and
direct affairs.
The pupils were able to consider through this role
play how King Harold may have won especially if he
had employed different tactics on the day, but as
usual William’s clever method of breaking the shield
wall proved decisive.
More importantly, the pupils will long remember
what happened on this important day in History
because of the fun and excitement of playing a
part in this mock battle.
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There were excellent examples, made from a wide
variety of materials including modelling plaster,
papier-mâché and a class favourite ‘cake!’
A number of the volcanoes were designed to erupt,
with some sticky red substances that spewed from
their craters.
The three best examples were created by Immy
Telford, Olivia Lundie and Daisy Hartson. Each of
these students received a Violent Volcanoes book
from the Horrible Geography Series, as a prize for
their efforts.
Year 7 pupils were given some
explosive homework – to build
and label a volcano – as part of
their study into Plate Tectonics.
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Once we had unpacked our bags we had a tasty
dinner followed by an evening activity. It was all
very exciting and no-one slept much that night.
Our irst outing was to a market and where we could
practise our French. We bought our picnic lunch and
a few bits and bobs. It was quite hard buying things
at the market because you had to know the right
vocabulary to ask for what you wanted.
After the market we went down to a goat farm.
This was the highlight of the trip for me! The goats
were gorgeous, lots of photos were taken and we
learnt about goats’ cheese.
We also went on many sightseeing trips. We saw
many places of historic interest including Mont-
Saint-Michel and the Bayeux tapestry. It was all
so beautiful.
This was a fabulous trip and I was very sad it came
to an end.
This year, pupils from Years 7
and 8 went on a school trip
to Normandy in France. The
first thing we did once we had
arrived, via ferry, was to get
settled in the place we were
staying, ‘La Grande Ferme’.
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By Lucy McKerrow, Year 7
A bright red truck, flashing blue lights, and yellow
helmets and wellies sent children at the Nursery,
Reception and Lower Prep in to squeals of delight
when a fire engine visited.
They could hardly contain themselves as the engine
from SkillZONE Gloucester rolled up!
“I want to be a fireman when I grow up because I
want to drive the fire engine,” said Peter, aged four.
Firefighter Chris Hale and his colleague talked to the
children about fire safety before the real excitement
took place – having a go with the water hose.
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1. Echo Parker, Yr 6
2. Isabella Rowland, Yr 8
3. Hannah Morris, Yr 5
4. Charles Barrett, Yr 4
5. Ruby Rose, Yr 8
6. Sophia Levy, Yr 8
7. Molly Rawlinson, Yr 8
8. Joe Pier, Yr 7
9. Yr 8 Doodle Wall
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It was a very special trip and
a irst for bringing together
Preparatory and Senior School
pupils. Years 8 and 9 pupils
travelled together for this special
trip to mark the First World War.
Jon Cooksey, of the Western
Front Association, was our guide
and researcher and discovered
where these two gallant men
fell, and the reasons behind it.
We were actually able to stand
on the ground they fought
on, and sense how and why
they died.
Before departure, the pupils
were each given the task of
remembering one of 19 OWs
who died in the First World War.
We visited their memorials/
graves and a small poem
or comment about their life
was given by the pupils. It
was a touching and moving
experience. A itting way to
remember what happened
exactly 100 years ago.
The highlight was taking part in
one of the services at the Menin
Gate during our visit, where
George Tomblin and Freya Roe
presented a wreath after the
Last Post had been played.
In History lessons the Year 8
pupils have been researching
and interpreting the sources that
give us an insight into the lives
of these two young men. They
are writing their own biographies
of these men, padding out the
superbly written biography that
former headmaster WA Sibly
wrote soon after the war.
Sky full of smoke, turning it black,
Below, men running to attack,
Charging into battle, forwards they ly
Any second another may die.
Bullets go lying, through the air,
Soldiers in heaven, will soon be joined there.
Many only seventeen years of age,
Innocent boys, scared and afraid.
This is what war, in reality was like,
Every man full of fright,
Fighting alongside some of his peers,
Facing the gunshots, facing their fears.
All of this for King and country,
All of this to keep Britain free,
Without all this how happy they’d be,
But No…
They still ight…
So Brave.
Twenty-seven pupils and four members
of staff went on a journey of discovery to
find out about what really happened to
two Old Wycliffians – Leonard Tregaskis
and Rex Bird.
Battlefield Trip What War Was Like
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Battle Writing
Year 8 pupils write about what life was like for the young men
in the trenches of the First World War
The trenches were emptier than anyone had
realised. The loneliness and variation of dead
soldiers gripped by a icy heart. The weariness that
everyone had, the mysterious battleield of no
man’s land claimed poor and rich alike.
The men who clumsily dropped their food to the
rats that had multiplied over the months. We read
our dictionaries, hoping for bad words to shout
at our enemy. The rat-tat-tat of the machine
guns cut through our ears like drums. And the
melodious music from home hurts my ears. I
need the ire at home. So many dead. My end is
soon. I’d better make it good. . .
By Sam Coffey
In my heavy uniform I march wearily through the
capital city of my country. We arrive at the city
edge and are unhappy as a nasty CO hits one of
the other soldiers for singing a merry song. When
we arrived at the war ground I saw a small pile of
poppies in the middle of the ield. I wanted to go
and snatch them for my mum as a gift to tell her
I was doing ine.
That night, I sat down and wrote a letter to my
mum. I told her that I hadn’t been in the war yet
and that they were looking after me; they supply
us with a bed and some food but it won’t be like
this for long.
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When they told me to ight for my king and
countries I though it would all be going merrily. We
would travel through wonderful cities and beautiful
poppy ields but all I have felt so far is unhappy and
everyone is nasty to each other. I am starting to
feel weary. Luckily we got a new batch of supplies
although it will get heavier because of the rations
and the ammo that I will get from the supply.
Sally, the poppy ields are only going to rise when
I lie there, weary for ever more, as I will be shot for
treason at our next stop.
By Kiran Carter
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HOW WE SEE OURSELVES: SELF PORTRAITS
Nikol Yessimova Year 8Freya Roe Year 8 Sophia Levy Year 8
Year 8 pupils visited Shakespeare’s birthplace as
part of their English unit on Our Literary Heritage.
They also helped provide gifts for the charity
Link to Hope.
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When asked what they thought of the new
library, pupils gave it their seal of approval.
Frankie Perrill said: “There is a much wider
range of books to choose from”.
“I love the new library, I go there almost every
day,” said Ethan Fey.
“They use your ideas for new books,” said
Madeline Small.
Fellow pupil Billy Kerslake agreed. “It’s very
good and I love it a lot,” he said.
Staff are also pleased with the end result.
Mrs Emma Muszasty, Head of English, agreed.
“I am absolutely over the moon with the
new library”.
Throughout the whole summer the librarians
have been busy organising all the new books
and arranging them for the pupils to enjoy. It
took a very long time but luckily all went down
well but the librarians say that this is still an
ongoing process.
There are many of the newly-added books to
the collection that have been requested by the
pupils and the estimated number of books is
“easily 1,000”.
Note: this story was originally written and
published in The Wycliffe Prep Times by
Year 8 pupils
The Prep School has
relaunched its senior library.
It was opened by the cutting
of a ribbon done by the Head
Girl and Head Boy in Year 8.
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