Purple Patch
French Assembly
20 Mar 2009 2:09PM
Today, four of our year 6 children went to each classroom at TPR to tell them about la Francophonie. We learnt that the Francophonie world comprises more than 40 colonies worldwide. We learnt about the number of people speaking France around the world and the particular countries in which French is spoken.
The assembly took 2 minutes and 59 seconds to present. It was a whistle–stop tour of the French world, and the children did it marvellously!
Year 6 Trip
20 Mar 2009 1:47PM
Dulwich Picture Gallery
Read some notes from the 6R children to Dulwich Picture Gallery. They clearly had a super time when they visited yesterday!
My favourite part was when we wrote our ouwn plays. The drama was definitely the best part. Zahra
My favourite moment was when we acted out the old man. It was very funny. Adam
My favourite part was when we did different walking. Hannah M.
I really enjoyed acting out the picture at the end. It was magical. Gemma
My favourite part of the day was the drama at the end. Jussi
I really enjoyed acting. Thank you wery much. Ella H.
My favourite part was pretending to be an old lady and a ballet dancer. Marina
My favourite part was when we did the acting of the picture. Elliott
The best bit was acting like: old people, toddlers, etc.. Roshni
Mt favourite part was acting out the ships on the waves. I really enjoyed it. Thank you. Lauren
I enjoyed doing our drama in the groups best. Thank you so much! Claudia
My favourite part is when we acted out what you told us to be. Finlay
My favourite part was reenacting the storm at sea. I really enjoyed making up a script and acting it out. Elena
My favourite part was the drama at the end. Ella M.
My favourite part was when we shared our scenes with the rest of the class. Emilia
My favourite part were rehearsing the scenes and when the children were walking around using their tongues as the leading part! Thank you. Mrs. Riley
Book Week
20 Mar 2009 10:54AM
Mrs. Williams's Adults' Quiz
Just a reminder! The closing date for this year's literary quiz is the last day of term, Friday 27th March. Please click *here* to download the quiz, if you have not done so already. Best of luck everyone!
Childcare Available
20 Mar 2009 10:52AM
Weekend Childcare
My name is Maria Wright. I am available to babysit on a Friday or Saturday evening at your home. I have been working at Rosemead for 13 years as a dinner supervisor and playground assistant and know all the children well. Collection after school available too. Please contact Mrs Maria Wright on 07960 936057. Thank you.
Sports News
20 Mar 2009 10:34AM
Swimming gala
On Thursday 19th March the Rosemead swimming team went to Dulwich college swimming pool to compete in a gala against Dulwich College and St Benedict’s. Years 3 to 6 represented Rosemead well. The swimming squad is now so big we had enough swimmers to put 2 children in each race. Dulwich College have always beaten us before but only just beat us this time! Next time Rosemead will hopefully beat them. We did ever so well and came a close second with 188 points after Dulwich College who won with 197. St Benedict’s came third. Rosemead should be very proud as they have done very well. I would like to thank Miss King, Mr Gallagher, Mrs Nicholson, Ms Borny and all the parents for cheering us on. I would also like to thank Mrs Simpson for coaching us.
Hannah C. – Swimming Captain
Sports News
20 Mar 2009 10:33AM
Netballers gain valuable end of season victory
Well done to all our netballers this week. We had two teams who competed very well against Alleyn’s on Tuesday afternoon, following a well–deserved victory against Oakfield on Monday. A huge well done to everyone who’s taken part in netball this term!
Rosemead shine at Indoor Athletics Event
We enjoyed a great afternoon of athletics on Wednesday at the ISA event held at Riverston School. Our girls team finished 3rd overall, while the boys finished 4th. Well done to all who took part: Tejan, Jussi, Miles, Adam, Cameron M, Tom H, Toto, Savannah, Elena, Anna, Florence and Hannah. Particular congratulations to Anna and Elena, who both achieved gold in their respective events!
Nail-biting evening at Swimming Gala
We had an incredible evening at our triangular swimming gala on Thursday night. Rosemead did fantastically well, and were agonisingly close to snatching victory. Well done to everyone!
Please see the report from the swimming captain above.
Coffee Morning At Elmcourt
19 Mar 2009 5:02PM
A big thank you if you were able to come and support our coffee morning at EC yesterday. The magnificent sum of £135 was raised for Red Nose Day.Thanks also to Mrs Powell, Mrs Hind and Mrs Kubrycht who organised the event.
St. Patrick's Day
17 Mar 2009 1:49PM
We would like to wish all our readers, particularly the Irish ones, a very happy St. Patrick's Day. For those amongst you who would like to know a little more about St. Patrick, please click here.
The pictures you can see were taken on Sunday, and are of the St. Patrick's Day Parade in London.
RSA News
16 Mar 2009 8:30PM
Cake Sale – Monday, 23rd March
It's that time already! We're having cake sales on both sites after pick-up on Monday 23rd March. Please bake or buy over the weekend (house points at stake at TPR). All donations are much appreciated. Remember to leave out the nuts, as some of our children have allergies. Cakes can be handed into the school offices on Monday morning, please label the boxes. We always need lots of helpers, so please come a few minutes earlier than usual to help set up and sell. At TPR we return the boxes to the shed in the playground for collection. Thanks very much.
ISA Music Event
16 Mar 2009 12:26PM
For 56 pupils of Rosemead Preparatory School in West Dulwich, March 3, 2009 will be a night they remember for the rest of their lives. For on that evening, the Rosemead musicians joined almost 500 pupils from 15 member schools at the Fairfield Hall in Croydon to celebrate music within the Independent Schools Association.
The high standard of performance in The Musical Extravaganza was all the more extraordinary, given that the musicians had met each other only at 1pm that day.
The event, the brainchild of Geoffrey Barham, the head master of Collingwood School, included a 500-voice massed choir, string ensemble, chamber choir, and soloists. These were supported by the festival musicians, an ensemble of the music directors from the participating schools.
Mr Barham, who is retiring from teaching this year, came up with the idea of an ISA London South concert about three years ago, but the preparations began in earnest last year. He was conscious that ISA schools often meet to compete, but rarely to celebrate. This was, he thought, something that needed changing.
“I was absolutely thrilled by how it all came together,” he said. “And really, it did come together on the day. It was a real team effort, and showed just how much the music directors had put into their preparations.”
Rosemead’s pupils made a huge contribution to the success of the evening. A total of 45 pupils took part in the massed choir of 500 voices, performing a challenging and eclectic range of music. Particular highlights were Gaudeamus Hodie, Stars – performed in flickering torchlight – and You Raise Me Up.
Seven Rosemead pupils also participated in a strings ensemble of about 50 musicians. Although Sara Holmes, Rosemead’s Director of Music, had rehearsed with the children extensively at school, they met the other string players only at 1pm.
“All the children who took part, whether in the choir, string group or band, managed to put in so much independent study to learn 12 songs and eight string pieces, so it was really heads down from the beginning of what is a very busy term, particularly for the Year 6,” she said. “It was, however, worth every minute of hard work as the children were thrilled by being part of such an extravaganza!”
Rosemead’s Electric Fusion Band was one of the highlights of the whole evening. The band - two guitars, two drummers, two clarinets, two trumpets, two saxophones, two violins, a cello and trombone – almost brought the house down with its performance of Peter Gun and the theme from James Bond.
As Emilia - a Year 6 pupil, who sang in the choir and played in both the string ensemble and the band - puts it: “I think the best part of performance was the Electric Fusion Band. I think we sounded great and so did the audience. We rocked the show!!!”
The penultimate song of the evening was “Where do we go from here?” - a question many proud parents could easily have answered at the end of the concert. As the 500 ISA pupils launched into their joyous Beatles medley, they could not help but join in.
By Fiona Pearson
Book Week
16 Mar 2009 4:29AM
The year 6 children visited Elmcourt for some shared reading during Book Week. This has become a traditional part of Book Week, and is something enjoyed very much by both the Elmcourt children and the year 6 children.
We also have a picture of the staff at Elmcourt. Another tradition which has developed is that the staff perform a piece in character for the children. Again, there appears to be much delight on both sides!
Assembly photos
15 Mar 2009 6:45PM
1C's Assembly
Recently, 1C treated us to a marvellous, informative assembly about 'Materials'. Miss Curle took some super photos to share with you. Enjoy!
Can you tell which material each of the children is modelling?
You can tell by looking at what is attached to their T-shirts.
The Week Ahead
15 Mar 2009 6:35PM
Week beginning 16th March, 2009
Monday, 16th
Mrs. Louks-Middleton out.
Miss Mordecai out a.m. only – Mrs. Lowe to cover 3M.
Games, swimming lessons, after-school and early clubs all end this week.
8.55 2B Class assembly.
15.45-16.30 Year 5 Netball vs. Oakfield (home).
Tuesday, 17th
9.30 Showround (last one this term).
16.00-16.30 Year 6 Netball vs. Alleyn’s.
Wednesday, 18th
8.55 6J Class assembly.
9.00 Year 1 to Eltham Palace.
9.00-10.00 Charity coffee morning in aid of Red Nose Day at Elmcourt.
12.30-15.00 ISA indoor athletics tournament at Riverston School.
Thursday, 19th
Mrs. Butler out on course.
8.55 2G Class assembly.
10.00-12.00 Year 6 to Dulwich Picture Gallery.
11.00 Mrs Triffet, Head of Woldingham to visit school.
13.30 African Dance workshop for years 3-6.
16.00 Swimming Gala at Dulwich College.
17.30-20.30 Parents’ Consultation Meeting at TPR.
Friday, 20th
Mrs. Butler out on course
9.00-15.30 African Drumming workshop for years 3-6
9.10 Nursery class assembly
14.30 RSA meeting in TPR Dining Room
15.00 Year 2 to attend performance re above
Saturday, 21st
Ballet ends.
