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List of Contents

Message from Mr Laurent 3

2016 Leavers 4

nursery 5

Science 6

Maths 8

geography 9

history 10

Languages 13

English 14

Drama and Music 16

Dance 18

art 19

trips 21

Sport 28

rEP 30

charity 32

community 34

Pre Prep nativity Plays 35

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hOPE that you will enjoyreading this year’s issue of TheLower Quad. this is our fifthvolume of the pictorial magazinedesigned to give a flavour of

events that have taken place over thepast twelve months. One of the thingsthat makes us the successful school thatwe are is the breadth of activities onoffer and many of them are reflected in this production. as ever we areindebted to Kirsty Brown and PhilipMiles for their work on editorial anddesign and i very much hope that youwill enjoy flicking through the pages at your leisure.

academic year 2015/16 has been a stunning one even by our own highstandards: no less than 20 scholarshipsand awards from our 33 year 8 leavers.all of our scholarship group havinggained academic awards to their seniorschools, with others being successful in art, Drama, Sport, and of course thecoveted all-rounder awards. youngerleavers too have gained success at 11+ level; in fact across the board theacademic performance of the school isimproving year on year and improvingfrom a level that was judged as

excellent at the last inspection.those of us who witnessed the

magnificent production of Beauty andthe Beast cannot doubt the talent that isabundant amongst our children.Beautifully choreographed danceroutines, colourful costumes and westEnd standard musical accompanimentmade for a spectacular run. Earlier inthe term the very same children put ina strong performance at commonEntrance, many of them have alsoplayed for successful cricket, roundersor tennis teams. the school has becomeso successful with aBrSM musicexams that this year we were permittedto become an examination centre in ourown right. artists also took everyopportunity to excel and were able toproduce a wonderful exhibition at theend of term.

Of course not only was it my finalyear at the school but we also waved afond farewell to Sasha Place and abbietaylor at the end of term. Farewells are also due to Victoria Fenlon andPeter gregory who we lost during theacademic year. all have made afantastic contribution to the school andwe wish them well. you will be

reading this at a time when the newterm is underway and i would wishnew members of the team, especiallythe new head, Mrs Keep, a long andhappy relationship with the school and its community. it has certainlybeen a very happy place for Sally and myself and we shall miss theeveryday interaction with colleagues,pupils and parents.

Enjoy The Lower Quad, the vibrancyand excitement illustrated is infectious.it simply underlines the school’s mainbelief that happy children will besuccessful and that we all have a talent

if only we can beencouraged tofind it.

Alan Laurent, head Master

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A MESSAGE FROM MR LAURENT

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Mrs Kirsty Keep. new head ready to start September 2016.

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2016 LEAvERS

isaac a Lancing college Ken Shearwood award

Olivia a Lancing college

Jamie a hurstpierpoint college Sport Scholarship

gabriel a Brighton college academic Scholarship

Quentin B Lancing college Drama Scholarship

ross B Lancing college Drama Scholarship

Emily B Lancing college head Master’s award

Severiano c-r-D Shoreham college

Ben c Lancing college Drama Scholarship

alexander c-B Lancing college

Jacob c Lancing college cricket Scholarship

Jude c Bede’s

Dylan D Lancing college

alexander D Lancing college

Matthew E Lancing college Ken Shearwood award

Montague F-c Bede’s

hannah g Lancing college academic Exhibition

charlie g Lancing college Sport Scholarship

alice g hurstpierpoint college academic Scholarship

cameron K Lancing college

Ding yi L Lancing college

rex M christ’s hospital academic Scholarship

harvey n Steyning grammar

william P Lancing college academic Exhibition

isabella P Lancing college Ken Shearwood award

Maya r Lancing college academic Exhibition

Eleanor S roedean all rounder award

Leyton S Lancing college

Marcus t Lancing college

guy U Bede’s Sport Scholarship

rachael w roedean all rounder award

talia w Lancing college Ken Shearwood award

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Nursery ‘WorldFood’ Weekthe nursery children enjoyed a variety of food in February when theycelebrated chinese new year, andexperienced Spanish, italian andFrench cuisine.

visit to StanmerParkto support their autumn topic, thenursery pupils enjoyed a trip toStanmer Park before half term. thechildren had a wonderful time lookingat the seasonal changes and enjoyingthe ‘great outdoors’.

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SCIENCE

Reception Blast into Spacethe reception children returned toschool in the Spring term to discoverthe Solar System hanging in theirclassrooms. the topic proved to be anexciting start to the new year and thechildren were inspired to discovermore about what happens in Space.the topic provided plenty ofopportunities for the children to becreative in art and role play. thereception classes made the most ofhaving a local astronaut in space bywatching videos of tim Peake anddiscussing what life is like for him.

Year 5 visitHerstmonceuxyear 5 had a fascinating and enjoyabletrip to the Observatory Science centreat herstmonceux. the childrenexplored a variety of hands-on scienceexhibits, toured some of the centre’stelescopes and even worked togetherto build a bridge! Even though it wasvery cold outside, the mind-bogglingfacts and figures the pupils learnthelped to keep their minds off thechilly weather.

IET Faraday ChallengeLancing college hosted the institute of Engineering and technology Faradaychallenge. Pupils from year 7 joined children from other local schools to learn howto code with new BBc Micro:bit devices. they then thought up a new use for thedevices and competed with other teams to code and design the best application.the pupils were amongst some of the first in the country to get their hands on the Micro:bits, which were rolled out to all year 7 pupils across the country afterEaster as part of the new government ‘Make it Digital’ scheme. this was achallenging and fun day, and the Prep hove teams finished a very respectablesecond and fourth in the competition. Prizes included BBc Fit Bit watches andamazon vouchers.

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Year 6 Science Challengetwelve of our most promising year 6 Scientists ventured across to Lancing collegeone afternoon in May to take part in the annual Prep Schools’ Science challenge.the pupils were split into mixed teams from a selection of 11 other Prep schoolsfrom across Sussex and were given a series of challenges in one of the chemistry,Physics and Biology disciplines. tasks included accurately measuring the volumeof a drop of water, modelling nest building, observing camouflaged animals,constructing the tallest drinking straw tower and monitoring the temperature of an endothermic chemical reaction.

Our pupils worked brilliantly with their new team mates, made superbcontributions in all of their tasks and were a real credit to the school. thisenthusiasm was rewarded with imy g's team winning the chemistry prize,alistair c's team winning the Physics prize and we narrowly missed taking theshield home, coming second in the best overall contributing school competition.the day finished with a fun lecture from Dr norris (the ‘cycling scientist’) aboutgases in the atmosphere. well done everyone and bring on next year!

Jaws ‘n’ ClawsAnimal HandlingWorkshopin May, Phil from Jaws ‘n’ claws came in to visit years 1, 3 and 4. thechildren looked at and held a variety of different animals including spiders,tortoises, snakes, amphibians andsmall mammals. the pupils had theopportunity to ask lots of questionsabout animal husbandry and theirhabitats.

Year 3 to LancingCollege Farmyear 3 visited the farm at Lancingcollege in May to learn more aboutsmall farms and the treatment of theirlivestock. the pupils looked at thechickens, pigs, sheep and rabbits andwere told how the college care for andthen prepare the animals for eating.the children had lovely weather andenjoyed learning about the woodlandsand fields too.

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MATHS

National MathsCompetitionall of the children in years 5 and 6took part in this national competitionentered annually by over 80,000 pupils.they all worked extremely hard withlots of Bronze, Silver and goldcertificates being awarded.congratulations to the following:

gOLD cErtiFicatEnima Z, archie n, george t and Miles w

SiLVEr cErtiFicatEZoe c, alistair c, tom g, James Mc,noah K and Max a

BrOnZE cErtiFicatEhenry O, Oscar M, Luke r D, Jessicaw, Monty P w, Evie D, cameron h,Luke S and alessandra w

Year 6 MathsChallengealistair c, george t, noah K andnima Z represented the school at theannual Maths competition organisedby Douglas Buchanan held atwindlesham house. a total of 29schools competed including ardinglyPrep, Oakwood, cumnor house andBrighton college. in the firstcompetition george and alistair wereplaced second, only being beaten bygreat walstead. in the secondcompetition nima and noah wereplaced ninth. the team were a pleasureto take to the competition and shouldbe very proud of their achievements.

Year 5 MathsChallengeEvie D, cameron h, Monty P w andMiles w (year 5) represented the schoolat the annual Maths competitionorganised by Douglas Buchanan andheld at christ’s hospital. a total of 27schools competed and we were pleasedto be placed ninth and 12th in thisyear’s competition. the scoring systemis slightly unusual as each pair areentered in a separate competition. Ourteams were both fantastic competitorsand achieved 76 and 80 points. after a fun afternoon we headed off to thecanteen for a ‘Maths tea’.

Junior MathsChallengethis year some of our more ablemathematicians were given theopportunity to take part in thisnational competition. Over 250,000pupils from across the UK sat thechallenge with only the top 6%achieving a gold certificate.congratulations to the following:

gOLD cErtiFicatEgabriel a, rex M

SiLVEr cErtiFicatEEmily B, alice g, william P and Freya w

BrOnZE cErtiFicatEDavid L, Eleanor S, rachael w, hannah g, Kitty c-h and Finlay P

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GEOGRAPHY

Year 1 to BrightonSeafront to support their geography topic forthe Summer term, year 1 enjoyed agreat day on Brighton seafront. thechildren were taken on to the pebblesto draw the pier and take in theirsurroundings. a ride on the carouselwas enjoyed by all and the morningfinished off with a walk along the pier.

Geography GameShowOnce again the ‘geography gameShow’ returned to Lancing collegePrep. this fun show combines theglobal location knowledge required ofthe common Entrance students with a fun and interactive game show withunique prizes from around the world!it is run by the very talented nealnichols, Jr. who has skilfully combinedhis love of geography with his talentfor art into the game show. he drawsthe world and Europe from memoryand adds in stories and revisiontechniques for the pupils as he goes,after which they play the variousdifferent rounds of the game show: the airline pilot game, the sea captain,the mountaineer, before finallysomeone is crowned the winner of the game show! this was a fantasticopportunity for the pupils to engagewith the subject outside the normalclassroom environment and a greatrevision aid for the year 8 pupils in the run up to their final exams.

Year 8 GeographyCourseworkas part of their common Entrancegeography topic, our year 8 pupilsvisited Lancing college where theyclimbed to the top of the Master’stower and looked across the rivervalley and towards Shoreham airportand the mouth of the river adur. the pupils were taken past the farmand Ladywell house to look at thesource of the Ladywell stream.Following the stream, they went tocuckoo corner and scrambled up anddown the banks of the adur at lowtide to investigate the vegetation andangle of the slopes on the inside andoutside of the river.

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HISTORY

Year 7 visit BattleAbbeyyear 7 visited Battle abbey, the site ofthe infamous Battle of hastings, whichchanged the course of English history949 years ago. after seeing variousexhibits pertaining to the conflict,pupils were taken on a tour of thebattlefield on which many thousandsof norman and English soldiers foughton 14th October, 1066. the informationthat pupils were able to gather fromthe trip was of great value as theyembarked upon the study of this topicin history lessons.

Museum of Historythe Lancing Museum of history wasup and running as a one day only pop-up museum, showcasing the finestinventions from the Victorian period.year 3 exhibited a gramophone, severaltypewriters, jelly babies, a post boxand even a sewing machine amongstother things. the children had made allthe items in the museum themselves,and designed posters and tickets toadvertise the event. thank you to allthe children and staff who visited us,and well done to year 3 for being suchgreat museum guides.

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Year 5 visitFishbourne RomanvillaForm 5 visited Fishbourne roman Villa in October to support their workin history. the pupils were involvedin sessions that gave them the chanceto sample a wide variety of romancrafts and games, as well as theopportunity to talk to a (nearly) real,live roman soldier. after lunch thechildren examined the ruins, mosaicsand foundations of the palace, built for King cogidubnus of the regnensesin the first century aD and excavatedduring the 1960s.

Year 3 victorianDay at HoveMuseumas part of their topic on VictorianBritain, year 3 visited hove Museumfor a workshop looking at variousartefacts. the pupils then (dressedappropriately) attended a job interviewat Preston Manor, where they sweptcarpets, laid tables, polished silver,ironed newspapers, made beds andwashed the laundry. at the end of theafternoon Mrs Storey and Miss rosechose several servants to start new jobson Sunday! year 3 all agreed thatperhaps they didn’t really want to beservants after all!

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Year 3 Brightonvisitin February, year 3 enjoyed anamazing tour of Brighton with BlueBadge guide, Mrs Ellis. the tour lastedover two hours and took the childrento many different parts of the citycentre. they visited the house of MariaFitzherbert, saw where the old harbourwas at Poole Valley, spent time on thebeach learning about the dippers andsearched for lucky stones. a visit to thePavilion followed in the afternoon.whilst there, the pupils learnt aboutthe Prince regent’s lifestyle and hisarchitects henry holland and Johnnash. they enjoyed counting thedragons and returned to school tocreate their own.

Year 5 HamptonCourt Palaceas part of their topic for the Summerterm, year 5 enjoyed a visit tohampton court Palace. the pupilswent on a Digital Mission to collectinformation about henry Viii, visitedthe kitchens, royal apartments andspent time with the priest in thechapel. they also enjoyed exploringthe grounds and having a picnic lunchin the blazing sunshine!

Hands on Historyyear 5 had a fantastic time when ‘hands on history’ came in to give them aworkshop session based on the anglo-Saxons and Vikings. an entire day of tryingon costumes, looking at weapons and armour, watching an archery demonstration,fire lighting, and most excitingly of all, shield wall training, left all the childrenexhausted! it really was ‘hands on’ as the children tried some sword armstrengthening, felt the weight of a chainmail jerkin and led an attack on theirteachers with their swords and shields.

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LANGUAGES

French TripFrom wednesday 30th September toSunday 4th October 2015, Mme Barber(accompanied by four other teachers)took 45 pupils to the château de laBaudonnière in normandy, France.

as part of the French languageimmersion five-day trip, the pupils visited the stunning world heritage site of Mont St Michel. after a tour of the beautiful and ancient abbey we ate our sandwiches in the abbeygrounds under the autumnal sun.guided by François, our intrepidexplorers traversed the bay at low tide and were given an insight into this rare phenomenon.

Back at the château, the pupilsparticipated in the various activitiesoffered, including raft-building,photography, circus skills, fencing and the (very muddy!) assault course.Evening entertainment from snail-tasting to the French quiz and costumeevening were ever-popular and the 5 day trip culminated in a fabulous and fun show where many were ableto show and share their talents. theywere congratulated by the châteaustaff for their good French andexcellent behaviour and, as ever, thepupils had a full-on and amazing timeand have returned brimming withenthusiasm for all things French!

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ENGLISH

8S visit the BritishLibrary

this year we have had a Scholarshipform of huge academic potential. in September, pupils made a trip to the British Library in London for aworkshop on the nature and disciplineof research across the academicspectrum. they learnt about theLibrary and its role as an archive forevery item published in Britain.Significant national treasures were on display, such as the Lindisfarnegospels and the original Magna carta.we considered the differing practiceand purpose of research in differentacademic areas. issues were raisedwhich the pupils revisited as the yearprogressed.

Year 1 DinosaurHuntas part of their autumn term Englishtopic, year 1 went on the hunt forevidence of dinosaurs in the schoolgrounds. the pupils used theirinvestigative skills and scientificequipment and managed to findfootprints, bones, eggs and fossils withthe help of ‘Sarah’ the archaeologist.

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World Book Day2016 On thursday 3rd March, all childrenand staff were invited to come toschool as their favourite bookcharacter. thanks to national Booktokens and lots of lovely bookpublishers and booksellers, worldBook Day, in partnership with schoolsall over the country, have distributedmore than 14 million £1 world BookDay book tokens to children (that’salmost one for every child/youngperson under 18 in the UK andireland). Some excellent ideas andcostumes were on show throughoutthe day!

Shared Writingyear 3 have been writing their ownQuest Myths based on the ancientgreek tales and during the Springterm, pupils from 8S came to give thema few story writing pointers. year 3shared their plans and explained themonsters and magical objects they haddesigned. 8S then helped the youngerpupils to write an opening paragraphusing fantastic language to set thescene and introduce the hero. thankyou 8S for being so inspiring!

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DRAMA AND MUSIC

Years 7 & 8 Theatre visitin September, years 7 and 8 went to Lancing college to watch a modernisedversion of Shakespeare’s classic, Romeo and Juliet. the play began with a father anddaughter playing, the setting was a house with boxes everywhere as the familywere moving. the girl started reading Romeo and Juliet and the subplot began.

the capulets seemed to dress in a more formal attire but wore white makeupall over themselves. Juliet’s father looked like he had a tan line because of themakeup under his eyes! the Montagues were in street-like clothing with a redtheme. this wouldn’t be fitting for that era, so it can be assumed that this was howthe little girl imagined them. the stage wasn’t changed during the play; the actorsused boxes as hiding places and a bunk bed as Juliet’s balcony. Most of the propsin the play were either imagined or very different. For example, they replaceddaggers with chopsticks and blood turned into red ribbons which the actors woulddrop onto the floor when ‘wounded’.

the story was modified to make the narrator (little girl) involved, such as the one who supplies the sleeping potion. they also add a comedic side to thenarrator’s involvement by making the main characters only understandShakespearian English, therefore making life a lot harder for the narrator! thestory ends when the narrator finishes reading Romeo and Juliet and she cries to herfather who glances at the book and sighs.

Gabriel A Year 8

Beauty and theBeast year 7 and 8 pupils performedDisney’s Beauty and the Beast at Lancingcollege theatre over two nights inJuly. the musical is a fun, high-energy,magical show packed with romance,humour and suspense. there are manymemorable characters and plenty ofscope for pupils to show their manyand varied talents in singing, dancingand acting. the children all workedterribly hard and gave maximum effort.as always with shows, it is fabulous tosee the progression of their talents andthe confidence that is built. the resultsof the pupil’s efforts will give themmemories that will last a lifetime.

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DANCE

Dance Trip toLondonin December, Ms Barber (accompaniedby Mrs Silverson and Mrs King) took23 of her budding and enthusiasticdancers from year 4 to year 8 to seethe magical Sleeping Beauty– a MatthewBourne production– at Sadler’s wells,London. Bourne’s stupendous danceproduction of Sleeping Beauty (a gothicromance) has enchanted thousandsacross the world since its premiere. all of the dancers were transfixed andtransported by this beautiful fairy taleand were inspired by the brilliant andexciting dancing.

Dancers in Beauty and the Beast at Lancing college theatre

Dance Competitionsthe fourth Lancing Prep dance competition took place in the last two days beforehalf term in February. 34 pupils from year 3 to year 8 competed in a variety ofcategories. all of the candidates were nervous about performing in front of theirfriends and peers, as well as the jury comprising of Ms Barber, Mr Farley and Mrrichards. to a lot of cheer and encouragement by the spectators, all of the pupilsrose to the occasion, showing their individual dance performances in a variety ofstyles from contemporary to modern jazz, street dance to tap. Feedback for everyperformance was given to each competitor and the winners and runners-up wereas follows:

SEniOr DancE SOLO:gold medal – Maya r. Silver medal – tallulah r. Bronze medal – Kira c. SEniOr DUO/grOUP:gold medals – Quentin B and Oliver S. Silver medals – Kira c and Kitty c-h. JUniOr DancE SOLO:gold medal – Sacha D. Silver medal – Bethany K. Bronze medal joint winners – Mia t and Zac S. JUniOr DUO/grOUP: gold medals – Mia t, coco h and Sacha D. Silver medals – Bethany K and Leia Q-r.

there were some fabulous and creative performances and dance is looking verystrong in the school. Very well done to all who took part.

Ballet Rambert Dance Residency in april, seven members of the Senior Dance club took part in a one-day danceresidency with the Ballet rambert company at the Birley centre, Eastbournecollege with many other pupils from schools in East Sussex. the pupils enjoyedfive hours of contemporary dance and learnt a part of a new repertory piece called A Linha Curva which is a spectacular fusion of samba- flavoured dance andwhich will be premiered by the rambert company in May at Sadlers wells,London. at the end of the day, the pupils put on a showing to parents which wasof the highest quality. the pupils worked incredibly hard and were exhausted, but brimming with enthusiasm and proud of their amazing efforts. well done toall who took part!

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ART

Year 6 visit TateModernin January, year 6 visited tate Modernto see the exhibition on alexandercalder. Once we arrived, we were splitinto two groups to look at the galleries.One was on alexander calder and onewas the influences of him. the calderexhibition was very good and 6t drewcaptures of his work. the other groupwent to see many great pieces ofartwork including sculptures anddrawings. For lunch we went outsideand ate in front of the river thames.then both classes did the activity theydidn't do in the first half of the trip. we would like to give a big thank youto Miss roberts, Miss atkinson, Mrsghadimi and Mr Lloyd for taking uson this great trip.

Alistair C 6t

Year 7 visit theNational PortraitGalleryin support of their autumn term artproject on identity and Portraits, year 7 pupils visited the national Portraitgallery to look at examples of BritishPortraiture by both old Masters andcontemporary artists and in particularthe current giacometti exhibition. thechildren took part in a 1 hour talk andslideshow on giacometti run by thelearning department at the gallery.Pupils were very engaged in thediscussions, contributing some reallyinteresting ideas and analyses of thework shown. they went on to makesome excellent studies during thedrawing sessions in the galleries. they returned and completed theirown work inspired by the trip withgreat enthusiasm.

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Year 8 trip toHorniman Museumas part of their Spring term topic on‘Masks’, year 8 visited the hornimanMuseum in London. the pupilsexplored a number of different roomsexhibiting a variety of masks fromacross the world and throughouthistory. the opportunity to try some of the masks on produced someparticularly memorable pictures. thechildren also saw displays exhibitingmusical instruments as well as a quitestaggering array of Victoriantaxidermy, meticulously cataloguedand beautifully presented in verytraditional style. they returned toschool with much to inspire them inthe creation of their own masks.

Year 6 visitWakehurst Placeyear 6 visited wakehurst Place inSeptember to support their art projecton natural forms. they were extremelylucky to have beautiful sunshine,particularly as most of the work wasoutside. the children had three onehour sessions led by a specialistteacher from the park. Following onfrom their studies of photographerKarl Blossfeldt, the pupils took someexcellent close-up photographs of theamazing array of plants and seeds inthe park. an hour was spent studyingand drawing seeds and plants throughmicroscopes in the lab, followed by asession creating ephemeral art in thestyle of andy goldsworthy, using allthe natural forms they could gather inthe park.

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End of Year ArtExhibition

TRIPS

Year 7 TeamBuildingOn the first thursday of the newacademic year, Ms Barber, Mr gregoryand Miss creedy Smith took all year 7 pupils for a teambuilding day atBlackland Farm. it was a glorioussunny day and a chance for the pupilsto take part in activities such as the‘perch’, ‘crate building’ and ‘initiativeexercises’. the overall aim of the daywas for the pupils to get to know eachother and learn the qualities needed towork as a team.

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Year 2 visit toBodiam Castleyear 2 enjoyed a visit to Bodiam castle as part of their topic for theSummer term. the children wereshown around the castle and were told about the people who would have lived there during medievaltimes. they learnt all about thedifferent jobs that would have beendone and then had the opportunity to try on some of the armour and lookat a selection of weapons. this wasfollowed by a picnic lunch and thenthe children explored the spiralstaircases and towers.

Nursery visitWoods MillJust before Easter, our nurserychildren enjoyed a sunny day out towoods Mill. the pupils learnt moreabout mini beasts to support their topicand were taken pond dipping to searchfor creatures. they were also taken onan informative nature treasure huntwhere they were asked to collectvarious leaves and plants from aroundthe site. Each pupil was asked to builda nest out of sticks and foliage andwere shown different types of birds’nests.

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Year 5 Residentialyear 5 had a fabulous time at Ferny crofts residential centre in May. afterdonning safety hats and harnesses they all worked exceedingly well in theirteams to take part in crate Stacking and the gladiator challenge. Pupils andstaff then disappeared over the new Forest for a hike whilst the centreLeaders told some very interesting facts about the area. the children keenlytook part in the raft Building and took to the water, most somehow ended upin the water, luckily it wasn’t very deep! Friday arrived far too quickly and itwas time to pack up ready to head back to school. after lunch it was time toleave with two minibuses full of happy pupils and staff.

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Year 8 Wales Tripyear 8 enjoyed their annual visit towales as part of their end of yearactivities. the children took part in anumber of different activities includingkayaking, abseiling, bush craft andorienteering. a fabulous week was had by all.

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2016 Ski Tripthe 2016 ski trip was the biggest andbest yet. a party of 42 pupils and fourstaff set off for Passo tonale during theEaster holidays for a week of fun in thesnow. For the first time we welcomedfriends from Lancing Prep worthing tojoin the group. in good late-seasonconditions, every member of the groupprogressed with their skiing and tookadvantage of the fresh snow andstunning views on the Presena glacier.what made the trip such a success wasthe superb behaviour and enthusiasmof the pupils on the trip. For many ofthem it was their first experience of aweek away from home; some wereexperiencing skiing for the first time;others had seen it all before andshowed kindness and support to theirfriends. it was a huge success and weare already looking forward toreturning to tonale in 2017.

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End of Summerterm tripsall pupils from nursery to year 7enjoyed various trips to round off a year of hard work.

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SPORT

Cross Country in november, a team of 22 runnersparticipated in the annual handcrossPark cross country meeting. a total of eight schools took part. there weresix race categories; U9, U11 and U13.Lancing Prep had some standoutperformances and all of our competitorsran really well on the day.

Boys’ U9 race1st alastair r D4th Stanley t

Boys’ U11 race2nd Monty P w3rd Miles w

girls’ U11 race3rd Sacha D

Boys’ U13 race4th guy U

Swimming Successin January, our swimming teamsjoined the Midwinter Swimming galaat Lancing college. Five schools tookpart and our U13a’s received the goldmedal for freestyle and the Silver fortheir Medley. a fantastic effort by allswimmers. well done!

U11 FootballChampionsLancing college Prep’s U11 footballteam entered the Brighton SmallSchools league. the team wererunners-up last season and were keento go one better this time. Someentertaining and hard-fought matchessaw us finish three points clear ofcoldean school as deservedchampions. well done to all the boysinvolved in the squad and to chappersfor his input and encouragement withthe team throughout the season. Ourteam was made up of tom g, Oscar M,noah K, James Mc, george t, conor L,henry O, Seb F, Monty P w andcameron h.

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Prep Schools’ Cross CountryCompetition atLancing College

Once again our U13 and U11 teamstook part in this annual competition.the boys all ran really well despite the wet and muddy conditions.

U13 team finished first. individual results were: guy U – 1st, Monty F-c – 2nd, Ben h – 3rd and Oliver F – 4th.

U11 team finished second. individual results were: Monty P w and Miles w – joint 7th,James Mc – 9th, colombo c – 16th,Buster B – 21st and archie n – 22nd.

U9a Cricket Team

U9 Rounders Team

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REP

Year 8 vienna Tripyear 8 enjoyed a fabulous visit toVienna over a weekend in January.Despite the chilly weather, the pupilsenjoyed the art and culture of thisamazing city. accompanied by Mrrichards, Ms Barber and Miss roberts,this Religion, Ethics and Philosophytrip was definitely one to remember!

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Holocaust SurvivorTalkMr Peters and Mr Smith accompanied8S to a highly informative talk atardingly to support their studies inScholarship rS. harry Bibring spokeeloquently and engagingly about hisexperiences as a Jew escaping thepersecution of the nSDaP in austriafollowing the anschluss of March 1938.it was a privilege to hear him speak.the opportunity to hear at first handthe experiences of those involved withthis regime is one that is now rare andcan only last so much longer. that hisaudience sat captivated for over twohours was testament to the power ofwhat he had to say. Perhaps mostinspirational, however, was theresilience with which he recountedwithout bitterness such profoundlyunhappy events as the deaths of hisparents. after escaping to England in1939, he had, as he told us, gone on tolive a happy and fulfilled life.

Year 4 visitBuddhist Templeyear 4 visited the Buddhist centre inhove to support their autumn termtopic in rEP. the pupils participated in a well-needed meditation sessionwith one of the Buddhist nuns. theywere also able to visit the beautifulpeace gardens and were told about theBuddhist way. all the children wereable to participate in a lively Questionand answer session.

Mock EU ReferendumLancing college Preparatory School at hove organised their own mockreferendum in June, with all pupils and staff being invited to take part. Over 90%of the children placed their vote, with the majority voting to remain in the EU. the children had prepared for this day for weeks, with campaigners from bothcamps working tremendously hard. Members of our ‘in’ campaign were able toattend a rally headed by Jeremy corbyn who spoke about the various reasons forwhy we should remain in the EU. after his speech, pupils Oscar P, Finn & archieP, briefly met with the Labour leader who was impressed with their efforts atschool and wished them well with their campaign.

On the 26th May, the School welcomed Steve Bell, a senior member of the local‘Out’ campaign, who took part in the performance assembly with members of ourmock referendum Out campaigners. representatives from both campaigns alsoattended the EU Debate at Lancing college which featured prominent localpolitical figures. the debate was highly informative and enjoyable.

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Jeans for Genesin September, pupils and staff donatedto Jeans for genes by wearing theirjeans to school. the school managed to raise over £300. the money raisedhelps fund a range of initiatives thatimprove the quality of life for childrenand families affected by geneticdisorders.

Charity SwimSome Lancing Prep mums attempted a cross-channel swim starting in theearly hours of Saturday 3rd October to raise money for chestnut treehouse children’s hospice. they set offat 2.30am from Dover where the airtemperature was a chilly six degrees and the first swimmer started the teamoff by jumping off the back of a boatinto the pitch black! a combination of speed and seasickness stopped themreaching France, but they reached afair way and all swam their best insome fairly challenging conditions. the parents were part of the ‘hoveMermamas’ and have so far raisedover £15,000 between them for thisfabulous charity. thank you toeveryone who donated and well doneladies!

Children in NeedOn Friday 13th november, Lancingcollege Prep once again raised moneyfor children in need. the pupils wereinvited to dress in their own clothes for a donation, and this year £680 wasraised. thank you to all those whodonated.

CHARITY

Sport Relief 2016Once again, Lancing college Prep raised money for Sport relief. the pupils and staff all ran a mile and raised money with the year 8 cake sale. the Pta alsoheld a coffee afternoon. this year’s grand total came to £2127.45 which is afantastic achievement. thank you for your support.

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Brain TumourResearchFundraiserin May, our year 8 pupils Ben andross with the help of alex, talia andMonty ran a tuck Shop on the terrace.it was a huge success as Ben and rossused their own money to purchase the products such as crisps, drinks,chocolates and sweets. they alsoorganised a raffle and a guessing gameof minstrels in a jar. the children cameinto school in their own clothes for adonation, and the pupils raised a totalof £1,247 for the Dr hadwen trust forbrain tumour research, which the daywas dedicated to.

Year 8 ChestnutTree House visitDr cooper took some year 8 pupils on a very informative trip to chestnuttree house. the pupils loved seeingthe rich and varied environments,indoors and out, that the children canexperience and were glad to hear aboutall the activities laid on to make theirstay as close to a home or schoolexperience as they could. chestnuttree house and their staff do awonderful job of giving the childrenand young people who have life-shortening conditions (and theirparents) calm and caring support.

Snowdog in support of the Martlets hospicelocal ‘snowdog’ fundraiser, Missroberts invited children to take part in a variety of dog-themed creativeactivities leading towards the finaldesign of our purchased Snowdog.the day started with an assembly tointroduce the project, includinginformation about Martlets hospice,wild in art and how the Snowdogidea was formed. this was followed by a showing of the film The Snowmanand the Snowdog by raymond Briggs.children then worked in groups tomind-map their ideas about Brightonand the Martlets, before designingimages to go on their hand shape.Every child in the school was involved,and each class followed the artisticstyle of either a well-known artist,culture or time in history. Eachindividually designed hand shape wasthen cut out and decoupaged onto theSnowdog to create its overall coat. in the afternoon children took part in a variety of activities run by teachersincluding upcycled dog collars, minidog houses, large recycled dogkennels, dog poetry and designingsuperhero dogs! children also bakeddog-themed cakes for a cake sale andmade a grand total of £195 for theMartlets hospice. we have reallyenjoyed our Snowdog journey andbeing able to support such a wonderfulcharity.

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COMMUNITY

Children’s ParadeOnce again Lancing college Prep athove took part in the annualchildren’s Parade which kicks off theBrighton Festival. this year’s themewas ‘Brighton through the ages’ andthe train station was a great choice.the children and staff had workedreally hard and produced a wonderfulmake of a steam train, carriage and thestation’s main clock. the weather wasfabulous with only a few spots of rainwhen the parade turned onto theseafront.

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Pre Prep NativityPlays

The Lower Quad: photography by Lancing college Prep School staff and Susannah Scutt.