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Issue 9 - Weeks 17 to 20 www.oliverhouse.org.uk 15th
February 2019
FROM THE HEADMASTER'S DESK
Dear Parents,
We have a number of exciting activities planned around
World Book Day when we return after the February
half term. On Monday 25th February we have the author
and illustrator Karin Littlewood visiting Oliver House.
Karin will give a talk to the children about her work and
then run a series of practical workshops for each year
group.
On Thursday 7th March, we will be celebrating World
Book Day and we encourage all of our children to
come to school dressed as a character from their
favourite book. There will be prizes for the best
costumes in each year group.
On World Book Day we will be running a creative
writing competition with prizes for the best story in
each class. Our older children will also be reading to
younger year groups during the day. It is sure to be a
fun-filled day and a reminder to us all of the importance
of reading in our children’s development.
It has been a busy and successful half term and the
children are now ready for a well-deserved rest. I hope
that you all have a wonderful holiday and I look forward
to welcoming the children back to school on Monday
25th February.
Best wishes,
Mr Rob Farrell
Headmaster
PARENT TEACHER MEETINGS
Please note that the Parent Teacher Evenings this term
will run over two evenings on Wednesday 13th &
Thursday 14th March from 4:00pm to 7:30pm in both
Pre-Prep and Prep. Further communication on when
the booking system will open will be sent out in due
course.
PICK-UP
We would be grateful if parents could write in their
child's diary or inform the relevant school office by
3.00pm latest, of any changes to the person who will
collect your child at the end of the school day.
Passwords are needed for Early Years.
SCHOOL FEES
Please refer any queries in respect of School Fees or
other charges, directly to the Finance Office on 020-
8667 2290. Or email: [email protected]
SCHOOL VISITS & OPEN DAY
Our next Open Day is on Wednesday 13th March
from 10.00am to 12.00pm. If any of your relatives
or friends are looking for school places then please do
encourage them to contact us to come and have a look
at the school. [email protected]
SCHOOL TRIPS
On Tuesday 5th March Year 1 will visit The Natural
History Museum. On Monday 11th March Year 2 will
visit Kew Gardens and Year 4 will visit the Thames
Explorer on Thursday 14th March.
SEVERE WEATHER!
Please ensure that your child has sufficient layers of
clothing to keep warm during these first few months of
the year. The following alerts may apply: RED,
AMBER & GREEN. Please refer to the Parents'
Handbook on our website www.oliverhouse.org.uk for
further details. A ClarionCall will be sent to parents in
the event of school closure.
UNIFORM LABELLING
There are a large number of unlabelled uniform items
that are found in lost property each week. Please could
we ask parents to ensure that all items are labelled
clearly with their child’s name. A good option that you
might like to consider is using pre-printed labels. These
can be found at www.stevensons.co.uk
WORLD BOOK DAY
On Thursday 7th March 2019 we will be celebrating
World Book Day.
NURSERY
Mr Side visited Nursery as a carpenter naming and
showing the children how to use the tools. The children
were able to have a go drilling into some Balsa wood
after being told about safety when handling tools.
Nursery explored the texture and look of feathers.
They used mediums such as the light box and paper in
their exploration.
RECEPTION
The Reception children enjoyed a wonderful trip to the
Horniman museum. They took part in a musical work
shop and were able to explore the instruments and
dress up in a Chinese lion costume. After snack the
children looked around the world gallery and placed
wishes on the wishing tree. They visited the Aquarium
and then took part in a scavenger hunt around the
natural history section.
One of the museum staff commented on the good
behaviour of the children and a member of the public
praised their manners. Well done children. Thank you
to our parent helpers who helped make this a very
special day.
RE IN RECEPTION
The children were learning about Jesus curing people
and other miracles of Jesus and what these miracles
reveal about Him.
Children participated in many practical activities which
has helped them to imagine and understand better
some events from the New Testament.
They changed water into wine using food colouring to
recreate the miracle in Cana, created a storm with a fan
to understand how the Apostles might have felt on
their boat on the Sea of Galilee when there was a
storm.
They learnt about Jesus healing the paralysed man and
then built houses with Lego and boxes. The children
also erected a house on a larger scale using outdoor
construction materials and acted out to the Nursery
the scene of the paralysed man being lowered through a
hole in the roof.
They heard the story about the healing of Jairus’
daughter and made ‘Get Well’ cards for her. Finally, the
children role-played the story of the curing of the blind
man. To be faithful to the story, we used soil and water
to put around the blind man eyes and then washed it off
in a basin of water representing the Pool of Siloam. The
role of the blind man was very convincingly acted out by
Eilidh and the roles of the apostles were played by
Oscar, Henry, Annabelle and Olivia. The story
prompted a discussion around illness and how Jesus is
able to help us when we are ill or have some suffering.
YEAR 2
MAKE 24 Maths Tournament
In the lunch time KS1 maths club we’ve been competing
in our own Oliver House 24 Games Tournament. On
Tuesday 5th February, our three overall winners, Leo,
Hamish and Tomas went to represent Oliver House at
the annual Wandsworth 24 Game Maths Tournament.
The three children made a really good showing, but
unfortunately narrowly missed third place by 2 points.
We would like to congratulate them on their hard work
and valiant efforts.
YEAR 4
The children are studying teeth and used eggshells to
simulate a tooth. They subject this to an alternative of
vinegar, coke or lemonade to see what effect the liquids
have on them. One eggshell was subjected to water as a
comparison.
Year 4 prepared for the Grand Prix season by building
and programming racing cars with Lego WeDo 2 with
real sound effects.
YEAR 5
Year 5 recently investigated conductivity using multi
meters and were introduced to ohms. This is the
investigatory science that is becoming the hallmark of
Science at Oliver House.
YEAR 6
Music Assembly
On Monday morning, Year 6 children amazed their
parents (and the Year 3 audience) with their musical
prowess. For some children it was their fourth year of
music assemblies and the nerves that may have been
present in their first year were nowhere to be seen.
There were too many noteworthy performances to
mention each and every one but there were some
particularly special moments. For example, it was a
delight to see some of the Year 6 girls perform in their
band with Martha on the keys, Catalina on the drums
and Beatrice singing. We also enjoyed a sneak preview
of a song from the drama production performed by our
upper school thespians. The music assembly
demonstrated how hard work, determination and
commitment can bear fruit. The performances were
outstanding and it is wonderful to see how the children
have progressed in their musicality since joining Oliver
House.
SPORTS
Hockey
The U9 hockey team have had an outstanding start to
their season. They have played two matches in the past
week and have won both with very convincing scores.
Their first match was played against Eaton House where
the girls demonstrated some excellent hockey skills.
They showed dominance on the pitch from the start
and were able to break down the opposing team’s
defence to allow themselves to score a total of 14
goals! Oliver House’s defence was just as strong as their
attack and only allowed one goal to cross the line. 14:1
was an excellent final score.
The second fixture was against Finton House, where
two matches were played. Both Oliver House teams
displayed the same determination to win as they had in
the previous game. They went out strong with their
attack from the outset with some excellent stick work
and ball control on display. The girls moved the ball
around the pitches with accuracy and speed allowing
them to score many goals. Oliver House’s defence
worked exceptionally well and were very strong,
neither team conceded a goal! The final scores in these
games were 3:0 and 10:0. Well done girls, two excellent
games played!
Rugby
On Tuesday 12th February our U9 Boys took on local
rivals Broomwood. Unfortunately our three teams all
narrowly lost, in games that could have gone either
way! The A Team lost 9-10, B Team 7-11 and C Team
4-6. Harry, Patrick and Luke should be commended for
their efforts.
TIME CAPSULE
The management of the development (Audley) at
number 3-5 Nightingale Lane invited 8 Oliver House
children to bury a Time Capsule in the foundations of
their new complex on Wednesday 6th February. All
the children in years 4-6 had to produce a short piece
of writing and illustrating it using one of the titles below
as inspiration for their contribution.
My hopes and dreams
The world of tomorrow
What I would like to be when I grow up
My Ideal world
Six children, two from each year groups (4-6) were
chosen out of a hat as well as Head Boy and Head Girl.
The lucky 8 got to place all the drawings into the time
capsule along with a letter and photos of the old
building that once stood on the site, a stamp, £10 note,
a copy of that day’s newspaper and a mobile phone.
The children were each interviewed by a Wandsworth
reporter and radio presenter and he asked them what
they had written about. This was then aired on radio
Wandsworth on Friday evening. The children were also
featured in a lovely article in the Wandsworth
Guardian.
Overall it was a very memorable morning. The children
also enjoyed wearing the PPE equipment and were very
pleased that they also got to keep it.
FEBRUARY 2019
Friday 15th Marcos
Friday 15th Olivia
Wednesday 21st Francisco
MARCH 2019
Friday 1st Martha
Friday 1st Thay-Chin
Sunday 3rd Isabelle
Monday 4th Juan
Friday 8th Rose
Saturday 9th Alfred
Monday 11th Lola
Tuesday 12th Isabella
Thursday 14th Ida
Friday 15th Benedict
Thursday 21st Katie
Friday 22nd Luke
Friday 22nd Tom
Tuesday 26th Nathaniel
Friday 29th Leau
Saturday 30th Essah
We bid farewell to Corolee who looked after us and
the children so well throughout her 3 years at Oliver
House. We wish her well in her studies and pastures
new.
Week 28th
Jan 4th
Feb
Rec B Victor Essah
Y1T Isabella Patric
Y2E Diletta Christopher
Y3A Nico Anna
Y3C Frida Alex
Y4W Leau Miguel
Y5T Zara Louis
Y6D Carla Marta
Y6H Celia Oriol
Merit Badge Winners who enjoyed Tea with the Head
on Wednesday 6th February were: Victor, Isabella,
Diletta, Nico, Frida, Leau, Zara, & Carla. Celia will have
Tea with the Head on Wednesday 13th February 2019.
Merit Badge Winners who enjoyed Tea with the Head
on Wednesday 13th February were: Essah, Patrick,
Christopher, Anna, Alex, Louis, Oriol & Celia. Martha
will have tea with the Head on Wednesday 27th
February 2019.
Father & Son Interaction;
On Saturday 9th February, there was a Father & Son
interaction afternoon, where they were challenged to
build a football table game. The next Father & Son
interaction is on Saturday 9th March at 3:00pm
Fr Frank's Talk for Fathers:
The next Talk for Fathers is on Thursday 28th
February 2019 at 7.30pm in the Prep building and
every last Thursday of the month, thereafter.
Confessions:
Fr Frank is available on Monday and mornings 8.30am-
9am each week in the Prep building oratory for
parents.
Talks for Mothers: Alex Loewe will be offering 3 sessions for parents this
term at 9:05am. The topic will be based on Jordan
Peterson’s bestseller, “12 Rules for Life” which explains
essential virtues for contemporary society. The dates
are: Thursday 28th February & Thursday 28th
March.
Pilgrimage
A few families of the school are going on a pilgrimage to
Medjugorje (in Bosnia Herzegovina) from Thursday
27th June to Sunday 30th June 2019. This pilgrimage
is open to anyone willing to discover prayer or to
deepen their faith. Children are welcome. For info,
please contact Julia Calliano: 07476 949 844
Friday 1st March 2019 at 7.00pm
St David's Quiz Night - Blue room. Booking Forms are
available from the entrance hall to Pre-Prep. Teams of
8 to 10. Dress code: Welsh theme. Donations for the
Auction gratefully received.
SAVE THE DATES
Hilary Term 2019
FEBRUARY
Half Term
Monday 18th - Friday 22nd February
Thursday 28th February
Fr Frank's Talk for Fathers 7.30pm - Prep Building
Talk for Mothers 9.00am - Blue room
Topic: Jordan Peterson 12 Rules for Life
MARCH
Friday 1st March
Quiz Night at 7.00pm - Blue room
Tuesday 5th March
Year 1 Trip to the Natural History Museum
Wednesday 6th March
Ash Wednesday
Thursday 7th March
World Book Day
Monday 11th March
Year 2 Trip to Kew Gardens
Wednesday 13th March
Open Morning 10.00am to 12.00pm
Parent Teacher Meetings - 4.00pm to 7.30pm
Pre-Prep & Prep
Thursday 14th March
Year 4 Trip to the Thames Explorer
Parent Teacher Meetings - 4.00pm to 7.30pm
Pre-Prep & Prep
MARCH
Friday 15th March
Cake Sale - Year 2
Year 6 Trip to the Design Museum and Tyburn
Convent
Tuesday 19th March
Fr Frank's Talk for Fathers 7.30pm - Prep Building
Thursday 21st March 6.00pm
First Confessions for Oliver House Holy Ghost
children
SAVE THE DATES
Friday 22nd March
Year 2 Football Tournament
Monday 25th March
Prep Production Rehearsal
Tuesday 26th March
Prep Production Rehearsal
Wednesday 27th March
Prep Production Performance
7.00pm Omnibus Theatre
Thursday 28th March
Prep Production Performance
7.00pm Omnibus Theatre
Fr Frank's Talk for Fathers 7.30pm - Prep Building
Talk for Mothers 9.00am - Blue room
Topic: Jordan Peterson 12 Rules for Life
APRIL
Monday 1st April
Science Week
Tuesday 2nd April
Easter Bunny visits Oliver House
Wednesday 3rd April
GB Athlete Visit
Thursday 4th April 7.45am
Dads & Sons Breakfast
Friday 5th April 12.30pm
Last Day of Term
EASTER HOLIDAYS
Monday 8th - Tuesday 23rd April
Tuesday 23rd April
Staff INSET
Trinity Term 2019
Wednesday 24th April
Thursday 25th April
9.30am Police Primary School Workshop
SAVE THE DATES
TERM DATES 2018 – 2019
Hilary Term 2019
Tuesday 8 January – Friday 5 April
Half Term
Monday 18 February – Friday 22 February
Trinity Term 2019
Wednesday 24 April – Wednesday 10 July
Half Term
Monday 27 May – Friday 31 May
Bank Holiday – Monday 6 May
TERM DATES 2019 - 2020
Michaelmas Term 2019
Wednesday 4 September - Friday 13 December
Half Term
Monday 21 October – Friday 1 November
Hilary Term 2020 Wednesday 8 January – Friday 3 April
Half Term
Monday 17 February – Friday 21 February
Trinity Term 2020
Wednesday 22 April – Tuesday 7 July
Half Term
Monday 25 May – Friday 29 May
SAVE THE DATES
MAY
Thursday 2nd May
7.45am Mums & Daughters Breakfast
Tuesday 7th to Wednesday 8th May
Year 4 Residential Trip to Juniper Hall
Thursday 9th May at 9.00am
The Crowning of Our Lady
Friday 10th May
7.45am Mums & Sons Breakfast
Thursday 16th to Tuesday 21st May
Travelling Books - Nursery playground
Tuesday 21st to Friday 24th May
Year 6 Rome Trip
Thursday 23rd May
Fr Frank's Talk for Fathers 7.30pm - Prep Building
Friday 24th May
Nursery Trip to Battersea Park Zoo
JUNE
Tuesday 4th June
Class Photographs
Thursday 6th June
7.45am Dads & Daughters Breakfast
4.00pm to 6.00pm Celebration of Work Evening
Wednesday 12th to Friday 14th June
Year 5 PGL Trip to Marchants Hill
Thursday 13th June
Year 3 Communion Breakfast & Mass - TBC
Saturday 29th June
11.00am to 3.00pm Summer Fair
SOME SNAP SHOTS OF THIS WEEK
& LAST WEEK!
Music Assembly Year 4
The Year 4 Children treated their parents to a musical interlude with piano guitar and voice.
The final class song was on Israeli three part round called Tumba.
SOME SNAP SHOTS OF THIS WEEK
& LAST WEEK! Music Assembly Year 6
SOME SNAP SHOTS OF THIS WEEK
& LAST WEEK!
Time Capsule Wednesday 6th February 2019
