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Friday 7th July 2017: Issue No. 82 Follow us on Twitter @OBHSchool & Facebook

Old Buckenham Hall Brettenham, Suffolk, IP7 7PH | tel: 01449 740252 | email: [email protected]

obh mail

That was the week that was!

www.obh.co.uk

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Credits

Illyssa Hills Jupiter

William Wright Jupiter

60 Pluses

Oscar Wright Jupiter

Florence Morgan Saturn

30 Pluses

Jack Averdieck Jupiter

Alistair Ball Saturn

Joseph Bates Jupiter

George Briggs Mercury

Maya de Silva Jupiter

Charlie Harrison Mars

Hugo Harrison Mars

Indie Hart Mars

Anthony Hayworth-McKenna Mars

Shiyao Liu Mars

Charlie Lock Saturn

Isabelle Lock Saturn

Archie Miller Mercury

Ben Moore Jupiter

Rupert Pooley Saturn

Oliver Pryce Saturn

Edward Raymond Mars

William Roberts Mercury

Alfie Robson Jupiter

Ben Stokes Saturn

Molly Warren Mars

William Wright Jupiter

Freddie Bidwell Mars

Pre-Prep

100 stickers!!! Wow!!

Finnan Miller Mercury 75 stickers!!!

Orlando Wells Saturn

Tabitha Banks Jupiter

Manu Gosling Mars

50 stickers

Amelia Drake Mars

Victoria Baudains Jupiter

Charlotte Barberini Mercury

Gus Burstow Mars

George Firth Jupiter

Elijah Gillot Mars

Freya Hobley Mars

Willow Morgan Saturn

Imogen Mc Vittie Jupiter

Alexandra Mc Vittie Jupiter

Charlie Neil Mercury

Kit Weller-Poley Mercury

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obh mail Matters of the Moment……

Alumni News We were delighted to learn this week

that former pupil, Amy Schanschieff, who

left OBH in July 2013, has been appointed

Head Girl at Oakham for the next

academic year.

After leaving OBH she joined Oakham as

an all round scholar and has enjoyed 4

years as a boarder in Buchanans House

where she was Head of House this

year. With an excellent grounding at OBH

Amy continues to pursue her passion for

music and sport singing in the Chapel Choir, playing in the 1st

tennis team, captaining the girls' 1st XI cricket team, and

after 2 years in the 1st hockey team she will captain the side

in her final year.

Art Exhibition All art exhibited in the marquee can be collected from 2.30

p.m. on Saturday 8th July.— please not before!

Lost: crucifix and chain If any parent spots a gold crucifix and chain in the grounds

tomorrow, please can you hand in to the school office.

With many thanks.

Morning Bus Routes OBH currently operates two morning bus routes:

Clare via Cavendish and Somersham via Wattisham.

If any parent is interested in using either of these routes

for their child please contact the Bursar for further infor-

mation: [email protected].

If there is sufficient interest in starting a new route then

please contact the Bursar.

HOUSE HONOURS BOARD

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Uniform for September

All children throughout the school to come back in

Winter uniform.

Coes Back to School Offer If parents are visiting Coes for school uniform over

the summer holidays, please remember to take the

attached voucher which may come in useful!

The Friend’s Second Hand Shop We are delighted to report that the Second Hand

Uniform Shop has been a roaring success!

Since its opening at the start of term, it has

generated over £800 in profit to go towards school

projects.

This means that together with the Quiz Night and

cakes sales The Friends have now raised sufficient

funds for the refurbishment of Rory’s Place to go

ahead.

We need to keep the donations of uniform and

equipment flooding in so that we can continue to raise

amazing amounts of money.

Thank you for all your generosity.

Holiday Shop Opening Times The Shop will be open between 10.00 am and 12.00

noon on Monday 10th July for both uniform and

donations. All items to be clean and in good condition

i.e. no holes or ragged sleeves!

Don’t forget sports equipment is also very welcome!

September Opening Times The shop will be open for purchasing on:

Monday 4th September 10.00 am—2.00 pm

Thursday 7th September 8.30 am—9.30 am

DONATE THE OLD ONES

TO CHILDREN WHO HAVE NEVER HAD A

PAIR

300 million children in the world do not have

any shoes. This makes them vulnerable to

injury, disease and parasites. It can also

mean that they are not allowed to go to

school.

We are collecting shoes in good condition to

be sent to some of these children around the

world.

Any shoes are welcome:

Flip flops, trainers, slippers, school shoes…

All we ask is for you to:

fasten them in pairs with an elastic

band

if possible, tape a £1 coin to each pair

to help them on their journey

pop them in the collection points in the

Pre Prep or in the Main School (outside

the school office)

Any queries please contact: Hilary Jacklin,

[email protected]

Collection will continue into the first two

weeks of next term.

New School Shoes for September?

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Our final week in the Stable Yard 2016/2017

Phew! We’ve made it! The final week of the academic year has come

and gone and I am left reflecting on a quite brilliant year in the Mid-

dle School. It is times like these that I feel so grateful to work in

such a lovely school with fabulous children and supportive work col-

leagues. I would like to thank Mr and Mrs Gillott for their outstand-

ing work with the Year 4 children, there are too many highlights to

mention but everything has been achieved with huge enthusiasm, end-

less patience and an abundance of professionalism. Mr Pascalides and

I have had a wonderful year with the Year 3 children and I thank him

for everything he has done to help and support this talented group of

children. I would also like to thank Mrs Powell and Mrs Nunn for

working so closely with the children to produce such a brilliant Middle

School Production. I have heard so much positive feedback from

parents and children, it really was a fabulous show. Aside from this, I

would also like to thank Mrs Powell for everything she does behind

the scenes which goes largely unnoticed. She is an absolute star and I

look forward to working closely with her again next year. Most

importantly, I would like to thank all the parents for their unfailing

positivity on behalf of their children and their many kind words

throughout this year.

We look forward to welcoming Year 2 to the Middle School in

September and we wish the Year 4 children well, as they make the

important transition into the Senior School. We presented each child

in the Middle School with a book to mark the end of the school year.

I would like to congratulate all the children for their hard work and

positive contributions to all areas of school life.

The highlight of this final week was most definitely the Team Building

morning that involved Years 1, 2 3 and 4. The children were divided

into five mixed groups who rotated around different activities that

required listening skills and most importantly, the ability to work to-

gether. It was an opportunity for the Year 4 children to demonstrate

leadership skills and they certainly did not disappoint. There were

many individuals that absolutely shone out and others who quietly

made their own valuable contributions. The younger children were

amazingly enthusiastic and joined in showing absolutely no fear or

trepidation. I would like to thank all the staff who helped make this

morning such a success. This was OBH at its very best!

I wish you all a fabulous holiday with your children and we look

forward to welcoming everybody back in September.

Mrs. Warren

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obh mail Stable Yard fun

Year 3 Air resistance Helicopters

Year 4 Beetle Drive

Since half term we have had three

successful informal concerts at which

there were about than fifty individual

performances of pianists,

instrumentalists and singers and then a

spectacular finale to the term with the

Jazz on the Lawn. It has been wonderful to see so many

clearly enjoy music making, whether it

be playing individually and over-coming

first time nerves, singing as part of a

choir or year group, or drumming in a

rock group and taking part in every

ensemble in between.

We have had great fun over the past

six months. Every child has risen to

every challenge with a smile and we have

seen some brilliant results. Our

audiences have enjoyed and encouraged

at every event.

Over and Out!

‘The Music Team’

Musical Offerings

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obh mail Year 7 Survival Expedition

The Year 7’s were keen to ‘rough’ it for their final Year 7

expedition, so the plan was hatched to make this a survival

based expedition, involving the children sleeping in their ‘A’

frame and ‘lean to’ shelters overnight before starting an

orienteering exercise the next day. We marched the

children into the big woods to collect and source natural

materials from the woods. The key to this is keeping it

simple and the children built some fantastic shelters, which

are still standing! We were lucky with the weather and with

shelters built, fire lit, we settled down to a supper of fire

smoked salmon and bush burgers, luxury really as they did

not fancy the worm stew I suggested!

It was a quiet night, the fire was kept burning all night in

case there were a few cold children but judging by the

snoring, echoing around the camp, all slept reasonably well.

We woke early, getting breakfast and preparing for the

orienteering exercise which would cover nine miles of local

countryside. There were no real major navigational errors,

the staff sat back and let the children lead, and I am

pleased to say that we arrived back at school at 3pm sharp.

Tired and with a few blisters the children departed for

their home weekend, they were a great group to take away,

plenty of laughs and all seemed eager to step it up a notch

next year. In September we will start planning their final

Gold award expedition, watch this space!

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Summer Reading List

Below is a short reading list aimed, roughly speaking, for Years 6-8 in September. It is made up of

fiction books, many of which have been published in the last few years. Some are cutting edge, deal-

ing with emotive topics such as war, death, homelessness, and children in care etc. Many are deliber-

ately shocking but they are all exciting, well-written and will expand any reader’s vocabulary, imagina-

tion and horizons. It is impossible to put recommended age ranges by each book because different

readers are intellectually and emotionally ready for a specific book at very different ages. Also, some

parents are more ‘protective’ than others about the books their child reads. For example, we know

that some OBH parents loved Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games, others found it too shocking.

Arguably, it is a matter of opinion. What isn’t is that pupils who read a lot tend to do far better

academically than ones who don’t!

You can find out more about each one on the Internet, particularly on Amazons website where you can

read extracts and where they are all for sale at competitive prices. Our advice to pupils is that if you

find a particular author or specific genre that you enjoy then that is wonderful; read another. Do

bear in mind, though, that variety is important too.

Dr R Marshall and Mrs Rice, July 2017

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obh mail The Dark is Rising – Susan Cooper War Horse - Michael Morpurgo

Stone Cold – Robert Swindells Northern Lights – P. Pullman The Subtle Knife – P. Pullman

The Amber Spyglass – P. Pullman The Cay – Theodore Taylor Blitzcat – Robert Westall

The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins Framed – F. Cottrell Boyce

Wonder – R.J.Palacio The Book Thief – M.Zusah

Holes – Louis Sachar Lord of the Rings – J.R.R.Tolkein

The Girl of Ink and Stars – Kiran Millwood Hargrave Never Say Die. Alex Rider – A.Horowitz Letters for the Lighthouse – Emma Carroll

Welcome to Nowhere – Elizabeth Laird The Shadow Keeper – Abi Elphinstone A Year without Autumn – Liz Kessler

The Escape. The Henderson Boys – Robert Muchamore Grace – Morris Gleitzman

My Name is Mina - David Almond The Memory Cage - Ruth Eastman

The Machine Gunners – Robert Westall The Demon Headmaster – Gillian Cross

The Way to Sattin Shore – Philippa Pearce The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas – John Boyne

Hidden - Miriam Halahmy: A Monster Calls – Patrick Ness

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obh mail Boarding at OBH

This week has been a busy week in boarding with

the packing of trunks and cases, the late night 20-

20 cricket matches on Tuesday and then Jazz on

the lawn on Thursday. The weather has fortunately

been kind and everyone has been able to take full

advantage of this and have in their free time been

splashing in the pool or chilling in the shade, biking

around and enjoying their last tuck shop treats.

It has been a pleasure to look after everyone over

this past year in the boarding houses. The Boarding

team are looking forward to welcoming everyone

back in September.

Have a lovely summer holiday.

Mr and Mrs Miller

On Monday night Katie Nocton

celebrated her 13th Birthday with a

birthday table in the drawing room

full of her girly friends. It was a

lovely evening, all finished off with a

yummy chocolate cake.

On Wednesday, Sienna Wheeler

turned 12. She celebrated on Tuesday

night with a birthday tea with the

other Year 7 girls as their Wednes-

day match at Langley was such a late

return. Her birthday cake arrived by

special delivery just in the nick of

time and as a special treat she got to

enjoy her chocolate cake upstairs in

the boarding house!

A great time was had by all.

Birthdays

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obh mail Pre-Prep & Nursery

A Perfect Balance What a lovely year we have had in the Pre-Prep. Thank you to eve-

ryone who came along to Prize Day and Sports Day yesterday – the

perfect way to finish off the year. The children have worked so

hard this year. They have really impressed me with their progress

and what different children they have become.

What is really noticeable at OBH is the perfect balance between

the academic subjects (English, maths, science, history, geogra-

phy); the wider curriculum (PE, ICT, art, music) and what I like to

call the ‘added extras’ – such as time in our outdoor classrooms and

being able to pop into our pool on hot days.

It is these added extras that have helped me make the decision to

move my family to Suffolk over the summer, so my daughters can

attend OBH. I can now see things through the eyes of a parent and

I completely understand why you have chosen to send your children

to OBH.

I am so pleased that we are able to offer Outdoor Classroom

sessions every week from September. Come rain or shine, the

children will be welly-booted up and bug hunting, den building or

doing some natural art. The fabulous Mrs. Hambling is taking on

this area of the curriculum and we are all very excited.

Mrs Hambling and I are also working on a Pre-School Programme

together. We are hoping to have Toddler Dance, Baby Yoga and

even a choir for mummies. So if you have a little one, or enjoy

singing, please do keep an eye out for those announcements.

Adios We are sadly saying ‘Goodbye’ to two teachers this year. Miss

Piggott is heading off to teach a Year 1 class at Tolgate – so not

too far away. We have had a lovely year with Miss Piggott in the

Pre-Prep – she made us all feel 10 years younger for starters! She

has created a wonderful bond with her class and I know they will

miss her a lot, as will we. Best of luck – do stay in touch.

Our next goodbye is not so final, as I am sure she will return in

nine months or so. Mrs Keeling is honestly one of the most

inspirational Nursery teachers I have worked with. She is leaving

us to have not one, but two babies! Best of luck for next few

months.

Congratulations to our Stars of the

Week:

Year 2 Harry Burstow

Hugo Finster

Year 1LA The whole class!!

Year 1LP The whole class!!

Reception The whole class!!

Birthday congratulations to Annabel

Ball, Giles Roberts, Willow Seymour

and Kit Weller-Poley.

Stars of the Week

Birthday Congratulations

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obh mail Remembering the Pre-Prep year

Now to think back to the wonderful events we have had this year.

The first term (and only a few weeks into my time here) saw The Macmillan coffee afternoon- I was

so proud of my Year 2 children who thought up, managed and ran all the games and stalls themselves

and with everything costing 10p, they were able to manage the money as well.

At the end of term we had our Nativity – A Miracle in Town. The teachers always do such an amazing

job with the Nativity. Having only just settled into the new school year – and school itself for the

Nursery and Reception children – they are suddenly thrust into the cut-throat world of theatre and

after only a few short weeks they are up on stage performing in front of the whole school, followed

by a performance in front of the parents. It really is one of my highlights every year.

We also finished off the year with yet another whole school performance of Rumble in the Jungle –

Miss Allison, yet again, pulled together a fabulous performance (I have told her that next year she

can sit with her feet up and I will do all the hard work, but knowing her, I very much doubt she will!)

I am delighted to announce that from September, Mrs Allison will be officially known as The Deputy

Head of Pre-Prep – a title she has well and truly earned.

We have introduced House days into the Pre-Prep – where the children split into their Houses and

rotate around different activities. One of the lovely things about House days is the fact that the

older children take the younger ones under their wing and escort them around all day, like mother

hens. It is so lovely to see.

We have introduced Parent’s Activity Mornings, the first Friday back after half term – which has

been a great opportunity to welcome you all into the classrooms and experience life in the Pre-Prep.

We have had trips to Hevingham Castle, The Panto in Ipswich, Lackford Lakes (gosh it was cold –

even one of the children commented to their mum on how cold I had been!) and a lovely warm visit to

Colchester Zoo earlier this term.

We have had a Christmas jumper day, World Book Day, the Toddle Waddle, Strawberry Tea, a

Sports Festival, Teddy Bear’s Picnic – I honestly do not know how we have fitted this all in.... but

with only one day to go, we have!

I want to finish by saying what a wonderful first year I have had at OBH – getting to know the won-

derful children and you all. I have never taught at such a friendly, open school where the parents are

so involved in their children’s education – it is wonderful. I look forward to being around a lot more

next year.

Camilla Webster

Head of Pre-Prep

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obh mail From the Sports Desk …..

Boys’ Cricket

1st XI v Langley The 1st XI finished off the season with a determined display

against a talented Langley side. Even though we lost by seven

wickets, there were still plenty of positives to end the season.

Archie Rook worked hard for his 33 at the top of the

order, while Thomas Crawshay’s unbeaten 30 helped us to a

reasonable 126 for 5 from 25 overs against highly accurate

bowling. We needed to take early wickets, and Ed Collins did

just that with some quick, straight deliveries, but their Num-

ber 3 batsman took the game away from us with a chanceless

72 not out – one of the best innings I have seen this summer.

We did take one more wicket later on when George Whitelaw

took a fine catch off Harry Bidwell’s bowling and we kept going

in the field, but it was not to be our day. This brought to an

end our string of seven successive wins – a fine achievement

from a talented team. Well done, to the whole squad for their

efforts this

season.

2nd XI v Langley Prep

It was a hot and sunny afternoon at Langley and having won the

toss we put them into bat. We started well with our four Year

8 boys putting on over 100 runs for the loss of two wickets,

Ash Rigby scoring his first ever 50 on his last attempt! Some

big blows from the middle order gave us a good total of 162;

plenty to bowl at! Two early wickets gave us the start we

needed, and from there on in Langley never looked like getting

the runs. Line and length and consistency from our bowlers

meant that the Langley boys could get the ball away and they

limped to 100 off their 20 overs. This was a good team perfor-

mance by the boys’ in some hot and sticky conditions. Well

done.

On Tuesday morning two OBH boys,

Edward Collins and Freddie De La Rue,

travelled to the National Athletics

Finals to compete for the last time

this season.

Edward Collins was in fine form, hav-

ing jumped 1.57 at Sports day and

Freddie was eager to impress, having

won the Long Jump on sports day. The

conditions were far from ideal but

Edward started well, clearing 1.45

before his first failed attempt. As

the bar got higher, the field of 12

boys, started to dwindle; leaving only

four boys jumping for the honour of

high jump champion. It was a very

tight finish with Edward clearing 1.57

and then managed to jump 1.58, which

equalled his personal best. The other

two remaining jumpers failed at 1.60,

which meant that all three had

cleared 1.58. The result went down to

a count back which placed Edward 3rd

behind two other talented jumpers.

This was a fantastic achievement and

he should he hugely proud of his

achievements this term. Freddie was

up next, and with a large field of 26

athletes, the standard was incredibly

high.

Freddie jumped well, securing three

legal jumps, the best being 3.91,

which placed him just outside the

final eight boys. This was a brilliant

experience for both these boys and

one to remember for a long time.

Having two of our children compete at

the National finals, just shows how

much our athletics programme has

developed over the years, and we look

forward to many more competing at

this level.

IAPS National Finals

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3rd XI v Brookes Cambridge

We entertained Brookes Cambridge for the last match of the

season. To make sure everybody got to bat and bowl in what was

for the Year 8 boys, their final match for OBH.

We were put into bat and although we scored steadily, wickets

fell as well. A late acceleration saw us get to 69 after our 18

overs.

Our bowling was very accurate, and our fielding was very good,

so the opposition could not really keep up with the desired run

rate. Some important wickets meant they fell short, meaning

the final match of the season ended as a victory. Well played,

boys.

Colts C Cricket V Orwell Park What an ending to a great season for the Colts C. After OBH

set a target of 295, the opposition had to bat well to reach the

total. The bowling was good throughout the game however, this

did not stop Orwell Park from finding the runs. It came down to

the last over. The opposition were ahead however, some great

fielding led to a very close run out. OBH had two balls left to

defend their total and fortunately they were able to do so.

Well done, boys on a fantastic season.

U9B Boys’ U9B v Brookes Cambridge Lost 108 – 64

The boys proudly represented OBH in the final match of the

season. There was a definite improvement in our bowling which

made it difficult for the opposition. After some wide balls we

settled into our groove. The boys backed each up when fielding

and fiercely guarded the boundary. There was some good bat-

ting with lots of single runs and a few fours, well done!

U13A v Langley Prep

The U13A's travelled to Langley on

Wednesday for their final match for

OBH. What an absolutely amazing

performance! We had a shaky start to

our batting innings but in came Claudia

Harrison and Lottie Rowland who played

themselves in incredibly well. Claudia

went on to score 62 not out! So game

on!!! OBH fielded amazingly well with

just eight players in comparison to

Langley’s 11! Unfortunately

Langley sneaked over our 142 runs with

just nine balls to go! These girls have

worked incredibly hard and have had a

fantastic and rewarding year on the

sports field. I wish them all the best

with the next chapter of their lives and

hope they continue to enjoy sport and

what sport brings.

Josh Bolt will be running tennis and

sports camps at the beginning of the

holidays at the school. These usually

prove very popular and include lots of

tennis, football and indoor sports.

Dates & Times:

Tuesday 11th July & Wednesday 12th

July 9:30 am -3.00 pm.

Cost is £25 per day and all

children from Year 3 upwards are

welcome. Please email Josh if you would

like any further

information.:

[email protected]

Girls Sport

Holiday Tennis

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U13B v Langley Prep The drive was long but the welcome was very warm indeed at Langley

Prep in Norwich. OBH won the toss and elected to field. After such

a long drive the girls were a bit sluggish in the field and missed a

few sitters but quickly got on top of their game to minimise runs in

the outfield. Sienna Wheeler and Elle Jeffery took 2 wickets in the

opening few overs. Although our wide count was higher than in

recent matches, our wicket taking was extremely effective and

Maisy Webster’s catching and stumping was excellent. Langley fin-

ished their innings with 246 runs with OBH having taken 12 wickets

during the 21 overs. After a gorgeous tea break, in the shade, OBH

set out to match their run rate and very quickly we were alongside

Langley’s runs. Once it was clear we had overtaken Langley by some

distance, OBH then just wanted to bat well and to develop their

skills and ended the innings with a run total of 349 with only a 2

wicket loss. Well done girls, it has been a truly great season with

some marvellous performances and it is clear that everyone has

developed and improved their game considerably.

U11B v Brookes Cambridge Won (Brookes Cambridge 223, OBH 252)

On a lovely sunny afternoon the U11B girls ended their season in

style with a win over Brookes Cambridge in what was a very pleasant

and enjoyable game. OBH bowled first and impressed with their ac-

curacy restricting the opposition girls to 223. All the girls bowled

well, but Shiyao Lui and Alice Romer-Lee proved most effective with

some pace and consistent line and length. The fielding was also keen

and determined too helping to keep the score down.

In reply, Jemima Banks and Annabel Ball got the innings off to a

great start with several boundaries and also some delightful cover

drives on the off side too. Nolly Mannion Miles and Alice then pro-

vided further impetus in the middle order helping to accelerate the

score and then Shiyao and Mimi Raja entertained the crowd with

some big hitting at the end.

The improvement in the standard of the girls’ cricket is very notice-

able and a real testament to the enthusiastic coaching from Mrs.

Thurlow who has guided them through the season. It is also great to

see such enthusiasm for the game from the girls too and I wish them

every success in the future.

U9A v Moreton Hall

The U9 girls welcomed Moreton

Hall last week to a very sunny

OBH. The girls had yet another

amazing game and took the win in

style! The girls have worked so

hard this term and the improve-

ment and success has been well

deserved.

U8 v Brookes Cambridge

On Wednesday the U8s travelled

away to play against a mixed U10

team at Brookes Cambridge in what

was the last Cricket fixture of the

season. They started off batting

and did so in style with the opening

pair scoring 39 runs; with Ismene

Johnson hitting a great 4 and

Hettie Brown following this with

two 4s and a fantastic 6. The team

continued in this strong fashion

and finished their batting

innings on 278. They went onto

field well, despite struggling a

little with the bowling. The end

result was a win by 12 runs and a

fantastic way to finish the season.

Well played girls.

U9 girls

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As another school year comes to an end, I would like to thank everyone involved in the wider OBH

community for their efforts and support of the school over the last ten months. An enormous

amount has been achieved (more of this in my speech tomorrow – no spoilers!). We have happy and

enthused children who are performing at a consistently high level, both inside and outside of the

classroom.

The school has evolved considerably over recent years, and whilst there are always things to improve,

it now offers an outstanding education to all of its pupils. What is needed now is a period of

stability, to have confidence that what we do, we do well, and offer a consistent approach in the

future. The timetable, the structure of the day, the curriculum itself and the staff delivering it

need to be consistent over the coming years, so that every child and parent knows what to expect at

each stage.

I will say more tomorrow about the staff who are leaving us this summer, but I would like to express

my sincerest thanks to them all for their work here.

Andrew and Maxine Baker have not been with us long but they have both made a profound impact on

the life of the school. Andrew has worked tirelessly to both support me and keep the day-to-day

running of the school ticking over efficiently. He is an outstanding schoolmaster who will offer much

to Highfield as a Housemaster and Head of Science.

Colin Campbell has retired many times, but his enthusiasm and dedication keep bringing him back into

the classroom—thankfully for us. The French department at OBH has been turned around during his

time with us. We very much look forward to keeping in touch with him in his role as an international

tutor and guardian.

Alison de Silva (and family) will also be greatly missed, but we wish them all well on their exciting

move to Sri Lanka.

Helen Hibbert has done more than most over the last three years to keep our girls happy and loving

their boarding lives. Along with Jen Miller they have done a sterling job – if you do not know how

much the girls love boarding – ask them! Helen may be moving to London but we know the girls will

find her somehow. Jen, of course, is staying with us and the Girls’ Boarding House loss, is the maths

department’s gain! I would like to thank Jen for all of her hard work, care and love that she has put

into the House over the last two years. I know that she will continue to be a strong influence over

our older girls.

I would also like to wish Lauren Piggott the very best of luck in her new post and thank her for all

she has done in Pre-Prep this year.

Finally, we all wish Laura Keeling well as she takes some time off before her twins arrive in the

autumn.

I very much look forward to welcoming you all to Speech Day tomorrow but if I do not get a chance

to speak to you personally please have a wonderful summer.

Very best wishes,

Tom O’Sullivan

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