Bronte

School
Headmasters Newsletter 94
24 th February 2017

Year 5 Dodge Ball Competition

New Year 6 Cloakroom; new Music Roomsand a
new Office On Wednesday a team from Bronte entered the Take Pride
Building works to establish the new Year 6 cloakroom Partnership Dodgeball Competition. The team comprised
of Verity, Nandini, Keeva, Bonnie, Jamal, Frank, Joseph,
have now been completed, and the area will be ready
for use on Monday. Designed just for Year 6, there is Ayomikun, Ben and Jude. 20 schools entered and 200
plenty of space..though Year 6 children will have to children took part. After the first round Bronte were
run the gauntlet of being next to the Deputy Heads placed in the Silver group where they played 4 games and
won 4 games, 4-1, 6-0, 3-0 and 5-3. The team victoriously
office!
brought home the Silver Trophy. Well done to everyone
That office is also new, and is in the former music for an excellent afternoon.
practice room. Music is now based in the original Year
5/6 cloakroom. As well as the practice area, there is a
walk-in music instrument store, and I am sure the new
area will serve most admirably future Bronte music.

Mr Hardwick, our new Deputy Head, who is visiting the

school next Wednesday, 1st March, moves into his
new office on his assumption of the role next term.

Junior Choir St Georges Church

On the first day back after half term, some members of
the Upper School choir attended a special service at St.
George's Church in Gravesend. The service had the
theme of 'peace and reconciliation' in honour of the
work of Pocahontas who died in Gravesend 400 years
ago. The choir sang two songs, 'Something inside so
strong,' by Labi Siffre and 'Let there be peace on Earth,'
by Sy Miller and Jill Jackson. There were four other
school choirs who also performed various different
songs. Our choir sang very well indeed and they can be
very proud of themselves for performing so
professionally. Huge thanks must go to Mrs Kitsell for
her help and Mr Scarf for accompanying us.

Pancake Races; Bronte Friends Quiz Night

A reminder about next weeks celebration of the medieval
tradition marking Shrove Tuesday and the start of Lent on
Ash Wednesday. sorry that this year programming has
meant that its had to be Shrove Monday for Bronte. Class
teachers will brief everyone: you need to bring a frying pan
and an apron.

All parents welcome. Please gather at the tennis courts,

suitably wrapped up of course, shortly before the event
starts at 2.30pm, on Monday!

Tables are pretty much booked up now for next Fridays

(3rd March) Quiz Night, but theres still time to book as an
individual or probably to arrange an extra table if needs
beshould be fun.
 continued

Looking Ahead

Week 8

Mon 27 th Feb SAT Assessment Week (Years 1 - 6)

- Fri 3 rd Mar

Mon 27 th Feb Pancakes Races, celebrating Shrove

Tuesday (28th February) (2.30pm,
tennis courts)*

Tues 28 th Feb Years 3 and 4: swimming assessments

Thurs 2 nd Mar World Book Day events

Fri 3 rd Mar Bronte Friends Quiz Night (7.00pm,

School Hall)*

Week 9

Wed 8 th Mar French Day (Continental breakfast

served from 8.00am in School Hall;
Gallic dress commended for all!)

Thur 9 th Mar Year 2: class assembly (9.00am, School

Hall)*

Fri 10 th Mar Kindergarten, reception and Year 1:

Mobile Farm Experience (within school
day)

* all welcome