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THE ABBOTTONIAN
2014
LETTER FOUND UNDER THE FLOORBOARDS SOME YEARS AGO
November 22nd, 1940
4, St. Helen`s Green,
Harwich,
Dearest Jim,
Many thanks for your nice interesting letter. I bet you all enjoyed the lecture on deep-sea diving.
I would love to be able to see the play, darling. I bet you will make a nice girl. I always said you ought to
have been my daughter! Is it fun rehearsing?
I went to London on Monday and returned Tuesday about 6 o`clock. When I got back there was a message
waiting for me from Mrs. Watson since 2 o`clock, asking me to go to the quay and help her take all the old
clothes I could spare, as the `Terakuni Maru` (a ship Uncle Charles has travelled on) has been mined and
sunk just off this shore and they were bringing in the survivors. Of course, I rushed off at once but was too
late. They had all been given food and hot drinks and dry clothes and had gone up to London.
We sat down for an evening chat with the Watsons. At 9.15 there were two most terrible explosions.
One of our own destroyers* struck a mine only about 100 yards from the harbour mouth. They brought
in about 140 survivors and Daddy and I stayed all night and helped. We gave them hot tea and soup and
biscuits. They were practically naked, just wrapped round in old blankets or any old thing and covered
in black oil and shivering cold. We put them in dry clothes but we had only got women`s clothes for them
except two young lads I helped into some clothes of yours and David`s. We gave them hot tea and soup and
biscuits. One has got a pair of your shoes and a Sompting Abbotts flannel shirt and your old flannel coat.
It was a tight fit but better than nothing.
Some were badly injured and 25 have gone down
with the ship. It was a terrible thing and my heart ached
for those poor men. They were so brave; they joked and
laughed at one another because the looked so funny in
women`s clothes. The state they arrived in was pitiful
and their poor bare feet were blue with cold. We only
had a few pairs of shoes to give out so most had to
remain bare footed. There were about four doctors
working on those that were badly smashed up.
During this past week about 500 survivors from
sunk vessels have been brought in to Harwich and
given any clothes and drinks and food and care and
attention, not a bad effort. The clothes question is
the most difficult. I have written to several friends
and asked them to send us all the old clothes that
they can spare so that we have a good store of
warm dry things in case of emergency.
Well darling, I look forward so much to hearing how
the play progresses. I bet you all enjoy doing it.
Heaps of love from Daddy.
From you loving Mother
Hope you got the skates safely.
I sent them from the flat.
* Destroyer was H.M.S. Gypsy
EDITORIAL
We have been delighted to welcome new pupils and staff into our school
community and have greatly enjoyed the “buzz” from events where parents and
children have participated. The Hallowe’en party for the Pre-Prep, the Christmas
Fayre and the Summer Fête have all been fantastic occasions and we sincerely
thank all involved with SAPA for making them happen.
We have had great pleasure in showing our excellent school at our Open Evenings and
Open Morning in the Spring and Summer Terms.
We have enjoyed watching the children hold their own in competitive sports fixtures
and look forward to more next year - I shall be coaching the Under 9 boys!
Our School Production, “Wind in the Willows” was an absolute “smash hit”, directed by
Mrs. Stuart, with superb sets by Mrs. Strachan and costumes by Mrs. Norman. The
children’s acting was sublime and everybody loved the show.
Our children have again performed very well at CE and Scholarship Level; all our
Brighton Candidates gaining entry to this competitive Senior School, with Charlotte
Seare awarded a Music Exhibition, and Rebecca Spence an Academic Award and an
Art Scholarship to Lancing College, in addition, Harry Fisher was given a Headmaster’s
award from Lancing.
This year Mrs. Strachan led a trip to Cornwall (a Sompting first) with the Year 8s,
supported by Miss Scale and Mr. Buckingham. Outdoor theatre, surfing, swimming,
rock-climbing and all-round fabulous entertainment was enjoyed by all. We hope to
repeat this trip again. This year at the Fete, Mrs Patterson and Mr. Mac organized a fun
run I participated but was shown up by Dr. Sarah Honess and the fathers who easily
outran me! Next year, perhaps I’ll be fitter (and I hope to see more of you there)!
Many of our staff have taken the children on trips, which you will read about in this
magazine. I thank the teachers for arranging these and I am delighted to hear, as always,
the children’s reactions and memories of their adventures on returning.
I also thank Mrs Siriol Seabrook who is retiring after many inspirational years as our
French teacher. I have been privileged to work with her for nine years; her teaching has
been superb and she has focused continuously on facilitating and supporting students
with a love of language and a talent for helping children to achieve great results. Her
French department has become a by-word for excellence. Siriol is also a very good
friend and colleague to us all; quick-witted, pun-loving and generous, and always going
the extra mile for staff and children. We will all miss her and we wish Siriol and her
husband Roy all the best, though we are sure we will see them soon; Siriol has helped
me welcome our new teacher, Monsieur Stephane Cauley, who will be starting in
September and I’m sure she will continue to liaise with him.
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Mrs Gill Mastrangelo for all she has
done for us this year, and to welcome Mrs Paula Wheeler who will be Maths and IT Coordinator from this September.
Finally, on the Science Museum trip to London with Miss Scale and Years 7 and 8,
many adults complimented the children on their manners and their smart appearance
– which makes us feel proud.
We all look forward to seeing you in September.
Stuart Douch
CONTENTS
Pre Preparatory . . . . . . 4-9
Visits & Activities . 16-17
Geography . . . . . . . . . . 10
Cornwall . . . . . . . . 18-19
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Summer Camp . . . . . . . 20
French . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Games . . . . . . . . . . 21-24
School Play . . . . . . . . . 13
Sports Day . . . . . . . . . . 25
Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Achievements . . . . . 26-27
Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Editorial
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PRE PREPARATORY
It is hard to believe that another year has flown by in the Pre-Prep.
When I think back to the first assembly in September I remember many slightly
nervous faces, shiny new shoes, pristine uniforms and excited anticipation. It
is wonderful to see how the children have gained in confidence and achieved
so much in one academic year. PP4 pupils have been a great example to
the younger children and are now ready for the exciting challenges of Main
School. All pupils have learnt a great deal in their current classes and will be
ready for the next step in their journey at Sompting Abbotts. We expect a
lot from our very young boys and girls and they always rise to the challenge.
Highlights of the year have included the trips to Home Farm, Hove Lagoon,
and the library in Broadwater. The Rainbow Theatre Company enthralled
and entertained a captivated audience. Our themed celebration days and
fundraising events were a great success and all the performances to parents
were rehearsed to perfection.
The Summer Term topic of ‘Minibeasts’ provided many brilliant memories and
learning opportunities. Who would have thought that all things that creep
and crawl would stimulate young minds in terms of language, artwork, music,
ICT and scientific discovery? The visit to Woods Mill was very rewarding and
made even more enjoyable by the glorious sunshine. Staff there engaged with
all groups superbly; we were singing the insect song ‘Head, Thorax, Abdomen,
Abdomen’ (to the tune of ‘Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes’) for many weeks
afterwards. The Painted Lady butterflies were released on a warm day in
June, both pupils and staff had marvelled at the speedy growth of the tiny
caterpillars into rather large, hairy eating machines. We watched with interest
at their metamorphosis into spiky pupa from which the beautiful insects
emerged. Snails, spiders, ladybirds, bees and dragonflies have been presented
through the children’s art; their poems, stories and fact files have been written
with care and imagination. The Pre-Prep has positively buzzed with energy!
We are lucky to have subject specialists of the highest standard in the PrePrep. Mrs. Williamson works tirelessly to encourage musical talent and she
continues to get the most amazing results from the children, whether singing
or playing their individual instruments. She often uses this love of music to
enhance her French lessons too. Mr Mac’s energy and enthusiasm inspires the
pupils to do their very best during games and PE. The standard of art achieved
by PP4 with Mrs. Strachan is extremely high; they relish their visits to the
Art Room and enjoy their uninterrupted time of pure creativity.
We bid a sad farewell to Mrs.Ali Denning who is leaving us to help others; she
will put her qualifications in dyslexia support to good use. We will miss her
calm, kind efficiency. I am so grateful to all staff; they work diligently to make
the Old Stables such a busy, happy environment, it is their talents alongside
the enthusiasm of the children that makes the Pre-Prep hum!
Kate O’Neill
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MUSIC
I am writing this on the “morning after the night before”….
A delightful evening of music for our final concert of the year.
The music ranged from Pachelbel to Pirates of the Caribbean;
from Baroque to Rock ‘n Roll; Vivaldi, Handel, Bach, Beethoven
through to film music with plenty of folk music in between.
The Choir, Orchestra, Chamber Group, Flute Group and Recorder
Group were interspersed with 32 solo items of assured, varied
and beautiful playing on violin, cello, flute, clarinet, saxophone,
drum kit, recorder and piano (16 solos!). A strong tradition of
high-standard music has been built up at Sompting Abbotts over
31 years and last night was a culmination of all the work that has
been done, both in and out of the classroom over the past year. We
have some excellent visiting music staff and much commitment
to early-morning, break-time and after-school rehearsals.
GEOGRAPHY
YEAR 8 GEOGRAPHY FIELDTRIP TO SHOREHAM BEACH
YEAR SEVEN MICROCLIMATES FIELD WORK
CAROL SERVICE
On a cold and windy Monday afternoon in October Year 8
braved the elements and headed out for a very successful day of
Geography fieldwork on Shoreham Beach in front of Shoreham
Power station. We set out to coincide with low tide, armed with
our quadrats and measuring equipment to assess the pebble size
and roundness on the beach as we transcended it in 3 different
areas. We were also gauging how effected the beach is by the
process of Longshore drift, and looking for evidence of coastal
management strategies in the area.
At the beginning of the Summer Term, UV were able to take advantage of a
beautiful day in our ‘outdoor classroom’ and conduct a microclimates field
work study in the grounds of our school. The two different groups of pupils
themselves decided on eight contrasting sites where they believed they would
find differing temperatures, wind speeds and wind directions. They looked to
places like the woods where there was a lot of shade and near the pond where
the water may affect the climate, and then measured out in open areas such
as the terrace.
Mr Mac in the back row of the basses! The parents’ choir sang with the children
for carols with the choir enhancing the overall effect. I hope that it may
continue in future years.
The pupils conducted themselves wonderfully, getting stuck into the fieldwork
and behaving perfectly. They even managed to resist the temptation of going
for a quick dip in the sea! They showed great interest and enthusiasm in the
work, and we all had a very enjoyable and productive afternoon!
SHOREHAM POWER STATION
On Monday 3rd February, Year 6 and Year 8 set off to visit Shoreham Power
Station where we were given some inside information on how our energy is
produced. Both year groups in turn were given a very interesting talk providing
us with some history about the power station and an insight into its inner
workings. We were all very surprised to find out that the entire power station
can be managed by just two people! Our talk also included some potentially
life saving information on using energy safely, there are evidently hidden
dangers everywhere. Alternately each year group then donned their hard
hats and safety goggles and were taken on a tour of the power station which
enabled us to get a real life picture of the process behind the energy that
powers our homes and keeps our electronic devices going! All in all we came
away a lot more knowledgeable on the subject of energy and had a very
enjoyable morning .
It was a glorious sunny day so the results
of the investigation were very varied
and interesting. The pupils conducted
themselves with maturity, enjoying using
the thermometers and anemometers to
record their results.
We all felt very lucky to be able to conduct this very interesting field work
investigation right on our own doorstep!
YEAR 5 FIELD TRIP TO BRIGHTON BEACH
On a very bright and beautifully sunny Wednesday in June, Year 5, Mr Mac and
I set off to Brighton beach to witness firsthand some of the things we had been
learning about in our ‘Coastal Environments’ topic this term in Geography.
Once we arrived the pupils set about doing some land use mapping to show
how businesses catering for tourism have taken over the beach promenade.
They then displayed some excellent field work skills down on the beach to
the west of Brighton pier. They surveyed pebbles, measured the beach,
completed field sketches and beach profile sketches. The pupils also made
some excellent observations about coastal management and pollution in the
area. The pinnacle of the beach activities was the beach sculpture competition.
It was a close run thing, but Mr Mac’s pebble fish was a tough one to beat.
We rounded off an excellent morning of fieldwork with an ice cream served
by a local celebrity. Our friendly café owner had run with the Olympic torch
for the London 2012 games, and we were all able to take turns holding it for
a photo opportunity! We had a fantastic morning at the beach, and all were
enthusiastic and brilliantly behaved!
Outreach: Mr Mac was in the spotlight again when we took his class, Year 5
children to sing carols for residents of Rectory Farm Nursing Home in Sompting.
SCHOOL PLAY – WIND IN THE WILLOWS
More will be written about the Play elsewhere in the magazine, but I would
like to mention the lovely music that was performed in the Play with some
excellent solo singing from Henry Mason and Oliver Brazier and choruses from
Year 5 who were successful in singing in 3 parts for some of the songs. Our
excellent resident drummer, David Maloney was brilliant at keeping the show
on the road!
TEATIME CONCERT
The annual Teatime Concert which takes place at the end of February is a
showcase of talent from the whole school. Every child studying an instrument
is encouraged to perform at this concert and I was pleased with the high
standard of playing on this occasion.
Other events this year were the usual orchestra performances at the annual
Strawberry Tea in the Rose Garden, complete with clothes’ pegs and bulldog
clips; the Jazz Day in September at Brighton College with some outstanding
participation from our brass and woodwind players, the Windband Festival
and String Day at Lancing College in October and finally the Chorister
Experience at Lancing College which saw the whole of Year 4 singing with
the Chapel Choir in the Crypt for Evensong including a superb performance
of César Franck’s “Panis Angelicus”. I was close to tears as were many of the
parents seeing our pupils in full choir in surplices singing like angels!
And finally …
Last but not least, mention must be made of our outstanding Sixth Form
musician, Charlotte Seare who gained a much sought-after Exhibition to
Brighton College. In one term, Charlotte has made a huge amount of progress,
from an above-average recorder player (knowing about 8 notes to playing
Grade 5 music, guided by our new Flute teacher, Dominic Smith).
Annette Williamson
Kathryn McKinnon
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Geography
Geography
Music
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SCHOOL PLAY
FRENCH
FORMER PUPIL RETURNS TO TEACH FRENCH
AT SOMPTING ABBOTTS
At the end of October, I was very kindly given the opportunity to come back
to Sompting Abbotts for the day to teach French to all year groups. My topic
was Halloween and after going through new vocabulary, I introduced a song
about Halloween with a catchy tune and by the end of the lesson had pupils
singing away which I found was a good way of learning vocabulary in a short
time.
I really loved every minute of being back at Sompting with so many good
memories and it really felt like coming back home. I was slightly nervous
about teaching my previous peer group, Year 8, but it was fine and it was
lovely to see everyone again. I was also fortunate enough to present my
lesson to Mrs Patterson’s Year 4 French group and I helped organise the party
which everyone very much enjoyed. I had to write a simple outline lesson
plan and Mrs Seabrook wrote an evaluation for my work experience file. I
was so grateful to Mrs Sinclair and the staff for welcoming me back and I look
forward to coming to teach again.
Alice Campion Year 8 1.11.2013
“LA BATAILLE D’HASTINGS”
“We have been working hard on a play which we performed in assembly
to coincide with the anniversary of the Battle of Hastings and which also
tied in with our history project about the Norman Conquest. I played the
part of Harold Godwinson, a powerful earl of England and a warrior. Mme
Seabrook projected appropriate scenes from the Bayeux Tapestry as the
play progressed. I really enjoyed acting the role of Harold because I had
to perform a dramatic sword fight, coached by Mr Davis, with William the
Conqueror played by Archie. Luckily the fight went according to plan on
the day. I also had fun acting the dramatic death of Harold when he got a
“flèche dans l’œil”. Matthew Glover
“I enjoyed playing the role of the narrator in the Year 7 production of “La
Bataille d’Hastings”. It was fun practising with the other members of the cast
especially when Mr Davis coached us in fighting with swords, and hunting
for suitable clothing in Mme Seabrook’s dressing up box. I am much more
confident about speaking French now.” Seb Linfield
THE WIND IN THE WILOWS
« BON APPÉTIT ! »
As a new venture, Mme Williamson organised a goûter à la français for all
of Year 8 to a French café «Chez Joël» in Steyning. Accompanied by Mme
Seabrook with Mr David gallantly offering to drive the minibus and rustle up
his rusty French, we arrived at the café to be greeted by staff speaking en
français. We, in turn, had to order our food and drink in French. We tucked in
to croissants, pain au chocolat, and marron glacé washed down with chocolat
chaud topped with chamallow. C’était vraiment délicieux. It was a really fun
way to practise our French and we all enjoyed it. What with the French street
plaques on the wall and spoken French, it made us feel a bit like we were back
in France.
Henry Mason – VI
LOCHRIE/YEAR 5
The members of Year, 5 including me made “crêpes” with Mme Seabrook to
celebrate the festival of “Mardi Gras”. It was great fun and the class paired
up so that we could all have a go at hands-on. After adding two eggs to the
plain flour, we carefully poured in the milk being careful to mix “la pâte” to
avoid lumps forming. We ladled the mixture carefully into the middle of
“la crêpière” and spread it out with “un râteau à crêpes”, flipping over the
pancakes carefully with a large wooden spatula. Molly and I decided to
try and make the biggest pancake that would fit on “la crêpière” and it was
amazingly yummy! We then added our toppings and Amy brought in a tin
of squirty whipped cream. There was an incredible range of shapes and sizes
and one pair managed to make a pancake in the shape of England. Some
were rather messy as they perfected their “spreading” technique but in the
end they all tasted the same. We did have fun and look forward to our next
French cooking experience.
The fun continued with a week-long competition to find the school’s
champion pancake flipper. In the end, Molly Dawson-Cantelo (Year 5) was
the second time school champion of this feat, closely followed by Simon Frost
(Year 8i)
Grace Lochrie – UIV
“I thought the play was great fun. Archie, Georgie and Matthew were
brilliant and Leah arrived on scene after only being at the school a week.”
Toby Lochrie
“My favourite bit in the play was when Archie (Guillaume, le Conquérant)
and Matthew (Harold) were playing the Viking game and Archie really
hammed it up. The only minor hitch was because Bishop Odo (Mr Davis)
was ill, Madame had to sing his chant and just at that moment, Archie
launched into his opening line!” Georgie Baboulene
Georgie Baboulene
LA PETITE FRANCE 2014
After weeks of preparing for La Petite France, the day had finally arrived.
We had all worked very hard on our French, putting together our costumes
and of course, making the food. Among the guests was our new French
teacher for next year who kindly joined us for the event. The assembly hall
was completely transformed into a French village with passport control,
the mayor’s office, bank, post office, bakery and finally the café “Escargot”.
PP4 all had French passports which they had to get stamped at each shop
manned by Year 5, after asking for appropriate items in French. I loved the
crêpes made by Mr. Seabrook and the homemade cakes and I visited those
shops more than once! I volunteered to be the photographer for this event
and had been allowed to borrow my Dad’s camera and played the part of
a tourist and took lots of photos of the event. At the end we all sang and
danced to two traditional French songs. It was a lovely way to spend the
afternoon in our own little bit of France.
David Maloney – Yr.5
THE SCHOLARS’ REVISION MORNING
This year’s Scholarship group, joined by a high-achieving CE pupil, were
invited to a revision morning during the Easter holidays run by Mme
Seabrook, Mr Cauley, Mme Williamson and ably-assisted by Mr Seabrook.
With Mme Seabrook we mulled over the wonderfully mind-boggling subject
that is… seven verb tenses in readiness for our final scholarship exams in May
and Mr Cauley’s challenging oral interview.
Afterwards, we each prepared a delicious dish using French recipes and after
laying the table and putting on some French café music, we all sat down
to enjoy the fruits of our labour, especially the tasty crêpe-making, whilst
speaking in French.
John Norman - Head Boy - Year 8ii
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Geography
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Play
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BEAULIEU
Year 7 spent a fascinating day at Beaulieu exploring the huge collection of
cars. We had a tour of the museum and learnt about the history of motoring.
We then enjoyed a ride in a lovely old car. Students took part in a construction
workshop and had to think about the issues involved in making and racing a
gravity car.
This was the starting point for their project to build a go-kart. The car is still
under construction and the project will continue as a lunchtime club next year!
This year’s Annual Schools Exhibition was the largest and thanks to a partnership
with the South Downs National Park and Learning Through Landscapes schools
across Hampshire, West and East Sussex were able to engage in unique cultural
and outdoor learning opportunities. The exhibition at Towner included works by
Harold Mockford, Jem Southam, Eric Ravilious, Louisa Catherine Paris and Alfred
Fitzwalter Grace alongside our young people’s and schools’ artworks to give a
multitude of perspectives on the inspiring landscape that surrounds us.
ART
I thoroughly enjoyed looking at all the entries for the poster competition “In the
year 2114…”. Entries will be sent off to the National Science and Engineering
Week team in the next few days. I am most impressed with the eggs painted
as famous scientists. Entries included Albert Einstein, Alexander Graham Bell,
Dmitri Mendeleev and one of me! The paper aeroplane competition was
a huge success and the winning distance flier was made by Frankie Phillips
in Year 3. The senior Science quiz was great fun and there were only three
points separating the top three teams. The winners were Aaron McCreanney
and Charlotte Seare. During lessons we had fun constructing towers out of
spaghetti with a marshmallow balanced on top. The tallest tower was put
together by Sebastian Linfield and Archie Eady-Gurr- well done boys!
Clay is a very popular medium with all age groups, and we do lots of artwork
with air-drying clay. Year 5 students all said that they would love to throw a
pot, so, I invited ceramicist Jane Skelton to bring her wheel in for an afternoon.
Jane worked with the students hand building small bowls and figures. Then
each student used the wheel to throw a pot. It is an unpredictable and very
tactile process, but everybody successfully made a small bowl. Jane had
brought a selection of coloured slips with her, which the children were able
to use to add colour to their pots. Their creations were carefully packed away
and Jane took them to her studio to glaze and fire in her kiln. When they were
delivered two weeks later we were all really impressed by the quality of the
finished bowls.
Plans for this year`s parade
are already under way for the
6th December. I am hopeful
that many more Pre Prep
parents and children will be
able to attend lantern making
workshops and take part in this
lovely event.
Years 3 and 4 visited Petworth
to explore Greek Mythology and
visit the collection of Greek and
Roman sculptures. The students
took part in a wonderful drama
workshop acting out the story
of Prometheus. A lovely picnic
lunch in the grounds and an
afternoon making clay tiles
provided a wonderful start to
their project on mythological
creatures.
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Art
SCIENCE WEEK 2014
I would like to say a big thank you to all those children who put so
much time and effort into the entries for the competitions that
took place in Science Week.
We have a lovely well-equipped Art Room at Sompting Abbotts,
where the children are able to explore many different visual art
forms.
On December 7th a very small but committed group of Pre Prep parents
and children braved the elements and took part in the first ever Adur Sea of
Lights Parade. They all carried lanterns and our Sompting Abbotts glowing
jellyfish umbrella! The photographs from the event were beautiful and it was
a lovely way to connect with
our community and celebrate
Christmas with the children.
SCIENCE
Claire Scale
SCIENCE MUSEUM
WOODS MILL
In May Mr Buckingham and I took a joint Year 5 and 6 trip to Woods Mill
nature reserve. Despite the heavy showers we had a wonderful day outside
studying habitats. Work carried out links directly to the Year 6 syllabus where
we study the pond habitat in detail. The children enjoyed pond dipping and
stream dipping (in waders- great fun!) and comparing the life in the two
habitats. Environmental factors such as pH and temperature were measured.
The children were then given the opportunity to identify and study the animals
through microscopes and take photographs. In the afternoon we walked
through the nature reserve learning more about the species of trees present
and conservation in the reserve.
Claire Scale
On 24th June Years 7 and 8 caught the train to London to visit the Science
Museum.
Year 5 and 6 students from Sompting Abbotts participated in this project by
engaging with the South Downs landscape through visits to Ditchling Museum
and The Towner. In response they made a large 3 dimensional textile landscape.
They looked at Ravilious painting of Cuckmere Haven and made collages and
drawings based on it. They dyed fabrics in the colours they had seen on the
downs. Inspired by the traditional crafts seen at Ditchling museum, they
shredded the fabric and the drawings and collages and wove them back into
their 3D landscape.
ART SCHOLARSHIP
Matthew Moloney, Simon Frost and Rebecca Spence worked with great
commitment to achieve excellence in their art work. They all attended many
extra art lessons and gave up Saturday morning lie-ins to work very hard to
produce art portfolios that demonstrated ability beyond their years! In their
own time they visited art galleries and worked hard during holidays to produce
wonderful personal projects. Art scholarships can be very competitive, and I am
very proud of all their achievements. Congratulations go to Rebecca Spence
who gained an Art Scholarship to Lancing College.
When we arrived we visited the IMAX 3D cinema and saw a film called “Hidden
Universe”. The IMAX was the height of four double-decker buses on top of each
other. It was so interesting; it felt like we were in outer space surrounded by
galaxies of stars.
We also went to see “The Supercool Show” in the Science Museum theatre
which was all about temperature. The scientist used liquid nitrogen and boiling
water to see the effect it had on different materials like plasticene which was
very malleable in hot water but very brittle in liquid nitrogen. Miss Scale and
Mr Douch had to dance around like gas particles which was quite embarrassing
but very funny!
My favourite part of the day was when we went to Launchpad where there are
lots of fun and interactive things to do. There was a shadow catcher, an arched
bridge to build and activities demonstrating energy transfer. At the end a few
of us went on a typhoon flight simulator which was very exciting. We all had
a brilliant day.
Harry Fisher and Charlotte Seare - VI
Sarah Strachan
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NEWS,VISITS & ACTIVITIES
MY HINDU EXPERIENCE
Our class, Mrs. Patterson and Mrs Harrington went to a Hindu Temple in
Crawley. When we went in we had to take our shoes off. In the main hall we
saw a selection of Hindu god statues. On one side of the wall there was a
Gonesh and on the other was Hanerman, in the middle there were four gods:
Taburka, Rama, Vishnu and Krishna.
Then we had a Hindu prayer, and we started clapping. People on both sides
of the wall rang bells as a blessing to the gods. Next, our hosts came around
with apples and bananas, we could take some if we wanted, but it wasn`t
compulsory. We kept clapping. Later on a man came round with some orange
paste to put on our foreheads, that wasn`t compulsory either, then we
finished with a prayer.
After that we had a small break and did some yoga. We had to relax and
breath slowly, then stretch as tall as we could and then as low as possible,
balance on one leg and stretch up tall. We said goodbye and went to Horsham
to have lunch.
Oliver Knight - Yr.4
wanted to do and from the type of person we intended to be? He told us
of how a mistake led to Alfred Nobel reading his own obituary where he
was described as the ’merchant of death’. As a result he changed direction,
established the Nobel Prizes foremost among which is the Peace Prize. Steve
wanted all the young people there to think about what their values were,
how they could make a difference to the lives of other people and to believe
that they could be leaders, starting now. I very much look forward to hearing
about what our Sompting delegates and those who heard about the talk later
through assembly will do. Watch this space.
Felicity Harrington
THE FALLEN EAGLE
A leap of flame, a
gush of smoke, the
plane is going to fall
and choke.
TREVOR TURRELL
END OF TERM TREAT
Trevor Turrell retired at Easter after thirteen years of extremely reliable service.
He has been versatile, a great help to all of the departments, specializing in
making amazing props for the annual drama productions! A good friend of
the school, we wish him well.
End of term treat to the home of the Seagulls!
Like an eagle with a
broken wing, the plane
screams and hisses.
VALUES FOR LIFE
A group of Sixth Formers were lucky enough in November to go to listen to
Steve Chalke.
I first became aware of him as the founder of Stop the Traffik, which aims
to combat the trading of people, both adults and children, as commodities.
Human trafficking has now surpassed the illegal drug’s trade as the most
lucrative illicit industry. Drugs can be used only once, humans again and
again. As a great lover of chocolate, I was horrified to discover the extent of
child slavery in the production of cocoa beans and was delighted that there
was a campaign that I could participate in. Subsequent to the efforts of this
campaign, the major chocolate brands felt compelled to move at least some
of their production to fairly traded ingredients and so favourite bars can be
eaten with a clear conscience – at least as far as the ethics is concerned.
(We won’t mention the calories.) PHSE lessons and school assemblies have
followed the progress of Fair Trade here.
Steve Chalke shared the story of how he made up his mind as a youth of
only fourteen about some of the goals he wished to achieve. His story was a
huge encouragement to all those who heard him. His message was expressed
through a thought provoking question: are we being the best version of
ourselves or are we sleep walking through life, ending up far from what we
At the end of term Mr Mac and I took 16 children to the Amex stadium for a
tour. The stadium is truly magnificent and well worth a visit. Highlights of the
tour included climbing to the highest point in the stadium and taking some
photographs, exploring the contrasting home and away changing rooms and
running out of the tunnel to the edge of the pitch. Some of the children are
already big Seagull fans but after this tour I feel a few more (including me) will
be visiting the stadium on a match day.
Claire Scale
MACBETH ASSEMBLY
As it falls from thin
air to thin ice, the
plane came down with
an horrific eruption,
the ammunition stopped
and the eagle had
fallen.
On Monday 23rd March Yr. 5 presented a play based on `Macbeth` in
Assembly that lasted for three mornings. It was an extremely successful
challenge. At first I, and probably most of the class, were very nervous. The
main characters were the three witches who were played by David Maloney,
Max Rider and Jemyma Dawson-Cantelo. Banquo was played by Jonny
Snelson (who also played Malcolm), the narrator was Toby Anderson, Lady
Macbeth was played by Amy Clark-Davis, Macduff was played by Ted Thomas
and I played Macbeth.
The best part of the play was on the third day, Wednesday. I liked it because
I had a very big speech to deliver, I was tremendously anxious about it, but
when the time came I wasn’t scared at all and before I knew it, I had finished.
I was very relieved when I had finished.
Matthew Moloney
In the end I got my head cut off in a battle, by Macduff. Overall I hoped
everyone enjoyed it.
MR MAC
Jack Stone – Yr.5
Congratulations to Mr Mac who married Jenny on 26th July at St. Mary`s,
Sompting and had the reception at Sompting Abbotts.
SIRIOL SEABROOK
Siriol Seabrook has been my friend and colleague for nineteen years.
Her pupils were taught not only how to speak and write correct French but
were inspired and enthused by the language, customs and culture of France.
We fondly recall those pancake games, and ‘boules’, the ‘bûche de Noël” at
Christmas, the hilarious games of ‘Twister’ as well as the great delight brought
by the many bespoke French plays, so brilliantly translated by Siriol, including
‘Goldilocks’, ‘Snow White’ and ‘The Three Little Pigs’, along with the wonderful
trips to France where pupils were imbued with her effusiveness for the country
and her vast historical knowledge. Such a legacy.
We will all miss her presence, her contributions to the Choir and her boundless
energy, hard work and interest in her subject and in the life of the school.
Thank you Madame Seabrook and ‘Bon Voyage’!
Annette Williamson
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News, Visits & Activities
News, Visits & Activities
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CORNWALL JUNE 2014
At the beginning of June, Year 8 students participated in a 5 day
trip to Cornwall.
We were very fortunate with the weather and the waves and only got rained
on once. The students had two mornings of surf lessons and by the end
everybody was able to stand up and ride in on a wave! In St Ives we visited the
Barbara Hepworth Museum and took part in a sculpture workshop.
On our day off from surfing we went to the Eden project. As well as exploring
the Biomes and gardens, the children went on the longest and fastest zip wire
in England. They hurtled the full length of the site, over the Biomes, reaching
speeds of 30 mph!
On our last night we visited the Minack Theatre. It is a magical venue carved
into the cliffs, at Porth Curno, at the very end of the country. The actors were
upstaged by a pod of dolphins doing their own show, surfing and playing in
the waves behind the stage!
The trip was organised to celebrate the end of a year of hard work and exams
for the students. It was wonderful to see the them enjoying free time, whether
it was playing in the sea; having an extra surf session; throwing around a
Frisbee, shopping in Superdry or digging a massive hole! They all earned it!
Thanks go to Miss Scale and Mr Buckingham for accompanying the trip, but
mostly to Year 8 who all threw themselves into everything with a positive
attitude.
Sarah Strachan
CORNISH MEMORIES
“On arrival we met the owner Tom and his dog Flash, he was a very friendly
dog! The first night we played in a big field with Harry’s Nerf whistler and
went to Porthleven beach until a storm hit!”
Henry Mason
“The day after we arrived we went down to Gwithian Beach to learn how to
surf. It was really good fun and we shared a lot of laughs when people did
spectacular falls. We then went to the Jam Pot café for lunch. I ate a lot and
it was very tasty.”
Harry Fisher
“If there is one thing I can say when eating ice cream at the beach it is not to
stray from the group, as some found out the hard way. They were worryingly
mauled by seagulls who were baying for a rum and raisin and bubble gum
combo. The cone wasn’t spared either.”
John Norman
“On the Sunday we visited the Eden Project and went on the Zip Wire. I was
nervous as I was last to go and Leon got stuck before me, but it was my
favourite part of the trip when I went. We explored the Eden Projects domes
until we went to another beach. At Portreath we swam and played on the
beach. After dinner in a pub we explored some rock pools and caves.”
Oliver Brazier
“The fourth day was my favourite day. We surfed at Marazion with an
instructor. After this we had free time in St Ives which was awesome, because
there were lots of shops we could go into. I also had an amazing ice cream
with rum and raisin and bubblegum. We went to Porthmeor beach and Harry,
Henry, Matthew and I went surfing with new surf boards. It was amazing
because I could stand up well by then which helped because the waves were
really good.”
Leon Dawson Cantelo
“At the end of the day we travelled to the Minack Theatre to watch George’s
Marvellous Medicine. It was an outdoor play, which had its downside when it
started to rain. However we did get to see leaping dolphins in the bay.”
Simon Frost – VI
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Cornwall
Cornwall
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GAMES
1ST TEAM FOOTBALL AUTUMN 2013
We started with a really entertaining game against Skipper’s
Hill. Both sides showed plenty of skill and it was our visitors who
started the more positively calling Norman into action early
on and he made three fabulous saves. However, the slickest
passing move of the match came from Sompting Abbotts: three
players, three touches and Highwood finished off with a crisp
first time shot – as I write this, I doubt if we’ll score a better goal
all season. SH soon levelled and went ahead with a nice passing
move of their own.
We started well with a high-tempo conceding straight after the break was
a blow and it was a very soft goal to give away. Our woodwork was fully
employed in the next ten minutes, as was Krasnov – our young Russian keeper
took over from the indefatigable Norman and made some fine stops.
We continued to create the occasional chance and finally Highwood was put
through to score his second and make what ought to have been a rousing
last five minutes but the boys were running out of puff and it was SH who
threatened to score. Undoubtedly our visitors deserved the 3-2 win.
SUMMER CAMP 2014
We always camp in the top school field where we can be self
contained with the safety net of the school facilities if needed.
This year it made such a difference to have three days of lovely
summer weather for the Year Six summer camp after recent
inclement years.
On Wednesday, and with guidance from Mrs McKinnon their form tutor,
the children enthusiastically erected the tents and put in place all the
paraphernalia needed for a self contained camp. Soon all was shipshape and
we enjoyed a leisurely camp lunch.
In the afternoon we hiked north across the beautiful Downs to Cissbury Ring.
It was a very hot afternoon and the boys and girls had to push themselves to
reach the target. The views across the Downs were spectacular with a vista
from the Seven Sisters to the Isle of White.
We had to promise Year Six a prolonged swim in the school pool on our
return to camp, which some said was the loveliest swim they had ever had!
That evening Mr Davis and Mrs Harrington were in charge. After a barbecue
dinner the children gathered wood and enjoyed a camp fire, roasting
marshmallows and telling jokes and stories.
On Thursday after an early camp breakfast (bacon, egg and beans, of course)
we spent the day at Adur Outdoor Activities Centre. In the morning we went
kayaking where Ben Lovett managed to capsize on at least seven occasions.
Surely some kind of record? All the boys and girls managed to develop the
skills needed to embark on a little expedition down the River Adur and back.
We lunched in a yurt and then enjoyed an afternoon on the exciting indoor
climbing wall. Again all the children were challenged and came through with
flying colours. Daisy enjoying it so much she seemed reluctant to come
down!
Another swim beckoned on our return to school and another barbecue
dinner in the balmy evening sunshine. At the end of the day we gathered
round the camp fire and talked of the challenges faced and overcome and
roasted some more marshmallows. Mrs Williamson and I looked after the
campers overnight.
Friday dawned and turned out to be the hottest day of camp. Not great
when we had to completely dismantle all the tents and put away all the
equipment. However, by lunchtime after much hard work and toil camp had
been taken down and the children were ready for the next challenge, the
mountain bike ride to Chanctonbury Ring. Which proved to be a challenge
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We set off with a firm resolve but as we rode up the scarp slope of the Down
the gradient and the very hot weather took its toll on some inexperienced
mountain bikers. We got to within 2 miles of the Ring but had to concede
defeat as we would not have been able to reach it and return in time for the
end of the school day. If the cycle up had been arduous the cycle back was
pure delight as we freewheeled back down the slope past fields of lambs and
flame red poppies.
On camp Year Six had to secure their own shelters, carry all that they used,
share preparation and cleaning duties each mealtime and face difficult
challenges they had not faced before relying on and building their self reliance
and confidence. None had been found wanting. Marvellous!
Camp Team Anya Sanghani, Daisy Edmonds, Darcy Newman, Aisling Mulcahy,
Ben Lovett, Luca Dawson-Cantelo, Alex Brazier, Mrs McKinnon, Mr Davis, Mrs
Harrington, Mrs Williamson, Mr Sinclair. My sincere thanks for the hard work
of all who made this year`s camp such a success.
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We started poorly against DH and went down 3-0 within ten minutes; two
powerful shots and an own goal gave Norman no chance. Finally the boys
seemed to adjust and created chances with Glover, Highwood and Lochrie all
having presentable ones. Things got worse when a DH player latched onto a
loose pass in midfield, went on an amazing run and fired home. Consolation
came when a push on Lochrie led to a penalty that Glover powered expertly
into the bottom left corner. Our second game against Ballard was a sevenaside affair on a smaller pitch. SA looked the better side and Ballard rarely
threatened but their tricky little forward managed to poke in a close range
effort and we squandered plenty of presentable efforts at the other end. When
Ballard, on a breakaway, scored again, the cause looked lost but Highwood
pulled us back to 2-1. The boys pressed hard for the equalizer and only a fine
save from the Ballard keeper prevented Glover’s shot from doing just that. I
left feeling a little disappointed by the results but not by the effort or overall
standard of play.
COLTS
This year the Colts team were captained by Lovett. The team
trained well throughout the season giving up many of their break
times and thoroughly deserved their hard fought victories.
In the pre season tournament at Lancing College the team played with great
spirit and qualified for the semi final of the consolation cup where they lost to
Duke of Kent Prep School. Captain Lovett had a great tournament in defence
making many goal saving tackles. Stone was Man of the Tournament for great
dribbling and passing.
In the match against Prebendal the boys produced an impressive attacking
performance but failed to take advantage of the many opportunities to score.
In defence we left too may players unmarked allowing Prebendal to score 8
goals to our 3. In the return fixture Sompting were much tighter in defence and
Snelson scored a wonderful breakaway goal to take the win. Man of the Match
was Lovett for his impressive defensive work.
After half term we entertained Great Ballard. A game of two halves! The A
team dominated the first twenty minutes of the game; hitting the woodwork
twice through Highwood, a long range effort from Glover was tipped over the
bar and several good chances were not taken. Finally the deadlock was broken
when in the 17th minute a clever through ball from Glover put Highwood in
on goal and he fired home.
Away at Skipper`s Hill a close match saw Sompting attack well and create many
chances. Luffman scored the goal of the season skilfully chipping the keeper. He
enjoyed this so much he scored another goal seconds later….unfortunately an
own goal for them! Skipper`s Hill took full advantage of their good fortune and
won the game 3 – 1. Maloney the keeper was Man of the Match for several
good saves.
In the second half, I gave the six substitutes their chance and it was Ballard’s
turn to dominate Krasnov was extremely active – and brave but had little
chance, except perhaps one, to stop the four goals we conceded.
At Great Ballard we played in a round robin tournament. In the first match good
defensive play by both teams brought about a 0 – 0 draw. In the second game
Sompting were much more incisive in attack and Stone scored the winner in a
close game. Anderson was Man of the Match.
The boys put in a fine team display to end the season. They dominated
Broadwater Manor virtually from start to finish and deservedly won 5-0.
Norman’s distribution from goal was excellent and started many of the
passing moves. From one of these throw outs, Baboulene opened the scoring
with a powerful right foot shot. Thereafter, we created plenty of chances but
it was another ten minutes before Lochrie fired from wide left across the
keeper to double the advantage. BMS were more combative at the start of the
second half but found Mason and Linfield resilient in defence aided by a fine
reflex save from Norman; we had just lost a little composure but once again
Glover, Baboulene and Lochrie exerted midfield dominance, got the passing
game going and Highwood benefitted. His first of the afternoon was from one
piece of luck - a nasty looping deflected shot deceived the goalkeeper; his
second was neatly tucked away after being put through from a pass by Glover.
I made a couple of changes, the admirable Mason and Norman left the field
and replacements Woodger and Krasnov kept things solid in defence. It was
left to Baboulene to finally get on the end of a corner (his third attempt) to
head home from close range and make it five.
Final match of the season was the last ever derby against Broadwater Manor
School. In a tense game characterised by good defending, Sompting finished
with a flourish to win the match by a single goal. A good way to end the season.
Colours: Lovett, Dawson-Cantelo and Brazier.
Rob McLaughlin
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FIRST IX RUGBY REPORT 2014
We were only able to field a First IX team this season due to long
term illness and injury involving several of our senior boys. Because
of this we were limited to four fixtures. Each fixture was lost but
there were nevertheless some positive performances by our players.
Mason captained the team and led by example. Norman was a combative scrum
half who was always looking to break from the base of the scrum scoring a
sniping try from five yards at Great Ballard. Glover applied his football skills
to good use place kicking. He rarely missed a penalty or conversion kick. The
experience of Eady-Gurr helped to create a stable scrum from which the ball
could be won. Woodger was a battering ram in the backs repeatedly breaking
tackles and getting over the gain line to score great tries.
Colours to Mason, Woodger, Leon Dawson-Cantello, Norman, Fisher, Frost.
Rob McLaughlin
COLTS
Despite Great Ballard’s greater physicality and experience, we
managed to make it an entertaining match by taking one of their
players and playing down hill for the whole game! The boys were
a little slow off the mark with their tackling but after ten minutes
the team rose to the challenge. Three tries down at half time and we
were kindly given Ballard’s captain – he gave the boys a lift by making
Sompting a more attacking force – he even scored us a try that Stone
converted. Soon afterwards Stone scored one for the team when he
managed to break clear. A 32-12 defeat was a fair result but the
boys held their heads high and gained some useful experience.
Another home game saw us entertain Skipper’s Hill. Unlike the previous week,
the boys were very quick off the mark and immediately from Stone’s drop out,
Skipper’s Hill dithered and Snelson following up, snaffled the ball and ran in for
a try which Stone converted. This, however, rather galvanised our opponents and
they were quick to counter with some impressive passing and running rugby
that led to a try; thereafter they dominated possession and were scoring pretty
much at will but the boys didn’t lose hope and the last score of the first half
came from a Lovett breakaway that gained plenty of ground; he was then well
supported by Dawson who barged over from close range. The second half was
a closer affair as Skipper’s Hill experimented far more and we took their small
but livewire scrum-half. Two further tries from Skipper’s were countered by a try
from Dawson-Cantelo. The last play of the match saw Snelson get his second –
all were converted by Stone. Final score 45-28.
Our final match was at Oakwood, played on a lovely spring afternoon. We
started well with an early try from Lovett but too many players started standing
off rucks and mauls, this let the home side have a lot of the ball and territorial
advantage, which they converted into a try. Afterwards, Luca and Snelson began
to galvanise the side with aggressive tackling, consequently we were more
frequently going forward; and not surprisingly it was Dawson-Cantelo who
broke free to restore our advantage. The boys were also beginning to pass the
ball out along the line and I was delighted to see Luffman score his first try for
the Colts (after half-time he got a second, streaking into the opposite corner).
Thomas also went over and this was followed up by Snelson scoring in the
second half. Five of the seven tries were converted by Stone to give the boys a
45-12 win. Special mention to Anderson who found himself at the bottom of
a couple of rucks and received a whack in a tackle but completed the game.
Next season I’m expecting to see more competitive matches as this team was
primarily Year 5 pupils – next year they’ll be physically stronger and better
prepared.
Colours awarded: Dawson-Cantelo and Lovett
U13 CRICKET REPORT 2014
COLTS
Our first game was played at a sunny Great Ballard on their
astroturf wicket. The hosts were put into bat. Norman opened
the bowling and was immediately successful, clean bowling
the opposing captain; in the next delivery he conceded a four
but followed this up with two wicket taking deliveries – Ballard
were 4 for 3 after the first over. Glover then took a wicket in
his first over and at 7-4 the game was pretty much over as a
contest. A stubborn partnership ensued although few runs came
off the bat. It took Konathala to break this partnership and he in
his first over outdid Norman with 2-3. Finally, Ballard’s innings
ended on 52 thanks to a generous helping of wides and no balls.
Glover and Norman played well, solid in defence and aggressive
in attack to quickly overhaul 52 and win the game inside 8 overs.
The Colts played seven matches, winning one against Lancing
Prep Hove. The team improved their bowling and fielding
throughout the summer which saw them being much more
competitive in the matches at the end of the season.
We hosted Prebendal on 7th May under leaden skies but the rain held off
and the sun shone for much of the afternoon. Prebendal opted to bat and
Glover bowling well in his first over took a wicket with Konathala following
up the good start with a wicket in his second over; Krasnov taking the catches
– the second with an athletic dive. At 8-2 things looked promising and the
opposition continued to struggle to make much headway - in the seventh
over they were still only 29-2. Their best batsman then had a huge slice of
luck, he missed Mason’s second delivery only for the ball to bounce on top of
the bails with a smart rap…but they didn’t budge – he then went on to make
a rapid 50 not out and retired. Chasing an improbable 140, we made a steady
start but only Glover (35 not out) and Baboulene (16 not out) were able to
pierce the field and after twenty overs we were still 54 short.
Our match against Lancing Prep Worthing was very similar to the Great
Ballard game. Our visitors opted to bat and were rapidly in trouble to
Norman’s bowling – he removed their two best batsman – clean bowled.
Baboulene, Glover and Mason backed him up well; the latter taking three
wickets. With 48 to chase the only minor scare was when Norman early on
swatted a full toss to mid-wicket and found Archie Eady-Gurr in the field (a
volunteer fielder), after a little juggling he held on to send his captain to the
hutch. Glover and Krasnov; however, comfortably steered the team to victory
within ten overs for a deserved 9 wicket win.
Unfortunately the team struggled to post high enough targets when batting
to be able to put pressure on the other team’s batsmen. Stone was the pick of
the players winning several Man of the Match awards and posting the highest
score of 24 runs against Oakwood. He was also the pick of our bowlers that
day taking 2 wickets and the Man of the Match award. Luffman improved
his bowling throughout the summer to become our opening bowler. Thomas
took on the role of wicket keeper and became increasingly proactive behind
the stumps. Against Prebendal he took two sharp stampings to win the Man
of the Match award. Dawson-Cantelo developed into a solid fielder taking
one particularly impressive catch against Great Ballard. He also became the
Colts` team captain.
Against Lancing Prep Hove, Stone and Thomas batted well putting together
a match winning partnership of 50 runs in a total of 96 runs A good team
performance in the field limited Lancing Prep Hove to 79 runs. DawsonCantelo took 2 wickets for 11 runs. Sompting won by 17 runs.
The final match against Skipper`s Hill was the most thrilling of the summer.
Either team could have won the game on the last ball of the Sompting innings.
Skipper`s Hill took the match by just 3 runs. All involved thoroughly enjoyed
the drama.
Colours: Luca Dawson-Cantelo.
Rob McLaughlin
Our next game was played against the Year 7s of Lancing Prep Hove at
Lancing College. Norman won the toss and put the opposition into bat. He
then took an early wicket but a mini recovery ensued although it was slow
going with only the odd four from leg side deliveries. Lochrie in his first game
of the season came into bowl and for some reason the batsman decided to
try and target him but swinging across the line four of them missed. Somehow
Lancing Prep managed to creep up to 79 with Krasnov taking the last wicket.
Lancing Prep’s opening bowlers were reasonably accurate and it was a slow
start in reply. We needed one of out best batsman to stay in for ten overs to
see them off but it wasn’t to be as Norman and Glover both went early both
for a single run apiece. My fears were well founded, Lochrie top scored with
five; and despite dogged resistance from the two Henrys, Mason and Woodger
they were unable to get the two opening bowlers away. By the time Lancing’s
lesser bowlers arrived there was no one able to take advantage and we were
soon dismissed for 31. The low point of the season for most of the team
except perhaps for Lochrie.
The final match was a home one against Skipper’s Hill. The visitors went into
bat and made a good start until Matthew Glover took a wicket in his second
over – one that kept low. His three overs were economical. Skipper’s Hill
continued scoring freely until Fisher came on and Norman took a sharp catch
at silly mid off; the same combination took another wicket in the next over;
and even better was a well executed run out from Norman. Unfortunately this
brought to the crease the recognized batters who added fifty runs in six overs
and set us a tough 149 to win.
In reply, Norman and Glover made a confident start and demonstrated that
they were the best batsman on either side with well executed drives, pulls
and cuts. However the partnership was broken when Norman couldn’t keep a
Yorker out. Lochrie and Glover kept the pace going - running well and playing
some aggressive shots – scoring the necessary seven an over required. Lochrie
finally went for 13; and when Glover offered a caught and bowled on 37 with
the score on 62 all hope of overhauling the 149 was gone. The next eleven
overs yielded 24 runs and so ended the season – sedately.
David Buckingham
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SPORTS DAY 2014
Glorious sunshine and a cooling breeze provided perfect
conditions for Sports Day. After a week of field events together
with the Sports Day the following were victorious.
Junior Victrix Ludorum Ellie Fisher-Shah
Junior Victor Ludorum William Luffman
Senior Victrix Ludorum Darcy Newman
Senior Victor Ludorum Matthew Glover
House Cup was won by the Romans
The School Race was won by Oliver Knight.
SWIMMING GALA 2014
The glorious summer continued to provide idyllic conditions for the
swimmers to compete. The following were victorious.
Best Junior Boy Max Garrard.
Best Junior Girl Ellie Fisher-Shah.
Best Senior Boy Henry Mason
Best Senior Girl Darcy Newman.
GIRLS’ GAMES 2014
House Cup won by the Trojans
Rob McLaughlin
NETBALL REPORT 2013/14
We had a mixed season of netball with our senior team achieving
some success, our U10 team fighting really hard to hold their
own against fierce opposition and fixtures being cancelled
because of inclement weather.
We played an U11 team and a mixed age U11/12/13 at schools which were
happy with the mixed age range. This ensured our seniors were able to play.
The mixed age team was very ably led by Charlotte Seare who is currently
being looked at by County. Charlotte was excellent in creating a positive
atmosphere within the team and helped them realise the importance of
determination. She was also supported by Rebecca Spence who is a very able
netball player in her own right and extremely popular with the younger girls.
Later in the year they were joined by Lealahni Woulfe who although initially
had little match experience very soon became a force to be reckoned with.
Over the course of the season we played five matches. Four were cancelled
due to the extremely wet and wild weather we had over the Spring Term. We
also played in two tournaments. We won two matches, one against Sion in
the Autumn Term when the score was 5-0, and one against Windlesham and
the result was 11-0.
The four Year Six girls really did their best to try and ensure us victories. Darcy
Newman played as Goal Attack and attempted to keep up the goal tally with
Anya Sanghani as goal shooter. Daisy Edmonds was an extremely feisty agile
Centre with a `never say die` attitude. Aisling Mulcahy played as GD doing
her best to try and keep the goal tally against us as low as possible. Our four
Year Five girls did their best to help. Jemyma Dawson-Cantelo was extremely
effective at intercepting the ball and finding spaces and Amy Clark-Davis
played a very solid goal keeper letting very little get past her. Grace Lochrie
and Molly Dawson-Cantelo did their best to support the rest of the team.
The tournaments were tough for us with half the team effectively playing up
an age group, but a positive spirit reigned with the girls doing what they could
in the face of adversity!
SQUASH
The Friday Squash activity was undoubtedly a success over the past two
terms with eight participants enjoying the benefits of some excellent
coaching from the West Worthing Squash Club’s resident coach Steve
Wykes. William Luffman was given an award for the most improved player
but the standard of play from all of the participants has markedly improved.
A welcome development from Mr. Snelson is to form a weekend team under
the banner of ‘West Worthing Sompting Abbotts’. The future of squash at
Sompting Abbotts looks bright.
David Buckingham
ROUNDERS REPORT SUMMER 2014
All our rounders matches this summer involved the mixed
age range. In a couple of matches we were helped out by
Oliver Knight, Max Garrard and George Bryant–Nichols. Max
in particular really helped us score the rounders with his long
distance hitting.
We played two triangle tournaments, one actual tournament and two
matches over the course of an extremely short and busy term. We had two
memorable wins, one against Lancing Prep which we narrowly won 7-9 and
one against Shoreham College which we won convincingly 12-8. This last one
ended the season on an extremely positive note.
We had beautiful weather
throughout the season. The
most memorable moments
included Charlotte Seare’s
amazing catches off very
hard hit balls, Darcy’s long
range batting, Jemyma’s
fearless going for the
rounder and Daisy’s faster
and faster bowling. Overall
it was a very good season
and the fabulous weather
definitely helped.
Gill Patterson
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Games
Sports Day
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ACHIEVEMENTS
ASSOCIATED BOARD ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC AND
TRINITY EXAMS 2013-14
Charlotte Seare
Charlotte Seare
Sam Krasnov
Sam Krasnov
Anya Sanghani
Aisling Mulcahy
Aisling Mulcahy
Amy Clark-Davis
Amy Clark-Davis
Max Rider
Oliver Knight
Oliver Knight
Kiran Patel
Ethan Roberts
Aran Sanghani
Aran Sanghani
Henry Gibbs
Piano
Theory
Saxophone
Piano
Piano
Flute
Piano
Piano
Cello
Flute
Piano
Violin
Violin
Piano
Piano
Piano
Piano
Grade 6
Grade 5
Grade 3
Grade 5
Grade 4
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 3
Grade 1
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 1
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 1
Grade 2
Prep Test
Pass
Pass
Merit
Distinction
Merit
Pass
Merit
Pass
Distinction
Merit
Pass
Distinction
Merit
Distinction
Pass
Pass
Pass
SPEECH & DRAMA TRINITY/GUILDHALL EXAMS 2014
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Achievements
Joshua Patel
Grade 2
Distinction
Max Rider
Devised
Distinction
Oliver Knight Acting Group
Distinction
Toby Martin Grade 1 Sp. & Dr.
Distinction
Molly & Jemyma Grade 2 Distinction
Dawson-Cantelo Acting in Pairs
Distinction
Grace Tickner Initial Sp. & Dr.
Distinction
Eamonn Melaniphy Initial Sp & Dr.
Distinction
Paris Pourani Initial Sp. & Dr.
CHARITIES 2013 – 14
Pre Prep Harvest Festival
158.72
(Boundstone Nursery &Family Centre
Worthing Homeless, St. Marys Church)
MacMillan Cancer Care – Cake Sale
328.48
Poppy Day
93.79
Carol Services (St. Mary`s Church)
490.89
NSPCC – Maths Day
273.20
Charity Run
803.00
(Chestnut Tree Appeal/Ferring CountryCentre)
Total
£1,903.88
Your generosity is very much appreciated!
SENIOR LEAVERS 2014
O.J. Brazier
L.J. Dawson-Cantelo
H.J. Fisher
S.J. Frost
E.C. Highwood
H.R. Mason
A. McCreanney
M.C.O. Moloney
J.W.A. Norman
C.A. Seare
R.C. Spence
H.O. Woodger
Sion
Sion
Lancing
Sion
Shoreham
Brighton
Chatsmore
Bedes
Brighton
Brighton
Lancing
Sion
HEAD OF SCHOOL
DEPUTY
Distinction
SCHOLARSHIPS
Millie Bryant-Nichols Initial Sp. & Dr
Merit
Hermione McPherson Initial Sp. & Dr.
Merit
Jasmine Wheeler
Merit
R.C. Spence
C.A. Seare
H.J. Fisher
Initial Sp. & Dr.
2005 – 2014 2010 – 2014 2005 – 2014
2009 – 2014 2007 – 2014
2003 – 2014
2012 – 2014
2004 – 2014
2004 – 2014 2005 – 2014 2008 – 2014 2005 – 2014 J.W.A. Norman
H.R. Mason
Academic Exhibition
Art Scholarship
Music Exhibition
Headmaster`s Award
Lancing
Brighton
Lancing
Achievements
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Sompting Abbotts Preparatory School
Sompting, West Sussex BN15 0AZ
Tel: 01903 235960 Fax: 01903 210045
www.somptingabbotts.com
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