25 April - Millfield Prep School

Newsletter 

Issue 503 ● 25 April 2013 

I n s i d e t h i s i s s u e : 

New Heads of School 

8E Geography Trip 

May Fair ● Book Fair 

Years 7 & 8 Italy Trip 

Music Associated Board Results 

Speech & Drama Showcase 

Year 7 Camp 

Junior Effort & Attainment 

Science Investigations 

Miffy’s Travels ● Local News 

Sapient Spot ● Word of the Week 

Millfield Minis Clubs 

Sports News 5, 6 

Equestrian News 7 

Pre-Prep and Minis News 8-10 

Community Work at Shapwick Heath 

2 

3 

4 

This 

week’s 

‘Picture of 

the Week’ 

is this 

excellent 

sculpture 

by 

Octavia 

8EIS 

Diary 

Friday 26 April 

• Year 8 (8E) Geography 

Trip to Somerset Earth 

Science Centre 

• Semi-Finals National KS2 

General Knowledge 

Quiz, Bristol 

Sunday 28 April 

• Boarders’ Event: Thorpe 

Park 

Monday 29 April 

• Assembly: Charity 

Speaker, Dr Hugh Sharp, 

Lalieba Trust Project 

Tuesday 30 April 

• Music: Trinity Guildhall 

Rock & Pop Exams 

Wednesday 1 May 

• Year 8 Language Taster 

Morning, 9am-12.10pm 

Thursday 2 May 

• Speech & Drama 

Showcase Evening, 

6.30pm, Assembly Hall 

• Talk to Year 2 Parents, 

7.00pm, Recital Hall 

Friday 3 May 

• International Evening, 

6-8.00pm, Dining Hall 

Flexi and 

Occasional 

Boarding 

If you are interested in Flexi 

or Occasional Boarding, 

please take a look at our 

website which offers more 

information and a 

downloadable form for 

registration – click here to 

find out more. 

Here is part of our task force who have been helping to look after their local environment at Shapwick Heath Nature Reserve 

during multi-activities on Wednesday afternoons. Shapwick Heath’s Spring Newsletter noted “We are very grateful for all 

the efforts of the children in recent months and the ditches are now all in excellent condition.” 

Pictured above (l-r) are Ollie, Vinny, Joe, Will, Harry and Tyler. 

Year 8 Bushcraft Weekend 

15-17 June 

Last chance to sign up for this! There are places left but I 

need to finalise the list very soon now. If your child wants to 

be included please contact me as soon as possible at 

fwb@millfieldprep.com. Thank you. 

Mr Bosher 

The Parents’ 

and Friends’ 

Association 

and a team of 

volunteers 

are very busy in 

preparation 

for our May Fair—a real 

highlight of the year. 

May Fair 

6 May 

See more about the event and 

requests for donations to help with fundraising on 

Page 2. Your help and generosity is much 

appreciated. 

NOTICE: At some time 

during Wednesday (probably 

between 1-3.45pm) a Volvo 

XC90 was damaged in the 

bottom car park. The brake 

lights were smashed and the 

car sustained scratches that 

would be consistent with 

another 4x4, or other large 

vehicle, having driven into 

it. All evidence of the broken 

lights had been removed 

from the area which 

someone must have picked 

up. However, no note of 

explanation was left on the 

vehicle. If anyone witnessed 

this or has any information 

please contact the school 

office. A reward is being 

offered for information. 

If you have any comments or suggestions, please contact the Editor: rachelhopping@millfieldprep.com or call 01458 837763

Millfield Prep Newsletter ● Issue 503 ● 25 April 2013 Page 2 

New Head Girl and Head Boy 

May Fair 

We are pleased to welcome Head 

Girl, Lottie Dunning and Head Boy, 

Toby Dennis to their new roles for 

the summer term. They will be 

reporting back about being chosen 

and how they plan to carry out their 

responsibilities in a future issue. 

Many congratulations to the 

following Heads of Games and 

Heads of Boarding Houses. 

Photographs will appear next week 

(when we are able to get them all in 

one place at the same time!) 

Games Houses 

Angles Olivia and Todd 

Danes Laura and 

More 

Charlie 

Red Nose Day photos on the Parent Portal 

Jutes Lauren and Oliver 

Saxons Ellie and Nick 

Boarding Houses 

Berewall Verity 

Hollies Sami and Ella 

Champion Tigran and Callum 

Chestnut Ben 

Manor Ollie 

8E Geography Trip 

Friday 26 April: Somerset Earth Science Centre 

Depart school: 

Return to school: 

9.00am 

3.45pm 

8E will be visiting the Earth Science Centre and Whatley Quarry to focus on 

the impact of quarrying on the environment and to discover the uses of 

limestone. They will collect data which will be used to write up a fieldwork 

enquiry. 

A packed lunch will be provided. Children to wear their games kit, trainers 

and a school coat. Wellington boots in a named plastic bag are essential. 

Miss McConnell 

School Book Fair 

We will be running a School Book Fair from 8-15 

May 2013. 

Children will have the opportunity to purchase 

new books from a wide selection of quality 

fiction and non-fiction. 

The book fair will be open from 8.15am; why not 

pop in for a coffee and a browse after drop-off? 

Book Fair will be open throughout the day and all 

pupils will visit with their English class. You’re 

welcome to visit with your child after school too! 

Children will be able to select and purchase their own books when they visit 

with their English group if the consent form (below) is completed. The 

amount spent can then be added to your school account. A limit of £10-£15 

is suggested. 

Please download the consent form from the Parent Portal. 

The school will benefit from all sales in the form of a gift of books which is 

shared out amongst departments. 

Thank you for your support, Vicky Hayes, Librarian 

Help wanted 

We urgently need donations for the Tombola for the May Fair on Monday 6 

May. Any unused new toys, books, DVD’s etc. you have please donate to 

the Fair. We will be collecting from under the covered way each morning, 

there will be a sign-posted drop off point for you to leave donations. We 

appreciate your help in making the May Fair a successful day. 

 

The Parents’ & Friends’ Association is working with the school to raise funds 

for the fantastic new Pavilion, planned for 2014. The facility will be a huge 

benefit to children and parents alike and the fund raising will start with a 

planned Silent Auction on Speech Day and Prizegiving. Please help us with 

this project by donating prizes to the Silent Auction, anything from signed 

shirts to holidays will be gratefully received, please contact the Parents’ & 

Friends’ through Mrs Owen on TGTF_owen@btinternet.com. 

In order to focus our efforts on fund raising for the Pavilion the Ball planned 

for 18 May will be postponed and rearranged to support this project. 

 

NEARLY NEW STALL 

In aid of Year 8 Boys Rugby Tour to Dubai in October. Any unwanted nearly 

new sports kit, equipment, games, clothing etc. would be gratefully 

received for our fundraising. Parents will be collecting from under the 

covered way every morning next week from 8.00am. A signed, framed 

Wayne Rooney Manchester United shirt will also be up for auction; kindly 

donated by Sir Alex Ferguson.


Years 7 & 8 Italy Trip 

There will be a presentation for parents about the trip on Saturday 11 May at 12 noon in the Dining Hall 

Judging from their blog, the sun-tanned and happy group above had a 

wonderful time discovering and exploring fascinating ancient sites during 

their trip to Italy during the Easter holidays. 

Their stay included trips to San Callisto Catacombs, Pompeii, the Naples 

Museum, Herculaneum and Rome. Their visit to the volcano, Vesuvius 

proved popular (not to mention the authentic Italian gelato and delicious 

fresh pizzas!) 

“It was really interesting to know that the volcano is active and could erupt. 

We also went to Pompeii and we saw the houses they used to live in and the 

places they worked. We also saw the plaster moulds of the people who died 

in the eruption in 79AD. At the end of the day we went to the beach. The 

water was freezing but it was still really fun!” Sian 

Music Associated Board Exam Results 

Name of Pupil Instrument Grade 

Theodore Piano PT Pass 

Charli Piano PT Pass 

Grace Piano PT Pass 

Guillaume Piano 1 Merit 

Wyatt Piano 1 Distinction 

Annabel Singing 1 Distinction 

Loveday Guitar 1 Merit 

Charlotte Violin 2 Pass 

Eloise Singing 2 Merit 

Fenella Guitar 2 Merit 

Tyler Piano 3 Pass 

Katie-May Harp 3 Distinction 

Juliet Harp 3 Merit 

Tara Singing 3 Merit 

Lucia Singing 3 Pass 

Lily Piano 3 Merit 

Phoebe Singing 3 Merit 

Asha Trumpet 4 Merit 

Juliet Singing 4 Merit 

Isaac Violin 5 Pass 

Katie-May Violin 5 Merit 

Tara Piano 5 Pass 

Travis Trombone 5 Pass 

Harry Trumpet 5 Merit 

“I really enjoyed the walk around Herculaneum because it was better 

preserved than Pompeii with all the wood so you could actually see what the 

woodwork was like . I also enjoyed looking at the fountains in Rome.” 

Charlie 

“The gas at Solfatara was really smelly and hot but the guide said it was good 

for your skin and the Romans used to go for their health.” Ellie 

“We walked to the colosseum and had a look around there. After that we got 

a guided tour around Rome and we got to keep the earpiece (yay free 

stuff!)” Ollie 

Read more of their detailed blog here. More photos will be available soon. 

Mrs Crispin 

Speech and Drama Showcase 

Thursday 2 May 

6.30-8.00pm (approx.) 

Assembly Hall 

Drinks and nibbles provided 

All parents, pupils, family and friends are cordially invited to attend an 

entertaining evening of verse speaking and acting from our current talented 

Speech and Drama pupils. 

You may be interested in starting lessons yourself or learning more about 

how these sessions do much to encourage confidence in public speaking and 

acting. 

Many of the pupils who achieved so highly at the recent Bath Festival will be 

taking the stage. We hope to see you there. 

Mrs Cook 

Year 7 Camp 

Please note that the grouping for Year 7 camp is not as per the calendar. 

Groups will be as follows: 

Tuesday 18 June evening and Wednesday 

Groups E, L and Y 

Wednesday 19 June evening and Thursday Groups R and G 

Thursday evening 20 June and Friday 

Please return or email permission slips. 

Mr Henderson 

Groups D and A


Effort and Attainment Awards, Spring Term 

Well done to the Junior pupils who received Effort, Attainment and Tutor Group awards last term. The 

order printed in the last Newsletter was incorrect so below is the amended list. Congratulations to them 

all. 

Tutor Group Effort Attainment Tutor Group Award 

3KLC Charlotte Grace Freddie 

3MCJ Lily Michael Bethan 

4VAS Ruby Jemima Mia 

4PBH Catherine Micah Annabel 

4MLB Jo Rebecca Amy 

5CJE Maddi Amy Izaak 

5JMC Jonjo Harri Will 

5HPA Finn Jack Frankie 

Science Investigations 

The picture below shows some beautiful salt 

(NaCl) crystals. By 6R in chemistry. 

To the right, Nigella with 8D investigating the Law 

of Reflection during their physics studies. 

Mrs Strong 

Miffy’s Travels 

The Sapient Spot 

It would appear that 

broadband coverage in 

Somerset does not 

extend beyond the 

household! Once again 

it was only Katie who 

came up with answers 

to the bumper issue of 

three questions which 

were offered at Easter. Remember – chocolate is at 

issue here! 

1. In terms of the way maps are now drawn, why 

does the phrase – ‘to orientate oneself’ not really 

make sense? – Orient means East and early maps 

had east at the top! 

2. Given a clock face with the numbers in their usual 

positions, draw a line so that the numbers on one 

side of the line sum to a total which is twice the total 

of the numbers on the other side of the line.- Draw a 

line between 10 and 11 to between 2 and 3. One 

side of the line sums to 26, the other to 52. 

3. Think of three words which are pronounced 

differently when the first letter is capitalized?- job, 

reading, nice and polish would all have fitted the bill. 

Keeping the numbers 1 to 9 in order and 

interspersing them with mathematical signs can you 

create an expression which totals 100? (Hint – 

things like 34 and 89 are acceptable!) 

Answers to Mr Wynn in person or by email 

(sjw@millfieldprep.com) will be very welcome and 

may precipitate even more chocolate than is at stake 

on the result of the forthcoming Stoke City v Norwich 

football match! 

Local News 

Recently Miffy 

spent a weekend 

with James 

Broomhead and 

the Chestnutters. 

Miffy enjoyed pizza 

on Saturday night, 

a walk up the Tor 

on Sunday and a 

trip to the cinema. 

Here she can be 

seen in her match 

narrowly missing 

out on a place in 

the next round of 

the house pool 

competition. 

Mr Coates 

Word of the 

Week 

What does this French 

phrase mean in English? 

‘L’aube’ 

a) a pub 

b) an aubergine 

c) dawn 

First correct answer by 

email to Mrs Crispin, 

ghc@millfieldprep.com 

will win a small edible 

prize. 

Minis Clubs Summer Term 

New! Minis Creative Dance 

Sat 9.30-10.00am (3 - 4 years) - £3.00 per session 


New! Minis Football - £4.00 per session 

Thurs 4.00-5.00pm (5 - 8 years) 

New! Minis Golf - £6.00 per session 

Tues 4.00-4.45pm* (4 - 7 years) 

Congratulations to Emily in Year 4, whose beautiful 

weather picture, featuring 

Glastonbury Tor (above) was 

published in Mid Somerset 

News recently. 

* Tuesdays 4-4.45pm 

Four spaces left to join 

this fun and exciting way 

to learn golf for ages 4 – 7 

Minis Swimming - £4.00 per session 

Thurs 9.10-9.50am (1 - 4 years) 

Minis Tennis 



Sat 12.00-1.00pm (7 - 8 years) - £8.00 per session 

To enquire or book a place please call 

01458 832446

Sport 


TENNIS 

We had a very entertaining Save the Children Doubles Tournament at school during the Pre- 

Season day, featuring a couple of very well dressed Clowns. Thank you to everyone who took 

part and all the proceeds will be sent to Save the Children. 

Could you be going to Wimbledon? 

As a result of signing up the 

whole school to be British 

Tennis Members last 

September, Millfield Prep has 

been very fortunate to be 

allocated 25 pairs of 

Wimbledon tickets for this 

years’ Championships from 24 June - 7 July. The 

tickets are randomly allocated by the LTA, so please 

check your emails and if you are lucky, you have to 

accept and pay for the tickets within 10 days of the 

email. Otherwise the tickets will be allocated to 

someone else within the school. Good luck! 

As a result of a very busy round of competitions, 

Finn is now: 

1. No. 1 13 year old in GB LTA ranking 

2. No. 3 14 year old in GB LTA ranking 

3. Top 25 in Tennis Europe ranking 

4. In the Top Ten seasonal ranking for 15 year olds 

Incredible achievements for Finn, well done! 

U10A Hockey Boys 

Mrs Thomas 

HOCKEY 

The U11 boys were at the Regional Finals on 

Tuesday representing Somerset. The boys had 

prepared over the break on a very strict diet of 

chocolate and resting. Some of the boys had 

helped their hockey by playing cricket and 

rugby! 

The plan was to build up through the day and 

peak for the knockout part of the Tournament. 

This Our plan U9A got and off B to teams a good celebrate start with a 

convincing gold and silver win against their first opponents. We 

suffered a break-away goal in the second game 

and moved to plan b which was to now go 

through the rest of the games without a loss. 

This really upped the pressure and the boys 

cannot be faulted for their commitment. The 

back line was solid and Finlay, Ollie and Jamie 

“enjoyed” the responsibility of stopping the 

opposition from scoring. Harvey was on great 

form and was only partially distracted by his 

own reflection a few times! 

Max and Max were able to come on in a variety 

of positions and helped strengthen the attack 

and shore up the defence. (Both boys had not 

played hockey before this season and have 

worked exceptionally hard to get to the level 

they are now at.) 

The games were only ten minutes long so it was 

always about scoring goals. Our front line did 

not disappoint and whilst they were a little rusty 

they dug deep and carried on scoring. Will 

played more minutes than he has all season and 

ran until his ankle gave up (sorry to Mr Beal) 

Rory provided great ball for Joe and Scott who 

were both deadly. 

The boys gave everything they had to reach the 

semi-final and had nothing left to give against a 

good side from Richard Pate. They therefore 

came up short in the semi-final and went out. 

Richard Pate were beaten by Dean Close who 

had beaten us during the group phase. 

The boys drank 15 litres of fluid between them 

and two boxes of food! They rested in the shade 

between games and were professional 

throughout the tournament. The boys are now 

easy to spot around campus as the sun was 

deceptively strong! (Sun cream for next year.) 

Their determination and sporting play was noted 

by opponents and the boys can be very proud of 

how they represented Millfield Prep. 

All the excuses that we lined up about “it was 

too close to the holiday” etc, etc, have been 

ruined by the U11 girls who went on to win their 

tournament. 

It is therefore official that girls are better than 

boys! 

Thanks to the parents who supported during the 

season and on the day. 

Squad: Harvey, Finlay, Max, Ollie, Will, Jamie, 

Rory, Max, Joe and Scott. 

Mr Duke 

Well done to the U11 girls’ hockey 

team (right) who were crowned 

West of England Champions! 

Golf Coaching for Parents 

These sessions are a great way of getting back into 

the game after the long winter or having a go for the 

first time. 

Day 

Times 

Cost 

Venue 

Tuesdays 

9-9:45am 

£56 for 7 week course 

Millfield Prep Manor Course 

The seven week course dates will be: 


Tuesday 7 May 

Tuesday 14 May 

Tuesday 21 May 

Tuesday 4 June 

Tuesday 11 June 

Tuesday 25 June 

Contact icv@millfieldprep.com to book onto the 

course and receive more information.


CRICKET 


The newly-formed Junior 

Development team played Somerset 

U10 to kick-off the Millfield Prep 

season and, in a tense and exciting 

match, the county team scraped 

home by just one run. Tom topscored 

with 20, while Jack Palmer 

had bowling figures of 2-9 in his 4 

overs. 

Wednesday 24 April 

An U13A team achieved an 

honourable draw against a more 

than useful Millfield U14B team. Top 

scorer in our total of 143-7 was Jack 

with a hard-hitting 31 not out. In 

reply, Millfield reached 135-7, 

William and David each taking two 

wickets. 

The U13B team began their season 

well with an impressive nine wicket 

success against Millfield U14C. Ikey 

had a fine all-round match with 3-9 

and an unbeaten 39, while Kynon 

scored 30. 

The U12A side entertained Cardiff & 

the Vale of Glamorgan U12 and won 

well by 31 runs. Sam was unbeaten 

on 47 while Kasey’s 19 and 4-14 was 

a fine all-round effort. Billy bowled 

his leg-spinners well to take 2-7. 

Mr Twort 

Our pupils have been enjoying 

their riding. See more on Page 7. 

SWIMMING 

ROUNDERS 

National Swimming League Club Final 

Sunday 21 April 2013, Cardiff 

Millfield Prep swimmers had a great day out at the 44th 

National League Final which for the first time was held in 

Cardiff. Millfield Prep, the only school team competing in 

the final, were up against large city based clubs. There 

were 10 teams competing which were selected off two 

local rounds and a regional final earlier in the year. The 

top teams from each region were selected to compete in 

the final. It is the swimming equivalent of the football FA 

Cup. 

Congratulations to 

Fenella for achieving 

her Cross Country 

Colours. 

Wednesday 24 April 

U11A 18½ - 8½ Perrott Hill 

U11B 14 - 11 Perrott Hill 

U13B 4½ - 10½ Perrott Hill 

U13C 12 - 11½ U13B Perrott Hill 

U12A 15½ - 5 Hazlegrove 

U12B 10 - 10½ Hazlegrove 

U13C 7½ - 7 Hazlegrove 

U13A v U13B Hazlegrove 

- won by an innings 

Millfield Prep swimmers were in fine form with some great 

personal best times. Well done to the team of: 

Alice 

Thomas 

Nastia 

Alex 

Alice 

Woody 

Hazza 

Santos 

Rosie 

Oliver 

Olivia 

Louis 

Kitty 

Joshua 

Charlie 

Dan 

Outstanding Achievements 

Santos: 

1st 50m Freestyle, joint first on the 50m Butterfly. Santos 

won the top boy in the 11/U age group. 

National times achieved: 

Louis 100m Freestyle / Oliver 100m Backstroke 

13/U Medley relay winners: 

Oliver, Joshua, Louis and Charlie 

School Records: 

Alice and Thomas in the 50m Backstroke. 

Zoe achieved her 2nd national qualifying time in the 100m 

Butterfly 

Rosie achieved her first National time in the 100m 

Backstroke 

In the end Millfield Prep managed to finish in 5th place 

overall which is a fantastic result for a small school team. 

Mrs Gouldby


EQUESTRIAN NEWS 

Spring Term Round-Up 

Millfield Prep Stables is buzzing. Lots of exciting 

changes have been made to the existing facilities. 

The temporary stables have gone and been 

replaced by two smart new modern loose boxes 

in the hay barn. These are known as ‘Cowdray 

Park’ and are the new home for the Polo ponies. 

The field shelter beside the dressage arena has 

been transformed into two cosy pony loose boxes 

with their own little yard, ‘Gatcombe’. 

A smart new feed shed has tidied up a corner of 

the yard and enabled the field shed to become 

‘Hickstead’ housing for two small ponies. 

A large pen has been made in the barn for the 

very important ‘fruit bowl’ of mini ponies, Mango, 

Apple, Plum and Blackberry. 

The Headquarters has become the place to be 

(possibly because of the crisps and biscuits!) A 

fantastic coffee machine has been very kindly 

donated by Mr and Mrs Davi. This has been well 

received by parents who come to watch their 

children ride and by the staff ! 

Riding numbers have increased. The biggest 

difference is in the numbers of full, half and the 

new three day liveries. This means that more 

children are able to ride more 

than once a week. This makes a 

huge difference to the speed of 

their progress and boosts their 

confidence with their ponies 

when mounted and when 

handling them on the ground. 

To encourage more stable 

management and improve all 

round horsemanship the 

stables have been approved as 

a Pony Club Centre. Welcome 

to the Millfield Prep Pony Club. 

This will enable riders to take 

internationally recognised Pony 

Club tests and achievement 

badges. Membership is growing 

slowly and the first rallies were 

held in this Easter holiday. 

Eloise on Sweep 

We had a busy competition schedule, starting 

with practice show jumping at Senior School and 

an in-house competition at Prep before we took 

riders to King’s Sedgemore. We won the first two 

classes! 

Then training began in earnest for the NSEA JWS 

(National Schools Equestrian Association Jumping 

with Style). Before the riders forum at the end of 

Riders during their two day Eventing Clinic under the Tor 

half term, we ran a clear round jumping 

competition over a JWS style course. A week of 

intensive training followed and was rewarded 

with some very encouraging performances in the 

NSEA competition on home ground. We had a 3rd 

placed team in the 75cm class and had individual 

1st and 2nd in the 85cm class. Not bad out of 24 

school teams! Our novice teams were not so 

successful at Taunton School show jumping but 

our more experienced riders were well placed in 

the bigger classes. We had a somewhat 

disappointing trip to Crispin but learnt a lot from 

the outing. We finished the term with another 

trip to Millfield Senior School to jump a well-built 

course away from home. 

Dressage has not been forgotten. We held an inhouse 

competition during the last week of term. 

Many beginner riders had their first attempt at 

riding a simple walk and trot test. More 

experienced riders rode a preliminary level test. 

A great afternoon, which could not have 

happened without the support of our parents and 

riding staff. 

Now the ground has dried up we have been busy 

building a mini cross country course so we can 

start cross country training this term ready for the 

eventing season. 

Miss Porter 

Millfield Prep will be at Badminton 

Visit Millfield Prep 

and Senior Schools 

on Stand 94 at 

Badminton 

Horse Trials 

2-6 May 2013 

Parents are 

welcome to join us 

for drinks at 3-4pm 

2-5 May and 2-3pm 

6 May. We hope to 

see you there!

Newsletter 

Issue 503 ● 25 April 2013 

This term we welcome Edward and Rohan to Reception and Lowen to Year 1. 

Pre-School Tree Painting 

Pre-School have enjoyed spending time outside painting trees for our school display. 

May Fair Monday 6 May 

The Pre-School, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 children will present a 

Maypole and Country Dancing display on the putting green at 

approximately 12.30pm. All children will need to wear their summer 

uniform. 

Pre-School arrangements – please refer to information sent 

separately. 

Many thanks to our scenery team for making 

such a fantastic start this week. More helpers 

most welcome! 

Pre-Prep Year Group Photographs Tuesday 14 May 

Year group photographs will be taken on Tuesday 14 May. All children 

are expected to wear the correct summer uniform for girls - blue and 

white striped dress, navy school cardigan, white ankle socks and navy 

or black shoes; for boys – navy and white check shirt (no tie), navy 

shorts, navy school jumper, grey socks and black shoes. 

Pre-School children who do not normally attend on Tuesdays may be 

brought especially to have their photograph taken with the rest of 

their year group and should arrive for 9.25am. 

Coffee will be available in the Pre-Prep Dining Hall while parents wait. 

Please inform the Pre-School staff if you will be bringing your child 

along. 

Pre-Prep Plant Stall 

We hope your contributions towards the Pre-Prep plant stall at the May Fair are growing well. Please 

leave your plants in Year 2 next week. Thank you.

Millfield Pre-Prep Newsletter ● Issue 503 ● 25 April 2013 

Page 9 

Activities for the Summer Term 

Monday 

Modern and Tap Reception/Year 1 - this will take place in 

the Junior Hall (the wooden building on the left hand side at 

the bottom of Ostrich Green). Children to be collected from 

the Junior Hall please. 

Year 2 Concert Club will finish at 4.15pm – children will be 

brought out to the chestnut tree. 

Collection at 4.00pm for all other activities from the 

chestnut tree. 

Tuesday 

Ballet Year 1/Year 2 - children to be collected from the 

Pre-Prep Hall 



Wednesday 

Yoga - children to be collected from the Pre-Prep Hall. 

The children who registered for Messy Fun Club have been 

moved to join Working with Clay. 



Thursday 

Riding - children may be collected from the stables. 

Friday 

Riding - children may be collected from the stables. 

Karate - children to be collected from the Pre-Prep Hall 

Gardening - children will need suitable old clothes and a pair 

of gardening gloves. 



Diary Dates 

Please check Diary Dates weekly as additional dates will be 

added. 

April 

Monday 29 April Pre-School visit to Dobbies Garden Centre 

Tuesday 30 April Year 1 visit to Tropiquaria 

May 

Thursday 2 May Year 2 parents invited to Junior Department 

7.00pm 

Friday 3 May Taster Morning for Millfield Minis in 

Pre-School 

Monday 6 May May Fair from 12.30-3.30pm 

Wednesday 8-15 May Book Fair 

Tuesday 14 May Year Group Photographs 

Friday 17 May Year 2 to Westhay 

Friday 24 May Break up for Half term 1.30pm 

June 

Thursday 13 June Pre-School parents invited to watch 

swimming 

Sunday 16 June Year 2 Afternoon Tea with the Headmistress 

Monday 17 June Final swim for Year 1 and Year 2 

Thursday 20 June New Teacher Day 

Friday 21 June Dress rehearsal 

Tuesday 25 June Pre-Prep Concert 2.00pm 

Wednesday 26 June Pre-Prep Concert 2.00pm 

Friday 29 June Speech Day (Millfield Prep School) 

July 

Monday 1 July Pre-Prep Sports Day 2.00pm 

NOTICE 

For the safety of the children in the Pre-Prep please can parents ensure that they close gates behind them on arrival and 

departure. Thank you. 

* Tuesdays 4-4.45pm 

Four spaces left to join 

this fun and exciting way 

to try golf for ages 4 – 7 

Minis Clubs Summer Term 

New! Minis Creative Dance 



New! Minis Football - £4.00 per session 

Thurs 4.00-5.00pm (5 - 8 years) 

New! Minis Golf - £6.00 per session 

Tues 4.00-4.45pm* (4 - 7 years) 

Minis Swimming - £4.00 per session 

Thurs 9.10-9.50am (1 - 4 years) 

Minis Tennis 



Sat 12.00-1.00pm (7 - 8 years) - £8.00 per session 

To enquire or book a place please call 

01458 832446

Millfield Pre-Prep Newsletter ● Issue 503 ● 25 April 2013 

Page 10 

Welcome Winnie! 

Welcome Florence! 

Welcome Charlie! 

Friday 3 May 

10-11am 

We are pleased to invite all our 

current Millfield Minis children and 

parents to a Taster Morning at Pre-School. 

Come along with your little one to enjoy water and sand 

play, the Pre-School garden and lots of other activities. 

Please email Lynne Mitchell at flm@millfieldprep.com to 

book your place. 

Welcome back Minis, its lovely to see you 

all after the Easter holidays! 

This week the Minis had a nice time playing 

with toys and old pals… Each child also made 

a ‘Mini Me’ photo board using photographs 

taken from last term – a nice keepsake to 

hang on the wall at home! 

We had a delicious snack of cheese and 

crackers followed by a play outdoors in the 

sunshine and of course the children enjoyed 

seeing the much loved ‘Booglie Bunny’ for 

story time to end our session! 

A warm welcome to our 

new Mini members: 

Winnie, Florence, 

Charlie and Finlay (photo 

to come!). See you for 

Mini Sensory next week. 

Welcome back 

Minis!

25 April - Millfield Prep School

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