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<strong>obh</strong>.<strong>mail</strong>Matters of the Moment…….ILL MET BY MOONLIGHTPERFORMANCES OF ‘ILL MET BY MOONLIGHT’Matinee 2.30pm Friday 15 MarchEvening performance 7.00pm Friday 15 MarchEvening performance 7.00pm Saturday 16 MarchEveryone from all parts of the school, their friends and familiesare welcome to all 3 performances of this musical production ofWilliam Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream’.Please do come and support the cast – even if your child isn’teven in it! Come and see the high standard of theatre that thesenior children produce. I can assure you, you will not bedisappointed!If you do wish to come, then please e<strong>mail</strong>Jo Riddleston in the school office and lether know which performance(s) you wishto attend.Astronomical RunMonday 18 th MarchWe are very much looking forward to some fine weather for ourAstro-nomical run in just over week’s time, and I do hope thatwe are all fit and healthy for it! The children, so far, have donean amazing job and they all seem to be really excited about therun and their contribution towards the project. I am sure wewill get some fantastic costumes on the day. Please can we askthat the sponsor forms are handed into either Mr Drake or atthe school office no later than 18th March.If you would like another form please go to our school websitewww.<strong>obh</strong>.co.uk and click on the Astro appeal icon on the righthand side where you will be able to look at our Astro Brochureas well as downloading a sponsor form.House Honours BoardCongratulations this week to:Mia DerrickMercuryEdward CarrMercuryMehalah Ward SaturnThomas Crawshay SaturnFergus GrantMercuryArchie RookMercuryHenry Luttman-Johnson MercuryMaddie McLoughlin MercuryHenry MinterMercuryTilly Lockhart MarsCharlie Rivington MarsGrandparents DayA diary note that may likedto be passed on to grandparentsto avoid anydisappointments:Friday 10th May 9.30 amWith the French Café opening at10.00 amCast DiscoAll members of the ‘IllMet by Moonlight’ castare invited to the ‘CastDisco’ on Thursday 21 stMarch in the Britten<strong>Hall</strong> from 6.30pm –8.30pm.Thank you all for your continued support, and we look forwardto seeing some of you run alongside the children on 18th March.<strong>Old</strong> <strong>Buckenham</strong> <strong>Hall</strong>Brettenham, Suffolk, IP7 7PH | tel: 01449 740252 | e<strong>mail</strong>: office@<strong>obh</strong>.co.ukwww.<strong>obh</strong>.co.uk
<strong>obh</strong>.<strong>mail</strong>H O U S E H O N O U R S BOARDLent Term 2013Daisy Minter Mercury Maddie McLoughlin MercuryMolly Webster Mars Henry Minter MercuryAlexandra Tomlinson Saturn Tilly Lockhart MarsMaddy Walmsley-Stevenson Saturn Charlie Rivington MarsArabella WooMarsAsh RigbyMercurySam HarrisonMarsPrimrose Ackroyd-Cooper SaturnMarina CrawshaySaturnHarry BidwellSaturnMadeline AndersonMarsHugo NogaredaMarsOscar BrownSaturnLottie RowlandMarsMia DerrickMercuryEdward CarrMercuryMehalah WardSaturnThomas CrawshaySaturnFergus GrantMercuryArchie RookMercuryHenry Luttman-Johnson Mercury<strong>Old</strong> <strong>Buckenham</strong> <strong>Hall</strong>Brettenham, Suffolk, IP7 7PH | tel: 01449 740252 | e<strong>mail</strong>: office@<strong>obh</strong>.co.ukwww.<strong>obh</strong>.co.uk
<strong>obh</strong>.<strong>mail</strong>Creative WritingYrs 3, 4 and 5 have gone madfor books!To celebrate World BookDay, the children in theMiddle School had a bit of amix-up. The children weresplit into groups so thatYears 3, 4 and 5 weremerged together. Theyshared their favourite bookwith other children, tellingthem what happens in thestory and why it is theirfavourite book. There was areal buzz of excitementthroughout the StableYard and it was lovely tosee the children allworking together. Hopefullythey have come away withsome recommendations andOur 2013 creative writing book is nowfor sale on Amazon. 394 pages ofstories and a few poems from Years 6-8pupils. It is priced at £9.99, of which£1.25 per copy is profit which thepupils themselves are entitled to by wayof Amazon vouchers. The book can befound under books/OBH on the Amazonwebsite.Everyone in Years 7-8 has at least onepiece in there, some as many as six.Nearly everyone in Year 6 hassomething in there and I will addfurther contributions once I receivethem.Rodney Marshallcan look forward toreading many of theirfriends’ favourite books.<strong>Old</strong> <strong>Buckenham</strong> <strong>Hall</strong>Brettenham, Suffolk, IP7 7PH | tel: 01449 740252 | e<strong>mail</strong>: office@<strong>obh</strong>.co.ukwww.<strong>obh</strong>.co.uk
<strong>obh</strong>.<strong>mail</strong>U12 RugbyDespite the zero temperature on Friday 22 ndFebruary, a really tremendous game of committedand skilful U12s Rugby was enjoyed between <strong>Old</strong><strong>Buckenham</strong> <strong>Hall</strong> School and their hosts Ipswich YMRUFC Hawks at Rushmere St. Andrew.Played under floodlights on the 1 st XV pitch, theparents from Club and School really appreciated andapplauded the play of both sides with team andindividual player action photos provided by DE Photo(www.dephoto.biz)Y&J Chair Paul Rowland commented: “The OBH Boysand our own YM Hawks were on top form, played withgreat courage, skill and spirit, were impeccablybehaved and really seemed to get a lot out of the"Club" experience which was our goal.” In attendancewas interested observer and Saints EPDG ManagerSimon Sinclair who commented on the great eveningand brilliant atmosphere.The mixed post match team photo of all the Boystogether shows the great match experience.While YM ran out winners, it was the introduction ofa broader “club match” experience for both sets ofBoys that was the focus of the experience; from thewelcome upon arrival, music in the changing room,post match food served by the parents and all of theBoys mixing with their opposition.Speeches of welcome were given and returned bythe team captains Freddie Whitelaw (OBH) andHarry Rowland (YM) while specially commissionedcertificates were presented by the YM Y&J Chairto the OBH Director of Sport, Mr. Nick Drake, thecaptain, best forward (Jonty Lecompte OBH) andbest three quarter (Oscar Butcher OBH) of bothteams followed by a competitive biscuit and milkdowning competition to much raucous support fromall !Nick Drake commented: “What a brilliant night !Our thanks go to YM for really hosting us well, theboys are still talking about the post match fun andthe game, a real taste of what club rugby is allabout.”YM has also extended an open invitation to all rugbyplayers U7s – U16s to enjoy a pre-seasonNorthampton Saints Camp 27th - 29th August atYM’s grounds as a great opportunity to enjoy a funand intensive 3 days under the eye of currentSaints coaches playing with and against some of thebest boys in Suffolk and EC. To book directly:www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/camps<strong>Old</strong> <strong>Buckenham</strong> <strong>Hall</strong>Brettenham, Suffolk, IP7 7PH | tel: 01449 740252 | e<strong>mail</strong>: office@<strong>obh</strong>.co.ukwww.<strong>obh</strong>.co.uk
<strong>obh</strong>.<strong>mail</strong>Fixtures1st Hockey Team SuccessThursday 14th MarchIAPS U13 National Hockey FinalsGirls’ HockeyU9A Littlegarth Tournament(A)ResultsSaturday 2nd MarchBoys Hockey v. Orwell Park1st VII2nd VIIDrewLostMonday was another very special day for the 1stVII hockey team and it was reward for many yearsof hard work at OBH. Travelling down to Tonbridgeis always a pleasure as you arrive at the incrediblesports complex which was host to the Australianteam during the Olympics.FootballU11 Finborough Tournament Shield WinnersSunday 3rd MayOakham U12 RugbyOakham U12 NetballMonday 4th MarchBoys Hockey1st VII IAPS Hockey TonbridgeFootball v. Finborough SchoolColts AColts BVase Winners4thRunners UpWonLostAfter a good warm up it was down to business withthe focus on winning the group. Wins againstParkside (3-0), Hoe Bridge (4-0), St Bedes (4-1) andVinehall (3-0) took the team to the quarter finaland a tough draw against a good Marlborough Houseteam. However, the boys were very focussed and a5-2 win in 10 minutes was an excellent result. Thisbrought a semi final with Holmwood House fromTunbridge Wells and another convincing win5-1 despite going 1-0 down in the first few minutes!The final was against St Andrews, Woking and in anexcellent final a 1-1 draw after extra time meant apenalty shuffle competition where 3 players have 8seconds to score against the goalkeeper. Luckfinally ran out for us and we had to settle for silvermedals.The boys were outstanding throughout the day andthank you to all the fantastic support from theparents. A wonderful achievement and the NationalFinals take place next week at Millfield.<strong>Old</strong> <strong>Buckenham</strong> <strong>Hall</strong>Brettenham, Suffolk, IP7 7PH | tel: 01449 740252 | e<strong>mail</strong>: office@<strong>obh</strong>.co.ukwww.<strong>obh</strong>.co.uk
<strong>obh</strong>.<strong>mail</strong>Weekend Fun!<strong>Old</strong> <strong>Buckenham</strong> <strong>Hall</strong>Brettenham, Suffolk, IP7 7PH | tel: 01449 740252 | e<strong>mail</strong>: office@<strong>obh</strong>.co.ukwww.<strong>obh</strong>.co.uk
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