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S C H O O L N E W S L E T T E RTRINITY 2013

3 The Eagle Has Landed3 All Weather Pitch4 Musical Maestros4 Speakers’ Corner5 Oliver!6 Tudor Life6 Lake District Trip7 National Trust Day Out7 The Great Orme8 The Village Bakery8 Budding Violinists8 Oswestry in Bloom9 Chess Buffs9 Forest School10 Breakfast Club and After School Care10 Images Art Exhibition11 Kenyan Expedition12 Evanson Shield12 Silver and Bronze Duke of Edinburgh13 Bernese Oberland Preparation Trip13 UK Maths Challenge14 Belmont Abbey14 Os CAP14 Chester Festival Winner15 London Dinner16 Thirty Five Years16 SOS16 Business Directory17 Merchandise17 Cambridge Success18 Global Young Leaders Conference18 Borderland Rotary Club19 UK Chemistry Olympiad19 Spring Ball19 Face Painting for Charity20 Netball Stars20 Howzat!20 Table Tennis Triumph21 Glittering Prizes21 Athletics Festival21 Soccer Week22 New Cricket Coach22 Equestrian Expertise23 Tennis Aces24 Forthcoming EventsFROM THE HEADMASTERWelcome to our Trinity newsletterwhich, I trust, will give you a glimpse ofjust some of the events, activities andachievements that we have enjoyed thisterm.One of most exciting developments has been thecreation of the new artificial pitch. Constructionis progressing at a cracking pace and we lookforward to watching the project take shape overthe coming months. The new pitch will helpdevelop sport at Oswestry School even furtherand build on the success of our flourishing SportsDepartment. In particular, girls’ hockey willundoubtedly move to a new level and we lookforward to watching this progress.Trinity term has, as always, rushed by with theextended examination season, trips, visits, musicalsoirees and (despite the typical “summer” weather)a full and varied sports programme. My thanks toparents, staff and pupils for ensuring that we havesuccessfully completed our full diary of academic,cultural and sporting events without too manyhiccups!On behalf of everyone at Oswestry School, mayI wish you all a restful and happy summer andwe look forward to welcoming you back inSeptember.D:HOLBACHE:FUNDATOR:MCCCCVIIOswestry School, Upper Brook Street, Oswestry,Shropshire SY11 2TL.Telephone 01691 655711 Fax 01691 671194enquiries@oswestryschool.org.ukwww.oswestryschool.org.uk

The EagleHas LandedWe are delighted to have adopted a giantmetal sculpture as part of the OswestryUrban Safari Trail. The magnificent eagle,which stands at almost nine feet tall on itsspecially designed plinth, has been installedon the School site close to St Oswald’sWell and Oswald’s Well Lane. Legend hasit that King Oswald, who was defeated inbattle on the site of the School’s playingfields, was quartered and hanged in a tree.A huge eagle swooped down, pluckedoff King Oswald’s arm and flew away;before he could disappear over the hills,All WeatherPitchDespite the inclement weather work has startedon the artificial hockey pitch and three five-asidefootball pitches, situated on the Maes-y-llan.The full size, synthetic grass pitch will be fencedand fully floodlit allowing sport to be playedin all weather conditions and, considering ourunpredictable seasons over the past few yearswill be a truly wonderful asset for the School!As well as providing an all-weather playingsurface for School pupils, the pitch will alsobe available for community use. The £500,000project is due to take sixteen weeks to completeand is being carried out by Leamington Spabased O’Brien Contractors. The pitch will becompleted in time for the start of the 2013Michaelmas term – we can’t wait!the eagle dropped his quarry and the armfell to the ground causing a natural springto form. This wonderful work of art couldnot have been realised without the supportand help provided by local Councillors KeithBarrow and Vince Hunt, Digga Rentals, T GGriffiths, sculptor Jeremy Schrecker and TheBritish Ironworks Centre. Oswestry Schoolare honoured to assist the Urban Safari Trailwhose aim is to promote a great sense ofpride in the community and give a healthy,much needed boost to local tourism.3

Musical MaestrosThe results are in for some of our talented youngmusicians. The first group examined were thoseapplying through Trinity College London; AarifaKhanom achieved a distinction on the harp in herGrade 1 exam along with Alice Gray who achieveda distinction in Grade 6 and Natasha Holmes whoachieved a high Merit, both in singing. The next examgroup were those who entered through the AssociatedBoard of the Royal School of Music. On piano, Bellanpupils Phoebe Munford and Miranda Robb bothpassed their Grade 1 exams; Luke Gambroudes, Grade1, and Kizzy Lumley-Edwards, Grade 2, both passedwith merits; Dan Counter, Grade 1 guitar exam withmerit. Senior entrants included Vanessa Suen, whohas recently begun her piano studies alongside hersinging. Vanessa achieved a pass at Grade 1. Lowerdown the school, Roisin Gambroudes passed herGrade 3 piano and achieved a merit. Mr Julian Cattley,Director of Music, commented: “I am very proudindeed of the excellent range of musicians here atOswestry. Good teaching, practice and commitmentare the key to success and our congratulations to allthese pupils – well done.”Speakers’ CornerLast term saw many of our younger pupils preparing for their English Speaking Board examinations.Competitors were then selected from Years 5 and 6 and First and Second Form to take part in the PublicSpeaking Competition which took place in the PHC. This year, the redoubtable Mr Christopher Symons(author of the definitive history of Oswestry School, leading light ofthe Recital Series, to name but afew of his many guises) kindlyagreed to adjudicate and presentcertificates to the winners. All thecompetitors demonstrated thatthey had researched their subjects,speaking confidently throughouttheir talks and answering questionsposed by an audience of theirpeers. Topics varied from spacetravel, archery and white waterrafting to music, food, travel andtechnology. Mr Symons remarkedon the high standard of diction,poise and enunciation – skills thatwill stand these young pupils ingood stead for the future.4

Oliver!For those of you who were unlucky enough tomiss out on tickets to the School’s productionof ‘Oliver!’, our commiserations! The productionincluded truly amazing performances from AmyYounger as Oliver, Joe Collinge as Fagin, MelMcNeill as Nancy, Matthew Bunby as Sykes andCalum Jones as Dodger. Full support in the comicroles was provided by Jack Morris as Mr Bumbleand Isabelle Makin as Widow Corney. Everyonewho appeared on the stage gave a wonderfulperformance; with the cast ranging from Year 5to Upper Sixth, the production highlighted what alovely, inclusive, family environment we have atthe School. Credit must also go to the crew behindthe scenes – the involvement and commitmentshown by all the pupils who helped on theproduction side of the staging combined to make‘Oliver!’ a true piece of team work.5

B E L L A N H O U S ELake District TripTudorLifeYear 6 travelled to Blencathra Field Studies Centre in the LakeDistrict for a week to develop their understanding of aspectsof the Geography and Science curriculum. The Field Centre isset in the south west side of Blencathra Mountain and offers agreat panorama of pastures, valleys, streams and lakes. Pupilsenjoyed activities including footpath conservation on thehills above Ullswater, orienteering, setting mammal traps andcanoeing (concentration, focus and energy were all key skillsemployed in abundance for this activity on Derwent Water).More technical skills were employed during the river studyand pupils learnt to use a range of equipment to test elementssuch as the speed of flow and gradient of the river. All Year 6pupils were really enthusiastic and they worked with pleasingdetermination.Years 3 and 4 visited ChirkCastle this term to experience‘Life in a Castle’. Pupilsexperienced work in thelaundry, made lavender bagsand pomanders to keepnasty smells at bay and wereencouraged to have fun thinkingabout the strange cures forailments, which includedsome live leeches! Pupils wereallowed into the dungeons,nineteen metres below ground,where the lights were switchedoff to let them experience howa prisoner might have felt. Theywere soon released for goodbehaviour to try on varioustypes of armour and to loadand ‘fire’ a cannon, the soundof which rattled the Castlewalls! The Castle grounds area fascinating place to walkaround, and a tour around thegardens to see the snowdropsconcluded the day.6

B E L L A N H O U S ETheGreatOrmeYear 5 spent a challengingday exploring the Great Ormeand the surrounding areasof Llandudno. Despite theblustery wind and bitter cold,the group showed enormousenthusiasm and determinationto carry on whatever theweather. The extremelypositive diary write up in theevening was a testament to thebenefits of taking pupils outof the classroom and into thewonderful countryside on ourdoorstep.National TrustDay OutAttingham Park was the venue for a wonderful day outfor Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 pupils and the childrenenjoyed a fun filled timetable of activities. Reception pupilsscoured the grounds hunting for mini beasts and visited thedeer park as well as enjoying a tractor ride. A woodlandwalk, investigating the animals that lived there provedvery productive and the children found a number of greatcrested newts, which are a protected species, hiding underlogs. Pupils from Years 1 and 2 spent the day ‘Living in thePast’ as servants working in the “big house”. They enjoyeddressing up and learning what life was like for kitchenstaff in the 18th century. Activities included working in thekitchen and laying a tea tray for the lady of the house!7

B E L L A N H O U S EThe VillageBakeryThe Village Bakery in Coedpoeth, kindlyhosted a visit from our Years 2 and 3 pupils.The children were shown the complete breadmaking process and had fun wearing hatsand aprons (for health and safety reasons ofcourse!). Pupils were amazed at how “clever”the machines used were and the opportunityto make their own creatures. Hedgehogs werethe most popular by far; after the dough wasrolled and shaped the pupils watched as itwas placed in the oven. Our thanks go to theJones family for such a lovely day.Oswestryin BloomAfter many weeks of waiting for their bulbsto appear, keeping a diary of the progressmade and pressing flowers from the bulbsoriginally planted, Year 3 were thrilled towin the coveted Bulb Competition Cup inthe Oswestry in Bloom annual competition.Following on from this win, Year 3 wereinvited by the Town Council to helpreplant bluebells from the Cae Glas parkwildlife area. The children carefully dug upthe plants and then spent time working outwhere to put them in their new home.BuddingViolinistsThis year, as part of the Prep Department’s musiccurriculum, Year 1 pupils have thoroughly enjoyedtheir weekly violin sessions with Mr Oram, ourstring specialist. The group sessions are the idealpreparation for individual learning opportunitiesstarting in Year 2.8

B E L L A N H O U S EChess BuffsThe Prep Department has a thriving chess clubwhich now competes in national competitions.Hamish Coutts-Britton (Year 3) and Ben Tidridge(Year 4) accumulated enough points to reach theregional megafinal of the Delauncey UK Schoolschess challenge recently held in Worcester. Forboth boys, this was their first experience of nationalcompetition and they learned a great deal abouttactics. Hamish’s final match was a long, drawnoutaffair which lasted 50 minutes and was finallydecided on points as the competitors went overtime. The technicality cost him qualification forthe gigafinal. However, Hamish and Ben werecommended on taking part and thus beingoutstanding players at both school and county level.ForestSchoolThe Forest School area is being developed in leapsand bounds. Pupils have been very busy cultivatingthe plot and planting vegetables and havefound their green fingers by understanding andimplementing the square bed planting process withbroad beans, rainbow chard, beetroot and broccoli.The children have also brought projects from theclassroom to the outdoors; ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’and Viking building and cooking habits (whittling,wattle and daub and building a fire pit) have beenparticular favourites. A compost bin has now beenset up which is added to every week. Pupils havelearned what is suitable for composting and addingthe worms is a highlight!9

B E L L A N H O U S EBreakfastClub andAfterSchool CareSince last September, our wrap around careoption has become an integral part of ourschool day at Bellan House. Miss Sue, ablyhelped by Miss Kayla, provides a warm, secureand welcoming environment for the children.For further information regarding this service,which is available to all pupils at no extra cost,please contact Ms Jones on 01691 653453.Images Art ExhibitionAll our pupils, from nurseryright up to Year 6, invitedtheir parents to an artexhibition in the BellanHouse hall which wastransformed into a gallery forthe afternoon. ‘Images SchoolArt Exhibitions’ collated andcatalogued artwork producedexclusively by the children.All the images were displayedin frames and parents wereoffered the opportunityto purchase their child’smasterpiece. The pupils werejustifiably very proud of theirartistic endeavours beingdisplayed in a gallery setting.10

S E N I O R S C H O O LKenyanExpeditionLate last year, an invitationletter was put out nationwideto all army cadets invitingthem to apply for anexpedition to Kenya in 2014A total of over eighty cadets applied andfrom those, sixty-six were put through tothe next round of selection. Two cadetsfrom Oswestry School CCF were selected inL/Cpl Jack Morris and L/Cpl Verity Bowen,along with Lt Jason Till as part of the leaderteam. The expedition to Kenya will includetrekking, a community project togetherwith a little sightseeing and white waterrafting! The main objective of the trek willbe to summit Point Lenana (4,895m), ofMt Kenya. To get to Kenya will take muchdedication, hard work and commitmentin the form of training and fundraising;we are delighted to report that the firststep of being selected after a strenuousand demanding initial training weekendin May has been achieved. Verity and Jackwill now take part in a mountaineeringweekend in October, hopefully takinganother step further towards their goal ofreaching the summit of Mt Kenya.11

S E N I O R S C H O O LEvansonShieldSilver andBronzeDuke ofEdinburghTwenty Fifth Formers completed their trainingexpeditions for Duke of Edinburgh’s SilverAward over the Easter and recent May Day Bankholiday. This year saw an increased number ofBronze participants into the Silver Award; welldone to all!This year saw the second anniversaryof this annual inter section competitionwhich allows our Fourth Form cadetsto train together, as a section, underthe guidance of the newly promotedand trained members of the FifthForm. We were again privileged tohave Major Ray Evanson, the formercontingent commander and OswestryDeputy Headmaster for many years,join us to present the shield which hadbeen named in his honour. A closelyfought competition saw the eventualwinners as L/Cpl Verity Bowen’ssection with L/Cpl Matthew Bunby assecond in command, and cadets IsobelAdegboyega, Gracie Hindley, HugoMalim and Ryan Cox making up therest of the team.12

S E N I O R S C H O O LBerneseOberlandPreparationTripThe Easter holidays saw a team of pupilstravel to Scotland in preparation for theirJuly expedition to the Bernese Oberland inSwitzerland. The group enjoyed a fantastic fourdays in truly Alpine conditions, with the climbof Ben Nevis being just one of the highlights.The team of George Tomley, Lewis Bebb, MelMcNeill, Bethan Walford and Caitlin Jonesgained invaluable experience and are lookingforward to the challenges the Alps will provide.Thanks must go to the Ulysses Trust for helpwith funding the expedition, Marmot for theirsupport in clothing and the Cadet Centre forAdventurous Training for their support withhardware and other equipment.UK Maths ChallengePupils from the First to the Fifth Form arereaping the rewards of taking part in theUK Junior and Intermediate MathematicsChallenge organised by the UK MathematicsTrust. Over 4,000 students took part in thisnational challenge and the top 40% of studentsnationally receive a gold, silver or bronzecertificate. This year congratulations overall goto seven pupils who received gold, eight pupilsreceived silver and eleven pupils gained bronzeawards. This is a tremendous achievement – inaddition, four pupils who qualified for goldcertificates also took part in the Kangaroocompetition (so called because it was inspiredby the Australian Mathematics Trust and is an extensionof the Intermediate Challenge). Mr Ian Hibbert, Headof Mathematics, said: “For a non-selective school suchas Oswestry to achieve these results is testament to thededication of both pupils and staff alike. They are to becongratulated on their outstanding achievement”.13

O L D O S W E S T R I A N SSOSDo you have any unwanted Old Oswestriannewsletters or Oswestrian magazines athome? If so please do send them throughto the Library c/o Mrs Gay Gore Brown. Weare looking, in particular, for 1971 and 1999Oswestrian magazines.ThirtyFiveYears!BusinessDirectoryOn 7 June, Oswestry School hosted a very specialTea Party to celebrate the 35th anniversary ofBellan House joining Oswestry School. Twoformer headmistresses of Bellan House, MrsMavis Raines, formerly Evans, and Mrs LesleyDurham, had fascinating memories to recall andeveryone learned a great deal from them aboutBellan House in ‘their day’. Amongst the invitedguests, we were delighted to welcome the Mayorand Mayoress of Oswestry and several Schoolgovernors. The afternoon created an excellentatmosphere for memories and stories to flow overtea and cake. Guests were then treated to currentSchool pupils reading out poems with panacheand everyone had the opportunity to look throughthe Bellan archives, started by Mrs Durham andrecently cultivated by Mrs Sue Davies, whichgenerated more laughter and memories. Theafternoon was enjoyed by all, from the youngschool pupils and their parents to the retired staff;here’s to the next 35 years!We are planning to produce aBusiness Directory that will bepublished on the School website forthe benefit of School parents, OOsand friends of Oswestry School.This is a free opportunity to advertise yourbusiness; the directory will include companies,practices, family trades, consultants, selfemployedand trades. The Directory hasalready received many listings from our OOs,but we would welcome contributions fromparents and friends of Oswestry School. If youare interested in the Directory and would likemore information please contact Laura Joneson 01691 655711 or visit the School websitefor details of how to apply.16

O L D O S W E S T R I A N SD:HOLBACHE:FUNDATOR:MCCCCVIIMerchandiseAs a part of widening the services offered toOOs, the Society has invested in merchandisethat can be purchased from the School Shop.The hoodies have been designed and madeby a local company and are on sale for avery reasonable £25. Sizes available are S,M, L and XL. Available soon will be a rangeof accessories and jewellery including men’scufflinks and ladies’ charm bracelets. Forfurther information, or if you unable to visitthe shop in person, please contact Mrs DebbieLumley-Edwards, School Shop Manager, whowill be delighted to help.CambridgeSuccessAlice Hicklin, a Scholarship pupil who left OswestrySchool in 2005, recently received her Master ofPhilosophy degree from Trinity College, Cambridge.Alice’s love of all things mediaeval began at Oswestryand the School’s incredible history was a source offascination. Alice was awarded a Tripos during herfirst year at Cambridge and she first graduated in 2009.Trinity awarded her a full scholarship for her MPhiland Alice is now studying for her PhD, courtesy ofanother full scholarship from Trinity College. “I am sograteful for Oswestry’s belief in my academic ability”,said Alice, “I would not be where I am now withouttheir support and help”.17

S I X T H F O R MGlobal Young LeadersConferenceMatthew Masters and Harry Hinton-Hardhave been selected amongst studentsfrom all over the world to take part inthe prestigious ‘Global Young LeadersConference’ in Washington DC and NewYork this summer. The visit will culminatein the Global Summit simulation whereparticipants will use their skills in debating,negotiating and building coalitions to helpthem deal with issues such a foreign aid,global warming, cooperative efforts in space,terrorism and human rights. Whilst they areat the conference Matthew and Harry willalso have the opportunity to visit embassiesand engage with a UN speaker.Borderland Rotary ClubDaniel Renwick and Robin EdwardsEdwards have been chosen to participatein the Borderland Rotary YouthLeadership Award scheme after attendingan interview with the Borderland RotaryClub. The scheme was open to anyyoung person aged between 16 and 18who has shown leadership within theirpeer group and who has the ability tofurther develop these skills. Daniel andRobin will be sponsored by the clubto attend a five-day leadershiptraining programme in August.This is an excellent chancefor them to experiencenew activities, work inteams and gain life skillsthat will also contributetowards their Gold Dukeof Edinburgh award.18

S I X T H F O R MSpringBallUK ChemistryOlympiadAn unseasonal avalanche ofsnow may have descended onOswestry but this did not deterthe Sixth Form who arrived atThe Walls Restaurant to revel intheir Spring Ball. Pupils and staffenjoyed a delicious dinner anddanced the night away to livemusic. The evening was toppedoff with a charity raffle, with thechance to win the biggest bag ofCadbury chocolate bars anyonehad ever seen!Congratulations go to Upper Sixth Form pupils DamilolaAdekanye and Vanesssa Ikebudu who won a Bronze andSilver Award respectively in this year’s challenging UKChemistry Olympiad. Over four thousand students nationwidetook part in this Royal Society of Chemistry (in conjunctionwith Cambridge University) competition.A group of Lower Sixth Form pupils took part in theDerwen Summer Fete to help raise funds for the College.The group of five pupils, who painted faces for the entireafternoon, were proud to have raised a fine total of £107as well as having lots of fun developing their creativeskills. The team were congratulated and admired for theirboundless enthusiasm and commitment.FacePaintingforCharity19

S C H O O L S P O R TNetballStarsSecond Form pupils Sian Grice and BethanEdwards, together with Third FormerAlex Dewing, were all part of winningnetball teams in the Central Venue League,Shropshire’s only Junior League. Sian andBethan both play for the U14 Division 3Oswestry Bobcats and Alex plays for the U14Division 2 Oswestry Ospreys. Sian was alsopresented with the Coach’s Player certificatefor her efforts this season.Howzat!Fifth form pupil Ben Dugan received an offer tobe a volunteer coach with the Andrew FlintoffCricket Academy, which took place during theEaster holidays. Ben is a very keen cricketer andis hoping to complete his Level One ECB cricketcoaching course this year; Ben will continueto help out at two further cricket courses to beheld during the summer holidays. Test Cricketer,James Anderson, Lancashire and England fastbowler, paid a visit during the week long coursehowever this is not the first encounter that Benhas had with the fast bowler. Ben took part inthe Flintoff Academies as a youngster and cleanbowled him!Table TennisTriumphOswestry School’s table tennis team weresuccessful in the Oswestry and District TableTennis League and have won the seconddivision title. This means that Eric Lin, Eric Maand Jack Yeung have secured promotion tothe first division – well done to the team andtheir coach, Mrs Sue Fensome.20

S C H O O L S P O R TGlitteringPrizesPupils from Years 1 and 2 entered as ateam for the North Shropshire GymnasticsCompetition and came second overall, whichwas a fantastic achievement. The girls eachperformed a floor and a vault routine andcollectively the team came away with fourgolds, four silvers and six bronze certificates,an amazing success!AthleticsFestivalOur Year 2 team recently took part in the PrimarySchools Athletics Festival; pupils competed inall five of the field events including the javelin.This was won by Corey Grice who also brokethe record in this event for his year group.Congratulations to Corey.Soccer WeekOver fifty local youngsters took to Oswestry School’s pitchesto take part in the annual Easter Soccer week. They ranged inage from 5 to 14 years old and, appreciating the fact that thesnow had finally melted, were full of enthusiasm. The coachesencouraged all the participants to develop and enhance theirball skills, improve their understanding of the game andmost importantly enjoy playing soccer. The event was a hugesuccess and a great time was had by all.21

S C H O O L S P O R TEquestrianExpertiseNewCricketCoachOnce again the we are delightedto welcome a South Africancricket coach to spend theTrinity term helping to coachpupils. Ryan Fynn, who livesjust outside Port Elizabeth,arrived at the beginning of theterm and has been helping tocoach pupils from both BellanHouse and the Senior School.This is the second year theSchool has hosted a cricketerfrom South Africa. Ryan hasbeen coaching cricket sincehe was twenty years old andhas completed Level One andTwo cricket coaching courses,coaching numerous teams andindividuals in the last ten years.Ryan commented, “My coachingphilosophy is first and foremostto see the players develop theircricketing skills in a fun, safeenvironment where they canget the most enjoyment possiblefrom playing the beautiful gameof cricket.”Pupils from both the Senior School and Prep Department tookpart in the Netley Hall qualifiers for (NSEA) and MidlandsAssociation of Riding Clubs (MIDARC) championships. Theseven pupils took part in show jumping and dressage classesover the two days of competition. The dressage team (CaitlinJones, Verity Bowen and Felicity Warner) all completed accuratetests and were announced as competition winners and qualifiedfor both championships. Verity also won the individual dressagetitle. In the show jumping categories, Anna Warner produced asuperb double clear to take third place in the 50cm class andfifth place in the 60cm class. She also took part with HannahJones, Katie Tomley and Verity Bowen in the 70cm class withthe team coming fourth overall. Verity and Katie both deliveredtwo double clear rounds. The 80cm team competition wasa closely fought affair; representing the School were VerityBowen, Katie Tomley, Will Gough and Felicity Warner. Thewhole team produced two super rounds of jumping each withonly a time fault of ¾ of a second separating the team from thefirst team position. This means that they have also qualified forthe NSEA and MIDARC championships. Caitlin Jones enteredthe 1m class and was one of eleven competitors making it tothe jump off. She finished in third place with less than onesecond separating the first three placings. Well done!22

S C H O O L S P O R TTennisAcesCongratulations to Amelia Mercer, MeganWilliams and Jessica Pugh, who all put insolid performances at the North ShropshireTennis tournament in May. The three girlsfought hard in their rounds with Meganmaking the quarter finals and Jess finishingthird overall and qualifying for the CountyChampionships. A superb achievement.23

Forthcoming EventsWednesday 4th September 2013Michaelmas Term startsWednesday 4th September 2013Parents’ Association meeting7.00 – 9.00pm Headmaster’s Study – all parents andguardians welcomeThursday 12th September 2013Start of Term Social Evening7.00 – 9.00pm Peter Humphreys Centre – all parentsand staff welcomeFriday 27th September 2013Business Studies Field visit to Drayton Manor(Fifth Form and Upper Sixth)Friday 27th to Sunday 29th SeptemberAdventure Education weekend to SnowdoniaSaturday 5th October 2013Open Morning9.30am – 12.30pm Prep Department and Senior SchoolAn opportunity for existing and prospective parents,grandparents, family and friends to experience theSchool on a “working day”, meet the headmaster,pupils and staff and to tour the school.An informal lunch will offer further opportunitiesto meet staff, pupils and current parents – to booka place, or to arrange an individual visit, pleasecontact the Registrar on 01691 681104 or emailadmissions@oswestryschool.org.ukMonday 7th October 2013Parents’ Association AGM7.00 – 9.00pm School Library – all parents andguardians welcomeFriday 11th and Saturday 12th October 2013The Shropshire Festival of Verse and ProseFriday 18th October 2013Bellan House Harvest Festival9.30am School ChapelFriday 8th November 2013Senior School Own Clothes Day01691 655711www.oswestryschool.org.ukWednesday, 13th November 2013Sixth Form Information Evening7.00 – 9.00pm Peter Humphreys CentreDiscover the wide variety of opportunities andsupport offered in the Sixth Form at Oswestry School.The Headmaster, Heads of Sixth Form and subjectHeads of Departments will be on hand to offeradvice/guidance.Friday 22nd November 2013Old Oswestrians’ Dinner7.00pm Peter Humphreys CentreSaturday 23rd November 2013Founder’s Day10.30am Founder’s Day Service at St Oswald’s, coffeeand biscuits will be served at the Wynnstay Hotelafter the service, all welcome to attendAfternoon FixturesFootball 1st XI v Old OswestriansNetball 1st VII v Old OswestriansHockey 1st XI v Old OswestriansSwimming GalaSaturday 23rd November 2013Parents’ Association Dinner Dance7.00pm Wynnstay HotelTuesday, 10 December 2013Christmas Enterprise Fair9.30 – 11.30am Peter Humphreys CentreWednesday 11th December 2013Higher Education and Careers Convention11.00am – 1.00pm Peter Humphreys CentreFriday 13th December 2013Bellan House Nativity Service10.30am St Oswald’s ChurchSenior School Christmas Carol Service3.30pm St Oswald’s ChurchSaturday 8th March 2014Scholarship ExamsFor details of these and other events,including a full sports fixtures list, please seethe School website or telephone the School asdates may be subject to change.24