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obh.mailFriday 21st September: Issue No. 67Scuba DivingNotes from the Head’s study…This week has been a Not in Our School week. Following an assembly on Monday morning where wetalked about ways in which we could ensure that OBH is a happy and safe school, where we show kindnessand tolerance in all that we do and where we say NO to bullying of any kind, pupils have beenthinking of all the things that they would like to get rid of at school – broccoli and exams don’t count!During the week pupils have been writing these things down and putting them in the black bin that youmight have seen sitting outside my study. Earlier today in assembly we emptied the bin and read outexamples of some of the things that pupils have said they don’t want at OBH. Enlightening and I hopecathartic.The UK Government’s plans to reform the current GCSE exam bear more than a passing resemblancestructurally to our own OBH Curriculum (the OBH©), which forms the framework for preparation for13+ scholarship and Common Entrance exams at OBH. Our pupils would be well placed to take thesenew exams, having already had the experience of the demands of C.E. and scholarship work. It is goodto see that a more systematic, robust approach is being taken to the national system of exams.Whether or not the theory becomes practice, we shall have to see.Well done to all our pupils. You have shown great character and determination this week. Enjoy theExeat weekend.Quote of the weekStrive to be the very best version of yourself that you can possibly be.Dr Anthony SeldonYours aye,John Brettheadmaster@obh.co.ukOld Buckenham HallBrettenham, Suffolk, IP7 7PH | tel: 01449 740252 | email: office@obh.co.ukwww.obh.co.uk

obh.mailBoarding Matters ………The children made the most ofbeing outside this weekend andwe kicked off with the muchanticipated ‘manhunt’. I will try toexplain the rules as simply as Ican!The children are split into teams and using a map andlightsticks have to navigate themselves and their teamaround the school grounds. They are being chased byour ‘Hunter force’ which try to capture the teamsbetween the orienteering points. Once captured theyhand over their ‘capture’ cards and points are takenaway from them. Needless to say the team with themost capture cards left overand most orienteering pointsvisited wins! It was great funand all the children managed toget round the course. After anhour or so of fierce competitionthe children returned back tobase for hot chocolate and biscuits before collapsinginto bed for a well-deserved sleep.Sunday morning was a long lie in and pyjama breakfastready for a very busy day of activities. We had anextreme scavenger hunt in the morning where they hadto solve clues and riddles to find items; we definitelyhave some future treasure hunters amongst us! After ahearty roast Dr Marshall hosted the ‘Jacot’ cupfootball tournament which we run every year with thetrophy kindly donated by Mrs Jacot a former parent.Well done to all who took part in a very fair contestindeed. Whilst this was taking place the children had achance to test our Go Karts out for the first time thisyear! (after Mr Drake had a go first obviously!) In factthe only thing that got Mr Drake out of the Go Kartswas the smell of freshly cooked fairy cakes that hadbeen made by some of the girls in the kitchen! A finedisplay of assorted cakes and all so yummy!After supper the children settled down to a mixtureof activities ranging from golf, touch rugby,, dvd’s,music and dodgeball. Needless to say Sunday night up inthe dorms was relatively quiet!Nick Drake29th & 30th SeptemberBoarders’ Trips to Grease The Musicaland Aldeburgh Food and Drink FestivalThere are two great trips on the agenda for ourBoarders next weekendOn Saturday we will be travelling to IpswichRegent for a performance of Grease (featuringMary Byrne from XFactor – does anyoneremember her!? And the winner of ITV’s Greaseis the Word.)A hot tea will be served for all Boardersimmediately following matches / training at3.30pm before we depart at 4pm. A late partysupper will be served on arrival back at schoolat approximately 8pm.Please note these timings if you are planning onvisiting your child in school on Saturday.On Sunday, we will have an early lunch followingchurch before departing for the AldeburghFood and Drink Festival that – ratherconfusingly – is being held at Snape Maltings andnot in Aldeburgh. We aim to arrive at thefestival by 1.30 pm to ensure a full afternoon offood and (appropriate) drink tastings. This willbe kick started with a guided food safari onarrival at the festival.If you are making the trip to Snape yourselves,please be sure to check out the OBH buskerswho will be performing at the festival. TheChapel Choir and a number of soloists will beperforming between 2 pm & 2.45 pm andNatasha Woods and Amelia Marsh take thestage between 3pm and 3.45 pmWe expect to be back at school by 12 pm onSunday evening.Old Buckenham HallBrettenham, Suffolk, IP7 7PH | tel: 01449 740252 | email: office@obh.co.ukwww.obh.co.uk

obh.mailMatters of the Moment…….OPEN MORNINGSaturday 29th September10.00 am—12.30 pmAs parents know, we will beholding an Open Morning forprospective parents onSaturday 29th September. Ifany parents know of familieswho may be interested in OBHas a future school please doencourage them to come along.Please contact Jo Riddleston inthe School Office forfurther information.Head liceI am afraid there have beenreports of head lice in the school again.Please could all the prep and preprepparents check theirchildren's hair over the exeatweekend.I recommend wet combing withconditioner and a "nitty gritty"comb, and if any living/movinghead lice are found,to use Hedrinshampoo.Useful information and advice canbe found on www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Head-lice If you have any furtherconcerns please contact me on nurse@obh.co.ukPhysics is Fun Trip Year 5Thursday 27 th SeptemberXscape, Milton KeynesDepart OBH 8:45, amReturn OBH 6.15 pmChildren can wear home clothes for thistrip, however, they may get wet during thesledging activities so tracksuit bottomsrather than jeans would be better. Forindoor skydiving the children will need toget into a tight-fitting flight suit, so aT-shirt with a jumper over the top thatcan be taken off, will be ideal on the tophalf.Please also make sure that the childrenhave the following with them:Wellies/snow boots (not essential but goodfor sledging)A pair of long woollen socksGloves (an absolute must!)A warm jacket / waterproof for sledging.TrainersItems that the children are not travellingin can be put in a rucksack and taken withthem. Boarders may also bring these itemsinto school in a rucksack and store them indorms until the trip.Please do not allow your children to bringsweets or Ipods etc for the journey andpocket money will not be necessary.Any siblings are can stay for supper so youcan pick up children together - please letSharon Schanschieff know onsharon.schanschieff@obh.co.ukIf you have any questions regarding thistrip, please email Lois Pughlois.pugh@obh.co.ukwww.obh.co.uk

obh.mailYear 4 Brass SessionOn Monday both year 4 classes welcomedMr Shepherd to their class music lessons.Mr Shepherd is the school brass teacher andperformed pieces on the trumpet, trombone, Frenchhorn and tuba for the children.This was followed by all of the children having achance to play the instruments…with varying success!Brass lessons are taught at OBH on Monday’s and weare keen to invite anyone who would like to give abrass instrument a go for a trial 2-3 lessons to seewhat they think of it. If you are interested pleasecontact me at toby.dunham@obh.co.ukSinging LessonsThe music department are very keen toencourage children to sing as much aspossible. We would like as many boys andgirls to sign up to have singing lessons tostart after half term and to try it out forhalf a term to see if it is something thatwould interest them.Children will be paired up withanother pupil to have a joint singing lessonwith the expense of music lessons splitbetween the two (therefore £48.75 perhalf term). If you are interested for yourchild to give this a go then please contactme at toby.dunham@obh.co.ukOld Buckenham HallBrettenham, Suffolk, IP7 7PH | tel: 01449 740252 | email: office@obh.co.ukwww.obh.co.uk

obh.mailFeltmaking WorkshopFeltmakingPupils choosing Art for their Thursday afternoonactivity alongside our Art Scholarship candidates had abrilliant opportunity to sample a felt-making masterclasswith Emily O’Hare of “Felt Fabulous” on Monday.We were introduced to the different variety of breedsof sheep and the types of wool that they produced suchas “Jacob” and “Badger”. After looking at Emily’ssketchbooks and some of her beautiful felted wares:hats, scarves, pumpkin pin-cushions and wall hangings, itwas now our turn to have a go at creating a simple feltedsheet.We chose the theme of Remembrance and the pupils setabout layering the felt, then different shades of woolwere added to create a suitable theme including poppies.The layers were then “felted” together by adding soap,water and plenty of elbow-grease. The Scholars chose amore sombre theme in their work, and Emily gave themspecial wools to include in their pieces, creatingsubtle sepia tones. After further experimentation, thechildren divided into groups and created larger worksbased on Gustav Klimt’s patterns and some of thechildren even had the opportunity to develop theirpattern-making skills into individual pieces.A fantastic day was had by all and Emily was brilliantwith all the children. If you head to Blackthorpe Barnsthis Christmas- be sure to look out for Emily on her“Felt Fabulous” stall!Headingham Castle Year 7 TripTuesday 25 thSeptemberDepart OBH 9.15amReturn OBH 3.00 pmYear 7 will be visiting Hedingham Castle onTuesday 25 th September as part of their Historystudies. Dress for the occasion will benormaluniform.If you have any questions regarding this trip,please email Steven Hayessteven.hayes@obh.co.ukBucken-Oldham Hallwww.obh.co.uk

obh.mail4EW Thoughts4EW spent their activity on Monday in theICT room writing their thoughts on a varietyof topics relating to their experiences atschool since the start of term.Boarding At obh is really fun. It is greatplaying with my friends after supperand in the dorms. We have tuck onWednesday.My First Two weeks at OBH.I love Art because I like paintingand drawing and I am having funat art and my teacher is called MissBolton.BY HARRY BIDWELL.This year is going to be the best one yet and if you’re in the b team it doesn’tmean you’re not good at the sport you’re still the same as everyone else I thinkand I hope you can remember this we are not all the same.We are all different in every way there is no perfect no one’s perfect we maynot be good at something but that’s what makes us special. By EmilyWe are doing netball with the year 3 girls. It is veryfun. The teachers are Miss Maddever and Mrs C weare doing warm ups and we sometimes we have torun around the court and every time we come to anet we jump up to them and try and touch them andit is quite hard we have played two matches againstSouth Lee and Finborough and we won. With MrsWarren in science we used Bunsen burners to heatup chemicals and in English we found a partner andwrote about their holiday news and they wroteabout ours. By PrimroseOld Buckenham HallBrettenham, Suffolk, IP7 7PH | tel: 01449 740252 | email: office@obh.co.ukwww.obh.co.uk

obh.mail4EW ThoughtsIn netball we have played two matches but they were training matches. One wasagainst South Lee the other was Finborough School. It’s exciting because I’mplaying netball with my little sister Sienna. My teacher is Miss Maddever andMiss Mueller. Netball is fun especially as I get to do it with my friends. I forgotwe do it with Mrs C the head of girls games. In netball there are warm-ups suchas Spotty dog, picking cherries, lunges and sumo. Once when we were warmingup for a match we first did the warm-ups when we did sumo the parentslaughed.BOARDING FOR GIRLSI think you should board at OBH becausethey make you feel likeyou’re at home but it is more fun!Sometimes you get hot chocolate.Hockey is hard work but great fun. Wereally enjoy playing it. We hope to be in lotsof matches. We also play football which isreally cool. By Edward, Barney and ArchieI am enjoying school because all the lessons arefun. Especially science and English! The teachersare great at school.Bucken-Oldham Hallwww.obh.co.uk

obh.mailYear 5 Art Trip to Sainsbury CentreTo Sainsbury’s… for bread andmilk?Bright and early on Friday morning, Year 5 embarkedon a trip to the Sainsbury’s Centre at the Universityof East Anglia, Norwich. After some discussion atbreakfast with Ned and Alick, we quickly cleared upany confusion about the day ahead of us. We werenot going on an extended day trip to the supermarket to stock up on bread and milk for the chef, butactually to look at a very fine collection of African Masks and Art once owned by Mr and MrsSainsbury. Mr B and our driver Phil whisked Year 5, Miss King and myself cross-country toNorwich by mini-bus taking a very scenic route. Ten minutes into the journey…“Are we nearly there yet?” inquired Caspar.“Not quite yet”A little later…“Are we nearly there yet?” inquired Caspar.“Keep your eyes peeled for a big glass cube” I suggested.Much later…“Wow! Look at that cube! It’s amazing!”Following a small rain shower we dashed into the building where we were met by our lovely guides, whowhisked us off on an in-depth tour of all of the marvellous African artefacts. There were Fangmasks, spears and statues of witch doctors, brass masks, wooden masks, coloured masks, andpatterned masks and we even got to see some bonus features: Degas’ “Little Dancer” and also a“proper” Giacometti sculpture. It was all rather exhausting! After a short period of time sketching,Georgie and Georgie inquired about our dining arrangements for the day. Auriel and Imogen agreedthat it would be a most opportune moment to partake of our packed lunches. And so… it came to passthat we all huddled into the school room with our sandwiches and jammy doughnuts. As soon as wehad finished, Becca, the Education Officer arrived, announcing that it was probably a Very GoodTime to make our masks, now that we had had a smackerel of something delicious. We met ourwonderful hostess for the afternoon, Doo Spalding, who quickly showed us how to create a papermask, complete with a highly effective ‘cheat technique’ to make the chin using a hole punch and theobligatory item in any teacher’s toolkit: a split-pin.“Gosh, that is clever” exclaimed Emma with a huge smile, fastening her chin.So, mask-shapes at the ready, Caspar and Arthur set about creating “feathers” whilst Mr B helpedHugo to create some very convincing facial features. Miss King (a dab hand at scissor-snipping) wasat the ready to help Anthony and Scarlett with their designs. A little later Becca emerged and wewere given the opportunity to handle some real African Masks! Following a quick photo-call, we saidour goodbyes and headed back to the mini-bus. Year 5 did an amazing job at creating some really wildand wonderful masks; they were great company and they had a splendid time.Special thanks to our drivers and to Miss King for all of their help and support and scissor-skills andexpert driving and patience on our trip!Old Buckenham HallBrettenham, Suffolk, IP7 7PH | tel: 01449 740252 | email: office@obh.co.ukwww.obh.co.uk

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obh.mailNews from the Pre-Prep and NurseryThis week in nursery we have been continuing withour theme of stories and rhymes. The story wehave been looking at this week is The Three LittlePigs. We have been on a walk to the outdoor classroomwhere we searched thewoods for sticks to make thelittle pig’s house made fromsticks. We have also beenvery busy making out ownlittle pigs with Mrs Barratt.What another busy weekwe have had in Reception.We have learnt some newsounds ‘d’ and ‘t’ and weused some shaving foam topractice forming theletters. We have beenplaying the ‘spotty dogs’ and ‘ladybird’ games usinga giant die to help to usremember our numbers.In music we have delightedMr. Dunham with our singing,as we have learned all thewords for our beautifulharvest festival songs andhave been singing them with such enthusiasm.Finally we have got all creative bymaking houses for our three littlepigs; we used straw, sticks andbricks for the little pigs to live in.In cooking we have been baking anddecorating our very own pig shapedbiscuits and munched them up forour snack - yum yum!Bubble Wrap JellyfishThis week in Pre-Prep Craft Club we weredelighted to welcome a new member to thegroup as we carried on with the theme ofunusual animals.The session began with circle time and thequestion: ‘What colour are jellyfish?’ Severalpupils answered that they were pink althoughsome Year 2s thought that they were ‘seethrough’and taught the younger children theword ‘transparent’. We then looked at severalimages of jellyfish and discovered that bothanswers were right!To make the jellyfish,we each produced ablue bubble wrap printfor the body and cutup lots of strips ofdifferent materials(organza, bubble wrap,printed paper andtissue paper) for the‘trailing bits’ whichLottie Englishcorrectly identified as‘tentacles.’At the end of the afternoon everyone was verypleased with their jellyfish, particularly asunlike the real thing, they won’t be able tosting.Old Buckenham HallBrettenham, Suffolk, IP7 7PH | tel: 01449 740252 | email: office@obh.co.ukwww.obh.co.uk

obh.mailYears 1 & 2NoticesThis week in Year 1 and 2 wehave been learning about thesenses. The children identifiedthe five senses and used theirsense of smell to investigate ifcolour had an impact on smell.They also explored the schoolgrounds, recording interestingsmells as they went. They discussedwhich ones they likedand which ones they didn’t.In the classroom the children hada variety of smell pots, they had touse their sense of smell to guessthe contents of the containers.Opening TimePlease note that the doors forthe Pre-Prep and Nursery willbe open at 8.10 a.m. This isto align the opening timesacross the school.Head LiceI am afraid there have been reports of headlice in the school again.Please could all the prep and pre-prep parentscheck their children's hair over the exeatweekend.I recommend wet combing with conditioner anda "nitty gritty" comb, and if any living/movinghead lice are found,to use Hedrin shampoo.Useful information and advice can be found onwww.nhs.uk/Conditions/Head-lice If you haveany further concerns please contact me onnurse@obh.co.ukEmma Easdale, School NurseOld Buckenham HallBrettenham, Suffolk, IP7 7PH | tel: 01449 740252 | email: office@obh.co.ukwww.obh.co.uk

obh.mailMore Cricket Season SuccessTeam PhotosIf parents would like to view and order teamphotographs from the Summer term could they pleasevisit the website and follow the details as stated below:OLD BUCKENHAM HALLThe School Photography CompanyOld Buckenham Hall School Sports TeamsHow to orderYou can view and order your photographs online .Simply log on to www.tspc-shop.co.uk and click on theBLUE TRIANGLE p button.School photographs capture a unique moment in our livesthat cannot be repeated, so don’t miss your chance toorder your copies.Congratulations to Ollie Raymond whowas awarded The Gestingthorpe CricketClub Colts Coaches Player of the Year2012 at the club’s recent annual awardsevening.Follow the instructions in the ‘orders‘ section, where youcan ZOOM IN to see a close-up of your picture andchoose from a range of options.You will need the USERNAME & PASSWORD printedbelow for the photographsUSERNAME UjweFHJPASSWORD kadfXxjOld Buckenham HallBrettenham, Suffolk, IP7 7PH | tel: 01449 740252 | email: office@obh.co.ukwww.obh.co.uk

obh.mailFixturesWednesday 26th SeptemberRugby v. Holmwood House1st & 2nd XVColts A, B & C(H)(A)Boys’ Football v. Holmwood HouseU9A, B & C(A)Girls’ Hockey v. Holmwood House1st & 2nd VIIU11 A & BNetball v. Holmwood HouseU9A (high fives)(A)(H)(H)ResultsSaturday 15th SeptemberRugbyRugby Festival, (training) with FramlinghamCollege1st XV Won 3 Drew 2Colts A Won 1 Drew 2 Lost 1Girls’ HockeyHockey Festival (training) with Orwell Park1st VII Won 5 Lost 12nd VIILostBoys Hockey (training) with Orwell ParkU9 AU9 BLostLostNetball (training ) with FinboroughU9AU9 BWonWonWednesday 19th SeptemberRugby v. South Lee1st XVColts AColts B & CWonWonLostBoys’ Hockey v. South LeeU9AWonGirls’ Hockey v. South Lee1st VIIWon2nd VIILostU11 ALostU11 BLostNetball v. South LeeU9AWonOld Buckenham HallBrettenham, Suffolk, IP7 7PH | tel: 01449 740252 | email: office@obh.co.ukwww.obh.co.uk

obh.mailOld Buckenham HallBrettenham, Suffolk, IP7 7PH | tel: 01449 740252 | email: office@obh.co.ukwww.obh.co.uk