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Tue, 12 Nov | Frensham Heights School Nursery & Preschool Music Discovery Adventure Calling all dancing machines and singing superstars! It's music time at preschool today, and we're getting ready to shake,rattle, and roll! We'll be singing silly songs, moving our grooves to the beat and even playing some instruments. Get ready for a morning of musical mayhem (in the best way possi RSVP Time & Location 12 Nov 2024, 09:00 – 10:30 Frensham Heights School, Frensham Heights Rd, Rowledge, Farnham GU10 4EA, UK About the event This session is for non-Frensham Heights families to come and discover what we're all about. Crank up the fun, it's music time! But between the toe-tapping tunes and snazzy sing-alongs, there's some serious brain-boosting happening for our preschool pals. Here's how: Superhero Brains: Music fires up all sorts of learning areas in their brains, making them super-smart cookies! Rockstar Rhythm: Keeping the beat helps with counting and even lays the groundwork for reading! Sing Your Heart Out: Music lets them express themselves and explore their big emotions, no words needed! Band Buddies: Playing music with friends builds teamwork skills and makes learning even more fun! Come and join us! We will get in touch with more information once you register, but this is a great chance for you and your child to experience some time at Frensham Heights during a school day and see why we make the creative arts a top priority. Snacks will be provided. For children from 3 to 5 years old and their parents or carers. This session will take place in the preschool area and is perfect for children looking to join our Preschool or Reception in September 2025 (or earlier if places allow). Show More RSVP Share this event

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NEWS & STORIES There is always a lot going on here at Frensham! From events and activities to day to day life, we'll share big news and behind the scenes news right here. All Posts Charity Junior School Sixth Form Secondary School Extracurricular Sustainability Sport Performing Arts Outdoor Education Results Search Frensham Heights Students Shine Brightly in LAMDA Drama Exams An impressive 41 students sat the exams, with a phenomenal 34 achieving Distinction and 7 securing Merit. The Frensham Heights AI Play: A Creative Experiment with Artificial Intelligence Frensham Heights students performed a first for the school - a script co-written with AI Exploring Knoydart: A Memorable Adventure for Year 12 Students In an exhilarating journey, 14 intrepid year 12 students and 4 teachers embarked on an 8 day, 7 night expedition to Knoydart, Scotland Frensham Heights Students Earn Their Place on the CyberCenturion Podium! FRENSHAM HEIGHTS STUDENTS EARN THEIR PLACE ON THE CYBERCENTURION PODIUM! A Monstrous Talent: Frensham Heights Triumphs with Frankenstein A Monstrous Talent: Frensham Heights Triumphs with Frankenstein The Power of Outdoor Education Frensham Heights’ Head Andrew Fisher ruminates on how outdoor education positively affected his own leadership style and his hopes to... Frensham Heights Students Electrify the Aldridge Theatre with their Production of We Will Rock You Frensham Heights Students Electrify the Aldridge Theatre with their Production of We Will Rock You Malawi Trip 2023 Many Surrey students are fortunate to have the opportunity to travel abroad, experience different cultures and broaden their world views,... Frensham Heights Celebrates A-Level Success Across Creative & Academic Subjects Frensham students have been celebrating the culmination of two years of exploration and study in their chosen A level subjects. In true... Frensham Heights Student Wins BAFTA Young Game Designers Competition A Year 10 student from Frensham Heights School has been announced as the winner in his category for this year's BAFTA Young Game... Frensham Heights Sixth Formers return to Knoydart As part of their Sixth Form experience, ten Year 12 students embarked on an adventurous week on the wild west coast of Scotland. The... Netball Tour to Cardiff The students had a full and fun netball tour last weekend to Cardiff. The coaching involved three sessions by Lauda Rudland, who...

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THIS WEEK AT FRENSHAM Friday 27th May, 2022 CLICK TO NAVIGATE SCHOOL MESSAGES SCHOOL EVENTS THIS WEEK AT SCHOOL SPORTS REPORT FRENSHAM KITCHEN NEXT WEEK A MESSAGE FROM RICK CLICK FOR RICK'S MESSAGE A MESSAGE FROM NICK OT Dear Parents, I'm writing to you from St David’s in Wales on the Year 6 trip with adventure company TYF. This trip has been a totally fantastic adventure for the children and has given them access to so many unique, fun and challenging experiences. It has also been an endless chance for personal development, self-challenge, teamwork and friendship building for all of the children. These are all skills that are key for our Frensham children and areas we will be focusing on in the Junior School as we move forward across this term and into 2023. ​ I’d like to thank Honesty, Kelly and the Junior School staff for managing things while we have been away and believe the strength of knowledge, skills and expertise across the school has held us in very strong place and gives us the opportunity as a school to be adventurous in the experiences we offer as a Junior School. ​ I’d also like to say a thank you to all of you for coming to the first showcase event of the Summer Term, which feedback suggests was a great success. We hope that it gave you the chance as parents to re-engage with your children’s learning space and to see many of the inspiring outcomes your children are creating and producing. The next showcase event will be the End of Year Celebration Assembly on 7th July in the Theatre (after morning drop off) and don’t forget Founders' Day on Saturday 2nd July. If you have never been to Founders' Day before then I’d describe it as a festival-style celebration of Frensham where we get everyone together as a whole school to celebrate this Spirit of Togetherness. ​ Next week gives everyone a circuit breaker of time to recharge and get ready for a jam-packed 5 weeks of learning, action and further unique events and trips. You may also be celebrating the Jubilee in some capacity, so please do have fun and enjoy your week. Nursery to Year 5 finished their week with a special assembly led by Kelly today with a Jubilee focus. Prior to this they received a royal invite to the assembly and there was even a special Jubilee themed snack. Great times! ​ Take care, have fun and see you soon. Nick O-T NOTICES SCHOOL MESSAGES EMAIL COMMUNICATION We are aware that sometimes emails from teachers to parents end up in Junk folders. If you are expecting correspondence, please check here and add frensham.org as a trusted contact. *MUSIC LESSONS*MUSIC LESSONS*MUSIC LESSONS* Timetables for individual music lessons will be finalised during the half term holidays. Please don’t forget to check your child’s timetable via their Real Time Timetable which is accessible on the Parent Portal. Timetables for children in year 7 and above will be available to them on Teams, and timetables for Junior School children will be sent to their tutors too. If your child isn’t already having lessons with us, and would like to, then the click here for the application form. ​ Don’t forget that we offer the following: Violin; Viola; Guitar, Piano, Vocal Coaching (classical, rock and pop, musical theatre and jazz); Drums; Trumpet; Trombone; Clarinet; Saxophone and Flute! If the instrument that your child might be considering isn’t on the list, then click here to email Sally and we’ll see what we can do! WELLBEING RESOURCES We know there are a lot of students struggling with anxiety, either exam related or not. We hope they know they're not alone and can always reach out for support, but here are a couple of resources which may help you to support them at home. PARENTS' GUIDE FOR CHILDREN WITH ANXIETY EXAM STRESS TIPS UKRAINIAN BURSARY APPEAL We are delighted to tell you that our Ukrainian Bursary Appeal has been really successful so far. We would love to thank those wonderful families that have donated so far, it really will make a difference to allow us to get the extra support that these children need. If you haven’t donated yet, but would like to, please follow the link below. Every pound really will make a difference to these children. https://oldfrenshamians.org/supportus CHARITY CYCLE FOR KNOYDART FOUNDATION They did it! Our fabulous Year 12 students cycled the Shipwrights way on Saturday to raise money for the benches which we are building on our trip to Knoydart next month. They all persevered over some tough hills and some slippery conditions, working brilliantly as a team to get each other to the end. If you would like to support them by donating to the cause, please follow the link: CLICK HERE TO DONATE DSLR CAMERA WORKSHOP Sarah Farr is running an Understanding Your DSLR Camera Workshop on Saturday 11th June (Please note the change in date) from 10am to 1pm for Years 9 to 13. Please let Sarah know if you'd like to join. ARE YOU FREE FOR AN HOUR ON 15TH JUNE TO DO "JOB INTERVIEWS"? We’ve had a fantastic response to our call for interviewers for a Y10 careers’ day on Wednesday, 15th June. I’m still looking for a few more to help ensure we can give the students a meaningful experience of job interviews. The day itself sees an OF give a talk, students get an interview tips blast before having a 15mins interview. If you’d like to be part of the interview team and grill the students (I have questions prepared for you) please get in touch. It’s on Wednesday, 15th June between 11am and 12.30pm. Email Lyall (Head of Careers) to sign up . This is part of a growing offering we’re looking to implement for the careers provision across the whole school – more details to follow. ROWLEDGE PLATINUM JUBILEE CELEBRATION - SUNDAY 5TH JUNE All Rowledge Residents are invited to join the festivities to celebrate Her Majesty the Queen’s 70 year reign. The event starts at 12noon with a family-friendly Service of Thanksgiving for The Queen’s service to the nation. They are also in need of bunting if you have any to spare and there is a scarecrow competition in the lead up to the celebration. Please find further information by following these links: JUBILEE CELEBRATION BUNTING REQUEST SCARECROW COMPETITION SUPPORTING LOCAL FAMILIES Ukrainian families are settling locally and we have held events to support them and their hosts. If anyone would like to volunteer to help in the donation shop alongside our volunteer parents or plan an event, please do contact Lynn Goodburne. The atmosphere created is one of ease and comfort which we know has been appreciated. INTUITIVE PAINTING WORKSHOPS AND ECA If you would like to join an Intuitive Painting Workshop, Sonia will now be offering 2 weekend sessions on 18th and 19th June from 10am – 1pm. She will also be running after-school sessions on Wednesdays 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th June from 4.30 – 5.30. Please message Sonia via Teams if you are interested and can make any of these dates and times, even if for just one session. Open to Years 7 and above. POSITIVE FEEDBACK Got something amazing to shout about? Click the logo to use our Parent Voice Frensham Heights positive feedback link. INFORMAL FOF VOLUNTEERS GROUP FOF are looking to put on many more events as we begin to enjoy a return to a more normal life. To help with this we are looking to put together a group that we can contact to help out once in a while, either through WhatsApp and/or email. It's nothing permanent and can range from: helping out at an event taking in collections selling 2nd hand uniform meeting up with new parents or just having a catch up and a coffee. You can dip in and out as you like, but it would be a fun way to become more involved in this great Frensham community. If you are interested please click here to email Gayle . SCHOOL EVENTS - see all upcoming events here EVENTS NURSERY PLAY SESSIONS ​ 10th June ​ If you know someone who would like to find out more about our Nursery, please tell them to book in to one of our upcoming Nursery Play Sessions for children 2yrs+. ​ ​ BOOK HERE FRIENDS OF FRENSHAM SOCIAL EVENT ​ 10th June at 7pm Friends of Frensham Parents Bar Night Tickets on sale now! Please click on the link below to purchase tickets BUY TICKETS A-LEVEL ART EXHIBITION ​ 13th June at 6:00pm ​ Please come along to the Creative Arts Studios and see the outstanding work created by our A-Level Arts Students - featuring work from Fine Art, Graphic Communication and Photography. ​ ​ RSVP HERE SUMMER DANCE CONCERT ​ 21st June at 6:45pm ​ Please come along to a student-led dance production in the Aldridge Theatre. ​ ​ RSVP HERE FOUNDERS DAY 2nd July ​ Founders Day is back on site! Please save the date. More info will be sent out before the big day, but here's a general day plan: 10am - Netball Tournament & Creative Arts Exhibition opens 11:15am - Rick's Review of the Year & Guest Speaker in the Aldridge Theatre 12:15pm - Music starts on Main Stage 3pm - Performing Arts Programme starts in the Aldridge Theatre 4:15pm - Afternoon Tea ​ ​ THIS WEEK AT FRENSHAM THIS WEEK YEAR 10 HORIZONS HEALTHY LIVING MORNING On Monday Year 10 were out of lessons for a series of talks and lessons on topics aiming to help them to be healthy and stay safe. We called on some of our in-house expertise to deliver these and it was good to see the students engage with the different topics and ask some brilliant questions to help them understand more. Carys spoke to them first about how to develop a healthy lifestyle encouraging them to eat healthily, drink plenty of water and get enough sleep. While some of the students wanted to argue for later bedtimes and lie-ins they all accepted that her knowledge and expertise were to be respected even if they did not like some of the facts! They then looked at ways to manage stress and had a first aid workshop from Linn. Finally, we were really grateful to welcome OF Ollie Harding back to talk to the students with his Mum, Louise, about online security and how to stay safe online. Louise’s expertise was invaluable, and Ollie was able to connect with the students really well and enjoyed being back on the Frensham stage. Thank you to Louise, Ollie, Carys, Linn K and all the staff who helped with this morning. While it was a shame this had to be postponed due to our outside speaker having to pull out at the last minute, we have managed to book a replacement who will talk to the students during the afternoon of June 13th and revisit the topic of Healthy Relationships with them. We look forward to that. YEAR 7 ECODAYS On Friday 20th May, Year 7 enjoyed a day reconnecting with nature, as a light start (post exams) to our Eco Days. They started in our local woodland walking with their tutors, listening to the rain fall on the trees and playing games. A drying off session in the theatre for a talk and viewing of Our Planet followed. The groups went to Farnham Park to be taken on a tour by Nick Macfarlane, the Park Ranger, who gave us a fascinating insight into the ecology, management and history of the park. We were all surprised to hear that a Roman aqueduct once ran through the park and had fun pulling Himalayan balsam (an invasive species) and studying the meandering stream as we walked through it. Back at school, groups also engaged in some fun games, playing table tennis and swimming pool volleyball, which was a big hit! The second Eco Day for Year 7 will take place on the school site on Wednesday 29th June. Over the next half term, Geography and Science lessons will have an Eco slant as we examine habitats, conservation, and issues of waste. 1/10 "I loved venturing through the rivers – it felt like we were in a jungle." ​ "I liked trying to find the fairies." ​ "I loved the swimming volleyball – it was the best to play with all my friends, not just the boarders Walking in a field with cows was fun." ​ "I enjoyed jumping across the banks of the river." ​ "It was really interesting to see how the pebbles were shaped by the stream." DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY EXTRACURRICULAR PROJECT As part of an extra curricular club I wanted to extend my knowledge of jewellery making, something that interests me and maybe an area of interest for the future. The first step in making this ring was to sketch out some designs and then use the design software 2D design V3 so that, based on the initial sketches, a mould could be designed and cut with the laser cutter. Once the mould was cut from 9mm laser MDF, the next step was to melt down the metal (pewter) to pour into the mould. After it had hardened and cooled, the only remaining task was to file the edges to achieve a wavy pattern and polish the ring using different grades of emery cloth. I’m very happy with the final outcome and have developed new skills and processes. Written by Carla – Year 12 student 1/2 YEAR 4 DT Year 4 have been looking at reusing and recycling materials this half term for DT. They worked hard on designing a marble run, thinking carefully about different materials for friction, and angles for gravity to enable a clear run down. year 4 DT year 4 DT year 4 DT year 4 DT 1/3 year 4 DT year 4 DT year 4 DT year 4 DT 1/3 YEAR 9 TRIP TO THORPE LAKE Year 9 had a great trip to Thorpe Lake last week for some wakeboarding and inflatable fun - despite the wet weather. thorpe lake thorpe lake thorpe lake thorpe lake 1/22 thorpe lake thorpe lake thorpe lake thorpe lake 1/26 NURSERY – YR 5 JUBILEE CELEBRATION What a wonderful end to half term on such a glorious morning, celebrating Kings, Queens, Princes, Princesses and everything red, white and blue! Our children arrived to start the day dressed in glorious costumes and clothes fit for royalty!!! Our grown ups also took the opportunity to embrace their inner Monarch. After our assembly in the Ballroom, the children gathered out on the front lawn and in the style of many street parties of the past sat in two long lines to have their morning snack. The snack this morning was also fit for royalty, the most amazing Jubilee cup-cakes provided by our catering team, not a crumb was left over!!! It was a wonderful sight to see, all our pupils from nursery to year 5 enjoying the morning spring sun. The Frensham ‘Spirit of Togetherness’ was definitely in full force today. JUBILEE TEA JUBILEE TEA JUBILEE TEA 1/2 YEAR 9 AND 10 WAKEBOARDING A group of Year 9 and 10 students have been spending their Tuesday afternoons kneeboarding and wakeboarding with Linn K at Thorpe Lakes. We managed to get a few photos of them this week. 1/25 SUSTAINABILITY FESTIVAL Frensham Heights had a stall and a stand in the glorious sunshine last Sunday. Two of our students had their own stall selling items that they had made or gathered too. There was a talk about Sustainability at Frensham Heights where we led with a message about fabric and how once it is made it can become a number of things ongoing and almost have at least nine lives, the same as a cat! Thanks go out to Debbie Hunt for the large amount of items she personally made from recycled fabrics for us. 1/4 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS Our outreach has changed this half term and is focussed on teenagers from Ukraine who have not been given a school place. A growing group of Ukrainian visitors between the ages of 12 and 18 are meeting with a few of our 6th formers, Lynn G and Katya(Yr 7 parent) to socialise, follow Happy Space’s well being programme and take part in activities. Drama, cooking, an art tour and a walk have all been enjoyed so far. We share a lot of laughter when we meet. 1/6 CLIMBING ECA On Wednesday afternoons, Linn K takes a group of Yr 7 - 13 students to Surrey Sports Park for some bouldering and rope climbing. 1/29 OUTREACH YRS 7 & 8 Yesterday, we visited Gostrey Brightwell to begin decorating their hall by making ROYAL SCARECROWS. It was a tremendous amount of fun, we all learnt the National Anthem again and here were our scarecrows. 1/4 SPORTS REPORT THIS WEEK'S SPORTS REPORT Under 15s Rounders Vs Ditcham Park School ​ We played our first rounders fixtures of the season away at Ditcham this week, in-between some very heavy rain! The U14 team were dominant from the start and batted particularly well throughout. To mention some, stand out performances - Lulu bowled accurately and consistently, Lexie batted strongly and there was some confident fielding by Willow and Grace on the bases. Read More Under 13s Girls Cricket Vs Alton Under 13s Cricket Vs The Royal ​ The U13s played cricket against The Royal on Thursday. We won the toss and elected to field first. We showed real improvement in our bowling and fielding restricting the opposition to 76-8. Special mention for Zac and Jack who both claimed 2 wickets each. We then chased the runs really well with excellent innings from both Harry B and Harry C. It is great to see how much they have all improved this half term. Well done, a great win! NEWS FROM FRENSHAM KITCHEN CATERING Jubilee The Junior school had a Jubilee assembly this week so we made them a treat fit for a Queen J ​ Tasting table Wild garlic was on the tasting table this Thursday, we had risotto, pasta salad and gnocchi ​ Street Food Beef burrito bowls were on the street food counter this Friday. Also available, we had battered fish or tofu, homemade soup, pea falafels, chicken wings and salads. ​ Why not follow us on Instagram @Frenshamkitchen Or on Twitter @standing_karen or @ashep64 tasting table street food jubilee tea tasting table 1/3 1/6 MENUS WHAT'S ON NEXT WEEK NEXT WEEK Sunday 5 June 16:00 - Boarders Return Year 12 Knoydart trip departs ​ Monday 6 June 13:10 - Year 7 and 8 Student Progress Meeting (Staff Room) 14:30 - U10 & U11 Mixed Swimming v More House School (Home) 17:00 - U13 to U15 Swimming v Duke of Kent School (Away) 17:30 - Junior School Parent Evening in Person Tuesday 7 June 14:30 - U14 & U15 Boys Cricket v More House School (Home) 17:30 - Year 8 Academic Parent Evening on Teams Wednesday 8 June 08:30 - Year 4 WWT Arundel Wetlands Centre (return 3.25 pm) 13:00 - U13 Girls Cricket Festival at Bedales School (return 5.30 pm) 15:30 - U10 Mixed Cricket v Duke of Kent School (Home) 15:30 - U11 Mixed Cricket v Ditcham Park School (Home) ​ Thursday 9 June 09:30 - Tutor Time: Pride Month (Tutor Bases) 14:30 - U12 & U13 Boys Cricket v More House School (Home) 17:30 - Year 7 Academic Parents’ Evening on Teams 17:30 - Year 12 Tutor Parents’ Evening on Teams ​ Friday 10 June 14:30 - U9 Mixed Cricket v Sherfield School (Home) 19:00 - Parents’ Bar Night (Aldridge Theatre) ​ Saturday 11 June 10.00 Hamilton House Epic Day Out FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL You can follow us on Instagram and Facebook . We also have several Twitter accounts around the school where you can find resources and school info: ​ Main School account - @FrenshamHeights Rick - @rickclarke72 Becks - @becksscullion Business/Economics - @getontheeconbus Careers - @FrenshamCareers Creative Arts - @ArtsFrensham Charity, Outreach and Community - @FrenshamCharity Design & Technology - @FrenshamDT Junior School - @FrenshamJuniors Geography - @FrenshamGeog Maths - @Frensham_Maths Modern Foreign Languages - @Frensham_MFL Music - @FHMusicSchool Outdoor Ed - @Frensham_OE PE & Sport - @Frensham_PE PRE - @FrenshamPRE PSME/PSHE - @FrenshamPSME Science = @FrenshamScience ​

THIS WEEK AT FRENSHAM Friday 4th March, 2022 CLICK TO NAVIGATE SCHOOL MESSAGES SCHOOL EVENTS THIS WEEK AT SCHOOL SPORTS REPORT FRENSHAM KITCHEN NEXT WEEK A MESSAGE FROM RICK Dear Parents What does ‘normal’ Frensham look and feel like? After two years of disruption to our normal routines, I ask this question because to me, this last week is starting to feel like normal Frensham, the school we all know and love. The reason for this is that we are now having more and more of the events we used to have, and it feels fantastic! ​ The Music Department has been busy recently. Lunchtime concerts for Junior and Senior School students in recent weeks, with full audiences including parents, have been fantastic events. This Wednesday saw the return of our teatime concert for Years 4, 5 and 6. It was great to see so many parents in the ballroom and the children did a wonderful job of demonstrating one of our core school values, which is courage to try. They all showed real bravery in performing, some for the very first time. ​ On Thursday, we welcomed two speakers to the Aldridge Theatre for our first in-person Morning Talk for senior school students in two years. It really was a moving moment to see students and staff back in the theatre for this event and were treated to an enlightening and stimulating talk on the Regency period by Dr Kim Simpson and her colleague Clio O’Sullivan. They both work for the wonderful Chawton House in Hampshire, and they spoke with real passion about the Regency period, Jane Austen and other women writers, and they also included a demonstration of how to bow and how to curtsey! This weekend a senior school netball tour to Manchester sets off, another sign of things returning to normal. We were devastated to have to cancel the tour to Jersey, and we wish the students all the best for this replacement trip. ​ Finally, with the horror unfolding in Ukraine, I wanted to pay tribute to some of our students who rallied together to organise a protest today in the front quad in support of those suffering in this conflict. It was a moving moment, and a great example of another of our values, the spirit of togetherness. Have a wonderful weekend. Best wishes Rick A MESSAGE FROM KATHERINE Dear parents, For a difficult time for so many in the world this week, it has been important in a school like Frensham to support our children to talk about their worries. I am sure that many of the adults in the community have had some sleepless nights over the crisis that the whole world is watching unfold. Our wonderful children have had time this week with their teachers to discuss their concerns and we always encourage them to share their worries and to lighten their load. You will see in below that there has been a student lead protest which the Year 6 were given the opportunity to join. At Frensham we want children to have a voice and even our younger learners want to have theirs heard. Lynn and the charity team will also be looking for donations which will hopefully make it to the families who have been displaced during the crisis. We want to make sure our children feel they can make a difference. On a more positive note, we had a very successful Teatime concert on Wednesday for Y4-6 and although I was unable to attend it is so great to get back to hosting events onsite for families. Well done to all the performers. Lastly it was World Book day yesterday and the children and staff brought alive characters for the day. Books are such an incredible escapism for both children and grown ups. We all have stories that stay with us. My favourite children’s book was The Silver Sword by Ian Serrailler. It is a story about the plight of a group of children during war time to find their parents and survive. All those years ago, the hope that runs through the book was something that really spoke to my brother and I and that story is sadly particularly relevant now. I truly hope that the children in the current crisis still have some hope in what must be a very dark time. It puts everything into perspective and makes me realise how incredibly lucky and privileged I am. Take care of each other, Katherine NOTICES SCHOOL MESSAGES DONATIONS FOR FARNHAM HELP FOR REFUGEES Next week, our 7SVC tutor group will be collecting and sorting donations for Farnham Help for Refugees – Please bring in any donations you can spare. They will be collecting clothing, toiletries, electronics and camping equipment. Please find a list here of items they can accept. Please drop off from 7am – 9am on Wed 9th, Thur 10th and Fri 11th March - the school’s silver van will be in the main car park for donations. DANCE CONCERT - 16TH MARCH We are looking forward to the dance concert on Wednesday, March 16 at 7 pm. Please came and join the party. Book your place below. https://www.frensham.org/events SCIENCE WEEK 14th - 18th March British Science Week is coming to Frensham Heights! Keep an eye on the Whole School Teams page for more information. THANK YOU VERY MUCH! After counting the process from the successful toy sale last Friday and adding in some left-over money from ice cream sales last year, we were able to pay an incredible £185 into the charity account. This money will be used to support Malawi Schools Trust and Happy Space – both charities close to Frensham’s heart. PARENT VOICE Parent Voice are delighted to welcome new reps Jo Bushill Yr1 and Nina Maidlow Yr3 to the group. Here's a list of current Parent Voice members: 2021/22 Parents' Committee Chair: Vicki Nixon Vice-Chair: Emma Tweed Secretary: Isobel Hanmer Nursery & Reception: Claire Karitzis Year 1: Jo Bushill Year 2: Gemma Mathews Year 3: Nina Maidlow Year 4: Helen Jones Year 5: Dan Wheatley Year 6: Ellie Inskip Year 7: Helen Davison Year 8: Mark Griffiths Year 9: Sandra Laird Year 10: Sara Acworth Year 11: Mark Havard Sixth Form: Kay Mawer Boarding: Lucy Cripps MALAWI INFORMATION EVENING - TUESDAY 29TH MARCH I am pleased to say that there will now be a Malawi Information Evening on March 29th at school in the Ballroom. Students and parents who are interested in the trip, or who have already signed up for the trip next year, are invited to join us for drinks and canapes at 7pm. It will be a chance to come and hear about the trip from the Frensham point of view. I am also hoping that some of the students who came on the last trip will be able to share their experiences during the evening. The trip is open to those students who will be in Year 11 and above in September this year. Please have a think about joining the team – it is a trip that stands out for everyone who goes on it. In addition, it is good for a personal statement when the time comes. Any issues, please email me – sallyheighington@frensham.org Sally HAVE YOU GOT THE “X-FACTOR” TO ENTER THE “DRAGON’S DEN”? Here at Frensham, we’re all about giving our students the opportunities to challenge themselves and gain valuable experience. And in our values, we’re also keen to be a valuable part of our wider community. So why not give them something just a little bit better than the normal? In the summer term we’re planning to host an event providing our Year 9s with a look at the world of work. The Year 9s will be form small teams and be asked to pitch a product or service that either has environment or the benefit of society at its heart. What’s happening A competition that’s loosely based around Dragon’s Den, with hints of X-Factor. In our school, teams will create their idea, put together a presentation – maybe even create a prototype – and pitch it to a panel of judges. They can work on it at break, lunch, after school, at home, and with some dedicated time in tutor sessions. We’re inviting other local schools to take part; with each school putting forward their winners to compete on a grand final hosted in our Aldridge Theatre. But how’s this different? This is where you come in. We’d like to offer a mentor/sounding board to each group and have expert judges on hand for the finals. When students come up with their idea, we’d love you to offer feedback, guidance, and advice on their plans. The commitment from you can be minimal, the impact and excitement you’ll be helping to support will be immense and tangible. And the grand final? If you’re able to give up some time (I’m sure we’ll get you a tea and coffee!) to watch the pitches and help judge a winner – then get in touch. You may even be able to put this against your company’s CSR policy. In short? If you’re interested in helping, or simply want to find out more before you can put your name down, then please email Lyall, our Head of Careers . You don’t specifically have to be a parent of a participant – we’d happily receive interest from all parents able to offer their time. SCHOOL EVENTS - see all upcoming events here EVENTS DANCE CONCERT ​ Wednesday 16th March ​ Join us for another celebration of dance. BOOK TICKETS A NIGHT AT THE WEST END ​ 22nd March ​ A wonderful array of musical theatre numbers that have been directed and choreographed by Frensham Sixth Formers for a committed group of Year 7-12 to perform for you. BOOK TICKETS TEDxFRENSHAM ​ 30th April ​ An inspiring local community event bringing together a diverse array of speakers to share ideas and stories. ​ Tickets are on sale now! BOOK TICKETS THIS WEEK AT FRENSHAM THIS WEEK Regency Day Thursday saw our Senior School Regency Cross Faculty day in celebration of the 25th anniversary of World Book Day. Students were treated to a wonder of Regency revels to celebrate World Book Day in the Senior School in a cross- faculty celebration. The day was kicked off with a superbly informative, humorous and educational guide to life in England. From manners to morning call etiquette, students were treated to some rather surprising conduct codes, they practiced their curtseys and bows and left fully equipped to triumph at their next Regency social event. Dr Kim Simpson and Clio O’Sullivan, resident experts at Chawton House in the heart of Jane Austen territory, delivered their morning talk with a passion and we can’t wait to liaise with them more on their education programme for the region. In drama, students replaced their phones for a different type of communication: coded fan flirting! They became experts using just movements to indicate some of the following: Touching right cheek – yes Touching left cheek – no Twirling in left hand – we are watched Twirling in right hand – I love another Fanning slowly – I am married Fanning quickly – I am engaged Open and shut – you are cruel Open wide – wait for me Presented shut – do you love me? With handle to lip – Kiss me In right hand in front of face – Follow me Drawing across the cheek – I love you Placing on left ear – I wish to get rid of you ​ PE offered up a chance to try out croquet on the front lawn whilst Geography explored the climate phenomena when Britain experienced a ‘little ice age’ that saw the Thames freeze over at least 23 times, with the last one occurring in the Regency period (1814.) Frost fairs were part of the culture and students got to dig deeper into the weather patterns and research this cross between a Christmas market, trade fair, circus and boisterous party! Over in Science, they focused their attention on two Regency heavy weights: Michael Faraday and Edward Jenner, the founder of vaccinations. Music snuck in an exploration of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 which though technically was composed three years before the Prince Regent took over, was certainly a fine testament to the extraordinary creativity of the time. Dance turned the ballroom into its original function testing out some fancy footwork of formal dance whilst Art created some beautiful Regency styled group portraits. English, of course, were in seventh heaven, needing little excuse to don their best bonnets and bows! The walled garden became the backdrop looking at Mr Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett’s most tense exchanges in Pride and Prejudice. It also became the platform to look at the art of the Regency picnic based on the infamous Box Hill scene in Emma. They also explored the intricacies of Austen’s use of free indirect speech and acerbic narrative voice. Austen’s contemporary, Mary Shelley’s masterpiece Frankenstein, was also examined under the Regency microscope. Support for Learning looked at the art of letter writing and calligraphy. Lunch was a festoon of Regency fare boasting a choice that included: Wellington’s white soup, Mrs Bennett’s Beef and potato fricassee, Longbourne lentil cottage pie, Pemberley Potatoes, Rev Collins Cauliflower, Beau Brummell’s beef ragu, Josephine’s Jackets with beans and cheese and finishing off with Lady Hamilton’s trifles with whipped syllabub and Miss Dashwood’s marmalade sponge. Faculties working together certainly provided a World Book Day that made its mark in Frensham’s history! 1/31 Peaceful Protest We are incredibly proud of our students who came together to really embrace Frensham’s values of Spirit of Togetherness & Courage to Try by standing with the citizens of Ukraine, as well as those in Russia & around the world who are protesting against the situation which is unfolding in Ukraine. Students from Year 6 to 13 made signs with protest slogans expressing their desire for peace, and sang protest songs including Give Peace a Chance by John Lennon & Yoko Ono, and Where is the Love? by Black Eyed Peas. A huge thank you to Sofia, Carla, Barnaby, Matilda, Olivia, Nell, Polly & Negu for all of their hard work & leadership in organising the protest – you’ve really embodied Frensham’s aim of providing a supportive community of positive changemakers. Thank you also to everyone who came along to show their support, despite the cold! ​ If you would like to support the humanitarian appeal, please go to Disaster Emergency Committee 1/5 WORLD BOOK DAY Our Junior School enjoyed a World Book Day themed day yesterday with costume parade, reading time throughout the school and quizzes. 1/15 MATHS FEAST This morning, for the first time in two years, we welcomed three of our local senior schools to the Aldridge theatre for the AMSP Maths Feast. Each school brought two teams of their finest Year 10 students to battle it out against eight of our Year 10 mathematicians. The Feast comprised of four rounds of Maths challenges which tested all aspects of their Maths knowledge, including some demanding number facts, a sprinkling of Pythagoras’ Theorem and even a little Emma Raducanu knowledge thrown in for fun! Our students worked tirelessly and had a great morning. A massive thank you to the students for taking part; you did Frensham proud! 1/3 POLITICS TRIP TO PARLIAMENT Y ear 12 politics students went up to the Houses of Parliament and the Supreme Court this week. The students loved it and it was great to see the seats of power with all of their idiosyncrasies. PANCAKE DAY Years One to Three had lots of fun on Shrove Tuesday morning racing and flipping in the courtyard. Concentration and fun with some very vocal support! 1/5 TOY SALE After raising over £100 with the toy sale last week, we are going to hold another one on Friday 18th March after school in the N to 3 hall. We have many books, toys and games suitable for this age range and we hope that you can support our two school charities, Malawi Schools Trust and Happy Space. 1/7 YEARS 4 TO 6 TEATIME CONCERT We have been fortunate enough to have experienced two wonderful Musical Performances during the last ten days. The first being the Lunchtime Informal Acoustic Concert, held in our wonderful Music School Recital Room – some incredible performances by our incredible students. It was also very exciting to welcome so many of you to our second event: The Junior School Teatime Concert – again fantastic performances from each and every one of those involved, we feel very proud, and no doubt you do too! We really can’t convey our thanks enough for everyone’s support for what we hope will be the first of many events to come! Just a few photographs of the Teatime Concert here: 1/20 GREENPOWER UPDATE This week Archie and Olivia worked hard collecting everyone's preferences for hoodies and coming to the colour agreed by most people. Linus worked really well on the wheel covers for advanced aerodynamics, meanwhile Edward, Alex, George VC and Theo started on attaching the front-end steering assembly that they plan to finish next week. George M and Leo started to prototype a bespoke chain guard from card to protect the driver that we eventually manufacture from a more substantial material. Finally, Rafi and Negu continued with helmet communications and testing, there’s quite a lot to do to get the helmets and communications working before the race days, they will train the team up on how to use the communications once we’re ready and at that stage. Here is a Quote from Theo, our lead engineer: “I love Greenpower, it is so much fun to see our hard work paying off!” Written by Callie Jones 7SVC MAIN HOUSE PANCAKES Linn K treated the Main House boarders to a pancake making session for Shrove Tuesday. YEAR 4 SCIENCE Year 4 enjoyed their first practical lesson about circuits this week in Science. They were given loose wires, a battery pack, a light bulb, a buzzer and a motor and their challenge was to create a circuit to make each of their items work. The children were delighted with the results! They then worked through challenge cards showing pictures of different circuits, the children had to predict if the circuit in the picture would work, they then tested their prediction using the equipment they had. 1/7 YEAR 9 ART Year 9 have been working together on some amazing collaborative pieces. 1/4 TWO WEEKS OF JUNIOR SCHOOL FOREST SCHOOL AND OUTDOOR EDUCATION Last week Nursery kicked off with an amazing game of grandma’s footsteps on the front lawn and then talked about different types of weather at Frensham Heights and how this makes them feel. This week Nursery were able to spot deer tracks in mud, within our Forest School Site. We followed them all the way from one side the to other and then lost them. Year 2 set out to raise awareness for the range of animals in forest school. They did this in several ways; either creating a poster, creating a drama piece, or writing a song. We discussed what their animals eats, where they sleep, and how we can better support them in their habitat. This week Year 3 made mini worlds based upon an ancient story about of Frensham heights. It was amazing to watch them apply their imagination and creativity through using different materials and ideas. Over the last 2 weeks, Year 4 have supported our ecosystem by completing a litter pick. In total we filled 2 big bags of litter from around our site, gathering a range of rubbish from all over our site, whilst collecting 18 disposable face masks. Excellent work! This week Year 5&6 completed their first lesson of high ropes; The Crate Stack. This was thoroughly enjoyable and was nice to see all the children getting involved and supporting one another. 1/16 SPORTS REPORT THIS WEEK'S SPORTS REPORT U15 Hockey Vs Duke of Kent Another great performance by the U15 squad against a strong Duke of Kent side with a final score of 4-3 seeing victory for the home team. Great play by all: super saves by Millie in goal; robust defence by Becca, Jolyon and Sophia at the back; skilful play Felix, Eliza and Toby in midfield; and strong attacks from Luke, Jake and Eva up- front. U14/15 Mixed Hockey vs Duke of Kent Frensham 3 Duke of Kent 2 On Tuesday, we welcomed Duke of Kent to Frensham once again. This game was an 8 a side match and both teams played with great spirit. For the first half of the game Duke of Kent looked to be in control. Their quick accurate passing seemed too fast for our Frensham midfielders and defenders as Duke of Kent took an early 1-0 lead, but credit to Frensham for hanging in there in what was a tightly contested first half against a stronger Duke of Kent side than last time. Read More Mixed U11 Hockey vs More House Frensham 3 More House 1 In an 8 a-side game against a solid More House team, it proved to be a game of cat and mouse between the two sides. Read More U18s Mixed Hockey v Bedales U18s Mixed Hockey v King Ed's U12/13 Mixed Hockey v The Royal On 26/27th February 2022, Isla competed in the final weekend of the Surrey County Championships. In her age category, Isla won gold for the 200m backstroke and 1500m freestyle and silver in the 200m breaststroke, 100m freestyle and 400m freestyle. Isla came second overall for her age group, winning five gold and five silver individual medals. NEWS FROM FRENSHAM KITCHEN CATERING Tasting Table We had a fennel tasting table this week with lots of different ways to sample it. Including, a salad, dauphinoise, slaw, roasted and a cake! ​ Street food Chicken fajitas proved very popular on this week’s Street food counter. As well as this there was battered cod, tofu Rogan josh, cauliflower cheese soup and delicious salads to choose from. ​ World Book Day We celebrated World book day this week in Jane Austen style, with Regency white soup, Mrs Bennett’s beef fricassee, Lady Hamilton’s trifle and Mrs Dashwood’s marmalade sponge and music to set the mood. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. 1/6 MENUS WHAT'S ON NEXT WEEK NEXT WEEK Monday 7 March Year 12 Geography Trip to Brick Lane 08:30: Year 10 Horizons Drop Down Morning 14:15: Year 11 Horizons Drop Down Afternoon 14:30: U10 Hockey v More House School (Home) Tuesday 8 March 09:00: Taiko Drumming Workshop (Aldridge Theatre) 14:00: U14 Netball Tournament at Tormead School 14:30: U14 & U15 Mixed Hockey v St Edmund’s School (Home) 16:00: Junior Cross Country Competition at St Catherine’s School 17:30: Year 7 Academic Parents’ Evening on Teams Wednesday 9 March U11 Hockey Festival at Edgeborough School (Time TBC) 09:00: Taiko Drumming Workshop (Aldridge Theatre) 09:30: Junior School Open Morning 13:10: Afternoon Acoustic Informal Concert 14:00: U13 Rugby Boundary Oak Tournament (Away) 18:45: Taiko Drumming Performance (Aldridge Theatre) Thursday 10 March Year 10 and 11 Business Studies Trip to Cadbury World 14:30: U12 & U13 Basketball v The Royal School (Away) 15:30: U9 Hockey v Duke of Kent School (Home) 16:30: Year 9 to 11 Student Progress Meeting (Staff Room) 19:00: Sixth Form Social Events Night ​ Friday 11 March GCSE History Trip to Canterbury Saturday 12 March GCSE History Trip to Canterbury ​ VLM Training and Inspection ​ FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL You can follow us on Instagram and Facebook . We also have several Twitter accounts around the school where you can find resources and school info: ​ Main School account - @FrenshamHeights Rick - @rickclarke72 Becks - @becksscullion Business/Economics - @getontheeconbus Careers - @FrenshamCareers Creative Arts - @ArtsFrensham Charity, Outreach and Community - @FrenshamCharity Design & Technology - @FrenshamDT Junior School - @FrenshamJuniors Geography - @FrenshamGeog Maths - @Frensham_Maths Modern Foreign Languages - @Frensham_MFL Music - @FHMusicSchool Outdoor Ed - @Frensham_OE PE & Sport - @Frensham_PE PRE - @FrenshamPRE PSME/PSHE - @FrenshamPSME Science = @FrenshamScience ​

THIS WEEK AT FRENSHAM Friday 13th May, 2022 CLICK TO NAVIGATE SCHOOL MESSAGES SCHOOL EVENTS THIS WEEK AT SCHOOL SPORTS REPORT FRENSHAM KITCHEN NEXT WEEK A MESSAGE FROM RICK CLICK FOR RICK'S MESSAGE A MESSAGE FROM NICK OT Dear Parents, The week started in great style with an insightful and informative Junior School Town Hall event. It was interesting to hear the key thoughts on parents’ minds and to have some good discussions around several central themes and topics. The rest of the week has seen the Junior School charging full steam ahead and tomorrow sees us host a very busy-looking Open Morning for prospective families. Next week sees the Year 5’s head out on their residential adventure to JCA in Tewkesbury and it is very exciting to see residentials back on the agenda and access awesome experiential learning away from the Frensham landscape. The week after sees our Year 6 tribe head to St David's in Wales for a residential with adventure company TYF. Coasteering, surfing, mud runs, conservation and self reflection will be some of the highlights that the children will get to explore. It really is a trip to see the Year 6’s end their time in primary education in style! I sent out a Key Dates communication to you earlier today to ensure you have all the exciting and key moments of the summer term on your radar. Here's the link again here if you need it: https://sway.office.com/blMlMGmGAUvhga86?ref=Link It is going to be a busy rest of the term, yet one where we can really begin to rekindle the chance for us all to get back together and share in the experiences of the children. Have a lovely weekend and see you next week. Take care. Nick O-T and the Junior School Staff NOTICES SCHOOL MESSAGES FRENSHAM IS A SILVER RIGHTS RESPECTING SCHOOL! We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded the Silver level Rights Respecting School which means that we are Rights Aware. We are proud of this endorsement as a school that puts the Rights of the Child at it’s heart. As the only school in the area to have achieved this it really does set us apart. The Silver award was gained through submitting evidence, both written and photographic to our UNICEF assessor as well as going through an intensive inspection process. Members of staff were interviewed, followed by a random group of students from across the Junior and Senior School. We received some fabulous feedback however, the strongest was about our students who were so confident and knowledgeable about their rights. She was blown away by their strong student voice. We will be receiving a full report and certificate very soon as well as a big banner – look out for it in Flottage at some point. The next step is to achieve Gold which we plan to achieve by summer 2023! This is a great achievement for Frensham and the whole community feel proud to have received the Silver Rights Respecting Schools Award. SURF TRIP The Year 8 to 13 Surf Trip is taking place from 16 to 18 September. This is for all students currently in Year 7 to 12. Places are limited and it is usually a very popular trip, therefore they will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. To give everyone advance warning, the letter will be sent to parents on Monday 23 May and will contain a link to the form to give permission and make a payment. Please put this date in your diary and know to expect the letter then. PARTY ON BOURNE VILLAGE GREEN FOR UKRAINIAN FAMILIES A small group of Farnham friends are organising a free event for all local Ukrainian refugees and their host families on 3rd July 2022 in the marquee on the Bourne Village Green. This is a great opportunity to get together with fellow nationals, communicate in their own language, meet people in the same situation, share experiences, enjoy some British hospitality and also to say thank you to their hosts who have opened their doors and hearts to visitors from war torn Ukraine. It may be that you have sight of these families and I therefore attach the poster invitation for you to kindly distribute accordingly, perhaps in your PTA newsletters? Entrance will be for those who have replied before 13th June and please address any queries you may have by email to Irenie on ukranianrefugees@gmail.com . INFORMAL FRIENDS OF FRENSHAM VOLUNTEERS GROUP FOF are looking to put on many more events as we begin to enjoy a return to a more normal life. To help with this we are looking to put together a group that we can contact to help out once in a while, either through WhatsApp and/or email. It's nothing permanent and can range from: helping out at an event taking in collections selling 2nd hand uniform meeting up with new parents or just having a catch up and a coffee. You can dip in and out as you like, but it would be a fun way to become more involved in this great Frensham community. If you are interested please email me on Gayle@Fofrensham.com . CERAMICS EXHIBITION Teacher Ashley Howard is exhibiting his ceramics at the Bircham Gallery, Norfolk in a group exhibition called Colour Fields https://www.birchamgallery.co.uk/visit/exhibition/colour-fields-201/ SCHOOL EVENTS - see all upcoming events here EVENTS SIXTH FORM OPEN EVENING 16th May at 6:15pm ​ This is a really good opportunity to come in and hear about Life at Frensham Sixth Form, see relevant facilities, take a tour of Roberts House and meet Sixth Form tutors and current students. ​ There will be an academic subject fair in September, but this is your chance to find out about the social and pastoral side of our Sixth Form. RSVP HERE A-LEVEL ART EXHIBITION ​ 13th June at 6:00pm ​ Please come along to the Creative Arts Studios and see the outstanding work created by our A-Level Arts Students - featuring work from Fine Art, Graphic Communication and Photography. ​ ​ RSVP HERE NURSERY PLAY SESSIONS ​ 20th May and 10th June ​ If you know someone who would like to find out more about our Nursery, please tell them to book in to one of our upcoming Nursery Play Sessions for children 2yrs+. ​ ​ BOOK HERE FRIENDS OF FRENSHAM SOCIAL EVENT ​ 10th June at 7pm FOF Drinks and Nibbles outside the Aldridge theatre. Tickets go on sale next week THIS WEEK AT FRENSHAM THIS WEEK GREENPOWER Goodwood Heat 08/05/2022 On Sunday 8th May our Greenpower team entered the first race of the season at Goodwood Motor Circuit. It was a glorious day; the sun was out, and the team were excited and a bit nervous or their first proper race day. The team arrived at the Goodwood track at 7.30am and helped unpack the car and kit from the van and prepared for scrutineering. The car has to pass strict safety measures before being allowed out to practice and we’re glad to say it passed with flying colours! Phew! This was down to all the hard work since January that the team have been putting in every Thursday after school to get the car race-ready, along with preparing the pit to car communications, writing newsletter articles, analysing previous race data, pit stop practices and of course, driving practice on the Astro. Olivia, our team leader was pivotal in devising a racing strategy for the day and had to make sure the team knew their duties, where to be and at what time, and ensure the team communicated effectively. Linus, George (GVC), Olivia and Archie got the car out in practice which was an important part of the day. Throughout the practice session, the team were able to polish up on last minute pit stops, get used to the live telemetry data system, check the pit to car communications and make sure they were happy with the smooth running of the car. Thankfully, practice was successful, the team were becoming more confident with the task ahead of them, and excitement grew around the paddock area, not long until their first proper race! Race 1. Drivers: George, Leo, Theo. George started us off and had to negotiate a number of scratch build and kit cars from the starting line, our modified soft start speed controller meant that some cars overtook us from the off but we quickly caught up with them and overtook the majority. The modified speed controller is used to conserve battery power, something that is key to last the entire race off two 12V Greenpower batteries. After four laps, George pitted and in jumped Leo. Just like George, he drove brilliantly, overtaking many cars and making his way up the leaderboard. Finally, our last driver of race 1, Theo. Team FHS pitted for the last time, Theo jumped in and was away. This was the smoothest pit stop of the day, the team working like a well-oiled machine, you wouldn’t have guessed this was only their first race! Theo had the longest stint in the car and again, climbed the leaderboard to put us in 3rd place overall out of 54 kit cars, a huge achievement by all involved. Unfortunately, the race was red flagged as there was an accident with 3 minutes to go, and didn’t restart, this meant that the gear ratios and calculations we worked on prior to the race were not as accurate as we would have wanted them to be, but that’s racing. Race 2. Drivers: Callie, Rafi, Negu. During the break, we altered the gearing slightly to increase the speed. This was a bit of a gamble as over gearing a car can lead to taking too much out of the batteries and not finishing the race, we altered the ratios with caution and because of the data Alex had collected from the first race, we were confident of the change. Callie started us off this time, luckily the team managed to get to the front of the grid, with all 87-scratch build and kit cars behind us – superb planning on their part! Callie drove fantastically, getting the car around in the quickest time on her second lap, a personal best for team FHS at Goodwood. She pitted a lap early as the pit lane was quiet, this was a difficult call but the right one, as the next lap the pit lane was chaos! Next in was Rafi, he drove with confidence, a brilliant stint and put us in a really good position with only one more pit stop to go. Next up was Negu, the secret weapon! Negu had the longest spell in the car and did the team proud, team FHS and our brilliant supporters were willing him on lap after lap. Cars around us were slowing down, many cars had to be recovered because of over gearing, poor battery care or mechanical failures. Thankfully, Negu powered around with little sign of slowing down, we were spot on with the gearing changes and this played into our advantage in the final stages of the race. In the last few laps, we went from 5th place kit car to 2nd place kit car and were catching up 1st place quickly. Our last lap took just under 6 minutes to complete, compared to our quickest lap of 5 minutes and 12 seconds. The car in front of us took just over 12 minutes to complete their final lap and their quickest was 5 minutes, that’s what people at Greenpower call ‘falling off a cliff!’ – as far as battery consumption/care is concerned! We were so close to catching them and with another lap we would have. We finished the race in 2nd place in the kit car category, an amazing achievement. To decide the overall results, the furthest distance was taken from either race 1 or race 2, whichever was greatest. In race 1 we completed 36 miles, this was cut short by 3 minutes because the race was red flagged, we would have travelled further under normal circumstances. In race 2 we completed 37.16 miles, only 1.42 miles short of the kit car that finished in first place. Now that the team have raced the Goodwood circuit and have a greater understanding of what is involved, we all agree that tweaking our gearing further could give us an advantage in future races. FHS was still putting in very competitive lap times and the batteries still had some spare capacity at the end of the race. An excellent learning curve for all involved, including us staff! Our overall standing, including scratch build cars was 9th out of 87, not too bad considering scratch build cars can use much lighter materials and adapt the aerodynamics considerably. The twelve students involved in the day were Alex W, George VC, Archie M, Linus R, Theo H, Rafi G, Callie J, George M, Negu O, Olivia S, Edward S and Leo H. They all deserve a huge amount of credit for the way they approached the day, represented the school and came together as a team, we were thoroughly impressed with them! A big thanks to Neil M, Sarah C and Joanne VC for giving up their Sunday to enable us to race! Our next race day is at the Lotus test track in Hethel, Norfolk on 19th June. Giles 1/11 1/10 Comments from the Greenpower team: George VC: ‘I am looking forward to driving in the next race and it was very fun to drive the car and take over other kit cars.’ Linus R: ‘I enjoyed helping with the pit stops. I also enjoyed using the TSL timing website to track our live progress.’ Edward S: ‘I liked watching the cars come into the pits. I'm looking forward to using a phone in the next race to track the live progress.’ Alex W: ‘I enjoyed being able to see the timings and encouraging the team with our car's place. I am looking forward to racing again at Lotus and hopefully getting a podium again.’ Rafi G: ‘I enjoyed driving the car as it was an exhilarating experience and working as a team was fun. I always felt like I was helping the team whenever I did a job. I liked the pit stops and pushing the car in and out while the power was off.’ Olivia S: ‘At first, the day was a bit hectic as we all arrived, but we soon settled into place. I volunteered to not race at Goodwood because we could only have 6 drivers and 7 of us wanted to drive, I helped to organise the team and am looking forward to driving at the Lotus test track in Hethel.’ Theo H: ‘I really enjoyed the experience at Goodwood. I drove third in the first race and loved the driving. I also liked the atmosphere of the paddock and the pits and the way everyone worked as a team.’ Negu O: ‘I enjoyed driving in the car, it was very fun. I enjoyed the weather as it wasn't too hot or too cold and the sun was shining. I enjoyed working together as a team. I enjoyed doing the pit-stops and helping the next driver get in, I felt like I was contributing to the team.’ Archie M: ‘I found it really fun even though I was injured from a cricket match the day before. I did a practice run in testing and it was awesome and good to drive the Goodwood circuit. The team worked really well together.’ George M: ‘I have really enjoyed Greenpower from the very beginning. The whole team has been really supportive and fun. The races have been great and I’m happy with the end result for the first race of the season.’ Leo H: ‘I enjoyed the teamwork and the celebrations after, I can’t wait to improve on our next race!’ Callie J: ‘My favourite part of the day was racing the car because it was such an exhilarating experience, racing round a 2.4mile track with loads of other cars around me! Coming into the pitstop was hard but fun at the same time. It was so amazing to see the ranking of our car and we all cheered when our drivers went past.’ FOREST SCHOOL AND OUTDOOR ED On Monday, the Year 3 & 4 Soft Archery ECA was a great success and a perfect way to start our week of adventure. All the children were challenged to set up their own individual range, consisting of getting the targets assembled, bow and arrows in order, and placed correctly. Within a couple of minutes all children were firing away and developing their skillset. ​ Year 5 Outdoor Education worked well on the high ropes course completing the gladiator rings, leap of faith and seesaw, whilst Year 6 continued their module in archery, putting their maths knowledge to great use. ​ In Year 3, Luca, Woody and Remy continued their hard work developing a platform, learning how to use a sawhorse, bow saw and hammers. Georgia and Amelia saved a caterpillar and made a luxurious house out of leaves, whilst the remainder continued their plaster of Paris experience or developed a den. ​ Nursery built a den and had a little tea party, accompanied by another caterpillar. We shared tea, ate cake and finished with a story of two about the mini beasts around our site. 1/7 OPEN MORNING Middle and Senior school students were treated to a beautiful flute duet from Joanna D and Tori Edwards at morning talk yesterday. GEOGRAPHY TRIP TO THE RIVER WEY Year 10 Geographers enjoying being knee-deep in the River Wey, conducting fieldwork as part of their GCSE course. 1/4 FAREWELL YEAR 11s We said good luck to our Year 11’s today as they headed off on study leave. It was mocktails and music inside as the weather was not on our side. Students went off with some wise words from their tutors and an exam survival pack. They have been an amazing cohort who have shown great resilience over the past two years. We wish them all the very best of luck in their upcoming exams and look forward to seeing them in their finery for Prom on Monday 27 June. A letter detailing this event will be coming home soon. ​ An here's a link to "Exam Season Parenting: A Crash Course" to help parents support their children during their exams. 1/6 MAIN HOUSE BOARDERS Main House boarders having fun, playing a spot of volleyball, toasting marshmallows on the fire and enjoying the lighter evenings. 1/3 IN THE RECORDING STUDIO Sonny, Oscar, Arlo and Henry recording a rap in our amazing recording studio. 1/1 SIXTH FORM BIOLOGY DISSECTION Our Year12s &13s had a great afternoon observing a dissection. A big thank you to Emma from @VetPartnersLtd who shared some really interesting information about veterinary science. ​ **WARNING: THE PHOTOS ARE QUITE GRAPHIC Click to see the photos YEAR 8 TEAM DRAWINGS 1/1 SPORTS REPORT THIS WEEK'S SPORTS REPORT Under 15s Girls Cricket v St Edmunds St Ed’s (241 Runs) beat Frensham (226 Runs) ​ On Tuesday afternoon we welcomed St Ed’s to Frensham as the u14/15 girls had their second cricket fixture of the season. Skippered by Heidi, Frensham lost the toss and were put into bat first. The opening pair of Imogen and Heidi made a productive start scoring lots of quick singles with the odd boundary. Read More U10 Cricket v St Hillary's ​ Monday afternoon was a perfect example why the sports department love the Summer term so much with the sun shining on the field and Astro bursting with activity. Cricket was the order of the day, and we were lucky enough to have four U10 cricket matches happening simultaneously against St Hillary's. This was the first game of the season for the year 5's and it was amazing to have every single pupil in the year involved and giving cricket a go. Despite missing their last Monday cricket session to the bank holiday, they still showed plenty of promise with some great batting, bowling and fielding skills in these pairs cricket fixtures. The games finished in a win, two draws and a loss for the Frensham teams in some well-spirited displays. Well done to all involved. Under 15s Cricket V Ditcham Park ​ Please watch the video match report from head of cricket David Lloyd! Watch Lloydy's video Waverley Athletics Trials ​ On Wednesday afternoon Frensham took an athletics team to the Waverley District trials at Charterhouse School. This is an annual event that helps select a team to represent Waverley borough in the Surrey Championships at Kingsmeadow stadium in Kingston on Saturday 11th June. Read More Boarders Trip Last Saturday the boarders were given the opportunity to try their hand at golf with a trip to Topgolf Surrey. It doesn't matter what your golfing ability is anyone can give it a go and win, except when you're playing against Phil and Rory. Read More On the 7th/8th May 2022, Isla competed in her second week of the south east regional championships. In her age group, Isla won gold for the 200m and 1500m freestyle. Isla has also been invited to compete in the British Summer Championships in August 2022. NEWS FROM FRENSHAM KITCHEN CATERING 1/6 MENUS WHAT'S ON NEXT WEEK NEXT WEEK Monday 16 May GCSE Exams begin Year 7 to 9 Assessment Week (Activities in the Afternoon) Year 10 into Sixth Form Week Year 12 Life After Frensham Week 16:10 - U12 & U13 Boys’ Cricket v Alton School (Home0 19:00 - Year 10 into Sixth Form Parent and Student Evening Tuesday 17 May Year 10 into Sixth Form Week Year 12 Life After Frensham Week 14:30 - U14 & U15 Girls’ Cricket v Duke of Kent School (Away) 14:30 - U14 & U15 Boys’ Cricket v St Edmund’s School (Away) 16:30 - U10 & U11 Mixed Cricket v More House School (Home) 17:30 - Year 10 Academic Parents’ Evening on Teams Wednesday 18 May Year 10 into Sixth Form Week Year 12 Life After Frensham Week Year 5 Residential Trip to Croft Farm 15:20 - U9 Mixed Cricket v Bedales School (Home) 15:20 - U10 & U11 Cricket v Bedales School (Home) ​ Thursday 19 May Year 10 into Sixth Form Week Year 12 Life After Frensham Week Year 5 Residential Trip to Croft Farm 08:30 - Year 10 and 12 99 Billion Ideas (‘Change Makers for Tomorrow’) 16:30 - U11 & U12 Mixed Swimming v More House School (Away) ​ Friday 20 May Year 12 Life After Frensham Week Year 10 into Sixth Form Week Year 7 Eco Day Year 8 Survival Skills Training Day Year 9 Water Sports Trip to Thorpe Lakes Year 10 and 12 Trip to Thorpe Park Year 5 Residential Trip to Croft Farm ​ Saturday 21 April Year 10 Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Expedition Fundraising Bike Ride for Knoydart ​ Sunday 22 April Year 10 Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Expedition Year 6 Residential Trip to TYF, Wales FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL You can follow us on Instagram and Facebook . We also have several Twitter accounts around the school where you can find resources and school info: ​ Main School account - @FrenshamHeights Rick - @rickclarke72 Becks - @becksscullion Business/Economics - @getontheeconbus Careers - @FrenshamCareers Creative Arts - @ArtsFrensham Charity, Outreach and Community - @FrenshamCharity Design & Technology - @FrenshamDT Junior School - @FrenshamJuniors Geography - @FrenshamGeog Maths - @Frensham_Maths Modern Foreign Languages - @Frensham_MFL Music - @FHMusicSchool Outdoor Ed - @Frensham_OE PE & Sport - @Frensham_PE PRE - @FrenshamPRE PSME/PSHE - @FrenshamPSME Science = @FrenshamScience ​

THIS WEEK AT FRENSHAM Friday 18th March, 2022 CLICK TO NAVIGATE SCHOOL MESSAGES SCHOOL EVENTS THIS WEEK AT SCHOOL SPORTS REPORT FRENSHAM KITCHEN NEXT WEEK A MESSAGE FROM RICK Dear Parents Film fans of a certain age will remember ‘Groundhog Day’, in which Bill Murray is doomed to repeat the same day again and again, with hilarious results. Unfortunately, our version of Groundhog Day is far less funny, as Covid rears its head again and we are doomed to repeat some of the challenges we faced earlier in the pandemic. We have a number of students absent, but as you saw from my email this week, it is the staff absences that are causing significant operational problems. It is very likely that some of our normal activities will have to be curtailed, but we are doing our best to minimize disruption. Thank you for your support and understanding with this. On a brighter note, it was wonderful to see a full theatre this week for the Dance Concert on Wednesday. The evening was a sheer delight, from the joy of seeing Year 2 in their very first dance concert to seeing some of our hugely talented GCSE and A Level dancers. Our performing arts provision continues next week with ‘A Night at the West End’, a student-led performance at 7pm on Tuesday 22nd March. Tickets are free and are available here: https://www.frensham.org/events. Tickets can also be booked for the Creative Arts Exhibition and Science Fair on 28th March and the Rock and Pop Gig on the 31st March, so there is plenty going on to keep you entertained right up until the end of the term. Have a wonderful weekend. Best wishes Rick A MESSAGE FROM KATHERINE Dear Parents, ​ So, this seems to be our week for charity! We had a collection for the Farnham Food bank this week, Red Nose Day and the second Toy sale in aid of Malawi. Thank you to all the parents for your support with these events. With so much turmoil in the world it is important that particularly for children they feel like they can make a difference and something is within their control. It was lovely to see so many of our kids and staff in red today and making each other laugh. With rather a low number of staff across the board this week, the staff definitely needed a good lift in their spirits including myself! We have worked as a team as always and kept the plates spinning! Thank you to all of them, the Junior School staff are amazing. I thought I would share with you the amazing Michael Rosen performing his poem ‘Chocolate cake’ because this always makes me laugh and reminds me of my brother who is both cheeky and adores chocolate! A big well done to Lynn’s Performing Arts ECA group and one of Dan’s Year 6 Dance classes for their performances in the Theatre this week. They really were fab, and it brought a smile to everyone’s faces. Well done. ​ I do hope that you all have a good weekend and just a fortnight until the Easter hols! Best wishes, Katherine A MESSAGE FROM HONESTY AND KATHERINE Dear Parents, Please may we request that if you and your children are in the Theatre coffee shop after 3.30pm that the learning of other students is respected. Unfortunately, when younger children are able to run about the theatre unsupervised at this time they disturb the learning of older students whose school day is still in progress. We are also concerned about safety of children in this space. We would kindly ask that parents support this request and help to nurture our 'Spirit of Togetherness' as we respect all students' learning. Thank you! Honesty and Katherine NOTICES SCHOOL MESSAGES PARENTS' VOICE Minutes from the last Parent's Voice meeting are available on the Parent Portal. You can also find them here. Parent Voice would also like to welcome new Year 2 rep Natasha Hill to the group. CAREERS OPPORTUNITY FOR YEAR 12 Do you have an idea for an Etsy type shop? Do you think you can sell more than your peers? Do you have a flair for persuasion? If you’re answering yes, come and speak to Lyall. On Founders’ Day in July, we have two stalls for Year 12 students to show off their entrepreneurial flair. This can be a solo-project or a team effort. Essentially, if you have an idea for a product or service that you could sell through a market stall then come forward. I want to add an element of competition – can you outperform the other team at the other market stall? Imagine you’re auditioning for The Apprentice; here’s your chance to shine. All ideas are welcome, speak to Lyall to help facilitate your vision. Click here for more information CALLING ALL GAMERS! Right now, we’re looking into the possibility of running an ECA involving gaming. Next year we’re launching the eSports qualification which will see a club set up with Tim and directly supporting those students. But what about everyone else? The chance to play games, socially interact, compare types of gameplay, and build in a little bit of maths to devise tournament play and handicap systems to enable everyone to have a fair chance, is a great way of enhancing students’ development and learning. We hope to be able to trial this ECA in the summer term but need a games console to play the games! If you can donate or let us borrow an Xbox of PS5 (with any games and controllers) that would be greatly appreciated and well-received. If we can get hold of one, the club should run! If you can help, let Lyall know . JUNIOR SCHOOL EGG DECORATING EGG-STRAVAGANZA As we near the end of term we would like to invite all families to join in our Egg-stravagant, egg decorating eggs-hibition.. The aim is to create/decorate an egg or eggs in a theme or setting of your choice. All creations need to be no bigger than a shoe box (in order to fit on classroom windowsills and be carried by your child!) If you are an egg-free family please use craft or plastic eggs (seen recently at Squires Garden Centre). Whole family involvement is encouraged! Please see this article from The Guardian for ideas https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gallery/2013/mar/28/easter-egg-competition-winners-in-pictures No prizes but plenty of glory for creativity and puns! All entries to be submitted to class teachers by Tuesday, 29th March at morning drop off. All creations will be returned to entrants on last day of term, Friday, 1st April. All entries will be photographed, and a gallery will be published in the whole school newsletter. We look forward to seeing your creations and using this to raise community spirits. MALAWI CALLING! We are holding a Malawi Information Evening on Tuesday 29th March in the Ballroom at 7pm. Anyone who has signed up for the trip next year, or who is still undecided, is welcome to come along as are parents. Remember, you need to be in Year 11 or above in September this year. Any queries, please email me, sallyheighington@frensham.org Look forward to seeing you then, Sally WEST END FLOWER FARM FESTIVAL West End Flower Farm are holding a family friendly festival on 25th June. They have got in touch to say that any student bands that might like to apply to play a live set, should get in touch. More details on the festival here Get in touch here SCL EASTER CAMP Please click here for more info on the SCL Easter Holiday Camp. SHYNEFEST Run by Frensham parents, Shynefest is a family-friendly music festival happening on 3/4 June in Guildford. Click here for more info. SCHOOL EVENTS - see all upcoming events here EVENTS A NIGHT AT THE WEST END ​ 22nd March ​ A wonderful array of musical theatre numbers that have been directed and choreographed by Frensham Sixth Formers for a committed group of Year 7-12 to perform for you. BOOK TICKETS CREATIVE ARTS EXHIBITION AND SCIENCE FAIR OPENING NIGHT ​ 28th March at 6pm ​ This is a real celebration of our students' work. Come along to the Aldridge Theatre to see our Year 7 & 9 Creative Arts Exhibition and our Years 7 to 9 Science Fair. There will also be some small Years 7 & 8 drama performances. BOOK TICKETS ROCK & POP GIG 31st March ​ ​ BOOK TICKETS TEDxFRENSHAM ​ 30th April ​ An inspiring local community event bringing together a diverse array of speakers to share ideas and stories. ​ Tickets are on sale now! Early bird tickets end on 20th March. BOOK TICKETS THIS WEEK AT FRENSHAM THIS WEEK SCIENCE WEEK Year 7s enjoyed a change to some lessons to celebrate Science week! They were challenged to create an egg cress-head and to think about what seeds need to germinate and the care of plants as they grow. We can happily share our egg heads are all growing a fine head of cress hair! 1/6 Year 7s also questioned their consumer choices in an enquiry based lesson called ‘Conscious consumers’. The task was to evaluate their food choices and to create a meal plan which had a greater variety of plant based products. They produced some fantastic ideas and suggested some simple, achievable changes! Well done Years 7s! 1/3 Our Year 8s also got hands-on this week! Their activity was a design challenge, ‘Engineering and ecosystem’. Their teamwork discussing best design was translated into a mini terrarium in which they will grow a succulent plant. We’re hoping to see some newly grown succulents in a few weeks time! 1/5 While the challenge was called ‘Making microscopic machines’- achieving the goal of this challenge was anything but small! The Year 9s showed resilience and determination taking on content that was completely new to them and working together to solve the ribbon of amino acids to make a protein! Great effort Year 9s! 1/2 The Year 6s got to enjoy some live chemistry experiments to celebrate Science week! From igniting gas bubbles to the whoosh bottle and screaming jelly baby, the oooohs and ahhhhs and excited chatter were really the best bits! 1/7 Our lunch time activities for Science week have also captivated our students! The pig dissection created a lot of buzz before and after the event. We were able to sign up to a few online talks too which covered a variety of topics from physics and maths to STEM careers. In the beautiful sunshine we had some students measure and chalk out the length or height of some of the largest organisms on the planet! They used a measuring wheel and making some comparisons realised just how small we are! 1/3 DANCE CONCERT And the award goes to… All the brilliant and wonderful performers who danced, sang and performed their hearts out at this week’s Performing Arts Concert. It was a full house and there was magic in the air. Thank you to all the performers and those who gave up their free time to help. It was your talent, fierceness and enthusiasm which made it an evening to be proud of. 1/15 HISTORY TRIP TO CANTERBURY Year 10 and 11 Historians in lieu of a trip to France and Belgium Battlefields trip, the students were taken to First and Second World War sites in Kent. Sites included the very moving military cemetery at Shorncliffe, the Battle of Britain museum and the Hawthorn Trench. This trench is a replica of one in France and was used in various films during lockdown and been visited by lots of other schools. This gave the students a real sense of trench life. At the same farm, they had been lambing. The students had the bonus opportunity to cuddle the lambs. The students behaved brilliantly particularly at the YHA. On the Saturday, the team explored the tunnels at Dover Castle which have a rich History from Napoleonic times through to the nuclear age, then the Spitfire museum and the tunnels under Ramsgate where the town sheltered during the war. Overall it was great for the students to get out on a rich and varied experience. 1/7 GERMAN PLAY: HOROSKOP Students of German enjoyed a play by the Onatti theatre company in the Aldridge theatre on Wednesday. The play was all about whether we should believe our horoscopes or not, and was great fun and very interactive! Students understood most of the language and it was great to hear them interacting in German with the actors! This play was performed by two native German actors. The spoken German was delivered slowly and clearly. We wanted our students to be able to follow the story, sustain their enjoyment and above all boost their confidence. The plot highlighted many similarities to our student’s lives, but in a humorous and exaggerated manner, making them relatable and increasing their enjoyment by empathising with the characters and storylines. 1/6 SPANISH PLAY: EN EL CAMPAMENTO This week Frensham Heights welcomed the Onatti Theatre group to the Aldridge Theatre. On Thursday, our year 8-13 students were treated to a highly engaging and entertaining play conducted entirely in Spanish. This play was performed by two native Spanish actors. The spoken Spanish was delivered slowly and clearly. We wanted our students to be able to follow the story, sustain their enjoyment and above all boost their confidence. The plot highlighted many similarities to our students ‘lives, but in a humorous and exaggerated manner, making them relatable and increasing their enjoyment by empathising with the characters and storylines. The play was accompanied with worksheets. They contained a synopsis of the play, some extracts from the written script and some useful words and phrases. 1/9 A-LEVEL PHOTOGRAPHY Years 12 & 13 photography students have been very creative in the Studio this week. 1/6 YEAR 9 ART Looking at the positive in our world. Year9 have designed and made post cards this week. 1/1 JUNIOR SCHOOL CERAMICS ECA Our Junior School ceramicists have been busy creating some wonderful Easter egg cups and dishes 1/8 GREENPOWER UPDATE This week we finished off the chain guard that protects the driver from the chain breaking and the spinning axel sprocket and motor sprocket. This was prototyped in card, then lasercut in card and then finally laser cut using fluted polypropylene, this is both good for protection and lightweight. The engineers worked on setting up the steering wheel with the throttle mechanism, hand grips, horn and press button for pit to car communications. Getting the steering set up was very fiddly and quite time-consuming but we managed it! We will need to make sure the tracking is aligned, maybe next week, to ensure the wheels are parallel to each other and give the best rolling resistance possible. Alex researched the transponder and telemetry company that will be supplying live times during race days. He looked at the previous season data and got familiar with navigating the website, ready for when we race on Sunday 8th May at Goodwood. Next week we hope to remove the rear axle and front end now we know it works and fit the bodywork. Written by Callie 7SVC 1/3 FARNHAM HELP FOR REFUGEES Tutor group 7SVC we were inspired after the morning talk covered the Holocaust and the issues refugees continue to face today. Trish from Farnham Help for Refugees came to talk to us during tutor time to help us organise donation collections for the charity. We ended up with around 200 bags filled with clothes and toiletries to send and it took us over 4 hours to sort through it all and load the van! Linn, Sarah, Barnaby, Polly and Theo went to the church on Friday after school to help unload the van and sort donations at the church. The charity were inundated with donations and ran out of boxes so more work is needed. As our first fundraising effort to support the ongoing work of this charity, Farnham Help for Refugees are asking for a donation of £6 per box to help continue their efforts. 7SVC will continue to support the efforts by continuing to sort donations as an when boxes arrive. Click here to sponsor a box if you would like to help to support the amazing work of this charity. Thank you to our whole SVC team with all the help and to the other year 7’s who came to help sort through donations. Go year 7! Well done everyone!!! Callie 7SVC 1/4 SMALL ISLAND AT THE NATIONAL THEATRE We were fortunate enough to be able to secure a small number of tickets to the press preview event of Small Island earlier this month. Limited by availability, we were only able to take a small group, where we approached, in the first instance, those who were on the scholars list for academics or drama (in Year 11 and sixth form), and then those boarders who were felt have contributed to the wider life of school and would benefit and enjoy this amazing opportunity. A fabulous evening in an amazing theatre - an adaptation of a great book. Challenging in some places as we were reminded of some parts of our history, that today do not sit comfortably with most of us. However the play also had some amazing humour and showed a lovely side to characters and their genuine compassion and care. 1/9 SPORTS REPORT THIS WEEK'S SPORTS REPORT National Rowing Competition ​ It was great week for the Pendred family with all three siblings in action at a National rowing competition (The Junior Sculling Head) at Dorney Lake yesterday. There were over 520 crews competing from around the country. A tough competition with fantastic results for the whole family. Read More Under 15s B Miched Hockey V The Royal ​ Off the back of a fantastic comeback win last week, Frensham B team were setting out with confidence as we welcomed The Royal School back to Frensham. This game was an 8 a side match and both teams played with great spirit. Read More Under 15s A Mixed Hockey V The Royal ​ Off the back of a tough defeat last week and with the season drawing to a close, the U15 A mixed hockey team were hungry for a win against a well-matched team from The Royal. Frensham started brightly – some great interplay between Toby and Eva in the midfield, and some forays by Jake Read More Under 13s A Mixed Hockey V Sherfield ​ Frensham 5 Sherfield 2 On Thursday we faced a long trip down to Sherfield School for one of our last fixtures of the hockey season. The match was played on a 3G pitch and provided some interesting bounce and pace. Good stick skills would be needed to be successful. . Read More U14/15 Mixed Hockey vs Duke of Kent Head of Hockey Lloydy with a video match report for the Under 18s from Wednesday. Under 13s B Mixed Hockey V Sherfield Head of Hockey Lloydy with a video match report for the Under 13s Hockey, a great win! Well done! NEWS FROM FRENSHAM KITCHEN CATERING 1/6 MENUS WHAT'S ON NEXT WEEK NEXT WEEK Monday 21 March 13:00: Year 12 UCAS Conference at Farnborough College 16:20: Student Led Musical Theatre Dress Rehearsal 16:30: U18 Girls Basketball v Bedales (Home) Tuesday 22 March Year 13 A Level Business Studies Tutor2u Grade Booster Course (Hammersmith) 14:15: Year 11 Biology Mock Exams 14:30: U14 & U15 Mixed Hockey v St Edmund’s School (Home) 14:30: U14 & U15 Mixed Hockey v St Edmund’s School (Away) 14:30: U14 & U15 Rugby v St Edmund’s School (Home) 19:00: Student Led Musical Theatre Performance: A Night at the West End (Aldridge Theatre) Wednesday 23 March Year 13 Sociology Tutor2u Grade Booster Workshop (London) 14:00: A Level Drama Exam Performance/Technical Dress Rehearsal (Aldridge Theatre) 14:15: Year 11 Chemistry Mock Exams 15:30: U9 Hockey v Bedales (Home) 16:00: U10 & U11 Swimming Gala at St Catherine’s School 17:30: Year 11 and 13 Tutor Parents’ Evening on Teams Thursday 24 March Year 10 and 11 Music Workshop (Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Maidenhead) 14:30: U12 & U13 Mixed Hockey v Ditcham Park School (Home) 17:00: Level Drama Exam Performances (Aldridge Theatre) 17:30: Year 12 Academic Parents’ Evening on Teams ​ Friday 25 March Gold Duke of Edinburgh Practice Expedition to the Brecon Beacons Year 5 Planetarium Trip to the South Downs Institute in Chichester 09:30: Year 13 Reflexology Session (Staff Dining Room) 10:50: Year 13 Reflexology Session (Staff Dining Room) Saturday 26 March Gold Duke of Edinburgh Practice Expedition to the Brecon Beacons 10:00: GCSE and A Level Photography Open Art Studio 15:00: OF Reunion ​ Sunday 27 March Gold Duke of Edinburgh Practice Expedition to the Brecon Beacons FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL You can follow us on Instagram and Facebook . We also have several Twitter accounts around the school where you can find resources and school info: ​ Main School account - @FrenshamHeights Rick - @rickclarke72 Becks - @becksscullion Business/Economics - @getontheeconbus Careers - @FrenshamCareers Creative Arts - @ArtsFrensham Charity, Outreach and Community - @FrenshamCharity Design & Technology - @FrenshamDT Junior School - @FrenshamJuniors Geography - @FrenshamGeog Maths - @Frensham_Maths Modern Foreign Languages - @Frensham_MFL Music - @FHMusicSchool Outdoor Ed - @Frensham_OE PE & Sport - @Frensham_PE PRE - @FrenshamPRE PSME/PSHE - @FrenshamPSME Science = @FrenshamScience ​

THIS WEEK AT FRENSHAM Thursday 16th December, 2021 CLICK TO NAVIGATE SCHOOL MESSAGES THIS WEEK AT SCHOOL SPORTS REPORT A MESSAGE FROM RICK Dear Parents ​ The view from my office of the Surrey Hills has provided much needed relief as we have limped to the end of term. After the high in the last two weeks of being able to host the wonderful ‘Peter Pan’ and the spectacular dance and music concert in the Aldridge Theatre, to having to postpone and cancel all events this week, it has been a bit of a rollercoaster ride. I want to thank all those parents who have been supportive of the difficult decisions we have had to make, juggling our desire to run as many events as possible with the pressing need to protect the health and safety of the whole community. ​ Plans for January Looking ahead to next term, we are planning for the worst, but hoping for the best! There is talk of a January lockdown, but what shape this may take is unknown. In the Senior School, we have asked all students to ensure that they take as many of their books, files and notes home as possible in case we have to revert to online learning. Staff are planning for this, in both the Senior and Junior Schools, but we are hopeful that this does not happen. I want to reassure you that we will do all we can to ensure that no learning is disrupted, building on the successes of our last period of online teaching and learning. ​ Calendar Hopefully, you will have seen by now that we have published on our website the term dates up until the end of Summer 2023. As we are on the border of Surrey and Hampshire, we always need to look carefully at their published dates before we publish ours, balancing this with the HMC school dates too. We ask that parents stick to these dates when booking holidays and avoid as far as possible removing children from school. I want to mention, and I apologise for the short notice of this, that there will be an extra day's holiday at the end of February half term next term. We have a staff training day on Monday 21 February, so lessons resume on Tuesday 22 February. We have already written to boarding parents to say that if you are unable to change flights then boarders are welcome to return as usual on Sunday 20th February, and they will be supervised in the boarding houses on the 21st. ​ Fee Invoices An important message from the Bursar and the Finance team. You will shortly be receiving your Spring term fee invoices by email and we want to remind you that we will never change our bank account details without plenty of prior notification. If you are ever unsure of the school’s bank account details or would just like to confirm them before you make a payment, please don’t hesitate to call the Finance Department on 01252 792299 or email us. We would also like to let you know that paying your child’s school fees by direct debit remains one of the safest ways to pay. If you do not have a direct debit set up and would like to arrange this for the Summer term fees, please get in touch via FeesAdmin@frensham.org If you do pay by direct debit, total fees (per your invoice) will be taken from your chosen bank account on the first day of every term. ​ School Values You will be aware that we launched the new school values this term. We have been working hard behind the scenes on a number of ways of instilling these values across the school. On a practical level, we have used them in the Junior School to help with the creation of a new behaviour charter to help children understand their rights and responsibilities both in and out of the classroom. In the Senior School, we draw attention to them in weekly notices, departments have been looking at ways of incorporating them into their curriculum planning, and we have made them a part of any staff recruitment processes we have conducted this term, with specific focus on asking values-based questions of candidates. We sincerely hope that parents embrace our values too and on the whole, interactions with parents are nearly always positive and in the spirit of togetherness and mutual respect that is at the heart of Frensham. On rare occasions, these interactions aren’t as positive and I wanted to reassure you that we always aim to do the very best for the children in our care. Of course, we get things wrong sometimes, but by approaching issues with generosity of spirit the school, and the community around it will be enhanced and enriched. ​ I want to end by thanking you again for your support. We are pleased that for the majority of the term we have been able to run things as close to normal as possible, and we have really enjoyed the opportunity to interact with parents on a number of occasions. We are planning further opportunities next term, COVID-dependent, and we look forward to seeing you all again soon. Have a wonderful (COVID-free) Christmas and New Year with loved ones. Best wishes Rick RICK A MESSAGE FROM KATHERINE Dear Parents, I want to thank you for your support in what has personally and professionally been a tough term, we got there! I am so very sad that we are not finishing the term with all the children onsite. I want to wish all of our Year 5 and other children who are not in school well and we hope we can be back together in the New Year. Today we say goodbye to Louise Dixon who has been working in our Early Years at Frensham for almost 6 years. She is a kind, thoughtful and much-loved member of staff who we will miss terribly as she moves back in Nursing in the new year. Thank you for everything Louise and we will welcome you back to say a full goodbye with a full cohort of children and staff in January. I am looking forward to spending next term as a hand over with Nick as he will be taking over as Head of the Junior School at Easter when I move on. This time will support a smooth transition in what is an ever-changing national picture. Lastly, I wholeheartedly hope that each every one of our community gets to spend their Christmas with the ones they love because it really has been a challenging few years. Take care one and all! Take care, Katherine ​ NOTICES SCHOOL MESSAGES Year 7 to 13 Lateral Flow Home Testing Kits and New Covid Guidelines ​ Unfortunately, the lateral flow home testing kits have not arrived before the end of term. They will, however, be here for the start of next term and we will be able to hand out kits to students on their return. Students will also be tested on site before they return to lessons, unless exempt. More details to follow from Becks. You can get LFD kits from: https://www.gov.uk/order-coronavirus-rapid-lateral-flow-tests ​ Please Look Carefully at the Covid Flowcharts Below Communication Regarding January Start Times ​ We will communicate with you on 6th January regarding any staggered start times for our January return. Please keep an eye on your email. Year 10/11 GCSE History trip 11-12 March 2022 ​ Sadly, the increasing Covid regulations have meant two significant changes to the History GCSE trip this year. Firstly the dates have changed from 17-19 March to 11-12 March 2022 . Secondly it has become a UK-based trip rather than to France and Belgium. Read More GCSE Drama students & BTEC Performing Arts student ​ PLEASE GET YOUR PERMISSIONS AND MONEY IN FOR THE TRIP ASAP!! The trip is on 17th March 2022. Year 11/13 Exam Prep Resources ​ Here's a free online resource that can help all students make their revision and exam preparation more effective, Effective Revision Skills Booster is a free self-paced online course which draws on learning research to provide a highly practical, step-by-step guide for students to help make their study and revision more effective throughout their courses. Read More THIS WEEK AT FRENSHAM THIS WEEK FRENSHAM CHRISTMAS ELF The Frensham Christmas elf has been entertaining the staff and students this week with naughty antics all over the school. ​ Have a look at what he's been up this week. Enjoy! The videos will be available to watch until the new year. CLICK FOR THE ADVENT CALENDAR MUSIC & DANCE CONCERT ​ ​ We are so proud of all the students who performed in last week’s Performing Arts Concert. A welcome celebration and what better way to bring our theatre back to life. They were all stars, shining through a dismal and uncertain time to bring us some holiday cheer and make us all smile. Thanks to all involved, for your hard work, perseverance, and fabulousness!! N to 3: LIGHTS, CAMEL, ACTION - THE SEQUIN! ​ On Monday Nursery – Year 3 performed their Christmas production to the children in Years 4, 5 and 6. The children had put so much effort into practising and learning their lines, the songs and all the moves – they were fantastic! They thoroughly enjoyed getting dressed up in their costumes and showing the results of their hard work. All the regular nativity characters were on stage in a Strictly style performance. There was certainly some razzle and dazzle as each group performed a song or a dance for the judges - the Smallest Sheep, the Funky Camel and Caesar and Augustus. A final ceilidh involved all the children celebrating the Christmas story together. YEARS 4 TO 6 CHRISTMAS SHOWCASE ​ Although we were unable to have parents in the audience for our Years 4 to 6 Christmas Showcase, the children put on a great show for each other and their friends in Years N to 3. Year 4 put on a wonderful ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree!' and explained ‘How to Trap a Christmas Dragon’ with their funny poem recital! Year 5 enjoyed a ‘Hollie Jolly’ Christmas dance and recited some amusing letters to Santa! Folowed up with a wonderful musical rendition of ‘Frosty the Snowman’ - has a very shiny Ukulele! Year 6 delighted with a magical performance of 'Winter Wonderland' and performed their Winter Poems – written, choreographed, and performed by the children! Our junior ECA singers brought the show to close with their delightful rendition of ‘Turn down the lights’! MOSAICS ECA ​ Here are the remarkable results from our Year 7 ECA. We've had a great time smashing tiles, making clay treasure and carefully aligning the mosaic pieces. Great work! Amy and Sonia TRIP TO HAMPTON COURT Years 1 to 3 went on a trip to Hampton Court last week! EARLY YEARS CERAMICS Early years went to the ceramics department and made Christmas tree decorations last week! YEAR 7 GERMAN Year 7 German students have been writing to Father Christmas (der Weihnachtsmann) in their lessons this week. Let's hope he writes back! JUNIOR SCHOOL FOOD BANK COLLECTION Thank you to the whole Junior School who have been bringing in food items for our local food bank. Members of Year 6 helped to pack and deliver the bags and boxes to Rowledge Church, our nearest food bank drop-off point. Reverend Russ was very pleased to receive them all and thanked the children for their help and generosity. CERAMICS ECAs Some wonderful final pieces from Ceramics ECAs including candle holders, animal coil pots and mugs. JUNIOR SCHOOL CHRISTMAS Today the Junior School all had a chance to meet Father Christmas in the outdoor classroom area. He answered lots of important questions - like how he gets into houses without chimneys - apparently by squeezing through cat and dog flaps. The teachers were asked to confirm that the children had been good this term, which they obviously all have. Father Christmas then quizzed them on the names of his reindeer and in return the Year 6 children tested his knowledge of languages (as he’d need them to travel around the world). He managed French, Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese and Russian, but struggled with Malay and Icelandic! They were sent back to their classrooms to finish off their Christmas lists with small presents that could fit in his sleigh. The children then had homemade Christmas biscuits and Father Christmas headed off through the woods to finish getting ready for the big day. SHAKESPEARE BOXES ​ Year 8 have been creative in English producing their Shakespeare memory boxes. They were all outstanding. Becks, Alison and Noel had a tough job judging them! ​ The over all winner for the Year 8 Shakespeare project was Luca (from Kate’s class). Runners up were: Olivia (the winner from Sam’s class). Scarlett (the winner from Amelia’s class). James (the winner from Zoe’s class). Well done everyone! FARNHAM HELP FOR REFUGEES ​ Trish, from Farnham Help for Refugees, has just collected all of your numerous kind donations of food, stationary, clothing and even a bicycle to be taken to a local group of refugees. Your thoughtfulness and quick action on this will make others have a brighter Christmas. THIS WEEK'S SPORTS REPORT SPORTS REPORT Inter House Sport Week Over the past week we have completed several house events in Football, Netball, Dodgeball and Fitness. We take part in house events and points are awarded and contribute to the house cup at the end of the school year. Inter House Football Last Thursday, the year 7 and year 8 pupils took part in the annual end of season house football competition. The house competitions require a great deal of teamwork, leadership, organisation, and commitment from the pupils, and it is always great to see pupils demonstrate this when they come together in their houses. In the year 7 tournament, Douglas started strongly and continued this form to remain unbeaten in all their fixtures. Ensor and King battled it out for the runners up spot and it was taken by Ensor on goal difference. In the year 8 tournament, It was incredibly tight between Douglas, Ensor and King, all finishing the group stages on 6 points. Douglas and King progressed to the final on goal difference and Douglas took the top spot once again. Ensor took a well-deserved 3rd spot following a play-off to Nevill. Well done to Douglas on the two wins and well done to all houses on a great afternoon of football. ​ Year 8 1st - Douglas 2nd - King 3rd - Ensor 4th - Nevill Year 7 1st - Douglas 2nd - Ensor 3rd - King 4th – Nevill House Fitness Challenge The inter house fitness challenge consisted of a circuit of the Astro as a house team taking part in various activities. This included Agility poles, speed ladders, burpees, hurdles, tricep dips before around a 1km run around the campus. Every time of every student was taken and an average team time was created. The students put in a phenomenal effort and not only embraced the event but our school values of courage to try and spirit of togetherness. Students seen to be helping each other at workstations and supporting on the sprint finish. ​ Results Year 7 Nevill - 4.61 Ensor - 4.84 Douglas - 5.11 King - 5.64 ​ Year 8 King - 4.50 Nevill - 4.51 Douglas - 4.926 Ensor - 4.928 ​ Year 9 King - 4.42 Nevill - 4.63 Ensor - 4.85 Douglas - 4.95 ​ Year 10 Nevill - 4.27 King - 4.28 Douglas - 4.77 Ensor - 5.49

THIS WEEK AT FRENSHAM Friday 11th March, 2022 CLICK TO NAVIGATE SCHOOL MESSAGES SCHOOL EVENTS THIS WEEK AT SCHOOL SPORTS REPORT FRENSHAM KITCHEN NEXT WEEK A MESSAGE FROM RICK Click here to hear Rick's message A MESSAGE FROM KATHERINE Dear parents, On Tuesday it was International Women’s Day and I wanted to share with you an inspirational woman in my life. In a school like Frensham, we want every individual to work hard and feel like the world is their oyster. My sister-in-law Katie very much embodies the ability to give back to her community and work hard to achieve her goals. She wanted to be seen for her amazing skills not the gender she was assigned. She is a real problem solver and team player and these attributes have supported her to achieve her goal of becoming a Firefighter. Below is her story: ​ "I joined the Fire and Rescue Service in 2016 as a Retained Duty Firefighter. I initially applied as I wanted a new challenge, and perhaps more importantly I wanted to give back to the local community that had supported me through my self employment. At the time of application, it didn’t really concern me that I’d be the only woman working on the Fire Station. Life is too short to follow the status quo, and the emphasis in the Fire Service is entirely on your capability as opposed to gender identity. Any reservations that I did have about being the only woman were needless as I instantly felt a part of the gang and quickly realised that I wanted to pursue firefighting as a full-time career. Now five years later, I am a full-time Crew Manager and fortunate to be able to work alongside some incredibly supportive colleagues. My favourite part of the role is probably that no two days are ever the same as we respond to such a wide variety of incidents. It is extremely rewarding to go home after a shift knowing that you’ve been able to have a positive impact in what is often a distressing situation. I firmly believe that the attributes brought into my profession are unique to the individual as opposed to gender, and everyone really does have something to offer. It’s a privilege to be able to promote the Fire and Rescue Service as a career path, and the skillsets and development opportunities available really are limitless. My advice to anybody considering a career in the Fire and Rescue Service would be to absolutely go for it. If it scares you, excites you and makes you grow, then the likelihood is it is going to be a worthwhile adventure! " ​ Have a lovely weekend everyone and remember to follow your dreams! Katherine NOTICES SCHOOL MESSAGES DANCE CONCERT - 16TH MARCH We are looking forward to the dance concert on Wednesday, March 16 at 7 pm. Please came and join the party. Book your place below. https://www.frensham.org/events SCIENCE WEEK 14th - 18th March British Science Week is coming to Frensham Heights! Click here for a schedule of what's happening next week Click here for challenges you can do at home FRIENDS OF FRENSHAM COLLECTIONS It's a 2 for 1 deal - Foodbank donations and Second Hand PE kit. FOF are collecting for Farnham Foodbank and also collecting second hand PE kit. Find Out More FOF are also looking for some volunteers to help with the collections of Foodbank donations and second hand uniform. We need 2 volunteers at each drop off point on Wednesday 16th March and Friday 18th March from 8am till approximately 8:30am. If you are able to help out please sign up on the doodle below- many thanks for all your support. FOF Team Aldridge Theatre Doodle Outside Junior School Office Doodle Bus Stop in Drop Off Zone Doodle SCL EASTER CAMP Please click here for more info on the SCL Easter Holiday Camp. TOY SALE - FRIDAY 18 MARCH We are holding another Toy Sale in the Nursery to Year 3 hall at 3.20pm on Friday 18th March. There will be plenty of books, toys and games to choose from at very reasonable prices! All proceeds will go to the two school charities, Malawi Schools Trust and Happy Space. Look forward to seeing you there! MALAWI CALLING! We are holding a Malawi Information Evening on Tuesday 29th March in the Ballroom at 7pm. Anyone who has signed up for the trip next year, or who is still undecided, is welcome to come along as are parents. Remember, you need to be in Year 11 or above in September this year. Any queries, please email me, sallyheighington@frensham.org Look forward to seeing you then, Sally SHYNEFEST Run by Frensham parents, Shynefest is a family-friendly music festival happening on 3/4 June in Guildford. Click here for more info. SCHOOL EVENTS - see all upcoming events here EVENTS DANCE CONCERT ​ Wednesday 16th March ​ Join us for another celebration of dance. BOOK TICKETS A NIGHT AT THE WEST END ​ 22nd March ​ A wonderful array of musical theatre numbers that have been directed and choreographed by Frensham Sixth Formers for a committed group of Year 7-12 to perform for you. BOOK TICKETS ROCK & POP GIG 31st March ​ ​ BOOK TICKETS TEDxFRENSHAM ​ 30th April ​ An inspiring local community event bringing together a diverse array of speakers to share ideas and stories. ​ Tickets are on sale now! Early bird tickets end on 20th March. BOOK TICKETS THIS WEEK AT FRENSHAM THIS WEEK NETBALL TOUR We had a fabulous 2022 netball tour to Manchester Thunder last weekend. It was an action packed tour from the outset and the girls had a wonderful time. It was so great to be able to offer this kind of experience for the girls who have worked so hard on their netball since being back on the court. On Friday, after a long coach journey, the girls were straight on court. This session was led by Thunder Academy coaches and they focused on the girls attacking play. We then finally got to our rather lovely hotel and after dinner, it was an evening of bowling. The girls were just as competitive here! It was great to see them all having a good time together after being unable to be away with their friends for so long. Saturday was busy from start to finish. It began with a session with the Manchester Thunder players, Shadine Van de Merwe and Ella McCormick who had just come back from a game again Bath. The girls then went straight into a fixture against a local club team. They were one team down so the U15/U16 squad and the U14 teams were first on court, followed by another match for the U13's (against the U14 team) and a mix up for the U15/U16 team playing amongst the club players. Both matches were competitive and made the girls work for every goal. We then went straight to the Trafford Shopping Centre for some retail therapy before a late meal and return to the hotel. Sunday was another training session with the U15 Thunder Academy coach working on their movement and defensive play, before venturing home. Excellent coaching, a wonderful experience and happy memories made! We are looking to run another UK netball tour, weekend commencing 30 September. More details coming soon. 1/30 YEAR 6 MUSEUM Last week, the Ballroom was transformed by our Year 6 children into a beautifully curated Prehistoric Animals Exhibition. The children's handmade 3D sculptures were part of their current 'evolution' topic and sat alongside a handwritten 'museum notice' containing lots of interesting facts. 1/12 REGENCY ART Students in years 7-9 Art and Ceramics lessons last Thursday for Regency Day focused on creating collaborative portraits of significant figures from the Regency period, our focus for World Book Day. Those who had made significant contributions to the world, be it in art, literature, law, leadership and medicine were represented and celebrated. Writing cards, letters and invitations as well as books was a key way to record events and communicate within upper Regency classes, so we took inspiration from this. ​ Students used ‘flourishes’ and calligraphic writing recording quotes, texts, facts and figures, to build and draw out features in these portraits, using dip pen and ink that would have been used at the time. We think they look striking from a distance then reveal more subtlety and information about the individual the closer you get to them. 1/1 TAIKO PERFORMANCE The Aldridge Theatre came alive this week with the energetic beat of Taiko drumming. Wednesday evening's performance was partly a culmination of workshops for students and staff from Frensham Heights and Bordon Junior School. Our Year 2 and 4 and some of our Senior School students took part in the workshops. They were joined at the performance by Taiko Meantime groups from Potter’s Gate and Weydon schools. 1/10 TUESDAY TAIKO FUN FOR THE COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE FACULTY Under the incredibly talented, watchful, and patient eye of Mark Alcock, the faculty got together for a workshop designed to explore the communication skills needed for impactful drumming and to learn more about the cultural heritage of Japanese taiko playing and performance. As absolute beginners, what we may have lacked in raw talent and basic coordination, we certainly made up for in our enthusiasm, collaboration, and a good dash of laughter too! It was a fantastic way to share our faculty spirit.. 1/6 YEAR 4 DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY In Year 4 group 2 made gas masks in DT. They learnt what the gas masks were used for and then built their own masks, closely following instructions. 1/4 YEAR 10&11 HORIZONS On Monday Years 10 and 11 had some powerful talks about substance misuse and harm reduction. Both year groups heard from Zoe Shuttleworth from It Happens Education, who spoke to them separately on this issue. Year 10 engaged really well with Zoe’s talk, asking insightful questions and demonstrating good listening skills. Zoe spoke to them about some of the dangers of alcohol as well as illegal substances and the student feedback was positive. Year 11 heard first from Fiona Spargo-Mabbs whose personal story was powerful and moving. They then heard from Zoe whose expertise was evident in the valuable insights and information she was able to share with them about the dangers of substance misuse and also how their choices and behaviour can reduce the potential for putting themselves in harms way. We really encourage you to take this opportunity to ask your children in these year groups about the talks as way in to having these important conversations with them about this issue. 1/2 YEAR 8 ART - RUST DYE ON FABRIC Natural dyes have been with us for ever. Year 8 try their hand using rusted objects. Many found the process too smelly (vinegar, tea, soya milk). GREENPOWER UPDATE This week we continued to work on the communications, and they are coming along well! To test them we went from one end of the school to the other side to test range and quality, this will be especially important for tracks like Goodwood and Castle Coombe that are larger. Leo took over from what George started last week and further developed the chain guard and took all the measurements for it, so it fits around the axel flywheel and the motor sprocket. This is a very fiddly job and one that needs to be very accurate, so the rear cover fits on snugly. Our engineers worked on getting the front stub axels attached and the font wheels attached too! We almost have a rolling chassis! Team clothing was discussed and Hoodies and Polo T-Shirt colours agreed. During the races we will have a telemetry box fitted to the car, provided by Greenpower that tracks our live progress. Alex researched the company that provides us with this information and got familiar with the races that Frensham Heights competed in last year. (TSL Timing) Next week we hope to get the steering set up, continue with the communications and hopefully finish the chain guard prototype, ready to manufacture in the selected material. Written by Callie Jones 7SVC 1/5 INFORMAL ACOUSTIC CONCERT We had another wonderful acoustic concert this week leading up to our Rock and Pop Gig in a couple of weeks time. Well done to all the talented musicians and singers. ​ 1/8 YEAR 10 GERMAN COOKING This This week in Year 10 German we made Currywurst, a traditional German street food. Their verdict: tastes nice but quite flavoursome! It used a WHOLE bottle of ketchup! 1/5 SPORTS REPORT THIS WEEK'S SPORTS REPORT U11 Hockey Festival ​ On Wednesday afternoon the U11 hockey team had a brilliant afternoon taking part in a festival of hockey. We were joined by 4 others schools; Edgeborough, Barrow Hills, Aldro and St Edmund’s. Read More Under 13s Rugby 7s Festival ​ The under 13s boys have made staggering progress this year, their first season in competitive rugby. This event was the boys second contest, and 11 other schools joined this 7s tournament. In the opening stages of the group, we were drawn against KEWS, Farleigh and Mayville. Read More U9 Hockey vs Duke of Kent ​ The U9 hockey team came up against a strong Duke of Kent side on Thursday afternoon. It was a tough game, but the sides worked really hard to keep possession of the ball and move the ball using their passing and dribbling skills. Read More Cross Country ​ On Tuesday we took a group of girls from years 4-6 to the St Catherines for cross country. We were joined by four all girls school which provided tough competition but a great opportunity to challenge ourselves against some excellent runners. Read More Elijah attended the national arena league final to compete as part of the team for Guildford City swimming club. He competed in two relay events and the team came fourth overall. U14/15 Mixed Hockey vs Duke of Kent Farnham Leisure Centre will be launching a Friday Night Project on the 25th March 2022. The Friday Night Project (FNP) is a sport- based youth program aimed at kids aged 11-18 to promote physical activity and access to sports. The FNP will be run at Farnham Leisure Centre every Friday evening from 5:30-7:30pm. There will be a wide range of activities available from football to table tennis, as well as access to the gym, and spin classes. The cost is £4.00 per child for evening, with discounts available for those who qualify. Find out more here. NEWS FROM FRENSHAM KITCHEN CATERING Tasting Table Leeks were on the tasting table this week, with many ways to try it. We had leek and potato soup, crispy leeks, dauphinoise, braised and a quiche. ​ Street food We enjoyed a delicious Chinese chicken stir fry with rice this week on the Street food counter, there was also a vegan alternative which went down very well too. ​ Theme Day We had a virtual tasting tour of the USA this week, with Texan bean soup, Cajun Chicken, Jackets with pork and Boston beans, Key lime pie, Reuben sandwiches and Louisiana chicken wings. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. 1/6 MENUS WHAT'S ON NEXT WEEK NEXT WEEK Monday 14 March Science Week Exploration Medicine Course 16:30: Dance Concert Rehearsal 16:30: Year 12 and 13 Student Progress Meeting (Staff Room) Tuesday 15 March Science Week 14:30: U14 & U15 Mixed Hockey v The Royal School (Home) 15:45: U14 & U15 Basketball v Ditcham Park School (Away) 17:30: Year 8 Academic Parents’ Evening on Teams Wednesday 16 March Science Week Year 13 Photography Students’ Bowling Trip – Time TBC 08:30: Friends of Frensham Second Hand Uniform and Farnham Food Bank Collection 09:30: Year 8 to 13 German Play (Aldridge Theatre) 15:30: U10 Hockey v St Edmund’s School (Home) 16:15: U18 Hockey v King Edward’s School Witley (Away) 19:00: Dance Concert Performance (Aldridge Theatre) Thursday 17 March Science Week 11:00: British Film Institute Online Course: ‘Classical and New Holl 11:30: BTEC and GCSE Drama Students’ Trip: ‘Everyone’s Talking about Jamie’ 15:15: Year 8 to 13 Spanish Play (Aldridge Theatre) 15:45: U12 & U13 Basketball v Ditcham Park School (Away) 16:15: U12 & U13 Hockey v Sherfield School (Away) ​ Friday 18 March Science Week 08:30: Friends of Frensham Second Hand Uniform and Farnham Food Bank Collection 09:30: Year 13 Reflexology Session (Staff Dining Room) 10:50: Year 13 Reflexology Session (Staff Dining Room) Saturday 19 March 12:00: Outreach: Farnham Assist Lunch (Hale) ​ FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL You can follow us on Instagram and Facebook . We also have several Twitter accounts around the school where you can find resources and school info: ​ Main School account - @FrenshamHeights Rick - @rickclarke72 Becks - @becksscullion Business/Economics - @getontheeconbus Careers - @FrenshamCareers Creative Arts - @ArtsFrensham Charity, Outreach and Community - @FrenshamCharity Design & Technology - @FrenshamDT Junior School - @FrenshamJuniors Geography - @FrenshamGeog Maths - @Frensham_Maths Modern Foreign Languages - @Frensham_MFL Music - @FHMusicSchool Outdoor Ed - @Frensham_OE PE & Sport - @Frensham_PE PRE - @FrenshamPRE PSME/PSHE - @FrenshamPSME Science = @FrenshamScience ​

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