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Dear Parents & Carers,
Having chatted with your children, it is clear that a great deal of fun was had over the half term break. I hope that you, as parents, managed to find a little time for rest and relaxation amongst the enjoyment. Turning to this week, it was a pleasure to welcome the children back to school on Monday morning and, as is now the custom, we sprang quickly into action.
Events this week have included drama workshops and rehearsals, visits from prospective parents, taster days, netball fixtures, cross-country competitions, the IAPS regional swimming gala at Millfield, the county hockey tournament at Penzance and, on Sunday, the National Prep Schools cross-country finals at Malvern College.
The result of such a busy schedule is, as one would expect, plenty of opportunity, challenge, success and enjoyment, but, equally importantly, that the children quickly fall back into school routine; something that would have felt like quite a challenge for so many on Sunday evening and early on Monday morning.
Mindful of this fact, our focus for the week has been on ‘Eating the frog’. For the uninitiated, this is a term used to encourage you to tackle a difficult or challenging task. It is believed to stem from a quote by Mark Twain, who suggested that, if you have to eat a live frog, you should do it first thing in the morning so that nothing worse could happen to you for the rest of the day.
Naturally, we used this to reflect upon how we might overcome the nerves that one might experience on returning to school after a holiday. More importantly, we used the theme to explore the importance of overcoming any anxiety we may feel around trying something for the first time; a new food experienced when on holiday or visiting relatives or friends, a new activity (at school or at home) or when meeting people for the very first time.
We agreed that that particular food may end up being our favourite, the activity might be something that we enjoy throughout our lives, and the people we meet might end up being our very best friends, but we will never know unless we are courageous enough to try.
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To sum this up, I shared with the children an entertaining ditty written by Carl Shrade entitled ‘You’ll never know until you try’. I share this with you here:
When called upon to give a talk
Before a crowd that sit and gawk.
Your shattered nerves may drive you nuts,
And you may think you have no guts.
Don’t say you can’t because you’re shy,
You’ll never know until you try.
You’ve listened to the pilot’s speech.
You’ve heard how well this man can teach,
You’ve seen the cockpit, have no fear,
In time he’ll make all things quite clear.
Don’t say I can’t, I’ll never fly,
You’ll never know until you try.
You want to try a meal that’s new;
Perhaps some fancy way-out stew.
Don’t worry how the meal will taste,
Don’t worry when it’s time to baste,
Or should you roast or bake or fry,
You’ll never know until you try.
So nature’s dealt a crippling blow;
A lousy stroke has laid you low.
The therapy is quite a strain
And any movement’s fraught with pain,
I’ll never walk again, you sigh.
You’ll never know until you try.
I wish you all a wonderful weekend with your lovely children and hope that you might find the opportunity to try something new together.
With every good wish,
Rob Morse
Head of Prep
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Illegal Right Turn onto the Main Drive
We have been made aware that a number of parents are turning right off the A390 onto the Prep School drive. Please be aware that this is both dangerous and illegal.
Local residents have informed us that they will report perpetrators to the police.
If you are travelling west on the A390 (heading out of Truro) and wish to enter the school, please proceed to the Treliske Hospital roundabout and return on the A390 in an easterly direction (travelling back towards the city centre) so that you can turn left onto the school drive.
We appreciate that this may delay your journey, but it is always the case that we would prefer you to be late to school, rather than risk an accident and to put your and others’ lives at risk.
Thank you, as always, for your understanding and support.
Truro School Prep Open Morning
We are excited to be opening our doors on Saturday, 7th March, for our annual Truro School Prep Open Morning.
It is a fabulous way to showcase what makes our school amazing. See the attached poster for more.
If you know anyone with Prep-aged children who might be interested in attending, please direct them to our website for more information and to register.
Book Swap for Book Week
From Monday, 30 March, we will be celebrating Book Week at Truro School Prep.
As a part of our celebrations, we are hosting another book swap, and we will be asking every child to bring in a much-loved book, suitable and age-appropriate for their year group.
Alongside the book, there would need to be a ‘post-it’ or note with a simple sentence to describe the book.
The idea is that every child will be able to take home a used, but excellent condition, book for them to read and enjoy. The book will be wrapped in plain paper, with a single sentence written on it to pique the reader’s curiosity.
Books need to be donated by Monday, 16th March at the latest, so that they can be wrapped and packaged by the Friends of Truro School (FTS) Team.
More details about Book Week will follow soon.
Health Update: Scarlet Fever & Molluscum Contagiosum
Truro School has been notified of a confirmed case of scarlet fever in Pre-Prep and several cases of molluscum contagiosum in Pre-Prep and Prep.
Scarlet Fever
Symptoms: sore throat, fever, headache, nausea/vomiting, fine red “sandpaper” rash, flushed face with pale area around the mouth
Molluscum Contagiosum
A common, generally harmless, but contagious viral skin infection
For concerns about either condition, contact NHS 111 or your healthcare provider.
Katrina Cameron-Luzmoor, Prep Medical Care Lead
[email protected]
Rugby Post Covers
We have a selection of rugby post covers that we no longer need and would love them to be reused within our community.
Please get in touch with James Frewer ([email protected]) if you would like more information or would like to come and view them.
Pentominoes
HOW TO TAKE PART:
You can find the weekly Pentominoes challenge HERE every week in the Notices section of the Online School Bulletin.
To access the weekly challenge, you will need to click on the VIEW option below to bring up the weekly challenge.
These can then be printed at home and enjoyed. Please note that they need to be printed off as A3, 100% size (not fit to scale).
If you do not have an A3 printer at home, there are ready-printed copies in the Prep Reception Office that your children can collect on a Friday and bring home.
Finally, hints on how to solve the puzzle will be available each week. These will also be here in the Notices section should you get stuck!
Please take a photo of the completed challenge and email it to Miss Ryder at [email protected]
Pentominoes Hint
Here is your weekly Pentominoes hint.
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