Michaelmas 2009 News Archive
Chapel Windows
Posted 30/11/2009
Nicholas Aldridge, Summer Fields' Archivist, gave a presentation in Chapel earlier this term about the Stained Glass Windows of Summer Fields Chapel.
The story about the Chapel and it's windows was very informative for the boys.
The illustrated booklet - The Stained Glass Windows of Summer Fields Chapel, written by Nicholas Aldridge, is available to purchase for £3 per copy, or £5 for two copies.
Please click here for more information.
Junior Colts Cs, Ds and Es
Posted 12/11/2009
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The Junior Colts Cs and Ds and Es have had a wonderful football season; indeed the best season ever! The final results read as follows: Played 23, Won 19, Drawn 2, Lost 2.
The two photos here were taken following two good wins of 6-1 and 6-0 against Magdalen College School on Wednesday 11th November.
The coaches have been thrilled with the boys’ fine play and progress throughout the season and would like to thank all the parents for their support - especially Tim Willes, for his witty “John Motson-esque” reports and Segar Reddy and Jenny Hu for their photos.
Football Coaching Session with Malcolm Crosby
Posted 09/11/2009
On Friday 6th November, the 1st and 2nd XI were treated to a coaching session led by the current assistant manager of Northampton Town, Malcolm Crosby. He took the boys through a set of warm-up and ball skill drills before working with the 1st XI on their defensive organisation. Mr Crosby, who previously led Sunderland to the F.A. Cup Final in 1992, was very impressed with the boys’ attitude and skill level in quite difficult weather conditions.
Summerfieldians Win Mathematics Competition
Posted 05/11/2009
We are delighted to report that Summer Fields’ team of Third Years won the Oxfordshire Schools Mathematics Competition at St Edward’s on Wednesday 4th November. Crispin Straker and Ayosile Ogundeyin came 1st, while Ralph Carro and Tommy Coleridge secured a very respectable 12th position out of 66 teams from 32 different schools. Our first prize winners were each awarded a calculator, and all of the boys won a geometry set for their outstanding performances.
Summer Fields’ Head of Maths, Christopher Walker, said “I’m absolutely thrilled, as we have never won this competition before and the academic standard was extremely high. I especially like the format as it focuses on the boys doing the mathematics quickly, accurately and under-pressure.” Well done boys!
More details regarding the format of the competition can be found at www.dcbeagle.com/mathsch.htm .
Head Boys and Prefects
Posted 15/10/2009
Recently, the Headmaster was delighted to announce to the School his choices for this year’s Head Boys together with his Deputy Head Boy and several new prefects. The two Head Boys are Finn Salter and Freddie Rollason and their Deputy is Freddie Spickernell. They are pictured here alongside the other five prefects: Joshua Dernie, Samuel Deutsch, Guy Portman, Edward Macdonald-Buchanan and Ben Greenberg.
Posted 15/10/09
The 2009 Summer Fields Under 8 Football Festival took place on Thursday 15th October with 14 schools participating and 19 different teams taking part. Many congratulations are due to the Eaton House Belgravia for winning the tournament overall, and also to Knightsbridge School who won the plate.
Many thanks to all of schools and families who attended. We look forward to welcoming everyone again next year!
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Harvest Festival
Posted 13/10/09
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Batik Workshop
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Summer Fields welcomed artist Sarah Jones on Thursday 8 October to run a batik workshop with the boys. Ms Jones specialises in workshops in schools, with pupils creating large batik pieces with vibrant colours and bold images inspired by nature. The boys thoroughly enjoyed themselves and created the exciting batik shown above.
Cricketing Adventures
Posted 08/10/2009
Five lucky Summerfieldians enjoyed a coaching session with Mark Ramprakash at the Oval on 12 August. The session was kindly donated by two Summer Fields parents after winning it at a charity event.
An even luckier Summerfieldian was mascot for the England one-day side in their second match of the series at Lords on 6 September. He was present at the coin toss with the England Captain, Andrew Strauss, and fortunate enough to meet the players after the match.
Football with Tony Adams
Posted 06/10/2009
Three lucky Summerfieldians took part in a coaching session with former England Football star, Tony Adams, in Battersea Park on 27th September. The boys had a wonderful time and many thanks are due to the generous Summer Fields parent who organised the occasion.
Third Year Trip to the Pitt Rivers
Posted 29/09/2009
On Monday 28 October, the Art Department took the Third Year on a joint trip to the Pitt Rivers Museum and to Oxford University's Museum of Natural History. Pitt Rivers' staff provided an exciting, colour filled workshop on the theme of masks.
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Boys explored the museum's collection of masks using small torches to illuminate the artefacts found inside display cases. The workshop concluded with a creative session where teams of boys were able to construct a simple card mask based on ideas they had collected earlier. Each team thought of two adjectives to describe the mood of the mask they had created.
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Mr Randolph led a Science workshop in the Natural History Museum which involved a trail he had devised for the boys to complete. Do have a look at the Science Department's Blog which is updated regularly.
Mystery Book Competition
Posted 24/09/2009
For the second year running, Summer Fields held the Mystery Book Competition to celebrate the Book Trust’s Children’s Book Week.
Summer Fields’ Director of Music, Mr Price, divulged the title of his favourite book to Ms Dardenne, Summer Fields' Librarian. Ms Dardenne displayed one clue outside the library each day from 5th-11th October and the boys had to guess the title of Mr Price’s favourite book. Parents were able to participate by following the clues posted on the website every day.
Clues
First Clue: 'My favourite book is actually six books published in three volumes.'
Second Clue: 'There is a definite Oxford connection with the author - he taught at the University and is buried just up the road.'
Third Clue: 'The book is a sequel to a story about a journey subtitled "There and Back Again".'
Fourth Clue: 'The heroes are very small people sometimes known as Halflings.'
Fifth Clue: 'The book invovles kings, wizards, walking trees, dwarves, elves and a ring.'
Marston Cup Golf Tournament
Posted 21/09/2009
On the first Sunday of term, it was great to see so many boys enjoying the golf course (which was in excellent condition), playing in the Marston Cup. Oliver Smith won with a score of 32 shots. Frank Faber and Tom Skinner were runners up with 33 shots, with Henry Davies in 4th place with 35 shots.
42 boys played and much fun was had by all, as can be seen in this photo (kindly taken by Lord Gilford). The boys are looking forward to the Parents and Sons Golf on Sunday 11th October and the match vs Ludgrove and Cothill to be held at Ludgrove on Sunday 18th October.
Read-a-thon
Posted 09/09/2009
Well done to Harry Ross, who did a sponsored Read-a-thon over the summer holidays. He managed to read 12 of his 11 book target and surpassed his original aim to raise £1000 for charity. All donations will go towards Help for Heroes, a charity which provides practical direct support to those servicemen and women wounded in the line of duty in the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Harry is joined by Read-a-thon members Fergus Young, Henry Warner, Ziggy Leigh, Leo Burrough, Rafe Studholme, Max Meade, William Rice, Osita Ighodaro, Guy Cabral, Charles Cook and Harry Norris.
To see how much Harry has raised so far, or to make a donation, please click here.
Stowe Putter
Posted 09/09/2009
Stowe School welcomed more than 90 Prep School golfers from over 30 Prep schools for the annual Stowe Putter (National Prep Schools Golf Tournament) competition on 27th August 2009. Paul Way, former PGA and European Open Champion was the Guest of Honour for the day. Three boys from Summer Fields participated and are pictured here with their fathers and RBL.