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Bridge Club
Bridge has been a very popular game here at Summer Fields
since TMLE, RBL and GIJP started to coach the boys and it is
played throughout all the year groups, mainly on Tuesdays.
It is very good to see lots of boys learning at
such an early stage in their lives with the help
of their three excellent teachers. OnTuesday
15th March the annual Parents and Sons
bridge evening took place in the brand new
Salata Pavilion.As usual the occasion gave
the opportunity for parents to partner their
children at bridge and enjoy some delicious
food and wine (parents only, sadly!).There
were ten tables of boys and their families
playing round after round of bridge and
catching up on the busy week.The amazing
catering staff produced playing card inspired
cakes for the children and then a supper for
the parents. Everyone had a great time and
the boys had an easy evening with no prep!
Bertie and Angus Shepherd-Cross
(Co-Captains of Bridge)
3rd Form Challenge
This annual camping experience
was again held in the Summer
Fields plantation, down near
the River Cherwell, in mid-May.
When it was all over, as forty-four tired
yet contented 3rd Year boys hiked back to
school, they perhaps reflected upon the
events and lessons of the previous two
days. Building and sleeping in their own
team shelters; lighting fire with flint strikers;
making and racing stretchers; constructing
underground fire-pits; learning about the
woodland and its wonders; baking bread
over the fire; lots of eating and washing up;
standby … LINE; knife skills; knot tying; SOS
reflection training; the list could go on and
on! They behaved excellently and, in their
four ‘regiments’, learned a lot about living
and working in a close-knit group. This was
an invaluable experience as their new found
skills equipped them for the future challenge
of the Removes’ Cornwall expedition in
September 2016.
MWIJ
Boys’
Gardens
A year after the opening of
the re-developed gardens, the
whole area is now looking
more mature and established.
The route to and from Borva and
Savage’s is greatly enhanced and it
is one of the highlights of the tour
for prospective parents! The various
gardening prizes were keenly contested
by an enthusiastic group of regulars and
it was a difficult job for this year’s judges,
APWB and JSB. The award for the best
variety of produce went to
Ned Sekula
,
Max Lee
and
Gunnar Saastad
, whilst
the best overall garden was that of
Steve
Zhao
and
David Jin Li
.
Purchas Cup for Gardening:
S.H.M. Lee, A.H.L. Saastad, E.R. Sekula
Bruce Cup for Gardening (beginners):
I.J. Aldred
Silver Trowel & Forks:
Y. Zhao, D. Jin Li
S u m m e r F i e l d s
2 0 1 5 – 2 0 1 6
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