It was a privilege to join the procession from St Nicolas Church to the Cranleigh Cenotaph on Sunday. I was taken aback by the size of the crowd; this is clearly an occasion that is still so important for so many people in our local community and one which sees so many local organisations and churches joining together. It was wonderful to see so many children from St Cuthbert Mayne representing other local groups such as Cubs, Brownies and the St Nicolas choir, not to mention our Head Girl and Head Boy who were part of the procession and laid a posie at the foot of the Cenotaph.
Once again, there were opportunities this week for children in Year 5 to take to the sports field in some matches against Wonersh and Shamley Green Primary School. The boys lost narrowly in a very muddy game of football, while the girls emerged victorious in their netball match in the fading light.
There’s more sport on the horizon – we look forward to seeing the fruits of our efforts at Running Club in the Cross Country event at Glebelands School this Saturday. It was a particularly crisp morning today out on the fields at Glebelands. Each week we are gaining new runners, which is great to see.
On the same day, some Year 2 children were invited to Longacre School to take part in a Maths Challenge. We entered two teams, one of which came second. Thank you to Ms Robson for organising both the sports fixtures and the Maths Challenge!
We have had an overwhelming response to the shoebox appeal - 32 boxes at the time of writing! Cranleigh Rotary were bowled over by your generosity - thank you!
This Friday, the children wore all sorts of different coloured odd socks to mark anti-bullying week.
Mrs Woodhams delivered a special assembly on the theme of ‘Make A Noise About Bullying’ which reminded children of the importance of speaking up and how they can address bullying in school. In addition, they were asked to think about ‘banter’ and how it can turn into something more hurtful.The Anti-bullying Alliance are the organisation behind anti-bullying week – they define bullying as…
At St Cuthbert Mayne we recognise that children will get it wrong sometimes and say or do things that are hurtful to each other. This week was a good opportunity for children to consider when they might be crossing a line and what to do if they feel that they are regularly on the receiving end. As ever, if you have any concerns please speak to your child’s teacher.
God bless,
Thomas Hall, Head of School
