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12th
December, 2006 |
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Dear Parents,
I would like to begin by
commending to you an author called Eric Jenson
and two books of his. The first is “The
Great Memory Book” (ISBN number: 1890460044)
and the second “Learning With the Body in
Mind” (ISBN number: 1890460079). Both are
published by The Brain Store whose website is www.thebrainstore.com.
In these books, and in a number of others, he
encapsulates much of what, I think, we as a
school, are trying to achieve. It is startling to
see real brain scans which show the impact of
exercise, team games, music and proper food not
only on children’s health but also their
intellectual achievements. His basic belief is
that parents and schools CAN make a difference
when it comes to maximizing our children’s
potential just by the way we approach our
recreational time and our food. They both make
interesting reading!
Turning the “me into
we” is, of course, one of our siren calls at
Craigclowan and understanding that we all have a
part to play in that process is also very
important whether the “we” comes in the
form of the rest of the class, a particular team,
a music group, the school as a whole or indeed
the family as a whole. I think it was Kipling who
suggested that “the strength of the pack is
the wolf but the strength of the wolf is the
pack”! That notion is so true for the school.
The numbers of you who support so many of the
events in school are really important in the
development of the children’s concept of the
“we”. We could not do the very many
things that we do without that support and for
that I thank you all.
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Comenius Launch Day |
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The Craigclowan Netball WOSPS |
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Form IV Egyptians |
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This term, the
collective “we” has seen an
excellent 1st XV which remains unbeaten
in Scotland and very good U11 Rugby and
Hockey groups. Stirling Fenton as Captain,
Christopher King, Alasdair Wood, Charlie
Hall and Ross Davies have all been
selected for the Scottish Prep Schools
Rugby team and Eleanor Kemp, Grania
Lambert, Catriona Houston, Fern Whitelaw
and Morgan Brown have been selected for
the WOSPS Netball.
There have been
outstanding performances from our
musicians, our debaters and our dry slope
skiers; in particular Hope Whitelaw won
the Scottish U14 Dry Slope Ski
Championship.
Alex and Andy
Rathborne much enjoyed their visit to us
towards the end of term. Meeting you all
was certainly an ordeal in anticipation
but not in reality! They went home tired
but feeling that they had been made
hugely welcome and even more inspired by
the thought of coming to Craigclowan at
the end of next term. |
Hope Whitelaw Winner of the
Scottish U-14 Dry Slope Ski
Championship |
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Debating at Craigclowan:
The “A” Team |
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Form III interview the residents
of Bowerswell Memorial Homes
about their memories of WW2 |
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For my part, on
the administrative level, I will be
available for any appointments until 21
December, 2006 and again on 4 January,
2006. I am taking the ski group to
Switzerland from 5 – 12 January,
2007 but Patrick will be available for
appointments during the period
immediately before and during the
beginning of term. As usual, the only
week that the office is closed completely
during the course of the year is that
between Christmas and New Year.
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Cross-Country “Ghost
Gallop” |
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The WOSPS Rugby Team |
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Angela and I wish you all a very
happy Festive Season and we look forward to
seeing you all again in January.
With every best wish,
Yours sincerely,
Mike Beale |
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