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From The Parents’ Association
Mrs Sally Fisher, PA Secretary
As summer of 2018 approaches, Bancroft’s PA is busy
planning one of our busiest years ever, as we add some
new and exciting events to our calendar.
We kicked off 2018 with a friendly Football Tournament between
the teachers and parents, when over one hundred parents
braved the chill to enjoy some sporting rivalry and cheer on
from the side lines. Next year we aim to expand this event and
include hot food, and some sport and entertainment for the
pupils too, so do look out for more information on this. The
next event scheduled is the Cricket Match between parents and
teachers, which is being held on the school field in June.
Our big event of the year is the all-new Summer Ball, which,
incredibly, sold out within two weeks this year. Planning
is currently well under way for the extravaganza with a
professional bar, three-course menu, casino and live music
from Hertfordshire’s most “raucous” rock and pop band - Fully
FunKtional. We look forward to seeing many of you there. (If
you didn’t manage to get a ticket, remember to book early next
year to avoid any disappointment.)
Further dates for your diary include: A new Alpha & Beta
Magic Show, to warmly welcome in the new Alphas, on Friday
21 September. Our very popular Quiz Night is scheduled for
Saturday October 13 and the Christmas Fayre is on Saturday 1
December. We look forward to seeing many of you at these
events.
The purpose of the Parents’ Association is to enhance the
already outstanding environment of Bancroft’s, which we do
by organising events to provide funds. These are then used for
equipment, activities and additional provisions, to complement
the academic aspect of the School. So far this year, the Parents’
Association has raised over £18,000, of which some will be
donated towards a new outside shelter for the Prep School.
This is being constructed over the summer and will help protect
children from the wet and windy weather.
Hopefully, we’ll have some sunshine to look forward to very
soon, as we welcome in the warmer months and we wish all
of you a very wonderful summer. The PA is represented on
Facebook and Twitter so please “Like” and “Follow” us, so you
can stay up to date with our events.
Prep 2018 Ski Trip
Bright and early on Saturday 31
March, while most of our pupils
were enjoying a relaxing start to
their Easter holiday, thirty nine
Bancroft’s Prep pupils and five
teachers headed to Heathrow
for our annual ski trip to Passo
Tonale. The children struggled to
contain their excitement levels
as we headed up the mountain
road to Tonale and the snow
began falling. We woke the next
morning to glorious sunshine and
fresh powder on the slopes, which
set the scene for the rest of the
trip. With half the pupils new to
skiing, not to mention Mr Hall,
Miss Alchin and Mrs Clark who
had not skied before, having soft
powder to land on whilst they got
to grips with their snowploughs
and turns was very welcome. Mrs
Clark particularly liked testing how
soft the snow was and Mr Hall
turned out to be a natural at skiing
backwards down the mountain.
We are not altogether sure we
believe him when he said he did it
on purpose.
We had some amazing ski instructors on the
trip, and everyone made fabulous progress
with their skiing. The staff were particularly
impressed with how organised the children
were this year with getting ready for their
ski lessons, and how quickly they learnt how
to keep their rooms tidy when they learnt
that chocolate was on offer!
Highlights of the week for the children
were skiing on the Presena Glacier, skiing
down to the husky dogs, going to the snow
park, racing, snow tubing, night skiing and
hot chocolates in the mountain cafes. Of
course, we had plenty of fun off the slopes
too, with movie nights, a disco, a trip to a
pizzeria, and quiz and game nights. By the
time we arrived back at School the following
Saturday, the children were exhausted (the
teachers too!), but brimming with stories to
tell their parents. Post skiing blues hit some
of the children hard, but looking back at all
the photos and watching the ski videos on
the VLE is sure to help everyone cope until
next year’s trip!