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WEEKLY BULLETIN

18 MARCH 2022 | ISSUE 17

18 MARCH 2022 | ISSUE 17

WEEKLY BULLETIN

Moon Hall School Reigate

Dear Parents and families of Moon Hall
Next Wednesday I will be attending and presenting at the BETT conference. Along with me we will have a number of staff
and some lucky Year 9 pupils. We will be taking part in some professional filming and workshops with visitors which is
super exciting and a great experience for the pupils in particular.
Myself, Lucy Pelling (Head of SEN) and Brittany Marriott (Head of Assessment Centre) will be sponsoring the demo zone at
the Dyslexia Show at the Birmingham NEC. This is the first time Moon Hall has participated at a conference event and we
are really excited about the prospect of sharing our wonderful school with the attendees at the conference.
The Times Educational Supplement Awards deadline is next Friday 25th March. If you would like to submit an entry for a
member of staff I know they would be super grateful for the recognition. Details can be found here: Tes Schools Awards
2022 | Tes

Tomorrow I am heading off to the Dorking Wanderers game. We have several mascots representing the school at the
match and it will be lovely to see some familiar faces there too. I will be attempting to drag my own slightly grumpy
teenage sons along with me too. Also on Saturday we have 4 pupils attending the National ISA final in the cross country
competition. These 4 pupils finished in the top 10 of the London South Region which was a huge achievement in itself. We
wish them all the best of luck in representing the school.
An exciting weekend of sport ahead. Enjoy the sunshine everyone and hopefully see you at the match tomorrow!
Have a wonderful weekend.
Michelle Catterson
Executive Head
Moon Hall Schools Educational Trust

NEW EQUIPMENT IN THE JUNIOR SCHOOL!

We have been provided with the opportunity to trial a couple of ‘EIGER Student™ Standing Desks’ for our
students at Moon Hall. We are starting the trial in the Junior School with Year 5. The plan is to also use
them with a wider range of students. The standing desk easily converts a classroom sitting desk into
standing in seconds. Standing desks can introduce low-level activity into the classroom environment,
having a positive impact on engagement, performance, and activity levels. They particularly help
neurodiverse children who have difficulty sitting still as the desk allows them to move whilst
documenting their work without disrupting others. Many students struggle to sit still, some are SEN
diagnosed, many aren’t, and the option to stand can improve concentration and focus. Loughborough
University studies show standing desks in classroom environments improve pupil task engagement by
12%, neurocognitive function by 7% and calorific burn by 15-25%. These desks can be used either at
school or at home. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Therapy Department.

NETBALL CHALLENGE - TEACHERS V PUPILS!

As a registered UK charity, we inspire
UK teenagers so they can support and
help orphaned children communities

within the poorest areas in South
Africa. Our aim is to deliver each child’s

basic needs: food, water, shelter and
professional emotional support.

WEEKLY MENTAL HEALTH

This week, I wanted to talk about how children and young people process divorce and separation and
provide some useful links.
Every young person's response to this will be different and I wanted to highlight that it can sometimes cause
emotional distress to the young person. However, most young people will come to terms with parental
separation and adjust well to changes in family life.
Early responses can include denial, disbelief, dissociation, hyperactivity, irritability, alarm, panic, and
protest.
Over time, young people may experience grief over the loss and display behaviours such as sadness and
depression, anger and hostility, guilt, shame, and despair.
Talking to children and young people about what is happening will help them to adjust better to family life
after the situation. Keep conversations age appropriate, open, honest, and acknowledge their feelings.
The 'Young Minds' link below offers advice on how you can support a young person through the process of
separation, and divorce.
https://www.youngminds.org.uk/parent/a-z-guide/divorce/
The 'Gingerbread' website also has lots of helpful support, particularly for supporting teenagers with divorce
or separation.
https://www.gingerbread.org.uk/information/separating/support-for-your-child/
For younger children, I use the Therapeutic Stories below and find them really helpful and supportive.
As I mentioned before, remember, most young people will come to terms with parental separation and
adjust well to changes in family life.

Mrs Proctor

GENTLE REMINDERS

PSHE DAY
Do you have/or have you had an interesting job that could inspire the next generation?
Are you a pilot, judge, oceanographer, scientist, manager, restaurateur (dangling from the sky,) dog
trainer, NHS worker or army officer?
For our PSHE Day on Wednesday 4th May 2022 (at 8.50am) we would love to welcome you to our
school to talk to the pupils about your career. If you are available to share your experiences, funny
stories, props and inspire the children to dream about what they could become in the future, please
contact [email protected]

DENBIES 10K WALK
In aid of Coco Foundation on Friday 1st April.

PARENT PRESENTATION
Visual Difficulties in Dyslexia by Adil Kalooji
Wednesday 23rd March at 9am - please complete Microsoft form if you wish to attend.

PIE FACE!

On Monday, pupils got stuck into International Pi Day. In Maths, pupils learnt about irrationality and
the multiplicative relationships between the radius, diameter and circumference of a circle. This
was through creative investigations, including Mr Matthews’ foreign coin collection and a
homemade cardboard contraption! At lunchtime, pupils were challenged to recite as many digits of
Pi as they could recall. Congratulations to Rufus J for his expertly delivered recital of 109 digits of Pi
and Harrison E for his outstanding first-time challenge of 49 digits! They were both rewarded for
their efforts with the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to “pie” Mr Rowe!! A special mention to Connor
G, Barnaby W, Sam S, Florence G, Rafferty H, and JS who recalled 20 digits and received a
rewarding fruit pie for their efforts.
Mr Crowhurst, Mrs Hoffe, Mr Matthews & Mr Fletcher

HOCKEY 6-0 V BOXHILL SC

HOOL!

On a very wet Friday afternoon (March 11th,) more suited to Noah in his ark than to an outdoor hockey match,
India L led her troops to a thumping victory against an albeit inexperienced team of Boxhill students. With small
puddles already clearly visible on the astro-turf even before battle commenced, MHC dominated the match from
start to finish, having close to 75% possession throughout. Goals were in plentiful supply, the skipper herself
drawing first blood after a relatively quiet start. The effervescent Conor G claimed two while the rapidly improving
Stanley K drilled one against the backboard with such ferocity that the sound of the ball crashing into the
backboard probably disturbed the students in the adjacent classroom!
The defence, led by the disciplined and highly skilful Harrison E, never wavered and, on the rare occasions when it
was threatened, Hector K-M stepped into the breach with his usual array of dazzling skills and “Usain Bolt” type
speed. Toby H, the goalkeeper, was virtually surplus to requirement but he kept on encouraging and cajoling as any
good keeper should. Alex S showed great resolve in his best performance so far and Max H showed why he is so
highly rated by the Sports staff at MHC.
Just as in Joe R’s team during the current Test Match in Bridgetown, Barbados, several debutants experienced life
in the big time for the first time under an experienced player. Harry N could rarely have written a better script.
Lurking like a spider waiting in its web for a fly, he twice -as striker- seized onto excellent passes from the midfield
and scored two terrific goals. Harry, who never seeks the limelight, has improved his hockey skills no end in the
last twelve months, coming to every practice and always persevering. His success was nothing less than he
thoroughly deserved. William W also caught the eye on the big stage, demonstrating typical pluck and hockey
awareness.
Last mention goes to “Mr Cool”! Also making his debut, Cami J entered the arena and showed both terrific
composure and some wonderful block and jab tackling skills. He also looked up before he passed! He was
absolutely superb!
This was a fine team effort in what has proved a difficult and testing hockey term. Now that the sun is shining and
the sweet smell of freshly mown grass fills the air, this can only mean one thing -the dawn of a new cricket season!
Bring it on!!

ASSEMBLY

In assembly this morning we talked about Holi, a Hindu two day festival held in the
spring. It is celebrated/observed during sundown on March 17th ending at sundown on
March 18th. Holi is also called the festival of sharing and love. Powdered paint is
thrown during the festival to represent the bright colours seen during the spring season.
Some Year 11's talked about the fesitval and paints were thrown, it was fun to watch!

Cross Country Finals Dorking Wanderers - Mascots
The time has arrived for our fantastic Tomorrow some lucky Junior students
cross country runners to compete in the will be the Mascots for the Dorking
'National Finals'. This is taking place in Wanderers v Hampton and Richmond
Nottingham and they will part of the Football Game. We wish them the best of
London South Region. A fantastic luck!
achievement for all involved.

RED NOSE DAY

Today the pupils came into school in mufti
to support Red Nose Day.
We raised £210.00, thank you for all your
support for this great cause.

Moon Hall is celebrating neurodiversity week! Neurodiversity Celebration Week is a worldwide initiative
that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences. At Moon Hall we
acknowledge that pupils with dyslexia have many strengths in addition to the challenges that they
overcome. In addition to dyslexia coming under the neurodiversity banner is autism, ADHD, dyspraxia,
dyscalculia, dysgraphia and Tourette’s.

The pupils will notice posters of celebrities around the school who are neurodivergent. This includes:
Justin Bieber, Channing Tatum, Emma Watson and Ryan Gosling – all who have ADHD
Greta Thunberg, Elon Musk and Chris Packham – all who are on the Autism spectrum
Victoria Beckham, Orlando Bloom, James Dyson and Jo Malone – all who are dyslexic
Cara Delevingne, Daniel Radcliffe and Florence Welch – all who are dyspraxia
llie Eilish – who had Tourette Syndrome

On Thursday 24th March, Mrs Pelling will be leading an assembly on
neurodiversity, to explain what neurodiversity is and to celebrate neurodiversity
week. Please look at the website for further information
https://www.neurodiversityweek.com/

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