Today the Nursery started their new topic on recycling and looking after their environment. Unfortunately there were no bins available in Nursery for the entire day allowing the children to see how much rubbish they produce.

Today the Nursery started their new topic on recycling and looking after their environment. Unfortunately there were no bins available in Nursery for the entire day allowing the children to see how much rubbish they produce.

Today the Nursery started their new topic on recycling and looking after their environment. Unfortunately there were no bins available in Nursery for the entire day allowing the children to see how much rubbish they produce.

Today the Nursery started their new topic on recycling and looking after their environment. Unfortunately there were no bins available in Nursery for the entire day allowing the children to see how much rubbish they produce.

Form 4 were electric with excitement to go on their first camp. We were spoiled with dry and, at times, even sunny weather. As soon as we arrived at Rock UK in Whittaugh the children made up their own beds and explored the woods. Some of the duvet covers proved a challenge to get on, but the children worked together and helped one another. They had great fun in the swimming pool, which was followed by pizza for supper. It was a cosy end to the first night, drinking hot chocolate and listening to a story. Saturday was packed full of fun-filled activities including zip-wiring, canoeing, team development games, low ropes stations and climbing/abseiling. After canoeing, most of the children very confidently jumped into the rather chilly lake with a splash! The zip-wiring included a tough walk up, but the view and the exciting zip over the lake were more than worth it. The Form 4 girls were inspired from their zip wiring and they made their own zip wire using various bits and pieces from the woods. It was very impressive and it worked!

On Saturday evening, we had a delicious dinner made for us, and a very exciting story about the Minpins. On our long walk on Sunday we looked out for the Minpins in the trees and listened carefully for the clanking sound. We had beautiful dry weather, with regular stops for tuck and stories along the way. When we got back to camp it was time to pack up and have one last time climbing the trees, making dens and the girls finishing off their zip wire. There was a lot of sleeping on the bus on the return to school. We are very grateful to Rock UK for a wonderful experience. Well done Form 4 – great teamwork! The instructors commented on how polite and friendly the Form 4 children were.

Form 4 were electric with excitement to go on their first camp. We were spoiled with dry and, at times, even sunny weather. As soon as we arrived at Rock UK in Whittaugh the children made up their own beds and explored the woods. Some of the duvet covers proved a challenge to get on, but the children worked together and helped one another. They had great fun in the swimming pool, which was followed by pizza for supper. It was a cosy end to the first night, drinking hot chocolate and listening to a story. Saturday was packed full of fun-filled activities including zip-wiring, canoeing, team development games, low ropes stations and climbing/abseiling. After canoeing, most of the children very confidently jumped into the rather chilly lake with a splash! The zip-wiring included a tough walk up, but the view and the exciting zip over the lake were more than worth it. The Form 4 girls were inspired from their zip wiring and they made their own zip wire using various bits and pieces from the woods. It was very impressive and it worked!

On Saturday evening, we had a delicious dinner made for us, and a very exciting story about the Minpins. On our long walk on Sunday we looked out for the Minpins in the trees and listened carefully for the clanking sound. We had beautiful dry weather, with regular stops for tuck and stories along the way. When we got back to camp it was time to pack up and have one last time climbing the trees, making dens and the girls finishing off their zip wire. There was a lot of sleeping on the bus on the return to school. We are very grateful to Rock UK for a wonderful experience. Well done Form 4 – great teamwork! The instructors commented on how polite and friendly the Form 4 children were.

Many congratulations to Alexander who has won an academic scholarship (Election) to Winchester College. Our third in the past three years! A tremendous achievement indeed.

Many congratulations to Alexander who has won an academic scholarship (Election) to Winchester College. Our third in the past three years! A tremendous achievement indeed.

The summer term means the outdoor education department is in full swing here at Cargilfield with mountain biking every day as well weekly kayaking and climbing trips and weekends busy with camping trips. Lots of children take part in the programme and there is a lot of fun to be had out on the water or under canvas!

The summer term means the outdoor education department is in full swing here at Cargilfield with mountain biking every day as well weekly kayaking and climbing trips and weekends busy with camping trips. Lots of children take part in the programme and there is a lot of fun to be had out on the water or under canvas!

Now in its fourth year, the annual 15/15 cricket festival returned to Cargilfield after the past two years down in Sedbergh and then over at Merchsiton last year, and for once we were blessed with the most gloriously warm sunny day – just perfect for playing cricket and evoked memories of summers long ago when prep school cricket always seemed to be played in warm sunshine! The first game of the day saw the 1stXI up against Sedbergh, and on winning the toss, Harry and Todd opened the batting and in the face of some fast accurate bowling, had to play with great patience and skill to survive, and kept the scoreboard ticking over with singles. They put on 64 runs in 11 overs before Harry had to retire having reached 25, and with a few lusty blows in the final couple of overs we reached 76-2 in our 15 overs. A fine effort indeed. We probably left six singles out there, and in the final reckoning, this would prove crucial!

In reply, Sedbergh were 12-2 after four overs after an excellent spell by Marcus, and then 35 for 4 after some probing off spin from Harry. Then the large Sedbergh skipper batted very well, scoring 29 off 16 balls before he had to retire on reaching 25; 69-5 became 75-6 and they needed 2 runs off the final over; another wicket fell, then a quickly scrambled two runs to get over the line. A very exciting finish and Sedbergh scraped home with three balls remaining. What a game of cricket and the 1stXI played very well indeed to almost snatch victory. As I said, we left a few singles out there when batting, a couple of catches went down and a couple of balls slipp[ed through the legs in the field: small margins indeed! However, a great start to the day.

In the second game, Sedbergh scored 90 and bowled Merchiston out for 30 as we then wished our visitors from Cumbria safe travels home. The final game of the day saw the Cargilfield side up against Merchiston, and winning the toss and batting first, we changed the batting order round and were soon 11-2. This brought the two Harrys together and they proceeded to dig in and bat very sensibly indeed, scoring 46 runs in a partnership which lasted 7 overs, putting us back in control and the sharp running between the wickets really did frustrate the Merchi bowlers which was good to see. Findlay then joined Harry A with licence to hit it and he did so, before Freddie came in at the end and scored 15no off 7 balls to take us to 94 for 7. An excellent performance indeed and a total which would take some chasing down.

We swapped the bowling order around and it was great to see Todd and William taking wickets and growing in confidence too; Todd grabbed three wickets in one over, and William grabbed a couple as Merchiston found it hard to get the ball away and keep up with the rate. We got two terrific run outs which was great to see and in the end we won by 11 runs and fully deserved the win. What a pit our regular game against Merchiston yesterday had fallen victim to the morning rain!

All in all, a lot learned today and I was delighted with the performances we put in. The highlight for me was Harry and Todd’s batting first up against a strong Sedbergh attack: real grit and determination with good technique on show to battle it out. There is a lot of promise amongst this group of boys and we look forward to the rest of the season now!

Now in its fourth year, the annual 15/15 cricket festival returned to Cargilfield after the past two years down in Sedbergh and then over at Merchsiton last year, and for once we were blessed with the most gloriously warm sunny day – just perfect for playing cricket and evoked memories of summers long ago when prep school cricket always seemed to be played in warm sunshine! The first game of the day saw the 1stXI up against Sedbergh, and on winning the toss, Harry and Todd opened the batting and in the face of some fast accurate bowling, had to play with great patience and skill to survive, and kept the scoreboard ticking over with singles. They put on 64 runs in 11 overs before Harry had to retire having reached 25, and with a few lusty blows in the final couple of overs we reached 76-2 in our 15 overs. A fine effort indeed. We probably left six singles out there, and in the final reckoning, this would prove crucial!

In reply, Sedbergh were 12-2 after four overs after an excellent spell by Marcus, and then 35 for 4 after some probing off spin from Harry. Then the large Sedbergh skipper batted very well, scoring 29 off 16 balls before he had to retire on reaching 25; 69-5 became 75-6 and they needed 2 runs off the final over; another wicket fell, then a quickly scrambled two runs to get over the line. A very exciting finish and Sedbergh scraped home with three balls remaining. What a game of cricket and the 1stXI played very well indeed to almost snatch victory. As I said, we left a few singles out there when batting, a couple of catches went down and a couple of balls slipp[ed through the legs in the field: small margins indeed! However, a great start to the day.

In the second game, Sedbergh scored 90 and bowled Merchiston out for 30 as we then wished our visitors from Cumbria safe travels home. The final game of the day saw the Cargilfield side up against Merchiston, and winning the toss and batting first, we changed the batting order round and were soon 11-2. This brought the two Harrys together and they proceeded to dig in and bat very sensibly indeed, scoring 46 runs in a partnership which lasted 7 overs, putting us back in control and the sharp running between the wickets really did frustrate the Merchi bowlers which was good to see. Findlay then joined Harry A with licence to hit it and he did so, before Freddie came in at the end and scored 15no off 7 balls to take us to 94 for 7. An excellent performance indeed and a total which would take some chasing down.

We swapped the bowling order around and it was great to see Todd and William taking wickets and growing in confidence too; Todd grabbed three wickets in one over, and William grabbed a couple as Merchiston found it hard to get the ball away and keep up with the rate. We got two terrific run outs which was great to see and in the end we won by 11 runs and fully deserved the win. What a pit our regular game against Merchiston yesterday had fallen victim to the morning rain!

All in all, a lot learned today and I was delighted with the performances we put in. The highlight for me was Harry and Todd’s batting first up against a strong Sedbergh attack: real grit and determination with good technique on show to battle it out. There is a lot of promise amongst this group of boys and we look forward to the rest of the season now!

Now in its fourth year, the annual 15/15 cricket festival returned to Cargilfield after the past two years down in Sedbergh and then over at Merchsiton last year, and for once we were blessed with the most gloriously warm sunny day – just perfect for playing cricket and evoked memories of summers long ago when prep school cricket always seemed to be played in warm sunshine! The first game of the day saw the 1stXI up against Sedbergh, and on winning the toss, Harry and Todd opened the batting and in the face of some fast accurate bowling, had to play with great patience and skill to survive, and kept the scoreboard ticking over with singles. They put on 64 runs in 11 overs before Harry had to retire having reached 25, and with a few lusty blows in the final couple of overs we reached 76-2 in our 15 overs. A fine effort indeed. We probably left six singles out there, and in the final reckoning, this would prove crucial!

In reply, Sedbergh were 12-2 after four overs after an excellent spell by Marcus, and then 35 for 4 after some probing off spin from Harry. Then the large Sedbergh skipper batted very well, scoring 29 off 16 balls before he had to retire on reaching 25; 69-5 became 75-6 and they needed 2 runs off the final over; another wicket fell, then a quickly scrambled two runs to get over the line. A very exciting finish and Sedbergh scraped home with three balls remaining. What a game of cricket and the 1stXI played very well indeed to almost snatch victory. As I said, we left a few singles out there when batting, a couple of catches went down and a couple of balls slipp[ed through the legs in the field: small margins indeed! However, a great start to the day.

In the second game, Sedbergh scored 90 and bowled Merchiston out for 30 as we then wished our visitors from Cumbria safe travels home. The final game of the day saw the Cargilfield side up against Merchiston, and winning the toss and batting first, we changed the batting order round and were soon 11-2. This brought the two Harrys together and they proceeded to dig in and bat very sensibly indeed, scoring 46 runs in a partnership which lasted 7 overs, putting us back in control and the sharp running between the wickets really did frustrate the Merchi bowlers which was good to see. Findlay then joined Harry A with licence to hit it and he did so, before Freddie came in at the end and scored 15no off 7 balls to take us to 94 for 7. An excellent performance indeed and a total which would take some chasing down.

We swapped the bowling order around and it was great to see Todd and William taking wickets and growing in confidence too; Todd grabbed three wickets in one over, and William grabbed a couple as Merchiston found it hard to get the ball away and keep up with the rate. We got two terrific run outs which was great to see and in the end we won by 11 runs and fully deserved the win. What a pit our regular game against Merchiston yesterday had fallen victim to the morning rain!

All in all, a lot learned today and I was delighted with the performances we put in. The highlight for me was Harry and Todd’s batting first up against a strong Sedbergh attack: real grit and determination with good technique on show to battle it out. There is a lot of promise amongst this group of boys and we look forward to the rest of the season now!

Now in its fourth year, the annual 15/15 cricket festival returned to Cargilfield after the past two years down in Sedbergh and then over at Merchsiton last year, and for once we were blessed with the most gloriously warm sunny day – just perfect for playing cricket and evoked memories of summers long ago when prep school cricket always seemed to be played in warm sunshine! The first game of the day saw the 1stXI up against Sedbergh, and on winning the toss, Harry and Todd opened the batting and in the face of some fast accurate bowling, had to play with great patience and skill to survive, and kept the scoreboard ticking over with singles. They put on 64 runs in 11 overs before Harry had to retire having reached 25, and with a few lusty blows in the final couple of overs we reached 76-2 in our 15 overs. A fine effort indeed. We probably left six singles out there, and in the final reckoning, this would prove crucial!

In reply, Sedbergh were 12-2 after four overs after an excellent spell by Marcus, and then 35 for 4 after some probing off spin from Harry. Then the large Sedbergh skipper batted very well, scoring 29 off 16 balls before he had to retire on reaching 25; 69-5 became 75-6 and they needed 2 runs off the final over; another wicket fell, then a quickly scrambled two runs to get over the line. A very exciting finish and Sedbergh scraped home with three balls remaining. What a game of cricket and the 1stXI played very well indeed to almost snatch victory. As I said, we left a few singles out there when batting, a couple of catches went down and a couple of balls slipp[ed through the legs in the field: small margins indeed! However, a great start to the day.

In the second game, Sedbergh scored 90 and bowled Merchiston out for 30 as we then wished our visitors from Cumbria safe travels home. The final game of the day saw the Cargilfield side up against Merchiston, and winning the toss and batting first, we changed the batting order round and were soon 11-2. This brought the two Harrys together and they proceeded to dig in and bat very sensibly indeed, scoring 46 runs in a partnership which lasted 7 overs, putting us back in control and the sharp running between the wickets really did frustrate the Merchi bowlers which was good to see. Findlay then joined Harry A with licence to hit it and he did so, before Freddie came in at the end and scored 15no off 7 balls to take us to 94 for 7. An excellent performance indeed and a total which would take some chasing down.

We swapped the bowling order around and it was great to see Todd and William taking wickets and growing in confidence too; Todd grabbed three wickets in one over, and William grabbed a couple as Merchiston found it hard to get the ball away and keep up with the rate. We got two terrific run outs which was great to see and in the end we won by 11 runs and fully deserved the win. What a pit our regular game against Merchiston yesterday had fallen victim to the morning rain!

All in all, a lot learned today and I was delighted with the performances we put in. The highlight for me was Harry and Todd’s batting first up against a strong Sedbergh attack: real grit and determination with good technique on show to battle it out. There is a lot of promise amongst this group of boys and we look forward to the rest of the season now!

Many thanks to the Friends of Cargilfield who organised a marvellous evening at the Sheraton Hotel last night. There was great food, dancing and a silent auction and it was lovely to have three of our pipers playing the bagpipes as the guests arrived to sit down.

Many thanks to the Friends of Cargilfield who organised a marvellous evening at the Sheraton Hotel last night. There was great food, dancing and a silent auction and it was lovely to have three of our pipers playing the bagpipes as the guests arrived to sit down.

As part of our Egyptian topic last term P3P had a go at mummifying pieces of apple. We had to leave our experiment for a very long time to work, and eventually got to check out the results this week.

The apples we tried to mummify in sand were yucky. The apples we tried to mummify in rice looked ‘disgustingly yuck’. But the apple pieces that were placed in salt almost looked safe enough to eat (we didn’t test that!).

As part of our Egyptian topic last term P3P had a go at mummifying pieces of apple. We had to leave our experiment for a very long time to work, and eventually got to check out the results this week.

The apples we tried to mummify in sand were yucky. The apples we tried to mummify in rice looked ‘disgustingly yuck’. But the apple pieces that were placed in salt almost looked safe enough to eat (we didn’t test that!).

With the sun shining, some of P3 enjoyed some time playing in the Upper School tree house this afternoon, building dens, climbing ladders and having a great deal of fun! Wonderful to see.

With the sun shining, some of P3 enjoyed some time playing in the Upper School tree house this afternoon, building dens, climbing ladders and having a great deal of fun! Wonderful to see.