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Kindergarten & Pre-School Awarded Early Years Quality Mark
19th July 2021This national accreditation is awarded to early years providers of any size within the maintained, private, voluntary and independent sector which meet the Quality Mark Standard. Schools can gain a similar Primary or Secondary Quality Mark for their work in English and mathematics. Each Quality Mark award will last for three years, after which a renewal assessment is required. The Quality Mark for Early Years
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Weekly Message from Mrs McShane, 11th June 2021
14th June 2021What a glorious week the girls have returned to and they have really enjoyed being able to play in the sunshine and have all the space on the field on which to play. I think you will all agree that the front of the school looks super and our lovely Zecir has spent many hours preparing the ground, laying the grass and planting the flowers.
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Marking Work and Giving Feedback
26th May 2021Marking work and giving feedback is a really interesting topic. Everyone has childhood memories of red pen used liberally across work, the rows of ticks that made us happy and possible rows of crosses that made our hearts sink and a comment by the teacher, “very good” or the dreaded, “See me!”. Marking and feedback is something that deserves a great deal of careful consideration about how it is done.
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Senior School Scholarship Applications - How does it work?
26th May 2021SCHOLARSHIPS – ADVICE FOR PARENTS Dear Parents As you know, we want to work closely with you to secure the best place and one that is right for your daughter, based on her personality, interests and aptitudes. Many parents choose to apply for scholarships, and these must be done at the point of application to senior schools, there is generally an extra form to fill
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Mrs McShane's Weekly Message 21st May 2021
26th May 2021This is a bit of a long newsletter as there is much to say about the exciting things taking place at Cumnor Girls. Please do keep scrolling down to the end. Another week has flown by and I am delighted by so much that I see going on around school. The girls have really engaged with their Mathematical learning and thoroughly enjoyed the activities that
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Mrs McShane, Weekly Message - 14th May 2021
18th May 2021This has been a delightfully busy week. For those of you celebrating, may this Eid bring joy and love to your heart and create all the opportunities of success for you! Eid Mubarak. With the lockdown restrictions easing we are delighted to have planned some great activities for the girls. We have opted to have in-house experiences rather than outside trips (apart from the Years
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Head's Weekly Message - 7th May 2021
10th May 2021There is an air of optimism at the moment, looking forward with eager anticipation to some of the events that really benefit our children. The Reception girls are back to FOX learning, sports matches against other schools are able to take place and we are looking forward to a Maths workshop, a STEM day, a Bushcraft Day and the residential trip for Years 5 and
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Mrs McShane's Weekly Message - 30th April 2021
4th May 2021Another busy week in the Cumnor household and I think the children are ready for a long weekend. I hope that the sun shines so that we can all spend some time outside and in the fresh air. We were able to hold our transition events for our next intake of Reception girls, it was so lovely to be able to welcome the girls and
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Girls School Newsletters - Friday 23rd April 2021
26th April 2021Welcome back! I actually cannot put into words the joy I felt when welcoming the girls back on Tuesday. I witnessed such happy enthusiasm as they bounded through the door. (I rather liked seeing all the parents too.) A new term usually brings new faces and so please join with me to welcome Mrs Hood who has now officially taken over the Year 4 class
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Return to School - Cumnor Girls March 2021
1st March 2021Welcome back to our Cumnor Girls, we are delighted to welcome you back on Monday 8th March 2021. For further details and guidance on a safe return please click here.
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Headmistress Weekly Message
9th February 2021Dear Parents, I would like to begin with a big shout out to you. Thank you. We are fully appreciative of the difficulties that you are facing at home, because we face them too - juggling and spinning plates, we have all become metaphorical circus performers! Coping with the demands of a job, managing children with possibly differing timetables, answering endless questions, dealing with intermittent internet, not being able to get out, keeping on top of snack demands and laundry, possibly
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Cumnor Girls, Weekly Newsletter
1st February 2021I would like to begin with a big shout out to you. Thank you. Happy Friday Dear Parents We are fully appreciative of the difficulties that you are facing at home, because we face them too - juggling and spinning plates, we have all become metaphorical circus performers! Coping with the demands of a job, managing children with possibly differing timetables, answering endless questions, dealing
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Cumnor House School for Girls, joins global effort for young people's wellbeing
27th September 2019Pupils at Cumnor House School will join over 45,000 children and young people around the world on 27 September to draw attention to the vital role of mental wellbeing in education. Cumnor House School in Purley & South Croydon will collapse the curriculum for the entire day on 27 September to mark Global Be Well Day, a worldwide event led by Cognita, the group of
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Year 3 girls enjoying Spring on the Webb Estate
9th May 2019Our @WeAreCumnor Year 3 girls enjoyed Spring on the Webb Estate, as they made art inspired by the work of environmental artist Andy Goldsmith.
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Year 6 Coding
3rd May 2019Year 6 have been busy coding their BBC Microbits with scrolling text and graphics
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Year 5 - Trojan Horse Play
5th April 2019Our Year 5 Girls performed their play 'The Wooden Horse' to a special audience from Wilhelmina House.
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Girls School Inter-House Competition Spring 2019
4th April 2019Wednesday morning, saw the girls school hold the Final of the Inter-House Performing Arts Competition. This was in a new format this year and featured performances from the girls in the Strings, Piano, Voice, Other Instruments and Acting alongside X Factor groups and House Song performances. Our external judges, Philip Millward, Head of Music at Royal Russell School and Paulus, from BBC 1's All Together
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Banstead Prep Swimming Gala
29th March 2019A special mention to the children who swam in the Year 3 races who were extremely dominant.
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CSI: the case of the missing body
27th March 2019Learning about the Easter story, the girls set up a crime scene, took finger print samples and worked on code breaking and a science experiment.
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Hampton Court Palace
26th March 2019@WeAreCumnor Year 4 Girls Hampton Court Palace to bring their history learning about the Tudors to life.
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Gamelan Workshop
25th March 2019" We were lucky to have a Gamelan workshop today. We were joined by the boys' school and were put into pairs on each instrument...."
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Look At Learning
15th March 2019Our @WeAreCumnor Girls proudly showcased their work to parents at their termly 'A Look at Learning'.
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Mud Kitchen
15th March 2019We took delivery of a rather large parcel.....what could it be we wondered?
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World Book Day Roald Dahl
15th March 2019On World Book Day, Roald Dahl's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was performed by Years 3 & 4. A glittering, galloping musical which was performed with great flair and enthusiasm from our girls. We are really proud of the hard work the girls put into their performances - lots of wonderful singing, spirited acting and some rather fine galloping from our Year 3 horses!
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Outdoor Learning
13th March 2019@WeAreCumnor Year 3 Girls went outside recently to practice their measuring skills.
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Public Speaking
6th March 20193 @WeAreCumnor Year 5 girls - Anoushka, Matilda and Aishani - took part in the Epsom College Prep School public Speaking competition against 10 other schools.
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U11 Netball league success
26th February 2019The U11 netball team have now played all of their league games and remain unbeaten. As they have won each match they have automatically qualified for the Croydon Schools Netball League Final on March 29th. Well done girls! You should be very proud of this achievement. Bring on the final!
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Year Two Trip - Tower of London
26th February 2019Year Two have been looking at the Great Fire of 1666 and visited the area to expand their knowledge further. With a great visit at the Tower of London, the children 'travelled back in time', followed by a walking tour to Monument, Pudding Lane and Pepy's street, the girls' also took part in a rousing rendition of 'London's Burning!'
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Parent Talk: Preventing mental health problems in children
7th February 2019As part of this week's programme focusing on children's mental health, wednesday night saw 50 parents from across the Cumnor House School group come together to our latest parent talk led by Dr Aric Sigman, focused on preventing mental health problems in children. A hugely insightful seminar covering statistics on screen time, the impact that sport and physical activity can have on cortisol levels, the
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Year 6 Girls Netball Wins
31st January 2019Match Report – U11A - By Penny Cumnor House School welcomed the girls from Atwood School back for our second league match against them. For our first game of the year the weather was fine enough to play outside, however it was still chilly. Cumnor made a good start and dominated play. The conditions on the court were slippery but we didn’t let it affect
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Focus on Series: KS1 Maths
30th January 2019As part of our Focus on Series - KS1 Maths Parents from across Cumnor House School joined together in an evening with our maths lead , Deputy Head Laura Threadgold
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New Deputy Head for Cumnor House School, Girls
20th March 2018Cumnor House School for Girls is delighted to welcome Miss Laura Threadgold as our new Deputy Headmistress from April 2018.
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New Headmistress for Cumnor House School, Girls
19th March 2018Cumnor House School for Girls is delighted to welcome Mrs Amanda McShane as Headmistress from April 2018
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Cumnor House School announces stellar scholarship results for 2017-2018
8th March 2018Cumnor House School are delighted to announce exceptional scholarship results for 2017-18.
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Cumnor House Nursery Grand Opening
17th October 2017On Saturday 30th September 2017, Cumnor House celebrated the opening of our fantastic new Nursery in South Croydon with a family fun day.
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Scholarship Record for Cumnor Girls in 2016/17
10th July 2017It has been a year for breaking scholarship records at Cumnor Girls. The single-sex girls’ School in Purley is revelling in its successes this year with 18 scholarships and 3 awards achieved by its Year 6 pupils.
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'Voice of the Parent' wins National Award
6th June 2017A ‘Voice of the Parent’ programme run at Cumnor House Schools, part of the Cognita group, has won a 2017 Confirmit ACE (Achievement in Customer Excellence) Award.
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Literacy expert Sue Palmer addresses parents
6th March 2017Sue Palmer, Educational Consultant and author of ‘Toxic Childhood’ addressed parents at Cumnor House School for Girls in Purley on Thursday 2 March, enlightening them on the well-documented dangers of screen-based entertainment for our children. She quoted the startling fact that during 2016, researchers reported that UK kids are among [...]
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We have a Published Author in our midst
3rd March 2017In Year, 4, Huda S has done more than most of us accomplish in a lifetime, in that she is already a published author! Her book, ‘The Curious Adventures of Billu the Cat’ is available as an e-book on Amazon, no less! She apparently wrote this particular story when she [...]
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Girls win medals at ISA National Swimming Finals
23rd January 2017The ISA National Swimming finals took place at the Olympic Swimming pool in London on Saturday 21 January. The girls from Cumnor House who participated won a whole range of medals, making us very, very proud indeed. All medals were awarded by Ryan Crouch, from the Paralympic GB Swim team. [...]
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The Heads discuss the benefits of single-sex education
16th January 2017It’s not news to discover that boys and girls are wired differently. Any parent with children of both sexes will appreciate this more than most! There is of course scientific evidence that the two genders do develop both physically and emotionally at different speeds, they learn in different ways, and [...]
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RHS Wisley to design a Christmas tree
19th December 2016In October we entered a competition run by RHS Wisley to design a Christmas tree. The theme was fairy tales. It was open to all key stages in schools throughout the country. The ten winning designs would be invited to decorate a tree to be displayed in the gardens in [...]
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Bollywood Dancing at the Girls’ School
19th December 2016On Friday in assembly the girls who take part in the Bollywood Dancing Club came to school dressed in their beautiful dresses. They entertained the whole school with their amazing dancing
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We have ourselves a National Champion!
1st July 2016Well done to Khalia – Year 6, who won the 80m final at the ISA National Athletics Finals on Wednesday 29 June, held at Alexander stadium in Birmingham. What a fantastic achievement!
