On the final morning of term, it was fabulous to take two minibuses of children down to Cramond to take part in a Beach Clean Up organised by Tom Rawson and Shore Seaweed as part of the ForthSHORE Beach Clean initiative. It was a glorious sunny morning, and it was great to see so many children volunteer to take part in this important community project.

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On the final morning of term, it was fabulous to take two minibuses of children down to Cramond to take part in a Beach Clean Up organised by Tom Rawson and Shore Seaweed as part of the ForthSHORE Beach Clean initiative. It was a glorious sunny morning, and it was great to see so many children volunteer to take part in this important community project.

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Congratulations to all our UK Mathematics Trust and Primary Maths Challenge Winners this term who have won Gold, Silver and Bronze medals and who have also qualified for Grey Kangaroo rounds! Well done to all!

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Congratulations to all our UK Mathematics Trust and Primary Maths Challenge Winners this term who have won Gold, Silver and Bronze medals and who have also qualified for Grey Kangaroo rounds! Well done to all!

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It has been such a busy and successful term for our musicians as we have begun to perform to small live audiences again, and the children have certainly enjoyed the thrill of playing in front of people rather than a video camera! Our Pipe Band have performed a number of times, the Chapel Choir have sung beautifully in our formal services, we have had some intimate recitals in front of parents for selected musicians and this week we had our first school concert for a very long time and it was lovely to hear the children perform so confidently; we really are hoping that we will be able to welcome more parents to our musical events next term, fingers crossed!In the meantime, we hope you enjoy watching our final mini concert of the term and that you all have a lovely holiday!You can watch the concert here

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It has been such a busy and successful term for our musicians as we have begun to perform to small live audiences again, and the children have certainly enjoyed the thrill of playing in front of people rather than a video camera! Our Pipe Band have performed a number of times, the Chapel Choir have sung beautifully in our formal services, we have had some intimate recitals in front of parents for selected musicians and this week we had our first school concert for a very long time and it was lovely to hear the children perform so confidently; we really are hoping that we will be able to welcome more parents to our musical events next term, fingers crossed!In the meantime, we hope you enjoy watching our final mini concert of the term and that you all have a lovely holiday!You can watch the concert here

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What a wonderful Scottish Concert our musicians put on in Chapel on Tuesday afternoon! At long last they were able to play in front of the whole school, albeit without any parents, but it was so good to have a live audience once again. Many thanks to Dr Allsop and her talented team of music teachers for all their hard work preparing the children!

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What a wonderful Scottish Concert our musicians put on in Chapel on Tuesday afternoon! At long last they were able to play in front of the whole school, albeit without any parents, but it was so good to have a live audience once again. Many thanks to Dr Allsop and her talented team of music teachers for all their hard work preparing the children!

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Stripes

1^st Match vs Strathallan Won 5-1

2^nd Match vs Strathallan Won 5-2

The stripe team had some very good team play. Clearly practising our passes everyday payed off as we move the ball really well. It was two very tough games but our ruthlessness in front of goal was key. I was very impressed with the whole team but Oliver B had an outstanding performance scoring and assisting a few goals. Well done on a great season boys.

Blues

1^st match v Strathallan Won 10-2

2^nd match vs Strathallan Won 6-3

The blue team played some very good hockey with some strong stick skills on show. Everybody was showing a good level considering their age. All the boys were passing and stopping effectively. I was also impressed to see us trying to play with some shape and to pass the ball around. There were some good passages of play and we scored some good goals. Well played, boys.

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Stripes

1^st Match vs Strathallan Won 5-1

2^nd Match vs Strathallan Won 5-2

The stripe team had some very good team play. Clearly practising our passes everyday payed off as we move the ball really well. It was two very tough games but our ruthlessness in front of goal was key. I was very impressed with the whole team but Oliver B had an outstanding performance scoring and assisting a few goals. Well done on a great season boys.

Blues

1^st match v Strathallan Won 10-2

2^nd match vs Strathallan Won 6-3

The blue team played some very good hockey with some strong stick skills on show. Everybody was showing a good level considering their age. All the boys were passing and stopping effectively. I was also impressed to see us trying to play with some shape and to pass the ball around. There were some good passages of play and we scored some good goals. Well played, boys.

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On a stunning Spring day our U9 Mixed Hockey Team headed north to Craigclowan to take part in their annual Hockey Festival. What transpired was a wonderful day of fun and Hockey in the sun with both teams improving as the day went on. Both teams were involved in difficult games versus a strong Craigclowan A Team, that being said both Cargilfield squads played with real tenacity and skill to remain in the game. From there, the teams played each other in an entertaining and open contest in which Team Lemmer beat Team Stephen with Teddy, Isla M and Florence playing a starring role. With two comfortable wins for both teams over a Craigclowan B Team, confidence was renewed for the final games of the day against Kilgraston. Here Bea D-H and Ethan ran the show, scoring arguably the goal of the tournament with some wonderful build up play and led to a 4-1 victory.

Put simply, this was not about the results, it was pure enjoyment had by all the U9’s who went north and represented the school with such enthusiasm and skill!

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On a stunning Spring day our U9 Mixed Hockey Team headed north to Craigclowan to take part in their annual Hockey Festival. What transpired was a wonderful day of fun and Hockey in the sun with both teams improving as the day went on. Both teams were involved in difficult games versus a strong Craigclowan A Team, that being said both Cargilfield squads played with real tenacity and skill to remain in the game. From there, the teams played each other in an entertaining and open contest in which Team Lemmer beat Team Stephen with Teddy, Isla M and Florence playing a starring role. With two comfortable wins for both teams over a Craigclowan B Team, confidence was renewed for the final games of the day against Kilgraston. Here Bea D-H and Ethan ran the show, scoring arguably the goal of the tournament with some wonderful build up play and led to a 4-1 victory.

Put simply, this was not about the results, it was pure enjoyment had by all the U9’s who went north and represented the school with such enthusiasm and skill!

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Last game of the season and we travelled North to Strathallan. The squad consisting of Aglaya, Valentina, Olivia, Isla C, Emily, Emilia DH, Nadia and Lotte CB were excited to start. Strathallan started the game with the center pass. The whole quarter was very quiet with little communication from both teams and Cargilfield making many of their pass loopy over the opposition’s heads using our height as an advantage. This worked to keep possession however the game was very messy and we needed to tighten up on our movement around the court, footwork and accurate passing with speed. At each quarter we made some small changes having the advantage of a sub with fresh legs ready to come on. The girls by half time had started to gel well and were hungry for the ball snatching and going towards the ball to keep it in our possession. The girls had a great final game of the season winning 25-3 and should be proud of their performance this season, well done!

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Last game of the season and we travelled North to Strathallan. The squad consisting of Aglaya, Valentina, Olivia, Isla C, Emily, Emilia DH, Nadia and Lotte CB were excited to start. Strathallan started the game with the center pass. The whole quarter was very quiet with little communication from both teams and Cargilfield making many of their pass loopy over the opposition’s heads using our height as an advantage. This worked to keep possession however the game was very messy and we needed to tighten up on our movement around the court, footwork and accurate passing with speed. At each quarter we made some small changes having the advantage of a sub with fresh legs ready to come on. The girls by half time had started to gel well and were hungry for the ball snatching and going towards the ball to keep it in our possession. The girls had a great final game of the season winning 25-3 and should be proud of their performance this season, well done!

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We enjoyed a more competitive game than the score line suggests against our friends from Forgandenny. It was the Strathallan boys who opened the scoring and pressed hard for the first 10 minutes. In the end, our fitness came through and we started playing some good passing hockey. With 12 players all itching to get on the pitch, we ended up doing a 5 minute rotation in groups of 4 and this seemed to work. Everyone got to play in attack, in defense and everyone had their turn of waiting. Some great passing out wide gave us a lot of space, which we exploited with some clever passes down the wing. This stretched the Strathallan defenders and made space for some simple tap in goals. Well played, boys.

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We enjoyed a more competitive game than the score line suggests against our friends from Forgandenny. It was the Strathallan boys who opened the scoring and pressed hard for the first 10 minutes. In the end, our fitness came through and we started playing some good passing hockey. With 12 players all itching to get on the pitch, we ended up doing a 5 minute rotation in groups of 4 and this seemed to work. Everyone got to play in attack, in defense and everyone had their turn of waiting. Some great passing out wide gave us a lot of space, which we exploited with some clever passes down the wing. This stretched the Strathallan defenders and made space for some simple tap in goals. Well played, boys.

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It was a lovely day for our last fixture of the season.

After having played with depleted teams for the last couple of week sit was good to have the team back together and raring to go. We had been working on our set plays in our training lessons and were keen to give them a go in a match situation.

We started strongly and took an early lead. Tunrayo was on fantastic form today and she and Judith dominated in the D and scored some amazing goals. After half time Emse came on and was also shooting very well from the back of the D. Her marking and interception were really well today and she got in front of the Strath defenders really well.

Anna was terrific in the centre and worked well with Lottie and Maddie. Izzy was incredibly fast today dodging around her marker and whizzing about the court and saving lots of balls from going off at the side line.

Our defence was formidable with Lucy, Annika and Venetia all on their best form.

Our last quarter was less successful than the other 3. I think perhaps we were quite tired as we had been playing at a tremendous pace. Strath were determined not to give up and came back strongly. However, we

held on for the win. Final score Cargilfield 29, Strathallan 19

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It was a lovely day for our last fixture of the season.

After having played with depleted teams for the last couple of week sit was good to have the team back together and raring to go. We had been working on our set plays in our training lessons and were keen to give them a go in a match situation.

We started strongly and took an early lead. Tunrayo was on fantastic form today and she and Judith dominated in the D and scored some amazing goals. After half time Emse came on and was also shooting very well from the back of the D. Her marking and interception were really well today and she got in front of the Strath defenders really well.

Anna was terrific in the centre and worked well with Lottie and Maddie. Izzy was incredibly fast today dodging around her marker and whizzing about the court and saving lots of balls from going off at the side line.

Our defence was formidable with Lucy, Annika and Venetia all on their best form.

Our last quarter was less successful than the other 3. I think perhaps we were quite tired as we had been playing at a tremendous pace. Strath were determined not to give up and came back strongly. However, we

held on for the win. Final score Cargilfield 29, Strathallan 19

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Unfortunately the girls didn’t come away with a win today, the final score being 10-2 in favour of Strathallan.

The girls demonstrated some great netball skills, for instance in defence Anne put great pressure on the opposition which led to both Beth and Lexie making some great plays to intercept Strathallan’s passes, resulting in a turnover of the ball.

The girls playing mid-court and offensive positions, Rowan, Bea, Hattie and Amalia worked well together to swiftly move the ball down to our attacking end. The effective play by these girls led to Tessa and Lyla taking some great shots which accounted for the team’s two points.

Overall it was a great game thanks to the tough competition. Congratulations to Amalia who was awarded Woman of the Match by the opposing team.

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Unfortunately the girls didn’t come away with a win today, the final score being 10-2 in favour of Strathallan.

The girls demonstrated some great netball skills, for instance in defence Anne put great pressure on the opposition which led to both Beth and Lexie making some great plays to intercept Strathallan’s passes, resulting in a turnover of the ball.

The girls playing mid-court and offensive positions, Rowan, Bea, Hattie and Amalia worked well together to swiftly move the ball down to our attacking end. The effective play by these girls led to Tessa and Lyla taking some great shots which accounted for the team’s two points.

Overall it was a great game thanks to the tough competition. Congratulations to Amalia who was awarded Woman of the Match by the opposing team.

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Last weekend, a group of Form 7 and 8 pupils spent the weekend enjoying the fabulous weather whilst completing their NNAS bronze navigator award. Over the weekend, they developed the skills to orientate the map using ground features and a compass, estimate distance using both timing and pacing, and recognise contour features, alongside learning about the Scottish Outdoor Access Code, route planning and emergency procedures. Congratulations to all of them, having passed their practical assessment yesterday!

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Last weekend, a group of Form 7 and 8 pupils spent the weekend enjoying the fabulous weather whilst completing their NNAS bronze navigator award. Over the weekend, they developed the skills to orientate the map using ground features and a compass, estimate distance using both timing and pacing, and recognise contour features, alongside learning about the Scottish Outdoor Access Code, route planning and emergency procedures. Congratulations to all of them, having passed their practical assessment yesterday!

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We travelled to Dunbar with 3 teams and I had the pleasure of taking the As and Cs and Mr Stephen coached and umpired the B team against Belhaven.
The A team had a very close contest where we pressured their goal for the opening few minutes, only to be caught on the break and a well-placed shot from their striker put us behind. We battled back into the game and strong play from Caspian in midfield, allowed Harry to slip the ball past the keeper. It was Monty's turn next as Toby made a great break down the right and fired a ball into Monty who first timed it into the goal to take the half time lead.
In the second half, we had more pressure and scored through a fantastic first time volley from Harry to give us daylight before Belhaven, as they often do, rallied back into it to make the score 3-2. The game was end to end with both sides tiring but it was Cargilfield who had the final say with a controlled push into the corner to win the game 4-2. There were a few star players in this game - Alex L once again showed how he's the number 1 goalkeeper in the U11s with a fantastic set of saves to keep Belhaven from getting a draw, Rafa and Wilfred at the back were terrific and Monty and Harry took their goals well but I was so impressed by Oliver T who was experiencing his first U11A game and played some superb hockey on the left wing.  The player of the match was one of 3 Under 10s in the team on this occasion - quite a prospect for next season! Well played, boys!

The C team were on next normally this bunch of boys love heading off into the Pentland Hills with Mr Tinkler on a Wednesday but when Belhaven requested a 3^rd U11 team fixture, I obliged, and this group of ramblers stuck on their shin guards and grabbed their hockey sticks and mouth guards and off we went to Dunbar. It was quite a pleasant day - I have experienced blizzards at Hallhill before - and I was so impressed by the way the boys got stuck into the game. Iain, Max and Wolfie at the back were a solid wall of blue and red stripes with Iain in particular rushing forward to break up the play in midfield. Sasha, Leo and James in midfield worked really hard - James with his good close control; Sasha with his energy to find the space on the right and Leo who hurtled up and down the left wing all game. 

Then there was Honour up front - new to hockey this year but a regular Thursday evening hockey club attendee and his promise showed as he managed to roll the ball under the Belhaven goalie's foot in the first half to take a deserved lead. Incidentally, this was the first time the Belhaven boy had put on a goalie kit and did a commendable job, making quite a few saves - the pace of Honour's shot deceived him some what and he miss-timed the clearance. Our own goalie, Hugh who is so enthusiastic about donning the Obo kit and stepping into the large frame of a goal had to make a few of his own saves in this match and some were real crackers including a sliding challenge to push the ball past the post. Late on in the second half however, the defence was exposed and even though Belhaven had a couple of attempts, Hugh wasn't able to keep that one out. 

I don't think I have ever umpired a C game that hasn't ended in a score draw and it couldn't be more fitting in this one as no team deserved to lose. What a pleasure it was taking this group of boys and I am slightly envious of Mr Tinkler on a Wednesday because they quite simply were the most entertaining and delightful group I've had on a minibus in some time - no offence A team! Well played, boys and especially well done to Sasha who was player of the match!

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We travelled to Dunbar with 3 teams and I had the pleasure of taking the As and Cs and Mr Stephen coached and umpired the B team against Belhaven.
The A team had a very close contest where we pressured their goal for the opening few minutes, only to be caught on the break and a well-placed shot from their striker put us behind. We battled back into the game and strong play from Caspian in midfield, allowed Harry to slip the ball past the keeper. It was Monty's turn next as Toby made a great break down the right and fired a ball into Monty who first timed it into the goal to take the half time lead.
In the second half, we had more pressure and scored through a fantastic first time volley from Harry to give us daylight before Belhaven, as they often do, rallied back into it to make the score 3-2. The game was end to end with both sides tiring but it was Cargilfield who had the final say with a controlled push into the corner to win the game 4-2. There were a few star players in this game - Alex L once again showed how he's the number 1 goalkeeper in the U11s with a fantastic set of saves to keep Belhaven from getting a draw, Rafa and Wilfred at the back were terrific and Monty and Harry took their goals well but I was so impressed by Oliver T who was experiencing his first U11A game and played some superb hockey on the left wing.  The player of the match was one of 3 Under 10s in the team on this occasion - quite a prospect for next season! Well played, boys!

The C team were on next normally this bunch of boys love heading off into the Pentland Hills with Mr Tinkler on a Wednesday but when Belhaven requested a 3^rd U11 team fixture, I obliged, and this group of ramblers stuck on their shin guards and grabbed their hockey sticks and mouth guards and off we went to Dunbar. It was quite a pleasant day - I have experienced blizzards at Hallhill before - and I was so impressed by the way the boys got stuck into the game. Iain, Max and Wolfie at the back were a solid wall of blue and red stripes with Iain in particular rushing forward to break up the play in midfield. Sasha, Leo and James in midfield worked really hard - James with his good close control; Sasha with his energy to find the space on the right and Leo who hurtled up and down the left wing all game. 

Then there was Honour up front - new to hockey this year but a regular Thursday evening hockey club attendee and his promise showed as he managed to roll the ball under the Belhaven goalie's foot in the first half to take a deserved lead. Incidentally, this was the first time the Belhaven boy had put on a goalie kit and did a commendable job, making quite a few saves - the pace of Honour's shot deceived him some what and he miss-timed the clearance. Our own goalie, Hugh who is so enthusiastic about donning the Obo kit and stepping into the large frame of a goal had to make a few of his own saves in this match and some were real crackers including a sliding challenge to push the ball past the post. Late on in the second half however, the defence was exposed and even though Belhaven had a couple of attempts, Hugh wasn't able to keep that one out. 

I don't think I have ever umpired a C game that hasn't ended in a score draw and it couldn't be more fitting in this one as no team deserved to lose. What a pleasure it was taking this group of boys and I am slightly envious of Mr Tinkler on a Wednesday because they quite simply were the most entertaining and delightful group I've had on a minibus in some time - no offence A team! Well played, boys and especially well done to Sasha who was player of the match!

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On Thursday, a group of Form 5 children went to Belhaven for the first Climate Conference of Prep Schools. The event was inspired by both COP26 and David Attenborough’s Earthshot Prize and it aimed to initiate discussions about issues presented by climate change and possible solutions.

There were three parts to the day: firstly, we had a talk from Surfers against Sewage where we were encouraged to “act local and think global” by doing small things in our community that contribute to a wider effort to help our planet. Secondly, there was a collaborative art project that visually represented the impact of climate change on one side, and the positive results of efforts to tackle these issues.

Finally, each school was asked to bring an initiative to the day that focused on a key issue and present it to a panel of judges from the Sustainability Sector. Cargilfield's idea to incentivise pupils to reduce the carbon emissions of their journey to school was lucky enough to win and we would like to thank Belhaven for a wonderful day!

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On Thursday, a group of Form 5 children went to Belhaven for the first Climate Conference of Prep Schools. The event was inspired by both COP26 and David Attenborough’s Earthshot Prize and it aimed to initiate discussions about issues presented by climate change and possible solutions.

There were three parts to the day: firstly, we had a talk from Surfers against Sewage where we were encouraged to “act local and think global” by doing small things in our community that contribute to a wider effort to help our planet. Secondly, there was a collaborative art project that visually represented the impact of climate change on one side, and the positive results of efforts to tackle these issues.

Finally, each school was asked to bring an initiative to the day that focused on a key issue and present it to a panel of judges from the Sustainability Sector. Cargilfield's idea to incentivise pupils to reduce the carbon emissions of their journey to school was lucky enough to win and we would like to thank Belhaven for a wonderful day!

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Last Thursday, the Upper School took part in their STEM day. The day began with a talk from Henry Collin, Technical Director at Ecus, an environmental consultancy firm, before the children split off into their groups to design a house which could withstand flooding. They had lots to consider, including the environmental impact, the cost, and the properties of the materials. At the end of the day, the children presented their designs to each other. Well done to all of the children for their creative designs, and particularly well done to Bruce for winning the competition.

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Last Thursday, the Upper School took part in their STEM day. The day began with a talk from Henry Collin, Technical Director at Ecus, an environmental consultancy firm, before the children split off into their groups to design a house which could withstand flooding. They had lots to consider, including the environmental impact, the cost, and the properties of the materials. At the end of the day, the children presented their designs to each other. Well done to all of the children for their creative designs, and particularly well done to Bruce for winning the competition.

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Nursery children have been working a lot on SHANNARI and how we can be respectful, responsible etc. We have been working lots on being kind to our friends. Whilst in the play dough area some of the children were making cupcakes and giving them to the teachers. The children were telling them why they deserve a cake. We decided to make real cakes and given them to teachers and staff around the school.

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Nursery children have been working a lot on SHANNARI and how we can be respectful, responsible etc. We have been working lots on being kind to our friends. Whilst in the play dough area some of the children were making cupcakes and giving them to the teachers. The children were telling them why they deserve a cake. We decided to make real cakes and given them to teachers and staff around the school.

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Very many congratulations to James on being awarded one of the top academic scholarships at Uppingham School. A fabulous achievement!

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Very many congratulations to James on being awarded one of the top academic scholarships at Uppingham School. A fabulous achievement!

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Welcome to another mini concert! As always, there are some lovely performances this week from children right across the school, some just starting out on their musical journey and others who are more experienced. Thank you to our fabulous team of music teachers who work so hard with the children every week and to parents who encourage good practice habits at home! We hope you enjoy watching it, and there are some special performances at the end of children who are taking part in the Shrewsbury School Prep Schools' online music competition.

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Welcome to another mini concert! As always, there are some lovely performances this week from children right across the school, some just starting out on their musical journey and others who are more experienced. Thank you to our fabulous team of music teachers who work so hard with the children every week and to parents who encourage good practice habits at home! We hope you enjoy watching it, and there are some special performances at the end of children who are taking part in the Shrewsbury School Prep Schools' online music competition.

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Very many congratulations to Harry on being awarded one of the top academic scholarships at Harrow School; he was also the top classicist and won the Dino Leventis Classics award.

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Very many congratulations to Harry on being awarded one of the top academic scholarships at Harrow School; he was also the top classicist and won the Dino Leventis Classics award.

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On a wet spring day in East Lothian our U11B Hockey looked to finish their season on a high against a strong Belhaven side. The boys started the game well, with some sweet interplay that led to an early chance for the lively Theo. As the boys grew into the game, they started to try to do too much individually that led to a rather disjointed half of Hockey. That was until Edward benefitted from a couple of keeper errors to score two quick goals and give Cargilfield a comfortable lead at the break.

The second half was much of the same and the boys looked comfortable throughout, but only really sealed the game with a fabulous finish from player of the match, Theo. A frustrating afternoon, but the boys won, despite it not being the prettiest of performances.

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On a wet spring day in East Lothian our U11B Hockey looked to finish their season on a high against a strong Belhaven side. The boys started the game well, with some sweet interplay that led to an early chance for the lively Theo. As the boys grew into the game, they started to try to do too much individually that led to a rather disjointed half of Hockey. That was until Edward benefitted from a couple of keeper errors to score two quick goals and give Cargilfield a comfortable lead at the break.

The second half was much of the same and the boys looked comfortable throughout, but only really sealed the game with a fabulous finish from player of the match, Theo. A frustrating afternoon, but the boys won, despite it not being the prettiest of performances.

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A Team:

Today our opposition were Belhaven that brought a squad of 7 that played our A team first. The A Team captained by Millie F started off strong with the girls moving around the court and into spaces. We did however get called up a number of times for footwork. As the game progressed the girl’s confidence and communication started to gel and the ball was being passed well through the central players Nancy, Emily and Olivia to our shooters Isla G and Lotte CB that were working well as a team. Our defenders Athena and Millie did a great job of defending the net. At half time the team discussed marking our players better as they were starting to follow the ball. Belhaven also started to defend well using their height to intercept the ball. Our shooters managed to score 9 goals with Belhaven finishing on 2. Well done!

B Team:

Captained by Emilia M, the team started off the game finding the opposition more challenging. The girls were moving around the court and needed to build their confidence in attack. The girl’s footwork having discussed it prior to the match was excellent. Our central players of Lotte B, Cecilia and Emilia M worked well to pass the ball from defence to attack. The first half finished 2-0 to Belhaven. At half time some positions were swapped and the game continue to go from strength to strength with our shooters scoring 4 goals however Belhaven put up some great competition came back with 3 goals finishing on the final whistle 5-4 to Belhaven. Well done girls for excellent teamwork.

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A Team:

Today our opposition were Belhaven that brought a squad of 7 that played our A team first. The A Team captained by Millie F started off strong with the girls moving around the court and into spaces. We did however get called up a number of times for footwork. As the game progressed the girl’s confidence and communication started to gel and the ball was being passed well through the central players Nancy, Emily and Olivia to our shooters Isla G and Lotte CB that were working well as a team. Our defenders Athena and Millie did a great job of defending the net. At half time the team discussed marking our players better as they were starting to follow the ball. Belhaven also started to defend well using their height to intercept the ball. Our shooters managed to score 9 goals with Belhaven finishing on 2. Well done!

B Team:

Captained by Emilia M, the team started off the game finding the opposition more challenging. The girls were moving around the court and needed to build their confidence in attack. The girl’s footwork having discussed it prior to the match was excellent. Our central players of Lotte B, Cecilia and Emilia M worked well to pass the ball from defence to attack. The first half finished 2-0 to Belhaven. At half time some positions were swapped and the game continue to go from strength to strength with our shooters scoring 4 goals however Belhaven put up some great competition came back with 3 goals finishing on the final whistle 5-4 to Belhaven. Well done girls for excellent teamwork.

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Whilst it was a shame that Ardvreck could not play, as planned, the U9 girls were delighted to play Belhaven. We fielded two teams against their team and decided to put out the B team first. Belhaven started strongly and scored an early goal, despite Clara and Alexandra’s best efforts in defence. It did not take us long to get back however. Initially we seemed to freeze for a minute or two when we lost the ball but with some encouragement we got back in our positions and marked more closely. We managed to get the ball to Lily who was shooting very accurately. Belhaven scored a further three but Lily scored a total of five, leading to a final score of Cargilfield B 5: Belhaven 3. Well done to all the girls, but particularly to Clara, who is playing much better and to Ailsa SA, who is defending well and passing with good speed and accuracy.

The A team enjoyed playing half the game against the same Belhaven team, but it was clear that we were stronger. Alice scored once, and Zinnia, twice, giving us a good lead. We swopped Glory and Ailsa in, to try to even it up, but our passing was good and we managed to get the ball to Glory, who also proved to be a good shooter. She scored two. So Cargilfield led the half 5:0. As Belhaven were a little tired we decided to mix the girls up and we played a blue team against a red team. What fun we had! The blue team won in the end, with Alice scoring two and Belhaven’s Iris one. It was a nice way to finish a fun afternoon of netball.

I was very pleased to see both Cargilfield teams working hard on their marking. It is definitely getting better. Well done, girls!

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Whilst it was a shame that Ardvreck could not play, as planned, the U9 girls were delighted to play Belhaven. We fielded two teams against their team and decided to put out the B team first. Belhaven started strongly and scored an early goal, despite Clara and Alexandra’s best efforts in defence. It did not take us long to get back however. Initially we seemed to freeze for a minute or two when we lost the ball but with some encouragement we got back in our positions and marked more closely. We managed to get the ball to Lily who was shooting very accurately. Belhaven scored a further three but Lily scored a total of five, leading to a final score of Cargilfield B 5: Belhaven 3. Well done to all the girls, but particularly to Clara, who is playing much better and to Ailsa SA, who is defending well and passing with good speed and accuracy.

The A team enjoyed playing half the game against the same Belhaven team, but it was clear that we were stronger. Alice scored once, and Zinnia, twice, giving us a good lead. We swopped Glory and Ailsa in, to try to even it up, but our passing was good and we managed to get the ball to Glory, who also proved to be a good shooter. She scored two. So Cargilfield led the half 5:0. As Belhaven were a little tired we decided to mix the girls up and we played a blue team against a red team. What fun we had! The blue team won in the end, with Alice scoring two and Belhaven’s Iris one. It was a nice way to finish a fun afternoon of netball.

I was very pleased to see both Cargilfield teams working hard on their marking. It is definitely getting better. Well done, girls!

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Belhaven’s Under-9 boys travelled up from Dunbar on Wednesday’s to take on our boys. Each school fielded two teams who then played two matches each. The Cargilfield boys displayed some of their finest hockey of the season, with a noticeable improvement in their passing - something they have been working hard on in training. Some good individual skills complimented the team-work and the boys also exerted themselves to contribute to the team’s defensive effort. This provided a good platform for attack play, leading to several fine goals.

The result of this was confident wins for both of the home teams. Both Belhaven and Cargilfield showed good sportsmanship and determination over the course of the afternoon, so well done to everyone involved.

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Belhaven’s Under-9 boys travelled up from Dunbar on Wednesday’s to take on our boys. Each school fielded two teams who then played two matches each. The Cargilfield boys displayed some of their finest hockey of the season, with a noticeable improvement in their passing - something they have been working hard on in training. Some good individual skills complimented the team-work and the boys also exerted themselves to contribute to the team’s defensive effort. This provided a good platform for attack play, leading to several fine goals.

The result of this was confident wins for both of the home teams. Both Belhaven and Cargilfield showed good sportsmanship and determination over the course of the afternoon, so well done to everyone involved.

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