Senior School 14 Jan 22

Headmaster’s Headlines – 14.01.22

It is a stunning afternoon here at School. The School site looks beautiful today, bathed in sunshine with hardly a cloud in the sky. Sunrises and sunsets have also been breath taking; I wonder how many more days we can have like this as the winter progresses.

Sixth Form 14 Jan 22

Head of School Speech

During the Headmaster's Assembly today, Katherine Sawyer (Upper Sixth) delivered her Head of School speech, which you can read below.

Sixth Form 7 Jan 22

Head of School Speech

During the Headmaster's Assembly today Theodore Dransfield (Upper Sixth) delivered his Head of School speech, which you can read below.

Senior School 7 Jan 22

Indoor Hockey Success

Over the Christmas break, several of our pupils competed at the Indoor Hockey UK Championships. This is a tournament ran independently of England Hockey, aiming to give more athletes a taste of Indoor Hockey, in a highly competitive environment.

Sticking, Cutting and Dressing Up

3rd Feb 2023
Prep School

This week, children in Little Steps have been learning all about themselves, talking about their features and what they can see of themselves. Children in Young Climbers have continued their focus on doctors and nurses, with lots of dressing up and role play!   

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Head’s Lines – 03.02.23

3rd Feb 2023
Prep School

As promised, we will launch the parent survey next Monday. Run by RS Academics who carried out a similar survey at the Senior School last year, parents will have until Wednesday 22nd February to complete the survey. It should take around 20 minutes to complete and it will be entirely anonymous, hence the external provider. Further instructions and a link will be provided in a separate letter on Monday next week.

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Fabulous Felting

27th Jan 2023
Prep School

Pupils in Year 6 got the hands-on, exciting experience of creating felt during their workshop with felting specialist Sue Kimber. She demonstrated how to pull pieces from the colourful strands of wool to layer tufts of wispy softness to build up a background. With a myriad of colour choices, the children used the wool to paint sunsets, green hills, blue skies and vibrant backdrops for their floral felting.

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Dressage Pop-Up Winter Series 

27th Jan 2023
Prep School

Congratulations to Amelia P (Year 5), Eve G and Charlotte L (both Year 6)  who are presently competing in the Dressage Pop-Up Winter Series. Conditions are tough with so much ice and snow, let alone all the rain we have had!

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Dragons Den Arrives to Year 4 

27th Jan 2023
Prep School

This term, children in Year 4 started their new topic, Innovate and Create, by first trying to understand what these words meant. They had a thought-provoking conversation, concluding that it had something to do with making something and our imagination.

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Creative Columns

27th Jan 2023
Prep School

Creativity knew no bounds in Design and Technology as the Year 3 children captured it in the coolest columns. Applying their paper sculpture techniques, they repurposed scrap paper and recycled cardboard to create cylindrical forms that channelled their knowledge of Ancient Greek architecture with their own individual creativity. 

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Descriptions, Days and Designs

27th Jan 2023
Prep School

Year 1 pupils have had a fabulous week writing character descriptions, learning about the days of the week and structure of seasons and much more.

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Head’s Lines – 27.01.23

27th Jan 2023
Prep School

The last couple of weeks have been particularly busy for lots of the staff with various Continuous Professional Development (CPD) activities, including a couple of late nights for our Nursery and Pre-Prep teams. As in any profession, and perhaps especially true in education when we are always trying to model behaviour to the children, learning from experts and from each other is critically important to the culture; as we often say to the children and staff, ‘better never stops’.

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