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.

Learning about Winter

13th Jan 2023
Prep School

Nursery have had an extremely busy week learning about all things winter! Little Steps children have created their own winter trees, as well as creating their very own snowmen in a bottle! Young Climbers have also created their own snowmen as well as their own snowflakes from lollypop sticks and their own winter trees! 

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Drawing Together

13th Jan 2023
Prep School

Thank you to the SVPS community, children and their families, who created drawings for our super SVPS Big Draw Community Artwork. The Big Draw Festival and its theme, Come Back to Colour, inspired a variety of colourful and mixed media artworks.

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Equestrian Excellence

13th Jan 2023
Prep School

Eve G (Year 6) and new Equestrian team member Albert S (Year 5) competed in the Grass Roots Show Jumping competition over Christmas against other schools, with great success. Isla D (Year 6) and Amelia P (Year 5) were also out competing with the senior team at a Show Jumping competition in Staplehurst achieving some incredible results. 

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Planet Earth and Being Alive

13th Jan 2023
Prep School

Children in Year 2 have been introduced to their new topic ‘Earth’, looking at the beauty of our planet and how climate change has impacted on this. They have also begun investigating what attributes are needed to be alive, once alive or never alive.

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Let’s go on a safari

13th Jan 2023
Prep School

Children in Year 1 have been enjoying their introduction to the topic ‘Let’s go on a safari’. They have been learning about wild animals, the Big Five and what the weather is like in each season.

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Science and Sentences

13th Jan 2023
Prep School

This week, the children in Reception have been investigating, problem solving, adding and talking about their goals for 2023.

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Prefect Piece: Emily H

13th Jan 2023
Prep School

Emily H (Year 6) talks in her prefect piece about her love for learning languages and how the languages she is learning have already helped her in day-to-day life.

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Head’s Lines – 13.01.23

13th Jan 2023
Prep School

If you are already feeling like Christmas was a long time ago, then I can assure you that you are not alone. Term has begun at the usual frenetic pace and the children have quickly settled back into their routines and learning, with just the full return of the clubs programme to go next week. 

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