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.

Senior Leaders Lines

28th Jan 2022
Prep School

As SVPS and all other schools across England approach the halfway point in the School academic calendar, Chinese schools are reaching the end of their academic year.

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Deputy Head’s Lines – 21.01.22

21st Jan 2022
Prep School

It has been a real pleasure, over the last couple of weeks, to spend some more time with the Pre-Prep children, in assemblies, dropping into classrooms, and at break and lunchtimes, too.

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Joy Sticks – Year 6 Art

21st Jan 2022
Prep School

There is a new addition to the art room... paint sticks! A marvellous new medium – acrylic paint in a stick form - like a rainbow of lipsticks, an array of flavoured ice lollies, a cylinder of creativity and joy without the need for water and a paintbrush. Introduction to the paint sticks involved lots of experimentation as our Year 6 pupils excitedly scumbled, blended, stippled and graffitied with their new friends.

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Magnificent Measures

21st Jan 2022
Prep School

In Year 6, pupils have been solving measurement problems using up to three decimal places! They have used simple formulae to calculate area, perimeter and volume, and have converted between many different units.

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Year 6 Mandarin Lessons

21st Jan 2022
Prep School

Year 6 has now undertaken their first in a series of live, online Chinese Mandarin lessons with the innovative and exciting DragonsConnect Company. 

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Year 3 Wonders – P4L

21st Jan 2022
Prep School

Are you a bystander? Are you unique? These were questions Year 3 pondered in P4L. They read the book We’re All Wonders by R.J Palacio. and met Auggie, who was no ordinary kid; he was different.

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Prefect Piece – Montgomery T

20th Jan 2022
Prep School

I like being a prefect and helping out around the School. As part of my prefect responsibilities, in the mornings I hide the 'wanted word' for the Year 1 children to find. I like doing this as it means the children are able to have fun whilst also developing their reading skills.

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Year 6 Mandarin Lessons

20th Jan 2022
Prep School

Year 6 has now undertaken their first in a series of live, online Chinese Mandarin lessons with the innovative and exciting DragonsConnect Company. Mme West and Mrs Harrison have been thrilled to see the pupils engage so enthusiastically with their Mandarin teachers, taking on board new vocabulary and phrases.

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