Month: January 2020
Parents v Pupils: Competition reigns!
On a wonderfully sunny but brisk afternoon our Year 6 parents donned their sports kit to take on their children on the football field and netball court. We were delighted to see so many mums compete in the football matches, although netballing dads were in short supply! There was a fantastic atmosphere as both sides…
Delicious! Celebrating Chinese New Year
We celebrated Chinese New Year in the dining room on 27th January with some delicious Chinese cuisine prepared by our own Chef, Miss Scorer. Sweet and Sour Chicken and Vegetable Stir Fry were served with rice and noodles, followed by fruit salad and fortune cookies. The more adventurous amongst us applied the chopsticks with varying…
Australia Day
We have been proud to support Harry in Year 6 who asked to lead an initiative to raise awareness of the Australian bushfires. His knowledge and passion came out strongly in his address to our assembly on Wednesday, which was illustrated with some extraordinary photographs. Harry showed us where the fires are burning, along Australia’s…
Learning about Chinese New Year
The Year of the Rat is upon us and to celebrate Pre-Kindergarten have been enjoying a wide range of Chinese activities, from making dragons, window banners and colourful red envelopes. We were delighted to welcome Mr Hu and Mrs Gao, who taught the class to make dumplings, rolling the dough, adding different fillings, folding them…
We’re going on a bear hunt!
Pre-Kindergarten have been enjoying the story, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen. This week their learning was brought to life when they donned their wellies and set off on their own bear hunt through the school, splashing in puddles, wading through mud, crunching over dead leaves and sticks before finally finding a…
Year 4 at the Tower of London
As part of their history studies Year 4 enjoyed a lovely day at the Tower of London yesterday. The White Tower is a truly impressive example of a Norman Fort and the children had the opportunity to re-enact the Norman invasion and the Battle of Hastings! Everyone was amazed at the sheer scale of some…
Inter-house
The Football and Netball Inter-house matches took place on 11 December on a brisk but sunny afternoon. After some great competitive play and fantastic displays of sportsmanship in both tournaments Rose were victorious in the Football competition while Mead came away with the Netball cup. Congratulations to all the players for their effort and enthusiasm.