Good morning, Prep School family, I hope the Bulletin finds you well this week and that you all had a wonderful half term. For me, it has seemed like a really long break with lots of time to rest and recharge. We had a week in Turkey with some friends which was amazing – it…
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope you are all well and looking forward to the week ahead and then to half term. Only 4 more get ups before 2 weeks of lie-ins! I hope you all had wonderful weekends doing whatever made happy. My weekend was relatively quiet – Mr Bennett was poorly, so…
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope you are all well and well-rested after the weekend. I had a busy weekend of visiting Mr Bennett’s grandparents for his grandad’s 92nd birthday, seeing my brother and his family and delivering ‘meals on wheels’ for my dad who seems to have caught an awful cold – I…
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope The Bulletin finds you well this week. Welcome to October and all that autumn brings. I hope you all had a lovely weekend. My weekend was very quiet – nothing much was accomplished except recharging my batteries, trying to fight off a cold and starting a new series…
Rick Yancey’s first young adult novel is a true sci-fi read. Aliens have decimated earth with multiple attacks. Now, it’s the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. To stay alone is…
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope The Bulletin finds you well and relaxed after a wonderful weekend. I have had a busy weekend of trying to move house. We completed on our house in March and have had some work done on it in the last few months. I was hoping that we…
Good morning, Prep School family, Welcome back to the first Bennett Bulletin of this school year. The Bulletin is back by very popular demand and I am so pleased that so many of you have continued to enjoy reading it over the past 4 and a bit years. Who would have thought that something…
Heads Will Roll by Alan MacDonald – For our U3rds, this book is an excellent summary of everything you would like to know about one of our monarchs, Henry VIII. Everyone knows he had six wives but this gentle read also includes many surprise facts too. It is a great way to improve your historical…
Good morning, Prep School family, Welcome to the last Bennett’s Bulletin of this term and school year. I hope you are well and enjoying this week of glorious summer weather – welcome to July! Apologies to those who have chased me for The Bulletin, expecting it on Tuesday morning. I had written…
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope you are well and had a fabulous weekend. Mine was full of sleeping, socialising, gardening and as a result disturbing the biggest ants nest I have ever seen! I had no idea what I had done until my arms were absolutely covered! Once that had happened, I…