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Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Tuesday 17 January 2023
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope you are all well and have had a lovely weekend and start to the week. I cannot believe how cold it has turned today, as I am writing this in my office at HPP, snow is gently falling outside and I can hear lots of excitement from…
Trip to Tutbury Castle
On 9 January the History Department took the L4th on what has now become an annual trip to Tutbury Castle for an audience with Queen Elizabeth I. She kept the students entertained with stories of her childhood and her 45-year reign as queen and also allowed them to handle some genuine Tudor artefacts. The students…
Good Reads January 2023 – KS4
Great Expectations – Charles Dickens Great Expectations is about Pip, a boy of ten years of age and an orphan whose life is transformed when he has a terrifying encounter with a mysterious convict Abel Magwitch in the opening chapter. We follow Pip’s life in his quest to become a gentleman and meet many colourful characters,…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Tuesday 10 January 2023
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope you are all well and welcome to the first Bulletin of 2023. Can you believe where the time has gone – it only seems a few weeks ago that I was writing the first Bulletin of 2022. . . I am finding it hard to believe…
Carol Singing
Last week, children from our two preparatory schools travelled to Lichfield Three Spires and Gracechurch in Sutton Coldfield Town Centre to sign a full set of christmas songs old and new. We had plenty of parents come to make an appearance in support as well as plenty of locals who simply couldn’t resist a song…
Grandparents afternoons
Last week we welcomed Grandparents from Woodfield and St Paul’s to our Senior School for a specially tailored Grandparents’ afternoon. Our guests enjoyed a range of refreshments provided by our incredible catering team and were treated to a Christmas concert performed by our Preparatory School choirs and ensembles and led by the wonderful Mrs Witham….
Diana Award – Anti-Bullying Ambassador Training
The Diana Award Charity is a legacy to Diana and her belief that young people have the power to change the world. The Anti-Bullying programme is one of 4 programmes that the Diana Award runs and is about engaging young people to change the attitudes, behaviours and culture of bullying by building skills and confidence…
Creative Writing Competition
Last week we welcomed children from our own preparatory schools as well as members from 12 other primary schools in the local area to our senior school for the culmination of our Creative Writing Competition. Gathering in the refectory, parents, children and staff members read poetry all about the ancient Egyptian pharaoh – Tutankhamun. We…
