Good morning, Prep School family, I hope you are well and enjoyed the beautiful weather this last week. I had a wonderful weekend and managed to tick something off my bucket list – seeing the Northern Lights with the added bonus that it was from my own back garden. It was truly spectacular and…
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope you are all well this week and have enjoyed the long weekend. What a treat to have an extra day off – I really feel we should have one long weekend every month, I got so much more done than I usually do. I went out for…
A Cruel Twist of Fate by H.F Askwith A good read for years 10 upwards if you like a gothic thriller. Eighteen-year-old Helena is sent to be a governess at Archfall Manor and is confident she will know how to deal with the esteemed but eccentric Cauldwell family who own it. But it quickly becomes…
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope that you are well and that you all managed to have a fun weekend. I had a very wholesome weekend – meeting friends, seeing family, gardening, cooking, shopping and generally relaxing. It was quiet and slow-paced, just what the doctor ordered as I was exhausted after…
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope you are all well and have an enjoyable weekend. I had a fun weekend. I saw my dad on Friday night and we went to watch a band that we both love, I saw family to celebrate mine and my sister in law’s birthday (we are only…
Once by Morris Gleitzman Once is written from the perspective of the main character, a young boy, Felix whose parents have been taken away. He hides for three years in a Polish orphanage high in the mountains before setting out to find them, however hopeless things are. The book is an unforgettable and wholly unique depiction…
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope you are all well and relaxed after the Easter holidays. As per usual, I have thoroughly enjoyed listening to your children’s stories of the exciting adventures that they have all had over the break. I love the fact that the children all come bounding into school with…
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope you are all well and have enjoyed the last week of term before the Easter holidays start today. We seem to have had such a busy week within the Prep School, although it’s only been 3.5 days long! We have had a whole Prep School concert, Rocket…
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope you are all well and enjoyed a lovely weekend. I had so much fun deep cleaning the bathrooms (not), meeting friends and going on plenty of long walks. Sunday was occupied with cooking a roast dinner for my family and getting ready for the week ahead. The…