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Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Tuesday 23 January 2024

23rd January 2024

Good morning, Prep School family,   Welcome to what seems like day 93473 of January! In some ways it’s been a very long month with still a week left before February but in other ways the days are speeding by – I cannot believe there are only 13 days left until half term! I hope…

Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Tuesday 16 January 2024

16th January 2024

Good morning, Prep School family,   Happy New Year to you all! I hope that this finds you well. It seems ages since my last Bulletin back in December. Did you all manage to have a good Christmas break and New Year? Our Christmas was filled with chest infections, antibiotics, adult beverages, laughter, fun and…

Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Tuesday 12 December 2023

14th December 2023

Good morning, Prep School family,   I hope you are all well and had a restful and relaxing weekend, if that is possible this time of year. We had a lovely weekend, full of family gatherings, catch up coffees, long distance phone calls and some online Christmas shopping from the comfort of my sofa. I…

Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Tuesday 5 December 2023

5th December 2023

Good morning, Prep School family,   I hope you are all well and enjoying the delightful weather this week. . .yuk! Did you all have a super weekend? I enjoyed seeing friends and family on Saturday and Sunday morning was a day of adult jobs such as the food shopping and putting petrol in my…

Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Tuesday 28 November 2023

28th November 2023

Good morning, Prep School family,   I hope you are all well and are gearing up for a very busy few weeks in the Prep School! I have had the best few days – I haven’t stopped. Mrs Bennett and I have been to the theatre to see the musical Six, we went to see…

Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Tuesday 21 November 2023

21st November 2023

Good morning, Prep School family,   I hope you are all well and enjoyed a fun-packed weekend. I had a very quiet few days, filled with an annoying head cold and a sore throat! I wasn’t very impressed though as I had just got rid of one cold and now I am onto the next….

Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Tuesday 14 November 2023

14th November 2023

Good morning, Prep School family,   I hope you are well and all have a lovely weekend? I cannot believe how quickly the time goes – one moment you leave work on a Friday and in the next breath you are back at your desk on Monday morning! I had a super weekend though –…

Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Tuesday 7 November 2023

7th November 2023

Good morning, Prep School family,     I hope you are all feeling well and rested after the half term break. I hope you all had a fabulous time whatever you did. I was lucky enough to have a week in Cyprus in the sunshine and it was just glorious. Mr Bennett and I went…

Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Tuesday 17 October 2023

17th October 2023

Good morning, Prep School family,   I hope you are well and enjoying the week. I am sat writing this as I open the door and welcome many parents into school for Parents Evening appointments! I am on my umpteenth cup of coffee to keep me going today as I didn’t sleep very well last…

October Good Reads – KS4

10th October 2023

The Red Ribbon by Lucy Adlington   Fourteen-year- Ella hopes to survive the horrors of the Holocaust when she joins the seamstresses in the sewing workshop at Birkenau-Auschwitz concentration camp. This is a powerful tale of resilience, friendship and survival.  It is at times a  painful, uncomfortable read but ends with a hopeful conclusion will…