Dear children and young people, I can’t believe that we have officially broken up for the Easter holidays today and I haven’t had the chance to say goodbye to you and wish you all a happy holiday! We will have to think of a way of making up for this when we are finally able…
Good morning, Prep School children, Welcome to the month of April! It’s Wednesday! I am so excited as I am going into school today to help look after the children of our key workers. It is my turn on the rota. I didn’t even snooze my alarm once this morning. I am proud of this…
Dear children and young people, First of all, thank you so much for working so hard at home and completing your work so well! Your teachers are really proud of you all and I am obviously delighted too. We are all keeping in touch with each other electronically – which is extremely new to me…
Good Tuesday morning, Prep School children, Yey, it’s Tuesday! The sun is shining, there is a frost on the cars, the sky is blue and it is not raining! It is a gorgeous day! I don’t know about you but I found yesterday quite hard. It wasn’t a nice day outside – the…
In these strange times, I thought it was worth sharing some lovely videos that I’ve come across, about music bringing people together in the fight against Corona. Here is just one of many: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDAKeKsVhFg&feature=youtu.be The social movement to sing against coronavirus – YouTube www.youtube.com As the Glastonbury festival is cancelled on its 50th anniversary,…
This is a fresh retelling of the Brontë classic, ideal for lower senior school pupils. The author has given Jane a boldness and independence in keeping with the original; the tale of a spirited heroine’s search for love, independence and belonging. A fast-paced read set in Rome at the time of…
Good morning, Prep School children, It’s Monday! Can you believe that we are starting week 2 of distance learning? Last week flew by. So many changes for everyone, so suddenly. Hopefully, this week, things will be more routine for everyone and things won’t feel quite so different. Well done to all of those…
Dear Senior School pupils, I can’t believe that it’s now Friday and we’ve all (almost) survived a whole week of virtual learning – still a few lessons to go though! The sun is still shining and everywhere (at least from my window) looks beautiful today. Spring has certainly been spectacular so far and Sutton Park…
U5 pupils taking GCSE Food preparation and nutrition had to prepare, cook and serve 3 dishes in 3 hours to showcase their high level practical skills for their NEA task 2. All pupils worked extremely hard and all achieved what they had planned. The food and nutrition room looked like a mini episode of masterchef…
Good Friday morning, Prep School children, (Good Friday morning, Mrs Bennett – I hear you all say back!) I hope you all had a productive day yesterday and are continuing to work hard for your mums and dads? I have been super impressed with the work that has been sent through to me. It…