Holmwood House

Preschool and Nursery News Preschool 3 Preschool 3 has been incredibly busy the last 2 weeks. They loved dancing and singing at the Christmas Show with the Reception and Year 1 children, this was a wonderful opportunity to develop their personal, social and emotional skills and also built on their self confidence. Preschool 3 have also taken part in a...

Preschool 3 It has been a busy week in Preschool 3, the children have been learning about Diwali, the Festival of Light and how it is celebrated. They have been very creative painting lots of colourful pictures using different resources to create patterns using turmeric and bicarbonate of soda! The children also made henna tattoos using glue and glitter where...

An outstanding education should extend far beyond a child’s academic attainment and exam results, although very important, academic results should be just part of the measures of a quality education. However, Character Education is as vital a part of a child’s educational experience as the best 11+ results, best SATS results or GCSE results and is sometimes neglected. But what...

Year 1 have had a super start to the new academic year. They have really enjoyed settling into their new classroom and learning about some of the routines and things to look forward to in Year 1. Last week in Literacy we enjoyed the book ‘Oliver’s Fruit Salad’. We talked about all the different fruits in the story and the...

Pupils in Year 7 set off from Holmwood House School in glorious weather on their SPARK Expedition last week. Armed with nothing but a map, essential supplies, and coordinates, they set out on a journey around Colchester that would test their mettle and push their boundaries. Before venturing into the great outdoors, these intrepid explorers first honed their survival skills,...