Holmwood House

As part of the application process for Head of Element, several Year 8s were selected to address their respective Elements. It is always a great event where nerves are dealt with and pupils demonstrate courage in a public speaking situation. Each pupil is then allowed to vote for whom they feel should represent their Element. Well done to all the...

Years 4 & 5 Boarding Cinema Night Our Years 4 & 5 pupils had a wonderful evening on Monday for their first overnight stay. The adventure actually started at tutor time when all pupils came up to the boarding house with their tutors to make up their own beds – it was a fantastic atmosphere with everyone showing great teamwork skills...

One of the themes we have looked at this term is ‘Promoting Hope‘. The pupils were asked to consider what hope means and we discussed the importance of staying hopeful even when the challenges we face feel really difficult and what they had done with their families during Lockdown to keep happy and hopeful. As part of this we asked...

Year 3 had great fun drawing on the table! We drew sets and Venn diagrams and sorted shapes into the correct categories. See more photos in our Photo Gallery.

Year 3 art considered the Tsunami. The wave that was created used a stencil. In Jackson Pollock style, they splattered wet paint on dry paper for the sky and wet paint onto wet paper for the wave. The difference in the effect was enjoyed by all. See more photos in our Photo Gallery.