Reception children have been enjoying their weekly Natural World sessions in The Spinney. Their first session involved playing hide and seek with Peter Rabbit and his friends! The children used their tick sheets to mark off each time they found a Beatrix Potter character hiding amongst the trees and bushes. They then played their own…
Wow! What a week the Pre-Reception children have had. We have all been amazing pirates and have been participating in lots of different activities. During our Outdoor Learning session we were treasure hunters, and we had to look for our pots of coins hidden within the Spinney. We have some amazing treasure hunters. Once we…
Dear Parents, I hope you have all had a good week. It was really pleasing to see such excitement about fixtures this week, and to spend time with the Year 4 parents at the Boarding Taster evening. The growth in ‘overnight stays’ has been down to the hard work of a number of staff here…
All children in Pre-Prep follow a termly carousel of languages during the course of the school year. This term we are learning Spanish. “Land Ahoy!” is the Year 2 curriculum theme this term so we will be using the story of “La oruga muy hambrienta” in our lessons to link in to the theme. The…
This term, Year 4 are studying Surrealism. Looking at works by Renee Magritte and Salvador Dali, they discussed the dream-like quality of the story that the pictures portray. Using magazine cuttings to create an unreal and surreal picture, their story or dream has begun. Chapter 1 has been pencil drawn using their collage from magazines…
Have you ever wondered when the first piano was invented, or been curious about the origins of the sewing machine? Well, Year 6 at Holmwood House certainly have and, this week, will be sharing with each other what they have found out about these and a wide range of other inventions. For our Global Studies…
We were delighted to see the return of the Annual Holmwood House Produce Show on Friday 17 September. As always, the parents and pupils astounded us with their wonderful entries. The Jubilee Hall was full of intricately decorated cakes, wonderful fresh produce from allotments and gardens, sweet jams, potent spirits and creative, artistic entries. The aroma…
Dear Parents, Watching the cakes, sunflowers, vegetables etc. arrive for the Produce Show this morning was fascinating. Both parents and children were rightfully proud of their efforts. Well done everyone. There is a tangential link from vegetable growing to my assembly on resilience this week – growing anything through this summer was more of a…
Pre-Prep Golden Awards Reception Proud Clouds Nelson M and Emmy R Year 1 Golden Awards Nehemiah O and Charlotte T Year 2 Golden Awards Josie L, Teddy E and William H Year 3 Golden Awards Joseph R and Theo B 5R Awards Resilient Rhino Hugo N Noah W Giles MC Cody T Responsible Reindeer Rowan…
Year 3 has had great fun embarking on this term’s new topic, ‘Extreme Earth’. The children watched some natural disaster clips to set the scene, which included hearing a siren and learning the Earthquake Drill…. ‘Drop, Cover, Hold!’ Once their curiosity had been ignited they began with the big question, ‘ What is under our…
