Earlier this year all pupils were asked to submit an entry for the annual Prep Diary cover competition. Pupils are asked to design a cover for next year’s three diaries that reflects experiences at Holmwood House. We are pleased to announce the winners: Prep Prep Reading Log – David B Juniors – Eleanor B Seniors –…
It was with great sadness that we had to cancel the long-standing traditional outing to Frinton beach for the entire Pre-Prep. However, the Pre-Prep staff, forever resilient and resourceful, worked very hard to arrange a “staycation” which included: inflatables, pony rides, goat feeding and petting, a tonne of sand and an ice cream van! They…
It has been a very imaginative week at Nursery: there has been lots of dressing up, pretend cooking, cake shops selling mud cakes and some excellent driving skills on show. Back to reality and we have really enjoyed seeing that the produce in our vegetable patch is nearly ready to eat. Babies Babies have loved…
The Reception children were truly captivated by the wonders of nature this week. They have curiously been following the progress of their caterpillars who took up residence in their classroom a few weeks ago. They have completed their transformation into butterflies this week and the children were very excited to release them into their garden.
On Saturday seven riders from Holmwood took part in an NSEA interschools showjumping competition at Beechwood equestrian centre. The children competed as individuals and teams and Holmwood had competitors jumping from cross poles to 75cm. We had a fantastic day and and results to match. Otto R competing for the first time for Holmwood jumping…
Dear Parents Having just come off the ‘set’ of Dragon’s Den in which each Year 8 Element pitched their commercial ideas to 3 ‘Dragons’ , I am glad to inform you that the art of thinking on your feet is alive and well! I was joined by fellow dragons, Charlie Willis and Will Barnett (both…
Year 8 have really impressed everyone in the way they have embraced the first week of Challenge Weeks. Here are a few of the things they have been up to… The Element Bridge Building Competition Mr Earley challenged Year 8 to build a bridge using spaghetti elastic bands, Sellotape and string to span a 50 cm…
Pre-Prep Awards Golden Awards Reception Proud Clouds Quinn C and Cameron K Year 1 Golden Awards Juliet C and Theseas T Year 2 Golden Awards Lily H, Sophia T, Lucas D and Joshua M Year 3 Golden Awards Sophie R, Troye P, Lucas B and Tobey E Years 4-8 Awards 5Rs Award Resilient Rhino Yashvardhan P,…
Today in Assembly we held our “amended” Songfest. This enabled each year group to perform the songs they have been practising in music lessons this term to an assembly. The children worked on their songs during music lessons and then were given the option to work together as a year group and come up with some…
Despite having to deal with lockdown and a period of absence from school, the Eco-Committee has worked tirelessly all year towards getting a Green Flag for the school. Following a whole school review, they identified three action points to work towards: composting food waste from the dining room and kitchen; growing our own vegetables and…
