Wow!! What an incredible week we have had in Pre-Reception. On Wednesday we had a fantastic presenter from Zoolab called Elle who introduced us to lots of different animals that the children were allowed to hold and stroke. Each child was absolutely brilliant, they listened beautifully and the questions they all asked were fantastic. On…
Nursery News – 24 June 2022 Nature at nursery has been a bit of a theme throughout nursery this last fortnight. The Babies have been getting involved in #30dayswild, like Reception up at school. There have been lots of nature themed activities and the lovely weather has meant we have all spent plenty of time…
Reception are taking part in 30 Days Wild, organised by Essex Wildlife Trust, which is the biggest nature challenge in the UK and aims to bring people closer to nature. The children are going to be completing challenges throughout June and their playground and the Spinney have proved excellent environments to take up the challenges. …
Dear Parents What a week! The sun shone, the ice cream van came, the prep pupils were amazing in their commitment to their sports day. Please can I apologise, again, to those of you who had hoped to enjoy seeing more than one of your children in action but couldn’t because of the pre-prep postponement….
Dear Parents, This week has been/is a quintessential English summer term week, with beautiful sunshine, some fantastic cricket matches ,a brilliant aquathon, a good splattering of rain and a great series of parties to look forward to this weekend. The Centenary Ball tonight is ready to roll and we have 160 past pupils and staff…
On Wednesday 25 May Holmwood House held a traditional street party to celebrate both the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and our own Centenary! The children all made some Talbot Dog bunting (which has now been rehoused in the Talbot Room); the weather held for us and everyone chipped in to provide an amazing selection of food,…
We were so delighted that the traditional Holmwood Songfest was back after a 2 year break due to Covid. There was so much excitement during the rehearsals and the competition Element edge sharpened everyone’s concentration. We were thrilled to be able to welcome so many parents into a packed Jubilee Hall for what turned out…
Once again, as it does every summer term, the Talbot Room is displaying some fabulous artwork from our Year 8s. One of our Art Scholars tells us about her scholarship journey. I have always really enjoyed art, but hadn’t had the opportunity to learn much about different techniques I could use. When I came to…
On the Friday of half term Year 5 set off with their rucksacks packed to the ancient woodland of Boughton Woods for their 2 night bushcraft adventure. From the moment they arrived they immersed themselves in the adventure and all got into the spirit of the camp. They were amazed at the wonderful safari-style tents…
This week we have been thinking about the bean plants we have grown and discussing the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. We have thought about the story from different perspectives: was the giant really so bad? Was Jack perhaps a little naughty for taking the giant’s precious things? Perhaps the villain of the story…
