On Tuesday we took two maths teams to compete in the Littlegarth Maths Challenge. It was a fierce field comprising 16 other local prep schools, which was nearly double the number of entrants since it was last run in 2019. Our Year 5 team comprised Hannah, Huck, Oscar A and Oscar B and our Year…
Year 4 had their curiosity sparked when they studied some of Magritte’s surrealist creations. They have started to create a surrealist story and will be adding chapters throughout the term. The children were then challenged to choose one of their characters and have produced some fabulous glazed ceramic sculptures.
Sonic Sound Years 5 and 6 had a visit from Mia and Alex from the Cambridge Science Centre. They came to give us a workshop on Sonic Sound. They taught us how sound works, how it travels and how our ears work. This was an amazing opportunity to learn about sound with examples and lots…
What better way to have some half term messy fun than create your own magic potion! Just before half term pupils in the Prep school spent a lesson learning some autumnal and Halloween vocabulary in French. They were then set an optional challenge of making their very own potion complete with an antique ingredients label…
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…
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It’s Señora Mookherjee’s Flying Saucer Sombrero! Year 2 had a blast last week in their Spanish lesson as Señora Mookherjee’s Flying Saucer Sombrero spun it’s way around the room landing on unsuspecting pupil planets! The only way it could take off again was if the children…
Year 4s have settled in amazingly well, looking smart in their blazers and enjoying the challenges; especially making a mountain to investigate the flow of water. Year 5 have enjoyed meeting their class teachers and having their first tastes of the extended sports sessions that this year will bring. Year 6s feel at home already in…
Making banana pianos and designing their own eco-themed game using Scratch were just some of the challenges put to a group of Year 6 children, who took part in a fantastic STEAM collaborative event. They put their design, research and teamwork skills to the test and they really enjoyed hosting other Year 6 children from Skippers Hill and Elmhurst.
Last Autumn, all Year 6 pupils were entered into Young Writers ‘Peculiar Pets’ poetry competition as part of an activity in their English lessons. Young Writers is a national writing organisation, that hosts many national creative writing competitions throughout the year. If selected, pupils had the opportunity to have their work published in a book, and…
