2022 Ahead of their PGL trip in the final week of term, the Year 8s have been throwing themselves into a number of different challenges, which culminated in their final ever Holmwood House Production on Friday. They have undertaken a number of activities that have worked on their team working skills, resourcefulness, reasoning, communication and…
Years 7 & 8 dusted off their tartan and threw themselves into a fantastic Burns Night celebration. The haggis was ‘piped’ in and toasted formally with Burns’ Address and a tipple (apple juice in shot glasses). They enjoyed a wonderful Burns Night supper and poems were recited. Ms Topliss read Tam O’Shanter and Mrs Bradbury…
What other way to start the new term for Phase 4 pupils than a night out at The Garrick Theatre in London to see Savanna M in Year 7, perform in the hit show, “The Drifters Girl”, alongside a stellar cast, including Beverley Knight. Savanna has been in the show since it’s debut, playing the…
El Día de los Muertos Our Spanish pupils have been learning about the Mexican tradition “El Día de los Muertos” (Day of the Dead), which offered a hands-on learning adventure while broadening the pupils’ cultural knowledge. When pupils first arrived in the classroom, they were shocked to see the Spanish teacher wearing a fancy dress….
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…
Year 8 pupils in Spanish are rocking the start of the term. Their motivation to do well and attitude are impressive, and I am enjoying being their teacher. They are excited about speaking in Spanish, particularly helped by the different games that we have played in the classroom. In our “Trapdoor” activity, pupils are shown…
Last week on Wednesday the Year 7&8 Leadership Development Expedition began. The expedition began at lunch when they got changed and ready for their training and preparations. The expedition was to help us learn a set of skills for leadership and to work as a team under pressure. Wednesday On Wednesday after lunch the children…
The very first lesson for the Year 8s was French and what better way to start the year than with a spot of French karaoke and some pretty awesome dance moves! The children had to follow the lively lyrics and the magic moves to several versions of popular songs in French in order to recall,…
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…
The exams are over…Challenge Weeks have started! Year 8 finished their exams this morning, were given their hoodies at lunchtime and went straight into a Dragon’s Den challenge this afternoon.
