Nĭ hăo! Children in Pre-Prep have been learning Mandarin this term, as part of their Languages carousel. The children have been learning about China, its geographical location compared to where we live and how long it takes to travel there. We have talked about the great wall of China, giant pandas and traditions, customs and…
Year One had great fun making parachutes as part of our new theme ‘Splendid Skies’. During the summer term the children will learn about weather, the seasons and summer. We will begin by asking the question ‘what is weather?’ and use the children’s own experiences as the starting point for our discussions. They will observe…
Following the tremendous fundraising efforts and success of the Bright Ideas for Tennis 24 hour marathon participants, we were delighted to welcome former Davis Cup and Wimbledon tennis stars Danny Sapsford and Luke Milligan who very kindly came to run some coaching sessions for pupils on Thursday. Danny and Luke ran three 45 minute coaching…
Years 3 and 7 are currently receiving lessons on mindfulness from Mrs Katie Seaman, a parent at Holmwood and a trained mindfulness teacher. There is a large and rapidly growing body of research to evidence the benefits mindfulness can provide. For children in particular these include improvements in wellbeing and mental health, concentration and cognition,…
We have been fascinated with wildlife this week at Nursery. The Babies have been doing some stamp painting with apples to make the very hungry caterpillar and have enjoyed watching their caterpillars grow. The Poppies have really enjoyed going on mini beast hunt and the children showed so much interest in bugs we have done…
Dear Parents This week has been mental health awareness week and today has seen an assembly and tutorial sessions on maintaining positive mental health. Over this term two year groups will have had mindfulness training and we are keen to share this further. Bellevue has made a connection with the charity Young Minds and we…
Dear Parents, Farming Day on Tuesday was a massive success. The pupils came back ‘buzzing’ about what they had learnt – and hopefully having had their curiosity sparked and wonder ignited. We are a rural school and proud of our heritage – and are located in an amazing county that is full of such a…
We sent two teams to the IAPs Clay Pigeon Shooting Championships 2022 last week , both teams had a great day and showed some outstanding teamwork. Very excitingly the U11 team triumphed taking a very well deserved 1st place. Particular congratulations should go to Millie S and Darcy C for being placed joint 1st and…
Year 3 are having their imaginations ignited this term by the theme Gods and Mortals, as they explore the mythical world of the Ancient Greek stories. In order to rapidly gain some knowledge about this fascinating subject, the children had a visit from an exciting hands-on historical workshop theatre group that introduced them to Gods…
There was fun on the farm this week at Holmwood when every pupil from Year R-8 visited a local farm and got hands-on experience learning about the way in which milkshakes are made, the journey from seed potato to crisps, the science of soil management, the environment and conservation. On top of that there will…
