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From the Headmaster…

Dear Parents Further to Mr Davies’ letter yesterday, I am delighted that the next Head of Holmwood House has been announced. I will be welcoming Mr Bond and his family on site over the weekend to show them around and to start the process of what I aim to be a very smooth transition over…

Phase 3 News

Dear Pupils and Parents of Phase 3, As we approach the end of the spring term I find myself looking back and reflecting on the vast array of wonderful learning experiences and social opportunities the pupils have been part of. It’s been a term of two halves… but not as we know it! Learning online…

Pupil Achievements

Pre-Prep Golden Awards Reception Proud Clouds Charlotte T Year 1 Eddie L Year 2 Lily H and Joshua C Year 3 Annie B and Will C Years R-3 5Rs Awards Reasoning Raven Aurelia L-D, Mollie A, Darcy T, Blake C Resilient Rhino James K, Maya M, Isabella C, George B Responsible Reindeer Daisy L Reflective…

Land Element Day 2021

Today, Friday 26 March 2021 is Land Element Day. It’s been a home clothes day for all pupils in Land and we’ve all come dressed in red to raise money for charity. We are also holding a competition for all pupils in the school to design a shield that represents all three Elements (Air, Land…

Year 2 – Art – Dragons 2021

Dragons attacking Castles and Knights. Yr 2 have been writing about dragons this week. They drew their own version of a dragon and designed its colours and textures from a range of collage resources. Each one is wonderfully individual.

Year 3 – Easter Art

This week the Year 3 considered the enlargement of flowers by Georgia O’Keefe. Using a viewfinder placed onto a chosen position of a photograph of a flower, the children drew an enlargement of that small area in oil pastel. They considered the position and the size as well as the boldness of colour which can…

Year 3 – Persuasive Language

Year 3 are looking at persuasive language. They started the lesson seeing if they could convince Mrs Bell to let them have 5 minutes extra break time. They gave a very good argument!  

Year 4 Science – Mars

Our intrepid scientists continue to have their curiosity sparked about space and the Perseverance rover with investigations about Mars this week. The pupils carried out an experiment to find out what affects the size of craters made by meteorites on Mars, looking at the size and mass of the ‘meteorites’ as well as the height…

Nursery News

Babies Babies have really loved different activities outside in the fresh air. We have explored sand and water and have explored what happens when we mix them together and the different textures.    Bluebells This week the Bluebells have enjoyed searching for ladybirds in the garden. We have shown interest in the cameras and have…

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