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Lana shared one of her wonderful pieces of art with us this week, demonstrating great use of different types of brush stroke.

Babies The babies have continued to settle back into nursery life. This week they have enjoyed playing with different themed tuff trays, discovering bugs hidden in shredded paper, as well as construction vehicles and dinosaurs buried amongst different textured materials such as sand, salt, rice and pasta. They have also been drawing and exploring playdough…

Dear Parents At the end of another incredible week, I am continually impressed by the resilience and energy of our children.  They have taken the new normal in the strides in such a Holmwood way and we are all so pleased to see the quality of their work – week in, week out. You will…

Thank you to everyone who sent in entries for next year’s Prep Diary covers. We received some really clever and well designed ideas, which you can see in the Gallery below. The winning entries were: Pre-Prep Diary – Isabelle S-C Junior Prep Diary – Jesse O Senior Prep Diary – James S

Following this week’s announcement in assembly, we are pleased to share the winners here: Best trick – Ottilie W and her horse riding dog Best dressed pet & owner – Alexander B and cat Best singing pet – Mrs De Voy’s dogs (Smeagle and Capoc) Best pet and owner lookalikes – Millie & Lexi Cutest…

It has been lovely to welcome the children back to Pre-Reception this week. We have enjoyed lots of messy play and catching up with friends.  

DivalliIn Global Studies the Year 3 children were finding out about the Hindu festival of Divalli. During their research they discovered that Rangoli patterns are often created as part of the celebrations. Following on from this work, as part of their Outdoor Learning session, the children were asked to see if they could create a…

Babies First week back at Nursery and the babies have settled in amazingly. They have enjoyed exploring the garden, digging together and playing in the new teepee, along with painting, shaving foam, messy play and completing puzzles together.  Bluebells We are very pleased to see some of our children return to nursery this week.  We…

Mrs Mayhew is excited to announce online Ballet and Musical Theatre classes. Tuesday – Ballet (only for those already studying ballet)4.15-4.45pm Reception and Year 15.00-5.30pm Years 2 & 35.45-6.15pm Years 4, 5 & 6 Thursday – Musical Theatre (open to all)4.15-4.45pm Year 25.00-5.30pm Years 3, 4 & 5 £3.50 per class payable £17.50 for the…

As you may be aware Essex County Council announced its initial plans regarding the reopening of libraries earlier this week and full details about that can be found on their website. In the meantime our #LibrariesFromHome offer continues and links to our e-library, (for e-books, e-audio, e-comics and e-magazines) online rhymetimes, storytimes and craft sessions can…