Dear Parents This is probably the most unusual newsletter I have had to write. It is with a strange set of emotions that we bid farewell to the children today; into the great unknown….. The children have been superb! They have responded so maturely, calmly and positively to everything going on around them; we even did…
Dear Parents Last Friday’s astonishing performance of ‘What a Knight!’ was quite spectacular. Feedback from children, parents and staff have all heralded it as a huge success. Well done Years 4 and 5, you were super funny, brilliantly engaged and highly entertaining. My enormous thanks to Mrs Mitchell for masterminding the production; directing her first show!…
Dear Parents It has been so busy at Holmwood in the past week or so! Last Friday’s Friends of Holmwood Quiz was a huge success. The questions, created and collated by the Grout and Bartlett parents, were cleverly crafted around Air, Land, Water, 3Cs, 5Rs and my name! The Talbot Room was full and the atmosphere…
Dear Parents I hope you all had a lovely half term break and that you are fully back into the swing of term, which has already got off to a very fast pace. With several variations of winter weather in one week, it has been remarkable that there has been so little disruption to…
Dear Parents We enjoyed the Inter-Element Cross COuntry event yesterday when pupils from Years 3 to 8 competed against each other, but more importantly, against their own personal best times (PB). If we weren’t impressed enough by the tenacity and resilience shown by our young runners, the sense of teamwork and support from the non-running children was…
Dear Parents We had a two day Governance Review at Holmwood this week when three members of the Bellevue governance team, Steve Wade, Gregg Davies and Mark Malley, visited the school to review how the broad leadership in the school works with the staff, pupils and parents. Thank you to those parents who volunteered to…
Dear Parents Thank you to those parents who completed the communications survey earlier this term. I hope you have all had an opportunity to read the email I sent out yesterday highlighting the main findings. My thanks to everyone involved in the various areas of communication at the school. We would like to strengthen to…
Dear Parents At Holmwood House, we never like to stand still. innovation is part and parcel of what Holmwood is about. The past five years have seen enormous developments in the learning environment for all our children. In 2015, we became a Google school; adopting an innovative and exciting ecosystem which enables creative and interactive…
Dear Parents It has been a pleasure to welcome a number of prospective parents to the school this week. A consistent piece of feedback from them is always around the confidence, courtesy and manners displayed by our pupils. As you know, manners are hugely important to us at Holmwood and we always encourage your children…
Dear Parents Happy New Year! Welcome back to a busy and exciting term. The children are on top form and we look forward to a productive three months. As the children progress through the school, as you know, we assess them in various ways to ensure that progress is being made as well as there being…
