Dear Parents This week has seen the official beginning of the Christmas season at Holmwood House with the sparkling performances on the Jubilee Hall stage earlier today. The Rs and 1s were joined for the first time by our Pre-R children to produce a wonderful extravaganza of Nursery Rhymes and Christmas cheer. The 2s and 3s…
Dear Parents The nights are drawing in! Our fairies are preparing for the Taster Morning tomorrow for over 30 children and families; and some volunteer parent fairies were in school yesterday helping to make props and costumes for the Pre-Prep Christmas productions. They were brilliant! Thank you so much. We held interviews this week for…
Dear Parents Happy 98th Birthday! A very special day each year for the school, today has been no exception. The shenanigans got underway around lunchtime and the children have enjoyed the games, quizzes and singing that Holmwood children have been enjoying for decades; a real tradition! The Year 4s had, earlier in the day, paraded their special…
Dear Parents, Last weekend’s Bellevue Rugby Festival was a huge success, not just because the boys presented themselves on the field as a superb team but because of the excellent sportsmanship and 3Cs on show throughout. I was hugely impressed by their approach and saw them today in my study to thank them. My thanks…
Dear Parents, As I write, I am awaiting the arrival of our visiting Bellevue schools who will be taking part in the first Bellevue Rugby Festival. Our own team members are extremely excited; not just about the rugby, but about playing hosts to our visitors in boarding and on the field. The festival starts at…
Dear Parents, As the term beds in, I wanted to feed back on a number of initiatives. Global Studies has had a really successful start with extremely positive comments from pupils and parents. Last week’s newsletter highlighted some of the creativity of our Year 6 ‘Bright Sparks’ and I know Year 7s have been enjoying…
Dear Parents I have been out of school for three days this week training to be a Reporting Inspector (RI). This process will take about a year to complete and will give us, as a school, even greater insight into regulatory compliance, educational quality, and pupils’ achievement and personal development. As an inspector for the…
Dear Parents, We are now fully up and running; the timetable works! The children’s attitudes to learning are in an excellent place and the process of establishing baselines and bench-marking now allows us to more fully ensure that stretch and challenge, consolidation and high quality support is achieved where required. Our aim is to ensure…
Dear Parents, As we near the end of what has been a challenging and exciting year, I would like to take the opportunity to mention colleagues who will be leaving us soon. Our thanks to Mrs Ashton, Pre-Prep PE and Games, who leaves us after two years and to Naomi Grout who leaves our Accounts…
Dear Parents, Last week’s Summer Fête was a real triumph! Not in terms of fund-raising. Not in terms of foot-fall. Not in terms of the weather. It was a huge success because of the wonderful Holmwood spirit that was evident throughout the morning. Parents, staff and children were buzzing; the atmosphere was one of collective…
