Many of us may be familiar with the term preparatory school, but what exactly is a prep school and how do children benefit? What is a Prep School Traditionally, Preparatory or ‘Prep’ Schools are independent schools that educate children from the age of 8-13. At Holmwood House we educate children from age 6 months to…
Year 1 have thoroughly enjoyed their theme Bright Lights, Big City. They have learnt about the differences between the countryside, towns and cities and about our capital city London. They loved learning about the Queen, particularly some fun facts. Our favourite one was that the Queen has nine thrones! To finish off our learning in…
We have had lots of fun at Nursery working on a variety of different skills. The Babies have been developing their gross motor skills through lots of physical play and arts and crafts. In Bluebells the children have had lots of fun decorating their role play area and talking about faces, feelings and expressions. The…
Years 4 & 5 brought Shakespeare to life with a sparkling performance of Shakespeare Rocks, They took us on a journey back to the Elizabethan era and the life and times of William Shakespeare with some hilarious historical characters, amusing glimpses into some of his works and how he came ‘To Be’ with style! Huge congratulations…
Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Element Cross Country this week, especially to all the Year 3s who were competing for the first time. The results were: 1st Place: Air 2nd Place: Water 3rd Place: Land
The quality of a child’s education undoubtedly has a lasting impact on the rest of their life. But how important are their first three years at school? A child’s early years are the foundation for their future development, providing a strong base for lifelong learning abilities, including cognitive and social development. The quality of a…
Our Wonderful Skeletons What a wonder – the children have been learning about how incredible our bodies are. We have been talking all about our skeleton and what each bone in our body is called. We put together our very own skeleton called Max and we labelled his bones. We then moved onto our organs…
Nursery News The children have all enjoyed learning about Chinese New Year, the traditions surrounding it and they have loved getting creative – making lanterns, colouring pictures of dragons, making beautiful streamers and enjoying some energetic dancing to lots of festival music. We have also all been enjoying reading our favourite stories and then extending…
Year 1 had great fun exploring ice balloons in their science lesson this week. After using our senses of touch and sight, we shared our ideas about what we thought was in the balloons and how they were made. After agreeing that they were made out of ice we talked about what would happen to…
Admission to Essex grammar schools relies on the pupil’s performance in the CSSE 11+ exam. In this article, you will learn about the CSSE 11+ exam and how we prepare students to enter grammar schools in Essex. Most Essex and Southend grammar school admissions are managed by the Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex (CSSE),…
