News from The Friends

The St George’s boys had a special visitor on Friday – guide dog puppy George, whom they raised over £2000 to name. George, who is an eight-month-old German Shepherd, met pupils from St George’s House during their assembly. The House chose Guide Dogs as their House charity last year. To raise the £2500 needed to…

We welcomed pupils from Welsh House Farm Community School to participate in our KSI Gymnastics Festival today. The sports hall was set up with four areas which the children had a chance to sample on a rotation – the Air Track was an instant hit as the children jumped along and reached new heights! The…

Zoe’s Place will be very proud of the fantastic work of St Philip’s House this week! The boys started in style on Wednesday with a moving and thought-provoking assembly, telling us all about the wonderful work of Zoe’s Place. Set up in 1995, the charity provides much-needed palliative and respite care for babies and children…

On Wednesday, a small group of Year 4 pupils travelled to King Edward’s School to participate in the Year 4 Maths Borcherds Shield Maths Challenge for independent schools. It was a thoroughly enjoyable day for everyone indeed. The competition consisted of two rounds: a crossnumber and a relay. The relay was a real test of…

On Monday, the school was filled with the sound of drums! Jim, from the Education Workshop, came to teach the children about the history, culture and traditions of some of the features of African drumming. The children were encouraged to develop their improvisational skills as well as listening and participating with ‘call and response’ rhythms….