Month: February 2020

14th February 20

It may seem a bit odd to kick off on a marginally disappointing note but, because I remain immensely proud of the School being nominated and short-listed for the Times Educational Supplement Awards in two categories, here goes. As you are aware, we narrowly missed out on those TES awards. Nevertheless, we had great feedback, …

14th February 20

Transition have been talking about the people they love. They have made Valentine’s cards for their families and have been joining in with some songs including a Baby Shark Valentine’s special! Meanwhile Buttons have being making love bugs and singing Skinny Marinky, a fun action song with the lyrics “I love you in the morning…

14th February 20

What would you do if you found a golden ticket wrapped around your favourite chocolate bar? The children of Year 4 have this week performed Roald Dahl’s classic tale of Charlie and the Chocolate factory, delighting us with the tale of Charlie Bucket who was the lucky finder of the last golden ticket to visit…

14th February 20

3ZS were full of beans as they performed their first Prep Assembly on Wednesday. They clearly and calmly portrayed the story of Jesus walking on water to bring calm to the disciples. They delivered the message of trusting in Jesus and not being afraid to reach out and ask for help in times of trouble…

14th February 20

To finish their space topic off this week, Year 2 went over to the Prep computing and media suite to have a go at using the green screen. Working in pairs we created a short video of our friends exploring space with some really awesome galactic backgrounds! 3…2…1…. Blast off! Mr Robinson

14th February 20

As part of their RE Curriculum Year 6 have visited two Churches this term St Augustine’s and St Stephen’s. They have been finding out about Christian Worship and the different environments in which this can take place. St Augustine’s is an older more formal Church with beautiful decorative features which the children enjoyed observing. St…

14th February 20

Today our School Leaders: Freya, Will, Hari and Maggie have excelled themselves as role models to all the children at school. They have stepped up and demonstrated their leadership and organisation skills to help our School Caterers Holroyd Howe organise a charity day for ‘Children of the Mountain’. The aim of the charity is to…

14th February 20

This week, Class 1V presented their assembly based on the bible story ‘The Lost Sheep’. They re-enacted this popular parable with great enthusiasm and confidence.  They compared the good shepherd to Jesus and taught us that even if we get distracted and lose our way Jesus will always welcome us back.  Well done Class 1V,…

14th February 20

Pre Prep children had their binoculars at the ready this week as they took part in the ‘Big Schools’ Birdwatch′ for the RSPB. They each made bird feeders and hung them around outdoors and classes learnt about the different species of garden bird and how to identify them. The playground and gardens around the school,…

14th February 20

St Margaret’s have chosen NICE (National Institute of Conductive Education) as our Charity for 2020. On Wednesday some of our House Officers visited the charity to see the work they are involved with. We were welcomed by Annie, part of the fundraising team and she chatted to us about the work of the charity, which…