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17th February 17

Congratulations to the following pupils in Pre-Prep and Transition who have achieved Head Teacher’s Awards this week. Well done, everyone! Week beginning 13 February 2017 Cheerfully Trying Hard Elle Browne Junius Zhao Dhruv Karkhanis Whole Class RB Whole Class RS Luca Irvine Ashal Ahmed Truthful and Kind Karman Khatkar Dan Southall Showing Respect Whole Class…

10th February 17

On the same day that the world’s greatest quarterback led his New England team to Super Bowl victory from an improbable position, one of the finest scrum halves in rugby union history, died of motor neurone disease, at the tender age of 45. How fickle life is and how clear it is that – like…

10th February 17

5H’s assembly on Wednesday  this week lit a flame of excitement and vision as we heard about the power of light over darkness. Just one small flame can light up a whole room in the same way that just one small act of kindness can bring light to the darkness of someone’s life. We enjoyed…

10th February 17

The impressive new Warwick Hall was the venue for a packed audience of young artists, families and friends on Saturday morning, celebrating the creative talents of pupils from 29 schools. The Exhibition was officially opened by Gus Lock, the Headmaster of Warwick School. It was great to meet up with some of our pupils and…

10th February 17

Last Friday saw parents, friends and staff gather for the annual Friends’ Quiz, each team dressing their table with themes including Best Blue, Flower Power and ‘Shaken, not Stirred’. Mr Morris has earned a fine reputation as Quizmaster Extraordinaire, and he certainly didn’t disappoint us! Who knew that if you eat a certain species of…

10th February 17

On Tuesday the children in Prep joined with the national Safer Internet Day 2017, looking at the theme “Be the Change – unite for a better internet.” This year’s resources focused on the use of online images, an issue which has changed dramatically in the last decade or so. Children spent time thinking through the…

10th February 17

Max, a Year 6 pupil,  gave an interesting presentation on Fencing during this week’s St Philip’s House Assembly. He had made a very impressive PowerPoint presentation at home, which gave us a lot of information about Fencing and the equipment involved with it. We found out that there are three types of swords, which are…

10th February 17

A huge Jacqueline Wilson fan, Melissa loves reading the official Jacqueline Wilson magazine each month. After seeing other readers submit their pictures, Melissa thought she would have a go herself and just before Christmas she wrote into the magazine with her illustration of Clover Moon, a character in one of the author’s latest stories. Each…

10th February 17

963 PAIRS OF PANTS….SO FAR ! Thank you, to everyone for all the fabulous pairs of pants that have arrived in school! Thank you Pre-Prep too for entering your colouring activity and producing such beautifully and carefully coloured picture pants. The money raised will be a great help to JJB Nursery. Unfortunately, due to the…

10th February 17

The Blue Coat School is delighted to be a sponsor of this year’s Bournville Bookfest. Now in its fourth year, the book festival is all about inspiring children with a love of reading and storytelling. During the week-long festival, two exciting weekend events will be held on site in our School Hall and Library. We…