Month: March 2020

Mrs Moore’s Memo Tuesday 31 March 2020

31st March 2020

Dear children and young people, First of all, thank you so much for working so hard at home and completing your work so well!  Your teachers are really proud of you all and I am obviously delighted too.  We are all keeping in touch with each other electronically – which is extremely new to me…

Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Tuesday 31 March 2020

31st March 2020

Good Tuesday morning, Prep School children,    Yey, it’s Tuesday! The sun is shining, there is a frost on the cars, the sky is blue and it is not raining! It is a gorgeous day!    I don’t know about you but I found yesterday quite hard. It wasn’t a nice day outside – the…

Music Brings People Together

30th March 2020

In these strange times, I thought it was worth sharing some lovely videos that I’ve come across, about music bringing people together in the fight against Corona. Here is just one of many:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDAKeKsVhFg&feature=youtu.be The social movement to sing against coronavirus – YouTube www.youtube.com As the Glastonbury festival is cancelled on its 50th anniversary,…

School Librarian’s KS3 Good Reads

30th March 2020

This is a fresh retelling of the Brontë classic, ideal for lower senior school pupils. The author has given Jane a boldness and independence in keeping with the original; the tale of a spirited heroine’s search for love, independence and belonging.         A fast-paced read set in Rome at the time of…

Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Monday 30 March 2020

30th March 2020

Good morning, Prep School children,    It’s Monday!    Can you believe that we are starting week 2 of distance learning? Last week flew by. So many changes for everyone, so suddenly. Hopefully, this week, things will be more routine for everyone and things won’t feel quite so different. Well done to all of those…

Mrs Moore’s Memo, Friday 27 March 2020

27th March 2020

Dear Senior School pupils, I can’t believe that it’s now Friday and we’ve all (almost) survived a whole week of virtual learning – still a few lessons to go though! The sun is still shining and everywhere (at least from my window) looks beautiful today.   Spring has certainly been spectacular so far and Sutton Park…

GCSE Food preparation and nutrition Practical

27th March 2020

U5 pupils taking GCSE Food preparation and nutrition had to prepare, cook and serve 3 dishes in 3 hours to showcase their high level practical skills for their NEA task 2. All pupils worked extremely hard and all achieved what they had planned. The food and nutrition room looked like a mini episode of masterchef…

Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Friday 27 March 2020

27th March 2020

Good Friday morning, Prep School children, (Good Friday morning, Mrs Bennett – I hear you all say back!)   I hope you all had a productive day yesterday and are continuing to work hard for your mums and dads? I have been super impressed with the work that has been sent through to me. It…

Mrs Moore’s Memo Thursday 26 March 2020

26th March 2020

Dear Senior School pupils, I can’t believe that it’s now Thursday morning and I haven’t seen any of you since last Friday.  I hope you are all keeping well and enjoying the lessons your teachers are forwarding to you.  I hope that you are also taking time for rest breaks and catching up with your…

Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Thursday 26 March 2020

26th March 2020

Good morning, Prep School children, (Good morning, Mrs Bennett – I hear you all say back!)   I hope you all had a wonderful Wednesday and that again you managed to get some vitamin D by being out in the sun. It was a day of being grateful for me. I went for a late…

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