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The boys played their first matches of the season on Saturday; many thanks to Hazlegrove for a brilliant afternoon of hockey! Meanwhile, the girls are gearing up to play their first netball matches with Queen’s Taunton tomorrow. Good luck to you all.
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At the end of last term and after studying the vocabulary necessary to discuss the pros and cons of modern technologies in French, both 7G and 7Y worked on designing a gadget of their choice, describing it and presenting its benefits in French. This morning both classes came together to present their final product to […]
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Very well done to Ruby in Year 8 who played viola in her first public performance with the Somerset County Youth Orchestra in their Christmas Celebration Concert in Wells Cathedral in December. The orchestra is open to young performers of grade 5-8 standard and meets at the end of each academic year for an intensive […]
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Welcome back, everyone! There were lots of smiles at morning break as pupils caught up with friends and teachers after the Christmas break. It’s great to see everyone back together. There’s lots to look forward to this term including the spring term extra-curricular activities programme which kicks off today and includes cricket coaching, carpentry, ceramics, […]
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We are back and raring to go after a brilliant day of staff training on Friday! It was especially good to welcome our colleagues from Stirling Education for lunch and drinks; thank you for coming and a special mention to our wonderful catering team for their hard work. Here’s to a busy and successful 2023!
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During the last week of term our Christmas Show made a triumphant return following a two-year hiatus – and what a show it was! From comedy sketches, singing and dancing to magic, science and jazz, it was chock-full of energy and charm, and we loved it. Well done to everyone involved, and you can head […]
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Friday evening’s Carols and Readings in the Grundy Hall was an absolute triumph, with Christmas songs aplenty and a sleighful of festive spirit. From the Wind Band’s ‘God Rest Ye Merry Jazzmen’ to the String Ensemble’s mesmerising remix of ‘While Shepherds Watched Harry Potter’, it was a masterclass in carols and readings, and the perfect […]
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Year 5 have been studying the Roman way of life in Latin with Dr L-C. As part of their work on the Roman Baths they have learnt all about defixiones (or curse tablets), which were often left in Roman bathhouses in an attempt to punish thieves who stole clothing and property from the baths. The […]
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Children in Years 3-8 were captivated by a reading from ‘The Wind in the Willows’ on Wednesday, courtesy of Perrott parent and actor, Harry Hadden-Paton – the first speaker in our new series of ‘Stories from the Orange Chair’. Harry’s extract followed the fortunes of the incorrigible Toad who is on the run, having escaped […]
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We were delighted to welcome four local primary schools to Perrott Hill last week for our Year 6 Mock Trial, an annual event involving a fictional court case and a team of magistrates from the Yeovil Magistrates’ Court. Very well done to the children in competing teams from Preston, Hambridge, Chilthorne Domer, Ash and Perrott […]
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