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Three cheers for our amazing catering team for a delicious Christmas lunch with all the trimmings this week. We might have been depleted in numbers, but we more than made up for it in Christmas spirit: the festive jumpers were out in force! Many thanks too, to our incredible staff who have worked tirelessly to […]
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Pupils and parents came together for a glorious evening of carols and readings in the Grundy Hall last week. Featuring an array of musical performances and readings, as well as as carols in Mr Shortman’s own inimitable style (a special mention to the Headmaster for his impromptu solo!), it was a lovely festive evening next […]
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Very well done to our amazing Year 8 art scholars, who last week planned and taught an art lesson in Pre-Prep on how to paint and make a recycled Christmas tree. The Year 2 children listened intently and produced some incredible work – it was a wonder to behold! Well done Year 8; the rest […]
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Well done to our Head Girl, who this week ran an online Malayalam tutorial for GCSE students at Sherborne School. As well as teaching them some basic conversational phrases, she introduced them to some of the 200 symbols of the written script. Impressive work!
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Well done to the girls in Years 5-8 for displaying excellent stick stills and exemplary teamwork in this week’s House hockey matches; Miss White was very proud. The Perrott spirit was out in force and it’s congratulations to this year’s winners… Mendips!
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Last week Years 6-8 gathered in the Loft to share their thoughts on Lisa Thompson‘s brilliant novel ‘The Goldfish Boy’. It’s a remarkable story about finding friendship when you’re lonely and sparked an interesting discussion on the debilitating effects of OCD, a condition which afflicts Matthew, the book’s central character. The children talked about how […]
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The Grundy Hall was well and truly decked with holly this week, as the boarders dusted off the Christmas decorations and turned up the festive tunes! The Christmas countdown is now officially on and we’ve got all this to come over the next few weeks: The Pre-Prep Nativity; Christmas Jumper Day; the Lower Prep Christmas […]
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Pupils in Years 3 and 4 have been busy making this year’s batch of Perrott Young Farmers’ chutney which will go on sale during the final week of term. All money raised will go to Michael and Clare Morpurgo’s charity, Farms for City Children, which enables children from disadvantaged communities to experience the adventure of […]
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Many congratulations to our Year 6 pupils, who took part in Tuesday’s Year 6 Mock Trial alongside primary schools Ash, Chilthorne Domer, Hambridge, Preston and All Saints, Montacute. The panel of Yeovil Magistrates were tremendously impressed by the manner in which the children approached the event, with this year’s defendant in the dock being the […]
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Well done to our Year 5 boys, who took part in a brilliant U10 Rugby Festival at Queen’s College, Taunton last weekend. They competed in six 10-minute matches and all played their part, offloading the ball to each other very well indeed. There were some super tries from Reggie, Luca, Jesse, James R and James […]
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