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We expected the motion of last Friday’s Year 7 Debate on Teams to be a hot potato and it certainly did not disappoint! The question of whether or not violent video games should be banned was hotly contested and despite persuasive arguments from proposers Eleanor, Harry and Sophie our Chairman, Ollie, declared Magnus, Barnaby and […]
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The Week’s Independent Schools Guide is out today and we are delighted to feature not once but twice. Our Head of English, Mrs Byrne, was invited to share some essential reading for prep children in the Joy of Books feature on page 35 (she has recommended the book ‘Lampie’ by Annet Schaap) and we are […]
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World Book Day at Perrott Hill! From Mr McCullough as James Bond in The World is not a Nerf (see what he did there…) to Mr Silk as Farmer Boggis with a plethora of Fantastic Mr Foxes to seek out, pupils and staff had great fun celebrating all things books this week. Well done to […]
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Our Reception class were excited and proud to show off their fantastic work to celebrate Chinese New Year last week, while Year 1 have been wowing Mr Edgar with their 3D polar bears. Meanwhile, our Nursery children have been measuring different items and printing welly footprints on paper this morning. We can’t wait to have […]
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Pupils gathered around their instruments at home last night for another brilliant informal concert on Teams. From Xanthe on the piano to Alice on the cello (and with trumpets, flutes, guitars and singing in between), this week’s Pupils’ Party Pieces was another fine celebration of music making at Perrott Hill. One particularly special arrangement was […]
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On the Friday before half term, we took part in a Perrott Hill ‘Dress to Express’ day, complete with fun activities and a lecture from best-selling author, Boris Starling, in the afternoon. From ski wear and pyjamas to full on fancy dress, we are pleased and proud to see our pupils getting stuck in with […]
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Welcome back, everyone! We are delighted to kick the second half of term off with some more scholarship news. Congratulations to Beau, who has been awarded a Sport Scholarship to Bryanston. A fantastic achievement Beau; very well done.
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To raise awareness of Safer Internet Day, pupils in Years 5, 6 and 7 have been busy producing their own posters and videos to share with the rest of the school. During Rest yesterday, Mr Andrews hosted a Kahoot! quiz designed by Henry and Ruby, while Oliver and Harry collaborated on a short video about […]
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The results are in! Congratulations to our entire school community for getting behind last week’s Prep School Strava Challenge with such trademark spirit; the final standings put us in 1st place with an incredible 37.5km per person average, followed by All Hallows with 30.24km and King’s Hall with 26.19km. Special mention to the Adams, Walsh […]
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Our informal concerts (aka Pupils’ Party Pieces) have been continuing remotely during lockdown, with Mr Shortman likening them to being sat around the piano at home, enjoying each other’s music. From Hugo’s rendition of Rigadoon on the flute to Grace’s incredible performance of Satisfied from Hamilton, it was great to see such talent, enthusiasm and […]
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