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Friday’s internal prize giving ceremony was a fine celebration of the many endeavours and achievements of pupils here at school and a fitting way to mark the last day of term; very well done to all our children and staff for supporting one another this year. One of the more poignant – but no less […]
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Years 3-6 enjoyed an amazing Christmas activity weekend on Saturday and Sunday, complete with a festive feast, a present hunt around the school and a surprise appearance from… Mr Penguin! The biggest thanks to our Christmas elves who brought the fun and laughter by the bucketload and to the senior boarders who were on hand […]
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Hats off to our Pre-Prep children who sparkled in this year’s nativity, ‘The Late Angel’. Let’s just say what they lacked in live audience members they more than made up for in enthusiasm and excitement, with some stellar performances throughout! Very well done to the children (who loved attending their very own premiere this afternoon) […]
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The boys’ results are in and we are delighted to share even more great news from this week’s Virtual Cross Country Competition hosted by Leweston. Not only did Florence win 1st place overall in the junior girls’ category, but Fred and Harry took 1st and 2nd place respectively in the junior boys, taking their team […]
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Many thanks to Perrott parent, Mr Dan Keeping, who gave an intriguing insight into what it takes to become a pilot, as part of our programme of careers talks for senior pupils. From nimble Sea Harriers to hulking Boeing 747s, the former Naval Officer turned Cathay Pacific Captain took the children on a supersonic tour […]
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Year 7 and 8 girls enjoyed a brilliant session of drama with Mr Silk on Friday, as part of golden hour in boarding. Each group was given a prop and the sound effect of their choice, with some stellar performances on show… Up in the Loft, the girls enjoyed a spot of pampering with Mrs […]
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Our Pre-Prep children have been cooking up a storm with Miss Catharine in her ever-popular ‘Round the World’ Cookery Club. This week, the children made an Indian dish, Goan prawn curry with basmati rice and chapatis, which we hear tasted every bit as good as it smelled! In First Aid Club, the children are now […]
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Year 5 have been getting to grips with grammar in this term’s introduction to Latin with Miss Free. In this week’s prep they were busy revising vocabulary, using illustrations to help them learn the words, and they’ve also been translating into Latin as well as from Latin to English. optime, Year 5! bene facitis; keep […]
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This year’s Remembrance Service offered pupils in Years 3-8 a time to pause, to reflect and to give thanks to those who sacrificed their lives for us. Many thanks to Reverend Jonathan Morris for leading the service, to our Senior Choir and Orchestra for their poignant performances (Mr Shortman’s musical arrangement of Gandhi’s ‘I Offer […]
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Pre-Prep have had a busy week so far and, after a glorious lunch break in the sunshine yesterday, started their rehearsals for the Pre-Prep Nativity. The children have also been creating some beautiful poppy artwork for next week’s Remembrance Service. Mr Edgar was very impressed with the creations coming out of Year 1! Watch this […]
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