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Congratulations to Lottie, Alice and Wilbur for correctly identifying the eight different varieties which appeared in our recent apple quiz. The apples which featured in the quiz were: Howgate Wonder, Medlar, Golden Delicious, Idared, Blenheim Orange, Suntan, Grenadier and Nonpareil – all grown in the Hoskyns’ orchards near the school. The children won a delicious […]
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Calling all Old Perrott Hillians! If you haven’t yet signed up to receive our termly Review magazine and other occasional news and invites, you can do so via Libby Kind on oph@perrotthill.com. Libby is aiming to build our network of OPHs over the coming months and we’d love to hear from you. Former parents and […]
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Some of our Year 3 boys boarded for the first time on Friday night and, judging by their smiles, we’d say it was a success! They had great fun painting personalised mugs with the rest of the boarders, courtesy of the brilliant Lizzie from Pot Doodles in Yeovil, before settling down for some hot chocolate […]
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It was a pleasure to welcome our friends from Feltonfleet School this weekend, to play our annual Remembrance fixtures and to celebrate the strong bond between our schools. During the Second World War in 1940, the staff and pupils of Feltonfleet School were evacuated to what was then the North Perrott Manor where they stayed […]
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Years 3-8 came together for a special Remembrance Service in St Martin’s Church this morning to pause and give thanks to those who sacrificed their lives for us. Many thanks to Reverend Lt Colonel Robin Richardson for leading the service, to our Senior Choir and Orchestra for their beautiful rendition of ‘Verleigh uns Frieden (Grant […]
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Do you know your Howgate Wonder from your Blenheim Orange? Last week the children were invited to identify eight varieties of apples all grown within a stone’s throw of the school by the Hoskyns family in their orchards besides Willis Lane. The first two winning entries picked at the end of the week won bottle […]
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There were some seriously spooky goings on in school on Monday, as our boarders gathered in the gruesome Grundy Hall for a Halloween feast and party games. Big thanks to our amazing catering and boarding teams for a frightful night of fun!
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Many thanks to Canford for hosting a fantastic science workshop for Year 6 pupils before half term. Running as part of their annual ‘Festival of Ideas’, the stand-up science show by Ian B Dunne featured a range of experiments (including sparks, bangs and levitating objects!) and was great fun.
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Our EYFS Celebration of Work took place in the Theatre and was on the topic of ‘all about ourselves’. The children talked about all the lovely things they’d learnt so far in class and sang some wonderful songs. They also showed off their mixed media self-portraits and their ‘what makes me special’ rainbows. Well done, […]
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The first debate of the academic year took place recently, with Year 8 pupils debating the motion ‘This House believes that digital devices should replace paper and books in school’. Following some fervid arguments from both sides and questions from the floor, the motion was defeated by 49 votes to 40 – a surprise result […]
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