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Our Nursery and Reception children welcomed a very special visitor last week – none other than the Nick (aka the Bugman) from the brilliant Bugfest. Armed with his troupe of many-legged friends, Nick showed off his selection of minibeasts, including giant centipedes, scorpions and tarantulas, and talked to the children about their characteristics and natural habitats. […]
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Our Pre-Prep tennis players have been in fine fettle this week. Under the watchful eye of coaches, Richard Douglas and Jan Vincent, the children have been practising their volleying at the net. Great work Years 1 and 2; keep it up!
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It was all about minibeasts in EYFS last week! On Wednesday, the Reception children went on a minibeast hunt around the school and found tadpoles, bees, ants, flies and woodlice, before returning to the classroom to write about their adventure. Meanwhile, in Nursery the children read Eric Carle’s ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ and made their […]
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We are extremely proud to introduce our new Head Boy, Head Girl and Prefects. The team enjoyed a Prefects’ Tea in the Headmaster’s Study on Friday, where they discussed their roles and responsibilities for the term. Beau and Ashtyn had their first official duties as Head Boy and Head Girl this week, as they took […]
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Our Director of Music, Mr Shortman, wears many harmonious hats at Perrott Hill; yesterday, he took on the role of a crocodile for his music lesson in Nursery! What a lovely sight – we can’t wait to (hopefully) hear our youngest children sing at Celebration Morning later in the term… In yesterday’s assembly, we celebrated […]
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We are back and are delighted to share a glimpse into our latest Review magazine, which went home with parents and pupils on the last day of term. Fifty pages packed full of the latest goings on at Perrott Hill, from book clubs and boarding to current affairs and community action. We are always proud […]
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We are excited to announce our Summer Term Open Morning dates! We will be holding two Virtual Open Mornings on Friday 7th and Friday 14th May and an Open Morning at school, in accordance with all government guidelines, on Friday 21st May. Please do get in touch if you’d like to explore our multi-award-winning school […]
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Our Pre-Prep ballet dancers are back in action and it’s gallops a-go-go in the Grundy Hall! EYFS children are exercising skips and first and second position along with curtsies/bows, relevé, plié, sauté and échappé, while Years 1 and 2 are working on retiré, balancer and pas de chat. Meanwhile Year 3 (not pictured) are practising […]
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Years 6-8 turned out in force for last week’s Book Club, where they shared their thoughts on Philip Pullman’s ‘Northern Lights’. An animated discussion on the central themes of love, betrayal, religion and science ensued and pupils were keen to give their opinion on the recent BBC adaptation, too. The star of the show was […]
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Our Nursery children have been using the bow saws to make Christmas baubles in Forest School, and last week got to decorate them with paint and glitter! Cue lots of excitement… Many thanks to our Forest School supremo, Ms Bresland, and our amazing EYFS staff for being a constant source of ideas and inspiration.
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