Artists of the Week
Mask inspired by Antoni Gaudi’s Architecture. Well done to our Artist of the Week: Alice H-M Year 7
Mother’s Day in Hall House
We were delighted to welcome our mothers (and others) who care for us into Hall House last Friday for our traditional Mother’s Day celebrations. Our visitors were entertained through stories, poetry and songs and all engaged in craft activities in the classroom. Always a popular occasion, we were pleased that so many of you could […]
Year 3 Presents… An Evening of Roald Dahl
Last Thursday, saw Year 3 present a selection of sketches and poems by Roald Dahl. There were monstrous characters, from The Twits, to the terrifying Miss Trunchbull, and comedy turns from the Enormous Crocodile and The Three Little Pigs. Fantastic Mr. Fox pulled off his daring plan, the BFG saved everyone from the child eating […]
Headmaster’s Blog
So, today’s the day. Except it isn’t. It was going to be the day, but in the end it wasn’t able to be the day. That is pretty much how I started HM’s Assembly on Monday (it’s always lovely to welcome a handful of parents/guardians to these – do feel free to come along from […]
Artists of the Week
More amazing Still Life creations this week. Well done to our Artists of the Week: Jonny G – Year 5 Fearnleigh R – Year 6
All Aboard!
Last Monday, Year 2 travelled to Brixham to find out what life was like aboard a real pirate ship. After a brief introduction from the Captain, we set off in groups to explore the Golden Hind, collecting stamps as we went. We learnt lots of facts about Sir Francis Drake and got to see the ‘poop-deck’ and where the […]
Earthquake Proof
Year 6 were set the challenge to design and build an earthquake proof structure, which had to withstand an earthquake for 10 seconds with a weight on the different floors. A great experience learning about the importance of safe construction, Cross and K bracing and counter weights. Lots of fun in the process.
The Larkman Cup
A brilliant effort from all our runners in the Larkman Cup at Blundell’s. It was a tough course but the ECS representatives got through. Well done to all the competitors!
Pre-Prep Clubs
Fun With Paper Club: The last ten weeks have been fun in many ways but our Fun with Paper club on Monday has been REALLY FUN and we have produced some excellent paper creations. In the last session of the term everyone made a flower for Mothers Day using a variety of different papers – tissue […]
Headmaster’s Blog
The nomenclature of our schools is a mysterious thing. Out of the fog of Dickensian England has arisen a gamut of titles and names, each seeking to define a ‘genre’ of educational establishment. These misnomers hang heavy in the modern air, and it seems that Dickens’ own iconic (if not altogether laudable) Headmaster Mr Squeers’ […]
