Nursery News

Tom’s Talking Reptiles came to visit

February 15, 2019

This week Pippins class were thrilled to meet so many interesting reptiles when Tom’s Talking Reptiles came to visit. We learnt about stick insects, snakes and lizards to name a few and we were very impressed with how brave the children were when faced with handling and holding them all! Acorns class have been walking [...]

High Aspirations!

February 15, 2019

Year 7 & 8 exams, chess, swimming, Tom’s Talking Reptiles, police visit, Year 6 trip to the Europa Centre; five prospective parent tours following up from Open Morning and a ski trip information meeting on Valentine’s Day! Formal mid-year exams for our oldest pupils this week will show how they are progressing (and how effective [...]

Tom’s Talking Reptiles

February 14, 2019

The Nursery children thoroughly enjoyed a visit from Tom’s Talking Reptiles where they learnt about and were able to handle stick insects, lizards and snakes. They also bought along a beautiful tortoise. The children were fascinated to learn that the tortoise can feel everything through their shells! A big thank you for an [...]

‘People Who Help Us’

February 8, 2019

In Pippins class the children have enjoyed exploring the materials in the tuff spot. Feathers, glitter, sand and tinsel made a jungle home for some of our favourite animals. Acorns class have been singing Baa Baa Black Sheep and using fluffy material to create our own sheep. We also made bright coloured woolly sheep and [...]

Open Morning

February 8, 2019

Thank you to everyone who came to our busy Open Morning and an especially huge thank you to the parents and children who helped as Guides and Ambassadors. Your support is very much appreciated! Also well done to all the children who performed their impressive LAMDA or music pieces. You were all a credit to [...]

A week in the life of a Headmaster!

February 8, 2019

Meetings, more meetings and First Aid! I seem to have been out of school more than I have been in school this week, with a trip to Chichester on Tuesday for an IAPS District 3 Head’s meeting, with sessions on Inspections, teacher recruitment, teachers pensions, ISEB pre-testing, the rise of girls’ cricket versus rounders and [...]

Portland Vets visit the Nursery

February 6, 2019

Oaks Nursery class were delighted to have a visit from Mrs. Christopherson (Portland Vets) who talked to the children about the important job of being a vet. She was accompanied by Maya (Mr & Mrs Jones’ dog). The children had a chance to listen to Maya’s heartbeat with a real stethoscope and learnt how to [...]

National Bird Watching Weekend

January 28, 2019

To coincide with the National Bird watching weekend, the children from Oaks class along with the residents of Francis Court spent the morning making edible bird hangers out of Cheerios. Great fun was had when they were placed in the garden for the birds. The children also coloured in pictures of birds and looked through [...]

Rumble in the Jungle

January 25, 2019

Pippins class have made a fantastic ‘rumble in the jungle’ display this week and talking about all the different. We have also made some rather fierce lions using fur and handprints and some friendly elephants with old milk bottles and tissue paper. This week Acorns class have been busy counting currant buns as we [...]