School News
Lego club builds Tower Bridge
The inaugural Year 7 and 8 Lego Club was delighted to hear that one of our parents generously donated the wonderful ‘Lego Creator Tower Bridge’ to the school. The set consists of 4295 pieces, including 80 windows and 556 tiny tan angled pieces, so it was quite a task putting it all together. William,…
Year 2 Fire Brigade Visit
There was much excitement in Year 2 last week when a fire officer from the London Fire Brigade came to visit. The boys learnt about preventing, detecting and escaping safely from fire in their homes. The children heard about all about the protective clothing fire fighters have to wear, and even got to try on the…
CWIZZ Success!
Two teams of boys from Years 6 to 8 joined 28 other teams from 18 South London schools in the fifth annual CWIZZ, held last Friday afternoon at Emanuel School. Organised by children’s authors from CWISL (Children’s Writers and Illustrators South London), this literary quiz is designed to bring together young Londoners in a celebration…
Pre-Prep Book Week
The author Robin Moore once said: “Inside each of us is a natural-born storyteller, waiting to be released.” Unlocking this inner narrator was the challenge which faced the boys for this year’s Pre-Prep Literacy Week. The boys were fortunate to have a professional storyteller John Harris come and visit them on Thursday. The boys sat…
Year 1 Grandparents' Tea
Friday saw another exciting first during Literacy Week at the Pre-Prep. We hosted a Grandparents’ and Senior Citizens’ Tea during the afternoon. The guests shared a favourite traditional tale from their childhood with the Year 1 boys who were delighted to spend some special time with their guests and listened attentively, sitting quietly and entranced…
Year 3 visit to Sea Life Centre
Last week, Year 3 headed out to the Sea Life Centre where sharks swam above their heads and jelly fish danced. During their ‘Undersea Britain’ talk the boys learnt that the waters surrounding our coastline are full of colourful sea creatures. With newly taught art skills the boys stopped to sketch some of the fish, taking…
Second Hand Uniform Sale
The second hand uniform sale is being held on Saturday 6th May at 10.30am in the school dining hall. It is your best opportunity to sell & buy good quality uniform, sports kit, toys and music books. There will also be the ever popular cake stall, with tea and coffee on sale for those brave…
A Dragon in the Early Years!
We had great fun in our Wednesday assembly at the Early Years last week, when we celebrated St George’s day: a little late we know! Ms Hopewell told the story and children from both Nursery and Reception brought this to life with their acting. It was exciting to see St George arrive with his trusty…
New Prep+ Programme
Prep+ Summer Term Programme A new range of exciting cultural events planned for the Summer Term is now available for booking online. You may view the pdf of the brochure here and make bookings through the Parent Messaging Centre. Events are open to all boys in Years 5 – 8. The first event on Friday…
The Need for Speed
This morning’s Middle and Upper School Awards Assembly had a speedy feel to it. Amongst a multitude of other awards and certificates, the fastest swimmers and cross country runners were presented with their cups; the general knowledge teams showed how quick they needed to be on the buzzers and the first boy to earn his…
