School News
Year 7 Parliament Visit
Twenty eight boys and four staff spent a superb morning at the Houses of Parliament. We had a tour of the main building and Westminster Hall which were brought to life with many historical stories. After the tour we were fortunate to be able to spend twenty minutes watching a debate in the House of…
Children’s Mental Health Week
Huge thanks to everyone who supported our cake sale in aid of Children’s Mental Health week last week. Bitterly cold conditions at the end of the school day on Friday did nothing to deter our boys’ determination to eat cake – in fact the freezing weather probably sharpened the appetite! At the end of the…
Rugby season concludes
In our final week of fixtures the weather turned on us once again. The boys bravely soldiered on through the bitter wind executing their skills superbly on the field. Although the results were impressive against DC and Donhead, it was the performance, attitude and sportsmanship that shone out above all. The weather forced the tribes…
Tribe Lego Charity Competition
The school has been full to the brim of Lego over the past two weeks as all sections came together to support a fantastic local social entrepreneurship called Lego Donors. Mr Mackewn tasked the boys to collect as much Lego as possible in order to support the project and our students did not disappoint! The…
Middle School Concert
The musicians in Middle School are to be congratulated on a splendid evening of music in the first major concert of 2017. The Junior Orchestra has rarely sounded better and performed its three pieces with precision and poise. How many school orchestras, of primary school age, could sport three double basses among its number? Thanks…
Year 5 Tribe Rugby
Last Saturday morning the Year 5 boys were all out to do it for their Tribes. Within the Year 5 tournament, two competitions took place (A and B) which meant that every boy in the year took part and contributed. The boys showed some great touches all round, but what was most impressive was the…
7H New Year Assembly
Last week 7H ushered in the Year of the Rooster with an assembly looking at how people around the world celebrate New Year. This included learning about settling grievances built up over the old year by fist-fighting in Peru; spending the evening with relatives in the cemeteries of Talca, Chile and eating grapes while the chimes of…
Swimmers qualify for IAPS Final
The defence of our IAPS national title began last week with the qualifying round for this year’s competition. This year’s qualifying round was held at JAGS Sports Club and saw our boys swimming against the clock in an effort to be in the top 16 in the country and qualify for the finals in May….
Chess teams take home silver!
On Saturday 4th February, no fewer than three U9 and three U11 teams (comprising 36 boys; far more than any other school) travelled to Eltham College School to compete in the EPSCA zonal event. For many this was their first opportunity to represent the school in tournament chess, with the hope of progressing some teams to…
Pre-Prep Tortoise Pets
There has been great excitement in the Pre-Prep with the arrival of Tiddles and Tracey, two Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoises! The two sisters were donated to us by the Painter family and the boys have been watching with fascination as they make their way through their tunnels (at top speed!) eating a lettuce a day and…
