School News
Football season gets underway
On Saturday we had another fantastic block of football fixtures across all three of our venues. Despite the weather turning during the morning’s proceedings, it did very little to dampen the enthusiasm of all those boys taking part. The morning saw us entertain over 550 boys with just 20 footballs and they all had a…
Year 2 visit to London
Last week Year 2 spent an enjoyable day at the Museum of London exploring the 350th anniversary exhibition of The Great Fire of London. Excitement filled the air as the boys were able to handle artefacts, dress up and pretend to be fireman and they even helped rebuild London after the Great Fire using wooden blocks…
Year 5 Trip to Sheringham
Early last Monday morning the Year 5 boys and staff left for Hilltop, an outdoor pursuit centre near Sheringham on the north Norfolk coast. The aim of the trip is largely to help build relationships between the boys and their tutors, but also to develop our school values as life skills in a very different…
Early Years Traditional Tales Day
Last Friday Early Years was awash with Pirates, Knights, Peter Pans and Gingerbread men as the Reception boys enjoyed our Traditional Tales Dress Up Day. There was a special assembly with the Reception class teachers performing the Three Little Pigs – and our amazing Gap Student Mr Wilson, as the big bad wolf! The Reception…
Tickets for Friends' Fireworks on sale this Friday
Tickets for this year’s Friends’ Firework Display go on sale on Friday 30th September. The event takes place on Saturday 5th November. As well as the display, there will be artisan food stalls, a bonfire. For more information click here to download the poster
Chippeways win Year 5 Tribe Football tournament
With a gloriously sunny morning and Gallery Road looking magnificent, we could not have asked for a more perfect setting for the Year 5 Tribe football matches last weekend. The entire year group were out with several family supporting, so there was a wonderful buzz of excitement around the place. The quality of the football…
Encouraging start to the football season
On Saturday morning the U12 and U13 boys played Northcote Lodge. With the sun shining and a sense of anticipation in the air, the boys took to the field and played with intensity and superb commitment. It was wonderful to see both boys and parents cheering on other teams and providing a positive and supportive…
Second Hand Clothing sale raises over £1600
The early bargain hunters were out in force earlier this month, sipping coffee in the queue and enjoying cake for breakfast as they waited for the Second Hand Clothing Sale doors to open. Building on the last sale’s success we welcomed many parents who quickly snapped up bargains, buying uniforms and ski gear in large…
Year 1 visit to the Horniman Museum
Year 1 went on a visit to the Horniman Museum to see the amazing exhibition, Dinosaurs: Monster Families. As the boys are learning about dinosaurs for their topic, they wanted to find answers to the questions: Were dinosaurs good parents? How did they look after their eggs, nests and babies? We learnt that the Oviraptor…
Minister of Chocolate visits Year 4
Monday saw the arrival of the Minister of Chocolate in the Lower School. A work shop was given on the aspects of the Cocoa Tree and the fruit and bean, along with a short history of chocolate production from the Maya to Columbus and Cortez. The boys were fascinated with the sensory testing of chocolate,…
