Month: June 2019

Holmewood House Under 8 Floor and Vault Gymnastics Championships Vinehall’s youngest gymnasts enjoyed great success last weekend when they competed at the U8 Floor & Vault Championships. This event was hosted by Holmewood House; they had over 60 competitors taking part. The gymnasts all performed a floor routine to music and a handspring to flatback…

‘Return to the Forbidden Planet’ We are very proud of all Year 8 pupils and volunteer Year 7s after their fantastic performance last night (Thursday 27th June).  It was quite a feat to rehearse such a complicated show in just a little over a week, but one they mastered with aplomb.  This year’s Summer Musical…

On Tuesday 25th June two teams of four Year 7 boys went to Battle Abbey’s inaugural Latin Tournament.  There were a mixture of activities, all of them challenging, which included: a team vocabulary relay, an individual spelling bee, a poster competition, a Classical Civilisation quiz, and translation and comprehension exercises.  How can these be competitive?…

The season started with the usual trip to Dulwich Prep for a track only event in which we came second by only one point! We had some excellent early season performances from all age groups. The following week the seniors went to Bede’s to compete on the all-weather track at Eastbourne and this gave us…

Ready Steady Cook For the last two mornings the Year 8s have been doing Ready Steady Cook as part of their post CE enrichment programme. There was a choice of ingredients on a table in the middle of the room and in teams they had to create a dish in one and a half hours….

With the wonderful weather we are (finally) having we thought it would be a nice idea to take the camera out to capture some of the Year 4 boys enjoying our grounds.

Year 5 had an inspiring day at The Big Bang Fair in Ardingly on Thursday 27th June 2019.  The fair focuses on development and new technology in STEM and how it can be used to solve real world problems. The children were able to get hands-on with over 180 different workshops and activities, from Virtual…

Year 7 trip to Normandy, France 10-14th June 2019 We started from school at 5.30am in the rain, aiming for the fast ferry to Cherbourg at 9.00am.  We took a wrong turning and got caught in rush hour traffic on the M25, so missed our crossing and had to be booked onto the 2.45pm Brittany…

The annual Year 6 trip to Marwell Activity Centre near Winchester took place on 10-13th June 2019, with 33 Year 6 pupils and four staff in one of the wettest periods of weather for several months! We set off on the coach on Monday morning in high spirits and made good progress to our first…

The well-anticipated trip had finally come, The long drive to Cornwall had begun. A week of adventure and activity fun Regardless of weather, come rain or sun.   Monday came, down to the coast we go, Jumping into the sea from high to low. Surfboards out, time to go catch a wave Baywatch on standby,…