Month: October 2019

We were delighted to be joined by Olympic Gold and Bronze medalist Helen Richardson-Walsh for a few hours on Tuesday afternoon. As part of our friendship with Gray Nicholls, Helen visited the school to meet with the senior girls’ hockey teams down on our astro. An informal chat took place, with our girls sharing their…

The Harvest and Grandparents’ day is traditionally the first whole school celebration of the academic year.  It was wonderful to see so many Grandparents among the congregation and a privilege to be able to celebrate together . The singing filled the sports hall and, although the children are used to singing with plenty of ‘ooph’,…

Science has seen a very active few weeks.  In Year 7 the focus has been on reproduction, both in mammals (with humans as a study species) and in flowering plants.  We work very closely with our colleagues in PSHE to cover some very sensitive issues involving puberty and sexual relationships.  We moved on to nutrition…

Our Charity Committee met this week and brought with them a list of charities that had been put forward by their forms. The children understood that before we could get onto the fun activities that we can do to support these charities we must get to the nitty gritty of choosing the right charity. Choosing…

You may have seen this week that there has been an increased emphasis on social media and in the news about mental health issues.  This has been leading up to World Mental Health Day which was Thursday 10th October and Public Health England launched their Every Mind Matters Campaign on Monday 7th October. At Vinehall…

Little Vines Nursery invited parents in to Pre-Prep to talk about how we prepare our children for their formal school years. The afternoon was aimed at sharing the ideas, activities and curriculum that take place in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).  Mrs Wolford felt it was important for parents to understand the concepts and…

ISFA Cup (Second Round)                             Won 5-3 In the second round of the ISFA Cup Vinehall welcomed Rokeby School from London, who came with a big reputation as they are able to field seven senior teams weekly.  Both teams played their part in a very entertaining match, with Milo M opening the scoring for Vinehall and…

Although every week is exciting in the English department, constantly travelling to different times and places and into other people’s minds, this one has been particularly eventful. On Tuesday local bookseller Rosie Hill set up stall in the Drawing Room for our book fair.  Each year group had time to browse through the exciting collection…

Thursday was national Poetry Day and to mark this occasion not only did rhyme, rhythm and verse blossom in each lesson, but the finals of the Poetry by Heart Competition took place in the theatre.  Judged by actor Susan Bowie (please see Susan’s biography below as we were very fortunate to have such an esteemed…

On Wednesday morning Year 5 went to Bridgepoint in Rye to look at the Hastings Tapestries Project. These are 27 panels made in 1966 by the Royal Society of Embroiderers, which represent 900 chronological years of British history from 1066 to 1966.  We were all very impressed by the tapestries; they are incredibly intricate and well…