Month: February 2020

In the news, it has been suggested that pupils are not being taught to sew in schools.  In particular, pupils do not know how to repair clothing or how to sew on a button. So Year 5 will be taking on the challenge.  They have so far demonstrated their manual dexterity, with woven book covers…

A group of our budding singer-songwriters were invited to attend a masterclass with BRIT award winning songwriter, Guy Chambers.  They were held spellbound as Guy, together with singer Joel Culpepper, guided them through the principles of successful song writing.  In less than 30 minutes, and with help from the audience, an amazing song had been…

The Kürschák/Eötvös Mathematical Competition is the oldest modern mathematical competition in the world, founded in 1894.  It takes place in Hungary, a country which, like many of its Eastern European neighbours, has a long tradition of excellence in mathematics education.  You may have even heard of a Hungarian mathematician, Zoltán Dienes, who created base 10…

Our Pre-Prep children thoroughly enjoyed their pancake races today.  They had to don a hat, run with the frying pan and toss the pancake, continue around a cone and then run back to pass the frying pan to the next child in their team. There was a great show of collaboration and teamwork with all…

During half term, the Vinehall Equestrian team had a very successful day at the NSEA Inter-Schools Eventers Challenge Competition Qualifier at Petley Wood.  An Eventers Challenge Competition is a course of show jumping and arena cross country fences; the aim is to jump a clear round in an optimum time. This competition was a qualifier for…

On Friday, Year 6 visited Pre-Prep to see the Reception children perform The Billy Goats Gruff and to read fairy tales together afterwards.  Mrs Parkin and Mrs Garwood (Reception teachers) proudly presented the pupils’ performance to Year 6, who were enchanted by it. The children used Pre-Prep benches for the bridge and the goats and…

Three Vinehall pupils have made it through to the second round of the prestigious Townsend-Warner Preparatory Schools History Prize. The prize, which aims to encourage a love of learning among the young, is now in its 135th year and is one of the oldest institutions in the prep school world. Francis C and William C…

Year 3 invited Years 1 and 2 to visit them this week, as their Science topic on ‘Magnets’ drew to a close. 3E made their own games for the younger children to explore. They wrote their own rules and worked very well in pairs or groups – Freddie F decided to plan his activity independently!…

Along time ago, when the sun shone back in the Summer Term of 2019, the present Year 2 and 3 pupils created some mini murals made from plastic bottle tops. As a collective piece, the murals are entitled ‘Land, Sea and Sky’ to highlight the environment. Please feel free to come and see them. They…

Our team of trainee Digital Leaders were joined on Tuesday by two of the existing team in providing a workshop for our Year 5 and 6 pupils.  The theme for this year’s Safer Internet Day was ‘Free to be you’ and the team gave a great talk about the difference between our online and offline…