Month: March 2020

This week at Vinehall, our key workers’ children have been embracing the tiny classes and the adjusted syllabus, and we’ve had some really fun times of learning and discovery. Children went pond dipping and then looked at the water under the microscope, discovering all sorts of marvellous creatures that cannot be seen by the naked…

Mrs Everest was thrilled to receive some excellent poetry from her class this week. The task was to compose an Easter or Spring poem. The poem did not have to rhyme and could be an acrostic with the letters of a Spring word starting each new line, for example. Some ideas for topics suggested were…

It has been wonderful to receive a steady stream of feedback from our families, providing snapshots into the lives of our children as they get to grips with remote learning, being at home and just adjusting to this new situation that we all find ourselves in. Our nursery children have been encouraged to try some…

Wonderful Wednesday continued this week and our Year 3s were as enthusiastic as ever! English, Maths and Science were tackled and one of the most popular tasks was to make a pyramid out of something at home, whether it was Lego, magnetic bricks, paper, boxes or sticks – anything they could lay their hands on….

The first of many Digital Art sessions saw Year 8s practising using tools to manipulate images. Topics covered were image resolution, colour calibration and the issue of copyright. Year 8 are looking at the topic of ‘Identity’ and taking a very different view of portraiture. Leo A, Billy C and Joe P showed enormous creativity…

This week, Ancient Egypt continued to unveil some of its many secrets to our  Year 3 classes. We read about the scarab beetle and the children then designed and painted their own creations. It was fantastic to see how they each engaged their imaginations to create something unique and wonderful!        

Many of our talented instrumentalists attended the annual Jazz Day at Eastbourne College last week. Mr Tim Laverack led the day and kept us all entertained with his lovely humour and excellent arrangements of well-known pieces, including Melon Man, Moanin’ and Somewhere Over the Rainbow. For the first time in many weeks we saw the…

All the best plans and ideas for English we had stored up for the end of the term: there was a literary walk along the Thames after a visit to The Globe Theatre, an author visit by Paul Dowswell for Years 4-8 and, of course, World Book Day. However, as Robert Burns would say (with…

As the Hastings Music Festival ended we were delighted to hear of the achievements of Edward M, one of our Year 4 pupils.  A budding musician, Edward took part in various classes including Piano and Speech and Drama. Edward was thrilled to take home a total of eight trophies for his efforts, which were recognised…

What to do with some old insulation material from Mrs Konyu’s conservatory, a paper lantern from Mr Whitehead, a pack of cards and an old wooden box from the kitchen, together with some more plastic bags? Daniella L made a backpack. Grace B constructed a loom from the box and also managed to weave a…