Month: February 2021

We were thrilled to hear that Alex W has been awarded a hugely deserved music scholarship to Battle Abbey School. It has been a privilege and a joy to watch him blossoming into a wonderful young musician, and no one can have failed to be impressed by his amazing organ playing at the end of…

Inspiration comes from all sources. Here are more works of art produced during this lockdown, which have been inspired by a variety of ideas and themes. They include Chinese and African culture, contemporary eco-friendly architecture, nursery rhymes, music, iconic figures, the artist John Piper and of course Captain Sir Tom Moore. The list goes on!…

This week, Years 3 and 4 thoroughly enjoyed listening to ‘Short Ride in a Fast Machine’ by John Adams during their music lessons. They all drew images of the machines in which they imagined they would travel while they listened to the music.

Firstly, I would like to thank the whole of the English department, who have been working tirelessly this term to ensure that our pupils are engaged, reading and writing during Remote Learning. (To read the written work or for further detail, please click on the bold links or the images.) Year 3 Year 3 have…

Here are two entries from the bread competition which didn’t make it into last week’s Vinelines. The First Winners of the Series Our lovely Chef Matt had terrible difficulty choosing winners but eventually, after studying the mouth-watering pictures of delicious looking bread very closely, he decided upon: Pre-Prep Winner – George B in Year 2…

There has been a steady flow of portraits coming into the art department. The mission was to think of a positive role model. As part of Children’s Mental Health Week, the pupils were encouraged to think about Captain Sir Tom Moore and other people who have been an inspiration. The results are lovely. Tracey Konyu

Lockdown Latin has lent itself to remote learning better than I might have hoped. This is because of the self-discipline the children have shown in their application. As the process is, by definition, individualised, each child can learn at their own pace, free from pressure or distraction. As Miranda’s mother might say, “What I call…

The Lunar New Year (also commonly known as Chinese New Year here in the United Kingdom) is upon us. This festival, typically celebrated in China and in many other Asian countries, follows the lunar calendar. Ally Linney lived in Vietnam for six years and always looked forward to the streets adorned with flowers. The dates…

This year, Safer Internet Day took place on Tuesday 9th February. Zeneptha De Cordova worked on the theme throughout the week in Computing lessons and Dom Britt delivered an assembly on the day itself in the Prep School. This year, the theme of the day was ‘An Internet We Trust’ and pupils were encouraged to…